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Bay Bridge inspections: busted bolts
Bay Bridge Bolts

At least 30 of the giant bolts that hold together the new, $6.4 billion eastern span of the Bay Bridge have snapped.
As a result, Caltrans is considering replacing all 288 of the bolts on the new bridge before it opens 
  


 

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California officials unveil Delta water tunnel plan
A massive proposal to build new plumbing in the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California's most important water supply, began trickling out Thursday as state officials released hundreds of pages of draft planning documents.
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Comedy Corner
 
The Oldest Occupation in the World
 
A physician, a civil engineer, and a concrete contractor were arguing about what was the oldest occupation in the world.

The physician remarked, "Well, in the Bible, it says that God created Eve from a rib taken out of Adam. This clearly required surgery, and so I can rightly claim that mine is the oldest occupation in the world."

The civil engineer interrupted, and said, "But even earlier in the book of Genesis, it states that God created the order of the heavens and the earth from out of the chaos. This was the first and certainly the most spectacular application of civil engineering. Therefore, fair doctor, you are wrong: mine is the oldest occupation in the world."

The concrete contractor leaned back in his chair, smiled, and then said confidently, "Ah, but who do you think created the chaos?"
World's First LED Concrete Wall Illuminated In Germany

Concrete, while very versatile, is a pretty boring building material. Grey and opaque, it's utilized for its affordability and utility rather than beauty. But a new concrete facade in Germany aims to give the reliable material a colorful face lift.
LED-Lucem-light

 

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NOTES FROM:Contractors Board logo
  Change in Personnel

If there is a change in the personnel listed on your license, you must report the change within 90 days of the effective date (Business and Professions Code, Section 7083). Some changes in personnel will result in the cancellation or suspension of the license.  The following explains how changes in personnel affect the different business entities.
 
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In This Issue
Not All Thieves are Stupid
Busted Bolts on Bay Bridge
Delta Water Tunnel Plans Unveiled
Comedy Corner
World's First LED Concrete Wall
Notes From Contractors State License Board
HUB Flyers
New Product of the Month
Figures show New Home Sales Gain
"Quote" of the Month
Strange Facts & Useless Information
Housing Market Accelerates
America's Infrastructure Up to a D+
Port of Long Beach Keeping its Head Above Water
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Recent Figures Show New Home Sales and 
Prices Gain in Riverside
 
There was a rise in closings of new homes in the Riverside, CA market in December year-over-year, and the percentage hike was an improvement from November 2012, suggesting the market may be gaining momentum.
 
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"Quote of the Month"
 
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: 
 
If it moves, tax it. 
 
If it keeps moving, regulate it. 
 
And if it stops moving, subsidize it." 

-- Ronald Reagan (1986)
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Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to digest a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
 
A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.
 
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
 
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
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Housing Market Continues to Accelerate

 

Multi-family permits 

grow for month 

 

 BUILDING PERMITS

Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 946,000. This is 4.6 percent (±0.8%) above the revised January rate of 904,000 and is 33.8 percent (±1.4%) above the February 2012 estimate of 707,000. 

 

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America's Infrastructure Grade Up to a D+; 
Continued Investment Needed

 

A slight uptick occurred in the 2013 Report Card's cumulative grade for the nation's infrastructure systems, which rose to a D+ grade point average overall from a D or "Poor: At Risk" rating in 2009. 

 

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Keeping its head 
above water

The Port of Long Beach isn't short on challenges or competitors. But its resources and location are formidable, and it's going on the offensive. 

 
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