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The naked body is an entity that has always been present in both the "real" world and the media. The anatomy of our bodies isn't something we can avoid; today it reflects the reality that has developed partly from media. According to Instagram's guidelines users are not allowed to publish naked or semi-naked pictures but that does not stop certain users that are critical to how the body norms and censorship are portrait today. In our study, we take part of research regarding gender in multimedia settings and how they have affected our daily lives. As well as studies, which research the usage of hashtags and how to circumvent censorship. The focus for this study is to research what role Instagram and hashtags have in generating a public discussion as well to draw attention to various issues and causes that are based on norm critique. We have conducted two different observations, held interviews with activists and created an online-survey for users to answer what they think about the Instagram community guidelines. The results show that there is an underlying discrimination acceptance within Instagram and their community guidelines. We can also see that women and users who uses hashtags can spread their causes more effectively, although they are simultaneously at risk for being censored depending on the hashtag they use. According to our respondents from our research there is an agreement regarding the need of updating Instagram's community guidelines, which could help with eliminate the current discrimination against women and their breasts. At the end of this study we are giving a proposal to how Instagram can work with their censoring in a more critical way. This may contribute to an agenda to make social media platforms safer and less discriminating.
Nu förtiden har det blivit allt vanligare att människor använder sig av smartphones. I denna uppsats har jag kartlagt smartphone-användares användningsvanor och mönster hos unga vuxna som antingen studerar eller arbetar. För att få fram den information jag behöver har jag valt att använda mig av dagböcker där sex stycken respondenter deltog under en fyra dagars period och även intervjuer där tre av de sex respondenterna var deltagande efter genomförandet av dagböckerna. Mina resultat visar fascinerande nog att smartphones används till största del på platser där användarna är relativt stillasittande som till exempel i hemmet. Dessutom har det visat sig att studenter har en stor användning av applikationer och där med smartphones, ofta i samband med deras studier, speciellt applikationer kopplade till molntjänster.
This report describes procedures and preparations made for developing a mobile application.Using a questionnaire and usability tests, I have developed a design document for a parkingapplication for the iPhone 4. The purpose of the application is to help drivers find allowedparking spaces thus making roads safer for everyone while the driver avoids parking tickets.
The aim of this study is to investigate how the connection between fractions, decimals and percent are taught in grade 4-6 with more focuson the fractions. The empirical data was obtained by qualitative methods comprising interviews with four mathematic elementary school teachers, in addition to two observations with two classrooms in grade 6. The data presented is from one school. The theoretical framework is based on Liping Ma profound understanding of fundamental mathematics and theories of subject didactic concepts of Kilborn, Löwing, Karlsson & Kilborn and MacIntosh. The results of the interviews and observations show that the connection between fractions, decimals and percent is being taught without illuminating how the mentioned are connected. The aspect of fractions, which has been taught to show the relation between fractions and decimals, was division as metaphor. While there was no aspect of fractions has been taught to show the relation between it and percent except that a percent is a hundredth. Such as 40% is equal with 40/100. In addition, fractions has been taught by using visual aids, but never taught by using number line. In conclusion the connection between fractions, decimals and percent has not been related clearly with basic concept fractions.
This report is based on results given from usability testing of the synthesizer OP-1 developed by the company Teenage Engineering. The study has involved potential end users during the development process and aims only to look at the first experience the user gets from the interaction with the synthesizer. The meaning of the usability tests is to find out how the user can understand how to use OP-1, how intuitive the different modes are and how this affects the initial user experience.
Nine people, out of a total amount of fourteen asked, participated in these usability tests. The selection of participants is based on their previous knowledge and experience of synthesizers. The theoretical frame of reference includes Jonas Löwgren and Erik Stoltermans theories of use qualities and are combined with chosen parts of Donald Normans " Seven Stages of Actions as Design Aids".
The shown results indicate that the users quickly understand how to use the basic modes and features of the synthesizer. All of the participated users think OP-1 is entertaining, finds the design of OP-1 attractive and appriciates its portability, in which they see potential for both travelling and live performances. The users do not always fully understand the graphical elements but reckon that it is not always necessary to, neither in the display, nor on the buttons, since this clearifies after further usage. The users show some difficulties interacting with functions such as the pattern sequencer and some editing in tape mode. The users also sometimes show difficulties determining which mode the synthesizer is in.
All of the usability tests were performed on a pre beta version of the OP-1. The final version of the synthesizer has been updated with changes influenced by the results of this report.
Granting property property rights in fisheries is assumed to provide incentives for sustainable resource exploitation. These rights might also open other income options for fishers, including some that go beyond the original objectives intended by authorities establishing the right. The opportunity for alternative uses is especially high if the details of these rights are not clearly identified. In Chile, a de novo TURF (Territorial User Rights for Fishery) system, called Management Exploitation Areas for Benthic Resources (Areas de Manejo y Explotacion de Recursos Bentonicos-AMERB) was created to achieve sustainable exploitation of benthic resources. This study compares two small-scale fishing communities in Chile, Guayacan and Huentelauquen, representing two typical contrasting settings, regarding geographical contexts and surroundings, origin, history, location, social embeddedness, main fisheries activities as well as the motivation and the process through which they acquired their AMERB. While in Guayacan the main fishing activity outside the AMERB is the giant squid and finfish fishery, in Huentelauquen the main and traditional activity has been diving for benthic resources. The objectives to acquire their AMERBs were different in both cases. Huentelauquen applied the AMERB for their traditional activity, the fishery of Concholepas concholepas ("loco"), thus in accordance with the official objective of the AMERB. Due to reduced catches of loco, fishers also added the collection of kelps, using their AMERB to control access to the entire coast surrounding their fishing community, beyond the limits of their AMERB. In Guayacan the AMERB, applied for the management of scallops and a species of red algae, began to be used for sea squirt aquaculture. Within the framework of sustainable fisheries implied by the AMERBs, there was in both cases a clear expectation to gain new sources of income. However with time both AMERBs are being used as a tool for territorial exclusion of other fishers beyond the limits of their respective AMERBs. In Huentelauquen fishers mention mostly negative aspects about the performance of their AMERB, given the poor economic results, being unsatisfied with the AMERB system in general, because they feel that the system disrupted their traditional migration along the coast. In Guayacan, fishers mentioned mostly positive aspects for their AMERB, as it was an opportunity to add new activities. Both examples show that rights-based management approaches are very attractive; they could promote new uses or developments, whose sustainability nevertheless needs to be analyzed further. The analyzed case studies show that, contrary to how the system was developed in Chile, a more bottom-up implementation of new management arrangements may make it easier to agree on common objectives, and/or leave more freedom for fishers to adjust and arrange their livelihood. Considering the importance the AMERBs have acquired for fishers, these kinds of systems need flexible regulations in order that fishers can adapt the system to local traditions, uses or needs and also to their learning and adapting capacities.
The issue for this study is how teachers and teacher students understand the concept of sustainable development and work and want to work with sustainable development in their education. The aim is to provide knowledge that can lead to a better implementation of sustainable development in education. The study has a phenomenological perspective and is based on the concept of sustainable development and theories of education for sustainable development. The study consists of interviews with four teachers who act as primary teachers and four teacher students who study on the last semester of their education. The study shows that all respondents think that sustainable development is a concept that is difficult to interpret and that they have a distorted interpretation of the concept. All are focusing on environmental protection and overlook economic and social development. That is particularly apparent in their examples of how sustainable development should be implemented in teaching. The study also shows that the teacher students have a more complete picture of the concept of sustainable development and, unlike the teachers, explicitly states that sustainable development should permeate the entire teaching.
We report a practical and modular approach to obtain two different types of 17-membered ring macrocyclic compounds through an intramolecular Heck reaction. These macrocyclic compounds are functionalized, that is, they contain two contiguous stereogenic hydroxy functional groups and an amino acid moiety in the macrocyclic ring skeleton. The macrocycles were then screened against a zebrafish assay to determine the antiangiogenesis activity of these small molecules. Macrocyclic compound 2.2a was identified as a potent inhibitor at 2.5 M, whereas its acyclic precursor and the other related macrocyclic compounds did not show any effect.
A highly practical and modular synthesis to obtain a diverse 14-membered ring-based macrocyclic toolbox is achieved. These compounds were further tested in zebrafish assays related to early embryonic development, angiogenesis, and neurogenesis, respectively. 1.4c was Identified as an antiangiogenesis agent.
Hemolymph coagulation is a first response to injury, impeding infection, and ending bleeding. Little is known about its molecular basis in insects, but clotting factors have been identified in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. Here, we have begun to study coagulation in the aquatic larvae of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae using methods developed for Drosophila. A delicate clot was seen by light microscopy, and pullout and proteomic analysis identified phenoloxidase and apolipophorin-I as major candidate clotting factors. Electron microscopic analysis confirmed clot formation and revealed it contains fine molecular sheets, most likely a result of lipophorin assembly. Phenoloxidase appears to be more critical in clot formation in Anopheles than in Drosophila. The Anopheles larval clot thus differs in formation, structure, and composition from the clot in Drosophila, confirming the need to study coagulation in different insect species to learn more about its evolution and adaptation to different lifestyles.
Objectives To investigate respiratory tract colonization by aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in mechanically ventilated patients. Methods Bacterial colonization of the stomach and the respiratory tract was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed over time in 41 consecutive mechanically ventilated patients in a Swedish intensive care unit (ICU), with special emphasis on elucidation of the role of anaerobic bacteria in the lower respiratory tract. Samples were taken from the oropharynx, gastric juice, subglottic space and trachea within 24 h (median 14 h) of intubation, and then every third day until day 18 and every fifth day until day 33. Results The patients were often heavily colonized with microorganisms not considered to belong to a healthy normal oropharyngeal and gastric flora on admission to the ICU. A majority harbored enterococci, coagulase-negative staphylococci and Candida spp. in at least one site on day 1. Anaerobic bacteria, mainly peptostreptococci and Prevotella spp., were isolated from subglottic and/or tracheal secretions in 59% of the patients. Different routes of tracheal colonization for different groups of microorganisms were found. Primary or concomitant colonization of the oropharynx with staphylococci, enterococci, enterobacteria and Candida was often seen, while Pseudomonas spp., other non-fermenting Gram-negative rods and several anaerobic species often primarily colonized the trachea, indicating exogenous or direct gastrointestinal routes of colonization. Conclusions Mechanically ventilated patients were heavily colonized in their lower airways by potential pathogenic microorganisms, including a high load of anaerobic bacteria. Different routes of colonization were shown for different species.
The highly competitive environment in which businesses operate today requires a skilful workforce in every organisation in order to remain a successful player in the competitive game of the industry. One of the main problems which occur in the workplace is the lack of training. A large number of employees can appear dissatisfied (Heinemann and Greenberger, 2002) due to being assigned responsibilities without-having the right knowledge and skills in that area. Training is an essential process which should be cautiously designed and implemented within all firms. The overall aim of this dissertation is to assess the importance of training- in work field.For many years now human capital has been regarded as vital for the efficient functioning of an organisation because of its contribution in improving productivity, business performance and economic growth (Schultz, 1961). Therefore it is important to invest in human resources through training (Lucas, 1988) in order to improve the competitive position of the firm, and because of the enhanced quality, innovation, continual increased productivity and in turn improved profitability that can be achieved through this (Taylor and Davies, 2004).Throughout this research the training system in Hilton Hotel will be examined and appropriate recommendations for a more effective training system will be given where appropriate. The overall aim of this study is to assess the importance of training in hospitality industry.
To combat the rising global temperature Sweden have signed the Paris Agreement to limit the release of CO2 and keep the temperature to a minimum increase of 1,5 degrees. A transformation of today's energy system towards renewable energy is paramount to this endeavour, which in part relies on public acceptance where media plays an important role inshaping public acceptance. This study aims to map acceptance of renewable energy sources and draws on framing theory, which states that the media focuses attention on certain events and gives information meaning, in a sense how something is presented to the audience influences their choices in how to process said information. As this is a qualitative study, 49 articles about bio-, geothermal, solar, water and wind energy from Sweden's four major newspapers, Aftonbladet, Dagens Nyheter, Expressen and Svenska Dagbladet, have been gathered from the Svenska dagstidningar database and examined through frame analysis. Media framing contributing to public acceptance was bio- and solar energy while water subtracted from it. Wind energy were both contributing and subtracting from acceptance while geothermal lacked articles entirely, prohibiting it from entering public discourse altogether. Meanwhile the biggest deciding factor towards framing acceptance for renewable energy depended largely on the newspaper.
With online communication being increasingly integrated with our everyday lives, internet hate has become a growing problem. This is receiving growing attention in the media and research. In recent years, scientists have begun to shift their focus from the hate itself, to responses to these forms of violation. However, research has been mainly solution orientated and for example focused on legal aspects. Thus, we maintain that the field lacks a media technology based analysis, which this paper intends to contribute to. The aim of this study is to investigate what impact design and functionality in social media has on its users, with relation to user's counter-strategies on the reception of offensive content. Note that this study is restricted to social media, and not focused on digital media at large. Within the framework of this essay, we have conducted three focus-group interviews and nethnographic studies. The empirical data from our focus groups has determined which social media platforms we examined in the nethnographic study, and subsequently in our analysis. The collected data has been analysed in relation to previous research on social media and internet hate. We have also used theories on resistance, suppression techniques, space of possible actions, norms and the relationship between offline/online and front stage/back stage. The analysis has resulted in five themes that describe the following key findings: 1) social media's positive connotations are problematic in relation to offensive content, but the receivers of internet hate are inventive in working around embedded norms, 2) sometimes no response is the best defence, 3) the culture around the like-function has a significant role in the resistance to internet hate on social media, 4) the shrinking distance between the world online and offline, as well as public and private rooms, affects everyday resistance to violations on social media, and 5) production of positive content and interaction with help of built-in functions are perceived as ways to affect the climate and cooperative resistance. We do not purport to provide technical or design-related proposals for development. However, we believe that our results, among other things, can be used for future development and improvement of social media platforms, and as a basis for further research on resistance to violations on social media.
Design Thinking is a prototype-driven, solution-based and human-centered innovation approach and design process that has been receiving a growing amount of attention in both the industry and research during the last decade. In this paper we intend to evaluate Design Thinking in relation to the in-house design process of the digital transformation agency Mogul AB. Their process, called the Four Step Model, was developed by the design team as a result of years of experience and evaluation of best-practice. The aim of our study is to compare Design Thinking's initial phases Empathize and Define to the corresponding strategy phase in the Four Step Model. Using this comparison we aim to evaluate in what way Design Thinking could be integrated in the Mogul's Four Step Model in order to obtain a more human-centered process and result. This study is based on a) research on Design Thinking and human-centered design processes b) interviews with representatives from Mogul's design team, and c) documentation from our own work process, producing a recruitment site for Mogul, where we used Design thinking as our working method. Our study shows that Mogul's design process would benefit from integrating a number of tools and mindsets from Design Thinking. Our key findings suggest that the Four Step Model should be more iterative and include the end user in an extended degree during the whole design process, and especially during the initial stages of the process. The Four Step Model would also benefit from more tangible tools for obtaining a deeper understanding of the end user's needs. By embracing these mindsets from Design Thinking, the Four Step Model could become more useful, efficient and human-centered.
Illustrated pictures play an important role as mediators of mathematical concepts and relations in mathematical textbooks used in Swedish primary school classrooms. Theories of the meaning of semiotics for teaching and learning, as well as the Variation theory of learning, are used as a framework to investigate the critical aspects for developing multiplicative reasoning through visual presentations. In this study143 students in 3rd grade (age 9-10) participated in a test where multiplication is represented with illustrations, using both additive and multiplicative groupings. The students were also instructed to draw multiplication expressions with various visual supports. Students' responses were analyzed by quantifying groupings based on the multiplication expressions students identify, as well as the extend of which they use additive and multiplicative visual representations and support in their own drawings. Results show indications of different properties of multiplication that can be presented in illustrations. How teacher knowledge can be used to identify the critical aspects for learning multiplication is here discussed, leading to suggestions regarding ways is which textbook pictures can be useful tools in teaching and learning.
This study examines how illustrations are used to introduce the concept of multiplication in Swedish mathematics textbooks intended for use with 2nd grade students. The aim is to find out how instructions and tasks are supported by illustrations by using a sociocultural perspective on learning with focus of mediating artifacts. The findings are compared to research in the field of mathematics didactics, where the importance of teaching multiplicative structures to primary school students is emphasized. With a method that categorize illustrations, insight is gained into how well they connect to the subject content, and in addition if they show additive or multiplicative multiplication. This study also looks into the extent that students are being instructed and encouraged to illustrate their answers to the textbook assignments. Results from the analyses of four 2nd grade mathematics textbook series, show that illustrations are used to a large extent to support text and numbers in introducing multiplication, but that all books contain pictures that contradict the subject content. The results also show that the majority of the illustrations demonstrate multiplication as repeated addition. Furthermore, this study suggests that when students are encouraged to draw pictures themselves, they are in most cases not given support and instructions to draw multiplicative multiplication. Based on earlier research within this field, as well as the findings of this study, it is argued that the dominant focus on repeated addition in illustrations can trap students in patterns of additive reasoning. This can interfere with their perception and comprehension of multiplication structure, and lead to limitations of students' further development and understanding of mathematic concepts.
Digital platforms such as social media are big part of people's everyday life and social network. Recent studies shows that the ability to act anonymously on social media has increased harassment behaviors online. For marginalized groups, digital platforms are important for the act of freedom of speech and harassments online can limit these groups in the digital environment. Within the framework of this study we found, that there is a lack of studies that specifically research sexual harassments online and what different factors that may have an impact on the problem. Therefore, the aim for this study was to research what values, attitudes and emotions users of social media services experiences online. We wanted to research, from a user perspective, what existing counter-strategies options are provided on social media against sexual harassments online, and if there are other technical design solutions for social media interfaces. Within the framework of this essay we have conducted a focus group interview and a participatory design workshop. The empirical data that was collected has been analysed with different theories such as power, resistance, empowerment in design, master suppression techniques in social media, feminist HCI and social norms and participatory design. The study also use previous research on harassment on social media to further understand the empirical data for the analysis. In this study there are findings from the focus group that has been placed in three different themes. 1) The importance of social relationships for counter-strategies against sexual harassment online. 2) Social norms and normalization of sexual harassment online. 3) The importance of technical aspects for dealing with sexual harassment online. Our study shows that the counter-strategies options on social media services today are not sufficient enough for these different aspects. The participatory design workshop in this study resulted in eight possible technical design solutions. These solutions can be implications for design on social media interfaces and can work as counter-strategy tools against sexual harassments online. This study only research one focus group, therefore the study can be used as a basis for further research. By including users with participatory design methods, values made from users of social media in relation to sexual harassments online can unfold and hopefully decrease the problem.
Purpose: The repair of double-strand breaks (dsb) in mammalian cells is characterized by a rapid phase with a half-life of less than half an hour and a slower phase that lasts for many hours. The proportion of slow repair increase with LET and it has been suggested that the slow repair component consists of more complex damage and is more deleterious to the cells. To see if removal of OH radicals could remove part of the damage in complex dsb and make them easier to repair, human cells were irradiated in the presence of dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO). Methods: Induction and repair of dsb were studied by neutral elution in human VH10 cells exposed to γ-rays, helium ions (mean LET 40 keV/μm) and 80 and 125 keV/μm monoenergetic nitrogen ions in the presence and absence of 2 M DMSO. Results: Incubation of cells exposed to γ-rays, 40 keV/μm helium and 80 keV/μm N ions demonstrated that scavenging of OH radicals by DMSO removed most of the rapid repair component. The response to DMSO was less marked after 125 keV/μm nitrogen ions, where about half of the repair was resistant to DMSO. Conclusions: It is unlikely that the complexity of dsb is responsible for the slow repair because the removal of OH radicals did not make the breaks easier to repair. Instead, it is suggested that rapid and slow repair can be explained on the basis of how different parts of the chromatin are accessible to repair enzymes.
This is a study made by two students for their bachelor theses in Tourism at Södertörn University, Sweden. The study investigates weather the theoretical characteristic features of a sport tourist is inconsistent with reality. The study also investigates factors that sport tourist consider important during a football trip to achieve a satisfying experience. By identifying specific element of the phenomenon increase knowledge and development of sport tourism. The method chosen for the study was qualitative interviews which where performed with twenty respondents, each respondent travel to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the quarter- finals of Champions League between SL Benfica and FC Bayer München, 13 April 2016. The interview material was interpreted and later merges with previous research and theories in order to investigate and identify the phenomenon. The result of the study showed that the theoretical and previous research that have been presented on characteristic features of a sport tourist do not or partly match the respondents in this study. This study also showed that factors that sport tourist consider important as e.g. good seats, security, transport, good company, good atmosphere, other supporters and supporting their favourite football team, are the factors that contribute and makes a satisfying, memorable and positive experience trip.
This paper present a study where the case of the study is to examine how a selection of Swedish companies with a similar number of followers on Facebook can achieve an effective communication through a two-way communication with there followers. A survey to see which technical solutions Swedish companies need to achieve an effective communication. The main purpose is to examine how these companies work to achieve an effective two-way communication with their followers on the selected company's Facebook page.
Furthermore, the effects that caused by the means of communication and the technical solutions and how they are involved in the process. That constitutes of functions that Facebook provides in terms of share, like, comment and tag. The research is based on a content analysis of six Swedish companies' Facebook pages, that are linked to theories that are related to areas of Facebook, communication, interaction and eWOM. Which late in the paper will be compiled into a conclusion.
The study resulted in various forms of communication and interaction on account of the selected company's activity, purpose and on the company's adaptation after their business.
We investigate the behavior of a fluid near the critical point by using numerical simulations of weakly compressible three-dimensional isotropic turbulence. Much has been done for a turbulent flow with an ideal gas. The primary focus of this work is to analyze fluctuations of thermodynamic variables (pressure, density, and temperature) when a non-ideal Equation Of State (EOS) is considered. In order to do so, a hybrid lattice Boltzmann scheme is applied to solve the momentum and energy equations. Previously unreported phenomena are revealed as the temperature approaches the critical point. Fluctuations in pressure, density, and temperature increase, followed by changes in their respective probability density functions. Due to the non-linearity of the EOS, it is seen that variances of density and temperature and their respective covariance are equally important close to the critical point. Unlike the ideal EOS case, significant differences in the thermodynamic properties are also observed when the Reynolds number is increased. We also address issues related to the spectral behavior and scaling of density, pressure, temperature, and kinetic energy.
Agricultural extension can play a major part in the development and adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. Local NGOs have a unique opportunity to serve as extension agents due to their acceptance and close relationship in communities. The paper argues that agricultural extension needs to adopt a holistic approach to the communities' development to achieve a lasting and sustainable agriculture. This study examines four NGOs in Tanzania to see 1) how they provide extension services; 2) if they have a holistic approach; and 3) if the holistic approach is a conscious strategy. The findings show that a mixture of extension methods is commonly used by all four of the NGOs. More over the NGOs offer a wide variety of projects, which focus on different issues. This results in a holistic approach, even though this probably is rather a result of funding practices than a conscious extension strategy.
Critical design is a research- and innovationarea under development. The critical design theory has been used in many design-related areas and intends to get consumers to become more critical when it comes to how their everyday lives are controlled by different beliefs, values, ideologies and behavioral patterns that are incorporated into design (Dunne & Raby, 2001). Since critical design is a theory that seeks to transform in practice the challenge today lies in creating practical examples that show how it can be done, which is a necessity for the theory to develop (Bardzell et al., 2012). This study intends to be method developing by creating a set of tools based on selected parts (theoretical methods and perspectives) from critical design. The goal of these tools are to function as an instrument enabling practical implementation of critical design in a design/production process. In this study we have tested our tools in a specific productionprocess of a music video to explore how to apply critical design practically. In doing so we used design-oriented research methods, in particular Daniel Fällmans triangelmodel for interactiondesign and design research (2008). By bringing together critical design perspectives and video production purposes, this study hopes to make a contribution to the method fulfilling work of bridging the existing gap between theory and practice in critical design.
The purpose of this study was to investigate how anonymous online players treat each other in the game environment in Counter Strike (CS GO), where the way they communicate can affect other people's gaming experience through cheating or "griefing". We have also sought to examine how issues of anonymity affected player's experiences. Data was collected through the use of qualitative methods, such as semi-structured interviews and non-participant observations. Ten respondents participated in the interviews, five women and five men who had played Counter Strike for at least two years. The questions which they were asked related to attitudes, communication, gaming experience, trust, behavior, cheaters and griefers inCounter Strike.
The results were analyzed with the help of previous research and theory related to the problem of our study. The results showed that the anonymous players responded to each other positively or negatively depending on various factors such as performance, gender, experience, communication and trust. Positive attitudes gave a positive gaming experience that increased the teamwork and changed the anonymity to friendship, while negative attitudes gave negative gameplay experience that made players lose the desire to play for awhile, because they had high expectations of others.
In order to improve Counter Strike for anonymous players, we recommend that the game company improves its security, by blocking cheaters and griefers faster than they do at present, by changing blocking of a cheater from only a blocked account to a whole computersystem, and by making the game more expensive. We also recommend applying region or country functions when they people play anonymously to avoid linguistic misunderstandings and to ease communication by ensuring that players from the same country play with eachother and speak a common language.
Glucocorticoids are known regulators of the cell cycle, normally exerting an anti-proliferative effect. We have previously shown that glucocorticoids stimulate expression of p57(Kip2), a member of the Cip/Kip family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors which, in some cell types, may account for the anti-proliferative responses seen after glucocorticoid treatment. The induction of p57(Kip2) involves primary transcriptional effects where no de novo protein synthesis is necessary, suggesting a direct interaction of the glucocorticoid receptor with the p57(Kip2) gene. In this study we have identified a functional glucocorticoid response element (GRE), located 5 kilo bases (kb) upstream of the transcription start site in the human P57(Kip2) promoter. This GRE was functional also when isolated, suggesting a direct transcriptional effect of the glucocorticoid receptor. Furthermore, mutation of this GRE abolished glucocorticoid induction of the reporter gene, whereas mutation of a nearby Sp1 site did not. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assays, we have shown that the -5 kb p57(Kip2) promoter GRE was able to compete with a well-known GRE for glucocorticoid receptor binding. Sequence comparisons with the mouse genome showed that this GRE is highly conserved, further strengthening the biological importance of this site. All these data emphasize the involvement of this GRE in the glucocorticoid-mediated induction of p57(Kip2) expression.
Ett av de mest populära community:n på internet och en av världens mest populärastewebbplats i dag är videotjänsten YouTube. Strömmande tjänster blir alltmer efterfrågade i taktmed att tekniken utvecklas och bandbreddens prestationsförmåga inte längre är en begränsning.Inte minst har strömmande tjänster, i synnerhet YouTube, blivit populärt på grund av desskopierade innehåll av användare, i motsats till det egenskapade. Många av de uppladdadevideoklippen är upphovsrättsskyddade och just sådana videoklipp har visat sig tendera att varasärskilt efterfrågade bland användarna.I den här uppsatsen tittar jag på användarnas beteenden på YouTube i form av en observationnär de laddar upp upphovsrättsskyddat material. Jag undersöker hur användare ställer sig tillupphovsrätten och de regler som råder på YouTube genom en enkätundersökning. Slutligenintervjuar jag två advokater specialiserade inom området för att ta del av deras professionellasynsätt. Uppsatsen presenterar de observerade användarstrategierna och reflektionerna.
Denna rapport redovisar utvecklingen av en elektronisk portfolio som är avsedd att användas av personer verksamma inom eller med inriktning mot IT-branschen, till exempel webbutvecklare. Syftet med e-portfolion är att den skall representera en persons kunskaper och kompetens med hjälp av publicerat material som kan tänkas vara intressant för arbetsgivare. Tanken är att e-portfolion skall fungera som komplement till CV och personligt brev. För utvecklingen av e-portfolion har jag utnyttjat olika designprinciper och riktlinjer. Märkspråket HTML, CSS samt skriptspråken PHP och JavaScript har använts. Målet var att utveckla ett fullt fungerande förslag på en e-portfolio, designad för ett visst ändamål och strukturerad med olika typer av innehåll. Resultatet blev ett komplett förslag på en e-portfolio i form av en webbsida.
In this project I have tried to obtain stable transformants of Drosophila melanogaster flies using electroporation. I have completed approximately 200 tests using different DNA concentrations, voltages and cuvettes, including a novel Petri dish cuvette which I developed and manufactured myself. I also developed new and more efficient procedures of egg collection and egg dechorionation. Although I was not successful in obtaining true stable transformants, control experiments indicate that electroporation of DNA into embryos could be accomplished under the conditions used. The lack of stable transformants was probably due to failure of the electroporated DNA to integrate into the host genome. The reasons for why the DNA did not integrate was not further investigated in this study.
The Earth's permanently cold biosphere is known to harbour abundant microbial biomass and represents a rich resource for the discovery of novel cold-adapted microorganisms, many of which form part of the 'microbial dark matter' which cannot be analysed using traditional culture-dependent approaches. The recent development of metagenomics and related multi-omics strategies has provided a means by which entire microbial communities can be studied directly, without the prerequisite of culturing. The advancement of the 'omic' methods is directly linked to recent progress in high-throughput sequencing, robust data processing capabilities and the application of cutting-edge analytical tools for high-throughput detection of biomolecules. The combined application of these tools and strategies has provided an unprecedented access to the structure and potential function of microbial communities in cold environments, providing increasingly comprehensive insights into the taxonomic richness and functional capacity of the indigenous microorganisms. Applications of 'omic' strategies have enhanced our understanding of psychrophilic adaptation mechanisms, revealing the versatility and adaptability of life in the 'cryosphere'. In addition to the predicted roles of psychrophiles in biogeochemical cycling, recent multi-omic studies have further emphasised the importance of the 'cryosphere' in influencing global atmospheric conditions. Finally, metagenomic bioprospecting of cold environments has yielded a variety of novel bioactive molecules including novel 'psychrozymes', with a wide range of potential industrial and biotechnological applications. Here, we have provided an overview of recent developments in metagenomic technologies and their application in the study of the cold biosphere.
Eukaryotic 16S-like ribosomal RNAs contain 12 so-called expansion segments, i.e., sequences not included in the RNA secondary structure core common to eubacteria, archaea, and eukarya. Two of these expansion segments, ES3 and ES6, are juxtaposed in the recent three-dimensional model of the eukaryotic 40S ribosomal subunit. We have analyzed ES3 and ES6 sequences from more than 2900 discrete eukaryotic species, for possible sequence complementarity between the two expansion segments. The data show that ES3 and ES6 could interact by forming a helix consisting of seven to nine contiguous base pairs in almost all analyzed species. We, therefore, suggest that ES3 and ES6 form a direct RNA-RNA contact in the ribosome.
Expansion segment ES6 in 18S ribosomal RNA is, unlike many other expansion segments, present in all eukaryotes. The available data suggest that ES6 is located on the surface of the small ribosomal subunit. Here we have analyzed the secondary structure of the complete ES6 sequence in intact ribosomes from three eukaryotes, wheat, yeast, and mouse, representing different eukaryotic kingdoms. The availability of the ES6 sequence for modification and cleavage by structure sensitive chemicals and enzymatic reagents was analyzed by primer extension and gel electrophoresis on an ABI 377 automated DNA sequencer. The experimental results were used to restrict the number of possible secondary structure models of ES6 generated by the folding software MFOLD. The modification data obtained from the three experimental organisms were very similar despite the sequence variation. Consequently, similar secondary structure models were obtained for the ES6 sequence in wheat, yeast, and mouse ribosomes. A comparison of sequence data from more than 6000 eukaryotes showed that similar structural elements could also be formed in other organisms. The comparative analysis also showed that the extent of compensatory base changes in the suggested helices was low. The in situ structure analysis was complemented by a secondary structure analysis of wheat ES6 transcribed and folded in vitro. The obtained modification data indicate that the secondary structure of the in vitro transcribed sequence differs from that observed in the intact ribosome. These results suggest that chaperones, ribosomal proteins, and/or tertiary rRNA interactions could be involved in the in vivo folding of ES6.
The 18S rRNA of the small eukaryotic ribosomal subunit contains several expansion segments. Electron microscopy data indicate that two of the largest expansion segments are juxtaposed in intact 40S subunits, and data from phylogenetic sequence comparisons indicate that these two expansion segments contain complementary sequences that could form a direct tertiary interaction on the ribosome. We have investigated the secondary structure of the two expansion segments in the region around the putative tertiary interaction. Ribosomes from yeast, wheat, and mouse-three organisms representing separate eukaryotic kingdoms-were isolated, and the structure of ES3 and part of the ES6 region were analyzed using the single-strand-specific chemical reagents CMCT and DMS and the double-strand-specific ribonuclease V1. The modification patterns were analyzed by primer extension and gel electrophoresis on an ABI 377 automated DNA sequencer. The investigated sequences were relatively exposed to chemical and enzymatic modification. This is in line with their indicated location on the surface at the solvent side of the subunit. The complementary ES3 and ES6 sequences were clearly inaccessible to single-strand modification, but available for cleavage by double-strand-specific RNase V1. The results are compatible with a direct helical interaction between bases in ES3 and ES6. Almost identical results were obtained with ribosomes from the three organisms investigated.
The increasing amount of information on the internet entails an increasing need for privacy protection. Information security is becoming a vital part of everyday lives due to digitization. There has been relatively little research on information security awareness, especially from a cultural, age- and knowledge perspective. This study aims to examine and to gain knowledge about information security awareness of users and their view of privacy online. By replicating the method of an israeli research paper by Halperin and Dror (2016), a comparison between Israel and Sweden is possible. Data were collected through surveys and the results show differences and similarities between Sweden and Israel. In particular when looking at age and knowledge.
In our study, we investigated how the streamed TV domain relates to existing design principles for web design. Further, we have investigated whether there are specific characteristics of the domain that the design principles do not cover. In the survey we have studied two sites which are representative of the streamed TV domain. Finally, we discuss how applicable the design principles are for the domain and the specific characteristics that would require new or further developed design principles.
This study evaluated the potential effect of ionising radiation on population growth using simple population models and parameter values derived from chronic exposure experiments in two invertebrate species with contrasting life-history strategies. In the earthworm Eisenia fetida, models predicted increasing delay in population growth with increasing gamma dose rate (up to 0.6 generation times at 11 mGy h(-1)). Population extinction was predicted at 43 mGy h(-1). In the microcrustacean Daphnia magna, models predicted increasing delay in population growth with increasing alpha dose rate (up to 0.8 generation times at 15.0 mGy h(-1)), only after two successive generations were exposed. The study examined population effects of changes in different individual endpoints (including survival, number of offspring produced and time to first reproduction). Models showed that the two species did not respond equally to equivalent levels of change, the fast growing daphnids being more susceptible to reduction in fecundity or delay in reproduction than the slow growing earthworms. This suggested that susceptibility of a population to ionising radiation cannot be considered independent of the species' life history.
This study is concerned with the description of the semantic and pragmatic characteristics of the attributive adjective self-proclaimed, employing corpus-linguistic methodology to explore its meaning from user-based data. The initial query provided the material from which a lexical pro-file of the target word was constructed, systematically describing collocational data, semantic preferences, semantic associations and discourse prosodies. Qualitative analysis of sample con-cordances illustrated the role of the target word in expressing different kinds of meaning-bearing stances. The results demonstrate the importance of context and communicative functionality as constraints determining meaning, determining the discourse prosodies of self-proclaimed as one of either negation; accepted-positive and accepted-negative. Further, the analysis of self-proclaimed as a stance marker indicates the linking evaluative meanings of extended lexical units to the project of linguistic description of intersubjective stancetaking as a possibly fruitful venue for research
This study will show different interactions that a user needs to adjust in order to find and create trust within a guild in the game World of Warcraft. The aim of this study is to see if these interactions are used in different ways depending on which guild a user is a member in. The study is based on three different guilds and a few WoW-users perspectives, experiences and thoughts. The main methods in this study is based on qualitative methods that includes surveys, scenarios, observation and semi-structured interviews. The analysis has been based on two theories, social capital theory and the flow theory. This study has also examined how the design and features of WoW can affect a user's interactions, both in and outside the game.
Nutrient loads from inland sources to the Baltic Sea and adjacent inland waters need to be reduced in order to prevent eutrophication and meet requirements of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP). We here investigate the spatial implications of using different possible criteria for reducing water-borne phosphorous (P) loads in the Northern Baltic Sea River Basin District (NBS-RBD) in Sweden. Results show that most catchments that have a high degree of internal eutrophication do not express high export of P from their outlets. Furthermore, due to lake retention, lake catchments with high P-loads per agricultural area (which is potentially of concern for the WFD) did not considerably contribute to the P-loading of the Baltic Sea. Spatially uniform water quality goals may, therefore, not be effective in NBS-RBD, emphasizing more generally the need for regional adaptation of WFD and BSAP-related goals.
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) of the European Union provides a common framework for water policy that focuses on holistic and integrated water management in river basins. In many member states, implementation of the WFD has shifted the main responsibility for local water issues from the municipal level to the regional or supra-regional levels. In this study, we investigated how the implementation of the WFD has influenced local-level water management including the interpretation of the new environmental quality standards. Specifically, we considered Sweden, which has traditionally had relatively strong governance at the municipal level. Because a sufficient amount of time has now passed for evaluation of WFD-related effects on operational water handling, we interviewed individuals directly involved in water planning and land use planning at the municipal level in one sub catchment in the Northern Baltic Sea River Basin District of Sweden, as well as representatives for superior levels and associations. Despite divergent views regarding the priority of water issues in physical planning among the local-level planners interviewed, they had all participated in successful inter-municipal pre-WFD collaboration projects. Although such collaborations could help increase the understanding and acceptance of WFD-related goals and costs, as well as facilitate conflict solving, as shown in the Oxunda Catchment, they have not gained much attention in the WFD implementation process. Additionally, physical planners have generally been reluctant to accept new environmental quality standards resulting from WFD implementation, in part because they lack precise definitions, but also because they could challenge the municipal routine of weighing various objectives against each other. Furthermore, despite WFD-related increases in ambition levels, lack of resource improvements at the municipal level were identified as potential problems by local environmental planners.
The article proposes that social media platforms enable large volumes of user-driven circulation of media content, and argues for a combination of qualitative and quantitative considerations when analysing data from such platforms. Issues of context are vital; context must be understood both qualitatively (cultural setting) and quantitatively (statistical reference points for comparison). The authors emphasise that the possibilities of 'big data' should not tilt analyses so that sensitivities to subtler meanings are lost. By examining a recent research project of our own, examples are given of how topological network analysis can be successfully combined with close readings of strategically selected parts of the data and how, by doing so, context shifts can be identified that increase the reliability of the analysis. Consequently, it is recommended that mere number crunching is not enough, and that questions of 'how,' 'why,' and 'whether' are required in order to understand the phenomena in their societal settings.
The aim of this study is to investigate how learning intentions are sheared and clarified during lessons, as a part of formative assessment. Studies have shown that the capability of formative assessment is an important part of teacher quality and that clarifying the intention with the lessons promotes the activity in the classroom. My study is going to focus on mathematic in a second grade class. The three questions that I am going to investigate are:
The method that I have used to investigate the first question is observation of eight lessons in mathematic, in two different mathematic groups. The second and third questions focus on the pupils and interviews with pupils are therefore used to investigate them.
Formative assessment and strategy one, clarifying and shearing learning intentions and criteria for success are used as a theoretical framework in the analyze of the results. The conclusions I have reached are that the mathematic book is a big prat of the lessons and both the teacher and the pupils make it seem like the main intention of the lessons. A summative test was done during the study and it indicated that high scores seem to be more in focus than the knowledge and understanding. Almost all the pupil that I interviewed describe their IUP-intentions (plan for individually developing) that they have been given in the beginning of the year. The pupils were not sure what the intentions meant and told me that they never used them after they get them, which they do in the Swedish education.
This paper presents a study about how second hand micro enterprises are using Facebook to interact with their customers and to increase their clientele. The study also examines what benefits e-commerce may offer second hand companies. Why this study is significant is if second hand companies would operate an e-commerce it could make more people interested in second hand, and by that make more people shop second hand and help save the earth's resources. The study was accomplished with several interviews with some second hand shops, one customer survey and observations on a social network and its functions. The result shows that images is the thing the companies uses most to interact with their customers on Facebook, the images lets the customers see the current range the store has and it also allow new customers to get the information they need before a visit to the real store. E-commerce can offer second hand shops bigger sales, when reached out for customers around the country and even abroad. The result was later complied and was put in an tematic analysis. The study's conclusion is that an e-commerce on a social network can be time saving for micro enterprises. Our design proposal is for micro enterprises with lack of time and limited economy to manage marketing, communication and e-commerce all in one place.
The uptake and elimination of 20 structurally diverse tetra- to heptachlorinated biphenyls were studied in zebrafish (Danio rerio), three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), and Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). The polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were administered to the fish through food, intraperitoneal injection of peanut oil, or intraperitoneal implantation of silicone capsules. The retention of the PCBs in fish exposed through their diet was related with the substitution patterns of the compounds. Ortho-substituted congeners with no unsubstituted meta-para positions had high biomagnification potential. PCBs with low biomagnification all had adjacent vicinal hydrogens, indicating that congeners with this feature may have been metabolically eliminated. The retention characteristics of the PCBs in the diet-exposed and the injected zebrafish were similar. The pattern of congeners in Arctic char indicates that they have a lower capacity to metabolize PCBs compared to three-spined sticklebacks and zebrafish. The levels in the fish exposed to the PCBs through a silastic implant were negatively correlated with the hydrophobicity of the congeners. Most probably congener-specific release rates of the PCBs from the implants mask their retention characteristics. It is suggested that food, mimicking the natural intake route, should be used in PCB exposure studies to validate extrapolations to natural situations.
This paper makes a contribution to the debate that has been described as a tension between instrumental and emancipatory educational objectives in environment and sustainability education. The contribution involves a methodological approach (introd-) using the concept 'dislocatory moments', to identify and analyse moments in classroom practice that address educational objectives relating to 'change for sustainability' and 'thinking and acting independently'. A case of business education, when 'sustainable development' is integrated in a series of lessons, is used to exemplify the approach involving analysis of the emergence and closure of a dislocatory moment and the change of logics that occur. The illustrative case shows how room for subjectivity and change can be intertwined in educational practice. It is suggested that the methodological approach could be used in empirical research of classroom practice to further knowledge about the kind of situations that contribute to 'business as un-usual' without compromising emancipatory education ideals.
Purpose: The paper presents a study of the roles of a business person privileged by teachers when the concept of 'sustainable development' is incorporated into the subject of business economics.
Methodology: A logics approach to discourse analysis was used to analyse the empirical material, which consisted of video recorded observations in five teachers' classrooms collected two years after the inclusion of the concept 'sustainable development' in the upper secondary school syllabus in Sweden.
Findings: The results show how different rules and conditions for doing business are foregrounded in classroom practice. This in turn has different implications for whether a responsible business person is expected to: a) adapt to self-interest, b) respond to customers' increasing interests in sustainable products, or c) be sensitive to the needs or interests of others (including humans, animals and nature), when making business decisions. The results also illuminate how talking about 'homo economicus' as 'real' can hinder, how talking about customers in altruistic terms can facilitate, and how talking about the complexity of others' interests can suggest ways of doing business (more) sustainably.
Practical implications: The empirical examples that illuminate the privileging of specific roles could be used for critical reflection in order to make students better equipped to address uncertain and complex sustainability issues.


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Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter has revealed how the band's anonymity once backfired when a man ran up a huge bar tab in Ibiza.
The dance duo's robot alter-egos have often helped them to keep their identities masked since they first surfaced with their 1997 debut album 'Homework'. But Bangalter revealed that, on a couple of occasions, their anonymity has worked against them. "One thing I like about the masks is that I don't have people constantly coming up to me and reminding me what I do," he told Rolling Stone. "It's nice to be able to forget, but there are occasional downsides. Several years ago in Ibiza some guy ran up exorbitant bar tabs at clubs while claiming to be me."
The pair previously revealed that their anonymity resulted in touts trying to sell them tickets to their own show at the now defunct London Astoria in 1997.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed Daft Punk's Number One hit 'Get Lucky' has become the second biggest-selling UK single of the year. After surpassing the 500,000 sales mark last week, the track, which features Pharrell Williams and Chic's Nile Rodgers, has added a further 114,000 copies sold to take the figure to 606,000. The song is now just 19,000 copies behind this year's biggest seller, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' 'Thriftshop'.
Last week, it was reported that Daft Punk are predicted to break Oasis' record for the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. The Britpop band's 1997 LP 'Be Here Now' sold 650,000 in its first week of sales, but 'Random Access Memories' has already scored the highest number of pre-sales for any dance album ever on Amazon and bookies Paddy Power are giving 4/5 odds on the record outselling Oasis.


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Having spent a relaxing night with another delicious, enjoyable camp dinner (no kidding, I miss cooking so much even camp cooking made me happy!!!), and a surprisingly dingo-less night, we woke up early in the morning for a quick breakfast and to pack up camp.
Our plan was to continue driving up 75 Mile Beach, to explore the northern end of the island. The farthest north that Aussie Trax said we could drive was no further than Orchid Beach. So that was our limit, and there was plenty to do and see around the area. Everything north of Indian Head was considered to be somewhat trickier driving than normal, with lots of deep, soft sand traps. So I let Ethan take over :). We once again had to obey the tides, and be off the beach two hours before and after high tide, which worked out perfectly with our plans.
Our first stop, once we drove around/behind and past Indian Head, was Champagne Pools. This is the only place on Fraser Island where it is safe to swim in the "ocean" – its not actually the open ocean, but rocky outcroppings which enclose these wonderfully perfect swimming holes. It was quite nice, and amazing the watch these huge, rolling waves coming our way, only to be broken up into spray once it reached the pools. I guess the only concern remaining was marine stingers like box or irukandji jellyfish – but we took our chances anyways, along with plenty of other people. Seems we were the only people lucky enough to have such perfectly suited footwear as Five Fingers, though…:)
When we got to Champagne Pools, it was beautifully sunny, but within an hour, there seemed to be an approaching storm on the horizon and it quickly got overcast. So we left to see where we could go next – we were no longer allowed to be on the beach because of the high tide, but we were in luck because the Orchid Beach area had plenty of inland tracks. One of them led to Waddy Point, which was a place that I wanted to visit because I read it was quite nice, but upon arriving there, we were quite confused as to how to actually get to Waddy Point – it seemed we would have to park somewhere and hike down the beach to it. We weren't sure if it was worth it (we couldn't really see it off in the distance) so we decided to keep driving to check out the Orchid Beach area, which was the northmost "resort". The northern inland forest was quite interesting – beautiful trees growing in sand. A wallaby leaped right across the road in front of our car, which was quite a treat (especially for Ethan :)).
We arrived in Orchid Beach, which seemed to be a little community of its own – there was a store, restaurant, and community center. We went into the store to buy some more food for our extra night on Fraser, as well as a couple of postcards and a sweet stubby (coozie) with a dingo on it. After that, we had to spend some time trying to figure out exactly how we would rearrange our plans once we had to leave Fraser Island. We consulted Jon's Lonely Planet guide, (which he had lent us and proved to be truly indispensable on our trip) and decided on driving a little further south and visiting the highly-regarded Australia Zoo (of Steve Irwin, wildlife conservation hero).
Then it was time to visit Waddy Point (which turned out to be our favorite part of Fraser Island). We drove back from Orchid Beach and took the track to the Waddy Campground. We parked the car near the campground, and began our hike out to the point. To get there, we walked through some swampy area, then across a sandblow, then the beach. It seemed that the beach leading up to the point was immensely popular, and there were several swimmers, and some fishermen. There was a huge sandbar that made for a nice swimming area, and the water was calm, and it seemed to be more of a local secret. We reached the end of the beach, where a tiny little path climbed up some rocks and onto the top of the point. We had it all the ourselves – and the views were breathtaking.
Waddy Point was beautiful. It seemed that it was somewhat more of a local secret because while we were there (for quite some time) no one else came. Which was surprising, considering the amazing views. It was my favorite spot on Fraser Island for its raw beauty. It would have been an amazing place to camp – however camping areas are strictly supervised and regulated, and camping there was prohibited (which is a good thing, I suppose, to preserve its integrity). Fishing was also prohibited, however unfortunately we found evidence of some recent poaching – someone had caught several jacks (Carangidae) and filleted them, leaving the carcasses.
Eventually, regrettably, we had to leave. We decided to begin the drive back down 75 Mile Beach since our ferry was scheduled to leave mid-morning, and we still wanted to check out the inland rainforest. Since it was on the way back, we decided to stop at Indian Head, which is a famous overlook where often sharks, sea turtles, and dolphins (and from May to November, humpback whales) can be spotted. We climbed up to the top and sat looking for a good half hour, but saw nothing 😦 It was probably too late in the day, but it was still another beautiful area for admiring Fraser Island's extensive beauty.
We couldn't spend too long at Indian Head, as it was getting late in the afternoon and we still had a while to drive down 75 Mile Beach. Driving back down the beach was nostalgic, as we passed so many places we had explored before – the campsites, the spots where we got stuck, and the hulking Maheno.
Eventually, we made it down to Eurong in relatively good time, and decided to try to see if we could find a campsite in the beautiful Central Station rainforest campground. It was close to getting dark, we were getting a little low on gas, and we weren't sure if there would be space for us at Central Station (which was 30 mins drive away). But we decided to take the chance anyways, because while camping on the beach is nice, I was hoping for a change in scenery. We got to Central Station at dusk, and realized that you have to book a spot in the campground. But we drove in and saw that there were several empty spots, it seemed. So we had to find a phone to book a spot – the fine for not booking is lofty, and rangers DO check permits. There was a phone a little further down the road, in the Central Station itself (a historic house and from where Wongoolba Creek hikes begin). So we went there and called the 24-hour number. Unfortunately, there were no spots available! Even though it had seemed empty, the guy on the line said that they were reserved and couldn't sell us a permit for the night. Such a disappointment. The rainforest was peacefully quiet, and very calm – very different from the windy beach (although the sound of the surf is very relaxing). But we had to find a spot for the night, and now that it was dark, it would be more of a challenge. So we drove back to Eurong and out onto the beach, hoping we would find something soon – we were ready to settle for anything. We went a little south and managed to find a really nice spot behind some dunes and with some trees – quite lucky for doing it in the dark! We left the headlights on while we set up the tent and stove, and a dingo did sneak up on us, but we chased him off.
We had another delicious pasta dinner with sausage we had bought (for a ridiculous amount) at Orchid Beach, and headed to bed (after the necessary cleanup and stowing food back in the car – dingo-smart!). We didn't finish our entire pasta though, and dug a hole to put it in. I thought it was deep enough, but in the morning, sure enough, it had been dug out and every little scrap was gone! I felt bad – we contributed to the bad human-reliant dingo population. I was sad that we would be leaving Fraser Island very soon, but we had such a wonderful time there, and saw so many amazing things, built so many great memories, that it was bittersweet. My time with Ethan was passing by far too quickly, and that made me somewhat sad as well. He would be leaving 5 days later, but we were to make the most of those 5 days as we could.
So we packed up camp, said goodbye to 75 Mile Beach, and started the long drive across the island to the ferry point.We were incredibly low on gas, and we had gotten up so early that the Eurong gas pumps weren't open yet. We couldn't wait another hour, so we decided to risk the drive. First, however, I wanted to stop by Central Station once more to hike around the rainforest and see Wangoolba Creek. Because of our scheduled ferry, we would only have had 30 minutes to explore, so I made Ethan call and change it to the next one at 11:00 am. Since we arrived so early in the rainforest, we once again seemingly had the whole place to ourselves – it was so beautiful! And so different from the coastal areas we had spent so much time on. There were plenty of birds – we saw a couple of azure kingfishers that were stunning!
Wanggoolba Creek rainforest is somewhat special in its location, and its biodiversity. It is the only place on the island where the King Fern grows, which sprouts the largest fronds of any ferns and is one of the most primitive and ancient ferns around. Interestingly, its fronds are supported by water pressure – they are like water filled hoses, unlike more modern woody-tissue ferns. We encountered a little tour group on the way, and overheard the guide saying that because of the abundant presence of these ancient ferns, part of "Walking with Dinosaurs" was filmed there…cool!
We got to spend a little over an hour walking the trail there, which was so beautiful – I love rainforests so much, they feel like home to my heart ❤ but we had to leave if we wanted to make the ferry. We were cutting it close, but we thought that we had enough time. However, upon leaving Central Station, we somehow managed to make a wrong turn and were heading in the wrong direction. By the time we realized this, we had lost 30 minutes, not to mention wasted our desperately low gas. So we had to turn around, stopping several times to let by large 4WD tour buses that were just coming onto the island (from the other ferry landing). This slowed us down even more. We were stressing a little about time, and gas.
A little over an hour later, we finally made it back to Kingfisher Bay, where our ferry was leaving from. We had to stop and get gas or else we would never make it off the ferry. Just as we're filling up, we realize its 10:55 – 5 minutes until the ferry left!!!! We hadn't been watching the time and somehow it just slipped by us. We raced down the road just to watch the ferry leaving. The next one wasn't until 1:30 pm, so we had quite a bit of time to kill. We ended up getting staying in Kingfisher Bay – there unfortunately was just not enough time to go anywhere – getting some coffee, and spending too much time in the gift shop. We pored over a book of bird photography for at least 30 minutes. There were some amazing pictures in there. I found an awesome stubby with "birds of Fraser Island" on it that made me super happy, and I bought myself a new bird guide – the compact edition of Michael Morcombe's Field Guide to Australian Birds, which is done in a similar manner to Sibley's (what I use and love back home). Ethan bought some beautifully painted boomerangs, one for a present, and one for himself. Afterwards, we headed over to the resort's open-air restaurant and grabbed a quick snack of potato wedges (served, as they do it here, with sour cream and sweet chili sauce). Then we didn't have long to wait for the ferry, and managed to get one of the first spots in line, just to make sure we wouldn't miss this one.
We got back to the mainland after 2, and then had to fill up the Jimny all the way, and return it to Aussie Trax, have them look it over, and get our car back (which I missed from the comfort point of view!). We moved all our things out of the Jimny, and into our decidedly comfortable rental car, and left wonderful Hervey Bay and Fraser Island behind. Having decided to visit the Australia Zoo, home of the late, the great Steve Irwin, we had to drive a few hours further south. We decided to stay as close to the Australia Zoo as we could get, and that was in the colorful, youthful town of Mooloolaba. Out of the Lonely Planet Guide, we called the couple of hostels they recommended, but since we needed it for that night, they were all booked. One that we called recommended another hostel, Mooloolaba Backpackers, which had room for us, and so we booked a room with them for the night.
Arriving at our hostel about 7 pm, we decided to walk to the main street to get some food. It runs parallel to the beach, and is crammed with an assortment of open air, sidewalk-seating restaurants, cafes, and trendy stores. Having looked at what was up for offer – American, Irish, Italian, Tibetan, and all sorts of fusions, we settled on Moroccan, because it smelled very fragrant and delicious. Every restaurant looked good, but they were all quite pricey, especially for a backpacker. Afterwards, for dessert, we spotted a gelato shop!!! I was so excited…oh how I love gelato. It was a perfect ending to a long day. I was really looking forward to the next day, when we would be visiting the infamous Australia Zoo….


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Training will make it a pleasure to groom your dog
These four golden rules should be followed during training
1. Working sessions must be kept SHORT
Each training session must amount to what is a fun game for your dog to be played in your company. If the dog becomes exhausted, his motivation can decrease and he can be less willing to cooperate with what you are trying to accomplish in the next training session. For this reason, it is important to close the training session before the dog becomes tired, when he is still willing to work (i.e., willing to have fun) with you.
Remember that training sessions should be a fun, playful activity for your dog. This does not mean that you should not work hard to get the training right; it just means that you should be diligent about making it fun for you and especially for your dog. If you respect this rule, you will see that in the next session the dogs motivation will likely increase.
Keep in mind also that this training technique is not merely based on the establishment of associations between stimuli and responses. It required the dog to use his cognitive social skills. The dog will likely get tired relatively quickly because this implies much concentration. A good strategy to ensure that you do not overextend the training session out of enthusiasm is to count the treats you are delivering to the dog. But do not forget to offer a jackpot when you come across a particularly good response!
On average a six-trial session is sufficient and after the training it is ideal to provide the dog a place to relax body and mind.
2. Pause immediately if you detect signs of STRESS in the dog
Learning something new is always a stressful mental challenge. In any training situation, it is likely that the dog will not understand the purpose of the game at the beginning. If you notice at any point that the stress level is excessive, it is better to stop the training session at once and only resume it after the dog has rested and is calmer. In fact, excessive amounts of stress are not only bad for your dog but also compromise his ability to learn.
3. Always end the training session with a SUCCESS from the dog (and for you!)
If your dog fails with a difficult exercise, do not set him up for failure again and again. The right thing to do is to simplify the exercise a bit and end the working session on a high note.
4. Let your dog take a BREAK
Working sessions must be kept short to be effective for learning. Asking for six consecutive trials represents a significant mental effort and it is more than enough for most dogs. For some dogs this length may even be excessive.
By stopping before the dog gets tired, learning will be much more effective and the dog will not lose the motivation to work with you. Sometimes the enthusiasm for what you are doing or the attempt to obtain immediate results can lead you to prolong the working sessions too much. Rather than waiting for your dog to be tired or stressed, it is good practice to end the session while your dog is still willing to work. After a training session it is important to grant your dog a break.


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Thursday's Thoughts from Pastor David
It's the first day and the first Thursday of February – a tremendous twofer!!
Have you ever been delayed?
In Traffic?
On an airplane?
By a phone call?
By a friend?
By a text message?
In receiving an answer to a prayer request?
Have you ever heard of God's timing being perfect?
Never late and never early?
Do we really believe God is always on time?
This Sunday at Mountain View Presbyterian Church we look at the resurrection of Lazarus.
Lazarus is sick.
He is about to die.
His sisters mount a charge to get the word to Jesus, who will no doubt come running and save Lazarus and ultimately heal Lazarus…
The word gets to Jesus…
Jesus calls for the chariots!
"Get the horses ready!", he shouts!
On a trail of blaze and glory, Jesus high tails it to where Lazarus lays sick.
Arriving just in the nick of time, Jesus saves the day!
Lazarus is healed!
Everyone goes home happy!
End of story!! Woohoo for Jesus!
Jesus to the rescue – Just in time!
That isn't how the story goes at all.
Jesus doesn't come running at all.
There are no chariots at all.
No horses blazing at all.
Jesus delays…
Lazarus dies…
Sisters disappointed…
What's the point?
The point is Jesus is about to do something great!
All because of his delay…
Feeling that God's hand in your life is delayed these days?
Well… maybe God is about to do something great…
Just in the right and perfect time…
Grace and peace,
Laugh often and Fear not!


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Stained glass panels make wonderful gifts. I was recently asked to create a window as a retirement gift for the organist of a local church. After serving for 30 years, her choir and congregants wanted to have something special made for her. In just three days' time, here is what I made for her .. Click on any photo to enlarge.
Here is the beautiful, full size window in the church. It's breathtaking!
I worked from a photograph of the window and decided to use one area of it, below, and change the colors to reflect the colors within the large window. The panel I'm creating is 10" wide and 13" high.
Here are samples of the glass I used for the project, which I donated to the church. I made the panel using all Cathedral glass which I had in stock. Cathedral is colored clear glass which lets the most light through, as opposed to opalescent glass which is denser and lets in less light. There are many variations in between. I chose colors which are deeply saturated to give a beautiful rainbow effect.
Here's the panel on my light box. Love the colors!
And here is the finished panel! This was photographed with the panel against a white wall ...
And here's the panel in its custom-made stand, in the sunlight which casts a beautiful reflection.
it is my hope that the organist will look at this and remember her many years of playing, as well as the thoughtful parishioners who arranged to have such a thoughtful gift created for her. Thank you Gail and Robin for finding me! It was a pleasure!
Please visit my website to see my custom windows and repairs (click here). And if you are on FaceBook, become a fan and I'll keep you up to date on all my stained glass projects. Call me any time at 201-600-1616 or email with your questions. Thanks!


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Airports Council International (ACI) is the only global trade representative of the world's airports. Established in 1991, ACI represents airports interests with Governments and international organizations such as ICAO, develops standards, policies and recommended practices for airports, and provides information and training opportunities to raise standards around the world.
ACI is made up of five geographical regions - Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, and North America. ACI World is located in Montreal, Canada.


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Calm yourself and free your body from aches, pains and stress by turning to Miriam Goldstein for Swedish massage services. This famous type of massage uses oils, lotion and distinctive strokes to sooth the body and improve circulation.
• Acupressure and AMMA Therapy
• Hypnosis
For only $97 per 60 minute session, you'll experience complete relaxation. Your session will include Healing Hot Stone application to affected muscles (please note that this is not the laying of hot stones on the body).
For further stress reduction, consider the MELT method.


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Sadda Haq 18th March 2015 Written Episode Update
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Sadda Haq 18th March 2015 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
Scene 1
Eklaviya says to students you are forgetting that there are rules and regulations. you thought that you would enter vivek's cabin and do anything you want. randir says we did what we wanted to, now you can do what you want. Eklaviya says none of you will participate in dream team competition. VIvek comes in and says let them go, its not their mistake. I asked them to make my room lively. Eklaviya says i am leaving you people this but next time you wont be lucky.
sanyu says what she wants. vidushi says he is playing a trick. randhir says he thinks he will impress us and we wont go against him. vivek comes from back and says i don't need to prove myself to anyone, vardhan was overrated. He chose mediocore students. I am giving you a challenge, if you win it i will acknowledge how genius vardhan was. He leaves. randhir says he we will show him out determination.
After a while, they all gather at library where they face the other students. Vivek come and says competition is on the field not off. Come in. They all go in. Vivek says the names you see on board are the ones who qualified. Azan has topped it, randhir is second, sanyu is fifth. Parth is tenth. He says i am not impressed at all. you must be wondering what task will be? your task scores will be included in your current score. winning team will get 100 and the last team will get 5. they all come and select a chit for team. Vivek says don't be confused. those with library comes forward. its sanyu and anmol. second team has randhir and two other boys. Vidushi is with phd student as well. azan path and another phd guy is in one team. Vivek says you have to measure the place written in your chit, not normally. you have to be creative, the task is very simple. Networks are completely jam. you have 3 hours to complete this task. Vidushi says i have no idea in mind. randhri says don't give up. sanyu says yes lets do our best. they go to the places with teams.
Randhir's teammate says go bring water bucket from outside. randhir walks carefully and measure the steps. teammate says we will put this 10 litre water on floor. when we divide it we will get area. randhir says this wont get us anywhere. he says tell us something or we are going to use this method.
Sanyu says have to come with easy method. anmol says FITE's best student's mind in not working? sanyu says if you stay quite i will think of something. sanyu says measure this library with a rope and then compare it to my height. anmol says thats such a stupid idea. randhir says comes in and says mind your tongue. He says she is suggesting stupid ideas. sanyu says why don't you suggest something then? we will solve this with my method. he says yeah okay. randhir says at least your team is working, my teams is so stupid. He leaves with water bucket. Vidushi says to her team why don't you do something. sanyu comes and gives vidushi an idea. She says idiots i have come with an idea. We have to measure one tile and we will multiply it with all the tiles.
They all get back to vivek with sheets. vivek says welcome back, submit me your answers. Vivek the closet to actual answer is of vidushi and team. there is only 1% difference. you get 100 point. Next team is sanyu and team. you get 50 points and rest of the two teams.. your answers deflects 50% which means no marking, 0 marks. randhir's friend says how is it wrong? Vivek says we will check it there must be something with calculations. Randhir says to his teammate are you done with your phd idea? parth says randhir made mistake, quite impossible.
They all gather in canteen. randhir orders juice, yoyo says how you lost it? parth says and now you are enjoying this juice rather than being mad at punching bag. vivek comes and says he thinks he will play mind games and they will work. i know you lost deliberately.
Precap-they hear vivek saying to student i will be giving this task tomorrow. prepare for it. vidushi says he is our mentor? he is misusing his powers. sanyu says we will still win. the phd guys hit randhir.
Update Credit to: Atiba
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Trollhunter: A Review
As some of you may know, I became a dad last week. I've been off work since last Friday, and have really enjoyed my time at home. So far, everything is going great. My daughter sleeps like a champ, leaving quite a bit more downtime than expected. To help pass the time, I've watched a fair amount of movies. My selections have been all over the board, but when I came across a movie on Showtime called "Trollhunter", I couldn't resist. I DVD'd that thing without hesitation. To get your feet wet, check out the trailer here:
In the first minute of the movie, I nearly turned it off. It was in subtitles, and I wasn't in the mood for that. But there was something about it that grabbed my attention. It was filmed in an exciting, Blair Witch-style format, and the fact that it was a foreign film added to the intrigue.
The movie kicks off with a group of three college students headed up to the mountains of Norway to investigate some illegal poaching that was going on. Armed with nothing but a camera and a couple mics, they tracked down a man who they thought to be the alleged poacher. They followed him around for a couple days, documenting his strange behavior. He'd venture out at dusk every night and wouldn't return until dawn. He drove a heavily-armored vehicle stocked with an array of weaponry. The students eventually caught up to him and wanted to ask him a few questions. He was hesitant at first, but then finally opened up. He invited them to tag along and film his work. He was a trollhunter.
Employed by the TSS (Troll Security Service), the bearded mystery man's sole purpose in life was to control the troll population. He agreed to take the college documentarians with him on several trollhunting excurusions, so long as they followed his instructions to a T. Before heading out on their first expedition, the trollhunter made everyone douse themselves in "troll stench" (like a deer hunter sprays himself in doe piss…duh). The skeptical students became believers just minutes into the first hunt, witnessing the trollhunter take down a 30-ft, three-headed troll. See, trolls must keep out of daylight or else they'll turn to stone, so the trollhunter's main weapon of choice is a high-powered UV light. One look into this beam and the trolls immediately calcify and crumble to pieces. Nice.
That's pretty much the whole movie. There is no plot. There is no goal the team is trying to accomplish. There are an impossible number of trolls roaming these Norweigan forests, so it's not like they were setting out to completely eradicate them. These trolls were pretty much a mere nuisance to the locals, and the trollhunter was nothing more than your average exterminator. He wasn't the kind of guy who got a sick satisfaction in his work. He was actually growing tired punching the clock every night and taking out these seemingly docile trolls.
The only sort of culmination was at the end of the movie when the team took down a 200-ft. troll. Was this the biggest troll out there? Are there hundreds more just like this? Your guess is as good as mine. It seemed as though this was just a small dent in the troll population. So, what was the point? Exactly. None. Just huntin' trolls, baby.
So there you have it. The movie title says it all: a guy hunts trolls. That's it. If you're looking for a hilariously bad movie, this isn't the one for you. The filming style was actually pretty impressive, so this wasn't your typical low budget, cheesy horror film. This movie was intended to be serious, filmed like a documentary in an attempt to make you believe that trolls are a real problem in Norway. It lacked the laughs that your traditional Syfy movies offer, so I'd recommend passing on this one.
Final grade (on a bad movie scale): D+