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...write that we're often reluctant to believe that something as banal-sounding as a checklist can get results and look for heroes - as we did in the "Miracle on the Hudson," for instance. We didn't want to believe that Sully [Captain Chesley Sullenberger] had computer systems helping guide the plane down or that his co-pilot was playing a crucial role. When I do an operation, it's half a dozen people. When it goes beautifully, it's like a symphony, with everybody playing their part. And then I go talk to the family and they say, 'Thank...
...take the lead on climate. And without at least the threat of government carbon caps and other regulatory action, it is hard to believe that all industries would take the initiative to reduce emissions - especially as the world staggers out of a recession. But with the current U.N. climate system looking dysfunctional in the wake of Copenhagen, and the prospects of cap-and-trade uncertain in the U.S. Senate, Branson might be playing the only game in town. "Governments have set carbon targets before that haven't been met," he says. "Business will have to do what government has failed...
...group’s archives are visible to everyone, but members must join through the Harvard system, Majadla said. Majadla, an international student from Palestine, advertised the group through the International Students list, because many of the students staying on campus are either international students, thesis researchers, or athletes...
...that fateful May afternoon, e-mail lists on campus went afire with anxious messages and questions regarding a rumored shooting on campus, coupled with cryptic text messages sent through the "Message Me" system. Cambridge resident Justin Cosby, 21, had been shot to death in the basement of Kirkland House in what prosecutors say was a failed “drug rip.” Cosby was found with $1,000 and one pound of marijuana near his body, and The Crimson reported that he may have been involved in drug sales to Harvard students. Three months later, police apprehended...
...over the Shaikh case tends to back the official stance. "We should stick to the Chinese law no matter what, instead of bending under the pressure from Western countries," wrote a commentator in a chat room on Tianya.com. "Otherwise, we would only damage the dignity of China's judicial system...