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A manual full of practical solutions, this volume shows that raising sensible youngsters is a difficult task, but that it can be done. It will wake you, shake you, push you, and teach you to raise responsible and competent children. The natural companion to Bennett's Book of Virtues, this book shows you how to do it..
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"Life-Cycle Performance of Deteriorating Structures" comprises most of the papers presented at the joint event of the Third IABMAS (International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety) Workshop on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and Design of Civil Infrastructure Systems and the JCSS (Joint Committee on Structural Safety) Workshop on Probabilistic Modeling of Deterioration Processes in Concrete Structures, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 24-26, 2003. The 43 papers, including four keynote lectures and the statements and conclusions, cover a wide range of studies on life-cycle performance of deteriorating structures. Contributions are from a range of internationally recognized researchers and practicing engineers from the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe..
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This digital document is an article from IIE Transactions, published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE) on May 1, 2001. The length of the article is 4806 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Optimal production run length and inspection schedules in a deteriorating production process.(Statistical Data Included)
Author: Chang Hyun Kim
Publication:IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2001
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: 33 Issue: 5 Page: 421

Article Type: Statistical Data Included

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on December 13, 1993. The length of the article is 730 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Insurance Information Institute Sr VP Sean Mooney says that the financial results of the property-casualty insurance industry continued to deteriorate in 1993. Net after-tax income declined from $4.9 billion in the 2d qtr, 1993, to $3.4 billion in the 3d qtr, 1993, while the annualized rate of return on capital declined from 11.4% to 7.7% in the same period. Investment income for the industry dropped 7.1% and realized capital gains fell 31.2% in the 3d qtr, 1993, compared to FY 1992 figures.

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Title: Industry still deteriorating: analyst. (Insurance Information Institute Senior Vice President Sean Mooney)
Author: David C. Jones
Publication:National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 13, 1993
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n50 Page: p3(2)

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