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This facility's fine amount includes at least one case involving multiple facilities, each of which has the total fine amount applied to it.
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Finally it all came together and I am very excited to be able to continue my mission of making superior quality baby slings more mainstream-friendly.
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Las Vegas, Nevada, September 13, 2009 - Hotslings kicks off the ABC Kids Expo with the launch of the Hotslings AP™, a new adjustable option from the fashion-forward baby gear brand.
The easy to use Hotsling just got a whole lot easier. Introducing the new Hotslings AP™, an infinitely adjustable pouch-style sling that remains true to the Hotslings brand through its innovation and sleek design. Adjustable pouches are seen as the "holy grail" of pouch-style baby slings, and the AP is at the top of its class.
"Developing the AP was no easy task…" says founder and developer Kristen DeRocha of her two-year journey in the development of the new sling. "Finally it all came together and I am very excited to be able to continue my mission of making superior quality baby slings more mainstream-friendly."
The Hotslings AP™ is a safe continuous loop - it cannot detach or break apart. Two strategically placed buckles allow the AP to adjust and fit comfortably on multiple users. The shoulder design is wide, yet sleek without excess fabric. Sleek padding is included on both sides of the pouch providing more comfort and support for baby in all three carrying positions.
Parents and caregivers will now have the benefits of a Hotslings® pouch without the worry of buying the wrong size and/or needing to buy multiple sizes for breastfeeding on-the-go, post-partum body changes or sharing with caregivers and partners. The one-size-fits-most design makes gifting the Hotslings AP™ a no brainer allowing parents and caregivers to just adjust and go.
The new AP is packaged in a matching drawstring bag that offers storage for the sling itself or can be used as a coordinating, compact diaper bag and more. The new sling replaces the Hotslings Everyday Collection in 6 currently popular prints like "Full Bloom and "La Vie en Rose." Scheduled to hit shelves mid-October, the Hotslings AP™ will be available at $48 retail.
Hotslings, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 2003. The company is dedicated to being on the cutting edge of fashion by bringing a fresh perspective to traditional baby and parenting products. As a brand, Hotslings values design, fashion, comfort and simplicity, as seen in our award-winning Hotslings Classic pouch-style baby slings, nursing apparel line and the introduction of the Hotslings AP™.

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Random thoughts on a late summer's night
He's scared, he's sad...
...but most of all, he's worried about his grandson, a lovely 8-year-old whose pictures he shows us just like a proud grandpop. The only grandson he'll ever have, he thinks, since his daughter is a single mom with a high-powered career. The grandson whose diapers he used to change. The adored little grandson that he babysits so often.
He's been retired for 18 years. Used to do work somehow related to the Middle East, to oil...now he gets angry at our country's belligerence, at our elected officials' flagrant disregard for our Constitutional rights and for universal human rights....he's discouraged by the widespread apathy of his fellow Americans...but mostly its the warmongering that gets to him. So he comes to our local Amnesty International meetings. He's glad to have found a handful of people who feel the same...even if we have little effect on the status quo.
We talked about the drums beating for war with Iran...he thinks of his grandson. He's a real hands-on grandpop.
"You don't raise 'em to kill 'em," he says.
I peek into my son's room. It's so...empty!
So empty that now his narrow single bed dominates the room. "We're never going to fit all those boxes into the car," I tell him.
I remember back about 16 1/2 years ago. We had to get him out of the crib and into a big-boy bed in his own room before his sibling-to-be arrived. How would we get him to give up his crib?
I don't remember if I thought of it or my husband. We turned the crib on its side. "It's broken," we told him. "Pop-pop has to fix it." (My father-in-law used to fix everything from the car to the plumbing.) We got the spare bedroom ready.
He climbed into bed that first night. I sang him my variation of "Jesus loves me." He had a blankie, of course, a worn out baby blanket. He'd run his fingers round and round the border until he fell asleep.
I remember thinking to myself that I didn't deserve such a good little boy.


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A new Gallup poll released Monday might help to explain why the left and their allies in the mainstream media have trained so much fire on a small (but powerful) dinghy in an ocean of left-wing media: Fox News is America's top outlet for news. According to the pollster, 8% of those polled get their news from Fox; second place is CNN with 7%.
Every other specific news outlet (ABC, MSNBC, The New York Times, NPR, etc.) ranked no higher than 1%.
Overall, 55% of Americans cite television as their main source of news, while the Internet comes in second with 21%. Print media and radio come in third and fourth with 9% and 6% respectively. When singled out, newspapers tie with radio at 6%.
It should come as no surprise that Fox News leads the pack. Other than being brilliantly produced, previous studies prove that Fox News is not even close to as ideological as its mainstream media critics want you to believe. Moreover, during the recent terror attack in Boston, Fox News was ranked as the "most believable" source of television news and a recent Pew poll showed that more Democrats watch Fox News than its cable news competitors.
Though there is no study to back this up, from my own observations, Fox topping today's Gallup poll isn't at all surprising. Politics aside, Fox offers something that no other cable or broadcast news outlet does: diversity.
The news you see on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, The Washington Post, The New York Times, etc. is all pretty much the same because all of those outlets think alike and push the same left-wing narratives. But if you want to know everything that is going on in the world, you have to watch Fox News, an outlet that relishes straying off that Narrative Plantation.
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1. Palin did not start hurling insults ... Obama and Biden did.
I watched both conventions. What insults are you referring to?
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... he claims he has experience because he is running a pres campaign!
he has experience to be the president because he is running for president? ...
Palin is just as unethical as Cheney. I think she needs to be held accountable for her lies and actions as does her party.
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The Israeli Women's Peace Movement: Making Change At The Radical Edge
April 30, 2001
For more than a decade, the women's peace movement in Israel has been at the leading edge of peace politics in the region. From Women in Black in the late 1980s to the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace today, women have been consistently active in gendered and feminist peace organizations since the outbreak of the first Palestinian Intifada (Uprising) in 1988. Just back from six months in Israel, peace activist Marcia Freedman will describe and analyze the current concerns of the women's peace movement against the background of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as against the background of Israeli society.
Marcia Freedman is the author of Exile in the Promised Land, a memoir of her years in Israel. She immigrated to Israel in 1967, and taught philosophy at Haifa University. One of the founders of the Israeli feminist movement, Freedman served in the Knesset from 1973 to 1977. She was a voice for women's issues in the Knesset, raising concerns that had never been spoken of publicly in Israel before – domestic violence, rape, incest, teenage prostitution. She introduced legislation that led to reform of the country's restrictive abortion law.
Freedman was active in the Israeli peace movement, championing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the civil rights of political dissidents and the human rights of Palestinians under occupation. Following her term in the Knesset, Freedman helped to pioneer a network of services for women, including Israel's first shelter for battered women and rape crisis centers.
Currently president of the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Freedman divides her time between Israel and the United States. In Israel she is active with the Jerusalem Women's Center, Kol Ha-Isha, and Bat Shalom and the Jerusalem Link, and Israeli-Palestinian women's peace organization. She is currently launching a new project for Kol Ha-Isha, a community School for Women's Studies and Economic Development.
This event was sponsored by Women's Studies Research Center, Hadassah International Research Institute on Jewish Women, The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public life, The Politics Department, and The Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences, of Brandeis University. It was also sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4720?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Rick Hillegas reassigned DERBY-4720: ------------------------------------ Assignee: Rick Hillegas > Allow boolean-valued expressions in select lists > ------------------------------------------------ > > Key: DERBY-4720 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4720 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: SQL > Affects Versions: 10.6.1.0 > Reporter: Rick Hillegas > Assignee: Rick Hillegas > > When the BOOLEAN datatype was disabled, the grammar was peppered with special checks to make sure that expressions like "a > 10" did not appear in the SELECT list. Perhaps this was done to reduce the number of cases in which BOOLEAN values could be materialized as columns in queries. That is, however, an unsatisfying reason because you could always materialize BOOLEAN columns by selecting from certain system tables. In any event, the SQL grammar allows these expressions in the SELECT list and we should re-enable them as part of exposing BOOLEAN as a full-fledged Derby datatype. > I intend to re-enable these expressions per the SQL spec. If anyone knows of a reason why this should not be allowed, please speak up. Thanks. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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You want a home cooked meal but don't want to spend hours slaying away in the kitchen?? Well, HELLO! No need to look any further! My roasted chicken will fill you up and takes only minutes to prep!
5-5 1/2 pound whole chicken (washed and completely dried)
Extra virgin olive oil
one garlic bulb, cut in half
half of a small onion
6 brussel sprouts halved
4-6 baby red potatoes halved
4 large carrots cut into 2 inch pieces
black pepper
onion and garlic powder
2 Tbsp of softened unsalted butter
Kitchen twine
For the dry rub:
1 Tbsp of lemon pepper
2 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of garlic powder
1/2 tsp of dried rosemary
1/2 tsp of onion powder
1/4 tsp of herbs de provence
1/4 tsp of black pepper
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F. Move your oven rack to the lowest rack possible (for the chicken) and have another rack on the second to highest rack (for the brussel sprouts).
1. Take a roasting pan or baking sheet and line it with foil for easy clean up. Set this aside.
2. Combine your ingredients for your dry rub into a small mixing bowl and then set aside.
3. Place your potatoes and carrots on your baking sheet fitted with the foil. Drizzle on some olive oil and then season with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Toss to coat and if using, place an oven rack right on top of the veggies.
4. Put your brussel sprouts on some foil (or baking sheet) and drizzle some olive oil. Season and toss to coat.
5. Get your chicken and rub some olive oil all over it, coating both sides. Take your dry rub and begin to evenly distribute the rub. Don't overly coat the wings. Remember there isn't a lot of meat on there, and you don't want to make it too salty. A pinch on both sides will suffice. If your chicken is smaller (less than 5 pounds, use 3/4 of the dry rub and put the rest in an air tight container).
6. Using a butter knife, get under the skin and place some butter underneath. Do so, on both sides.
7. Stuff the cavity with your garlic and onion.
8. Using some kitchen twine, tie together the legs. Place your chicken over the carrots and potatoes BREAST SIDE DOWN.
9. Bake chicken for 45 minutes.
10. After 45 minutes, add your brussel sprouts and flip your chicken over and continue to bake for another 40 minutes.
11. Flip your brussel sprouts at least once during roasting. They should take about 20 minutes so make sure to keep an eye on them and remove them when they are ready.
12. After about 1 1/2 hours total, your chicken should be done ( or until a kitchen thermometer reads 165 degrees). I like to turn off the heat and then leave my chicken in there for another 10-15 minutes (depending on how large my chicken is).
13. Remove the chicken from the oven and allow it to rest on a cutting board for 20 minutes before slicing. Serve immediately with your vegetables.
NOTES: At home, we like to eat our chicken and roasted vegetables with a side of rice. My kids enjoy it with soy sauce while I enjoy it with my sweet and sour dipping sauce . You can find that recipe here.


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Say what you want about Ron-Ron, the man's a force of nature and no one has ever questioned his heart. Yes, he marches to the beat of a different drummer, hell, he has his own rhythm section. Yes, he is emotional and volatile, yes, he speaks his mind but he's also the first player to come to Houston in the McGrady-Yao era talented enough--good enough--to single-handedly cover for T-Mac or Yao. There's still a lot to figure out, injuries to overcome, but the foundation is solid. For the first time in a long time, it's okay to be excited.
So, NBA League Pass ready to go despite the warnings of domestic anguish from The Basketball Jones' J.E. Skeets long ago... It's pushing it I know. To be fair, my girlfriend has been very understanding. But if she thought Monday Night Football was getting carried away, she's in for one helluva surprise. Wonder if she can be plied with dinner at a 5-star from all my fantasy league winnings.
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At Oxford Circus' best kept secret – on the fifth floor of a lavishly decorated building in possibly the best destination – I spent the early afternoon dining in style!
Aqua itself is a five star restaurant that originated in Japan, where it was very popular. Now, the "double cuisine" restaurant is here in London, offering Japanese excellence in Aqua Kyoto, and Spanish perfection in Aqua Nueva – where I enjoyed an exquisite lunch (at the expense of my father, of course!)
When you first enter the lobby, you may be thinking it's a nightclub – but don't be fooled! Just go up the lift, and be amazed by the beautiful decor, before walking down the corridor to aqua Nueva; facing a life-size raging bull.
Across from our table, there was the terrace that overlooked Oxford Circus – one of the best parts of the restaurant itself (besides the food).
The food. How could I possibly describe it? Exquisite, delicious, marvellous, fantastic, perfection…the list goes on! For starters, I had "Ensalada Catalana" which was sautéed spinach, pine nut and saltana salad. An interesting mix, which went together delightfully. For mains, I ordered the "Carrillera de ternera con puree de patatas y piquillos confitados" – the extraordinarily tender oxtail with a side of sweet piquillo peppers and potato puree. Again, the flavours complimented each other brilliantly, and although the marinade of the meat was rather rich, it was given in a small enough portion to benefit the tastebuds, but large enough to leave you satisfied.
Unfortunately, we did not have time to get a dessert (my dad had meetings to attend to) but the meal as a whole was impressive and left me absolutely astounded and left excited for our next booking! And, for a five star restaurant, the price was perfectly reasonable. For a two-course meal (without drinks) it cost 19.50 per person – affordable for most teenagers.
So when the sun comes out across England, get yourself down to Oxford Circus and look for aqua – then sit back on the terrace and enjoy an excellent meal whilst looking across at the undisturbed skyline!


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Based on the 2010 International Consensus Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC), the Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED, Sixth Edition student manual is ideal for use within training courses designed to certify individuals in first aid, CPR, and AED. This manual includes: Coverage of the 2010 CPR and ECC Guidelines: Clear, concise direction on how to perform CPR and use an AED during an emergency. Current information on injuries and illnesses: Core information for first aiders presented in a clear and straightforward format. Skill Drills: Offer step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of important skills. Emergency Care Wrap-Up Tables: Provide a concise summary of what signs first aiders should look for and what treatment steps they should take. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.This manual includes: Coverage of the 2010 CPR and ECC Guidelines: Clear, concise direction on how to perform CPR and use an AED during an emergency.
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Bursa Malaysia extends losses to close lower
Posted on 14 September 2017 - 06:19pm
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia extended yesterday's losses to close lower today, in line with most regional peers, on continued profit-taking in selected heavyweights, consumer and technology counters, dealers said.
At the close, the key FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) was 4.70 points weaker to end at 1,781.37 after moving between 1,786.14 and 1,780.79 throughout the day.
It opened 0.07 of-a-point higher at 1,786.14 against Wednesday's close of 1,786.07.
Market breadth was negative with losers leading gainers by 492 to 397 with 342 counters unchanged, 601 untraded and 39 others suspended.
Volume shrank to 1.9 billion units worth RM1.81 billion from 2.70 billion units valued at RM1.85 billion on Wednesday.
Among the top losers, British American Tobacco lost 68 sen to RM43.62, Globetronics declined 37 sen to RM5.97 while United Plantation Bhd dipped 34 sen to RM9.46.
The weaker than expected data released by China, particularly the August industrial output data, had taken some of the shine off the world's second largest economic growth momentum in the first half of the year, fuelling stronger global demand, particularly for commodities, a dealer said.
However, he said investors remained cautious over the official US inflation data, to be released later today, for any indications as to whether the US Federal Reserve might stick to its current, measured pace of monetary tightening.
The markets also gained some support from the expectation that the US Consumer Price Index is to rise by 1.8% in August, which would confirm a modest rising trend over the past three months.
Regionally, Japan's Nikkei 225 was down 0.23% to 19,819.14, Hong Kong's Hang Seng eased 0.28% to 27,894.08, South Korea's Kospi earned 0.91% to 2,361.69, while the Singapore Straits Times index decreased 0.24% to 3,222.72.
For heavyweights, Maybank added two sen to RM9.72, CIMB improved one sen to RM6.73, while TNB, Public Bank and Sime Darby were flat at RM14.58, RM20.58 and RM9.14, respectively.
Among active counters, MMAG Holdings increased one sen to 20.5 sen, MLABS and Land & General earned half-a-sen each to 10.5 sen and 22.5 sen, respectively, while Sino Hua-An was flat at 25.5 sen.
The FBM Emas Index was 21.16 points lower at 12,687.29, the FBMT 100 Index contracted 21.70 points to 12,348.57 and the FBM Ace reduced 22.47 points to 6,704.55.
The FBM Emas Syariah Index lost 25.53 points to 12,894.82, while the FBM 70 advanced 14.32 points to 15,179.73.
Sector-wise, the Plantation Index erased 61.76 points to 7,922.81, the Industrial Index shed 5.79 points to 3,233.71, but the Finance Index rose 8.16 points to 16,824.89.
The Main Market volume decreased to 1.19 billion shares worth RM1.68 billion from 1.77 billion shares worth RM1.67 billion on Wednesday.
Volume on the ACE Market narrowed to 164.47 million units valued at RM109.10 million from 783.61 million units worth RM158.31 million yesterday.
Warrants fell to 123.22 million shares worth RM16.45 million from 134.75 million shares worth RM17.11 million previously.
Consumer products accounted for 117.50 million shares traded on the Main Market, industrial products (371.38 million), construction (98.12 million), trade and services (315.88 million), technology (86.89 million), infrastructure (4.26 million), SPAC (2.37 million), finance (49.50 million), hotels (4.13 million), properties (109.06 million), plantations (28.56 million), mining (233,800), REITs (9.41 million), and closed/fund (19,100).
The physical price of gold as at 5pm stood at RM172.84 per gramme, down 83 sen from RM173.67 at 5pm yesterday. — Bernama


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March Student Newspaper
The Tom Cox newspaper club publishes a monthly newspaper. We would like that to be available to all students. Because this is a student newspaper with student names in it, we do not wish to publish it to the web. The link below requires a conroeisd.net Google login and password to view. All students in CISD have this type of account to view the newsletter. I hope the students enjoy it.


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!!!! Online Education White Paper. January 25, 2014
- Cordelia Wood
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1 Online Education White Paper January 25, 2014
2 Executive Summary A renewed interest in online education has surfaced recently, largely sparked by issues of bottlenecking and course availability on college campuses in California. Decision-makers across the state, including campus administrators and state legislators, have been looking to online education as a potential solution to many of these issues. It has become a fad across the state, sparking investments by both public and private parties, campus projects, and even a few startup companies. Until now, one voice has been largely missing from the entire discussion: the voice of students. Students are the target audience for online education. They are the group that will benefit or suffer the most from it, and have yet to provide any real substantial input on the matter. This white paper is one of the first official opinions of college students in the California State University System on the topic of online education. In it you ll discover our hopes, our fears, and our ideas, all put together to help shape the future of higher education. However, this white paper is much more than a collection of opinions; it is a discussion about the future. The point of this paper is not to talk about what online education has been, but rather what it can be. As the official representative body of the over 437,000 California State University students, the California State Student Association has worked with student leaders from across the CSU to compile a set of opinions relating to what online education should become. Some of these opinions include: That higher education decision makers consider online education as a new and unique resource that can improve the quality of education That invigorating and exciting platforms be pursued and developed to host the online curriculum That campus administrations and faculty give more interest to design thinking when developing online education courses That no student is required to take a course online in order to obtain a degree, whether it be a requirement of a university or by default if specific courses are only offered online That campuses continue to offer technology solutions to students like computer labs and laptop rentals That faculty members are retained as large contributors and deciders to the decision of implementing online technology in specific courses That faculty members remain determined to offer the best quality and experience possible to students participating in their courses, whether that experience be in classroom or online With this white paper, we hope to help shape the future of online education so that it not only benefits the students, but also delivers a better educational experience than ever before.
3 Table of Contents Page Section 4. Introduction 5. Terminology 6. Platform 8. Quality 8. Implementation 9. Accessibility 9. Faculty 10. Design Thinking 10. MOOCs 11. Funding 11. Private Sector Partnership 12. References
4 Introduction Online education is one of the biggest topics currently being discussed in higher education. Some claim it is the solution to bottleneck courses, while others see it as the end to traditional education. While the recent flurry of attention given to the topic has many thinking online education is brand new, it has actually been widely used in higher education for the last two decades. The California State University system, for example, has been offering courses online since the 1990s. We know that online education is in huge demand: a study conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group in 2011 took responses from over 2,800 Chief Academic Officers and Academic Leaders states that Year after year the number of online enrollments steadily increases its proportion of total enrollments starting at 11.7% in 2003 and increasing to 32% in 2011 (Allen, 2013). So the question becomes less about is online education coming and more about what should the structure and features be? The internet is simply not what it used to be. It has grown, expanded, and developed into something much larger and integrated with our day to day lives than we could have ever imagined. It is very likely that online education will transform the way education is provided in the future (if that hasn t already happened) and California college systems are leading that charge. It is time we give the type of attention to online education that tech startups in the Silicon Valley give to their products. After all, this is arguably the biggest thing to hit higher education in our history. As students, we understand that a future is coming where online education will be much more integrated into college curriculum than ever before. It is a powerful process that has already set into motion. Our unique perspectives allow us to think differently about what is possible with online education and our roles as students give us a front row seat of what is needed. What allows students to see online education in such a different light is that we have grown up in a fundamentally different world than many before us. What we know and understand to be possible with technology is very different than that of those building and administering online education platforms. We have grown up in a world where search engines hold more information than our biggest libraries, where some of the world s most complicated problems are solved in a line of computer code, and where ideas can be shared around the world in a matter of minutes. As students, we have embraced the impending shift in higher education, and have filled this white paper with opinions on what we feel are the most important components of it. Everything from the quality of the curriculum offered to the platform it s offered on, to the way that it is implemented on college campuses. This white paper serves as the voice of the over 437,000 students in the California State University System. Prepared and published by the California State Student Association, it takes the opinions of students from across the 23-campus system and outlines the most common opinions of the students in relation to online education. 4 of 12
5 Terminology What is online education? It is a broad and complicated question that many different people would answer differently. The 2012 ASCSU white paper on online education examined the online education policies of 16 CSU campuses and found that the majority of them had different definitions for terms like distance learning or hybrid course (ASCSU). This tells us that although many are doing a great job trying to streamline the definitions, there is still some confusion. Although there are multiple parties, including the California State Legislature working towards a single definitions for some of the most common online education terminology, we have included our understanding of some of the most common terms below. These definitions are also used for the purposes of this white paper: Traditional Education Education where curriculum is delivered without any online supplements. Online Education Education where the curriculum is delivered via an online medium. This includes everything from courses fully hosted online, to traditional classes using Learning Management Systems to enhance the curriculum. If any component of the curriculum is delivered via an online medium, it is online education. This does not include students in traditional classes using the internet to assist in their studies, only when an instructor delivers content via an internet medium. Hybrid Courses Education that is a component of online education. When a portion, but not all, of a courses curriculum is taught via an online medium. Using a LMS to deliver copies of lectures and grades is not considered a hybrid course, it is merely just a component of online education. Teaching 100% of the curriculum via an online medium and holding tests/exams in person is not considered a hybrid course. Platform Software where educational components, including Learning Management Systems and curriculum, is delivered to students via the internet. Platforms can be as simple as a website that hosts content in a static manner, or a more complex system like Learning Management Systems, where content is hosted in a more dynamic manner. Static Content Content hosted on an online website or platform that is only uploaded and posted for viewing and downloading purposes. 5 of 12
6 Common examples include informational pages on websites, and content for download like lectures and syllabi. Dynamic Content Content hosted on an online website or platform that can be interacted with. Common Examples include online forums, chatrooms, and social networks. Platform Background The platform is the campus where the education is being delivered, via the internet. Popular platforms include Learning Management Systems like Blackboard and Moodle, educational content hosting programs like itunes U, and teaching platforms like Udacity, Khan Academy, or Coursera. These are all platforms that host educational content that students consume. It is important to note that the platform can be very flexible. Platforms can be as simple as itunes U: a program operated by Apple, Inc. that sources educational content, largely lectures and presentations, from campuses around the world. That content is then posted and available for free download to anyone with access to the internet. Content is largely sorted by course, so an American History Class from Penn State would hold all of a semesters lectures and presentations as a part of one section. Students can download individual lectures, or an entire semester (itunes U, 2013). Platforms can also be very complex, including online instruction, test taking, and assessments of a student s progress. A very common example is Khan Academy, largely known for its instructional YouTube videos on topics ranging from geometry to chemistry. The platform has now grown into one that not only hosts these online lectures, but also offers working problems for each topic and assessments that test a student s accuracy on solving problems. The platform can also conduct pre-tests and accurately place a student in more difficult, or more simple, concepts depending on the outcome of that test (Khan Academy, 2013). Learning Management Systems have become very popular on campuses. The most popular features include online grades that are accessible by students, discussion forums that both teachers and students can interact with, and pages full of resources that teachers can post for students. These platforms serve as a place to distribute curriculum, but usually does not supplement a professor s instruction. Why it is important The platform is arguably the most important component of online education. That is because everything that makes online education successful is in the platform. Everything from how professors post curriculum and instruct students, to how students receive and interact with the curriculum, and even how students submit assignments is controlled by the platform. 6 of 12
7 Just as the classrooms on a university campus allow traditional education to be successful, the platform is what allows online education to operate successfully. From what we have seen over the past decade, students enjoy the multimedia aspect of online education to enhance their college experience: In a 2013 study on undergraduate students and information technology by Educause, 76% of students said that technology helps them achieve their academic outcomes (Dalhstrom, 2013). As students, we want to see this type of technology be expanded and more versatile. However, building a good online education platform is not as simple as it seems. Ask any startup in the Silicon Valley and they will tell you a book s worth of roadblocks that come in the way of building a good product for this new technological age. A good platform takes the right combination of designers, developers, and administrators who understand both faculty and student perspectives. The best platforms focus on making the user experience as seamless and simple as possible. Past, Present, Future The internet has changed dramatically since its inception. While it has been around for decades, the internet has only been a leading global force for the last years. Furthermore, the internet has expanded in an even more exponential fashion in the last 5 years. The technological world that students have grown up and become accustomed to is vastly different than that of some college faculty and administrators. This is because of nothing more than the rapid and dynamic growth that the internet has had in the last decade. There are simply different perspectives to how technology can and should be used to solve problems. One example that can be used to prove this notion is Google. Incorporated in 1998, it is one of the most well known search engines on the internet. It wasn t until 2007 that its ing platform, Gmail, was released to the public. Since then Google has made a name for itself in everything from mobile operating systems (Android) to social networking (Google Plus). The Google that the world knew 5-10 years ago was probably no more than a search engine. Now, it is one of the largest brands in the world with over 100 products and services it offers. Students are dynamically different from their instructors and administrators. The two populations have grown up in two nearly opposite environments. Most students today have a hard time remembering a time when they didn t wake up next to a smartphone. Generations before us did not grow up in the same technological environments; therefore the approach to how to use and administer technology comes from different perspectives. To find what the students best respond to, look at what we are doing online today. We use websites and online application that are visually appealing, allow us to interact with the people who are important to us no matter where they are, and discover information at a more rapid rate than has ever been possible before. The argument here is not that current faculty and administrators cannot build out an online education platform in an effective and usable manner, but rather that they should not be solely responsible for this. More innovative approaches need to be sought after when building an online education platform. Extra attention should be placed on interface design and interaction of the platform from both student and faculty perspectives. Mobile applications must be a part of the final package. Teams developing the platform should be developing it with the same tenacity as developers in the Silicon Valley give their 7 of 12
8 products. The platform can be argued to be the make-it-or-break-it part of online education, its importance cannot be stressed enough. Quality Some of students biggest concerns with online education is that quality of education can sometimes take a hit in the name of extra accessibility. Many common approaches to online education involve methods like placing pre-taped lectures online for students to view. However, online education can be much more dynamic and intuitive than this. Professors should view online education as a tool that allows them to deliver higher quality education more efficiently, not as a way to streamline the curriculum they currently teach. Instructors should also give the same amount of attention to their online students as they would to their in class students. The internet makes it easier than ever to communicate; students should be able to reach out to their instructors or teaching aids as frequently as possible. Both the platform and implementation of online education help improve the quality of the educational experience. When designed and developed properly, the platform can help ensure the highest quality of education for students is presented. It can also make it easier for faculty to engage and interact with students over the curriculum being presented through features like interactive discussion boards. Implementation of online education can also ensure that the students best suited for online education are able to access it, while other students who don t fare as well in online environments are not required to participate in it. Online Education is a tool to be used by instructors, faculty, and administrators to improve the quality, accessibility, and affordability of college. It should contain the same level of quality, if not better, than a traditional course. The platform should be innovative and intuitive to such a point that the private sector wants to know how California did it so well. And the implementation should be something that helps students through their experience in college, not hinders it. Implementation Online education is about more than just transferring curriculum out of a physical classroom and into an online one. It s about enhancing the overall experience of the course. Sometimes, fully online classes will work and, other times, they will not. However, there is also a middle ground to consider: the idea of supplementing the traditional course with online education. Flipped, hybrid, and blended course models are all similar terms for a supplemented course experience. Supplemented courses can take the more menial aspects of a course: lectures and busy work, and place them online. From there, faculty members can try to make the online content as intriguing and enticing as possible with new online technologies, while freeing up class time. 8 of 12
9 The time left in class is then used for more active learning experiences. These classes can instead include more hands on work, discussions, group work, and more interactions directly with the instructor and classmates. These course models have proven to be highly effective. One instance is the partnership between San Jose State and the Harvard-based startup edx. In April 2013, the SJSU campus blog cited a statistic about the success of the blended course model that edx helped SJSU facilitate: Although the numbers of students were small and classes differed on many factors, the pass rate in the blended class was 91% and the pass rates in the conventional classes were as low as 55% (Harris, 2013). The online medium can help increase the rate at which students are passing traditional education courses that normally have a much lower success rate. Implementation of online education includes several factors, but campuses should consider the supplemental value that online education creates, and incorporate it into its current offerings. This can be as simple as integrating an Learning Management System to distribute notes and grades online, all the way to fully embracing a hybrid course model for its courses. Whatever solutions are embraced, understand that a supplemental experience is still a component of online education, and the same attention should be given to the platform, quality, and accessibility. Accessibility While a vast majority of students have ready access to laptops, tablets, smartphones and the internet, not all do. Every campus needs to have free and affordable technology options available to students. In addition, students should be able to fully understand what will be required of them when enrolling in new courses. Because not every student will have access to technology, no student should be required to take a course online in order to receive their degree. This means that while online education should be available as an alternative or complimentary to many courses, there should always be a traditional option. Furthermore, no student should feel pressured to take an online course when traditional course options are lacking, or even sometimes non-existent. Faculty Faculty are just as an important stakeholder as students in the equation for what online education should be. Faculty are the gateway to education for students, and it should be simple and effortless for them to deliver their instruction to students. Faculty also understand the classes they teach better than anyone else. They know what works and does not work. Faculty should be the ultimate deciders of whether online education is used in their classroom and, if so, to what extent. 9 of 12
10 That said, faculty should remain open to the potential positive impact that online education can have in their classroom. New tools and experiences will become increasingly available and have the potential to change the environment of the classroom. In addition, as students become more invested in technology, both in and out of the classroom, they will seek out classroom environments that best suit their learning styles. Design Thinking Online education is about more than a good platform or good content. The curriculum itself must be designed for this new medium. Courses cannot simply be transferred from in classroom to online without an adjustment to the presentation of the curriculum. Curriculum in an online environment must be specifically developed for that medium. The online medium itself must be designed to operate from a user's perspective - both for the faculty and the students. When developed efficiently, professors are able to challenge students with interactive and media-rich content, while students are able to learn in an agile and innovative way. The CSU System has the tools available with online education to revitalize the learning process for its students. Collaborative and interactive learning experiences, designed in a heuristic and human-centered way, can provide students with a much higher quality of education across all CSU campuses in one unified, organized system. MOOCs The question of What is a MOOC? is very common. And the answer is even more ambiguous. At its core, Massively Open Online Courses are ones in which a professor (and possibly a small staff of teacher assistants) can teach an extremely large number of students at one time, in a open environment. But MOOCS can be much more diverse than that. The easiest way to understand MOOCs, is by thinking of them as a teaching format. Two common formats used to teach education are the lecture format and the discussion format. In both, there is only a set of guiding principles that instructors follow. For example, in lecture based formats, the instructor generally will lecture in a large classroom and will have a small amount of direct interaction with the students during class time. However, many other elements, like class size, homework requirements, and exam structures, can vary greatly between lecture formats. MOOCs are the same way. They can be open to the public and free, or private and charge a rate. Some may be taught within the same time constraints and schedule as a normal university course, while others may be completely self-paced. All of this is determined by the faculty member teaching the course. It is important to understand that the terms MOOC and online education are not interchangeable. MOOCs are like the format that online education is taught in. MOOCs are just one format that online 10 of 12
11 education can be taught in. And while MOOCs can be an effective format to teach some courses, they don t work for every course. MOOCs have shown great promise in providing quality general education to large audiences (similar to a lecture) but have shown less promising results in courses where more direct interaction is needed. Funding When there is funding When funding is available, it would be expected that online education is funded just like any other campus project. However, it should be acknowledged that online education can solve a multitude of problems, not just establish a different medium for delivering curriculum; therefore online education can sometimes be a solution to multiple problems on a campus. When there is not funding Sometimes, campuses do not have the appropriate funding for online education. In these scenarios, a much more innovative approach is required. Online education is possible on shoestring and seemingly nonexistent budgets, but only with the right team and the right plan. First, treat it like a startup. Look for new partners and resources to help solve the problem. Online education contains many components to allow it to function, but a university campus has all of them at its disposal. One of the most commonly overlooked resources is the student. Computer engineering students have the ability to build the platform, as well as an unwavering curiosity and desire to do something that compares to real world environments. Education students want to help develop course plans and build the future of education. Business students want to do research and develop pitches to secure partnerships that would give them validation and credibility for future job prospects. When there is a desire for online education, but no funding for it, there is still a solution. Campuses should think outside the box and create opportunities for their campus constituencies to solve the problem internally. Not every campus will be the same, which makes this solution an even more beneficial one, as campuses can build solutions that solve problems specific to their own environments. Private Sector Partnership More often than not, online education solutions include partnerships with private companies. Every situation will be different, so a campus could consider developing partnerships with the focus of the sole benefit of their own campus. 11 of 12
12 The biggest determining factor should be the type of experience it gives both faculty and students. This is a list of some of the questions campuses could ask of private company partnerships for online education: Is it simple, easy to understand, and intuitive? Does it give extra accessibility with mobile applications for smartphones and tablets? Does it require students to pay extra for the service? Does it require faculty to pay extra for the service? Is technical support available for students and faculty? Is full copyright of the curriculum given to faculty members? Does the company take any of the content as its own? How determined is the company to improve on its exiting product that its built? References Allen, E. (2013). Changing Course: Ten Years of Tracing Online Education in the United States, Retrieved from ASCSU. (2012). Online education White Paper, Retrieved from Records/Reports/documents/Online_Education_White_Paper.pdf Dahlstrom, E. (2013). ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, ecar study of undergraduate students and information technology, 2013, Retrieved from Harris, P. (2013, April 10). [Web Blog]. Retrieved from Khan Academy. (2013). Retrieved from itunes U. (2013). Retrieved from Whoishostingthis.com. (2013, June 17). [Web Blog]. Retrieved from of 12
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How To Wash Down & Feather Pillows
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Both down and feather pillows provide the support and softness that we love. Besides, it is very easy to wash down and feather pillows. You can wash them in any size washing machine. Avoid washing synthetic pillows because they come out lumpy. Many people throw the synthetic pillow in the garbage before buying a new
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Yes, Virginia, these items actually exist for the L.A. fan who are in need of an exquisite, team-specific holiday gift, bound to bring minutes of pleasure – and still available with a rush order:
For the Dodgers fan:
Item: A sculpted and enameled pewter money clip
Where: Amazon.com
Price: $21.97
The pitch: Sure, you can find one of these things much less expensive — there's a stainless steel model with the "L.A." logo for just $7.75 — but now's not the time to be cheap. The way things have been going at the Ravine, enjoy the windfall of cash that new ownership brings. This one is four ounces of a status symbol that shows you're not only willing to flash some large currency at the concession stand, but you insist on overpaying for everyone.
For the Lakers fan:
Item: A purple-and-gold rhinestone pacifier
Where: Etsy.com
Price: $13.75
The pitch: The wait is almost over for Nash, Howard, Gasol, Kobe and Metta to step on the court together and rally to capture that eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Until then, pacify your thoughts with this high-end, handmade binky which comes with a sateen ribbon. They recommend you hand wash and hang dry, if that's possible through all your hand wringing. There is also the warning (for real): "Do not use on older babies that will take the pacifier out of the mouth and bite the rhinestones on the other side." Same goes for adults.
For the Kings fan:
Item: A collectible team bank
Where: ESPNShop.com
Price: $49.99
The pitch: The actual listing says: "Save up your pennies for the next game with this Caseworks NHL collectible bank." Not even the "durable acrylic construction" can handle the irony that fills this thing up as you help generate more off-ice revenue for the league's players and owners to haggle over. And once it is filled, you still won't have enough to buy the cheapest seat in Staples Center if they ever decide to get the Stanley Cup tour resumed.
For the Clippes fan:
Item: Harvey's Seatbelt Baguette
Where: Zappos.com
Price: $128
The pitch: How many times a game does Ralph Lawler have to remind you to fasten your seatbelts? Here's a chance to actually have one to latch onto in a moment's notice — because the bags are made of actual automobile seatbelts. "There's no need to get your knickers in a twist while sporting the winning colors," says the item description. But then, these aren't made for Knicks fans.
For the UCLA basketball fan:
Item: A six-foot "True Blue" pet leash
Where: Fanatics.com
Price: $19.95
The pitch: "Keep your spirited pup under control on your daily walks . . . the perfect accessory for a Bruins fan and his furry best friend." More functionally, these can be endorsed by howling coach Ben Howland as a most effective way to keep players from leaving the roster just before the start of the Pac-12 conference schedule. Imagine how Josh Smith could have benefited with a choke chain and one of these keeping him away from the extra Milk Bones.
For the USC football fan:
Item: A unique T-shirt gift package
Price: Approx. $34.
Where: USCbookstore.com; SunBowl.MyShopify.com
The pitch: The first stop is at the USC book store, to scoop up one of the "Unfinished Business" T-shirts that originally sold for $20 but can now be had for just $10. Wait any longer and it could go down to $5. Next, hustle over to the Sun Bowl official site to procure a snazzy Sun Bowl T-shirt ($24) that'll identify you as one sharp SoCal dude when you head to El Paso, Tex., for the New Year's Eve bowl game that everyone's talking about. If you want to attempt the trifecta on this package, snoop around the UCLA campus and see if you can find the latest, greatest T-shirt for sale: "I Don't Give A Rat's Ass about USC," a quote from Bruins coach Jim Mora that's been a hot item.
For the Angels fan:
Item: A Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim North Pole Sign
Price: $24.95
The pitch: Forever Collectables ends the confusion about where the Angels are actually located this time of year. At least, in relation to Los Angeles, the North Pole and the pot of gold they seem to have found to acquire Josh Hamilton. "Makes a great holiday decoration," says the website blub, but only the small print points you to where this was actually made: In China.
For the Galaxy fan:
Item: Beckham by Beckham 2.5 ounce Eau de Toilette
Where. Target.com
Price: $17.39
The pitch: David Beckham may be gone, but his odor lingers on. The worldly "woodsy" scent contains "notes of sandalwood, cardamom, amber, grapefruit, nutmeg, bergamot, violet, patchouli and star arise. (Check the Galaxy roster again; we recall Caramom, Bergamot and Patchouli as three of the team's top defenders). It says the stuff is only for "casual use," which may best depict how the local kickball team used Becks for some six years before releasing him to the rest of the world, triumphantly with an MLS Cup wedged under each armpit.


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When is the release date of the latest song of 2NE1?
2NE1's upcoming new song, "DO YOU LOVE ME," is produced by TEDDY, YG's main producer.
This new summer song is full of fierceness and excitement that suits the hot season, just like "I Am The Best" released in the summer of 2011.
2NE1 has already completed successfully all the dance practices for the song with a new choreographer from abroad. Yet, there has been a bit of setback for the production of the music video, which was scheduled to be directed by Seo Hyun-seung.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in the business.
And in most cases, a common decision is to delay the release date for a couple of weeks.
However, 2NE1 is planning to release a new song every month so if we postpone this month's release, there will be evitable delays for the next songs.
This will be a major setback for 2NE1's plan.
It is against this backdrop that we have reached the decision to release 2NE1's second title song, "DO YOU LOVE ME," on August 7th as scheduled.
2NE1 enjoys higher YouTube viewership among fans around the world compared to many other Korean girl groups. As such, we have decided to create a home video rather than a music video, and 2NE1 will be the one to film with mobile phones and old-fashioned cameras.
We believe that this home video style can work as it will show a natural and casual aspect of 2NE1, who has so far showcased several music videos emphasizing their unique fashion styles in gorgeous sets.
In order to shoot the film within a short period of time until the release on August 7th, 2NE1 has finished their TV promotion activities for "FALLING IN LOVE" after appearing on the Music Trend (Inkigayo) last week.
I hope all of you would understand the situation and will show great support and expectations for the upcoming performance of 2NE1 on August 7th.
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The Battlefield
you are on the battlefield
watching your comrades blowing up
losing limbs, hearing their screams
thinking, how did i get here?
still thinking about what's on the other side
of the battlefield
that there's a reason you are fighting
there is no reason
seeing another man go down
you have to believe
they died for something
but they didn't
except maybe to see
what they wouldn't see while alive
and then they see
that they didn't have to die
to see it
you are only fighting
to re-own your reality
watch out for that
when you do re-own it
you may find yourself alone
re-owning your reality means opposing
those who tried to take it from you
by imposing their version
your family
if no one else is willing or able to see
and own that reality with you
then you are going to be alone in it
as you choose reality
over the comfort of illusion
and enmeshment
The Hole
i am learning to listen more and talk less
even talking is
or can be
finding whatever it is
that i need to hear
that is what i get to say
it's not about the other person
the desire to touch, somehow denied,
becomes the desire to grab
denied becomes the desire to fuck
denied becomes the desire to hurt and kill
"I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch"
if we knew how alone we were
we would crawl up into a hole
and die
The Father
it doesn't matter how down i am
i have to go to work
and no matter how down i am
to some people
it still looks like up
perhaps because honesty
is the only measure of where we are at
being honest about our insistence and indulgence
soon curtails it
if you find yourself dishonest
then own up
instead of adding to it
by covering it up
even if you have to go back and re-open
a 10 yr old case
and say, "I did it"
right now i wish i knew
it's dishonest of me to feel sorry for myself
because i know that's not true
so half my family died
so what?
that's the true of it
it happens to everyone
one way or another
we think we are especially burdened
and in that belief
we start to believe the lie
that we matter
truth is, none of us cracks easily
then knowing that it doesn't matter
if i indulge in thinking i matter
that makes it *really hard
i keep making it about others
i ought to keep it together for others
then i know that's BS
so i think, fuck it
i'll come apart
but what about me?
why not do it for me?
the answer is:
self loathing
I couldn't hate my father
so i had to hate my self
punish my self to get back at him
and now i am crippled like he was
so now i feel for him, a little bit
that is a hell of a loop
now I am feeling for him!
what he couldn't own
his hatred for life
for doing this to him
casting him out and down
when my father died
i felt no connection to him at all
it was like he never existed
i just didn't believe that any of him
survived death
because he never really existed in life
for me
i wonder if he's been in bardo all that time
some souls take longer to process...
he was so deeply entrenched in denial
and so fervent in his disbelief
he may have gone into black out
he believed there was nothing after
so that was what he got?
until now...
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I'm finishing to develop my game, but I've found that has some memory problems. I'm using cocos2d v3.4.9 and SpriteBuilder. While I was testing it I saw that memory was increasing and was not released between scenes. I used the debugging tool Memory Leaks and have discovered that there are many leaks, but I don't know how to solve them and need some help. Here I leave a screenshot of what has given me the tool.
Thank you very much for the help,
Looks like you might have retain cycles caused by a strong reference to self in your button blocks.
Are you using blocks? Maybe thats just a retain cycle.
Also, I never checked, but maybe there are leaks in cocos2d. @s1ddok did u check it for leaks?
Check what method produce leak in Stack Trace:
upd. was just writing this
There are some leaks in cocos2d, mostly in -ext. They are less then 16bytes compined. Never had time to fix them. I found them in my 3.4.9 project, they are still sitting in my todos, mostly because they are outside of core.
No, I do not use blocks. I am using spritebuilder to create scenes and prefabs class that I use in the scenes.
But every time I pass from one scene to another with replaceScene, memory increases. Although cleaned sprite cache, textures, data is not empty and continues to accumulate. When it reaches about 500MB produces a crash in the app.
I do all my custom objects releases in dealloc of each scene, but it seems that this memory is not released. I think this occurs because of memory leaks that I have shown, but not if they are produced using the CCBReader to load the .ccbi of spritebuilder...
Okay, so check stack trace to your code.


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Understand how bodies react to invaders like allergens and germs.
What does an Immunologist do?
As an Immunologist, you understand the body's natural immunity to invaders. What does that mean? It means that you study the way the body reacts to allergens, diseases, and viruses. More specifically, you try to get a better idea of how the body fights off harmful pathogens so that you can help create medicines that mirror that technique.
Depending on what type of Immunologist you are, you might work in a lab, a classroom, or a medical office.
Laboratory Immunologists work in labs for universities, pharmaceutical companies, and research facilities. You run tests to identify specific structures within the body. Then you plan and execute experiments, for example, to watch how the white and red blood cell counts change in the presence of pneumonia. You commonly present your findings to colleagues at industry conventions.
Other Immunologists choose to teach. In this role, you discuss the anatomy of the human body, diseases, autoimmune disorders, cells, and organs. Through discussion, lectures, homework assignments, and research, you prepare your students for jobs in the field.
The third set of Immunologists work in a clinical setting. In this position, you are a medical Doctor who specializes in issues affecting the immune system. Like other Doctors, you examine the patient, consider his or her medical history, make a diagnosis, and treat symptoms on an ongoing basis. Common diseases include asthma, allergies, HIV, and pneumonia.


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