Word: alertness
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...challenge because, unlike any leading candidate in modern U.S. presidential history, Huckabee has a persona rooted in a history as an ordained minister. This part of Huckabee's narrative lends credibility to his religious politics. But it also puts many - including journalists now paying close attention - on high alert for potential religious stridency...
...course, is that accidents should be treated as such, and not as excuses to exploit well-intentioned schools to the full extent of the law. Yet, the problem cannot be blamed on unreasonable parents alone. The Adrian and Warren cases should have taught school administrators to be more alert in general, and take additional precautions with special-needs children in particular. Instead, many have chosen an easier path—eliminate all potential for liability—that is also a gross overreaction. Eliminating recess will not fix the real problems such as bullying, but instead deprives children...
...city of Cambridge itself has continued its custom of festooning Harvard Square with strings of lights. Overhanging Massachusetts Avenue at various locations, peculiar whirlpool-shaped designs shed blurs of light on the automobiles and pedestrians passing below. These odd illuminations alert visitors and residents alike of some impending festive occasion, but remain ambiguous as to what that occasion might be. Lights during December traditionally signal Christmas, even when arranged in no particular pattern, but the Cambridge decorations seem to imply some other holiday by their strangeness: something new, something different, something starkly conscious of a Christian heritage they carefully avoid...
...acquired any of this information...the intruders had the opportunity and the tools to do so.” Admissions officers encouraged those whose Social Security numbers were compromised to closely monitor their credit and protect themselves against identity theft. The e-mail suggested that students place a fraud alert on their credit reports, providing links to credit bureaus. Duke also advised applicants to change their passwords elsewhere if they are the same as the one used on the Duke Law School Web site. After the intrusion was discovered last Thursday, administrators immediately took the site offline as a precautionary...
...election, Putin had one less annoying figure to worry about. Kasparov, of course, knows that a rigged match cannot be won. But he has tried nonetheless, ignoring the arbitrary repercussions that would follow his political activism. His devotion to truth and determination to alert the world to the rotten state of Russian politics deserve our deepest respect. We can only hope that the sacrifice of his safety—and that of others like him—will be worthwhile in the long run. Under Putin, Russia is bound to continue to distance itself from the rest of the democratic...