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...share their traditions and celebrations in inclusive, appropriate ways. During the holiday season, there are public displays of symbols from many different traditions. They are meant to share the general celebratory mood and are not predominantly religious expressions. Those who feel uncomfortable with the symbols should try to have thicker skin and show more generosity toward their neighbors. It’s Christmas, after...
...Passengers will notice a difference: JetBlue's new, Kevlar-packed doors are thicker than the traditional ones, which had a lightweight, honeycombed interior. A bluntly-worded placard now reads, "Reinforced armor-plated door locked from inside cockpit only." Flight attendants for the New York-based airline will also change their safety briefings to make sure passengers take note of the new barrier. What the public won't see is the multiple titanium locks that the pilots slide in place once the door is shut. The doors, which were designed by JetBlue's own engineers, are costing the privately-held JetBlue...
That done, Rogers connected the muscle tissue. Wearing magnifying goggles, he began reattaching major nerve endings, which are just slightly thicker than an eyelash. Next, veins and arteries were reconnected. Rogers had to take some veins from Jessie's leg to replace damaged vessels in the arm. Finally, Rogers released the clamps and blood began to flow back into the arm, which he describes as "absolutely white" and very cold. Arteries and veins starved for blood for so long went into spasms as new liquid began to flow. Antispasmodics were administered, and team members massaged...
...Forward we go, we lovers of early rock, into the past. And most of the young Philadelphians are still around: perhaps thinner of hair, thicker of girth, but pushing the same goods. Last I checked, Hy Lit, Bill Wright and Jerry Blavat were on the radio in my home town, moving the mandible, playing the oldies, reminding us and themselves of a time when rock 'n roll was even younger than we were, and held even more promise and threat...
...attempt to straighten the tower, builders try using thicker stones on the downward side...