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There is a third method of dealing with examination questions--that is by the use of the overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that it was pretty obvious that the vague generality was the key device in any discussion of examination writing. Why is it obvious? As a matter of fact it wasn't obvious at all, but just an arbitrary point from which to start. That is an example of an unwarranted assumption...
...determination that inspire the urban poor to better their lives. In Bombay, high school girls learn about sanitation, nutrition and immunization so that they can pass on this information to illiterate neighbors. In Bangkok a program called Magic Eyes has reduced street trash by 85% through the gentle method of encouraging children to hum a jingle about sloppiness when they see their parents litter. In Mexico City cash-starved peasants band together to form cooperatives that guarantee credit for people who might otherwise never be able to afford a home...
...models, even among different carmakers. Honda is out in front in that race with its new Domani, a small family car that is 60% built with parts also used in other Honda models; previously the shared-component segment amounted to 10% to 15%. The carmakers are also considering a method already used by truck manufacturers: standardization of certain components, which allows parts companies to cut their prices. Zexel, a major high-tech partsmaker based in Tokyo, expects to get seven manufacturers to agree to a common fuel injector for their diesel vehicles. The risk of commonization is that if taken...
...important as more democratic governance is the need for a method by which clans can settle grievances without reaching for rifles and hand grenades. This week in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the U.N. is sponsoring the first of a series of conferences designed to set up an interim Somalian government prior to holding elections within two years. Of necessity, the major warlords are among the invited delegates, although some are not happy about the meeting. "The outside world cannot dictate or force us to do anything," says Mohammed Awale, one of Aidid's deputies...
...because the new method directly measuresthe protein, it avoids the possibility ofdiscovering gene mutations which do not actuallydisrupt protein activity. Such "silent mutations"are common and do not cause any changes in proteinefficiencies...