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Laurawhowasinfirst-yearhighhadgonetothesamepublicschoolthatherbrothersnowattendedbutthisyearshewasapupilatGreenValleyAcademyasmallcountrydayschoolontheoutskirtsofthecity. 41.________________________. TheyknewLaurawassmartofcoursebutsomeoftheotherBaltimoreprivateschoolsforgirlswereexcellentandhadlowertuitionsandeventhepublichighschoolswereallright.LotsofnicekidswhosefathershadtwiceasbiganincomeasHenryWadewenttothem. 42.________________________. Youeitherspoiledherormadeherbitter.TheseargumentswerecogentEmilyWadeadmittedbuttheysimplydidn’tapplyinLaura’scase. 43.________________________. MoreoveritwasEmily’stheorythatchildrenlearnedloveaswellasdisciplinebyfamilyexample;ifyoudidallyoucouldforthemkeepingtheirbestinterestsinmindtheywouldn’tletyoudowninacrisis. 44.________________________. HowtruethathadbeenthoughtEmilydrivingslowlybecauseshehadaquarterhourtospareandshemightaswellgiveLauratimetostudy.HermindwentbacktothatblackmomentamonthbeforewhenshehadmetHenryforlunchinarestaurantandhehadtoldherthathewasoutofajob. 45.________________________. Hewasprettysurehecouldgetanotherandabetterposition;therewasafirmthathadbeenmakingoverturestohimandonlyasenseofloyaltytohisoldfirmhadmadehimignorethemuptothispoint.Butthemanhe’dhavetoseewasoutoftownandwouldn’tbebackuntilthefirstoftheyear.Thentoohe’djusthadaletterfromhisbrotherinOhio;itseemedthatthewholefamilyouttherewasshottohell.Hisbrotherwhowasaschoolteacherwasbrokehisstomachulcersweretroublinghimoneofhischildrenhadtohaveaseriousoperationandhiswifewasabouttohavetwins. A.ItwasaverygoodschoolandaveryexpensiveoneandmostoftheWades’friendsthoughttheywerebeingratherfancyinsendingLaurathere. B.Nothingwastoogoodforthatchild. C.Besidesyouweren’tdoingagirlafavorwhenyouencouragedhertodeveloptasteshecouldn’taffordtogratify. D.Thebranchsalesofficehehadbeenmanaginghadbeenabsorbedbyalargerfirmanditswholestaffwasoutinthecoldwithoutsomuchasamonth’ssalarytotidethemover. E.Andeventshadcertainlyprovedhertheory. F.TheymadeherthinkoftheballerinadressandofallthepureproudfilmybeautyoftheworldthatbelongedbytighttoLaura. G.Christmashasbeencommercializedoutofitsrealmeaning. 42
CharlesReznikoff1894～1976workedrelentlesslyneverleavingNewYorkbutforabriefstayinHollywoodofallplaces.HewasadmiredbyPoundandKennethBurke.andoftenpublishedhisownworks;intheDepressionerahemanagedatreadleprintingpressinhisbasement.Hewrotethreesortsofpoems:exceptionallyshortimagisticlyrics;longerpiecescraftedandcobbledfromothersourcesoftenfromtheJudaictradition:andbook-lengthpoemswroughtfromthetestimonybothofHolocausttrialsandfromthecourtroomsofmm-of-the-centuryAmerica.Twoofthesefull-lengthvolumeswereindeedtitledTestimonyaswasanearlierprosework;itwasawordthatkepthimclosecompany.Whenaskedlateinlifetodefinehispoetryitwasnotthewordhechose.Objectivist’hewrotenaminghislongstandinggroupandmimickingpoeticstylewithasingleprosesentence:imagesclearbutthemeaningnotstatedbutsuggestedbytheobjectivedetailsandthemusicoftheverse:wordspithyandplain:withouttheartificeofregularmeters:themeschieflyJewish.American.urban.Ifthesentencesoundshard-wonthisisperhapsbecauseitwas.FourdecadesearlierhewroteinalettertofriendsThereisalearnedarticleaboutmyverseinPoetrythismonthfromwhichIlearnthatIamanobjectivist.ThelearnedfellowwasLouisZukofskybrillianteminenceoftheObjectivists.withwhomIdisagreeastobothformandcontentofversebuttowhomIamobligedforplacingsomeofmythingshereandthere.SoreadReznikoffsconclusionin1931.withitsfillipofpoliteresentment.Movementsandschoolsarearbitraryandimmaterialthingsbywhichpoetichistoryistold.ThismusthaverankledReznikoff.whospenthiswritinglifetracingthematerialandthenecessary.BornachildofimmigrantsinBrooklynin1294.hewasinjournalismschoolat16tookalawdegreeat21.Thoughhewaslittleinterestedinlegalpracticetheideaswouldbeneartheheartofhiswriting.Idealpoeticlanguagehewroteisrestrictedalmosttothetestimonyofawitnessinacourtoflaw.Ifthissuggestsacongenitaloptimismaboutthelaw.itmadeforastonishinglycare-filledpoetry.Reznikoffisunsurpassedinconveyingthesensethattheworldisworthgettingright.Notthegloriousorthedamagedworldbuttheworldthatiseverythingthatisthecase.ReznikoffsfaithinthefactsofthecasetakesonanintensitynolesssocialthanspiritualnogreaterwhensurveyingtheOldTestamentthanNewYorkThiscollectiongathersallhispoemsbutforthosealreadybook-lengthbythetechniqueofcompressingontosinglepagesasmanyasfiveorsixatatime.Thiscanlessentheforce;eachisasortofAmericanhaikuthoughnomoreimpressionisticthanahand-operatedprintingpress.Onesuch.numbered69inthevolumeJerusalemtheGoldenrunsinitslength:Amongtheheapsofbrickandplasterliesfagirderstillitselfamongtherubbish.ThisexemplarycoupletissometimestakentorepresentReznikoff’spoetryitselfimmutableandcertainamidthetransitory.Wecanlearnfromthefourthparagraphthat______.
[A]ThenextlogicalstepistoautomatethephysicalprocessofcuttingthediamondandDrHoldenseemstohavefoundtheidealpartner.HeistalkingtoCalibratedDiamonds.acompanybasedinJohannesburgSouthAfrica.aboutcombininghisoptimisationtechniqueswithanadvancedlaser-cuttingsystem.Traditionallydiamondsarecutandpolishedusingotherdiamonds.Butmrecentyearslasershavebeenintroducedtomakeroughcutsandmcarryout"bruting"thebevellingprocessusedtogivediamondstheircharacteristicsharp-edgedshapes.JohnBond.thefounderofCalibratedDiamondssayshislaser-cuttingmethodcanmakemuchmoreprecisecutsandcanevenpolishdiamondsthoughheisreluctanttoexplainhowitworks.Hebelievesthatcombininghislaser-cuttingwithDrHolden’ssoftwareandautomatingthewholeprocesscouldbothreducewastedramaticallyandcuttheturnaroundtimefrommonthstodays."Currentlypeoplearelosingupto70%ofthediamond."hesays. [B]Forover600yearslapidaristsorstone-cuttershavebeenusingessentiallythesametechniquestocutdiamondsanddeterminetheirvaluesaysDrHolden.Thereisagreatneedforautomationhesays—asentimentechoedwithintheindustry.TheGemologicalInstituteofAmericaforexampleisdevisingsoftwaretoenableretailersandconsumerstocomparediamondsofdifferentcutsbygradingthecutautomatically. [C]Inactualusethesystemisfedmodelsofgemstoneswhichareproducedbyscanningthe.stonesusingadesktopX-raytomographymachine.Whenastoneisidentifiedasaborderlinecasebetweentwogradesthesystemusesanoptimisationtechniquecalledageneticalgorithmtoexplorethedifferentwaysinwhichthestonecouldbecuttomaximiseitsvalue.Sometimesbiggerisnotnecessarilybetter:removingImperfectionsknownasinclusionsmayreducethesizeandcaratageofastonebutcouldalsoelevateittoamorevaluablegrade.TestsofiGemshowedthatitcouldincreasethevalueofaroughstonebyasmuchas23%. [D]EvenasmallimprovementcanyieldasignificantincreaseinvaluesaysDrHolden.whospecialisesinapplyingtechnologytoimprovedecision-makinginbusiness.TogetherWithhiscolleagueMateeSerearuno.hehasdevelopedanoptimisationsystemcallediGem.Besidesautomaticallyworkingoutthegradeofaroughdiamonditalsosuggestshowbesttocatitinordertomaximisethevalueoftheresultingstones. [E]MrBondhopesthatthiscombinationoftechnologieswillhelphishomecontinenttobenefitmorefromitsnaturalwealth.Morethan60%oftheworld’sroughdiamondscomefromAfricahesaysbutalackofexpertiseandrelativelyhighlabourcostsmeansthatthestonesareusuallyshippedoverseastocountriessuchasIndiaforassessmentandcutting.Hehopestohavehisfirstfactoryupandrunninglaterthisyear. [F]Thesystemusesasetofrolesdistilledfromthejudgmentsoffourdiamondexpertsmdeterminetheclarityandhencethegradeofeachstone.Eachexpertwasaskedtoclassify503different"virtualstones"--computermodelsofstonescontainingdifferentWivesofflaws.Theexperts’verdictswerethenboileddownintoasetofrulessothatwhenanewgemstoneispresentedtothesystemitcandeterminehowtheexpertswouldprobablyhavegradedit.DatafrommoreexpertscouldhavebeenusedbutfourprovedtobeenoughtoproducearobustandaccuratesystemsaysDrHolden. [G]Whileadiamondmaybeforeveritsvalueisfarfromsetinstone.ItdependsonthefourCs:caratcutcolourandclarity.Butwhilethefirstthreecanbemeasuredobjectivelyassessingadiamond’sclarityinvolvesacertainamountofsubjectivityandcanleaveexpertsdisagreeingaboutthegrade—andhencethevalue—ofastone.NowresearchersatCambridgeUniversity’sInstituteforManufacturingclaimmhavedevisedawaytomakethegradingofdiamondsandotherpreciousstonesmoreconsistent.TonyHoldentheproject’sleadersaysautomatingthisprocesscoulddomorethanjustloadmmoreaccuratevaluations.Itcouldalsomakeroughstonesmorevaluablebyreducingtheamountofwasteduringcutting. Order: 44
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Whatanelegantparty!ThePressComplaintsCommission’sglitteringbashthisweekmcelebrateitstenthanniversarywasthenearestLondongetstohighsociety.InagatheringtooclosemimitateforcomfortthePCCsucceededinbringingtogetherPrinceWilliamtheheirtothethronehisfatherPrinceCharlestheroyalmistress.CamillaParker-Bowles.aswellaspopstarssuper-modelscabinetministersseniorcivilservantsandotheradmirers.TheonethingthisdifferentgrouphadincommonwasthatmostofthemhadsoughttheprotectionofthePCCoverthepastdecade.Theirprincipaltormentorstheeditorsofthenation’stabloidnewspaperswerethereinforcetogreettheirvictimssoitwasnotsurprisingthatacertaintrembleswirledaroundtheparty.ThatsomanyprominentuppercirclesturneduptodevourthePCC’scanape5andrubshoulderswiththeroyalsis.nodoubtatriumphforitschairman.LordWakeham.Hecanfairlyclaimtohaverestoredconfidenceinself-regulationandsavedthepressfromprivacylegislation.AskilledpoliticalfixerhehasusedhischairmanshipmpressurethepressbaronssuchasRupertMurdochintoenclosingtheireditors.ThePCC’scodeofconductdrawnupbyapanelofeditorsisgenerallyobserved.Pressstandardshaveimprovedandcomplaintshavefallenbynearlyathirdoverthepastfiveyears.Theindustrywhichnotsolongagowassaidtobedrinkinginthelast-chancesaloonwithself-regulationinterminaldisreputeisgrateful.Thepartywasmeantmcelebratethissuccess.Thesoapstarsandthemodelsjudgingbytheamountofdrinkgoingdowntheirthroatscertainly9njoyedthemselvesasdidtheeditors.ButwhetherPrinceCharlesandPrinceWilliamwerewisetoassociatethemselveswiththislotisdoubtful.Neversupwiththeenemyisagoodmotto.Atleasttheroyalscouldtellwhotoavoidbecausealltheguestshadnametabs.LordWakehamwhohelpedgetridofLadyThatcherwithoutherevenknowingisaskilledoperator.Butthisluxurypartyhasgivenanopeningtothosecriticswhoclaimheistooclosetotheindustryandtooprotectiveofthepowerful.We’reheretoprotectthevulnerablewasthesloganofabigbannerthatgreetedtheguests.ThatwasnotthemainimpressiontheeveningmadeonthemindsofthosewhostaggeredoutofthegrandeurofSomersetHousehighonchampagneandcelebrity.Thetrulyvulnerablewerenowheretobeseen.Thepartywassoelegantbecause______.
Laurawhowasinfirst-yearhighhadgonetothesamepublicschoolthatherbrothersnowattendedbutthisyearshewasapupilatGreenValleyAcademyasmallcountrydayschoolontheoutskirtsofthecity. 41.________________________. TheyknewLaurawassmartofcoursebutsomeoftheotherBaltimoreprivateschoolsforgirlswereexcellentandhadlowertuitionsandeventhepublichighschoolswereallright.LotsofnicekidswhosefathershadtwiceasbiganincomeasHenryWadewenttothem. 42.________________________. Youeitherspoiledherormadeherbitter.TheseargumentswerecogentEmilyWadeadmittedbuttheysimplydidn’tapplyinLaura’scase. 43.________________________. MoreoveritwasEmily’stheorythatchildrenlearnedloveaswellasdisciplinebyfamilyexample;ifyoudidallyoucouldforthemkeepingtheirbestinterestsinmindtheywouldn’tletyoudowninacrisis. 44.________________________. HowtruethathadbeenthoughtEmilydrivingslowlybecauseshehadaquarterhourtospareandshemightaswellgiveLauratimetostudy.HermindwentbacktothatblackmomentamonthbeforewhenshehadmetHenryforlunchinarestaurantandhehadtoldherthathewasoutofajob. 45.________________________. Hewasprettysurehecouldgetanotherandabetterposition;therewasafirmthathadbeenmakingoverturestohimandonlyasenseofloyaltytohisoldfirmhadmadehimignorethemuptothispoint.Butthemanhe’dhavetoseewasoutoftownandwouldn’tbebackuntilthefirstoftheyear.Thentoohe’djusthadaletterfromhisbrotherinOhio;itseemedthatthewholefamilyouttherewasshottohell.Hisbrotherwhowasaschoolteacherwasbrokehisstomachulcersweretroublinghimoneofhischildrenhadtohaveaseriousoperationandhiswifewasabouttohavetwins. A.ItwasaverygoodschoolandaveryexpensiveoneandmostoftheWades’friendsthoughttheywerebeingratherfancyinsendingLaurathere. B.Nothingwastoogoodforthatchild. C.Besidesyouweren’tdoingagirlafavorwhenyouencouragedhertodeveloptasteshecouldn’taffordtogratify. D.Thebranchsalesofficehehadbeenmanaginghadbeenabsorbedbyalargerfirmanditswholestaffwasoutinthecoldwithoutsomuchasamonth’ssalarytotidethemover. E.Andeventshadcertainlyprovedhertheory. F.TheymadeherthinkoftheballerinadressandofallthepureproudfilmybeautyoftheworldthatbelongedbytighttoLaura. G.Christmashasbeencommercializedoutofitsrealmeaning. 44
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 8
Cautionseemsthewatchwordamongtheinstitutionalinvestorssurveyedinourlatestportfoliopoll.Theallocationofmoneybetweenequitiesbondsandcashhas.onaverageremainedatthesamelevelsasitdidduringthethirdquarter.WhileLehmanBrothersandCommerzInternationalhaveincreasedtheiroverallequityallocations.Daiwahasincreaseditsbondallocation.ButgiventheslowdownintheAmericaneconomyitisthereactionofourinvestorstoAmericanequityholdingsthatisworthyofnote.Whilethreeofthem.includingLehmanBrotherstakeadimviewoftheprospectsforAmericansharestheotherfourhaveeithermarginallyincreasedtheirallocationsorhavemaintainedthematthesamelevelsasinthepreviousquarter.LehmanBrothersseemstohavedecidedthattheprospectforGermansharesisbetterthanitisforAmericanones.ItsallocationforAmericanequitiesdroppedbysevenpercentagepointsto45%ofitsequityholdings;whileitsGermanshareportfolioincreasedbysixpercentagepointsto11%.Lehman’sshareallocationtoAmericahasdroppedevenasitsoverallequityholdingshaveincreased.DaiwaandStandardLifearetheothertwothathavecutbackonAmericanequities.ButCreditSuissecontinuestobeacheerleaderforAmericanshares.Followingitstenpercentage-pointincreaseinthethirdquartertheSwissfirmincreaseditsexposuretoAmericanequitiesonceagaininthefourthquarter.CommerzInternationalappearstoshareCreditSuisse’sbullishoutlook:itsAmericanequityholdingshaveincreasedbyfourpercentagepointsto490.JuliusBaerisextremelybullishonAmericanequitieswith60%ofitsequityfundsparkedthere.ButtheaverageAmericanequityholdingsamongourinstitutionalinvestorsdroppedbyapercentagepointinthefourthquarter.Britishequitiesseemtohavebecomeattractive—allourinvestorshaveincreasedtheirallocations.CreditSuissewhichinthethirdquartercutitsinvestmentinBritishsharesappearstohavechangeditsmind.Ithasincreaseditsallocationbyfourpercentagepointstakingthetotalto9%.Ontheotherhand.Japaneseshareshavebeengiventhethumbs-down:allourinvestorssaveJuliusBaerunchangedandCreditSuisseslightlyuphavemovedfundsoutofJapaneseequities.ItisarelativelysimilarstoryforJapanesebondswhereeverybodyapartfromCommerzInternationalhaseitherdroppedtheiryen-denominatedbondholdingsorkeptthemunchanged.RobecoGroupseemsdecidedlybearishforithassharplycutitsallocationfrom24%to15%.LehmanBrothers.appearstohavegotthetimingrightbyraisingitsallocationofdollar-denominatedbondsinthefourthquarter.ItsincreasewasfollowedbytheFedinterest-ratecutonJanuary3rd.WillLehman’sbearishtimingproverightforAmericansharestooAccordingtothepassage______.
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 6
NASAlaunchedthefirstspacemissiontoPlutoyesterdayasapowerfulrockethurledtheNewHorizonsspacecraftonanine-yearthree-billion-milejourneytotheedgeofthesolarsystemAsitsoaredtowarda2007meetingwithJupiterwhosepowerfulgravitationalfieldwillshootitonitswaytoPluto.missionmanagerssaidradiocommunicationsconfirmedthatthe1054-poundcraftwasingoodhealth.The$700millionmissionbeganwhenaLockheedMartinAtlas5rocketrosefromalaunchingpadattheCapeCanaveralAirForceStationinFloridaat2p.m.almostanhourlaterthanplannedbecauseoflowcloudsthatobscuredaclearviewoftheflightpathbytrackingcameras.Lessthananhourlaterallthreestagesoftheboosterrocketworkedasplannedandthespacecraftseparatedfromthemandsprintedawaytowarddeepspace.Therobotshipspedawayatabout36000milesperhourthefastestflightofanyspacecraftsentfromEarth.allowingittopasstheMooninaboutninehours.ThisisahistoricdaysaidAlanStemoftheSouthwestResearchInstituteinBoulderColothemission’sprincipalscientistandteamleader.SpeakingatanewsconferenceattheKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida.Dr.SternsaidthetimingassuredthattheNewHorizonswouldarriveforitsclosestapproachtoPlutoonJuly142015—the50thanniversaryofthefirstflybyofMarsbytheMariner4.themissionthatbegantheexplorationoftheplanets.TheNewHorizonsispoweredbyasmallplutonium-firedelectricgenerator.Itsinstrumentsincludethreecamerasforvisible-lightinfraredandultravioletimagesandthreespectrometerstostudythecompositionandtemperaturesofPluto’sthinatmosphereandsurfacefeatures.ItalsocarriesaUniversityofColoradodustcounterthefirstexperimenttoflyonaplanetarymissionthatisentirelydesignedandoperatedbystudents.Thisistheonlyexperimentthatwillnothibernateduringthemission.Yesterday’sliftoffalsopaidregardtoPluto’sdiscoverertheastronomerClydeW.Tombaugh.whoin1930becametheonlyAmericantofindaplanetinthesolarsystem.Hediedat90.in1997.HiswidowPatriciaTombaugh.93.andotherfamilymemberswerepresentatthecapeandsomeofhisremainswereamongthecommemorativeitemsaboardthespacecraft.SomeofClyde’sashesareontheirwaytoPlutotodayDr.Stemsaid.TheNewHorizonsistoreachJupiter’sgravitationalfieldin13months.ThetriptoPlutowilltakeeightmoreyearsmostofwhichthecraftwillspendinelectronichibernationtosavepowerandwearontheequipmentneededforitssevenexperiments.Inadditiontothetwo-hourdelaythelaunchingwaspostponedtwiceintwodays—onTuesdaybystrongwindsatthecapeandonWednesdaybyastormthatcausedapower;failureatthespacecraft’scontrolcenterattheJohnsHopkinsUniversityAppliedPhysicsLaboratoryinLaurel.Md.MissionplannershaduntilFeb.14tolaunchthemissionthisyearbutonlyuntiltheendofthismonthtousethegravityboostfromJupiterwhichwillshortenthetriptoPlutobyfiveyears.TheNewHorizonswillfirstapproachJupiteronitswaytoPlutobecause______.
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 10
Cautionseemsthewatchwordamongtheinstitutionalinvestorssurveyedinourlatestportfoliopoll.Theallocationofmoneybetweenequitiesbondsandcashhas.onaverageremainedatthesamelevelsasitdidduringthethirdquarter.WhileLehmanBrothersandCommerzInternationalhaveincreasedtheiroverallequityallocations.Daiwahasincreaseditsbondallocation.ButgiventheslowdownintheAmericaneconomyitisthereactionofourinvestorstoAmericanequityholdingsthatisworthyofnote.Whilethreeofthem.includingLehmanBrotherstakeadimviewoftheprospectsforAmericansharestheotherfourhaveeithermarginallyincreasedtheirallocationsorhavemaintainedthematthesamelevelsasinthepreviousquarter.LehmanBrothersseemstohavedecidedthattheprospectforGermansharesisbetterthanitisforAmericanones.ItsallocationforAmericanequitiesdroppedbysevenpercentagepointsto45%ofitsequityholdings;whileitsGermanshareportfolioincreasedbysixpercentagepointsto11%.Lehman’sshareallocationtoAmericahasdroppedevenasitsoverallequityholdingshaveincreased.DaiwaandStandardLifearetheothertwothathavecutbackonAmericanequities.ButCreditSuissecontinuestobeacheerleaderforAmericanshares.Followingitstenpercentage-pointincreaseinthethirdquartertheSwissfirmincreaseditsexposuretoAmericanequitiesonceagaininthefourthquarter.CommerzInternationalappearstoshareCreditSuisse’sbullishoutlook:itsAmericanequityholdingshaveincreasedbyfourpercentagepointsto490.JuliusBaerisextremelybullishonAmericanequitieswith60%ofitsequityfundsparkedthere.ButtheaverageAmericanequityholdingsamongourinstitutionalinvestorsdroppedbyapercentagepointinthefourthquarter.Britishequitiesseemtohavebecomeattractive—allourinvestorshaveincreasedtheirallocations.CreditSuissewhichinthethirdquartercutitsinvestmentinBritishsharesappearstohavechangeditsmind.Ithasincreaseditsallocationbyfourpercentagepointstakingthetotalto9%.Ontheotherhand.Japaneseshareshavebeengiventhethumbs-down:allourinvestorssaveJuliusBaerunchangedandCreditSuisseslightlyuphavemovedfundsoutofJapaneseequities.ItisarelativelysimilarstoryforJapanesebondswhereeverybodyapartfromCommerzInternationalhaseitherdroppedtheiryen-denominatedbondholdingsorkeptthemunchanged.RobecoGroupseemsdecidedlybearishforithassharplycutitsallocationfrom24%to15%.LehmanBrothers.appearstohavegotthetimingrightbyraisingitsallocationofdollar-denominatedbondsinthefourthquarter.ItsincreasewasfollowedbytheFedinterest-ratecutonJanuary3rd.WillLehman’sbearishtimingproverightforAmericansharestooLehmanBrothers______.
WhilemuchoftheattentiononfightingAIDSandotherdiseasesinpoorcountrieshasfocusedonaccesstoaffordabledrugsconcernisnowshiftingtothequestionofwhoexactlywilldeliverthem.Unfortunatelythereisasevereshortageofdoctorsnursesandotherhealth-careworkersinthesecountries.Accordingtoareportpublishedinthisweek’sLancetbytheJointLearningInitiativeJLIaninternationalconsortiumofacademiccentresanddevelopmentagenciessub-SaharanAfricahasonlyone-tenththenumberOfnursesanddoctorsperheadofpopulationthatEuropedoesthoughitshealth-careproblemsarefarmompressing.47Thereasonsforthisaretw07foldandwellknown—notenoughhealth-careworkersaretrainedinthefastplaceandtoomanyofthosewhoaretrainedthenleaveforbetter-paidjobsintherichworld.Whatthereportdoesistoputsomenumbersontheseproblems. Amere5000doctorsitfindsgraduateinAfricaeachyearathirdofthenumberthatgraduateinAmerica.Only50of600doctorsminedinZambiainrecentyearsarestillinthecountry.TherearemoreMalawiandoctorsinManchesterthanMalawi.48Andmanyrichcountriesexacerbatetheproblembyrecruitingfrompooronestohelpdealwiththeirownshortages. Toovercomeallthis.theJLIreckonsthattheworldneeds4mmorehealth-careworkersofwhomlmarerequiredinsub-SaharanAfricaalone.Thequestionis.whowillpayforthemThereportfloatssomeideas.49Itrecommendsthatroughly$400mor4%oftheoverseasaidcurrentlyspentonhealth-beearmarkedtohelpbuildupthehealth-careworkforceinpoorcountries.50Butitalsosuggeststhatbetterusebemadeofexistingresourcesforexamplebyemployinglocalvolunteersratherthanhighlytraineddoctorsformany.routinematters.AsLincolnChenofHarvardUniversityoneofthereport’sauthorspointsoutafewcountriessuchasBrazil.ThailandandIran.havetakenstepsintherightdirection.Othersneedtofollowtheirlead. 46
Cautionseemsthewatchwordamongtheinstitutionalinvestorssurveyedinourlatestportfoliopoll.Theallocationofmoneybetweenequitiesbondsandcashhas.onaverageremainedatthesamelevelsasitdidduringthethirdquarter.WhileLehmanBrothersandCommerzInternationalhaveincreasedtheiroverallequityallocations.Daiwahasincreaseditsbondallocation.ButgiventheslowdownintheAmericaneconomyitisthereactionofourinvestorstoAmericanequityholdingsthatisworthyofnote.Whilethreeofthem.includingLehmanBrotherstakeadimviewoftheprospectsforAmericansharestheotherfourhaveeithermarginallyincreasedtheirallocationsorhavemaintainedthematthesamelevelsasinthepreviousquarter.LehmanBrothersseemstohavedecidedthattheprospectforGermansharesisbetterthanitisforAmericanones.ItsallocationforAmericanequitiesdroppedbysevenpercentagepointsto45%ofitsequityholdings;whileitsGermanshareportfolioincreasedbysixpercentagepointsto11%.Lehman’sshareallocationtoAmericahasdroppedevenasitsoverallequityholdingshaveincreased.DaiwaandStandardLifearetheothertwothathavecutbackonAmericanequities.ButCreditSuissecontinuestobeacheerleaderforAmericanshares.Followingitstenpercentage-pointincreaseinthethirdquartertheSwissfirmincreaseditsexposuretoAmericanequitiesonceagaininthefourthquarter.CommerzInternationalappearstoshareCreditSuisse’sbullishoutlook:itsAmericanequityholdingshaveincreasedbyfourpercentagepointsto490.JuliusBaerisextremelybullishonAmericanequitieswith60%ofitsequityfundsparkedthere.ButtheaverageAmericanequityholdingsamongourinstitutionalinvestorsdroppedbyapercentagepointinthefourthquarter.Britishequitiesseemtohavebecomeattractive—allourinvestorshaveincreasedtheirallocations.CreditSuissewhichinthethirdquartercutitsinvestmentinBritishsharesappearstohavechangeditsmind.Ithasincreaseditsallocationbyfourpercentagepointstakingthetotalto9%.Ontheotherhand.Japaneseshareshavebeengiventhethumbs-down:allourinvestorssaveJuliusBaerunchangedandCreditSuisseslightlyuphavemovedfundsoutofJapaneseequities.ItisarelativelysimilarstoryforJapanesebondswhereeverybodyapartfromCommerzInternationalhaseitherdroppedtheiryen-denominatedbondholdingsorkeptthemunchanged.RobecoGroupseemsdecidedlybearishforithassharplycutitsallocationfrom24%to15%.LehmanBrothers.appearstohavegotthetimingrightbyraisingitsallocationofdollar-denominatedbondsinthefourthquarter.ItsincreasewasfollowedbytheFedinterest-ratecutonJanuary3rd.WillLehman’sbearishtimingproverightforAmericansharestooThefirmslikeLehmanBrothersbelievethattheprospectsofAmericansharesare______.
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 2
[A]ThenextlogicalstepistoautomatethephysicalprocessofcuttingthediamondandDrHoldenseemstohavefoundtheidealpartner.HeistalkingtoCalibratedDiamonds.acompanybasedinJohannesburgSouthAfrica.aboutcombininghisoptimisationtechniqueswithanadvancedlaser-cuttingsystem.Traditionallydiamondsarecutandpolishedusingotherdiamonds.Butmrecentyearslasershavebeenintroducedtomakeroughcutsandmcarryout"bruting"thebevellingprocessusedtogivediamondstheircharacteristicsharp-edgedshapes.JohnBond.thefounderofCalibratedDiamondssayshislaser-cuttingmethodcanmakemuchmoreprecisecutsandcanevenpolishdiamondsthoughheisreluctanttoexplainhowitworks.Hebelievesthatcombininghislaser-cuttingwithDrHolden’ssoftwareandautomatingthewholeprocesscouldbothreducewastedramaticallyandcuttheturnaroundtimefrommonthstodays."Currentlypeoplearelosingupto70%ofthediamond."hesays. [B]Forover600yearslapidaristsorstone-cuttershavebeenusingessentiallythesametechniquestocutdiamondsanddeterminetheirvaluesaysDrHolden.Thereisagreatneedforautomationhesays—asentimentechoedwithintheindustry.TheGemologicalInstituteofAmericaforexampleisdevisingsoftwaretoenableretailersandconsumerstocomparediamondsofdifferentcutsbygradingthecutautomatically. [C]Inactualusethesystemisfedmodelsofgemstoneswhichareproducedbyscanningthe.stonesusingadesktopX-raytomographymachine.Whenastoneisidentifiedasaborderlinecasebetweentwogradesthesystemusesanoptimisationtechniquecalledageneticalgorithmtoexplorethedifferentwaysinwhichthestonecouldbecuttomaximiseitsvalue.Sometimesbiggerisnotnecessarilybetter:removingImperfectionsknownasinclusionsmayreducethesizeandcaratageofastonebutcouldalsoelevateittoamorevaluablegrade.TestsofiGemshowedthatitcouldincreasethevalueofaroughstonebyasmuchas23%. [D]EvenasmallimprovementcanyieldasignificantincreaseinvaluesaysDrHolden.whospecialisesinapplyingtechnologytoimprovedecision-makinginbusiness.TogetherWithhiscolleagueMateeSerearuno.hehasdevelopedanoptimisationsystemcallediGem.Besidesautomaticallyworkingoutthegradeofaroughdiamonditalsosuggestshowbesttocatitinordertomaximisethevalueoftheresultingstones. [E]MrBondhopesthatthiscombinationoftechnologieswillhelphishomecontinenttobenefitmorefromitsnaturalwealth.Morethan60%oftheworld’sroughdiamondscomefromAfricahesaysbutalackofexpertiseandrelativelyhighlabourcostsmeansthatthestonesareusuallyshippedoverseastocountriessuchasIndiaforassessmentandcutting.Hehopestohavehisfirstfactoryupandrunninglaterthisyear. [F]Thesystemusesasetofrolesdistilledfromthejudgmentsoffourdiamondexpertsmdeterminetheclarityandhencethegradeofeachstone.Eachexpertwasaskedtoclassify503different"virtualstones"--computermodelsofstonescontainingdifferentWivesofflaws.Theexperts’verdictswerethenboileddownintoasetofrulessothatwhenanewgemstoneispresentedtothesystemitcandeterminehowtheexpertswouldprobablyhavegradedit.DatafrommoreexpertscouldhavebeenusedbutfourprovedtobeenoughtoproducearobustandaccuratesystemsaysDrHolden. [G]Whileadiamondmaybeforeveritsvalueisfarfromsetinstone.ItdependsonthefourCs:caratcutcolourandclarity.Butwhilethefirstthreecanbemeasuredobjectivelyassessingadiamond’sclarityinvolvesacertainamountofsubjectivityandcanleaveexpertsdisagreeingaboutthegrade—andhencethevalue—ofastone.NowresearchersatCambridgeUniversity’sInstituteforManufacturingclaimmhavedevisedawaytomakethegradingofdiamondsandotherpreciousstonesmoreconsistent.TonyHoldentheproject’sleadersaysautomatingthisprocesscoulddomorethanjustloadmmoreaccuratevaluations.Itcouldalsomakeroughstonesmorevaluablebyreducingtheamountofwasteduringcutting. Order: 42
Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldageoneoftheseistoogreatanabsorptioninthepast.46Oneshouldnotliveinmemoriesinregretsforthegoodolddaysorinsadnessaboutfriendswhoaredead.One’sthoughtsmustbedirectedtothefutureandtothingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.Thisisnotalwayseasy;one’sownpastisgraduallyincreasingweight.Itiseasytothinktooneselfthatone’semotionsusedtobemorevividthantheyareandone’smindmorekeen.Ifthisistrueitshouldbeforgottenanditisforgottenitwillprobablynotbetrue. Theotherthingtobeavoidedisclingingtoyouthinthehopeoffindingstrengthinitsvitality.Whenyourchildrenaregrownuptheywanttolivetheirownlivesandifyoucontinuetobeasinterestedinthemasyouwerewhentheywereyoungyouarelikelytobecomeaburdentothemunlesstheyareunusuallyinsensible.47Idon’tmeanthatoneshouldbewithoutinterestinthembutone’sinterestshouldbecontemplativeandifpossiblephilanthropicbutnottooemotional.Animalsbecomeindifferenttotheiryoungassoonastheiryoungcanlookafterthemselvesbuthumanbeingsowingtothelengthofinfancyfindthislesseasy. 48Ithinkthatasuccessfuloldageiseasiestforthosewhohavestrongimpersonalinterestsleading.tosuitableactivities.Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitfulandthatthewisdomboreofexperiencecanbeusedwithoutbecomingaburden.Itisnousetellinggrown-upchildrennottomakemistakesbothbecausetheywillnotbelieveyouandbecausemistakesareanessentialpartofeducation.49Butifyouareoneofthosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterestsyoumayfindthatyourlifewillbeemptyunlessyouconcernyourselfwithyourchildrenandgrandchildren.Inthatcaseyoumustrealizethatwhileyoucanstillhelptheminmaterialwaysasbymakingthemanallowanceorknittingthemjumpersyoumustnotexpectthattheywillenjoyyourcompany. Someoldpeoplearetroubledbythefearofdeath.Intheyoungthereisjustificationforthisfeeling.50Youngmenwhohavereasontofeartheywillbekilledinbattlemayjustifiablyfeelbitterinthethoughtthattheyhavebeencheatedofthebestthingsthatlifehastooffer.Butinanoldmanwhohasknownhumanjoysandsorrowsandhasdonewhateverworkitwasinhimtodothefearofdeathissome-whatignoble. 48
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 16
Whatanelegantparty!ThePressComplaintsCommission’sglitteringbashthisweekmcelebrateitstenthanniversarywasthenearestLondongetstohighsociety.InagatheringtooclosemimitateforcomfortthePCCsucceededinbringingtogetherPrinceWilliamtheheirtothethronehisfatherPrinceCharlestheroyalmistress.CamillaParker-Bowles.aswellaspopstarssuper-modelscabinetministersseniorcivilservantsandotheradmirers.TheonethingthisdifferentgrouphadincommonwasthatmostofthemhadsoughttheprotectionofthePCCoverthepastdecade.Theirprincipaltormentorstheeditorsofthenation’stabloidnewspaperswerethereinforcetogreettheirvictimssoitwasnotsurprisingthatacertaintrembleswirledaroundtheparty.ThatsomanyprominentuppercirclesturneduptodevourthePCC’scanape5andrubshoulderswiththeroyalsis.nodoubtatriumphforitschairman.LordWakeham.Hecanfairlyclaimtohaverestoredconfidenceinself-regulationandsavedthepressfromprivacylegislation.AskilledpoliticalfixerhehasusedhischairmanshipmpressurethepressbaronssuchasRupertMurdochintoenclosingtheireditors.ThePCC’scodeofconductdrawnupbyapanelofeditorsisgenerallyobserved.Pressstandardshaveimprovedandcomplaintshavefallenbynearlyathirdoverthepastfiveyears.Theindustrywhichnotsolongagowassaidtobedrinkinginthelast-chancesaloonwithself-regulationinterminaldisreputeisgrateful.Thepartywasmeantmcelebratethissuccess.Thesoapstarsandthemodelsjudgingbytheamountofdrinkgoingdowntheirthroatscertainly9njoyedthemselvesasdidtheeditors.ButwhetherPrinceCharlesandPrinceWilliamwerewisetoassociatethemselveswiththislotisdoubtful.Neversupwiththeenemyisagoodmotto.Atleasttheroyalscouldtellwhotoavoidbecausealltheguestshadnametabs.LordWakehamwhohelpedgetridofLadyThatcherwithoutherevenknowingisaskilledoperator.Butthisluxurypartyhasgivenanopeningtothosecriticswhoclaimheistooclosetotheindustryandtooprotectiveofthepowerful.We’reheretoprotectthevulnerablewasthesloganofabigbannerthatgreetedtheguests.ThatwasnotthemainimpressiontheeveningmadeonthemindsofthosewhostaggeredoutofthegrandeurofSomersetHousehighonchampagneandcelebrity.Thetrulyvulnerablewerenowheretobeseen.WhichoneisNOTtreeaboutthispassage
Psychologicallytherearetwodangerstobeguardedagainstinoldageoneoftheseistoogreatanabsorptioninthepast.46Oneshouldnotliveinmemoriesinregretsforthegoodolddaysorinsadnessaboutfriendswhoaredead.One’sthoughtsmustbedirectedtothefutureandtothingsaboutwhichthereissomethingtobedone.Thisisnotalwayseasy;one’sownpastisgraduallyincreasingweight.Itiseasytothinktooneselfthatone’semotionsusedtobemorevividthantheyareandone’smindmorekeen.Ifthisistrueitshouldbeforgottenanditisforgottenitwillprobablynotbetrue. Theotherthingtobeavoidedisclingingtoyouthinthehopeoffindingstrengthinitsvitality.Whenyourchildrenaregrownuptheywanttolivetheirownlivesandifyoucontinuetobeasinterestedinthemasyouwerewhentheywereyoungyouarelikelytobecomeaburdentothemunlesstheyareunusuallyinsensible.47Idon’tmeanthatoneshouldbewithoutinterestinthembutone’sinterestshouldbecontemplativeandifpossiblephilanthropicbutnottooemotional.Animalsbecomeindifferenttotheiryoungassoonastheiryoungcanlookafterthemselvesbuthumanbeingsowingtothelengthofinfancyfindthislesseasy. 48Ithinkthatasuccessfuloldageiseasiestforthosewhohavestrongimpersonalinterestsleading.tosuitableactivities.Itisinthisspherethatlongexperienceisreallyfruitfulandthatthewisdomboreofexperiencecanbeusedwithoutbecomingaburden.Itisnousetellinggrown-upchildrennottomakemistakesbothbecausetheywillnotbelieveyouandbecausemistakesareanessentialpartofeducation.49Butifyouareoneofthosewhoareincapableofimpersonalinterestsyoumayfindthatyourlifewillbeemptyunlessyouconcernyourselfwithyourchildrenandgrandchildren.Inthatcaseyoumustrealizethatwhileyoucanstillhelptheminmaterialwaysasbymakingthemanallowanceorknittingthemjumpersyoumustnotexpectthattheywillenjoyyourcompany. Someoldpeoplearetroubledbythefearofdeath.Intheyoungthereisjustificationforthisfeeling.50Youngmenwhohavereasontofeartheywillbekilledinbattlemayjustifiablyfeelbitterinthethoughtthattheyhavebeencheatedofthebestthingsthatlifehastooffer.Butinanoldmanwhohasknownhumanjoysandsorrowsandhasdonewhateverworkitwasinhimtodothefearofdeathissome-whatignoble. 46
Text4 CanelectricitycausecancerInasocietythatliterallyrunsonelectricpowertheveryideaseemspreposterous.Butformorethanadecadeagrowingbandofscientistsandjournalistshaspointedtostudiesthatseemtolinkexposuretoelectromagneticfieldswithincreasedriskofleukemiaandothermalignancies.Theimplicationsareunsettlingtosaytheleastsinceeveryonecomesintocontactwithsuchfieldswhicharegeneratedbyeverythingelectricalfrompowerlinesandantennastopersonalcomputersandmicro-waveovens.Becauseevidenceonthesubjectisinconclusiveandoftencontradictoryithasbeenhardtodecidewhetherconcernaboutthehealtheffectsofelectricityislegitimateortheworstkindofparanoia. NowthealarmistshavegainedsomequalifiedsupportfromtheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.IntheexecutivesummaryofanewscientificreviewreleasedindraftformlatelastweektheEPAhasputforwardwhatamountstothemostseriousgovernmentwarningtodate.Theagencytentativelyconcludesthatscientificevidence"suggestsacasuallink"betweenextremelylow-frequencyelectromagneticfields--thosehavingverylongwave-lengthsandleukemialymphomaandbraincancer.WhilethereportfallsshortofclassifyingELFfieldsasprobablecarcinogensitdoesidentifythecommon60-hertzmagneticfieldas"apossiblebutnotprovencauseofcancerinhumans." Thereportisnoreasontopanicoreventolostsleep.Ifthereisacancerriskitisasmallone.TheevidenceisstillsocontroversialthatthedraftstirredagreatdealofdebatewithintheBushAdministrationandtheEPAreleaseditoverstrongobjectionsfromthePentagonandtheWhiteHouse.Butnownoonecandenythattheissuemustbetakenseriouslyandthatmuchmoreresearchisneeded. Attheheartofthedebateisasimpleandwell-understoodphysicalphenomenon:Whenanelectriccurrentpassesthroughawireitgeneratesanelectromagneticfieldthatexertsforcesonsurroundingobjects.Formanyyearsscientistsdismissedanysuggestionthatsuchforcesmightbeharmfulprimarilybecausetheyaresoextraordinarilyweak.TheELFmagneticfieldgeneratedbyavideoterminalmeasuresonlyafewmilligaussoraboutone-hundredththestrengthoftheearth’sownmagneticfield.Theelectricfieldssurroundingapowerslinecanbeashighas10kilovoltspermeterbutthecorrespondingfieldinducedinhumancellswillbeonlyabout1millivoltpermeter.Thisisfarlessthantheelectricfieldsthatthecellsthemselvesgenerate. HowcouldsuchminusculeforcesposeahealthdangerTheconsensususedtobethattheycouldnotandfordecadesscientistsconcentratedonmorepowerfulkindsofradiationlikeX-raysthatpacksufficientwalloptoknockelectronsoutofthemoleculesthatmakeupthehumanbody.Such"Ionizing"radiationshavebeenclearlylinkedtoincreasedcancerrisksandthereareregulationstocontrolemissions. Butepidemiologicalstudieswhichfindstatisticalassociationsbetweensetsofdatadonotprovecauseandeffect.ThoughthereisabodyoflaboratoryworkshowingthatexposuretoELFfieldscanhavebiologicaleffectsonanimaltissuesamechanismbywhichthoseeffectscouldleadtocancerousgrowthshasneverbeenfound. ThePentagonisfarfrompersuaded.Inablistering33-pagecritiqueoftheEPAreportAirForcescientistschargeitsauthorswithhaving"biasedtheentiredocument"towardprovingalink."Ourreviewersareconvincedthatthereisnosuggestionthatelectromagneticfieldspresentintheenvironmentinduceorpromotecancer"theAirForceconcludes"ItisastonishingthattheEPAwouldlenditsimprimaturonthisreport."ThePentagon’sconcernisunderstandable.Thereishardlyaunitofthemodernmilitarythatdoesnotdependontheheavyuseofsomekindofelectronicequipmentfromhugeground-basedradartowerstothedefensebuiltintoeverywarshipandplane. TheviewpointoftheEPAis
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 4
CharlesReznikoff1894～1976workedrelentlesslyneverleavingNewYorkbutforabriefstayinHollywoodofallplaces.HewasadmiredbyPoundandKennethBurke.andoftenpublishedhisownworks;intheDepressionerahemanagedatreadleprintingpressinhisbasement.Hewrotethreesortsofpoems:exceptionallyshortimagisticlyrics;longerpiecescraftedandcobbledfromothersourcesoftenfromtheJudaictradition:andbook-lengthpoemswroughtfromthetestimonybothofHolocausttrialsandfromthecourtroomsofmm-of-the-centuryAmerica.Twoofthesefull-lengthvolumeswereindeedtitledTestimonyaswasanearlierprosework;itwasawordthatkepthimclosecompany.Whenaskedlateinlifetodefinehispoetryitwasnotthewordhechose.Objectivist’hewrotenaminghislongstandinggroupandmimickingpoeticstylewithasingleprosesentence:imagesclearbutthemeaningnotstatedbutsuggestedbytheobjectivedetailsandthemusicoftheverse:wordspithyandplain:withouttheartificeofregularmeters:themeschieflyJewish.American.urban.Ifthesentencesoundshard-wonthisisperhapsbecauseitwas.FourdecadesearlierhewroteinalettertofriendsThereisalearnedarticleaboutmyverseinPoetrythismonthfromwhichIlearnthatIamanobjectivist.ThelearnedfellowwasLouisZukofskybrillianteminenceoftheObjectivists.withwhomIdisagreeastobothformandcontentofversebuttowhomIamobligedforplacingsomeofmythingshereandthere.SoreadReznikoffsconclusionin1931.withitsfillipofpoliteresentment.Movementsandschoolsarearbitraryandimmaterialthingsbywhichpoetichistoryistold.ThismusthaverankledReznikoff.whospenthiswritinglifetracingthematerialandthenecessary.BornachildofimmigrantsinBrooklynin1294.hewasinjournalismschoolat16tookalawdegreeat21.Thoughhewaslittleinterestedinlegalpracticetheideaswouldbeneartheheartofhiswriting.Idealpoeticlanguagehewroteisrestrictedalmosttothetestimonyofawitnessinacourtoflaw.Ifthissuggestsacongenitaloptimismaboutthelaw.itmadeforastonishinglycare-filledpoetry.Reznikoffisunsurpassedinconveyingthesensethattheworldisworthgettingright.Notthegloriousorthedamagedworldbuttheworldthatiseverythingthatisthecase.ReznikoffsfaithinthefactsofthecasetakesonanintensitynolesssocialthanspiritualnogreaterwhensurveyingtheOldTestamentthanNewYorkThiscollectiongathersallhispoemsbutforthosealreadybook-lengthbythetechniqueofcompressingontosinglepagesasmanyasfiveorsixatatime.Thiscanlessentheforce;eachisasortofAmericanhaikuthoughnomoreimpressionisticthanahand-operatedprintingpress.Onesuch.numbered69inthevolumeJerusalemtheGoldenrunsinitslength:Amongtheheapsofbrickandplasterliesfagirderstillitselfamongtherubbish.ThisexemplarycoupletissometimestakentorepresentReznikoff’spoetryitselfimmutableandcertainamidthetransitory.Reznikoff’sattitudetothefactthathewasgroupedasobjectivistis______.
Afteryuppiesanddinkiesanewcreaturefromadlandstalkstheblock.TheNYLON.anacronymlinkingNewYorkandLondonisarefinementofthosemorefamiliarcategoriessuchasjet-settersandcosmocratscosmopolitanaristocrats...dokeepup.Marketingprofessionalshavenotedthat1thedemiseofConcordeanewclassofhigh-earnerincreasingly2hisorhertimeshuttling3thetwincapitalsofglobalisationAndNYLONSprefertheirhomecomforts4tapinbothcities.Despitetheimpressive5ofairmilestheyarenotadventurouspeople. As6fromTomWolfe’sMastersoftheUniverseofthe1980s.NYLONShavedonemorethanwell7thelongboomandneweconomyofthelasttenyears.TheyareDJs.chefsgamesdesigners.Internetentrepreneursfashionistaspublishersandevena8bandofjournalistsandwriters.Theyareself-consciouslytrendyandsomeareevenableto9housesinbothcities.Otherswillputup.10ahouseinone.andaview11aroommthe12.Ofcoursetheirhorizonsdo13beyondjustNewYorkandLondon.Formany.LosAngelesisanimportantshoppingmall. MoresignificantlyforadlandNYLONSprovidesomeusefulmarketingsavings.CampaignsnolongerhavetodifferverymuchinthetwoCities14NYLONSbringthemeverclosertogether.TherestaurantsarethesamewithNobunowinLondonandConraninNewYork.Manyplays15inbothcitiesatthesametime.andDJsshuttlebetweenthetwo.16thesamegaragetothesamepeoplein17clubs.TimeOutandWallpaperarethemagazinesof18.AllthisisfineforNYLONS.Butnotsomuch19foreverybodyelsewatchingNottingHillturn20apaleimitationofGreenwichVillage. 12
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