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That is a plus for scientists. Without flowing liquids to cause erosion, the geological history of Venus has been preserved and can now be observed as if by time-lapse photography. For example, the outline of one mountain peak clearly shows how it was formed over time by three separate upward thrusts of the planet's surface. The atmosphere preserves the land in another way as well: the clouds are so dense that all but the largest incoming meteorites burn up before striking the surface. Earth has absorbed far more hits from meteorites, although much of the evidence has eroded...
...transport system currently delivers 13 million barrels per day to and from U.S. refineries. At peak output, the SPR can pump only about 3.5 million barrels per day, and that only for three months. Then it's gone. Without stringent conservation measures--ideological anathema to Bush and his predecessor--the SPR won't last very long. What does Bush intend to do when the U.S. has used up the SPR? Won't prices creep up again (assuming they fall in the first place...
...company's apparent worth had been improperly inflated by the phony transactions with Silverado. After this sale, M.D.C. shares fell from $22 to below $1 for a time. Many M.D.C. officers and board members, including Brownstein, mysteriously managed to sell much of their personal M.D.C. stock at its peak price. The lawsuits also contend that Milken was the architect of a scheme in which M.D.C. sold junk bonds to San Diego's Imperial S&L, which eventually produced huge losses for the California thrift...
...public outrage about the city's record crime spree seemed to crystallize last week, and officials scrambled to respond with calls for more police. New York's Governor Mario Cuomo urged the city to hire 5,000 more officers immediately, returning the force close to the peak strength of 32,000 that it wielded in the early 1970s. "The time for exquisite analysis has passed," said Cuomo. "You have to produce the police...
...foreign sales of products as varied as minivans, jetliners and health-care products in the first four months of 1990 climbed 8.9% above the figure for the same period last year. The strong performance offset a 4.8% rise in imports and helped cut the U.S. trade deficit from its peak of $152 billion in 1987 to a current annual rate of $92.2 billion...