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This Piece is a Coverup
"This Piece is a Coverup" follows Ben from his days as a club kid to his role in one of the most notoriously violent prison gangs in the US.
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This Piece is a Coverup
"This Piece is a Coverup" follows Ben from his days as a club kid to his role in one of the most notoriously violent prison gangs in the US.
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Come here my little piece of shit!
Poetry collection.
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Gaining an operational edge : piece-picking process optimization
… this thesis evaluates a proposed mechanism for piece-picking that would achieve this end. The company has a shelf-pack number for each SKU, whereby the SKU must be piece-picked in a quantity that is a multiple of the number. The company has proposed to change this number from 1 to 2 to raise the …
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Breaking; Mending- A New Piece for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra
<p><em>Breaking, Mending- A New Piece for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra</em> is an original composition for oboe and chamber orchestra that explores the role of narrative and historical reference and quotation in contemporary music. In Breaking, Mending, J.S. Bach’s Double Concerto for Oboe and …
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The pallet - an important piece of industry's materials handling equipment
Thesis: B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Business and Engineering Administration, 1947
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Mechanical Analyses of Multi-piece Mining Vehicle Wheels to Enhance Safety
… were used to analyse the performance of multi-piece wheel structures and two proposed innovative designs to enhance safety were validated by computer simulations. Fatality report analyses revealed that the majority (90%) of the multi-piece wheel failures were caused by use of lock rings. …
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Team work, piece work, or both : work reform at Levi Strauss
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Design and manufacture of the quatraphone and composition of a short piece
This thesis describes the design and manufacture of a chromatic instrument, the quatraphone. This instrument is made of square metal keys that are struck by a wooden mallet activated by a lever action mechanism. Vibration and damping of the rectangular plates were analyzed for various materials in …
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Implementation of lean manufacturing and one-piece flow at Allied Signal Aerospace
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997, and Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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What Does That Piece of Paper Really Mean? An Inquiry Into Certification Motivation
Though under-analyzed, third-party employee competency certifications are increasing in number; many feel that accumulation of certifications is essential for career success. I argue that in their current form, certifications are double-edged: their purpose is to reduce transaction costs, enhance …
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The Fairy Songs: A Theater Piece for Voice, Electronics, Lighting, and Theatrical Components
… Act I, scene ii sung by the spirit, Ariel. The piece is divided into six (6) movements in an arching mirror structure: an electronic prelude and postlude, two vocal pieces, and two electroacoustic songs using the texts “Come unto these yellow sands,” and “Full fathom five.” Each movement is …
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Rope: An Original Piece for String Orchestra Played Concurrently with Alfred Hitchcock's Film
<p>This thesis presents an original piece of music designed to be performed concurrently with Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope (1948). The film provides a canvas upon which a musically dominant multimedia experience is built. An accompanying analysis explains the variety of compositional techniques used, …
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On This Piece of Ground: Landowner Perceptions of Restoration in the Deer Lodge Valley
<p>As politicians tout a new �restoration economy� and environmentalists seek more innovative ways to conserve open space and rehabilitate degraded ecosystems, ecological restoration holds increasing cachet in many western states. To what extent do restorationists� visions align with the …
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On This Piece of Ground: Landowner Perceptions of Restoration in the Deer Lodge Valley
<p>As politicians tout a new �restoration economy� and environmentalists seek more innovative ways to conserve open space and rehabilitate degraded ecosystems, ecological restoration holds increasing cachet in many western states. To what extent do restorationists� visions align with the …
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"A piece of you is gone": foster parent experiences of pre-adoptive placement disruption
Awaiting adoption is a social problem in America that affects thousands of children as well as families, agencies, communities, the mission of the child welfare system, and society at large. In 2014, over 101,000 children were awaiting adoption in the United States. On average, waiting children …
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“The Seventies Meet the Twenties”: Charlotte Wolff as writer, public figure and “period piece”
Between 1969 and 1980 Dr Charlotte Wolff (1897-1986) wrote a memoir, a novel and an autobiography – alongside two psychologically focused works which challenged assumptions regarding gender and sexuality. In this period she also made the difficult decision to visit Berlin, the city which had once …
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A Fifty Million Dollar Piece of Dirt: Somerville as a Case Study in Development
In May, 2023, the City of Somerville achieved the highest S&P Global Ratings AAA credit rating. The accompanying report, citing one gentrifying neighborhood as a “notable contributor to increased market value,” signaled the city’s “attractiveness” to potential investors by promising low interest …
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