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...smoke on the horizon, Holman had spent much of the night helping other volunteer firefighters and neighbors save two farms from a bushfire that had finally seemed under control. "They were about to crack a beer," says Holman's wife Claire. "They thought we were safe." But then the wind changed - and with it the fortunes of the rural communities and farms of the lower peninsula, a sheep and grain district 650 km west of Adelaide. In searing heat, the wind accelerated to about 70 km/h, and within minutes the fire had broken free...
...friend raced to save another home. In 30 years on the peninsula, Holman has seen many fires, but none like this, he says: "It went through the scrub like a fireball, lighting up hundreds of yards in front of the main fire, just roaring with this tremendous wind and noise...
...does not make Rumsfeld's answer - "You go to war with the Army you have" - less callous or arrogant. And it certainly does not make the deaths and horrific injuries suffered by our troops less real or less painful to bear because they lack such protection. Dorian de Wind Major, U.S.A.F. (ret.) Austin, Texas Improvising in the military, like using scrap material to add protection to vehicles, has always been necessary during battle. Toward the end of October 2003, soldiers had already addressed the issue of needing armor for their vehicles, especially humvees. While waiting for official testing and deployment...
...does not make Rumsfeld's answer?"You go to war with the Army you have"?less callous or arrogant. And it certainly does not make the deaths and horrific injuries suffered by our troops less real or less painful to bear because they lack such protection. Dorian de Wind Major, U.S.A.F. (ret.) Austin, Texas...
...drawing up such a proposal takes time. Unless the Faculty Council is provided with a substantive wind energy plan before they meet in 12 days, they will not be able to examine the termbill proposal alongside its alternatives. Since such a comparison is crucial, we urge the Council to delay its consideration of the termbill fee until such a time that Harvard administrators provide them with a fully developed alternative. Termbills for the spring term have already been drawn up, so this issue no longer has the same urgency it did a month ago. The Council can thus...