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...convenient fiction that American history starts with Columbus. In 1491 Mann tells the story of a lost world of vast, glittering cities, sophisticated cultures, and an agricultural economy built without the aid of horses or, largely, the wheel?all destroyed by the epidemics initiated by contact with European explorers. The Indians the Pilgrims encountered were merely the last survivors, refugees from a civilization that had already collapsed. "Think of the fruitful impact on Europe and its descendants from contacting Asia," Mann instructs us. "Imagine the effect on these places and people from a second Asia. Along with the unparalleled loss...
Silva rushed to get contact information for the 911 caller so they could talk without interception. In addition to his duties as a dispatcher, Wornum must handle whatever complications arise on the spot. He dropped his relaxed demeanor and acquired a sense of immediate purpose, placing a quick phone call to get the button repaired as quickly as possible. He says it is sometimes necessary to be brusque in order to convey the urgency of the situation to the repair company...
...department also is responsible for bringing extra help to Cambridge in the case of a large-scale fire or emergency—a 10-alarm fire, for example, requires aid from all of Cambridge’s surrounding cities. Dispatchers then contact emergency workers from nearby towns to move in and help. This system is dubbed “mutual aid.” Each time another city’s personnel comes in to help, workers from cities even further afield must move in to take their position...
When a dispatcher received a call two weeks ago from a resident who smelled gas, he had to contact the gas company immediately. Because the fire department had to stay on the scene until the gas company arrived, it was the responsibility of the dispatcher to get the gas company’s estimated time of arrival for the fire department...
...took place, Rove made another appearance before the grand jury, saying this time that he had found an e-mail showing that he had spoken with Cooper. As Luskin tells it, his talk with Novak led him to a new search for evidence that Rove had been in contact with Cooper. That turned up an e-mail Rove had sent, shortly after speaking with Cooper, to Stephen Hadley, then Deputy National Security Adviser, telling Hadley about the conversation. Cooper later testified about his version of the chat last July, but only after receiving a specific waiver from Rove and after...