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...letting the influence (if not the words) of other writers seep into her own prose, Viswanathan overstepped her bounds. Let us hope that the Ad Board does not overstep...
...seismic company Terra Seis (Malta) Ltd. to survey its area. The results were stunningly clear. "We could tell very quickly that there was structure containing hydrocarbons," says Kevin Plintz, a Canadian geophysicist who owns Terra Seis. That wasn't too surprising in Tawke, where generations have watched oil seep out on the surrounding hills and turn to a slick black film in the gnawing winter cold. Sitting cross-legged on his living-room carpet over a lunch of mutton, village chief Tahir Ezeer Omar remembers that when he was 10, a German visitor told his grandfather that...
...even if the main body of the slick disperses into the sea, the danger may not be over. Experts such as Chan King-ming, an associate professor of biochemistry at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, say the chemicals may seep into the banks of the Songhua and even into the area's groundwater, which could contaminate wells. And the river has started to freeze: the chemicals could be trapped in the ice until spring. "They'll need a long-term monitoring program, from this November until next summer," says Chan...
...surface to what is below, over and over again. At over two-and-a-half meters high each, both paintings are bold, bursting with color and texture. The physical material of the paint seems to extend off of the canvas towards the viewer, while the colors seep into the depths under the surface...
...minor problem in how the windows are sealed that leads to leaks only very occasionally, when there is considerable rain and also heavy wind,” he wrote. “When water is blown sideways or when it rains for many days, it can build up and seep in through the bottom of the window fixtures.” Hopkins said that approximately 15 Currier residents had been affected by the problem. River House residents also complained about leaky roofs this weekend. Ania C. Bleszynski, who was the Kirkland House tutor on call, wrote in an e-mail...