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Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Jeopgolsan (JGS) extract on anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory activities in RAW 264.7 cells and on factors related with fracture healing in skull fractured rat.
Methods Experimental animals were divided into four groups: normal group without any treatment (Normal), contral group were treated orally with distilled water (Control), Experimental group were treated orally with JGS at a concentration of 200 mg/kg/day (JGS 200) and Experimental group were treated orally with JGS at a concentration of 200 mg/kg/day (JGS 400). Rats in each group except the normal group were induced fractures in the skull. ＜In vitro＞ The 1,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activity were measured to evaluate antioxidant activity. The production of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin- 1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the RAW 264.7 cells were measured to evaluate anti-inflammatory activity. ＜In vivo＞ The production of osteocalcin calcitonin, carboxy-terminal telepeptides of type II collagen (CTX II), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2), Insulin and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in serum of rats were measured to evaluate the effects of fracture healing at 0, 2, 4, and 6th week. X-rays were taken every 3 week from 0 to 6th week to evaluate fracture healing effect.
Results 1. No cytotoxicity was observed. 2. DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity were increased in a concentration dependent manner, indicating anti-oxidant effect. 3. NO, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α were not significantly changed, indicating no anti-inflammatory effect. 4. Osteocalcin, Calcitonin, TGF-β and ALP were significantly increased in the experimental groups. 5. CTX II, insulin were significantly decreased in the expermental groups. 6. Radiologic examination showed that union of fracture was promoted.
Conclusions From above results, JGS showed significant results in factors related with fracture healing and radiologic examination. Threfore, JGS is expected to be effective in the treatment of fracture. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2018;28(1):1-17)


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The present study was designed to investigate if the presence of asymptomatic malaria parasiteamia in pregnant women will compromise their ability to respond to full dose of tetanus toxoid immunization during their antenatal clinic visits. Hence, 90 apparently healthy pregnant women who had completed the tetanus toxoid immunization during the current pregnancy were recruited at the antenatal clinic and were divided into two groups based on the antenatal record of malaria paras during the immunization period. Sixty (66.7%) of the pregnant women were seroreactive for Plasmodium falciparum
histidine rich protein- (HRP)-2 while 30 (33.3%) were seronegative for Plasmodium falciparum
HRP-2. The malaria parasite density range for the seroreactive group was between 322 and 1045 parasites per ml of blood. The blood concentration of Tetanus toxoid antibody response in both groups of seroreactive and seronegative HRP-2 pregnant women did not show any significant difference in tetanus toxoid antibody response (p>O.2). This result showed that the presence of asymptomatic IPlasmodium falciparum
malaria parasiteamia in the pregnant women during the immunization schedule did not compromise the ability to respond to tetanus toxoid immunization. Hence asymptomatic malaria may not contribute to the prevalence of neonatal tetanus in Nigeria, however, there is need to treat these pregnant women for asymptomatic malaria when detected in order to reduce the burden of malaria on them.

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Definition of Leyte
1. Noun. A battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese.
Generic synonyms: Amphibious Assault
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Philippine Islands, Philippines
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Leyte
Literary usage of Leyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1916)
"... Barrio, Maasin Municipality, leyte Province, leyte.... Bay, east coast, and Town, leyte Province, leyte.... leyte PwInce, leyte, (Not Jubas.1)..."
2. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"THE BATTLE FOR leyte GULF October, 1944 ON THE 16th, with General MacArthur and... Halsey radioed that he would support us in the leyte area with two fast..."
3. United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1919)
"... side to avoid the stronger current and whirlpools on the leyte side... as foul ground lies between it and the leyte shore. EAST COAST OF leyte...."
4. The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic Henry Read Sawyer (1900)
"Area and population—Panay—Negros—Cebu—Bohol— leyte—Samar. THIS name is given to the group of six considerable islands lying between Luzon and Mindanao,..."
Other Resources Relating to: Leyte

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I. Indication
II. Technique
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 1. Patient sits on exam table with knee extended
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 1. Apply firm pressure upward on femur
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III. Interpretation
 1. Exquisite pain suggests Femur Fracture
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Grassroots Women's Groups Target Witch Hunts
Witch hunts are common and sometimes deadly in the tea plantations of Jalpaiguri, India. But a surprising source – small groups of women who meet through a government loan program – has achieved some success in preventing the longstanding practice, a Michigan State University sociologist found.
Soma Chaudhuri spent seven months studying witch hunts in her native India and discovered that the economic self-help groups have made it part of their agenda to defend their fellow plantation workers against the hunts.
"It's a grassroots movement and it's helping provide a voice to women who wouldn't otherwise have one," said Chaudhuri, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice. "I can see the potential for this developing into a social movement, but it's not going to happen in a day because an entire culture needs to be changed."
Witch hunts, she explained, are fueled by the tribal workers' belief in the existence of witches and the desperate need of this poor, illiterate population to make sense of rampant diseases in villages with no doctors or medical facilities. There are some 84 million tribal people in India, representing about 8 percent of the country's population.
In 2003, at a tea plantation in Jalpaiguri, five women were tied up, tortured and killed after being falsely accused of witchcraft in the death of a male villager who had suffered from a stomach illness.
Chaudhuri interviewed the villagers at length and found that such attacks are often impulsive and that the "witch" is often killed immediately. Widespread alcoholism is also a factor, she found.
But the study also documents examples of the women's groups stopping potential attacks. In one case, a woman was accused of causing disease in livestock and an attack was planned. Members of the self-help groups gathered in a vigil around the woman's home and surrounded the accuser's home as well, stating their case to the accuser's wife. Eventually the wife intervened and her husband recanted and "begged for forgiveness."
Through the loan program, each woman is issued a low-interest, collateral-free "microcredit" loan of about 750 rupees ($18) to start her own business such as basket weaving, tailoring or selling chicken eggs. Participants meet in groups of about eight to 10 to support one another.
Chaudhuri said the loan program is run by nongovernmental activists who have been successful in encouraging the groups to look beyond the economic aspects and mobilize against domestic abuse, alcoholism and the practice of witch hunts.
Through the bonds of trust and friendship, group members have established the necessary social capital to collectively resist the deep-seated tradition of witch hunts, Chaudhuri said.
"Why would they go against something so risky, something that breaks tradition?" she said. "They do it because they believe in the ideals of the microcredit group – in women's development, family development and gender equality."
The study, which Chaudhuri co-authored with Anuradha Chakravarty of the University of South Carolina, appears in Mobilization, an international research journal.
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Recently I was involved in a workshop on killing chickens. I went through the entire process from killing to dressing to cooking and eating. This is the process as was taught to me
Step One: Catch the Chicken
This part can be rather tricky. If you've never caught a chicken before, my experience is that the easiest way is to catch them off guard in the coop. Just grap the chicken by the legs and lift it off the ground holding the chicken upside down by the legs. The chicken may flap around a bit, but if you're careful, and have a good grip on the legs the chicken won't get away. The important thing to remember is not to let the chicken go, because its going to be really hard to catch it again now that its on its guard.
Step two: Kill the Chicken
There are two methods that I've seen to kill a chicken. One is to simply lie the chicken on a chopping block and cut off its head. This can be rather bloody, but its a sure way to be positive that the chicken is dead.
The second method (and the one I'm going to discuss here) is to wring the chicken's neck. If this is done correctly it's a lot less messy.
So, take your chicken by the legs (you are still holding it right?). In your other hand pull down on the neck and then bend it upward very quickly. If you've done it correctly, then you will feel a snap, and the chicken will reflexivly begin to flap its wings. At this point my great grandmother would drop the chicken and let it run around the yard until it's body finished dying.(hence the term run around like chickens with their head cut off)
If you've broken the neck, then the next step is to drain out some of the blood. Hang the chicken upside down over a bucket. Then with a sharp knife reach into the mouth slightly down the throat and cut across cutting the jugular. Be very careful not to cut through the back of the neck.
Step Three: Pluck the Chicken
This step can be quite time consuming, but it's quite simple. Hang the chicken (preferably over something to catch the feathers). It's best to begin with the larger wing feathers, and simply pull in a downward motion. Take care not to try pulling in large clumps, if you try to pull too many at a time, then you risk tearing the skin. Be sure to get all the large feathers and as many of the small ones from the areas of the chicken that you plan to eat.
After you've plucked as much as you can stand, singe off the remaining feathers. Simply hold the chicken over an open flame.
Step Four: Dressing the Chicken
This step is not for the weak of stomach.
With a sharp knife, cut around the anus. Take care not to cut the intestines. Once you've cut all the way around the anus and freed the intestines from its connecting membranes move to the head of the chicken.
At this point you'll need a heavy knife or a pair of clippers. Cut off the head at the base of the neck. Reach your hand into the chicken from the neck, and try to loosen as many of the internal organs as possible. Now simply remove the internals from the anus end. If necessary reach inside the chicken to be certain that you've removed all the insides.
Step Five: Finishing up
To finish up cut off the feet, and pull out any remaining feathers. If you so desire, now is the time to skin the chicken. Then wrap the chicken and refrigerate it as soon as possible. REMEMBER, wash the chicken thoroughly before preparing.
That's it... you have yourself a fresh chicken. Now, go find yourself a good recipe.
CapnTrippy says to avoid getting poop on everything during step 4 tie a string around the anus before trying to remove it.
I grew up in a small fishing village on the north coast of British Columbia called Dodge Cove. Several of our neighbours in this village raised chickens, and one time, when I was quite young, my mother bought a few of these chickens, with the intention of killing, plucking & dressing them.
My mother is not a squeamish person. Not in the least. She was, however, new to chicken slaughter. A date was arranged for the chickens to meet their maker, and as this day drew near, she undertook a brief inquiry into the finer points of pollocide(?). She visited all the local chicken owners and their advice was consistent:
"What's there to say?"
"Cut off the head. Chicken dies."
"Piece of cake."
Soon the sun was rising on the fateful day. Or so we assume. We couldn't actually see the sun for the heavy grey clouds and misty rain. Yes, the chicken fields were slick that day. Indeed, my brother and I had great fun, running and sliding through the mud. My mother was not so amused. First, she had to catch the chickens. Chickens do not go gentle into that good night. Even, it seems, after their heads have been removed. Headless chickens ran amok, blood and head-guts splurting and mixing with the mud and the sliding children. For a short while, Chaos truly reigned.
The next day my mother regaled our chicken raising friends with the harrowing tale.
"Well shucks," they replied. "You should have hung them up by their feet for a while first. Calms them right down, so they don't run around like."
An acquaintance of mine dabbled in chicken farming as a summer side business. It turns out that raising "cage free" chickens is a fairly easy thing to do. You buy the chicks in the spring and put them out in the yard, inside a wire mesh house. The house has an open bottom, and you move it every day so the chick(en)s have fresh grass. Half of the house is covered with fabric to provide shade. The main purpose of the enclosure is to keep out predators and maintain flock coherence; there will inevitably be escapees, but rather than running for the hills they just wander around and eventually get lost or eaten if you don't bring them back in. Domestic chickens are observably very stupid. But of course you're not here to learn about raising chickens, you're here to learn about the periand postmortem excitement!
If you're a part-time chickenisto, when harvest/slaughter time comes you go and get the kill cart. This is a special trailer designed for the efficient killing and processing of chickens, collectively owned and time-shared by the local chicken farmers. An entrepreneur need only buy in to the group and, on their appointed day, fetch the cart from the last user. This system makes it easy to enter the business without a significant investment of time and money.
The kill cart is all stainless steel. Every surface is either full of holes or sloped toward a particular drain, keeping fluids out of the way and allowing the whole to be conveniently hosed down for cleanup. There are particular stations around the perimeter of the trailer for different parts of the process, some of which are connected to the large propane tank mounted just aft of the hitch.
Chickens enter at the front of the cart, several at a time. They are placed into "kill cones", metal funnels which hold inverted chickens with their heads poking out the bottom. These prevent the victims from flailing about and damaging themselves, and position them for convenient slaying and draining. It is important to note that the chicken's heart keeps going even after it is arguably dead, getting the blood out quicker. (This is the first problem with industrially processed chickens. They are typically electrocuted, instantly stopping the heart and leaving more blood in the body for the later stages.)
Dead, bloodless chickens are removed from the cones and passed to the plucker, who removes some larger feathers before putting the corpses in a convenient cleaning device. This is somewhat like a washing machine, having a rotating drum with thick rubber prongs on the walls. Hot water cleans the chickens and loosens the feathers, which are then stripped off by the prongs.
The naked, pink, dead, bloodless chickens are put on the evisceration table, where a couple more technicians perform Step Four, as described above by mrklaw. The table is ergonomically designed and directs unwanted guts into easily emptied catches, while channeling fluids out the bottom to the ground. At the end of the table, also the end of the trailer, is the first of two dedicated quality control workers. Their job is to make sure that all guts have been removed, and especially that no feces has been spilled during the evisceration. (This is the second problem with factory chickens. Bulk processing requires mechanical evisceration, which is indelicate and likely to rupture guts and intenstines. Individual hand-treatment greatly reduces the risk of infectious contamination.)
Moving back up the other side now, the naked, pink, dead, bloodless, gutless chickens are tidied up through removal of feet, necks, and other unwanted protrusions. They are then plunged into an icy water bath, under the supervision of the second quality controller. This is the terminus of the process, the output queue of the kill cart. At the end of the day the prepared chickens will be transferred to a larger basin of ice-water, from which customers can choose their own.
The comprehensive facilities of the kill cart and the (dis)assembly line division of labor enable approximately seven people (three would be a skeleton crew, and with ten the cart would be pretty crowded) to slaughter the whole flock of 50-100 in one fun-filled afternoon. Cleaning up is relatively


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Once a relationship ends parties will move further away from each other and slowly split apart. Separation is not a rigid process but a gradual one that materializes once parties lose their affection towards each other and feel no desire to support and maintain the other. Although relationships often pass through rocky periods, parties are separated when there is no prospect that they will overcome these difficulties and reunite.
Separation can be either 'de facto' or 'de jure'. Parties are said to be de facto separated when the relationship has ended but they have not yet formalised the separation into an agreement or through a judgment. Conversely, when parties have formalised their separation, they are said to be de jure separated.
In most cases of separation, one of the spouses would have left the matrimonial home and would be unwilling to return, however, there are cases where parties are separated but are still be living under the same roof. Indeed parties may remain de facto separated for years before arriving at a consensual or court separation.
A de jure separation can either be consensual or litigious. Separation is said to be consensual when parties arrive at an agreement before a mediator and without engaging into litigation before the Family Court. Conversely, a separation is litigious when parties are not able to solve one or more issues in their relationship and ask the Family Court to decide on one or more matters concerning their relationship: e.g. decide on child custody rights.
Consensual separation takes place with the assistance of mediators (see mediation process). If during the mediation process parties fail to agree on one or more family related issue they will have to solve the matter by applying to the Family Court for a decision on the matter. The separation process will then turn into a litigious one.
Court (Litigious) Separation
Parties engage in court separation because they do not come to terms on basic family issues during the mediation phase. In such case, the court will decide on issues such as child custody, access, maintenance due, etc... that are not agreed upon. This would come after the court would give both parties a chance to bring forward their case and tell the court why a decision should be given in their favour.
In view that the court process involves several applications and litigation before the court, this process is usually costlier that consensual separation.
Annulment and Divorce
Following or during the process of separation one or both of the parties may seek to create a new family. In order to remarry parties would have to obtain an annulment or a divorce. Issues relating to separation will inevitably crop up in annulment and divorce.


Mapping Banned Books 2012 | MIT Center for Civic Media
Mapping Banned Books 2012
In August 2009, I helped create a map of banned and challenged books in the United States, using data from the Kid's Right to Read Project. In a blog post for Barnes & Noble I described the idea behind the map:
The Brazilian state capital of Fortaleza sits snug along the northeast coast of the enormous South American nation. Its thrumming metropolitan area is home to more than 3.4 million people, and as with any city of its size, its bustling culture, cuisine, and commerce are darkened by crime.
In most places, residents learn about crime from police blotters, meaning they rely on a complex information chain of citizens, police, journalists to tell them about their world. And even if all those links in the information chain hold true, there's still the problem of internalizing raw data on the pages of a newspaper and transposing it into the context of the physical world.
In Fortaleza, however, citizens have a choice. And that's because a few years ago the Brazilian professor Vasco Furtado launched WikiCrimes. On the WikiCrimes Google Map, individuals can drop a pushpin near where a crime occurred and annotate it with a description of the circumstances - when, where, and how it occurred.
In other words, WikiCrimes does two things. First, it makes the invisible visible: it takes the data floating like jellyfish through the milieu and connects them to concrete places and times, making it easy to visualize trends and clusters out of previously abstract information. Second, it collects hitherto disaggregated information, revealing new patterns in the mental mosaic. It digests raw knowledge and turns it into useful information.
Since then, I've been working with the National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Library Association to try and do more, better mapping of banned books data.
This turns out to be a really difficult problem to solve. We know that there are a lot of books challenged and banned in the United States every year. And we know, both anecdotally and through some initial investigative journalism, that many of these challenges go unreported. The data we do have are messy and incomplete. The data we don't have...well, we don't have it.
With that said, I'd like to share some initial findings from our partnership with you:
The data featured on this map were culled from the public reports available in the Banned Books Resource Guide compiled by the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom. I did some relatively simple cleaning of the data (to exclude, for example, incomplete and duplicate reports), geolocated the listings, and arranged them on a map.
Each point on the map represents a challenged book in the ALA's records over the last twenty years. Clicking on each node will display the title, author, location, initiator of the challenge, and result of the challenge. The results are also themselves crossreferenced by the color of the node.
I stress, again, that the data is incomplete, and are known to be incomplete. The purpose of this exercise was not to definitively display all banned and challenged books or be able to draw correlations. It was to explore what the data told us, what it didn't tell us, and what it might tell us.
The first striking conclusion is how widespread book challenges and bannings are. The geography of book challenges does not map to stereotypes of intellectual intolerance or political correctness. Instead, book challenges generally occur wherever people live.
The second immediate observation is how much we don't know. The majority of reports are colored black for "unknown." This means that even when we do know that a book was challenged, we usually don't know what happened to it: that is, whether it was ultimately removed or retained.
These findings do not provide actionable intelligence or insight for policymakers along the lines generally provided by social science (e.g. "educational level correlates with challenge rates"). Instead, they provide some guidance for activists and bibliophiles in further developing this knowledge project. How might we track more - all? - book challenges from inception to conclusion? If we could track all the challenges, what might their patterns tell us? For that matter: would there even be a pattern? Or is book challenging and banning - as manifestation of cultural contestation - might be infinitely more complex than that?
This map, and this data, barely helps us get our arms around this black box of a problem. But with a little bit more work, I'm hopeful that one day we will be able to peek inside.


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Advanced investors and traders need different technical tools than beginners because they require more sophisticated analysis. Advanced investors often use complex strategies that involve multiple variables, such as options trading or hedging. Complexity in trading automatically means that experience is required to make quick and effective decisions.
Advanced traders may also use specialized software programs with features like charting, backtesting, automated trading systems, or algorithmic trading capabilities to gain an edge over other market participants. By having access to these powerful tools and resources, advanced investors can better understand the markets they are participating in.
One such type of program is called MAM which stands for Multi-Account Manager and is extremely helpful for experienced traders to manage their portfolios more effectively. This is what we will cover in this article. We will show you a detailed picture of its explanation as well as specifics of its working.
Everything You Should Know About MAM Program
MAM (Multi Account Manager) is a trading program designed for professional traders and money managers. It allows them to manage multiple accounts from one platform, allowing them to trade more efficiently and on a larger scale. The main features of MAM include automated order execution, risk management tools such as stop-loss orders and margin control, portfolio customization options including asset allocation strategies, account segregation capabilities for managing funds in different currencies or regions separately, and advanced reporting capabilities.
The main advantages of using the MAM program are increased efficiency through automation; improved risk management due to better monitoring, higher returns through optimized portfolio construction, greater transparency with detailed reports, faster trades due to real-time updates across multiple accounts simultaneously, cost savings by reducing manual labor involved in managing each account individually.
MAM programs can be difficult for beginners to use in trading due to the complexity of the program. So using it requires a certain level of experience and understanding. Advanced traders or investors have more experience making them better equipped to take advantage of their features such as risk management tools, advanced order types, portfolio optimization strategies, and more. As a result, the MAM Forex program for managers makes them able to maximize profits while minimizing risk by using sophisticated techniques that may not be available or accessible to novice users.
Additional Information About The Program
Using a MAM program in trading effectively requires knowledge of the financial markets and an understanding of how to use the technology. It is important to understand the different types of orders available, such as market orders, limit orders, stop-losses, and take profits. Additionally, traders should be aware of any fees associated with using the platform and familiarize themselves with its features.
Furthermore, it is essential for traders to have a good risk management strategy in place before utilizing MAM programs for trading purposes so that they can maximize their returns while minimizing losses at all times. Finally, having access to reliable data sources will help ensure informed decisions when making trades through an automated system like MAM.
But on the other hand, note that MAM is not the best tool to use in trading on all occasions. For example, if you are a novice trader and do not have experience with MAM systems, it would be unwise to rely solely on this technology for your trades. Additionally, MAM systems can be expensive and may require additional resources such as specialized software or hardware.
Furthermore, many traders prefer the more manual approach of placing orders individually rather than relying upon an automated system like MAM which could potentially lead to errors in execution due to a lack of oversight or understanding of how the platform works.
Other Programs You May Use In Trading
As you saw, MAM is very helpful but there are many other programs that may increase potential as well as the quality of trading. For example, automated trading bots can help you make decisions based on market data and trends. Additionally, charting software such as StockCharts or TradingView can give you an edge by providing technical analysis tools to monitor the markets.
Finally, portfolio management systems like Wealthfront or Betterment provide users with personalized advice regarding their investments and strategies to maximize returns while minimizing risk. All of these programs have the potential to help traders make better-informed decisions when it comes time to buy and sell stocks or other assets in the financial markets.
To use MAM and similar programs in trading effectively, certain skills are required. These include an understanding of the markets, a good knowledge of financial instruments and how they work, as well as technical analysis skills. Additionally, traders need to be able to interpret data quickly and accurately so they can make informed decisions about their trades. They also need strong risk management abilities in order to limit losses while maximizing profits. Finally, traders should have excellent communication skills so that they can collaborate with other team members when making important decisions or executing trades on behalf of clients.
This article is for information and educational purposes only and does not form a recommendation to invest or otherwise. The investments referred to in this article may not be suitable for all investors, and if in doubt, an investor should seek advice from a qualified investment adviser.


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A car is a machine, powered by an engine. It needs regular maintenance for optimum performance. Your heart is your engine. What are you doing to make sure that it's working properly?
In the UK 1 person dies every 6 minutes of heart disease. Worldwide, 1 person dies at least every 4.5 seconds. Heart disease is the biggest killer on the planet. This is because, unlike car MOTs; heart MOTs are not yet mandatory.
What is a heart MOT?
A test of your heart's happiness in certain key areas: Your relationships with your friends, your family and yourself. You can do this yourself or may find it easier with someone helping you.
How can I do that?
Through taking time to realise what makes your heart happy, understanding what doesn't and changing it so that it does. A regular heart MOT is essential for your heart maintenance and can improve your health, your relationships and your life. It can help to free up thoughts that don't make you feel good and replace them with ones that do.
It's not just what you think….
Thinking is a sensation of your brain. Feeling is a sensation from your heart.
Your heart has a separate intelligence from your brain. It beats independently of your brain, it sends more signals to your brain than your brain sends back and it is your engine. When you think about your feelings it is easy to get caught in over-analysis.
Negative emotions do not exist.
There is a perception amongst many that you experience both positive and negative emotions. This is a lie. Every emotion that you experience is a moment-to-moment guidance system of how you feel during any given interaction. Having the ability to feel emotions like sadness, anger and hurt is part of Being Human.
If you like a certain moment, enjoy it and repeat it. Just remembering a moment that made you feel good can make you feel good again. Doing this is very good for your heart
An exercise to help add some zen to your heart.
Start by asking what you would like to attract more of in your life right now? Whether you are looking for more love, happiness, freedom, wealth or fun, maybe it's something completely different, that's ok. It's all right to create an image of you having it in the future if you can't think of a strong enough memory. Whatever would make you feel better quickly; think about it now.
As you think about that memory, recreate the feeling. Stop and do this now.
Thinking of things that make you feel better more often is the fast-track to a healthy heart MOT. The longer that you focus on what you want, the more likely you are of getting it.
Having a healthy heart is about being able to navigate a way to feeling better from even the most challenging of places. The more you practice, the better you get.
Wishing you well on your heart MOT,
P.s Knowing exactly what you want and why you want it is the first step to getting it.
You can get a free healthy heart MOT e-course by leaving your name and e-mail on this page.


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Short Essay Answer Key
1. What is established in the setting of the novel in Chapter 1? How is the government set up?
The Population Police Headquarters suggests that Luke and the other boys live in a world where adult couples are only allowed to have a specific number of children. If the number of children exceeds the allotted amount, it seems as if the government either kills or puts these children to work, such as a stable hands like Luke is.
2. What is established about Luke's past through exposition in Chapter 2?
From Luke's memories, it seems as if Luke was part of a rebellion with his friends to fight against the Population Police. The issuing of new I.D. cards suggests that the government is cracking down on the violators of the population rule by issuing I.D. cards that help the government to better track everyone.
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This is a simple and practical stone bladed tool. The original Hoko knife was found at an archaeological site in western Washington near the Hoko River where a native village was snuffed out by a landslide about 2700 years ago, well before any contact with Europeans. Among the artifacts found there was a very simple knife consisting of a very small, sharp stone flake hafted in a split cedar handle which was tied together with spruce root.
Pictures of the original can be seen in "Exploring Washington Archaeology", Ruth Kirk with Richard Daugherty, ISBN 0-295-95610-0.
Over several years of making and teaching people from 9-years-old to adult how to make Hoko knives I have developed several variations. First, cedar and spruce root aren't available where we live (San Francisco Bay area), so consequently we have used green willow (Salix sp.), coastal live oak (Quercus agrifolia) or California bay (Umbellularia California) for the handle and green willow bark or two-ply twined cordage made from dogbane (Apocynum sp.), shredded cattail leaf (Typha sp.), rawhide or anything else you can twine for binding the handle.
Material for the stone cutting blade does not need to be very elegant. Something rough and strong such as basalt is the best for cutting wood. Try to use flakes which have a long, straight cutting edge and are not curved. A curved flake is more easily broken when the handle clamps down on it.
There are several variations on the original. If the handle is held together with only one binding then it makes it easy to change blades. Holding the handle on the side, which is not bound, makes the flake very secure.
Using the Hoko knife:
The original Hoko knives were quite small and delicate. The handles were 5 inches (13 cm.) long and the blades were only thumbnail size. The archaeologists who found them think that they were primarily used for cutting fish, since the replicas which were tried out for cutting basketry willow gave poor results. My opinion is that the concept is sound, but a larger knife is more optimal for wood working. Think of the Hoko knife as a saw or slicing tool.
This project provides valuable additional experience to students
in the following ways:
a. It provides a specific application for a piece of cordage. It is difficult to teach people to make neat, strong cordage unless they have a specific application in mind for the cordage.
b. Another previously made Hoko knife can be used to cut the wood used for the handle, demonstrating the usefulness of the tool.
A possible teaching sequence for a class in Stone Age survival
skills/technology might be:
1. Entire class helps twirl up a fire with a hand drill.
2. Hoko knife is shown to the students. Tell them that they will make their own Hoko knives and use them to cut the notch in the hearth board.
3. Students use sharp rocks to cut wood for handles.
4. Students make twined cordage for binding the handle.
5. Students knock off small flakes from a core to use as blades.
6. Knife is assembled.
7. Student uses knife to saw notch in fire-by-friction hearth board.
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st: RE: Data Extraction from Cells
From "Nick Cox" <>
To <>
Subject st: RE: Data Extraction from Cells
Date Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:56:57 +0100
"cell" here appears to mean value of a string variable in an
"column" here appears to mean variable.
Stata is not a spreadsheet!
-substr()- is the appropriate function. See -help functionsand then
look under string functions.
gen part1 = substr(whatever, 1, 2)
gen part2 = substr(whatever, 3, 2)
gen part3 = substr(whatever, 5, 2)
Samuel Finkelstein
I am currently using a dataset that
includes multiple indicators within the same cell. For instance, if a
firm is publicly traded, was incorporated in the last five years, and
is in the utilities industry, a single cell may contain information
such as 1A3B3N, with each number/letter combination denoting one of
these characteristics (with no spaces in between the various
combinations). Is there a way that I can extract each of the
number/letter cominations into different (newly created) columns, such
that I have one column that has 1A, one column with 3B, and one with
3N? For my purposes, the columns can contain different
codes/identifiers. For example, the first column could have 1A for
Company A and 2F for Company B. I am only trying to use these codes
to identify firms with two or three specific characteristics.
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"Used Ebooks" Hurts My Brain
Like many others, I have a pretty hard time wrapping my head around the idea of "used" ebooks. At this point, it's unclear if Amazon actually is interested in trying to sell used digital goods (publishing won't be their biggest obstacle. Hollywood really doesn't want to see this), but at the very least it's an interesting challenge to our ideas of content ownership and portability.
Here are a few questions I have about used books…and some guesses and ideas about answers.
1. Just How Different Are Used Ebooks from Used Print Books?
At first, they seem to be fundamentally different beasts, but are they? Really the only thing that distinguishes a print book from an ebook when it comes to selling it used is that the print book degrades with use. Practically speaking, a print book can really only be read and re-sold so many times before it disintegrates. A digital file can be read indefinitely without wearing out.
A couple of consequences here: the recirculation of digital copies poses a much greater threat to the incomes of authors and publishers than physical books (though used books already must take a significant chunk. Everyone is always cracking on buying from Amazon because it is bad for authors and publishers and indie bookstores, but surely buying used books is even worse).
Also, people who don't currently buy used books because they prefer to have a pristine copy (and there are many of us) probably wouldn't have the same feeling about digital books, as each copy can be kept in precisely the same condition forever.
2. Why Shouldn't I Be Able to Sell My Ebooks?
We seem to be OK with readers re-selling their used books, but not their ebooks. Why is that? Assuming that readers can only sell one ebook for every ebook bought (that is, they can't make more digital copies and sell them), I have a hard time making a logical argument that authorizes selling physical books and not digital books.
If the general principle of re-selling goods you've purchased is valid, then there doesn't seem to be a substantive difference between formats.
3. Why Hasn't Selling Used Books Ever Been Questioned?
Perhaps at some point there was vigorous debate about the ethics and legality of selling used books, but in my lifetime as a book buyer, I've never heard it. If we perceive re-selling digital books as more of a threat to the vitality of the publishing business than re-selling print books, then it must just be logistics. Whatever barriers prevent used books from being a serious threat are removed with digital–namely condition, transportation, and discovery.
The other possibility is that the very non-physical nature of ebooks has altered how we think about book ownership. As print copies represent the authentic work less and less but are only one manifestation of that work, then owning, keeping, organizing, and displaying print books seems a relatively arbitrary range of practices.
Really, what is threatened here is the idea of book ownership itself, and this has effects not just in how we feel about "our" books but also the way the publishing industry sells its wares.
4. Is There a Market for Used Ebooks?
Buying ebooks is so easy that I wonder if it will be worth it for most readers to go to the trouble to seek out used ebooks. There will always be some readers who will do whatever they can do lower their book-buying expenses, but will there be enough looking to save a couple of bucks, and whatever extra steps that entails, to matter?
Put another way: is there segment of buyers whose price sensitivity falls between zero and ebook prices and who will go through the extra step of acquiring a used copy?
5. Wait, What Are Books, Anyway?
If I (and others) have such a hard time connecting "used" to "ebooks"—-well, why is that? I suppose it's because we have thought of books as a physical commodity whose form is tied to what it does. But if buying and selling used ebooks can happen, then that is a significantly different way of thinking about books, digital or otherwise. In essence, buying and then selling an ebook is renting it. After all, most of our reading is one-time, so paying for the right to read something multiple times over an indefinite amount of time is an inefficient use of our money.
Buying and selling books as the commercial model for how we pay for reading experiences then seems completely an accident of the physical book and not innate to reading itself. The rental model makes so much sense to me at this point that I'm frustrated it doesn't exist. Maybe the gathering cloud of an used ebook market will motivate publishers and authors to get on board with ebook rentals. Even if the pie is smaller, at least they will get a slice.


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Camphor, Alexander Priestly
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander Priestly Camphor was an African American missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born to slave parents in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. They died while he was a small child, and he was adopted and raised by Stephen Priestly, a white Methodist minister. Camphor was educated in Methodist Freedmen's Aid schools, established in the South after the American Civil War. In 1887 he was graduated from New Orleans University. He taught mathematics there for four years and organized the Friends of Africa Society. He was graduated from Gammon Theological Seminary in 1895, after which he did postgraduate work at Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, New York. Camphor and his wife, Mamie (Weathers), whom he married in 1893, were commissioned by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1896 as missionaries to Liberia. He served as superintendent of Methodist schools in Liberia from 1896 to 1907. He also served as president of the College of West Africa (formerly Monrovia Seminary) until 1907, when he and his wife returned to America, where they remained for nine years. In 1916 he was elected the last missionary bishop for Liberia of the Methodist Episcopal Church and he returned there for three years. He died in South Orange, New Jersey.
Sylvia M. Jacobs
Alexander Camphor, Missionary Story Sketches: Folklore from Africa (1909, 1981). See also Wade Crawford Barclay, History of Methodist Missions, 4 vols. (_PHONE_); Frederick Leete, Methodist Bishops: Personal Notes and Bibliography (1948); Walter Williams, Black Americans and the Evangelization of Africa _PHONE_ (1982).


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Imagine a world without hyperlinks or search:
Take WeChat as an example. It is home to the vast majority of China's original writing, and yet:
- It doesn't allow any external links;
- Its posts are not indexed by search engines such as Google or Baidu, and its own search engine is practically useless;
- You can't check the author's other posts if open the page outside of the WeChat app. In other words, each WeChat article is an orphan, not linked to anything else on the Internet, not even the author's previous work.
Search engine indexing is key to content discovery in the knowledge creation domain, but in a mobile-first world, it is extremely difficult to pull content across the walled gardens, whether or not there is a profit incentive to do so.
Again, the issue here is not censorship. Had China relaxed its speech restrictions, a search start-up would've faced the same level of resistance from content platforms when trying to index their content, and content platforms would've been equally reluctant to create their own search engines, as they could serve ads and profit without a functional search engine.


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The Children's Rights and Business Atlas helps businesses and industries assess potential and actual impacts on the lives of children and guides the integration of children's rights into due diligence practices and procedures.
Children are impacted by businesses every day in a variety of ways: as consumers, community members, workers, and dependents of workers. Therefore, children's rights – like all human rights – are impacted by company policies, products, operations, sourcing activities and business relationships.
"Children are among the most marginalized and vulnerable members of society and can be disproportionately, severely, and permanently impacted by business activities, operations, and relationships." Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie
Beyond child labour and philanthropic corporate social responsibility, in many cases the broader impacts of business on children are often overlooked. The Atlas is designed to help companies to better understand and manage their impacts on children.
Also underpinning the Atlas methodology is the Children's Rights and Business Principles. Developed by UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children, the Children's Rights and Business Principles guide companies on a full range of actions they can take to respect children's rights in the workplace, marketplace and community and environment. The Atlas translates the 10 Children's Rights and Business Principles into three Indices:
What is the Atlas?
Using publicly available country data and industry analysis, and practical due diligence tools and guidance, the Children's Rights and Business Atlas equips businesses with insights needed to assess and manage their impact on the rights of children in the workplace, marketplace and community and environment – and target due diligence approaches.
Conduct a country-by-country assessment of children's rights in the workplace, marketplace, and community and environment using our country data, indices, analysis and tools.
Evaluate where and how your industry is impacting children's rights in the workplace, marketplace, and community and environment using the industry analysis.
Put respect and support for children's rights into practice using our due diligence resources.
Country data and country analysis
Screen children's rights across operating locations and the supply chain
Benchmark priority countries against one another
Understand how your industry impacts children's rights
Due diligence guidance
Integrate children's rights into your policies and procedures
Why is it useful?
Businesses, investors and organisations alike need to understand how their activities impact children's rights. The Children's Rights and Business Atlas helps businesses and industries to mitigate and prevent negative impacts, and positively impact the lives of children and guide the integration of children's rights into due diligence practices and procedures. Key reasons to use the Atlas include:
Companies need to understand how their operations impact children's rights across the globe because businesses have the responsibility to respect and support children's rights, as outlined in the Children's Rights and Business Principles. The Atlas allows users to navigate the breadth and depth of children's rights issues across the globe.
The Atlas enables comparisons between countries and regions and complements hard data with qualitative facts about countries and industries. Through this information, companies can build better adaptability in their supply chains and improve relations with suppliers where needed.
How do I use the Atlas?
How can I identify and prioritise children's rights issues?
Assess children's rights by exploring the data for a particular country or use our three indices: Children's Rights in the Workplace Index, Children's Rights in the Marketplace Index and Children's Rights in the Community and Environment Index.
What is an index and how are children's rights measured?
An index is a tool that quantifies fulfilment of children's rights issues across countries, and which allows businesses to assess their impacts and issues of interest. Each index in the Atlas is made up of a set of quantitative and qualitative indicators to evaluate achievement of children's rights in each dimension. Go to the methodology section to learn more about the data, structure, indicators and sources for each index.
What does a low score mean?
In each index, countries receive a score between 0 and 10 based on the status of children's rights legal frameworks, enforcement and outcomes. A score closer to 0 reflects a need for basic children's rights due diligence processes. On the other hand, high scores reflect a need for companies to engage enhanced and heightened due diligence efforts.
Can I assess multiple countries of interest?
Benchmark countries of interest using the country selection tool. The tool enables you to 'dig deep' into the indicators and understand where heightened due diligence may be necessary.
How does my industry impact children's rights?
Refer to the industry analysis to understand the impact that is often found on children's rights in the workplace, marketplace and the community and environment in select industries.
How can I integrate children's rights into my company's due diligence procedures?
To live up to the obligation to respect children's rights, businesses should integrate children's rights into social, environmental and human rights due diligence. Several due diligence tools are profiled on the website.
Please note that the Atlas is best viewed using Chrome, Firefox or Safari to ensure optimal functionality of the tool.
Who created the Atlas?
The Children's Rights and Business Atlas was jointly developed by UNICEF and the Global Child Forum, with the goal of creating a business-friendly resource providing businesses with the data, analysis and tools they need to make informed decisions in the best interest of children.
UNICEF is an integral part of the United Nations, and works with governments, civil society organizations and other partners worldwide to advance children's rights to survival, protection, development and participation, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF is a UN humanitarian and development program working in 190 countries for the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. UNICEF's children's rights and business work promotes the corporate responsibility to respect and support children's rights in the workplace, marketplace and community, alongside working with governments to protect and fulfil children's rights.
Founded in 2009 by the Swedish Royal Family, Global Child Forum is a leading forum for children's rights and business dedicated to innovative thinking, knowledge-sharing and networking. We believe in the power and responsibility of business, working in partnership with all parts of society, to create a prosperous, sustainable and just society for the world's children. In addition to our forums, Global Child Forum delivers research perspectives, best practices and risk assessment tools designed to unlock opportunities for business to integrate children's rights into their operations and communities
When will the Atlas cover all countries?
Currently, the website features data for 195 countries, and includes 11 country analysis narratives and 4 industry spotlights to support this data. Going forward, data for 195 countries will be updated annually and additional narratives, as well as new due diligence tools, will be included and revised as we conduct further research and engage with relevant stakeholders.


sample sentence:
the words that could be ambiguous are
项目: the project
目的: the goal, purpose, aim, intent
how can this be resolved?
 - 1
 depends on which grouping ("parsing") makes sense, 这个｜项｜目的 does not seem to make sense, b/c there already is CL 个，so 项 would have an attributive meaning, which seems implausible, incidentally ［项］［目的] raises the question whether 项 can be used as CL of 目的，but e.g. 小马词典 has 个 as CL, presumably 种 would also be acceptable, but 项 sounds unusual, anyhow there already is 个 and there cannot be 2 CL in a row for the same noun – user6065 Sep 14 '18 at 23:04
If you treat 目的 as a noun, then 项 has to be a classifier. But there's already a classifier 个 before it, (项 is not the right classifier for 目的 anyway), therefore, we can eliminate the possibility of "目的" in this sentence being a noun. Which mean 项 is not a classifier but a part of the compound word 项目 (item)
It all make sense, because we know "个" is a classifier for "项目" (item)
"项" itself is a classifier, but it doesn't work with "目的"(goal) (the classifier of 目的 is 个)
在这个项目(的)研究上 = about the study on this item
的 is an adjective marker that turn 这个项目 into an adjective phrase "这个项目的" for the noun 研究 (study) - what study? this item's study
Lenny wrote:
is there a more ambiguous kind of sentence? surely there must be, that's more of what I'm trying to get at
Yes, for example, the following sentence can be interpreted differently depend on where you slight pause between words
"是個 人用的 工具" = "是個 (is a) 人用的 (for human use) 工具 (tool)" = "is a tool for human use"
"是 個人用的 工具" = "是" (is) 個人用的 (for personal use) 工具 (tool)" = "is a personal used tool"
Both examples are grammatically correct, you have to listen to how it is read to determine it is "是個. 人用的" or "是. 個人用的"
Or you can look for hints in the context to determine the correct interpretation
One fun one, but it has to do with punctuation marks:
1. 下雨天留客, 天留人不留 (It is raining as if the heaven wanted to keep the guest here, but the host doesn't keep the guest even the heaven does)
2. 下雨天, 留客天, 留人不? 留! ("It is a rainy day, it is a day to keep the guest, do you keep the guest?" "Yes I do!"
 - is there a more ambiguous kind of sentence? surely there must be, that's more of what I'm trying to get at but I appreciate your answer. thank you for taking the time to do it! – Lenny Sep 15 '18 at 1:06
 - _USER_ yes, just read my edition at the bottom – Tang Ho Sep 15 '18 at 1:32
 - Thank you very much, you are amazing. You deserve lots of points. – Lenny Sep 15 '18 at 6:01
There is no ambiguity of your sentence. All least in 简体中文 for Mandarin, one character will never be used by two words (It might happen as rare case in spoken language, but is often considered as mistakes(lazyness?) and definitely wrong in the writing system ).
According to this rule, does 这个|项|目的|研究上 make any sense to you? As a native speaker, I don't think it make any sense.
So the rule of word group, if it makes sense, then it works. For ANY human language. And yes, ambiguity can happen (in ANY human language) as you can see in other answers, but not like this.
Your Answer


text: On June 1st and 2nd, 2016 the University of Central Florida and Ocean Academy joined forces to map marine debris along the beautiful coast of Caye Caulker, Belize. The purpose of this was to help find the root of the problem by creating a well-rounded map in order to help facilitate the most effective solution. Students spent the first day doing hard work in the field. Both Ocean Academy and UCF students were mixed and broken into 3 groups effectively named the Dolphins, Knight Winners and Angry Birds. These three groups were given the task of selecting an area of the coast and mapping the marine debris found. They were also asked to conduct short interviews with members of the community they met along the way. The second day was spent analyzing the data collected inside Ocean Academy's computer lab. UCF and Ocean Academy found that along the coast where less businesses were present the concentration of garbage was higher. In simpler words where you find tourism on Caye Caulker you won't find trash. The group of students then recommended that more trash cans need to be placed in areas with a high concentration of marine debris. Additionally a recycling plant is in dire need and members of the community need to be educated on the importance of marine debris cleanup, even if they didn't produce it otherwise the problem will remain forever.


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Overview - ADPTD CLASSICS TM - QUIET ON THE WSTRN FRNT RL 5-6
Accessible Classic Literature and Literary Masterpieces.
Appeal to students of all abilities with the high-interest titles in these series. The books are adaptations at various reading levels of classic literature, plays, novels, and stories. Each title is a concise book that retains the integrity and tone of the original work. Features easy-to-understand text and engaging illustrations.
Pacemaker Classics Reading Level 3–4.
Each 48-page Study Guide offers 35 reproducible project sheets, background information about the author and time period, plot summaries, character descriptions, teaching suggestions, and answer keys.
Adapted Classics Reading Level 4+.
The Teacher's Resource Manual includes cooperative learning activities and reproducible writing worksheets.
|• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- A Christmas Carol
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- All Quiet on the Western Front
- Anne Frank
- Call of the Wild
- Frederick Douglass
- Grapes of Wrath
- Great Expectations
- Gulliver's Travels
- Helen Keller
- Julus Caesar
- O. Henry
- Phantom of the Opera
- Red Badge of Courage
- Romeo and Juliet
- Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
- The Canterbury Tales
- The Scarlet Letter
- Treasure Island


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Definition from Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary
A speech made at trial after all the evidence has been presented by each party. The closing argument reviews and summarizes the evidence, and forcefully explains why the verdict should be granted in favor of the arguing party. In trials before a judge (without a jury), it is common for both parties to waive closing argument on the theory that the judge has almost surely already arrived at a decision.
Definition provided by Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:12 pm


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Style of improvised theater in which short and typically unrelated scenes are played. As opposed to Long Form, Short Form Improv is often more gimmickey and more based on silly games or handles, and less based on solid narrative and characters.
Both styles of Improv (long form and short form) have their zealots. There should be no discussion about which is best - both can be fun, both can be rewarding, and preference is based on personal likes or dislikes.
When you dig yourself into a hole, at least you'll know how deep it is --- Robin Selfridge


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Pattern making using the traditional sand-casting method
requires that patterns of the final shape be created.
These patterns are often constructed using wood, allowing
for the shrinkage of the metal from the liquid-poured
state to the cooled-solid state. A pattern can be composed
of the final shape pattern and potentially numerous cores,
conducive to passageways, cavities, or even full-hollow
sections as found in pipe. The pattern becomes the positive,
and the core becomes the negative, restricting the flow
of liquid into a specific area. To construct a cylindrical
core, a core box must be created. It becomes the mold
used to construct the core.
There are two accepted methods for using a plane-type
device to construct a channel of semicircular cross section,
creating a form for making a round core. The first uses
a V-shaped base to ride on the sides of a roughed-out
base that replicates one-half of a cylinder. This type
of plane is worked through the arc after the final width
of the semicylinder is calculated. The rough waste is
removed beforehand, using numerous controlled saws or a combination
of chisel cuts and small rounding planes. The plane then
rides on the two edges of the cut slot and is rotated
through the arc, cutting the semicylinder. This was an
early method of cutting a large semicylinder.
The second method using a plane is done by restricting the
sides and creating a swinging-blade holder that allows
a fixed-sized semicylinder to be cut. The wastage is
roughed out as described above. The length of the cutter
blade exposed from its holder controls the size of the
radius. The ratcheting movement of the handle advances
the cutter through the arc by using a gear and a pawl.
This mechanical method was used as early as 1866.


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Resource Smart Schools
What is Resource Smart Schools?
"Resource Smart Schools is a free program offered by Sustainability Victoria that supports Victorian schools to embed sustainability across the school facilities, community and curriculum, while saving resources and money for the school."
What Does this mean for our school?
The Resource Smart Schools program offers access to sustainability experts to support our ongoing mission to become a more sustainable school. We are working towards Sustainability Certification by measuring and tracking our use of resources, such as electricity, water, waste, and documenting the biodiversity on school grounds. With this information, we are learning to operate more sustainably, reducing costs to save on electricity, water and waste bills – and greenhouse gas emissions to minimise their impact on the environment.
The school is creating an environmental management system tailored to our needs which will benefit both student learning and our planet.
How does it work?
Schools must accomplish a set number of actions to complete a Module to receive a certificate valid for four years. Completion of the Core Module is the first step as it serves to develop a whole-school environmental management plan. The other four Modules include a minimum number of actions for completion, which once achieved, are submitted for verification. For each module verified, we will be awarded a star, and we are well on our way to achieving 5-star status


Kitchen learning tower vs step stool
Meet your new best friend; the toddler learning tower.
Hold on a second. Do you mean this weird step stool looking piece of furniture with hand-rails?
Yup, that's the one!
Do I still need that "learning stool" if I already have a good ol' step-stool lying around the house?
Well, that's going to depend on how much time you have on your hands to keep making sure your kid is staying safe up on a stool for extended periods of time.
At our house there isn't too much time to spare at meal time, so we need accessories that keep our kids busy AND safe. The kitchen learning tower does just that, and more!
Learning tower in the kitchen
What is a toddler learning tower?
A kitchen helper tower (or learning tower) is nothing more than a step stool with a guard rail around the top step to keep you little one safe.
Over time, the learning stool has evolved. Many models now come with additional accessories such as a chalkboard, whiteboard, an easel, paper and pencil holders and more.
The design also varies between the different brands. Learning towers also come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some learning stools even fold flat or convert into a table and chair. They are awesome.
Learning tower in the kithcen (1)
What is the purpose of a learning tower?
A learning tower has two main purposes. It raises your toddler up to counter height and it keeps them contained in a safe area so they don't fall over.
When your child reaches a certain age, they will want to (or demand to) see everything you are doing. The reality is that parents spend a ton of time in the kitchen preparing meals and cleaning up after them so kids want to know what we are doing up there, and they also want to participate.
With a learning tower you can have your kids help with the dishes, meals, wash their own hands and even do arts and craft together while standing. There are so many activities that can be done together with a Montessori learning tower.
learning tower vs step stool
Can I use a step stool instead of a kitchen learning tower?
Yes you can use a step stool instead of a kitchen helper tower but you will likely have a hard time doing anything with your toddler on a step stool. At least I did.
The step stool only does one part of the job, it brings your little one to the counter. What it doesn't do is free you to do other things. If you want to have peace of mind and actually get dinner on the table without the screaming (or a falling child), you need a learning tower.
In Conclusion
Using a step stool to keep your child busy will not solve all your problems. A kitchen helper tower will certainly give your child the safety he needs. It also provides you, the parent, the peace of mind you are looking for.
There are countless ways to keep your child happy on a kitchen learning tower while they learn new skills and get to see everything you do to keep the house running. It's a win-win-win!


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ev·o·lu·tion (ev-uh-loo-shuh n) noun
1. A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. See Synonyms at development.
2. a. The process of developing.
b. Gradual development.
rev·o·lu·tion (re-və-ˈlü-shən) noun
1. a. A sudden, radical, or complete change.
b. A fundamental change in political organization; especially: the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed.
c. Activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation.
d. A fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something : a change of paradigm
e. A changeover in use or preference especially in technology
From Long Island's storied past to today's suburban sprawl to the vision of tomorrow's suburbia reinvented.
Some say change here on our island must be evolutionary. Slow, gradual, almost always imperceptible, and, too often, painstaking.
Others say Long Island cannot wait for evolution to take its course. A more revolutionary posture, from concept to design to implementation, must catapult our island from stagnation and decline to crowning glory as the very model for the new suburbia.
What say you?
The Community Alliance blog, itself transforming in both an evolutionary and revolutionary sense (blink and you may miss it ;-), now sets out to explore the very frontiers of Long Island's future.
Where no Town Supervisor or County Exec has dared to go? Perhaps.
More so, where you, and the collective, We, The People of Long Island, would like to see our Long Island, in five years, ten years, twenty-five years, and far beyond.
Our blog evolves yet again, taking a revolutionary spin, if you will, making you the blogger, and the blog a public forum where community groups, organizations, and John Q. Public can offer fresh perspectives on the many ways that we can shape tomorrow's Long Island, today.
Can we afford to simply sit back, waiting with mild anticipation or placid apathy, Long Island 2030 (in one incarnation or another) a speck on the distant horizon, as evolution (or de-evolution, as the case appears to have been) slowly defines the look of our island?
Must we take up arms (figuratively, of course), creating a more revolutionary environment for change on a Long Island that has grown, often haphazardly and with little forethought, at astronomical cost, from a farming community to a bedroom community to a burgeoning brownfield anxiously awaiting a course correction?
Or is there some middle ground we can all agree upon, and move forward, past the endless discourse, through the politics of dysfunction, beyond the indifference of planners, and despite the lethargy of the populace? A Re-Evolution Island, perhaps!
From whence Long Island has come is no secret. Where we stand today, amidst the idle chatter of Smart Growth, the decaying silence of "downtown," and the empassioned, if not too often hallow cries of sustainability, is obvious, for all who dare stroll down Main Street or take a ride along the LIE. Where we go tomorrow (which is only today, once removed), is up to YOU!
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i need you to follow 20 nouns about my self introduction, Self-Identity
Part One: List of Nouns about Myself
1. Man
2. Boyfriend
3. Son
4. Meat lover
5. Student
6. Game lover
7. Brother
8. Sport player
9. Driver
10. Poker player
11. Dog lover
12. Chinese citizen
13. Cooker
14. Graduate
15. Dancer
16. Singer
17. Movie lover
18. Apple product
19. Tall
20. Fat
you need to use the nouns (not necessary all of them) to answer the the following questions.
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For TWO of your roles and relationships:
- What records do you need to make or keep of the activities associated with them?
- Why you need to make or keep such records.
- How long you need to keep the records.
- Why you need to keep them for the periods of time you have specified, eg with reference to
- issues of competencies (your capacity/authority to act in a particular role) and related rights, obligations, and responsibilities
- the need to continue to function effectively in a particular role
- fundamental needs relating to a sense of self, of identity, a place in the world.
- Whether other people might be interested in such records, eg biographers, archivists, and why.
you have to use references or made references from the following links and key readings
- McKemmish, S. (1996). Evidence of Me. Archives and Manuscripts, 24(1), 28–45.
Note that this article can be accessed:
- On the Faculty of Information Technology website:
- Or on the Records Continuum Research Group website:
- Or in Archives and Manuscripts available through Monash Library
you have to choose reference from those three links!!!!remember!!
i will also upload the specification about this only need to do part 2! but you need read all the specification word by word!


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AbstractElectronic Integrated Disease Surveillance System (EIDSS) was used to applied epi-analysis and prediction capabilities for situation in CCHF foci in Kazakhstan. Three indicators were used: population density in the CCHF-disadvantaged area; tick infection rate; human incidence rate. Maps generated in EIDSS allowed visualizing information and conducting a milti-factor epi-analysis. The CCHF outbreaks risk areas were identified. EIDSS software is easy to use, available for practical epidemiologists and can be used for analysis and prediction of vector-borne virus infections foci. EIDSS can serve as a basic working tool for field epidemiologists and the basis for managerial decision-making by the concerned ministries.
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Drug Use in Vietname
Garbage explanation by the multitude in the Vietnam Antagonism was very sordid. Garbage explanation in the soldierly has frequently been environing, still in the Vietnam date it inaugurated to acception at an frightful rebuke. It is eminent that there were abundant garbages explanationd and abused during this era. These garbages comprise marijuana, cocaine, and heroine. Multitude frequently explanationd these garbages to destroy the self-denial of abundant rigorousships such as impairment during action, waste of a wholeotner soldier or entity detached from residence.
Marijuana is legally considered a garbage according to the federal Manageled Substances Act; still the explanation of it was treated heterogeneous from other garbages by American multitude and soldierly lawyers in Vietnam. (Brush) Marijuana was bestow in Vietnam hanker antecedently the semblance of the Americans and the set-out of the antagonism. Garbage laws were diseased defined and the enforcement of these diseased defined laws had scanty pre-eminence in the Vietnamese guilty impartiality scheme. The Vietnamese Government had no manage aggravate marijuana and there was no accessible garbage enforcement production.
According to a scrutinize made in 1966 by the U. S. soldierly charge in the Saigon area showed that there were 29 unwandering outlets coercion the lapse of marijuana. The explanation and humanization of marijuana in Vietnam has frequently been considered wholeot of the cultural regulations coercion explanation, sale, and protocol and there is no import of unfair vital-force affect there is in the U. S. Abundant American multitude possess eminent that the Vietnamese nation explanationd marijuana spontaneously and openly during the era. There are equable stories of American multitude smoking marijuana with the South Vietnamese civilians and multitude (Brush).
In 1963, multitude inaugurated using marijuana during the hortatory bound of the antagonism. This was the pristine eminent era of garbage explanation in the Vietnam Antagonism and began antecedently the prevailing explanation in the United States. As its currentity grew, Legislatureional studys began. In 1967 an study by legislature orthodox 16 instances of marijuana explanation within the Marine brig at Da Nang. The fount was the Vietnamese who gave it to prisoners on working wholeoties. It was primeval frequently as sorted by the multitude throwing it into cessation vehicles in which prisoners were riding (Brush).
Prisoners were referable the merely nation capable to acquire the copious garbage. While driving through oppidan areas marines institute marijuana largely from vendors selling it on the streets. Marines took the misdemeanor of marijuana over seriously than the soldierly. While the marines were subjecting whole marijuana explanationrs to Courts-Marshall, the soldierly merely subjected explanationrs and dealers of rigorous garbages to gauge. Although the marines took a over grating way to the explanation of marijuana, it was a deficiency. By 1969 explanation of marijuana was no hankerer fitting a bear of mutation area units, and a garbage rehabilitation was recurrent in Cua Viet.
This adduce from a important conductor shows the hindrance abutting the encouragement bear of garbage explanation incomplete multitude. "I don't comprehend what the disentanglement is…. I don't comprehend what the torture we are going to do. " (Brush) Marijuana was referable the merely garbage example during the Vietnam during the antagonism. During 1970 and 1971, the resources inaugurated to raise intelligence of couple newlightlight garbage bears. The studies of the resources showed a growing enumeadmonish of pure, middle-class adolescent nation, in outskirts as polite as vital cities, were said to be using or communication heroin.
And United States soldierly personnel-primarily in Vietnam, still besides at business stations in the United States and throughout the world-were similarly said to be sniffing, smoking, or mainlining heroin in bulky enumerates. (Brecher) The example of garbage explanation gained President Ricrigorous Nixon's circumspection, and in 1971 he said this to Legislature, "Equable now, there are no ceremonious open statistics on garbage explanation and garbage addiction in the United States, the rebuke at which garbage explanation is increasing, or where and how this acception is taking situate.
Most of what we consider we comprehend is extrapolated from those lacking states and cities where the tome of the example possess coercionced closer circumspection, including the defence of statistics. " Besides in 1971, anecdotal attraction orthodox that heroin had befit the must current unfair garbage incomplete citizens and multitude of the U. S. During the summer of 1971, the generally-known was conscious of the prevailing heroin explanation and addiction incomplete abundant of the United States defended coercionces in Vietnam. Generally-known officials from the President of the United States announced that anything feasible would be executed to reempower or recover addicted multitude serving in the antagonism.
This loathsome notification encircling the garbage addicted multitude serving in the soldierly inaugurated a huge rehabilitation project. Ricrigorous Nixon released this project to Legislature in 1971 with this announcement, "Rehabilitation: A Newlightlight Pre-eminence…. I am asking the Legislature coercion a whole of $105 pet in analysis to funds already contained in my 1972 budacquire to be explanationd merely coercion the tenor and rehabilitation of garbage-addicted idiosyncratics…. The naturalness of garbage addiction, and the uncommon aspects of the bestow example as it involves veterans [of the Vietnam antagonism], execute it inexorable that rehabilitation procedures be undertaken without-delay...
In regulate to accelerate the rehabilitation program of Vietnam veterans, I possess regulateed the contiguous whole of … contiguous rehabilitation efforts to be taken in Vietnam…. The Department of Defense procure prepare rehabilitation programs to whole servicemen entity returned coercion perform who deficiency this aid, and we procure be requesting congress to enjoin the soldierly services to keep coercion tenor any idiosyncratic attributable coercion perform who is a anodyne addict. Whole of our servicemen must be accorded the just to rehabilitation. "
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My project assumes quite big integration with external webservices. Unfortunately first major service is SOAP and second is REST.
Problem is that there are getting more and more places in the code where for example SOAP callout needs some value from different REST callout. Putting this methods inside one wrapper is impossible for me to test since Apex is allowing only to mock one type of callout at the time (either REST or SOAP).
Question: How to create unit test with mocks for both callouts to achieve 100% code coverage of the wrapper method?
Without getting into specifics ( partially because there aren't any, and also because I've only dabbled in this area ) you want to leverage a pattern called Dependency Injection.
Essentially, the idea is to separate your code & calls so that you can pass the result of a call into a helper class. This lets you create mock results in your test class, and test specific parts of a larger system without needing to make a large number of calls. A very simple example is below.
Response response = Caller.Call(); // Calls rest api
Handler.Handle(response); // Handler calls soap api
// In the test, you can create a "mock" object of a response, and pass that to your handler.
Response testResponse = new Response(... ); // Doesnt call rest api, but has a identical response
Handler.Handle(testResponse); // calls soap api
You might have done something close to this - maybe you have a test which has some json in a certain format, which your code is supposed to get from a webservice. Instead of calling the service, you fake a call, and return this explicit json instead. The idea here is exactly the same!
You'll probably need more than one wrapper, and an overhaul of your code in order to make it testable. This is something thats best designed from the start with testing in mind (which is where test-driven development comes from).
Specifically, on the platform, the Stub API is provided to help mock methods. This would be a good place to start looking & designing around.
Heres a better example of setting up a mock (without the stub api):
public void MakeCall(Caller c) {
 Response r = c.Call(); // rest
// Test class
public interface Caller {
 public Response Call();
public class MyCaller inherits Caller {
 public Response Call() {
 return RestApi.Call(); // Valid call out
public class MockCaller inherits Caller {
 public Response Call() {
 return new Response(... ); // pre-set result - can vary result for mult. tests
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Last week, we learned about the Common Raven, a spooky bird made famous to many by the author Edgar Allan Poe. This time around, we're delving back into literature to look at the creatures named by Shakespeare's "Three Witches" in Macbeth. These three crones huddle over a steaming cauldron in Act IV, Scene i, preparing a brew that will help them answer Macbeth's questions. The recipe is very lengthy, spelled out in three verses or so, and each new set of ingredients is more horrifying (and often mythical) than the last. The first verse is the one most quoted though, and all of the creatures contained within actually exist. So, without further ado, here are the creepy creatures used by Macbeth's witches in that well-known verse:
Double, double toil and trouble / Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake / In the cauldron boil and bake;
A "fenny snake" is any snake found in The Fens, a marshy area in eastern England. Though much of it was drained centuries ago, during Shakespeare's day most of The Fens still survived. The largest and probably most frequently encountered snake of The Fens is the Grass Snake (Natrix natrix), so that's who we'll choose here.
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
There are three native newts in England and two native frogs. I like to think the Witches would have chosen the Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus), for its warty skin and overall creepy appearance. As for the frog, the Pool Frog (Rana lessonae) seems to have always had a very small population in England, so to be on the safe side, we'll assume the Witches used the tiny toe of the Common European Frog (Rana temporaria).
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
England has a whopping 17 species of bat, and the Witches were pretty vague with their "dog" description. Macbeth takes place in Scotland, so we'll narrow the bat list down to the nine bats known to live there, and from there we'll choose the little Common Pipstrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) since it's the most common and widespread. And the dog? Well, dog breeding has been going on for thousands of years, so it's hard to say what breed if any might have been indicated here. But perhaps Shakespeare was envisioning the Irish Wolfhound, well-known in England even at that time and perhaps thought to be vicious because of its wolf-hunting abilities (though it's actually quite gentle).
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
These species are much easier to identify. The Common European Adder (Viper berus) is the only venomous snake in England, and the fork of course refers to its tongue. The Blind-Worm (which is neither blind nor a worm) today is usually called the Slow-Worm (Anguis fragilis) and is actually a non-venomous legless lizard. Like other lizards the Slow-Worm can shed its tail in self-defense, and although this tail is harmless, it seems likely that this shed tail is what the Witches meant by "sting".
Lizard's leg and owlet's wing,
There are only two other lizards in England, and one is very rare, so the lizard referred to here would be the Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara), found throughout Europe and into Asia. This cool lizard species gives birth to live young, rather than laying eggs as other lizards do. England has more variety in owl species, though, with at least nine being considered native. There's no way to know what Shakespeare pictured in his head when he penned those lines, but earlier in the play (Act II, Scene ii), Lady Macbeth comments "Hark!…It was the owl that shrieked…", and that most certainly describes the Barn Owl (Tyto alba), known for its piercing call.
This is all the supposition of someone with a degree in English, a love of nature, and an active internet connection for research, so of course I could be way off base. If you're an expert in Shakespearean creatures or those of the British Isles, please do give us your own opinions in the comments below – actually, go ahead and give us your opinion even if you're not. This is a fun topic for speculation, especially during the spooky season!
Enjoying the Spooky Nature? Be sure to check out other posts from October, including Creepy Caterpillars, Eerie Flowers, and Raven Facts. We've got one more spooky Wednesday left – be sure to check in on Halloween for one more post!


Kids' Choice Awards Quizzes | Ashley Judd Quiz: Judd-ge how well you know Ashley!
Can you earn your wings in this KCA trivia quiz? Test your knowledge on Ashley Judd and her movie "The Tooth Fairy!"
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 - What is the name of Ashley Judd's character in "The Tooth Fairy?"
 - What is Ashley's nickname?
 - Ashley is fluent in what language?
 - When Ashley is stressed out from her busy acting career, what does she do to relax?
 - What was Ashley's birth name?
 - Ashley's mother and sister are both what?
 - What are the names of Ashley's on-screen children in the movie, The Tooth Fairy?
 - What scene in The Tooth Fairy is Ashley's favorite?
 - How tall is Ashley?
 - Ashley has a dog named _____ and a cat named______?
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BAR 32:02, Mar/Apr 2006
Who Were the Jebusites?
Ever wonder who the Jebusites were? According to the Bible, Jerusalem was a Jebusite city until King David conquered it in 1000 B.C.E. or shortly thereafter (2 Samuel 5:6–9).
Jebusites are mentioned 35 times in the Bible—in Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Zechariah, Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles. Despite the frequency with which the Jebusites are recorded in the Bible, no other reference to this people had ever been found in the vast historical records from the ancient Near East—until now.
According to the distinguished Semitic linguist Edward Lipinski of the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, the Jebusites were a tribe of Amorites.1
Lipinski suggests that he has solved the riddle of the Jebusites in pre-Davidic Jerusalem with a cuneiform letter from the archive at Mari in Mesopotamia. The letter refers to an Amorite ethnic group known as the Yabusi'um. This, Lipinski says, implies the existence of a tribe or clan of Yabusi, or Jebusites. (The Semitic letter Y becomes a J in Germanic languages such as English.) However, the clan of Jebusites in the Mari letter may not be the same as the clan of Jebusites living in pre-Davidic Jerusalem. More than one clan or tribe could have had the same name, Lipinski cautions.


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Analysis of company's capability
FP-rvpKAcad. year: 2019/2020
The course focuses on the following topics: Development of fundamental approaches to the efficiency of the company. Comparison of company performance efficiency (fundamentals of benchmarking). Balanced Scorecard System. Measurement of the financial efficiency of the company. Measurement of the efficiency in the field of customers and the markets. Measurement of the internal processes efficiency. Measurement in the field of resource potential of the company. Questions related to the interconnection of the measuring index system with the company strategy. Possibility to apply the EFQM Model Excellence when evaluating the efficiency and comparing the companies. Methodical approach to the implementation of company efficiency measuring systems.
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Students will have a clear idea of modern methods of measuring the company efficiency, including most frequently used systems of efficiency measurement. They will acquire the basic skills necessary for evaluation and comparison of efficiency of companies and they will be able to take an active part in realization of projects concerning implementation of company efficiency measurement systems.
Solution of equations and working out function graphs, knowledge of account sheets, cost accounting, cost calculation, financial analysis methods, fundamentals of organization and managerial functions within the company.
Recommended optional programme components
Recommended or required reading
SOLAŘ J., BARTOŠ V. Rozbor výkonnosti firmy. 3.vydání Brno: VUT Brno, Fakulta podnikatelská, 2006, 163 s. ISBN 80-_PHONE_-6.
KAPLAN,R.S. – NORTON,D.P. Balanced scorecard. Praha, Management Press 2000. 267 s. ISBN 80-7261-032-5.
PAVELKOVÁ, D., KNÁPKOVÁ, A. Výkonnost podniku z pohledu finančního manažera. 2. aktualizované a doplněné vydání. Praha: Linde, s.r.o., 2009. 333 s. ISBN 978-80-86131-85-6
HORVÁTH & PARTNERS Balanced Scorecard v praxi. 1.vydání Praha, Profess Consulting s.r.o. 2002. 386s. ISBN 80-7259-018-9.
NENADÁL J., Měření v systémech managementu jakosti. 2.vydání Praha, Management Press, 2004. 335 s. ISBN 80-7261-110-0.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures consist of an explanation of basic principles, methodology of the discipline, problems and their solutions.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Conditions for exam participation:
Successfull elaboration and presentation of semestral work according given requirements in pre-set deadline.
Conditions for passing an exam: Knowledge of taught topics and its practical application.
Form of examination: Combined – a written test and an oral examination if necessary.
Language of instruction
Topics are as follows:
- Development of basic approaches to measuring business performance.
- Comparing the performance of firms - the basics of benchmarking.
- The Balanced Scorecard.
- Measurement of financial performance.
- Measuring the performance of the business areas.
- Measuring the performance of internal processes.
- Measurement of performance in terms of development potential.
- The issue of interconnection Arrow system with the company strategy.
- EFQM Excellence Model - principles and methods of implementation.
- Model Malcolm Baldrige and T. Conti.
- Self-assessment of business performance - a diagnostic approach.
- Software implementation of performance measurement systems businesses.
The main objective of the course is to provide students with the theoretical foundations and methodology necessary for the evaluation and comparison of companies efficiency. This requires mastering modern methods of the company efficiency measurement, including questions related to the most frequently used systems for efficiency measurement. Students should also understand questions with respect to the interconnection of the index measuring systems with the company strategy and to master methodical procedure of the implementation of the efficiency measuring systems
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Control of results of independent work on assigned tasks.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MGR-UFRP-KS Master's, 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, compulsory
- Programme MGR-KS Master's
branch MGR-UFRP-KS-D, 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, compulsory
branch MGR-ŘEP-KS, 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, compulsory
branch MGR-PFO-KS, 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, compulsory


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Traffic cones as the name suggests, are cone shaped marking devices used in various applications as warning signals. Known also as road cones, pylons, highway cones, safety cones, they are temporarily used mostly on road construction sites, and road work areas. Additionally, the reflective cones are often seen ahead and behind a disabled vehicle to warn other drivers that there is a stationary vehicle present in their path. Residentially, parents have taken to use them to warn drivers that a neighborhood event is taking place or there at kids at play. In essence, their usefulness to warn others to exercise caution is unlimited. Now available in many color choices, safety orange still remains the #1 color purchased because of the traditional association of Orange as a color of warning.
A little history about 'traffic cones": they were invented by an American by the name of Charles Scanion in 1943. They were originally made of concrete but with the advent of plastics technology, they are now primarly made with thermoplastics or rubber.