Word: harmfulness
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...almost no one cared. Clark, then 30, started her own company in Boston and used tens of thousands of data points--from the wind speeds of hurricanes to the lengths of fault lines--to help insurance firms estimate how often a disaster might strike and how much harm it might do. Then, in 1992, Hurricane Andrew struck, wreaking more havoc than anyone--except Clark and her small team at AIR Worldwide Corp.--had ever imagined possible. As the toll climbed past $15 billion, AIR's phones began ringing...
...astonished by the rapid progress of this technology and its vast potential. But legislation against the misuse of cloning technology will not work. Like it or not, our curiosity will defeat our moral standards. And such curiosity, though it has contributed to scientific progress, has also resulted in harm. I'm not in favor of human cloning, but we must be prepared for the risks of advances in this technology. I'm afraid that we will never be able to get the benefits of human embryos without having cloned humans walking down the street. Ryuichi Sato Nagano, Japan...
...month suspended jail sentence to a man who tried to run over a man he mistook for Osama bin Laden. Convinced he had spotted the al-Qaeda leader, the motorist skipped a red light and drove into a pedestrian zone in pursuit. His victim, who was on foot, escaped harm when the car crashed into some steps. The driver later claimed to be delirious as a result of the threat of global terror...
...also concerned that a mandatory increase will ultimately harm lower income students, despite assurances from the proposal’s backers that the hike will likely be covered by Harvard’s Financial Aid Office. The fee hike would not be a negligible burden for the office—more like on the order of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Before the referendum goes up for a vote, the council must do the necessary leg-work to get a guarantee that students who cannot afford this increase will not be forced...
...flimsy and contrived evidence. The “humanitarian” justification is equally suspect. Though Iraqis are now free from the despotic rule of Saddam Hussein, their country is in a state of turmoil. Occupation has failed to provide any sort of security and is probably doing more harm than good. As a result of the presence of American troops, the country has become a magnet for terrorist groups which have been carrying out deadly attacks on civilians. The American corporations with contracts in Iraq have also failed to improve the state of the economy or rebuild the infrastructure...