Word: design
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...contains a reference to an unspecified night in June 1904, when "Patrick Prentiss came for the first time to Kilpeder and booked a room at the Arms." The time may be of little consequence to most readers, but some will not be able to ignore that, by coincidence or design, the author begins his plunge into Irish history with a suggestion of the most famous date in modern literature. That would be Bloomsday (June 16, 1904), the day of James Joyce's Ulysses...
...renaissance. Drab city centers and run-down villages are sprouting postmodern chapels, delicate Oriental bell towers and high-tech confections of steel girders and stained glass. Not all are distinctive, but Krzysztof Chwalibog, deputy chairman of the Association of Polish Architects in Warsaw, contends, "This is bringing back good design to Poland." Good workmanship too. Unlike secular Polish buildings, which seem to sag and crack even before completion, most churches are being built to last. The same workmen who rarely worry about right angles for the state are lavishing care on ecclesiastical projects. They are inspired by faith...
...boot ring had been redesigned because an earlier type had eroded on several missions. Morton Thiokol officials said a different type of nozzle joint had been tested successfully in August and could be reinstalled. "We have a parallel design, and we also have some rings of a different configuration on the shelf," said John Thomas, a NASA engineer who began examining the failure. "What we have to do is understand exactly what happened so we can clear this ring or another...
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...hermetic world of percussionists, Stevens has won renown for his innovation, which extends to the manufacture of mallets and the design of a new marimba. He is also struggling to create a repertory, which previously had consisted largely of transcriptions and arrangements. Stevens has performed more than 25 new works and commissioned an unaccompanied solo piece from John Corigliano. Slowly, the musical world is getting the message. In recent seasons, Stevens, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music who lives in Asbury Park, N.J., has been booked for as many as 50 performances, and audience reception has been enthusiastic...