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...guidance device may rarely miss its mark by more than 13 ft.--the length of the steering system and the explosive--but when the bomb blows, it sends high-speed shrapnel flying as far as a mile. There may be a lot of uncounted innocents in such a big footprint...
Again, it is not that Libeskind’s design is not masterful. He has fulfilled his commitment to optimism. The hope with which his design reaches upwards, sitting like the curled hand of God around the footprint of the two towers, its index finger stretching towards the sky—taller, indeed, than any building in the world, save a few telecommunication towers—is important, even necessary in what is to be our revisioning of Manhattan. It is as much an immigrant’s vision of the endless possibility that marks our most American of American...
...widely publicized result of the Paulin fiasco was the department’s public embrace of free speech as its highest principle. But the contentious process within the department as it decided how to respond to the imbroglio left another footprint: a lingering anxiety about the Summers-New liaison and its implications. As the most hands-on president in generations, Summers poses a particular challenge for the department: his views and initiatives can be of substantial importance, but are typically communicated through intermediaries or general public statements. He is at once omnipresent and remote. Thus, while the department...
...minutes of their time to Fetal Fotos walk away with a framed, 3-D snapshot of their unborn babies so clear that facial features--and often gender--are discernible. Most outlets also offer video footage of the fetus set to music. "They can see a little footprint," says Pierce, "or their baby kicking--things the physician just didn't have time to show them. It provides them with an additional bonding experience...
...Before you sign on, check your carrier's "footprint," the local and national coverage maps listed on its website. If your hometown or the places you frequently visit are not listed, don't go with that carrier...