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Typos you may have missed in AS/NZS 3500.3:2025
There may be three minor drafting errors in the relevant standard for box gutters. Ken Sutherland explains what’s incorrect and how to remedy them. Even minor drafting slips in AS/NZS 3500.3:2025 can slow designers down. Two of the three issues below are mostly confusing, but the third one can lead to an incorrect design outcome. Here’s what to look for, and more importantly, how to interpret each item correctly in practice.
Why AS/NZS 3500.3:2025 gets valley gutters wrong
The newly released Standard for valley gutters might be flawed. Ken Sutherland explores its shortcomings and outlines a CFD-based pathway practitioners can use to get accurate results. I have a lot of gripes with AS/NZS 3500.3:2025 Plumbing and drainage standards series when it comes to valley gutters. There are several errors that render it almost unusable. For example, Figure 3.6.2, the graph intended to represent Table 3.6.2 in visual form, is seriously incorrect.
Black, Red and White: Characterization of Painting Materials on a Group of Bwa Masks from Burkina Faso
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The Swan in Clewer, Windsor
Which Award has been Won? The R&A is a magazine that is freely delivered to people's homes. It has a range of interesting articles about local businesses, communities, charties and events that would be of interest to the readership. R&A asked their readership to share with them those who deserved recognition and thanks and have truly brought 'good cheer' to us as we've come together. With a lot of local support for which we are very appreciative for, The Swan won the overall winner for 2021.
Characterization of surface materials on African sculptures: new insights from a multi-analytical study including proteomics
Characterization of surface materials on African sculptures: new insights from a multi-analytical study including proteomics Multiple analytical techniques were used to characterize materials from the surfaces of two African sculptures in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago: a Bamana power object (boli), and a Yoruba wooden sculpture of a female figure.
Paul Moreno was a historic Texas rebel: Ken Sutherland
During the mid-1960s, a different kind of political candidate by the name of Pablo Cruz Moreno arose from a neighborhood in Central El Paso, referred to as the second ward or segundo barrio. This area served as a cultural comfort zone for early generation working class Chicanos. Moreno surfaced as the defiant voice of this underserved constituency. His role was clear as the rare voice for Chicanos across Texas.
Should you roll your 401(k) to an IRA when you retire? Here’s what you need to know
While you're working and accumulating assets, you likely are contributing to your company sponsored 401(k) plan. Even better, you might also be getting a match from your employer! Contributing to your company sponsored retirement plan is a great way to build assets and prepare for retirement. But what about when you do retire? Should you roll your 401(k) to an IRA? If so, when should you do it? Rolling over your 401(k) can be a big decision and many people don't have the facts straight.
How to know when you have enough money to retire
How much is enough to retire? One of the most frequently asked questions when we meet with potential new clients looking to retire is, "How do I know if I have enough?" Our response is always the same: "Enough to do what?" One of the most important tasks when planning and thinking about retiring is defining what this next chapter of life is going to mean for you. What's important? What are your passions? What's going to fill your time?
Use this Social Security strategy before it's gone for good
We all know that Social Security is an important part of retirement income. Particularly now with so much market volatility and uncertainty, the need for secure, reliable income is in high demand.
Making the 'Great Transition' to retirement is a scary time
Why is it that looking forward to one of the most exciting times of our lives can also be one of the scariest? You've been working towards retirement for years so you can do all the things you've been longing to do — to be free, to cross things off your bucket list! Yet just below the surface are likely feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and even fear. We call retirement the “Great Transition” for this very reason. “Great” means big, tremendous, but also terrible and extreme.
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