Word: septic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Many if not most of Mitch's victims were youngsters--including not only those who drowned but also those whose malnourished bodies were no match for the deadly septic infections set free in the waters. Says Charles Compton, local head of Plan International relief organization: "We have to keep starvation and infection from claiming as many victims as the hurricane did." When the final tally is in, the assertions of a staggering toll may well be borne out. Those whom the floodwaters did not kill face the problems of isolation, starvation, disease and neglect--the normal stuff of tragedy...
...into a building designed for 290 are readily apparent--a marked contrast with the roominess of the $30 million training school the state built for Mercedes. Throughout the school day, students stand in line to take their turn in one of the six tiny rest rooms serviced by a septic system, which produces its own unpleasant consequences on occasion, since the septic tanks were also built for 290 pupils. That contrasts with the new sewer lines the state laid for Mercedes. Then there is the cafeteria. Because of the overcrowding, lunch starts at 10:30 a.m.--soon...
Depending on their needs, communities would be able use revenue from the tax to pay for open space preservation, affordable housing, historic preservation, brownfields redevelopment and septic system improvements...
...bacteria leads to a wide variety of bacterial pathologies, from fatal pulmonary infections to painful skin burns. Blood infection, infection of the heart valves, infection of the lungs, meningitis (invasion of the spinal cord), osteomyelitis (infection of bone marrow), septic arthritis and perinephric abscess may also result. Many of these conditions can lead to death...
Practically everyone has a bull-market story, and collectively these tales illustrate the depth of the market's penetration into our social consciousness. Barton Biggs, the veteran investment strategist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, recalls a party at his summer house last month. The septic system backed up, and the plumber who came to save the party did so in more ways than one. The plumber recognized Biggs from his TV appearances and immediately commenced quizzing him on the market. "I told him I would be cautious at this point," Biggs says. The plumber begged to differ. To the amusement...