Word: utilitarians
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...hundred years before and after Jesus' birth practiced secondary burial--the transfer of bones of the deceased from a first grave into a container that was then deposited in the family burial cave. Archaeologists have unearthed thousands of such boxes, ranging from ornately carved and painted chests to utilitarian containers devoid of any inscription. The James ossuary fell somewhere in the middle. Its owner says he was familiar with its inscription but, as a Jew, was unaware that the names were special. One day last spring he invited Lemaire--in Jerusalem on a scholar's break from...
...modern family in all its configurations, the place to huddle, socialize and strategize in an increasingly complex world. Says Kacey Fitzpatrick, who heads Avalon Enterprises, a design and construction firm in Mountain View, Calif.: "The families I work with are trying to find a balance between comfortable refuge, multifunctioning utilitarian facility and showplace...
Today, the kitchen is the star again, family HQ, after having wandered around for two centuries like an unwanted boarder. At times it was a separate building, attached to the rear of the house or relegated to the basement. The small, utilitarian kitchen got back into the house in the early 20th century. "It's the meeting place, the eating place, the social gathering place, the communications exchange," says Fitzpatrick. "The new layouts reflect the inherent need of family members to be near the headquarters...
Even so, the question remains: is it really bad if species such as the pig-tailed bandicoot go extinct? Wilson attempts to explain the value of biodiversity, using a combination of utilitarian and purely moral arguments for saving species. Humanity, he argues, is driving straight for a cliff, and driving fast. Two hundred thousand humans are born each day, and conservative projections have the world population topping off around 10 billion late this century. With so many humans competing for rapidly-shrinking resources, both food and water are likely to become exceedingly scarce. And when animals have to compete with...
...Betsy Ross were designing the American flag today, her task would be much simpler. She could just hoist a pair of old jeans up the flagpole. Egalitarian, utilitarian and rugged, jeans project the American sensibility. And as a standard bearer of America's global dominance, they stride where even Coca-Cola fears to tread. But recently jeans have become something else as well. They have become expensive, elitist and European...