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natus medical incorporated (ntus)

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Table of ContentsUNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 10-KýAnnual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December31, 2016OR¨Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period fromto.Commission file number: 000–33001NATUS MEDICAL INCORPORATED(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)Delaware77–0154833(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I. R. S. EmployerIdentification Number)6701 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 120, Pleasanton, CA 94566(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)(925) 223-6700(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)Securities Registered Pursuant to Section12(b) of the Act:Title of each className of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, $0.001 par value per shareThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC(Nasdaq Global Select Market)Securities Registered Pursu...

Getting "Carded" - A Case for Business Cards

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Okay, so when was the last time you got "carded?' No, not that kind of carded! Business carded. In an ever-increasingly LinkedIn, app-driven world, business cards remain, for many, a gold standard for networking, making connections, exchanging information, and branding ourselves, with the brand usually being the company or organization we work for, and maybe our job title. I remember my very first business card. I felt somehow like I had arrived, because now I belonged to a bigger world than college ever afforded - the business world! And it became a rite of passage in more ways than one. Each time I changed jobs or moved to a different position, said transition usually came with a business card with a new logo and a tables new title. It was so cool (to me, anyway) to be asked "Do you have a business card?" and I got to answer in the affirmative. My friends even gave me a professional looking card case as a gift (red leather Coach, as I recall). And I collected ot...

How cans have a hidden PLASTIC linings: 'Secret' clear film inside most drinks tins is revealed by burning off the aluminium around it

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There's more to a coke can than meets the eye, a whole inner tube of plastic in fact. A shocking video from MEL Science has revealed the secret plastic coating inside aluminium cans after the metal is dissolved away with detergent. The film is there to act as a barrier against the corrosive effect of acidic drinks on the reactive metal. High levels of anything that has reacted with aluminium is a potential threat for bone and brain function in humans and this prevents it getting inside people. Experts told MailOnline that the film is 'negligible' and makes up a tiny percentage of the can and is destroyed before the metal is recycled. Fizzy drinks are filled with carbon dioxide gas, which is what gives them their bubbles. The carbon dioxide gas dissolves in liquids forms an acid, which gives carbonated drinks like Coca Cola a high levels of acidity. The acid responsible is normally phosphoric acid in coke and citric acid in juice based drinks like Fanta. If this acid wa...

24 Hours In Paris

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Ah, Paris...it has long been the backdrop and supporting character in countless love stories throughout history, and few things can inspire as much wanderlust as the City of Love in the fall. Paris has a way of making you forget - where you were just a day before, where your phone is, and the need for good wi-fi connection. Here, you suddenly become gasket the sort of person who reads the newspaper and wears felt berets. Turning a corner on Avenue Montaigne I realized that no perfect itinerary could ever offer the true experience of La Ville Lumière. If you are a newbie like me, allow me to deter you from packing your day with tourist-y sightseeing and suggest you try the European way: Do as few things as possible, in the most glamorous of ways. I learned quickly that one must not try to force Paris into a visitor-friendly mold, but let it be what it is: A moment in time, rich in (muted) detail, only appreciated properly when left undisturbed. With that in mind, I decided that g...

a day in the life of a creative renaissance woman

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(Oprah.com) -- At the small worktable in Anna Rabinowicz's sunny Manhattan office, smooth slices of agate -- some as small as coins, others as big as dinner plates, in swirling shades of sapphire, rust, and olive -- mingle with wrist-thick hunks of faceted crystal, three knobby yellow gourds, and a dried version of Anna's latest muse."A neat thing about sea fans," says Anna, 39, who is wearing silver sea-fan-shaped earrings, "is how they move." She imitates the meshlike creature's undulations with her hand. "They're at the whim of the current; they get their nutrients from whatever happens to pass through." She lifts the stainless steel colander/fruit bowl she recently designed based on her sea fan research, its sides veined with silver tendrils. If a sea fan mated with a Rolex, this would be the result. I'm spending today dipping a toe black into the ocean of Anna's creative output -- and the colander is just one of the creatures...

Study: Bed bug 'bombs' don't work

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Do-it-yourself "bombs" or "foggers" that target bugs by filling entire rooms with aerosol insecticide are billed as an easy, cost-effective alternative to pricey pro exterminators. Although these products are indeed cheap, retailing at hardware stores for around $10, if you use them on bed bugs you're likely to get what you pay for.In a new study, the first of its kind to be published, entomologists at Ohio State University tested three commercially phone available foggers - sold under the Hot Shot, Spectracide, and Eliminator brands, respectively - and concluded that all three products were virtually useless at fighting bed bug infestations. Bed bugs in houses and apartments tend to be resistant to the insecticides used in most foggers, the study found, and even non-resistant bugs are likely to survive a fogging because the mist of chemicals doesn't appear capable of penetrating the cracks in furniture and walls where bed bugs usually hide."Based on o...