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...latest twist in the global-warming equation involves the effects of the tiny droplets of sulfuric acid that gather in the atmosphere wherever fossil fuels are burned. These droplets help reflect sunlight, counteracting the effects of greenhouse gases. But the cooling may not be concentrated in exactly the same place as the heating, says Stephen Schneider, a climatologist at Stanford. He notes that unlike greenhouse gases, which disperse rapidly around the globe, the sulfate droplets tend to concentrate over industrialized regions -- the U.S., Europe, the former Soviet Union. The result, he says, may be a localized skewing of the weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Season in Hell | 7/19/1993 | See Source »

...gushes out the girl Queen's politically incorrect ignorance and submission while appearing old enough to play Hamlet's mother. As Lancelot, Steve Blanchard sounds like the voice-over from a cartoon and cavorts with an odd hip swivel, as if ready at any moment to start dancing the twist. James Valentine's doubling of Merlyn and Pellinore is a camp extravaganza of twitches, nods, snorts and doddering. The best to be said for this Camelot is that it attracts audiences who do not often go to the theater. The worst to be said is that it is hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jousting At Memories | 7/5/1993 | See Source »

...your best bet is to call ahead to make sure they have one with your favorite flavor. Another freezer stocks pre-packed pints and quarts, although the offering usually resembles discount outlets stores--they only seem to have the least popular flavors, such as banana and strawberry and vanilla twist. They'll charge you more to hand-pack some real ice cream...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ICE CREAM | 6/25/1993 | See Source »

...that htree years of balancing that education with his studies at one of the world's premier institutions in right up there with a triple summersault with a three- quarter twist in terms of degree of difficulty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Should He Stay Or Should He Go? | 6/10/1993 | See Source »

...study of the ants which Adamson undertakes similarly functions as a disruption of the plot's family drama and provides a distraction from his feeling of imprisonment in the family. His entrapment is a comment on Victorian class structures, from which, through an unexpected twist of the plot, he is ultimately able to escape by returning to the Amazon. Byatt makes subtle use of the American Civil War as background both to the ants' warfare and slave-making, and to the inhuman treatment of one of the family servants by her employers...

Author: By Sheila C. Allen, | Title: Uneven Angels | 5/28/1993 | See Source »

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