Word: delayer
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...swine flu, that could create a shortfall in normal flu vaccine, potentially leading to needless deaths should the A/H1N1 swine flu end up petering out on its own. Still, preparations for a swine flu vaccine are being initiated, as any vaccine would take months to produce - a costly delay if the new virus ends up becoming virulent. (Read "CDC Readies Swine Flu Vaccine...
...arrests and complaints were lodged against non-Harvard affiliates. Our campus resides in the center of an urban environment, and a malicious individual could easily access the campus, commit a crime, and leave. Furthermore, the HUPD cannot examine the legitimacy of each call before responding, as this could dangerously delay an HUPD presence at the most crucial moment of a crisis. Thus, HUPD officers may at times become unknowing vehicles for the prejudices of individuals calling in a “crime.” Also, the Harvard police are subject to stricter public scrutiny than most departments, as incidents?...
...mountain with a broken ankle; a woman who set out on her own to locate her missing husband; a lost and bewildered runner who hid from rescue crews. "We know that when people believe that they are going to receive a large bill for a SAR mission, they delay a call for help or they refuse to call for help," Paul says. For that reason, rescue organizations in Colorado generally don't charge rescuees. The only instance in which people are regularly billed is for violating the state's Ski Safety Act, which slaps skiers with a fine...
...When Harris relayed news of the delay, the committee had not finalized the preferred format, let alone written a proposal, Armitage said. The only thing that was decided, he said, was that the great books courses would count toward some of the Gen Ed categories—perhaps two, possibly four of them...
Gate's new budget tries to settle this debate, at least for now. The Obama Administration's decision to try to end the stealthy F22 Raptor program at 187 planes, as well as allow the number of aircraft carriers to drop by one (from 11 to 10) and delay the next generation of cruisers, drives those who believe in the China threat up the wall. As AEI's Donnelly writes, "as the air defense and air combat capabilities of other nations, most notably China, increase, the demand for F22s would likewise rise." For years, as defense analyst and occasional Pentagon...