Word: creation
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...shock waves from an ancient supernova sparked the creation of the sun and planets, Anders concludes, "it's very likely that the material from which our solar system was formed was contaminated with these diamonds. The diamonds on earth may well be a mixture of those loaded with xenon and those without...
Light from a star that exploded when man' s ancestors were still working with stone tools reaches earth after a 170,000- year journey. Scientists are elatedly studying it because they believe such flaring stars account for the creation of elements, the birth of new stars and perhaps some of the mutations that drive the evolution of terrestrial life. See SCIENCE...
...only thing that these four communities have in common is what motivated their creation. Each was set up as a new utopia, a new city on a hill for the people who had the vision to build them. In no other nation, FitzGerald writes, have people so confidently felt that "they can start all over again from scratch...that they can reinvent themselves." This attitude, she argues, is quintisentially American...
...addition to a fare increase, the report calls for structural changes in the local taxi industry. These will later be submitted to the council as an ordinance. Other issues raised in the report include the creation of a taxi commission of city officals and elected representatives of the industry; new provisions for the elderly and handicapped who rely on cabs for transportation over short distances; and regulation of the radio dispatching services which serve independent drivers...
...Swaggart's celebrity in Latin America is largely the creation of television. His hour-long weekly show is broadcast by 511 Latin American stations and draws more viewers than the program of any other U.S.-based TV evangelist. Among his devotees in San Jose was Rosario Orozco, 32, who said she often wakes up feeling sad, "but then the Lord tells me to turn on Jimmy Swaggart, and suddenly everything in life is precious." Swaggart is not only an orator whose incendiary style appeals to Latin Americans but a creditable gospel singer with a lively band. His proficient road crew...