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...also dangerous work. Eight journalists have died in Afghanistan since September. A total of 37 were killed last year, 24 the year before. Journalists are sometimes naive about their own safety, prone to an illusion that they are either bulletproof or invisible. In the mid-'60s, I walked blithely through the mobs during a riot in Harlem, with Molotov cocktails sailing off the roofs of apartment houses. I imagined that as a journalist, I was merely an invisible witness, as harmless as a recording secretary, as if I had letters of transit allowing me to pass between cops and rioters...
...Access) system, a network so advanced it allows phones to download data-intensive graphics, MP3 music files and even to transmit video. But consumer acceptance has failed to match launch-day hype. Third-generation handsets cost three to five times as much as conventional phones. They are clunky, glitch-prone and have a relatively short battery life. Coverage is absent in all but three major cities and there is little content that takes full advantage of FOMA's capabilities...
...typical Friday night: That’s a hard one to gauge, but her room makes me guess that she’s a sophomore who is probably not too into the bar or final club scenes. I would say she’s more prone to go hang out with friends at room parties...
That is the million-dollar question. There’s no arguing the fact that Penn can beat any team in the Ivy League when it plays it best, but it’s still prone to not playing its best...
...this vigilance is a bit frustrating. It can leave us stuck in lines for hours at a time, and I've heard horror stories of spectators trapped in buses because the driver forgot his pass. But the security does provide a great sense of comfort to those of us prone to worry...