Word: performance
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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From 1958 to 1964, Jarring served as Swedish ambassador in Washington. Since then he has been Ambassador to the Soviet Union, but has now begun his fourth leave of absence to perform U.N. chores in the Middle East. As usual, he uttered not a single word about his plans, hopes or expectations. His only public statement on the Middle East situation was made during his 1967 round-robin travels. Once, on leaving Cairo, he said: "I am optimistic." On arrival in Beirut he at once sought to correct any impression that his Cairo conversations had been encouraging. "I am always...
...exchanges have only rarely taken a stock away from any specialist. Since specialists enjoy a monopoly position, some tend to become slothful. The floor brokers who deal with them gossip about those who, out of timidity or cupidity, have failed to perform well. If the specialist system were not so politically controlled, the exchanges might consider dismissing a few specialists. In addition, the exchanges might do well to permit floor brokers to vote secretly every year on which specialists to drop from the club...
Like some ancient Greek town, the United States combed the countryside for a Magnificent Seven to do battle against the dark forces of Space and the Russians. Their training program was a scries of twelve labors to perform on the road to heroism. They went to Africa to broil in the sun. They lived beneath the sea, whirled in Centrifuges, flew X-15's. There must have been reasons for these exploits, but the true motivation was to make heroes of these astronauts. There was Gus, Deke, Wally, and Scott. They were good men, and true, not the old wrecks...
...everybody's agenda. But there is a point of departure that veers sharply from that of central banking organizations. Begin with a wage level that is the equivalent of those consumables (a certain quality of housing, education, food and clothing, recreation and health, etc.) required by working people to perform the creative, skilled work associated with our most advanced technologies (presently tied up in military, aerospace and related junk production). In other words, there is a need to "control" wages so as to have them correspond to our productive potential -that is, to adjust living levels so as to prepare...
...best of an exemplary cast, Joanna Shimkus abruptly leaves behind a parade of elongated walk-ons (The Lost Man, Boom!) to become an authentic actress. Almost any beautiful woman could perform the film's love scenes, but few could engage so well in the skirmishes. Yvette's monstrous maiden Aunt Cissie