Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7)‚ and answer the following questions (total 100 points): Please describe: (a) the structural frame of WTC 7‚ and (b) how major loads were transferred in WTC 7. (10 point) The structural frame is the floor systems and bracing members that are responsible for maintaining the vertical stability of the building under the various loads. The structural frame of WTC 7 was designed to distribute the weight of the building and resist
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The occasional arrogance and bullying while queuing is nothing in comparison to the violence that can take place long before the goods arrive in the shop or supermarket. Violence takes place when there is no morality to our commerce. Nowadays‚ marketing executives will use all available methods to convince us of the need to buy their company products. They are not selling soap or petrol‚ but a vision‚ a way of life. Using the most sophisticated knowledge and techniques‚ they create unfulfilled desires
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Managerial Accounting‚ Spring 2013 Read chapter 7‚ complete the following which are DUE March 3‚ 2013 Complete all Questions as marked on page 301 (7-1 through 7-10). Also the following problems sets should be completed in excel. Chapter 7‚ (page 308) Problem 7-9 Questions 7-1 In what fundamental ways does activity-based costing differ from traditional costing methods such as job-order costing as described in Chapter 3? a) Nonmanufacturing as well as manufacturing costs may be assigned to
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VARIOUS WASTES IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION To get a world-class company it is fundamental to eliminate and avoid any waste (muda) in manufacturing and also service processes. Waste is any activity or process that adds cost but adds no value (for the customer). Up to 80% of the work that goes on in any organisation is adding no value to your customers Muda = waste (in its many forms) Muda (is a Japanese word meaning "futility; uselessness; idleness; superfluity; waste; wastage; wastefulness"
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(“The 7 Chakras for Beginners‚” 2009.) Furthermore‚ the root chakra is connected energetically to some organs of the reproductive system‚ hip joints‚ lower back‚ and pelvic area. Some health issues that are believed to correspond with disturbances of the root chakra include lower-back pain‚ sciatica‚ rectal difficulties‚ and some cancers (Seaward‚ 2012‚ p. 73.) Some of the emotional issues tied to the root chakra include survival issues such as financial independence‚ money‚ and food (“The 7 Chakras
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7IAS 7 International Accounting Standard 7 Statement of Cash Flows This version includes amendments resulting from IFRSs issued up to 31 December 2008. IAS 7 Cash Flow Statements was issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee in December 1992. It replaced IAS 7 Statement of Changes in Financial Position (issued in October 1977). In April 2001 the International Accounting Standards Board resolved that all Standards and Interpretations issued under previous Constitutions continued
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7 Habits Exercises – Student Journal Week 1 Goal for the semester is not to get overwhelmed by trying to reach all your goals at once but to practice the 7 Habits by taking small‚ easy‚ and manageable steps that help you use the 7 Habits and integrate them into your life. Each week we will practice and reflect on “baby steps” that will guide us to using the 7 Habits. This week’s reflection: This week’s reflections is taking “baby steps” will help me achieve my goals in time. If I could change
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wrote in a way that was simple and easy to read. He did not use words or phrases that were complicated and he explained things in a very clear way. I would rate Sean Covey’s "7 habits of a highly effective teen" with 3 and a half stars. Reflection When I was originally assigned to read a book called "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" I must admit I was skeptical. I didn’t consider myself to be one of "those people" who needed self-help books. After reading the book for five minutes
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Assignment 7: Careers 1. Describe at least three specific individual differences that may give you an advantage inthe workplace. One specific difference that can give you an advantage in the workplace is diversity. Rapidinnovation can also be essential in the workplace. Productivity is another good advantage in theworkplace. 2. Choose an industry you might be interested in working in‚ and explain why this industryinterests you. An industry that I would be interested in working in would be the
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Archimedes was one of the greatest philosophers who lived from 287 BC to 211 BC in Syracuse. Archimedes was a physicist‚ astronomer‚ engineer and mathematician who discovered and invented machines such as the Archimedean screw‚ Archimedes principle‚ Archimedean spiral‚ Archimedes claw‚ planetarium‚ compound pulley system and many war machines. His greatest contributions were in geometry and his methods and ideas started the idea of calculus and finding the density of an object without damaging the
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