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ART procedure?
- In general, is an ART cycle more likely to be successful if more embryos are transferred?
- Are percentages of transfers that result in live births affected by the number of embryos transferred for women who have more embryos available than they choose to transfer?
- How long after egg retrieval does embryo transfer occur?
- In general, is an ART cycle more likely to be successful if embryos are transferred on day 5?
- Does the number of embryos transferred differ for day 3 and day 5 embryo transfers?
- In general, how does the multiple-infant birth risk vary by the day of embryo transfer?
- For day 5 embryo transfers, are percentages of transfers that result in live births affected by the number of embryos transferred for women who have more embryos available than they choose to transfer?
- How do percentages of transfers that result in live births for women who use gestational carriers compare with women who do not use gestational carriers?
- How is clinic size related to percentages of ART cycles that result in live births?
Section 3: ART Cycles Using Frozen Nondonor Eggs or Embryos
This section focuses on cycles using embryos that were developed from the woman's own eggs and frozen for later use. Two important questions are answered using graphics and data from clinic reporting.
- What is the percentage of transfers that result in live births and singleton live births for ART cycles using frozen nondonor embryos?
- What is the risk of having a multiple-fetus pregnancy or multiple-infant live birth from an ART cycle using frozen nondonor embryos?
Section 4: ART Cycles Using Donor Eggs
This section is useful for those considering use of donor eggs. It answers these key questions.
- Are older women undergoing ART more likely to use donor eggs or embryos?
- Do percentages of transfers that result in live births differ by age for women who used ART with donor eggs compared with women who used ART with their own eggs?
- How successful is ART when donor eggs are used?
- What is the risk of having a multiple-fetus pregnancy or multiple-infant live birth from an ART cycle using fresh donor eggs?
- How do percentages of transfers that result in live births differ for ART cycles between women who use frozen donor embryos and those who use fresh donor embryos?
Section 5: ART TRENDS
In this section you will find answer to questions about—
- Is the use of ART increasing?
- Are there changes in the types of ART cycles performed among women who used fresh or frozen nondonor eggs or embryos?
- What are the changes in the types of ART cycles performed among women who used fresh or frozen donor eggs or embryos?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in live births among women who used fresh or frozen nondonor eggs or embryos?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in live births among women who used fresh or frozen donor eggs or embryos?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in singleton live births among women who used fresh or frozen nondonor eggs or embryos?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in singleton live births among women who used fresh or frozen donor eggs or embryos?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in live births for all ART patients or only for those in particular age groups?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in singleton live births for all ART patients or only for those in particular age groups?
- Has the number of embryos transferred changed in fresh, nondonor cycles?
- Has the number of embryos transferred changed in fresh, nondonor cycles for women younger than age 35 who have more embryos available than they choose to transfer?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in live births, by number of embryos transferred?
- Have there been changes in percentages of transfers that resulted in live births for women younger than age 35 who have more embryos available than they choose to transfer?
- Have percentages of multiple-infant live births changed?
- Have percentages of multiple-infant live births for ART cycles using fresh nondonor eggs or embryos changed in particular age groups?
Elective single-embryo transfer (eSET) is a procedure in which one embryo, selected from a larger number of available embryos, is placed in the uterus or fallopian tube. The embryo selected for eSET might be from a previous IVF cycle (e.g., cryopreserved embryos (frozen)) or from the current fresh IVF cycle that yielded more than one embryo. The remaining embryos may be set aside for future use or cryopreservation.
eSET is a relatively new choice available to ART patients. It helps women avoid several risks to their own health that are associated with carrying multiples. It also helps families achieve success while preventing some risks known to be associated with giving birth to twins or what is called "high order multiple births" (three or more children born at the same time). Infants born in multiple births are more often born early (preterm), are smaller (low birth weight) and experience more adverse health outcomes than singleton infants. There is consensus among experts that the desired outcome of ART is a healthy singleton infant.
eSET, which is based on findings from research, assesses the chances of success (pregnancy and live birth) based upon the number of embryos transferred during an ART procedure. This research found that among women with a good chance of success with ART, those who chose to have a single embryo transferred had a similar number of live-birth deliveries compared to those who chose to transfer multiple embryos, but almost all of the infants they delivered were singletons.*Single embryo transfer is now considered appropriate for patients with good prognosis, usually women aged 35 years or younger and with eggs or embryos of good quality.
What if I have waited and tried many times to get pregnant unsuccessfully?
The desire for childbearing and parenthood can be compelling. There are so many decisions to make as you determine whether ART is the right option for you and identify clinics that provide services. Remember, the best decisions are knowing your options and selecting one compatible with your with your beliefs and values about pregnancy, childbearing, and parenting.
Women experiencing infertility or wanting to have another child may find having multiples to be an "acceptable risk" when considering ART services. But as you see in our videos, circumstances and thoughts may change as you go through this journey. We also find that many who call CDC mention feeling pressured to make the "right" decision in a short period of time, perhaps without adequate time to talk through the outcomes of your decision with a partner. We urge you to consider the value of single embryo transfer as option BEFORE starting ART services.
What are the risks associated with multiple births?
- Multiple births increase the risk of premature birth and low birth weight in infants. This can affect survival and well-being of newborns. These babies may require special care immediately after birth and at times, can face life-long problems such as developmental disabilities and delays.
- Women who carry multiples may be more likely to need Caesarean sections which may require a longer period of recovery, and at times, can increase the risk of hemorrhage during and after delivery.
- Some who become pregnancy with multiples may find one or more cannot survive to term or even a premature birth. This may lead to a medical need to perform fetal reduction.
- Women older than age 35 have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, some of which could be life threatening. Carrying multiples adds to this risk.
Do you have any advice?
Every person is different and every effort to begin or expand a family is different. Here are some suggestions that you might consider:
- Take a few moments to review what are the "practical" and personal limits related to your choice. For example, women who wish to breastfeed may find it even more challenging when they are mothers of multiples. Others speak of the difficulty in finding affordable and reliable child care options outside or in the home. Even the logistics of transporting multiples can be daunting to some, especially for keeping well-child appointments, seeking emergency care, or taking care of routine housekeeping duties.
- Identify the network of support you need now and will need during and after pregnancy.
- What can your employer or your partner's employer provide in benefits (e.g., sick pay) or work options (e.g., alternative work schedules, telecommuting)?
- What would be the extra demands that multiples might place on your lifestyle?
- Do you have friends and family who can help, if needed?
- How long can you count on them to help?
- Discuss single embryo transfer and other options for infertility care with a trusted friend or family member. If you find it difficult to have this discussion, find a peer support group or a health care provider who can provide truthful and accurate information.
- In addition to talking with your infertility specialist, consider consulting the obstetrician who will help you through your pregnancy and the pediatrician who will take care of your children. You may want to discuss what to expect during the pregnancy, at delivery, and after giving birth if you have a multiple pregnancy, and use that information in deciding whether to ask for eSET.
Then what can I do?
If eSET seems appropriate to your circumstances, here are some things you can do.
- If you are using insurance or other benefits for infertility care, check with your carrier to determine if they have a "case manager" or "benefits counselor" who can guide you through understanding coverage or special considerations for eSET services.
- When selecting an ART provider, ask for information about the clinic's policy and practices, as well as resources for decision making (e.g., counseling, case management).
- Ask when you must make choices, or will have time to re-consider decisions, and how long you will have to make the decision


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Bitter, slightly sweet and cold
Lung and stomach
1. To clear heat and promote the production of body fluids; 2. To reduce swelling and dispel pus
1. Thirst in febrile diseases. Trichosanthes root (Tian Hua Fen) is used with Glehnia root (Sha Shen), Ophiopogon root (Maidong), and Reed root (Lu Gen).2. Extreme thirst in diabetes. Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen) is used with Pueraria root (Ge Gen), Schisandra fruit (Wu Wei Zi) and Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhi Mu).3. Dry cough due to lung heat. Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen) is used with Mulberry bark (Sang Bai Pi), Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuan Bei Mu) and Platycodon root (Jie Geng).4. Boils and carbuncles. Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen) is used with fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu) and Honeysuckle flower (Jin Yin Hua).
This herb should be used with caution during pregnancy.

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Cult film -obtaining cult status
Essay by raotownUniversity, Master's September 2006
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An example is the cult status of British comedic actor Norman Wisdom's films in Albania. Wisdom's films, in which he usually played a family man worker who outsmarts his boss, were some of the few Western films considered acceptable by the country's communist rulers, thus Albanians grew familiar and attached to Wisdom. Curiously, he and his films are now acquiring nostalgic cult status in Britain. Similarly, the American film It's a Wonderful Life, which features an exploitative capitalist as its villain, was allowed in the USSR, giving it a cult status in Russia.
Another example is the place of The Wizard of Oz in American gay culture. Although a widely viewed and historically important film in greater American culture, it has gained a special meaning to many gay men who see probably unintended gay themes in the film.
Gay men sometimes refer to themselves as "friends of Dorothy". Singin' in the Rain is another film adopted by the American gay subculture which used to regularly be shown at retrospect houses during the 1980s and early 1990s for extended runs.
The 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness has become a cult film within stoner culture due to its humorously sensationalized, outdated and inaccurate descriptions of the effects of marijuana. 20th Century Fox and Legend Films released a colorized version of the film on DVD on April 20, 2004, an obvious reference to its ironic appeal (see 420 (cannabis culture)). The World War II-era Department of Agriculture film Hemp for Victory, encouraging the growing of hemp for war uses, has achieved a similar cult status.
British comedies have enjoyed a cult status in America.


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I don't have a Macmillan account. How can I create a teacher account on Navio?
Follow these steps to create a new account on Navio:
- Open the Navio app and select 'Teacher'.
- Click on 'Create an account'.
- Before setting up your account you will be asked to enter your access code. This opens a browser window so you need to be online.
- The code has a maximum of 20 letters and numbers. You will have received it by email or found it in the inside cover of your Teacher's Book.
- Enter the code and click 'Check code'.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your details.
- When you have finished, click 'Register and activate code'.
Alternatively, you can register your code on the MEE portal - click here
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Foundation Baseline Assessment
What is the reception baseline assessment?
The reception baseline assessment is a new national assessment that will be administered in reception classes in all primary, infant and first schools in England. This will form the baseline for primary progress measures, allowing schools to receive credit for the progress their pupils make throughout their time in primary school. It is intended that this will be introduced in autumn 2020.
Why is it being introduced?
An information video for parents about the reception baseline assessment (RBA) can be found here. This will provide information to help yopu, as parents to understand a little more about what the assessment is, how it will be carried out and why it is being introduced.
A pilot for the assessment is being carriued out in September 2019. At Crawford Village Primary School, we have taken the decision to be part of this pilot as we feel this presents an opportunity to start to understand what the baseline will mean for our school in more detail.
Crawford Village Primary School
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Sowing canola early in most southern and eastern Australian cropping regions can increase productivity and profitability by following 10 key tactical guidelines.
The guidelines – relating to location, variety selection, soil moisture management, seed placement and rates, weed, pest and disease management, soil nutrition and croptop/windrow timing – have been established after an extensive three-year investigation as part of a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) collaborative research investment.
Through the Optimised Canola Profitability project – a collaboration between the GRDC, CSIRO, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (a division of Primary Industries and Regions SA) – 34 field experiments were conducted from 2014 to 2016, looking at the interaction between variety and sowing date.
The experiments were located at 14 sites, from Eyre Peninsula in South Australia and the Wimmera in Victoria through to the central-west slopes of NSW and the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland.
One of the project leaders, CSIRO research scientist Dr John Kirkegaard, says the traditional canola sowing window in much of the southern and eastern growing regions has opened in late April, continuing well into late May.
"However, changing rainfall patterns, disciplined summer fallow management and improved no-till seeding systems are enabling growers to capitalise on soil moisture opportunities and reduce production risk by sowing canola earlier in the season," Dr Kirkegaard said.
"The project was established to quantify potential yield and grain quality benefits from sowing crops in early to mid-April and has focused on tactical agronomic requirements to achieve successful outcomes. We have been looking at varieties that are suitable for earlier sowing and how they should be managed."
The guidelines for early-sown canola, developed with Rohan Brill (NSW DPI) and Andrew Ware (SARDI), have been published in a new electronic Ten Tips to Early-Sown Canola brochure. The 10 guidelines are:
1/ Consider your location – early sowing of canola before mid-April can be successful in most environments of southern and eastern Australia. The main exceptions are SA, where low rainfall probabilities in March-April are likely to restrict early sowing to around mid-April; and northern NSW, where trials show significant yield variability with early April sowing – late April or early May is preferred.
2/ Select a slower developing variety – early sowing amplifies phenology differences between (spring) canola varieties. Sow slower-developing varieties early to target the Optimal Start of Flowering period, i.e. the period when combined frost/heat/water stress is minimised and yield potential maximised. Sowing faster-developing varieties early will expose them to greater frost and disease risk at flowering and can reduce yield potential.
3/ Manage fallows and residues – management of soil moisture in the fallow period is critical for successful canola establishment. Control fallow weeds when they are small and before they start to use soil moisture. Consider potential residues, particularly from Group B herbicides and Group I herbicides in the previous crop and fallow. Spread residue evenly at harvest and retain until sowing to reduce moisture loss. Consider sowing canola after pulses, brown manure or long fallow to increase residual moisture in lower rainfall areas.
4/ Manage seed placement – consider placing seed slightly deeper (25-40 millimetres) for early sowing to account for higher evaporation rates. Reduce to 15-20 mm when dry sowing. If sowing retained open-pollinated (OP) seed, grade to at least 2 mm diameter to maximise establishment. Ensure the furrow is closed above the seed but avoid heavy press wheel pressure.
5/ Adjust seeding rates – establishment rates are usually lower when early sowing, with typically warmer temperatures and marginal moisture. As a guide, assume 40-50% establishment for early sowing compared with 60-70% for later sowing; use the higher end of the range for hybrid and large seeded OP seed. Increase seeding rates accordingly.
6/ Carefully manage weeds – early sowing usually occurs before annual weeds can germinate on the main autumn break. Select paddocks with a low weed burden and use a robust pre-emergent herbicide strategy. Select the herbicide tolerance package best suited to the weed spectrum and herbicide resistance status of the paddock.
7/ Select fertile paddocks – select paddocks high in nitrogen (N) to fully capture the higher yield potential of early sown crops. Aim for 80 kg/ha N per tonne of targeted grain yield. The rate of N is more important than the timing, although early sowing allows more opportunities for topdressing applications. In higher risk, low rainfall areas, sowing canola early with adequate N at seeding or early topdressing is a successful strategy.
8/ Consider pests and insects – aphid pressure can increase with early sowing but risks are reduced by controlling host weeds in the fallow period. Early sowing decreases the risk of red legged earth mite. Other pests, including slugs, earwigs and slaters, are more influenced by rotation and residue management than sowing time, although stubble retention is a successful strategy for early sowing.
9/ Consider disease pressure – early sowing can reduce the risk of blackleg crown canker in canola as young plants often develop several leaves before the onset of spore showers in autumn. Slow developing varieties sown early will flower at similar times to fast varieties sown later. Pressure from upper canopy blackleg and sclerotinia stem rot will therefore be similar and the same management practices apply. Note: If faster maturing varieties are sown too early in disease-prone areas there is increased risk of upper canopy infection, with significant impacts on yield.
10/ Assess croptop/windrow timing – early sown crops will generally branch more, particularly at lower plant densities, so a higher proportion of grain yield will be derived from branches than the main stem. Seed on branches matures slower than on the main stem. When assessing croptop or windrow timing, check seed colour change across the whole plant, not just the main stem.
The Ten Tips to Early-Sown Canola brochure also details Optimal Start of Flowering dates for Victoria, South Australia, central and southern NSW, and northern NSW and southern Queensland, and includes a table of proposed "phenology" ratings of canola varieties compared with commercial "maturity" ratings.


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The General Workers' Union (GWU) was officially founded on 5 October 1943. It is the largest trade union in Malta and its foundation date is celebrated until today as Union Day. The GWU's strength lies in its diverse membership coming from all the sectors of the Maltese economy. It organises in its folds more than 54 per cent of the organised labour force levelling 35 per cent of the gainfully occupied. This makes the GWU the powerful force it is today in the domestic industrial relations arena.
The GWU was born during the devastation of World War II at a time when Malta was a colony in the centre of the Mediterranean sea. For its goe-strategic position Malta served a useful military base for the British naval and airforce thus earning itself the title of 'island-fortress'.
The Second World War, naturally brought a relatively high level of employment mainly in the ship repair sector and other acillary sectors directly linked to the needs of the western military powers in the Mediterranean region.
This reality conditioned the Maltese workers to prosper in times of war and get poorer in times of peace. Such an odd and contrasting reality led the majority of the maltese workers to mobilize and to form a strong trade union to protect their jobs, improve their working and living conditions and to struggle for social justice.
Originally, the GWU found its roots towards the end of 1942 amongst the workers of the then British Admiralty Dockyard. Reggie Miller, a civilian clerks in the Drydocks, successfully convinced a small group of workers to set up a strong general union that would in the future leave its mark on the country's recent history.
Reggie Miller's impact on them was immediate. Then after, Miller led the march towards the setting up of the GWU, thus making him the GWU's founding father. The first public meeting was held in March 1943 where a huge mass of workers presented themselves. From then on, an interim committee was appointed with the responsibility of drafting the Union's constitution (the Statute). Subsequently the draft constitution was read and elucidated to the workers in another mass activity held a few days later
At the same meeting Reggie Miller enthusiastically accepted the workers call to serve as the Union's first General Secretary. Upon establishing itself the newly GWU appointed leaders embarked on intensive campaign for membership. Therefore many more public meetings and conferences were organized around the Island. Naturally, similar activities were held also at various places of work fearing the hostility and antagonism of the employers. The first GWU members were initially enrolled on 1 July, 1943.
While still in an embryonic stage, on the 6 July 1943, the GWU combined its efforts with other organizations - mostly small groupings created for benevolent purposes - to submit to the British Government a memorandum encapsulating a number of long-standing demands, including a claim for an adequate rise in the workers' wages and salaries.
The first unofficial strike took place on 24 August 1943, due to the stubborness of the Drydocks authorities to give in to the workers demands. In late September a wage increase was announced, however, short of the original demands the offer was immediately rejected by the workers' and their representatives. that was consequently followed by another strike action on 28 September of the same year.
The days following were characterised by the laying down of tools also by many other workers from the several British Defense establishments, in solidarity with their follow workers. The few existing unions, at that point in time abandoned their solidarity with the striking workers fearing the retaliation of the British military authorities on the Island, thus leave the GWU to carry the alone the brunt of the struggle till the end of the dispute.
At that time, when Britain was fiercly engaged at war with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, it was very obvious for the British to diplomatically and subtly control what comes out of the press, particularly those published in the English language. During that industrial relations instability, Miller and his colleagues were labelled as saboteurs and accused of agitating the workers for violence by their behaviour. However, such accusations proved futile and thus, on Tuesday 5 October 1943, the GWU was formally and officially baptised.
Since its inception in the war years the strove hard to improve and guarantee the working condition of the Maltese. For several decades through, the GWU not only to encouraged trade unionism in Malta, but also to fulfilled its responsibility for leading workers into the best future and quality of life. On the workers part, their unity within the folds of the GWU led to achieved a remarkable economic and social progress in all areas of employment and their socio-economic well-being.

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Software Cost Estimation Model Based on Integration of Multi-agent and Case-Based Reasoning
- Hasan Al-Sakran
- Journal of Computer Science ico_openaccess SCOPUS
- in 2006
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Accurate software cost estimation is a vital task that affects the firm's software investment decisions before committing required resources to that project or bidding for a contract. This study proposes an improved Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) approach integrated with multi-agent technology to retrieve similar projects from multi-organizational distributed datasets. The study explores the possibility of building a software cost estimation model by collecting software cost data from distributed predefined project cost databases. The model applying CBR method to find similar projects in historical data derived from measured software projects developed by different organizations.
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Let's go to the Bastion The spirit of the Domaine
A unique place
À la découverte du bastion
"La Tour des filles "(Girls' tower) is part of the 5 bastions still present in Beaune. It was built at the beginning of the 16th century and was named after women with loose morals who lived nearby. It was renamed in the meantime "Bastion de l'Oratoire", because of the chapel adjoined. Used since the beginning of Domaine Chanson, the Bastion houses barrels where the wines of the domaine are aged.
When Mars and Bacchus meet
The construction of this real defence tower was decided under Louis XI and achieved under François Ier. Built as a defence tower and classified as an historic monument with its 8-metres thick walls, it became the property of Chanson under the Revolution. The constant temperature and humidity guaranteed by its walls make it an ideal cellar.
Today on 4 different levels, the fourth built in 1826, the Bastion Chanson is entirely dedicated to wine ageing. The first three house red wines where each floor is destined for a vintage. As for the fourth floor, it accommodates white wines.
À la découverte du bastion
Roots that stretch over several centuries... Discover Chanson history!


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Summary: Speech Science Primer provides a clear, reader-friendly writing style, serves as an introduction to speech science, and covers basic information on acoustics, the acoustic analysis of speech, speech anatomy and physiology, and speech perception. It also includes topics such as research methodology, speech motor control, and history/evolution of speech science. With its reader-friendly content and valuable online resources, Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics and Perception o...show moref Speech, Sixth Edition is an ideal text for beginning speech pathology and audiology students and faculty alike....show lessEdition/Copyright: 6TH 12
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Gradle Goodness: Execute Tasks with Abbreviations
Gradle supports task name abbreviation to execute tasks. This means we only have to type the portion of a task name that uniquely identifies the task within the project. So we don't have to type the complete name if we can use a shorter version. As a bonus Gradle also supports camel case to abbreviate a task name.
Suppose we have the following build file for our project:
// File: build.gradle
task helloWorld << { ant.echo 'Hello world.' }
The following statements will all invoke this task:
$ gradle helloWorld
$ gradle hello
$ gradle h
$ gradle hW
If the abbreviation is not unique for the project we get a warning from Gradle. For example if we have the tasks hello, helloTask and helloWorld and execute $ gradle h we get a failure message:
FAILURE: Could not determine which task to execute.
* What went wrong:
Task 'h' is ambigious in root project 'project'. Candidates are: 'hello', 'helloWorld', 'helloTask'.
* Try:
Run with -t to get a list of available tasks.


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Language Trends Wales 2019
This report presents the findings of the fifth annual Language Trends Wales survey of secondary schools, and the second such survey of primary schools in Wales.
The report gathers information from 269 Welsh schools about the current situation for Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teaching and learning in Wales.
The huge decline in MFL exam entries in secondary schools continues, however a more positive picture is emerging at primary level.
View a blog from our Country Director, Jenny Scott who shares her thoughts on the report here.
Headline statistics from the report include:
- Since 2002, entries for GCSE in MFL have declined by 60% in Wales and continue to fall year-on-year
- 39% of responding secondary schools have no take up or provision of MFL for A-Level in 2019 compared to 29% in 2018 and 20% in 2017
- 73% of schools say the difficulty of MFL exams is putting off pupils at GCSE and A level.
- MFL GCSE take-up is stratified along both academic and socio-economic lines, with students receiving free school meals or with special educational needs or disabilities less likely to take the subject
- The implications of Brexit are seen as a challenge in 41% of schools.
- Welsh is seen as fulfilling the 'language slot'; responses show a connection between the decline in MFL entries over the past five years and the increase in entries for Welsh
- Primary schools are increasing their MFL provision – 39% of schools said they provide some form of MFL lesson, compared to 28% in 2016. Welsh medium primary schools are embracing international languages at a faster pace than their English-medium counterparts.
- There is a danger of a lost generation of language learners as children engaged at primary find no provision in secondary.
- Welsh-medium primary schools are more likely to be teaching international languages than other types of school.
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"finally" clause in C++
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finally like clause in C++
This article aims to help a programmer who has the need to use "finally" like clause (like in Java) in C++.
There are many cases where such need for finally clause arises, mostly as I can see it, it always happen when a programmer uses a third party or legacy "C oriented" library that deals with resources in a procedural way like open/close file or connect/disconnect a service.
For example, MFC library solves the problem with the introduction of wrapper classes like CWaitCursor, where the cursor is a resource reclaimed back on destruction of the object. The destruction of the object is deterministic and happens on the event of getting out of scope (block end).
What I'm going to show is a solution for an already existing code that needs to be more deterministic and clean, but yet written in a procedural way.
Another reason to use this "finally" like construct is for external resources that should be reclaimed no matter what happened after they were successfully claimed. For example, deterministic log-out of a remote service no matter what happens after a successful log-in to that service. That way prevents the remote dangling service from waiting for a log-out until some time-out routine will close the remote socket...
This solution is not a replacement for a superior design like using RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization), see "Why doesn't C++ provide a "finally" construct?".
For beginners, I strongly suggest to read briefly the following items in the C++ reference:
 1. Lambda Functions in C++11 - the Definitive Guide
 2. Function objects
 3. std::function
 4. std::bind
It is possible to use the example ahead without deep knowledge of what is lambda or what is function object.
Using the Code
The code will run only on C++11 compiler and maybe some C++0x compilers!
For Beginners
It is very easy to use:
 FILE *file = fopen("test","w");
 finally close_the_file([&]{
 cout << "Finally you close the file." << endl;
The [&] {...} is the code I suspect is not well understood for beginners, but it doesn't matter, as long as you accept the "unreadable" set of brackets, everything should be OK.
Let's explain:
 1. Opening a file the C way using stdio library, this is an old way of using files, but it is used here for the sake of the explanation. I consider the file opening as successful!
 2. Next line, there is a declaration of object named close_the_file of a class finally and then there is lambda expression that should run on the event of exiting the scope. basically you can copy and paste the class finally (see ahead) and put somewhere in one of your libraries headers for later use.
The "finally" Class
The finally class provides a means of running commands upon leaving the block by using the destructor of the class.
class finally
 std::function functor;
 finally(const std::function &functor) : functor(functor) {}
Somehow the example file hasn't been uploaded so I decided to write a little example just to show how it works. Try this:
 try {
 cout << "Open a file" << endl;
 finally close_the_file([&]{
 cout << "do something before exception" << endl;
 throw("Some exception");
 cout << "do something after exception!?" << endl;
 catch(char *ex)
 cout << ex << endl;
 ; //do nothing
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 2. Alternative example to the example file
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Quintessence Incense Djwal Khul (out of stock)
- Brand: Aura-Soma
- Product Code: AURINQ14
- Availability: In Stock
- Keynote: The seeking of Truth for the sake of itself.
- Essential Oils: Citronella, Rosemary, Clary Sage, Dalmation Sage, Lavender.
- Color: Emerald Green.
- Equilibrium Association: B063 and the color Emerald Green.
- Crystal Energies: Emerald, Chrysoprase.
- Qualities: Called
the Seeker's Master,this Quintessence helps to search for objective truth beyond the subjectivity of the seeker. Helps to balance inner and outer space and to stimulate the color ray of green within the major chakras, providing a cloak of protection and space for the heart so that truth and purpose may be revealed. May help to bring an understanding of rhythms, laws and patterns of nature, as well as the celestial and earth sciences of astrology and geomancy. May also help to discern and balance an intuitive sense of space beyond Earth.
- The Quintessences enable us to bring forth the most positive attributes of the Master energies into our personal sphere. They work within the astral and etheric bodies of the subtle energy field.
- Each can contains 30 incense sticks.


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SKELF, n.2, v. Also skelv(e), and reduced form skel. Dim. skelvock. [skɛlf]
I. n. 1. A thin flat fragment or slice, a flake, a lamina (n.Sc. 1808 Jam., skelve; Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; Cai. 1970), lit. and fig.; a splinter, small sliver or chip of wood, esp. one lodged in the skin (wm.Sc. 1880 Jam.; Uls. 1910 C. C. Russell People and Lang. 35; Slg. 1930; Uls. 1953 Traynor; I. and m.Sc. 1970). Dim. skelvock. Adj. skelfy, skelvy, laminated, tending to split in layers, splintery. Uls. 1884 Cruick-a-Leaghan and Slieve Gallion Lays and Leg. I. 88:
Nor a skelf av their hides, nor a tuft av their hair.
Sc. 1895 Dundee Advertiser (16 Nov.):
The lance-head in the whale has troubled it less than a "skelve" would bother a human being.
Arg. 1914 N. Munro New Road xxx.:
He cut a skelf from the boarding of one hole.
Mry. 1922 Swatches o' Hamespun 25:
It's but a wee bit, less or mair, A skelvock here, a murlie there.
Gsw. 1947 H. W. Pryde 1st Bk. McFlannels ii.:
He had a skelf in his finger.
Sc. 1959 Bulletin (8 May):
Don't neglect the pricks from rose thorns, rusty (or even clean) wires, a skelf of wood.
2. A very thin flagstone slab (Cai. 1970).
3. The chip cut out of the trunk of a tree at the start of felling (Kcd. 1950, skel); a wedge of wood driven into the cut by tree-fellers to ease the motion of the saw (wm.Sc. 1970).
4. A large snowflake. Hence skelvie, of snow: in large flakes. Sh. 1881–95 Williamson MSS.:
Every skelv is fain lek a skovin.... Da last snaa wis mair hailie an skelvie.
5. Fig. A small, thin, insignificant person (wm.Sc., Rxb. 1970). Gsw. 1927 Scots Mag. (June) 172:
Pit doon that fryin-pan, ye wee skelf.
wm.Sc. 1951 N. B. Morrison Hidden Fairing 97:
A wee skelf of a man put in his head.
II. v. 1. tr. To take off in or as in flakes, to slice (Sh., Per., Slg., wm.Sc. 1970). Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 106:
Ye can skelf aff da siller laek da leaves o' a beuk.
Gsw. 1953 Bulletin (13 March):
It prevents the fat from being absorbed by the body of the skelfed spuds.
2. intr. To flake, break into flat slices or fragments, e.g. of stone by weathering (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.; Ork. 1970). Ags. 1961 Forfar Dispatch (4 May):
The little enamel saucerie, blue ootside and white inside (for it hedna skelved).
[O.Sc. skelf, splinter, c.1610, prob. ad. Du. †schelf, a scale, flake, or splinter of wood. Cf. Skelfer below. The exact relationship to the forms Skelb, Skelp, n.2, is somewhat uncertain. The word is prob. ultimately cogn. with Skelf, n.1, from a root *skelf-, to split.]
"Skelf n.2, v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 24 Jan 2021 <>
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Barrister definition: 1. a kind of lawyer within the UK, Australia, and another nations who can provide specialized authorized recommendation and may argue a case in each higher and lower courts 2. a kind of lawyer within the UK, Australia, and some other countries who is qualified to give specialist authorized advice and…. Barrister definition: 1. a kind of lawyer in the UK, Australia, and some other international locations who can provide specialized legal advice and can argue a case in both greater and decrease courts 2. a sort of lawyer in the UK, Australia, and another countries who's qualified to provide specialist authorized recommendation and….barrister
Nonetheless, topic to situations, barristers can settle for direct entry work from clients. It's, nevertheless, attainable to hold the qualification of both barrister and solicitor at the identical time. Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory boasting a authorized occupation based mostly on the frequent law.
: a lawyer who argues instances before a British court docket; Notice: Many international locations within the Commonwealth (as England and Australia) and the Republic of Eire divide the authorized profession into barristers and solicitors. Barristers usually have little or no direct contact with their 'lay shoppers', particularly without the presence or involvement of the solicitor.barrister
In order for barristers or solicitors to be admitted as practising legal professionals in Gibraltar they need to adjust to the Supreme Courtroom Act 1930 as amended by the Supreme Courtroom Modification Act 2015 which requires, amongst other issues, for all newly admitted legal professionals as of 1 July 2015 to undertake a yr's course in Gibraltar legislation on the College of Gibraltar.
Historically, a distinction was made, and a separate label for barristers (referred to as "counselors", hence the expression "legal professional and counselor at law") existed in sure states, although each professions have long since been fused into the all-purpose attorney.barrister


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?
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 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.
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Cross the River
- 5 to 10 minutes
- Thin cardboard or heavy paper
- Masking tape
- Cut out several 8- to 10-inch circles and tape them to the floor in a straight line so that they are close enough to move from one to the other in a step.
- Pretend they are stepping stones across a river and take turns crossing over the whole line of them.
- Place the circles into a gentle curve and step from one to another.
- If your toddler is able, have her alternate steps, putting only one foot on a dot.
- Play stop and go as your toddler moves about on the dots.
- Tell your toddler to lead so that you can follow.
- Move across the circles using music of different tempos.
Copyright © 2004 by Susan Kettmann. Excerpted from The 2,000 Best Games & Activities with permission of its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc.
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Keeping information within the domain
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Google Apps administrators have some useful controls and tools to track where documents are being shared. Often there is a fundamental policy about sharing outside the domain (for example, to limit exposure of privileged or private information).
An administrator can set up the Drive app to prevent sharing beyond the domain.
Note that this does not revoke existing shares! If you are closing off a loophole in your security, then you can discover the documents and files that have been shared publicly (beyond the domain) using a script or custom app like the General Audit Tool.
This also provides a means of enabling sharing of documents and files by exception. Keep the domain normally secured so that users cannot share outside the domain but open the gate briefly to share a document or folder publicly and then close it again. This is handy if you want to use Google Drive Hosting on an otherwise closed domain.


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I'm often asked if someone can take an income tax deduction for money they gift to their children. Gifts to individuals are not tax deductible. Tax deductions can only be taken for gifts to organizations on the IRS list of approved charities. However, there is a way to get a partial deduction for money that will eventually go to your children. A charitable lead annuity trust (CLAT) gifts money to a charity first, and then passes assets to your beneficiaries.
Assets gifted to a CLAT are used to make annual payments to a charity for a specified term. At the end of the term, money remaining in the trust goes to the beneficiaries free of estate and gift taxes. The concept is to distribute the entire principal plus a minimum rate of return to the charities. The rate of return is defined by the applicable federal rate (AFR) that is published monthly by the IRS. The most recent AFR for long-term contracts was 2.76%. The beneficiaries receive the growth of the trust that exceeds the AFR. Therefore, the trust assets need to be invested in a manner that allows them to generate excess growth for the beneficiaries.
The donor receives a charitable deduction equal to the present value of the charitable payments based on the AFR. For example, a donor gifts $1 million into a CLAT that makes annual charitable payments over 20 years. The donor would receive an immediate deduction of about $250,000 based on the current AFR. The charity would receive more than $1 million in payments during the term of the CLAT, and the beneficiaries would receive the remaining principle. An average return of 7 ½% would allow the trust principle to maintain the $1 million original value for the beneficiaries.
There are drawbacks to using a CLAT. One drawback is that the income earned in the CLAT during the term is taxed to the donor. You should seek the counsel of an experienced financial adviser or estate planner to determine if a CLAT is appropriate for your goals.
You cannot deduct as a charitable donation gifts made to your children or any other individual. In fact, the IRS limits the amount of gifts you can make to any one person before it becomes taxable to the donor. As of 2018, the maximum gift is $15,000 per child, per parent. That means your child could get as much as $30,000 in tax-free gifts from both parents. However, neither you nor your spouse can take a deduction for the gifts you give.


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In tire manufacturing different material layers are rolled up onto a drum, thus the tire is built up layer by layer. For tire quality and safety it is necessary for the start and end of each layer to have a defined overlap.
Up to now, for the determination of this overlap, systems capable of acquiring only one track are employed. The Fraunhofer EZRT development SpliceChecker is applying light-sectioning techniques in order to inspect layer setup along the entire width and circumference for the first time. As a result of this measurement not only the overlap is determined but also a possible lateral offset of the layer with regards to its desired position. Optionally, it can also be determined, whether the layer has been deposited at all or if a material with incorrect width or thickness was used. Also production flaws like folded corners ("dog-ears") or foldings can be detected.
In light-sectioning a light-section is projected diagonally towards material layer onto the drum and monitored by a specialized camera under an angle from the projection direction. From the course of the light section a height profile is generated. During tire buildup up to 8000 height profiles of the material layer are recorded. This enables tire buildup inspection even at layer deposition velocities of 120 m/min.
The current SpliceChecker systems are acquiring the layer buildup on a width of 400 mm or 700 mm resp. Under development is a modular system capable of acquiring a layer width of up to 1000 mm with just one camera. Measurement speed and resolution are adapted to the individual requirements of our customers. By coupling with existing machine controls an integration into existing manufacturing systems is possible.
- Data acquisition during layer buildup
- Suitable for all material layers (Innerliner, Ply, Breaker, etc.)
- Usually no additional cycle time required
- Measurement of the entire material layer
- Precise determination of splice (overlap/open) throughout the entire width
- Determination of material width and offset throughout the entire winding
- Customer specific evaluation possible
- No reference data acquisition necessary
- Can be flexibly adapted to various tire systems
- Offline evaluation of saved data possible


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By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock more than 3,500 years ago have been hacked out and stolen by thieves who also damaged other engravings at a historic site in California, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.
The petroglyphs in the Volcanic Tablelands east of Yosemite represented a "pristine example of Great Basin rock art" that portrayed the daily hunter-gatherer activities that took place in the area, the Bureau of Land Management said.
"The individuals who did this have destroyed an irreplaceable part of our national cultural heritage," Bernadette Lovato, Bureau of Land Management field office manager, said in a statement.
"We have increased surveillance of our sites and are working with other agencies to bring the responsible parties to justice and to recover the petroglyphs," Lovato said.
It was not immediately clear when the petroglyphs, or rock engravings, were removed from the site near California's border with Nevada. A volunteer monitor first spotted the damage on October 31, bureau spokesman David Christy said.
"This is terrible. This place is on the National Register of Historic Places," Christy told Reuters. "Among the rock art community, it's known as one of the outstanding examples of rock art."
Christy said the thieves would have needed ladders, concrete cutting saws and power generators to cut out the petroglyphs - not a fast or easy job.
"This wasn't casual, somebody walking around picking up arrowheads. This was a serious effort," he said.
No suspects have been identified so far. Christy said the petroglyphs had not yet surfaced on the black market for stolen antiquities.
The Volcanic Tablelands are described by the Bureau of Land Management as a vast volcanic landscape formed more than 700,000 years ago by materials spewing from the Long Valley caldera to the northwest.
The high-desert site and its volcanic rock outcroppings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, protected under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act and still used by local Paiute Indians for ceremonies.
"The location of archaeological materials, feature remains and the rock art clearly portray the activities that occurred at the site during the last 3,500 years," Greg Haverstock, an archaeologist for the Bureau of Land Management's field office in Bishop, California, said in a statement.
The Bureau of Land Management has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for the theft.
According to the Bureau of Land Management, first-time violators of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act can be imprisoned up to one year and fined $20,000.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Peter Cooney)


Summary Anatomy Item Literature (280) Expression Attributions Wiki
Anatomy Term: extracellular matrix
XAO ID: _PHONE_
Synonyms: ECM
Definition: "Anatomical structure composed of a combination of protein fibers, ground substance and tissue fluid; typically has embedded cells."
Stage Range: NF stage 10 to death
Marker Genes:
Antibody: Col2a1 Ab1 Col2a1 Ab2 Fbn2 Ab1 Tecta.2 Ab1 Tnc Ab2 Trpm8 Ab1
Develops From:
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Parent(s): acellular anatomical structure (is_a)
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Why and how civilisations collapse
By Phillip Adams on Late Night Live
When you think of a civilisation collapsing what comes to mind? Buildings on fire, people screaming and running in fright, chaos against a dark and foreboding sky.
Or is it more often slow and protracted rather than sudden and catastrophic?
Luke Kemp, a young Australian researcher in the UK, has conducted an historical autopsy of how civilisations collapse. His research looks at the signs and similarities of past collapses in the hope that we may avert or delay our own.
Duration: 15min 3sec
 - Luke Kemp
 Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk,
 University of Cambridge
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Makaryev Fair (Russian: Макарьевская ярмарка) was a fair in Russia held annually every July near Makaryev Monastery on the left bank of the Volga River from the mid-16th century to 1816. Following a massive fire in 1816, it was moved to Nizhny Novgorod, but for some decades thereafter it still was commonly referred to as Makariev Fair. It attracted many foreign merchants from India, Iran, and Central Asia.
This fair was a commerce centre to sell up to half the total production of export goods in Russia. The fair ceased in 1929. A society named Nizhegorodskaya yarmarka (Russian: Нижегородская ярмарка, Nizhny Novgorod fair) was created in 1991 with its headquarters in the former main fair building. However, today it is not actually a fair, but an exhibition center.
- Munro-Butler-Johnstone, Henry Alexander, A trip up the Volga to the fair of Nijni-Novgorod, Oxford: J. Parker and co., 1876.
- Fitzpatrick, Anne Lincoln, The Great Russian Fair: Nizhnii Novgorod, 1840-90, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, in association with St. Antony's College, Oxford, 1990. ISBN 0-333-42437-9
- Jules Verne, "Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar" — This historical novel contains an interesting description of the fair at Nizhny Novgorod.
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The LMIP uses the CAP standardized billable test (SBT) to establish a common basis for counting tests among laboratories. Unlike other
methods of test counting (relative value units [RVU] and unadjusted billable tests), the CAP standardized billable test eliminates billing,
accounting, and interpretation variations across institutions. The LMIP shields your institution from these data issues and ultimately
provides you the most accurate comparisons.
Many hospital-wide benchmarking tools do not define test counting methodology.
As a result, LMIP users have reported that laboratory cost per test - as measured
by hospital-wide benchmarking programs - can vary widely and external comparisons
can be misleading. For example, one participant in a hospital-wide benchmarking
program may "explode" profile tests and count each component individually, while
another participant may count the profile only once. The laboratory submitting
the higher test number will appear more productive, although that may not be the case.
Because this diversity in CPT code usage does not create "apple to apple" comparisons, the LMIP uses the SBT to insure that all laboratories count tests in a uniform manner. The SBT as a stable entity, provides management with a reliable tool to track laboratory operations over time.
The SBT is the primary measurement of output for participating laboratories. The SBT is defined as a test or procedure that meets all of the following criteria:
- Ordered by a physician or caregiver
- Associated with a CPT code
- Generates a result, product, or billable phlebotomy procedure
- Performed by laboratory personnel
The LMIP users guide, which is provided to every LMIP subscriber, provides detailed instructions for counting billable tests. LMIP also provides subscribers with spreadsheets that make it easy to count tests properly. A sample spreadsheet is available for viewing on screen or downloading directly to your hard drive.


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|Sea Aster||Daisy family|
|Aster tripolium||Asteraceae (Compositae)|
Sea Aster grows in saltmarshes and around the coastlines of Britain.
The flower occurs in two forms: usually it has purple ray florets, but plants nearer the water
may only have the yellow disc florets.
This plant was grown in gardens before the introduction of Michaelmas Daisy, a similar plant that has now also established itself in the wild.
|Flower without ray florets|


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Sir Thomas Francis WadeArticle Free Pass
Sir Thomas Francis Wade, (born Aug. 25, 1818, London, Eng.—died July 31, 1895, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire), British diplomatist and Sinologist who developed the famous Wade-Giles system of romanizing the Chinese language.
The elder son of an English army officer, Wade graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge (1837), and entered the army. Sent to China in 1842, he began an earnest study of Chinese and eventually became an official interpreter, being one of the few officers who knew the Chinese language. After a visit to England in 1845, he became part of the diplomatic corps in China, serving in various posts over the years in Nanjing, Hong Kong, Beijing, and elsewhere and engaging in such important negotiations as those for the Treaty of Tianjin (1857), ending the second Opium War, and those for the Chefoo (Yantai) Convention (1876), opening new treaty ports. He was knighted in 1875.
After retiring in 1883, Wade returned to Cambridge and in 1888 was elected the university's first professor of Chinese. He had already written extensively on Chinese studies, his Peking Syllabary (1859) providing the basis of the Wade-Giles system of Chinese romanization, which was long the most popular form of romanization in the West as well as in China (even after the official introduction of Pinyin in 1958 and its adoption in 1979). On his death Wade left a large library of Chinese books to the university.
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National threatened species day
7th September 2020
About Threatened Species Day
Threatened Species Day was declared in 1996 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of the last remaining Tasmanian tiger (also known as the thylacine) at Hobart Zoo in 1936.
Threatened Species Day is a time to reflect on what happened in the past and how similar fates to the thylacine could await other native plants and animals unless appropriate action is taken.
Threatened Species Day
Threatened Species Day is when we turn the spotlight on native plants, animals, and ecosystems that are under threat and reflect on how we can protect them into the future.
The day also celebrates the amazing work that is being done to save them by passionate conservationists, researchers, volunteers, and community experts.
How can you help?
No matter what your background, age or expertise, you can get involved with conservation programs and help the recovery of threatened animals and plants. Learn more about how you, your school or community can get involved.
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A type constructed from primitive types or other derived types using a type constructor function. This term is usually applied to procedural languages such as C or Ada. C's derived types are the array, function, pointer, structure, and union.
Compare derived class.
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The classic activity arch has been further developed by the Done by Deer design team and the result is the award winning activity gym.
An innovative take on the classic activity center lead to a much more flexible and unique activity gym that does not require a baby blanket to stand – it can stand freely anywhere.
Because of the flexible design, you have several options on how to use it for your baby.
5 ways to use the activity gym
The activity gym differs from the classical baby gyms due to its free-standing and flexible design.
Here are 5 ways to use it for different situations:
- Put the activity gym in your baby's play pen and surround your baby with Deer friends.
- Place the activity gym over the baby nest and let your baby have a wonderful time studying all the toys.
- Use the gym on the changing table and nappy changes will be more fun.
- Encourage tummy time and practice crawling skills on the floor.
- Bring the gym outside on a lovely day and let your little one take part in gardening life.
Stimulation of baby's senses
The baby's senses are stimulated by the noises, the different textures and the contrasting colours incorporated into the three toys.
Width and height of the Activity Gym can easily be adjusted, an innovative feature that helps babies reach the eye catching toys and a hanging mirror.
A mirror on one leg of the arch and a soft patch on the other attract the attention of little eyes and fingers as well.
Award winning design
Because of the innovative features the Activity gym won the international Red Dot Design Award in 2016.
For the Activity gym the statement by the jury was:
"With its flexible design, the activity gym is an innovative variant of the classical centre."
The Activity Gym not only sparks the imagination of the little ones but is also a modern design piece in the home.
The classy toned-down colour of the arch makes it the perfect match for the design conscious family.
The Activity Gym is soft and safe for babies to play with, it stands firmly on its two feet and being flexible in design it is no problem to store away, move around or bring along when going places.


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A process audit team is responsible for evaluating and improving the processes within an organization. The functions and advantages of a process audit team include:
- Identify areas for improvement: A process audit team can identify areas where processes are not working efficiently or effectively, and suggest changes to improve the overall performance of the organization.
- Ensure compliance: The team can ensure that processes are being followed according to established standards and procedures, which can help the organization avoid costly mistakes or legal issues.
- Evaluate risks: The team can evaluate potential risks associated with processes and suggest ways to mitigate or eliminate those risks.
- Increase efficiency: The team can identify ways to streamline processes, reduce waste, and improve productivity, which can help the organization save time and resources.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement: By regularly conducting process audits and making recommendations for improvement, the team can help the organization develop a culture of continuous improvement.
- Provide feedback: The team can provide feedback to employees and management about how processes are working, which can help identify training needs, highlight best practices, and address any issues that arise.
- Enhance customer satisfaction: By improving processes, the organization can provide better products and services to its customers, leading to increased customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Overall, a process audit team can help an organization improve its performance, reduce risk, and achieve its strategic objectives.


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Faceted search is a search function that uses filters, which helps users find the desired result faster. Faceted Search links the search function to the taxonomy (keywords) of the website, which makes the search results filtered and refined.
- Go back to the Paddle Store. Here you will find the Faceted Search
- When installed, you can set the functionality there too.
- Select where visitors can search queries. You can refine search by filtering page types and / or general keywords.
- Go to the homepage of your website and enter a word at the top of the search box. In the example, we use the keyword: websites
- On the left, the visitor can check multiple search filters to refine the search. When an item is checked, the keywords appear at an underlying level
- Also, the breadcrumb at the top changes as filters are selected.


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Unlike human royalty, a species of octopus that thrives in frigid Antarctic waters has actual blue blood, and scientists think they've figured out its advantage: The key is a blue-hued protein called hemocyanin—which Phys.org notes is comparable to hemoglobin in vertebrates, and which distributes oxygen throughout the body—that makes it not only a literal blue-blooded creature but also uniquely equipped to survive extreme temps on both ends of the spectrum, according to the journal Frontiers in Zoology. Researchers found hemocyanin is efficient in a range of temperatures and, as one puts its, undergoes "functional changes to improve the supply of oxygen to tissue at sub-zero temperatures."
Studying three octopus species, including two from warmer climates for comparison, the researchers found that all pump hemolymph, a blood-like fluid that contains high levels of hemocyanin, reports Discovery. The octopus in Antarctica, however, has as much as 40% more hemocyanin than the other two species, which puts it among the highest ever reported. And because it transports oxygen between the animal's gills and tissue even more efficiently when temps are above freezing, it's able to tolerate warmer temps associated with climate change far better than other animals in the area, not to mention hang out in relatively warmer shallow waters, unlike most octopuses. (The octopus also boasts the longest-known brooding period of any animal on the planet.)


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This paper examines the current educational discourse on work and learning and explores conceptualisations of work-connected learning; in particular, work-based, work-related and workplace learning. It is argued that varying definitions of work-associated learning has led to conceptual confusion in the literature. Through a conceptual analysis of the three terms, current usage is problematized. The term work learning is introduced in the paper as an overarching term that refers to any and all of these three forms of learning. Indeed, it is proposed as an umbrella term for any learning that is connected with some form of work in order to aid discussion. Within this remit, many learning forms can be identified; however, it is argued that there is a need for clarification as current conceptualisations are often conflicting.
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- Typology of learning
- conceptual analysis
- work learning
- educational discourse.


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Variable Speed Circulation
The topic of variable speed hydronic circulation has been something of a mystery for many in the industry. In 2004, Taco introduced the world to a full line of residential variable speed circulators. Even though that was five years ago, some are still grappling with this "new" technology.
Taking a closer look at the concept of variable-speed pumping, Taco trainer John Barba and professional contractor Bill Riley explain when it's best to apply the technology, where you'd use it and what the key benefits are.
The Universal Hydronics Formula
The purpose of a variable speed circulator is to automatically adjust its speed based on heating load demands, or how many BTUs are needed in a structure. To understand how it does that, let's take a quick look at the universal hydronics formula, which states that GPM is equal to BTUH divided by delta-T, multiplied by 500.
Let's define the terms.
GPM is gallons per minute. That's the flow rate needed to deliver the required amount of BTUs.
BTUH or BTUs per hour, or the required amount of heat for a house, or zone, at any given point in time. We all know that outdoor temps or the number of people in a home will alter the BTU load.
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A partnership to develop a new tool for brain research
29.10.12 - One Mind for Research and Guardian Angels For Smarter Life (GA) announced an alliance to design a new tool for the treatment of major brain diseases: micro devices that use nanotechnology monitor and transmit biological signals.
One Mind for Research, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to curing the diseases of the brain, and Guardian Angels For Smarter Life (GA), based at EPFL, have announced an alliance to design research projects in North America using the revolutionary GA Zero Power Biosensor and its potential for analysis, monitoring and treatment of major brain diseases. This strategic partnership will be a "Demonstrator" platform in GA's bid for a €1Billion funding grant from the European Union "Future and Emerging Technologies" (FET).
Swiss-based GA is developing the Zero Power Biosensor, using low power nanoelectronics and nano/microsystems that harvest power rather than requiring batteries or power sources. Potential uses include monitoring of health status, monitoring ambient conditions for environmental danger, and, ultimately to perceive emotional conditions and provide functional activity.
"Our platform will create the ultimate smart device that will assist us from infancy to old age," said Prof. Adrian Ionescu, co-project leader, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). "One of the key features is its zero power requirement as it will scavenge for energy – think of it as recharging using the environment, sun or movement – a technology that will benefit from bio-inspired concepts."
One Mind, with its mission to accelerate the development of treatments and cures for all major brain disorders, will ensure, through its healthcare-centric mission, the relevance of the Guardian Angels devices in real medical settings, organize field trials and provide necessary medical guidance and feedback.
Magali Haas, Chief Science and Technology Officer for One Mind, stated "The promise of individualized medicine for devastating brain diseases will be hastened through this unique interdisciplinary partnership. Together we will create next-generation technology to solve today's real-world healthcare challenges."
These autonomous, self-powered sensors, no larger than a band-aid, can uniquely record in a non-invasive way biological and environmental signals and transmit them automatically. The continuously collected complex medical and environmental data by arrays of sensors embedded in small, lightweight, wearable devices can serve as a data pipeline to drive mobile health technologies, medical decision support systems, disease modeling and other advances in healthcare that have never been possible before or ever even conceptualized.Return to previous page
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Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by leukocytes and the secretory cells of the HPA axis. Remarkably, glucocorticoids (GC) induce leukocyte MIF secretion, while MIF renders leukocytes insensitive to the anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. In light of reported associations between dysphoric states, increased inflammatory activity, and reduced GC sensitivity, the current study investigated the association between MIF, loneliness and depressive symptoms. The study further investigated the relation between plasma MIF and markers of HPA function, i.e., diurnal cortisol and the cortisol response to acute stress. Healthy university undergraduates (N= 126; 64 women) were invited to participate if their scores on the Beck Depression Inventory or UCLA loneliness scale were in the upper or lower quintile of their peer group. Plasma MIF and salivary cortisol were measured in response to a public speaking task. Ambulatory diurnal cortisol was assessed for 5 consecutive days. MIF levels were 40% higher in the high-depressive symptoms group compared to the low depressive symptoms group. Elevated MIF was also associated with a smaller cortisol response to acute stress and lower diurnal morning cortisol values. The observed association between HPA function and MIF remained robust after adjustment for depressive symptoms, and demographic, anthropomorphic, and behavioural factors. High levels of depressive symptoms were likewise associated with lower morning cortisol, but this association became non-significant after adjustment for MIF. MIF may be an important neuro-immune mediator linking depressive symptoms with inflammation and HPA dysregulation.
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Theses and reports if you and dynamic validation of logic-based control systems, phd thesis evaluation of process systems operating. Production planning and inventory control modelling in a composite textile mill a thesis presented to the faculty of the division of graduate. On cyber security for networked control systems by the goal of this thesis 5 detection of deception attacks on process control systems 93. Statistical process control is not an abstract theoretical exercise for mathematicians it is a hands-on endeavor by people who care about their work and strive to. Control studies of strongly interconnected process units, ms thesis, c buys, 1993 simulation of an industrial rotary kiln for the purpose of control system and energy conservation studies, phd dissertation, r srivastava, 1993. The design of haccp plan for a small-scale cheese plant by mengyu zhao a research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the statistical process control (spc. Due process vs crime control model the two models of crime that have been opposing each other for years are the due process model and the crime control model.
The criminal procedure policy is largely shaped by the values and principles of due process and crime control mode each of them playing important roles in the emergence of modern jurisprudence and legal administrative approach. The purpose of this paper is to research both the due process and crime control models after researching each of the topics, they will be discussed in. Using statistical process control to monitor inventory accuracy by kyle huschka a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree. Improving quality management system implementation in indonesian "the work contained in this thesis has not been figure 23 iso 9001 process model.
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What is a Mechanism?
A mechanism is a mechanical device used to transfer or transform motion, force, or energy. Traditional rigid-body mechanisms consist of rigid links connected at movable joints. Whatever machines you see in your day to day life has some underlying mechanisms that govern its motion to produce the desired output. For example A NUT CRACKER works on the principle of MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE based on LEVER MECHANISM. This mechanism transfers energy from the input to the output.
Since energy is conserved between the input and output (neglecting friction losses), the output force may be much larger than the input force, but the output displacement is much smaller than the input displacement. As mentioned earlier these mechanisms involve relative motion of rigid bodies often at very high speeds which various problems like Frictional Losses, Non Linear behavior, Non uniform Heat dissipation, etc. Thus modern day scientists are working on mechanisms that more or less achieve the same motion and force transfer with the help of flexible links and linkless joints.
These 2 terms have tremendous significance when its comes to the emerging and exciting field of COMPLIANT MECHANISMS. So lets see what these wonders are and what are they capable of.
A compliant mechanism also transfers or transforms motion, force, or energy. Unlike rigid-link mechanisms, however, compliant mechanisms gain at least some of their mobility from the deflection of flexible members rather than from movable joints only. Basically not all the links of a mechanism need to be flexible for it to be termed as A Compliant System but some important links must be flexible. Fully compliant mechanisms are very unstable and unreliable.
Compliant mechanisms rely upon elastic deformation to perform their function of transmitting and/or transforming motion and force. From an overall perspective that considers performance, manufacturability, economy of material, scalability to micro and Nano sizes, adaptability to smart actuations and embedded sensors, resistance to wear, etc., compliant mechanisms are preferable over rigid body mechanisms.
Large number of compliant mechanisms are constructed of rigid links that are interconnected by Flexure Hinges design to undergo relatively low levels of rotation that traditional Revolute Pair Joints. A relatively less number of compliant mechanisms have compliant links in addition to the Flexure Hinges designed to undergo large deformation.
Currently available design techniques for compliant mechanisms can be grouped broadly into the following three categories based on the methods used as well as the type of mechanisms created using them.
- Flexural pivot-based compliant mechanisms.
- Flexible beam-based compliant mechanisms.
- Fully compliant, elastic continua.
Flexural pivot-based compliant mechanism
Flexural pivot-based designs use narrow sections connecting relatively rigid segments. Thus, compliance is lumped to a few portions of the mechanism. They are usually of monolithic construction. They can be systematically designed either by starting from an available rigid-body linkage or an intuitively conceived linkage. So in this type mainly the joints are flexible which connects rigid links with each other. The biggest problem faced in this type is the force and momentum transfer is very limited. Compliant mechanisms of this type are often restricted to a small range of motion. Their applications are in precision instrumentation and many consumer products.
Flexible beam-based compliant mechanisms
Flexible beam-based compliant designs extend the range of motion because the slender beam-like segments are designed to undergo large deformations. These are not always of monolithic construction, as they may have some rigid segments and kinematic joints. Thus, they are sometimes partially compliant. Unlike in flexural pivotbased designs, the compliance is distributed in flexible beam-based designs.
Design of Compliant Mechanisms
The first step in the design of a compliant mechanism is to establish a kinematicaly functional design that generates the desired output motion when subjected to prescribed input forces. This is called topological synthesis. Although the size and shape of individual elements can be optimized to a certain extent in this stage, local constraints such as stress and buckling constraints cannot be imposed while the topology is being determined. Once a feasible topology is established, performance constraints can be imposed during the following stage in which size and shape optimization are performed.
Topology synthesis—which involves generation of a functional design in the form of a feasible topology starting from input/output force/motion specifications,
Size and shape optimization—to meet performance requirements such as maximum stress, motion amplification or force amplification etc.
General Design procedure involves Systematic methods of design of compliant mechanisms starting from functional specifications. First is deriving the topology of a compliant mechanism given the desired input forces and output displacements. Next, is optimizing the size and shape of various elements of a compliant mechanism in order to satisfy prescribed mechanical or geometric advantage, stress constraints, size constraints etc.
Advantages of Compliant Mechanisms
There are a number of reasons why a compliant mechanism may be considered for use in a particular application.
One advantage of compliant mechanisms is the potential for a dramatic reduction in the total number of parts required to accomplish a specified task.
Some mechanisms may be manufactured from an injection-moldable material and constructed of one piece. For example, consider the fully compliant crimping mechanism shown in the figure below, along with its pseudorigid-body model. Due to symmetry, only half the mechanism is shown. The number of components required for the compliant mechanism are considerably less than for the rigid mechanism. The reduction in part count may simplify manufacturing and reduce manufacturing and assembly time and cost.
It is possible to realize a significant reduction in weight by using a compliant mechanism over their rigidbody counterparts. This may be a significant factor in aerospace and other applications. Compliant mechanisms have also benefited companies by reducing the weight and shipping costs of consumer products.
The reduction in the total number of parts and joints offered by compliant mechanisms is a significant advantage in the fabrication of micro mechanisms. Compliant micro mechanisms may be fabricated using technology and materials similar to those used in the fabrication of integrated circuits.
Disadvantages of Compliant Mechanism
Perhaps the largest challenge is the relative difficulty in analyzing and designing compliant mechanisms. Knowledge of mechanism analysis methods and the deflection of flexible members is required. The combination of the two bodies of knowledge in compliant mechanisms requires not only an understanding of both, but also an understanding of the interactions of the two in a complex system. Since many of the flexible members undergo large deflections, linearized beam equations are no longer valid. Nonlinear equations must be used that account for the geometric nonlinearities caused by large deflections.
I believe the field of Complaint Mechanisms is still in its nascent stage and lots of research and quality work needs to be done regarding the fabrication of proper materials and design of flexible linkages. On the brighter side some of the greatest and brightest minds of the country are working on this field to expand its applications.
Dr. G K Ananthasuresh from IISc Bangalore and Dr. Anupam Saxena from IIT Kanpur are among those few who have contributed quite a lot towards this field. I consider myself lucky to have got the opportunity to meet both of them personally here in NITK when they visited our college last semester for a 2 Day workshop on Kinematics and Mechanism conducted by Dr. Somasekhar Rao sir.
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This page draws together table tennis-related information for all of Special Olympics. The coaching materials and other links will help you get a good sense of how this sport contributes to Special Olympics.
About Table Tennis
Every athlete aims in passing the ball to the opponent side of the table over the net, striking it with a Table Tennis racquet.
Table Tennis is a fast sport that requires excellent coordination of hands and eyes. Special Olympics athletes share the essential elements of force and ability so that they can play Table Tennis. Apart from the traditional events, Special Olympics competition includes individual skill events that allow the athletes to work and compete in basic skills of table tennis. The development of these basic skills is necessary for the athletes to take part in the events. These skills include bounce of the ball with the racket, volley and backhand.
The Table Tennis Coaching Guide
Special Olympics coaching guides are the key source of coaching information for our volunteer coaches worldwide. The guides are written by experts in the sport who understand that people with intellectual disabilities need extra time and attention to master new skills. The guides are helpful to anyone teaching a sport but are especially valuable when coaching Special Olympics athletes.


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Android: Capture and store an Image in an android app
Please create an android app that captures an image using the camera, stores and then displays that image in an imageview. The outcome of this task should be hosted on your github account in the form of a github repo with the name CameraApp.
The task will include following activities:
- Installing Android Studio and Android SDK on your local machine for App development.
- Starting a new project with the name of CameraApp.
- Defining the phone hardware resources needed by app in manifest file, in this case it will be access to phone camera and local storage.
- Creating an activity to capture an image and then saving it on local storage.
- Implementing functionality to display captured image to user.
The submission should include following funtionalities-
- Proper functional CameraApp
- Intuitive and aesthetically pleasing User Interface
- Functionality to capture image
- Functionality to store or delete capture image
- Functionality to display already saved images as gallery
- Any other functionality that students find worth including
Tutorials and recommended reading:
These are some links to help you do the task:


client workspaces, merging and forking
From: Alison Macmillan
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:09:06 +0100
Message-ID: <_EMAIL_>
To: _EMAIL_
I've been trying to understand how the working resource feature works
with merging and forking, and I've got a few questions:
1. For merging & client workspaces, should the DAV:checked-out-for-merge
merge postcondition cover the case that the DAV:checkout element
included a DAV:apply-to-version? In particular, should it say that a
Location: header must be in the response, and that this header contains
the URL of the working resource created by the checkout?
2. A merge target is a version-controlled resource. Was it unnecessary
to allow a merge target to be either a version-controlled resource or a
checked-out resource (e.g. a working resource)?
3. How does the working resource feature work for a forking server? For
example, suppose that _URL_ and
_URL_ identify two working resources that are
created by requesting a checkout on a version controlled resource,
_URL_ and including a DAV:apply-to-version in
the request. The DAV:checked-in property of the vcr is
_URL_ This is also the value of the
DAV:checked-out property of each of the working resources. Each working
resource has it's DAV:auto-update property set to the vcr URL. Now
suppose that the first working resource (_URL_ is
checked in, creating version _URL_ and
that postcondition DAV:auto-update applies - the DAV:checked-in property
of the vcr is now set to _URL_ Does this
then mean that it is impossible to ever check in the second working
resource, _URL_ as it's DAV:checked-out property
points to _URL_ and precondition
DAV:no-overwrite-by-auto-update prevents the checkin? The
DAV:auto-update property is protected, and so can't be changed by a
4. Looks like there's a typo in draft 16, section 9.4 - the CHECKIN
'forking' preconditions reference DAV:checkout-... conditions.
Alison Macmillan
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 and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation.
Received on Friday, 24 August 2001 06:10:32 UTC


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