Word: havoc
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...peewees. Just as construction workers and deep-sea fishermen do, the men who are entering a season or a career in football must face the inherent danger of that decision. Although the NFL is an industry and a business, it cannot and should not assume responsibility for the havoc wreaked upon the bodies of its employees, who have a choice whether or not to partake in its violence...
...When the red shirts announced plans to stage a massive rally in Bangkok in mid-March, taking supporters in by bus, tractor, boat and pickup truck, the Bangkok-based press warned of the havoc the rural hordes might wreak. City governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra advised residents to "please stay home," lest the demos degenerate into rioting as did a red protest last year. The overall mood was one of fortress Bangkok being surrounded by alien beings. Then the unexpected happened. As tens of thousands of red-shirt vehicles wound through Bangkok streets on March 20 in a miles-long caravan, members...
...group's alleged plot appears to have required killing a cop at a traffic stop, or after a faked 911 call. Then, the group planned to attack the funeral of that officer - in order to wreak further havoc by killing even more government and law-enforcement officials who would have gathered to mourn. According to court documents, Hutaree members met in February in Lewanee County, Mich., a rural county of barely 100,000 about a 90-minute drive southwest of Detroit, to train for just such an April exercise. The Hutaree website has a message urging members to contact headquarters...
...fair international economic system. Africa can produce goods, but farmers in Europe and the U.S. are paid subsidies and can sell similar goods at giveaway prices. It wreaks havoc with the economies of poorer countries. It's all stacked very much against Africa. We need fair trade...
...very pleased with our defensive energy late in the game,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “We had to come up with some stops and some steals and create some havoc there at the end to give ourselves a chance...