Posts Tagged ‘flow’

To Survive a Quake, New Bay Bridge Span Will Offer Least Resistance

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco is designed to go with the flow if a major earthquake strikes.

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To Survive a Quake, New Bay Bridge Span Will Offer Least Resistance

Arts & Leisure: Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Beyond the legal questions in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the artist Richard Prince, the case asks if the flow of creative expression, riding a tide of instantly accessible digital images, can be slowed.

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Arts & Leisure: Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation

Japan Plugs Nuke Leak

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Japan has stopped the flow of radioactive water from the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Now on to the next crisis: The plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., is now considering injecting nitrogen gas…

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Japan Plugs Nuke Leak

Italy calls migrant crisis talks

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Italy’s interior minister is to visit Tunisia for talks aimed at stopping the flow of migrants to the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa.

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Italy calls migrant crisis talks

Asian shares fall on China fears

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Asian shares fall on fears China may tighten credit to tackle inflation, cutting the flow of liquidity for stock purchases.

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U.S. Tries to End Flow of Bomb Item to Afghanistan

Monday, November 15th, 2010

With bombs the main killer of Americans in Afghanistan, the U.S. started an effort to stop the flow of ammonium nitrate, their basic ingredient, into the country.

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US-Mexico gun curbs ‘lack focus’

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

US efforts to stem the flow of illegal weapons to Mexico are hampered by a failure to share intelligence and focus on the big traffickers, a US justice department report finds.

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US-Mexico gun curbs ‘lack focus’

Rare Earths Stand Is Asked of G-20

Friday, November 5th, 2010

A business coalition asked the organization to oppose the interruption of the flow of the crucial minerals because of industrial policies or political disputes.

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Rare Earths Stand Is Asked of G-20

Report Criticizes Government Over Spill Estimates

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

A report was sharply critical of the Obama administration’s underestimations of the flow from the BP well.

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Report Criticizes Government Over Spill Estimates

Water Use in Southwest Heads for a Day of Reckoning

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Water distribution may be reordered as early as next year because the flow of water cannot keep pace with the region’s demands.

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Water Use in Southwest Heads for a Day of Reckoning

Desperation outpaces aid in Pakistan

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Despite millions of dollars in support from other countries, the flow of aid is failing to keep pace with the need for help in flood-ravaged Pakistan.

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Desperation outpaces aid in Pakistan