Word: cotta
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Gold wallpaper and terra cotta moldings in Adams House have forced some creative thinking on the part of those responsible for the roll-out of wireless ethernet...
...construction materials of many of the Houses—brick and terra-cotta in the older ones and reinforced steel and concrete in newer ones—hinder the transmission of signals, further complicating the installation process...
...building plan by architect Henry N. Cobb proposes two four-story buildings of rounded glass and terra cotta facing each other across Cambridge Street. The latest point of contention is an underground tunnel beneath the street that would link the buildings...
Desserts ($7), like the rest of the menu, remained simple but delightful. We tried the panna cotta, which was basically a flan sans the traditional burnt caramel flavor. The light vanilla pudding was garnished with thinly sliced marinated strawberries that added an extra tart to the strong vanilla flavor. The chocolate-amaretto torta played up the second half of its name and was complemented by rich swirls of chocolate and caramel sauce. The pastry at Centro was amazingly fluffy and offered a counterbalance to the more substantial main courses...
...Huang may be to dance what Ang Lee is to film: both have found a way to present traditional Chinese culture and make it contemporary. Huang's works like the Drunken Drum and Terra-cotta Warriors have managed to break out from the dance-world ghetto to become bonafide pop-culture phenomena. "Chinese people have a problem when they think about the past," Huang explains of his merging of East and West, old and new. "They think like people from the past. I'm trying to interpret history through the filter of a modern person." Considering the passion...