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Eager to prove that it's capable of building more than just championship-winning off-road motorcycles, Austrian brand KTM is taking Superbike racing seriously. After having success in the German Championship it is pushing more aggressively in America with its 2012 KTM RC8R.
Of all the motorcycles in this test the RC8R is the most unique. Slip into the seat and the ergonomics are more casual and relaxed then the other Japanese and Euro machines. The bars are taller than average, the seat low and the fuel tank is carved perfectly—locking the rider's lower body to the motorcycle. Another nice touch is that the clip-ons, foot controls and even the seat height can be adjusted according to rider preference.
"It's obvious engineers spent some time thinking about where and how the controls should be positioned," shares Hutchison. "And it shows, as the KTM offers a reasonable degree of comfort without compromising rider stance. This is the bike I can ride all-day with no discomfort."
"It took me some time to get comfortable with the KTM," reveals Chamberlain. "But once I did, I loved riding it. The ergonomics were pretty relaxed with the rider sitting down in the bike a little more so than the others. The handlebars were taller too."
(Above) The KTM RC8R is one of the sharpest steering bikes in this test. (Center) The RC8R offers a racier feel mid-corner than some of the other bikes. (Bottom) The ergonomics on the KTM are so unconventional it takes some time to get use to how it feels. Once acclimated however it was universally loved in that category.
When rolled on the scales, the orange entry proves one of the lighter bikes in this test. With its 4.35-gallon fuel tank filled to the brim it weighs 440 pounds. While it's one of the lighter bikes in the class, it's still 17 pounds heavier than its nemesis and class-leading Ducati. Out on track the difference doesn't feel as substantial since it carries its weight so well in motion.
Navigating Thunderhill's left-right-left (Turns 11/12/13) proved rather easy at the controls of the RC8R. Here it displayed the third-highest flick rate of 43.9 degree/second, slotting it just behind the class-leading Suzuki and Aprilia. Numbers aside it also ranked up there in the Turn-In category achieving the third highest score in that category as well.
"The bike turns on a dime—the way the center of gravity is on the thing you can just flick it from left-to-right-to-left and it gets it done," describes Neuer of the KTM's handling prowess. "Chassis-wise it's a great motorcycle with a lot of potential."
Once leaned over the KTM exhibits rock solid stability on the side of the tire. Some of the credit goes to a fabulous suspension set-up with both the fork and shock functioning harmoniously, allowing testers to more accurately flirt with the adhesion limits of the Pirelli tires.
"The KTM had some of the best stock suspension out there," says Garcia. "The bike felt like it was glued to the ground. I was also surprised by just how well the rear end hooked up, it was almost like a 600 Supersport—that is how early you could get on the throttle without upsetting the chassis."
Although corner speed at the apex of Turn 2 was the lowest of the group (66.7 mph), it was quickest where it really counted at Turn 8—a fast left hander taken in third or fourth gear. In the final measuring point (Turn 15) it was only 0.9 mph off the speedy green machine. When averaged it was credited with the second-highest score in that category. It also registered the second-highest lean angle through The Cyclone (Turn 5) which demonstrates how much confidence our riders had in its chassis.
"It felt similar to the Aprilia. It was really planted," says Montano. "It gave you that rigid
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race bike type of feel mid-corner where it was just locked in the corner. It was really precise and had a lot of feel. I thought it worked good."
While the KTM exceled in the handling department, it came up a little short under the hood even with the stimulated powerband generated by the kit Akrapovic pipe. Bottom-end performance is impressive for sure, and between 5000 and 8000 rpm the orange bike rules—pumping out in excess of 75 lb-ft of rear wheel twisting force. Peak torque arrives at 7100 revs with 88.1 lb-ft giving it title in that category. This helps the KTM accelerate off corners hard with more voracity then some of the other bikes, at first. Problem is, with a rev range of only 10,200 rpm, paired with a relatively slow shifting transmission (the KTM didn't benefit from the simplicity of a lighting quick electronic quickshifter—it's also missing a true mechanical slipper clutch, hence the low score in the Drivetrain category), and the second-least top-end horsepower (158.04 horsepower at 10,200 rpm) made it lag behind in straight-line acceleration.
"The engine signs off early and doesn't have a whole lot of top-end power," says Earnest. "It's got a lot of grunt off corners and it hooks up great but the powerband is a little too narrow and you're always shifting the thing. It vibrates quite a bit too—not as much as the MV though."
(Top) The KTM RC8R offers racebike-like levels of feel and rigidity when cranked over in the corner. (Center) At 440 pounds, the RC8R is one of the lighter bikes in the class. (Bottom) Handing-wise the KTM impressed. If it could spin another 1500 rpm and make use of a Dynojet or Bazzaz-style quickshifter—it could have surprised some of the Japanese brands.
"It lacks horsepower big time," Siglin concurs. "If the motor could spin another 1500 rpm and had a fast, Dynojet-style quickshifter it would help the KTM tremendously."
Looking at the acceleration data shows the Austrian V-Twin machine holds its own off corners. Out of Turn 6 we measured 0.81g and another pleasing g number (0.74g) out of the final corner (Turn 15) which ranked it mid-pack. Yet, top speeds at the end of the two straightaways were at, or, near the back of the field – 158.4 mph down the front straight (1.1 mph down on the Ducati) and 140.2 mph on the back straight (4.2 mph down on the Duc).
Similar to the other Euro bikes the KTM is equipped with stout Brembo monobloc braking components. No doubt the brakes have plenty of power, they are also 100% fade-free, but they just didn't deliver as much feel at the lever as some of the other set-ups which attributed to the low score in the subjective Brakes category. We were also a bit surprised to find that the RC8R brakes registered the lowest braking g forces into Turn 10 (-1.07g) and third-lowest at the entry point for Turn 14. Perhaps this could be attributed to the KTM carrying a slightly lower top speed so the brakes didn't need to be hammered quite as hard.
Even with its well-sorted chassis the KTM didn't set the world on fire in Superpole with both riders setting times that were toward the back of the field. Upon averaging both riders' times Austria's entry was the third-slowest machine, just ahead of the Yamaha and MV. High scores in a number of the handling scoring categories boosted the orange machine on the scorecard. However its engine performance held it back which played the biggest factor in its sixth-place result.
- Impressive bottom-end and mid-range power
- Highly maneuverable
- Excellent, fully-adjustable ergonomics
- Short powerband
- Needs more revs and/or top-end power
- No quickshifter
2012 Superbike Smackdown IX Track
2012 MV Agusta F4R Track Comparison
2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 Track Comparison
2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Track Comparison
2012 KTM RC8R Track Comparison
2012 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC Track Comparison
2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Track Comparison
2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Track Comparison
2012 BMW S1000RR Track Comparison
2012 Honda CBR1000RR Track Comparison
2012 Superbike Smackdown IX Track Conclusion


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Passive design approaches blur the distinction between fabric and services. The fabric becomes part of the services, and vice versa. So while cibse's publications are directed first to services engineers, over recent years they have become increasingly relevant to architects - particularly because the riba does nothing similar for its members. The five cibse publications reviewed here exemplify this.
Architects would expect to use the first two publications as working documents. The first, on lighting for communal residential buildings, is a thorough round-up of the state of the art. The second, on non-domestic natural ventilation, covers the range of recent developments. The other three publications are more specialist, but still informative.
Communal lighting
Lighting for Communal Residential Buildings1 is a straightforward, workmanlike guide to lighting buildings for the elderly, for students and the like. It is very much concerned with the quality as well as the quantity of lighting, whether trying to reduce the institutional feel of lit spaces, addressing privacy or arguing for curtains rather than blinds as more congenial.
It covers site planning, windows and natural lighting, exterior and interior artificial lighting. This includes corridors, stairs, kitchens and bathrooms as well as principal spaces. The chapter on colour and decoration is useful, though the level of concepts is sometimes a bit basic for architects. There are notes on lighting particular buildings, for example for the elderly, school dormitories and secure accommodation. The guide finishes with energy management, emergency lighting and a round-up of legislation and standards.
Ventilating non-domestic buildings
Mentioned when it came out last year, it is worth spelling out the content of this manual. Natural Ventilation of Non-Domestic Buildings 2 is the best overview so far of developments in natural ventilation. Recent examples cited throughout the text and informative illustrations enhance the sense of a synthesis of projects in progress.
The manual begins with the paramaters, from basics such as overheating to more subtle ideas such as adaptive opportunities - designing in opportunities for occupants to change the building which do have a significant effect on the acceptability of environmental conditions. Basics established, it goes on to selection of a ventilation strategy. It covers planning flow paths through the building, offers rules of thumb on room dimensioning and explains wind and stack performance, use of atria, double facades and mixed-mode approaches (combined natural and mechanical systems). Then, in more detail, it looks at windows as ventilation openings, inhibitors of air flow like partitions, control and the integration of other design factors such as lighting, fire and heat-gain control.
The chapter on design calculations can be skimmed to get a sense of what can be calculated. The manual finishes with case studies of buildings such as the University of East Anglia (ecd/Arup) and Inland Revenue, Nottingham (Hopkins/Arup). The descriptions are informative but performance data are lacking. The most recent references to the aj and others are from 1995, suggesting a book long in the making. This is disappointing, but at least the descriptions are clear on the design intentions.
Energy modelling
Hot off the press is Building Energy and Environmental Modelling3. Mainly for committed building modellers, it concentrates on dynamic rather than steady-state computer modelling, focused on the indoor environment. It covers what modelling can currently achieve as part of design, the criteria for selecting software and its generic capability, the management issues of setting up an in-house modelling capability, and general guidance on application. That is, on turning a design question into a problem that can be modelled. Case studies illustrate this design process in action.
Chilled ceilings
Chilled Ceilings and Beams4, and the next document, are photocopy-quality research reports on the state of their respective arts. This one is mainly about the risk of 'office rain', the concern that condensation might occur on chilled beams and ceiling panels, forming water droplets that rain down on office occupants. Generally the conclusion is that the risk has been overstated. Even when calculation suggests some risk of condensation, other factors may come to the rescue.
However, condensation is reasonably predictable. Where there is a risk, either dehumidification can be introduced, or the chilled surface temperature can be increased, though this inevitably reduces cooling capacity. For example, in summer 'chilled' water temperatures of 18degreesC rather than 14- 15degreesC can be effective. The report emphasises the need for good sensors and for good commissioning and facilities management, otherwise energy use may run out of control.
Thermal storage
Thermal Storage: Environmental Benefits5 focuses on the co2-saving potential of a wide range of thermal storage options - the building fabric, ice, rocks and more. It is early days for most of this technology in terms of there being clear performance data and readily available design methods. The report itself is episodic, working through many examples, which are presented mainly in terms of the available performance data. Based on this evidence, what does emerge is an overview of the current viability of thermal storage technologies.
Building fabric storage - Useful for dissipating heat gains in summer and for heat recovery in winter. Most of the data for fabric storage with night cooling apply only to offices. There, the approach has been used successfully to avoid air conditioning, and significant amounts of co2 have been saved. Though design methods are not fully established, the normal area of exposed mass, such as a floor soffit, is usually enough. A simple exposed soffit can deal with heat gains of the order of 20W/m2. With night cooling the capacity can rise to around 60W/m2.
Natural ventilation will generally be effective if up to four air changes/hour can be achieved reliably. Otherwise mechanical night ventilation is likely to be more effective. However, where mechanical ventilation is used, control is essential to avoid the risk of large energy use for fans.
It has to be accepted that the internal environment will be less well- controlled than in a well-working air-conditioned building.
Since during night cooling a considerable quantity of relatively low- temperature external air is driven across the soffit within the working space, this may have to be curtailed if working hours are extended into the night.
Where a building is only used intermittently, say for three or four hours a day, a lightweight building will usually require less heating energy than a thermally heavyweight one.
Hollow-core systems - The best known system is Termodeck, well-established particularly in Scandinavia, and with a few examples in other countries such as the uk. Air is mechanically driven through the voids in hollow- core concrete floor planks, with the soffit left exposed to the space below. This achieves significantly greater cooling or heating capacity and greater environmental control than the systems noted above. Unlike with air-conditioning, window opening should not be a problem. And 24- hour working can be accommodated. The extra co2 cost comes from energy for fans. Some early uk examples were saving little energy when first installed, but subsequent attention to commissioning and building management has brought down performance to at or below target energy consumptions, saving considerable co2 compared with air conditioning.
Bunding (part-burying) buildings - Bunded buildings can offer temperature stability through contact with the earth and the potential to cool ventilation air by drawing it through tubes buried in the ground. However, the capital costs and the difficulties of planning permissions make this approach of little general relevance.
Air-earth systems - A variant on the above; a normal building but with the tubes in the ground to cool ventilation air in summer, or to partly pre-warm it in winter. Only a few experiments have been done, for houses, saving around 10 per cent of total energy consumption. Capital costs and fan energy use are disadvantages, as is the need to keep air paths clean.
Water-earth systems - Contamination risk can be avoided if water is circulated through the earth and the heat input or output to the building via a heat pump (for summer cooling or winter heating). It is early days for these systems. The long-term effects on soil temperature, and thus the earth's capacity compared with the building's footprint, are unclear. Groundwater movement will help locally in evening out temperature differentials in the ground, but this may not work well in dry summer conditions. Overall the report feels this is an approach well worth pursuing
Packed beds - Beds such as rock stores can act as heat sinks and sources. They can save on space heating. But cost, space requirements and fan energy are disadvantages.
Phase-change materials - These exploit the heat storage capacity of phase change, normally between liquid and solid, typically at around 25degreesC. This provides a much greater density of thermal storage than simple (sensible) heating or cooling, as in packed beds. Phase change materials may be in dedicated stores or encapsulated in building materials. Work is still at the research stage.
Off-peak heat stores - Storage radiators save money through tariffs but not co2.
Solar energy stores - Solar panels on roofs connected to hot-water systems are still not cost-effective. For space heating, the problem is that they work best in summer when you need them least, and vice versa. This has been addressed by a number of continental housing schemes, using seasonal rather than daily heat storage. The costs of such heat stores are high and have worked better when provided centrally for a group of houses. Monitored schemes have provided 40-100 per cent of district heating requirements. As the systems use solar energy, their potential to save co2 is very great. But fuel costs will have to rise greatly before they are cost-effective.
Ice storage - Some commercial systems use energy to create ice for later cooling (exploiting sensible and latent heat storage). These can make sense in engineering terms but do not save co2 emissions.
Hydrogen-based thermal storage - One approach to using hydrogen is to begin by storing electricity generated by photovoltaics. Some electricity is used for electrolysis of water, creating hydrogen and oxygen as required.
The battery, or using stored hydrogen in a fuel cell to create electricity, could be used to power lights and appliances. Hydrogen could be used directly in heating and cooling and for powering vehicles.
Again, this is attractive because it begins with a renewable energy source and also uses a not-very-scarce main resource, water. Today the combined system efficiency of the photovoltaics and the water conversion and storage is about 7 per cent. The technology is in the research phase. There are also safety concerns (remember the Hindenberg airship). Even so, the report sees medium-term promise for group and district schemes.
All publications available from cibse Publications Sales, 0181 675 5211.
1 Lighting for Communal Residential Buildings. Lighting Guide LG9: 1997. 55pp. £35.
2 Natural Ventilation in Non-domestic Buildings. Applications Manual AM10:1977. 102pp. £45.
3 Building Energy and Environmental Modelling. Applications Manual AM11:1988. 96pp. £48.
4 Chilled Ceilings and Beams. cibse Research Report RR5. 128pp. £31.
5 Thermal Storage: Environmental Benefits. cibse Research Report RR6. 150pp. £34.
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It's been a while since that leaked 4.3 rom for Nexus 4 is out in the wild. There are many guides out there which takes you through the steps for installing the rom on your device. I personally followed this guide to install it on mine. Since the download link mentioned in this post seems very slow, I resorted to Google to find if any other mirror is available to serve the rom. I strongly suggest downloading from this link instead, it's fast and doesn't seem to be overloaded with requests as of now. Also I followed this guide to boot into TWRP recovery instead of flashing it and replacing the stock recovery. Remember that this won't flash your data but you should use the backup options available in recovery before flashing the rom.
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Yes, that's true. You can boot into any recovery of your choice on your Android phone by following this guide. No need to flash and replace the stock bootloader. Though I have tested this method on Nexus devices only but I am pretty sure that it'll work on other phones as well. Custom recoveries give you a lot of options for performing some important tasks, like backup and restore your phone and wiping out caches.
- An unlocked bootloader – It is just a command away on Nexus devices. Google will give you very useful links depending on your device type.
- ADB with Fastboot – Check out this link: http://www.jailbreakeye.com/android/install-adb-fastboot
- A custom recovery image – TWRP or CWM (check the Download recovery or Download touch recovery columns)
- Copy the downloaded recovery image (.img file) to the folder where you have placed your ADB and Fastboot.
- Launch terminal (or command prompt on Windows).
- Navigate to the directory where you have placed the ADB, Fastboot and .img file together.
- Shut down your phone and reboot into boot loader. For nexus devices, simply hold volume down + power to start up the phone.
- Connect your phone to your computer.
- On terminal (or command prompt) window, write fastboot boot <img file name>, e.g. fastboot boot twrp.img.
- Your phone will restart and will boot into the recovery mode.
That's it. As simple as it can get!
While watching some videos on youtube, I noticed a change! Yes, after Android Market following the Microsoft's Metro UI, it's now our favorite Youtube that's following up on the tile based UI that MS introduced with their WP7 release. Now that we'll going to see Metro UI in Windows 8 (Tablets and PCs) and in Xbox 360, I expect that others will follow the same trend soon.
Heads up to Microsoft for the introducing a simplistic, fast and neat UI for modern devices.
Text is one of the most important part of any application or game regardless of the platform it is running on. Without good fonts your overall design doesn't finish up looking neat.
I was recently making and designing a small fun app for Android (find it here) and I opted to use paper/pencil sort of design for it. I happily designed some backgrounds with paper textures (in GIMP) but eventually I faced a bad situation since Android doesn't have a font (natively available) that gives a sketchy/handwriting type of look to the text. Without the fonts I liked the app to have, the overall feel of the application would be ruined. I was using libgdx for the main part but one of the screens was build with Android views and layouts. Libgdx does support custom fonts and integrating it was smooth. The problem aroused when I tried to use the same font for the views I was using in the other activity. After a lot of experimenting and surfing on the internet, I got it to work!
So, here's what you need to do in order to use custom fonts in your apps. Before beginning, let me make this clear that font files are incorporated in your app's apk. This means that the more larger the font file (.ttf) is the larger your apk will become.
- First step – Choose a font! Remember, the font should not be large enough that results in drastically increasing the apk size.
- Then, you need to copy its TTF file into the assets folder of your app/game. You can directly put it into this folder or you can also keep a separate folder inside the assets for fonts.
- Declare a Typeface instance either globally or inside the function in which you'll assign this to your controls.
- Next, initialize this variable by calling Typeface.createFromAsset function like below:
- I made a fonts folder inside the assets folder and the same was specified in the function argument. I found people using and suggesting createFromFile function instead of createFromAsset but that simply didn't work out for me. So this is what I will recommend to my readers.
- Now that you have the Typeface initialized, you can simply assign it to any view that has something to do with fonts or text (EditText, TextView etc). You need to use setTypeface function of the view in order to assign the typeface to that view.
And that's it! Do get back to me with your queries or if you have other method of achieving this objective in Android apps/games.
Native dialogs in Android are boring! if you are developing an app having some cool and customized theme then doing something about those dull dialogs is a must. They wouldn't just compliment the overall look of your application. I faced this kinda scenario recently and while experimenting and trying different suggestions on forums, I finally got around it and made it to work!
First things first, as far as my experience went, AlertDialog is not going to help you here. It just don't get rid of that black background that is there by default (talking about gingerbread dialogs here). No matter what you do, it'll always show the black background from behind your image (if you have any). Anyways, to create a custom dialog, we need to create a layout first in a separate xml file. Here's an example:
This is just a simple layout having a background image that has irregular borders. Now we just need to write a few lines of code in order to make it work:
Here, we are setting the background color to transparent in order to get rid of the default dialog background color. After that, we just need to assign the layout resource to the dialog and that gets the job done.
Notice the resultDlg.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND); This will remove the dim effect that makes your parent layout a bit darker. You can also set some additional flags like adding a blurred effect to the background/host activity from which this dialog is invoked. To do this, simply use the addFlags function with FLAG_BLUR_BEHIND flag. Here's the exact statement:
This will create a very nice blur effect which I find more neat than the original dim effect. And that ends this post here. Feel free to comment and ask questions, I'll try to answer them as swiftly as I can.
Quite a long title, isn't it?
On-screen keyboard usually takes around half of the screen space while it's shown. Most of the times it hides important controls/views that you want to be shown to the user all the times. Consider a layout having a EditText widget at the top, a list or some other control in the middle and some Buttons right at the bottom. While the user is writing text in the EditText view through on-screen keyboard, the buttons would be hiding behind it. Luckily, Android has an option to handle this scenario automatically without writing much code.
To enable a layout to adjust itself while the keyboard is shown, you need to configure an attribute for its host activity through AndroidManifest.xml file. Here's how to do it:
<activity android:name="TestActivity" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" android:screenOrientation="portrait">
By setting android:windowSoftinputMode of this activity to adjustResize you are telling it to resize itself while the on-screen keyboard is shown. This will let the activity to shorten it's layout in order to show everything that's present over it. For example, if you have some buttons at the bottom of the screen, this setting will show them just above the keyboard helping the user to interact with them without closing the keyboard.
There's one important catch in this however, this configuration DOES NOT work if the application is bound to run in full-screen. This is normally done by setting it's android:theme attribute to @android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.FullScreen in AndroidManifest.xml file.
This is one simple and neat technique to make your layout more flexible and user-friendly.
The wait is finally over, we have just unleashed our new checkers game on Android, GetJar and LGWorld marketplaces. Here's the game's description:
"Here comes the rebirth of one of the most played and entertaining board games on earth; The Checkers!
Play in Single player mode with your phone or in Multiplayer mode with your friends. Track your past performances against your phone and become a Checkers/Draught Master!
Play on Beach, on Leaves, on Paper and with Smileys (all selectable themes, more to come in future versions)
Choose from 4 difficulty levels. From Beginners to Advance level players, this game is for all. Challenge your inner Checkers/Draughts player to beat the phone in the best possible ways!
Intuitive touch controls make it easy to play checkers on your phone, just tap a piece and then tap where you want it to go. If you accidentally hit the wrong spot, the undo buttons let you take back your move and try again."
Checkout the video after the break!
Here are the Android Market Links:
Paid: https://market.android.com/details?id=excelarz.games.checkersRedux.paid
Free: https://market.android.com/details?id=excelarz.games.checkersRedux.Free
The wait is finally over, we have just unleashed our new checkers game on Android, GetJar and LGWorld marketplaces. Here's the game's description:
"Here comes the rebirth of one of the most played and entertaining board games on earth; The Checkers!
Play in Single player mode with your phone or in Multiplayer mode with your friends. Track your past performances against your phone and become a Checkers/Draught Master!
Play on Beach, on Leaves, on Paper and with Smileys (all selectable themes, more to come in future versions)
Choose from 4 difficulty levels. From Beginners to Advance level players, this game is for all. Challenge your inner Checkers/Draughts player to beat the phone in the best possible ways!
Intuitive touch controls make it easy to play checkers on your phone, just tap a piece and then tap where you want it to go. If you accidentally hit the wrong spot, the undo buttons let you take back your move and try again."
Checkout the video after the break!
The soccer edition of Sports Eye has been reviewed recently by Paul Wilks on AndroidTapp.com. Here's some extract from his review:
"Sports Eye – Soccer is a sports news aggregator that specialises on soccer (football in the UK). Users can specify sources, choosing to select players of interest, blogs and news sources. There is also fixture lists, past scores and league tables. The app itself is nicely developed and navigation is effortless and relatively fast."
Hit the link after the break to read the full review:
The review overall has been encouraging and we'll start improving the application to overcome the shortcomings that were mentioned. The next release will include:
More News, Blogs, Scores, Schedules and Ranking Sources
More Players
In-app viewer instead of opening the browser
Users shall be able to suggest a news, blog and other sources (as well as players). They'll be incorporated inside the app in the form of subsequent minor releases.


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Why are you estimating defects?
Regardless of popular sentiment, there is still a large number of organizations that are estimating their work. Lets put the validity of story-point estimating as a necessity aside – accept that, for now, there is some need that is felt to be filled by estimates. If you must estimate, please do not estimate your defects and include those in your velocity calculations.
I whole-heartedly believe that real defects should be corrected and removed as well as practices to reduce the introduction of defects be worked on. Defects do not create a safe environment for your users.
Back to defects - defects are not value creation. If you are going to estimate, I want to use that as a predictive measure of potential to delivery ideas that are there to create value. Additionally, support capacity, meetings, etc are not potential to create value so please do not estimate those. Organizations where I see defect estimating being done focus on the output of their product development – not the outcomes. They want to know people are busy.
What is the worst that would happen if you stop estimating defects? Your velocity will go down? Perfect, perhaps you were going too fast anyway. Senior management will get upset? Perfect, then perhaps there are other systematic items that need to be addressed.
As Jeff Patton (@jeffpatton) and David Hussman (@davidhussman) have said – We want to focus on outcomes, not outputs.


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Tech is no longer just about quirky gizmos for geeks. All kinds of innovative products are making our daily lives more dynamic, convenient and fun. This collection of tech and tech-inspired gifts from the Houzz Shop works for a range of budgets and will make the people on your list light up.…
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In 1965, in the Wind River mountains of Wyoming, legendary mountaineer Paul Petzoldt founded a new school dedicated to the notion that the wilderness classroom could teach leadership. In the fifty years since, the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) has embraced and explored the unknown, leading over a quarter of a million students through transformative educational experiences both vast in scale and deeply personal.
Graduates of NOLS are leaders across society: conservation, exploration, public policy, education, land management, business, and wilderness medicine. And they carry firsthand appreciation for the value of protecting our wild planet for generations to come.
Built by dedicated staff and the legacy of its students, NOLS has diversified and expanded to become a global presence and an industry leader. As the school moves into the future, the name of NOLS will continue to represent, as it always has, leadership, expertise, and the power of the wilderness. It is with one eye on the future that NOLS celebrates its past.
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After the 1Q 2016 disaster, in the last quarter Wesdome Gold delivered much better results. However, the company is still quite far from its "business as usual" performance.
Let me show just one chart:
source: Simple Digressions
The chart shows cash cost of production (direct costs of mining and milling per ounce of gold sold), starting from 1Q 2015. Note that in 2Q 2016 Wesdome was still incurring quite high costs of production to extract its gold. The progress visible in 2015 (costs going down) was stopped this year.
I guess this mess may last. Remember that there is a new CEO, Mr. Middlemiss. Usually, in hard times, when a company has problems and changes in the management board occur, it takes time to make things better.
Let me cite the company (Wesdome's report page 3):
"Mr. Middlemiss has extensive mine management and planning experience. A review of operations, including these recent developments, will refine the existing guidance in Q3 2016"
It looks like the company is preparing Wesdome's investors for a cut in 2016 Outlook. To remind my readers, according to this guidance, the company should deliver 54,000 - 60,000 ounces of gold in 2016. In 1H 2016 it delivered 20,183 ounces so it should have been delivering around 17 thousand ounces per each of remaining quarters of 2016. I doubt it.
On the other hand, Wesdome has just started mining in the totally new zone of Eagle River:
"We have now opened up three parallel zones in the western portion of the Eagle River Mine. Of particular interest currently is a sill drift on the 300 Zone which has encountered 140 m of strong grades and continues west beyond available drilling information"
New zones may bring big surprises so, who knows...
The current state of uncertainty is well evidenced by Wesdome share prices action:
source: www.stockcharts.com
Shortly after hitting its three year high at around C$2.20, the company's shares went quickly down to their strong support at C$1.55.
What is more, the upper panel of the chart shows that this year Wesdome shares were one of the worst performers among gold / silver plays.
I do think that Mr. Market is wrong. In my opinion, Wesdome is a very decent company and its short - term problems create a nice buying opportunity.
On the other hand, keep in mind that Resolute Fund, the unsatisfied company's shareholder, most recently sold a large stake in the company - surely this event increased the selling pressure (by the way, this fund sold its shares at very good prices - near multi - year highs). Now it looks like there is no big selling (low volume) so either Resolute stopped its campaign or it is going to show us another, much better, buying opportunity.
Last but not least - the lower prices of Wesdome 's shares the better buying opportunity for a potential acquirer.


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It isn't fall until you've baked with pumpkin am I right?!?! I love all things pumpkin, but pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are my personal fave! I love both the thick, fluffy pumpkin chocolate chippers as well as the more classic chocolate chip cookie variety- and I have a favorite recipe for each! Today though, I'm gonna share the latter with you! I hope you enjoy these classic pumpkin chocolate chip cookies as much as we do!
If you do manage to save any cookies, you can totally give them away to your friends and neighbors with these cute free printable fall gift tags from this post!
So cute and so easy! Happy fall friends!
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But while I wasn't working on that stuff, I finally started this week with editing and revising Shalan #3, In the Shadow (Available around beginning of October). This process has taught me a few things. Here they are, in no particular order:
I like editing on paper instead of the computer. I've never done that since the olden days when I had no choice but to write and edit on paper. Since I got a word processor program for my sexy new Commodore 64, which came complete with a dot matrix printer and no hard drive, I've done all my editing right on the computer screen. This time, however, I accidentally started doing it on paper. I say accidentally because I never would have done it if I hadn't printed out a copy so my medical consultant, the real Dr. Mathur (that will make sense when you read the book) could make corrections when I butchered the medical scenes. I went through her comments and made corrections and then, before I knew it, I was editing the whole thing on paper. I found myself moving around in the text checking continuity and tweaking the storyline in ways that would be downright difficult to do on the computer. So I think it's paper editing for me from now on.
I've come a long way as a writer. Since I did an edit of HP immediately before ITS, I realize that, while I think the first book was good, I feel like the newest book is exponentially more engaging. Part of that is because I've had three books now to flesh out Harry, Dee, and Otis, making them more three-dimensional as time has gone by, but I think it's also about just honing my voice as a writer. I hope you'll agree.
I tend to be my worst critic. That's not really news, especially to my Pepper Potts, aka Maria Delgado. She and I were texting about the new book and I said something positive about it and, even through text, I could tell she was pleasantly shocked that it wasn't another critical statement about myself.
Speaking of Pepper and Dr. Mathur, this book, more than any other, reminds me that I can't do this alone. Poonam came all the way from Hershey, Pennsylvania to work with me on the medical scenes in this story. Without her, those scenes simply wouldn't have rung true. Maria reads every version of every book and, though she doesn't do a lot of editorial work, she is my own personal cheerleader. Her support is unwavering and it means the world to me.
I can make myself cry. When I wrote the first draft of this book, it was a dark time for me. The story goes into some really tragic and scary places within human nature, But I never cried. This time, though, as I reread after having put the story away for a couple months, one scene in particular brought a tear to my eye. Harry and Dee are just as real to me as if they were flesh and bone real and when a heartbreaking thing happens to them, it breaks my heart too. Yes, I made them up and I could have written them any way I wanted. But most writers will tell you that, no, I really couldn't have. It really doesn't work that way.
And finally, I discovered--okay, I really just confirmed something I already suspected--that I would love to do this stuff full time. It's summer. I could be outside. I could be traveling. I could be making money teaching summer school. What am I doing? I'm going to bed early and getting up every day and either writing, editing, or marketing. And I'm happy as a clam. I really, really hope I don't have to wait another 8 or 9 years to get to do this all the time. But I guess that's up to the book buying public.
So there they are. Six things I learned this week. That's a lot of stuff considering I only started Monday. So what did you learn this week?


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Conveyor is Widely Used in Beneficiation Production Line
Conveyor is in charge of the overall transport between the equipment and materials, which can increase working efficiency and production capacity. Especially in beneficiation production line, the conveyor which continuously makes various beneficiation machines a complete production line is called continuous conveyor. It can be horizontal or sloping according to different mining operations, which is the connection between devices for the entire beneficiation production line. It has a very wide range of applications in ore dressing industry.
Conveyor can be divided into several types: belt conveyor, spiral conveyor, bucket hoist conveyor and chain conveyor, among which the belt conveyor is commonly used. It is used to match different equipment based on different processing needs. Belt conveyor is reliable in sand production line to meet specific requirements of steel or cement plants, for example, products are produced in bags, bulks, powder, lumps and other forms.
Features of belt conveyor:
1.It transports between machines from raw materials to finished ore, and different machines have different belt conveyors in three aspects: belt widths, lengths and angles.
2. When connecting with other equipment, there is a small hopper which served as the feeding device from the bottom onto the top, and the hopper contributes to a better transfer between the materials and devices.


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Some people who use psychedelic drugs such as LSD or magic mushrooms are routinely taking "microdoses" of the drugs, LiveScience reports.
The trend has gained a cult following among a small group of people, who say the tiny doses improve their perception, mood and focus, without the hallucinogenic effects of larger doses.
Martijn Schirp, who writes for HighExistence.com, says small doses are "like the coffee to wake up the mind-body connection. When I notice it is working, depending on the dosage, time seems to be slowing down a bit, everything seems covered with a layer of extra significance."
Matt Johnson, a psychologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, who has studied the behavioral effects of psychedelic drugs, says there is no scientific evidence about the effects of microdosing. He notes that while taking a smaller dose of a psychedelic drug is safer than taking a larger dose, there could be long-term side effects from regularly taking small doses every several days.
Johnson told LiveScience that psychedelic drugs activate a receptor in the brain that fuels the release of serotonin, the "feel-good" brain chemical. He said it is possible people using microdoses of psychedelic drugs are experiencing the placebo effect, in which people taking a dummy pill believe they are taking a real drug, and report perceptible effects.
Johnson noted that because LSD is an illegal drug bought on the black market, there is no way for a person to know exactly what they are getting. In addition, he notes there is substantial variation in how people react to psychedelic drugs.
"Someone might be expecting a kind of sparkly day, just a really productive day at work — and next thing you know, they're grasping hold to their office chair wondering why the world is dissolving," he said.


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See also BD Abraham's Bosom
Put now thine hand into thy bosom, Ex. 4:6.
the lambs … carry them in his bosom, Isa. 40:11.
carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom, Luke 16:22.
Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, John 1:18.
leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, John 13:23.
cause that your bosom shall burn, D&C 9:8.
taken the Zion of Enoch into mine own bosom, D&C 38:4 (Moses 7:31).
Jesus Christ, the Son of thy bosom, D&C 109:4 (76:13, 25, 39; Moses 7:24).


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The RBC North American Value Fund has proven to be a strong performer over the longer term, despite its $2.1 billion large-cap asset base. That's mainly because the team of Stuart Kedwell and Doug Raymond manage the fund using a multi-stage portfolio construction process that incorporates both quantitative screening and fundamental, bottom-up analysis with overall portfolio allocation deriving from the rigorous stock selection process rather than an attempt to predict macroeconomic trends.
The first stage in their process is a series of quantitative screens that weed out the undesirable companies in their selection universe. Then they conduct a fundamental analysis on each of the companies as well as a series of scenario analyses, looking at a wide range of possible outcomes for each stock. Stocks are also evaluated using a 2 Factor Matrix Model that evaluates earnings projections relative to valuation. They are looking for companies that are attractively valued, are fundamentally sound, and offer above-average returns on capital.
The fund can invest up to 49% in non-Canadian stocks, and the managers have been increasing their allocation to U.S. stocks over the past year. At the end of September, 48% was invested in U.S. names compared with 40% in Canadian companies. This country allocation is a by-product of the stock selection process, rather than a macro call.
The fund's cash position, currently at 11%, is determined by two main factors; the availability of quality opportunities and the team's macro call on the markets. As a policy, half of the fund's foreign currency exposure is hedged.
The portfolio tends to be fairly well diversified, holding more than 100 names, with the top 10 making up around 20% of the fund. The managers are active, with high levels of portfolio turnover.
Performance, particularly over the longer term, has been strong, posting a three-year gain of 16.4%, outpacing the S&P/TSX Composite, finishing in the upper half of the category. Shorter-term, however, performance has slid a bit, with a three month gain of 0.66%, trailing its peers. Volatility has trended lower than both the broader market and the Canadian-focused equity category average.
This mutual fund has been a very strong performer that has rewarded investors with above-average returns and below-average volatility for a number of years. In addition to the recent slip in performance, another thing I am watching closely with this fund is its level of assets. A year and a half ago, it had assets of $650 million, yet at the end of September, assets had risen to more than $2.1 billion. With the focus primarily on large-cap names and the ability to invest heavily in the U.S, capacity shouldn't be a problem for some time.
All things considered, I still believe that this is a very solid Canadian equity fund that is expected to deliver above-average returns with below-average risk for some time.
Fund company: RBC Global Asset Management
Fund type: Canadian Focused Equity
Fundata FundGrade® Rating: B
Style: Blend
Risk level: Medium
Load status: Optional
RRSP/RRIF suitability: Excellent
TFSA suitability: Excellent
Manager: Stuart Kedwell since May 2005; Doug Raymond since May 2005
Code: RBF554 (no-load)
Minimum investment: $500
See the Fundata Fund Snapshot for more details.
Dave Paterson, CFA, is the Director of Research, Investment Funds for D.A. Paterson & Associates Inc., a consulting firm specializing in providing research and due diligence on a variety of investment products. He is also the editor and publisher of Dave Paterson's Top Funds Report and Mutual Fund and ETF Update, offering regular commentary and in-depth analysis of Canada's top investment funds. He uses a unique analytical approach to identify funds with strong, risk-adjusted returns, and regularly publishes his insights and analyses in Fund Library.
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Dr. Lonnie Smith
Dr. Lonnie Smith not only stands as the preeminent Hammond B-3 organist in jazz today, but at the age of 73 he's still progressing as an artist, as witnessed by his remarkable new album, appropriately titled Evolution. Teeming with his trademark accent marks, finesse caresses, bright sparks and jagged lines, Evolution finds Smith in the company of his regular band and special guests Robert Glasper on piano and Joe Lovano on saxophones. What's even more notable is that the Doctor has returned to Blue Note Records for the first time in 45 years, bringing him home to the label where he made a name for himself in the late 1960s, first as a sideman with saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and soon after as a leader with his own soul-jazz classics such as Think! and Turning Point.
"It's like those old western movies where the cowboys brand the cattle," the amiable Smith jokes before switching into new similes. "Blue Note has always been in my blood. It's like good wine that has lasted for all these years. When they called me, I was very pleased to be back in their company. After all, Blue Note and jazz is like Motown and soul. Imagine how a label like Blue Note stood the test of time and recorded all these great musicians. For it to still be here and for me to still be here, well, it's an honor."
A master of foot-tapping grooves, sophisticated harmonic voicings and indelible melodicism, Smith is the latest Blue Note legend from yesteryear to rejoin the classic label with vital new music, along with such titans as Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson and Charles Lloyd. Blue Note president Don Was signed Smith and produced Evolution, which is a robust and spirited collection of seven tunes, including fresh takes on Dr. Lonnie's favorite originals and standards as well as brand-new excursions that he had never recorded before. Joining Smith is a top-notch band of musicians including tenor saxophonist/bass clarinetist/flautist John Ellis, trumpeters Maurice Brown and Keyon Harrold, guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg, and the powerhouse double drummer team of Joe Dyson and Johnathan Blake (appearing together on five of the seven numbers).
A native of Detroit where Smith has enjoyed a huge following, Was became reacquainted with his prowess at his appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2013, remarking that he was playing these "incredible, exciting grooves and he was totally rocking the place. He came back for an encore and started slapping his walking stick to create these insane, wah-wah polyrhythms. He was awesome—clearly in peak form and without peer."
After a stint in the George Benson Quartet, Smith released his debut album Finger Lickin' Good for Columbia in 1967 before joining Lou Donaldson's band and making his first Blue Note appearance on the alto saxophonist's hit 1967 album Alligator Boogaloo. Two more Donaldson dates followed (Mr. Shing-A-Ling and Midnight Creeper) before Smith was offered his own Blue Note deal, making his label debut with Think! in 1968. Smith went on to record another four Blue Note albums over the next two years including Turning Point, Move Your Hand, and Drives.
After his first run of Blue Note albums Smith recorded for many labels, most recently his own label Pilgrimage, and his wide-ranging musical tastes have found him covering everyone from John Coltrane to Jimi Hendrix to Beck. Earlier in 2015 when he was touring music from the new album in clubs, The New York Times caught his performance at the Jazz Standard and wrote that Smith "really seems to be up to something bigger than music, and older, and deeper. An hour and a quarter in his presence, and you start thinking about the nature of time, ancestors, the circulatory system. His tunes are relatively simple and his gigs are small-club casual, but they are done with so much care and attention that they seem to slow down the heart rate."
The Doctor, in talking about his unique organ style, says, "It's an extension of my being. It's a part of my lens. It breathes for me; it speaks for me. I feel every bit of the organ. It's like electricity—a fire that goes through my body. You can feel it vibrate. There's nothing like it. It lifts me up, it crawls through the pores of the room."
That was certainly the case when recording Evolution, which leads off with the catchy groove of "Play It Back," a tune that Smith recorded in 1970 for the album Live at Club Mozambique, which Blue Note released later in 1995. Robert Glasper catches the groove on the acoustic piano while the double drums enlarge the beat and drive the tune and the organist zips into funky B-3 licks. "People keep asking me to play this song," he says. "I had never played with Robert before, but it was wonderful. It really fit. We melded together."
The slower, looser grooved "Afrodesia" comes from the 1975 album of the same name. On that session, a young tenor saxophonist named Joe Lovano made his auspicious recording debut. "Joe Lovano is an extraordinary player," Smith says. "He still plays with that same feeling of joy as when he was young. He was already bad as a youngster and knew where he was heading. He did a great job playing a different horn [G Mezzo soprano saxophone], and he brings different colors into the song."
The third tune is the ballad "For Heaven's Sake," which features Lovano on tenor. It opens with Kreisberg's lyrical guitar then blooms with the three horns (Lovano, Ellis and Brown) harmonizing in an emotive vein. "I wrote that beautiful song a long, long, long time ago," says Smith. "It's about people taking me into oblivion. I remember when I was living in Hawaii, and I played this on a tape but never recorded it."
Other originals showing up for the first time on a recording is the funky blues "Talk About This," featuring ecstatic trumpeting from Brown and a band chant, and the haunting end song "African Suite" with Smith on Korg keyboard. Of the former Smith says that the tune is about "doing all the talking without saying something," while the long-form finale is highlighted by the double drum bash and Ellis's wafting flute melody.
The Doctor also delivers his reinventions of two classic standards, both in a guitar-drum trio setting. Thelonious Monk's treasure "Straight No Chaser" gets taken for an uptempo ride. "It has a different flavor so we wouldn't bore people," he says. "It has to become yours at that moment. It's like moving into a house that someone's been living in, so you bring in your own furniture to make it yours. With Monk, you just hope you don't destroy the beauty of what he was saying. We feel we achieved that."
As for "My Favorite Things," a favorite of Smith's live set, the Doctor cooks up an orchestral swell on the Korg that opens into a bright guitar joyride. "I'm playing life itself," he says. "It's funny. Music is to be played. That means if a song comes up to you, the first thing you do is shake hands and then you feel the vibration of silence. You never know what's going to happen, but it's got to be soulful, which no one can teach you."


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Lawyers acting for FIFA's media rights agency have launched a pre-emptive strike on BoingBoing, one of the most popular blogs in the world.
The legal eagles said they "anticipate the possibility of unauthorized streaming and downloading of FIFA World Cup matches" (on BoingBoing). That's what we call forward-thinking, or, maybe it is simply a good opportunity to bill the client. Lawyer's letters ain't cheap…
The firm in question, London-based Baker & McKenzie LLP, informed BoingBoing that it will be "actively monitoring your website … to identify unlawful activity and will, if necessary, take appropriate action to ensure the protection of Infront's rights of those licenses".
Infront Sports & Media manages the global sales of all broadcast rights for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and is also responsible for the host broadcast.
Last month Infront brokered the deal that allows the BBC to stream World Cup matches live over the internet. We're waiting to see whether the massive demand for these games will break the internet into small pieces.
The move comes a week after O'Reilly set the legal dogs on a not-for-profit for misuse of its Web 2.0 service mark. O'Reilly has been on the receiving end of a blogosphere backlash ever since.


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Arya Akmal - Physics Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-7606 --- Office Room: SC 436G Office Hours
Dr. Arya Akmal obtained a B.S. and an M.S. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, after beginning his career as an engineering student at the Rockville campus. He holds a Ph.D. in computational nuclear physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Akmal has co-authored research articles in a wide range of fields, including atmospheric radiative transfer and remote sensing, physical oceanography, spectroscopy of diffuse media, and thermodynamics of biological macromolecules. He contributed to the development of the Akmal-Pandharipande-Ravenhall (APR) equation of state for dense matter, a commonly used, realistic description of matter under extreme conditions such as that found in the interior of neutron stars.
His research interests involve phase transitions and critical phenomena in "soft" condensed matter. He has most recently studied folding mechanisms of biological macromolecules, and is interested in self-assembling mesoscale structures in aqueous solutions. He has taught at Montgomery College since the spring of 2007.
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Robert Alexander - Computer Science Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5164 --- Office Room: SC 439 Office Hours
Dr. Alexander holds a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, an M.S. in Operations Analysis and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA. He joined Montgomery College in the Fall 2013 and has taught Computer Science I and II, Introduction to Programming, and Discrete Structures.
Dr. Alexander served 23 years as in the U.S. Army as an Armor officer and as an Operations Analyst. He then worked in industry at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Knowledge and Decision Sciences (KADSCI) for 15 years and continues to consult through KADSCI. His projects included development of simulations and frameworks for distributed simulations, analysis of various defense systems using distributed simulation, Social Network Analysis and Crowd-Sourcing as intelligence analysis tools, a National Cancer Institute initiative to integrate BioMedical Informatics systems nation-wide, and development of a Human Resources tool for the IRS to compare workload with available workforce. His research interests include simulation of combat operations, computational geometry, and artificial intelligence. As an adjunct professor he has taught undergraduate Computer Science courses at Park College, MO and graduate Operations Analysis courses at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
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Palma Catravas - Engineering and Physics Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-4120 --- Office Room: SC 436N Office Hours
Dr. Palma Catravas holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.M. in piano performance from the University of Maryland at College Park and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She performed research in the area of radiation-based electron beam diagnostics and plasma based accelerators at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Prior to joining Montgomery College, Dr. Catravas mentored undergraduates as a faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Union College, where she was a finalist for the Stillman Teaching Prize in 2014 and the recipient of the Student-nominated Brate Advising Award in the spring of 2018. Dr. Catravas developed a specialized laboratory at the interface of Electrical Engineering and Music (Phasor Lab) and has received a patent on a spectral analysis technique derived from music visualization.
In addition to traditional EE topics, her teaching interests also include nanoscale microscopy, including scanning electron and atomic force microscopy.
Catalina Cetina - Physics Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5236 --- Office Room: SC 444 Office Hours
Dr. Cetina received her Ph.D. degree in experimental nuclear physics from the George Washington University based on work performed at the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility in Newport News, VA. She studied fission of heavy nuclei induced by photons in the few-GeV energy range.
Dr. Cetina won the National Research Council award for postdoctoral research at the Naval Research Laboratory and worked in applied physics at the lab's multi-purpose 3-MV accelerator facility. She concentrated on accelerator mass spectrometry and specialized in high-precision isotope analysis, but also performed accelerator-based ion-beam implantations and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry.
Dr. Cetina started teaching physics to engineering students in her home country – Romania. She later returned to teaching at the Northern Virginia Community College, where she was also co-advising the undergraduate research activity within the local chapter of the Society of Physics Students. She joined the physics faculty at Montgomery College, Rockville, in fall 2013 and is currently serving as STEM representative on the General education Restructuring Committee.
Alan Cutler - Geology Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5231 --- Office Room: SC 436J Office Hours
Dr. Alan Cutler holds a B.A. in geology from Carleton College, an M.S. in geology from the University of Rochester, and a Ph.D. in geosciences from the University of Arizona. Over his career, he has worked as a scientific researcher, exhibit developer, and science writer at the Smithsonian Institution and has taught at the University of Rochester, University of Chicago, National Louis University, and Northern Virginia Community College. Before joining the department in 2010, Dr. Cutler was a science writer and publications officer at the Carnegie Institution for Science. Dr. Cutler's book, Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers 2003 summer selection and won the National Association of Geoscience Teachers James H. Shea Award in 2008. His writings have appeared in Science magazine, the Washington Post, Geotimes, and numerous other publications.
Dr. Cutler's primary research interests are in paleobiology, paleoecology, the history of geology, and the geology of Montgomery County. He also continues an active interest in science writing.
Don Day - Advisor Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5235 --- Office Room: SC 445 Office Hours: Advising Schedule
Dr. Day holds a B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.S. from University of Maryland, College Park and a Ph.D. from American University. He has been with the department since 1967. Dr. Day has taught all levels of Physics, Physical Science, and Engineering courses over the years. He is currently responsible for much of the engineering advising for our 1200 engineering students. He is the co-creator of the new Engineering Advising website.
Dr. Day created PH110 (Sound & Light in the Arts), ES240 (Engineering Computation), PH161 (Engineering Physics I, Mechanics), PH262 (Engineering Physics II, Electricity and Magnetism), PH263 (Engineering Physics III, Optics and Modern Physics), EE204 (Circuit Theory) and was a co-creator of the college's original course in computer graphics, CG120.
Carrie Fitzgerald - Astronomy Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5415 Office Room: SC 436L Office Hours Home Page: http://mcobservatory.blogspot.com/
Dr. Fitzgerald received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Stetson University. She joined the department during the fall, 2009 semester, after working as a senior scientist at National Security Technologies Remote Sensing Laboratory. Prior to that, she was awarded a National Research Council Associateship with the Space Sciences Division at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).
Currently she is teaching Astronomy (AS101) and is actively engaged in getting the new observatory facility on the roof of the Science Center ready to use for astronomy education, student research, and community outreach. Dr. Fitzgerald organizes the twice monthly observatory public nights and special astronomy events. Additionally, she serves as the faculty advisor for the Astronomy Club (The 2012 "Club of the Year" at Montgomery College).
Craig T. Garrison-Mogren - Engineering and Physics Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5237 --- Office Room: SC 436E Office Hours
Professor Garrison-Mogren holds a B.S. from Clarkson University and a M.S. from Syracuse University. He joined the department in spring 2006 semester. Prior to joining us Professor Garrison-Mogren was Professor and department chair at the Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus where he taught chemistry, engineering, and physics courses.
He was an international service engineer for Westinghouse Power Service Company. His research work at Syracuse was in studying the kinetic properties of molecules in free molecular flow inside capillaries. He designed, organized, and built the graduate and undergraduate mechanical engineering laboratories at Johns Hopkins University. At the Maryland Science Center, he worked with the educational programs and advised on various technical questions in developing the programs.
He has since been a consultant engineer on the mechanical analysis of scaling down of chemical reactions in microplates, lifespan of flexing fiberglass plates, and mechanical properties of elastic membranes. He is currently working on design of residential energy systems (solar photo-voltaic systems, ground loop HVAC, energy efficient residential construction). Professor Mogren is also the faculty advisor for the Montgomery College chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB-USA).
Grigoriy Grinberg - Computer Science Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-7161 --- Office Room: SC 335 Office Hours
Dr. Grinberg holds a B.S, a M.S. and Ph.D. from State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia, in Mechanical Engineering. He joined the department in Fall 2001. Dr. Grinberg has taught all levels of Computer Science and Information Technologies courses. He is one of the organizers of the annual programming competition for high school students that has been offered since 2007.
Dr. Grinberg's research interests are in mobile programming, such as IPhone, IPad, and android programming.
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Wendy He - Engineering Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5229 --- Office Room: Rockville Campus - SC 436H; Germantown Campus - HT 227 Office Hours
Dr. He received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a B.S. degree in applied mechanics from the National University of Defense Technology, China. She joined the department in the Fall 2005 semester. Dr. He worked in the aerospace industry for five years where her duties included mechanical design, thermal stress, and heat transfer analysis of rocket engines. Prior to joining Montgomery College, Dr. He was an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lake Superior State University, where she taught the complete range of general engineering courses and supervised senior research projects involving the development of an underwater robotic arm and associated control systems.
Dr. He's research work includes the design of mechanical testing and numerical modeling on biomaterials and biomechanical design for the chromatography column, which had been collaborated with Holland Laboratories (of American Red Cross) in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. He is a member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, and the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue.
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Chienann (Alex) Hou - Engineering Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-7608 --- Office Room: SC 436D Office Hours Home Page: http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/alexhou/
Dr. Hou holds a B.S. from National TsingHwa University in Taiwan and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Dr. Hou joined the department in fall 2002. Dr. Hou taught Mechanical Engineering for more than ten years at Howard University. He also has five years experience working in the aerospace industry and for the federal government as a computer systems engineer. He holds a Professional Engineer (PE) license in DC and has co-authored more than 20 research articles and served as chair of many professional conferences.
He is the Engineering Program Coordinator responsible for coordinating engineering events and activities. His primary teaching responsibilities cover almost all Engineering Science (ES) courses. He has served as the Robotics Club advisor since 2003, leading students to national competitions. From 2008 to 2013, Dr. Hou was the Principal Investigator (PI) of NSF S-STEM grant that provided more than a half million dollars in MC and transfer scholarships. In fall 2013, he was invited as a visiting honorary professor to teach and conduct research at China University of Science and Technology (CUST) in Taiwan.
Dr. Hou's research interests are in CAD/CAM, robotics, numerical mechanics and engineering education.
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Janet Joy - Computer Science Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5180 --- Office Room: SC 438 Office Hours
Professor Joy holds a B.S. from Inter-American University in Puerto Rico, an M.S. from City University of NY (Brooklyn College) in Computer Science, and a M.Ed. in TESOL (ESL) from Shenandoah University.
She joined Montgomery College full time in spring 2009. Prior to joining Montgomery College, Professor Joy taught computer science at Northern Virginia Community College, Trenton State College and LaGuardia Community College in New York. She also worked as a programmer for several years.
Professor Joy is especially interested in online learning and the use of online technology to enhance learning. She has developed two educational websites, hello-world.com for language learning, and zebra0.com for computer science education. She creates educational games and activities using Flash, ActionScript, PHP, and Javascript.
David Kuijt - Computer Science and Engineering Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5172 --- Office Room: SC 454F Office Hours
Dr. Kuijt graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in computer science from the University of Maryland College Park, where he later earned a Ph.D. after completing a computer science dissertation on "An Object-Oriented Approach to Parallel Spatial Indexing of Vector-Format Polygons." After serving as an adjunct professor who taught courses in computer science and electrical engineering, Dr. Kuijt joined Montgomery College as a full-time associate professor at the start of the fall 2015 semester.
Prior to joining MC, Dr. Kuijt taught both undergraduate- and graduate-level computer and information systems courses at the American University. He has also taught in the College Park and University College divisions of the University of Maryland.
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Charles Kung - Engineering Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-7799 --- Office Room: Germantown Campus - HT 227; Rockville Campus - SC 454J Office Hours
Dr. Kung received his M.S. in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Ohio State University. He joined MC in 1987. He has taught courses in multiple departments including courses in Computer-Aided Design, Automation and Control, Computer Applications, Computer Science, Math, Physics, and Engineering. Dr. Kung has enjoyed teaching courses at all levels ranging from the developmental courses at MC to a graduate course at Howard University. His industrial experience includes nuclear power plant simulator design at Singer, space structural design at NSI/Goddard, army water transport system design at Vitro, power plant renewal at Bechtel, and software development at AutoDesk.
Dr. Kung likes to design and operate radio controlled flying machines. He also has an interesting collection of humanoid robots and Arduino-based mobile robots.
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Khandan Monshi - Computer Science Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-8063 --- Office Room: SC 236 Office Hours
Professor Monshi holds a B.S. from Bilkent University in Turkey and a M.S. from Johns Hopkins University. After serving as an adjunct professor who taught courses in computer science, Professor Monshi joined Montgomery College as a full-time associate professor at the start of the fall 2015 semester. Among the courses she has taught at the College are Introduction to Programming, Java Programming Language, Computer Science I, and Discrete Structures. She has also taught computer science and digital design in Maryland at Paint Branch High School and Winston Churchill High School.
Prior to her teaching career, Professor Monshi served as a software engineer at Hughes Network Systems in Maryland, where she helped design and implement the software of a next generation satellite system. She also was a database analyst/programmer at Sinasoft Company in Iran, where she designed and developed database architecture for information systems projects.
Ahmed Tarek - Computer Science Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5177 --- Office Room: Rockville Campus - SC 333; Takoma Park Campus - SS 325A Office Hours
Dr. Tarek earned a B.S. in electrical and electronic engineering at Bangladesh University in Dhaka; a master of engineering (M.Engg) in electrical and computer engineering, along with a M.S. in computer science and engineering at the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Nagoya, Japan; and a Ph.D. in computer science at Texas Tech University in Lubbock.
Prior to joining Montgomery College with the fall 2015 semester, he was associate professor of computer science at Cecil College in Maryland, where he taught computer science and cybersecurity courses in both classroom and online formats. Additionally, he has taught computer studies at Ocean County College in Maryland, California University of Pennsylvania, University of Maryland University College, and Eastern Kentucky University. His biography has appeared in the Who's Who in Science and Engineering, as well as in the Who's Who in the World.
A faculty member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the national honor society in the computer sciences, Dr. Tarek has published in the International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, the International Journal of Computers and Communications, and other periodicals.
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Gary Thai - Computer Science Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-7472 --- Office Room: SC 237 Office Hours
Professor Thai holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of Maryland, a M.S.E.E. from The Johns Hopkins University, and a M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of Management. In addition, he is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Professor Thai has taught on-campus, on-line and blended courses in the business, computer science and computer applications disciplines at Montgomery College (MC) for more than ten years. Prior to teaching at MC, he taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Phoenix. Professor Thai has more than 20 years of software development and project management experience, working as a project manager managing IT projects for various organizations in the Washington D.C. area.
Professor Thai enjoys sharing his knowledge with his classes, and he is passionate about teaching. His current interests include mobile and web development, and software development in the engineering discipline.
Alla Webb - Computer Science Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-7934 --- Office Room: SC 440 Office Hours
Dr. Alla Webb holds both a B.S. and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from State Technical University, St.Petersburg, Russia, a M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University. She has over 15 years of experience in higher education and has taught a wide variety of computer science courses. Her professional experience in the private sectors involved all phases of the system development cycle, including project management, requirement analysis, system design, programming, testing, system administration, database design and administration, and system installation. Dr. Webb is the Principal Investigator (PI) of the American Association of Colleges and Universities Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM (TIDES) grant.
Dr. Webb's research interests include mobile development, software engineering, and database management systems.
Hollis Williams - Physics Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-4129 --- Office Room: SC 436K Office Hours
Dr. Williams holds a B.A. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. and a Ph.D. – both in physics – from The American University. He has taught from high school through all college levels. Other institutions at which he has taught include T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA; Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology; Northern Virginia Community College (Annandale); The American University; and, Trinity University.
The emphases of his master's thesis and Ph.D. research dissertation were in acoustical physics, since music has always been a major key (B#) of his life.
Dr. Williams is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and continues his lifelong love affair with music by participating in various live music events, where he mainly plays bass (guitar) and sings (often in harmony). He is a longtime member of a local choir.
His current responsibilities at Montgomery College are teaching physics to enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts, alike.
Lan Xiang - Engineering Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-1740 --- Office Room: SC 436F Office Hours
Dr. Xiang hold a B.S. Jiaotong University (China) and a M.S. and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania in Electrical Engineering. She joined the department in Fall 2003. Dr. Xiang has taught all of the electrical engineering courses including: Digital Logic Design, Basic Circuit Analysis, and Programming Concepts for Engineering.
Dr. Xiang's research interests are in communication systems, statistical and digital signal processing, blind source separation and interference cancellation.
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Helio Zwi - Physics Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-4395 --- Office Room: SC 436P Office Hours
Dr. Helio Zwi holds a B.S. degree from the University of Campinas in Brazil and a M.S. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Both degrees are in physics, as was his Ph.D. from UCLA, where he focused on experimental plasma physics. Prior to joining Montgomery College, Dr. Zwi was a senior software architect for a firm offering engineering, consulting, and construction services to private industry and government clients. He also served as a senior research physicist in scientific software design and development. His post-doctoral research was at UCLA'S High Power Auroral Stimulation Observatory in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Najmeh Abedzadeh --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Yomi Adamo --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Gloria Barron --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Bo Chan --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Not teaching this semester
Joseph Connor --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Brian Davis --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Tania De --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Mohibullah Durrani --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Hours
Farnaz Eivazi --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Adam Fugal --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Not teaching this semester
Erin Goodnough --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Sasan Haghani --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Ida Justh --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Jeannette Kartchner --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Rabiha Kayed --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Ara Kechiantz --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Gladys Kober --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
William Krayer --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Behzad Maghami --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Andrei Mamoutkine --- Email: email@example.com Teaching on the Germantown Campus this semester
Laurie Martin-Vermilyea --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Charles Naegeli --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Hours
Patrick O'Connor --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Teresa Peachey --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Aaron Rappaport --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
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Madhvi Shah --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Sascha Simkanich --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Jim Snyder --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Veronika Spiegel --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Corey Stambaugh --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Richard Szwerc --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Ashique Tanveer --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Ado Trakic --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Benjamin Tsai --- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office Hours
Ping-Wei "Lily" Tsai --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Kam Yee --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Guangming Zhang --- Email: email@example.com Office Hours
Paul Bayhurst Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-4179 --- Office Room: SC 425
Mr. Bayhurst is the Engineering Lab Coordinator/Shop Supervisor. He has a B.A. in English from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Before working for Montgomery College Mr. Bayhurst worked as a cabinet-maker, having studied his trade in cities such as: Cleveland, Charlotte, San Diego, Las Vegas, Hawaii and Washington DC. Not only has he mastered the tools of the trade, but he also taught classes in the fine art of cabinet-making and furniture-making. Mr. Bayhurst's experience ranges from the complexities of taking a job from the earliest stages of planning and engineering to getting the required tools and materials for which to build the project. He is a winner of the Washington Building Congress award for a job he did for Choice Hotels International. When he's not building something Paul can be found riding his Indian motorcycle or on a rugby pitch.
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Bonita Bennett Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5230 --- Office Room: SC 436B
Ms. Bennett is the Departmental Administrative Assistant and Office Manager. She is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operations of the department. Prior to joining Montgomery College, Ms. Bennett held administrative support positions at Johns Hopkins University on the Montgomery County Campus. She has a BS in Business and Management from the University of Maryland, University College.
Maryam Hosseini Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5441 --- Office Room: SC 420
Ms. Hosseini received her B.S. in Physics from Razi University in Iran and her M.S. in Condensed Matter Physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. After receiving her M.S., she continued her studies as a Physics Ph.D. candidate and completed all Ph.D. courses. During this time, she conducted research in areas such as growth of semiconductor, electrodeposition of thin films, surface hardening and microstructure development in complex alloys, and surface analysis using X-ray diffraction, optical and scanning electron microscopes. Ms. Hosseini started her teaching career in 2010. She continued teaching college level Physics and Math courses until June, 2017 when she joined the Montgomery College Engineering, Physical, and Computer Sciences Department as the Physics Instructional Lab Coordinator.
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Tom Warning Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 240-567-5239 --- Office Room: SC 436Q
Mr. Warning is the Instructional Lab Manager for the department. He is
the supervisor for the lab support staff and is responsible for the
day-to-day needs of the department and labs. His duties include budget
oversight, assisting with curriculum development as it pertains to labs,
researching and updating equipment
used, development and implementation of safety guidelines and
procedures, and any other duties concerning the physical space and
equipment. Mr. Warning has a BA in Speech Communications and Theatre
from the College of the Ozarks and a BS in Geology plus a Masters in
Science Education from the University of
Iowa. He has taught High School Biology, Environmental Science,
Health, and Physical Science as well as Middle School Earth Science,
Social Studies, and Life Science. He also worked 10 years as a licensed
journeyman plumber on large scale instructional and institutional
construction jobs.
Iadviga Zhelezinskaia Email: email@example.com Phone: 240-567-5227 --- Office Room: SC 401
Dr. Zhelezinskaia earned her
B.S. in Exploration Geology from Murmansk State Technical University in Russia
and a M.S. and a Ph.D. degree in Geology from the University of Maryland. She conducted
research on stable isotope geochemistry of Neoarchean sedimentary rocks to
understand ancient surface environments. Dr. Zhelezinskaia joined the
department in 2018 as the Geosciences Laboratory Coordinator. She is
responsible for the setup and maintenance of all equipment and materials for
the geology, meteorology, and astronomy classes and extracurricular activities.
Her interests are wide spanning from geology and space
exploration to computer science and geopolitics.
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The next two days in Dalian were more relaxing days because the days had less activities than usual on the agenda. We took the trip across the city to Dalian Nationalities University where we met up with a Chinese student who has previously studied abroad at Benedictine University. It was nice watching Aurora reconnect with classmates and professors that she had not seen in a while- life long friends that she had acquired from studying abroad. She gave us a tour of their campus, which was enormous in size, was a very modern facility. Aurora picked our lunch location for that day and made her own recommendations as to what she liked to eat. She acted as the tour guide that day since the university was in walking distance of the hotel and we had an opportunity to look into her life and not just follow an itinerary. It was fun seeing the sights that appealed to a Chinese college student and seeing what she thought we would enjoy.
As I said, Dalian is a coastal town and being located right on the water makes it an essential city for shipping and trade. The next day we went to a large port in Dalian and were able to learn about the logistics and operations of how products and goods are moved in and out of the country using the water. Being a business major this was a very interesting location to visit because it showed a facet of how business is conducted in another country. In order to do business internationally, it is essential to be able to get your products to that country. Going to the port was a look at how to go about shrinking a world and taking business outside of your own nation. We also got to your a facility that had a mini model of all of Dalian set up. It showed where it was now, and where it would be in the next 10 years. China is growing, expanding, and becoming more advanced at a rapid rate, and it was interesting to see how much change would occur in such a short amount of time.
As a business student, it is important for me to be aware of how business is conducted in other countries and also how industries are expanding around the world. Business is no longer just done at the corner store, and it is important to be aware of where it is now and where it will be in the future. As a future businesswoman myself, this kind if insight into another culture will help me immensely throughout my future endeavors.


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Travel to Northern Nevada and take a look at this property in Golconda, about 17 miles from Winnemucca. This land is in an undeveloped area. The roads have been platted, and you have legal access, but the roads are not put in surrounding this property. The closest paved road is a little over 400 feet away.
- Foreclosed
- Property Number: 7307
- Size: 0.32 Acres
- Dimensions: 100' x 140'
- County: Humboldt
- State: Nevada
- Annual Taxes: $11.71
Suggested Property Use
- Homesite Nearby
- Investment