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Habitat for Humanity International is dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 350,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.5 million people. Last year, Habitat for Humanity announced plans to build 5,000 green homes around the US for low-income families. These homes would be built over five years, and would meet EnergyStar guidelines or other green building standards, like LEED - whether features include extra insulation in the attic or solar powered hot water heaters. Although green building carriers higher upfront costs (approximately $5,000 for an EnergyStar and LEED certified home) due to the extra materials as well as the certification process itself and extra training, it's worth it in the long run. Increasing the typical Habitat home price tag of $75,000 by a mere five grand allows families to enjoy a rapid payback in terms of lower energy bills. From new energy-efficient water heaters and weather stripping to programmable thermostats and low-flow toilets and solar panels, families see immediate savings in their monthly utility bills. Knowing a family can afford to maintain and live in these new homes for years to come means so much to these new homeowners and to these communities.
Habitat Helps by Bringing Solar to Armenia
People in poverty often spend a greater part of their family income on energy services than wealthy households. In Armenia, rural communities in remote areas are particularly vulnerable due to the exorbitant costs associated with connecting to an energy grid. An average 20 percent of household energy use is for heating water. Families in need often barely produce enough hot water for their basic needs. Water is heated with homemade immersion electrical boilers and by burning wood in makeshift ovens. Immersion electrical boilers are extremely dangerous, especially for children: there is a constant threat of electric shock or explosion. In addition to these safety concerns, the boilers consume astronomical levels of electrical energy and are scarcely affordable for an average Armenian family, with a monthly household income of US$150-180. Wood-burning, kerosene and diesel oil heaters lead to health problems as well as degraded local forests.
According to the national gas supplier ArmRusGasArd, about 70 percent of the Armenian population has access to a natural gas supply; of Habitat's partner families, only 5 percent have access.
Expanding on its work to eliminate poverty housing, Habitat Armenia is introducing a traditionally expensive technology to vulnerable households: solar panels. Armenia has on average 300 sunny days per year, so using solar energy makes for a logical—and environmentally sound—alternative to other forms of energy. Quick and easy to install and maintain, the unique solar-powered systems will give affordable hot water access to 127 vulnerable households.
Families will repay the cost of the system in less than 8 years; once installed, families have no further recurring costs for heating water. 12 communities will be educated in clean energy sources, raising awareness of the positive effectives on income, health, education and the environment.
There is potential to scale this project up to reach more than 10,000 households throughout Armenia as well as easily replicate across the region and establish solar heating systems to the wider Armenian market. This project is an innovative commercial-non-profit partnership: a pioneer in social business.
- Sustainable solar water heater systems will be installed into 127 safe, decent, affordable homes
- Families will save 20 percent of monthly household income in electricity costs
- Health complaints will be reduced
- Families will use 1.5 cubic meters less wood per year
- Sale of renewable energy systems will increase by 5 percent
- Clean energy awareness in our communities will increase
- By using the sun to heat water, a family will save an average of US$252 per year; that is equal to 740 loaves of bread, 222 kilos of tomatoes, or 55.5 kilos of meat.
Habitat Builds Solar Housing for Oakland, California
Habitat for Humanity is turning one Oakland brownfield into several green homes as part of its ongoing East Bay Project. With help from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and a slew of volunteers, Habitat is building a 54-home development of affordable housing for low-income homeowners. The development site, a former battery salvage yard, was labeled a "blighted property" by the EPA and California's Department of Toxic Substances.
Yet that did not stop Habitat For Humanity. Roughly 300,000 cubic yards of soil had to be removed and replaced, but you can bet the effort will be worth it for the new residents of Edes Avenue.
Some features of the green homes include:
- Solar power panels
- Double-thick concrete foundation for thermal insulation
- Passive solar design eliminates the need for air conditioning
- Exposed stained concrete floor, which both adds to passive solar design and saves on other flooring materials
- Concrete is 40 percent fly ash content, which lends added durability and requires less energy to manufacture
- Use of blown-in cellulose insulation made of recycled paper scraps for a tight thermal barrier within wood-framed walls
- Milgard fiberglass windows
- Rinnai on-demand hot water heaters
- Compact fluorescent lighting
- No or low-VOC paints throughout.
PG&E's Solar Habitat Program
Pacific Gas & Electric's Solar Habitat Program in California is a partnership between PG&E and Habitat for Humanity International to fund the full cost of solar electric systems on every Habitat-built home in northern and central California. The first-of-its-kind partnership brings solar energy to families with limited incomes, furthering PG&E's commitment to provide affordable, renewable energy in the communities it serves.
Since the program began in 2005, PG&E has provided more than $2 million dollars to Habitat for Humanity affiliates in northern and central California to fund solar installations. In addition to lowering energy bills for these families through solar technology, this program seeks to promote energy literacy throughout underserved communities and increase enrollment in PG&E's free energy assistance programs for low-income families.
The solar panels installed on Habitat-homes generate nearly 300kWh of clean, renewable energy from sunlight each month, saving the families approximately $500 a year on energy costs. Each panel will also help avoid the release of more than 132,000 pounds of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere over the 30-year life of the system.
In addition to solar panels, PG&E provides resources to Habitat affiliates to help them build green, with the eventual goal of having each home LEED certified.
Habitat Powers Washington Home with Solar
From the Kitsap Sun -
Up until a few weeks ago, Felicia Oliver-Johnson always ran out of hot water when pouring baths for her five children in their small Poulsbo apartment.
But since moving March 27 into her Habitat for Humanity home in Suquamish with its state-of-the-art solar water heater, the 24-year-old single mother said she can run the dishwasher and clothes washer and pour baths — all at the same time — without the water ever turning cold.
"We've never run out of hot water yet," she said proudly.
Oliver-Johnson's new home is the first Habitat-sponsored residence in Washington State to have solar energy.
The solar water heater, which costs approximately $7,500 in materials alone, was a gift. "It's not normally something we would install," Lori Oberlander, Kitsap Habitat executive director, said.
The solar water heater was provided by Community Energy Solutions, a local nonprofit dedicated to advancing sustainable energy practices, with funding help from the Humanlinks Foundation and Grace Episcopal Church on Bainbridge Island. Sun Wind Concepts provided the installation.
Joe Deets, Community Energy Solutions executive director, said solar hot water systems make sense for everyone, especially those with limited incomes.
"A family in need can really benefit from this type of system," Deets said. "Heating water is a huge part of any utility bill — easily 25 percent. Solar water heaters really lower utility bills... and can help families afford to stay in their homes."
Deets explained that Oliver-Johnson's hot water system has an electric component that "kicks in" as needed, such as on absolute gray days. But even a little sunlight can provide a full day of hot water — in part because the system reacts to light and not heat, and energy is stored in an insulated tank.
The water heater soon will be operating at peak capacity.
From May through September, the Puget Sound area gets a daily average of 5.22 hours of sunlight.
The family previously lived in a low-income, subsidized apartment with three bedrooms and one bathroom for her sons, ages 5, 3 and 2, and her two sisters she has adopted, ages 10 and 8. Three years ago, Oliver-Johnson landed a job at the Marion Forsman-Boushie Early Learning Center in Suquamish. The job turned out to be a mixed blessing. With the new income, her rent skyrocketed, and other program assistance diminished or disappeared altogether.
At the urging of her mother, Oliver-Johnson applied for a home through Habitat for Humanity, and soon learned that Habitat intended to build the home in Suquamish, near her workplace and where her children attend school.
Ground broke on Oliver-Johnson's home last July 18.
The home was built with funding from the Gavel & Hammer Society, a group of Kitsap lawyers who support Habitat, and by members of the community who volunteered more than 2,700 hours of labor. Wenzlau Architects of Bainbridge Island provided the blueprints.
Oliver-Johnson invested more than 420 hours of Habitat-required "sweat equity" by working both on


Polishing without touching – how to reduce roughness in refractive micro-optical elements
Time 2017-11-10 09:30~09:50 Place Convention Hall Ⅰ
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Refractive micro-optical elements are finding applications in high volume consumer electronic devices. A truly 3D capable approach with higher resolutions in lateral and vertical direction is two-photon polymerization (2PP). The trajectories and layering during the DLW often result in roughness in the range of the writing increment, which has adverse effects for optical applications. If a surface has to be subsequently smoothed out by post-processing, it must be achieved using a method that only modifies the surface and does not change the structural details or the overall shape. For this a method known as TASTE was developed. It involves selectively changing the material properties (glass transition temperature) of the part of the sample that needs modification, i.e., locally confined in lateral or vertical direction. We therefore copied the original structure (master) into a PMMA structure by thermal imprint. By using 172 nm UV exposure, the PMMA was modified at a defined depth of the surface by chain scission. This was followed by molecular weight dependent reflow at elevated temperatures. Using our polishing process, a roughness of 100 nm could be removed while preserving the concave shape with up to 50 μm high structures and deep central sags surrounded by high aspect ratio tips between adjacent lenses in array configuration. This was also confirmed optically for a microlens array with several 100 microlenses.


How to Paint Untextured Walls
Kittie McCoy
Painting an untextured wall might sound easy, but getting paint to stick to a smooth surface can be a challenge. Most drywall or plaster walls have at least a small amount of texture you can feel when you run your hand over the surface. Wall panels, however, can be perfectly smooth and even slick.
This slick surface can repel the paint and lead to an uneven texture or chips. Fortunately, you can paint an untextured wall with good results as long as you take the time to properly prepare it.
 1. Sand the walls lightly with 220-grit sandpaper. This will create a slight texture on the walls to help the paint adhere.
 2. Clean the walls with a sponge and soapy water made from a mild liquid soap and warm water. Rinse the walls with a sponge dampened in clean water and dry the walls thoroughly with a lint-free towel.
 3. Apply an alcohol-based primer to the walls with a short nap paint roller. These paint rollers are labeled as 1/8 to 1/4 inch and designed for smooth surfaces. Wait for the primer to dry.
 4. Paint the walls with an interior latex paint and a clean short nap paint roller. Wait for the first coat to dry and then apply a second coat of paint.
 5. Tip
 Apply the primer and paint to the walls in a diagonal pattern to create overlapping Ws or Ms. This will help ensure a smooth and even coat of paint.


PerCycleValue Function
Processes the input vector measuring Minimum, Maximum, Mean, Peak-to-Peak, or the RMS value of the input vector during time intervals generated by the timing vector. The returned vector contains the measured value of the input vector, such as the Mean value, plotted against the timing vector x-axis value, for example, time. The return vector is either "stepped" or smooth. A stepped return vector will have vertical discontinuities at the beginning and end of timing vector period. A smooth return vector will have a single data point per input vector period, located at the mid-point of the input vector period.
Argument 4 specifies the output curve type with the default being "stepped". The stepped return vector will change value only at the edges detected in the input vector. The value will be constant during the entire period. A smooth input vector will have a single data point at the mid-point of the input vector period. The points will be connected resulting in a smooth curve from one period to the next.
Argument 5 specifies edge direction. If set to 0 either direction will be accepted. If set to 1 only positive edges will be detected and if set to -1 only negative edges will be detected. This argument is only used for the period and frequency measurements. All other measurements will be processed with the Direction argument set to 1, indicating positive edges.
Number Type Compulsory Default Description
1 real array Yes Input vector
2 real array Yes Input vector
3 string Yes Measurement to make
4 string No stepped Type of return curve
5 real No 1 Direction
Argument 1
The vector to measure the Minimum, Maximum, Mean, Peak-to-Peak, or the RMS values for. The function finds the timing periods based on the timing vector passed as the second argument.
Argument 2
The vector to determine the period information for the vector input in the first argument. It is expected that the vector input to the first argument will contain noise which precludes using the first argument for any timing measurements. to fail. For this reason, the function finds the edges from this vector using a threshold of???MATH???\frac{maximum+minimum}{2}???MATH???. For this reason, it is important that the vector have a uniform amplitude and is noise-free around the trigger threshold.
It is possible that the input vector is free of noise, in which case the same vector could be input to both the first and second function arguments. An example of this would be the output of a gate which has well-defined transitions and uniform maximum and minimum amplitudes.
Argument 3
A pre-defined measurement function to make, one of:
 - minimum
 - maximum
 - mean
 - peak-to-peak
 - rms
Argument 4
Determines the type of return curve, one of:
 - stepped
 - smooth
Argument 5
Determines the edges used to process the timing vector, one of:
 - -1: Falling edges
 - 1 : Rising edges
 - 0 : Both Rising and Falling Edges
Return type: real array
A real vector of the measured values from the input vector, with reference values taken from the timing vector according to the fourth argument. The return vector is formatted to be plotted directly on the waveform viewer.
A call to:
PerCycleValue( :Vout, :Clk,'mean' )
will generate a vector which, when plotted on the waveform viewer appears like:


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Activists are trying to get Louisiana State University (LSU) to change its tiger mascot, claiming that the tiger is "the most prevalent Confederate symbol in the United States."
According to a change.org petition, "Change the Racist Mascot of LSU!", it is "incredibly insulting" for black students to attend an institution with a tiger mascot.
"It is already hard enough to be black at LSU, and these symbols must be changed," the petition says. "We must speak truth to power, and continue to march toward justice. That day is coming, the day when every symbol of white oppression is torn down."
The Daily Caller reports:
LSU coined its tiger mascot in 1895, deriving it from the name used by Louisiana's infantry in the Civil War. The school claimed that these troops were "known for their hard fighting." The petition author, however, asserts that the Civil War infantry treated slaves violently and uses this argument as justification to change the mascot.
"It's also cruel to cage a wild animal for the amusement of privileged white people," the anonymous author says. "They've never been in a cage!"
The petition currently has over 400 signatures.

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Mask Guidelines
To: Parishes and Missions of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington
From: Diocesan Communications
Mask Guidelines in Light of CDC, Governor's Announcements
LEXINGTON — In light of Gov. Beshear's Executive Order of May 13 lifting the mask mandate for persons fully vaccinated against COVID-19, parishes and missions of the diocese should observe the following protocols at Mass, beginning immediately:
1. Social distancing rules remain in place (six feet apart except for immediate family).
2. Masks are not required for people who are fully vaccinated, per CDC definition (see below).
3. Those who attend Mass but are not fully vaccinated must continue to mask, and since the new CDC announcements and governor's directives make it impossible to enforce mask restriction, all are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Per the CDC, a person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second dose in a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson. A person who doesn't meet these requirements, regardless of age, is not fully vaccinated and should continue taking all precautions until fully vaccinated.


How Do Rabbits Sleep?
Some rabbits sleep with their eyes open. You will only know they are asleep by the lack of nose twitching, or the twitching of the body. Others sleep with their eyes closed, in an almost comatose state.
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: Leporidae
Rabbits are herbivorous mammals of the Family Leporidae, which also includes hares. There are about 20 different rabbit species, in 7 genera. They live on nearly all continents, except Antarctica.
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rabbits should have a wooden box that they can run into. put some newspaper inside and make sure it's flat,then put some hay in.you can swap paper for wood shavings but it's easyer
Rabbits are generally awake in the early morning, sleep all afternoon, wake up
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Education and science are strategically important areas for Ukraine today as powerful resources for the renewal and reconstruction of a post-war educational system. Therefore, international experience and expertise have become an invaluable source of ideas and approaches.
The roundtable discussion 'Sustaining Teaching in Response to a Current Crisis: A Global Initiative for Teacher Professional Development' provided a unique opportunity for debate, the sharing of knowledge and ideas, and the showcasing innovative strategies and resources on a range of issues. The roundtable discussion was aimed at bringing together practitioners, policymakers, education sector leaders and teachers, and researchers working in education in emergencies or crisis settings to brainstorm ideas and stimulate discussion. The objectives of the roundtable were as follows:
- to share beneficial practices, approaches, and tools for teachers in crisis and displacement contexts;
- to outline challenges and suggest solutions;
- to engage teachers and policymakers in the discussion about practices, resources, policy, and research to develop an action-oriented plan for improving the quality of teaching; and
- to bring out and promote outcomes of the roundtable to empower teachers in crisis context to support their learners.
The forum was a rich event, dealing with a wide variety of practical approaches and insights. It brought together educators and scientists from Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Cyprus University of Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Hellenic Open University (Greece), Norwich Institute for Language Education (England), University of Valencia (Spain), Federal University of Espirito Santo (Brazil), Institute of Pedagogical and Adult Education, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, and the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (Ukraine).
The representatives of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Dr Daizylyn Caan Palillo and Prof. Danting, outlined the keys educational strategies that were developed to educate MA students majoring in Teaching in Challenged Areas, co-funded in collaboration with the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The programme curriculum covers six courses:
- Understanding the context of challenged areas
- The profile of a teacher in marginalized areas
- Creating an inviting and workable learning climate in challenged areas
- Teaching, learning and assessment in challenged areas
- Creating relevant and appropriate teaching materials for challenged areas, and
- Creating a collegial teaching and learning community reaching out to a global reality.
The most important insights, in terms of the Ukrainian context, were to shift the narratives from the problem description to the problem solution, strengthening the teachers' motivation to carry out their mission in challenging areas and times, and sharing strategies for creating a safe learning environment.
Dr Anna Nicolaou, from the Cyprus University of Technology, highlighted that, in times characterized by disruption and uncertainty, due to health and war crises, there is a need for global collaboration in ensuring education is sustained. Virtual exchange has been implemented for the last decades in various educational contexts to promote the interaction of geographically dispersed individuals. In this talk, Dr Nicolaou focused on how virtual exchange could meet the current demand for supporting professional development and empowering teachers in response to the new teaching contexts that had emerged.
The successful integration of digital educational technologies in the educational processes and well-organized online teaching allowed us to resume studying at university; however, we have to work with limited resources and in mixed-ability groups. Therefore, our colleagues gave us valuable recommendations and shared the resources. Dr Maria Perifanou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Macedonia, Hellenic Open University, Greece) pointed out the benefits of applying open educational resources (OER) to ensure the quality of online educational materials. She mentioned that the quality of education could be improved by increasing the availability of educational resources and tools and using the collective theoretical and practical minds of the educational community to support the idea of open education. Restrictions on access to information and giving teachers and students limited access to educational materials, tasks and processes reduce motivation. That is the added value of OER.
Experts in language education from Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) focused on finding solutions to the problem of teaching with limited resources and opportunities to create them. Educators suggested the digital platforms and materials developed by NILE and carried out a short instruction on their application. Challenges and perspectives of remote teaching and integration of hybrid learning approach were presented by Dr Ana Sevilla Pavón (University of Valencia, Spain) and Dr Kyria Rebeca Finardi (Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil). Educators carried out an empirical study on students' reflections on remote teaching. Among benefits, experts identified the development of speaking skills and learners' autonomy. Loss of motivation and teachers' disorganization were mentioned as challenges. Dr Pavón and Dr Finardi shared their insights, strategies and lessons learned from the period of remote teaching.
Having debates on sustaining the teaching process, we touched on the problem of higher education quality assurance in a time of war. The invited expert Prof. Avshenyuk, a member of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, addressed the issues of the provision of quality educational services by Ukrainian higher education institutions, which is primarily due to the need to train highly qualified specialists for the revival and reconstruction of our country in the postwar period; the consolidating and strategic role of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in strengthening Ukraine's position in the international educational space; the strategic initiatives of the National Agency for the Development of External Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Ukraine, reflected in the National Action Plan for External Quality Assurance in Higher Education for the period 2022–2023.
The guest speakers and participants proposed a resolution of the roundtable for consideration. It included several proposals for the development of comprehensive cooperation in the area of education in challenging times. The key message transmitted to the Ukrainian audience is that universities must create a safe learning environment to raise critical awareness and media literacy, communicate core values and educate for sustainability. In particular, the resolution suggested:
- combine resources of expert communities and Ukrainian teachers' community for the development of joint educational strategies, projects and virtual exchange programmes;
- develop strategies and integrate digital technologies to assure personalized learning and a student-centred approach, increase motivation and support inclusiveness, while teaching internally displaced students;
- promote the philosophy of open education and extend the experience in applying and creating open educational resources; and
- provide comprehensive to support continuous professional development for educators of Ukraine by providing workshops and training programmes to sustain the quality of the educational process.
We express sincere gratitude to experts for their ideas and proposals. The roundtable discussion was a remarkable opportunity to remind the international community that education is a powerful tool to oppose the war and ensure future global prosperity and sustainability. By uniting our mutual efforts and potentials, we contribute to the development of the young generation who will promote and enhance internationalisation, innovations and democracy.


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On the Convergence of Model Free Learning in Mean Field Games
PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTIETH AAAI CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE TWENTY-EIGHTH INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE
Learning by experience in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) is a difficult and exciting task, due to the lack of stationarity of the environment, whose dynamics evolves as the population learns. In order to design scalable algorithms for systems with a large population of interacting agents (e.g., swarms), this paper focuses on Mean Field MAS, where the number of agents is asymptotically infinite. Recently, a very active burgeoning field studies the effects of diverse reinforcement learning algorithms
... or agents with no prior information on a stationary Mean Field Game (MFG) and learn their policy through repeated experience. We adopt a high perspective on this problem and analyze in full generality the convergence of a fictitious iterative scheme using any single agent learning algorithm at each step. We quantify the quality of the computed approximate Nash equilibrium, in terms of the accumulated errors arising at each learning iteration step. Notably, we show for the first time convergence of model free learning algorithms towards non-stationary MFG equilibria, relying only on classical assumptions on the MFG dynamics. We illustrate our theoretical results with a numerical experiment in a continuous action-space environment, where the approximate best response of the iterative fictitious play scheme is computed with a deep RL algorithm.


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During each legislative session, legislators identify issues they want to study in more depth. They appoint interim committees to conduct these and other studies during the interims between sessions. The House and Senate leadership decides on who will be on the interim committees for the interim. Therefore, the members of the interim committees serve one 20 month term. The committees often invite experts to present information to them. Members of the public also get a chance to have their say.
Legislators use what they learn from the interim studies to make well-informed decisions about what bills to consider during the next session.
The administrative committees oversee management of the legislative branch of state government also meet during the interim.

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Some cases of marine operations with pipes conveying multiphase flows can show structural movements depending on the internal flow dynamics. A floating pipe conveying two-phase gas-liquid flow is an example where a two-way coupling between the internal flow and the structural dynamics is needed. The objectives of the paper is to demonstrate a method for dynamic coupling of slug flow and pipe structure simulations by comparing numerical results with small scale experiments on flexible pipes.
Two small scale experimental setups for two-phase slug flow in floating and submerged flexible pipes were prepared. The experiments were designed to give unstable flows. The air and water flow rates were measured and the pipe movements were video recorded. A new coupled model was established, in which a structural dynamic model has been implemented into a dynamic slug tracking model. Forces due to the internal flow such as fluid weight, friction and centrifugal force were included in the structural model, as well as external fluid drag and soil contact forces among others.
The implemented model can reproduce fairly well the dynamic forces due to the internal flow as well as predict the associated pipe deformations and movements. Slug flow can potentially have an impact on pipe dynamics, in particular for cases where severe slugging can occur.

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Silver Cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa)
Silver Cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa) is a common species of cactus which is native to the southwestern United States including Nevada, Arizona and California. The Silver cholla is a larger cactus which is known to grow in excess of 6 feet tall.
Silver Cholla waiting for an incoming storm.
Silver Cholla waiting for an incoming storm.
This species can be found rather easily and quite common in the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert and the the Colorado Desert. It is typically found in dry desert washes, Joshua Tree wood lands (as photographed above ) or pinyon-juniper woodland environments.
The body of the cactus is segmented by joints which are typically four to eight inches in length. The joints and body of the cactus are densely covered with spines about 1 inch long with are covered in a papery sheath. The spines are typically yellow in color, which contrast nicely against the green skin of the cactus body. This spiny armor not only protects the cactus, but is also forties the nests of the Cactus Wren and other animals who may seek shelter within this plant.
This cholla typically blooms in spring depending upon conditions. The flowers are green in color however some variants may contain yellow, pink or brown. The lumpy, tan-colored fruit hosts the seeds for germination and is known to have a foul scent.
Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)
The Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) is a commonly seen resident of the desert southwest and its range includes California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The Barrel cactus gets its name from its short stocky appearance which is said to resemble a barrel. Despite its name, this succulent can grow over 6 feet tall and thrives in gravelly, rocky and / or sandy soils and are typically seen below 5000 feet in elevation.
A Barrel Cactus on a rock out-cropping in the Mojave National Preserve.
A Barrel Cactus on a rock out-cropping in the Mojave National Preserve.
The Barrel Cactus is covered in spines which when new, are straight and red in appearance, and will turn gray in color and curve as they age. This species blooms yellow or red flowers on the top of the plant, which typically happens in the spring. Like its name sake, this desert nomad will swell with fluid during the monsoons to survive the long dry periods of the desert heat.
Some Native Americans utilized this plant as a cooking vessel. It is said that they would remove the top of the plant and remove the pulp from the interior. Hot stones were place inside along with the food. Additionally, the long heavy spins were utilized as needles.
There are fifteen different species of this cactus.
Mojave Mound Cactus ( Echinocereus mohavensis )
The Mojave Mound Cactus or Claret Cup Cactus boasts a bright red - orange flower blossom.
The Mojave Mound Cactus or Claret Cup Cactus boasts a bright red – orange flower blossom.
The Mojave Mound Cactus ( Echinocereus mohavensis ) is a cactus of many names and it also known as the claret cup cactus, hedgehog and kingcup cactus. It is native to the desert southwest of the united states and parts of Mexico. The cactus can be found in a variety of habitats including rocky slopes, scrub, low desert and mountain woodland.
This is a small barrel shaped cactus, which will range in color between light green and bluish green stems. As the name implies, this is a mounding cactus with may form up to 500 cylindrical stems with create a bulbous mound. This low lying cactus only grows to about 16 inches in height, while is clusters of spines can grow up to 1.5 inches long.
The funnel shaped waxy flowers range in color from orange to red to a dull scarlet color. The plant is commonly found at altitudes of 3500 to 9000 feet in elevation. This beautiful little cactus is known to locate Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave Desert and parts of Nevada.
This delightful specimen was found in the spring on the Pine Nut trail about 50 miles outside of Las Vegas, nestled among from boulders.
Beavertail Prickly Pear (opuntia basilaris)
The Beavertail Prickly Pear cactus (opuntia basilaris) is very common in the desert south west, and would go most of the year most of the year without a second glance. However this species of cactus exemplifies the best of what the desert has to offer in one symbol.
Beavertail Prickly Pear. Photograph by James L Rathbun
Beavertail Prickly Pear. Photograph by James L Rathbun
The Beavertail Prickly Pear grows in clumps, low to the ground and grows horizontally rather than vertically like the iconic saguaro. The dull greenish grey leaves grows feature a complete lack of spines and a shaped which gives the plant it's name. The pads of this cactus lake the spines traditionally associated with cactus, but rather the pads are covered with minuscule, gray-blue bristles which feature barbed tips which easily puncture human skin.
Each spring the cactus puts on a display of wild flowers which is amazing to behold in the arid desert environments. Typically starting the March, each cactus pad my put out several shoots which Colosseum in a burst of colors, most commonly a vibrant pink but also known to be yellow, white or rose colored.
Beavertail Cactus found off the Mormon Wells Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
Beavertail Cactus found off the Mormon Well Road, Las Vegas, Nevada
The cactus typically grows in rocky , sandy plains, valleys, washes & canyons all over Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Northern Mexico.


a common convention to terminate variable names with the # character.
 - Do not use the termination character in the middle of variable names. Use it only at the end.
Notes:
1. If you examine the AE scripts used internally in the Automation Engine, you will find many variables names that are not terminated. For example, here is an excerpt from the UNIX header include object from client 0 (HEADER.UNIX):
:set &UC_EXVER = get_var(UC_EX_VERSION)
:set &UC_MANDANT = SYS_ACT_CLIENT
:set &UC_REALNR = SYS_ACT_RESTART_ME_NR
:set &UC_NAME = SYS_ACT_JOBNAME
:set &UC_JOBMD = get_var(UC_EX_JOB_MD)
:set &UC_IP_ADDR = get_var(UC_EX_IP_ADDR)
:set &UC_IP_PORT = get_var(UC_EX_IP_PORT)
:set &UC_UNIX_SHELL = get_att(UNIX_SHELL)
Notice that although these variable names are not terminated, none of them is a substring of any other.
2. The characters allowed in variable names are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, _, $, @, §, and #. Variable names may not begin with a number or a $ symbol.
Indirect reference
It is possible to set or read the value of an AE script variable by indirect reference. That is, the name of the variable can itself be constructed using a variable or variables, and then the value of the referenced variable can be set or read.
Choosing variable names at runtime
Note that even though the name of the variable whose value should be read can be constructed dynamically, the variable must already have been set explicitly. That is, :SET_SCRIPT_VAR is not able to set the values of previously undefined variables. An enhancement request has been opened for this. (See :SET_SCRIPT_VAR should be able to set the values of previously undefined variables.) A work-around is also available for v12.1 and later. (See GENERATE_SCRIPT_VARS — generate script variables on-the-fly.)
Nested variables
Here's an example of how to use indirect reference to choose dynamically the name of the variable whose value should be read.
:SET &Sys_Name_EXP# = "AE_EXP"
:SET &Sys_Name_DEV# = "AE_DEV"
:SET &Sys_Name_TEST# = "AE_TEST"
:SET &Sys_Name_PROD# = "AE_PROD"
:SET &Env# = "EXP"
:SET &Sys_Name_var# = "Sys_Name_&Env#"
:SET &Sys_name# = GET_SCRIPT_VAR("&&&Sys_Name_var##")
:PRINT "System: &Sys_name#"

Line 6 sets &Sys_name_var# to the name of the variable containing the name of the system.
Line 7 sets &Sys_name# to the value of the variable whose name is stored in the variable &Sys_name_var#.
The result looks like this:
U00020408 System: AE_EXP
This is how the process works:
 1. First round of variable resolution:
 - This escaped ampersand (&&) becomes a single ampersand.
 - The &Sys_name_var# variable is resolved to the value &Sys_name_EXP#.
 2. Second round of variable resolution:
 - The variable &Sys_name_EXP# is resolved to the value AE_EXP.
 - There are no remaining unescaped ampersands, so the value of the &Sys_name# variable is set to AE_EXP.
You can achieve the same result in another way using the :RESOLVE_VAR function or the :RESOLVE command.
:SET &Sys_Name_EXP# = "AE_EXP"
:SET &Sys_Name_DEV# = "AE_DEV"
:SET &Sys_Name_TEST# = "AE_TEST"
:SET &Sys_Name_PROD# = "AE_PROD"
:SET &Env# = "EXP"
:RESOLVE &Sys_name# = "&&Sys_Name_&Env##"
:PRINT "System: &Sys_name#"

It works in a similar multi-step way:
 - First round of variable resolution:
 - This escaped ampersand (&&) becomes a single ampersand.
 - The &Env# variable is resolved to the value EXP.
 - Second round of variable resolution
 - The variable &Sys_name_EXP# is resolved to the value AE_EXP.
 - There are no remaining unescaped ampersands, so the value of the &Sys_name# variable is set to AE_EXP.
The trick to using these approaches is getting the number of leading ampersands right.
How variable resolution works
As you can see, the :RESOLVE command is capable of performing multiple rounds of variable resolution. It appears to work like this:
 1. Resolve escaped ampersands
 Replace any escaped ampersand (&&) with a single ampersand.
 2. Resolve variables
 For any string beginning with an ampersand (&), and followed by at least one character that can be part of a variable name, and at least one character that cannot be part of a variable name (such as a space, or a single or double quotation mark), attempt to resolve this variable. Undefined variables cause a runtime error. Variables with no value resolve to a single blank space (' ').
 Note: VARA object references of the form {VARA,KEY,COLUMN} are also resolved by the :RESOLVE command.
These two steps are repeated until no escaped ampersands and no unresolved variables remain.
Depth of resolution
Each :RESOLVE command is capable of resolving up to two levels of nesting. If you need to resolve three of more levels of nested variables, you can accomplish this by adding additional :RESOLVE commands that resolve the contents of the variable again. Consider the following example with three levels of nesting:
:SET &Env# = "EXP"
:SET &SysName_EXP# = "AE_EXP"
:SET &CompanyName_AE_EXP# = "MyCompany_AE_EXP"
:RESOLVE &System# = "&&&&CompanyName_&&SysName_&Env###"
:RESOLVE &System# = "&System#"
:PRINT "System: &System#"
The first :RESOLVE command resolves the inner two variables, &Env# and then &SysName_EXP#. The second :RESOLVE command then resolves the outermost variable &CompanyName_AE_EXP#. The result looks like this:
U00020408 System: MyCompany_AE_EXP
Variables in VARA objects
When VARA objects are used in executable objects, the parent executable object may set or inherit variables. Whether these variables are resolved when they appear in the context of the VARA object depends on the type of VARA.
 - STATIC & XML: Variables are not resolved in keys or values.
 - SQL: Variables are resolved in the Connection and Login fields. Variables are not resolved in the SQL statement
 - SEC_SQL: Variables are resolved in the Connection and Login fields, as well as in bind parameters. Variables are not resolved in the SQL statement
 - SQLI: Variables are not resolved in the SQL statement
 - SEC_SQLI: Variables are resolved in the bind parameters. Variables are not resolved in the SQL statement
 - EXEC: Variables are resolved in parameters. However, variables set in the parent object are not implicitly inherited by the child executable object. If you want to pass variables to the child object, you must do so explicitly via parameters, and use the :READ command in the child object to read these values.
 - FILELIST, BACKEND, & MULTI: Variables are resolved.
Tip:
To combine the convenience of a SQL VARA with the power & flexibility of an SQL job,
create an EXEC VARA wrapper for an SQL job.
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Jul 20, 2020 10:34 AM
Broadcom has updated its documentation to include some of the information contained in this document. E.g., Variable names.
Nov 20, 2019 07:37 AM
I added sections on two sub-topics:
 - Order of precedence in variable setting
 - Variables in VARA objects
Jul 23, 2018 02:53 AM
The most straightforward approach is probably something like this:
 1. write the output to the job log in a way that makes it easy to parse using PREP_PROCESS_REPORT.
 2. in the post-process tab of the job, write AE scripting that parses the job output and stores the important bit in AE variables.
Jul 20, 2018 05:01 PM
Appreciate the response Michael_Lowry. Basically, I am making a series of webservice calls; partial output from one call being sent to


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Example 8.4.9: Applying the Lagrange Remainder
f(x) =where r(x) goes to zero as x goes to c.
Use this result and the function f(x)= to show that
The first statement is a straight-forward application of the Lagrange remainder theorem - try it youself!
As for the application, let f(x)=, which is continuously differentiable around c = 0. According to our statement (and taking the first derivative at zero) we have:
= 1 + x/2 + x r(x)
for some r(x) with r(x) = 0. To apply this to our problem, we need to see involved somehow. Therefore we factor an n to get:
Now we can apply our approximation to the second root, with x = 1/, to get:
which, together with the fact that r(x) = 0 will do the trick.


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Part I History: Using DNA to Understand the Past
Abraham Lincoln was very tall for his generation, leading researchers to think he may have had a genetic disorder called Marfan Syndrome… did he? This part also digs into the past of royal families! Can bones give us more details? Read part 1 and join us to discuss!
Abraham Lincoln's DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics by Phillip R. Reilly is a great introduction to genetics as it provides definitions of scientific terms and traces the history of genetics. The story tells very interesting case to understand the problems that can arise within the field of genetics. Reserve a book at the Rochester Public Library or you can purchase your own copy! To be part of the club you can read the whole book or just parts you are interested in.


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Meaning and etymology of the name Ammihud
There are four men named Ammihud in the Bible: The father of Elishama of Ephraim (Numbers 1:10), the father of Samuel of Simeon (Numbers 34:20), the father of Pedahel of Naphtali (Numbers 34:28), a son of Omri and the father of Uthai who returned to Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chronicles 9:4).
Most sources also list the father of Talmai, king of Geshur (2 Samuel 13:37) among the men named Ammihud, but his name is (Ammihur). The difference between the two names is in the element after the Ammi-part. This element consists of three letters and two out of three are different. Ammihud and Ammihur are really very different names.
The name Ammihud consists of two elements:
2) There are two ways to go about the second part of the name Ammihud:
Alfred Jones (Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names) inclines towards the verb (yada) meaning to confess, praise, give thanks, and which also gave us the name Judah. But instead of translating Ammihud with People Of Praise or My Kinsman Praises, Jones reads One Of The People Of Judah. Since three out of four Ammihuds in the Bible are typically not of Judah, this rendering seems a bit out of kilter.
Jones' approach would make the name Ammihud kindred to the names
BDB Theological Dictionary and the learned body that produced the NOBS Study Bible Name List see relations with the noun (hod), meaning splendor or majesty. This noun occurs frequently in the Bible, from the authority or majesty of the king (Jeremiah 22:18) or a prophet such as Moses (Numbers 27:20), to the divine splendor of God (Psalm 104:1), and the splendor of Israel due to the blessings of God (Hosea 14:7 - his beauty will be like the olive tree).
Hence NOBS Study Bible Name List reads My Kinsman Is Glorious and BDB Theological Dictionary reads My Kinsman Is Majesty.
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The above is an intuitive explanation, and is not at all rigorous. It may even be a little misleading, since the "blobs" in a true homotopy are not arbitrary sets; they are the continuous images of some other space R. In other words, a common space R must be capable of creating both blobs in S. It is the functions, not the blobs, that are homotopic.
Let R and S be topological spaces, and let f0 and f1 be continuous functions from R into S. Let I be the unit interval [0,1]. Let P be the product space R cross I, also written R:I, with the product topology. If f is a continuous function from P into S, where f restricted to 0 = f0, and f restricted to 1 = f1, then f is a homotopy, and f0 and f1 are homotopic.
Let the variable t represent time. As time advances from 0 to 1, ft moves from f0 to f1. This is the first blob moving onto the second. And for any time t, ft, the restriction of f to t, is continuous. We always maintain a continuous image.
Let's look at it another way. Fix a point x in R. This defines a subspace of P, namely x cross I, that is homeomorphic to the unit interval. Restrict f to this subspace and find a continuous map. The image of x traces out a path from f0(x) to f1(x), i.e. the continuous image of the unit interval. All the points in the first blob trace out paths as they move in concert to their destinations in the second blob.
If f0 and f1 are homotopic, compose t with 1-t to find a new continuous map that carries f1 back to f0. In other words, the homotopic relation is symmetric.
Finally assume f0 is homotopic to f1, is homotopic to f2. When t ranges from 0 to 1 f implements the first homotopy, and when t ranges from 1 to 2 f implements the second. Since both definitions agree on t = 1, f is well defined. If you want to be rigorous, you need to prove that an open set in the subspace t ≥ 1, union an open set in the subspace t ≤ 1, produces an open set in P. Choose an open set in S, and let x ∈ R be in the preimage of this open set under f1. Thus x:1 ∈ P is in the preimage under f. Let B1 be a base open set in the lower half of P, containing x:1. In other words, B1 is the cross product of a base open set in R and an open interval (1-ε,1]. Similarly, let B2 be a base open set in the upper half of P, containing x:1. Restrict B1 and B2 to an open set W in R that lies in their intersection. Now B1 is W:(1-ε,1], and B2 is W:[1,1+γ). Put this together and x:1 is contained in an open set in P. The preimage of our open set is open in P, across t = 1, and the entire function is a homotopy, making f0 and f2 homotopic. (If you want to be technical, divide t by 2, so that time once again runs from 0 to 1.)
Homotopic is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive, and forms an equivalence relation. Thus the homotopic functions from R into S form equivalence classes, and these are called homotopy classes.
And the process can be reversed. If f:g is continuous into S then f is continuous into C1 and g is continuous into C2, and f0 and f1 are homotopic, as are g0 and g1.
Let f(x,t) = f0(x)+t×(f1(x)-f0(x)). This is obviously continuous, but let's spend a couple minutes proving it. (In subsequent sections I'll probably skate quickly across these continuity details.)
Let x:t be in the preimage of an open ball in Rn. Find an open set δ so that f0(x) doesn't stray by more than ε when x is restricted to δ. Find a similar δ for f1 and intersect the two neighborhoods to make an even smaller δ.
Let y be in the δ neighborhood of x, and let u and v be the images of x and y under f0. As time advances, u and v move linearly to their new locations f1(x) and f1(y). At the start and end they are within ε of each other, and since they move linearly, they are always within ε of each other.
Now find γ so that γ×(f1(x)-f0(x)) is less than ε. When time is restricted to t±γ, the image of x does not stray by more than ε. And the image of y stays within ε of the image of x. When time and space are restricted by γ and δ respectively, this base open set is mapped into a ball of radius 2ε. The preimage of an open set in Rn can be covered in base open sets, and f is continuous.
In summary, any two functions into Rn are homotopic. There is only one homotopy class, and it can be represented by the function that maps the entire domain to 0.
Next, let the domain be Rn, and let S be any path connected space. Let f0 and f1 be any two continuous functions from Rn into S. Let x be any point in Rn. As t moves from 0 to 1, the image of x is f0((1-t)x). The homotopy slides everything towards f0(0). As t runs from 1 to 2, f runs a path from f0(0) to f1(0), which we can do, since S is path connected. Then, as t runs from 2 to 3, the image of x is f1((t-2)x). Do this for all x in Rn. Take a moment to prove this 3-part map is a homotopy. The first and third pieces represent reparameterizations of the domain, as described above. The middle piece is a path, which is a homotopy on a point. Therefore any two functions from Rn into a path connected space are homotopic.
Let v(D) represent a homotopy class of D into S. Apply f to find the corresponding homotopy class in T. Then apply g to find a homotopy class in S. The composition of these two maps carries v into something that is homotopic to v, just as it carries S into something homotopic to S. Restrict S cross I to v(D) cross I to demonstrate the homotopy on v(D). This pulls back to a homotopy on D. The result is the same homotopy class. Therefore the composition induces the identity map on homotopy classes. The same holds in reverse, hence f and g create a bijection between homotopy classes, and the spaces are homotopically equivalent.
Take a moment to prove "homotopically equivalent" is an equivalence relation. The only tricky part is transitivity. Compose functions to map homotopy classes from S to T to U, and back to T, and back to S. This composes two bijections, giving another bijection.
to illustrate, let S be a single point and let T be a closed ball in a metric space. Let f map S to the center of T and let g map T onto S. The composition in one direction gives the identity map on S. The reverse composition maps T to its center. A homotopy contracts T linearly onto its center, hence the point and the ball are homotopically equivalent. The same proof works for any set T that is star convex in a topological vector space. Its one and only homotopy class is represented by the trivial function from D onto the center of the star.
An example is the plain without the origin and the unit circle. The function g preserves the angle θ, and sets the radius to 1. The homotopy pulls the plane onto the circle. Defining the homotopy, and proving it is continuous is a bit technical; I'll leave the details to you. In any case, the homotopy classes of the circle are the homotopy classes of the punctured plane.


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While working in the barn with the materials available on the farm during the Andes Sprouts Society Residency, I found myself frustrated by my efforts in the studio (located in a 100-year old dairy barn) were often destroyed by birds and chipmunks, particularly when working with the winter rye that was a cover crop in the fields. So I decided to create a work specifically for them. The red Holi powder (used in a religious festival in India) captured the footprints of mice and birds and the swish of feathers and imprints of dropped seeds. The work was allowed to remain and feed the animals throughout the summer.


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In data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry (DIA-MS), targeted extraction of peptide signals in silico using mass spectrometry assay libraries is a successful method for the identification and quantification of proteins. However, it remains unclear if high quality assay libraries with more accurate peptide ion coordinates can improve peptide target identification rates in DIA analysis. In this study, we systematically improved and evaluated the common algorithmic steps for assay library generation and demonstrate that increased assay quality results in substantially higher identification rates of peptide targets from mouse organ protein lysates measured by DIA-MS. The introduced changes are (1) a new spectrum interpretation algorithm, (2) reapplication of segmented retention time normalization, (3) a ppm fragment mass error matching threshold, (4) usage of internal peptide fragments, and (5) a multilevel false discovery rate calculation. Taken together, these changes yielded 14-36% more identified peptide targets at 1% assay false discovery rate and are implemented in three new open source tools, Fraggle, Tramler, and Franklin, available at github.com/fickludd/eviltools . The improved algorithms provide ways to better utilize discovery MS data, translating to substantially increased DIA performance and ultimately better foundations for drawing biological conclusions in DIA-based experiments.


PersistenceContext annotation . The unitName is specified, but not required, as the EntityManager variable name is the same as the persistence unit name.
@PersistenceContext(unitName = "em")
private EntityManager em;
Add a method test() to the session bean and the remote interface. In the test() method, create a Catalog entity instance with the new operator:
Catalog catalog =new Catalog("Kimberly Floss", "Nov-Dec 2004", new
Integer(1),"Oracle Magazine", "Oracle Publishing","Database Resource
Manager");
Invoke the persistEntity(Object) method to persist the entity bean instance:
persistEntity(catalog);
The persistEntity method invokes the persist method of the EntityManager to persist the entity bean:
em.persist(entity);
Similarly, persist two more entity bean instances. Next, create an instance of the Query object using the createQuery method to run a Java Persistence Query Language statement. Bind an author name to the named parameter :name using the setParameter method, and run the Java persistence query statement using the getResultList method, which returns a List:
List catalogEntry =
em.createQuery("SELECT c from Catalog c where
c.author=:name").setParameter("name","Jonas Jacobi").getResultList();
Iterate over the List, which is actually just one catalog entry, to output field values for the journal, publisher, edition, title, and author fields:
for (Iterator iter = catalogEntry.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); )
{Catalog element = (Catalog)iter.next();
retValue =retValue + "
" + element.getJournal() +
"
" + element.getPublisher() +
"
" + element.getEdition() + "
" +element.getTitle() + "
"
+ element.getAuthor() +
"
";
}
Similarly, run a query to list all titles. Remove an entity instance using the remove method of the EntityManager. Subsequently, run a query to list all the remaining entity instances.
em.remove(catalog2);
The test method returns a String, which consists of a catalog entry, a list of all the titles, and all the entity instances after removing an entity instance. The session bean class is listed next:
package model;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import javax.ejb.Remote;
import javax.ejb.Stateless;
import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
import javax.persistence.PersistenceContext;
import javax.persistence.Query;
@Stateless(name = "CatalogTestSessionEJB",
mappedName = "EJB3-SessionEJB")
@Remote
public class CatalogTestSessionEJBBean implements
CatalogTestSessionEJB {
@PersistenceContext(unitName = "em")
private EntityManager em;
public CatalogTestSessionEJBBean() {
}
public String test() {
Catalog catalog =
new Catalog("Kimberly Floss", "Nov-Dec 2004", new Integer(1),
"Oracle Magazine", "Oracle Publishing",
"Database Resource Manager");
persistEntity(catalog);
Catalog catalog2 =
new Catalog("Jonas Jacobi", "Nov-Dec 2004", new Integer(2),
"Oracle Magazine", "Oracle Publishing",
"From ADF UIX to JSF");
persistEntity(catalog2);
Catalog catalog3 =
new Catalog("Steve Muench", "March-April 2005", new Integer(3),
"Oracle Magazine", "Oracle Publishing",
"Starting with Oracle ADF");
persistEntity(catalog3);
String retValue = "A catalog entry: ";
List catalogEntry =
em.createQuery("SELECT c from Catalog c where c.author=:name").
setParameter("name", "Jonas Jacobi").getResultList();
for (Iterator iter = catalogEntry.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
Catalog element = (Catalog)iter.next();
retValue = retValue + "
" + element.getJournal() + "
" +
element.getPublisher() + "
" +
element.getEdition() + "
" +
element.getTitle() + "
" + element.getAuthor() +
"
";
}
retValue = retValue + "All Titles: ";
List allTitles =
em.createQuery("SELECT c from Catalog c").getResultList();
for (Iterator iter = allTitles.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); ) {
Catalog element = (Catalog)iter.next();
retValue = retValue + "
" + element.getTitle() + "
";
}
em.remove(catalog2);
retValue = retValue + "All Entries after removing an entry:
";
List allCatalogEntries =
em.createQuery("SELECT c from Catalog c").getResultList();
for (Iterator iter = allCatalogEntries.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); )
{
Catalog element = (Catalog)iter.next();
retValue = retValue + "
" + element + "
";
}
return retValue;
}
public Object mergeEntity(Object entity) {
return em.merge(entity);
}
public Object persistEntity(Object entity) {
em.persist(entity);
return entity;
}
/** select o from Catalog o */
public List<Catalog> queryCatalogFindAll() {
return em.createNamedQuery("Catalog.findAll").getResultList();
}
/** select o from Catalog o */
public List<Catalog> queryCatalogFindAllByRange(int firstResult,
int maxResults) {
Query query = em.createNamedQuery("Catalog.findAll");
if (firstResult > 0) {
query = query.setFirstResult(firstResult);
}
if (maxResults > 0) {
query = query.setMaxResults(maxResults);
}
return query.getResultList();
}
public void removeCatalog(Catalog catalog) {
catalog = em.find(Catalog.class, catalog.getId());
em.remove(catalog);
}
}
The remote business interface is listed next:
package model;
import java.util.List;
import javax.ejb.Remote;
@Remote
public interface CatalogTestSessionEJB {
List<Catalog> queryCatalogFindAll();
String test();
List<Catalog> queryCatalogFindAllByRange(int firstResult,
int maxResults);
void removeCatalog(Catalog catalog);
}
Creating and testing a test client
In this section, we create a JSP client to test the entity bean using a wrapper session bean.
Creating a client
First, we need to create a JSP. Select the EJB3ViewController project and select File | New. In the New Gallery window, select Categories | Web Tier | JSP and Items | JSP. Click on OK.
EJB 3.0 Database Persistence with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
In the Create JSP window, specify a FileName (EJB3Client) and click on OK:
EJB 3.0 Database Persistence with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
As we shall be invoking the entity bean, which is in the model project, from the JSP, which is in the ViewController project, we need to add a dependency in the ViewController project on the Model project. Select Tools | Project Properties and select Dependencies. Click on the Edit Dependencies button.
EJB 3.0 Database Persistence with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
In the Edit Dependencies window, select EJB3Model | Build Output and click on OK, as shown:
EJB 3.0 Database Persistence with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
The EJB3Model project gets added to the Dependencies. Click on OK, as shown next:
EJB 3.0 Database Persistence with Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g
In the JSP client, we look up the session bean and invoke the


Reducing the cost of veterinary care
Dog with money
Why do vet bills cost more than human medical bills?
When humans are sick or injured, our medical bills are mostly covered by the government through Medicare. We know that we can get any of the medical care we need without having to worry about the cost.
When animals get sick or injured, the government does not subsidise any medical treatments and it is the responsibility of the pet's owner to cover any medical bills. This is why a lot of people spend more on their pet's medical bills than their own! Surgery or intensive hospitalisation for a sick dog or cat can add up to thousands of dollars, especially if you want your pet to have high quality care.
Here are our top tips for managing the cost of veterinary care without compromising on the health and happiness of your loved one!
The old saying, "it is better to prevent than to cure!" is very true when it comes to veterinary care.
- Keep your pets up to date with simple things like vaccines, worming, and flea treatment. This is a lot less expensive than if they were to pick up a horrible bug (such as parvovirus) and need to be in intensive care for days.
- Desex your pets. This is a one-off cost that saves you a lifetime of worrying about the potential for uterine infections, testicular cancers, fighting between dogs, unwanted pregnancies or even emergency caesarians.
- Take good care of their teeth. Dental disease affects almost every adult dog and cat. Good dental hygiene includes tooth brushing, special diet, and regular "Scale & Polish" procedures to remove tartar. Without this, dogs and cats often get painful tooth infections that require surgical removal and this can be a major cost. It's much better to keep their teeth healthy!
- Keep dogs safe from traffic and be careful around strange dogs at the park. We see a lot of vehicle accidents and nasty dog fight wounds that require major surgery. Dogs should be kept on a leash at all times while near roads, even if they are very well trained.
- Keep cats indoors. This avoids motor vehicle accidents, being injured while fighting other cats, or picking up nasty viruses from the neighbours.
Pet insurance works a bit like human medical insurance. You pay a small amount each month as a premium, and then if your pet falls ill the insurance company covers their medical or surgical bills. We recommend pet insurance to all our clients because it means you will never have to make the tough decision: Should I do what is best for my pet, or can I not afford it?
There are many different companies that offer different plans, and you can shop around and decide which one plan is best for your situation.
It's best to sign up as soon as you get a new puppy or kitten, BEFORE any problems develop. Otherwise, that problem may be considered a "pre-existing condition" and not be covered by the insurance company. However, if you have an older dog or cat you can still sign up. Call the insurance companies directly to discuss your situation and see what they can offer you.
If you have any concerns about your pet's health, don't wait for it to get worse before getting help from your vet! Most problems are much easier (and therefore less costly) to treat if they are detected early. Plus, it gives us the best chance of a cure.
We hope this has been useful! If you have any questions about preventive heath or pet insurance, please feel free to contact us.
Dr Grace Woodward BVSc (Hons 1)


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True or False
Is the following sentence properly functuated.
The young appearing patient went to the doctor's office.
Answer is FALSE
My question is WHY? - Is it BAD sentence structure - we have ruled out that the apostrope is CORRECT.
Should there be a comma after patient?
or the intire sentence should be re-written.
"young appearing" is a very awkward phrasing. If it MUST be used, then there should be a hyphen there.
(With or without a hyphen, I still don't like it!)


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A high percentage of COVID-19 cases in hot spots are among people of color, particularly Hispanic and Black residents, according to a new analysis released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Among 79 counties identified as COVID-19 hot spots, 76 had a disproportionate number of cases among communities of color between February and June, according to the data released Friday.
The CDC said that another 126 counties were also considered hot spots, but those did not have enough racial data of COVID-19 cases to include in the analysis.
Disparities among Hispanic people were found in 59 of those counties as well as among Black people in 22 of the 79 counties. Those groups made up a greater proportion of cases despite making up a smaller part of the population compared to white people.
North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Arkansas, Utah, Florida and Tennessee had the highest numbers of counties with disparities among Hispanics, while Michigan and South Carolina had the highest numbers of counties with disparities among Black people.
People of color are more likely to be considered essential workers, such as in meatpacking and health care fields, putting them at greater risk for exposure to the virus.
Other studies have shown that people of color disproportionately experience serious COVID-19 illness or death because they are more likely to have underlying health conditions due to unequal access to health care and discrimination in health care settings.
Studying the impact on communities of color in hot spots can help better direct testing and prevention resources, the CDC authors wrote, and "improve community-wide health outcomes related to COVID-19."


fen was studied by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TG-DTG) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The temperature of fusion, the molar enthalpy and entropy of fusion obtained by DSC were well consistent with those obtained by adiabatic calorimeter. The evaporation process of ibuprofen was investigated further by TG and DTG, and the activation energy of the evaporation process was determined to be 80.3{+-}1.4 kJ mol{sup -1}.
 12. Thermodynamic study of ibuprofen by adiabatic calorimetry and thermal analysis
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 Xu Fen; Sun Lixian; Tan Zhicheng; Liang Jianguo; Li Ruilian
 2004-01-01
 Molar heat capacities of ibuprofen were precisely measured with a small sample precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 80 to 400 K. The polynomial functions of C p,m (J K -1 mol -1 ) versus T were established on the heat capacity measurements by means of the least fitting square method. The functions are as follows: for solid ibuprofen, at the temperature range of 79.105 K≤T≤333.297 K, C p,m =144.27+77.046X+3.5171X 2 +10.925X 3 +11.224X 4 , where X=(T-206.201)/127.096; for liquid ibuprofen, at the temperature range of 353.406 K≤T≤378.785 K, C p,m =325.79+8.9696X-1.6073X 2 -1.5145X 3 , where X=(T-366.095)/12.690. A fusion transition at T=348.02 K was found from the C p -T curve. The molar enthalpy and entropy of the fusion transition were determined to be 26.65 kJ mol -1 and 76.58 J mol -1 K -1 , respectively. The thermodynamic functions on the base of the reference temperature of 298.15 K, (H T -H 298.15 ) and (S T -S 298.15 ), were derived. Thermal characteristic of ibuprofen was studied by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TG-DTG) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The temperature of fusion, the molar enthalpy and entropy of fusion obtained by DSC were well consistent with those obtained by adiabatic calorimeter. The evaporation process of ibuprofen was investigated further by TG and DTG, and the activation energy of the evaporation process was determined to be 80.3±1.4 kJ mol -1
 13. Simultaneous reconstruction of 3D refractive index, temperature, and intensity distribution of combustion flame by double computed tomography technologies based on spatial phase-shifting method
 Science.gov (United States)
 Guo, Zhenyan; Song, Yang; Yuan, Qun; Wulan, Tuya; Chen, Lei
 2017-06-01
 In this paper, a transient multi-parameter three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction method is proposed to diagnose and visualize a combustion flow field. Emission and transmission tomography based on spatial phase-shifted technology are combined to reconstruct, simultaneously, the various physical parameter distributions of a propane flame. Two cameras triggered by the internal trigger mode capture the projection information of the emission and moiré tomography, respectively. A two-step spatial phase-shifting method is applied to extract the phase distribution in the moiré fringes. By using the filtered back-projection algorithm, we reconstruct the 3D refractive-index distribution of the combustion flow field. Finally, the 3D temperature distribution of the flame is obtained from the refractive index distribution using the Gladstone-Dale equation. Meanwhile, the 3D intensity distribution is reconstructed based on the radiation projections from the emission tomography. Therefore, the structure and edge information of the propane flame are well visualized.
 14. Large-eddy simulation of a bluff-body stabilised turbulent premixed flame using the transported flame surface density approach
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 Lee, Chin Yik; Cant, Stewart
 2017-07-01
 A premixed propane-air flame stabilised on a triangular bluff body in a model jet-engine afterburner configuration is investigated using large-eddy simulation (LES). The reaction rate source term for turbulent premixed combustion is closed using the transported flame surface density (TFSD) model. In this approach, there is no need to assume local equilibrium between the generation and destruction of subgrid FSD, as commonly done in simple algebraic closure models. Instead, the key processes that create and destroy FSD are accounted for explicitly. This allows the model to capture large-scale unsteady flame propagation in the presence of combustion instabilities, or in situations where the flame encounters progressive wrinkling with time. In this study, comprehensive validation of the numerical method is carried out. For the non-reacting flow, good agreement for both the time-averaged and root-mean-square velocity fields are obtained, and the Karman type vortex shedding behaviour seen in the experiment is well represented. For the reacting flow, two mesh configurations are used to investigate the sensitivity of the LES results to the numerical resolution. Profiles for the velocity and temperature fields exhibit good agreement with the experimental data for both the coarse and dense mesh. This demonstrates the capability of LES coupled with the TFSD approach in representing the highly unsteady premixed combustion observed in this configuration. The instantaneous flow pattern and turbulent flame behaviour are discussed, and the differences between the non-reacting and reacting flow are described through visualisation of vortical structures and their interaction with the flame. Lastly, the generation and destruction of FSD are evaluated by examining the individual terms in the FSD transport equation. Localised regions where straining, curvature and propagation are each dominant are observed, highlighting the importance of non-equilibrium effects of FSD generation and
 15. Magnus approximation in the adiabatic picture
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 Klarsfeld, S.; Oteo, J.A.
 1991-01-01
 A simple approximate nonperturbative method is described for treating time-dependent problems that works well in the intermediate regime far from both the sudden and the adiabatic limits. The method consists of applying the Magnus expansion after transforming to the adiabatic basis defined by the eigenstates of the instantaneous Hamiltonian. A few exactly soluble examples are considered in order to assess the domain of validity of the approximation. (author) 32 refs., 4 figs
 16. Modelling piloted ignition of wood and plastics
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 Blijderveen, M.; Bramer, Eduard A.; Brem, Gerrit
 2012-01-01
 To gain insight in the startup of an incinerator, this article deals with piloted ignition. A newly developed model is described to predict the piloted ignition times of wood, PMMA and PVC. The model is based on the lower flammability limit and the adiabatic flame temperature at this limit. The
 17. Pulsed Current-Voltage-Induced Perturbations of a Premixed Propane/Air Flame
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 Jacob. B. Schmidt
 2011-01-01
 Full Text Available The effect of millisecond wide sub-breakdown pulsed voltage-current induced flow perturbation has been measured in premixed laminar atmospheric pressure propane/air flame. The flame equivalence ratios were varied from 0.8 to 1.2 with the flow speeds near 1.1 meter/second. Spatio-temporal flame structure changes were observed through collection of CH (A-X and OH (A-X chemiluminescence and simultaneous spontaneous Raman scattering from N2. This optical collection scheme allows us to obtain a strong correlation between the measured gas temperature and the chemiluminescence intensity, verifying that chemiluminescence images provide accurate measurements of flame reaction zone structure modifications. The experimental results suggest that the flame perturbation is caused by ionic wind originating only from the radial positive space-charge distribution in/near the cathode fall. A net momentum transfer acts along the annular space discharge distribution in the reaction zone at or near the cathode fall which modifies the flow field near the cathodic burner head. This radially inward directed body force appears to enhance mixing similar to a swirl induced modification of the flame structure. The flame fluidic response exhibit a strong dependence on the voltage pulse width ≤10 millisecond.
 18. Investigation on Effect of Air Velocity in Turbulent Non-Premixed Flames
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 Namazian Zafar
 2016-09-01
 Full Text Available In this study, the turbulent non-premixed methane-air flame is simulated to determine the effect of air velocity on the length of flame, temperature distribution and mole fraction of species. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD technique is used to perform this simulation. To solve the turbulence flow, k-ε model is used. In contrast to the previous works, in this study, in each one of simulations the properties of materials are taken variable and then the results are compared. The results show that at a certain flow rate of fuel, by increasing the air velocity,


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This post describes the simplest possible way to transform a form into a page in NAV 2009. Both Pages and Transformation is documented in more details elsewhere. Here, I just want to make the simples possible example, just to get a simple form transformed into a simple page.
You need to have at least a NAV 2009 classic client and the Transformation tool. To test the page, of course you also need the Rolebased client. But to just transform a form, you don't need it.
Import the tool:
1) Open a classic client, go to Object Designer and import the files DevTool.fob and TIF.fob from the folder TransformationTool\TIF Editor\
2) Create a new form in NAV, as simple as possible. For example a Card form based on the customer table, with just a few fields on it. This is the form you want to transform.
Setup and use the Transformation tool:
3) Run form 97000 "Transformation Forms"
4) Click Import -> "Import PageType – FormType mapping", and select the file TransformationTool\TIF Editor\FormToPagetypeMapping.txt.
5) Click Functions -> Get Forms. Filter on Type = Form, and ID = the new form, then click OK. This gets the form(s) that you want to transform.
6) In the FormType field, select "Card" ("Form with TabControl only and a source table").
Run the transformation:
7) Export the settings from form 97000: Click on Export -> "Transform Pages". You must export it to the TransformationTool folder, and it must be called TransformPages.xml.
8) From Object Designer, export the form (Tools -> Export) as xml.You must export it to the folder TransformationTool, and it must be called Forms.xml.
You now have the form you want to transform, and the meta-data that tells the TranformationTool how to transform it.
9) Run the file FormTransformation.exe from the TransformationTool folder. This generates a new file called Pages.xml. It also logs any progress or errors in the file Transformation.log.
Import the new page:
10) Back in NAV (classic client): Go to Object Designer, and import the file Pages.xml, and then compile it.
If all steps ran without any errors, you have now transformed your form into a page which can be displayed in the rolebased client.
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Empowering families, right where they are
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On average, families are in the program for 3–5 years. However, some families have experienced major setbacks due to civil unrest, natural disasters, major illness, or a global pandemic. When this happens, we ensure they receive the appropriate and individualized support given their circumstances. Once your family graduates from the program you will be assigned a new family to sponsor.
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You can have confidence that your gift makes a difference because a caseworker is assigned to help every family. The caseworker works directly with the family to understand their situation and design a unique plan that helps them reach their goals. This person will closely monitor the family's progress and will share regular reports with family sponsors.
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Yes, you can. When you sponsor a specific family, you can write to them at anytime. We'll send you log-in information for online access to make it easy for you to communicate with your sponsored family.
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Marathon is a city on Knight's Key, Boot Key, Key Vaca, Fat Deer Key, Long Point Key, Crawl Key and Grassy Key islands in the middle Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 10,255. As of 2005, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 10,626.
Aviation Accident Litigation Lawyers In Marathon Florida
What is aviation accident litigation?
Cases involving individuals who have been injured in crashes and collisions involving commercial airlines and private airplanes. An aviation Accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a person is fatally or seriously injured, the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure and/or the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
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Commissions research on social gaming sector
The International Social Gaming Association (ISGA), a body that emerged following a merger between The Social Gaming Association (SGA) and the International Social Games Coalition (ISGC) in September, has developed a set of best practice principles for the social games industry.
The set of best practice principles covers five areas which are intended to ensure that games and their providers:
– Practice law and regulatory compliance;
– Are transparent in their functionality;
– Conduct responsible purchase and payment policies;
– Provide appropriate player privacy management; and
– Use appropriate advertising models.
Luc Delany, chief executive officer of the ISGA, said: "The social games industry is thriving and fast growing – over 750 million people play social games worldwide, and social games companies are driving economic growth. The launch of our best practice principles reflects our industry's need to ensure games are developed and operated in a responsible way at a time when the way people play and pay for games is changing."
Additionally, the ISGA has commissioned research into the evolution, use and impact of social games. The research results aim to give a better understanding of social gaming from both business and the consumer's point of view.
Independent research firm Harvest Strategy, led by Dr. Rohan Miller, will target how social games are changing the ways consumers play and pay for games.
The findings are expected to be released early 2014.


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Exhibit 7.10 Entry fee and less than fair odds to achieve $125,000
analysis, it is clear that an increase in Bets , regardless of Entry Fee , will result in an
increase of $10,000 in Proﬁts for each $10 increment. We can see this by subtracting
any two adjacent values in the column. For example, the difference between 125,000
in cell Q20 and 135,000 in cell Q21, for an Entry Fee of $30 and Bets of $50 and $60,
is $10,000. Similarly, a $10 increment for Entry Fee results in a $25,000 increase
in Proﬁts , regardless of the level of the Bet . For example, 125,000 in cell Q20 and
150,000 in cell R20, for a Bet of $50 and Entry Fee of $30 and $40, is $25,000. This
simple sensitivity analysis suggests that increasing Entry Fee is a more effective
source of Proﬁt than increasing Bet , for similar increments of change ($10).
Now, let us see how we create a single-variable and two-variable Data Table.
The Data Table tool is a convenient method to construct a table for a particular cell
formula calculation and record the formula's variation as one, or two, variables in
the formula change. The process of creating a table begins by ﬁrst selecting the
formula that is to be used as table values. In our case the formula is Proﬁt calcu-
lation. In Exhibit 7.12 we see the Proﬁt formula reference, cell K23, placed in the
cell N2. The Bet Values that will be used in the formula are entered in cells M3
through M12. This is a one variable table that will record the changes in Proﬁt as
Bet Value is varied from 10 to 100 in increments of 10. A one variable Table can take
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This smartboard game allows your students to build a termite tower. The students can draw shapes on the smartboard and then drop the shapes to build the tower. The whole class can even challenge the computer to see who finishes the tower first. Just make sure you draw with your fingers on the left and not the smartboard pens.
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format
format
Formats the content within the tag based on the tag parameters
Example
[%format type:'currency'%][@price@][%/format%]
Usage
Format tags are used manipulate the output of data created by Neto Template Tags. Here are some examples:
csv - Preparing text to be exported in a CSV file
Escapes the " character in a string so it can be used in a CSV export. Replaces " with "":
[%format type:'csv']Shinkansen is called a "bullet train"[%/format%]
Displays Shinkansen is called a ""bullet train"".
currency - Adds decimal places to a number
Add decimal point and two decimal places to a number:
[%format type:'currency'%]19[%/format%]
Displays 19.00.
date - Printing the current time/date
The format tag allows you to print the current date / time by simply adding the word now within the tag:
[%format type:'date' format:'#D #K #Y at #H:#I:#S'%]now[%/format%]
Displays 15 August 2018 at 13:06:08.
number - Add thousands separator and decimal places
[%format type:'number' sp:',' dp:'2'%]1900[%/format%]
Displays 1,900.00.
percent - Adds a percentage sign to the end of the number
Rounds the number and displays a percentage sign:
[%format type:'percent'%]95.7[%/format%]
Displays 96%.
text - Change to lower case and truncate
Changes to lower case and displays the first 16 characters:
[%format type:'text' case:'lower' maxlength:'16'%]One so immersive the device[%/format%]
Displays one so immersive.
Parameters
Name Options Description
type:'' csv, currency, date, number, percent, text
The type of format you wish to apply, each type has its own set of parameters that are specific to the type
Options
csv Prepares strings to be used in a CSV file
currency Format currency
date Format date and/or time
number Format numbers
percent Format as a whole percentage
text Format text / strings
dpno_zero:'' 0/1 Works with type currency, a boolean that when true will remove the decimal place if the cents value is 0 or 00
add:'' String Works with type date. Determine time value you would like to add to remove from current timeframe, example: -1 hour, 1 day, 5 min, 2 month
format:'' Code (see chart)
Works with type date and determines the output of the date format
Year
#Y Numeric representation (4 digits)
#y Short numeric representation (2 digits)
Month
#M Numeric representation (04)
#m Numeric representation without leading zero (4)
#K Textual representation (April)
#k Short textual representation (Apr)
Date
#D Numeric representation (07)
#d Numeric representation without leading zeros (7)
Day
#W Textual representation (Friday)
#w Short textual representation (Fri)
Hours
#H 24-hour numeric representation (04:30)
#h 24-hour numeric representation without leading zeros (4:30)
#G 12-hour numeric representation (09:45)
#g 12-hour numeric representation without leading zeros (9:45)
Minutes
#I Numeric representation (06)
#i Numeric representation without leading zero (6)
Seconds
#S Numeric representation (09)
#s Numeric representation without leading zero (9)
AM/PM
#A Uppercase ante meridiem and post meridiem (AM or PM)
#u Lowercase ante meridiem and post meridiem (am or pm)
Unix
#U Unix epoch time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT) given a local time
#u Unix epoch time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 GMT) given a GMT time
Timezones
#Z Numeric representation of the timezone offset (+1000)
dp:'' Integer Works with type number, it will format the number to the specified number of decimal places
pf:'' String Works with type number and currency, this string will be prepended to the output. Eg. "$" or "AUD $"
sp:'' String Works with type number, adds the string specified at every thousand interval. Typically you would place a , here, so 10000 would be formatted as 10,000
tl:'' String Works with type number, adds the string specified to the end of the number formatted
tl_plural:'' String Works with type number, generates a text block based on the value, so if the item is plural ie. There is two, we might print the text "items have"
tl_unit:'' String Works with type number, generates a text block based on the value, so if the item is singular ie. There is one, we might print the text "item has"
addbr:'' 1/0 Works with type text. Converts newline characters to <br> tags
case:'' upper, lower Works with type text, forces the content to either be upper or lower case
maxlength:'' Integer Works with type text, limits the maximum amount of characters contained within the tag
noeol:'' 1/0 Works with type text. Removes carriage returns from the text
nohtml:'' 1/0 Works with type text, when true it will escape HTML
rmhtml:'' 1/0 Works with type text, when true it will strip HTML
trim:'' e, l, r, a Works with type text, trims out spaces depending on the value used. l & r trim out spaces to the left and right respectively, a trims out all space between text and e trims out all space between text down to the integer attached to it, so for example, trim:'e1' will trim down to 1 space, removing the potential for double spaces
truemaxlength:'' Integer Works with type text, limits the maximum amount of characters contained within the tag after nohtml/rmhtml has been applied
wordlength:'' Integer Works with type text, limits the maximum number of characters before the word is hyphenated and the remainder of the word appears on a new line
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