causes and cures that we discuss here. This article series describes how to recognize and diagnose various types of foundation failure or damage‚ such as foundation cracks‚ masonry foundation crack patterns‚ and moving‚ leaning‚ bulging‚ or bowing building foundation walls. Remedies: Contraction joints are commonly installed using conventional wet-cut or early-entry dry-cut saws fitted with a diamond blade. Joints sawed with conventional wet-cut saws are made within 4 hours during hot weather and 12
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Opportunities * Acquisitions * Asset leverage * Financial markets (raise money through debt‚ etc) * Emerging markets and expansion abroad * Innovation * Online * Product and services expansion * Takeovers Threats * Competition * Cheaper technology * Economic slowdown * External changes (government‚ politics‚ taxes‚ etc) * Exchange rate fluctuations * Lower cost competitors or imports * Maturing categories‚ products‚ or services * Price wars * Product substitution -------------------------------
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-ve effects on the environment f ll the ? of all th resources y your fi consumes? firm What Wh t are th -ve effects on the environment the ff t th i t of all the products your firm produces? What is your firm doing to repair the damage done t th environment over th p t X y to the i t the past years? ? Wh t i your firm doing to avoid damaging fi d i g t id d gi g What is y the environment in the future? What is your firm doing to promote environmental awareness amongst employees and the p g p y public
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Employees Duty to the Firm Harmony between employees and employers is only possible only when there is no selfishness in the relationship. There are a lot of employers or firms obligation to an employee. But for every employer’s obligation there is also a corresponding obligation or responsibility of employee to the employer. While employers give what is just and right‚ employees should also be obedient‚ because obedience counts a lot. An employee should be respectful while an employer should not
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A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR A 3-STOREY BUILDING ABSTRACT This paper discusses the structure and features of the modern day Building automation system (BAS). Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. The control system is a computerized‚ intelligent network of electronic device designed to perform the maintenance of the mechanical systems in a building. The field technology used in this is a distributed control system with Lonworks technology
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NUSSERWANJEE BUILDING INTRODUCTION: This is the new building on the site of the Nusserwanjee building which was relocated to Clifton as a new wing of Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. The old building was marked for demolition but was saved by concerned citizens and architects as a cultural heritage. Shahid Abdulla‚ one of the founders of the Indus Valley School‚ excitedly called to say he had found a beautiful old building‚ right in the heart of Kharadar‚ which was for sale and about
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to provide advice on building an effective and productive team. The application of the information contained herein is applicable to both team leaders and team members. The author has found that when using these tips the team experience is much more productive and certainly much more positive. Building a High Performance Team Through Structure and Communication The term team has become common in the workplace. Now that the world lives‚ breathes‚ eats‚ and works in a global economy‚
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section 10 (1) of the Contract Act 1950 which states: “All agreements are contracted if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contact‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object‚ and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.” Competency refers to the capacity of being an adult‚ having a sound mind and not forbidden by law to enter any contract (e.g‚ bankruptcy). This principle is based on section 11 of the Contract Act 1950 which provides that “every person is competent
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Firm Reputation and Horizontal Integration∗ Hongbin Cai† Ichiro Obara‡ March 14‚ 2008. Abstract We study effects of horizontal integration on firm reputation. In an environment where customers observe only imperfect signals about firms’ effort/quality choices‚ firms cannot maintain good reputation and earn quality premium forever. Even when firms choose high quality‚ there is always a possibility that a bad signal is observed. Thus‚ firms must give up their quality premium‚ at least temporarily
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INTODUCTION Small and medium enterprise(SME’s) in India have a very important place in the Indian economy. Their contribution in terms of production‚ export‚ export‚ employment generation and all round growth of the country is well known. The role of SME sector in the nation building is well recognized not only in India‚ but also across the globe. The industrial engines of Japan‚ china‚ US‚ Germany and Taiwan are also driven by the SME sector. Finance/credit is the most critical component in any
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