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 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Pine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Pines are coniferous trees of the genus Pinus, in the family Pinaceae.
Pines are mostly monoecious, having the male and female cones on the same tree, though a few species are sub-dioecious with individuals predominantly, but not wholly, single-sex.
Pines are commercially among the most important of species used for timber in temperate and tropical regions of the world.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Pine   (1330 words)

  
 Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture.
Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue's copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.
Eiffel delegated the detailed work to his trusted structural engineer, Maurice Koechlin.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Statue_of_liberty   (3765 words)

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