Fellow travellers
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Laing of the UK, a contractor, has been awarded the contract to build and operate the 145 millio pounds sterling Midland Metro, a PFI project. The light railway will link Wolverhampton to Birmingham. Ownership of the project is to remain with the public sector unlike other PFI schemes. Altram a joint venture consortium of John Laing Investments and Ansaldo Trasporti of Italy, a rail engineer, is the DBOM concessionaire.
Publication Name: Building
Subject: Construction and materials industries
ISSN: 0007-3318
Year: 1995
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Self-assembled nanoreactors
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A study was conducted to give an overview of the wide-range of nanoreactors that were constructed from synthetic and biological building blocks using both covalent and covalent approaches. The self-assembled nanoreactors that are discussed can be considered as the simple mimics of a cell and contain a cavity in which there is a possibility of a chemical reaction taking place.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 2005
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Shopping survival guide
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Ways to manage shopping with children in tow include spending a shorter time in the stores, making sure the child is not tired before beginning, getting the child involved in the choices and spend time looking at things which interest the child.
Publication Name: Parenting
Subject: Family and marriage
ISSN: 0890-247X
Year: 2000
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