Last year they published a paper, “Beyond the Basket Case,” investigating how to translate traditional weaving knowledge into computational design tools. Now they are exploring how to make the rules of weaving attainable at an architectural scale (possibly using robotics). “There is a lot to learn from her in terms of the logic of the […]
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Stephen Strasburg tossed seven masterful innings to win his seventh consecutive start, leading the Washington Nationals to an 11-4 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. Brian Dozier and Juan Soto homered, while Anthony Rendon had three hits and four RBIs that helped the Nationals (56-49) prevent a three-game sweep by the top team
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Ms. Harris was also eager to draw a contrast with Mr. Sanders over the extent to which they would ask the middle class to help pay for their plans. Mr. Sanders has raised the possibility of imposing premiums equaling 4 percent of people’s income after the first $29,000 for a family of four. Critics have
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Historically, butchery has been a brawny boys club, with the exception of the lowest-paying meatpacking jobs. But today, women are joining the industry in droves, and having real influence on its future. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10,000 women have entered the retail field of meat and seafood markets in the last decade.
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In an audition far far away, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford began their journey together to become Luke Skywalker and Han Solo forever. Hamill on Sunday retweeted his unearthed 1970s screen test with Ford on the original “Star Wars,” explaining it was the first time the two had met. (See the clip below.) In the
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Restoring oyster beds and helping keep the water clean isn’t just for scientists and environmental groups anymore. Students, younger children and those with no particular scientific background like the idea that something they do this morning can be helping the earth by this afternoon. Kenna Allocco, 12, of Beachwood, New Jersey, recently helped remove bags
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Stephen Strasburg was too tough, even for the top team in the majors. The Washington ace tossed seven masterful innings Sunday to win his seventh consecutive start, leading the Nationals to an 11-4 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers. “Everything about him this year has been amazing,” manager Dave Martinez said. “The way he works.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump, after a weekend spent assailing a leading African-American congressman from Baltimore, widened his war on critics of color on Monday morning as he denounced the Rev. Al Sharpton as “a con man” who “Hates Whites & Cops!” Mr. Trump seemed to be responding to a Twitter post in which Mr. Sharpton
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Think you don’t need life insurance? Think again. The cost of a funeral alone can run $11,000 or more. You might also have family members who depend on your income to live. And if you have debt such as a mortgage or private student loans that you wouldn’t want to pass on to your loved
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Image copyright Columbia Pictures Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon A Time in Hollywood has given the maverick filmmaker his biggest opening weekend at the US box office. Its $40m (£32.4m) nudges it ahead of 2009’s Inglourious Basterds’ $38m (£31m) debut and Django Unchained’s $30m (£24.3m) opening in 2012. The new film, set in 1969
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