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Did you know that ninety percent of the data in the world has been created in the last two years? Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion (or 2.518) bytes of data, according to IBM.
As corporations across all industries globally are struggling with how to retain, aggregate and analyze this mounting volume of what the industry refers to as Big Data, it also provides a unique opportunity for innovative startups that recognize the business prospects Big Data presents. Big Data is not just unlocking new information but new sources of economic and business value.
Interactivity is driving Big Data, with people and machines both consuming and creating it. Digital companies focused on becoming good at aggregating and analyzing the data created by the end users of their product, who then provide their customers with solid insights taken from that data are at a distinct competitive advantage over others in the marketplace.
The information overload of Big Data presents two distinct challenges. The first is the old "needle in the haystack" problem of uncovering the information you need among the massive amounts of data you have collected. The second is making use of the information once you discover it by developing ways to find meaning in it. The key to overcoming these challenges is to turn the data into understandable information that can be analyzed and made into knowledge that can serve as the wisdom that allows people to make better decisions.
Forward-thinking companies are turning Big Data challenges into business opportunities by helping to find and collect information to improve the quality in decisions, segment audiences and embed data into products to create new opportunities - but what's next? With all of the data out there it's clear that more innovation is needed to make sense of it all.
The next wave of opportunities is more focused around how to assess the quality and impact of the data. Take privacy, for example. Companies need to control who needs or has a right to know the data and ensure the proper protections are in place. There is also the question of rights management and who actually owns the data - the source, the company, the customer? It all begs the question of data integrity as well. Once you collect and uncover the data, how can you ensure it is accurate? Last is the question of relevance and determining what data is really worth knowing and how to filter out the noise.
It is clear that Big Data has gone mainstream and there are countless ways for those who understand the challenges it brings to seize the opportunities. We have entered into the industrial revolution of data, and entrepreneurs ready to be at the forefront must act today or risk being left behind.
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relatively new destillery with a bourbon cask and a sherry oak version. one already a whisky, the other still a spirit but very tasty nevertheless. Even smaller than Edradour neur Pitlochry. Short but informative guide tour, good stories, sufficient info to understand the process and the regional particulars. samples of both main products at the end of the tour. The... 更多
This distillery is beyond Aird Uig and is difficult to find as planners have not allowed them to put up signs. It is very much a traditional hand made approach to whisky. The tour is very brief because the distillery is very small. The only whisky available is 5 year old with 10 year old due in 2018. The taste... 更多
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text: Home > Sex > News 30 January 2013 Good first-time sex sets the stage Good or bad, a person's experience the first time they have sex might influence how much they enjoy sex the rest of their life, researchers say. 0 Check Are you a sex addict? » Ask Sexologist » Join Health24 on Facebook » Quiz Are you ready for sex? » How porn addiction can affect your sex life Fun facts on STIs Good or bad, a person's experience the first time they have sex might influence how much they enjoy sex the rest of their life, researchers say. "The loss of virginity is often viewed as an important milestone in human development, signifying a transition to adulthood," Matthew Shaffer, a doctoral psychology student at the University of Tennessee, said in a university news release. "We wanted to see the influence it may have related to emotional and physical development," he said. Based on the new study findings, a positive initial experience predicted both physical and emotional satisfaction during later sexual encounters, Shaffer and colleagues said. In particular, feeling loved and respected by your partner during your first sexual experience was linked to a more emotionally satisfying sex life later. How the study was done The study included 331 anonymous young men and women who provided information about the first time they had sex and subsequent sexual experiences. Those who said they felt the most emotionally and physically satisfied the first time also reported the most fulfilling sex lives. Men and women who had higher levels of anxiety and negative experiences when they lost their virginity reported having less fulfilling sex lives, according to the study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. "While this study doesn't prove that a better first time makes for a better sex life in general, a person's experience of losing their virginity may set the pattern for years to come," Shaffer said. Although the investigators found an association between first sexual encounters and later sexual satisfaction, the finding did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship. However, a first-time sexual experience may set a tone for thought and behaviour that guides a person's sexual experiences and understanding of information about sexuality, Shaffer suggested. Read more: Great sex guides More information The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about sexual health. (Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved.) More in Sex Hope for vaccine against chlamydia More: SexNews advertisement Read Health24's Comments Policy Comment on this story 0 comments Comments have been closed for this article. Logout Comment 0 characters remaining Share on Facebook Loading comments... Other news Medical 20 percent of Alzheimer's cases may be misdiagnosed Medical Menopause and subsequent insomnia hasten ageing Medical Severe birth defects don't have to be a death sentence Medical Myths about gout are hampering its treatment Medical Chicken odour repulses mosquitoes Medical Flu shot may extend type 2 diabetics' lives From our sponsors Painmaster Microcurrent Therapy provides drug-free pain relief Update on Equazen acquisition by Flordis South Africa 2016 When lice just keep coming back! Cipla Community Hero: Ana Rocha Live healthier Checking for nits? » 8 simple steps for getting rid of lice Get through winter head lice free! This woman gets paid to pick out head lice Lice poop can make your head itch Watch out for the faeces of the lice, which is what can cause itching because of an allergic reaction. The struggle is real! » Is your PMS causing your food cravings? SA women silently suffering from this devastating condition The link between PMS and migraines Why do some women get 'bad' PMS and others don't? Premenstrual syndrome symptoms affect an average of 75% of women.


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Authorities Must Take Action - Occupied Sofia University President
Authorities must take all necessary measures, according to the president of the re-occupied Sofia University, prof. Ivan Ilchev.
Ilchev was authorized to take legal action to dissolve the ongoing occupation of the university's main building, Sunday. He has referred the case to the prosecution, due to the illegal occupation of public state property.
"All of us are supposed to go to work at 9 am, today is not a public holiday," prof. Ilchev told Bulgarian private BTV station on Monday morning.
"Negotiations with occupiers have stalled. Only one of their three leaders is a student of Sofia University. We do not have anything else to say to them. They have ousted the university security, and they refuse to meet with rector Milena Stefanova," prof. Ilchev explained.
Prof. Ilchev said that the occupation interferes not only with the planned exams, but also with various administrative payments.
Meanwhile, some 30 occupiers remained in the Rectorate on Sunday night, Bulgarian Nova Tv reported. Among them were people who actively participated in the protests, but have no student rights.
Saturday citizens launched a second occupation of the Sofia University main building after an October-November occupation staged by students.
Both protest actions called for resignation of Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski, dissolution of Parliament and new elections, as well as for morality in Bulgarian politics.
Sunday the Sofia University student union also came out with a position denouncing the occupation, said it is not representative of the views of the school's students.
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Book your room at Ala d'Oro
Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Set in Lugo, this family-friendly hotel is within 12 mi (20 km) of Ecomuseum of Marshland Civilization, International Ceramic Museum, and Faenza Cathedral. Fattoria Zerbina is 11.8 mi (19 km) away.
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, 24-hour room service, and a business center are onsite.
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All 38 rooms offer free WiFi, 24-hour room service, and TVs with digital channels. Guests will also find minibars, hair dryers, and safes.Would you like to give us feedback? Share it! Opens in a new window
Ala d'OroCorso Matteotti 56 Lugo RA 48022
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Hotel Amenities
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a business center. Event facilities measuring 2045 square feet (190 square meters) include conference space. This family-friendly hotel also offers a library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, the property provides a shuttle from the hotel to the airport (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ala d'Oro is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 2045
- Conference space size (meters) - 190
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
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- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
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- Multilingual staff
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Parking (limited spaces)
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- Smoke-free property
- Snack bar/deli
- Television in common areas
- Terrace
- Total number of rooms - 38
- Tours/ticket assistance
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- Arcade/game room
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Grocery/convenience store
- Laundry facilities
- Snack bar/deli
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Desk
- Digital TV service
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Minibar
- Pay movies
- Phone
- Room service (24 hours)
- Television
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A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Ala d'Oro has a restaurant serving dinner only.
24-hour room service is available.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
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Check-out time is Noon
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- Pets stay free
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room (up to 8 kg)
- Specific rooms only
- Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Pets allowed (no fees)
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. This property allows pets in specific rooms only. Guests can request one of these rooms by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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The Mineta Transportation Institute released its newest research report, "Decision Support Framework for Using Value Capture to Fund Public Transit: Lessons from Project-Specific Analysis," which investigates the viability of land "value capture" (VC) to help generate revenue for transit provision.
Five VC mechanisms are evaluated in depth, including tax increment financing (TIF), special assessment districts (SADs), transit impact fees, joint developments and air rights. The report includes policy recommendations.
"This report reviews five VC mechanisms and evaluates the performance of each one through numerous case studies using several criteria," said Dr. Shishir Mathur, one of the authors of the study. "These criteria include enabling legal environment, stakeholder support, institutional capacity, revenue yield, revenue stability and equity. We also developed a decision-support matrix to help policy makers, local governments, and transit agencies decide which mechanism or which combination of mechanisms would meet their needs."
Dr. Mathur noted the federal government has reinforced the need to integrate land use with transportation and to provide public transit. However, fiscal belt-tightening at all levels of government has made it more urgent to identify alternate funding sources for public transportation. He said funding transit is especially difficult because transit typically requires large subsidies. Value capture is one possible funding source. Based on the "benefits received" principle, VC captures public infrastructure-led increases in land value.
The report had several findings. Among them:
The authors recommend that local governments and transit agencies consider using VC mechanisms to fund public transit. Then they can leverage the income generated from these mechanisms to secure federal and state funds. Further, jurisdictions should determine the existence of enabling legal environment, stakeholder support, and institutional capacity before deciding which one or which combination of VC mechanisms to use.
Finally, the agencies responsible for implementing the VC mechanisms would benefit from clear political direction and policy guidelines that balance a jurisdiction's transit funding needs with other competing objectives.
The decision to do the work under a full tunnel closure, instead of a one-track, three-year closure, was made based on a detailed operational review. The tunnel was severely damaged during Superstorm Sandy.
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Late last month, the agency changed the schedules for its Lakeshore West and East lines in preparation for the next phase of construction at Union Station. Since then, passengers have been complaining of delays, crowding and overheated cars.
The city's mayor had wanted a June 2017 deadline, after the upcoming election and legislative session. He has also suggested shortening the route to stay within budget.
The Initiative proposes to restore service between Boston and New Haven, Conn., through Springfield, Mass. and Hartford, Conn., and add new service between Boston and Montreal.
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In a new working paper from the Center for Economic Policy Research, scholars look at the trading records of shareholders, directors and top executives of major financial institutions in the runup to the crash of 2007, and find that the sell-offs by the top five executives at a bank strongly correlated with that bank's losses in the crash, but that other stakeholders' trading do not correlate: in other words, the very top brass of banks knew that they were sitting on piles of worthless paper and sold before anyone else knew about it, and kept their shareholders, direct reports, and the board of directors in the dark.
The significance here is that after the crash, the standard line on the banks' risky behavior was that they simply didn't anticipate the consequences of their recklessness; this research suggests that they knew exactly what was coming, but that "explicit and implicit bank guarantees by states, such as deposit insurance, provision of central bank liquidity, and bail-outs make it rational for banks to take on excessive risk," the result of which is that "bank managements can escape from control of their shareowners and holders of bank debt."
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The legal fight over whether transgender people can use public bathrooms that reflect their gender identity is set to reach the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time on Wednesday in a case involving a Virginia high school student who was born a girl but now identifies as male.
The Gloucester County School Board has lost its fight in lower courts to prevent Gavin Grimm, 17, from using the boys' bathroom while litigation continues.
The board is expected to file an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to block a lower court's injunction requiring it to allow Grimm to use the boys' bathroom, according to Kyle Duncan, one of the school board's lawyers.
The move comes after a federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to put the injunction on hold.
The school board is expected to ask Chief Justice John Roberts, who has responsibility for emergency actions that arise from the regional federal appeals court that covers Virginia, to grant a stay of the injunction. Roberts could act alone or refer the matter to all eight justices. Five votes are need to grant a stay application.
The American Civil Liberties Union had sued on behalf of Grimm to challenge the school board's bathroom policy, which requires transgender students to use alternative restroom facilities.
The April ruling by the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Grimm was the first by an appeals court to find that transgender students are protected under federal laws that bar sex-based discrimination.
Transgender rights have become an increasingly divisive issue in the United States, and the issue of the use of public bathrooms has been a key part of the controversy. Some conservative states sought to require people to use bathrooms that reflect their gender at birth.
The Obama administration issued a directive in May telling public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity or risk losing federal funding. So far, 23 states have sued to block the directive.
Separately, the Justice Department sued North Carolina in May over a state law requiring people to use public bathrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates.
The Obama administration's May letter said transgender people are protected by prohibitions on sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which applies to employment, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which applies to federally funded schools.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Additional reporting by Daniel Wiessner; Editing by Will Dunham)
Expect this ruling to be decided next June at SCOTUS. Hopefully the court rules in favor of Gavin Grimm and transgender rights.
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Penelope rarely went to Belle's studio. She always felt like it was sort of off limits, like entering part of Belle's mind. The few times she had been there had her in awe. Her room mate was so stunningly talented and a swell of pride filled her when she walked through the doorway. "Belle, your bestie's here." she called out, her melodious voice bouncing off the walls. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the newest paintings around her before spotting her friend. A bright smile colored her cheeks as she approached the other girl. "I see you have it all set up." Her eyes were directed at the large board in front of her.
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Chris Hemsworth helped bring Thor: Ragnarok to Australia and was even instrumental in landing the film's Kiwi director, Taika Waititi.
The Aussie actor, who is on the Gold Coast filming the Marvel movie, said he had been trying to shoot a film back home since his soapie days.
"I haven't been back here since Home and Away and loved shooting here, being here, and working on that show. I had looked for something that would take me back here," Hemsworth told AAP.
When it came to his fifth outing as the Norse god, Hemsworth, who lives in Byron Bay in NSW, suggested his own country as the perfect place to shoot the film.
"This time around I said 'why can't we shoot in Australia for this film?' and it became a conversation, and here we are and I couldn't be happier," he said.
Hemsworth was also integral in getting Waititi on board to direct.
The director seemed at first to be a bit of an outside choice, having specialised before in smaller, quirkier movies such as Boy, vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows and funny family film Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
But the Aussie actor reveals he's been a fan of the director's work for a long time.
"When I saw Boy I wanted to meet him and then sought him out. When I met him I said 'I want to work with you' and then when this opportunity came up it was just like 'yes'. This is exactly what I felt Thor the character needed and what the world needed," he said.
When Waititi was named on a shortlist of potential directors, Hemsworth made it clear who his preference was.
"His name came up among a handful of people and he was certainly the one I pointed to," he said.
"But he got himself the job through true talent. But he had my vote."
Hemsworth says Thor has been gradually getting funnier over his past few onscreen outings.
"It's been sort of creeping to the surface over the years and at times he's become too earnest. But especially in the last Avengers I thought 'I want more of that fun. I want more of that sort of humour'. There's plenty of it in this film, which is refreshing," he said.
"We have the script, which is great but then Taika will say 'Let's just try the wacky version now and send it in this direction' and 90 per cent of it might be unusable. But hopefully there's 10 per cent in there that can be used."


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European Union and the United States: Competition and Convergence in the Global Arena / Edition 1by Steven McGuire, Michael Smith
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Territorially, culturally, economically and militarily the European Union and the United States of America are dominant actors on the world stage. Their relationship is of central significance in all aspects of global politics and the global economy. Drawing on the latest research, Steven McGuire and Michael Smith assess how the relationship developed, how it is
Territorially, culturally, economically and militarily the European Union and the United States of America are dominant actors on the world stage. Their relationship is of central significance in all aspects of global politics and the global economy. Drawing on the latest research, Steven McGuire and Michael Smith assess how the relationship developed, how it is sustained and how it is expressed in a range of key policy areas.
Structuring their examination of each policy area around the theme of competition and convergence the authors argue that the European Union and the United States are bound together in a form of competitive convergence, the influence of which can be seen and felt around the world. Having found a large measure of agreement on economic and political questions in the cold war era, the relationship has come under fresh strain in recent times as both attempt to carve out particular roles in the global arena, respond to new security questions and business innovation, and come under fresh challenge from rising powers such as China and India.
Despite ongoing tension and occasional open conflict within the 'Euro-American system', the economic and institutional integration and continuing political dialogue that characterize the system will not allow for an easy 'divorce' or a pattern of 'separate development'. The European Union and the United States are well under each other's skin and this, the authors argue, will continue to be a source of both competition and convergence in a changing world order.
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Steven McGuire is Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of Bath, UK
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Michael Smithis Professor of European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair, Loughborough University, UK
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List of Tables, Figures and Boxes viii
List of Abbreviations x
Acknowledgements xii
Introduction 1
European Integration, Transatlantic Relations and the United States since 1945 6
Foundations: 1945-58 7
Partnership and Rivalry: 1958-1971 13
Change: 1971-85 18
From change to transformation: 1985 onwards 26
Overview and conclusion 34
Analysing the 'Euro-American System' 36
Components of the 'Euro-American System' 38
Processes, institutions and policies 48
Four Images of the 'Euro-American System' 61
Overview and conclusion 65
Trade 67
European Union trade policymaking and trends 72
The changing nature of American trade policy 77
The Brussels-Washington axis 82
Losing control - the move to a multipolar WTO 87
The EU, the US and disputes in the WTO 91
Overview and conclusion 94
Money and the Macroeconomy 96
The evolving role of the Euro 98
The US economy: living on borrowed money? 106
Managing the globaleconomy 110
Overview and conclusion 117
Investment and Competition policy 119
Evolution of EU competition policy 125
Evolution of US antitrust law 130
Coordination and conflict 132
Applying Euro-American policies to the world 138
Overview and conclusion 144
Innovation 147
European innovation policy 150
The direction of European R&D 155
American innovation policies 158
The US search for competitiveness 163
From transatlantic to global innovation space? 167
Overview and conclusion 170
Regionalism and Interregionalism 172
The European Union as a regional power 176
The European Union and the new regionalism 178
The US as a regional power 184
George W. Bush and the new regionalism 187
Competition and convergence in a regionalized world 192
Overview and conclusion 198
The New Europe 200
The EC, the US and cold-war Europe 201
The EC/EU and the 'new Europe' 202
The US and the 'new Europe' 208
The EU, the US and European order: competition or convergence? 211
Overview and conclusion 225
World Order 226
The European Union and world order 229
The United States and world order 237
The EU, the US and world order: power and security 243
The EU, the US and world order: global governance 253
Overview and conclusion 259
The 'Euro-American System' and Beyond 261
Competition and convergence 265
New challenges and opportunities 268
Moving forward 278
Overview and conclusion: what kind of 'Euro-American system'? 280
Bibliography 282
Index 308
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The towns of Oudtshoorn and De Rust are in the Klein Karoo between the Swartberg and Outeniqua mountains. Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world. The world's biggest bird is just one of the many attractions in this area of exceptional contrasts and natural beauty.
The region is home to the spectacular Cango Caves, Africa's largest show cave system; an ecological hotspot where three distinct plant biomes (succulent karoo, cape thicket and fynbos) converge; and the Swartberg mountain range, which is part of the Cape Floral World Heritage Site.
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COA Special Audits Office Report No. 2012-03 Government-wide Performance Audit: Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and Various Infrastructure including Local Projects (VILP)
At 3:00 p.m. today, August 16, 2013, the Commission on Audit (COA) released Special Audits Office Report No. 2012-03, a government-wide Performance Audit of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and Various Infrastructure, including local projects (VILP) of various government implementing agencies from CYs 2007 to 2009.
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- An approach to identifying language disorders in which clinicians base their diagnostic decisions on test scores without taking social norms into consideration.
- Administration of formal tests to determine how a child's performance on an aspect of language compares to the average performance of children who are the same chronological age.
- The ability to produce language (the opposite of comprehension).
- Determining a child's age to compare them to other children the same age. We typically use years and months (2;3--2 years; 3 months).
- Difficulties acquiring language in the absence of any other mental, sensory, motoric, emotional, or experiential deficits (functional disorder).
6 True/False questions
Pre-linguistic Communication → The use of speech or writing to express meaning.
Content → Refers to the meaning of language (semantics)
Language Use → Refers to the social aspects of language, which are also called Pragmatics.
Criterion-referenced assessment → non-standardized approaches to assessment provide descriptive information about tasks children routinely encounter in their environment. Unlike norm-referenced measures, scores are not compared to the average scores fo same-age peers.
Form → Refers to the meaning of language (semantics)
Interactive Assessment → Allows SLPs to test beyond the limits of behaviors the child displays in non-teaching (testing) situations. This type of testing helps clinicians decide whether poor test performance is due to language learning difficulties or lack of understanding of the test task, or limited exposure to the types of questions that are being asked.


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Nature and Nurture during Infancy and Early Childhoodby Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, David W. Fulker
Pub. Date: 08/28/2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
In light of work by quantitative geneticists, the authors reconsider the interaction of heredity and environment in the development of individual differences during infancy and early childhood. Quantitative genetics offers a general theory of the development of individual differences that suggests novel concepts and research strategies: the idea that genetic influences operate in age-to-age change as well as in continuity, for example. Quantitative genetics also provides powerful methods to address questions of change and continuity which are helpfully introduced in this study. Longitudinal quantitative genetic research is essential to the understanding of developmental change and continuity. The largest and longes longitudinal adoption study is the Colorado Adoption Project, which has generated much of the rich data on the progress from infancy to early childhood on which the authors draw throughout the book.
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Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Individual differences and group differences; 3. Quantitative genetics as the basis for a general theory of individual differences; 4. The Colorado Adoption Project; 5. Transitions and changes: description and prediction; 6. Transitions and changes: genetic and environmental etiologies; 7. Introduction to model fitting; 8. Fitting sibling and parent-offspring models in the Colorado Adoption Project; 9. Interactions; 10. Genotype-environment correlation; 11. Genetics and measures of the family environment: the nature of nurture; 12. Conclusions; References; Author index; Subject index.
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Bloemfontein - Wing Raymond Rhule is looking forward to his
first trip to Asia, where the Cheetahs will face the Sunwolves in Kallang,
Singapore on Saturday.
This season, Super Rugby offers new experiences to many
players. With the introduction of Japan's Sunwolves and Argentina's Jaguares,
South African teams will get the chance to travel to cities like Tokyo, Buenos
Aires and Kallang (Singapore) during the league phase.
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opening round. New Zealand's Chiefs will play against the Jaguares in the first
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to get the better of the Lions at certain periods, so they're no pushovers. We
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