for jointed masses. The authors have described failure modes associated with splitting‚ shearing‚ sliding‚ and rotation based on the results of Singh’s testing of a jointed block mass in uniaxial compression and published literature. The discusser does not have access to Singh’s data Singh 1997 but is familiar with Brown’s triaxial tests on block jointed models Brown 1970 and accepts the four failure modes under those test conditions. These failure modes would have wide acceptance throughout rock
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Face to Face Summer Erxleben MAR2305 December 17‚ 2011 Brandi Summers Face to Face The manner in which I handled this customer service call was unprofessional and handled very poorly. I did not answer the phone within three rings or use the proper greeting that the company requires. There were many things I could have done different in this situation. First and foremost I should have done my job and handled her situation right away. However‚ that was not the case. Since I did not‚ there
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A Class Divided You’re not as good as the person next to you. Or the one across the room. That’s just how it is‚ ever since you were born‚ all because you’re different. What if you were told this? In the film Eye of the Storm/A Class Divided‚ one teacher decided to do just that with her students. It was a small class of young children‚ all of them innocent and kind. After being told by the teacher that blue eyed students were better than brown eyed students‚ the actions and feelings amongst the
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Technology in Education‚ Then and Now Technology is changing the way we live and do work‚ but it’s also transforming the way we learn. Technology has proven to be a key device used to increase efficiency in education. While 10 years went by in grade school‚ from 2001 to 2013‚ the amount of technology used in faculties changed drastically. This brought the percent of uneducated citizens to an all time low. There is no doubt that technology itself has only positive impacts on how efficiently we
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Women‚ Then and Now Cassie Biery COM/155 October 23‚ 2011 Tara Rodriguez Women‚ Then and Now The thought of the 1950s conjures up many wholesome images; perfectly dressed and smiling mothers who have every meal on the table‚ working fathers with all the answers to life’s problems‚ and perfect children all gathered around the table. Today‚ the words wife and mother conjure up images that are similar‚ however far more complicated. Unlike the clearly defined gender roles of the 1950s‚ today’s
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Multicultural Models” 135 HARIHAR BHATTACHARYYA‚ “Multiculturalism in Contemporary India” 148 MOHAMMAD WASEEM‚ “Pluralism and Democracy in Pakistan” 162 DARSHAN S. TATLA‚ “Sikhs in Multicultural Societies” 177 Editorial MATTHIAS KOENIG University of Bamberg he current thematic issue of UNESCO’s International Journal on Multicultural Societies (IJMS) addresses the governance of cultural diversity in post-colonial settings. Building directly on our debate of political integration in modern nation-states (see
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Incandescent light‚ batteries‚ electrical outlets‚ telephones‚ and movies; what would life be like without them? Thanks to one man‚ Thomas Edison‚ we can have all of these luxuries‚ and many‚ many more. Thomas Edison lived from‚ 1847 to 1931‚ and in those years‚ he forever changed the world. Edison was quoted saying‚ “My desire‚ is to do everything within my power to further free the people from drudgery‚ and create the largest possible measure of happiness‚ and prosperity” (Edison qtd. In Venable
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Ryan Ribant October 29th‚ 2014 5th Hour 1. I feel that Thomas Jefferson’s decision to begin with “The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America” was necessary because it showed that all of the colonies were supportive and desired independence. No they couldn’t of because they needed all of the colonies to fully agree on independence before they signed it. Jefferson’s reason for a formal declaration of independence was so that other countries such as France‚ know that the Colonists
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Apocalypse Now Xianxin Huang Francis Ford Coppola stated when creating his masterpiece “Apocalypse Now” that he wanted to capture “the horror‚ insanity and moral dilemma” of Vietnam War. The terror‚ the madness and the sense of confusion reaches its peak once the PBR Street Gang arrives at the Do Lung Bridge. Do Lung Bridge is one of the most significant setting in the film as it is the last trading post before Cambodia‚ before Kurtz- the point of no return for the soldiers. It is at this point the
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most common ego identifications have to do with possessions‚ the work you do‚ social status and recognition‚ knowledge and education‚ physical appearance‚ special abilities‚ relationships‚ personal and family history‚ belief systems‚ and often also political‚ nationalistic‚ racial‚ religious‚ and other collective identifications. None of these is you. What do you mean by “rooted within yourself”? It means to inhabit your body fully. To always have some of your attention in the inner
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