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Evaluation of an occupation-based metacognitive intervention targeting awareness, executive function and goal-related outcomes after traumatic brain injury using single-case experimental design methodology.
Jul 16, 2020·Neuropsychological Rehabilitation2.87
#1Emmah Doig (UQ: University of Queensland)H-Index: 14
#2Jennifer Fleming (UQ: University of Queensland)H-Index: 49
Last. Tamara Ownsworth (Griffith University)H-Index: 42
Self-awareness is commonly impaired after traumatic brain injury and impacts on rehabilitation engagement and community re-integration outcomes. Interventions which incorporate metacognitive strategy instruction have the potential to improve rehabilitation engagement and outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether an occupation-based intervention incorporating metacognitive strategy instruction resulted in goal achievement and improved online awareness and executive function performance duri... more
A meta-analysis of executive functions among survivors of subarachnoid haemorrhage.
#1Mary-Kate Burke ('QUB': Queen's University Belfast)H-Index: 1
#2F. Colin Wilson (Musgrave Park Hospital)H-Index: 6
Last. Martin Dempster ('QUB': Queen's University Belfast)H-Index: 3
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH) is a type of stroke which is suggested to result in Executive Functioning (EF) deficits. Within the SAH research, EF is typically assessed as a unitary cognitive cons...
Effects of working memory intervention on language production by individuals with dementia.
#1Mi Sook Lee (Hallym University)H-Index: 1
#2Bo Seon KimH-Index: 1
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of working memory intervention on language production by people with mild or moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). A total of 39 AD patients, 21 with mild AD and 18 with moderate AD and 18 normal controls were given 18 sessions of working memory intervention. After these sessions, the transfer effects and maintenance effects at the 3-month follow-up were assessed. A word-span task and a digit-span task were used to evaluate working memory. La... more
Surviving the "silent epidemic": A qualitative exploration of the long-term journey after traumatic brain injury
#1Aviva Margaret Lefkovits (Monash University, Clayton campus)H-Index: 1
#2Amelia J. Hicks (Monash University, Clayton campus)H-Index: 7
Last. Jennie Ponsford (Monash University, Clayton campus)H-Index: 81
Previous studies examining life after traumatic brain injury (TBI) have taken a predominantly short-term and quantitative perspective, with generally narrow focus, and have not specifically investi...
No negative impact of word retraining on vocabulary use or clarity of communication in Semantic Dementia
#1Sharon Savage (University of Newcastle)
#2Leonie Lampe (Macquarie University)H-Index: 2
Last. Lyndsey Nickels (Macquarie University)H-Index: 39
The impact of using implementation intentions as task instructions on prospective memory performance after stroke.
Nov 9, 2021·Neuropsychological Rehabilitation2.87
#1Christy Hogan (Griffith University)H-Index: 4
Last. David Shum (Griffith University)H-Index: 56
Prospective Memory (PM), the ability to remember to carry out intentions in the future, is often impaired after stroke. Little is known about rehabilitation of PM post-stroke with literature limited by small sample sizes and reliance on self-reported memory performance. Implementation intentions may make prospective remembering more automatic and follow a simple if-then structure (if X occurs, then I will do Y), focusing on the cue rather than the task. We aimed to investigate the effect of impl... more
Errorless and trial-and-error learning of object locations in patients with executive deficits after brain injury.
#1Inge Scheper (Radboud University Nijmegen)H-Index: 3
#2Roy P. C. KesselsH-Index: 70
Last. Dirk Bertens (Radboud University Nijmegen)H-Index: 5
Studies investigating the efficacy of errorless learning (EL), a rehabilitation method in which the occurrence of errors during learning are eliminated, have predominantly involved patients with me...
Sex predicts post-concussion symptom reporting, independently of fatigue and subjective sleep disturbance, in premorbidly healthy adults after mild traumatic brain injury.
#1Jacqueline F. I. Anderson (Alfred Hospital)H-Index: 11
#2Amy S. Jordan (University of Melbourne)H-Index: 49
The relationship between sex and post-concussion symptom (PCS) reporting after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is not well understood. Subjective sleep disturbance and fatigue impact PCS reporti...
Which training methods are effective for learning new smartphone memory apps after acquired brain injury? A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing trial and error, systematic instruction and error-based learning
#1Diana Ramirez-Hernandez (Monash University)H-Index: 1
#2Dana Wong (Monash University)H-Index: 12
Last. Renerus J. Stolwyk (Monash University)H-Index: 10
This study aimed to compare the efficacy of three skills training methods (Trial and error TEL; systematic instruction SI; and error-based learning EBL) for training the use of a smartphone reminde...
Implementation of an attention training programme with a sample of children who have sustained traumatic brain injuries in South Africa: A pilot study
Oct 21, 2021·Neuropsychological Rehabilitation2.87
#1Talia H. Lanesman (UCT: University of Cape Town)H-Index: 1
#2Leigh Schrieff (UCT: University of Cape Town)H-Index: 4
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of implementing an attention-training programme for children who have sustained moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in a South African cont...
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All who work at Amos Beech are committed to providing the highest possible level of service in satisfying the requirements of our customers.
As a main interior design and fit-out contractor we are accredited by The British Assessment Bureau for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSA 18001. The regular assessments help us with the continuous improvement of our internal processes, more consistent delivery and less re-work. It results in reduction of costly errors and the resulting consequences for our clients. It also lays the ideal foundations for the future.
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Some of the key undergraduate policies and procedures that you need to know are highlighted in this section.
Students may appeal program decisions concerning academic actions to the CEHD Office of Student and Academic Affairs by completing an appeal request form and submitting all appropriate supporting documentation. Students may hand deliver or mail the form and documentation to: the Office of Student and Academic Affairs, College of Education and Human Development, Thompson Hall 2300, MS 4B4, Fairfax, VA 22030 or email the form and documentation to cehdsaa@gmu.edu.
If the request is denied by the College, students are afforded one final level of appeal to the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education. The burden of proof rests with the student who must provide clear and convincing documentation to support the contention that the decision was unfair. All documentation must be submitted prior to the last day of classes of the semester in which the original request was made.
Students may appeal grades that they believe were assigned unjustly or were based on unclear criteria. In such cases, the student should ask the faculty member to reconsider the grade.
If a mutually satisfactory agreement is not reached, the student may report the grievance to the Academic Program Coordinator. The Academic Program Coordinator, in consultation with the Associate Dean may form a committee of faculty members familiar with the course content. To protect the confidentiality of the student, all identifying information will be redacted and each faculty committee member will review the work independently and submit a grade to the Academic Program Coordinator.
After the committee has reviewed the case thoroughly, it issues to the academic program coordinator (with a copy to the faculty member) a written recommendation that includes the reasons for its findings. At this time, the faculty member has an opportunity to take the recommended action, if any. If the matter is not resolved at this point, the academic program coordinator refers the case to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs. The Associate Dean of Student and Academic Affairs reviews the grade appeal and issues a decision which is not subject to further appeal. If the Associate Dean decides that a change of grade is appropriate and the faculty member refuses to make the change, then the Associate Dean may direct the Office of the University Registrar to do so.
Grade appeals are not accepted after the last day of classes of the following semester (spring for fall grades, fall for spring and summer grades).
The Provost's Office does not consider grade appeals, nor does the University Academic Appeals Committee.
Overrides of suspensions are rare and considered on a case-by-case basis.
Students who have been placed on suspension (first or second) may petition for an override of their suspension to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office. An Appeal Request form, must be completed and then approved by the student's academic advisor. No override will be considered by the Student and Academic Affairs Office without an advisor's approval.
Any request for a suspension override must be brought to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office no later than three weeks prior to the start of the semester.
Suspension overrides are not guaranteed and rarely approved. Generally, students who have been suspended will benefit from time to reflect on the reasons for the poor academic performance, to resolve the issues that contributed to the poor performance and to formulate a plan for success. If a student is granted an override, they are limited to a maximum of 13 credits of coursework (no exceptions) and must meet with their academic advisor and the Advising and Retention Coordinator in the Student and Academic Affairs Office throughout that semester. Students are also limited to only one override of suspension during their academic career. A third suspension will result in a dismissal from the university.
Documented reasons for student's unsatisfactory performance (e.g., illness, unforeseen personal circumstances) and evidence of positive changes.
The student's cumulative GPA and number of credit hours successfully completed by the student in previous semesters.
The possibility of another suspension or dismissal if the student is allowed an override (see the University Catalog, section A.P.5.2.3).
Agreement to participate and complete the Academic Success Program with the CEHD Advising and Retention Coordinator.
Willingness to consult with Learning Services and complete the Academic Skills Certificate Program.
Willingness to speak with other offices that could help the student improve academically (including the Office of Disability Services, the Counseling Center, the Student Support and Advocacy Center or the Writing Center).
Willingness to repeat appropriate courses to improve cumulative GPA.
A well-defined plan of action in which the student states academic and career goals and lists courses necessary to help achieve these goals.
Be absent from George Mason for a minimum of three consecutive calendar years.
Complete the Appeal Request form, providing a detailed explanation for why they were unsuccessful in those courses and how they have made changes to ensure their academic progress upon their return. This form should be submitted to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office within 12 months of the first day of the re-enrollment term.
Complete at least 6 hours during their first 12 months back at George Mason and earn at least a 2.50 GPA each semester back prior to making the clemency request, with no grade below "C."
Clemency is neither automatic nor guaranteed.
CEHD undergraduate students with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 and lower are required to participate in the Academic Success Program managed by the Office of Student and Academic Affairs. The mission of the Academic Success Program is to intervene directly with students in academic difficulty who have been placed on academic warning and/or probation. In close collaboration with their academic advisor and CEHD Advising and Retention Coordinator, students will be able to recognize the challenges to their academic success, understand university policies regarding their academic standing, identify resources to support their success, and develop a personal plan for reaching and maintaining good academic standing.
Students who are eligible for Academic Success Program participation will be sent an email to their Masonlive account before the next semester begins describing the program and directing them to meet with their academic advisor and to complete an Academic Success form. A registration hold is placed on the student record for all Academic Success Program participants that prohibits the student from altering the current schedule as well as registering in future semesters. The hold is removed upon completion of the program.
Once students have met with their academic advisor and completed the Academic Success Program form they must schedule the initial meeting with the Retention Coordinator.
For more information, send an email to cehdsaa@gmu.edu.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal law that gives protection to student educational records and provides students with certain rights. See FERPA for information on your rights and responsibilities. Students who wish to give permission to a university official to release FERPA protected student information to a particular individual must complete the FERPA Consent to Release Student Information form which is available on the Registrar's website.
To be in good academic standing, students must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher. The other standings are warning, probation, suspension and dismissal and are determined by the student's GPA and number of credits attempted, including transfer credit earned. Students whose GPA is lower than 2.0 should check their transcript in Patriot Web to determine their academic standing and see the University Catalog: Section AP.5.2.3 for information on the GPA ranges that define the academic standing categories.
Students may request an Incomplete from their instructor if they are passing the course but are unable to complete all course work for a cause beyond reasonable control. Students who have been granted an "incomplete" must submit all outstanding work by the date given by the instructor but no later than the 9th week of the following semester (not including summer sessions). Unless the Incomplete extension form, is filed with the Office of the University Registrar by the deadline, the grade of IN is automatically changed to an F.
Students who wish to graduate in the same semester in which an IN was posted must complete their outstanding coursework and have the final grades recorded by the Office of the University Registrar no later than 6 weeks after the conferral date for that semester.
The college recognizes degree-seeking students who have enrolled in at least six credits in a semester and have earned a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher by placement on the Dean's List. Recipients of this honor are emailed in the semester directly following that in which they received the distinction with an official email from the Academic Dean of the college. Students are welcome to print their attached PDF letter for their records.
Grievances with a professor or academic advisor may be referred to the Academic Program Coordinator.
Students with grievances in other CEHD undergraduate courses, including courses in Early Childhood Education, Education Technologies, Special Education, Elementary Education, or Secondary Education, should contact the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office at cehdacad@gmu.edu for guidance.
All undergraduate students who are planning an absence from George Mason must submit a formal request for Leave of Absence with all applicable signatures to the Office of the University Registrar. This form is available at http://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/.
Students do not need to complete the Leave of Absence form if they are participating in a George Mason University sponsored study abroad program or have received permission to study elsewhere.
The maximum time allowed for a Leave of Absence is two years.
A new admission application will be required if a student is away for more than two academic years. Re-admission is not guaranteed.
Prior approval is required. Advisors approve one-semester requests. Approval by both your advisor and Student and Academic Affairs is required if the leave of absence requested is for more than one semester.
The Leave of Absence form must be submitted by the last day to drop for the semester in which a leave is requested.
Students are not permitted to study elsewhere while on a Leave of Absence.
A student who was admitted as a new first semester freshman or transfer student but did not attend will not be eligible for a Leave of Absence. Instead, he or she must contact the Office of Admissions.
A student who was re-admitted but did not attend will not be eligible for a Leave of Absence. He or she must contact the Office of Admissions.
Requests for extensions on a previously submitted Leave of Absence require submission of a new Leave of Absence form.
Students in good academic standing who have missed one or more consecutive semesters of enrollment (excluding summer term) may re-enter by completing a re-enrollment form available through the Office of the University Registrar. Undergraduate students do not need to submit a re-enrollment form if an approved Leave of Absence is on file. Upon re-enrollment, undergraduate students who do not have an approved Leave of Absence on file will be required to meet new catalog year requirements.
Students are expected to exhibit professional behaviors and dispositions at all times.
Students in good standing (GPA at or above 2.0) are eligible to enroll in up to 18 hours of coursework per semester. In exceptional circumstances, students may be allowed to enroll in more credits than the maximum. See the Registrar's Office website, for the Credit Overload form. The form is to be completed and given to the student's program office.
In their first semesters are not allowed to take a course overload.
Students are expected to register for classes prior to the published last day to add. If extenuating circumstances prevent registration by the last day to add, students must request a Late Schedule Adjustment form from the program office and obtain the signatures of the course instructor and the Division Director. If the last day to drop has passed, approval from the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office is also required.
Only students who were not enrolled correctly due to a documented university error may retroactively add a course to a previous semester.
Students are responsible for registering properly and paying for all credits by the registration and payment deadlines listed on the Registrar's website. Instructors do not have the authority to add students to courses, and students are always held personally responsible for verifying the accuracy of their own enrollment before the end of the add period. Being waitlisted for a course does not guarantee a student's subsequent enrollment in that course.
Failure to enroll officially from a waitlist.
Failure to add the course due to a hold of any kind on your account -these may include parking, library, health, and academic holds.
Failure to process an approved late add form (signed by the appropriate academic program coordinator) through the Registrar's office before the deadline for doing so.
The CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office requests that any student who is seeking a retroactive addition of a course complete the Appeal Request form, and provide a written statement and proof of university error as to why the student was not able to enroll into the course in question.
A registration hold is placed on the record of all students who are suspended to prevent them from enrolling in future coursework. To return from suspension, students must meet with their academic advisor to discuss course enrollment that will provide the student with the best opportunity to succeed. Students must complete the Academic Advisor Approval form available on the Registrar's website.
This form will be required for both first and second suspensions.
After the academic advisor has signed the form, it must be submitted to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office for review and approval before the hold will be removed.
Once enrolled in degree status at Mason, students with fewer than 60 hours of transfer coursework (not including registration through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area or coursework completed through the Center for Global Education) may take up to twelve hours of coursework in CEHD disciplines at another institution. Students with 60 or more hours of transfer coursework are not permitted to take additional coursework in CEHD disciplines at another institution. A student may seek permission for additional hours beyond these limits for summer registration if his/her permanent residence is more than 50 miles from the George Mason University Fairfax campus.
The Undergraduate Permission to Study at Another Regionally Accredited U.S. Institution form may be found at http://registrar.gmu.edu/forms/. This form must be submitted to the student's advisor and then to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office for approval by the following required deadlines: August 1st – Fall Semester, January 2nd- Spring Semester and May 1st- Summer term. Submission of this form does not guarantee approval. Catalog numbers and descriptions of courses to be taken elsewhere must be submitted with the request for approval. Per the form, students must obtain advance, written approval from both the Academic Dean's office for the course and the student's Academic Dean. Students who enroll elsewhere without advance written permission while enrolled at Mason will not receive transfer credit for the course work taken at another institution unless they re-apply for admission to Mason as transfer applicants and meet all priority deadlines. Re-admission is not guaranteed and transfer credit is awarded based upon course equivalences in effect at the time of re-admission. Freshmen and transfer students in their first semester at Mason are not permitted to study elsewhere. Courses previously attempted at Mason (including withdrawals) cannot be taken elsewhere. Students must be in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in their Mason courses. Upon course completion, students must submit to the University Registrar an official transcript from the visited institution where the coursework was completed. Note that credits accepted for transfer do not compute into any Mason GPA.
See the University Catalog section, AP.1.4 Special Registration Procedures for additional information.
Substitution/Waiver request forms (available on the Registrar's website, are used to either substitute or waive a degree requirement. For students in the College of Education and Human Development, these requests require a signature from the Student and Academic Affairs Office. The waiver or substitution is reviewed by the college that houses the major or minor.
These requests must be completed and signed by a student's major or minor academic advisor. Once the form has been completely filled out, it can be submitted to the Student and Academic Affairs Office for review. If the request is approved, the substitution/waiver form will be hand delivered to the Registrar's Office.
Students are only notified about a substitution decision if the request has been denied.
The College offers several opportunities for undergraduate students to meet the requirements for teacher licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia. See https://cehd.gmu.edu/teacher/ for information on the options available at Mason.
The awarding of transfer credit is handled by the Office of Admissions at the time of transfer to Mason. Students wishing to appeal for the transfer of additional courses should discuss questions with their academic advisor before submitting one of the following forms to the Office of Admissions.
Transfer Credit Inquiry Form (PDF). Students should use this form if they are missing any transfer credit from their evaluation. This includes credit by exam such as AP, IB or CLEP. Before submitting this form students should be sure that they have requested official final transcripts to be sent to the Office of Admissions and have read and understood the criteria for credit acceptance policies.
Transfer Credit Re-Evaluation Appeal Form (PDF). Students should use this form if they have been awarded elective credit for a course and wish to have it re-evaluated as equivalent to a specific Mason course.
PLEASE NOTE: Transfer credit evaluations are considered final upon completion of the first academic year of enrollment. No changes will be made to evaluations after this time.
Undergraduates enrolled in bachelor's degree programs are eligible to withdraw from a limited number of classes without the dean's approval and at the student's own discretion. Students may process a maximum of three such selective withdrawals during their entire undergraduate career at Mason. The three classes may have any number of credits. The academic calendar for each semester will include an open withdrawal period beginning the day after the last day to drop the class and extending through the ninth week. For classes shorter than a semester (14 weeks), the period will be set in proportion to the length of the class.
For more information and instructions on how to submit, see Selective Withdrawal.
Students may request a withdrawal from classes after the drop deadline for non-academic reasons. Such requests are only considered under exceptional circumstances. Students must provide verifiable, third-party documentation with the request. For questions about documentation, contact the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office at cehdsaa@gmu.edu.
Withdrawals are typically allowed only for all courses within a semester.
Medical - Requests for withdrawals due to medical reasons must be supported by relevant, dated medical documentation. The documentation must show a substantial medical change that arose unexpectedly after the drop period ended. If a student is seeking a partial withdrawal, the student must show why the condition has affected that course (or courses) specifically. Otherwise, only a full withdrawal from all courses in a semester will be considered.
Employment - Requests for withdrawals due to work-related reasons must be documented by the employer on company letterhead. Only unanticipated and unavoidable changes in employment that occur after the drop date and which result in a direct scheduling conflict with a course (or courses) will be considered. An increased or more stressful workload is not considered a valid reason to request a withdrawal (see the University Catalog, Section AP.1.2, Academic Load).
To avoid an unsatisfactory grade due to academic reasons.
To correct enrollment errors on the part of the student (For more information, review "Changing Registration" in the University Catalog). Students are responsible for all courses in which they remain officially enrolled after the drop period has ended.
Instructors do not have the authority to withdraw students from classes.
Review all policies pertaining to non-academic withdrawals.
Fill out a Withdrawal Request Form explaining the specific request and reasons. Only written materials and verifiable, third-party documentation will be considered.
Submit your completed request and supporting documentation to the CEHD Student and Academic Affairs Office.
Submit your request in a timely manner. Timing is very important when submitting a request to withdraw. Delays in submitting requests increase the academic component of the request and can have an adverse effect on the final decision.
Provide requested documentation in a timely manner. After 30 days, all undocumented requests are automatically denied.
Continue attending all classes in which you are officially enrolled and complete the required coursework unless you receive written approval from our office for a withdrawal. If permission is granted, you will need to confirm that there are no holds on your record for the withdrawal to be processed.
If you are granted a withdrawal, it will result in a "W" on your permanent record. These non-academic withdrawals do not count toward your allowed selective withdrawals.
Approved or selective withdrawal results in a grade of W on the student's transcript for the withdrawn course(s). While a grade of W does not affect the GPA, undergraduate students should note that withdrawn courses are part of "attempted credit hours," which serve as the basis for the student's credit level. In the university's undergraduate retention system, GPA standards increase according to credit level and withdrawals can result in a change in academic standing to probation or suspension. See the University Catalog, Section AP.5.2.3, Student Retention Categories, for more information.


I´m originally from Tetuan, Morocco. Living between Netherlands and North of Morocco.
A year ago, I came across Permaculture and couldn´t since then resist the idea of doing something to honor our beautiful Pachamama..
Last January, received a certificate on PC design in Argentina.
Now (since last May) starting a project of PC and education..At this moment I´m working on the very basic infrastructure..shelter, water harvesting sistems, sanitation etc..


When it comes to fueling your fireplace or wood-burning stove, you can either purchase a rack or two of wood a time, cut it yourself, or buy it by the truckload. The problem with buying it a rack at a time is that it's not cost-effective. The other option, cutting it yourself, is less expensive, but it takes a lot of time and effort. Which is why so many people who use fireplaces and wood-burning stoves as their primary source of heat choose to buy pre-cut wood in a large volume. By learning just a little bit about how to make the right purchase, you can save yourself money, time, and muscle pain—and stay cozy all winter.
Many states have enacted firewood transaction laws to ensure that consumers are getting the correct amount of wood for their money. It's important to understand how a seller might measure wood compared to the state standards of measurement before trying to evaluate how much the wood should cost per unit of measurement. Cords and fractions of a cord are the only two legal units of measurement accepted in most states. Any other unit term—pile, rick, rank, pickup load, etc.—is more of a regional or local preference and therefore can be prone to price-gouging.
On average, a cord of wood as defined by most states is equal to the amount of cut and tightly stacked roundwood that can fit inside a container that measures four feet by four feet by eight feet or 128 cubic feet. Be aware that wood received in different lengths can mean you get a different amount of wood. For instance, a cord of wood split and tightly stacked in 16-foot lengths contains considerably more energy (less air space) than a cord of wood stacked and racked in eight-foot lengths.
If the firewood is cut to fit a stove or fireplace and is split and tightly stacked, there is less room for air and more room for wood. If the wood is haphazardly piled, on the other hand, the air-to-wood volume ratio is increased and you have less energy per cord. You should, of course, insist on neat and tight stacking, but remember that every processing step adds to the cost of the wood.
Also know that a "truckload," while not a legal definition, is often the one most used by sellers. In these instances, a truckload can mean anything from a loaded light-weight short-bed pickup (which usually holds about a fifth of a cord) to a large pulpwood truck (which usually holds four cords).
Try to avoid buying firewood that is not sold in cords or fractions of a cord, since, again, these other measurements aren't standardized and make it almost impossible to compare prices to the market value.
In order to avoid wasted space, insist that the wood is cut to burning length, split, and uniformly stacked in a pile. Although this may increase the cost of the wood for handling, it will ensure a better volume of energy estimation and will make stacking for storage that much easier.
Because truckload measurements can vary so greatly, always determine the hauling capacity in cubic feet of any truck used to hold the wood you've ordered and ensure that the stacking is relatively tight and orderly. You can, and should, measure your or the seller's transport bed to determine its volume, which will then determine the cord or fraction-of-a-cord price you can expect to pay.
You can determine this price by multiplying the bed length by the bed width by the bed height. Then divide that gross cubic feet volume by 128. Take that number, which will probably be a fraction, and then multiply it by the price per cord to get your wood's value. For instance, say you plan to go to a wood lot and stack and haul your own truckload. Your truck bed measures two by four by eight feet. Multiply those numbers together and you get 64. Divide by 128 and you get .5, or the capacity to hold half a cord of wood. If the seller advertises $200 per cord, you should expect to pay $100 to stack and haul your truckload yourself.
Firewood costs are driven by location and availability, so prices for a cord of mixed hardwood can range from $50 to more than $100 a cord, depending on location. If you want to have the seller stack and deliver, know that the cost of transporting that wood to your front door will add more money to that price. Again, depending on the region, you can pay anywhere from $100 to $150 more for processing, transport, and handling.


Philadelphia's Easy Creatures is the meeting of the minds among five punk scene veterans who have done time in bands like Walleye, Railhed, One Up and Kill Verona. In the 90s, they released records on revered scene label Jade Tree Records. A decade and a half later, they teamed up for a new project that releases the new Lo Fidelity EP on Charlotte, NC's Self Aware Records this Friday.
We're excited to premiere the EP for you today, and Polard was kind enough break down the songs track by track; listen and read below. He's actually the newest member of the band; Easy Creatures started in a couple years back with drummer Jeff Tirabassi, guitarists Joey Simpers and Mark McKinney. They released a split 7″ in 2014 with Chicago's All Eyes West via Jump Start records, and subsequently brought on Paul Butterly on bass and Polard as vocalist.
Easy creatures plays the Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival this Saturday, April 9th, then returns to Philly on April 14th for an EP release show at Ortlieb's.


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Transsonisk fart eller hastighet är en hastighet relativt mediet (exempelvis luften) hos ett flygplan eller annan farkost, som är nära ljudets hastighet, ungefär Mach 0,9–1,2. Det definieras som hastighetsintervallet mellan det kritiska Mach-talet – när vissa delar av luftflödet kring en farkost håller en hastighet högre än ljudet – och en högre hastighet, vanligtvis nära Mach 1,2 – när allt luftflöde kring farkosten håller överljudshastighet.

Ett flygplan tränger undan den luft det passerar. På grund av de över- och undertryck som därvid bildas i luften runt flygplanet, kommer luften att lokalt accelereras åt ena eller andra hållet, och därför (relativt flygplanet) strömma olika fort förbi olika delar av planet. Att ett flygplan börjar flyga transsoniskt vid exempelvis Mach 0,9 beror på att luften på något eller några ställen nära flygplanet uppnår ljudhastighet relativt flygplanet. Vid högre fart än Mach 0,9 strömmar luft lokalt förbi samma flygplan med överljudshastighet. Transsonisk flygning är normalt ogynnsam eftersom vissa flygegenskaper, till exempel roderverkan, kan förändras kraftigt redan vid små hastighetsändringar, beroende på var längs flygplanet luften strömmar förbi med överljudshastighet och inte.

Transsonisk hastighet kan också uppnås kring spetsarna på rotorblad hos helikoptrar. Detta försöker piloter i görligaste mån undvika, eftersom det skapar ett ojämnt tryck över olika delar av rotorbladen, vilket innebär en flygsäkerhetrisk.

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Q: loop problems in R I have a dataframe with this column x$multX1992
x$multX1992;

0 30 30 30 12  5  6  0  0  0  0  0

me92;
0.6531792

created an empty vector to store things in
tmp<- rep(NA, length(x$multX1992));
tmp;
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

created this loop to subtract me92 from each value in x$multX1992 and store them in the empty vector.
for(i in seq(x$multX1992)){ tmp[i]<- (i - me92)^2}

What am I doing wrong? The math doesn't add up.

A: You don't need a for loop for this task, just take advantage of R's vectorized way to do things
> x <- data.frame(multX1992=c(0,30,30,30, 12,5,6,0,0,0,0,0))
> me92 <- 0.6531792
> tmp <- (x$multX1992-me92)^2
> tmp
        multX1992
 [1,]   0.4266431
 [2,] 861.2358911
 [3,] 861.2358911
 [4,] 861.2358911
 [5,] 128.7503423
 [6,]  18.8948511
 [7,]  28.5884927
 [8,]   0.4266431
 [9,]   0.4266431
[10,]   0.4266431
[11,]   0.4266431
[12,]   0.4266431

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Clocking just 15 minutes of exercise a day may be enough for older adults who, like many people, don't or can't meet the 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate exercise recommended by the government.
Getting exercise is important for aging, as it can help prevent the complications that arise from being sedentary, can combat brain aging and memory loss and reduce the risk of heart disease. But many people don't meet these requirements, and finding a middle ground may make exercise feel more attainable.
In a study presented at EuroPRevent 2016 meeting, French researchers studied a group of 1,011 people who followed 65 year olds for 12 years. They also looked at another large group of 122,417 people who were around 60 years old and were followed for around 10 years.
The study authors found that the risk of death lowered during the study as people exercised more. Even people with low physical activity levels, half the recommended amount, had around a 22% lower risk of death compared to inactive people. The researchers say that amount of exercise is the equivalent of a 15 minute brisk walk every day.
As TIME reported earlier this week in our post about "How to be a Basically Healthy Person," there's growing consensus among some exercise researchers that perhaps people, especially the elderly, can still achieve improved health with less.


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If you are coming out to the South Burbs for ChiTown Mom's Nite Out on May 6, you may be wondering "what in the heck is out there in University Park"?? There is actually plenty to do out here believe it or not! Sharon Patrice of Simply Perfect Peace Events touching on the topic a bit in her new post A Mom's Nite Out in the South Burbs. Check it Out. You can also find her on Twitter.


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This bundle contains 10 products.
You save 21% from the $190 regular price!
The Compilation packages a suite 10 of prized SONiVOX virtual instruments together into a single bundle at an attractive price; with a sonic array of instruments at hand, from drums to pianos, guitars and more.


There are speckled trout and reds hanging around those rocks, and here's how to go after them.
One thing that is certain along the Texas coast is that the jetties attract lots of reds and trout, and when it comes to catching those fish nothing is better than soft plastic jigs. That's a fact. Sure shrimp and croaker will work along the rocks, but day in and day out some sort of jig is going to put fish in the box and for a lot less money.
I've been fishing the Sabine jetties for over 22 years. That's about the only set of jetties on the Texas coast that doesn't have some sort of nearby marina that sells live shrimp. Because of that lack of live bait 99 percent of the time anglers fishing the Sabine jetties will be using some sort of soft plastic jig.


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Lendvanemesd (korábban Nemsócz, , vendül Nemčavci) falu Szlovéniában, Muravidéken, Pomurska régióban. Közigazgatásilag  Muraszombat városi községhez tartozik.

Fekvése
Muraszombat északi szomszédságában a Lendva bal partján fekszik.

Története
1365-ben Széchy Péter fia Miklós dalmát-horvát bán és testvére Domonkos erdélyi püspök kapták királyi adományul illetve cserében a Borsod vármegyei Éleskőért, Miskolcért és tartozékaikért Felsőlendvát és tartozékait, mint a magban szakadt Amadéfi János birtokát. A település a későbbi századokon át is birtokában maradt a családnak. Az 1366-os beiktatás alkalmával részletesebben kerületenként is felsorolják az ide tartozó birtokokat, melyek között a falu "Nempty in districtu Sancti Martini" alakban szerepel. A felsőlendvai uradalom szentmártoni kerületéhez tartozott. A Széchy család fiági kihalása után a Batthyány és Szapáry családoké lett.

Vályi András szerint "NEMESÓCZ. Nimcsevczi. Elegyes falu Vas Várm. földes Urai G. Szapári, és G. Battyháni Uraságok, lakosai katolikusok, fekszik Martyántzhoz nem meszsze, és annak filiája, határja hozzá hasonlító."

Fényes Elek szerint "Nemsócz, vindus falu, Vas vgyében, a muraszombati uradalomban, 36 kath., 99 evang. lak."

Vas vármegye monográfiája szerint "Nemesd. A házak száma 38, a lakosoké 238, akik csekély kivétellel vendek. Vallásuk r. kath. és ág. ev. Postája és távírója Mura-Szombat."

1910-ben 226, túlnyomórészt szlovén lakosa volt. A trianoni békeszerződésig Vas vármegye Muraszombati járásához tartozott. 1919-ben átmenetileg a Vendvidéki Köztársasághoz tartozott. Még ebben az évben a Szerb–Horvát–Szlovén Királysághoz csatolták, ami 1929-től Jugoszlávia nevet vette fel. 1941-ben átmeneti időre ismét Magyarországhoz tartozott, de 1945 után visszakerült jugoszláv fennhatóság alá. 1991 óta a független Szlovénia része. 2002-ben 267 lakosa volt.

Külső hivatkozások
 Muraszombat hivatalos honlapja
 Muraszombat község honlapja
 Lendvanemesd Szlovénia térképén

Jegyzetek

Muravidék települései
Vas vármegye települései


The deep etymology of the word duende can be traced to the Proto-Indo-European root "dom". So, duende is a cognate of Spanish words like domicilio or Don (or domain and domestic in English) Duende comes, then, from house or home.The more recent root is said to come from an old Spanish contraction of "dueño de la casa"—"duen de casa". Evidently, the Swedes have a word that is closely related: tomte.


This fragrance will definitely make your bae want to pucker up.
Rihanna's look may be casual, but it's costly!
Rihanna hits the NYC streets in an oversized camo coat and lacy gray jumpsuit from her Fenty x Puma collection.
Rihanna looks like a Bajan beauty in this Dries Van Noten Spring 2017 ensemble.


Resize the file system automatically when the underlying partition or disk increases its size.
This Chef cookbook resizes the file system automatically when the underlying partition or disk increases its size.
It is mainly oriented to work with cloud or virtual servers where it is common to change the disk size.
lsblk, findmnt and losetup: included inside util-linux (≥ 2.19) package.
pgrep: included inside procps-ng package.
e2fsck, dumpe2fs and resize2fs for ext3 and ext4: included inside e2fsprogs package.
xfs_info and xfs_growfs for XFS: included inside xfsprogs package.
node['filesystem_resize']['compiletime'] false Resize the file systems at compile time.
Resizes all mounted file systems.
device resource name Device full path.
Helper method for locating a filesystem_resize resource in the collection.
Assert that the Chef Run runs filesystem_resize.
Helper method for locating a filesystem_resize_all resource in the collection.
This file is used to list changes made in each version of the filesystem_resize cookbook.
Update RuboCop to version 0.33.0.
Update Gemfile dependencies and Kitchen platforms.
Use ChefSpec::SoloRunner to make unit tests faster.
Add filesystem_resize and filesystem_resize_all resources, big refactor.
Update Gemfile deps, update RuboCop.


August 13, 2013 Kiev. WEB100 Technologies released a stable version of software for photo books online creation, designing and ordering for print - FotoBOOK.Platform 1.0.
FotoBOOK.Platform is a web-to-print solution that enables enterprises quickly run an online photo book editor, integrate it with existing printing enterprise infrastructure and provide online photo books ordering and processing.
The software solution for printing houses, FotoBOOK.Platform, enables end users to select settings for photo book, upload photos to album from various online and local storages, design photo book by editing and placing photos, clip arts and other graphical elements. FotoBOOK.Platform functional includes online and offline payment methods using a lot of integrated payment systems.
Platform back end functional allows managers of printing company to form a set of products for end user, customize sizes, types of covers and bindings, as well as use other photo book settings. Integration into company's existing printing process is implemented due to adjustment of products DPI level, photo book original layout format, size of pages bleeds, stripe generation by spreads or pages, printing FTP server address and matrix pricing configuration.
setting options for printing FTP server where projects are uploaded.
expanded list of online payment systems.
Maznyuk Victor, CEO at WEB100 Technologies, said: "We believe that we have created world-class product that is at one level with market leaders such as Blurb, Shutterfly, Snapfish, Adoramapix in terms of volume of functionality, usability and development opportunities.
Our next goal – to reach a two-week cycle of implementing customer projects which, combined with moderate pricing and extensive customization capabilities, allows us to actively start sales in Russian market segment.
We are taking our software product to the market just in time. Last year trends show that online platform for creating photo books is one of the most significant growing points of user audience. Not only industry leaders but players of secondary echelon put on the agenda the question of photo book online editor integration."
Full specification of FotoBOOK.Platform 1.0 functional is available here.
Please visit https://demo.web4print.shop/create/book to view FotoBOOK.Platform 1.0 front end. To review product back end, please send a request to fotobook@web100.com.ua or fill the form on the website.
WEB100 Technologies is going to release number of projects on the basis of version 1.0 in nearest future. Follow news on company website and on Twitter.
FotoBOOK.Platform - WEB100 Technologies software product, a solution for printing industry that enables businesses to quickly launch photo books online editor, integrate it with enterprise existing printing infrastructure and provide photo book online ordering and processing.
WEB100 Technologies (web100.com.ua) is a software company that provides outsourcing services and development of IT solutions for B2B/B2C communications and business solutions based on social media technologies.


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Combined magnetic resonance imaging and single-photon emission tomography scanning in the discrimination of Alzheimer's disease from age-matched controls
Objective: To compare the utility of temporal lobe magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and single-photon emission tomography (SPET) scanning in discriminating between subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and age-matched controls. Methods: Thirty subjects with NINCDS-ADRDA AD (23 probable AD, 5 possible AD, 2 definite AD) and 22 age- and sex-matched controls underwent T1-weighted coronal MRI scanning (0.3T) and technetium 99m-HMPAO SPET scanning. MRI scans were analyzed using a digitizer system with volumes of hippocampus, amygdala, entorhinal cortex, parahippocampal gyrus, and whole cerebral cortex calculated. From SPET scans, regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was assessed in anterior and posterior frontal, parietal, occipital, and mesial temporal cortex using a region of interest analysis with the cerebellum as a reference area. Results: Using MRI, the areas that best separated groups were left hippocampal and left amygdala volume, resulting in correct classification (patient vs. control) in 79% of cases (sensitivity 77%, specificity 82%). Exactly the same proportion of subjects were correctly classified by SPET, with the most discriminating rCBF changes being left parietal and right posterior frontal. Combining information from both scans improved the proportion of correctly classified subjects in a discriminant function to 90% (sensitivity 93%, specificity 86%; only 2 AD and 3 controls misclassified). All AD subjects had abnormalities on MRI and/or SPET (sensitivity for combined examinations 100%), while abnormalities on both MRI and SPET had a positive predictive value of 100% for dementia (including the detection of one control subject who later had dementia). Significant correlations between MRI and SPET measures were seen in control subjects but not in patients. Conclusion: Both 0.3 T MRI and single rotating gamma camera SPET were equally useful in separating AD subjects from age-matched controls, although the combination of both significantly enhanced discrimination. In particular, all AD subjects had abnormalities on either MRI or SPET and both techniques may have an important role in assisting with clinical diagnosis, though replication in other centers and examination of differentiation of AD from other causes of dementia need to be examined.
Author(s): O'Brien JT; Ames D; Desmond P; Lichtenstein M; Binns D; Schweitzer I; Davis S; Tress B
Publisher: International Psychogeriatric Association and Cambridge University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610201007554

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Former councilman Anthony Davis sentenced to two-year prison term
April 1, 2015 by Jayed Rahman
Former 1st Ward city councilman Anthony Davis was sentenced to 24 months in prison by United States judge William Walls on Wednesday morning for taking $10,000 in bribe payments from an informant posing as an out-of-state developer.
"Why did you do it?" asked Walls during the sentencing.
"It just wasn't clear judgment," answered Davis. He said at the time he was going through divorce and was on the verge of losing his house. "[I] just wasn't myself," said Davis.
"No one put a gun to your head," remarked Walls.
Davis said the money was going towards helping the city's youth. The judge was visibly irritated at the former councilman's response.
"Let's not play Robin Hood," remarked the judge.
Assistant United States attorney Vikas Khanna said the first $5,000 of Davis' bribe payments was deposited into his election campaign finance bank account.
"The evidence shows that first pool of $5,000 was used [by Davis]," said Khanna, "to stay in office in an election that ended up being very close."
Khanna said the money was not reported in Davis' election campaign finance reports to the state.
Davis' attorney Randy Davenport argued his client was an exemplary figure in the community often entering burning buildings to help residents. He said Davis also went out of his way to help residents during Hurricane Irene when the city was underwater for days.
Davis has been a role model and has been a positive influence on the city's youth, said Davenport. The attorney said Davis has a non-profit organization whose aim is to help young people.
"So you have a corrupt official that's a role model?" remarked Walls. The judge said Davis, who is 50-year-old, should have known better at his age. The judge said he would be lenient if Davis were in his 20s, but at his age he should have thought out what he was doing.
Walls said Davis has to complete some sort of a prison sentence to the dismay of a packed courtroom filled with friends and family members of the disgraced councilman. Walls said the sentence has to tell others that what Davis did ought not to be done.
"A lot of people go into public service not to really help the public, but to make money legally or illegally," said Walls. "There's really no excuse for him to sell his soul for $10,000 other than greed," said the judge.
Davis was making roughly $90,000 annually from his post at the Passaic County Community College and his council post, said the judge.
Davenport submitted a large number of recommendation letters to the judge that testified to Davis' good character. In fact, well over two dozen people were in the court room in Newark showing their support for Davis.
Among them were school board members Errol Kerr, Chrystal Cleaves, Christopher Irving. Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly said he came to show his support for Davis after the sentencing.
Davis pleaded guilty to taking bribes in early December. Authorities said he accepted the first bribe payment of $5,000 from the informant on April 20th, 2012 in Wayne. The payment was in return for Davis' pledge to assist the developer in furthering his business.
The former councilman held meetings with the purported developer between July 6th, 2012 and July 25th, 2012 to extract additional money from the informant in exchange for a letter of support.
Davis, who at the time served as the city council president, agreed to provide the developer a letter indicating the city's governing body was in support of the informant's endeavors in the city.
On July 25th, 2012, Davis met inside the informant's car and accepted $5,000 in cash in exchange for the letter, according to authorities.
Walls described the amount of money Davis received from the two bribe payments as "street chump change."
Davis resigned his council seat the same week he pleaded guilty to bribery charges. The council opted to appoint community leader James Staton to represent the 1st Ward until a special election is held in November 2015.
For much of the sentencing the judge railed against public officials who abuse the trust of their constituencies. Walls also made a reference to former corrupt city mayor Martin Barnes. "It's like a way of life for politicians in New Jersey," said the judge. "They don't learn from what happened to other people."
"I offer no excuse," said Davis. "I truly regret my conduct."
Davis will surrender himself to U.S. Marshals on June 8th, 2015 to begin serving his sentence, said the judge.
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Paterson councilman Michael Jackson, accused of voter fraud, sworn in for second term
Murphy urges Mendez, Jackson to 'step aside' over Paterson voter fraud charges
Jackson told voters his Paterson paycheck would be donated to charity. Five years later, how much did he give?
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Da..ye..real honest..bye…
Lester Baptiste
…so stupid of him.
He could of ask for help


Excellent documentary about the race for both the North and South Poles.
See playlist in top left of viewer for part 2 of this documentary, and Shackleton's Voyage Of Endurance, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.
Posted on January 16, 2015 under in Archive Footage, Documentary, Robert Falcon Scott, South Pole, Terra Nova | By admin.
The Story of Tom Crean, in five parts. Irish language television programme from TG4, with English subtitles and some English commentary.
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An excellent documentary on the unbelievable story of survival and endeavour, of the crew of Shackleton's Endurance, on the ill fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. This is simply a must see documentary, and it is narrated by Liam Neeson.
Herbert Ponting was the official cameraman on Captain Robert Falcon Scott's British Antarctic Expedition, 1910- 1913, capturing for posterity some fascinating footage of Scott's legendary and ultimately tragic campaign. He originally released the material as a silent documentary called The Great White Silence, in 1924, but with the coming of sound to film making, he decided to narrate the footage himself and released this version, named 90º South in 1933.


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Q: Get mouse coordinates in Mac Catalyst I saw a similar question for AppKit (Getting Mouse Coordinates in Swift), but it doesn't work in Catalyst because NSViewController is not available.
How do I get the coordinates of the mouse in Mac Catalyst?


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The Resource Memorial addresses and other tributes held in the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States together with a memorial service in honor of J. James Exon, late a senator from Nebraska
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I am going to try to reclaim this weekend for myself. I've not done that in a while. Though I skipped the basketball games last weekend, I tried to make myself do some catch up with work and made myself miserable and accomplished not much of anything.
There's only two basketball games tomorrow, and I'll make at least the later one. Not promising anything for the first because I have gotten 6 hours of sleep or less the past three nights and I need to sleep in.
Two nights I stayed up trying to finish my fall scrapbook on Shutterfly to get it 50% off. I failed miserably. So, I hope to get it close to finished this weekend so that the next time they go on sale, I'll have it ready. I won't commit to having it completely finished though because that's too much self-imposed pressure.
I also have to buy a birthday gift for work that I've been putting off for 2 weeks.
And I sold the bed in my spare bedroom this week so that I can move my computer back out of my living room. I'm going to put my bookshelves that are in the dining area in the spare room too and have an office/library instead of an extra bedroom. I also need to flip flop two closets too. That should keep me busy. in taking all my books to the other room alone.
Regardless of what does and doesn't get done, I'm already looking forward to my Sunday nap.
I kind of want to go shopping though. Don't know that I'll get to fit that in. I'll give up any of these activities (other than the nap) if anyone wants to do anything this weekend. Just let me know!


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Survey on Decarbonization Attitudes and Action among Sei-katsu-sha 1: (2)
Action: How can we inspire Japanese sei-katsu-sha to take decarbonization action?
Findings from a survey conducted in September 2021
60% of sei-katsu-sha want to know how to contribute to decarbonization in daily life
Having fun and a sense of contribution is key to facilitating action
Hakuhodo Inc.'s MIRAI Business Division and the Hakuhodo SDGs Project teamed up to conduct a nationwide study, the Hakuhodo Survey on Decarbonization Awareness and Action among Sei-katsu-sha, in September 2021.
Many agree that the household sector holds the key to achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 46% (vs. the 2013 level) to be reached by 2030, as the sector is expected to reduce its emissions by 66%. A previous report (on decarbonization awareness findings, published on October 18), found that despite their strong interest and willingness to contribute to a post-carbon society, sei-katsu-sha do not know exactly what to do, largely due to a lack of relevant information. This report on action seeks to identify effective information and approaches to drive sei-katsu-sha to decarbonization action. The survey was conducted over September 18–19, 2021 covering 1,400 males and females aged 15–79 across Japan.
Beginning with simple steps in daily life
・ 56.3% of respondents were interested in obtaining information about simple steps in daily life and products/services that contribute to decarbonization.
・ Asked about areas of interest for decarbonization action, 42.0% of respondents cited food and beverages, followed by electricity, gas, water supply and other infrastructure facilities, with 40.1%, and daily commodities, toiletries and sanitary goods, with 29.4%, indicating their focus on the immediate environment.
Not only affordability but also a sense of contribution and fun learning
・ Asked about what information might drive decarbonization action, respondents cited affordability and simple steps in daily life, followed by labeling of CO2 reductions from using a product, and labeling of CO2 reductions from changing how they use a product. The results point to people's preference for quantifying and visualizing their contribution through behavioral change.
・ As the most convenient way of obtaining information, 40% of respondents preferred websites that aggregate decarbonization information and simple steps in daily life and video- and content-based websites that make it fun to learn, respectively. Relatively more people in older age groups cited informative websites, while Gen Z people (aged 15–24) preferred to enjoy learning.
From reducing use to repair: Broad options for decarbonization action while enjoying life
・ Asked about effective incentives for action, most respondents cited reward schemes and discounts, but Gen Z and females under 40 were more motivated by product appeal, such as looking stylish or cute (kawaii).
・ Waste recycling and reducing wasteful power and water usage were among the low-hanging fruits for the respondents. Elsewhere, people placed more emphasis on repairing and reusing (not purchasing) products than on purchasing zero- or low-carbon products.
・ Food was a favorite topic for respondents when presented with information on simple steps in daily life, including local production for local consumption and how to enjoy unmarketable fish. A considerable percentage of respondents also wanted information on repairing instead of disposal or selling services.
Our Observations
We found that toward realizing a post-carbon society, sei-katsu-sha are looking primarily for information on simple steps they can take in daily life. However, it is up to information providers to find the appropriate content and best way to convey that information.
Quantification of reduction efforts was one of the most motivating information items, which indicates that people want specifically to feel a sense of contribution in return for their personal actions.
With environmental issues thus far, expectations were on ethics-driven action on the part of sei-katsu-sha, such as cutting back and recycling. Although the results of this survey still point to this tendency, they also indicate a change of attitudes in favor of engagement in proactive and enjoyable decarbonization experiences, with many respondents, particularly among Gen Z, preferring to enjoy learning, as well as stylish and cute products. Presenting decarbonization action alternatives such as the purchase of second-hand products and the use of rental products as "ideas to enjoy life" may also be an effective measure to facilitate action.
Given that the topic tends to be centered on learning and ethics, success in facilitating decarbonization action appears to depend on the provision of information and suggestions on how sei-katsu-sha can enjoy such action as part of their lifestyles. (Observations provided by the analyst)
Survey outline
Method: Internet survey
Respondents: 1,400 males and females aged 15–79 across Japan
*The results were weighted back for analysis purposes to reflect the demographic composition by gender and age. Data cited in this document are weighted-back figures
Survey area: Nationwide
Survey period: September 18–19, 2021
Conducted by: H.M. Marketing Research, Inc.
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Rifle soccer looks to take next step
Sports | August 27, 2019
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Rifle goalkeeper Alexis Lopez Jiminez dives for a loose ball last season against Glenwood Springs.
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Head Coach: David Romero, fourth year
Last Season: 5-10, 4-8 in 4A Western Slope League
Key Returners: Paul Cerros, Sr.; Luis Molina, Jr.; Adalberto Dominguez, Sr.; Andres Guerrero, Sr.
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Following back-to-back 5-10 seasons, including 4-8 marks in the 4A Western Slope League under third-year head coach David Romero, the Rifle Bears boys soccer team wants to take the next step this fall entering the fourth year in Romero's system.
With 10 seniors and eight juniors back, that next step forward looks like a good possibility for Romero and Bears, should Rifle establish some growth at the varsity level.
"I'm really hoping we'll see some maturity this year," Romero said prior to the start of the school year. "I'm really thinking this year we're looking for that maturity over everything else. Hopefully by now they've got what it takes from playing junior varsity soccer and can make a difference in the varsity program."
Senior captains Paul Cerros and Andres Guerrero return to provide leadership under Romero as the Bears look to replace five seniors who provided quite a bit of production at both ends of the field. Cerros scored seven goals and added five assists last season and will likely take on a bigger role offensively for the Bears. Guerrero, senior Adalberto Dominguez and junior Luis Molina give Rifle an experienced back line to turn away opposing attacks in front of veteran goalkeeper Alexis Lopez Jimenez.
With a deep, talented, experienced back line and goalkeeper, the Bears should have no problem slowing down opposing attacks.
Offensively, it might be another story for Rifle if teams prepare to take away Cerros early on in the season. Romero needs other offensive help to step up, but in the end leadership is the biggest thing for the veteran head coach.
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Questo, limitatamente al problema dimensionale, si è ampiamente applicato anche in antichità attraverso l'uso di un modulo che riduceva la varietà delle dimensioni usate in un singolo progetto.

Data la complessità della costruzione edile il  rispetto di un coordinamento dimensionale permette di razionalizzare la realizzazione rendendo compatibili i vari elementi che compongono l'esecuzione.

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Se vi è un coordinamento dimensionale tra i vari prodotti che si possono utilizzare si realizza un mercato concorrenziale che non impone l'impiego di prodotti di uno stesso produttore  ma permette l'impiego di vari prodotti. Questo  innesca lo sviluppo dell'industrializzazione che si basa sul miglioramento della qualità e la diminuzione del costo.

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Q: What kind of algorithm is better for unordered sequence matching problem? If I have two sequences (for example, string)
//   01234567890123456789012
a = "AAACDDFFFEE1122VV1VAADD"

//   0123456789012345678901
b = "DDFFAA11221DHHVV1VAAFE"

I want to know the best substring matching (unordered) from b to a, for instance:
optimal (6 matched parts, 19 characters of a matched)
b         a
DDFF   -> DDFF     (4,7)
AA     -> AA       (0,1)
1122   -> 1122     (11,14)
1
D      -> D        (21)
HH
VV1VAA -> VV1VAA   (15,20)
FE     -> FE       (8,9)

there is another solution, but not optimal:
not optimal (8 parts matched, 19 characters of a matched)
b        a
DDFF  -> DDFF  (4,7)
AA    -> AA    (0,1)
1122  -> 1122  (11,14)
1     -> 1     (17)
D     -> D     (21)
HH
VV    -> VV    (15,16)
1
VAA   -> VAA   (18,20)
FE    -> FE    (8,9)

What kind of algorithm is better for this problem??? (I need optimal result and performance is critical).
Thanks.

A: Interesting problem, you could solve it in O(|a|.|b| + |b|^2) using  Boyer-Moore ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyer–Moore_string_search_algorithm ) or KMP ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuth–Morris–Pratt_algorithm ) algorithms or any other linear time string search algorithm.

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*For each b[0..i] ty to find it in the string a (in O(|a| + i) ) until you can't find it anymore

*You know you can find b[0..i] but not b[0..i+1], so you have a match for b[0..i] and you continue with b[i+1..i+1],b[i+1..i+2]..

*At the end every part of b has been matched or not, and if it has been matched if was as big as possible.

Total complexity is at most sum( O(|a| + i) , i=0..|b|) = O(|a|.|b| + |b|^2) but it can be much smaller if only small substrings of b can be found in a.
EDIT :
The above approach is greedy and will not minimize the number of parts, but I think it will maximize the total number of characters matched.

Thoughts on an optimal solution :

*

*for every |b|^2 substring of |b| determine if it can be found in |a|, and keep only the ones for which it is the case

*we need to find among these strings a subset of them with :

*

*no overlap between any two of them

*sum of length is maximum

*at equal length, the number of strings must be minimum

The sum is easy to calculate because a very simple solution would be to match only substring of size 1 : then length is the number of common letters between a and b.
So if we add substring of size 1 of b (even the letters that are not in a) to the set of matching strings above we need to find a minimal set-cover of b with no overlapping.
The general set-cover is NP-complete, but here with have the no-overlapping constraints, does it helps ?
I'm looking into it.
Indeed, NP-complete : http://www.springerlink.com/content/n73561q050w54pn6/
You might want to look for approximation algorithms....

A: If I understand your problem, you want to find a set of non-overlapping common substrings of two given strings that either maximizes the total length of the common substrings and among those minimizes the number of common substrings. I will propose the following heuristic: find the longest common substring (LCS) of the two strings, remove it, repeat. I can't prove this is optimal, but I have a very efficient algorithm for it
So in your example
AAACDDFFFEE1122VV1VAADD
DDFFAA11221DHHVV1VAAFE
LCS = VV1VAA
AAACDDFFFEE1122DD
DDFFAA11221DHHFE
LCS = DDFF
AAACFEE1122DD
AA11221DHHFE
LCS = 1122
AAACFEEDD
AADHHFE
and so forth
The algorithm is as follows
1)Use the standard LCS algorithm based on suffix trees which is
1.1 build the suffix trees of the two strings concatenated and with unique terminators
1.2 mark every node with 1,2 or both depending whether the subtree rooted there has leaves from either or both strings
1.3 compute the string-depth of every node
1.4 find the string-deepest node that is labeled both 1 and 2
2) remove the subtree rooted at that node, and update the labels of nodes above it
3) repeat from 1.4
the algorithm terminates when the tree has no nodes that are labeled both 1 and 2
1.1 can be done in time proportional to the sum of the length of the two strings
1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 are little more than tree traversals
2 the removal should be constant time if the tree is implemented right and the update is bounded by the length of the LCS
3 is again a tree traversal but of a smaller tree
So this is one optimization, to avoid repeated tree traversals let's add step 1.35: sort internal nodes that have both labels by string depth (in a separate data structure, the tree is still there). Now you can scan that sorted list of nodes, perform 2) and repeat. With this optimization and if you can use radix sorting, it looks like the algorithm is linear time, and you can't beat that in an asymptotic sense.
I hope this is correct and clear enough, I am sure you will need to familiarize yourself with the suffix tree literature a little bit before it sounds obvious. I recommend Dan Gusfield's book Algorithms on String, Trees and Sequences, the section in particular is 7.4 Let me know if you have questions.


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The Middle East was an Australian indie folk band formed in Townsville, Queensland in 2005. The group played locally initially but grew to become a national and internationally touring band. The band's name has no particular significance - it was coined for a show poster of the then temporary project, after co-frontman Rohin Jones watched a documentary on Yasser Arafat.
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Chris Canning was born Melbourne on 10 September 1947. She is well known for her still life paintings of flowers and interior scenes.
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Criss Canning enrolled at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 1965 to study art. Although praised for her skill in botanical painting, Canning left RMIT once she had decided she did not wish to pursue this as career. Canning had also studied Graphic Art at the Swinburne Technical College at the same time and after being introduced to the artist Max Middleton in the same year, she enrolled in his evening art class at his Collins Street studio.
For the subsequent years Canning worked several jobs to support her children and her passion for painting. In 1982, her first solo exhibition was held at Fiveways Gallery, Kalorama. Following this success she had her first exhibition the Melbourne Art Exchange in 1983.
In January 1986, Canning left for Europe, first living and painting in Greece before travelling on to Amsterdam and Paris later in the year. When she returned in October, her fourth exhibition with the Melbourne Art Exchange was held titled Impressions of Greece.
The following years saw many of Canning's works included in important exhibitions including: The 1988 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize (Australian National Gallery, Canberra), Australian Flower Paintings 1890-1900 (Trevor Bussell Gallery, Sydney, 1990), Fine Australian Paintings (Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, 1992), Outstanding Oils & Works on Paper (Gould Galleries, Hong Kong, 1992) and Important Australian Women Artists (Melbourne Fine Art Gallery, 1993). In 1995 Canning had a sell-out exhibition at Gould Galleries in Melbourne titled 'Criss Canning: In and Around Burnside' and in 1999 Margaret Olley purchased Waratah in a Green Jug and donated it to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. This was the first time a work by Canning entered a public gallery.
After the death of her father in 1996, Canning began to paint in a more minimalist fashion. The works she painted in the late 1990s and early 2000s are highly influenced by her love of Japanese art and the geometric designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Canning's work became increasingly sought after and in 2002 Dame Elisabeth Murdoch opened a solo exhibition at Gould Galleries in South Yarra.
In 2007, the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery organized a retrospective exhibition titled 'Kalianthi: The Art of Criss Canning. The exhibition broke all previous attendance records, 22,700 people attended.
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There are about 84 million postures and these include the pattern of sitting of different species which are known as Asanas. In the beginning the postures which were used for prolonged sitting performing the spiritual practices like Sandhya, meditation, pooja and fire ceremony were known as Asanas. The mythological root of yoga asanas can be traced to Lord Shiva who is said to be seated in the yogic pose (padmasana). As far as written evidences are concerned, asanas had been explained by Patanjali while discussing the Bahiranga Yoga or Ashtanga Yoga for the first time. Yoga insists on the primary need for day-to-day good health. This has to be achieved through physical education which, in turn, promotes moral and mental discipline and psychic absoluteness. Asanas are instrumental in achieving this end. It begins with postural training and rhythmic breathing associated with preventive measures and autotherapy or the process of nerve purification. There are numerous kinds of asanas or poses that can be grouped under Meditative and Cultural poses.
The history of yoga in India can be divided into three eras: Pre-Classical, Classical and Post Classical. Yoga can be easily said to have its origin in Shramanic and Upanishadic traditions. There are several historical sources that trace the existence of yoga to Indus Valley civilisation as well. Seals bearing the image of a figure seating in a yogic pose were excavated from Mohenjo daro. However, written evidences are only found in the Vedas. Probably it is the Rig Veda which, for the first time mentions yoga. Yajur Ved, Atharv Ved and the later Satapath also discuss yoga. Karma Yoga, one of its branches, is to be found in the Lord Krishna's divine discourse in Bhagawat Gita.
Asana have been used for thousands of years in the practice of meditation. Cave drawings from around 3000 B.C. depict people in the lotus asan. However it was in the Classical age yoga was systematically compiled by Maharishi Patanjali for the first time in 5th century BC. He simplified the concepts and principles of yoga so that it could reach out to the masses as well. The traditions of yoga developed further in the Post Classical era. During this period Samhitas, religious works of the Vaishanava sect and others mention this ancient Indian discipline.


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Being a professional supervisor or manager means knowing more about how others operate so you can be more effective. Have you ever had a great idea that could provide your company with a significant benefit? Maybe you wanted to institute mobile technology over a large facility to save your maintenance crews from the wasted time and aggravation of returning to the shop between assigned tasks. You made conservative estimates on the benefits and even added some percentage to the cost side of the equation to ensure the cost-benefit numbers are defensible.
What went wrong? Why did this obviously great idea not make the grade?
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Return on assets? Return on investments? Return on equity?
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Calculate the return on investments by multiplying unit profit margin by sales and divide by total investments. Likewise you can calculate ROE by multiplying unit profit margin by sales and divide by total shareholder's equity. If your gross margin goes down 5%, you should ask yourself if it cost more to produce the product. Perhaps competition is forcing you to reduce prices while costs remain constant. Maybe the unit profit margin is changing because you're selling more lower-margin products and fewer high-margin products.
The function of a maintenance manager or reliability engineer is to reduce operating costs and improve system reliability. These improvements lead to lower costs and increased margins. Improved system reliability increases margins, increases sales and generates cash, which reduces the need for interest-consuming investments.
You can anticipate what corporate finance decision makers will be looking for if you understand what's going on in terms of cash flow, unit profit margins and the velocity of assets, investments and equity. Knowing what the bean counters are looking for allows you to incorporate the numbers and draft better proposals. Better proposals increase your credibility and that increases the number of projects you get approved.
Tom Moriarty says convey the benefits and convince decision makers.