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Sometimes when she talks about her work, Azadeh Tabazadeh mischievously mentions talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, who famously asserted that volcanoes are the cause of ozone depletion. "He was only half right," she says with a laugh. For as Tabazadeh and her colleagues have shown, volcanic eruptions do speed up the rate of ozone depletion--but only because their emissions combine with industrial pollution to create a destructive cocktail. Volcanic chlorine, for example, is water soluble, so it is quickly removed by rain. The sulfurous compounds that volcanoes spew out are another matter. These rise high into the atmosphere...
...operation, which demands an all-too-rare level of international cooperation and common purpose, could yet spare tens of thousands more lives. But long-term aid will be required to set those societies back on their feet, and non-governmental organizations are concerned that after the initial rush of aid, the long term needs may be forgotten. Still, the governments of the wealthier countries are responding quickly, with the U.S. adding $20 million to its initial $15 million pledge after UN relief officials complained that the industrialized world was being too tight-fisted...
...stronger currencies. In the short run, foreign buying is a boon to U.S. factories that only now are emerging from their worst rut since the Great Depression. In fact, though U.S. officials say they want a strong dollar, the open secret in Washington is that they are in no rush to make it happen. For one thing, the steps the U.S. must take to shore up the buck are painful, probably involving some combination of tax hikes and budget cuts to rein in the U.S.'s massive borrowing needs. The federal budget deficit tops $400 billion, and tallying all forms...
Better, says sleep researcher James Wyatt of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, to consume a little caffeine in the morning and continue to take it in very small doses throughout the day. That should evenly block the uptake of adenosine, a neurotransmitter-like chemical that helps trigger sleep. In a recent study, Wyatt and others tested that theory, comparing a group of volunteers taking low, steady caffeine doses with subjects who got none at all. The caffeinated group indeed performed better on cognitive tests, with no late-day crash. (Though p.m. caffeine may not do much for your ability...
...flanked by a squadron of drunken rakes, debauched aristocrats and lascivious French maids, turns English Restoration-era London into a battleground for love and fidelity. Tickets available through the A.R.T.: seating section A tickets sell for $62-72 and B tickets sell for $36-49. Day of show student rush tickets are $12. Through Dec. 26th at the Loeb at various times...