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...supports. Remnants of clothing are caught in the twisted red bars, so that the rubble looks like a nightmarish clothes closet. The second story of another house is exposed where a wall was ripped away. On the upper floor a drinking glass still sits on a ledge above a washbasin, exactly where it was left on that fateful Thursday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Cannot Think Too Much: Palestinian Refugee Camps Sabra and Shatila | 2/21/1983 | See Source »

...frosted-glass panels handcrafted in the style of famed 19th century French jeweler Rene Lalique. The sleeping compartments, nine to twelve to a car, are marvels of compact beauty, with comfortable bench seats that convert into upper and lower berths, mahogany drop tables, and inlaid doors enclosing an ornate washbasin; there is a magnificently paneled toilet at the end of each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Once and Future Train | 8/30/1982 | See Source »

When the lock clicked, Liddy nudged the door open. He shined the penlight into the dark, revealing familiar furnishings: a washbasin and a toilet. He squatted behind the door and ran his hand along the wall. He silently counted the ceramic tiles, seven across from the right wall, four up from the floor. Liddy picked at the soft plaster until the tile came loose. Again using one of his handmade tools, he removed the tile and slipped it into his coat pocket. Liddy plunged three fingers into the vacant hollow and withdrew a small white paper slip. In the same...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: Keep the Lid On | 10/19/1979 | See Source »

...simulated such air drops in their lab, subjecting V. cholerae to rapid freezing in droplets of water, followed by a quick thaw. Result: the durable bugs not only survived but actually flourished. Indeed the tests indicated that even a relatively small quantity of bacteria from, for example, an aircraft washbasin could be lethal. Says Rondle: "When they reach the ground they can get into milk, soup, or dirty water, and all it requires is two mouthfuls of the fluid they have entered for whoever drinks it to be infected with cholera eight hours later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Cholera Bomb | 3/5/1979 | See Source »

...name, the "Pacific Cove." Bedroom A is a neatly designed nest for the bird of passage, with toilet, retractable washbasin and hot water; a clothes closet; a seven-foot chaise longue that converts at night into a comfortable bed; air conditioning and heating; a large window so clean it could pose for a Windex commercial; and a button to summon a. sure enough, smiling porter. There is red carpeting on the floor and even on the corridor walls of the 32-year-old, 91-ton Budd-built first-class car. There are privacy and freedom and a sense of camaraderie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Southern Crescent Rolling Toward Summer | 6/5/1978 | See Source »

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