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...complete and ironic circle in a single generation. In Marion, La., the result makes an odd spectacle. In this unpaved country of clay soil and bayous, deep in a wilderness of pines, stands the white brick ranch house of Joseph and Hazel Hampton, complete with gold- flecked ceilings, a built-in barbecue grill and the creamy smell of fresh carpet. The house might belong on the groomed set of Knots Landing, but it stands instead on the spot where Hazel Hampton once picked cotton, within sight of the sharecropper's cabin, now silvery from weather and wind, where...
Nonetheless, complaints abound. Critics of standardized testing have long charged that the SATs contain built-in cultural and class biases, which put women and minorities at a disadvantage. They claim that the multiple-choice questions do not effectively gauge students' critical thinking skills or their future potential...
...There seems to be a kind of built-in biological limit programmed into the cells of the human body. In laboratory experiments, human cells divide only about 50 times before they begin to fall apart like old jalopies. This planned obsolescence on nature's part makes a certain amount of evolutionary sense. Survival of the fittest, after all, rewards only those who reproduce, not necessarily those who reach old age. Once procreation is over, human bodies may as well be disposable goods, biologically speaking...
...experience. The device that converts hand motions into signals the computer can understand is called the DataGlove. Optic fibers sewn onto the fingers are supposed to detect the slightest movement of the digits. A head-mounted display that looks like an oversize skin-diving mask is called the EyePhone. Built-in headphones provide stereo sound, and a pair of liquid-crystal-display screens creates stereoscopic images that give the illusion of three dimensions. Both glove and headset are equipped with electromagnetic sensors that track changes in position and orientation. For computer power, the equipment is linked by cable...
...squash has kept its elitist roots, because hardball is more discouraging to pick up," Fish says. "There is a built-in inertia in the northeast because there are so many narrow courts. In other countries, people can really pick it up, get involved and enjoy themselves...