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...even if he were proved right, the next question that would occur to scientists and theologians alike -- and perhaps even to Darwin's dog -- would be: Who or what created that fruitful vacuum...
...sheet 25 miles out in Ross Sound for a close look at the emperor penguins that nest there. "Before we landed, a crewman jumped out with a giant auger and drilled several feet to see if the sheet was thick enough to hold our weight," says Lemonick. "Even then, we had to walk very carefully, single file, watching for cracks...
...brilliantly sunny night," he recalls. "They were having a heat wave -- ten below zero, the record high for the year." Lemonick was relieved to return to the relatively mild climes of McMurdo Station, where the temperatures hovered in the 30s. He might have enjoyed McMurdo even more had he known what was waiting for him back in New York City: a cold snap, with temperatures dipping into the teens. For all its ; harsh splendor, Antarctica suddenly seemed as welcoming as a summer beach...
...system operates its own channel on cable television, broadcasting literacy classes and interviews with authors. In Colorado more than 14,000 commuters a year find rides through a computerized information system run by the Pikes Peak Library District. And in Oregon the Salem Public Library lends audiovisual equipment and even personal computers. Welcome to the library of today...
...least nine times in the past five years to support bond issues aimed at renovating or building libraries. The budget for the New York Public Library soared from $60 million in 1981 to $127 million in 1989, thanks largely to government funds and the generosity of private donors. Even in oil-dependent Tulsa, citizens have voluntarily hiked property taxes to improve their libraries...