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Picture an ellipse drawn on the floor. Now take that ellipse and hoist it up, rotating it as it goes. Stop it 13 ft. or so in the air, when it's at an angle to its floor position. Its perimeter, in rising, will have generated a curving shape, an extremely twisted or "torqued" elliptical cylinder. Not a section of a cone (the cone diminishes towards its vertex) but something else, a curvature whose radius does not alter but whose walls constantly change their angle. Then make it out of steel plates, 2 in. thick. You will end up with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Steel-Drivin' Man | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...book Spectacular Nature, a critical examination of Sea World. "People are no longer as tolerant of alcohol advertising, which means Anheuser-Busch needs another way to build a positive association with nature, and that's what mega-event animal saving provides." Indeed, last week the crane operator preparing to hoist J.J. to the ship's deck had to pause for workers to affix a SEA WORLD RESCUE banner to the side of the sling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aboard the Conifer: My, How You've Grown! | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

When teams seal middle and prevent penetration,none of the Arkansas guards is afraid to hoist itup. Smith and Messer have each taken over 100three-point shots, and freshman guard WendiWillits led the team with 45 threes on the season...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: W. B-Ball Vies for Sweet 16 Berth After Historic Upset of Stanford | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

...weeks that winner will be decided and only then will the 46th Beanpot Champions be able to hoist the coveted trophy high over their heads while skating around the FleetCenter...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: HIGHLIGHTS | 1/30/1998 | See Source »

...good days, a sympathetic Mather House resident may notice Ocon struggling and hoist the carriage onto the shuttle for her. But on nights when she is the only passenger on the bus to Peabody Terrace, Ocon has been known to ask the shuttle bus driver to leave his seat behind the wheel and help...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis and Lori I. Diamond, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Student Moms Juggle Schoolwork, Parenting | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

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