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...problem is that it takes too long to pick out the intricate patterns of ridges that distinguish one person's fingertips from the millions on file. Before computers, these patterns were classified into eight categories of arches, loops and whorls. To speed up the search, the FBI's system concentrates on simpler patterns: the so-called points of minutiae, where a ridge line ends or a single ridge splits into two. A thin beam of light scans each print and records the location of up to 100 minutiae. The computer then converts these data into numbers that can be stored...
...difficult to distinguish where the bad lines end and the bad acting begins. For example, even with his best effort, O'Toole could not sustain the overly-profound weight of an endless series of cliches on life, the universe, and everything that he is commanded to deliver. On the other hand, Mariel Hemingway's pathetic Madonna Wanna-Be portrayal of O'Toole's would-be fiancee is surely worse than what any amount of bad dialogue could explain away. And for lingering, breathless male fans of Star 80, take a deeeeeep breath: Hemingway isn't even looking good...
...most engaging tale is "Fish Shop," which recounts a teenage Pete's frustrating romance with a sleazy girl named Fiona, who may or may not be the cousin of Pete's unsavory friend Bonzo. Already an aspiring songwriter in Acton, Pete tries to distinguish himself from the sordid company of Bonzo and his thieving friends. It is finally his relationship with Jaco, the owner of a fish-and-chips shop and a former rocker, that redeems him by reminding him of the palliative qualities of making rock music...
...weathermakers have to distinguish between storms. Would it make a difference if the weather wasn't named? Would anybody sit at home watching the weather, wishing our loud that somebody would distinguish between all the confusing anonymous hurricanes? Is anyone going to call up the weather service and ask for all the personal background on Tornado Donna from...
Even if you do have to distinguish between today's weather and tomorrow's weather, who cares what letter of the alphabet the name starts with, Does anybody care that because the name of the twister starts with a "G," that means it is the seventh one of the year? Given our great concern for the different between cyclones, hurricanes, and tornadoes, this seems doubtful...