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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...refine crude oil into gasoline and home heating oil at the rate of 12 gal. of each a day. The cost is slightly higher than retail: "This is not something you'll use to save money, but in an OPEC emergency it's ideal." He offers to custom-build the refineries for about $1,500 (you supply the power source...
...time required to bring a reactor ''on line'' has stretched out to a dozen years after the start of construction. Reasons for the delays: public opposition, cumbersome regulatory and licensing procedures, and the fact that reactor designs have not been standardized; each plant is custom-built, and the NRC demands many design changes while it is being erected...
...Harvard sociologist who asked that his identity be kept a secret described Halloween as an "amiable enough custom." Apparently unaware that Celtic Druids and Romans first began the celebration more than 2000 years ago, the scholar added, "It's a good neighborhood tradition...
When the last Dalai Lama died in 1933, after predicting the future destruction of Tibet, he left no clues. According to custom, however, attendants placed his body in a shrine facing south. Within several days, cloud formations appeared over the northeastern end of the city. A giant star-shaped fungus grew overnight on a pillar in the northeast corner of the Dalai Lama's room. And, several days after his death, the head of the deceased ruler had turned from facing south to facing towards the northeast...
...There is only one thing wrong with all these reports: they come second or third hand, and are probably false. That is the surprising thesis of a new book called The Man-Eating Myth by Anthropologist William Arens, who believes cannibalism may never have existed anywhere as a regular custom...