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...coasts in two different oceans. The prairies ran so dark with buffalo, you could practically net them like cod; the waters swam so thick with cod, you could bag them like slow-moving buffalo. The soil was the kind of rich stuff in which you could bury a brick and grow a house, and the pioneers grew plenty - fruits and vegetables and grains and gourds and legumes and tubers, in a variety and abundance they'd never seen before. (See nine kid foods to avoid...
...custom mattresses. Flat-screen TVs duplicate home-entertainment centers--guests can hook up their laptop or iPod to watch movies or rehearse PowerPoint presentations. High ceilings and oversize windows in the 275-to-325-sq.-ft. Aloft rooms make the room feel more spacious. NYLO's rooms have brick walls and concrete floors to create an urban-loft experience--and reduce cleaning costs...
Facebook, allegedly Zuckerberg’s brainchild, was born within the brick walls of Kirkland House in 2004 and quickly became an Internet and social phenomenon, currently claiming over 70 million active users...
...requires institutions not only to update their curricula, but also to maintain state-of-the-art facilities. But campus development for an institution like Harvard is a complicated process that involves years of planning—incorporating modern architecture and environmentally conscious practices with an aesthetic commitment to red brick neo-Georgian architecture. Development on this scale also includes accommodating all the parties involved, from students and academic departments to city governments and the residents of affected neighborhoods...
...Dujiangyan, where buildings are now just heaps of brick and concrete and corpses lie on the sidewalk, the rescue operation resembles an army assault. Military vehicles, ambulances and mobile kitchens are everywhere. Soldiers search for survivors in the debris and step in to control emotional crowds of victims' relatives. Through the night, loudspeaker-equipped trucks cruised the streets, appealing for calm: "The State Council, the Central Committee, the Sichuan, Chengdu and Dujiangyan governments are trying their best to help. Earthquakes are not something that mankind can avoid." But relief operations can still be bungled, and Beijing knows...