Word: toweritis
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...billion has been liquidated, including the shock sale of the nation's proudest status symbol, the 51-storey Nauru House tower in central Melbourne. Receivers appointed to recover a $A263 million debt to the General Electric Corporation sold the property last month. Adeang, one of several young, well-educated reformers in the government elected in an October landslide, says most of Nauru's 10,000 residents have finally accepted that change must happen: "We have said there is no other way but reform...
...Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder and added a 12-tiered "floating" oak floor to improve resonance. The 17-story-high stage tower features machinery that can handle three complete scene changes, which used to be done by hand. "Our new stage machinery is the most modern in the world. Until last year we needed hours or days to shift scenery," said Muti. "Now you just push a button." Guided visits through...
...It’s not like cell towers, where one tower is enough to cover a huge radius,” he said. “Wireless access points only cover 50-60 feet of space, so we have to do a lot of construction in order to cover the areas that we want to cover...
...bell tower announces each hour with the appropriate number of strokes from a “typical” bell. The computer then chooses a set of bells from Tutschku’s diverse collection that corresponds with the time of day, playing a short composition with those bells...
...used to it, and it is sort of neat hearing the different sounds every morning,” added Carlson, who lives right next to the tower...