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Equally destabilizing has been the almost inconceivably rapid democratization of information -- the electronic saturation of the world. Once, the leader was the one who knew things and therefore understood what the followers did not: knowledge was power, and following was an act of faith. Now sheer, unexpurgated information accelerates history. It is also hell on mystique. The media help create leaders and then eat them alive -- a sort of electronic Aztec sacrifice...
...There are essentially two issues [in determining ozone depletion]: the rapid change of aerosol loading, dictating the amount of surface area that is exposed, and the change in ultraviolet radiation," Anderson says. Regional and seasonal variations can lead to vast differences in ozone levels, he adds. "The polar regions are almost different planets...
...only is such rapid interstellar trekking impossible, but the Star Trek characters' reliance on molecular transportation must also be taken with a grain of salt, skeptics...
...cutting planwould send the federal deficit through the roof and shove the economy into a recession. "If we had a big tax cut right now and people were spending more, the inflation danger would be much more real than it is now," Rivlin told reporters. "You'd have rapid increases in interest rates, and probably throw the economy into a recession." Republicans fired back: Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio) said any GOP tax cut would be offset by spending cuts, and tweaked Rivlin for partisanship. "I think she needs to take a chill pill," he said...
...disease is characterized by rapid loss of 15 percent of body weight, loss of menstrual cycle in women for three consecutive months, intense fear of weight gain, and highly distorted body image...