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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How to Contour Your Face Shape

All contouring techniques are not created equal. Any makeup artist will tell you that your face shape will make a big difference in determining what type of shading and highligh...

How To Rent An Apartment with Low Income Or No Income At All

Here are some of the tried and tested work around to rent an apartment with low or no income at all.

How to Make Mexican Tamales

I shied away from making tamales at home for the longest time, believing it was an undertaking so labor-intensive that it was only worth doing with the help of many, many extra hands. Turns out I was wrong—tamales, while requiring a small amount of assembly time, really aren't all that hard or time-consuming to make at all. After a few rounds of recipe testing, this version with three options for fillings will give you plenty of light, tender, airy, and incredibly flavor tamales…

How to keep civil engineers safe at work, in the field

Civil engineers face many potentially dangerous situations, from working at height to being around moving vehicles. Keeping them safe is a critical job.

You’re a Civil Engineer? So you want to build bridges right?

NO! Not necessarily anyway.<br>I have known that I wanted to be a civil engineer since junior year in high school, and never once did I want to design bridges (and that’s design bridges - building them...

What is a Women's Business Center

What is a women's business center? It is a place designed to help women entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses across the United States.

What is Urban Planning with a Civil Engineer?

Civil Engineers focus on construction projects, while urban planning concentrates on how a construction project will fit in an urban community.

Common Mistakes Young Civil Engineers Should Watch Out For

Starting a new career is an exciting time for young civil engineers. While mistakes are sometimes unavoidable, most can be avoided by following these steps.

Decorating rental space: 15 tricks to style your apartment or house.

Just because you don't own your apartment doesn't mean you can't add your own style: Here are 15 ways for decorating rental space and keep the owner happy.

What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains

Flash floods happen in both rural and urban areas.

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What will civil engineers do to aid our growing population in the developing world?

Design and maintain infrastructure as a civil engineer

Are civil engineers doing enough to account for climate change?

Are civil engineers doing enough to account for climate change? Emily Grubert, in a word, says, "No."

Ask Anthony: What Does It Mean to Be a Manager as a Civil Engineer?

Do apartment communities still need business centers?

A fairly common amenity offered in apartment communities around the country for the last decade-plus has been the business center. Ranging in scope from a single desktop computer with hard-wired internet access to a row of high-powered laptops with printer, scanner and wi-fi, the business center’s intent was to facilitate the technological needs of renters, …

Everything You Need to Know to Become a Successful Civil Engineer

Civil engineering has many different sectors, each one presenting a range of opportunities for those who want to get involved. You might prefer to work in an

Meet the civil engineer who wants to turn your poop into building bricks

Lunching and Learning: A Civil Engineer’s View of a Campus Chilled-Water System

In this article, a departure from typical HPAC Engineering content, a fictional conversation about a system that may or may not be in existence is presented to, in the words of the author, “plant the seed of an idea with people (who) might actually implement” it and start a (real) discussion.