Word: weaponeering
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...player selected in this year’s draft. Sophomore right hander Ross Ohlendorf—last year’s Ivy Freshman of the Year—may be the league’s top starter. Senior catcher Jon Miller (.351-1-18) has been their best offensive weapon this season...
...rules for the ethical treatment of wounded and ill soldiers and sailors at battle (the first and second conventions), POWs (the third, which Rumsfeld invoked) and civilians (the fourth). The basic idea behind all four is that those in wartime who cannot or do not pick up a weapon must be treated with humanity. Not only do the combatants have an obligation not to hurt civilians, POWs and wounded fighters, but in many cases, they must also offer assistance. That may sound moistly idealistic as open combat rages in Iraq, but the conventions do have consequences: in recent years Rwandan...
...suffered severe facial injuries as a result of an apparent attack that occurred after a charity auction at the Weld Boathouse with rowers from both Harvard and Northeastern. Two Northeastern students will be arraigned on charges in connection with the incident, one for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and the other for larceny. Both rowers have been suspended, and as a result, there will not be a JV race between the two schools this Sunday. Events will be limited to the varsity eight and four as well as freshmen races...
...fencers in each weapon (epee, foil and saber) qualify in both the men’s and women’s fields with a maximum of two from the same school in any division. Harvard qualified two fencers in both the men’s saber and women’s foil...
Into this environment has come the national program to prepare for the possible use of smallpox as a bioterrorist weapon. On Dec. 13, 2002, President George W. Bush announced a plan to protect the United States by offering smallpox vaccination to ten million Americans. Healthcare workers, public health personnel, public safety personnel and Department of Defense employees would receive smallpox vaccinations over the next year, followed at some point by mass vaccination of the general public. This plan has generated substantial debate in the public health community. As in any measure to protect the public health from an infectious agent...