So people have different kinds of gifts: a gift for storytelling, a gift for creating character, a gift for observation, a gift for constructing a sentence.
That is a very odd observation from a man who prided himself on his knowledge of history, because, in fact, that is exactly what civilization did remind itself of after it collapsed.
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"In one second - maybe two if it's a bull - the animal is gone, " says Mr Rosenzweig, who trained for years in Israel and now slaughters once a week, under the observation of a state veterinary official, at the Amsterdam Abattoir.
The girl, who suffered minor bruises, will remain under observation at a hospital until Tuesday.
The files were commissioned by Mass Observation, a private social-research project that has studied the British since the 1930s.
In this valuable and well written account of that period, Josephine Woll spotlights an observation by a Russian writer, Vitaly Troyanovsky.
In an accompanying editorial, Dr Kenneth Vega and Dr David Johnson said the work "confirms similar observation from a study in men".
IncREO - Increasing Resilience through Earth Observation is a collaborative project under the call FP7-SPACE-2012-1 in support of emergency response management and risk-preparedness.
So if you pick an observation by a single observer at random, it will frequently be of the expanding universe, which has far more observers.
The guide's lead author, Dr John Tweddle from the Natural History Museum, said participating in the monitoring and observation was a "fun and rewarding pastime" for volunteers.
The paper concludes with the observation that a U.S. missile defense that does not cover the allies could lead rogue states to target them, rather than America.
But what really gets Walsh's goat is the phrase Noonan used to sum up Strassel's observation in a "Meet the Press" roundtable moderated by unofficial White House spokesman David Gregory.
They were employed by Mass-Observation, a social research organization founded in 1937 to study the everyday lives of ordinary people, who were also invited to participate in surveys and keep diaries.
During my 45-minute chat with him, which took place under the observation of a number of his minions, he explained why IPG not only remains relevant but is actually moving into exciting new areas.
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At Devens, he is locked inside a 10-by-10-foot cell with a steel door, a slot for food and an observation window, a prison spokesman said Sunday.
It had a rotating observation tower, but has seen a diminishing number of visitors and has lacked investment.
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We can see things -- we pass over the same portion of the Earth every day, so it's a regular observation that we can make over a long period of time, as well.
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It's a perennial problem for Earth observation missions - getting a timely sign-off from the politicians so that an enduring presence in orbit can be maintained.
Even a cursory observation of how corporations operate reveals that hiring is a need rather than a want.
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Plus, the Top of the Rock Observation Deck features a live music series in February.
Brahimi said violence must stop and "strong observation" by a peacekeeping mission would be key.
Its observation comes on a day when a number of large-capitalization companies posted better-than-expected earnings.
The indoor portion of the observation deck includes a pair of over-size, concave mirrors that produce fun-house reflections of visitors.
On the observation deck was a tarp-covered signal light, which Burke, an ex-Navy lieutenant, likes to flash at passing ships.
The trust said it was normal practice for patients to be assessed and treated in the observation wards over a number of days.
Mr Ling, whose job includes loitering in public places for observation, watched a woman at an Oslo underground station who texted as she walked.
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President Asif Ali Zardari sent flowers to the Lahore hospital where Mr Khan was under observation after suffering a head injury that needed several stitches.
Senegal noted that when countries adequately prioritize education and literacy, private partners and NGOs tend to follow, an observation supported by a representative from Intel.
"My observation is that a lot of confidence has left the creative space on a day- to-day basis, " he says of the troubled state of sitcoms.
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