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...nothing of his fine nose for moral rot. Of all the witnesses who have written memorably of Nazi evils, this retired chemist at a Turin paint factory was the most discriminating. His books Survival in Auschwitz, The Reawakening and Moments of Reprieve read as if revenge (a dish best eaten cold, advises the proverb) were a matter of patient qualitative analysis. In The Periodic Table (1984), Levi even used the known basic elements as metaphors for human characteristics. His Jewish ancestors from the Piedmont, for example, resembled argon: "Inert in their inner spirits, inclined to disinterested speculation, witty discourses, elegant...
...Board. As always, Greenspan faces some hard choices. If he raises interest rates to prop up the dollar, he risks stifling economic activity and triggering a recession. But if he allows the money supply to grow too quickly, and interest rates drop, the dollar could go into a further nose dive, and inflation would take...
THERE ARE some questions that may forever remain unanswered. Why is the reindeer Rudolph's nose red? Why does Bears quarterback Mike Tomczak still play in the NFL? Of greater importance to our lives is the unanswerable question of why the new alcohol policy (Version #45.6b) restricts houses to one campus party a year...
...liquid from the first bottle into the first glass and holds it up to the light. "Good color," he says, "but that's rarely a problem with California wines." He swirls the glass fiercely for a second or two and inhales. "Not much wood in the nose," he observes, "but it's jammy, with plenty of fruit." He sips, noisily sloshes the wine along his tongue and, with practiced aplomb, spews a stream of Napa Valley Merlot into the sink of his wet bar. "It's a little too tannic," he concludes. "Competently made, but nothing exciting. Probably...
...Mexican desert followed by 30 ranchers, cowboys and range conservationists. We've come to Albuquerque for an intensive six-day workshop on the holistic management of natural resources: land, water, livestock and wildlife. Savory's special genius is combining high-minded idealism with thoroughgoing practicality, and he has a nose for generating profit in the process. His penchant for common sense is constantly fired by an indignation at how we have neglected our lands. "Nobody seems to care," he says, "and all the remedies have fallen short...