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Pendleton the remorseless Bichon Frise, who saunters down the sidewalk on his 12-foot leash and then clotheslines you ankle-high.

Have We All Gone to the Dogs? Joe Queenan 2012

Officials will unveil a 9/11 memorial that honors the local emergency units that responded to the attacks; it features a 12-foot steel beam from the north tower and other pieces of the World Trade Center and an eternal light.

Many Ways to Mark Anniversary Sophia Hollander 2011

Among the more amazing attributes of this five-story, double-width townhouse is a large backyard and porch, 12-foot ceilings, east, south and west exposures, and "parlor floor Jeffersonian floor-to-ceiling pocket windows and French doors leading to the Federal style columned veranda."

PHOTOS: Buy Truman Capote's Brooklyn House (Now For $2.1M LESS) Jonah Green 2011

When water levels get too low, the heat from the 12-foot rods generates steam, which can react with the rods' metal casing to create hydrogen explosions.

Three ways Japan's nuclear crisis could end 2011

WHAT WE WON'T: Shutting down the water features in the winter, including the pond and the 12-foot waterfall.

A Hobbit House in Nevada Sarah Tilton 2012

Among the more amazing attributes of this five-story, double-width townhouse is a large backyard and porch, 12-foot ceilings, east, south and west exposures, and "parlor floor Jeffersonian floor-to-ceiling pocket windows and French doors leading to the Federal style columned veranda."

PHOTOS: Buy Truman Capote's Brooklyn House (Now For $2.1M LESS) Jonah Green 2011

Among the more amazing attributes of this five-story, double-width townhouse is a large backyard and porch, 12-foot ceilings, east, south and west exposures, and "parlor floor Jeffersonian floor-to-ceiling pocket windows and French doors leading to the Federal style columned veranda."

PHOTOS: Buy Truman Capote's Brooklyn House (Now For $2.1M LESS) Jonah Green 2011

Everything from the ancient brass light switches and the copper bathtubs to the 12-foot alligator floor piece was hoarded by the peripatetic Mr. Yeh.

Dream Hideaways: The World's Top Microboutique Hotels Forbes Life Staff 2010

Among the more amazing attributes of this five-story, double-width townhouse is a large backyard and porch, 12-foot ceilings, east, south and west exposures, and "parlor floor Jeffersonian floor-to-ceiling pocket windows and French doors leading to the Federal style columned veranda."

PHOTOS: Buy Truman Capote's Brooklyn House (Now For $2.1M LESS) Jonah Green 2011

Spotlight Home Tours Exterior landscaping includes a 12-foot waterfall and pond.

A Hobbit House in Nevada Sarah Tilton 2012