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...There have been noticeable scientific breakthroughs by people who have been able to use these computers," said Allen R. Robinson, professor of geophysical fluid dynamics and a trustee in the new corporation...
...danger, it internally mixes enzymes contained in one body chamber with concentrated solutions of some rather harmless compounds, hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinones, confined to a second chamber. This generates a noxious spray of caustic benzoquinones, which explodes from its body at a boiling 212 degreesF. What is more, the fluid is pumped through twin rear nozzles, which can be rotated, like a B-17's gun turret, to hit a hungry ant or frog with bull's-eye accuracy. When Rue learned about the bombardier, she says, "I fell in love with...
...other requirements of the role are trickier, more fluid, shifting with the times. The First Lady has no constitutional or statutory duties at all, but she is almost constantly on display, and held to the ephemeral ideals of the moment. Since Eleanor Roosevelt, Presidents' wives have been expected to show some interest in good works, and recent First Ladies have taken that to mean an active concern for the sick or the helpless. Nancy Reagan has devoted her energies to the Foster Grandparents Program, a volunteer child-care organization, and, even more emphatically, to a crusade against drug abuse among...
...workaholic who signed his letters "In greatest haste," More ran hard to get ahead in the fluid society of Tudor England. After studying law, he positioned himself at court as personal secretary to Henry, as much through nattering verse and charm at the dinner table as by administrative competence. As he moved up in office-royal councillor, Undertreasurer of the Exchequer, speaker for the House of Commons and finally Lord Chancellor-he seemed docile and circumspect...
...well known. Inhalation causes severe lung injury, but since the gas has no effect on the upper respiratory tract, victims have no immediate warning, other than a musty odor, that they have breathed in a poisonous gas. Choking is usually the first symptom. Then the lungs eventually fill with fluid and asphyxiation occurs. In most cases of moderate exposure to MIC, the effects are treatable. Even small doses of phosgene, however, can be lethal...