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Travel by train to slow down and reconnect with the world at your own pace

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There are many reasons why train travel fits nicely with slow travel. It travels at an average of 50 km/h, only slightly faster than in 1936, when it first journeyed along this path. . Cherrywood panelling, brass fittings and exquisite fabrics hint at the creature comforts on board the Eastern and Oriental Express.

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Expanding the exterior footprint

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While cities occupy just three percent of global land area, by 2050 they will be home to two-thirds of the world’s inhabitants according to Gensler’s, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, according to Gensler’s Aleksander Sasha Zeljic in a June 2018 interview with Architectural Products magazine. Dale Payne, P.E.

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Demystifying fire-retardant treated wood specifications

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Chapter 23 of the 2018 International Building Code and NFPA 703, Standard for Fire-Retardant-Treated Wood and Fire- Retardant Coatings for Building Materials contain detailed lists of requirements for FRTW that may not be clearly or easily understood by those who are unfamiliar with FRTW. IBC 2018 Ed. NFPA 5000 2018 Ed.

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Rubber Vs Felt Wading Boots: Which One to Buy?

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These soles are made of a thick, heavy piece of felt fabric, that is then attached to the bottom of the wading boot. When felt makes contact with the felt surface, the felt fabric molds to whatever the shape is of the surface and provides superb traction thanks to the material’s roughness and swelling when submerged in water.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

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As the epicenter for art, wine and music in West Texas, more than six million visitors travel to Lubbock and spend a combined $840 million annually. Not only does the “Hub City” see leisure travelers, but business travelers, conference attendees and athletes visit Lubbock for meetings and tournaments. Photo: Tomball).

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. Savannah is deepening its harbor to 47 feet from 42 feet, and aims to complete the project in 2018. for the first time. The big ports of Virginia, Baltimore and Miami already are at that depth.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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While a wealth of industries and companies are adding advanced manufacturing jobs in Kentucky—including healthcare products and pharmaceutical production, factory robotics systems fabrication and integration, aerospace composites, chemicals engineering and production to name a few—none is growing as fast as aluminum.