Word: alertness
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...late 1980s the signs of trouble at Lloyd's had surfaced enough to alert investors. News accounts noted that a growing number of Lloyd's Names were cashing in their investments. Lloyd's finally acknowledged the extent of the asbestos calamity in 1991, when it reported a loss of $980 million. The jarring news accompanied a cash call to unlucky Names who had backed the affected syndicates. Lloyd's reported loss climbed to $3.85 billion in 1992, in part as a result of disasters ranging from the Exxon Valdez oil spill to the San Francisco earthquake...
...Beyond the assault on American planes, controversy still surrounds specifics of that day: How much did the United States government know before Feb. 24? Why weren't the pilots aided by U.S. planes, who were already in the vicinity, on alert? Why was notification from a U.S. Customs officer in California's March Air Force Base, the equivalent of a 911 call, brushed off by the commanding officer at the Southeast Air Defense Sector at Tyndall Air Force Base, who was also monitoring radar reports? These questions stem from testimony given before the National Transportation Safety Board on June...
...children ages 4 to 11 have sleep problems. And parents often don't know it. Teachers said at least 10% of their students struggle to stay awake. The kids reported more difficulties, like trouble falling asleep or waking at night, than their parents had noticed. Parents should keep alert and talk to their kids, teachers and doctors...
They'll need to be alert as well. Hanky-panky aside, Scandalmongers is a devilishly constructed entertainment about political warfare, legal brinkmanship and assassination by quill pen. The cast includes Aaron Burr and such FFs as Thomas Jefferson and Jameses Monroe and Madison. But the sharpest focus is on two churlish characters from early American journalism...
...venture deep into the depths of the basement of Lamont, tiptoe quietly to into the women's bathroom, and slide your way into the first stall on your left, you will find yourself in the midst of an intense debate, worthy of the most alert discussion sections...