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UsingtheLibraryYoulookforabookinoneoftwoways:/eitheryou’llknowtheauthorandtitleofthebook,orelseyou’llwantabookonaparticularsubject./Let’sstartwithwhattodoifyouknowtheauthor’snameandthetitleofthebook./Thefirstthingistolookuptheauthor’snameintheAuthorCatalogue./Ifyoucanfindacardforthebook,/youshouldthenwritedownthreethings:/theauthor,thetitleandtheclassnumber./Nowfindtheclassnumberonthelibraryshelves./Therearenoticesonthebookcasescalledshelfguides./Ifyoufindthebookontheshelf,/andyouwanttoborrowit,takeittotheIssueDesk./Ifyoucan’tfindthebook,/itmeansthatsomeoneelsehasborrowedit,/soyoushouldaskthelibrariantoreserveitforyou.OldAgeManypeoplemistakenlybelievethatoldageisatimeofincreasedillnessandloneliness./Infact,peopledonotsuddenlychange/whentheyreachtheageof60or65./Furthermore,althoughmoreparentsandtheirmarriedchildrenliveinseparatehouseholdsthaneverbefore,/thisisusuallybychoice./Itisnotbecausechildrennowtendtoneglecttheirparentswhentheybecomeold./Itisalsowrongtobelieve/thatoldageseriouslyaffectsaperson’smentalabilities./Thereisclearproof/thatpeoplewhowereeagertolearn/andwhowelcomednewexperiencesintheirmiddleage,/continuetodosoinoldage./Itistruethatolderpeopletendtotakelongertolearnsomethingnewthanyourpeople./Nevertheless,iftheyaregivensufficienttime,/theylearnaswellasyoungpeopledo.BellInancienttimesallovertheworld,/itwasbelievedthatevilspiritscouldputupwith/justaboutanythingexcepttheclangingofthebell./Overtime,thebellitself,evenwhennotringing,/cametoberegardedasapowerfulluckysymbol./Becauseitissuspendedinahangingposition,/ittakesontherepresentationofalllifesuspendedbetweenheavenandearth./Itsvault-likeshapehasbecomeasymbolofheaven./BellsareusedinChristianchurchesaswellasHindu/andBuddhisttemplesasameansofkeepingevilsaway./Thebelltolledatfuneralsisnowexplainedasasignaltotheliving/thatasoulispassingtotheotherside/andshouldbeaccompaniedbyprayers./Butoriginallythetollingwasintendedtoprevent/evilforcesfrominterferingwiththesoul’sheavenwardjourney.TravelBooksTherearethreekindsoftravelbooks./Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjectiveaccountoftravels/whichtheauthorhasactuallymadehimself./Ifthesebooksareinformative/andhaveagoodindex,/theycanbeveryusefultoyou/whenyouareplanningyourtravels./Thesecondcanbeclassifiedasselectiveguidebooks/whosepurposeistogiveapurelyobjectivedescriptionofthingstobedoneandseen./Thethirdarethosebookswhicharecalled“aguide”tosomeplaceorother./Theywillgiveananalysisoraninterpretation./Theycanbeasinspiringandentertainingasthefirstkind,/buttheirprimaryfunctionistoassistthereader/whowishestoplanhistour/inthemostpracticalway.ChangingRateofEmploymentWestGermanyhadoneofthelowestratesofunemploymentbackin1980./Itstoodatjustthreepercent./Butthenoverthenextthreeyearsitrosequitesharplyandsteadily./In1982itwasnearlysicpercent,/andin1983itwasthesameasFrance./1984sawaslightincrease,and1985aslightfall./The1985figurewaseightpercent,/inbetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates./TheUnitedStateshashadupsanddowns,/orrather,it’stheonlycountrytoshowasignificantdropinthenumberofunemployed./Thisisduetohighinterestrates,/whichhaven’thelpedtherestoftheworld./In1980theratewasaboutthesameasFranceandGreatBritain,/slightlyhigherthanFrance,actually,ataboutsevenpercent./Thisroseto7.5percentin1981,andthenpeakedthefollowingyearatoverninepercent.GraduateStudentGraduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy./Theystudytobecomeexpertsinthisfield/andtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheyearnanM.A.orPh.D./SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield./Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegrees/theywillsucceedinfindingimportantjobs./Theyhopetogetjobsthatareinterestingandhighpaying./Thelifeofagraduatestudentisoftendifficult./Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving./Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesfortheireducation./Somegiveupstudyingbeforetheygettheirdegrees./Butmostkeeponworkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate./Intoday’sworld,mostgraduatestudentsdon’tregretspendingtimewiththeirstudies./Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallfields./Formanygraduate,studyhasbecomeanecessity.RainyBritainBritainisfamousaroundtheworldforitsrainyweather,/butmanypartsofthecountrythisJune/areexperiencingmuchmorerainthantheyhaveeverseenbefore./Torrentialdownpourshavecausedriverstobursttheirbanks,/roadshavebeenclosedandmanypeoplehavebeenevacuated/fromtheirhomesbecauseofthefloods./TheworsthitareaseemstobethenorthofEngland./Therehaveevenbeenfatalitiesaspeoplegotstuckintherain/orwerewashedawaybythefloodwaters./FloodwarningshavebeenissuedinmanypartsoftheUK/anditissaidthatoveramonth’sworthofrainhasfalleninjustthelastcoupleofdays./TherainhasalsocausedchaosatsomeofBritain’sfamousJuneevents./TheGlastonburyfestivalisafour-day-longoutdoormusicfestival/andwhileitistraditionallyquiterainyandmuddythere,/thisyearwasparticularlybad.SunbedIntheUK,acountryknownforitsbadweatherandlackofsunshine,/thereappearstobeaneverincreasingnumberofverytannedyoungpeople./Sojusthowaretheyachievingtheirgoldentans?/Someareoptingforthesun-freeoption/andaregetting