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  2. Tarkett - Wikipedia

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    Tarkett S.A., known until 2008 as Sommer-Allibert S.A., is a French multinational corporation specialising in the production of floor and wall coverings. Headquartered in La Défense , near Paris , the present company was formed in October 1997 by the merging of two others: French Sommer-Allibert and German Tarkett AG.

  3. Vigesimal - Wikipedia

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    In a vigesimal place system, twenty individual numerals (or digit symbols) are used, ten more than in the decimal system. One modern method of finding the extra needed symbols is to write ten as the letter A, or A 20, where the 20 means base 20, to write nineteen as J 20, and the numbers between with the corresponding letters of the alphabet.

  4. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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    sill - a stud sized member forming the base of a window assembly or the base of wall. mudsill - a stud sized member that forms the base of a wall and has been treated against insects and decay. top plate or double top plate - a stud sized member that forms the top of the wall. In cases where other members must bear or brace on the top of the ...

  5. Conté - Wikipedia

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    Conté crayons Page from a sketchbook using black Conté. Conté (/ ˈ k ɒ n t eɪ, ˈ k ɒ n t i /; [1] French pronunciation:), also known as Conté sticks or Conté crayons, are a drawing medium composed of compressed powdered graphite or charcoal mixed with a clay base, square in cross-section.

  6. California roads buried in mud after powerful storm triggers ...

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    Oxnard firefighters help hold an awning while moving a car out of a damaged mobile home after a possible weak tornado hit Ocean Aire Mobile Estates in Oxnard on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.

  7. Trump border czar lauds 'right' decision to 'hold Mexico ...

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    Trump border czar Tom Homan called the president's Mexico tariff the "exactly right" decision to pressure the country's officials into cracking down on drug cartels.

  8. Charcoal - Wikipedia

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    Vine charcoal is created by burning grape vines. Willow charcoal is created by burning willow sticks. Powdered charcoal is often used to "tone" or cover large sections of a drawing surface. Drawing over the toned areas darkens it further, but the artist can also lighten (or completely erase) within the toned area to create lighter tones.

  9. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    This is the simplest arrangement of masonry units. If the wall is two wythes thick, one header is used to bind the two wythes together. [3] Header course: This is a course made up of a row of headers. [1] Bond course: This is a course of headers that bond the facing masonry to the backing masonry. [1] Plinth: The bottom course of a wall.