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...plant and animal remains were originally converted by underground heat into the world's present reserves of oil, coal and natural gas. In Garrett's design, raw garbage straight from the ashcan would be chopped into gravel-sized pieces by an enormous shredder, then run through a dryer to remove moisture. An air classifier would separate the inorganic matter (metals, glass) from the organic (paper, food wastes). The organic matter would then be ground into a sugar-fine powder and heated to a temperature...
...product could make them grow; the new "Fresh Guys" theme features animated loaves in TV commercials. More candor is creeping into ads. Pitches for Sta Dri now note that no antiperspirant really keeps people dry. The product's name, the ads say, should "probably be 'Stay Dryer...
...month for a one-bedroom flat to $600) is free bus transport to and from the city between 7 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., free electricity, water and air conditioning. All services, such as plumbing and carpentry, are free. Garage space is $15 a month, and a washer-dryer and dishwasher are each rentable for $10 monthly. There are nine groundskeepers to maintain the lawns, and 15 security guards to keep the peace. "We've always thought it was out of this world," says Irwin Gopnik, a McGill University English professor. Adds Daughter Alison: "This is not luxury living...
...spite of their heated arguments about the moon's origin, history and composition, lunar scientists usually agree on one point; that the moon is a bleak, waterless place, a million times dryer, as one researcher put it, than the Gobi Desert. That idea was challenged last week, as two Rice University scientists disclosed that they had detected the first evidence of water on the moon...
...owners it cited were heavy contributors to the Governor's campaign chest. These same corporations may also receive lavish tax benefits. The report was especially critical of such state projects as a mammoth scheme currently underway to transfer water from the northern part of the state to the dryer south...