Word: chaining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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David Kennedy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's scientific-support coordinator, predicts a fairly temporary setback. He expects a 25% reduction in the amount of zooplankton, a fundamental link in the food chain of the sea. That could hurt many varieties of fish. But Kennedy foresees relatively little damage to larger marine mammals, such as seals, dolphins and killer whales. If weather conditions stay favorable, most smaller animals may escape serious harm as well...
...even years." Birds, fish and marine animals such as seals and otters that are not killed quickly by being coated with crude will still be in danger, as the bottom oil contaminates first microorganisms, then the small fish that eat them, then the larger creatures up the food chain. Fishermen in the port of Cordova (pop. 3,000) fear that their catches of salmon, herring, shrimp and crab will be ruined for years, possibly wiping out their livelihood. Says Barbara Jenson, wife of a fourth-generation fisherman: "I don't think we are going to survive this...
That is the emotional chain that has bound America's 6 million Jews to Israel's 3.6 million. Together with their fears of Arab animosity, the connection has maintained Jewish solidarity for decades. But the nature of that unity is being redefined. With many Israelis openly yearning for a change in direction, American Jews now feel free to help them bring it about...
...flaw in the system. USDA and FDA investigators have been unable to trace the source of the tainted seed because it changed hands -- from farmer to grain-elevator operator to feed broker to poultry producer -- so many times. Closer monitoring is necessary at every step along the food-supply chain. Federal agencies also need more flexible enforcement powers. The USDA, for example, cannot levy fines on processing plants. It can close a plant down, but that is a drastic action that is not readily employed...
...threat of the West and to provide trading partners and markets for Communism. Gorbachev appears to have altered these canons. He aims to rework if not junk the centralized and self- contained Communist economies. And he seems to consider the traditional definition of security, in the form of a chain of subservient states, no longer entirely relevant. In fact, his policies indicate that he probably considers revolution or economic collapse within the rigidly controlled Soviet empire a far more plausible threat than attack from the West...