| 单词 | flush toilet |
| 例句 | There were mildewed boxes of old parish records in one corner, and an open door that revealed a Victorian flush toilet and a basin, with only a cold tap, in the other. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Some motels have outhouses, but this one has a real though smelly flush toilet, and a bathtub. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Many did not have a bathroom at all, or even a flush toilet, and very few had a full-size bathroom that they did not have to share with other families. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to King City and studied a flush toilet and then built one of craftily bent tin and carved wood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In these places there are flush toilets, white and alarming, where things vanish in an instant, with a roar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Just to be back with people who spoke the good old American language and understood the principle of a flush toilet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while she dragged herself to the new homemade flush toilet and tried to vomit the salts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The package included three heaping Western-style meals per day, served in a central hall that also offered a bathroom with flush toilets and showers. Journeys: As Mongolia Changes, the Past Is Still Present 2012-07-13T17:33:38Z But they never really had a chance to debate the issue; it was a done deal as people rushed to install convenient flush toilets. Why the modern bathroom is a wasteful, unhealthy design 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z We would share a gravity-fed flush toilet and shower at the far end of the hut that also offered minimal privacy. Explorer: At the End of Eden, Rustic Tranquillity 2013-09-12T16:37:46Z Electric lights replaced candles and whale oil, flush toilets replaced outhouses, cars and electric trains replaced horses. The Powers That Were 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Ten tiny homes, each with kitchenettes, electricity, flush toilets and free WiFi. Try a 120-square-foot home on for size at the tiny-house hotel in Portland, Ore. 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The idea of an indoor flush toilet didn’t catch on until 200 years later. This Saturday is the Number One day for toilets 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, rainwater will flush toilets, and a wood-chip burner will fuel the cooling and heating systems. James Murdoch's Sky scraper 2010-09-26T20:29:00Z “I know what it feels like to be without electricity. I know what a miracle it is to get these luxuries like flush toilets.” The Many Lives of Jeannette Walls 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z “I still can’t believe that I have flush toilets, that I can go to a grocery store and buy whatever I want, which will never fail to amaze me.” Jeannette Walls Settles Down Far From the Noise of New York 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Describing Matisse’s fondness for one dish, for example, he lets drop that “the repeated washing of the codfish was best achieved, some housewives found, by a day’s soak in the cistern of a flush toilet.” 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z “Maybe I did something for humanity, like the guy who invented the flush toilet.” Design Notebook: Frustrating as They Are, We Still Can’t Live Without TV Remotes 2012-05-30T22:55:39Z A reproduction of an 1880s flush toilet will be installed in the guest suite bathroom. Twain and Stowe Homes Being Renovated for Historical Accuracy 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z We get it – Rand Paul has a fiber diet and a low flush toilet. Rand Paul is pro-choice for toilets 2011-03-11T19:01:00Z But there is no proof that they were true flush toilets. This Saturday is the Number One day for toilets 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z And because most American homes did not have running water until a century later, the widespread use of flush toilets came later as well. This Saturday is the Number One day for toilets 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z There are vacuum toilets that suck it all away to the composter using almost no water; there are foam flush toilets that are almost indistinguishable from conventional bowls. Why the modern bathroom is a wasteful, unhealthy design 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Bill Gates wants to reinvent the toilet Bill Gates thinks the modern-day flush toilet isn’t good enough. Software to end naked airport scanner images 2011-07-20T19:02:00Z But no flush toilets in the wilderness, so the prospect of digging a hole will hopefully keep them away. Glamping Adds a Touch of Luxe to the National Parks 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Monitor were discovered, along with an intriguing feature: a flush toilet. 11 historically significant toilets 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z When a family arrived with large rolling suitcases and a pass to camp deep in the backcountry, Jeff set them up in a formal campsite instead with flush toilets. Seeking out Alaska’s Denali National Park in a summer of overcrowded outdoor spaces 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Thanks to the increasingly popular flush toilet, the river was soon turned into a stinky swamp and cholera became rife. Dishing the dirt 2011-03-18T15:59:52Z Knossos palace, built 3,700 years ago on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean, had some of the first flush toilets. This Saturday is the Number One day for toilets 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Officials worried about how dialysis patients would receive their treatment, how well-water homes would flush toilets and when people would start running out of food as refrigerators warmed. Wildfires knocked out power to an entire county. A microgrid of generators brought it back 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The city’s water troubles accelerated last August and September after a backup at the city’s main treatment plant forced people to wait in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets. Federal judge orders utility to turn over customer information amid reports of improper water use 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z People waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets in Jackson as some businesses were temporarily forced to close for lack of safe drinking water. Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The Court of Appeals noted that the Swartzentruber Amish use some technology, but don’t own or drive automobiles, and don’t use telephones, electric lights or modern flush toilets. Court sides with Amish families in case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Last August and September, people waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets. Mississippi’s capital only collects 56% of fees from its struggling water system 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Mass-produced bathroom fixtures made it easier for the wealthy and the middle class to stay clean, and the development of flush toilets and the laying of sewer pipe made homes, streets, and cities more sanitary. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The water system partially failed in August, and for days people had to wait in line for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets. Jackson’s federally appointed water manager may also take over the city’s sewer system 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z State parks are more likely to have flush toilets and showers than remote national forest campgrounds, where a pit toilet is your bathroom. A primer on sleeping under the stars, Washington style 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Last August, people waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets. Mississippi to require consumption-based water billing 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z They lived in tents until permanent housing was built and recalled the years without flush toilets. In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Residents collected rainwater that they could use to flush toilets. Volunteers step up in flooded Pajaro, where many lack food, clothing — and work 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z At Wilkins, even when there is no calamity, Javaris and his classmates take bottles of water with them to flush toilets. The problems in the pipes The water crisis has caused repeated outages in which many of the city’s 150,000 residents have gone days and weeks without water to drink, cook, bathe or flush toilets. Jackson water system a step closer to getting new owners 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Then, on Dec. 24 — just three months after a breakdown in Jackson’s water system left many in the city of about 150,000 without water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets — it happened again. Even Mississippi lawmaker feels strain of Jackson water woes 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Some residents told WMAZ-TV on Monday that they were carrying water in buckets from ponds and swimming pools to flush toilets. Winter weather cripples water systems across the Deep South 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Residents had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets. Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital amid freeze 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z Most of Jackson lost running water for several days, and people had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets. $600M designated for struggling water system in Mississippi 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Advocates of alternatives to flush toilets said the study strengthens the argument for seeking better methods of human waste disposal. Green lasers reveal you should close the toilet lid before you flush 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, water pressure has remained low, so he’s had to carry buckets around just to flush toilets. Wish You Were Here. Ignore the Floods and Fires. 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z People waited in lines for the water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets. Q&A: How Ted Henifin plans to fix Jackson’s water system 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z They use the water to flush toilets, take baths and wash dishes, and also for their dogs, goats and chickens. Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z For days last August, people waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets in Jackson, a majority-Black city of about 150,000. DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z For days last August, people waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets in Mississippi’s capital as some businesses were temporarily forced to close for lack of potable water. Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Eight surrogates who spoke to The New York Times described chandeliers, air conditioning and flush toilets in the villas, none of which they enjoyed at home. They Were Surrogates. Now They Must Raise the Children. 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z She stored water in containers in her mobile home’s two bathrooms to flush toilets. When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z People waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets. EPA: Water in Mississippi’s capital city is safe to drink 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z After nearly a month without water, city officials were forced to begin pumping yellowish, salty water from the Southern Buh River estuary to clear sewers and let residents flush toilets and wash. How water has been weaponised in Ukraine 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z As of Tuesday, Orlando asked residents to limit how often they flush toilets, take showers, wash dishes and do laundry because of overflowing sewers. Florida’s waterways contaminated post-Ian, posing health risks 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Much of the predominantly Black city went days without water to drink, bathe or flush toilets. Jackson water crisis was ‘foreseeable,’ residents say in lawsuit 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Even with water flowing from taps and people again able to flush toilets this week, Jackson lacks safe drinking water. EPA leader: Jackson needs ‘fair share’ of money to fix water 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Some residents do not even have enough water pressure to flush toilets, and are having to use portaloos that have popped up around the city including outside the statehouse building. Jackson water crisis: Troops hand out 1.1m bottles of water in a day 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z People gathered water in buckets to flush toilets. EXPLAINER: Mississippi capital’s water woes are extensive 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Many homes, businesses and government offices have had little or no running water this week, forcing people to wait in long lines for bottled water to drink or to flush toilets. Mississippi capital’s water disaster developed over decades 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Low water pressure left some people unable to take showers or flush toilets. Jackson sees some improvement in its damaged water system 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z "It means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs." Jackson, Mississippi has 'no water to drink or flush toilets' 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The low pressure raised concerns about firefighting and about people’s ability to take showers or flush toilets. Flooding exacerbates water crisis in Mississippi capital 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z “It means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs.” Mississippi’s Capital Loses Water as a Troubled System Faces a Fresh Crisis 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The vacuum cleaner arrived during this era, as well as the flush toilet. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The water is not potable but can be used to flush toilets and, most important, clean out homes. After floods, Kentucky struggles with a new challenge: Clean water 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The park, which normally attracts about 1 million visitors a year, is still without electricity, water, flush toilets, phone service or buildings. Portions of fire-scarred Big Basin Redwoods State Park will reopen this month 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Instead, what if you reclaimed that water and reused it to flush toilets and water the flowers? More homeowners are turning to greywater systems to recycle used water 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z In very large cities, like New York and Philadelphia, thousands of middle-class homes even boasted running water and flush toilets. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The city ran distribution sites where people brought buckets to pick up water to bathe or flush toilets. Mississippi capital city struggles with aging water system 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z London is home to many fine and famous firsts: the first one-way street; the first commercially made jigsaw puzzle; the first sale of a banana in Britain - and the first public flush toilets. London's long-term lav affair: A history of public toilets in the capital 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z My wife, petite and fair-skinned, favors comfortable bedding and flush toilets. Seattle family checks off life goal with 4-day, rim-to-rim trek of Grand Canyon 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z “A flush toilet is not too much to ask in this day and age,” Murkowski said. Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Bad things can happen when you flush toilets, drain a tub or do laundry. The physics behind those plumbing vents on your roof 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z She described a swiftly rigged system to sluice rainwater from the roof into a large laundry bin, then used to fill buckets and flush toilets. Texas hospitals are running out of water. Some facilities are now evacuating patients for their safety. 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The utility system is urging customers to only flush toilet paper and avoid pouring cooking grease down drains. Masks, wipes, other items clogging sewer system in SC city 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z And rainwater so overwhelmed Hollywood’s sewage treatment plant that officials told residents to shorten their showers, cut their use of washers and dishwashers and flush toilets less often. Editorial Roundup: Florida 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z The Brazosport Water Authority initially warned eight communities on Sept. 25 not to use tap water for any reason except to flush toilets. Boil-water notice lifted from Texas city where microbe found 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Then there are those who avoid the flush toilets in state parks and opt to bring their own portable potty, then empty it in a dumpster for state parks staff to deal with. Recreation becomes ‘wreckreation’ as careless outdoor adventures turn destructive, spark wildfires 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z The school opted instead to use a park with Western-style flush toilets. Tokyo Now Has Transparent Public Toilets. Let Us Explain. 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Environmental Protection Agency is advising all Americans to only flush toilet paper, not disinfecting wipes or other non-flushable items that should be disposed of in the trash. Editorial Roundup: South Carolina 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Every day, more than 141 billion litres of water are used to flush toilets. New slippery toilet coating 'stops poo sticking' 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z More than 141bn litres of fresh water are used to flush toilets each day, or nearly six times the daily water consumption of Africa, Wong said. Scientists develop slippery toilet coating to stop poo sticking 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z In a country where only one in four people have access to basic sanitation facilities, the US could have invested in building things such as flush toilets, sewers and sewage treatment plants. Haiti and the failed promise of US aid 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z During the drought, automatic flush toilets were switched to manual flushing, and restaurants were serving meals on paper plates. Water levels restored in Alaska communities hit by drought 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z During the drought, automatic flush toilets were switched to manual flushing, and restaurants were serving meals on paper plates. Water levels restored in Alaska communities hit by drought 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z They added, however, that it was being carried through unsanitary pipes and should only be used to flush toilets or scrub floors. Desperate Venezuelans swarm sewage drains in search of water 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Thousands of potential new residents will all want showers, will flush toilets, do their laundry, etc. Let’s not forget our stressed infrastructure when planning for urban density 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Vault toilets are not serviced, and there’s hardly a flush toilet to be found anywhere. In shutdown, national parks transform into Wild West — heavily populated and barely supervised 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Also, park visitor centers, flush toilets, water-filling stations and dump stations are all closed due to the shutdown. Federal shutdown closes major portions of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z To these questions, the bathroom with its seated water closet, or flush toilet, was a surprisingly recent but remarkably potent answer. Bowel movement: the push to change the way you poo 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Hotels urge tourists to keep their showers short and flush toilets "only when necessary." How Cape Town found water savings California never dreamed of 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The plan calls for replacing pit toilets with modern flush toilets, expanding the parking lot and installing interpretive signs and wider hiking trails with wooden boardwalks. Yosemite park icon Bridalveil Fall to get $13M upgrade 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z They fill empty bottles and buckets, which they use to clean their homes and flush toilets. Stranded by Maria, Puerto Ricans Get Creative to Survive 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The Chicago Tribune credits Millard Fillmore with installing the first flush toilets in 1853. A catalogue of White House technological upgrades: Flushing toilets, a phone line, air conditioning. Oh, and Twitter. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The Staircase Campground is open with drinking water and flush toilets available through Sept. 30. Rialto Beach road to reopen, astronomy sessions set as Olympic National Park marks birthday 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z A typical flush toilet has a ceramic bowl filled with water. Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The regulations are largely symbolic because roughly 80 percent California water districts say they have ample supplies and aren’t requiring residents to cut back on how often they water lawns and flush toilets. California regulators eye whether to keep water-saving rules 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z Macomb County public works chief Candice Miller is worried that thousands of football fans will flush toilets at halftime Sunday night. Hold it or don't flush: Super Bowl could harm sinkhole mess 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Some Republican legislators say their constituents regularly complain about being asked the number of flush toilets or disabled family members in the household, believing such information is none of the government’s business. Scientists fear pending attack on federal statistics collection 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z She is planning to compare the urban and rural populations of China, which are ethnically similar, but starkly different in their environmental exposures — from their dietary choices to whether they use flush toilets. Epidemiology: Rising in the East : Nature : Nature Research 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Wooden structures complete with flush toilets and a working kitchen have popped up around the community, as have some two dozen greenhouses, meant to serve as sleeping areas that can house thousands. Facing evacuation, West Bank settlers remain defiant 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Neither did I care about my grandma's dilapidated courtyard in hutong without flush toilet or central heating. The Disappearing Dialect at the Heart of China’s Capital 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z That means no flush toilets and no water at the drinking fountains. A governor, a fight and California's public pensions 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Nearly half a million households in the United States lack the basic dignity of hot and cold running water, a bathtub or shower, or a working flush toilet, according to the Census Bureau. Too Poor for Proper Plumbing: A Reality in 500,000 U.S. Homes 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z We had our septic thank and leach field installed early on, and I built a privy with a flush toilet. A Tiny Home Takes Shape in Brooklyn, but It May Not Stay 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Why don’t we recycle rainwater to flush toilets? How the Communist Party Could Save Russian Democracy 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Improvements include a marina with a store, fuel, showers, flush toilets, RV dump stations, potable water, campsites and docks. New concessionaire sought for Goose Bay after modernization 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z One in 10 of Britain's train carriages still flush toilet waste straight on to the railway tracks. 100 things we didn't know last year - BBC News 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z All of which brings us back to the flush toilet. The problem with cracking down on PlayStations to stop terrorists 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z A neighbor shared enough water for them to flush toilets and take “birdbaths,” using a bucket and a cup, until the tanks were delivered. When the wells run dry: California neighbors cope in drought 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Without power, Saipan’s public water system has been out of commission, with residents unable to flush toilets or take showers. In wake of Typhoon Soudelor, Saipan gets U.S. aid; storm heads for Taiwan 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z And not just any kind of compound, but one with amenities including air conditioning, refrigerators, couches and flush toilets. Notable & Quotable: Burning Man 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z His room was slightly elevated so that the floor remained dry, and there was even a flush toilet. Japan’s secret navy bunker gives glimpse of war’s final days 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z There's a joke in the legal world that criminals' most dangerous weapon is the flush toilet. The problem with cracking down on PlayStations to stop terrorists 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z “This project is supported by Grassy Hill and the many folks that donated to the ‘flush toilets in the theater’ project through the years. Kerrville folk fans have new option when nature calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z They believe the government has no business asking Americans about the number of flush toilets in their homes or when they leave for work in the morning, or even how much they earn. Can Question No. 12 survive? Researchers fight to retain a question about college degrees on American Community Survey 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z For an average city in an industrialized country, this would mean a flush toilet connected to a sewer that leads to a sewage treatment plant. Why A Toilet Alone Won't Do The Job: The 'Software' Of Sanitation Innovation 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z During the apartheid era, residents in black townships were provided with an outside bucket instead of flush toilets like those in houses in white suburbs. Revealing SA protest over toilets 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Today, instead of the flush toilet, we learned about the PlayStation 4. The problem with cracking down on PlayStations to stop terrorists 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Far more households have access to basic amenities, such as electricity, drinkable water and flush toilets. Where will the rainbow end? 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z They included the refutation of relativity theory and the disclosure that Leonardo da Vinci invented the flush toilet. Unscientific Unamerican, and Other April Fools' Jokes in SA History 2014-04-01T11:30:58Z Construction here is tightly regulated, and standard restaurant amenities — including, say, a power grid and flush toilets — are unavailable or restricted. Rewriting the Menu in Tulum, Mexico 2014-03-10T21:57:08Z My recently renovated two-bedroom house on L.A.’s east side is outfitted with a mandatory low-flow shower head and a dual flush toilet that uses about 25 percent of the water of older models. L.A. Stays Hydrated Despite Drought 2014-02-08T14:05:26Z There he confronted an alien world of flush toilets and microwave ovens, of impenetrable job applications and accents barely recognizable as English. A Lost Boy Grows Up 2013-12-04T10:00:12Z Typhoid outbreaks are now rare in wealthy countries with flush toilets, but in poor ones where raw sewage flows in gutters, there may be up to 20 million annual cases causing 200,000 deaths. Global Health: Bacteria Study Offers Clues to Typhoid Mary Mystery 2013-08-26T21:01:03Z But in a country with wide income disparities, where 40 percent of children under 5 years old are malnourished and where more than two-thirds of households lack a flush toilet, the opposition’s program resonated. Hun Sen’s Party Holds On to Win Cambodian Vote 2013-07-28T16:14:03Z The cost increases resulted in part from the Haitian government requesting improvements such as flush toilets, the report said. U.S. program to build houses in Haiti falls short, report finds 2013-06-25T22:11:49Z Many do not have access to flush toilets or other latrines. Lack of toilets 'behind India rapes' 2013-05-09T09:00:45Z "Many of these innovations will not only revolutionize sanitation in the developing world, but also help transform our dependence on traditional flush toilets in wealthy nations." Bill Gates' Foundation Puts Money on Solar-Powered Toilet 2012-08-15T03:45:00.177Z After a formative year with a sawdust bucket, “she didn’t want to use a flush toilet,” Ms. Muscarella said. Cordwood Masonry Gains New Fans 2012-07-19T02:17:15Z Aside from wasted water, the faeces-laden 'black water' from flush toilets is not always treated. Ecodesign: The bottom line 2012-06-13T17:20:35.917Z “Maybe when I am too old to squat, the flush toilet will be useful,” Xinhua reported him as saying. China Ambivalently Affirms Dalai Lama?s Popularity 2012-02-18T19:40:20Z But under new local laws in states including Chhattisgarh, people's representatives are obliged to construct a flush toilet in their own home within a year of being elected. India woman protests over toilet 2012-02-14T09:37:06Z But under new local laws in states like Chhattisgarh, representatives are obliged to construct a flush toilet in their own home within a year of being elected. India woman protests over toilet 2012-02-14T04:59:00Z The things that dictate our quality of life are mainly low-tech: soft beds, flush toilets, smooth roads, fresh veggies. How Life Arose on Earth, and How a Singularity Might Bring It Down 2011-09-24T11:45:03.637Z Most of the city has been without running water to bathe, flush toilets or wash clothes since a breakdown in the water delivery system around the time that Colonel Qaddafi fled. Libya Rebels Focus Wrath on African Migrants 2011-09-05T01:23:52Z She is cooking on a propane camp stove and is hauling in water from a well to flush toilets. New Storm Brews in the Atlantic 2011-08-31T19:23:58Z In Chobe, we may have been staying in a canvas tent and washing in a tin basin, but it had a flush toilet and a king-sized bed made up with soft, snowy sheets. Lions, Leopards and Luxury 2011-07-01T22:32:18Z We don’t benefit from it automatically as we did from a paved road or a flush toilet. America's Hottest Economist: Tyler Cowen & The Great Stagnation: Part 2 2011-06-01T14:45:00Z MY grandmother, who was born in 1905, spoke often about the immense changes she had seen, including the widespread adoption of electricity, the automobile, flush toilets, antibiotics and convenient household appliances. Economic View: Innovation Is Doing Little for Incomes 2011-01-29T18:26:43Z The universal remote control is one of the modern world's great ideas, right up there with the automatic dishwasher, Wi-Fi and flush toilets. The universal problems of universal remotes 2011-01-22T06:07:24Z They range from bathrooms with flush toilets to outhouses to ditches. At War: A Year at War: Updates and Questions 2011-01-20T19:24:52Z Young families have been left without drinking water and unable to flush toilets. Water crisis grows in Northern Ireland 2010-12-29T22:27:42Z People with young families have not been able to flush toilets and wash themselves – never mind get access to drinking water. Anger grows at Northern Ireland water shortage 2010-12-29T16:07:38Z People with young families have not been able to flush toilets and wash themselves, never mind get access to drinking water. Northern Ireland water shortage to last for days 2010-12-29T10:05:14Z All agreed that the United States is not at risk, because most Americans have flush toilets and chlorinated tap water. Cholera?s Second Fever: An Urge to Blame 2010-11-20T20:00:00Z Plumbing, Albee says, is important to a successful civilization, and yet Alexander Cummings, the inventor of the modern flush toilet, is not exactly a household name. Cool history books offer lessons kids won't forget 2010-10-13T04:00:00Z But "sitting back here looking at computer screens, drinking coffee and using a flush toilet that works and not understanding the adversities they're dealing with in the field" isn't acceptable, either. Director W. Craig Fugate refocusing a chastened FEMA 2010-08-25T13:33:00Z Mr. Duncan developed some of his ideas last year during a rural tour that took him to the Alaskan village of Hooper Bay on the Bering Sea, a primitive settlement with no flush toilets. Lawmakers Say Needs of Rural Schools Are Overlooked 2010-03-18T01:03:00Z All the new homes will be built to environmental standards, and will incorporate rainwater re-cycling, low flush toilets, high insulation levels and environmentally-friendly roofs. 2010-02-08T17:58:00Z How can one man steal this much, when my village in the Niger Delta has more oil wells than flush toilets? 2009-12-28T05:00:00Z The cities also think nothing of wasting water for convenience and money-making, for their flush toilets and their factories. Down with the Cities Along the opposite wall stood a sink with a cracked mirror hanging above it, a flush toilet with a broken ceramic handle, and a closet door—again with a broken handle. Violists |
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