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...proper conditions to survive, chemical weapons such as the nerve gases sarin and VX are relatively easy to acquire and stockpile. Chemicals are difficult to manufacture in sufficient quantities for a large-scale attack, however; more likely are isolated assaults such as the 1995 sarin attack on a Tokyo subway that injured thousands and killed...
...Washington, the gleaming, airy terminal that opened in 1997 remained closed. A tanker carrying 33 million gallons of liquefied natural gas was diverted from highly populated Boston Harbor to Louisiana, just as a precaution. In Idaho and Maryland, there were panicky rumors of missing crop dusters. The Los Angeles subway was shut down for the first time in its history, as passengers complained of dizziness and itchy eyes. No chemical agents were found...
...Nygaard's sweeping knowledge of music gave rise to innovative, widely admired concert programs, often featuring works by Mozart (such as Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter," for which the orchestra was named). Nygaard raised money for the symphony himself; during one lean period, he paid each of his musicians with subway tokens and a book of sonnets...
With a growing fleet of Honda Civics and trendy Volkswagen Jettas, Beetles, Golfs and Passat Wagons (perfect fit for the futon), this is a company with high hopes of meeting the transportation needs of every urban dweller by supplementing the subway and bus systems. The rental group plans to expand its operations to New York City in the near future and eventually create its vision of utopia: cities with few privately owned vehicles...
...already had a heightened presence and we’ll keep it like that,” Pedro said. He declined to say how many officers were stationed at the Harvard Square subway stop for safety reasons...