Word: lighting
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...spent a little too much time on the Song of Solomon, given Sanford's e-mailed encomium of his lover's physique: "I love the curves of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of night's light." Finally a bit of prose that makes us long for the clinical precision of the Starr report. Sanford told reporters the affair had begun "very innocently," which reveals that he still hasn't been honest with himself about the willfulness of his actions. When a married man begins a secret...
...late April interview, Light said that the School began to respond to the crisis in March 2008 by cutting expenses and postponing several capital projects. But in the recent letter, he and Crispi wrote that it was not enough. Other cost-cutting measures that staff had suggested to avoid layoffs, such as furloughs and pay reductions, would also be too little, they said...
...seven months ago, a full-bore Israeli air, land and sea assault that lasted 22 days. After traversing Gaza's blasted urban landscape, you arrive at the hotel like a desert wanderer plunging his head into oasis waters. With its cool shadows and an inner courtyard trapping pools of light, the Al Deira has an Ottoman elegance. You're led to your room along corridors where a wisp of sandalwood incense plays in the light sea breeze. The 22 rooms are a revelation: high, domed ceilings with views of the beach below, where Gazan kids play in the surf...
...been switching off all the streetlights in the village each evening until 6 a.m. the following morning. In most places, a nightly blackout would provoke outrage as residents find themselves fumbling and stumbling their way home through the dark. But in Dörentrup, they have seen the light, with a new scheme that allows residents to turn on streetlights on demand - anytime, anywhere - using just their cell phones...
...plans to launch the scheme in five other countries and it has received requests for its new technology from all over the world, including Sweden, Britain, the U.S. and Dubai. With the recession biting into town-council coffers everywhere and growing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, letting residents light up the night only when they need to seems like a bright idea...