Containing distinct studio and living spaces, the home exemplifies the functionalism of Aalto's early career, with such practical features as a walk-in closet in the bedroom (unusual at that time) and a two-sided china cabinet that is accessible from both the kitchen and the dining room.

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There's also the intangible delight derived from cooking in a kitchen where everything is within arms' reach, or eating off the beautiful china set that was locked in a cabinet when they lived in a 1, 500-square foot home, she said.

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Officials at Milo's Kitchen and Dogswell said their companies would continue to import chicken-jerky treats from China in the absence of any tests that showed they were dangerous.

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