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Halloween draws nigh, and if there's any bird that symbolizes the Halloween spirit, it's the watchful owl, who sits at his perch high overhead as the undead, headless horsemen, witches, and hobgoblins make their nighttime rounds from house to house in search of sugary treasures. Besides its spooky ties to Halloween, the owl is traditionally known as a wise creature, and was one of the symbols of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. Best of all, drawing an owl is easy and fun!
Drawing an Owl on Paper
1Sketch the owl. Lightly draw a small oval for the head. Continue with a mango-shaped oval for the body. Next, draw vertical and horizontal lines inside the head oval, into 4 sections. Continue with the feet, drawing two small round shapes. Draw the shape for the wing, and add a tree branch where the owl is standing. For the tail, make a slightly curved line behind the branch.
2Sketch the details of the owl's head. Draw the chin, beak, eyes, and ears. Continue with curved lines to shape the owl's body.Advertisement
3Add more details to the owl's head. Sketch short jagged lines for texture along the outline of the owl's body as "guiding lines", and draw two talons for each foot.
4Draw feather texture. Draw additional short lines all over the owl's body, following the guiding lines. Add the texture by quickly stroking the pencil downwards, repeatedly.
5Continue with short strokes that follow the guiding lines and shape of the body. Add light strokes over the areas of the owl that would likely be shaded.
6Finish the drawing with important last touches.
- Shade the pupils solid dark, while lightly shading the iris.
- Draw additional tiny strokes around the eyes to enhance the feathers around it. Continue this motion for the entire body.
- Erase the guiding lines.
- Add some details to the tree branch.
Drawing an Owl Digitally
1Draw a large oval. It doesn't have to be perfect, but try to make it about twice as tall as it is wide. Draw a circle on top for the head, followed by vertical and horizontal lines inside the circle. making 4 sections.
2Sketch the details of the owl's head. Draw the chin, beak, eyes, and ears.
- Have fun with the eyes, if you want—you can make a serious owl, with in the middle straight ahead; an owl looking at something, by drawing the pupils pointed left or right; or a goofy, cross-eyed owl.
3Add "guiding lines" for the body, feet, and wings. Guiding lines create the basic shape of the drawing.
4Trace over the owl sketch with a darker brush to make the outline more neat and visible.
- Omit or add more details to the drawing as you go, for example a tree branch the owl is standing on.
- Experiment with backgrounds using a different layer.
5Make few short lines using a smaller brush to create a feather texture.
- Add optional lines for details to the tree branch or other background.
6Select the colors you want for the owl. Color in the owl on another layer of the drawing.
7Add shades and highlights to add depth to the drawing.
8Finish the drawing by adding colors or other figures to the background.
QuestionHow do I draw a chicken?Community AnswerThere is an article for that. Just type: How to Draw a Chicken.
QuestionHow can I improve my owl drawing?Community AnswerJust keep practicing, and you will get better.
QuestionHow can I make it more like a snowy owl?Top AnswererMake the owl as it is illustrated in part 2, but leave the face without any detail, except for the eyes and small beak. Also, do not add the ears to the owl, as snowy owl ears are less pronounced.
Use colored pencils for more detail.
Add lines for more details and add different shades of the color for affect.
Putting a branch under it makes it look better.
Things You'll Need
- Template shapes if necessary
- Colored pencils, crayons, etc
- Pencil Sharpener
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"To draw an owl, start by lightly sketching a small oval for the head and a larger oval for the body. Next, draw two small, round shapes for the feet, the wing shape, a tree branch for the owl to stand on, and a slightly curved line behind the branch for the tail. Add details to the owl's head, like the eyes and beak. Then, create curved lines and feather texture for the body. Lastly, add shading and color to bring your drawing to life! " For tips on drawing an owl digitally, read on!


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Manual handling is defined as the "transporting or supporting of a load by one or more employees and includes lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving a load, which by reason of its characteristics or of unfavourable ergonomic conditions involves risks, particularly of back injury, to employees". Because it is a major cause of accidents in workplaces (typically 33% of all workplace accidents annually) it is a priority safety issue.
Legislation was enacted in 1993 and updated in 2005/6 which sets down specific requirements for all forms of manual handling:
* to take appropriate measures to avoid the need for the manual handling of loads by employees;
* where manual handling cannot be avoided, to take appropriate organisational measures, use or provide appropriate means to reduce manual handling risks, eg. provide appropriate equipment, reduce mass of loads, better organisation of storage areas, etc;
* the manual handling risks are to be assessed to identify how best to reduce the risks;
* take appropriate measures to avoid or reduce the risks;
* to provide training for all employees involved in manual handling.
NUI Galway currently have four members of staff who have completed Manual Handling Instructor training;
Manual Handling Instructors
Aodh Dalton, Department of Electronic Engineering,
Mary Gleeson, James Hardiman Library
Colm Moriarty, Central Marine Services Unit, MRI
Don Tallon, Health & Safety Office.
NUI Galway Policy on Manual Handling - Part 5.7

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Editorial: Drillers must accept zoning
Courts keep upholding the rights of municipalities to ban hydraulic fracturing, something that should be comforting to anyone who shares the widespread perception that we are losing our rights and the control our own destiny.
As the courts repeatedly have found, local governments elected by local people have the right to enact zoning laws to control land use. The state has the right to regulate drilling for oil and gas, but that right comes only if the local zoning permits such activity. It's a simple concept, one that the oil and gas industry objects to because it gets in the way of their profits. It's time the industry learned this lesson and stopped trying to go where it is not wanted.
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Igor Stravinsky short biography
Universally regarded as one of the most important modern composer, Igor Stravinsky spent his earlier years in Russia. There Stravinsky studied composition and orchestration with Rimsky-Korsakov. Stravinsky's first major success was in Paris with compositions commissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev. It was Diaghilev for whom Stravinsky later wrote a number of ballet scores. In 1939 Stravinsky moved to the United States. In the post-war time Stravinsky abandoned a style of neo-classicism and began composing in the twelve-note Schoenberg's technique. A versatile composer, Stravinsky has made great contribution to many modern styles. At the invitation of the Russian government, Stravinsky visited Moscow and Leningrad conducting his own compositions.
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What is the difference between core and headline inflation?
Quick Answer
According to James Bullard for the Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis, Mo., headline inflation includes food and energy prices when calculating the cost of living for the average consumer. Core inflation does not incorporate these two factors, because they are considered quite volatile. Members of the Federal Reserve and most economists prefer to rely on core inflation numbers to give a truer picture of future inflation trends without complications.
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Bullard explains that there is an enduring controversy over which inflation metric is the best to use when deciding on monetary policies intended to manage inflation. The goal is to accomplish a low and steady inflation rate that is safest for the nation's economy and its investors. Some economists argue that headline inflation is best, stating that it is unwise to remove food and energy components because they are such a large factor in every citizen's budget. Advocates for the use of the core inflation metric argue that food and energy prices can fluctuate suddenly and drastically in reaction to unexpected events, such as natural disasters, war and other disruptions to the national supply. Therefore, core inflation is believed to provide a cleaner and more stable insight into the underlying behavior of inflation.
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s from their underneath details.
 2. Why J2ME is not included in the original suggestion?
 - Because it is very difficult to test and because PUJ was created in Ceará / Brazil, a place with a very small J2ME market. If your local community has a good tradition with J2ME or any other technology not suggested here, please talk to your JUG leader about that.
 3. And if the other students try to eliminate my homework giving me low grades?
 - The PUJ organizer should define the weights and invite a minimum number of professionals that make the students evaluation only decisive in case of even scores. And, think about that: if two homeworks receive exactly the same final grade, it doesn't really matters how the winner is selected. The students are participating in the evaluation for their self learning on how to evaluate and for their comparison of their works with the other competitors - the results of that experience are fantastic.
 4. And if a professor doesn't want to submit my work?
 - Then you are out of the competition. The professor and only the professor can endorse you homework because the PUJ organizers cannot validate all information for all students. We trust in the academic institution for that purpose.
How to organize the PUJ in your local JUG
If you are creating a PUJ for the first time, we suggest you the following actions:
 1. Find the sponsors, the local companies willing to pay the prizes and the marketing material (t-shirt, posters)
 2. Invite the evaluators, the senior professionals who will review the homeworks
 3. Establish a competition calendar, compatible with the local academic calendar and in agreement with the sponsors
 4. Publish the rules and the calendar on the web. Your PUJ is then officially launched
From this point on you need to promote a lot the competition in your JUG and wait for best homeworks. Don't forget to talk to all graduation courses to promote the PUJ inside the universities.
The PUJ Kit
To facilitate the PUJ adoption, we prepared a kit composed by a set of Open Office sheets and forms used to control a PUJ manually. We are still dreaming of an open-source online system to help the management of the people and homeworks, but until we do have such application we expect the kit can make your PUJ adoption more agile.
Organizers FAQ
 1. How to attract sponsors?
 2. How to prevent frauds and guarantee the information security?
 3. Where to find resources to implement a PUJ?
List of adopters
You can use the list below to find out how people organize PUJ competition all over the world. Some JUG leaders authorize us to publish their email, so you can ask them about the organization of the PUJ competition in their local JUGs.
JUG País contato Edições do PUJ
CEJUG BR Felipe Gaúcho (fgaucho @ gmail) 07, 08, 09
GOJAVA BR Raphael Adrien (raphael.adrien @ gmail) 10
JAVABAHIA BR Serge Rehem (serge.rehem @ gmail) 10
... 10
PUJ Memorabilia
CEJUG and the original PUJ
Curious moments during competitions
The wall of shame
 - Once a student tried to cheat against the other competitors giving bad grades for all other works. Two interesting side effects arose from his attempt: 1st: the low grades caused none impact in the overall evaluation since the bad grade just decreased a bit the competition average grade. 2st and most obvious side effect, the other competitors quickly realized the cheat attempt and started to blame our hero, who finally faded away from the discussion forums. So, if you are thinking on how to cheat your opponents, please be smarter the next time. Remember that all grades and evaluation comments are public, so your cheating tricks will be noticed by all people involved in the competition, including your teachers, your bosses and the opponents eager to remove you from the arena.
External links
PUJ Podcast
Blogs about the PUJ
If you blog about the PUJ, please send an email to and we will include here the reference to your page (in any language)
How can I help this project?
Several pending issues are available for the good hearts willing to help, like:
 - Create a PUJ logo - we need a fancy logotype - ok, we need any logotype since we don't have one :)
 - We need an online PUJ management system. We have only a project specification draft so it is pure green grass for the developers looking for fame & fortune (we guarantee the fame, ok?)
 - Ideas: innovative ideas to make the PUJ more robust and more attractive for the competitors are always welcome - and please, keep it simple or helps us to make it even simpler. Do you have a killer innovative idea? Please send it to
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This is such a fantastic offer for families wanting to
start your Speech Therapy DIY journey as soon as possible.
The Phonic All Star Posters have been designed by Katrine Elliott (Speech Pathologist) for the purpose of teaching CORE Metaphonic knowledge to prepare children for their communication and academic skills. The Full Colour Posters are laminated for protection.
THE ALPHABET POSTER
FIRSTSimply teach your child the alphabet letters that are highlighted inside the red lines.
THENlet your child know that the speech sounds that are outside of this are not in the alphabet. These are indicated below:
- Green linesThese are the digraphsNG – SH – CHTH – as they have 2 letters in their grapheme pattern but make one speech sound.
- Yellow boxes: The short vowels- a-e-i-o-u-These match up with their corresponding 5-long vowels that "Say their name" in the alphabet itself,
- On the back you have the letter-graphemes on their own without any character cues. This is for when your child is getting confident and we can leave the "training wheels" of the picture and recognise the letter symbol on it's own.
THE SPEECH SOUND POSTER
The Phonic All Star speech sound Poster teaches your child the 46 speech sounds using the characters and graphemes.
- Notice all characters have a number in the corner of their picture that connects to that specific Card in your Phonic All Star Speech Sound Flash Level 1 and 2 Cards.
- This number also connects to the Phonic All StarTeach Me Speech Sounds Workbook which then explains how each speech sound is formed.
- This number also connects to the Phonic All Star-Learn the 22 Vowels Colouring In book
- The poster teaches the International Phonetic Alphabet so you can then learn to write your child's speech at a word level so that you can start the journey to correcting their speech errors using phonetic transcriptions like a PRO.
- The posters feature 24 consonants on one side and the 22 vowels on the back side.
- The poster gives you and your child theory based on the manner of articulation of the 46 different phonemes and the groups that they belong to.
- Join the Speech Therapy DIY program to get all the low-down on how to be an expert quasi-speech therapist at home.
By connecting with us to receive your FREE Phonic All Star Posters, you will also gain your own SPEECH article to get your home speech therapy program started with some developmental information and first stages to assessing your child's speech sounds. Call us on (07) 55 282222 if you fail to connect to any pages and we can arrange for your order to be sent in the mail.


SLMsmart Featured Product: Crave Control
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How do I use Crave Control?
Crave Control is best used in anticipation of hunger. For example, if you know that you usually feel hunger pains around 3 pm, drink a glass of Crave Control around 2:30 pm. This will allow you to avoid those nagging cravings and stay true to your weight loss or weight maintenance goals.
Note that you can take Crave Control even in the evening before bed. Because it doesn't contain the kind of stimulants that keep you up all night, you can drink some before bed in anticipation of midnight-snacking temptations.
What is in Crave Control?
The ingredients in Crave Control work to help prevent hunger pains and cravings without jeopardizing your health or weight management goals. Those ingredients include chromium, a trace mineral currently in high-demand. Chromium is essential to the body's production of insulin, the hormone that stabilizes the body's blood sugar level. Research shows that chromium is an essential part of our diet. It can have many beneficial results when supplemented. It enhances insulin's effect in the body, improving the uptake of glucose, thereby causing better blood circulation and maintenance of blood sugar level. Evidence also supports chromium's ability to help the body gain energy, burn fat, and build muscle with greater ease.
Another important ingredient in Crave Control is a stimulant-free, all-natural potato protein extract. Unlike other satiety products common in the weight-management industry, this ingredient does not artificially stimulate metabolism or cause jitters, bloating, or other negative side effects. It is the active extract of a special protein found under the skin of the potato that works by enhancing the body's release of cholecystokinin (CCK), a natural factor used by the body to signal the brain that food has been eaten. This helps to create feelings of fullness and satisfaction.
Like all Synergy products, SLMsmart Crave Control goes through rigorous quality testing to ensure a pure, safe, and effective product.
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Haris Ahmed Chicago Consultant: Top 3 Benefits of Job Rotation
For Haris Ahmed of Chicago-based management consulting firm Pragmatium Consulting, Inc., employees are the heart of every business. Each one plays a crucial role in the organization, and as such, each one deserves equal opportunities and privileges. But despite the company's best efforts, there will always be employees who are underperforming or not living up to their full potential—for whatever reason (professional or personal). How do you encourage your employees to always give their best to whatever task needs to be done? How do you help them establish strong bonds with one another?
In this post, Haris Ahmed, Chicago management consultant and change expert, shares with readers what a job rotation is and the benefits to be derived from it.
What is job rotation?
In simple terms, job rotation is an internal strategy where the organizational structure is reshuffled to encourage employee growth and retention. This strategy is often initiated by the Human Resources department of the organization, discussed with team or department heads, and approved by the CEO and other top executives.
Usually, an employee is assigned to another department or given a new position because this is where their talents and skills will truly be of value to the organization, and where they have more opportunities for growth. When an employee has been with the company for years, he or she may have acquired or developed new skills, and assigning them to a new department with new responsibilities is the best way for them to further hone their newly acquired skills.
Here are the top 3 benefits of organizational restructuring and job rotation:
1. Improve performance and productivity. As mentioned above, when you assign an employee to a new team and give him or her new responsibilities, you allow the employee to grow. New challenges mean new opportunities and with these come a rejuvenated spirit, which could mean improved performance and productivity. This, in effect, targets the employee's performance and productivity, and the department's or team's.
2. Encourage loyalty. When an employee feels that he or she has become 'stagnant' or feels more like a wallflower than an active participant within the organization, chances are they will eventually leave and go where they are appreciated—where they would be made to feel that their contributions are valuable to the organization. Job rotation prevents this from happening, for reasons stated above.
3. You create a dynamic organization. When people learn of the organization's active participation in their employees' growth and advancement, they will see your company as a potential employer, upping your reputation as a good organization to work with. When you have positions that need to be filled, applicants wouldn't hesitate to join your organization because they know there is room for growth.
In his next post, Haris Ahmed will share his recommendations on how to approach job rotation and make employees understand that this is a step towards their own growth and advancement.
Do you have comments on this post? Please feel free to leave Haris Ahmed of Chicago a message below.
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Since April 6, more than a million acres have burned throughout the state of Texas, according to the Texas Forest Service. This image, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, shows conditions on April 15, 2011. Wind whipped both smoke and dust southeast across the state. The fires detected by MODIS are marked in red.
The image illustrates one of the primary reasons fire danger is extremely high in Texas: strong winds. Warm temperatures, dry vegetation, and low humidity are also contributing to hazardous fire conditions. Normally a rainy month, March 2011 was the driest March on record, said the Texas Forest Service. Plentiful rains in 2010 spurred grass and shrubs to grow. The recent lack of rain, warm temperatures, and low humidity have turned all of that vegetation into dry tinder, creating unprecedented fire danger.
As of April 18, at least 23 large wildfires were burning in Texas. Seven of the largest are labeled in the image. The image also shows two wildfires burning in northern Mexico. So far in 2011, firefighters have responded to 7,807 fires, which have burned 1,528,714 acres of land and 244 structures, said Governor Rick Perry in an April 16 request to President Obama for a federal declaration of a major disaster. More images


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I am new to this forum and i have some question about the real meaning of some words in this article, considering its unique context.
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The barometer of his time, Jagger yet resisted the temptation to branch out from the Rolling Stones into too many uncharted areas. An appearance in the movie Ned Kelly revealed that he was unable to come up with a convincing Australian/Irish accent. The experiment was not repeated. Jagger was even less concerned about expressing himself in a literary form, unlike others of his generation. The most articulate of the Rolling Stones has frankly admitted that he could not even remember sufficient details of his life to pen a ghosted biography.
there are some questions regarding some words in the passage
1. what is the real meaning of "barometer" in the first sentence? Indicator
2. what does it mean by "uncharted area"in the 2nd sencence? unknown
3. what is a "ghosted biography"? the basics to be embellished by a ghost writer whose name will not be published
hopefully someone can help me here
thanks in advance for the help


Tuesday, May 26, 2009
HBase Schema Manager
As already mentioned in one of my previous posts, HBase at times makes it difficult to maintain or even create a new table structure. Imagine you have a running cluster and quite an elaborate table setup. Now you want to to create a backup cluster for load balancing and general tasks like reporting etc. How do you get all the values from one system into the other?
While you can use various examples that help you backing up the data and eventually restore it, how do you "clone" the table schemas?
Or imagine you have an existing system like the one we talked about above and you simply want to change a few things around. With an RDBMS you can save the required steps in a DDL statement and execute it on the server - or the backup server etc. But with HBase there is now DDL or even the possibility of executing pre-built scripts against a running cluster.
What I described in my previous post was a why to store the table schemas into an XML configuration file and run that against a cluster. The code handles adding new tables and more importantly the addition, removal and modification of column families for any named table.
I have put this all into a separate Java application that may be useful to you. You can get it from my GitHub repository. It is really simple to use, you create an XML based configuration file, for example:
Configuration for the FooBar HBase cluster.
Test table.
Sample column.
Then all you have to do is run the application like so:
java -jar hbase-manager-1.0.jar schema.xml
The "schema.xml" is the above XML configuration saved on your local machine. The output shows the steps performed:
$ java -jar hbase-manager-1.0.jar schema.xml
creating table test...
table created
You can also specify more options on the command line:
usage: HbaseManager [] []
-l,--list lists all tables but performs no further action.
-n,--nocreate do not create non-existent tables.
-v,--verbose print verbose output.
If you use the "verbose" option you get more details:
$ java -jar hbase-manager-1.0.jar -v schema.xml
schema filename: schema.xml
configuration used: null
using config number: default
table schemas read from config:
[name -> test
description -> Test table.
columns -> {sample=name -> sample
description -> Sample column.
maxVersions -> 1
compressionType -> NONE
inMemory -> false
blockCacheEnabled -> false
maxValueLength -> _PHONE_
timeToLive -> -1
bloomFilter -> false}]
hbase.master -> foo.bar.com:60000
authoritative -> true
name -> test
tableExists -> true
changing table test...
no changes detected!
Finally you can use the "list" option to check initial connectivity and the successful changes:
$ java -jar hbase-manager-1.0.jar -l schema.xml
tables found: 1
A few notes: First and most importantly, if you change a large table, i.e. one with thousands of regions, this process can take quite a long time. This is caused by the enableTable() call having to scan the complete.META. table to assign the regions to their respective region servers. There is possibly room for improvement in my little application to handle this better - suggestions welcome!
Also, I do not have Bloom Filter settings implemented, as this is still changing from 0.19 to 0.20. Once it has been finalized I will add support for it.
If you do not specify a configuration name then the first one is used. Having more than one configuration allows you to have multiple clusters defined in one schema file and by specifying the name you can execute only a specific one when you need to.
Monday, May 11, 2009
HBase MapReduce 101 - Part I
For now let's look at the other classes involved.
To Map or Reduce or Not Map or Reduce
Same or different Tables
Key Distribution
Until then, have a good day!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
European HBase Ambassador
I am on a mission! The mission is to spread the word on HBase. There are only a few choices when it comes to large scale data storage solutions. What I am referring to is not your vertical scale, big-iron relational database system. The time is now for a paradigm shift.
There are various key/value or more structured stores that strive to achieve the same - but getting proper information is often a big challenge. Either there is no proper examples, or use-cases for that matter. Even worse are performance details, the usual rap being "all depends!" - of course it does. Without real examples it is difficult to determine if a suitable system design wise is also holding up to the task at hand. How many servers are needed? How should the hardware stack be organized?
Here is where I feel I can help. I am using HBase for over a year now (started prototyping in late 2007), in production with three clusters spread over more than 50 servers. And I pretty much set them up from plugging in the hardware to the designing and running the cluster and the system on top of that. While this is in itself nothing special, I feel that I gained a lot of experience with HBase. I also feel that it could be very helpful to others that are thinking about HBase and how it may help them.
So I hereby declare myself to be a European HBase Ambassador. Mind you, this is no official title. The purpose is to help furthering the adoption of HBase in research and/or commercial projects. So what does this "position" entail? I offer this:
For the cost of travel (and if necessary accommodation) I will present any aspect of HBase in production to whoever is interested.
Yes, I will come to you if you ask, no matter where in Europe (or beyond). I will present on the internals of HBase, its API and so on to developers or higher concepts to architects. Or to management on a white paper level. You want to know about HBase and how it can help you? Let me know and I will show you.
Why me? Besides what I mentioned above I have over 13 years experience in software engineering and am responsible as the CTO at WorldLingo which for example is the sole provider for all machine translations in Microsoft Office for Windows and MacOS - given the text is longer than a few words because otherwise the internal word dictionaries are taking preference. I write and speak German (native) and English fluently. Last but not least I have regular contact with the core developers of HBase and am a contributor myself - as much as time allows.
So there you have it. This is my offer. I hope you see value in and take me up on it! I surely am looking forward to meeting you.


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What Are The LeanBean Ingredients?
Ingredients are the most important part of dietary supplements.
When it comes to weight loss, women have to be careful about what they put in their bodies.
Research shows that 41 per cent of weight loss supplements received FDA warnings on potentially harmful ingredients in 2016.
But, not all weight loss supplements have dangerous ingredients.
LeanBean is a fat burner that contains safe and natural ingredients.
In this LeanBean review, we tell you all the facts you need to know before purchasing LeanBean; how it works, where you can get it, its pros and cons.
Today let's look closely at what are the LeanBean Ingredients.
LeanBean Ingredients
The manufacturer says that LeanBean's formula involves a powerful blend of vitamins, minerals and superfoods that work perfectly to support women weight goals.
Acai Berry (20mg)
Acai Berries are popularly known as superfoods due to high antioxidant levels.
They improve cholesterol levels, enhance brain function, increases energy levels and supports the immune system.
Bioperine (5mg)
Bioperine increases the bioavailability of LeanBean's ingredients.
It increases the absorption of nutrients in the body.
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper contains capsaicin, its active ingredient, which increases metabolism through enhancing thermogenesis-increasing body temperature to burn fat.
Also, studies show it can reduce appetite.
Choline (82.5mg)
Choline is a nutrient made in the liver.
It facilitates the removal of cholesterol and transports fats in the body.
Studies show it supports fat metabolism.
Chromium Picolinate(35mcg)
Chromium Picolinate is a mineral known for controlling glucose and insulin levels.
Studies report it curbs cravings and reduces an individual's daily food intake.
Garcinia Cambogia (100mg)
Garcinia Cambogia reduces appetite by boosting serotonin levels; serotonin is a satiety hormone.
It also contains hydroxycitric acid (HCA), which inhibits fat forming enzymes in the body.
Green coffee bean (50mg)
Studies show that green coffee lowers and prevents lipogenesis –formation of fat in the body.
Also, it increases metabolism and blocks fat storage.
Konjac fibre (glucomannan) (3000mg)
Glucomannan is a popular appetite suppressant extracted from konjac plant.
It is a dietary fibre that gives you a full feeling, preventing snacking between meals.
Additionally, it absorbs water slowing down digestion and regulating glucose levels.
Several studies show it supports weight loss.
Potassium Chloride (10mg)
Potassium chloride supports better digestion, cardiovascular function and blood pressure.
Turmeric (50mg)
Turmeric contains curcumin, an active element, which has both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Curcumin blocks the inflammatory pathway concerned with obesity and controls fat cells.
Additionally, it lowers bad LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, promoting better heart health.
Studies show that curcumin supports weight loss.
Vitamin B12 (2.4mcg)
Vitamin B12 has many benefits in the body.
It supports the body to change proteins and fat into energy.
Also, it plays a vital role in breaking down carbohydrates.
Vitamin B6 (1.7mg)
Vitamin B6 regulates mood, enhances brain function and cardiovascular function.
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Patient Workflow Management
The healthcare sector, like so many others, is fast migrating to digital workflows and there is a growing need to streamline processes so that more time and attention can be given to patients.
Ricoh's Patient Workflow Management is a self-service solution that allows healthcare organisations to automate patient registration and check-in processes. Instead of waiting in reception queues, patients can both register and check themselves in at a kiosk when they arrive at the hospital or practice.
This works to dramatically cut down on unnecessary waiting times and helps healthcare practitioners handle appointments more efficiently. At the press of a button, patients can check in for their appointments and doctors are instantly alerted that they have arrived and are waiting.
- Key features & benefits
Ricoh's Patient Workflow Management solution automates the patient registration and check-in process and allows for:
- An improved level of patient care as staff is freed from time-consuming administrative duties
- Reduced waiting time and frustration as patients know what to expect
- Efficient appointment handling using a more accurate identification process
- Greater data accuracy and fewer errors associated with manual data capture
- Improved security and confidentiality as personal information is input by patients themselves


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Lane Targeting Light
The Torch is a simple light targeting tool used to help with accuracy and alignment. Using LED lights, it reflects a path of light on the lane to help you select the correct launch angle and hit your target time after time. As the player moves left and right, the light will change its position showing you exactly where you should throw the ball.
The Torch was designed to explain the aiming process in a way that can be easily understood by everyone. From children, to beginning bowlers, to special needs bowlers, the Torch is an easy and fun way to quickly improve this important fundamental skill.
- Helps define a bowlers starting point
- Helps bowlers to see the laydown point
- Helps keep the swing path in-line with the target path
- Helps keep the head stable throughout the approach
- Shows how the target changes if a bowler drifts left or right


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Grouping constructs allow you to capture groups of subexpressions and to increase the efficiency of regular expressions with noncapturing lookahead and lookbehind modifiers. The following table describes the Regular Expression Grouping Constructs.
|( )||Captures the matched substring (or noncapturing group; for more information, see the ExplicitCapture option in Regular Expression Options). Captures using () are numbered automatically based on the order of the opening parenthesis, starting from one. The first capture, capture element number zero, is the text matched by the whole regular expression pattern.|
|(? )||Captures the matched substring into a group name or number name. The string used for name must not contain any punctuation and it cannot begin with a number. You can use single quotes instead of angle brackets; for example, |
|(? )||Balancing group definition. Deletes the definition of the previously defined group name2 and stores in group name1 the interval between the previously defined name2 group and the current group. If no group name2 is defined, the match backtracks. Because deleting the last definition of name2 reveals the previous definition of name2, this construct allows the stack of captures for group name2 to be used as a counter for keeping track of nested constructs such as parentheses. In this construct, name1 is optional. You can use single quotes instead of angle brackets; for example, |
|(?: )||Noncapturing group.|
|(?imnsx-imnsx: )||Applies or disables the specified options within the subexpression. For example, |
|(?= )||Zero-width positive lookahead assertion. Continues match only if the subexpression matches at this position on the right. For example, |
|(?! )||Zero-width negative lookahead assertion. Continues match only if the subexpression does not match at this position on the right. For example, |
|(?<= )||Zero-width positive lookbehind assertion. Continues match only if the subexpression matches at this position on the left. For example, |
|(? )||Nonbacktracking subexpression (also known as a "greedy" subexpression). The subexpression is fully matched once, and then does not participate piecemeal in backtracking. (That is, the subexpression matches only strings that would be matched by the subexpression alone.)|
Named captures are numbered sequentially, based on the left-to-right order of the opening parenthesis (like unnamed captures), but numbering of named captures starts after all unnamed captures have been counted. For instance, the pattern
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The United Kingdom's Environment Agency, the equivalent of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, announced last month that the SSRI fluoxetine
(Prozac) was being taken in such large amounts that it was showing up in
Britain's drinking water. The finding was first reported in Britain's the
Britain's Drinking Water Inspectorate noted that the drug "was likely
to be found in a considerably watered down form that is unlikely to pose any
health risk." Nevertheless, environmentalists are calling on the
government to order an urgent investigation and labeling the slow buildup of
the excreted antidepressant into the water a "hidden mass
An environmental spokesperson for the Liberal Democrat political party in
Britain, Norman Baker, told the Observer, "these revelations
expose a failing by the government on an important public health issue. It is
alarming that there is no monitoring of levels of Prozac and other pharmacy
residues in our drinking water."
Other critics of antidepressant medication noted that the new finding is
just the latest evidence that general practitioners in Britain are
overprescribing fluoxetine, the British National Health Service's
antidepressant of choice. In the decade ending in 2001, prescriptions for
fluoxetine rose from 9 million to 24 million per year.
Environmental experts noted the drug finds its way into rivers and water
systems from treated sewage water. Treatment systems were never designed to
eliminate pharmaceutical residues in drinking water, and it is likely, they
added, that other drugs are present as well.
"It is extremely unlikely that there is a risk," countered a
spokesman for the Drinking Water Inspectorate. "Advanced treatment
processes installed for pesticide removal are effective in removing drug
residues as well." ▪


\chapter{FLT - Fried Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich?} In two episodes (which first aired on October 30, 1995 and September 20, 1998), we see a statement of the form $a^{12}+b^{12}=c^{12}$, where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are natural numbers. These equations are the following. \begin{equation} 1782^{12}+1841^{12}=1922^{12}\label{funnyeqn1} \end{equation} \begin{equation} 3987^{12}+4365^{12}=4472^{12}\label{funnyeqn2} \end{equation} This may call to mind a little-known theorem. \begin{thm}[Fermat's Last Theorem, or FLT]\label{flt} The equation $x^n+y^n=z^n$ has no non-zero integer solutions for $n>2$. \end{thm} \begin{proof} I have a marvellous proof of this, but the grant funding to produce this manual is too small for me to present it here. However, interested readers may wish to see \cite{AW1995}.\\ \end{proof} A consequence of this theorem, of course, is that equations (\ref{funnyeqn1}) and (\ref{funnyeqn2}) must be incorrect. But how might one determine this without recourse to FLT? Well, if one had lots of spare time late at night (as you very well may, dear reader), one could just go ahead and multiply them out. This author, on the other hand, has a very active social life. So, we instead recall the following. \begin{lem}\label{integerproducts} The product of any two odd integers is an odd integer. The product of any two even integers is an even integer. \end{lem} \begin{proof} Look in your notes or text from Math Camp. This is one of many similar results we proved back in those good old days.\\ \end{proof} \begin{cor}\label{oddtopower} An odd integer raised to any positive integer power is an odd integer. That is, for odd $z\in\mathbb{Z}$, $z^m$ is odd for any $m\in\mathbb{N}$. \end{cor} \begin{proof} By induction. Suppose $z$ is any odd integer. \emph{Base case}: Since $z$ is odd, we know that $z^1=z$ is odd. \emph{Inductive step}: Suppose $z^n$ is odd for some $n\in\mathbb{N}$ (our inductive hypothesis). We must show that $z^{n+1}$ is also odd. Well,... $z^{n+1}$=$z^n\cdot z$ by basic properties of exponents. By our inductive hypothesis we know that $z^n$ is odd, and we began by assuming that $z$ is odd. So, $z^n\cdot z$ is the product of two odd integers and is therefore odd by Lemma (\ref{integerproducts}).\\ \end{proof} \begin{cor}\label{eventopower} An even integer raised to any positive integer power is an even integer. \end{cor} \begin{proof} This proof is nearly identical to the one above. To reduce the printing cost of this thesis and conserve some of the planet's natural resources, we omit it.\\ \end{proof} We now look back to equation (\ref{funnyeqn1}), $1782^{12}+1841^{12}=1922^{12}$, and see that we have an two even integers, 1782 and 1922, raised to positive integer powers; thus, by Corollary \ref{eventopower}, each of the results is even. Similarly, by Corollary \ref{oddtopower}, $1841^{12}$ is odd.\\ Now all that remains is to invoke one of the most powerful theorems known to mankind. \begin{thm}\label{awesometheorem} The sum of an even integer and an odd integer is an odd integer. \end{thm} \begin{proof} The proof of this theorem is so far beyond the scope of this thesis as to be nearly incomprehensible to a person of your intellect. Some of the greatest math students in the history of Colby College are currently devoting all their talents and energies to a proof, even to the extent that they have had to reduce their daily hours spent playing Dungeons and Dragons from sixteen to just two. Fortunately, they are unemployed and living in their mothers' basements, so they have little else to do.\\ \end{proof} By applying Theorem \ref{awesometheorem} to the left-hand side of Equation (\ref{funnyeqn1}), we see that this left-hand side must be odd. But we already found above that the right-hand side is even. Thus, this equation cannot be true.\\ Alas, this same argument cannot be applied to Equation (\ref{funnyeqn2}). [Why not?] However, by using a different base for our modular arithmetic, we can arrive at the same conclusion. This, my loyal and persevering reader, is left on your shoulders. So put away your video games and your crazy rock and roll records and get to work, you slacker.


How Much Protein Is in Bone Marrow?
Bone marrow is a staple in French cuisine and is commonly used to add depth and flavor to stocks and soups in Asian cooking. The most commonly eaten forms of bone marrow are caribou or beef bone marrow, which can be boiled to enrich stocks or simply roasted and eaten on their own. Beef marrow bones are often easier to find in grocery stores than caribou bones, which may need to come from a special supplier. Bone marrow does contain some protein, but it is primarily fat and so should be eaten sparingly.
Amount of Protein
A 100-gram serving of bone marrow has 786 calories per serving and only about 7 grams of protein, which provides 12 percent to 15 percent of the 46 to 56 grams of protein recommended daily for women and men, respectively. However, because bone marrow is often served as an accompaniment to other foods, the total nutritional profile of a marrow dish will largely depend on the other foods it is served with.
Increase the Protein
To raise the protein content of a meal with bone marrow, pair it with protein-rich foods. Rather than choosing the classic composition of bone marrow and toast, veer toward a higher-protein option, and match your bone marrow with chicken or lean beef, both of which are high quality sources of protein. You can also use bone marrow to enrich the flavor of incomplete protein sources, such as beans or rice. Because of its high fat content, consider pairing marrow with low-fat foods, such as with a salad dressed only with balsamic vinegar.
High in Iron
Bone marrow is not rich in many essential vitamins and minerals, but it is high in iron, with 4.5 milligrams per 100-gram serving. Iron is considered essential because it makes up part of your red blood cells, namely hemoglobin, which carries oxygen. It is also used to form myoglobin, another oxygen carrying protein in your body. The recommended dietary allowance of iron is 8 milligrams for men and for women over the age of 50 and 18 milligrams for women who are 50 or younger. A single serving of bone marrow provides over half of the RDA of iron for men and one-fourth of the RDA for women.
Watch the Fat
A 100-gram serving of bone marrow contains a lot of fat, with 84 grams per serving. Almost all of the calorie content of bone marrow comes from fat. Because it is an animal fat, it is mostly saturated fat, which should be eaten in limited quantities. This is because saturated fat increases your chances of heart disease by contributing to cholesterol buildup in your arteries.


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Mercedes-Benz has long been committed to protecting pedestrians and cyclists/ motorcyclists. Many of the actions and safety measures taken over the past decades have their origins in Mercedes-Benz initiatives. Smooth body surfaces, energy-absorbing bumpers, laminated windscreens, folding exterior mirrors, rounded door handles and recessed windscreen wipers are just a few of the char-acteristics of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars which help protect pedestrians.
The new S-Class builds on this already high standard of safety with additional protective measures. The underside of the bonnet has been designed for programmed deformation and impact-energy absorption in the event of an accident with a pedestrian. A newly developed "yielding" hinge supports the deformation of the bonnet and also helps to reduce injuries to pedestrians and cyclists/ motorcyclists. The front wings of the new Mercedes saloon are attached to the upper longitudinal members by means of a special fixing element. This has precisely calculated rigidity characteristics and is programmed to give way in the event of an impact.
The deformation space between the bonnet and the engine components beneath it – an important factor in accidents where there is contact between the pedestrian's head and the bonnet – has been increased in two ways: firstly, through the new outer contour of the saloon, the front section of which is some 22 millimetres higher than the predecessor model. Secondly, the engine, shock-absorber towers, reservoirs and control gear have been fitted up to 13 millimetres lower. The Mercedes engineers have also reduced the overall height of the windscreen-wiper system, thereby increasing the deformation space. Another pedestrian-oriented safety feature is to be found in the front bumper of the new S-Class which features a flush, foam-filled spoiler edge which ensures early and even support in a collision.
Pedestrian protection thanks to Brake Assist
In the sphere of active safety, too, the new S-Class is equipped with highly effective systems which can help to avoid accidents with pedestrians. One such system is the standard-fit Brake Assist, which interprets a given speed of brake-pedal actuation as indicative of an emergency situation and builds up the maximum braking assistance within fractions of a second. This can significantly shorten the vehicle's stopping distance - by up to 45 per cent, for example, when the vehicle is travelling on a dry road at a speed of 100 km/h.
Brake Assist not only helps prevent rear-end collisions but also makes an effective contribution to protecting pedestrians. This was demonstrated by a study conducted by Mercedes-Benz with a driving simulator, in which 55 car drivers took a simulated drive through a town at a speed of 50 km/h, during which a child suddenly ran into the street. The only way to avoid hitting the child was to initiate an emergency braking manoeuvre. The test showed that drivers supported by Brake Assist had far fewer accidents than those drivers who did not have the system; the overall accident rate was reduced by 26 percentage points through the use of Brake Assist.
The launch of the new S-Class also marks the world premiere of an enhanced version of Brake Assist: Brake Assist PLUS. This functions as an anticipatory system which provides drivers with even more effective support in critical situations. Based on radar technology, the system scans the area ahead of the vehicle and calculates the necessary brake force assistance if there is a risk of a collision. If the driver operates the brake pedal, the new Brake Assist PLUS system instantly builds up the braking pressure required to manage the situation. While the conventional Brake Assist system requires a reflex activation of the brake pedal, the new system recognises the driver's intention to brake when he or she puts clear pressure on the pedal, after which it automatically optimises the braking pressure. One of the key preconditions for preventing collisions is thus fulfilled: the best possible deceleration for the situation in hand.
Night view assist for greater safety in the dark
According to German accident statistics, more than 55 percent of accidents resulting in pedestrian fatalities occur at night or in semi-darkness at dawn or dusk. This is why Mercedes-Benz is committed to helping drivers see better in the dark. The new S-Class is equipped with powerful projection-beam headlamps – with optional bi-xenon technology – which play an important role in this respect. The Stuttgart-based car manufacturer offers bi-xenon technology in combination with the Active Light System and the cornering light function which illuminate areas around the vehicle which are left in darkness by normal headlamps. These features make an effective contribution to the prevention of pedestrian accidents at intersections and junctions.
Night view assist, a world first for Mercedes-Benz is being premiered in the S-Class. Based on infrared light technology, the system is available in combination with bi-xenon headlamps and the Active Light System. This unique package of the best and most effective lighting technology currently available is one of the defining features of the new Mercedes flagship model. In the dark, the newly developed night view assist system provides the driver with a much greater range of vision than conventional low-beam headlamps, enabling the course of the road, pedestrians, cyclists and obstacles to be seen much sooner.
Mercedes engineers examined the capabilities of this technology in a series of trials. During comparative test drives with low-beam bi-xenon headlamps and the new night view assist system, the test drivers recognised obstacles in the road much sooner when assisted by the infrared light system. During tests, drivers were already able to discern roadside test dummies dressed in light-coloured clothing at a range of around 210 metres, which is about 41 metres sooner than with low-beam bi-xenon headlamps. The system proves even more effective in the case of pedestrians in dark clothing. In these situations the night view assist system already enabled the drivers to identify the test dummies at a range of around 164 metres, but only at about 72 metres when driving with low-beam bi-xenon headlamps alone. This represents a safety improvement of no less than 125 percent.
Even when the headlamps of oncoming vehicles dazzle the driver and severely obscure the view, visibility is much better with this assistance system: a test dummy in light-coloured clothing standing at the road edge 50 metres behind an oncoming vehicle was detected from an average distance of 140 metres with the help of night view assist – around 53 metres sooner than with low-beam bi-xenon headlamps.
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The United States Department of Defense ran a project to analyse the current and historical use of marksmanship training. The analysis compared costs of using traditional live-fire training alone versus using simulator training. Research on the effectiveness of using the simulator training, conducted previously is used as a basis for the effectiveness analysis. The questions researched are:
"Can using the simulator training reduce training costs compared to using live-fire ranges alone?"
"Will continued use of the simulator training be as effective as using live fire alone?"
The project identifies current virtual training systems and analyses potential opportunities for cost savings. The data supported the hypothesis that the simulator training system will reduce costs over the years that it is used to supplement live-fire ranges. A cost analysis was conducted, and a sensitivity report generated. Results provided an estimate of the per-person cost of training, logistics savings, and virtual system benefits. The analysis concludes that a well-sequenced mix of simulator training and live-fire training would maximise cost savings — and is as good for overall marksmanship quality as live-fire alone.


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Soil phosphorus availability and lime: More than just pH?
Plants can't do without phosphorus. But there is often a 'withdrawal limit' on how much phosphorus they can get from the soil. That's because phosphorus in soils is often in forms that plants can't take up. That affects how healthy and productive the plants can be.
One influence on phosphorus availability is the soil's pH level.
If soils are too acidic, phosphorus reacts with iron and aluminum. That makes it unavailable to plants. But if soils are too alkaline, phosphorus reacts with calcium and also becomes inaccessible.
"Phosphorus is most available to plants when soil is at a 'Goldilocks' zone of acidity," says Andrew Margenot. Margenot is a researcher at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
There are ways to make more phosphorus available to plants. For example, adding lime (calcium hydroxide) reduces soil acidity. That can unlock the phosphorus that was previously unavailable. This is a common practice. "Liming is a bread-and-butter tool for agriculture," says Margenot.
However, liming can influence other ways by which phosphorus might become available to plants. Enzymes, called phosphatases, are also known to influence the amount of phosphorus available to plants. Margenot's study looked at liming and soil management history to see if it influenced the activity of soil enzymes.
Margenot and his colleagues conducted experiments in western Kenya, a region with acidic, weathered soils.
Researchers added varying amounts of lime to long-term experimental plots. These plots had specific fertilization treatments since 2003: One set of plots had been unfertilized. Another had received cow manure. A third set of plots had mineral nitrogen and phosphorus added.
Twenty-seven days after liming, the researchers measured phosphatase activity. They also measured how much phosphorus was available to plants.
They found no clear relationships between soil acidity levels changed by liming and phosphatase activity.
This was unexpected. "We know that phosphatases are sensitive to soil acidity levels," says Margenot. "Our findings show that it is more complicated than just soil acidity when it comes to these enzymes."
And more surprisingly, changes in phosphatase activities after liming depended on the soil's history. This suggests that the sources of these enzymes (microbes, plant roots) could have responded to different fertilization histories by changing the amount or type of phosphatases secreted.
Furthermore, in all cases, the increases in phosphorus availability were relatively small. "In the soils tested, lime alone was not enough to be meaningful to crops and thus farmers," says Margenot. "Lime needs to be combined with added phosphorus to meet crop needs in these soils."
Margenot is now working to extend this study. With colleagues from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), he'll be studying western Kenyan farms. The goal is to see if using lime at rates realistic for growers will have soil health trade-offs in these weathered soils.
This research is published in Soil Science Society of America Journal.


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This book seeks to offer a fresh perspective on viewing decision making in a modelling form. This modelling perspective is designated a throughput model since it examines an intermediary stage as well as captures parallel processing (as opposed to serial processing). The throughput model depicts the four most important highly significant concepts that portray individuals' decision making processes. Namely, information and the cognitive processes of perception, judgement and decision choice. The philosophical influences such as Kant's, Descartes' and Locke's are discussed in that they help to motivate the understanding of the throughput model. Further, the model not only offers philosophical, psychological and economic foundations, but also forms the basis for accounting and financial information processing. This book is geared to students of accounting, finance, organizational behaviour and psychology. Also, certain sections of this text are directed to business people which can assist them in structuring their decision making process.
Prior decision models and extensions; conceptual modelling used in accounting and management; axiomatic development of a decision-making model; comparing prior models with the conceptual model; conceptual modelling examples from accounting, auditing, business executives and the military; implications for financial reporting and managerial decisions; implications for future research using the throughput model.


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Objective To evaluate kidney function preservation or regeneration and pathological changes post-irreversible electroporation (IRE) in comparison with partial nephrectomy and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in a solitary kidney porcine model. Tissue ablation using IRE has been reported to spare critical anatomic structures within or near the ablation zone with associated regeneration of adjacent parenchyma, possibly offering functional preservation. Methods Fifteen pigs initially underwent laparoscopic nephrectomy. The lower third of the remaining kidney was then ablated or removed with either IRE, RFA, or partial nephrectomy. Serum creatinine (SCr) was measured at baseline, 24 hours, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days postoperatively. The impact of the type of procedure on SCr over time was evaluated. Acute and chronic histological changes were analyzed and cellular viability was assessed using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide staining in the IRE ablations. Results Ten ablations (5 IRE, 5 RFA) and 5 partial nephrectomies of the entire lower third of a solitary kidney were performed. The type of procedure did not affect SCr significantly at baseline (P =.14) or change in SCr over time (P =.48). Histologically, IRE and RFA lesions showed similar findings including coagulative necrosis that progressively was replaced by reparative stromal changes and fibrous tissue. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide staining of the IRE lesions at 14 and 28 days showed no viability in the necrotic areas with viable tissue at the margins demonstrating reparative changes. Conclusion Large volume IRE ablation of normal renal parenchyma in the porcine model does not provide a functional advantage as compared with conventional renal tumor treatments.
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Superfluid liquid 4He can flow out of uncapped containers. As this flow is without friction, and as liquid helium is not very dense, it can even appear to defy the law of gravity and flow up and out of a container, sometimes in the spectacular manner illustrated here. Although the liquid flows uphill, energy is not created, as the liquid ends up outside the container (on the floor), with a lower gravitational potential energy.


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Parent Info - G Suite and Edublogs
Parkland School Division staff and students utilize online tools and resources to promote engaged thinking, ethical citizenship and entrepreneurial spirit. Schools work daily to provide a place where exploration, creativity, and imagination make learning exciting, authentic and memorable.
This is part of our division Mission and is directly aligned with Alberta Education's Inspiring Education which sets out to produce Engaged Thinkers who are Ethical Citizens with an Entrepreneurial Spirit.
This work is supported by the Ministerial Order on Student Learning and the Learning and Technology Policy Framework (LTPF). The Ministerial Order on Student Learning's main goal is to inspire students to achieve success and reach their potential while contributing to the Alberta economy and society.There is a new focus on for innovative use of technology in learning, teaching, leadership and administration to support student-centred, personalized, authentic learning for all students. In PSD, we aim to prepare, engage and inspire our students to be their best in a quickly changing global community. Two specific initiatives within PSD have been the use of G Suite for Education and blogging with Edublogs.
G Suite for Education
G Suite (formerly Google Apps) allows our students, teachers and administrators to communicate easily, share efficiently and work collaboratively for free. Over 8 million other students and teachers are already using G Suite for Education around the world! This opportunity represents an important step towards supporting high levels of collaboration and building upon communication, exploration and engagement skills. Within our school division, G Suite allows students to gather evidence of their learning through documentation, presentations, video and audio - an e-portfolio of sorts.
"I really like being able to get into class work any time I want to. It's easy to add, change and update my work whenever I feel like."
- Student, Grade 7
"Being able to work on a presentation altogether saved our group a lot of time!"
- Student, Grade 5
"I love that I check out staff meeting agendas, documents and collaborating with other teachers. And the continuous saving ability is remarkable too!"
Blogging with Edublogs
PSD students are engaging in developing their writing skills, becoming more transparent reflective learners and establishing a positive digital presence through blogging. Currently in PSD there are two types of blogs: a classroom and student blog.
The Classroom Blog's purpose is to share and build a deeper understanding of the learning occurring in the classroom. Teachers use the classroom blog to document classroom activities, curate curricular-specific links to educational resources, extend learning opportunities, model digital citizenship and social responsibility, and encourage student and parent responses.
The Student Blog's purpose is to share and showcase their own learning artifacts and build a deeper understanding through reflection.
Students use their blog to:
- Share growth in their learning
- Leave a positive digital footprint
- Relate to the topic being discussed in class
- Reflect on their own learning
- Support the learning of others by giving and receiving feedback
- Write about their passions and invite guest responses from community members.
The blog improves their level of understanding, develops growth in literacy and numeracy, increases engagement in learning, encourages parent participation. Student can choose how they present their learning on their blog via video, audio, text, images or a combination of these which offers them different opportunities to showcase their work. Overall, blogging is one important way to have students reflect on their learning.
"Students are more reflective about their own learning because of their blogs. I love that they are able to look at their learning, think about the process, and then write about the experience. What a valuable opportunity! Additionally, the kids love feedback that goes beyond our classroom walls. When someone from another city, province or country responds, they get SO excited!"
"Blogging opened up the possibilities of audience in new ways. So, when they are considering writing or publishing for an audience other than me, the teacher, that really impacts how they view what they doing and the intrinsic motivation they have."
"I have really enjoyed blogging this year. It has been a fun way to learn new writing skills. In 5th grade I didn't really like writing. It seemed boring and like a chore. When we started blogging this year, I was really unsure about it. I thought it would be just a trick to make writing seem more exciting. I was so wrong! Blogging has been really fun for me. Blogging has let me write about things I like and enjoy, such as holidays and video games. If we just wrote papers and essays this year, I would probably get burnt out. I would not try as hard, and it would not be very enjoyable. I really want to continue this amazing experience next year."
- Student, Grade 6
"I want to continue to write these posts … because they help me put all my thoughts into words and to stretch my creativity."
- Student, Grade 8
"Throughout the year, I have learned new techniques for grammar from reading other people's blogs and from some of my own. Every time I write a blog I learn a new way to use word."
- Student, Grade 9


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CGI::Pretty - module to produce nicely formatted HTML code
CGI::Pretty is a module that derives from CGI. It's sole function is to allow users of CGI to output nicely formatted HTML code.
When using the CGI module, the following code: print table( TR( td( "foo" ) ) );
produces the following output: foo
If a user were to create a table consisting of many rows and many columns, the resultant HTML code would be quite difficult to read since it has no carriage returns or indentation.
CGI::Pretty fixes this problem. What it does is add a carriage return and indentation to the HTML code so that one can easily read it.
- print table( TR( td( "foo" ) ) );
now produces the following output: foo
CGI::Pretty is far slower than using CGI.pm directly. A benchmark showed that it could be about 10 times slower. Adding newlines and spaces may alter the rendered appearance of HTML. Also, the extra newlines and spaces also make the file size larger, making the files take longer to download.
With all those considerations, it is recommended that CGI::Pretty be used primarily for debugging.
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The CTOD toughness evaluation of repaired weld joints (presence of two weld deposits, complex mechanical heterogeneity and high residual stresses) requires some modifications of commonly used specimen geometry and testing procedure. This paper presents the results of the single edge bend (SENB) specimens with shallow (a/W = 0.16) and deep notches (a/W = 0.3-0.5) extracted from 20 and 30 mm thick multipass submerged arc welded (SAW) joints repaired with hyperbaric (16 bar) welding process at the toe region of the original SAW weld deposits. The results show that an acceptable toughness level can be achieved for hyperbaric repair weld metals deposited at 16 bar (160 m water depth). The repaired single-bevel joint on 30 mm thick StE 445.7 TM steel contained low toughness HAZ (LBZ) regions, whereas another repaired X-joint on 20 mm thick StE 52 steel produced high toughness. The CTOD toughness evaluation (according to BS 5762 standard and CTOD (δ5) technique) of both plates contained a series of shallow and deep cracked SENB specimens notched (through thickness and surface) at various locations of the repaired welded joints. The directly measured CTOD (δ5) values are consistent with the calculated CTOD BS5762 values. An effect of weld metal overmatching on through thickness shallow cracked SENB specimen results was observed as these specimens can produce low CTOD values despite their lower crack tip constraint.
Keywords: CTOD toughness, hyperbaric repair weld, submerged arc welding, StE steel


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Learn how caffeine causes the sugars of patients with diabetes to become unstable in this medical report.
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[Music Playing] Allison Chow: For Insidermedicine Un 60, I'm Allison Chow. From North Carolina, Caffeine may cause the sugars of patients with diabetes to become unstable. A study of 10 patients with type 2 diabetes, none of whom were taking insulin, showed that drinking four cups of coffee per day resulted in an 8% increase in blood sugar. The rise was especially apparent following meals; blood sugars were elevated by 9% after breakfast, 15% after lunch, and 26% after dinner. From Copenhagen, A new study fails to detect a significant difference between two commonly used types of drug-eluting stents in patients with heart attack and angina. In a randomized clinical trial involving over 2,000 patients, the risk of a major adverse cardiac event was approximately 10% in both the sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting groups. No difference was detected in the development of stent thrombosis rates. And finally, from Baltimore, A new study evaluating the effect of smoking on lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis may shed light on how genetics and environmental factors combine to influence how effectively we breathe. Researchers evaluating over 800 subjects noted that secondhand smoke exposure was associated with decreased lung function for all measures of lung function studied. In addition, certain mutations in the cystic fibrosis causing gene determined the magnitude of the effect. For Insidermedicine In 60, I'm Allison Chow. [Music Playing]


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The object obj references will be deleted when the function exits.
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Notes on Reproduction and Growth in the Koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss)
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Reproduction of koalas was studied at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, where 80% of births fall between October and January. Gestation ranges from 34 to 36 days. Females are monotocous. Those who wean their young in the first half of the breeding season breed again in the second half. Although polyoestrous, most females conceive at their first oestrus, except 2-y-olds. Males are mature at 3 y old, females at 2 y old. Young emerge from the pouch at 7 months, leave it completely at 9 months, and are weaned at approximately 12 months. Growth curves are provided. Those born early in the season grow faster than those born later; the age when growth ceases is unknown. Longevity is about 12y; and the sex ratio may be slightly biased towards females.
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Advisor Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Syed Amjad Hussain said that cool roofs could typically reduce summer air-conditioning energy use by 10% to 20%. He gave example of Masdar city while talking about reducing carbon emission to combat climate change around the world. Masdar city, he said, is a 15 billion dollars initiative by government of UAE which had zero carbon emission where everything is greener, cleaner, recycled and environmentfriendly.
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Farzana Yasmin from SDPI said that SRM techniques increase the reflectivity of the build environment by painting the roofs, roads and pavements with bright reflective white. It, she said, provides a cooling effect as the white roofs in tropical regions absorb about 70 per cent less sunlight than an ordinary roof and hence counteracting the warming influence of increasing greenhouse gases.
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100 mile journey starts with 1 step
Business loves the idea of revolutionary radical improvement but turnaround efforts often fail during the early adoption phase. A better approach is through small incremental change improve one step of the process at a time.
We are built to resist radical change, all of us. Small incremental change overcomes this, it starts with the smallest of steps that gets around our fear response.
A fantastic example of the success of incremental change is the Olympics, in 2012 British Cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford went on BBC Breakfast and gave the game away.
"The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by 1%, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together," he explained.
Everything was considered from washing your hands properly and reducing the risk of illness to having your own pillow to sleep on, there were no magic bikes or special wheels.
Yet in business when we talk about improvement we still think we are going to watch the process and find one big improvement to revolutionise the process.
Instead through understanding the entire process, breaking it down and improving each step by 1% when you run the process again you will have the improvements you are after. This is much more exciting because it means the team working with the current process can be the ones to make the improvements. Incremental improvement is also easier to sustain because:
- Fear is reduced
By involving the team, breaking down the process in to small steps and improving each step at a time it is easier for the team to accept and less likely to encourage a fear response
- Involving people shows you are listening
Asking the team to look at their process and then implementing the improvements they suggest shows you are listening and encourages a more supportive culture.
- Developing people
Giving the team time and skills to review the steps in the process and suggest small improvements will provide the team with desirable skills that can use when faced with process problems everyday
What are you waiting for? Small incremental change, one step at a time.


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Kairit Kaur (University of Tartu / Tallinn University Library): Totentanz and graveyard poetry: how to grasp the Baltic German reception of English Literature and Culture
Writing my theses "Dichtende Frauen in Est-, Livund Kurland, 1654–1800. Von den ersten Gelegenheitsgedichten bis zu den ersten Gedichtbänden" (Poetry writing women in Estonia, Livonia and Courland, 1654–1800. From the first occasional poems to the first poetry collections), Tartu 2013, I encountered the interesting phenomenon of a Baltic German occasional poem published in Tallinn in 1759 that might have been inspired by the English graveyard poetry that was popular at the time in Western Europe and in Russia. There was, however, no research into the reception of English literature in 18th-century Estonia. When I started work as a specialist in old books at the Tallinn University Academic Library in 2013, I got the chance to catalogue subclass XII (poetry and drama) of the library of the Estonian Literary Society, a Baltic German learned society founded in 1842. In addition to Baltic German poetic and dramatic works it contains many works of mostly Western European literature, primarily German, but also French and English, and – to a lesser extent – Italian, Spanish and Scandinavian. As a researcher, my aim is to investigate how world literature came to Tallinn and Estonia, combining history of books and literary history. When and in what ways did English literature come to Estonia? What was read in original languages and what reached the Baltic German reader via German translation? Who possessed English literature and how did it shape the local literature? Which part of it reached later Estonian national literature and which did not, and why? In my presentation I would like to describe and discuss my first findings, taking subclass XII as the starting point.


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You can save a considerable amount of energy in the greenhouse with a few simple steps.
1) Insulate the greenhouse foundation (See Foundation FAQ).
2) Insulate the north wall and north roof. Little light comes through the north wall of a greenhouse in the northern hemisphere, so insulation of this wall helps with energy losses without sacrificing any sunlight. One approach is to install foil-backed foamboard insulation, with the foil side facing into the greenhouse.
3) Seal off vents, weatherstrip doors, and caulk or otherwise close off other areas of air infiltration.
4) Double up on glazing. A double or triple layer of glazing can be added with an additional layer of polyethylene or with the addition of "bubble wrap."
5) Add thermal mass to the greenhouse (See FAQ on thermal mass).
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Question: Can A Company Ask For Your Medical History?
Is it illegal to ask someone what their medical condition is?
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Can HR call my doctor or ask about my health? Yes and no, it depends on what they are asking and who they are asking. Your employer can ask questions about your health that may help them determine if they need to make reasonable adjustments for you or other employees.
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The following entities must follow The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ) regulations. The law refers to these as "covered entities": Health plans. Most health care providers, including doctors, clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and pharmacies.
What are interviewers not allowed to ask?
Bottom line: you cannot ask questions that in any way relate to a candidate's:Age.Race.Ethnicity.Color.Gender.Sex.Sexual orientation or gender identity.Country of origin.More items…•
Can an employer ask about health conditions?
An employer cannot ask a medical professional for an employee's medical records, or information about an employee's health, without permission from the employee. … Employers cannot request that an employee discloses information about any health conditions that arise during employment.
What questions an employer Cannot ask?
Examples of questions that legally cannot be asked are:Are you in a same-sex relationship?How old are you?What's your ethnic background?What religion are you?Are you pregnant or planning to start a family?Who do you vote for?Do you have a physical or mental disability?
Do I have to disclose my medical condition to a store?
The document says people's rights are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and they are not required to disclose their disability to store owners. The legal basis is weak. The law says disabilities must be accommodated except when there is "a significant risk to the health or safety of others."
Can I sue my employer for disclosing medical information?
There are a number of federal laws that protect against the disclosure of employee medical information in the workplace. … Depending on the situation, the employee in question could file a federal complaint and seek compensation for damages through a civil lawsuit.
Can HR ask personal questions?
The short answer to this is that yes, they can ask. Whether or not you choose to provide it is up to you. However, an employer can usually legally deny you a position if you refuse. An employer may wish to see your W-2 to confirm if the current salary you claim to earn is true or not, and this is legal.
Can an employer override a doctor's sick note UK?
Can your boss tell other employees my personal information?
Employment Actions Even without a dedicated HR department employment matters should be confidential. It's just not right to share personal information about employees with their coworkers.
Can a store ask you what your disability is?
A public entity or private business may not ask about the nature or extent of an individual's disability. They also may not require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified, trained or licensed as a service animal, or require the animal to wear an identifying vest.
Can my employer tell if I went to the doctor?
Absolutely not. It is illegal for your health care providers to provide any kind of information to your employer or anyone else without your express permission. … You have absolutely nothing to worry about regarding your employer finding out when, where, or how much you use your health insurance.
What medical questions can my employer ask?
Is asking for a doctor's note a Hipaa violation?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is a set of national standards that protect the privacy of medical records for individuals. It is usually not a violation of HIPAA to request a note from a doctor if an employer needs information about sick leave, worker's compensation, or health insurance.
What is a Hipaa violation in workplace?
Can my boss ask me about my personal life?
Generally speaking, an employer may not inquire or otherwise obtain facts about highly personal aspects of an employee's private life. For example, an employer may not ask an employee about her sex life with her husband.


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Abstract of: Language policy and use in the Lodz ghetto _PHONE_
The complex relationship between language and survival at individual and collective levels is manifested in the records which remain from the ghetto at Lodz. The ghetto was a highly multilingual community which functioned mainly trilingually in its administration. Language use focussed on survival and assisted in responding to this imperative by allowing the communication of hope and the expression of grief, both actual and anticipatory. The specialised functions of the seven major languages of the ghetto are considered. Some general conclusions about the fundamentality of language to human experience in extreme conditions are considered in the light of theorising about language and grief.
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