...block these days is glass, and every other building that you come across can be seen flaunting it proudly. The skylines of Indian metros are dotted with high-rise buildings clad in glimmering glass, spelling out affluence and style. People today are willing to splurge on glass just to get that ‘hi-tech’ and sophisticated look, but there’s much more to glass than just that. Glass glazing is one of the most preferred options of architects and developers these days, and with good reason. Glass reduces the weight on foundation and makes for a lighter building. Use of glass creates a sense of space. Not only does it bring external environment, the skies and greenery outside into the spaces within the building, it opens up spaces inside. Glazing can also have a tremendous impact on the energy performance of buildings besides enhancing visual and acoustic effects. Opting for the right kind of glass and glazing can significantly lower building energy con¬sumption. Diff¬erent types of glass available today carry an extra feature of safety and durability. In India, glass glazing has become an industry in itself with a host of companies providing a plethora of choices for everything – from the type of glass to the type of glazing. Ranging from multinational giants such as Saint Gobain or South Korean DM Wall System to Indian companies such as Sejal Arch-itectural Glass from Mumbai, Glass and Glazing Systems from Ke¬rala, Sai Alutek from Ban¬galore, Glass and Glazing technologies...
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...“The future becomes the present, the present the past, and the past turns into everlasting regret if you don’t plan for it” I can finally say I read the Glass Menagerie. And I loved it! Back in High School I never really thought it was great but it was everything. In the play The Glass Menagerie, many characteristics were shown in different people. There were primarily four main characters in the play: Amanda, Laura, Tom, and Jim. Each character had there own original issue in the story, which makes the play so entirely complex. What makes the play interesting is putting those characters together and creating inside moral and conflict. As a result, everybody still appears to be an “outcast in his or her own world” In every Tennessee William play he always uses symbolism in order to develop characters and to display the recurring themes of the play. These various symbols appear throughout the entire piece, and they are usually disguised as objects or imagery. The title The Glass Menagerie was named because of Laura’s glass animal collection. She had many different animals that symbolized your everyday people that she can not be a part of. One of the animals was a unicorn which was a “symbol of Laura” by representing the idea of being different. Laura was described to have a shy personality and would never attempt to make a change on her appearance to people. One of the main appearances she was embarrassed about was her crippled leg. Since she is already shy, this adds on...
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...DESIGN OF A GLASS TANK FURNACE AIM- Design of a regenerative and fired glass tank furnace of 200ton per day capacity to produce a sheet glass using furnace oil as fuel melted at 1500oC. Given composition of the sheet glass- Sio2 Al2O3 CaO MgO R2O Fe2O3 71 0.4 9 3 16 0.6 DIFFERENT PARTS OF A GLASS TANK FURNACE. 1. Doghouse assembly 2. Melting end 3. Crown 4. Bridge 5. Conditioning and Refining end 6. Regenerators 7. Portsland Burneses 8. Bubblers 9. Temprature Measurments 10. Furnace video camera 11. Furnace cooling System 12. Furnace exhust system 13. Auxillary System Sl.NO. | Refractories | Using Area | Properties | 1. | AZS(alumina-zirconia-silica) | Glass contact zone | 1. High corrosion resistance up to 1600 degree Celsius 2. AZS contains:- Alumina= 46 - 50% Zirconia= 33 - 41% Silica = 12 - 16% | 2. | Siliminite | Used in the back up layer of AZS | 1. High CCS and RUL value 2. High corrosion resistance 3. High refractorinessAlumina =42 – 63% | 3. | Fire clay | Used in the lower temperature zone such as flue line | It is also Aluminosilicate compound but it contains less amount of Alumina. | 4. | Insulation | Exterior area of furnace | It is also aluminosilicate material containing high porosity. | 5. | Zircon ramming mass | Furnace bottom | These...
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...GIBERSON’S GLASS STUDIO Mr. Edward Giberson is an expert glass blower who owns Giberson’s Glass Studio. He shifts his operations from North Carolina to Charlottesville, Virginia where his glasswork sold well but he was also draining his financial resources. The critical issue facing Mr. Giberson was his rapidly deteriorating financial position. He was also confident of selling his glasswork in an expanded portfolio, but did not have a clear pricing strategy in mind What do we know about Giberson’s business? Giberson produces handblown glassware in the form of wrapped tumblers, paperweights, patterned glasses, and vases Production involves multiple stages such as Charging, Cooling, and Blowing followed by finishing and shipping processes Charging involves 200 lbs of material of which 80% is new raw material Raw material cost per batch is about $21.42. Gas cost is $1,000 per month Giberson blew glass for 40 weeks in a year out of the available 52 We have access to a sample of production times for various items as well as the average weekly production for both First and Seconds Both Firsts and Seconds are sold at the same price We know the price per unit for each of the items We know the Operating Costs that Giberson incurred We also know the value and lifespan of most crucial facilities (furnace and ovens) Using all the data above, we can come up with the following framework for exploration: 1) We can quantify the Annual Net Loss...
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...AGILA ART GLASS CASE When Lito Domingo, a second year graduate student at the Asian Institute of Management, first visited Agila Glass in 1990, he found the business files in disarray and the owners wondering how much longer he can stay in business. Records of production and data on product costs were non-existent.and the only financial records were a checkbook, unreconciled bank statements and several tax returns. James Tan was a skilled glassblower who had recently moved his factory from Binondo to Malabon. Tan’s wife had always taken care of the company’s books and records, but the bookkeeping had been neglected since his wife passed away more than two years ago. Even if his glasswork had been selling very well since he moved to Malabon a year ago, he soon found himself draining his very limited resources. He did not expect a big salary, but estimated that he would need at least P 25,000 a year to tide him over. Notwithstanding his lack of organized financial information, he realized something had to change.if he was to avoid bankruptcy. In desperation, he contacted Lito, a longtime friend, who agreed to help him. Production Process Agila produced fine, handblown glassware in the form of tumblers, paperweights, patterned glasses and vases. In a refurbished garage, James fashioned handblown items from molten glass gathered on a long metal blowpipe. Using his own breath to shape the object, James formed each vessel by a process analogous to blowing honey at the end...
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...positions in almost all countries are primarily held by men. Female managers tend to be concentrated in lower management positions and hold less authority than men. This suggests that something beyond just sex differences in career patterns must be at work to account for the huge difference in the number of men versus women in top management positions. Although women as a whole may place less emphasis on career success than men, there are a considerable amount of women who strive for top management positions and are unable to attain them. In a recent study almost three-fourths of women and two-thirds of men believe that an invisible barrier (a glass ceiling) prevents women from attaining top management positions. In this report we have tried to find out the barriers causing women advancement in organizational top levels referred to as “Glass Ceiling.” We have conducted our research among some of the top level organizations which are United International University (UIU), MERCANTILE BANK Limited (MBL), Islamic Bank Limited (IBL), and Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTBL). Without their support we couldn’t have completed this report. Here we have conducted research about some of the factors which correspondents have identified as the major factors. The main intention of this report was to find out the actual barriers (if there is any) causing women to stand back in line, although they are well qualified to move up in the line. Based on the responses of the participants\correspondents...
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...The Glass Menagerie The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a touching play about the lost dreams of a southern family and their struggle to escape reality. The play is a memory play and therefore very poetic in mood, setting, and dialogue. Tom Wingfield serves as the narrator as well as a character in the play. Tom lives with his Southern belle mother, Amanda, and his painfully shy sister, Laura. According to Margaret Thornton: “William wrote to himself about himself” (1). Thus, Glass Menagerie’s plot closely mirrors actual events in the author's life. Because Williams related so well to the characters and situations, he was able to portray the play's theme through his creative use of symbolism. The Glass Menagerie reflects Williams's own life so much that it could be mistaken from his autobiography. The characters and situations of the play are much like those found in the small St. Louis apartment where Williams spent part of his life. Williams himself can be seen in the character Tom. Critic writer Andrea Peterson states: “The third Williams child, a boy named Dakin was born after the family moved from Columbus to St. Louis, Missouri, when Thomas was eight. It wasn’t long before the general malaise and unhappiness in young Thomas Lanier’s life would lead him to writing as an escape” (1). One not so obvious character is Mr. Wingfield, who is the absent father seen only by the looming picture hanging in the Wingfield's apartment...
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...study showed that one-third of women believe that the major reason why they are lagging behind men in the top tiers of management is due to their obligations and responsibilities to the family. Carnes and Radojevich-Kelly share that it was found that gender discrimination, resistance to change, and the so called “good-old-boys club” in addition to lack of experience and the traditional family and parent responsibilities are a few of the reasons why women have difficulty breaking through the glass ceiling to top management/leadership positions. Unfortunately, I have experienced and know many women who have experienced the glass ceiling. In the fire service, the good-old boy system and constant gender discrimination are to blame for this. Although the fire service has become very progressive and has come a long way, it still has much to accomplish when it comes down to women in hierarchical positions. Sources: Carnes, W. J., & Radojevich-Kelley, N. (2011). THE EFFECTS OF THE GLASS CEILING ON WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE: WHERE ARE THEY AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING?. Review Of Management Innovation & Creativity, 4(10),...
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...only has a few thousand dollars. If he does not sell the products on time he will run out of money. The main solution is to know about production schedule, the financial budget, direct labor cost and his timeframe .In analyzing this case, firstly, we need to thoroughly understand the production procedure, an annual statistics income statement. Secondly, we need to compute products variable costs and fixed costs. But in this case, the fixed cost is complicated. One type that occurs is only during the periods when Giberson is blowing glass not while during his vacation, such as total gas used. Another that exists is irrespective of production, such as truck loan interest, crucial facilities’ depreciation. Cost Analysis I started with 200 lbs of raw material, but ended up with product that consisted of 39.2 lbs. the rest of the 200 lbs was waste. First I need to multiply the final weight of each piece by the number made. Patterned Glass = .5lbs / piece (he makes 19) 9.5 lbs Paperweights = .9lbs / piece (he makes 10) 9.0 lbs Wrapped Tumblers = .5lbs / piece (he makes 32) 16.0 lbs Vases = .6lbs / piece (he makes...
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...Regarding the Walls Family Children Every child deserves a warm and caring family. These days, many children are left in abused and neglected families that affect their life afterwards. I believe it is the duty of Child Protective Services to give children the best environment in which to succeed and grow, to evaluate the situation and develop plan for the family while their parents demonstrate that they love their children, their shortcomings as parents outweigh their good intentions. In Jeannette Wall’s memoir The Glass Castle, she talks about her childhood and life, her parents Rex and Mary Walls, her two sisters, Lori and Maureen, and her brother Brian. According to her memoir, Walls family is very different from others families. They are free spirited; moving from town to town, experiencing exciting adventures, using different approaches of teaching their kids, while looking for help from others despite their rough life. The Walls family presents a difficult challenge to me, as the family dynamic is such that a case can be made both for and against the removal of the children from the parents' custody, but Rex and Rose Mary Walls have subjected their children to a host of questionable situations as they have moved about the country in a transitory lifestyle that I cannot consider permissible for the development of healthy children. As an agent of CPS I cannot in good conscience recommend that Lori, Jeanette, Brian, and Maureen Walls remain in the custody of their parents...
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...Running head: Reaction Paper Reaction Paper to “The Glass Menagerie” Jonathan Villela University of Phoenix Tennesee Williams "The Glass Menagerie" is a classic story of youth finding the responsibility they're given (or in this case left with) overwhelming and repressive. The main character of Tom perceives himself as trapped in his situation of working to support his mother and sister. As Williams once stated concerning Tom, "to escape from a trap he must react without pity". Tom is not selfish by nature but, dreams of a better life than his current conditions allow. In leaving his family to seek out some type of deeper meaning of existence, Tom finds a middle ground between selfish ignorance and completely justified self-preservation. A strong component of Tom's gradually protruding inner suffering is the classic anti-hero theorem of “Life would be better anywhere but here". Tom looks for something beyond the confines of his life with his mother and sister, but isn't exactly sure what it is that he's seeking. He feels trapped to his current situation but, what he realizes a little too late is that physical removal from his family is not escape from them. In his final monologue, Tom claims to "....run to the movies, buy a drink, and speak to the nearest stranger- anything that can blow your candles out". By breaking away from his family Tom found not the sense of freedom he may have been looking for, but another layer of guilt and possibly a little bit of self-loathing...
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...delivered. Minorities have been struggling to get notice in America for hundred of years. Many people have been paving the way for future advancement of people no matter the race, sex, or national origin. Whenever a minority has the opportunity and skills to advance in the workforce, but is not given a fair chance, this is commonly known as glass ceiling. According to the online database, Answers, glass ceiling refers to situations where the advancement of a qualified person within the hierarchy of an organization is stopped at a lower level because of some form of discrimination. This situation is in reference to the term glass ceiling because there are limitations of upward movement or advancement. The word glass comes from being transparent because the limitations are not immediately apparent and is normally an unwritten or unofficial policy. This barrier prevents large numbers of women, ethnic, and sexual minorities from obtaining and securing the most powerful, prestigious, and most gross job in the workforce (Glass Ceiling, 2007). The invisible barrier continues to exist, keeping minorities from acquiring advance job positions. The term glass ceiling is mostly put in context when it comes to women advancing. This barrier makes women believe they are uncapable of achieving these high-ranking...
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...Summary of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams Before beginning this summary and analysis of “Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, it is important to point out that this play is not happening in the narrator’s (Tom’s) present, but it is based on his memories. The setting of “The Glass Menagerie” is a cramped apartment in a lower-class part of St. Louis in the year 1937. The main character and narrator of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, Tom, is in a merchant sailor’s uniform and he details the setting even further, telling us that America’s lower classes are still recovering from the Great Depression. In the early stages of the plot of the Glass Menagerie, we also learn that his father left the family a long time ago, even though there is a picture of him that is plain sight throughout “The Glass Menagerie”. While Tom is speaking (as well as throughout the play) pay attention to the screen which presents certain words and images important to the text and try to imagine how this might be if you were sitting in the audience. In these first few scenes of “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, we meet the mother, Amanda, who still seems caught up in her life as a former Southern belle. She chides both of her children about being odd (Laura wears a brace on her leg and is painfully shy while Tom writes poetry and disappears every night to go the movies and get away from the depressing house). Laura is a fragile figure and collects glass animals and one...
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...The Broken Glass Unicorn: Laura’s New Normalcy The breaking of Laura’s glass unicorn represents Laura’s new normalcy that is thrust upon her by her first gentleman caller, Jim O’Connor. Of the many animals in Laura’s collection the unicorn is her favourite animal of them all. The unicorn represents Laura’s peculiarity. When Laura hands Jim the unicorn she says, “I shouldn’t be partial, but he is my favourite one” (83). Jim points out that unicorns are extinct in the real world. They are also lonesome as a result of being different from other horses. Laura is too unusual, lonely, and ill-adapted to life to live in the world in which she lives. If you look at Laura in the right light she refracts a whole rainbow of different colours, just like glass. The fate of the unicorn is a smaller scale version of Laura’s fate. Jim’s enthusiasm when he is with Laura is selfish. He enjoys her company because, like Tom, she remembers him for his glory days back in high school. He thoughtlessly leads Laura on. Laura and the unicorn are both very fragile and Jim breaks both of them. Laura makes it seem like she doesn’t care: “I’ll just imagine he had an operation. The horn was removed to make him feel less–freakish!” (86). Jim’s advances endows Laura with a new normalcy, making her just another girl. This new normalcy is violently thrust upon her meaning she cannot become normal without somehow “shattering”. Laura feels that the without the horn the unicorn is not appropriate for her anymore...
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...that it is impossible or rarely able to be confirmed, or proven to be true. The article “Lies, damn lies and fiction” talks about Stephen Glass, a The New Republic reporter that wrote unreal events. The word “unverifiable” is important in this article because Glass’ sources in his articles were not able to be proven to be true. 2. Describe “Hack Heaven” and explain the story behind Ian Restil. "Hack Heaven", an article written by Glass redacts the story of Ian Restil; a 15-year-old computer hacker who broke through the online security system of a "big-time software firm" called Jukt Micronics. Once inside, Restil posted every employee's salary on the company's web site alongside a bunch of nude pictures, each bearing the caption "THE BIG BAD BIONIC BOY HAS BEEN HERE BABY." According to Glass, instead of reporting this case, The Company executives decided that they required to hire the teenage hacker, who had obtained the services of an agent, Joe Hiert, described as a "super-agent to super-nerds. 3. Ultimately the sentence “a frightening story. But not true” is repeated twice. Why? Consider as well where this sentence is placed. What is the effect on you-the reader? The use of the sentence typed twice almost gives the reader a sense of sarcasm (towards Glass’ story) coming from the writer, but it is also used to give an emphasis and make the reader see that the story is too “good to be true”...
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