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With heavy black lines, elemental colors and vigorous figures, Byron Barton follows the exploits of a futuristic young traveler who says I Want to Be an Astronaut (Crowell; $12.89). All the experiences are cataloged and exhibited: zero gravity, concentrated meals, a space walk, even the building of a factory in orbit. Once upon a time such adventures seemed the stuff of daydreams. This user-friendly manual makes them not only plausible but likely...
While cutting the deficit to zero is something to shoot for, it's not critical. Growing families or businesses or nations have a legitimate need to borrow if they're investing in the future. It makes sense to borrow for education, research, equipment and infrastructure that will make us more productive. We would be insane to stint in these areas. Is NASA a place to cut back? Hardly. NASA and high-tech programs like it are engines of our economic future. If we lose our technological edge, we've lost our economic future...
Among the biggest losers have been the people of Nicaragua. Those who have survived the war against the U.S.-backed contras are losing the battle for daily survival. Economic growth has been less than zero during the past two years. In January, with inflation running at nearly 1,500%, the cordoba was pegged at a rate of 10 for each U.S. dollar; today the rate is 1,600 to $1. In Managua outdoor markets are bordered by garbage mounds where malnourished scavengers pick through the debris in search of food. Stagnant waters have become a breeding ground for dengue fever...
...zero temperatures, the Crimson froze out the Elis, 14-10, to capture its first outright title since...
...Statistically it only takes a couple of casesa year to create an atmosphere of constantmalfeasance, and yet with thousands of professorsin wholly independent institutions it is almostimpossible to try to implement any measures thatwill bring the incidences down to zero," Bok said