The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters that feature in some traditional seasonal customs, processions and similar observances around the world. They are particularly associated with May Day celebrations, Mummers Plays and the Morris dance in England.
This document discusses feminist contributions to the concept of equitable, ecological degrowth. It notes that childcare, food systems, and sustainable living require significant unpaid labor that degrowth should seek to value and reward. The author argues that degrowth should be created through broad participation, especially of those usually excluded, and include mechanisms to dynamically redistribute resources globally and locally in order to value the important work of sustainable living.
The document discusses factors that affect the difficulty of reading test items and texts. It examines the language used in questions, the types of questions asked, and use of dictionaries. Regarding texts, it notes that background knowledge and content, as well as text length, impact difficulty. Question types discussed include textually explicit, implicit, and script-based. Textually explicit questions have the answer in the same sentence as the question, while implicit questions require combining information across sentences. Script-based questions require background knowledge as the answer cannot be found in the text.
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The document discusses the closing of the American western frontier in the late 19th century. It examines the key tensions between native Americans, cattlemen, farmers, and others competing for land and resources. It also explores how the West has been romanticized in American culture through figures like Buffalo Bill Cody and the mythology of the cowboy. Railroads, mining, cattle drives, and conflicts over land use are presented as important developments in the western expansion and settlement.
This document discusses how feminist perspectives can contribute to the degrowth movement. It argues that degrowth must address unpaid work, redistribution of resources, and inclusive participation. Feminist approaches emphasize the value of unpaid labor and ecological services. For degrowth to be equitable, it must consider how policies impact different groups and include diverse voices, especially those with direct experience of simpler living. The document provides recommendations for building degrowth theory and practice grounded in social and environmental justice.
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There are many ways to create a website and there are even more ways to fail. Join Ian Lintner as he discusses his knowledge on how to fail well when it comes to website design and development. The discussion will be a light hearted approach to failing early, failing often, embracing change and continuous improvement.
Ian Lintner has been making websites professionally for over 10 years. He has worn many hats and will provide insights into the entire website development process from inception to implementation and beyond.
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The term hobby horse is used, principally by folklorists, to refer to the costumed characters that feature in some traditional seasonal customs, processions and similar observances around the world. They are particularly associated with May Day celebrations, Mummers Plays and the Morris dance in England.
This document discusses feminist contributions to the concept of equitable, ecological degrowth. It notes that childcare, food systems, and sustainable living require significant unpaid labor that degrowth should seek to value and reward. The author argues that degrowth should be created through broad participation, especially of those usually excluded, and include mechanisms to dynamically redistribute resources globally and locally in order to value the important work of sustainable living.
The document discusses factors that affect the difficulty of reading test items and texts. It examines the language used in questions, the types of questions asked, and use of dictionaries. Regarding texts, it notes that background knowledge and content, as well as text length, impact difficulty. Question types discussed include textually explicit, implicit, and script-based. Textually explicit questions have the answer in the same sentence as the question, while implicit questions require combining information across sentences. Script-based questions require background knowledge as the answer cannot be found in the text.
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The document discusses the closing of the American western frontier in the late 19th century. It examines the key tensions between native Americans, cattlemen, farmers, and others competing for land and resources. It also explores how the West has been romanticized in American culture through figures like Buffalo Bill Cody and the mythology of the cowboy. Railroads, mining, cattle drives, and conflicts over land use are presented as important developments in the western expansion and settlement.
This document discusses how feminist perspectives can contribute to the degrowth movement. It argues that degrowth must address unpaid work, redistribution of resources, and inclusive participation. Feminist approaches emphasize the value of unpaid labor and ecological services. For degrowth to be equitable, it must consider how policies impact different groups and include diverse voices, especially those with direct experience of simpler living. The document provides recommendations for building degrowth theory and practice grounded in social and environmental justice.
UXPA Iowa - How to Fail at Building WebsitesIan Lintner
There are many ways to create a website and there are even more ways to fail. Join Ian Lintner as he discusses his knowledge on how to fail well when it comes to website design and development. The discussion will be a light hearted approach to failing early, failing often, embracing change and continuous improvement.
Ian Lintner has been making websites professionally for over 10 years. He has worn many hats and will provide insights into the entire website development process from inception to implementation and beyond.
Ian Lintner
www.linkedin.com/in/ianlintner/
M*Modal provides a cloud-based speech understanding platform that uses natural language processing to convert physician dictations into structured clinical documents. Their platform combines speech recognition with natural language understanding to analyze dictations in real-time and produce documents in a standardized format while preserving clinical context. This allows the narrative data from dictations to be shared, analyzed and used across systems in a way that promotes collaborative care.
La catedral es un edificio religioso cristiano que alberga la sede de un obispo. Es el centro de la vida religiosa de una diócesis y suele ser el edificio más grande e imponente de una ciudad. Las catedrales suelen tener grandes dimensiones, arquitectura compleja y estar ricamente decoradas para impresionar y elevar espiritualmente a los fieles.
This document discusses factors that affect the difficulty of reading tests and texts. It examines how language, question types, testing of skills, grammar, vocabulary, background knowledge and text length can influence reading assessments. It also explores the role of grammar and vocabulary in reading tests, and whether dictionaries should be allowed. Research has found that vocabulary accounts for most variance in reading performance, but it may measure prior knowledge rather than just lexical skills. The transfer hypothesis suggests limited language proficiency can hinder transferring reading ability between languages.
Deferred rendering is a rendering technique that allows for flexible lighting and effects by rendering the scene to textures first before applying lighting and shading. It works by rendering the scene to color and depth buffers, then applying textures, lighting, and effects in a pixel shader. While it has issues like memory usage, it enables many lights and complex effects. Atmospheric scattering simulates how light interacts with particles in the air to produce realistic skies and aerial perspective. It is complex to implement as it involves integrating scattering equations along light rays. While attempts to include it have been partially successful, it remains challenging to code and debug.
This document discusses a miscellaneous art collection created by a 10th grade student at Connally High School. The collection includes pieces related to basketball and urban/nature scenes featuring greenery. The collection was presented as a school assignment.
The document discusses technical support packages offered by MD Practice Solutions for doctors' offices. It describes both standard and professional support options that allow offices to focus on patients rather than IT issues. The standard package provides phone/remote and on-site support at hourly rates, while the professional package adds proactive monitoring, hardware assessments, and monthly recurring fees to cover all IT infrastructure support. Both aim to guide clients to optimal performance and protection of their computer equipment and networks.
The document discusses plagiarism and academic integrity. It defines plagiarism as presenting others' words, ideas, or creative works as your own without properly citing the original source. There are two types of plagiarism: intentional copying of others' work without attribution and unintentional plagiarism due to poor citation practices. The document emphasizes maintaining academic integrity by using quotation marks for direct quotes, paraphrasing ideas in your own words, summarizing while citing sources, and properly documenting all sources of information used.
Educational systems in several European countries were discussed. The key points included:
- Education is compulsory and free in primary and lower secondary schools in most countries. It typically lasts 9-10 years.
- Countries have national curriculums and standardized testing. Subjects generally include languages, math, sciences, arts, and more.
- Upper secondary/vocational education lasts 2-3 years and may include specialized subjects. Students take exams to graduate.
- Higher education requires completion of secondary school. Universities offer bachelor's and graduate degrees.
This document discusses reading as a strategic process and the assessment of reading. It addresses what reading is, why we read, and reading strategies and skills. It also examines factors that affect the difficulty of reading test items and texts, such as the language of questions, question types, testing of skills, use of dictionaries, background knowledge versus text content, and text length. Research shows that vocabulary difficulty and struggling with unknown words affects comprehension. Tests should use simply worded questions in the target language to reduce anxiety and make them more authentic.
The document discusses the features and capabilities of Windows Messenger. It describes how Windows Messenger allows for instant messaging but also sharing of voice, video, files and getting help. It highlights how you can personalize Windows Messenger by changing colors, fonts and signing up for alerts. Additionally, it mentions you can play games, exchange pictures, customize conversation windows, add favorites, share photos, see updates from contacts and send SMS text messages from Windows Messenger. The document provides an overview of the beyond chat capabilities of Windows Messenger.
Este documento describe los elementos básicos de una red informática, incluyendo los medios de conexión, las tarjetas de interfaz de red, los tipos de cableado y las principales topologías de red. Explica topologías como bus, anillo y estrella, y proporciona ejemplos detallados de listas de componentes para redes con diferentes configuraciones topológicas y ambientales. Finalmente, incluye material de apoyo sobre aplicaciones de cable coaxial y detección de problemas en cableado.
Este documento contiene una lista de obras pictóricas relacionadas con la Virgen María y el Niño Jesús, realizadas por diferentes artistas como Alonso Cano, Murillo, Ribera, Tiziano, Van Dyck, entre otros. Las obras mencionadas se encuentran en diversos museos y colecciones de España, Italia, Alemania y Estados Unidos.
B.F. Skinner developed the theory of operant conditioning which holds that behaviors are shaped through reinforcement. He found that mice would press a lever if it resulted in a food pellet reward. Skinner also conditioned pigeons' behaviors using rewards. Operant conditioning uses positive reinforcement to encourage desired behaviors in students. Teachers can reward behaviors like attention, homework completion, and correct quiz answers to shape student learning. Both with and without technology, operant conditioning positively reinforces students and builds their confidence.
M*Modal provides a cloud-based speech understanding platform that uses natural language processing to convert physician dictations into structured clinical documents. Their platform combines speech recognition with natural language understanding to analyze dictations in real-time and produce documents in a standardized format while preserving clinical context. This allows the narrative data from dictations to be shared, analyzed and used across systems in a way that promotes collaborative care.
La catedral es un edificio religioso cristiano que alberga la sede de un obispo. Es el centro de la vida religiosa de una diócesis y suele ser el edificio más grande e imponente de una ciudad. Las catedrales suelen tener grandes dimensiones, arquitectura compleja y estar ricamente decoradas para impresionar y elevar espiritualmente a los fieles.
This document discusses factors that affect the difficulty of reading tests and texts. It examines how language, question types, testing of skills, grammar, vocabulary, background knowledge and text length can influence reading assessments. It also explores the role of grammar and vocabulary in reading tests, and whether dictionaries should be allowed. Research has found that vocabulary accounts for most variance in reading performance, but it may measure prior knowledge rather than just lexical skills. The transfer hypothesis suggests limited language proficiency can hinder transferring reading ability between languages.
Deferred rendering is a rendering technique that allows for flexible lighting and effects by rendering the scene to textures first before applying lighting and shading. It works by rendering the scene to color and depth buffers, then applying textures, lighting, and effects in a pixel shader. While it has issues like memory usage, it enables many lights and complex effects. Atmospheric scattering simulates how light interacts with particles in the air to produce realistic skies and aerial perspective. It is complex to implement as it involves integrating scattering equations along light rays. While attempts to include it have been partially successful, it remains challenging to code and debug.
This document discusses a miscellaneous art collection created by a 10th grade student at Connally High School. The collection includes pieces related to basketball and urban/nature scenes featuring greenery. The collection was presented as a school assignment.
The document discusses technical support packages offered by MD Practice Solutions for doctors' offices. It describes both standard and professional support options that allow offices to focus on patients rather than IT issues. The standard package provides phone/remote and on-site support at hourly rates, while the professional package adds proactive monitoring, hardware assessments, and monthly recurring fees to cover all IT infrastructure support. Both aim to guide clients to optimal performance and protection of their computer equipment and networks.
The document discusses plagiarism and academic integrity. It defines plagiarism as presenting others' words, ideas, or creative works as your own without properly citing the original source. There are two types of plagiarism: intentional copying of others' work without attribution and unintentional plagiarism due to poor citation practices. The document emphasizes maintaining academic integrity by using quotation marks for direct quotes, paraphrasing ideas in your own words, summarizing while citing sources, and properly documenting all sources of information used.
Educational systems in several European countries were discussed. The key points included:
- Education is compulsory and free in primary and lower secondary schools in most countries. It typically lasts 9-10 years.
- Countries have national curriculums and standardized testing. Subjects generally include languages, math, sciences, arts, and more.
- Upper secondary/vocational education lasts 2-3 years and may include specialized subjects. Students take exams to graduate.
- Higher education requires completion of secondary school. Universities offer bachelor's and graduate degrees.
This document discusses reading as a strategic process and the assessment of reading. It addresses what reading is, why we read, and reading strategies and skills. It also examines factors that affect the difficulty of reading test items and texts, such as the language of questions, question types, testing of skills, use of dictionaries, background knowledge versus text content, and text length. Research shows that vocabulary difficulty and struggling with unknown words affects comprehension. Tests should use simply worded questions in the target language to reduce anxiety and make them more authentic.
The document discusses the features and capabilities of Windows Messenger. It describes how Windows Messenger allows for instant messaging but also sharing of voice, video, files and getting help. It highlights how you can personalize Windows Messenger by changing colors, fonts and signing up for alerts. Additionally, it mentions you can play games, exchange pictures, customize conversation windows, add favorites, share photos, see updates from contacts and send SMS text messages from Windows Messenger. The document provides an overview of the beyond chat capabilities of Windows Messenger.
Este documento describe los elementos básicos de una red informática, incluyendo los medios de conexión, las tarjetas de interfaz de red, los tipos de cableado y las principales topologías de red. Explica topologías como bus, anillo y estrella, y proporciona ejemplos detallados de listas de componentes para redes con diferentes configuraciones topológicas y ambientales. Finalmente, incluye material de apoyo sobre aplicaciones de cable coaxial y detección de problemas en cableado.
Este documento contiene una lista de obras pictóricas relacionadas con la Virgen María y el Niño Jesús, realizadas por diferentes artistas como Alonso Cano, Murillo, Ribera, Tiziano, Van Dyck, entre otros. Las obras mencionadas se encuentran en diversos museos y colecciones de España, Italia, Alemania y Estados Unidos.
B.F. Skinner developed the theory of operant conditioning which holds that behaviors are shaped through reinforcement. He found that mice would press a lever if it resulted in a food pellet reward. Skinner also conditioned pigeons' behaviors using rewards. Operant conditioning uses positive reinforcement to encourage desired behaviors in students. Teachers can reward behaviors like attention, homework completion, and correct quiz answers to shape student learning. Both with and without technology, operant conditioning positively reinforces students and builds their confidence.