Word: impaction
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...star turn notwithstanding, the real danger to the party comes from its rotten base: the county and township officials whose corruption and venality has had the greatest impact on the lives of hundreds of millions. There's sure to be backlash over the number of children killed by the quake, buried in their classrooms as shoddily built schools collapsed around them. In one structure alone - the three-story Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan - at least 600 students died. "It was built out of tofu," says Hu Yuefu, 44, of the building that toppled and killed his 15-year-old daughter...
...barrels of oil per day into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a two-month buffer of crude last tapped to offset disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina. The amount of extra oil is relatively tiny--the world produces close to 75 million bbl. per day--meaning the move will have little impact on prices. Still, the measure sailed through Congress with overwhelming support...
...star turn notwithstanding, the real danger to the party comes from its rotten base: the county and township officials whose corruption and venality have had the greatest impact on the lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese. There's sure to be a backlash over the number of children killed by the quake, buried in their classrooms as shoddily built schools collapsed around them. In the days following the quake, blogs and online message boards teemed with demands for answers as to why so many schools were destroyed. In one structure alone--the three-story Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan...
...radio commentators crying out against the fact that you had failed to include France's charismatic new President Nicolas Sarkozy. Thank you! The man doesn't need to boost his already inflated ego. And furthermore it's way too early to tell if his actions will have any impact on the French people's daily life and on world diplomacy. Anne Bouffet, NICE, FRANCE...
...noting that such in-your-face declarations only alienate women voters who may feel that that, once more, a man had deprived a woman of a sure thing - voters Obama would need in the fall. That's partly party psychological war, of course, but it seemed to have some impact as the Obama camp toned down its Mission Accomplished moment in Iowa...