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Only recently have scientists realized that most of the universe is neither gaseous, liquid or solid. It is plasma, a lively, tricky, often dangerous state of matter whose distinctive characteristic is that its particles are electrically charged. Scientists call it "the fourth state of matter,'' because plasma follows its own peculiar laws, responding to electrical forces and creating them. The sun and stars are mostly plasma; so are many loose particles moving in space between them. In fact, cosmologically speaking, only in a few exceptional places does matter settle down and become electrically neutral. But since the human...
Harried Dodger officials have often wondered if the strong-armed kid from Brooklyn was worth the strain on their nerves. An architecture major at the University of Cincinnati, Koufax was signed as a $14,000 bonus baby at 19. In his second start, he struck out 14 Cincinnati Reds. But he soon developed streaks of harrowing wildness, last year led the league in wild pitches with 17 (but hit only one batter). Explains one Dodger coach: "When Koufax is wild, the ball not only is not near the plate-it's not near the batter...
...attack the teacher shortage, the Ford Foundation has spent another $15.6 million on two vibrant experiments: "Intern" college-student teachers and "teaching teams." By practicing in nearby schools, interns get enough credit to skip a tedious year of postgraduate study. And often they join teaching teams (being tried in Baltimore this year) that could solve a big problem: the discouraging salary ceiling that a teacher reaches after 15 years. Some teams have equally ranked specialists. Most have a "master" teacher who gives the main presentation, then turns over the class to several journeymen, apprentices and clerical aides. The master (salary...
...summer season closed, museums and communities began dismantling the huge group shows, designed to satisfy tourists and help artists, that have become customary across the land. In size, the shows had often been barbaric. Visitors strolled through the exhibitions as if in a forest, ignoring the fact that any painting or sculpture worth seeing at all requires long contemplation...
...modern world, and a symptom of the growing Protestant shift from services and sermons to personal pastoral care. "We do not emphasize the form," says one pastor. "It must not become a routine." Many ministers hear confessions in their offices, others in the sacristy of the church. Often, pastor and penitent kneel side by side, their eyes on the cross...