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...good and bad labels, however, can be simplistic and misleading. Pure cholesterol is a life-sustaining substance that plays an essential role in building cell membranes and sex hormones as well as aiding digestion. Problems begin when the body is saddled with an excess of LDL, which normally carries some 60% to 80% of the blood's total cholesterol. This excess can trigger the formation of plaque on the interior walls of the coronary arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis. In time, this hardened, sludge-filled growth narrows the artery and allows a clot to form, severely blocking the blood flow...
...current science and space policy is a prime example of our failure to anticipate the massive global changes that are occuring. There is a schizophrenic air about the American attitude to government research. We seem to recognize only two areas of legitimate inquiry, military research and "pure" science...
...program in space exploration is scientifically valuable, but the propaganda value of Americans boldly going forth in the service of all mankind is no longer really necessary, since the ideological failings of communism now seem obvious to even the Chinese and Soviets themselves. Pure research, "for all people" is best conducted together with as many nations as have the resources to participate. Our allies are ideal partners in this effort, and larger missions like a Mars landing--if they are attempted at all--naturally suggest cooperation with the Soviet Union...
ARGUMENTS often heard from the government, such as that military and pure research often produce "spin-off" applications possessing great value, are not very convincing claims. A science policy based on the expectation of serendipity is not terribly rational. We would be better served by aiming at practical technologies from the start...
...feelings under humor, letting them show with a seemingly unconscious flicker of expression or an unfinished gesture. Dafoe stands up to him with the kind of flat-voiced certainty mastered only by men of few, but unshakable, principles. Though each learns something from the other, their relationship retains its pure scratchiness from beginning to end. These guys are never going to be buddies...