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SE Standard Coupler For Canon EOS Camera To Olympus 38mm Photoport, Male DovetailProduct code: NYMC-SE16OH
Coupler to link Canon EOS-Mounted 30mm diagonal sensor camera to Olympus 38mm Diameter Male Dovetail
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Position: Senior Programs Care Coordinator
Department: Grundy County Health Department
Salary: 18.32 per hour for BSN
18.08 per hour for RN
17.00 per hour for LPN
Hours/Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt 30 hours per week
Job Summary: Responsible for Comprehensive Assessments for the elderly and Care Plan Coordination. Will perform Choices for Care Screenings and Community Care Program assessments. Must obtain Case Manager certification through IDOA within 6 months of employment.
Experience: 2 years experience working with the elderly.
Deadline: June 4, 2010
Application process: Submit Resume and/or application to:
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UK suffers from wettest summer in 100 years! Where did the drought go for British gardeners?
|"Bridge over Troubled Water" - the winning garden at the shower-soaked Hampton Court Flower Show this year
|Ian Hamilton Finlay's extraordinary garden at Little Sparta looks wonderful in rain or shine
|Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire has had a .... million makeover and looks wonderful in all weather
|Tatton Park - one of many gardens I've visited in rain this year, but been unable to publish due to poor photographs
|Villandry, which has put the "P" in potager worldwide - visited in clear blue skies earlier this month


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Summary: Control charts used for process monitoring traditionally take samples from the process using a fixed sampling interval (FSI) between samples. In recent years variable sampling interval (VSI) control charts have been developed. A shorter sampling interval is used if the control statistic is close to but not outside the control limits. A longer sampling interval is used if the control statistic is not close to the control limits. VSI charts are able to detect most process changes substantially faster than FSI charts. One disadvantage to VSI charts as usually formulated is that the prediction of the times at which samples will be taken cannot be done for more than the next sample. This paper considers a modification of the VSI idea in which samples are always taken at specified, equally-spaced, fixed-time points with additional samples allowed between these fixed times when indicated by the process data. The location of these fixed times typically would be determined by administrative considerations or by the requirements of the process. This variable sampling interval with fixed times (VSIFT) feature is applied to the X chart with and without the runs rule, to an S chart used with the X chart, and to the exponentially weighted moving average chart. Simple methods are given for designing VSIFT charts for practical applications. For a given average sampling rate, VSIFT charts can be designed to give faster detection of process changes than the traditional FSI charts. Alternatively, VSIFT charts can provide a required level of protection against process changes with a lower sampling cost than FSI charts.
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Lindsay Dixon is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner (D.O.M.P, D.Sc.O), Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT(C)), and Registered Kinesiologist (R.Kin). She has over ten years of experience working in the field of sports medicine and health and wellness.
As an osteopathic manual practitioner she has particular interest in the interconnection between the mind and body. Her thesis assessed the efficacy of osteopathy as an adjunctive treatment in individuals suffering from moderate to severe Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Lindsay's preventative philosophy is in line with the teachings of Osteopathy helping to remove restrictions for the body to restore health and allow the body to function at its best, coupled with her expertise in functional based movement and exercise prescription into her practice. Lindsay works with all individuals or all ages and abilities.
Lindsay is an avid runner and has extensive experience working with recreational and competitive athletes. She worked as an Athletic Therapist at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto 2015 with gymnastics, racquetball, squash and trampoline events. She was part of the medical team for wheelchair basketball at the Invictus games held in Toronto in September 2017.
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Five things I'm excited about for quarter one of 2015
1. Redemption Campaign. We are going to look at the story of Moses and the Exodus event and see how it pointed to the greatest redemption story of Jesus over our sin, shame, and guilt.
2. 21 days of Fasting. On, January 11th - 31st, we'll be fasting and praying for God's leadership, provision, and life change. Each year as a church, we do a 21 day emphasis on prayer. This year, we will be doing a church wide Daniel Fast. Next week we'll provide you with all the resources you'll need to prepare for the fast.
3. The Gospel Centered Life. On February 4th, we'll start a nine-week campaign walking through the entirety of the gospel. In our city, people have assumed the gospel, but have made it no more than a simple prayer so they can go to heaven. I'm excited to unpack for us as a church how the gospel not only saves us from our sin, but sustains and sanctifies us daily. We'll be using this book in our Community Groups and Gospel Cohorts to further our study.
4. Community Groups and Gospel Cohorts. With the launch of The Gospel Centered Life campaign, we'll kick off our Groups and Cohorts again! If you are interested in leading or hosting a Community Group or Gospel Cohort, touch base with Jeth Looney. He's got a bootcamp planned for January for some training and vision for 2015.
5. Growing in 2015. I really believe that at some point in 2015 we'll be averaging around 300+ people. My hope is that more people will hear the gospel, become disciples, and get engaged with the mission of Jesus to our city. I'm praying that our church will be more focused on people in our city that are without Jesus.
With all that we are expecting God to do, we all need to be prepared for some constant changes and flexibility. A church of 300+ people will bring some changes. I'm proud of the way you have adapted through each stage of growth we've experienced so far! My hope is that Christmas Eve Eve was just a glimpse of what could be happening every week at our church. Honored to be your pastor and I'm praying for you this week as you close out 2014.
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1.65 lakh squeezed into 1.78 sq km
Ramesh Baheti, 30, would not have lost his father and daughter on October 14, 2008, had the fire brigade personnel managed to reach in time to rescue them from a building which had been engulfed in a blaze.mumbai Updated: Jan 24, 2012 01:12 IST
Ramesh Baheti, 30, would not have lost his father and daughter on October 14, 2008, had the fire brigade personnel managed to reach in time to rescue them from a building which had been engulfed in a blaze.
It took 40 minutes for the fire brigade to reach 259, Johari Mansion on the congested Kalbadevi Road, recalls Ramesh. His father LN Baheti, 55, and daughter Maitri, two, died in the tragic incident, while his wife Monika (24) and a six-month-old son Divyajeet were lucky to escape.
Monika was hospitalised for four months and was on a ventilator for almost a month. Divyajeet had a miraculous escape when his grandfather, LN Baheti, threw him out of a window to a group of young boys from the neighbourhood, who caught the child.
Trying to come to terms with the loss, the Baheti family now stays in a rented house in Bhayander, still waiting for their building to get repaired.
There are many such cases in this congested ward, where services like fire engines and ambulances rarely reach on time during an emergency
C-ward houses 91,991 people per sq km, the highest such ratio for any ward in the city. Apart from the local population, the ward has a daily floating population of more than 7 lakh, because many wholesale markets are located here.
Strangely, though the ward has hundreds of commercial and residential buildings, many of them old and vulnerable to disasters like fire or building collapse, it is the only ward in the city that does not have a fire station.
"We desperately need a fire station. At least 25 incidents of fire are reported in the Kalbadevi area every year, and parts of 5 to 7 buildings have collapsed in monsoon-related incidents every year, which have claimed more than 20 lives till date," said Janak Sanghvi, Bharatiya Janata Party corporator from C-ward.
Sanghvi has been following up the issue with the civic administration for the last four years.
"It was my dream to set up a fire station in the ward during my tenure as corporator. Now, I will continue to work for this in the future," he said.
The ward is spread across 1.78 square km, and has more than 1,800 dilapidated buildings.
It is home to 38 wholesale markets like the diamond market, electronic goods market, jewellery market, gold market, hardware market, umbrella market, stationary market, paper market, medicine market (Dava Bazar), and Mulji Jetha Market, Asia's largest cloth market.
"Though the civic body announced that it has started cleaning house gullies (space between two buildings) from 2008, this is not getting implemented," said Ramesh Kadam, a resident of C-ward.
Another major problem that locals grapple with is traffic congestion. The ward has more than 300 lanes and bylanes, and not a single lane can promise a smooth commute. "Illegal hawkers and unauthorised parking are two major issues, and need to be sorted out on an urgent basis," said Jayesh Pathak, president of the Yarn Association.
The tree-person ratio in this ward is also abysmal -- Marine Lines being the worst offender with just one tree for every 51 people.
Even worse, the ward has very few open spaces, only four gardens in a 1.78 sq km area.
The administrative ward is represented by four corporators.
Of the four, Nationalist Congress Party corporator Gulshan Chauhan has been disqualified after she became a mother for the third time. Another corporator, Vjay Vashirde from the Shiv Sena, has been in jail since March 2009, after he was arrested in an extortion case.
The local people are not happy with the working style of Vishakha Pednekar, another Sena corporator. In August 2009, she was caught by the anti corruption bureau (ACB) or allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from an interior decorator, and later released on bail.
The state government's cluster development project could be a solution to many of the problems that dog C-ward, but the proposals are stuck in procedural wrangles, while the residents are not willing to trust the developers.
Cluster development is planned simultaneous development of a township (cluster). A major cluster development project at Chira Bazaar is awaiting the final nod from the state government, while
Another one at Bhendi Bazar, which includes about 270 old buildings spread over 18 acres, has been cleared by the state's high powered committee recently.
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I have been on Victoza 1.8 mg for about a month now. This has been one of the worst months I've had. The nausea, lethargy, and egg burps are terrible and 24/7. I have even awakened to an upset stomach multiple times during the night only to burp and fall right back to sleep. No weight loss and my sugars are still high (180-200). How long until the side effects calmed down for you?
Victoza - How long did your side effects last?
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Victoza is a wonder drug for some but not everyone. You take drugs to make you better. In your case, it seems Victoza is doing the opposite.
Your numbers are still high. Did they drop when you started Victoza because that effect should be immediate. If they did, then dial back the dose to 1.2 or .6. Take that level until the side effects go away and gradually go to a higher dose. You shouldn't be at 1.8 if your having side effects
If your numbers didn't drop when you started Victoza. why are you still taking it? You take drugs to make you better. If all Victoza is doing is making you miserable and not helping your diabetes, call your doctor and tell him "Victoza isn't working and I fell misereable. I'm not taking it anymore"
He won't mind because he's heard it a thousand times before. He'll try something else. If it makes you miserable as well, then try something else.
There are many drugs out there. One should work for you
this stuff is poison... started 4 month ago first I had diarrhea... then a week of headache and finally had a week of nausea... oh yes also had blurred vision sporadically... after seeing 2 eye md's no one asked me what i was taking to figure out it was side effects... finally had enough and stopped the med... the blurred vision has gone and so has the nausea!!! metformin did not do much to lower my glucose levels but the 3 weeks i was on it had a headache every day...
I took Victoza for 1 year and 1/2. I first started with constipation but lately I got very bad diarrhea, colon spams, and fatigue that I could hardly work. I stopped Victoza & after two days Started to feel much better. It's been over a week that I stopped & continue to feel better but I still have some slight colon spam that seems mild IBS make me go to bathroom. I will not take Victoza again. I'll try to control it naturally with diet, exercise, etc. I still need to go to doctor this month.
I've been taken Victoza for three weeks, burps wake me up and the farts are ridiculous. Thankfully I am in an office alone. They started for me when I went to the 1.2 dosage after 9 days. Tomorrow I will be going back to the .6 because my numbers are waaaay down (in combo with Metformin 500 mg) and I'm losing weight.
I am having the same issue with what I think is a side effect of Victoza. I get these sulfur tasting burps and then the next day I have terrible diarrhea like I've never had before. I feel fine otherwise but the diarrhea is debilitating. I've gone to my doctor and she says it can't be from Victoza. This is the third time this happened each time I've stop and started. I'm so glad I'm not the only one. Now I'm sure it was from Victoza!
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After a brief period of cool weather in late August, the Sonoma County wine grape harvest has started for Mastro Scheidt Family Cellars.
The white grapes, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, and Semillon are 100% in, while the Sangiovese, Zinfandel, Syrah, Pinot, Merlot and dry-farmed Cabernet are all coming in within the next 7 - 10 days. Conditions are very good and the weather is stable, all good news. The vineyard and Mother Nature did their work well.
If you are a follower or would like to follow on Instagram or Facebook, I'm posting behind-the-scenes videos and pictures of the harvest. Everything from broken down trucks to tasting press wine, it's not always glamorous, but it is real.
Save the Dates for November 4 and 5 if you are one of my Fresno / Central Valley customers. Those are the dates for our Harvest and New Release Party. I will send you an invitation as we get closer to the dates. The Bulldog football game is away that weekend.
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There won't be a class on next Thursday 18th June due to the hall being used for a funeral reception. The class will be held on Wednesday 17th June instead; this session will be for everyone including adults. On Friday 19th June, classes will be on at the normal time; no other class is affected by this change. All classes are on at their scheduled time.


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Address: 1805 Beaufort Avenue Comox, Vancouver Island, BC
Website: http://www.comoxbaymarina.com/
Location: Guest moorage 15 slips, 15, 30, 50 amp, water, washrooms - showers, laundry, gas, diesel
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Award-nominated writer and journalist, Nikki Aaron, has worked in both print and broadcast media for over a decade. Starting out as Entertainments Editor of her university magazine, she went on to gain broadcasting experience with the BBC and ITV. In 2006, she was head-hunted by an independent production company and went on to produce and present a number of documentary features for UK television.
Nikki currently works as presenter and reporter for RT International news channel, fronting some of the most momentous news events in recent years, from the Brexit vote, to the French and German elections. Nikki also broke the news of the death of Fidel Castro, leading hours of special coverage, analysis and debate on the topic.
She formerly presented the World News programme on CNC World. In 2012, Nikki was nominated for a Golden Eagle Award, China's equivalent of an Emmy, for a feature in which she became one of the few western journalists to interview the family of the Dalai Lama.
In 2010, Nikki launched Beijing's first and only monthly bilingual fashion and lifestyle magazine, MetroStyle.
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When you think about it, learning vocabulary is quite a scary thing: you have to learn hundreds, even thousands of words before finally reaching your goal: speaking French fluently. If you have already experienced the (very) frustrating feeling of forgetting words because of a lack of practice, you already know how difficult it is to anchor all that bunch of words in your memory. This article will help you optimize the way you learn thanks to various simple techniques.
- 1) How many words you must know to speak French fluently?
- 2) Learning vocabulary: fair enough, but… which one?
- 3) To memorize effectively, work with your brain, not against it
- 4) How to learn dozens of vocabulary every day
- 5) Two good habits to never forget anymore
1) How many words you must know to speak French fluently?
It's a complicated question, but a legitimate one as well. Before reaching your goal, how many words is necessary to memorize? It's incidentally not easy to determine how many of these words you know, unless you are ready to count all of them one by one. You'd have to be pretty motivated and have a lot of spare time to do that… I wouldn't be able to tell you how many words I know in French, English, Portuguese or even Chinese, and honestly, who cares? At least I can say I'm trying to learn as much as possible!
How many words are there in French?
Well, at least for once, that's not a good question! Indeed, there are always new words appearing, some are disappearing, other change their spelling or even their meaning. So trying to count all of them is just impossible.
To give you an idea, there are approximately one million words in French, if you count all the conjugated forms or agreed forms (with the masculine and feminine) and also different ways of spelling. When you remove these redundancies, you now have "just a few" hundreds of thousands of words, including many outdated and technical ones. The well-known French dictionary "Le Grand Robert de la langue française" have 100 000 definitions on its official website. When you focus only on the most common terms, you'd find approximately several tens of thousands of words in French. It's still quite enormous, right? Don't worry, you don't need to know so many to start expressing yourself in French.
Just a few hundreds of words is enough to express yourself
If the preceding paragraph kind of cooled you down, read the following: I've read in this French article that apparently, most French people use around 5000 words in their daily life, including 600 very frequently. In another article, it says that about 10% of the French people commonly use around 500 words. Since French is my native language, such a reduced lexicon represents a risk of social enclosing, but for people like you, for whom French is a foreign language, it's actually a great opportunity to start conversing in French!
2) Learning vocabulary: fair enough, but… which one?
The Pareto Principle and the Zipf's law
The Pareto principle, also called the "80-20 law" comes from the Italian economist of the same name Vilfredo Pareto. According to this principle, a minority of causes is responsible for a majority of effects. In the 20th century, the engineer Joseph Juran use it to state that roughly 20% of the causes produce 80% of the effects.
In the meantime, the American linguist Kingsley Zipf started a statistic analysis of the vocabulary of the novel Ulysses, of James Hoyce. He use it to formulate what will become the Zipf's law, noticing that the most common word appears 8000 times, the tenth word 800 times, the hundredth word 80 times, and the thousandth word only 8 times.
I know these statistical principles are a bit of a headache, but here's what you can get out of it: a minority of words is sufficient to produce a big meaning. You get it? That means by learning vocabulary very simply, ranging from 500 to 600 French words, you can already hold a basic conversation in French. If you go beyond 1000 words, you have enough knowledge to face any common situation of daily living.
Learn the right words: priorities and frequency lists
From a meaning perspective, all words are not equal. You can express much more possibilities with the word "house" rather than the word "neuroplasticity" for example. By the way, that's why the first months of your learning process are the ones in which you will progress the faster. After a while, you will improve more and more slowly: the words you learn will become more and more specific and difficult to use in a conversation.
For this reason, it's necessary that you choose the words you want to learn first and that you give priority to the most frequent ones in the French language. For that, you can use frequency lists. As you can guess, they consist in gathering and ranking words based on their frequency of occurrence among thousands of texts. You can find some on the Wiktionary.
But let me warn you of something: don't use them as you find them. On the one hand, it would be extremely redundant, on the other hand, some words have a very ambiguous sense. These lists often start with prepositions (de, à, par, en…) which can cover many different significations. It's totally useless to learn them alone.
What's your lexical environment?
The words and expressions of a language are often the same: present yourself, indicate possession, possibility, location, duty, perception, and talk about food. Once you've mastered these fields, it's important for you to identify in which environment you are or want to evolve.
This simple matter plays an essential role: you will remember much more easily stuff that are closer to you and to which you can relate. Within our society, there are many different fields, mainly defined by professions. A doctor spends his whole day using a specific vocabulary which is different from that of an engineer or a bar tender. If you ever had the experience of talking with a group of people sharing the same occupation, you probably felt like they were not speaking the same language as you.
Let's take an example: virtually all manuals and software contain a section about animals. It's easy to learn how to say "dog", "cat" or "rabbit" in French. However, a "bat" is a "chauve-souris" in French "literraly: "bald mouse"). If you are a beginner, you are likely to forget this word (unless the literal translation really stroke you) because of it's length, and because bats are ugly and not really interesting. However, if you happen to live near a forest with a lot of bats at night, you will learn this word very fast, because it directly concerns you, and you can use it in your conversations. To fully understand this phenomenon, let's look at how our brain and memorization work.
3) To memorize effectively, work with your brain, not against it
If you feel like you forgot everything about your French classes in high school, maybe it's because you never learned it properly. You probably were another countless victim of the infamous vocabulary list filled with technical terms to learn by heart for the upcoming week. You were revising it a bit every day, a lot the day before the test, hoping you would not forget everything during the test. With a little luck, you could manage to put the right words, and forget them just a few hours later. In other words, you spent most of your time filling your short-term memory instead of patiently feeding your long-term memory. In the following part, you will see how learning vocabulary can be done intensively, and how to make it inerasable.
What is a memory?
Despite the numerous new discoveries concerning memorization, little is known of the functioning of our brain. Of what is known nowadays, it seems that memories are not directly contained in our neurons, but rather in the networks they build between them. Indeed, our brain is extremely flexible, and our neurons are always creating new connections and destroying older deprecated ones. The more an information is important, the more it becomes part of a dense neuronal network. Hence, the brain of a musician is different from the one of a taxi driver or a football player.
So if, after learning vocabulary, you want to never forget it, you must work deeply with your memory in order to make each word as memorable as possible. So how do you get there?
Very strange combinations
Our brain works by constantly combining different stuff in a completely unconscious way. To convince you, here's a funny little test, try to quickly answer these questions:
What is the color of a cloud?
What is the color of a bathtub?
What is the color of snow?
What is the color of a sheet of paper?
What is the color of a dove?
What is the color of rice?
What do cows drink?
If you have proudly answered "milk!", you understand what I mean. You have unconsciously made the following combination: white + liquid + cow = milk
It doesn't make sense at all (I hope you know cows don't drink milk…), but it works very well. You can try it with your friends, adding more questions with the answer "white" if possible, and you will almost for sure have the same result.
Regain control of your memory
Unfortunately, your brain is not a perfectly rational and logic machine you wish you had. For example, did you know that episodic memory, which controls events experienced in the past, is very unreliable? When you remember something that happened to you, sometimes you reconstruct it by adding elements which actually never happened. In fact, our brain works according to its own logic which sometimes seem very strange, but we can also use it to learn more efficiently.
4) How to learn dozens of vocabulary every day
Learning vocabulary: two complementary ways
It's possible to distinguish two ways of learning vocabulary. The first one is the natural way, with the context: whenever you have a conversation with a French native, by reading a book or watching a movie in French, you discover new words and you understand their meaning thanks to the context. They will slowly fit into your memory.
However, let's look more in detail at the 2nd way which consists in learning vocabulary through Spaced Repetition, which is the best existing tool for me. For the record, it's based on the use of flashcards containing the word or the sentence you want to memorize which you have to revise on regular intervals.
You just have to use these two methods together, and you will be learning vocabulary in huge amounts, in a very short time; an active immersion in a way!
The memorization techniques
Here's some techniques which will help you create better flashcards.
The strength of images
Human beings are visual beings. You've learned to recognize and name objects surrounding you before learning how to write. Hence, it's natural for you to use images to help you memorize. After all, children also use images at the beginning, so why not use the visual aid as well.
You have two ears, use them!
Sounds is too often neglected when people learn languages. If possible, use a SRS (Spaced Repetition System) comprising audio recordings, like Memrise (for a few courses) or MosaLingua. I've tried it, and I remember words much better if I also have its audio pronunciation. Since French has a pretty different pronunciation than English in general, it can be useful to add also a phonetic transcription of the word.
Use mnemonics and combinations of ideas
Our little game with the cows and the milk demonstrated one thing: the brain works by combining ideas seemingly quite messed-up. Mnemonics use this principle by associating a difficult information to memorize with another more memorable one. This kind of association is called a mnemonic.
Have you ever noticed that in supermarkets, the parking spaces are always indicated with very simple images, like animals, fruits or also names of nearby streets? It's simpler to remember something like "I parked toward the monkeys" rather than "I parked on the fourth row on the right coming out of rear entrance of the shop".
French, like any language, is full of mnemonics. A good example every French kid learn at school is the sentence to memorize all the coordinating conjunctions: –mais ; –ou ; –et ; –donc ; –or ; –ni ; car. If I say them like this, it's quite hard to remember right? But when I say "Mais où est donc Ornicar ?" meaning "(But) Where is Ornicar?", it's immediately easier to remember!
The words' etymology is without doubt the most used mnemonic for languages. In fact, thanks to these combinations of ideas you can learn Latin-related languages so well because you can recognize the same root of a word you are also using in English. On the opposite, for more distant languages like Asian languages, it's more difficult and you feel quite lost with them.
If you take for example the French word "communiquer", you can easily guess its meaning "communicate" since they both come from the same Latin root "communicare", which also created the word "comunicar" in Spanish. You don't need to master ancient languages (at least I don't), at some point with experience you end up developing a certain intuition.
You can also choose not to give importance to etymological logic to build up your mnemonics, they will actually be even more memorable: after all, your brain did tell you that cows drink milk!
To give you a personal example, I remember the Chinese word "垃圾箱" (lā jī xiāng) meaning "trash can" because I had a fun experience with a friend trying to find the translation of "diarrhea" in Chinese which is quite similar: "拉稀" (lā xī). These two terms have no etymological relation and there are not really pronounced the same, but I thought they both have quite a "disgusting" sense, so this combination helped me to find a reference point in Chinese. So have fun finding the most far-fetched mnemonics, the main point is that they work for you!
The role of emotion
Let's go back to our example with the bat: if you live near a forest with lots of bats, you will remember more easily the French word "chauve-souris" because it directly concerns your situation, you have an emotional link towards the idea of a "bat". From a more scientific point of view, your neuronal network concerning this ugly animal is very dense.
If I strongly advise you to get out of your room and go talk to people in French, it's because it's easier to create these emotional links which enable you to memorize much better
Another personal experience: I perfectly remember a very bad Spanish word a friend of mine has taught me (I'm not going to tell which one!) even though I never have to use it on my daily life. The only reason why I remember it is because I associate it to a very funny moment I had in my life, and since then I always remember it.
Create your own catchphrases
One field of occupation uses all these elements (images, sounds, combinations of ideas, emotions) to make elements memorable: advertisement. Advertisements associate abstract ideas to our five senses to better create an emotional link with us, the customer. When you watch a commercial on TV for a new car, do they talk about how the engineers have smartly conceived the cooling system of the engine? Absolutely not, they try to sell you the happiness of a trip with your family, security, the respect of the environment, performance or even more success in front of the ladies…
Hence, it's in your best interest to take example on advertisement to efficiently memorize phrases and exceptions. Create your own catchphrases or your catchy songs. I believe if English is one of the most well-known language in the world, it's largely due to its culture. Maybe you don't realize it if you live in an English speaking country, but here in France we are constantly surrounded by slogans, songs and other famous catchphrases which easily stay in our minds: "Nespresso, what else?" or "Hey, what did you expect?". I'm sure you can find similar stuff with French, stuff like "Dior, j'adore" or whatever.
5) Two good habits to never forget anymore
It's almost the end of this article. I'm just going to tell you two last advices if you don't want to forget words anymore.
Be active
When you are revising and learning vocabulary, don't just blatantly read it and listen to it all the time: it's not enough. You have to always remind it actively. It's called the active reminder.
When you force your brain to pick a word in the depth of your memory, it understands how important this word is. Your brain will then reinforce the neuronal connections associated to this word.
Vocabulary must be used
Learning vocabulary only constitute one part of learning the language. If you learn words just for the sake of knowing as much as possible, you will find yourself knowing thousands of words you don't know how to use. No matter how many times you try, you'll be unable to formulate a normal and flowing sentence with these words when you speak.
After learning vocabulary, you must actively use it throughout the learning process. Of course, when you recognize a word in a movie, in a book, or even when a native talk to you, this word firmly remains in your mind. But, this process is even more effective if you make the effort of speaking or writing this word.
Learning a language is like a cycle: you receive new information and you implement them to better memorize them. You recognize them much better and are able to reuse them much faster. You should create this virtuous circle and you will see the amazing progress you make.
When you think about it, if you only learn 5 words every day using the same techniques I explained you, within only 1 year you'll know more than 1800 words. As we have seen it, it's more than enough to handle any daily conversation.


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I attended my second Dad 2.0 Summit last week. The summit is "an open conversation about the commercial power of dads online, and an opportunity to learn the tools and tactics used by influential bloggers to create high-quality content, build personal brands, and develop business ideas."
Here are a few of my highlights from this year's event.
1) Brad Meltzer
My family are big fans of the Ordinary People Change the World children's books of author Brad Meltzer. He delivered a potent keynote address that focused on legacy. What is your legacy? Who will remember your name? He discussed four types of legacy: family, people you worked with/peer groups/teachers, your community, and impact on strangers. That same day, I had two former students speak very kindly about me on Facebook. Here's one of those posts.
Yeah, that brought tears to my eyes. Seeing this reminds me that I am so blessed to have a legacy that not only includes being a father and husband, but also includes positively impacting the lives of two decades of students. I can live with that legacy.
2) Interview on Dad 2.0 Summit/Esquire Live Lounge
I had a chance to chat with Jason Kravits in a live interview at the summit. Check it out! http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/83397494
3) Michael Strahan
I recently had the opportunity to meet and interview my favorite all time New York Football Giant, Michael Strahan for City Dads Group. Just three days later, he was at the Summit as part of a Q&A. Here's something that he said that resonated with me.
4) Parenting and the Modern African-American Man
Last year, I was invited to read in public a post from my blog for the first time. This year, I was a part of a panel discussion on Parenting and the Modern African-American Man. The panel description is as follows: Being a father of color challenges men in ways that the rest of American culture is only just starting to appreciate. Often maligned and marginalized by stereotypes that are statistically disprovable, African-American men cope with social roadblocks and disturbing headlines that perpetuate a cycle of disconnected fathers and rudderless sons. Our panelists are working to break that cycle, both through the simple act of active parenthood, and by the activism that wants 2016 to bear as little resemblance as possible to 1966.
Although we didn't have the largest turnout, the panel was well-received by the people in attendance. Race and its impact continues to be a challenging discussion for some folks. Here's hoping future similar discussions will lead to not only increased attendance, but also to a broader dialogue.
One of the more beautiful things to emerge from this panel and the summit was a new sense of camaraderie amongst the Black fathers attending. This led to a moment that Kia was quite kind in helping make happen. I'll let the picture speak for itself.
5) Creed Anthony
I was quite interested in hearing from this year's Spotlight bloggers. Although all were fantastic, Creed Anthony moved me to tears. His piece focused on slavery, family, and resilience. You can read it here.
6) Dove Men+Care fatherhood history
Dove Men+Care has been amazingly supportive of Dad 2.0, City Dads Group, and the National At Home Dad Network. At this year's summit, they had a room dedicated to fatherhood: past, present, and future. Such a thoughtful idea!


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Even if you know a lot about article marketing, there is surely something you have overlooked. It could be something really small, but regardless, it could significantly affect your traffic. Read over the following article and learn all you can about article advertising through these tips.
Try using freebies. Freebies make customers think that they are getting a lot more for their cash and they are more likely to make another purchase in the future. Not only that, but if the free item includes branded merchandise that shows off your logo, you receive free advertising whenever your client uses the item in public. With that in mind, select your products wisely.
Research the types of ads your customers would be interested in viewing. Make sure your website is attractive and easy to navigate if you want to attract readers. It takes time to learn what will work best, but it will be worth it later.
One important tip for Internet marketing success is to fill out the title tag for your website properly. Also, try to incorporate as many keywords as possible in this tag. You must describe that particular page on your website that differs from other sites' title tags.
Seek feedback from your readers through your emails. Readers will love to share their opinions and ideas with you. Letting them give you feedback lets them give you their ideas. They find it useful, but you can also learn new ways to boost your marketing skills and really appeal to your audience.
I'm sure this article has made you open your eyes to article syndication. If you are like most people, you did. No one knows everything, and thinking you know it all is a recipe for failure. Utilize the tips from this article to keep yourself on track and be successful with your business. If you have a solid foundation for your business, it will continue to expand over time.


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Monday, 12 October 2015
44 comments:
- froebelsternchen Susi said...
Gorgeous playing Sheila!
Thank you very much for joining Moo Mania & More!
Congrats on being on the cat walk over at Anything But Cute !
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 17:09:00 BST
- The Happy Whisk said...
Great fun and so bright.
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 17:39:00 BST
- Valerie-Jael said...
Beautiful work, this is fun, and now I'm giddy from seeing dancing carrots! Thanks so much for joining us at MM&M, hugs, Valerie
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 18:12:00 BST
Fun pattern play with your carrot. What a great idea. xox
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 18:20:00 BST
- limmelon said...
The dancing carrots are absolutely gorgeous, impossible to imagine from the first step. Love the way you show the process steps. Love it, Awesome !!
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 18:25:00 BST
- sirkkis said...
Wha a gorgeous new banner! And the carrot adventure is so fun.
Thank you dear Sheila for your encouragement again .
Hugs xx
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 18:32:00 BST
- stefanie stark said...
Your funny and beautiful colored carrots made me laughing too! What a great experiment!
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 20:01:00 BST
- stefanie stark said...
P.S. And I love your new blog header design so much!
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 20:02:00 BST
- Tammie Lee said...
good playful fun
I agree, your blog header is a delight to look at.
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 21:54:00 BST
- Meggymay said...
A fun happy post with fantastic adventures for the colourful carrot.
Yvonne xx
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 22:11:00 BST
- Beo said...
It so wonderful to see all this adventures of the little carrot!!
But I wonder why you have chosen this pink purple background....
Best Beate
- Monday, 12 October 2015 at 22:53:00 BST
- Suman Pandit said...
The tale of the naughty little carrot :) love the blog header design !!
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 05:41:00 BST
- johanna said...
your somewhat kaleidoscope-esk way to Play with the pieces is sheer delight! plus the Colors here remind me somehow of Circus. their adventure in water is like marbling... seems you had a lot of fun with them and we have, too!!
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 08:41:00 BST
- Rosie Schirrmeister said...
Just wonderful
Thank you for joining uns at MOO MANIA & MORE
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 14:10:00 BST
- Annie said...
What FUN! I had no idea a carrot could be this much fun or be this versatile. I love the colors and the intensity of them. My favorite is the pinwheel carrot that has gone incognito. But really all the play with it are great. You know I'm lovin' that "in the water" effect. You're so clever with this photo editing playfulness.
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 14:26:00 BST
- ULKAU said...
Oh Sheila, that's so cool what you did with the carrot!!! I love orange and pink together too. Best I like the carrot in the circle and the variation above. Ulrike
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 14:29:00 BST
- Deborah said...
The humble carrot is so versatile. Love them all!
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 17:11:00 BST
- Karin said...
wow what a lot of interesting things! I love the carrot in the water!
Groetjes Karin
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 19:32:00 BST
- denthe said...
hahaha! I LOVE it :-)
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 21:34:00 BST
- Paper Creations by Shirley said...
My gosh the digital versions of the innocent carrot are quite amazing. Thanks you made me smile :) xx
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 23:22:00 BST
- Jeannette said...
ooohh my dear sheila,this its fantastic,love your carrot world,so sweet.
have a great day.
hugs jenny
- Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at 23:30:00 BST
- Margik said...
What a fantastic art so full of joy, and much fun for the colourful carrot. My favorite is the water effect. Another super work!
Mar xx
- Wednesday, 14 October 2015 at 00:29:00 BST
- My name is Erika. said...
Wow! What you can do with a carrot. I love this. How fun is making carrot art!
- Wednesday, 14 October 2015 at 01:23:00 BST
- LonettA said...
Oh, what fun with that carrot! Wonderful variety! I do love your new header!
Hugs, Annette
- Wednesday, 14 October 2015 at 08:58:00 BST
- Evergreen Mo said...
Really like your new heading so colourful. What can I say, once again, your digital skills are 1st rate. Great to see the changes wrought by your skill in manipulation of a carrot. These designs are full of fun.
- Wednesday, 14 October 2015 at 17:34:00 BST
- kat said...
I can only be smiling after seeing this, such humour and crazy artistic fun, it really is such pleasure to come for a visit here. I've never seen such fun with a carrot before and how you make a simple carrot come to life is wonderful! I also love the movement in these and feel like joining in the carrot dance!
- Wednesday, 14 October 2015 at 20:21:00 BST
A wonderful blog, a wonderful post, a wonderful header!
Herzlich Pippa
- Friday, 16 October 2015 at 10:46:00 BST
- Dorothy Donna Parker said...
Your colours are sensational! Such a pleasure to view. Thanks for dropping by my blog, Sheila. Know Scotland very well - adore your country. xoDonna
- Friday, 16 October 2015 at 20:15:00 BST
- Studio Kaufmann said...
Wow what fun to watch your carrot
on his travels
Fabulous and fun!
Happy PPF
- Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 00:57:00 BST
- Gibby Frogett said...
This was fun - and as things were changing shape I could see different things like Angel fish, elves hats and all sorts :)
Gill xx
- Sunday, 18 October 2015 at 10:36:00 BST
- Claudia Sp. said...
Fantastic work! I love the incognito pattern, it is great!
Have a nice week Sheila!
- Monday, 19 October 2015 at 10:12:00 BST
- Dorothy Donna Parker said...
Hi Sheila -- just dropping by to say thanks for the visit today to my blog - Hotel 31. It was a fun page to do and I appreciate your comment. xoDonna
- Monday, 19 October 2015 at 12:38:00 BST
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
Running late as usual, but laughing at your carrots that came out to play and take a swim in the sea. How clever.
- Monday, 19 October 2015 at 17:14:00 BST
- My Creative House by Anni said...
Sheila what I have missed while I have been away from blogging is all your lovely works and stories, I have made a new blog and look forwards to follow you again, love the carrot's adventure.
- Monday, 19 October 2015 at 20:31:00 BST
- Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...
I love your creative spirit and how you bring whimsy to it through your digital alterations. The bold colors of your carrot tile are magnificent. Blessings!
- Tuesday, 20 October 2015 at 12:05:00 BST
- janie said...
Hello Sheila I love the first picture of the carrot and the border but love love love what you have managed to achieve with your creative mind. I was laughing myself silly at every picture, it looks great fun to do. You are a true creative genius. Love too the colours and pattern in your new header, it's great.
- Tuesday, 20 October 2015 at 15:13:00 BST
- TwinkleToes2day said...
Awesome!! I can just imagine you sat in front of your screen having a giggle to yourself. :D :D
- Tuesday, 20 October 2015 at 23:13:00 BST
- rose of Walk in the Woods, LLC said...
Oh my goodness, such fun, indeed! And the playful carrot holds a special appeal to me since I've had a spectacular carrot year in the garden!
- Thursday, 22 October 2015 at 12:55:00 BST
- Sadie´sGedankenfülle said...
Your work is just great, so creative and above all entertaining.
I wish you a sunny day.
- Friday, 23 October 2015 at 05:57:00 BST
- Giggles said...
I kept seeing that carrot on my feed and meaning to click on it... but got pulled away... Wow how fun is this...love it!! Did you just turn a carrot into a Christmas tree? I know you didn't but oh was a joyful post...love the stripes too!! Did you change your blog banner? It's so gorgeous!! Have a great weekend!
Hugs Giggles
- Friday, 23 October 2015 at 09:36:00 BST
- hazel said...
This is fabulous and such fun.
xxx Hazel
- Friday, 23 October 2015 at 09:44:00 BST
- Jackie said...
So bright and cheerful and fun! I just love all those different variations. What a happy carrot!
P.S. I love you blog header too.
- Sunday, 25 October 2015 at 08:40:00 GMT
- ~*~Patty S said...
Your carrot certainly knows how to have fun Sheila!
The gone incognito reminds me of a lovely mandala ♥
- Tuesday, 27 October 2015 at 18:16:00 GMT
- Fodie Ann said...
What amazing variations on a theme, what you can do with imagination and skill so impresses me - keep it up, Sheila! I love the dancing carrots in the final variation, a classical shaping, and also the watery one in the previous variation. You can see the big wave in the previous one to that, before it had the shivers! Hugs xx
- Wednesday, 28 October 2015 at 16:08:00 GMT


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Science 10–Biodiversity lab
The first site: Grass field
There are four types go plants. The Simpson's index of first site is 58337.5
The second site: Forest
There are also four types of plants. The Simpson's index of second site is 69.167
They have the same richness, nut site 2 has the most diverse according to the Simpson's Index.
Science 10–Acceleration
Science 10–Constant Velocity
Science 10 — lab
- Here is the picture of products.
- The mass of the bag: 1.9g
- The mass of the chemical A: 2.3g
- The mass of the chemical B: 1.9g
- The mass of the chemical C: 0.5g
- The total mss of the products: 5.6g-1.9=3.7g
- The total mass of the reactants: 2.3g+1.9+0.5g=4.7g
We lost the mass. I think the reason must be there still some chemicals did not react completely, or even had some chemicals left in the weight boat.
Compound Discovery Assignment
My element is Ge (germanium)
I researched 2 compounds, they are Germanium dioxide (GeO2), and Germane (GeH4).
- Germane atomic structure: It is the simplest germanium hydride and one of the most useful compounds of germanium. Like the related compounds silane and methane, germane is tetrahedral. In the room temperature it is poisonous, flammable, corrosive and colorless gas. It burns in air to produce GeO2 and water. It is a very dangerous compound.
- Germanium dioxide atomic structure: White powder or colorless crystals of tetragonal, hexagonal or amorphous form. Insoluble in water, do not react with water. Gender-based oxide is acidic. Can be dissolved in concentrated hydrochloric acid generated germanium tetrachloride, also be dissolved in a strong alkaline solution to form germanate.
Discovery: Germane has been detected in the atmosphere of Jupiter.
Common uses: Germanium dioxide used in the electronics industry. As a semiconductor material. It is widely used in the production of germanium dioxide purity metal germanium, germanium compounds, chemical catalysts and pharmaceutical industry, PET resin, electronic devices, etc.
Germane usually by chemical reduction, electrochemical reaction, plasma synthesis synthesized, in the semiconductor industry have important uses. It can use for the production of high purity germanium, for solar cells, for the preparation of two heterojunction bipolar transistor.
Interesting or unique fact about these compounds:
- Germanium dioxide: Germanium, chemically stable at room temperature with no air or water vapor effect, but in 600 ~ 700 ℃, the soon to generate germanium dioxide. Hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid do not react with it.
- Germane: Germane spontaneous combustion in air. GeH 4 can be mixed with air instead of chemical changes, temperature was raised to 160 ℃ -183 ℃ gradually oxidized (at low pressure was raised to 320 ℃ need to react).
I like Germane best, because I think it is more dangerous make the experiment more exciting. And the name has m0re challenges to remember.
Element Discovery Assignment
I chose 32, the element is Germanium, its symbol is Ge. The # of protons : 32. The # of neutrons : 41. The mass of Ge is 72.6.Under standard conditions, Germanium is a hard but brittle, silvery-white, semi-metallic element, in the carbon group. It is very similar to tin and silicon. Like silicon, germanium naturally reacts and forms complexes with oxygen in nature. Unlike silicon, it is too reactive to be found naturally on Earth in the free (native) state.
in 1869, the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev predicted the existence of several unknown chemical elements, including one that would fill a gap in the carbon family in his Periodic Table of the Elements, located between silicon and tin. So many years later, in 1886, Clemens Winkler found the new element. Because very few minerals contain it in high concentration, germanium was discovered comparatively late in the history of chemistry.
Germanium is a semiconductor. The pure element was commonly doped with arsenic, gallium or other elements and used as a transistor in thousands of electronic applications. The physical characteristics of germania (GeO2) are its high index of refraction and its low optical dispersion. These make it especially useful for wide-angle camera lenses, microscopy, and for the core part of optical fibers. Because germanium is transparent in the infrared it is a very important infrared optical material, that can be readily cut and polished into lenses and windows. And it also can use into phosphors, metallurgy, and chemotherapy.
- Interesting or unique fact about this element.
Elemental germanium oxidizes slowly to GeO2 at 250 °C.
Two oxides of germanium are known: germanium dioxide (GeO2, germania) and germanium monoxide, (GeO). The dioxide, GeO2 can be obtained by roasting germanium disulfide (GeS2), and is a white powder that is only slightly soluble in water but reacts with alkalis to form germinates. The monoxide, germanous oxide, can be obtained by the high temperature reaction of GeO2 with Ge metal. The dioxide (and the related oxides and germanates) exhibits the unusual property of having a high refractive index for visible light, but transparency to infrared light.


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Scott & Richard previewed ASUN baseball (5:49-24:45) and how JU & UNF stack up in the conference race this year (24:45-39:25) and whether or not the IceMen affiliating with an NHL team and who it is will matter (53:07-59:00). Also, our Three Things for the weekend in Jacksonville.
- Jacksonville Cannons Black & Gold Scrimmage Saturday at 7 p.m. at Davis Park
- Jacksonville Sharks home opener Saturday at 7 p.m. vs. Georgia Firebirds at JVMA
- North Florida Ospreys baseball home series vs. Dallas Baptist Friday through Sunday at Harmon Stadium
- March Madness continues with Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight matchups Thursday through Sunday on CBS, TBS & TNT
- Cornhole for K9s Saturday from 6-11 p.m. with all proceeds going to K9s United at Veterans United Brewery
- A must-read on how PB&J is the newest "addiction" in the NBA
Listen/download the whole episode below.


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Sound practice
1. In the car
Most people are familiar with at least some version of the alphabet game where you take turns going through the alphabet thinking of an animal or a food that starts with each letter of the alphabet. When targeting speech sounds you can play a similar game, only instead of thinking of animals that start with the letter k you might think of as many words as you can that start with the /k/ sound like "cat," "cookie" and "kite." You take turns going back and forth until someone is stumped and can't think of another word.
2. At the playground
Whatever your target sound is you can usually find a way to target it at the playground. For example on the slide you could practice the /p/ sound by giving a stuffed animal a "push" down the slide. You could practice the /b/ sound by giving a "big" push, or going down the "big" slide. You could practice the /m/ or /w/ sound by saying, "watch me slide," "watch mom slide," or "mom's turn." You may even try rolling marbles down the slide into a bowl. You could have them ask for "more marbles" to roll down the slide. You can practice the /s/ sound by saying "ssssss" all the way down the slide and then ending the word when you hit the bottom. The point is if you're creative you can practice almost any sound anywhere, especially on the playground.
Object Identification
Flashlight Hide and Seek
Kids LOVE playing hide and seek with flashlights in the house. Tape pictures of real objects or use objects around the house then turn off the lights. Hand your child a flashlight and then go find the object or picture. Have them say each word as they find the object or picture.
Websites for Speech and Language Ideas:
OT Websites/Blogs:
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Dan Feng
According to our database1, Dan Feng authored at least 46 papers between 1993 and 2019.
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Benchmarking Single-Image Dehazing and Beyond.
IEEE Trans. Image Processing, 2019
RFPL: A Recovery Friendly Parity Logging Scheme for Reducing Small Write Penalty of SSD RAID.
Proceedings of the 48th International Conference on Parallel Processing, 2019
Research on Credible Demand Analysis Method Based on Risk Driven Mobile Application Software.
Wireless Personal Communications, 2018
Improving big data storage performance in hybrid environment.
J. Comput. Science, 2018
End-to-End United Video Dehazing and Detection.
Proceedings of the Thirty-Second AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2018
AOD-Net: All-in-One Dehazing Network.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision, 2017
SlideSpace: Heuristic Design of a Hybrid Presentation Medium.
ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact., 2016
Evaluating subtle cueing in head-worn displays.
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium of Chinese CHI, 2014
Mutihop-enabled Trusted Handoff Algorithm in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks.
A Browser-Based Perceptual Experiment Platform for Visual Search Study in Augmented Reality System.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing and 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing, 2013
Time Machine: A Mobile Augmented Reality System for Tourism Based on Coded-Aperture Camera.
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing and 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on Autonomic and Trusted Computing, 2013
Subtle cueing for visual search in head-tracked head worn displays.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2013
Detection and control of a wheeled mobile robot based on magnetic navigation.
Proceedings of the 9th Asian Control Conference, 2013
ASEP: An Adaptive Sequential Prefetching Scheme for Second-level Storage System.
LSP: A Locality-Aware Strip Prefetching Scheme for Striped Disk Array Systems with Concurrent Accesses.
Analogical Reasoning for Answer Ranking in Social Question Answering.
IEEE Intelligent Systems, 2012
Beyond mirroring: multi-version disk arraywith improved performance and energy efficiency.
Journal of Zhejiang University - Science C, 2011
PCAR: Parallelism Based Cache Replacement Scheme to Exploit Inter-disks Parallelism and Intra-disk Spatial Locality in Parallel Disk Array.
Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, 2011
DiscPOP: Power-aware buffer management for disk accesses.
Proceedings of the 2011 International Green Computing Conference and Workshops, 2011
Implementation of method object in active object-based storage systems.
Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing and Intelligence Systems, 2011
EDOS: Employing Mini-DB for High Semantic Object Store.
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Networking, Architecture, and Storage, 2010
A study of self-similarity in parallel I/O workloads.
Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Symposium on Mass Storage Systems and Technologies, 2010
Reconfigurable Computing and Task Scheduling for Active Storage Service Processing.
Proceedings of the Reconfigurable Computing: Architectures, 2010
Ranking community answers via analogical reasoning.
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on World Wide Web, 2009
Ranking community answers by modeling question-answer relationships via analogical reasoning.
Proceedings of the 32nd Annual International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, 2009
DLBS: Duplex Loading Balancing Strategy on Object Storage System.
Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing with Applications, 2009
CWC: Compressed Write Cache for Improving Storage System Performance.
Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Frontier of Computer Science and Technology, 2009
Design of an object-based storage device based on I/O processor.
Operating Systems Review, 2008
The Adaptive Heartbeat Design of High Availability RAID Dual-Controller.
Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering (MUE 2008), 2008
Implementation and Evaluation of a Dynamic Schedule Policy for Multi-user Request in Network-Attached Disk Array.
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference for Young Computer Scientists, 2008
An Active Storage System for High Performance Computing.
Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, 2008
A model for Tuberculosis with Various Latent Periods.
Proceedings of the 8th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, 2007
An Object-based Storage Controller Based on Switch Fabric.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Networking, 2007
An Efficient Credential-Based Scheme for Cross-Domain File Sharing.
Proceedings of the Computational Intelligence and Security, International Conference, 2007
Massive Storage Systems.
J. Comput. Sci. Technol., 2006
Research of Integrating Military Storage Resources Based on Storage Virtualization.
Proceedings of the 2006 International Workshop on Networking, 2006
Dynamic Replication Strategies for Object Storage Systems.
Proceedings of the Emerging Directions in Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, 2006
Research on the Intelligent Network Storage Platform for the Military Information Source.
Proceedings of the 5th Annual IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2006) and 1st IEEE/ACIS International Workshop on Component-Based Software Engineering, 2006
CT Image of Liver Cancer Enhancement Using Wavelet Transform.
Proceedings of the Wavelet Analysis and Its Applications, 2003
Extraction of the Mutative Rule of Stock Index Using Singularity Dection Technology.
Proceedings of the Wavelet Analysis and Its Applications, 2003
Efficient Finite-Difference Method for Quasi-Periodic Steady-State and Small Signal Analyses.
Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, 2000
Trends in RF Simulation Algorithms.
Proceedings of the VLSI: Systems on a Chip, 1999
Efficient Computation of Quasi-Periodic Circuit Operating Conditions via a Mixed Frequency/Time Approach.
Proceedings of the 36th Conference on Design Automation, 1999
Tensor-GMRES Method for Large Systems of Nonlinear Equations.
SIAM Journal on Optimization, 1997
Tensor Methods for Equality Constrained Optimization.
SIAM Journal on Optimization, 1996
Local convergence analysis of tensor methods for nonlinear equations.
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Pierpaolo Finaldi will explore the rich symbolism of The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, part of the sublime Ghent Altarpiece painted by Jan Van Eyck.
Part of our series of talks on art and artists, in honour of St Catherine of Bologna, to be held at the CCF on the fourth Tuesday (as far as possible) of every month at 7pm for 7.30pm start.
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If the rich get so rich that it makes the rest of us become very poor, how long would it be until we would get a king or a queen? Could there be a world ruler in the future? Is there a race already with many dreaming and others actually jockeying for position?
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Some might say no world rulers will happen because there are enough smart rich folks in the world who love the way things are that they would never allow such a change (because they are at the top of the heap…as far as comforts, amenities, and influence are concerned).
Is waking up to interesting days what it's all about?
If so, having interesting days doesn't require riches.
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Get an education. Ask for advice.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 gets its 'Awakening' on PS4 in February
The first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has a release date for PS4 owners, who will get it first in February, with Activision and Treyarch laying out what this care package will contain.
About this time of year, one would expect to hear about Xbox One owners getting a first crack at the next Call of Duty DLC. However, the console fortunes have turned and that means it is now PS4 owners that will get Black Ops III DLC first. Today, Activision and Treyarch have announced a February 2 deployment date for Awakening, the first of the Season Pass offerings, along with details on what to expect.
As is always the case with DLC packs, Awakening will feature four new multiplayer maps. They include:
- Gauntlet: A three-lane map that features jungle, arctic, and rainy city environments.
- Splash: Set in an old abandoned waterpark, where players will do battle around old pirate ship and a broken-down river ride attraction. Underwater combat opportunities are plentiful.
- Rise: Set outside of snowy Zurich, Rise centers around a construction site with numerous cover spots and wall-running areas.
- Skyjacked: This takes the old Hijacked map from Black Ops II and reimagines it as a security VTOL over urban Zurich. While the quick pace of the old map is still intact, the new movement mechanics will offer new ways to play.
Players will also find new Zombies content with a whole new adventure. The first chapter is titled Der Eisendrache, which will follow Origin characters Richtofen, Nicolai, Takeo, and Dempsey as they explore a strange, medieval castle filled with massive Element 115 deposits. But the crew will also find far more than they bargained for.
Awakened will run for $15 or as part of the Black Ops III Season Pass. While PS4 owners will get it on February 2, Xbox One and PC owners will get it a few weeks later.
Ozzie Mejia posted a new article, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 gets its 'Awakening' on PS4 in February


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European Securities and Markets Authority and UK Financial Conduct Authority End Concessionary Period for Legal Entity Identifier Requirements
06/20/2018The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a statement on the requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation for a Legal Entity Identifier. In response to concerns that institutions would not all be able to obtain LEI codes in time for MiFIR's effective date, January 3, 2018, ESMA had issued a statement in December 2017 providing temporary concessions for a period of six months. Those temporary concessions permitted investment firms to provide a service triggering the obligation to submit a transaction report to a client from which they had not obtained an LEI code, provided that, before providing the service, they obtain the necessary documentation from the client to apply for an LEI code on the client's behalf. Trading venues were also permitted to report their own LEI codes instead of LEI codes of non-EU issuers while reaching out to those non-EU issuers.
ESMA and national regulators have closely monitored the use of LEIs since the publication of ESMA's December 2017 statement and note a significant increase in the LEI coverage for both issuers and clients. ESMA and national regulators have concluded that there is no need for the six-month period to be extended and it will therefore expire on July 2, 2018.
During the six-month period, national regulators were required to amend temporarily a validation rule in their transaction reporting systems. ESMA has confirmed that this amendment will be reversed for transactions executed after the six-month period. In response to ESMA's statement, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has separately confirmed that it will be implementing the LEI validation rule change from July 3, 2018.
To achieve supervisory convergence and the full application of MiFIR, ESMA and national regulators are now engaged in the development of an appropriate and proportionate common supervisory action plan which focuses on compliance with the LEI reporting requirements under MiFIR.
View the ESMA statement.
View the FCA LEI update.
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Zombie Girlfriend – "Echo Echo" premiere
Self-proclaimed Hungarian 'dream punk' band Zombie Girlfriend writes dreamy reverb-drenched garage pop songs with lush euphoric instrumentation and witty, Stephin Merritt-esque vocal sensibilities. Their music is like an ecstatic rush of adrenaline, a gentle wave of guitars washing over honey-sweet melodies, creating kaleidoscopic, psychedelic pop songs about longing. After a 4-year hiatus the band will release their new LP Wind early next Spring.
"Ever since I was a teenager I've had this idea of an album that is full of beautiful, almost church-like harmonies buried deep within a swirl of distorted, reverb-drenched guitars, like running through a vast green field in a thunderstorm. I think Echo Echo is the song that comes closest to making this fantasy real."


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NJ senate to vote on marriage Thursday
It's finally been scheduled — the New Jersey Senate will vote on marriage equality this Thursday. It's been a long, long road to get there, but this is the first time the full legislature in the state will take up the vote. Garden State Equality is once again rallying, and this absolutely has to be our biggest show of force yet. Legislators need to know that we will hold them accountable for their actions, which directly impact our civil rights.
The lobby day will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7 on the steps of the statehouse, 125 West State Street. Anyone who can come earlier should, because there'll be plenty of setup to be done.
For those who really can't attend, there are still things you can do. First, call your senator and tell them you support same sex marriage and want them to as well! To do that, go here and look up your state (not federal) officials. Then go here to find their e-mail address and send them a message that way as well. There are tips on how to word your thoughts, though we're past the point of asking for meetings, so skip that. The anti-gay side will be bombarding the legislators with their message, and we need to let every senator know we exist and need our rights now.
ETA: You can also send a fax to your senator, an important tool that was effective in Vermont. You don't even need a fax machine!
Shaun permalinkJanuary 6, 2010 4:33 am
Good luck. I hope you get what you want and need and should have – equality can't mean anything short of equality.
Robyn permalinkJanuary 6, 2010 9:31 am
I currently have had my civil union with my life partner for two years soon to be three, but why can't i call it married???? I was always taught marriage is between two people who are deeply in love with each other and i myself love my wife more than anything in this world…as far as i'm concerned wether the state says it or not i am married but it's only fair for us to be able have the same title as the rest of these so called normal couples!!! I AM TOTALLY FOR THE STATE TO PASS TO PASS THIS MARRIEAGE EQUALITY!!!!
Molly permalinkJanuary 7, 2010 3:06 pm
Thank you for making all the info. so readily available!


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Relentless Beats presented Diplo on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at VENUE TBA in , . This show is 21+.
About Diplo
Known internationally as a curator amongst the world's most cutting edge DJs, producers, and musical movements Wesley Pentz (better known as DIPLO) has experienced a variety of successes. The last few years have been spent running through the club circuit and having chart-topping hits with … Read More
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text: Lucian Roux, Database Manager Lucian is responsible for the management of our supporter database, and processing all received donations. Lucian is a certified Salesforce Administrator and ensures that IRT are compliant with GDPR laws, protecting our supporter's data. During his career, he has served as a Business Support Analyst for a global bank and Data Manager for a music technology firm but has recently made the transition into the third sector to work with people who have the same core values and share the same mission in helping vulnerable refugees. We should never forget what devastating impacts war and conflict can have on the lives of so many innocent people around the world. People face losing their homes, their ability to work, learn, and prosper, and may even lose their lives. My passion is to make sure our data is correct so that decision makers have all the information at their fingertips to help those in desperate need of IRT's support.


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What is the best 'gift' you received in 2011? What was the best 'gift' you gave in 2011? What made these the best?
I'm not sure I could identify the best gift I gave. I don't even recall giving any gifts to be honest. I'd like to say I gave the gift of time, or listened when someone was in need, or provided a shoulder to lean on. But only others could tell you whether or not that's really true, whether my actions really made a difference. And at the end of the day, those things aren't really gifts at all. I'd rather think of them as the basis of our interactions with one another. Nothing special, just the courtesy and compassion we all share.
The best gift I received is much easier to identify. I don't think I received any notable material gifts, but there was one moment, a passing minute, where someone provided me with the gift of appreciation.
Part of my job is to deliver the harvest from our City Hall Sharing Garden to the community kitchen at the local Neighbourhood House. It's usually a few bags of kale, chard, salad greens, some tomatoes, and on a good summer day, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. Oh and of course, tons of fresh and fragrant herbs.
On one delivery, there were a few people working in the kitchen and waiting for the lunchtime meal that was being prepared. When I handed over the bags of food, a small elderly Asian woman came over and grabbed my hand between both of hers. She cracked a huge grin, shaking my hand, saying simply 'Thank you". I couldn't help but lean over and give her a hug. She brightened my day more than I could ever explain in words.
It's not the money you spend or the way you wrap an object that matters – I'm sure we all know this by know. It's simple acts of gratitude, and knowing that we are doing something positive for the world, that makes me believe we are all each other's greatest gifts.


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Students, kick back with your growth group leaders and squad on Friday Jan. 13th. from 6:30pm-8:00pm. There will be plenty of laughs and Fort Worth adventures as you and your student ministry growth group spend some squad time to start the year off right. Contact Student Pastor Matt Lok for information.
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VIU's Men's and Women's Volleyball Teams Head to Nationals
March 4, 2019
The VIU Mariner Men's and Women's Volleyball teams will compete for gold at the CCAA nationals. The VIU Mariner Men's' and Women's Volleyball teams will compete for gold in the CCAA nationals. The VIU Men's Volleyball team ended the season on a high note by scoring gold at the PACWEST championship. The team hasn't won gold at provincials since 2007. [[{"fid":"2640","view_mode":"... Read more
VIU Mariner Hockey Player Earns International Attention
May 22, 2018
Criminology student Joshua Cook invited to Great Britain try-outs Sports are not just about the games we play. It's about the meaningful friendships we build along the way, how we learn to handle defeat and victory, and how we grow as individuals. This has certainly been true for Joshua Cook, Right Winger for the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners men's hockey team, who has been... Read more
VIU Women's Volleyball Team Wins Gold at National Championship
March 13, 2018
Mariners beat British Columbia rivals to claim victory The Vancouver Island University (VIU) Mariners women's volleyball team fought for every point during the national championship to claim gold. Despite entering the championship ranked fourth for the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Women's Volleyball National Championship, the VIU Mariners brought confidence, an enthusiasm to... Read more
VIU's Kaitlyn Lafontaine Receives Prestigious Aboriginal Youth Sports Award
January 26, 2018
Mariners student-athlete recognized for her skill, dedication and commitment to basketball and community contributions Kaitlyn Lafontaine is a dedicated athlete, a mentor and a Vancouver Island University (VIU) student who dreams of using her education to make a positive impact on Indigenous people in Canada. Lafontaine, a member of the Métis Nation, recently received the 2017 Premier's Awards... Read more
Mariners Men's Soccer Team Wins National Championship
January 8, 2018
Vancouver Island University's Mariners men's soccer team has won the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer National Championship. Rain pounded Merle Logan Field, but the Mariners didn't let the weather dampen their spirit. They scored a goal in the first half of the game and hung on to win 1-0 over the Douglas Royals during the championship game November 11. "The elation on the... Read more


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The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched its first national advertising campaign for parents of tweens -- children ages 8-14 -- to ensure their children properly and consistently wear seat belts.
NHTSA focus groups discovered that many tired parents do not enforce seat belt use when they drive their children to and from errands, school, activities and other events, and that children become less likely to buckle their seat belts as they grow older.
In the past five years, 1,552 children ages 8-14 died in vehicular accidents and that almost half of them were not wearing their seat belts. This percentage gradually grows as children become older, and the highest percentage of kids in cars without seat belts are ages 13 and 14.
"Buckling up is an important habit to instill in children at a young age," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. "As parents, we need to lead by example and reinforce the message to make sure it sticks. This campaign urges parents to never give up until their kids buckle up."
NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind said there's no room for compromise when it comes to wearing a seat belt.
"Sounding like a broken record can save your child's life," he said. "Kids need constant reminders and this is one that can't be skipped."


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Well, I'd like to think of myself as a scientist, and what do we scientists do? We observe the world around us! So, for my own amusement, I have been making observations of what I consider to be the facts of life.
- The waitress won't check on your table until your mouth is full of chewy steak.
- You won't realize you have to go to the bathroom until you see a sign that says "Next Reststop 146 Miles."
- Your washer works fine when the Maytag guy comes to look at it.
- Music will affect your mood as much as anything else in the world.
- Saran wrap will stick to everything but the plate of leftovers.
- Cheesecake tastes better when you're on a diet.
- Change isn't always easy (actually, it's usually pretty rough), but you always gain something from it.
- The phone won't ring until after you go to bed.
- Experts tell you that travel by air is safest, but the first thing the flight attendants do is prepare you for a crash.
- The first moment of laughing through tears feels like dropping a heavy load from your shoulders.
- You will only have black underwear clean the day you only have white pants clean.
- Running through a wide open field of wild flowers really is as magic as it seems in the movies.
- Ice cream will always cure what ails you.
- Wal-Mart is the root of all evil.
- Androgeny exists, but gender roles persist.
- If you are ever in a dark, creepy house and a madman killer in a hockey mask is chasing you, don't run into the dark, creepy woods behind the house.
- That hot guy/girl will be ten times more attractive once you realize he/she is already taken.
- Life is contstantly undergoing revision. This could all be wrong tomorrow!


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We had a nice birthday party for him on Saturday. We decided to have the party at home this year and keep it simple. Since he always tells me that I make the best cookies in the world I decided to make him a giant chocolate chip cookie cake!
We set up volleyball and ladderball in the backyard, had a cookout and just planned to relax and enjoy the abundant sunshine!
Of course the best plans do not always go the way that you expect.
We had five boys (plus my three) over here and I would say that 3/4 of them immediately and constantly gravitated to the almighty screen. They wanted to play on the computer, or watch television or play a video game.
I think I am really starting to date myself since all of this is not floating in my house at all lately!
I have been feeling the
I cannot really explain it too much, but, I truly feel that we are too plugged in at times and I really am pretty strict about what I allow.
My kids do not have an iPhone, iTouch or any handheld game thingies. I just don't think they need to have these things. I watch as all of their friends walk around the neighborhood oblivious to anyone around them like little moths to a flame and just don't feel that we were put here to sit in front of a screen for extended periods of time.
Of course I could say the same for what I do here on Blogger, but, I am trying to keep this as a journal of our experiences and really do limit the frequency of my posting.
Getting back to the party...
My kids were the ones who mostly stayed outside and played along with their bff from next door. They have friends whose parents admit that their kids are addicted to the computer. I hate that we as a society are like this and am so very thankful that I did not grow up in this era where there is so much coming at you all of the time.
This morning I spent 55 minutes in a live chat with Kodak because something happened with my son's camera and it would not transfer the pictures to the computer. 55 minutes that I will not get back. I am not saying that I am not grateful for the assistance with the camera, but, really was using film that bad?
You took pictures, you had them developed and you got what you got. There was time for things and everything had its place in time. Now we have so much and not enough time to do it all!
Again...I am dating myself, but, things were simpler when I was a child.
That is why I am probably known as the unfun mom on the street who won't let her kids and their friends sit around playing video games aimlessly for hours on end. I am also the mom who makes lots of cookies with her kids and their friends to sell at their lemonade stand during the summer and always makes sure we have a freezer filled with popsicles for those hot summer days. My husband cannot believe we got through so many popsicles in a week!
I just want life to slow down a bit and for everyone to enjoy it the way it is supposed to be.
Can you imagine how much would have been missed throughout history if everyone was constantly plugged in most of the time?
I am also the mom who is prayerfully contemplating cutting the cable and going to regular tv for the summer.
We can do so much more if that is not an option. Like I said we don't watch alot of tv, but, getting rid of it appeals to me for many reasons (money being one of the perks too!).
The most amazing things happen when we slow down and just take a deep breath of fresh air and look at all of God's beautiful creations around us.
It is just the way it's supposed to be, but, this is just one momma's opinion.


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The 2017 Fall Summit will be held on October 12th and 13th at Manchester Meadows Park in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
This is an opportunity to share and learn about what other GIS and IT managers are doing around the state. The registration cost is $85 for members and includes presentations, events and meals for both days. We welcome you to invite a personal guest to our Thursday evening pizza party at Mellow Mushroom for a charge of $25.
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650 Tinsley Way, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29730, USA +1-803-325-2800
Please extend the invitation to other GIS and IT Managers in your area. Call or email if you need more information or if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing everyone in October!
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