all this‚ we usually neglect one of the things that is most likely to make us smiley people – we stop making friends. Research shows that having more friends is much more likely to make us happy than having more money‚ but as we get older and busier‚ we leave little time to meet and appreciate new people‚ preferring to hang on to the friends we already have. And we have fewer friends than you might think. United States academics‚ Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler‚ say the average person has
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Math/Stat 394‚ Winter 2011 F.W. Scholz Central Limit Theorems and Proofs The following gives a self-contained treatment of the central limit theorem (CLT). It is based on Lindeberg’s (1922) method. To state the CLT which we shall prove‚ we introduce the following notation. We assume that Xn1 ‚ . . . ‚ Xnn are independent random variables with means 0 and 2 2 respective variances σn1 ‚ . . . ‚ σnn with 2 2 2 σn1 + . . . + σnn = τn > 0 for all n. 2 Denote the sum Xn1 + . . . + Xnn by Sn and observe
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Sir Mohan Lal looked at himself in the mirror of a first class waiting room at the railway station. The mirror was obviously made in India. The red oxide at its back had come off at several places and long lines of translucent glass cut across its surface. Sir Mohan smiled at the mirror with an air of pity and patronage. ’You are so very much like everything else in this country‚ inefficient‚ dirty‚ indifferent‚’ he murmured. The mirror smiled back at Sir Mohan. ’You are a bit of all right
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Leadership Assignment 5 Sarah Kamal 09-4714 ------------------------------------------------- 26th November 2012 Question 1: Was the research program a group or a team? If a team‚ what kind of a team was it? At first‚ before the assignment of a formal leader‚ it was a self-directed team on a whole of groups of people. It was a team because it was not inhibited by organizational boundaries. It was specifically formulated for a purpose and vision that was to develop a technique for large-scale
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Reflections For the past few weeks‚ we had been having English classes with Madam Diana. She had been a great teacher. Alright‚ maybe great is not the right adjectives to describe her. Madam Diana is a fabulous teacher! English classes always bore me‚ but not with Madam Diana. Different approaches are used by her in teaching us‚ leaving a big impact on us. As a part of learning process‚ we are also assigned with weekly reflections which requires us to reflect on whatever we have learnt throughout
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He is lionized with proper cause; he is flawless‚ deserving of compliments in such quantity to become white noise. Physically‚ he is near impeccable‚ yet when first meeting him‚ nothing spectacular is noticed. The more he is looked upon‚ the more that is found to admire. Indeed‚ he has his flaws‚ but only the obvious ones‚ only the insignificant ones. When one becomes proficient at gazing longingly into his beautiful eyes‚ it is as if an answer to a silent prayer is found. His gaze is like a sword—carefully
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poses as a direct threat to women’s safety and self-esteem in various ways. The most commonly overlooked form of sexism is the “Friend-zone”‚ a manifestation of misogynistic ideology created by vapid petulant men who refuse to take “no” for an answer‚ and is used as an excuse for aggressive male dominance as well as sexual and domestic violence. According to the friend
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Definition Technology Assessment (TA) has taken on two meanings. One centers on evaluation of the properties of existing technology options – e.g.‚ as you might choose between two printers. The other‚ and the one of interest here‚ has been classically defined by Joe Coates (1976) as: A class of policy studies which systematically examine the effects on society that may occur when a technology is introduced‚ extended‚ or modified. It emphasizes those consequences that are unintended‚ indirect‚ or
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3337 RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 22—EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [ 22 PA. CODE CH. 19 ] Educator Effectiveness Rating Tool; Classroom Teachers The Department of Education (Department) adopts Chapter 19 (relating to educator effectiveness rating tool) to read as set forth in Annex A. Omission of Proposed Rulemaking Under section 1123 of the Public School Code of 1949 (act) (24 P. S. § 11-1123)‚ regarding rating systems‚ amended by the act of June 30‚ 2012 (P. L. 684‚ No. 82) (Act
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