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...mass of gases, then flow back toward the equator, creating a circular gyre reminiscent of Earth's great ocean currents, such as those that sweep the Atlantic and Pacific. "We used to think the inside of the sun was fairly simple," says John Harvey, an astronomer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tuscon, Ariz. "But that was before we had the capability to see into...
...sparkling, in fact, gives rise to the sun's periodic magnetic storms, an activity that reaches a peak with the 11-year polar shifts. Huge pockets of gases form on the sun's surface, accompanied by sunspots, solar flares and great eruptions of gas. While this phenomenon has seemed to be limited to the sun's surface, the new probing shows that the magnetic storms are apparently stirred up by the shearing action of the winds as they press past slower moving gases, just as the eruptions of volcanoes on Earth are produced by the pressures created by motions...
...health officials sounded the alarm this week that some of the blood-sucking critters may carry St. Louis encephalitis ? a virus-born ailment which damages the brain ? the company decided to close its three water parks and swimming pools an hour early each day, to protect sunbathing vacationers during peak feeding time. Meanwhile Mickey and Goofy will continue to work full shifts at Disney's three theme parks, where spraying has already taken place. Not taking any chances, the Magic Kingdom also requested its guests to wear long-sleeved shirts and pants ? an unpopular suggestion in balmy summertime Florida. What...
...culture have told us that television is bad.... Well, television is not the evil destroyer of all that is right in this world. In fact, and we say with all the disdain we can muster for the elitists who purport otherwise--TV is good." The essay reaches its own peak of self-righteousness when it points out that TV "makes us laugh" and "makes us cry" and asks, "Can any other medium match TV for its immediacy, its impact, its capacity to entertain?" But this argument, however flimsy, is contradicted in the end: "Let us rejoice in our fully adjustable...
...impossible not to be overwhelmed by awe at the vision of the harbor from the heights of Victoria Peak, the most notorious and by far most spectacular sight of Asia's most dynamic, ebullient and thriving metropolis. The city's tallest hill, Victoria Peak provides streams of round-the-clock tourists as well as locals in search of solace from the city's frenetic life, with unparalleled views of the land below, the handsome towers and Kai Tak's airport constantly blinking lights. Like a multitude of glimmering diamonds, the lights and shapes reflect on the harbor, creating a visual...