Overhead smash
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Carl Kowsky has invented a retractable tensile fabric roof system. The lightweight roof was originally intended for use at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to roof the Wimbledon centre court. However, the club rejected the system and Kowsky has continued to develop it and is looking for markets in other countries. The roof comprises flat trusses carrying the tensioned fabric and joined by swivelling pin joints. The structure is moved by hydraulic winches and can flex, so is easier to move than rigid retractable roofs.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1992
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Locking up the Mad Dog
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John Adair became a prominent figure in the Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in the late 1980s, and was already running a branch of the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF), associated with the UDA. He was a feared gang leader, demanding great commitment from his followers in seeking out and killing Catholic victims. He has now been sentenced to 16 years in prison after admitting a charge of directing terrorism.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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Spacebiz 101
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An analysis of the economic factors surrounding space travel and manufacturing is presented. The current limitations to establishing space manufacturing facilities is the launch aspects which accounts for half of the establishment's cost.
Publication Name: Analog Science Fiction & Fact
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 1059-2113
Year: 1998
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