The Evolution of the Post and Lintel Structural System The post and lintel structural system‚ more commonly known today as post and beam‚ is a construction method used to hold the weight of a building through the use of two or more upright posts that support the horizontal beam/lintel that spans between them. This technique has been used for centuries and is still seen today. When this system was first put into place it was solely for structural support‚ but as time moved forward‚ we see a shift
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Post-Structuralism Post-structuralism is a continuation and simultaneous rejection of structuralism – not only literary structuralism but even more so the anthropological structuralism of Levi-Strauss (Bertens‚ 2008: 93). * Post-structuralist thought has discovered the essentially unstable nature of signification. The sign is not so much a unit with two sides as a momentary ‘fix’ between two moving layers. Saussure had recognized that signifier and signified are two separate systems‚ but he
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impressionism. Post-Impressionism Post-Impressionism‚ as the name clearly implies‚ is in its simplest form an extension of Impressionism itself. Upon further research though‚ one can find that post-impressionism‚ although a direct descendant of Impressionism‚ is far more than a continuation of its patriarch. Post-Impressionism
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Write a letter to the editor of the Jakarta Post expressing general concern over the present status of canals running all through the city of Jakarta and discuss its effects on the city. Make a request to the administrative authorities to take up this issue and to monitor it at regular intervals‚ as we all prefer to have a cleaner and healthier environment in the city‚ the capital of Indonesia. Dated 31 August 2012 The Editor of the Jakarta Post Jakarta Indonesia Ref: Dear Sir/Madam
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From the mainstream perspective‚ Bureaucracy is thought to be the most technically efficient and rational form of organization‚ which is based on rules‚ hierarchy‚ impersonality and a division of labour. Under bureaucratic organization‚ workers’ behaviour and bodily actions are controlled by management. Recently‚ there goes a saying that bureaucracy is outdated as it is too controllable and the contemporary organizational structure‚ namely the post-bureaucracy offers more freedom. However‚ in my
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The ideas of the classical theorists‚ particularly those of bureaucracy and scientific management‚ are generally considered as rather old fashion and out of date‚ and of little relevance to work and organization today. Is this really the case? The classical theory is the earliest form of management that perceived that a set of universal principles would apply to all the organizations in all situations to achieve efficiency and organization’s goals. Scientific management and bureaucratic theory
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Post-Keynesian Theory Introduction One of the heterodox theories‚ Post-Keynesian Theory is a school of economic thought that had been developed from Keynesian economics. Pioneers are Sidney Weintraub‚ Paul Davidson‚ Joan Robinson and Hyman Minsky and George Shackle. The school born in Cambridge Economics School‚ which is John Maynard Keynes’s main country. Post Keynesians claim that they are the real successor John Maynard Keynes and reject two other Keynesian schools such as New-Keynesian
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Financial Reporting Assignment Assignment 1. Identify the Head Corporation of Australia Post for Annual Report of 2011. The Head corporation of Australia Post is Australian Postal Corporation formerly known as Australian Postal Commission. 2. Identify the jointly controlled entities held by Australia Post at 30th June 2011. List the percentage of ownership interest. Australia Post has number of subsidiary and joint venture with national and international entities. Entities
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Types of Post offices Head office: A head office is the chief of a group of offices consisting of it self and a number of small offices called sub and branch offices which have been placed under its accounts jurisdiction .It is the central office for itself and for all the sub branch offices within the group and monetary transactions of the latter offices are incorporated in its accounts. Sub offices: A sub office is a post office subordinate to and in account with a head office. It’s headed by
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During the late 19th century and early 20th centuries‚ Realism‚ Impressionism‚ and Post- Impressionism were forms of art that transpired. These techniques in art brought a sense of individualism to Europe; thus‚ people were inspired to make art that represented society. Realism‚ Impressionism and Post-Impressionism reflected European Society through their expressions of depicting life as it truly was‚ hastily capturing moments in time‚ and painting nature as the artist conceptualized them‚ not how
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