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Coat of arms of Serbia and Montenegro
|Coat of arms of Serbia and Montenegro|
Coat of arms of SFR Yugoslavia, used by Serbia and Montenegro _PHONE_
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The coat of arms of Serbia and Montenegro was the national symbol of Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003).
Official status
The coat of arms was officially adopted by the federal parliament in 1994. It replaced the coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which had remained as the Federal Republic's coat of arms from 1992 to 1994. Usage of the arms was discontinued in 2006, after the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Usage as the coat of arms of Serbia and Montenegro
The legal acts which reconstituted the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia into the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro stipulated that a law was to be passed by the end of 2003 specifying the Union's coat of arms and anthem. Such a law was never brought forward, and unlike with the flag and anthem, no notable proposals for a new coat of arms were ever put forward. Thus the State Union continued to use the Yugoslav arms by inertia until its dissolution in June 2006.
Heraldic description
Gules, aTwo-headed eagle Argent, en surtout an inescutcheon, quarterly 1 and 4 a lion passant Or (Montenegro) and 2 and 3, a cross between four fire steels Argent. (Serbia)
Origins of coat of arms
The coat of arms was designed after the breakup of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to symbolise the new union consisting only of Serbia and Montenegro. Its design thus features the traditional heraldical elements connected historically with both countries.
Throughout history, the arms of both Montenegro and Serbia have featured a double-headed eagle, usually silver, on a shield, usually red, bearing on their chests usually a red shield, which in Montenegro's case contained a golden lion while in Serbia's a cross with four firesteels, usually silver. Thus the arms of FR Yugoslavia were designed by combining these elements: the eagle is the symbol common to both countries, symbolizing their unity, the lions represent Montenegro and crosses with firesteels, Serbia. The red shield in the middle was divided into 4 parts, although the federation consisted of 2 federal units. This was done with the intention to accommodate any possible further expansion of the federation.
The coat of arms was initially proposed by Dr. A. Palavestra in 1992. The final, adopted version followed the same blason as the original proposal but differed in graphical style.
See also
- "Znamenja naseg identiteta", izlozba radova clanova Srpskog heraldickog drustva, Bijeljina, 1994.


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The Estimation of Age and Analyses of the Growth Rate Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.) Milne-Redhead in the Guinea Savanna Zone of Nigeria
Estimates of age and analyses of growth rate of Piliostigma thonningii were made by counting rings and measuring ring widths in those plants that formed distinct rings. In the others, with indistinct rings or no rings, the regression method was used to estimate the ages, using known ages and girths to derive a regression equation. There was a high correlation coefficient between age and girth (r = 0.96), less so between age and mean annual growth increment (r = 0.71) and much less so between age and bark thickness (r = 0.54). The estimated mean annual growth increment (cm) for all the tress sampled was 1.07 ± 0.23 (at 95% confidence limit).

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A Contrastive Lexicology of Greeting and Food Terms of English and Ogu Language: Its Pedagogical Implications
Keywords:lexical variations, lexical difficulties, structural semantics, contrastive analysis, second language (L2).
This paper is a contrastive study of two semantic fields of English and Ogu language namely greeting terms and food terms with the aim of identifying how lexical variations in the two semantic fields affect the learning of English by Ogu second language (L2) learner. The paper observed that the internal differentiation of human societies is reflected in the two languages, and responsible for some learning difficulties of Ogu English learner, especially in the lexis, which is considered as more culturally generated. The theoretical framework for the study is anchored on structural semantics, Sapir-whorf hypothesis and contrastive analysis principles. Twenty (20) subjects, who are Ogu/English bilinguals were purposively selected and interviewed with specific questions from the two semantic fields under study. The findings revealed that the socio-cultural and geographical realities of each speech community accounts for their vocabulary and naming of words. The paper thus recommended proper understanding of the learner's culture for proper translation of texts, design appropriate module for teaching and learning English, and a practical classroom approach to learning of second language vocabulary as some of the ways of resolving the learning problems confronted by Ogu learners of English.
How to Cite
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Authors: Laiyin Zhu*, Western Michigan University
Topics: Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Climatology and Meteorology, Water Resources and Hydrology
Keywords: Tropical Cyclone, Hurricane, Flood, Risk, North America
Session Type: Guided Poster
Start / End Time: 9:55 AM / 11:35 AM
Room: Roosevelt 3.5, Marriott, Exhibition Level
Presentation File: Download
Heavy rainfall generated by Tropical Cyclones (TC) is big threat to coastal cities in both the U.S. and Mexico. There is an urgent need to understand the long-term risk of freshwater floods in areas with dense population, especially after we experienced extreme events as Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Florence in recent couple of years. This study will look at the spatial and temporal variability of TC inland flooding risk at multiple locations by using rainfall data obtained from both synthetic TC models and rain gauge observations. Stream flow magnitude and inundation will be computed at each location based on the modeled and observed TC precipitation magnitude.

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Specialization in Christian Initiation
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Especialización en Iniciación Cristiana
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This specialization program is 1st for people who are parish Directors of the RCIA and want to deepen and clarify their doubts about the different aspects of the process. 2nd it is for people who have finished their Basic Catechesis and want to specialize in the RCIA process. Upon completion of the program you will receive a certificate for completing the specialization.
Session 1: Conversion and Discernment
Exploring with Candidates their readiness to enter the process Marriage issues other impediments
Session 2: Forming an Initiation team
Sponsor coordinator, catechists (dismissal and extended catechesis), hospitality coordinator, liturgist (priest), liturgical musicians
Session 3: Supervising the formation process
Dismissal and extended catechesis (paragraph 75
Session 4: Celebrating the season of Lent
Rites of Election, Purification and Enlightenment
Session 5: Celebrating the Sacraments of Initiation and follow-up
Mystagogy-Eucharist and Penance


Why accurate moisture measurement is essential for the quality of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
Polyester polymer chips such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are hygroscopic, meaning that they absorb moisture from their surrounding atmosphere. Too much moisture in the chips causes issues during the injection moulding and extrusion processes. As the plastic is heated, the water contained within it hydrolyses the PET, which decreases both its strength and aesthetic qualities.
Accurate moisture measurement for quality of polyethylene terephthalate
Caption: Diagram to illustrate Easidew Online in use in a polymer chip drying application
This means that before PET can be processed in a molding machine, as much moisture as possible must be removed from the resin. In atmospheric conditions the resin can contain as much as 0.6% water by weight.
How are pellets of PET dried before processing?
The chips are loaded into a hopper, hot dry air at around 50 °C dew point is then pumped into the bottom of the hopper so that it flows up through the pellets, removing moisture on its way. The hot, wet air leaves the top of the hopper and is first run through an after-cooler, because it is easier to remove moisture from cold air than hot air. The resulting cool, wet air is then passed through a desiccant bed. Finally the cool dry air leaving the desiccant bed is re-heated in a process heater and sent back through the same processes in a closed loop. Chip moisture content must be less than 30 ppm before processing. Any water present when the PET is heated rapidly hydrolyses the polymer, thereby reducing its molecular weight and damaging its physical properties.
One of the most important physical properties of PET is its intrinsic viscosity (IV). The IV of the material is dependent on the length of its polymer chains: the longer the chains are, then the higher the IV will be, and the stiffer the material will be. The wetter the chips are when they are heated, the lower their IV will be, and consequently the physical rigidity & integrity of the polymer will be reduced, and the appearance will be affected.
How can polyethylene terephthalate be dried efficiently?
Because drying is all about removing moisture, effective moisture measurement of the process is the best way to make sure it's working efficiently. This will save energy, reduce cost and ensure final product quality. Reducing energy consumption will often also help to reduce the overall carbon footprint of the product.
There are two techniques for measuring moisture in the drying process: online measurements, and spot checks. These are described below, with the recommended PST products.
1. Online measurement
Individual dryers are continuously monitored to ensure that the air supply to the PET is better than the specified dew-point temperature limit of 50°C dew point and so assures that the chip material is dried efficiently.
We offer two products suitable for this type of installation:
Self-Calibrating Trace Moisture Analyzer - Michell QMA401
Caption: Self-Calibrating Trace Moisture Analyzer - Michell QMA401
Michell QMA401 where precision measurement with automated internal calibration is required, then the QMA401 Precision Moisture Analyzer can be installed near the inlet of the drying hopper, to check for leaks in the air path from the dryer. The dual alarm contacts can be linked to an indicator to warn maintenance staff when the dry air supply begins to deteriorate, or to act as a trigger for a PLC system.
Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell Easidew Online
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Michell Easidew Online and Michell Easidew Advanced Online provides a cost-effective alternative. It would also be mounted near the hopper inlet, and its dual alarm system can be used to provide an air quality warning.
2. Spot checking
Using a portable hygrometer to perform spot checks at regular intervals offers a cost-effective assurance of product quality. With easy operation and fast response to industrial standard dew points of less than 50°C multiple drying facilities can be monitored within reasonable time frames by maintenance personnel at low costs. Where particulate contamination (dryer desiccant or polymer dust) is present at the sampling point, in line filtration is recommended.
Portable Dew-Point Hygrometer - Michell MDM300 Series
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Dryer Portable
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The MDM300 or Easidew PDP can be used to check the efficiency of a drier under operational load.
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- Discuss and explain King's Conceptual System Theory.
- First explain the 3 systems and provide examples of each system
- Explain how the systems influence goal attainment
- How could King's theory help define a clinical quality problem?
- Apply this theory to a potential practice quality improvement initiative within your clinical practice.
- How could a quality committee align outcomes with King's Conceptual System Theory?
- What additional nursing theory from our readings could also align with an improved quality of practice initiative?
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Low levels of knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices on leptospirosis among a rural community in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia
Little is known on the knowledge, attitudes and preventive practices (KAP) of leptospirosis worldwide. This study embarked on assessing the KAP of leptospirosis among rural communities in Malaysia. A total of 444 participants (223 male; 221 female) aged between 18 and 81 years old were surveyed by u...
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We describe the development of an analog very large scale integration (AVLSI) system for perceiving depth of a stationary object, termed the depth through motion parallax (DTMP) system. The system consists of an AVLSI smart focal plane array and an optical lens, with a laser system for the object. The DTMP integrated circuit is implemented using the AMI Semiconductor 1.5-µm process available through the MOSIS integrated circuit fabrication service. The DTMP chip and the lens are mounted on a single motion-controlled stage to mimic the human head and eye. The object is mounted on a different motion stage and is manually moved to different depths with respect to the lens. We report experimental results obtained for depth perception with the head being stationary and the object moving with a constant velocity that is geometrically equivalent to the object being stationary and the head moving with a constant velocity. Our results show that the transit time across the DTMP chip, which is equivalent to the perceived velocity, can be used to determine the depth of an object, and uses less than 2 mW of average power.


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Red Claw Crab (Perisesarma bidens)
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Red Claw Crab
1.001 - 1.025
7.5 - 8.5
This animal is available captive bred
- Red Claw Crab, Red Crab, Thai Crab
- Sesarma bidens
- Males are more brightly coloured than females. Females also have a different shaped abdomen, only visible on the underside.
- Really best kept in species tanks and can live with other crabs but may fight with other crabs if not enough space to set up territories, but if kept with fish they must not be kept with long-finned fish, bottom dwellers or small fish species. Top dwelling and fast-swimming fish that prefer brackish conditions only.
- An omnivorous crab which will take most foods including blanched vegetables, flakes and pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworm and fish.
- Feed once or twice a day.
- Must have access to an area above the water line, and prefers brackish conditions, an SG of 1.005 is sufficient. A secure fitting lid is essential as these are excellent escape artists. Red crabs are particularly sensitive to copper, which is an ingredient in many fish-disease treatments and snail-eradication chemicals, avoid at all costs.
- Red Claw Crabs are very good escape artists, and will take advantage of any opportunity to escape from the aquarium they are kept in. They can easily climb up airline tubing and filter tubes, so a tight fitting lid is essential. They can be kept with fish, but it is not a good idea to do this. They will catch and eat small fish if given the opportunity. Avoid keeping them with bottom dwellers or long finned fish at all costs.
- In a planted tank they will snip pieces off the plants and eat them. Adding a weighted piece of lettuce will allow them to drag it off and graze in private.
- Flattened deep red/brown shell with protruding eye stalks and 2 equal-sized orange to bright red claws.


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That's all.
Now run your Jest test command. (Usually, npm test.) Then you can see all of your stories are converted as Jest snapshot tests.
Screenshot
Using createNodeMock to mock refs
react-test-renderer doesn't provide refs for rendered components. By default, it returns null when the refs are referenced. In order to mock out elements that rely on refs, you will have to use the createNodeMock option added to React starting with version 15.4.0.
Here is an example of how to specify the createNodeMock option in Storyshots:
import initStoryshots, { snapshotWithOptions } from '@storybook/addon-storyshots'
import TextareaThatUsesRefs from '../component/TextareaThatUsesRefs'
initStoryshots({
 test: snapshotWithOptions({
 createNodeMock: (element) => {
 if (element.type === TextareaThatUsesRefs) {
 return document.createElement('textarea')
 }
 },
 }),
})
Provide a function to have story-specific options:
initStoryshots({
 test: snapshotWithOptions(story =>({
 createNodeMock: (element) => {
 if(story.name == 'foobar') {
 return null
 }
 return element
 },
 })),
})
StoryShots for async rendered components
You can make use of Jest done callback to test components that render asynchronously. This callback is passed as param to test method passed to initStoryshots(...) when the asyncJest option is given as true.
Example
The following example shows how we can use the done callback to take StoryShots of a Relay component. Each kind of story is written into its own snapshot file with the use of getSnapshotFileName.
Add stories of UserForm in the file: UserForm.story.jsx
/* global module */
import React from "react";
import { QueryRenderer } from "react-relay";
import { storiesOf } from "@storybook/react";
// Use the same queries used in YOUR app routes
import { newUserFormQuery, editUserFormQuery } from "app/routes";
import UserFormContainer from "app/users/UserForm";
// YOUR function to generate a Relay Environment mock.
// See _URL_ for more info
import getEnvironment from "test/support/relay-environment-mock";
// User test data YOU generated for your tests
import { user } from "test/support/data/index";
// Use this function to return a new Environment for each story
const Environment = () =>
 getEnvironment({
 mocks: {
 Node: () => ({ __typename: "User" }),
 User: () => user
 }
 });
/**
 NOTICE that the QueryRenderer render its children via its render props.
 If we don't take the StoryShot async then we will only see the QueryRenderer in the StoryShot.
 The following QueryRenderer returns null in the first render (it can be a loading indicator instead in real file) and then when it gets the data to respond to query, it renders again with props containing the data for the Component
 */
const renderStory = (query, environment, variables = {}) => (
 <QueryRenderer
 environment={environment}
 query={query}
 variables={variables}
 render={({ props, error }) => {
 if (error) {
 console.error(error);
 } else if (props) {
 return <UserFormContainer {...props} />;
 }
 return null;
 }}
 />
);
storiesOf("users/UserForm", module)
 .add("New User", () => {
 const environment = new Environment();
 return renderStory(newUserFormQuery, environment);
 })
 .add("Editing User", () => {
 const environment = new Environment();
 return renderStory(editUserFormQuery, environment, { id: user.id });
 })
Then, init Storyshots for async component in the file: StoryShots.test.js
import initStoryshots, { Stories2SnapsConverter } from "@storybook/addon-storyshots";
import { mount } from "enzyme";
import toJson from "enzyme-to-json";
// Runner
initStoryshots({
 asyncJest: true, // this is the option that activates the async behaviour
 test: ({
 story,
 context,
 done // --> callback passed to test method when asyncJest option is true
 }) => {
 const converter = new Stories2SnapsConverter();
 const snapshotFilename = converter.getSnapshotFileName(context);
 const storyElement = story.render();
 // mount the story
 const tree = mount(storyElement);
 // wait until the mount is updated, in our app mostly by Relay
 // but maybe something else updating the state of the component
 // somewhere
 const waitTime = 1;
 setTimeout(() => {
 if (snapshotFilename) {
 expect(toJson(tree.update())).toMatchSpecificSnapshot(snapshotFilename);
 }
 done();
 }, waitTime)
 },
 // other options here
});
NOTICE that When using the asyncJest: true option, you also must specify a test method that calls the done() callback.
This is a really powerful technique to write stories of Relay components because it integrates data fetching with component rendering. So instead of passing data props manually, we can let Relay do the job for us as it does in our application.
Whenever you change you're data requirements by adding (and rendering) or (accidentally) deleting fields in your graphql query fragments, you'll get a different snapshot and thus an error in the StoryShot test.
Options
config
The config parameter must be a function that helps to configure storybook like the config.js does. If it's not specified, storyshots will try to use configPath parameter.
import initStoryshots from '@storybook/addon-storyshots';
initStoryshots({
 config: ({ configure }) =>
 configure(() => {
 require('../stories/Button.story.js');
 }, module),
});
configPath
By default, Storyshots assumes the config directory path for your project as below:
 - Storybook for React: .storybook
 - Storybook for React Native: storybook
If you are using a different config directory path, you could change it like this:
import initStoryshots from '@storybook/addon-storyshots';
initStoryshots({
 configPath: '.my-storybook-config-dir'
});
Or, as a more complex example, if we have a package in our lerna project called app with the path ./packages/app/src/__tests__/storsyhots.js and the storybook config directory ./packages/app/.storybook:
import path from 'path';
import initStoryshots from '@storybook/addon-storyshots';
initStoryshots({ configPath: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../.storybook') });
configPath can also specify path to the config.js itself. In this case, config directory will be a base directory of the configPath. It may be useful when the config.js for test should differ from the original one. It also may be useful for separating tests to different test configs:
initStoryshots({
 configPath: '.my-storybook-config-dir/testConfig1.js'
});
initStoryshots({
 configPath: '.my-storybook-config-dir/testConfig2.js'
});
suite
By default, Storyshots groups stories inside a Jest test suite called "Storyshots". You could change it like this:
import initStoryshots from '@storybook/addon-storyshots';
initStoryshots({
 suite: 'MyStoryshots'
});
storyKindRegex
If you'd like to only run a subset of the stories for your


Open Space Technology
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Open Space Technology (OST) is an approach to purpose-driven leadership,[1] including a way for hosting meetings, conferences, corporate-style retreats, symposiums, and community summit events, focused on a specific and important purpose or task — but beginning without any formal agenda, beyond the overall purpose or theme.
Open Space is the only process that focuses on expanding time and space for the force of self-organisation to do its thing. Although one can't predict specific outcomes, it's always highly productive for whatever issue people want to attend to. Some of the inspiring side effects that are regularly noted are laughter, hard work which feels like play, surprising results and fascinating new questions.[2][3]
Open Space meeting at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Seen by proponents as especially scalable and adaptable, the OST event format has been used in meetings of 5 to 2,100 people (in self-discovery work for smaller groups or even individuals).[4] The approach is characterized by a few basic mechanisms:
 1. a broad, open invitation which articulates the purpose of the meeting;
 2. participants' chairs arranged in a circle;
 4. a "marketplace" with many break-out spaces that participants move freely between, learning and contributing as they "shop" for information and ideas;
Hundreds of Open Space meetings have been documented.[6][7] Harrison Owen explains that this approach works best when these conditions are present,[5] namely high levels of
 1. Complexity, in terms of the tasks to be done or outcomes achieved;
Origin and ownership[edit]
In the spring of 1982, Harrison Owen and David Belisle wrote a paper on what he called "organization transformation". He presented this paper at a traditional management conference, the Boston regional ODN conference. It was well enough received and resonated with enough people that Owen and several others were able to organize a conference to specifically address the issues and opportunities he identified in his paper.[9][10] Owen hosted the first annual Symposium on Organization Transformation in 1983, in a traditional conference format, in Monterey, California.[11] The second annual symposium (OT-2) one year later, but still in a traditional conference format.
Because the agenda of an Open Space meeting is emergent, it is impossible to know exactly what is going to be addressed during the meeting. That said, there are several important outcomes that always happen, because they are specifically built into the process, and some other outcomes that can be built in:[15]
 1. All of the issues that are most important to those attending will be raised and included in the agenda.
 2. All of the issues raised will be addressed by the participants best capable of getting something done about them.
 4. When the purpose requires, and time is allowed for it, the group can prioritize the issues addressed in the report.
 5. When the purpose requires, and time is allowed for it, the group can draft action plans for the highest priority issues.
Ideal initial conditions[edit]
According to Open Space Technology: A User's Guide[5] and other books by Harrison Owen, open space technology works best when these conditions are present:
 1. A real business issue that people care about,[16] that it is something worth talking about.
 3. High levels of or much diversity, in terms of the skills and people required for a successful resolution (far-reaching, boundless)
 4. Much passion and real or potential conflict,[17] which implies that people genuinely care about the issue
 1. without a real business issue, nobody cares.
In a different text[18] he talks about preconditions for open space
The essential preconditions are:
 1. A relatively safe neutral environment.
 5. Sparsity of connections.
Typical event process[edit]
The full form of Open Space Technology includes the following (but if some part is missing, then it is not Open Space Technology, only something similar).[20]
 1. Opening Circle (agenda co-creation process at the start, without the facilitator helping / synthesizing / suggesting / reducing topics)
 2. Facilitator's explanation of principles and law (calling them guidelines, invitations, whatever)
 3. Multiple conversations ideally happening around the same big space, ideally several discussion sessions across time (without the facilitator helping those groups)
 4. Closing Circle (comment and reflection)
At the beginning of an open space the participants sit in a circle,[21] or in concentric circles for large groups (300 to 2000 people and more).
Small groups might create agendas of only a few issues. Very large groups have generated as many as 234 sessions[8] running concurrently over the course of a day and longer meetings may establish priorities and set up working-groups for follow-up.
Guiding principles and one law[edit]
 3. Wherever it is, is the right place...reminds participants that space is opening everywhere all the time. Please be conscious and aware. – Tahrir Square is one famous example. (Wherever is the new one, just added[24][25]
 4. Whatever happens is the only thing that could have, be prepared to be surprised!...reminds participants that once something has happened, it's done—and no amount of fretting, complaining or otherwise rehashing can change that. Move on. The second part reminds us that it is all good.[26][27]
 5. When it's over, it's over (within this session)...reminds participants that we never know how long it will take to resolve an issue, once raised, but that whenever the issue or work or conversation is finished, move on to the next thing. Don't keep rehashing just because there's 30 minutes left in the session. Do the work, not the time.
Law of two feet[edit]
Criteria making a topic inappropriate for OST[edit]
Tackling a topic using Open Space is inappropriate and simply won't work when:[28]
 1. There is no real question/uncertainty about how to do the work, (e.g. setting up an accounting system)
 2. Leaders and/or sponsors believe they already know the answer(s) and are looking for ways to sell or impose those ideas on the rest of the organization
 3. Leaders and/or sponsors believe that they are the only ones responsible for, or really necessary for, the organization to do its best work
 4. Leaders and/or sponsors are seeking the appearance of participation, but are unwilling or unable to deal openly and directly with high passion or concern, increasing complexity, real diversity of people or opinions, and/or the urgent need to make decisions and take action.
 5. "There is a very thin line between a facilitator and a space invader"Michael M Pannwitz in No silence in opening
Tips for running a productive session[edit]
Running an Open Space Technology session well is important if results for the topic are important, since OST's "one session (only) per topic" structure means this one session is the only chance to tackle it.
For running a productive session, consider the following suggestions:
 1. Scope. A topic that's too broad may not be tractable.
 2. Let people come. Hold the session in a room that's easy to find, and try to avoid holding sessions at the same time if they'll appeal to the same set of attendees.
 3. Let participants contribute.
 1. Try to keep the group small enough so those who want to can speak up.
 2. Remind Moderator to protect the session from becoming dominated by its facilitator or by another participant expressing strong views.
 4. Let participants' contributions count. Remind Notetaker to write down all major points made, not just a favored subset.
 5. Grow connections. At the end of a session, nurture the opportunity for ongoing collaboration by making time for and encouraging synergistic participants to connect with each other.
See also[edit]
 1. ^ "OpenSpaceWorld.ORG". OpenSpaceWorld.ORG.
 2. ^ "Open Space Elevator Speeches". OpenSpaceWorld.ORG.
 3. ^ "[OSList] What is Open Space?".
 4. ^ "[OSList] Circle of One (was OSList Digest, Vol 19, Issue 5)".
 6. ^ a b "OpenSpaceWorld.ORG". OpenSpaceWorld.ORG.
 7. ^
 10. ^ Adams, John. "The Story of the Organization Transformation Symposia".
 12. ^ "Open Space World Map".
 13. ^
 14. ^
 15. ^ "What Is Open Space Technology?". OpenSpaceWorld.ORG.
 16. ^ "[OSList] Structure -- Heavy, lite, whatever....".
 17. ^ "users guide".
 18. ^ Emerging Order in Open Space by Harrison Owen
 20. ^ "[OSList] What is Open Space?".
 21. ^ "The shortest open space how-to that could possibly work".
 22. ^ Reflections of Brian Bainbridge Part 3. YouTube. 22 June 2010.
 24. ^ "[OSList] The 5th Principle / Sardinia".
 25. ^


Hostname Naming Standards
This is the decided upon official naming convention for all devices and SSID in the network
Supernode Name Standards
The supernode hostname is snXyY and where X is assigned by the Network Planning, Design and Operations working group, and yY is chosen by the node operator to identify network components within the node. For example a1 for antenna 1 and r1 for router 1.
All hostnames will be unique across the mesh.
The supernode devices will use the domain format A DNS and reverse DNS entry will be made for each device with such a domain name. For simplicity the devices will also carry an entry with the domain of
For example a FQDN (fully qualified domain name) will be for a device operated by the core team at Toronto Community Network. The node will also answer as
Public SSID
Public SSID will not extend the Babel protocol. They are standard access points connections for the users to access the mesh.
Mesh SSID are used to extend the mesh network. They have will have Babel running on them.
tomeshis a constant and never changes
(protocol) is the protocol name the SSID is running. This could be for example airmaxac,80211s,adhoc
(meshid) optional, part of the string when SSIDs need to be isolated. PtP and PtMP antennas will use their hostnames
A network node with hostname of sn1a1 running airmax-ac protocol would be tomesh-airmaxac-sn1a1
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Posted on July 26, 2018 @ 04:45:00 AM by Paul Meagher
When we think about design, we perhaps think of it as one type of mental process or activity. A recent article
called Positive, Negative,
and Neutral Design argues that we can engage in landscape design by adding, subtracting, or doing nothing to the elements
in the landscape. Often we think about design as coming up with a plan and then implementing that plan by adding the elements
in our plan to the landscape. Another way to approach landscape design is to remove unwanted elements from the landscape. This is
called negative design. It is often less labor and resourse intensive than positive design. An example would be to create a pasture
for animals by selectively cutting away trees in a forest. This is the way agriculture would have spread in the beginning. Neutral
design involves "doing nothing" by letting the landscape evolve on its own. The basic idea is to approach landscape design with a
combination of positive, negative, and neutral mindsets to come up with a landscape design that works.
The author advocates an approach to landscape design that involves letting many flowers bloom and then culling what you don't want. In other words, plant many seeds/seedlings without alot of regard for whether they will survive or not, see what grows and what doesn't grow, and then cull out what you don't want. He calls this a weakly positive approach combined with a negative approach. It is often how
new farmers begin their farming careers by trying out different things, seeing what works and what doesn't work, and then focusing
resources on what does work and less or no resources on what does not work so well.
My wife is trying to get my son to get rid of clothes he no longer wears from his room. We are essentially asking him to engage in
negative design - remove the unwanted elements from his wardrobe. I suggested that perhaps my wife would have to do the negative
design for him and leave him with the positive design aspect of picking out the elements he does want from what was culled out. The
point here is that a negative design problem isn't necessarily more easy than a positive design problem and that we can approach the
same objective (remove unwanted clothes) from different mindsets [negative (son) OR positive (son) + negative (mom)]. My sons mindset is probably a neutral one - leave things as they are, its my room and I don't have a problem with how things are right now. That mindset will not survive my wife's desire to remove clutter so she can take more
control of the room when he leaves again for university. So the neutral mindset will have to go.
The article discussed in this blog was posted on the website, Making
Permaculture Stronger, where an inquiry into the merits of different approaches to landscape design has been going on for awhile now. The four approaches under consideration are winging it, fabricating, hybrid, and generating. In the 22nd post in his inquiry, Dan Palmer arrives at the conclusion expressed in this diagram:
Essentially, Dan is arguing that the traditional fabricating approach that involves designing all the elements up front and then implementing that design does not work very well in practice. One better approach, the hybrid approach, is to do the high level design so you are guided at the macro level, but to do the detailed design in stages as you implement parts of the high level design. This allows you to incorporate feedback as you proceed to the next part of the design, while maintaining the overall structure that you want to impose. I would argue the diagram is incorrect in that imposing and unfolding boundaries should meet in the center above the hybrid approach. The generating approach is a bit more radical in that even the high level design has the potential to be altered in light of feedback from the low level design.
The purpose of this blog was to consider whether design is one type of mental activity or process or whether it actually refers to a multitude of mindsets and approaches. My conclusion is the latter. There are multiple mindsets that you can use when engaging in a design - positive, negative, and neutral - and there are multiple approaches you might adopt which include winging it, fabricating, hybrid and generating. In contexts with alot of uncertainty winging it might be appropriate and it seems to me that engineers are often asked to use a fabricating approach. That same engineer might use a hybrid or generating approach when it comes to their home landscape design because they have the luxury of doing it that way. Sometimes you are given more creative leeway to work with the landscape.


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How to convert watts to kVA
Watts to kVA calculation formula
The apparent power S in kilovolt-amps (kVA) is equal to the real power P in watts (W), divided by 1000 times the power factor PF:
S(kVA) = P(W) / (1000 × PF)
So kilovolt-amps are equal to watts divided by 1000 times the power factor.
kilovolt-amps = watts / (1000 × PF)
kVA = kW / (1000 × PF)
What is the apparent power in kilovolt-amps when the real power is 3000W and the power factor is 0.8?
S = 3000W / (1000 × 0.8) = 3.75kVA


Rdo_modify_simple: Simple modification of Rd objects
Description
Simple modification of Rd objects.
Usage
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Rdo_modify_simple(rdo, text, section, ...)
Arguments
rdo
an Rd object.
text
a character vector
section
name of an Rd section, a string.
...
additional arguments to be passed to Rdo_modify.
Details
Argument text is used to modify (as a replacement of or addition to) the content of section section of rdo.
This function can be used for simple modifications of an Rd object using character content without converting it separately to Rd.
text is converted to Rd with char2Rdpiece(text, section). The result is passed to Rdo_modify, together with the remaining arguments.
Value
an Rd object
Author(s)
Georgi N. Boshnakov
See Also
Rdo_modify
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Find your age on other planets
This site answers these burning questions:
- How old are you on the other planets?
- When are your next birthdays on the other planets?
- How many days/weeks old are you?
- What birthdays are coming up?
Use these extra birthdays as an excuse to celebrate!
Why is my age different on other planets?
One year is usually taken to mean an Earth year, the time taken for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
However, since each planet takes a different amount of time to revolve around the Sun,
a year is not the same length of time on different planets.
This means your age is different when measured in years on different planets.
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Infrared transmitting tube, also known as infrared light emitting diode, as part of the diode. It is to be able to convert electrical energy directly into near-infrared light (not visible) and radiation out of the light-emitting device, mainly used in all kinds of photoelectric switch and remote transmission circuit. Infrared transmitting tube structure, the principle of similar to ordinary light emitting diode, just use different semiconductor materials. Infrared leds are typically used gallium arsenide (GaAs), aluminum gallium arsenic (GaAlAs), and other materials, the use of transparent or light blue, black resin encapsulation.
Launch distance and Angle (15 degrees, 30 degrees, 45 degrees, 60 degrees, 90 degrees, 120 degrees, 180 degrees c), the intensity of light emission, wavelength. Above for the physical parameters, it is necessary to understand its electric performance parameters, on the market commonly used 3 mm in diameter, 5 mm for small power infrared transmitting tube, 8 mm, 10 mm for the power and high power tube. Small power transmitting tube forward voltage: 1.1-1.5 V, current 20 ma, in power for the forward voltage: 1.4-1.65 V 50-100 ma, high-power tubes for the forward voltage: 1.5-1.9 V200-350 ma. Yu star electronics to make 1-10 w high power infrared transmitting tube can be applied to the infrared monitoring lighting.
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Brickyard Creek was the first of 14 areas studied for developing a CityWide Stormwater Master Plan that covered over 90 square miles of urban/suburban development in and surrounding North Charleston. This comprehensive stormwater study was the first step in updating the city's original master plan prepared by Davis & Floyd in 1980. This study encompassed a 1,500-acre, fully-developed urban basin that discharged to the adjacent Ashley River. As the city annexed portions of this basin, it assumed responsibility for maintenance of the drainage system, which included areas that experienced frequent flooding of private property. Planning included a detailed system inventory using GPS, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, and recommendations for improvement.
Inventoried over 900 drainage pipes, 91,000 linear feet of channels, and 580 drainage structures that were cataloged, mapped, and maintained in GIS
Performed hydrologic analysis utilizing aerial photography and topography to determine and classify land use and cover, ultimately defining over 400 catchments averaging 3 acres in size
Used EPA's Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) for generating stormwater runoff rates and volumes for 5-, 10-, and 25-year return storm events and for conducting hydraulic analyses on the basin's complex network of open channel and closed piping system
Used hydraulic modeling to develop an accurate determination of the Ashley River's tidal impacts on the drainage system
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Regular health testing is of utmost importance for ensuring your well-being. Health Bridge Laboratory in Lahore is the premier laboratory offering comprehensive testing services with cutting-edge technology, qualified staff, accurate results, and a commitment to customer satisfaction. This article will explore why Health Bridge Laboratory is considered the best in Lahore.
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Always double check your task spelling if you are concerned about spyware or viruses, as often they use similiar spelling for these windows processes and tasks: sttray.exe
Exe program - Files with an extension of "exe" are executable programs.
Purpose of this file:
sttray.exe was most likely installed by you at some time. This software program may have also come preinstalled on your computer when you purchased it if you have a Dell computer. Spyware and virus programs often use the same or similiar file names and store them elsewhere in different folders on your computer, hoping to fool you into thinking it is a safe file. We always try to list the exact file location of each file here for this reason. This sttray.exe software program is from Sigmatel and it is called the Sigmatel audio system tray utililty. This is considered safe and is not virus or spyware related software.
Visit sttray.exe for complete information on this task or process.
If you would like help on other tasks or processes, you can view the entire process and task directory here.
What is the sttray.exe location, where is it stored on my computer?
This file will be found on your hard drive at C:\Program Files\Sigmatel\C-Major Audio\WDM\sttray.exe


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The Egyptian cabinet discussed Monday plans to build seawater desalination plants, as the country tries to address looming water scarcity.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government has prepared a strategic plan to establish more desalination plants.
Egypt needs around 114 billion cubic meters of water annually, while it only has 74 billion meters available, said Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty in April.
The housing ministry's 2050 plan on seawater desalination was reviewed during a cabinet meeting on Sunday.
The ministry is aiming to produce six billion cubic meters of desalinated water per day, it explained.
Ministers of planning and housing, as well as the executive director of the Sovereign Fund of Egypt and the Fund officials, attended the meeting.
In February, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered the immediate construction of a wastewater treatment plant in al-Hamam area on the northern coast, with a daily capacity of six million cubic meters.
The new plant is set to receive wastewater gathered from the agricultural drainages in the northern Delta.
The project aims at reclaiming and cultivating around 500,000 feddans west of the Delta as part of the state's efforts to expand the agricultural areas nationwide and develop the Western Desert area.


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The resources in the edge cloud are numerous and complex, and elastic scaling services can make efficient use of these resources. However, the elastic scaling services need to suspend the user's application tasks forcibly when carrying out resource redistribution, which brings a poor sense of experience to the user. In view of the above problems, a dynamic elastic scaling model based on load prediction is proposed, which improves resource utilization and reduces scaling costs without affecting user experience. The model is divided into two parts. In terms of load prediction, on the one hand, according to the historical features and current trends of the load, the load prediction model based on the improved cloud model is used to predict the load demand at the next moment. On the other hand, the correlation between CPU and memory is considered. In terms of elastic scaling, integer programming algorithm is proposed to expand and release the corresponding resources with the minimum cost of horizontal scaling (HS) and vertical scaling (VS). In order to verify the superiority of elastic scaling model based on load prediction, corresponding comparative experiments are conducted, which show that the proposed model can improve the accuracy of load prediction and resource utilization with low scaling costs. Especially, the cost of elastic scaling proposed by this paper is lower than horizontal and vertical scaling. Compared with HS, the elastic scaling method proposed in this paper reduces the cost by 14%. Compared with VS, this method reduces the cost by 11%.
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Copland may refer to:
- Copland (surname)
- Copland River in New Zealand
- Copland (crater), a Mercury crater
- 4532 Copland, an asteroid named after Aaron Copland
- The unreleased Copland operating system project at Apple Computer
- Aaron Copland, American 20th-century composer
- Copeland (disambiguation)
- Cop Land, a 1997 movie starring Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel
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Like it or lump it
Said of an unpleasant outcome that one has no choice but to accept - one can either endure it willingly or endure it with suffering.
When we are given a fait accompli in a situation in which we would normally expect some sort of choice, we might not be too pleased about it. We may then be told to 'like it or lump it'. Had the expression been coined in the 16th century this is no doubt what Thomas Hobson would have said to his prospective customers when he offered them 'Hobson's choice'.
But how exactly do we 'lump' something? Although 'lump' is almost always used as a noun rather than a verb, there are many meanings of the verb form of 'lump' to choose from:
- To bet all of one's money on a single wager (first recorded in the 19th century)
- To make something into a lump (18th century)
- To classify various things as a group, i.e. lump them together (17th century)
- To slouch along lazily (17th century)
- To look sulky or disagreeable (16th century)
Of course, it is the last of these lumps that is the alternative to 'like it'.
'Lumping' in the sense of mooching about grumpily may well be of Irish origin and is first recorded in Richard Stanyhurst's Treatise Describing Irelande, 1577. The Dublin born Stanyhurst risked the wrath of his contemporaries by suggesting that the English rule in Ireland wasn't the source of all their troubles:
Here percase some snappish carper will snuffinglie snib me for debasing the Irish language: because that by proofe and experience we see, that the pale was neuer in more florishing estate than when it was wholie English, and neuer in woorsse plight than since it hath infranchised the Irish. But some will saie, that I shew my selfe herein as friuolous... They stand lumping and lowring, fretting and fuming.
[Note: Stanyhurst's expressive phrase'snuffingly snib' means'rebuke in a snorting manner'.]
[Note: see also 'Beyond the pale'.]
Soon afterwards, in 1581, Barnaby Rich used the term in Farewell to Military Profession:
She beganne to froune, lumpe, and lowre at her housebande.
Rich was a naval captain and undoubtedly English, but most of his writing related to Ireland and he moved to Dublin to write on his retirement from the Navy.
People had been lumping it for a few hundred years before anyone thought of the phrase 'like it or lump it'. A play on words between the noun and verb usages of the word lump was what brought it about. The early uses of the expression refer to things that have lumps in them, as in this example from the London magazine The Monthly Mirror, 1807, in a piece titled Rules For Punning:
Mrs....purposely sends a dish of tea to a lady, without sugar, of which she complains.
Mr....(Handing the sugar basin) - Well, ma'am, if you don't like it, you may lump it.
The English love of wordplay is long lasting, some might say chronic, and Zadie Smith made the same little joke in her novel White Teeth, 2000:
We're all English now, mate. Like it or lump it, as the rhubarb said to the custard.
The first example that I can find of the precise 'like it or lump it' wording of the expression is in Specimens, 1841, Josiah Shippey's book of morally uplifting essays, which were delivered in the form of tortured rhyming couplets, worthy of William McGonagall:
Yet his merit, though some may be ignorant of it,
And as he by it wishes each one may profit;
Imperiously forces, or like it or lump it,
Himself, honest fellow, to blow his own trumpet.


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The question of why we are attracted to water may be a bit obvious for some. However, we all too often take water for granted. It is, for the most part, easily accessible and abundant. We are connected to water in so many ways. In fact, we are as humans on average 75 percent water. The earths surface is 70 percent water. This investigation of why we are attracted to water is, in part, preparation for an upcoming presentation on water and horticultural therapy.
We ARE attracted to water, that is obvious. Whether it is a lake, ocean or a man made water feature, we feel compelled to interact on some level. All of our senses are heightened and respond in different ways. The smell of ozone when it rains or the melodic sounds of waves crashing on the beach are just a few of the reactions water elicits. Who is not interested in a water pistol fight on a hot summer's day. Watch children (and those still young at heart) who cannot resist playing in a fountain.
A preliminary search of current literature and research findings indicate that there are emotional responses caused when water touches our skin, much like someone holding our hand. When someone holds our hand, the brain releases the hormone Oxytocin, which promotes a feeling of devotion and trust. The Orbital Front Cortex of the brain responds to sweet tastes and pleasant odors. The smell of the air when it begins to rain or the salt spray from the ocean can trigger a positive emotional response.
The next time you pass a water fountain in a park or shopping mall, stop and pay attention. How does it make you feel? What are the reactions experienced by others. Do you or others have a tendency to touch the water. Does the sound of the running water as it splashes onto the hard surface make you slow down and watch? Your blood pressure should be reduced and hopefully a sense of calm may be present, even for a short while. Begin to make a mental note of these reactions.
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The three-stepper motor Vario simulates the movements of the human arm, having a shoulder, an elbow and a wrist. In this way, finding the right camera position is extremely quick and easy. The Vario can be used in conjunction with the Robotic Tutntable, Centerless Table, and the Cube operating on Tent Table (with the tent removed).
- Computer calculated lens-to-product distance
- Computer calculated arc of movement up to 3.2 ft
- Control Unit and 33 ft motor cable
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Digital Communications 2 (91023)
Students answer multiple-choice and real-number questions, and perform troubleshooting exercises to demonstrate competency as they master course objectives. With up to 12 circuit faults to troubleshoot and 20 circuit modifications to observe and measure, FACET-trained students master skills necessary for employment and advanced studies.
The Circuit Board is mounted in a sturdy polystyrene tray for easy handling and connection to the Base Unit. The active components are in sockets for easy replacement. To permit the examination and testing of several different circuits, the student uses two-post connectors to quickly configure partially wired circuits within each circuit block. The circuits contain test points for the student to measure the electrical parameters.
The FACET Base Unit provides regulated ±15-volt DC power and protection to the circuit components. The Circuit Board is a multi-layer, G-10, glass-epoxy PC board with 2-ounce copper and has a black matte coating to enhance readability of circuit diagrams that appear in white.
The photograph shows the Digital Communications 2 Circuit Board. For more details on FACET Circuit Boards and Courses, please click here.


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Photonic arbitrary waveform methods and generation by manipulating the phase-locked longitudinal modes of an approximately 12.4 GHz fundamentally modelocked external-cavity semiconductor laser are demonstrated. Photonically synthesized sine waves (center frequency of approximately 37.2 GHz, linewidth less than approximately 100 Hz, dynamic range approximately 50 dB at approximately 100 Hz resolution bandwidth) and complex, arbitrarily shaped optical/microwave frequency waveforms with instantaneous bandwidths up to approximately 75 GHz are shown. A WDM filter can be used to separate individual longitudinal modes of a modelocked laser. Photonic arbitrary generation occurs through the modulation of individual channels before recombining the channels, followed by amplifying the output.
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College of Optics and Photonics
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Delfyet, Peter; DePriest, Christopher; and Yilmaz, Tolga, "Photonic Arbitrary Waveform Generation and Photonic Synthesis" (2003). UCF Patents. 452.


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Fort St. Phillip. 1898 emplacement seen in the previous photo. Rear view looking from the center of the fort. Just to the right is one of the 1862 gun emplacements and bombproof. Just below the emplacement (the hole in the thicket) you can see a section of the original brick wall of the forts southwest bastion. As I said, the fort was basically star shaped and was originally built by the Spanish in the early 1700s. The fort was enlarged after the war of 1812. It is not at all like Ft. Jackson, and is about 100 years older. It is nothing more than double brick walls filled with dirt. Most of the Civil War era buildings were destroyed during the battle of April 12, 1862. The fort took the brunt of Porters bombardment. There are still tons (no Joke) of unexploded ordinance lying all over the grounds. But like I said, the real danger there is the wildlife and reptiles. Went there once in dead of winter (by boat). Its a nightmare. Sink holes, quicksand and even snakes in Feb. at 40 degrees, not to mention the boat ride across the river.
Aerial photo/narrative courtesy of Kenny Meyers, Slidell, Louisiana
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- A subcategory of declarative memory, semantic memory stores general information such as names and facts.
- A system of the brain where logical concepts relating to the outside world are stored.
- Directions to mom's house are stored in your semantic memory.
- (Advertising) the memory system which stores information relating to brands, thus where brand positioning is established.
- Product information that helps you decide which brand of soda to drink and why it is stored in your semantic memory.
The Advertising Research Handbook Charles E. Young, Ideas in Flight, Seattle, WA, April 2005 →ISBN


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Feb 11 2009 9:04 AM
I am trying to do something that I believe should be very simple. I am trying to change the forecolor of a textbox depending on what is in the text box. Meaning if the text box has a value of 'UP', I want the forecolor to be RED. If the text box has a value of 'DOWN', I want the forecolor to be BLUE. I am use to programming in SQL (Oracle) over 10 years ago and I would simply state something like: if the textbox.text = "UP" then textbox.forecolor =; ELSIF textbox.text = "DOWN" then textbox.forecolor =; ELSE textbox.forecolor =;
How does one do it in Visual C#?
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This page discusses - How to make a honey text, make a honey text, honey textThis page discusses - How to make a honey text, make a honey text, honey text
Design a honey text is not tough because this tutorial has made it easy by some effective segment that are available in this example follow them.
New File: First take a new layer with any size as you need.
Color: Choose background and foreground color as given below.
Filter Effect: Go to Filter Menu > Sketch > Apply Halftone Pattern.
Effects: Go to Layer Menu > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss, Inner Shadow apply same both settings.
Your image should be similar.
Write text: Select Horizontal type tool (T key) and make formatting to write text in the document as I have done here.
Text: After written text click on any tool in the toolbar, your text will convert into a selection then make copy.
New File: Now take a new file and paste your copied text as up.
Bevel and Emboss: Use layer style, go to Layer Menu > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss and use these settings as given below.
You will get it.


Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Voice Mail Standards
What is the number one item we need to leave on a voice mail if we want to make sure we get a call back? I would say a phone number.
So why do so many people wait till the end to leave their callback number? Sometimes it gets cut off. Sometimes it is said so fast that we need to listen to the entire message again just to get to the phone number.
So this is my attempt to try and set a standard for leaving a voice mail message.
We should always start with the big three:
1. Our name.
2. Our company.
3. Our phone number.
After those are covered we can then leave our brief message and politely ask how we would like the person to respond to us or if we will try back again another time. At that point we should repeat the "big three", pausing after saying "…and my number is…" thus giving the recipient a moment to begin to write our phone number.
If we need to listen to the message again to capture the phone number, we do not need to listen to the entire message just for that one little piece of information.
I hope someone can utilize this suggestion to improve their communications, either leaving or receiving messages.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
I came across this today and thought it was very appropriate based on the current financial situation occurring around the globe.
- William Pollard
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Common Keyboard Shortcuts for Word
These are some standard shortcuts that can be used from the key board to perform simple tasks. I found this list at the Microsoft Office Online Training site. There is an incredible amount of information there. I am re-posting the list here for my own convenience.
SHIFT + LEFT ARROW = Left one character at a time
SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW = Right one character at a time
SHIFT + DOWN ARROW = Down one line at a time
SHIFT + UP ARROW = Up one line at a time
CTRL+ LEFT ARROW = Left one word at a time
CTRL+ RIGHT ARROW = Right one word at a time
HOME = To the beginning of the current line of text
END = To the end of the current line of text
CTRL+HOME = To the beginning of the document
CTRL+END = To the end of the document
PAGE UP = Up one full screen
PAGE DOWN = Down one full screen
CTRL+PAGE U = P To the beginning of the previous page
CTRL+PAGE DOWN = To the beginning of the next page
CTRL+O = Open
CTRL+Z = Undo
CTRL+Y = Redo
CTRL+S = Save
CTRL+P = Print
ALT+F4 = Close the active window
CTRL+B = Bold
CTRL+I = Italic
CTRL+U = Underline
CTRL+R = Align right
CTRL+E = Align center
CTRL+L = Align left
CTRL+C = Copy
CTRL+X = Cut
CTRL+V = Paste
CTRL+C+CTRL+C = Open the clipboard
CTRL+F = Find
CTRL+H = Replace
CTRL+A = Select whole document
F7 = Spell checker
SHIFT+F7 = Thesaurus
CTRL+SHIFT+S = Style box
CTRL+SHIFT+N = Change font to Normal style
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Technorati Linking
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Monday, February 2, 2009
The First Post
Another blog....
This is not intended to become a regular item on my list of things to do, however following the theme of the rest of the site it is just a sample of who I am and the abilities I have.
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Thousands of public workers in Bolivia receive proficiency certificates in Indigenous languages.
President Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous leader, participated in a ceremony on Sunday in which thousands of public sector employees received certificates for proficiency in Indigenous languages.
During his speech on Sunday, Morales emphasized the importance of restoring traditional Bolivian identities as well as learning through practice.
"We are beginning to recover our languages, which contributes towards the good of the people," Morales stated during the celebration.
Bolivia, which offers language courses to public workers, officially recognizes 36 native languages.
The Aymara language is one of the most common, along with Quechua and Guarani.
During the ceremony, Bolivia's current Vice Minister of Decolonization, Felix Cardenas Aguilar awarded Indigenous language certificates to around 3000 public officials.
Around 42 percent of Bolivia's total population belongs to 36 different Indigenous ethnic groups, making it the country with one of the highest percentage of indigenous peoples in the Western Hemisphere.
President Morales has implemented a series of laws that aim to promote Bolivian national identity including an education measure, which requires that every child must learn an indigenous language and culture alongside Spanish and more traditional subjects.


Prometheus and OpenMetrics Compatibility
Status: Experimental
This section denotes how to convert metrics scraped in the Prometheus exposition or OpenMetrics formats to the OpenTelemetry metric data model and how to create Prometheus metrics from OpenTelemetry metric data. Since OpenMetrics has a superset of Prometheus' types, "Prometheus" is taken to mean "Prometheus or OpenMetrics". "OpenMetrics" refers to OpenMetrics-only concepts.
Prometheus Metric points to OTLP
Metric Metadata
The OpenMetrics MetricFamily Name MUST be added as the Name of the OTLP metric after the removal of unit and type suffixes described below.
The OpenMetrics UNIT metadata, if present, MUST be converted to the unit of the OTLP metric. After trimming type-specific suffixes, such as _total for counters, the unit MUST be trimmed from the suffix as well, if the metric suffix matches the unit. The unit SHOULD be translated from Prometheus conventions to OpenTelemetry conventions by:
 - Converting from full words to abbreviations (e.g. "milliseconds" to "ms").
 - Special case: Converting "ratio" to "1".
 - Converting "foo_per_bar" to "foo/bar".
The OpenMetrics HELP metadata, if present, MUST be added as the description of the OTLP metric.
The OpenMetrics TYPE metadata, if present, MUST be used to determine the OTLP data type, and dictates type-specific conversion rules listed below. Metric families without type metadata follow rules for unknown-typed metrics below.
Counters
A Prometheus Counter MUST be converted to an OTLP Sum with is_monotonic equal to true. If the counter has a _total suffix, it MUST be removed.
Gauges
A Prometheus Gauge MUST be converted to an OTLP Gauge.
Info
An OpenMetrics Info metric MUST be converted to an OTLP Non-Monotonic Sum unless it is the target_info metric, which is used to populate resource attributes. An OpenMetrics Info can be thought of as a special-case of the OpenMetrics Gauge which has a value of 1, and whose labels generally stays constant over the life of the process. It is converted to a Non-Monotonic Sum, rather than a Gauge, because the value of 1 is intended to be viewed as a count, which should be summed together when aggregating away labels. If it has an _info suffix, the suffix MUST be removed from the metric name.
StateSet
An OpenMetrics StateSet metric MUST be converted to an OTLP Non-Monotonic Sum. An OpenMetrics StateSet can be thought of as a special-case of the OpenMetrics Gauge which has a 0 or 1 value, and has one metric point for every possible state. It is converted to a Non-Monotonic Sum, rather than a Gauge, because the value of 1 is intended to be viewed as a count, which should be summed together when aggregating away labels.
Unknown-typed
A Prometheus Unknown MUST be converted to an OTLP Gauge.
Histograms
A Prometheus Histogram MUST be converted to an OTLP Histogram.
Multiple Prometheus histogram metrics MUST be merged together into a single OTLP Histogram:
 - The le label on the _bucket-suffixed metric is used to identify and order histogram bucket boundaries. Each Prometheus line produces one bucket count on the resulting histogram. Each value for the le label except +Inf produces one bucket boundary.
 - Lines with _count and _sum suffixes are used to determine the histogram's count and sum.
 - If _count is not present, the metric MUST be dropped.
 - If _sum is not present, the histogram's sum MUST be unset.
Summaries
Prometheus Summary MUST be converted to an OTLP Summary.
Multiple Prometheus metrics are merged together into a single OTLP Summary:
 - The quantile label on non-suffixed metrics is used to identify quantile points in summary metrics. Each Prometheus line produces one quantile on the resulting summary.
 - Lines with _count and _sum suffixes are used to determine the summary's count and sum.
 - If _count is not present, the metric MUST be dropped.
 - If _sum is not present, the summary's sum MUST be set to zero.
Dropped Types
The following Prometheus types MUST be dropped:
Start Time
Prometheus Cumulative metrics can include the start time using the _created metric as specified in OpenMetrics. When converting Prometheus Counters to OTLP, conversion SHOULD use _created where available. When no _created metric is available, conversion MUST follow Cumulative streams: handling unknown start time by default. Conversion MAY offer configuration, disabled by default, which allows using the process_start_time_seconds metric to provide the start time. Using process_start_time_seconds is only correct when all counters on the target start after the process and are not reset while the process is running.
Exemplars
OpenMetrics Exemplars can be attached to Prometheus Histogram bucket metric points and counter metric points. Exemplars on histogram buckets SHOULD be converted to exemplars on OpenTelemetry histograms. Exemplars on counter metric points SHOULD be converted to exemplars on OpenTelemetry sums. If present, the timestamp MUST be added to the OpenTelemetry exemplar. The Trace ID and Span ID SHOULD be retrieved from the trace_id and span_id label keys, respectively. All labels not used for the trace and span ids MUST be added to the OpenTelemetry exemplar as attributes.
Instrumentation Scope
Each otel_scope_info metric point present in a batch of metrics SHOULD be dropped from the incoming scrape, and converted to an instrumentation scope. The otel_scope_name and otel_scope_version labels, if present, MUST be converted to the Name and Version of the Instrumentation Scope. Additional labels MUST be added as scope attributes, with keys and values unaltered. Other metrics in the batch which have otel_scope_name and otel_scope_version labels that match an instrumentation scope MUST be placed within the matching instrumentation scope, and MUST remove those labels. For example, the OpenMetrics metrics:
# TYPE otel_scope_info info
otel_scope_info{otel_scope_name="go.opentelemetry.io.contrib.instrumentation.net.http.otelhttp",otel_scope_version="v0.24.0",library_mascot="bear"} 1
# TYPE http_server_duration counter
http_server_duration{otel_scope_name="go.opentelemetry.io.contrib.instrumentation.net.http.otelhttp",otel_scope_version="v0.24.0"...} 1
becomes:
# within a resource_metrics
scope_metrics:
 scope:
 name: go.opentelemetry.io.contrib.instrumentation.net.http.otelhttp
 version: v0.24.0
 attributes:
 library_mascot: bear
 metrics:
 - name: http_server_duration
 data:
 sum:
 data_points:
 - value: 1
Metrics which are not found to be associated with an instrumentation scope MUST all be placed within an empty instrumentation scope, and MUST not have any labels removed.
Resource Attributes
When scraping a Prometheus endpoint, resource attributes MUST be added to the scraped metrics to distinguish them from metrics from other Prometheus endpoints. In particular, service.name and service.instance.id, are needed to ensure Prometheus exporters can disambiguate metrics using job and instance labels as described below.
The following attributes MUST be associated with scraped metrics as resource attributes, and MUST NOT be added as metric attributes:
OTLP Resource AttributeDescription
service.nameThe configured name of the service that the target belongs to
service.instance.idA unique identifier of the target. By default, it should be the <host>:<port> of the scraped URL
The following attributes SHOULD be associated with scraped metrics as resource attributes, and MUST NOT be added as metric attributes:
OTLP Resource AttributeDescription
server.addressThe <host> portion of the target's URL that was scraped
server.portThe <port> portion of the target's URL that was scraped
url.schemehttp or https
In addition to the attributes above, the target_info metric is used to supply additional resource attributes. If present, target_info MUST be dropped from the batch of metrics, and all labels from the target_info metric MUST be converted to resource attributes attached to all other metrics which are part of the scrape. By default, label keys and values MUST NOT be altered (such as replacing _ with . characters in keys).
OTLP Metric points to Prometheus
Metric Metadata
Prometheus SDK exporters MUST NOT allow duplicate UNIT, HELP, or TYPE comments for the same metric name to be returned in a single scrape of the Prometheus endpoint. Exporters MUST drop entire metrics to prevent conflicting TYPE comments, but SHOULD NOT drop metric points as a result of conflicting UNIT or HELP comments. Instead,


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|(1781 - 1851)||Aristocrat, mathematician and inventor|
After his studies at the Vienna and Prague universities where he studied mathematics, natural science, philosophy and economy he devoted his time from 1803 to taking care of the family possessions. He tried to apply his knowledge gained during his studies, and in 1810 he constructed a steam engine and did his best to apply it in practice. Most of all, he was engaged in the glass works in Nové Hrady region that had had a long tradition from the mid 1600\'s. On the basis of many experiments he succeeded in inventing an original process technology of a black opaque glass called hyalite (1817), as well as completing the production process for red hyalite (1819). In 1834 he established the natural reservation called Žofín old growth forest (Primeval Forest Žofín).


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Hybrid Insulation Systems Using Reflective Technologies
We specialize in high performance insulation technology: reflective insulation and radiant barriers. This category of insulation is one of the fastest growing technologies in the world, and Fi-Foil offers the most diversified range of products and systems in the category. For more than 30 years, hundreds of millions of square feet of our products have been installed in residential, commercial and agricultural structures providing cost effective thermal performance. We develop, manufacture, distribute, and service this technology everyday in an effort to further solutions for the building envelope. Our insulation products and systems include: simple reflective facings for commercial buildings, unique multi-layer reflective insulation and radiant barriers for residential structures, advanced inert gas filled panels for military buildings, and other products and applications in-between. Energy Efficiency is what we do every day.
- Define Hybrid Insulation Systems that incorporate reflective technology.
- Learn how to improve energy efficiency with Hybrid Insulation Systems by addressing radiant heat and air leakage.
- Learn how to meet higher R-values of your building envelope to meet building codes with Hybrid Insulation Systems.
- Understand how Hybrid Insulation Systems support sustainable design.


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The Southfury River is likely Kalimdor's most prominent river. Beginning as a small stream in the highlands surrounding Mount Hyjal, it grows into a wide, swift-flowing river that forms the boundary between Ashenvale[95, 48] Forest and Azshara, and further south, the border between the Northern Barrens and Durotar, where nasty creatures known as crocolisks patrol the waters. The river empties into the Great Sea in a cascading waterfall just northeast of the goblin port town of Ratchet.
There are two bridges that span the Southfury River: one leading into the capital city, Orgrimmar, in the north and one that crosses from Durotar into the Northern Barrens more to the south.
In the Cataclysm, the river floods the southwestern part of Durotar. A goblin with a riverboat, Horton Hornblower, can also be found where the river empties near Ratchet.
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There is a lot of talk about ministry burnout and there are plenty of statistics (that must always be considered cautiously) indicating the significance of this issue:
- Up to 25% of Australian ministers have taken stress leave or suffered serious burnout.
- 1 in 4 Australian protestant church leaders reported experiencing burnout as an extreme or significant issue. A further 2 in 4 were on the edge of burnout.
- 1 in 3 pastors in the United States is at risk of burnout.
- As many as 50% of clergy in the United States left pastoral work within the first five years.
- For every person who is serving in congregational ministry today in Australia, there is one who has left prematurely.
If you are burned out, fear you might be heading in this direction or want to help those susceptible to ministry burnout, here are 8 books to help.
Burned Out: Trusting God with Your "To Do" List
Instead of giving you organizational tips (and thus more to do!), Winston T. Smith helps you to look at what drives your busyness and points you to the rest and peace that comes from a deeper trust in God.
Burnout in Church Leaders
Based on exclusive research into Australian churches and their leaders, Burnout in Church Leaders reveals:
- who is at risk and why,
- which congregations are dangerous,
- leadership styles that help or hinder, and
- how to pick your way through the burnout minefield and survive.
Driven to Despair: Perfectionism and Ministry
Driven To Despair considers the nature of perfectionism from Psychological and Theological viewpoints, examining functional and dysfunctional aspects of perfectionism, how they are shaped, and how they function in Christian ministry. These complementary viewpoints are used to provide an understanding of perfectionism and how to cope with unhealthy forms of perfectionism in lay and professional ministry.
Going the Distance: How to Stay Fit for a Lifetime of Ministry
Christian ministry is not a sprint; it's a marathon, a long-term race, requiring not just initial enthusiasm and ability, but staying power. Drawing on decades of biblical reflection and experience, Peter Brain explains how to keep fit mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually for the long-haul.
On the Brink: Grace for the Burned-Out Pastor
As we learn from Jesus' crucifixion, any decision to deeply and sacrificially love sinners is going to hurt—really hurt. And our own sin makes things even messier. When the pain and frustration and exhaustion of ministry build up in our hearts, it's easy to lose sight of the incredible gifts given to us in Jesus Christ: hope and resurrection power that strengthen us to carry on. Join a fellow pastor in rediscovering the gospel's soul-sustaining and heart-renewing comfort for leaders in church ministry.
Pastors at Greater Risk
Some of today's pastors are relatively untroubled but need help in releasing the pressure inherent in ministry to others. Others are close to running on empty, both spiritually and emotionally. All of them would like someone to confide in who can provide realistic help based on firsthand experience. This is what this book is about. First published in 1993, this edition is completely rewritten, with updated stats, interviews with contemporary pastoral leaders, and a special emphasis on today's hot-button issues, such as job turnover, pornography, spiritual burnout, congregational turnover, and more.
Refuel: How to Balance Work, Life, Faith and Church – Without Burning Out
Christians are not exempt from feeling stressed. In addition to the usual demands of a busy life, many believers also juggle responsibilities within their church and the particular calling of their faith. What do you do if your desire to be 'all out' for God seems to end up with you feeling 'stressed out'? Kate Middleton – psychologist, church leader and director of Christian mental health organisation Mind and Soul – demonstrates that although inevitable, stress need not be a negative factor in your life.
Reset: Living a Grace-Paced Life in a Burnout Culture
Drawing on personal experiences—and time spent counseling other men in the midst of burnout—David Murray offers weary men hope for the future, helping them identify the warning signs of burnout and offering practical strategies for developing patterns that are necessary for living a grace-paced life and reaching the finish line with their joy intact.
Zeal Without Burnout: Seven Keys to a Lifelong Ministry of Sustainable Sacrifice
Thousands of people leave Christian ministry every month. They have not lost their love for Christ, or their desire to serve him. But for one reason or another, they are exhausted and simply cannot carry on.
Christopher Ash knows this experience all too well. As a pastor of a growing church, and then in his role training people for ministry, he has found himself on the edge of burnout a number of times, and has pastored many younger ministers who have reached the end of their tether.
His wisdom has been distilled into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it. Understood properly, and built into our lives as Christians who are zealous to serve the Lord, they will serve to protect us from burnout, and keep us working for God's kingdom and glory.