Word: rashly
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...chemicals used to make plastics. One is Bisphenol A, or BPA. Like DDE and PCBs, it is a chemical cousin of estrogen's, and it has been shown to affect the reproductive systems of lab mice. Another category of plastics ingredients, phthalates, may have played a role in a rash of cases of very early puberty in Puerto Rico back in the 1980s, with girls as young as 2 growing breasts and pubic hair. And while no cause has yet been determined, a study published last month suggests that a possible culprit could be phthalates, which are used, among other...
...Heavy winds made sailing practice on the harbor impossible; Olympic buses went off course or crashed into one another; doping news played on and on. No previous Olympics had seen such a rash of 11th-hour banishments and "withdrawals"; China trimmed its roster by no fewer than 27 athletes who might have proved an embarrassment by testing positive in Sydney. Every Olympic press conference I went to opened with a drug question or six, and finally Aussie swim coach Don Talbot had had his fill. "I don't know if it's cast a cloud over these Games," he barked...
...rash of Net fraud cases has done little to deter online investors from their passion, nor should it if they stick to investing in what they know. "Sure, there's a lot of garbage out there," says Bob Smith, a Houston oil executive. He upgraded his computer five years ago specifically to dump his broker and trade online. He checks the financial Web postings and tunes in to chat sessions on the market. But he also does his own research and notes that the hype-and-con element of Wall Street isn't just online. "Highly paid analysts hype Internet...
...Sudden rash of street fairs, neighborhood "happenings" and other generalized demonstrations of local warmth and color. You meet your next-door neighbor of 28 years for the first time...
...doubt steeling itself for the rash of phone calls, protests and editorials that will accompany any decision they make. But come Friday, there may be no movement at all. Political observers speculate it's quite possible the agency will hedge its bets and ask for more time to consider the issue, in an effort to divert attention from the pill - and its purpose - until after the November 7 election. And Al Gore isn't likely to protest that line of logic...