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Each family member wears a distinctive name-brand ski jacket that is ranked in a hierarchy somewhere between North Face and Columbia. Likewise, each carries a distinct pair of skis custom-fitted to match the specialized needs of these upper-middle class patrons of the latest and greatest in ski equipment...
...regulating the production of chimeras as closer study may demand and not abandoning this avenue of scientific pursuit as the spirit of Newman's patent advises, we raise the very distinct possibility of developing a more universally acceptable (and beneficial) middle ground...
...assumptions behind this article go beyond simple word choice to present a distinct worldview. The account places the Yanomamo squarely into an evolutionary view of human societies with "Stone Age tribes" at one end and Euro-American high culture at the other. This is the same worldview that contrasts the confused, pathologically bilingual, overly emotional Latino to the modern, rational Anglo. It is the same worldview that sends pseudo-scientists racing around measuring Negro skulls. Never mind that we are all living at the same point in time and that all human beings and human cultures are equally deserving...
That is not a minor hit. It would mean gross domestic product's increasing considerably less than the robust 3% or so that it might otherwise have managed, unemployment's rising a bit rather than sinking to still further lows, and a distinct slowdown in corporate profits--especially among companies that had been exporting $300 billion or more a year to the Asian region. On the other hand, sagging demand from Asia is contributing to a worldwide deflation (a term rarely heard since the 1930s) in commodity prices, especially oil. And that is helping to douse what little inflationary fire...
ESPN the Magazine, a biweekly that debuted last week, is so distinct in look and approach that it hardly seems to be playing the same game--which, of course, is the point. In an effort to grab a young male audience, ESPN's book is oversize, a la Spin or Vibe, with a hip tone, stylish graphics and hide-and-seek typefaces. A section up front offers quirky tidbits like a chart showing an odd correlation between the number of letters in the names of each year's NCAA men's basketball champion and Best New Artist Grammy Award winner...