by Reginald King Mark Bebbington THE resurgence of light music both on disc and latterly in the concert hall-thanks to conductors like John Wilson-has been a phenomenon of the last 20 years.
Golden Ratio. The golden ratio (symbol is the Greek letter phi shown at left) is a special number approximately equal to 1.618. It appears many times in geometry, art, architecture and other areas.
When it comes to sexual attraction, we've known for some time that men prefer a waist-to-hip ratio of around 70%. And although opinions about a woman's ideal weight have shifted throughout history, that 70% ratio has been a consistent measure of her beauty.