Word: dangers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would hope you could do a follow up story on our case first of all stating that there is a great danger of the Center closing. We believe it is not just a space problem but a sense of priorities. I would like to know if it would be possible for The Crimson to do a story showcasing the University's six on-site centers. These centers are an example of Harvard at its best. Harvard, as a leader, should be using these centers as a model for other corporations, cities, etc. to demonstrate how high quality child care...
...industry in which 12-hour days are considered short, Pleasantville was not an especially arduous production. But the fact that Hershman was killed on a relatively routine shoot instead of a challenging picture with big effects only underscores the danger. Says Steven Soderbergh, Pleasantville's co-producer: "It's amazing that it didn't happen on other projects where these specific kinds of abuses are rampant...
...water would crash through a glass dome atop a staircase inside the ship. The stunt coordinator's written assessment of hazards associated with the sequence included "risk of drowning," but a crew member says exhausted workers actually fell asleep during a morning safety meeting meant to minimize the danger. Producer Jon Landau says he was not aware of people dozing during those sessions. "I know nobody was falling asleep when we were shooting," he adds. Still, Landau says, endless hours are the nature of the business. "Any time you're on a movie, it is physically demanding," he says...
Arguments about the ethics and common sense of such guided ascents had been wafting about the world's always contentious mountaineering community. No question: some clients were inept fools and a danger to everyone. Mountaineering was in danger of becoming an extreme sport for the rich, with gaudy adventure-travel stunts such as being guided up the highest mountain on each continent. A New York society woman named Sandy Hill Pittman was on hand to complete this cycle, along with masses of electronic equipment lugged by Sherpas, including a satellite phone with which she intended to file Internet dispatches from...
...Council will soon be dissolved under China's auspices; in its place, a legislative body "elected" by China's appointed representatives from Hong Kong will take charge. Laws protecting free speech and other forms of civil liberty are subject to amendments, putting the future of this free society in danger...