The Sayings of Simonides

Simonides to the Sims

"The little red book"--sayings of chairman Brennan.

T A a w N t p o t e f i d t w g t k n d m b i l h a ood Morning. First, let me say what an honor it is to articipate in this Festschrift for Murray Brennan. Not nly is he a phenomenal mentor and role model for me, but feel privileged to have him as a friend. In my remarks, I have summarized 10 characteristics of a reat leader like Murray Brennan and I will link them to ommon expressions that Mu...

The Power of Proverbs: Dissonance Reduction through Common Sayings

After reading a detailed account of a serious mistake in which a similar-age other went against personal values or a prior commitment, undergraduates rated their feelings of dissonance (regret, hypocrisy, and stupidity) had they been in the actor's place. Relative to a control condition, reading relevant proverbs such as "everybody makes mistakes" or "live and learn" significantly reduced feeli...

Mastering the jazz standard: sayings and doings of artistic valuation

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...