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		<title>Allan Block Technical Newsletter Issue 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allan Block Retaining Walls on Steep Slopes The Tocher residence is perched on a small plot of land that overlooks Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna, British Columbia. Although the location provided beautiful vistas, the steep slopes and small lot size limited use of the tiny backyard. For the Tocher’s, the plan was to replace the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allan Block Landscape Newsletter Issue 31 is now available</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Landscape Lifestyles Newsletter By Allan Block Check out what&#39;s new in Allan Block Landscapes with the latest issue of the AB Landscape Newsletter by Allan Block. This issue is packed full of useful information on building great landscapes using Allan Block products. In This Issue: Learn how one family took their raised patio to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Places For Allan Block Walls</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was talking to a couple of people the other day and our conversation some how turned to all the different places that have Allan Block. Places like Ellis Island, Olympic Staduims, and a variety of ballparks and celebrity homes. So here is my question&#8230; What is the most interesting place you have seen, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abbey Allan Block Has Got Some Muscles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abby demonstrates the proper way to modify a retaining wall block. She must have learned that from her dad&#8217;s Allan Block book Share on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Allan Block&#8217;s Seismic Strength Shakes the Quakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AB FAQs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allanblockblog.com/?p=879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Allan Block Retaining Walls Have&#8230; Over twenty years of experience and excellent performance in seismically active parts of the world. Millions of units in the ground performing as designed. Full scale field testing in Japan on a 8m tall wall. The only segmental retaining wall company to have full scale seismic shake table testing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Facts About Labor Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.allanblockblog.com/?p=877</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It became a federal holiday in 1894. Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer. Traditional celebrated the 1st Monday of September. Most people celebrate with picnics, parties, fireworks etc.. In high society, Labor Day is considered the last day of the year when it is fashionable for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did You Know&#8230; Allan Block wants to reward you for building walls?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are Certified AB Installer, you are eligible to receive FREE rewards from Allan Block for the walls you build each year. Check out the AB Rewards Program and contact your local AB Sales Rep to get your projects submitted and REAP the REWARDS! Not Certified? Check out our Training Schedule or contact your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Retaining Walls Fail &#8211; Reason # 3</title>
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		<comments>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/why-retaining-walls-fail-reason-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did You Know&#8230;? The #3 Reason for Retaining Wall Failures is Improper Grid Placement? Follow project plans and specifications to make sure the length and placement of the grid is correct. Learn how to build a geogrid reinforced wall. And ALWAYS use the grid in the strongest direction, learn more here. Share on Facebook]]></description>
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		<title>Allan Block Technical Newsletter Issue 10</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/allan-block-technical-newsletter-issue-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commercial Retaining Walls]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allan Block and No-Fines &#8211; No Problem Woodland Heights, a 30-unit townhome association built in the 1980’s, needed to replace its second timber wall. However, numerous site constraints did not allow enough clearance to install geogrid reinforcement within the property limits. Based on site constraints and project goals, Duffy Engineering and Associates called for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AB Fence Gets the Thumbs Up From SCDOT</title>
		<link>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/ab-fence-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-scdot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.allanblockblog.com/index.php/ab-fence-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-scdot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AB Retaining Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with any community that once considered themselves small, the community of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has seen major population growth over the years. With this growth the traffic congestion and noise have continued to increase to a point that South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) traffic studies gave the US 17 corridor a ‘D’ [...]]]></description>
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