...Reaction Paper Extraordinary Measures A Portland couple have two younger children that are afflicted with Pompe’s disease, a rare neuromuscular ailment that is usually fatal within the first eight years of life. Megan is the partner’s 8-year-old middle child and Patrick is the 6-year-old youngest, so time is running out of them. The husband, an advertising executive, leaves his job and contacts Dr. Robert Stonehill, a cranky, renegade scientist in Nebraska who has done an unprecedented research for enzyme treatment and is one of the leading researcher in the field of Pompe’s who’s idiosyncratic for thinking to the beat of rock music blasting from a boom box. The two men meet and clash after driving to the University of Nebraska where Stonehill is employed. He has little money to fund his laboratory, and a thorny personality that drives away colleagues and funders. John and his wife Aileen raise money to help Stonehill's research and the required clinical trials. John takes on the task full time, working with venture capitalists and then rival teams of researchers. They lock horns with each other, venture capitalists, and finally a large genomic research corporation, Zymagen. Stonehill's angry outburst hinder the company's faith in him, and the profit motive may upend John's hopes. The researchers race against time for the children who have the disease. The film is maudlin to say the least but earnestly true. The very first thing I’ve learned in the movie is that you...
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...Stevens Institute of Technology) and Molski, in their essay entitled The Lost Art of Writing,[12][13] are critical of the terms, predicting reduced chances of employment for students who use such slang, stating that, "Unfortunately for these students, their bosses will not be 'lol' when they read a report that lacks proper punctuation and grammar, has numerous misspellings, various made-up words, and silly acronyms." Fondiller and Nerone[14] in their style manual assert that "professional or business communication should never be careless or poorly constructed" whether one is writing an electronic mail message or an article for publication, and warn against the use of smileys and these abbreviations, stating that they are "no more than e-mail slang and have no place in business communication". Yunker and Barry[15] in a study of online courses and how they can be improved through podcasting have found that these slang terms, and emoticons as well, are "often misunderstood" by students and are "difficult to decipher" unless their meanings are explained in advance. They single out the example of "ROFL" as not obviously being the abbreviation of "rolling on the floor laughing" (emphasis added). Haig[1] singles out LOL as one of the three most popular initialisms in Internet slang, alongside BFN ("bye for now") and IMHO ("in my honest/humble opinion"). He describes the various initialisms of Internet slang as convenient, but warns that "as ever more obscure acronyms emerge they can also...
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...And it's great, I really like it Zoo says: thats good sry i signed in quietly Bəəə ` says: Lmao, you can do that? Zoo says: naw ur jus blind Bəəə ` says: I think you signed on when I went to myroom lol Zoo says: oh hows first day? Bəəə ` says: First day was long But interesting My first teacher was blind And indian, but he didn't have an accent My second teacher was also indian And she has a double chin and an indian accent My third teacher had no hair in the back Zoo says: lool Bəəə ` says: She's bald but has long hair in the front And the top of her head is blonde and the bottom is blue Zoo says: its like u pay attention to the wrong aspects of being in a class Bəəə ` says: And she was wearing a studded coller on her neck Yeah, I do Zoo says: lol Bəəə ` says: And I had weight training as my last class Zoo says: what'd u guys do ? Bəəə ` says: A lot We started with the bikes Then she made us too like everything Lift weights, squats, push ups, sit ups, everything She pretty much made us work out every muscle in our body Zoo says: lol first time ey? howd u like it ? Bəəə ` says: Yeah I WASN'T EVEN TIRED AT THE END Zoo says: u jus told me u were mad tired Bəəə ` says: That was yday lol Today, I'm exhausted Had a pretty long day too And I think the workout from yday is affecting me now Zoo says: what did u wear today? Bəəə ` says: Sorry, I'm talking so much Um Zoo says: naw its cool...
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...female. Like who does that, like im not in my damn car in traffic thinking damn maybe i can get some booty on the freeway we stopped anyway. Pull up to the window like Burger king asking your vehicle or mine.What the fuck hell nah. But at this point i'm like you whatever you cant be serious with this. He's like "im as serious as beating some one elses bad ass kids in the movies" . So yea um i was like well then i have to see this for my self. He goes on to tell me he get some girls numbers others flip him off all times of things. He get flashed and all this other shit that is like beyond belief on a damn freeway. Ok so now i got to see this for my self i want to get flash too, (dont judge me *sniffle sniffle* i want to see something tooooo lol). Now its the day of and im thinking to my damn self what do i wear do i just put on a shirt and hat cause that all the going to see. Looking on good and sexy on top and then looking like who done it and when on the bottom. So i figure it out and all right i just put on something casual. Ok getting on the freeway and this dude look like a he is ass itches, dancing to crunk music and like he playing hide and seek by his damn self. You ever laugh so hard you sweat...
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...Twitter. Social media’s been responsible for a lot of new words, for example tweeps, twitterverse and retweet. The word “friend” has become a verb, as in “she friended me on Facebook”. The term “check-in” no longer applies just to hotels and airports; these days it’s just as commonly used when someone reports where they are via a social network. Technology has also changed the way we write. Mobile phones have been responsible for a lot of the change, as users have moved towards texting as an everyday form of communication. For a start, WRITING IN UPPER CASE MEANS YOU’RE SHOUTING, while lower case writing is now the accepted form. Meanwhile, text language is full of abbreviations, missing vowels and acronyms. For example, the abbreviations LOL, OMG and gr8 are all widely used today but hadn’t been invented a few years ago. One of the drivers in this is that screen sizes and character limits are low, meaning that users need to abbreviate to fit their messages in. My Knowledge: ‘Emojis’ which are small digital images and ‘emoticons’ which are representation of a facial expression such as a smile or frown, formed by various combinations of keyboard characters are also now used because of technology. Their main purpose is to show how someone is feeling and their emotions rather than a person typing out how they are actually feeling. Technology has also enabled new words to be created such as ‘selfie’ ‘twerk’ ect. Without technology, there would be no way in which everyone would...
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...Due Date: April 22, 2013 Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover I was the one to walk in first to do this project, to see the people’s faces turning my direction in an unpleasant way. The store that I walked into was called “Dress Town” at the Eagle Rock Mall on Sunday, March 10, 2013 in the afternoon. As walking into the mall and into the store, we three girls had to put ourselves into a mind of a sociologist; and how they would “judge the book by its cover.” But realistically the shocking part is that they don’t, instead they use their sociological imagination to broaden their thinking mentality, to find other ways to live. Who ever said that there only is one certain way to live and that is the correct way? I realized that as Meghedi, Ani and I were walking the normal or decent looking shoppers were keeping a good amount of distance, more than usual. Also, the shoppers that had children with them, they were pulling their children towards them in a noticeable way while staring at us. As I walked into the store, being extremely nervous because I was the first one to do this project; completely nervous, not knowing what was to come before me, there were four sales associates. One of the associates stood by the door and greeted each customer as they walked in. When I walked in that girl greeted me but not the same way that she greeted the other customers. Her greeting them was a lot sincerer compared to the way she greeted me. Everyone seemed to be staring at me but when...
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...Legislation Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) | Purposive approach- S 15AA (1) – have regard to objects and purposes that Parliament was seeking to achieve Use of extrinsic material- S 15AB – courts may look at extrinsic material such as Parliamentary debates, reports of law reform commissions etc Rules as to gender and number s 23 In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) words importing a gender include every other gender; and (b) words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular. Meaning of certain words S 22 (1) In any Act, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) expressions used to denote persons generally (such as “person”, “party”, “someone”, “anyone”, “noone”, “one”, “another” and “whoever”), include a body politic or corporate as well as an individual; (aa) individual means a natural person; (b) Month shall mean calendar month; … Similar: Legislation Act 2001(ACT) ss 139, 141-143 Interpretation Act 1987(NSW) ss 33 and 34. | Australia Acts 1986 | made Australia and the States fully independent in their law making powers. | Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865 | The purpose of the Act was to remove any apparent inconsistency between local (colonial) and British ("imperial") legislation. | Commonwealth Constitution (s109) | If there are inconsistent laws made by the Commonwealth and the States, the Commonwealth law will prevail | Free trade (S92) | The federation and free...
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...THERE ARE 3 PHASES TO THE P90X NUTRITION PLAN. This plan is designed to change right along with your 3-phase workout demands, providing the right combination of foods to satisfy your body’s energy needs every step of the way. While P90X is designed as a 90-day program, you might choose to alter your choice or timing of one or more of the plans. You can follow any phase at any time based on your nutritional level. These are general guidelines recommended here. PHASE 1 2 3 FAT SHREDDER A high-protein-based diet designed to help you strengthen muscle while rapidly shedding fat from your body. FAT SHREDDER PHASE ENERGY BOOSTER A balanced mix of carbohydrates and protein with a lower amount of fat to supply additional energy for performance. ENERGY BOOSTER PHASE ENDURANCE MAXIMIZER An athletic diet of complex carbohydrates, lean proteins, and lower fat with an emphasis on more carbohydrates. You’ll need this combination of foods as fuel to get the most out of your final training block and truly get in the best shape of your life! ENDURANCE MAXIMIZER 1 THE 3 PHASES Like the P90X exercise program, the P90X Nutrition Guideline is divided into 3 phases, calibrated to move from fast, efficient fat loss (Phase 1) to peak energy (Phase 2) to lasting success (Phase 3). The nutritional proportions change with each plan, so it’s important to follow the instructions for your current plan. The nutritional proportions for each of the 3 plans are...
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...Tài liệu Áo dài Không ai biết rõ chiếc áo dài nguyên thủy ra đời từ lúc nào và hình dáng ra sao vì không có tài liệu ghi nhận và chưa có nhiều người nghiên cứu. Y phục xa xưa nhất của người Việt, theo những hình khắc trên mặt chiếc trống đồng Ngọc Lũ cách nay khoảng vài nghìn năm cho thấy hình phụ nữ mặc trang phục với hai tà áo xẻ. Sử giả Đào Duy Anh viết, "Theo sách Sử ký chép thì người Văn Lang xưa, tức là tổ tiên ta, mặc áo dài về bên tả (hình thức tả nhiệm). Sử lại chép rằng ở thế kỷ thứ nhất, Nhâm Diên dạy cho dân quận Cửu Chân dùng kiểu quần áo theo người Tàu. Theo những lời sách đó chép thì ta có thể suy luận rằng trước hồi Bắc thuộc thì người Việt gài áo về tay trái, mà sau bắt chước người Trung Quốc mới mặc áo gài về tay phải"[1]. Kiểu sơ khai của chiếc áo dài xưa nhất là áo giao lãnh, tương tự như áo tứ thân nhưng khi mặc thì hai thân trước để giao nhau mà không buộc lại. Áo mặc phủ ngoài yếm lót, váy tơ đen, thắt lưng mầu buông thả. Xưa các bà các cô búi tóc trên đỉnh đầu hoặc quấn quanh đầu, đội mũ lông chim dài; về sau bỏ mũ lông chim để đội khăn, vấn khăn, đội nón lá, nón thúng. Cổ nhân xưa đi chân đất, về sau mang guốc gỗ, dép, giày. Vì phải làm việc đồng áng hoặc buôn bán, chiếc áo giao lãnh được thu gọn lại thành kiểu áo tứ thân (gồm bốn vạt nửa: vạt nửa trước phải, vạt nửa trước trái, vạt nửa sau phải, vạt nửa sau trái). Áo tứ thân được mặc ra ngoài váy xắn quai cồng để tiện cho việc gồng gánh nhưng vẫn không làm mất đi vẻ đẹp của người phụ nữ. Áo tứ thân...
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...http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/16/net-us-google-idUSBRE83B1GJ20120416 Web freedom facing greatest threat: Google founder Summary: The co-founder of Google, Sergey Brinn, said “the principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the Internet’s creation are facing their greatest threat.” Brinn said that the threat to freedom of the Internet came from various factors including government effort to control access and communication. The attempts by the entertainment industry to stop piracy and the rise of restricting platforms such as Facebook and Apple which determines which type of software can be released are also leading to greater restrictions. Facebook and Apple’s can contribute to stifling innovation and lead to the fragmentation of the webverse. Significance: Why is there a want for a free unrestrained internet? Why is openness good? The internet is abstract in its idea, an abstract form that encompasses the entire world connecting people from across the globe. The concept is so enormous and the possibilities within leads people to believe it to be as a sort of uncharted territory where the possibilities are endless. This realm can be used for entertainment, business, black market dealings, and innovation. Restriction on the internet closes the idea of the internet itself and for many who have been so accustomed to its freedom find it unsettling. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0414-ucsd-harassment-20120414,0,5116422.story U.S. ends probe...
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...ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES Critical evaluation of an advertisement (individual assignment) In order to demonstrate the marketing skills acquired during this module, you are asked to conduct a critical analysis of an advertisement. You have to choose only one advertisement out of the following two: 1. “Starbucksadvertisement”,availableontheInternetthroughthefollowing link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKy7mrAL0Dk 2. “Samsung Teases iPhone 5 With Their New Commercial”, available on the Internet through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRkmtbWURwo You have to write a detailed analysis demonstrating an adequate comprehension of the following marketing concepts: segmentation, targeting and positioning. As we saw during the lectures and the tutorials, advertising is one of the tools through which organisations seek to reach their marketing goals by communicating to specific audiences. Your task is to identify and reflect upon (a) the market segments that have been chosen by the advertisers to craft their message and (b) the communication strategies that create a distinctive positioning for the organisation/product/service featured in the ad in relation to the market segment targeted. Of course, you do not have access to: the meeting reports and documents describing the relationship between the organisation and the advertising agency that produced the ad; the marketing plan which identifies the marketing goals, the segments targeted, the competitors and the...
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...be considered in estimating taxable income? (3a.) In evaluating the income LOL is projecting related to future operations, is LOL in a cumulative loss position? (3b.) May LOL exclude the impact of the impairment of the non deductible goodwill when estimating future taxable income? (3c.) May LOL exclude the expense from writing off the accounts receivable from the customer who declared bankruptcy when evaluating the projections of future income? (3d.) Does the evidence of historic losses affect our ability to accept the company’s estimate of future growth? (3e.) In evaluating the income that LOL is projecting related to future operations, what evidence might you ask for to support the company’s projections? (4.) Would the tax- planning strategy to sell and lease back manufacturing equipment be a tax- planning strategy that is considered prudent and feasible? (5.) Would the tax-planning strategy to sell but not lease back the primary manufacturing facility be a tax-planning strategy that is prudent and feasible? We first looked to see if a valuation allowance should be necessary for the deferred tax asset (DTA). The following analysis helped us reach our conclusion that a valuation allowance was necessary. Four sources of taxable income According to ASC 740-10-30-18 there are four possible sources of taxable income to realize a tax benefit for deductible temporary differences and carryforwards: LOL may not use tax...
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...A Word of caution and restraint before we start! Don’t get me wrong, this lecture is for your own knowledge and not for your immediate application! This lecture does not profess nor encourage pre-marital sex. All discussions are to be taken with the utmost seriousness in mind. Don’t be malicious Keep an open and wholesome mind. Remember that your morality and conservative attitude still rules the day! Maintain chastity and self-preservation at all times! Natural Family Planning Natural family planning is based on fertility awareness, which revolves around tracking a woman's reproductive cycle to determine the days of the month that she is most likely to conceive and avoid sex during such times. Natural family planning does not have the health side effects associated with artificial forms of birth control. Most health care professionals are less likely to recommend NFP than other artificial family planning methods. Moral Justification of Natural Family Planning as presented by the Catholic church Natural Family Planning (NFP) is not contraception. NFP gives a married couple a way to space out childbirths and limit the total number of children. NFP does not give the couple complete control over procreation. Even when the couple prayerfully decides to limit their family size, or to wait before having another child, NFP is open to the possibility of life and to the will of God. NFP is used in a moral and praiseworthy manner when the couple, though making...
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