Word: instruments
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hear, ad nauseam, from certain vociferous patriots, that God is on "our" side. From the speeches of some politicians one gathers the impression that religion, along with NATO, should be cultivated as a potent instrument in the cold war. and that the Almighty has enlisted in the army of the "free world'' for the duration...
...spokes-all flexible -are shaped like a bowl, with the end of the steering post set deep inside. In a crash, the driver would hit the flexible rim instead of the rigid post. Other safety items: door latches designed so as not to spring open on impact, a glareless instrument panel, seat belts (optional), a shatter-resistant rear-view mirror...
...which the pilot can hear), sends out signals in "reply" to the aircraft. To determine distance, the plane's Tacan continuously measures the time interval between its own "interrogation" signal and the reply, computes the time delay into miles, and indicates the figure on a dial on the instrument board. The same radio pulses are simultaneously performing a more complicated process. To determine direction, the ground beacon's pulses pass through a revolving (15 revolutions per second) antenna system that relies on two concentric cylindrical rings, one mounted with a single rod-shaped element, the other fitted with...
...That part was legend, but the piano itself was fact. It stood, the old man told young Avner Carmi, in King Victor Emanuel's palace in Rome, and Avner's mission was to call on the King one day, in order to see and hear the wondrous instrument...
...could not shake it off that easily: a few days later it turned up at his piano-repair shop. A music-loving plasterer had found it and handed Carmi an advance with orders to fix the instrument. Later, the plasterer changed his mind and demanded his money back. He demanded it vehemently. He pounded his fist on the piano. As he did so, the plaster casing cracked and the head and torso of a little wooden cherub came into view...