Symbol of strength

Article Abstract:

The destruction caused by the truck bomb attack at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, in Oklahoma City made the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) responsible for providing work environments for federal employees to design office buildings. The GSA choose the architectural design firm Ross Barney and Jankowski, Inc (RBJ) to incorporate the new blast requirements into a federal campus that would replace the Murrah building and would symbolize the strength of the government.

Influence, Design and construction, Technology application, Architecture, Public buildings, Bombings

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Mississippi diversion

Article Abstract:

This article discusses ecological, economical, and environmental aspects of wetland loss along the Mississippi River. Data indicate that annually about 25 square miles of marsh is lost and in an attempt to revitalize other areas the River water is diverted to the Barataria Basin wetland near New Orleans.

Environmental aspects, Protection and preservation, Mississippi River, Wetland conservation, Marsh ecology, Levees, Water diversion

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Education: U.S. universities sign distance learning agreement with India

Article Abstract:

The details of a distance learning initiative, signed between engineering schools of five universities in the United States, and Amrita University, are presented. The three year agreement initiated by the Indian government will see faculty coming over to India to teach every year engineering students.

Government domestic functions, Contracts & orders received, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, India, Colleges and universities, Contracts & orders let, Universities and colleges, Education, Contracts, Engineering students, Contract agreement, Education policy, Engineering schools

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