Word: metallism
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...most common source of elevated lead in American children isn't toys; it's old paint chipping off the walls in houses built before 1978, when paint containing the metal was banned in the U.S. Lead paint is loaded with up to 50% lead by weight, and that could go for paint used on the recalled toys...
Drinking water: The metal leaches from lead pipes, solder and older brass faucets...
...while it looked as if the event would turn out to be the usual dog-and-pony show the Defense Department puts on for VIPs. The captain spoke as if he had spent a lot of time memorizing what he was going to say. Holding a long metal pointer up to a wall map, he told Bush what his unit had seen in its area of operations. Bush followed along, nodding. But then Hemming began to talk about his unit's new rotation schedule, and its extended tours in Iraq, and the room became perceptibly tenser. Speaking more quickly...
...from the 110-degree heat outside, Hemming stood in a flight suit in front of Bush and a roomful of Marines. The captain was nervous, careful and spoke very much as if he had spent a lot of time memorizing what he was going to say. Holding a long metal pointer up to a wall map, he told Bush what his unit's mission is and what they've seen in their area of operations. Bush followed along, nodding, and for a while it looked as if the event would turn out to be the usual dog-and-pony show...
...well. "Look at your iPod. Where was it built? Who the hell cares? That's not where the value is," he says. "You design, you integrate, you sell, you support, you finance. There's a lot to be said for putting it together under your roof, but leave bending metal or pouring plastic to someone else...