...Let’s Get Things Sorted 1. Write a summary of Let’s Get Things Sorted in about 150 words: The text Let’s Get Things Sorted is about a man called Paul, who finds his wife Lindsay’s sister lying crying on their doorstep. He invites Linda inside and tries to figure out whats wrong with her. He think that the reason why she is there, is because of some of her problems with school, boyfriend and so on. Paul makes her some coffee and afterwards he is going in to tell Lindsay that her sister is on visit. Lindsay is going to the lounge looking dreadful and then suddenly Lindsay and Paul starts a fight. She is vomitting and doesn’t want to get dressed with a new nightie. They have a big fight about their relationship and in the end, Linda and Paul is trying to clean up the mess that Lindsay made. Linda goes out to the kitchen to take some drugs, but Paul discovers it and declares that he thinks the family is fucked up. 2. Characterize Linda: Linda is a young girl with a lot of problems. It is said in the text that she is going on college, because Paul asks Linda how it goes on college and that shows us that Linda is about 20 years old or so. Sometimes Linda has problems with her boyfriend, school and friends. Linda also have another big problem, she is taking some drugs and maybe she is a drug addict. In the end of the story she is about to take some pills, which she calls “magic beans”. The reason why she call them magic beans is because they maybe...
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...that breaks rocks into smaller pieces. The particles get washed away by rain, wind and water and eventually are deposited at the basin of rivers, lakes and oceans. When one layer solidifies another begins. This is known as deposition, one key factor is that these particles begin to settle so that the heavier pieces settle first and they settle deep. The smaller particles then build on top of them. After all of the deposition is done erosion takes place. During this process the rocks are weathered again. Then these particles undergo the lithification process by changing into rocks by compaction and cementation. The mineralogy of sedimentary rocks is made up of grains and cement. The clastic rocks were physically transported by wind, water, glaciers or gravity. When these rocks can no longer be moved they are deposited in either a high energy environment or a low energy environment. High energy environments include; storm dominated beaches, landslides and places were tsunamis occur. Low energy environments include lagoons, deep oceans, and deep lakes. Textures can range for clastic rocks. The particle size can be anywhere from a hundredth of a millimeter to 2 millimeters. Clay is very fine grained whereas pebbles are course grained. They can also be sorted by their angularity and classified as either well rounded or angular. The more rounded a grain is the longer it has been transported. Finally the particles can be sorted by shape and size. If the...
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...are a set of rules and guidelines that basically direct caregivers in how they should act in certain situations within a health and social care setting, to be certain that they are not discriminating, violating people's rights, or providing poor care for their service users. To find the significance of care values we were lucky enough to have a nurse come in from a loca l hospital to answer a few questions for us. During the interview the nurse ( let’s call her Kate) told us all about care values, how they work and how they promote them every day in her place of work and why it is so important. Maintaining a positive care environment is important for many reasons but I think the main reason is too gain the trust and happiness of the service user, by doing this it allows both the staff and service user to be happy and comfortable in their daily routine, also if the service user has any problems It will make it much more easier for them to communicate with the staff and let them identify the issue and hopefully get it sorted as quick as possible, with no unnecessary difficulties. In each health and social care settings the staffing arrangements are different but when we interviewed Kate she informed us that the staff arrangements in her hospital go as followed: Matron Manager Sister Senior Staff Nurses Health Care Assistants Matrons provide nursing care as well as acting as case managers. They are the ...
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...far. And as you, alert and perky, have noticed, I actually haven’t, since I involuntarily had to introduce sequences in Section 4.4 when talking about the for loop. In Python, the word “sequence” covers several phenomena. Strings are sequences of characters, and you heard about those in Chapter 3. In the coming sections, you’ll hear about the two other basic types of sequence supported by Python: Lists and tuples. Later in this chapter, we’ll get around to talking about sets and dictionaries. Strings and integers represent concrete data objects; a string or a number represents true data in itself.1 Lists, tuples and dictionaries are designed to organize other data, to impose structure upon it; they do not necessarily represent true data in their own right. For this reason, they are also called abstract data structures. 6.1 Lists and tuples — mutable vs. immutable As I mentioned back in Section 4.4, lists and tuples are indexed just like strings: The first item of a sequence of length l has index 0, and the last has index l-1. You can get the length of a sequence with the built-in function len. You may use negative indices (e.g. −1 for the last item in the sequence),...
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...One important thing that Greg James’s global team is missing and needs to focus on is ‘Communication’. No leader can single handedly boost performance of the team. Hence to prevent such mishaps from happening again and to get best out of the team, a things need to be fixed from both Greg’s end and in the team. Of course it is Greg’s responsibility to ensure that team carries out the necessary changes, but let’s look at them individually. What needs to be change in Greg’s team going forward? Greg’s team currently can be viewed as a bunch of sub teams complaining against each other mainly because they have failed to understand each other. They lack the two fundamental things of a team; ‘Trust’ and ‘Coordination’. In the words of Judith A. Ross in the article “Make Your Good Team Great”, “Team achieve superior levels of participation, cooperation, and collaboration because their members trust one another, share a strong sense of group identity, and have confidence in their effectiveness as a team”. The levels of emotional intelligence was critically low in Greg’s global team. While a certain level of familiarity occurs naturally when people work in the same location, it is difficult to build within global teams, notes Debra Nunes, vice president, executive leadership team practice for the Hay Group. Here, the leader plays a critical role. We come to know that all of Greg’s weekly conference calls were an all-business type. He needs to allot some time during the calls for the team...
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...portray the theme of materialism and emptiness of the American Dream (Daisy in this story), I changed the plot of the original story. Instead of Daisy saying she did love Tom in the original story, in this creative writing, she says she never loved Tom. However, with the dialogues that constantly allude the downfall of Gatsby and the employment of the distinct characteristic traits of the characters, readers can indirectly get the sense that Daisy’s actions are not true. For example, Tom’s calmness sharply contrasts with his real characteristics, which the reader may feel odd about and wonder about what his true motives are. Also, Daisy's sudden change in the mood after the mention of money shows how materialistic Daisy is. ! ! In addition, near the end of the story, short descriptive words clearly capture the mood that Gatsby is in. This is because terse and short wordings can better deliver the setting or the message, than do long descriptive words. Readers can more easily understand what the author is trying to convey through short wordings. Also, when the readers get to read the short...
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...www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Learn to Program Second Edition Chris Pine The Pragmatic Bookshelf Raleigh, North Carolina Dallas, Texas www.it-ebooks.info Pragmatic Bookshelf Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals. The Pragmatic Starter Kit, The Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Pragmatic Bookshelf and the linking g device are trademarks of The Pragmatic Programmers, LLC. Every precaution was taken in the preparation of this book. However, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages that may result from the use of information (including program listings) contained herein. Our Pragmatic courses, workshops, and other products can help you and your team create better software and have more fun. For more information, as well as the latest Pragmatic titles, please visit us at http://www.pragprog.com Copyright © 2009 Chris Pine. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN-10: 0-9766940-4-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-934356-36-4...
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...A Tutorial on Pointers and Arrays in C A TUTORIAL ON POINTERS AND ARRAYS IN C by Ted Jensen Version 1.1 (HTML version) July 1998 This material is hereby placed in the public domain Available in various formats via http://www.netcom.com/~tjensen/ptr/cpoint.htm TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction Chapter 1: What is a Pointer? Chapter 2: Pointer Types and Arrays. Chapter 3: Pointers and Strings Chapter 4: More on Strings Chapter 5: Pointers and Structures Chapter 6: More on Strings and Arrays of Strings Chapter 7: More on Multi-Dimensional Arrays Chapter 8: Pointers to Arrays Chapter 9: Pointers and Dynamic Allocation of Memory Chapter 10: Pointers to Functions file:///E|/My%20eBooks/_ESSENTIALS_/A%20Tutorial%...orial%20on%20Pointers%20and%20Arrays%20in%20C.htm (1 of 2)3/18/2007 12:09:49 AM A Tutorial on Pointers and Arrays in C Epilog file:///E|/My%20eBooks/_ESSENTIALS_/A%20Tutorial%...orial%20on%20Pointers%20and%20Arrays%20in%20C.htm (2 of 2)3/18/2007 12:09:49 AM Preface PREFACE This document is intended to introduce pointers to beginning programmers in the C programming language. Over several years of reading and contributing to various conferences on C including those on the FidoNet and UseNet, I have noted a large number of newcomers to C appear to have a difficult time in grasping the fundamentals of pointers. I therefore undertook the task of trying to explain them in plain language with lots of examples. The first version of this document was...
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...So, can you divulge a bit about what's it like to work with your wife? You break out into a smile and the tips of your ears turn red. You've never been the best at not being anxious during interviews. Although, the brunette haired witch seems kind. You used to watch your father give interviews when you were younger, he always seemed so put together. Here, you are and you feel like you'll say the wrong thing or you'll say too much. This is just a casual interview though. There's no real pressure upon you, but you're anxious anyway. However, talking about your wife is as easy as breathing for you, it's not like this is a hard question to answer. So, you settle for letting down your guard with the interviewer and giving her an honest answer. After all, there's nothing wrong with being exactly who you...
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...PROCEDURE FOR WRITING A TERM PAPE A term (or research) paper is primarily a record of intelligent reading in several sources on a particular subject. The task of writing such is not as formidable as it seems if it is thought out in advance as a definite procedure with systematic perpetration. The procedure for writing such a report consists of the following steps: 1. Choosing a subject 2. Finding sources of materials 3. Gathering the notes 4. Outlining the paper 5. Writing the first draft 6. Editing the paper Now let's look at each of them. CHOOSING A SUBJECT Most good papers are built around questions. You can find subjects in any textbook. Simply take some part of the text that interest you and examine it carefully. Ask yourself the following things about it to see if you can locate a question to answer in your paper. Does it tell you all you might wish to learn about the subject? Are you sure it is accurate? Does the author make any assumptions that need examining? Can two of the more interesting sections in the text be shown to be interrelated in some useful way? Your paper is an attempt to write a well-organized answer to whatever question you decide upon, using facts for the purpose of proving (or at least supporting) your contention. The most common error made by students in choosing a subject for a term paper is to choose one that is too general. (The most specific subject will always have enough aspects to furnish a long paper, if you think...
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...-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's a database ? A database is a collection of data organized in a particular way. Databases can be of many types such as Flat File Databases, Relational Databases, Distributed Databases etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's SQL ? In 1971, IBM researchers created a simple non-procedural language called Structured English Query Language. or SEQUEL. This was based on Dr. Edgar F. (Ted) Codd's design of a relational model for data storage where he described a universal programming language for accessing databases. In the late 80's ANSI and ISO (these are two organizations dealing with standards for a wide variety of things) came out with a standardized version called Structured Query Language or SQL. SQL is prounced as 'Sequel'. There have been several versions of SQL and the latest one is SQL-99. Though SQL-92 is the current...
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...4 p's of marketing The Four P's of Marketing The four P's of marketing are: Product Price Place Promotion Product is what you are selling. Not just the physical product or the actual service, but all the customer benefits and values that the product represents. It is usually not important to have the best possible product. Cutting edge and feature packed products cost more. The key is to have the most valuable product in its price range. Price is the amount that the customer must pay. This is the acid test of whether the features you added to the product were really valuable, or whether you might have been better to cut a few low-value features out and so be able to offer a lower price. Place is sometimes thought unimportant to online business. However, many deals still go best with a handshake. Services can only be cost-effectively provided within a fixed travel-radius. Shipping costs matter. Place is still a vital concern. With the internet, all online shops are on the super-highway and equidistant to any customer, and yet people still look for local and regional suppliers. Financial and legal issues are still mostly set by place too. Where will you place your distribution centers? Would better placement of your business let you ship faster or more cost-efficiently? Promotion is the P that everyone knows Marketing is about. Of course, we are not only talking about advertising in promotions, but also sponsorships, public relations, special offers, viral marketing, and...
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...weaknesses of my presentation 5 Strengths 5 Weaknesses 5 Overcoming weaknesses 6 Learning about team work and oral presentation skills 6 Conclusion 7 Alternative Dispute Resolution Introduction ADR is a general name that has given to a wide range of procedures that are present for the parties in civil cases to solve their conflicts or disputes before a trial has conducted (Anonymous, 2001, p. 2). There are a lot of ADR concepts like meditation, negotiation/conciliation and arbitration. They are rarely interchangeable. A lot of misconceptions and disputes arises that needs to get solved quickly (Anonymous, 2003, pp. 55-56). Some time it has sorted out without any legal contracts, but sometimes a formal contract is necessary. Discussion As, told in the introduction that Alternative dispute resolution consists of some concepts. Now let’s take a look on them one by one. Arbitration is a process where single, or many independent arbiters invite parties to show arguments and facts. This showed a decision on the basis of equity or law. It is a B2C transaction i.e. business to consumers (Anonymous, 2003, pp. 55-56). Meditation is another concept in ADR which can be defined as the process where mediator passes the proposal. This proposal is of settlement that needs to be given to another party and counterproposal back to the first party. This exchange of the proposal is continuous till parties reach an agreement. When this proposal gives a result...
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...CRACKING THE FOURTH EDITION INTERVIEW 150 programming interview questions and solutions Plus: • Five proven approaches to solving tough algorithm questions • Ten mistakes candidates make -- and how to avoid them • Steps to prepare for behavioral and technical questions • Interviewer war stories: a view from the interviewer’s side CODING GAYLE LAAKMANN Founder and CEO, CareerCup.com CRACKING THE CODING INTERVIEW CRACKING THE INTERVIEW 150 Programming Interview Questions and Solutions CODING GAYLE LAAKMANN Founder and CEO, CareerCup.com CareerCup, LLC Seattle, WA CRACKING THE CODING INTERVIEW, FOURTH EDITION Copyright © 2008 - 2010 by Gayle Laakmann. All rights reserved. Published by CareerCup, LLC, Seattle, WA. Version 3.21090410302210. Visit our website at: www.careercup.com. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission except in the case of brief quotations in critical articles or reviews. For more information, contact support@careercup.com. Printed in United States of America 978-1-450-59320-5 9781450593205 (ISBN 13) Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Behind the Scenes The Microsoft Interview The Amazon Interview The Google Interview The Apple Interview The Yahoo Interview Interview War Stories Before the Interview Resume Advice Behavioral Preparation Technical Preparation The Interview and Beyond Handling Behavioral Questions Handling Technical Questions Five Algorithm Approaches...
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...Introduction to Access 2007 Tutorial Access 2007 Video Overview: Up to Speed with Access 2007. Access 2007 brings you a new look and new features designed to help you get your work done more easily than ever. In this video, you’ll learn about new file formats, and you’ll also see how to work with files from previous versions of Access. Interactive reference guide to help you quickly learn where things are. When you click the link below, the interactive guide will start. Once you're there, rest the pointer over an Access 2003 menu or button to learn its new location in Access 2007. To see an animation showing the location of the command or button in Access 2007, just click it. Creating a Database using Access 2007 Created: 12 December 2006 Starting Access 2007 Double click on the Access 2007 icon on the Windows desktop (see right), or click-on the Start button in the lower left corner of the screen, then click-on Programs, and then click-on Microsoft Access 2007. The Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access screen will appear (image below). For previous Access users: The above menu screen is new in Access 2007. Take a few minutes to peruse this screen. You will notice that (on the top left of the screen) that the “old” Access Templates (already created databases) are still available. As we move through this tutorial, many features of “old” Access will be familiar to you. 1 Left Mouse Button In this tutorial, whenever we indicate that you need to...
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