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    Poker and Hand

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    community cards. The rankings of the hands are in order: Rank Royal Flush Straight Flush Four-of-a-kind Full House Flush Straight Three-of-a-kind Two pair One Pair High Card Example A♠-K♠-Q♠-J♠-T♠ K♣-Q♣-J♣-T♣-9♣ J♣-J♦-J♥-J♠-2♣ J♣-J♦-J♥-3♣-3♠ K♦-J♦-T♦-3♦-2♦ 9♥-8♣-7♠-6♥-5♠ T♣-T♦-T♥-x-x T♣-T♦-9♣-9♦-x 8♥-8♠-x-x-x A♣-K♣-Q♦-J♣-9♦ How a hand is made Every player gets two cards face down. These are the two cards that are distinct to their hand only. At the end of the hand‚ five cards will be shown face up

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    The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor George Lakoff (c) Copyright George Lakoff‚ 1992 To Appear in Ortony‚ Andrew (ed.) Metaphor and Thought (2nd edition)‚ Cambridge University Press. Do not go gentle into that good night. -Dylan Thomas Death is the mother of beauty . . . -Wallace Stevens‚ Sunday Morning Introduction These famous lines by Thomas and Stevens are examples of what classical theorists‚ at least since Aristotle‚ have referred to as metaphor: instances of novel poetic language in which

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    hand wash

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    Demonstrative Speech: Hand Washing Introduction I. Attention getter – Hand washing is a task that we perform on a daily basis‚ but it is often times taken for granted. Many of us do not wash our hands the proper way‚ and many of us do not wash our hands as often as we should. II. Reason why hand washing is so important a.i. “80% of all infections are transmitted by human hands” (Fudin‚ 2011). a.ii. “Each year‚ 40 million Americans get sick from hand-borne bacteria‚ and 80‚000 of these people

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    Whether we know it or not‚ we make use of metaphors and the many ways in which they help us make sense of the world. A metaphor is defined as a figure of speech that identifies an object or an idea that is similar to an unrelated thing. The use of metaphors and the language that it portrays helps to create new insight and evidence of the universe. Metaphors not only help classify the culture and diverseness of the natural world‚ and help interpret the scientific world‚ but help us set our outlooks

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    Hand Decontamination

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    ensure all information is kept confidential and follows the confidentiality policy from the NMC (NMC‚ 2009)This is a reflective report about hand decontamination. Hand washing is found to be the single most important clinical skill in preventing cross contamination and infection control (Dougherty & Lister‚ 2009) In this report I will reflect on my personal experience‚ after learning the theory and practicing the hand hygiene technique‚ reflecting on my feelings and areas for improvement. |

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    and Juliet‚ who come from feuding families‚ display just how strong the strength of true love is by dying to each other.  In Romeo and Juliet‚ the two lovers show their undying affection for each other by using metaphors and religious phrases.     Romeo and Juliet show express their feelings for each other in a sonnet that is packed full with metaphors and religious phrases.  An example of one of the religious phrases used in this sonnet is‚ “My prayer’s effect I take.  Thus from my lips‚ by yours‚

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    Capulet party. A couple of days later‚ they secretly get married. Later that day‚ Romeo is banished from Verona‚ their hometown because of a murder. Juliet and the friar make a plan for Juliet to live happily ever after with Romeo. This plan goes terribly wrong‚ causing Romeo and Juliet to both commit suicide since they could bare living without each other’s love. Shakespeare uses a sonnet‚ many metaphors and imagery to demonstrate a theme that love is a very strong feeling. Shakespeare uses

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    Bionic Hand

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    4BI6 Electrical Engineering Biomedical Capstones 4-27-2009 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Design of a Bionic Hand Using Non Invasive Interface Evan McNabb McMaster University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/ee4bi6 Part of the Biomedical Commons Recommended Citation McNabb‚ Evan‚ "Design of a Bionic Hand Using Non Invasive Interface" (2009). EE 4BI6 Electrical Engineering Biomedical Capstones. Paper 11. http://digitalcommons.mcmaster

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    Hand Pollination

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    Hand pollination (also called "mechanical pollination") is a technique used when natural‚ or open pollination is insufficient or undesirable. The most common techniques are for crops such as cucurbits‚ which may exhibit poor pollination by fruitabortion‚ fruit deformity or poor maturation. Hand-pollination is an option only on a small scale‚ but is a common technique by home and small market gardeners‚ involving the transfer of pollen with an artist’s brush or cotton swab from male to female flowers

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    Overview of extract from Simone Weil’s “Waiting on God” Simone Weil was a French philosopher who shed more light on human labor and school studies. She spent her life advocating for the poor and bravely organizing and writing on their behalf. In her essay “Reflections on the right use of school studies with a view to the love of God” she discusses the importance of attention and the development it brings to the soul. She shares certain recommended but perhaps unpopular mindsets students should

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