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SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 20
AmongthecelebratedpantheonofHollywoodroyaltyfewareaswell-respectedanduniversallyadoredasGregoryPeck.Formorethanfiftyyearshehasbeenamajorpresenceinthetheaterontelevisionandmostimportantlyonthebigscreen.41________________________AsGeneralMacArthurMelville’sCaptainAhabandAtticusFinchhehaspresentedaudienceswithcompellingstoriesofstrengthandmasculinity.EldredGregoryPeckwasbornonApril51916inLaJollaCalifornia.Bythetimehewassixhisparentshaddivorced.ForanumberofyearshelivedwithhismaternalgrandmotherbutattheageoftenwassenttoSt.John’sMilitaryAcademyinLosAngeles.Thefouryearshespenttherewereimportantinforminghissenseofpersonaldiscipline.AftertheAcademyhereturnedtolivewithhisfatheralocalpharmacistandtoattendpublichighschool.42________________________Therehisabilitieswerealmostimmediatelyrecognized.In1942PeckmadehisdebutonBroadwaywithTheMorningStar.ThoughmanyofhisearlyplaysweredoomedtoshortrunsitseemedclearthatPeckwasdestinedforsomethingbigger.In1944thatsomethingbiggerarrivedintheformofhisfirsttwoHollywoodrolesasVladimirinDaysofGloryandFatherFrancisChisholminTheKeysoftheKingdom.43________________________ThisearlysuccessprovidedhimtherareopportunityofworkingwiththebestdirectorsinHollywood.OverthenextthreeyearsheappearedinAlfredHitchcock’sSpellbound1945KingVidor’sDuelintheSun1946andEliaKazan’sGentleman’sAgreement1947.DespiteconcernsoverpublicacceptanceofthelastoneameditationonAmericanantiSemitismitsurprisedmanybywinninganOscarforBestPictureandanominationforBestActor.ThissuccessseemednotonlyavalidationofPeck’sabilitiesasanartistbutofhismoralconvictionsaswell.44________________________Toughandcaringhewasthequintessentialmid-centuryAmericanman—thegood-lookingromanticleadacrossfromAudreyHepburnaswellastheruggedWorldWarⅡbombercommander.Formanytheactorandthecharactersheportrayedwereinseparable;theauthorityofhispassionateyetfirmdemeanorwasattractivetopost-warAmericanswholongedforamorestabletime.45________________________WhilecontinuingtoactontelevisionandinHollywoodthroughoutthe1980sand1990sPeckhasfocusedmuchofhisenergyonspendingtimewithhiswifechildrenandgrandchildren.ForPecklifeasafatherandasapublicfigurehavebeeninseparable;hewassimultaneouslyamajorvoiceagainsttheVietnamwarwhileremainingapatrioticsupporterofhissonwhowasfightingthere.IfyearsofbreathinglifeintocharacterssuchasCaptainKeithMalloryandGeneralMacArthurtaughthimanythingitwasthatlifeduringwartimewasprofoundlycomplex;andrarelyhastherebeenatimefreefromwarorstruggle.InhismorethanfiftyfilmsPeckhascontinuallyattemptedtoinvestigatethesecomplexstrugglesandindoingsohascreatedalibraryofstoriesthatshedlightonhumanpossibilityandsocialreality.[A]Thoughanamiableandfun-lovingmanathomePeck’ssternpresencemadehimoneofthescreen’sgreatpatriarchs.[B]FormanyPeckisasymboloftheAmericanmanathisbest—apillarofmoralcourageandaconstantdefenderoftraditionalvalues.[C]Duringthe1960sand1970sPeckcontinuedtochallengehimselfasanactorappearinginthrillerswarfilmswesternsandinhisbestknownfilmToKillAMockingbird1962.BasedonthebookbyHarperLeeToKillAMockingbirdaddressesproblemsofracismandmoraljusticeinpersonalandpowerfulways.AsAtticusFinchalawyerinasmallSoutherntownPeckcreatedacharacterthatremainsagreatexampleofanindividual’sstruggleforhumanitywithindeeplyinhumaneconditions.ItseemsclearhoweverthatthereasonforPeck’sconstantassertionthatToKillAMockingbirdishisbestandfavoritefilmwasthefilm’sattentiontothelivesofchildrenandtheimportanceoffamily.[D]GregoryPeckpassedawayonJune12th2003attheageof87.[E]WhileDaysofGlorywascoollyreceivedhisroleasthetaciturnScottishmissionaryinTheKeysoftheKingdomwasaresoundingtriumphandbroughthimhisfirstOscarnominationforBestActor.[F]AftergraduatingPeckenrolledattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Greatlyinfluencedbyhisfather’sdesiresforhimtobeadoctorPeckbeganasapremedstudent.Bythetimehewasaseniorhoweverhefoundhisrealintereststobeinwritingandacting.Pecksoonrealizedthathehadanaturalgiftasbothanexpressiveactorandastoryteller.Aftergraduatingin1939hechangedhisnamefromEldredtoGregoryandmovedtoNewYork.[G]At85Peckturnedhisattentionbacktowherehegothisstartthestage.Hetraveledthecountryvisitingsmallplayhousesandcollegesspeakingabouthislifeandexperiencesasafatheracelebrityandasanactor.
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 2
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LastweekendsportsmenandwomenofanunusuallyhardydispositiondescendedonSherborneaprettyDorsettown.TheretheyswamtwicearoundSherborneCastle’slakecycled180kmandthenranamarathon.Thewinnersofthisgruellingrace—Britain’sinauguralIronmantriathlon—wererewardedwithaspotinaprestigiousraceinHawaiiwhereyetmorepainawaits.ForasportbarelyknowninBritainfiveyearsagotriathlonhasgrownatasprinter’space.ThisyeartheBritishTriathlonAssociationthegoverningbodywillsanctionsome450triathlonsduathlonsrunningandbikingandaquathlonsrunningandswimming.Thesevaryfromtoughracesaimedatendurancejunkiestoshortereventsdesignedtolurenewcomers.ByfarthemostsuccessfulistheLondontriathlonwhichthreeweeksagobrought8000—halfofthemfirst-timers—totheRoyalVictoriaDockineastLondon.Thatmadeittheworld’sbiggest.Thereareechoesofthejoggingcrazeoftheearly1980s.BothsportsareAmericanexports;bothhavegrownpartlythankstotelevisioncoverage.InclusionintheOlympicandCommonwealthgameshasconferredcredibilityandstatefundingontriathlon.EvenbetterBritain’sprofessionaltriathletesaredoingratherwellontheinternationalcircuit.Therearepracticalreasonsforthegrowthofthesporttoo.NickRuslingeventdirectoroftheLondontriathlonpointsoutthatestablishedeventssuchastheLondonmarathonandGreatNorthRunarehugelyover-subscribedthisyearthemarathonreceived98500applicationsfor36000places.Triathlonoffersamorereliableroutetoexhaustionandafreshchallengetoathleteswhoarelikelytocross-trainanyway.ThesportwillnotsoonsupplantthegreatsuburbanEverestasChrisBrasherfounderoftheLondonmarathondescribedhisevent.Thesport’stripartitenaturemeansthatputtingoneventsisfiendishlycomplexafactreflectedinhighentryfees:competitorsatlastweekend’sIronmanraceforkedout￡220.Shortereventsarecheaperbutparticipantsmuststillprovidetheirownbicyclesandwetsuitsandpayfortraining.ComparedwiththeinhabitantsofNewhamtheLondonboroughwherethisyear’sLondontriathlonwasheldcompetitorsappearedoverwhelminglywhiteandmiddleclass.Anotherdragongrowthisashortageofsuitablevenuesinasmallisland—aproblemexacerbatedbysafetyfears.Butthatoughttobelessofahindranceinfuture.Twocourtdecisionsin2003andearlierthisyearhavefirmlyestablishedthattheownersoflargebodiesofwatermaynotbeheldresponsiblewhenadultsinjurethemselvesasaresultofextravagantsportingactions.Triathlonaccordingtothetextoriginatedin______.
TheessentialqualitiesofatruePan-AmericanismremarkedFranklinRooseveltin1933mustbethesameasthosewhichconstituteagoodneighbournamelymutualunderstandingandasympatheticappreciationoftheother’spointofview.ThatisadvicewhichtheUnitedStateswoulddowelltoheedinitsrelationswithitsimmediateneighboursCanadaandMexico.MostAmericansmaynotbeawareofitbutfrustrationsandresentmentsarebuildingjustacrosstheirborderstobothsouthandnorth.OfcourseneighbourlytiesinNorthAmericaarecloserthaninRoosevelt’sday.UndertheNorthAmericanFree-TradeAgreementNAFTAtradeamongthethreecountrieshasmorethandoubledsince1994andcross-borderinvestmentclimbedevenfaster.IntheaftermathoftheterroristattacksofSeptember11th2001theUnitedStatesmovedquicklytosignsmartborderagreementswithbothCanadaandMexicototrytoensurethatthedemandsofsecuritydidnotinterrupttrade.Bythestandardsofmuchofthe20thcenturypoliticaltiesbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexicoarewarm.Yetgotoeitherborderandyouwouldn’tknowallthis.FedupwiththeflowofillegalmigrantsfromthesouththegovernorsofArizonaandNewMexicothismonthdeclaredastateofemergency.ViolencebetweendruggangsrecentlyledtheUnitedStatestemporarilytocloseitsconsulateinNuevoLaredothebusiestborder-crossingpoint.TheAmericanambassadorbluntlycriticisesMexicoforitsfailuretopreventdrug-relatedviolencealongtheborder.ThathaspromptedretaliatoryverbalblastsfromMexicanofficials.Canada’smoodisnotmuchmorecordial.SinceSeptember11thCanadiansandAmericansalikehavebecomelesskeenonpoppingoverwhattheylikedtocalltheworld’slongestundefendedborderforshoppingorrecreation.CanadiansincreasinglydisagreewithAmericansovermattersasvariedastheIraqwarandgaymarriage.TheyaredisillusionedwithNAFTAclaimingithasfailedtopreventtheUnitedStatesfromunlawfullypunishingtheirexportsofforexamplelumber.SowhatFrictionisinthenatureofinternationalrelationsandtheproblemsonthenorthernborderaredifferentfromthoseinthesouth.Yetthereisacommondenominator.Americanstendtoseesecuritymigrationdrugseventradeasdomesticpoliticalissues.ButsotheyareforCanadaandMexicotoo.LikeitornotAmericansrelyontheirneighboursforprosperityenergyandhelpwithsecurity.Itbehovesallthreecountriestoshowsomesympatheticunderstanding.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 12
LastweekendsportsmenandwomenofanunusuallyhardydispositiondescendedonSherborneaprettyDorsettown.TheretheyswamtwicearoundSherborneCastle’slakecycled180kmandthenranamarathon.Thewinnersofthisgruellingrace—Britain’sinauguralIronmantriathlon—wererewardedwithaspotinaprestigiousraceinHawaiiwhereyetmorepainawaits. ForasportbarelyknowninBritainfiveyearsagotriathlonhasgrownatasprinter’space.ThisyeartheBritishTriathlonAssociationthegoverningbodywillsanctionsome450triathlonsduathlonsrunningandbikingandaquathlonsrunningandswimming.Thesevaryfromtoughracesaimedatendurancejunkiestoshortereventsdesignedtolurenewcomers.ByfarthemostsuccessfulistheLondontriathlonwhichthreeweeksagobrought8000—halfofthemfirst-timers—totheRoyalVictoriaDockineastLondon.Thatmadeittheworld’sbiggest. Thereareechoesofthejoggingcrazeoftheearly1980s.BothsportsareAmericanexports;bothhavegrownpartlythankstotelevisioncoverage.InclusionintheOlympicandCommonwealthgameshasconferredcredibilityandstatefundingontriathlon.EvenbetterBritain’sprofessionaltriathletesaredoingratherwellontheinternationalcircuit. Therearepracticalreasonsforthegrowthofthesporttoo.NickRuslingeventdirectoroftheLondontriathlonpointsoutthatestablishedeventssuchastheLondonmarathonandGreatNorthRunarehugelyover-subscribedthisyearthemarathonreceived98500applicationsfor36000places.Triathlonoffersamorereliableroutetoexhaustionandafreshchallengetoathleteswhoarelikelytocross-trainanyway. Thesportwillnotsoonsupplant"thegreatsuburbanEverest"asChrisBrasherfounderoftheLondonmarathondescribedhisevent.Thesport’stripartitenaturemeansthatputtingoneventsisfiendishlycomplexafactreflectedinhighentryfees:competitorsatlastweekend’sIronmanraceforkedout￡220.Shortereventsarecheaperbutparticipantsmuststillprovidetheirownbicyclesandwetsuitsandpayfortraining.ComparedwiththeinhabitantsofNewhamtheLondonboroughwherethisyear’sLondontriathlonwasheldcompetitorsappearedoverwhelminglywhiteandmiddleclass. Anotherdragongrowthisashortageofsuitablevenuesinasmallisland—aproblemexacerbatedbysafetyfears.Butthatoughttobelessofahindranceinfuture.Twocourtdecisionsin2003andearlierthisyearhavefirmlyestablishedthattheownersoflargebodiesofwatermaynotbeheldresponsiblewhenadultsinjurethemselvesasaresultofextravagantsportingactions. Themeaningofthewordgruellinginthefirstparagraphismostcloseto
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Ithaslongbeenthesubjectofspeculationamongthepoliceandcriminologists:whatwouldhappenifalltheofficerswhonowspendsomuchoftheirtimetakingstatementsprofilingcriminalsandmovingpiecesofpaperaroundweresuddenlyputonthestreetsCrimefiguresreleasedbyLondon’sMetropolitanPolicethisweekprovidethebestansweryet.FollowingthebombingsofJuly7thand21stthousandsofpoliceofficersmaterialisedonLondon’spavementsmanyofthemsportingbrightlycolouredjackets.Drawnfromalloverthecitytheywereassignedtoguardpotentialtargetssuchasrailwaystations.Thepolicepresencewasespeciallyheavyinthebombedboroughs:CamdenwhichwasstruckthreetimesHammersmithandFulhamLambethTowerHamletsWestminsterandtheCityofLondon.Theshowofforcedidnotjustscareoffterrorists.TherewaslesscrimeinJulythaninMayorJunewhichisunusual:thewarmermonthtendstobringoutcriminaltendenciesaswindowsareleftopenandalcoholisimbibedalfresco.Butthechillingeffectwasmuchstrongerinthesixboroughsthatweretargetedbyterrorists.Thereoverallcrimewasdownby12%comparedwithJuly2004.IninnerLondonasawholecrimefellby6%.ButinouterLondonwherethebluelinewasthinneritwentupslightly.SimonFoywhotrackssuchtrendsattheMetropolitanPolicesaysthatcrimefellparticularlysteeplyonthedaysoftheattackspartlybecauseoftheoverwhelmingpolicepresenceandpartlybecauseevencriminalswerewatchingtheirtelevisions.Whatissignificantisthatcrimebarelyrosethereafter.ThatwasachangefromtheaftermathofSeptember11th2001whencrimequicklysoaredjustabouteverywhere—possiblybecauseofficersweredeployedonlyintheverycentreofLondon.ThereceivedwisdomamongcriminologistsisthatmarginalchangesinvisiblepatrollinghavelittleornoeffectoncrimesaysMikeHoughacriminologistatKing’sCollegeLondon.July’sexperimentshouldputthatargumenttorest.Evenifoffendersdonotmakerationalcalculationsabouttheoddsofbeingcaught—whichwaslowbothbeforeandafterthebombings—theywillbemovedbyadisplayofoverwhelmingforce.WhichofthefollowingfactsaccordingtothirdparagraphofthetextwillbetakenforgrantedbyBritish
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 16
HenriMatisseoriginallytrainedasalawyerturningtoartwhilstrecoveringfromappendicitis.46InitiallyseducedbytheImpressionistsandinparticular.byCezanneMatissebroughttogetheracircleoflike—mindedartistswhobecameknownastheFauvestheBeastsaftertheirsensationalexhibitionof1905.TheseearlypaintingsrevealedanintuitiveandexplosivecoloursensewhichwastobecomethedefiningfeatureofMatisse’slongcareer.47Believingarttobesomethinglikeagoodarmchairinwhichonerestsfromphysicalfatiguehewasdedicatedtoproducingworkthatexpressedaharmonyclosetoamusicalcomposition.48TherearetwoversionsofLaDanseoriginallyproducedwithanotherenormouspanelentitledMusiqueforaRussiancollector.DancewasapopulartopicatthetimeasDiaghilevandtheRussianBallethadjustvisitedParis.49Despiteorbecauseofthesimplificationofcolourformandlinethefiguresappeartobefulloflife.Matissemadesculpturesdesignedsetsandcostumesandillustratedbooks.50Hewasalsoanimportantgraphicartistwhoinhisbed—riddenfinalyearsevolvedhisownmethodofarrangingcut—outpapershapes.Heisindisputablythegreatestdecorativeartistofthetwentiethcentury.
TheBibleisthegreatworkofthereligiousliteratureandwasinprocessofformationforabouttwelvehundredyears. TheBibleiscomposedof1legendbiographygenealogiesethicslawproverbialwisdomsermonsprophesylyricpoetryhymnsandtheology.Itisnotonly2abookbuta3ofbooks. TheBible4twomajor5theOldTestamentandtheNewTestament.TheOldTestamentwaswrittenoriginallyalmostentirely6HebrewwithalittleAramaicfromtheeleventhtothesecondcenturyBC.Itisthenational7literatureofthepeopleofIsrael.TheNewTestamentwaswritteninGreekfromabout40ADto150.It8theearliestdocuments9thelifeteachingcrucifixionandresurrectionofJesusandtheestablishmentofthe10church.The11workisfromthefirstbookGenesistothelastRevelations. The12andrichnessoftheBible13literature14theOldTestamentareunparalleled.Intheliterary15poetryTheBibleis16. TheBibleisanassemblageofliterature.Itisinaunique17amongtheworld’sbooks18therichnessofits19andspiritualvalues.Itcanbecalledthe20ofbooks. 2
OnthegroundflooroftheFederalReservebuildinginWashingtonDCthereisanelectronicgamewhichtestsavisitor’sskillatsettinginterestrates.Youhavetodecidehowtorespondtoeventssuchasrisinginflationorastockmarketcrash.IfyougetalltheanswersrightthemachinedeclaresyouthenextFedchairman.Inreallifebecauseofhugeuncertaintiesaboutdataandhowtheeconomyworksthereisnoobviouslyrightanswertothequestionofwhentochangeinterestrates.NoristhereanyeasytestofwhowillmakethebestFedchairman.SowhowouldTheEconomistselectforthejob AlanGreenspanwillretireasFedchairmanonJanuary31stafteramere181/2yearsinthejob.SoGeorgeBushneedstonominateasuccessorsoon.Mr.Bushhasapenchantforpickinghispalstofilltopjobs:lastweekhenominatedhispersonallawyerHarrietMierstotheSupremeCourt.ButhispersonalbankmanagerreallywouldnotcutthemustardasFedchairman.Thisisthemostimportanteconomic-policyjobinAmerica—indeedinthewholeworld.TheFedchairmansetsinterestrateswiththeaimofcontrollinginflationwhichinturnhelpsdeterminethevalueofthedollartheworld’smainreservecurrency.Itishardlysurprisingthatfinancialmarketsworldwidecanriseorfallonhiseveryword. Financialmarketsaretypicallymorevolatileduringthefirstyearafterthehandovertoanewchairmanthanduringtherestofhistenure.InOctober1987barelytwomonthsafterMr.Greenspantookofficethestockmarketcrashed.Currentconditionsforahandoverarehardlyideal.America’seconomyhasneverlookedsounbalancedwithanegativehouseholdsavingsrateahousingbubbleaheftybudgetdeficitarecordcurrent-accountdeficitandrisinginflation.FiguresdueonOctober14thareexpectedtoshowthatthe12-monthrateofinflationhasrisenabove4%—itshighestsince1991. Thephrasecutthemustardinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans
HenriMatisseoriginallytrainedasalawyerturningtoartwhilstrecoveringfromappendicitis.46InitiallyseducedbytheImpressionistsandinparticular.byCezanneMatissebroughttogetheracircleoflike—mindedartistswhobecameknownastheFauvestheBeastsaftertheirsensationalexhibitionof1905.TheseearlypaintingsrevealedanintuitiveandexplosivecoloursensewhichwastobecomethedefiningfeatureofMatisse’slongcareer.47Believingarttobesomethinglikeagoodarmchairinwhichonerestsfromphysicalfatiguehewasdedicatedtoproducingworkthatexpressedaharmonyclosetoamusicalcomposition.48TherearetwoversionsofLaDanseoriginallyproducedwithanotherenormouspanelentitledMusiqueforaRussiancollector.DancewasapopulartopicatthetimeasDiaghilevandtheRussianBallethadjustvisitedParis.49Despiteorbecauseofthesimplificationofcolourformandlinethefiguresappeartobefulloflife.Matissemadesculpturesdesignedsetsandcostumesandillustratedbooks.50Hewasalsoanimportantgraphicartistwhoinhisbed—riddenfinalyearsevolvedhisownmethodofarrangingcut—outpapershapes.Heisindisputablythegreatestdecorativeartistofthetwentiethcentury.
HenriMatisseoriginallytrainedasalawyerturningtoartwhilstrecoveringfromappendicitis.46InitiallyseducedbytheImpressionistsandinparticular.byCezanneMatissebroughttogetheracircleoflike—mindedartistswhobecameknownastheFauvestheBeastsaftertheirsensationalexhibitionof1905.TheseearlypaintingsrevealedanintuitiveandexplosivecoloursensewhichwastobecomethedefiningfeatureofMatisse’slongcareer.47Believingarttobesomethinglikeagoodarmchairinwhichonerestsfromphysicalfatiguehewasdedicatedtoproducingworkthatexpressedaharmonyclosetoamusicalcomposition.48TherearetwoversionsofLaDanseoriginallyproducedwithanotherenormouspanelentitledMusiqueforaRussiancollector.DancewasapopulartopicatthetimeasDiaghilevandtheRussianBallethadjustvisitedParis.49Despiteorbecauseofthesimplificationofcolourformandlinethefiguresappeartobefulloflife.Matissemadesculpturesdesignedsetsandcostumesandillustratedbooks.50Hewasalsoanimportantgraphicartistwhoinhisbed—riddenfinalyearsevolvedhisownmethodofarrangingcut—outpapershapes.Heisindisputablythegreatestdecorativeartistofthetwentiethcentury.
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 6
AmongthecelebratedpantheonofHollywoodroyaltyfewareaswell-respectedanduniversallyadoredasGregoryPeck.Formorethanfiftyyearshehasbeenamajorpresenceinthetheaterontelevisionandmostimportantlyonthebigscreen.41________________________AsGeneralMacArthurMelville’sCaptainAhabandAtticusFinchhehaspresentedaudienceswithcompellingstoriesofstrengthandmasculinity.EldredGregoryPeckwasbornonApril51916inLaJollaCalifornia.Bythetimehewassixhisparentshaddivorced.ForanumberofyearshelivedwithhismaternalgrandmotherbutattheageoftenwassenttoSt.John’sMilitaryAcademyinLosAngeles.Thefouryearshespenttherewereimportantinforminghissenseofpersonaldiscipline.AftertheAcademyhereturnedtolivewithhisfatheralocalpharmacistandtoattendpublichighschool.42________________________Therehisabilitieswerealmostimmediatelyrecognized.In1942PeckmadehisdebutonBroadwaywithTheMorningStar.ThoughmanyofhisearlyplaysweredoomedtoshortrunsitseemedclearthatPeckwasdestinedforsomethingbigger.In1944thatsomethingbiggerarrivedintheformofhisfirsttwoHollywoodrolesasVladimirinDaysofGloryandFatherFrancisChisholminTheKeysoftheKingdom.43________________________ThisearlysuccessprovidedhimtherareopportunityofworkingwiththebestdirectorsinHollywood.OverthenextthreeyearsheappearedinAlfredHitchcock’sSpellbound1945KingVidor’sDuelintheSun1946andEliaKazan’sGentleman’sAgreement1947.DespiteconcernsoverpublicacceptanceofthelastoneameditationonAmericanantiSemitismitsurprisedmanybywinninganOscarforBestPictureandanominationforBestActor.ThissuccessseemednotonlyavalidationofPeck’sabilitiesasanartistbutofhismoralconvictionsaswell.44________________________Toughandcaringhewasthequintessentialmid-centuryAmericanman—thegood-lookingromanticleadacrossfromAudreyHepburnaswellastheruggedWorldWarⅡbombercommander.Formanytheactorandthecharactersheportrayedwereinseparable;theauthorityofhispassionateyetfirmdemeanorwasattractivetopost-warAmericanswholongedforamorestabletime.45________________________WhilecontinuingtoactontelevisionandinHollywoodthroughoutthe1980sand1990sPeckhasfocusedmuchofhisenergyonspendingtimewithhiswifechildrenandgrandchildren.ForPecklifeasafatherandasapublicfigurehavebeeninseparable;hewassimultaneouslyamajorvoiceagainsttheVietnamwarwhileremainingapatrioticsupporterofhissonwhowasfightingthere.IfyearsofbreathinglifeintocharacterssuchasCaptainKeithMalloryandGeneralMacArthurtaughthimanythingitwasthatlifeduringwartimewasprofoundlycomplex;andrarelyhastherebeenatimefreefromwarorstruggle.InhismorethanfiftyfilmsPeckhascontinuallyattemptedtoinvestigatethesecomplexstrugglesandindoingsohascreatedalibraryofstoriesthatshedlightonhumanpossibilityandsocialreality.[A]Thoughanamiableandfun-lovingmanathomePeck’ssternpresencemadehimoneofthescreen’sgreatpatriarchs.[B]FormanyPeckisasymboloftheAmericanmanathisbest—apillarofmoralcourageandaconstantdefenderoftraditionalvalues.[C]Duringthe1960sand1970sPeckcontinuedtochallengehimselfasanactorappearinginthrillerswarfilmswesternsandinhisbestknownfilmToKillAMockingbird1962.BasedonthebookbyHarperLeeToKillAMockingbirdaddressesproblemsofracismandmoraljusticeinpersonalandpowerfulways.AsAtticusFinchalawyerinasmallSoutherntownPeckcreatedacharacterthatremainsagreatexampleofanindividual’sstruggleforhumanitywithindeeplyinhumaneconditions.ItseemsclearhoweverthatthereasonforPeck’sconstantassertionthatToKillAMockingbirdishisbestandfavoritefilmwasthefilm’sattentiontothelivesofchildrenandtheimportanceoffamily.[D]GregoryPeckpassedawayonJune12th2003attheageof87.[E]WhileDaysofGlorywascoollyreceivedhisroleasthetaciturnScottishmissionaryinTheKeysoftheKingdomwasaresoundingtriumphandbroughthimhisfirstOscarnominationforBestActor.[F]AftergraduatingPeckenrolledattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley.Greatlyinfluencedbyhisfather’sdesiresforhimtobeadoctorPeckbeganasapremedstudent.Bythetimehewasaseniorhoweverhefoundhisrealintereststobeinwritingandacting.Pecksoonrealizedthathehadanaturalgiftasbothanexpressiveactorandastoryteller.Aftergraduatingin1939hechangedhisnamefromEldredtoGregoryandmovedtoNewYork.[G]At85Peckturnedhisattentionbacktowherehegothisstartthestage.Hetraveledthecountryvisitingsmallplayhousesandcollegesspeakingabouthislifeandexperiencesasafatheracelebrityandasanactor.
LastweekendsportsmenandwomenofanunusuallyhardydispositiondescendedonSherborneaprettyDorsettown.TheretheyswamtwicearoundSherborneCastle’slakecycled180kmandthenranamarathon.Thewinnersofthisgruellingrace—Britain’sinauguralIronmantriathlon—wererewardedwithaspotinaprestigiousraceinHawaiiwhereyetmorepainawaits.ForasportbarelyknowninBritainfiveyearsagotriathlonhasgrownatasprinter’space.ThisyeartheBritishTriathlonAssociationthegoverningbodywillsanctionsome450triathlonsduathlonsrunningandbikingandaquathlonsrunningandswimming.Thesevaryfromtoughracesaimedatendurancejunkiestoshortereventsdesignedtolurenewcomers.ByfarthemostsuccessfulistheLondontriathlonwhichthreeweeksagobrought8000—halfofthemfirst-timers—totheRoyalVictoriaDockineastLondon.Thatmadeittheworld’sbiggest.Thereareechoesofthejoggingcrazeoftheearly1980s.BothsportsareAmericanexports;bothhavegrownpartlythankstotelevisioncoverage.InclusionintheOlympicandCommonwealthgameshasconferredcredibilityandstatefundingontriathlon.EvenbetterBritain’sprofessionaltriathletesaredoingratherwellontheinternationalcircuit.Therearepracticalreasonsforthegrowthofthesporttoo.NickRuslingeventdirectoroftheLondontriathlonpointsoutthatestablishedeventssuchastheLondonmarathonandGreatNorthRunarehugelyover-subscribedthisyearthemarathonreceived98500applicationsfor36000places.Triathlonoffersamorereliableroutetoexhaustionandafreshchallengetoathleteswhoarelikelytocross-trainanyway.ThesportwillnotsoonsupplantthegreatsuburbanEverestasChrisBrasherfounderoftheLondonmarathondescribedhisevent.Thesport’stripartitenaturemeansthatputtingoneventsisfiendishlycomplexafactreflectedinhighentryfees:competitorsatlastweekend’sIronmanraceforkedout￡220.Shortereventsarecheaperbutparticipantsmuststillprovidetheirownbicyclesandwetsuitsandpayfortraining.ComparedwiththeinhabitantsofNewhamtheLondonboroughwherethisyear’sLondontriathlonwasheldcompetitorsappearedoverwhelminglywhiteandmiddleclass.Anotherdragongrowthisashortageofsuitablevenuesinasmallisland—aproblemexacerbatedbysafetyfears.Butthatoughttobelessofahindranceinfuture.Twocourtdecisionsin2003andearlierthisyearhavefirmlyestablishedthattheownersoflargebodiesofwatermaynotbeheldresponsiblewhenadultsinjurethemselvesasaresultofextravagantsportingactions.Theelaborationinthelastbutoneparagraphconcerns______.
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 4
TheessentialqualitiesofatruePan-AmericanismremarkedFranklinRooseveltin1933mustbethesameasthosewhichconstituteagoodneighbournamelymutualunderstandingandasympatheticappreciationoftheother’spointofview.ThatisadvicewhichtheUnitedStateswoulddowelltoheedinitsrelationswithitsimmediateneighboursCanadaandMexico.MostAmericansmaynotbeawareofitbutfrustrationsandresentmentsarebuildingjustacrosstheirborderstobothsouthandnorth.OfcourseneighbourlytiesinNorthAmericaarecloserthaninRoosevelt’sday.UndertheNorthAmericanFree-TradeAgreementNAFTAtradeamongthethreecountrieshasmorethandoubledsince1994andcross-borderinvestmentclimbedevenfaster.IntheaftermathoftheterroristattacksofSeptember11th2001theUnitedStatesmovedquicklytosignsmartborderagreementswithbothCanadaandMexicototrytoensurethatthedemandsofsecuritydidnotinterrupttrade.Bythestandardsofmuchofthe20thcenturypoliticaltiesbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexicoarewarm.Yetgotoeitherborderandyouwouldn’tknowallthis.FedupwiththeflowofillegalmigrantsfromthesouththegovernorsofArizonaandNewMexicothismonthdeclaredastateofemergency.ViolencebetweendruggangsrecentlyledtheUnitedStatestemporarilytocloseitsconsulateinNuevoLaredothebusiestborder-crossingpoint.TheAmericanambassadorbluntlycriticisesMexicoforitsfailuretopreventdrug-relatedviolencealongtheborder.ThathaspromptedretaliatoryverbalblastsfromMexicanofficials.Canada’smoodisnotmuchmorecordial.SinceSeptember11thCanadiansandAmericansalikehavebecomelesskeenonpoppingoverwhattheylikedtocalltheworld’slongestundefendedborderforshoppingorrecreation.CanadiansincreasinglydisagreewithAmericansovermattersasvariedastheIraqwarandgaymarriage.TheyaredisillusionedwithNAFTAclaimingithasfailedtopreventtheUnitedStatesfromunlawfullypunishingtheirexportsofforexamplelumber.SowhatFrictionisinthenatureofinternationalrelationsandtheproblemsonthenorthernborderaredifferentfromthoseinthesouth.Yetthereisacommondenominator.Americanstendtoseesecuritymigrationdrugseventradeasdomesticpoliticalissues.ButsotheyareforCanadaandMexicotoo.LikeitornotAmericansrelyontheirneighboursforprosperityenergyandhelpwithsecurity.Itbehovesallthreecountriestoshowsomesympatheticunderstanding.Inthelastparagraphofthetexttheauthorintendstodefine______.
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 10
Directions: Studythefollowingdrawingcarefullyandwriteanessayinwhich youshould 1describethedrawingbriefly 2explainitsintendedmeaningandthen 3giveyourcomments． Youshouldwriteabout160—200wordsneatly0nANSHWERSHEET2.
OnthegroundflooroftheFederalReservebuildinginWashingtonDCthereisanelectronicgamewhichtestsavisitor’sskillatsettinginterestrates.Youhavetodecidehowtorespondtoeventssuchasrisinginflationorastockmarketcrash.IfyougetalltheanswersrightthemachinedeclaresyouthenextFedchairman.Inreallifebecauseofhugeuncertaintiesaboutdataandhowtheeconomyworksthereisnoobviouslyrightanswertothequestionofwhentochangeinterestrates.NoristhereanyeasytestofwhowillmakethebestFedchairman.SowhowouldTheEconomistselectforthejobAlanGreenspanwillretireasFedchairmanonJanuary31stafteramere181/2yearsinthejob.SoGeorgeBushneedstonominateasuccessorsoon.Mr.Bushhasapenchantforpickinghispalstofilltopjobs:lastweekhenominatedhispersonallawyerHarrietMierstotheSupremeCourt.ButhispersonalbankmanagerreallywouldnotcutthemustardasFedchairman.Thisisthemostimportanteconomic-policyjobinAmerica—indeedinthewholeworld.TheFedchairmansetsinterestrateswiththeaimofcontrollinginflationwhichinturnhelpsdeterminethevalueofthedollartheworld’smainreservecurrency.Itishardlysurprisingthatfinancialmarketsworldwidecanriseorfallonhiseveryword.Financialmarketsaretypicallymorevolatileduringthefirstyearafterthehandovertoanewchairmanthanduringtherestofhistenure.InOctober1987barelytwomonthsafterMr.Greenspantookofficethestockmarketcrashed.Currentconditionsforahandoverarehardlyideal.America’seconomyhasneverlookedsounbalancedwithanegativehouseholdsavingsrateahousingbubbleaheftybudgetdeficitarecordcurrent-accountdeficitandrisinginflation.FiguresdueonOctober14thareexpectedtoshowthatthe12-monthrateofinflationhasrisenabove4%—itshighestsince1991.Whichofthefollowingaccordingtothetextisacommonphenomenon
SpaceShuttleProjectisoneofthefirsthuge-typedspaceflightinstrumentsusedformanytimesintheworldorganizedbyAmericanNationalAviationandSpaceflightBureauthemainresearchesof1areresearchingandmakingthesystemofspaceshuttlesuggestingandchoosing2andlandingportsdecidingtheschemeofreclaimingtherollboosterofsolidrocket3theestablishmentofrepairingtherollboosterandrebuildingandexpandingthebuildingofthe4andcontrollingsystem.Atthebeginningof1969theUnitedStatessetupagroupthatspeciallyresearchedthedevelopmentdirectionofspaceflightwith5forthenextstage6bydeputypresident.After7andresearchitsuggestedthatanaerocraftwithgreatbenefitsin8shouldbemadeeg9thespaceflightbeingitsleadingstanchion.Inthisprojectfiveorbitimplementswereprescribedtobemade 10"Exploitation""Columbia""Challenger""Discovery"and"Atlands". In1970spaceflightgotintoanall-round11ofresearchandmanufacture.Thewhole-projecthadtodelaymorethanthreeyears.Fiveorbitimplementswere12tobefourandflightexperimentforsixtimeswasalsodecreasedforfour13thenumberofproductionwascutdownaccordingtotheoriginalscheme.InApril1971this14wasdecidedthatKennedySpaceCentrewasusedforthelaunchingandlandingportforspaceshuttlesandEdwardsAirBasewasusedforthe15landingport.InFebruary1977"Exploitation"OrbitImplementstartedtohaveenteringandlandingexperimentsinEdwardsAirBase.FromMay121981toJuly41982"Columbia"SpaceShuttlesuccessfullyfinishedfourflightexperimentsforresearchandmanufacture16meantthatthe17andmanufactureswereoverin18form. It19about12yearsandcostmorethan75billionUSdollarstofinishthewholeproject.OnNovember111990spaceshuttlesbegantoflyfor20. 14
Ithaslongbeenthesubjectofspeculationamongthepoliceandcriminologists:whatwouldhappenifalltheofficerswhonowspendsomuchoftheirtimetakingstatementsprofilingcriminalsandmovingpiecesofpaperaroundweresuddenlyputonthestreetsCrimefiguresreleasedbyLondon’sMetropolitanPolicethisweekprovidethebestansweryet. FollowingthebombingsofJuly7thand21stthousandsofpoliceofficersmaterialisedonLondon’spavementsmanyofthemsportingbrightlycolouredjackets.Drawnfromalloverthecitytheywereassignedtoguardpotentialtargetssuchasrailwaystations.Thepolicepresencewasespeciallyheavyinthebombedboroughs:CamdenwhichwasstruckthreetimesHammersmithandFulhamLambethTowerHamletsWestminsterandtheCityofLondon. Theshowofforcedidnotjustscareoffterrorists.TherewaslesscrimeinJulythaninMayorJunewhichisunusual:thewarmermonthtendstobringoutcriminaltendenciesaswindowsareleftopenandalcoholisimbibedalfresco.Butthechillingeffectwasmuchstrongerinthesixboroughsthatweretargetedbyterrorists.Thereoverallcrimewasdownby12%comparedwithJuly2004.IninnerLondonasawholecrimefellby6%.ButinouterLondonwherethebluelinewasthinneritwentupslightly. SimonFoywhotrackssuchtrendsattheMetropolitanPolicesaysthatcrimefellparticularlysteeplyonthedaysoftheattackspartlybecauseoftheoverwhelmingpolicepresenceandpartlybecause"evencriminalswerewatchingtheirtelevisions".Whatissignificantisthatcrimebarelyrosethereafter.ThatwasachangefromtheaftermathofSeptember11th2001whencrimequicklysoaredjustabouteverywhere—possiblybecauseofficersweredeployedonlyintheverycentreofLondon. "Thereceivedwisdomamongcriminologistsisthatmarginalchangesinvisiblepatrollinghavelittleornoeffectoncrime"saysMikeHoughacriminologistatKing’sCollegeLondon.July’sexperimentshouldputthatargumenttorest.Evenifoffendersdonotmakerationalcalculationsabouttheoddsofbeingcaught—whichwaslowbothbeforeandafterthebombings—theywillbemovedbyadisplayofoverwhelmingforce. Theauthor’sattitudetowardMikeHough’sremarkis
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