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Surface appeal more than skin deep

Modern Plastics
March 01, 2008 - Mold-Tech says that designers need to take into account part design, part size, molding materials, and texture construction, among other criteria, when creating a textured finish. Phillips says the design allows for some overlap of material on the back side of the panel to ensure joint strength and bonding. Phillips says these shims grant a great amount of flexibility to product designers. ...
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Santa Monica City Council Considers Plastic Bag Ban

National Association of Convenience Stores
February 27, 2008 - Dean Kubani, the city’s manager of environmental programs, recommended this and the plastic bag ordinance. Santa Monica is not the first U.S. city to ban plastic bags. San Francisco forbids large grocery stores and pharmacies from giving out non-biodegradable bags. ...
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No More Plastic Bags In China As Largest Manufacturer Closes Down?

ZhongHua Rising
February 26, 2008 - Ltd., China's largest maker of plastic bag products, is closing its doors as new environmental laws set up last month banned 90 percent of its products. But the use of plastic bags will nevertheless go on as China's domestic consumption steps up. ...
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EDITORIAL: Recycle plastic? Fantastic.

Chicago Tribune
February 25, 2008 - The ordinance sounds reasonable and is preferable to a city ban on plastic bags. Many reusable bags can carry more content than the standard plastic bags. Using less plastic is best, and recycling is a good way to dispose of the plastic you do use. ...
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In Toledo, Promises Of Change Ring Hollow

Washington Post
February 24, 2008 - But the company recently opened a new plant in China. Local fiberglass manufacturers have been working to optimize the design of blades for windmills. First Solar, a company that makes thin-film solar panels, relies on technology that was developed with the help of federal research money. ...
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Design Review | 'Design and the Elastic Mind': The Soul in the New Machines

New York Times
February 22, 2008 - But the show is about more than gorgeous, environmentally sensitive design. I left MoMA already dreaming of a followup show that would map out the link between today’s new design technologies and the wartime military research that generated them. “Design and the Elastic mind” is the most uplifting show MoMA’s architecture and design department has presented since the museum reopened in 2004. ...
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A Long Journey to a Kinder Chisel

New York Times
February 20, 2008 - In 1992, STX gave him a molded plastic cap. Popper grasped the problem that any plastic cap that could survive a blow could not cut efficiently. Toolworks needed to measure the effects of hammer blows on the plastic caps. ...
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Geneva Motor Show: Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé Preview [Geneva Motor Show]

Jalopnik
February 17, 2008 - The front coach-doors are rear-hinged and were newly homologated for use on the Drophead Coup. A new palette of nine standard paint colours has been selected for the Coup, including Darkest Tungsten, Anthracite and New Sable. The large, single-piece front wings are made by a process called super plastic forming. ...
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Santa Monica Considers Comprehensive Bag Ban

LAist
February 16, 2008 - Single use paper carryout bags should be allowed as an alternative to plastic bags, but should be required to meet certain requirements to minimize the environmental impacts related to their manufacture and transportation. Budgetary impacts from the adoption of a ban would include costs to prepare and distribute outreach materials for use by stores affected by the ordinance, and staffing costs for implementation and enforcement. ...
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House Proud: Scavenger King of Williamsburg

New York Times
February 14, 2008 - Harvey’s new U+ pieces — his “Shatter” dishes, cups and a teapot that recall Cubist sculptures — were on display along with those by other U+ designers in the huge, gallery-like studio space. Harvey harvested free from a plastics store going out of business, along with plastic paneling in a honeycomb pattern that he deployed throughout their two-story living space. Harvey, who triple-insulated their bedroom when he realized who his new neighbors were. ...
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