Word: scaled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...statics of the system, but we are at a loss to account for the phrase "distortion point 310°." Does the 310° refer to angular measure and if so, is the plane of distortion horizontal or vertical? Or does it refer to temperature, and if so, is the scale Fahrenheit, Centigrade, or Kelvin? If the scale is Kelvin, we look with breathless anticipation to certain conditions to which the system must eventually be subjected...
...Relax, boys; reference is to temperature and the scale is Fahrenheit. (For nonscientific readers: 1) 310° K = 98.6°F; 2) that is body temperature; 3) a distortion point of 310°K would mean that the plastic cups would lose their shape at body temperature...
...Illinois, 7,000 telephone workers followed suit, but tossed in their lot with the A.F.L. At Atlantic City, representatives of 100,000 other telephone employees met with C.I.O. big shots, arranged for a conference in Philadelphia this week to kick off a full-scale organizing drive. Said long lines President John Moran: "We can't continue to exist as an isolated group and remain isolated from other segments of organized labor...
...fires, trying to douse flames with dollars? If so, a lot of alarm bells were going to be ringing at once. Or was the U.S. aiming at something larger, more foresighted, and more likely to succeed? Instead of waiting for alarms, would it seize present opportunities for a full-scale fire-resistant building program with goods, machinery and dollars to help its friends to help themselves...
...biggest sterling balances are held by India, with ?1.4 billion, and Egypt, with ?450 million. They want a good share of their balances convertible into dollars to spend in the U.S. But Britain wants India and Egypt to scale down the balances drastically before releasing any sterling for conversion. Until an agreement is reached, Britain will probably release only a small amount...