Word: unevennesses
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...friction at all. The beryllium sphere that is its rotor is enclosed in a ceramic case lined with copper electrodes that do not quite touch the sphere's surface. The electrodes carry powerful electric charges so that each of them tugs at the sphere. Whenever the tug gets uneven, a quick and intricate electronic circuit adjusts the charges so that the beryllium ball remains precisely in the center of the cavity, supported by nothing but electrical force...
...hearings, the quality of discussion was curiously uneven. It was clear, for example, that the radical Negro civil rights lawyer, Conrad Lynn, was eager to discuss his view that Negroes in America should arm themselves in self-defense, and to explain why Cuba's Inter-racial society might seem utopian to Americans who had suffered discrimination all their lives...
...with the class,' and he would dismiss us." Some students, especially those concentrating in the natural sciences, found him "loquacious, vague and obscure." Most people who shared his philosophical curiosity also recognized these weaknesses, but viewed them as inevitable concomitants of his greatness. To many, the uneven lecture style of James suggested a man "muddle-headed" philosophizing to the "simple-mindedness" of the neat, clean reductionists...
...performances of Gus Solomons, Jr. and Jack Moore were uneven, having spots of brilliance, but the total effect was not captivating. Although Moore managed at a high point in "Songs Remembered" to make his running circles backward around the stage surprisingly exciting, some parts of his choreography, particularly in the love duet, were simply clinches...
...Gongora, 30, to the near fantasies of Emilio Ortiz, 28, to the fleshy, bulbous creatures of Artemio Sepulveda, 27, to Francisco Corzas' fascination with hallucinations as "universal themes." Throughout the work, the palette is muted; Francisco Icaza, 32, argues that "reducing color makes form clearer." The results are uneven, occasionally repellent; but there is always a stark force about the Insiders that reaches out to the heart as well as the eye. Jose Mufioz, who at 34 is senior member of the group, explains his own anguished figures with a touch of poetry. "I am interested in finding...