Textiles are made up from natural or man-made fibres or a combination of both. “Fibres are thin‚ hair-like structures” (Blair‚ n.d: online) that are categorized into two types: long filament fibres and short staple fibres. Natural fibres are usually staple‚ whilst man-made fibres are filament‚ with the exception of silk that comes from a natural source. These raw fibres are spun to produce a long‚ continuous thread referred to as yarn‚ which is then used in a series of methods that include‚ stitching
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increasingly common in soccer and American football‚ as well as other sports. There are many benefits to synthetic turf‚ like the fact that turf is consistent‚ even playing surface in rain or shine‚ whereas natural grass would get ripped up when wet. Although artificial turf fields have many benefits‚ there are also some consequences
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December 12‚ 2010 To: Ms. Pundir – Managing Director and owner‚ Kota Fibers Ltd. Dear Ms. Pundir‚ As you know‚ Kota Fibers has been growing its sales consistently in the 15-20% range annually for the last 3 years and the 2001 forecasts are showing 20% growth. Despite these robust sales figures‚ net income is forecasted to be only $1.3 Million‚ almost half of 2000 Net Income despite the forecasted incremental increase in sales of $15 million. In addition‚ the Company is facing a cash crunch
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Synthetic Drugs of Abuse It seems that primitive man at times wished to escape his reality. He or she probably found some natural herbal drugs to facilitate this desire. In fact abuse of the coca leaf and the opium poppy has been occurring the last 3000 years‚ and probably longer. The mescaline containing peyote cactus has been abused by the indians for even longer. They thought it was a gift from god because they often realised profound truths when they where inebriate(at least‚ thats what they
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COMMON SYNTHETIC PLASTICS INRODUCTION Plastic molecules are made of long chains of repeating units called monomers. The atoms that make up a plastic’s monomers and the arrangement of the monomers within the molecule both determine many of the plastic’s properties. Plastics are one of the classification of polymers .If a polymer is shaped into hard and tough utility articles
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23‚ 2012 Subject: Preparation of Synthetic Banana oil Summary: Banana Oil is a major flavoring in many different mixtures from candles to different types of food. The major organic chemical that is banana oil is ester‚ which is what gives it its strong odor. In this scenario‚ the banana oil supply is running low for Cavendish Distilling Company. So they want to formulate a synthetic version of banana oil to replenish their supply. Problem: Will the synthetic version of banana oil‚ is similar
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Psalm 1 Oh‚ the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked‚ or stand around with sinners‚ or join in with mockers- synthetic parellelism. This verse is synthetic parellism because the second idea expands the first idea. The first part of the verse is: oh‚ the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked. This part of the verse is saying that people who do not follow what people with bad intentions have to say fair better than people who give in to anything. The writer goes
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Human growth hormone (HGH) injections are great in shortening the length of time needed to build muscle mass. Weight training can certainly help you achieve that goal but it will take a long time. Synthetic HGH injections will change your flabby body into muscled one quickly and you don’t even need to go to the gym as frequently as before. If it were that simple‚ a lot of people would be going around buffed and all. But of course we don’t see them because HGH injections are just too expensive‚ and
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Analysis of Woolworth’s plc and WHSmith plc Analysis of how both companies meet their financial objectives and aims. INTRODUCTION: In this report I have decided to concentrate on two companies‚ Woolworth’s plc and WHSmith plc‚ I will be analysing and comparing the two companies on their objectives (what they say their objectives are‚ and how they meet those objectives set) and their performances (if they have made profit or loss). I will research all these from their annual report‚ which is provided
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mechanical switch. It is common to use relays to make simple logical control decisions. The development of low cost computer has brought the most recent revolution‚ the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). The advent of the PLC began in the 1970s‚ and has become the most common choice for manufacturing controls. PLCs have been gaining popularity on the factory floor and will probably remain predominant for some time to come. Most of this is because of the advantages they offer. • Cost effective for controlling
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