standard (L0) design live loads when the influence area (AI = KLLAT) is larger than 400 ft2 (37.2 m2) as given in the following formulas: 9 ⎛ ⎞ 15 L = L0 ⎜ 0.25+ ⎜ KLL AT ⎠ ⎝ US Units ⎛ 4.57 ⎞ L = L0 ⎜ 0.25+ ⎜ KLL AT ⎠ ⎝ SI Units L ≡ reduced live load 0.50 L0 ≤ L ≤ L0 for single floor members 0.40 L0 ≤ L ≤ L0 for multi-floor members AT ≡ tributary area ft2 (m2) 10 KLL- element live load factors (IBC2000 – Table 1607.9.1) Type of Element Interior column
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Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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Introduction The Charismatic gifts of the Spirit today seem to present a much heated topic for debate. While there are differing views‚ it is an open hand topic‚ the Apostle Paul exhorts to us in Romans 14 it is nothing to divide over or pass judgment on our fellow brothers and sisters for having a view that may not align itself with our own‚ and that as individuals: be convinced in their own minds. Rather than adopting someone else’s interpretation‚ as the Holy Spirit reveals it to that particular
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Group A – the group that we were a part of – believed that to allow a person to die with dignity‚ at a time of their choosing‚ would be kinder than allowing them to suffer – particularly if they had a terminal illness. If a person feels their quality of life has become impaired and their health deteriorated‚ they should have the right to end their suffering. It seems cruel to allow a person to suffer physically because of their illness‚ and mentally because of the effect on their self-esteem‚ etc
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Research- Background | Notes | Basic evaluation | * Provocation- common law‚ criminal defence * Either or both statutory or common law * Possible defence by excuse or exculpation alleging a sudden or temporary loss of control- in response to another’s provocative conduct to justify an acquittal‚ mitigated sentence or conviction of lesser charge * Can be relevant in a court’s assessment of a defendant’s mens rea‚ intention or state of mind at the time of the incident * In some cases
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Introduction Newspaper is a publication which it main function is to report news. Most newspapers contain information for readers such as a weather report‚ television schedules‚ and also listing of stock prices. They also provide commentary on current politics‚ economics‚ and art and culture. In most cases newspaper depends on commercial advertising for their income at various degrees. By the time readers see or read a newspaper‚ most of them have already learned of the breaking news through
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OUTLINE OF A DEBATE Use this as a guideline in planning your speeches. For two-person teams‚ each person will give one constructive speech‚ and you may either have one person do the rebuttal or share it. For three-person teams‚ each person gets one speech. FIRST AFFIRMATIVE CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH (1AC) • 4 minutes • Establishes affirmative’s advocacy of resolution.—STATE RESOLUTION “Resolved‚ that capital punishment should be abolished…‚” etc. • There is a problem that could be solved
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that kept her tethered to her home. Dickinson’s imagery in many of her works seem to indicate some sort of mental malady; be it depression‚ bi-polar disorder or agoraphobia one can only speculate because the diagnoses for such ailments did not come about until after Dickinson’s death. The article was published in the autumn edition of differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies. It is a very long and thoroughly researched piece that asserts that Emily Dickinson pulled a tremendous amount
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34 percent believed that it was against their religion‚ 22 percent believed that it interfered with distinctiveness and individuality‚ another 22 percent were concerned that cloning could be used for questionable purposes‚ 14 percent were worried about the technology used‚ 5 percent had a different reason not previously mentioned‚ and 3 percent were just against it for an unknown reason. People are concerned scientists are “playing God” and these creatures are abominations. The question of ethics
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Sometimes I wonder if you even know that I exist. It’s always my fault. I AM ALWAYS WRONG! I come home; you don’t even ask me how I am or even where I’ve been‚ not even once. Jeez. I could be dead for all you care. I come back from work early and you ask me if I got fired. I sent you so many letters during that summer and you don’t bother to answer even one? I ask you why and you tell me that “I’m not one for the letters.” What a load of bullshit. When Lennie was at camp one summer working as a
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