Word: alertness
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...notified the Cambridge Police Department and the Harvard University Police Department following the incident outside the T, urging them to be alert to any violence towards Muslims...
...ranks second and third? The Australian reports that the land down under is staking a claim on a joint third place. "Australia is now ranked third in the world as a terror target, Peter Costello said yesterday, as security forces prepared to raise the national level of alert? the Treasurer said Australia was behind only the U.S. and Britain, alongside Canada, on the list of terrorist targets." Although this was partly related to Australia's decision to send 1500 troops to the war zone in Afghanistan, Costello insisted that Australia was "already on the list" before September 11. At number...
...must be alert in our so-called war against fundamentalism to gain absolutely accurate information,” she said...
...back on the horse,' we're helping the fear take over. A phobia erodes self-esteem in other areas of life and spreads like a cancer." She advises phobic flyers to desensitize themselves: arrive at the airport early to watch planes take off and land. On boarding, alert the crew or even ask to speak to the pilot. The experience of the cabin staff and captain often inspires confidence, says Seaman. For the truly terrified, adds Hughes, all flights carry tranquilizers such as Valium or Temazepam, which crews can give to needy passengers. One thing nobody is recommending, however...
...mistake, simple as that." They?re not quite ready for the new dangers and have set up with the attending physician, architect, and leadership the Legislative Emergency Preparedness Task Force, which had not completed its recommendations by the time the FBI urged everyone into a state of "highest alert...