Word: mastering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...years since World War II, Miró's partner in realizing these ambitions became Llorens Artigas, a lifelong friend and master potter. At his kilns north of Barcelona, Miró fired many ceramics, including the 1958 murals that decorate UNESCO's Paris head quarters. He is currently working on ceramic murals for the Barcelona air port and for a West Berlin broadcasting center. He is also preparing a poster for the 1972 Olympics, and will meet this week with Japanese representatives to discuss a "laugh room" for the 1970 World's Fair at Osaka, which he envisions...
Such unrestrained power holds enormous promise. Engineers estimate that by 1980, geothermal energy could be generating as much as 10% of the total electrical output of the U.S. And no matter how much is used, the heat is not likely to be used up. Once scientists master the technology, they should be able to recirculate condensed steam back into the ground, giving virtually unlimited life to wells in states as dry as Nevada. Even without such re-circulation, Italy's 64-year-old Larderello geothermal-power plant near Siena, where fumaroles gave Dante earthly inspiration for his Inferno...
...barely possible that Marie and Spider are the targets of the satire, and not society, but the author's tone does not support this; it is so obvious that it doesn't support anything. It may also be argued that this is all part of a subtle master plan, as when novels are made boring to prove that the exquisitely bored characters that languish in them really find life boring. The danger in such cases is that one original, strikingly phrased thought could spoil the whole book. That pitfall has been avoided here...
...director too, Babe has enfolded his vision in the mot trustworthy terms--spectacle: balloons erupting from the stage to stick all evening to the ceiling; Dance: a ring of slaves and master circling faster and faster to the chorus's "Oles;" Music: fragrant and powerful songs (though the singing was a bit ragged opening night...
...architect for the Library, has opposed the zoning changes until a master plan for the Harvard Square area can be devised, and because he says that a 35-foot high garage on the complex site "would be a sort of blight" on one side of the Library...