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...Astray. The loss to the vast museum-going public in other cities is all the greater because Manet, perhaps more than any other painter, gains by the imposing presence and scale of the originals, 17 of which in the Philadelphia show have never before been exhibited in the U.S. The very characteristics that most bothered his contemporaries-his lack of glazes, his impetuous brush stroke, the warping of perspective and the often unfinished quality of his work-were daring risks knowingly faced and boldly taken. To savor Manet's triumphs requires a quick, appreciative eye in the presence...
...boggle at the profusion of space-speak-which explains the reduction of some complex nominal compounds to straightforward acronyms. "Augmented target docking adapter" has become ATDA, "astronaut maneuvering unit" is known as AMU, and the "electronic ground automatic destruct sequencer" -used to blow up missiles that have gone astray-is known simply as EGADS...
...last week, she was all gossamer and grace, a supremely lyrical figure with feathery leaps and arms like ribbons floating in the breeze. Her total involvement, wonderfully reflected in an oval face graced with large, waiflike eyes, lent a touching poignancy to the old story of young love gone astray...
...years, companies have been working toward onboard warning systems to prevent mid-air collisions, which are often the result of visual illusions that lead pilots astray. Last month the Air Transport Association announced that development of a practical, economical device is "now closer to realization than at any time in the past." The promising system is McDonnell Aircraft's "Eros" (for Eliminate Range System), which will beep a warning to pilots when two planes get on a collision course. It will also instruct pilots-by means of arrows on the instrument panel -which way to turn to avoid trouble...
Perhaps Ardery went astray by choosing to read what the Niemans suggested they wanted to do before they arrived here, instead of asking them what they are doing now. If he had read the description of my intentions in the Nieman announcement, he would have decided that I was now taking courses in Southern history and politics. In point of fact, I have taken none in either. Most of us in the program discovered new horizons while shopping around for courses during the first few weeks of the Fall term. We promptly shed many prior intentions in favor...