Word: hazard
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...neither do we. Abandoning self-consciousness can be fun, as the film shows us, but still we can’t help wishing that the movie and its characters would hazard an occasional look in the mirror...
...danger is that we’ll get hit again and we’ll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States,” said Cheney. The implication, of course, is not only that Kerry is a national safety hazard, but also that the presence of Bush’s regime somehow deters terrorism. The way Cheney tells it, I’m almost ready to write off September 11 as just a minor gloss in an otherwise pristine record...
...With surfing beaches in Europe, the U.S. and the Pacific coast becoming crowded?and "surf rage" an all too frequent hazard as devotees fight over precious waves?consider hitting the beach in Asia instead. Until recently, surfing had relatively few followers in the region, but more surf shops and surfing schools are now emerging, offering beginners everything from laughably cheap board rental to all-inclusive (and very reasonable) deals on accommodation, meals and instruction. Most guarantee that you'll be riding the waves after a second lesson...
...Friday when I cut off a Toyota SUV. After I slipped in front of him, the driver decided to pull alongside me on the right and then cut me off in return. He slowed down in front of me, dropping from 50 to 40 to 30 m.p.h.. The hazard lights came on at 25 m.p.h. and flashed all the way down to a cruising speed of 5 m.p.h...
...Convincing drivers will not be easy. "This kind of thing is an occupational hazard," shrugs Pichet Sorpoon, a Bangkok cabbie who has stopped to watch as victims of the crash on Pattanakarn Road are carted away on stretchers. His sentiment is shared by Ahmad. When it comes to intractable road hazards, he says: "You just have to live with it." In the coming years, it seems inevitable that millions of Asians will have to die with...