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...were the first of our relatives to row. After all, none of my uncles ever rowed and I certainly thought that the somewhat-patrician sport had been beyond the reach of any of my grandparents. I thus took a certain amount of pride in trailblazing, in being unique, in treading new ground for myself and my family. Well, it turns out, I was wrong. Not only did my maternal grandfather row for several decades out of Philadelphia’s famous Boathouse Row, he even coached there for many years. As I’ve grown up, and been lucky...
...have even cast it. In the late 1930s, by the thousands, readers of Gone With the Wind demanded that Southern rogue Rhett Butler be played by that damn yankee Clark Gable. Readers are a very possessive bunch. So in taking a novel from page to screen, movie adapters must tread carefully, like a new visitor at Lourdes...
...egregious offenders to court. Beijing has also opened the door to thousands of environmental NGOs that now openly tackle issues such as biodiversity protection, dam resettlement and public-health awareness. Nevertheless, the government remains wary of too much citizen activism, fearing calls for broader political reform. NGO leaders who tread into politically sensitive areas have been barred from further activity, prevented from leaving the country and even arrested...
Airing It Out Inventor: Michelin Availability: Now for the IBOT; about 2020 for cars To Learn More: michelinman.com A wheel without an inflated tire may seem old-fashioned - think wooden buggy wheels - but the Tweel from Michelin is anything but retro. A shock-absorbing rubber tread band distributes pressure to dozens of flexible polyurethane spokes. The spokes in turn are supported by an aluminum center. Because the Tweel is airless, it is more rugged than a pneumatic tire and never goes flat. The Tweel has been tested on the IBOT robotic wheelchair and military vehicles...
...magic of the gift of flowers, however, is lost if executed improperly. The most catastrophic mistake (i.e. chivalric sin) is giving gifts in excess. There is a fine line between the propensity to charm and the susceptibility to suffocate. So tread carefully...