DETERMINATION OF LOS ANGELES ABRASION VALUE AIM: (i) to determine the Los Angeles abrasion value. (ii) to find the suitability of aggregates for use in road construction. APPARATUS: The apparatus as per IS: 2386 (Part IV) – 1963 consists of: (i) Los Angeles Machine: It consists of a hollow steel cylinder‚ closed at both the ends with an internal diameter of 700 mm and length 500 mm and capable of rotating about its horizontal axis. A removable steel shaft projecting radially 88 mm into cylinder
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SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SHARPEN INDEX MODEL By Jissmol George SHARPEN INDEX MODEL • • • • The Sharpe index is a measure in which the performance of portfolio in a given period of time is measured. In Sharpe index‚ three things must be known: the portfolio return‚ the risk free rate of return - use the average return (over the given period of time). the standard deviation of the portfolio – it is measure the systematic risk of the portfolio. The
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There are 3 things you need to do when you are dealing with layoffs‚ 1. Career development help 2. Counseling services 3. Support groups Employees are now being thrust into a new role and they need advice on how to handle the new responsibilities. Career development help will simply show them how they are going to assume these new responsibilities and work through them and use them to advance their career. Make sure you inform them that if they do a good job‚ a bonus may lie in the
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SHORT STORY The sun’s rays beamed upon Kabul. It had not rained for many months now. The grass had almost vanished and any remaining patches of grass looked rough and shaggy like uncombed hair that felt coarse as my feet brushed across a patch of dried grass along the ground. The heat was particularly unbearable this morning as I was drenched with sweat. It trickled down my down my face and back like a waterfall and made a puddle on the ground‚ almost as if I was being teased by Mother Nature. I
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Thought Paper Stereotyping of Muslims in America after 9/11 8/1/2007 Imagine this perfectly normal scenario. You are taking a trip to fly abroad or within your home country. What does it entail for you? Packing‚ reaching the airport on time‚ getting through the regular security lines and boarding your flight of destination. For me‚ it’s quite different. I arrive at the airport earlier than most others so that I can avoid the extra screening security checks I get. They call it random security
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After the terrorist attacks on America‚ people of Islamic culture have been derided‚ punished‚ and are terrified of. Clearly displaying the results of discrimination against witches in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ we as Americans must not discriminate against others‚ especially Muslims. We must prevent this from recurring by educating the public‚ learning from prior situations‚ and living in accord. The task of educating the public is often a very difficult and daunting challenge. Subsequent to
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All passengers were dead except Trevor. He was the only survivor. The engines of F22s could be heard in the distance. A fire was burning in the engine. Trevor Adams lay there next to the helicopter half conscious. His body felt like it had been crushed by a thousand buses. Trevor was an analyst for the CIA and his mission was to gain information on the militants. The helicopter was supposed to take them back to the base. Trevor was the only analyst willing to gain information about the Iranian militants
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According to the F.B.I.‚ a U.S citizen is more likely to be killed as a result of faulty furniture than by an Islamic terrorist attack. However‚ though terrorism is near the bottom of possible security threats to everyday citizens‚ the rise of anti-western civilization rhetoric by radical-Islamic groups and the increasing media coverage has led to one in six Americans to identify terrorism as the most important U.S. problem‚ even ahead of the economy‚ according to a recent Gallup poll. Donald Trump’s
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The Fallen It is a beautiful day in New York City. You can hear a symphony of sirens and songbirds as the sun’s radiant beams dance among the clouds. There are people everywhere laughing and enjoying the day. Suddenly everything changes. Then the sound of a deafening explosion echoes through the air. A plane has just struck one of the infamous Twin Towers. Fire is blazing above as thick clouds of smoke roll out of the top of the North Tower. Another thunderous blow shatters the atmosphere. Then
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Introduction 1. Abu Solaiman Khalid Ibne Walid Al Makzumi shortly Khalid Bin Walid is one of the famous generals of all times. In the glorious history of Islam in particular‚ he holds a predominant position. Born in the year 583 AD in the Banu Makhzum branch of the Quraish‚ Khalid grew amidst marked affluence. His gifted character‚ notable family background‚ early military training and the contemporary scenario made him look a leader in the making even in his early age. 2. He eventually became
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