Word: complexe
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...human brain is usually thought of as a single organ, and when it is running smoothly, that is the overall effect. But the brain is actually a bundle of many structures, weirdly shaped,*and put together in such a complex tangle that a simple cutaway model gives a poor impression of the whole. And only in the age of tranquilizers has medical science begun to learn how different drugs affect individual parts of the brain. In Philadelphia last week, physicians at the annual meeting of the American Academy of General Practice were fascinated by a 3-ft. model showing...
With the exception of three Dixieland bands, all the competing outfits played modern jazz. But it was the big-band arrangements that seemed most striking, with their complex harmonies, catchy polyrhythms and strong emphasis on melody. Each of the 26 groups had submitted a tape recording before being accepted, played a 20-minute set in the opening sessions of the two-day festival. The ten finalists played additional 20-minute sets the second evening. Tired and a little lightheaded from several rounds of Irish coffee and all that jazz, the judges retired at midnight, quickly made their choices...
...rental ($3,386.25 annually), the U.S. Navy gets its best natural harbor south of Charleston, S.C., plus 19,621 acres of land, enough for a complex of 1,400 buildings and two airfields, one of them capable of handling entire squadrons of the Navy's hottest jets, e.g., 1,000-m.p.h. F8U Crusaders, 700-m.p.h. A4D Skyhawks. In terms of global strategy, Guantanamo has only marginal value. It served as an antisubmarine center in World War II, and could be one again. But its greatest worth is as an isolated, warm-water training base for the fleet. With...
...illusion that Tony is just an ordinary bloke. After 16 days of laborious climbing in a forest of family trees, Debrett's Assistant Editor Patrick Montague-Smith proclaimed that Armstrong-Jones is not only of royal blood but also a very distant kinsman of Margaret. In a complex chart, Montague-Smith submitted proof that Tony is 22nd in descent from King Edward I's daughter Elizabeth* Moreover, a medieval lord of Harlech was a mutual ancestor of both Tony and Margaret. Exulted Tree Tracer Montague-Smith: "A thrilling discovery! The relationship between Princess Margaret and Mr. Armstrong-Jones...
Over the years, Cousteau has become as complex as any phenomenon he finds in the sea. He has tried his hand at painting (his pictures turn out vaguely surrealistic), relaxes aboard the Calypso with an accordion. Despite his scholarly air, accented by amber, half-lens spectacles, Cousteau is a man with an antic turn of mind, loves to improvise wacky film scenarios (a nearsighted bull gets contact lenses, routs the matador and escapes, only to starve because he cannot see the grass). But Cousteau is also a leader of men. When an inexperienced diver drowned trying to find the anchor...