...The children that were selected for this study were pre-schoolers age six. They all hailed from the city of Joensuu, Finland and were from the kindergarten involved with the ESKO research project. The groups wanted to participate in the study, but the researchers taught the topic after the teachers disagreed. The children came from two different groups in the kindergarten with mixed genders. The research was conducted into three parts: pre-interview, instructional process, and post-interview. The pre-interview consisted of two parts that aimed to determine the children’s present knowledge and experiences of floating and sinking. First, the children were ask to explain what they thought the terms ‘sink’ and ‘float’ meant. They also...
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...TMA 06 Investigating the mathematical and scientific thinking of children’s concepts on the floating and sinking of various objects. ABSTRACT The purpose of this small scale study was to observe how children apply mathematical and scientific reasoning to various objects that sink or float. The study was designed to test the hypotheses that social interaction is related to cognitive change, that children progress through developmental stages in an understanding of science. Two children were used for the investigation a boy aged eleven and a girl aged six. The data was collated from video-recorded tasks. The participant’s predictions and explanations were coded. Findings revealed that when the children experienced cognitive conflict or were challenged by the researcher this could cause conceptual change, leading to a developmental progression in the children’s scientific thinking. INTRODUCTION Considerable research exists on the mathematic and scientific thinking of children. Selly, N (1993) proposed a developmental progression of children’s scientific understanding, relating to floating and sinking. Selly argues that young children have a very practical view of buoyancy. As children realise that their explanations are insufficient, they progress through a series of what Selley termed Hypotheses from 1, 1A,2,3,and 4. Cognitive changes in the development of mathematical and scientific concepts are Piaget’s discovery learning, this occurs when children are lone learners...
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...traditional naming game. The algorithm of the revised naming game is as follows: 1. Construct a fully connected or NW Small-World network 2. Randomly select a connected node in the network as the Speaker. 3. Randomly select a neighbor from the Speaker as the Hearer. 4. The Speaker randomly selected a name from his memory and tells the name to the Hearer. 5. If the hearer already has the same name in his memory, the Speak and Hearer retain the uttered word as the correct name and cancel all other words form their memories. 6. Repeat Step 4 for multiple name negotiation until all the names have been negotiated. 7. If the Speaker do not have sufficient name in the memory, Speaker will pick a name from the vocabulary pool. The available name in the pools is limited. 8. If the Hearer do...
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...my life was over. I can tell you that I was the person that took it the hardest. I had to leave my friends, my school, my neighbors, my church and my old house. I had to leave everything to be forced to a place where I knew nothing and no one. It was like leaving your favorite childhood blanket. I was going to a place where no one who knew my name better yet they could not even pronounce it. What a horrible lonely place. And no one even cared! Connecticut held a lot of memories. I had my first birthday party at 9 Rainbow RD, but I can’t remember the party. I remember the large yellow pick-up truck making a lot of noise as it backed up into the back yard. It was one early Saturday morning; they were removing dirt to make the room for the pool. This was...
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...Athletic HISTORY The first modern-style indoor athletics meetings were recorded shortly after in the 1860s, including a meet at Ashburnham Hall in London which featured four running events and a triple jump competition. The Amateur Athletic Association (AAA) was established in England in 1880 as the first national body for the sport of athletics and began holding its own annual athletics competition – the AAA Championships. The United States also began holding an annual national competition – the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships – first held in 1876 by the New York Athletic Club.[14] Athletics became codified and standardized via the English AAA and other general sports organisations in the late 19th century, such as the Amateur Athletic Union (founded in the US in 1888) and the Union des sociétésfrançaises de sports athlétiques (founded in France in 1889). An athletics competition was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and it has been as one of the foremost competitions at the quadrennial multi-sport event ever since. Originally for men only, the 1928 Olympics saw the introduction of women's events in the athletics programme. Athletics is part of the Paralympic Games since the inaugural Games in 1960. Athletics has a very high profile during major championships, especially the Olympics, but otherwise is less popular. An international governing body, the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), was founded in 1912; it adopted its current...
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...Building Global Portfolios Apollo D. Lupescu, PhD, Vice President This information is provided for registered investment advisors and institutional investors, and is not intended for public use. Dimensional Fund Advisors is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Dimensional funds carefully before investing. For this and other information about the Dimensional funds, please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Prospectuses are available by calling Dimensional Fund Advisors collect at (512) 306-7400 or at www.dimensional.com. Dimensional funds are distributed by DFA Securities LLC. Dimensional Funds COMPONENT STRATEGIES US Large Company US Large Cap Equity Enhanced US Large Company International Large Cap Emerging Markets US Large Cap Value International Value Emerging Markets Value World ex US Value World ex US Targeted Value US Large Cap Growth International Large Cap Growth US Small Cap US Micro Cap International Small Company Emerging Markets Small Cap US Small Cap Value US Targeted Value International Small Cap Value US Small Cap Growth International Small Cap Growth As of August 31, 2013 CORE EQUITY STRATEGIES US Core Equity 1 US Core Equity 2 US Vector Equity International Core Equity International Vector Equity Emerging Markets Core Equity World ex US Core Equity SPECIALIZED CORE EQUITY STRATEGIES ...
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...MGMT 700 Asahi Glass Company Asahi Glass Company was Japan’s first sheet glass manufacturer beginning in 1909 and became an industry leader in the glass manufacturing business. The company diversified its glass business into several ventures – chemical, electronics, ceramics, and construction materials. The diversification into the various industries as noted above was very successful, as by the 1950 to early 1970’s following the second world-war Asahi’s glass and construction materials business accounted for more than 50% of its total revenue, and its chemical business at 40% and other business segments including electronics and ceramics contributing to 10% of the company’s total revenue. By 1992, the company’s glass (flat glass) business segment contributed 56% of total sales and revenue making it the most profitable segment out of the four diversification business segments. I believe AGC’s diversification was much needed post the second world-war, as it helped serve as the foundation to emerging technologies and manufacturing of newer consumer products – cements, automotive lighting, paints, chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons – CFC for refrigerators and air conditioners. Following the oil crisis in the early 1990’s, AGC management – then President Mr. Sakabe decided to focus on the company’s electronic segment...
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...How to Install Above Ground Pools A new pool is no fun until it is full of water and installed properly. My husband and I help install two swimming pools per summer for needy families in our community. We have been doing this for six years and it never fails to put a smile on my face the first time I see kids jumping and splashing in the pools we install. In fact, nothing will make me madder than seeing an incorrectly installed pool. It is much better and much cheaper to do it right the first time. These are the basic guidelines to help you install your above ground pool. Before you do anything, make sure you have plenty of people helping you. It will go faster and be more fun if you get a crew together. Preparing the foundation of your pool will be the first step. Remove any sod or rocks that would be beneath your pool. You will also need to remove any sod or rocks from around your pool, up to at least six feet. That means you will have a six foot dirt road around your pool. Once the sod and rocks are gone, you will need to level out the ground by digging up the dirt until you have an even area underneath and around your pool. You can measure and level the ground with a level or a transit. When the ground is level, you will want to lay a foundation under your pool. Sand is the most traditional foundation that people use. The sand acts like a barrier between your liner and the ground. Now you are ready to assemble your pool. Installation instructions vary depending on...
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...natural gas in the country. Attaining a single benchmark price for natural gas will bring stability in the varying gas price which in turn will bring stability across various projects. A large upsurge in gas demand is foreseen in the future, to meet the unmet and latent demand, as Well as the future energy needs. Gas is necessary not only a clean fuel, but also will make up for the significant shortfalls between demand and supply of energy in the country. The government has made a big leap forward by increasing APM prices directly to USD 4.2/MBtu, creating a reference price representing currently to an estimated two thirds of gas supplies. Additional changes may happen. The idea of pooling gas prices is still under study. Briefing pool pricing mechanism: The Indian gas market needs to...
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...are entertaining, to say the least. With just a few sprays of this female attractant in a can, women no longer have control of themselves, they are hungry and you’re for dinner. Now there’s a new line of shower gels for the guy who women can’t resist. It makes sense because, dealing with the countless hordes of women does tend to make one sweaty. So the creators of Axe have created a product that the modern day chick magnet can’t do without. The extended uncut ad has a guy waking up face down on his front lawn. He then proceeds to groggily get up and hit the shower, seemingly not remembering a thing about the night before. And then, all of a sudden, after using Axe Shower Gel, he has a flashback to a pool party. After waking from the pool party, he heads to the shower, gets cleaned up and is ready for more excitement. This time around, he ends up at what looks like a wanna be honky tonk, where of course the hottest girl in the place has her eye on him alone. They proceed to get away in either a motel room or her place, and end up doing what any young guy and girl do when alone in a room. Which is try on these huge animal heads one after another, and then act out certain scenarios such as whoever had the horse head on got to be rode as one. Page 1 Once again, he wakes up and has no recollection of the previous night. He washes with Axe Shower Gel and gets ready for yet more excitement. This time he finds himself in what looks like a cantina...
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...faster) and External (flexible with more options) recruitment. The next methods are taken from humanresources.hrvinet.com • Recruitment by the campus method. This is usually used to bolster the lower positions of the organization, and at the same time invest in future employees. This method is cheap, time efficient and usually has many candidates. Drawbacks of this method is that the people that are being acquired usually has close to zero work experience. • Internal recruitment, career development. What makes this method valuable is that the organization can gear and steer the employee towards the very specialized need the organization requires. He will take the position with full knowledge of the company. Drawbacks include a smaller pool of candidates and needs long term planning and involvement, and could prove to require considerable company resources (specialized personal that handle this program). • Head hunting. This method is mainly used as a recruitment tool for management and specialized positions that are hard to acquire. This method also entails (for better...
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...community’s activity program. Recently, Acre Woods added a pool to its rehabilitation center to facilitate resident exercise and aquatic therapy. The residents’ monthly rent was raised to help finance the pool. After the pool was constructed, Sarah immediately contacted the director of Acre Woods, Mark Adams, with concerns that the pool did not meet some important specifications included in the original design, such as nonslip treads on the stairs and improved wheelchair access to the pool area. Mark advised Sarah that the residents would be happy to have a pool, even if it did not incorporate all the requested special features. When Sarah asked why the new ramp and stair treads were not provided even though they were included in the budget, the director remarked that Sarah’s job was to provide physical therapy, not to worry about the budget. Over the next month, four Acre Woods residents had minor falls using the pool stairs. While the accidents were not serious, other residents began to express fears about using the pool. Sarah contacted Mark again to relate resident complaints and to stress the need for pool accessibility and safety improvements. Mark informed Sarah that she was the only member of the Acre Woods staff who was complaining or concerned about the pool; therefore, there was no issue. Mark said that he had a report from another Acre Woods physical therapist, Gene Levy, reporting that residents enjoy the pool and that it has expanded opportunities for physical therapy...
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...Product OverviewCoracle is a water clarifier for small recreational and personal pools. The product is priced little higher than the competitive products, but the advantage of the Coracle clarifier is the quantity that has to be used, thus bringing down the annual expenditure on the clarifier.Company overviewSoren chemical’s was basically a B2B concentrated business, which include more than 350 products, basically serving the large recreational water bodies and drinking and waste water.Being a B-to-B enterprise Soren never concentrated on branding of its products and creatingthe customer awareness, however they tried developing brands for products that had potential in consumer market, but had little success. Distribution Network of SorenSoren generally sold its products to the customers through three sources. 1) Through Formulators, who produced other pool products and delivered it to customers with added services. 2) Through wholesale distributors, who distributed the products to pool services professionals, pool speciality retailers, who served the residential pool owners. 3) Through Mass retailers, who directly served the Pool Owners? Competing products (In-house and external)Kailan MV: In house product, and is mainly used in large water bodies and it is not suitable for the smaller water bodies and personal pool. It is distributed through Formulators, who produce or source other pool chemicals.How Kailan MV is a threat to Coracle: Few formulators were producing a diluted...
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... Everyday people all over are dealing with conflicts and their so called enemies. An instance where I dealt with a conflict is when the swimmers at prospect high school were judging me based on my speed. They created their opinions with out meeting me or finding out who I was. This was a conflict I had to deal with and many of the girl who were judgmental became my enemies.This is a topic that affects many, not only fictional characters in a book. This is why it is worth reading. Some may understand that dealing with these conflicts or enemies can be difficult and troublesome, others may have not had to face conflicts head on. Conflicts can be found everyday with in our society from our political leaders arguing to little things like children fighting over a toy. Just like many, the characters of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee had to experience what is like to have enemies and conflicts in the book.Throughout the book Jem and scout have crossed many paths with conflicts and enemies all involving them being judgemental. Jem and Scout’s curiosity can get the best of them in some situations and cause them to become involved with conflicts.An example is, Jem and Scout wanted to find out what Boo Radley looked like because all they have heard is stories. They decide to sneak into the Radley’s backyard and look into the windows. During the middle of their adventure it was brought to a abrupt stop. Scout explained, “Halfway through the collards I tripped; as I tripped the roar...
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... Entering high school, I was a stranger to the gym. I rarely even set foot around gyms until my swimming career required it. I never felt the need or the motivation to lift weights or sweat around other people, but as I joined the high school swim team, I was greeted by many strongly built guys that truly knew their ways around the gym. The only thing that startled me was how short they were. I was quite taller than many seniors who seemed to be much stronger than me. Most importantly, my good friend Cole had inches on his brother who was 3 years older than him, but Cole had half the muscle. Also, many of these guys sported ice packs all around their body and seemed to be constantly injured. The constant strain of swimming and lifting weights had truly taken it’s toll on these guys, resulting in some worn down swimmers. Weightlifting in teens is risky business. Improper technique or lack of adult supervision can lead to stunted growth, countless injuries, chipped bones, and lower back pain, leading many concerned adults and coaches to avoid this training. Twice in my life already, I witnessed heavy weights being dropped on fingers and splitting them right open. This horrific injury personally happened to me freshman year of swimming, taking me out of the water for 2 weeks and hurting my season. Due to a simple, careless mistake, the weight dropped directly onto my finger, injuring me instantly. In an article written by the Strength and Conditioning Journal, people typically...
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