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Although the total number of killings in American workplaces remain relatively low, they still average more than one a day, and the data show that they disproportionately affect women. In recent years homicide has been the leading cause of death of women on the job, says Corinne Peek-Asa, a professor of occupational and environmental health at the University of Iowa. Homicide accounted for 26% of female deaths on the workplace last year, federal figures show, compared with just 9% for men. Experts say better safety measures must be implemented to reduce workplace risk. "It's an area where...
Donald H. Pfister is the Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany, Dean of the Harvard Summer School and the Former Master of Kirkland House. He is the chair of the Administrative Board Review Committee. Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 is a philosophy concentrator in Mather House. He is the former president of the Undergraduate Council and served as the student representative on the Administrative Board Review Committee...
...budget-strapped California, for one, taxpayers are grateful. There, the fed crackdowns, which had continued despite the end of the state's own raids, got in the way of upwards of $100 million in revenue from medical-marijuana sales taxes in 2007, according to Americans for Safe Access (ASA), an advocacy group for prescription...
...Golden State. "I suspect it's well above $10 million, and that doesn't even take into account the fee for the time it's taking me to defend these cases. The government doesn't have to pay for that, but it's certainly an expense," says Joe Elford, ASA staff attorney. "It's the beginning of the end, hopefully, and it will save the taxpayers millions if not tens of millions of dollars." He estimates that $500,000 is spent on the prosecution and incarceration of each individual facing charges. (See pictures of classic Hollywood stoner cinema...
...East Access. Continental is launching daily direct service between Newark Liberty Airport and Shanghai on March 25. To celebrate, the airline is offering a special $777 round-trip fare to Shanghai from Newark. From cities such asa Houston, Miami and Cleveland, the fare is just $888 round-trip to Shanghai on flights that connect through Newark. Tickets must be purchased by Feb. 28 for outbound travel from March 25 to April 30; all travel must be completed by June...