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...fact, the safety board still doesn't know the exact source of the spark that presumably ignited Flight 800's mostly empty central fuel tank, a container similar to those sloshing just below passengers' feet in many commercial carriers. But the trigger's precise identity may be disturbingly moot. In a week of technical testimony considerably more alarming than had been expected, safety-board chairman James Hall made it clear that the fuel, transformed from a stable liquid state to volatile vapors by the exhaust heat from air conditioners cooling the plane on a hot July evening, was so combustible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TINIEST TERRORS | 12/22/1997 | See Source »

...mail, the most common legal activity on campus is probably writing papers. I find the best rule is first to get the necessary reading done, then write an outline. After that, it's just a matter of filling it in and citing your sources. But all this moot if you don't save...

Author: By Baratunde R. Thurston, | Title: New Year's Tips From TechTalk | 12/16/1997 | See Source »

...knew that if they found out, it would end my TV career, and they did find out, and it did end my TV career," she said. Kuehl left television for the Law School, where she became the second woman in history to win the renowned Ames Moot Court competition...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Openly Queer Overseer Addresses Gay, Lesbian Caucus | 12/8/1997 | See Source »

...contains only two tracks recorded with the new lineup and contains only four other songs that haven't been released previously. The rest of the tracks are live or rare versions of such classics as "Stop" and "Mountain Song." But for Jane's Addiction fans, the point is moot. The simple fact that there is a new CD out with Jane's Addiction on the cover means that Kettle Whistle will have followers to the store in no time...

Author: By Josiah J. Madigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jane's Relapse Shines as Necessary, Promising Fix | 11/21/1997 | See Source »

...Motorola, using U.S. government negotiators to open the Japanese market for microchips. Last week House Speaker Newt Gingrich and minority leader Dick Gephardt urged President Clinton to use "all available means" to pry open Japan's market. Fuji denies any wrongdoing, and it is preparing to make the issue moot in the future by adding a 35-mm color-film plant, part of a $200 million investment, to its existing manufacturing complex in Greenwood, S.C. The new facility will have the capacity to turn out 100 million cost-competitive rolls a year when it opens in November...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KODAK'S BAD MOMENT | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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