Word: havoc
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Hurricane Katrina may be wreaking havoc on more than just national politics. It has also placed a pause on the unfolding drama that is the Sino-American relationship by forcing a rescheduling of President Hu Jintao’s first U.S. visit as China’s head of state. Originally, Hu was scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7 for a summit with President George W. Bush; he would also have visited Canada and Mexico before attending the sixtieth anniversary session of the United Nations in mid-September. Now, in the face of national emergency, a meeting...
...eating disorder can wreak havoc on the body at any age, but at midlife the damage can be swift: stress fractures from prolonged exercise, early osteoporosis from poor nutrition and heart arrhythmia brought on by being too thin and exercising to exhaustion...
Within the U.S. military, Titan Rain is raising alarms. A November 2003 government alert obtained by TIME details what a source close to the investigation says was an early indication of Titan Rain's ability to cause widespread havoc. Hundreds of Defense Department computer systems had been penetrated by an insidious program known as a "trojan," the alert warned. "These compromises ... allow an unknown adversary not only control over the DOD hosts, but also the capability to use the DOD hosts in malicious activity. The potential also exists for the perpetrator to potentially shut down each host." The attacks were...
...somewhat neglecting the capacity or desire of the al-Qaeda organization to destabilize the Southeast Asia region." JEAN-LOUIS BRUGUI?RE,France's top terrorism investigator, warning that al-Qaeda could be planning to attack a major Asian financial center such as Tokyo or Singapore in order to create economic havoc...
...stunts go, the two naked guys romping around Tiger Stadium last week seemed wholesome compared with fans like Scott Harper, left, who could face a year in jail for his recent jump from Yankee Stadium's upper deck onto the net behind home plate. Notebook looks into all the havoc. --By Jeninne Lee-St. John...