Word: modeling
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...lecture-circuit fame as the reigning authority on the plight of the Black woman, particularly her relationship with the Black man. Even the Washington Post said the "fearless presentation of her analysis quite takes the breath away. It is serious, well-written, effective in its demystification, valuable as a model of hardheaded but caring analysis, principled in its criticism, important...
...efficiency will vastly outweigh those from such short term measures as turning out lights and insulating homes. But MR&A energy analysts, along with many others, are frankly skeptical of "conservation"--the new catch of the anti-industrial left. One of MR&A's summer projects used an economic model developed at Stanford to determine the consequences of economy-wide energy conservation. By varying an input assumption which gauges the ease of substitution between industrial energy requirements and more efficient capital stock additions, an analyst can indicate the linkages between current production processes and their energy use. A tightly linked...
...model's complex logic is exhilarating, but a Catch-22 struck hard. The ease of substitution parameter does not represent a behavioral assumption to guide projections; it is not a figure graven in stone, but an empirical result determined from historical data. Projecting the ease of substitution trend into the future is guesswork--nothing more, nothing less. Depending on the figure chosen, the model could predict either economic disaster or conservation harmlessly reducing national energy needs...
When he was 17, University of Alabama Assistant Coach Hank Crisp came to call in a Model A Ford. He offered a way out of the fields with a scholarship. Paul, who was already known as Bear because at age twelve he had lost a wrestling match with a carnival bear, left for college...
...gamble in any of this. The $27.5 million bet is whether the new hall, the home of the San Francisco Symphony, will have good acoustics. The curved concrete and glass exterior gives an impression of lightness. Inside it is the model of a modern hall. Bulky chunks protrude from the walls in surprising places; neat rows of little mounds trim the loges and balconies. From the ceiling hang adjustable panels, and above the stage are 24 clear acrylic sound-reflector disks. From many locations the audience can see the orchestra mirrored in them. As an image...