This document introduces Cher's "Cher shares Chinese" website for learning Mandarin Chinese. The website provides an overview, contact information, games, online lessons, synchronous online courses, teaching materials sharing, recommended links, and a sign-off by Cher thanking visitors for reading. The goals are to facilitate learning Mandarin Chinese in a fun way through games, free online lessons on topics like pronunciation, conversation, reading and listening, as well as synchronous online courses between students and teachers.
The document summarizes a presentation about synonyms and near-synonyms in the English language. It discusses the influence of Latin and Germanic roots on the vocabulary, the abundance of synonyms and nuances between near-synonym pairs. It also addresses implications for language teaching such as teaching collocations and semantic prosodies when introducing synonyms.
This document provides two steps to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems: 1) Estimate and compute the unit cost of consumables sold in quantity to make purchase decisions based on cost and practicality. 2) Solve problems involving percent of a number, discounts, taxes, simple interest, percent increase, and percent decrease using proportional relationships. The tools needed are a pencil, paper, and calculator.
The document provides an overview of relational database concepts and the Oracle database implementation. It describes the life cycle development phases, theoretical and conceptual aspects of relational databases, and how SQL is used with Oracle's RDBMS and ORDBMS. It also covers basic SQL statements like SELECT and restrictions, data types, database objects, SQL statements, operators, and comparisons that can be used with SQL.
The document summarizes a presentation by David Gallin-Parisi titled "Art Over Art" given on June 8, 2012. The presentation covered topics like art experiences, using art in libraries, quick installation techniques, and creating 8-bit video game characters. It provided examples of labeling artwork, using wall molding and other materials to display art, and emphasized documenting art projects in libraries. The goal is to creatively display art and share photos to market the library in unique ways. Questions and contact information for David were also included.
This document introduces Cher's "Cher shares Chinese" website for learning Mandarin Chinese. The website provides an overview, contact information, games, online lessons, synchronous online courses, teaching materials sharing, recommended links, and a sign-off by Cher thanking visitors for reading. The goals are to facilitate learning Mandarin Chinese in a fun way through games, free online lessons on topics like pronunciation, conversation, reading and listening, as well as synchronous online courses between students and teachers.
The document summarizes a presentation about synonyms and near-synonyms in the English language. It discusses the influence of Latin and Germanic roots on the vocabulary, the abundance of synonyms and nuances between near-synonym pairs. It also addresses implications for language teaching such as teaching collocations and semantic prosodies when introducing synonyms.
This document provides two steps to solve multi-step ratio and percent problems: 1) Estimate and compute the unit cost of consumables sold in quantity to make purchase decisions based on cost and practicality. 2) Solve problems involving percent of a number, discounts, taxes, simple interest, percent increase, and percent decrease using proportional relationships. The tools needed are a pencil, paper, and calculator.
The document provides an overview of relational database concepts and the Oracle database implementation. It describes the life cycle development phases, theoretical and conceptual aspects of relational databases, and how SQL is used with Oracle's RDBMS and ORDBMS. It also covers basic SQL statements like SELECT and restrictions, data types, database objects, SQL statements, operators, and comparisons that can be used with SQL.
The document summarizes a presentation by David Gallin-Parisi titled "Art Over Art" given on June 8, 2012. The presentation covered topics like art experiences, using art in libraries, quick installation techniques, and creating 8-bit video game characters. It provided examples of labeling artwork, using wall molding and other materials to display art, and emphasized documenting art projects in libraries. The goal is to creatively display art and share photos to market the library in unique ways. Questions and contact information for David were also included.
This document describes a case study using the popular online video game YOURCraft. The game faces challenges like griefing and big data issues. The proposed solution is to host the game on AWS infrastructure for scalability, fault tolerance, and low costs. Splunk will be used to analyze game logs and player data from AWS storage to monitor player behavior and identify griefers. Dashboards and visualizations will provide insights to improve the user experience and identify monetization opportunities.
"A spatial microsimulation model to forecast health needs of elderlies in 2030 (work in progress)"
Morgane Dumont, Visiting Fellow, SMART Infrastructure Facility, presented a summary of her research as part of the SMART Seminar Series on 1 July 2016.
For more information, visit the event page at: http://smart.uow.edu.au/events/UOW217197.
This document summarizes a presentation by L&T Technology Services and A123 Systems on battery management systems for electric vehicles. It discusses the growing electric vehicle market and key challenges in developing EVs. L&T and A123 explain how they help address these challenges through technologies like A123's UltraPhosphate lithium-ion batteries and L&T's software and hardware development services. They provide an overview of their capabilities and experience developing critical EV systems.
Las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) están mediando el proceso educativo a través de la interacción y comunicación entre estudiantes y profesores, permitiendo nuevas formas de enseñanza y aprendizaje.
El documento habla sobre la importancia de la comunicación asertiva y el establecimiento de límites personales claros. También discute la importancia de la lectura como una actividad exclusivamente humana que mejora el lenguaje, las relaciones interpersonales y el pensamiento crítico, además de aumentar el conocimiento cultural de una persona.
International business refers to firms operating in multiple countries, known as multinational corporations (MNCs). MNCs have subsidiaries in each country they operate in and must manage legal and cultural differences between countries. Increased international business and globalization have led to rising world trade. World trade benefits countries by increasing aggregate demand and economic growth, raising living standards through jobs and technology from foreign direct investment. Economies are also now closely aligned through shared international business cycles, so economic shocks can spread between countries.
John C. Thomson has over 30 years of experience in education and training. He holds a Master's Degree in Educational Technology and has worked in roles such as Dean of Education, Campus President, and Academic Coordinator at various colleges and universities in the United States and United Kingdom. He has a background in the British Army, where he was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II.
A presentation conducted by Dr Trevor Chorvat, Independent Researcher, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Presented on Thursday the 3rd of October 2013.
There are many paradigms that could shape this century’s infrastructure in Australia, and indeed the world. This paper outlines one feasible pathway to fill a glaring gap in public transport within our cities, and do this while addressing a number of pressing social, environmental and economic needs including providing transport users an alternative to the car and truck, reduce congestion in cities, promote renewable energy sources, return ‘people space’ to cities and suburbs, and make it a healthier and happier space to name a few. The pathway outlined in this paper involves using a fully-automated small-vehicle system called Gazelle. The system uses linear motors for propulsion and an air cushion for frictionless levitation of the vehicle. Contact-less electromagnetic switching allows the vehicles to be routed across the track network. It is self-sufficient in renewable energy. Use of vertical space facilitates safe automation and allows continued use of most ground vehicles.
The document discusses an upcoming COB Day event and emphasizes the company's focus on performance, people, principle, and passion. It repeats these themes across multiple lines to stress their importance to the organization.
המצגת הינה חלק מקורס תכנון יערות מאכל בישראל, קורס שהונחה ע"י איתי האובן . במצגת זו סער והדס (יוזמי הפרוייקט) מציגים את תהליך איסוף הנתונים והגדרת המטרות של יער המאכל במשק שלהם בקדרון.
Colliers canada national market snapshot 2020 q4Chris Fyvie
• Although Q4 2020 has brought good news on the vaccine front and removing some of the overall economic uncertainty, we are not in the clear yet and some asset types will take longer to rebound than others.
• The office market continues to experience rising vacancy, predominantly due to rising downtown sublet space. This corresponds with office attendance levels, which are trending below 15% in downtowns, compared to around 30% in the suburbs.
• After a brief pause in activity earlier in the pandemic, the industrial market continued to tighten in Q4 2020. Despite some weakness in bricks and mortar and restaurant distribution as well as in experiential users, strong demand from e-commerce and grocery users drove vacancy down and rents stable.
• The first half of 2021 will remain difficult for many. However, like in 2020, as summer 2021 approaches the economy is expected to thaw. This economic rebound will pick up steam as the vaccine rollout reaches completion.
The document discusses various geographic concepts and questions, such as the difference between latitudes and longitudes, the relationship between coordinates and the globe, whether one could fall into empty space if opening the globe's peel, whether continents or oceans are greater in size, how a general can use a map, adding a geographic theme to a thematic map, whether a suburb's size appears greater on a small or large map, taking part in an adventure voyage, how the Mediterranean Sea can be an intercontinental bridge between divergent nations, and whether a school atlas or web atlas is best. It also includes an exclamation of "Secret!" and instructions to use a weighing machine or send an SMS for unknown reasons.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
