[lit-ideas] Re: The Island Called Gotham

Thanks to Eric Yost for his interesting commentary on insulation of  
dissimilar cultures in New York
 
He gives two examples: the confrontation Yankee/Mexican and  Yankee/Hell 
Angelians
 
>There is the isolation of dissimilar cultures in close association: oh,  
>those damn unskilled mariachi guys playing under my window at 
>midnight; oh, those barbarian Hells Angels bikers revving up their  
>motorcycles at 4 a.m. after coming out of the bar down the street!
 
Right, and as Donne said, "No man is an island" so who do they think you  
_are_.
 
For some time Connecticut -- especially the Gold Coast -- so called  
__Greenwich (the most upscale town in the whole of the USA, in terms of all  
criteria 
to define 'upscale') and -- skipping Stamford nowadays which has 'gone  to the 
dogs', Darien, Norwalk, Westport (and stop) -- were considered the  weekend 
destination of isolated New Yorkers.
 
With the Giuliani thing, things gotten political, and Connecticut was felt  
to be "another state", and so paying the price of _not_ having a 'beautiful  
landscape' as the coves and rocks and excellent vegetation that New England  
mainland provides --, the elite of New Yorkers has been buying property in 'The 
 
Hamptons', which is on _another_ island (the long one).
 
Which proves that New Yorkers are _per natura_ 'isolationists'!
 
Anyway, for the record, in the ps, the word as it should be regularly  
spelled (or spelt), 'insulation'. Enjoy!
 
Cheers,
 
    JL Speranza
          Buenos Aires,  Argentina.
                 whose closer island is the rather boring "Isla Martin 
Garcia!"
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1848 E. BRYANT California xi. 157 The waters  surrounding these insulations 
could be traced between them as far as the eye  could reach. 1851  RICHARDSON 
Geol. ii. 21 The insulation of  peninsulas by the destruction of the isthmus 
which previously connected them  with the mainland. 1871  Scribner's Monthly 
II. 
7 Their  smooth sides, uniform width and height..considered in connection 
with the  courses which had wrought their insulation, excited our wonder and  
admiration.
1798 G. WAKEFIELD Reply Bp. of Landaff's Addr. 4  An absolute 
insulation..from the reasonable benefits of society. 1829  I. TAYLOR Enthus. 
ix. 224 This 
sort of  meditative insulation is the ultimate and natural issue of all 
enthusiastic  piety. 1849  ROBERTSON Serm. Ser. I. xv. 221 There are  two kinds 
of 
solitude: the first consisting of insulation in space.
1767 J.  PRIESTLEY  Hist. & Present State Electr. 515 It is advisable that  
there should be no sharp edges or angles about the rubber [of the electrical  
machine], for that would make the insulation of it..ineffectual. 1822  J. 
IMISON Sc. & Art I. 327 The upper  end of the glass is covered and lined with 
sealing-wax..to make its insulation  more perfect. 1827  FARADAY Chem. Manip. 
xvii. 
465 The  insulation of substances is frequently required in electro-chemical  
investigation. 1876  PREECE & SIVEWRIGHT Telegraphy 265 Having  ascertained 
the total insulation of the circuit, the insulation per mile is  found by 
multiplying the total insulation by the mileage of line. 1896  Electr. Rev. 6 
Mar. 
41 Higher  Voltage demands better insulation. 1913  Chem. Abstr. VII. 689 
(heading) Incombustible and refractory materials for insulation from sound,  
heat 
and cold. 1955  Oxf. Jun. Encycl. VIII. 399/2  Double partitions, ..‘floating 
floors’,..and independent or  suspended ceilings are all forms of construction 
used for sound insulation. 1972  L. L. DOELLE  Environmental Acoustics xiv. 
173 Bare concrete slab..gives satisfactory insulation against  airborne noises.
1870 R. M. FERGUSON Electr. 280 The  insulation..consists of four layers of 
gutta-percha. 1892  Suppl. to Lightning 7 Jan.,  Insulation, insulating 
material put on to a conductor to  prevent as far as possible the escape of 
electricity.  1927  DAVIS & KAYE Acoustics of Buildings ix. 171  Felt-like 
insulation 
may..be introduced into the..structure of  the building, to assist in isolating 
noise. 1969  Sears Catal. Spring/Summer 963  Fiber glass insulation..keeps 
water hotter and jacket cooler.



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