Mortar

This was hard and compact, and as such it served as the foundation for the rest of the road. The next layer up was called the “Rudus” is a layer of Broken stones, Pebbles, and Mortar. This is used as another tough layer to support the top layers. The second layer from the top was called the “Nucleus.” The Nucleus is a layer of lime and cement with broken tiles. This layer provides support and holds together the layer above. The…

market. They are located in 30 states across the nation with most of them positioned on the east and west coast of the United States. Nordstrom also has expanded into other channels of retail. Their variety of retail stores include 116 brick-and-mortar stores, an on-line store, and 105 off-price “Nordstrom Rack” stores. They also own multiple private retail channels, a private sale subsidiary ‘HuateLook’, two ‘Jeffery’ boutiques, one philanthropic ‘treasure&bond’ store, and a clearance store…

like the dry spices and this also helped break up the chemicals. Once all of the fresh and dry spices were measured, the fresh spices would need to be put in a mortar with 6mL of distilled water and then mixed with the pestle. This was done in order to get a more potent extract from the fresh spices. The dry spices also got put in the mortar with the 6mL of water and mixed until it was a liquid based combination. The solution then would sit a week in order to allow the chemicals in the spice to…

process, but lasted longer because of the failed intelligence on the enemy’ strength. After daybreak, all hell broke loose. Rangers and snipers began to engage the enemy from multiple fronts. The Iraqis descended on the American forces AK47s, effective mortar rounds and RPG. In one instances, Sniper Staff Sergeant Ronald Jones spotted Iraqis shooting RPG from the west side of…

Concrete and the Arch HIST 1421: Greek and Roman Civilization University of the People Unit 7 Written Assignment Student #S108497 Rome learned and adapted many architectural and building skills from around their empire. In particular two things allowed Romans to achieve many architectural feats that are still standing today, close to two millennia later. The first item was the development and use of concrete as a building material. The second was the implementation and intelligent use of a true…

The Controversy over Drones Why is it so useful having drones at war? What would happen if one country just got rid of their drones? The generation of drones has brought upon a easier way to fight in a wars. Some people might say that drones don't do anything for a country other than maybe scout out a terrorist or two. Drones have saved many american lives in the fact that no one needs to drive them so this will not risk as many lives. If one country fell behind in the production on drones…

go-to chain for consumer electronics — will shutter 1,000 stores during the Memorial Day weekend as it undergoes its second round of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the company announced Friday. RadioShack will continue to operate 70 brick-and-mortar stores across the U.S. as the retailer migrates most of its sales operations to its website, RadioShack said in a news release Friday. This round of closures does not affect the company’s 500 “dealers” — or franchisee-run stores. The company…

Case Analysis: Walmart’s Next Move Online Channels vs. Brick-and-Mortar Smart phones and computers are widely ubiquitous and user friendly. The convenience and appeal is now motivating consumers to shop online more frequently. According to Kotler, and Keller “apparel and accessories, consumer electronics, and computer hardware are the three fastest-growing categories” (p. 498). All of these items are found in Walmart brick-and-mortar stores. The decision to adapt towards e-commerce became clear…

inventory of books. It has been serving its customers through selling of physical books as their model for many years but it has faced a fierce battle recently to survive in the inevitable era of e-books. The company still depends on physical, brick and mortar stores in driving the business. B &N…

and Amazon are two of the biggest firms in retail marketing. Amazon is the leader when it comes to on-line retail, while Walmart is the name everyone knows when it comes to brick and mortar retail. Walmart has taken its business model a step further in selling merchandise on-line. Walmart was once a brick and mortar retail store, but over the years if you were to take a look at Walmart.com one could see a website that offers many of the same goods that a Walmart Supercenter would offer. One…