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...lived since her first year here, don’t mind hearing her “liberal ranting” through her bedroom wall. For this rooming group, politics rarely factor into relationships. “I wonder if a certain issue escalated, if there would be tension...no, probably not,” says Diaz. “It’s nice to know that I’m living in the real world where there’s a whole spectrum of viewpoints,” she adds...
...past 18 months have seen a dramatic increase in both monetary and resource support for bioterrorism preparedness. It has also witnessed the inevitable tension between the desire to prepare for any and all potential events and concern over creating unnecessary fear and anxiety in the public and diverting scarce resources from other public health programs. Thus the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has urged Americans to create rooms sealed with plastic and duct tape to withstand a chemical attack even as Randall J. Larsen, director of the ANSER Institute for Homeland Security calls such safe rooms a waste of time...
...standing microphone sank into a hole in the floor as Moore harangued on. After a commercial break, Martin quipped, "It was so sweet backstage, you should have seen it. The Teamsters were helping Michael Moore into the trunk of his limo." This was Martin's way of easing the tension and signaling, to the audiences in the theater and at home: We now return you to your regularly scheduled fatuity...
...tension is a little bit escalated, but not much as a result of Iraq,” said James Davis ’01, who is in Jerusalem to study Jewish medical ethics before entering medical school...
...volunteers, has 150 members. The annual fees are $500 for individuals and $600 for households (but $100 for households with an annual income of less than $45,000). "Even though my in-laws live three blocks away and we help them in a variety of ways, it alleviates some tension to know that they have someone in the neighborhood who can help them out if they need anything," says Rachel, an artist who helped found the organization and serves on its board. "Novel concepts like Beacon Hill Village can really help people take care of their aging parents...