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...industrial plants twist a large iron plate and used the result as a column in the center of the house. The column works not only as a beautiful objet d'art but also as blinds for the bathroom and for the dressing room of the boutique on the ground floor...
...single untrained person in about 40 minutes. Before being inflated, the bag containing the construction material weighs about 500 lbs. The builder fills the sack with water, then inflates it. The hut hardens and is ready just 12 hours later. Once built, the shelter yields 172 sq. ft. of floor space and is projected to cost about $2,100 and last 10 years. The objective is to facilitate the quick assembly of structures that are much stronger and more durable than tents. "[Concrete Canvas] gives aid agencies and the military an advantage by allowing a hardened building from...
...losses of aging affect family celebrations? In one family I saw, the grandfather always carved the turkey. One year the old man botched it badly, and the bird fell on the floor. Everyone was humiliated and wanted to cancel the next year's dinner. "Why can't we carve in the kitchen," a 12-year-old piped up, "and put the platter in front of Grandpa to serve?" This was a pivotal moment for the family. Families resist change, but they can and must learn to find new ways of being together, especially at holiday times. These gatherings...
...Less than 24 hours later, Harbin came clean. A second statement, issued at 2 a.m. on Nov. 22, acknowledged that toxins had "perhaps polluted the water." At a meeting on that same day held on a first-floor conference room at Harbin's Peace Village Hotel, according to someone who was present, Heilongjiang Governor Zhang Zuoji explained to 400 local and provincial officials why Harbin had first deceived its population: his bosses at the State Council in Beijing hadn't approved an announcement on the leak. Unable to report the real reason, he said, the city of Harbin had "created...
...give Harvard control of the game. “I think we did a really good job today in capitalizing on the size advantage we had,” Cusworth said. The Aggies started with a three-guard lineup against the Crimson and had no one on the floor taller than 6’8. Both Stehle and Cusworth had six rebounds, but they also had five turnovers each. “So much of the offense goes through them, and they’re going to attract so much attention, that turnovers are gonna happen,” Harvard...