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Life as an astronaut, however, is not all fun and games. "Basically, what you do around here is on-the-job training." Hoffman says, explaining that most astronauts spend their time helping to develop new equipment or computer software for the shuttle, using simulations or working with contractors and scientists directly. The end goal is attaining a thorough understanding of how the space shuttle operates Because astronauts may spend as much as a year dealing with one particular system, each man tends to develop an area or two of expertise Hoffman has written a training manual on the Orbital Maneuvering...
...trying to fill the vast mainstage with gimmickry--as direction after director has done--Magaril and choreographer Sabrina Peck simply fill it. Good blocking spreads actors to keep the open spaces under control. The full-company numbers sparkles with movement, much of it painstakingly researched to mirror actual on-the-job motions, an astonishing proportion of it in synch. And in Magaril's boldest visual effect, four-foot-square letters spell out WORKING in crimson light, transforming Jonathan Lemkin's harmonious set into a glorious spectacle...
...meaner locale, such on-the-job training might have led to disaster. Happily, Wilkinson's experiences yielded up a good book instead. Midnights is both a comedy of errors and an affectionate portrait of small-town police, those beleaguered souls charged with the task of keeping their neighbors in line. During Wilkinson's inaugural night on the beat, his partner says: "The first six months were murder for me. After that, when I found out the people I thought were my friends weren't really my friends, I felt better...
...little on-the-job training, Cerruti sent Armani off to spend a month in a factory, where, Armani recalls, "I fell in love with textiles and began to understand the work behind each yard of fabric. That's why today, when I see anyone throwing away a sample of cloth, it's like cutting off my hand." He stayed with Cerruti and nourished until 1970; then, buttressed by Galeotti's perfervid reassurances, he decided to make his move as an independent designer...
...spring, Mauro plans to play some soccer in informal leagues around Cambridge and gain some on-the-job experience doing research for an international business in the area...