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...University pledged yesterday to limit the amount of highly lethal arsine gas it will store in a new research facility under construction just north of the Science Center, in response to resident complaints. In a letter dated yesterday, Harvard’s Director of Environmental Health and Safety Joseph Griffin said the quantity of arsine at the Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering—set to be completed early next year—would not exceed two pounds. “We do not envision having more than a cylinder or two on premise at any point in time...
...simply providing fans with the material that they are most willing to purchase. Even if this is true, it is important to note that many hip-hop devotees like the genre simply for its entertainment value and not because they support the rappers’ activities. The lyrics become lethal when the listeners fail to see a difference between fiction and reality. When this occurs, it is the hip-hop artists, and not the fans, who should be held responsible. Simply put, the artists are accountable because they are the ones who actively glorify breaking the law in their lyrics...
...thing that has made the shuttles such lethal disappointments is that they have tried to do too many things--fly like a spacecraft, land like an airplane, haul cargo like a truck. Part of the reason the Apollo ships succeeded was that they had an exceedingly clear goal: to fly to the moon and strictly obey the laws of simplicity and safety on the way. Both ships were also wisely mounted at the top of the booster that lifted them off the ground--keeping them away from the fire and foam that killed Challenger and Columbia...
...late February, South Dakota passed a bill in both houses of legislature defying Roe v. Wade. The bill bans all abortions, except in cases where the abortion would save the mother’s life. It does not make any exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or non-lethal maternal health concerns. Doctors who perform abortions in the state could be fined $5,000 and sentenced to five years in prison. The bill now awaits ratification by Republican governor Mike Rounds, who is expected to sign it. If the bill becomes law the Supreme Court would likely hear the case...
...roads, more children in school, the appearance of a few shopping centers in Kabul. But the improvements in the lives of many Afghans are tempered by the country's persistent insecurity, which is fueled by a rampant drug trade and a Taliban-led insurgency growing more brazen, sophisticated and lethal. More than 1,600 Afghans and 99 U.S. soldiers were killed in combat last year, the bloodiest period since the fall of the Taliban. Since the beginning of 2006, eight more Americans have died, including one last week. Few believe the fighting is likely to subside. Lieut. General Michael Maples...