An asset that's a liability

Ideas on Liberty;  July 1, 2000 ;   Richman, Sheldon;   787 words ...One of the things that make the free market (in Bastiat's felicitous phrase) the "prodigiously ingenious mechanism" it is also makes it vulnerable to destruction: people don't have to understand how it works. As long as they are free to pursue...

Vamp it up.(News)

Cape Times (South Africa);  September 9, 2008 ;     146 words ......indoor/outdoor radio-controlled ornithopter that not only features realistic flapping wings, but also flies very well. An ingenious mechanism alters the wing geometry, allowing the bat to be turned with the wings flapping or on the glide. It can be flown indoors...

Merc is a seasoned performer.(Features)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  November 21, 2003 ;     186 words ......it is a coupe, with a rigid steel roof that protects you from the elements. This clever combination is achieved by an ingenious mechanism that raises and lowers the roof automatically and hides it in the boot. True, it is also available on the Peugeot 206...

Last horsehair loom in UK faces closure

The Independent - London;  January 9, 1999 ;   Caroline Donald;   394 words ......the world's two surviving horsehair fabric factories (the other is in Paris) and if these machines are destroyed their ingenious mechanism, which plucks one hair at a time from a tail to weave as weft into the fabric, will be lost for ever. On-site workshops...

BRAZIL-ECONOMY: BUREAUCRATS REPLACE "MAGICIANS"

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  June 6, 1995 ;   Arnaldo Cesar;   515 words ......s boldest and most brilliant economists, played a major role in the drawing up of the current stabilization plan. The ingenious mechanism designed to implement the transition from the old currency -- the cruzeiro real -- completely corroded by inflation, to...

Want to play the toy market? Today's the day.(VARIETY)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 12, 1998 ;   Meier, Peg;   336 words ......most sought-after toys produced by the American manufacturer Ives. It combines a fine likeness of the general with an ingenious mechanism that has Grant exhaling perfect smoke rings. Estimated price: $8,000 to $10,000. - The Mechanical Sewing Machine, also...

From one race to another

The Sunday Telegraph London;  March 24, 2002 ;   DAVID ROBSON;   379 words ......been here before. Not that the novel lacks originality. Hari Kunzru is a stylish, intelligent writer who has found an ingenious mechanism by which to examine the age-old themes of race and colour. Pran Nath, his hero, is neither one thing nor the other. Conceived...

ALL ABOUT ARTS; Single thread binds artists

Filipino Reporter;  August 5, 2004 ;   Abalos, Marilyn;   787 words ......impressions through art, is a special guest artist. For more info, call (212) 575-4774 Whether the expression is in the ingenious mechanism that allows interactive artwork in celebration of the gift of seeing differently, or the luminosity of oil paintings that...

Chemical weapons treaty honors the Constitution while curbing...

The Washington Times;  August 4, 1996 ;     336 words ......are a new variant on law enforcement investigations, but one that can fit into our legal system without corroding this ingenious mechanism for safeguarding privacy. Actually, respect for individual and business privacy is evident throughout the CWC - embodied...

GAME TIME MOVE OVER, MONOPOLY. A NEW GENERATION OF DESIGNERS IS BRINGING...

The Boston Globe;  December 7, 2003 ;   Blake Eskin;   787 words ......development was a familiar theme of games before Monopoly. But what's new about New England, which was released in August, is an ingenious mechanism that decides the order of play. At the beginning of each round, players bid for the first move while setting prices for...

EDITORIAL: Both parties slinging mud in campaign.

Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA);  October 3, 2006 ;     694 words ......is thrown out, legislators can rewrite it and try again, or initiate a constitutional amendment. Over the years, this ingenious mechanism has protected people from intrusion on issues from religious liberty to civil rights. That's your basic American government...

EDITORIAL: Congress takes spending reform step, but ethics bid languishes.

Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA);  September 19, 2006 ;     694 words ......is thrown out, legislators can rewrite it and try again, or initiate a constitutional amendment. Over the years, this ingenious mechanism has protected people from intrusion on issues from religious liberty to civil rights. That's your basic American government...

EDITORIAL: Congress plays its hand in effort to put an end to online...

Waterloo Courier (Waterloo, IA);  October 24, 2006 ;     694 words ......is thrown out, legislators can rewrite it and try again, or initiate a constitutional amendment. Over the years, this ingenious mechanism has protected people from intrusion on issues from religious liberty to civil rights. That's your basic American government...

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The Sunday Herald;  July 25, 1999 ;   Gemma Champ and Catherine Bromley;   716 words ......and black detail, an effect echoed throughout the interior. A profusion of books overflows the cinnabar red bookcase, an ingenious mechanism which glides back to reveal a recessed double bed. This is just one example of Suki's inspired space management, forced...

Up From the Ashes; How is a house like life? Burn some walnuts and find...

The Washington Post;  November 5, 2006 ;   Joel Achenbach;   707 words ......extinguisher. The immolated walnuts became aerosolized in the form of a soot that spread throughout the house. Soot is an ingenious mechanism for discovering air flow in a home. One notices soot particularly on white pillowcases and white upholstery. Its natural...