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Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered by selling his small but genuine collection of early U.S. autographs. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale and circulation. Forgers have a hard lime selling their products. A forger can’t approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don’ t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look re- al. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals. In Spring’s time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny’s financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson
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For the 1992 Winter Games, French organizers constructed a new motorway, parking lots and runs for skiing in the Alps. Environmentalists screamed "Disaster!" Thus warned, the Norwegians have adopted "green" advice and avoided great blots on the landscape. The speed-skating rink was built to look like an over- turned ship, and placed so as not to disturb a bird sanctuary. Dug into a mountainside, the hockey arena is well concealed and energy efficient. The bobsled run is built out of wood not metal and hidden among trees, No wonder the president of the international Olympic Committee has called these the first "Green Games". Lillehammer’s opening ceremonies featured a giant Olympic Torch burning biogas produced by rotting vegetation. During construction, builders were threatened with 7,500 fines for felling trees unnecessarily. Rare trees were carefully transplanted from hillsides. Food is being served on potato-based plates that will be fed, in turn, to pigs. Smoking has been banned outdoors as well as in, with enforcement by polite requests. Environmentalists have declared partial victory, though Coca-Cola’ s plan to decorate the town with banners has been scaled back, there are still too many billboards for strict green tastes. Perhaps, but after the Games, athlete housing will be converted into vacation homes or shipped to the northlands for student dormitories. Bullets will be plucked from targets and recycled to keep the lead from poisoning ground water. And these tricks won’ t be forgotten. Embarrassed by environmental protests, the I. O.C. claims that green awareness is not entrenched—along with sport and culture—as a permanent dimension of the Olympic Charter. Indeed, Sydney was successful in becoming host for the 2000 Summer Games in part on the strength of its endorsement from Greenpeace. Aspiring host cities are picking up the code. Salt Lake City, bidding for the 2002 Games, may opt to use the bobsled nm that Calgary built for the ’00 Games. After that, who could deny that recycling is an Olympic movement Which measure has NOT been taken to protect the landscape
More than a month after the deadline for city restaurants to stop preparing food with artificial trans fat, some fast-food chains are still serving French fries with high amounts of it, a nutrition advocacy group said yesterday. According to the group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, one large portion of Wendy’s French fries contains nearly twice the recommended daily limit of the fat, and four limes more than the company claims. Burger King French fries also have a high trans fat content, according to a study the group released yester- day, but McDonald’ s fries were found to have far less. "That proves that other restaurants could do the same," said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the advocacy center. "It is not that restaurant French fries could not be made without trans fat." Dr. Jacobson’s group tested French fries bought at five Manhattan locations of each of the three restaurant chains over several days in July. One large serving of French fries from Wendy’s was found to contain an average of 3.7 grams of trans fat. Burger King’s fries had 3.3 grams, and the McDonald’s fries, 0.2 grams. All three of these levels represent improvements, Dr. Jacobson said, but added that Wendy’s and Burger King could go further still. Technically, the French fries served by fast-food restaurants are not subject to the rule because they arrive at the restaurants partly cooked. "We can’t control that product," said Denny Lynch, senior vice president of Wendy’s International. "We buy the product that way." The dry health department has said that no amount of trans fat is part of a healthful diet. The American Heart Association recommends that people consume less than 2 grams of it each day. Although it occurs naturally in dairy and meat, the most dangerous form comes from a synthetic process of adding hydrogen to oil, which increases its density and makes it last longer. Trans fat has been found to increase bad cholesterol, which can lead to heart disease, and lower the kind of cholesterol that helps protect the heart. It can also contribute to diabetes, Dr. Jacobson said. Wendy’s Web site claims that its large fries have a mere gram of trans fat, thanks to a change in cooking oil last summer. Mr. Lynch said he trusted his company’s numbers over the center’s, noting that Wendy’s had tested hundreds of samples. "Ask a scientist if a sample of five is better than a sample of hundreds," he said, dismissing Dr. Jacobson’ s group as "the food nannies." He explained the discrepancy in trans fat content by pointing out that sometimes servers gave out extra fries with an order. He said another possibility was that some of the trans fat on the French fries from the supplier could accumulate in the frying oil at the restaurant. Dr. Jacobson dismissed those explanations as "hand-waving." "Three and a half grams is outrageous," he said, "and Wendy’s shouldn’t be blaming a clerk who might be giving you a few extra French fries." Customers who were told that Wendy’s fries had a high trans fat content were undeterred. "I’m not surprised," said Tasha Dunn of the Bronx, who was waiting for a takeout order yesterday at a Wendy’s at 48th Street and Avenue of the Americas. "Without trans fat, it would taste different." Of course, it’ s not healthful food that people are seeking when they order a burger and fries. "It’ s just a craving that I have once in a while," said Angie Cureno, 36, who was eating fries at a McDonald’ s on Seventh Avenue with her sister and daughter. She did not seem impressed that McDonald’ s had outperformed its competitors in the trans fat tests. "It’s all junk food," she said. From this report, we can see that an effective way to reduce the trans fat content in fast food may be
(31) people don’ t wake up in the morning, comb their hair, and (32) the front door and (33) the world stage. But Britain’ s Prince William does, though he’s trying his best to act (34) an ordinary person. In many ways, Prince William’ s graduation from Sandhurst Military Academy earlier this month highlighted his battle for (35) . Last week, he was (36) by his grandmother, the Queen, and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, who sat with her family in the (37) . "I really do want to (38) my own life," William said in an interview (39) . "I value all .the normality I can get." In 2004, William told the (40) , "I’d want to go where my men went and I’ d want to do what they (41) ". He has since accepted that it would be unfair to put his men (42) by his (43) on the front line. He apparently took it (44) than his Brother Harry, who told officers, "If I am not allowed to join my (45) in a war zone, I will (46) my uniform.’ The (47) in the princes’ characters are obvious: William is the sensitive one, Harry the royal playboy. But the (48) are a team. The family have kept a close (49) on William. But since he left St Andrews, no official agreement has existed to protect his (50) , and he was heard to say at his graduation ceremony, "I’m going out into the big wide world. \
(31) people don’ t wake up in the morning, comb their hair, and (32) the front door and (33) the world stage. But Britain’ s Prince William does, though he’s trying his best to act (34) an ordinary person. In many ways, Prince William’ s graduation from Sandhurst Military Academy earlier this month highlighted his battle for (35) . Last week, he was (36) by his grandmother, the Queen, and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, who sat with her family in the (37) . "I really do want to (38) my own life," William said in an interview (39) . "I value all .the normality I can get." In 2004, William told the (40) , "I’d want to go where my men went and I’ d want to do what they (41) ". He has since accepted that it would be unfair to put his men (42) by his (43) on the front line. He apparently took it (44) than his Brother Harry, who told officers, "If I am not allowed to join my (45) in a war zone, I will (46) my uniform.’ The (47) in the princes’ characters are obvious: William is the sensitive one, Harry the royal playboy. But the (48) are a team. The family have kept a close (49) on William. But since he left St Andrews, no official agreement has existed to protect his (50) , and he was heard to say at his graduation ceremony, "I’m going out into the big wide world. \
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