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Stronger concrete translates into significant gains for the environment because it can be used more thinly, consuming considerably fewer raw materials than regular concrete. Moreover, concrete has some properties that make it intrinsically energy-efficient when used in buildings. It insulates well because it doesn't let in wind and water. Its density also means it stores heat during the day and releases it at night, enabling savings on air conditioning and heating; architects including Ferrier are playing with such possibilities as they design their new buildings. And the ultra-high-performance concretes can be put to surprising uses...
...shooting rampage that left 32 dead, mental-health experts have been looking for answers. A new study by researchers from Columbia University, the National Institutes of Health and the New York State Psychiatric Institute provides some grim data: nearly half of college-age Americans have psychiatric problems, and fewer than one-quarter seek help...
...even without an education, and make a decent living to support your family," says letter carrier Dina Schueller, 33, of Saranac. Now her husband has been laid off from his construction job, and her brother moved to Maryland for work. Like many left-behind Michiganders, she'll be seeing fewer family members this season. "Christmas was always his favorite holiday," she says of her brother. "He was always the first...
...dishes comes with an excellent how-to video, a grocery list and clear instructions. As with the DS titles, you can check off each item on your shopping list as you put it in your grocery cart. And a slider lets you adjust quantities for more or fewer people. I made halibut steamed in parchment paper, and it came out perfectly...
...What we’re finding is fewer and fewer people are coming to meetings, so we try to put things online,” said Barbara Allen, the district’s executive director of human resources...