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"Marion Suro's focus as a Real Estate Agent is her client. She assists you in finding a new home, walks you through the financing and ensures that every detail is completed. Even after we moved into our house Marion followed up to ensure the mortgage company completed the taxes correctly. Marion is extremely competent and detail oriented as well as enjoyable to work with. I am absolutely confident in recommending Marion to anyone interested in purchasing a home, she is the best."
-Mary Maier
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What makes Milly special is her personality plus she only recommends homes based on our specific requirements. We have worked with other realtors who recommended we see home after home that did not match the specifics we requested. Milly only shows us the homes that fit our needs and provides excellent advice. Another fact is that Milly was right on with recommending the sale price of our existing home. Many homes in our area are overpriced and they remain for sale for extended periods of time. Because our home was priced correctly, it attracted interested buyers and we received multiple offers. We recommend Milly VERY highly whether you are looking to buy a home or sell your current one."
-Andrew & Audrey Folmer
"Buying a home represents the most significant financial decision most of us will ever make during our lifetime. From our first home, which often establishes the foundation for future home purchases, to the purchase of the home where we'll spend our senior years, there are definite pitfalls to avoid and suggested steps to take to assist one in making the right decisions. That is why I would recommend Marion Suro and no one else when it comes to home buying or selling. I have come to know Marion as one of the most honest, dedicated individuals I have ever known. I feel confident that she will always have my and anyone else's best interests at heart and make sure that every deal is fair for all. Thanks for the service and for the friendship."
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"We were directed to Marion by a Realtor we had worked with in Atlanta, and boy did we luck out! We exchanged a few emails describing what we were looking for (we didn't know anything about the area) and, when we showed up to look at homes, Marion had done a thorough due diligence and had an excellent list of properties for us to see in our short time. In fact, the place she showed us first is now our new home (even though we made her take us around the rest of the day just to make sure). Now that we've lived in West Palm Beach for a few months, it is clear that this really was the ideal place for us in the area. Beyond helping us identify our new homes, Marion patiently helped us navigate the negotiations and closing process as first-time homebuyers. She made everything clear and treated us fairly throughout and helped us get a wonderful deal. While we were buying our home, it seemed that we had 110% of Marion's attention – she was always there for us and made the process smoother and easier than we ever could have imagined. We are thrilled with our new place and absolutely blown away by the service we received.
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"Milly has always treated her clients in the most professional manner I've ever seen a realtor treat a Buyer or Seller of a residence. She is most thorough, never overlooking one detail in a contract. I've seen real estate attorneys who have been impressed with her attention to detail. You can't go wrong with Milly. She's honestly the best."
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The Career Path For The English Tutoring Toronto Provider
June 26, 2016 by Pamela Nelson
Filed under Education
Teaching profession is a field that requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You must have passion and interest for you to make it in this industry. Teachers are patient individuals who lead the students by example. Pupils are in the process of learning, and if you want them to get what you are saying, you must give them time to take in what you have taught them. To become a professional teacher or tutor means that you have completed your education and have acquired vocational training. Pick this career only if you enjoy working with kids since you will be with them on a daily basis. Find out the level of education you should get to become a professional trainer, the documents to acquire from the state, and the area of specialization to take. This article provides a guide on the steps to take if you what to an English tutoring Toronto expert.
Familiarize yourself with the activities that happen in this industry. The main duty is providing kids with instructions to follow while in class. The workplaces that require such services can be either public or private centers, childcare facilities, or community institutions. The majority of the assistants in city Toronto ON operate full-time but still you can go for part-time sessions.
Talk to aiders in the sector before taking the course. Identify the needed abilities and find out the recommended way to achieve these skills. Working with the teachers is a challenging task since these individuals have different characters. Some will encourage you while others will disperse your duties. Relating to them is the way to survive. Strengthen your interaction abilities to be able to live well with students, supporting staffs, administrators, and the parents.
The salary you receive depends on your experience and academic achievements. The hiring company will pay you based on your contribution to their premises. While in school, work on been the best for you to achieve good grades since they count on the salary you will get. Volunteer to work in existing faculties to gain experience and remember to attach the recommendation letters to your resume.
Join an accredited college to pursue a degree. A high school diploma is fine, but consider advancing it. Specialize in one area during the undergraduate program. You will stand out as the right candidate during interviews to get a tutor for kids with special needs.
Each state has exact requirements for every service provider in their region. Check with the officials of the state about these qualifications for individuals aspiring to be tutors. In almost all areas, the government ascertains that the assistant has a good command of language, math, and reading. The compliant test is necessary for these professionals.
Computer knowledge, filling, and typing is some of the core activities in any office. Take a course in any field as you continue with your teachings. Let the employer know about your new certificate and the additional skills you obtained. Adapting to the modern classroom setting will be quick and possible.
Finding a job as a full-time assistant is hard. Start by volunteering or as an intern. Network with people working in the education field and ask them to notify you in the case they hear of a job opening.


text: BOARDMAN — Township police responded to UPS, 95 Karago Ave., Monday after an employee reportedly threatened to kill everyone in the building. Intresting UPS is not press charges for threating. What is that they don't the employee/management to say in the court? Wait till the 3rd quarter thats when mangement really turn the screws on numbers. More verbal workplace is expected to happen at my hub anyway.


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Thank you, Kari. I learned a lot and appreciate you taking your time to do these presentations.
Thank you, Kari. I learned a lot and appreciate you taking your time to do these presentations.
Thanks Kari
The presentation was great. I was having some problems with my connection so I will be watching the taped replay which is good for me. The crash was a long running script error. Plus house was crowded due to Mothers Day visitors.
@DavidY, try this, please tell if it solves your preview issues: Download Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen Capture Codec from Official Microsoft Download Center
Thanks Kari. Although I thought I was the only one having problems, it seems that others were too. Still, what I got to watch was very informative. I'm looking forward to viewing the video of the meeting when you get finished with it.
BTW, can you give us a link to the Sony Movie Maker (I think that's the name of it).
Thanks for looking for that for me. However it gives me this error message.
It's no big deal though - I don't think it should stop me doing what I want.
Here's the link: Movie Studio 13 Platinum Overview
Can I also add my thanks to Kari for organising it - it was interesting and I've definitely learned some things. I have an idea for a video too...
I get that error when I try to use the Expression capture when logged on as a Standard user (not running as administrator), because I try to do as many things as possible without admin rights.
When I run it from a user with administrator rights, on the same computer, I don't get the error message.
Good to know .
Kari, were you able to record the meeting? If so is it available anywhere I can watch it? I was not able to attend but would like to look at it.


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Winnemem Wintu advocates are presenting a benefit concert Run4Slamon on Thursday, September 29, 2016 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the David Marr Theater at U-Prep High School, 2200 Eureka Way, Redding CA.
The event will feature the following artists: Buckhorn Mountain Stompers, Hawane Rios, Alice DeMicele, Good Shield, Desirae Harp, Ashwut, Pua Case (Mauna Kea Protector). Speakers will be: Chief Caleen Sisk, Winnemem Wintu Tribe and Pua Case.
Proceeds benefit the Winnemem Wintu's advocacy to protect sacred sites, return salmon to the McClud River and fight for healthy rivers.
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The world was stunned on Friday when Muslim extremists launched a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France that left 129 people dead. Now, it has been revealed that it was extremely easy for these Muslim migrants to enter France to carry out their deadly plans.
According to Daily Mail, one of the suspected bombers entered Europe posing as a Syrian refugee, and officials have admitted that he was not stopped on the Greek island of Leros because every arrival there is given travel papers to continue on their journey. Documents show that the terrorist was arrested on Leros after being rescued from a sinking raft filled with refugees, but he was then given papers and set free.
The suspect has been identified as a 25 year-old who used a fake passport under the name of Ahmad Almohammad to seek asylum.
This story serves as a cautionary tale as to what can happen when too many Muslim "refugees" are allowed into a country. For months now, Obama and his minions have been claiming that these refugees are peaceful people who only want to be productive members of society.
If only that were true…
What do you think about this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.


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GERRIT HENRY : Night Garden: Sunflowers: Spring, 1994
In myths, in legends, in fairy tales, the usual journey undertaken by the hero takes him from darkness to light, from ontological mystification to psychological clarification. Karen Gunderson—who is, after all, not a fairy-tale dragon-slayer but a gifted, late-20th century painter –has, apropos of the topsy-turvy times we live in, chosen the opposite route. Her "cloud paintings" of the 1980s beamed with cerulean blue skies, intense sunlight, and ever-sunny clouds, thought that particular weather was stratospherically out of sight, made plain to the earthbound viewer through both Gunderson's objective observations from air travel and subjective, preternaturally celestial visual imagination.The clouds and sun are gone now: Gunderson's vision has shifted from light to dark, day to night. Since 1989—when the late, brilliant sculptor Jonathan Silver caught a glimpse of an all-black Gunderson primed for an overlay of clouds and indicated, "This is it!" -- she has been working on a new series of "night gardens," roses or tulips or zinnias or even a lilac tree in a glorious sable bloom, painted in oils in shades of blackest night. Drawings from life in charcoal come first; these are eliminated completely by an overlay of dense black verticals. Gunderson finally works her flowers over with a comb, then paints flowers, stems and leaves over in black with a large, thick brush.
The final results are both vitally painterly and profoundly elegiac, intensely virtuosic and utterly elemental. The series of nine "night sunflowers" at hand are the most ambitious Gundersons to date. Can flowers grow in the dark? Not most. But what about sunflowers? Here, in these lyric, heroic black canvases, this species more than must maintains; it flourishes, in wild, wet, wonderful daubs of thick pigment, heavy impasto, and judicious gestural abandon. They absort light; they deflect light; they reflect light. Just so, metaphorically, they reject the economic, social, cultural and political darkness that seems, in these beleaguered, millennial '90s, to be affecting so many of us. Gunderson's flowers don't give in: They aestherically advise against a reactive depression, and strongly advise for a resolute hope. That is their nature; That is perhaps their purpose; and that is their very being. Gunderson's existential nocturnes are a surprise, a puzzlement, and a wonder, much like life itself, now or then. Finally, in her hands, black becomes a color.


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Chaparral Communications 25th Anniversary
Before 1980……..
1967 Stanford University and NASA conduct the ASCEND¹ study. The purpose of the ASCEND study is to find a low cost and efficient way to distribute educational material, news, and entertainment in developing nations.
The ASCEND study determines that direct broadcasting and reception of television via very high powered satellites and small, low cost earth stations is the most efficient way for developing nations to disseminate television for communication.
ASCEND conceptual diagram- high powered satellite and thousands of inexpensive earth stations
1968 NASA in partnership with Stanford funds two doctoral candidates, Jim Janky and Bob Taggart to design this low cost earth station. This earth station is a complete diversion from current designs which have huge dishes and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
1970- Bob Taggart and Jim Janky present a paper on their low cost receiver design at the IEEE International Conference on Communications² in San Francisco. This new technology catches the attention of the editor of Microwaves Magazine³ who features it in the August 1970 issue.
1971: Dr. Albert L. Horley, Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, working with Federation of Rocky Mountain States, spearheads the implementation of educational television on the ATS-6 satellite.
1974: NASA launches the ATS-6 satellite. ATS-6 broadcasts educational television to schools in Alaska, the Rocky Mountain States, Appalachia and India. ATS-6 is the first satellite to demonstrate the feasibility direct broadcasting to small earth stations like the ASCEND earth station designed by Taggart and Janky. Jim Janky is selected as Director of the Broadcast and Engineering, Federation of Rocky Mountain States, to implement this system. DBS is born.
1976: HBO begins using using satellites to deliver programs to cable companies. Taylor Howard constructs a 15-foot antenna amplifier and receiver to receive these programs at his home. Home Satellite television is born. 1980 Bob Taggart starts Chaparral Communications in his garage. Chaparral's first product is a redesigned 10' version of the 7′ ASCEND antenna for home satellite reception.
Chaparral's first product in Bob Taggart's Garage in 1979. Al Horley (second from the right) was responsible for implementing DBS on the ATS-6 satellite in 1971.
1980: Bob Taggart meets Taylor Howard. They start working together and form a partnership to develop satellite products for Chaparral. Taggart and Taylor Howard design a feedhorn for the Chaparral dish. In July of 1980, Chaparral introduces the Superfeed. The Superfeed outperforms all other feedhorns on the market and becomes the best selling feedhorn in this new industry. Taylor Howard is elected President of the satellite industry trade association.
- Stanford University School of Engineering, Advanced System for Communications and Education in National Development, 1967 [hereinafter cited as ASCEND].
- James M. Janky, Robert B. Taggart, Jr., Bruce B. Lusignan, Low Cost Receivers for Use in Instructional Broadcasting Via Satellites, a paper presented at the International Conference on Communications, IEEE, on June 16-18, 1970, in San Francisco.
- $200 Station Tunes in Satellites, Microwaves, August 1970, page 18.
- Bruce B. Lusignan, James M. Janky, Robert B. Taggart, Jr., Low Cost ETV Receivers, an article written for a book entitled, Communications Satellites for the 70's: Technology, the MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., London, England, 1971.
- Low-Cost Quasi-Parabolic Antenna, NASA Technical Brief, 71-10121, Lewis Research Center, 1971.
- LOOKING BACK, Microwaves & RF, July 1996, page 168.
- Acierto, Rhonda, Turning Point: Bob Taggart, Silicon Valley BizInk , August 16, 2002, page 19.


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A Week on the Wagon: Quality Over Quantity Edition
April 8th, 2011 | by Theodore | Published in A Week on the Wagon | 2 Comments
It's hard to know how closely the people who read this blog pay attention to what we're up to. It's easy to imagine extremes: either everyone notices everything (as we do) or no one notices anything (I haven't read any of Matt's posts in six months). I know it's likely more toward the latter, but hey, we can always hope.
Either way, we figured now was a good time to point out a few changes that we've implemented here at DadWagon. First, as Matt mentioned earlier, the relocation of our corporate headquarters to China has come off without a hitch. As soon as Nathan gets out of detention for economic crimes we'll be firing on all cylinders.
Next, and perhaps most important, we've allowed the pace of things here to slow just a bit. Instead of offering about fifteen posts per week, we've cut down to five or six. Did you notice? Do you care? Want more, less, or exactly the same? We'd like to know.
The theory here was, first and foremost, we're lazy and we'd like to do less. But beyond that, we thought perhaps concentrating on publishing less and publishing better might be a good idea. Don't know if we achieved that this week, but it was the goal. In that light, then, please consider the skill, effort, and sheer talent and will that went into this items:
Matt tried to sniff his own lunch but wasn't sure if it was his. Art!
Nathan interviewed a punk rocker, a war photographer, revealed himself to be a coward, and then made public his opinions on mass transit. Genius!
Last but not least, I announced that I would be wedding my son this weekend. Creepy!
That's it, folks. Short, sweet, and we think, absolutely perfect. What about you? Feedback is appreciated here, even if we totally ignore it or merely make fun of it. Let us know what you think.
And while you're at it, why not follow us on Twitter (@dadwagon) or Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/DadWagon). We obsessively count the numbers as a way to judge our merit as human beings. Help us out.


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New year! Wee!
I know 2017 is going to be a year for the books already – will it top 2016? Yeah, I think so. Life has been uber good to me.
I love kicking off the year with a post like this, because I know a lot of people decide to "reset" and going vegetarian/vegan/plant-based is usually at the top of the resolution's list (which makes me very happy). I'm here to help if that is the case for you… because everyone that knows me knows that I love nothing more than giving all the plant-based and vegan diet tips that I have. I am very passionate about this!
I know that transitioning is not easy, and I know that it can be extremely frustrating when you are face-to-face with a weak moment or day. Please – never get frustrated with yourself. It is never about being perfect – it is about doing the very best you can to feel the very best you can. Falling off the wagon is all a part of the process. Instead of feeling defeated, you should feel proud for revamping your lifestyle in the first place – no matter what your reasons are for doing so (weight, animals, planet, health – whatever!)
When all else fails, you'll always have a place to go for motivation and inspiration… because I am all about that here! So today, I wanted to share some of my favorite tips for any omnivores out there looking to transition to a plant-based, vegetarian, or vegan diet. These goals are attainable – especially if you try tackling them one at a time. It doesn't matter if it takes you a whole 'nother year to get to where you want to be – what matters is that you are on this road NOW, and you are going to do great things!
ONE – Slowly cut meat from your diet. For most, it just doesn't happen overnight. Start by cutting out red meat, then pork, then poultry. Taking baby steps may be what you need to avoid any "shock" or getting frustrated when you cannot maintain. When transitioning and cutting out different ingredients, that is when you do the research for the next thing you plan to cut. Being mentally prepared and educated makes a world of a difference.
TWO – Try a new ingredient each week. Don't be afraid to explore new fruits and vegetables – especially greens. I challenged myself to this when I first started, and it is one of my favorite tips to date. I even created challenge sheets for each one. Download the vegetable or fruit challenges HERE.
THREE – Educate yourself. You love Netflix, right? RIGHT. Put TV-time to good use and watch all the food documentaries. I share a list of my favorites HERE, so get to watching. They'll make you rethink everything that you put into your body.
FOUR – Replace cow's milk with a plant-based option. Picking up a caffeine fix? Swap out cream or milk for almond, coconut, or soy milk. I suggest soy because it is the creamiest of the three (it helped me transition!) but do what feels right. There are so many different types of plant-based milks (cashew, macadamia, almond, rice, hemp, soy, etc) that you're bound to find one you like.
FIVE – Swap meat burgers for veggie burgers. There are so many different brands out there, so do not be afraid to try them all. I recommend LightLife for a garden burger than tastes most similar to your usual. Even better, try making your own. It's fun to experiment!
SIX – Buy Earth Balance butter. It's made with oils, and it tastes incredible. Honestly… I hardly tasted a difference in this brand vs. real butter.
SEVEN – Try tempeh or tofu. Once you learn how to properly work with these ingredients, you may become a fan much sooner than you'd like. I share the proper way to bake tofu HERE, and my favorite way to prepare tempeh HERE.
EIGHT – Try all the beans. With such a wide variety – black, red, kidney, pink, white, butter, pinto, chickpea – you'll probably find at least one that you like. Beans are one of your major sources of protein, so it is important to at least give them a shot. If all else fails – lentils!
NINE – Make a large batch of vegetable soup each week. It's fast, easy, and bursting with nutrients, fiber, and goodness. When you have a belly-filling vegetable soup on hand, you are less likely to cave on something else when you are starving and need something in a pinch. This is my favorite go-to.
TEN – Avoid buying processed foods and snacks. It may be tempting, but if you do not keep it in the house, then you won't feel tempted. Your body goes through a bit of a detox at first, but trust – your cravings will subside and your tastebuds will adjust. Sounds crazy and impossible, but I swear… it is very possible.
You got this, baby! And as always, please never hesitate to reach out or ask me questions… this is what I love to talk about. I'm so proud of you! xx bianca


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Ayurvedic Cooking Class with Dr. Mahesh Kalra
in Moorabbin, VIC organised by Southern Yoga and Health Centre
in Moorabbin, VIC organised by Southern Yoga and Health Centre
In this hands on class, you will learn about healthy eating, using food that will detox you on a daily basis through Ayurvedic principles. Dr. Mahesh is a Doctor of Ayurveda, a Reiki Master an Acupuncturist and a Naturopath, and has a gentle and humourous way of conveying the wisdom of Ayurveda. He believes in helping people to achieve their ultimate goal of emotional and physical balance. Suitable for beginners, this will be held in a private house, so bookings essential as numbers limited.
Please arrive by 1.45pm, details of the address will be given upon confirmation of bookings. Recipes are supplied, so bring a pen to jot down any notes.


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I just wanted to say this was the first live action film that made me cry at the tender age of 8. Aww, good times...
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- Rose: When the ship docks... I'm getting off with you.Jack: This is crazy.Rose: I know. It doesn't make any sense... That's why I trust it.
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Just to say, I removed incorrect info stating that James Horner - composer of Titanic's music - is Irish. He is in fact first generation American, with Austrian parents. That is extremely easy to find out; it is important to research your facts even if you feel positive of their truth.
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text: Located in Solo, 1.7 km from Gede Market Solo, Grand Amira Hotel boasts a restaurant and free WiFi. Free private parking is available on site.All rooms include a flat-screen TV. Certain rooms include a seating area to relax in after a busy day. You will find a kettle in the room. For your comfort, you will find slippers and free toiletries.You will find a 24-hour front desk and gift shop at the property.Radya Pustaka Museum is 2.4 km from Grand Amira Hotel, while Klewer Market is 1.4 km from the property. Adisumarmo Airport is 11 km away.


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Sunday, June 15
A Super Dad!!!
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New Open Access Book! Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning
Athabasca University Press has just published Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning, a book I edited that owes its existence to the insightful authors who contributed their chapters on the topic. Like other titles published by AU Press, the book is open access.
Emerging technologies (e.g., social media, serious games, adaptive software) and emerging practices (e.g., openness, user modeling) in particular, have been heralded as providing opportunities to transform education, learning, and teaching. In such conversations it is often suggested that new ideas – whether technologies or practices – will address educational problems (e.g., open textbooks may make college more affordable) or provide opportunities to rethink the ways that education is organized and enacted (e.g., the collection and analysis of big data may enable designers to develop algorithms that provide early and critical feedback to at-risk students). Yet, our understanding of emerging technologies and emerging practices is elusive. In this book, we amalgamate work associated with emergence in digital education to conceptualize, design, critique, enhance, and better understand education.
If you've ben following the conversations in the last two years, there will be some themes that you'll recognize here. To mention a few: defining emerging technologies; not-yetness; data mining; technology integration models; open and social learning; and sociocultural aspects of MOOCs.
In the days that follow, I will summarize each chapter here.
How long does it take from journal article submission to publication?
One of our research papers was published in its final form this morning. Since I had yet another conversation about the publishing industry at Congress yesterday and I keep track of dates, below are the behind-the-scenes details for this particular paper.
Submission: Aug 1, 2015
Minor revisions requested: Nov 6, 2015
Revision submitted: Nov 13, 2015
Minor revisions requested: Feb 10, 2016
Revision submitted: Feb 10, 2016
Accepted: Feb 13, 2016
Unedited article (uncorrected proofs) appears online: Feb 15, 2016
In Press version of the article appears online: Feb 23, 2016
Final version of the article – assigned to a journal issue/volume: June 1, 2016
I know (and have experienced) papers taking much longer (and much shorter) to publish. So, four words of caution are probably needed here:
- This n of 1 may or may not to be representative of this journal. I had other papers in this journal published under different time horizons.
- This paper is in a non Open Access (NOA) journal.Do no take this n of 1 to mean that Open Access (OA) publishers will necessarily publish a paper faster. I've had a paper accepted as is with a reputable OA publisher and the whole process took 2 months. I also have a paper with an OA publisher under review that is taking forever.
- It might be worthwhile to explore what the differences are beyond OA vs NOA. Reviewer turn-around time is a significant variable in this process.
- The paper was published in a journal concerned with education and specifically educational/learning technologies.
Digital Learning and Social Media Research Funding for PhD students and very early career researchers
Digital Learning and Social Media Research Funding
May 3 Update: A note on eligibility
- If you don't fulfil the requirements for this call (e.g., you don't hold a valid emlpoyment visa for Canada or are a later-career scholar), but are still interested in collaborating with us, we would still love to hear from you. Please head over to the form available on the opportunities & collaboration page of our website.
Description of Opportunity
The Canada Research Chair in Innovative Learning and Technology at Royal Roads University invites applications from advanced doctoral students (i.e. those who completed their graduate coursework) and post-doctoral associates to conduct research with the Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group.
Funding for five (5) research opportunities are available.
The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group is an international and interdiciplinary team of researchers investigating the ways that social media and other emerging technologies are used in learning, teaching, scholarship, and institutional settings. The group is led by Dr. George Veletsianos (Canada Research Chair & Associate Professor, Royal Roads University) and Dr. Royce Kimmons (Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University). The Digital Learning and Social Media Research Group executes the CRC's program of research.
The research funding opportunities aim to involve applicants in the scholarly endeavors of the research group and thus provide experiential mentoring focused on supporting the students' or post docs' scholarly and professional development. With a mentor, each student or post doc will co-plan, execute, and submit for publication a research study. The outcome of each research opportunity will be the publication of one (1) peer-reviewed paper.
Funding is available for research that focuses on one or more of the following areas: networked scholarship, social media use in education, digital/online learning, open learning, emerging technologies, learning analytics, social network analysis, or educational data mining.
Potential researchers should submit their application materials by May 16, 2016.
Start date is around June 6th
Submission of a co-authored research study to a peer-reviewed journal.
Research opportunities are expected to last anywhere from 3 to 5 months
- Advanced doctoral student status (usually in the 3rd or 4th year of their studies) OR post doctoral status having completed a graduate degree (PhD/EdD) within the last 3 years.
- Enrolment in or having attained a graduate degree (PhD/EdD) in education, educational technology, learning technologies, learning sciences, curriculum and instruction, cognitive science, or other related field.
- Individuals must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, or must hold a valid employment visa or work permit issued by the Government of Canada.
To be well-suited for this opportunity, individuals must have excellent organizational abilities, analytic skills, and be familiar with methodologies involving the analysis of quantitative or qualitative data.
Application Process
Interested applicants are invited to submit the following materials to Dr. George Veletsianos (george.veletsianos *at* royalroads.ca) by May 16, 2016:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- A single-authored paper (class papers are acceptable)
- An expression of interest or research proposal (not to exceed 2 single-spaced pages) that includes the following:
- Description of a research project that the applicant wishes to complete under the auspices of the research group (This description should include at least 2-3 research questions of interest and a proposed methodology)
- Description of experiences analyzing quantitative or qualitative data
Applications will be evaluated by an academic panel.
Though the research group is interested in any proposal examining digital learning and social media use in higher education, we are especially interested in proposals focusing on analyzing large-scale datasets such as those gathered from public sources (e.g., Twitter, university websites, and others). The research group has expertise in this area and can collect, structure, and organize data necessary for such endeavors. Thus, we welcome applications from those with and without technical expertise. Past studies conducted in this context include the following:
|Research question
|Data sources
|How do students and professors use Twitter?
|~600K tweets from ~400 Twitter profiles
|What narratives do institutional Twitter acccounts construct for students and faculty?
|Images posted by public Canadian Universities on Twitter
|How well do institutional websites meet mandated accessibility requirements?
|~3,000 U.S. university homepages
For examples of research studies in this area conducted by the research group, please refer to:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1096751616300033
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bjet.12428/abstract
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcal.12101/abstract
$2,000 CAD upon submission of the study to a journal to reimburse the student or post doc for their time working on
Listening to learners to improve access, equity, their experiences, and education overall
Over the last year or so, we've interviewed more than 200 individuals who have participated in a number of open courses. We are working on a project in which we are using learner narratives and vignettes from these interviews to help administrators, faculty, researchers, and learning designers understand learners and improve their learning experience. Though there are many ways that are used to understand learners (e.g., dashboards) we believe that in-depth vignettes of typical experiences may allow for greater sensitivity of the learners' lifeworld and realities. We will be using these stories to problematize various aspects of digital learning. Each story will be followed by a longer analysis of the issues raised in the story. For now, below is one such (DRAFT!) story. What do you think? Is there anything else that you'd like to see in this narrative? Is it interesting? If you are an administrator, faculty, researcher, or learning designer, does this story add anything valuable?
Title: Why not?
Theme: Open learning opportunities are oftentimes costless and relatively risk-free.
Mary and her demanding Pomeranian, Kylie, live deep in the heart of Texas. "I have a passion for the law!" the thirty-year-old exclaimed when we called her on her landline. She had seriously considered going to law school and had even passed her LSATS, the law school entrance exams used for US Universities. But having just finished four intense years of a bachelor's degree, she decided to wait a bit. "Law school just didn't seem like a good choice at the time," she reflected. Five years later, Mary has settled into her work as a business consultant. Her interest in the law is still keen, and she's never completely given up the dream of law school, but it's been tempered with a bit of realism. "I don't know if I can afford to spend another three years in the classroom," she confided to us, "I don't know if I still have the same passion for the legal industry as I did five years ago."
During an afternoon enjoying frozen mango margaritas with a friend, trying to cope with the scorching sun, Mary learned about MOOCs. Shortly thereafter, she signed up for a number of courses, dabbling in some and promptly forgetting about others. One day, ContractsX, a course on contract law taught by a Harvard professor, popped up on her screen and she decided to "give it a shot". What had she got to lose? "It's a free class, taught at one of the more well-respected institutions. Why not?!" she laughed.
The course was flexible and fit into her busy life. On Saturday mornings she would sit in her office, with Kylie by her side and a warm cup of dark roast coffee in her hand, and use her trusted iPad to watch Harvard Law lectures. These weren't just any lectures. Professor Fried was a masterful storyteller, a king of his trade. It was through these short, interesting, and memorable stories that Professor Fried taught concepts relating to contract law. "I can't believe that I'm sitting here, I'm learning this material from Harvard law!" The fast pace and cramped content made the course challenging, Mary acknowledged, and she didn't always do as well as she would have liked on the course tests. But, as she was able to go back to review the answers and re-watch the videos, this didn't stress her too much, and she ended up passing the course with flying colours. Proud of her certificate of accomplishment, Mary enthused, "It makes me want to keep coming back for more!"
Even though it was a personal interest in the law that led her to sign up for this course, Mary has found what she learned in ContractsX helpful when she has to deal with contracts in her own job. She has enthusiastically recommended the course to co-workers and friends. She's currently taking a number of other open courses and is anxiously awaiting the second version of the Contracts course. While Mary's dream of attending law school, may not have changed, her confidence in herself has: "I never thought of applying to Harvard. There was no way I would be getting in. But then, five years later, I'm taking a course from Harvard. I wouldn't say that I'm a Harvard law student, but at least now I could sit across from a Harvard law student and have a clear conversation with them. It's very rewarding to know that."


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text: Grants and logistics support to go to non-profit, non-governmental organizations and The United Nations agencies Today, The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS® (NYSE: UPS), announced it will donate over $10 million to non-profit, non-governmental and United Nations agencies organizations in 2015 for the purpose of increasing community safety around the world. Focus areas for donations include emergency preparedness, disaster relief response/recovery and road safety. In 2014, the UPS Humanitarian Relief & Resilience program provided global relief partners with funds, in-kind support and supply chain expertise to support preparedness, emergency response and recovery capabilities. UPS provided staging capacity for relief items to the World Food Programme (WFP), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc. (CDC), and other partners, to help the humanitarian relief community respond to the Ebola epidemic. UPS also helped address the needs of displaced refugees by transporting hundreds of thousands of winter supplies to Syrian refugees, and by leveraging UPS technologies to strengthen distribution tracking of food and vital supplies for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Among the key initiatives that will be supported in 2015 are: UNHCR - Expanding UPS Relief Link, a humanitarian supply chain solution for tracking food and critical relief supplies. UNICEF - Strengthening immunization supply chains and building country level tracking capabilities. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) - Enhancing education and planning to help communities reduce risks and support for the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan. U.S. Chamber Foundation - Enhancing disaster preparedness for small and medium businesses. World Food Programme - Conducting logistics capacity assessments in at-risk countries and expanding training for UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD). GAVI Alliance - Helping to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of vaccine supply chains through enhanced training. "Enhancing the safety of communities by leveraging our core competencies and our philanthropy is a force multiplier," said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation. "Grants are critical in providing funding to address community safety, but at UPS, we go much farther than writing a check. Our expertise in logistics, supply chain management and road safety allows us to get involved in a deeply personal way from global employee volunteerism initiatives to loaning out our logistics executives to partner with non-profits around the world that are making an impact." Among the non-profits and organizations that will be supported by The UPS Foundation's 2015 community safety grants are: Good360, UNHCR, UNICEF and the World Food Programme will receive grants that benefit technology and supply chain initiatives to improve back-end processes and tracking behind humanitarian relief efforts. The American Red Cross, CARE, MedShare, National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, Operation Hope, Salvation Army and St. Bernard Project will benefit from ongoing support for disaster recovery efforts, including providing food, shelter and other essential needs. Grants for ongoing emergency preparedness and training programs for American families and businesses will be awarded to the Advertising Council, Safe America Foundation and Center for Disaster Philanthropy. The following organizations will receive grants to strengthen community resilience through greater public/private partnerships that address global challenges: InterAction, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,the UNISDR and the U.S. Chamber Foundation. Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada, the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Inc., the Citizenship Education Fund, FIA Foundation - Road Safety Fund, Hands On Shanghai, AIP, Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. and UK Youth will receive grants for global safe driving initiatives. The Georgia Tech Foundation will receivescholarship dollars for students in its International Humanitarian Logistics program. For more information about UPS's corporate giving, please visit UPS.com/Foundation.


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Author has written 9 stories for Power Rangers, Thunderbirds, Dragon Age, and Super Sentai.
My name is Heather.
I'm soon going to graduate with a creative writing degree. I used to write fanfiction quite a lot but the need to focus on original writing and lack of time have lead to a near uninterrupted four year break.
I've recently started writing fanfiction again with a new fic for the Dragon Age fandom. I'd like to continue with some of my old fics but that will depend on whether I can find the time and inspiration for them. I've noticed that, even now four years later, people are still adding my fics to their favourites and alerts lists so I will try my best to continue for them so please bear with me.
I write and read fanfiction for these pairings/fandoms:
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Dustin/Hunter - Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
Taylor/Eric - Power Rangers: Wild Force
Andros/Ashley - Power Rangers: In Space
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By Jennifer Schaaf
What started out as an idea to grow plants for a trip to Mars has sprouted into much more. In 2000, Purdue Agricultural and Biological Engineering began a project funded by NASA to study the effect of gravity on fern spores.
Photo provided by Marshall Porterfield
Aeraj ul Haque, a doctoral student in agricultural and biological engineering, enjoys a moment of weightlessness during a zero-gravity flight pattern on the "vomit comet," a modified plane that provides brief, nearly weightless conditions.
By growing different kinds of plants in space, astronauts would be able to create valuable resources, such as oxygen, that they would otherwise have to haul along on the spacecraft. The initial idea was to grow crop systems in space to cut down on costs, said Marshall Porterfield, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering. A trip to the red planet by space shuttle would take roughly 260 days, or more than eight months. The average adult needs about 1 1/2 liters of water a day. That water weighs 3 1/3 pounds. "It costs $10,000 to put one pound into space," said Porterfield. "Huge portions of the money would end up being food, water and oxygen." So water for just a single person for a single day in space would be $33,000. The idea behind the project is to create crops in space that would not only recycle water, but also make oxygen and serve as food all at the same time. Just how close are we to growing crops in space?
Find out more: More on microgravity and the 'vomit comet' from NASAPurdue Agricultural and Biological EngineeringPurdue GOinAG
Aeraj ul Haque, a doctoral student in agricultural and biological engineering and a member of Porterfield's project, says it's still about 20 to 25 years away if NASA continues to fund the project. Before anyone can start packing for the red planet, NASA has to finish building the space vehicle to get us there. But even if the blast-off to Mars is that far away, there is still work to be done now. Porterfield and Haque's studies into growing crops in zero gravity may yield technology that can be applied to things inside our atmosphere. "We can study drugs, find out what genes cause diseases and we may be able to find cures," said Haque. "Not just in plants either, maybe in humans, too." The research goes further than just growing plants in space. When plants are germinating, they polarize themselves, or use gravity to tell the roots to grow down and the leaves to grow up. Porterfield and his team are trying to figure out what would happen if they removed the gravity. Would the plant still know what to do? To figure out what happens with gravity, the researchers hook up fern spores to a microchip and plug it into a computer. The chip is then turned different ways, and the chip reads how the fern spores react to having the gravitational pull changed. This chip, specific to biological engineering, can test 16 spores at the same time. The chips needed a special system to run, so the Purdue researchers also created all the instrumentation to read them.
All the work was on a very tight schedule, but the technology has made the research a lot easier. Alone, it can test 16 spores in less time than it took to test just one with old method, which involved a person with a probe testing individual spores. "Now we just have to load the fern spores, press a button and come back in 24 hours for the data," said Haque. The spores went through three rounds of testing: twice on the ground and once on what is called the "vomit comet," a NASA airplane that provides a brief, nearly weightless environment. By conducting the research in weightlessness, the team got to see exactly what happens to the spores when there is no gravity. "We took the whole system, loaded up the fern spores and put it on a modified DC-9," said Porterfield. "It goes from 2 Gs to microgravity. It's kind of like the feeling you get when you hit the top of a hill, but it lasts for 20-30 seconds." Both Porterfield and Haque got to take a turn on the vomit comet. "Not only did we do something that was amazing, we had a fun time doing it," said Haque. The equipment was set up on the ground, so the team only had to make sure it kept running once they were airborne. Each member of the team got to take two tries at keeping their stomachs. When the G-force travels through your body, it has different effects on people, Porterfield said. All the Purdue team members held their cookies. "The first day of flight, when it starts to get fun, it's over," said Porterfield. "The second day we were all well-prepared, and did enjoy it more."


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Revolution – Season 1, Episode 18 "Clue" Review
Rating: 3.9
Honestly, I'm ready for this season of 'Revolution' to be over.
The series began as an ambitious but deeply flawed quasi-'Walking Dead' spinoff, a post-apocalyptic world where a group of heroes run from place to place, lecturing each other about what's right and what's wrong. Of the series' many problems early on, most glaring was the character at the center of the action, Charlie. Charlie, a young woman whose most notable trait was her ability to maintain impeccably coiffed hair without access to electricity, whined and cried her way into 'the worst characters on TV' club in record time. She was unwatchable, and she made the show unwatchable.
To its credit, 'Revolution' realized this and took steps to correct it. Since it came back in 2013, the series has shifted its focus away from Charlie – turning her into a blandly heroic and mostly dull side figure – and refocused itself on Miles Matheson. Billy Burke's performance is much more interesting, and Miles is a generally more traditional lead for this type of show, a la Rick on 'The Walking Dead'. It's probably an improvement.
Here's the problem: 'Revolution' is still bad, it's just bad for a different reason. While those handful of Charlie-led episodes were grating and at times excruciating, they were also ambitious and structurally varied. Though removing Charlie and stripping away any and all of her defining characteristics solved the show's most pressing issue, it created a massive ambition void that the series has utterly failed to fill.
What we've been left with is a band of unremarkable heroes slogging their way through a once-interesting world – one that is delivering rapidly diminishing returns – completing quest after quest with minimal impact on the larger story or lasting change in the dynamics between the heroes. The characters feel like wind-up toys, where once a week they're set on an edge of a table, pointed towards a finish line at the other edge, then wound up and left to shakily waddle towards the goal.
And so we get episodes like "Clue", where on their way confront Monroe for the umpteenth time, Miles & Co. stop for gas for their helicopter and have to deal with an assassin killing the nameless, faceless members of their army. They quickly learn that it's one of their own, causing Miles to cordon off a warehouse full of our main characters, one of whom he believes is the killer. You know, like the board game 'Clue'.
The hour's source of fun was guessing who the killer was, and when his identity was revealed as Miles' old friend Jim, it was surprising on the small scale but predictable on the large. Surprising because the episode did a rather good job of keeping its cards close to the vest and letting the audience guess; but predictable because if one of the main group of Miles, Nora, Tom, Charlie, or Jason was the killer, it would dramatically shake up the show's status quo, and 'Revolution' in 2013 is nothing if not committed to is own status quo.
Aside from large-scale issues, 'Revolution' consistently struggles and cuts corners with even basic episode-specific storytelling. Straining so hard to create something memorable, the series continues to put character continuity and common sense in the backseat and wrong-headedly shoot for whizz-bang moments of glory.
In this episode, Jim the traitor is standing behind Miles holding a gun, but instead of shooting him, he waits to have a pointed conversation with him, then engages in a fist fight. Eventually, suspected-traitor Jason arrives and kills Jim. And for the cliffhanger at the end of the hour, Rachel infiltrates Monroe's camp with shocking ease, then walks into his tent holding a grenade. She could have ended everything and spared her own life simply by throwing the grenade into his tent from a distance, but 'Revolution' can never resist an opportunity for a monologue. We'll see what happens next week, but Monroe will certainly survive, and Rachel probably will too. Status quo and all.
It's lazy. What 'Revolution' is asking of its audience goes way beyond suspension of disbelief; it's asking the audience to forget about everything we know about human beings and how humans behave. It's asking us to turn our brains off and enjoy the action, while simultaneously asking us to engage with characters that are routinely treated like pawns on a chess board to facilitate that action. It's hollow. It's nonsense.
The reason even a mediocre series like 'Walking Dead' transcends 'Revolution' is not the hyperbolic level of violence and gore that the former reaches; it's that 'Walking Dead' can pull off a stunning episode like "Clear", where the over-arching narrative takes a backseat to the characters. 'Revolution', now lacking any genuinely interesting characters, has slavishly devoted itself to advancing the narrative of its own story, and nothing else. As such, the series feels like a mechanical churning towards a foregone conclusion rather than a living, breathing piece of storytelling.
'Revolution' may not have zombies, but as season one winds down, the show itself feels deathly cold to the touch.


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potential energy
- Energy which an object possesses by virtue of its position in a gravitational or electromagnetic field, like a boulder ready to topple from a cliff or an electron about to plummet through an electric field
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The 285 Martin Drive Xcel Easter Miracle:
After weeks, dozens of phone calls, paperwork and fees, miscommunication, misunderstandings and mistakes, Xcel finally showed up to disconnect the power from my house and connect it to the temp pole that was erected in the back yard (and inspected by the city) in mid March. Hallelujah! I had all but given up hope.
What's that? Oh yes, Xcel. Not the Q3, the company that Xcel had insisted was responsible for scheduling the appointment and doing the work. Can anyone say "back pedal" again?
To summarize:
Xcel was called in Feb and asked for the procedure for moving main power from house during construction. Ken was assured by an employee at Xcel that no paperwork was required for a little residence like mine, but just to erect the pole, have it inspected by the City and signed off. They would then send the work order from the inspection desk to Xcel and Xcel would send a person out to move the power. Easy peasy.
In reality, the pole was inspected and no work order was received by Xcel from the City. Xcel later blamed Ken for not filling out the appropriate paperwork and used that as an excuse for not being able to "see" the work order that the City had actually sent, at all. We were told on several occasions that once the work order was able to be seen (because it could be linked to an account that needed to be open, using the paperwork and a fee, of course) it would be passed to Q3, a subcontractor, because Xcel doesn't do this type of work. A project manager at Q3 would assign the job to workman and at that time, more info on a timeline for getting the job done, would be forthcoming – if you called back again and asked! How many people did this work order have to go through? I believe it was 6, actually.
Time passed and while the house continued to be demo'd around the existing jerry-rigged power main, we were fast approaching the time when framing would have to be delayed to accommodate the now dodgy looking, power supply. As my grandfather used to say "too many chiefs and not enough indians!" Lots of people delegating the power relocation to others, no-one actually doing it.
March 15th: Temp pole erected, inspected and ready for Xcel to move power from house.
March 25th: Still waiting…
March 30th: The job must go on, so the brick and frame wall of the back room came down and the power took up residence on a 2 x 4 at corner of original house.
April 6th: The 2 x 4 had to be shored up as the ground under it was excavated and foundation poured around it.
April 15th: With crawlspace now complete, work began to frame for flooring and walls. Power meter still affixed to 2 x 4 and stabilized with construction leftovers!
April 17th: BINGO! Xcel arrives to move power to temp pole!
And so it is with great pleasure I announce… The ability to proceed! With that will come pics of framing and roof removal and all sorts of exciting milestones. 🙂
In the meantime, I'd like to award Gold Stars to my team; Ken for his patience and persistence in the face of changing information and frustrating delays. Joe and Aaron, for McGyver-style genius in safely working around a very dodgy looking power supply. Good job chaps!


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Tips For Successfully Capturing A Great Photograph
Photography can be a very fascinating hobby, or it can be the route to a career that you love. Either way, it is something that you can enjoy, and it can help you capture some of the best moments in life. This article can help you learn more about photography, whether you just want to take better family pictures or want to become a professional one day. You just
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When taking a photograph, take one shot, then move in closer to the desired subject and take a second shot. You want the subject of the photograph to be the majority of the frame. Taking the second shot ensures that you get the better shot from one of the two, whether you were close enough initially or not.
Try different settings on the camera such as shutter speed or what works the best for you. Different shutter speeds allow you to get quick action shots, as well as blur several seconds worth of time together. For example, a fast shutter speed allows you to catch fast moving objects clearly.
When you are taking landscape photos, consider the sky. If the sky is rather bland and boring, do not let it dominate the photo. If the sky is lit up with wonderful colors (especially during sunrise, sunset or a storm) it is okay to let the sky dominate the photo.
A great photography tip that can help you out is to be realistic about your work. You can't expect to be a creative genius at all times. Art has a lot of ups and downs and if you're expecting to always be on top, you'll become very discouraged.
Try not to be too mechanical with your shots. Sometimes it is better to get an eclectic angle than to shoot various run of the mill photos. Also, try to implement the scenery into your photos as often as possible if you want to capture a more personal and unique depiction.
The key to taking good photographs is to always remember that lighting is the most important thing. Think about lighting all the time. It does not matter what the source of the lighting is, but it is the elemental part of any photograph. Use the sun, a streetlight, a spotlight or even the computer screen to capture any light and make a great photograph.
Purchase a memory card large enough to store the many photographs you will take on your way to becoming a better photographer. When you have a spacious memory card, then you will be able to save all of your pictures. Another benefit of large memory cards is that they allow you to take shots in RAW format, and that enables a good deal of flexibility.
When photographing young children, time and patience is your best friend. Children are taught to "say cheese" whenever a camera is focused on them, inevitably creating artificial, fake smiles - or worse. Ideally, a child will become comfortable being photographed when the pressure to "perform" is removed. Simply encourage them to go about their normal activities and then follow them around with your camera, clicking when they naturally smile or are obviously enjoying their surroundings.
Remember that photography is a good activity to practice alone. Your friends might get impatient and rush you while you are composing your pictures. If you have friends who enjoy taking pictures, do not let their vision influence your own compositions. The social aspect of photography comes later when you can look at your pictures with your friends.
To create an unusual and creative photograph, try changing your perspective. People are used to seeing things from normal human-height and eye-level viewpoints. Getting up high or down low can drastically change how a scene appears. Done right, this will create a startling, memorable shot that your viewers will appreciate.
Make use of negative space in your composition. Negative space is the area in your photos that does not contain your subject. Used correctly, large amounts of negative space can create interesting photographs. You also need to consider the effects of negative space when framing a photograph to get the best results.
The best part about photography, as stated in the beginning, is the enjoyment, it brings to people. The photographer enjoys taking pictures and others around him can enjoy the results of their passion. By taking pointers from this article, you may find ways that can bring new areas of focus to you in your pursuit of photography.


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Contracting in Urban Transport. Structure of Presentation. Objectives of Module Case Example Preparation of Feasibility Report (FR) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) Procurement Process Contracting Options and Case Studies Procurement Strategies Preparation of RFQ/RFP
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Government of ………………/
Government of ……………..Urban Development Trust
Tender Notice No:8/ ____________/__________/12-13 Dated:30-1-2012
The Municipal Commissioner,………………… Municipality, invitees sealed tenders from interested bidders for "Providing Street lighting in the unserved areas in
Package-A: Road No ……to……. Of Sector …… and
Package-B: Road No ……to……. Of Sector ……"
Estimated Contract value of work is (a) Rs 255.55 lakhs (b) Rs 154.85 lakhs. Last Date for receipt of tenders including EMD is before 3.00Pm on (a) 21-01-2013 (b) 21-01-2013.
Documents can be purchased from the Municipal Commissioner , …………….Municipality Ph.No……………..,Fax No…………..by remitting a D.D. or Municipal Challan for Rs 22,000/- before 5.00pm on (a) 16-01-2013 (b) 16-01-2013. Other details regarding eligibility etc. are in the tender documents.
(City Engineer,……….)
Following are the lacunae for the above Tender Notice
Project Identification
Project Identification
Project Scope & Quality
Project Identification
Project Identification
Preliminary Project Report
Feasibility Report
Detailed Project Report
The key criteria for an appraisal of a project are:
Project Identification
Project Identification
Project Identification
Public Sector
Private Sector
Item Rate
EPC Trunkey
Service Contract
Management Contract
Public Ownership
Private Ownership
Source: Sustainable Urban Transport Planning Toolkits for Public Private Partnership in Urban Transport, 2008,Ministry of Urban Development
Pre-Feasibility Report
Feasibility Report
Detailed Project Report
Procedures and steps for hiring consultants
Checklist for Appraisal of DPR – JnNURM
Technical Appraisal
Financial & Economic Appraisal
Social & Environment Appraisal
Social and Environment
As per the Procurement Bill 2012 of Indian Government,
''procurement'' or "public procurement" means the acquisition of works, goods or services by a procuring entity, and includes all stages of the process of acquisition, by purchase, lease, licence or otherwise, of works, goods or services, beginning with the process for determining the need for such acquisition and ending with completion and expiry of the procurement contract or framework agreement, but does not include any acquisition without consideration, and "procure" or "procured" shall be construed accordingly.
As per the Procurement Bill 2012:
States Government should follow their own acts and regulations for procurement of good and services
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Need for PPP in Bus Terminals/ Depots
Commissioning Risk
Construction Risk
Demand Risk
Design Risk
Environmental Risk
Financial Risk
Force Majeure Risk
Indst. Relations Risk
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Operating Risk
Performance Risk
Change in Law Risk
Residual Value Risk
Technology Risk
Upgrade Risk
Modalities of Implementation of Gurgaon Metro
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Case Study – Ahmedabad, BRTSITMS Contract
There are various methods of procurement, some of them are:
International Competitive Bidding (ICB)
Appropriate method of procurement for large contracts & for specialized technical inputs
ICB is in most cases employed when the contract value is beyond a threshold value
It is the accepted mode of procurement as per most of the multi-lateral agencies and for contracts such as concessions, BOT, BOOT etc
National Competitive Bidding (NCB)
Limited International Competitive Bidding (LIB)
Shopping (International/National)
E-Procurement is a solution designed to electronically handle the process of public tender for the acquisition of specialized goods, works, and consulting services that are of high value and low volume. Introduction can be phased and provides wide exposure to e-GP at low incremental cost.
Evaluation Criteria for selection of Consultant/ Contractor
Key Evaluation Criteria for Procurement of Goods as per World Bank guidelines
Contract Monitoring Framework
Strong Project Team
Professional assistance
Good Communications
PMC shall perform duties as Engineer-in-Charge for monitoring performance of contractor
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CEAP-NBEC Invitation for the K to 12 Summit on Senior High School Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities
The National Basic Education Commission of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP-NBEC) in partnership with the Private Education Assistance Committee (PEAC) invites you to the 2017 CEAP-NBEC K to 12 Summit on Senior High School Implementation: Challenges and Opportunities. This will be a two-day seminar, which will be held at the following venues on the dates stated below:
The CEAP-NBEC in partnership with the PEAC continues to support the K to 12 program and aims to address issues related to its implementation. The 2017 CEAP-NBEC Summit shall focus on the opportunities, concerns and challenges faced by the private schools in the implementation of the Senior High School Program on its first year. The implementation of the Senior High School (SHS) Program starting this SY 2016-17 is a major event in Philippine education history and the CEAP-NBEC would like to assist the schools in addressing concerns and hurdling the challenges posed by the program.
Please find the Program attached for the 2017 CEAP-NBEC Summit together with the Confirmation Slip. Please see the schedule of registration fees below:
This amount will cover food cost and other expenses. Please accomplish the Confirmation Slip attached. Please confirm your attendance the soonest. Deadline for confirmation is a week before each leg of the summit. For inquiries you may contact Mr. Jose Allan I. Arellano, CEAP Executive Director at the CEAP National Office (02) 926-6273/ (02) 426-2670-fax or email at firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.


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Spassimir Paskov; Joseph F. Traub
- Title:
- Faster valuation of financial derivatives
- Author(s):
- Paskov, Spassimir
Traub, Joseph F.
- Date:
- 1996
- Type:
- Reports
- Department(s):
- Computer Science
- Persistent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.7916/D8Z326J5
- Series:
- Columbia University Computer Science Technical Reports
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- Publisher:
- Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
- Publisher Location:
- New York
- Abstract:
- Monte Carlo simulation is widely used to value complex financial instruments. An alternative to Monte Carlo is to use "low discrepancy" methods. Theory suggests that low discrepancy methods might be superior to the Monte Carlo method. We compared the performance of low discrepancy methods with Monte Carlo on a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) with ten tranches. We found that a particular low discrepancy method based on Sobol points consistently outperforms Monte Carlo. Although our tests were for a CMO, we believe it will be advantageous to use the Sobol method for many other types of instruments. We have made major improvements in published routines for generating Sobol points which we have embedded in a software system called FINDER.
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