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...McCain himself often says, money is like water: it finds the cracks in the wall. But the reformers argue that any change, even imperfect change, is good: it allows some oxygen into the room, and it wins some time before the influence peddlers master the new rules. In the meantime, the reformers will have shown that the system is capable of rehabilitating itself, even if it takes an entire generation...
...McCain himself often says, money is like water: It finds the cracks in the wall. But the reformers argue that any change, even imperfect change, is good: It allows some oxygen into the room, and it wins some time before the influence peddlers master the new rules. In the meantime, the reformers will have shown that the system is capable of rehabilitating itself, even if it takes an entire generation...
...publicized near misses. Cosmonaut Alexander Serebrov almost became a satellite himself when his safety tether came loose during a spacewalk. Luckily, he managed to grab hold of the station. In 1994, Mir lost its orientation, causing most of its onboard systems to sputter out, including the fans that keep oxygen circulating. To stay alive, the cosmonauts had to wave their hands in front of their faces to gather in breathable air and flap away carbon dioxide until Mir could power up again. "No one knew how torturous it was for the cosmonauts," says Bezyaev. "They spoke absolutely coolly...
...muscle - worsened throughout the day, leaving her puzzled and fearful. By nightfall she was finding it difficult to breathe. Early the next morning, she was in the emergency ward of her local hospital surrounded by staff trying to establish the cause of her distress. After they had given Gibson oxygen and tested for a heart attack, one of them asked her, "Have you recently been on a long-haul flight...
Another practice, still hotly debated, is to assign credits for sequestering carbon in growing forests. Trees soak up limited amounts of CO2, release oxygen into the air and turn carbon into wood...