Extending BPM Environments of Your Choice with Performance Related Decision Support

What-if Simulations have been identified as one solution for business performance related decision support. Such support is especially useful in cases where it can be automatically generated out of Business Process Management (BPM) Environments from the existing business process models and performance parameters monitored from the executed business process instances. Currently, some of the available BPM Environments offer basic-level performance prediction capabilities. However, these functionalities are normally too limited to be generally useful for performance related decision support at business process level. In this paper, an approach is presented which allows the non-intrusive integration of sophisticated tooling for what-if simulations, analytic performance prediction tools process optimizations or a combination Of Such solutions into already existing BPM environments. The approach abstracts from process modelling techniques which enable automatic decision support spanning processes across numerous BPM Environments. For instance, this enables end-to-end decision support for composite processes modelled with the Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) on top of existing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) processes modelled with proprietary languages.

Deconstructing a discourse : broadening understandings of teenage girls' "resistance"

Popular culture has a strong influence on youth, and the creation of meanings associated with youth. Representations within popular culture, specifically film, branch beyond entertainment and become discourses that construct how we perceive our world. Youth resistance is commonly represented in films geared towards the teenage gene{ation. Yet, the discourse of resistance has positioned females as non-resistors. This thesis addresses representations of teenage girl resistance within popular culture due to the strong influence film has on teenage girls today. This thesis will specificaIJy examine three films directed at North American teenage girls: Thirteen, Ghost World and The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. Through a feminist poststructurallens utilizing discourse analysis, this thesis will examine teenage girl resistance as it is represented in the aforementioned films. This thesis repositions teenage girl resistance as a multi-dimensional concept, allowing for resistance to branch beyond the traditional meaning associated with it.

Photograph of Two Girls by R. F. Uren, Photographer, St. Catharines [n.d.]

Two unidentified girls are featured in this black and white cabinet card style photograph by R. F. Uren, of St. Catharines. The photograph is not dated, however, the address of the photographer is printed at the bottom of the cabinet card. This photograph was in the possession of Iris Sloman Bell, of St. Catharines, Ontario. The Sloman - Bell family descendants include former African American slaves who settled in Canada.Richard Frank (R.F.) Uren was a photographer in St. Catharines from 1886-1895. Source: Phillips, Glen C. The Ontario photographers list (1851-1900). Sarnia: Iron Gate Publishing Co., 1990. "Cabinet card photographs were first introduced in 1866. They were initially employed for landscapes rather than portraitures. Cabinet cards replaced Carte de visite photographs as the popular mode of photography. Cabinet cards became the standard for photographic portraits in 1870. Cabinet cards experienced their peak in popularity in the 1880's. Cabinet cards were still being produced in the United States until the early 1900's and continued to be produced in Europe even longer. The best way to describe a cabinet card is that it is a thin photograph that is mounted on a card that measures 4 1/4″ by 6 1/2″. Cabinet cards frequently have artistic logos and information on the bottom or the reverse of the card which advertised the photographer or the photography studio's services." Source: http://cabinetcardgallery.wordpress.com/category/cabinet-card-history/

Chute Losses Aren't Accidents! Most Injuries can be Avoided. Here's How to Rate the Performance of Your Chute and Crew

The conclusion of the article reads "good handling during processing and re-implanting could mean the difference between a going operation and financial disaster. But it's up to you to make certain your crew understands and follows proper chute practices. When they do, it will mean more money in your pocket."

Academics' online presence guidelines: A four step guide to taking control of your visibility

OpenUCT published Academics' online presence guidelines: A four step guide to taking control of your visibility in 2012.

Meeting the needs of your most able pupils : history.

Recurso para todos los profesores de historia que trabajan con alumnos de las etapas clave tres y cuatro (Key Stage 3 and 4). Su objetivo general es proporcionar un instrumento práctico que los jefes de departamento, coordinadores y profesores de niños superdotados y con talento pueden utilizar para desarrollar un planteamiento coherente para ayudar a sus alumnos más capaces. Ofrece una guía específica sobre: el reconocimiento de la alta capacidad y potencial, la planificación, la diferenciación y la ampliación / enriquecimiento de la historia, apoyo para los alumnos más capaces con necesidades educativas especiales (dislexia, TDAH, trastornos sensoriales); registro y evaluación; actividades fuera del aula (visitas, concursos, escuelas de verano, clases magistrales, enlaces con universidades, empresas y otras organizaciones). Contiene apéndices con recursos en línea que incluyen: planificación de lecciones y ejemplos de actividades; procedimientos departamentales y programas de acción; estrategias de identificación.

Meeting the needs of your most able pupils : science.

Recurso para todos los profesores de ciencias que trabajan con alumnos de las etapas clave tres y cuatro (Key Stage 3 and 4). Su objetivo es proporcionar un instrumento práctico que, los jefes de departamento, coordinadores y profesores de niños superdotados y con talento, pueden utilizar para desarrollar un planteamiento coherente para ayudar a sus alumnos más capaces. Ofrece una guía específica sobre: el reconocimiento de la alta capacidad y el potencial, la planificación, la diferenciación y la ampliación / enriquecimiento de la ciencia, apoyo para los alumnos más capaces con necesidades educativas especiales (dislexia, TDAH, trastornos sensoriales); registro y evaluación; actividades fuera del aula (visitas, concursos, escuelas de verano, clases magistrales, enlaces con universidades, empresas y otras organizaciones). Contiene apéndices con recursos en línea que incluyen: planificación de lecciones y ejemplos de actividades; procedimientos departamentales y programas de acción; y estrategias de identificación.

Meeting the needs of your most able pupils : physical education and sport.

Para los profesores de secundaria, los jefes de departamentos, coordinadores y asesores, el manual incluye: el reconocimiento de alta capacidad e inteligencias múltiples; planificación, diferenciación y extensión y enriquecimiento; habilidades del profesor para preguntar; apoyo a los alumnos más capaces con dificultades de aprendizaje; tarea; registro y evaluación; más allá del aula (visitas, residenciales, competiciones, cursos de verano, clases magistrales, enlaces con otras instituciones). Cuenta con apéndices y un CD con contactos útiles y recursos, planes de lecciones, hojas de enlace para los asistentes de enseñanza, actividades para la tarea y las hojas de control.