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...cheap Woolworth's paint. For the Harvard murals, Rothko mixed ultramarine, a stable blue pigment, with lithol red, a highly non-colorfast red hue, to yield the then crimson background. The murals' appearance today is the result of fading due to ultraviolet radiation that shone through the bay window of the penthouse. Furthermore, after the installation, the penthouse was turned into a well-frequented University dining facility. So, added to the damaging sunlight was beverage and food spills and splatters, vandalism, and even a physical tear from an ill-placed chair. The Fogg Museum, aware of the damage, made numerous...
When students leave their telnet windows open even when they are not using e-mail, the program automatically refreshes every five minutes. Leaving the window open is thus the same as checking e-mail every five minutes, which burdens the server...
Tenants can sue landlords for health code violations such as not providing window screens or adequate heat, or for misrepresentation, such as not providing an advertised parking spot...
Look at two Bill Bradley ads, and you can see his entire campaign in microcosm. In one, Bradley sits at a desk, surrounded by a flag, framed photos, an Oval Office-style window in the background. "Wouldn't it be better if we had more than sound bites and photo ops when we were choosing a candidate?" he asks. "I think so. That's why my campaign will try to be different. It'll concentrate on issues, ones that concern you." There's not a single word of substance in the ad. Instead, Bradley is talking about talking about issues...
...restore vision that has already been lost. Nor does it work for everyone. Company officials estimate that only one-quarter to one-half of the 200,000 or so Americans who develop the severest form of macular degeneration each year will benefit. But for them, it could be the window on the world that allows them to maintain their independence...