history questionsz?

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in History

cherry asked:


question 1:
which heading best completesz the partial outline below??
I._________________________
A.Surplus of food
B.Rise of Cities
C.Job specialization
D.development of new technology

(1)results of the fall of rome
(2)effects of the neolithic revolution
(3)reasons for the puritan revolution
(4)causes of the bantu migration

question 2:
the ancient cultures of both the Incas and the Chinese adapted to the physical geography of their region by
(1)developing terrace farming on hillsides
(2)building chariots to protect their open plains against invaders
(3)becoming maritime traders
(4)construction harbors to encourage exploration

question 3:

which cause-and-effect-relationship is accurate?
(1)the russian revolution led to an absolute monarchy
(2)enlightment thoughts let to manorialism
(3)the black plague led to labor shortages
(4)the commercial revolution led to the creation of traditional economies

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I want to know about DRAGONFLYS?

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in Geography

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First I saw a green dragonfly and after 2 or 3 months i saw a red dragonfly every time after having a bath because that is the time i spend my time on the terrace. They usually settle on the construction objects which were kept at the terrace .What does it exactly mean

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What is more important for buyers, more square feet of construction or a garden?

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in Renting & Real Estate

soda7nb asked:


I’m about to option a hose. These are my 2 options. One house with more square footage, where the terrace pretty much eats up the whole patio garden, or another one that has a small patio with a little less square footage, but I can build a little and still have a little patio. The bigger one needs a lot of updates, with the smaller one I can take my time with the updates.
I want to know the re-sale potential for the future. I’m buying way below appraisal value on both.

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Renovations in my apartment complex – I can’t stand the noise! What can I do?

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in Auckland

Deppist asked:


I am renting an apartment in central Auckland, Eden Terrace specifically. I really like where I stay and would rather not have to move…

However, every single morning with fail I get woken up at an untimely hour by some god-awful pneumatic drilling, hammering or something o the sort!!

I work a little later hours than most so I normally don’t have to wake up until about 9am, and go to sleep a bit late. But these guys start their construction at about 8am and it’s really annoying!

The building manager, body corporate, property manager… None of them have even bothered to tell me what on earth they are doing, or how long it will last – but it looks like some major construction work.

They have ripped out all the tiles, trees and spotlights in the courtyard and now all that is left is a big dusty concrete mess. They have put up scaffolding around some of the other apartments and it looks like they have been vacated.

Does anyone know, do these people have any legal obligations to me, as a tenant, to ensure that I am not disturbed by all the construction? And if they really can’t help it, can I get my rent reduced as a result?

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I am interested in terracing the berm around the side of my in ground home I have erosion issues any ideas?

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in Garden & Landscape

Rob H asked:


My house is built into a hill with a shingled roof there were issues with the construction side walls made of concrete blocks and they bowed out the repair reinforcing the block with plate steel attached to cables and some type of a deadman anchor I do not know how deep these are buried or how far out but i need to route rain water so i do not wash out my hill and keep it from migrating to my driveway

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What is the specified minimum distance/measurement of a residential right of way?

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in Engineering

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We have a neighbor who have an on-going house construction and they wanted to have a terrace place on the area where our right of way was placed/positioned. As far as I know when you are constructing a house it should be within your allotted area and that includes the terrace, I just want to know the minimum specification for a right of way, forgot to tell you, our house location is in the inner portion from another right of way before the main street. Our neighbor on the right side have constructed also their house, the one i’m telling you was on the left portion where the main pathway was placed. My concern is that if our neighbor in front would decide to construct, our house will be covered and the path would be available is our right of way… does our neighbor have the right to place a terrace on top of our right of way even though it’s not covered by the their lot area? please informed me. thank you.

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please help me Study Unit – Structural Design, Part 2?

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in Homework Help

asked:


1. ASHI standards require a home inspector to identify and
describe the type of structure and materials of construction
before

A. testing systems scientifically.

B. evaluating each system.

C. establishing value.

D. reporting remaining usefulness.

2. A good place to begin an interior structure inspection is the

A. garage.C. basement.
B. attic.D. plumbing system.

3. Surface molds and sapstain fungi discolor wood paneling

A. and are the most common cause of wood decay.

B. but don’t cause structural damage.

C. but exist only in very dry conditions.

D. and cause a burned or charred appearance on wood surfaces.

4. To be properly vented, the foundation should have one vent for every _______ square feet
of floor space.

A. 50C. 500
B. 150D. 1500

5. The primary horizontal load-bearing component in a floor frame is the

A. jack stud.C. beam or girder.
B. brick pier.D. sill plate.

6. The slope of a roof is

A. the length of a rafter from the top plate to the ridge.

B. generally expressed as a percent.

C. the ratio between the units of run and units of rise of a roof.

D. determined by measuring the total height of the building.

7. One improper construction method that can result in structural weakness is

A. the use of kiln-dried lumber in structural components.

B. grading soil to direct runoff away from the structure.

C. retention of topsoil and trees on the home site.

D. construction of artificial terraces using debris and backfill.

8. Stairs are considered hazardous when

A. the height of the risers varies by more than 3/8 inch.

B. the width of the treads does not strictly comply with codes.

C. risers are less than 73/4 inches high.

D. they’re covered with carpeting.

9. Two common cosmetic flaws in gypsum wallboard include popping nails and

A. header cracks.C. sagging ceilings.
B. termite cavities.D. brown water stains.

10. Which of the following statements about dehumidifiers is true?

A. Dehumidifiers automatically dispose of water produced by their operation.

B. Dehumidifiers should have automatic shutoff devices to prevent overflow.

C. Dehumidifiers are usually found in the attic.

D. Dehumidifiers are the best method for fail-safe moisture control in basements.

11. Structural failure in a roof may be due to

A. the presence of a vapor barrier between the attic floor and the ceiling below.

B. too little span between supporting members.

C. cuts made in rafters or trusses for addition of components such as stairways and fans.

D. use of dried wood for structural members.

12. A horizontal supporting member placed between two opposite rafters is called a

A. collar tie.C. chord.
B. ridge.D. jack rafter.

13. The term live load refers to the

A. weight of the structural components only.

B. weight of the occupants and furnishings.

C. weight of the foundation walls.

D. total weight of the entire structure.

14. A load-bearing horizontal component over a wall opening is called a

A. header.C. sill plate.
B. stud. D. wall joist.

15. Sagging in floor joists is typically caused by

A. oversized joists.

B. undersized joists.

C. improper nailing of sub-flooring.

D. improper moisture content of the wood.

16. Brick ties in brick veneer walls allow for

A. water drainage. C. expansion.
B. air circulation. D. inspection.

17. While inspecting a masonry foundation, you find evidence of “efflorescence.” This is
probably due to

A. leftover residue from construction.

B. too much lime in the concrete.

C. fungus.

D. water seepage.

18. Your inspection report does not need to include information on

A. steepness of roof pitch.

B. adequacy and condition of flashing.

C. condition of solar heating system equipment.

D. type and condition of gutters and downspouts.

19. Bulging of exterior walls usually results in

A. sagging of windows.

B. a rise in the main floor beam.

C. settling of corner posts.

D. sagging of the ridge board.

20. The structural technique that includes long vertical studs running from the sill plate to the
second floor roof frame is called _______ framing.

A. platform

B.Vertical

C.balloon

D.post

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Is there a spirit in our house?

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in Other - Home & Garden

Saddo. asked:


We are shifted to a new flat. Ours is a seven floor apartment…me and mom shifted to this new flat one year ago. The initial 2 months we were living alone, my dad was away from us due to some family problems. Now hes with us. Due to the weak construction of the apartment, there are various camplaints in all the flats and still there are no ends to these complaints. The builder arranges for the repairation but again the same complaints are faced by the owner. All the owners are tired past 1 year, including us. The common complaints (which we too experience) are tripping of electricity, choking up of water taps etc.
Apart from these complaints, we (don’t kno about other flat owners) are experiencing some unusual incidents. The initial 2 months when me and my mom were staying alone, we used to get vigorous noises of hammering from the terrace. We stay on the 7th floor..below the terrace. We thought that some workers must be playing some prank to frighten us. Maybe its true. We made attempts to reach the terrace and find out whats up. But everytime the terrace used to be locked. We didn’t made attempts to reach the other wing and see whether the terrace is open cause if there was no one on the terrace doing this, it would have been impossible for us to stay here cause it would be true that there is some sort of spirit. We always thought positively about the hammering thing. Now we get the hammering sound in all the rooms from the ceiling. But the sound and frequency is less. But we were really shocked when me, my mom and dad got the sound of some one opening the lock with the keys of the main door. We have a safety door attached to the main door with the lock, so there is no possibility of a human being opening the main door. One more thing is the walls…we are having a sepage of the lower portion of the walls of the living room and bedroom which the officials of the building have promised us to work on it. But from the past few days…we are viewing tiny dents on the upper walls with scratches suddenly appearing. As for now our ears were the targets, now our eyes. The lock incident and the scratches have really made us frightened…now we are afraid of the hammering too, which we were not afraid of earlier cause we thought the workers are doing this to trouble us. We love our house very much and we dont wanna leave it…
Its a beautiful locality and we have decorated this house with all our hearts.
So pls tell me what are your views with these incidents…thank you :)

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Please Help. I am stuck. I have tried to give you all my thoughts but you still never helped. So Please help?

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in Mental Health

BigDaddy asked:


1. ASHI standards require a home inspector to identify and
describe the type of structure and materials of construction
before
A. testing systems scientifically.
B. evaluating each system.
C. establishing value.
D. reporting remaining usefulness.
2. A good place to begin an interior structure inspection is the
A. garage. C. basement.
B. attic. D. plumbing system.
3. Surface molds and sapstain fungi discolor wood paneling
A. and are the most common cause of wood decay.
B. but don’t cause structural damage.
C. but exist only in very dry conditions.
D. and cause a burned or charred appearance on wood surfaces.
4. To be properly vented, the foundation should have one vent for every _______ square feet
of floor space.
A. 50 C. 500
B. 150 D. 1500
5. The primary horizontal load-bearing component in a floor frame is the
A. jack stud. C. beam or girder.
B. brick pier. D. sill plate.
6. The slope of a roof is
A. the length of a rafter from the top plate to the ridge.
B. generally expressed as a percent.
C. the ratio between the units of run and units of rise of a roof.
D. determined by measuring the total height of the building.
7. One improper construction method that can result in structural weakness is
A. the use of kiln-dried lumber in structural components.
B. grading soil to direct runoff away from the structure.
C. retention of topsoil and trees on the home site.
D. construction of artificial terraces using debris and backfill.
8. Stairs are considered hazardous when
A. the height of the risers varies by more than 3/8 inch.
B. the width of the treads does not strictly comply with codes.
C. risers are less than 73/4 inches high.
D. they’re covered with carpeting.
9. Two common cosmetic flaws in gypsum wallboard include popping nails and
A. header cracks. C. sagging ceilings.
B. termite cavities. D. brown water stains.
10. Which of the following statements about dehumidifiers is true?
A. Dehumidifiers automatically dispose of water produced by their operation.
B. Dehumidifiers should have automatic shutoff devices to prevent overflow.
C. Dehumidifiers are usually found in the attic.
D. Dehumidifiers are the best method for fail-safe moisture control in basements.
11. Structural failure in a roof may be due to
A. the presence of a vapor barrier between the attic floor and the ceiling below.
B. too little span between supporting members.
C. cuts made in rafters or trusses for addition of components such as stairways and fans.
D. use of dried wood for structural members.
12. A horizontal supporting member placed between two opposite rafters is called a
A. collar tie. C. chord.
B. ridge. D. jack rafter.
13. The term live load refers to the
A. weight of the structural components only.
B. weight of the occupants and furnishings.
C. weight of the foundation walls.
D. total weight of the entire structure.
14. A load-bearing horizontal component over a wall opening is called a
A. header. C. sill plate.
B. stud. D. wall joist.
15. Sagging in floor joists is typically caused by
A. oversized joists.
B. undersized joists.
C. improper nailing of sub-flooring.
D. improper moisture content of the wood.
16. Brick ties in brick veneer walls allow for
A. water drainage. C. expansion.
B. air circulation. D. inspection.
17. While inspecting a masonry foundation, you find evidence of “efflorescence.” This is
probably due to
A. leftover residue from construction.
B. too much lime in the concrete.
C. fungus.
D. water seepage.
18. Your inspection report does not need to include information on
A. steepness of roof pitch.
B. adequacy and condition of flashing.
C. condition of solar heating system equipment.
D. type and condition of gutters and downspouts.
19. Bulging of exterior walls usually results in
A. sagging of windows.
B. a rise in the main floor beam.
C. settling of corner posts.
D. sagging of the ridge board.
20. The structural technique that includes long vertical studs running from the sill plate to the
second floor roof frame is called _______ framing.
A. platform C. balloon
B. vertical D. post

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Can you suggest a way to get rid of a huge (7 foot high) safe on the 2nd floor of a wood frame bldg?

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in Maintenance & Repairs

Jerry 71 asked:


It cannot be carried down the stairs and I think that a crane was used to install it. There is a wooden terrace, but one construction company looked at the terrace and said that they did not think that the terrace could support the safe. I am looking for the cheapest way to get rid of it (I don’t think that Craigslist will get any serious takers for such a heavy item). The safe is in Seattle. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

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