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There seems to be a lot of fear about flying out there these days. Recently the news media devoted a lot of coverage to the Northwest flight that overshot Minneapolis and the United pilot accused of being drunk in London. Is the danger being overstated? Of course it's being overstated. People are not as afraid of things as they're said to be by the superficialities of the media. People know what it's like to die; everyone is prepared for it. We're not such cowards as one might believe from all the hysteria on television...
...danger associated with substance abuse is always a lurking threat. Considering that the fine line between occasional use and dependence isn’t always so easy to maintain, Simonton warns that consistent drug use can quickly devolve into a harmful and unproductive habit. “The minimal research that has been conducted suggests that marijuana does not enhance creativity. In fact, it seems to depress creativity, especially when the use is chronic,” he writes in an email...
Lessons have been learned since the Calley case, Silliman says, not the least of which is the danger of political intrusion and command influence. While members of Congress may enter the hot debate, President Barack Obama as Commander in Chief must be wary not to exert "unlawful command influence" in his pronouncements on the case, Silliman says, just as President George W. Bush and Administration officials in the chain of command were cautious in the Abu Ghraib cases. So far, Obama has not stepped over the line, Silliman says, by specifically naming Hasan. This is as close as the President...
Families of the Spanish captives, who have had occasional communication with their loved ones, are becoming increasingly desperate. "We know that their situation is getting worse and that their lives are in danger if we don't find an immediate solution," says Argi Garribaltu, sister of the Alakrana's captain. "This is not a game...
...Goodman and others watching the situation are aware of the Somalis' desire to return home. But, she says, "the situation in Somalia has regrettably deteriorated significantly in 2009. We will not facilitate repatriation to a country where the lives of a returning refugee and their family will be in danger...