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Wired November 2004 Jessie Scanlon	Frank Gehry for the Rest of Us Architect Frank Gehry pioneered the use of digital fabrication in the 1990s. SHoP adopts some of Gehry's techniques, but to a different end: lowering costs. The company's process begins with 3-D modeling software and ends with construction workers assembling the laser-cut pieces into a finished structure.
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U.S. CPSC April 29, 2005	Atico International USA Recall of Children's Folding Chairs The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard.
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U.S. CPSC July 27, 2005	Fourstar Group Recall to Repair Kid's Folding Chairs The chair's safety lock can fail, allowing the chair to collapse or fold unexpectedly. Children's fingers can become caught or entrapped in the hinge and slot areas of the chair, posing a pinch or cut hazard. This can cause severe lacerations and finger tip amputations to children's fingers.