Lessons from Esso’s Gas Plant Explosion at Longford In September 1998 Esso Australia’s gas plant at Longford in Victoria suffered a major fire. Two men were killed and the state’s gas supply was severed for two weeks‚ causing chaos in Victorian industry and considerable hardship in homes which were dependent on gas. What happened was that a warm liquid system (known as the “lean oil” system) failed‚ allowing a metal heat exchanger to become intensely cold and therefore brittle. When operators
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LESSONS FROM GEESE By Milton Olson* 1. As each bird flaps its wings‚ it creates “uplift” for the following bird. By flying in a “V” formation‚ the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. 2. Whenever a goose falls out of formation‚ it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone
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Lesson from NUMMI The first and foremost change in NUMMI as a learning organization was in management philosophy. In the old Fremont plant‚ the management never trusted the workers and in fighting mode with the union. Union functioned to get the most compensation with the least work‚ while management functioned to get the most production with the least compensation. Workers had no sense of ownership‚ they did not see total picture‚ their performance was low. NUMMI started with belief that workers
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Report: Lessons from the Titanic Adapted from Causes and Effects of the Rapid Sinking of the Titanic by Vicki Bassett (http://www.writing.eng.vt.edu/uer/bassett.html) Date: 12 January 2012 Word count: 2802 Abstract This article discusses the material failures and design flaws that contributed to the rapid sinking of the Titanic‚ which collided with a massive iceberg in 1912 while on her maiden voyage from England to the United States. There were 2200 passengers
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A Lesson from the Amish? This essay takes a different view on how our children should be taught basic literacy skills‚ and it starts with having a greater connection with your family. Basic learning skills must start at a very young age when the child’s brain is most capable retaining information. The father of the household will start by reading a children s Disney story to his six year old son. Though the boy is not able at this young age to read or write‚ he is actively participating and gaining
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Lessons from “FEARLESS” the Adam Brown Story. 1. We all have strengths and weaknesses. 2. Choose your friends wisely! 3. To overcome your weaknesses‚ you must first accept the fact that you have one and not be in denial‚ and deal with that fact first. 4. When you’re wrong own up to it! Talk is cheap. Back up your apology with action that says you realize what you did was wrong and you know it. Don’t keep making the same mistake over and over. Ask for foregiveness. 5. You must give it
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Lessons from Nature Scientists are always trying to find more effective ways of making high performance materials with minimum consumption of energy and resources‚ minimum waste production and‚ of course‚ maximum functionality. In other words‚ they are trying to make materials that are economically viable‚ environmentally friendly and versatile. Living organisms are examples of design that consume the least amount of energy and materials. They are designed strictly for function‚ yet they excel
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blew into a huge event from a small feud between Menelaus and Paris. Menelaus drags all of Greece against Paris who drags the great city of Troy into the ordeal. This war became well known all throughout history as a magnificent conflict that had escalated from basically a triviality when viewed as a piece of a greater picture. In this way‚ the mighty Trojan War shook the entire known world thus foreshadowing "The Great War" which actually involved the entire globe. Lessons from The Iliad 1. Although
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Similarities and Differences Between Jefferson and Jesus Based on the book A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines In the book A Lesson Before Dying‚ there are multiple hints‚ clues and symbolism between Jefferson and Jesus. The author‚ Ernest Gaines‚ draws a line between Jefferson and Jesus‚ but yet he creates his character to be similar to Jesus in multiple ways. Some ways that Jefferson and Jesus are alike is that they both die around Easter‚ but not by their choice. Both Jefferson and
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ASSIGNMENT 4 - LESSON FROM THE CLASSROOM. Having not have taught before‚ I have gained tremendous amount of insight into student focus teaching techniques like student participation‚ making the class interesting‚ eliciting‚ drilling etc. I did not know that too much teacher talk was not good‚ because that was what I was brought up with at school and at university. The teacher talks and you take notes‚ or copy down points from the board. I must admit that when there was too much TTT‚ I as a student
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