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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Space Shuttle Enterprise (starboard full view, aft)


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Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Space Shuttle Enterprise:

Manufacturer:
Rockwell International Corporation

Country of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
Overall: 57 ft. tall x 122 ft. long x 78 ft. wing span, 150,000 lb.
(1737.36 x 3718.57 x 2377.44cm, 68039.6kg)

Materials:
Aluminum airframe and body with some fiberglass features; payload bay doors are graphite epoxy composite; thermal tiles are simulated (polyurethane foam) except for test samples of actual tiles and thermal blankets.

The first Space Shuttle orbiter, "Enterprise," is a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and tests on the ground; it is not equipped for spaceflight. Although the airframe and flight control elements are like those of the Shuttles flown in space, this vehicle has no propulsion system and only simulated thermal tiles because these features were not needed for atmospheric and ground tests. "Enterprise" was rolled out at Rockwell International’s assembly facility in Palmdale, California, in 1976. In 1977, it entered service for a nine-month-long approach-and-landing test flight program. Thereafter it was used for vibration tests and fit checks at NASA centers, and it also appeared in the 1983 Paris Air Show and the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans. In 1985, NASA transferred "Enterprise" to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.

Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Quoting from Wikipedia | Space Shuttle Enterprise:

The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.

Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article. Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.

Service

Construction began on the first orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, it was originally planned to be named Constitution and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976. A write-in campaign by Trekkies to President Gerald Ford asked that the orbiter be named after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek. Although Ford did not mention the campaign, the president—who during World War II had served on the aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) that served with USS Enterprise (CV-6)—said that he was "partial to the name" and overrode NASA officials.

The design of OV-101 was not the same as that planned for OV-102, the first flight model; the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount OMS pods. A large number of subsystems—ranging from main engines to radar equipment—were not installed on this vehicle, but the capacity to add them in the future was retained. Instead of a thermal protection system, its surface was primarily fiberglass.

In mid-1976, the orbiter was used for ground vibration tests, allowing engineers to compare data from an actual flight vehicle with theoretical models.

On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell’s plant at Palmdale, California. In recognition of its fictional namesake, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the principal cast of the original series of Star Trek were on hand at the dedication ceremony.

Approach and landing tests (ALT)

Main article: Approach and Landing Tests

On January 31, 1977, it was taken by road to Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, to begin operational testing.

While at NASA Dryden, Enterprise was used by NASA for a variety of ground and flight tests intended to validate aspects of the shuttle program. The initial nine-month testing period was referred to by the acronym ALT, for "Approach and Landing Test". These tests included a maiden "flight" on February 18, 1977 atop a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to measure structural loads and ground handling and braking characteristics of the mated system. Ground tests of all orbiter subsystems were carried out to verify functionality prior to atmospheric flight.

The mated Enterprise/SCA combination was then subjected to five test flights with Enterprise unmanned and unactivated. The purpose of these test flights was to measure the flight characteristics of the mated combination. These tests were followed with three test flights with Enterprise manned to test the shuttle flight control systems.

Enterprise underwent five free flights where the craft separated from the SCA and was landed under astronaut control. These tests verified the flight characteristics of the orbiter design and were carried out under several aerodynamic and weight configurations. On the fifth and final glider flight, pilot-induced oscillation problems were revealed, which had to be addressed before the first orbital launch occurred.

On August 12, 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise flew on its own for the first time.

Preparation for STS-1

Following the ALT program, Enterprise was ferried among several NASA facilities to configure the craft for vibration testing. In June 1979, it was mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters (known as a boilerplate configuration) and tested in a launch configuration at Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A.

Retirement

With the completion of critical testing, Enterprise was partially disassembled to allow certain components to be reused in other shuttles, then underwent an international tour visiting France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Alabama, and Louisiana (during the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition). It was also used to fit-check the never-used shuttle launch pad at Vandenberg AFB, California. Finally, on November 18, 1985, Enterprise was ferried to Washington, D.C., where it became property of the Smithsonian Institution.

Post-Challenger

After the Challenger disaster, NASA considered using Enterprise as a replacement. However refitting the shuttle with all of the necessary equipment needed for it to be used in space was considered, but instead it was decided to use spares constructed at the same time as Discovery and Atlantis to build Endeavour.

Post-Columbia

In 2003, after the breakup of Columbia during re-entry, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board conducted tests at Southwest Research Institute, which used an air gun to shoot foam blocks of similar size, mass and speed to that which struck Columbia at a test structure which mechanically replicated the orbiter wing leading edge. They removed a fiberglass panel from Enterprise’s wing to perform analysis of the material and attached it to the test structure, then shot a foam block at it. While the panel was not broken as a result of the test, the impact was enough to permanently deform a seal. As the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panel on Columbia was 2.5 times weaker, this suggested that the RCC leading edge would have been shattered. Additional tests on the fiberglass were canceled in order not to risk damaging the test apparatus, and a panel from Discovery was tested to determine the effects of the foam on a similarly-aged RCC leading edge. On July 7, 2003, a foam impact test created a hole 41 cm by 42.5 cm (16.1 inches by 16.7 inches) in the protective RCC panel. The tests clearly demonstrated that a foam impact of the type Columbia sustained could seriously breach the protective RCC panels on the wing leading edge.

The board determined that the probable cause of the accident was that the foam impact caused a breach of a reinforced carbon-carbon panel along the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing, allowing hot gases generated during re-entry to enter the wing and cause structural collapse. This caused Columbia to spin out of control, breaking up with the loss of the entire crew.

Museum exhibit

Enterprise was stored at the Smithsonian’s hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport before it was restored and moved to the newly built Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, where it has been the centerpiece of the space collection. On April 12, 2011, NASA announced that Space Shuttle Discovery, the most traveled orbiter in the fleet, will be added to the collection once the Shuttle fleet is retired. When that happens, Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, to a newly constructed hangar adjacent to the museum. In preparation for the anticipated relocation, engineers evaluated the vehicle in early 2010 and determined that it was safe to fly on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft once again.

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: Space Shuttle Enterprise (starboard view)


Image by Chris Devers

See more photos of this, and the Wikipedia article.

Details, quoting from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Space Shuttle Enterprise:

Manufacturer:
Rockwell International Corporation

Country of Origin:
United States of America

Dimensions:
Overall: 57 ft. tall x 122 ft. long x 78 ft. wing span, 150,000 lb.
(1737.36 x 3718.57 x 2377.44cm, 68039.6kg)

Materials:
Aluminum airframe and body with some fiberglass features; payload bay doors are graphite epoxy composite; thermal tiles are simulated (polyurethane foam) except for test samples of actual tiles and thermal blankets.

The first Space Shuttle orbiter, "Enterprise," is a full-scale test vehicle used for flights in the atmosphere and tests on the ground; it is not equipped for spaceflight. Although the airframe and flight control elements are like those of the Shuttles flown in space, this vehicle has no propulsion system and only simulated thermal tiles because these features were not needed for atmospheric and ground tests. "Enterprise" was rolled out at Rockwell International’s assembly facility in Palmdale, California, in 1976. In 1977, it entered service for a nine-month-long approach-and-landing test flight program. Thereafter it was used for vibration tests and fit checks at NASA centers, and it also appeared in the 1983 Paris Air Show and the 1984 World’s Fair in New Orleans. In 1985, NASA transferred "Enterprise" to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.

Transferred from National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• • •

Quoting from Wikipedia | Space Shuttle Enterprise:

The Space Shuttle Enterprise (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) was the first Space Shuttle orbiter. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.

Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia. However, during the construction of Columbia, details of the final design changed, particularly with regard to the weight of the fuselage and wings. Refitting Enterprise for spaceflight would have involved dismantling the orbiter and returning the sections to subcontractors across the country. As this was an expensive proposition, it was determined to be less costly to build Challenger around a body frame (STA-099) that had been created as a test article. Similarly, Enterprise was considered for refit to replace Challenger after the latter was destroyed, but Endeavour was built from structural spares instead.

Service

Construction began on the first orbiter on June 4, 1974. Designated OV-101, it was originally planned to be named Constitution and unveiled on Constitution Day, September 17, 1976. A write-in campaign by Trekkies to President Gerald Ford asked that the orbiter be named after the Starship Enterprise, featured on the television show Star Trek. Although Ford did not mention the campaign, the president—who during World War II had served on the aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) that served with USS Enterprise (CV-6)—said that he was "partial to the name" and overrode NASA officials.

The design of OV-101 was not the same as that planned for OV-102, the first flight model; the tail was constructed differently, and it did not have the interfaces to mount OMS pods. A large number of subsystems—ranging from main engines to radar equipment—were not installed on this vehicle, but the capacity to add them in the future was retained. Instead of a thermal protection system, its surface was primarily fiberglass.

In mid-1976, the orbiter was used for ground vibration tests, allowing engineers to compare data from an actual flight vehicle with theoretical models.

On September 17, 1976, Enterprise was rolled out of Rockwell’s plant at Palmdale, California. In recognition of its fictional namesake, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and most of the principal cast of the original series of Star Trek were on hand at the dedication ceremony.

Approach and landing tests (ALT)

Main article: Approach and Landing Tests

On January 31, 1977, it was taken by road to Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, to begin operational testing.

While at NASA Dryden, Enterprise was used by NASA for a variety of ground and flight tests intended to validate aspects of the shuttle program. The initial nine-month testing period was referred to by the acronym ALT, for "Approach and Landing Test". These tests included a maiden "flight" on February 18, 1977 atop a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to measure structural loads and ground handling and braking characteristics of the mated system. Ground tests of all orbiter subsystems were carried out to verify functionality prior to atmospheric flight.

The mated Enterprise/SCA combination was then subjected to five test flights with Enterprise unmanned and unactivated. The purpose of these test flights was to measure the flight characteristics of the mated combination. These tests were followed with three test flights with Enterprise manned to test the shuttle flight control systems.

Enterprise underwent five free flights where the craft separated from the SCA and was landed under astronaut control. These tests verified the flight characteristics of the orbiter design and were carried out under several aerodynamic and weight configurations. On the fifth and final glider flight, pilot-induced oscillation problems were revealed, which had to be addressed before the first orbital launch occurred.

On August 12, 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise flew on its own for the first time.

Preparation for STS-1

Following the ALT program, Enterprise was ferried among several NASA facilities to configure the craft for vibration testing. In June 1979, it was mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters (known as a boilerplate configuration) and tested in a launch configuration at Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A.

Retirement

With the completion of critical testing, Enterprise was partially disassembled to allow certain components to be reused in other shuttles, then underwent an international tour visiting France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Alabama, and Louisiana (during the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition). It was also used to fit-check the never-used shuttle launch pad at Vandenberg AFB, California. Finally, on November 18, 1985, Enterprise was ferried to Washington, D.C., where it became property of the Smithsonian Institution.

Post-Challenger

After the Challenger disaster, NASA considered using Enterprise as a replacement. However refitting the shuttle with all of the necessary equipment needed for it to be used in space was considered, but instead it was decided to use spares constructed at the same time as Discovery and Atlantis to build Endeavour.

Post-Columbia

In 2003, after the breakup of Columbia during re-entry, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board conducted tests at Southwest Research Institute, which used an air gun to shoot foam blocks of similar size, mass and speed to that which struck Columbia at a test structure which mechanically replicated the orbiter wing leading edge. They removed a fiberglass panel from Enterprise’s wing to perform analysis of the material and attached it to the test structure, then shot a foam block at it. While the panel was not broken as a result of the test, the impact was enough to permanently deform a seal. As the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panel on Columbia was 2.5 times weaker, this suggested that the RCC leading edge would have been shattered. Additional tests on the fiberglass were canceled in order not to risk damaging the test apparatus, and a panel from Discovery was tested to determine the effects of the foam on a similarly-aged RCC leading edge. On July 7, 2003, a foam impact test created a hole 41 cm by 42.5 cm (16.1 inches by 16.7 inches) in the protective RCC panel. The tests clearly demonstrated that a foam impact of the type Columbia sustained could seriously breach the protective RCC panels on the wing leading edge.

The board determined that the probable cause of the accident was that the foam impact caused a breach of a reinforced carbon-carbon panel along the leading edge of Columbia’s left wing, allowing hot gases generated during re-entry to enter the wing and cause structural collapse. This caused Columbia to spin out of control, breaking up with the loss of the entire crew.

Museum exhibit

Enterprise was stored at the Smithsonian’s hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport before it was restored and moved to the newly built Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum‘s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, where it has been the centerpiece of the space collection. On April 12, 2011, NASA announced that Space Shuttle Discovery, the most traveled orbiter in the fleet, will be added to the collection once the Shuttle fleet is retired. When that happens, Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, to a newly constructed hangar adjacent to the museum. In preparation for the anticipated relocation, engineers evaluated the vehicle in early 2010 and determined that it was safe to fly on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft once again.

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Free Webinar on Using Contemporary Construction Software to Obtain Key Metrics for Project Success

November 21st, 2010. Published under Construction Articles. No Comments.

Construction Software Webinar

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) May 21, 2010

Viewpoint Construction Software is pleased to sponsor the Webinar, “Top Down Metrics for Construction Business Owners,” presented by Construction Business Owner, the business management resource for contractors. Attendees can register for the free Webinar at www.constructionbusinessowner.com.

In a competitive environment with an unbalanced economy, there is no question that the ability to forecast and measure results can give construction companies a needed edge. A construction project that’s forecasted based on well-documented data provides contractors with the information necessary to deliver a better customer experience and assures maximum profitability. Using the right construction software can provide just the competitive edge contractors need to differentiate themselves in a tough market.

In this Webinar, contractors will learn how a contemporary construction software technology can help manage the complex needs of the construction industry. Specific topics covered include a review of cost and revenue forecasting, related Work in Progress reporting and dashboard views of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for top down metrics that benefit any construction firm. Brent Kuenzi of Viewpoint Construction Software presents a useful how-to for construction business owners seeking to improve their businesses with the use of construction software.

Owning a construction business involves a great deal of work, and the Construction Business Owner website and magazine provides the practical and easily applicable basic construction company management information that business owners need to be successful. This webinar is a part of Construction Business Owner’s continuing efforts to arm construction company owners with useful management tips and advice.

About the Speaker:

As a long tenured leader in the organization, Brent Kuenzi has been an integral part of Viewpoint Construction Software’s leadership in the construction industry. He has helped Viewpoint become the Heavy Highway market leader through his leadership and deep knowledge of the construction industry. After graduating from Oregon State University with a degree in business administration and a minor in engineering in 1980, Kuenzi worked for a local construction company as a division manager before joining forces with Viewpoint Construction Software in 1984.

About Construction Business Owner:

As the leading construction business management resource for contractors and the building industry, Construction Business Owner, offers articles from industry experts on some of the following subjects: construction software, construction accounting, marketing a construction company, green building, construction safety, construction law, workforce solutions, construction insurance, risk management, construction regulations, jobsite security, and equipment purchase and management for contractors.

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CFMEU state president Ralph Edwards on free speech and trade unions


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Protest Rally for free speech in Brunswick on May 8, 2010. Support the right of community groups to have stalls at Barkly Square shopping centre, Brunswick, Victoria

CFMEU state president Ralph Edwards spoke and outlined the constant attack on building workers from the ABCC established by the Howard Government.

Full Transcript
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As a member of the CFMEU I think I can reflect upon, as Sue suggested, the change in the laws of this country and how they affect trade unionists and we can talk about the ABCC, which is the Australian Building and Construction Commission which has powers which are the same as those powers exercised in relation to terrorism.

Apparently if you are a building and construction worker you are one step away from terrorism and therefore you have to be persecuted, prosecuted and generally stuffed around by the system on a daily basis.

These blokes here today from two local jobs, if they have a meeting on the job which goes five minutes longer than the lunch break then they are subject to prosecution and the union will be subject to prosecution because they’re our members.

All the way down the line since Howard introduced the royal commission in the early part of this decade all the way through the taskforce up to now the ABCC, building workers and their rights to free speech, to organise, to take industrial action has been under attack.

The CFMEU has been subject to millions of dollars worth of fines, legal costs and so on. It is not finished yet. Because this is the point I’d like to make to all of you.

The right to free speech has to be fought for everyday. We are here now after the fight was taken up back in the 30′s and we are commemmorating the free speech fight that took place then.

Free speech exists only as long as you defend it. Trade Unionism only exists as long as you defend it. Struggle is what it is about. It is not about celebrating a victory and then thinking everything is sweet because it never bloody is. It is a simple situation you must go on and fight.

A point was made by one of the previous speakers that there was a rally in Melbourne on the 8th of May in Melbourne in 1970. I gotta say that I was there, he was there, a lot of us were there, probably about 100,000 were there. That was not just about the Vietnam war, that was also the right to oppose the conscription of men to fight in a war they disagreed with. And today we are still engaged in wars we disagree with. They are just not dumb enough to try and conscript us anymore. They learnt one little lesson. But don’t think it won’t happen again.

The history of mankind seems to me to be 360 degrees: you have a fight, you go around the circle, you come back and you have the same bloody fight again. But, as long as you’re looking upwards, as long as your looking forwards, as long as your prepared to struggle then you will defend your rights and most of the time you will get to enjoy them, but not all the time, unfortunately.

Thankyou
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Article on Australia Indymedia: Brunswick Free Speech rally fights corporatisation of Public Space

Youtube Videos: Free speech Rally, Brian Walters on Free Speech

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Legendary Colorado River Boatman, author, historian and storyteller Brad Dimock as paddle captain


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Brad Dimock was the paddle captain in our AZRA flotilla. He is a legend as a Colorado River boatman – one of very few to have rafted the River at 100,000cfs (1983). More importantly he is a great fellow and a prolific storyteller.His knowledge of the Colorado River is encyclopedic. Brad is also a historian and author of several prize winning books including: "Sunk Without a Sound: The Tragic Colorado River Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde" and "The Very Hard Way: Bert Loper and the Colorado River". He has also colloborated on numerous other books including: "The Doing of the Thing: The Brief, Brilliant Whitewater Career of Buzz Holmstrom" and "Every Rapid Speaks Plainly: The Salmon, Green, and Colorado River Journals of Buzz Holmstrom (Colorado River Chronicles, 2)". Brad is also a publisher and President of Fretwater Press.

From the Arizona Raft Adventures website: www.azraft.com/gc_hybridtrips.cfm
"Brad Dimock has spent thirty years as a guide and leader in Grand Canyon and rivers around the world. His college and graduate work centered on natural history and outdoor leadership, which combined into superlative interpretation skills on the river. Nowadays he splits his time between the life of a writer of Grand Canyon history (www.fretwater.com), and a teacher/trainer both on-river and off. Dimock’s style shies away from pedantic relating of dry facts–he views every subject as another avenue for his greatest talent, storytelling. "

River Guide AZRA Arizona Raft Adventures
www.gcrg.org/bqr/19-2/brad.html

"Through Whose Eyes Should We View Grand Canyon?
www.gcrg.org/bqr/7-4/eyes.htm
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Brad Dimock correctly asks [The News, 7:1] whether or not the physical baggage that river visitors bring with them influences their personal experience of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon. He makes a good case for a casual relationship. Brad’s question is more complex than it appears, because things other than the quality of the food and the presence of a tent influence a river trip.

A river experience is largely a function of the visitor’s cultural perspective of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon; what might be called a visitor’s cultural baggage. Humans see nature through their culture which includes norms, values, and beliefs. Social science research shows that the natural environment is transformed by human perceptions becoming sociocultural phenomena called a symbolic landscape. In a recent issue of Rural Sociology, Tom Greider and Lorraine Garkovich wrote an article entitled “Landscapes: The Social Construction of Nature and the Environment” where they said landscapes are created by humans conferring meaning to nature; giving the environment definition and form from a particular angle of vision and through a special filter of values and beliefs. Landscapes reflect us.

Of course this is a complex way to say that nature exists in the minds of people, but once said we must reexamine Brad’s essay. There he states, “in our well-meaning endeavor to cushion the wilderness we have begun to bring the very things with us that we went on the river to escape.” He argues that the thinner the material veil between the visitor and the river, the more authentic the experience. This assumes that the river and Canyon are really a wilderness and getting back to the wilderness is why the visitor is there. Some people have other perspectives of the environment.

Over the past few years our UofA research team has accompanied Southern Paiute people into the Grand Canyon along 225 miles of the Colorado to learn what they perceive is there and what they perceive is happening due to Glen Canyon Dam water releases. Their report of findings called PIAPAXA ‘UIPI (BIG RIVER CANYON): Ethnographic Resource Inventory and Assessment for Colorado River Corridor is now being released. These Indian people do not see the river and Canyon as a wilderness, but instead as a homeland in which they lived and died for more than a thousand years. The rocks, plants, minerals, and water of this landscape are alive, self-willed, and understand the Paiute language. The living natural environment is perceived as liking certain types of human interactions and disliking other behaviors. In return for proper human behavior the river and Canyon feed, protect, and support Southern Paiute (and other human) life and culture. To the Paiute people this symbolic landscape is filled with places to farm, hunt, gather, live, and worship.

The tens of thousands of visitors who annually raft down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon bring many different symbolic landscapes. Is the wilderness a place from which to learn, as Brad suggests, or a wild thing to be conquered? Is the wilderness full of answers to eternal human questions, or a place for dams that generate electricity for distant cities? The visitor’s river experience will be measured in terms of which symbolic landscape is chosen.

Brad understands the critical role of the Grand Canyon river guide in defining the visitor’s experience. The river guide tells the visitor where they are and what to expect from the trip. Visitors do bring expectations, but these can be broadened by new perspectives shared by the river guide. Is it to be a wilderness they will enter together, or another kind of place? What responsibilities does the visitor have if she enters an archaeology site abandoned in the wilderness, versus the rock foundations of an old homestead that belongs to the contemporary Paiute family of Kwagunt? Should a visitor enter a hematite cave because it is a physical curiosity, or should she remain outside because it is a source of powder used by Indian people in ceremonies? Should a visitor play loud music while camped in an alcove of Grand Canyon, or should she remain quiet and respectful while in places which have echoes that some Indian people believe are supernatural voices? A river guide defines the proper behavior for the visitor, but proper behavior is based on which symbolic landscape they are entering. Can we negotiate diverse views of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon which permits them to be sometimes a wilderness and sometimes an Indian homeland? When the raft enters the water, someone must chose.

Richard Stoffle"

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Watergate Complex from TR Bridge


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The Watergate complex is an office-apartment-hotel complex built in 1967 in northwest Washington, D.C., best known for being the site of burglaries that led to the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Richard Nixon

Location
The Watergate complex is a superblock bounded on the north by Virginia Avenue, on the east by New Hampshire Avenue, on the south by F Street, and on the west by the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. It is in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood overlooking the Potomac River, adjacent to the Kennedy Center and the embassy of Saudi Arabia. The nearest Metro station is Foggy Bottom-GWU.

History
The Watergate complex was developed by the Italian firm Società Generale Immobiliare, which purchased the 10 acres which constitute the plot of land on the defunct Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in the early 1960s for 10 million US Dollars. Italian architect Luigi Moretti designed the six buildings on the site: a hotel, two office buildings, three apartment buildings and a retail center.

Individual buildings at the Watergate
The Watergate Hotel is located at 2650 Virginia Avenue NW. It has 250 guest rooms and 146 suites. In 2004, the hotel was purchased by a company planning to turn it into luxury co-ops.

The two Watergate Office Buildings are at 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW and 2600 Virginia Avenue NW.

In 1972, the Democratic National Committee had its headquarters on the sixth floor of the 11-story 2600 Virginia Avenue building. On May 28, 1972, a team of burglars working for Nixon’s re-election campaign put wiretaps and took photos in and near the DNC chairman’s office. The wiretaps were monitored from Room 723 of the Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge hotel across the street at 2601 Virginia Avenue NW. (The hotel is now owned by the George Washington University, although no longer used as a undergraduate dormitory.) During a second burglary on June 17, 1972, to replace a malfunctioning "bug" and collect more information, five burglars were arrested and the Watergate scandal began to unfold.

The Watergate Office Building was sold in 2005 by Trizec Properties to Bentley Forbes, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm run by Fred Wehba, for .5 million. The complex, consisting of the buildings at 2500, 2600, and 2650 Virginia Ave. NW and 600 and 700 New Hampshire Ave. NW, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 2005.

The three Watergate Apartment buildings total some 600 residential units. Past occupants have included Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, Monica Lewinsky, Betty Currie, and Paul O’Neill. Current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice now lives in the Watergate.

There is a small (63,000 sq. ft. / 5900 m²) retail center which offers a Safeway supermarket in the basement level and several upscale shops and restaurants at street level.
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Monica Lewinsky moves out of Watergate
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, October 14, 1998)

Monica Lewinsky is moving out of her Watergate residence and apologizing to neighbors for any trouble her newfound media attention may have caused them.

Lewinsky placed a printed note under the doors of fellow residents of the Watergate South this week informing them of her departure.

The location of her new residence, which has not been confirmed, is believed to be away from the Washington area.

The posh downtown condominium complex has several other well-known tenants, including former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole and his wife.

"As I depart 700 New Hampshire, I wanted to apologize for the inconveniences of the past nine months. To those of you who have passed along your kind words, I greatly appreciated your support during this difficult time; and I thank you. I hope you all know how very sorry I am that so much attention was brought to the building," she wrote.

Lewinsky signed the notes "Monica" by hand, her spokeswoman Judy Smith said.

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Watergate: The name that branded more than a building
Washington Business Journal –
June 14, 2002
by Mike Livingston Contributing Writer

Some buildings in Washington earn a place in history by housing future presidents, some by reflecting influential architects and the growth of a world capital, and some just by standing there as governments, industries, even centuries come and go.

The mixed-use complex next to the old canal "water gate" at the mouth of Rock Creek owes its place in history to a little piece of masking tape that sealed, 30 years ago this month, the lock on a door and the fate of a president.

It was Suite 600 of the Watergate Hotel that burglars on the White House payroll entered around 2 a.m. June 17, 1972, to gather information about President Nixon’s opponents. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) had leased the suite.

The ensuing scandal led to the imprisonment of top West Wingers and the only presidential resignation — and it made the name "Watergate" synonymous with political scandal and investigative journalism.

Despite what "Watergate" has come to mean in the popular mind, it remains for many others what its developers intended it to be: a prestigious address for offices, shops, restaurants, residents and hotel guests.

Watergate Towne
The five curving towers of "Watergate Towne" were the city’s first major international real estate development — the vision of Hungarian-born developer Nicholas Salgo and his Italian firm, Societa Generale Immobiliare (SGI), based in Rome and owned in part by the Vatican.

The Italian Count di Carpegna was a project architect on SGI’s staff, and the Countess de Rochefort was a sales representative for the Watergate East apartment cooperative. (The countess once commissioned Avignon Frères, the now-defunct French bakery in Adams Morgan, to make a 50-pound cake with 13 layers in the likeness of the 13-story building.)

SGI bought the 10-acre site from Washington Gas for million, thinking it would soon be served by a freeway. The Washington Star, whose archives provided much of the information for this article, noted in 1962 the plans called for "curvilinear buildings designed to conform with the curving Inner Loop Expressway at this point."

When models of the futuristic high-rises were unveiled by 1961, critics and zoning commissioners said the complex would ruin the waterfront and overshadow the performing arts center nearby, which was then on the drawing boards and would later be named after President Kennedy. The National Capital Planning Commission, according to a 1961 report in the Star, questioned "whether the site should be developed at all."

The Star thought so. A May 1962 editorial stated: "It is true that the so-called `curvilinear’ design is at variance with most commercial architecture in Washington. But in our opinion the result, which places a premium on public open space and garden-like surroundings, and which proposes a quality of housing that would rank with the finest in the city, would be a distinct asset."

Later that month, the White House urged the developer to accept a 90-foot height limit instead of the planned 130 feet.

Salgo and SGI’s chief architect, Gabor Acs, flew to New York City with professor Luigi Moretti of the University of Rome to defend their designs in a special meeting with the federal Commission of Fine Arts, whose approval is required for any construction in the "Monumental Core." In the end, SGI was allowed to build 25 percent of the complex to 13 stories.

Moretti, who had designed the Montreal Stock Exchange and Rome’s Olympic Village for the 1960 Games, served as a consulting architect. The Washington architecture firm of Corning, Moore, Elmore & Fisher also worked with the SGI staff architects. The builder was Magazine Bros. Construction.

‘White House West’
Work began in August 1963 with the groundbreaking for the headquarters of Riverview Realty, the leasing agent for the 200,000 square feet of office space planned in the complex.

The first tower, Watergate East, was believed to be the first major construction job to make significant use of computers. A forerunner of modern computer-aided drafting (CAD) technology was employed in plans for 8,000 square feet of irregular windows and 2,200 irregular wall panels.

In 1964, Jim Roberts of Magazine Bros. told the Star: "We had to face the fact that there are no continuous straight lines anywhere — horizontally on the floors or vertically on the facade. Not only were there many different curves on every floor, but no two floors had a facade exactly alike."

Watergate East was dedicated in October 1965.

Earlier that year, the Star told future owners of tower’s 238 co-ops that the complex "will feature an elaborate electronic security system" including closed-circuit televisions, two-way radios and a 24-hour security staff. "What all of this means," the paper noted, "is that intruders will have difficulty getting onto the grounds undetected."

Peoples Drug (now CVS) and Safeway opened stores in the courtyard in 1965 that are still there today, along with a bakery, liquor store and other courtyard shops.

Watergate West, the second residential building, was started in June 1967 and completed within two years.

Landscape architect Boris Timchenko planted flowering trees and filled 150 planters. Tiers of fountains in the courtyard provide the sound of waterfalls. Townhouse-style units line the first two floors; top-floor units feature private rooftop terraces and fireplaces.

In June 1969, the Star reported the co-ops were especially popular with high-ranking members of the new administration: "Watergate’s two completed apartment buildings have become widely known as a magnet that pulls many Nixon aides home."

With a quarter of the Cabinet — Attorney General John Mitchell, Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans and Transportation Secretary John Volpe — living at Watergate, along with dozens of White House staffers including presidential secretary Rose Mary Woods, the complex was nicknamed "Administration Arms" and "White House West."

Showcase for a Scandal
The hotel opened in 1967 and featured an upscale restaurant, the Roman Terrace. The DNC and other office tenants leased space in the hotel as early as April 1967.

The Watergate 600 office tower, specially zoned for nonprofit and professional occupancy, signed its first tenant, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, in February 1971, and its first "major" tenant soon afterward: the Manpower Evaluation & Development Institute, which leased the whole eighth floor.

In October 1972, a strip of fashion boutiques and jewelers opened under the name Les Champs. The 13,000 square feet of retail drew tenants such as Gucci, Yves St. Laurent and, according to the Star, "the only boutique in this country which exclusively features Soviet-made goods."

Manager Henry Winston warned Les Champs retailers not to exploit the scandal that had erupted from the DNC break-in; however, by the fall of 1973, the shops drew heavy traffic from curious tourists and scandal buffs. Winston asked five shops to leave within their first year, he told the paper, because "the appearance and type of their merchandise was not up to standards or their volume was too low, and none of them seemed improvable."

Other break-ins, other scandals
The first Watergate break-in was a residential burglary, in 1969, in which jewelry and a papal medal were stolen from an apartment. Ironically, the victim was Woods, the Nixon secretary who would later be accused of erasing 18 and a half minutes of incriminating evidence from one of the president’s secret tapes.

In 1973, burglars stole 0 from an office suite leased by the Italian Embassy.

And in 1975, perhaps the nation’s most influential jurist below the Supreme Court — Chief Judge David L. Bazelon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit — and his wife returned from Christmas vacation to find ,000 worth of jewelry missing from their apartment.

For many residents, the real Watergate scandal was the allegedly shoddy construction of the 143-unit Watergate West apartment building. In 1972, residents sued SGI for .5 million, citing water damage in 40 percent of the units, plumbing problems in 22 percent, malfunctioning kitchen appliances in 45 percent, and inadequate air conditioning.

SGI filed a counterclaim of million for "malicious embarrassment" and, after five years of litigation, paid 0,000 in a settlement.

Toward the end of the century, Watergate showed up again in stories about a scandal-ridden presidency: It was the home of Clinton White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

‘A delicious irony’
The Watergate’s original developer, Salgo, partnered with Chicago-based Continental Illinois Properties to buy SGI’s stake for million in 1977. Two years later, the company sold its interest to subsidiaries of the British Coal Board Pension Fund; Salgo kept his own shares until 1986 and then sold to the coal board.

In what The Washington Post called "a delicious irony for the father of the Watergate," in 1989 the Bush administration tapped Salgo, a former diplomat, for a task force to dispose of the U.S. embassy in Moscow because it was infested with electronic bugs.

Several real estate transfers in recent years have resulted in new, multiple owners of the buildings in the Watergate complex. The hotel now bears a Swissotel flag.

The apartments still attract VIP residents, notably Bob and Elizabeth Dole and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.

The Watergate’s most historically significant office tenant, however, moved out long ago. The DNC, within weeks after the break-in, transferred the bulk of its staff and files to George McGovern’s presidential campaign headquarters at 19th and K streets NW. The committee kept a minimal presence in the infamous suite — which was allegedly bugged again four months later — until its lease expired in January 1973. The 16,000 square feet of history were leased to the National Academy of Sciences in August 1974.

Mike Livingston is a Washington-based freelance writer.

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What you need to know about Home construction price

November 14th, 2010. Published under Construction Articles. No Comments.

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What you need to know about Home construction price

 Undoubtedly before you embark on any home construction project whether it be home remodeling for an existing house, new home construction, kitchen remodeling or room addition, you would wisely research how pricing construction and home construction rate work. Assessing and pricing construction projects are not too complicated to understand and are definitely not quantum mechanics science. As an experienced general contractor in Los Angeles I know how my clients think and what would make them happy, they basically want the best of the best in terms of quality and materials for as low as possible. Sometimes I can almost hear them think what they don’t dare ask – “do it for free “. Well unfortunately and as the old saying goes, nothing is free in life. Knowing that home construction price is the main factor in the decision making process of most people; I tend to explain how “prices construction” works and how I actually calculate estimations.

In general the factors a home contractor takes into account are: materials, labor, equipment, licenses and permits, office expenses, time and scope of work. All these elements must be considered very carefully and thoroughly before the final building cost is presented to the client. Any home construction rate may also vary according to the quality of the materials and the subcontractor’s credentials, as well as the area and state where the project is done because of differences in permits costs and charges. To avoid over-charging or under-charging the experienced home contractor also studies and reviews past projects and current costs of materials to come up with an accurate answer to the “prices construction” question, as it is often asked by my clients.

 To elaborate a little on the cost of materials let us start with the fact that on any single home construction or home remodeling project, builders use more then one kind of material, whether it be just tile installation, counter top replacement, bath room remodeling or even painting a house, the materials and equipment necessary are many and the accumulative cost of all of them can be very expensive for the contractor, thus making the home construction price high in the eyes of the home owner. Many a times the contractor would need to rent heavy machinery and equipment for the job and this too can bring the home construction rate higher. The cost of specific materials can change according to the quality, the strength and brands. For instance tile varies in price tremendously, depending on the kind and brand, therefore a bathroom remodeling can change considerably from one project to anther, while wood price for framing is relatively the same. Of course it is not the place or the scope of this information to detail the prices of materials, but rather to give an idea of what is involved in pricing construction jobs.

 Professional labor, as mentioned before is another significant aspect in the equation of home construction rate a general contractor will place in the estimate. Crews of trained, experienced and licensed professionals have earned their expertise with a lot of sweat and years of hard work in the field and therefore legitimately deserve a fair salary for the high-end job they deliver. When it comes to home construction and home remodeling, precision and craftsmanship is crucial and should not be under estimated by home owners because the difference between an expert and an amateur is huge.

Furthermore, cutting corners and hiring non professionalsis going to cost more in the long run and needless to say that many of them are unlicensed which makes it also illegal. A good home contractor will chose a craftsman who has the know-how and over of brand named materials if he needs to keep the budget low in the pricing construction process.

 Home construction is regulated by the CSLB and city municipalities and almost every home remodeling requires some type of permit from the city. It is something that a builder will calculate and add to the home construction price, unless it is agreed with the home owner that expenses for permits are coveredby the client.

 And last but not least, like any other business, a general contractor must have an office and other over head expenses that add a small percentage to the over all home construction rate estimation given to the home owner.

 All of the above is meant to sum-up in very general terms the basics of construction price estimation, and is the first article in a series of articles on the subject of pricing construction or as home owners tend to say “prices construction”.

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Q&A: Are there any good articles about the construction of PVDF Transducers?

November 7th, 2010. Published under Construction Articles. No Comments.

Question by E: Are there any good articles about the construction of PVDF Transducers?
I have been trying to build pvdf transducers for the past month. I am using a 110micron sheet. so far I have made about 5 different ones but they all work for a while and then stop. And also, the performance is inconsistent. I have been trying to find some information about the proper way to make these and maybe even a step-by-step guide would be great but I can’t find anything. Do you guys know of any articles or websites that could help me out?
Thanks

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Here’s a web group that can help you out: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/sensorforum . It’s dedicated to sensors. PVDF questions were brought up there in the past. Mirror your question there and you could get a good discussion.

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What are the biggest obstacles towards initiating construction of the border fence?

October 31st, 2010. Published under Construction Articles. 10 Comments.

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Question by Mikey C: What are the biggest obstacles towards initiating construction of the border fence?
Duncan Hunter notes on his website that Congress will be violating previous legislation over constructing a border fence which is supposed to cover 854 miles. Regardless of whether or not other sources are right in saying it’s actually 700 miles, and regardless of how little construction is currently being appropriated for (370 miles), what could any President do to negotiate with Congress over full execution of The Secure Fence Act of 2006?

http://www.gohunter08.com/petition/

- Duncan’s border fence petition on his campaign website

http://cc.msnscache.com/cache.aspx?q=8221941764366&lang=en-US&mkt=en-US&FORM=CVRE3

- article citing the actual length of fencing authorized

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HR06061:@@@D&summ2=3&

- link to the Secure Fence Act of 2006

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One and only one thing:

Lack of political will.

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High Flying CEO’s Secrets of True Love Exposed – 10 Top Qualities Men Find Attractive in a Woman

October 31st, 2010. Published under Construction Articles. No Comments.

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High Flying CEO’s Secrets of True Love Exposed – 10 Top Qualities Men Find Attractive in a Woman

Drastically different from the popular belief, what high flying men find attractive in a woman is not limited to beautiful faces and movie star bodies with attractive busts and petite buttocks. These features are a bonus, but they pale in comparison to the other features a very successful man looks for in a potential life partner.

When it comes to fashion and how a lady looks, the fashion media and the popular notion that is sold to the masses is that a lady has to have a beautiful face, a slim figure, perky breasts, fashionable clothes and all manner of things to appeal to a man. If men where only into a women looking like a super model in makeup and the finest clothes, then you could never get around the house in track pants and a T shirt. Men, contrary to popular opinion can be a lot deeper than that and they are looking for a lot more than looks when it comes to a life partner. With hundreds of biographies of CEO’s behind me here are 10 qualities that CEO’s look for.

1. Outstanding Personality – If all a man looked for is tremendous looks in his life partner you would never see a rich handsome man with an average and dumpy looking lady at his side. That’s because men are looking for beauty that shines from within. Even the most stunning girl in the world can repel men if she is nasty and evil inside, full of spite and bitterness and envy of others. A man wants to be able to speak his mind with his lady and interact with her, laugh with her and be guided by her down to earth care-free personality, and wants to be able to relax and let his hair down with her. A lady with a wonderful personality is a sure fire attraction to a successful man.

2. Sense of purpose. – To a man that is highly driven who has big dreams and is pursuing them with vigor it is a huge turn on to find a woman just like himself who is driven, fast paced and passionate about achieving her dreams. Single men with destiny and a strong sense of purpose go weak at the knees around other single women who are high achievers, go getter’s who have a zeal to change their world. Rather than threatening a good man with a strong sense of purpose, you only intimidate the weak men, men you don’t want by your side anyway.

3. A reader and person up on current affairs – You have heard the cliche before, “Leaders are readers” A man that is shaking his world and making his mark in a constantly shifting world and country is always reading books that speak about the best trends and ways of doing things. If you look at high achievers most of them a great readers and always have their fingers on the pulse by reading journals and papers to see what is going on in the world. Telling one of these high flyer’s you only read women’s magazines is a dead turn off and probably the last words out of your mouth that he will be listening to on your date.

4. Good sense of humor – A good sense of humor is rated as the second most desired attribute that women want in a man. This is only beaten by honesty in a man. Likewise, a woman being able to have a funny outlook on life and the ability to make her man relax and split his sides with laughter is a big turn on. In the corporate world with suits and ties, there is much seriousness and not a lot of room to play the fool. A man under a lot of stress in a competitive environment where he always has to be performing at his best to win and bring home the bacon, wants to be able to burst out in laughter at home with his lover and release the tension.

As a highly driven man, who is at the top of his game, a man wants not only a woman that is in his league but one that can be naked in bed and playing games before and after making love.

5. Honesty - All men enjoy people being honest with them, but super achievers especially have a big need for a thinker and an intelligent woman who is very honest with them.

I am not sure if you know but people who are CEO’s and who are very powerful cannot seem to get honest answers from many people in business and in life. The trouble is that all of those around him are somehow dependant on him and his power and therefore only say things that they think will make him happy. They are all yes men.

A powerful man has ideas all the time and he wants to know which of his ideas have merit and which ideas are not so good. The last thing a top achiever wants to do is invest his time and his companies money into a silly idea that everyone but you are raving about.

I think that women have little idea of how important they can be do a high flyer.

Having a readership of my articles each week that put me in the top 1% of preachers in my country, and videos that are watched by many, I am very open to advice and especially changing behaviours in my life that are not good. I am 42 and one of my best friends is my pastors daughter at 22. I told her just three weeks ago that in the past year I had made 7 major changes in my life because of her advice.

I love Sarah as she is very bold and has no problem at all identifying things in me that suck and need to change. When Sarah tells me something has to change, I have a good talk to her about it and when I see she is right, I make the change.

The other day I was in her office and she said with a smile, “So Matthew when are you going to get on your knees and ask me to marry you?”

I laughed and told her that although her parents and my pastors love my relationship with her, they might have very strong words about me wanting to marry their only young and precious daughter. I told her besides, I love her as my friend and too much water had gone under the bridge. She smiled. Later that week she was asking if I knew any men that I thought she should marry. She wasn’t joking.

My point is this. Men want a women that they are going to commit to to be honest with them. If you tell them not to be so arrogant and prideful they will be shocked at first but after much discussion they will become a lot more humble.

Billy Joel at the peak of his fame, sang a song called, “Honesty.” If you have not heard it, go online and listen to it and read the lyrics. This song will do a lot more to convince you then my words here on a page.

6. Reliability A man wants and loves consistency in life. Nobody likes change and most people will resist it. A man does not want to marry you and have a wonderful sex life until you have had your children and then see no sex at all. A man does not want to marry you as you were always cooking great meals when you are dating and when you were married you didn’t cook the same standard. A man wants to know that you are the same now, you will be the same when the children are born and you will be the same when you are old.

Sure, we all grow and change, all of us become different over time, but a man does not want a sudden change from what he loves to something he does not like. If you are having a lot of pre-marital sex to hook a guy, make sure that sex continues right through the marriage or you will have one very unhappy married guy.

You might think I harp on about sex too much but you might be surprised that over 60% of prostitutes clients are men in serious relationships whose partners are not fulfilling them sexually. These are women that are not reliable with their man and honest with them.

I am very aware that women are not sex objects and when a woman is not emotionally being treated well she is in no mood to have sex, but these women should be up front and honest with their husbands as to what he is doing that is upsetting her rather then simply denying him sex.

I have driven a taxi for 6 years, 14 years ago, and talked to many men who are married about this subject and I can tell you that many men feel that they are trapped in a very unhappy marriage. A man has a tremendous love for children and family and not many of them like to lose their children in divorce, but the women of the world need to be put on notice that the un- reliability and blatant dishonesty and tricks they use to snare a high flying man are evil.

7. Good listener - As discussed before a man who is on top of his game has a lot of yes men around him that will not tell him the truth on new ideas and things. Having the ability to listen for an hour to an idea and to ask good questions to really get him expressing his idea is like gold to a man that is on top of his game.

I am not sure how many women know how many major technology changes and great inventions where brought into this world because of a woman helping a man to refine his idea and concept. You would not know this fact if you had not read the many books I have read.

If you take the time to read up on your partners work and his occupation and understand what he does each day and are always available for him to bounce his ideas off, you have no idea how attractive that is to a guy.

If I could chose a woman to marry and her parents would agree of course I would marry my little Sarah. I love her so much. Sarah has listened to hundreds of hours of my stories and ideas and my life and she is such a joy to speak to. So good is our relationship is that she would ask me when I am going to propose to her. So good is our relationship is that she would ask me if I know any men she should marry. So healthy is our relationship when she has a serious career choice she has to make, it is me that she phones.

Do you know that conversation is a two way street? Do you know if you listen to your man and make constructive comments for him that he will be very open to listening to you. Do you know that many men simply don’t talk about work and their life at work as you have proven early in the relationship that you were not interested in listening to them?

If you are single and going on a date, listen to your date and ask him all sorts of questions and just let him speak for hours. Leave your date with the feeling that all he did was talk all night and that he was very rude and did not even hear you speak. Keep that up for months, listening and listening and asking him more and more questions and whether you are fat or thin really pretty or really plain he will fall in love with you.

Oh and then when you are married keep it up. Soon you will have a husband that will listen to you for hours and your conversations and communication will be very healthy. You might sit down for dinner at 6pm and not get up till 11pm to do the dishes. You might make love at night and talk for hours in bed and get surprised that he makes love to you again. You might be shocked that your husband makes all the changes you want him to make, because he highly admires your opinion on things and knows that you respect him.

8. Don’t be materialistic – Any lady that wants to win my heart will have to be one that has little interest in things that cost a lot of money. While 22,000 people stave to death each day in this world, I will not be investing millions of dollars in my own house. If you want the finest of everything in this world and you are looking for a high flyer to give you a mansion a luxury car and all the best money can buy, and you are stunning you may get your wish.

It is amazing how many guys will pay for sex with a stunning girl. There will always be shallow rich guys that will buy your body and give you all you want of his empire to get you on his arm and in his bed.

But then there are the guys that are worth many millions of dollars who are happy in jeans and T shirts and do not spend their money on all the commodities of the world. A rich man does not get rich spending money on useless things that depreciate in value. The only reason many ladies get a mansion is that bricks and mortar are an appreciating asset that a wealthy and wise man is happy to have in his portfolio, though if he thinks his marriage is not a good one he is not going to risk a huge amount of money in a house he might have to sign over to you.

A man who is treated like a prince will treat his wife like a princess, but you are not going to impress a down to earth millionaire with expensive tastes that your own income cannot support.

I know a Christian lady whose husband died. Three years later she was dating a man that lived next door to her that was an atheist. She was struggling to make ends meet as a widow and had always had the best money could buy with a husband that was a good earner. Since she was 18 years of age when he married her she had never worked a day in her life. Now she was working in a nursing home, it was hard work and finally she had found a next door neighbour with 7 houses and plenty of money. She was bragging that she would be able to go back to the easy life until two months before the wedding he told her that she would have to keep her job if she wanted to buy all the expensive dresses and clothes that she wanted. She was heartbroken and told us that when he was married to her things would change about that!

Two things shocked me about this lady I loved.

First I do not know how a Christian could be happy with a man that says there is no God and the subject of Christianity was not allowed to be spoken about in his house.

Second I was stunned with her statement that said, his idea of her having to work would all change when she started giving him sex as she was not having sex before marriage. I was very hurt by her attitude that she was going to try and use her body as a weapon.

If you want a CEO and a high flyer, best to treat him like a prince, help him build his empire and dress the best you can with little money. If you are a high flyer yourself its best not to think that your standard of living has to go up when you marry.

9.Independent and successful- Only a man that is insecure is threatened by an attractive, intelligent, independent woman. The ability to bring home the bacon and achieve in the corporate world in a great way is absolutely no threat to a man that is a very confident man. A man who is a leader loves to lead, that is for sure, but you being in a career and a fast paced high flyer in your own right is not a turn off, rather it is a turn on.

I am not sure if you know but men love to brag about their wife to other men they admire. They like to talk about the deal you just won, or the case you just won, or any other great thing you have done.

It is a fine position to be in when your man is boasting about you about something other than being good in bed, a good cook or a good mother.

If you have all of these qualities I have mentioned beforehand, the man won’t ever be talking about his sex life with his friends.

10. Physical appearance. – My pastors daughter Sarah has a bit of weight on. She looks to have come out of the frame of her mother who many would say is really overweight. Last week when we were having the discussion about why I had not proposed to her, Sarah brought up the objection that I was saying friends because of what she looked like. I told her if her mother was not married I would love to be married to her mother. This made Sarah’s jaw drop in shock as she knows I do not lie. She asked why would I say that as she did not know. I told her that her mother was the finest Christian I have ever met and would make a great partner for me.

If looks where all men looked for in a lady then you would never see very rich and wealthy and handsome men with average and ugly women. The fact that you see Billionaires with plain women proves that the 9 qualities above are highly favoured by real movers and shakers.

The fact that you see old rich men with stunning wives can be the fact that many men marry for a great body and sex, yet the opposite is true also where some stunning women look for quality of character also and these high flying men are the only guys that attract them in all the above areas.

I hope you have found my article informative. Please send it to your friends, comment on it or vote out of 5 stars if you really liked it.

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How partnering benefits the construction process.: An article from: Pipeline & Gas Journal

October 24th, 2010. Published under Construction Articles. No Comments.

How partnering benefits the construction process.: An article from: Pipeline & Gas Journal

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