Bottled water has been condemned as "corporate abuse," since it makes a precious commodity more expensive.
In a telephone interview, Stephen Emmel, another of the scholars involved in the preservation and translation of the papyrus, praised National Geographic's role in making a precious historical document accessible to scholars.
"When facing the climate adaptation challenge, hydropower plants can make a precious resource to manage water, prevent damages from extreme weather and regulate irrigation systems," says Richard M Taylor, executive director at the International Hydropower Association.
You were so busy being angry at a perceived slight from the past that you lost the fleeting chance to make a precious connection?
Now Tiffany & Co. is trumpeting that, in honor of its 175th anniversary, modern-day alchemists have made a new precious metal to adorn the wrists, fingers and necks of its wealthy clientele.
Impressive as his career with country and county has been, he made a more precious contribution to cricket with his book, Coming Back to Me, in which he opened up about his depression.
Magnate's Twin Goals: Fighting Climate Change and Electing Donald Trump By DAVID GELLES Oct. 23, 2016 Andrew Sabin, who made a fortune recycling precious metals, is a political paradox, throwing his wallet behind climate change initiatives and the Republican nominee.
From sowing to pulling, retting to rippling, spinning to weaving, beetling to bleaching, a long, exhausting and sometimes dangerous business made a cloth so precious it was put under armed guard and cost thieves their lives.
Hallmarking was introduced to combat this, where any item made from a precious metal had to be taken to an official so that the silver content could be measured.
Mr. Van Allsburg's new book, "Zathura," published this month by Houghton Mifflin ($18), again features a house, again disingenuously designed with the well-tended touchstones, like a pot to put wet umbrellas in, that make a home precious for its predictability.
