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Un camping-car ou autocaravane, et, au Québec, véhicule récréatif (calque de l'anglais « recreational vehicle », RV), est un véhicule automobile habitable.

Terminologie
Le terme de « camping-car » est un mot d'usage courant pour désigner un véhicule habitable. Il est toutefois un faux anglicisme utilisé en France, selon le Petit Robert (édition 2007). Le dictionnaire indique déjà ce terme dans son édition de 1952, composé de « camping » (attesté en 1903) et de « car ». On trouve parfois le terme « motorhome », qui est d'origine américaine, dont la traduction est littéralement « maison équipée d'un moteur ». Toutefois, d'autres expressions sont utilisées, voire recommandées, selon les pays.

En France, l'utilisation du terme « camping-car » est attestée depuis 1974. D'autres termes permettent cependant de désigner ce véhicule : « autocaravane », « mobile-home », « motor-home », selon la commission ministérielle de terminologie du tourisme (1982) et fait partie des véhicules dits « de loisirs ». Toutefois, il est recommandé par ce même Arrêté de 1982 de préférer le substitut « autocaravane ».

En Belgique, on préfère le terme « motorhome » ou « mobilhome ».

Au Québec, on utilise également les termes « auto-caravanes » (officialisé en 1980) devenu « autocaravane », terme recommandé depuis 1997 par l'Office québécois de la langue française. L'Office québécois de la langue française recommande par ailleurs d'éviter le faux anglicisme « camping-car », ainsi que d'éviter « motorhome ». On trouve également les expressions courantes comme « roulottes », « caravanes », parfois « caravane motorisée », « Winnebago » (marque américaine déposée), « motorisé » (terme familier), ou encore « campeur » (parfois écrit « camper »).

Aux États-Unis, ce type de véhicule est désigné sous l'appellation de  (RV).

Histoire

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États-Unis et Canada

Le Earl Travel Trailer, accroché à l'arrière d'une Ford T en 1913, semble être la première remorque fabriquée en série de l'histoire du camping automobile. En 1916, Samuel B. Lambert, propriétaire de la Lambert Pharmacal Company, invente le modèle Lamsteed Kampkar combinant en un seul bloc, sans remorque, couchage et voiture sur un châssis Ford, avec un aménagement de type « classe Pullman ». La vogue du camping se développe après 1918 et la plupart des véhicules aménagés le sont par des particuliers, à partir de châssis Ford TS. En 1923, Ford lance le modèle Nomad House Car, avec douche et chauffage au bois intégrés, considéré comme la première gamme de camping-car de ce pays. En 1928, l'ingénieur designer Glenn Curtiss imagine l'Aerocar Land Yacht renommé « Adams Motor Bungalo », s'inspirant de la carlingue aérodynamique des avions, en créant une caisse à armature en bois recouverte de fines plaques métalliques, emménagée de quatre lits, deux salles de bains et un large plafond panoramique en verre. La même année est lancé le Road Yacht, premier « motor home » aux lignes arrondies et effilées fabriqué en série, vendu .

En France
Dès le début du , des constructeurs indépendants fabriquent en exemplaire unique des remorques auto-portées permettant le couchage, la restauration et la toilette. Il s'agit encore d'un objet de luxe : les modèles « Carling-home » de Charles Louvet coûtent quasiment le prix d'une maison de l'époque, et certaines remorques font plus de dix mètres de long.

En 1920, les premiers inventeurs ont l'idée de combiner automobile et camping, en faisant subir des modifications à leur voiture pour qu'elle devienne au gré des arrêts une cantine améliorée souvent par des évolutions apportées à la partie « coffre » du véhicule. Cette recherche permanente d'améliorations va conduire certains inventeurs à ne conserver de la voiture ou du camion que le châssis, le moteur et une partie de la caisse. Recyclant les camions militaires, certains imaginent également de confectionner une carrosserie autour d'un espace habitable porté par un puissant châssis : en 1925, Raymond Roussel roule en « maison-automobile » sur châssis Saurer à , luxueusement décorée avec éléments rétractables (lit, table, fauteuils), salles de bains et coin cuisine.

Cette première utilisation d'engins peu préfabriqués dure relativement longtemps puisqu'il faut attendre les années 1970 et le début du déclin des caravanes pour voir émerger des constructeurs professionnels capables de proposer aux ménages français des gammes élargies, notamment les camping-cars à capucine. À partir des années 1980, le camping-car entame sa démocratisation, notamment grâce à la possibilité offerte à un certain nombre de vacanciers de louer des camping-cars pour des séjours plutôt que de devoir les acheter.

À l'été 2017, et selon une étude réalisée par la direction générale des entreprises (DGE), en collaboration avec l'Union des industries du véhicule de loisirs (Uni VDL), le parc des camping-cars français était estimé à .

Aménagements

 Couchage
Les camping-cars possèdent généralement un ou plusieurs lits permanents. Ce couchage est, le plus communément, situé à l'arrière de la cellule, et parfois installé sur soute. Mesurant environ , il peut être placé longitudinalement (lit « à la française », « décalé » ou « central ») ou transversalement. Un autre lit, qui disparaît dans la configuration « jour », peut également être un lit « de cabine », « central » ou « de pavillon ». Les véhicules équipés de « capucine » (protubérance située au-dessus de la cabine de pilotage) proposent le lit principal ou un couchage supplémentaire accessible par une petite échelle.

Le couchage peut être constitué, dans la partie arrière du véhicule,
d'un grand lit central ou de deux lits jumeaux. Cet espace est, parfois, remplacé par un  à l'instar d'une caravane. Les banquettes constituent un couchage d'appoint et sont surmontées d'un lit électrique coulissant fixé au plafond en configuration jour.

 Salle d'eau/WC
À partir d'un certain niveau d'équipement, les véhicules sont dotés d'un cabinet de toilette comprenant un lavabo, une douche et un WC chimique. Certains modèles comportent une douche séparée des WC et du lavabo ; d'autres, à l'espace plus réduit, présentent une paroi amovible séparant WC et douche. De plus en plus de fourgons sont équipés de toilettes sèches, plus agréables, plus économiques et écologiques que les WC chimiques.

 Réfrigérateur
Ils disposent d'un réfrigérateur, parfois doté d'un compartiment congélateur/conservateur, fonctionnant avec plusieurs énergies : gaz, électricité  et  (réfrigérateur dit ).

 Cuisine
Le bloc cuisine offre un évier, des feux gaz ou gaz/électricité, un réfrigérateur avec congélateur et, parfois, un four ou une hotte aspirante.

 Coin repas
Un espace appelé « dînette » comporte une table avec banquettes en  ou face à face. Il est utilisable comme salon et pour les repas. Dans sa configuration « nuit », cet espace peut parfois accueillir un couchage supplémentaire.

 Autonomie
Des réservoirs d'eau propre et d'eau usée sont dissimulés dans des tiroirs extérieurs ou, le cas échéant, dans le double-plancher. Une (ou plusieurs) batterie assure une autonomie électrique pour l'éclairage et la pompe à eau. Un chauffe-eau permet de disposer d'eau chaude aussi bien pour la toilette que pour la cuisine et la vaisselle. L'électricité peut provenir de panneaux solaires, de l'alimentation  extérieure ou encore du coupleur-séparateur qui se branche sur l'alternateur du moteur. On peut combiner ces sources pour obtenir une autonomie suffisante pour tous les équipements du camping-car.

 Chauffage
Le chauffage de la cellule peut être assuré par un radiateur à gaz mais aussi par un chauffage au gasoil à air pulsé, similaire à ceux des autocars. Certains font office de chauffage et de chauffe-eau à la fois, très pratique pour simplifier l'installation et gagner de l'espace.

 Isolation

L'isolation des camping-car et des fourgons est un point clé pour l'été comme pour l'hiver. Les isolants thermiques et phoniques apportent énormément de confort à ceux qui vivent à l'intérieur (surtout à l'année). Une bonne isolation phonique peut réduire le niveau sonore de , quand une bonne isolation thermique permettra de maintenir une belle différence de température avec l'extérieur et un déphasage de quelques heures indispensable pour le sommeil. Il existe un grand nombre d'isolants adaptés aux camping-cars et fourgons, certains naturels et d'autres minéraux dont les performances phoniques et thermiques sont très variables.

 Soute
Selon les dimensions et la configuration intérieure, un camping-car peut être doté d'une soute à l'arrière permettant d'y loger des vélos, voire une moto et autres objets volumineux. De petites soutes permettent le logement des bouteilles de gaz, de la cassette des WC. Certains véhicules sont équipés de compartiments coulissants permettant le rangement des accessoires nécessaires au fonctionnement du camping-car : câble de raccordement, tuyaux, cales, etc.

 Options
Les véhicules les plus récents sont équipés d'options « constructeur » ou « concessionnaire », dont les plus courantes sont les panneaux solaires, des stores latéraux, un porte-vélos, une télévision et son équipement (antenne parabolique, etc), caméra de recul, etc.

Typologie
Il existe plusieurs familles de camping-cars :
 les camions aménagés (caravane à sellette au Québec)
 les capucines (classe « C » au Québec)
 les cellules amovibles (boite campeur au Québec)
 les combis, fourgons ou vans aménagés (classe « B » au Québec)
 les intégraux (classe « A » au Québec)
 les profilés (classe « B+ » au Québec) et les profilés , intermédiaires entre les fourgons/vans et les profilés
 les camping-cars type , de très grandes dimensions, avec ou sans slide-out (extension de la carrosserie).

Si la plupart de ces véhicules se conduisent avec un simple permis de conduire de catégorie B (tourisme), il existe des camping-cars « poids-lourds » de plus de . Au Québec, la conduite d'un véhicule récréatif, quelle que soit sa taille ou son poids, est autorisée avec un permis de classe 5.

Camion aménagé
Souvent destinés aux forains lors de leurs voyages, ils sont beaucoup plus spacieux et luxueux que les camping-cars traditionnels. De par leur taille, ils sont plutôt destinés aux grands réseaux autoroutiers.

Camionnette
Des carrossiers caravaniers fixent des cellules sur des camionnettes.

Capucine
Les camping-cars à capucine comporte une zone de couchage au-dessus de la cabine de conduite, ce qui leur permet d'offrir soit un nombre de couchages plus important pour un même encombrement au sol, soit plus de surface à exploiter en déplaçant le couchage en hauteur. Avec une capacité de 4 à 7 couchages, cette catégorie de camping-car est principalement destinée à un usage familial.

On appelle « capucine » la partie qui se trouve au-dessus de la cabine de conduite et qui renferme généralement un lit. L'aérodynamisme de ce type de véhicule, du fait de son appendice, est très mauvais.

Cellule amovible
Comme son nom l'indique, il s'agit de cellules que l'on peut poser et déposer à loisir sur un porteur (généralement un véhicule pick-up).

Combis, fourgons ou vans aménagé

Les fourgons aménagés conservent la carrosserie d'origine du véhicule. Ils ne se distinguent extérieurement des autres fourgons que par des ouvertures supplémentaires (baies vitrées, aérations, etc.), mais certains modèles conservent des commodités propres aux camping-cars tels que les toilettes, la télévision, le réfrigérateur ou même la douche.

Ils sont plus discrets et d'un gabarit souvent moins important que les camping-cars, ils possèdent rarement un lit permanent, l'espace de vie est plus réduit et ils conviennent généralement aux couples sans enfant recherchant un véhicule peu encombrant.

Ils sont plus maniables et plus rapides que les camping-cars. Faisant moins de  de haut, ils ne sont pas soumis à un surcoût sur les autoroutes.

Ils permettent également de se déplacer plus facilement en ville et d'utiliser des aires de stationnement prévues pour les véhicules de promenade.

Les fourgons aménagés sont devenus un véritable mode de vie pour de plus en plus d'individus, en couple et en famille. Que ce soit en France ou à l'étranger, les fourgons aménagés par des particuliers sont de plus en plus nombreux.

Intégral

Les intégraux ont une silhouette originale qui ne rappelle en rien celle du porteur d'origine. En effet, ils ne conservent aucun élément de carrosserie du véhicule dont ils empruntent la partie mécanique. La cabine de conduite est « intégrée » à l'ensemble du camping-car.

Les camping-car intégraux possèdent souvent un deuxième couchage au-dessus de la cabine de conduite qui, à l'aide de vérins, se remonte contre le toit quand le camping-car circule. Ce sont souvent des véhicules plus chers que les profilés ou les capucines.

Profilé
Le camping-car profilé privilégie l'aérodynamisme. La partie au-dessus de la cabine de conduite, appelée « casquette », n'est pas utilisable comme zone de couchage, mais son profil permet une meilleure pénétration dans l'air. Ce type de camping-car est plus complet et souvent plus cher que les capucines et on peut y vivre confortablement à deux. C'est le véhicule idéal des couples sans enfant.

Plus bas d'une dizaine de centimètres environ que les capucines, ils ne disposent généralement que de 2, 3, voire 4 couchettes, avec une manipulation de dînette à l'étape pour faire le lit d'appoint. Idéaux pour deux personnes, les profilés peuvent s'avérer rapidement inconfortables à quatre, le lit d'appoint étant constitué d'un assemblage de coussins plus ou moins plats.

Yacht routier
Ce véhicule, appelé « King Cruiser », à carrosserie autoportante spécifique et à deux niveaux, accueille à l'étage, extensible par trois tiroirs, quatre passagers valides ou à mobilité réduite. Il dispose d'un équipage de deux personnes chargé de la conduite de l'engin et de la logistique logé en cabine indépendante, d'un ascenseur intérieur et d'un véhicule de tourisme embarqué.

Stationnement
La pratique du camping-car étant en expansion, de plus en plus de communes créent des parkings réservés aux camping-cars avec parfois une aire de services. Pour le code de l'urbanisme en France, le camping-car est considéré comme une caravane.

Certains lieux touristiques interdisent le stationnement la nuit de 22 heures à 8 heures le lendemain. Quand ce n'est pas interdit, le stationnement reste possible sur le parking d'un site touristique, à proximité de la billetterie.

Aire de services
C'est un site aménagé où les camping-caristes peuvent vidanger leurs « eaux grises » (douche, vaisselle) et leurs « eaux noires » (WC) et faire le plein d'eau propre. Les vidanges sont le plus souvent gratuites, mais il existe des bornes payantes par carte bancaire, jeton ou pièce de monnaie.

On peut aussi y faire le plein d'eau potable, et parfois se brancher sur le courant électrique. Ces services sont le plus souvent payants (dans environ 60 % des cas).

Les services généralement disponibles sur une aire ou à proximité sont :
 Alimentation en eau ;
 Vidange des eaux usées ;
 Vidange des WC ;
 Présence de containers pour les déchets ménagers ;
 Stationnement possible pour la nuit ;
 Connexion électrique (la capacité habituelle est de , lorsque c'est payant, généralement limité à 1 heure) ;
 Éclairage public ;
 Tables de pique-nique ;
 Connexion internet par Wi-Fi.

On y trouve parfois :
 Barbecue ;
 Douches et sanitaires ;
 Jeux pour enfants ;
 Piscine ;
 Équipements sportifs ;
 Connexion TV (très rare) ;
 Connexion pour le téléphone (rare en dehors des États-Unis).

Glossaire
Voici un glossaire proposé par le France Camping-Car (FCC)
 Baie : On appelle baie toute fenêtre fixe, ouvrante ou coulissante de la cellule du camping-car ;
 Batterie cellule : Il s'agit de la batterie alimentant en  tous les éléments électriques situés dans l'espace de vie du camping-car (elle est alimenté par un alternateur, par une prise  quand disponible, de plus en plus par un panneau solaire d'environ  ou bien, mais moins fréquemment, par un groupe électrogène, une pile à combustible ou une éolienne) ;
 Boiler : Réservoir intégré au chauffe-eau permettant de stocker l'eau à chauffer ou déjà chauffée ;
 Cellule : La cellule désigne la partie habitable du camping-car, la zone de conduite étant exclue ;
 Chauffage à carburant : Appareil de chauffage alimenté par le carburant du camping-car et non pas au gaz comme c'est le cas majoritairement ;
 Eau grise : Les eaux grises correspondent aux eaux issues de la vaisselle ou de la toilette (lavabos, douche) ;
 Eau noire : Les eaux noires correspondent aux déjections contenues dans la cassette des toilettes ;
 Lit de pavillon : Il s'agit d'un lit suspendu au toit du camping-car, il est monté sur vérins, sangles ou câbles pour le descendre et l'utiliser ou le remonter lorsqu'il ne sert pas ;
 Pompe à eau de cellule : La pompe à eau de la cellule permet d'alimenter en eau les différents postes de la cellule, à savoir les robinets de cuisine, de douche et de lavabos ainsi que la chasse des toilettes. Elle peut également alimenter un robinet d'extérieur du camping-car. Elle peut être immergée ou extérieure au réservoir ;
 Porte-à-faux arrière : Il s'agit de la distance de l'axe de roue arrière à l'arrière du camping-car ;
 Porteur : Ce terme désigne le véhicule (bloc moteur + châssis) servant de base à la construction du camping-car ;
 SecuMotion ou favex : Système de sécurité en amont des équipements au gaz du camping-car.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Salon des véhicules de loisirs
 Roulotte
 Caravane (véhicule)
 Camping-car Magazine
 Ger tereg (ancêtre, chez les turco-mongols, du camping-car)
 Fédération française de camping et de caravaning
 Indie Campers

  (habitation partielle/totale en mobile home ou camping-car)

Liens externes
    Fédération internationale de camping, caravanning et autocaravaning (FICC)
 Fédération française des associations et clubs de camping-cars (FFACCC)
  RV/MH Hall of Fame - Musée situé à Elkhart (Indiana))

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Q: How to prove that $e^{-\gamma}=\prod_{n=1}^\infty\left(1+\frac1n\right)e^{-1/n}$ Suppose we defined the Gamma function
$$\frac1{\Gamma(z)}=ze^{\gamma z}\prod_{n=1}^\infty\left(1+\frac zn\right)e^{-z/n}$$
where $\gamma$ is just a constant. I want to prove that $\Gamma(1)=1$, so I need to prove that
$$e^{-\gamma}=\prod_{n=1}^\infty\left(1+\frac1n\right)e^{-1/n}\tag{*}$$
From definition, by taking logarithm and then differentiating, we arrive to
$$\frac{\Gamma'(z)}{\Gamma(z)}=-\frac1z-\gamma-\sum_{n=1}^\infty\left(\frac1{z+n}-\frac1n\right)\tag{1}$$
which implies that
$$\frac{\Gamma'(z+1)}{\Gamma(z+1)}-\frac{\Gamma'(z)}{\Gamma(z)}-\frac1z=0\tag{2}$$
taking integral we arrive to the following identity
$$\Gamma(z+1)=Cz\Gamma(z)\tag{3}$$
where $C$ is constant and since $\lim_{z\to0}z\Gamma(z)=1$, so
$$C=\Gamma(1)\tag{4}$$
I tried to from identities $(1-4)$ arrive to $(*)$, but failed, can anyone help me, please?

A: In order to prove that $C=1$, you need to prove that:
$$ \gamma = \sum_{n\geq 1}\left(\frac{1}{n}-\log\left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)\right) \tag{A}$$
but that is exactly the usual definition of the Euler-Mascheroni costant, since:
$$ \sum_{n=1}^{N}\left(\frac{1}{n}-\log\left(1+\frac{1}{n}\right)\right) = H_N-\log(N+1).\tag{B}$$

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Spinal Cord Disorders: Do you think surgery is warranted? (m)..
Do you think surgery is warranted? (m)..
I just e-mailed our local "Spine Clinic" asking for an appointment. I am fed up with these other "two docs" that have been trying to help me. I am in terrible pain. I am attaching my test results for the last 10 months, tell me what you think. I've included my own notes as well from research I've done on the internet. I've been diagnosed with OA/DDD/and bilateral sacroilitis. But all conservative mesaures have been taken. Therapy, TENS, massage, ESI' (shots). I'm done! Can you all offer your opinion on my next route? They haven't called back yet to make an appointment for me. THANK YOU.
Here are my test results and/or my own notes that I've been keeping track of.
Started feeling more and more pain on R side. Pain is in middle of lower back, R hip area, R buttock down whole front/back side of leg. I also feel pain very low end of my tailbone a lot. I also had an annual eye appt. yesterday and informed him of my continuous dry eyes. He examined me and said I do indeed have very dry eyes. He said to take some OTC like Refresh eyes and if that doesn't help, he'll write me a Rx. I went to my Chiro on 9/7 and said he didn't know what else he could do for that condition. He said I could go back to MC. I made myself an appointment with the spine clinic in Marshfield. I have also been experiencing more and more uring leakage and reduced sexual drive and lack of lubrication.
R - SI Joint shot (about one week of relief).
Broke out in a horrible rash on the backs of my legs, backs of my arms and inner thighs. Went to doctor and he could not explain the itchy rash, but put me on tapering dose of Prednisone. The rash subsided and I felt so good "overall".
Had one cortizone shot in the right SI Joint. Only helped for about a couple of weeks. Started feeling pain early on during vacation 2nd week of June. Regretted not having the 2nd one just before I left because I did feel good for a while.
Slight loss of disk signals at C3-4, C4-5, C5-6 interspaces.
Very mild intradural impressions are seen at C4-5 and C5-6. - "A disk fragment may rupture through the thecal sac into the intradural compartment" My question: Doesn't this mean that I have disk fragments indenting the intradural compartments of these two vertebrae's?
Mild concentric disk bulging is evident at C4-5 and C5-6.
Mild/moderate bony foraminal stenosis on the left at C4-5 and C5-6. Direct neural impingement cannot be clearly confirmed.
Impression: Minimal discogenic degenerative changes are seen at C4-5 and C5-6 with no significant central stenosis. Mild or moderate bony left foraminal stenosis is seen at these levels. - My question: I've read several times that if there is bony stenosis you should not be getting chiropractic adjustments that it is extremely dangerous?
I did not get the report, but Dr. stated they were good with only minimal signs of arthritis.
Loss of disk signal and minimal loss of disk height at the L4-L5 level with ventral extradural impression.
On L3-L4, Facets are mildly hypertrophic here.
On L4-L5, axials show mild/moderate concentric disk bulging with superimposed midline posterior disk protrusion associated with some focal subannular signal; compatable with partial annular tear. This disk bulge does indent the central thecal sac slightly. Facets are mildly hypertrophic at this level.
On L5-S1, moderate hypertrophic facet arthropathy is present here.
My question: It appears by reading this and the research I've done that I have what is called "facet disease"? From L3 down to S1, all of my facets are hypertrophic. Then throw into the mix, bulging and a disk protrusion with a tear, that is indenting my thecal sac. This condition is not going to go away by itself.
SI Joints - show no clear erosive or cystic changes and no significant hyperostosis of the SI Joints. There is a small lipoma on the right sacral ala.
Abnormal muscle contraction was noted on the hip in extension bilaterally.
Joint fixation on T6, T7, the right SI and the left SI.
Tenderness to palpation at T6, T7, L5 and the right and left SI.
Xrays: Xrays taken of Sandra dated 9/29/04 are a two view lumbar series. AP Lumbar film demonstrates a levorotatory curvature of the lumbar spine of 7 degress between T12 and L4. There is also facet tropism on the right at L4 and L5. My note: Facet Tropism is also noted here - Facet Disease, this has to be what is causing most of my pain.
Bloodwork taken in September of 2004 ordered by my chiropractor revealed that I did not have Ankylosing Spondylitis or Rheumatoid Arthritis. My Hemoglobin showed HIGH red blood cells which indicates dehydration.
I have been seeing this Chiro office ever since 1984 for various occasions of pain in back and neck and on 2-3 occasions actually throwing my back out (or pulling something, who knows!) which one time landed me in the ER in 1993 (I could not sit, stand, I needed help on the toilet, walking, etc, was prescribed pain meds until it healed itself). The 2nd time when I was simply walking down two small steps from our house to our garage in 1997. The 3rd time being when I was pregnant, sciatica pain and had several adjustments to take care of it and the 3rd time being xmas eve of 04 and I have not healed from this one yet.
Re: Do you think surgery is warranted? (m)..
I am reading your long post over so it may take me a bit to get back to you.
This is going to be short - I've posted my story many times. I've pushed past a year now - seen more doctors than I care to talk about. Bloodwork is interesting in that it is a range of "normal". I finally found a physican that looked very close at my bloodwork and realized some things were off. Things which upon more definitive testing revealed my body is not absorbing certain trace minerals properly.
As you know the body is a whole. Chiros are good for some things. I'd have someone who really specializes in Nutritional Medicene take a very close look at you. I was blown away to read about the symptoms of magnesium deficiency and how closely they match my problems - I have virtually none in my system. This trace mineral is needed for collegen. My GP was clueless as most of my bloodwork was in range. I also had high red count just out of range - an indicator for other problems. My point in saying this is to really figure out what state of health you are in so that when you have surgery - should you go that route your recovery time will be expediated.
And we have not tried all modalities. Everyday I learn of more. Some may seem pretty out there, but you can't know until you try I would assume you have been tested for metal toxicity. Metals like mercury push enzymes off their natural receptors and interfere with healing. Supplemtents like Fish Oil and Flax Oil help restore the ratio of essential fats. People who feel fine can actually be just time bombs waiting to get ill. For me my injury happened in one day I was clueless. I now realize I ate very few veggies and way too many carbs although I thought I was eating "right". Just make sure you are healthy enough for surgery.
I met a retired orthopedic surgeon and asked him about back surgery. His advice was "Avoid it at all costs" - and this from a person that does surgery. Like you I am looking to end my misery. But the downside to surgery is it has a success rate and a failure rate. And once the disc material is gone (damaged or not) it's gone. I am investigating artificial discs - approved by FDA for lower back but not for cervical spine. I read your cervical spine notes and aside from a possible fragment (which needs to be investigated) I'd bet your cervical spine is similar to anyone else your age.
Fix your posture - have someone take pictures of the way you stand, sit, sit in your car, etc. The load on the spine is fine when balanced and very very detrimental when it is not. 1" head forward puts twice the pressure on your neck I've read. Look at the way other people stand or walk. Look at a professional athlete - NBA for example and you'll see perfect posture in action.
Don't overlook your dental work - the jaw and your bite can effect you neck. And while I empathize with your postition - I'm pretty much confined to a chair and can hardly walk due to balance issues - I believe there are still things to try. Surgery will always be there, and unfortunately it may or may not solve your problems. There is so much more to investigate - unfortunately most doctors do not know or talk about alternatives other than Physical Therapy. For the Lower Back you may want to consider Prolotherapy. It works for some - look up Ross Hauser at caring medical to learn about it.
And I won't say the doctor phrase "good luck" because I'm sick of it - I will simply say I hope you get the best result from whatever you choose.
is there a heal to all of this? i have benn diagnosed with bilateral sacroilitis also, sometimes i cant walk or get out of bed for weeks because the pain is too severe. God help us!!!!!
is there a heal to our sickness? i have been diagnosed with bilateral sacroilitis. i have the same symptoms and the pain is sometimes very severe to the point where i cant move out of bed or walk for weeks. God help us!!!!!
is there a heal to our sickness? i have the same symptoms and have been diagnosed with bilateral sacroilitis and the pain is sometimes very severe to the point where i cant move out of bed or walk for weeks. God help us!!!!!


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RIYANDA, Riko. Strategi Dinas Perikanan Kota Batam Dalam Mengoptimalisasi Kesejahteraan Masyarakat Nelayan. Dialektika Publik : Jurnal Administrasi Negara Universitas Putera Batam, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 31-39, aug. 2018. ISSN 2621-2218. Available at: <http://ejournal.upbatam.ac.id/index.php/dialektikapublik/article/view/663>. Date accessed: 23 apr. 2019.


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Arteries are basically blood vessels carrying oxygen rich blood throughout the human body.
Healthy arteries feature smooth internal walls with blood flowing thoroughly through these arteries. However, there are some unfortunate people who suffer from the problem of clogged arteries.
Clogged arteries result from the buildup of a certain substance known as plaque. Plaque builds up on the internal walls of the arteries which brings about a reduction in blood flow and block them altogether.
Clogged arteries might increase the chances of stroke, heart attack and death. Therefore, it is quite necessary to look out or the best clogged arteries treatment options.
Leading a healthy lifestyle can always help in managing arterial plaque. This includes maintaining healthy body weight, eating foods low in cholesterol and saturated fats, not smoking, managing the levels of stress, exercising on a regular basis and trying to keep cholesterol and blood pressure down.
It has been concluded through studies that carotid stenting is one of the best clogged arteries treatment options. This is basically a kind of endovascular procedure involving the placement of a small metallic mesh tube followed by open heart surgery. This surgery helps by scarping off plaque in the arteries.
This is an operation where the arteries from the other parts of the body are moved for bypassing the clogged arteries. This helps oxygen-rich blood in reaching the target destination.
It is a procedure which helps in opening up the clogged arteries which tend to become fully or partially blocked.
There are a number of quality medicines that can be of good help in controlling the factors that result in the formation of plaque in the internal walls of the arteries. Some medicines that can be effective in this condition include blood pressure-lowering medicines and cholesterol-lowering medicines.
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Q: Xamarin - using android native library I have good working Android Studio java application which use third-party .so libraries and I need to transfer part of it into Xamarin Forms project.
Configuration in java application is as follow:
public interface dataWork
{
    int getType(byte[] bArr);
    void initialize(Object obj);
}

then:
final class dataWorkFinal implements dataWork
{
    private final int parserType;
    private native int getType(int i, byte[] bArr);
    public native void initialize(Object obj);

    static
    {
        System.loadLibrary("workLibrary");
    }

    dataWorkFinal (int i) { this.parserType = i; }

    public int getType(byte[] bArr) {
        return getType(this.parserType, bArr);
    }
}

then in main section:
Context context = getApplicationContext();
dataWorkFinal work = new dataWorkFinal (12345);
work.initialize(context);

byte[] bDat1 = { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03};
int res = work.getType(bDat1);

in Xamarin Forms (Android):
loading .so library with DLLimport working OK.
finding function inside library - OK.
Error - when funcion is invoked - Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV), code 1
Current Xamarin:
[DllImport("workLibrary", EntryPoint = "getType")]
public static extern int getType(int i, int j);

....
byte[] bDat1 = new byte[] { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03};
int ms = getType( 12345, bDat1);

Need some help/ideas how to solve it?


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Q: web3.js calling transfer function return Invalid number of arguments to Solidity function I'm currently using web3.js to use a function on form submit, which is transfer(address _to, uint256 _value)
I'm able to call contract function, but I get Erro: Invalid number of arguments to Solidity function trying to use the transfer function, suppling both to address and amount of token.
Here part of my code:
function sendtoken(to, amount){

    var to = to;
    var amount = amount;
    var settx = contract.transfer(to,amount);

    return settx;
}

Calling it (don't worry, my contract correctly called in contract var
var formData = getFormObj("tokeform");

console.log(formData.destinationtoke);
console.log(formData.amounttoke);
var tx = sendtoken(destinationtoke, amounttoke);
var tx = JSON.stringify(tx, null, "  ");

console.log(tx);

This is where I get the error. Here the contract function:
function transfer(address _to, uint256 _value) {
    if (genesisAddress[_to]) throw;

    if (balances[msg.sender] < _value) throw;

    if (balances[_to] + _value < balances[_to]) throw;

    if (genesisAddress[msg.sender]) {
        minedBlocks = block.number - initialBlockCount;
        if(minedBlocks % 2 != 0){
            minedBlocks = minedBlocks - 1;
        }

        if (minedBlocks < 23652000) {
            availableAmount = rewardPerBlockPerAddress*minedBlocks;
            totalMaxAvailableAmount = initialSupplyPerAddress - availableAmount;
            availableBalance = balances[msg.sender] - totalMaxAvailableAmount;
            if (_value > availableBalance) throw;
        }
    }
    balances[msg.sender] -= _value;
    balances[_to] += _value;
    Transfer(msg.sender, _to, _value);
}

Any ideas why I get this error? I seems to be suppling right element. I'm not used to web3.js at all, and I thought I could call this function same as I fo withs others on current contract that return correct data, as balance of token and rate.

A: console.log(formData.destinationtoke);
console.log(formData.amounttoke);
var tx = sendtoken(destinationtoke, amounttoke);

To :
console.log(formData.destinationtoke);
console.log(formData.amounttoke);
var tx = sendtoken(formData.destinationtoke, formData.amounttoke);

Magic, now returning data


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The NYIFF kicks off on August 13th with a 15th anniversary presentation of SELENA, the movie that launched J.Lo's career will be shown at at Theatre Under The Stars and it should be a great night out with friends, and relive the Tejano Queens legacy.
Also opening night, Filly Brown, directed by Michael Olmos will be presented, this movie had great reviews at Sun Dance. The compadres Chingo Bling and Baby Bash were in the movie and is the first big acting gig for Jenny Rivera.


The Rs. 4,000-crore investment, that doesn't include the price of the land, will also spur job opportunities in the region, additional Vivo that entered India in 2014.
The company, which competes in the Indian market with the likes of Xiaomi and Samsung, has obtained 169-acre land in the Yamuna Expressway area on the outskirts of their capital.
Handset maker Vivo said it will set up a manufacturing center in Uttar Pradesh as well as spend Rs 4,000 crore over a span of four years.
All Vivo tablets are being fabricated at the Greater Noida facility, which will be one of the four manufacturing factories of Vivo globally. With all the new facility, Vivo intends to double the production capacity to 50 million units per annum. Vivo currently has a distribution network across the country – both offline and online – catering to 539 cities in 27 countries and 5 union territories endorsed by more than 550 service centers. The giant in July set up among the world's largest mobile production centers in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. "Vivo entered India in 2014 with a dedication to delivering product innovation, focus and value to our consumers. India is a key market for us, and now we have reiterated our commitment by entering another phase of growth in India," Vivo India Director-Brand Strategy Nipun Marya said. This is the 2nd largest investment from a smartphone maker in Uttar Pradesh.
The new land has been acquired near Vivo's present 50-acre manufacturing center (in Greater Noida, UP), and it'll help expand the organization's manufacturing capabilities and support its own expansion in India, a statement said.
"India is a key market for us, and today we have reiterated our commitment by entering another phase of growth in India. We're proud that the new plant will supply a major benefit to the surrounding region through high-quality job creation and training opportunities," said Nipun Marya, Director-Brand Strategy, Vivo India. The present manufacturing setup, which saw an expense of Rs. 300 crores, generates two thousand units a month, with more than 5,000 individuals on the job.


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Q: LIBGDX - Having a hard time loading libgdx/tests I have been trying to load the test repository libgdx/tests in eclipse for a couple of hours with no success at all.
I am using JRE 1.8 but compiler compliance level is 1.7. I have followed the tutorial here How to running tests to set up ANT (1.9.7) and GWT(2.6.1 [as recommended in the tutorial]).
I have cleaned all the projects and refreshed them. And i still get this huge bunch of errors because jars are not found (please, don´t tell me they have to be added by hand :? ):
Description Resource    Path    Location    Type
Project 'gdx-backend-jglfw' is missing required library: '/gdx/libs/gdx-natives.jar'    gdx-backend-jglfw       Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-jglfw' is missing required library: 'libs/gdx-backend-jglfw-natives.jar'   gdx-backend-jglfw       Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-jglfw' is missing required library: 'libs/jglfw.jar'   gdx-backend-jglfw       Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl' is missing required library: '/gdx/libs/gdx-natives.jar'    gdx-backend-lwjgl       Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: '/gdx/libs/gdx-natives.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-glfw-natives-linux.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-glfw-natives-macos.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-glfw-natives-windows.jar' gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-glfw.jar' gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-jemalloc-natives-linux.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-jemalloc-natives-macos.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-jemalloc-natives-windows.jar' gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-jemalloc.jar' gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-natives-linux.jar'    gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-natives-macos.jar'    gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-natives-windows.jar'  gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-openal-natives-linux.jar' gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-openal-natives-macos.jar' gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-openal-natives-windows.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-openal.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-opengl.jar'   gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-stb-natives-linux.jar'    gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-stb-natives-macos.jar'    gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-stb-natives-windows.jar'  gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl-stb.jar'  gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library: 'libs/lwjgl.jar'  gdx-backend-lwjgl3      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-robovm' is missing required library: 'libs/robovm-cacerts-full.jar'    gdx-backend-robovm      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-robovm' is missing required library: 'libs/robovm-cocoatouch.jar'  gdx-backend-robovm      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-robovm' is missing required library: 'libs/robovm-objc.jar'    gdx-backend-robovm      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-backend-robovm' is missing required library: 'libs/robovm-rt.jar'  gdx-backend-robovm      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-bullet' is missing required library: 'libs/gdx-bullet-natives.jar' gdx-bullet      Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-controllers-desktop' is missing required library: 'libs/gdx-controllers-desktop-natives.jar'   gdx-controllers-desktop     Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-freetype' is missing required library: 'libs/gdx-freetype-natives.jar' gdx-freetype        Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-android' is missing required source folder: 'gen'    gdx-tests-android       Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-lwjgl' is missing required library: '/gdx-box2d/libs/gdx-box2d-natives.jar'  gdx-tests-lwjgl     Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-lwjgl' is missing required library: '/gdx-controllers-desktop/libs/gdx-controllers-desktop-natives.jar'  gdx-tests-lwjgl     Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-lwjgl' is missing required library: '/gdx-freetype/libs/gdx-freetype-natives.jar'    gdx-tests-lwjgl     Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-lwjgl3' is missing required library: '/gdx-box2d/libs/gdx-box2d-natives.jar' gdx-tests-lwjgl3        Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-lwjgl3' is missing required library: '/gdx-controllers-desktop/libs/gdx-controllers-desktop-natives.jar' gdx-tests-lwjgl3        Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx-tests-lwjgl3' is missing required library: '/gdx-freetype/libs/gdx-freetype-natives.jar'   gdx-tests-lwjgl3        Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx' is missing required library: 'libs/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar' gdx     Build path  Build Path Problem
Project 'gdx' is missing required library: 'libs/junit-4.11.jar'    gdx     Build path  Build Path Problem
Unbound classpath container: 'GWT SDK [missing]' in project 'gdx-backends-gwt'  gdx-backends-gwt        Build path  Build Path Problem
Unbound classpath container: 'GWT SDK [missing]' in project 'gdx-box2d-gwt' gdx-box2d-gwt       Build path  Build Path Problem
Unbound classpath container: 'GWT SDK [missing]' in project 'gdx-controllers-gwt'   gdx-controllers-gwt     Build path  Build Path Problem
Build path specifies execution environment JavaSE-1.7. There are no JREs installed in the workspace that are strictly compatible with this environment.     gdx-controllers-gwt     Build path  JRE System Library Problem

NOTE: I am aware of this question: libGDX - gdx-backend-jglfw is missing and some others but it is rather old, so libraries have changed and there is no solution posted.

A: Eclipse complains about your JRE (bottom of your stack):

Build path specifies execution environment JavaSE-1.7. There are no JREs installed in the workspace that are strictly compatible with this environment.     gdx-controllers-gwt     Build path  JRE System Library Problem

you need to set the property in Eclipse for preconfigured in the project JRE1.7
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The other build path problems should be resolved by running ant -f fetch.xml - make sure it succeeded.
Alternatively, you can run more specific ant task e.g. ant -f fetch.xml fetch-lwjgl to resolve dependencies, which should fix the

Project 'gdx-backend-lwjgl3' is missing required library

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For missing GWT SDK problems:

*

*make sure you did:

GWT Plugin for Eclipse - follow the instructions on the page and install only required and GWT stuff
  Also make sure that default GWT SDK is 2.6.1. You will probably have to download it here and install it by going to Window/Eclipse -> Preferences -> Google -> Web Toolkit -> Add and then make sure it is checked.

*check it's actually there: e.g. right click on gdx-backends-gwt project Build Path - Configure Build Path - Libraries tab
It should not have errors and correct path provided, like:

*

*do above for all three errored projects gdx-backends-gwt, gdx-box2d-gwt, gdx-controllers-gwt
Btw, 12/12/2016 devs changed it to gwt-2.8.0, see commit a748656a, so maybe didn't update the instruction yet
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I also did ./gradlew build - but it's not what causing your issues I think
Don't forget to clean-rebuild your eclipse:

To resolve the issues do the following:
Go to Project -> Clean Make sure all projects are selected, then click OK
Select all projects in the package explorer, then hit F5 to refresh them (vodoo...)
There will be a few issues remaining concerning GWT.
  In the Problems view, right click on each entry saying "The web.xml
  file does not exist", select Quick Fix and press OK

Even after that done I still have a problem :)
The project was not built since its build path is incomplete. Cannot find the class file for org.robovm.apple.uikit.UIApplicationDelegateAdapter.


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Pay your own way, the dinner buffet is $32. It is licenced and we will have our own room.
Seniors 65+ will receive 20% off the buffet when they show a valid ID.
We expect their will be some donated door prizes as well as RASC 2018 Calendar sales ($20 each).
We hope to have more room amongst ourselves than the more crowded conditions we had last year.
so we can know when everyone who is expected has arrived on the big night.


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Q: How to execute child packages selectively based on configuration values? I have an SSIS package that executes multiple child packages
pkg1
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pkg2
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pkg3

I would like to execution of the child packages configurable so that I can change which child packages to execute based on the configuration values.
Which option in SSIS would allow me to enable/disable the child package executions within the parent package?

A: You can put a Execute package task inside a Foreach loop container
and control the packages to be run through a table. As you are planning to
run the packages serially, this pattern will work well for you.
Some details:

*

*Create a new table
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[ActivePackages](
    [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [PackageName] varchar NOT NULL,
    [Active] [bit] NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]

*Insert two rows
ID  PackageName Active
1   c_mp_Child1.dtsx    0
2   c_mp_Child2.dtsx    1

*Create a parent (p_MainPackage.dtsx) and two child packages (c_mp_Child1.dtsx and c_mp_Child2.dtsx)

*Description of p_MainPackage.dtsx
Variables
sActivePackageFullPath (String)
Expression: @[User::sSolutionFolder] + "\" +  @[User::sActivePackage]
Evaluate As Expression: True
sSolutionFolder String
oActivePackages Object  System.Object
sActivePackage  String

*Execute SQL Task -- Get list of active projects and store in oActivePackages

*Foreach Loop Container
Enumerator: Foreacj ADO Enumerator
    ADO object source variables: User::oActiveProject
    Variable mapping
: User::sActivePackageFullPath
6a. Inside: Execute Package Task
        Connection String for the Child package: @[User::sActivePackageFullPath]


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Q: Pycharm (Mac) selecting a line Three ways that I know of:

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*triple click anywhere in the line

*click line number in gutter

*cmd+left move caret to start of the line, then cmd+shift+right
But 1 and 2 involve mouse clicking, 3 is a combo. Any real shortcut for selecting one line?

A: I will give a chance to ⌥+↑ It does not do the job at once, but in few clicks it can be very handy.

A: Since there are already keymaps for moving a line up/down, duplicating a line, and deleting a line, the only other purpose I would select an entire line is for copying to a location too far for moving up/down. So, I use the copy command (accessibly by default with Command-C using PyCharm CE 2017.3 on mac), which has the nice behavior of automatically selecting and copy the entire line where the cursor is, as long as no text is currently selected.

A: You can assign a keyboard shortcut to this action: Select Line at Caret.
Also note that Copy/Cut actions will work without any selection and will affect the whole line as if it was selected.

A: shift + end will select the line till the end of the line, so there's always:
home and then shift + end
(on Windows, but Mac is the same I guess?)


Pool tables of offer hours, sometimes even generations, of entertainment. So of course you want to take your best shot learning how to move a pool table when the time comes, and we're here to help.
Know this first: you are likely going to have to take the table apart to move it. But if you're a handy person, doing it yourself is possible. Putting the pool table back together in your new place, and leveling it correctly, well you could end up behind the eight ball if you don't work with a professional.
Read on for some expert advice on how to move a pool table.
The Best Way to Move a Pool Table: Take it Apart!
Just like for the game itself, you've got to have strategy and focus to cue up your pool table for a move. This usually means taking it apart. After all, these babies can weigh more than 1,000 pounds.
The exception is if you are moving the game table into another room of the same house on the same floor—with enough space to roll it on dollies. Many pool tables are very heavy because beneath their soft felt they are made of slate rock. But if you have a budget table made of a lighter material that is only a couple hundred pounds, (still a lot!) you could try to move it yourself as one piece, said Friedland.
Plan on setting aside plenty of time to move a pool table, spending at least 45 minutes on taking it apart and two hours or more to set it back up again with help from a professional. If it's a really difficult, ornate, or expensive table, the Friedlands will sometimes spend more than five hours to fine tune!
You should closely inspect your table before moving to make sure it is in good condition with no broken pieces that need repairs. It could also need new cushions or felt. If so, replace these after the move when you are ready to reassemble.
Size up the pathway of your move, whether any stairs are involved, the size of the pool table and how small you can break it down. This will help you decide how many friends to enlist, and how much thank-you food and libations to order for afterwards.
Of course both Avelar and the Friedland brothers both recommend lining up a sturdy vehicle, such as a van or truck, to move the table.
For the move and to disassemble your table, you will also want to be sure you have the right tools on hand: a couple of different drills, screwdrivers, moving blankets and roll dollies. You'll also want at least a two-person team.
The professionals have seen it all, and have some pretty difficult moves behind them. The Friedlands had to remove a door off its hinges to move the slate through the 35-inch opening and down a winding staircase.
If that is your new house, it's still not too late to call the professionals instead of saving a couple hundred bucks. Just be sure to let your helpers in on your plans early on since it is very rare that a pool table can be moved the same or even the day after you call, says Avelar.
Start taking the table apart by first removing the staples or screws in the areas of felt tucked in the six pockets.
Next, loosen the bolts that hold the rails to the slate and remove them individually. Pull off the felt.
Then, loosen the slate by removing the screws that hold it to the table frame. Remove the screws one by one.
Last, disassemble that table frame into moveable pieces. To reassemble, follow the steps in reverse once you get to the new location.
The cost to have a professional move a table can start at $350, depending on the area and company, if there are no stairs involved. If driving distance is longer or the move is more complicated, the price will increase. A lot of moves fall into this category, Brett Friedland said.
If the work is just to disassemble a table and put it away in storage, the cost can run approximately $225.


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59. Lily Kingbawl
Content note: this article discusses sexual assault and violence and may be confronting for some readers.
When I first met Lily, she greeted me with a warm smile and shook my hand. She was mature and kind, and her positivity was contagious. I'd never have anticipated the journey she'd taken to be where she is today.
Lily Kingbawl is from a small town in Burma called Chin Hakha. She'd grown up there with her five sisters, brother and parents.
"Chin Hakha is one of the poorest places in Burma. It was really difficult to live there because of the corrupt government. We lived under a dictator, and we weren't able to access basic things like food," Lily tells me.
Her mother ran a farm at their house, and every day after school, Lily and her siblings would come home to help out. Their house didn't have gas or electricity, so they relied on natural resources, like clay to build their kitchen, and wood to make fires.
"At night when we went to study, we didn't have any lights, so we used pine tree, which are a red and orange colour, and were able to start fire really quickly. They were really hard to find in the forest, so we had to buy them from other people. We couldn't afford candles either, they were really expensive."
The 16-year-old said that the Burmese Army would often visit their home and intimidate her family.
"My house was quite big because we had a big family, so the Army would frequently come to our house and eat all of our food and kill our animals. There was also the threat of rape. I was really young so I didn't realise how dangerous things were, but for my parents and older siblings, it was very scary," she says.
In late 2007, someone from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offered to help Lily's family move to Australia. Her father, brother and two of her sisters would meet them in Malaysia, and her mother would stay in Burma until she was able to join them. The journey took just under two years, and was, according to Lily, one of the hardest experiences of her life.
"We had to go through Malaysia, and there are only two ways to get there, by plane or by car. We didn't have enough money to go by plane, so we went illegally by boat and car. Even when travelling through Burma, we had to hide. They took us by car, and the car ride was extremely squishy. There were about 10 cars filled with people hiding in the boots," she says.
After this trip, Lily's family, and the other refugees who were travelling with them, were dropped off out the front of a Buddhist temple. They were told that their next lift would arrive in thirty minutes. Lily says that three hours later, no one had arrived.
"We had to go and hide in the temple, because if anyone saw us, they would contact the police and we'd be arrested. We stayed there for three days, with no food and no blankets, until someone finally came to pick us up."
They were picked up by a truck, and were all squished into the back of it like animals.
"Even though I had absolutely no energy left, and just wanted to sit down, I couldn't. We all had to stand up because there were so many people. I couldn't even lift up my arms. Everyone was crying and yelling, and punching walls. There was no air to breath; I thought I was going to die. When we got out, everyone just threw themselves out of the truck and onto the ground, and started vomiting everywhere," she says.
After this traumatic experience, the group had to spend more time waiting to be picked up again.
"They said they'd be back in an hour, but they never came back, so we had to stay there and sleep in the forest in the rain. I was so freaking cold. In the morning they came back with food, which was rice and water. It was like pig food, but we were so hungry we didn't care."
They were then taken to another place, and split into two groups. During this process, Lily was separated from her sisters.
"I was so frightened; I thought they'd left me. I was worried that we'd be sent to different countries. I was crying all day and people were comforting me, and luckily I was eventually able to be moved to the other group," she says.
Lily and her sisters were reunited with their dad and uncles in Malaysia, and lived in a house with the other refugees. Lily says she thought they'd be safe once they arrived in the country. Unfortunately they weren't.
One of Lily's friends from the group was raped and murdered right before her and her family were going to move to America. "They chopped up her body, and just left her in the bush. Her parents went crazy when they found out, everyone was incredibly frightened."
Not only this, but Lily and her sisters had a close encounter with being kidnapped themselves.
"I took my sisters to a local park and this guy came out of his car and offered us candy. This was right after my friend had passed away, so I was more aware, and when he came closer to us I told my sisters to run. As soon as we started running, he got in his car and began driving towards us. Thankfully a car came from the opposite direction and blocked him, so we were able to get away."
After this experience, Lily was understandably frightened to leave the house.
Lily's mother arrived in Malaysia after six months, and a year later, the whole family got on a plane to Australia.
"It took my breath away when we arrived in Australia. It was like I could finally breathe," she says.
The family moved to her uncle's house in West Heidelberg and became part of the Olympic Village community.
"Everyone was so welcoming. The only English I knew was 'hello' and 'my name is Lily', but everyone understood me. There were so many multicultural people there too, so that helped me fit in."
She met people from the Banyule Youth Services team and says watching them help young people opened her heart. They helped her achieve a lifelong dream – to play soccer.
"I just love soccer, but in Burma, girls don't play it. My parents didn't like the idea of me playing it, so I had to watch all of the boys play it from the sidelines. When I came to Australia, it was like a dream come true. I was able to take part in interschool sport, and I started playing it in my backyard and at school. When I met Liz from the Youth Services team, she helped me find a club to play with," she says.
Lily has since attended Multicultural Day and the Banyule Youth Summit, where she was able to discuss issues she's passionate about.
"When I heard all of the young people's opinions at the Summit, I was amazed. The topics we discussed were relevant; I discussed domestic violence and mental health. Violence was very common in my country, but I didn't expect it to be an issue in Australia. When you think about mental health, the first thing that comes to mind is depression and anxiety, but there are lots of things that affect mental health, like TV and our peers."
Lily never knew what she wanted to be when she was older, but she's now been inspired to be a social worker. She says she'd also love to continue playing soccer, and maybe even one day play at the World Cup.
"I really do love sport. If I'm not active, I get restless and just can't stand still."
Words: Joely Mitchell
Photo: Jason Rohmursanto
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I've never been one for rituals. Not for bedtime, not for the morning, not for any time in between. I've always done what I wanted, when I wanted. I'm a "live-in-the-moment" kinda lady. (I am an Aries rising, after all.) Rituals and traditions always seemed so arbitrary to me. Consistency never served me because I never let it.
It wasn't until I returned from backpacking across Asia and had to start my life back in New York from the ground up that I began to appreciate the value in creating routines like boundaries, or a figurative structure, like a house to live in.
This routine is now the difference between 8 hours of peaceful, rejuvenating sleep vs. a night of restless, erratic sleep that leaves me pulling my past behind me like a bag of bricks for the rest of the week.
To be honest, there's a part of me that resents the dependency I have for this "consistency." To me, living in the moment is contrary to all things tradition. Tradition is living in the past. It's blindly following guidelines someone else wrote, even if it was you...yesterday.
But, but, but...then why is it helping me heal so quickly? I'm sleeping better, feeling better, working better and I feel happier and more "whole" when I remember my rituals. And damnit, if I don't write in my gratitude journal for AT LEAST two minutes each night, my sleep schedule goes to hell.
So I started to think about this idea of ritual more. Where did it come from? Why do humans and other animals feel so inclined to ritualize events? Making ceremony out of life, death, love and ideologies?
And when the answer didn't come to me quickly enough (cough, Aries rising, cough cough), I googled it.
Of course! Performance. The ritual of acting. Something I can relate to.
For the same reason we act, watch theatre, and go to the movies--we tell stories so that we can better understand our human condition. It's like looking at life in a mirror, so that we can sit in the seat of the observer and reflect on what's important. Who we are, how we got here, where we're going.
And that's when I realized, routines/rituals/traditions etc. are not about reliving what is already past in order to somehow dodge what's really the present, but in fact, lays the foundation for us to absorb the present moment even more profoundly.
In other words, rituals are a homecoming. A safe haven from your journey, to touch base with where you've been, where you are now, and a place in which to situate yourself, with conscious deliberation, in order to succeed in where you'd like to go.


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Provider: Sparklight
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The Queen's Road wound, starlit and cold, out of Mintvalen. Away from the only home I'd ever known. Away from my brother, my sister, parents, and my Shila. It was a travesty that it should look so beautiful on a night filled with so much pain. It was a mockery that it should shimmer and glow like faerie lights upon my last departure. I didn't know if I would ever return.
A starlit sky has been witness to a million love proposals since ancient timea. It is the epitime of romance. Even eith the invention of modern technology a starlit sky never foes out of fashion.
Her name was it, itself, the starlit-ness. She had first read about it in a poem from Pablo Neruda and ever since, she called herself Valentina Estrellada, the Chilenean princess born from moonlit arches and baby boys and little tiny cars and maybe also marriage of mermaids but moreso of lovers that never knew home and never did hope.
I see him looking at me. we're standing in the snow, freezing. But I don't feel cold. All I see is his eyes. His starlit eyes. And I know for sure this time that I'm in the right place with the right person. I just know. I'm here. He's here. He breathes, I breathe. He moves, I move. I don't think I've ever felt like this before. It's all so new to me, I don't know how this goes… He comes closer, I move closer, and our mouths become one. I feel complete. The lonely, sinking sensation just disappears. And we lay here in the snow, and I just know, that this is meant to be.
It was very dark out except for the dimness from the starlit skies above. I looked up, and at that moment saw a shooting star, which made me smile, for the skies knew my wish.
One starlit night, a Babe was born with a mom who loved him, a dad who sought to provide for him, and a nation who had been waiting for him for centuries. This Babe was no ordinary babe, He was God incarnate, Emmanuel, the one who came to save His people from their sins.
There's a thing about that word–"starlit." What does it really mean? Mostly, I suppose, it means a night with no clouds. A night where the moon isn't shoving its light into everything. Where nothing is visible that can't be seen without the light of the stars. So, what's Starlit?
The starlit sky shone through the glass roof, casting shadows everywhere. I stood on the eighth floor, staring up at the endless field of stars. I hadn't seen a night sky like this since I was five and living in the mountains. I knew so much more about the stars now. I knew how they fused hydrogen to form other elements, releasing staggering amounts of light and heat. But these blazing balls of gas were so far away as to only appear as twinkling pockmarks on the sky.
Liriel walked slowly down, knowing that no sound would betray her as she made her way through the malicious house of the couple. "Sweet dreems you'll have…" she whispered and smiled.
The world slowly turned over as it reached its final rotation in orbit. The men and women of the city scape began to put themselves to bed as the sun fell beneath the rim of the planet glowing outside of their window. Only a starlit night scape would illuminate their eyes as they lay down.
As she gazed up at the starlit sky, she could not help but wonder how her life had come to this. The ruin, the shambles, the shame. The stars shone brightly in the sky and did not reflect the darkness that filled her heart.
She danced under the starlit sky. Fat emeralds on her fingers sparkled in the moonlight temporarily blinding her audience. It wasn't their beauty that was captivating, it was hers.
beautiful, starlit night. peacefully lying beneath the sky with somebody important. maybe not even touching. just lying there and talking like there's nothing else to do because it's all so much bigger than you. the beauty you see is otherworldly, effervescent.
The sky was beautiful, that night. Starlit, for once, with colours Philip had never seen before. Not that he had ever paid attention to whatever was above him. Not until then.
He sighed at himself and turned his gaze back to Earth. The shop was a few more steps ahead and, luckily, still open.
The bells hanging by the door rang as he entered, breaking the quiet atmosphere of the place. Philip sought the nearest clerk.
"I need all the golden glitter you have," he demanded.
Starlit. Light. The way that the moon and the stars shined on your pale skin. Illuminating. Captivating. I was infatuated with you.
we were out in the snowy field at 2 am. there was no moon, but it was as bright as mid-day. the snow reflected back the stars that clustered almost into a solid canopy of light.
I remember seeing the starlit campus. The freshly fallen snow, chilly air, and him walking next to me. He was walking me home after a night of talking and laughing more than I have talked or laughed in a while.
How can one NOT think about romance on a starlit night? Well, the idea of a starlit night is romantic. The reality of the starlit night is not so dreamy when the weather is F below zero and traffic is whizzing being your back. The sand is everywhere and I feel like the oysters we had for dinner might be making an encore performance.


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'use strict'

const fs = require('fs')
const request = require('request')
const jackal = require('../../helpers/jackal')
const Provider = require('../../helpers/provider')

describe('Provider Endpoint (GET /api/contracts/:provider) Integration Test - Multiple Providers & Consumers', function () {
  let providerOne, providerTwo, providerThree, port, dbPath, options

  before(function (done) {
    providerOne = new Provider()
    providerOne.start({ port: 8379 }, done)
  })

  before(function (done) {
    providerTwo = new Provider()
    providerTwo.start({ port: 8380 }, done)
  })

  before(function (done) {
    providerThree = new Provider()
    providerThree.start({ port: 8381 }, done)
  })

  before(function (done) {
    port = 8378
    dbPath = 'test/integration/api/multi-provider.json'
    options = {
      port: port,
      quiet: true,
      db: { path: dbPath }
    }

    jackal.start(options, done)
  })

  const contractPaths = [
    'test/contracts/multiple-providers-consumer-one-valid-passing.json',
    'test/contracts/multiple-providers-consumer-two-valid-failing.json'
  ]

  contractPaths.forEach((contractPath) => {
    before(function (done) {
      const buf = fs.readFileSync(contractPath)

      const req = {
        url: `http://localhost:${port}/api/contracts`,
        method: 'POST',
        headers: {
          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
          'Accept': 'application/json'
        },
        body: buf
      }

      request(req, (err, res, body) => { if (err) { return done(err) } done() })
    })
  })

  it('should return a list of contract results for the first provider', function (done) {
    const expected = {
      message: 'All Passed',
      status: 'PASSED',
      results: [
        { name: 'provider_one/user_api/OK', consumer: 'consumer_one', status: 'Pass', error: null },
        { name: 'provider_one/receipt_api/OK', consumer: 'consumer_one', status: 'Pass', error: null }
      ]
    }

    request(`http://localhost:${port}/api/contracts/provider_one`, (err, res, body) => {
      expect(err).to.not.exist
      expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200)
      expect(JSON.parse(body)).to.eql(expected)
      done()
    })
  })

  it('should return a list of contract results for the second provider', function (done) {
    const expected = {
      message: 'All Passed',
      status: 'PASSED',
      results: [
        { consumer: 'consumer_one', error: null, name: 'provider_two/product_api/OK', status: 'Pass' }
      ]
    }

    request(`http://localhost:${port}/api/contracts/provider_two`, (err, res, body) => {
      expect(err).to.not.exist
      expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200)
      expect(JSON.parse(body)).to.eql(expected)
      done()
    })
  })

  after(function (done) {
    fs.stat(dbPath, (err, stats) => {
      if (stats) { fs.unlink(dbPath, done) }
      else { done() }
    })
  })

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News #1 | November, 2008
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Students' Adaptability to the Curricular Reform of 2007-2008
Professor J. Fernandes e Fernandes,
Professor Carlota Saldanha,
Pedro Marçal
Director's Board and Planning and Assessment Office
gpa@fm.ul.pt
The process of reform of the medical curriculum in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL) began in the 2007-2008 academic year, involving the first, second and fifth years, and it will be completed by the academic year 2009-2010.
The decision to undertake a new reform of medical teaching at the FMUL arose from the need to modernise our teaching model, bringing it closer to what is being practised in the most noteworthy European schools, and was preceded by a process of external assessment by an international committee presided over by Professor Fernando Lopes da Silva from the University of Amsterdam and made up of professors from the University of Philadelphia in the USA and Sheffield in the United Kingdom.
The aims of the reform are the following:
1. Improvement on the teaching of the scientific bases of medicine alongside the development of the humanist and ethical dimensions of medicine;
2. Student-centred teaching, seeking to develop their capacities for self-learning, individual responsibility, teamwork and scientific research;
3. Perception of the need for the permanent updating and teaching that characterise the medical profession;
4. Integration of the subject matters and reduction in assessment periods.
The impulse provided by the implementation of the "Bologna Process" was taken as an opportunity to reduce the number of contact hours, contemplating the experiences of the practical aspects of Clinical Medicine from the fist semester, and reinforcing the horizontal and vertical integration of the teaching, reducing the barriers between the fundamental sciences and clinical medicine.
The methodology adopted for the educational aims was based on the constitution of Integrating Modules and Common Cores, in order to promote such an integration of the knowledge of the Basic Sciences and Clinical Medicine, and simultaneously extending the area of pedagogical intervention in Family and General Practice Medicine, which is an imperative and a need for the Health Services.
The system of assessment is integrated, and aims to respond to the need of greater productivity in the teaching-learning, and has a correspondence to the ECTS system (European Credit Transfer System).
Programme of the Medical Integrated Master Course.
One of the practical components of quality assurance in higher education lies in the evaluation carried out by the students who participated in the process of reform. For this, the University of Lisbon placed on-line questionnaires for the students, the answers to which are being put into databases for statistical processing. Consequently, at the present we do not possess the indicators referring to the evaluation, but we have the final classification obtained by the students, which provide information as to the educational gains and are indicators about the system of quality maintenance.
The intention was to find out the students' adaptability to the new curricular reform in terms of educational gains. In order to respond to this aim, the classification of the students in the first, fourth and fifth years were taken. In Tables 1 to 4 the thematic contents are indicated, along with the contact hours and the respective ECTS referring to the curricular years under study. In the fourth and fifth years there are rotating blocks; that is, the contents of each semester take place in parallel and are frequented by half of the total number of students.
We considered as group "A" the first year students who had come recently from secondary school, and as group "B" the fourth and fifth year students who, as we know, had already successfully completed the basic and pre-clinical years (there is a cut-off point at the end of the pre-clinical year).
SIGES was used to gather the data on the ages and values of the classifications (data available on September 26th). SPSS was used for statistical analysis.
Most of the students (71.5%) in group "A" are between 18 and 19 years old, and most of the students in "B" (80.8%) are between 21 and 23. The percentage of female students is higher than the males and is similar in both groups (group "A" 68%, group "B" 63.5 % and 66.5% respectively for the fourth and fifth years).
Figures 1 to 18 allow one to see the distribution of the values of the grades obtained by the students in each Module and Common Core in groups A and B.
Group "B" had higher classifications in the Modules V.I, VIII.I e VIII.II (Figs. 8, 11 and 14), and the students from Group "A" in the Modules III.I and Common Core I. Other than these, Group "A" had lower qualifications than those of Group "B".
The students from groups "A" and "B" completed the first year of the curricular reform with approval in the Modules and Common Cores.
The two groups knew about the FMUL's interest in the practice of student-based teaching, which might have positively increased their degree of satisfaction and their involvement in learning (8), and explain the gains in the learning verified. However, these may not be associated to indicators as to the type of approaches to self-learning used (6,9,10) due to a lack of information available at this moment.
Module III.I and Common Core I have programme contents that are closer to the motivations that the first year students made explicit when they completed the questionnaire about their expectations in relation to the Course in Medicine – Integrated Master, namely to learn to improve the quality of life of another person, to be useful to society, to acquire medical/clinical skills, professional achievement/personal satisfaction (7).
The process of adaptation to university teaching, within the overall concept of the cognitive, humanistic, social and logistical fields, might be a conditioning factor in the values of the classifications obtained by the first year students. These are lower than those obtained during the process of entering the FMUL, as has been the case observed in previous years.
The programme of tutors currently operating at the FMUL is a method of support for difficulties in adaptation through the providing of opportunities for dialogue and communication between students and teachers (3).
In relation to the fourth and fifth year students, they achieved higher classifications than those of the first year, which seems to indicate a greater adapting to the curriculum reform, justified by their scientific background, their performance and their attitudes, and perhaps because they had acquired greater control of their state of anxiety (4,5).
In short, it seems fair to conclude that the fist, fourth and fifth year students from 2007-2008 adapted to the new curriculum reform begun at the FMUL. Its final impact will have essential to be successively assessed over different semesters, and it's an imperative for the FMUL to allow a monitoring of this implementation of the Curricular Reform and to correct some problems that might jeopardise its pedagogical efficiency and acceptance by the community of its students and teachers.
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2. Fernandes e Fernandes J - Sessão solene de abertura do ano académico 2007-2008. Alocução oficial do director. Rev. FML 2007; 12:349-355.
3. Fernandes e Fernandes J - Relatório do Director e do Conselho Directivo (2005-2007). Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa.
4. Haryill LM, Anxiety in first year medical students. J Med Educ;1986:926-929
5. Hayes K; Feather A; Hall A; Sedgwick P; Wannan G; Wessier-Smith A; Green T; McCrorie P. Anxiety in medical students: is preparation for full-time clinical attachments more dependent upon differences in maturity or on educational programmes for undergraduate and graduate entry students? Med Educ; 2004:38:1154-1163.
6. Newble DI, Clarke RM – The approaches to learning of students in a traditional and in an innovative problem based medical school. Medical Education 1986; 20:267-273.
7. Relatório – Avaliação de expectativas e motivações. Curso de Medicina – Mestrado Integrado 2004-2008. Gabinete Planeamento e Avaliação FMUL. http://www.fm.ul.pt/#634
8. Robins LS, Gruppen LD, Alexander GL, Fontone JC, Davis WK – A predictive model of student satisfaction with the medical school learning environment. Acad. Med. 1997; 72:134-139.
9. Saldanha C – Hábitos de estudo e estilos de aprendizagem dos alunos do 1º ano da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa – caracterização e evolução. Rev. FML 2000; 5:313-317.
10. Shankar PR, Dubey AK, Binu VS, Subish P, Deshpande VY – Learning styles of preclinical students in a medical college in western Nepal. Kathmandu University Medical Journal 2006; 4:390-395.
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