Europe rejects GE corn but Australia has 'no concerns' Nov 12, 2009
The European authority also expressed concern that Monsanto had failed to conduct any tests on cooked LY038, which could cause a chemical chain reaction leading led to a higher level of advanced glycation end products, believed to be pathogenic. Research recently published in the Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism found that if ingested, these end products could be linked to cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The Hot Button: Where would Tech finish in the SEC? Nov 11, 2009
All of the other factors could have very well been overcome, had the whole muffed punt/onside kick chain reaction been interrupted. Respect to Les Miles for his timely play calls, but Tech did about as much to lose that game as LSU did to win it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Failure written into'too big' policy Nov 10, 2009
It is hard to understand why policymakers are not cognizant of this obvious fact sufficiently to focus on the need for firebreaks in interconnected financial markets both to prevent the buildup of risk chain reaction and to contain systemic failure contagion. Henry C K Liu is chairman of a New York-based private investment group. (Asia Times Online)
Gorbachev Hailed at Berlin Wall Anniversary Nov 10, 2009
One of the highlights of the day was having former Poland's former pro-democracy leader Lech Welesa initiate a chain reaction that led to the toppling of 1,000 massive foam dominoes placed along the route of the now vanished wall. President Obama paid tribute to the moment in a video message that was introduced by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying it sent a message of hope to "those who believe, even in the face of cynicism and doubt and oppression, that walls can truly come down.". (ABC News)
Who Won the Cold War? Nov 10, 2009
The first breach in that wall set off a chain reaction that would eventually topple Communist governments and liberate people across half of Europe. It would also end the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Block, substantially diminishing the possibility for nuclear annihilation. (The American Conservative)
Dounreay 50th anniversary marked Nov 9, 2009
Criticality is a self-sustaining chain reaction producing energy and radioactivity. Staff at Dounreay had worked for four years to reach that point. (BBC News -- Science)
Bear's last supper Nov 8, 2009
Reuters Hedge-fund maven John Paulson (above), who made a killing shorting housing derivatives beginning in 2007, asked Bear Stearns COO Sam Molinaro about the firm s exposure to risky assets, setting off a chain reaction that saw the venerable bond house led by Alan Schwartz crumble a month later, according to Gregory Zuckerman s book. Paulson & Co. was an especially attractive catch for Molinaro. (New York Post -- Business)
Twilight of an ancient knowledge Nov 8, 2009
As the temperature rises, the IPCC says, it sets off a chain reaction of environmental changes, resulting in more rainfall in some places, more evaporation and arid conditions in others, and contrasting air temperatures and pressures globally, leading to shifting wind patterns. These climate changes affect local biodiversity. (Salon)
Tech.view: Fighting fire with fire Nov 7, 2009
This breaks the chain reaction and the fire is eventually snuffed out. Alternatively, removing fuel from the fire by chopping down trees, digging fire breaks and setting control burns ahead of it also helps stop a fire in its tracks. (The Economist)
Spitz: Pride of the local phone book Nov 7, 2009
A Little Green Phone Book arrived in yesterday's mail and set off a chain reaction. It started out slowly, when I stumbled upon the Ashland High School softball team and a chart to convert feet to fathoms. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Iran questioned Nov 7, 2009
The specific issue raised in this latest report focuses on the means of initiating a nuclear chain reaction using a highly sophisticated arrangement of high explosives. This "two-point implosion device", as it is known, is significant because it would allow for the production of a much smaller and less cumbersome nuclear warhead - one that experts believe could easily fit onto Iran's existing Shahab 3 missiles. (BBC News -- Africa)
* Japan nuclear plant starts using controversial fuel Nov 6, 2009
18 million kilowatt reactor is expected to reach the state of nuclear chain reaction overnight and generate power from Monday, said the operator, Kyushu Electric Power Co, one of three that ordered the MOX.. The recycled fuel, produced by French nuclear giant Areva, arrived in Japan by ship in May amid international protests led by environmental group Greenpeace, which has called for an immediate ban on MOX shipments. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Columbine survivor to speak Nov. 12 Nov 6, 2009
I have this theory, she wrote, that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same ... He didn t dwell on the Columbine shootings; the emphasis was on what Rachel was trying to do - create a chain reaction of kindness and compassion. (Medfield Press, MA)
Two die in four-car pile up on Hwy. 46 Nov 5, 2009
In a chain reaction, the fourth car, driven by Christine Buchanan, of Bandera, collided with Babbitt's vehicle. Pct. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
100 days from Vancouver, USOC looks for a leader Nov 4, 2009
On the domestic front, Ueberroth's departure opened the door for another chain reaction. He had been a strong ruler over a mostly passive board. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Scribblenauts: Creative writing at its best Nov 4, 2009
CHAIN REACTION: You can combine certain objects together, such as attaching a chain to a box and a Starite so you can pull the latter out of a hole. Or, you know, to create an awesome nunchuck. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Hurricane horror stories Nov 4, 2009
It is clear, however, that the media was only the last link -- if the most influential one -- in a chain reaction that led the world to believe gang rape, rampant shootings and infanticide were fast compounding the city's devastation. Many of the overblown reports trace back through poorly informed public officials, to overworked police officers and national guardsmen, to frightened evacuees themselves. (Salon)
Family survives crash caused by road debris Nov 4, 2009
The road debris caused a chain reaction crash on Griffin Road near Interstate 75 Tuesday afternoon when a car ran over a wooden plank and sent it flying into another vehicle, causing the car to hit a concrete barrier nearby. The driver, his wife and 2-year-old were in the car at the time. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Goldman left foreign investors holding subprime bag Nov 3, 2009
Anchorage Daily News. Daylight : 8:33 AM - 4:53 PM. (Anchorage Daily News)
Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory? Nov 2, 2009
The fall of the Berlin Wall was part of a chain reaction, as repressive Soviet-satellite dictatorships in Hungary, East Germany, Romania, Czechoslavakia and Poland fell. Even a year or two earlier, no one would have foreseen the rapidity and thoroughness of the Iron Curtains disintegration. (Townhall.com)
Kyle Busch bumped to victory at Talladega Nov 1, 2009
Nearly a dozencars were involved, including points leader Ron Hornaday Jr., who was running the middle of the pack when the chain reaction crash started, wreaking havoc on his right front tire. Hornaday finished 17th but still leads Matt Crafton by 202 points with three races remaining. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Truck and treat: Kyle Busch gets winning push at Talladega Nov 1, 2009
Nearly a dozen cars were involved, including points leader Jr., who was running the middle of the pack when the chain reaction crash started, wreaking havoc on his right front tire. Hornaday finished 17th but still leads by 202 points with three races remaining. (USA Today -- Sports)
‘Continuous Present’ examines the conflicts of time and perception Oct 31, 2009
This piece is like an animated science experiment, a hilariously choreographed chain reaction which, for 30 minutes, connects oil drums, car tires, levers, pulleys, water bottles, and various forms of fire and fuel. Artists often describe how things seem to happen of their own accord when creative juices are flowing and connections occur in the mind as if by magic. (Boston Globe)
Magnetic Mixing Creates Quite A Stir Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) Sandia researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces. Researchers currently use all types of processes to try and create mixing, with only "mixed" success. (Science Daily)
Seasonoal flu, H1N1 tests not the same Oct 30, 2009
It should be first stated, however, that clinical confirmation of H1N1 is done by lengthy laboratory diagnostic testing typically by a process known as rRT-PCR, which stands for the unwieldy and tongue-twisting phrase real-time Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction and which does not return immediate results. Conversely, the shorter flu tests, which can yield results in about a half hour, are not for H1N1, but for the regular type A seasonal flu, although their results are apparently... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Learning about leadership Oct 30, 2009
Ralston then had the students create the "wave," to display the concept of a chain reaction that results by following the actions of others. "I want you to go and start little chain reactions, even if it's just a little smile," she said in closing her presentation. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Experts Warn: Tax Hikes Would Undercut Economy Oct 29, 2009
Once again, reduced tax rates created a virtual chain reaction of higher economic growth, more jobs, increased corporate profits, and, ultimately, more tax receipts, the authors opined. In 2008, the fruits of the Bush tax cuts preceded a drop in U.S. government interest rates on 10- and 30-year bonds to their lowest level in 30 years. (Human Events Online)
Ahmed Wali Karzai and the CIA: America's conundrum in Afghanistan Oct 29, 2009
This is the chain reaction a successful counterinsurgency must create. But if the US is backing or is even perceived as backing drug barons who flout justice and breed corruption and violence, the military will never win the trust of Afghans. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Animals zapped by downed power line near Eureka Oct 29, 2009
"It's sort of a chain reaction," he said. "But I've never seen it relative to a power line before.". (Montana Standard, MT)
When Phillies win, so does humanity Oct 25, 2009
"That enables them to exert themselves toward more successes and it can set off a positive chain reaction for future successes," she said. Phillies fan Jeff Schaal, a Wilmington firefighter, said he can see the dynamic working in his life even though he gave up his season tickets two years ago, just before the Phillies became a championship-caliber team. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Drugs May Help Sleep-Deprived to Remember Oct 24, 2009
Writing in Nature, University of Pennsylvania graduate student Christopher G. Vecsey, professor Ted Abel, PhD, and colleagues identify a chemical chain reaction linked to sleep deprivation -- and a possible solution. The researchers used electrical shocks to train lab mice not to move in certain cages, and then deprived some of the mice of sleep for five hours. (CBS News -- Health)
Iran Is Considering Nuclear-Fuel Proposal in `Favorable Light,' IAEA Says Oct 24, 2009
Uranium enriched above a 20 percent concentration is defined as highly enriched, which can set off the chain reaction seen in a nuclear explosion. Most modern atomic weapons contain around 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of the heavy metal enriched to 90 percent. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Mad Men: How Many of Don's Secrets Has Betty Figured Out? Oct 21, 2009
"Just because you're spontaneous and you're his favorite." Only later, after indulging his own, um, process, does Kinsey have that drunken moment of triumph, as something Achilles says sets off the kind of chain reaction epiphany that only Don and Peggy seem capable of. He's filled with a sense of inclusion: He's partaken of the mysticism that the real sages at Sterling Cooper specialize in. (Slate)
Coping with A NEW NORMAL (7) Oct 21, 2009
But the crash started a chain reaction in Daniel's head that forever changed his life. It's called traumatic brain injury, or TBI, a condition that can cause a wide range of functional changes affecting thinking, language, emotions and sensation. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
Chain collision ties up traffic Oct 20, 2009
One woman was transported to the hospital as a precaution after three vehicles were involved in a minor chain reaction collision Monday around 1 p.m. at Seventh Street and Jackson Avenue. A red Ford Ranger pickup was headed east on Seventh Street where it waited to turn left into the county building parking lot. (Odessa American, TX)
Students call McCaskill to action at Power Shift Oct 19, 2009
At that point, no matter how much we reduce our greenhouse gases, no matter how much clean energy we use instead of fossil fuels, there will be a chain reaction where the climate will deteriorate and there will be nothing we can do to stop it. . (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Middle school students vow to make a difference Oct 18, 2009
Her personal acts prior to her death, coupled with the contents of her six diaries, have become the foundation for "Rachel's Challenge," a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging young people to be compassionate and helpful and start a "chain reaction of kindness and compassion.". On Wednesday, many Campbell Middle School students accepted the challenge and six of them, none of whom were more than 2 years old at the time of Rachel's death, discussed the program and ways they can... (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Link Between Genetic Defect And Brain Changes In Schizophrenia Demonstrated Oct 18, 2009
Researchers have discovered the precise chemical chain reaction that could be the much-sought-after puberty trigger: The KiSS-1 gene, which produces. . (Science Daily)
Four-Vehicle Accident Sends One To Waco Hospital Friday Oct 17, 2009
WACO (October 16, 2009)A four-vehicle chain reaction accident Friday afternoon in Waco sent one person to the hospital and snarled traffic for a time at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Hillcrest. The accident, involving a passenger car and three SUVs, happened just after 3 p.m. when the driver of the car, who police said was an elderly woman, failed to stop for a red light as she turned from Hillcrest onto Lake Shore. (KWTX.com, TX)
Saving Lives With Poison Oct 17, 2009
By substituting the depleting oxygen levels with hydrogen sulfide, Roth is able to prevent the chain reaction from starting, which in theory could prevent a real live patient from dying. Roth didn't start with rats either, instead he begun testing his theories on fish embryos and fruit flies. (IGN Gear)
Bloggers' challenge: Will you make any effort to limit your contribution to air pollution this winter? Oct 16, 2009
penny wrote on Oct 14, 2009 7:25 PM:" As it happens, I do plan on limiting my air pollution this winter. I also plan on limiting others air pollution. This involves an elaborate scheme that includes a baseball bat and a team of cow-minions. We will soon control the valley, using our incredible smarts, dislike of motor vehicles, and ninja prowess. After we take over the valley of cache, we will ban all cow-eating of any kind, and instead endorse chicken. This will cause a chain reaction,... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Scientist uses poison gas to halt death Oct 16, 2009
No chain reaction, no cell death. The patient lives. (CNN)
Rainfall records fall in epic storm Oct 15, 2009
"The oil left from the summer comes up in the roadway, people don't slow down, and all you need is one person sliding into another and you get a chain reaction.". People who slogged along the roads to get to San Francisco International Airport found their flights delayed by as much as three hours because of the weather. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Billingsley to 'pen; Garland off roster Oct 15, 2009
That triggered a chain reaction that claimed Billingsley, the team's leading winner this year, and Garland, who won three games after being acquired at the Trade Deadline. They weren't the only Dodgers pitchers dealing with a demotion. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Teenage prankster causes chain reaction Oct 14, 2009
By Christian Schiavone/cschiavo@cnc. Tue Oct 13, 2009, 12:37 PM EDT. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Recession and high gold price set to drive pawnbroking industry consolidation, expansion Oct 13, 2009
These include independently-owned operators such as Fish Brothers, Berkeley Credit & Finance, TGS Pawnbrokers, Chain Reaction, Mallard Pawnbrokers and The Old English Pawnbroking Company. There are also a multitude of single-shop, family-owned businesses which could also come up for sale. (FT.com -- Markets)
No light shed on Patriots OL Light’s knee injury Oct 13, 2009
If there was an order in the chain reaction, it would have started with the Broncos quick and short passing attack, then the coverage, then the pass rush. In other words, it s all connected, he said. (Boston Globe)
The Question Of Leadership Oct 11, 2009
We need every arsenal at our disposal to push for the critical mass where the slightest effort will trigger a chain reaction. Nkrumah once said that the Blackman is capable of managing his own affairs. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
BrianCazeneuveInside Olympic Sports Stephanie Streeter is the first of many USOC execs to resign. Oct 10, 2009
The truth is, there was great pressure from within the U.S. Olympic movement -- other board members, heads of national sports governing bodies especially --- to begin a necessary chain reaction and create needed stability for the U.S. Olympic movement. Her hefty salary, $560,000, was also a bone of contention among others in the U.S. movement, which in turn signaled to the international community that things were not going to get better. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
ALSO: Breaking down the multiplayer Oct 10, 2009
Chain Reaction: A variation on Turf War, teams must capture zones in a specific order to score points. Special rules can be set for each match, such as the types of weapons available and time limits. (USA Today -- Tech)
Mayor candidates face off Oct 10, 2009
"I think we need to enforce a little bit more" throughout the city, he said, to start a chain reaction. When asked about street maintenance, Rice and Solomon said that they think the city does well with what resources they have. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Anti-bullying program impresses at Danvers Hight School Oct 9, 2009
Starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion was the mission of Rachel Joy Scott, the first student killed in the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado 10 years ago ... In her essay, My Ethics, My Codes of Life, written for a school assignment, she wrote, I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Powerful Quakes Hit South Pacific Oct 8, 2009
Relaxation in the tectonic plates occurs after a large quake and series of quakes over a period of months occurs like a chain reaction. Add a comment. (CBS News)
UK bank woes prompted riot fears Oct 7, 2009
A year ago today, Royal Bank of Scotland Group and HBOS were close to collapse, causing a chain reaction that could have ended with riots in UK cities, security analysts and economists said. Bank failures would have forced the government to cancel police leave and deploy troops as the breakdown of the financial payments system threatened the ability of utilities to provide essential services, said David Livingstone, a fellow at the Royal Institute for International Affairs in London, a former... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Glutton Intolerance Oct 6, 2009
According to , the presence of visceral fat cells can set off a biochemical chain reaction that leads to the inflammatory response. (Fat cells may even secrete the cytokines themselves. (Slate)
Mohawk "Frozen Moment" Oct 6, 2009
The spot begins with dad slipping on a skateboard in the kitchen, an accident that sets off a chain reaction of food and beverages flying everywhere. The spot moves through the living room, where the majestic mess includes flying chips and waterfalls of guacamole and salsa. (AdWeek)
Texting while driving cause for concern (25) Oct 4, 2009
Texting while driving cause for concern - Somerset - Daily American. Some government officials are working to pass legislation banning text messaging while driving while AAA is launching its own campaign to kick the habit. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Four car crash hospitalizes 7 Oct 4, 2009
As the truck began to turn a southbound flatbed tow truck did not stop and slammed into the back of the Nissan, causing a chain reaction. The Nissan was pushed into the older model black Ford which then clipped the rear of the turning pickup. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Iran has data to make N-bomb: Report Oct 4, 2009
They use a blast wave from a sphere of conventional explosives to compress a ball of bomb fuel into a supercritical mass, starting the atomic chain reaction and progressing to the fiery blast. Implosion designs, compact by nature, are considered necessary for making nuclear warheads small and powerful enough to fit atop a missile. (India Times, India)
Although flawed in technical details, ‘Fiery Peace in a Cold War’ reveals neglected part of US-Soviet arms race Oct 4, 2009
The militarily significant difference between an atomic and a hydrogen bomb is that the fission chain reaction stops when the atomic bomb s heavy metal core explosively disassembles, limiting the bomb s yield to less than a megaton, while the heat-dependent fusion reaction in a hydrogen bomb can be made arbitrarily large by adding more hydrogen fuel. The 1948 Sandstone atomic bomb tests not only led to fission bombs of increased yield, as Sheehan notes, but by levitating the bomb cores to... (Boston Globe)
Deadly Interstate 35 Accident To Be Reconstructed Oct 4, 2009
The military is conducting its own investigation, police said, and is looking into whether a mechanical failure in the Humvee could have caused the deadly chain reaction crash. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
City to Seek Consultants to Review Flood Issues Oct 4, 2009
Is my effort to diverge water runoff a permanent solution for the source of the problem or will my efforts; or, the builders efforts, simply diverge the water to another neighbors yard a few feet away; hence, a chain reaction of neighbor after neighbor diverging water and moving the problem somewhere else. How does this reinforce the overall development of a community. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Friends, co-workers mourn loss of popular mailman Oct 3, 2009
The jarring news of Roy Rondeno's death spread in a chain reaction Friday afternoon. Friends said he went into cardiac arrest while undergoing surgery. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Stiglitz Deflation Threat Pushes Bernanke to Keep Rates at Zero Next Year Oct 3, 2009
Executives at the largest U.S. supermarket chain, blamed deflation for a 7 percent drop in earnings in the second quarter, while falling prices for food, gasoline, and electronics left August sales unchanged at A sustained price drop might set off a chain reaction in which lower profits force employers to pare wages and payrolls. That would erode consumer demand, exacerbating wage cuts and firings. (Bloomberg)
Logan control going overboard Oct 2, 2009
Maureen wrote on Oct 1, 2009 4:45 PM:" Buddy ..bingo! You got it. I know a guy who has a similar situation. ...west side of town off historic Center Street. Home built in 50's. Single short driveway that goes to a single car garage. Driveway does not go around to back of house. One single car parking pad (5 ft. of cement) next to driveway access ..on which the city had allowed him to place a basketball stand for his kids. Couldn't be more unobtrusive, and couldn't be more functional. The city... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
