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...indeed, approaching the ludicrous--that smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities, the truly monumental achievements of the Middle Ages have become too vast for us to cope with, or even understand; we are too small and too afraid." Let me offer this as an ideal opening sentence to any question even tangentially nudging on the Middle Ages. And now you see, having dazzled me, won by your personal, involved, independently-minded assertion, your only job is to keep me awake. When I sleep I give...
Researchers also found that less than ideal placement of a windmill can have . a major impact: missing 10% of the wind can reduce power 30%. Moreover, the arrangement of turbines within a wind "farm" is important because the wake produced by one windmill affects those around it. Computers are being used to simulate varied terrain and calculate how to produce the most energy...
...Paglia's ideal women are independent, like Amelia Earhart or Katharine Hepburn. She became obsessed with Earhart as a teenager and even wrote a book- length manuscript about her. Little Camille's enthusiasms were something her Italian immigrant parents fostered. Her father, a French professor at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, taught her to pursue goals aggressively. Today the daughter says ruefully, "He created a monster he couldn't control...
Maybe the best army recruiting ad since John Wayne's farewell to his troops in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In explaining before a rapt press corps how the gulf war was won, the general embodied a nation's ideal of the perfect warrior: tough, professional, charismatic, compassionate. And gave a great lesson in military tactics in the process. Now if we could just figure out what...
Maybe the best army recruiting ad since John Wayne's farewell to his troops in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. In explaining before a rapt press corps how the gulf war was won, the general embodied a nation's ideal of the perfect warrior: tough, professional, charismatic, compassionate. And gave a great lesson in military tactics in the process. Now if we could just figure out what...