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Perhaps no place better symbolizes the stranger-than-fiction quality of the U.S. project in Iraq than the Republican Palace. The sprawling sandstone complex on the Tigris River was a monument to Saddam Hussein's regime. Then in 2003 it became the center of American power there--first of direct military rule, and following that, as headquarters of the U.S. embassy. Though U.S. officials removed some of the more egregious reminders of Saddam--like massive stone carvings of the dictator's head--the palace's marble floors and soaring ballrooms still make an incongruously imperial backdrop for the civilians...
...Sant to direct film of THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST. Worst product tie-in ever...
...both biology and engineering pertaining to organisms and devices that flap their wings for propulsion,” Wood said. Wood is approaching this question by manufacturing the robotic fly at the scale of an actual fly. His lab uses parts, including transmission systems and air foils, which have direct biological analogies that are “not accidental”. His lab recently constructed all the individual components of the fly which performed similarly to those of an actual insect. Wood is now developing an apparatus that would simultaneously measure the forces, as well as the aero-elastic properties...
Although the study only revealed a modest direct relationship between levels of patient satisfaction and the quality of medical care, Jha said that hospitals should not choose one at the expense of the other...
...creative process for coming up with these designs? “Sketch, then make a prototype, and finally make sure the factories can reproduce it in bulk.” But for the FM Fast Fashion Challenge, time is of the essence. Her creative process is more direct: sketch, sew, and braid. At noon on Saturday, four hours before the end of the challenge and six and a half hours before her arrival at The Crimson’s runway, Sung brings her sketch of a minimal, feminine dress to life. Because she doesn’t have a sewing...