The precarious events that are now unfolding in Egypt are both riveting and familiar.
His typical rejoinder was that human fulfillment will be far more widespread when people fully realize that precarious natural events may come under deliberate human direction.
Plenty of dominant champions have fallen away through the years, and these Olympics have provided more reminders of the precarious nature of the event.
Security, at a cost the Greek government puts at of $1.2 billion, is without question the underlying theme of the world's biggest sporting event during a precarious time.
Similar damage was inflicted to the Christchurch Arts Centre, although it had been in a precarious state prior to the event.
The events highlighted the precarious spot Mr. Kelly found himself in as he tried to enforce a controversial new policy — adopted 10 months after the fatal 2006 police shooting of Sean Bell — requiring breath analysis tests of all officers who shoot someone, whether they are on duty or off.
Kelly's large-scale narrative installations have blurred the boundaries between the personal and the political by visualizing the impact of historical events on the precarious nature of everyday life.
For them, a single, unforeseen event can destabilize their whole precarious existence.
"We're putting them into some pretty precarious situations," said Andy Williams, head of special events at Grand Targhee, of the racecourse he helped lay out.
