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Discusshowwellreasonedyoufindthisargument.

ThefollowingappearedinareportbytheSchoolDistrictofE>leria.

"Nationally,theaverageratioofcomputerstostudentsinkindergartenthroughgrade12(K-

12)is1:5.Educatorsindicatethatthisisverygoodratio.Thismeansthatacrossthecountry,all

studentshaveaccesstoandcanusecomputersdailyintheirclassrooms.InEyleria'sK-12schools,

theratioofcomputerstostudentsis1:7.ThisnumberissufficienttoensurethatallofEyleria's

students,bythetimetheygraduatefromhighschool,willbefullyproficientintheuseof

computertechnology.Thus,thereisnoreasontospendanyoftheschools'budgetoncomputersor

othertechnologyinthenextfewyears."

TheTreasuryhasonceagainintroducedadollarcoin,thePineTreedollar.Neitherthe

Presidentialdollarcoin,introduced11yearsago,northeEagledollarcoin,introduced3yearsago,

remainedincirculationlong:peoplesimplypreferredspendingpaperdollars.However,asurvey

conductedsoonafteritsreleaseindicatesthatthePineTreedollarisfarmoreappealing(hanother

dollarcoins:76percentofrespondentsownthecoin;62percentcfthoseowningmultiplecoins

consideritsoattractivethattheyarcstillsavingratherthanspendingthemostrecentcointoconic

intotheirpossession.SincethePineTreecoinpromisestobecomethedollarcurrencyofchoice,

theTreasuryiscorrecttobeginsavingmoneybydramaticallyreducingthecostlyprintingof

paperdollars.

WhenStanleyParkfirstopened,itwasthelargest,mostheavilyusedparkintown.Itisstill

thelargestpark,butitisnolongerheavilyused.Videocamerasmountedinthepark'sparkinglots

lastmonthrevealedthepark'sdropinpopularity:therecordingsshowedanaverageofonly50

carsperday.Incontrast,tinyCarltonParkintheheartofthebusinessdistrictisvisitedbymore

than150peopleonatypicalweekday.AnobviousdifferenceisthatCarltonPark,unlikeStanley

Park,providesampleseating.Thus,ifStanleyParkisevertobeaspopularwithourcitizensasis

CarltonPark,thetownwillobviouslyneedtoprovidemorebenches,therebyconvertingsomeof

theunusedopenareasintospacessuitablefbrsocializing.

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromtheDeanoftheCollegeofEducationatOmniState

University.

"Onlysevenofourstate'shighschoolsofferevenonecourseinLatin,butover80percentof

thegraduateswhostudyLiUinatthosesevenschoolsenrollincollege.Furthermore,arecentstudy

showsthatstudentswhohavemasteredLatinperformmuchbetterinlogicandcriticalthinking.

Thus,inordertoincreasethepercentageofourhighschoolstudentswhograduatefromcollegeas

wellastoensurethattheyreceiveabettereducationincriticalthinking.OmniStateUniversity

shouldbeginanintensiveprogramtoprepareourfutureteachersto:eachhighschoolLatin."

Thefollowingappearedinamemofromthepresidentofachainofcheesestoreslocated

throughouttheUnitedStates.

"Formanyyearsallthestoresinourchainhavestockedawidevarietyofbothdomesticand

importedcheeses.Lastyear,however,thefivebest-sellingcheesesatourneweststorewereall

domesticcheddarcheesesfromWisconsin.Furthermore,arecentsurveybyCheesesoftheWorld

magazineindicatesanincreasingpreferencefordomesticcheesesamongitssubscribers.Sinceour

companycanreduceexpensesbylimitinginventory,thebestwayioimproveprofitsinallofour

storesistodiscontinuestockingmanyofourvarietiesofimportedcheeseandconcentrate

primarilyondomesticcheeses."

Thefollowingappearedinaletterfromafirmprovidinginvestmentadvicetoaclient.

"HomesinthenorlheastemUnitedStates,wherewintersaretypicallycold,havetraditionally

usedoilastheirmajorfuelforheating.Lastyearthatregionexperienced90dayswithbelow-

averagetemperatures,andclimateforecastersatWaymarshUniversitypredictthat(hisweather

patteniwillcontinueforseveralmoreyears.Furthermore,manynewhomeshavebeenbuiltinthis

regionduringthepastyear.Becauseofthesedevelopments,wepredictanincreaseddemandfor

heatingoilandrecommendinvestmentinConsolidatedIndustries,oneofwhosemajorbusiness

operationsistheretailsaleofhemeheatingoil.',

Thefollowingappearedinalettertotheeditorofanewspaperservingthevillagesof

CastorvilleandPolluxton.

"BoththevillagesofCastorvilleandPolluxtonhaveexperiencedsharpdeclinesinthe

numbersofresidentswhopaypropertytaxes.lbsavemoneyandimproveservice,thetwo

villagesrecentlymerged(heironceseparategarbagecollectiondepartmentsintoasingle

departmentlocatedinCastorville,andthenewdepartmenthasreportedfewcomplaintsaboutits

service.LastyearthelibraryinPolluxtonhad20percentfewerusersthanduringthepreviousyear.

1(follows(hatweshouldnowfurthereconomizeandimproveservice,aswcdidwithgarbage

collection,byclosingthelibraryinPolluxionandusingthelibraryinCastorville(oserveboth

villages."

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromabudgetplannerfortheCityofGrandview.

"Toavoidabudgetdeficitnextyear,theCityofGrandviewmusteliminateitsfundingforthe

GrandviewSymphony.OurcitizensarewellawareofthefactthatwhiletheGrandview

SymphonyOrchestrawasstrugglingtosucceed,ourcitygovernmentpromisedannualfundingto

helpsupportitsprograms.Lastyear,however,privatecontributionstotheSymphonyincreasedby

200percent,andattendanceattheSymphony'sconcerts-in-the-parkseriesdoubled.The

Symphonyhasalsoannouncedanincreasein(ickctpricesfornextyear.Suchdevelopments

indicatethattheSymphonycannowsucceedwithoutfundingfromcitygovernmentandwecan

eliminatethatexpensefromnextyear'sbudget.Thisactionwillsurelypreventabudgetdeficit."

Yellow-leggedfrogswereoncecommoninhigh-alti(udclakesin(heSierraNevada

mountains,buttheyhavebecomeincreasinglyrare.Troutfeedontadpolesandyoungfrogs.Few

lakesintheSierraNevadahadanytroutinthemuntilahundredyearsago.At(hattime,many

lakeswerestockedwithtroutforrecreationalfishing,andnowtroutarecommoninvirtuallyall

bodiesofwaterintheSierraNevada.Researchersremovedthetroutfromonelake,andthefrog

populationsoonquadrupled.Sincefrogsarecapableofmovingseveralmilesoverland,removing

troutfromjustafewlakesisclearlythewaytorestorethefrogpopulationtoitsformerlevels.

Studiesshowthatin70percentoftrafficaccidents,atleastonedriverinvolvedislessthan10

milesfromhomewhentheaccidentoccurs.Thisstatisticindicates:hatdrivershaveatendencyto

driveincautiouslywhen(heyareclosetohome,probablybecausefamiliarsurroundingsgivethem

afalsesenseofsecurity.Thus,theplaceswherepeoplefeelsafestaretheplaceswheretheyarein

factatgreatestriskofseriousin.ury.

Copperoccursinnaturemixedwithothermineralsandvaluablemetalsinore,andthe

proportionofcopperintheorecanvaryconsiderably.Untilfairlyrecently,theonlywaytoextract

purecopperfromorcwasbyusingaprocess(hatrequireslargeamountsofelectricenergy,

especiallyiftheproportionofcopperintheoreislow.Newcopper-extractingtechnologiescan

useupto40percentlesselectricitythantheoldermethodtoprocessthesameamountofrawore,

especiallywheniheproportionofcopperintheoreishigh.Therefore,wccanexpect(heamount

ofelectricityusedbythecopper-extractionindustrytodeclinesignificantly.

Inmeasuringelectricalactivityindifferentpartsofthebrain,researchersfoundthatpeople

whodescribethemselvesasgenerallyhappyhavemoreactivityintheleftprefrontallobeoftheir

brainsthandootherpeople.Therefore,amedicationforstimulatingtheleftprefrontallobeofthe

brainwouldbeaneffectivetreatmentforclinicaldepression.

Thefollowingappearedinamemofromamanagerofacardealership.

"Tenyearsago,long-termcarleasingbecameavailableinourcountryofMohiliaasan

alternativetooutrightcarownership,andleasinghassteadilyriseninpopularity.Foreachofthe

lastfiveyears,thenumberofpeopleleasingnewcarshassurpassedthenumberbuyingnewcars.

TheaverageageofcarsdriveninMohiliaissixyears;hence,ifnewcarleasesagainoutnumber

purchasesthisyear,itislikely(hatthemajorityofdriverswillbedrivingleased,notindividually

owned,cars.Therefore,wcshouldchangethefocusofourbusinessfromsellingcarstoleasing

them."

Thefollowingappearedinanewsletterabouteducationpolicy.

'Theaverageannualearningsofhighschooldropoutsarcsignificantlylessthantheaverage

annualearningsofhighschoolgraduates,lbaddressthisproblem,thestategovernorhas

proposedthatthestateshouldestablishfreevocationaltrainingprogramstorhighschooldropouts.

Buttheavailabilityofsuchprogramswouldprobablyencouragesomestudentswhowould

otherwisehavegraduatedtodropoutinordertopursuevocationaltraining.Hencetheproposed

programswouldlower,notraise,theaverageearningpotentialofyoungpeople.Therefore,the

stateshouldnotestablishthevccationaltrainingprogramsbutshouldinsteadfocusonimproving

academicprogramsinourhighschools.'

Thefollowingappearedinanewsletterabouthealth.

"TheproportionofchildrenintheUnitedStateswhoareoverweightisgreaternowthanever

before.Obesityratesamongchildrenhavebeenincreasingsincethe1970'sand,duringthatsame

timeperiod,theproportionofchildrenlivinginsuburbshasincreased.Whereaschildreninrural

areas(endtohaveoutdooractivechoresandchildrenincitiesoftenwalktoschoolorotherplaces

theyneedtogo,childreninsuburbsaretypicallydrivenevenwhere.Thustheincreasein

childhoodobesityisprobablyduemainlytothesuburbanizationofAmericaandtheassociated

decreaseintheopportunitieschildrenhaveforexercise."

Thefollowingappearedaspartofanarticleinahealthandbeautymagazine.

"AgroupofvolunteerspanicipatedinastudyofconsumerresponsestothenewLuxessface

cream.Everymorningforaironth.theywashedtheirfaceswithmildsoapand(henapplied

Luxess.Attheendofthatmonth,mostvolunteersreportedamarkedimprovementinthewaytheir

skinlookedandfelt.ThusitappearsthatLuxessistrulyeffectiveinimprovingtheconditionof

facialskin."

ThecitiesofEastSacundtiandWestSacundaareinanearthquake-pronearea.Since1985

bothcitieshavehadstringentbuildingcodesrequiringallnewbuildingstohavespecificfeatures

designedtopreventdamageinanearthquake.Buildingsbuiltbefore1985areexemptfromthe

codes,butmanybuildingownershavemodifiedtheirbuildingstomakethemconformtothe1985

codes.Lastyearamajorearthquakehitthearea,andmanypeoplelosttheirhomes.Thenumberof

peoplewhowerelefthomelesswasmuchhigherinEastSacundathaninWestSacunda,however,

sowecanconcludethatbuildingownersinEastSacundawerelesslikelytomodifytheir

buildingssoastobring(hemup(othe1985codestandards.

Thefollowingappearedinalettertotheeditorofanarchaeologicalmagazine.

"Archaeologistsexcavatedacavethathadbeeninhabitedbyprehistoricpeopleforthousands

ofyears.Thesepeoplehuntedwikianimals,manyofwhoseboneswerefoundatlevels

correspondingtodifferenttimesofhabitation.Mostofthebonesaltheoldestlevels,over40,000

yearsold,werefromadeerspecieswhosemodern-daydescendantsareknowntopreferwoodland

habitats,whereasmostof(hebonesa(morerecentlevels,datingfrom30.000to10,000yearsago.

werefromagazellespecieswhosemodern-daydescendantsareknowntoprefergrasslands.We

canthusconcludethattheclimateoftheareachangeddramaticallybetween40,000and30,000

yearsago,causingtheterraintochangefromwoodlandtograssland."

Thefollowingappearedinamagazineforthetruckingindustry.

"TheLonghaultruckingcompanywasconcernedthatitsannualaccidentrate(thenumberof

accidentspermiledriven)wastoohigh.Ilgrantedasignificantpayincreasetoitsdriversand

increaseditstrainingstandardsItalsoputstrictlimitsonthenumberofhoursperweekeach

drivercoulddrive.Thefollowingyear,itstruckswereinvolvedinhalfthenumberofaccidentsas

beforethechangeswereimplemented.Asurveyofothertruckingcompaniesfound(hat(he

highest-paiddriversweretheleastlikelytohavehadanaccident.Therefore,truckingcompanies

wishingtoreducetheiraccidentratecandososimplybyraisingtheirdrivers'payandlimitingthe

overallnumberofhourstheydrive."

Thefollowingappearedasaneditorialinahealthmagazine

"Clormium5isanodorless,tasteless,andgenerallyharmlessindustrialby-productthatcan

enterthewatersupply.Aprclirrinarystudyhaslinkedcookingwithwatercontainingclonniuin5

toanincreasedincidenceofallergiesandskinrashes.Testsofthedrinkingwaterinseveralareas

haverevealedthepresenceofclormium5.Althoughitispossibletoremoveclormium5from

water,thecostsofroutinetestingandpurificationarchigherthanmanycommunitiescanafford.

Therefore,inordertopreventallergiesandskinrashes,communitiesthatcannotaffordtoridtheir

drinkingwaterofclormium5shouldreplacedrinkingfountainsinpublicbuildings,suchas

schoolsandlibraries,withbottled-watercoolers."

Allergiesareanoverreactionoftheimmunesystemtocerkiinstimuli.Oneviewisthat

allergiescandevelopastheresultofchildhoodexposuretocertainirritants,suchasdustoranimal

dander,whiletheimmunesystemisnotyetmature.Anotherviewis(hatexposuretoparticular

bacteriaearlyinchildhoodactuallytriggerstheproperdevelopmentoftheimmunesystem,and

thatlimitingexposuretothesebacteriathroughexcessivehygienecancausechildren'simmune

systemstooverreact(ocertainirritantslateron.Anewstudysupportsthesecondview:children

whoarewashedespeciallyfrequentlyandwhoseparentscleantheirhomesespeciallyfrequently

aremorelikelytodevelopallergiesthanareotherchildren.Soinordercoreduce(heincidenceof

allergiesinchildrenandadults,parentsshouldnotlimitchildren'sexposuretoirritantsorbacteria.

Thefollowingappearedinilettertoaneditor.

"Inmanycountries,woodistheprimaryfuelusedforheatingandcooking,butwoodsmoke

cancauserespiratoryandeyeproblems,andextensiveuseofwoodcausesdeforestation,amajor

environmentalproblem.Incontrast,charcoal,madebypartiallyburningwoodinacontrolled

process,isafuelthatcreateslesssmokethanwooddoes.Moreover,althoughcharcoalcosts

slightlymorethanwood,lesscharcoalisneededtoproducethesaneamountofheat.Therefore,

peoplewhousewoodastheirprimaryfuelcan,withoutexperiencngeconomichardship,switch

tocharcoalandcan(herebyimprovetheirhealthandpreserve(heenvironment."

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromthebusinessmanagerofMedicine,Inc.,alocal

drugstore.

"Mostbusinessanalystsforthedrugstoreindustryhavestaledthatevenwhenanation's

economyisweak,drugstores'profitsareunlikelytodeclineappreciably.Whileconsumersmight

putoffsomekindsofpurchaseswhentheeconomyisslow,prescriptionandover-the-counterdrug

purchasesarcdictatedbyconsumers'healthneeds,whicharcindependentoftheeconomy.

Therefore.MedicineInc.islikelytocontinuetohaveincreasingprofitsandshouldplantoopenan

additionaldrugstorenextyear."

Thefollowingappearedinamemowrittenby(heheadoftheGorhamSchool.

"Ourschoolcafeteriashouldmakechangesinthelunchesthatitservesinordertoimprove

thehealthofourstudents.SeveralteachersandIhaveobservedthatstudentswhoeatthesemeals

tendtocatthemaincourseandthedessert,butseldomfinish(hevegetableportion.Thispattern

meansthatstudentsaremissingthevitalnutritionalbenefitsoffruitsandvegetables,whichare

typicallyrichinvitaminsandminerals.Therefore,theschoolcafeteriashouldservelargerfruit

andvegetableportionsalongwithsmallermaincourseanddessertportions.Thischangewillbe

effectivebecause,accordingtoresearchconductedattheRoseChildren'sHospital,childreneat

thesameamountoffoodserved(othem—about55percent,onaverage—nomatterwhatthe

maincourseis."

ThefollowingappearedinthelettertoaneditorofaMyriannewspaper.

"UnderGovernorWinslow'sleadershipoverthepastfouryears.Myriahasenjoyed

unprecedentedprosperity.Averagewageincreases(hisyeararchigner(hantheyhavebeenatany

timesincethe1970's,thenumberofpeoplewhoreportbeingunemployedhasdecreasedby10

percent,andconstructionofnewhomesisupbyonethird.Incontrast,overthepastfouryears

GovernorWinslow'sopponent,Mr.Homer,hasbeenmayorofacityinwhichonlyasmallnumber

ofnewbusinesseshaveopened.IfMyrianswantanotherfouryearslikethepastfouryears,they

shouldreelectGovernorWinslow."

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromamemberoftheClarkCitySchoolBoard.

"MasonElementarySchoolisfacedwithashortageofclassroomspace.Atthesametime,

parentsinourdistrictareincreasinglyexpressingthedesiretoseeimprovementsintheirchildren's

readingabilities.Therefore,weshouldreducethenumberofphysicaleducationclassesatMason

Elementaryandconvertpartofthegymnasiumtoclass-roomspace.Theschoolwillgainthe

additionalspacefbrclassroomswithoutthecostofextendingthebuildingandcanusethetime

thatstudentswouldhavespentinphysicaleducationclasses(oprovidemorereadinginstruction.

Thisplanwillleadtoimprovementsinstudents'readingskills.*'

ThefollowingappearedinamemotomanagersofChristine's,achainofcraftstores.

Severalmajornewspapershaverecentlyrunarticlesnotinganincreasedinterestinpottery.

Thenumberofpottersinthiscountryhasrisenbyeighteenpercentinthepastfiveyears,and

potteryisparticularlygainingpopularityoncollegecampuses.Inerdertotakeadvantageofthese

trends,Christine'sshouldimmediatelybegincarryingalargervolumeofpotterysupplies.Since

severalofourstoreshaverecentlyexperiencedadecreaseinsalesofpaintingsupplies,allstore

managersshouldreallocateshelfspacefromthepaintingareafor(hedisplayofpottery.Stores

shoulddisplaypostersshowingpotterythatisdesignedtoappealtocollege-ageindividuals.These

actionswillundoubtedlyincreaseourprofitsdramatically.1'

ThefollowingappearedinanewsletterabouthealthpublishedinthecountryofSauria.

"AccordingtoSauria'sleadingnutritionalexperts,adiethighincomplexcarbohydrates,and

lowinfatisoptimalforgoodlealthandlongevity.Becausethisv/asthedietofthepeoplewho

livedinancientSauria,onewouldexpect(hemtohavehadlongandhealthylives.Yet(he

mummifiedremainsofSauria'srulingclassesfromtwotothreethousandyearsagoshowthe

existenceofmanymedicalproblemsamongtheancientSaurians,includingdentalproblems,

elevatedbloodpressure,obesity,heartdisease,andearlymortality.Clearly,thedietoftheancient

Saurianswasresponsiblefortheseproblems.Thehighincidenceofhighbloodpressure,obesity,

andheartdiseaseinSauriatodayevenamongthosewhohavetriedlow-fat,high-carbohydrate

dicisfurtherprovesthatSauria'sleadingnutritionalexpertsarcwrong."

ThefollowingappearedinanewspaperpublishedinthestateofCelera.

"Speedlimitsonourstateshighwaysshouldbeeliminatedinordertoincreaseourstate's

prosperity.Becausegreaterspeedmeansmoreefficienttravel,commercialdeliverieswillbefaster,

increasingbusinessprofits.Eliminationofspeedlimitswillalsomakedrivingmoreattractiveto

motorists,sothatmorepeoplewillusethehighways,providingmorehighwaytoilrevenuesfor

thestate.A(thesametime,safetyonourhighwayswillnotbeaffected:daytimespeedlimitswere

eliminatedlastyearinthewesternstatesofourcountry,andnosignificantincreaseinthenumber

ofaccidentsinthesestateshasbeenreported."

ThefollowingappearedinaneditorialonhealthproblemsinthecountryofCorpora.

"Somepharmaciesnowfeatureultrasoundmachinesthatscreenforanelevatedriskofstroke.

Forafee,atechnicianpressesaprobeagainstthenecktodetemiinewhetheranyplaquehas

thickenedthewallsofthemainarteryleadingtothebrain.Researchershaveshownthata

thickeningofarterywallsisassociatedwithelevatedstrokerisk,andsuchscanstypicallyfindthat

anywherefrom5to20percentofclientshavedetectableplaque.Allpharmaciesshouldofferthis

service,becauseearlydetectionofincreasedriskforstrokewillencourageclientstoconsultwith

theirdoctorsandmakeimportantlife-stylechangestoreducetheirriskofhavingastroke.Thisin

turnwillcauseadecreaseinoverallmedicalcostsinCorpora."

ThefollowingappearedinanarticleinSupplementsToday.

"Dieticianshavelongknownthatprofessionalathleteswhoeatalotofnutshavehigher

levelsofendurancethanthosewhodonot.Researchershaverecentlydiscoveredthatthe

particularcombinationofvitaminNandfiberfoundinsomenutsprovidesaboostfor(hosewho

participateinstrenuousphysicalactivitiesdaily.BothvitaminNar.dfibersupplementsareeasily

synthesizedandwidelyavailable.Asaresult,allthosewhoparticipateinathleticactivitieswillbe

abletoincreasetheirenduranceandwinmoregamesbytakingvitaminNalongwithafiber

supplement."

ThefollowingisarecommendationfromthehumanresourcesdepartmentatTechforce

ComputerCompany.

"Manyworkingparentsreportthatproblemsrelatedtotheirchildcarearrangementsarea

majorreasonforabsenteeismfromtheirjobs.BridgewellCorporation,atele-communications

company,implementedanon-si:echildcareprogramandafteroneyear,thecompanyreportedthat

unscheduledabsenceshaddeclinedby25percent.SinceTechforcehashadanincreasein

unscheduledemployeeabsencesoverthepastyear,weshouldthereforeimplementourownon­

sitechildcareprogram.Theprogramwillundoubtedlyreduceourunscheduledemployeeabsences,

resultinginsignificantlyincreasedproductivity."

Thefollowingappearedinamemofromavicepresidentofalarge,highlydiversified

company.

"Tenyearsagoourcompanyhadtwonewregionalofficebuildingsbuiltintwodifferent

regions.Thebuildingswereerectedbytwodifferentconstructioncompanies—AlphaandZeta.

Eventhoughthetwobuildingshadvirtuallyidenticalfloorplans,thebuildingconstructedbyZeta

cost30percentmoretobuild,anditsexpensesformaintenancelastyearweretwicethoseofthe

buildingconstructedbyAlpha.Furthermore,theenergyconsumptionof(heZetabuildinghas

beenhigherthanthatoftheAlphabuildingeveryyearsinceitsconstruction.Suchdata,plusthe

factthatAlphahasastableworkforcewithlittleemployeeturnover,indicatethatweshoulduse

AlphaConstructionCompany,ratherthanZeta,forallfuturebuildingprojects."

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromthepresidentofBowerBuilders,acompanythat

constructsnewhomes.

"Anationwidesurveyrevealsthatthetwomostdesiredhomefeaturesarcabathroomwitha

whirlpooltubandalargekitchen.Homesinanearbydevelopmentbuiltbyourcompetitor,Domus

Construction,havewhirlpooltubsandhavesoldmuchfasterandatsignificantlyhigherprices

thantheaverage.Toincreaseoursalesandprofits,weshouldincludewhirlpooltubsandlarger

kitchensasstandardfeaturesinallournewhomes.Sinceourrecentbuyershavevoicedno

complaintsaboutsmallyards,wecanalsoincreaseprofitsbydecreasingthesizeofouryards."

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromabudgetplannerinSophiaCounty.

"Censusdataindicatethatthenumberofretiredcoupleswithoutchildrenwhoaremoving

intoSophiaCountyissteadilyrising;privateschoolsinourcountyreportsubstantialincreasesin

enrollment;andastatewidesurveyofparentsshowsthatover10percentnowsupporttheideaof

homeschoolinginsteadofpublicschoolingfundedbythecountygovernment.Suchdemographic

trendssuggestthatourcountywillnothavetoconstructnewschoolbuildingsandthatwecan

thereforedecrease(hebudgetforcounty-fundedpublicschools."

Thefollowingappearedinamagazinefocusingonhealthandfitness.

"Arecentstudyofseveralnutritionalsupplementsshowedthatsubjectswhotookadailypill

containinglucccnhadsignificantlybettervisionofdistantobjectsihansubjectsinthestudywho

tookothernutritionalsupplements.Luceenappearsnaturallyinatastyfruitthatgrowsonthe

islandofBonopia,andveryfwinhabitantsofthatislandweareyeglassesorothercorrective

lenses.Suchevidencesuggeststhatpeoplewhodevelopvisionproblemsshouldlakeregular

luceensupplements.

ThefollowingappearedinamemofromthemanageroftelevisionstationKICK.

"Anationwidesurveyreveals(hatasizeablemajorityofmenwouldlike(osecadditional

sportsprogramsontelevision.AftertelevisionstationWACKincreaseditssportsbroadcasts,its

shareofthetelevisionaudienceinitsviewingareaalmostdoubled.Togainalargeraudienceshare

inourarea,andthusincreasecompanyprofits,KICKshouldalsoreviseitsbroadcastscheduleto

includemoresportscoverage."

Thefollowingappearedinamemofromthedirectorofalargegroupofhospitals.

"Inalaboratorystudyofliquidanlibacterialhandsoaps,aconcentratedsolutionofNadasept

killed40per