SYSTEM FAILURE CASE STUDIES SEPTEMBER 2009 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 06 A Half-Inch to Failure At 6:05 pm‚ on Wednesday‚ August 1‚ 2007‚ the Interstate-35 West (I-35W) bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed. On the day of the collapse‚ four of the bridge’s eight lanes were closed for planned construction. Four weak connector plates fractured under the combined burden of rush hour traffic‚ concentrated construction equipment‚ and previous heavy renovations. The bridge fell 108
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The Metrics that Drive Performance Management Although selection of the appropriate visuals and graphs contribute to the effectiveness of a business performance management (BPM) dashboard‚ the true "soul" of the dashboard is the key performance indicators (KPIs). KPIs measure the business health of the enterprise and ensure that all individuals at all levels are "marching in step" to the same goals and strategies. They also provide the focal point for enterprise-wide standardization‚ collaboration
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A PROJECT REPORT ON “WATER LEVEL INDICATOR & AUTOMATIC MOTOR STARTER” SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING RAJIV GANDHI PROUDYOGIKI VISHWAVIDYALAYA (UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY OF MADHYA PRADESH) Submitted By: Approved Sanjay Kumar Singh
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THE REPORTING OF NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE FTSE100 Prepared by Professor Adrian Henriques‚ Middlesex University‚ for the CORE Coalition‚ 2010 Page | 1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND Amnesty International‚ Action Aid‚ Friends of the Earth‚ Traidcraft‚ War on Want and WWF (UK) have been tracking environmental and social problems and finding their solutions for many years. These groups and others formed The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition in 2000 to develop the obligations
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bbagePreparing and testing a natural indicators AIM: To prepare and testing a natural indicator and applying information about the color changes of indicators to classify and find trends of house hold substance as acidic‚ neutral or basic. Materials: * Distilled water * 250ml beaker X2 * Test tube X9 * Tripod * Wire Gauze * Bunsen burner * Safety goggles Test Object: * Hydrochloric acid (HCl) * Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) * White Vinegar * Lemon
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SHC 31/ 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate: Effective and consistent communication within a setting‚ as indeed‚ within most realms of everyday life‚ is not merely desirable‚ yet vital. It ensures that the needs of all parties within the organisation may be catered for‚ according to their unique and individual sets of requirements. For instance‚ if we were to adopt a ‘catch-all’ philosophy within the setting‚ it is inevitable that many children would be sidelined and their
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BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/performance/0_performance_nutrition_rev1.shtml Unit 11 p2 Write a report that identifies three dietary needs for each of the five life stages Infancy (0-3 years old) Breast milk: Babies at this life stage rely on breast milk which meets their nutritional requirements. Breast milk contains the nutrients for all the baby’s needs in the perfect amount. Although the breast milk
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Food Living Outside Play Technology Workshop Water Level Indicator with Alarm by raikut on October 7‚ 2012 Table of Contents Water Level Indicator with Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Intro: Water Level Indicator with Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Language as a Cultural Indicator There are over 3‚000 languages in the world. The major language groups are: Chinese | 950 million speakers | English | 550 million speakers | Hindi | 350 million speakers | Spanish | 330 million speakers | Portuguese | 180 million speakers | Language and Culture Language is a powerful expression of culture and is closely associated with identity. * Language is a means of uniting people. * Language is also a means of controlling people. (Gaeilge)
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Water LeveL IndIcator WIth aLarm VIJay D. SaThE H ere is a simple‚ versatile circuit which indicates the level of water in a tank. This circuit produces alarm when water level is below the lowest level L1 and also when water just touches the highest level L12. The circuit is designed to display 12 different levels. However‚ these display levels can be increased or decreased depending upon the level resolution required. This can be done by increasing or decreasing the number of level detector
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