sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012

THE EVOLUTION OF EMAIL ( INFOGRAPHIC )



THE EVOLUTION OF EMAIL ( INFOGRAPHIC )


Emails are probably number one means of communication in a world that is digitally focused. Can you still remember your first email address and how you were excited to read your first email? We have grown up to nurture such a loving relationship to emails for they are part and parcel of our life. Be it for professional purpoese or personal ones, emails are always there to do the job.



Email has constantly evolved since the first email that was sent over ARPANET in 1971. No longer are internet users limited only to Microsoft offers. There is now a wide variety of email services and most of them are free like Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, MSN, and many more. In this regard, I am sharing with you the infographic below that will let you trace the evolution of Email. You can share it with your students and let them have an idea of what emails can do for us.


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Payaso


 
payaso
Uno de los personajes tradicionales de la commedia italiana era una especie de bufón, vestido con ropas estrafalarias confeccionadas con la misma tela burda que se usaba para recubrir los colchones de paja. Por esa razón, se le llamó pagliaccio, palabra formada a partir del italiano paglia 'paja', derivado del latín paleae, palearum.
En francés, en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, se llamaba a este personajepaillasse, una antigua palabra que desde hacía cinco siglos significaba "bolsa de paja".
En castellano, la palabra payaso aparece registrada en 1884, en un poema de Manuel Breton de los Herreros:
Otro con importunas contorsiones
Cual payaso en grotesca pantomima
Piensa mover del pueblo las pasiones.
Pero ya figuraba en el Diccionario de la Academia en su edición de 1817, como «el que en los volatines y fiestas semejantes hace el papel de gracioso, con ademanes, trages y gestos ridículos».

El uso de un sistema de puntuación para guiar la tromboprofilaxis en una población de embarazadas de alto riesgo


El uso de un sistema de puntuación para guiar la tromboprofilaxis en una población de embarazadas de alto riesgo
The use of a scoring system to guide thromboprophylaxis in a high-risk pregnant population.
Schoenbeck D, Nicolle A, Newbegin K, Hanley J, Loughney AD.
Department of Women's Services and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
Thrombosis.2011;2011:652796. Epub 2011 Sep 8.
Abstract
Guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in pregnancy are usually based upon clinical observations and expert opinion. For optimal impact, their use must be attended by consistency in the advice given to women. In this observational study, we evaluated the performance of a scoring system, used as a guide for clinicians administering dalteparin to pregnant women at increased risk of venous thromboembolism. The work included 47 women treated with dalteparin prior to adoption of the scoring system and 58 women treated with dalteparin after its adoption. The indication for thromboprophylaxis was recorded in each case together with details of the regimen employed, obstetric, and haematological outcomes. The main outcome measure was to determine whether consistency improved after adoption of the scoring system. We also recorded the occurrence of any new venous thromboembolism, haemorrhage, the use of regional anaesthesiaduring labour, evidence of allergy, and thrombocytopenia. We found that use of the scoring system improved the consistency of advice and increased the mean duration of thromboprophylaxis. None of the subjects suffered venous thromboembolism after assessment using the scoring system. There was no increase in obstetric or anaesthetic morbidity when dalteparin was given antenatally period and no evidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200277/pdf/THROMB2011-652796.pdf  

 
Atentamente
Anestesiología y Medicina del Dolor

Books Update


The New York Times

March 30, 2012

Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'City of Bohane'

By KEVIN BARRY
Reviewed by PETE HAMILL
This sprawling first novel is set in a gang-infested Ireland about 40 years from now, when two tough men battle for the love of one woman.
Also in the Book Review

The Second Shelf

By MEG WOLITZER
Are there different rules for men and women in the world of literary fiction?

'Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail'

By CHERYL STRAYED
Reviewed by DANI SHAPIRO
The story of a life-transforming wilderness hike.
Olen Steinhauer

'An American Spy'

By OLEN STEINHAUER
Reviewed by BEN MACINTYRE
His C.I.A. unit in tatters, Olen Steinhauer's hero fights back.
Mark Leyner

'The Sugar Frosted Nutsack'

By MARK LEYNER
Reviewed by BEN MARCUS
In Mark Leyner's antic novel, the universe begins when a gang of deities pulls up in a van.

'Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think'

By PETER H. DIAMANDIS and STEVEN KOTLER
Reviewed by JON GERTNER
Pointing to technology, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler offer an optimistic take on the future.

'The Undead'

By DICK TERESI
Reviewed by ELIZABETH ROYTE
Dick Teresi explores the issues of death determination and organ donation.
J. Edgar Hoover

'Enemies: A History of the FBI'

By TIM WEINER
Reviewed by KEVIN BAKER
Tim Weiner describes the F.B.I.'s history of spectacular intelligence failures.
Joyce Carol Oates

'Mudwoman'

By JOYCE CAROL OATES
Reviewed by MARIA RUSSO
Repression comes at a high price for a beleaguered university president in Joyce Carol Oates's psychological thriller.

'Birds of a Lesser Paradise'

By MEGAN MAYHEW BERGMAN
Reviewed by POLLY ROSENWAIKE
The people in these stories draw strength from their relationships with birds and other animals.

'Charlotte au Chocolat'

By CHARLOTTE SILVER
Reviewed by LIGAYA MISHAN
How a girl grew up in her mother's glamorous restaurant.

'Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom'

By STEPHEN R. PLATT
Reviewed by GORDON G. CHANG
The 19th-century Taiping rebellion hobbled a dynasty and shaped the fate of modern China.

'Stalking Nabokov: Selected Essays'

By BRIAN BOYD
Reviewed by LELAND de la DURANTAYE
Nabokov's biographer looks at his own career.

Back Page

SKETCHBOOK | GRANT SNIDER
GRAPHIC: The Book of the Future
When it comes time to redesign our reading devices, we may end up looking to the past.
Anne Lamott
TBR

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES
Anne Lamott, whose new book enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 9, is dispensing her daffy, neurotic, inspirational punch lines on Twitter.

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, Mark Leyner discusses his new novel, "The Sugar Frosted Nutsack"; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Meg Wolitzer on the cultural reception of fiction written by women; Tim Weiner talks about his new history of the F.B.I.; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
ArtsBeat

Editor's Note

Thanks for taking the time to read this e-mail. Feel free to send feedback; I enjoy hearing your opinions and will do my best to respond.
John Williams
Books Producer
The New York Times on the Web