Word: havoc
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...withdraw from the World Cup -- an offer unlikely to be accepted not only because it would badly hurt the World Cup, but also since German fans are by no means the only offenders. "Although the offer reflects German sensitivity to the image of skinheads in combat boots wreaking havoc abroad, it is also connected with the 2006 World Cup," says TIME Bonn bureau chief Jordan Bonfante. "Germany wants to host that tournament, which makes them bend over backward to show contrition over this hooliganism in case it affects their bid." Because it won't much help Germany's case that...
Left uncorrected, the Y2K problem could certainly wreak havoc. But for the most part, it is being corrected--at a collective cost estimated at anywhere from $50 billion to $600 billion. And that does not include what the Federal Government, which is dramatically and perhaps dangerously far behind in dealing with the Y2K issue, will spend (see box). However, the question of how widespread and serious Year 2000 failures will be remains a highly contentious one, often pitting those with a Year 2000 fix or book to sell against those with economic turf and reputations to defend...
When Sugarman wasn't preoccupied with wreaking havoc on the recruiting process, he worked with the Harvard Hillel, an activity that not only comprised a significant part of his career at Harvard but also served as a sanctuary...
From its inception until is demise in 1905, Med. Fac. wreaked havoc all over campus. The members exploded bombs in Sanders Theatre, painted bright red penises on the John Harvard statue, hung chamber pots and human skeletons from lamp posts and regularly stole the bell clapper from Memorial Church...
...society, we deify self-interest, profit and efficiency and then act shocked when we hear that factories abuse their workers in the name of these pursuits. Greed, single-minded pursuit of profit and inhumanity enable our economy. We do our best to limit the havoc that the dictates of the profit margin so often wreaks on humanity and the environment, but in the flurry of reigning in the forces which drive our economy we forget to wonder if there isn't a better...