Jobtracker service within the Hadoop cluster to be used. For example, we assume that you have chosen a machine called machine1 as the JobTracker, then set its location as machine1:portnumber. A Jobtracker is the service that assigns Map/Reduce tasks to specific nodes in a Hadoop cluster. Note that the notion job in this term JobTracker does not designate a Talend Job, but rather a Hadoop job described as MR or MapReduce job in Apache's Hadoop documentation on _URL_.
If you use YARN in your Hadoop cluster such as Hortonworks Data Platform V2.0.0 or Cloudera CDH4.3 + (YARN mode), you need to specify the location of the Resource Manager instead of the Jobtracker. Then you can continue to set the following parameters depending on the configuration of the Hadoop cluster to be used (if you leave the check box of a parameter clear, then at runtime, the configuration about this parameter in the Hadoop cluster to be used will be ignored ):
 1. Select the Set resourcemanager scheduler address check box and enter the Scheduler address in the field that appears.
 2. Select the Set jobhistory address check box and enter the location of the JobHistory server of the Hadoop cluster to be used. This allows the metrics information of the current Job to be stored in that JobHistory server.
 3. Select the Set staging directory check box and enter this directory defined in your Hadoop cluster for temporary files created by running programs. Typically, this directory can be found under the yarn.app.mapreduce.am.staging-dir property in the configuration files such as yarn-site.xml or mapred-site.xml of your distribution.
 4. Allocate proper memory volumes to the Map and the Reduce computations and the ApplicationMaster of YARN by selecting the Set memory check box in the Advanced settings view.
 5. Select the Set Hadoop user check box and enter the user name under which you want to execute the Job. Since a file or a directory in Hadoop has its specific owner with appropriate read or write rights, this field allows you to execute the Job directly under the user name that has the appropriate rights to access the file or directory to be processed.
 6. Select the Use datanode hostname check box to allow the Job to access datanodes via their hostnames. This actually sets the dfs.client.use.datanode.hostname property to true. When connecting to a S3N filesystem, you must select this check box.
For further information about these parameters, see the documentation or contact the administrator of the Hadoop cluster to be used.
For further information about the Hadoop Map/Reduce framework, see the Map/Reduce tutorial in Apache's Hadoop documentation on _URL_.

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Select this check box to indicate the location of the NameNode of the Hadoop cluster to be used. The NameNode is the master node of a Hadoop cluster. For example, we assume that you have chosen a machine called masternode as the NameNode of an Apache Hadoop distribution, then the location is hdfs://masternode:portnumber.
For further information about the Hadoop Map/Reduce framework, see the Map/Reduce tutorial in Apache's Hadoop documentation on _URL_.
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 - Hortonworks: V2.1 and V2.2.
 - MapR: V4.0.1.
 - Custom: this option allows you connect to a distribution supporting Tez but not officially supported by Talend.
Before using Tez, ensure that the Hadoop cluster you are using supports Tez. You will need to configure the access to the relevant Tez libraries via the Advanced settings view of this component.
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 - If you have selected LOAD: this is the path to the data you want to copy or move into the specified Hive table.
 - If you have selected INSERT: this is the directory to which you want to export data from a Hive table. With this action, the File path field is available only when you have selected Directory from the Target type list.

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 - When the connection mode to Hive is Embedded, the Job is run in your local machine and calls this jar installed in the Studio.
 - When the connection mode to Hive is Standalone, the Job is run in the server hosting Hive and this jar file is sent to the HDFS system of the cluster you are connecting to. Therefore, ensure that you have properly defined the NameNode URI in the corresponding field of the Basic settings view.
This jar file can be downloaded from Apache's site. For further information about how to install an external jar file, see _URL_
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Query
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Enter the appropriate query for selecting the data to be exported to the specified Hive table or directory.

Local
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This statement is used along with the directory you have defined in the File path field. Therefore, this Local check box is available only when the File path field is available.
 - If you are using the LOAD action, tHiveLoad copies the local data to the target table.
 - If you are using the INSERT action, tHiveLoad copies data to a local directory.
 - If you leave this Local check box clear, the directory defined in the File path field is assumed to be in the HDFS system to be used and data will be moved to the target location.
For further information about this LOCAL statement, see Apache's documentation about Hive's Language.
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Most of the winter vegetable production in the southeastern United States is located in Florida. High-value vegetable crops are grown under intensive fertilization and irrigation management practices using drip, overhead, or seepage irrigation systems. Rainfall events may raise the water table in fields irrigated by seepage irrigation resulting in leaching of nutrients when the level is lowered to remove excess water. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phases on rainfall distribution and leaching rain occurrences during the fall, winter, and spring tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) growing seasons using long-term weather records available for main producing areas. Differences in fall growing season mean precipitation during El Niño, La Niña, and neutral years were found to be nonsignificant. Winter and spring mean precipitations during El Niño, La Niña, and neutral years were found to be significantly different. Winter and spring average rainfall amounts during La Niña and neutral years were lower than during El Niño years. During El Niño years, at least one leaching rainfall event of 1.0 inch or more in 1 day occurred at all locations and all planting seasons and two of these events occurred in more than 9 of 10 years except during the winter and spring planting seasons at the Tamiami Trail station located in Miami–Dade County. During the fall growing season of El Niño years, three to four 1.0 inch or more in 1-day leaching rainfalls may be expected at least 4 of 5 years at all locations. In the case of larger leaching rainfall events (3.0 inches or more recorded in 3 days or 4.0 inches or more recorded in 7 days), the probability of having at least one event was mostly less than 0.80. Based on these results, nitrogen fertilizer supplemental applications of 30 to 120 lb/acre could be applied during the fall growing season of all ENSO phases and during all planting seasons of El Niño years. Using current fertilizer prices, one supplemental fertilizer application of 30 lb/acre nitrogen and 16.6 lb/acre potassium costs $55/acre. Assuming a median wholesale price of $12 per 25-lb box, this additional cost may be offset by a modest yield increase of 4.6 boxes/acre (compared with a typical 2500 25-lb box/acre marketable yield). These results suggest that ENSO phases could be used to predict supplemental fertilizer needs for tomato, but adjustments to local weather conditions may be needed.
Weather has a major influence on cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) production. Variation in yield between years and cropping seasons is common in North America. Cabbage in Florida has historically been cultivated on bare ground with seepage irrigation. The objectives of this study were to compare yield and profit of a bare ground cabbage production system used in Florida with an alternative plasticulture system. Data from various cabbage trials were combined by production system and used to create regression equations that predicted yield based on air temperature and solar radiation that were significantly correlated with yield. The regression equations were then simulated with correlated stochastic air temperature and solar radiation to estimate the yield distributions for both systems. Cabbage price ($/Mg fresh) was stochastically simulated (correlated to yield) to be used in the profit model. The profit model was created by using the product of yield and the price per unit yield minus fixed and variable costs associated with production and marketing. Simulated profit for bare ground and plasticulture was used to estimate their respective distributions to provide a tool for making better management decisions in the presence of risky weather conditions. The plasticulture system was estimated to have a 36% higher cost but a 57% higher profit than the bare ground system. This is, in large part, because the simulated mean yield for the bare ground system was 29.7 Mg·ha−1 compared with 54.4 Mg·ha−1 for plasticulture. These findings confirmed that plasticulture is an economically viable best management practice for cabbage production in Northeast Florida.
Florida is a major fresh-market cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) producing state in the United States. The current cabbage production system relies on bare ground and subirrigation that requires a large volume of water to irrigate the crop. The bare ground system facilitates a maximum of 48,438 plant/ha, while there is a potential to increase plant population per area using plasticulture and drip irrigation. The objectives of this study were to determine the optimum cabbage plant population and plant arrangement that maximizes marketable yield per area for a high cabbage population plasticulture system. Cabbage was grown on 1.2-m-wide raised beds with black plastic mulch and drip irrigation. Plants were grown in either three or four rows with in-row plant spacings ranging from 15 to 35 cm and plant populations ranging from 41,518 to 129,167 plants/ha. Cabbage marketable yield increased as in-row spacing increased. Yields ranged from 19.7 to 69.7 Mg·ha−1. Marketable yield was not different between 3 and 4 rows for in-row spacings above 25 cm. The 15 and 20 cm in-row spacing produced significantly lower yields in the 4-row configuration as compared with the 3-row configuration in Fall and Winter 2011. Wider in-row spacings produced a greater percentage of heads of marketable size while reducing the percentage of small heads when compared with narrower in-row spacings. Mean head weight increased as in-row spacing increased and a 3- or 4-row configuration with an in-row spacing between 25 and 30 cm had consistently high yields in all three seasons compared with narrower in-row plant spacings. These results indicated that with a high population plasticulture system variable plant populations could be selected. In-row plant spacings between 30 and 35 cm may be beneficial for early plantings while a 25-cm spacing could be more productive for later plantings, especially when weather conditions are favorable.
Watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] growers choose transplanting dates every year considering multiple risk factors. Earlier harvests linked to earlier planting typically find more favorable markets, but earlier planting has higher risk of freeze damage. Research also indicates that risk of fusarium wilt (caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum) is higher during cooler weather, adding to the risk of planting earlier. Thus, growers need to balance market risk (e.g., getting a low price) and production risk (e.g., lower harvest or higher cost due to freezing temperatures or disease) in selecting a planting date. The objective of this analysis is to examine the effect of planting date on the distribution of potential economic returns and evaluate whether late planting could be a favorable risk-management strategy. Probability distributions are estimated for key risk factors based on input from watermelon growers, published price data, historical freeze data, experiment station trials, and expert discussions. The distribution of economic returns is then simulated for three planting windows (early, middle, and late) using simulation software. Results demonstrate planting date risk–return tradeoffs and indicate that late planting is unlikely to be preferable to middle planting, even when risk of fusarium wilt is high.

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Let $d$ be an integer $\geq 2$, and let $\Omega = \lbrace 0,1 \rbrace^d$, $A \subseteq \lbrace 0,1 \rbrace^2 $ and $i,j$ integers with $1 \leq i < j \leq d$. If we select an element $(x_1,x_2, \ldots, x_d)$ in $\Omega$ randomly, the probability $p(\Omega,i,j,A)$ that $(x_i,x_j)\in A$ is exactly $\frac{|A|}{4}$.
If $\Omega'$ is a subset ("sample") of $\Omega$, we may similarly define $p(\Omega',i,j,A)$. We say that $\Omega'$ is an efficient substitute for $\Omega$ if $p(\Omega',i,j,A)=p(\Omega,i,j,A)$ for all $i,j$ and $A$.
We denote by $f(d)$ the smallest possible size for an efficient substitute for $\Omega$. We have the trivial bound $f(d) \leq 2^d$ (take $\Omega'=\Omega$) and, for example, $f(3)=4$ (take $\Omega'=\lbrace (x,y,x+y-2xy) |(x,y) \in \lbrace 0,1 \rbrace^2 \rbrace$). What is the value of $f(d)$ in general?
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I like the question. You are actually asking, what is the smallest finite probability space (in size of $\Omega'$) on which one can have $d$ distinct pair-wisely independent (but not necessarily independent) events of probability $\frac{1}{2}$. Just to explain the reformulation: once the $i$-th event is defined to be $$E_{i}=\lbrace\omega\in\Omega'\;|\;\omega(i)=1\rbrace,$$ the "efficient substitute" criterion amounts to $\mathrm{Pr}(E_{i})=\frac{1}{2}$ and $\mathrm{Pr}(E_{i}\cap E_{j})=\frac{1}{4}$ for every $i,j$ with $1\le i,j\le d$ and $i\not=j$. The example for $d=3$ is a well known case of this situation.
Now, every such space satisfies $|\Omega'|=4n$ for some natural $n$ (the reason being obvious). Knowing this, we could ask an inverse question: given a $4n$-set $\Omega'$, what is the maximum size of a family $\mathcal{F}$ of $2n$-subsets of $\Omega'$ such that every two of them have intersection of size $n$. Knowing a precise answer to this, the original problem is solved as well: given a $d$ take the smallest $4n$ such that the maximum size of $\mathcal{F}$ is at least $d$.
There is a paper titled "Pairwise intersections and forbidden configurations". Let me quote from the abstract:
Let $f_{m}(a,b,c,d)$ denote the maximum size of the family $\mathcal{F}$ of subsets of an $m$-element set for which there is no pair of subsets $A,B\in\mathcal{F}$ with $|A\cap B|\ge a$, $|A^{c}\cap B|\ge b$, $|A\cap B^{c}|\ge c$, and $|A^{c}\cap B^{c}|\ge d$.
The count we are looking for is exactly $f_{4n}(n+1,n+1,n+1,n+1)$. Besides other interesting things, the paper gives also asymptotic estimates for this count; one of them gives $\Theta(4n^{2n-1})$ in our case.
Edit: unfortunately, I was too quick with the asymptotic estimate. The paper gives an estimate only for fixed $a,b,c,d$ as $m$ tends to $\infty$.
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You can find a set $\Omega$ with size $O(d)$. Assume for simplicity that $d=2^k-1$ for an integer $k$. Let $y_1,..,y_k$ be binary variables and define $x_j = \sum_i y_i \alpha_i(j)$ where $\alpha_i(j)$ is simply the $i$-th digit of $j$ when represented in binary. (For example, if $n=7$, you'll get $y_1, y_2, y_3, y_1+y_2, y_1+y_3, y_2+y_3, y_1+y_2+y_3$). You can get $2^k-1$ such linear combinations and they're all balanced and independent - that is $Pr(x_i=1)=1/2$ and $Pr(x_i=a,x_j=b)=1/4, \: \forall a,b=0,1$. This will satisfy the condition $p(\Omega,i,j,A) = |A|/4$. When $d=2^k-1$ this gives $f(d)\leq d+1$. For general $d$ (not be a power of two minus one) you should get $f(d) \leq 2d$ taking $d=2^k$ as the worst case.
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A Review of the Economic Costs of the Conflict in Northern Ireland
We review the existing literature which is pertinent to the study of the economic effects of terrorism in Northern Ireland.
Chapters 2-4 broadly set the scene for the study of terrorism and economic activity in Northern Ireland. Chapter 2 begins by mapping out the chronology of major events relating to the conflict, dating back to the first civil rights march in 1968 and extending forwards to the present. This chronological summary is accompanied by a detailed discussion of the background to the conflict and of the actions of the various participant groups. Chapter 3 then builds upon this ethnographic account by presenting a detailed description of the patterns of violence between 1969 and 2009. The nature, volume and duration of violence are each explored through reference to quantitative data describing different manifestations of the conflict. Chapter 4 alters the perspective to consider the development of the Northern Ireland economy since 1945. A major contribution of this chapter, which is relevant to the empirical analysis which comes later in the report, is to highlight the fact that Northern Ireland was a relatively poor region even prior to the outbreak of violence in the late 1960s.
With the broad context to the study firmly established, Chapters 5 and 6 then follow on to consider the relevant literature on the more direct issue of the economic costs of terrorism. Chapter 5 first discusses the theoretical mechanisms by which terrorist activity might affect economic activity within a region or country, outlining the possible direct and indirect effects of a terrorist campaign. The chapter then goes on to summarise some of the existing studies which Ð in common with the present study Ð seek to apply econometric techniques to estimate the economic effects of terrorist activity. Few of these existing econometric studies cover Northern Ireland. There are, however, a number of existing attempts to quantify the economic costs of the conflict to the Northern Ireland economy; these are both summarised and critically assessed in Chapter 6.

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The solar acoustic waves are modified by the interaction with sunspots. The interaction can be treated as a scattering problem: an incident wave propagating toward a sunspot is scattered by the sunspot into different modes. The absorption cross section and scattering cross section are two important parameters in the scattering problem. In this study, we use the wavefunction of the scattered wave, measured with a deconvolution method, to compute the absorption cross section σab and the scattering cross section σsc for the radial order n = 0 − 5 for two sunspots, NOAAs 11084 and 11092. In the computation of the cross sections, the random noise and dissipation in the measured acoustic power are corrected. For both σab and σsc, the value of NOAA 11092 is greater than that of NOAA 11084, but their overall n dependences are similar: decreasing with n. The ratio of σabs of two sunspots is approximately equal to the ratio of sunspot radii for all ns, while the ratio of σscs of two sunspots is greater than the ratio of sunspot radii and increases with n. This suggests that σab is approximately proportional to the sunspot radius, while the change of σsc with radius is faster than the linear increase.


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Variable CA13 : What was done to dispose of the stools
Valid case(s): 2293 (2258.7)
Invalid: 1545 (1570)
Children aged 0-4
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The mother or caretaker of the child aged 0-4.
|1||Child used toilet/latrine||210||252||11.2%|
|2||Put/rinsed into toilet or latrine||518||577||25.5%|
|3||Put/rinsed into drain or ditch||107||70||3.1%|
|4||Thrown into garbage (solid waste)||1369||1315||58.2%|
|6||Left in the open||37||5||0.2%|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Check UF11: Child aged under 3? Yes. Continue with CA13 No. Go to CA14
The last time (name) passed stools, what was done to dispose of the stools?
CA13 is used to filter out children aged 3, 4 and 5 years, since the next question is to be asked only of children under age three. Check UF11; if the child is under three (he/she is 0, 1 or 2 years old), mark the box corresponding to 'Yes' and continue with the next question. If the child is not under three (she/he is 3, 4 or 5 years old), mark the box corresponding to 'No' and skip to CA14. --- The purpose of this question is to know what was done with the most recent stools passed by the child in the household. The safe disposal of children's stools is of particular importance because children's stools are the most likely cause of faecal contamination to the immediate household environment. Correct disposal of stools is linked with lower risks of diarrhoea. Respondents are asked where they usually dispose of their children's stools if the child did not use the toilet facility. Circle the most appropriate code.

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This solution enables small-size and low-cost ethylene detection systems applicable in the fruit distribution and retail sector. Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone, produced by fruit, and responsible for the ripening of fruit. It is also sprayed in high concentrations (around 1,000 ppm) in the warehouse, to force fruit to ripen, so it is ready to eat when it reaches consumers. Inexpensive and accurate ethylene sensors would enable better control of that process, and allow the distribution sector and retailers to avoid waste. Today's ethylene detection systems are lab-scale, expensive table-top devices, not suitable for the above mentioned applications.
Imec and Holst Centre's ethylene sensor is a low-cost electrochemical sensor based on a non-acidic electrolyte that does not evaporate. It can be fabricated on cheap substrates such as glass or foil. Recent improvements have shown that the ethylene sensor is able to detect 100ppb steps in concentrations below 1ppm, which makes it directly useful in warehouse applications. To our knowledge, it is the first time that a single-chip ethylene sensor has been demonstrated combining low, industrially relevant detection limits with low power consumption and low cost.
The chip is ready for industrialization, to be integrated into ethylene measurement and control systems and further miniaturization is under way, with research being carried out to increase the performance towards lower detection limits (at around 10 to 20 ppb) to enable other applications such as monitoring of plants, vegetables or flowers in greenhouses. The development of dedicated read-out electronics could enable further miniaturization of the system as a whole, and the use of flexible substrates could pave the way for smart food crop packaging.
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Computer giant, International Business Machines (IBM) yesterday unveiled details about the microprocessor in a new version of its mainframe, which Big Blue claims is the world's fastest computer chip that can process information at a record breaking speed of 5.2 GHz.
IBM says it spent over $1.5 billion in research and development on the zEnterprise line, and spent more than three years collaborating with some of its top clients around the world.
The z196 processor is a four-core chip that contains 1.4 billion transistors on a 512-square millimeter (mm) surface. The chip was designed by IBM engineers and was manufactured using IBM's 45 nanometer (nm) SOI processor technology in the company's 300mm fab in New York.
The Armonk, New York-based IBM said IBM labs in Austin, Texas, Germany, Israel and India also made major contributions to the z196 processor development.
The mainframe processor makes use of IBM's patented embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology, which allows IBM to place dense DRAM caches, or components, on the same chips as high-speed microprocessors, resulting in improved performance.
From a performance standpoint, the zEnterprise System is the most powerful commercial IBM system ever. The core server in the zEnterprise System -- called zEnterprise 196 -- contains 96 of the world's fastest, most powerful microprocessors, capable of executing more than 50 billion instructions per second.


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polyglot persistence
Polyglot persistence is an enterprise storage term used to describe choosing different data storage/data stores technologies to support the various data types and their storage needs. Polyglot persistence is essentially the idea that an application can use more than one core database (DB)/storage technology.
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Polyglot persistence suggests that database engineers/architects first figure out how they want to manipulate data and then choose the database technology that best fits their needs. This approach is used to solve data storage efficiency issues, simplify operations and eliminate fragmentation.
Polyglot persistence uses the same ideas as polyglot programming, which is the practice of writing applications using a mix of languages in order to take full advantage of the fact that various languages are suitable for solving different problems.
Polyglot is defined as someone who can speak and write in several languages. In data storage, the term persistence means that data survives after the process with which it was created has ended. In other words, data is stored in non-volatile storage.
An enterprise should ask several questions before it makes the decision to implement polyglot persistence. Some of these specific questions include:
 - How will the enterprise be trained to work with the new system?
 - Is there an expert available who can help get the system up and running?
 - Can this expert mentor the rest of the staff?
 - Who can provide support and repairs should a problem occur?
Once satisfactory answers have been found for each of these questions, polyglot persistence can be implemented to help an enterprise begin to make the move away from relational databases and towards a mixture of data sources.
How to use polyglot persistence
Unfortunately, polyglot persistence cannot be downloaded; it must be designed for the specific data architecture used by an enterprise. However, it has the flexibility to be used with SQL, NoSQL or hybrid database systems.
Various factors should be taken into consideration when deciding to move to a polyglot persistence storage system. For example, if big data is used in the promotion of a business or product, then changes will have to be made to the system to support this practice. The most ideal environment is one where only one persistence technology exists; however, this is not suitable for big data problem solving. Another database will need to be introduced along with other supporting technologies in order to sustain the new implementation. Whether or not it is necessary to support ACID compliance versus BASE compliance -- basic availability, soft-state and eventual consistency -- should also be considered.
The most important factor to understand is the data flow within the organization. An easy way to do this is to establish an owner for each piece of data in the system. Introducing this detail at the overall system architecture level will allow developers to see which owner is able to modify their corresponding piece of data as well as how this data will be distributed in the system, thus making the work on each of the different pieces of data more feasible.
Once the data flow is recognized and defined, the decision of placing the data in a table or a document model must be made. This decision depends on the programmer's preference as well as the specifics of the current problem. However, the decision between a table or document model is reversible and will have a local, not a global, impact.
Several solutions are available to automate polyglot persistence, such as CloudBoost.io. CloudBoost.io provides a simple application program interface (API) that can be used to store and query the data. It also uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically store the data into the appropriate areas of the database.
Data storage types
Polyglot persistence uses data storage types such as:
Polyglot persistence strengths and weaknesses
Some strengths of polyglot persistence include:
 - Simplifies operations
 - Eliminates fragmentation
 - Creates faster response time
 - Improves efficiency
 - Scales extremely well
 - Allows database engineers/architects to decide where data is stored
Weaknesses of polyglot persistence include:
 - Must be designed from the ground up based on the specific data architecture of an enterprise -- there are no out of the box solutions
 - Database engineers/architects must choose where to store data
 - Database interactions become more complicated
 - New data stores mean increased complexity and a need for more training
 - Maintenance and repairs take longer
 - Database integration increases operational and engineering expenses
Example of polyglot persistence
An e-commerce store is a good example of where an organization might apply polyglot persistence. An online store uses many types of data for the shopping cart alone -- such as transactional, session, inventory, completed orders and customer profiles.
In the past, enterprises might use a single database engine to handle the data required for an e-commerce application. Doing so would require extensive data conversion to format the different data types for a single, relational database.
Polyglot persistence suggests that the shopping cart (and related e-commerce) data be divided into databases that are best suited for each data type.
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Who Gets To Be Omniscient?
Who gets to be omniscient in Tibetan Buddhism? More to the point, who gets to be called omniscient or all-knowing (kun mkhyen), an epithet more readily associated with the Buddha himself?[1] This question surfaced while reading Achim Bayer's carefully researched, recently published monograph on Khenpo Shenpen Nangwa, alias Khenpo Shenga—The Life and Works of mKhan-po gZhan-dga' (1871–1927).
Bayer introduces a citation (p.108) that appears in Shenga's treatise The Mirror that Clearly Reveals the Knowable (Shes bya gsal ba'i me long) where it is credited to the 'later omniscient one' (kun mkhyen phyi ma). Bayer was unable to identify the passage and speculates as to the identity of this later omniscient one. Could it be Longchen Rabjam (1308–1364), he wonders, or possibly Gorampa Sonam Sengge (1429–1489). The fact that there are multiple contenders owes something to Khenpo Shenga's own intellectual development (as described in wonderful detail in Bayer's book), which began with a thorough Nyingma education and evolved over time so that in his Divine Music he expressed a newfound appreciation for, and confidence in, Sakya views.
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I can't resolve the issue with the downloading of 1099-Bs from eTrade, but I can give you an alternative that is better than entering hundreds of trades one at a time. You can summarize your transactions on Form 8949, by entering the totals for different categories of sales (e.g.
Box A with cost basis reported to the IRS). Here's how you do it:
The statements from your brokerage should include a summary of your account transactions for the year as well as the details for each individual transaction.
- Open (continue) your return in TurboTax Online (if it's not already open) and search for stock sales in the upper right corner.
- Click the "Jump to" link in the search results.
- If you land on the Here's the investment sales info we have so far screen, delete any transactions you already imported or manually entered. When finished, click Done.
- Then repeat steps 1 and 2 to get to the Step 3.
- Answer Yes to both Did you sell any investments? and Did you get a 1099-B?
- On the Let us enter your 1099-B (import) screen, click I'll type it in myself.
- When you get to the Let's find out more about your sales screen:
- Check which box(es) apply to your transactions (A, B, C, etc.)
- Scroll down to the bottom and check the box I have many sales and would rather mail them in instead of typing them.
- Click Continue.
- On the following screen, enter the sum of the total proceeds and cost basis in the appropriate box(es).
- When finished, click Continue.
After entering your transactions, complete and file your tax return as you normally would. Be sure to follow these extra instructions:
E-filed returns – Within three days after the IRS has accepted your return, mail the Form 8949 generated by TurboTax, a copy of the summary statements provided by your broker, and the Form 8453 generated by TurboTax, to the following address:
Internal Revenue Service
Attn: Shipping and Receiving, 0254
Receipt and Control Branch
Austin, TX 73344-0254
Paper-filed returns – Include the Schedule D prepared by TurboTax and a copy of your transaction summary from your broker or financial institution. Include both Schedule D and Form 8949 with your mailed return, along with any other paperwork specified in the Filing Instructions printout.
e-trade is an import partner so you can select e-trade as your broker.
then it will ask for your credentials.


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South Texas Natives
The South Texas Natives Program
Our mission to develop and promote native plants for restoration and reclamation of habitats on private and public lands and focusing on the development of locally adapted native plant seed for south Texas habitat.
The South Texas Natives program was developed in response to the increased construction of highways and pipelines, increased oil and gas activity, and the increased awareness of native plants as a vital component of wildlife habitat.
South Texas Natives is committed to providing economically viable sources of native plants and seeds to both the private and public sector for the restoration of native plant communities in south Texas.
The objectives of this program are to:
- collect, evaluate, and release seed of important south Texas native plants to commercial seed producers
- develop and implement strategies to reestablish native plants and minimize the influence of introduced plants upon native habitats
- disseminate information about the intrinsic and ecological value of native plants
- promote the use of native plants in rangeland restoration, highway right-of-way plantings, oil and gas exploration remediation, and horticultural plantings
Recent interest in the restoration of native habitats on both private and public lands has increased the demand for commercially viable native seed sources. This program strives to work with private landowners, existing organizations such as the USDA-NRCS E. "Kika" De La Garza Plant Materials Center, the Texas AgriLife Research Station, and other collaborators to develop the most economical, practical, and successful restoration/reclamation strategies for south Texas.


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Patrick and the Serpent
(St.). According to tradition, St. Patrick cleared Ireland of its vermin; one old serpent resisted him; but St. Patrick overcame it by cunning. He made a box, and invited the serpent to enter it. The serpent objected, saying it was too small; but St. Patrick insisted it was quite large enough to be comfortable. After a long contention, the serpent got in to prove it was too small, when St. Patrick slammed down the lid, and threw the box into the sea. To complete this wonderful tale, the legend says the waves of the sea are made by the writhings of this serpent, and the noise of the sea is that of the serpent imploring the saint to release it.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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The IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType provides the interface to FID specific condition variables and is formally defined in Table 40.
Table 40 – IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType definition
Attribute
Value
BrowseName
IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType
IsAbstract
True
References
NodeClass
BrowseName
DataType
TypeDefinition
Other
Subtype of 0:BaseInterfaceType defined in OPC 10000-5, i.e. inheriting the InstanceDeclarations of that Node
0:HasComponent
Variable
CatalystTemperature
0:Float
0:AnalogUnitType
O
0:HasComponent
Variable
FuelGasPressure
0:Float
0:AnalogUnitType
O
0:HasComponent
Variable
CombustionAirPressure
0:Float
0:AnalogUnitType
O
0:HasComponent
Variable
BlockTemperature
0:Float
0:AnalogUnitType
O
Conformance Units
PA-DIM FlameIonisationDetectorType CatalystTemperature
PA-DIM FlameIonisationDetectorType FuelGasPressure
PA-DIM FlameIonisationDetectorType CombustionAirPressure
PA-DIM FlameIonisationDetectorType BlockTemperature
CatalystTemperature is defined by IRDI as ABP576#001 which states "measured temperature of a catalyst".
FuelGasPressure is defined by IRDI as ABP578#001 which states "measured absolute pressure of the fuel gas".
CombustionAirPressure is defined by IRDI as ABP579#001 which states "measured absolute pressure of the combustion air".
BlockTemperature is defined by IRDI as ABP577#001 which states "measured temperature of a flame ionisation detector block".
The components of IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType have additional references which are defined in Table 41.
Table 41 – IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType additional References
SourceBrowsePath
Reference Type
Is Forward
TargetBrowsePath
CatalystTemperature
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABP576#001
CatalystTemperature
0:EngineeringUnits
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABA968#002
FuelGasPressure
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABP578#001
FuelGasPressure
0:EngineeringUnits
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABA968#002
CombustionAirPressure
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABP579#001
CombustionAirPressure
0:EngineeringUnits
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABA968#002
BlockTemperature
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABP577#001
BlockTemperature
0:EngineeringUnits
0:HasDictionaryEntry
True
3:0112/2///61987#ABA968#002
The child Nodes of the IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType have additional Attribute values defined in Table 42.
Table 42 – IFlameIonisationDeviceConditionSetType Attribute values for child Nodes
BrowsePath
Value Attribute
CatalystTemperature
0.0
CatalystTemperature
0:EngineeringUnits
NamespaceUri: _URL_ 4408652DisplayName: °CDescription: degree Celsius
FuelGasPressure
0.0
FuelGasPressure
0:EngineeringUnits
NamespaceUri: _URL_ 5063250DisplayName: mbarDescription: millibar
CombustionAirPressure
0.0
CombustionAirPressure
0:EngineeringUnits
NamespaceUri: _URL_ 5063250DisplayName: mbarDescription: millibar
BlockTemperature
0.0
BlockTemperature
0:EngineeringUnits
NamespaceUri: _URL_ 4408652DisplayName: °CDescription: degree Celsius


a global administrator to enable multi-factor authentication in Office 365. Once you're signed in, simply follow these steps:
 1. Go to _URL_ and visit the Admin Center (_URL_
 2. On the left navigation pane, expand Users and click Active Users.
 3. In the Active Users window, click the dropdown arrow next to More and select Setup Azure multi-factor auth.
 4. Select the user account(s) on which you want to enable multi-factor authentication. You can select all users by clicking on the checkbox next to Display Name at the top of the page.
 How to set up multi-factor authentication in Office 365 1
 5. You should be able to see the multi-factor authentication status for a user in the column titled Multi-Factor Auth Status.
 6. After selecting the required users, click on Enable.
 How to set up multi-factor authentication in Office 365 2
 7. You can also enforce multi-factor authentication on a user account in Office 365 even if they have not completed registration or chosen their second verification method
 How to set up multi-factor authentication in Office 365 3
 8. There are three different states of multi-factor authentication that can be applied to user accounts:
 a. Disabled
This is the default state for a new user who has not been activated for multi-factor authentication by an Office 365 administrator.
 b. Enabled
The user has been enabled for multi-factor authentication by the administrator but has not completed the registration process. They will be prompted to complete the process the next time they sign in.
 c. Enforced
The users have completed registration and are using multi-factor authentication.
Signing in with multi-factor authentication
 1. Users will go to their Office 365 portal (_URL_) and enter their username, then click Next.Signing in with multi-factor authentication 1
 2. The user will enter their password and click Sign in.Signing in with multi-factor authentication 2
 3. On this page, the user will be prompted to register for multi-factor authentication and set up two-factor or additional verification in Office 365.Signing in with multi-factor authentication 3
 4. The user will be taken to the Additional security verification page, where they'll choose their preferred contact method.Signing in with multi-factor authentication 4Signing in with multi-factor authentication 5
 5. After completing registration, the user will be taken to the app password section of the Additional security verificationpage. From here, they can copy the app password that would be required to sign in to non-browser-based apps (rich clients) like Skype for Business. (This page will appear only if an administrator has enabled the creation of app passwords.)
 Signing in with multi-factor authentication 6
 6. After clicking Done, the user will be successfully signed in to their Office 365 portal.
App passwords
App passwords are used by older client applications, specifically rich client applications, that don't rely on browsers and thus cannot redirect you when performing multi-factor authentication. In those cases, users create an app password from their Office 365 portal and use that to sign in to those applications.
The app password is a 16-character password that is randomly generated by Office 365. You can view this password only once—when you initially create it.
Manually creating an app password from the Office 365 portal
 1. Sign in to your Office 365 portal. In the top right, click on the Settings icon and select Office 365 under Your app settings.Multi-factor authentication Manually creating an app password from the Office 365 portal 1
 2. On the Settings page, select Security & privacy.Multi-factor authentication Manually creating an app password from the Office 365 portal 2
 3. Under the Additional security verification option, click on Add or change your security verification settings.Multi-factor authentication Manually creating an app password from the Office 365 portal 3
 4. On the Security & privacy page, select Create and manage app passwords.Multi-factor authentication manually creating an app password from the Office 365 portal 4
 5. On the next window, select App Passwords. You can either create a new app password or delete an existing app password on this page. However, you can neither change an existing app password nor view the password once it has been created. You can only view the app password once, at the time of creating it.Multi-factor authentcation Manually creating an app password from the Office 365 portal 5
Changing your preferred device or multi-factor authentication option
Steps 1–4 will be the same as above. Your next steps will be as follows:
 1. Select the Update your phone numbers used for account security option.
 Changing your preferred device or multi-factor authentication option 1
 2. On the Additional security verification page, you can change your phone number as well as the default method of authentication. You can also configure the Authenticator app from this window.Changing your preferred device or multi-factor authentication option 2
Here's the list of available options to choose from:
Changing your preferred device or multi-factor authentication option 3
Configuring the Authenticator app
 1. On the Additional security verification page, check the box for Authenticator app and click Configure.
 Multi-factor authentication Configuring the Authenticator app 1
 2. Download the Microsoft Authenticator app on your smart phone. In the app, choose Add an account and select Work or School account. Then, scan the image provided on the current window (see below) with your smart phone. When you're finished, click Next.
 Multi-factor authentication Configuring the Authenticator app 2
 Multi-factor authentication Configuring the Authenticator app 3
 3. Once the app is configured, click Save. That's it! You're all set to use the Authenticator app for push notifications or OTP.
 Multi-factor authentication Configuring the Authenticator app 4
 Multi-factor authentication Configuring the Authenticator app 5
Logging in with multi-factor authentication enabled
 1. The user will visit the Office 365 portal (_URL_), enter their email, and click Next.
 Logging in with multi-factor authentication enabled 1
 2. The user will enter their password and click Sign in.
 Logging in with multi-factor authentication enabled 2
 3. The user will be prompted to complete the second factor for authentication.
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 4. After the user completes this step, they will be allowed to sign in to Office 365 or any of its services.
 Logging in with multi-factor authentication enabled 7
As you can see, multi-factor authentication is a simple but powerful way of protecting your user accounts in case their credentials are stolen. And setting it up is so easy that there's no reason not to!


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- Dial _PHONE_
- When prompted for "access code," enter 431256#
- At the tone, say your first name.
There will be no bill or charges, but you will have normal long distance charges.
Conference call etiquette
- Be somewhere quiet. Background noises can be very distracting to the whole group.
- Know how to use the mute button on your phone in case there are background noises or if you want to have an offiline conversation.
- Cell phones and speakerphones are not ideal because they often pickup a lot of background noise. If you use one of these options please have the mute button ready.
- When you join the call please say your name.
- Others will hear a "bling" sound as new people join, and should pause their speech long enough for the newcomer to identify.
- Each time you speak, say your name so we know who is speaking. A lot of voices sound alike so it can be tough to determine who's talking.
- If you must interrupt, quickly say your name, and wait for the facilitator to recognize you.
- The facilitator may ask the group to go "round-robin" or "talking stick" style, thus hearing from everyone.
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Clever Ways to Use Cannabis Leaves & Trim
Clever Ways to Use Cannabis Leaves & Trim
What should you do with cannabis leaves, trim, and roots after harvest? Don't throw them away! There are ways to recycle and reuse every part of the marijuana plant.
The goal for many when growing marijuana is to produce the beautiful, potent buds that get smokers as lifted as possible. But when grow season has ended, and all those dank buds are harvested, growers are often left with a variety of extra cannabis parts. What are you supposed to do with cannabis leaves, stems, and roots after harvest?
Don't throw away these valuable cannabis plant leftovers! Almost every part of the cannabis plant can be used in a productive way, and it definitely doesn't belong in the trash.
Valuable Cannabis Leftovers
The entire cannabis plant, from the leaves all the way down to the roots and soil, can be repurposed for future use. Below are some examples of how each part of the marijuana plant can be recycled and reused.
Sugar Leaves
Sugar leaves are the small leaves that form around the bud as the cannabis plant grows. These leaves are coated in trichomes and contain concentrated traces of THC.
This potency makes sugar leaves a fantastic base for cannabutter and bubble hash. Marijuana tea, juice, or oil are also excellent uses for these leaves.
Fan Leaves
Fan leaves are the large leaves on marijuana plants that create the iconic symbol of a pot leaf. These leaves are typically more abundant on sativa plants than on indicas or hybrids. While fan leaves don't have as much residual THC as sugar leaves, they still have many great uses.
Raw, freshly trimmed fan leaves are popular for turning into salves. Alternatively, they can be juiced and added to a smoothie. When dried, fan leaves can be incorporated into cooking oil or used to brew your own special tea.
Stalks & Stems
Marijuana stalks are strong and fibrous. Cannabis companies often use this part of the plant to make hemp-based products.
For at-home growers, the most common way to repurpose stalks and stems is to turn them into mulch. This mulch can be added as a soil topper in your garden to help retain soil moisture, regulate temperature, and stop weed growth. By boosting your soil, your next harvest will hopefully be more potent too!
The most obvious way to repurpose cannabis seeds is to grow more plants with them. Alternatively, these seeds can be mixed into food or drinks for a nutritional boost. Marijuana seeds are packed full of vitamins, minerals, protein, and Omega fatty acids. Consuming cannabis seeds can have health benefits for your heart, skin, digestion, and more.
Humans have been using the roots of marijuana plants as medicine throughout history. There's evidence of cannabis roots being used in the 17th century to treat inflammation, gout, joint pain, and various other conditions. Unfortunately, many growers today, being unaware of these therapeutic properties, disregard the roots.
The ideal preparation for cannabis roots is to boil them into a tea. Alternatively, these roots can be dried and ground into a fine powder. This powder can be mixed into oil or butter for cooking, or into a topical balm.
After a successful harvest, there's no reason to get rid of the used soil. Instead, consider reusing it for your next grow. First, purchase a soil testing kit from a garden supply or hardware store. This test will tell you what nutrients are missing from your soil.
After finding out what nutrients are lacking, you can amend your soil. This means that you can add materials to the soil to improve its chemical and nutritional properties. Amending your soil can also help improve properties like water retention and permeability. Pre-mixed nutrients and soil amendment kits are widely available to purchase.
Repurposed Cannabis Products
One of the quickest and easiest ways to get use out of stems, stalks, and leaves is by brewing them into a tea. Dry and grind up your trimmings before wrapping them in a coffee filter, tea strainer, or reusable tea bag. Then, steep it in hot water or brew it with your favorite tea blend.
If you need an extra little kick in the morning, grind the stems and leaves into you coffee beans. Adding a high-fat liquid like half-and-half, cream, or coconut oil aids in the body's absorption of cannabinoids.
Cannabutter is a staple of the edibles community since it can easily be used in the place of regular butter for any recipe. With cannabis-infused butter, you can make some truly dank dishes. Sugar leaves are ideal for creating cannabutter, since they have a high concentration of THC.
THC is an oil soluble cannabinoid, meaning it can be extracted using any fat-based substance. Coconut oil, olive oil, or any cooking oil of your choosing can be used. The best plant leftovers to use when creating cannabis oil are the trichome-coated sugar leaves.
Loose, resinous trichome crystals that have been collected from marijuana plants through a screening process is called kief. If you use a grinder with a kief catcher, you've probably unscrewed it before to find a treasure trove of kief.
You can use this same grinder to turn cannabis trimmings into more kief, although it may take a significant amount of plant material.
Bubble Hash
Bubble hash is a potent and pure cannabis concentrate. This hash can be created using marijuana leaves, stems, and other trimmings. Creating bubble hash is an involved process that requires drying and curing the plant material before submerging it into ice cold temperatures. The plant matter is then sifted through screens until all that's left is trichomes. Bubble hash is a great product to sprinkle into joints or on top of a bowl for a heightened smoking experience.
Make the Most of Your Marijuana
There are so many ways to repurpose marijuana plant material; it makes no sense to just throw it away. Repurposing cannabis leaves, stems, and other trimmings is smart, valuable, and eco-friendly. If you're willing to put in a little extra time and effort, you can get the maximum yield out of your cannabis harvest.
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Study Says Gay and Lesbian Couples Happier Than Their Straight Counterparts
Submitted by Take Out on Tue, 02/06/2018 - 23:05
Gay and lesbian couples have happier relationships than their straight counterparts, according to new research.
Academics behind the research say it counters the stereotype that same-sex relationships are conflictual, unhappy and dysfunctional.
The research, based on surveys of over 25,000 people in the UK and Australia, is published in the academic journal Family Relations.
It found that UK gay and lesbian couples had a relationship quality as high as their straight counterparts, while in Australia it was higher than heterosexuals.
Its authors have offered possible explanations for why homosexual relationships are happier. They said same-sex couples and particularly women are more likely to share domestic labour equally and this means there is less conflict.
Gay and lesbian people are also more likely to feel part of a community, and this could enhance their self-esteem and allow them to experience higher levels of wellbeing.
They could also be more invested in their relationships given the personal and institutional barriers that they have to overcome as members of a sexual minority.
The research also found bisexuals experienced lower relationship quality than gay, lesbian and heterosexual people. The authors claim this could be due to bisexuality being a silenced and invisible sexual identity, with bisexuals not fitting into the gay or lesbian communities or the heterosexual majority.
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1990 Ford Ranger Change the Fuel Filter
The 1990 Ford Ranger has an inline fuel filter that keeps sediments out of the engine. The fuel filter is designed to trap and hold any sediments from the gas before the fuel reaches the fuel injectors and the engine. The fuel filter on the 1990 Ford Ranger is designed to last up to 75,000 miles. You'll need to replace it after that.
|Gas catch pan|
|Fuel line quick-disconnect tool|
|New fuel filter--Fram/FFG3802A|
Change the Fuel Filter
- Park the 1990 Ford Ranger and turn the engine off. Unscrew the gas cap.
- Locate the fuel filter. It's on the driver side of the 1990 Ford Ranger. The fuel filter is inside a round bracket that is mounted inside the driver-side frame rail directly under the driver door. The fuel filter has two fuel lines. There is one fuel line coming out of each end of the fuel filter. This type of fuel filter will require a fuel line quick-disconnect tool that can be bought a most auto parts stores.
- Put the gas catch pan under the fuel filter. There should be only a small amount of excess gas in the gas lines.
- Insert the tool inside the end of the fuel line that is attached to the fuel filter port. Push the tool in until the fuel line unlocks from the fuel filter port on the fuel filter. When the fuel line unlocks from the port, pull the fuel line straight off the port. Follow this method for both fuel lines.
- Remove the fuel filter from the round bracket. Pull the fuel filter out with your hands and put the fuel filter into the catch pan.
- Slide the new fuel filter into the round bracket. Make sure the arrow that is imprinted on the side of the fuel filter is pointing toward the front of the Ranger. The arrow represents the direction of the fuel flow.
- Push both of the fuel lines straight onto the fuel filter ports until the ends of the fuel lines lock onto the fuel filter ports of the fuel filter. To ensure that the fuel lines are locked in place, pull back on the fuel lines.
- Screw the gas cap back onto the gas tank. Prime the fuel filter by turning the key on and off three times.
- Crank the 1990 Ford Ranger and look over the new fuel filter for any gas leaks while the engine is running.
- Turn the engine off and slide the catch pan out from under the 1990 Ford Ranger.
Tips & Warnings
- Removing the gas cap from the gas tank will relieve the gas pressure off the fuel lines and the fuel filter, and will keep the gas from spraying everywhere while you are replacing the fuel filter.
- Do not smoke around gas.
- Wear safety glasses when working around gas.


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Phase Voltage Sensor
Measure phase voltages in three-phase system
The Phase Voltage Sensor block represents an ideal three-phase voltage sensor. It measures the voltages across the three-phase ports ~1 and ~2 and outputs a single three-element, physical signal vector. Each element of the physical signal output vector is equal to the voltage in the respective phase.
The block has the following ports:
Expandable three-phase port
Expandable three-phase port
Three-element physical signal vector output port associated with the phase voltages
Introduced in R2013b
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Vision -Three Stages in Environmental Conservation ActivitiesThe Ricoh Group's environmental conservation efforts have evolved through three stages that we define as the "passive stage," "proactive stage" and "responsible stage." In the passive stage, our efforts generally aimed at addressing external requirements by dealing with laws and regulations and competing with other companies. In the next proactive stage, we began to take voluntary actions with a sense of mission as a global citizen. In the current responsible stage, we have enhanced out efforts to an advanced level, namely, from the stage of simply operating its business in an environmentally friendly manner to pursuing both environmental conservation and profit generation simultaneously. Based on this concept of sustainable environmental management, we are continuing environmental conservation efforts in an integrated part of out business activities. Specific initiatives implemented range a broad areas from developing energy-saving products, curtailing costs by promoting resource/energy conservation, to developing materials that can replace natural resources at a high risk of depletion, and offering efficient and environmental work style-related solutions by providing products and services designed to achieve increased operational efficiency and reduced environmental impact.
In order to effectively protect the global environment and build sustainable societies, it is imperative to reduce impact of human activities on the environment to a level that the Earth's self-recovery capabilities can manage. With this recognition, the Group organizes and participates in a variety of forest ecosystem conservation projects, in addition to efforts to reduce environmental impact stemming from its operations, aiming to improve the self-recovery capabilities of the global environment.
Three Stages in Environmental Conservation Activities (from the passive, to proactive to responsible stage)
Passive Stage Proactive Stage Responsible Stage
Purpose Coping with External requirements
-Laws and regulations
Carrying out its mission as a global citizen
-Self-imposed responsibility
-Voluntary planning
-Voluntary activities
Simultaneously achieving environmental conservation and profits
Activities Passive measures to meet laws and regulations, competing with other companies, and satisfying customer needs 1. High-aiming, aggressive activities to reduce environmental impact
-Energy conservation
-Resource conservation and recycling
-Pollution prevention
2. Improved awareness of all employees
1. Environmental conservation activities= QCD activities*
Ex.: Reduced number of parts, reduced number of process steps, improved yield and operation rate
2. Development of environmental technologies
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This Single-IR Optical Flame Detector incorporates the advanced flame analysis algorithms employed in the Sharpeye line of UV/IR and IR3 optical flame detectors, combined with a cost-effective electro-mechanical design to produce a low cost state-ofthe- art flame detector.
The S-IR flame detector was designed to provide early warning of flaming fires involving organic (hydrocarbon fuels & vapours) materials. These fires emit strong IR radiation in the 4.4 micron spectral band where the CO2 (main combustion product of any organic substance) has a unique spectral peak.
The detector contains a "state-of-the-art" infrared sensor and optical filter that provides maximum sensitivity to the CO2 emission spectral band at 4.4 micron and improved immunity to false alarms caused by environmental IR emitting sources including sunlight and IR projectors.
The detector was designed to withstand "harsh" environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures, high humidity, vibrations, etc.
- Cost Effective
- Highly immune to false alarms
- Automatic and built-in test
- Large field of view 90° horiz. 90° vert.
- MTBF minimum 100,000 hours
- 4-20 mA and RS-485 interface
- Stainless steel option available
- 3 year warranty


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We base our conversations, reflections and research on some very general principles:
Definition of ethics: Ethics education can be understood as part of the Human Right to Education. Although the Human Rights are universal rights, business ethics education needs to reflect the cultural and historical developments in our respective countries.
Ethics Education: There is no unique style of business ethics education that can fit all demands due to the diversity of business practices.
Business Practices: Business practice is highly impacted by the development of the market economy, by historical and cultural factors of influence. Business practice is also influenced by the institutional framework of an economy like laws, legal property rights, social norms, routines, or customs. Also, there are institutions which work at a "lower" level of the economy like economic property rights or contracts which are arranged by the actors themselves.
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How the usage of Static Reflection could help in the refactoring process
Hi there to everyone. Today I want to talk about a fantastic technique that I think it will help you a lot in your daily programming tasks. This technique is called Static Reflection, here is a nice explanation about what it does:
Static Reflection gathers meta information through the inspection of the Expression Tree.
Thanks to this, you do not need any magic string to interrogate a given type for their properties or methods (like Dynamic Reflection happens).
One of the benefits that you could get from this technique is to create highly "refactorable" (is that a word?) projects due to the elimination of magic strings.
Let me show you an example about this scenario:
Let's say that we have a junior programmer who does have a very bad way of naming things in code, he likes to use TXTSpeak a lot while writing code.
So one day we ask him to write a tiny Windows app which should load in a dropdown a list of persons, and he goes ahead and writes the following data structure:
C#
public class PRSN //"Person" = PRSN in TXTSpeak
{
 public int PRSNID { get; set; } //"PersonID" = PRSNID in TXTSpeak
 public string PRSNNM { get; set; } //"PersonName" = PRSNNM in TXTSpeak
}
And his winform client would look like:
C#
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
 public Form1()
 {
 fillList();
 InitializeComponent();
 }

 private List<PRSN> dropdownDataSource = new List<PRSN>();

 private void fillList()
 {
 // in the real world here you should call to the database
 // to retrieve this data
 // for the sake of the demo just use the following

 dropdownDataSource.Add(new PRSN()
 {
 PRSNID = 1,
 PRSNNM = "Jaime"
 });
 dropdownDataSource.Add(new PRSN()
 {
 PRSNID = 2,
 PRSNNM = "John"
 });

 dropdownDataSource.Add(new PRSN()
 {
 PRSNID = 3,
 PRSNNM = "Charles"
 });

 dropdownDataSource.Add(new PRSN()
 {
 PRSNID = 3,
 PRSNNM = "Mark"
 });
 }

 private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 cboPersons.ValueMember = "PRSNID";
 cboPersons.DisplayMember = "PRSNNM";
 cboPersons.DataSource = dropdownDataSource;
 }
}
Here is the thing, please take a look at how the ValueMember and DisplayMember properties are being configured, the original programmer used just a simple string to point to the name of the properties in his data structure. Now, your manager assigns you a task to clean up this mess and replace all that TXTSpeak with proper names. What is worse is that this kind of code is all over the place and you would have to go with the painful process of "search/replace" all over your code.
Is there a better way? Sure there is, here is where Static Reflection comes in.
With Static Reflection, all you have to do is to pass an Expression indicating which property you want to inspect and that will give you a PropertyInfo object from where you can ask for the Name property of such instance and do the very same thing… but better :).
First of all, let me explain how this works. In the project attached to this article, you'll find the following structure:
The project where all the interesting stuff happens is the EmiajNet.StaticReflection.Library, in there you are going to find the ReflectionHelper and StaticReflector static classes. Both of them have methods related to static reflection, but why two? Well, the ReflectionHelper class has been borrowed from another library (FluentNHibernate) so I think it is better to have it in a separated class, and the StaticReflector class has been created by me to fill some functionality that the ReflectionHelper class does not provide (static reflection over methods that return void).
Here is a class diagram to illustrate how those classes look like:
The basic idea of all of them is to inspect the expression being passed and extract the object that is related to the signature of the method. So the GetMethod method returns a MethodInfo, the GetProperty method returns a PropertyInfo and so on.
This is how some of those methods look like:
ReflectionHelper
C#
public static MethodInfo GetMethod<T>(Expression<Func<T, object>> expression)
{
 MethodCallExpression methodCall = (MethodCallExpression) expression.Body;
 return methodCall.Method;
}
public static PropertyInfo GetProperty<MODEL>(Expression<Func<MODEL, object>> expression)
{
 return (PropertyInfo) GetMember(expression);
}
public static MemberInfo GetMember<MODEL>(Expression<Func<MODEL, object>> expression)
{
 MemberExpression memberExpression = getMemberExpression(expression);
 return memberExpression.Member;
}
public static FieldInfo GetField<MODEL>(Expression<Func<MODEL, object>> expression)
{
 return (FieldInfo)GetMember(expression);
}
StaticReflector
C#
public static MethodInfo GetMethod<MODEL>(Expression<Func<MODEL, Action>> exp)
{
 return GetMethodFromLambda(exp);
}
private static MethodInfo GetMethodFromLambda(LambdaExpression exp)
{
 var unaryExp = (UnaryExpression)exp.Body;

 var methodCallExp = (MethodCallExpression)unaryExp.Operand;

 var constantExp = (ConstantExpression)methodCallExp.Arguments[2];

 MethodInfo output = (MethodInfo)constantExp.Value;

 return output;
}
As you can see, this is very straightforward. You can dig more into the library to give a more detailed idea.
Here are some examples from the EmiajNet.StaticReflection.Test project that I want to show you so you could realize how this works:
We have the following class that is the subject of inspection:
C#
private class TestClass
{
 public int SomeIntMember;
 public string SomeStringMember;
 public TestClass SomeComplexMember;
 public string SomeStringProperty { get; set; }
 public int SomeIntProperty { get; set; }

 //indexed property
 public object this[int index]
 {
 get
 {
 return null;
 }
 }

 public TestClass SomeComplexProperty { get; set; }

 public void SomeParameterlessMethod()
 {
 }
 public void SomeMethod(object x)
 {
 }
 public TestClass SomeParameterlessMethodWithReturnValue()
 {
 return null;
 }

 public TestClass SomeMethodWithReturnValue(object x)
 {
 return null;
 }
}
And here are some tests that I throw at it:
C#
[Fact()]
public void TestStringProperty()
{
 string expected = "SomeStringProperty";
 string propertyName = ReflectionHelper.GetProperty<TestClass>
 (x => x.SomeStringProperty).Name;
 Assert.Equal(expected, propertyName);
}
[Fact()]
public void TestFunction()
{
 string expected = "SomeMethodWithReturnValue";
 string methodName = ReflectionHelper.GetMethod<TestClass>
 (x => x.SomeMethodWithReturnValue(null)).Name;
 Assert.Equal(expected, methodName);
}
[Fact()]
public void TestMethod()
{
 string expected = "SomeMethod";
 string methodName = StaticReflector.GetMethod<TestClass,
 object>(x => x.SomeMethod).Name;
 Assert.Equal(expected, methodName);
}
As you can see, those tests verify that the name of the expressions being evaluated are correct. Remember all of this is only to obtain information about the expression being inspected.
Now, continuing with the scenario that we talk about earlier, here is how this sample looks like using Static Reflection:
C#
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
 cboPersons.ValueMember = ReflectionHelper.GetProperty<PRSN>(x => x.PRSNID).Name;
 cboPersons.DisplayMember = ReflectionHelper.


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A pocket wilderness in the heart of Houston.
West 11 Street Park
Tour Stop 9: New Growth Pine
New growth Loblolly Pines
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As you walk through this small grove of young Loblolly Pines, you may wonder why other types of trees don't seem to grow here. It is no accident. The pine trees are actually altering their environment to their own advantage and keeping other species out.
New growth Loblolly Pines New growth Loblolly Pines
Plants need air, sunlight, water, and nutrients to grow, and there is a limited supply of these resources in the forest habitat. Birds or squirrels can move to another location if they run short of food or water, but trees are fixed in place. So, these pine trees use a strategy called "allelopathy" to discourage anything else from growing around them and competing for the available resources.
Loblolly Pine
Do you see the thick carpet of pine needles underneath the trees? This thick covering serves to prevent light from hitting the ground around the trees, but it does much more. As the needles decompose, they increase the acidity of the soil, making it difficult for many plants to grow. The needles, as well as pinecones from the tree, may also trigger additional chemical reactions to discourage competition. When the pine trees grow taller, even less light can reach the ground, further limiting the growth of competing plants.
Small trees under pines
But look even closer. There are a few small trees under the pines, including some oaks and Sweet Gums. These small trees have big, light-gathering leaves that help them survive in shaded areas. They will not get much bigger as long as the pine trees tower over them because they do not get enough light and have to struggle to get nutrients. But under the ground, they are growing a foundation of roots, ready to start growing tall if anything should happen to the pine trees above them, thus letting light through.
Allelopathy is found in many plants, including Black Walnut trees, sunflowers, and Tree of Heaven – a very invasive nonnative plant that also grows in the park.
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2011Art - Year 9 pupils will research images and information to be used in a variety of work on the environment.
2011Maths - Year 9 pupils will learn how Mathematics can be used in helping save money on electricity bills at home.
2011Geography - Year 9 students will learn about alternative energy resources, e.g. Wind Energy, for Northern Ireland.
2011Religion - Year 9 students will learn about how we should care for our environment and about the issues arising out of disrespect for the environment.
2011Music - Year 9 students will produce a RAP based on an environmental theme.
2011French - Year 9 pupils will learn about what the weather is like in France.
What are the benefits of Connected Learning?
Answer Connected learning enables pupils to make connections across the curriculum. Teaching around a theme allows pupils to see the relevance of their learning experience and helps them to relate knowledge gained in different learning areas. In this way pupils will find implicit linkages or connect concepts so there are opportunities by collaboration between subjects to enhance learning significantly.


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Scientists, including those from the Natural History Museum, have developed the world's first underwater observatory connected to the internet, creating a window into the ocean, one of the least-studied environments on our planet.
Live images are streamed online from the observatory under the sea, which means scientists anywhere in the world are now able to study processes in real-time, helping them better understand how marine ecosystems work.
The system was created by a team from the Natural History Museum, University of Gothenburg, Maritime Museum and Aquarium Gothenburg, Scottish Association of Marine Science, OceanLab Aberdeen, and Bangor University.
Electron micrograph of Osedax mucofloris, the marine worm species Adrian Glover discovered in 2005 and hopes to study using the underwater observatory.
Natural History Museum marine biologist Adrian Glover showed the live stream of the observatory at the Museum's grand opening of the new Darwin Centre last week with special guests Prince William and Sir David Attenborough. The state-of-the-art building lets the public get a glimpse of some of the important science research that happens at the Museum.
The observatory is currently 30m underwater in a fjord on the west coast of Sweden at the Sven Loven Centre for Marine Sciences. It is beaming images of a community of scavenging creatures living on the remains of a dead whale.
'Even something simple like the decomposition of a small whale in shallow water is very poorly known,' says Glover.
'Until now, we had to make do with 'one-off' visits using submersibles, remotely operated-vehicles or scuba divers.'
Glover is currently studying the feeding behaviour of scavenging animals that feed on the carcass. He is also hoping to study the colonisation of the bones by the bone-eating worms from the genus Osedax, one species of which he discovered in 2005.
This hut contains the observatory 'node', a communications hub, which is powered and connected to the internet by fibre-optic cables.
The underwater observatory is made up of a video camera and instruments that are mounted onto a frame. Video data is sent live along cables to the observatory 'node', a type of communications hub that is in a hut on a nearby island. The node is powered and connected to the internet by fibre-optic cables.
Technology advances in the cabling and underwater instruments enabled this system to work whereas a few years ago it wouldn't have been possible. However, there were some hurdles to overcome along the way, from problems with computer software and flooding of the camera housing, to a sudden infestation of barnacles!
The observatory is designed so that it can be used in potentially much greater ocean depths. 'If we are successful in raising funds, we would like to deploy our observatory in the deep sea using a remotely-operated vehicle' says Glover.
'We know even less about processes in the deep sea, and a network of observatories like these could revolutionise our perception of the marine environment.'


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We understand that students may change their minds about taking a certain course. It is important to consult with the director of undergraduate studies in your department or an assistant dean in the College before making a well-informed decision on this matter, particularly because such a decision could have implications on your ability to graduate on time.
The following guidelines may help you discern if adding/dropping a class is the right course of action for you.
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Fang is a synth app based on motion modulated control through accelerometer information. Each parameter can be linked to different directions of motion. Contains presets, wav recording, a stepped arpeggiator with diatonic scale locking, a multi-pattern sequencer, wave shaping oscillators, resonant filter with envelope and pitch following, and an effects rig (including formant (vowel) filter, pitched delay, reverb, down-sample, bit reduction.) Capable of strange sonic textures, complex evolving arpeggios, or classic sequenced synth sounds.
Notes are generated with a sequencer and keyboard. The sequencer works by moving a step at the rate specified. There are four patterns that can be played and edited independently.
The keyboard has a set of notes that can be played or buttons which hold notes. Held notes can be cut off by sequencer notes and play notes of the same pitch.
The arpeggiator receives notes from the sequencer and keyboard. Its rate is controlled by both synced time and ms that are added together. It has variable steps, step transpose and gate. The steps and timing can be reset periodically with the optional arp reset. There is optional diatonic scale locking as well, allowing you to select a root note and scale from major, dorian, phyrygian, lydian, mixolydian, minor, and locrian.
The synth's sounds are generated with five voices, each with two oscillators that modulate between triangle and saw. Modulation is effected by an envelope. There is a pitch envelope that effects both oscillators. The oscillators are capable of fm (osc B modifying osc A.) Both oscillators can have their signals sent to the filter or directly to the amp envelope. A white noise signal can also be added to the filter or directly to the amp envelope.
The filter is a 4 pole resonant band-pass whose frequency can follow the pitch. It is also effected by its own ADSR envelope. The filtered and unfiltered signal is sent to a per voice down sample and per voice delay under synth menu. All voices are sent to an effect rig with a formant (vowel) filter, pitched delay, reverb, and bit reduction. Presets and wav files are stored at /device root/fang/.
Save and load presets
Export audio as wav (exported to /device root/fang/)
4 pattern 8 step sequencer with adjustable rate
Stepped arpeggiator with sync and ms rate control
Diatonic scale lock
5 voice polyphony
Pitch envelope
Oscillator B to A frequency modulation (fm)
White noise generator
Per voice delay
Per voice down-sample effect
Amplitude controlled by ADSR envelope, number box, and pitch
Formant (vowel) filter
Delay with re-pitched feedback
Bit reduction


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Richard H. Thaler
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Cass R. Sunstein
Harvard Law School
John P. Balz
University of Chicago - Political Science Department
April 2, 2010
Decision makers do not make choices in a vacuum. They make them in an environment where many features, noticed and unnoticed, can influence their decisions. The person who creates that environment is, in our terminology, a choice architect. In this paper we analyze some of the tools that are available to choice architects. Our goal is to show how choice architecture can be used to help nudge people to make better choices (as judged by themselves) without forcing certain outcomes upon anyone, a philosophy we call libertarian paternalism. The tools we highlight are: defaults, expecting error, understanding mappings, giving feedback, structuring complex choices, and creating incentives.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 17
Keywords: Behavioral Economics, Public Policy, Nudge, Psychologyworking papers series
Date posted: April 2, 2010
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Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Physics 101 for Mitt Romney
Ahead of the Presidential debate tonight, I thought I'd help Willard Mitt Romney out a little.
He recently said this, after his wife's plane had to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin:
1. Fires need oxygen. So adding more isn't a great idea.
2. Air in a plane is pressurised. Air outside is very thin. So if you open the window, all the air inside will want to go outside to equalise the pressure.
Here's a diagram of what happens if Mitt Romney opens the window of his executive jet: click to enlarge.
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