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Adverse Physical Conditions in a Dredging Contract

October 30, 2009 in Uncategorized

The assessment of a dredging projects soil conditions are the most important factor to determine dredgeability, the choice of suitable equipment, production rates and ultimately the associated costs for the works.
A prudent tenderer when analysing the site data needs to be assured that the data has been collected and prepared by a competent soil investigation [...]

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Make it a Green Christmas and Stockpile Love not Landfill this Year

October 28, 2009 in Uncategorized

A mountain of Christmas gifts and goods make their way out of outlets and into homes each Christmas season. Regrettably, not long after the festivities subside, most of those well-meaning gifts move on to mounds of landfill.
Slowing the migration is as easy as setting your family the Green Christmas Challenge to send as little [...]

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New Guinea - Island Paradise

October 27, 2009 in Uncategorized

New Guinea is the world’s second largest island, and is likewise one of the world’s last, vast and remote wildernesses. With a complex political history, this great island is divided. The western half, is now known as Papua, a region of Indonesia, while the eastern half, Papua New Guinea or PNG, has been some an [...]

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The Australian Building Business During WWII

October 26, 2009 in Uncategorized

After the declaration of war in September 1939 house construction went through a period of decreasing activity. But it did not drop to its minimal level until February 1942 when National Security Regulations posed severe restrictions.
Private building ceased in many areas and was limited in others. However, under the War Housing Program, state and commonwealth [...]

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The Cocos Islands

October 22, 2009 in Uncategorized

Stick a pin in a globe through the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and it emerges almost exactly through the Cocos in Costa Rica.
Discovered in 1609, these islands were settled and owned by a single family from 1827 until the Australian Government forcibly acquired them in 1978 for a payment of over $6 million.
Lying 2,770 km (1,732 [...]

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Socotra Island - Isolated Splendor

October 20, 2009 in Uncategorized

In the Indian Ocean off the Horn of Africa lies a small archipelago of four islands and islets. Although closer to Africa, the islands are part of the Republic of Yemen. The archipelago consists of the main island of Socotra and three smaller islands known collectively as The Brothers Abd al Kuri, Samhah and Darsa.
The [...]

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Sri Lanka Island Profile

October 20, 2009 in Uncategorized

The Pearl of the Indian Ocean lies only 31 km (19 ml) off India’s south coast. Its modern name is taken from the Sanskrit ancient Indian epics Mahabharata and the Ramayana, and means resplendent land.
Sri Lanka’s chief characteristic is intensity …of colour, of beauty, of religious belief, of sectarian commitment, and of affection it inspires [...]

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Tips and Pros of Using Digital Printing

October 20, 2009 in Uncategorized

Digital Printing, as its name implies, is the process of producing digital images on physical surfaces (called substrates) using either toner or ink jets. These substrates can include film, common paper, plastic photographic paper, and even cloth.
Digital printing is by far the quickest and most affordable printing technique for a quantity of 500 prints or [...]

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The 1940’s Housing Boom

October 16, 2009 in Uncategorized

Often described in the post-war years as `the housing shortage’, the nationwide effort to fix a very serious problem has over the years come to be called `the housing boom’. Without a doubt it was a boom in demand and building. There was also a notable increase in home ownership, achieved in many cases through [...]

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PR Massacre Review or PRMassacre Review

October 14, 2009 in Uncategorized

I just got an email promoting a product called PR Massacre. I guess that stands for Google PageRank Massacre.
The first thing I did was go to Google and do a search on PR Massacre review. Not a lot there. I guess it is new and there’s not a lot of users yet.
I found a post [...]

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