Word: printings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most anticipated pieces of mail every month is the sturdy brown envelope bearing a Social Security check. But mailing the money creates problems. About 35,000 checks a year get stolen. And the amount of clerical work is overwhelming. Says Treasury Official Les Plumly: "We have to print them, stuff them, seal them and mail them. If we don't find some other way, the sheer volume will sink the system...
...system, the spots turn into a pattern of concentric circles because the diamond is rotated during exposure. Says Shtrikman: "Diamonds are like people. No two are alike. Every diamond, even the purest, has specific impurities, stains and flaws. Even the smallest difference between stones can cause a completely different print." Only if the diamond is cut up into smaller gems-often difficult to do unless the original stone is quite large-or if some of its facets are repolished will the distinctive identifying information be lost...
...Faith. Now manufactured commercially by Kulso Ltd., the machine (cost: about $3,500) can produce an identifying print in two minutes. Shtrikman believes that the patterns, which show brilliancy and quality of a cut stone as well, can also be used to assess a diamond's value. That innovation could have even greater impact on gem transactions. Until now, the only real assurance diamond traders have had when they concluded a deal was the traditional act of faith between them: a handshake and the exchange of the Hebrew words "mazal u-brocha" (luck and a blessing...
Sandwiched between Na Na on belmbau and Moulay Ari Hafid on dumbeg on the old Gato Barbleri albums is the fine print name of planist Lonnie Liston Smith. Occasionally in those early takes, between Gato's blasts and the percussionists' meanderings, you could make out what sounded like some pretty sweet music coming from Smith's direction. Apparently the word got to Gato that Smith was doing good things with the plano and it wasn't long before the saxophonist boosted him to "featuring" status on his latest albums. The logical extension of all this is happening this weekend...
Breslin also gets information from O'Neill's office that has not appeared elsewhere in print. When Jeb Magruder went to prison in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he had a special chore set out for him. One of Allenwood's better-known prisoners is Cornelius Gallagher, a former New Jersey congressman with Mafia connections. Gallagher and Magruder became tennis partners (Allenwood has tennis courts) until Gallagher discovered that Magruder's task was to find out from him whether Rodino had any skeletons in his closet. Gallagher remained silent, although he realized subsequently that he was going to do maximum time unless...