Word: armed
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...with mustache and a prized collection of dust. Sometimes he showed found objects under the punning name Rrose Sélavy; in a fit of ennui he invented a new art form, "readymades," prosaic articles given fresh contexts. One, a snow shovel, is labeled In Advance of the Broken Arm and signed by Duchamp. The other, entitled Fountain and signed R. Mutt, received a little more attention in its time (1917); it is an unadorned urinal. These are less creations than gestures, nosethumbing at academia, at mass production and, finally, at art itself...
...small countries"? Or was she simply making sure of getting attention in an all-star cast that includes Charlton Heston, Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Geraldine Chaplin and Michael York? Filming was halted briefly to determine that Raquel, who plays the heroine, had only sprained her arm. No strategic areas were damaged...
Holt is a talented passer whose only deficiency has been inconsistency. Holt's strong arm makes him a better long passer than Stoeckel, and he is not afraid to put the football in the air. Last year Holt completed 13 of 26 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown in late game appearances. The Hawaiian native is a good runner with power and speed, but will probably play second fiddle to Stoeckel this year...
...years, engineers have tried to overcome the insensitivity of the artificial arm with a variety of devices that produce electric shocks or emit auditory signals when pressure is put on the hooks. Dr. Frank Clippinger Jr., an orthopedist at Duke University Medical Center, tried a different approach. He coupled a strain gauge into the cable that operates the hook end of an artificial arm and wired it to a surgically implanted electrical stimulator. The stimulator, in turn, was connected directly to the medial or main arm nerve; the current is perceived as a mild tingling, which by its intensity tells...
...four patients who have already been fitted with the experimental prosthesis report that it feels and performs much more like a normal hand than earlier devices. Milton Williamson, 47, an elementary school principal, used to wear clip-on bow ties; using Clippinger's arm...