Word: performer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...week progressed, J.J. continued to perform spectacularly. It followed the mast up to the crow's nest and found an undamaged brass mast light. The robot looked into the windows of the officers' quarters and propelled itself through the first-class entranceway to glimpse the ship's gymnasium. It went over the side and made an unsuccessful attempt to squeeze through portholes on the promenade deck. Said Ballard: "He has to go on a diet." There was an anxious moment as J.J.'s tether caught on a jagged piece of metal, but Bowen maneuvered the robot back and forth until...
Nurses, though, are not exactly untrained. Like doctors, they are licensed by the states, which set educational standards and put limits on what they can do. Most registered nurses must spend four years earning a university nursing degree, which gives them the fundamentals of medical science. They cannot legally perform surgery or many other medical procedures, but in 19 states they can prescribe some types of mild drugs...
...hardy band of performers is answering yes. Last week in Los Angeles, Les Fetes d'Hebe was given a glowing new production that reveled in each melodic appoggiatura and terpsichorean temps de courante. Directed by Roland Jullien and featuring Conductor James Richman's Concert Royal, an original instrument ensemble, and Choreographers Catherine Turocy and Ann Jacoby's New York Baroque Dance Company, the production pointed up an important trend in music today. Since the turn of the century, there has been a steady march toward authenticity in musical perform-ance. Now the search for verisimilitude is being extended to stage...
...according to the court's decision, wrongly empowers a congressional official, the comptroller general, to perform an executive function. The comptroller general, appointed by the president, heads Congress' General Accounting Office, a watchdog agency that audits federal programs...
Among Tsang's musical role models isworld-renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma '76. Ma wasoriginally slated to perform at Harvard's upcoming350th anniversary celebration, but cancelledbecause of a scheduling conflict. Event organizerssaid they would consider Tsang as a possiblereplacement...