Word: perfectable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...last week, the clouds over Surveyor all seemed to dissipate. The Atlas-Centaur rocket that hurled Surveyor toward the moon was only one second late in leaving the pad; it followed a near-perfect trajectory that would have placed Surveyor only 250 miles from its target on the moon. The mid-course correction was so accurate that Surveyor actually scored an effective bull's-eye. Only one "glitch" marred the performance: one of Surveyor's two antennas failed to extend fully after the craft left the earth's atmosphere. But even this problem corrected itself. When Surveyor...
...first, the humorous approach seemed to work. The giant Titan 2 rocket rose on schedule from the launch pad and placed Gemini 9 in an almost perfect orbit. Then, after only three revolutions around the earth, Stafford and Cernan sighted and successfully rendezvoused with their quarry-the Augmented Target Docking Adapter (ATDA) that had been launched into or bit two days before. But there before their eyes was another disappointment...
...Renaissance tapestry, Dame Margot was a floating vision in white. Dancing with the Paris Opera's Attilio Labis, she portrayed a maiden-monarch torn between love and duty, melting from sternly regal poses into flights of rapturous lyricism. Marina Svetlova's straightforward choreography was in perfect accord with Purcell's music-buoyant, charming, exquisitely simple...
...work on the mound, Marichal is a study in contrasts. His chubby face and impish grin provide the perfect mask for his fierce concentration on the task at hand. His mental "book" on the weaknesses of National League batters is so detailed that Giants Catcher Tom Haller never even bothers to go over the opposing line-up before a game. His stockiness (5 ft. 11 in., 190 Ibs.) belies his agility and grace. Marichal's overhand pitching motion is wonderful to behold: rocking back, kicking his left foot high above his head-higher than any other pitcher in memory...
Jewish religious law lists many other detailed restrictions on kohanim. A hereditary priest may not be in the presence of a corpse, may only attend the funerals of his wife or close blood relatives. Kohanim were expected to be the most perfect of men, and could be disqualified from ministering in the temple for any of 150 physical blemishes, such as a crooked foot or a nose longer than the smallest finger...