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"Nobody of the quality we want is going to go into a job that didn't exist before with a really strict deliniation of the proportions of time he'll devote to the various activities of the job. The job should be developed as the circumstances dictate, "Edward S. Keenan...
Presuming Voyager 2 overcomes its troubles, the twin flight is a unique project. The Voyagers go elaborately equipped for sightseeing. They carry wide-and narrow-angle television cameras, cosmic ray detectors, magnetometers, infra-red spectrometers and radiometers, as well as instruments for detecting and recording ultraviolet radiation and radio emissions...
Nine years out of ten, the peasants who live in the mountain-ringed Bavarian village of Oberammergau (pop. 4,800) devote themselves mainly to such tasks as herding cows, carving wooden figurines and drinking beer. Every tenth year, however, Oberammergau is transfigured into the site of the world-renowned Passion...
In return, the gondolier was supposed to devote himself to writing. No volumes appeared. In the fall of 1913, his sponsors gone and his vessel ship wrecked, still promising great projects, Rolfe died alone in his Venice flat.
But nothing is elementary about these pursuits. A lost dog may travel miles before it is picked up-or dog-naped. If it winds up in an animal shelter and is not claimed within five days it will probably be destroyed. For a $30 fee Keane advises the client on...