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...underlings to question superiors. This cultural phenomenon caused the Colombian co-pilot to speak timidly to the air traffic control booth’s gruff New Yorker. Even as the plane was running out of gas and was in grave danger of crashing, the Colombian co-pilot did not assert the need for the plane to land. When asked, according to the flight log, “Is that okay with you and your fuel,” the co-pilot merely responded, “I guess so. Thank you very much.” Gladwell closed the story...
...Carol Steiker said that up to 5 percent of prisoners on death row are wrongfully convicted.“The hunt goes on still for the executed innocent,” said Steiker, who added that 129 prisoners have been exonerated from death row since 1976.Western went on to assert that time spent in prison reduces human capital, erodes social ties, and confers stigma that repels employers. “They make up all sorts of excuses about why they don’t want to hire you,” said Dan Bright, who was convicted...
...other big loser from Thursday's Hebron riots may be the Palestinian Authority (PA) of President Mahmoud Abbas. Last month, a U.S.-trained battalion of the authority's security men was deployed in Hebron to great fanfare, underscoring Abbas' intention to assert control of a city whose political sympathies are with the militant Hamas movement. As settlers rampaged through Palestinian neighborhoods on Thursday night, Palestinian civilians were crying out for protection from those meant to ensure their security. But the PA security forces were nowhere to be found, under strict orders from their commanders to avoid confrontation with the settlers...
...else—more bombs, to the near-frenzied sounds of Mr. Charles’ raucous, sexually charged frenzy of a performance. Many credit the piece, as well as others by this film’s director (Bruce Connor), with influencing the concept of the contemporary music video. To assert that the man behind “Cosmic Ray” was interested in searching for new means of delivering popular music into the home, however, is reductive to say the least.Last month, the Harvard Film Archive presented a series of films from Conner that included “Cosmic...
...simply maintain current highway and bridge conditions, it will cost $78.7 billion per year. Unfortunately, in reporting on the current state of US infrastructure, the ASCE gave it a ‘D,’ thereby indicating that simply maintaining it will not be sufficient. DOT estimates assert that the required amount for eliminating the backlog of projects for bridges and fulfilling proposed highway improvements could cost as much as 131.7 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years...