Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment in Fairfield, Iowa has achieved unprecedented academic, athletic, and artistic successes over the past 20 years. Students score in the top 1% nationally on standardized tests and over 95% are accepted to four-year colleges. The school holds numerous state records and national championships in academics, arts, athletics and more. Studies show students who practice the Transcendental Meditation technique twice daily lower blood pressure and stress levels. The school aims to develop student invincibility through perfect health, ideal social behavior, world peace, and total creative potential.
PatientsLikeMe.com allows patients to share medical records in an online community. By attracting thousands of patients who share information, they are able to gather and resell valuable data to pharmaceutical companies. Flattr.com operates a donation system that allows online readers to donate small amounts to content creators each month via a monthly subscription. Groupon.com uses an exclusive daily deal model where they guarantee a merchant a minimum number of customers for a heavily discounted product or service, taking 50% of revenue from deals that meet the minimum.
Este documento presenta una lista de obras artísticas, arquitectónicas e históricas clave del neoclasicismo y romanticismo entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. Incluye ejemplos de pintura, escultura y arquitectura de artistas como Canova, David, Goya, Delacroix, Turner y Friedrich, así como hitos históricos como la Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos y proyectos arquitectónicos como la Iglesia de Sainte Geneviève y la Puerta de Brandenburgo.
The document recounts a boy's experience falling in love with the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies baseball team as a 7-year-old. It describes how the Phillies got off to a strong start and held a sizable lead late in the season, only to collapse down the stretch and miss the World Series, deeply disappointing the boy. Though the Phillies would not succeed again for over a decade, the memories of that 1964 season have stayed with the boy into adulthood.
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment in Fairfield, Iowa has achieved unprecedented academic, athletic, and artistic successes over the past 20 years. Students score in the top 1% nationally on standardized tests and over 95% are accepted to four-year colleges. The school holds numerous state records and national championships in academics, arts, athletics and more. Studies show students who practice the Transcendental Meditation technique twice daily lower blood pressure and stress levels. The school aims to develop student invincibility through perfect health, ideal social behavior, world peace, and total creative potential.
PatientsLikeMe.com allows patients to share medical records in an online community. By attracting thousands of patients who share information, they are able to gather and resell valuable data to pharmaceutical companies. Flattr.com operates a donation system that allows online readers to donate small amounts to content creators each month via a monthly subscription. Groupon.com uses an exclusive daily deal model where they guarantee a merchant a minimum number of customers for a heavily discounted product or service, taking 50% of revenue from deals that meet the minimum.
Este documento presenta una lista de obras artísticas, arquitectónicas e históricas clave del neoclasicismo y romanticismo entre los siglos XVIII y XIX. Incluye ejemplos de pintura, escultura y arquitectura de artistas como Canova, David, Goya, Delacroix, Turner y Friedrich, así como hitos históricos como la Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos y proyectos arquitectónicos como la Iglesia de Sainte Geneviève y la Puerta de Brandenburgo.
The document recounts a boy's experience falling in love with the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies baseball team as a 7-year-old. It describes how the Phillies got off to a strong start and held a sizable lead late in the season, only to collapse down the stretch and miss the World Series, deeply disappointing the boy. Though the Phillies would not succeed again for over a decade, the memories of that 1964 season have stayed with the boy into adulthood.
- The document discusses concurrent and parallel programming in Haskell, including the use of threads, MVars, and software transactional memory (STM).
- STM provides atomic execution of blocks of code, allowing failed transactions to automatically retry without race conditions or data corruption.
- Strategies can be used to evaluate expressions in parallel using different evaluation models like head normal form or weak head normal form.
- While functional programs may seem to have inherent parallelism, in practice extracting parallelism can be difficult due to data dependencies and irregular patterns of computation.
The document provides instructions for an interactive Spanish numbers learning activity. It tells the user to click on numbers to listen and repeat them, then provides flashcards to test giving the Spanish translation for each number, clicking to check the answer and see the number written in Spanish. The activity covers numbers 1 through 10.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Critical Mass Forrester 09: Marketing Vegas in a RecessionCritical Mass
Viva Las Vegas! Learn how Critical Mass and R&R Partners employed a 360 Degree Customer Experience strategy to drive travel to Las Vegas during these troubled economic times.
Critical Mass Marketing Science leverages innovative thinking, modeling, and technology to overcome three big challenges in web measurement: unreliable data, complex reporting needs, and cross-channel attribution. They use tag management systems and analytics auditing tools to ensure reliable data. For complex reporting, they provide web-based reporting and data warehousing for rapid, customized, and accessible reports. Their solutions help clients measure performance, find optimization opportunities, and improve marketing results.
Consciousness-Based education offers students enlightenment through the Transcendental Meditation technique, which enlivens total brain functioning. It connects all areas of knowledge to the unified field of Total Knowledge, leading to higher states of consciousness. Regular practice of TM develops total creative potential and leads to invincibility for students through improved health, social behavior, and academics, and invincibility for nations through reduced conflict and crime. Groups practicing advanced TM techniques like Yogic Flying can generate world peace and invincibility.
This document discusses ideas and how to take ideas from start to finish in two parts. It shares three of the presenter's favorite ideas and provides seven recommendations for how to develop an idea. It discusses recognizing patterns, sharing ideas to get feedback, and leveraging algorithms and third parties to improve products in areas like advertising, job searching, news delivery, and dating. It advocates opening up platforms and algorithms to third party development.
Este documento describe las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) y su impacto en la creación de conocimiento y el aprendizaje. Explica la evolución de las TIC y conceptos clave como la sociedad de la información, el prosumer y el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida. También analiza cómo las herramientas web 2.0 como blogs, wikis y redes sociales permiten la colaboración, documentación y reflexión sobre el aprendizaje.
This document summarizes a presentation given by David Eisenberg on sustainability and the need to take a broader view of risk when considering building codes and regulations. It discusses how current codes focus narrowly on individual building safety but fail to consider larger systemic risks to public health, resources and the environment over the long term. Eisenberg argues for a new approach to codes and regulations that considers the whole lifecycle of buildings and aims to minimize unintended consequences.
This document provides brief biographies of five important Balearic people from history. It describes Mossèn Alcover, a 19th century Mallorcan priest and linguist who studied the Catalan language. It also outlines Margarita Florit Anglada, a 20th century Menorcan teacher who helped girls access education. The document further mentions Antoni Marí Ribas, a 20th century painter from Ibiza known for his black and white paintings, and Pius Tur Mayans, a 20th century musician and teacher from Formentera who played piano. Web links for further information are provided.
"We live in a world where the little things really do matter. Each encounter, no matter how brief, is a micro-interaction which makes a deposit or withdrawal from our rational and emotional subconscious. The sum of these interactions and encounters adds up to how we feel about a particular product, brand or service. Little things. Feelings. They influence our everyday behaviors more than we realize."
This document provides an overview of a book that argues terrorism and war can be permanently stopped through the group practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM). It claims extensive research shows when large groups of experienced TM meditators gather together, it reduces stress and tension in society, thereby reducing violence, crime, war and terrorism. The book aims to empower readers with this knowledge and show how widespread use of TM could generate a permanent state of world peace through its hypothesized ability to influence social dynamics in a peaceful way through consciousness.
WMJ&GMBwosc08-Effective Learning & Production Via ModellingGary Boyd
The document discusses techniques for effective learning and application development through formal modeling and conversations. It describes a course design approach using three types of learning conversations: Why, What, and How. These conversations help establish aspirations, expectations, anxieties and the order and process for collaboratively learning systems modeling techniques and tools. The document outlines an initial modeling process involving identifying the focal system and mapping relationships between context systems and the focal system. It also provides examples of modeling questions and representing the models using formal notations like directed graphs and Context+ maps. Challenges encountered and basic evaluation questions are discussed.
Authentic Learning: Some ideas for Junior HighPaul Herring
A presentation to Junior High School teachers on how Authentic Learning could be used to enhance the skills needed in the Second Machine Age
Audio of talk here- https://goo.gl/zk1fK1
Video here - https://goo.gl/zk1fK1
Tcea 2014 Video Game Design for New TEKSMike Ploor
This document provides information about a video game design session at the TCEA 2014 Convention in Austin, Texas. The session will take place on Tuesday, February 4th at 8:00 am in room 11AB. It will be presented by D. Michael Ploor and will cover video game design for new TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). The session will discuss character elements and why changes are needed in video game design education.
- The document discusses concurrent and parallel programming in Haskell, including the use of threads, MVars, and software transactional memory (STM).
- STM provides atomic execution of blocks of code, allowing failed transactions to automatically retry without race conditions or data corruption.
- Strategies can be used to evaluate expressions in parallel using different evaluation models like head normal form or weak head normal form.
- While functional programs may seem to have inherent parallelism, in practice extracting parallelism can be difficult due to data dependencies and irregular patterns of computation.
The document provides instructions for an interactive Spanish numbers learning activity. It tells the user to click on numbers to listen and repeat them, then provides flashcards to test giving the Spanish translation for each number, clicking to check the answer and see the number written in Spanish. The activity covers numbers 1 through 10.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Critical Mass Forrester 09: Marketing Vegas in a RecessionCritical Mass
Viva Las Vegas! Learn how Critical Mass and R&R Partners employed a 360 Degree Customer Experience strategy to drive travel to Las Vegas during these troubled economic times.
Critical Mass Marketing Science leverages innovative thinking, modeling, and technology to overcome three big challenges in web measurement: unreliable data, complex reporting needs, and cross-channel attribution. They use tag management systems and analytics auditing tools to ensure reliable data. For complex reporting, they provide web-based reporting and data warehousing for rapid, customized, and accessible reports. Their solutions help clients measure performance, find optimization opportunities, and improve marketing results.
Consciousness-Based education offers students enlightenment through the Transcendental Meditation technique, which enlivens total brain functioning. It connects all areas of knowledge to the unified field of Total Knowledge, leading to higher states of consciousness. Regular practice of TM develops total creative potential and leads to invincibility for students through improved health, social behavior, and academics, and invincibility for nations through reduced conflict and crime. Groups practicing advanced TM techniques like Yogic Flying can generate world peace and invincibility.
This document discusses ideas and how to take ideas from start to finish in two parts. It shares three of the presenter's favorite ideas and provides seven recommendations for how to develop an idea. It discusses recognizing patterns, sharing ideas to get feedback, and leveraging algorithms and third parties to improve products in areas like advertising, job searching, news delivery, and dating. It advocates opening up platforms and algorithms to third party development.
Este documento describe las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) y su impacto en la creación de conocimiento y el aprendizaje. Explica la evolución de las TIC y conceptos clave como la sociedad de la información, el prosumer y el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida. También analiza cómo las herramientas web 2.0 como blogs, wikis y redes sociales permiten la colaboración, documentación y reflexión sobre el aprendizaje.
This document summarizes a presentation given by David Eisenberg on sustainability and the need to take a broader view of risk when considering building codes and regulations. It discusses how current codes focus narrowly on individual building safety but fail to consider larger systemic risks to public health, resources and the environment over the long term. Eisenberg argues for a new approach to codes and regulations that considers the whole lifecycle of buildings and aims to minimize unintended consequences.
This document provides brief biographies of five important Balearic people from history. It describes Mossèn Alcover, a 19th century Mallorcan priest and linguist who studied the Catalan language. It also outlines Margarita Florit Anglada, a 20th century Menorcan teacher who helped girls access education. The document further mentions Antoni Marí Ribas, a 20th century painter from Ibiza known for his black and white paintings, and Pius Tur Mayans, a 20th century musician and teacher from Formentera who played piano. Web links for further information are provided.
"We live in a world where the little things really do matter. Each encounter, no matter how brief, is a micro-interaction which makes a deposit or withdrawal from our rational and emotional subconscious. The sum of these interactions and encounters adds up to how we feel about a particular product, brand or service. Little things. Feelings. They influence our everyday behaviors more than we realize."
This document provides an overview of a book that argues terrorism and war can be permanently stopped through the group practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM). It claims extensive research shows when large groups of experienced TM meditators gather together, it reduces stress and tension in society, thereby reducing violence, crime, war and terrorism. The book aims to empower readers with this knowledge and show how widespread use of TM could generate a permanent state of world peace through its hypothesized ability to influence social dynamics in a peaceful way through consciousness.
WMJ&GMBwosc08-Effective Learning & Production Via ModellingGary Boyd
The document discusses techniques for effective learning and application development through formal modeling and conversations. It describes a course design approach using three types of learning conversations: Why, What, and How. These conversations help establish aspirations, expectations, anxieties and the order and process for collaboratively learning systems modeling techniques and tools. The document outlines an initial modeling process involving identifying the focal system and mapping relationships between context systems and the focal system. It also provides examples of modeling questions and representing the models using formal notations like directed graphs and Context+ maps. Challenges encountered and basic evaluation questions are discussed.
Authentic Learning: Some ideas for Junior HighPaul Herring
A presentation to Junior High School teachers on how Authentic Learning could be used to enhance the skills needed in the Second Machine Age
Audio of talk here- https://goo.gl/zk1fK1
Video here - https://goo.gl/zk1fK1
Tcea 2014 Video Game Design for New TEKSMike Ploor
This document provides information about a video game design session at the TCEA 2014 Convention in Austin, Texas. The session will take place on Tuesday, February 4th at 8:00 am in room 11AB. It will be presented by D. Michael Ploor and will cover video game design for new TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). The session will discuss character elements and why changes are needed in video game design education.
Design involves conceiving and creating ideas, and is found in many areas like documents, technology, music, and more. Computer-aided design (CAD) software allows designers to digitally create and edit designs, which is useful for drafting visual representations like technical drawings. Simulations software helps students build mental models of how systems work in areas like science by allowing them to interact with virtual representations. Designing media like music can be done using composition software, which provides tools similar to word processors for organizing and editing creative works.
This document provides advice and information for preparing for a technical interview. It discusses the interviewer's background and experiences, including types of questions asked. Business insight questions involve proposing new product ideas or ways to grow key metrics. Analytical questions involve hypothesizing causes for trends in data and determining the best way to find the root cause. Statistics concepts and methods are also covered, along with coding challenges, data manipulation examples, resources for further learning, and potential project ideas.
Games & Simulations as Learning Technology ToolsDiana Focht
This document introduces games and simulations as learning technology tools. It defines games and simulations, discusses their history and genres. The document outlines why games and simulations are useful learning tools, highlighting attributes like being social, problem-solving, and experiential. It also presents leading tools for creating games and simulations and considerations for designing, developing, implementing, and integrating them into curriculums. The document concludes that games are still evolving as learning environments and can be effective when designed based on learning theory and research to create immersive worlds where social learning occurs.
Despite AI’s potential for beneficial use, it creates important risks for Australians. AI, big data, and AI-informed decision making can cause exclusion, discrimination, skill loss, and economic impact; and can affect privacy, security of critical infrastructure and social well-being. What types of technology raise particular human rights concerns? Which human rights are particularly implicated?
Computational thinking programming and robotics as strategy to promote 21st c...João Piedade
This document discusses computational thinking, programming, and robotics as strategies to promote 21st century skills. It provides background on computational thinking from seminal thinkers like Seymour Papert. Computational thinking dimensions discussed include algorithms, pattern recognition, decomposition, abstraction, and debugging. Examples are given of block-based programming and robotics projects. A pedagogical experience is described where student teachers developed learning scenarios using robots. The scenarios promoted computational thinking skills and programming concepts. Results showed scenarios developed skills like decomposition and algorithms. Designing scenarios with robots aligned with constructionist principles and helped student teachers transfer knowledge.
Game Design Thinking for the EnterpriseAnn DeMarle
The document discusses using game design thinking and gamification in business and enterprise settings. It provides examples of how Emergent Media Center has used games for clients to achieve goals like training, marketing, and engagement. Game design concepts like rewards systems, player roles, and difficulty levels are examined for their potential to motivate behaviors and learning in the workplace.
We reflect briefly on the difference between ICT and computing. The first session sets primary school computing within the historical context of educational computing and present policy. I provide an overview of Syemore Papert’s work.
I introduce you to BYOB Scratch and you use it to explore a few simple exercises in turtle graphics before using it to copy or create more complex shapes.
I brief you on the module assessment.
This document summarizes career opportunities in information technology and the CAM program at South Eugene High School. The CAM program provides hands-on experience working with real clients and developing technology skills. Students can earn college credit while learning skills like web design, computer programming, and software proficiency. The program emphasizes "employability" skills valued by IT companies like communication, teamwork, and meeting deadlines.
This document discusses the differences and similarities between digital games and simulations. While not all simulations are games, all games can be considered simulations. The fields of computer science, education, and gaming use similar terminology like "fidelity" and "validity" but define them differently. Both simulations and games are increasingly being used in fields like education, healthcare, and the military. Games can help make simulations more engaging while simulations offer opportunities for exploration and risk-taking not found in traditional games.
"What do games teach us about creative culture?" By Andrew Phelps- Serious Pl...SeriousGamesAssoc
This document discusses what games teach us about creative culture. It explores whether gamers can be creative through activities like problem-solving in games. It also discusses how games can foster engagement and flow, as well as creativity through directed play rather than dictated tasks. The document cautions that assessing games is challenging and that organizing everything around assessment can miss games' benefits.
The document discusses computer simulation and its use in enhancing learning. It defines computer simulation as a computer model used in sciences and social sciences to simulate situations that are difficult to play out in real life. Computer simulations take the form of 3D models and are used across various fields like healthcare, sciences, and entertainment. Educational games are a type of software that teaches concepts and skills to users in a game format. Computer simulation and games can enhance learning by allowing students to explore materials and scenarios they cannot interact with directly, keeping them engaged while strengthening academic abilities and creative thinking.
The document discusses the future of AI and society from a service science perspective. It argues that the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating digital transformation and the shift to online platforms. Service science predicts that in this new environment, entities will increasingly compete for collaborators through value co-creation interactions to jointly elevate their capabilities. The document outlines how service science and AI view the future differently, with service science focusing on transforming systems of people and AI focusing on automation. It provides a framework for understanding smarter and wiser service systems over time.
Spreadsheets provide a way for students to process and analyze data through a grid layout and automatic calculations. Data can be easily converted to graphs for visual learning. Spreadsheets allow users to perform basic calculations and use more advanced functions and formulas. They have practical applications for tasks like tracking budgets and timelines. Best practices include keeping the interface easy to use and focused on the key issues. Expert systems are computer programs that solve complex problems using human knowledge in the form of rules. They have been used in fields like agriculture, education, and medicine to provide guidance or make recommendations. In education, expert systems can act as tutors to help students learn in various subjects. Virtual worlds are simulated online environments where users interact through avatars. They
The document discusses using an alternate reality game (ARG) to teach an enterprise course. An ARG combines challenges, puzzles and narratives across multiple online and real-world platforms. It provides examples of past ARGs used for marketing campaigns. The proposed ARG would immerse students in a scenario as turnaround consultants for a struggling clothing company. Students would receive emails, visit websites and collaborate online and in meetings to research the company and devise solutions over 12 weeks. Assessment would include teamwork, presentations and a report. The ARG aims to foster deep learning through experiential and collaborative problem-solving in a simulated reality.
Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.pptHenry Hollis
The History of NZ 1870-1900.
Making of a Nation.
From the NZ Wars to Liberals,
Richard Seddon, George Grey,
Social Laboratory, New Zealand,
Confiscations, Kotahitanga, Kingitanga, Parliament, Suffrage, Repudiation, Economic Change, Agriculture, Gold Mining, Timber, Flax, Sheep, Dairying,
Temple of Asclepius in Thrace. Excavation resultsKrassimira Luka
The temple and the sanctuary around were dedicated to Asklepios Zmidrenus. This name has been known since 1875 when an inscription dedicated to him was discovered in Rome. The inscription is dated in 227 AD and was left by soldiers originating from the city of Philippopolis (modern Plovdiv).
The chapter Lifelines of National Economy in Class 10 Geography focuses on the various modes of transportation and communication that play a vital role in the economic development of a country. These lifelines are crucial for the movement of goods, services, and people, thereby connecting different regions and promoting economic activities.
Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
"Learn about all the ways Walmart supports nonprofit organizations.
You will hear from Liz Willett, the Head of Nonprofits, and hear about what Walmart is doing to help nonprofits, including Walmart Business and Spark Good. Walmart Business+ is a new offer for nonprofits that offers discounts and also streamlines nonprofits order and expense tracking, saving time and money.
The webinar may also give some examples on how nonprofits can best leverage Walmart Business+.
The event will cover the following::
Walmart Business + (https://business.walmart.com/plus) is a new shopping experience for nonprofits, schools, and local business customers that connects an exclusive online shopping experience to stores. Benefits include free delivery and shipping, a 'Spend Analytics” feature, special discounts, deals and tax-exempt shopping.
Special TechSoup offer for a free 180 days membership, and up to $150 in discounts on eligible orders.
Spark Good (walmart.com/sparkgood) is a charitable platform that enables nonprofits to receive donations directly from customers and associates.
Answers about how you can do more with Walmart!"
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
Gender and Mental Health - Counselling and Family Therapy Applications and In...PsychoTech Services
A proprietary approach developed by bringing together the best of learning theories from Psychology, design principles from the world of visualization, and pedagogical methods from over a decade of training experience, that enables you to: Learn better, faster!
This presentation was provided by Racquel Jemison, Ph.D., Christina MacLaughlin, Ph.D., and Paulomi Majumder. Ph.D., all of the American Chemical Society, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.