...“I hate not being able to eat pb and j,” I said. “I know I’m sorry,” my mom said. But one day my Mom went to the store to buy groceries. When she got home she showed me something that looked like peanut butter, but it wasn’t. It was toasted soy which tastes just like peanut butter. But my dad didn’t let me eat it, because he didn’t want me to have a reaction, but she said it didn’t have peanut butter, and they kept arguing, until finally my dad let me eat it. It tasted really good, it had a very tasty feeling, it was gooey, and it was sticky, and strong. So I eat that any time I want a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and it’s called Wow Butter. There is a lot of conflicts that come with a peanut allergy. Like when I go to a friends birthday and they have cake, I always have to be careful. Additionally I can’t even have cake sometimes, and that sucks. Even I have to get cakes without nut. One time in 5th grade, my friend have a chocolate bar, and I was like ok. So he gave me a piece, and just before I put it in my mouth, I said “Does this have peanut?” He said...
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...Does the openness or democracy of the web increase the distribution of useful information or inaccurate, foolish, and biased information? Julietta Phillips Computer Ethics Professor Dr. Robert Culver December 7, 2012 When we talk about whether the web gives out the distribution of useful information it depends on where you pull the information from. Let’s take blogs for example, people that write blogs are basing it off their own opinions and what they believe in. Some blogs are extremely informative while some just do not make any sense. Most blogs provide news and their insights and others are just gossip and nonsense. People need to apprehend that bloggers are opinionated. The nature of blogging (and just the internet as a whole) reassures bloggers to post their immediate thoughts and reactions without taking the time to check for facts. Bloggers are not trained nor are they journalists. However, the question is does the internet help promote openness and democracy? The internet encourages partisanship. It helps people’s already-formed political position and tapering with society’s minds that the Internet causes. The Internet does NOT promote civilized, reasonable and rational debates on political issues that are at the core of democracy. The internet does open things up because it provides people with a convenient tool to do both good and bad things so yes the internet encourages openness, which is great. The internet has been a wonderful source for information...
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...Healthful Eating Deb Yousey Aug.23, 2009 There are more benefits from healthful eating that could far outweigh the possible health risk from careless eating habits. The benefits from healthful eating would be to maintain weight, reduce the risk of chronic disease, and feeling better physically and mentally. The risk from careless eating would be heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity. Healthy eating is important to us because, our bodies need the nourishment that we can supply on a daily basis to remain active and achieve our goals. The goal in this essay is to show a selection of plans for some diet choices with menus. I plan to cover information on diets to help with weight loss or to maintain weight. I will use a variety of well known sources for my information. This information should be easy to follow with some planning ahead for the change to come in your life. Some of the best information would be to try and eat three balanced meals a day. This does not mean that you have to over indulge of course although you should never skip meals. The first thing is the food pyramid which goes over the food chain. This would be the foods are bodies need on a daily basis to function on normal routines. The pyramid gives us an idea of some foods to choose from. You should have grains, vegetables, fruits, milk and dairy, meat and beans, oils. When you look at the pyramid site you can choose which category of foods you need help in. The site has some...
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...MART-1 DESCRIPTION: Protein MelanA (Melanoma Antigen), also known as MART-1 (Melanocytic Antigen Recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes) is a common biomarker used to identify malignant melanoma (MM) in patients, it falls under the MHC (major histocompatability complex) I class. MART-1 is encoded by the MLANA gene in humans and is present normally on the surface of benign nevi (beauty marks), as well as on melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells of your skin that become abnormal and grow out of control if malignant melanoma has developed. Approximately 76,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed annually in the Unites States, which accounts for about 2% of the total skin cancer diagnosis in United States annually; however 75% of skin cancer related deaths are the result of MM which exhibits how devastating this form of cancer is. With early detection of melanoma being correlated highly to improved prognosis of patients, it is necessary to create a point of care device that can measure the presence of MART-1 antigen in peripheral blood as a screening technique during annual examinations and upon identification of suspicious skin lesions Protein melan-A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MLANA gene . A fragment of the protein, usually consisting of the nine amino acids 27 to 35, is bound byMHC class I complexes which present it to T cells of the immune system. These complexes can be found on the surface of melanoma cells. Decameric...
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...FOOD FOR THOUGHT Fortis College Abstract Contrasting fast food and homemade food brings to mind three important issues. First, the nutrition content and how they differ in these two areas. Secondly, the impact that both these foods have on one's budget. Thirdly, the kind of variety that both types of food have to offer. After reading the facts, the differences will be crystal clear. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! Is she going to make it? To find out the answer to this question, we must rewind several years back into Katy's life to when she was young, fit, and full of vigor. Katy started out working at a lucrative law firm as an intern. She was dedicated to her work and was a stickler to detail. This type of work ethic required long hours and often placed nourishment on the “back burner”. Katy frequented the local fast food restaurant for breakfast, lunch, and many a times, for dinner. After two years at this pace, Katy received a nice promotion, but she felt tired and sluggish quite often. Also, her bank account showed very little signs of life due to Katy's spending on clothes and food. Fast forward five years. Katy is now married and has started a family. Since then, she has become a great cook and an even better “frugal” spender. Katy's health and energy level have improved, which she needs to keep up with her busy household. Katy learned, in a few short years, a major lesson. When comparing fast food to homemade cooking, in regards, to nutrition, cost...
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...The Right vs. The Wrong Matt Kimball DeVry University THE RIGHT VS. THE WRONG The battle of determining what is right and what is wrong is one that we all face. The depth of that battle is one that varies across a wide array of topics, ranging from a moral dilemma that has consequences to a simple decision like what to wear that day. The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan explores this battle as it relates to determining what is right and what is wrong for our dietary needs. Society has drastically changed over the years in the U.S. especially when it comes to our eating habits and the frequency in which we eat out at restaurants and fast food chains more regularly than ever before. The increased volume by which we eat out is not what has caused what many are calling an epidemic as it relates to our country’s obesity but rather it’s the decisions we make about what we eat when we eat out. The ability to eat out and still eat healthy is quite alive but it’s up to you. The act of eating out whether it be for a special occasion or simply because we can has become far more frequent than it ever was even ten or twenty years ago. In fact, at some point not too long ago, the notion that you were not sitting down at the dining room table and having dinner with the family was considered absurd. The evolution of our society and the need to always be on the go has drastically changed our way of thinking about what a “family dinner” means. In the 1950s a “family dinner”...
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...experiments in this paper done through instruction in graduate course: Biotechnology laboratory in the natural sciences and mathematics department at the university of texas at dallas, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 march 2016 [Company name] | [Company address] ------------------------------------------------- γ-globin analysis by expression profiling through RT-qPCR, quantification through ELISA, and oxidative stress management analysis by FACS from KU812F cells under treatment by δ aminolevulinic acid, succinylacetone, and N-methyl mesoporphyrin Shaan Sarode, Jose Cordero, and Dr. Li Liu experiments in this paper done through instruction in graduate course: Biotechnology laboratory in the natural sciences and mathematics department at the university of texas at dallas, RICHARDSON, TX 75080 march 2016 [Company name] | [Company address] ------------------------------------------------- γ-globin analysis by expression profiling through RT-qPCR, quantification through ELISA, and oxidative stress management analysis by FACS from KU812F cells under treatment by δ aminolevulinic acid, succinylacetone, and N-methyl mesoporphyrin Shaan Sarode, Jose Cordero, and Dr. Li Liu ABSTRACT Hemoglobinopathies refer to a group of blood related disorders that encompass important disease such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Because many of these disease are hereditary more aggressive genetic therapies are showing promise as possible avenues of treatment. One such method is to re-express...
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...smiles faintly and conjures up the energy to eat a few bites. “I packed you some lunch,” her mother continues as a way of filling the inevitable, awkward silence that followed. “Why? I’m turning 18, I don’t need you to do that anymore,” she snaps. Her natural teenage tendencies were provoked, but that’s normal. Her mom had read so in the latest edition of Mother’s Digest sent to their house. Her mother reaches for the brown paper bag. “I just need to know you’re eating something, something healthy. You need your body to build up some more strength, it’s for the best.” Rolling her eyes, the daughter takes the bag and turns it to its opposite side to find her name written on it. Cliche she thought. She already knows what is inside. A PB&J sandwich with a side salad and a separate container filled with a precise ½ cup measured amount of ranch dressing. She won’t end up eating it though. Just like every other day, she will throw it in the trash by the bathroom, because if she did eat it she would just throw it up 20 minutes after. It is what it is. Her mother forces some more conversation. “So, dear, did you have time to think over what I said to you the other day?” she asks. She sighs, looks towards the door, and then back at the microwave’s digital clock. It is 6:40 A.M., school starts at 7:10 and it will take her 15 minutes to get there. “Hun, you can’t keep this a secret forever. Sooner or later you will begin to miss school and your friends and classmates will start asking...
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...Melissa Kuhns Jacob Craig ENC 1145 26 September 2013 Women and their Portrayal in Society The portrayal of women in society is an issue that has started to create problems among people in our society. We have given women so many stereotypes to live up to it making it almost impossible to be truly accepted by society. With ads starting to target younger generations through social sites and television, much of what you see now targets certain demographics. These demographics are women of all ages. They are using sex, the historical ideas of women, and Wall Street to abuse the images of women. Companies use the looks of women to sell their products and it is harming the lives of everyone in today’s society. We are so influenced today by the thought of what people think that we will listen to anyone and anything telling us what to do and how to look, no matter what the cost is. The media uses women in order to sell objects because they can attract both men and women by portraying a woman a certain way. They use women as sex objects in more than one way because “sex sells”. The way they attract men is by making a woman look sexually appealing. Ad companies throughout all of the media do this because they believe that all men will be drawn to an ad with a sexual woman on it. The way they pose her and the clothes she wears are all strategic moves for the companies; it helps them sell. However, this method is creating a negative view of all women in society. They draw in women...
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...Analog Electronics with LabVIEW® By Kenneth L. Ashley ............................................... Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub Date: October 04, 2002 Print ISBN-10: 0-13-047065-1 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-13-047065-2 Pages: 432 Table of Contents | Examples Copyright National Improvements | Virtual Instrumentation Series Preface References Hardware and Software Requirements LabVIEW VI Libraries and Project and Problem Folders and Files Unit 1. Elementary Circuit Analysis for Analog Electronics Section 1.1. Resistor Voltage Divider and MOSFET DC Gate Voltage Section 1.2. Output Circuit and DC Drain Voltage Section 1.3. Frequency Response of the Amplifier Stage Section 1.4. Summary of Equations Section 1.5. Exercises and Projects Unit 2. Transistors and Voltage Amplification Section 2.1. BJT and MOSFET Schematic Symbols, Terminal Voltages, and Branch Currents Section 2.2. Fundamentals of Signal Amplification: The Linear Circuit Section 2.3. Basic NMOS Common-Source Amplifier Section 2.4. Transistor Output Resistance and Limiting Gain Section 2.5. Summary of Equations Section 2.6. Exercises and Projects Section 2.7. References to the Electronics Book Sequence Unit 3. Characterization of MOS Transistors for Circuit Simulation Section 3.1. Physical Description of the MOSFET Section 3.2. Output and Transfer Characteristics of the MOSFET Section 3.3. Body Effect and Threshold Voltage Section 3.4. Derivation of the Linear-Region Current – Voltage Relation ...
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...English Français DVD VIDEO PLAYER LECTEUR DVD VIDEO XV-N50BK/XV-N55SL Before operation Avant le fonctionnement 2 Preparations Préparatifs 3 Basic operations Opérations de base 8 Advanced operations Opérations avancées MP3/WMA disc playback Lecture d’un disque MP3/ WMA JPEG disc playback Lecture de disques JPEG Changing the initial settings Modification des réglages initiaux Additional information Informations complémentaires 13 21 23 VIDEO 26 INSTRUCTIONS MANUEL D’INSTREUCTIONS 31 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No LET0230-002A [C] Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, d’incendie, etc.: 1. Ne pas enlever les vis ni les panneaux et ne pas ouvrir le coffret de l’appareil. 2. Ne pas exposer l’appareil à la pluie ni à l’humidité. Caution –– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY/ON lamp goes off). The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the player is on standby, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights red. • When the player is turned on, the...
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...CONSUMER MARKETS – JUNE 2014 A taste of the future The trends that could transform the chocolate industry kpmg.com T he outlook for the world’s chocolate industry is brighter than it has been for eight years. Euromonitor predicts the industry will enjoy a 6% rise in revenues in 2014, delivering record global revenues of US$117bn. This robust performance is driven by a 2.1% increase in volume, reflecting growing appetite for chocolate in emerging markets. The challenge for the industry’s major players is how to make best use of this boom to profitably grow their volumes faster than the markets, achieve sustainable improvements in core operating margins and make the right investments – be they in capacity, acquisitions, the supply chain, marketing or R&D – to seize the significant opportunities ahead. The single biggest factor improving the industry’s performance is the fact that, at long last, the global economy is showing signs of sustained recovery. Growth in many major markets is accelerating. The stellar performers are India (expected to grow by 22% this year), Brazil (13%) and China (11%). The potential long-term growth in emerging economies – many of which have growing middle classes – is vast. To give just one example: the per capita consumption of chocolate in China is only a tenth of that in Switzerland. Yet, as this global tour of the chocolate industry suggests, the future is not without challenges. The immediate concern is the balance between supply of cocoa...
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...Is Wal-Mart Good For America? Introduction We all want to do what is best for our families, our friends, ourselves and our country. However, our nation’s number one corporation is under constant ridicule for being a negative part of the American way. Wal-Mart is the overall number one on the fortune 500, over taking Exxon Mobile after a one year slip to the number 2 spot. However Wal-Mart is constantly being ridiculed by media and everyday citizens, its employees included. These opinions are often brought forth because of four major issues; the pay and benefits packages of Wal-Mart employees, the quality and buying of their goods from China, big box corporation killing local businesses ,and Wal-Mart taking jobs away and not creating new, stronger jobs .To answer each question I will use research from many different mediums, financial statements, and my personal experience as a three year Wal-Mart employee, and present facts and numbers that would be crucial in making an educated decision, following this information I will present what I believe is strong and weak about Wal-Marts current way of doing business, and then offer my solutions to answer these questions and answer the big question. Is Wal-Mart good or bad for America? Does Wal-Mart Treat Their Employees Right? As a Wal-Mart employee, I have gotten to see how things are ran, how we receive the goods, how they are taken to the floor, how it is stocked, and cleaned. I have been an overnight stocker at one of the...
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...The Big Book of Huddle Energizers Ideas to enliven your huddle Contributed by employees of Citibank Singapore Table of Contents Service Value # 1 – Make Each Interaction Personal ................................................. 6 Energizer: Hebrew Numerology ................................................................................... 6 Energizer: Brain Teaser ............................................................................................... 9 Energizer: Human Treasure Hunt............................................................................... 10 Energizer: Secret Hat Trick ........................................................................................ 11 Energizer: Accentuate the Positive............................................................................. 11 Energizer: Name Game.............................................................................................. 11 Energizer: Heart to Heart ........................................................................................... 11 Energizer: Guess my Body Language ........................................................................ 11 Energizer: How to Say Hello in Different Languages ................................................. 12 Energizer: Good Morning Game ................................................................................ 12 Service Value # 2 – Maintain A Professional Image ...................................................
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...Chapter 1 – An Introduction to Consumer Behaviour What is Consumer Behaviour? * The study of the processes involved when individuals or groups select, purchase, use, or dispose of products, services, ideas, or experiences to satisfy needs and desires * An ongoing process * Exchange – 2+ people giving and receiving something of value = an integral part of marketing Consumers’ Impact on Marketing Strategy * Consumers’ needs can be satisfied to the extent that marketers understand the people/orgs that will use what they are trying to sell – better than the competitors * Consumer response is the test of whether a marketing strategy will exceed – knowledge about consumers is important Segmenting Consumers * Marketing segmentation – identifies groups of consumers who are similar to one another in 1+ ways and then devises marketing strategies to appeal to 1+ of these groups * Demographics – measure observable aspects – age, gender, family structure/life stage, social class/income, ethnicity * Psychographics – measure consumers’ personalities, attitudes, values, lifestyles Marketing’s Impact on Consumers * Relationship marketing – making an effort to interact with customers on a regular basis, giving them reasons to maintain a bond with company * Ex: restaurant sending a birthday coupon to consumer every year * Popular culture – music, movies, books, sports, celebs, consumed by mass market – a product of and inspiration for marketers ...
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