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Back in 1936, an entrepreneur named Willie Moretti decided to go into the laundry business. For a mere $3,000 he bought the U.S. Linen Supply Co., Inc in Paterson, N.J. Willie had one handicap; he was an ex-convict. But he had assets to offset it: he had known Al Capone socially, and Frank Costello himself had been best man at Willie's wedding...
What would happen if two experienced chess machines played one another? The more experienced machine, thinks Bronowski, would always win. "In human life," he says, "maturity is always offset by loss of other powers. The machine, on the other hand, will become more and more experienced but will never lose any other faculties. That is the real difference between the human being and the machine in these circumstances. The machine can mature without growing old, getting better and better. So in this case, the most mature machine will always win, provided, of course, there is no mechanical failure. All good...
Most of the beginner and intermediate skiers flock to Cranmore, whose trails are served by the Skimobile. The major slopes are on the west side where the sun gets at the snow but this is offset by the fact that its smooth trails are skiable on only four inches of cover. The east side of Cranmore has also been developed to make use of the deep-snow "backside" of the mountain. A mile and a quarter long trail was cut there last summer...
...only major ones in the library system for the time being. Houghton Library will hire three men to take the place of its regular employees on Saturday mornings, and thus will be able to maintain its normal hours. Lamont's staff will also be augmented in order to offset the decreased work week...
Teele stated that the University will defer retirements of employees who wish to continue working in order to become eligible under the Act. Retired employees benefitting from Social Security will receive reduced contributions from the University's Retirement Plan, but the new benefits would favorably offset such reductions...