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Examples of Transitions Between Sentences

feradz — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:30:30 +0000

I have problems in making transitions between the sentences. I have attended one workshop about academic writing by Geoff Jordan. He has given us few exercise and also a table with the different words that we can use for transitions. I have found this table very useful particularly when writing papers. I will post it here hoping it will be useful for somebody else too.

Table of transition phrases for different purposes.

Purpose	Phrase
Illustration	thus, for example, for instance, namely, to illustrate, in other words, in particular, specifically, such as
Contrast	on the contrary, contrarily, notwithstanding, but, however, nevertheless, in spite of, in contrast, yet, on the other hand, rather, or, nor, conversely, at the same time, while this may be true
Addition	and, in addition to, furthermore, moreover, besides, than, too, also, both-and, another, equally important, first, second, etc., again, further, last, finally, not only-but also, last but not least, as well as, in the second place, next, likewise, similarly, in fact, as a result, consequently, in the same way, for example, for instance, however, thus, therefore, otherwise
Time	after, afterward, before, then, once, next, last, at last, at length, first, second, etc., at first, formerly, rarely, usually, another, finally, soon, meanwhile, at the same time, for a minute, hour, day, etc., during the morning, day, week, etc., generally, in order to, subsequently, previously, in the meantime, immediately, eventually, concurrently, simultaneously
Space	at the left, at the right, in the center, on the side, along the edge, on top, below, beneath, under, around, above, over, straight ahead, at the top, at the bottom, surrounding, opposite, at the rear, at the front, in the front of, beside, behind, next to, nearby, in the distance, beyond, in the front, in the foreground, within sight, out of sight, across, under, nearer, adjacent, in the background
Concession	although, at any rate, at least, still, thought, even though, granted that, while it may be true, in spite of, of course
Similarity of comparison	similarly, likewise, in like fashion, in like manner, analogous to
Emphasis	above all, indeed, truly, of course, certainly, surely, in fact, really, in truth, again, besides, also, furthermore, in addition
Details	specifically, especially, in particular, to explain, to list, to enumerate, in detail, namely, including
Examples	for example, for instance, to illustrate, thus, in other words, as an illustration, in particular
Consequence of result	so that, with the result that, thus, consequently, hence, accordingly, for this reason, therefore, so, because, since, due to, as a result, in other words, then
Summary	therefore, finally, last but not least, consequently, thus, in short, in conclusion, in brief, as a result, accordingly
Suggestion	For this purpose, results suggests that, to this end, with this in mind, whit this purpose in mind, therefore

What is Luck and How Can We Become Lukcy?

feradz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:59:22 +0000

One of my favorite quotes: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" – Seneca.

This morning my friend handed me an article about luck "Be lucky – it's and easy skill to learn" by Prof. Richard Wiseman. I liked this article a lot and want to share it here.

Prof. Wiseman has studied the luck and what makes people feel lucky or unlucky. Insights from this great work are that people's thoughts and behavior are responsible for their good or bad fortune. He conveys an experiment of more than 400 people that describe themselves as either lucky or unlucky. In this experiment, each person is given a newspaper and asked to count the number of pictures in it. It takes about 2 minutes for the unlucky people to find out that there are 43 pictures, whereas the lucky group finds the number in just few seconds. The reason is that on the second page there is a message written with 2" (5cm) big letter "Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper.". The lucky group sees it but the unlucky group misses it.

This experiment reveals that:

"Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner and so miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and as a result miss other types of jobs. Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for."

To see if unlucky people can become lucky, Prof. Wiseman sets another experiment – "Luck School". For one month, participants carry out exercises that would help them increase their skills in spotting opportunities, listen to their intuition, think they are lucky and be more optimistic by trying to find the good in the bad luck. The results from the experiment are positive – unlucky people become lucky and lucky people become luckier. Even one of the participants from the unlucky group, after graduating from the "luck school" successfully passes the driving test after three years of trying.

Avoid Being Ripped Off for Spanish NIE Number – How to Apply

feradz — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:21:25 +0000

I have just seen one Google advertisement of an agency that offers their services for helping foreigners to issue NIE – Número de Identidad de Extranjero – number. The subject agency charges the insane 165 Euros + Expenses for a NIE number application on your behalf.

The agency shows that the normal procedure is very complicated as it requires waiting on queues, involves notary, lawyers and other bureaucracy. And to safe you all these "complicated" paperwork, the agency offers you a service to apply for NIE number on your behalf and obtain the NIE number in 2 weeks – for 165 Euros + Notary Expenses.

Actually, the application process is very simple and very fast and costs about 6 Euros (which I believe the subject company will charge it to you as an extra fee). When you come to Spain, what you need to do is:

1. Fill in the NIE application form or http://www.mir.es/SGACAVT/extranje/regimen_general/identificacion/nie.html

2. Go to any bank, show them the NIE application form. The person will understand that you want to pay the fee for it. Take the receipt.

3. Check from internet at which police station you need to submit this form (Where to apply for NIE). Non-EU citizens sometimes may need to wait on a queue about 1-2 hours. The usual waiting time for EU citizens is about 10 minutes. The reason for this is that places to apply for NIE numbers are different for EU and non-EU citizens.

4. At the time of application, you will be immediately issued the NIE number.

If you want for any reason to apply for NIE number without coming to Spain, you can do it through the Spanish embassy in your country. Call the embassy and ask them how you can do it. I believe it will be cheaper than 165 Euros + Expenses. But anyway, I don’t see a reason why one would need a NIE number without ever coming to Spain.

Top Conferences in High Performance Computing

feradz — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:40:00 +0000

Department of the Computer Science and Engineering at University of San Diego ranked conferences and journals in high performance computing based on their impact. According to their rank, the top conferences in the area are better than the journals. The table below is my shameless copy&paste from the original document “Judging the Impact of Conference and Journal Publications in High Performance Computing”. Conferences in the table are classified in three different classes and grouped based on their importance/impact.

Grouping	Archival Journals (Combined areas)	General High Performance Computing	Related Conferences in Programming Languages	Related Conferences in Architecture	Related Conferences (cross-discipline & other areas)
Group 1	TPDS, JPDC, CPE, TOPLAS, TOSE, SPE, TOCS, TOC, Micro	SC, PPOPP, HPDC, ICS	PLDI, POPL, OOPSLA	ISCA, Micro, HPCA	ASPLOS, PACT, SPAA, Sigmetrics, SOSP
Group 2	IJPP, PC, PPL, CL, JILP, JSA, IJHPCA, SP	IPDPS, Europar, ICCS, ICPP, ISCOPE, CLUSTER, SCPPSC, CCGrid	CC, LCPC, CGO	ICCD, ISHPC
Group 3	–	PARA, HCW IRREGULAR	FDDO	PACS, CAECW	EPIC, Interact, MTEAC

Configuring Yoigo Mobile Internet Connection in Sony Ericsson

feradz — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:11:23 +0000

This article describes how to setup your Sony Ericsson mobile phone so that to be able to connect to Internet with your mobile phone over Yoigo mobile operator in Spain.

The configuration consists of two but small steps:

Setup data account. If you bought your phone from Yoigo this step is done by the operator so you will not need to do it.
Create internet profile.

Setup Data Account

If you bought your phone from Yoigo this step is done by the operator so you will not need to do it. If you don’t have a configured data account continue with the following steps.

From the menu of your phone go to Settings->Connectivity->Data comm.->Data accounts->New Account
Account Type = PS data and continue with select
Name -> Name the data account could be anything, for example "Yoigo Net" and continue
APN = Internet
Username = leave empty
Password = leave empty
Login request = off
Allow calls = automatic
IP address = … (type 3 dots)
DNS address = … (type 3 dots)
Authentication: select "None", "PAP" and "CHAP"
Data compression = off
Header compression = off
From the menu of your phone go to Settings->Connectivity->Data comm.->Preferred service and select "PS and CS"

Create Internet Profile

To create and internet profile first ensure that you have the data account. Then continue with the following steps:

From the menu of your phone go to Settings->Connectivity->Internet settings->Internet Profiles->New Profile
Name = any name is OK, for example "Yoigo Net Prof"
Connect using. Here you have to select the data account to be used to carry to network communication. Assuming that you named your data account "Yoigo Net" (see Setup Data Account) select "Yoigo Net"
Then select the internet profile you have just created "Yoigo Net Prof", select More from the menu and choose Settings
Use Proxy = yes
Proxy address = 010.008.000.036
Port = 8080

After completing these steps you should be able to connect to the internet with your mobile phone using the integrated mobile browser.

Guide for writing diploma, master or PhD thesis

feradz — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:52:31 +0000

A while ago I prepared an article "How to Write Diploma, Master or PhD Thesis?" that briefly explain how to organize the contents of your thesis. I don’t host the article here in the blog because of the possible changes that I would make to keep it up to date. So those interested can go and throw a look on it. Hope it would be hopeful to better structure and organize your thesis.

Windows: Time of Last Reboot and Time Since Last Boot

feradz — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:49:42 +0000

Today I needed to check the last time when one of our win servers was rebooted and the time it elapsed since its last boot.

So to check:

1. The time of last Reboot, go to Open Event Viewer (Control Panel, Administrative Tools). Look for the last Event Log 1074 with USER32 – this will contain information about the exact date and time of the last reboot.

2. The time since the last boot. A practical way I found is: open command prompt and type “net statistics server”. It will display summary info. The one that you should look for is the 2nd line “Statistics since…” this is the time since your computer is on.

First Post

feradz — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:28:07 +0000

This is my first entry in the blog congratulating the beggining of a hopefully up to date blog.

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