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...Antony Cave...
...Moreover, these contending schools change from age to age. On a philosophical level, thought cannot know itself because it cannot step outside itself. Nor is it an activity that can be understood by what it produces (art, science, dreams). To Freud the mind was a house; to Plato a cave. These are fascinating, workable metaphors, but the fact is that in each case an analogy had to be substituted for an equation...
...least eleven states have effectively banned shooting coal from the solid, and such a prohibition by the Federal Government might be the only way to stop the rise in deaths from blasting accidents. Other dangers, from cave-ins to methane explosions, would remain...
Life is tough for the Ulam tribe these days (80,000 B.C.). Their cave is under attack from the Wagaboo, a few rungs down the evolutionary ladder and plenty fierce. Worst of all, the Wagaboo steal the Ulam fire-the mysterious element that keeps them warm, broils their food and acts as an invader repellent. So three of the Ulam prepare to cross what will become Western Europe in search of their elusive prerequisite. Upon their departure, exotic birds soar overhead in salute. The camera eye grows misty in reverence. Philippe Sarde's heavenly choir surges into oratorio orgasm...
Sugilite has been found in Japan and India, but only in small deposits that were not of gem quality. In August 1980, workers in a manganese mine in South Africa first discovered a vein of purple stone after a cave-in. They smuggled the stone out in their lunch pails, and from there samples were brought to the U.S. Phoenix Jeweler Randy Polk saw them, and traveled to South Africa. Polk went from house to house in the dusty interior town of Hotazel, negotiating with the miners to buy the stones. He now owns nearly 100 lbs., or half...