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...massive earthquakes and the Dec. 26 tsunami weren't enough, Indonesia has a new geological concern: a string of volcanoes threatening to erupt. Tens of thousands of residents living near Mount Talang on the island of Sumatra fled their homes after the mountain began spewing hot ash last Tuesday. Two days later, Mount Tangkuban Parahu, a 2,084-m peak only 16 km from Bandung, the country's third-largest city, grumbled to life, bringing to 11 the number of Indonesian volcanoes now being monitored for possible eruption...
Armed with such signposts, geologists have targeted several volcanoes that may erupt in the near future. More than 500 volcanoes are classified as active, most of them lying in the so-called Ring of Fire, a broad circle that more or less coincides with the boundaries of the Pacific, where oceanic plates are diving under continental plates. Of particular concern to scientists are some of the peaks in the Cascades, the mountain range that includes Mount St. Helens. The Mammoth Lakes ski-resort area in California is another area of potential volcanic activity...
Kushner himself, however, is remarkably contained; he is thin and demure behind wiry, scholarly glasses. He keeps his hands clasped when not talking, though they float up in superfluous gestures when he is. His speaking does not erupt in the same way as his characters’ speech...
When emotionally charged political discussions erupt in the house, meanwhile, the staunch conservative stays up and argues right alongside her cohabitants. Swimming in a sea of liberals, Rachel has had plenty of chances to hone her debating chops. “Get me with some Democrat, and I’m right in there,” she says...
...aftermath of the Schiavo furor, physician-assisted suicide is likely to erupt as the next big conflagration over end-of-life issues. Indeed, things have already begun to heat up. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last month to take up a Bush Administration challenge to the Oregon law. The White House wants to revoke the license of any doctor who writes a lethal prescription, arguing that federal drug laws trump states' rights to regulate medical practice. Meanwhile, legislative committees in Vermont and California will vote this month on whether to adopt Oregon-style statutes. Other states have considered similar laws...