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Why Can't I learn a Foreign Language?
You probably know more Spanish than you think!
It might sound a little snooty of me to say "This is why you can't learn another language". But there is always one big difference that I have seen between those that already have the ability to speak another language and those that just say they want to. It starts to branch out to the other reasons as well, which we will get to. But here it is:
You think of being able to SPEAK another language as a DESTINATION, not LEARNING LANGUAGE as a JOURNEY.
It's not your fault. If you have ever taken a language class, it's the teacher's fault for instilling this bad mindset into you. In fact, I would wager to say that most teachers are to blame for so many students not being able to speak the foreign language they teach. But that's a debate for another time...
Anyway, let me explain myself.
The number one thing I hear people say that want to learn another language is "WHEN I can speak another language."
"When I can speak German, I will travel to a Germany.
"WHEN I can speak Spanish, I will get a better job."
The problem with that is you will never get to WHEN if you don't start practicing NOW.
Pick up a basic greetings book. The very first thing it teaches you is how to introduce yourself. Like for example, in Spanish: "Hola, como está? Mi nombre es Jordan." Guess what? You can speak Spanish when you learn that! You have already arrived at the destination. Are you fluent? No. But you will only be able get to the point of fluency when you begin to practice what you ALREADY KNOW and LEARN NEW THINGS that you don't. Once you overcome that mental block, you will finally be able to reach your goals.
Why is this such a problem? Because it scares you into inaction. You don't want to open your mouth and use that language. You don't want to go up to someone you don't know (scary), say the few words you know in their language (scarier) and possibly say something wrong (scariest). But guess what? That's how we learn language.
Think back to when you learned English. Did you go from being a baby to toddler, and magically one day started speaking fluent English? The process we take as children to learn a new language is how we need to learn language as adults. You hear the sounds and practice them yourself. You begin to see patterns in speech, like your parents pointing at themselves and saying "Daddy" or "Mommy". As your vocabulary expands, you begin to string those nouns together with verbs. Now you're saying "Mommy help" or "Daddy eat". And before you know it you're able to start having a conversation with your parents and siblings.
So I want you to begin this immediately. It's a very common practice for people when they are beginning to learn a new language is to go around the house and label everything with the word for it in that language. Do it. And begin to use those words every day.
Again, using Spanish as an example.
"Do you want to eat a manzana?"
"Today I should go to el gimnasio, pero I don't want to."
And soon enough you will be speaking in sentences. They might not be big sentences at first, but that's how you learn.
Back in 2010, there was a study conducted that revealed that on average, humans need only to hear a new word 160 times for it to be imprinted in their heads. This is why it's so important that we constantly find repetition. Listening to TV or Radio in your target language. Opening your mouth and using those words. That's where you gain fluency and the ability to remember those words.
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Right analysis....
I would love to learn to speak Spanish and Arabic. Excellent hub!
great, well i can speak and write spanish. Thanks for sharing this hub.


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Displays a small window with status information.
Arathi Basin
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Alterac Valley
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Titan panel integration
Fubar Integration
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Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco is a public institution of higher learning located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. The mission of the university is "to prepare professionals with broad and deep expertise in their area of study to fill the needs of Tabasco and the country at large." UJAT is the largest and most prominent university in the state of Tabasco. During the 2007-2008 academic year the University enrolled 35,271 students and had a teaching staff of over 2,000. For the same school year the University offered bachelor's degrees in 36 disciplines, master's degrees in 26 areas, three doctoral degrees, and post-graduate Certificates in 17 graduate areas of specialization . The University grants law, education, management, engineering, medicine, architecture, nursing, and dentistry degrees, plus some 30 additional degrees in other fields of study. Wikipedia.
Valdes-Manzanilla A.,Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco
Natural Hazards | Year: 2016
It is presented a chronology of historical floods during sixteenth–twentieth centuries in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas. There were 41 historical flooding events during 1528–1948, 16 of them were catastrophic flooding and 25 were extraordinary ones. There were periods of historical floods between 1651–1652, 1676–1677, 1679–1680, 1888–1889, 1927–1929, 1931–1933 and 1940–1944. During the instrumental period (1949–1999) there were only four extraordinary flood events in the Usumacinta River. Most of flood periods coincided with the warm phase of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). The flood period of 1940–1944 was as long as the most recent one (2007–2011). Wavelet analysis found flood periodicities of 2.5, 52 and 83 years, but only the last one was statistical significant and their occurrence was in phase with the AMO. Logistic regression showed that AMO index was the most correlated index with flood events. In fact, the odds ratio showed that floods were 1.90 times more likely to occur when AMO index was positive. This regression model predicted correctly 64.70 % of flood occurrences during twentieth century using its flood information only as validation data. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Source
Corzo C.A.,Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco |
Waliszewski K.N.,Instituto Tecnologico De Veracruz |
Welti-Chanes J.,Monterrey Institute of Technology
Food Chemistry | Year: 2012
Optimal pH and temperature conditions for proteolytic activity of pineapple fruit bromelain were determined using five different substrates: azocasein and azoalbumin (pH 3-10 at 20-70°C), casein and sodium caseinate (pH 2-10 at 20-70°C), and haemoglobin (pH 2-6.5 at 30-60°C). Fruit bromelain has shown optimum activity at pH 7.5 for azoalbumin and at 6.5 for azocasein, all at 55°C. Fruit bromelain activity determined with casein and sodium caseinate has shown optimum activity at 59°C, while the optimum pH was 7.7 for casein and 6.5 for sodium caseinate. Optimum hydrolysis conditions of fruit bromelain towards haemoglobin showed a sharp peak at an acidic pH 2.9 at 37°C. The lowest results of K m and the highest results of V max/ K m were found for azocasein and azoalbumin. These substrates are highly recommended for fruit bromelain activity determination. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Source
Coenzyme Q10 supplementation improves metabolic parameters, liver function and mitochondrial respiration in rats with high doses of atorvastatin and a cholesterol-rich diet.
Jimenez-Santos M.A.,Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco
Lipids in health and disease | Year: 2014
The aim of this study was to evaluate the actions of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on rats with a cholesterol-rich diet (HD) and high doses of atorvastatin (ATV, 0.2, 0.56 or 1.42 mg/day). Two experiments were done, the first one without coenzyme Q10 supplementation. On the second experiment all groups received coenzyme Q10 0.57 mg/day as supplement. After a 6-week treatment animals were sacrificed, blood and liver were analyzed and liver mitochondria were isolated and its oxygen consumption was evaluated in state 3 (phosphorylating state) and state 4 (resting state) in order to calculate the respiratory control (RC). HD increased serum and hepatic cholesterol levels in rats with or without CoQ10. ATV reduced these values but CoQ10 improved even more serum and liver cholesterol. Triacylglycerols (TAG) were also lower in blood and liver of rats with ATV + CoQ10. HDL-C decreased in HD rats. Treatment with ATV maintained HDL-C levels. However, these values were lower in HD + CoQ10 compared to control diet (CD) + CoQ10. RC was lessened in liver mitochondria of HD. The administration of ATV increased RC. All groups supplemented with CoQ10 showed an increment in RC. In conclusion, the combined administration of ATV and CoQ10 improved biochemical parameters, liver function and mitochondrial respiration in hypercholesterolemic rats. Our results suggest a potential beneficial effect of CoQ10 supplementation in hypercholesterolemic rats that also receive atorvastatin. This beneficial effect of CoQ10 must be combined with statin treatment in patient with high levels of cholesterol. Source
Yang C.-S.,University College London |
Mora-Fonz J.M.,Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco |
Catlow C.R.A.,University College London
Journal of Physical Chemistry C | Year: 2013
The nucleation mechanism of zeolite A is investigated by means of Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. We calculated the Gibbs free energy change for the polymerization and cyclization reactions involved in the nucleation of zeolite A in the gas phase and solution between 298 and 450 K. Our analysis reveals that the four-ring species formed could be the most likely to participate in the nucleation of zeolite A, and its nucleation mechanism could proceed by a reaction route which involves the formation of the double-four-ring. © 2013 American Chemical Society. Source
Seasonal spermatogenic cycle and morphology of germ cells in the viviparous lizard Mabuya brachypoda (Squamata, Scincidae)
Hernandez-Franyutti A.,Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco |
Uribe M.C.,National Autonomous University of Mexico
Journal of Morphology | Year: 2012
We describe seasonal variations of the histology of the seminiferous tubules and efferent ducts of the tropical, viviparous skink, Mabuya brachypoda, throughout the year. The specimens were collected monthly, in Nacajuca, Tabasco state, Mexico. The results revealed strong annual variations in testicular volume, stages of the germ cells, and diameter and height of the epithelia of seminiferous tubules and efferent ducts. Recrudescence was detected from November to December, when initial mitotic activity of spermatogonia in the seminiferous tubules were observed, coinciding with the decrease of temperature, photoperiod and rainy season. From January to February, early spermatogenesis continued and early primary and secondary spermatocytes were developing within the seminiferous epithelium. From March through April, numerous spermatids in metamorphosis were observed. Spermiogenesis was completed from May through July, which coincided with an increase in temperature, photoperiod, and rainfall. Regression occurred from August through September when testicular volume and spermatogenic activity decreased. During this time, the seminiferous epithelium decreased in thickness, and germ cell recruitment ceased, only Sertoli cells and spermatogonia were present in the epithelium. Throughout testicular regression spermatocytes and spermatids disappeared and the presence of cellular debris, and scattered spermatozoa were observed in the lumen. The regressed testes presented the total suspension of spermatogenesis. During October, the seminiferous tubules contained only spermatogonia and Sertoli cells, and the size of the lumen was reduced, giving the appearance that it was occluded. In concert with testis development, the efferent ducts were packed with spermatozoa from May through August. The epididymis was devoid of spermatozoa by September. M. brachypoda exhibited a prenuptial pattern, in which spermatogenesis preceded the mating season. The seasonal cycle variations of spermatogenesis in M. brachypoda are the result of a single extended spermiation event, which is characteristic of reptilian species. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Source


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KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Warriors' Path State Park in Kingsport wrapped up its 35th annual Spring Nature Festival with a hike on Sunday.
The weekend's event featured seminars on things like spring trees, wildflowers, and geology.
Professionals and naturalists from around the region gave indoor lectures. The festival featured guided tours on the content being taught.
Today's hike followed a Sunday church service. Park Ranger Marty Silver led the hike. He says it was a chance to get out and enjoy God's creation.
"We'll be hiking a trail known as the Devil's Backbone Trail, which has a beautiful overlook [with] lots of early spring wildflowers, lots of animal tracking; so a great place to discover a wide diversity of nature," Silver said, before he led a group of several dozen people.
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Badass: More Pain, More Gain
Release date: April 15th, 2017 Label: Lion Music (digital distribution)
Well-known rock vocalist Titta Tani (Takayoshi Ohmura, ex DGM, CS's Goblin), metal bassist Alberto Rigoni (solo artist, Vivaldi Metal Project, TwinSpirits), guitarist Alessio "Lex" Tricarico (HorsePowerOverload, Four Roxx Down) and amazingly talented drummer Denis "Denzy" Novello teamed up to create the outstanding new metal band BADASS!
"More Pain, More Gain" is the name of their debut album which offers powerful vocals, killer heavy bass, massive rhythm guitar riffs, drums from hell... isn't that perfect to kick your butt??
Titta Tani is an Italian singer and drummer, worldwide known also for his collaborations with Takayoshi Ohmura (Baby Metal, Marty Friedman), DGM, Emir Hot, Roger Staffelbach (Artension), Arthur Falcone, Ashent, Phoenix Rising and many others. As drummer he is currently playing for Claudio Simonetti's Globin and has collaborated with bands such as Necrophagia, Edu Falaschi (Almah & Angra), Mark Boals (Y.J.Malmsteen, Ring of Fire), Mistheria (Vivaldi Metal Project). In October 2016 joined BADASS as official singer.
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"More Pain, More Gain" is BADASS' first album and will be released on April 15th, 2017 by Cargo (physically) and Lion Music (digitally). The record was mixed & mastered by Federico Solazzo at Pannekoek Rehab Studio (NL), artwork by Laslzo "absurdcus" Demeter.
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Death toll from a spate of bombings and shooting in Iraq has reached 32 as the country grapples with the year-long surge in violence, officials say.
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BRAZILIANS seem to be queuing up to play in London. Maria Bethania and Gilberto Gil arrive on Tuesday, followed by Joyce and the Salvador shaman Carlinhos Brown.
No shortage of extrovert energy there. But in terms of serenity nothing competes with the glorious bossa nova chamber recital by Ryuichi Sakamoto and the husband-and-wife partnership of cellist Jaques and singer Paula Morelenbaum. The best-known music of Antonio Carlos Jobim may now be too familiar, but it is rare to hear these Rio de Janeiro anthems played with such purity and sensitivity, the themes stripped of any trace of easy-listening sentimentality.


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[Aomine Daiki x OC] Sugahara Kaede had been living peacefully as her own roommate until the nearing end of Sophomore year. She endured the loneliness and was grateful of the privacy, hoping that it would last until the end of graduation. But all hopes fell to deaf ears when a certain dark bluenette that goes by the name Aomine Daiki was suddenly assigned to share the room with her. In all reality, she wasn't comfortable about sharing a room with someone, after being alone for three whole years. Peacefully, at that. And with people and memories from the past start appearing back into her present life, how would she cope with all this?
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For those that think the govt should become more involved with what parents feed their kids and that there should be possibly sanctions, how do you see this happening i.e. how should it be put in place?
I get the concept behind banning it in primary schools, but really it's a band aid measure. If the child eats cocopops every morning, a cold cheese burger and a packet of chips in their lunch box then comes home to maccas or fish and chips every night, is the absence of a can of soft drink really changing anything?
I'm not sure what the answer is, but it goes far deeper than banning *any* junk food, bc really, we would have to ban everything for it to work. We ban chips, parents will just buy lollies or something else.
I think some of the issue goes beyond lack of knowledge, or even lazy parenting. Buying a packet of HB pies for $3.50 to feed a family of 4 is much cheaper than a $15 tray of lean steak and $5 worth of vegies. It's cheaper to buy junk from the supermarket than it is to buy meat and fruit and veg, and that's nuts.


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Shiatsu has also been termed "Acupuncture without needles". Acupuncture and Shiatsu in common share a theoretical base of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The body not only has a circulatory system that carries blood around the body it also has pathways that carry energy to and from the organs. These pathways are called meridians.
Within a shiatsu massage/treatment, pressure is applied to the body, along with the other techniques with the aim of improving and balancing the flow of energy along the meridian pathways that cover the entire body. It is when the energy in these pathways is stuck and out of balance in relation to each other, that ill health occurs. Acupressure points along the meridians are stimulated with thumbs rather than needles for specific purposes.
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Soccer Mom - Corrine
Corrine opened the cabinet. The kids would be home soon from soccer (Leslie down the road took turns with her picking up and dropping the kids off at practice. At games they would always sit together (husbands conspicuously absent) and talk about how wonderful it was to be out with the kids playing). What should she make for dinner? Last night had been macaroni; and though the kids wouldn't mind having their favorite dish two nights in a row Corrine couldn't palate the blue box again. She glanced over at the cooling corpse of their father resting in the chair at the kitchen table. He wouldn't care what they ate. He hadn't cared when he was alive, why would he start now. Unless he rose with an overwhelming desire for 'braains'. Corrine stifled a giggle, then worry immediately crossed her brow. That's how they said it always started, with giggles, then laughter, then twenty years lost to dopamine and young doctor after young doctor writing thesis after thesis about how unique her case was. She looked at the corpse again. Maybe they should eat out. She sipped coffee watching Frank's corpse cool until she heard Leslie's SUV pull into the drive. One last glance at her husband, she grabbed her purse from where it sat beside the death grip his hand had on the table, and was out the door. John and Sarah were just climbing down from the car. 'How about pizza guys," smiles for everyone. "Oh thank you again, Leslie."
Leslie craned her head around from her search of the back seat to make sure the kids hadn't left anything. "Don't thank me, Corrine, it's your turn tomorrow." Smiles all around.
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll be giggling at a joke no one else will get, Corrine smiled. "You betcha."
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Expert advice on how to encourage children to share safely online
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The internet offers children a great place to share their lives with friends and family but it is increasing important to make sure they know how to do it safely. In this article experts give advice on questions surrounding oversharing, monitoring what children share online and the safest social platforms for children.
Oversharing – What are the real dangers?
There are a number of different issues that arise with oversharing but what are the real dangers that parents should be aware of?
Children love to share and it's important that parents and carers help them to make good decisions about what they share and with who, by helping them to consider the impact on themselves and others.
Many parents speak to children about what they might share about themselves online, especially risky content like nude selfies or identifying information like their school name or home address. But sometimes it's easy to forget to speak to children about the responsibility they have to others – especially other young people – when it comes to sharing online.
It's essential that young people understand the responsibility they have to others and that they understand potential consequences of their actions. By empowering young people to act as kind and considerate digital citizens we can all help to make the internet a better place for all young people.
Social media platforms made for kids
Social media is a great tool for children to interact, are there any safe social sites that you'd encourage parents to get their children to use as a testing ground to get them sharing safely?
There are now quite a few social media apps and sites designed with children in mind, creating safer spaces with clear rules, which is fantastic. However, no matter how safe a place has been made, whether it's on or offline, places that attract a lot of children is also going to attract unsavoury types, so we can't just rely on the safe-ness of these apps, a level of supervision is still needed.
My personal favourite is Pop Jam, it's a really fun and creative place for children to explore in a very safe way. Even as an adult I have spent a good deal of time drawing/decorating their daily challenge and swapping ever more out of this world cat pictures to my boss' 8 year old son.
The app is aimed at primary age children and therefore has some fantastic safety features; you are not allowed selfies on the app, not only making things a bit safer but also not perpetuating the selfie obsessed culture we live in, 5 year olds pouting? No thanks. They have opening hours (6am -11pm) we all know that sleep deprivation in young people is a real problem, this is a really proactive step to tackle it. The team at PopJam also pre-moderate every single post, that's right, so in theory nothing should be posted that hasn't been checked. Give it a go…
Encouraging kids to talk about what they share
Children can be reluctant to let their parents into their online world. Are there any tips to encourage children to feel confident about letting their parents be part of it?
What are you doing? – Depending on my tone of voice this question can be perceived to be nosey, curious or rude.
Perhaps If I asked this question using an approach by Marshall Rosenberg and it sounded like a request rather than a demand, you may be more likely to answer me and probably spend some time explaining why you were doing what you were doing also.
Human beings like to tell stories and engage the other person in what they are doing as it helps them feel felt (See Dan Siegels work on this), people love to listen to stories too.
In the world of digital interactions, often children can be preoccupied with their device or app and as parents when we ask the question "what are you doing" or "who are you talking to" it can sometimes feel intrusive or rude. Children don't always want to share something they (may) perceive as either theirs or an in group activity (this feels like "my friends not yours").
So how do you approach this as a parent?
Firstly be curious and not nosey (they are different and feel very different) and ask a question that is open, honest and shares your intention to keep them safe. This may look like the following:
"I notice you are busy/having fun/looking worried/hiding your phone and I wondered what you might be doing?, I don't want to interrupt you I am interested and would like to keep you safe"
Be prepared for a no. (Your question may be a surprise)
If so resolve to try again in a short while.
There's no recipe for this, so patience, understanding and making requests not demands are probably the best ingredients to use.
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Monitoring children online – Is it okay?
Is it okay for parents to use software to monitor what their children share online?
As children are increasingly more likely to access social media via a mobile device and from the privacy of their bedroom it is often hard for parents to know what their children are sharing online. However, there is not a simple answer to the above question. Keeping children safe is not just about monitoring what they do or what they share online. It is better to prevent them sharing things they shouldn't than finding out after the event!
Recent conversations I have had with primary school age children reveal that some parents do use monitoring software and that children know that their parents can see what they are doing. But parents should employ a range of strategies to help their children stay safe online. If children know they are being monitored, younger children may be less likely to take risks but they do not have this protection when sharing on friends' devices and older children are more likely circumnavigate the surveillance.
Furthermore, using parental controls on home broadband and on internet enabled devices is key to keeping younger children safe. Developing children's digital literacy skills by teaching them about privacy settings and how to block unwanted content themselves is also essential.
Most importantly for parents of any age of child it is vitally important to stay involved with their online lives by having ongoing conversations about what they are sharing and who they are sharing content with. In this way children are also more likely to talk to parents if they are worried. The best way to keep your child safe online is to take an active interest.
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Fitting Stereotype Logistic Regression Models for Ordinal Response Variables in Educational Research (Stata)
The stereotype logistic (SL) model is an alternative to the proportional odds (PO) model for ordinal response variables when the proportional odds assumption is violated. This model seems to be underutilized. One major reason is the constraint of current statistical software packages. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) cannot perform the SL regression analysis, and SAS does not have the procedure developed to directly estimate the model. The purpose of this article was to illustrate the stereotype logistic (SL) regression model, and apply it to estimate mathematics proficiency level of high school students using Stata. In addition, it compared the results of fitting the PO model and the SL model. Data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS: 2009) (Ingels, et al., 2011) were used for the ordinal regression analyses.
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"Fitting Stereotype Logistic Regression Models for Ordinal Response Variables in Educational Research (Stata),"
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Why trade trumps tolerance in the regional bloc.
Tough year for human rights in Southeast Asia
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Race to the bottom
The fate of minority rights in ASEAN.
Another year over
New Mandala co-founder Nicholas Farrelly marks the end of 2016.
In the shadow of football giants
ASEAN's struggle to be accepted and respected on the world football stage
Lessons of the Arab Spring for Muslim Southeast Asia
Why Southeast Asia needs a cultural spring.
Malaysia, the Philippines and ASEAN
Are there still signs for optimism in ASEAN?
The east is red
Why Southeast Asia is now firmly in the grip of China.
India in ASEAN
Can New Delhi think beyond the China factor and build lasting ties in Southeast Asia?
Trapped in economic upheaval
Unskilled workers are at risk of exploitation in the ASEAN Economic Community.
A statement on the South China Sea ruling
Indonesia foreign policy experts call for respect and restraint.
ASEAN's South China Sea ulcer
South China Sea a health risk and needs to be confronted sooner rather than later.
Judgement day won't bring the end of times
South China Sea ruling between Philippines and China can lead to diplomatic solutions.
Graft games
How corruption fuels Southeast Asia's democratic deficit.
Brexit serves as a warning to ASEAN
An ascendant Asia doesn't guarantee ASEAN's survival
What Brexit means for ASEAN
Split between UK and EU will have economic, political and psychological repercussions for Southeast Asia.
ASEAN can't afford to be hollow on regional tensions
Southeast Asian states need to maintain unity or risk irrelevance in the face of growing tensions and rivalry in the South China Sea.
The ASEAN experiment
Nicholas Farrelly and Kishore Mahbubani on the organisation's past, present and future.
The go-to site on Southeast Asia
Peter Drysdale, co-founder of East Asia Forum reflects on New Mandala's first decade.
The future of the EU-ASEAN relationship
Carlo Filippini on the key differences between ASEAN and the EU and the relationship's trajectory.
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Why the US needs to strengthen its economic ties with Southeast Asia.
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A multilateral mess that threatens the region's security.
Ritualism and the erosion of human rights
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In Gosh We Trust
A religious group has pressured TVLand to change the name of an upcoming special from OhMyGod, That's So 80s to OhMyGosh, That's So 80s.
After all, you remember all those folks in the 80s who said, "Oh …. My …. Gosh…."
If you think it's not out of control, you're missing the story.
It's amazing to me how many people are in denial about this topic. How many pundits have you heard describe Mike Huckabee's continued political strength as a conservative statement against John McCain?
Are you kidding me? Talk about projection. You really think there are millions of Republicans making a protest vote? Please.
Huckabee is getting votes for one reason. Religion.
Pundits who can't see that need to wake up, and so do the rest of us. We've a got an incredibly serious and potentially overwhelming pattern going on here. Denying it hasn't worked too well so far.


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Best R&B SingersThese are the most amazing RnB singers ever... take a look.
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he is quite hot and perfect.. amazing dancing and voice
I can't believe that we have this woman.. she is quite perfect
He is a disgrace to the genre r&b. He is just disgusting and vulgar in all his songs now. It's not even r&b anymore, now it's trap/hip hop. He can't sing that well, he uses auto-tune, and sings about stupid crap. His songs aren't even catchy either, how can people even like him. - DaWyteNight
How can anybody still like him he's a woman beater and makes crappy auto-tuned songs - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFan
The fact that he is this high on this list is just embarrassing! - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFan
I love him he's songs are amazing and he's GORGEOUSV 5 Comments
I miss the days of Akon! He was everywhere and it was great. Now we have wack singers like ty dolla $ign, Bryson tiller, tory lanez, chris brown and august alsina who mostly sing about stupid crap and can't sing that well. THey will never replace Akon and T-Pain! The only one who comes close is the Weeknd but still his voice is very weak and girly! - DaWyteNight
He has one of the most best lyrical and flowing songs. Konvict, and Koncrete are the two of his albums that reached platinum.
This guy really has a gift from God - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFan
Needs to be way higher! He should be above Beyoncé the mainstream pop artist, Mariah Carey who was good in the 90's but now sucks, and Eminem who is not an actual r&b singer! - DaWyteNight
She has an amazing voice, but needs better songs to show it. - DaWyteNight
Nicole Scherzinger! No doubt about this chick! - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFanV 2 Comments
Love me some Teddy P! Even if the production of the song is not that good, anything Teddy sings is magical! Luther too! He can make any song good, even if the production is meh. Wish we still had him today. If it wasn't for him we might not have Johnny Gill. Wish it was chris brown or b. smith who died and not Teddy or Luther. - DaWyteNightV 1 Comment
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hot girl, hot voice... very amazing to see her singing...
Alicia Keys is a very talented woman. I'm glad to see her at #7V 1 Comment
OMG, I like her voice so much.. she could make me cry.. her songs are the best..
love her.. her voice can't be changed for long time
WHAT? He's no where near R&B who put this generic rapper on this list lol you know nothing about R&B. - TheMainReason
nobody can beat her whistle... great combination of her voice with the musicV 1 Comment
Drake I understand but eminem is not an actual singer! Just because he sings a little bit sometimes doesn't mean he's a singer. That's like calling Ciara, Mariah Carey, Nicole Scherzinger and Monica rappers just because they did a little rapping on a track once. - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFan
This site confuses me I voted for Whitney Houston and put eminem in the dishonorable mentions but he's still higher ranked than Whitney and other actual singers! - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFan
This proves members on this website is biased on Eminem, like first off, he's not a singer, he's a rapper, and second, why is he on this list. - chocodilesforlife
This is rap not r&b…as a matter of fact almost none of this is r&b. Don't all of you know what R and B stand for?V 2 Comments
She's not r&b she's pop! Who put rihanna and bieber on here! - NicoleJohnnyLutherBrianFanV 1 Comment
He has amazing vocals. Listen to "Wicked Games." "Starboy" is awesome and sincere. Just like Beyonce's "Hold Up", his "The Hills" and "Party Monster" reveals his darker persona. He should be at least 10 on the list
this great young girl is very amazing... world is lucky to have her
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US-based civil society organisation Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) took US telecom AT&T to court for willingly sharing material with the NSA to help its surveillance regime. The case forced the Bush administration to pass a law to give retroactive protection to the telecom companies for cooperating with the NSA.
EFF's Senior Attorney Kurt Opsahl tells Saikat Datta on mail that their efforts to push back on surveillance will continue:
1. What is EFF's view of corporations like AT&T and its special relationship with the NSA?
It is disappointing that AT&T collaborated with the NSA for years to expose its customers' data to government surveillance without proper legal process. We sued AT&T over this illegal practice, and were making progress until Congress stepped in and provided retroactive immunity. But the retroactively immunity did not make the cooperation any less wrong.
2. What is EFF's experience with litigation against surveillance now that the case based on the documents from Mark Klein is over?
While retroactive immunity ended the case against AT&T (Hepting v. AT&T), we have continued to sue the NSA for the illegal spying program (Jewel v. NSA). We filed suit with the same plaintiffs in 2008, and the Jewel case continues today, despite the U.S. government's attempt to avoid the legal questions. The revelations in newspaper over the last nine months have bolstered the case, and we will continue to fight hard for user privacy and security.
3. How does EFF plan to tackle surveillance and the role that corporations like AT&T play now that the Administration has given them retroactive statutory protection?
As noted, the case against the NSA itself continues. We have also filed a new case against the government (First Unitarian Church v. NSA), with a new set of plaintiffs, specifically over the call detail record program, with a wide variety of carriers at issue.


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Elazab S.,Nahda University |
Alazab M.,Higher Technological Institute
Proceedings - 2015 5th International Conference on e-Learning, ECONF 2015 | Year: 2015
Recent communication and information technology have unlocked entirely new directions for education and training. Mounting pressure from increasing free, online course offerings is opening discussion and catalyzing change in the physical classroom. The flipped classroom is at the center of this arena. The flipped classroom is a new pedagogical method, which employs asynchronous video lectures and practice problems as homework, and active, group-based problem solving activities in the classroom. It represents a unique combination of learning theories once thought to be incompatible-active, problem-based learning activities founded upon a constructivist ideology and instructional lectures derived from direct instruction methods founded upon behaviorist principles. This paper provides a comprehensive survey of prior and ongoing research of the flipped classroom and introduces a case study for higher education and the perception of the both students and instructors. Studies are characterized on the type of in-class and out-of-class activities, On the other hand, we introduce some notes to help faculties to smoothly transform from traditional classroom to flipped classroom. © 2015 IEEE. Source
New analysis of clopidogrel bisulfate in plavix tablet and human biological fluids utilizing chemically modified carbon paste sensor
Khorshid A.F.,Nahda University
Arabian Journal of Chemistry | Year: 2015
The fabrication and the performance response characteristics of a sensitive, selective, simple, and rapid sensor for the determination of clopidogrel bisulfate (CLO-H2SO4) were described. The constructed carbon paste sensor comprised of an ion-pair based on clopidogrel with silicotungstate (CLO-ST) where this study included: composition, usable pH range, response time and temperature. The sensor exhibited a wide linear dynamic concentration ranging from 1.00×10-7 to 1.00×10-2 and the usable pH ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 with the response time ranging from 5 to 8s which is much faster compared to liquid ISEs with a detection limit equalling 0.34nM. The selectivity of the sensor (CLO-H2SO4) was applied with respect to many of organic and inorganic cations, amino acids and sugars. The sensor had applications in bulk powder, tablets, humans (serum-urine) and in monitoring Plavix tablets' dissolution rates. The obtained results were statistically analyzed for both accuracy and precision and were compared using the US pharmacopeial method where no significant difference was observed. © 2014 King Saud University. Source
Radwan A.A.,Minia University |
El-Bakry H.M.,Mansoura University |
El Hadad H.M.,Nahda University
Recent Researches in Applied Informatics - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Informatics and Computing Theory, AICT'11 | Year: 2011
The successful application of data mining in highly visible fields like e-business and marketing have led to the popularity of its use in knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) in other industries and sectors. Among these sectors that are just discovering data mining are the fields of medicine and public health. The medical industries collect huge amounts of healthcare data which, unfortunately, are not "mined" to discover hidden information. We can describe this data as being 'information rich' yet 'knowledge poor'. In this study, we briefly examine the use of the most important data mining techniques such as Artificial Neural Network to massive volume of data in medical field which is pediatric respiratory disease. Using medical symptoms such as dry cough, productive cough, fever, heamoptysis, tachypnea, dysnea and etc. Also using doctor sign such as bronchial breathing, chest pain, clubbing of finger, crepitation, ronchi, cyanosis, decrease brearthing sound on auscultation, dullness on percussion, hyper resonant on percussion, inability to swallow, mucopurelent sputum, pleural rub, respiratory distress, sputum (white), stridor, upper respiratory infection, wheezing, X-ray [showing lung consolidation], X-ray [shawing edematous epiglottic], X-ray [shawing subglottic narrowing and classic narrow trachea], X-ray [showing hypertanslucent lung], X-ray [showing lobar collapse and (increase) bronchovascular marking], X-ray [showing diffuse haziness], it can predict the likelihood of patients getting a respiratory disease. They enable significant knowledge, e.g. patterns, relationships between medical factors related to respiratory disease, to be established. Source
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el Sherbiny E.T.,Nahda University
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal | Year: 2011
Background: Trichomoniasis vaginalis is now an important worldwide health problem. Metronidazole has so far been used in treatment, but the metronidazole-resistant strains and unpleasant adverse effects have been developed. Myrrh is one of the oldest known medicinal plants used by the ancient Egyptians for medical purposes and for mummification. Commiphora molmol (Myrrh) proved safe for male reproductive organ which is the main habitat of T. vaginalis and this study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the herbal against T. vaginalis in females. Methods: In the present study, 33 metronidazole-resistant T. vaginalis females were treated with a combined course of metronidazole and tinidazole. Those still resistant to the combined treatment were given C. molmol. Also, natural plant extract purified from pomegranate (Punica granatum, Roman) was in-vitro investigated for its efficacy against T. vaginalis on Diamond media. Results: The anti-T. vaginalis activity of both P. granatum (in-vitro) and C. molmol (in-vivo) extracts gave promising results. Conclusion: The anti-T. vaginalis activity of P. granatum and C. molmol showed promising results indicating to sources of new anti-Ttrichomonas agents. © Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. Source
Spectroscopic, thermogravimetric and antibacterial studies for some bivalent metal complexes of oxalyl-, malonyl- and succinyl-bis(4-p- chlorophenylthiosemicarbazide)
Amin R.R.,Nahda University |
Yamany Y.B.,Taif University
Journal of Molecular Structure | Year: 2012
Anodic oxidation of Co, Cu, Zn, and Sn metals in an anhydrous acetone solution of 1,1-oxalyl-, malonyl- or succinyl-bis(4-p- chlorophenylthiosemicarbazide) yields a new polynuclear complexes. The isolated complexes have the general composition [M 2(L)(H 2O) 6], L = pClSuTS and M = Co(II), Cu(II) or Sn(II), [M 2(L)(H 2O) n]·nH 2O where M = Cu(II), Co(II) or Sn(II), L = pClOxTS and n = 2 or 6, and [M 2(L)(ac) 2]·nH 2O where M = Co(II) or Zn(II), L = pClOxTS or pClSuTS and n = 2. The thermogravimetry (TG) and derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) have been used to study the thermal decomposition of the investigated bisthiosemicarbazide ligands and their metal complexes. The kinetic thermodynamic parameters such as: E, ΔH, ΔS and ΔG are calculated using Horowitz-Metzger (HM) and Coats-Redfern (CR) equations. The kinetic thermodynamic parameters such as: E, ΔH, ΔSand ΔG are calculated from the DTG curves. The tested compounds show a reasonable activity against four strains of Gram-negative bacteria; Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa species and Gram-positive bacteria; Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Source


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I never had a SEGA Dreamcast growing up. The Dreamcast was never a console that I wanted to buy because I was content with my Nintendo 64 and classic NES and SNES hookups in my room at home. The little time I spent playing games on the Dreamcast was at stores that had the system on display for people to demo, so when we received a copy of SEGA Dreamcast Collection I decided to give the games a shot since these seemed to have been the shining stars on the Dreamcast.
Sonic Adventures
I have to admit that I haven't played too many Sonic games in my lifetime. Sonic Adventures is a game which I didn't even know existed until I saw that it was included on the disc. I had high hopes for this hedgehog and was hoping that his adventure would be something I would look forward to playing more often.
In Sonic Adventures you follow Sonic as he stops Dr. Eggman from collecting all 7 Chaos crystals, thus releasing terrible evil on the world. This is about as interesting as the story gets. Sonic teams up with several other characters throughout the world, including Tails, Big the Cats, Amy Rose, Knuckles, and several other lesser known characters. None of the other characters feel like they do much in the story except annoy you at the most inopportune times with their irritating dialogue. Can I just leave Tails at home and go on this adventure by myself?
Packed with a combination of terrible camera angles, uninteresting level designs, and an awkward combat system, I understand why Sonic has such a bad reputation nowadays. The levels all revolve around a "home world" in which you travel around a hub city to get to each level. It became boring quickly having to travel from section to section within the city and there were often times where I was lost and confused as to which door or elevator goes where, and had to resort to walkthroughs online.
One thing I really liked about the game though was the fact that you could play the story through the perspective of the other characters. In one stage I was playing as Tails and had to beat Sonic in a race to the first Chaos crystal, the same level I had previously played as Sonic. Each character has their own story that weaves in and out of the main storyline. I found this inventive, but wasn't too hot on the idea of fishing with Big the Cat.
Aside from the story, you can also play a trial version where you are going through levels of the game as fast as you can, while collecting rings at the same time. This didn't feel much different to me compared to the normal story levels and I didn't see the point of playing through the levels with all the characters. I'm sad to say that my expectations were crushed as I started to play, realizing that this character doesn't feel like the Sonic I have played with before. I'm hesitant to pick up other Sonic titles in fear of repeat performances.
Crazy Taxi
I've been a Crazy Taxi fan since its debut in arcades everywhere, and seeing that it was included in this collection redeemed some of the other titles in the collection. Crazy Taxi is just like its name implies. Crazy. You play as a taxi driver who earns tips and fares for fast driving and disobeying the law. When you pick up a customer, a green arrow appears pointing you in the direction of the destination, as well as a picture of the target location. Fares differ in length and time allowed, so it could take you anywhere between 10 and 60 seconds to reach your destination. Once you reach your destination you have to stop within a designated zone. You can then go on to pick up your next person. If you don't make it to the destination within the time allotted then the person will hop out of the taxi and you will have to find a new person to drive. People can be found in parks, on sidewalks, in subway tunnels, and even underwater. Your car can go literally anywhere within the San Francisco lookalike town.
There are 3 modes within the game; Arcade, Original, and Crazy Box. Arcade and Original have you delivering passengers to their destinations, just in different regions. You can play by the arcade rules in which you gain time by delivering passengers, or can play in increments of 3, 5, or 10 minutes. Crazy Box is a challenge mode in which you play on a closed course, completing driving tasks such as knocking down bowling pins, jumping a certain distance off of a ramp, or popping balloons in an allotted time.
The biggest flaw within the game is the controls. It took me a while to relearn how to perform a Crazy Dash, which is essential if you want to get to your destination as fast as possible. I was used to using a steering wheel on the arcade version, and despite having played many racing games I still didn't get the hang of Crazy Taxi for a while. Another disappointment with the game was that all the in-game advertisements had been removed. I know this may sound weird, but driving passengers to "Pizza Hut" or "Kentucky Fried Chicken" was iconic of Crazy Taxi and now driving people to "Pizza Place" or "Fried Chicken Shack" doesn't give me the same euphoric feeling. Music from The Offspring and Bad Religion was also removed from the game, leaving the soundtrack to be lacking and mediocre at best. Despite these hiccups though, Crazy Taxi is still the best game included in the collection.
SEGA Bass Fishing
SEGA Bass Fishing was the biggest surprise for me in the collection because it introduced a genre to me I didn't even know that I liked; fishing. In the game you can play one of three modes; Arcade, Original, or Practice.
In Arcade mode you choose your location, choose your lure, and cast into the water. You have a limited amount of time to fish, trying to catch as many fish and pounds of fish you can in the alloted time. This mode works best for when you are just wanting to casually fish or have little time to play the game and don't want to jump into a fishing tournament.
Original mode is where the true challenge comes. Instead of only racing the clock, you now are going up against other people in tournaments. I started out with the amateur tournament which is made up of 5 stages. At each stage you fish at three locations from anywhere between 2-4 in-game hours. Some of the spots are easier than others and it is easy to get ahead in the earlier stages. By the 3rd stage I was cruising high in first place above the other competitors, but as I entered the 3rd stage my attitude changed. On the first location I caught a measly 1 fish and this fish drought followed me all the way to the end of the 4th stage where I had dropped to 3rd place overall. It is amazing how much of a difference one fish can make in this game. Just a few pounds of fish separated me from the leader. I eventually rose back to the top thanks to a lucky 15lb bass catch late in the 5th stage. That's what makes this game so much fun; whether you win or lose is determined by how good of a virtual fisherman (or fisherwoman) you are.
As you catch more and more fish in the game you unlock lures. Different lures have their own difficulty level that while attract more fish, and can be a real challenge to reel a fish in with. Once a fish is on your line you reel them in taking extra care to make sure that your fishing line tension does not stay in the red or else the line will snap and the fish will escape. Out of all the time I spent playing this game I only snapped 2 lines, desperately trying to catch 2 gigantic bass. In addition to the tension, the game will also tell you which way to lead the fish, lowering the tension of the line. This was helpful at first, but there were times where I was leading the fish left and the game was telling me to lead the fish left. I thought I was doing that already!
The only difficulty and criticism I had with the game was that not being an expert fisherman myself I didn't know which lures were most effective at different times and in different weather. A lure that helped catch an 18lb Bass at noon didn't perform the same in the evening while was raining. I would have liked a little more information about each lure so I would have known what the best conditions to use each in was.
SEGA Bass Fishing is a great game and I love playing it. It is a nice break from the action-adventure and shooter games I fill my time with. After playing this game, I want to check out SEGA Bass Fishing 2 to see if it is just as much fun. If you're a fan of fishing games, you need to pick this one up because it is what other fishing games wish they could be, despite coming out over 10 years ago.
Space Channel 5 Part 2
Space Channel 5 Part 2 was released here in the United States in 2003. In the game you play as funky news reporter, Ulala. Aboard a space station being overrun by rhythm aliens, Ulala and her "Swinging Report Show" must save the day with stylish dance moves and quick precision. Easily put, this game is an updated version of "Simon" where the computer tells you what to press and then you mimic the pattern. Dance battles range in difficulty and each level has a boss you must defeat in order to advance. I really enjoyed the variety of enemies in each level and found it funny watching all the bystanders you had saved join in on the dance action.
The puzzles started out easy, but quickly increased in difficulty. For this reason, the game is easy to pick up, but can be frustrating at times when the game decides to add a delay between you pressing a button and it registering on screen. There were several times where I would press a button only to see Ulala stand there as if I hadn't pressed anything at all. This was saddening because I failed several times just because of delay issues.
Other modes include Ulala's Dance, Co-Op Story, and Co-op Ulala's Dance. In Ulala's Dance you must follow the instructions on-screen similar to like in the story, but this time you have to survive 100 rounds of intense rhythm and memory action. I found this mode extremely difficult since it only gives you one chance to make it through the movements. Mess up and you have to start over.
Out of all the Dreamcast titles on the disc, I struggle the most with playing Space Channel 5 Part 2. First off, I had never heard of this game, nor did I know that there was a Space Channel 5 Part 1. The first thing I noticed about the game was how blurry the graphics were. While I'm sure the picture quality was bearable on the Dreamcast where players had smaller televisions, I have a large tv and would have appreciated the graphics being updated for the Xbox 360 release. The dialogue in the game also seemed dull and bizarre. I was amazed when I heard, "Whoa! Looks like a turd". Who wrote that into a game?
These games don't feel like the shining superstars of the Dreamcast. I feel like the games could have been reworked more, especially graphics wise. I'm not expecting superior graphics like the games of today, but I shouldn't have to suffer through blurry images just because I have a larger tv than people in 1999. I could see these games as individual arcade titles, but as a compilation this collection felt like it fell short.
A copy of SEGA Dreamcast Collection was provided to The Married Gamers for review and evaluation.


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