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...professional life, however, was from the start anything but mild. Qusay earned his stripes helping to suppress a Shi'ite rebellion in Iraq's south soon after the first Gulf War, overseeing the murder of thousands of civilians. Impressed, Saddam reportedly put his son, then 25, in charge of concealing illegal weapons from the first team of U.N. inspectors, and afterward gave him the leadership of a select security corps called the Special Security Organization, whose members were recruited mostly from the Hussein family's tribe. In short order, Qusay joined Iraq's top governing body, the Revolutionary Command Council...
...think that a 1-out-of-10,000 chance of death isn't so bad. But here's the tricky thing about peanut allergy: there's no way to predict who is prone to anaphylaxis and who isn't. Many people who develop anaphylaxis previously suffered only a mild reaction after consuming peanuts. Couple that with the fact that it is increasingly difficult to avoid peanuts--which, in addition to obvious sources like peanut butter and peanut oil, may be found in plain chocolate candies, sunflower seeds and other foods because of cross-contamination in processing...
First-years should be ready for their House assignments and should sign up for their House open lists, but they should not be fooled into believing that the lists will fulfill their desire for debate on weighty matters. Instead, these lists will provide most students with mild entertainment when they have the time to peruse the posts (possibly in digest form). For a select few first-years, House lists will become a forum for their own witty remarks and ruminations. But to debate serious issues, and to create true House community, students will have to venture out of their dorm...
Lewis was the first dean of the College to be a full Faculty member—occupying the title of McKay Professor of Computer Science—following a long line of pure administrators like his mild-mannered predecessor, L. Fred Jewett...
George W. Bush abandoned his studied air of mild sedation only once during his prime-time press conference last week. His eyes lighted up when he was asked if he would call for another U.N. vote on Iraq. A poker metaphor escaped from his Inner Cowboy. "It's time for people to show their cards," he said, as if he actually enjoyed the prospect of a confrontation with France, Russia and the others. The tactic was unexpected; the belligerence, revealing. The President is ticked off, but he is confident, and he is calling France's bluff. Win or lose...