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Entombed in the Antarctic are memories of ice ages, of volcanic eruptions, of epochal changes in winds and rains. These memories are encrypted in dust particles, rare molecules and the properties of the ice itself. The tales they contain of thousands of years of climate changes provide intimations, and warnings, of our fate. That is why people like glaciologist Kendrick Taylor of Nevada's Desert Research Institute are drawn here. By drilling to the base of the ice sheet and extracting a 3,300-ft.-long series of ice cores, he hopes to answer new and urgent questions about...
...plan does contain incentives to hold down costs. If a medical group treats patients for a lower average monthly cost than it had anticipated in its bid, its doctors get a bonus. If its costs are higher, it gets some sharp questioning as to why, and a warning that next time its fees might be reduced...
According to Hung, a glass of unfprocessed soy milk can contain nine times as much fat as a glass of skim, less protein and just one-thirtieth the amount of calcium...
...across the country to evaluate how to make the system more secure. Making the records available online prompted a howl of protests from critics, who charged that anyone armed with another person's Social Security number, mother's maiden name and state where they were born could access records containing job history, salary and other information. Still, the fuss may contain more than a bit of unnecessary cyber-hysteria. Under the previous system, the agency would mail the records to anyone providing the same information along with a signature. Since the SSA has no way of checking the accuracy...
However, these messages, which range from inside jokes to co-opted pop-culture slogans, rarely contain any literary merit...