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...Steinsaltz Jerusalem Talmud, begun in 1976, is likely to prove even more important than the Babylonian, since the text has never before been available with a satisfactory commentary. To make the notorious Jerusalem passages readable, Steinsaltz is interpolating words into the text, marking additions in a lighter typeface so readers can discern the original. He has no idea how long it will take to finish the Jerusalem version. There are many sources of information on the Babylonian, he explains, but "with the Jerusalem I am almost alone." But then, Steinsaltz is almost unique as well...
...machine. Draft resistance had become a conspicuous form of American political theater. Young men burned their draft cards in front of news cameras, the flames licking around the edges of the cardboard in a poetic echo of the televised flame that licked from a Marine's Zippo lighter to torch a Vietnamese...
Your load a little lighter...
...right, let's just say Barringer is smaller and lighter than the roster says. And though a small guy, he's not noted for his speed...
...measured in several ways. The most accurate and expensive method ($40 to $100 a test) is hydrostatic weighing, also known as the water- buoyancy test, in which a person sits on a special scale and is dunked into a vat of water. Because fat is lighter than water, a person weighs less underwater. The land and submerged weights are used to calculate body fat. Another method, called electrical-impedance testing, is based on the fact that fat content affects how well the body conducts electricity. Electrodes are attached to hands and feet, and a small current is applied briefly. Readings...