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...basic mixture includes cement, stone or other aggregate and water.) Moreover, concrete has some properties that make it intrinsically energy-efficient when used in buildings. It insulates well because it's poured and thus doesn't let in wind and water. Its density also means that it stores heat during the day and releases it at night, making it possible to save 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: in a showroom on the Lafarge campus...
...three-level house, a pregnant woman with two young children shares her home with mice scurrying through the rooms. Some of the other tenants in her neighborhood have lost running water and heat when their landlords failed to make mortgage payments and the banks seized ownership of the properties, and they wonder what will happen to them...
...Haller—who recently represented a tenant who lost heat, water, and access to his home after the bank changed the lock on the door—says that juries tend to be sympathetic to his clients. In this case, he was awarded over $50,000 for emotional distress and for the diminution of value of the property, and Haller says that there is a “good possibility” that sum will be doubled or tripled...
...Tritan was too wide, but Nalgene does make narrower bottles). Klean Kanteens are made in China by an American company, are easy to clean and because they're stainless steel inside and out, flavors do not linger after washing. Like the Sigg, the Kanteen can accommodate warm liquids but heat will transfer to the outside. If you are lost in the wild (and know how to start a fire) you can even boil water in the Kanteen. Price: $17.95 (27 ounce, steel); $19.95 (27 ounce, colored...
...Even so, 30 demonstrators stood outside of the King's College heat this week chanting "Shame, shame, shame on King's, women are not sex things." At other events, banners and placards were even more biting: "SOAS is here for our education, not your ejaculation...