Word: stress
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...military prison system in Iraq is a labyrinth that currently holds about 25,000 people. Each day, a few more are thrown into the judicial maze - a limbo to which most have no access to lawyers, since they are treated as enemy combatants. U.S. officials stress that the detainee population largely represents people who would likely be involved in insurgent violence or militia activity if they were allowed into the streets. "There are [innocent] people who get swept up," said U.S. Col. Mark Martins, a staff judge advocate who works on law and order issues with Iraqi authorities. "There...
...fresh-faced bandmates are a testament to that alluring, Canadian je ne sais quoi. Three minutes of concentrated cheerfulness, the video features a roomful of partiers who are almost heartbreakingly carefree. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t have to stress about dental bills or airport security. Mussy and adorable frontman Luke Lalonde leads the room in a hyperactive, sing-along dance sequence and then the whole gang tries to eat floating origami hummingbirds. Who could ask for more? For us Americans, this is probably what heaven is like. For our lucky Canadian...
...Keller's scenario, the Deccan eruptions began perhaps half a million years before the mass extinction. "This leads to greenhouse warming that puts a major stress on the environment," she says. Then came the asteroid impact, which pushed things further toward catastrophe. Finally, 300,000 years later, the eruptions reached their climax, sealing the dinosaurs' fate. "We've shown convincingly," she says, "the mass extinction came about 300,000 years after the asteroid impact...
This past week has been unusually depressing. No—it’s not midterms, stress, or the dry weather that leaves our throats raw. Darkness has set in at 4:30 p.m., and more than half of the average college student’s waking hours are now spent at night...
...involved,” Alford said. Funded by the Women’s Center, Amplify is a start-up publication that aims to shed light on the existence of controversial issues affecting student life such as gender inequality and sexual orientation. At the same time, members stress that Amplify is not necessarily intended to serve as a springboard for activism. “We’re not trying to provide the answer,” Alford said about students who want to get involved in activism. “Through articles, people can figure out their...