Engineering Failure Analysis 12 (2005) 720–745 www.elsevier.com/locate/engfailanal Best practice for the assessment of defects in pipelines – gouges and dents K.A. Macdonald b a‚* ‚ A. Cosham b a University of Stavanger‚ 4036 Stavanger‚ Norway Penspen Integrity‚ Newcastle Business Park‚ Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YL‚ UK Received 12 July 2004; accepted 13 December 2004 Available online 13 April 2005 Abstract Oil and gas transmission pipelines have a good safety record and
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and welcome him home. A friend is one who is ready to help a man in his moment of need. So a dog is really man’s best friend. He is prepared to die rather than allow any harm to come to his master. Dogs have been known to die to save their masters. A dog might even die of grief after his master is dead. He is certainly a true and faithful friend. It is right to call him man’s best
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Windows 7 is the best option‚ given that it’s most widely used by the majority of companies and employees around the globe; besides its quite comprehensible and can easily be installed. Hence forth‚ it certainly has all types of softwares and applications that you will probably need for your business‚ in addition to how hard ware devices can simply adjust with it. Nevertheless‚ it is much cheaper compared to Mac OS X and greatly stable for a variety of purposes. (What is the best operating system
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Being Your Best Self Being your best self can mean a lot of things to different people‚ but what does it mean to me? To me it means being your own Superman. It means to be everything you can possibly be; to be confident in yourself‚ in not only looks but knowing you can do anything. It means to help everyone; to be kind‚ caring‚ and sweet. Being your best self means to be happy and live your life. Confidence means having faith in yourself in many ways. It means to know you are beautiful in
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Madison Barr Lang Arts. 4/5 Personal Narrative 8-29-13 Losing My Best Friend One day when I was at school‚ a new girl had come into the school district and had decided to come to our school. Her name was Hailey Witlow. It was a few days before I had gone up to her and talked to her. But‚ I’m glad I did because after that day‚ nothing could separate us. We were like a nail and a hammer‚ peas and carrots‚ brother and sister. We were going to be friends forever. We would hang out everyday
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"There Is No One Best Style Of Leadership". Abstract: This proposal will present what is actually meant by the term Leadership’. The historical perspectives of different styles of leadership. The positive aspects and drawbacks of different styles of leadership. How leadership has evolved over the years. What are the main determinants of a good leader? Why after so many years and after the evolution of so many approaches of leadership‚ there is still no one best style of leadership. Explanation:
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Best places to live Have you ever wondered what might be a really good place to live? The best places to live are often the ones which are dear to the heart‚irrespective of the facilities and amenities‚where one wants to spend his/her entire life. On the other hand‚thinking materialistically‚quality of life is the main factor‚ which I think would make me decide which are the best places to live. It takes into account‚ economic success such as per capita income‚ wealth and employment‚ and also‚ factors
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LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE Laughter‚ they say is the best medicine‚ When the mood is right you can laugh at anything. When you make up jokes‚ you laugh out loud‚ But‚ when you look at clowns you laugh amidst the crowd. When you laugh at home‚ you scream and shout‚ And if you do‚ you sure won’t pout. It’ll wake you up from sorrow and fear‚ And it will definitely give you a wonderful cheer. Laughing can cure you from any type of sickness‚ Don’t ever take it as a weakness. Laughing
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Money-is it the best motivator or not? Good afternoon one and all. I am here to look at some of the arguments surrounding the question -is money the best motivator or not? The primary reason why people have to work is because of money. People are motivated by money the most‚ and cash is a fair and effective way for management to show appreciation to hardworking staff. It is not the only‚ it is one of the means to motivate people .money is not always the solution‚ emotional and pride-based motivation
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SLS1321-20M HW Unit 2 I firmly stand behind the belief that “experience is the best teacher”. All aspects of life can be taught‚ but to fully understand a situation I feel you need to experience it. Examples where experience is the best teacher are: shooting a gun‚ sky diving‚ playing a musical instrument‚ driving a car‚ and becoming a parent. While someone can explain how to shoot‚ release a parachute‚ park‚ learning the right breathing technique for playing the oboe‚ or change
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