Part of the calculation is political — the senators didn't want to unveil their legislation just to see Congress break for two weeks, creating a situation where members would likely return to their home states and face potentially hostile constituents upset about the immigration proposal.
I spent 16 hours a day for 10 weeks creating the piece.
Some airlines, like Cathay Pacific, which is based in Hong Kong, were advising passengers to postpone nonessential travel to Europe for the next two weeks, creating confusion in airports and travel offices around the world.
In 2000, for instance, he spent three weeks creating a moai at the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan, a work now on display in Washington.
Apple, Motorola and HTC all have events planned over the next three weeks creating extra competition for Nokia as it heads into the busy winter holidays shopping period.
"I didn't realise that having people together for five weeks creates a really strong sense of community and shared values, and I think increasingly they have a sense that they want to go out and make a difference".
Speaking to reporters, Christophe Castaner said that the street demonstrations that have convulsed France for three weeks "created a monster that escaped from its creators," with the movement originally protesting a fuel tax and morphing into broad anti-government anger.
Feeding male Hooded Lister rats a folate-free diet for 10 weeks created a moderate folate deficiency (25 50% (approx).
Many people in Tacloban are bitter that the government did not send police or troops to keep order for a week, creating the conditions for desperate people to loot shops for supplies.
The single toilet on the ISS had been malfunctioning for a week, creating a potentially serious problem for the crew.
