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Adele E. Goldberg
Accessibility and Historical Change: An Emergent Cluster Led Uncles and Aunts to Become Aunts and Uncles
Goldberg, A. E. & Lee, C., May 26 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 662884.
Language 100%
Memory 46%
Brief Report: Children on the Autism Spectrum are Challenged by Complex Word Meanings
Floyd, S., Jeppsen, C. & Goldberg, A. E., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51, 7, p. 2543-2549 7 p.
Autistic Disorder 100%
Baseball 45%
Children make use of relationships across meanings in word learning.
Floyd, S. & Goldberg, A. E., Jan 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition. 47, 1, p. 29-44 16 p.
Word Learning 100%
Polysemy 42%
Novel Words 38%
Conventional metaphors elicit greater real-time engagement than literal paraphrases or concrete sentences
Mon, S. K., Nencheva, M., Citron, F. M. M., Lew-Williams, C. & Goldberg, A. E., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Memory and Language. 121, 104285.
Conventional Metaphor 100%
Metaphor 87%
Paraphrase 71%
The nice-of-you construction and its fragments
Goldberg, A. E. & Herbst, T., Jan 1 2021, In: Linguistics. 59, 1, p. 285-318 34 p.
Adjectives 100%
Infinitive Construction 81%
Conventional 78%
Usage-based 72%
Modal Verbs 70%
Cognitive accessibility predicts word order of couples' names in English and Japanese
Tachihara, K. & Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Cognitive Linguistics.
Word Order 100%
Accessibility 97%
Names 88%
English People 67%
Metaphorical language processing and amygdala activation in L1 and L2
Citron, F. M. M., Michaelis, N. & Goldberg, A. E., Mar 16 2020, In: Neuropsychologia. 140, 107381.
Population Groups 100%
Amygdala 96%
psycholinguistics 37%
Reduced Competition Effects and Noisier Representations in a Second Language
Tachihara, K. & Goldberg, A. E., Mar 1 2020, In: Language Learning. 70, 1, p. 219-265 47 p.
Native Speaker 100%
Great Divergence 34%
Emergentism in neuroscience and beyond
Tachihara, K. & Goldberg, A. E., Feb 1 2019, In: Journal of Neurolinguistics. 49, p. 237-239 3 p.
Emergentism 100%
Neurosciences 75%
How abstract is syntax? Evidence from structural priming
Ziegler, J., Bencini, G., Goldberg, A. & Snedeker, J., Dec 2019, In: Cognition. 193, 104045.
Structural Priming 100%
Airports 88%
Locatives 72%
Intransitive 50%
The blowfish effect: Children and adults use atypical exemplars to infer more narrow categories during word learning
Emberson, L. L., Loncar, N., Mazzei, C., Treves, I. & Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2019, In: Journal of Child Language.
Typicality 65%
Statistics 56%
Newfoundland and Labrador 50%
The sufficiency principle hyperinflates the price of productivity
Goldberg, A. E., Nov 26 2018, In: Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. 8, 6, p. 727-732 6 p.
productivity 100%
When regularization gets it wrong: Children over-simplify language input only in production
Schwab, J. F., Lew-Williams, C. & Goldberg, A. E., Sep 1 2018, In: Journal of Child Language. 45, 5, p. 1054-1072 19 p.
Classifier 74%
Linguistic generalization on the basis of function and constraints on the basis of statistical preemption
Perek, F. & Goldberg, A. E., Nov 2017, In: Cognition. 168, p. 276-293 18 p.
Psychological Generalization 100%
Preemption 97%
Verbs 58%
Modeling the partial productivity of constructions
Barak, L. & Goldberg, A. E., 2017, SS-17-01: Artificial Intelligene for the Social Good; SS-17-02: Computational Construction Grammar and Natural Language Understanding; SS-17-03: Computational Context: Why It's Important, What It Means, and Can It Be Computed?; SS-17-04: Designing the User Experience of Machine Learning Systems; SS-17-05: Interactive Multisensory Object Perception for Embodied Agents; SS-17-06: Learning from Observation of Humans; SS-17-07: Science of Intelligence: Computational Principles of Natural and Artificial Intelligence; SS-17-08: Wellbeing AI: From Machine Learning to Subjectivity Oriented Computing. AI Access Foundation, p. 131-138 8 p. (AAAI Spring Symposium - Technical Report; vol. SS-17-01 - SS-17-08).
One Among Many: Anaphoric One and Its Relationship With Numeral One
Goldberg, A. E. & Michaelis, L. A., Mar 1 2017, In: Cognitive science. 41, p. 233-258 26 p.
Sodium Glutamate 100%
Reading 66%
diagnostic 63%
Patterns of experience in patterns of language
Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2017, The New Psychology of Language: Cognitive and Functional Approaches to Language Structure. Taylor and Francis, Vol. 1. p. 203-219 17 p.
Lenses 39%
experience 39%
scenario 23%
interpretation 19%
Another look at the universal grammar hypothesis: Commentary on evans 2014
Goldberg, A. E., Mar 2016, In: Language. 92, 1, p. 200-203 4 p.
Universal Grammar 100%
grammar 71%
Comparing computational cognitive models of generalization in a language acquisition task
Barak, L., Goldberg, A. E. & Stevenson, S., Jan 1 2016, EMNLP 2016 - Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, Proceedings. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 96-106 11 p. (EMNLP 2016 - Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, Proceedings).
Cognitive Models 100%
Language Acquisition 99%
Computational Model 73%
Judgment 47%
Conventional metaphors in longer passages evoke affective brain response
Citron, F. M. M., Güsten, J., Michaelis, N. & Goldberg, A. E., Oct 1 2016, In: Neuroimage. 139, p. 218-230 13 p.
Metaphor 100%
Temporal Lobe 16%
Neural systems involved in processing novel linguistic constructions and their visual referents
Johnson, M. A., Turk-Browne, N. B. & Goldberg, A. E., Jan 2 2016, In: Language, Cognition and Neuroscience. 31, 1, p. 129-144 16 p.
Linguistics 100%
Referent 86%
Ventral Striatum 59%
Nonnative Speakers Do Not Take Competing Alternative Expressions Into Account the Way Native Speakers Do
Robenalt, C. & Goldberg, A. E., Mar 1 2016, In: Language Learning. 66, 1, p. 60-93 34 p.
Non-native Speakers 100%
Native Speaker 76%
L2 Users 51%
L2 Proficiency 26%
Language Processing 16%
Subtle implicit language facts emerge from the functions of constructions
Goldberg, A. E., 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 6, JAN, 2019.
grammar 100%
knowledge of languages 51%
A-adjectives, statistical preemption, and the evidence: Reply to Yang (2015)
Goldberg, A. E. & Boyd, J. K., Dec 2015, In: Language. 91, 4, p. e184-e197
Preemption 100%
Adjectives 73%
evidence 32%
Particles 30%
Compositionality
Goldberg, A. E., Jul 30 2015, The Routledge Handbook of Semantics. Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 419-433 15 p.
Compositionality 100%
Generalizing beyond the input: The functions of the constructions matter
Perek, F. & Goldberg, A. E., Oct 1 2015, In: Journal of Memory and Language. 84, p. 108-127 20 p.
Judgment evidence for statistical preemption: It is relatively better to vanish than to disappear a rabbit, but a lifeguard can equally well backstroke or swim children to shore
Robenalt, C. & Goldberg, A. E., Aug 1 2015, In: Cognitive Linguistics. 26, 3, p. 467-503 37 p.
Politics 94%
Rabbit 78%
Consensus 74%
Leveraging preposition ambiguity to assess compositional distributional models of semantics
Ritter, S., Long, C., Paperno, D., Baroni, M., Botvinick, M. & Goldberg, A., 2015, Proceedings of the 4th Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics, *SEM 2015. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), p. 199-204 6 p. (Proceedings of the 4th Joint Conference on Lexical and Computational Semantics, *SEM 2015).
Semantics 100%
Tuning in to the verb-particle construction in English
Goldberg, A. E., Nov 20 2015, Approaches to Complex Predicates. Brill, p. 110-141 32 p.
Verb Particles 100%
Tuning 78%
Fitting a slim dime between the verb template and argument structure construction approaches
Goldberg, A. E., Jul 2014, In: Theoretical Linguistics. 40, 1-2, p. 113-135 23 p.
Argument Structure 100%
Template 90%
Idioms 28%
Information Needs 20%
Metaphorical sentences are more emotionally engaging than their literal counterparts
Citron, F. M. M. & Goldberg, A. E., Nov 1 2014, In: Journal of cognitive neuroscience. 26, 11, p. 2585-2595 11 p.
Arousal 71%
Psychology Recognition 63%
Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2014, The New Psychology of Language: Cognitive and Functional Approaches to Language Structure, Volume I Classic Edition. Taylor and Francis, p. 187-202 16 p.
Argument Structure Constructions versus Lexical Rules or Derivational Verb Templates
Goldberg, A. E., Sep 2013, In: Mind and Language. 28, 4, p. 435-465 31 p.
Lexical Rules 100%
Argument Structure 73%
Evidence for automatic accessing of constructional meaning: Jabberwocky sentences prime associated verbs
Johnson, M. A. & Goldberg, A. E., Dec 2013, In: Language and Cognitive Processes. 28, 10, p. 1439-1452 14 p.
Psycholinguistics 100%
Open Class 20%
Explicit Instruction 20%
Explanation and Constructions: Response to Adger
Prediction plays a key role in language development as well as processing
Johnson, M. A., Turk-Browne, N. & Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2013, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 36, 4, p. 360-361 2 p.
Language Development 100%
Substantive learning bias or an effect of familiarity? Comment on Culbertson, Smolensky, and Legendre (2012)
Goldberg, A. E., Jun 2013, In: Cognition. 127, 3, p. 420-426 7 p.
Psychology Transfer 100%
Nouns 74%
The inherent semantics of argument structure: The case of the English ditransitive construction
Goldberg, A. E., Aug 26 2013, Mouton Classics: From Syntax to Cognition. From Phonology to Text. De Gruyter Mouton, p. 375-412 38 p.
Ditransitive Construction 100%
Lexical Rules 33%
Distinguishing grammatical constructions with fMRI pattern analysis
Allen, K., Pereira, F., Botvinick, M. & Goldberg, A. E., Dec 2012, In: Brain and Language. 123, 3, p. 174-182 9 p.
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging 100%
Grammatical Constructions 98%
Dative 44%
Input effects on the acquisition of a novel phrasal construction in 5year olds
Wonnacott, E., Boyd, J. K., Thomson, J. & Goldberg, A. E., Apr 2012, In: Journal of Memory and Language. 66, 3, p. 458-478 21 p.
Verbs 100%
This is to count as a construction
Goldberg, A. E. & Van Der Auwera, J., May 15 2012, In: Folia Linguistica. 46, 1, p. 109-132 24 p.
Syntax 100%
Semantic Properties 81%
Diachrony 68%
Utterance 62%
Young children fail to fully generalize a novel argument structure construction when exposed to the same input as older learners
Boyd, J. K. & Goldberg, A. E., Jun 2012, In: Journal of Child Language. 39, 3, p. 457-481 25 p.
Young children 90%
Psychological Generalization 57%
Overlap 53%
Backgrounded constituents cannot be "extracted"
Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2011, Experimental Syntax and Island Effects. Cambridge University Press, p. 221-238 18 p.
ownership structure 100%
present 39%
Corpus evidence of the viability of statistical preemption
Goldberg, A. E., Feb 2011, In: Cognitive Linguistics. 22, 1, p. 131-153 23 p.
Corpus Evidence 100%
preempt 54%
Learning what not to say: The role of statistical preemption and categorization in a-adjective production
Boyd, J. K. & Goldberg, A. E., Mar 2011, In: Language. 87, 1, p. 55-83 29 p.
experiment 46%
Meaning arises from words, context, and phrasal constructions
Goldberg, A. E., 2011, In: Zeitschrift fur Anglistik und Amerikanistik. 59, 4, p. 317-329 13 p.
The partial productivity of constructions as induction
Suttle, L. & Goldberg, A. E., Nov 2011, In: Linguistics. 49, 6, p. 1237-1269 33 p.
Coinage 100%
Induction 64%
Construction grammar
Goldberg, A. & Suttle, L., Jul 2010, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science. 1, 4, p. 468-477 10 p.
language change 13%
Constructions, Lexical Semantics, and the Correspondence Principle: Accounting for Generalizations and Subregularities in the Realization of Arguments
Goldberg, A. E., Jan 1 2010, The Syntax of Aspect: Deriving Thematic and Aspectual Interpretation. Oxford University Press
Stipulations 100%
Lexical Semantics 89%
Verbs, Constructions, and Semantic Frames
Goldberg, A. E., May 1 2010, Lexical Semantics, Syntax, and Event Structure. Oxford University Press
Frame Semantics 100%


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Global (IN)
UNHCR India COVID19 Update
2022 Call for expression of interest, India
Notice for Refugees
Career opportunities in India
Global Consultations with NGOs
UNHCR-NGO 2022 Quarterly Consultations
2021 UNHCR Regional Consultations with NGOs
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UNHCR maintains strategic partnerships with more than 900 partners including non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governmental institutions and United Nations agencies. We entrust about 40 per cent of our annual expenditure to partners for undertaking programmes or projects to provide protection and solutions to people forced to flee.
We place great importance on continuously improving collaborations with partners, particularly promoting national partners as first responders in emergency operations.
UNHCR has been working with NGOs since we first began helping the forcibly displaced in the early 1950s. As our work and size grew to cope with emerging refugee crises in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, especially in Africa, Asia and Central America, so did our ties with a wide range of newly formed humanitarian and refugee-related NGOs.
In 2007, UNHCR adopted the Global Humanitarian Platform's Principles of Partnership that set out common standards of equality, transparency, complementarity and a results-oriented approach among all humanitarian groups. We integrated the Principles of Partnership in to our 'Framework for Implementing with Partners' as an institutional approach to collaborative partnerships.
The Global Consultation with NGOs includes a range of national and international NGOs from around the world. It provides an important forum for NGOs and states to network, dialogue and exchange views with UNHCR as equal partners – an approach that NGOs welcome.
"The UNHCR has had the most excellent relations with the voluntary agencies. Their work is in a true sense of the term indispensable and invaluable for refugees"
Dr. Van Heuven Goedhart, The first High Commissioner for Refugees, 1954
Today, we rely heavily on NGOs to implement a wide range of projects, including aid distribution, protection, logistics, shelter, health, water, sanitation, nutrition and education projects.
Recent report: Stocktaking of the implementation of pledges made by civil society at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum
The 'Stocktaking of civil society pledges' report explores the progress made by civil society in realizing pledges made at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum (GRF). It further highlights key lessons to inform activities and discussions leading up to the next GRF in 2023. The report was launched during the High-Level Officials Meeting in December 2019.
When putting the Global Compact on Refugees into action, civil society is at the front line and essential to its success. Civil society forms the largest group among all action takers based on the number of pledging entities. They are instrumental in ensuring meaningful participation of refugees and other marginalized groups. Furthermore, 45 per cent of civil society pledges have demonstrated attention to age, gender and diversity in their implementation. This is significantly higher than the average rate across pledges of 36 per cent. Civil society is also much quicker in implementing pledges compared to other stakeholders. To date, civil society actors have implemented up to 66 per cent of their pledges, compared to the average completion rate of 45 per cent across other pledges. If sufficiently empowered, supported and funded, civil society has the potential to deliver even more – and action taken now can unlock this potential in advance of the 2023 GRF.
The report aims to increase visibility of civil society actors, acknowledge their significant contributions to the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) and inspire stakeholders to pursue their commitments further.
Partners interested to collaborate with UNHCR are invited to register in the Partner Portal, an interactive tool established for enhanced communication between UNHCR and our partners.
Further information and useful links
Every year representatives from around the world attend the UNHCR's Global Consultations with NGOs.
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To help communication between UNHCR and partners and achieve the best protection and solutions for people forced to flee. Learn more about the UN Partner Portal.
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If you are interested in exploring a partnership with UNHCR, please contact us at [email protected].
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When it comes to deciphering if a kid has sharp language skills, the clues can be as subtle as how many verbs she uses in a sentence.
As parents, every new language skill our kids hone in on over the years can feel like a big accomplishment — and for good reason, because it is!
But have you ever wondered if your young child's vocabulary is especially expansive for her age, or if it's normal that she repeats new words almost instantly? If so, you might have a verbally advanced learner on your hands.
"Generally, these children move through the process of gaining and understanding speech much more rapidly than others," says Sally Reis, Ph.D., vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut and past president of the National Association for Gifted Children.
The following language development milestones can help you determine if your young child is verbally advanced for her age. But no matter what level she's at, the most important thing is to constantly expose her to a rich language environment — this will help expand her vocabulary, knowledge of the world, and love of learning.
6-9 Months: He speaks his first word.
Most children say their first words around one year of age, but verbally advanced children might utter words like "Dada" or "no" even earlier. "Some very verbally precocious kids speak their first words at six to nine months of age," says Reis. "And before that, they're trying to communicate, even if they can't speak yet." For instance, you may notice your baby is attempting to mimic your mouth movements or sticking his tongue out.
To encourage those first sounds, make sure your baby hears words through many different mediums. "Try to broaden the language experience in multiple ways by singing to them, reading to them, or showing them objects and saying the corresponding words," says Reis. The more words your child hears, the better he'll be primed for speaking.
Book Pick: "More, More, More," Said the Baby. This bright board book about children and the grownups who love them will delight your baby and expose him to more, more, and more new words! Repetition and simple stanzas teach young learners the fundamental elements of the English language.
1 year: She can say short sentences.
It may be as simple as "I goed home," but when a 1-year-old strings together words to create meaning, it's a sign of verbal advancement, says Fujimoto. "The sentences may not be grammatically correct, but that's OK because that can come later," she says. It's still advanced — at this age, most children link around two words at once (such as "Hi, Mama" or "more milk").
If your 1-year-old is starting to form short sentences, Fujimoto recommends adding one more descriptive word to each statement she makes. For instance, you can respond to "I want apple!" by saying, "Oh, you want more apples!" or "You want a red apple." This shows her the many ways we use language to speak descriptively.
Book Pick: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? As you read this beloved classic and point to striking illustrations of animals like a red bird, a yellow duck, and a green frog, your child will learn the vivid adjectives that color our world.
2 years: He can say sentences with multiple verbs.
While most children at age 2 are experimenting with onomatopoeia (words that describe noises, like "beep beep!") and starting to ask questions ("Where's Dada?"), a more advanced child might already be speaking in longer sentences with many verbs, such as, "I played and I jumped and I sang!" says Fujimoto.
3 years: She may show interest in nonfiction books.
Some advanced children show a fascination in books about factual places and events as young as age 3. "As some of these verbally precocious kids get a little older, they might show natural curiosity and a thirst for information, and oftentimes will demonstrate a preference for nonfiction or informational text," says Reis. Your child may also correctly use many irregular verbs and nouns at this age.
Take this time to experiment with what types of books and information your child is most interested in — both nonfiction and fiction. "They may not be able to understand everything yet, but if they enjoy hearing the story, the repetition of the words will eventually give them an even more advanced vocabulary," says Reis.
Book Pick: The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal. Satisfy your child's curiosity with endless entertainment! This cosmic picture book uses bite-sized text and comic-style art of anthropomorphized planets to make learning about the universe fun and informative.
4-5 years: He can correctly pronounce difficult sounds.
Many children don't master more challenging sounds until about the age of 7, but if your child is verbally advanced, he may do so by ages 4 or 5. These sounds include "th" (as in thumb), "l" (as in lemon), "s" (as in sister), "r" (as in red or carry), "v" (as in victory), "j" (as in January), "ch" (as in chair or much), and "sh" (as in ship or mash).
"These sounds take a lot of coordination in terms of where you put your tongue, what you do with your lips, and how you move air in your mouth, which kids don't often have until they're a little older," says Fujimoto.
Now and throughout grade school, continue to encourage your child's language skills by introducing alternative words for certain scenarios. For instance, you can say, "I gazed at the stars last night!" rather than "I looked at the stars." "It's a really small tweak, but your child might ask what 'gazed' means, and it gives you the opportunity to explain the word," says Fujimoto. And of course, incorporate as many books, games, and songs into your child's daily life as possible — as you do, his vocabulary will continue to skyrocket.
Book Pick: Oh, the Places You'll Go! The wonderful odyssey of life is chronicled in this Dr. Seuss classic. Your child will learn an exciting mix of new vocabulary words — think "foul," "prowl," and "howl" — as they flip through imaginative illustrations.


The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission said it will look into modifying its rules following a controversial amateur bout that took place in April.
"The commission agreed it deserves careful examination," Terrel Harris, a spokesperson for the MSAC, on Friday wrote in an email to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
At a meeting planned for October, the commission's medical advisory board is expected to offer an opinion on whether a "per se rule" is needed to immediately end matches in which a fighter loses consciousness from a submission hold.
A per se rule is defined as a generalized rule applied without consideration for specific circumstances.
The commission addressed the amateur fight during a meeting on Thursday and decided that further review was necessary.
Man, that was pretty bad. Everyone was in the cage like the fight was over then they say to get ready for a second round. I didn't time it, but that was likely more than the 1 minute allowed between rounds.
Last time I checked, a fighter tapping and subsequently losing consciousness is usually the end of the match.... did I miss something?
Outside of safety and medical issues I don't see too much wrong here. The round ended without someone being finished. I didn't see anything that definitively constitutes a tapout. There was no submission, no KO nor did the referee intervene to stop the fight. The bell rang to end the round. As far as the extra time between rounds I would bet it is because the available powers that be were probably trying to figure it out and then convey the message to the referee that the fight needs to go on. The only real question is...for health reasons should a fighter be allowed to compete after being obviously unconscious? I don't think so. The guy wanted to fight and ended up winning it though. This is a tough debate with a lot of variables, gray areas and differing opinions. I am skeptical about this statement where there is no saving by the bell. I see all kinds of fights where people are saved by the bell. How many times do you see a guy caught in a choke and the bell rings as he is about to tap or go to sleep? How many times do you see the bell save some guy who is getting his brains beat out? I see these things an awful lot. So where is the "line"? One side is claiming that unconsciousness is the line....if so...is that in print?
I don't really see the grey area here. It comes down the simple question. Is the fighter awake? No - fight is over. Yes - go another round.
The round ended with a fighter unconscious. That's a technical submission. You can be saved by the bell if you're in a hold and still awake but if you're out, you're out and the fight is over.
There should be no instances where you're woken up and allowed to continue fighting.
The guy who won this fight by submission got robbed and its really a shame.
Just so I'm clear, when a guy "Goes to sleep" from a choke it's because his brain is not receiving an adequate amount of blood to do it's job right? I'm not making that up am I? So this ref, and these doctors decided that an individual who's body had essentially shut down because it couldn't function properly due to lack of blood flow to the brain could get up and fight a second round? Do you guys remember the Thiago Silva/Machida fight? At the very end of the first round Machida Ko's Silva but Silva was recovered within a matter of seconds. If you look at the official time of the KO it was 4:59 of round 1 but if you go back and watch the ref is jumping in to break up the fight for the end of the round as Machida is landing the strike. This would be the equivalent of letting Silva get up in that fight and fight the second round. I understand a KO and a Submission are two different things, but when it comes to being choked out unconscious both are a direct result of your body seeking to prevent you from additional trauma. I'm with the previous posters these overseers should be axed from the sport.
I agree that the fight should have been stopped by the ref (from the tap or from him going out to end the round), but I don't feel the medical staff were wrong, or to blame, in their assessment that he was fit to continue. From a blood choke held for that short of span and him regaining consciousness as quickly as he did, the oxygen in his brain tissue would be normal by the start of the next round and unless he was having vision difficulty or impaired speech/motor skills there was no risk in allowing him to continue fighting from the medical staff's perspective.
I don't like that this rule even has to be put in place because if a ref sees that he should stop the fight at that point (although he missed the tap, so I'm not sure he knows the responsibilities of being a ref). Don't defer to asking medical staff if he can continue when the guy just tapped and is unconscious to end the round. That should be a swift determination by the ref that the fight is over. Be a ref and make the call.
EDIT: Yeah, jjock, it's the oxygen blood flow reaching the brain tissue. Air choke's are rarely used as they take more effort, time, and are more dangerous. Blood chokes will put pressure on the arteries on both sides of your neck (Straight down from the ears, in line with the adam's apple. Basically where you check your pulse.) without damaging the throat.
I agree with the masses but on another note - what a great show of heart from the fighter who was literally out of it at the end of the first round.
That chokee's adrenaline shot up to a new and higher level while the choker took an adrenaline dump when he thought he won the fight.
Now, Kpro is correct. ( I believe it was Kpro ) The ring doctor virtually had no choice in letting the fighter continue if the fighter demonstrated coherency. I don't know what powers of authority ring doctors have but in this case - the ref already made an error by not calling the fight - so that leaves the doctor with only one objective and that is to determine if the fighter can continue.
Just want to point out that this exact same thing happened in 1999 with Chuck Liddell vs Jeremy Horn, and in an age of basically made-up rules, the ref called the fight when Liddell was clearly waking up from the choke. As stated above, it's a technical submission.
On a similar note, Machida vs Thiago Silva was actually called after the bell when Silva was knocked out. Time says there was 1 second left, but if you watch the fight, it's really a moment after the bell sounds that the ref waves it off.
That's two examples of referees making smart judgement calls, and I wish the ammy ref in the above fight had done the same.


The US Government will begin accepting applications for new H-1B employees soon, on April 1st. So, it is time to survey potential new hires and current employees in other immigration categories (ex: F-1 OPT's, TN's, J-1's, and L-1's) to identify who will need H-1B visa's, and start preparing for those H-1B applications.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) generally only issues 65,000 H-1B visas per year, plus an additional 20,000 H-1B's for those with at least a Master's Degree from a US institution. It starts accepting applications for these quota-subject H-1B's on April 1st, and the earliest employment start date you can request is October 1st. There are several categories of H-1B employees who are not subject to these quotas or timelines, including: (1) current H-1B's who are applying to extend their expiration dates, (2) current H-1B's who are applying to change employers, and (3) employees who will work for an institution of higher education or for certain nonprofit research entities. Employers can submit H-1B applications for these quota-exempt employees any time, requesting any employment start date.
Employers can file cap-subject H-1B petitions on April 1st. Last year, the Government received more than twice as many applications as H-1B quota slots during the first week of April, and we expect similar application numbers this year. The USCIS conducts a random lottery to choose which applications it will process. So, about half of the H-1B applications are rejected and returned, with their filing fee checks, leaving employers and employees in a difficult position - either find an immigration solution or the employee (and likely his/her family) may have to leave the US.
The USCIS recently issued a new rule changing the way employers will file for H-1B's in future years. The USCIS anticipates that next year, employers will have to pre-register their H-1B applications in advance of the April 1st deadline, and the USCIS will conduct a lottery to decide which of those pre-registrations can continue to a full application filing. Only those chosen will file full applications for processing. Further, starting this year, the USCIS is reversing the way it conducts the lottery. Until now, all those with a Master's degree or higher from a US institution goes into the Masters 20,000 Master's lottery, and then, if not chosen there, they are put into the regular 65,000 lottery with everyone with at least a Bachelor's degree. Starting this year, the USCIS will reverse the lottery selection. It will conduct its 65,000 general lottery of everyone with at least a Bachelor's degree, and then, all those with at least a Master's degree from a US institution will go into a second lottery. The USCIS anticipates that this new lottery system will increase the number of H-1B applications with at least a Master's degree by 16 percent.
Employers should assess their current and future staffing needs to determine if they will need to either: (1) apply for an initial H-1B for a new hire (to start on October 1st or later), or (2) apply for an H-1B for a current or prospective employee in the US in another non-immigrant status (such as TN, F-1 OPT, J-1, EAD, or L-1 status). Contact your immigration counsel with any questions and to get started on the new H-1B needs.


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LTE vs 5G: What's the difference?
Assessing the latest networking technologies and their role in business
by: IT Pro team
It has been a long time coming, having been teased and touted as a revolutionary telecoms technology for years, but 5G is finally here. The next-generation of mobile broadband and wireless cellular connectivity is rolling out in various parts of the world and notably in a handful of major UK cities.
But for some, LTE, which stands for Long-Term Evolution, might still seem like a relatively new connectivity technology, despite it being first commercially introduced in late 2009 and taking the best part of a decade to become more ubiquitous. There are still a few places that lack LTE, which begs the question: Is the hype behind 5G is really meaningful when LTE still has plenty of telecoms mileage left in it?
What is the difference between 4G LTE and 5G?
Let's start with LTE; in essence, it is a 4G technology, so is often referred to as 4G LTE. However, it did not meet cellular network regulator International Telegraph Union Radiocommunication's standard for what constitutes 'True 4G' speeds.
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But the ITU-R realised that telecoms companies were struggling to meet the speeds the regulator expected for 4G, so the 4G LTE standard was created and acted as a means to showcase connectivity speeds that were noticeably higher than those of 3G.
A full explanation of LTE and its coverage can be found here.
As it stands, 4G LTE can hit theoretical speeds of up to 150Mbps download and 50Mbps upload. In reality, those speeds tend to translate to download speeds of 20Mbps and upload speeds of 10Mbps.
As the fifth-generation of mobile connectivity, hence its name, 5G offers theoretical top speeds that can hit up to 10Gbps. Even at more realistic speeds, 5G absolutely beats 4G LTE with our recent testing of Vodafone's 5G network delivering download speeds that average out between 100Mbps and 150Mbps.
5G achieves this by using a different spectrum to 4G, notably the mmWave high-frequency bands, which support more bandwidth than the lower-frequency bands LTE uses and thus more data can be transferred.
Frequency bands below 6GHz but above low-band frequencies can also be used by 5G, but these will not support the top speed that 5G promises. Yet these speeds will still trump LTE, and 'sub-6' can even enhance the coverage of 5G as mmWave frequencies can be hindered by walls and other obstacles.
In short, 5G uses a different suite of spectrum than 4G LTE, allowing it to deliver better connection speeds, more capacity for higher volumes of traffic, and latency as low as 1ms.
However, the 5G rollout is still in its early stages. Coverage remains rather limited and there is far more work that needs to be done before networks from the likes of EE, Three and Vodafone start delivering upon the upper echelons of what 5G has promised.
Should you choose LTE or 5G?
The answer to that question depends on where you live, your budget and your business and personal needs.
As multiple countries expand their 5G infrastructure, there are more 5G-friendly hardware options popping up on the market every year.
This month, Samsung is set to release the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (which we have already reviewed here - you can thank us later), which is so 5G-compatible that it does not have a 4G variant. Retailing at £1,199, it is definitely on the priciest end, but you can also nab it with a £64 a month, 30GB data, "5G Essential Plan" via EE.
If you are looking for something that will not break the bank, you can definitely bank on Huawei. The Chinese tech giant is paving the way for affordable 5G gadgets, having recently introduced a 5G-compatible tablet into its "Mate" brand of products. The MatePad Pro 5G has a 10.8in display with a 90% screen-to-body ratio, as well as a punch-hole camera. The tablet comes in a set which includes a magnetic stylus and keypad. The best part? The price starts from €549 (£460).
With this in mind, adopting 5G over LTE at the moment might be a little premature. As 5G coverage expands and more network operators enter the fray, as well as more 5G-enabled devices entering the market, increased competition will doubtlessly drive down prices while also seeing more appealing services and packages on offer.
So unless you or your business has plenty of money to burn, it might be a shrewd bet to wait and see what 5G can offer in a tangible fashion over LTE.
However, the bandwidth and low-latency of 5G cannot be ignored if you are a business that relies heavily on connected sensors and similar internet of things networks. 5G has been long been touted as the communications technology that will enable driverless cars to navigate with ease and large networks of smart sensors and devices to be deployed by business in ever creative ways.
We've already seen demonstrations of cars being driven remotely over a 5G connection and 5G-connected cameras able to deliver 4K resolution footage of salmon in offshore fish farms for high-fidelity real-time monitoring.
Mobile telephony has always generated health concerns, but arguably not many networks have got as bad a rep as 5G.
Last October, Brighton and Hove City Council joined Glastonbury, Frome and Totnes in banning the installation of new 5G masts. Opposition to 5G is not exclusive to the UK, but a part of a larger trend of mistrust (and misinformation). Two years earlier, 180 scientists from 36 countries publicly appealed to the EU to pause the expansion of 5G until some more comprehensive investigations into its effects on human health are carried out.
So, what's so bad about 5G?
Both 4G and 5G use "radio waves", yet the main difference is that 5G uses higher frequency waves than 4G. The higher frequency waves are the ones which provide a much better network capacity and speed. However, studies into the health risks related to 5G have not been able to find any specific, genuine danger of 5G.
The future of LTE and 5G
As mentioned, the future of 5G is all about its expanded rollout and the introduction of more 5G-enabled devices; Qualcomm noted at IFA 2019 in Berlin that it would be pushing down its 5G modem technology to its mid and lower-range chips, paving the way for device makers to integrate 5G connectivity into affordable hardware.
The potential for 5G to enhance existing technology and lead the way for more innovative connected systems, and potentially society-changing machines such as self-driving cars, is only set to grow.
Meanwhile, LTE will continue to exist and be supported, though as the years roll on it is likely telecoms companies will eventually switch off 4G LTE networks, in much the same way 2G is currently being phased out in the UK.
5G is the future of telecoms until 6G comes along. But for most, it's perhaps not quite the right time to jump on the 5G bandwagon.


Sound Testing Results in House Conversions.
Due to the housing shortage many houses are being converted into flats, which has resulted in a massive spike in noise complains amongst neighbours in such developments. Much of this rise in complaints are due to insufficient acoustic design at the start of the project, this means the dividing partitions are not being designed or constructed to comply with Part E of Building Regulations for Conversions.
In our experience many of the sound insulation tests we undertake on refurbishment projects achieve 30-35dB for airborne sound, which is well below the required 43dB as stipulated in Part E. For impact sound testing, the figures are usually around 70dB which is well above the required 64dB, which is also a massive failure.
To overcome many of these issues we can visit site and undertake sample sound insulation testing through your property to establish the current noise levels. Once the noise levels have been established we can advise on acoustic upgrades to help you improve the sound insulation levels. it may be as simple as the installation of an acoustic resilient layer on the floor, or a minor wall upgrade.


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Red Cross working for transparency
Li Yao on 2011-08-03
BEIJING – The head of the Red Cross Society of China pledged again to disclose more information on how much the charity receives through donations and how much money it spends, while expressing regret over the public's intense criticism of the charity's lack of transparency.
Speaking to China Central Television on Monday, Wang Rupeng, secretary-general of the charity, said the Red Cross needs more time to reach its goal of providing a public account of every donation it receives.
His statement came after many people complained that information the organization had put on the Internet in a July 31 test release had lacked detail.
The data then published were meant to show how the charity had spent the money it had collected to help victims of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that had hit Yushu county in Northwest China's Qinghai province on April 14 this past year.
The first batch of information revealed how the charity used funds involving 100,000 yuan ($15,530) or more from individual donors and 500,000 yuan or more from corporate donors for the Yushu earthquake.
The disaster claimed almost 2,700 lives and left more than 100,000 people homeless.
After the spending information was released, some observers began to raise questions about it. One item that caught their eye was an expenditure of roughly 160,000 yuan to rebuild a house. Also odd, some thought, was the fact that 5 million yuan in donated money had not been spent yet.
In the CCTV interview, Wang said housing projects in Yushu are more costly because all of the construction materials used in them must be shipped from outside the provincial capital, Xining, which is more than 800 kilometers away from the affected areas.
He said the unspent 5 million yuan has been set aside to pay for future auditing, inspection and supervision work. Reports about the use of that money will be made public.
The Red Cross will meanwhile continue for an indefinite period of time to publish test releases of spending information online.
All the while, its goal will be to move toward being more transparent and providing more detail about small donations.
Liu Youping, deputy director of the China Charity and Donation Information Center, said the Red Cross should ideally show how every single donation, no matter how small, has been spent.
Hu Xingdou, an economics professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology, said charities have a duty to disclose the details of their finances. The data that have been made public so far do not meet that obligation, he said.
Fan Yaneng, an employee at a passenger bus manufacturer in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, said he has never given money to the Red Cross and has little faith the charity will reach its goal of becoming more open to public scrutiny.
Rather than the Red Cross, he feels more comfortable supporting charity events organized for two primary schools in Guizhou province and Tibet, he said. Fan said information about the expenditures and recipients of that money is easily accessible.
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Clon have it all to do as Dingle loom
February 7th, 2015 12:02 PM
Practice makes perfect: David Kiely breaks away from Ogie Scannell during a Clonakilty Community College training session at Ahamilla last Saturday.
BY KIERAN McCARTHY
THERE are two common denominators between Clonakilty Community College and Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne ahead of Saturday's Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Knocknagree – both teams have played and beaten Tralee CBS and Intermediate School Killorglin in this season's competition.
In Group A, Clonakilty defeated Tralee (4-7 to 1-9) before beating Killorglin (1-13 to 1-5) in the quarter-final, while Chorca Dhuibhne got the better of Killorglin (4-16 to 1-9) in Group D before dispatching Tralee CBS in their quarter-final (2-10 to 1-3).
Bringing maths into this, Clonakilty had a combined total of 15 points to spare over both Tralee and Killorglin, while the Dingle school won by a combined total of 26 points against their Kerry rivals.
What those statistics also highlight is Chorca Dhuibhne's scoring power and in their three games (two group matches and a quarter-final) they have racked up 6-40, an average of 0-19 per match, and conceded only 3-15 in total, an average of 0-8 per game. Impressive stats, whichever way you look at them.
Clonakilty CC, meanwhile, have scored 7-49 in their four games (0-18 per game), and conceded 6-33 (0-13 per match), so while both teams are high scoring, from these stats the Kerry school has a tighter defence.
Considering that Chorca Dhuibhne are reigning All-Ireland champions (Hogan Cup), are going for their fourth Corn Uí Mhuirí in a row, and have retained almost half of the team that started last year's Hogan Cup final win against St Pat's they will start as favourites against a Clonakilty CC side that is in just its second year in this competition and is at this stage of the Corn Uí Mhuirí for the first-time ever.
Clonakilty have nothing to lose here, all the pressure and expectation is on Chorca Dhuibhne to advance to the final, against either Rochestown or St Brendan's. It's the ideal place for Clonakilty to be in.
If Clonakilty can replicate the fast start they had against Killorglin in the last round, and if the ball can be fed into Cork minor Sean McEvoy (Clonakilty), Thomas Scannell (Kilmeen), Cork minor David Lowney (Clonakilty), Ross Mannix (Clonakilty), Darren Santry (Kilmeen) and Dylan Scannell (St Mary's), there is enough scoring power here to cause the West Kerry school problems.
At different stages in all games, Clon's forwards have come up trumps – Mannix scoring a hat-trick against Tralee CBS, McEvoy scoring 0-6 against Killorglin, Thomas Scannell grabbing a crucial goal against Killorglin, and so on.
Clonakilty's midfield pairing of Sean Ryan (Ballinascarthy) and Cork minor Mark White (Clonakilty) have combined well so far, and will need to turn in another solid showing against the Kerry side in Knocknagree this Saturday.
It's been an adventure for Clonakilty CC in their second year competing in the Corn Uí Mhuirí and they have already shown their steel in several games so far – coming from 1-4 to 0-1 behind against Macroom to win, for example – so while Chorca Dhuibhne are rightly favourites to win, the West Cork lads can push them all the way.


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December 24, 2009 - by InterestingFacts.org - 5 Comments.
Several reports suggest that in the past three years (article written in 2009) Google has developed a quantum algorithm that is capable of automatically recognizing and sorting objects from videos or still images. This has been achieved by using physics that exists at the subatomic level. Several research teams have been working on the development of quantum processors that can store data as quantum bits. These qbits represent both the 0 and 1 that are used in the binary computer language simultaneously. That dual possibility state allows for much more efficient processing and information storage. To consider an example given by Google, an average computer requires 500,000 peeks to find a particular object hidden in one of a million drawers on an average. But such a quantum computer could locate the position the ball by just peeking into 1000 out of the million drawers.
New Scientist has the similar story.
Interesting – we will see how google evolve with web 3 in the future.
Why does some human always put negative thought in their 1st row?
Everybody knows that the first computer was as big as a Tow Truck, but look at computers now.Its even smaller that our finger nail. Nothing is possible or impossible, there will always be a possibility.
This is not close to the truth though.


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Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, NFL Draft
Lions are huge winner with Matthew Stafford going on IR
The Detroit Lions are the biggest beneficiary of their former starting quarterback Matthew Stafford going on injured reserve for the Los Angeles Rams.
When you forget them picks, them picks forget about you…
Draft picks were not important when it came to the Los Angeles Rams winning the Super Bowl last season. General manager Les Snead famously wore a t-shirt at the parade to let everybody know how he felt about them. Well, the Rams are 3-8 and their starting quarterback Matthew Stafford is going on injured reserve, almost certainly ending his second season with the team…
While it stinks to see a great player have to be shelved like this, the biggest winner from this unfortunate scenario brewing in Los Angeles are the Detroit Lions. Snead's former right-hand man Brad Holmes is now likely to end up with a top-10 pick he was not expecting as a part of the Stafford trade made ahead of last season. Maybe the Lions will draft Stafford's heir apparent?
Simply put, Holmes and the Lions' front office should have the necessary draft capital to move up and take a potential quarterback, or another blue-chip prospect of their choice. One would expect Alabama's Bryce Young and Ohio State's C.J. Stroud to come off the board inside the top five this spring. Detroit can take either one of them, or possibly surround Jared Goff with even more talent.
Though Stafford is eligible to come off IR in Week 17 vs. the Los Angeles Chargers, why risk it?
Rams still owe the Lions their first-round pick for 2023. With a 3-8 record, and Matthew Stafford basically shelved for the season, the Rams' pick is now looking like a top selection for Detroit. https://t.co/HfI6EOnPRj
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 3, 2022
Detroit Lions are the biggest winner with Matthew Stafford being shut down
What Stafford being shut down for the season, for all intents and purposes, means is the Lions are incentivized to play as hard as possible down the stretch, without necessarily hurting their draft positioning. Since the Rams are not going to win many more games, the Lions are bound to end up with a top-five pick anyway. If they were to combine theirs with the Rams', they could get to No. 1.
Even if the Lions only win around six or seven games this season, one would think presumably two top-12 picks can move them anywhere up on the draft board as Holmes so chooses. Perhaps even more interesting, the Lions could flip that pick they are getting from the Rams for even more future draft capital. Holmes has crushed the last two drafts for Detroit. Why expect anything less?
Overall, the Lions' future looks incredibly bright. They have the right general manager in Holmes, and maybe at head coach in Dan Campbell. Goff may not be the long-term solution under center, but he was a former No. 1 overall pick himself … by Los Angeles. As for the Rams they are looking more like a one-off when it comes to winning another Super Bowl. They may have to rebuild now.
There is a chance this could be a franchise-altering, win-win trade for both of these NFC teams.
Brock Purdy stats continue to prove he's 49ers' future
AFC Championship Bengals vs. Chiefs opening odds (Vegas can't agree on opening line)
Panthers make the first coaching move by hiring Frank Reich
Easy Packers upgrade at WR could fall right in their lap
Look-ahead betting lines and odds for potential Super Bowl 57 matchups


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Vascular and Systemic Disorders
Spinal Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Extramedullary Hematopoiesis
Kevin R. Moore, MD
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH)
Epidural ± paravertebral proliferation of hematopoietic tissue in response to profound chronic anemia
Nonvascular Interventions
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Hassanzadeh M: Images in clinical medicine. Extramedullary hematopoiesis in thalassemia. N Engl J Med. 369(13):1252, 2013
Haidar R et al: Paraspinal extramedullary hematopoiesis in patients with thalassemia intermedia. Eur Spine J. 19(6):871-8, 2010
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Canada: The Most Educated Country in the World
December 9, 2012 Toronto Life
Canadian Flag by Victor Ngo
The education system in Canada has been well recognized for its high academic standards, affordability, innovative approach, and multiculturalism. Since the effective educational reform in 2000, Canada has become a world leader in quality of education. Canadian students have been achieving remarkable results despite their socioeconomic status, first language, or whether they are native Canadians or recent immigrants. Even though tuition costs have been increasing, loans have reached impassable levels and the unemployment rate for recent university graduates floats around 53 per cent, Canadians still recognize the importance of university education and are willing to invest in their studies. According to a recent study conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development called Education at a Glance 2012 and a ranking compiled by 24/7 Wall St., Canada has the highest proportion of university-educated adult residents around the world.
The OECD's study provides information on the percentage of residents who are between 25 and 64 years old with tertiary education for all of its 34 member countries, as well as for eight other countries. It also provides figures of educational attainment, graduation rates, GDP per capita, and unemployment rates from 2010 as well as the latest stats covering country-level education expenditure from 2009.
Canada: The Most Educated Country in the World Infographic
A Global Increase in Higher Education
Global education has undergone a rapid transformation accompanied by an explosive growth of higher education worldwide, increasing opportunities for millions and expanding the global talent pool of highly-educated individuals. The study writes:
In 1997, on average across OECD countries, 36 per cent of 25-to-64-year-olds had not completed upper secondary education, 43 per cent had completed upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary education, and another 21 per cent had completed tertiary education.
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Even during the recession, university graduation rates continued to grow worldwide. Furthermore, more developed countries recorded an increase in the percentage of adults with the equivalent of a university degree reaching more than 30 per cent in 2010.
However, an increase in the percentage of adults with higher education is much harder to achieve in the most developed economies. Education rates in these countries have steadily grown but the increases have been modest compared to developing economies. For example, the United States has had one of the smallest annual growths for higher education at just above 1 per cent since 1997. On the other hand, Poland, an emerging market, recorded a 7.2 increase from 1997 to 2010.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's study calculated the amount of residents with a university or university-equivalent degree among its member states and other major economies. The report proves that "the majority of countries that spend the most on education have the most educated populations." It's not surprising that the best educated countries tend to spend the highest amounts of funds on tertiary education as a percentage of gross domestic product. The U.S. and Canada ranked first and third respectively in the proportion of tertiary education expenditures and gross domestic product.
Study by michael_swan
It's more likely that a well-educated and well-trained person will find a job and earn sufficient funds for his or her own as well as his or her family's life. According to the report, across OECD countries, men with tertiary education are 18 per cent more likely to get jobs and women are 32 per cent more likely. Moreover, people with higher levels of education tend to earn more. High-quality education was one of the main factors that helped people from all over the world maintain their employment during the recession. OECD explains:
Between 2008 and 2010, unemployment rates among developed nations jumped from 8.8 per cent to 12.5 per cent for people with less than a high school education and from 4.9 per cent to 7.6 per cent for people with only a high school education. For those with the equivalent of a university degree or more, the unemployment rate went from 3.3 per cent to just 4.7 per cent.
Among the ten countries with the highest proportion of educated adults, unemployment rates for those with university equivalency ranged from 2.8 per cent in Australia to 5.4 per cent in Canada. However, in both countries, the rate hasn't reached the country's national average.
Based on contemporary graduation trends, it is estimated that an average of 47 per cent of today's young women and 32 per cent of today's young men in OECD countries will manage to finish tertiary type A education. The majority of graduates at all levels of tertiary education (except the doctoral level) are composed of women.
Matthias Rumpf, OECD's Chief Media Officer, suggested in an interview with 24/7 Wall St. that the amount of investments in educational system significantly affects the overall number of residents pursuing higher education. The proportion of private spending on educational institutions to public expenditure is much larger in countries with the highest rates of university-equivalent education. It's worth noting that a significant amount of funding comes from private sources, including tuition and donations in countries with the highest amounts of residents with tertiary education. The average proportion of private spending on education in the OECD is 16 per cent, while in the U.S. it's 28 per cent and in South Korea it's more than 40 per cent.
More Than Half of All Adults in Canada Had a Tertiary Education in 2010
University of Toronto by rachel
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Canada is the only country in which more than half of the adult population has completed university. In 2010, 51 per cent of all adult Canadians had completed a tertiary education, taking into account both undergraduate and graduate degrees. This represented an 11 per cent increase compared to 2000, when Canada dominated the ranking as well. It's interesting that Canada has managed to become the world's most educated country and at the same time ranked below the OECD average in education spending with just 6.1 per cent of GDP in 2009. A significant proportion of its spending was aimed to tertiary education, where Canada ranked third with 2.5 per cent of GDP beaten only by the U.S. and South Korea.
The study shows that in Canada, 88 per cent of adults aged 25 to 64 have managed to obtain the equivalent of a high school diploma. This is 14 per cent above the OECD average of 74 per cent. The OECD trend is that slightly more men aged 25 to 64 have the equivalent of a high school diploma compared with women from the same age group, whereas in Canada, 89 per cent of women have earned a high school diploma in contrast with 86 per cent of men. A more important indicator for Canada's future is that 92 per cent of young people aged 25 to 34 have successfully completed high school compared to the OECD average of 81 per cent.
Moreover, Canadians can expect to undergo 17 years of education between the ages of 5 and 39, meeting the OECD average. This high level of education expectancy reflects Canada's strong results in the educational attainment of its 25-to-34-year-old population.
Math by Clay Shonkwiler
Not only is Canada the best country in the world concerning graduation rates, but it's also a top-performing OECD country in literacy, maths, and sciences with the average student scoring 527 points in the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. This result is higher that the OECD average of 497, placing Canada as one of the strongest OECD countries for students' skills. According to PISA examinations, the gap between female and male students in Canada was 6 points, below the average OECD gap of 9 points.
Another important indicator of the educational system is the gap between the best and worst students. In Canada, the average difference in results between the top 20 per cent and the bottom 20 per cent is 75 points — considerably lower than the OECD average of 99 points. This indicates that the educational system in Canada manages to provide relatively equal access to high-quality education to all students.
On the other hand, Canada didn't perform very well in attracting international students, who comprised only 6.6 per cent of all tertiary students. This result was lower that the OECD average of 8 per cent.
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,,Interesting numbers. The United States should look up to their northern friends. But after all, America has more pressing things to deal with."
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[Javier Asrahan's favorability towards you has increased by +2!]
[Your current relationship with Javier Asrahan: -29]
[A slight improvement in your relationship with a key character earned you 36 RP]
[Current RP: 36]
[You can develop your skills by investing the acquired RP.]
'What the hell is this?'
A string of messages appeared in the air.
Somehow, it wasn't strange.
'When I first came here, I already saw these.'
Was it when Javier woke him up for the first time? At that time, I think I heard about RP blah-blah-blah.
'I thought it was just a silly dream.'
Looking at it now, it didn't seem to be that.
Anyway, this was absurd.
What is skill and what is RP?
'Favorability? Improving relationships with key characters?'
Lloyd's eyes moved quickly.
He repeatedly checked the messages which were floating in the air in front of him.
It wasn't that difficult to understand.
'Javier's favorability has gone up and the relationship has improved a bit? That must be why I got something called RP which could be used to develop my skills?'
Lloyd stopped walking.
He looked back at Javier.
"Hey?"
"What were you thinking?"
"I don't know what you mean."
"By any chance, have you ever badmouthed or judged me inside your heart? Something like, oh, that guy was a total garbage, but now I see he's not as trashy as I thought.
"I've never done any of that."
"Yes, you have."
"Really? Didn't you think of me as the perfect specimen of human garbage before?"
With a serious look on his face, Javier spoke.
"There's no such thing as pure garbage anywhere in the world.
No matter how messed-up a human being is, they will have a very faint sense of humanity somewhere in the corner of their heart.
That's what I think."
That's kinda comforting."
Once again, Javier had seemed to display his peculiar talent of putting every single ounce of painful straightforwardness into his words with great care.
Even while he himself was unaware of it.
Come on, let's go home."
I resumed my steps.
When I arrived at the Baron's mansion, Javier was sent to his quarters.
After I was alone, I locked the bedroom door.
Earnestly, I opened the earlier messages related to skills.
The way to open it was simple.
"Skill window."
I tried it just in case.
[Loading the Skill Window.]
"Wow, it really works."
I thought something novel-like had happened since I entered the novel.
But, the reality here was much more novel-like than I expected.
Lloyd gazed at the skill window that came up before him with admiration.
[List of currently available skills.]
[Survey Knowledge to Grasp Terrain and Space detected.]
[….
Soil Mechanics Knowledge detected.]
Mathematical Knowledge detected.]
[The skills above are integrated and can be developed with 'Basic Survey' Skill]
[RP required to develop = 15]
'What?'
It was literally the foundation of civil engineering.
Surveying the terrain and space before designing the structure.
That was the beginning of all construction.
'But you can turn survey into a skill?'
The type of skills that could be cultivated seemed to depend largely on the knowledge or talent he originally possessed.
Looking at the ever-coming messages, Lloyd was convinced that was the truth.
[Material Dynamics Knowledge detected.
Statics Knowledge to deal with stationary objects detected.]
Structural Mechanics Knowledge detected.]
Water Supply and Sewage Theory Knowledge detected.]
Steel Structure and Concrete Design Knowledge detected.]
Extensive knowledge and experience with CAD1 programs detected.]
[The skills above are integrated and can be developed with 'Basic Design' skill.]
Design in addition to survey.
Both of them were topics I studied tirelessly at school.
Lloyd unconsciously clenched his fists.
'This is a jackpot.'
Even so, he was about to start the construction business.
In order to settle the baron's debt, to make a lot of money.
In the future, he was even considering launching a large-scale civil engineering project.
What was needed most were precise measurements and design.
'However I don't have that kind of equipment here.
I can't even dream about GPS surveying2.
And for the design? There were no other options.'
The blueprint of the ondol room had to be drawn by hand.
At that moment, I missed CAD which was used conveniently in Korea.
All of these steps could be done entirely with the skills I was equipped with.
Lloyd boldly decided.
'Basic Survey and Basic Design, let's develop them both.'
First, I invested 15 RP into Basic Survey.
The reaction was immediate.
[Basic Survey Skill has been upgraded.]
[Skill name: Basic Survey]
[Consumes a small amount of mana.
It's possible to calculate the terrain, area, and height of the land observed by the eye accurately.
In addition, you can get a rough idea of the nature of the soil and water that forms the topographic surface.]
[Area that can be surveyed at once: 100m2]
'Is this for real?'
Lloyd rubbed his eyes.
He could measure an area of 10 meters by length and width at a time with a naked eye.
Even the nature of the soil and water within range could be identified manually.
This was a fraudulent ability.
'Let's check it out first.'
I opened the bedroom windows.
My bedroom just happened to be on the 2nd floor.
I glanced down at the courtyard of the mansion below.
While looking around the courtyard, I activated my skill.
"Basic Survey."
[Start Surveying.]
A message popped up.
At the same time, some of my vision changed like augmented reality.
Ten meters in width.
Ten meters in length.
Numerous numbers and information emerged over the terrain inside the range.
It felt like I had a 3D map device installed inside my head.
By investing 20 RP, the Basic Design skill also got upgraded.
[Basic Design skill has been upgraded]
[Skill name: Basic Design]
Recall contents of the desired design's drawing in the form of three-dimensional points, lines, and sides.
Automatically detect and correct any physical property errors in the drawing.]
[Volume of the structure that can be recalled at once: 1000m3]
'I'll also test this.'
Immediately, I activated the skill.
A virtual black space was formed in the air in front of my eyes.
The points, lines, and sides were free to manipulate.
I could even recall the terrain I've just grasped from the Basic Survey skill! This was literally like CAD's design program but the future 3D hologram version which is devoid of any restrictions.
'Oh my God.
Crazy, this is crazy.'
At this point, I was going to faint from being too excited.
This is what it feels like to be a god in architecture.
'Of course, the size of the area and volume from these two skills is still a little bit small.'
This would naturally be solved when the skills were upgraded later.
However, Lloyd felt a little disappointed.
'It would've been better if I had a talent related to heavy equipment and construction equipment.'
If that was the case, producing construction equipment would be possible.
But he didn't have that skill.
He was a civil engineer.
Not a mechanical engineer.
Lloyd looked around the skill window while smacking his lips regretfully.
Then, suddenly his eyes stopped at one place.
'What is this?'
[Random Summon of Phantom Species]
[Invest your RP to summon your phantom species]
[A powerful and personalized phantom that will offer its absolute loyalty to the master who summoned it and provides a variety of capabilities.]
It was written in the instruction panel.
'Is this some kind of a lucky draw? Like the one in mobile games?'
There were so many different things I wanted to try if it was possible.
However, I couldn't.
It was because the remaining RP was insufficient.
[One pull = 50 RP]
'Geez, I can't believe it.'
I just spent most of my RP to develop two skills.
So, the remaining RP should be only 1.
'I need to collect more RP.'
The method was already known.
To gain favor from important characters around me by improving my relationships with them.
Actually, there were quite a few ways to do it.
Especially at this time of the year.
'Now is exactly the time.'
Suddenly I recalled the contents of the novel.
The very beginning of Iron-Blooded Knight.
The days when Javier still worked at the barony.
Baron Frontera was severely troubled by the debtors who visited almost every day.
Maybe even today as well.
I summoned a servant and inquired quietly.
The servant nodded.
"Oh, yes, young master.
However, the guests dropped by to visit the Lord a moment ago."
As expected.
You were guests at these times.
Lloyd grinned.
'Look at the timing.
Just in time, since I have the perfect present for you.'
Exactly when I happened to need it.
A good idea to get more RP occurred to me.
Leaving the bedroom, Lloyd headed to the Baron's office.
-what do you want me to do, the hell!"
As he approached the front door of the office, an uproar echoed down the hallway.
Maybe it was because the mansion was old and not soundproofed.
Or maybe because the disturbances inside were louder than you think.
It wasn't until Lloyd opened the door that he knew the answer was the latter.
"How long are you going to delay it, Baron? Hasn't it already been 5 days since the promised date?"
If you keep on stalling like this, we won't give you any more chance."
There were two debtors who came.
A man with a bulging belly and a thin-skinned man with a sickly complexion.
Both of them were standing with their chins raised and hands at their waists.
Baron Frontera, on the other hand? He was sitting on the chair in the office while sighing deeply.
Somehow, his expression and sagging shoulders were like a man who had sinned.
'That's understandable.'
The pot-bellied man and skinny man who came to visit the Baron today were vicious loan sharks.
They never gave up the money they could get.
Even when the debtor died, they were the kind of people who made money by selling the corpse.
'Of course, they did it and were decapitated by Javier in the end.'
It was a future yet to come.
This would happen a year later, after the baron commits suicide.
'Tsk.
How could you borrow money from people like that?'
Without realizing it, I clicked my tongue.
I took a step forward and uttered with a subdued voice.
"No matter what anyone says, Baron Frontera is the owner of this territory.
If you came here as guests, where are your proper manners?"
Only then did they realize my existence.
The two loan sharks turned to look at me.
The baron raised his head, which was bowing deeply.
"Lloyd?"
The Baron's startled voice was heard.
I bowed slightly towards him.
The pot-bellied person tilted his head and interjected.
"The eldest son of this family."
"The eldest son?"
The eldest son whose conduct was very unique?"
"Thanks to that, I am kind of famous."
"Is that why you interrupted like this while the adults were talking?"
"It was for the honor of the Baron's family, the owner of this territory."
"Then, what's the big deal?"
"I'm afraid the landowner will change soon."
"We'll see if it changes or not."
He chuckled.
"First, let's see your invitation letter."
The pot-bellied man's eyebrows twitched.
I said while sneering at him even more.
"Is there no invitation?"
"What kind of invitation are you talking about in this situation…."
"The Royal Family and Nobility Act, Article 3, Clause 6.
All nobles of the kingdom, regardless of status and rank, have the right and honor to be the vassal of the king.
The nobility can exercise their rights to protect their interests."
"What…."
"Strictly speaking, on the basis of The Royal Family and Nobility Act, I am saying that visiting the residence of the nobility without an invitation can be considered as trespassing under the law."
"Well, so we're trespassing right now?"
"Oh, do you understand now?"
Clap clap, I clapped my hands.
In reality, who will keep that decree? However, it was a law that actually existed.
I reminisced about the scene from the beginning of 'Iron-Blooded Knight' abruptly.
Shortly after Baron Frontera and his wife committed suicide, a funeral was held in the Baron's mansion.
The two loan sharks came to the funeral.
The baron couple's bodies were to be sold by them, so they demanded to dig them out.
That was when Javier pulled out his sword and recited that law with his mouth.
He cut them down with one strike.
Later, Javier was put on trial.
Fortunately, there was no punishment.
It was a fact that the decree existed and the two loan sharks did come without an invitation plus they were acting too much.
'Of course, that was not the case right now, so I can't kill them.'
It was good to kick them out instead.
"So you have to get going now.
Next time you visit, learn some etiquette."
"You don't think there'll be any trouble at this rate?"
"We'll see about that."
The two loan sharks growled.
I did the same.
They left the Baron's office, trembling mad.
I saw them off with a sneer on their back.
Only then did I hear Baron Frontera's bewildered voice.
"Now… What have you done?"
When I turned around, the Baron's face was completely frozen.
Yeah, It was reasonable.
'I have provoked and kicked out the debtors who came in a desperate bid while I should've appeased them.'
A bitter smile came out.
Those guys were like hyenas.
Bitter memories when in South Korea also came to mind.
Parents who had been tangled in an investment scam.
Debtors who had been coming every day.
The back of my father became smaller day by day due to suffering from the harassment.
'Never again.
I'll never be like that ever again."
The weaker you are, the more you get beaten.
Especially against those guys.
Nevertheless, at present, the Baron wasn't in that situation.
Being confident in a tight situation is a lot harder than you think.
No, in reality, it's practically almost impossible.
"Answer me.
What did you just do?"
Before I knew it, the Baron's face was distorted.
Perhaps his thoughtless son was misled and thought he had done things wrong.
In this case, it was better to show him than explain with a dozen words.
I pulled my money bag out of my arms and put it on the baron's desk.
There was a heavy clattering sound.
"This should be enough to pay this month's interest.
Take care of it with this.
They'll be quiet for the time being."
It was the down payment from the sale of the ondol room today.
Even so, he didn't explain it himself.
Because at least, there was someone more trustworthy than this one.
"If you're curious, call sir Asrahan and listen."
I bowed my head to the Baron and quickly left the office.
The breath I'd been holding burst out at once.
With a shake of my head, I calmed my beating chest.
I didn't head to the bedroom.
I headed to the training ground in the backyard instead.
The moonlight shone over the empty training ground.
I lingered there for a moment and waited.
About an hour had passed.
'It's about time for a reaction to happen.'
It was time I think.
Finally, the long-awaited reaction came.
Ding dong!
[Baron Arcos Frontera's favorability towards you has increased by +6]
[Your current relationship with Baron Arcos Frontera: -14]
[Improvement in your relationship with a key character earned you 60 RP.]
'There we go.'
I clenched my fists excitedly.
As expected, the Baron must have called for Javier.
I'm sure you've heard of my recent developments through Javier's explanation.
'It went according to the plan.'
Explaining what you did well yourself would be less effective.
This is especially true if the good deed was revealed by the man who used to behave like a bully.
'Good job, Javier.'
Javier would have explained it coldly and objectively.
Probably, that was why I was confident in his explanation.
'Thanks to you, I accumulated 61 RP.'
It was worth it to wait at the deserted training ground on purpose.
Finally, the time had come to summon the first phantom.
CAD (Computer Aided Design) : using computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.
GPS Surveying : GPS (Global Positioning System) is a satellite-based navigation system.
In other words, GPS surveying is when you use GPS to survey the land. It uses similar technology with nearly all GPS applications, but with more sophisticated technology and different kinds of data collected.
The data will be collected, stored, manipulated, and displayed in a GIS (Geographic Information Survey) to be used in a survey model.