By Gary Garriott Broadcast: September 8, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. Bridges are an important part of transportation systems. They make it possible to t

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Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is cement versus concrete. Guest writer Sal Glynn writes: Accuracy is important. You might think concrete and cement are interchangeable, but you'll quickly find that you're mistaken when some guy at Home Depot rolls h

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 11 January 2006 An Iraqi mason works on a wall surrounding a new school on the outskirts of Basra (file picture) Iraq has been hit with a construction boom - in no small part du

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Long-Life Concrete Bridges By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, June 07, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year, road accidents kill a mil

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VOA's Weekly Science and Technology Magazine Art Chimes 05 January 2010 MUSIC: Our World theme This week on a special edition of Our World, some of our favorite stories of the past year ... including a high-tech wrinkle to that humblest of building m

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Cement is a major component of concrete, the world's most widely used man-made material, an integral part of roads, bridges and buildings. But making cement requires heating limestone and other materials to very high temperatures, a process that rele

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