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Baal is not an arm-chair-quarterback god: wecould hold him responsible for our successes andfailures. Much like household patron saints inseveral South American cultures, idols of Baalcould be physically punished when times take aturn for the worse. Putting Baal out in the coldMassachusetts winter a few times a week shouldkeep him in line. No second-round interview withMcKinsey? Feed him spanikopita turnovers,compliments of Harvard Dining Services. Bad newsfrom Harvard Law School? Throw the bastard in asnow bank. 'No distinction' on your thesis? Pitchhim off Weeks foot bridge...
Banning the small, inexpensive and readily available handguns known as "Saturday night specials" could lead to a dramatic decrease in street and household crime. These weapons are responsible for a large portion of deaths from street crime. For household crime, death and injury rates are several times higher for individuals who use firearms for self-defense. The overall effect of owning these handguns is the opposite of what gun-buyers expect...
...that most criminals bypass gun shops in favor of underground dealers. ``It's easy for the criminal to get a gun,'' scoffs Dent Myers, who owns a Civil War surplus store in Kennesaw, Georgia, where the town council passed a law last year obliging every head of household to own a gun. ``They don't go to the store, because the waiting period for an illegal gun is about five minutes--or as long as it takes to open up a trunk...
...Rodham Clinton's. "I know this sounds funny,'' he says, "but it was almost like being born into a royal family and being raised like a prince, being taught one day to become king. Not just how to be an athlete, but how to do things right." The Hill household in Virginia was a strict one: Grant's parents wouldn't even let him use the phone except on weekends. Hill went on to play for Duke University, where he led his team to two national championships...
...cargo ranging from pigs to pianos. Saving livestock put unusual pressures on vehicles and roads. As the exodus progressed, the Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, just north of the flood zone, turned into a latter-day Noah's ark. For three days the zoo took in streams of animals, from household pets to ponies, donkeys, pheasants and kangaroos. Custodian Peter van der Eijk reported wearily, ``We're high and dry here, but we're completely full.'' Attic rooms, church lofts and the second floors of still busy taverns up and down northern Europe's waterways were feeling more than crowded...