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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In September a blizzard with winds of up to 160 kph (100 m.p.h.), temperatures as low as -43 degrees C (-45 degrees F) and wind chill of -79 degrees C (-110 degrees F) kept the team tent-bound for 13 days. Said Steger when he reached the Patriot Hills campsite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: To The South Pole by Sled | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Steger's expedition has been better supplied than Scott's was. Fuel and food have been stashed at prearranged sites along the expedition's route. Each man wears 4.5 kg (10 lbs.) of insulated clothing and consumes daily some 1,030 g (36 oz.) of a high-energy diet (5...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: To The South Pole by Sled | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Evidence hinting at such an eventuality is widespread. Economically, the country is barely functional. At least 43 million Soviets live below the official poverty level of 75 rubles a month ($1,500 annually) and some regions of the country have resorted to widespread rationing of even the most essential goods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: What If the Soviet Union Collapses? | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

Decaying labs and desperately low salaries have made hiring another FDA travail. Some important drug-review posts have an annual turnover rate of 20%. At least one former FDA official believes many new employees use their stint at the agency to bolster resumes that are then quickly circulated to industry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's The Cure for Burnout? | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

With so many intractable problems facing the FDA, Sullivan's blue-ribbon panel is unlikely to be enough to stop the agency's decay. Says Democratic Congressman John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee: "It was an attempt to look like they were doing something, but they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's The Cure for Burnout? | 12/25/1989 | See Source »

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