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    Interstate 93, the main roadway through the core of the city, into the 1.5 mile Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Tunnel.” The construction of the Big Dig “untangled the co-mingled” traffic in Boston, Massachusetts and resulted in a 62% decrease in vehicle hours of travel and reduced the afternoon peak hour by a massive 85.6%. The highway planning of the Big Dig started in 1982 with the actual construction starting in 1991. The Big Dig was initially planned to be finalized in 1998 with the estimated total cost of

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    1. Choose a recent innovation which is related to your major project. Describe the background of the innovation including reference to: Background: Marine Bay sands is a multipurpose development which is one of the worlds most complicated construction projects with not only 1 but 3 skyscrapers that shoulder a sky park as big as an aircraft carrier (340 metres long). The development includes shops, museum, 2 large theatres, restaurants, 2 floating crystal pavilions, a skating rink and the world’s

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    CAREER EPISODE 1- MY ROLE AS SENIOR PROJECT QUANTITY SURVEYOR AT CONSTRUCTION OF SOBHA BERYL –LUXURY APARTMENTS INTRODUCTION- (50 words) CE1.1 As soon as I completed my Engineering degree, I begin my career in M/s. Sobha Developers Ltd in May 2007 .I was assigned for the Construction of Sobha Beryl – Luxury Apartments at Bangalore, India. I worked as a site based senior project Quantity surveyor from May 2007

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    of civilization, people used natural resources like wood to build ships to scavenge for food, commerce and further expand trade. After a revolutionary period, ships went through an evolution of becoming a faster and sleeker transportation system. Trade became high in demand which caused a need for fast, reliable means of shipping goods. Almost all international trade in goods is transported by sea, so the need for an improved ship design played a central and essential role in the world economy and

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    3.10: Facilities Engineering Introduction Key Element of the DOD Acquisition Process Facilities Engineering is a key element of the DOD acquisition process. This discipline encompasses a variety of functions that focus on the life cycle design, construction, and maintenance of military installations, facilities, civil works projects, airfields, roadways, and ocean facilities. Providing and Maintaining Critical Infrastructure Facilities Engineering provides and maintains the critical infrastructure

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    things such as rudder of a ship, no matter what the size. For no matter how much wind fills the sails it's the rudders control, ships journey guides. The spark from a match in a forest which when struck, ignites acres blazing out of control Never underestimate the little things Underestimated Never underestimate the littlest of things such as rudder of a ship, no matter what the size. For no matter how much wind fills the sails it's the rudders control, ships journey guides. The spark

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    Blackbeard and His Death By: Lincoln brownfield march, 30  Blackbeard and His Death Blackbeard was one of the most feared pirates on the Atlantic coast. He captured a minimum of forty ships in his career. His reign as a pirate lasted for two years. He was a very successful pirate although there were some that were better than him like Charles Vane. Blackbeard was so feared that he rarely had to kill anyone. This paper will describe his life and death. Blackbeard was born somewhere in London no

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    The fact that the United States has over 360 seaports is a common statistic that is thrown around in numerous documents and reports to emphasize the immensity of providing security in the maritime environment. Adding to the enormity, is the complexity involved in these seaports because no two establishments are alike in how they operate. Of course some will be more alike than others, but each of them will have individual circumstances that will be unique to that facility. Part of the reason for differences

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    Good morning. On behalf of President Obama and Secretary Foxx, it is an honor to be here this morning and to welcome you to the United States. It is truly a pleasure for the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to host this APEC Port Services Network Workshop in one of America’s greatest port cities: Seattle, Washington. It is very fitting that we chose this location for our engagement. Seattle’s waterfront and harbor played central roles in this city’s transition from

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    hire rates are determined according to supply and demand of the shipping capacity. According to the article, the supply of ships available equals the number of ships currently in the fleet plus any new ships added, minus any scrapings and sinking. According to Exhibit 2, there are a limited number of ships older than 24 years which are likely to be scraped. For those ships under the age group from 15 to 19, they will continue to provide supply and are not likely to be scrapped because a lot of them

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