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Sony logged a net loss of 159 billion yen in the same period in 2011.
Sony booked an operating profit of 46.4 billion yen for the October-to-December period, compared with an operating loss of 91.7 billion yen a year earlier while its sales rose 6.9 per cent year-on-year to 1.95 trillion yen.
The Japanese consumer electronics maker maintained its annual net profit outlook for the current financial year, which ends March 31, at 20 billion yen.
Sony is expected to release the PlayStation 4 gaming console later this year, the Kyodo News agency reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources closed to the matter. The new version will have a differently shaped controller from PlayStation 3 and feature online play and integration with other devices, Kyodo said.
The company was to announce the launch on February 20 in New York, the report said.
Sony, which used to be known as the world's electronics innovator, has lagged behind its rivals such as Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in producing popular gadgets, resulting in four-straight years of annual losses and a restructuring.


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The pattern of premature wear in steam generator tubes differs between the San Onofre nuclear plant's two reactors, the top U.S. nuclear official said after a tour of the plant Friday.
And attention is now focusing on the puzzling and "unique" pattern of wear in the reactor that was shut down Jan. 31 after a water leak caused a tiny release of radioactive gas.
"At this point they have identified a type of wear in the Unit 3 steam generator that they haven't seen on the Unit 2 steam generator," Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko told a group of reporters Friday.
Jaczko, accompanied on the tour by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and congressional staff members, also said neither NRC nor Southern California Edison, the operator of the troubled plant, has a timetable yet for starting up the reactors.
He said the utility company must determine the cause or causes of the premature wear before the reactors can be restarted.
Both of the nuclear plant's reactors have been shut down since January. Operators chose to shut down Unit 3 after detectors picked up a leak in one of its steam generator tubes; the Unit 2 reactor had been shut down for routine maintenance.
But inspections of both revealed premature wear in hundreds of steam generator tubes, among nearly 20,000 tubes in each pair of steam generators.
Each of the plant's reactors has two massive generators that produce steam used to turn turbines and generate electricity.
Edison has plugged a total of 321 steam generator tubes in both reactors. And while plugging of worn tubes is normal during the life of such steam generators, Edison's four generators are only two years old.
And the Unit 3 tubes are showing more extensive wear than those in Unit 2, even though Unit 2 has been operating longer -- since February 2010 for Unit 2, versus February 2011 for Unit 3, Edison officials said.
While the type of wear seen in Unit 2 has been seen before, the wear in Unit 3 is "unique," Jaczko said.
"Definitely the Unit 3 degradation is a different type of phenomenon than we routinely see in steam generators," he said.
The cause of the premature wear remains a mystery, and Jaczko declined to speculate on the possibilities -- including the idea that changes in the steam-generator design are to blame, as asserted in a report commissioned by an environmental group, Friends of the Earth.
The wear on Unit 3 seems to be along the lengths of the tubes, said Edison spokeswoman Jennifer Manfre, a different pattern than that seen in Unit 2.
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Editor's NoteMuch of the creative team responsible for HBO's revered series THE WIRE reunite to present the new series TREME, set in New Orleans and following the musicians and citizens who still call the town home even in the brutal aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This release contains every episode from the show's debut season, and offers background information about the production, especially the music that features prominently in every episode.
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Andrew Goldsmith's book, Zarqawi's Ice Cream: Tales of Mediocre Infantrymen is straightforward and unconventional. It will open your eyes, heart, and mind to the reality of war
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Nicole Scherzinger might not be a Pussycat Doll anymore, but she's still got her claws.
Nicole — annoyed with Simon Cowell's meddling with her team on The X Factor — has banned the iconic British music mogul from attending any of rehearsals for her team members, Stacy, Josh and Leroy, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
The development came after Radar first reported last week that Simon had been attending Stacy's rehearsals and criticized Nicole's work in mentoring her. The bad blood boiled further when Simon boldly took credit for choosing Stacy's song on last Wednesday's episode.
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1 package McCormick® Bag 'n Season® Herb Roasted Pork Tenderloin
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Mix Seasoning Mix, honey, orange juice and ginger. Pour evenly over pork. Turn pork in bag until evenly coated. Close bag loosely with nylon tie. Cut 4 small holes in top of bag to allow steam to escape.
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Marcia Wallace dies, voice of 'Simpsons' Krabappel
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Marcia Wallace, who was the voice of scoffing schoolteacher Edna Krabappel on "The Simpsons" and played wisecracking receptionist Carol on "The Bob Newhart Show" in the 1970s, has died. She was 70.
"Simpsons" executive producer Al Jean said in a statement Saturday that her "irreplaceable character" -- who contended with Bart Simpson's constant antics -- would be retired.
Jean said he was "tremendously saddened" when he found out about "the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace. She was beloved by all at The Simpsons."
Jean went on to say that her death was "a terrible loss for all who had the pleasure of knowing her."
The statement did not provide a date for her death, or a cause.
The longtime TV actress' credits also included appearances on Candice Bergen's "Murphy Brown" and roles on "Full House," ''7th Heaven" and "The Young and the Restless."
On "The Simpsons," Wallace provided the voice for world-weary Edna Krabappel (cru-BOP'-pul), who smoked cigarettes, made sarcastic comments and finally found love in the arms of Simpson's neighbor Ned Flanders after fans voted online at the end of season 22 to keep the unlikely couple together.
Wallace's trademark "Ha!" punctuated Krabappel's frequent snide remarks, and her character was known for saying, "Do what I mean, not what I say."
Harry Shearer, the voice of Ned Flanders, said Wallace "brought this huge, positive energy" to her work.
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|3° 20' 29"
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Sigma Hydrapp (σ Hydrae, σ Hya) is the 4th-magnitude star in the constellation Hydra. Sigma Hydrae belongs to spectral class K1+III and has apparent magnitude +4.44. It is approximately 353 light years from Earth
It is also known by the proper name Minchir, and appears as Minchir es-schudscha' on Bode's large star atlas, Uranographia, which is derived from the Arabic Minkhir al-Shuja', "the Nostril of Hydra", for this star. The name is erroneously spelt as Al Minliar al Shuja in the Yale Bright Star Catalogue.[1].
This star, along with δ Hya (Lisan al Shudja), ε Hya, ζ Hya, η Hya and ρ Hya, were Ulug Beg's Min al Azʽal, "Belonging to the Uninhabited Spot".[1]
According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Min al Azʽal or Minazal were the title for five stars : δ Hya as Minazal I, η Hya as Minazal II, ε Hya as Minazal III, ρ Hya as Minazal IV and ζ Hya as Minazal V (exclude this star)[2]
In Chinese, 柳宿 (Liǔ Sù), meaning Willow (asterism), refers to an asterism consisting of σ Hydrae, δ Hydrae, η Hydrae, ρ Hydrae, ε Hydrae, ζ Hydrae, ω Hydrae and θ Hydrae[3] Consequently, σ Hydrae itself is known as 柳宿二 (Liǔ Sù èr, English: the Second Star of Willow.).[4]
The people of Groote Eylandt, called Unwala, "The Crab", for the star cluster including this star, δ Hya (Lisan al Shudja), ε Hya, ζ Hya, η Hya and ρ Hya.[5]
- "HD 73471 -- Variable Star". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 2006-11-05.
- ^ Allen, R. H. (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. p. 249. ISBN 0-486-21079-0. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Jack W. Rhoads - Technical Memorandum 33-507-A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; November 15, 1971
- ^ (Chinese) 中國星座神話, written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.
- ^ (Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 5 月 28 日
- ^ Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-western cultures, ed. Helaine Selin, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997, p.105.


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All dogs bark. Is that true? Well no. Not all dogs bark, but most do. Owners of a Basenji, an Alaskan Malamute, and an Afghan Hound can take it easy and enjoy the silence around them. However there are dogs that are typically big barkers and these include the Jack Russell, Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, Mudi, Vizsla, Shetland Dog, Newfoundland, German Shepherd, Dachshund, Beagle, West-Highland Terrier, Toy Poodle, Doberman and the Schnauzer.
So what to do when you have to listen to incessant barking? Not only your sleep, but your neighbors' nerves will also be affected. Although one understands that barking is natural for dogs, there comes a time when enough is enough. What to do then? Training might help…but an anti-barking dog collar might do the trick as well.
What is an anti-barking dog collar you ask? Well this is special type of collar that triggers a reaction out of a dog…and after repetitively negatively stimulating the dog with every bark, the dog slowly but surely learns not to bark. There are different types of anti bark collars available. There are dog collars that deliver a light shock to your dog as a reaction to barking. There is also a type of dog collar that sprays mists of citronella. This smell is not welcomed by dogs and they sooner stop barking than continue smelling the fumes of citronella around them. This is a more humane solution because it does not inflict pain to the dog.
So how effective is an anti barking dog collar, you ask?
Tell me…do women look better with breast implants? You are probably thinking "what the hell does silicone have to do with dogs?" Not much, I agree, but as an analogy, it is striking. Today I was walking in a shopping mall and saw a woman with "fake boobs". My train of thought steamed ahead of me and I found myself thinking: "Hey! This is much like cropping a dog's ears or docking its tail! So….I would like to talk about docking and cropping. (At the end, feel free to answer my initial question, if you feel like it, of course)
Much like with silicone implants, tail docking and ear cropping have been met by a lot of opposition. The tradition first originates from selecting breeding practices and it is seen as cosmetic modification of that which is God-given.
So let me start by explaining what ear cropping is. At about age 9-13 weeks, puppies go under the knife and their whole look changes. While the puppy is anesthetized the outside edge of the puppy's ears are cropped. The cuts are sutured closed and the ears are placed in a rack so that they stand up, while they heal. Breeds that undergo this procedure include the American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Schnauzer, Boxer, Great Dane, and Doberman Pinscher. Cropping was originally done on fighting dogs…to decrease their chances of having an injured ear. On hunting dogs it was also done, but in this case it was done, so that they wouldn't get tangled in the bushes. Now the main question arises: Is it good to have this procedure done? Well, I have to be honest with you; I like the look of a hardcore Great Dane with cropped ears….or the sleek look of a Doberman with cropped ears. But…- and yes, there is always a but – ….Cropping is no longer necessary. Dog fights have been banned and working dogs have become more family dogs.
Tail docking on the other hand, is a procedure that is done when the puppy is only days old.
You have most probably seen that your dog's eyes glow at night, like flourescent globes. Ever wonder why they do that? Well it has a rather simple scientific explanation. Dogs have a mirror-like layer of cells called the tapetum lucidum (bright carpet in Latin) at the back of their eyes. Humans do not possess these cells. The job of these cells is to improve a dog's vision in dim light. It achieves this by reflecting light back to the retina. The more light the retina receives the more information it has to work with to translate that light into images. So when you see your dog's eyes as glowing spheres in the dark, what you're actually seeing is light being reflected by the tapetum lucidum cells, so that images can be formed. Otherwise, without these cells, dogs would be unable to see at night. The eyes of many animals -including dogs – will also reflect yellow, green, or other colors in flash photography as well. It is called the "green-eye effect" or the "green eyeshine" in animals. In humans on the other hand, the opposite "red-eye effect" is a problem because, with no tapetum lucidum layer to block the light, it reaches the blood-rich region at the back of the eye and causes a brilliant red image of it to be focused back through the lens of the eye, giving even the nicest people red, glowing, demonic eyes in flash photographs.
The best tracker was recorded in 1925, and the record is still held by the Doberman Pinscher named "Sauer", trained by Detective-Sergeant Herbert Kruger. Sauer tracked a stock thief 100 miles (161 km) across the vast Great Karroo, in South Africa by scent alone. Did you know that a man named Louis Doberman, a German tax-collector, first bred the Doberman breed in the late 1860s to protect him while he worked?
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Artist, Sarah Theophilus' distinctive style as well as her passion for dogs take the contemporary approach to the tradition of pet portraits much further. Her dog paintings capture the candid, the intense, and the more quirky nature of our beloved companions. Her art can be seen at Pet Portraits in Pastel.
The Doberman Pinscher, also called the Dobermann in many countries or just simply Doberman, is a popular breed of dog that originates from Germany. Dobermans are among the most popular of pet breeds, and the breed is well known for its intelligence, alertness and loyalty as a companion dog. Although in the 1970's-1980's, it was used more as a guard dog, a watch dog, or as a police dog, this is less common today. In many countries, Doberman Pinschers are one of the most recognizable breeds, in part because of their actual roles in society, and in part because of media stereotyping them as viscious creatures. Although they can be assertive, careful breeding and care has improved the temperament of this breed, and the modern Doberman Pinscher is an energetic and lively breed which is ideally suited for companionship and family life, making any family proud. Anyone who has ever owned a Doberman, can vouch for this fact!
Military dogs are dogs that are used to complement the various tasks that are needed to carry out a military operations. To some, this may seem to be contrary to humanitarian principles. But I look at it like this – This is how dogs first evolved – as a companion in hunting, and in fact, gun dogs like the Hungarian Vizsla are in use by even non military personnel.


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Rules for the Global Economy is a timely examination of the conditions under which international rules of globalization come into existence, enabling world economic and financial systems to function and stabilize. Horst Siebert, a leading figure in international economics, explains that these institutional arrangements, such as the ones that govern banking, emerge when countries fail to solve economic problems on their own and cede part of their sovereignty to an international order. Siebert demonstrates that the rules result from a trial-and-error process--and usually after a crisis--in order to prevent pointless transaction costs and risks.
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July 5, 2011
Angela Andaloro
While newly-minted high school seniors across the country are already itching to walk across the stage and accept their diplomas next spring, there are a few things students must do before their high school experience comes to a close. I was there myself not too long ago and this was my official high school bucket list:
What's on YOUR high school bucket list?
Angela Andaloro is a rising junior at Pace University's New York City campus, where she is double majoring in communication studies and English. Like most things in New York City, her life and college experience is far from typical – she commutes to school from her home in Flushing and took nearly a semester's worth of classes online – but she still likes to hang out with friends, go to parties and feed her social networking addiction like your "average" college student.
July 7, 2011
Darci Miller
Once you hit college, you no longer have to build your resume to get into the school of your dreams but you do have to build your resume to get the career of your dreams. Trust me, the competition out there is tough and you'll need any leg up than you can get. Luckily for you, college has a veritable goldmine of resources to help you.
First and foremost, take advantage of on-campus organizations related to your intended field. From clubs to fraternities, there will definitely be something for you to get involved with to make connections – both with professionals and with other students in your major. Older students can help you out with classes in future semesters and professionals can be great assets in securing internships.
Class assignments can be great opportunities to make connections as well. Last fall, my sport leadership professor assigned each student to interview a leader in the field they want to get into. As a U.S. Olympic Committee hopeful, I was able to interview Gary Hall, Sr., a former Olympic swimmer and current vice president of the U.S. Olympians Association. Not only was this insanely cool for me (I was so star struck!) but he wrote me a letter of recommendation that helped me get an interview with USA Swimming. And this all happened because of a homework assignment!
Professional organizations are significant assets as well. Many have chapters for college students to join and membership fees are fairly minimal. Joining one of these organizations gives you access to a vast network of connections. Though I'm not in one yet, I have a friend who's a member of the Association of Women in Sports Media. She just graduated and credits the AWSM for helping her get a killer internship with MLB.com. (I think I need to join this, like, five minutes ago!) To find an organization that's right for you, Google professional organizations for your major to start making connections. Happy hunting!
Darci Miller is a New Yorker studying journalism and sport administration at the University of Miami. When she's not writing for the school newspaper, you can find her at the gym, either working or working out. She loves all '80s pop culture (the cheesier the better!), and glues herself to her TV when the Olympics are on. She dreams big, and believes the sky's the limit!
Brittni Fitzgerald
Working part-time while in school has its benefits because you are getting real work experience but if you don't want the headache of balancing an outside job and school, there is another option: work-study.
Work-study allows you work on campus but the employer works with your school schedule. They understand that your first priority is being a student; off-campus part-time jobs typically do not have this extra benefit and are not as flexible with your work schedule and school schedule as a work-study job can be. Some work-study programs even allow days off during midterms and finals so you can study, compose papers and have an overall lower stress level.
As for compensation, part-time job and work-study positions usually pay similarly because of the minimum wage laws observed in most states. The downfall with having a part-time job that is not located on campus and you have to drive back and forth to campus for class – with today's gas prices, why drive to work when you can work from campus? – and once you secure a work-study position, it's likely you can keep it until you graduate. Talk about job security!
Now that you see why work-study can be more valuable than working a part time job, find out what the work-study options are at your school and check out this post from Kara Coleman, another Scholarships.com virtual intern, about finding the right place to work on campus.
Though she moved from Fremont, Calif., to Chicago at the age of 5, Brittni Fitzgerald will always remember the sun and fun of California life. She is the youngest of six children and is currently attending Chicago State University. There, Brittni is an accounting major and an active member of the Student Government Association but also a published poet (in 8th grade, her work was published with the Illinois's 2004 "Celebrate! Young Poets Speak Out"). Brittni enjoys running, swimming, dancing, singing and shopping. Her motto is "Live Life Loud."
July 8, 2011
Alexis Mattera
Attention recent college grads: You may be able to pay down those student loans a bit sooner than expected!
According to the annual Salary Survey by National Association of Colleges and Employers, graduates from the Class of 2011 shows a 4.8 percent starting salary bump over last year's graduates. The increase was seen across most disciplines including engineering, liberal arts and social sciences, though 5 percent more 2010 graduates were able to find jobs than their 2011 counterparts. With approximately $2,357 more before taxes (this year's grads will average $51,018 to last year's average of $48,661), new grads will have enough for a few months of rent, some padding to a savings account or, yes, a way to make a dent in those loans.
Recent grads, are you happy about this news? Soon-to-be grads, are you hopeful the salary figures will continue to increase until you finish college?
July 12, 2011
Aaron Lin
When I started college, I was a chemistry major on a pre-med track but when I shadowed at a hospital and observed the lab technologists there, their role in patient care interested me so much I decided to change my major to what they were doing: medical laboratory science, or MLS.
So what is it? Medical lab science recently underwent a name change from clinical lab science. Medical technologists (formerly clinical lab technologists) work in labs analyzing body fluids and send out results that the doctors can use to make decisions about patients' treatments. MLS can be good for budding scientists if they want to study a blend of medicine and science during their undergraduate years. Usually the first two years of undergrad are similar to a biology major's; it's during the second two years that classes like clinical immunohematology, parasitology, mycology, biochemistry and microbiology are taught. Then there are semester- to year-long clinicals where students apply what they've learned in lecture. After graduation, students must get certified and pass a state board if their state requires one for work.
Why could MLS be good for you? Many reasons, actually. There is a shortage of MLS workers, you'll get to work right out of college and your background in clinical lab will be phenomenal. Depending on where you work, there is room for specialization in certain areas like microbiology (where you'd be identifying microorganisms) or blood banks (where you'd be matching blood types for transfusions); you could also find yourself working in reference labs, public health labs, pharmaceuticals, biotech, forensics, veterinary clinics, fertility clinics, food industry and many more.
If you're interested in medicine and science, try looking up MLS. It's a great stepping stone and opens many doors to the health field.
Aaron Lin is a chemistry major at Louisiana State University but has plans to transfer to LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans to pursue a clinical laboratory science degree and further feed his interest in the application of scientific and medical knowledge. In his free time, Aaron likes to eat food, read and write about food, exercise to work off that food and play the occasional computer game. He also enjoys footbiking, running and Frisbee.
July 13, 2011
I'm the kind of person that has everything planned out (or tries to) so when it came to applying for internships, I was meticulous. I found over a dozen to apply to and wrote down all the application deadlines to keep myself on time. I spent weeks rewriting and reformatting my resume and drafting cover letter after cover letter. I emailed contacts, I got letters of recommendation, I went through everything I've ever written to find my best writing samples to send off. In the end, I hit send feeling rather optimistic.
Fast forward to a month and a half later. I'd just gotten my final rejection and was thoroughly miserable. I'd worked so hard, put in so much time and effort – how could I have failed so utterly?
As I checked my email, I noticed one from Scholarships.com advertising openings for virtual interns. I shrugged, thinking 'might as well,' and sent off my resume and writing samples. I also found internship openings on a blogging community I'd been a member of since seventh grade. How cool would it be for me to get credit for doing something I'd done for fun for seven years? With another shrug, I sent off my resume and writing samples. And within two weeks, I had two internships.
Okay, so I may not be interning with the U.S. Olympic Committee and spending my summer in Colorado. And I may not be getting paid. But what I am doing is having an absolute blast! I'm employed as a blogger so not only do I get to write about topics of my choice but I'm expanding my portfolio as a journalist. My bosses are wonderful, my fellow interns are all incredible people and I couldn't be happier with how my summer turned out.
Bottom line: Life doesn't always turn out the way you planned but that's not always a bad thing. If you find yourself being rebuffed at every turn, by all means take some time to sulk (I most certainly did!) but regroup and get yourself back out there. Your unplanned experiences may be some of the greatest of your life.
July 26, 2011
According to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, it costs approximately $80,000 in tuition plus expenses to earn a bachelor's degree from a public four-year college and about $140,000 to gain the same credentials from a private nonprofit four-year institution. There are certainly ways to find this kind of funding – grants, student loans and, hello, scholarships! – but will your major of choice be worth the money? If you select one of the fields included on PayScale's list of best-paying college majors, it is decidedly so.
The annual list is dominated by engineering, with seven of the top 10 in branches of the field, while the other top-earning degrees include physics, applied mathematics and computer science:
Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Computer Engineering
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science
Nuclear Engineering
Does this list have you reconsidering your college path or will you stick to your intended major?
July 25, 2011
Teaching students how to write (and write well) has long been a challenge for educators. Sure, there are always those students with a knack for style and syntax but how can teachers get less-proficient or ESL students excited about writing and bridge the digital divide at the same time? Through blogging.
Jon Schwartz, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher from Oceanside, Calif., found that more than 60 percent of his students "came from households where English was the second language, or wasn't spoken at all." To increase their interest in writing, Schwartz forewent the traditional pencil-to-paper route and introduced his students to blogging. After teaching them the basics, Schwartz required each student to submit a 90- to 100-word writing assignment each day. They had the option to turn in their assignments via the blog or on paper but after hearing how much some of Schwartz's former students enjoyed blogging, almost all of them opted for the digital method.
From there, Schwartz said "creativity and productivity skyrocketed because they knew that their work had the potential to be viewed quickly by an authentic audience that mattered to them." In addition to the new-found enthusiasm about writing – Schwartz's students continue to blog on their own time even when no assignment is required and utilize the Internet for research – the project has helped to bridge the digital divide. "If they aren't trained to use the computer as a tool for learning, work, and personal growth, they'll not be able to compete in high school, college, and job markets."
What do you think of Schwartz's experiment? Would a program like this one get you more interested in writing in and out of the classroom?
July 27, 2011
In college, money becomes a legitimate concern. For the most part, parents have taken care of finances until now and unless you're lucky enough to come from a wealthy family, college is the first time you're largely on your own financially.
In the weeks leading up to my first semester as a college student, my dad was adamant that I get myself a job. I'd failed in my attempts to get one that summer and was beyond broke. After many a stern talking to, it was decided for me that I'd apply for jobs at my campus's wellness center because not only was it right next door to the freshman dorms, but it was related to my sports administration major. At least two weeks before even leaving for Miami, my dad told me to get my application in. Right then. At that moment.
I thought that applying for an on-campus job weeks before I even set foot on campus as a student was a bit of overkill, but I listened to him and shot off an application. I got a phone call from them the next day, had an interview set up for a day or two after I arrived and had a job before classes even started.
Getting this job was one of the smartest decisions I (or my dad) made that first year in college and I encourage all of you to follow the same advice. On-campus jobs understand that you're a student before you're an employee, so they let you do homework during down time and have very flexible scheduling. Being on campus, they're conveniently located and often offer the potential for promotions and pay raises. They're a great way to meet new people and, well, hello spending money!
However, on campus jobs aren't always easy to get because they're so in demand. If you're heading to school for the first time or returning for a new year, start scouting the field and getting applications out within the next few weeks. Employers are always looking for people before the semesters start or during summer/winter breaks, when most students are away. Good luck and happy job hunting!
August 3, 2011
Radha Jhatakia
When we begin college, we all have ideal jobs we want after graduating. We explore the majors which will allow us to go into these fields and choose schools based on which ones have the best programs for our intended futures. Then we graduate, ready to achieve those goals, but how many of us actually get our dream jobs right away?
While some students are offered jobs in their fields quickly, others aren't as fortunate. Many recent grads spend months interviewing before settling on something – anything – to pay the bills or realize they can't do what they wanted with their degree and must gain additional certification or experience. Nothing can guarantee you will be able to do what you've always dreamed right out of school but there are ways to prepare yourself for either situation.
Use your college resources from the beginning. All colleges have career centers and counselors who can assist you with internships, jobs and post-college options. Meet with them and create a career plan first semester freshman year instead of last semester senior year. By doing so, you could obtain a job freshman year to help you gain some work experience, serve as a TA during your sophomore year and gain an excellent recommendation letter, score an internship in your field of study during your junior year and continue it in your senior year, then either get a job offer from that internship or at least have a resume or portfolio to present to potential employers who will be amazed with your dedication. Not bad!
If you haven't found your dream job after you graduate, don't give up your hope. Everyone has to start somewhere and for most people, it isn't what they would consider ideal. If you are persistent, work efficiently without complaint and show that you are capable of doing much more, your employers won't waste your potential.
Radha Jhatakia is a communications major who will be transferring to San Jose State University this fall. She's had some ups and downs in school and many obstacles to face; these challenges – plus support from family, friends and cat – have only made Radha stronger and have given her the experience to help others with the same issues. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, reading, cooking, sewing and designing. A social butterfly, Radha hopes to work in public relations and marketing upon graduation.
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Grandway Group Ltd., the joint venture company of listed Basic Energy Corp. and Petrosolve Sdn Bhd of Malaysia, recently secured another regulatory approval, firming up its investment in Indonesia.
Basic Energy reported to the Philippine Stock Exchange that Grandway recently received the endorsement of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to establish another company, PT. Basic Energi Solusi, to be based in Jakarta.
PT. Basic Energi Solusi, which is capitalized at 8.5 billion rupiah, will be the investment arm of Grandway in various businesses throughout Indonesia.
Earlier, Grandway obtained the approval of Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board—the Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal—for the registration of PT. Basic Energi Solusi to be established in Jakarta.
Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal authorized the joint venture vehicle to provide consultancy, management and supervision services in the management of oil wells.
"It shall undertake certain aspects of the operations of oil wells, within the regulatory and social frameworks applicable in the identified oil wells, within the regulatory and social frameworks applicable in the identified oil fields in Indonesia, using modern and chemical enhanced oil recovery technology to unlock oil resources and thereby increase oil production of these oil wells," according to Basic Energy's disclosure.
Basic Energy, which has been pursuing partnerships to expand its business in oil, gas and the renewable energy sectors, will provide technical and operations experience for the Jakarta-based company in the operation and management of oil wells.
The chemical technology patent owned by Petrosolve, meanwhile, will enhance oil recovery and increase oil production.
Malaysia-registered Petrosolve is in the business of providing oil field services. Its operations include the application of chemicals for increased oil production and the development of oil and gas fields and wells.
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this toy has been around for ages.. my first boxer loved it and would play for hours with us with it.. I used to put my foot in the one side when my hands had enough and she would pull and pull while I watched tv.
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I have had this toy for at least ten years and I foster dogs so alot of animals come through my house--nobody shows any interest in playing with this toy and I have even tried to drum up interest.
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The present invention relates to sensing conditions of blood of the wearer of an oxygen mask that provides supplemental oxygen to the wearer. A sensor is mounted on the interior of the mask directly adjacent to or in contact with the skin of the wearer. The sensor preferably is positioned just below the jaw in the throat area, where blood vessels are relatively close to the skin and are of sufficient number and size so that a condition such as blood oxygen level can be sensed by non-invasive sensors. The sensor in turn is connected to a suitable controller that will receive the signal from the sensor and control the flow of oxygen to the mask, both as to pressure, and to control oxygen level. Additionally, the controller can regulate outside conditions such as a pressure suit that may be worn by a fighter pilot, or can activate alarms as desired.
1. An oxygen mask for use on a human including a chin portion along a lower level of the oxygen mask, a sensor for monitoring blood conditions mounted on an interior surface of the chin portion, the sensor sensing conditions of blood in vessels in the skin of a person wearing the mask.
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7. A mask for covering the nose and mouth of a user and for supplying a gas for breathing by the user, said mask having a breath cavity and being shaped so that portions of the mask contact a user for support, the mask having a gas supply tube leading to the breath cavity, and a sensor mounted on an interior surface of the mask in a position to sense blood in vessels under the skin of a user, a controller coupled to the sensor for receiving signals from the sensor that indicate a condition of the blood being sensed, and a gas regulator connected to the controller, the controller controlling the gas regulator to regulate the gas provided through the gas supply tube in response to signals from the sensor.
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[0001] When pilots are operating high performance aircraft, as well as for medical purposes when a patient is receiving supplemental oxygen, it is desirable to monitor the oxygen level in the blood. The present invention relates to monitoring oxygen levels whenever an oxygen mask is worn.
[0002] Presently non-invasive sensors that utilize light beams directed at the skin in regions where there are blood vessels adjacent to the skin are available. The sensors are available for use on various parts of the body, such as finger pulse meters, and will determine the oxygen level in the blood without actually drawing a sample of the blood. Such devices are made by Nonin Medical, Inc. of Plymouth, Minn.
[0003] The non-invasive sensors are maintained in a small housing, with the components self contained, as in the present invention. The readings can be obtained remotely. Suitable software is used in the control of these units.
[0004] The users of oxygen masks have a special need for monitoring since supplemental oxygen is being used.
[0005] The present invention relates to the mounting of a blood oxygen level sensor that will non-invasively determine the oxygen content in blood that is flowing in vessels beneath the skin directly in an oxygen mask. Specifically, the sensor is mounted in a location that insures substantially instantaneously monitoring blood oxygen level whenever a person is using such oxygen mask. The blood vessels beneath the jaw of a person, in the throat area, are close to the skin surface and accessible for non-invasive analyzation of the blood oxygen The oxygen masks, particularly for pilots must be close fitting and comfortable, and the location below the jaw can accommodate such sensors without discomfort. The sensor in the mask is positioned so that whenever the mask is worn the sensor is in contact with or closely adjacent to the skin below the jaw and insures that any changes in blood oxygen, which can indicate conditions that are in need of correction, will be indicated. For example, in aircrew or pilot monitoring, G-forces or conditions which would indicate that the oxygen provided to the brain is low, which can cause the person to pass out, can be sensed. The output signal can be used for controlling and actuating systems to correct the matter, such as increasing the pressurization of a pressurized suit being used, or increasing the pressure and/or flow of the oxygen that is being provided to the person. In general the signals indicating low or lowering blood oxygen levels, or increasing levels that also can cause problems, can be used for initiating corrective action.
[0006] The level of oxygen in the blood can also indicate hypoxia, stress, and other conditions that are brought about by low oxygen, as well as high oxygen content.
[0007] The concept of locating the sensor in the face mask that is worn by persons requiring oxygen insures that the blood oxygen level parameter will be monitored whenever there is a need for supplemental oxygen.
[0008] Other non-invasive blood parameters can be sensed by suitable sensors located in the oxygen mask, such as pulse rate, blood pressure, and similar functions which are affected by the patient's condition.
[0009] The single FIGURE is a schematic cross sectional view of an oxygen mask in place on a user, and a block diagram of the controls utilized.
[0010] Referring to the FIGURE a person indicated generally at 10, such as a fighter pilot, or a medical patient, is fitted with a conventional oxygen mask 12, which is shown only schematically, but it is shown in cross-section generally in the position worn. The actual positions of the oxygen masks may vary, and the outer configurations of such masks also varies. The mask includes a nose portion 14, a breathing cavity 16, and an under chin or under jaw wall 18. The under chin wall is relatively flexible, and as shown, a blood oxygen sensor 20 is mounted on the interior of the chin wall 18, and rests against or closely adjacent to the throat skin or throat area 22, directly under the jaw, as shown, of the person 10. The sensor is a conventional non-invasive blood oxygen sensor such as those made by Nonin Medical, Inc. of Plymouth, Minn. The type of sensor can be a pulse oximeter that shines red and infrared light through tissue and detects the fluctuating signals caused by arterial blood pulses. The ratio of the fluctuation of the red and infrared light signals received determines the oxygen saturation content.
[0011] The sensor is activated with a power source provided from a controller/processor 24. The blood oxygen sensor 20 provides signals that are processed in the controller/processor 24, that is connected to the sensor through the inlet tube or umbilical 26 of the mask. The inlet tube 26 is connected to a regulator 28 that is in turn connected to an oxygen source 30 and an air or other gas (nitrogen) source 32. The regulator 28 not only will control the pressure that is applied through the breathe tube 26 to the interior breathe cavity 16 of the mask, but also will properly mix the oxygen with nitrogen or other gas, or air for obtaining the appropriate ratio that is necessary or desirable for the person 10 that is receiving the oxygen.
[0012] The controller/processor 24 receives the signals from the sensor 20, and analyzes it with analyzation software 34, which is presently used in connection with handheld non-invasive oxygen sensors sold by Nonin Medical, Inc.
[0013] If the blood oxygen level of the person 10 drops, as sensed by the sensor 20 analyzing blood vessels in the throat or under chin area 22, the output from the processor can adjust the pressure regulator 28, and the air/mix regulator so that an appropriate enrichment of oxygen can occur, or the oxygen pressure being provided can be increased.
[0014] It also should be noted that the sensor 20 may be combined with a presently available carbon dioxide detector 29, that is also capable of determining the carbon dioxide level in blood by analyzing the breath in cavity 16. The carbon dioxide sensor 29 is non-invasive. the Sensor 29 is energized from the controller 24 and provides a signal usable for insuring that the person 10, whether a pilot or a patient, receives appropriate oxygen.
[0015] In the case of a pilot, the high G-forces can affect the flow of oxygen to the brain, and this can be reflected by information determined by the sensor 20. If the oxygen level drops, the processor 24 can provide a signal to a pressure regulator 40 that controls pressure to a pressure suit 42 that the person 10 is wearing. In addition, alarms 44 can be sounded or those signals can be used for activating equipment that will place the aircraft into a less stressful attitude, or the like.
[0016] In addition to under the chin positions, the sensor can be placed adjacent the jaw, or in other places where there are blood vessels of sufficient size, closeness to the skin surface, and of sufficient blood flow for the sensor to work correctly.
[0017] The type of oxygen mask is only shown schematically. The present invention will work by replacing the oxygen level sensor or other sensor that does non-invasive testing of blood vessels, in a location such as below the chin, which is preferred, or along the jaw where the oxygen mask would be in contact with the skin, or in the side along the cheek of the wearer. The portion of the sensor that is in the mask can be made very thin, and can be covered with a suitable non-irritating cover material to insure that there is adequate comfort for the user.
[0018] Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, workers skilled in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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attempts, alcohol intoxications, medication errors, hazards evaluations—that arise from requests from emergency medical services and emergency department personnel, police and fire officials, and homeland security staff. A future system for poison prevention and control may need to be more appropriately designed and organized to respond to this variety of demands.
Early in its deliberations, the Committee realized that in order to address its charge, it must step back from a focus on the poison control centers alone and reexamine the overall context for preventing and treating poisoning. Reviewing the history of poison prevention in the United States reminded us that, in the past, a broad array of societal strategies, including safe product packaging and consumer legislation, had been used to reduce the risks posed by potentially hazardous substances. Adopting such a broad analysis led us to view poison control centers as part of a public health system intended to improve the health of communities and populations.
The argument for a broad public health approach to poisoning begins with the recognition that the United States has set specific year 2010 objectives (Healthy People 2010) for reduction of nonfatal poisonings to no more than 292 per 100,000 population, from the baseline of 349 in 1997, and deaths caused by poisoning to 1.5 per 100,000, from 6.8 in 1997. These ambitious objectives cannot be achieved by the poison control center network alone. There is no evidence that these centers, despite their critical role in poison control management, have reduced the incidence of poisoning in the population. There is good evidence, however, that hazardous substance packaging and regulation have had a primary preventive impact on poisoning (Rodgers, 1996). Furthermore, the body of evidence from the broader field of injury control indicates that reducing the burden of injury in the population (Bonnie et al., 1999) requires an integrated strategy of active behavioral, passive regulatory and engineering, and medical management strategies. Drawing on this broad perspective leads us to propose in Chapter 2 the creation of a Poison Prevention and Control System.
Currently there is no comprehensive system of poison prevention and control. Although poison control centers operate on a common set of certification standards, they form at best a loosely organized network. Each center has grown up in its own culture, has created its own organization and procedures, and cultivates its own mixture of funding sources. The absence of a "system" has led, in part, to the uneven and unstable development of the field. The current poison control center network needs


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It didn't take long. Within days of the Brussels murders, the conspiracy theorists (for which, read: "the Jews did it") were at it.
How's this for a 20th-century plot? A supernatural Empress is married to a human Emperor who will be turned to stone if the Empress is not able to buy a shadow from a poor woman. And those are just the basic elements.
Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten is sometimes described as his response to The Magic Flute.
Kasper Holten's new production of Don Giovanni is unmissable. There's not a scene that hasn't been thoroughly thought through and not a character who hasn't been dissected. That means a constantly rewarding intellectual challenge — such as the idea that, far from being helpless victims, Donna Anna and Zerlina are complicit in their dalliances with the Don.
They're back.
One of the many privileges of editing the JC is that my postbag helps me to sniff out the various "on trend" and "so last season" themes doing the rounds.
For a while it seemed as if there was one group that had almost disappeared from view. But I've noticed over the past few weeks that they're back.
The AsAJew has returned.
Château Chalon might be one of the most famous Jura wines but they are extremely difficult to get hold of. Thanks, however, to the Oracle Paradis Wine Fund's tasting, organised to celebrate its purchase of a bottle of the 1781, I've now tasted five different vintages.
Spurs fans who use the word "Yid" in terrace chants should not be prosecuted — as long as they are not motivated by hate, according to David Cameron.
The Prime Minister reignited the row over the use of the word when he made clear his view, which contradicts the Football Association and Jewish groups who have been insisting it is always offensive.
As of now, I'm not one of the 30 per cent of British men with a criminal record.
I say "as of now" because this may be about to change.
On Tuesday, the Football Association revived that perennial, the Y-word on the terraces.
When you're editing a newspaper, one of the most frequent questions you ask is: what's the peg?
I play a little game with myself, constructing tenuous pegs for stories with no apparent link to the JC, just to see if I can find a way, in theory, of getting them in to the paper.
The Syrian civil war could spill over far beyond its borders according to senior Israeli military sources, leading to fears that jihadis could "sweep through the region".
Military analysts also believe that no end is remotely in sight to the conflict and that it could last for 15 years.
If you're a regular JC reader, you'll have seen - and, I hope, laughed at - the columns of Peter Rosengard.
A senior Jordanian official has confirmed that the Hashemite Kingdom is allowing the Israelis to fly unmanned drones over its air space as part of the Israeli monitoring of the situation in Syria.
After seeing Written on Skin, I have some idea what it must have been like to have been at the premiere of Peter Grimes. Just as Britten's opera was immediately obvious as a masterpiece — and not just of British opera —so, too, George Benjamin's work is a league above any other new opera I have seen.
It's always fascinated me how one's horizon's change when you have kids.
Ask me four years ago to define paradise and I would not have come up with the idea of a hotel in the Cotswolds, let alone one that caters primarily for families. Ask me now, and I'll give you two words: Calcot Manor.
Oh dear. I really didn't want to have to write about antisemitism again. Believe me it's not something I ever want to have to discuss. But this past week there have been two instructive episodes.
Some ideas are so obvious you wonder why no one thought of them before. The annual Australia Israel UK Leadership Dialogue is one of them.
Originally a meeting of Australian and Israeli leaders — defined as politicians, thinkers and journalists — the addition of UK delegates has lifted the two-day forum into a sort of Israeli Königswinter Conference.
I've been trying to find out the thinking behind the Israeli government's announcement that it intends to build a settlement of 3000 units in E1.Speaking to various Israeli government sources, here's my take.
I have been spoilt by Carlos Kleiber. Nearly two decades ago, I heard him conduct Verdi's Otello at the Royal Opera House and I know that, as long as I live, I will never hear anything that compares. The opening storm he conjured up (and yes, it was magic), when he made the orchestra sound as if the earth was opening up, was something beyond music.
The victory of Mohamed Morsi as the new president of Egypt has not merely been greeted with equanimity in the West. It has been welcomed.
It would be difficult to think of a more inappropriate venue for a PR stunt than Auschwitz. So when it was announced that the England football team, staying in Krakow for the European Championships, was to visit the death camp, there were some howls of protest.
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Bruce Helgerson of Anderson demonstrates a guitar technique to a group of musicians attending Summer Jazz Camp.
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DETROIT — Free agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday on a nine-year, $214 million contract that fills the AL Central champions' need for a power hitter, a person familiar with the deal said.
CBS first reported the agreement.
The person told The Associated Press that the deal was subject to a physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract was not yet complete.
Detroit boldly stepped up in the Fielder sweepstakes after the recent knee injury to star Victor Martinez. A week ago, the Tigers announced that the productive designated hitter could miss the entire season after tearing his left ACL during offseason conditioning.
The Tigers won their division by 15 games before losing in the AL championship series to Texas. Adding the 27-year-old Fielder gives the Tigers two of the game's premier sluggers, pairing him with Miguel Cabrera.
The move also keeps Fielder's name in the Tigers' family. His father, Cecil, became a big league star when he returned to the majors from Japan and hit 51 home runs with Detroit in 1990. Cecil played with the Tigers into the 1996 season, and young Prince made a name for himself by hitting prodigious home runs in batting practice at Tiger Stadium.
A few years ago, when Prince returned to Detroit as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers, Tigers Hall of Famer Al Kaline recalled that power show.
"You can't ever say that you look at a kid that age and say that you know he's going to hit 40 or 50 home runs someday, but Prince was unbelievable," Kaline said then. "Here's a 12-year-old kid commonly hitting homers at a big league ballpark."
With Cabrera and Fielder, Detroit will begin this season with two players under age 30 with at least 200 career homers. According to STATS LLC, that's happened only once before. At the start of the 1961 season, the Milwaukee Braves featured 29-year-old Eddie Matthews (338 homers) and 27-year-old Hank Aaron (219).
Several teams had shown interest this winter in Fielder, who had spent his entire career with Milwaukee. He visited Texas, and the Washington Nationals also got involved in the discussions.
The beefy slugger hit .299 with 38 home runs and 120 RBIs last season. He is a three-time All-Star and was the MVP of last year's event in Phoenix.
Fielder has averaged 40 homers and 113 RBIs over the past five years. He's also been among the most durable players in the majors, appearing in at least 157 games in each of the last six seasons.
Fielder hits left-handed, while Cabrera is a righty.
The deal is only the fourth $200 million contract in baseball history, following Alex Rodriguez's $275 million, 10-year contract with the New York Yankees, A-Rod's $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas and Albert Pujols' $240 million, 10-year contract last month with the Angels.


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Comment: Re:The Don't Buy It (Score 1) 1634
Oh no, I do like it. And that's why me and everyone else is going to buy the cheaper compact version that has a camera and a phone, and is otherwise identical.
Comment: Re:Knows as much about ethics as he does mathemati (Score 1) 241
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Comment: Re:Mod parent up! (Score 1) 502
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Unless they're gay monkeys. That's just going too far.
Comment: Re:So... (Score 1) 596
Then you should go on a sex offenders watch list or something, cause it's just a matter of time.
Comment: Re:Finally... (Score 1) 351
Comment: Re:A Natural Progression Yet So Many Caveats (Score 1) 578
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Comment: Re:Wow. (Score 1) 881
This "idiocracy" meme (that the masses are stupid and we are the smart ones) is just ego stroking - don't feel good just because you're more sane than the bottom 0.001% who are off their meds.
Maybe I just feel like there are more stupid, gullible people around because I know so many of them personally, like half my co-workers, most of my family, all of my wife's friends, and the majority of people I randomly start conversations with. And don't even get me started on the rubes who still vote Republican.
Thank goodness it's all in my head.
Comment: Re:Wow. (Score 2, Interesting) 881
"Ignorant" is not the same as "stupid", and can be cured by means much less dramatic than death.
Knowing nothing about science, astronomy, logic, or reality = ignorance.
Buying into the 2012 claptrap = gullibility.
Seeing an action movie and thinking it's real = stupidity.
I'm glad we could clear that up. (seriously though, I agree with your assessment that magical thinking is a cultural thing, and we should all have far less tolerance for it.)
Comment: Re:Evacuate this universe! (Score 1) 478
Let's make a LHC that is activated automatically in case of attack on the country or natural disaster..
National Security: All Done.
Comment: Re:So Where Exactly is this 'Leaked' Document? (Score 1) 775
Unless you want to out the person leaking this document, he can't ever publish a photocopy of it as it will be traced back to him.
Oh c'mon... they never heard of photoshop? Either they don't have the document, or they figure it's not worth their time to make the watermark illegible.
Either way bodes well.
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No, no no... that whole thing is a total myth.
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In lab setting, they caused some machines to turn off, others to malfunction
TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Those magic little devices that allow you to enter your hotel room or pay a toll electronically could interfere with the operation of critical medical equipment in a hospital.
In a laboratory setting not involving actual patients, Dutch scientists found that the radio frequency identification devices -- which are increasingly used in medicine -- caused potentially hazardous problems with some medical tools.
The findings were published in the June 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
However, the scope of the danger is not yet clear.
"This leaves us concerned, [but] we have to see if this pans out in a real intensive care unit," said Dr. Donald M. Berwick, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, Mass., and author of an accompanying editorial. "These [devices] are brought in for a reason, and are doing things for the good. Just to shut them down would be overreacting. Let's get serious about finding out whether this is a replicable finding, and if it occurs in the presence of real patients. I believe food and drug administrations and manufacturers have a duty to investigate, and I'd say urgently."
The use of these devices is increasing in medical settings. For example, in respirators or IV pumps they help locate and keep track of inventory; they could also be used in drug blister packs to prevent counterfeiting or to ensure the quality of blood products.
"They're so tiny now that they can be put in surgical gauze pads, so at the end of the operation, the nurse can count up all pads and notice if one is missing and might have been left in the patient," Berwick said. "There are all sorts of applications in hospitals, and the devices are proliferating."
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