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Modular design helps accelerate design, verification and production.
Next year, the VXI standard celebrates its 30th birthday. The board format marked the first adaptation of a communications standard to the needs of test, leading to a gradual spreading of formats ending in -XI to denote their eXtensions for Instrumentation. PCI, PCI Express and Ethernet have all been co-opted in the same way, leading to standards such as PXI, AXIe and LXI.
Developed by National Instruments in the 1990s, PXI put the PCI bus onto a backplane to make it easier to insert and extract boards, providing additional functions for test. PCI Express similarly gave rise to PXIe and AXIe, the latter inheriting the larger form factors of VXI. LXI in turn uses the Ethernet network as its basis. The modular board-level formats first found applications in production test with conventional benchtop instruments favoured for development.
Darcy Dement, NI's marketing manager for automated test and RF in EMEIA, says: "When PXI came out it was for the production-?test use-case. It was welcomed for that. A lot of times people were going through the pain of their own back-end stuff and were putting their own systems together.
"More people are now using PXI in verification and validation. A hot topic is communications prototyping. People are prototyping those standards as they get evolved."
Dement points to the experience of Qualcomm, which moved from using conventional self-contained benchtop instruments to test designs for advanced forms of Wi-Fi. The company moved to a PXI chassis that contained NI's vector signal transceiver (VST). As well as supporting computer control the field-programmable gate array (FPGA) on the VST board allowed test functions to be downloaded into hardware for faster processing. "They saw a big increase in the speed of their verification and validation runs," she adds.
Being able to mix and match data-acquisition boards provides a high degree of flexibility, but computer control is the key to driving automated test further into both development and production.
"It allows you to do more runs and discover more about the product you are developing, that is a concrete benefit for them. In general, if you are able to identify bugs in design, you save a lot of pain and heartache in the market," says Dement. If more tests can be run during design that probe a wider range of possibilities, the lower the chance of those bugs making it to production.
"And you have a lot of soft benefits," she adds. "The same architecture can scale from verification and validation to production."
As well as drilling down into the details of a new protocol as in Qualcomm's case, communications equipment manufacturers are using automated test to examine system-level behaviour. Power consumption has become a target in devices such as smartphones because a reputation for poor battery life can hurt sales. Joerg Koepp, market segment manager at Rohde & Schwarz, says software control readily supports end-to-end testing, with benchtop instruments being as amenable as modular board-level standards.
A common set-up, Koepp says, is a radio tester coupled to both an Internet-protocol analyser and an instrument to check power levels. "As you set up a TCP-IP connection, you can see the device-under-test's current consumption go higher and lower as conditions change. There are also situations where you combine with location-based services."
Because some applications are triggered by a change in location, Koepp says, a test instrument that emulates the GPS network can probe the system to see whether power demands in a smartphone peak excessively as the systems moves around in a virtual space. An oscilloscope probing part of the board can help pinpoint where the largest changes in power consumption occur.
"You have in this case a set of instruments with software running on a PC controlling the test sequences to provide automated tests and correlating the results," Koepp says.
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Bob Stasonis, sales and marketing director at Pickering Interfaces, says another area where software-controlled modular test hardware has become important is in testing the high-speed serial buses now being used to pass large amounts of data around aircraft and increasingly car chassis as well as data-centre computers: "High-speed serial buses are huge. A lot of markets are doing it. In automotive we have lots more data moving around, with data going through the transmission systems and the engine and even the connections to the phone. All that is moving over to Ethernet."
To test the multiple serial buses that are now being implemented in each system, switching cards such as those made by Pickering have become important features of the modular hardware so that instruments can quickly be moved from one port to another as tests progress. "You want very low crosstalk across those channels, which means putting a lot of effort into the density," says Stasonis.
Mentor Graphics is using modularity at the network level to increase the throughput of the testing regimes that establish the reliability of power transistors used in rail traction, road vehicles and the growing number of electronics-based power systems needed for the grid. The results feed into thermal simulations that determine how well the system will respond to changes in demand, which lead to large changes in temperature that, if not catered for, can lead to unexpectedly high failure rates in the field. "If the thermal simulations are not calibrated, you get a 20 per cent temperature difference between simulation and reality," explains Roland Feldhinkel, general manager of Mentor's mechanical analysis division.
Car-makers have had to add to their list of reasons for recalls early failures in the power transistors they use in hybrid and electric vehicles. László Tolnay, product line director at Mentor, says there are several failure mechanisms power transistors suffer from when exposed to frequent temperature cycling, such as breaks in the wire bonds that link the die to its package and solder degrading.
"In many cases the thermal failure is not due just to the absolute temperature but the amount of temperature change. You can't test for this in a static way. The devices need to be tested over the conditions encountered in a typical drive cycle. The tester technology we use does the power cycling with the end goal of developing a failure-lifetime estimate," Tolnay says.
The T3ster system developed for the automotive industry has up to 16 channels, with Ethernet used to expand that number out to more than 120 to cater for the need for extensive statistical information on reliability.
"The automotive industry is setting up standards to measure reliability. One requires tests of 77 devices of one kind or they can't make a reliability statement," Feldhinkel says.
Dement says teams need to make a trade-off when considering their level of automation: "When you don't have to have an operator physically pushing buttons and turning knobs you have to make the time investment to configure the sequence. That's time you spend whether you are doing it physically with knobs and buttons or time invested in software. But when you've made that investment once you can run more tests, such as cycling through different temperatures. That way you get a lot more understanding of the device under test. And it's a lot more repeatable. You can take all of that data. But you are also taking some of the human error out of the equation."
Tolnay adds: "It's an industrial way of testing, rather than a smart test with limited repeatability."
Whether to rely on network connections or closer interactions between boards on a rack depends on both timing and how much space the equipment needs.
Stasonis explains: "Board-level modular makes a whole lot of sense because of compactness, lower cost. Timing can also be more accurate because the cabling between instruments gets shorter. But something like a 1kW power supply might more likely be LXI controlled. LXI fits well into areas where the instrumentation doesn't fit cleanly into PXI."
A key difference that VXI provided when it emerged based on the VME backplane standard was its support for a dedicated trigger and synchronisation bus. The links let instruments coordinate when to start and finish acquisition runs and tell each other whether they have received the commands. PXI and similar standards have adopted similar dedicated trigger buses and connections, with PXI supporting a fibre-optic extension for multi-track triggering.
For synchronisation LXI currently uses the IEEE 1588 standard, which uses estimation of turnaround time for packets bounced backwards and forwards between nodes to try to determine a common time window for messages. "In most LXI applications there are latency issues that you don't see in a PXI backplane," Stasonis says, but he notes the LXI members are working on protocols to tighten up the timing.
Dement says the fine tolerance of timing available in the backplane standards is essential to a number of test strategies. "In semiconductor design there are good use-cases, such as RF power amplifiers," she says, pointing to the emergence of envelope tracking. This fine-tunes the voltage applied to a power amplifier according to the data being sent.
"It's a multi-instrument type of measurement that's required. You need to synchronise RF generation and its measurement by a signal analyser with digital I/O. It all has to be totally synchronised. You just can't get that level of synchronisation with a rack-and-stack approach."
Dement adds: "It's also important to recognise what's really modular and what's not. It really has to do with what's open and what's not. If modularity is only for the benefit of the vendor and the ability to scale and ability to adapt to needs is not passed on to the user that is less useful. In some cases, even if it's a PXI card cage under the hood, if the users don't have access to the software they are still stuck. Some standards called modular are attempting to make a play at that.
"I insist on that point. The software is vital. Many of the systems we see today on the market are based heavily on software and receive regular updates. The only way to keep up with that is a software architecture that you have control over."


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The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said any persons with an illness consistent with Ebola should not be allowed to travel by air, sea or land from affected countries unless it is part of a medical evacuation, as it also expressed concern over the threats and harassment of health workers in West African countries developing into a "worry element."
"Doctors, nurses and other health workers must be allowed to carry out their life-saving humanitarian work free of threat of violence and insecurity," said WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan in a statement issued a day before World Humanitarian Day 2014.
Threats and harassment of health workers in West African countries have also been a worrying element of the Ebola virus disease outbreak, WHO said. "These professionals are taking personal risks to provide critical medical care, but have been threatened, shunned and stigmatized."
Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has scheduled to meet with his Senior Coordinator on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Dr. David Nabarro arriving from Geneva. He is scheduled to speak to reporters at UN Headquarters tomorrow afternoon.
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WHO also appealed for countries to provide their citizens traveling to Ebola-affected countries with accurate and relevant information on the Ebola outbreak and measures to reduce the risk of exposure.
On tomorrow's World Humanitarian Day, celebrated every 19 August, in addition to the Ebola-affected countries, WHO will draw attention to the continued trend of attacks on health-care workers, hospitals, clinics and ambulances in Syria, Gaza, Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan and other areas.


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Ann Arbor Public Schools administrators are hoping a new K-8 STEAM program proposed for Northside Elementary will turn the slipping school around.
Enrollment dropped at Northside this fall by 13 percent and student achievement has been falling at the school as well, according to documents obtained by The Ann Arbor News.
Wednesday Superintendent Jeanice Swift unveiled her proposal to turn Northside into a K-8 school with specific STEAM—or science, technology, engineering, arts and math—programming. Students at the building would also each be assigned a laptop or iPad.
The Board of Education was enthusiastic about the proposal, which Swift said her staff could implement by fall 2014.
A year ago the board was facing a list of potential program cuts—and this year, with the addition of Swift to the district, the board is considering multiple new program changes to confront problem areas like Northside.
"This is an attitudinal sea change for us. It's an aggressive sea change in the way that we're thinking about our district," said board President Deb Mexicotte.
However, the change at Northside would mean re-staffing the entire building—including the Principal Monica Harrold, Swift said.
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Officials said Wednesday Northside is operating at 35 percent full, with about 185 students in classrooms. The school had a capacity for 325 students in 2012.
Swift said she heard high demand from families in Ann Arbor for another K-8 program in the school district during her Listen and Learn tour this fall. Northside was chosen for the program partly because it's the district's most under-enrolled building.
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Northside is aptly named for its location on the north side of Ann Arbor—near the former Pfizer campus that the University of Michigan has transformed into the North Campus Research Complex. The boom of advanced research at the facility is one that Swift said would help grow enrollment at Northside Elementary as well.
Should the school board approve the proposal, Swift said administrators would begin work right away to begin enrolling the school.
"We can do this and do it well for September," Swift said.
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Families living within the attendance boundaries for Northside would still be provided transportation to the school and special education classrooms and services would remain there.
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Families living in the Northside attendance area seeking a more traditional elementary and middle school experience would be able to transfer to another building, Swift said.
Though Swift proposed adding world language programs to other elementary buildings in Ann Arbor schools, it wasn't her intention to add it to Northside as a part of the STEAM expansion.
School board members told Swift they would like to move quickly with the proposal to be able to open the STEAM program at Northside in fall 2014.
"This needs to be put on the fast track," said school board Trustee Andy Thomas, though he warned the board that it will be taking a gamble in assuming the new program at Northside will attract enough students to make it viable.
The board will hear a first briefing on the item at its meeting Jan. 29 and may vote on it in a special meeting Feb. 5.
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ClosetMaid Shelf Track: The vinyl-coated wire shelving is adjustable. The system can be reconfigured as needs change. Buy open stock or as an organizer kit. Available in nickel or white. Kits for 4-foot to 10-foot closets range from $98 to $198; individual pieces retail for $5 to $71. Home Depot and www.closetmaid.com.
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Jolie's new film First They Killed My Father is adapted from Ung's memoir about her childhood under the nation's oppressive Khmer Rouge regime, and the Hollywood star admits she first came up with the idea of turning the book into a movie after spending the night with the author during a monsoon.
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"I loved the way Loung told the story through the child and helped me understand and made it more relatable.
"I felt like she wanted me to learn and not just be impressed with her writing and talk to me and teach us. Then months later I volunteered, wanting to learn more about refugees and returnees and landmines, working with Loung Ung on campaigns against landmines and we decided we would spend some time together.
"We actually broke away from our team, left the United Nations for a bit, and went off and spent the night in a monsoon and sat up talking."
During the night, Ung convinced Jolie to adopt her first son from Cambodia.
"I said, 'I'm thinking of adopting from Cambodia, would you be offended?' and she said that her entire life would've been very different today had more children been adopted from Cambodia," Jolie recalled. "She's been supportive and she's been in my son Mad's family since he was a little baby, and her story and this story has been something I use to teach him about who he is."
Now 16, Jolie's eldest child Maddox has a producer credit on the film, which he helped his director mom promote at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada this week (beg11Sep17).


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RU's Conway earns national Academic All-America honors
Rachel Conway, a senior midfielder for the Radford University women's soccer team, has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA 1 First Team.
Conway was named to the team Nov. 26 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She has a 4.0 GPA in exercise, sport and health education and is the 16th Highlander and seventh first-teamer to earn this prestigious academic distinction.
"I'm extremely excited about this accomplishment and sort of at a loss for words," said Conway. "I am so thankful to have even been nominated for such a prestigious award. A recognition like this is not something you really think about while focusing on your school work."
"On behalf of the Radford University community, I want to congratulate Rachel on this most significant national recognition," said RU President Penelope W. Kyle. "To be honored as a first team Academic All-American is a credit to Rachel's talent, hard work and dedication on the field, but more importantly, this award recognizes her successes in the classroom. The achievements of all of RU's student-athletes are a reflection of the commitment shown by Radford's student-athletes, coaches, advisors, professors and staff. Their steadfast focus on academic excellence is validated by this great news."
Conway is the women's soccer team's first Capital One Academic All-America® honoree. She is one of 11 first-team women's soccer selections from across the country and one of only five to sport a perfect 4.0. She is a two-time All-Big South selection and was named to the league's All-Academic team in 2013. From Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Conway is a member of the Phi Kappa Honors Society and serves as a tutor in Radford's Student-Athlete Support Services department.
"It is an honor to have my dedication to my studies recognized at this level," continued Conway. "I have been fortunate in being surrounded by an excellent support system at Radford. I want to thank all my professors, advisors, and the entire academic staff in the athletic department for everything they have helped me with for the past four years."
Conway registered four goals and four assists in 2013 to help the Highlanders to their third Big South regular season championship and a conference runner-up finish, following back-to-back Big South Tournament titles in 2011 and 2012.
"The program and athletics department place academic success as the number one priority towards success," said head coach Ben Sohrabi. "Individually, I am proud of Rachel. She works very hard at everything she does, and I feel she is very deserving of this award."
Conway was a key contributor to the most successful senior class in program history that went 56-19-7 (.726) overall and 31-5-5 (.817) in Big South play, along with winning three league regular season titles and two tournament championships.
"This is a great example of what an individual can achieve at Radford University if you stay focused and have your priorities straight," concluded Sohrabi. "It's an outstanding award for Rachel, the athletics department, and Radford University."
To be eligible for Capital One Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 19,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.
Radford University CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (First team unless otherwise noted)
1986 – Billy Myers, Honorable Mention (Men's Basketball)
1994 – Samantha Gilbert (Women's Basketball)
1994 – Brian Pardue (Baseball)
1997 – Corey Reed, 3rd Team (Men's Basketball)
1998 – Corey Reed (Men's Basketball)
1999 - Jennifer Grant, 3rd team (Women's Basketball)
2002 – T.J. Rolfing (Men's Soccer)
2003 – Goran Nava (Men's Track & Field/XC)
2004 – Goran Nava (Men's Track & Field/XC)
2004 – Laura Tereby (Women's Golf)
2004 – Patrick Colas, 3rd team (Men's Soccer)
2005 – Patrick Colas, 2nd team (Men's Soccer)
2007 – Steve Mignogna, 2nd Team (Baseball)
2008 – Cassandra Price, 3rd Team (Women's Tennis)
2012 – Brett Olinger – 2nd Team (Men's Track & Field/XC)
2013 – Rachel Conway (Women's Soccer)


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Marbella Travel Guide
Attracting the famous and rich, Marbella is considered as the most glamorous city in Spain. On the other hand, this happens to be an amazing resort that attracts couples, groups and families looking for beach vacations mixed together with a vivacious city.
Marbella – An Amazing City, Beautiful Beaches and Top Class Restaurants
The city has over 16 miles of coastline, a cosmopolitan city that is steeped in history, 24 beautiful beaches, best nightlife, shopping and dining opportunities in the entire of mainland Spain. Travelers can greatly enjoy dining out in the top class restaurants, shopping at numerous designer outlets, relaxing at amazing tapas bars, soaking up the sun at amazing sandy beaches, or exploring the historic part of the city. July as well as August happen to be one of the busiest times in Marbella with the spring season, autumn and Winters being much quieter and extremely popular with waster sports enthusiasts and golfers. This particular Spanish coastline is called as the Costa del Golf with Marbella having quite a few world-class designer golf courses.
The Beautiful Marbella Beaches
The amazing Marbella beaches are the prime attraction of this resort. From beaches offering exhilarating beach parties to beaches offering plenty of water sports and from family friendly beaches to amazing private beaches, Marbella has it all. With more than 16 miles of coastline it is literally impossible to visit every single beach located in Marbella. With warm clear Mediterranean waters, spotless sandy beaches, a vibrant atmosphere and excellent weather; it is no wonder that the Marbella beaches are all occupied during summers. There is a wide range of water sports on offer including pedalos, wake-boarding, parasailing, jet-skiing, water-skiing, windsurfing and scuba diving.
Popular Marbella Beaches
- Nikki Beach
This is the best place if you are looking for lively parties. This popular beach attracts the 'in-crowd' who comes to spend their days as well as nights lounging on the sun beds while sipping cocktails and listening to the world's renowned DJs. Thousands of travelers flock to this amazing beach during summers to get themselves entertained at the renowned Full Moon Parties.
- Puerto Cabopino Beach
This beach is the best option for families traveling around with young kids. This large sandy beach has shallow waters, which make sit perfect for small children. Parents can relax knowing the fact that their kids are safe, as there are lifeguards present at Puerto Cabopino. There is a small marina as well, which is home to a water sports club where you can hire a private boat to have a relaxing trip out to the sea, take a dolphin spotting cruise or scuba dive.
The marina has many bars and restaurants where you can enjoy a energizing break from the beach.
Marbella – Apart From The Beaches
Away from the beaches travelers can enjoy a round or even two of golf, go for horse riding along the amazing countryside or the coast, try hand at different games like 10-pin bowling, mini-golf, tennis or go-karting. A great family day out can be had at the Rhonda bull ring, which is the oldest one in Spain, a trip to the Picasso Museum in Malaga, Gibraltar, a flutter at the races and at one of the several family entertainment options which are sited close to Marbella. The entire family will surely love the Selwo Safari Park, Tivoli Gardens Funfair, Aquaparks in Fuengirola and Torremolinos, the crocodile park and the zoo. For more details, browse through Marbella guide and plan an amazing vacation now!


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Four Points Best Brews Program
Kick back and relax after a long day on the road with a great craft beer. Our Best Brews® program features unique offerings*, some locally sourced, all straight from the tap at Four Points. Each season the Best Brew program is enhanced with seasonal offerings, like Summer Ales, Oktoberfest & Winter Ales. So, taste your way through your travels and savor a collection of beer experiences to take home with after your time on the road. Cheers!


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3rd Grade vocabulary practice test 18 of 27 Vocabulary Workshop
HOW TO PRACTISE: There is a practice question below. Select one of the options and you will immediately see the result. Next, click on the golden "Next Question" button at the bottom of the result. This way questions will appear one after another.
Question 1 of 10: What is the meaning of "negative"?
2. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "norm"?
(a) 1. unusual or deviant behavior 2. something that varies from the customary
(b) 1. laws or rules 2. explicit indications about how one must behave
(c) 1. customary 2. related to usual behavior 3. following the pack
(d) 1. a rule or standard 2. a pattern or something that is expected 3. a model
Answer: D
3. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "novel"?
(a) 1. concise and scanty with one's use of words 2. conservative in scope 3. reserved
(b) 1. related to someone who is new at doing a certain action or job 2. novice-like or rookie-like
(c) 1. new 2. different from anything that has previously existed 3. surprisingly new or unusual
(d) 1. related to any long work of prose 2. written in a lengthy fashion 3. long-winded and tediously written
Answer: C
4. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "novice"?
(a) a person who is new and not experienced in a job or situation
(b) a person who is unfit and not serious in a job or situation
(c) a person who is not new and experienced in a job or situation
(d) a person who is new but experienced in a job or situation
Answer: A
5. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "obtain"?
(a) 1. to make greater 2. to increase in importance
(b) 1. to moderate 2. to dull the effects of 3. to lessen
(c) 1. to give away 2. to get rid of 3. to give as a gift
(d) 1. to get 2. to acquire 3. to procure
Answer: D
6. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "obtuse"?
(a) who refuses to understand explanations or situations quickly
(b) intention to understand explanations or situations quickly
(c) surprisingly fast to understand explanations or situations quickly
(d) annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand explanations or situations quickly
Answer: D
7. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "orientation"?
(a) 1. the act of finding or determining one's position 2. a person or group's interests or beliefs 3. training for a job
(b) 1. an activity that is designed to help new students or employees get to know their new colleagues 2. an icebreaker
(c) 1. a movement in a general westerly direction 2. a shift to the west 3. an interest in things from the wild west
(d) 1. a movement in a general easterly direction 2. a shift to the east 3. an interest in things from the far east
Answer: A
8. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "outcome"?
(a) 1. a person who has been discharged from a place where they were being kept such as a hospital, jail or military service
(b) 1. a summary of a process, meeting or trial 2. a document explaining what happened in a certain situation
(c) 1. the beginning of a process 2. the starting point
(d) 1. the result or consequence 2. the effect
Answer: D
9. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "overall"?
(a) 1. comprehensive 2. all-inclusive 3. total 4. in general
(b) 1. a reduced amount 2. one small part of something 3. a portion
(c) 1. under 2. located directly below
(d) 1. above 2. floating over 3. held above the highest point of something
Answer: A
10. 3rd Grade Vocabulary: What is the meaning of "palpable"?
(a) 1. able to be made into a pulp 2. able to be blended or mixable
(b) 1. of a good or an acceptable flavor 2. tasty 3. fit for consumption
(c) 1. so strong or so obvious that it can be felt 2. easily noticed 3. tangible
(d) 1. imaginary or produced by one's imagination 2. something not true
Answer: C
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English Grammar Exercise Tips
The following simple English grammar tips and tricks will help you to learn and memorize English grammar rules and speak correctly. If you are on this site for English grammar practice, these tips will really help you. Let's start.
Invest your time in learning
It surely takes some time to learn English. There is no shortcut way to learn it. Some websites may say that they will teach you English in seven days or one month. These are false offers. Invest some time in learning and practicing. Your English skills will surely improve.
Speak, speak, and speak!
Try to speak English the same way you write it. Do not worry about grammatical mistakes. The more you practice, the less mistakes you will make and the more fluent you will be. So, practice daily and do not be afraid of grammatical errors.
Slow down your speaking speed
Your confidence will go down if you try to speak fluently from the very beginning. Give yourself some time. Start with slow speaking speed and increase your speed over time as you make more progress day by day. Slowing down speaking speed has another benefit — you will get enough time to make sentences in your mind before you speak.
The more you practice speaking, the more confident you will be.
Use Mobile apps
Luckily, there are many English learning apps available. Some are free and some are paid apps. If you are a smartphone user, you should install some of these apps in your mobile phone. You can at least install one app and start practicing. A mobile app is a very handy and useful thing to learn at your convenient time. You can start with free apps.
Install and use a dictionary app in your mobile
There are several free dictionary apps that will help you to learn proper pronunciation and new words. It is highly possible that your smartphone already has a dictionary installed. Use it or install a better one.
Try to get a good bilingual dictionary for better understanding. Besides using a mobile app, you can buy and use a good bilingual dictionary. A good bilingual dictionary is always a good investment for personal improvement.
Learn English idioms and phrasal verbs
Idioms and phrasal verbs are very common in everyday English conversation. If you do not know them, you may fail to understand the correct meaning of what the other person is saying. So, do not ignore them. Try to learn the most common English idioms and phrasal verbs.
Listen to news bulletins
Almost every radio and television channel broadcasts news bulletins. If you have a smartphone, radio or television, you can listen to these English news bulletins. Besides learning the correct pronunciation, you can learn correct English. Listening to these bulletins will also improve your fluency. This is a common technique used by English learners.
Read out loud
How does your English sound? The pronunciation style of some people is very bad. But there is a simple and easy way to fix improve pronunciation. Take a newspaper or any other script written in English and read out loud. This way you can hear and test your own pronunciation. If you are not happy with your own pronunciation, keep practicing and your English pronunciation will surely improve.
Learn new words daily
The more words you learn, the better you can understand English and express yourself. You may be surprised to know that learning only the basic words can help you to speak English that is used in communication everyday.
Learn sentences
Besides learning common words, try learning common sentences used in everyday English communication. This will give you a huge boost in your learning efforts.
Write every day
When you write, do not be shy of your mistakes. Try to write at least a few paragraphs, ideally at least one page. It is a great practice to use your newly learned words and practice grammar. This will also improve your writing skills.
Watch English movies
These movies will help you to learn proper pronunciation and improve your understanding of English. When you see how native English speakers speak English, your mind will automatically start copying the style. You can try to speak like them at home to understand the quality of your pronunciation and fluency.
Language swap
There are several websites where you can find people who are native English speakers and want to help your learn English if you teach them your language. This is free and can be a great way to learn from native speakers. Many learners are using this method and you should give a try.
Go to a mentor
A mentor can help you to guide in the right direction. She can measure your progress and suggest whatever you need to improve. You can regularly discuss about your improvement and weakness with your mentor. Oftentimes, she can help you. Your mentor can be someone who is good at English. She can be your school / college / university teacher, your friend or any person good at English.
Try to correct your mistakes
It is common to make mistakes. Every time you make a mistake, write it in a separate piece of paper. Make a list of mistakes. Check your mistakes from time to time and try not to make these mistakes again when you practice. These mistakes are clear and good indications of your weakness in English.
Give yourself time to think
Whenever you make a mistake, you should think how you can avoid this mistake from next time. Take time and assess your progress and weakness.
Be an advance learner
Try to learn advance English grammatical rules and vocabulary. Never be happy with your progress. The more you learn and practice, the better English skills you achieve.
Start with "Tense"
There are mainly three types of tense - past, present and future. Usually, verbs indicate the correct form of each tense. Besides learning tense, you should memorize some verbs too. Do not worry. It is interesting and easy to learn the necessary verbs.
Learn common pronoun usage
Do you know the difference between the common subject pronouns and object pronouns such as I/me, we/us, he/him, she/her, they/them?
We use subject pronouns such as I, we, he she, they when the subject is doing an action. Usually, we use subject pronouns at the beginning of a sentence. Example: I cannot remember the story.
But we do not start a sentence with object pronouns such as me, us, him, her, them. Example: Call him.
Active voice and passive voice
Many English learning students get confused here. In active voice, the subject performs an action. In passive voice, the subject and the object of a sentence swap to form the correct sentence.
Incorrect: The cinema was gone to by me.
Correct: The cinema was enjoyed by me.
A preposition defines the relationship between an object and its surroundings. Without the proper use of prepositions, your English will sound weird. Luckily, there are only a handful of prepositions and these are easy to learn.
English Vocabulary Exercise Tips
Learning new words can be a matter of fun but you need to follow some effective methods to learn new words faster. Read them all in the list below.
Read, read, and read
You will find many new words that you need to learn in novels and literary works. You will be most benefited if you read classic literary books. You should also read magazines and newspapers because these are also good sources of new words that you need to learn. These sources often use high quality English that often contain both common and advance words.
Vocabulary wordbooks
In the bookshops, you will find vocabulary wordbooks that range from beginner to advance levels. You can buy one or more depending on your requirements. These books make it a lot easier to learn because these books come with a complete list of words that is suitable for your level.
Use a journal
During your learning time, you will surely find new words. Add them in your journal. This list will slowly grow. But this journal will help you to measure your progress and show where you need to improve. The journal can inspire you to learn more and faster if you find that you are going slow.
Learn some new words everyday
It is easier and more realistic to digest some new words everyday. If you are determined to learn some new words everyday, you will be surprised and happy to see your progress after a month. The progress will surely motivate you to keep using this learning method.
Use flashcards
Using flashcards is a common way to learn new words. You maybe know that you can buy flashcards from bookshops. Some learners find it easier to learn new words with flashcards. You should give a try too.
Set a target
Set a target that is achievable and realistic. Whatever happens, try to achieve your target at any cost.
Look up new words
Have you found a new word? Get in the habit of looking up words you do not know and immediately do this. If you leave it for later, you may completely forget about it and miss the chance to learn it. A quick way is to look the words in the dictionary installed or available in your smartphone. Another alternative is — look up the word on a search engine like Google.com and you will find the meaning of your desired word in several high quality websites.
Play some word games
If you search online, you can find several word learning games. Some of these games are developed in such a fun and entertaining way that you will not get bored even if you use them hours after hours. These games are not hard to find out. Vocabulary learners usually learn using crossword puzzles, anagrams, word jumble, Scrabble, and Boggle. You can try one of them or all of them.
Use your newly learned words
Take a piece of paper and make one or more sentences for every word you just learned. This way every word will be more memorable. It can take some time but it definitely has its benefits.
Engage in conversations
When you engage in conversation, use your newly learned vocabulary. It can be interesting because the other person will be surprised to see your improved vocabulary power / skills. Besides, you will be able to express / communicate in a better way.
Take vocabulary tests
There are several websites that give you free access to their website so that you can test your vocabulary. This website also helps you to test your SAT vocabulary, GRE vocabulary, IELTS vocabulary, TOEFL vocabulary, ACT vocabulary, TOEIC vocabulary, GMAT vocabulary, PTE vocabulary, ECPE vocabulary, MELAB vocabulary, MCAT vocabulary, and PCAT vocabulary.


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The Department of Statistics offers both Master's and PhD graduate programs. Graduate program inquiries should be made to email@example.com.
Applications may be made online or by mail. Applications and additional information is available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (Admissions). It is important to follow all instructions and submit all of the required documentation before any deadlines. In addition to the supporting documentation required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Department of Statistics also require the following additional supporting information:
Preferred Supervisor
One or more preferred supervisors may be identified on your application. These must be members of the Department of Statistics and should not be Adjunct appointments. M.Sc, applicants who do not indicate a preferred supervisor will be assigned one by the department's Graduate Committee. Ph.D. applicants who do not indicate a preferred supervisor must choose one by the end of their first academic term.
For September admission, the Department of Statistics begins the application review process in mid January. To be considered in the initial review process, all application materials, including letters of reference and transcripts, should be received before January 10th. Applications received after this date may still be considered for admission depending on the number of spaces available for the Fall term.
Students should also be aware of deadlines imposed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The Faculty of Graduate Studies requires that Canadian/U.S. submit their application and supporting documentation to the Faculty of Graduate Studies at least 3 months prior to their intended start date. International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 7 months prior to their intended start date.
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The Master's degree may be earned in one of three ways:
Students are also expected to take part in laboratory instruction.
Second language reading requirement: none
Expected time to graduate: one to two years depending the option selected
Note: This is based on proposed program changes currently awaiting approval. It is expected that these will be the program requirements as of Fall 2010.
Program Requirements
Minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students are required to satisfy the following requirements:
Candidates are required to attempt and successfully complete at least twelve credit hours at the 7000 level. These courses will normally be taken from the Department of Statistics. Courses will normally be recommended by the candidate's supervisor. Candidates are required to pass the Ph.D. qualifying examination within eighteen months of first registration. Candidates are required to pass a candidacy examination, which will normally be administered twelve months prior to the completion of all degree requirements. The candidacy examination will be set and administered by the candidate's Ph.D. advisory committee. The format may vary.
Second language requirement: none
Thesis: required
Expected time to graduation: five years
Financial support is available on a competitive basis. Sources for such support include
New applicants who wish to apply for these scholarships/fellowships should contact the Department of Statistics.
International students are encouraged to visit the University of Manitoba International Centre for Students for more information of tuition, housing, visa's and study permits, etc. Newly accepted students are encouraged to read the Pre-Arrival Guide for International Students, which will assist you in your planning.
The Statistical Advisory Service is operated by the Department of Statistics in the Faculty of Science. In addition to providing assistance to faculty members and graduate students on campus, members of the Statistical Advisory Service:
In the past, seminars and workshops on a variety of statistical topics have also been developed and conducted by consultants for research groups and organizations.
The department provides each graduate student with an office computer on a best effort basis. These computers allow students to use most common mathematical and statistical software which may only be available under University of Manitoba site license agreements.
The Statistics Department has a computer lab equipped with recent Apple iMac computers. This lab in room 311 Machray Hall was developed to support students in our lower level courses. The Department hires senior undergraduate and graduate students to provide both statistical and computing assistance in 311 Machray Hall. If you are interested in working in the lab, you should contact Margaret Smith in room 318 Machray Hall. This lab has 43 iMacs.
The Department also maintains a small computational cluster to provide a small scale, locally managed facility for high performance computing and training. It is available to all staff members and graduate students, and also to undergraduates in computational statistics courses or who are working on computational research projects.
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Erin James purposely bought one of the worst tickets in Fenway Park for Monday's Red Sox game: a spot up past the nose-bleed seats above left field.
Kevin Morrissey came to the same standing-room-only section and spent much of the game with his back to the baseball diamond, staring out at Beacon Street, hoping to catch a glimpse of his older sister.
Michaela Richardson and her friends commandeered an entire picnic table knowing that this out-of-the-way corner would offer something unique: a view of a herd of Boston Marathon runners making the final push to Copley Square.
"We've been doing this for 10 years,'' said Richardson, 32, of Auburn. "We come and watch the Red Sox on Patriots Day and check on the marathon at the same time.''
Each Patriots Day, the left field corner of Fenway Park offers an unparalleled perspective. It is the only place in Boston where spectators can simultaneously watch the marathon and the Red Sox game. The spot marks the point where two incongruous sporting events converge during the springtime ritual known as Marathon Monday.
"It's a Boston holiday,'' said Brian Gannon, 38, of East Boston, who has been coming to Patriots Day games for a decade and watches from the standing-room seats above left field so he can catch glimpses of the race. "The Sox game is just a piece of what's happening in the city.''
Baseball and the marathon have long been intertwined. The Citgo sign, that Boston landmark visible on television every time a Sox player swats a left field home run, marks roughly one mile until the marathon's finish line.
On Monday, as Fenway's public address announcer read starting lineups at 10:54 a.m., the first marathon racers could be seen in Kenmore Square - competitors in the wheelchair race speeding down Beacon Street.
From inside the ballpark, the view of baseball is far better than the view of the marathon. Glimpses of the race can be seen from atop the Green Monster, looking past the Hotel Buckminster and into Kenmore Square. But the people waiting Monday in the 14-deep beer line behind Fisk's pole seemed oblivious to the exertions of the runners a few blocks away.
The better vantage point is around the corner, in the left field upper deck, which is higher than the Green Monster. The distance from park to marathon course is maybe 700 feet - almost double the distance of a center field home run. The runners maybe look small from that distance, but baseball fans still take notice.
"Oh, wow, you can see the marathon!'' exclaimed Miles Bailey, 35, of Milton, pointing toward Beacon Street with a Bud Light in his hand as he waited in line for a hot dog.
The fans who had been there before to watch both sports swapped stories about past Patriots Days.
"Last year was cold up here,'' said Neal Richardson, 33, sitting at the picnic table with his wife, Michaela. "Today is just a great day. Both the game and the marathon, the whole nine yards.''
A few feet away, Morrissey still stood with his back to the baseball diamond, sipping a beer, still looking for his sister in the marathon. Morrissey, a 34-year-old from Worcester, knew that the bridge is too far away for him to pick his sister out of the crowd, but he kept looking.
"It's a great day to be in Boston,'' he said.
Nearby, James, 26, of Danvers, watched the Red Sox from her far-off vantage point. Her face was sunburned by the seventh inning, and she could not see a ball hit in the left field corner.
Whenever she wanted, James could turn her head, see marathon runners, and think about the endurance it takes to run 26.2 miles.
Straight ahead, baseball reminded her of the slow rhythm of the coming season.
"The Red Sox are exciting because it's our home team, summer boys,'' James said. "I'm glad to have them back.''Andrew Ryan can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com Follow him on Twitter @globeandrewryan.


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Sarah Toth is a performer and writer who uses singing, spoken word, and physical movement to courageously tell stories of vision, fire, and possibility. Through opera and music-based theater, Sarah seeks to bring healing, inspire dreams, and empower people to walk boldly forward in their own personal story. This year, Sarah performed her most recent chamber opera, Nero Monologues, at the Bridewell Theatre in central London as part of the Opera in the City Festival.
With extensive stage experience in America, Australia, and Europe, Sarah has performed numerous lyric soprano operatic roles, and also range of world premieres and experimental pieces. Highlights include singing the roles of Countess, Mimì, Donna Elvira, Donna Anna, Second Lady, Eurydice (Orphée aux enfers), and Elisetta (Il matrimonio segreto); performing in Strauss's Elektra with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under David Robertson; singing oratorio such as Messiah, Elijah, and Carmina Burana; and creating roles in Sydney Chamber Opera's premieres of Mayakovsky and Victory Over the Sun (for the 2016 Sydney Biennale.) She has been recognized in numerous competitions in America and Australia, and has been awarded prize and study grant money by the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation.
Sarah initially studied as a classical flautist in Hungary at the Franz Liszt Music School, where she was instructed from a young age in solfegge, ear training, music theory/history, and ensemble playing in a multi-lingual environment. Raised in a family of both musicians and athletes, Sarah was encouraged to write songs, poems, and melodies throughout her childhood, while also undertaking training as an ice hockey player. After a liberal arts education in sociology and music at Greenville College, Sarah eared degrees in Vocal Performance and later Opera Studies at Ithaca College and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music respectively.


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'Further Down The Line' by Scott Cook - songs can change your life, your life can change the world(March 23, 2017)
When lyrics create stories that hit home, when voice conveys human warmth, when themes and expressions make an indelible mark, and when they come together that's 'Further Down The Road' from Scott Cook. Reflecting the human condition through a tapestry of songs involving folk, blues and country, and that reflection sits in a mirror showing both good and bad.
The opening track 'Further Down the Line' holds a position that every song aims for – it means something, whether you've walked those roads or not, the message is close enough to touch. It's followed by the understanding of 'Dogs and Kids', then a lovingly delivered re-work of a Heather Styka's 'Careful With My Heart' a piercing look at Jesus revisiting the world 'If He Showed Up Now', while 'Walk That Lonesome Valley' is both powerful and accurate. Cook also entertains a feminist singalong with real-world observation of 'Fellas Get Out The Way', closing with the emotional elegance of 'Learning To Let Go'.
'Further Down The Line' comes packaged in a 132-page softcover book of observations and photographs with Cook's views of places and people, experiences and incidents, longing and finding, love and loss. Cook believes: "... songs can change your life, and your life can change the world." And that pretty much sums up this album, if it doesn't reach you, check your soul, something might be missing.
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STARRING: Brian Baumgartner, Kevin Rahm, Jared Hillman, Vanessa Smith, Brian Patrick Mulligan, Tom Schmid, Ilia Volokh
RUNNING TIME: 6 minutes
FILM BIO: Moosecock screened at more than 40 festivals in 2006-2007 including Palm Springs, Austin, Denver, Hawaii, Florida and Nantucket.
FILMMAKER BIO: There is a saying that if you put ten thousand monkeys in a room with ten thousand typewriters, one of them would bang out of something akin to Shakespeare. Well, Will Hartman was one of those monkeys, and what he banged out was Moosecock. It's not Shakespeare, but just like some of that bard's bests plays, it does have a lot to do with moosecocks.
PRODUCTION NOTES: Moosecock touches something deep inside many people. It's an explosive subject matter that people can really get behind. It was shot in two days, in a diner in Burbank California. Brian Baumgartner had just finished shooting what would be the first season of The Office and was not yet the star he is today.


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Andrew Stevens, a 5th grader at North Elementary School in Des Plaines, and his mother, Susan, believe clothes are a statement of individuality. Witness the earring in his left lobe.
On a day when he was supposed to wear only solid colors and a shirt with a collar, Andrew showed up Thursday in jean shorts and a striped T-shirt.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawsuit by a former Northrop Grumman employee alleges that the defense contractor defrauded the U.S. government over a contract to provide commercial airliners with a missile defense system.
The suit, which was originally filed in 2009 by Leo Danilides, was unsealed in federal district court in Chicago on Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department said in a separate filing it was not joining in the action.
The suit was filed under the False Claims Act, which lets people collect rewards for blowing the whistle on fraud against the government.
Northrop spokesman Randy Belote said the company typically did not comment on litigation matters.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security contract involved an effort called the Counter-MANPADS program, designed to protect civilian airliners after an unsuccessful shoulder-fired missile attack against an Israeli airplane taking off from Mombasa, Kenya, in 2002.
Northrop received a contract in 2006 to provide improvements for work it had done in two earlier phases of the project "and "create a commercially feasible system," according to the lawsuit. It said the plaintiff, Danilides, had worked on the program "for many years."
The suit alleged that during the Phase III part of the project, for which it said the company was paid $62 million, "Northrop pretended to be exerting its best efforts when it was doing virtually nothing to improve the design and reliability of the Counter-MANPADS system."
"Northrop failed to perform critical tasks, and then profited by keeping the money that was supposed to have been spent doing that work," according to the allegations.
"Far from providing its 'best efforts' as required, Northrop was providing no efforts," the suit alleged.
The contract ended in 2008 and government funding for the project was later canceled.
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DRAMA CLUB: The Master's Sun Episodes 3-4 (3/4)
And Rosie's back! Alright, so last week I thoroughly enjoyed the first two episodes, but wasn't so sold on the amount of punch they sold. Sure it's a cute premise (with some frightening ghosts), but will this drama really give me the emotional tug I've been craving? After episodes 3 and 4, I'm starting to think so.
It's our leads that are to blame. At barely a quarter of the way through the drama… what's this? They're already showing so many classic OTP moments! Specifically, Joong Won has made enough swoony moves that his cranky-lead-man-character types don't usually demonstrate for at least another 4 to 15 episodes.
Case No 1. Savior & Personal Hug Mate
Noticing the terrified Gong Shil in the parking garage and backing up the car to save her – standard fare at this stage for most drama lovers. But letting her lean in for the hug for that long!? Barely over two hours of viewing time, and we already got swoony hugs!
Case No 2. Public Display of Heroism
I knew our steadfast Joong Won wouldn't be able to stand that twerp who cheated on his wife and then gloated about it to his girlfriend. I also think he expected Gong Shil to make trouble about it on her own. I didn't expect him to offer his hand down to the harassed looking ghost whisperer, while all the mall hands and customers looked on. Joong Won, you have my props for the week.
Case No 3. The Bed Scene
We've all raved about it by now. But it deserves it. My first thought after seeing the evening's backstory of multiple possessions: "Why on earth didn't he just kick her out? By that point he's probably figured out dead girlfriend isn't coming back. Just chuck this girl out!" Only, he didn't. And that speaks volumes that he'd consent to sleep all night without letting go of her hand.
Beyond these love birds though, The Master's Sun is sitting pretty well with me – so far beyond my expectations. And rather than developing Second Lead Syndrome for Kang Woo, I'm beyond tickled at all his run-ins with Yi Ryung. He's got no interest in her. She's got no interest in him. In drama lingo, that practically guarantees love!
Is she being manhandled here? Nope. Just a little self defense.
As much as I'm predisposed to hate these type of whiny, rich second ladies, I'm We don't know why she's a top model now, and it doesn't really matter. We do know that she's got a huge chip on her shoulder from school days of being the "Little Sun" to Gong Shil's "Big Sun" but broken engagement revenge aside, shouldn't she hate Gong Shil a little less by now? She's obvious more successful. Though, this just paves the way for that uber creepy "Mozart ghost" (Thanks Vivi! I knew he looked familiar!).
I think we should all take a moment of silence for Ri Yung's hair….
It wasn't my favorite ghost-of-the-day story, but I'm suddenly a lot more interested in how the unveiling of Joong Won's first love aka Dead Girlfriend Ghost will look with time. After episodes 1 and 2 it seemed like the whole story had already been explained. Dead Girlfriend worked with the kidnappers for some reason, and then she ended up dead. Can't even grieve properly. Gong Shil suddenly being possessed by her spirit now – I think there's way more emotionally to look forward to. And I don't believe for one moment that all Joong Won cares about is the ransom money.
Look at that boy. He was so obviously smitten, and now so obviously hurt.
So who else is looking forward to
seeing more of Myungsoo learning more about this heartbreaking backstory?
Look forward to more from the Master's Sun Drama Club!
And look up the Drama Club members on their own pages!
- Rosie: Shine a Light Rose
- Drama Debussie: @dramadebussie
- Vivi: KDrama Fighting!