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    IS2104 Flextronics Lecturer: Dr. Sharon Tan [AY 2011/12 Semester II] Group 2 Swarit Kumar Agarwal – A0075127H Dong Qihao – A0077966H Shum Chee How – A0073997H Tan Wee Kwan – A0074053M Tan Hong Chuan – A0067407A Nah Zheng Xiang Philson – A0067379M Problem statement With the launch of the Xbox just seven months away‚ Jim McCusker seems to have reached an impasse. The industrial parks at Mexico and Hungary are at loggerheads over the decision to choose a unified software system. Both

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    The Ocean Floor

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    The Ocean Floor No one has ever walked the sea floor and few have even seen it. This is because of the extreme conditions found there. It is dark‚ and the temperature is close to freezing. A person standing on the sea floor would be under tremendous pressure from the overlaying water. The pressure is hundreds of times greater than the atmospheric pressure. Such a force would crush the human body. Using research submersibles which are specially designed to with stand the pressure of the water‚ scientists

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    Focus Journal # 20‚ Sharon Olds‚ The promise‚ 591 May 2‚ 2012 I. Understanding: In this poem Sharon Olds wishes the reader to believe that when terminally ill a man should have say in whether he continues to suffer in pain while useless‚ or to keep living. II. Analyzing: In this poem Olds does a great job painting a visual picture in the readers mind. “We are also in our/bed‚ fitted naked closely/ along each other¸half passed out/ after love‚ drifting back and/ forth across the border of

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    Sharon Olds’ poem “I Go Back to May 1937” is written as if the speaker; which appears to be female is looking back in time to when he or she’s parents first met and married. The speaker throughout the poem does not seem pleased with the events that unfolded thereafter‚ but nonetheless understands that there is nothing that she could have done to stop it from happening. The poem gives a short glimpse into the life the couple had and the effect it had on the child/narrator. The poem is almost a flashback

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    Soundproof Floors

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    Floated/Glued Wood Floors * A single product that can add both enough mass to block airborne noise and provide a dramatic reduction in footstep noise. * Made from 97% post-consumer recycled rubber‚ it is not just a "green product‚" but comes with LEED certification from the US Green Building Council. Our Underlay will allow you the beauty and contemporary look of wood floors throughout your project without sacrificing sound privacy. Nailed Down Wood Floors * Nail down floors require mechanical

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    Sharon Olds‚ the author of “on the Subway” shows us two different worlds coming together. Both poems have been explicitly implied‚ to demonstrate the differences and similarities. This is why theme and imagery help the reader better understand this poem. Sharon shows how both worlds are in reference to one another‚ but at final time they come together.     At the beginning of the poem there is two boys that are both from different races. They both sit right across each other and observe each other

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    Crossing the Floor – Conflict‚ Politics‚ Power and Politicians Case Questions 1. Where are the power issues in this case? What is your assessment of the relative power of the key individuals and groups (Stephen Harper‚ David Emerson‚ the riding association‚ the voters)? The newley elected prime minister Stephen Harper had legitimate power in that he was elected to the post of prime minister. His party had genuine power in that they won the election. Harper is entrusted in a very powerful position

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    Floor Systems

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    01 floor system BuildingConstruction151 The idea of a Floor System FLOORS Floor system are a building’s primary element supports both loads: a) Live load- I.e people‚ movable equipment) b) Dead loads-(weight of floor construction itself) Floor system transfers loads to: beam column or bearing walls. A construction‚ on ground level or at an upper level of a building or structure‚ on which people walk or place furniture or appliances. It is part of a room or space that forms it’s lower enclosing

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    Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Questions CHAPTER I: A SLAVE AMONG SLAVES What was one of Washington’s great fears when sent on errands to the mill? One of his great fears when sent to the mill that is was about three miles from the plantation. As he was not strong enough to reload the corn upon the horse‚ he would have to wait‚ sometimes for many hours‚ till a chance passer-by came along who would help him get out of my trouble. The woods were said to be full of soldiers who had

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    service anymore. They worried that it would affect the economic system of the South. That too was an aspect of his idea for education that had to be overcome. The original letter to General Armstrong came from a white man‚ Mr. George W. Campbell‚ and a black man and ex-slave‚ Mr. Lewis Adams. From the beginning‚ these two men understood Booker’s educational plan and sympathized with him. Mr. Campbell especially offered all the aid he could. Booker came to believe that the most leading and reliable

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