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...designers typically ask for a count of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories to produce an estimate of the minimum storage space required. The extras mount up quickly--drawer pulls, quality woods, benches, mirrors, granite countertops, chandeliers, hidden safes. There are less expensive alternatives. Various commercial closet systems--with mix-and-match cabinetry, shelves, racks and other items--can be tailored for the client. California Closets pioneered affordable systems years ago but recently launched a pricier line to cater to the demand for higher-end material. There are also do-it-yourself kits. Rubbermaid's starts at $140 for enough...
...Balasko's fame is firmly founded on the humorously brusque characters she incarnated in films ranging from the 1978 satire Les Bronzés to the 2001 French version of Absolutely Fabulous, Berry says she's drawn to projects that weave mirth with serious and even sad themes. "That mix is more like life, and I find making that work harder than being exclusively funny or serious," Berry explains. "When it does work, I feel I'm proving myself as an actress." Now that Oued is in theaters, Berry has read for the lead role in an upcoming Paris stage...
...Kiama blowhole, south of Sydney, tourists watch from a discreet distance as geysers of spray burst from a hole in the cliff top. Growing up in the area, Tom Denniss was fascinated by these eruptions, caused when waves rushing deep into a cave force a mix of compressed air and water out through a gap in the roof. Now, a few miles south of Kiama, in the industrial city of Port Kembla, Denniss and his company, Energetech, are using the principles of the blowhole to turn wave energy into electricity...
...Mazda, Mitsubishi, GM, Volkswagen and Porsche showed new models or talked about plans to sell them by the end of the decade at the latest. On display were not only regular hybrids, the kind powered by gasoline engines mated to electric motors, but also variations adding hydrogen to the mix and a system that puts electric motors at the wheels. The frenzy to churn out hybrids and their technological cousins is so fierce that archrivals GM, DaimlerChrysler and BMW have teamed up to build a research and technical center in the Detroit suburbs. And Ford is so desperate to fill...
...Harvard University were absent from much of the discussion, there was a palpable sense of nostalgia for the past—the foot traffic of the 1980s and a reinvigoration of independent businesses. Those in attendance offered concrete suggestions about stores that are missing from the Harvard Square mix. Owners expressed wishes for a centrally located grocery store, an Apple computer store, more liquor licenses, and fewer banks. They also expressed a desire to provide what the business owners termed “anchor” attractions and stores. The business owners said they felt that popularity had declined, that...