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...same characteristic which, in part, inspired Mead's exploration of other cultures helped bring about a vaccine for polio and the invention of the geodesic dome. Salk developed the polio vaccine after he challenged the wisdom fed to him in medical school that only living viruses could be used to vaccinate against viral diseases. Fuller developed the geodesic dome after he discarded the square and turned to the triangle as the most stable figure in nature. His domes, built from a collection of triangles, enclose, per pound of material, 30 times the unobstructed interior space of any known alternative clear...
...diplomacy also extended to the Federal Reserve Board, which sometimes acts with the independence of a foreign government when it comes to controlling the money supply, a key item on Reagan's economic agenda. He crossed the street from the White House to the Treasury Building to meet Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, a Carter appointee whose term does not expire until August 1983. Also in attendance were Treasury Secretary Donald Regan, Weidenbaum and top White House aides. Reagan mntioned that he had recently read "a prediction that the price of gold was going to nosedive." Replied Volcker: "I would...
...intensified animosity toward Iran in the U.S. fed several post-release controversies: Had the Carter Administration dealt too gently with the Iranians in securing the hostages' release? Would?and should ?the new President carry out the terms of the agreement? With the Americans safely out of danger, should Iran now be punished...
...first press conference held by William Dyess, the new Administration's acting spokesman for the State Department, mistakenly fed speculation that Reagan might repudiate the agreement. Dyess announced only that the Administration would "study" the details before determining whether to abide by them. As the furor grew, he later explained that the Government "fully intends to carry out the obligations of the U.S." so long as they are "consistent with domestic and international law." Some of the terms will undoubtedly be challenged in U.S. courts, but most legal experts believe the courts will follow the lead of Federal Judge Gerhard...
Popular wisdom has it that diets that are relatively high in protein are nonfattening. But that assumption may be wrong, suggests a study from the University of Virginia. Two groups of adult rats were fed the same number of calories for nine weeks. One group received 25% of its calories from protein, the remaining 75% from fats and carbohydrates; the other group got only 5% of its calories from protein. The surprising finding, reported in Science: the rats receiving the high-protein mix gained twice as much weight. Moreover, fat accounted for nearly 24% of body weight in the high...