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...this is a comedy, similar in slapstick tone and comic asides to the Naked Gun movies. And like the police detective played there by Leslie Nielsen, Malone is a guy whose blithe stupidity brings physical harm to those around him - an idiot cocooned in delusion. It happens that Malone's story is narrated by Leslie Nielsen, playing an amiable but slightly loony oldster. So it's possible to take the whole movie as a parody of right-wingers' views of left-wingers...
...wait to take action. "The Federal Government entered into a voluntary recall of the Teflon chemicals [in pots and pans] on less evidence than we have for BPA," says Woodruff, "because there was concern that people were chronically exposed to a chemical linked to some evidence of potential human harm." Woodruff says the estimated range of exposure to BPA for formula-fed infants is within the range of doses that have led to adverse effects in animal studies...
...when she met with her professor for Engineering Sciences 164: “Aqueous and Environmental Chemistry.” Chow and Steven C. Wofsy, professor of atmospheric and environmental studies, initially discussed her group project on the toxicity of mercury, before the topic turned to the harm CFL bulbs can cause if used or disposed improperly...
...still very religious, but I've changed religions. When I first started out in college, I was Christian, and I became Episcopalian, which is still one of my favorite flavors of Christianity. But currently I'm Wiccan. One of its biggest tenets is, Do as thou wilt, but harm none. And that applies to yourself as well. So every choice you make, all day long, every day, goes through that filter. But there's no intrinsic guilt in this religion. Since everything is sacred, you don't have to feel ashamed about your body or what you're doing with...
...bright and clean and a nice-looking guy." Whereas McCain's pick of a running mate was a big move aimed at jolting the race, Obama had hoped instead to bolster his foreign policy credentials, give him a second chance with white Catholics and, above all, do no harm. And though some Obama allies had qualms about Biden's tendency to run off the rails, they noted he had kept it in check during his own presidential campaign. Since being picked for VP, the Delaware Senator has performed well in what advisers say were his three biggest tests: his convention...