Re: Christmas bells, Iron bells

Jay Lemke (jllbc who-is-at cunyvm.cuny.edu)
Sat, 26 Dec 1998 13:54:51 -0500

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At 12:32 PM 12/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Edgar Allan Poe's poem _The Bells_ reminds us of many sounds from bells of
>different size (scale?) and metal ...
>
>_Snoopy's Christmas_ (pop music song) narrates the power of Christmas bells
>to bring out the best in our natures ...
>
>Ken's account of truncated Bell curves in Texas brings to mind the tolling
>of the iron bells, sounding the death of opportunity for young people who
>cannot all be 'above average' in their exploitability ...
>
>
AND THE SHAPE OF THE CURVE KEN DESCRIBES IS KNOWN IN PHYSICS AND
ENGINEERING AS A "HI-PASS FILTER" ... the very heart and soul of the Great
Sorting Process, on which more later ... JAY.

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