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Time for another ramble down the local business corridor to see what, if anything, has changed. Oh, look, another closed business/property for sale.
I expect it's down to property taxes, driven by land values. Why else hold onto vacant land? It might be worth considering how we tax/value commercial property. The value of the land and the taxes required to keep it are increasing faster than the business can pay them. 2/17
It's never good to see businesses close but there are no farms on Manhattan island or in the City of London, as there once were. Cities evolve and the best use of that land evolves with it — too expensive to keep in its current use and too hard to sell if you wait too long.
The 3rd generation heir to Hardwick's was reported as carping about the $30k tax on the $3M parcel under the store. That's a fulltime employee at $15/hr.
Commercial businesses can find themselves clinging to a valuable location long past the time when they can hold onto it. Worst case, they move but are stuck with land that is now hard to sell. And the rest of us are stuck with vacant parcels and graffiti exhibits.
If commercial land was rented, not owned, the only investment would be in the improvements. The land's value would not enter into any decision about the survival of the business.
When land rents get too high, the owner could just move the business, without having to sell the land. The business owner should be focused on their business, not on the value of the land as a speculative sideline.
Low-rise/single story bldgs, car lots (small bldg, enough land to show the wares), retailer w/ warehouse — low margin/low turnover for the amount of land they take up. Time has passed them by.
Recall the city block across from City Hall that sat vacant for years(!). The cost to acquire land for development is too high. We hear that often but pay it no mind. That should have been built on years earlier.
A warehouse/retail store on Lake City Way, valued at $2m and now vacant for a year or more, isn't generating any revenue beyond the property taxes. And the other nearby parcels have been vacant even longer. Can Seattle make it possible for developers to put these to productive use?
And what of the land that has become so expensive any development will be as bland as possible but expensive, as it needs to recoup that investment? @bretthamill was remarking on the cookie-cutter similarity of new projects.
Maybe Seattle's state of emergency over homelessness, set against the backdrop of inequality, a potential teacher strike, suggests we do something a little unconventional. @govinslee wants @demgovs to lead: here's an idea.
In parts of Seattle, King Co, etc. why not test a land value tax/land rent for long-vacant (1yr+) commercial property where the ownership of the property reverts to the public, replacing the sale with a land rent on the physical land and either $ or a nominal tax on any improvements?
If it works, if it gets that land developed and creates jobs, then maybe it can be expanded to other areas where the needs of the city for buildable land have evolved past the current use.
Rather than claim the land under eminent domain or force the owners to sell under duress, we could set aside some of the land rent to pay them an agreed-upon price over time, after which the land is part of the commons, never to be sold, and the rents are paid to the city.
Think of all the disused parcels that could be turned to more productive uses. Those vacant lots and boarded up homes by Roosevelt HS and the new Link station are valuable *because* of public investment. What is the plan for them?
It's past time to rely on old ideas or 19th C land-use policies to get us out of a 21st C problem. Let's at least try something on a small scale and see if gets things moving in the right direction.


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MORRO BAY, Calif. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A couple on a camping trip found a missing Oregon woman who had survived for nearly a week after her car went over a cliff in coastal California.
Chelsea and Chad Moore were hiking near Big Sur on Friday, looking for places to fish, when they spotted a Jeep Liberty at the bottom of a 200-foot coastal bluff, the Sacramento Bee reports.
The couple gathered items from the scene, including the Jeep's license plate, to bring to authorities. About 30 minutes later they located the driver, Angela Hernandez, who was injured but stable.
Chad Moore stayed with Hernandez on the beach, while Chelsea Moore ran to call 911.
Authorities used climbing gear to reach Hernandez, who told authorities that she lost control after swerving to avoid hitting a rabbit.
The 23-year-old had been missing since July 6.
To stay hydrated, Hernandez reportedly used a radiator hose from her vehicle to siphon water from a nearby stream.
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When it comes to family fun, nothing is better than learning and having fun at the same time. Should you be traveling to Boston, head over to the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology with your rental bus for an educational fun tour.
The Peabody Museum is one of the oldest and largest museum that focuses mainly onanthropological materials, especially more so on the archeology and ethnology of America. There are more than 1.5 million artifacts, 2,000 maps and site plans, more than 900 feet of documents and lots of photographs on exhibit.
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FIFA World Cup 2018, Day 12: Uruguay Top Group A, Egypt Lose; Spain, Portugal Held
Russia's impressive start to the World Cup ended as they had a man sent off and were easily defeated by Uruguay, whose victory means they top Group A. Mohamed Salah scored his second goal of the World Cup but Egypt ended their campaign pointless with defeat by Saudi Arabia at Volgograd Arena. Portugal progressed to the World Cup knockout stages after drawing with Iran in a game full of VAR controversy. Iago Aspas scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Spain scraped an unconvincing draw with Morocco to top Group B and secure a last-16 tie against World Cup hosts Russia.
Luis Suarez broke the deadlock for Uruguay in the 10th minute against Russia. (Images courtesy: AFP)
Edinson Cavani scored Uruguay's third goal as they beat Russia 3-0 to top Group A.
Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt in the 22nd minute against Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia eventually won the match 2-1 after a stoppage time goal by Salem Aldawsari.
Khalid Boutaib scored in the 14th minute for Morocco against Spain.
Khalid Boutaib scored in the 14th minute for Morocco against Spain.
Ricardo Quaresma opened the scoring for Portugal with a stunning goal against Iran in the 45th minute.
Cristiano Ronaldo failed to convert from the spot for Portugal against Iran.
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Eureka, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health-Humboldt County announced it will cut 25 jobs at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Calif., and St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka.
The layoffs, which include senior leadership, support staff and patient care positions, represent about 2.5 percent of the hospitals' total workforce.
News of the layoffs comes after recent protesting from unionized healthcare workers and nurses from Redwood Memorial and St. Joseph, who complained that there was a staffing crisis at the facilities that was hurting patient care.
Roberta Luskin-Hawk, MD, chief executive of St. Joseph Health-Humboldt County, attributed the layoffs to the need to adapt to today's healthcare environment.
"The realignment work we are undertaking is about creating the best services and operational model to serve our community now and in the future," she told Becker's.
Dr. Luskin-Hawk dismissed workers' claims of a staffing shortage as "misleading" and said hospital officials "take very seriously our commitment to patient safety."
She said hospital officials "have worked diligently to address staffing issues" and they believe staffing is adequate.
Dr. LuskinHawk said the hospital will try to help workers who will be laid off find other jobs at St. Joseph Hospital or Redwood Memorial, or within St. Joseph Health.
Laid-off workers will get severance pay, she said. During a 90-days' notice and transition period, workers getting laid off will get regular pay and benefits.
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Kamiki Izumo Appreciation PostMLPFan I know, Izumo isn't a hated character but she's pretty underrated and the anime (for now. And I'm not including the manga) seems to almost always portray her poorly. They always make her act like Rainbow Dash from MLP for no apparent reason. She'd always be shown batching (censored) or insulting Bon. Whereas Shiemi has always been shown to be a happy, nice girl. I also like Shiemi, but I just like Izumo better. Both characters were great, but the difference is that one is loved by the fandoms and generally liked by the other characters while the other one gets very few recgonition and is generally hated (or at least disliked) by the other characters. I think both characters should be treated equally, at least by the fandom
" If anything, she is more useful than that Izumo batch." (Censor. The original comment can be found here)
I was on the annoying female list, and I found Shiemi on the list. Let me get this all straight. Izumo is just a "side character". That's why she gets less screentime than Shiemi. And THAT'S why she seemed less useful. Do you guys remember that attack on the train to Kyoto? And the fire? Who put the fire out? Izumo did. And while the latest arc in the manga I've read is the Kraken arc, I heard that Izumo's backstory would be told around the illuminati arc. I'm not offending the person who wrote the comment, but still.
Also, Is It just me or they would usually portray Izumo as a snobby alpha batch(censor). Even her bio in the manga made her sound like some stereotypical teenybopper. While she may seemed like a jerk, especially to Shiemi who she treated like her servant. She gradually turned better. Like when Izumo was stuck on that demon in Kyoto and Shiemi tried to help Izumo out to the point she made nii~chan a giant. Izumo screamed out to Shiemi that she should just leave her there after how she treated Shiemi. I mean, If she still treated Shiemi like her slave, she'd yell at Shiemi to help her, Instead Shiemi helped Izumo with her own will!
Also, I think It's worth mentioning how Izumo was the only one who doesn't avoid Rin after learning that he's the son of satan. She even sat with him during their trip to Kyoto whereas everyone else avoided him.
And the whole "alpha batch" (censor) thing? If she was, then why does she try to protect Paku? And that she was sad when Paku left the exorcist cram school? It was because she didn't have any other friends. And Paku was the only one who wanted to befriend her when they were kids. The kids at her elementary school were bullying her. She wanted to protect the only person who wanted to be friends with her!
Izumo is more of a jerk with a heart of gold over the typical alpha batch everyone would love to hate on nonetheless. She also has some really cool familiars
Mike and Uke are cute in my opinion 😊
And the polkabrow thing is hillarious! But her face looks kinda weird in this picture.
She still acts like a jerk to others, but not as much as she used too. And she became less annoying nowadays. My personal favourite pat where she insults Bon would be the one on the beach (in the manga). She called him a gorrila.
Honestly I think that Izumo needs to get more attention. But no, I don't really ship her with anyone yet.
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She's the smart tsundere character of the show/manga. She's a top student in the exorcist cram school and is the smartest of her class. But she acts harsh and belittles others. Kind of like RD from MLP. But not a jerk like RD. Later on, you might get hints that she Isn't a bad person and behaved like that because she had reasons such as her bad past or how she was bullied as a child. She saw her mom kill all of the Inari priests, was held hostage by the iluminati with her sister under false protection, saw someone else get executed, lost her sister, ran away alone, and so on. And when she met her sister after being separated for so many years, her sister doesn't remember her :( - MLPFan


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WWE Raw: Ronda Rousey has a title shot at Money in the Bank and Jinder Mahal a fans' favourite for bashing Roman Reigns
Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas are now the B-Team because the the A-Team is already taken
THE British fans were fired up last night as Raw came to the O2 in London. And with Money in the Bank just weeks away on June 17, the stakes were high.
Here are five big things we learnt from attending Raw.
Jinder Mahal is finally over
Forget the WWE Championship, Punjabi Prison matches, and the Great Khali.
All it took to get Jinder over was a feud with Roman Reigns – because the fans will cheer ANYONE against Roman.
The London crowd savaged Reigns in the opening segment and cheered when Kurt Angle denied him a match against Jinder.
But Roman wanted payback for Jinder interfering in his match last week, so found the Maharajah backstage and gave him a beating that spilled back into the arena.
Fans cheered Jinder's comebacks, but Reigns put him out of commission in a second attack later in show – spearing Jinder through a (fake) wall.
Ronda Rousey has a title shot at Money in the Bank
Footage was shown from a red carpet even in New York, where Ronda Rousey was giving an interview about her WrestleMania debut.
Nia Jax appeared and offered Rousey a match for the Raw Women's Championship at MITB.
It was all a bit clunky as Ronda turned down the offer at first, claiming that other women were more deserving – but Charlotte Flair encouraged Rousey to accept the challenge.
It's early for a title shot – and the limited Nia Jax certainly isn't an ideal opponent for Ronda, who's still new to the game – but WWE might have something up its sleeve for this match.
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Sami Zayn will bring Bobby Lashley's sisters to Raw next week
After Lashley's weird, horribly cheesy interview last week – in which he prattled on about how much he loved his sisters – Sami Zayn claimed there's more to Lashley's story.
He came cut a brilliant promo (seriously, Zayn is an underrated genius on the mic) and berated Lashley.
He was upset that Lashey had given him vertigo with a big vertical suplex three weeks ago and has even stolen his trademark hat style.
Zayn said he's tracked down Lashley's three sisters on Facebook and will bring them to Raw next week – so they can expose the real Bobby Lashley.
We're looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Though it's hard luck for Zayn, who's sure to take a pummeling as part of the returning Lashley's big push.
Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas are now the B-Team
In an amusing backstage skit, the former Miztourage told Kurt Angle they've renamed themselves the "B-Team" (because the the "A-Team" is already taken, apparently).
They said that the Miztourage had a win record of 0, but the B-Team are undefeated.
The duo then surprised even themselves when they beat Breezango.
The London crowd was fully behind Axel and Dallas and sang the A-Team theme tune during their match.
If WWE plays it right, the B-Team could get over as jobbers-done- good, in the same way Heath Slater, James Ellsworth, and even Curtis Axel's old "Axelmania" gimmick did.
Kevin Owens, Bobby Roode and Alexa Bliss are all going to Money in the Bank
Kevin Owens lost a sizzling match against IC champ Seth Rollins, but had a second shot when he replaced the injured Jinder in a MITB qualifier.
KO beat Elias and Bobby Lashley in a triple-threat when his pal Sami Zayn came out to attack Lashley.
The fans booed Lashley.
Was this just the rowdy UK crowd having fun? Or the start of a revolt against the dull and personality-free Lashley?
Bobby Roode also qualified for MITB when he won a triple-threat against last year's winner Baron Corbin and No Way Jose.
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Integrated Marketing is an approach to creating a unified and seamless experience for consumers to interact with the brand/enterprise; it attempts to meld all aspects of marketing communication such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, direct marketing, and social media, through their respective mix of tactics, methods, channels, media, and activities, so that all work together as a unified force. Do we need a supplement to the brief with information on media production requirements or perhaps a content outline for a website or brochure or video. However, in the online marketing game, your goal is to identify where your prospects exchange information and engage them there. Buzzsumo — Buzzsumo's blog focuses on tips and insights for content marketing and social media marketing.
Xtensio have a range of document templates for startups, consultancies and marketing agencies to help map out a digital marketing plan. With tracking technology, you can visualise how and why your prospects act the way they do throughout your marketing campaigns. In our book publishing business, for example, we made a separate plan for not only every single book that we published, but also for many we considered publishing but either decided not to or lost out to a competing publisher's higher bid. You want to MAXIMIZE your return on investment with any marketing tactic you deploy. For the majority of businesses with an average marketing budget, it's simply not the most cost-efficient distribution of ad spend. Content marketing is a combination of SEO, Social Media Marketing & PR; it most often involves attracting traffic to your website using a blog.
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Edible wild plants help to counteract the effects of headaches, colds, and stomach aches. They are also useful in attending to wounds caused by burns, bites and stings, as well as; problematic skin diseases, and a whole host of other problematic conditions. What follows are some Q & A's from Tom Brown's "Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants." Brown is the director of the world-famous Tracking-Nature and Wilderness Survival School. I have excerpted the following answers to some general questions I formed from the content included in his field guide. Brown, Tom Jr. Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants. I have also included in the resource section below some great publications on the subject and some outstanding videos. Enjoy!!!
What are some of the advantages of using plants for medicinal purposes?
Wild plants are abundantly available and, by and large, they have fewer side effects. Most contain little pollutants and, certainly, none of the preservatives or other chemicals usually found in commercially prepared food added to guarantee its longer shelf life.
What are some of the problems associated with using plants as healing substances?
The problems revolve around obtaining, preparing and measuring the substances extracted from the plants to produce the correct dosage.
How can a person protect themselves from unforeseen allergic reactions to specific edible plants?
What may be good for one person may turn out to be a hazardous plant to another. The best way to know is to try to start with little doses. There are many approaches and variances related to increasing dosages.
Why are medicinal plants not the last word on healing treatment approaches?
Because, certain conditions should not be treated with natural medications – in such instances, medical therapy needs to be sought.
What are some edible plants? And, how can they be eaten as a food
- Jewelweed sprouts – make delicious cooked greens
- Mint – its dried leaves make a great tea (hot or cold)
- Spicebush – great for tea
- Mulberry – scrumptious to eat raw and terrific added to bread or muffin mixtures
- Black mustard – once dried and ground it's great for using as a spice for fish
- Sweet fern – one of the best teas you will ever taste
- Thistle – can be prepared in much the same manner as asparagus
- Wood Sorrel – succulent green leaves can be added to salads to give them more flavor and spice
- Yucca – its flower petals can be added to salads or just eaten raw
Who is most likely to use plants for medicinal purposes?
Healers and herbalists
What do many of them believe about the power of wild, edible medicinal plants?
Through personal and professional experience many healers and herbalists believe that natural herbs can help cure conditions that have not responded to science, medicine or artificial drugs.
What is one of the best ways to identify a wild edible plant?
Using an up-to-date field guide for wild, edible plants, sample a small portion of the plant and wait a few hours. If there are no side effects, try a little more, then a little more until there is no sign of ill effects.
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Professor Fu to Receive $250k From the Department of Defense
ECE/CCIS Associate Professor Yun Raymond Fu was awarded $250k in funding from the Department of Defense's Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) to buy powerful GPU Clusters for his research project, "Large-Scale Video Translation by Deep Learning and Knowledge Graph."
Fu's research interest include machine learning and computational intelligence, social media analytics, human-computer interaction, and cyber-physical systems. He is the founding director of the SmileLab.


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Tom has over 10 years of nonprofit experience at various sized and focused organizations. Prior to PoP, he worked as a legal consultant for the Orchestra of St. Luke's and in the business office at the Manhattan Theater Club, two widely acclaimed and respected nonprofit artistic institutions.
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The recent dust storms that wreaked havoc in southwest Iran signaled only one of the many crises the mullahs are facing less than three months before critical elections. Tehran has been hit with severe blows during the Munich Security Conference, contrasting interests with Russia, the recent escalating row with Turkey, and most importantly, a new U.S. administration in Washington.
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The Ralph Lauren brand was founded over 50 years ago, but even now, it's still reaching new milestones. The company marked its first-ever collaboration with an athlete by partnering with PGA Tour golfer Billy Horschel on a new collection.
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The topic of racism is always tough to deal with it. While not as bad as it was in the past, it still exists today. Sure it may not be as big of an issue as it once was, but it has become so common in peoples lives we forget just how powerful its presence is. After dealing with the difficulties of a woman in the world of professional boxing, Oscar winner Paul Haggis (
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deals with racism by breaking up individual experiences in to a series of interconnected stories that pretty much cover a majority of races and the stereotypes that are attached to each one. Each story deals with racism in its own individual way from a racist cop (Matt Dillon) who can't stand an interracial couple to a young black man (Ludacris) who thinks there is a hidden agenda against black people in everything. The film makes sure that no one comes out in a good light and even the people you think are the voice of reason have their own prejudices hidden inside.
Right off the bat,
doesn't try to hide the fact that it's about racism. Haggis makes a point to hammer this issue down your throat for the full 100 minutes and it can get to be overkill after awhile. This isn't a very easy topic to deal with and he makes sure the viewer realizes this by creating tension throughout the film. Some of the scenes in
, while not being visually graphic, are still very intense thanks to great dialogue by Haggis and some very great performances by actors you wouldn't expect to see in these kinds of films. Sandra Bullock in particular does a huge 180 from her normal likeable romantic comedy role to a trophy wife, who after getting carjacked, doesn't seem to trust anyone who isn't white. I think the fact that you do see some of these actors in roles that they normally wouldn't play adds to the shock factor when watching this film.
While the story of
is great, the film in a way becomes a one trick pony. By concentrating on nothing but racism and every scene having some form of confrontation the film doesn't have a lot of depth. Sure, every character goes through some change (good and bad) by the end of the film, but you really don't get a very good look at what makes these characters the way they are. Aside from Matt Dillon's story and Don Cheadle's (a detective torn between his life on the force and taking care of his heroin addicted mother and troubled brother) the other stories have no depth other than the fact that they are discriminating or being discriminated against somebody. I would've liked to see more background on some of the characters to find out why they are who they are.
One thing that really bugged me about
was how closely the film's format was to the film
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will feel a very strong case of Déjà vu. Think of this film as Magnolia minus an hour, which is a good thing.
Final Judgment: Overall, while
has its flaws, a great script and excellent performances makes this film a must see. The controversial issue of racism may scare people off, but for those willing to confront it they will not be disappointed in how this film deals with the topic and its resolution.
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T/F If a patient has been diagnosed with oral cancer, cessation of smoking is a moot point.
False, the risk of a secondary cancer is reduced if a patient stops smoking
What is the most
problem related to radiation therapy?
Xerostomia (dry mouth)
What medication can help a patient with xerostomia from radiation treatment?
Pilocarpine hydrochloride (Salagen). Should be started before radiation and given for 90 days
measures can patients on radiation take to ease the discomfort from dry mouth?
Increase fluid intake, chew sugarless gum or candy, use nonalcoholic mouth rinses (like baking soda or glycerine solutions), use artificial saliva, always carry a water bottle
T/F A patient that experiences fatigue from radiation should rest often and avoid exercise.
False, they should attempt light, regular exercise to get more energy (they should rest often)
What can help a patient cope with stomatitis from radiation?
Eat soft, bland foods Frequently rinse mouth with water or suck on ice chips Avoid commercial mouthwashes Avoid spicy or hot foods
A mixture of equal parts of antacid, lidocaine and
is a concotion that is useful in treating ________ from radiation therapy.
Severe Stomatitis, the patient should rinse with the mixture and spit it out
T/F Dry mouth from radiation is a common, temporary problem that resolves within weeks of the last treatment.
False, it is a common problem, but it can be temporary or permanent
T/F Patients on radiation treatment should only used prescribed lotions and skin products. Store bought lotions can be too irritating.
Patients receiving radiation treatments should not apply any lotion, whether prescription or store bought, within _______ prior to treatment.
2 hours
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What skin condition should be reported to a physician if the patient is getting radiation treatments?
Moist skin reaction (desquamation of skin cells leaves the area feeling burned, tender or painful)
What teaching is important to perform prior to a
Expected changes in speech, and communication methods for immediately after surgery
What are
nursing actions for a patient immediately following a head or neck surgery?
-Maintaining a patent airway (edema may compress the trachea) -Place the patient in semi-Fowlers to limit edema and suture stress -monitor vital signs closely because of risks of hemorrhage or respiratory distress -monitor drainage systems, packing, dr
What type of drainage is expected after a radical neck dissection?
Serosanguineous drainage that decreases in volume over 24 hours
How often should tube patency of a Hemovac drain be assessed after a radical neck dissection surgery?
Every 4 hours, poor draining or kinked tubing can predispose the patient to infection and impaired wound healing
T/F A patient who has undergone a laryngectomy requires frequent suctioning after the surgery.
You have a patient on your floor who has just undergone a
You are suctioning the patient frequently and notice that initially the drainage was copius and blood tinged, but now there is less and it is a lot thicker. Is this a normal finding?
You have a patient on your floor who has undergone a
His secretions have become thick and tenacious. An older nurse on your floor suggests that you administer a bolus dose of saline via the trach tube to assist with the removal of the thickened secretions and clear the airway. Is this sound advice?
No, this can lead to hypoxia and damage to the epithelial cells, using a humidifier may help
T/F Following a neck resection involving the removal of the
muscle and and the spinal accessory nerve, it is important the patient exercise to maintain strength and movement on the affected side.
True, otherwise the patient may be left with a frozen shoulder and limited neck ROM
What options are available to restore speech in a person who has had a
Voice prosthesis, esophageal speech, or an electrolarynx
What is the most common type of voice prosthesis used after a
The Blom-Singer prosthesis
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Now a household name in Glasgow, Stravaigin has taken on a 'new look' – the traditional Scottish roots are still apparent with the introduction of a more classical and contemporary style.
Difficult to describe the ambience here – certainly different and unusual. Bistro bordering on fine dining with some really wonderful combinations.
Chilean stew of seafood and meats with Scottish mussels, lamb and rabbit. Aberdeen Angus sirloin topped with cajun styled prawns could be your choice.
Catering for an ever evolving customer who requires something different, it has become more evident over the years that tastes and trends are changing.
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If you are like the general public once they go out and purchase a brand new Non-public Pc you probably get excited when you take it out of the box, turn it on and marvel at how speedy it runs. whilst a Laptop is new it usually appears to run faster and boot up faster than your old Pc. The packages and games appear to run without any sluggish down and while you get on the internet the pages load instantly on the display screen, and you may speedy surf from one website to every other. Beyond regular time even though, your Laptop can slow down and not run as fast as it did while it was new.
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each Pc component on the Laptop connects to the Motherboard both by means of being connected at once to the Motherboard or connecting via a records cable. The gadgets or additives that connect a computer to the Motherboard are the CPU, RAM memory, tough power, CD-ROM/DVD force, Video Card, Sound Card, Community Card, Modem, Key Board, Mouse, and Screen.
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New Motherboards are quicker because they can allow more facts visitors at better speeds.
The CPU
The CPU or Processor is the mind of the Computer. The CPU carries out all the commands which you together with the running system, like windows XP or home windows 7, asks it to do. CPUs can handiest perform one education at a time but they do it so fast it looks as if they're doing more than one duties at one time or "Multitasking".
Newer CPUs are quicker due to the fact their "clock speed" or "clock cycle" is quicker. The clock pace is the velocity at which a CPU can perform instructions. you may think about clock speed just like the timing of a metronome, the tool that facilitates musicians maintain the right musical time. A metronome has a hand at the front of it which swings to and fro at a timing c language you put. because it swings backward and forwards it ticks like a clock. just like the metronome the CPU additionally ticks at a fixed c program language period, however, a CPU ticks at an exceptionally rapid rate which is measured in Mega or Gigahertz. The CPU carries out an training on every tick of its clock cycle.
New CPUs cannot handiest carryout instructions at very High clock speeds but they also can be made up of a couple of CPU Cores. each Core can carry out its very own instructions. When you have a Twin Middle CPU it may carry out commands at the same time and a Quad Middle CPU can carry out four. There are even six Middle CPUs out now and just like the More recent Motherboards These CPUs additionally have a bigger facts BUS to ship and receive records faster thru the Motherboard improving the computers usual overall performance.
RAM memory
RAM or Random Get entry to reminiscence is what stores all the commands you have requested the Computer to perform. Whenever we engage with our Computer we're developing preparation information for the CPU to technique or even the most effective interplay, like shifting the mouse throughout the screen, requires many unmarried commands the CPU ought to carry out. you may believe that playing a Laptop recreation or going for walks a software like Adobe Picture keep can create a super quantity of commands for the CPU. The CPU is fast and might execute a variety of commands quick but it cannot do them suddenly that is why we need an area to keep the commands till they can be processed. That is why RAM become created.
RAM is largely the garage place for all of the commands which can be waiting to be done by using the CPU. you may occasionally inform when you don't have sufficient RAM If you have clicked on the mouse or hit the enter key to initiate an application and the hour glass simply sits there spinning on the screen. it could appear that our Laptop has locked up or iced over but what is genuinely going on is the Laptop is finishing the collection of instructions it has been given before it could perform any similarly commands. whilst this happens we generally see it as the Computer in short locking up. It's also very irritating.
The fine manner to clear up this trouble is by absolutely adding more RAM for your Computer. adding extra RAM is probably the very best way to boom the overall performance of your Pc. Growing the quantity of RAM to your Computer can assist your Laptop to run quicker because it permits your Laptop save greater instructions. This we could the Laptop carry out a lot of instructions while you continue to do your paintings and it reduces the Laptop freeze ups.
the rate of the RAM you use can also assist the Computer. If you use RAM that has a faster facts Bus speed it is able to ship the instructions it's miles storing to the CPU at a quicker price. The faster the CPU receives the instructions the quicker it could bring them out and the faster your Pc will run.
the amount and sort you could use are dictated with the aid of the type of CPU and Motherboard you operate. The Bus pace of the CPU and Motherboard in addition to the potential of RAM the Motherboard can apprehend will decide what form of RAM and what sort of you may use.
a few Motherboards will help your installation as lots as 32GBs of RAM and most Motherboards will apprehend more than one Bus speeds so that you can use numerous exceptional types of RAM. Typically speaking the faster the BUS pace and the bigger storage capability of the RAM, the quicker your Laptop will carry out. The essential element to recall although is that with large capability and speed comes better charge.
What is best about upgrading RAM is maximum Motherboards can accommodate numerous specific speeds and capacities of RAM so you can start off with a slower speed and smaller capacity, so that you can be less luxurious lowering your preliminary upgrade cost after which later down the road you could upgrade your RAM to a larger capability and High velocity.
Replacing the Motherboard, CPU and RAM is truly loads easier than you may think. The CPU and RAM are directly connected to the motherboard so that you can replace all three components at the same time via surely swapping out the motherboard.
To do that you ought to first decide what kind of shape element of motherboard your modern Computer helps.
The Motherboard form issue
Many Pc producers together with HP, Compaq, Dell, Gateway, eMachine, and Acer build their computer systems primarily based on four primary motherboard shape factors or design specs and they're:
ATX = Complete Size Motherboard Commonly determined in Full-Size Computing device computers and Towers
Micro-ATX = Mid-Size motherboard discovered in Mid Tower and Smaller Desktops
Mini-ATX = Small Motherboard observed in Mid Towers, Smaller Desktops
Mini-ITX = Most recent motherboards very small Length located in new smaller towers and Computers
Those form elements discuss with the size of the Motherboard itself. The Laptop case is designed to accommodate a selected Length of Motherboard. As soon as you have got determined which form issue your Laptop version is, then all you need to do is purchase the perfect shape thing Motherboard that fits your Laptop fashions case.
It might work like this. Let's consider you have got an HP Pavilion 750n Desktop Laptop. That is an older Computer with a single Center processor. first-class Pc while it first came out however very gradual by way of modern day requirements. Making a decision that you need to make it faster by way of upgrading it to a Quad Core CPU but you want to decide if you can upgrade it.
you could decide whether or not or no longer you can improve that particular Laptop with the aid of going to the HP assist website. on the site, you'll type in your Computer version and study the hardware specifications for that Computer. HP will list the shape thing information inside the specs manual. Having performed this commonly, I already recognize the 750n makes use of a Micro-ATX form element.
every Computer manufacturer I named has an assist website online on their webpage in which you can go to determine your fashions shape thing. you could also do a seek on Yahoo, Google, or Bing and ask what form thing your Laptop model is. If that doesn't paintings sincerely electronic mail me or depart a comment on this text and that I allow you to locate it.
As soon as you realize the kind of shape element your Pc model helps you're now geared up to determine what overall performance level you would really like to upgrade your Computer too.The performance stage of the Computer is Generally dictated with the aid of the CPU it makes use of. You could remember I indicated the CPU is Regularly called the brain of the Pc as it approaches all the commands and it sets the computers ordinary speed primarily based on it is clock pace.Since the computer's overall speed is set by using the CPU, you commonly begin your improve by means of figuring out the CPU overall performance stage you want.
How You decide which overall performance stage you would like to upgrade to maybe based on how you use your Pc and what kind of you want to spend to improve it. Normally speak If you most effective use your Laptop to send and acquire e-mail, browse the internet, and keep and share virtual photos from a digital camera, then You may simplest need to upgrade to a Twin Core CPU to noticeably improve you computing revel in.
If you play lots of video games, burns DVDs, edit movies or sound documents, and paintings with Excessive resolution images or photographs, then You may want to choose a Quad Core CPU to growth performance and improve your computing revel in.
From a price perspective, you could expect to pay extra for a quicker CPU than you would for a slower CPU and Quad Center CPUs are Normally greater pricey than Dual Cores. More commonly I trust you should buy as a good deal as you can for as little as feasible that way you get the maximum for your money and also you might not need to improve again for quite a while.
whilst you are prepared to pick your CPU you will have alternatives based on manufacturer and sort and there also are some variations between the various varieties of CPUs from every manufacturer that you have to be privy to.
There are three primary CPU producers Intel, AMD, and Motorola, however for the reason of this article we are best going to awareness on Intel and AMD. Motorola is primarily responsible for making CPUs for Apple computers. Apple computer systems, are a proprietary Computer version and it could be greater hard and extra pricey to improve an Apple Laptop.
this text is targeted on assisting the budget aware, who very own what's Typically known as an IBM well matched Laptop, improve their Computer without difficulty and inexpensively. IBM compatible computers are recognized as the one's computers which normally run a Microsoft windows based running gadget which includes windows XP or home windows 7. Intel and AMD manufacture CPUs that help IBM well-matched computer systems so those are the 2 producers we will awareness on.
For the motive of this text, I am now not going to go into incredible detail about the variations among Intel and AMD CPUs. There is already a sizeable quantity of distinct records available on the internet which describes every producers CPU chip structure, as well as gives aspect by using aspect comparison.
I would invite you to perform little studies on how every producer's chip are designed after which evaluation an internet site that benchmarks each CPUs overall performance. There are numerous hyperlinks on CPU design, comparisons, and reviews on the web and this could help you're making your CPU choice.
The triumphing sentiment regarding AMD vs. Intel is that both CPUs, in either Twin or Quad Middle configuration, carry out further with Intel being barely faster. Intel CPUs have usually been associated with executing commercial enterprise packages quick whilst AMD CPUs run multimedia packages speedy. As you research their benchmark rankings you may see Intel on a graph seems to dramatically out carrying out AMD however whilst you observe the duration of time between the 2 it is minimal.
in which you may see a massive difference between the two manufacturers is in value. AMD CPUs are almost usually much less high-priced than Intel CPUs. The question I always ask my customers is, "Is a four second faster speed difference really worth an extra $200 or $three hundred greenbacks greater by means of shopping for an Intel CPU?" To me, it isn't always.
I am searching out a typical overall performance increase as compared to what I am currently the use of. when you improve your Pc you aren't going to be evaluating it to any other Pc of identical overall performance, you may be evaluating it to the velocity of your last Pc. If after your upgrade, you locate your Pc runs substantially quicker than your final Laptop and it failed to cost a lot if you want to achieve that performance increase, you may be satisfied with your improve and that is what is crucial.


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When is Super Bowl 2020? Date, location, odds, halftime show for Super Bowl 54
The opening Super Bowl odds made Kansas City the favourite to win the large game in 2020, but not by much. The Chiefs opened as 1 1/2-point favorites over the 49ers, per BetOnline. Because the sport basically is taken into account a pick-'em, there's not much of a difference within the moneylines; early straight-up bettors would wish to wager $125 to win $100 on the Chiefs, while 49ers backers could get even money (plus-105) on their side.
We don't yet skills Super Bowl in 2020 will play out, but we do know one thing about Miami: It knows the way to throw a celebration . So expect Super Bowl 54 and every one the events that surround the large game to be nothing in need of a spectacular show. that has a really Miami-appropriate halftime performance.
Below is everything you would like to understand about the Super Bowl in 2020, including the date, location, odds and halftime show info.
When is Super Bowl 2020?
Date: Sunday, Feb. 2
Kickoff time: 6:30 p.m. ET (unofficial)
TV channel: Fox
Live stream: Fox Sports app | DAZN (in Canada)
Super Bowl 54, also referred to as Super Bowl LIV, is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. The official kickoff time are going to be determined at a later date, but the ballpark of 6:30 p.m. ET has become the normal start time for the Super Bowl.
Every Super Bowl since 2003 has taken place during the primary week of February. From 1967-2003, about one Super Bowl happened in January.
The Super Bowl in 2020 will mark the second time an excellent Bowl has been played on Feb. 2. On an equivalent date six years ago, the Seahawks dominated the Broncos in ny to win Super Bowl 48.
Per usual, the Super Bowl in 2020 will happen one week after the professional Bowl in Orlando, Fla., and fortnight after the AFC and NFC championship games. subsequent notable event on the NFL calendar after the Super Bowl is that the 2020 NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
The 2020 NFL league year begins March 18, a touch quite a month after the 2019 season concludes with Super Bowl 54 in Miami.
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Where is Super Bowl 2020?
The Super Bowl in 2020 are going to be played during a city that's no stranger to America's biggest game. But the venue are going to be a fresh addition to Super Bowl history.
Super Bowl 54 are going to be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County roughly 15 miles up I-95 from central Miami. The stadium, home to both the Miami Dolphins and therefore the Miami Hurricanes, was selected because the host venue for the Super Bowl in 2020 partially due to its warm location, but also due to recent renovations.
(Getty Images)Hard Rock Stadium
The NFL made South Florida the host of Super Bowl 54 back in 2016, when Miami competed against Atlanta, New Orleans , Tampa and l. a. to secure the large game and when Hard Rock Stadium's renovation project was completed.
While the stadium's capaciousness was reduced from 75,000 to 65,000, the renovation featured new video boards, suites and seating pods.
"We were confident. it had been definitely our best bid ever," said chairman of the Super Bowl host committee Rodney Barreto at the time. "A $450-million-plus enhancement to the Dolphins' stadium. A budget of money and incentives valued at quite $40 million. A warm weather destination that always delivers. Always.
"We are truly thankful to Mr. Stephen Ross, owner of the Miami Dolphins, for all his support and assistance throughout this process."
Added Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez: "I can't consider a far better place to host the Super Bowl than right here in our world-class community. Miami has hosted more Super Bowls than the other city, and it's clear why. this is often the place to measure , work and play, and hosting the Super Bowl at Dolphins' stadium once more is further evidence that Miami may be a major event community."
Indeed, the Miami area already has hosted 10 Super Bowls, and its 11th will break a tie with New Orleans for the foremost within the country. (New Orleans, though, will create another tie when it hosts Super Bowl 58 in 2024.)
Now called Hard Rock Stadium, the venue the Dolphins call home originally was named Joe Robbie Stadium when it opened in 1987. it's been renamed seven times since and has hosted five Super Bowls, with the old Miami Orange Bowl having hosted South Florida's other five Super Bowls.


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