Word: turnings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...book has merits apart from its wit. Shields uses imagery well and has mastered setting and dialogue, though he occasionally lapses into the cliched. Undeniably, he does have a nice turn of phrase, especially in his satire...
Even if Pons and Fleischmann should turn out to be right, the world's energy problems are not necessarily over. As the proponents of more conventional fusion research have learned, transforming a reaction from a laboratory curiosity to a full-scale energy technology can be incredibly difficult. Magnetic fusion has yet to achieve break-even, the stage at which the amount of energy coming out is equal to that going in. Says Harold Furth, director of Princeton's effort: "We are essentially within a factor of two of break-even now. Seeing that it used to be a factor...
...innocuous-looking press cards, which bear the holder's name, nationality, news organization and passport number in both English and Arabic, may turn out to be the cause of even more trouble. Last week Israel's Police Minister announced that he was launching an investigation to determine whether the A.J.A. had the right to issue the credentials. At the same time, outraged members of Israel's Parliament demanded that the government withdraw the Israeli credentials of journalists who hold the Arab cards, or even expel them from the country...
...Japanese must also decide whether to turn an unsavory scandal into an opportunity to reform their money-greased political system. That may prove the biggest challenge. Takeshita fell victim to his success at mastering the sometimes seamy rules of the system. In common with other party leaders, Takeshita indirectly received shares of cut-rate stock in Recruit, an aggressive information and real estate conglomerate. In all, Takeshita received more than $1 million in campaign contributions, stocks and secret loans from the company. The money went not to a personal account but to fund campaigns and pay staff salaries...
Since 1982 the joint panel of theological negotiators has reached a deft compromise on the question of faith vs. works, which split Europe during the Reformation. In August the group will turn to thorny matters of church authority and such moral issues as birth control and divorce. But it has become obvious that such discussions are now largely academic. The problem, in a word: women...