U.S. Facilities May Soon House Guantanamo Detainees

WASHINGTON — Secure government facilities in Kansas and South Carolina could soon be used to house Guantanamo Bay detainees as part of President Obama’s effort to shutter the Cuban detention complex. Pentagon spokesperson Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told the Associated Press earlier this month that both the Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and the Naval Consolidated Brig in Charleston, S.C. are being considered as possible transfer sites.

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Molded Chair

The Sentinel Armless Chair is ideal for use in correctional, detention, mental health, residential institution or public safety facilities. The one-piece rotationally molded armchair by Cortech USA has an extreme load capacity and is designed to standalone or be arranged in a grouping. The ergonomic design provides maximum comfort and can be weighed down with sand through the optional ballast door, bolted to the floor or bolted to other chairs. The chair is composed of “no break” polyethylene and has no wood or metal components.

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Project Scheduling Software

Asta Powerproject, the global standard for construction project scheduling, launched its Building Information Modeling (BIM)-enabled and mobile-ready software in April as an optional upgrade that will give project planners the key benefits of BIM and 4D planning without the heavy expense or learning curve of a separate system. BIM is one such recent development that many U.S. firms have not yet adopted.

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