Word: cm
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...particularly egregious act of art criticism (or, more likely, drunken vandalism), someone broke into Paris' Musée d'Orsay Oct. 7 and punched a hole in Claude Monet's Le pont d'Argenteuil. Here's how one expert recommends fixing the 4-in. (10 cm) tear...
...items - 355 of which feature in his latest book, Chinese Snuff Bottles. A selection can also be seen in an exhibition at Singapore's Asian Civilisations Museum until Nov. 7. In his text, Low describes the look and significance of every 2-in. to 3-in. (5-7 cm) piece. The interplay of fauna and flora - from quails to monkeys and lotus flowers to peonies - reflects the world of deference and ambition that centered on the Emperor, who is often represented by a dragon...
...homey touches, Castlemartyr, managed by Schulze's West Paces Hotel Group, is nevertheless a getaway that most mortals can only dream of. The Pratesi Italian linens on the beds and 50-in. (130 cm) HDTVS in each room are there to remind you that the $4,400 you might spend each night still entitles you to some old-fashioned cosseting...
...facility near downtown. Hundreds of Greenwoodians man the assembly line to press, spray, mold and piece together massive stacks of stainless steel into an endless variety of cooking appliances to fill orders from distributors in 80 countries. Viking makes 24 in.-to -60 in. (60 cm to 150 cm) gas ranges with 17 different configurations in 14 different finishes, including stainless steel, cobalt blue and mint julep. Just a stone's throw away is a plant that makes refrigerators, and another that makes ventilation equipment...
...exactly clamoring for free elections, members of the new middle class have shown a willingness to stand up to authority when their interests are threatened. Last October police in Beijing attempted to enforce rules limiting each household to a single, registered animal no taller than 14 in. (35 cm). The drive sparked a rare public demonstration by hundreds of well-heeled Chinese, mostly young dog owners. Within a month, according to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, President Hu Jintao had intervened, ordering the Beijing authorities to back off. It was the first time most Beijingers could remember...