In nineteen eighty-two, American researchers James Wilson and George Kelling wrote a report describing what they called the broken windows theory.

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They believed that signs of crime, such as broken windows in a building, led to other acts of crime.

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Some spices can even be grown in a house if they are placed in sunny areas next to windows.

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He also painted much of the frieze that extends along the Rotunda walls under the room's thirty-six windows.

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Some of the hoodoos have interesting shapes and names, like Thor's Hammer,the Hunter, and the Wall of Windows.

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The report says up to one billion birds die each year from flying into objects like power lines, windows and tall buildings.

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Frank frames the photograph so that you mainly see the people looking out the windows of the trolley.

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They shook the table, the back of my chair, the floor under my feet and even the windows.

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In a battle, the windows would open, the cannons would fire, and the windows would close again.

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It had a high,sharply angled ceiling and many windows lining the walls of its one long,narrow room.

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Outside his windows, the snow was falling so fast that he could not see across the street.

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In the nineteen nineties, New York City officials started a campaign to remove signs of disorder like broken windows, graffiti markings and trash.

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For example, there are stained glass windows from European churches and many objects used in religious ceremonies.

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Experts say the best place to be is in a small room, without windows, in the middle of the lowest part of a building.

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He says the windows will insulate almost as well as the walls they are connected to.

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