Stantec Incorporated was a sole proprietorship founded in 1954 in a 250 square foot office in Edmonton by Dr. Don Stanley. It was initially named D.R. Stanley and Associates. In 1955‚ Stanley hired a railway engineer named Herb Roblin and a former chief bridge engineer named Louis Grimble. The company was renamed to Stanley‚ Grimble and Robin Ltd. In 1983‚ Stanley appointed Ron Triffo as president and COO‚ while Stanley retained his role as CEO and chair. The company formed an urban development company
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Importance Of Space Race The Space Race was important to U.S history because of the significance of the battle between democratic society and totalitarian communism‚ because it brought an end to the Cold War‚ and because it led into further joint ventures between the United States and the Soviet Union (now Russia)‚ including the first space station. This 18 year long race between the two nations for international superiority via space and the transportation needed to get there was seen as a new
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The movie October Sky deals with a lot of themes that still exist in societies all over the world today. One of the main themes and perhaps the most obvious is the inspiring idea of chasing one’s dream and never giving up until success is found. In the movie‚ we find Homer Hickam‚ an average small-town boy‚ intrigued by the launch of Soviet satellite Sputnik and infatuated with the idea of joining the space race and making his own rockets. Homer becomes inspired to better himself. He wants to successfully
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Chin Siu Ho (born January 26‚ 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist‚ notable for acting with Jet Li in The Tai-Chi Master and Fist of Legend. He is the older brother of actor Chin Kar-lok.Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1980) Legend of the Fox (1980) Two Champions of Shaolin (1981) The Rebel Intruders (1980) Masked Avengers (1981) Mahjong Heroes (1981) House of Traps (1982) Brave Archer 4 (1982) Rolls‚ Rolls‚ I Love You (1982) Brothers From the Walled City (1982) Fast Fingers (1983)
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The book Desert Solitaire‚ gives an excellent depiction of pioneer culture in Utah in the 19th century. In the first half of the book‚ the author‚ Edward Abbey focuses on dwellings of the pioneers; in the second half‚ he focuses on the recreational activities of the pioneers. In the first half of the book‚ Abbey discusses the temporary and permanent dwellings of the Utah pioneers. The first temporary dwellings he talks about are the grass huts made by the fur trappers (61-64). It took one fur trapper
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Jane Krakowski is an American actress and a very talented singer born on October 11‚ 1968. She was born in Parsippany-Troy Hills‚ New Jersey. Her father Ed Krajkowski is a chemical engineer and her mother Barbara Krajkowski is a college theatre instructor and producing artistic director for the Women’s Theatre Company. Krakowski’s father’s is entirely Polish and comes from Krakow. She grew up immersed in the local theatre as a result of her parent’s activities. Her parents used to bring her to their
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Comentario “When we two parted” es un poema de G.G. Byron‚ escrito en 1808 y publicado posteriormente en 1813. El poema pertenece a la obra “The Poetical Works of Lord Byron”. Como rasgos generales en el poeta podríamos describir a Byron como un poeta romántico‚ donde sus creaciones derrochan un estilo Romántico. Esta característica romántica ha sido criticada a la vez que defendida por autores como John Keats y Baudelaire‚ respectivamente. Desde que Byron comenzara a escribir en 1806‚ no pararía
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A day of happy moments Pleasure is something which satisfies our senses but happiness is something deep seated. It is something which is much nearer to our soul. A hot cup of coffee on a chilly day would surely bring pleasure and not happiness. Now I shall say when I was very happy. Even from my early days‚ I used to take interest in games. My elder brothers used to take me to the sports and matches. Whenever I saw the victors receiving trophies‚ I eagerly wished that I must be on the victory
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J. Vierck The Launch of Sputnik Russian Studies On October 4‚ 1957‚ when the Soviet Union Launched the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik I‚ people all over the world would see a new age of technology. The launch of Sputnik added a lot more tension to the cold war. While the Sputnik launch was a single event‚ it marked the start of the space age and the U.S‚ U.S.S.R space race. The Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement‚ Sputnik
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Reyer Lummis Mr. Landwehr Honors US History I p.2 December 4‚ 2014 Womens Rights since the Seneca Conference of 1848 1850 The first National Women’s Rights Convention takes place in Worcester‚ Mass.‚ 1869 May Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women. Nov. Lucy Stone‚ Henry Blackwell‚ and others form the American Woman Suffrage Association. This group f
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