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Book DescriptionPraise for Corporate Governance Best Practices "A thorough and thoughtful guidebook on the governance lay of the land." -Professor Charles M. Elson, Woolard Chair in Corporate Governance and Director of Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware "Frederick Lipman provides a comprehensive approach to best corporate governance practices for all organizations, which is current, thoughtful, and practical. Directors and corporate governance personnel of public, private, and not-for-profit organizations must read this book." -Professor Raphael H. Amit, Director of Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program, Wharton School of Business "Fred Lipman is considered by many directors and CEOs to be the preeminent expert on corporate governance in the country. His advice on this important topic, which impacts the boards of all types of organizations-public, private, and not-for-profit-is required reading in this day and age." -Frederick (Ted) Peters, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation (aka The Bryn Mawr Trust Company) "Boards of directors must be aware of best corporate governance practices in order to be effective in their oversight role and that is true for all not-for-profit organizations, including universities, as well as public and private companies. Frederick Lipman has authored a practical and comprehensive guide to 'best practices' for all boards of directors, which is required reading." -George P. Tsetsekos, PhD, Dean, Bennett S. LeBow College of Business, Drexel University "In a world of 'good,' 'better,' 'best,' where 'good' and 'better' may not be good enough, Fred Lipman's new book is a straightforward, and even comforting, compendium of BEST governance practices for serious directors. It is a handy and reassuring tool for the conscientious." -Allen R. Freedman, Audit Committee Chairman, StoneMor Partners LP,Founding Director, Association of Audit Committee Members
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Books By Author Frederick D. Lipman
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FREDERICK D. LIPMAN is a partner with the law firm of Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia. He was a lecturer in the MBA program at the Wharton School of Business and at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has more than forty years of experience in the areas of corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and IPOs. He is the President of the Association of Audit Committee Members, Inc., and has appeared on television programs on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg as a national commentator on initial public offerings, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and stock options. He is also the author of Valuing Your Business: Strategies to Maximize the Sale Price (Wiley) and Audit Committees. L. KEITH LIPMAN lectures nationally on management of information and technology subjects and is a member of the product management team at Interwoven, one of the world's fifty largest software companies and a leading provider of enterprise content management solutions. He holds both an MBA degree and a law degree.
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Up until a couple of years ago, having a personal television screen on each seat aboard a plane, in all classes including economy, was a feature to distinguish premium airlines. In meantime, these became a must on long-haul trips, such as Lagos to New York. During these lengthy flights, lasting six hours or more, people require high standard entertainment to avoid boredom. Recently, some top-rated world airlines installed personal televisions in all classes and all planes, including single-aisle ones used in short haul flights lasting one or two hours.
However, an average passenger is unaware of a great financial burden an airline has to install an entertainment system to all seats. Most of us would assume from the price of an average tablet PC, that such devices won't cost much more than an iPad. The reality is much darker. These devices cost $10,000 to $15,000 each, due to many safety and protective features they need to include, and since these are turned on and playing for many hours almost every single day, their lifespan is shorter than that of an average iPad. Add to this servers, routers, wiring and other necessary equipment required to make it an integrated information system which benefits the passenger. The final cost is definitely so big that it forces the airlines hike their ticket fares.
As we know, most tablet PC's are sold for $100 to $600. Managers in major airlines have been knowing it for years, but couldn't make use from that fact. First, there have been a lot of passengers carrying no personal devices, at least not those large and powerful enough to offer what seatback screens could. Another, even more important thing was that most airplanes barred the use of any wireless networks aboard, including Wi-Fi and 3G.
Some passengers preferred carrying their smartphones and tablets aboard as they could load movies they want to see and games or music they want to play. This approach has some limitations, as this way they couldn't communicate with flight attendants regarding meals or in-flight shopping, nor check the remaining time and distance until landing.
The "concept" of DIY inflight entertainment dates back to mid-2000s with first smartphones (remember early BlackBerry phones and Symbian powered Nokia Nseries) and handheld consoles such as PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS. This growing trend surely inspired managers at some major airlines to attempt including passenger's own hardware into IFE networks, which was hardly possible due to lack of onboard connectivity.
From 2014 onwards, many airlines have been intensively introducing the satellite Internet connectivity equipment, installing Wi-Fi routers to make the planes connective, and allow passenger's smart devices to join the game. Now, some airlines in North America are offering their entertainment systems as apps all passengers could download to their devices.
In 2015, WestJet, one of major Canadian airlines, started flying some long-haul flights, including Toronto to London-Gatwick, using an aircraft which features no seatback screens. Instead, passengers are able to download the carrier's IFE app to their device. This app's user interface and features are identical to the software on spared seatback screens, so passenger's experience regarding that is not expected to change.
WestJet estimated that in 2015 more than 80 per cent of their passengers brought a connective device with themselves. Those who don't bring a smartphone, laptop or tablet have an option to rent a tablet with the app pre-installed.
Knowing an average device's battery life, there is no way such a do-it-yourself inflight entertainment solution could make one happy for the entire length of a transatlantic flight. To make things worse, most airlines don't allow bringing a large "power bank" additional battery to the cabin. It's clear that airlines must equip all seats with power outlets to allow safe device recharging. WestJet made sure all seats in both business and economy class have at least one USB power outlet USB is good because it can let you charge any device, regardless the power supply standards to which your devices comply.
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LG 3 – Plant Transport Plant Material Transport Material Transport – Passive and Active Transport – Water Movement in Plants – Transport in Roots Water in Roots – Mineral Active Transport – Transport of Water and Minerals in Xylem – Mechanical Properties of Water Transpiration – Cohesion-tension Mechanisms of Water Transport – Cohesion-Tension in Tallest Trees - Leaf Anatomy Stomata – Physiology of Stomata- Arid Adaptations – Transport of Organic Substances in Phloem Organic Compounds – Sources and Sinks -
Unit II Plants Learning Goal 3 Examine how materials are transported throughout the body of a plant.
Plant Material Transport Material transport –Short distances between cells –Long distances between roots and leaves (xylem and phloem)
Fig. 32.2, p. 739 Stepped Art Sugar from photosynthesis Mineral ions a. Short distance transport across cell membranes into roots Minerals Water and solutes from soil enter plant roots by passive or active transport through the plasma membrane of root hairs. Water and mineral ions travel from root hairs into xylem vessels by passing through or between cells (black arrow into/out of xylem). Xylem: transport of H 2 O and O 2 b. Transport in vascular tissues Phloem: transport of sugars Vascular tissue distributes substances throughout the plant, sometimes over great distances. c. Long distance transport throughout the plant Sugar from photosynthesis Cells load and unload organic molecules (including CO2) into and out of phloem (purple arrows to/from phloem).
Passive and Active Transport Passive transport requires no metabolic energy –Substance moves down concentration or electrochemical gradient or by membrane potential Active transport requires metabolic energy (ATP) –Substance moves against gradient
Water Movement in Plants Bulk flow of water due to pressure differences Xylem sap –Dilute water movement from roots to leaves Osmosis –Passive movement of water across cell membrane Water potential (Ψ) –Driving force (pressure and/or solutes)
Transport in Roots Water in Roots Apoplastic pathway: Water does not cross cell membrane, includes dead xylem transport Symplastic pathway: Water moves through plasmodesmata (openings between plant cells). Transmembrane pathway: Water moves between living cells through cell membranes. Casparian strip in root endodermis forces apoplastic water to symplast
Fig. 32.6, p. 743 In the transmembrane pathway (black), water that enters the cytoplasm moves between living cells by diffusing across cell membranes, including the plasma membrane and perhaps the tonoplast. In the apoplastic pathway (red), water moves through nonliving regions–the continuous network of adjoining cell walls and tissue air spaces. However, when it reaches the endodermis, it passes through one layer of living cells. In the symplastic pathway (green), water passes into and through living cells. After being taken up into root hairs water diffuses through the cytoplasm and passes from one living cell to the next through plasmo- desmata. Epidermis Root hair Cell wall Tonoplast Plasmodesma Air space Endodermis with Casparian strips Xylem vessel in stele Root cortex
Casparian Strips in Roots
Fig. 32.7, p. 744 a. Rootb. Stele in cross section (stained) Exodermis Root cortex Stele Abutting walls of endodermal cells Primary xylem Primary phloem In root cortex, water molecules move through the apoplast, around cell walls and through them (arrows). Endodermal cells with Casparian strip Stele Endodermis c. Casparian strip (from above)
Fig. 32.7, p. 744 Sieve tubes in phloem d. Movement of water into the stele Endodermis (one cell thick) Pericycle (one or more cells thick) Stele Tracheids and vessels in xylem Route water takes into the stele Waxy, water-impervious Casparian strip (gold) in abutting walls of endodermal cells that control water and nutrient uptake Radial wall region impregnated with suberin Wall of endodermal cell facing root cortex Transverse wall regions impregnated with suberin
Mineral Active Transport Most minerals for growth are more concentrated in root than in soil –Active transport into symplast –Active transport at Casparian strip across membrane Minerals loaded into apoplast of dead xylem in root stele –Transported long distance to other tissues
Transport of Water and Minerals in the Xylem Mechanical properties of water have key roles in its transport Leaf anatomy contributes to cohesion- tension forces In the tallest trees, the cohesion-tension mechanism may reach its physical limit
Root pressure contributes to upward water movement in some plants Stomata regulate the loss of water by transpiration In dry climates, plants exhibit various adaptations for conserving water
Mechanical Properties of Water Transpiration –Evaporation of water out of plants –Greater than water used in growth and metabolism Cohesion-tension mechanism of water transport –Evaporation from mesophyll walls –Replacment by cohesion (H-bonded) water in xylem –Tension, negative pressure gradient, maintained by narrow xylem walls, wilting is excess tension
Fig. 32.8, p. 746 The driving force of evaporation into dry air Upper epidermisVein Mesophyll Growing cells also remove small amounts of water from xylem. Cohesion in the xylem of roots, stems, and leaves Xylem Vascular cambium Phloem Water uptake in growth regions Water uptake from soil by roots Stoma Stele cylinder EndodermisCortex Water molecule Root hair 1 Transpiration is the evaporation of water molecules from above ground plant parts, especially at stomata. The process puts the water in the xylem sap in a state of tension that extends from roots to leaves. 2 The collective strength of hydrogen bonds among water molecules, which are confined within the tracheids and vessels in xylem, imparts cohesion to the water. 3 As long as water molecules continue to escape by transpiration, that tension will drive the uptake of replacement water molecules from soil water.
Cohesion-Tension in Tallest Trees Transpiration follows atmospheric evaporation –Driving forces: Dryness and radiation –Tallest trees (>110m) near physical limit of cohesion Root pressure occurs in moist to wet soils –Moves water up short distances Guttation –Water movement under pressure out leaves
Leaf Anatomy Stomata Transpiration losses of water must be regulated to prevent rapid dessication –Cuticle limits H 2 O loss but also prevents CO 2 uptake –Water is always lost when stomata open for photosynthesis
Fig , p. 748 Guard cell a. Open stomab. Closed stoma Chloroplast (guard cells are the only epidermal cells that have these organelles) Stoma Guard cell
Physiology of Stomata Stomata must balance H 2 O loss and CO 2 uptake by responding to many signals, biological clock Stomata open to increase photosynthesis –Increasing light (blue) –Decreasing CO 2 concentration in leaf Stomata close under water stress –Abscisic acid is hormonal signal for closure, synthesized by roots and leaves
Arid Adaptations Xenophytes have adaptations to aridity Thickened cuticle, sunken stomata, water storage in stems
Transport of Organic Substances in the Phloem Organic compounds are stored and transported in different forms Organic solutes move by translocation Phloem sap moves from source to sink under pressure
Organic Compounds Translocation –Long-distance transport of substances via phloem –Phloem flow under pressure, moves any direction Macromolecules broken down into constituents for transport across cell membranes Phloem sap composed of water and organic compounds that move through sieve tubes Transport of Organic Substances in the Phloem
Sources and Sinks Source: Any region of plant where organic substance is loaded into phloem –Companion and transfer cells, use free energy Sink: Any region of plant where organic substance is unloaded from phloem Pressure flow mechanism moves substance by bulk flow under pressure from sources to sinks –Based on water potential gradients
Fig , p. 752 Sieve tube of the phloem Source (for example, mature leaf cells) Sink (for example, developing root cells) bulk flow Solute Water 3 The pressure then pushes solutes by bulk flow between a source and a sink, with water moving into and out of the system all along the way. 5 Solutes are unloaded into sink cells, and the water potential in those cells is lowered. Water moves out of the seive tube and into sink cells. 1 Active transport mechanisms move solutes into the companion cells and then into the sieve tube, against concentration gradients. 2 As a result of the increased solute con-centration, the water potential is decreased in the sieve tube, and water moves in by osmosis, increasing turgor pressure. 4 Pressure and solute con- centrations gradually decrease between the source and the sink as substances move into the sink from phloem.
LG 3 Vocab Terms 1.Passive Transport - 2.Active Transport - 3.Osmosis - 4.Water Potential - 5.Apoplastic vs Symplastic Pathway - 6.Casparian Strip - 7.Cohesion-Tension Mechanism - 8.Source - 9.Sink - 10.Pressure Flow Mechanism -
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If I were assigned topics as a newspaper editorial writer, I'd kill the managing editor. I'd kill him dead and pray that it take months to replace him. For even the punitive prospect of a scalding, stinking hell for my wicked deed would be preferable to hearing 3 times a week, "Carpenter, we need another piece on campaign finance reform."
11In just 6 months I already would have written 72 versions of the same editorial. In 36 identical cycles the first editorial would proclaim to absolutely no one's surprise, "System Is Broken." The subsequent headline would announce to absolutely no one's surprise, "Congress Fails Again."
11I couldn't bear the déjà vu. I'd abstain from watching or reading the news for fear of espying yet another proposal for campaign reform – and thus the boss' predestined call for a 73rd editorial. If there's a V-chip for radio, I'd install one for NPR. To be safe I'd avoid all magazines absent a naked woman on the cover. I'd be the least-informed editorialist on earth, excepting, of course, the collective staff at the Washington Times. And each morning I'd whimper, just knowing that someone, somewhere, will make another attempt at campaign reform.
A man's got to do what a man's got to do. So the big-cheese editor -- that demanding troll of repetitive commentary -- would have to go. Nothing else could eliminate the terror of contemplating endless, selfsame editorials.
11The last straw leading to homicide surely would have come July 12, 2001, when the House Republican leadership once again slew the monster of reason, thereby condemning columnists to ever greater heights of literary redundancy. It was on that day that the leadership – through "thuggish tactics," as the New York Times put it – disallowed an up-or-down vote on the Shays-Meehan bill. That, you will recall, was the House version of the Senate bill that John McCain threatened to surgically but rather crudely remove Trent Lott's manhood over, as well as leave suspicious stains on Oval Office velvet wing chairs, if he didn't get his way.
11Clearly, McCain has not read or taken seriously George Washington Plunkitt's fin de siecle masterpiece, A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics. As a Democratic Tammany Hall ward boss of admirable skill, Plunkitt knew that "A reformer can't last in politics. He can make a show of it for a while, but he always comes down like a rocket." July 12 was McCain's explosion date.
On the other hand, my guess is that majority whip Tom DeLay sleeps with a copy of Plain Talks, even though he has memorized all 98 pages. He fights reform like Chris Matthews fights a guest ever getting in a complete sentence.
DeLay would know that Plunkitt is timeless. The latter's anti-Enlightenment observations on the game of politics – its backroom seediness, its resistance to progress, its personal favors masked as public policy – are still right on the money. His punditry on the practice of "honest graft" can easily be read as less political history than modern tutorials offered all freshman congressmen. With prophetic self-assurance, for example, Plunkitt told his biographer that "The day may come when [politicians will] reject the money of the rich as tainted, but it hadn't come when I left Tammany Hall at 11:25 a.m. today."
Plunkitt simply didn't worry about wrought-up reformers – otherwise known as decent citizens. After all, for 70 years, from 1854 to 1934, the likes of Boss Tweed ran New York politics for all but one decade. Plunkitt mocked the McCains, Feingolds, Shays and Meehans of the world because he had learned well that the secret to political longevity is astonishingly simple: "A political organization has to have money for its business," and who better to squeeze than "the men who get the good things that are goin'?" Who indeed. When summarizing Plunkitt's career upon his death in 1924, The Nation wrote that he was "one of the wisest men in American politics," because he understood that "honesty doesn't matter; efficiency doesn't matter; progressive vision doesn't matter." Money does.
This is not to say that Plunkitt's dicta could not be tweaked just a bit. He was a curious sort who openly championed the perks of barely legal graft, yet vowed he never went in for the dishonest kind, such as "blackmailin' gamblers" or "saloonkeepers." That, in Plunkitt's book, was political punching below the belt. Even this big-city boss who self-confessedly "made a fortune out of the game, and [was] gettin' richer every day" had some standards. Not so with the reigning generation of Plunkitts.
For these racketeers – that is, Tom DeLay & Friends -- blackmailing and intimidation aren't a desperate last resort in the money race. They're the starting guns. DeLay, for instance, has been known to greet lobbyists in his congressional office with official lists of "Friendly" and "Unfriendly" political contributors in hand, merely as a reminder to these legislative supplicants of our democratic system of government: No cash, no favors.
And you may recall the brief fuss over DeLay's 1995 letter to each Political Action Committee that had supported the Democratic opponent of winning freshman Republican Randy Tate. Delay wrote with utmost innocence that he was "surprised to see" the PAC had opposed his friend Tate in 1994. But not to worry, consoled the majority whip. There was still time to support Randy, and that support would be "personally important to me and the House Republican leadership team." A little reconsideration of its partisan loyalties, suggested DeLay, just might cultivate "a positive future relationship." Damn his poetic and puzzling tongue! Such nuances of language, such bewildering subtlety.
As is well known from its press releases, today's Republican leadership team is much gentler -- and meticulously avoids even the hint of intimidation. But thankfully, even in its state of born-again purity, the team still recognizes true intimidation when it sees it and makes no bones about outing it. Such was the case when Senator McCain reminded a couple dozen House members that they too once liked the idea of campaign finance reform., or so they said when he campaigned for them. Remember guys?
What shocking, intimidating skullduggery, insinuated House majority leader and Chairman-of-Smugness Dick Armey on Fox News Sunday. A politician sent out this political letter asking for political help, see, and "I personally take a little umbrage at that." That's what he said. And Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert charged on CNN that McCain's plea constituted "a threat." When it comes to comedy, you just can't beat Sunday morning talk shows. But with this bunch in charge, I'm turning to prayer instead.
Someday, of course, campaign finance reform will happen, just as Congress in 1906 finally outlawed rat dung in packaged meat. Naturally, the reform bill will be less efficacious than the Meat Inspection Act, for the rodents on Capitol Hill are plenty smart.
But until that day comes, I'm going to avoid writing the same damned thing every week every congressional session, thereby saving my sanity and sparing the life of an editor.
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I'll tell you what happened. The American people never cared about campaign finance reform. The liberals only began caring about it when it became apparent that the conservatives have begun to out fund raise them in spite of union assistance.
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John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. It is primarily an undergraduate, liberal arts institution, accompanied by the AACSB-accredited John M. and Mary Jo Boler School of Business. John Carroll has an enrollment of 3009 undergraduate and 717 graduate students. The university offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts, science, and business, and in selected areas at the master's level. Recently, the university has expanded its offerings of majors, minors, and graduate degrees, as well as its international programs. The university has been ranked in the top 10 of Midwest regional universities by U.S. News & World Report's annual guide, "America's Best Colleges," for twenty-five consecutive years. Wikipedia.
Harris P.B.,John Carroll University
International journal of aging & human development | Year: 2013
Friendships are an integral part of the human experience. Yet, dementia often takes a toll on social relationships, and many friends withdraw. This research, however, focuses on friendships that remain, despite a diagnosis of dementia. It examines the quality of the friendships of people with dementia and long-term friendships. Data were collected through focus group interviews with people with early stage dementia and their care partners, and through interviews with designated friends. The findings show that people with dementia do have friends that remain and they have a wide variety of friendships, from those based on one shared activity to those of multifaceted deep relationships. The long-term friendships, which last across the various stages of dementia, appear to fall into two types: one, where the person with dementia has become more like a family member than a friend (suffusion); and the other where the diagnosis of dementia was the impetus for the relationship to become closer (progressive friendship). Source
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Brossmann B.,John Carroll University
Energy Policy | Year: 2010
This article documents that the hydrogen economy continues to attract significant attention among politicians, the media, and some academics. We believe that an explanation lies in the way that the hydrogen economy fulfills psychological and cultural needs related to a future world where energy is abundant, cheap, and pollution-free, a "fantasy" that manifests itself with the idea that society can continue to operate without limits imposed by population growth and the destruction of the environment. The article begins by explaining its research methodology consisting of two literature reviews, research interviews of energy experts, and the application of symbolic convergence theory, a general communications theory about the construction of rhetorical fantasies. We then identify a host of socio-technical challenges to explain why the creation of a hydrogen economy would present immense (and possibly intractable) obstacles, an argument supplemented by our research interviews. Next, we employ symbolic convergence theory to identify five prevalent fantasy themes and rhetorical visions-independence, patriotism, progress, democratization, and inevitability-in academic and public discussions in favor of the hydrogen economy. We conclude by offering implications for scholarship relating to energy policy more broadly. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Source
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Global Ecology and Biogeography | Year: 2010
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Burda C.,Case Western Reserve University
Journal of Materials Chemistry | Year: 2011
Significant research effort has recently gone into the synthesis of thermoelectric nanomaterials through different chemical approaches since nanomaterials chemistry became a promising strategy for improving thermoelectric performance. Different thermoelectric nanocrystals, especially PbTe, Bi 2Te3 and CoSb3, with various compositions and morphologies have been successfully prepared by solvo/hydrothermal, electrochemical, and ligand-based synthesis methods. Such nanoscale materials show not only substantial reduction in thermal conductivity due to increased phonon scattering at nanoscale grain boundaries and lower densities of phonon states but possibly also an enhancement in thermopower due to electronic quantum size effects. More recently, the notoriously low power factors of thermoelectric nanomaterials prepared by wet chemistry have been significantly improved by using an increasingly cross-disciplinary approach towards the bottom-up synthesis that combines expertise from chemistry, physics, and materials engineering. In this review, we discuss the recent progress and current challenges of preparing thermoelectric nanomaterials with solution-based chemistry approaches. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Source
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SIGCSE 2015 - Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education | Year: 2015
This paper presents an assessment designed to measure computational thinking skills of fourth grade students. The students in two public schools were given a set of Scratch programming challenges. The SOLO taxonomy was used to classify student programming responses based on the degree of understanding of the problem structure. The majority of fourth grade students from one school demonstrated the ability to synchronize the costume and motion of a single character sprite, as well as synchronize a basic conversation between multiple sprites. However, they struggled to integrate motion and costume changes into a multi-sprite conversation. The majority of fourth grade students from the second school, where reading and math comprehension scores fall below the state minimum requirements for proficiency, were unable to demonstrate a basic understanding of the programming tasks. The results suggest that fourth grade students who read at grade level are capable of understanding the relationships between multiple concerns within a single script, along with synchronizing a single concern across multiple scripts, but are challenged when synchronizing multiple concerns across multiple scripts. Copyright © 2015 ACM. Source


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Asus Zenfone 3 Unboxing and First Impression!
Asus Zenfone 3 Unboxing and First Impression!
Asus Malaysia has launched Zenfone 3 series during the Asus Zenvolution in Malaysia on 6 August 2016. Apart from the standard Zenfone 3 model, Asus Malaysia also unveiled Zenfone 3 Max, Zenfone 3 Laser, Zenfone 3 Ultra, and Zenfone 3 Deluxe at the Zenvolution in Malaysia.
Let us proceed to our unboxing of this new Zenfone 3 that's with us now.
The exterior of the Asus Zenfone 3 packaging box is in full black with the gold colored Zenfone 3 word stamped at the center on top of the box. The packaging box looks simple yet premium.
Like other smartphones packaging box, when we open the box we can see the Zenfone 3 placed on the most upper part. We took out the phone and lift the cover, the bundled accessories are just underneath it.
The box consist of an earphone, USB Cable, adapter and charger, user manual guide, warranty card and a SIM eject pin for users to eject the SIM tray.
First Impressions
The Zenfone 3 is categorized as a mid-range smartphone in the latest Zenfone 3 lineup, featuring 5.5 inch display. Our first look on the phone is quite positive, because the size fits just right for users hand. But the glossy back is quite slippery, so users have to be careful to prevent it from dropping to the ground.
The build quality of this device is quite impressive and it comes with a 2.5D Premium Gorilla Glass on the front with metal frames. The Zenfone 3 available in Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold, Aqua Blue, as well as the Sapphire Black. Our hands on unit is the Sapphire Black colour variant which is the hottest color at this moment.
For a 5.5 inch device, Zenfone 3 is considered light for its 155 gram bodyweight, overall its exterior presentation is slim yet premium.
The Zenfone 3 features a Full HD (1920 x 1080) 2.5D display, and with 600 nits brightness for easy viewing under even the brightest light conditions. Be it indoor or outdoor, we can clearly view the display with its remarkable 77.3 percent screen-to-body ratio front panel.
Furthermore, the Zenfone 3 comes with a fingerprint sensor which is at the back panel of the device. The power button and the volume rocker are at the right side, while the hybrid slot is at the left side of the device.
Specifications wise, Asus Zenfone 3 comes with a 5.5 inch 2.5D Gorilla Glass Super IPS display, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa Core 625 processor and equipped with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. It provides a dual SIM slot plus an expandable storage setup, so you can choose either to use dual SIM or one SIM with a microSD card.
For dual SIM users, there's one thing less for you to worry about the Zenfone 3 is its internal memory capacity because it offers a 64GB storage that is more than sufficient to accommodate your daily use.
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Book Description Born in Stockholm to Scottish parents, taken to London at the age of two and then on to India, William Chambers (1723-1796) later studied architecture in Italy and France before finally settling in London. There he gained royal favoras the drawing teacher of the Prince of Wales (later, George III), which proved to be a definite asset throughout his career. His Treatise, originally published in 1759, was reprinted 32 years later with additional illustrations, articles, and an introduction discussing the qualifications and duties of an architect. The 53 beautifully engraved, fine line plates display ornate compartments for coved ceilings; plans and elevations of pilaster capitals; pedestals for columns; arches; ballusters; and other architectural features. Unabridged republication of the 3rd edition published by Joseph Smeeton, London, 1791. 53 black-and-white illustrations.
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Phuket Gazette - December 30, 2011 | 04:40 PM
PHUKET: The clock is now ticking at Sanamchai in Phuket Town, where the "Colorful Phuket Countdown 2012" got underway at 8pm last night.
The opening ceremony was chaired by Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha, who took a stroll though a 20-meter-long "under the sea" tunnel of lights and decorations.
He was accompanied by Paiboon Upatising, president of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization that is funding the event.
Attendees were treated to performances by Isarn musical act Pong Lang Sa On as well as Thai country music songstress Ying Thitikarn.
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NEW ORLEANS I'll bet you first-year Georgia coach Tubby Smith didn't call Mississippi State's Richard Williams this week to ask for advice on being successful in the SEC Tournament.
Smith, obviously, is 0-0 in the league's postseason roundball party.
Williams, whose No. 25-ranked Bulldogs won the Western Division title for the second straight season, has a not-so-glamourous 1-9 record in this 12-team basketball fest.
But one coach did call Williams last week for some postseason advice Williams' former assistant coach, John Brady. The result Brady's top-seeded Samford club lost its opening round game to the No. 8 seed in the Trans America Conference Tournament. Save your quarter next time, John.
"I'll have to get together with Brady again to see if we can figure out a way to win a tournament game," was Williams' tongue-in-cheek response.
Nobody, certainly not this writer, is suggesting that Williams can't coach in tournaments. If that was the case, how would you explain how Williams directed the Bulldogs into the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 last year? It's just that nobody knows where to find the SEC Tournament's exit door better than Williams.
"A lot is made of my 1-9 record," he said earlier this week. "Well, our first three years we had very little chance to win. In 1991, we were the first seed in the tournament and lost to Tennessee. We had just won the SEC (regular season title) and never came down off that high."
Then last season, State came into the tournament in Atlanta in the same position top seed, first-round bye, the rewards for a successful season. So what happens? Florida, a team the Bulldogs had rallied to beat 70-47 during a wild regular season game, whacked them 80-64 in the tournament.
"They (Florida) were essentially the same team that played in the Final Four the previous year," Williams said. "It's not like we didn't play a very good basketball team."
This week, State's tournament scenario here at the Superdome is similar. The Bulldogs won the West and received a first-round bye. They'll play Friday against the winner of today's Auburn-Vanderbilt game. Neither opponent will be a pushover for the Bulldogs.
Remember, Vandy knocked off the Bulldogs 69-64 last week in Nashville. As for Auburn, the Bulldogs won both meetings this season, taking an OT win at Auburn, 78-75, and winning last Saturday, 67-51, to clinch the division title.
"I don't know if I'd prefer to play either team," Williams said. "We played Vanderbilt once and lost to them. We were able to beat Auburn twice, so you'd think we'd like to play them again. But it's very difficult to defeat a team three times in one year, unless you're a superior team, and I don't think that is the case."
I think this is the year that Richard's tourney troubles evaporate. Read on.
Tournament predictions: (First round) Florida over Ole Miss, Vandy over Auburn, South Carolina over LSU, Alabama over Tennessee. (Second round) Kentucky over Florida, MSU over Vandy, S.C. over Arkansas, Georgia over Bama. (Semifinals) Kentucky over S.C., MSU over Georgia. (Finals) Kentucky over MSU.
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By Alan Truscott
Published: April 27, 1992
Two decades ago a young man with bridge in his genes published an interesting collection of deals that deserved more attention that it received. James S. Kauder, whose mother, Mary Jane Farell, has won several world titles, has now reissued it with a new title, "Creative Cardplay: The Cure for Unimaginative Bridge." It is available for $13.75, including postage, from The Bridge World, 39 West 94th Street, New York N.Y. 10025.
On the diagramed deal the author sat South and landed in four hearts. The auction showed that there were spades to his left and clubs to his right, so West's lead of the club deuce was an obvious singleton. Dummy won with the queen, a spade was discarded from the closed hand, and a heart was led to the ten, which won.
The heart king came next, won by the ace, and the spade jack was returned, forcing dummy's ace. South ruffed a spade and cashed the heart queen, hoping the missing trumps would fall. If they had, he would have had time to surrender two diamond tricks and make the game: West's distribution was virtually certain to be 6-3-3-1.
Unfortunately West discarded a spade on the heart queen, so his original distribution could be diagnosed as 6-2-4-1. Now South had a back-up plan available, for the position was: [ DIAGRAM ]
The spade ruff had removed East's second spade, and the diamond ace was cashed to remove his singleton diamond. A heart gave him the lead, and he was forced to play the club jack. Dummy won with the king, and the play of the club eight forced East to win and lead into the ace-seven. That gave South ten tricks. Notice that it would not have helped East to sacrifice his heart jack under the queen, for South would have been able to play the deuce after cashing the diamond ace.


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Phylogeny and Evolution of Multiple Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Populations Clarified by Phylogenetic Analysis Based on Complete Mitochondrial Genomes
Dong C.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Dong C.,Shanghai Ocean University |
Xu J.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Wang B.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
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Marine Biotechnology | Year: 2015
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) is one of the oldest, most widely farmed commercially important freshwater fish in the world. However, many undetermined phylogenetic relationships and origins of common carp lineages remain, which are obstacles to conservation and genetic breeding of this species. Phylogenetic analyses based on molecular tools are helpful to distinguish the origin of species, understand and clarify their evolutionary history, and provide a genetic basis for selective breeding. In this study, we demonstrated a method to extract complete mitochondrial genome sequences from whole-genome resequencing data using the Illumina platform. The complete mitochondrial genome sequences of 26 individuals representing nine strains were obtained and subjected to a phylogenetic analysis. We reconstructed the phylogenetic topologies of the nine strains and analyzed the haplotypes. Results from both analyses suggested that the genome sequences belonged to two distinct subspecies from Europe and East Asia. We also estimated the time of divergence of the nine strains, which was up to 100 KYA. The phylogenetic results clarified the breeding history of Songpu mirror carp and suggest that this species may be hybrid of paternal European mirror carp and maternal Xingguo red carp. The results also support a previous hypothesis that koi may have originated from or have close ancestry with Oujiang color carp in China. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Source
Jiang Y.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Zhang S.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Xu J.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Feng J.,Henan Academy of Fishery science |
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PLoS ONE | Year: 2014
Background: The common carp is an important aquaculture species that is widely distributed across the world. During the long history of carp domestication, numerous carp strains with diverse skin colors have been established. Skin color is used as a visual criterion to determine the market value of carp. However, the genetic basis of common carp skin color has not been extensively studied.Methodology/Principal Findings: In this study, we performed Illumina sequencing on two common carp strains: the reddish Xingguo red carp and the brownish-black Yellow River carp. A total of 435,348,868 reads were generated, resulting in 198,781 assembled contigs that were used as reference sequences. Comparisons of skin transcriptome files revealed 2,012 unigenes with significantly different expression in the two common carp strains, including 874 genes that were up-regulated in Xingguo red carp and 1,138 genes that were up-regulated in Yellow River carp. The expression patterns of 20 randomly selected differentially expressed genes were validated using quantitative RT-PCR. Gene pathway analysis of the differentially expressed genes indicated that melanin biosynthesis, along with the Wnt and MAPK signaling pathways, is highly likely to affect the skin pigmentation process. Several key genes involved in the skin pigmentation process, including TYRP1, SILV, ASIP and xCT, showed significant differences in their expression patterns between the two strains.Conclusions: In this study, we conducted a comparative transcriptome analysis of Xingguo red carp and Yellow River carp skins, and we detected key genes involved in the common carp skin pigmentation process. We propose that common carp skin pigmentation depends upon at least three pathways. Understanding fish skin color genetics will facilitate future molecular selection of the fish skin colors with high market values. © 2014 Jiang et al. Source
Gene expression profiles predict the possible regulatory role of OPN-mediated signaling pathways in rat liver regeneration
Wang G.,Henan Normal University |
Chen S.,Henan Normal University |
Zhao C.,Henan Normal University |
Li X.,Henan Normal University |
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Gene | Year: 2015
Osteopontin (OPN; gene Spp1), as a pro-inflammatory cytokine, has a range of activities relevant to the occurrence and progression of hepatitis, liver fibrosis or liver tumors. However, little is known about the role of OPN in liver regeneration (LR). To reveal the expression profiles of OPN and its receptors and the possible regulatory role of OPN in rat LR, Rat Genome 230 2.0 was used to detect expression profiles of OPN-mediated signaling pathway-associated genes after partial hepatectomy (PH), and the results showed that 81 genes were significantly changed at mRNA level, and among which, 65 genes were up-regulated. Then, k-means clustering was employed to classify above 81 genes into 5 clusters based on gene expression similarity, and EASE analysis further indicated that the above genes were mainly associated with stress response, inflammatory response, cell activation, proliferation, adhesion and migration. Thereafter, IPA software and Western blot were used to analyze potential effects of every branch of OPN signaling pathways during LR, and the results suggested that the genes expression changes of OPN signaling pathways may account for enhanced cell proliferation, survival, adhesion and migration, augmented inflammation response and attenuated apoptosis during LR. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. Source
Intraspecific mitochondrial variations between Rhinogobio typus from the Yellow River and Yangtze River
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Feng J.,Henan Academy of Fishery science |
Mahboob S.,King Saud University |
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the first individual Rhinogobio typus collected from the Yellow River were sequenced and compared with the previously reported complete mitochondrial sequence of Rhinogobio typus from the Yangtze River. The length of their circular mitochondrial genome was determined to be 16 599 and 16 608 bp respectively. The comparison of two mitochondrial genomes revealed 237 base pair substitutions and 17 insertions or deletions (indels), including 182 base pair substitutions and 2 indels in protein-coding region. Phylogenetic tree was constructed based on complete mitogenomes of the two populations and closely related 13 teleost species to assess their phylogenic relationship and evolution. © 2015 Taylor & Francis. Source
Genome-wide identification, characterization and Phylogenetic analysis of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes in common carp (cyprinus carpio)
Liu X.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Liu X.,Shanxi University |
Li S.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
Peng W.,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences |
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PLoS ONE | Year: 2016
The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) gene family is considered to be one of the largest gene families in all forms of prokaryotic and eukaryotic life. Although the ABC transporter genes have been annotated in some species, detailed information about the ABC superfamily and the evolutionary characterization of ABC genes in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are still unclear. In this research, we identified 61 ABC transporter genes in the common carp genome. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that they could be classified into seven subfamilies, namely 11 ABCAs, six ABCBs, 19 ABCCs, eight ABCDs, two ABCEs, four ABCFs, and 11 ABCGs. Comparative analysis of the ABC genes in seven vertebrate species including common carp, showed that at least 10 common carp genes were retained from the third round of whole genome duplication, while 12 duplicated ABC genes may have come from the fourth round of whole genome duplication. Gene losses were also observed for 14 ABC genes. Expression profiles of the 61 ABC genes in six common carp tissues (brain, heart, spleen, kidney, intestine, and gill) revealed extensive functional divergence among the ABC genes. Different copies of some genes had tissue-specific expression patterns, which may indicate some gene function specialization. This study provides essential genomic resources for future studies in common carp. © 2016 Liu et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Source


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We think you're asking the name of the earth's first flowering plant. If so, the answer is no one really knows. There are different camps in the scientific community disputing the lineage of flowering plants and the place of fossil finds in that lineage.
Many believe that an ancestor of a plant still living in New Caledonia, Amborella trichopoda, was the world's first flowering plant, arising perhaps 140-million years or so ago.
Another candidate is a relative of the fossil plant, Archaefructus sinensis, discovered in China by the scientist Sun Ge.
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[IMAGE1] 1. Atlantis Play Center
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- Built in 1963.
- Adults are not allowed onto the playground without children, and children are not allowed on without adult supervision.
- Atlantis Play Center can be rented for parties.
Why they're No. 1: "It's enclosed, so it's a lot safer than a normal park you would go through," said Jesus Medina, recreation coordinator.
Claim to fame: Atlantis has eight different play areas with attractions such as the Sea Serpent and Whale Slides. The Center, which is part of a four-acre park, has rubber and sand landing areas to prevent injury and is enclosed to ensure kids' safety. Parents can supervise children from the nearby picnic area and enjoy refreshments from the nearby snack bar while they wait.
Fan favorite: "Unique treasure. Great for kids of all ages." – Peter Kendrick, Garden Grove
Fun fact: The park that surrounds the Atlantis Play Center hosts four events a year, among them the Atlantis Campout, Jack O'Lantern Jamboree and Eggs-cavation.
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[IMAGE4] 2. Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park
4 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine; 949-724-6714
- Six picnic shelters, four of which can be reserved, surround the playground.
- Park staff members check the playground daily. They even slide down the slides.
Claim to fame: Although part of the 42-acre Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park, the playground within the park stands out on its own. Passages connect the various areas and provide easy visibility for parents. The playground is also fully accessible, offering ramps instead of steps on all the play structures. Designed around what parents said they wanted in a playground and situated near a variety of sports fields for older visitors, the playground within the Memorial Park offers a place for everyone to enjoy.
Fan favorite: "Huge park with lots of playgrounds and lots of stuff to do for the kids. The staff are very helpful when you have birthday parties at all the pavilions you have there. They're just well organized there. We're very happy with the park; we've had parties there for many years." – Noriko Sasaki, Irvine
Fun fact: The garden surrounding the playground hosts the Memorial and Veterans day events for the city.
– Cynthia Washicko
[IMAGE5] 2. (tie) Irvine Regional Park
1 Irvine Park Road, Orange; 714-973-6835
- Irvine Regional Park has four playgrounds, the two largest near the front of the park in the Villa Park Loop and two more near the park's center.
- Founded in 1897, it's the oldest regional park in California.
Claim to fame: The playgrounds offer traditional equipment – swings, slides, and climbing apparatus – appropriate for ages 5 to 12. Even without the playgrounds, the Irvine Regional Park would be a kids' paradise with its own zoo, a lake for fishing or paddleboating and pony rides, all within walking distance from the playgrounds.
Fan favorite: "Activities for the whole family, great hiking, zoo, horseback riding and authentic train." – Roberta Brant, Fullerton
Fun fact: The green and brown play equipment blends with the surrounding vegetation.
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