If a stable column of mud has been set up in the well, keeping the oil at bay through its sheer weight, the next step would be to set cement in the well and seal it off permanently.

如果一个稳定的泥浆柱能在油井里成型，并通过它十足的压力将石油限制在海湾范围，那下一步就是将井里的泥浆粘合好，使油井永久封闭。

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The DAML + OIL schema is actually what is being used in RDFInference.org applications, and is what we'll use as the basis of continuing work in this column.

DAML + OIL模式实际上就是在RDFInference.org应用程序中所使用的那种模式，而且我们也将它用作本专栏继续下去的基础。

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Many fishermen are convinced that much of the oil is suspended in the water column or has drifted to the bottom, where it's impacting oyster beds, crab herds, and spawning fish schools.

很多渔民确信不少油污正悬浮在下潜水流中，这会影响到牡蛎养殖场，螃蟹的繁殖和产卵的鱼群。

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(Speaking) Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the imprisoned Kremlin critic and former head of the Yukos Oil Company, in a recent op-ed column, said Russia's demand for skills in fundamental and applied sciences is declining in light of the appetite for raw materials and corruption.

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If a stable column of mud has been set up in the well, keeping the oil at bay through its sheer weight, the next step would be to set cement in the well and seal it off permanently.

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