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Capital is a crucial measurement of an institution's financial strength. It acts as a cushion against losses and as protection for members when a credit union is struggling financially. From a safety and soundness perspective, the more capital, the better.
On our test to measure the adequacy of a credit union's capital, ONEIDA COUNTY received a score of 14 out of a possible 30 points, coming in below the national average of 15.65.
ONEIDA COUNTY appears to be weaker than its peers in this area, with a capitalization ratio of 14.00 percent in our test, below the average for all credit unions.
In this test, Bankrate tries to estimate the effect of troubled assets, such as past-due loans, on the credit union's loan loss reserves and overall capitalization.
A credit union with large numbers of these types of assets could eventually be required to use capital to absorb losses, cutting down on its cushion of equity. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and no longer earning money, resulting in diminished earnings and potentially more risk of a failure in the future.
ONEIDA COUNTY did better than the national average of 38.09 on Bankrate's asset quality test, racking up 40 out of a possible 40 points .
A lower-than-average ratio of troubled assets of 0.00 percent in our test was potentially indicative of greater financial strength than other credit unions.
A credit union's earnings performance affects its safety and soundness. A credit union can retain its earnings, giving a boost to its capital cushion, or put them to work addressing problematic loans, potentially making the credit union more resilient in tough times. Obviously, credit unions that are losing money have less ability to do those things.
On Bankrate's test of earnings, ONEIDA COUNTY scored 10 out of a possible 30, falling short of the national average of 10.11.
One sign that ONEIDA COUNTY is running ahead of its peers in this area was its earnings ratio of 0.00 percent in our test, better than the average for all credit unions.
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The NFP says that the Cowboys are going to do what they can to get their first overall pick, WR Dez Bryant, into camp on time:
Eugene Parker, the agent for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, has got a reputation, deserved or not, about holdouts. But he tells the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he is motivated to get a deal done for Bryant ASAP, and that is a good thing with the Cowboys kicking off their world tour training camp on Saturday. The Cowboys will begin camp in San Antonio before traveling to Canton, Ohio, for the Hall of Fame Game and then heading to California.
"We are going to work to get it done as soon as possible," Parker told the Star-Telegram. "They want it done. We want it done." Parker of course represented Michael Crabtree last year when the San Francisco 49ers wide receiver had a holdout that lasted into October. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talked with Parker before the team selected him and made it clear the team was going to pay Bryant "slot money" as the 24th overall pick.


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Utrillo and the Riots
(Maurice Utrillo, 1883 –1955)
Rich ghettoes are patrolled or gated, with electric coded pads, ironwork that can be seen through but not entered. Poor areas cannot afford gates; their barriers are invisible psychological ones. Keep out or we will stare at you, follow and probably mug you. Don't pretend to be walking down these streets on the way to do anything. These streets belong to us.
The paintings of Maurice Utrillo are, for the most part, of empty Paris streets. There are few passers-by. No churchgoers for the Petite Communiante ( also known as Église de Torcy-en-Valois 1912), the Église des Blancs-Manteaux 1911, the Église de Clichy 1911, the Ėglise de Châtillon-sur-Seine and even the towering Église Saint Pierre et le Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre 1918 – these are all set in deserted streets, without parishoners.
The snow-bound Notre Dame de Clignancourt has one solitary wanderer outside the railings; the other few people are all going off into the distance. This is another constant in his paintings – the few people who do feature are usually going away from the spectator. This leaves the picture free to be entered by any viewer. I have read analyses of this aspect which thought that this symbolised his mother walking away from him; hardly likely, as he and his mother were still sharing a studio with André Utter in Rue Cortot until Utrillo's marriage to Lucie Pauwels in 1935.
Maurice Utrillo was encouraged to paint by his artist-mother, Suzanne Valadon. He was a drunkard at the age of thirteen and was admitted to the Asylum of St Anne for alcoholism when he was under twenty years old. By his first year on Montmartre, in 1901, he did about 150 canvases. There are over two thousand paintings by him, almost all of Paris streets.
So there we have it- the artist sitting, painting in the city streets, annoyed by youngsters but otherwise left to his day's painting.
These days the equivalent would be a photographer, snatching records of the protesters in a crowded city centre. The ghost of Utrillo lingers over any Parisian demonstration or riot; as the mayhem and destruction and casualties mount up, the walls and streets can still remind us of his paintings. But now they can be full of burning tyres and thrown fireworks, with crowds of disaffected youngsters facing off an increasingly militarised police.
The white-plastered walls, churches and deserted streets are from another era, like a dream.


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(Reuters) - Seagate Technology PLC (STX.O) said on Thursday it would contribute up to $1.25 billion (935.49 million pounds)towards the purchase of Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) chip unit by a consortium led by Bain Capital LP.
Toshiba said earlier in the day it had signed an $18 billion deal to sell the unit to the group, overcoming a key - albeit not its last - hurdle as it scrambles for funds to stave off a potential delisting.
Seagate also said it expects to enter into a long-term supply agreement with the unit, Toshiba Memory Corp.
Besides Seagate, Bain's consortium includes Apple Inc (AAPL.O), South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix (000660.KS), Dell Inc and Kingston Technology.
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I recently stopped by a yard sale where they had a 25' tape measure marked $1.50 I picked it up, it looked new and Id recently priced the exact same tape measure at $8.95 at home depot, when I pulled the tape out it did not retract automatically , and it resisted being pushed back in, I offered $1 and it was instantly sold! on taking it home I simply sprayed it internally with a good bit of WD40, and started working the tape in and out and repeatedly sprayed it, withing 4 minutes it worked perfectly and would extend and retract the whole 25 feet of tape!
I also spotted an old DEWALT 1/2 drill the chuck was obviously rusted and would not adjust, I picked it up, it was marked $15, I bought it for $7 and after its chuck was sprayed with carb cleaner and its chuck was soaked in acetone and marvel mystery oil over night it spins and adjusts like new.
I bought a 4" machinist micrometer for $4 a few years ago that was lightly rusted. I soaked it in a zip lock bag partly filled with marvel mystery oil and WD40 for 4-5 days after spraying it with carb cleaner, its as good as new!
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Almost every person in the world has heard of erectile dysfunction. There are a lot of men who suffer from it and experts are looking for various cures that will help men get rid of this problem. The outlook is good and almost every person who suffers from it is most likely on a path of return to successful intercourse. A lot of men who have used some of the new treatments are excited about the result and even say that the treatments have transformed their lives.
What is erectile dysfunction?
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There are a lot of reasons why a person may suffer from erectile dysfunction. When teenagers and young men are considered, the most common cause of anxiety is nervousness about having sex. Apart from that, worry about causing a pregnancy or using a condom can also lead to erectile dysfunction as well.
Stress, overwork and guilt are the most common causes of erectile dysfunction for middle aged men. Diabetes can be the cause as well. Men who are over their middle ages are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction but according to the studies, 70% of men of this age are sexually potent. Narrowing of the blood vessels that carries the blood to the penis is the most common cause of erectile dysfunction in these men.
Erectile dysfunction due to psychological causes
People should know that psychological causes of erectile dysfunction are common, especially among younger men. Some of the most common psychological causes are nerves about performing, guilt, relationship problems, latent gayness, exhaustion and especially depression.
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By: Lizzy Pace
Episode 11 (Air Date: 3/11/19)
Great, another live finale. I'm sure every segment of this four hour debacle will be 1000% emotionally illuminating and necessary. Is this Lord Harrison's retirement? He's AMPED, talking about "the jump heard round the world." Lord Harrison: "Is there still a chance he will lose his virginity?" I can't believe he's talking about Dolton's dick dryness in his intro.
He proceeds to check in with Dolton's virginity at the top of every single commercial break for the entire episode. They start this tight four hours with a recap of the whole season we just watched. Dolton: "The best thing about love is you can't force it." Then we watch him proceed to force it with Cassie.
Back in Portugal...
A van full of producers search frantically for Dolton. They scream with the emotions I would think only reserved for a lost and sickly child. He's a huge, jacked, adult man, right? OR IS HE? They finally spot a lone dark figure.
A female producer runs up to talk to him and DOLTON SHOVES THE PRODUCER and says, "Don't touch me right now."
Shoved Producer: "Are you OK? Dolton: "No, I'm not OK." Is he trying to hitchhike?
It's time to send in the Big Dogs. Lord Harrison jogs up to Dolton and now there's a crowd of people comically running behind him down the road. Dolton: "Dude, I'm done with this shit." Lord Harrison: "You want to be done with the whole thing?" Dolton: "Yep." Lord Harrison: "Done done?"
The Producer hugs him and Dolton starts sobbing. Producer: "We just want to make sure you're OK."
Dolton gets into some dark shit: "I've been through people telling me I'm not enough. It just makes me stronger. Every time I put myself out there I get fucking rejected."
Lord Harrison's not giving up the fight for his format that easily: "You're discounting two people who have told you they love you." Dolton: "I can't do this I'm done." He slams the door of the limo. I've always wanted to see this happen and it's happening!!!
Back in the Studio...
Lord Harrison: "Will Colton still find love and what about his virginity?" The question on everyone's mind.
Lord Harrison's Fantasy Suite Date
Dolton and Lord Harrison appear to be lying in a bed together. Dolton: "Life without Cassie wouldn't be complete."
Lord Harrison:
Lord Harrison: "What if she's just not that into you?"
The Dumping of Phlebotemist Tayshia
Dolton pulls Tayshia outside to break up with her. He tells her he's in love with Cassie but he starts sobbing. Tayshia: "Can we talk without all these cameras?" No you cannot. They go inside and we hear sobbing and heartbeats.
Now she starts crying. Dolton takes a good long sniff.
Tayshia gets into the car crying but has no Exit Interview.
The Rehashing of the Phlebotemist Dumping
Tayshia, who looks amazing: "He was shaking and he looked like there was something really wrong." Lord Harrison: "You were taking care of him?"
Tayshia gives her best pitch for being next Bachelorette, talking about how she was hurt but she grew. She talks in a really stilted way though and has nowhere near the follower count of the other finalists.
Dolton comes out. His hair is fucking insane. He looks like Ash Ketchum. Brynne: "They're trying to villainze him with this haircut." Tayshia lists the activities they did together to anime Ryan Seacrest/James Corden and asks what was missing. A relationship is not an adventurous itinerary?
The Dumping of Content Hannah
Content Hannah is giddily excited to tell Dolton she loves him. Perfect!
Dolton: "You've been my rock... I realized that I can't love two people... I thought it was going to be you. You still remind me of home."
Dolton: "You don't deserve to be anybody's back-up plan." Content: "I really thought for sure it was going to be us. I don't feel like this is happening at all... That's what I do I make everyone better and then they don't want to stick around... Everybody was so excited. I was like ready to move to wherever." I do feel like she's his golden retriever soul mate.
He's not even telling them that Cassie has already dumped him. Dolton stumbles out crying: "What the fuck am I doing? I don't know if I'm making the right decision." @bachelorclues: "The only thing I know for sure is it's not the black one." Dolton falls into a wall and cries.
A Producer hugs him. Dolton: "I'm scared." Producer: "I know."
Content refuses to do an Exit Interview.
Dolton: "I'm giving up a sure thing for something that may be impossible. That's how much I love Cassie."
The Rehashing of the Content Dump
The Sure Thing is back in Studio. Content: That was "one of the hardest moments that you'd had in your life. No one wants to watch that." We do. She gives her best pitch for being Bachelorette: "My heart's just kind of bruised from it."
Content: "It's the ultimate rejection. I've been hoping for more closure." She confronts him about him giving her no reasons to not believe she was the one, since the FIMP Rose. Content: "What Cassie did to you is what you did to me... I even said to a producer 'tell me to brush my hair if he comes back.'"
She also drags him about the comment about thinking about other girls when he was with Cassie. How could you possibly think about your other girlfriend when you're not physically with her?! Betrayal. Then she does a line that has clearly been focus-group-tested: "I want someone to jump a fence for me."
Lord Harrison: "Are you in love with him?" Content: "Not anymore."
Now, Lord Harrison confronts Dolton about the most important thing in this episode, his new haircut. Lord Harrison: "We're going crazy right now, trending all over Twitter. I think your new haircut has broken Twitter."
I think Lord Harrison hates Dolton. Between this and checking in on his virginity at every single commercial break. Dolton makes the saddest face in the universe and I almost feel bad. But I don't guys!!! No one ends up here by accident!
Lord Harrison Brings out a White Brunette Man Panel for no Reason
Lord Harrison: "For the first time in Bachelor history there are no women left on the show!" Lord Harrison brings out a ring of doofuses. There's School Shooting Blake, Unlovable Ben, the one who's with Kaitlyn Bristowe now (Jason) and MAGArrett. Lord Harrison: "Wassup boyz?!" Kaitlyn's Jason gives Dolton a shred of hope: "There is happiness around the corner."
School Shooting Blake has a very coked up/jump-the-fence energy. MAGArrett adds so many insightful witticisms to the discussion: "He's gonna do whatever it takes to git her." His smile slowly fades after he stops talking and his brain powers back down. WHY AM I WATCHING SOME SORT OF TOOLBAG SPORTS CENTER RIGHT NOW???
We're not even going to see Dolton do a Cassie Knock Knock are we. Lord Harrison puts the icing on the cake of the ep: "Right now he's single and still a Virgin, just like he was at the beginning of our show!" REALLY? HE DIDN'T FUCK IN THE LAST TWENTY SECONDS SINCE YOU LAST SAID IT???
To be continued... Maybe tomorrow we'll hear twenty minutes about how Nick Vile thinks Dolton should just keep fighting for love and enjoy the journey or whatever the fuck.
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Drug Company Sued for Autism
That argument is now in a federal court and the Sprinkle family decided to sue over vaccine mercury as well.
When Brendon Sprinkle stopped talking at three, his mother thinks she knows why. Half a year before, Brandon received a series of shots that were supposed to protect him from diseases. As a mom, Kristie Sprinkle worried about a connection.
"It upsets me because the public has been told for many many years that these children absolutely have to have these vaccinations," Sprinkle said.
The Sprinkles are one of many families in the United States who believe a mercury based preservative in children's vaccines is the root cause of autism. Nearly 5,000 families filed claims in an unconventional lawsuit.
"For the United States court system to even consider the fact that it can be a cause no matter what the government health agencies have said, is a gigantic step in the right direction," Sprinkle said.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services official Sue Denny says there is a lot of scientific evidence that disagrees with Sprinkle.
"There has been a lot of studies, there have been a lot of panels that have looked into this issue, and they can find no relationship between Timerosal and autism," Denny said.
A ruling in favor of families can change how children receive vaccinations.
"The other thing people need to remember is that if children are not vaccinated they are going to be vulnerable to diseases and the diseases that they are vulnerable to are for the most part quite dangerous," Denny said.
But for Sprinkle, a win in court could change the vaccine industry.
"If even one case is solved in favor of the families, this is really going to open up the opportunities for further testing and further research," Sprinkle said.
It's research that could help kids like Brandon and ease the worry for thousands of families across the country. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims is hearing its first case where vaccines are blamed for autism, and a ruling could take a year.


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None is outshine than the other, they are both unique out of the ordinary.
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"There is only a thin dividing line between the attitude of escapism and acceptance"
it made me wonder how so many of us take the easy route of saying that something is "my karma and hence I have to bear it", instead of putting sincere effort to alleviate the difficult situation! Whenever we feel lazy to put in the "purusha prayatna" or our sincere effort, we simply attribute the negative outcome to our fate and keep quiet! And there is always a big debate going on about the supremacy of "Fate over Free Will".
Here I am reminded of the words full of wisdom from our Poojya Swamiji Sri Sri Chandrashekhara Bharathi, the 34th Pontiff of Sringeri Shankaramutt, Sringeri. He once said that Fate is nothing but the outcome of the free will that we ourselves had once exercised earlier. Hence to overcome the Fate, we just have to exercise our free will once again now with an intensified force. He gives a beautiful analogy of our trying to pull out a hard hit nail from the wall. When the nail does not come out inspite of our trying repeatedly, we just drop our effort saying that it is my fate and accept the failure. Instead of giving up our effort, if only I can remember that it was I who had driven the nail inside the wall with many a hard hits, then I will realize that it now requires from me much more intensified effort to pull the nail out of the wall. I am bound to succeed!
In Viveka Choodamani, Sri Shankaracharya says (in samskrutha language – i do not want to 'sanskritize') "Mana Eeva Kaaranah Manushyaanaam Bandha Mokshayoh". It is our mind which either makes us bound or makes us free. I have realized the truth of this sentence all the more now that I am in the profession of Psychological Counselling. Most of the problems that our clients come up with are self-created or self-nurtured! But we seldom realize the truth of it, because we find it so easy to shift the blame on someone else for all our problems. Once we shift the blame, we falsely believe that it is somebody else's responsibility to solve it and hence shirk from the responsibility of setting the problem right! And as counsellors, it falls upon us to help them develop an insight into their problems thus helping them to discover a new perspective to the whole issue. And once acceptance dawns we find it so much easier to pave the way to resolve the issue.
the above had appeared as part of another post in RK's blog some time ago. i am posting it again for the sake of my new blog readers.


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Friendship. It's there for the good times. It's invaluable for the bad times. Jerry and Matthew have each other to rely on as they cope on New York City's mean streets. They also have a dream: to work their way back into the mainstream. Danny Glover and Matt Dillon give finely etched portrayals of life on society's fringe in this moving tale of friendship directed by Tim Hunter (Tex, River's Edge). Glover, who prepared for his role by going incognito as a "street person," is Jerry, a man who did everything right but was blindsided by fate. Dillon is Matthew, who slipped through a crack in the bureaucratic system and onto the streets. Equipped with buckets and squeegees, the two friends have a lot of work ahead. And a lot of heart to see themselves through.
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Actors: Matt Dillon, Danny Glover, Rick Aviles, Nina Siemaszko, Ving, Ving Rhames,
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Pregnant after 4 months of Acupuncture
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Dear Lorne,
Our son Heath turned one year old yesterday. Of course, as with most milestones, we were reflecting on our past year with Heath and our journey to get there.
I just want to express our thanks again for helping us get pregnant.
Heath is such a joy in our life and I don't think it would've happened if you hadn't identified my body's needs so comprehensively. We really appreciated your kindness and expertise...
Natural Pregnancy on the Eve Before my IVF !
When my husband and I decided to have another baby, we assumed it would be easy, as it had only taken one month to get pregnant with our first. And it was, until we miscarried at about five or six weeks along. After the miscarriage we actively tried for a year and a half without success. We were lost, and felt discouraged. Our Dr.'s were of little help, and although we had been referred to a gynecologist, we got no-where. Our Doctors said we...
Sperm Count Increased by 4x - IVF Success After Male Factor Failed Cycle
I came to Acubalance for acupuncture when I discovered my baby was breech at 34 weeks.
At 34 weeks I discovered my baby was breech.
I had an ECV scheduled with an OB to flip the baby manually at 36.5 weeks if the baby would not flip on its own by then.
As soon as I found out I started weekly treatments with Acubalance with acupuncture and moxibustion. They were very helpful and also sent me home with some moxibustion sticks to use on my own to help turn the baby.
Natural Healthy Pregnancy after 5 years of Trying, Several Surgeries for Endometriosis, 1 Tube Removed, 7 Failed IVF Cycles, and 3 Different IVF Clinics
Today I would like to share my story with all the women who have gone thru or are experiencing what I have been through in my life. I call this my journey of infertility. It all began 5 years ago when I was diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 34. It started with a small ache in my pelvic region and some back pain, which...


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Shetland Fiddle & Accordion Festival This past October 10 to 14, 2019, marked the 32nd annual Shetland Accordion and Fiddle[…]Read more
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The U.S. Air Force is compiling a database of 160,000 patients flown on aero-medical evacuation missions to research the best ways to handle medical problems patients encounter in flight, a researcher says.
The registry would cover mostly wounded and injured military service members who flew on Air Force evacuation flights between 2001 and 2014 and mark the first time research focused this extensively on non-critical care patients, officials said.
"There's going to be all kinds of questions that can be asked because what we'll be able to do is look at what kind of treatment different people with different injuries had" and determine if health care practices should change, said Col. Susan Dukes, En Route Care Research Division Chief at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright-Patterson.
"We haven't had a system in place to really capture that information, so it's been very difficult to go back and look at patients as to what kinds of interventions they had right before the flight, in flight (and) right after flight," she said.
Assembling the data is "a huge endeavor," she said.
The database could help determine what actions to take with patients and when, how large a medical crew should be on board in wartime scenarios, and what equipment may be needed en route to hospitals, researchers say.
The new-found knowledge of patient trends will tie into a database Army researchers in Texas will assemble to track patients transported in helicopters, and with a Department of Defense trauma registry, Dukes said.
The registry follows a $2.5 million Air Force-funded University of Maryland School of Medicine study between 2011 to 2014 that raised questions of how soon patients who suffer traumatic brain injuries should be flown on an aero-medical evacuation flight and the effect of low pressure and pure oxygen on brain injuries. Researchers experimented with rats to determine initial findings published in the Journal of Neurotrauma.
The study suggested air evacuations within hours or days of a TBI patient's injury may pose a "significant added risk, potentially causing more damage" to brain injuries, according to the university.
Researchers found "low air pressure worsened long-term cognitive function and increased chronic brain inflammation and brain tissue loss," the university reported. Giving patients pure oxygen worsened TBI-related health concerns, the study found.
"I think one of the main takeaway points ... is too little oxygen can be bad, but too much oxygen (also) can be bad," Dukes said. "It's very important to assess the patients individually and provide that optimal amount of oxygen."
Questions of when the best time to fly a patient with a TBI injury linger, researchers indicated.
"There's a lot of work being done related to that question of when is the best time to fly a patient," Dukes said. "In a wartime environment or scenario, there might not be a choice. Sometimes you need to fly that patient when the plane is available."
Dukes said a follow-on study is in the works.
Among more than 80 ongoing studies, the School of Aerospace Medicine is investigating the effects of hypoxia, or a lack of oxygen at high altitude, on crew and patients; the impact of barometric pressure on equipment; and the amount of vibration a patient is exposed to in the air.
"If you can imagine having a broken leg and being in that constant vibration, you're pretty much in pain the whole way," said Col. Annette Gablehouse, leader of the school's International and Expeditionary Education and Training Department.
Battling crew fatigue and finding ways to improve communication between patients and crew members on noisy cargo planes were key areas under study, researchers said.
"You can get distracted very easily," Gablehouse said. "You can't hear. It's dark. .... This is another huge problem."
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UNC startup Ribometrix pioneers new technology to target RNA, unlock new disease therapies
Small molecule drugs hold the potential to change the behavior of disease-causing RNA
Published March 9, 2018
Today, the majority of drugs and pharmaceuticals on the market that treat human disease are designed to target a specific protein. But University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill startup Ribometrix has a very different, revolutionary approach to new drug discovery that's proving to be a breakthrough in the industry.
Ribometrix's novel approach has the potential to improve millions of lives by offering new treatments for a range of diseases, ranging from cancer, neurological disorders, immunological diseases, and rare diseases such as Huntington's Disease.
30,000 symptomatic Americans with Huntington's Disease
$7.5 million in seed capital raised in 2017
8 full-time employees in early 2018 and poised for growth
65% of UNC-Chapel Hill research activity is focused on biosciences
81% of UNC-Chapel Hill IP-based startups work in life sciences
$765 million in life sciences research expenditures at UNC-Chapel Hil (HERD SURVEY, 2016)
Ranked 8th nationally in life sciences research (HERD SURVEY, 2016)
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"What's really exciting is that our specialized technologies give us the ability to go after a whole series of targets that were once considered un-targetable," says Katie Warner, co-founder and director of research at Ribometrix. "All proteins – including those currently viewed as undruggable – are made from a messenger RNA. The Ribometrix platform allows us to potentially target any of these proteins by targeting those RNAs with small molecules. This is not a small idea, and has the potential to be a big game changer for what drug discovery can do."
Until now, many didn't think the science behind this exciting technology would be applicable to drug discovery. But Ribometrix figured out how to drug RNA in a way that's systematic. One disease Ribometrix currently is pursuing is Huntington's Disease, whose sufferers have a tremendous, unmet need for therapies and treatment. According to the Huntington's Disease Society of America, the disease is a fatal genetic disorder that deteriorates a person's physical and mental abilities and has no cure.
"With Huntington's Disease, it's a single gene that's clearly the problem, but the protein has proven extremely challenging to target. We are able to avoid many of these challenges by instead specifically targeting the RNA associated with the pathological gene," says Warner. "This presents a tremendous opportunity for us to make an impact."
The company was founded in 2015 by Kevin Weeks, a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, along with Warner, his former undergraduate student, who now serves as Senior Director of Research for the company. Over lunch one day – after reconnecting during Warner's PhD work – self-professed RNA nerds Weeks and Warner decided to start the company.
"We always knew it would be possible to drug RNA using these technologies, but we didn't know if anyone outside the field would think it was plausible," says Warner. Before they could launch a company, however, the two scientists realized they would need the right people and support.
To help turn their idea into reality, Weeks and Warner turned to UNC's KickStart Venture Services. KickStart is part of the Innovate Carolina network, a comprehensive set of programs that ensures faculty, students and staff at UNC-Chapel Hill have the knowledge, tools and resources they need to turn their ideas into real-world innovations. KickStart Venture Services supports early-stage IP-based companies at Carolina in a variety of ways: business development, coaching, mentoring, funding, and making connections to key service providers, management, investors and space providers. In addition, Innovate Carolina provided additional support to Ribometrix with patent and market research services.
With the help of KickStart Venture Services and the Innovate Carolina network, Ribometrix was able to incorporate, recruit their first CEO, apply for NIH grants, find temporary lab space and create the business structure needed to continue to move forward with their work. And the company is growing at a steady pace. With eight full-time employees, it is looking to grow with additional employees in 2018.
"The university's strong support network is critical to being successful – especially if you're not business development experts," says Warner. "The company was made possible with technology developed at UNC, with support from the UNC ecosystem. The initial ideas and innovation came from the academic side, but we were able to transfer this knowledge into something tangible and entrepreneurial for the greater good."
The company continues to attract investors as well. In 2017, it raised $7.5 million in seed capital to support the translation of its research on RNA-targeted small molecules, which allows the company to continue developing the platform and continue discovering new drug candidates.
With headquarters in Durham, Ribometrix is proud of its efforts to keep the company local, hiring employees that are North Carolina based or have North Carolina ties. Warner adds, "As a UNC alumnus, I am so pleased we will make an impact in North Carolina. Not everyone has to move to Boston to have a rewarding career in science."
In the coming year, Ribometrix will continue to prove that its technology can be applied systematically in drug discovery as well as raise additional funding to expand its staff. In addition, the company will also focus on expanding its target pipeline.
"For upcoming scientists, if you have an opportunity, take a leap and go after it," says Warner. "Sometimes it won't pay off, but when it does, it's exciting and fulfilling to see the potential lives touched and the impact you've been able to have."
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'Growing together in love and learning'
At the Husthwaite and Sessay CE Primary Federation our vision is to provide a happy, caring and stimulating environment where children will recognise and achieve their full potential, so that they can make their best contribution to society.
The Federation is a family where:
· everybody is welcomed and you are not alone
· we pray together
· we are honest, open and respect and care for everyone and everything in our unique and rural community.
As a Federation we encourage a growth mindset, set high standards of learning and celebrate the achievements of every child within our exciting, broad and balanced curriculum. Our curriculum is based upon our Christian values. It is inclusive and through inquisitive and creative minds our children develop their self-confidence as learners and are encouraged to progress socially, emotionally and spiritually.
The Federation is a place where everyone is different and everyone is important.
"Teach a child to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain upon it." (Proverbs 22:6)
We have recently reviewed our school values
Growing Together in Love and Learning
Meet Sam the Sessay Squirrel
Sam helps children at Sessay School become outstanding learners by helping them:
Click here to see our merit card which demonstrates how we are 'Valuing Ourselves' through our School Values and British Values. Our British Values information is shown below.
British Values at Sessay CE Primary School
At Sessay CE Primary School we uphold and teach pupils about the British Values as directed under Ofsted guidance, September 2014:
'ensure that they and the school promote tolerance of and respect for people of all faiths (or those of no faith), cultures and lifestyles; and support and help, through their words, actions and influence within the school and more widely in the community, to prepare children and young people positively for life in modern Britain'
British Values are defined as
- democracy
- rule of law
- individual liberty
- mutual respect
- tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
We aim to actively promote British Values through our daily assemblies and whole school systems and structures, such as electing and running a School Council. We also promote the British values through ensuring that our curriculum planning and delivery includes opportunities for exploring these values.
Children, parents and staff have many opportunities for their voices to be heard at our school. Democracy is central to how we operate.
Rule of law
The importance of laws and rules, whether they are those govern the class, the school or the country are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days.
Individual Liberty
Pupils are actively encouraged to make choices at our school, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we provide opportunities for our children to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe and planned curriculum.
Mutual Respect
At Sessay we show respect to each other regardless of any differences. Different cultural events take place throughout the school year encouraging children to learn about and show respect for different cultures.
Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
At Sessay we aim to enhance pupils' understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society through a range of experiences.
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Now a days people are growing TiO2 nano-wire which effectively separates electron and hole can you discuss it more.
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Could you offer some information about the strucure of TiO2 . Is it nanocrystalline TiO2? How about the phase, anatase, rutile? And the requirements for the TiO2 used.
Hey guys, I have updated the TiO2 structure. Hope that would be useful for you.
And actually people have tried TiO2 nano-wire for DSSC, although there are improved electron and hole separation rate, the surface to volume ratio is not high enough compared with the nanoparticle, hence not much improve in the efficiency.
1. B. O' Regan and M Gratzel, "A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films", Nature 353 (1991)p737
2. M. Gratzel, 'Photoelectrochemical cells", nature 414(201) p. 338
3. Law, M. ; Greene, L.; Johnson, J.; Saykally, R.; Yang, and P. Nanowire dye- sensitized solar cells. Nature Mater. 4, 455 (2005)
4 M.G. Kang et al. Sol. En .Mat. Sol. Cells, 90 (2006) 574
5. O'Regan B., Grätzel M Electrical circuit of a DSC,., Nature 353 1991
6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dye-sensitized_solar_cell


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TV Feels Its Oats
The TV business may be looking at an upfront market from the good old days.
Healthy price increases are expected with buyers acknowledging the selling power of TV as their clients ditch digital, last year's shiny new object.
Volume is likely to be up. How good that is for the networks depends on where that money so coming from. is it TV scatter money moving up front—or new dollars?
The market was so strong that most networks spent most of their time focusing on their quality content, while there was surprisingly little on data, a buzzword that was mainly put on the shelf for the next rainy day.
When the curtains closed, and as negotiations loomed, the question that lingered for many was how high is up. One executive at a giant agency conceded that big price increases were inevitable, in part because of the scatter market trending strong—and a chilled attitude towards digital advertising.
"The bloom is off the rose for digital with fraud, robots watching and viewability issues," the executive said. "There's talk dollars are shifting from digital to TV, and that's true."
Dollars will also be swinging from scatter, where some networks reported price increases in the 30% to 50% range in the past several quarters.
"I think there will be an over-reaction," said a senior media buyer, who, like others declined to be named because of negotiations.
That will push prices to levels that might appear unacceptable to some.
But the buyer notes that the ratings decreases his agency saw this year and is projecting for next year are bigger than they really are because "the measuring stick is broken." That means commercials are delivering more consumers than their C3 ratings would indicate. "You have to take that into account," the buyer said.
If all media buyers adopted that stance, the market could move quickly and possibly be done before July 4, network executives said.
But other agency buyers were more defiant about swallowing double-digit price increases.
"That's the popular belief, but I have doubts about double digits," said one senior buyer. Last year the increases were 4% to 5% for the top networks. "If it gets to be more than that we have a lot of alternatives we can look at."
"No one's planned for that. Every agency would get fired if it's a double-digit market," said another agency's top buyer.
"There's no justification. Just because scatter, a small percentage of the total market, was double digits, that doesn't mean the other 80% should be double digits," the buyer said. "I think the buyers are going to have to dig in. I think everyone's going to have to get creative."
Network executives noted that a higher price alone wouldn't make this a good upfront. "It depends where the money is coming from," said one senior sales executive. He noted that if enough money moved to the upfront, there would be little left for scatter, where networks enjoy heftier prices. Money from digital would be much more welcome, as would money from new advertisers trading up to TV from other media.
Analyst Todd Juenger of Sanford C. Bernstein also did calculations that he said showed that a strong upfront with 10% price increases wouldn't really create a big increases in TV companies' ad revenues.
Because of that decline in ratings estimates, which gives most networks fewer eyeballs to sell, that double-digit price increase on a cost-per-thousand viewers (CPM) basis would translate into a 2% increase in ad revenue for the average broadcast network. For cable networks, which tend to sell more of their inventory at higher prices in scatter, a strong upfront would still leave them down 6% on average.
"Despite all the bravado from the networks (including CBS who is "salivating" to get to the negotiating table), we don't think upfront results (whatever they turn out to be) for primetime entertainment will translate into exciting ad revenue growth relative to investor expectations," Juenger wrote in a research note. "If anything, just the opposite."
Nevertheless, the market felt good, especially to the broadcasters last week.
No. 1-rated CBS made its presentation last among the Big Four networks, on Wednesday afternoon at New York's Carnegie Hall.
"We know it's been a long week. You've heard a lot of jargon, so out of respect for your intellect and your time, we're only going to have one acronym: CBS," said Jo Ann Ross, the network's president of ad sales. "The C stands for cut and the BS is what you've already heard enough of this week," she told a weary audience of media buyers.
"Advertising on the No. 1 network in broadcast television is the fastest way to reach consumers. Buying CBS gets you where you want to go," Ross said.
According to Francoise Lee, executive VP, investment director at media agency Assembly, the main themes of the upfront week presentations were that "content is king and that TV is not dead."
Big data—TV's way to compete with digital advertising—wasn't that big. "They didn't talk about it much this year," Lee said. Turner talked data, and NBC mentioned its ATP, but the "networks had a lot to cover and only had an hour to do it."
"I didn't expect the TV networks to talk as much about traditional linear television," added Marianne Gambelli, chief investment officer at Horizon Media. "I know these presentations are for us to see their great content, but what we're all more interested in learning about is where and how are they going to distribute this content in the future as the linear platforms continue to weaken. As we continue to move to a more on-demand world, what's it going to look like and how to we get it all measured? It surprised me no one really talked about that."
At ABC's presentation on Tuesday Ben Sherwood, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney/ABC Television Group, reminded media buyers that "TV Works, and great TV works greatly."
ABC's head of ad sales offered proof for her boss's claims.
Geri Wang pointed to a survey that analyzed ad spending by 20 big brands over three years and the sales that resulted.
But buyers, who spend billions on TV seemed well aware of the media's effectiveness. "We already know TV still works," said Andy Donchin, chief investment officer, Aegis-Dentsu Network.
One way to make TV more effective is to cut back on commercials—a topic at a couple of presentations.
Turner has already cut back the ad loads at its truTV network and is planning to have fewer commercials—and more content—in upcoming original dramas on TNT.
Turner CEO John Martin said some clients have shown a willingness to pay a premium in a lower commercial environment.
Martin said Turner hoped 30-second spots would be replaced by longer ads. "We're trying to talk people into two minute commercials," he said. Those ads would have to be attractive and authentic to keep viewers tuned in.
During the Turner's presentation, ad sales president Donna Speciale commented that "NBC, A+E, Fox and Viacom have noticed our move and are joining us in reducing ad loads." She called on buyers to work with the networks to improve the viewer experience and make ads more effective. "We need you, the ad community, to support these moves. It is critical for all of us."
Toby Byrne, ad sales president for Fox Networks Group, took time in his presentation to bash the numbers digital companies use to measure viewership.
He noted that YouTube claimed 14 million views for a video, about the same number as watched a World Series game. He pointed out that using average audience, a more TV-like measure the YouTube video's audience shrinks to 1,620. Measuring viewers the way digital does, The World Series would have 6.8 billion views. "That makes the World Series a bargain and it's pretty absurd," Byrne said.
The biggest change during the week was NBCUnversal's presentation on Monday, which united its broadcast, cable and digital offering. NBCU CEO Steve Burke called it "the biggest upfront that ever existed."
Media buyers gave NBCU credit for trying something different. "Only NBCU could put on a show like that," said Shari Cohen, director of national advertising at Mindshare.
Others were confused. NBC grouped its shows thematically—rather than by network—and agencies don't buy that way, some buyers said. Nor would NBC sell those combinations of shows in isolation.
More importantly, by showing clips of so many shows in an unfamiliar context, some buyers said they found less likely to walk out with a must-buy program on their mind.
"They did themselves a disservice, they did the producers a disservice," one agency executive said.


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Body Mass Index (BMI): What It Is, And How To Calculate Yours
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a tool that indicates if your weight is in a healthy range. By taking your weight and comparing it with your height, you can get a good indication of whether you're in a healthy weight range
The Australian Government Department of Health lists five categories of weight ranges in BMI1:
- Underweight – a BMI less than 18.5
- Healthy – a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9
- Overweight – a BMI between 25 and 29.9
- Obese – a BMI greater than 30
How to you calculate your BMI
To check your BMI2, first, you need to measure your height and weight. Using a good quality, reliable scale, weigh yourself wearing as little clothing as possible. Then, measure your height using a tape measure.
The Australian Government Department of Health suggests using a tape measure attached to a straight wall, with the base at floor level. Then you should have someone else write down your height, by placing a flat ruler parallel to the top of your head 2.
The BMI formula
If you'd like to calculate your BMI the old fashioned way, the mathematical formula is:
Body Mass Index = weight (kg) ÷ height (㎡)
So, for example, let's check the BMI of a person 1.7 metres tall and weighing 65 kilos.
With a BMI of 22.49, this person is within the healthy weight range.
Does BMI change for men and women?
No, the formula for calculating BMI for men and women is the same. Gender plays no part in the calculations, neither does your age or ethnicity. For these reasons, your BMI doesn't give a complete review of your current health.
What is a healthy BMI?
According to the Australian government, a healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 24.91. Typically, for any height, there is a 10-12 kilo safe range you can rank between and still be considered a healthy BMI.
For example, using our 1.7 metre tall person weighing 65 kilos, they can weigh between 53.5 and 72 kilos. So, there is a broad weight range you can fall into and still be considered a healthy weight. This allows for most genetic variations in body composition and type.
How can you improve your BMI?
If your BMI puts you in the overweight or obese category, there are several steps you can take to improve your lifestyle and create healthy habits. The Australian Government Department of Health suggests a program that includes:
- Planning for success
- Eating well
- Getting active
- Tailoring a program to your needs
- Using free tools, like these meal and fitness planners
Shifting your habits to create a new lifestyle can be difficult, but there is plenty of help and support available3. With patience and perseverance, you can do it!
If you're underweight and need to gain weight to improve your BMI, start by visiting the HealthyWeight.health.gov.au website which has plenty of resources for people needing to gain weight4.
If you have any questions or concerns about your weight, or your BMI, consult your doctor. Any lifestyle changes you decide to undertake based on your BMI should be done under medical supervision.
Waist measurement and your BMI
Another good way to determine whether you're at a healthy weight is to measure your waist circumference.
The Australian Government Department of Health says that:
"Waist circumference is a better predictor than BMI of type 2 diabetes in women and of cardiovascular disease.1"
So, it's a good idea to consider your waist circumference as well as your BMI, in order to get a good picture of your overall health.
The Australian Government Department of Health also has some gender specific guidelines:4
- For men: a waist circumference of 94 centimetres or more indicates an increased risk of chronic disease, and a measurement of 102 centimetres or more indicates a higher increased risk of chronic disease.
- For women: a waist circumference of 80 centimetres or more indicates an increased risk of chronic disease, and a measurement of 88 centimetres or more indicates a higher increased risk of chronic disease.
If your waist circumference puts you at risk, it's a good idea to talk to your doctor about a potential plan for improving your health.
Factors that may affect your BMI
While BMI is a very useful tool, it's not a perfect, and is only part of determining the state of your overall health.
The Australian Government Department of Health says that the healthy BMI range can be:
- Lower for people of Asian background
- Higher for those of Polynesian origin
- Higher for older people
- Higher for elite athletes with higher than normal levels of lean body tissue
BMI is also not an accurate indicator of health in pregnant women or children1.
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On 12 February 2018, the European Commission published a summary of an appeal brought by Lietuvos gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) against the Commission's fine imposed on Lithuanian Railways for its abuse of a dominant position in breach of Article 102 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in relation to the dismantling of railway track between Latvia and Lithuania.
In its appeal, Lithuanian Railways claims that
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Lead Game PM
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Requisition Number: 156430
Position Title: Lead Game PM
External Description:
Lead Product Manager JD - EA Mobile - India
We're EA—the world's largest video game publisher. You're probably familiar with many of our titles—Madden, FIFA, The Sims, Need for Speed, Dead Space, Battlefield and Star Wars, to name a few but perhaps what you don't know is how committed we are to creating games for every platform—from PC to Console to Mobile. We exist to give our Players that Anytime, anywhere access they demand. What does that mean for you? It means more opportunities to unleash your creative potential, be inspired by those around you and engage in architecting success at scale
As EA's first label dedicated to purely digital games, EA Mobile creates games for mobile devices and online environments that deliver seamless play Anytime, Anywhere and on Any Mobile device. From Star Wars to Simpsons to Plants vs Zombies, EA Mobile houses some of the most beloved Mobile Game IP's connecting a market of more than one billion casual and core gamers worldwide. We pride ourselves in delivering engaging, accessible, high quality games to people of all skill levels and interests.
Slingshot Games represents one of EA Mobile's largest Studio Teams with a size ~75 passionate mobile game experts involved in Game Design, Engineering, Art, Production, Product Management, Analytics and Community Management and we own the Live Services for some of EA's Top mobile titles. We are looking for an accomplished Business Leader to join our Studio Leadership Team as 'Lead Product Manager'.
Who Are You
You have a minimum of 9 years of authentic, hands-on experience in Product Management of the B2C Digital kind – We would love it if some of that experience is in Gaming. Consumer Internet, Mobile Product Development and Digital Retail would be other close domain matches and we look for demonstrable depth in providing Strategic and Functional leadership. You are positively animated about driving Product Success in a highly competitive Business and Sincere about leading the Product Management Team to shape the careers of your Team members. Key attributes include authentic understanding of Digital Consumer Behaviours and Business models, Sharp analytical skills, Ability to create and institutionalize Product and Business measurement frameworks and Articulate strategies. Ability to communicate in a global environment and the temperament to perform in a truly Cross-Functional set-up is critical.
What is the Role:
- Engage with the Product Leadership Team(s) comprising of Producer, Designer, Game Product Manager and the Studio Leadership Team to arrive at the right Product Strategy that delivers on the Creative Vision and Business Goals of the franchise.
- Mentor the Product Managers on Game Economy Design and track the tuning efforts - Be Accountable for state of Economy of all the Games in the portfolio
- Develop strategic plan around User Engagement & Acquisition – Involves collaboration with EA Partner Orgs such as Publishing, Network Engagement and Marketing to amplify the chances of Product success
- Drive Business forecasting considering Product and Industry Trends, Tech and Design realities and other Strategic Insights
- Strategize Player Lifecycle Management - Messaging, Segmentation, Personalization, Game Events etc. Involves partnering with Product Marketing on the presentation of game updates in line with the Franchise/Product ethos
- Regularly partner, present and report to studio leadership and stakeholders on Product Health, Opportunities and Risks
- Provide Functional Leadership to the Product Management Function – Goal Setting & Performance Feedback, Scaling Competencies and facilitating Career growth.
What Drives Success at EA in this Role
- Strong passion for Mobile gaming and understanding of Mobile + Freemium Business model. Accountability for Business Outcomes.
- Fluency with metrics driven decision making combined with a sense of Design and Aesthetics – Games are the high point of convergence between Art and Science
- Earning the respect of the Cross Functional Team through authentic insights on Game Design, Business Fundamentals and Analytical Methodologies
- A 'Creative Product Development' mind-set – Iterative nature of work, Comfort with complexity and change, Multi-Disciplinary approach to problem solving
- Sharp Business Acumen that is grounded in a self-assured and context aware style of functioning
Community / Marketing Title: Lead Game PM
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Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.
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There is so many Medical Equipment which is available in the market. But as per all hospital requirement, some basic equipment should be there. Nowadays, people are facing a lot of different kind of diseases. So for recovery purpose, 10 types of medical equipment required all hospital.
Some basic and needy medical equipment like Hospital Stretchers, Patient Monitoring device for heart rate, temperature and blood pressure, Anesthesia Machines, ECG Machines, Ultrasound Devices, X-ray, Blood, and Urine testing equipment, all kind of surgical equipment, Sterilizers, Defibrillators.
Monitoring devices keep the patient's condition and state of health on an accurate rate. These devices are using to check the heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure.
Hospital Stretchers mainly used for providing comfortable support to patients. In an emergency case, stretchers are necessary for transporting patients. Two kinds of stretchers are there, for hospitals as well as Ambulances.
Monitoring devices keep the patient's condition and state of health on an accurate rate. These devices are using to check the heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure. Whatever may be a patient condition, the first duty of every doctor is to check all three things first. After that doctor takes further action.
The anesthesia machine is designed for providing gases to Anesthesia patient. This device gives an accurate and continuous supply of gases and maintains the proper level of anesthesia of the patient. Now it gives some advanced systems like ventilator, suction unit, and monitor.
Electrocardiogram (ECG) is a machine which is using to measure heart activity. It tests whether the heart is acting normally or not. This machine records the rhythm and activity of the heart which is visible on the machine screen.
The ultrasound device is used to scan the patient's internal body with high-frequency sound. It creates inside body images of the patient. Mainly pregnancy time, it is necessary. This is safe for both scan and sonography. This device doesn't create radiation. It creates sound waves or echoes to make an image.
X-ray is a type of radiation known as electromagnetic waves, it used to check broken bones mainly. It creates pictures of the inside body. But there are so many different types of x-rays like for chest x-ray can spot pneumonia, cancer purpose, etc.
In a hospital laboratory, some diagnostic machines are using to automate the blood and urine test. This equipment is using to measure the chemical and other characteristics of the patient.
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A sterilizer is using to kill all forms of microbes using fungi, bacteria, viruses, spores, and many. In a short duration, it provides high pressure saturated steam.
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Up until tonight, I could not have told you the name of Australia's Defence Minister. Names of the senior cabinet members have certainly been bandied about, yet after 15 months in the position, his profile has remained particularly low.
Tonight I heard a radio interview with the Minister - Joel Fitzgibbon. The interviewer was trying to draw out information and thoughts about Australia's engagement in Afghanistan. As does happen, the interviewer was trying to extract more information than he felt he needed to give or was wise to give. So he wasn't saying anything meaningful in the first part of the interview. However, he got to the point where he was willing to enumerate a set of (four) principles for Australia's involvement in Afghanistan, and he let flow. They were rather a complex set of principles on strategy - where often enough you hear just a few tactical comments. And when pressed on particular points - naming names, so to speak, he was clearly not going to give away anything that could be diplomatically sensitive.
He could have simply fobbed off the interviewer with a few bland comments - but ultimately he made some meaningful points. Although I can usually tell which side one's ideological bread is buttered, it's not so easy with Afghanistan, because a strong case can be made for an involvement that helps that nation gain some stability and infrastructure that it scarcely ever seems to have had. That issue aside, I have to be impressed with Joel Fitzgibbon's capabilities. And he hasn't said anything yet to give me cause for alarm in a political sense, but it is still early days.


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Higher start in store for stocks
July 27 (AAP) The Australian stock market is likely to open higher after the Dow Jones hit a two-month high overnight.
This morning on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 26 points at 4502 points. Yesterday, the major indices finished about 0.6 per cent higher.
What you need to know:
· The SPI was up 26 points at 4502
· The Australian dollar was buying 90.23 US cents
· In the US, the S&P500 rose 12.35 points to 1115.01
· In Europe, the FTSE 100 rose 38.5 points to 5351.12
· Gold fell $US4.70 an ounce to $US1183.10
· Oil was steady at $US78.98 a barrel
· The Reuters Jefferies index rose 0.02%
· Stocks to watch: possible market movers
What's out today
In economics news, Housing Industry Association releases its Trades Report for the June quarter.
In the news this morning
And overseas, US new home sales have bounced back from record lows and there is growing evidence that the embattled BP boss Tony Hayward will step down shortly.
How we fared yesterday
The Australian share market closed higher on Monday, aided by strong sales data from Wesfarmers and buoyant banking stocks.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.7 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 4486.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 29.3 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 4504.4.
Offshore overnight
US stocks extended gains on Monday as sentiment was boosted by a surge in new home sales and higher company earnings.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 100.81 points, or 0.97 per cent, to a two-month high of 10,525.43, after posting a 3.2 per cent jump last week.
The tech-rich Nasdaq composite index gained 26.96 points, or 1.19 per cent, to 2296.43, while the broader S&P 500 index added 12.35 points, or 1.12 per cent, to 1115.01.
The S&P 500 had finished 3.5 per cent higher last week, breaching the 1100 level for the first time since June 21.
The market received a boost from data on sales of new homes, which increased in June by 23.6 per cent to 330,000 units from a revised May rate of 267,000, a record low.
Economists cautioned against reading too much into the increase.
European stock exchanges closed higher. The London FTSE 100 index added 38.5 points, or 0.72 per cent, to 5351.12.
German stocks rose by 0.45 per cent, led by banking stocks in the first reaction to European bank stress tests. The DAX was up 27.87 points at 6194.21 points.
French stocks rose by 0.81 per cent, also reacting to the banks' stress tests. The CAC 40 index added 29.13 points to 3636.18 points.
Oil prices were steady on Monday as investors mulled expectations of an inventory decline in the United States and as concerns eased over a storm threat to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, ended at $US78.98 a barrel, steady with Friday's close.
September gold fell $US4.70 to settle at $US1183.10 a fine ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
September silver rose 9.9 US cents to settle at $US18.20 per ounce.
Copper for September delivery settled 3.8 US cents higher at $US3.2230 a pound.
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Backbone Store v 0.2 released
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The last version of the Backbone Store was pretty sloppy. I've cleaned it up, with some serious revisions to both the code and the commentary, and you're welcome to look it over. As always, it's available from my Github.


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There's a touch more erosion on the Sphinx today, as a monumental tear rolls down her stony cheek upon hearing of the death of John Anthony West. He's the maverick who made the case for the Sphinx being older than conventional wisdom insists. The news hit Greg Taylor particularly hard and he gives a fine eulogy for the man, but not his ideas which shall endure. Half a world away in another desert, Four Corners Researcher JC Johnson Passed Away leaving behind an ouevre of skinwalkers, pterodactyls, and Loren Coleman's favorite: bigfoot. Grab a few tissues as friends join Loren in remembering the "Indiana Jones of Bigfoot Researchers". (CS)
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