Can Water Damage Concrete? Concrete is among the most useful substances ever produced. Mixed and used well‚ it produces a very durable material that’s perfect for constructing buildings and other structures. Science‚ however‚ has other ideas. While many may consider concrete very sturdy‚ its biggest enemy seems somewhat benign in comparison: water. Industry experts such as AlliedFinishes.com offer good proof. In commercial settings‚ buildings like warehouses and large-scale kitchens often feature
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using material from Item B and elsewhere‚ examine the view that development causes "significant damage to the environment" In this essay I am going to examine whether development in a country causes significant damage to the environment. Firstly‚ when a country becomes developed‚ they have to become industrialised first. This means that the country changes from being mainly an agricultural production and people living in the countryside‚ to the people flocking to the newly increasing cities
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The Expansion of Jurisdiction by ICSID Tribunal: Approaches‚ Reasons and Damages CHEN Huiping( 1. Introduction In recent years‚ the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (sometimes it is referred to as international investment arbitration) has received extensive critique from developing countries‚ scholars and civil society. Its legitimacy is challenged or questioned due to various reasons including the inconsistency of arbitral awards‚ lack of transparency‚ etc.[1] In my opinion
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Injuries! In Sports! People say that sports can hurt you‚ and and they can‚ but how? Injuries from sports can hurt you or people by breaking bones‚ causing brain damage‚ or hurt children if they play high-impact sports at a younger age. In the first place‚ breaking bones and brain damage are two of many causes of sports related injuries. A 17 year old boy Hortonville junior‚ says “He knew the helmet-to-helmet collision was a hard hit‚” and shook it off. The problem is- he did not know that he got
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Liquidated Damages v. Penalty Are Causation and Loss Really Required?‚ Pooja Sharma* In a contract‚ the parties may name a sum to be payable in the event of breach. If such sum is a genuine pre estimate of loss it is termed liquidated damages‚ and if it bears no reflection on the loss suffered‚ it is termed a penalty. Courts are reluctant to enforce penalty clauses and in such cases the sum stipulated is normally reduced. It has been perceptively observed by Fansworth that in comparison to the
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Do human activities damage our planet‚ or do they make it a better place to live in? Our planet has being threatened by human activities approximately since the Industrial Revolution‚ in the 19th century‚ which has contributed to expand the greenhouse effect. From this time on‚ humanity has massively increased the gases that are sent to the atmosphere due to better life conditions‚ allowing people‚ from all over the world‚ to use certain new objects and energies that damage the suitability of
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journals without payment and without expectation of payment. In addition‚ scholars typically participate in peer review as referees and editors without expectation of payment."In this highly dynamic modern environment‚ the imperative to make knowledge available to everyone who can make use of it‚ apply it‚ or build on it is more pressing than ever. It is important to engage and invest in research as it accelerates the pace of scientific discovery and encourages innovation. It also enriches education and
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Controller DATE: August 4‚ 1990 SUBJECT: How to Report Earthquake Damages in the Income Statement CHHS Inc. has suffered extensive damages due to the after math of the October 17‚ 1989 San Francisco Bay Area earthquake that hit at a 7.1 magnitude on the Richter scale. Twelve of the twenty-two stores have been closed for a varying period of time due to the large damages that occurred. In total‚ damages have summed to $27.5 million and the question is exactly how to classify these‚
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Binge drinking‚ drug use‚ rape‚ murder and mateship. These five relatively serious social issues have been under weighed by our society. The issues that have been hidden in life are then revealed through texts. The play Blackrock and expository text Damage Done clearly reveals truths that reality has obscured. Binge drinking is a major issue which concerns teenagers. Blackrock is a play written by Nick Enright and shows how teenagers are allowed to purchase alcohol for a beach party that was unsupervised
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Eye Strain as a Result of Computer Use In the 20th century‚ technology is at an all time high in the world. This technology includes research‚ computers‚ medical advances‚ social networking‚ and a vast variety of other things. Among the advanced technology is a breakthrough of computer use. Almost everyone at some point in their day is using a computer for one task or another. Computers have taken the world and reshaped the possibilities of ideas and dreams in the past decade. Millions of people
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