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What is design? Is it something you sketch? Is it a bright idea in your mind? Is it something that makes you ponder? There are endless questions and answers about what design is. It is hard to just give one precise answer because design lives in so many areas of our lives.
These images tries to give you a glimpse about what design is with simple words and illustrations. Maybe they will expand your horizon about design and give you better understanding.
User Interface Design
While people often think of Interface Design in terms of computers, it also refers to many products where the user interacts with controls or displays. Software installer, Software application, Audio equipment, Computer peripherals, such types products are that extensively apply User Interface Design.
Personal Websites are an individual to contain content of a personal nature that content can be about that person bibolography or somthing about his or her short stories or samples of artwork. Many people maintain personal web pages because they are the most effective medium to express their opinions or creative endeavours that otherwise simply would not have an outlet.
The purpose of this type of website is to purchasing, selling and exchanging of goods and services over computer networks (such as the Internet). Commercial websites are used for promoting a business or service are among the most common type of website on the internet.
The purpose of this type of website is social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its enviro
An educational website should be constructed in such a way that it's main focus at provide information about an educational establishment. It should focus on high quality content to enrich the learning experience of visitors.
The purpose of this type of website is to give people a diversion accomplish with game, music, video, comics, theatre, etc... visitor may participate entertainment in one's free time.
The purpose of this type of website is primary gather news general and subject-specific.
Community & Social Networking Websites
Social networking has encouraged to collection of various ways for users to interact, such as chat, messaging, email, video, voice chat, file sharing, blogging, groups discussion and so on in this way communicate and share information. Where people develop networks of friends and associates. It forges and creates links between different people.
landing webpage and Affiliate page/site
A landing page is the web site or page where visitors land on after clicking on an advertisement, link, or any method used to generate that traffic. Affiliate marketers use such pages to gain subscribers to mailing list, display ads, demonstrate or review products that promote. The content of the landing page should be highly related to the advertisements use to bring traffic and give more information about the product or service that are promoting.
The purpose of this type of website has animated and lampoon use flash. Flash file manipulate vector and raster graphics, and supports bidirectional streaming of audio and video.
A Flash intro is a piece of animated content displayed at the beginning of a presentation.
Flash Banners & Web Animations
A Flash banner and animation is show the information about product or service accentuate on web.
E-cards and greetings
An e-card/greeting card is similar to a postcard or greeting card, with the primary difference being that it is created using digital media instead of paper or other traditional materials which makes them much more versatile than traditional greeting cards.
CD presentations are a form of communication that can present extensive information in an interactive and engaging way.
A logo is a graphical element (ideogram, symbol, emblem, icon, sign) that identify your organization.
Corporate Identity Design
Corporate Identity Design is set of identifiable business objects which follow method of communication. The face usually in print at the form of logos, business cards, letterhead, and other materials.
Brochures and Booklets Design
A brochure is supposed to provide additional information on a topic the potential client or consumer is interested in. It should highlight important benefits, features, build confidence and have the proper call to actions. The design should be eye-catching and consistent with your branding.

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Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems, is pleased to announce the launch of StatRez™ Static Control Flooring Systems, which are designed to protect areas requiring static dissipative or conductive flooring.
The static control properties of StatRez prevent electrostatic damage to products and equipment, limit the ability of personnel to build up a charge and quickly remove a charge from a person or equipment.
“This line of ESD coatings is extremely durable, versatile and relatively easy to apply,” said APF President Daniel Owen. “It further positions APF as the go-to manufacturer for a wide range of dependable and high-quality flooring systems.”
StatRez is commonly used in military/aerospace/aircraft service areas, electronics manufacturing and assembly areas, solvent storage rooms, packaging lines, processing areas, clean rooms, pharmaceutical industries and hazardous industries (dust or explosion hazards). It is more durable than ESD tile and is not dependent on relative humidity.
Three systems are available, offering a range of static dissipative and conductive protection:
- StatRez PC 350/350C System – a versatile, two-coat 100% solids epoxy system commonly used in electronics and packaging lines.
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To learn more, visit the APF website or check out the StatRez video.


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EDDIE Murphy's older brother has died at 57 after battle with leukemia.
Comic Charlie Murphy died today in a New York hospital, according to his representative, Domenick Nati. Murphy.
He has three children, including two with his late wife Tisha Taylor, who died from cancer in 2009.
The comedian was best-known for his appearances on "Chappelle's Show" on Comedy Central.
The 57-year-old collaborated with writing his brother's starring films "Norbert" and "Vampire in Brooklyn."
He voiced roles in animated TV series that include "The Boondocks" and "Black Jesus."
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Murphy's feature films include "Our Family Wedding," ''King's Ransom" and "CB4."
He is credited with appearances to air later this year on the TV drama series "Power."
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Last fall, Boston University received a coveted invitation. From? The Association of American [...]Universities (AAU), an exclusive group of leading American and Canadian research universities, including Cornell, CalTech, MIT, and Harvard. BU is the first private university to join since 1995.
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Remember that bit about having reviews up last weekend?
That was before we became a house of ill-repute. Actual illness, not just reputed. I find illness to be one of the very few areas where it actually is harder and not more fun to have three children instead of the standard issue two. With three, the illnesses seem to last and last, and when I get it, instead of collapsing to my bed after the kid maelstrom, it's always during at least one of their sick days. Taking care of a sick child while you yourself are sick is such a defeating feeling. That feeling definitely does not lend itself to writing zippy blog posts. But I'm back! And taking a break from the egg factory right now:
This week, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare for Claire Helen types, and Masterpiece by Elise Broach for Simon types.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare
Lexile level: 850
Fountas and Pinnel: W
Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from the moment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticut in 1867. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave her beloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she has never met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire to be true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place. Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit. But Kit’s friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the colonists to be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined and ultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty.
Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Award–winning novel portrays a heroine whom readers will admire for her unwavering sense of truth as well as her infinite capacity to love.
Claire Helen has a goal of reading all the Newbery Medal books, which I and a lot of my contemporaries did as children. You may or may not be aware that several decades have passed in the interim (horrors), and with each passing year there is another Newbery Medal, and so the stack is quite a bit higher than when I was young. So I am trying to help her out, and we have listened to a couple in the car, this one included.
I'm reviewing it now because it is very perfect for a particular sort of personality. There is a strong heroine (Kit), who is, as in 90% of children's literature, abandoned/orphaned at the start of the action. She leaves her childhood home of Barbados in search of her aunt and uncle in 19th century, puritan Connecticut. Most of the book is her struggle to fit in the small, judgmental community, and what happens when she follows her heart and is kind to another outcast. The insights into Kit's mind are lovely, and her cousins, Judith and Mercy, are very well drawn.
I didn't really appreciate how much of the book was focused on who got which romantic pairing, even if it might have been appropriate for the period. I wish the male characters had been better developed, though that, too, might have been a function of the structure- it's told first person from Kit's point of view. All in all, certainly a worthwhile read. Getting to know Kit was nothing but a pleasure, and Claire Helen really really loved it. I'd recommend it. Just be aware that romance is in the air, so you are prepared for your less emotionally mature readers.
Masterpiece, by Elise Broach
Lexile level: 700
Fountas and Pinnell: U
And the blurb
Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays’ apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy. After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can’t go through with the plan without Marvin’s help. And that’s where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle.
In Shakespeare’s Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it’s an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship— something for everyone to enjoy.
This book is great! I love the way Broach talks about Marvin's total dependence on James contrasted with the completeness of his little beetle self. There's nothing in here that is too difficult for young readers. Marvin is afraid of being squashed a few times(but I don't think you can write a book about a beetle without the squashing threat). There is art stolen, a betrayal, and James definitely has a hard time when he is put on the spot by the adults who hope he can draw as well as Durer, when really it is Marvin with the talent.
But mostly the book just strikes a good balance interesting things happen and not too hard for little brains. The blurb is right- you root for the boy and the beetle naturally. Simon wished for a little more action at times, but it's possible that Simon wishes for too much action.

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Ultimately, the final and eternal plan is the glory of God. Revelation 4:11 states that all of creation exists to glorify and honor our Creator, God. God has, from the beginning of time, had a plan that stretches from the ends of the universe to the minute details of life.
Proverbs 16:4, Genesis 50:20, Job 1, and several other passages in Scripture clearly show that God can use evil, or even the intended actions of evil for the Christian’s good and for God’s glory.
God does not need praise from us but praising Him is good for us. As we give glory and honor to God we take a step closer to Him to become more like Him.
God is the definition of good and perfection. The closer we bring ourselves to Him the better we become. The further away we are from Him the more wicked we become.

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I am a HUGE fan of Amelia Bedelia! She is so silly and so much fun! I chose to to use her to help me out of the first day of second grade.
i will be reading the book in the beginning of the afternoon to my second graders. After reading I will pass out this packet and we will work on it together on the carpet while I use the easel.
The packet included:
Similarities vs. Differences
Amelia's silly decisions
Amelia's 2nd day
All of these pages coincide with the book, "Amelia's First Day of School."


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Pastures and Hayfields are like Hay Forks and Pitch Forks. They are similar and can actually be interchanged, but the differences are significant.
Pastures are used primarily as places where animals directly graze (consume) the herbage in-situ. The plants in them tend to be low-growing and tolerant of hoof traffic and highly competitive vs. other plants.
Hayfields are used primarily as places where herbage is harvested and preserved in some fashion for consumption at a later time. Usually it is preserved as hay, which is drying the herbage using sunlight/wind. It can also be preserved as silage/haylage, which uses fermentation of the herbage inside air-tight bags by anaerobic bacteria for preservation. The plants in hayfields tend to be taller-growing and less tolerant of hoof traffic. Height helps it mow nicely and increases the yield.
But of course, you can cut the herbage in a pasture and dry it–making hay. In fact, this is almost necessary in Spring and early Summer. Cool season pastures grow so vigorously at this time the animals will not be able to keep up with it if you have a stocking density that will work out for the rest of the year. For example, Bluegrass makes 70% of its annual growth before the month of June and doesn’t really start growing in earnest until mid-April. So 70% of its growth occurs in just 2.5 months! So what I do is mow all my pastures once or twice in the Spring and early Summer for hay. This sets back weeds and solves the over-production problem by conserving all that growth for the winter. In fact, you can usually grow enough hay for the winter this way off your pastures if your pastures are so large as to be the primary source of nutrition for your animals and you live in a moderate winter climate.
And you can also allow animals to graze a hayfield. In fact, there is a technique for winter feeding in-situ called “stockpiling” that is essentially allowing a hayfield (usually of Tall Fescue grass) to grow tall towards the end of the season (October) and allowing animals to graze it in the winter rather than cut it for a final cutting of hay. This is a very economical technique, but one I think is best suited for meat animals (not dairy). Keeping dairy animals clean (not muddy) is important, not so much with animals going to slaughter.
Stockpiling works particularly well with Tall Fescue because it is among the few pasture/hayfield plants that seem to actually improve when they are frosted. It is also cold hardy and one of the most tolerant of being trampled. Tall Fescue, though, is only OK in terms of palatability, and it tends to dominate in a mixed pasture, though you could stockpile with a Tall Fescue rich pasture. Perennial Ryegrass, Tall Fescue’s better tasting but less rugged cousin, doesn’t do as well. But Timothy and Perennial Ryegrass do pretty well in more moderate winter areas like mine.
I’ve tried a few times now to get a formal hayfield going–something I only harvest hay from–in the manner of most farmers. I am officially giving up. To begin with, almost all my attempts fail. White Clover is so aggressive in my soil type that it overwhelms almost any attempt to grow something other than another clover. Grasses and less aggressive legume species (Birdsfoot trefoil, Sainfoin) are hard to get started on my place. I’ve decided to just roll with it instead of fighting it. After all, White Clover is a wonderful plant, and is the clear favorite of our cow.
I have been able to get Red Clover to grow up into a nice hayfield, as you can see. That was the Rye field I posted about earlier, but I no longer use these hayfields for making hay. To begin with, I think pure Red Clover is too rich as hay. Our cow’s urine smelled like straight amonia after a few days on Red Clover hay. Put her back on Timothy-Red clover hay (that I bought) and things went back to normal. I now use my Red Clover almost entirely for soil-improvement purposes (cover croppping) or as a source of mulch. I rotate them through with my garden. I’ve found that Red Clover is quite good at shading out many weed species, too, so it “cleans the soil” for gardens and since all clovers fix their own nitrogen plus a significant surplus, they fertilize the soil for gardens at the same time, something that Buckwheat and Brassicas, two popular “cleaning” crops, don’t do.
So for hay, I entirely rely on the Springtime overproduction of my pastures. It also means that I make hay that is shorter, which is harder to mow, and that I make hay out of very moist Ryegrass and White Clover, which are both slow to dry. I read recently of the practice of adding a significant portion of very late maturing Timothy to pastures (Timothy is usually thought of as a hayfield plant, not a pasture plant) to help the pasture “stand” and dry down a little better. An added benefit is that is seems to improve the overall palatability of a White Clover/Ryegrass pasture. I know that for equids at least, the Timothy adds long-chain fibers which help keep the animals teeth in good shape. I am not so sure this matters much to cattle, but hey, I doubt it will hurt. I’m going to put 50 pounds of Timothy out there this August. We’ll see what happens next year!

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At one point when I was a little kid, we had this pet owl. I’m pretty sure it’s super illegal to keep owls as pets, but that never crossed my mind when I was younger, he was just kind of there in the background of my childhood for a little while, Oggie the owl.
For every good organization, business or tour group out there, there are many more who don’t have the animals interests at heart. A combination of greed, opportunism, apathy and a huge lack of education and understanding from the general public can lead to animals actually being harmed and exploited by the wildlife tourism industry and the very tourists who have come to see them.


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Colorado and Washington state accounted for more revenue from marijuana sales than from alcohol or cigarettes in fiscal 2022, according to a new report.
Eight other states saw more cannabis tax revenue than cigarettes, while Nevada got more marijuana than alcohol.
The analysis, published by the Center for Tax Policy on Wednesday, provides a comprehensive overview of various tax models, revenue data and discussions about the most effective tax systems in states that have legalized cannabis.
Here are the highlights of what they found. First, states and localities tax marijuana by weight, sale price, potency, or some combination. pic.twitter.com/uXX91muaAq
TaxPolicyCenter September 28, 2022
While it is difficult to draw generalizations about marijuana tax policy due to the mix of state and local tax models, researchers Richard Oxer and Nikhita Airi said, there are many trends that have emerged since jurisdictions began implementing legalization. One such trend is that as cannabis markets expand, the plant often outperforms alcohol and cigarettes in terms of revenue it generates for tax coffers.
In fiscal year 2022, Colorado collected $353.7 million in marijuana taxes, barely outpacing cigarette tax revenue but nearly seven times what the state generates in alcohol excise taxes.
Meanwhile, Washington state received $517 million in cannabis taxes, compared to about $490 million from alcohol and $380 million from cigarettes.
This is all the more important if we consider that tax revenue fell significantly in both Colorado and Washington from fiscal year 2021 to 2022, at -14 percent and -7 percent, respectively.
The type of tax must correspond to the objectives of the state. Some taxes maximize revenue, while others, such as efficiency-based taxes, aim to discourage the use of more efficient products. pic.twitter.com/BRpm4LYFep
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“Overall, the Colorado and Washington experience shows that a state can collect a significant amount of revenue from marijuana taxes and that this collection should often increase over time,” the report says.
The analysis further says, “Of all 11 states that collected cannabis tax revenue for the entire 2022 fiscal year, eight collected more cannabis tax revenue than alcohol tax.” In addition to Colorado and Washington state, Nevada has also brought in more marijuana than cigarettes.
while the Report Looking at full fiscal year totals, there are other examples of marijuana tax revenue that outperforms alcohol and tobacco in legal states during certain months or other time periods.
In Arizona, for example, The state generated more tax revenue To the general fund more legal marijuana sales than tobacco and alcohol sales sum in March.
Massachusetts Raising more tax revenue from marijuana than from alcohol, shows state data released in January. As of December 2021, the state earned $51.3 million in alcohol taxes and $74.2 million from cannabis halfway through the fiscal year.
Illinois has also experienced Cannabis tax beat wine for the first time Last year, with the state collecting about $100 million more marijuana is used for adults than alcohol through 2021.
In April, the Institute for Tax and Economic Policy released a file Analytics which looked at 11 states that legalized adult marijuana use and found that, on average, “revenues from cannabis outperformed alcohol by 20 percent” in 2021.
Advocates and stakeholders have promoted these data points. Not only does it emphasize the economic opportunity for legalization, but the hope is that providing regulated access to cannabis means that fewer people will take more dangerous drugs like alcohol and tobacco.
a A study published earlier this year Legalization of marijuana was found to be associated with reduced use of alcohol, nicotine, and non-prescription opioids among young adults.
More than double the number of Americans I think cannabis has a positive effect Consumers and society at large should say the same about alcohol, found a Gallup poll released last month.
This is in general Consistent with the results of a separate survey Released last March, it found that more Americans think it would be OK for people to switch to cannabis and drink less alcohol than those who think substitution would be bad.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 4, 2022) — Research from University of Kentucky faculty and students working to reduce the burden of substance use disorders in Kentucky and beyond was showcased at UK's Substance Use Research Event (SURE) on March 1.
The annual event, supported by the Office of the Vice President for Research, gives substance use researchers at UK the opportunity to present their work, network and build collaborations.
More than 200 attendees from 13 colleges across UK participated in SURE, which included 70 presentations and poster sessions on the latest basic science, pre-clinical, clinical and community research addressing substance use.
“We are excited to be back in-person and host this unique forum to connect substance use researchers from many different disciplines,” said event co-chair Chris Delcher, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Institute for Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy at UK’s College of Pharmacy. “Now in its fourth year, SURE is continuing to grow in both scale and scope and offers an excellent look at addiction and substance use research taking place at UK.”
During themed breakout sessions, UK faculty also gave updates on projects and ongoing research in novel treatments, infectious complications, mental health among vulnerable populations and neurobehavioral mechanisms of substance use disorders.
This year’s plenary speakers were Jaqueline F. McGinty, Ph.D., professor of medicine and neuroscience at the University of South Carolina and director of the MUSC Neuroscience institute, and Ricky Bluthenthal, Ph.D., professor of population and public health sciences and associate dean for Social Justice at the Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine.
Researchers attending SURE are part of UK’s Substance Use Research Priority Area (SUPRA), which includes more than 160 faculty across 12 colleges and 44 departments at UK. One of seven research priority areas at UK, SUPRA’s mission is to prevent and reduce the burdens of substance use disorders through conducting and translating transdisciplinary research to inform clinical services, training, public health practice and transform policy.
SUPRA Director Sharon Walsh, and executive committee members Bill Stoops, Carrie Oser, Linda Dwoskin and Mike Bardo gave an update on new initiatives and work being done to support the community.
“SUPRA is one of the most transdisciplinary research priority areas because substance use impacts individuals and communities, and addressing it requires scientific approaches ranging from molecular drug design, basic neuroscience, to clinical trials, community participatory research, epidemiology and policy,” said Walsh, who also serves as director of UK’s Center on Drug and Alcohol Research and principal investigator on UK’s $87 million HEALing Communities study. “SUPRA connects a diverse group of researchers from across the University and this is a great opportunity to see how their work is impacting our scientific community and our Kentucky communities.”
The update highlighted SUPRA’s growth over the past few years, despite navigating a global pandemic. In 2021, SUPRA researchers were leading 184 projects, which totaled $97 million in external funding.
SUPRA has helped facilitate the growth of this research community at UK through collaboration opportunities, professional development, pilot grants and faculty recruitment efforts. Learn more at https://www.research.uky.edu/SUPRA.
The University of Kentucky is increasingly the first choice for students, faculty and staff to pursue their passions and their professional goals. In the last two years, Forbes has named UK among the best employers for diversity, and INSIGHT into Diversity recognized us as a Diversity Champion four years running. UK is ranked among the top 30 campuses in the nation for LGBTQ* inclusion and safety. UK has been judged a “Great College to Work for" three years in a row, and UK is among only 22 universities in the country on Forbes' list of "America's Best Employers." We are ranked among the top 10 percent of public institutions for research expenditures — a tangible symbol of our breadth and depth as a university focused on discovery that changes lives and communities. And our patients know and appreciate the fact that UK HealthCare has been named the state’s top hospital for five straight years. Accolades and honors are great. But they are more important for what they represent: the idea that creating a community of belonging and commitment to excellence is how we honor our mission to be not simply the University of Kentucky, but the University for Kentucky.


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starting and finishing projects is always exciting and there has been alot of that going on in my sewing circle!
cushions . . . . . . . . .
i know this is not a picture of cushions, but lovely home grown figs, wonderful colours in the fruit and foliage, but spot that orange image in the background!
we had been shopping to ikea and found this fabric range, 13 new cushions were made and they have given an instant makeover to my cousin's seaside home, where from every window of the house the garden is seen. you know that i always seem to have a dog in alot of my posts, well here is another! sammy just could not wait till the stool had its new cover on, he checked the fabric out to see if the colour way would match everything!
he gave us a look of approval
then there were the TAH DAH !!!!!! moments of the last few days, completed things!
marilyn's cushions finished using her mother's buttons from a collection she had, something old is new again!
and then there are jenny's, you have seen the images of the embroidery before
and this piece of old embroidery, a stamped design on linen, done by jenny's mother years ago. what a great memory to have of your mother's work.
and at sewing last thursday, there were only a few of us, but sharyn finished her quilt top! all hand pieced, the pattern SAVILLE ROW, by judy newman. the pattern is available through amitie and the finished quilt will be for one of sharyn's grandsons. lucky boy!
sally was knitting a baby blanket and it's nearly finished
and just started . . . . . . . . .
friends are joining me in half square triangle scrap quilts, dianne is very organised now for a random quilt ! look at this lovely tin, with doily within and the scraps so perfectly organised !
hope you have enjoyed seeing some of the things we have been doing. stay tuned there is a big celebration coming up soon and a give away with it. soon, it will be soon!


CES: Microsoft's Ballmer Gives Sneak Peek At Windows Tablets1:10 AM EST Thu. Jan. 06, 2011
Microsoft needed an attention grabbing 2011 Consumer Electronics Show opening keynote to make up for last year's snoozefest, and CEO Steve Ballmer delivered by giving attendees a peek at a future in which Windows powers a multitude of different devices and form factors.
Much of the excitement in Ballmer's keynote stemmed from Microsoft's revelation earlier Wednesday that the next version of Windows will support system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture from ARM. Qualcomm, Nvidia and Texas Instruments are now working on SoC designs based on the ARM architecture, and this work has now reached a point where it's ready for public viewing.
Microsoft decided to go public with its ARM plans now in order to give partners plenty of time to adjust, Ballmer said.
"This is really about enabling a new class of hardware, new silicon partners for Windows and bringing the widest possible range of form factors to market," Ballmer told the roughly 4000 attendees who crammed into the Hilton Convention Center in Las Vegas. "This is an important step for Microsoft because customers expect the full range of Windows functions in any device."
Ballmer said Intel and AMD will continue working on SoC designs with Windows support and support for native x86 applications, but the addition of ARM support in the next version of Windows clearly underscores Microsoft's ambitions in the tablet space, where it has been watching enviously as Apple's iPad and Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Pad have been stealing the show.
Ballmer and Windows hardware vice president Mike Angiulo gave a series of demos that up until recently were the stuff of fantasy, including the next generation Windows client (using the Windows 7 UI) running on Qualcomm Snapdragon. They also demonstrated a recompiled build of Microsoft Word running on Texas Instruments' OMAP platform and a recompiled version of Powerpoint that takes advantage of the hardware acceleration built into Nvidia's Tegra processor.
"This isn't virtualization, this is real Windows running on ARM," Angiulo said in a voice brimming with satisfaction.
Ballmer also introduced a new -- and radically different -- 2.0 version of Microsoft Surface that has been developed in conjunction with Samsung. Surface 2.0 is wall-mountable and much smaller than its coffee table sized predecessor, measuring about 4 inches in thickness. As Ballmer noted, Surface 2.0 is "no longer a big box with cameras inside."
Surface 2.0 includes Pixelsense, a new technology that uses infrared sensors and more powerful processors to enable each individual pixel to act as a camera. Surface 2.0 can also be used as a kiosk, since it's essentially an outsized ruggedized PC that's designed for industrial applications. Surface 2.0's large Gorilla Glass touch screen can withstand the impact of a beer bottle dropped from 18 inches without breaking, Angiulo said.
Ballmer said Surface 2.0's advancements are poised to open new opportunities for developers and expand the product's overall footprint. "This vision based interaction creates a whole new category of apps that developers can write," Ballmer said.
NEXT: The Tablet PC Army Arrives ..
The biggest obstacle to Surface adoption thus far has been its high price tag, and while Microsoft isn't talking specifics about how much Surface 2.0 will cost, Ballmer did say it'll be less expensive than the previous model.
Speculation has been rampant in recent weeks that Microsoft might debut a wave of Windows 7 powered tablet PCs at CES, and this turned out to be on the mark. Most of these tablets are set for release in the next few months, and they come in a wide range of shapes and sizes -- in line with how Ballmer has repeatedly explained how Microsoft's tablet strategy would look once it was fully baked.
Ballmer and Angiulo showed off Samsung's Sliding PC 7, a hybrid 10.inch touch screen tablet with a physical keyboard that weighs just one kilogram and runs without a fan. Asus' new Eee Slate EP121, which is more akin to a fully powered Windows PC and comes equipped with Intel's Core i5 processor, features a 12.1 inch capacitive touch screen made from Gorilla Glass and handwriting recognition support in 26 languages.
Ballmer and Angiulo also displayed Acer's Iconia, which looks like a notebook but substitutes a touch screen where the physical keyboard should be. Acer debuted the Iconia in November, and judging from the reaction of audience members it's a device that will have a tough time remaining on store shelves.
Microsoft has taken a lot of heat for its slow move into tablets, and for insisting on building them around Windows 7 as opposed to Windows Phone 7. Ballmer could have been forgiven for exuding an air of "I told you so" in touting these impressive new tablets from OEM partners. But if anything, Ballmer seemed to downplay the fact that these were, in fact, the long awaited Windows 7 tablets that pundits have been unable to stop blabbing about.
Microsoft for the past year has been steadfast in its insistence that Windows 7 will work well not just in desktops and notebooks but also in tablets and other form factors. This explains the lack of preening over the arrival -- finally -- of devices that can give iPad and Android tablets a run for their money.


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Volume 6, Issue 1
A review of The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991, by Martin Malia and Modern Tyrants: The Power and Prevalence of Evil in Our Age, by Daniel Chirot.
Volume 20, Issue 3
Online activism is an integral part of the broader landscape of citizen activism in contemporary China. It assumes a variety of forms, from cultural and social activism to cyber-nationalism and…
Volume 16, Issue 2
Ukraine's opposition had been trying to oust President Leonid Kuchma's semi-authoritarian regime since its alleged involvement in the murder of journalist Georgi Gongadze in 2000. What brought success in 2004?

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Could a diet high in refined sugars make children and adults more susceptible to opioid addiction and overdose? New research suggests it could.
Vitamin D deficiency is known to play a role in the development of many diseases. Researchers determine if vitamin D exposure in utero could affect the risk for inflammatory diseases later in life.
Just over a third of New Zealand mothers follow recommendations to take in additional iodine and folic acid before and during pregnancy, and iodine when breastfeeding.
Industrial food and farming systems are “making people sick” and fuelling the obesity crisis, according to research published by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems.

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DMLS is a process whereby a laser is used to sinter a powdered material (usually metal) together to create a 3D structure or part. It is similar to SLS (selective laser sintering), but has different technical details.
The process begins with a STL file, as per other additive manufacturing processes, and an operator orients the part and adds any required support structures. The file, along with its support structure, is then sliced into layers and is sent to the DMLS machine. These layer slices are equal to the thickness that the machine will build each layer at. The powdered material is dispensed on the build platform, and a high power laser fuses the metal powder into a solid part. The build platform then lowers by the thickness of one layer, more powder is dispensed, and the process repeats until the part is complete.
DMLS allows very complex geometries, that would normally be thought impossible, to be built very quickly. It does not require any special tooling to be manufactured before hand, and internal geometries such as passageways and channels can be built inside the parts. This makes the process ideal for prototyping, but also for short production runs of final components. It has the added benefit that provided the build envelope is large enough; multiple parts can be built at once. DMLS is used across aerospace, motorsport, automotive, dental & medical industries, as it gives the ability to manufacture highly complex, small to medium parts very quickly.
DMLS does have some limitations – the build envelopes on current machines are still relatively small, so large DMLS parts cannot be manufactured in one piece, and feature details and surface finish are not quite up there with CNC milled or turned parts – to achieve a mirror or extremely smooth finish, the surfaces will have to be polished. Also, the support removal method is much more involved than in SLA & FDM, as the support structures have to be removed by way of machining, EDM and/or grinding – a very time consuming process that requires a high level of accuracy. The surface finish of completed parts is comparable to cast parts, whilst the mechanical properties are comparable to that of cast or machined parts.
Materials currently in use in DMLS include Aluminium, Stainless steel, Maraging steel, Cobalt Chrome, Inconel & titanium.


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We told all the mommies to hold onto their bellies when we announced our next surprise guest. But we didn't have to tell them to give country singer Kenny Chesney a warm Kentucky welcome!
Kenny sang "There Goes My Life," a song about having children. His CD When the Sun Goes Down is available now.

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Formerly named Peggy, this 9-month old Labrador mix was found abandoned along a road in Mississippi. The poor pooch was taken to the Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals in Massachusets.
Now named Indi, she is enjoying her new life in the arms of the US Vice President’s son, Beau Biden, and his family.
Indi left the shelter in style. While most adopted dogs enjoy their car rides home, Indi went aboard Air Force Two.
The Bidens spend Thanksgiving in Nantucket, Massachusets every year. The younger Mr. Biden and his family bumped into the pooch while she was on a walk with her foster mother. Indi was wearing a bandanna with the words “adopt me,” said Pam Murphy, president of the shelter’s board.
“The family stopped her and was just so enthralled with Peggy,” Ms. Murphy said. “She’s very affectionate.” Peggy’s foster mom handed the family a card for the shelter—but didn’t realize to whom s
he was speaking until later that night.
“The whole family immediately fell in love with her,” said Joshua Alcorn, a spokesman for the Beau Biden.
Beau Biden’s family came to the shelter on Friday and applied to adopt her.
“Of course they got glowing references from everybody,” Ms. Murphy said. They adopted the dog on Saturday November 29, and the shelter brought her to the airport on Sunday November 30. Volunteers present posed for photos with the vice president.
On December 1, Ms. Murphy posted a pictureof Peggy boarding Air Force Two.
“I wish the person who dumped her on the side of the road in MS could see her now: grand dog to the VP!” she posted on Facebook.
It doesn’t end there. Beau Biden is planning to run for governor in 2016.
His family also has a one-year-old yellow Labrador.Posing with volunteers from the shelter may have helped the elder Mr. Biden’s image after issues were raised after adopting a German shepherd puppy from a breeder. The animal rights group PETA, aired TV ads in Delaware, Mr. Biden’s home state, with the slogan “Buy One, Get One Killed,” pointing out that shelters takes down animals because people looking for pets seek out breeders instead.
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The famed opera singer was at Lake Las Vegas Resort when he felt compelled to share his talents before a packed outdoor audience. His fondness for this song is evidenced in the expressions that float across his face.
Andrea jests a bit with the pianist and then turns to the crowd. With a little help from his live musicians, the permanently blind Andrea held tight to the microphone and gave the song his all!
Since he was born with a serious visual disability, music became something that Andrea came to rely on. It was one thing he could cling to, one sure thing that gave him solace in a difficult life.
After officially entering into the music industry in 1992, Andrea's released 15 solo albums, nine operas and sold more than 80 million copies of his work worldwide. His talent is a true blessing to those who hear him.

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South African Journal of Higher Education - Volume 27, Issue 3, 2013
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Volume 27, Issue 3, 2013
Author Y. WaghidSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 479 –488 (2013)More Less
Today, 'human rights' are more egalitarian, less individualistic, and more internationally oriented than 18th century rights in the following ways: firstly, equality before the law involves ensuring the protection of people against discrimination; procuring equality for women in all areas of life; ensuring that political dissenters have rights to a fair trial and freedom from arbitrary arrest, torture and cruel punishments; restraining governments from perpetrating socio-economic abuses such as poverty, disproportionate illiteracy amongst women and girls; and affording people a lack of economic opportunities, social security and education; secondly, rights are considered to be less individualistic to ensure the protection of women, minorities and indigenous people against genocide; and thirdly, international inquiries and interventions are considered as justifiable to prevent large-scale violations of human rights (Nickel 2007, 12-13). Despite the fact that Africa has a 'human rights' system in place, produced by the African Union (AU) in 1981 and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, established in 1986, Africa has been confronted with enormous 'human rights' problems, exacerbated by the reluctance of several sovereign nation states to cooperate about 'human rights' violations. One of the reasons why I think a 'human rights' agenda has not been implemented successfully on the African continent is because several African leaders have scant regard for the imposition of legal sanctions (as has been the case in Zimbabwe under the leadership of Robert Mugabe) and that encouragement, consciousness raising, persuasion, and even shaming have not actually worked. For many, the 'human rights' system on the African continent seems to remain ineffectual and hypocritical, as it rarely coerces recalcitrant violators to change their practices (ibid., 20). This article offers a defence of cosmopolitan justice with reference to the seminal thoughts of Judith Butler and Kwame Anthony Appiah in order to countenance 'human rights' violations on the African continent - in particular what the response of higher education ought to be.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 489 –500 (2013)More Less
This article looks at how an approach like role-playing could be employed in higher education settings in order to give students an opportunity to practise and to apply knowledge they have learnt about Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN). The main objective of the research was to explore the feasibility of using role-play as a strategy to integrate experiential learning activities in the classroom in order to develop skills for identifying LSEN by students. The secondary objectives were to report students' role-playing experiences, together with the advantages and difficulties of using this form of teaching mode within the tertiary environment, and finally to find out how roleplay could be enhanced. To this end qualitative research was employed to bring this investigation to realisation and a questionnaire was administered to undergraduate students in the Faculty of Education at the University of Zululand. The results suggest that although students experienced the role-play activity as pleasant and saw value in using it, there were however disadvantages associated with it.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 501 –521 (2013)More Less
The objective of this study was to determine significant predictors of career uncertainty by comparing university students with low and high career uncertainty. A non-probability quota sample (N = 782) and cross-sectional design was used. Participants were categorised as either certain (n = 644) or uncertain (n = 135). These two groups were enclosed as a dependent variable in a logistic regression analysis. In the final step of the logistic regression, significant predictors of career uncertainty were found to be: lack of information about the decision-making process; lack of information about occupations; inconsistent information due to internal conflict; exhaustion (p ≤ 0.01); lack of information about ways of obtaining information; inconsistent information due to external conflict; cynicism; and lack of dedication (p ≤ 0.05).
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 522 –533 (2013)More Less
The plethora of technological advancements in different communities across the world has created a scenario in which higher education institutions (HEIs) have decided to enhance their global appeal by making their programmes available to transnational students. Globalisation and the resultant growth of multinational corporations that demand skilled labour have also fuelled the emergence of transnational education (TNE) and its associated transnational institutions (TNIs). This global phenomenon has compelled TNIs to revisit their curricula design processes. The marketisation of education, driven by issues of globalisation has motivated some traditionally single mode face-to-face HEIs to reconsider their teaching and learning strategies in order to remain relevant. This rethinking of strategy has obviously impacted on curriculum reform in response to TNE demands. This article endeavours to explore how TNIs take cognisance of the perspectives of multiracial and multicultural societies in crafting curricula that appeal to divergent student populations. It is argued that the rich and powerful capitalist (Western) forces will remain dominant in the creation of knowledge systems, while keeping the less privileged cultural influences on the periphery. The study used critical ontology (Foucault 1983) to assess the relationship between knowledge and power and their impact on the crafting of curricula for transnational students.
Author M.N. DavidsSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 534 –549 (2013)More Less
Corporal punishment at schools in South Africa often causes consternation and public outcry despite its abolition almost two decades ago. The Department of Education (DoE 2000) published a booklet entitled 'Alternatives to corporal punishment in the classroom' which has proved largely ineffective, especially at schools in poor communities. This article reports on a study conducted by student teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, a province where corporal punishment is still rife. The article addresses the following questions: 'What were respondents' common memories of corporal punishment?' and 'How beneficial were student teachers' experiences and memories of corporal punishment in assisting them to develop a pedagogical perspective for future practice?' Data were collected by using interview questionnaires (N = 70) and five reflective student teachers' reports. Adults' schooling memories were captured by conducting an interview questionnaire in which 'corporal punishment' emerged as a major memory theme. Five student teachers were purposely selected to write a reflective report in response to a set of questions relating to their experiences of corporal punishment. The article concludes that by employing memory as a reflective discursive background, negative memories can be destabilised and disrupted to initiate new pedagogical practices. Valuable lessons were learnt to navigate the challenging terrain of corporal punishment which epitomises the persistent violation of children's rights at many schools in South Africa.
Universality plus difference : a commentary on Nuraan Davids's article, 'A reformed Islamic education : Grounds for revisitingcosmopolitanism'Author G. CaduriSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 550 –560 (2013)More Less
In Nuraan Davids' (2012) article, 'A reformed Islamic education: Grounds for revisiting cosmopolitanism', she articulates a 'renewed' cosmopolitanism to guide democratic citizenship in the Islamic education. She first articulates a theoretical view regarding what it means to be a citizen of the world. By celebrating individualism in terms of acknowledging the individual's right not only to be recognised as belonging to the collective, but also to eschew participating 'in the community of commonality' (ibid., 400), and by substituting the problematic (to her view) concept of 'tolerance' with the idea of attaching more value to the other (because of its role in the individual's identity construction), she offers a new vision of cosmopolitanism that will 'create deeper moments of engagement and meaning, and greater level of co-existence' (ibid., 398). After laying the theoretical blocks for a new cosmopolitanism, she makes a well-argued case for the cosmopolitan nature of Muslim identity. In making this argument she joins Muslim thinkers such as Mahmud Muhammad Taha, Tariq Ramadan, Khaled Abou El-Fadl and Yusef Waghid who challenge the fundamentalist view of Islam. Following this analysis she suggests how the presuppositions that underlie Islamic education should be reformed in light of the cosmopolitan nature of Islam and the connection between Islamic education and democratic citizenship education. Davids concludes by considering the implications of the suggested pedagogy to teachers and students in madrassah (Muslim schools) and Muslim-based schools.
In recognition of our universal human condition : a response to Galit Caduri's article 'Universality plus difference'Author N. DavidsSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 561 –570 (2013)More Less
In her commentary on my article, 'A reformed Islamic education: Grounds for revisiting cosmopolitanism' (Davids 2012), Caduri (2013) highlights three difficulties. The first one she describes as a conceptual ambiguity with regard to my use of the term 'identity', which leads to me contradicting myself. Her second difficulty relates to my argument for attaching more value to the other - which she interprets as an attempt to avoid a relationship of power, and then diagnoses as suffering from self-refutation. And her third difficulty lies with my claim to articulate a new cosmopolitanism which does not separate individuals from their culture, which Caduri dismisses as a resonance rather than an innovative theory. In responding to Caduri's afore-mentioned difficulties, I will commence with what I consider to be her most problematic commentary - her concluding verdict that, 'Davids swims against the current by challenging her roots as well as the widespread fundamentalist view of Islam in a very convincing way, allowing her personal voice to emerge. Thus, reading her article might change not just what people know, but also who they are.'
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 571 –589 (2013)More Less
This article addresses the linguistic identities of high-achieving women who are participants in a prestigious scholarship programme at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). We examined how these high-achieving women negotiate and construct their linguistic identities within the context of the university's Anglicised institutional culture and against the backdrop of South Africa's multilingual society. Individual and focus group interviews were examined by employing an experience-centred and culturally orientated approach to narrative (Squire 2008). Our examination revealed that language is both an academic and social intermediary of experience at the university, and that language functions as both an identity marker and an ideology that permeates the university and wider society. How participants transgress and maintain their linguistic identities, as well as how they subvert, and align with, the dominant university ideology is discussed.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 590 –606 (2013)More Less
The proliferation of Web 2.0 applications in general and in higher education institutions (HEIs) in particular was the impetus for this survey-based research into practices that online users (students) currently employ when using Web 2.0 sites. As part of the study, the popularity of Web 2.0 technologies and sites among online users at two universities was investigated in order to determine the extent of access and use as well as the potential threat to users of Web 2.0. The results of the study indicated that the use of Web 2.0 sites is very popular among both on-campus (full-time) and distance learning (part-time) students, but that modes of study and the site of access differ significantly between the groups. The respondents indicated that they regularly visit Web 2.0 sites, and that all of them (100%) post personal information on these sites. Both types of users are acutely aware of the risks associated with the technology and posting of information on these sites, and are alert to the possibility of internet theft and phishing attacks. Given the distinctive characteristics of the two groups of students, significant differences were observed between the full-time and part-time users in terms of their mode of study; the influence of online technologies on their studies; and their ranking of potential risks, all of which pose unique academic challenges for students, educators and HEIs in South Africa.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 607 –626 (2013)More Less
The dormitories of historically white higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming increasingly diverse in South Africa. We were interested in finding out how white students cope with this increased diversity. We consider diversity and multiculturalism as acculturation issues and were interested in how acculturation conditions impact on the psychological acculturation outcomes of white students. We proposed a dual process model of diversity (DPMD), consisting of facilitating acculturation resources that lead to satisfaction with life and restricting acculturation demands that lead to ill-health symptoms. Scales of acculturation conditions and outcomes were administered to a convenience sample of 227 Afrikaans-speaking students. The hypothesised DPMD was confirmed in a path analysis. Acculturation resources were associated with life satisfaction and acculturation demands with ill-health and a reduction in life satisfaction. The results showed that white, Afrikaans-speaking, female students cope better with diversity compared to their male counterparts. Very negative diversity conditions can erode the benefits of positive acculturation conditions or resources.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 627 –644 (2013)More Less
The Department of Education, South Africa (now known as the Department of Higher Education and Training or DHET), published a White Paper on the Transformation of the Higher Education (HE) Sector in 1997, to ensure that the sector would meet the criteria for the HE agenda of the country. Governance of the (HE) sector in South Africa is defined in an Act of parliament governing the sector, the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 (DoE 1997a), as amended, and the Act defines the governance organs required. Whilst the corporate governance requirements are well defined and practised, there is no formally espoused requirement for the governance of information technology (IT). This article investigates, firstly, the issue of IT governance practices in current literature; and secondly, the maturity levels of IT governance processes in public higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa, using the Control Objectives in Information Technology (COBIT) 4.1 framework developed by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). Ten of the 23 public HEIs in South Africa participated in a survey requiring 34 responses. The results of this survey on the level of IT governance process maturity will be presented and discussed in order to better understand the factors contributing to IT governance process maturity levels in the public (HE) sector in South Africa. This will provide data leading to a better understanding on how to achieve higher levels of IT governance process maturity and the benefits that are associated with these improved levels.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 662 –681 (2013)More Less
Previous studies have shown that despite the widespread adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in higher education institutions (HEIs) since the mid-1990s, this has failed to produce the fundamental changes in learning and teaching that university management expected, and that it is unclear which factors contribute to ICT acceptance by learners. Consequently, the aim of this study was to answer the question as to which environmental, technological, organisational and individual factors are most likely to influence choice behaviour to use ICT in student learning. Path analysis statistical techniques in Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) were used. The findings showed that environmental, technological, organisational and individual factors play a significant role in ICT diffusion and infusion. It was further observed that the effects of some factors including availability of ICT, access to ICT, and the institution's chief executive officer's (CEO) characteristics play a pivotal role in ICT diffusion in a developing country context. The study produced useful insights into the factors that influence technology acceptance decisions by students and provided new ideas in the management of ICT diffusion and infusion.
Author T.J. McKaySource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 682 –695 (2013)More Less
This article reports on an innovative teaching intervention model involving the integration of geographical content into academic literacy programmes and vice versa at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). This model involved the 'movement' of academic literacy support as an independent and isolated function of the Academic Development and Support (ADS) Unit to one fully integrated into an academic discipline. The process of collaboration was driven by the lecturer, who engaged actively with the ADS facilitators on a continuous basis. This sustained the intervention by directing the nature of the academic support required. In the end, the sharing of ADS and discipline specific duties, as staff 'boundary hopped' between disciplines, allowed both for the co-creation of curricula and for a true teaching partnership to evolve. Both ADS and the academic discipline were enriched, to the benefit of staff and students.
Source: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 696 –712 (2013)More Less
The Faculty of the Humanities at the University of the Free State (UFS) launched an Academic Facilitation Sessions (AFS) project to provide academic scaffolding to students in extended programmes. The aim of the AFS is to promote the integration of generic and language competencies with disciplinary content. The educational philosophy that guides the teaching-learning in this project incorporates the theories of experiential learning, social constructivism and cooperative learning. An action research approach with a mixed methods research design provides a research dimension to track the process and the impact of the project. Quantitative and qualitative data allude to the value of this project in facilitating access with success.
From attitudes and practices to policy : reflections on the results of a large-scale study at the University of the WitwatersrandSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 713 –734 (2013)More Less
The matter of language policy in South African higher education remains contentious. Intense debate followed the promulgation of the Language Policy in Higher Education (LPHE) in 2002 which directed that all higher education institutions (HEIs) needed to develop language policies that presented firm commitments to developing multilingual environments in which African languages are developed as academic or scientific languages. After a period of seeming quiescence, issues around African languages have again surfaced in public debate, primarily as a result of Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande's call that in future it would be a requirement that every university student in South Africa learns one African language as a condition for graduation. Whether the language policy succeeds or fails is a complex matter, but one of the important factors, we suggest, relates to language attitudes and practices in particular contexts. This article revisits research into language attitudes and practices undertaken at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) with a view to drawing further insights into the matter of language policy in higher education, and in particular, the place of African languages. The results of the study reveal strong support for English as language of learning and teaching (LOLT) as well as continued strong support for Zulu as the 'preferred' African language - where an African language is supported. However, the results of the study also suggest that while the ability either to understand or use an African language is considered valuable, the idea that a university should legislate in favour of an African language is not supported.
Educational technology and the enhancement of educational research for social justice : towards autonomous/rhizomatic learningAuthor F. WaghidSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 735 –749 (2013)More Less
In this article, I argue that educational technology is an appropriate means to enhance educational research for social justice. Firstly, I offer a brief account of educational research for social justice. Secondly, I show how educational technology can engender transformative pedagogical practices (i.e. teaching and learning), thus paving the way to enhance educational research for social justice. Finally, I show how autonomous learning can be realised through educational technology as a condition of educational research for social justice with reference to the ideas of Deleuze and Guattari (1987).
Women academics' research productivity at one university campus : an analysis of dominant discoursesAuthor C. ZuluSource: South African Journal of Higher Education 27, pp 750 –767 (2013)More Less
Universities privilege research and publication for the career advancement and academic recognition of academics. Yet, women academics face obstacles which inhibit their research productivity. Some of these obstacles or discourses have become dominant in studies of women's research productivity. They include the demands of acquiring the doctorate and the professorate; heavy teaching loads; lack of time; family responsibilities; area of specialisation; and difficulty in entering supportive networks. A review of the literature, coupled with a qualitative study of a purposefully selected sample of predominantly black early career women academics at one university campus in South Africa, revealed the gendered nature of these discourses across cultures and across continents. Many of these discourses are beyond the control of women academics. Universities should therefore remove structural impediments to research productivity and develop programmes to target women academics for research growth and development at all levels of their careers.
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This article reports on the use of the Action-Process-Objects-Schema (APOS) theory as a theoretical framework to investigate first-year students' understanding of the chain rule at a University of Technology in South Africa. Instructional design as part of APOS, based on the genetic decomposition, was used to teach the first-year students differentiation involving the concept of the chain rule and its use. A questionnaire based on functions, the composition of functions, derivatives and the structure of the integrand was used to monitor the development of the chain rule schema. Later, worksheets based on the use and application of the chain rule were designed to foster collaborative learning. A sample of 30 students participated in the study. In this manner differentiation of each function in the composite function was accomplished. Students either operated in the Inter- or Trans-stage of the Triad. It was found that students who had inadequate understanding of the composition of functions, performed well in the application of the chain rule. The analysis led to a formulation of three techniques for using the chain rule, namely: (1) the straight form technique; (2) the link form technique; and (3) the Leibniz form technique.


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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ind. – A three vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon in Crawfordsville has sent one person to the hospital.
At around 2:45 p.m., Indiana State Police responded to the intersection of US 136 and CR 125 W on a report of a three vehicle crash.
An investigation revealed that a silver 2006 Ford Explorer, driven by Leslie Oaks, 24, of Crawfordsville, was heading south when Oaks failed to yield that the intersection.
She reportedly hit a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Harold Stockdale, 72, of Waynetown. After the truck was struck, it spun around and hit a 2011 school bus owned by North Montgomery School Corporation.
There were 14 students on the bus and none received any injuries. Stockdale was transported to a local hospital after complaints of pain.


The College of Charleston baseball team and head coach Monte Lee have announced the 2015 spring schedule with the Cougars looking to build on the momentum of one of their best seasons in program history a year ago.
The 2015 slate features banner games with big-name programs out of the SEC, Big Ten, and ACC while paying honor to the traditional rivalries Cougar fans are familiar with. Charleston will play 28 regular-season games within the friendly confines of Patriots Point before playing host to the 2015 CAA Championships May 20-24.
Last season, the Cougars finished the season ranked No. 16 (Collegiate Baseball) nationally, the program’s highest ranking since finishing 12th according to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in 2006.
As first-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association, College of Charleston hoisted the 2014 CAA Championship with three consecutive wins in the CAA Tournament before becoming the first four seed to ever sweep an NCAA Regional, taking out SEC Champion Florida in the process, and advancing to its second-ever NCAA Super Regional.
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ATV Paradise Tours Ltd. is located on 1,000 acres of lush tropical land with over 40 different fruit trees, tropical plants and flowers in Fond Estate, Micoud, on the East coast of Saint Lucia.
The Fond River bounds the property on the North. The property overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the Fond Beach. The Fond River is accessible from the property.
The area is known for the Mamiku Gardens, the Fox Grove Inn, the Eastern Trail, Frigate Islands and Escap.

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Disney’s “Cinderella” is first shown in U.S. movie theaters becoming one of the highest grossing films in 1950. It took six years and $2.9 million to make, and grossed over $34 million.
It was the first Disney film to have its songs published and copyrighted by the newly formed Disney Recording Company. The song, “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo” was nominated for an Oscar.
To save money on the animation, the pumpkin coach was drawn to seem to float on air so they wouldn’t have to animate the wheels, with the filigree design, turning.
Nowhere in the film is the Prince ever referred to as “Prince Charming”.
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Presently, Werner Karlen occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer of Fr. Sauter AG and Chief Executive Officer for Sauter Italia SpA. Dr. Karlen is also on the board of Geberit AG, Fr. Sauter Holding AG and LS-Sauter Co., Ltd.
He previously was Chief Executive Officer of Implenia AG, Chief Operating Officer of Biella-Neher Holding AG, Chief Operating Officer of Phoenix Mecano AG, Managing Director at ait-deutschland GmbH, Project Manager at Mckinsey & Co., Inc. (Switzerland) and Sales Engineer at ABB Power Generation AG.
He received an undergraduate degree from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a doctorate from the University of St. Gallen.

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Riassunto: This exquisite, resonant novel by PEN/Faulkner winner James Salter is a brilliant portrait of a marriage by a contemporary American master. It is the story of Nedra and Viri, whose favored life is centered around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends, and near-perfect days passed skating on a frozen river or sunning on the beach. But even as he lingers over the surface of their marriage, Salter lets us see the fine cracks that are spreading through it, flaws that will eventually mar the lovely picture beyond repair. Seductive, witty, and elegantly nuanced, Light Years is a classic novel of an entire generation that discovered the limits of its own happiness?and then felt compelled to destroy it.
Sinossi: Home Place, Sussex, 1937. The English family at home ...For two unforgettable summers they gathered together, safe from the advancing storm clouds of war. In the heart of the Sussex countryside these were still sunlit days of childish games, lavish family meals and picnics on the beach. Three generations of the Cazalet family. Their relatives, their children and their servants - and the fascinating triangle of their affairs ...The Light Years is the first volume in The Cazalet Chronicles. The next novel in the series is Marking Time.
Titolo: Light Years
Casa editrice: The Bodley Head Ltd
Data di pubblicazione: 1976
Condizione libro: very good
Descrizione libro Random House, New York, 1975. Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny crease on the front flap. A novel that is an intimate portrait of a marriage, and the book upon which much of Salter's reputation rests. A nicer than usual copy of a book seldom found thus. Codice libro della libreria 400698

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Regular MoneyLetter columnist John Stephenson offers his stock market outlook for the early days of a Trump administration. Financial stocks should be among the first big winners because of the possibility of the repeal or the watering-down of the Dodd-Frank Act. As well, higher interest rates positively impact banks’ net interest margin, a key metric of bank profitability. He picks his three favourite blue chip U.S. financial stocks to buy now.
The early days of President-elect Donald Trump have been a boon for U.S. stocks—to the exclusion of most other markets. The winning streak continued unabated for two weeks after the election with the S&P 500 index, Dow Jones Industrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite Index all rising to record closing highs. The Russell 2000 index of U.S. small caps, which tend to do well when the domestic economy is strong, also hit a record recently—the first time all four indexes hit closing records since December 31, 1999.
Outside of the U.S. and Canada, 42 out of 46 foreign markets in the S&P Global Broad Market Index have declined since the election. Bonds staged a sharp sell-off in the week after the election, erasing an estimated $1 trillion of value globally as investors braced for more inflationary pressure and higher interest rates under a Trump administration.
Trump’s shock victory left markets gyrating dramatically in the immediate aftermath, since most investors were not prepared—or hedged—for a Trump victory. As a consequence, bond prices tumbled and equities soared, particularly in sectors that are likely to benefit from Trump policies, such as pharmaceuticals and infrastructure.
Consensus wisdom suggested that Donald Trump’s stunning election victory would put markets on the defensive and send investors scrambling for safety. Before election night, there was little doubt that the market was pulling for Democrat Hillary Clinton. A tightening of the polls in the final weeks of the campaign saw the S&P 500 index’s longest losing streak in more than 35 years. Nine consecutive days of losses ended only when the FBI announced two days before the vote that Ms. Clinton should not face criminal charges over the handling of classified information related to her private email server.
Market outlook enthused by Republican pro-business bias
When it became apparent that Mr. Trump was going to win the White House, an initial flight to safety began to overwhelm markets. Gold, U.S. Treasuries, the Swiss franc, the euro and the Japanese yen surged and risky investments were dumped. As markets opened the day after the election in North America, however, investors regained their composure and the safety trade seemed to reverse swiftly. Gold’s early gains of more than $63 per ounce, or nearly five per cent, were wiped out. And the Dow pulled off a swing of more than 1,100 points from its pre-market low to its close on the day after the election.
The enthusiasm that developed in U.S. markets was a function of a clear victory for Mr. Trump rather than a contested result, and a general belief that the Republicans are a pro-business party. Investors appeared to be pricing-in the expectation that Congress will keep the most positive aspects of Trump’s proposals, such as tax cuts, and blunt the most harmful aspects (protectionism).
Industrial companies and financial stocks—banks especially—have led the surge over the last few weeks, as investors poured money into stocks they believe could benefit from possible increased government spending, decreased regulation and a pickup in inflation under a Trump administration.
Biotechnology stocks jumped as analysts and investors concluded that drug pricing restrictions would have been more likely under Mrs. Clinton. At the same time, money rotated out of some of the biggest market winners since the financial crisis, including some technology stocks such as Amazon.com, Alphabet and Facebook, which are all down in the aftermath of the election, despite the broader U.S. market’s steep rise.
Investors pulled $400 million from emerging markets equity funds and $73 million from emerging markets debt funds in the week after the U.S. election, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the largest withdrawals in 19 weeks in both cases.
Market outlook for a Trump administration
But as the shock wears off, investors are faced with the prospect of what President-elect Trump will actually do. Will he be a moderate, pragmatic businessman or will he gut trade pacts and shift American leadership into reverse? During the campaign Mr. Trump made trade a punching bag for an angry electorate, but his pitch to a frustrated base was oversimplification at best, crafted for stump speeches and soundbites.
He argued vehemently against trade alliances, suggesting that: “We don’t make things anymore.” This despite the fact that the United States is still one of the most successful countries at making things and selling them to the rest of the world. In September, U.S. real goods exports hit $123.6 billion—a record. Industrial production is also rising, up 29 percent since 2009, when the U.S. economy was emerging from a global recession.
In a globalized world, with U.S. blue chip stocks reliant on a sizable amount of foreign revenues, trade barriers and a much stronger dollar are not ideal. The poor performance of U.S. technology stocks since the election stands out as a red flag.
Inflation—Up, up and away?
A Trump presidency is inflationary. It took just a few hours after his win for investors to appreciate the prospect of a pro-growth, business- and regulation-friendly administration that wants to prime the economy via tax cuts and massive infrastructure spending. If globalization and free trade were major forces of disinflation, then any increase in protectionism must be inflationary. Similarly, a pledge to deport 11.3 million undocumented immigrants (7 per cent of the U.S. labour force) may be a logistical nightmare, but any steps taken that restrict the opportunity for these immigrants to find work in the U.S. would result in possible labour shortages—in itself inflationary.
Inflation is bad news for those investing in bonds. Recently, the yield on 30-year U.S. Treasuries rose above three per cent for the first time since January, while 10-year yields rose to 2.3 per cent. Only four months ago, the 10-year yields were a mere 1.3 per cent. Mr. Trump’s big spending plans have spooked bond investors, who evidently think the era of low interest rates and benign inflation might be coming to an end. Bonds, particularly long-dated bonds, and high-yielding equities will struggle as the yield curve continues to steepen. Electric utilities, telecoms and REITs will likely underperform the broad market as Mr. Trump unleashes his economic plan.
3 U.S. blue chip financial stocks I recommend
The likelihood of President Trump enacting his entire myriad of confusing and contradictory policies seems highly unlikely. The market has spoken and the direction for U.S. financial stocks, industrials, healthcare stocks and materials companies should be higher in the months ahead.
Financial stocks should benefit under a Trump presidency because of the possibility of the repeal or the watering-down of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that has hobbled banks. As well, higher interest rates positively impact banks’ net interest margin, a key metric of bank profitability.
1. One company that I like is PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE—PNC), one of the largest diversified full financial services providers in the United States. The company is engaged in regional community banking, corporate banking, real estate finance, asset-based lending, wealth management, asset management, and global fund services. Most of PNC’s business is focused on traditional banking, with a commercial/consumer loan split of 65-35 per cent. An improving economy should benefit PNC, leading to solid loan growth. I have a ‘buy’ rating and a twelve-month price target of USD $135 per share for PNC Financial Services Group.
2. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE—C) is one of the biggest banks in the U.S. and the company is well into a multi-year turnaround. Citi has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. With more than 50 per cent of its revenues coming from outside of North America, this global financial stock is the best-positioned U.S. bank to benefit from emerging market growth.
The experienced turnaround management team, led by Chairman Michael O’Neill and CEO Michael Corbat, is in the midst of “shrinking the company to profitability”. Management is maximizing the profitability of the company by continuing to strengthen the balance sheet and build upon its Global Consumer Bank and Institutional Clients Group. At current prices, Citigroup stock appears undervalued relative to its $74.51 stated book value per share and $64.71 tangible book value per share. I have a ‘buy’ rating and a twelve-month price target of $75 per share for Citigroup Inc.
3. Another name that I really like is Morgan Stanley (NYSE—MS), a leading investment bank. Morgan Stanley’s strategy is to improve its return on equity by containing costs. More than half of the firm’s revenues come from the Wealth Management and Investment Management arms of the business, divisions which should do well with an accelerating economic backdrop. I have a ‘buy’ rating and a twelve-month price target of $50 per share on financial stock Morgan Stanley.
Short and long-term market outlook for Trumponomics
While ultimately Donald Trump’s economic blueprint for the economy may eventually lead to a recession in the U.S. as the economy overheats, in the short-term a bout of inflation is a welcome break from the slow-growth environment we’ve been dealing with for the past eight years. A dramatic increase in spending, a slashing of useless regulation and a reduction in corporate and personal taxes under a Trump administration are good for stocks. The market is likely to continue rewarding these policies. Cyclical stocks that are most positively impacted by the benefits of an accelerating economy should be emphasized over more counter-cyclical or defensive stocks. In this type of stock market a value approach will likely outperform a growth style of investing, and investors should underweight dividend or yield strategies that will underperform the market in a rising-interest-rate environment.
John Stephenson is an award-winning portfolio manager and the President and CEO of Stephenson & Company Capital Management Inc. in Toronto. He is the author of “The Little Book of Commodity Investing” and “Shell Shocked: How Canadians Can Invest After the Collapse.” He is also the publisher of Strategic Investor (www.StephensonFiles.com). He can be reached at (647) 775-8360 or (844) 208-8817, or email@example.com.
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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider effective means other than use of pellet guns to quell stone pelting mobs in Jammu and Kashmir as it concerns life and death.
A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also expressed concern over injuries suffered by minors involved in protests in the Kashmir Valley and asked the government what action has been taken by it against their parents.
Supreme Court today asked Centre whether there is any alternative for the pellet guns & Union of India has to file a reply within April 10 pic.twitter.com/qnMjZ7DLm1— ANI (@ANI_news) March 27, 2017
The apex court asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to file a detailed reply on what alternate effective steps could be taken to deal with such situation of agitating mobs in Jammu and Kashmir.
The bench posted the hearing for April 10. On December 14 last year, the apex court had said pellet guns should not be used “indiscriminately” for controlling street protests in Jammu and Kashmir and be resorted to only after “proper application of mind” by the authorities.
A bench headed by the then Chief Justice T S Thakur had issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government while seeking their replies on a plea alleging “excessive” use of pellet guns in the state.
The apex court had also sought assistance of Attorney General on the issue and asked him to submit copy of the report submitted by the Expert Committee constituted for exploring other alternatives to pellet guns.
The court was hearing an appeal filed by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association against the High Court order seeking stay on the use of pellet guns as a large number of people had been killed or injured due to its use.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had on September 22 rejected the plea seeking a ban on use of pellet guns on the ground that the Centre had already constituted a Committee of Experts through its memorandum dated July 26, 2016 for exploring alternatives to pellet guns.
Taking note of the statement, the High Court had disposed of the petition, saying that no further direction was required since the matter was being looked at by the Centre. The High Court Bar Association challenged the order, contending that High Court should not have disposed the petition and instead waited or called for the report of the expert committee.
The High Court had also declined to accept the plea to prosecute the officers who ordered use of pellet guns and those who actually fired them. It had also directed the authorities concerned to ensure that all the injured are extended adequate medical treatment by specialists for whatever injury they sustain.