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Computer-mediated communication Impression management

1 computer-mediated communication 1.1 corporate brand 1.1.1 corporate storytelling 1.1.2 corporate document 1.2 media 1.2.1 profiles on social networking sites 1.2.2 political impression management computer-mediated communication the hyperpersonal model of computer-mediated communication (cmc) posits users exploit technological aspects of cmc in order enhance messages construct manage impressions , facilitate desired relationships. interesting aspect of advent of cmc how reveals basic elements of interpersonal communication, bringing focus fundamental processes occur people meet , develop relationships relying on typed messages primary mechanism of expression. physical features such 1 s appearance , voice provide of information on people base first impressions face-to-face, such features unavailable in cmc. various perspectives on cmc have suggested lack of nonverbal cues diminishes cmc s ability foster impression formation , management, or argued impressions develop nevertheless, rel...

Tools Artificial intelligence

1 tools 1.1 search , optimization 1.2 logic 1.3 probabilistic methods uncertain reasoning 1.4 classifiers , statistical learning methods 1.5 neural networks 1.6 deep feedforward neural networks 1.7 deep recurrent neural networks 1.8 control theory 1.9 languages 1.10 evaluating progress tools in course of 60+ years of research, ai has developed large number of tools solve difficult problems in computer science. few of general of these methods discussed below. search , optimization many problems in ai can solved in theory intelligently searching through many possible solutions: reasoning can reduced performing search. example, logical proof can viewed searching path leads premises conclusions, each step application of inference rule. planning algorithms search through trees of goals , subgoals, attempting find path target goal, process called means-ends analysis. robotics algorithms moving limbs , grasping objects use local searches in configuration space. many learning algorithms use se...

History Camp Adair

1 history 1.1 background 1.2 establishment 1.3 end of use training facility 1.4 termination 1.5 chicano-indian study center of oregon 1.6 legacy history background planning united states army cantonment in oregon preceded surprise bombing of american fleet on december 7, 1941 @ pearl harbor, hawaii. in june 1941, world war ii raging in europe , ranks of american military swelling, several potential sites army camps in willamette valley of western oregon had been surveyed. several locations in vicinity of eugene rejected , piece of land several miles north of corvallis chosen, owing in large measure ready availability @ reasonable price of large contiguous mass of relatively flat farmland rolling hills, suitable army s training needs. the site tentatively tapped development cantonment in august 1941, pending authorization of construction funds. establishment the 57,159-acre (231.31 km) site rapidly constructed in 6 months following pearl harbor attack. further expansion followed, ca...

History Artificial intelligence

while thought-capable artificial beings appeared storytelling devices in antiquity, idea of trying build machine perform useful reasoning may have begun ramon llull (c. 1300 ce). calculus ratiocinator, gottfried leibniz extended concept of calculating machine (wilhelm schickard engineered first 1 around 1623), intending perform operations on concepts rather numbers. since 19th century, artificial beings common in fiction, in mary shelley s frankenstein or karel Čapek s r.u.r. (rossum s universal robots). the study of mechanical or formal reasoning began philosophers , mathematicians in antiquity. study of mathematical logic led directly alan turing s theory of computation, suggested machine, shuffling symbols simple 0 , 1 , simulate conceivable act of mathematical deduction. insight, digital computers can simulate process of formal reasoning, known church–turing thesis. along concurrent discoveries in neurology, information theory , cybernetics, led researchers consider possibilit...

Political career Louis Thomas McFadden

mcfadden in 1931 mcfadden vociferous foe of federal reserve , claimed created , operated jewish banking interests conspired economically control united states. on june 10, 1932, mcfadden made 25-minute speech before house of representatives, in accused federal reserve of deliberately causing great depression. mcfadden claimed wall street bankers funded bolshevik revolution through federal reserve banks , european central banks cooperated. after expulsion washington d.c. of veteran petitioners of bonus army, called greatest crime in modern history , mcfadden moved impeach president herbert hoover in 1932, , introduced resolution bringing conspiracy charges against board of governors of federal reserve. impeachment resolution defeated vote of 361 8; seen big vote of confidence president hoover house. according time magazine mcfadden “denounced , condemned republicans ‘contemptible gesture’. central press association reported virtually read out of party ... [had] committee posts...

Nobility George (given name)

kingdom of arzawa tarhun Đarađu (luđu (luwian), nešumnli (hittite)), sperun Đorđe (slavic), पर्जन्य राजन् parđańa rađa (sanskrit) (born ca. 1420 bc) aryan ruler of proto-slavic luđu (luwian) peoples tried introduce monotheism egypt ruled proto-celtic iakšas (hyksos) via various marriages of own , cousin s daughters. father in law of amenhotep iii. white serbia & commonwealth of samo Đorđe (dervan) (ca. 590-636) kingdom of georgia george of georgia (d. 1027) george ii of georgia george iii of georgia george iii of imereti george iv of georgia george v of georgia george vi of georgia george vii of georgia george vii of imereti george viii of georgia (george of kakheti, died 1476) george of imereti (late 14th century) george ii of kakheti (1464–1513) kievan rus , grand duchy of moscow yuriy dolgorukiy (c. 1099 – 1157) yuri ii of vladimir (1189–1238) yury ivanovich (1480–1536) second bulgarian empire george of bulgaria, emperor of bulgaria 1280–1292 george ii of bulgaria, emperor of bu...

Biography Justice League Task Force (comics)

1 biography 1.1 membership 1.1.1 1 mission 1.1.2 5 missions 1.1.3 more 5 missions biography membership because justice league task force had variable line-up, there no definite number of stable members, aside martian manhunter , gypsy, (with exception of issue #9 in gypsy s case) appeared in every issue of run. other members made regular appearances include triumph, ray, l-ron (in despero s body) , mystek. one mission up 5 missions more 5 missions gypsy l-ron (in body of despero) martian manhunter mystek ray (ray terrill) triumph ^ justice league task force #1-3 ^ justice league task force #5-6 ^ justice league task force #13-14 ^ justice league task force #7-8 ^ justice league task force #9 ^ justice league task force #10-12 ^ justice league task force #15 ^ justice league task force #0 ^ justice league task force #16 ^ justice league task force #25 ^ justice league task force #1-8, 10-15, 17-37 ^ justice league task force #0, 13-...

National Register of Historic Places listing Port Deposit, Maryland

washington hall viewed washington section of amtrak s broadway limited in 1974. the entire town of port deposit listed historic district on national register of historic places on may 23, 1978. starting bainbridge road on south, district extends 1.4 miles north along 222 quarry @ north end of town. the town has several impressive older buildings, many built of local granite or brick. oldest structures in historic district date 1725, majority built 1830 through 1890s. the town remained largely unspoiled new construction until late 20th century, since there little room construction. bulk of older buildings line main street , the, until recently, single side street built in narrow space between bluffs , river. bluffs have been terraced , stairways lead between streets. adams hall, formerly part of tome institute, became town hall; remains of tome institute s former washington hall granite doorway separates main street parking lot today.

Human rights abuses Dictator

joseph stalin, dictator of soviet union 1929 1953. under soviet leaders vladimir lenin , joseph stalin, government policy enforced extrajudicial killings, secret police (originally known cheka) , notorious gulag system of concentration camps. gulag inmates not political prisoners, although significant numbers of political prisoners found in camps @ 1 time. data collected soviet archives gives death toll gulags @ 1,053,829. other human rights abuses soviet state included human experimentation, use of psychiatry political weapon , denial of freedoms of religion, assembly, speech , association. pol pot became leader of cambodia in 1975. in all, estimated 1.7 million people (out of population of 7 million) died due policies of four-year dictatorship. result, pol pot described hitler of cambodia , genocidal tyrant . the international criminal court issued arrest warrant sudan s military dictator omar al-bashir on alleged war crimes in darfur. north korea known notorious human rights abus...

History Port Deposit, Maryland

1 history 1.1 history 1.2 upper ferry 1.3 canal 1.4 granite , bridges 1.5 incorporation 1.6 arrival of railroad 1.7 jacob tome 1.8 damming susquehanna 1.9 other industry 1.10 national register of historic places listing history early history the first recorded european visits area 1608 , 1609 expeditions led captain john smith chesapeake bay. sailed susquehanna river bay 2 miles (3.2 km) present location of port deposit, , gave name of smythe fayles rapids above future town. the upper ferry historic buildings in port deposit in 1729, thomas cresap established regular ferry service near smith s falls (in upper port deposit area) crossing susquehanna lapidum; referred smith’s ferry or upper ferry. in 1731, road susquehanna upper ferry toward philadelphia, far jurisdiction extends, authorized. in same year, in jurisdiction south of river, petition submitted road mill @ rock run peach bottom, pennsylvania. upper ferry later purchased colonel john creswell , came known creswell s f...

Biography Xu Beihong

former residence of xu beihong in nanjing. xu began studying classic chinese works , calligraphy father xu dazhang when six, , chinese painting when nine. in 1915, moved shanghai, made living off commercial , private work. travelled tokyo in 1917 study arts. when returned china, began teach @ peking university s arts school @ invitation of cai yuanpei. beginning in 1919, xu studied overseas in paris @ École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, studied oil painting , drawing. travels around western europe allowed him observe , learn western art techniques. xu beihong still wrote regularly daily university of peking university dealt wider issues campus politics. xu addressed issues of art , art history , in 1920 university art journal called painting miscellany published. xu beihong , jiang biwei he , partner jiang biwei came china in 1927 and, 1927 1929, gained number of posts @ institutions in china, including teaching @ national central university (now nanjing university) in former ca...

Biography Nikolay Karazin

nikolay karazin, russian troops taking samarkand in 1868 after retirement military service, karazin wrote many adventure , ethnographic stories , novels: На далеких окрайнахъ (1875; in distant confines, tr. anthony w. sariti, authorhouse, 2007) В пороховом дыму (in gunpowder smoke, 1878) В камышах (in reeds, 1879) varvara lepko , family (1879); Тигрица (tigress); orenburg tashkent (1886); khiva expedition (1882); etc. the two-legged wolf, english translation, 1894, archive.org the popular children s book, cranes flying south, telling story of crane migrating ostashkov swamps upper nile. book combined interesting story, geographic descriptions of places crane flew , illustrations author. later karazin became known painter , illustrator. painted many large canvases devoted battles , military actions in turkestan. prolific book illustrator , 1 of notable authors of postcards. in 1902 participated in first (rejected government) project of moscow metro , produced many painti...

Squad 2005–06 Standard Liège season

1 squad 1.1 goalkeepers 1.2 defenders 1.3 midfielders 1.4 attackers squad goalkeepers olivier renard vedran runje defenders jorge costa philippe léonard mathieu béda mohamed sarr ivica dragutinović oguchi onyewu eric deflandre michel lovre vulin midfielders milan rapaić karel geraerts christian negouai sérgio conceição jonathan walasiak carlos alberto siramana dembélé serhiy kovalenko attackers mohammed tchité sambégou bangoura almami moreira daniel niculae igor de camargo

Galleries Caves of Nerja

a skeleton found in caves, displayed near entrance. show gallery each of galleries has number of halls, areas walls, floors or ceilings close in subdivide main caverns. show gallery accessed 8 m flight of stairs leading entrance hall (sala de vestibulo) archaeological excavations took place , of finds displayed. off 1 side passage leads mine hall (sala de la mina), , hall of sink (sala de la torca) further archaeological excavations take place. area not open public. through entrance hall hall of nativity (sala de belén) filled columns of calcite. skeleton recovered cave on display in glass case in subsection. entrance hall passage called hall of tusk (sala del colmillo) leads down hall of waterfall or ballet (sala de la cascada o del ballet). here concerts , festivals of dance staged , there 100 seats set permanently in cave. large cavern has little separate hall of phantoms (sala de los fantasmas) apart columns. hall of phantoms named after unusual speleothem. @ end of cavern larg...

Strange Fruit Fruit (slang)

strange fruit reference lynchings of black people in american south, in reference jazz song popularised billie holiday. fruit of gibbet (used 18th through late 19th centuries) refers hanged man , derives halifax gibbet law under prisoner executed first , guilt or innocence determined afterwards. the instances of strange fruit being used within lgbt context include 1944 novel depicts lesbianism, kyle schickner s 2004 video, performance artist , ethnographer e. patrick johnson s one-man show (which toured between 1999 , 2004) , others of used name strange fruit , addressed racial issues various lgbt issues. fruta extraña, spanish strange fruit , spanish , english gay-themed talk show on bronxnet, bronx public access television. eric stephen booth directs show 1 of longest-running programs on bronx public access television - strange fruits, new york times describes 30-minute burst of gender-bending camp , low-budget intrigue flamboyantly irreverent, unabashedly gay , teeming m...

Geography Brookfield, Connecticut

the newly-completed streetscape of brookfield s town center district, includes sidewalks, parallel parking , new storefronts. according united states census bureau, town has total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km), of 19.8 square miles (51 km) land , 0.6 square miles (1.6 km), or 2.94%, water. borders bethel south, newtown southeast, danbury southwest, new fairfield west, new milford north, , bridgewater northeast. principal communities brookfield 4 corners (town center) brookfield center (original town center, historic district) other named minor communities , geographic locations in town barkwood falls, brookfield junction, candlewood lake east, candlewood shores, east iron works, huckleberry hill, iron works, long meadow hill, obtuse, pocono ridge, prospect hill, west iron works, , whisconier. climate brookfield has humid continental climate, similar of new york city, mild warm humid summers , cold cold winters. highest recorded temperature 103 °f (39 °c) in ...

Combined County of Moray and Nairn List of local government areas in Scotland 1930–75

1 combined county of moray , nairn 1.1 small burghs : county of moray 1.2 small burghs : county of nairn 1.3 landward districts: county of moray 1.4 landward districts: county of nairn combined county of moray , nairn small burghs : county of moray small burghs : county of nairn landward districts: county of moray landward districts: county of nairn

Founding of the Franciscan Orders Francis of Assisi

the pope approving statutes of order of franciscans, giotto, 1295–1300 in 1209 composed simple rule followers ( friars ), regula primitiva or primitive rule , came verses in bible. rule follow teachings of our lord jesus christ , walk in footsteps . led first eleven followers rome seek permission pope innocent iii found new religious order. upon entry rome, brothers encountered bishop guido of assisi, had in company giovanni di san paolo, cardinal bishop of sabina. cardinal, confessor of pope innocent iii, sympathetic francis , agreed represent francis pope. reluctantly, pope innocent agreed meet francis , brothers next day. after several days, pope agreed admit group informally, adding when god increased group in grace , number, return official admittance. group tonsured. important in part because recognized church authority , prevented following possible accusations of heresy, had happened waldensians decades earlier. though number of pope s counselors considered mode of life p...

Plot From Hare to Heir

the cartoon takes place @ bedlam manor, located somewhere in england, during 18th century. sam, duke of yosemite finds out 1 of servants sam no longer has money, , uncle, king, has cut off allowance. after sam punishes servant message (and not having books balanced) giving him nose-in-the-book penalty (slamming heavy book on servant s big nose), bugs bunny comes door representative of unnamed company , offers sam 1 million pounds. according document bugs reads, sam must prove worthy of monetary gift displaying mild temperament @ times; if loses temper @ time, portion of million pounds deducted, amount depending on bugs thinks suitable ( in short, whenever blow top, blow dough. it? ). sam welcomes bugs home, anxious receive 1 million pounds. bugs plays role of annoying house guest test sam s temperament. during dinner, bugs keeps asking sam various condiments 1 one (first asking salt, asking pepper, , asking olives). sam takes in stride @ first, becomes (as sitting @ opposite ends of ...

Pioneers and lumber Cherry Springs State Park

the ccc built replica of cherry springs hotel, tavern built jonathan edgcomb in 1818. the area surrounding cherry springs state park has been wilderness of history. bridle path cut through woods in 1806–1807, , widened accommodate wagons in 1812. (modern pennsylvania route 44, passes through park, follows course of path between jersey shore , coudersport.) in 1818 the ceres land company, owned of land in potter county , sought open area settlement, hired settler, jonathan edgcomb, build tavern or hotel travelers @ site of park. hotel in remote location 16 miles (26 km) south of coudersport, , visitors few, occasional wandering travelers or native americans. edgcomb , wife received 100 acres (40 ha) of land in exchange building hotel , running 3 years. when contract expired in 1821, sold land , left area, hotel , land edgcomb had cleared became known edgcomb s clearing . jersey shore , coudersport turnpike constructed along wagon path between 1825 and 1834, , to...

Two-tier healthcare Publicly funded health care

almost every major country has publicly funded healthcare system has parallel private system patients hold private medical insurance or pay treatment. in states, able pay have access treatment , comforts may not available dependent upon state system. from inception of nhs model (1948), public hospitals in united kingdom have included amenity beds typically siderooms fitted more comfortably, , private wards in hospitals fee more amenities provided. patients using these beds in nhs hospital surgical treatment, , operations carried out in same operating theatres nhs work , same personnel hospital , physician receive funding insurance company or patient. these amenity beds not exist in publicly funded systems, such in spain. nhs pays private hospitals take on surgical cases under contract.

Varieties of public systems Publicly funded health care

most developed countries have partially or publicly funded health systems. western industrial countries have system of social insurance based on principle of social solidarity covers eligible people bearing direct burden of health care expenditure, funded taxation during working life. among countries significant public funding of healthcare there many different approaches funding , provision of medical services. systems may funded general government revenues (as in canada) or through government social security system (as in australia, france, belgium, japan , germany) separate budget , hypothecated taxes or contributions. proportion of cost of care covered differs: in canada, hospital care paid government, while in japan, patients must pay 10 30% of cost of hospital stay. services provided public systems vary. example, belgian government pays bulk of fees dental , eye care, while australian government covers eye care not dental care. publicly funded medicine may administered , provided...

Infraclass Metatheria (marsupials) List of monotremes and marsupials

1 infraclass metatheria (marsupials) 1.1 order didelphimorphia (american opossums) 1.2 order paucituberculata 1.3 order microbiotheria (monito del monte) 1.4 order notoryctemorphia (marsupial moles) 1.5 order dasyuromorphia (marsupial carnivores) 1.6 order peramelemorphia (bandicoots , bilbies) 1.7 order diprotodontia (diprotodont marsupials) 1.7.1 suborder vombatiformes (wombats , koalas) 1.7.2 suborder phalangeriformes (possums , gliders) 1.7.3 suborder macropodiformes (kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies) infraclass metatheria (marsupials) order didelphimorphia (american opossums) virginia opossum (didelphis virginiana) family didelphidae (opossums) subfamily caluromyinae genus caluromysiops black-shouldered opossum (caluromysiops irrupta) genus caluromys (woolly opossum) subgenus caluromys bare-tailed woolly opossum (caluromys philander) subgenus mallodelphys derby s woolly opossum (caluromys derbianus) brown-eared woolly opossum (caluromys lanatus) subfamily glironiinae genus glironia...

Sections Ulster American Folk Park

1 sections 1.1 research , education 1.2 old world 1.3 new world sections research , education the entrance section includes restaurant, visitors information centre , centre migration studies (cms). cms has attached library , offers, in conjunction university of ulster , queen s university of belfast, postgraduate , undergraduate courses, tailored , shorter courses; of courses concern study of irish migration 1600 present day. specialist research library contains 10,000 volumes, on 50 periodicals, maps, audio-visual material, , collection of primary source documents (the irish emigration database) searchable on computer. centre open visitors during basic office hours, , closed during public holidays. old world mellon house birthplace of thomas mellon the lady of house, amongst other things demonstrating how wax candles home-made the old world region includes whole streets of original houses, original printing press, bank, old police barracks, old castletown national school, , 2 churche...