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    James Watt Engineering Achievements Watt adopted the centrifugal governor to regulate the speed of a steam engine. (This was already in use for governing wind and watermills.) He invented the parallel motion linkage to convert circular motion to an approximate straight line motion (of which he was most proud) and the steam indicator to measure steam pressure in the cylinder throughout the working cycle of the engine‚ so showing its efficiency. Watt greatly helped the development of the embryonic

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    Social Construction

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    violence on children. After analyzing the taped conversation she came to the conclusion that men‚ even though they might not have the most factual background on the conversation‚ will try and take the dominant role more often than women. Social construction of gender is the belief that people everywhere follow guidelines or rules implemented on them by their own society according to whether they are male or female. Sex refers to the biological attributes of being male or female. Gender refers to

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    Construction hazards

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    Construction hazards • Working at height: XXX describes that working at height includes any workplace has the potential of personal fall of a distance that is sufficient to cause personal injury whether this workplace is at ground level or below it. However‚ most of the resources including XX_____XX mention any work activity which is 2 m and above from the floor surface as working at height. Falling is the major cause of accidental fatalities as it causes about 50% of the total fatalities in

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    Managing Competency

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    Health and Safety Executive Managing competence for safety-related systems Part 1: Key guidance © Crow n copyright 2007 This guidance is issued by the Health and Safety Executive‚ the Inst itution of Engineering Technology and t he B rit ish Computer Society. Following t he guidance is not compulsory and you are f ree t o take other act ion. But if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with t he law in Great Britain where t his is regulated by t he H ealt

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    unattainable goals for group Relentless Striving- compulsively hardworking at expense of all else‚ vulnerable to burnout Drives Others-pushes others too hard‚ takes over instead of delegating Power Hungry- seeks power for own reason rather than for company Insatiable need for recognition- addicted to glory-takes credit for other’s work and blames them for mistakes Preoccupation with Appearance-needs to look good at all costs-craves material trappings Need to seem perfect-enraged by or rejects criticism

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    Saftey in construction

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    Preventing Falls in Construction WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) IN CONSTRUCTION? “Occupational safety and health (OSH) is generally defined as the science of the anticipation‚ recognition‚ evaluation and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace that could impair the health and well-being of workers‚ taking into account the possible impact on the surrounding communities and the general environment. This domain is necessarily vast‚ encompassing a large number of disciplines

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    what is core competence

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    What is core product? And what’s the relationship with core competence?A core product is not the actual product but can be defined as the benefit of the product that makes it useful to the purchaser. This benefit might be an intangible idea or concept connected with convenience‚ status or the ability to achieve a certain task quickly. This benefit gives the product value and meets the needs of the intended customer. The core product should be distinguished from the actual product and from the augmented

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    The Construction of Fear

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    The Construction of Fear Barry Glassner gives several different constructions on how we can transform‚ exaggerate‚ and invent fears. Fear is defined as a feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by present or imminent danger. But Barry Glassner defines it as constructed through efforts to protect against it. Society as a whole uses fear to profit financially‚ politically‚ or media driven by journalist. These three profits show how transforming‚ exaggerating‚ and inventing fear has shaped society

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    Social Construction

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    Everyone ’s life is affected by social construction. This is the belief that social standard is determined by society‚ and it is formed by the individuals that belong to the society. Just Like when an individual thinks of a doctor‚ lawyer‚ priest‚ engineer‚ or manager‚ they usually picture males. Similarly‚ the nurses‚ teachers‚ and housewives might be purely female professions in our society. This is social constructionist thought on the role of equity and equality should play in today ’s society

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    Construction Contract

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    CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IAS 11 – DEFINATION IAS 11 defines a construction contract as: a contract specifically negotiated for the construction of an asset or a combination of assets that are closely interrelated or interdependent in terms of their design‚ technology‚ and function for their ultimate purpose or use. IAS 11 – TREATMENT Where possible‚ IAS 11 applies the accruals concept to the revenue earned on a construction contract. If the outcome of a project can be reasonably foreseen‚ then

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