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    Proposal

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    Proposal for Reconstruction of Private Landing To: All Camp Owners at Old River Landing The purpose of this proposal is to address the condition of our private landing and propose a reconstruction solution. Every camp owner will benefit from this as our current landing is in dire need of repairs. The constant rise and fall of the Mississippi River over the past few years has played havoc on the parking area and if not addressed will only get worse. I am concerned with the progressing deterioration

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    If you ever walk through a cemetery‚ you will probably notice that not every gravestone is going to be the same. Instead you are going to find unique gravestones that are all different shapes‚ sizes‚ and materials depending upon when the person was buried. This is because material culture and social expectations have changed over the decades. The data that we collected from Woodbine Cemetery gives us good insight into some of the trends over time and may lead to some explanation of why the gravestones

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    Rocks

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    Making up the majority of the Earth’s crust‚ rock is usually defined as a mixture of common minerals. Rocks can be hard or soft‚ as small as a grain or as large as a building. They have been an integral part of the history of mankind‚ first being used as tools for hunting and defense‚ and as a building materials to construct shelters and monuments. Combined with the effects of tectonics‚ weathering and vegetation‚ rocks define the natural landscapes we see around us. The minerals and metals we find

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    hybrid creatures (Halaf‚ Tell). The description of this orthostat relief says that it is inscribed‚ although I could not identify where the inscribing were‚ “Palace of Kapara‚ son of Hadianu.” The artist of the orthostat relief chose limestone for his medium. Limestone was commonly used in this period‚ especially by the Hittites culture‚ because of its durability. The texture appears to be faintly smooth‚ slightly grungy‚ and to some extent chafed. The line form of this relief was executed spectacularly

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    Water was a highly feared and respected object in Ancient Egypt. Not only that‚ but it was often used for fishing and agriculture‚ sustaining their lifestyle. Worn by royalty and high members of society in Ancient Egypt‚ an ancient egyptian amethyst amulet displays the fear of water Egyptians possessed. Amethyst is a valuable gem now‚ but just as much so in Ancient Egypt. “Jewelers were also fond of using purple amethyst in their pieces”... “because these gemstones were so rare that they were highly

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    Geology

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    Sedimentary Rock Classification Depositional Environments Sedimentary Structures Sedimentary Rock + 5% of rocks in the outer 10 miles of crust. + 75% of rocks exposed at the surface. + Preserve evidence of surficial processes... February 14‚ 2002 Geology 211‚ Physical Geology Geology 211‚ Physical Geology ©Copyright‚ 2002‚ Ron Parker ©Copyright‚ 2002‚ Ron Parker ! Occurring today ! That occurred in the past Geology 211‚ Physical Geology‚ ©‚ 2002‚ Ron Parker Types of Sedimentary Rock

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    and naturally experienced weathering and erosion which allowed limestone to form from the sediments of sand and silt. Currents caused the sediments to deposit deeper into the water forming sandstone. Weather phenomenon’s such as earthquakes and storms trigged submarine and surface landslides. This deposited limestone from the continental shelf to the continental slope‚ through subduction these rocks cemented together to form Limestone breccia‚ the current stone that supports the surrounding cliffs

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    Gotthard Base Tunnel

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    GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL‚ SWITZERLAND 1. INTRODUCTION Currently under construction to stretch a record length of 57 km‚ the Gotthard Base tunnel located in Switzerland spans the north of Europe‚ spanning through the Swiss Alps to the south of Europe. This railway tunnel has been designed to bypass the inefficient route of windy roads and cutting down travel time. The Gotthard Base tunnel consisting of twin tunnels is connected by cross passages at every 325m. The twin tunnels have been constructed

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    The Pyramids of Egypt

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    THE PYRAMIDS Pyramid (architecture) ‚ ceremonial structures used as tombs or temples that were built by the people of certain ancient civilization ‚ notably the ancient Egyptians ‚ the Aztecs ‚ and the Maya ‚ and certain other ancient peoples of the northern Andean region of South America . The Pyramids of Egypt are of an exact pyramidal form ‚ having four triangular sides that meet at a point at the summit . Pyramids in Central

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    Sediment

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    One of the types of rocks that can be found on the Earth are sedimentary rocks. There are two other kinds which are igneous and metamorphic rock. Sedimentary rocks cover about 75 to 85 % of the land on Earth. When pieces of rock or parts of once- living organisms or minerals from precipitation deposit and solidify on Earth’s surface they for sedimentary rocks. (Murck‚ et al.‚ 2008) In addition‚ the way the plate tectonics move‚ can significantly affect sedimentation and the formation of sedimentary

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