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...BURNING On-site burning can be done only in open water, where it would pose little danger to the shoreline. The oil is first corralled with booms and then ignited--though getting oil in water to burn is difficult. A big downside: air pollution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Black Tide | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...missile tube was near a Saudi military base used by U.S. warplanes prompted the FBI to alert U.S. law-enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for any signs that terrorists were planning shoulder-fired missile attacks. While the missile found in Saudi Arabia remained in its tube, burn marks suggested a bungled effort to fire it, U.S. officials said. A Sudanese with possible al Qaeda links was arrested in connection with the missile. "The FBI possesses no information indicating that al-Qaeda is planning to use 'Stinger' missiles or any type of MANPAD (MAN Portable Air Defense) weapons system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Protect Airliners from Missiles | 12/2/2002 | See Source »

...official, to be the knife that cuts. He sings fragments of revolutionary songs in praise of Chairman Mao, then discourses on a passage from Dante's Inferno as if it were his own. In hallucinatory snatches, Yang releases secrets from his past: the agony of watching his books burn during the Cultural Revolution; a buried infidelity; an unexpected love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeling the Pressure | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

...Crazed has elements that Waiting lacked: a recognizable plot with a recognizable, powerful climax. But whereas Waiting gained passion from the slow-burn love of its main characters, The Crazed is forced to rely on too-familiar history. This time around, Jin aims for more but achieves less...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeling the Pressure | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

Quinn won’t let the money burn a hole in her pocket any time soon...

Author: By David S. Hirsch, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Finally Receive Regular Pay | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

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