programming, try an Implicit Association Test like this one:
 5. You all raise good points, but why get so angry about violence against women? Men are much more likely the targets of most nonsexual violence.
 And why is sexual violence so much worse than nonsexual? Most criminal codes treat murder as more severe than rape...but we have few games with rapist protagonists, whereas most protagonists engage in murder outside of, say, puzzle games. How many orcs did you kill in Pool of Radiance, 'clearing the block' of ethnic undesirables?
 6. What makes you think people wouldn't have an issue with Rance if he killed the women instead of sexually assaulting them? That sounds even more sociopathic, especially if the player was invited to enjoy the act of killing them!
 It's a problem whenever a message perpetuates negative attitudes.
 Generally speaking, computer games feature enemies that consist of 'willing participants'. They're bandits, invading soldiers, xenophobic cultists, predatory monsters etc etc. In these instances it doesn't appear to matter much whether the foes are man or woman.
 In the instances where the enemies aren't willing participants, it tends to receive commentary here - be it seemingly innocent royal guards, people in the wrong place at the wrong time or even prehistoric animals.
 If clearing the slums in Pool of Radiance was framed as removing ethnic undesirables, then it'd certainly be an issue. However, these 'ethnics' are warring tribes living in occupied territory - likely some of the very tribes that sacked the city 50 years prior. It's not like you're wiping out a group of orcs who are keeping to their own little village! When the PCs wander the slums, they are regularly attacked without warning - and if the player wishes, they can let the non-hostile groups flee.
 7. I tried the implicit association test for gender, and it said too many errors. Oh well.
 It's completely true that men are more likely to be targets of nonsexual violence, and that's something that our society likes to conveniently ignore, but that's not the core issue here. (I hope that anyone who finds Rance offensive would find it equally offensive if the genders were reversedreal sexual violence against men may not be as common as sexual violence against women, but that doesn't make it any less unacceptable.)
 The issue is the fact that sexual violence is (supposedly) being glorified, and the protagonist isn't in any way redeemed. (I would argue that only the fantasy of sexual violence is being glorified, but that goes back to my first post. And considering that there are many healthy outlets for this fantasy, including such pornography or a consenting partner, that's not a bad thing at all.)
 Would you say that Ultima III glorifies real theft because you can steal from innocent shopkeepers, and the game rewards the player with gold? How about the fact that an effective leveling tactic once you get a Wizard with 70 INT is to pick a fight with a bunch of guards, cast ROT (or whatever the 70 MP Wizard spell is, most of my experience with U3 is the NES version, which is mostly faithful but gives the spells English names) to reduce their HP to 1, and then let whomever needs the EXP pick them off for a total of over 200EXP, giving you two levels?
 Computer games do tend to feature enemies that are either willing participants, but we all know that reluctant or unwilling soldiers have been drafted to fight in real warshow we you know the enemy soldiers aren't similarly unwilling? And many Gold Box players have gleefully tossed Fireball spells into hordes of enemiesthe fact that the game encourages this glorifies a power fantasy.
 This is only anecdotal, but I would like to add that every single person I've known to enjoy these types of gamesnot only pornographic, but violently pornographic towards womenhas been female. Men I've known tended to like more raunchy games.
 8. I don't know where you live, but in Australia, alcohol-fueled street violence (of which the majority of victims are male) gets a lot of media coverage and political attention, arguably moreso than domestic violence (of which the majority of victims are female).
 You'll note that neither Chet nor I referred to 'glorification'. The contention is that media informs and reinforces cultural norms and mores - which in some ways, is the founding theorem of the field of social psychology.
 Whether something perpetuates negative stereotypes or not has as much to do with the presentation of the story, as it does the details of the story. Despite the fact that theft is mechanically rewarded in both Ultima 3 and GTA 3, it would be hard to argue that they are presented in the same light.
 As for the 'unwilling soldier', yes, there have been plenty of unwilling soldiers throughout history, but that's a bit of a red herring. The relevant detail is how the soldiers are presented by the game, and what attitudes the conflict with the soldiers are reinforcing. Interesting games, in my opinion, are those that are conscious of these questions and use them in the narrative: The BioWare/Black isle family regularly forces players to examine some of the ethically questionable RPG tropes.
 9. I live in the US, and never having so much as visited Australia know it may be different there. As long as we can accept that violence against men and violence against women aren't fundamentally different as problems (the problem is that it's violence against people) we should be on the same page about it.
 And neither of you referred to glorificationit sounds as though you're referring more so to what could be termed normalization. I still think, that to a mature enough player to understand fantasy (and one who can't shouldn't be playing CRPGs or video games at all, let alone pornographic ones,) works such as this only normalize the fantasy of violence. In real life, there are lots of well-adjusted people who daydream about, say, punching people they don't like. I think the thing about art, is that you can choose what to take away from it. And if a game leads to you taking away negative attitudes about women... again, you're not mature enough to be playing said game.
 Having spent a good amount of time with both U3 and GTA3, In Ultima 3 theft seems to be somewhere between a gameplay contrivance and a necessary evil. GTA 3 is in my opinion, a satire of overconsumerism (and to a lesser extent crime and the whole "gangster" life) plus an excuse to let you basically do whatever you feel like, with whatever you can find.
 Also, when playing RPGs that will let me get away with it, I do like to try to rob and kill innocent people because they're there. The reason is because I find the entire idea to be so ridiculous (stalking NPCs and killing them for 3 gold pieces and 2 experience pointsthat's crossing the line twice!) not because I'm living out anything I'd want to do in real life, even if it were consequence-free.
 Also, I do fully support the addict's decision not to play the rest of the Rance games if he finds them offensive. Just because this one is a CRPG, doesn't mean it's not pornographic, just as just because a film is pornographic, doesn't mean it's not a filmbut I think one attempting to chronicle film history can be forgiven for not wanting to be exposed to it, beyond than noting that it does, in fact, exist.
 10. Rance series is actually a very sad thing as the game world and gameplay do actually get really better in later entries to an incredible level considering how bad Hikari is. The world, were the supreme god ia a sadistic whale like thing which has created the world just to entartein himself and would destroy it if there is no war (cause world peace is boring), is actually pretty original and the lore strangely complex for an eroge game. Also the story in games likes rance 6 and sengoku is pretty good. But you have to put up with a main character who never grows behind being a total asshole and worse a rapist, who thinks that he can do anything he wants because "he is the hero". And worse still the girls usually fall in love with him after being raped.
 There is just one good japanese eroge rpg that I can think of that dosn't have rape in and has a very good story: it is kamidori alchemy meister, an hybrid shop management strategy rpg with three distinct paths and a lot to do. Sex scenes are sometimes a bit strong for my taste, but always consensual, as long I can rememember There is an english patch to it.
 37. Why delete my last comment, Don't like a dissenting opinion?
 Why get worked up and outraged over what happens to fictional characters made of pixels? They aren't real.
 1. I'm not "outraged." I was disturbed, and writing about my own reaction to the content. Notice that I didn't call for the content to be banned or advocate for any "solution" other than to not play such games myself.
 What happens to "fictional characters made out of pixels" isn't important. What is important--or at least interesting--is how art reflects societal attitudes and exposes things about us. If I Spit on Your Grave becomes a blockbuster and no one goes to


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While much is known about the influenza A viral lifecycle, the precise interactions between the virus and host remain unclear. A recent RNAi screen, performed in the Hacohen Laboratory, identified sixty genes that either dramatically increased or decreased virion production. Amongst this list of genes were five genes that are associated with the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS). As a step towards characterizing the list of sixty genes, we examined the five HPS genes for their role in viral entry. We used siRNA to knockdown candidate genes and then infected A549 human lung epithelial cells with Thai/H5N1, Machupo virus (MACV), Lassa virus (LASV) and Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) pseudotypes. Our results demonstrate that the HPS genes do not participate in MACV, LASV, and LCMV viral entry. With these results, we are unable to further characterize where these genes play a role in influenza A virus entry. However, these results are consistent with previous work in the lab that Hps1 does not play a role in arenavirus entry, only influenza A virus entry.
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I go along with the generally accepted theory that the game measure is 33cm.
The third clue enigma 780 talks about 'where you must by the compass and the foot.'
The 'foot' most likely refers to 'pied du roi', and it the word 'step' in the title also hints at this measure. A common value was close to 33cm.
The visual shows a compass. The compass has a diameter of 10.5cm, which Max confirmed. The method to work out the perimeter of the circle = 2 x Pi x radius, where the radius = diameter / 2 = 5.25 cm and Pi = 3.1415, or about 22/7. So, the perimeter of this compass is 33 cm.
The 33cm measure fits very well with the measures mentioned in the book, to give neat whole numbers eg. 185km rather than messy numbers like 176.457889km!
Other ideas for the measure
Some people think the measure is the compass AND the foot, so 10.5cm + 33cm so 43.5cm.
The historic measure the 'foot' had many variations over the centuries, as this French Wikipedia page devoted to the 'Pied' shows. The 74 cm foot is used by some owl hunters.
The word "measure" appears in the puzzles. 500, 420 and 650, as well as an additional clue : " For good measure, there's only one in the book ".


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A natural process involving carbon capture has been discovered by accident by researchers at Newcastle University in the UK. Researchers found that sea urchins could process carbon dioxide from the oceans to grow their exoskeletons.
Scientists at Newcastle University, operating in the field of nanoscale technology, stumbled upon a process whereby sea urchins use particles of the metal Nickel to 'anchor' carbon dioxide from seawater. If the process can be replicated commercially, it has the potential to lock in tonnes of atmospheric CO2.
Scientists discovered how sea urchins, with the help of the element Nickel, process CO2 found in the sea, solidifying it into calcium carbonate to grow their exoskeleton (shell). Sea urchins are small sea animals which come in a variety of forms. To date over 950 different species of sea urchin have been found all over the oceans, sometimes at depths of up to 5000 metres.
Turning carbon dioxide to stone
Se aurchin photographed off Sardinia
The UK based researchers' discovery is published today in the scientific journal Catalysis Science & Technology. Such is the potential for the process in the field of carbon capture and storage, the Newcastle researchers have patented the process. If it can be developed commercially, then it holds out the tantalising prospect of CO2 — a key greenhouse gas when it comes to global warming and climate change — literally being turned to stone.
Dr Lidija Šiller, a physicist and Reader in Nanoscale Technology at Newcastle University, confirmed it was a completely chance discovery. She commented,
"We had set out to understand in detail the carbonic acid reaction – which is what happens when CO2 reacts with water – and needed a catalyst to speed up the process,"
"At the same time, I was looking at how organisms absorb CO2 into their skeletons and in particular the sea urchin which converts the CO2 to calcium carbonate.
"When we analysed the surface of the urchin larvae we found a high concentration of Nickel on their exoskeleton. Taking Nickel nanoparticles which have a large surface area, we added them to our carbonic acid test and the result was the complete removal of CO2."
Existing methods of carbon capture and storage (CCS) usually involve pumping the CO2 deep underground and leaving nature to take its course in slowly absorbing the CO2. This method is both costly and carries risks since there are few ways of knowing if the CO2 will leach out from its underground reservoirs and emerge back into the atmosphere, possibly miles away from any pumping and storage facilities.
Scientists envisage this new process of carbon capture, similar to that which the humble sea urchin has been engaged in for millions of years, would see excess CO2 in the atmosphere converted to calcium carbonate or magnesium carbonate. Calcium carbonate occurs naturally in nature in many forms from chalk to marble.
Said Gaurav Bhaduri, lead author on the paper and a PhD student in the University's School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials,
"One way to do this is to use an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase,"
"However, the enzyme is inactive in acid conditions and since one of the products of the reaction is carbonic acid, this means the enzyme is only effective for a very short time and also makes the process very expensive.
"The beauty of a Nickel catalyst is that it carries on working regardless of the pH and because of its magnetic properties it can be re-captured and re-used time and time again. It's also very cheap – 1,000 times cheaper than the enzyme. And the by-product – the carbonate – is useful and not damaging to the environment.
"What our discovery offers is a real opportunity for industries such as power stations and chemical processing plants to capture all their waste CO2 before it ever reaches the atmosphere and store it as a safe, stable and useful product."
It's estimated that each year, due to human activity, 33.4 billion metric tons of CO2 are released into the Earth's atmosphere. Of that total, about 45% is estimated to remain in the atmosphere. An average petrol or diesel powered car will produce one tonne of CO2 every 4,000 miles.
Calcium carbonate ( CaCO3) operates as a storage facility for carbon. As a common constituent part of the Earth's crust it is estimated to equate to account for 1.5 million billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. In mineral form it occurs as chalk, limestone and marble whilst in biological form it can be found in eggshells, snail-shells and shellfish. It is also an important component in building materials such as cement.
The catalytic process developed by the Newcastle scientists, replicating the natural process of the sea urchin, is a relatively simple one involving passing waste carbon dioxide from a chimney top, through a water column rich in Nickel nano-particles then recovering the solid calcium carbonate from the bottom.
The process would not work for all CO2 emissions, as Dr Šiller pointed out, "It couldn't be fitted to the back of a car, for example." But it does look as though the Newcastle researchers have happened upon a cheap and effective solution that could be applied to many industrial processes and some of the world's most polluting industries.
The Newcastle team have now taken steps to patent the technology and are currently looking for investment partners to take their newly discovered carbon capture process forward.

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Teens who overeat or binge eat are at higher risk of trying out drugs like marijuana and other drugs, says a new study.
"It may be easy to overlook eating problems in normal-weight or healthy-weight kids. We need to think about eating habits even before they maybe affect a kid's weight, but realize these may be a risk factor for other problems down the road," Kendrin Sonneville, from Boston Children's Hospital, reports Reuters Health.
The study found that children who have binge eating episodes also tend to be depressed.
"Physicians and parents should be aware that both overeating and binge eating are quite common in adolescents, and these problems put them at risk for other problems, such as drug use," said Sonneville, Reuters Health reported.
The study included 16,882 boys and girls who were 9 to 15 years old in 1996. These children had participated in the Growing Up Today Study. Conditions like binge eating and overeating were assessed by questionnaires that were answered by these children every 12 to 24 months between 1996 and 2005.
Some 2.3 percent to 3.1 percent females in the study group said that they have binge eating episodes compared to 0.3 percent to 1 percent of males, reports Science Codex.
During the study period, about 32 percent of the youth used illicit drugs and 41 percent used marijuana. Children who had reported overeating were 2.7 times more likely to use marijuana and those reporting binge eating during childhood were 1.9 times more likely to use other illicit drugs.
Children who reported overeating, with or without loss of self-control, were found to be at higher risk of using drugs. The study doesn't show a cause and effect relationship, but suggests that one type of behavior may show that there is risk for the child to develop another behavior.
The study is published in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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18th century portrait painters: Reynolds and Gainsborough
The epochs:
List essential features of "baroque" art.
What is different about works of the "rococo" style?
What do we mean by "classicism"?
Joshua Reynolds (_PHONE_)
Reynolds, Captain Orme
Captain Robert Orme
1756, Oil on canvas
240 x 147 cm
National Gallery, London
Describe the composition of the painting.
How does it contribute to the portrait of the sitter?
Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds, Nelly O'Brien
Miss Nelly O'Brien
1762-64, Canvas, relined
126 x 110 cm
National Gallery, London
Nelly O'Brien was a courtesan.
What impression of her character is conveyed through the painting?
Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds, General Tarleton
General Sir Banastre Tarleton
1782, Oil on canvas
236 x 145 cm
National Gallery, London
Study the composition of the painting.
How is this army officer characterised? Compare the portrait with that of Captain Orme.
Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds, The Clive Family
George Clive and his Family with an Indian Maid.
1765, Oil on canvas
140 x 171 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
George Clive was an official of the British East India Company. His brother, Robert Clive, became governor of Bengal, having conquered the province.
Comment on the relationship between the figures portrayed.
Joshua Reynolds
Reynolds, Mrs Siddons
Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse
1789, Oil on canvas
239 x 147 cm
Huntington Art Gallery, San Marino
Sarah Kemble (_PHONE_) married William Siddons. After a triumphant success at Drury Lane she became the leading tragic actress in the country. Mrs Siddons is represented as the Tragic Muse (Melpomene), whose attributes of a dagger and cup are held by allegorical figures of Pity and Terror. The treatment was possibly suggested by W. Russell's poem of 1783. The pose, which according to the actress's own account she struck spontaneously, appears to be based on Domenichino's Saint John the Evangelist.
Describe the portrait.
See below: also Mrs Sarah Siddons, portrayed by Gainsborough off-stage.
Thomas Gainsborough (_PHONE_)
Gainsborough, Mrs Siddons
Mrs Sarah Siddons
1785, Oil on canvas
126 x 99 cm
National Gallery, London
Can you find "dramatic qualities" in this portrait?
Thomas Gainsborough
Gainsborough, The Morning Walk
Mr and Mrs William Hallett
('The Morning Walk')
1785, Oil on canvas
236 x 179 cm
National Gallery, London
What does the painter show us about the relationship between the couple?
How does the background fit in?
Thomas Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Countess Howe
Mary, Countess of Howe
1764, Oil on canvas
244 x 152 cm
Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London
Can you identify rococo elements of the portrait?
Comment on the background in relation to the portrait of the Countess of Howe.
Thomas Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Self-portrait
1787, Oil on canvas
Royal Academy of Arts, London
Describe the portrait.
Compare it with the self-portrait of van Dyck.
Thomas Gainsborough
Gainsborough, Mr and Mrs Andrews
Mr and Mrs Andrews
1748-49, Oil on canvas
70 x 119 cm
National Gallery, London
What is the social status of the couple portrayed?
Comment on the presentation of the landscape.
Note: This painting is so well-known that it can serve contemporary caricaturists:
The Economist, Caricature
Environment: How green is our Tony?
Parody of Gainsborough's 'Mr and Mrs Andrews'
The Economist, 7.9.2005.
Additional Material: Children and Animals
by Thomas Gainsborough (_PHONE_)
Gainsborough, The Marsham Children
The Marsham Children
1787, Oil on canvas
243 x 182 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Gainsborough, The Artist's Deughters (1)
The Artist's Daughters chasing a Butterfly
c. 1755, Oil on canvas
National Gallery, London
Gainsborough, The Artist's Daughters (2)
The Artist's Daughters with a Cat
1759-61, Oil on canvas
75 x 63 cm
National Gallery, London
Gainsborough, Studies of a Cat
Six studies of a cat
1765-70, Chalk on paper
310 x 447 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Preparation for 3.6.05
Art in the Industrial Revolution: Joseph Wright of Derby
What were the decisive changes caused by the Industrial Revolution?
What made it possible?
Joseph Wright of Derby (1734 - 97)
Wright of Derby, Experiment on a Bird
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
1768, Oil on canvas
London, Tate Gallery
The creation of a vacuum is demonstrated by the death of the bird in the glass.
Study the composition of the painting and the use of light and colour. Comment on the reactions of the men, the woman, the boy and girls. Compare the scientist in this picture with Kneller's portrait of Newton.
Joseph Wright of Derby
Wright of Derby, Ironforge
Iron Forge
1772 Oil on canvas
This is a workshop of the traditional kind. How is the technology pictured? Why do you think the artist included four non-workers in the painting? Study the composition and use of light.
Preparation for 10.6.05
Pre-Romantics: Fuseli and Blake
John Henry Fuseli (1741 - 1825)
Fuseli, The Nightmare
The Nightmare
1781, Oil on canvas
102 x 127 cm
Frankfurt am Main,
Goethe Museum
The great Viennese psychologist Sigmund Freud (_PHONE_) had a copy of this painting over his desk. Can you explain why?
John Henry Fuseli
Fuseli, Lady Macbeth
Lady Macbeth Sleepwalking
(Shakespeare, Macbeth V, 1)
1784, Oil on canvas
221 x 160 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
In this tragedy, Lady Macbeth and her husband have murdered their rivals for the throne of Scotland; Lady Macbeth walks in her sleep, haunted by guilt. In the background we see her doctor and a lady-in-waiting. She says: "Here's the smell of the blood still: all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
John Henry Fuseli
Fuseli, Titania and Bottom
Titania Embracing Bottom
(Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream IV,1)
1792-93, Oil on canvas
169 x 135 cm
Kunsthaus Zürich
This play is a comedy. Titania, queen of the fairies, has had magic ointment put on her eyelids while she sleeps; this makes her fall in love with the first person she sees on awakening. That person happens to be a human being, Bottom. He is a weaver who has gone into the wood with his friends to rehearse a play in which he wears an ass's head.
William Blake (_PHONE_)
Blake, Oberon, Titania, Elves
Oberon and Titania with their Train
(Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream V)
c. 1785, Pencil and water colour on paper
47,5 x 67,5 cm
Tate Gallery, London
Fuseli's subjects - folk mythology and the Shakespearian world - are Blake's subjects, too. But Blake was also a poet inspired by biblical narratives and by a mythological world of his own creation.
William Blake
Blake, Newton
Newton [as a Divine Geometer]
1795, Colour print finished in ink and watercolour
46 x 60 cm
Tate Gallery, London
In ancient Greek mythology and philosophy, the creation of the world was carried out by a number of gods: the earth, the seas, the heavens were understood to be the work of different deities. Newton is portrayed here as such a demiurge or divine craftsman.
William Blake
Blake, Elohim Creating Adam
Elohim Creating Adam
1795, Colour print finished in ink and watercolour
43 x 53,5 cm
Tate Gallery, London
(Elohim = Hebrew name for God). The serpent has entwined itself around Adam; the human condition is subject to death - to the frailty of the body and to time.
William Blake
Blake, Job
Satan Inflicting Boils on Job
1825, Colour print finished in ink and watercolour
46 x 60 cm
Tate Gallery, London
This is one of twenty-one prints illustrating the Old Testament Book of Job ( = Hiob), which Blake published in 1826. Blake saw Job's trials and eventual spiritual rebirth as parallels to the creative struggles of the artist. Under this image there is a quotation stressing Job's submission to his trials.
Thomas Phillips
Phillips, William Blake
William Blake
1807, Oil on canvas
69 x 89 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas


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The end of the year comes and it is time to do tax. You exercised some stock options and this exercise is appearing on from 1099-B. However, the cost basis does not seem sufficient, causing a tax liability in TurboTax when you try to do it on your own. "But I already got taxed on these as a portion of my W2 compensation" is the common refrain in this situation. How can you tell what you have been taxed on?
Look on box 14 of your W2. Do you see ESPP and a number there? Not all payroll companies will show it. Sometimes, even the same payroll company may or may not show this supplemental information, depending on how the employer is reporting it. However, on some W2s, you will see "ESPP" and then a number. That number represents the total amount of ESPP compensation that has been added to your paycheck. This is the amount to avoid being double-taxed on.
How does all this relate to form 1099-B? Well, the trick here is that the basis of the shares must be adjusted to include this amount that was already added. The procedure here is tricky and can be helped if your company provides an additional supplement: form 3299. This form 3299 will help you calculate basis of the shares. While basis information can be extrapolated on RSUs based on the Fair Market Value of the shares at the date they vested (and therefore the taxable year they were added as comp), ESPs may behave differently. We recently saw a situation where the box 4 amount of form 3299, when multiplied by the amount of shares granted, was the correct amount to be used as a basis.
The logic, in that particular instance, was that we were working in reverse to calculate the basis in ESPP stock. We multiplied the number of shares granted by the 3299 box 5 exercise price paid per share. Then, we multiplied the number of shares by the box 4 FMV per share on exercise date. The difference between those was actually our ESPP W2 box 14 amount, which proved that this amount was added to W2 wages and taxed, therefore indicating that the box 4 amount shown on form 3299 is our basis in ESPP shares.
Useful things to remember: the CUSIP or account number may be difficult to trace – if the ESPs are exercised and shares sold in the same year of grant, the number of shares exercised on that particular date option granted may be useful to cross reference shares between the 3299 supplement and the 1099-B.
These are complex items – the only way to learn them is to consistently complete dozens and dozens of returns with similar situations and to start connecting the dots. If you have a return with these complexities, please feel free to reach out. In any case, hopefully the above was not too confusing and at least opened up some ideas for analysis. Thank you for reading.


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"Vibro Acoustic Optimization"
CDH/VAO is an intuitive Interactive Computational Engineering Tool for largeproblem structural dynamics analysis. CDH/VAO enables engineers working in the virtual product development process to provide fast and reliable solutions to design engineering and test department problems.
Using CDH/VAO users are quickly able to study the structural effects of proposed design changes and to automatically predict a set design modifications to provide optimum dynamic behavior of the structural system. Using the Adaptive Modal Correction Method computational savings of factor 25 to 120 have been demonstrated compared to conventional modal analysis.
CDH/VAO uses standard NASTRAN or PERMAS finite element models and the eigenvalues and eigenvectors calculated for the baseline structure to perform a wide range of structural dynamics analyses. Where the structure is coupled to a fluid, fluid eigenvectors are used to assemble the appropriate equations of the coupled system. CDH/VAO uses the advanced state of the art numerical solver algorithms available in MATLAB.
Using the imported FEM model and result data following definitions and interactive modifications can be carried out by users to study effects of material and design changes:
2.1 Model Definition:
- Fluid properties
- Excitation (harmonic or enforced motion)
- Damping (no damping, structure damping, viscous damping)
2.2 Definition and Modification of sub-model properties:
- Material properties
- Density, Young's modulus, Non structural mass, Torsional stiffness
- Structural damping - Absorption
2.3 Geometry modification of sub-models using in-situ technology:
- Interactively create or modify swages, beads and holes, etc. using the VAO-Viewer
- Import new FEM geometry design (sub-model) from FEM Pre-Processor
- Allow the user to quickly determine the approximate effects of local stiffing of a particular plate modification on NVH performance
- Requirement for a completely new modes calculation after a local geometric shape modification may be eliminated
With integrated analysis and optimization features, the CDH/VAO Software is a unique platform for computational engineers to investigate and optimize the sound & vibration performance of vehicle structures. CDH/VAO combines various analysis and optimization capabilities which required in the past the utilization of several commercial FEM software solutions. The combination of rich analysis capabilities and the opportunity to obtain immediate results of re-analysis from user modifications represents a new dimension in interactive computational engineering.
CDH/VAO offers a wide range of analysis capabilities for coupled (fluid and structure) and uncoupled operations to perform:
Fast Frequency Response Analysis using Modal Correction Method Energy Analysis:
- complex strain and kinetic energy analysis
- equivalent radiated power (ERP)
- acoustic panel contribution analysis
- acoustic and tactile response
- direct FFT analysis
- support of non-linear elements (e.g. shock absorbers)
- import of Nastran TLOAD card data (time domain)
- Combination of transient analysis with all other CDH/VAO analysis features for fast-reanalysis of full system
CDH/VAO supports the stochastic paradigm by providing a range of powerful capabilities for the analysis of uncertain structures. Stochastic simulation is being increasingly applied in the automobile industry in order to obtain robust solutions to design problems in which uncertain design parameters are important. The effects of production tolerances and variation in materials and components can be accounted for in CDH/VAO dynamics analysis leading to an enhanced prediction of actual peformance.
CDH/VAO supports the engineer with state of the art stochastic analysis features:
- probabilistic/possibilistic analysis
- Monte Carlo analysis using uniform, Gaussian or user-supplied distributions
- first order variation method (FOVM)
- first order reliability method (FORM) with robust G function
- stochastic optimization
In design optimization numerical algorithms are utilized to achieve optimum structural responses while maintaining constraints on total structural mass etc. Design variables related to structural sub-model parameters can be defined in CDH/VAO, along with targets for performance. The design variables can then be adjusted automatically in the optimization algorithm to achieve desired targets. A unique feature in CDH/VAO allows the user to define special stochastic quantities as variables. These variables can then be used in the formulation of target functions and allow trade off studies between quality cost and performance.
Following numerical optimization algorithms are support in CDH/VAO:
· Design Optimization by the Mean Method
· Stochastic Optimization for Robust Analysis by the Beta Method
Rich interactive post-processor features in CDH/VAO allow the user to generate quality graphical output for analysis result quantities. Additionally, graphics formats are available for reports and presentations. All x-y plot ouput may be manipulated using familiar MATLAB plotting features such as zoom and rescale etc.
Post Processing Features:
- Virtual-SAE Tools
- structural and acoustic modal participation factors
- structural and acoustic mode shapes
- damped operational shapes
- XY-Plots for FRF results
- RMS contours
- ASCII – export
- support for universal file exchange
- acoustic panel participation factors
- output to GNS ANIMATOR 4 and T-Systems MEDINA and other Preand Post-Processors
Benchmark example to evaluate effort and efficiency of CAE process:
Task: Modification of body floor to adapt new swaging design following reassessment of NVH performance
|MATHWORKS MATLAB R2013a||HP (HP-UX)||
Red Hat or SUSE Linux 64


text: One important lesson learned from the jungles of Vietnam was the ever-present danger to attack aircraft from ground fire. Lowing flying AH-1A Huey Cobra's, A-7 Corsair II's, and A-1 Skyraiders, for example, were constantly sent into battle at low altitudes amid raking fire to attack ground targets. However, despite an attack aircrafts vulnerability to ground fire, their accuracy and devastating weaponry easily neutralized ground opposition. The A-10, affectionately nicknamed the "Warthog", was built from the ground up with lessons learned in the Vietnam War. The A-10 has gained a reputation for being able to send its pilots through hell and still see them safely back to base. Since its introduction in 1976, it has been a bane on armour and stationary defences alike.


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Running Slows the Effects of Aging
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Study Shows Older Runners Have Fewer Disabilities Than Non-Runners
By Caroline Wilbert
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
Aug. 11, 2008 — Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years.
Older runners have fewer disabilities, remain more active as they get into their 70s and 80s, and are half as likely as non-runners to die early deaths, the study shows.
"If you had to pick one thing to make people healthier as they age, it would be aerobic exercise," James Fries, MD, an emeritus professor of medicine at the medical school and the study's senior author, says in a news release.
Researchers tracked 538 runners over age 50, comparing them to a similar group of 423 non-runners. The runners were part of a nationwide running club.
The participants, now in their 70s and 80s, answered yearly questionnaires about their ability to perform everyday activities such as walking, dressing, grooming, getting out of a chair, and gripping objects. The researchers used national death records to learn which participants died and why. Nineteen years into the study, 34% of the non-runners had died, compared with only 15% of the runners.
At the beginning of the study, the runners ran an average of about four hours a week. After 21 years, their running time declined to an average of 76 minutes per week.
Everyone in the study became more disabled after 21 years, but for runners the onset of disability started later. Perhaps not surprisingly, running was linked to lower rates of cardiovascular deaths from causes such as stroke and heart attack. However, it also was associated with fewer early deaths from cancer, neurological disease, infections, and other causes, according to the findings.
The study appears in the Aug. 11 edition of Archives of Internal Medicine.
SOURCES: Chakravarty, E. Archives of Internal Medicine, Aug. 11, 2008; vol 168: no 15. News release, Stanford University Medical Center.
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Black Pepper is Native to South India and is Extensively Cultivated There and Elsewhere in Tropical Regions. the Fruit, Known as a Peppercorn When Dried, is a Small Drupe Five Millimeters in Diameter, Dark Red When Fully Mature, Containing a Single Seed. Pepper Gets Its Spicy Heat Mostly from the Piperine Compound, Which is Found Both in the Outer Fruit and in the Seed. Pepper is Largely Used By Meat Packers and in Canning, Pickling, Baking, Considering for Its Preservative Value. It Has the Ability to Correct the Seasoning of Dishes, Therefore Used as a Final Dash At the End of Cooking to Effectively Adjust the Flavour. It is An Important Component of Culinary Seasoning of Universal Use and is An Essential Ingredient of Numerous Commercial Foodstuffs.
We Also Supply Powder Form of The Same : Botanical Name : Piper Nigrum L. Family Name : Piperaceae Fruit


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From SNIC Documentation
|Description||A knowledgebase of user oriented information in Swedish academic high performance computing.|
Snicdocs is the working name for the wiki you are now reading. Its purpose is to become the place for user oriented information in Swedish academic high performance computing. Some examples include:
- What computing resources are available.
- What storage solutions are available?
- What software is available where, and under what conditions?
- How can I use them?
- Who are the people I can get help from?
Snicdocs will also be used to advertise projects, services and activities within Swedish academic HPC.
The idea is that Snicdocs should contain information applicable across all centers in Sweden, and link to original source for documentation that is valid worldwide. And conversely, link to local pages at specific centres for information on local implementations that are is different enough to warrant special description. Consequentially, it is a goal to keep Snicdocs and local pages as empty as possible, and instead strive to remove special cases, harmonize solutions, and to work to improve upstream documentation so that everything works as expected worldwide. An added benefit is that a wiki with less words and special cases is both easier to read and to keep up to date.
The contents of this wiki is kept current by application and systems experts in the Swedish research and HPC communities, and members of the general public can contribute by asking questions and posting comments on the "Discussion" pages, which accompany every normal wiki page (see tab on top of page). Snicdocs uses browser client certificates for authorization of editors.
Snicdocs has cross-indexed and searchable information on a variety of topics, and presents it both in natural language and in dynamically generated, sortable views. Some features include:
- Certificate based authentication and authorization.
- Only staff can edit wiki pages, and only over https.
- The general public can post comments and questions to talk pages.
- Resource information
- Location and capabilities of academic resources for computation in Sweden.
- Information on storage solutions.
- Software information
- What software is available at which resource, and under what licensing conditions.
- How to get maximum performance out of this software in my HPC jobs.
- Where can I find more information on this software?
- Project information
- Lists of current projects within Swedish HPC.
- Purpose, description and progress within projects.
- Involved personnel.
- When will they be finished?
- Staff information
- Manuals and guides for using SweGrid.
- Managerial views for SNIC
- Who's salary is financed by SNIC?
- What SNIC projects are
Since the Snicdocs content contributors are distributed throughout Sweden, and opportunities for face-to-face meetings are infrequent, it is necessary for this system to be straightforward to keep current and consistent. Therefore, Snicdocs uses the widely known mediawiki software (used also by for example Wikipedia) with semantic mediawiki added for dynamic generation of content and for minimizing duplication of data. On top of this it requires well-defined scope and structure to ensure searchability and readability.
Most of the development of Snicdocs has gone into ensuring that best way to enter information into the wiki also is the easiest way, so that new data will be added in a readable, consistent, homogeneous and searchable manner. In practical terms this means determining useful category hierarchies for relevant topics, so that relevant pages can be found easily, and determining minimal useful sets of required information on pages within these topics, so that contributors can spend their time adding content rather than fulfilling arbitrary and sometimes inapplicable restrictions. Another major part has been writing reusable page templates and example pages for these topics, and to present sufficiently clear and concise editing guidelines so that our disparate and distributed editor community can still provide a homogeneous browsing experience for the users.
- Create a query listing all registered expertise
- Look into using the Arrays extension or the Semantic Bundle of extensions for this purpose
|Torben Rasmussen (NSC)||NSC||Application expert||Computational chemistry|
User:Joel Hedlund (NSC) is the lead developer of Snicdocs.
- Add support for denoting whether a person is to be considered on active duty. People not on active duty should not appear in dynamically generated lists, e.g. for expertise or staff.


text: At least one indication in every list box has to be made to show a result for each variable. When you wish to see one or a few variables, mark these only. N.B. To undo a mark, press the button CTRL and click the mouse button on the text. To select all lines in a list box: - Mark the first line in the list box. Then press the buttons SHIFT and END simultaneously. To select/undo a marked line in a list box: - Press the button CTRL and click the left mouse button on the selected line simultaneously. To select more than one line in a list box: - Mark lines in a row by pressing the left mouse button and slip it over the requested lines. Or, mark the first line on your list and then press the button SHIFT at the same time as you press the up or down arrows on the keyboard. - Mark lines, not in a row, by pressing the button CTRL at the same time as you click the left mouse button on the requested lines. To search for a specific value in the list box: - Mark the first line in the list box. Then type the first letter in the line requested. If you fail in getting the right line, try the typing again until you find the right value. Or use the up or down arrows or the mouse button to look further.


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An antrolith is a calcified mass within the maxillary sinus. The origin of the nidus of calcification may be extrinsic (foreign body in sinus) or intrinsic (stagnant mucus, fungal ball).
Most antroliths are small and asympotomatic. Larger ones may present as sinusitis with symptoms like pain and discharge.
They appearas solitary or multiple, faintly to extremely radio-opaque masses embedded within the mucoperiosteum. The sinus wall is intact.
Small antroliths require no treatment. However, larger or symptomatic masses need to be are surgically removed.


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Monitoring Ice-dammed Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Karakoram Using Visible-Infrared Satellite Remote Sensing Observations
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Glaciers are an important part of the hydrological cycle because they act as freshwater storage. Glacier ice contains about three-quarters of the world's freshwater; supplying most of the base flow for rivers originating from high mountains (National Snow & Ice Data Centre, 2015). Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) are one of the common natural hazards in high mountain environments. The lack of a long term and regional GLOF monitoring program in the high mountain, has posed significant challenges in understanding the relationship between glacier mechanics and GLOFs in a changing climate. Remote sensing observations from space offer a promising alternative to reduce the number of in situ field surveys used to monitor glaciers and GLOFs. This thesis contextualizes the physical characteristics and hydrological, climatological, and societal importance of the Karakoram glaciers. Various approaches in GLOF monitoring and modelling are discussed in detail. The resulting objective of this research is to assess the practicality of modeling ice-dammed GLOFs using visible-infrared satellite observations and digital elevation models (DEM) available in the public domain. Kyagar Lake, Lake Virjerab, and the historical 1929 Chong Khumdan event are identified as case studies based on previous GLOF events in the Karakoram. Cloud-free satellite images between 1975 and 2015 were retrieved from the Landsat 2-8 archive. Lake extent isolation was performed using an object-based feature extraction and lake volume was estimated by integrating the feature extraction results with a DEM. GLOF magnitudes were estimated using the Clague and Mathews (1973) empirical model and the Walder and Costa (1996) semi-physical model. Model estimates were compared with limited observation data of flood discharge and lake volumes to evaluate the model performance. This research confirms the practicality of using satellite remote sensing observations to monitor GLOFs through the case studies and historical GLOF reconstruction. The results suggest that further research on integrating radar satellite observation, high resolution DEMs, and a continuous record of river discharge data in the Karakoram mountains, would provide a better understanding of the GLOF dynamics. Multiple upcoming Earth observation satellite missions and the accumulation of current Earth observation data would make possible a long-term and regional scale GLOF monitoring program.
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Jeffrey Chan (2016). Monitoring Ice-dammed Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Karakoram Using Visible-Infrared Satellite Remote Sensing Observations. UWSpace. _URL_


Ordered Trees
An ordered tree is an oriented tree in which the children of a node are somehow "ordered."
If T1 and T2 are ordered trees then T1 ≠ T2 else T1 = T2.
Types of Ordered Trees
There are several types of ordered trees:
Fibonoacci Trees
A Fibonacci Tree (Fk) is defined by
Exercise: Draw the trees F0 through F5.
Binomial Trees
The Binomial Tree (Bk) consists of a node with k children. The first child is the root of a Bk-1 tree, the second is the root of a Bk-2 tree, etc.
Exercise: Draw the trees B0 through B5.
k-ary Trees
A k-ary tree is a tree in which the chilren of a node appear at distinct index positions in 0..k-1. This means the maximum number of children for a node is k.
Some k-ary trees have special names
You have to draw k-ary trees carefully. In a binary tree, if a node has one child, you can't draw a vertical line from the parent to the child. Every child in a binary tree is either a left or a right child; that must be made clear.
Representations of k-ary Trees
Since the subtrees of a node are both indexed and bounded, we can use an array for them. Here is an example for a 4-ary tree:
class Node {
 private Object data;
 private Node[] children;
You can also use an array for the whole tree
1 A
2 B
4 C
5 F
11 E
12 D
13 G
In a binary tree
In a k-ary tree
Exercise: Prove each of these statements.
Complete k-ary Trees
The array representation may waste a lot of space. The maximally space efficient k-ary tree is called a complete tree. A complete tree is completely filled out on every level, except perhaps on the last one, on which all we require is that all its nodes are "as far to the left as possible." Examples:
Complete trees can be packed into an array with no wasted space at all.
Perfect Trees
A perfect k-tree is a k-ary tree in which every node is either a 0-node or a k-node and all leaves are on the same level.
Perfect trees are sometimes called full trees, though some people say a full tree is just one in which every node is a 0-node or a k-node, without caring whether all leaves are on the same level or not.
The Size of k-ary Trees
For k = 2:
Level Nodes on
Nodes on levels
up to and
including this one
0 1 = 20 1 = 20+1–1
1 2 = 21 3 = 21+1–1
2 4 = 22 7 = 22+1–1
3 8 = 23 15 = 23+1–1
4 16 = 24 31 = 24+1–1
h 2h 2h+1–1
For arbitrary k:
Number of nodes on level h = kh, obviously
Let S(h) = the number of nodes in a perfect binary tree of height h. Let's find a closed form.
 S(h) = 1 + k + k2 + k3 +... + kh
 k × S(h) = k + k2 + k3 + k4 +... + kh+1
 k × S(h) - S(h) = kh+1-1
 (k-1) × S(h) = kh+1-1
 kh+1 - 1
 S(h) = ---------
 k - 1


Copy Drawn Objects From One Layer to One or More Other Layers
This function works on all kinds of obstructs, planes, plane shapes, conductive areas, solder mask shapes, and rule areas.
Select one or more objects to copy. Then press "Copy Selected Objects" button. The objects will be listed in the window/box underneath the button.
In the Destination Layers box, enter the layers you want the source shape to be copied to. You can enter any combination of numbers with commas, spaces, or dashes to indicate the destination layers. For example:
 - 1 2 9-11 15: This will copy to layers 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, and 15
 - 2-7, 12-15: This will copy to layers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15
 - 4, 5, 6, 12-16: This will copy to layers 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Press the copy objects button. (Read and acknowledge warning pop-up. Please be aware, all these shapes will be copied with DRC off. It's easy to create DRC errors when doing this, so check for DRC errors afterwards.) Note: check status line at bottom of Shapester window for results.
Shape Creation Parameters
Hug Pad Slider
The hug pad slider determines how tightly the resulting shape matches the source shapes. You can think of this like a sheet draped over some furniture, or a vacuum-sealed plastic wrapper. The farther to the right the slider is, the more it is like a loosely draped sheet. The more to the left it is, the more the resulting shape will be like a vacuum-wrapped object.
If the source objects you select for shape creation are too far apart, Shapester may not be able to make a shape that connects them. If the shape creation fails, the first thing to do is try moving the slider farther to the right.
Oversize Amount
The over-size amount box lets you specify an amount (in the current design units) to increase the size of the resulting shape over the size of the source shapes.
Note: Use the Hug Pad Slider and Oversize amount together to manipulate the size and shape of the resulting object.
Fix Created Objects: Check to fix the created shape.
Lock Created Objects: Check to lock the created shape.
The corners of created shapes can be made in several ways: Square, Round, Chamfered, and Mixed Square / Round.
They are fairly self-explanatory, but it's worth noting that the Mixed Square / Round mode will create round inside corners and square outside corners. For example, when adding a plane shape to connect the belly pad of an IC with ground pins around the perimeter, you might want the outside corners squared off but the inside corners to have a radius. This mode will achieve that.
The Mixed Square/Round mode has another modifier, Round Again. If this checkbox is checked, the shape will be generally similar to Mixed Square/Round mode, but the outside corners will be rounded.
Keep Selection: This checkbox is on by default. When checked, it maintains the previous selection set of objects after the Undo button is pressed, so that you don't have to reselect everything you just had selected if you want to undo and change the parameters.
Enable Plane Selection for Shape Creation: This option is defined separately so that existing plane shapes can be included or excluded from the creation of new plane shapes. When plane shapes are used as source objects, they are incorporated into the new shape and the old one is deleted.
Reselect Last: When trying various setups to get a shape to come out the way you want, you may inadvertently unselect the objects you want to use as source objects. This button will reselect the last items used as source objects so you can use them again.
Shape Creation:
The following functions use existing objects to create other shapes. The source objects can be pin pads, via pads, traces, plane shapes, conductive shapes, and in some cases, polygons or other shapes on user layers.
Make Plane Shape
Make a plane shape out of existing objects.
Select all desired source objects, set the desired parameters, and press the "Make Plane Shape" button.
Bury pins: when plane parameters specify thermal reliefs on pin pads and vias, checking this box will create an override that will flood those pins and/or vias.
Make plane shapes trace keepouts: this option sets the parameter on the plane shape that turns it into a trace keepout.
Make Plane Obstruct
If a plane clearance for specific objects needs to be larger than the default spacing rule, the over-size amount can be set to a higher value than the existing plane clearance, and a plane obstruct can be made for those objects with the larger clearance.
Select objects, set oversize amount to the desired clearance, and press the "Make Plane Obstruct" button.
Make Plane Clearance on Adjacent Layers Under Other Objects
Select the pads, set the oversize amount if the clearance needs to be larger than the pads, and press the "Make Plane Clearance on Adjacent Layers Under Other Objects" button.
Process pads individually: to make clearances under multiple pads that are far away from each other, select this option so that Shapester does not try to combine resulting shape from all pads.
Make Solder Mask Clearance
On some boards, it may be necessary to remove solder mask from an entire surface layer. This is done with a large shape on the appropriate solder mask layer in Xpedition. If there are components installed on that layer, it will be necessary to make a hole in that solder mask shape around the components. This function creates a solder mask shape, which can be removed from a larger solder mask shape, to produce the hole, resulting in solder mask being applied to the area around the components when the board is fabricated.
Set the over-size amount to provide adequate solder mask area, select pads (in route mode), then press the Make Solder Mask Clearance button.
Full Layer Solder Mask Clearance
This function automates the process of making a solder mask clearance on an entire surface layer and then making holes in that shape around all the components on that layer. When executed, this function raises another dialog with its own controls.
The select layer drop down is used to select the top or bottom layer of the board.
Press the GO button to begin the process.
When using this function, a dialog will appear that indicates optimal settings for the hug pads slider and the over-size amount. Typically, the hug pad slider should be all the way to the right, and the over-size amount should be set to a minimum of 10 mil or.25 mm to produce an adequate solder mask area around component pads. The over-size amount may be adjusted according to fabrication process capability.
Depending on the size of the board and number of components, this process could take several minutes.
Convert Plane to Area/Area to Plane
This functions turns planes into conductive shapes or conductive shapes into planes. Net assignment does not change. Select any plane or conductive shape and press the Convert Plane to Area/Area to Plane button to execute the function.
Report Area of Selected Objects
Select an object and press the Report Area of Selected Objects button. The area of the object is reported in a pop-up window.
Fill Empty Spaces With a Plane
(And we don't mean the kind with wings.)
This function floods open areas on the active layer with a plane shape of the net specified in the Fill Space drop-down box. After you click the Fill Empty Spaces button, click in an empty area of the board area to fill the space with a plane shape.
Round Corner / Chamfer Corner:
This function is used to convert sharp corner vertices in existing shapes to chamfered or rounded. This function does the same thing as the built in shape vertex type control in the Properties dialog in Xpedition, but it's much easier and faster to use. You set the chamfer / radius value, the press either the Round Corner or Chamfer Corner buttons to initiate the command. After pressing the button, move your cursor into the Xpedition window and hover over the vertex you want to change. A red diamond snap marker will appear, indicating which vertex the action will happen on. Click near the vertex to select it. The vertex will then be changed.
If you want to add chamfers or radii to all the vertices in a shape at once, check the Chamfer / Round Entire Shape checkbox, and do the same as above. Pick any vertex in the shape. All the vertices in the shape will be changed if the adjacent line segments are long enough to accommodate the radius or chamfer.
Trim Planes to Route Border
If plane shapes extend beyond the route border, this function can be used to trim them back to the route border. The net assignment and plane parameters of the plane are maintained. Select one or more plane shapes, then press the Trim Planes to Route Border button. The plane shapes will be automatically trimmed.


Maximum medical improvement
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Maximum medical improvement (MMI) occurs when an injured employee reaches a state where his or her condition cannot be improved any further or when a treatment plateau in a person's healing process is reached. It can mean that the patient has fully recovered from the injury or that the patient's medical condition has stabilized to the point that no major medical or emotional change can be expected in the injured workers' condition. At that point, no further healing or improvement is deemed possible and this occurs despite continuing medical treatment or rehabilitative programs the injured worker partakes in. When a worker who is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits reaches maximum medical improvement, his or her condition is assessed and a degree of permanent or partial impairment is determined. This degree will impact the amount of benefits the worker is able to receive.
Maximum medical improvement means that treatment options have been exhausted. Temporary disability payments are terminated and a settlement is worked out regarding the condition of the worker at this point.
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Here is Miranda Paul's latest treasure – a great addition to any home or school library. It received multiple read requests from three-year-old Corinne, a bona fide testimonial.
Title: Whose Hands Are These? A Community Helper Guessing Book
Written by: Miranda Paul
Illustrated by: Luciana Navarro Powell
Millbrook Press (Lerner), 2016, non-fiction
Suitable for ages: 4-8
Themes/topics: occupations, helping, community
Hands can wiggle, hands can clap.
Hands can wrap and flap and tap.
But hands can help – so raise yours, please!
Can you guess? Whose hands are these?
Brief synopsis: (from worldcat.org) Asks young readers to identify the occupation of each community helper from the type of tasks they perform and explains how these helpers work together to keep communities clean and safe and people healthy.
Activities and Resources:
Author website says Teacher's guide coming soon.
Why I like this book:
This engaging book is perfect for a curriculum unit on occupations and communities. The interactive format is fun, and the rhyming text flows naturally. The rich illustrations provide the "big picture" as well as "close ups," especially well suited to provide context and build vocabulary for English Language Learners (ELLs). I love the details such as "food-stained books" and hands "caked in chalk" (guess who?) that bring life to the text.
Visit author Susanna Hill's Perfect Picture Books for a plethora of picture books listed by title and topic/theme, each with teacher/parent resources.


It's no Secretary, it's the Boss!
Sanskruti Biswal and Mukil M
 Imagine an eagle, but with the legs of a crane and eyelashes to die for! Confused? This is a short article on the Secretary bird, which unfortunately might disappear from the wilderness even before many have heard of it.
 The Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a bird of prey found in Africa. It is endemic to the Sub-Saharan African desert, which means this species is exclusively found in this region. Known for its killer looks and signature style of hunting, it is known to stomp its prey to death. Standing tall at close to 1.3 meters, it hunts on foot and kills the prey on the ground. For a bird of this size, it's extremely light, weighing approximately 4 kgs. Don't let that fool you though, because its strong legs can generate forces of 200 N, the human equivalent of breaking concrete slabs with bare hands. With a contact time of 15 milliseconds for a kick, this can beat its victim to pulp.
 It derives its name from its unique gait and is called "Archer of snakes"; Sagittarius or "Archer" and Serpentarius or "snake bearer". The common name Secretary is thought to be bestowed because of its resemblance to 19th-century Secretaries who kept quills behind their ears. Often described as "Eagle on stilts," the Secretary bird has scaly legs and talons that help kill small animals and protect itself from snake-bites. Yes, snakes are its favourite meal! It thrives on a diet of insects, lizards, snakes, and small mammals like mice, mongoose, etc. There have even been reports of it feasting on young gazelles and cheetah cubs. To fish out prey, it stomps its foot on the ground and then kills it by striking blows with its legs with remarkable swiftness. The catch being, the very long legs it uses for stomping also lower its ability to run fast.
Secretary Bird However, all's not well in paradise. The Secretary bird has been declared as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in the year 2020. A rapid decline in population has been observed lately due to habitat destruction and human encroachment. Timely and thorough ecological studies on the existing population of these birds will be the way forward for deciding on effective conservation efforts.
 1. Brown, L. H.; Urban, E. K.; Newman, K., eds. (1982). The Birds of Africa. Volume 1. London: Academic Press. pp. 437–440. ISBN 978-0-12-137301-6.
 2. Ferguson-Lees, J.; Christie, D. A. (2001). Raptors of the World. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 248.ISBN 978-_PHONE_.
 3. Kemp, A. C. (1994). "Family Sagittariidae (Secretarybird)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 206–215
 4. Portugal, Steven J.; Murn, Campbell P.; Sparkes, Emily L.; Daley, Monica A. (2016). "The fast and forceful kicking strike of the secretary bird" (PDF). Current Biology. 26 (2): R58–R59. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.004. PMID 26811886. S2CID _PHONE_.
 5. Hofmeyr SD, Symes CT, Underhill LG. Secretary bird Sagittarius serpentarius population trends and ecology: insights from South African citizen science data. PLoS One. 2014;9(5):e96772. Published 2014 May 9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone._PHONE_
Sanskruti Biswal is a 5th-year Biological Sciences major struggling with her master's thesis who tries to dabble in Arts and Science.
Mukil M is a 5th-year Physics major with a passion for painting and wildlife.
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Thu March 7, 2013
If Caffeine Can Boost The Memory Of Bees, Can It Help Us, Too?
Originally published on Thu March 7, 2013 6:13 pm
Who knew that the flower nectar of citrus plants — including some varieties of grapefruit, lemon and oranges — contains caffeine? As does the nectar of coffee plant flowers.
And when honeybees feed on caffeine-containing nectar, it turns out, the caffeine buzz seems to improve their memories — or their motivations for going back for more.
"It is surprising," says Geraldine Wright at Newcastle University in the the U.K., the lead researcher of a new honeybee study published in the journal Science.
In order to study the effects of caffeine on bees, Wright and her colleagues trained the bees, Pavlovian style, to associate a reward of food with a smell of a flower.
"It's a little bit like Pavlov's dog," explains Phil Stevenson of the Royal Botanic Garden in Kew, outside London. "When Pavlov rang the bell, the dog salivated. And in this case, when the bee detects the smell, it extends its proboscis," Stevenson says. (The proboscis is the bee's long, hairy tongue used to suck up the nectar from the flower.)
The researchers wanted to know whether the bees would respond differently to flowers that contained a caffeinated nectar, compared to those that just had sugary nectar.
And, wow, turns out there was quite a difference. The bees feeding on the caffeinated nectar were three times better able to remember the flowers' odor 24 hours later, Stevenson says.
So could this mean that a caffeinated bee has a better memory? "That's exactly what the study shows," he says.
"They [the caffeinated bees] just didn't forget," says Wright.
And the benefit of remembering? Wright says these bees may have an advantage over their pollinating competitors in terms of locating food.
So, whether the caffeine is improving bees' memories — as these researchers suggest — or simply making bees more motivated or vigilant to seek out more of the stimulant, it's intriguing that caffeine could be giving bees the same kinds of buzz that people get.
"Caffeine absolutely influences our behavior," says Abraham Palmer of the University of Chicago. "It changes mood and performance in a variety of different ways." Due to genetic differences, our individual responses to caffeine vary.
Some of the best studies on the effects of caffeine on people come from the U.S. military, where caffeine has been studied as a way to keep soldiers alert.
In one study, researchers observed the effects of caffeine on a group of sailors who were training to become Navy Seals.
During one portion of that training, they are substantially sleep deprived and exposed to a variety of other stressors, "including cold temperatures and demanding physical activities," explains researcher Harris Lieberman of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass.
When Lieberman studied the behaviors of sailors who consumed caffeine compared to those who had a noncaffeinated placebo, he documented a range of benefits.
"We found that in moderate doses, caffeine enhanced ability to pay attention, and it enhanced vigilance," says Lieberman.
And caffeine also seemed to improve the exhausted sailors' short-term memories, something Lieberman was not expecting to see. "We were surprised that caffeine had such widespread effects," he says.
But in the absence of exhaustion, caffeine doesn't seem to help people remember any better.
"I don't think we have good data that establishes that caffeine has beneficial effects on memory," Lieberman says — at least among people who are well rested.
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:
Most of us know what it feels like to have a little caffeine in our system. A cup of coffee wakes us up, gives us a bit of a buzz. Well, it turns out caffeinated nectar does something similar for honey bees. That's the finding of a new study published in the journal Science, as NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: It's too early in the year to expect to see honey bees, says researcher Phil Stevenson, especially from his perch at Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, just outside London.
PHIL STEVENSON: That's right. I mean, I've seen a couple of queens from but will be colonies around, but no honey bees as of yet. Yes, it's still a bit chilly for that.
AUBREY: But it won't be long. And Stevenson says when the bees start foraging for food in spring, they take long flights in search of nectar and then haul it back to their hives.
Now it turns out some of this nectar actually contains caffeine. Not just the nectar of coffee plants, but also citrus plants - including lemons, and oranges. So Stevenson and his colleague were curious. They wanted to know if this caffeinated nectar influenced the behavior of bees. So they designed a study.
STEVENSON: And in this study, you can train bees to associate a reward of food with a smell. It's a little bit like Pavlov's dog. When Pavlov rang the bell, the dog salivated. In this case, when the bee detects the smell, it extends its proboscis.
AUBREY: The smell came from flowers, the proboscis is the bee's long, hairy tongue used to suck up the nectar.
Now, in the study, Stevenson wanted to see whether the bees would respond differently to flowers that contained a caffeine rich nectar, compared to those that just had sugary nectar.
STEVENSON: We found that when they were taking sugar nectar with caffeine, they were three times better able to remember the flowers a day later than bees that were feeding on to sugar alone.
AUBREY: So could this mean that a caffeinated bee has a better memory?
STEVENSON: That's exactly what the study shows. We were very surprised by it, but obviously we were also very excited because it shows that bees are better able to remember a flower. And, of course, for bee this makes it better able to locate food.
AUBREY: Which is obviously a big plus in life.
Now, some researchers wonder if bees simply prefer caffeinated nectar. But whether it's improving their memories were making them more motivated to seek it out - it's intriguing that caffeine can be giving these the same kind of buzz that people get.
ABRAHAM PALMER: Caffeine absolutely influences our behavior. It changes mood and performance in a variety of different ways.
AUBREY: That's Abraham Palmer of the University of Chicago. He says due to genetic differences, our individual responses to caffeine vary. But studies show that caffeine does work on our brain's reward system, and in moderate doses can help improve attention and performance on all sorts of mental and physical tasks. Some of the best studies come from the U.S. military, where caffeine has been studied as a way to keep soldiers alert.
Researcher Harris Lieberman explains he studied a group of sailors who were training to become Navy SEALs.
HARRIS LIEBERMAN: During one portion of that training, they are substantially sleep deprived and exposed to a variety of other stressors.
AUBREY: Including cold temperatures and demanding physical activities. Lieberman says when he compared the sailor who consumed caffeine compared to those who had a non-caffeinated placebo, he documented range of benefits.
LIEBERMAN: We found that in moderate doses, caffeine enhanced ability to pay attention, it enhanced vigilance.
AUBREY: And it seemed to improve the exhausted sailors' short-term memories, something Lieberman was not expecting to see.
LIEBERMAN: We were somewhat surprised that caffeine had such widespread effects.
AUBREY: But Lieberman says, in the absence of exhaustion, caffeine doesn't seem to help people remember any better. So he doesn't think that caffeine is much of a memory booster.
LIEBERMAN: No, I don't.
AUBREY: But whether it's humans or those bees, there's clearly something about caffeine that keeps us coming back for more. Allison Aubrey, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN
BASIC INPUT-OUTPUT SYSTEM (BIOS)
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements in Research and Technical Writing A Thesis Proposal Presented to Professor Marjorie M. Miguel
Ayeng, Katrina N.
Manila, Kimberly R.
Manio, Klarryze Jenel B.
Mundo, Justine DB.
Salamat, Norman Jan R.
PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
The Importance and Functions of the Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) Introduction
Nowadays, many computer users around the world encounter a problem regarding Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). It is usually seen when a computer failed to shut down successfully where one can read the phrase "Enter BIOS system" on the options but not everyone knows what is it for, how does it function and is it necessary to be familiar with. That is why we have chosen to conduct a research paper regarding BIOS. It is important to have knowledge or idea about it because of its many uses, importance and functions on a computer system that will be stated on the following chapters of this research paper. It is an exciting and interesting topic to be discussed and to be researched. Not only that, in this research paper, one can learn or have ideas on upgrading BIOS, what are the effects of upgrading it and why is it necessary to be upgraded and updated.
Statement of the Problem/ Objectives
What are the importance and functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)? 1. To know the importance or significance of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) in a computer system. 2. To increase the knowledge of people about Basic Input-Output System (BIOS); to know its history. 3. To enumerate the functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). 4. To lessen the number of people who doesn't know Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). 5. To contribute new ideas about Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) in the field of computers.
Significance of the Study
The research contributes to knowledge production in general about BIOS. The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the importance, uses and functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). The benefit of the study is for the ordinary student and for the people to have deeper understanding about BIOs problems. * Students, who were in the field of computer. This will help them to have more information about BIOS and how this affects the performance of a computer. * Teachers/Professors. For them to have an additional information about BIOS and what are the things that they need to tackle more to their students in the field of computer. * Specialists/Developer of computers. For them to have an idea on the things that they need to develop more based on its functions and performance. * Ordinary students/people. To correct their misconceptions about BIOS.
Scope and Delimitation
The coverage of this study is all about the definition, importance and functions of Basic Input-Output System (BIOS). It focuses on every student who uses computer on their field of studies and also to those people who use computer in their everyday life and looks for information about BIOS.
This study limits its coverage on the hardware system particularly Basic Input-Output System (BIOS) only and to those people who encounters regarding BIOS.
"If it is not broken, don't fix it" (Perkins, David N, 2007). "Intel says that if the mobo is working properly that bios and drivers shouldn't be updated. Mine is working properly and I know if it isn't broke don't fix it, but what are the advantages and disadvantages to updating it anyway?" (webhead68, 2007) (Intel,2006 para. 2) stated that update the BIOS on your computer only if the newer BIOS version specifically solves a problem you have. It is not recommend updating your BIOS for computers that do not need it.
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Victory: Anti-Transgender Student Bill Dies in Wisconsin Legislature
February 19, 2016 • 8:35 pm
MADISON – Wisconsin lawmakers quietly adjourned the legislative session yesterday without moving forward on a bill that would have banned transgender children from using facilities at school that match the gender they live everyday.
Matt McTighe, executive director of Freedom for All Americans, released the following statement:
"Wisconsin lawmakers did the right thing by not moving forward on a bill that would have increased the tremendous harassment and threat of harm that transgender children face in their everyday lives. No state in the nation has ever passed a bill that singles out transgender students and prohibits them from using the correct facilities. Transgender children, like all children, should be focused on their education while at school. As similar bills percolate in other parts of the country, Wisconsin is sending an important message that anti-transgender bills are invasive, discriminatory, and wrong."
Freedom for All Americans provided communications support, digital strategy, and legislative guidance to Fair Wisconsin, generating hundreds of contacts to lawmakers in opposition to the bill.
Wisconsin was the first state in the nation to pass nondiscrimination protections for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, but lacks the same protections for transgender people. A poll released yesterday shows that 73 percent of Wisconsin residents support nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people.
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Students consider several different aspects of medieval life and then rate how important they think the Church was based on the evidence. Differentiated for higher (first two pages) and lower (last two pages) ability students.
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Great resource. Thank you for sharing. Really makes students think about why the Church was important. I linked this work with a image of our local Anglo-Saxon Church and asked students to think about why they Church was important and how it was important.


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General Suggestions for Washable Fabrics
Take care of stains promptly. Fresh stains are much easier to remove than old ones. If the stain is on a non-washable fabric, take it to the dry cleaners as soon as you can. Tell the dry cleaner the stain and the fiber content of the garment.
Read and follow package directions when using any stain removal product.
- Test stain removers on an inside seam for color fastness. To test, apply product and let stand 2-5 minutes, then rinse. If color changes, do not use product on the garment.
- When using bleach, do not try to bleach just one area of garment; bleach the entire garment to prevent uneven color removal.
- When treating, place stained area face down on a clean paper towel. Apply stain remover to the underside of the stain, forcing stain off the fabric surface instead of through it.
- Never put chemical dry-cleaning solvents directly into washer. Rinse the fabric and air dry before placing in a washer.
- Do not mix stain removal products together. Some mixtures, such as ammonia and chlorine bleach, can produce noxious fumes.
- Launder washable items after treating to remove residues of the stain and the stain chemicals.
- Remember, some stains cannot be removed.
- Blot up any excess liquid with a paper towel.
- Remove excess solids by gentle scraping with a dull knife. With some solids, like mud, removal may be easier after the stain has dried. Brush off the excess before the clothing is submerged for washing.
- Avoid rubbing the stained area with a linty towel. This makes more problems.
- Do not use bar soap on a fresh stain as it may set the stain.
- Check laundry for stains before washing. Pretreat any stains.
- Before treating the stain, test stain removal agents on a hidden area of the garment to be sure they do not affect the color or finish of the fabric.
- Use rubbing only if the fabric is durable. Rubbing spreads the stain; damages the fiber, finish, or color of the fabric.
- However, gentle to vigorous rubbing and agitation under running water helps remove dried food, protein, or oil stains from shirts or jean-weight fabrics made of cotton or cotton/polyester blends.
- Avoid using hot water on stains of unknown origin. Hot water can set protein stains like milk, egg, or blood.
- Wash heavily stained items separately. Soil and stains can be redeposited on clean clothing during laundering if,
- too little detergent is used,
- water temperature is too low,
- washing time is too long, or
- the washer is loaded with too many clothes.
- Never wash family clothes with pesticide-soiled clothes.
- Use the water temperature recommended on stain removal products and detergents.
- Hot water should be between 120 and 140°F,
- Warm water should be between 85 and 105°F, and
- Cold water should be between 65 and 75°F.
- Water below 60°F is too cold for detergents to work.
Know your care label symbols
Since 1998, manufacturers of wearable clothing were required to provide care symbols on labels. Reading the Care Labels on Fabric will help you with the care of the garment.
The required information included the following:
- Washing or Dry Cleaning care instructions
- One safe method of care
- Warnings against any procedure that might harm the item
- Pre-test Stain Removal Products on an inconspicuous area of the article. Apply several drops of the product and rub gently with a clean white towel. If color transfers to the cloth or a color change occurs, a professional dry cleaner should be consulted.
- Use solvents in a well-ventilated room where there is no chance of electrical shocks. Do not smoke. Do not use solvents near open flame. Avoid spilling on skin or clothes. Wash off immediately if this happens.
- Do not use metal spoons or containers with bleaches.
- Do not use chlorine bleach on wool, silk or spandex.
- Do not over wet. Place absorbent pad under the stain. Use solvents sparingly. Blot frequently. Tamp stains with spoon.
- Do not rub or brush. Gently apply liquids unevenly in the area surrounding the stain to avoid a ring.
- Be patient. Some stains respond slowly. Procedures may need to be repeated several times. All stains cannot be removed from every fabric due to difference in age of stain, structure of materials, fibers, dyes, and finishes. Professional dry cleaners have skills and resources not available to the consumer.
- Some stains require professional treatment.
After laundering and before drying
- Inspect wet laundry before drying to be sure a stain has been removed. If a stain is still there, do not dryer dry as the dryer heat sets stain.
- Do not iron or press stained fabrics until the stain is completely removed. Heat sets most stains.
- Have patience; it takes a little extra time and effort to remove some stains.


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In this day of countless reality television shows consisting of elaborate social experiments where people band together to vote other contestants off an island, out of a mansion, and out of the game itself, it never ceases to amaze me how prevalent the incorrect use of the verb "align" has become when referring to an alliance.
"I decided to align with Tom on Day One, but then our alliance was broken when Tom aligned with Dick. So then I had to align with Harry."
By the time I post this, this error may very well become have become so common that it is deemed acceptable. This happened with the word "orientate", which is now in our dictionary as a result of the overwhelming incorrect use of the word in society. This was typically done by people (with good intentions) throwing it into conversation in an effort to sound more schooled than they really are. (Recall Damon Wayans' classic parody from In Living Color, where he played an artificially articulate prison inmate.)
Social acceptance of error doesn't make it correct.
It's ally, people. Ally. The verb. Emphasise the second syllable, so you pronounce it "a lie". It's the root of alliance. The past-tense allied can be pronounced two ways; it can rhyme with either "gal ride" or "collide". I allied with Tom on Day One, but then our alliance was broken when Tom allied with Dick. So then I had to ally with Harry.
It's not align. Align is the root of alignment. While an alliance is figuratively synonymous to an alignment, the words are in fact unrelated. If you're aligning with somebody, talk about your alignment, not your alliance. If you're creating an alliance with somebody, you're allying with them, not aligning. Just be consistent.
Okay? Please? Thanks.


Talent Management Journey
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 - Date 26 October 2015
 - Observatory HR Innovation Practice
 - Language Italian English
 - Pages 21
 - Function HR/Organization
 - Type Practical Roadmap
 - Number of downloads 80
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 - What are the evolved approaches moving talent management practice toward a disruptive model?
 - What are the levers available to HR departments for managing talent management processes?
 - What is the current maturity level of talent management policies in businesses?
 - What are the main drivers of evolution in the various talent management levers and what are the barriers to it?
Considering both the Italian and the international context, HR Management involves looking more carefully at new topics, such as increasing staff motivation and satisfaction and introducing new leadership and cultural models. The most important field is that of talent management. In this report, we will illustrate the framework of reference regarding the "talent management journey". This approach can be used by HR Management to build their own roadmap of innovation and change, moving towards what is known as a "Disruptive Talent Management" model, a process that involves the combined planning of four levers: recruitment, performance management, training and career planning. We have defined several steps of maturity for each of these levers, and these can be used to evaluate the "as is" HR Management profile and set out the pathway for evolution. The report also highlights the findings of a self-assessment exercise carried out by 37 HR executives using the talent management journey model. Performance managemen...
 1. Reference framework for the talent management journey
 2. Recruitment
 3. Performance management
 4. Training
 5. Career planning
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Students use research material and information gathered from the community
to create a walking trail brochure highlighting local women. Walking
to every site, they invite classes across the city to join them.
For more about Special #5 from
Walk Her Way Along a Women's History Trail email
D'Itria, author and AT&T
Conduct historical and social studies research.
Use technology to complete and enhance work.
Employ focused, coherent, and well organized writing.
- Summarize information from student written biographies for
- Select photographs and illustrations.
- List supporting individuals/groups to thank.
- Select a clear, simple neighborhood map.
- Mark each site location on map.
- Choose a title for the Trail.
- Hold a class contest for the logo.
- Decide sequence of text and photographs.
- Use Desktop Publishing program to design and print Brochure
or arrange for printing.
- Preview the walk with the class.
- Invite other classes across the city to join in additional
Sharing a brochure with the community creates awareness of women in
Students assume roles in writing, publishing,city planning and mapping.
Student written biographies, photographs and illustrations, neighborhood
maps, paper and tools for illustrating logos, final brochure, etc.
Students use: Adobe PhotoDeluxe for scanning photos, illustrations,
and map; digital camera for pictures of unrecorded sites; Claris Works
for text; printer for final product.
Teachers and students continue to assess and evaluate writing, contributions,
and teamwork during the process of creating the final product
Women's Heritage Trail
Calendar Index by the Women's International Center


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Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
- (transitive, physics) To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
- (transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
- (transitive, music) To shift each beat in a rhythmic pattern to the nearest beat of a given resolution (eighth note, sixteenth note, etc.), or to adjust the frequency or pitch of a note to the nearest perfect tone in a given musical scale
to limit the number of possible values
to approximate a continuously varying signal
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A new study may have an answer behind the mysterious disappearances that characterize the Bermuda Triangle.
It's perhaps one of the most legendary mysteries on the planet — what happened to all those ships and planes that have disappeared in strange circumstances in the Bermuda Triangle? Scientists think they may have an answer: gigantic methane gas bubbles.
The Bermuda Triangle is a wide expanse of ocean between Miami, Puerto Rico and, of course, Bermuda. For decades, it was difficult to explain how certain ships and aircraft had become lost at sea, with no indication of what had happened to them. Now, the discovery of underwater craters at the bottom of the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway may provide a clue, according to a Business Standard report.
This area is of course nowhere near the Bermuda Triangle, but the craters are intriguing because of how they were created: by a methane buid-up in the sediments off the Norway coast, which then "pops" through the sea bed and heads for the surface. The craters are huge, measuring more than 2,000 feet in width and stretching more than 100 feet below the surface.
This is an indication that there was a huge blowout of gas bubbles, which could easily cause ships to sink. It's an intriguing discovery, because the Bermuda Triangle certainly could be creating these huge bubbles of gas. Such tremendous amounts of gas could displace ships at sea, sending them to a quick watery grave, and it could also knock out the systems of planes up above.
The findings will be unveiled at the annual meeting of the European Geosciences Union next month.


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Group Discussion Topics for Improving English
 1. What is the best use of having an internet connection?
 2. What is the best use of having a smartphone?
 3. What can we do to decrease pollution levels?
 4. How can we stop wasting papers?
 5. How can we make some strict laws against Rapists in India?
 6. Should it be necessary to give a smartphone with an internet connection to small kids?
 7. Should it be necessary to stop using Polly thin bags instead of jute bags? And why?
 8. If you were a doctor so would you do something for your country? How?
 9. If you were a principal of your school so how would you maintain the school and what kind of discipline you would maintain?
 10. If you were the prime minister of your country, what kind of decision you would make towards poor people?
 11. If you were CM of your state then what would you do? Explain in 15-20 points?
 12. What kinds of things you have to face in Delhi on a daily basis? Explain?
 13. Who is responsible for pollution? Explain it in 10 to 15 points?
 14. Give a solution to stop child labor.
 15. Is watching movies on Netflix for a child is good or not? Why?
 16. What are the conditions of Govt Schools & Pvt Schools in India? Discuss?
 17. What are the conditions of Govt Hospitals & Pvt Hospitals in India? Discuss?
 18. Why do Indians think that Western culture is better than Indian Culture? And why western people prefer to live in India? Discuss?
 19. What are the benefits of studying regularly or distance?
 20. Difference between online marketing and offline marketing.
 21. What are the differences between Govt job or Pvt job? Discuss.
 22. Cricket should be made a national game or not?
 23. Abortion should be legalized or not?
 24. Celebrities should smoke in movies or not?
 25. Wine shop should be closed or not?
 26. Cricketers should advertise or not? Why?
 27. Globalization is really necessary or not?
 28. Camera mobile should be used in historical places or not?
 29. Is paperless office is a reality or not?
 30. Agricultural should be stopped or not?
 31. Income tax should be finished or not? Why?
 32. Daughters are more caring than boys or not?
 33. Should there be an age bar in politics?
 34. Can we do something about increasing the population or not?
 35. Hindi should be our national language or not?
 36. Should people change their mentality towards girls or not?
 37. Is social media killing our memory or not? How?
 38. Should national anthems be played in an Indian cinema hall or not?
 39. Is social media actually connecting people or not?
 40. Should triple talaq be banned in India or not? Why?
 41. Tobacco must be banned yes or no?
 42. Which country would you like to visit and why?
 43. My favorite place to visit and why?
 44. How do you spend your summer vacation?
 45. Reading is a good habit.
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Techniques for Image Compression: A Comparative Analysis
Patricia R. OliveiraRoseli F. RomeroLuis G. NonatoJosmar Mazucheli
Nowadays image compression is a task that has been more necessary than ever. Some techniques for image compression are investigated in this article. The first one is the well-known JPEG that is the most widely used technique for image compression. The second is Principal Component Analysis (PCA), also called Karhunen-Loeve transform, that is a statistical method applied for multivariate data analysis and feature extraction. In the latter, two approaches are being considered. The first approach uses the classical statistical method and the other one, artificial neural networks. In a comparative study, the results obtained by PCA neural network for compressing medical images are analyzed together with those obtained by using the classical statistical method and the JPEG compression standard technique.
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La Jardinera de la Esperanza (The Gardener of Hope)
La Jardinera de la Esperanza, depicts a young girl lying on garden patio steps, cultivating a variety of plant pots. The sculpture is sited four metres beneath the surface Punta Nizuc, Cancun. The pots are propagated with live coral cuttings rescued from areas of the reef system damaged by storms and human activity. This technique, a well-established procedure in reef conservation, rescues damaged coral fragments by providing a suitable new substrate.
The sculpture, a synthesis between art and science, conveys a message of hope and prosperity, portraying human intervention as positive and regenerating. The young Girl symbolizes a new, revitalized kinship with the environment, a role model for future generations. The interaction between the inanimate and living forms highlights a potential symbiotic relationship with the life systems of the underwater world. Over the past few decades we have lost over 40% of our natural coral reefs. Scientists predict a permanent demise of 80% by 2050. The Gardner of Hope is designed to focus attention on this important, often forgotten, ecological issue.
Built into the base of the sculpture are specialized habitat spaces designed to encourage individual types of marine creatures such as moray eels, juvenile fish and lobsters.
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