Word: pasting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...philosopher Satchel Paige might have said, the U.S. shouldn't look back: other countries are gaining on its lead in productivity. In the past decade, U.S. output per hour worked in manufacturing has risen only 27%, exactly the same as anemic Britain's, much less than half as much as that of robust France, West Germany and even Italy, and only one-quarter as much as Japan...
Many of Zuckerman's criticisms have been considered in the past by members of various Nobel committees; in fact, the present article developed from interviews with laureates and Nobel officials that she conducted for her 1977 study of the Nobels, Scientific Elite. As Zuckerman acknowledges, Nobel judges generally argue that the roster of prizewinners is not intended as an all-inclusive list of the best scientific work. But Zuckerman fears that unless eligibility becomes wider, the premier reputation of the Nobels is bound to decline. However the Nobel Foundation eventually responds to her criticisms and those of others...
...emotionally disturbed youngsters. Psychiatrist Joaquim Puig-Antich of Columbia University, who has conducted a pilot study in this little-explored area, estimates that perhaps one out of every 200 American prepubertal children is despondent enough to think of suicide. Of the 50 depressed children he has treated over the past three years, 70% had suicidal thoughts and about a third had tried to kill themselves...
...aperitifs at an outdoor cafe and dine in their favorite restaurants in the Piazza Navona. The Parisian couple's mutual devotion during 49 years of intimacy is nearly matched by their attachment to Rome-where they have spent part of every summer for the past 25 years. "We have no work plans at all right now," says Beauvoir. "We're just enjoying our vacation." As a friend describes the pair's dolce vita, "They're leading a calm life, and trying to make the most of their time-just like any retired couple...
...well as their search for the car are both overtly stage-managed. But Barwood believes in his movie's every frame, and his sincerity comes across in its exhilarating pace and tender moments. Though Corvette Summer relies on hot air rather than narrative propulsion for fuel, it breezes past the finish line. -Frank Rich