... 261).
It is known that the lower people’s RD is, the more they accept responsibility
and feel responsible for others’ welfare, while the higher people’s RD is, the
greater their tendency to ignore ... deny that the increasingly omnipresent nature of the World Wide
Web in the workplace is dramatically revolutionizing the manner in which we
work. The advantages of the World Wide Web are the ability ... organizational position.
The high response rate of 89% (481) was attributed to the fact that the
participants were either registered in the courses or they were acquainted with
the MBA students. Our...
... of the other’s name or likeness,
46
unreasonable publicity given to
the other’s private life,
47
and publicity that unreasonably places the other in a
false light before the public.
48
Of these ... the ordinary course of
business” includes anything of interest to the employer’s business. The Court
stated that the exclusion does not apply to the interception of personal calls
except to the ... employer provided notice to the employee of the monitoring and
whether the level of monitoring was justified are both relevant.
Depending on the circumstances of the monitoring and which test...
... are
attached to the roof of the spawning site;
the female tends them while the male defends
the territory. The fry are free-swimming after 8-10 days,
under the watchful eyes of the adults. J. ... which can
be mated with the normal variety;
the fry will then display the coloration
of one or other of the parents.
Size: 10-15 cm.
Labeo bicolor
The red-tailed black shark, rather nocturnal
in its ... those
of the genus Echinodorus) or on PVC pipe placed
in the tank. She will sometimes choose other, sur-
prising sites, such as the aquarium glass or the heat-
ing equipment! The male then joins the...
... used for these systems (see § 4.2).
The continuum point-source sensitivity depends on three factors. These are the thermal noise floor,
the 1/f gain fluctuations of the receiver, and the astronomical ... above the theoretical
value predicted by the radiometer equation. Note that the predicted RMS confusion
assumes no knowledge of the confusing sources. However, for most regions of the sky
there ... rectangular area of the sky while taking data. The observer specifies the coordinate
system, dimensions of the rectangular area, which of the two dimensions the telescope will slew
in, the telescope...
... parts:
• The first part of the URL is called the scheme, and it describes the protocol used
to access the resource. This is usually the HTTP protocol (http://).
• The second part gives the server ... server’s hostname from the URL.
(b) The browser converts the server’s hostname into the server’s IP address.
(c) The browser extracts the port number (if any) from the URL.
(d) The browser establishes ... connection with the web server.
(e) The browser sends an HTTP request message to the server.
(f) The server sends an HTTP response back to the browser.
(g) The connection is closed, and the browser...
... Not so. The
severity by which the immune system is suppressed is directly linked
to the duration and intensity of the stress. Meaning, the longer the
body is stressed, the greater is the potential ... nutrition is the key
The first and most general guideline of the Thrive Diet is to make high
net-gain foods a cornerstone of your diet. The net gain of food is the
term I use to describe the energy ... burns more fuel. The greater the resist-
ance, the greater the fuel consumption. If a person is dissatisfied with
her workplace the hours, the lack of aptitude required, and the
paycheck all...
... section describes the information in the documents and how to
get them. Much of the information described below is available either from the website of the
FFIEC or the webiste of the bank’s supervisory ... of the bank’s goals, shows the bank’s record
at meeting those goals, and discusses the basis for the rating, including an analysis of the reason
the bank met the goals or failed to meet the ... compliance in the upcoming
quarter, at least 30 days before that quarter begins.
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The agencies distribute these lists via the
mail and also place them on their websites. Any member of the public...
... to the
apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
—Winston Churchill
Dedicated to the Entrepreneur…
Entrepreneurs are the people who take control of their
future. They are the ... and watch closely.
Never Interrupt Others When
They are Making Mistakes
When you’re the active listener, others are doing the
talking. They can talk themselves into a corner. Talk less
and ... possible. The other side would not be
there if they had nothing to gain. What are they
after?
Your power is your walk-away alternative.
You never disclose this. If the deal or the
situation...
... as the night sky. He laughs at the blade, spits at the
arrow, for they will not harm his flesh. For eternity, he will walk the
earth, smelling the sweet blood of the living, feasting upon the ... matter what their
label—these somnambulists are the greatest threat to humanity, other
than humanity itself. To call them predators and us prey would be inac-
curate. They are a plague, and the human ... dead’s advantage over the living is their tirelessness.
Humans who believe they have outrun their undead pursuers might do
well to remember the story of the tortoise and the hare, adding, of
course,...
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The left angle bracket (<) ... "d"]
Note that the output displayed by print or puts may vary depending on
your version of Ruby. When Ruby 1.8 displays the elements in an array, it shows
them one after the other so they look like ... type. In Ruby, you can create variables as and
when you need them, and the interpreter “infers” their types. In the example,
I have assigned a string to
name so Ruby knows that the type of the...
... and the standard distribution has grown rapidly over the
last years. All the other stuff can be found in public places such as
RubyForge
1
or theRuby Application Archive
2
.
1
http://www.rubyforge.org
2
http://raa .ruby- lang.org
Report ... We also defer closing the connection
until the end of the program, as it’s needed during the whole runtime.
The Fruits of Our Labor
Two weeks ago the coupons were sent to their lucky recipients. ... expected, the bouquets_flowers table contains seven rows describing
the content of the “Red Dream” bouquet. Six of them refer to the rose
entry in the flowers table, and one refers to the sunflower....
... objects. They are the objects
“things” in theRuby universe. Objects just sit there until they’re told t o
do something. That’s where the verbs come in. All the verbs in the Ruby
universe are ... new-inventory"
exit
end
Ruby s unless construct begins with unless and ends with end. The body b ody
is the text between the two. Unless the expression following the unle ss
is true, the body is executed. Otherwise, ... claim, the designations have
been printed in initial capital letters or in all capitals. ThePragmatic Starter Kit, The
Pragmatic Programmer, Pragmatic Programming, Prag matic Bookshelf and the...
... written in Ruby.
1
FXRuby exposes all the functionality of the
FOX library, but it’s more than just a simple “wrapper” around the API.
FXRuby takes advantage of Ruby l anguage features and uses them ... subscribe to these lists, as well as
the mailing list archives, at the RubyForge project page for FXRuby.
3
In addition to the FXRuby lists, you may find it valuable to subscribe to
the regular ... the
listing of installed gems until you find the entry for FXRuby, and then
click the [rdoc] link to view the documentation.
Another nifty trick you can use to look up information about an FXRuby
class...