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Gender and Professional Experience as Predictors of Consultants' Likelihood of Use of Social Power Bases
consultants resort to the use of harsh power bases, perhaps believing that a more assertive form of power would be more influential with experienced consultees? Although this seems unlikely in light of past research indicating that school consultants perceive soft power bases to be more effective than harsh bases (Erchul, Raven, & Ray, 2001; Erchul, Raven, & Whichard, 2001) and are more likely to use the soft power bases (Wilson, 2005), it is possible that consultants may use a harsh power strategy in a relational, or "soft," manner. For instance, a consultant may politely use impersonal coercive power by nicely indicating that if a consultee does not comply with plans made during consultation, the consultant may need to inform the school administration, which may result in negative ramifications for the consultee (e.g., reprimand from the principal). Again, future research examining other variables that may influence consultants' likelihood of use of soft power (e.g., personality characteristics such as introversion/extraversion), as well as research investigating which social power bases consultants would use when working with experienced consultees would help to answer this question.
The Relationship between Supervisors' Power Bases and Supervisory Styles
Empirical findings. Since early studies by Strong (1968) and Strong and Matross (1973) were published, researchers have conducted many empirical studies to examine the nature and impact of counselors' influencing characteristics or power bases. Many of these researchers focused on (a) the factors that are related to counselors' attractiveness, trustworthiness, and expertness, reflecting the first phase of Strong's (1968) model, and (b) the impact of counselors' influencing characteristics on therapeutic outcomes of clients, which reflects the second phase of Strong's model (Heppner & Claiborn, 1989). According to Heppner and Claiborn's review, some research findings supported the positive impact of counselors' influencing characteristics on client outcomes, including client satisfaction, self-concept, and premature termination. However, they also pointed out methodological weaknesses of social influence research in counseling, such as extensive use of analogue research designs, which led to findings with limited generalizability. Another weakness noted involved the Counselor Rating Form (CRF; Barak & LaCrosse, 1975), which researchers commonly use for measuring counselors' influencing characteristics (attractiveness, expertness, and trustworthiness). Heppner and Claiborn reported that this instrument often has high inter-correlations among subscales,
The Likelihood of Use and Acceptability of Social Power Bases in School Consultation
Gender findings. The third hypothesis from Study One stated that female school psychological consultants would report they are more likely to use soft power bases than are male consultants. This hypothesis was not supported. This hypothesis was based on findings from Erchul, et al.'s (2004) study of gender differences in school psychological consultation, which found that female consultants perceived soft power bases as more effective in leading to consultee compliance. Failure to find support for this hypothesis was unexpected, given Witt and Elliott's (1985) model of treatment acceptability, which suggests there is a relationship between effectiveness and usage. Overall, there was a positive relationship between the perceived effectiveness of the Raven (1993) social power bases and consultant reports of how likely they would be use the soft power bases, but the absence of a gender interaction was unexpected given the perceived effectiveness findings from Erchul et al. (2004). Perhaps the lack of significant findings can be related to a generalized personality or temperament similarity shared by female and male school psychologists. Alternatively, perhaps the shift from perceived effectiveness to likelihood of use makes the question more relevant to actual clinical practice, and therefore female and male school psychological consultants answered similarly. Several authors have researched gender differences in nonverbal behavior and in language (Aguinis & Henle, 2001; Carli, 1999; Eagly et al., 2003; Johnson, 1976; Tannen, 1990, 1994), and seemingly the only consensus is that the direction gender differences take is inconsistent. Perhaps this null finding supports the notion that gender differences are often subtle and difficult to pinpoint.
The ecology of program director leadership: power relationships and characteristics of effective program directors
Main body: This perspective uses management theory to examine the characteristics of effective PD leadership. We underline the importance of authority, accessibility, adaptability, authenticity, accountability, and autonomy as core features of successful program directors. Additionally, we review how program directors can use the six power bases (legitimacy, referent, informational, expert, reward, and coercive) to achieve positive and constructive change within the complexity of the academic medical ecosystem. Lastly, we describe how local and national institutions can better structure power relationships within the ecosystem so that PD leadership can be most effective. Conclusion: Keen leadership skills are required by program directors to face a variety of challenges within their educational environments. Understanding power structures and relationships may aid program directors to exercise leadership judiciously towards fulfilling the educational missions of their departments.
Role power dynamics within the bridal gown selection process
The study's limitations and suggested future research are as follows: First, the research focused on brides who live in the US. The power relations that influence brides during the dress selection process might be different depending on the geographical and cul- tural background of the bride. Thus, the research cannot be generalized. Second, the survey did not enquire about the participants' sexual orientation and this should be addressed for future study. Participants' sexual orientation and gender of their partner could affect their experience with wedding dress. Thus, it may be beneficial to conduct further studies to explore the effect of sexual orientation in the wedding dress selec- tion process. Third, brides may experience multiple powers during the wedding dress selection process; however, examining overlapped powers was not the focus of the study. Nevertheless, the topic of overlapped powers and how brides negotiate influences is definitely worth exploring and will deepen the understanding of the subject. Lastly, the open-ended survey method implies additional limitations to the study. In fact, Reja et al. (2003) suggested that several limitations are associated with surveys that include open-ended questions, such as missing data. The main reason being that open-ended survey does not allow the researchers to pose follow-up questions. However, the find- ings do provide a meaningful understanding of the phenomenon and will serve as a good starting point for future studies. In order to address this limitation and deepen the understanding of the phenomenon, it would be desirable for future research to include in-depth interviews with participants. A quantitative approach may also be advisable for establishing differences in power bases among various demographic backgrounds of the brides.
EFFECT OF MANAGER'S BASES OF POWER ON EMPLOYEE'S JOB SATISFACTION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SATISFACTION WITH SUPERVISION
This study is intended to examine the relationship of the type of power bases used by managers upon employee's job satisfaction, in particular on satisfaction with supervision. Power is a prevalent component in an organization and both managers and non-managers use it extensively. Manager uses different power bases in dealing with their employees to achieve organizational goals. And, employee's perception towards the manager is influenced by that. For this study, French and Raven's 5 dimensions of power bases were taken as the independent variables and their effect on employee's satisfaction with supervision as the dependent variable. Data was collected from 180 respondents who were working in organizations located in Penang, Malaysia. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis was used to analyze the hypotheses. The result indicated that reward, referent and expert powers were positively related to employee's satisfaction with supervision. Both coercive and legitimate powers were seen to negatively influence satisfaction with supervision. At the last limitations and scope for future research were also discussed.
Effect Of Seawater On Physicochemical Characteristics Of Sumatra Lowland Peat
Indonesian peatlands is quite large with a broad range between 18-27 million hectares, the area are about 73% of the area of Asia peatland, which is equivalent to 50% of the world's tropical peat. Mainly distributed in Sumatra (35%), Kalimantan (32%), Sulawesi (3%) and Papua (30%) [11];[2];[10];[18]. Peat land in Sumatra Utara province consists of lowland peat (backswamp peat) covering an area of 325 295 ha distributed along the east coast of Sumatra island and plateau peat (higland peat) covering 6,289 ha in the highlands of Toba [8];13]. Constraints on the physical properties of peat those are bulk density is low, subsidance and irreversible drying. This obstacle can be managed by making advance arrangements drainage and groundwater would happen peat decomposition that causes the peat to become more dense and the water table in peatlands are not too deep. Low bulk density on peat soil can also be improved by providing the mineral soil on peat soil. Chemical constraints on peatlands include acidity, carbon-nitrogen ratio and high cation exchange capacity, availability of macro and micro nutrients are low and organic acids that are poison for the plants. High cation exchange capacity and the low exchange bases resulted smaller in the availability of bases. That base saturation should be increased up to 20-30% to be available for plants [12]. Sea water has dissolved salts of various compounds in different types and concentrations derived from various types of rock and soil drifting through surface runoff and underground streams.
The Current State of Religious Education in Russia by the Example of Comprehensive Schools and Higher Educational Institutions of Rostov on Don
In recent years the urgent need in increase in qualitative level of spiritual education of students of higher education institutions of Russia also appeared. The courses of educational character begin to disappear from technical colleges of Russia, through these courses students could learn about traditional cultural values of Russia, deepen the knowledge in the field of secular ethics, develop the critical relation to the obtained information. For the solution of this problem "the creation of departments of orthodox culture and theology in a number of the universities, including in DSTU, teaching disciplines of "The morality basis", "The bases of Orthodox culture", "Spiritual and moral fundamentals of world religions" in higher educational institutions of the country" is of paramount value [9] and also the inclusion of religious subject close to the contents of religious studies courses: philosophies, linguistics, pedagogics, psychology, law. Besides the called subjects in DSTU the following courses are given: religious studies, world religions, religion and policy and many other courses of religious orientation.
22 Conjugate acid pH
How do you determine the number of significant digits in a pH? You count only the digits to the right of the decimal point. For example, suppose that the concentration of hydronium ions in a sample of orange juice is 2.5 × 10 −4 mol/L. This number has two significant digits: the 2 and the 5. The power of 10 only tells us where to place the decimal: 0.000 25. The pH of the sample is − log (2.5 × 10 −4 ) = 3.602 059. The digit to the left of the deci- mal (the 3) is derived from the power of 10. Therefore, it is not considered to be a significant digit. Only the two digits to the right of the decimal are significant. Thus, the pH value is rounded off to 3.60.
Research on the Repeated Sequences among tRNA Sequences
Our hypothesis of tRNA sequences on the one hand supports the theory that a primitive tRNA consists of seven bases presented by Crick et al. in 1976 [21] and verifies the possibility that tRNA molecule chooses a hairpin RNA as the precursor of tRNA [6]; on the other hand, our hypothesis not only sustains the view that a hairpin structure is via indirect duplication and then produces another hairpin structure which evolves though base changes, insertions and deletions into the tRNA molecule proposed [5], but also better supports the model based on a direct duplication of a hairpin structure [22].
µ-bases and Algebraic Moving Frames: Theory and Computation.
We establish new results on the theory and computation of µ -bases and algebraic moving frames for a vector of univariate polynomials, along with several related observations. First, we develop a new algorithm for computing a µ -basis of the syzygy module of n polynomials in one variable over an arbitrary field K . The algorithm is conceptually different from the previously-developed algorithms by Cox, Sederberg, Chen, Zheng, and Wang for n = 3, and by Song and Goldman for an arbitrary n. The algorithm involves computing a "partial" reduced row-echelon form of a ( 2d + 1 ) × n ( d + 1 ) matrix over K , where d is the maximum degree of the input polynomials. The proof of the algorithm is based on standard linear algebra and is completely self-contained. The proof includes a proof of the existence of the µ -basis and as a consequence provides an alternative proof of the freeness of the syzygy module. The theoretical (worst case asymptotic) computational complexity of the algorithm is O ( d 2 n + d 3 + n 2 ) . We have implemented this algorithm (HHK) and the one developed
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Design of Universal Measuring Equipment for Bogie Frame
Primary suspension supporting base comprises a two-layer slide elements both longitudinal and lateral (see figure 3), and with a supporting column. By adjusting manually the two-layer slide element can adapt variety with dimensions of bogie frame, and a ruler can promote the precise alignment of fixing. The column of the supporting is composed of two sections (see figure 4), the upper column with several types to be adapted to the different types of the primary suspension supporting bases. Secondary suspension supporting base is the main supporting and positioning parts when the frame placed downward. It comprises of a lateral slide device and a supporting column, by adjusting the slide to support various types of frame.
STUDIES RELATED TO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF AMINOBENZYLATED MANNICH BASES OF UREA
Procedure for the synthesis of aminobenzylated mannich bases of urea 6a to 6j: Ice cold secondary amines (0.1 mol) viz Morpholine (0.9 ml) / Piperidine (1.0 ml) / N-methyl piperazine (0.9 ml) / Indole (1.2 g) in ethanol were added drop wise to an ethanolic solution of urea with occasional stirring at
Biologically active Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Mn(II) complexes of Schiff bases derived from allyl amine and vinyl aniline
The Schiff bases and their complexes individually exhibited varying degrees of inhibitory effects on the growth of the tested bacterial and fungal species. The antimicrobial results evidently show that the activity of the Schiff bases became more pronounced when coordinated to the metal ions.
SYNTHESIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SOME 2-NAPHTHYLACETATE MANNICH BASES
Using 2-naphthylacetate as active hydrogen component, the following Mannich bases were synthesized via a general synthesis protocol: 1-hydroxymethyl-1-piperidinomethyl-2-naphthylacetate(I); 1,1-dimorpholinomethyl-2- Naphthylacetate(II) and 1,1-bis-dimethylaminomethyl-2-naphthylacetate(III).The structures of the final products was elucidated by a combination of spectral techniques (UV,IR , 1 HNMR and MS). The target molecules were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against six standard human pathogens. Significant activity was exhibited by compound I. It showed antimicrobial activity against all test organisms. Compounds II and III showed significant antifungal activity,
Represent Aggregate Knowledge in Data Warehouse and OLAP Systems by Gathering bases with Objects
We should determine how to fully represent aggregation knowledge , aggregations may be performing in particular data cubes ( that mean in what way achieved the aggregate once the aggregate functions that are chooses , and how to choose the aggregations functions) that we explain in before . Ever after this knowledge is highly contextual and complex (count on user priority , data cube …), it is representing with bases appropriately. A base-based approach too ease traced : it enables us to explain how it has been applied and why a specific aggregate functions had chosen in a given situation .
Split alignment of genomes finds orthologies more accurately
The new method aligns the majority of genomic bases identically to previous methods, as expected. Neverthe- less, around 100 million human bases, which overlap a number of protein-coding regions, are in completely different alignments. The new alignments should be especially beneficial when searching for interesting and unusual features in genome evolution, because these are particularly confounded by alignment errors. One exam- ple is accelerated evolution, which is mimicked by par- alogy. Another is micro-rearrangements, which are sys- tematically missed in standard genome alignments based on colinearity [38, 39]. Indeed the new alignments sug- gest many interesting rearrangements (e.g. Fig. 5), but unfortunately it is not straightforward to tell true rear- rangements from assembly errors. The new alignments are available at: [40]. The software is available at [41], and also in the last-align package for Debian and Ubuntu [42].
BASES OF POWER, LEADERSHIP STYLES, AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES OF UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS STUDENTS IN GHANA
This study sought to determine the differences in the bases of power, leadership styles, and demographic characteristics among undergraduate business students enrolled at a public university in Ghana. Sixty- three students took part in the study. Students were chosen using simple random sampling. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data. Means, standard deviations, t-test, ANOVA,  2 , and Pearson's r were used to analyze the results. The results showed that men had expert and legitimate power and exhibited transactional leadership style. Women had coercive and referent power and exhibited transformational leadership style. Students, irrespective of age or programme area, had legitimate power. However, students below 40 years exhibited transactional leadership style while students who were 40 or more years exhibited transformational leadership style. Management students exhibited transformational leadership skill; marketing and executive office administration students exhibited transactional leadership skills. The t test showed no significant differences in students' bases of power and gender. Similarly, the NOVA was not significant for the differences in the bases of reward, coercive, expert, and referent power and students' age. The chi- square test was also not significant for the differences in students' bases of reward, legitimate, and referent power and programme area. The Pearson's r was significant at the 1% level and showed moderate to high levels of inter-correlations among the dimensions of bases of power (and intuitively leadership style). Overall, the results showed that students had more expert power and weaker referent power. In addition, students exhibited transactional leadership styles.
A Novel Image Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Concatenated Dictionary
Abstract—Image sparse representation plays a vital role in the process of image reconstruction. In recent years, several pioneering works suggested that signals/images could be represented sparsely with a redundant dictionary. The selection of components from the dictionary directly influences the precision of the reconstructed image, while the scale of dictionary influences the computational efficiency. This paper presents a novel method for image reconstruction, which decomposites the image by concatenating a redundant dictionary of several bases and then reconstruct the image efficiently by means of Matching Pursuit algorithm. The proposed method constructs the concatenated dictionary with cosine bases, wavelet bases and contourlet bases, which will lead to a better approximation of the original image. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can greatly reduce the computational complexity and generate a better reconstruction effect compared with previous methods.
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NETHERLANDS - The sixth largest pension fund in the Netherlands, Philips Pensioenfonds, has hired Aviva Investors as multi-manager to establish and manage a global portfolio of non-listed real estate investments.
The mandate comes just weeks after Aviva Investors was appointed by the €5.5bn pension fund for Dutch medical consultants (SPMS) to manage its existing global portfolio of real estate fund investments.
The Philips mandate is to invest in real estate funds in the Netherlands, the rest of Europe and the US and Asia Pacific.
Aviva Investors said it was chosen due to the strength and depth of its global multi-manager team, its integrated asset management structure, strong risk management culture and overall environmental, social and corporate governance investment credentials.
Erich Gerth, executive director and chief executive of global business development at Aviva Investors, said: "We are delighted that Philips Pensioenfonds has chosen Aviva Investors to manage its unlisted real estate portfolio.
"The Netherlands has a significant share of Europe's pension assets, and we are proud to be working with one of the most professional pension funds in this market."
Aviva Investors' multi-manager department is headed by Nick Mansley, global director of multi-manager.
The global real estate multi manager team compromises 21 investment professionals located in London, New York and Singapore.
It is responsible for managing more than €5bn of indirect assets for a range of institutional clients through both segregated accounts and pooled fund of fund products.


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You'd better believe there will be a profound effect when your rival humiliates you.
For Solon, that rival was Regina in Week 2, to the tune of 34-0. And that effect, head coach Kevin Miller said, was wholesale reorganization and revitalization of the football program — in particular, honing "sluggish" practices.
Practice tempo is rapid now, with players fully embracing that "practice like you play" mantra, Miller said. And it's working big-time.
The Spartans beat Mount Pleasant 26-0 on Friday and have outscored opponents 152-46 in their five consecutive wins since the Regina humbling.
"Obviously, we're pleased with that type of production, and I guess it comes back to the way we're practicing. It's really changed a lot," Miller said. "I think they're having fun. I think they're enjoying the season and I think they understand the expectation and the things they need to do and continue to do to get better."
There's been one constant in the Spartans' five straight wins: They've dominated the turnover battle.
Entering Friday, they'd forced 15 turnovers and committed six since the Regina game. Five of those turnovers were defensive touchdowns, with three scoop-and-scores against Fort Madison and two pick-sixes against Washington.
And it was no different against Mount Pleasant. Solon forced three straight three-and-outs to start the game, but the Panthers, led by running back Pat Canby, were marching downfield on their fourth possession.
That is, until Graeson Dall picked off Zach Beason's pass at Solon's 35-yard line and returned it 25 yards to Mount Pleasant's 40.
Solon scored five plays later to go up 13-0 late in the first half.
"We've had a really good season this year," tailback Trevor Nelson said. "I don't want to say I expected this, but from how hard we've worked and everything, we wanted this really bad."
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West 'D' steps up big-time
The West High Trojans needed a trademark performance this week against Cedar Rapids Kennedy. They got it.
Kennedy runs an offense eerily similar to that of ground-game juggernaut Cedar Rapids Prairie, who spanked West 39-20 in the district-opener. Fourteen different players had carried for ball for Kennedy entering this week, and it'd rushed for 1,231 yards in its previous four games — all of them wins.
But West and its heralded defensive line, which took the Prairie loss on the nose, held strong.
The Trojans led 17-0 at halftime and held Kennedy to 39 yards on just 16 plays. They eventually won 24-10.
"I have full faith in our defense," quarterback Ethan Postler said this week. "I think they're going to go out and play well. Hopefully have a shutout. They've been looking really good in practice."
Playoffs start now: West plays first of 3 must-wins this week
A loss would've all but squashed West's playoff hopes in a season with such lofty expectations. If the Trojans win out and Kennedy loses to Prairie in Week 9, they'll finish district with at least the same record as Kennedy, and they'll own the tiebreaker. If Kennedy beats Ottumwa next week and upsets Prairie, then West will be out of the playoffs and Prairie will take the second spot. (Unless Burlington somehow turns the world upside down and beats Prairie next week.)
West faces its next must-win next Friday against Linn-Mar.
Joy ride for the Regals
Like it does every year, Regina's riding a private jet to the Class 1A playoffs — no turbulence, free WiFi, heated leather seats.
Its latest victim was Van Buren Community High. Before I tell you the final score of their game, consider this …
The Regals stomped Highland Riverside 36-0 back in Week 5. The following week, Riverside turned around and uber-stomped Van Buren 67-14.
So major respect goes out to the Van Buren players. They form a fledgling group playing its second year in Class 1A, and it's been a rough transition so far. In a perfect world, they're not walking into a Regal-filled death trap this week. But this isn't a perfect world.
Regina led Van Buren 49-0 at halftime and eventually won 56-8.
Regina has now outscored district opponents 231-59. The number on the left could swell to 300 in the next couple weeks.
So, who wants to play the Regals in mid-November?
Close, but not quite
With decisive wins against Mediapolis, Anamosa, Mid-Prairie and Northeast Goose Lake, West Liberty proved it doesn't belong to the same tier as its district's lower half.
But it doesn't quite belong up there with the big boys yet.
Class 2A No. 3 Williamsburg proved that Friday night. It strode into the Comets' home stadium and carried a 36-0 lead midway through the fourth quarter before West Liberty scored two quick touchdowns.
"This is it," West Liberty head coach Jason Iske said this week of the Williamsburg game. "This is what we've been looking for a while."
You get another crack at a top dog next week in Mount Vernon, Coach.
Not the underdogs anymore
We all know about Clear Creek Amana's storybook season so far. With almost no preseason expectations, the Clippers rattled off six straight wins to set a program record for the best start to a season.
Meanwhile, over at Marion High, the Indians were practically writing a fairy tale. They entered Friday 4-2: four times as many wins as they'd logged in the past two seasons combined.
Those two took a 7-all game into overtime in Marion, with Marion winning 15-14. CCA, meet your first upset from an underdog. You ain't the underdogs anymore.
Bain covers preps, recruiting and Hawkeyes for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, Des Moines Register and HawkCentral. Email him at mbain@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @MatthewBain_.


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Former Nottingham Forest man emerges as contender to replace McCarthy at Ipswich
Lee Connor
Former Nottingham Forest and Rangers manager Mark Warburton has emerged as a contender to take over from Mick McCarthy at Ipswich Town this summer, according to respected journalist Alan Nixon.
Warburton, who was relieved of his duties at Forest after a hapless run of form almost led the club to relegation last season and into a similar situation this time around, has emerged as a contender for the job at Portman Road alongside Steve McClaren, who still remains the favourite with many sources.
Ipswich will be hoping to land a new manager early in the summer with McCarthy moving on, and will know that both Warburton and McClaren fit the bill of someone who will not command a massive fee and will be happy to work with younger players and on a small budget.
Warburton made his name as manager of Brentford, before moving north of the border to Rangers, where enjoyed success and guided the club back to the Scottish Premier League. His time at Forest began well enough, but his methods soon became tiresome to many at the City Ground, and he was replaced by Aitor Karanka midway through this season.
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Solution for SmartCity
February 20, 2017 McNamara Patrick Development 0
Our rapidly urbanizing world faces an enormous demographic imbalance. Over the next few decades, Europe, and to some extent the United States and China, will be aging and shrinking, even as India, Africa, and the Middle East see their populations expanding. At the same time, we still have three billion people in the world who have no access to water, electricity, health care, and education. And we are moving from a global population of seven billion to nine billion.
Clearly cities are the key to whether we successfully meet this massive transition challenge and achieve growth that is both sustainable and inclusive. And the critical enabler is going to be technology. What was once a visionary notion is now the new normal: technology is really as essential as the three utilities—water, gas, and electricity. If you want to revitalize an old city, or if you are erecting a new greenfield city, technology has to be built in. Today many leading cities have a ten-year plan that includes a master information and communication technology (ICT) plan. A city without an ICT master plan is simply not relevant anymore.
The goal, of course, is to view technology as part of a holistic, services-oriented approach to revitalizing cities. Right now, in most places, whether you move into a new apartment or buy an old one, you have to rip the ceiling out to get wireless in and buy various devices. But imagine what would happen if everywhere you went, as with electricity or water, that technology were simply built in? Suddenly the only thing to worry about would be how to provide the new services that consumers will increasingly demand: assisted living for the older population, safety and security, parking services, medical services (we already know that 80 percent of doctor visits don't require physical interaction), and access to public services in general. When you get to a critical mass, the data on the benefits is so compelling: a 50 percent reduction over a decade in energy consumption, a 20 percent decrease in traffic, an 80 percent improvement in water usage, a 20 percent reduction in crime rates. The concept of smart cities really sells itself.
How can we accelerate this transition? Here's a statistic that underscores both the problem and the potential: worldwide spending on infrastructure and construction is about $2 trillion a year, and ICT spending is just 1.5 to 2 percent of that. But over the next decade, we will continue with advances in cloud computing, big data, and open data, and we will see 50 billion devices connected through machine-to-machine communication, which will foster the industrialization of the Internet. Intel predicts that in a decade, the Internet of Things will be a $1.5 trillion-a-year business—just from a technology point of view. But on top of that there will be another $2 trillion annually in new services. So we don't need to increase ICT's share of global infrastructure spending from today's levels to reap the benefits. We just need to ensure that our investments are smarter and move technology from being an afterthought to having it embedded in our urban master plans.
That said, we still face huge hurdles. Politicians face short-term election cycles, while the benefits of this kind of investment are longer term. Hence, in addition to articulating the vision for their cities, politicians need to score quick wins and generate budgets for the parts of their vision that demonstrate immediate benefits. Construction is one of the world's most conservative industries. It's the only vertical industry that hasn't really made any productivity improvements over the last 30 years. There are too few global standards. Look at electricity with the longstanding variation between 110 and 220 volts and multiple outlets. We still can't agree on a common standard. We need better protocols and global open standards, like those that enabled the growth and connectivity of the Internet. We need to create new ecosystems, in effect whole new industries to enable some of these benefits. Consider parking. In Paris, as in many cities, the average citizen spends four years of his life trying to find a parking place. But what if you could drive in off the highway, and your navigation system would guide you to a free parking place? It would reduce congestion and carbon emission. That is beginning to happen in cities like San Francisco and Chicago. But getting these projects off the ground requires the right regulatory framework and collaboration among a lot of industries in order to provide everything from the sensors in the street to the apps in your car or mobile device.


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Hidden Treasures: Finding the Transportation Information You Need
Hidden Treasures: Finding the Transportation Information You Need: Home
Make the Most of Your Searches
Guide to Information Resources and Research Assistance
Digitized Research Reports and Misc.
Resources for ODOT and State of Oregon Employees
The transportation industry relies on and consumes vast amounts of information. Most people working in their respective roles on a day-to-day basis have their favorite go-to reference materials. But how do you find information that is outside of the normal scope of your work? Perhaps you are looking for research that has been done on a particular issue that you're dealing with, or simply want to have a better understanding of industry standards. Where do you turn? How do you know whether the information you are accessing is credible and relevant? This guide has been created to point the transportation practitioner to sources of information - some free, some available through subscription - as well as tips to search efficiently and successfully.
The ODOT Library can serve as a resource for both state and local agency employees, providing materials and information. The platform for this guide is provided through the National Transportation Library and the Western Transportation Knowledge Network. Some of the information presented here is in the form of guides created by other transportation librarians and library groups, used with their permission. If you have resources or information that you would like to see added to this guide, please send your suggestions to the ODOT Library.
SEARCH ENGINE: Web sites or software that search the Internet for key words, subjects or phrases specified by the requestor. Search engines use algorithms to create a list of search results,and each functions somewhat differently. Examples include Google, Dogpile, Bing, Duck Duck Go, Ask, and Yahoo! Search.
DATABASE: A collection of organized information that can be searched, accessed and edited. A bibliographic database contains records of published materials, which could include include journals, newspapers, books and documents. Records will contain information about the publications, but do not necessarily provide full access to them; in fact, many journal publishers create databases based on subscriptions. An online library catalog can also be considered a bibliographic database. Examples include ODOT Library Catalog, TRID, ScienceDirect, and ASCE Library.
Bibliographic Database vs. Library Repository: TRID and NTL
State agencies submit links to reports and publications prepared for public distribution to several different organizations, including the Oregon State Library, the National Transportation Library, and TRID. This paper explains why it's important to include all of them in the distribution.
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Lou The Human - "Make You Sick"
The Staten Island native has quite the year lined up for him. With a tour with J.I.D coming up, he has found the time to release this dope chill single.
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7 Growth Stocks to Buy to Retire a Millionaire
Growth stocks to buy took quite a hit this year. That might deter investors from placing their bets on them for the long haul. However, growth stocks are tremendous investments for retirement, with the potential to generate massive returns. Making money becomes significantly easier if you have the nerve to invest and hold growth stocks over time.
Growth stocks typically belong to companies growing significantly quicker than the market. Moreover, with growth stocks to buy, it is important to look for companies with strong fundamentals trading at a reasonable price.
While there is no guarantee that these stocks will make you a millionaire by retirement, they are worth considering if you're looking for ways to build wealth for the future. The earlier you start investing in growth stocks, the more time you have to enjoy compounding, and the higher your chances of making millions.
ADSK Autodesk $228.80
DDOG Datadog $82.35
AMD Advanced Micro Devices $72.37
CRM Salesforce $157.73
SQ Block $71.66
CPNG Coupang $19.14
GOOG GOOGL Alphabet $96.73
Growth Stocks to Buy: Autodesk (ADSK)
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Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) is a leading software company providing specialized products for building and construction markets. Its innovative technology makes the development and maintenance of buildings, roads, and factories more efficient. ADSK is a classic example of a growth stock generating over 17.5% average growth in the past five years.
Despite the economic slowdown, ADSK has delivered incredible top-line and free-cash-flow performances of late. The firm operates in the construction and manufacturing markets, collectively accounting for $74 billion in its total addressable market. Moreover, with a strengthening moat, it seems that ADSK is likely to achieve its lofty margin expansion targets. Over the long term, it aims to generate 38% to 40% operating margins by 2026, a feat that seems achievable given its stellar track record.
Datadog (DDOG)
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Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) operates as a software-as-a-service monitoring and security platform, helping customers drive digital transformation, cloud migration, and collaboration among various teams. The company operates on land and expand strategy, expecting customers to increase the usage of its products over time. In addition, the platform provides several features that enable organizations to manage better their cloud applications, including custom dashboards, alerts, and notifications. As organizations continue to move towards digital transformation, Datadog's platform will become a must-have for them to achieve their goals.
It's hard to deny its premium valuation, given how it's grown its topline by over 78% over the past five years on average. Moreover, its sales growth hasn't slowed down in the current economic climate, pointing to the significance of its platform to various organizations. It sees a whopping TAM of $56 billion by 2025. Its expected sales of over $1.5 billion in 2022 represent just 3% of the total opportunity expected to come in 2025.
Growth Stocks to Buy: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Chip giant Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) has managed to solidify its market share in multiple segments of the CPU market. The firm has established its name as a leading producer, be it client processors, server processors, or gaming. Moreover, its acquisition of complimentary AMDs such as Xilinx has helped significantly grow its revenue base, positioning it for continued growth in the coming years.
Recent results for AMD have trailed expectations due to weakening PC demand and lower crypto-related GPU sales. However, its management outlook for its upcoming quarter encapsulates these weaknesses, and the worst has been priced into its stock. Despite the challenges, it's still growing its sales by double-digit margins and expects to continue posting strong growth for the foreseeable future.
Salesforce (CRM)
Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) is the market leader in customer relationship management applications (CRM), with its software being essential to multiple industries. In recent quarters though, its topline growth has been decelerating. CFO Amy Weaver attributed the slowdown to "more measured buying behavior" in the firm's second-quarter conference call. Nevertheless, Salesforce's long-term target of reaching $50 billion in revenue by fiscal 2026 is still intact.
Moreover, its stock looks significantly cheap compared to yesteryear, with most of the weakness being priced in already. The company's long-term bull case remains firmly intact as more companies are expected to migrate their CRM operations to the cloud over the next several years. Moreover, the firm's incredible cash flow production will continue supporting its lofty shareholder rewards program.
Block (SQ)
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Block (NYSE: SQ), formerly known as Square, is a major name in the fintech space with an ecosystem of financial products. Founded by legendary Jack Dorsey (who also founded Twitter), it has grown its popular Cash App at a rapid pace. Its Cash App is a popular way to send and receive payments and offers a suite of other financial services, including banking, trading, and other powerful services. With its robust product ecosystem and growing user base, Block is in for sustained growth ahead.
In the third quarter of 2022, the company beat top and bottom-line growth estimates by healthy margins. This was despite macroeconomic headwinds that negatively impacted Bitcoin prices. However, BTC only contributed $37 million to the $783 million it generated as gross profits during the third quarter. Despite the slowdown in its business, it is likely to grow by double-digit margins for the foreseeable future, in line with the rapid expansion of the fintech space.
Coupang (CPNG)
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Founded in 2010, Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) is an eCommerce juggernaut in South Korea. The company is known as the "Amazon" of the region, providing exceptional customer experience along the way. It has dominated the eCommerce market in the region, growing its market share from 7.4% in 2017 to over 30%. Moreover, its expansion into new markets, such as Japan and Singapore, has further increased its market share.
Coupang operates in the fast-growing eCommerce market in South Korea, which is expected to grow by 20% over 2021-2025. Its robust services have helped build a massive customer base of 17.9 million, which continues to increase with each quarter. Moreover, it recently posted its first profit since going public, which is a testament to the quality of its execution.
Growth Stocks to Buy: Alphabet (GOOG,GOOGL)
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Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) is the crème de la crème of the big tech machinery. Its massive ecosystem currently commands nearly 92% of the search engine market, which makes it one of the best growth stocks to buy.
Recent turbulence in the macroeconomic environment has significantly weighed down advertising spending. Nevertheless, Google is likely to grow at a double-digit rate this year as well. It reported better-than-expected results and has the opportunity to chances to strengthen its position in the digital ads market, increasing video content and launching its monetization program for YouTube Shorts in 2023. With multiple catalysts in play, its stock trades at a hefty bargain to its intrinsic value. Its shares offer an incredible entry point for new investors.
On the date of publication, Muslim Farooque did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com Publishing Guidelines.
Muslim Farooque is a keen investor and an optimist at heart. A life-long gamer and tech enthusiast, he has a particular affinity for analyzing technology stocks. Muslim holds a bachelor's of science degree in applied accounting from Oxford Brookes University.
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Mind your language
A Lexicographer writes
Dot Wordsworth
BBC television is devoting a frenzied week to a children's knockout spelling competition. Goodness knows, spelling needs attention, if Veronica's vagaries are anything to go by. But even where words are spelt correctly, there is the difficulty of their pronunciation. 'What about Julia?' said my husband, trying to be 'helpful'.
I couldn't think there was much doubt about the name's pronunciation, but it turned out that he was talking about Herrick's poem, with its couplet, 'Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows/ That liquefaction of her clothes.'
The OED, 100 years ago, described that pronunciation of clothes, without sounding the th, as careless or vulgar. It admitted that in all English dialects (geographical, not social) clothes was pronounced like the verb close, and there can be little doubt that without the preservative power of the spelling, the normal pronunciation would omit the th.
A word where the spelling has been sneakily changed is Arctic. Everyone in England said artic and spelled it without the middle c until some pedants in the 17th century decided to make it look more classical by inserting the c. Certainly the word came from Latin arcticus, itself from the Greek arktikos, 'of the bear' (the constellation), but it came into English from Old French artique. And so the English omitted the intrusive c in speech even after the change of spelling, at least among those sufficiently well born not to worry or sufficiently lowly born not to know, until universal education and the influence of spelling reduced the resistance to a rump.
England being England, some spelling-pronunciations are noted by snobs as evidence of lower-class origins. Forehead should rhyme with horrid; handkerchief should have the last syllable as -if, not -eef. Medicine is often pronounced as three syllables by meanly born newsreaders.
Then there are words which hardly anyone pronounces in the 'correct' manner. Gibberish should be pronounced with a hard g, as should Gerontius in The Dream of Gerontius. Pejorative should be pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, like pea. Do you ever hear it so? Otiose should rhyme with atrocious, but those who use it often make it trisyllabic, like pantyhose.
Does anyone pronounce geyser with the first syllable rhyming with eye? They do in America, but probably because of the popularity of the water-heater in Britain the word is pronounced like the old geezer selling newspapers.
Perhaps when the BBC has finished its spelling bee it could hold a competition in reading aloud. I wonder how quickly its announcers would be knocked out.
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Let's a-go! Nintendo NX console SDK starts to arrive in developers' hands
Rik Henderson · 16 October 2015
- New Nintendo console on course
- Developers start to get the kits
- Might even see a launch in 2016
Nintendo has reportedly started to send out software development kits for its new console, the Nintendo NX.
The Wall Street Journal claims that "people familiar with the matter" told it that the SDKs have been sent to specific partners already, which suggests that the console will at least make an appearance in 2016 - most likely at E3 next June.
Some, including the paper, even suggest that the console could hit the streets next July in order to counteract diminishing sales of the 3DS and Wii U devices. However, we suspect Nintendo will first unveil the new console at the videogames show in the summer for a release at Christmas or even early the following year.
Sources also state that the mysterious NX will "likely include both a console and at least one mobile unit that could either be used in conjunction with the console or taken on the road for separate use". It is also said to be as powerful as the PS4 and Xbox One - something the Wii U lacked in the race for the next generation.
A Nintendo patent recently revealed the new console to have a screen on its controller, like the Wii U, but it will not use optical media.
Hopefully, we'll find out more in the coming months.
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The Federal Communications Commission is helping finance broadband improvements across the country.
Perry Spencer Communications will use the money it receives from the FCC to improve broadband speeds in Spencer County, including in Mariah Hill, Santa Claus and southeast of Dale.
PSC will receive a total of $1,182,425.70 over the next 10 years to make improvements at 359 locations as part of the FCC's Connect America Fund Phase II auction. The areas are compiled into two blocks and are contiguous with areas the company already serves, said Jim Dauby, president and CEO of PSC.
One block includes part of Holiday Village in Santa Claus (the rest of the village already has service), Mariah Hill and a large portion of Spencer County that lies southeast of Dale. The second block includes areas on the east side of the county near the Ohio River, including Troy and New Boston.
"The government knew that rural America wasn't getting high-speed broadband," Dauby said. "The larger carriers, like AT&T and Frontier, were offered the funding as an incentive to build out broadband. So they could accept it or turn it down. If it was turned down, the area and funding were put into an auction. Whoever came in with the lowest price the government would accept was the winner."
As part of the agreement, PSC must have its work done within the next six years. Forty percent of the work must be done by the end of the third year, and then 20 percent done each of the last three years. Dauby doesn't think it will take PSC that long to complete the project.
And while the total cost to make the improvements is not yet completely known, Dauby knows that the FCC funding will not cover the entire cost.
"It's expensive to do this work," he said. "This is just a fraction of what it will cost. But any little bit helps."
PSC will cover the rest of the cost to improve broadband in rural areas because the need is there, Dauby said. "Broad connection is so vital to everyone, homes, education, business," he said. "There needs to be more attention given to this. And our state is doing that."
PSC was one of six companies to win bids in Indiana, and one of 103 companies in the United States. The six in Indiana will receive $29 million to improve 24,530 locations in the state. In southern Indiana, Orange County REMC, located in Orleans, will receive $10,200,496.30 over 10 years to make improvements in 4,046 locations.
"Unserved and underserved rural areas in our state need high-speed, reliable Internet in order to keep Indiana's economy thriving," Lt. Suzanne Crouch said in a press release announcing the awards. "Collaboration between federal, state and local entities will bring Indiana communities to the Next Level and I anticipate we will be working on building upon this progress."
PSC is installing fiber optic, which the company has done for about 75 percent of its co-op so far. PSC has also installed fiber optic in Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Santa Claus, Tell City and for businesses in Jasper, Dauby said.
"You don't have to worry about the future demands on that network," he said. "It's a huge expense. But to meet future needs, we feel this is the best method."
PSC must submit more information to the FCC before it starts working on the new areas. The company hopes to start work in mid-2019. How quickly the work is completed will depend on the FCC's processing timeline, Dauby said.
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Home > About Food Sources > Farmers' Markets > Bellingham > Farmers Market Finds: Local Sweet Potatoes!
Over the past several years there have been several of memorable moments.
Red Barn Lavender (Ferndale) brought ground cherries to the market.They grow fairly easily here but are labor intensive to harvest, so are not usually available for retail purchase.
Terra Verde (Everson) has been wowing market goers for the past several seasons with their locally grown organic ginger. Now is the time of year to buy enough from them to put in your freezer for the entire year.
Smoked cayenne peppers from Rabbit Fields Farm (Everson) is another local specialty that is a special Farmers Market treat. It's still a little early in the season, but watch for them soon after the first frost.
Most recently I was excited to find another new Bellingham Farmers Market treasure–locally grown organic sweet potatoes from Broad Leaf Farm (Everson)! Sweet potatoes require quite a long growing season, and are grown commercially mostly in the southeastern US. I had never seen them at our local Market before.
Sweet potatoes are a particularly healthy and nutritious food. Their bright orange color is a tip off for their high beta-carotene (vitamin A) content. Just a cup of sweet potatoes can provide more than enough vitamin A for a full day, especially for children.
But that's just the beginning. Sweet potatoes are rich in phytonutrients which act as antioxidants, and they contain high amounts of vitamin C and manganese. Sweet potatoes also have anti-inflammatory effects.
To take best advantage of the nutrition in sweet potatoes, steaming or boiling is recommended over roasting or baking. If you chop them into slabs or cubes a half inch or so thick before placing them in or above boiling water, it will only take about 10 minutes for the sweet potatoes to be ready to eat.
If your sweet potatoes are organic (as are those grown by Broad Leaf Farm), you can eat them without peeling. Non-organic sweet potatoes should be peeled to remove most chemical residues.
For maximum nutritional benefit, it's also important to eat a little fat with sweet potatoes. Hazelnut oil or butter can help with the uptake of beta-carotenes.
Surprisingly, recent studies have indicated that sweet potatoes can actually improve the body's regulation of blood sugar. Eating high carbohydrate foods is usually associated with raising blood sugar levels quickly–sometimes too quickly. For some reason, still poorly understood, sweet potatoes don't seem to have that effect.
Have you ever wondered about the difference between sweet potatoes and yams? Here's an interesting fact: the produce sold as yams in supermarkets are not yams at all. They are just different kinds of sweet potatoes. True yams are grown mostly in Africa, and are related to the lily plant family. Sweet potatoes are related to morning glories and grow on vines. If you look at the packaging on bags of "yams" in the store, you'll find them also labeled "sweet potatoes"–a USDA labeling requirement.
Not all sweet potatoes are orange. They can also be bright purple or a paler yellow or even white.
Aside from all the facts and nutritional information, the most important thing to know about sweet potatoes is that they taste delicious! Sweet and hearty, I can make a meal of one.
Sweet potatoes can be prepared exactly as you would prepare regular white potatoes. In salads, as fries, mashed, sautéed, boiled, steamed, or however you choose to prepare them, sweet potatoes add a sweet earthy flavor to any dish.


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Q: Output of Get-Azure VM is di I have a powershell script that takes an Azure account as input, and outputs a table with each subscription as a column along with count sizes by VM type, states, etc.
   $VMs = Get-AzureVM | where {$_.Status -eq "StoppedVM"} | select Name, ServiceName, Status
$VMStoppedCnt = $VMs.Count

When I run the ps1 file in powershell or in powershell ISE, my $VM.Count values are as expected.  However, when it runs as a scheduled task all values = 0 (it still outputs the table).
Example output when run via powershell :
Subscription    D2  D4  D14 A1  A2  A3  A7  G4  TotalVMs    TotalKnownVMs   NonStandardVMs  Running Stopped StoppedDeallocated

Repro Labs  4   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   13  9   4   9   4
Example output when run through task scheduler calling powershell:
Subscription    D2  D4  D14 A1  A2  A3  A7  G4  TotalVMs    TotalKnownVMs   NonStandardVMs  Running Stopped StoppedDeallocated

Repro Labs  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

A: Ohhh My !!! I am answering this question for 5th time. Windows task scheduler won't exactly run your powershell file, However it will show task as completed as status. Azure powershell scheduling cant be done using windows task scheduler because it won't actually connect to Azure console due to lack of credentials/certificate or something.
Go for Azure runbook model using portal. use same code. I bet you can't do it using windows task scheduler.
a. Most imp- Go to ASSET tab and add proper windows powershell credentials (simply you can use username and password, the same you use to login to azure portal).
b. Add your code in the runbook. Suppose your powershell automation credential name is autoaccount and your subscription name is xxx. In this case the workflow will be-
workflow autoaccount
{
$Cred = Get-AutomationPSCredential -Name
Add-AzureAccount -Credential $Cred
Select-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName "xxx"
inlineScript
{
*YOUR CODE HERE*
}
}

c. After this you can schedule your runbook as per your need.
Hope this one will help you-
http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/11/25/introducing-the-azure-automation-script-converter/ http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/automation-create-runbook-from-samples/
Thanks.


Echo Aventura condos was developed by PMG in collaboration with famed architect Carlos Ott and award-winning interior design firm Yabu Pushelberg. The 11-story condo development was built in 2015 and features 190 residential units. Echo Aventura is situated on 5 acres of waterfront land offering beautiful views of the water. Ceiling heights at Echo Aventura range from 10 feet to 14 feet high, each with floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
Amenities at Echo Aventura include: 24-hour concierge, 24-hour valet parking, bayfront pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, yoga studio, and event room. Residence features at Echo Aventura include: private elevators, spacious terraces with summer kitchen, kitchen appliances by Sub-Zero and Wolf, built-in coffee/espress maker, wine cooler, and more.
Echo Aventura condominiums is located at 3250 & 3300 NE 188th St in Aventura, Florida. It is just 5 minutes from the Aventura Mall, 7 minutes from the beaches, 30 minutes from the Fort Lauderdale Airport, and 35 minutes from the Miami International Airport.


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[[http://www.cs.cofc.edu/~manaris/?n=Fall2011.CITA295495Homework1 | Homework #1]], [[http://www.cs.cofc.edu/~manaris/?n=Fall2011.CITA295495Homework2 | Homework #2]].
# [[http://bengrosser.com/projects/interactive-robotic-painting-machine/ |  Interactive Robotic Painting Machine (2011)]] - Our everyday interactions are increasingly mediated by technology, be they mobile phones, chat systems, or social networking sites. These systems are designed to anticipate and support our needs and desires while facilitating those interactions. As these systems grow in complexity, or intelligence, how does that intelligence change what passes through them? Further, how does that intelligence evolve to make its own work for its own needs?
# [[http://www.rchoetzlein.com/art_theory_map.png | Timeline of 20th c. Art and New Media]] by Rama Hoetzlein.
* '''Final''': 12-3pm, Thursday, Dec 8.
# [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VymAn8QJNQ |  Pat Metheny's Orchestrion]] project is a new, open-ended platform for musical composition, improvisation and performance. It uses acoustic and acoustoelectric musical instruments that are mechanically controlled through a guitar, pen or keyboard. This creates a detailed compositional environment, which allows spontaneously developed improvisation. On top of layers of acoustic sound, Pat Metheny adds conventional electric guitar playing as an improvised component - a new level for solo performance by a single musician.
# [[http://vimeo.com/18888136 | Interactive virtual-to-physical mapping]] - projection of virtual artifacts onto physical ones. The future (present?) of scenography.
# [[http://www.weathersongs.org/music/rt_wales.htm |  Richard Garrett's Weathersongs]] project demonstrates how computers can be used to create music in addition to just edit it or play it. Weathersongs is music created, using a computer, from the ever-changing patterns of the weather as recorded by an electronic weather station.
''CITA 295:'' A seminar course to develop through readings, discussion, and writing exercises the integration of themes developed across computing in the arts. Students will benefit from participating with junior and senior majors in a group seminar in preparation for their own enrollment in CITA 495. Open to CITA majors only.
Prerequisites: CSCI/CITA 210, CSCI 221, 9 hours in an art concentration.
''CITA 495:'' A capstone course to provide a synthesizing experience for CITA majors across all concentrations. Students will read and analyze the latest research in the expanding field of computing in the arts, and will develop individual research projects integrating their skills and knowledge for both written and oral presentation. Open only to CITA majors with senior standing.
# [[http://www.lineimprint.com/eightstudies.pdf | Seth Horvitz – Eight Studies for Automatic Piano]] is inspired by the work of James Tenney, György Ligeti, Charlemagne Palestine, and Conlon Nancarrow. This work makes use of simple, computer-aided compositional processes to test the limits of human perception and machine precision. It relies on a bare minimum of technical means to explore notions of temporal distortion, iterative process, and elegant complexity. Presented in an immersive concert setting without the presence of a human performer, Eight Studies questions traditional notions of live performance and musical "life".
** Also see [[http://postera.com/context#/studiesforautomaticpiano/0 | videos of the performances]].
# [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GqwFC58seg |  Achieving the Unachievable]] - An inquiry into the mystery of the missing hole in M.C. Escher's "Print Gallery".


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John William Griffith (1789–1855) was an English architect and surveyor.

Career

Surveyor
From his office at 16 Finsbury Place South, John Griffith held several surveying posts in the City of London and Islington areas: for the London Estates of St John's College, Cambridge and James Rhodes, and for the Parish of St Botolph, Aldersgate (the church of which he may have enlarged and enhanced circa 1830). In Islington, for the James Rhodes Estate, in the 1820s he prepared the schedules, petitions and plans for development in the Duncan Terrace area.

Architect
Apart from his plans for Rhodes' houses in Islington, he was also responsible for the design of many houses in Hornsey, Kentish Town and Highgate as well as the Islington Parochial Schools (1815) and the South Islington Proprietary School, in a classical style (1836).

The Greek Revival architecture of the principal buildings of Cemetery of All Souls, Kensal Green have been attributed to John William Griffith, however they are almost certainly designed by John Griffith of Finsbury (1796-1888), who was one of the three architect shareholders of the General Cemetery Company (the others were A.C.Pugin and Thomas Willson). John Griffith of Finsbury was initially responsible for the overall layout and planting of the grounds, including the surrounding wall and railings.

References

1789 births
1855 deaths
Burials at Highgate Cemetery
19th-century English architects
Greek Revival architects
Architects from London

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In an effort to distract myself from what is coming, I'm reorganizing the house and preparing for our eventual move. I am excited to be moving but part of me is so sad to leave behind the home where L & S were born. When Jason leaves on Friday it will be his last time living with us in this house.
Today I am just going to answer some questions and leave you with some random info that you never knew you wanted to know!
Where did we get the loft bed? We bought it at Ikea on Saturday. Our boys wanted a bunk bed but there was no way I was trusting them not to kill themselves on a real bunk bed. So we made this little loft bed into a mini bunk bed. It's the perfect height for them!
For those wondering about the upcoming move, here's the scoop. We haven't sold our house here (GA) yet. Jason has orders to report to Ft. Lewis, WA when he finishes school. His unit there is scheduled to deploy a few months after he arrives. I don't want to be 3,000 miles from family so I'm moving back to VA until he returns from his deployment. Our entire family (except for my dad in Denver) lives in the Washington, DC metro area. That's where Jason and I call home.
If you're curious about how I find time to blog, here's my secret. I don't sleep. Really. When Jason is gone I have nightmares and so I usually stay up until the wee hours of the morning before finally collapsing in exhaustion. Then I get up at 7am and do it all again. I also am guilty of scheduling my posts in advance as well.
How to climb a door frame? Well that is a question for my boys. And they are certainly experts at it by now. The can shimmy up just about anything. I think Jason has monkey in his DNA.
Do I work with a doula network in my area? No, but I wish I did. Then I could actually attend births right now! I have done a lot of work in my area to try and start networking among birth activists. In December of 2007 I hosted a showing of The Business of Being Born through my ICAN chapter. From there things took off. Another birth activist in my area started a birth network and Trust Birth meetings. It's ironic that I worked so hard to make changes here and now, just when things start happening, I am leaving. I'm sad that I'll have to start all over again in VA. I have a great reputation here and I've worked hard for that.
For those who have offered to pray for me, I thank you. I am confident that the Lord will get me through this next year. It won't be easy but I've just got to trust in that right now.
About the whole birthday thing... I'm coming to terms with the fact that I'm not going to be twentysomething forever. Why, just today I was in a certain teeny bopper (did I just say teeny bopper?) store and realized that I am definitely old. I'm not as young as I think. Motorized scooter coming soon. And Michele S, there will definitely not be 27 more kids in my future. Maybe for you since they come 3 at a time (that's only 9 pregnancies!) but not for me. Jason just mentioned that he is terrified of having twins again and is quite sure that it would happen. He's a little paranoid, but can you blame him?
On the breastfeeding front, things are improving. The thrush is in remission and I haven't had a plugged duct in almost 2 weeks. I am cautiously optimistic!
Ruth asked about my SPD. The babies turned 4 months old yesterday and I still have some lingering pain. Most noticeably, I have pain in my right hip, pubic bone, and lower back. It's all related- and it's all annoying. Unfortunately I can't get to the chiropractor as often as I should so that is a big part of the problem.
I am gearing up for Big Breakdown 2009. It should be happening on Friday. Stay tuned.


This workshop compliments and broadens your knowledge gained after completing the J-1 Advising for Beginners workshop since it goes more deeply into grey areas of J advising. This workshop is designed to help you think through the development of policies, procedures, and practices necessary to maintain a healthy J program for your institution. Ample time is provided to focus on model practices based on current scenarios as well as to reflect on how these practices could improve your own J program.
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a special structure used for the year-round cultivation of plants and seedlings; the roof is made of a translucent material. In middle and northern latitudes hothouses are also used for preserving and propagating thermophile plants, especially those from tropical and subtropical zones. In plant selection hothouses are used to shorten the time needed to develop new varieties and hybrids of agricultural crops; two or three generations of seeds are obtained annually instead of one. Scientific institutions use hothouses for various biological investigations. In 1913 only 4 hectares (ha) were occupied by hothouses in what is now the USSR; in 1974 hothouses occupied about 4,700 ha.
In some hothouses the plants are grown in nutrient soil on the floor. In others the plants are cultivated on racks, that is, trough-shaped wooden shelves filled with soil. The substrate may be a fertile soil mixture or an artificial medium (seeHYDROPONICS). On the average about 0.25 cu m of soil is required per sq m of hothouse.
Hothouses that can be used throughout the year (winter hothouses) are glassed enclosures. Those that are operative only in spring, summer, and part of the autumn (spring hothouses) have either glass or plastic coverings. Hothouses may be single-unit or multiple-unit and may be single-slope, double-slope, or multiple-slope. In a single-slope hothouse the glass surface of the roof faces south at an angle of 33°–45°; this type of hothouse is of limited use. In double-slope hothouses the translucent surfaces are usually directed toward the east and west at an angle of 29°–33° in large single-unit winter hothouses or at an angle of 20°–22° in spring hothouses. Most common are multiple-unit structures consisting of adjoining double-slope units, which, instead of interior walls and partitions, rest on posts. The roof of a multiple-slope hothouse consists of four or more surfaces directed toward the east and west.
A hothouse may have a framework. The framework may be sash, prop-and-beam, arched, vaulted (domical), guyed (suspended by cable), or a combination of any of the above systems. Frameless structures are paneled, inflated, or both paneled and inflated.
Hothouses should be placed on level land or land having a slight southerly slope. Terrain with the water table higher than 0.8 m to the soil surface is not suitable. The site should be protected from prevailing winds by shelterbelts of fast-growing trees or by a fence. To maintain the translucence of the roof a hothouse should be located at a considerable distance from sources of air pollution. The site must also provide for good routes of approach.
The principal parts of a hothouse are the foundation, the framework (walls and posts), and the roof. The foundation is made of stone or a reinforced-concrete slab. The roof and the upper parts of the side and end walls are made of glass; the lower parts of the walls are made of reinforced concrete, brick, or stone. Winter hothouses have a metal, wooden, or—less frequently—reinforced-concrete framework. The ventilation may be natural or forced. Natural ventilation is provided by a small window or transom in the glass roof. Hothouses for raising seedlings are equipped with reinforced-concrete or wooden racks. In lightweight stationary spring hothouses reinforced-concrete piers serve as the foundation, and the framework is constructed of wood and of metal and plastic pipes.
The heating source may be solar, biological (from biological fuel), or technical (from hot water, steam, electricity, or thermal industrial wastes). In Kamchatka, the Northern Caucasus, and Transcaucasia heat is provided by underground thermal springs. Biological fuel is used principally to heat spring hothouses with plastic coverings. The most common system of heating is hot water; heating generators and radiators are also used. Heating and ventilating units are used to heat spring hothouses with plastic coverings.
The availability of technical equipment has resulted in high labor productivity. Hothouses are equipped with a mechanized or automated system for regulating the microclimate. Hydroponic hothouses are also equipped with a complex set of machines and devices for maintaining the plant nutrient regimen. Hothouses used for experimental selective breeding have a more complex system of automation for regulating heat, light, and other regimens. Such hothouses are similar to phytotrons, that is, chambers in which the temperature, air humidity, and illumination are strictly maintained according to a prescribed program. Excavators, dump trucks, loaders, mixers, conveyors, and other machines are used for laborious earthwork and the preparation of biological fuel. Crop rotation is practiced for economical use of space.
Hothouses are constructed according to standard designs ereated by the All-Union State Institute for Agricultural Design and other design organizations.
Normy tekhnologicheskogo proektirovaniia teplits i teplichnykh kombinatov dlia vyrashchivaniia ovoshchei i rassady. Orel, 1971.
Spravochnik po ovoshchevodstvu. Leningrad, 1971.
Ovoshchevodstvo zashchishchennogo grunta. Moscow, 1974.
A greenhouse heated to grow plants out of season.
A glass-enclosed, heated structure for growing plants and out-of-season fruits and vegetables under regulated, protected conditions. Also see conservatory, hothouse, orangery.
Arabs in Gaza destroyed the hothouses, losing flourishing business opportunities.
Park officials will create a garden in their place, using the handful of plants from the hothouses which can grow in the British climate and new plants.
As for future growth projections, Ambelang says those are best guided by the increase in the number of hothouses in North America.
Produce from the hothouses was sent by coach to the Duke in London, and pineapples were despatched to Paris where he served as special ambassador in 1825 and Dublin where he was Lord Lieutenant in 1829-30.
In particular, his insightful parallels between figures from different eras and specialties (such as the use of "language" in jazz and in Dante's The Divine Comedy) is a refreshing demonstration that creative hothouses have worked in the past, still operate today, and can be further developed in the future.
For example, creative hothouses such as the American jazz community and the Bauhaus, an architectural and design movement, are compared to modern companies like Sequent, a computer systems company owned by IBM, and Loop Design Center in Italy, a premier international design center for architects.
For ourselves, his contemporaries in the Archigram group and in various Bloomsbury hothouses, as well as for his thousands of admirers (particularly to be found in Australia.
Whether charters are hothouses of innovation depends on definitions.
2m chickens and millions of salmon in a ground-level fish-hatchery with vegetables and flowers in topfloor hothouses.
The 200,000 separate pieces covering two giant hothouses in Cornwall would, if placed end to end, stretch 190 miles from Bristol to Leeds.
Intentionally overdetermined, Gaskeil's scenes are quasi-Freudian hothouses in which every symbol is loaded, every attachment perverse.


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