The Pratt Truss was designed by Thomas and Caleb Pratt in 1844. It became popular for railway bridges because it made good use of iron. The Pratt has many variations‚ most with their own unique name. For instance‚ the Baltimore‚ Pennsylvania‚ and the Parker are all based off the Pratt. Pratt Truss How the forces are spread out Here are two diagrams showing how the forces are spread out when the Pratt Truss is under a load. The first shows the load being applied across the entire top
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CAPITALISM Capitalism is an economic system in which trade‚ industry‚ and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit. History Economic trade for profit has existed since at least the second millennium BC.[125] Early Islam promulgated capitalist economic policies‚ which migrated to Europe through trade partners from cities such as Venice. However‚ capitalism in its modern form is usually tracedto the emergence of agrarian capitalism and mercantilism in
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Romulus is a Good Example of Merit and Fortune. Throughout history there have been many princes who achieved a huge success in ruling the country or making the change of the world. On top of that‚ merit and fortune are two of the necessary values that the princes should have in order to rule. Merit‚ as we know‚ is mostly determined by the education or talent ‚ on the other hand‚ It is always the internal factor that plays the roll. However‚ Fortune is usually determined by external factor‚ which
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Universität Dortmund Building a compiler (considering characteristics of embedded processors) Peter Marwedel University of Dortmund‚ Germany P. Marwedel‚ Univ. Dortmund/Informatik 12 + ICD/ES‚ 2006 Fri2 - 1 - Universität Dortmund Effort for building a compiler So far we assumed that all the optimizations can be added to some existing tool chain. Sometimes‚ a custom compiler is required‚ but: the effort for building a custom compiler is underestimated. It is not
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MS5030: Practice problems – Set I 1. A bank classifies borrowers as high-risk or low-risk. Only 15% of its loans are made to those in high-risk category. Of all its loans‚ 5% are in default‚ and 40% of those in default were made to high-risk borrowers. What is the probability that a high-risk borrower will default? 2. A fund manager is considering investing in the stock of a healthcare provider. The manager’s assessment of probabilities of the rates of return on this stock over the next
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DEBATE GOVERNMENTS HUGE INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION Economists and development experts have always maintained that human resource is a significant factor for achieving high economic growth and improve the standard of living in any country. They assert the undisputed fact “the real treasure of any country is its human resource”. According to Harbison (1973)‚ human resources are the energies‚ skills‚ talent and knowledge of people which are‚ or which potentially can or should be applied to the production
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Performance reviews are an integral part of business. Employees crave feedback‚ whether it is positive or negative‚ as it provides motivation and a better understanding of the job requirements. Anniversary Date and Common Merit Date performance reviews each have advantages and disadvantages. It would behoove the human resource professional to choose the approach that best suits their organization’s needs and goals. Some of the factors that should be taken into consideration are; planning cycles‚
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Name: Lauren Strickland Date: 3/12/14 Student Exploration: Building Pangaea Vocabulary: continental drift‚ fossil‚ glacier‚ ice age‚ landmass‚ Pangaea‚ supercontinent Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. Antarctica is a frozen land‚ so cold and icy that no trees can grow there. Yet scientists have discovered fossils (remains preserved in rock) of ancient trees in Antarctica. What do you think this means? That Antarctica was once a part of the
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Case Study: Merit Enterprise Corp March 19‚ 2013 After careful review Merit Enterprise Corp case study the pros of option 1: (assuming that JP Morgan Chase will continue to extend season credit lines and medium term loans.) First‚ it would keep Merit Enterprise as a private company. Secondly‚ Merit’s would have the right of non-disclosure. Private companies are not required to disclose details about their operations. Third‚ Merit Enterprise does not have to answer to shareholders if the stock
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Assignment 1.3: Case Study: Merit Enterprise Corp Sara Lehn‚ chief financial officer of Merit Enterprise Corp.‚ was reviewing her presentation one last time before her upcoming meeting with the board of directors. Merit’s business had been brisk for the last two years‚ and the company’s CEO was pushing for a dramatic expansion of Merit’s production capacity. Executing the CEO’s plans would require $4 billion in capital in addition to $2 billion in excess cash that the firm had built up. Sara’s
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