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Have this as a Christmas gift for myself for a year of hardwork and sacrifice working away from my family. Posting from my 4s... =)

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Please support and VOTE for the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. It features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it winds

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Would like to share with you pictures that I found from the web. Credits to those guys who have been so creative to come up with these equations. :) and,  and,  and,   and to summarize the above equation? :) These equations are for fun only. And, I don't think and believe that "Women=Problems".

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I would like to share with you this video seen in youtube on the Construction Sequence of a Diaphragm Wall by AFCONS.

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A friend posted a video in his Facebook, caught my attention and I started to have a quick search about it in the web. This is a good and cheap alternative to Go Green in our communities. It can also lower our electricity bills as it provides sufficient light to illuminate a room. Great idea! Here is the video: "Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light), is a sustainable

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Now that blogging is on the go with the Blogger App, I will have no reason not to post updates frequently. Like, this is my first post for 2011. This App works great!

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SEDRUN, Switzerland (AFP) - – A giant drilling machine punched its way through a final section of Alpine rock on Friday to complete the world's longest tunnel, after 15 years of sometimes lethal construction work. In a stage-managed breakthrough, attended by some 200 dignitaries, 30 kilometres (20 miles) inside the tunnel and broadcast live on Swiss television, engineers from both sides

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We, the officers and members of the Philippine Alliance of X-Seminarians (PAX), a nationwide umbrella organization representing various federations of Catholic ex seminarians and Catholic seminary alumni organizations in the Philippines, do hereby declare: 1. That freedom of expression as enshrined in the Philippine Constitution is a democratic right of every citizen of the Republic,

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(received through email): The Filipino today By Alex Lacson   After the August 23 hostage drama, there is just too much negativity about and against the Filipino.   “It is difficult to be a Filipino these days”, says a friend who works in Hongkong. “Nakakahiya tayo”, “Only in the Philippines ” were some of the comments lawyer Trixie Cruz-Angeles received in her Facebook. There is this

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The  Philippine Alliance of Xseminarians (PAX) invites you to join other former seminarians (religious and diocesan) at http://www.paxseminarians.com/. If you need any assistance or if you have any queries, just visit the website or drop me an email at "Contact Me Here". Video: The Birth of PAX

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I am an Engineer,in my profession I take deep pride.To it I owe solemn obligations.As an Engineer,I pledge to practice integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and to uphold devotion to thestandards and the dignity of my profession, conscious always that my skill carries with it the obligation to serve humanity by making the best use of Earth’s precious wealth. As an Engineer,I shall

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Concrete is easily and readily prepared and fabricated in all sorts of conceivable shapes and structural systems. It is used in the realms of infrastructure, habitation, work and play. Its great simplicity lies in the fact that its constituents are ubiquitous and are readily available almost anywhere in the world 1. As a result of its ubiquity, functionality and flexibility it has become by far

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Run, ride, swim, and sing through some of TIME Magazine's best inventions of the year:Best Inventions:source: http://www.time.com/time/video/

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AFP - Wednesday, September 3DUBAI (AFP) - - The world's tallest building just got taller -- the Burj Dubai tower in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai has now reached a height of 688 metres (2,257 feet) and is still growing, developers Emaar said on Tuesday.It now boasts 160 storeys, the highest skyscraper in the world, Emaar said in a statement.The skyscraper, set for completion in September 2009

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ISO has published a new standard to help engineers, builders, and regulators to design structures that are safe and resistant to failure due to environmental and mechanical stresses, and to material degradation. Buildings, civil engineering works, industrial structures, and their components should be conceived, constructed, inspected, maintained and repaired in such a way that, under foreseeable

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In order to protect a reservoir from sunlight 3 million black plastic balls are being added. The sunlight causes a reaction between the bromide and the chlorine resulting in the carcinogen bromate forming. The balls will not only block the sun but will be loads of fun for local kids! This was done at the Ivanhoe reservoir in LosAngeles county.source: http://www.engineering.com/

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Formwork—the temporary or permanent molds used to hold wet concrete until it cures—is a crucial element in concrete construction. Just as important is selecting the right type of formwork since that greatly affects the schedule, labor requirements, quality and total cost of a project.Over the years, formwork molds have evolved from traditional job-built timber to pre-engineered systems composed

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Reuters - Tuesday, July 22By Dave GrahamBERLIN - More than 1,600 years after it was written in Greek, one of the oldest copies of the Bible will become globally accessible online for the first time this week.From Thursday, sections of the Codex Sinaiticus, which contains the oldest complete New Testament, will be available on the Internet, said the University of Leipzig, one of the four curators

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An update on the creation of the Alliance of ExSeminarians was sent to me by Bolano Peter Marlon last July 9. I thank him for sending me these updates which also give me the opportunity to help spread the endeavor to fellow Exseminarians.I learned that the creation of the Philippine Alliance of XSeminarians (PAX) had been started a long time ago. From the update that I received - a brief history

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World Youth Day will be in Sydney, Australia from July 15 to 20, 2008. For the official website and for the scheduled activities and events, please see here. Chronicles of World Youth Days can be viewed from the Official website of The Holy See.World Youth Day established by Pope John Paul II in 1986 as an annual event to reach out to the youth of the world. He was inspired by massive gatherings

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Rising 333 meters high, with 72 stories and 480 suites, the Rose Rotana Tower in Dubai heads the list of the tallest ten buildings completed in 2007. The tower, designed by architects Khatib & Alami and developed by the Bonyan International Investment Group, also becomes the world’s tallest single-use hotel building, taking the title from the Shimao International Plaza in Shanghai. Coming in at

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While browsing on the users of socialspark.com, i stumbled on sleinah's page and viewed her blog, Simple Reveries. Her blog was great and i just kept on browsing on her posts until i found this title, "Past Life Tests". I find it so interesting, so i tried it for myself. And who am I in the past?In a Past Life...You Were: A Famous Monk.Where You Lived: North Canada.How You Died: Killed in

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‘Mr. Palengke’ is Senator Mar Roxas, the son of the illustrious Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of the venerable President Manuel Roxas whose public service careers have greatly benefited the country.Elected to the Senate in 2004 with a staggering 20 million votes, the largest ever obtained by a candidate in any Philippine election, Mar Roxas has made it his business to champion the people’

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A post from My Little World, the blog of deatren (a new friend in socialspark.com) caught my attention, and tried it also for myself.. Just for fun....Enter your date of birth (e.g. November 10) into the Wikipedia search field.1. List five (5) famous people - dead or alive - born on that day. - 1433 - Charles, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1477) - 1483 - Martin Luther, German

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Construction of the Qatar-Bahrain causeway, at 40 km said to be the world’s longest bridge, is due to start next year.This will be a design-build operation in the hands of a consortium of construction companies led by Vinci Construction Grands Projets. The Middle East Dredging company Medco, a subsidiary of the Vinci Group company CFE, will carry out the dredging work required to build the

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Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao cemented his place among the legends of boxing with a spectacular ninth round knockout over Mexican-American David Diaz before Pacquiao’s wildly cheering countrymen at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.Pacquiao who has been described by boxing writers as the “Mexecutioner” because of his demolition of Mexican legends Marco

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The countdown for the games began and the countdown for medals to be won will be viewed from here:source: http://www.nbcolympics.com

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Just want to share an email to me by iHireConstruction on how to make your resume and what should be the contents of an ideal resume. Here it is as i qoute:"An employer’s first impression of a potential hire is usually their résumé. Your résumé must say almost everything about you as a professional. You’re competing with many applicants, so you may have less than 30 seconds, and limited words, to

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This is a documentary about how was the World Trade Center was built. Critical Path Method (CPM) was utilize as the scheduling tool to ensure smooth progress on deliveries of materials (steel sections) that should arrive at the exact order and to the exact time needed. "CPM would coordinate every aspect of construction, track the flow of materials and minimize any delays."source: Google Video

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Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao wants to create boxing history by succeeding in his quest to win a fourth world title when he battles World Boxing Council lightweight champion David Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on June 28.In a media conference call Pacquiao said “it’s very important to me and my country to put my name into boxing history.”Pacquiao dispelled

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Great is to be a Civil Engineer. Infrastructures around us makes life easier and safer to live."We remember great civilisations such as the Romans, Egyptians and Maya - all were able to develop building techniques and systems to support life. Today, civilisation relies more than ever on teams of inventive people to design, build and maintain the sophisticated environment that surrounds us."Watch

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Pian Legacy? What is it? Who has this legacy? Why is it a legacy? Who are the Pians?Questions that you may ask as you read my welcome note "Civil Engineering, Pian Legacy and Myself".Let me start defining "legacy"... thefreedictionary.com says, "something handed down from an ancestor or a predecessor or

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A report from the NYTimes.com caught my attention on "Chinese Are Left to Ask Why Schools Fell" published on May 25, 2008.UNEQUAL DAMAGE. Xinjian Primary School in Dujiangyan was destroyed,while a kindergarten, at left, and a hotel were barely damaged.This is a picture from the report, how the Xinjian Primary School turned into rubble. Have this been avoided if the school was constructed with the

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Taipei 101 is now the tallest building in the world until the completion of Burj Dubai. The list for the tallest structure, free standing structures and building, those that are under construction and those that are proposed (the future record-breaking structures) can be found here. For the list of the Official World's 200 Tallest High Rise Buildings, visit this link.Image provided by, Jerome. A

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Since the dawn of history man has been trying to build the 'tallest building', 'tallest tower' or 'tallest structure' in the world. There seems to be much prestige in being home to the worlds tallest. So much in fact that this is a major issue on the political agenda of many countries. Many towers claim the title, and many cities quarrel about who is the winner. The Tallest Building in the world

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"Singapore Flyer" holds the title for being the World's largest Giant Observation Wheel, but it will not stay long as China is building the "Beijing Great Wheel" scheduled opening on the end of 2009.Literature:source: http://www.gostructural.com/article.asp?id=2753In March—115 years after the giant, steel-tension wheel built by American structural engineer George Ferris debuted at the 1893

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I happen to see this link from the ASCE website. Hope you'll enjoy and learn something from the investigation as conducted by Civil Engineer S. Shyam Sunder. The "Impact to Collapse" is an expert-narrated slide show of the Twin Towers' final minutes.Source: http://www.asce.org/community/construcmat/

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After spending some times in the net and on the shelves looking for the best meaning of "Civil Engineering", I finally found it. This is the first definition I met and it was when I'm still in the university; it was then that I know what it is to be a Civil Engineer. Here it is, and I qoute:"Civil engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and physical sciences gained

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