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...mathematicians’ model also called for abrasive—a high-friction substance—to be added to the boxes to increase the pyramid’s effectiveness in cushioning the blow...
...attributed much of the friction between America and Pakistan to their differing perceptions of threats to their countries’ security...
Still, UConn's approach has not been entirely without friction. Prior to 1997, the men's and women's crew teams were club sports, meaning they were not financially supported by the athletic department, did not participate in NCAA-sponsored competitions and were not included in the school's Title IX compliance numbers. But when the women's team was upgraded to varsity level, it received new boats, uniforms and a travel budget, while the men got nothing. The men's team had owned the lease on the boathouse that the two rowing squads shared, but the university purchased...
...upstart Democratic Progressive Party. Soong, running as an independent, outpolled the KMT's nominee, then-Vice President Lien Chan, 36.8% to 23.1%. Chen, however, took 39.3%, putting an end to more than 50 years of KMT rule. But three years in the political wilderness seem to have thawed the friction between Soong and Lien, and?on Valentine's Day, appropriately enough?they announced that they would join forces against Chen in the next election, in March...
This is an apt moment for such a venture, since at present the design world seems poised at an intersection between a fondly reimagined past and a dazzlingly envisioned future--between cherishing what has gone before and vaulting toward something totally unprecedented. The creative friction between these two apparently warring tendencies has produced both elegant and unexpected reinventions of revered ideas as well as a host of bold new visions spurred on by new technologies...