Word: method
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Desperate moves made by morons, the fans thought. But there was method to O'Connell's madness. Waiting in the wings were a host of good, young ballplayers--kids like Joe Foy, Rico Petrocelli and Andrews who had potential which was obvious to the Sox management. However, they were not going to get a chance to develop this potential by staying in the minor leagues, or sitting on the bench while older players went out there and didn...
...important demonstration, especially so in contrast with the marijuana test case that was going on at the same time. It was almost a reaction against this formalized, institutionalized method of attacking the drug laws. It just ignored the law, and it got away with...
...back to the early 18th century, when it became Europe's first true china manufacturer. Alchemist Johann Friedrich Bottger was employed by Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, to find a way to turn base metal into gold; instead he discovered an ancient Chinese method of making porcelain. Augustus set Bottger up in a medieval castle in the cathedral city of Meissen. There the factory turned out its china until 1865, when it was moved to its present site on a slope overlooking the town. Because Meissen (pop. 47,000) is just 15 miles from...
...taught the method at the University of Utah for three years, refining it even more. Further studies were conducted at the University of Delaware, and the first Reading Dynamics Institute was opened in Washington, D.C. in September, 1959. Since that time, institutes have been opened in 61 cities throughout the country, and national enrollment for the course has topped...
...recording studio as their own electronic rumpus room. To achieve the weird effects on Sgt. Pepper, they spent as much as 20 hours on a song, often working through the night. The startling crescendo in A Day in the Life illustrates their bold, erratic, but strikingly successful method. Says Paul: "Once we'd written the main bit of the music, we thought, now look, there's a little gap there; and we said oh, how about an orchestra? Yes, that'll be nice. And if we do have an orchestra, are we going to write them...