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...Mortuorum, for wind and percussion (1964), may be the most explicit example of his penchant for the ineffable, but the composer's acute sensitivity to the human condition is found in more intimate pieces as well. Chief among these, and his most famous work, is the Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps (1941), for piano, clarinet, violin and cello, a moving confessional made all the more poignant by its having been written in a concentration camp. Forty years later, nearing the end of his life, Messiaen completed the masterpiece toward which his entire compositional life had been aiming: the opera...
...Keels, fins and rudders require more complicated tests. With the help of companies such as Boeing and Digital, designers perform wind-tunnel experiments using special computer codes that help show lift and drag forces on the keel. Shapes of keels now vary widely, from the basic lead-filled bulb at the end of a fin to the hydrodynamic "winged" keel, a Y-shaped structure that has less underwater drag and more lift. The latest design: a tandem keel that combines the rudder and keel fin and eliminates the need for a separate rudder. Developed in shipyards with great secrecy...
...size boat, the designer's job is just beginning. Prototypes are built, tested, stripped down and used to build better prototypes. Even the finished model is never left alone. Both the Venezia and the America 3 were overhauled yet again before the finals began. The U.S. boat's keel, fin and rudder were removed and adjusted for the calmer weather that has been prevailing around San Diego. "We recognized that we were a bit susceptible in those conditions," says Phil Kaiko, one of the boat's designers. "We've decided to slant ourselves in that direction...
...souls to saving society. The major Protestant denominations also increasingly emphasized social activism and tried to dilute dogma to accommodate 20th century rationality and diversity. Churches not only permitted the ordination of women -- long overdue -- but are seriously debating the ordination of homosexuals and the sanctioning of homosexual marriages. Fin de siecle...
...means, approach our fin de siecle, our fin de millennium, with what joy we can muster. Let's get aboard the QE2; let's celebrate at the Great Pyramid or wherever. And then let's get down to work again, and back to reality...