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...chairs in the Design Museum show, including Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona chair, designs by Charles and Ray Eames, and Philippe Starck's pale green barstool made for German film director Wim Wenders' house. The most eye-catching is Australian Marc Newson's Lockheed Lounge, a sensuous plastic shape covered with riveted aluminum panels. The metal has even worked its way into fashion. Spanish design iconoclast Paco Rabanne made a 1968 minidress from aluminum rectangles held together with wire loops. He was so enchanted with the result that he announced he had abandoned his needle and thread for pliers...
CAUSE OF DEATH The medical examiner may study wounds to measure how deep a knife penetrated the body or examine the shape of a crushing blow to the head to determine what kind of bludgeon was used. Other evidence such as bullets or fibers can also be collected from the body, and the examiner may look for evidence of drugs, alcohol or poison...
...commission in July: "My conscience is clear." He tried to justify the Airbus order by saying the planemaker offered a low price at a time when commercial aviation was booming, but wouldn't discuss details of the transaction."When I quit Sabena, I left a company in good shape," he contended. Above all, he pointed out that every key decision taken by the company during his tenure had been approved by the board of directors, the majority of whom were Belgian. So where was the board? Jan Huyghebaert, a director for nine years, told the commission that the image...
...picture of him sat on the altar to the left of his bed, his image blurred by burning incense, his dark eyes staring out at my sister and me. He had a fat nose that looked like a chicken’s foot. His wide, prominent cheekbones rendered the shape of his face triangular. The resemblance was uncanny. Standing on these scratchy mats in this dank hut, I stared at Ông Ngoai through scented smoke and I could see my mother...
Meanwhile the central administration is working toward a possible decision this summer on the shape of a future campus in Allston. While much is uncertain about the timetable and logistics of this development project, those involved say it could eventually cost billions of dollars...