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...aboard motorized lifts were another innovation, which welded a framework to hold materials to the top of the machine. Lane also modified several storage containers to better transport various types of materials. Waxed shelves have reduced friction and made it easier to slide out heavy boxes of books...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Putting Books Out to Pasture: Whither the Stacks? | 4/6/2000 | See Source »

DIED. IVAN HIRST, 84, British army engineer who retooled Volkswagen's bombed-out factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, at World War II's end to roll out one of the firm's prewar prototypes, which soon became the popular Beetle; in Marsden, England. The British army ordered 20,000 for transport duty, ironically turning Hitler's dream of a "people's car" into a reality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Apr. 3, 2000 | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

...eruv is a ritual enclosure that creates a ceremonial boundary around an area, allowing Orthodox Jews to transport items on the traditional day of rest. According to Orthodox interpretation of Jewish law, work--including carrying--cannot be performed on the Sabbath...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Approves New Eruv District for Orthodox Jews | 3/22/2000 | See Source »

...CODE 136: TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO UHS OR MONEY TRANSPORT...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: HUPD: Harvard's in-house police fight parasites and make friends. | 3/16/2000 | See Source »

...taps the musician on the shoulder and the music comes to an abrupt halt. Just saying hi, Swetland explains. "I'll forgo another four or five dollars just to maintain a social life out here." This 40 year-old Cantabrigian from Albuquerque, N.M., is another full-time public transport musician. Once in the "Carter Volunteer Army," this self-described "armchair traveler" has performed on platforms across the country including in San Francisco and New York, where he made his start. Swetland has had many an odd job in his time--foot messenger, fruit stand salesperson, film production assistant and sporadic...

Author: By Juice Fong, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Carnegie Hall It Ain't | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

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