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The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a nonprofit collaborative standards organization established by Sony and Intel in June 2003, that is responsible for defining interoperability guidelines to enable sharing of digital media between multimedia devices.[2] These guidelines are built upon existing public standards. These guidelines specify a set of restricted ways of using the standards to achieve interoperability. DLNA servers generally have to support transcoding in order to produce a useful service.
DLNA uses Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for media management, discovery and control.[3] UPnP defines the type of device that DLNA supports ("server", "renderer", "controller") and the mechanisms for accessing media over a network. The DLNA guidelines then apply a layer of restrictions over the types of media file format, encodings and resolutions that a device must support.
As of October 2014,[4] over 25,000 different device models have obtained "DLNA Certified" status, indicated by a logo on their packaging and confirming their interoperability with other devices.[5] It was estimated that by 2014 nearly 3 billion DLNA-certified devices, from digital cameras to game consoles and TVs, were installed in users' homes.[6]
- 1 History
- 2 Specification
- 3 Member companies
- 4 Products supporting DLNA
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Sony established the DLNA in June 2003 as the Digital Home Working Group, changing its name 12 months later, when the first set of guidelines for DLNA was published.[7] Home Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.5 was published in March 2006 and expanded in October of the same year; the changes included the addition of two new product categories — printers, and mobile devices — as well as an "increase of DLNA Device Classes from two to twelve" and an increase in supported user scenarios related to the new product categories.[7]
The DLNA Certified Device Classes are separated as follows:[8]
Home Network Devices
- Digital Media Server (DMS): store content and make it available to networked digital media players (DMP) and digital media renderers (DMR). Examples include PCs and network-attached storage (NAS) devices.
- Digital Media Player (DMP): find content on digital media servers (DMS) and provide playback and rendering capabilities. Examples include TVs, stereos and home theaters, wireless monitors and game consoles.
- Digital Media Renderer (DMR): play content as instructed by a digital media controller (DMC), which will find content from a digital media server (DMS). Examples include TVs, audio/video receivers, video displays and remote speakers for music. It is possible for a single device (e.g. TV, A/V receiver, etc.) to function both as a DMR (receives "pushed" content from DMS) and DMP ("pulls" content from DMS)
- Digital Media Controller (DMC): find content on digital media servers (DMS) and instruct digital media renderers (DMR) to play the content. Content doesn't stream from or through the DMC. Examples include Internet tablets, Wi-Fi enabled digital cameras and smartphones.
- Generally, digital media players (DMP) and digital media controllers (DMC) with print capability can print to DMPr. Examples include networked photo printers and networked all-in-one printers
Mobile Handheld Devices
- Mobile Digital Media Server (M-DMS): store content and make it available to wired/wireless networked mobile digital media players (M-DMP), and digital media renderers. Examples include mobile phones and portable music players.
- Mobile Digital Media Player (M-DMP): find and play content on a digital media server (DMS) or mobile digital media server (M-DMS). Examples include mobile phones and mobile media tablets designed for viewing multimedia content.
- Mobile Digital Media Uploader (M-DMU): send (upload) content to a digital media server (DMS) or mobile digital media server (M-DMS). Examples include digital cameras and mobile phones.
- Mobile Digital Media Downloader (M-DMD): find and store (download) content from a digital media server (DMS) or mobile digital media server (M-DMS). Examples include portable music players and mobile phones.
- Mobile Digital Media Controller (M-DMC): find content on a digital media server (DMS) or mobile digital media server (M-DMS) and send it to digital media renderers (DMR). Examples include personal digital assistants (PDAs) and mobile phones.
Home Infrastructure Devices
- Mobile Network Connectivity Function (M-NCF): provide a bridge between mobile handheld device network connectivity and home network connectivity.
- Media Interoperability Unit (MIU): provide content transformation between required media formats for home network and mobile handheld devices.
The specification uses DTCP-IP as "link protection" for copyright-protected commercial content between one device to another.[7][9]
Member companies
As of February 2014, there are 17 promoter members and 215 contributor members. The promoter members are:[10]
ACCESS, Arris, Awox,[11] Broadcom, CableLabs, Comcast, Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Intel, LG Electronics, Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics, Sony Electronics, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon.
DLNA is run by a board of directors consisting of 9 members. There are 8 permanent representatives from the following companies: Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Sony Electronics, CableLabs, AwoX [11] and one elected by the promoter members.[12]
The board of directors oversees the activity of the four following committees:
- Ecosystem Committee, planning the future development of DLNA guidelines
- Compliance & Test Committee, overseeing the certification program and its evolutions
- Marketing Communication Advisory Council, actively promoting DLNA worldwide
- Technical Committee, writing the DLNA guidelines
Products supporting DLNA
DLNA-certified devices
There are over nine thousand products on the market that are DLNA Certified.[13] This includes TVs, DVD and Blu-ray players, games consoles, digital media players, photo frames, cameras, NAS devices, PCs, mobile handsets, and more.[14] According to a study from Parks Associates,[6] nearly 3 billion products are on the market in 2014 reaching up to over 7 billion by 2018. Consumers can see if their product is certified by looking for a DLNA logo on the device or by verifying certification through the DLNA Product Search.[15]
Manufacturers can seek certification testing from a DLNA Accredited Independent Certification Vendor such as the UNH InterOperability Laboratory,[16] Allion Labs, CESI Technology Co., Digital TV Labs,[17] XXCAL or Testronic.[18]
DLNA technology components
As the past president of DLNA pointed out to the Register in March 2009:[19]
The vendors of software are allowed to claim that their software is a DLNA Technology Component if the software has gone through certification testing on a device and the device has been granted DLNA Certification. DLNA Technology Components are not marketed to the consumer but only to industry.
DLNA Interoperability Guidelines allow manufacturers to participate in the growing marketplace of networked devices and are separated into the below sections of key technology components.[20]
- Network and Connectivity[21]
- Device and Service Discovery and Control[22]
- Media Format and Transport Model[23]
- Media Management, Distribution and Control[24]
- Digital Rights Management and Content Protection[25]
- Manageability[26]
DLNA-certified software
In 2005,[27] DLNA began a Software Certification program in order to make it easier for consumers to share their digital media across a broader range of products. DLNA is certifying software that is sold directly to consumers through retailers, websites and mobile application stores. With DLNA Certified software, consumers can upgrade products from within their home networks that may not be DLNA Certified and bring them into their personal DLNA ecosystems. This helps in bringing content such as videos, photos and music stored on DLNA Certified devices to a larger selection of consumer electronics, mobile and PC products.[28]
DLNA-certified products
Some examples:[29]
- AwoX mediaCTRL[30] is a commercial server. It is based on AwoX DLNA Technology component software development kits.[31]
- CyberLink SoftDMA 2.[32] Appears to be just a DMP.
- Most Smartphones share multimedia including music, pictures or videos.
- Microsoft Xbox 360[33] is a DLNA Certified DMP.
- Sony PlayStation 3[34] is a DLNA Certified DMP.
- Asset UPnP/DLNA, Audio specific UPnP/DLNA server for Windows & Windows Home Server. Features album art, audio WAVE/LPCM transcoding from a huge range of audio codecs, ReplayGain support for streamed audio. Customizable browse tree.
- CyberLink Media Server 2.[35] Appears to be just a DMS.
- Home Media Center,[36] a free and open source media server compatible with DLNA. Includes web interface for streaming content to web browser (Android, iOS, …), subtitles integration and Windows desktop streaming. This server is easy to use.
- Jamcast,[37] a DLNA compliant media server for MS Windows that is capable of streaming any audio playing on the PC to DLNA devices.
- JRiver Media Center,[38] DLNA media server for Windows or Mac. Also includes Renderer and Controller.
- Mezzmo[39] is a feature-packed UPnP/DLNA media server with on-the-fly transcoding and media organizing features.
- PlayOn from MediaMall[40] appears to be a DMS, also capable of serving streamed internet media such as Netflix, Hulu, Google YouTube, CNN, ESPN.
- PS3 Media Server,[41] an open source (GPLv2) DLNA compliant UPnP Media Server for the Sony PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files, with minimum configuration.
- Serviio[42] is a DLNA media server and works with any DLNA compliant device with the purpose of streaming or transcoding any kind of media files (TV, Sony PlayStation 3, etc.) and some other (MS Xbox 360). Frequently updated, has a good support community.
- Subsonic (media server) Media Server [43]
- TwonkyMedia server runs on Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and Android and enables media sharing of local and online media among a large variety of devices.
- TVMOBiLi[44] – A shareware DLNA/UPnP Media Server for MS Windows, Apple Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. Appears to be just a DMS.
- TVersity, a DLNA MediaServer with strong device support and on-the-fly transcoding.[45] Appears to be just a DMS.[46]
- Wild Media Server (UPnP, DLNA, HTTP),[47] a media server for MS Windows, Wine (GNU/Linux), Wineskin on MacOS, featuring individual device settings, transcoding, external and internal subtitles, restricted device access to folders, uploading files, Internet-Radio, Internet-Television, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), DMR-control and "Play To", Music (Visualization), Photo (Slideshow), support for 3D-subtitles, support for music fingerprints.
- Coherence is a framework written in Python to enable applications access to digital living network resources. As a stand-alone application it can act as a UPnP/DLNA media server, in combination with a supported client as a media renderer.
- AllShare[48] (UPnP, DLNA), a Samsung branded media server for MS Windows. Clients are also available for mobile Android devices. Effective for streaming content over a local network to Samsung devices, notably televisions.
- KooRaRoo Media[49] (UPnP, DLNA, HTTP), a multimedia organizer and a media server for Windows. On-the-fly transcoding, supports multiple video/audio streams in files, includes a DMS (server) and a DMC (controller) with "play to" functionality. Works with all DLNA-compatible devices.
- Pixel Media Server[50] is a DLNA compliant Digital Media Server on Android platform. It makes your android Phone/Tablet to DLNA Media Server and publish your media contents (Image/Song/Video) from your Tablet/Phone to the DLNA home network.
- PLEX Media Server
- Nero Media Home[51] is a UPnP/DLNA Media Server on the Windows platform, streaming music, videos, photos, and TV shows, It allows to play back your media files on most popular devices including Xbox and PlayStation.
- ReadyMedia (formerly known as MiniDLNA)[52] is a simple open source media server software, with the aim of being fully compliant with UPnP/DLNA clients.
See also
- UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) AV standards
- Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) (lets audio/video equipment cooperate through HDMI connections.)
- Devices Profile for Web Services
- Digital Rights Management
- Digital Transmission Content Protection
- List of UPnP AV media servers and clients
- Comparison of UPnP AV media servers
- Miracast
- WiFi Direct
- ↑ "About". DLNA. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
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- ↑ DLNA: what it is and what you need to know, Techradar
- ↑ "DLNA for HD Video Streaming in Home Networking Environments" (PDF). DLNA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-30.
- ↑ Editor. "DLNA intros VidiPath". Advanced Television. Advanced Television. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "The DLNA Certified Logo Program". Sony. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "DLNA Market Overview Report". DLNA. Parks Associates. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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- ↑ "Certified® Device Classes". DLNA. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Whitepaper", About us (PDF), DLNA, p. 4, retrieved 2011-03-02
- ↑ "Member Companies".
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "AwoX".
- ↑ Board of Directors of DLNA
- ↑ "DLNA Empowers the Connected Consumer", Connected World magazine, 2011-01-14, retrieved 2011-03-02
- ↑ "UPnP and DLNA—Standardizing the Networked Home". Instat. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Products, DLNA.
- ↑ UNH InterOperability Lab.
- ↑ Digital TV labs.
- ↑ Testronic.
- ↑ "IO Mega not DLNA compliant", The register (UK), 2009-03-02.
- ↑ "The DLNA Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Network and Connectivity". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Device and Service Discovery and Control". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Media Format and Transport Model". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Media Management, Distribution, and Control". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Digital Rights Management and Content Protection". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Manageability". DLNA. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "DLNA Certification Program".
- ↑ "Increasing DLNA Software Certification Will Propel the Adoption and Connection of Devices within the Home Network" (press release). ABI research.
- ↑ Certified Products (search), DLNA.
- ↑ Remote. "mediaCTRL pour PC". Awox. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "Network Media Solutions – OEM/ODM Modules and Embedded Technologies for the Digital Home". Awox. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "SoftDMA 2 – Media Player for the Digital Home". Cyberlink. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Connect DLNA", Xbox 360, Microsoft.
- ↑ "Connect DLNA", Playstation 3, Sony.
- ↑ "Media Server 2 – Media Server Software for the Digital Home". Cyberlink. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Home Media Center
- ↑ "Jamcast" (home page). SDS technologies. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "JRiver Media Center" (home page). JRiverr. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ↑ Conceiva. "The Ultimate DLNA Home Entertainment Software". Mezzmo. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "PlayOn Digital Media Server". PlayOn. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "PS3 media server". Code (project hosting). Google. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ Serviio.
- ↑ http://subsonic.org
- ↑ "TV mobili". Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Home". TVersity. 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Supported Devices". TVersity. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Wild Media Server (UPnP, DLNA, HTTP)"..
- ↑ "AllShare download". Samsung. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ↑ "KooRaRoo Media". Programming Sunrise. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ↑ "DMS", Play, Google.
- ↑ Nero Media Home, retrieved 2014-01-12
- ↑ ReadyMedia Home, retrieved 2014-09-12
External links
- Digital Living Network Alliance, Sony.
- DLNA History, Discussion of standard, Mission, CES participation and member companies, Mahalo.


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This Thursday, Edmonton's new micro-museum and arts space, McLuhan House, will make its public debut.
Paula Simons: At Edmonton's new McLuhan House, the medium is the message
The medium is the message, cultural theorist Marshall McLuhan famously declared. If architecture is the medium, Edmonton's newest micro-museum, McLuhan House has a simple message:
Welcome In.
The little wooden Arts and Crafts cottage at 11342 64th St., is one of the oldest homes in the historic Highlands neighbourhood. Built in 1912, atop a small hill, it was designed for real-estate promoter Herbert McLuhan, his beautiful actress-wife Elsie, and their baby son Marshall.
The 1,500-sq.-foot home was designed by acclaimed local architects Arthur Nesbitt and Ernest Morehouse, who were also responsible for much flashier Highlands homes, including the Holgate and McGrath Mansions.
It was here that McLuhan, one of Canada's most influential public intellectuals, learned to ride a tricycle. It was here that he went sliding in his wicker snow sled.
The McLuhan family fell on hard economic times. They left Edmonton for Winnipeg in 1915, but retained ownership of the house until 1923. It has only changed hands a few times since.
In 2012, Arts Habitat Edmonton, a not-for-profit which creates and manages affordable living and work spaces for artists, bought the house for $475,000. Since then, it has spent $150,000 more to renovate the heritage home, restoring its original elements, bringing it in line with modern building codes.
The City of Edmonton contributed $75,000 to the down payment and another $50,000 toward the heritage renovations. The province added another $22,000.
This Thursday, the smartly refurbished McLuhan House makes its public debut.
"I like the fact that it's a little modest house. It's really a gem," says Linda Huffman, Arts Habitat's executive director. "It's not a mansion. It's a really good example of the everyday."
In part, it's an interpretive centre and photo gallery, celebrating its famous namesake.
The house also provides office space for Arts Habitat and the Edmonton Poetry Festival. There's a big studio space with lots of natural light in the renovated garage, soon to be home to the McLuhan House official artist-in-residence. The sunny and open main floor will also be available for rent for smaller arts events, such as poetry readings, book launches or musical recitals. Arts Hab also has plans to revamp the home's backyard boathouse as more studio space, perhaps for writers.
Because the house is in the middle of a residential street, it had to be rezoned for offices. That required lots of neighbourhood consultation and engagement.
"We really wanted to make sure the community would welcome us, she says. "But everybody seems very supportive. They're looking forward to the house being active."
Huffman's team worked closely with local architect David Murray and local interior designer Johanne Yakula, who both specialize in period restoration.
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The highlight of the interpretive centre is its collection of archival photos of the young McLuhan and his family. Most have never been published or seen publicly. They were a gift to the museum from McLuhan's youngest son, Michael, a professional photographer.
The striking photographs don't just capture McLuhan's Highlands childhood. In our electric age of ephemeral digital images, they are a remarkable, physical evocation of our community's past. They remind us that while we may live in an online global village, we also inhabit a real place, with real stories. And while it's true that McLuhan's connection to Edmonton is a bit tenuous, McLuhan House isn't just about the writer and his ideas. It's just as much about our shared social history.
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McLuhan House, at 11342 64th St., will be open to the public for tours on Thursday, January 28, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. The house will also be open to the public between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. To register for a McLuhan House tour with McLuhan family historian Stuart MacKay, contact Chelsea Boos at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Mr Twigg was arrested at 1915 GMT on Monday in central London for being drunk and incapable in a public place and taken to Marylebone police station.
He was given a fixed penalty notice and released just before 2330 GMT.
The former schools minister, who lost his seat in May, and was best known for toppling Michael Portillo at the 1997 election, said he "felt like an idiot".
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Published at Sunday, August 19th, 2018 - 11:17:56 AM. Bedroom. By Elsie Schumacher.
Here we have a bedroom with a less dramatic décor. The walls in this case are not black with dark grey. The floors, however, feature the same dark brown stain. The bed has a black frame and high headboard and the nightstands are also completely black. The pendant lamp matches the walls while the table lamps feature a very elegant combination or black and gold.
Since the furniture is black and black is a strong color, you'll probably want it to contrast with the rest of the décor. For that you'll have to use brighter colors. Depending on the room you want to decorate, its function and the atmosphere you want to create, there are several options. For example, in the case of the bedroom, you can opt for pastels, light shades of green, pink, peach or turquoise to complement the black furniture you have already chosen. The style also plays an important role. If you want something classical or something minimalist, then you could opt for the black and white combo.
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Chita overview
Chita is a city in Eastern Siberia of Russia, the capital of Zabaikalsky krai, a large industrial and cultural center of the region, a major railway hub located 6,200 km from Moscow.
The city is situated in the Baikal area, where the Chita River flows into the Ingoda (the Amur basin). Chita lies in a valley at the foot of the hills.
The population of Chita is about 339,000 (2015), the area - 534 sq. km.
The phone code - +7 3022, the postal codes - 672000-672049.


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Bill Kowalchuk produced and directed this animated interpretation of the familiar Christmas fable about the eccentric reindeer, highlighted by nine musical numbers. Following the song's basic outline, dad Blitzen is embarrassed by the antics of cute yet offbeat Rudolph who has a glowing nose, gets depressed, dreams of flying, and shares his problem with Santa Claus (voice of John...more
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From 1997 to July 2013 there are 481, 786 nursing board passers. Include the passers before 1997 I wouldn't know how many registered nurses the Philippines now have. While a bite in the pie of nurses are employed overseas, not even half of this number practice the profession in any given healthcare setting. Now why is that? It all goes back to unprecedented rise of demand for nurses here and abroad in 2002. That was followed by a massive enrollment in nursing schools all over the Philippines. Heck even doctors went back to College. Filipinos already living overseas sent back their children to the Philippines just to study nursing. New nursing schools mushroomed all over the country. And for a while it seemed that trend would never die out. But it did. And here we are at a standstill (or so it seems) simply because the Philippine economy is said to be dependent to the economy of the world's superpowers such as USA, China, Japan etc. so that when America closed its doors to the overseas workforce, thousands of nurses' dreams were shaken one way or another.
So what's the present nursing scenario? Let's say nurses nowadays are everywhere. You can see one in modelling agencies, in the banks working as tellers, in the Philippines music and acting industry, learning and practicing photography, blogging, selling all sorts of stuff in the internet, in BPOs as customer and technical support, English tutors or simply unemployed. The Philippine government did its best to aid its nurses through an employment program under DOH and DOLE once called NARS (Nurse Assigned in Rural Service) now RN Heals which is currently in its 5th. This was and is able to temporarily employ thousands of nurses and add up to their experience and resume but it's nothing permanent so before and after, nurses still have to struggle. What can we do then to unburden ourselves, our families and our country?
Suggestions and scribbles from personal experience:
1. If you love nursing, don't despair. Take your minimum 2 years clinical experience to back you up anywhere. If you can have 3 years, even better. If you can get it in a tertiary setting, best. Everyday I get a mail from jobstreet, workabroad.ph, jobrapido and even timescareer (though it seems far-fetched that I'd see a job post for nurse needed in New York, New Jersey, Tennessee etc) and its contents never run out of NEED NURSES FOR this country and that. It only requires experience.
2. If you want to work in the KSA, that's a good choice. I've been to those agencies and all you need is experience, pass your Prometric Exam, you don't even need money for some agencies because once you're decided they may just deduct/take from your first salary which is not that high for clinics/private hospitals but yes better than waiting for USA these days. If you have a good experience (tertiary hospital, special area like ICU, ER, OR), don't hesitate to go hunting for government hospitals that can offer you twice the salary private ones offer in KSA. Oh, don't worry not all hospitals there require you to wear their traditional clothe for women. A dozen or two of my batch mates are working there now and they have good feedbacks. Work contracts range from 2 to 4 years.
3. Dubai? Abu Dhabi? This is my target these days. These two countries of UAE offer a higher salary range than KSA. Someone I know earns 70-90 thousand per month as an ICU nurse in a government hospital in Dubai. Big clinics and private hospitals offer 40-50 thousand approximate and some nursing homes they say offer 25-30 thousand. These numbers I got from people I know currently working there and are thus not exact. But you can't go there just like that. To be safe, a cousin told me that you should first pass the HAAD Exam (Health Authority Abu Dhabi) which I recently failed and I can retake in 3 months time. Just an advice, unless you're really confident, review before you take this one. Registration here is easy. Just go to this website www.haad.gov.ae for more information. Payment is through credit card or vouchers you can purchase in vouchers stores. My friend and I decided against waiting for the 3 months to pass and decided to take DHA (Dubai Health Authority) instead. We are currently processing for this one. Visit this website for more information. https://www.prometric.com/en-us/Pages/home.aspx. Testing centers are available all over the Philippines. Of course there's one in Manila.
4. If you don't want to go anywhere just yet, further study is a good option. It can increase not only your chances and choices for employment, but it can certainly advance your knowledge and skills.
5. But then again, clinical nursing is not the only area of nursing available for us RNs. There are nurses in occupational settings (a friend works in SM), nurse employed by DOH doing researches and implementing programs of the government, nurses in schools, nurse-teachers and many others. Just be on the lookout always and never give up enhancing your knowledge and skills.
There's so much I still want to add and share. And my ramblings here are actually just a tip of the iceberg and are largely based on my personal experience as a nurse doing all sorts of stuff since my registration in 2010.
- http://www.abbaphilippines.com/results_recruitment_manpower_agency.html
- http://prc.gov.ph


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Book Description: Everybody knows that digital technology has revolutionized our economy and our lifestyles. But how many of us really understand the drivers behind the technology - the significance of going digital; the miniaturization of circuit boards; the role of venture capital in financing the revolution; the importance of research and development? How many of us understand what it takes to make money from innovative technologies? Should we worry about manufacturing going offshore? What is the role of India and China in the digital economy? Drawing on a lifetime's experience in the industry, as an engineer, a senior manager and as a partner in a venture capital firm, Henry Kressel offers an expert personalized answer to all these questions. He explains how the technology works, why it matters, how it is financed and what the key lessons are for public policy.
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Oh I have some exciting stuff for you readers!! Jump From Paper recently shipped a bag to me for a giveaway on my blog. This is the Afternoon Tea bag! It is INSANELY cute and so different. One may ask: Is this real? Is this photoshopped? It's real! It looks so cartoonish and it will turn heads I promise you. I absolutely LOVE it! You can find more information on various bags and satchels by Jump From Paper by visiting their website at: http://www.jumpfrompaper.us/
Here's some more information on this Afternoon Tea bag by Jump From Paper. This is from the original collection and is now considered limited edition. This white/blue bag is made of polyester fabric and it retails for $79.00 on their website at http://www.jumpfrompaper.us/ This is slim in appearance. There is a zipper bottom that will expand the bag for extra room. It will not fit an iPad or a tablet like other bags by Jump From Paper. There is a mini pocket in the front of the bag and a main pocket on the inside. The backside of the bag also has a mini zippered pocket for coins and other small things like coins and cards. The dimensions of the Afternoon Tea bag is: 16.5″ x 13.0″ x 0.8″ (3.1″ expanded)
Here are official pictures by Jump From Paper for Afternoon Tea.
This giveaway is open to both US and International. In case of a winner that is from the US, this bag will be send through the USPS with a tracking number. If a winner is international, it will be shipped through the United States Post Office and I cannot be held liable for the package should it get held up in customs or get lost. This giveaway is open now until July 31, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. A winner will be randomly chosen on August 1, 2013. This promotion is sponsored by Jump From Paper. Winner will be contacted by email. In the case of winner not reply after 24 hours after the congratulatory email has been sent, a new winner will be chosen. If you have any additional questions – feel free to send me an email!
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Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler Coming to Tech Trek
Miss Oklahoma Alex Eppler is coming to Tech Trek at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
The summer math and science camp for 48 girls is planned July 13-19 on the Weatherford campus, and Eppler will take part in the Professional Night on Thursday, July 17, when 40 professional women from across Oklahoma visit the campers using a "speed interview" method.
Each group of four girls will be given five minutes to talk with each professional about their career. At the end of five minutes, the girls change to a different table and are given the chance to talk to another professional. The professionals are from a variety of Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics (STEM) fields including dentistry, nursing, geology, physics, optometry, accounting, medicine, pharmacy, finance, information technology, publishing, engineering and marketing. Professional night gives the campers a snapshot of various careers to consider for their future.
Eppler is also a science teacher at The Academy in Oklahoma City, and she will discuss the importance of science and math education and its real-world applications.
Miss SWOSU Hailey Raetz will also be taking part in Thursday's program. The Miss America organization has taken on the platform of STEM Coalition to encourage young girls to enter the STEM fields.
Before the Thursday event, the campers will participate in a Professionalism Workshop. SWOSU's Jonna Myers and Patsy Parker will discuss the importance of making a good impression, dressing professional and successful interview techniques.
Tech Trek was founded in 1998 by the California American Association of University Women (AAUW), and, due to its success in reaching over 9,000 girls across eight college campuses, was expanded nationwide in the summer of 2013. Thirty campers from across the entire state of Oklahoma experienced the inaugural Tech Trek at SWOSU and this year the Weatherford branch of the AAUW was chosen once again to host Tech Trek, expanding to 48 campers this year.


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Why give up your favorite juices during Passover? A number of Minute Maid orange juices and Simply Orange juices are Kosher for Passover as certified by the Orthodox Union (OU), the world's largest kosher certification agency.
Passover begins at sundown on Monday, April 14. The first
and second nights of the holiday are celebrated through a Seder, or ceremonial dinner.
Several beverages offered by The
"It's important for Minute Maid and Simply Orange to be able to offer our consumers these choices as they celebrate Passover," said Charles Torrey, vice president, marketing, Minute Maid. "We're proud to be a part of families' holiday traditions each year."
Kosher foods and drinks are those that follow Jewish dietary law. During Passover, specific food and drinks are restricted from the diet of anyone celebrating. These types of food and drink include anything that contains grains and legumes (corn, peas, beans, etc.) and their derivatives. Also, any equipment used in the manufacturing of kosher products can't have been used to process products containing these ingredients, unless the equipment goes through a process of Kosherization prior to a Passover production.
The OU and its affiliated Rabbis stringently inspect our Minute Maid and Simply Orange products throughout the manufacturing process to ensure they satisfy the standards for Kosher for Passover.
Kosher certified products are denoted with the symbol on packaging. Minute Maid and Simply Beverages have an extensive list of products certified kosher year-round. Look for the green tear strips with the symbol and that say Kosher for Passover (in Hebrew and in English) on bottles of Minute Maid and Simply Orange juice in stores.


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Few of the renowned authors have proved it that history is not always monotonous. There are many tales surrounding some of the significant events that have taken place through the passage of time. These incidents are so mesmerizingly woven into these historical novels that they intrigue the mind of a reader more than anything else. Read through the record of top 10 historical novels to know how history has played an important role in shaping our contemporary society and thoughts.
Top Ten Historical Novels
The list of top ten historical novels presents some of the top novels with reference to history.
1. War and Peace
Published in 1869, War and Peace is the literary creation of the Russian author, Leo Tolstoy. Portraying a detailed account of the atrocities of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society and the French Invasion of Russia, it has been regarded as the best historical novel composed till date. Even during 2009, Newsweek has honoured the historical novel with the leading position among Top 100 Books. War and Peace was so well accepted that it was later adapted by film, opera, theatre and music band.
2. I, Claudius
I, Claudius; is an autobiography of Claudius, the Roman Emperor. It was authored way back in 1934 by Robert Graves. In 1998, Modern Library had given the historical volume the fourteenth position among the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Again in 2005, TIME magazine had mentioned it in its list of one hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to present. The novel is probably the best work Robert that has always been a part of best historical novels list.
3. Pure
Pure is a 2011 novel by the prominent English writer Andrew Miller. With the subject of pre-revolutionary France, the historical novel was inspired by the Les Innocents Cemetery. As soon as it was it published, Pure received a good amount of positive appreciation. It was even the winner of the Costa Book Award 2011 for "Book of the Year" and "Best Novel". Its cover was designed by Royston Knipe themed on Francisco Goya's impression – The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.
4. Warlock
Based on ancient Egypt, Warlock is the imaginary work of the world's best adventure writer, Wilbur A. Smith. With glowing depictions of adore and passion, conflict and deception, good and evil, the author gifts the current generation with one of the best historical novels. Prince Nefer and Lord Naja are the central figure of the Warlock and individual's tale of achieving power compiles the book.
5. Wolf Hall
Honoured with a number of awards, Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is another master piece that deserves to be a part of the top 10 historical novels list. It describes the phase from 1500 to 1535 when Thomas Cromwell rose to power in the court of Henry VIII. It was published in 2009. Wolf Hall was awarded with the National Book Critics Circle Award and also with the Man Booker Prize. The book was written as a tribute to Henry VIII's 500th anniversary.
6. Brooklyn
Frontrunner of the 2009 Costa Novel Award, Brooklyn was also mentioned by "The Observer" as one of The 10 best historical novels. Though it has a 1950's setting, it was selected for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, 2011. This piece of historical volume was composed by Colm Tóibín and received complimentary reviews while opened to readers. Brooklyn basically relates to events that lead to the transformation of the American society during the time of 1950.
7. Romola
Romola has a fifteenth century setting and describes in detail about the city of Florence and goes in depth from the point of view of society, religion, artistic values and intellectualism. George Eliot has written it and is regarded as one of the top historical novels known to reader till date. Romola also mentions many notable historical names from the city as its story takes place amid the Italian Renaissance. It was adapted for a silent film in 1924.
8. The Blue Flower
Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower is the best among her four historical novels. With a lot of positive remarks, it was also selected as "The 10 best historical novels" by "The Observer" in 2012. It depicts the love story of the famous German romantic poet cum philosopher, Novalis. Besides the subject of 1790's provincial Saxony has been creatively woven through the volume for which Penelope was much credited.
9. The Leopard
Through the historical novel, The Leopard; Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa artistically sketches the changes in Sicilian society and life all through the Risorgimento. It was published in 1958 that became the top selling novel in the history of Italy. Moreover it is one of the most significant literary volumes in modern Italian literature. Also the 1963 award winning film with the same title is an adaptation of the novel.
10. Gates of Fire
Authored by Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire is a 1998 historical fiction novel. It is considered as one amid the top historical novels because it details the Battle of Thermopylae from the view point of its only survivor – Xeones. It is not only a renowned historical novel but is also a part of Virginia Military Institute and Brophy College Preparatory study curriculum. Gates of Fire also describes about Spartan society and "agoge" – a military training program for Spartan boys.


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William Hartston
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ELIZABETH JACKSON: Just weeks away from her canonisation, an ABC documentary will reveal the true story behind the excommunication of Mary MacKillop. The Australian nun was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 1871.
But an ABC television documentary on the life of Mary MacKillop says she was excommunicated after her order of nuns reported child sexual abuse at a parish north of Adelaide.
Lindy Kerin reports.
LINDY KERIN: On Sunday October the 17th, Mary MacKillop will officially become Australia's first Saint. For Father Paul Gardiner - the man who's led the charge for sainthood - it will be an historic occasion.
PAUL GARDINER: Well, I think it's significant for everybody; obviously for people of faith, so Catholics and others who have faith in Jesus Christ, but it's significant for everybody because as a human being, Mary MacKillop was sort of a model that everyone can follow.
LINDY KERIN: The Compass documentary called Mary Miracles and Saints looks back at the life and times of Mary MacKillop. At 25 she became the first Sister of St Joseph and the leader of the new order.
Josephite Sister Marie Foale says at the time it was a controversial move.
MARIE FOALE: Mary and the Sisters were a great threat to these bishops; they were Australian, they were independent thinkers, they went out among the people. They worked among the poor; they didn't care about the rich. So they just didn't know how to handle them.
LINDY KERIN: But it was when the Sisters of St Joseph uncovered and reported the sexual abuse of children by one of the local priests at Kapunda that lead to a dramatic chain of events. They alleged that Father Patrick Keating was abusing school children. Strong disciplinary action was taken by the church's vicar-general. Father Gardiner says some members of the clergy wanted revenge.
PAUL GARDINER: Priests being annoyed that somebody had uncovered it - that would probably be the way of describing it - and being so angry that the destruction of the Josephites was decided on.
LINDY KERIN: In 1871, when she was 29, Mary MacKillop was excommunicated from the church. It was portrayed in the 1994 film Mary.
(Excerpt from film Mary)
ACTOR: I Bishop Sheil through the power invested in me by the Holy Church of Rome do solemnly declare that you Sister Mary MacKillop are from this time forth excommunicated from the Holy Catholic Church.
LINDY KERIN: Father Paul Gardiner says Mary MacKillop was devastated by her excommunication, which he says was a nasty farce. He's hoping the revelations about the true story behind the controversial event won't overshadow next month's celebrations.
PAUL GARDINER: It's a sort of a footnote; it's a nasty footnote to a heroic story, and I don't think media people should take it as though it's the main story, particularly since they've got a lot of closer, modern scandals occurring in the Catholic Church to concentrate on. Why tarnish the occasion of Mary's canonisation with this miserable bit of scandal.
LINDY KERIN: The Compass documentary will go to air on ABC1 on Sunday October the 10th.
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Lindy Kerin with that report.
The full story...
Mary Mackillop exposed child sex abuse
Lindy Kerin reported this story on Saturday, September 25, 2010 08:09:00
ELIZABETH JACKSON: Just weeks away from her canonisation, an ABC documentary will reveal the true story behind the excommunication of Mary MacKillop. The Australian nun was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in 1871.
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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Echezeaux Grand Cru 2014
The Echézeaux displays a deeper, more saturated hue, and a more fruity bouquet of cherry, coniferous sous bois and woodsmoke, framed by creamy new oak.
On the palate, the wine reveals more power an amplitude than the Corton which preceded it, with a sweet and expansive attack and a full mid-palate.
On the finish, however, firm tannins and taut acids assert themselves, making this a rather austere wine which will demand patience to reveal its true quality.
The Domaine's holdings in Echézeaux were harvested on 24, 25 and 26 September.
Taster: William Kelley
Lovely lifted fruit on nose and palate: beautiful notes of roses, raspberry and cherry with a silky texture with a spicy finish. (94/100pts)
Taster: Gérard Basset OBE MW MS (en primeur)
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Drinking Window: 2024 - 2050
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Steamboats in the Snow
Oil on Canvas
20 x 24 in
The steamboat was one of Robert Rucker's most beloved subjects. In fact, a love of steamboats ran in the family, as both of Rucker's grandfathers were steamboat captains. Over his career, Rucker rose to prominence in no small part because of his idyllic depictions of steamboats on Louisiana waterways.


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Spelling City
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Notebook Cover
You are going to design a notebook cover to be printed and glued onto the front of your ICT notebooks.
You will use Microsoft PowerPoint to develop your image.
You will use appropriate .png images found on the internet.
Before you start
Using PowerPoint
Create Your Home Page
The HOME page of your Weebly Website should be simple and straight to the point. It should introduce you and the purpose of your website. It should be welcoming and interesting. Below are some HOME Page challenges for you:
1. Selfie Avatar
Avatars are a great way of staying safe online as you can have a visual presence that represents yourself but doesn't share a photograph of you. They are great for using in social media settings.
You are to create a 'Mangatar', using FaceYourManga.
2. Glowtxt
Use glowtxt to create a funky welcome message for your HOME page.
3. Graffiti Banner
Get it checked and get your badges!
Weebly Website Development
I have created student accounts for all of you. Your login information will be handed out in class. You must keep this information in a safe and secure place where you will remember to find it.
Your mission is to create a website that shares your learning and successes.
Getting Started
Adding and Moving Basic Elements
Adding Pages
Using the WEEBLY App
Hello Aorangi Kids,
I am Whaea Wendy and I am so excited to be working with you this year. We are going to have a fantastic journey together and I hope you contact me regularly to share your successes and ask for guidance.
To begin with, you are going to develop your very own websites, that's right! You're own website.
You will be issued with a notebook to keep passwords and notes in. Keep these safe, you will need them EVERY time we meet.
Each fortnight you will find new material uploaded to this blog with tutorials, step by step instructions, links to information, challenges and goals.
You will earn 'badges' along the way that you can display on your blogs to show others just how awesome you are!
Step 1: build your website
Step 2: add a blog page to website
Step 3: create your avatar
Step 4: create a graffiti banner
Step 5: create a glowtxt
Step 6: write an introduction on your home page
This blog provides learning intentions and the learning outcomes of the ICT Leaders at Aorangi Primary School for 2015


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- tmsing
- 6 years ago
- Wedding: September 2012
What do you do or ultimately plan on doing? If you used to work in corporate, what was the last straw for you?
What do you do or ultimately plan on doing? If you used to work in corporate, what was the last straw for you?
I've always worked in non-profit, with 2 retail jobs in high school/college. I went through business school and while it was the perfect degree for me, I went in knowing that I would never work coporate. I hated the constant measurements and statistics and the competition between companies. I would much rather be focused on helping people in daily life than on the profit margins, etc.
Academia! 9-5 gave me minor PTSD.
I've always worked in non-profits and education. I wouldn't change it for the world!
@tmsing: I kept getting migranes from staring at a screen all day…I was only working an office job while putting myself through uni so I was lucky in that I didn't have much keeping me there. 🙂
I'm never going back either! My health is too important to me, and office politics drive me insane. I much prefer working for myself.
I'm a (soon-to-be) elementary teacher. I'm student teaching right now in first grade.
I work in restaurants and bakeries. I'd die a very slow death working a corporate job. I need a hands-on job that excites me.
I work in a non-profit. I love it 🙂
I could never be corporate! Ugh!
hoping to kick start in event planning soon
i'm a behavior therapist and work with children with autism. most of the time i am not in an office and usually im in the kids houses/schools/daycare, etc. i love it! i spend about 10 hours of my week in the car though so its give and take.
I got a PhD so I could work in academia and do research. I just couldn't "man the desk" all those endless hours. It maimed my creativity and productivity.
"I can think even when I'm not in my office," I once said to a fellow academic who questioned my office hours. He never brought it up again. Plus, I publish like four times above what is expected.
@classical_wolf: How did you get started working for a non-profit? Whenever I do see job listings for that, they seem to want you to have a degree in that field already or past experience or a relevant internship.
@AlpineSky: Did you struggle financially while working towards your PhD? I know some people who did but I don't know what the norm is. H got into a really good graduate school a few years ago but ditched the idea for corporate and it made him miserable. He is so smart though but the thing that draws him to corporate is that he'll never have to be broke again like he was in school.
@wisher558: Did you have culinary school training or did you just get all your experience on the job?
@sangriiia: Working at a computer screen all day definitely hurts my eyes a lot. I get worried sometimes that it'll just make my bad eyesight even worse >.<
@tmsing: I'm the opposite. I refuse to work anything other than a corporate job, lol.
@MrsPanda99: I feel creepy because I keep responding to topics right after you this morning, haha.
I work in a "corporate" job now, I suppose, but it's all about the corporation that makes it or breaks it. I had some where I felt suffocated and "company culture" was ridiculously cult-like and weird. Where I'm at now, it's laid back, I can work from home if I want, and I can wear sweats to work if I feel like it (unless we have a client coming in). We do beer thirty most afternoons, and everyone is just totally cool.
I still hope to have an early retirement (50 or so) and start a winery. An office is still an office, no matter how cool it is.
Commenting to follow. I'm currently in school for my business degree but realllllllllllllly want to get out of the corporate world if that makes any sense! I'm hoping to open my own business someday. Corporate life is sucking the soul out of me lol
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A kinesiotherapist is a registered allied health professional trained in the use of scientifically based exercise principles to enhance physical and functional capabilities of an individual. Kinesiotherapists are specialists in movement science. They can treat a client under a prescription from a licensed physician, physicians' assistant or nurse practitioner.
A kinesiotherapist must have extensive knowledge of exercise and movement. They develop, monitor and modify exercise routines for individuals to regain strength and function after an injury, illness or prolonged inactivity. Their expertise can encompass a variety of mobility skills other than exercise, such as ambulation, driver training, and prosthetic and/or orthotic rehabilitation, which is the use of bracing or artificial limbs to assist in increasing functional mobility.
In addition to a standard exercise program, kinesiotherapists often employ the use of such things as aquatic therapy and adaptive fitness, conditioning and exercises in a home setting to increase the client's independence. In addition to exercise, endurance and general conditioning is another focus of the kinesiotherapist to improve overall functional abilities. Functional ability is the capacity to perform daily activities.
The kinesiotherapist sets individualized goal-specific plans of treatment based upon the physical limitations and general overall conditioning of each client. They are responsible for demonstrating, implementing and supervising the individual exercise programs and making adjustments as necessary, based upon the client's abilities and progression. They instruct, mentor and educate clients on the importance of the specific exercise routines.
The kinesiotherapist must understand and relay important information and techmiques related to the biomechanics and ergonomics of movement. Biomechanics is basically how things move – the mechanical application of movement. For example, it is important to know when you walk, the heel should strike the ground first. If the entire foot hits the ground, retraining and employing the use of specific exercises may increase your stamina and decrease pain symptoms.
Ergonomics, on the other hand, is the relationship between body mechanics and the task being performed. In other words, kinesiotherapists can evaluate your job and how you do it, and recommend modifications. In some instances, simple techniques such as more frequent weight shifts can be employed. In other cases, a task-specific exercise program may strengthen overused muscles, make movements more efficient and assure good body mechanics are utilized. For example, a simple modification of bending at the knees while lifting coupled with a back strengthening program can significantly decrease the incidences of low back pain.
The kinesiotherapist is, in general terms, an expert on proper movement and conditioning. Their main goal is to reduce debilitation, or weaknesses, and enhance functional capabilities. In other words,the kinesiotherapist can help you get your life physically up par.
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Knee Pain
The knee is the largest moveable joint in the human body, and also one of the most complex. It connects your femur (thigh bone) to your tibia and fibula (leg bones). The knee is also very vulnerable and easily injured, which can lead to pain.
Knee pain is extremely common and can affect people of all ages. It may begin suddenly after an injury or exercise, or start to hurt gradually and worsen over time from basic wear & tear. Your knees spend most of their life bearing the weight of your entire body. If they are injured, it can lead to constant pain.
Knee pain can be caused by any number of factors, some are avoidable and others not. The key to relieving knee pain is a proper diagnosis and early treatment. In many cases, knee pain can be managed with simple exercises.
At the Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management, our physicians are uniquely trained in the latest and most advanced treatments for knee pain. Our board-certified pain management specialists offer a combination of treatment options for knee pain that few others can.
Most importantly though, the Ainsworth Institute is involved in a number of clinical trials for knee pain – allowing us to offer cutting-edge treatments not yet available to the general public.
Viscosupplementation – This procedure is gradually becoming the standard in treating knee pain. A viscous and slippery medication called hyaluronic acid is injected into the knee to cushion the joint and eliminate pain. The medication is synthetic, so there are none of the risks associated with steroids (i.e. elevated sugars in diabetics or increased blood pressure in patients with hypertension). This hyaluronic acid acts like a gel that provides a protective barrier between the bones and allows the joint to slide rather than grind.
Genicular Nerve Ablation – This particular treatment is brand new and not yet available at all medical centers. Using radiofrequency ablation (RFA), energy is applied to the genicular nerves surrounding the knee which in turn stuns them and prevents them from transmitting pain. It is a minimally invasive and inexpensive option for alleviating pain, restoring function and possibly avoiding knee surgery altogether.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) – This treatment has only become available within the United States in the last few years; previously patients were required to travel to Europe to receive it. A small sample of blood is taken and then filtered through a centrifuge to isolate the natural healing elements and growth factors contained within. The filtered sample containing concentrated amounts of these factors is then reintroduced into the knee. This platelet rich plasma is capable of potentially regenerating cartilage, repairing damaged ligaments, and most of all eliminating knee pain.
Stem Cell Therapy – When tissue is damaged in the human body, stem cells will locate the injured area and attempt to repair it by filling in for damaged cells. Some body parts, like the knee, do not have a sufficient blood supply for the stem cells to get to the damage. In Stem Cell Therapy, stem cells are harvested from the bone marrow or fat, carefully processed, than injected into the knee. Shortly after, they will detect the injury and begin their transformation into knee cells to repair the damage. Stem cell therapy is considered to be one of, if not THE most promising treatment available for a host of pain syndromes.
The initial goal in treating knee pain pain is addressing the underlying cause.
Physical Therapy & Conservative Measures – Particular exercises can be useful in stabilizing the joint and reducing pain.
Medication management & Pharmacologic Therapy – In patients who do not have a correctable cause, pharmacotherapy may be used as an adjunct to treatment. Anti-inflammatories, namely NSAIDs, and muscle relaxants may be of some benefit. There is only weak evidence for the benefit of tricyclic antidepressants.
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The doctors at the Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management specialize in managing and treating knee pain. Dramatic improvements in pain and quality of life are attainable with the right treatment regimen. Schedule an appointment today with one of our board certified pain management experts to discuss what options for treatment may best suit your needs.
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As a follow-up of a previous meeting between the Vice Chancellor of AIUB, Dr. Carmen Z. Lamgana, and the President of PIM, Prof. Dr. Sompop Manarungsan, PIM representatives had a productive meeting on the particular programs that both institutions could collaborate on. The Associate Director of International Marketing and Recruitment at PIM, Ms. Tanarat Teeratanakiat, along with the Assistant Director of International Marketing and Recruitment, Mr. Atit Koirala, met with the Dr. Lamagna, as well as Ms. Nadia Anwat, one of the Founders of the AIUB and the Vice President of Student Affairs, along with some of the academic deans and administrative directors. The discussion focused on the details of a potential internship exchange program for the students, developing training programs specializing on upcoming business trends, and other prospective academic and cultural programs the institutions could work on together.
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Discouragingly a large proportion of people are overweight. Excessive consumption of food, lack of physical activity, and home appliances all work together to make it all too easy for people to gain weight. Losing weight, on the other hand, is quite difficult for most. This article contains a few pieces of advice on how to stimulate weight loss and promote a healthier lifestyle.
1Understand your nature. Overeating is caused by the structure of human nerve system. It takes the signal about 5-10 minutes to travel from your stomach to your brain with information that hunger is satisfied. This is a result of prehistoric times, when it was crucial. Eating as much as possible helped our ancestors to survive, because their food supplies were scarce. But nowadays, this atavistic instinct is rather harmful and should be inhibited. Otherwise, habit of overeating develops and people start gaining weight.
2Determine your goal. Losing a few kilograms to fit in your gorgeous dress again is possible, but these kilograms will be gained back in no time in case you do not drop your habit of overeating. Therefore, your goal is not to achieve short-term results, but to change your lifestyle and habits for better.
3Accept that this process will take time. Only bad things happen quickly, most of the positive changes need some time to happen. You cannot lose weight in two weeks. However, it is possible to change your lifestyle step by step, so in two months you will feel much better and in two years you will be a much slimmer person and happier with your weight. Most important, your weight and well-being will remain this way until you stop doing your exercises, so you can remain slim and fit for the rest of your life.
4Be consistent with your efforts. You cannot go about doing exercises for a week and then skip gym the week. Or eat less for a week and then order two Big Mac Meals to eat alone. If you want to be healthy, be persistent and do not miss your training for long or the results will be lost. While missing one training is not too bad, missing six in a row means all you efforts will have to be rekindled. And starting back a second time might be harder, so it is best to be dead set against letting any backsliding occur.
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- Consult with your physician or trained physical therapist first. Trying to improve your overall condition without knowing the exact state of your current condition is not a good option. Undergo a thorough medical examination to determine the state of your health and obtain recommendations for allowed physical activity. Consult a nutrition specialist too, as healthy dieting is a base of healthy living.
- Do not try to lose weight quickly. Losing weight safely means doing it slowly and correctly. You can stimulate your body to use inner fat reserves, but starving to do this is not a wise decision. Designing a balanced ration where proteins and animal fats are reduced and are mostly replaced with fruits and vegetable fats is a better solution.
- Take one step at a time. Remember that your body can do almost anything if gradually conditioned properly. Lifting heavy weights and over-strenuous routines can cause heart attack even among athletes. Start with daily walks around your park, jogging, maybe swimming and cycling, playing sports on open air. Choose simple activities that bring a good feeling, expend energy and do not exhaust your muscles. Once you feel comfortable with that, increase the loads gradually so your body starts to burn fat.
- Losing weight with a partner is much easier. Weight loss can be fun if done with family or friends. Friendly sharing of the challenge and support of the other person's effort can be very stimulating and enjoyable. It strengthens the ties and builds great memories.
- A big step in losing weight is eating a hearty breakfast. It may seem counter-intuitive, but by eating breakfast, you stimulate your body's metabolism, which then runs faster. Not eating breakfast can actually lead to weight gain.
- Doing exercises regularly at a lower intensity can be more beneficial in the long run than to do high intensity exercises and not follow through with the routine.
- Days-off are the key to success. Being persistent does not mean being fanatical. If you are invited to a birthday party, a wedding or other celebration – do not sit with grim face refusing to eat all these tasty meals. Use your common sense to avoid too fat food and excessive amounts of drinks like soda and beer. Having a lot of fun and enjoying the day is possible without eating huge quantities of food. Regular exercising will help to reduce the possible consequences of overeating at parties. You can have a day-off whenever you need it – just make sure it is a day-off, not a week-off.
- Following the routine is essential. Only regular training and persistent dieting can lead to success. Fast results can be achieved in many ways, yet most of them wane very soon. It is your health and your life, so it is your choice: live happy and healthy till your grandsons are in the college – or die aged 35 from a heart attack due to excessive weight and fat thrombus in your arteries.
- Please avoid commenting. Other people also have this choice. Being an example of successful weight loss is much better and much more motivating as compared to simply whining about excessive amounts of fat in your (or other peoples') meals. Do not complain, be an example instead – you will become a popular leader, not a scandalous person.
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Saint Vincent Prep and Saint Xavier
The story of the Sisters of Mercy in western Pennsylvania connects with that of the Saint Vincent Benedictines from earliest days. We came to the newly established diocese of Pittsburgh with its first bishop, Michael O'Connor, in 1843, and in 1845 opened Mount Saint Vincent Academy for young ladies on the land where Saint Vincent Archabbey now stands. When the Benedictine monks arrived in 1846, the Sisters of Mercy moved to the Kuhn Farm property about one mile west of Saint Vincent to a new convent and school, and renamed it Saint Francis Xavier Academy.
The monks lent assistance to the Saint Xavier community from the start, celebrating Mass in the convent chapel, giving religious instructions to the academy students, and bringing the consoling presence of the church with graveside blessings at the sisters' burial in Saint Xavier Cemetery. The Prep School and Saint Xavier Academy developed a friendly association sharing scholastic activities down through the years musical programs, school plays, debate tournaments. Saint X girls cheered at Prep sports events, and students from both schools danced at one another's dances.
Both places influenced my life beginning in the late 1940s. My family moved to Latrobe from an area of central Pennsylvania where there were very few Catholics, so Saint Xavier provided my first opportunity for Catholic education. In the summer of 1950 Father Ralph Bailey recruited a group of Saint X students to assist with cataloguing materials in the music department at Saint Vincent. My two sisters and I were among the volunteers. We passed many happy hours that summer in the environment of working-fun. During the next several years we regularly traveled between SXA and the Prep for academic, social, and spiritual events. I've heard it said that Prep graduates are among the most loyal alumni of Saint Vincent. It is not difficult to imagine why this is so when I recall the lasting impression left by monks who were teachers there in the 1940s and 50s. Many a snowy Saturday morning Father Warren Raab drove a carload of us to a debate tournament in Pittsburgh. Father Jerome Rupprecht led groups of students from both schools on field trips through the woods and marshes of Westmoreland County. Often on Saturday evenings, too, he would organize and chaperone a skating party for us at Harry's Rink in Latrobe. Father Wilfred Dumm always had a ready ear for a Saint Xavier student weighed down by some problem, and made religion classes both challenging and fun. Sometimes, too, Father Louis Sedlacko would call my dad to ask if "one of your daughters would do an act of kindness" by accompanying some shy, dateless Prep student to the Kitty Ball or prom.
Those Xavier years not only cultivated my vocation to the Sisters of Mercy, but they formed a sense of Saint Vincent as a good place that remains with me to this day. While I probably could not have named it as such at age fifteen, I recognized the monks as educated men and people of faith, the teachers of Christian culture down through the ages. Years later when I came back to teach at Saint Vincent Seminary and College, that early awareness of a place grounded in a long, rich tradition returned. The Benedictines seem able to create a wholesome environment of faith, while holding religiosity and false piety at bay. I've watched it over the decades: young monks animated by a visible fervor, and older monks ennobled by fidelity in quiet and unnoticed routines; faith expressed in rare moments of good church liturgy, and faith lived in daily moments of ordinary work and prayer; scholar-monks engaged in biblical exegesis in the classroom in the morning, and monk-scholars planting trees to beautify the campus in the afternoon. Not heaven, but a blessed place, real and earthy, where grace appears persistently present.
Saint Vincent Prep closed in 1971, and fire destroyed Saint Xavier on March 16, 1972. On the day of the fire, it was Brother Pat Lacey and the Saint Vincent fire brigade whose fast and efficient rescue efforts saved everyone, elderly sisters to young students, from harm. The neighborly community relationship begun in 1846 had come full circle.
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We can review this below by looking at what physics says about the lifetime of the universe and its various eras:
Finally, some examples of the types of numbers used above, so one can grasp the time scales:
(1) Primordial Era (beginning to 1 million years after the Big Bang)
The Big Bang is thought of as the beginning of the universe, and time and space had a beginning that is conventionally understood to be the origin of matter and energy inside of the singularity that was the Big Bang. Before the Big Bang, no space, time, matter, or energy existed.
One hour after the Big Bang and the cosmic inflation, there was the emergence of quarks, hadrons, hydrogen nuclei, and the origin of gravity, the strong force, weak force, and electromagnetic forces.
For the next million years, continuing inflation occurred and stable atoms formed.
(2) Stelliferous Era (1 million to 100 trillion years after the Big Bang)
The present era we live in is called the "Stelliferous Era." By 100 million years after the Big Bang, the first stars developed.
This Stelliferous Era is a time in which new stars are still forming and most energy comes from nuclear fusion in stars. This is the era in which organic life can evolve and live, and in which civilizations with organic sentient beings can exist. This era will end by about 100 trillion years from now.
Since it was been 13.7 billion years from the big bang, we are at 0.0137% of the total age of the Stelliferous Era. In other words, only 0.0137% of the total age of the Stelliferous era has passed. The universe is remarkably young.
(3) Degenerate Era (100 trillion to 10 trillion trillion trillion years)
In 100 trillion years, the "Degenerate Era" will begin. Stars will no longer form and all the stars will die. Civilizations at that time will need to find new ways of existing in the absence of stars. By 10 trillion trillion trillion years from now, all the stars will have collapsed into black holes, neutron stars, or white dwarfs.
(4) Black Hole Era (1038 to 10100 years)
During this era, black holes are the only star-like objects. In this era, they all evaporate.
(5) The Dark Era (10100 years to infinity)
In the Dark era, all the black holes have evaporated. Only photons, neutrinos, electrons, and positrons remain. The universe is dark and empty. This state of affairs will then continue to infinity. This era will begin in 10 000 trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion years from now.
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Explore the spring at Kentwell with lovely walks through the massed spring bulbs in the gardens and woodland.
Last year the snowdrops lasted well into March and weather-depending, our daffodil displays usually last throughout March into April and some even into May.
After the daffodils, primroses, cowslips, oxslips, bugle, violets and forget-me-nots provide colourful displays, and finally in May, bluebells line our woodland walks. With the fruit blossom in the Walled Garden and the Herb Garden and Potager coming to their peak, the spring is a beautiful time to explore the Kentwell grounds.
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