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2. Minimalism (computing) - Wikipedia

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   Google's Chrome browser and ChromeOS are often cited as examples of minimalist design. [7] [8] Another example is Windows 8, where Microsoft implemented the "simple, squared-off" Metro appearance, which was less graphics-intensive than the previous Aero interface used in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. This change was made in part because of the ...

3. How to use a tension rod to make cute storage space ... - AOL

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   Overall, I'd recommend using a tension rod that's suitable to hold whatever you plan to hang from it. If it's just going to hold a lightweight curtain, most tension rods should be fine.

4. Pelmet - Wikipedia

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   A pelmet (also called a "cornice board") is a framework placed above a window, used to conceal curtain fixtures. These can be used decoratively (to hide the curtain rod) and help insulate the window by preventing convection currents. [1] It is similar in appearance to a valance, which performs the same function but is made of fabric. A pelmet ...

5. Minimalism - Wikipedia

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   In visual arts, music and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in the post-war era in Western art. The movement is often interpreted as a reaction to abstract expressionism and modernism; it anticipated contemporary post-minimal art practices, which extend or reflect on minimalism's original objectives. [1]

6. Curtain - Wikipedia

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   Sash curtains are used to cover the lower sash of the windows. Rod pocket curtains have a channel sewn into the top of the fabric. A curtain rod is passed through the channel to hang. [15] Thermal or blackout curtains use very tightly woven fabric, usually in multiple layers. They not only block out the light, but can also serve as an acoustic ...

7. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   The curtain wall itself, however, is not ordinarily required to have a rating. This causes a quandary as compartmentalization (fire protection) is typically based upon closed compartments to avoid fire and smoke migrations beyond each engaged compartment. A curtain wall by its very nature prevents the completion of the compartment (or envelope).

8. Torn Curtain - Wikipedia

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   Torn Curtain is a 1966 American spy political thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. Written by Brian Moore , the film is set in the Cold War and concerns an American scientist who appears to defect behind the Iron Curtain to East Germany .

9. Minimalism (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   Tony Smith, Free Ride, 1962, 6'8 × 6'8 × 6'8, Museum of Modern Art (New York City). Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts.