Following the publication of The Map and the Territory in France last year, he was somewhat half-heartedly accused of plagiarising the information website, co-opting material on houseflies, a French town and a hunting activist.
Good cheer is one way to respond to tragedy, but a few performers opted for material more in keeping with the night's theme.
THE secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and the special envoy to the region, Richard Holbrooke, suggest that victory in Afghanistan is possible if the Taliban who pursue self-interest rather than ideology can be co-opted with material incentives.
Mitsubishi drastically reduced its use of advanced carbon composite material, opting to use high-grade aluminum alloy wings after discovering that carbon fiber still did not deliver the weight savings that engineers had hoped for.
In practice, it means opting for reusable materials in design, ending wasteful manufacturing processes, embracing renewables, shunning toxic chemicals and developing new markets for repurposed products.
But instead of shelling out for a stainless steel Sub-Zero refrigerator or marble countertops, homeowners are opting for renewable materials.
Though for many decades, surgeons, materials scientist, and Engineers opted for available materials such as polymers, metals, and ceramics for different applications, the failure of these materials with time have resulted in search of a new technology for organ replacements.
Choosing living plants over more reliable materials means opting for results that are not just unpredictable but that will ultimately die.
Strapped homeowners intent on sprucing up their spaces are saying goodbye to marble backsplashes and luxurious spa baths and opting for less-expensive materials and furnishings instead.
Try to reduce the amount of wasteful plastics your household uses by opting for greener, reusable materials.
Over time, Baxter began mining New York's garment district for more distinctive patterns, opting for brazenly feminine materials like sequins, pinks, tassels and floral patterns.
