SHIP DISPOSAL ESTONIAN MARITIME ACADEMY SCHOOL ERIK ALVISTE 2009 SHIP DISPOSAL The Maritime Administration's management approach is to remove all vessels that present the highest risk to the environment as soon as possible, and to have disposal alternatives and the necessary funding in place to ensure that obsolete vessels can be disposed of at a rate greater than obsolete vessels coming into the Maritime Administration's fleets. Ship disposal methods There are 4 methods for ship disposal. 1. Domestic Recycling Through ship sales offers and direct fee-for-service solicitation. The program awards ship recycling contracts to seven domestic ship recyclers. 2. Artificial Reefing The Maritime Administration accepts applications from coastal States, U.S. Territories and possessions and foreign governments for use of obsolete NDRF
Good evening. My name is Margus and I will be talking to you about why does Estonia needs a nuclear power station. My talk consists of 3 parts: the current situation, renewables and how can nuclear power save Estonia from an energy crisis. My talk will last for 2-3 minutes and questions can be asked at the end. Power consumption is increasing exponentially in all civilised countries. Estonia's coal based power generation is becoming obsolete in the near future. The question arises : "Where will the future generations get the energy that they need?". First of all, in the current year, the power consumption reached the highest of all tomes in February. Most of the energy shortage was covered by energy brought from Lithuania. Energy was produced there from gas imported from Russia. That is not a reliable source of energy that can scale. In addition, Estonia does not have an adequate electricity grid network
How does virtual communication influence our behaviour and relationships? Our world is changing drastically. The vast array of devices which allow us to communicate with each other, changes alongside with it. People have tried various ways of communicating with each other. Some of them have been successful breakthroughs, other rendered obsolete for their complexity and lack of usefulness. Now is the year 2010 and the Internet is everywhere. Many people carry it around in their pockets and some people cannot live a moment of their life without it. The grand amount of information, available for them on their fingertips, addicts them. Information is power and that is why people nowadays want to be everywhere, know everything and see everyone at once. Not many take the time to sit down, grab a pen and a piece of
some type of higer education is an excellent investment. Katre Semjonov Cashflow Quadrant Loyality and hard work is another form of investing, like being a lifelong employee of a company or the government. In return, via contract, that individual is rewarded with a pension for life. That is a form of investment popular in the Industrial Age but obsolete in the Information Age. Other people invest in having large families and, in turn, have their children care for them in their old age. That form of investing was the norm in the past, yet due to economic constraints in the present, it is becoming more difficult for families to handle the living and medical expenses of parents. A CHOICE OF PATHS There are the different financial paths people can choose. Unfortunately, most people choose the path of job security
Earlier theodolites used to have verniers and micrometer microscopes for reading angles, then they were manufactured with optical systems with witch the user could read both horizontal and vertical angles through an eyepiece located near the telescope. The newest theodolites showed the horizontal and vertical angles digitally in a display window. Now, actually, transits and theodolites are almost obsolete in American surveying practice. The textbook author (textbook pages were in moodle) refers to transits as being the American-style instruments, they have four levelling screws and silver horizontal and vertical scales and they are usually equipped with plumb bobs for cantering over points. Theodolite is used to refer to the instruments with three levelling screws and horizontal and vertical glass circles that could be read
ago. (Most readers will be familiar with the arguments in favor of the state, but for the argument's sake, I will describe them here, with a specific public administration perspective.) Globalization is a challenge to state structures widely understood as structured human consociation in space and time, rather than in a legalistic or in a specific sense such as the modern European nation state ; it does not make them obsolete, but rather more necessary than they ever were, because some form of institution must structure and make habitable the environment created as a "spill-over effect" by Globalization. But even if we take a more narrow definition of state, if the 1990s have shown anything, it is the remarkable resilience of the state. Indeed, since 1989, we have more states than ever; the breakup of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, as well as of Czechoslovakia, are striking European examples
RECOURCE-BASED VIEW: Concerned with identifying and developing an organizations resources and competencies: Struktuur Kultuur Ressursid KRIITILISED RESSURSID (EDUTEGURID): VIRO framework (Barney) o Value o Imitability o Rare o Organization Determining the sustainability of an advantage: Durability the rate at which a firm's underlying resources, capabilities or core competencies depreciate or become obsolete Imitability the rate at which a firm's underlying resources, capabilities or core competencies can be duplicated by others. Transparency the speed at which other firms under the relationship of resources and capabilities support successful strategy Tranferability the ability of compeditors to gather the resources and capabilities necessary to support a compeditive challenge Replicability the ability of compeditors to use duplicates resources and
All about High Tech High tech is technology that is at the cutting edge--the most advanced technology currently available. There is no specific class of technology that is high tech--the definition shifts over time--so products hyped as high tech in the 1960s would now be considered, if not exactly low tech, then at least somewhat obsolete. This fuzzy definition has led to marketing departments describing nearly all new products as high tech. Economy Because the high-tech sector of the economy develops or uses the most advanced technology known, it is often seen as having the most potential for future growth. This perception has led to high investment in high-tech sectors of the economy. High-tech startup enterprises receive a large portion of venture capital. However, if, as has happened in the past, investment exceeds actual
· yokh-letter stood for /j/. Reasons for surmising this: 1. The prefix is still there in German (Past Participle, e.g. gehen, ging. gegangen). It is not stressed in German. 2. The prefix was lost during the Middle English times (geholpan holpen), it is easier to drop unstressed syllables. 3. The middle version was /i/ (spelt in Middle English as y): y-ronne (run Past participle). More logical that /je/ turns into /i/ than that /ge/ turns into /i/. Modern English still had the obsolete form "yclept" so-called. C stood for /k/, except when there was a dot on it then it stood for /kj/ which later turned into /tS/ in the Southern part of Britain, but not in the Northern part. Cf irie church, but in Scottish English (i.e. Northern English) Auld Kirk, Free Kirk (German Kirche, Est. kirik Low German loanword). Cg probably /kjkj/ which later turned into /dz/. /r/ - trilled, rolled, again preserved in Scottish English. /r/ was still rolled in Shakespeare's time
Committment to keep national currencies within +/-2.25% (6% for Italy) – UK and DE left in early 1990s. III loeng Maastrich Criteria towards a single EU currency The European Monetary Union (EMU) was decided in Maastricht: 1. Inflation rate (not more than 1.5% points from the best) 2. Annual govt. deficit (3%); Govt. debt (60%) 3. Exchange rate stable 4. Long-term interest rate Enlargement came with problems - Old institutional structure designed for 6 - Obsolete voting majorities - Complex division between „community“ and „inter-governmental“ policy areas - New challenges – Foreign Afairs (YU) - Institution membership too big (EP, Commission) Enhanced cooperation: A procedure of flexibility allowing those member states that wish to proceed more rapidly in a specific policy area to do so 1. within the EU legal framework, but 2. without extending the powers of the treaties; Lisbon treaty 2009
up, like sam-, which meant "semi-", has become obscure) are reanalyzed in a more or less semantically plausible way, yielding, in these examples, sparrow grass and sandblind. 6 o Foreign words Cucaracha – cockroach o One part of the word becoming obsolete Isle-land – island Samblind – sandblind 15. Archaisms Use of a form of speech or writing which is no longer current or that is currently only within a few specific contexts. Form or use of a form which is obsolete or recognizably belongs to an older state of a language. (thou, thee, whence, whilst) 16. Neologisms Newly coined words or expressions, which are in the process of entering common use.
the movies, the moment that translated us beyond mechanism into the world of growth and organic interrelation. The movie, by sheer speeding up the mechanical, carried us from the world of sequence and connections into the world of creative configuration and structure. The message of the movie medium is that of transition from lineal connections to configurations. It is the transition that produced the now quite correct observation: "If it works, it's obsolete." When electric speed further takes over from mechanical movie sequences, then the lines of force in structures and in media become loud and clear. We return to the inclusive form of the icon. To a highly literate and mechanized culture the movie appeared as a world of triumphant illusions and dreams that money could buy. It was at this moment of the movie that cubism occurred, and it has been described by E. H. Gombrich (Art and Illusion) as "the most radical
oleks ühes tsentraalses. See ongi jaotusvõrgu varu. · Spekulatiivne varu (speculative stock) omatakse muudel põhjustel kui lähiperioodi nõudluse rahuldamine. Mõnikord ka hedge inventory varu, mis on ostetud selleks, et kaitsta end hinnatõusu vastu (,,praegu on veel odav") või kasutada seda ära (,,müüme siis, kui hind on tipus") · Surnud varu ehk seisev varu (dead stock, obsolete inventory) varud, mille järele nõudlus puudub, tuleb muul viisil realiseerida. NB! Mõnikord eristatakse: üleliigne varu (excess) ja surnud varu. Üleliigne on siis, kui nõudlus on langemas, aga mitte veel 0, on võimalik kampaania korras vähendada. sõltuv ja sõltumatu nõudlus, Sõltumatu nõudlus (independent demand) nõudlus tuleneb kliendi otsestest ostudest, ei sõltu teiste artiklite nõudlusest
tomorrow. This is an effort to avoid getting bogged down in design and requiring a lot of effort to implement anything else. Courage enables developers to feel comfortable with refactoring their code when necessary. This means reviewing the existing system and modifying it so that future changes can be implemented more easily. Another example of courage is knowing when to throw code away: courage to remove source code that is obsolete, no matter how much effort was used to create that source code. Also, courage means persistence: A programmer might be stuck on a complex problem for an entire day, then solve the problem quickly the next day, if only they are persistent. 13. Extreme Programming - Estimating User Stories Usage As a central part of the planning game, user stories define what is to be built in the software project. User stories
suuremad kui oleks ühes tsentraalses. See ongi jaotusvõrgu varu. • Spekulatiivne varu (speculative stock) – omatakse muudel põhjustel kui lähiperioodi nõudluse rahuldamine. Mõnikord ka hedge inventory – varu, mis on ostetud selleks, et kaitsta end hinnatõusu vastu („praegu on veel odav“) või kasutada seda ära („müüme siis, kui hind on tipus“) • Surnud varu ehk seisev varu (dead stock, obsolete inventory) – varud, mille järele nõudlus puudub, tuleb muul viisil realiseerida. NB! Mõnikord eristatakse: üleliigne varu (excess) ja surnud varu. Üleliigne on siis, kui nõudlus on langemas, aga mitte veel 0, on võimalik kampaania korras vähendada. 83. Mis on varude ringlemissagedus, kuidas seda leida? Varude ringlemissagedus (inventory turnover) näitab, mitu korda ettevõtte omanduses olev tootevaru mingil ajavahemikul vaheldub.
accumulate enough capital to start and build a successful business in manufacturing or services. Today, such a large investment in ccc_tracy_8_136-153.qxd 6/23/03 2:48 PM Page 138 138 ➤ CHANGE YOUR THINKING, CHANGE YOUR LIFE physical assets can actually be a liability. A change in technology on the other side of the world can render a $100 million manufactur- ing plant obsolete in a few months. But what you have between your ears can be invaluable. It is ca- pable of countless applications and uses. It is completely portable. It is versatile. It is flexible, and can be increased almost without lim- its, if you learn how. An immigrant could arrive at a U.S. airport with the ability to create a billion-dollar industry in his head. He could walk up to cus-
or so years. They cut down many forest areas in the valleys to make new fields. 32 The Anglo-Saxons divided the land into new administrative areas shires. Over each shire was appointed a shire reeve (OE scir-gerefa), the king’s local administrator. In time his title became shortened to sheriff. These shires, established by the end of the tenth century, have remained almost exactly the same for a thousand years. ‘Shire’ is the Saxon word which is now obsolete; it has been replaced with the Norman word county but still exists in the names of over 20 modern counties in England: Derbyshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, etc. Back to Europe Christianity reached Britain and Ireland well before it was accepted by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great in 313. In the fourth century Christianity became firmly established across Britain, both in Roman-controlled areas and beyond
@850/1300 nm @850/1300 nm 50/125 microns 3/1 dB/km 500/500 MHz-km Laser-rated for GbE LANs 50/125 microns 3/1 dB/km 2000/500 MHz-km Optimized for 850 nm VCSELs 62.5/125 microns 3/1 dB/km 160/500 MHz-km Most common LAN fiber 100/140 microns 3/1 dB/km 150/300 MHz-km Obsolete Singlemode @1310/1550 nm HIGH! 8-9/125 microns 0.4/0.25 dB/km Telco/CATV/long high speed LANs ~100 Terahertz Multimode Step-Index @850 nm @850 nm
3 1 f hindsight 4 c evocative 5 comes to, more in common 2 broadened out 2 a recall 5 b recollection 6 she's passed on to me 3 a shred 3 d reminisce 6 e ingrained genetically 4 plausible 5 obsolete 4 1 I've asked you time and time 3 1 There's a strong resemblance again to keep the noise down. between Paul and Joe. 1D Sporting origins page 67 2 She recognised him at once. 2 Phobias can be genetically 3 He's working at his father's shop inherited. 1 1 staunchly / resolutely for the time being
www: http://www.inf.vtt.fi/pdf/publications/2000/P408.pdf 23. Koskela L. (2004), "Making do - the eighth category of waste." 12th International Group for Lean Construction Conference, Denmark. 24. Koskela L. and Ballard G. (2003), "What should we require from a production system in construction?" Construction Research Congress (Honolulu - Hawaii, ASCE). 25. Koskela L. and Howell G. (2002), "The underlying theory of project management is obsolete". 26. Koskela L. and Howell G. (2004), "Reforming project management: the role of planning, execution and controlling". 27. Koskela L. and Vrijhoef R. (2001), "Is the Current Theory of Construction a Hindrance to Innovation?" 28. Koskela L.s presentation at (November 2009), "First Project Management Day in TTK". 94 29. Krygiel E., Nies B. and MacDowell S
Nonstandard - Words that do not belong to any standard educated speech Informal - Words that are often used in conversation and seldom in formal writing Slang - Usually a highly informal word that is often figurative in use . Its meaning is usually short lived Vulgar - A word that is taboo or not socially acceptable in most circumstances Obsolete - A word that is no longer in common usage Archaic - A word that was in common usage, but is now rarely used Rare - Words that have never been common in the language British - Words that are in common usage in British English Regional - Words that are used in a limited geographical area THE THESAURUS A thesaurus is a collection of words with similar meanings, usually presented in alphabetical order.
leaving the road ahead only discernible for a few meters as it twisted, serpentlike, around the ancient trees. And then, after a few miles, there was some thinning of the woods, and we were suddenly in a small meadow, or was it actually a lawn? The gloom of the forest didn't relent, though, for there were six primordial cedars that shaded an entire acre with their vast sweep of branches. The trees held their protecting shadow right up to the walls of the house that rose among them, making obsolete the deep porch that wrapped around the first story. I don't know what I had expected, but it definitely wasn't this. The house was timeless, graceful, and probably a hundred years old. It was painted a soft, faded white, three stories tall, rectangular and well proportioned. The windows and doors were either part of the original structure or a perfect restoration. My truck was the only car in sight. I could hear the river close by, hidden in the obscurity of the forest. "Wow." "You like it
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on the public agenda are becoming more diverse and are surviving on that agenda for a shorter time. In addition, we travel more and faster; we relocate more fre- quently to new residences, which are built and torn down more quickly; we contact more people and have shorter relationships with them; in the supermarket, car showroom, and shopping mall, we are faced with an array of choices among styles and products that were unheard of last year and may well be obsolete or forgotten by next year. Novelty, transience, diversity, and acceleration are acknowledged as prime descriptors of civilized existence. This avalanche of information and choices is made possible by burgeoning technological progress. Leading the way are developments in our ability to collect, store, retrieve, and communicate information. At first, the fruits of such advances were limited to large organizations-government agencies or powerful corpora- tions
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