Word: bales
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...flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder To many, prefabricated accommodation is synonymous with holiday camps, and about as appealing as queuing for communal showers. Hoping to fix that is TomaHouse (tomahouse.com). The German firm's new Bale Classic villa incorporates Balinese design in one of the most stylish examples of DIY accommodation around. With an aluminum skeleton as its core, the Bale Classic can comfortably expand from a 4.7-m-by-4.7-m footprint up to 200 sq m. Smart electrical and plumbing solutions are provided, including...
...many, prefabricated accommodation is synonymous with holiday camps, and about as appealing as queuing for communal showers. Hoping to fix that is TomaHouse (tomahouse.com). The German firm's new Bale Classic villa incorporates Balinese design in one of the most stylish examples of DIY accommodation around. With an aluminum skeleton as its core, the Bale Classic can comfortably expand from a 4.7-m-by-4.7-m footprint up to 200 sq m. Smart electrical and plumbing solutions are provided, including solar panels for use in remote areas, and just three tools (wrench, allen wrench and screwdriver) are needed...
Some gags work: a peasant crosses the stage with a bale of hay just as a rousing, Fiddler on the Roof-style chorus line points and shouts, "Hey!" Some gags--the choleric knight who gets his arms and legs cut off--worked better onscreen. But Idle's runaway hit musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail has a rowdy, anything-goes spirit as well as two memorable numbers: You Won't Succeed on Broadway ("if you don't have any Jews") and the infectious Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. You have to be a Python...
...years, its drop was a belated blessing to many. American exporters applauded the change since it should lower the price of their goods abroad and make imports more expensive. That would help arrest the growth of the trade deficit, which is heading toward $150 billion this year. Says Harvey Bale, an assistant U.S. trade representative: "This adjustment is welcome. The dollar was way out of line...
...dollar about to collapse? No consensus exists among experts. Trade Official Bale does not anticipate a crash, but Rimmer de Vries, chief international economist of New York's Morgan Guaranty Trust, is less sanguine. Says he: "If there is loose monetary policy and no budget compromise, confidence in the dollar would be destroyed." Other economists envision a slower but inexorable fall. Stephen Marris, a senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics, warns of a deep decline in the dollar's value extending over two to four years. As a sign that the dollar's slide will probably not turn...