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    Office, the empty site of the first Government House across the street to the west; Customs House its square facing the quay; the Lands Department, the broad Macquarie Street and the General Post Office, Martin Place. This pairing is demonstrative of the contribution of Barnet’s architecture to civic order and indicates that perhaps Barnet’s civic institutions play some role in creating the open space itself. In particular, journeying from Customs House, along Macquarie Street, passing the Lands…

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    Kevin Seawright, who served as the executive vice-president and chief financial officer of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation, visited the Larry Young Morning Show to talk a little about his efforts to bring about affordable housing in downtown Baltimore with his company RPS Solutions. Mr. Seawright explained to Larry Young that his vision is to attract many first-time homebuyers to Baltimore and help them obtain financing to purchase a new or renovated home. The current…

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    played a role on the way carpentry was designed. As access to clean lumber increased, the “old fashioned” appearance of framing began to change. The old way of framing houses and other buildings was, “timber framing used large timbers interlocked with chiseled joints (mostly mortise and tenons) secured with wood pegs”(this old house). Balloon framing differs from timber framing because balloon framing was intended to be very light weight due to it being made out of 2x4 inch planks and nails,…

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    making it close to Sydney, beaches, and other recreational areas. Housing The housing situation in Kingsford consists of multi-storey apartments near the commercial area and houses, townhouses, units, flats, and apartments near the Kingsford town centre, a medium to high density residential development. Many of the houses are two-storey dwellings that were built during the housing…

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    Furthermore, more than half of the pre-1940 historic buildings are one or two family type houses. The Greening NYC’s historic buildings manual by the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) stated in their report that solid masonry walls such as layered brick walls in historic buildings ‘’were rarely insulated.’’ At the time, insulation was not required in building envelopes. As a result, most of the one or two family houses in NYC, including the ones with thick brick walls were rarely…

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    P3a. Description The utilitarian shed located at 186 Pacific Way is a one story post-war shed that was constructed in 1953. It is located a block south of East Washington Boulevard. The surrounding area, including East Washington Boulevard consists mostly of 1940s and 1950s post war sheds and industrial plants. The property located at 186 Pacific Way was associated with the consolidated steel architectural development of the 1940s and 1950s. The industrial shed a vernacular shed and…

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    asks out of the blue, back turned to me as he undoes his belt buckle. Dear God, I want him to turn around so I can see…see the V I know is there…the trail of dark hair from his navel down…I mean, why deprive me now, right? When he struts around the house half-naked all the…

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    It is an ordinary December day in 1960, in the sleepy Florida town of Fort Repose. On the river road, Florence Wechek, the local Western Union telegraph manager, awakens and watches the morning news as she makes her breakfast. Tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States are high—the Russians are launching more Sputnik satellites, and there is a crisis in the Middle East—but as Florence leaves for work, she is more concerned with her neighbor, Randy Bragg, who she suspects of spying…

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    Watching a neighbor’s house being burned down in the middle of the night is something you never forget. Then to soon realize the man burning the house down was your neighbor, the owner of the house. Burning Montag’s house because he broke the law is unacceptable and completely immoral. It was terrible seeing a new friend of mine’s house burn to the ground because of something he was curious about. No one can ever think or be curious about anything anymore without suffering dire consequences. I…

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    Being a Carpenter A carpenter has to do a number of things. They have to install windows and molding, inspect and replace damaged structures, measure and cut a variety of different materials. They not only deal with just building, they also have to instruct construction laborers and helpers. Carpenters have to follow directions to! They have to make sure they build the project according to the blueprint, to make their clients happy. Education, Qualifications, and Trainings To become a…

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