I've read that he deplored being referred to as "Teddy" as it was what Alice always called him. But news publications and admirers and so forth insisted on continuing to use this glaring reminder of his loss.
The video camera may have saved him, here. Sharks are highly sensitive to electronic impulses, so the one circling him might have just not wanted to get too close to the small buzzing box.
All I could think of for the first desk design is how inappropriate it would be for people with a fear of enclosed spaces! The design is great but human quirks render it impractical. I think lots of employers are becoming more amenable to the idea of their workers taking catnaps (at least in the office setting). My mom works for the city I grew up in, and there's a couch in the ladies' room where people occasionally take brief naps. I'm a state employee and I admitted to my boss that I sometimes close my door and nap right on the floor. He wasn't at all bothered by that.
I can understand the municipality's side here. It likely has less to do with appearance and more to do with the fact that vegetation cover prevents erosion. Even the roots of dead grass will prevent soil from getting washed into storm drains or into streams and so forth. Of course, having pesticides and petroleum-based lawn fertilizers going the same way, as they do, isn't a whole lot better.
Mars and Justin have the right idea. Use plants that have evolved to thrive in environments like the one you inhabit and you won't have to go to great lengths just to keep them alive.
Mars and Justin have the right idea. Use plants that have evolved to thrive in environments like the one you inhabit and you won't have to go to great lengths just to keep them alive.