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A storage bed with a white bed frame and drawers. A storage bed is a multifunctional furniture consisting of a bed which utilizes storage space which often otherwise is lost, [1] for example by having drawers on its underside or a mattress which can be flipped up to access a storage space beneath (not to be confused with a pull-down bed which can be mounted to a wall).
The Zone of the Enders series is set in the late 22nd century. Mankind has colonized Mars, and space colonies are set up in orbit around Jupiter.Fueling this expansion are two scientific advances: the development of the Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicle, or LEV, a mecha used for labor and military use, and the discovery of Metatron, a high-energy ore found on Callisto.
Jehuty defeats an enemy Raptor with its blade. The green bar shows Jehuty's health while the top shows the remaining enemies. Zone of the Enders is a hack and slash and third-person shooter game in which the player takes follows Leo Stenbuck, a child who becomes the pilot of the advanced mecha, or Frame, known as Jehuty.
Ender's Shadow is a parallel novel to Ender's Game, telling many of the same events from the perspective of Bean, Ender's second-in-command and a mostly peripheral character in Ender's Game, while the first three sequels, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets and Shadow of the Giant tell the story of the struggle for world dominance after the ...
Wood will expand and contract across the grain, and a wide panel made of solid wood could change width by a half of an inch, warping the door frame. By allowing the wood panel to float, it can expand and contract without damaging the door. A typical panel would be cut to allow 1/4" (5 mm) between itself and the bottom of the groove in the frame.
Also used to describe log building), corner post construction, post-and-plank, Ständerbohlenbau (German) and skiftesverk (Swedish). This traditional building method is believed to be the predecessor to half-timber construction widely known by its German name fachwerkbau which has wall infill of wattle and daub , brick, or stone.
The completed frame of a modern timber-frame house Ridge-post framing (left) and story framing (right, with jetties) Historically, the timbers would have been hewn square using a felling axe and then surface-finished with a broadaxe. If required, smaller timbers were ripsawn from the hewn baulks using pitsaws or frame saws.
Ender's Game won the Nebula Award for best novel in 1985, [11] and the Hugo Award for best novel in 1986, [12] considered the two most prestigious awards in science fiction. [13] [14] Ender's Game was also nominated for a Locus Award in 1986. [4] In 1999, it placed No. 59 on the reader's list of Modern Library 100 Best Novels.