Word: airing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Yellow Wallpaper/I Can Feel The Air...
...Yellow Wallpaper/I Can Feel The Air...
...vessel, and the concrete and steel building that surrounds it, right into the ground--and in the terms of the jargon, "right through to China." That wouldn't happen, of course. The reactor core would soon hit ground water, and send jets of radioactive steam shooting into the air, contaminating all the area around the plant. In fact, government studies have estimated that a serious "meltdown" or "China Syndrome" accident could easily kill 45,000 people and render an area the size of Pennsylvania forever uninhabitable. The same agency estimated that the chance of such a serious accident is about...
Joel and Feldman said the high altitude and thin air of Reno hampered the swimmers, making it difficult to breathe. Feldman, who also placed 32nd in the 500-yd. freestyle, said the altitude "was definitely a disadvantage and almost a psyche...
...crowded that you had to sleep standing up, and when I got out for a while I could not sleep lying down," Toai says. Hieu adds, "They leave very bright lights on the celling all night long to prevent you from falling asleep, and there isn't enough air to breathe--under these conditions the prisoners wish to have any opportunity to do heavy work outside...