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As well as performance requirements, there is also a requirement for the following markings to be a permanent and integral part of the cover and frame:

The basket is made of sturdy, hand-woven willow, and is fully lined with a cotton/poly red-and-white-gingham fabric that removes for cleaning. The poplar wood lid is split so you can lift each side individually, and when closed, makes a handy table for your drinks. The handle is wicker and very durable, but not padded, so it might weigh a bit heavy on your hands if the basket is fully loaded. — Michelle Ullman

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Wherever possible, the line between indoors and out was blurred. A vertical panel of living greenery lines one end of the kitchen; a set of glass Nanawall doors extends clear across the back of the house and folds back completely to open the house to the deck and park-like garden beyond. There’s even a mature maple growing up through the deck.

In-house testing on materials was followed by load tests on product prototypes, before moving on to a formal independent third-party testing programme.

Figure 3. DURAGRID® Phenolic grating is used for fire integrity, weight savings and low maintenance and is U.S. Coast Guard approved.

Mr Than Swe is not the only student at the institute to praise China’s reluctance to judge. After some kerfuffle involving his business card, and much scratching out of job titles, a second student, Kamal Bombugalage, concedes that he is a commodore in the Sri Lankan navy. He thanks China for support during his homeland’s civil war, and for lending his country billions of dollars to build ports and industrial zones and for other schemes. He defends the development of Hambantota as a sound investment. Colonial powers looted Sri Lanka then left, he grumbles. In contrast China comes to trade and to build. A second Sri Lankan naval officer, Fred Seneviratne, chimes in. Western countries try to impose values by linking aid or loans to strict conditions. “If you compare that with China? No conditions,” he says approvingly.

“The people still think that the Western countries are the best,” Mr Than Swe, who is 26, says softly, sitting in a university meeting room in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. As one of the 2.5% of Myanmarese who are ethnic-Chinese, though, he increasingly sees an alternative in investment and assistance from a rising China next door. To his dismay, many in his country disagree. He recalls how a proposal to build dams on the Irrawaddy river was blocked in 2011 amid angry protests about flooding villages and wrecking ecosystems to produce electricity for China, not Myanmar. China was likened to colonial powers that “just take everything and go”.

Alright, it turns out there was a fair amount to say about the Room Essentials Tough Brush even beyond its minuscule price point. But even if there weren't, you'd still probably take a risk on it, wouldn't you? I mean... $5.99!

Several features make this unique structure the top in our list of beautiful houses. The stainless steel, heated bond, timber-clad lift tower, glass staircase, and outdoor pool are some of the main features in the home. Similarly, the interior of the house offers both formal and informal lounge areas, and frameless glass doors are forming part of the external wall. There is also an indoor pool, a gym, and the family room. Interestingly, one can jump into the pool from the main bedroom of access the gym by swimming across the pool. The basement parking can accommodate a dozen cars. There is also a private art gallery, and Jerusalem imported clad with stone.

Summer's here, and it's time to be by some body of water, doing whatever it is you love to do — swim, surf, read, catch a few rays, or build sand castles. That's why we're here, inside, sorting through the cornucopia of umbrellas, chairs, sunscreen, towels, and more — so you don't have to.