Word: directionality
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...extent of suffering would depend on several variables. Example: if the attack were to take place on a clear summer weekend afternoon with most people outdoors, the number exposed to direct thermal radiation would be 25 times greater than if it were a cold winter night with most people inside their homes...
Turning points in history have a way of slipping by unnoticed. That may be the case this week and next, June 7 and 10, the dates of the first direct elections ever held for a European Parliament. In the nine nations of the European Community (E.G.), 180 million eligible voters will be electing a total of 410 representatives. Except in Britain, the Euro-parliamentarians will be chosen by proportional representation in their home countries: based mainly on population, West Germany, France, Britain and Italy are allotted 81 seats, while the five smaller members have between six and 25 seats. Unprecedented...
...rooftops. These use the sun's rays to heat water, which in turn heats home water systems. A basic series of units for a one-family home costs about $2,000 and saves only about $40 a year in fuel bills. The promising new frontier is photovoltaics, the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity by using silicon-crystal panels. Though the price of photovoltaic cells has been cut in half since 1975, the cost is still $9 per watt,*equal to a staggering $40,000 for a one-family home. Still, advances are being made in the efficiency...
...area that Congress cut in this year's budget and one that might decline or even disappear in future years is the National Direct Student Loan program (NDSL), an alternative that offers students loans at 3 per cent interest, as opposed to the 7 per cent Harvard charges on its own loans. Across the nation, NDSL has been plagued by students defaulting on their loans, and Congress dislikes the program. Nor did a 60 Minutes expose of the NDSL's problems in the fall help its reputation. Next year, Harvard will receive $440,000 in NDSL funds, 26 per cent...
...pursuing a 'liberal education.' The Gen Ed principle, requiring a wide variety of courses in a loose framework, is desirable, but the Core goes too far, specifying too narrowly what the undergraduate education will be. It is only a poor substitute for good advice and counseling that would direct students toward a balanced education, without coercing them...