2023年2月19日 星期日

doable, break or fracture, lathe,Meccano, unbrakable bond,

  

A High-Maintenance Relationship for 637 Years, but Milan’s Duomo Is Still Adored

The cathedral has demanded constant care essentially since construction began in 1386, but the landmark’s hold on the city is unbreakable.

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Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times
Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times
Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times
Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times
Fabio Bucciarelli for The New York Times
Fabio Buccia

Arriving In Israel, Obama Reaffirms 'Unbreakable Bond'

During a two-day tour, President Obama will deliver a speech to students and visit the West Bank.

 

Petraeus Is Confident as He Departs

As Gen. David H. Petraeus prepared to end his tour as the American commander, he said handing over security was “doable” despite setbacks.




The link between electricity and life had been known for over a century when he became interested in it. The power of electricity to create a simulacrum of life in dead bodies, by causing their muscles to twitch, was a fairground trick. But the details were not clear. The young Andrew came into the problem through mechanics; a handy boy, with a well-loved Meccano set and a metal-turning lathe on which he made his own apparatus long into adulthood, he found that the only sort of life science that drew him was physiology, or how bodies worked.


 break or fracture

 

The Gerson Company Recalls Glass Vases Due to Laceration Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: 20" Glass Vases
Units: About 203,000 in the U.S. and 9,000 in Canada
Importer: The Gerson Company, of Olathe, Kan.
Hazard: The glass vases can break or fracture, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Injuries/Incidents: The firm has received nine reports of the vase shattering, including nine reports of lacerations to the hands.
Description: The recalled vases are made of clear glass and stand about 4" wide x 20" tall. The SKU# 405334 and UPC: 0-37916-88960-3 are printed on a label on the bottom of the vase.
Sold at: Michael's stores nationwide and in Canada from July 2006 through March 2010 for about $15.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled vase and discard them immediately. Contact the firm for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Gerson toll-free at (877) 461-6298 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, visit the firm's website at www.gersoncompany.com or email to recall@gersoncompany.com
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1168
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metal fatigue, fracture, propping agent

 

  lathe 車床  Meccano[Mec・ca・no]

  1. 発音記号[mikɑ'ːnou]
[名]((商標))メカーノ:模型組み立てセット.
  1. lay, for example) on a tour.
[Middle English, a turn, from Old French (influenced by tourner, to turn about), from Latin tornus

lathe. See turn.]
tourer tour'er n.




doable

('ə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Possible to do: a program that is tough but doable.

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