In some circles, a midget is the term used for a proportionate dwarf. However, the term has fallen into disfavor and is considered offensive by most people of short stature. The term dates back to 1865, the height of the "freak show" era, and was generally applied only to short-statured persons who were displayed for public amusement, which is why it is considered so unacceptable today.

Scrum is a lightweight process that is philosophically very close XP. SCRUM focuses more effort removing impediments, with daily stand-up meetings where programmers list any outside issues that are impeding progress, and a Scrum Master who is tasked with removing those impediments. Peter Coad's Feature Driven Development is an iterative lightweight process, but is much more hierarchical than XP, with a chief programmer, who directs class owners, who direct feature teams. See similar questions...

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Answer: This will vary per patient and be dependent on current health, medical history etc. Everyone will have upper GI or Upper Endoscopy, a Pulmonary clearance, and a Psychiatric evaluation. Comprehensive bloodwork is required. An ultrasound of the gallbladder is done, unless it's been previously removed. If the patient has any special problems, such as heart problems, those are evaluated by appropriate consultants and studies. Answer: Dr. Smith makes that decision once in surgery. See similar questions...

Most forms of treatment including acupuncture, massage, ultrasound, medication, TENS, etc. have been used to treat pain and stimulate the healing processes. For the most part the effects of these treatments have been discouraging or provide only temporary relief as they do little more then mask the symptoms. Alleviating symptoms has generally and unfortunately become the accepted norm of treating most conditions. See similar questions...

The NPL and MozPL both attempt to strike a middle ground between promoting free source development by commercial enterprises and protecting free source developers. Like the GPL, they require that any and all changes to code covered by the license must be made publicly available. However, they also allow you to combine covered code with other code to create a larger work without requiring that other code to be covered by the license. This is similar to, but even less restrictive, than the LGPL. See similar questions...

Unlike some other hair loss treatment products available on the market today, Retane is clinically proven to stop male and female hair loss. It is fast acting - most men and women will experience a significant reduction in hair loss within 4 weeks. Retane is an all natural hair tonic that stops hair loss. It does not contain chemical drugs. See similar questions...

The LifePak Challenge has been created to help our Distributors and customers compare LifePak to competitors. Click here to view the LifePak Challenge. See similar questions...

It is quite difficult to answer this question in an objective manner. The first challenge is bringing the film image to the PC so that the both digital and film images can be compared side by side. this introduces several variables: The choice of scanning hardware, and the parameters of the scanning software. The next challenge is that digital and film images fall apart in different ways at the limits. See similar questions...

SpinRite and ScanDisk are entirely different types of products. ScanDisk replaces the original DOS CHKDSK command, which verified the logical file system structure of the hard drive (the newer CHKDSK command no longer performs that function). Microsoft created ScanDisk because people were switching off their computers without first exiting Windows. This resulted in corruption of the file system. See similar questions...

Like VDM-SL, Z [Hayes93] [Spivey92] (pronounced "zed") is a specification language that allows both the specification of mathematical values and program modules. Like LSL, Z allows the definition of mathematical operators equationally (see [Spivey92], section 3.2.2). A Z schema is roughly comparable to an LSL trait. The main difference between Z and LSL is that in Z specifications can include state variables. See similar questions...

the infrastructure level, the Handle System allows individual namespaces to be registered and later discovered by any application over the Internet. Namespaces registered under the Handle System are unique, and queries will always be directed to the responsible handle server for resolution. An LDAP server typically runs in isolation, with service referrals from one namespace to another performed at the peer level when available. See similar questions...

Any torch that will bring the piece to the right temperature and hold it there is fine. I would tend to avoid using acetylene as it is sooty and could create a problem. Using a torch that is designed to be used in a horizonal position for 2 minutes is a good idea. Propane or MAPP torches with a swirl tip are an excellent choice, and are available from your hardware store. See similar questions...

Tennis elbow is a big concern when you discuss lightweight rackets. Light, stiff and head-heavy racquets are bad for tennis elbow, so you should steer clear of them. A heavy racket with a light head is best for avoiding tennis elbow while maximizing performance. A light racket with a heavy head gives the opposite effect. Sum it up this way: Here is another way to look at it. See similar questions...

Answer: Try to work up to walking 20 minutes a day, as soon as you can. With these laparoscopic procedures, you should be able to do any kind of exercise after about two weeks. Work on increasing muscle mass; it is very important in feeling well, and will help you to lose weight in the long run. We have a series of exercises that are effective and more doable for morbidly obese patients, that we'll go over with you before surgery. See similar questions...

We focus on new ventures with "change-the-world" growth potential in the following industry sectors: See similar questions...

The concentrated and hotter flame transfers heat to the steel only in the areas needed to preheat to the cutting temperature not a larger area like a conventional torch which uses 4-6 preheat flames we only use 1 in front of the cutting tip. Separate cutting and flame tips are used with our system. See similar questions...

The low turbulence and oxygen content along with the clean burning characteristics of the flame is less likely to introduce oxygen/carbon contamination into the weld puddle which causes a hard weld and possible cracking. See similar questions...

Smith Machine squats offer limited range of motion, less activity of stabilization muscles, excess stress on the back, and excess stress on the knees. See similar questions...

Evaluation camp information and online registration is available on the BC Hockey website each spring See similar questions...