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...Egyptian apart from the desert Arabs, who are Semites. By contrast, a Hamitic strain prevails in the blood of Egypt's river people. Outsiders often have difficulty distinguishing a Syrian from a Jordanian, or either from a Lebanese. But an Egyptian stands out. His Arabic accent is different, and his speech is peppered with odd words, some dating from the pharaohs, some borrowed from visiting?or conquering?Europeans. Although Egypt is a predominantly Muslim land with a large Coptic minority, its customs differ from those of its Islamic neighbors. In Saudi Arabia, for example, tombs are unmarked, and the dead...
...board's predictions differ from those being made by economists in the Carter Administration and by such private bodies as the Manhattan-based Conference Board only in being slightly more optimistic. But the members of the TIME Board of Economists have a special claim to attention: the predictions they made a year ago have been proved right, in one case to the last decimal point. Last December board members forecast that the real gross national product-that is, total production of goods and service discounted for inflation-would rise during 1977 by 4.8%; when all the numbers are added...
Although more research is needed on rapists themselves, Giles said noted researchers have found that the "typical" rapist does not differ from the "typical" American male. Most rapists, she said, are married and report normal sexual relationships...
...would like to raise the following point for discussion. The authors of the previously quoted article wrote that "...a failure to respond to the expressed preference of the majority...is an arrogant denial of students' rights." In the case of a negative check-off, I beg to differ--I find it in principle oppressive for a majority to require a specific response on the part of a minority in the name of free choice when the same result can be reached without imposing this burden...
...Experts differ on the actual efficiency of various models, but most good wood-burners deliver at least 60% of the fuel's potential in terms of heat-which is comparable to an oil burner. In terms of heating capacity, however, a cord of hardwood burned in a sound stove will deliver as much heat as 166 gal. of #2 fuel oil (Massachusetts price: about 48? per gal.), or 6,290 kilowatt hours of electricity (about $330 worth), or 264 therms of natural gas ($97). No wonder Americans are returning to their old flame...