Everyday Lies: How Deception Erodes Trust and Integrity
Lying as a Daily Habit
Lying as a Daily Habit: A Critical Analysis of The Ways We Lie. Lying is such a common practice that it often becomes normalized in everyday life. In her essay The Ways We Lie (1992), Stephanie Ericsson argues that lying is not an isolated act but rather a spectrum of strategies we use to protect ourselves, manipulate others, or avoid conflict. Although many lies are justified as necessary or harmless, every lie carries a cost: it erodes trust, distorts communication, and weakens
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Materials Management
1. Meaning of Materials Management
Materials management is the process of planning, purchasing, storing, and controlling materials in an organization to ensure their availability at the right time, in the right quantity, quality, and at the lowest cost. It covers the entire flow of materials from suppliers to the production department and finally to distribution. The main purpose of materials management is to maintain a smooth and uninterrupted production process while avoiding
Read MoreInventory & Logistics Glossary: Essential Supply Chain Terms
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ABC Analysis
Assigns items to groups (A, B, C) based on value and importance.
Example: A = laptops, B = keyboards, C = mouse pads.
Accumulation
Receiving goods from multiple sources.
Example: A DC receives shipments from 10 factories.
Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
Assigns cost based on activities, not departments.
Example: Shipping-heavy customers show higher cost-to-serve.
Allocation
Matching inventory to customer orders.
Example: DC allocates 50 units to a customer order.
Anticipatory Stock
Inventory held
Read MoreMarxist Theory: Value, Surplus, and Capital Accumulation
Chapter 2: The Qualitative-Value Problem
1. Commodity – The Starting Point
A commodity = anything made to sell, not for personal use.
Marx studies exchange as a social process, not just a trade of things.
2. Two Sides of a Commodity
- Use Value → Usefulness (satisfies wants).
- Exchange Value → How much it trades for.
Marx focuses on exchange value because it shows social relations in capitalism.
3. Value Comes from Labor
The value of a commodity comes from labor used to produce it.
Labor has two sides:
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋੜਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਨਿਯਮ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਹੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਲਿਖਣ ਲਈ ਕੁਝ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਨਿਯਮ ਹਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਣਾ ਕੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਲਿਖਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ ਲਿਆ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਮੁੱਖ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਇਹ ਨਿਯਮ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ,
Read MoreFrench Revolution Causes, Phases and Napoleonic Legacy
Impact of the Enlightenment and American Revolution
A. The impact of the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
Enlightenment principles and the American Revolution gave the bourgeoisie new ideas to help them confront absolutism and the stratified state system of society. They proposed new forms of social organisation and government. All of this led to the revolutionary cycle that began in France in 1789.
The social and economic crisis
The economic crisis was the result of a series of poor harvests
Two-Way Slab Design Calculations: Steps and Formulas
Step 1: Design Constants
For M20 & Fe415:
τc max = 1.4 N/mm² (from IS:456 Table 73)
σ = 2.76 (used in moment capacity formula)
Step 2: Effective Span Calculation
Slab Type Check
Cy/Cx = 6/4 = 1.5, which is < 2 → Two-Way Slab Panel
Effective Depth Calculation
Using IS 456 empirical formula:
$$\frac{L}{d} = \text{MF} \times \text{BF}$$
Basic factor (BF) = 26
Modification factor (MF) = 1.3
$$d = \frac{L}{\text{MF} \times \text{BF}} = \frac{6000}{1.3 \times 26} = 177.51 \, \text{mm} \approx 180 \, \
Read MoreTop Global Travel Destinations: Seville, Kyoto, Tangier, Venezuela
Travel Highlights: Four Unique Global Destinations
Seville, Spain (Lucas)
Seville is a Spanish city in the southwest of Spain and the capital of Andalusia. It has a unique and rich history that attracts many tourists each year.
Seville is best known for its majestic cathedral and the beautiful Alcázar, both of which are declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO. The Plaza de España is a giant square where you can find representations of all the provinces of Spain in alphabetical order, and you can
Savory Eggplant and Cauliflower Vegetable Recipes
Delicious Vegetable Dishes
Broiled Eggplant with Creamy Tahini Dressing
Even if you aren’t a big eggplant fan, you might enjoy this despite yourself. Broiled eggplant has a crunchy and meaty texture, and the tahini dressing makes the salad rich and creamy.
Ingredients:
- 1 medium eggplant, sliced into circles
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tahini
- Sprinkle of chili flakes (optional)
- Fresh dill, finely chopped (optional)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Turn on your oven’s broiler. Arrange the slices of eggplant
Python Data Structures: Dictionaries, Strings, and Functions
Python Data Structures Fundamentals
Dictionaries: Key-Value Storage
A Python dictionary is a collection of key-value pairs used to store data in an unordered, mutable structure. You create a dictionary using curly braces {} with key-value pairs, for example: my_dict = {"name": "Alice", "age": 25}. You can also use the dict() constructor to create dictionaries.
Accessing values is done by referring to their keys: my_dict["name"] returns “Alice”.
Adding, Updating, and Removing Items
You add or update items
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