n September 2003, Mason Sexton, a young, inexperienced developer, was making plans to replace a rooming house he had inherited next to the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville with a new 14-unit, 5-story apartment house. In his attempts to assemble the information, approvals, and resources necessary to go ahead, he runs into many problems associated with the development process. While Sexton is able to carry out most of the conceptual, investigative and planning stages of this development
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custom of "pulling wife". A man can ask his friends to lure a girl he likes to his house and keeps her there in three days. During these days, if the girl agrees to become his wife, a wedding will be held. However, the girl can happily go home after three days if she does not like him. Traditional houses of H'Mong people in Cat Cat have three rooms with three doors and covered with po mu wood roof. In the house there are three columns that stand in round or square stones. The walls are made from
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90 killed in Kolkata AMRI Fire Mishap KOLKATA, 9th December: At least 90 people were killed in a fire that ravaged a hospital here in the early hours of Friday. Most of the victims choked to death on the upper floors, even as the toxic smoke engulfed the building. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. in the basement of the seven-storey building of the Advanced Medical Research Institute (AMRI) Hospitals at Dhakuria. Soon the smoke swept through to the top, threatening the lives of the 164 in-patients
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a suburban house in the city centre of Cape Town. This is unusual as homes in the city centre today are found to be apartments, lofts, condos and penthouses. It is rare to find a suburban-style house in the city centre, built in the past 20 years. From this it can be said that a penthouse is the development of the suburban house in the city centre. Many factors lead to this development and change of “city houses”. It is essential to first look at the characteristics of a suburban house and a penthouse
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Channel 4 explains to Dr. Richard House that the children are safe and it is all good. How the children’s welfare comes in first place and that the parents can talk to their child whenever they want to and even take them out of the show if that is necessary. The text is all positive and Andrew Mackenzie who writes the letter makes sure that it can’t be misunderstood in any way that the children are safe. The other part of the text is written by Dr. Richard House who is a Senior Lecturer in Psychotherapy
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private one- and two-family houses. The rectangular, 13-stories high apartment buildings constructed in 1960s have large non-private yards and are in proximity to the shoreline. Houses vary in their design, size, and age. Most of them have private front- and/or back yards. The construction materials range from wood seen mainly on the older buildings to brick and siding on the newer. The houses are supplied with plumbing, heating, and air conditioning. Most if the houses and yards are in good condition
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Whites. The Negroes houses were set apart from the estate buildings of the plantation in close proximity to the fields to enable easier access to work. "As you enter the gates, there is a long range of negro houses, like thatched cottages and a row of coconut trees and clumps of cotton trees." [Lady Nugent p. 28]. Their houses were made of wattle, mud or timber. The planter or his attorney in his absence would occupy the Great House. The other whites', overseers, bookkeepers etc. houses were located in
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Disabled people A. Just because a person is disabled, doesn’t automatically mean that they are stupid or horrible. But lots of people think so, which is very sad. But thankfully there are also people who want to help the disabled, by giving them opportunities to learn and live like every other person and offer special therapies with animals or team sports to learn how to work and learn with others. There are also people who help, for example blind people feel a piece of art since they can’t see
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Case Study 1 5/10/2012 Top Quality Architects, LP My company, Top Quality Architects has just recently won a bid to construct a high rise residential apartment building. Before we get started there are a few considerations to take a look at during the beginning of this new project. The location that the construction will take place borders a high crime urban area. When we construct this building we want our residents to feel safe while living here whether they are parking their
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Apartment Buyer: Good Morning. May I speak to Mr Sudarmo? Buyer: Selamat Pagi. Boleh saya bicara dengan Pak Sudarmo? Real Estate Agent: Yes this is Mr Sudarmo. Are you looking to buy a house Mrs? Ini adalah Pak Sudarmo. Apakah Anda ingin membeli rumah Bu…? Buyer: Bu Simpson and yes I would like to but a house. What do you have on the market now? Bu Simpson dan benar, saya mau membeli rumah. Ada rumah seperti apa yang sedang dijual sekarang? Real Estate Agent: Well, first tell me the price
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