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...Gujarat is one of India's most earthquake-prone areas. But unlike in tremulous Tokyo or Los Angeles where newer structures are built to survive some seismic movement, state authorities in India are notorious for not enforcing building codes. As a result, many multistoried buildings either tumbled or split apart, turning apartments, schools and hospitals into mass graves. Those hospitals that remained standing were swamped with injured, and doctors were forced to operate in corridors crowded with corpses and the wounded...
...Bill Monroe was not, by all accounts, a man prone to touchy-feely sentimentality, but were he still with us, it's hard to imagine that the father of bluegrass wouldn't be tickled by these young...
...very cumbersome siting process," says Michael Zenker, a director of Cambridge Energy Research Associates. "It's long and gives opponents a good chance of defeating any plan." To make matters worse, some 40% of the state's capacity comes from facilities built more than 30 years ago, making them prone to equipment problems...
...paralyzed when the Explorer she was in rolled over after a tire separation on a dry, uncongested highway in Texas. The next day, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration released "rollover" ratings to help consumers figure out which cars and trucks are more or less prone to do just that. Most cars received top marks on that count--4 or 5 (out of 5) stars. SUVswere lucky to get three stars, and most, like the much maligned Explorer, received only two, which means a 30%-to-40% risk that they will flip in the event of a crisis...
...kind of internal scab is formed. Years go by, and the scab develops into a fatty deposit, filled with cholesterol, proteins and bits of cellular detritus. Sometimes the plaque is quite stable, and nothing much happens. Other times, for reasons that are still unclear, it becomes inflamed and prone to rupture. If the plaque breaks open, a clot forms, choking off the supply of blood. If the interruption lasts long enough, a heart attack ensues...