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...critical design element for responsiveness and control, fins (a board can have up to five) are made using three major technologies that tailor the flex patterns by changing the fiber orientation...
Luckily for Carrie and Suj, New York State offers an innovative pilot program that allows individuals with developmental disabilities to design their own support plan, subject to state approval. The endlessly devoted Desais and Bergerons pressed for a plan that would allow the newlyweds to live together in their own apartment, located midway between the two family homes, and receive part-time aid with tasks like cooking. "They don't need baby sitting every hour," explains Sindoor. "What they need is money management and transportation" to part-time jobs, volunteer work, exercise classes and other activities. The "self-determination" program...
This is by design. From early on, the diplomacy of the Bush Administration has been guided by a straightforward logic: engagement is a reward, misbehavior ought not be rewarded; ergo, misbehaving parties are not to be engaged. The thinking is that isolation, ostracism and, if need be, sanctions are more likely to get troublesome actors to change their ways. And so the list of diplomatic outcasts only grows. Today the U.S. does not talk to Iran, Syria, Hamas, the elected Palestinian government or Hizballah. And as the violence in the region clearly shows, that has hardly been cause for moderation...
...consulting. But for one recent graduate, there are other ways to pillage and plunder—at least, if Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley are in the picture. While at Harvard, Lindsey E. Gary ’06 concentrated in the History of Art and Architecture and helped design both Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club sets and the Queen’s Head pub, which is currently under construction in Loker Commons. But since 2004 she has played a role in a project that will be seen far beyond Harvard’s gates: the popular “Pirates...
...skin of the lowly vine is used as a weaving material and for binding (some fastening techniques are borrowed from traditional boat building), while rattan's surprisingly sturdy core forms the structure. "Each piece I design has a character and soul born from the inspiration and design process," says Cobonpue, adding that his ideas come mostly from the natural richness of Cebu. One exception is his award-winning Lolah chair, which Cobonpue says was inspired by a softly dented can of Coke. Talk about turning base metals into gold...