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...many others have, deny it, or call it by another name, or refuse to admit it until the very end. He did not choose the easier or safer way out by simply resigning from the Lakers and then dealing with his illness alone...
...federal Mine Safety and Health Administration insists that the mines are safer now than ever before. In fact, catastrophic cave-ins are largely a thing of the past. The number of miners killed each year is between 60 and 70, about half the annual toll of a decade ago. But MSHA statistics also suggest that serious injuries -- those that result in some loss of work -- may be on the rise. After dipping to an annual average of 9,500 injuries during the mid- 1980s, they increased to an average of more than 12,000 a year over the past four...
...lose if they press the issue of sexual harassment too far. Particularly in white-collar settings, younger workers rely on mentors to help them learn the ropes and advance their careers. If a boss is afraid that his interest in a protege's success will be misconstrued, the safer path is to avoid mentor relationships. "While it is perfectly fine -- and normal -- for a mentor to say to a man, 'Let's have a drink, or play golf, and talk about that promotion,' it's harder for a mentor to do that with a woman outside strict business hours without...
...that by harping on the constitution instead of cracking down on the attacks, the CDU has encouraged the skinheads. Others complain that the CDU's arguments implicitly blame the victims by suggesting more foreigners mean more violence. However deserved the criticism was, the debate was not making Germany safer for foreigners...
When Halcion was first approved for sale in the U.S. in 1982, doctors thought they had found the perfect sleeping pill. Like its chemical cousins Librium and Valium, it was safer than barbiturates. As an added bonus, Halcion did not linger in the body the way most of its predecessors did, and therefore it did not leave people groggy the next day. Within a few years, the drug, produced by Upjohn of Kalamazoo, Mich., became the most prescribed sleeping pill in the world. In 1990 American pharmacists filled more than 7 million orders. Satisfied customers include Secretary of State James...