Word: impaction
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...little gimmicky," concedes Dr. Thomas Perls, whose longevity calculator is the source of that advice and the centerpiece of Eons. "But it's really hard to motivate people. The hope is that this gets them thinking about their longevity and the impact that day-to-day behavior has on how long you live...
...knew deep down, of course, that they, and I, were no better than anyone else, but the world seemed to think we were, and that was thrilling. Even though we learned nothing at Princeton that we couldn't have learned elsewhere, the place gave us a calling card whose impact and power were undeniable. I assume it has opened doors for me, but none of the gatekeepers have said as much...
...plane from London was turned back, and at least seven British Airways flights had to be canceled because U.S. officials took so long conducting background checks of passengers. "We understand the need for new security measures," says a British government representative. "But we are keen for the actions to impact as little as possible on passengers...
...that involves figuring out how much we are truly willing to change our way of life to reduce the risk of another 9/11. Until that calculation is made, terrorists will continue to succeed even when they fail. "The secondary concern of all terror plots has always been the secondary impact of attacks--getting democracies and free societies so frenzied to prevent new attacks that we start eroding and violating the very freedoms and liberties that the authors of terrorism themselves want to destroy," says French terrorism expert Roland Jacquard. "There will always be holes. One-hundred-percent security doesn...
...Azzopardi Fisheries in Malta, which controls some of the Mediterranean's richest breeding grounds. A.J.D. Tuna Limited, which Azzopardi owns with Japanese partners, says on its website that since industrial fish farming is essential to feed the world's population, "we are constantly working to try and reduce the impact of our industry on the environment." The company says it operates its fish farms only half the year in order to conserve the sea's stocks. "We Japanese don't fish anymore, we only buy from other people," says a Japanese buyer who works for another company, checking the quality...