Word: piped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Empire, and some of the Afrikaners, dependent on their slaves, trekked into the wilderness to the north. The leaders of these trekboers (wandering farmers) founded two independent republics, the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. No one but the native blacks would have cared had not a rich diamond pipe been found at Kimberley in the Orange Free State and an immense stratum of gold at Witwatersrand ("the Rand") in the Transvaal. As largely British "Outlanders" poured into the Rand to mine the gold, Empire Builder Cecil Rhodes plotted an uprising against Transvaal President Paul Kruger. But a premature raid...
...probably in every Harvard building built before 1973," DiBerardinis said, adding, "Either it was sprayed on as a fire retardent, used as pipe insulation or as ceiling and wall tile...
DiBerardinis confirmed yesterday that a pipe with exposed asbestos insulation is directly above the laundry machines in the Winthrop House basement...
...said he found asbestos fibers in the air surrounding the pipe. He said the level does not violate OSHA standards, but he plans to recommend to the Winthrop House superintendant that the exposed area be covered as soon as possible...
...Another pipe sample collected in a B&G maintenance building last week also proved to be asbestos, DiBerardinis said, adding that he has not yet taken samples of the air around this pipe...