The Pipes

J.R. McWane was the founder the Birmingham Company that bears his family name in 1921. It is today called McWane Inc. It is one of the biggest producer of water and sewer pipes. Over the years, it has made a name as one of the 500 privately owned companies in the United States. Its iron foundries spread across 10 states in the United States and Canada. McWane has aggressively expanded since the 1970s by buying up antiquated plants and increasing their profitability through their management…

beginning of each shift we have assigned guards to check our equipment. This includes the trucks, golf carts, radios and pipes used to log tours in the buildings. We have a checklist for the truck and golf carts looking for damage, checking fuel/propane, and making sure everything is in working order. Teamleaders are responsible for making sure that all the office equipment, (radios, pipes, and keys) are turned in from the previous shift. Once the initial tasks are completed they will log their…

systems work very efficiently where there is not much wind or heat. But in dry and windy areas most of the water is blown away or evaporates from the fields before the water reaches the ground. (Aillery).One method to combat water waste is using a pipe that gently sprayed water onto the field and reduces waste. These systems use underground aquifers which can take thousands of years to be replenished and if most of the water is evaporating or blown away may never be…

tobacco produces a tar. Tar is a thick, sticky dark fluid made up of several hundred different chemicals. Tar enhancing the growth of cancerous cells (Hales 420.) Smoke from cigarettes, cigar, and pipes also contains carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas that comes out of the exhaust pipes of cars, in levels four hundred times hose considered safe in industry. According to Wuest and Fisette, they agreed “Smokers have twice as much risk of cardiovascular disease as nonsmokers. Although…

dannon called Aillen. Aillen would rise from his fairy mound and lull everyone to sleep with his magic harp and pipes, once everyone was sleeping he would breathe fire flames from his mouth until Tara was burned to the ground. Finn stepped forward and promised to guard Tara until the following dawn. So finn waited until after sunset and waited for Aillen to arrive. Aillen played his harp and pipes until the guards of Tara fell into a deep sleep. Finn however, pressed his spear tip to his…

during and why; he agreed. I explained the reasoning behind it, I believe I used the term “their knowledge is a mile wide but an inch deep”. Shortly after the commander left our Squadron, I spoke again to my leadership about changing the influx on pipe-line Airmen. Again was told that’s just how it is but this time I stood firmer and asked Why? The commander and the chief that implemented this program has left, we all know it does not work, it hurts the Squadron as a whole and at what point…

also the fact that most Americans descendants are immigrants. If anyone wants to make a change we should at least try to rally and petition and call attention to the fact that all immigrants’ want is to be accepted into a country that sold them a pipe dream of a real American life style. I want my voice to be heard so everyone can hear out loud that we shouldn’t be angry or upset with immigrants, but that we need to be understanding and willing to work with them so we can come together in our…

The aqueducts was a brilliant invention, it used the Mountains water supply and used the angle of the mountain to move the water to all the people in Rome. We have the same thing just more advanced, we use pressure of the pipes to move the water. Like the Romans we use pipes to direct the water.…

her for my drugs. That’s on me. I can’t keep putting the burden on my mother” (Bourgosis & Schonberg, 2009, p. 126). This reader was impacted by the evolution of Tina’s understanding of her social influences, yet it was she who decided to place the pipe in her mouth. Some may argue that negative social…

resembles a clapboard roof with rows of overlapping shingles radiating out from the butterfly’s body. This is how butterflies keep themselves clean from all the different elements outdoors. If we recreated something like this to be the inside lining of pipes or medical tubing it could greatly reduce drag and build up. This would reduce bacterial growth and clotting to a minimum. The textured surface enhances the flow of fluid and the texture of the wings give the impression that dirt and water…