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... stock trading, knew just where to go Bernie Madoff was the man Too Good to Be True 31 He grew to be rich and powerful and highly respected in many circles He didn't need to resort to crime to ... Wall Street legend to the Southern District Too Good to Be True 13 prosecutor's office downtown Agent Cacioppi left in a separate car He needed to speak to Madoff's two sons to swear out a complaint ... perpetuated a fantasy Madoff promised returns that were too good to be true, and everyone else conspired to believe his unbelievable promises Madoff was a master illusionist There are many frustrating...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2014, 11:51

... disadvantage of a genre specific group is that a group can become too insular about that specific type of writing A disadvantage of a non-genre specific group is that the group could be too disparate ... every member need to purchase something in order to legitimize use of the public space? Is the physical environment too cold, too hot, or subject to the seasons? In a private space are there distracters ... that is 90 minutes per piece Or 7.5 hours each week to prepare critique for five members of the group Do the math to figure out the logistics Be reasonable - not too small a sample, not too large...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 00:20

... Critical analysis of these studies is difficult Some of these retrospective cohorts consist of surgical patients only (i.e patients considered too ill to be operated have already been excluded) ... contribute to making the ‘intuitive’ decision-making process somewhat better Competing interests None declared References ICU admission In this issue of Critical Care, Georg Delle Karth and his colleagues ... Infectious Diseases Edited by Mandell GA, Bennett JE, Dolin R Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2000:857-902 Bayer AS, Bolger AF, Taubert KA, Wilson W, Steckelberg J, Karchmer AW, Levison M, Chambers...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:21

... processes at my organisation are too technical 23 44 33 Complexity is increasing the risk exposure for my organisation 63  26 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2011 11 Too good to fail? New ... Operational risk Compliance Risk disclosure Enterprise risk management Asset liability management Source: Economist Intelligence Unit © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2011 Too good to fail? ... Regulation is likely to be part of the reason for this divergence—banks in Europe have typically been quicker to comply with the Basel II 17 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2011 Too good to...

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2015, 23:16

... base resistance is less certain than side resistance due to the greater deformation required to mobilize the base resistance, a lower resistance factor relative to the side resistance is provided ... factor for tip resistance (DIM) (10.8.3.5) resistance factor for shaft side resistance (DIM) (10.8.3.5) resistance factor for sliding resistance between soil and footing (DIM) (10.5.5.2.2) resistance ... the resistance factor to achieve a  value of approximately 3.5 If the resistance factor is decreased in this manner, the  factor provided in R Article 1.3.4 should not be increased to address...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2012, 15:57

... uplift resistance of a belled shaft, the side resistance above the bell should conservatively be neglected if the resistance of the bell is considered, and it can be assumed that the bell behaves ... base (bell, or underream) may be used at the shaft tip to increase the tip bearing area to reduce the unit end bearing pressure or to provide additional resistance to uplift loads Where the bottom ... factor is an empirical factor used to correlate the results of full-scale load tests with the material property or characteristic of the cohesive soil The adhesion factor is usually related to...

Ngày tải lên: 29/09/2013, 12:20

... used to predict resistance Method bias is discussed in Article 10.7.3.3 The piles will need to be driven to the required nominal axial resistance plus the side resistance that will be lost due to ... driving resistance at the time the dynamic measurement is taken is too high, i.e., the pile set per hammer blow is too small In this case, adequate hammer energy is not reaching the pile tip to assess ... requirements, using factored loads and factored resistance values From this design step, the number of piles and pile resistance needed to resist the factored loads applied to the foundation are...

Ngày tải lên: 29/09/2013, 12:20

... dense to dense Loose to 12 to to Fine to medium sand, silty or clayey medium to coarse sand (SW, SM, SC) Very dense Medium dense to dense Loose to 10 to to Fine sand, silty or clayey medium to fine ... stiff to hard Medium stiff to stiff Soft to to to 10-64 10.6.2.6.2 Semiempirical Procedures for Bearing Resistance Bearing resistance on rock shall be determined using empirical correlation to the ... SM, SC) Very dense Medium dense to dense Loose to 10 to to Homogeneous inorganic clay, sandy or silty clay (CL, CH) Very dense Medium dense to dense Loose to 12 to to Inorganic silt, sandy or clayey...

Ngày tải lên: 29/09/2013, 12:20

... base resistance is less certain than side resistance due to the greater deformation required to mobilize the base resistance, a lower resistance factor relative to the side resistance is provided ... the resistance factor to achieve a  value of approximately 3.5 If the resistance factor is decreased in this manner, the  factor provided in R Article 1.3.4 should not be increased to address ... used to verify the bearing resistance during pile installation (see Allen, 2005, for additional discussion on this issue) Once the number of piles with a given nominal resistance needed to resist...

Ngày tải lên: 29/09/2013, 12:20

... clarity on this issue He has given me permission to share his words with you: The first rule of management is this: don’t send your ducks to eagle school Why? Because it won’t work Good people ... severely disciplined for being a non-conformist In climbing classes, he beat all the others to the top, but insisted on using his own way of getting there! All people have strengths they can use to ... Since he was so slow in running, he had to drop swimming and stay after school to practice running This caused his webbed feet to be badly worn so he became only average in swimming But ‘average’...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 02:15

... seem to be related In this sense, globalisation, whilst having a long historical background as old as merchants and religious proselytisers, appears to be a process which deserves to be recognised ... 297 Conclusion: what is to be done? many other opinions too My own impression is that this event can be characterised as one of many rebounding transfers of human misery symptomatic of the failed ... writing which can be called into evidence, relied upon to advise any manner of client, or used to understand and to influence the laws of judges and legislators) If lawyers wish to practise law as a...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 08:20

... and the bartender laughs, not because the joke is funny but because his customer is spilling over with joviality To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever 17 and goodwill He slaps hands with the ... forward to hear their memories of my father His sudden death at 72 on December 21, 2000, was so surreal—he had seemed too ornery, too ribald, too full of plans to die—that all I wanted was to watch ... brother John and became irritated—you have to love this if you have the slightest bit of contrarian in you—because he felt the fans were making too much noise According to my brother, he stood up and...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 17:20

... alternative modes is likely to increase in the future due to various factors described in this report 2060 Although automobiles are likely to continue to be the dominant mode into the foreseeable ... economic growth, the rate of increase is expected to decline and eventually stop due to various factors described in this report Travel by alternative modes is likely to increase These reforms are justified ... systems Automobile Travel Marginal Benefits and Costs Benefits and Costs Figure 33 User Benefits External Costs Motor Vehicle Travel As motor vehicle travel increases marginal user benefits tend to...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 10:20

... courses last year Make updated outlines to condense the notes into an easier to read format Don’t get behind on your notes, or you may not be able to catch up Be Ethical Medical students come in ... thing that you have to remember the content with is the notes that you wrote Take notes for every course and lecture Rewrite notes after your course to clean them up and to phrase terms in a ... students come in contact with people with confidential medical issues and must discuss very private topics Keep this information confidential to avoid making an ethical violation that could negatively...

Ngày tải lên: 23/05/2014, 23:05

... This advice, too, is rooted in psychological research: Human beings consistently react negatively to unexplained events The effect is so strong that it is better to give an explanation they dislike ... of existence This is not one of them It is also important to realize that what will be seen as surprising or routine, as fair or unfair, is dictated by the quirks of your organization’s history ... “One of is known to be one of Steve Jobs’s most trusted advisers.) He the steps I will be taking,” he wrote that October, is raising played a major role in growing many companies and mentoring...

Ngày tải lên: 27/05/2014, 13:01

... false beginners beginners TASK - INTRODUCING Paolo: Mum and Dad, this is Tom Hayes Tom, these are my parents Tom: Please to meet you, Mr and Mrs Tavares Mr.& Mrs.Tavares: Nice to meet you, Tom ... o guiding Ss to choose what they like to o … CHARACTERISTICS GOOD CLASSROOM LEARNERS SHARE o be a good listener o take risks in doing new things o ask questions o think about how to learn o accept ... MOTIVATION IS IT? I learn English… to watch American TV because I like it; it’s a beautiful language because I work with the foreigners in my company to graduate to understand how English people...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 09:20

... Talking Time) should be maximized CLASS MANAGEMENT  Create surprise & curiosity by violating usual behavior patterns  clothes  standing / sitting positions  changing tones of voice CLASS ... inquisitive mind in new way of teaching  life-long goal in teaching  high ethical & moral standards  … RULES FOR TEACHERS TEACHER’S TALK  Rough-tuning is important  Instructions should be ... structure within a lesson  Give different topics  Give different activities  Organize different grouping 10 CLASS MANAGEMENT  Pay frequent attention to Ss and be a teacher-in-need  What they are...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 09:20

... and revised version” thus forcing me to continue to be that person When it’s not to my benefit to be shy, I try my best to stretch myself out of my comfort zone and attempt to display the behaviors ... Maybe I’m just mistaken, but I thought that, just like on Good Times, the plan is to get a good enough job to move to a better place to live Am I making that up? Isn’t that what you thought, too? ... I’m getting at is what are you bringing to the table? Before you can even begin to choose a friend, you’ve got to first know how to be a friend, and to be a friend, you’ve got to know your strengths...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 00:20