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In literature, as in life, even if the woman’s commitment to art was a serious one, she was expected to drop her career and give up this commitment at the behest of love and marriage: this lesson is, today as in the 19th century, still inculcated in young girls, directly or indirec...
Another contributor to retaining wall failure is poor design and construction documentation. Don’t leave it up to the builder to make the decisions. Documentation must be sufficiently detailed to ensure that wall is built as designed in every aspect. Specifications must be detailed and targeted, ...
Hanson, who holds a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of California and co-authored the bookThe Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires, has built his career around fighting the notion that intense wildfires are wholly devastating. He argues they play a vital ecological role that starts...
Another contributor to retaining wall failure is poor design and construction documentation. Don’t leave it up to the builder to make the decisions. Documentation must be sufficiently detailed to ensure that wall is built as designed in every aspect. Specifications must be detailed and targeted, ...
built in 1872 as one of the founding pillars of Clacton-on-Sea, has survived rather than thrived — the ground floor opposite the pier which was once the Royal Bar has been given over to a Wetherspoons pub. Thankfully, Clacton's Grand Hotel building remains, albeitconverted into apartments...
The current program was designed to expand this model by providing CPT in three new districts as an addition to the existing program. Given limited numbers of providers trained in CPT, placing them in each village was not a feasible solution. Moreover, lack of transportation and insecurity ...
The SS Great Britain was designed, built and had its maiden voyage in Bristol in 1843. At the time it was the largest and most advanced ship in the world. 4. The Clifton Suspension Bridge The emblematic Clifton Suspension Bridge Emblematic of the city itself, the Clifton Suspension Bridg...