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Usually, the development of skiing as an industry is undertaken by groups of professional investors. Occasionally, however, genuine skiers will edge into the business, although almost always on a very modest scale. The following is an account of such an instance...
...WORLD OF JOSEPHUS, by G. A. Williamson. The enigmatic life and times of the renegade Pharisee who went over to the Romans while they were conquering the Jews, then spent the full measure of his years in comfort, writing his own apologia and the only substantive account of two momentous centuries of Jewish history...
Minutes to Impact. Under continuous development by the J.C.S. are three separate strategy plans. One, the Joint Strategic Capability Plan (JSCP) is shortrange, looks forward only a year, deals mostly with immediate procurement problems. The second, the Joint Strategic Operating Plan (JSOP), tries to account for the nation's military needs for the next ten years-what weapons and equipment must be developed, and how much they will cost to attain and maintain. The third, the Joint Long-Range Strategic Study (JLRSS), contemplates a 14-year period. What new international trends or crises might crop up? How should they...
...blade makers. Throat-cutting competition for the market is raging between Boston-based Gillette Co., world's biggest producer, and Britain's Wilkinson Sword Ltd., whose introduction of the long-lasting stainless-steel blade changed the whole nature of the market (TIME, May 1). Stainless blades now account for almost 70% of British blade sales, 35% of the German market, and are increasing fast in other countries as delighted shavers try them. So far, smaller Wilkinson has been holding its own against Gillette...
Jewish Roulette. Biographer G. A. Williamson, a British classical scholar, has more to say about Josephus' times than about the man. Indeed, all that is known about his life comes from Josephus' own account. Born in A.D. 37 in Roman-ruled Palestine, Josephus grew up in a fervently religious household and joined the priesthood at 18. When the Jews rebelled in 66 A.D., Josephus was sent to defend the region of Galilee. Though nearly all his troops deserted him, Josephus made a stubborn last stand in the cliff-perched city of Jotapata. The garrison held...