Engineering Failure Analysis 11 (2004) 167-176 www.elsevier.com/locate/engfailanal Failures in inspection procedures: case studies A.J. McEvily* Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering‚ Institute of Materials Science‚ University of Connecticut‚ Storrs‚ CT‚ USA Received 1 July 2002; accepted 21 May 2003 Abstract The most frequently
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Business The decades after the Civil War rapidly changed the face of the United States. The rapid industrialization of the nation changed us from generally agrarian to the top industrial power in the world. Business tycoons thrived during this time‚ forging great business empires with the use of trusts and pools. Farmers moved to the cities and into the factories‚ living off wages and changing the face of the workforce. This rapid industrialization created wide gaps in society‚ and the government‚ which
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Obesity Literature review I. Introduction Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse affect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy. Child obesity has been increasing dramatically and it has become one of the most common chronic conditions for youngsters and it’s accompanied by several psychological effects. As for the children it might lead to being isolated and having peer problems and sense of discrimination from
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“The Dead” is a short story written by James Joyce about Gabriel‚ a man who is facing troubles with his wife‚ Gretta. Gabriel stumbled upon Gretta in an intense trance‚ while a certain song is playing. Gabriel soon finds out that Gretta had a past lover who had died for her‚ and he understands that she still shows emotion for him. Gabriel feels alone and troubled for the first time in his life. This story shows his great suffering in the marriage and how it came to be. “The Dead‚” written by James
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What is the relevance of the resource-based view of the firm to strategic management in a global environment? The relevance of the resource-based view of the firm to strategic management in a global environment is the idea that it permits the organization to be seen as a whole. In doing so‚ the strengths and weaknesses within the firm can be examined. This is done because as stated in the Hunger & Wheelen (2006‚ 106) text‚ "scanning and analyzing the external environment for opportunities and
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election of the main Afrikaner nationalist party‚ the Herenigde Nasionale Party. Different ethnic group were “classed ” into categories‚ as either white‚ colored‚ or "native. (Landis‚ p 14). This was significant as this separated society leading to forging of different national identities through different means. For the ruling “white” population‚ rugby was a source of national identity (Nauright‚ p 56). It played a significant part for Afrikaner culture‚ with rugby being a representation of their society
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Electronic Contracts E-commerce is staggering nowadays; everyone is using e-commerce at their own leisure. The meaning of the term "electronic commerce" has changed over time. Originally‚ "electronic commerce" meant the facilitation of commercial transactions electronically‚ usually using technology like Electronic Data Interchange to send commercial documents like purchase orders or invoices electronically. Later it came to include activities more precisely termed "Web commerce" -- the purchase
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sauce. It was a modest business that had limited presence in North Luzon‚ though it quickly acquired the rights to three popular brands of catsup and lechon sauce—Jufran‚ Mafran and Andok’s. The first major milestone happened in 1991‚ with the forging of an accord between Enriton and Acres & Acres. With the addition of seven more factories and three well-known brands (Datu Puti vinegar‚ Papa banana catsup‚ and Mang Tomas lechon sauce)‚ the new-born company was truly a national business‚ and was
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Each story contains a specific type of style that contributes to the purpose. For passage 1‚ both diction and geographical imagery help forge the analytical style‚ describing certain traits of the Okefenokee swamp. Passage 2‚ through descriptive diction and the usage of figurative language‚ the passage exemplifies the species contained in the swamp and their contribution towards it. Moreover‚ through the descriptors listed above‚ the purpose for passage 2 consists on the certain life forms to roam
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Coca-Cola Executive Ira Herbert sent out a letter to Richard Seaver urging Grove Press Inc. to immediately end their use of the slogan "It’s the real thing‚" which Coca-cola claimed rightfully belonged to them. Seaver responded to the letter by stating the company recognized Coca-Cola’s reasons as to why they should stop the use of the slogan; however‚ Seaver employs satire/irony‚ allusions and a condescending tone to assert the fact that Grove Press Inc. will not render their privilege to use the
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