Word: compaction
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...Many of its environmental initiatives—such as purchasing new energy-efficient equipment or compact fluorescent light bulbs—may not be profitable at first, but Deibel said that those measures save money in the long run due to decreased energy usage over time...
...other end of the luxury spectrum, The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square is also taking steps to promote the environment by granting parking discounts to compact cars, installing a “juice bar” in the garage to charge hybrid and electric cars for free, and offering guests a complimentary bike program...
...Embarked Security Team, will be bunked aboard the container ship. "That's half a platoon strength onboard and they will be packing an awful lot of ammo and huge amount of firepower," says one ex-special forces soldier. "They will be Navy Seals with side arms and MP5Ks [compact submachine guns] for close quarters, and rifles and heavy machine guns to repel armed attacks at distance." (See the top 10 audacious acts of piracy...
...Twice Zumthor has designed small outdoor chapels, each of them a compact little hermitage for prayer and meditation - a kind of spiritual sentry box. The most recent of the two is the St. Nikolaus von der Flue Chapel, which stands in an open field near Cologne. Completed in 2007, it's a narrow, five-sided windowless space, nearly 40 ft. high, with an opening at the top to admit light and a single triangular door...
...20th anniversary of the release in Japan of Nintendo's Game Boy, which sold more than 118 million units worldwide, making it the best-selling gaming system in those days. By 2004, Game Boy had evolved into the DS (short for dual screen), a handheld hinged like a makeup compact, with two LCD displays and wi-fi so players could compete wirelessly. The top-selling handheld, it trounces Sony's PlayStation Portable. Rounding out Nintendo's clever lineup is the adorable Wii, a console launched in 2006 that detects players' movements in three dimensions...