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...home from Ireland or outside from my thesis chamber may be extreme, but my tendency toward the short view is not. If you walk through Harvard Yard at night, you will see few first-years outdoors. Through the windows of their dorm rooms, however, you can spot scores of pale faces, often alone save the illumination of a nearby monitor. Like me, these people live largely in a world of two-foot radiuses. Our numbers are only growing...
...right. Using the full powers of government, nation-states applied scientific advances to increase the destructive powers of their forces. With improved organization and weaponry, 20th century wars killed tens of millions of combatants and civilians. And the march of science and technology continues. World War II forces look pale in comparison to the tanks, armed helicopters, automatic cannon, aircraft and precision-strike capabilities available today, to say nothing of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons...
Just as internecine conflicts have risen while interstate wars have declined, so subnational terror may increase as traditional nuclear threats wane. Monitoring and deterring states are hardly easy, but they pale in difficulty compared with the task of monitoring and deterring obscure and fleeting groups and individuals. Not everyone in our future will have a bomb, of course. If countries really want to, though, a lot of them will still be able to lay their hands on the stuff of nightmares...
...lingering public distaste for the drug, the FDA in 1998 approved it as a treatment for leprosy, and the ASCO findings could plant the seeds for future approvals. While its effectiveness as a weapon against various illnesses is no longer in question, the rigors of a clinical trial will pale in comparison to the public's vivisection of thalidomide's risks. "People harbor deep-seated fears about thalidomide," says TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith. "Given its history, many patients have understandable concerns over short- and long-term side effects of the drug." Doctors who use thalidomide to combat cancer...
...moves and impeccable charm, Chan seems much more comfortable on the American screen than he did in his previous hit, Rush Hour. While Chan is always dynamic, the real star of this funny summer hit seems to be Owen Wilson whose previously impressive performances in Armageddon and Bottle Rocket pale in comparison to his appearance in Noon. A definite "yes" for the summer...