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There is another reason why Karabell sees Brown Brothers Harriman as a fitting subject for an epic, centuries-spanning chronicle: the influence that several of its partners wielded in forging post-World War II U.S. foreign policy. Karabell is right to underscore the connection between public power and private finance in the story of Brown Brothers Harriman. To understand the American Century, Karabell writes, one must apprehend this fusion of private finance and public power, appreciating an unappreciated source of the U.S. Cold War mentality: the ethos of Brown Brothers Harriman. [Extracted from the article]

The article analyzes the broader issue of the relation between user preferences and performances across a wide range of computer systems and usage situations, in which the exact measures used as proxies for preference and performance varied according to whatever was most appropriate for specific circumstances of each study. Besides the theoretical interest in how users' subjective experiential feelings reflect their actual performance, the relation between these two usability variables is also of interest from the practical discount usability-engineering perspective. Simply asking users how they like an interface must be one of the cheapest usability-engineering methods available, and it would thus be beneficial if one could expect the users' answers to also reflect their performance, which is normally more expensive to measure. Because of data availability constraints, the present metaanalysis only considers the relation between the average subjective satisfaction of a group of users and the average performance of the same group. It is thus most appropriate for usability-engineering scenarios in which a single choice has to be made for all intended users of a certain group.

An essay is presented on dialogues. It offers a discussion on its educational value based on the book "Imagination and Dramatic Instinct" by Samuel Silas Curry. The author outlines the reason of its value and argues on its role and application in American education which involves speech, writing and reading.

Presents the script of the play "Human Resources," by Jonathan Levy.

Presents the play "Pas de Deux: 1898," by Jonathan Levy.

Presents the play "December Gold," by Jonathan Levy.

Presents the play "Lamentation with Shadows," by Jonathan Levy.

Presents the play "Songs Without Words," by Jonathan Levy.

Presents the play "Nocturne," by Jonathan Levy.

Discusses the characteristics that make a serious theater play. Playwright Avery Hopwood's reasons for writing comedies; Arguments against plays' seriousness in the traditional sense; Role of the audience in determining the seriousness of a play.

Presents the letter written by playwright Klaus Kohlber-Weiner proposing a scenario for a musical comedy entitled 'The Countess from Chicago,' to United States musical composer Richard Rodgers. Details on how Weiner and Rodgers met; Plot of the musical; Writing experiences of Weiner.

Features a eulogy delivered at a memorial service for a mother in a United States town. Memorable moments; Personal relationship; Career as a teacher.

Presents a monologue entitled `Harvard Square.'

Focuses on the role of theater in the lives of children in the context of motion picture popularity. Theater as offering a sense of occasion for children; Theater as a unique event; Theater as live and human; Participatory theater.

Focuses on encounters experienced by the author during a visit to Princeton, New Jersey. Analysis of some of the author's experiences.

Reports on the significance of digital imaging and a picture archiving and communications system in orthopedics. Use of magnetic resonance imaging in assessing patients; Costs of film-based radiology; Alternatives for converting offices from hard-copy screen-film X-rays to soft-copy filmless X-rays; Integration of filmless imaging with electronic medical record.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Reasons for the rise in the petroleum prices in the U.S.; Fact that Italian Renewal has six deputies and seven senators in the Italian parliament, and one European Member of Parliament; View of a reader on an article related to the U.S. energy policy; Focus on the rising crime in England and Wales.