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Roof Cleaning Certification – The latest fad in a growing industry
Roof cleaning is an emerging market that has seen some explosive growth over the last few years. With this growth, comes a whole crop of new roof cleaning companies run by innovative entrepreneurs, brimming with ideas on improving the industry.
Some keen businessmen have used the opportunity created by this growth, to establish roof cleaning certification programs. Whether or not these programs are viable, is a legitimate question for consumers looking to have their roofs cleaned.
In this article, we will examine a few types of certifications along with a quick synopsis of proper roof cleaning methods.
It is very important to note that there is no recognized or accepted certification process in the roof cleaning industry.
The standards for these roof cleaning certification programs are set by the owners of the certification websites and are not recognized by state or local authorities. They are nothing more than "for profit" organizations that make money issuing these internet based certifications.
Let's start with a look at roof cleaning and the proper cleaning methods for achieving the desired results. The black stains on most asphalt roofs can be safely cleaned by any professional roof cleaning company using low pressure.
There is only one method for properly cleaning a roof that is approved and endorsed by all shingle manufacturers.
It involves the use of low pressure and a light bleach solution. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA), "a trade association that represents the majority of shingle manufacturing companies and their raw material suppliers", issued a technical systems bulletin outlining the procedure. Just about every professional roof cleaning company uses this low pressure method, perhaps, marketing it in different ways and with different terminologies. Companies that use alternative methods to clean roofs, usually find it difficult to obtain business insurance.
Never, under any circumstances, should you allow a company to use a pressure washer to clean your roof. It literally destroys it. See more about this in the blog section of our website.
There are 3 basic types of certification programs: Internet training certification, product based certification and classroom hands-on training.
Internet training certification
These are by far the most prevalent certification programs out there today. They are the easiest to operate and will generate the most money for the owner. Most of these certification programs are set up as private, internet chat boards or bulletin boards, with forums for discussing low pressure roof cleaning techniques, chemicals and equipment. For a fee, the neophyte roof cleaner can get into the site to glean information and mystical knowledge from the owners of the board and other roof cleaners who have paid to be there.
At some point along the way, after the trainee has met the standard for the requisite number of posts and submitted pictures of completed work, an oral test is administered. It is usually done over the phone, and if the candidate passes, (I really wonder how many fail) a tee shirt along with the certificate goes out in the next day's mail. The newly certified roof cleaner can then proudly display the "certified roof cleaner" logo on their website.
While the internet certifications are not scams per se, they do have an infomercial feel and tend to attract and draw in, aspiring roof cleaners with promises of trade secrets and information about roof cleaning that is already freely available on the internet. The fancy logo, along with a well-designed website, could fool potential customers into hiring an internet trained, roof cleaning contractor, who really does not have that much roof cleaning experience.
There are a couple of other roof cleaning certifications that can be purchased online as well. You will pay a membership fee to join the organization whereupon you receive a free test that will get you a certificate, or just send them some money and the certificate comes in the mail. Very nice, very easy way to get certified you must admit.
Product based certifications
There are only a few of these out there but they are worth mentioning. The products are usually "green" and supposedly considered environmentally safe. We have not really looked into certification requirements, but I am guessing it involves a fee and the purchase of their products to do the cleaning
There is a reason why there are only a few of these programs out there. The chemicals they are selling are usually oxygen based cleaners, or they contain sodium hydroxide.
There are a lot of things that oxygen based products will clean, but roofs is not one of them. If you think about it, how will a "green" product that is not going to harm your plants and shrubs, kill algae on your roof?
Sodium hydroxide is caustic and highly dangerous. It used to be very popular years ago, but the danger involved with its use, along with the cumbersome cleaning process, pushed it to the wayside. There are some companies out there today, pushing to revive it and marketing it as an "eco-friendly" product.
Both of these cleaning agents require the roof cleaner to remove the algae with a pressure washer or a concrete surface cleaner in order to complete the job. There is some slick marketing behind these products, but the bottom line is that they need to get on the roof and use high pressure to remove the algae.
They are not very popular programs and professional roof cleaning companies tend to shy away from the products and the companies that represent them.
Classroom training
These certification programs are usually taught on site in a classroom environment. There are a couple of very good ones out there that teach the low pressure methods recommended by ARMA.
The trainees pay a fee to attend and are trained by an instructor who has been in the industry and has a certain degree of roof cleaning experience. The classes usually cover the roof cleaning business as a whole, and provide some hands on field training where the trainees go out and actually clean a few roofs.
As the industry is growing, these programs are coming and going in a rapid fashion. The real challenge for the newly certified roof cleaner is to get the logo on their website before the program goes out of business, or changes the program name and requirements for certification.
The certifications are really nothing more than a gimmick or a marketing tool these companies can use. All kinds of new terms such as "low pressure", "no pressure", "non-pressure" and "soft washing" are popping up on their websites. To be sure, Webster's thesaurus is getting a good workout as the newer companies struggle to differentiate themselves within their market.
When hiring a roof cleaning contractor, you always want to ask questions;
- Are they insured?
- What cleaning method do they use?
- How long have they been in business?
- The big question would be, how many roofs have you actually cleaned.
You want to look for a company that has experience, longevity and is using low pressure cleaning methods.
Roof Refresh is a locally owned, roof cleaning company located in Raleigh, North Carolina. We provide roof stain removal service for Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Youngsville, Clayton and Garner NC. We use safe, low pressure cleaning methods, to safely clean your roof and our insurance company requires us to use the low pressure methods recommended by ARMA. We do not have any roof cleaning certifications, nor is it a goal to which we aspire. We clean hundreds of roofs each year and rely on that experience to provide our customers with the highest level of service.


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La Roux, replete with fiery quiff, is a difficult character to forget – the 5 year gap between her debut album…
La Roux, replete with fiery quiff, is a difficult character to forget – the 5 year gap between her debut album and follow-up notwithstanding. But upon first listen of Trouble In Paradise it's plain to see that Elly Jackson is far removed from the eponymous album released by the synth-pop duo 5 years previously. Not to say that La Roux was anything but a triumph: having won a Grammy, it managed to be reminiscent and pastiche without the banalité, songs like 'Bulletproof' and 'In For Kill' becoming pop staples of the time.
Her fate as a piercing pop narrator of love and lust and heartbreak seemed sealed. Yet Jackson has since learned of the tenuous nature of things. With the seemingly acrimonious loss of her musical partner, Ben Langmaid, halfway through (hinted at on 'Silent Partner') and the ill-omened loss of her soprano voice altogether after a series of panic attacks, the release of La Roux's sophomore long-player seemed haunted by string of false starts and endless tribulations.
Trouble In Paradise seems close to the truth of the matter. And yet, La Roux has emerged (now as a solo act) still hopelessly, musically inquisitive and with her ambitions intact and set considerably higher. The entire album has been co-produced by Jackson with help from both Langmaid and Ian Sherwin; and though a self-produced follow-up about 3 years too late should set anyone on edge, it's hard not to sit back and admire that 'Fuck it; I'll do it myself' attitude.
And, luckily, she's delivered. A product of long hours and weeks, Trouble In Paradise's process managed to be torturous without sounding tortured. And tumult seems to be a fertile starting ground for writing a successful pop album these days if Lykke Li's I Never Learn is anything to go by. The production and writing is clean and light, with influences spanning Motown soul, Jamaican dancehall groove and progressive house. The album is a triumph in pop music's endless effort to sound new while remaining both familiar and accessible. It's a pondering effort that can only be borne from having been in a place where things have not come easily, and it's La Roux's best effort yet. In a place where stagnation seemed inevitable, La Roux found progress and one would be hard pressed to hear a better pop album this year.
From the outset it's more than clear that La Roux sought to connect and communicate on every level; even if it's through Jackson's at times heavy-handed, neon-signed song titles. Album opener, 'Uptight Downtown', is no exception. Opening up wide with sleek funk-infused guitar jangling it's a timely reminder that she's not lost any of her bite. As her voice confidently drifts in and out of the disco beat the stadium-filling sound is well-matched to her ambitions. It's in direct contrast with the ostensible cutesy, 8-bit form that 'Kiss And Not Tell' takes. The bubblegum melody is reminiscent of the La Roux of La Roux, but as the title suggests, its rather bleak musings on the constricting archetypes of sexuality and identity are not to be missed. 'All along I've had feelings I can't help, and all I want is to come right out of my shell', she sing-songs throughout, pointed and direct to drive her point home.
It's a stark reminder that no matter how androgyne or angular a figure Jackson cuts, it should not be confused for sterility. Sexuality and all its amorphous forms has become an increasingly stickier topic for female pop stars to approach, yet Trouble In Paradise is far from raunchy. It's far simpler than that and it's more tender for it. Even on the ear-perking, 'Cruel Sexuality', Jackson's soprano reaches daunting heights and occupies them for most of the better part of the teasing and cooing song: she sounds dangerously sensuous and somehow bashful all the while. As supple and effortless as Trouble In Paradise can sounds at points, it's here that one can understand why it took so long to churn out its sounds. So many delicate components had to have been eked out of Elly Jackson's repertoire and very being to make a pop song – album – that sounds this sleek and glossy and complete. And, just like that, so early into her follow-up her ascendancy would have been complete, but she could not be content with just that.
Trouble In Paradise's aim appears to be to give La Roux's music an impeachable verity: the creation of something whole and real, and the logic follows that the songs and melodies can then float lithely in and out of its frame. Not so easy an undertaking, but in essence, it allows its nine, relatively short songs to seem infinitely expansive and alluring. 'Sexotheque' manages to pivot between being playful and outright sardonic as Jackson flaunts her reclaimed voice. While the reggae swagger of 'Tropical Chancer' fleshes out La Roux's matured perspective and sound; transplanting the same subject into a separate context with both songs being equally and criminally catchy.
Lead single, 'Let Me Down Gently', has absorbed the darkest colours of the turmoil that brought La Roux to the place we find her on this album. Her ties with with various influences (the 80's soft rock thrum is undeniable) show through more clearly than ever, but the ubiquitous synths cannot disguise or diminish her private malaise. And it's difficult not to feel a connection to Jackson in these simple, universal emotions that have made this album – though airy and self-conscious at times – so thoughtful and assured, and ultimately powerful. There are moments on Trouble In Paradise when the immersion is so complete that the sudden, audacious stretches of silence that appear mid-track and between songs can almost leave one flailing: gasping for air that La Roux made you forget that you even needed.


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TinyProj Closing Shop, Hands Keys To GroupTalent
TinyProj is a site where you can get your short projects done. Well, it was a site that did that, but it seems that its founder, Kyle Bragger, is closing it down. But fear not, your projects are in good hands since he's passing the torch to GroupTalent, another great site for finding developers and designers to help you out with your project-based work.
If you're a startup founder that has the chops to work on something part-time and won't mind the extra cash, GroupTalent is the place for you. It's actually a great place to bootstrap yourself or to earn some spending money while waiting for your funding.
The site also works for funded startups, since it only accepts the best into its pool of talent so projects will always get the skills that it deserve. There's a lot of highly-skilled technical talent out there, according to GroupTalent CEO Manuel Medina. He adds, "Most companies think of talent in terms of full-time, but there is a large and growing demand from technical talent for project-based work."
Bragger is now moving the userbase of TinyProj to GroupTalent so he can spend more time in growing his other community startup Forrst.
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There is more to be gained from a debate, even while speaking different tongues
One of the reasons, or perhaps the only reasons why some of us feel happy about having US GAAP and IFRS living side by side is because that helps to sustain a debate among their respective Standard Boards on matters fraught with such intrinsic difficulties as accountancy. No, let us please hope that we will never have to face one solid cohesive block of standards since who knows what they could contain and there would be no one with sufficient strength to oppose it. For a living example of how much we lose out in benefits from diversity let us just consider all the risks that are beginning to surface as a consequence of having relegated so much of the world's regulatory power over banks to a single single-minded group in Basel.


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text: Digital Tablet Users Unwilling to Pay for News… Will They Change? By Mona Zhang|October 27, 2011 Share By Mona Zhang|October 27, 2011 Share A new study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and The Economist Group found that consuming news was one of the most popular activities for tablet users. The study also found that out of tablet users who regularly read the news, three out of 10 of them spent more time consuming news than they did before they got a tablet. Four out of 10 regularly read in-depth news and analysis. These are promising figures for the future of digital news and the tablet. But the figures came with one pitfall: "News is valued but willingness to pay is low." The majority of tablet owners (85 percent) had never paid for news on their tablet, and 78 percent said that news on the tablet was not worth more than any other medium. Out of those who had not already paid for news, only 21 percent would agree to pay $5 a month for their favorite tablet news source. Most turned down the $5 charge, even if it were the only way to access it. So who are those lovely people paying for news? They make up only 14 percent of tablet users, but are sure to be appreciated by news organizations. Turns out, 86 percent of them consume news daily, and over two-thirds prefer in-depth individual stories to headlines. These users, compared to the ones who do not pay for news, enjoy and value their news more. They are also highly educated, more likely to be liberal and have higher incomes compared to tablet users in general. How does this bode for the future of digital news? Rather than interpreting the findings as a harbinger of things to come, they should be seen as a snapshot of how things currently stand. Writers of antiquity wrote for glory, not compensation (alas copyright law was nonexistent back then). People did not pay for the first television broadcasts in the late 40s, but now we fork over our dollars to Time Warner, however grudgingly. Complaining about Time Warner is second only to lamentations about the MTA in New York. What once was free has now become an almost ubiquitous commodity; there are 160 million cable boxes in the U.S. What do you think? Will people become more willing to pay for news on the tablet? Or has the Web transformed the value of news forever? I would stake my bets with the optimists–those 14 percent who pay for news will only see their numbers rise. Share http://adweek.it/2jGzDQD copy Adweek Adweek


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Black Friday 2016: How to Shut Down Thieves
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it? Starting on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, the possibility of theft becomes more of a concern to the consumer who may not give it another thought the rest of the year. But insurance company Traveler reports that thefts on Black Friday are 28% higher than any other day when considering thefts that take place away from home. (more…)Read more


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Midtown Lunch has a new home located at
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What can I say about this place that hasn't already been said… Margon is a Midtown institution. When I started this blog (and wrote about Margon neighbors Minar & Kati Roll) I got tons of emails from people telling me I should go to Margon. For those who have been there- you know the deal. For those who haven't… here's your introduction.
Margon is a "Cuban" "Restaurant". I put "restaurant" in quotes because it's not really a restaurant. It's more of a diner with cafeteria style ordering. On the left is where you point to the food you want, on the right are a few cramped tables that at peak lunch hours, are always packed. Moving from left to right along the counter… the first third is where you order the sandwiches. If you don't want a sandwich, ignore the crowd that gathers at the door. Bypass the line and head inside. The second third of the counter is for people who are ordering food to stay, and if you want to take your food to go, go to the line that forms all the way in the back- after the final third of the counter.
I put the "Cuban" in quotes because even though the sign outside says "Cuban", it's actually more Dominican. The first giveaway is the poster of the Juan Pablo Duarte in the back (one of the founders of the Dominican Republic)… but the real proof is in the Cuban Sandwich. A delicious pressed sandwich of pork, ham, cheese, mustard and pickles- the Margon version also has salami, a strictly Dominican preparation. While some complain that it's not authentic, it is no less delicious!
I could write on and on… but Margon is better enjoyed by the eyes:
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Exhibitors may move-in the morning of the event, beginning at 8:00 a.m. There will be EXPO staff to help you unload your vehicles. The event ends at 2:00 p.m. We ask that you DO NOT TEAR DOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE EVENT, at which time there will be EXPO staff to help you load your vehicles.
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(Fill in your company name) is very excited to be participating as a sponsor (or exhibitor) of the York County Veterans' Expo & Job Fair, held at Wyndham Hotel York, 2000 Loucks Road, York, on March 26, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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"I enjoyed spending the day at the EXPO. I thought it was very well organized, and had the veterans needs at heart. Thank you for that! I saw a great deal of people and businesses there who are interested in helping veterans. I would be happy to be included again. Anytime there is someone willing to reach to veterans that is a good thing. I was very appreciative of the opportunity to be there and help." – Phil P., York County Veterans Affairs Office
The event was great for us. There was a lot of traffic and we have already heard back from some of the attendees. You folks did a great job with marketing ... – Kelly L., Keystone College PACC*VISTA
"I felt the event was outstanding (being a veteran myself)! I was able to network with several veterans' service agencies, as well as with other excellent vendors. Professionally, [Lancaster County Career & Technical Center] was able to get some valuable exposure to a specific audience, generate awareness of the vocational training programs we offer, and mention of possible enrollment opportunities for job seekers." – Quentin M., Lancaster Country Career and Technology
"The Veteran's Expo & Job Fair was a good networking and recruiting opportunity for Coin Wrap, Inc. There appeared to be a strong turnout for the job fair, including a variety of qualified job seekers, and the event provided a variety of resources to the veterans in the community. The overall event was professionally orchestrated and our experience was positive." – Krista D., Coin Wrap, Inc.
"The experience was very positive and it was humbling to have the opportunity to meet so many interesting people with exciting stories to tell … I am very excited to say that we did end up hiring one very strong candidate I met at the fair as an administrative assistant, and she has been doing a fantastic job thus far! I am very happy Cooper-Booth was invited to attend this event and look forward to doing so again next year! Thank you for all of your help and for the great things that you do for our veterans, as well as local businesses." – Rhiannah T., Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co.


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Will Meghan Markle quit acting?
As Meghan Markle gears up to film the seventh season of Suits, new reports have emerged that claim that this will be her final season on the show.
The girlfriend of Prince Harry is reportedly "ready to be done with Suits" and with "acting in general," a source told E! News.
"Even before Harry, she was starting to think about transitioning out of acting," the source added. "She wants to focus on other worldly endeavours she is passionate about, like her philanthropy."
Back in January, Markle flew to India for a week-long World Vision Canada humanitarian mission to help underprivileged women and girls.
Meghan has been living in Toronto while filming Suits where she spends her free time with friends and attending yoga classes and has been visited by her royal boyfriend.
The insider revealed that she is "just keeping a super low profile right now."
"Meghan is the darling of Toronto," the source said. "Locals love her so much and she really engaged herself into the community when she moved here for Suits years ago. The city basically adopted her and she fit right in. She's just not as accessible now but she's always been so kind and genuinely so sweet to people around town."
In a recent interview with E! News, Meghan's co-star, Patrick J. Adams wished her and Harry well.
"I'm super excited for her," he said. "As you can imagine, it is a massive deal, obviously, if you hadn't noticed. I didn't wanna get involved. I just wanted to say, 'I love you, I support you, I hope you're happy. You seem really happy' and if she ever needed anybody to talk to in the madness—'cause it is madness, it's madness what the world puts somebody through when they're going through this process."
He added: "But if there's anyone in the world who is designed to be able to deal with it and deal with it professionally, it's Meghan Markle."
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The 21.9 cu. ft. Kenmore French door refrigerator 72003 includes features such as gallon bins in the door to help you make the best use of the refrigerator's space. The internal water dispenser delivers fresh-tasting water while leaving the exterior doors sleek and clean. The ice maker's Quick Ice feature produces ice faster to ensure you have enough ice on hand when entertaining.
The stainless-steel Kenmore 7200 French-Door bottom-freezer refrigerator features an interior water dispenser that lets you to enjoy fresh, filtered water while leaving the exterior doors sleek and clean. The full-width, temperature-controlled deli drawer is ideal for storing long items like platters and casseroles. And the bottom freezer's pull-out drawer and large storage baskets help keep frozen foods organized and easy to find.
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- The 21.9 cubic feet of capacity of the Kenmore 7200 French door bottom-freezer refrigerator includes features to help you make the best use of the refrigerator's space, such as gallon-container bins in the door
- The internal water dispenser delivers fresh-tasting water while leaving the exterior doors sleek and clean
- The icemaker's Quick Ice feature produces ice faster, so you have enough ice on hand when entertaining
- A temperature-controlled, full-width pantry drawer can store wide items like large deli trays and casseroles
- Clear, adjustable door bins free up interior shelf space and can accommodate gallon jugs
- The pull-out freezer drawer glides easily to provide quick access to frozen foods
- Large freezer storage baskets help keep frozen food organized
- Spill-proof glass shelves help confine spilled liquids to a single shelf
- This ENERGY STAR® qualified Kenmore French door refrigerator uses up to 20% less energy than refrigerators without the ENERGY STAR® rating
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A user starts a session and is expected to fill and submit a lead generation form. We would really like to know how long this process usually takes (not the entire multichannel / multi device experience in this case but just the in session experience). The experience will be highly affected by previous experience with the site – so using some segments while analysing would come in quite handy.
The idea on how to fetch these values is quite simple. Drop a cookie once a session starts, or in some specific cases when an on site process starts (e.g. checkout) – where the cookie value will be the session / process start time. After the user has completed the process – successfully completed the desired action (we basically mimic Analytics goal behaviour – so it is either a destination or an event based trigger in GTM) we send a User timing hit or an event hit with a time type custom metric.
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4. Google Analytics User timing tag – Template tag – Universal Analytics
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Calculation and variables – as you noticed a different variable is used for the custom metric and user timing value. The reason for this is that user timing hit requires a value in milliseconds and custom metrics in seconds. The calculation is pretty simple. You need 2 variables:
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Arrowhead Research, Focus on RNAi Therapeutics
14 comments:
Thanks for the post.
Would value your thoughts (technical and investment) in a post dedicated to the latest IP deal between TKMR and MRNA?
- November 29, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Great post. I appreciate your lucid analysis.
I think it's safe to say the great hope for ARWR management is to partner with big biotech/pharma. This could be incredibly difficult since most of their assets are very early stage. I worry that a deal won't come soon enough, and ARWR will have to continue dilutive strategies, destroying shareholder value.
- November 29, 2012 at 7:04 PM
Very good, Thanks Dirk
I also like that ARWR is concentrating on the RNAi assets and I think they do. The CEO told at least twice, that they are aggressivly pushing ARC-520 in to clinic. And also the response from big pharma to partner ARC-520 with good results, even in a early phase 1.
I can not imagine, that ARWR bought Alvos without having talking to possible partners. Why should you buy a library without having a possible market? Personalised medicine is just starting. There are not a lot of targeting company out there. Maybe ARWR is at the forefront of a new great business? Why should they but too much resources in Alvos? It's just a matter of how the licence agreement is done. You just let big pharma pay for the information.
Sorry for my writeing, I am Swiss
- November 29, 2012 at 10:30 PM
I am curios, if ARWR will retweete your comments, like they did in the past....?!
I am curios about there next CC in december...Focus on RNAi...
- November 30, 2012 at 2:30 AM
- Dirk Haussecker said...
Kiesenbiker...this is not a popularity contest. It is about keeping a company on the track to (shareholder) success. I agree with the CEO's vision as it regards the future of the industry, but a small company like Arrowhead cannot play in all of the areas, no matter how exciting. Rather than blessing every word you hear from the company, it is also your responsibility to ask tough questions.
- November 30, 2012 at 3:33 AM
"For various reasons, forcing the Alvos peptides on the DPCs does not make sense for the company- trust me."
Can you clarify why you are pessimistic about actively targeting DPCs with peptides?
- November 30, 2012 at 4:49 AM
- Dirk Haussecker said...
To give you just one technical reason: the peptides were selected as part of another large particle that would not be expected to extravasate in most tissues. So they are probably selecting targets on the endothelial cells of the vasculature only.
- November 30, 2012 at 8:39 AM
Dirk, I think your survey needs another choice:
Yes, DPC's are definitely worth the investment, but caution is required until mgmt wakes up to focus on the true value in their hand.
- November 30, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Dirk , my guess is 3 years on ddRNA will exceed SI RNA in the clinic , the technology is used dozens of times every day , Benitecs reliance on univsity labs makes sense given the diverse programs , yes it probably should have retained reagent manufacture but it did not ( very stupid in hindsight , but Hep C is ready for triad. Is HIV , plus gradalis has several trials ongoing
- December 3, 2012 at 9:25 AM
What about $ARWR's adipotide (aka prohibitin)? A lot of hype around the non-human primate data - wouldn't a highly efficacious, safe obesity product (albeit in Phase I studies) justify a >$25M valuation on its own?
- December 4, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- Dirk Haussecker said...
If it has blockbuster potential as an anti-obesity drug, why run a cancer study? Run down the patent clock?
- December 4, 2012 at 1:44 PM
I assumed it was because they didn't have the cash to run their own study, so they needed MD Anderson to fund it. Plus it's first-in-man so IDMC approval would be easier for a population that's already in bad shape.
What are your thoughts on the value of adipotide?
My question is why a 40-patient study where each patients gets 1 month of treatment and up to 1 year of follow-up is expected to take 4 years to complete. (ClinicalTrials.gov primary completion date May 2016)
- December 5, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Sorry, I meant IRB, not IDMC.
- December 5, 2012 at 7:41 AM
- Dirk Haussecker said...
In general, I'm not too worried about late study completion dates. Could be due to follow-up, long after the important data has been presented. Having said that, I would hope that by the time the adipotide data is presented, DPC has become the focus of attention, and adipotide, like CALAA-01, will have been all but forgotten.
- December 5, 2012 at 10:39 AM
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At his Monday afternoon press conference, Sooners coach Bob Stoops was asked about the importance of getting off to a quick start when you're making drastic changes to the offense like what OU did Saturday.
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Course Title: Gather data to identify business requirements
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: COSC6108C
Course Title: Gather data to identify business requirements
School: 650T Vocational Business Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5300 - Diploma of Information Technology
Course Contact : Chandra Nannegari
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1657
Course Contact Email:email@example.com
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Paul Lewis +61 3 9925 1615 firstname.lastname@example.com
Nominal Hours: 30
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to identify, analyse and document business requirements. Students will work in teams to design a small business database, and then test their design in a modern database management system (DBMS).
This unit is delivered using a blend of classroom based and self-paced learning activities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title:
ICAICT509A Gather data to identify business requirements
1. Identify key information sources
Performance Criteria:
1.1 Identify information repositories across the business
2. Gather data
Performance Criteria:
2.1 Use a wide range of information-gathering techniques
3. Prepare data analysis for review
Performance Criteria:
3.1 Analyse group and individual responses to clearly define business priorities
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative classroom based activities.
Learning activities will include laboratory-based sessions on a variety of topics as shown in the weekly breakdown. Learning activities will generally consist of practical computer exercises based on teacher handouts. Students should attend all sessions.
Students will also be expected to undertake work on a small database project and other activities for homework.
The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice your skills in a simulated/real workplace environment.
We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
The Teaching Schedule for this course is as follows:
Please note that this course, ICAICT509A - Gather data to identify business requirements, is co-delivered and co-assessed holistically along with ICADBS502A - Design a database.
Induction Session
Prior to training commencement a program level induction session will be conducted that comprises the following:
- Program overview and requirements
- MyRMIT/Blackboard
- Overview of assessment requirements
- Pre-Training Review including:
- Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfers
- Assessment of current skills and knowledge
- Competency/Grading Criteria
- Plagiarism
- Appeals
- Extensions
- Feedback
- Privacy
- Submission requirements
- Resubmission policy
- Where to get support
- Student responsibilities
The nominal hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete the course. This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
|Week Commencing
|Competencies Delivered
|9th Feb 2015
Introduction to the course including:
|16th Feb 2015
|Key sources of data. Business rules. Basic ERDs. 1:M relationships & foreign keys
|Project Specs issued
Project Teams selected
|23rd Feb 2015
|Business documents & business rules. More on ERDs: M:N relationships & bridging tables
|2nd Mar 2015
|Gathering data. Referential integrity. Building up complex ERDs
|ASSESSMENT 1 - Project Proposal due
|9th Mar 2015
(Labour Day PH
Mon 9th Mar)
Developing questions. Conceptual, logical & physical models. Forms & sub-forms
|16th Mar 2015
Analysing data. Data types. Redundancy, dependencies & normalisation
|ASSESSMENT 1 - Project Stage 1 due
|23rd Mar 2015
DB requirements. More on normalisation. Database design improvements.
|30th Mar 2015
(3 days)
Groupable data, data integrity & data validation. Forms & reports
ASSESSMENT 1 - Project Stage 2 due
|MID-SEMESTER BREAK (Thu 2nd Apr to Wed 8th Apr 2015 inclusive)
Thur 9th Apr 2015
Groupable data, data integrity & data validation. Forms & reports
ASSESSMENT 1 - Project Stage 2 due
|13th Apr 2015
Review of validation. SQL Server tables, logins & DB roles.
|20th Apr 2015
Review of forms & reports. Reports with grouping.
|ASSESSMENT 1 - Project Stage 3 due
|27th Apr 2015
Data dictionaries. Security permissions.
|4th May 2015
Database backup & recovery procedures.
|ASSESSMENT 1 - Project Stage 4 & Documentation due
|11th May 2015
| Class work on project & documentation.
Revision for Skills Review
|18th May 2015
Skills Review conducted
|ASSESSMENT 2 - Skills Review
|25th May 2015
Project submission & demonstrations
|ASSESSMENT 1 - Final Project & Documentation due (first class)
|1st Jun 2015
Re-submission of work if required.
You will receive feedback two weeks from the due date of each task. If required, resubmissions are due by the end of the following week.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Stephens, R (2009), Beginning Database Design Solutions, Wiley, Print ISBN: 978-0-470-38549-4
Pratt, P & Last, Z (2014), Concepts of Database Management, 8th edn, Cengage Learning,
Other Resources
Students may also refer to various Websites as indicated their teacher.
Overview of Assessment
Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency to be deemed competent.
A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge, for example:
- direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
- review of authenticated documents from the workplace or training environment
- demonstration of techniques
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Assessment Tasks
Please note that this course, ICAICT509A - Gather data to identify business requirements, is co-delivered and co-assessed holistically along with ICADBS502A - Design a database.
Critical aspects of assessment
Evidence of the ability to:
• document business requirements based on business strategy and current and future directions
• facilitate client stakeholders to reach a consensus position
• design a well-structured database that represents the client's business reality and provides the user with a productive business tool
You are required to complete 2 assessment. You must successfully complete all sections of each assessment task to be deemed competent in this unit.
NOTE: Details about specific tasks and assessment criteria will be included in the Cover Sheet(s) for each task.
ASSESSMENT 1 - Database Project (Due Dates: Refer to Teaching Schedule)
For this assessment task you will be asked to plan and develop a small business database for an on-line business from scratch in consultation with key stakeholders. You will first need to identify information sources, gather data and confirm key client database requirements. You will work in a team to manage this project efficiently.
In order to be deemed competent in this task you will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in a variety of areas including the following key areas:
• Skills in gathering and analysing data to determine requirements
• Ability to produce ERDs for a wide variety of scenarios
• Ability to create Access data structures to test your designs
• Ability to normalise your tables to store data effectively
• Ability to create objects such as forms and reports
• Documentation of security and recovery procedures
Work for each stage of the project (outlined below) should be submitted on the due date, as per the Teaching Schedule. You will be expected to submit and retain soft copies of any documents required. In some cases printouts may be required.
Project Proposal (Team - DueWeek 4): Initial draft of proposal outlining details elicited by questioning client:
• Area of business operations, as well as purpose & scope of database project
• Key business processes such sales, ordering & stock control
• Technical constraints including hardware &software e.g. DBMS
• Any key business rules & particular design requirements
• Any issues requiring further clarification from key stakeholders (further questions)
• Outline of deliverables & timeline for project stages, including simple Gantt chart
• Team member responsibilities & communication plan
• Sample business documents e.g. forms & reports from current system
Project Stage 1 (Individual - Due Week 6):
• First draft of ERD (with cardinalities) created in Visio with Access Relationships
Project Stage 2 (Individual - Due Week 8):
• Updated ERD & Access Relationships (for client confirmation after normalisation)
• Some sample data inserted into tables in Access
Project Stage 3 (Team - Due Week 10):
• ERD and Relationships for whole group (final conceptual & logical models)
Project Stage 4 & Documentation (Team - Due Week 12):
• Data dictionary & business rules finalised (physical model)
• Data structures implemented e.g. keys, constraints, indexes & validation rules
• Sample data entry completed (all tables)
Final Project & Documentation (Team - Due Week 15):
• Final version of database, including queries, forms and reports
• Final project documentation including access, security, backup & recovery procedures
Students will receive feedback or confirmation at each stage in relation to client requirements. In many cases changes or modifications will be required. It is therefore vital that any design documentation and other work required for each stage be submitted in a timely manner.
Late submissions of work required for any stage of this project will be eligible for grading at CAG (Competency Achieved) level only
General Points
• All documents are to be presented in portfolio form ie. a folder of documents submitted on Blackboard
• Each document should include a header (eg. with the name of the document and team members' names) and a footer (eg. with the date and page number).
• All team members must sign the assessment cover sheet(s).
• Soft copies are to be retained by all team members as backups. Google Docs is preferred.
• RMIT academic discipline procedures will apply in cases of plagiarism. Students should use Turnitin to avoid plagiarism.
ASSESSMENT 2 – Skills Review (Conducted in Week 14)
For this assessment task you will be asked to analyse data models and design data structures, forms and reports for some simple scenarios. You will be able to review and verify your designs on your computer with reference to Web and other resources, including DBMS software.
You will also be questioned on the information sources (e.g. key documents & questions) as well as techniques used in gathering data, such as reviewing reports. You will also need to be able to analyse simple data to in order to confirm database requirements.
Some knowledge of security and data recovery concepts and procedures will also be required.
To be deemed competent in this task you will be expected to demonstrate your knowledge of the skills and concepts covered in all sections of the course.
Assessment Matrix
The Assessment Matrix that maps all assessments to the critical aspects of evidence, skills, knowledge and elements is available from the teacher.
Other Information
Submission Requirements
Assessment tasks need to be submitted via the Learning Hub (Blackboard).
You should:
- Ensure that you submit assessments on or before the due date.
- Always retain a copy of your assessment tasks (hard copy and soft copy).
- When you submit work for assessment at RMIT University you need to use a cover sheet that includes a declaration and statement of authorship. You must complete, sign and submit a cover sheet with all work you submit for assessment, whether individual or group work. On the cover sheet you declare that the work you are presenting for assessment is your own work. An assignment cover sheet for submission of work for assessment is available on Blackboard.
- Each page of your assessment should include footer with your name, student number, the title of the assessment, unit code and title and page numbers. For example, Julie Macpherson, 324567, Task 2, OHS2345C Ensure safe workplace, Page 1 of 10.
Late Submission Procedures
You are required to submit assessment items and/or ensure performance based assessment is completed by the due dates.
If you are prevented from submitting an assessment item on time, by circumstances outside your control, you may apply in advance to your teacher for an extension to the due date of up to seven calendar days.
More information: http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension
Form to use: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/seca86tti4g4z.pdf
Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for special consideration. Applications for special consideration must be submitted no later than two working days after the assessment task deadline or scheduled examination.
More Information: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=g43abm17hc9w
Form to use: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/8a5dgcaqvaes1.pdf
Resubmissions (VET Programs)
If you are found to be unsuccessful in a Course Assessment Task you will be allowed one resubmission only. Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission. The highest grade you will receive if your resubmission is successful is "CAG".
If you are still not meeting the assessment requirements you must apply to your Program Manager in writing outlining the steps you will take to demonstrate competence in your course. Your submission will be considered by the Program Team and you will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible.
Adjustments to Assessment
In certain circumstances students may be eligible for an assessment adjustment. For more information about the circumstances under which the assessment arrangements might be granted please access the following Website:
More Information: http://rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=7usdbki1fjf31
Marking Guide (Competency)
You must demonstrate that you have all the required skills/knowledge/elements in the unit of competency you are studying.
You will receive feedback on each assessment task that will inform you about your progress and how well you are performing.
Marking Guide (Grading)
After achieving competency we then grade your performance in the unit and you will achieve one of the following grades:
Final Grades Table:
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
Further information regarding the application of the grading criteria will be provided by your teacher.
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or collapse General Controls and take another look at the Size
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changes because it's more fun.)
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settings were, just use the Restore Default Variant command in the Brush
Selector Bar popup menu. Close or collapse the Size Controls and expand
Spacing and Angle.
Spacing refers to the space between dabs.
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maximum 360 degrees. This makes it possible to paint a circle and have
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Restore the default variant again and open one
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|Benda-Beckmann, A.M. von, G. Aarts, H.O. Sertlek, K. Lucke, W.C. Verboom, R.A. Kastelein, D.R. Ketten, R. Bemmelen, F.P.A. Lam, J. Kirkwood, & M.A. Ainslie
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|Assessing the Impact of Underwater Clearance of Unexploded Ordnance on Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Southern North Sea
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|(UXO) are still present in the North Sea. UXO are frequently accidentally encountered by fishermen and dredging vessels. Out of concern for human safety and to avoid damage to equipment and infrastructure from uncontrolled explosions, most reported UXO found in the Dutch Continental Shelf (DCS) are detonated in a controlled way. These underwater detonations produce high amplitude shock waves that may adversely affect marine mammals. The most abundant marine mammal in the DCS is the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a species demonstrated to be highly sensitive to sound. Therefore, an assessment of potential impacts of underwater explosions on harbour porpoises was undertaken. Information regarding UXO cleared in the DCS provided by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence was used in a propagation model to produce sound exposure maps. These were combined with estimates of exposure levels predicted to cause hearing loss in harbour porpoises and survey-based models of harbour porpoise seasonal distribution on the DCS. It was estimated that in a 1-y period, the 88 explosions that occurred in the DCS very likely caused 1,280, and possibly up to 5,450, permanent hearing loss events (i.e., instances of a sufficient sound exposure to cause permanent hearing loss). This study is the first to address the impacts of underwater explosions on the population scale of a marine mammal species. The methodology is applicable to other studies on the effects of underwater explosions on the marine environment.
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