Word: closing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...much, Beno, a leading innovator of musical forms, refuses to accept the conventional barriers. He is appalled that composers today seem to regard music as an isolated phenomenon, created in a vacuum for the "greater glory of musical systems."" Never before, he says, "has the composer come so dangerously close to becoming an extraneous or merely decorative figure in his own society...
...arguments raged over the possible effects of its 7,349-foot altitude on the athletes. Sex became a bitter issue when international sports federations started demanding a gender test of all female competitors, and some girls withdrew rather than submit to the embarrassment. A worldwide protest that threatened to close down the whole show forced the International Olympic Committee to reinstate its ban on segregated South Africa. All year long, black militants in the U.S. tried - and fortunately failed-to organize a boycott by Negro athletes. In a final crisis, the bloody student riots in Mexico City almost caused cancellation...
...unclear; he is a school dropout (at the third grade) and, said Dorman, is a former sleight-of-hand artist. He claims that he can perform abdominal, heart and even brain surgery with his bare hands, using no anesthesia or aseptic precautions. He also claims that he can close the surgical opening without leaving a scar, which is perfectly logical, since his laying on of hands actually involves no opening...
...result Harvard GSAS now has 15 Wilson fellows, many of whom are not even given financial aid, compared to 123 last year, who received close...
Jack Bruce is an incredibly serious musician. His face is young and calm but up close it hardens around intense eyes. During performances, he sings with that intensity of his eyes and then retreats to a corner while Clapton takes his solos. His conversation was the most egocentric of the three. But, after all, the man can hear four-part harmony in his head. His is unquestionably the unifying force of the group, writing most of the songs, doing 90 per cent of the singing and responsible for harnassing the explosive energies of Clapton and Baker...