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...layer after layer of sweaters and long johns, long, woolly scarves around their noses and eight pairs of socks, we wear shorts and T-shirts. We may never know the sensual pleasure of entering a warm room and having all the snow on our clothes melt and soak the carpet...
...began releasing CO2 faster than plants and oceans, which absorb the gas, could handle it. In the early 1900s, people began burning oil and gas at prodigious rates. And increasing population led to the widespread cutting of trees in less developed countries. These trees are no longer available to soak up excess CO2, and whether they are burned or left to rot, they instead release the gas. By the late 1800s atmospheric CO2 had risen to between 280 and 290 parts per million. Today it stands at 350 p.p.m., and by 2050 it could reach 500 to 700 p.p.m., higher...
After years of neglect, American workingwomen have rediscovered their nails. From second-story shops in New York City to brightly painted storefronts in Los Angeles, quick-service nail salons are springing up faster than fresh- vegetable stands. Customers get a lot more these days than a soak and a dunk. A typical visit includes a choice of manicures (French, oil or glue), a hand massage and acrylic sculpting to strengthen and lengthen the nails. Prices range from $5 for the basic treatment to $50 or more for an extensive...
...City Council last night questioned a new water rate plan with at least one member saying it would not soak the universities sufficiently...
...multimillionaire bachelor, Kohl, 53, spent $5 million of his own money to defeat Susan Engeleiter, 36, the Republican leader in the state senate. When Proxmire won re-election in 1982, he spent just $145. Yet, like Proxmire, Kohl refused contributions from special-interest groups and ran a populist, soak- the-rich campaign, calling for tax hikes for the wealthy. His affluence, he contended, meant that he would be "nobody's Senator but yours...