Word: isn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film has no story; the plot isn't juicy. Chronos is simply a constant, startling stream of images showing time at work through nature's changes. The concept of altered time is so intriguing, the photography so unusual and the music so haunting that the surreal experience of Chronos shouldn't be missed...
...University isn't committed to making sophomores, juniors and seniors real parts of its advising system, then it at least shouldn't reduce upperclassmen to playing the role of official--and gagged--friend. Harvard can choose advisors; let freshmen choose their friends...
...There is homophobia at Yale, as there is everywhere," says Chinn, a member of the rugby team. "Each peer group has different standards of what's acceptable and what isn't. In general, people are more respectful...
...author of the study and an atmospheric physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported that data gathered last year in the Antarctic are "entirely consistent" with the premise that CFCs -- used in refrigeration devices and as ingredients in plastic foams -- are destroying the ozone. "The evidence isn't final," he told TIME last week, "but it's strong enough...
...crystals during the polar winter; then, as spring nears in early September, the chlorine is warmed by the sun and converted into a reactive form that can destroy ozone. The presence of fluorine in the atmosphere supports the view that these chlorine compounds are of man-made origin. "There isn't any fluorine in the upper atmosphere from any natural source," says Farmer. This suggests that the source of the accompanying chlorine is chlorofluorocarbons...