How to resolve: TeamViewer is unable to initialize the display parameters
 - TeamViewer hangs during the "Initialize display settings" phase in Windows 10.
 - The cause of this problem is still unclear.
 - It could be due to the quality of your internet connection, conflicts in the process, improper remote access configuration, and many other factors.
 - To solve the problem, you can try to update the problem for both users or reinstall it with Unattended Remote Access or change the Remote Access configuration.

Unlock the potential of TeamViewer by conquering the frustrating hurdle of initializing display parameters. In this article, we unveil effective solutions to resolve the vexing issue, allowing you to seamlessly connect and collaborate with your team.
Troubleshooting steps for resolving TeamViewer display parameter initialization issues
To troubleshoot TeamViewer display parameter initialization issues, follow these steps:
1. Open TeamViewer and ensure that both the client and host versions are up to date. Check for any available updates and install them.
2. If you encounter an error during initialization, make sure your internet connection is stable. Try restarting your router or connecting to a different network.
3. If the issue persists, try connecting to a different computer to see if the problem is specific to one device. If the display parameters initialize correctly on another computer, the issue may be with the initial computer's settings.
4. Check for any hotfixes or patches released by TeamViewer's development team. Visit their website or contact their support for assistance.
5. If you are still experiencing issues, try uninstalling and reinstalling TeamViewer. Make sure to download the latest version from the official website.
By following these troubleshooting steps, you should be able to resolve TeamViewer's display parameter initialization issues and get back to remote accessing and controlling your computer without any problems.
Updating TeamViewer and adjusting display settings to fix initialization hang
To resolve the issue of TeamViewer being unable to initialize display parameters, follow these steps:
1. Update TeamViewer to the latest version by downloading it from the official website.
2. Adjust the display settings on your PC by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting "Display settings."
3. In the Display settings window, ensure that the resolution and scaling options are set correctly for your monitor.
4. If the issue persists, try using the TeamViewer Cleanup tool to remove any traces of previous installations.
5. Restart your computer and open TeamViewer again.
If you're still experiencing the initialization hang, there may be other factors at play, such as the connection quality or compatibility issues. In such cases, it's recommended to reach out to the TeamViewer support team for further assistance. They can provide you with additional troubleshooting methods or hotfixes to resolve the issue. Remember to provide them with relevant information such as your client version and any error messages you encounter during the initialization process.
Reinstalling TeamViewer with unattended remote access and configuring computer for remote control
To resolve the "TeamViewer Unable to Initialize Display Parameters" error and reinstall TeamViewer with unattended remote access, follow these steps:
1. Uninstall TeamViewer from your computer.
2. Download the latest version of TeamViewer from the official website.
3. Install TeamViewer using the downloaded setup file.
4. Launch TeamViewer and go to the "Extras" menu.
5. Select "Options" and navigate to the "Advanced" tab.
6. Click on "Show Advanced Options" and scroll down to the "Advanced network settings" section.
7. Enable the "Use incoming LAN connections" option.
8. Click on "OK" to save the changes.
9. Restart TeamViewer for the changes to take effect.
10. Test the remote access by connecting to another computer using TeamViewer.
If you're still experiencing issues with initializing display parameters, consider updating your TeamViewer app version or contacting the TeamViewer support team for further assistance.
Disabling conflicting processes and standby mode to resolve TeamViewer initialization problems
To resolve TeamViewer initialization problems related to display parameters, you can disable conflicting processes and standby mode. These issues may cause the Initializing Display Parameters Window to hang or result in a black or blank screen during the connection attempt.
To fix this issue, follow these steps:
1. Close any unnecessary applications or processes running on your PC that may conflict with TeamViewer. To do this, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager, locate the conflicting processes, and end them.
2. Disable standby mode on your computer. Standby mode can interrupt the initialization process. To disable standby mode, go to the Power Options in the Control Panel and choose "Never" for both the "Turn off the display" and "Put the computer to sleep" options.
3. Update your TeamViewer application to the latest version. This can help resolve compatibility issues and known glitches. Visit the TeamViewer website to download and install the latest version.
By following these steps, you can resolve TeamViewer initialization problems related to display parameters and ensure a smooth remote control session without any connection errors or black screens.
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Required Equipment for Sound Signals
During periods of reduced visibility or whenever a boat operator needs to signal his or her intentions or position, a sound-producing device is essential. The requirements for sound signals are:
- A vessel of 12 meters (39.4 feet) or more in length shall be provided with a power whistle or power horn and a bell.
- A vessel less than 12 meters in length shall not be obliged to carry the sound devices described above. However, the vessel must be provided with a means of making an efficient sound signal.
- A vessel that is propelled by human muscular effort, a sailing vessel, and a power-driven vessel less than 16 feet in length, when using waters other than Lake Erie, the Ohio River, or the Muskingum River, shall not be obliged to carry the sound devices stipulated above or produce the sound signals prescribed in the Ohio Administrative Code
Audibility of Sound Signals
- For boats less than 65.6 feet (20 meters) in length, sound signals should be audible for at least ½ mile.
- For boats over 65.6 feet (20 meters) in length, sound signals should be audible for at least 1 mile.

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Iconoclast 09-22-2010 01:08 AM
Notes on MIPS Instruction Encoding
My work in test. Please suggest informational additions or corrections and feedback on the style of the content.
I wrote the reference card and notes to make understanding MIPS disassembly easier by removing the detailed focus as to which MIPS instruction set architecture "ISA" is being used. Please note that, where it says "Conventions of MIPS32 Instructions", the information's application is not limited to only the MIPS32 ISA but all MIPS ISAs released before it (as well as the enhancement revision MIPS32r2 ISA that MIPS developed in response to consumer needs), because every ISA released by MIPS was developed under the scale of backwards compatibility. MIPS64, however, allows for 64-bit instructions, but the information on the right half of the reference picture still applies to those instructions.
Some video-gaming platforms that execute MIPS instructions are:
 - Nintendo 64
 - PlayStation
 - PlayStation 2
 - PlayStation Portable
These things are consistent:
 - An operation code "op-code" is identified by a number that is always 6 bits long, creating 64 possibilities of operation codes whose identifier binary numbers are of the range 000000-111111.
 - The 32 general-purpose registers "GPRs" can all be numbered using 5-bit identifier numbers of the range 00000-11111.
 - The source, destination, and target registers used by any instruction can only be GPRs.
 - The shift amount is only used by shift functions of register-encoded instructions.
 - The target address for jump-type instructions is measured in the nybble unit. Shift this value 2 bits to the left to form the target address measured in bits.
In theory, some rules can be bent by future developers who modify either the MIPS32 or MIPS32r2 ISA. For all ISAs that are not extended upon or modified by developers since their original release, these rules hold true.
Of any MIPS instruction, there are three forms.
 - Immediate-encoded "I-type" instructions execute to do a function--determined by an operation code--whose parameters are a source register, a target destination register or which function to do if the operation code is REGIMM, and a signed 16-bit data number called the "immediate".
 - Jump-encoded "J-type" instructions execute to update the program counter (PC) special register with a new instruction index, and the other operand is the first bit of the operation code--which is either J (000010) or JAL (000011)--determining whether to link the current address to the return address ($ra) GPR before jumping.
 - Register-encoded "R-type" instructions execute to do a register function--determined by the SPECIAL operation code and always more specifically by the first 6 bits of the machine code identifying the instruction--whose parameters are a source register, a target source register, a destination register, and a shift amount.
The first MIPS GPR, the ZERO register, is simply hardwired to 0. Since its value cannot be changed, it can be used as a source register if you want to work with the number 0 in a function or a destination register to discard data. Not every ISA has a ZERO register, but the MIPS architecture implemented it on MIPS ISAs to allow for better CPU performance.
For documentation on specific MIPS ISAs, check the MIPS Technologies, Inc. website.
Iconoclast 11-26-2010 06:13 PM
Okay just updating this with some informational fixes.
Re-uploading the image won't really announce where I was wrong which is why I submit in the form of this post instead.
And I realize that probably no one cares about my thread :p, but if it suits moderator judgement do merge the posts.
Just taking notes for now.
"Conventions of MIPS32 Instructions"
When I wrote this image, I wasn't yet fully versed outside of simple historical modifications for each MIPS ISA. The bit-encoding conventions, however, apply to all MIPS instructions, for any ISA released under the MIPS architecture.
I was then falsely under the impression that MIPS64 meant support for 64-bit MIPS instructions. MIPS64, actually, means you can work with 64-bit numbers in registers or operate in 32-bit mode. I'm not sure offhand about PSX, but I know that N64 uses the MIPS64 architecture, through the VR4300 processor.
In the image I defined the opcode for register-encoded functions as 000000. This, indeed, is the only opcode defining the format as register-encoded, but I presumed at the time that there was no other way to create this kind of instruction. Coprocessor instructions, though, are sometimes R-type instructions under the instruction field classes defined by the COP[z] opcodes.
That's all for would-be modifications to the GIF I posted. Currently I'm writing an extended documentation covering all MIPS instructions using linear bitstring tables on the r4300i microprocessor and listings of the CPU registers, CP0 registers, and FPU registers. It's really cool, I think, and includes corrective (grammar and otherwise) naming of each instruction and field class name, information about class acronyms that is hard to extract from any official manual by MIPS. I think my work in progress is coming out as an agreeable source that is useful as a convenient reference for if you want to write basic N64 applications in machine code.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 08:30 in Psychology & Sociology
The Mullany family is responsible for producing one of the most famous toys in American history. Find out how they came up with Wiffle Ball and what you can learn from their story.
- How does an outfielder know where to run for a fly ball?Thu, 21 Jan 2010, 16:16:23 EST
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Source Newsroom: University of Iowa
Newswise — University of Iowa biologist Daniel Eberl and his colleagues have shown that one of the mechanisms involved in hearing is similar to the battery in your car.
And if that isn't interesting enough, the UI scientists advanced their knowledge of human hearing by studying a similar auditory system in fruit flies—and by making use of the fruit fly "love song."
To see how the mechanism of hearing resembles a battery, you need to know that the auditory system of the fruit fly contains a protein that functions as a sodium/potassium pump, often called the sodium pump for short, and is highly expressed in a specialized support cell called the scolopale cell.
The scolopale cell is important because it wraps around the sensory endings in the fly's ear and makes a tight extra-cellular cavity or compartment around them called the scolopale space.
"You could think of these compartments as similar to the compartments of a battery that need to be charged up so they can drive electrons through circuits," says Eberl, whose paper made the cover of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "In the auditory system, the charge in the scolopale space drives ions, or electrically charged atoms, through membrane channels in the sensory endings that open briefly in response to activation by sounds.
"Our work shows that the sodium pump plays a particularly important role in this cell to help replenish or recharge this compartment with the right ions. The human ear also relies on a compartment called the scala media, which similarly drives ions into the sensory cells of the ear," he says.
How was the research done? This is where the fruit fly love song comes into play.
Testing whether or not a fruit fly can hear the love song—a sound generated by a vibrating wing—enables Eberl to learn whether electrical recharging is occurring in the fly ear. The fruit fly love song played a role in the research by stimulating the fly to move whenever a sound was emitted and received.
"In these experiments we tested the fly's hearing by inserting tiny electrodes in the fly's antenna, then measuring the electrical responses when we play back computer-generated love songs," he says.
Eberl notes there are many similarities between fruit fly and human mechanisms of hearing. That means his work on the fly model to identify additional new components required for generating the correct ion balance in the ear will help scientists to understand the human process in more detail.
Eberl's co-authors on the paper areMadhuparna Roy, postdoctoral associate at the University of Pittsburgh, and Elena Sivan-Loukianova, UI biology research scientist. At the time of the research, Roy was a graduate student in the UI Graduate College studying in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Biology.
The title of the paper, published last week, is "Cell-type-specific roles of Na+/K+ ATPase subunits in Drosophila auditory mechanosensation."
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant number 5P30DC010362-03) and the Iowa Center for Molecular Auditory Neuroscience at the UI (grant number P30DC010362).


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Whether declaring his love, explaining his theory, whispering words of sadness, running to the point of breathlessness, mumbling an excuse or banging his fist on the table, it is vital that an actor be heard over any cars or planes that happen to be passing by as he's filming his scene. This basic equation rather simplistically summarises the challenges that a sound engineer working on a film set has to overcome. "You have to be able to record dialogue and sounds that relate to the action whilst eliminating any noise pollution," explains Philippe Kohn.
Having worked in the cinema industry since 1999, Kohn, who initially planned to embark upon a career in music production, gradually learnt his trade and honed his skills after studying at the Belgian Institute of Media Arts. "What you learn in the classroom gives you the all-important basic technical grounding but you regularly have to break the rules you have learnt in order to find solutions."
Philippe Kohn got his first experience of a film set on Shadow of the Vampire, a major production starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, of which he says "it really opened my eyes, I was completely fascinated". He would go on to work as a boom operator on a number of films – a key role that required him to anticipate the movements of both actors and cameras, understand the framing and know who was speaking when, among other things. Only in 2006 did he finally start to feel "comfortable with the boom", whilst filming Flawless – another major production starring Demi Moore and Michael Caine.
Philippe Kohn began working as a sound engineer in 2000, alongside Andy Bausch on the set of Le Club des chômeurs, and would never look back, going on to work on Bausch's latest Rusty Boys movie. He also recorded Boule et Bill (which was "interesting because it was such a big production"), L'enquête ("which contained a lot of dialogue") and JCVD ("it's not every day you come face-to-face with Jean-Claude Van Damme"). He is currently working on the set of Angelo, co-produced by Amour Fou and filmed largely in a studio. "The working conditions are very good because the director wants as much live sound as possible and the set is specially adapted."
Kohn points out that "the world is becoming increasingly noisy, with an increasing number of parasitic sounds that we don't even notice in day-to-day life (the sound of the fridge running, street noise, different types of flooring, etc.), but the tools available to us for removing them are also becoming more advanced."


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Three-in-one soil sensors maximise agricultural yield, says Murata
A three-in-one soil sensor has been introduced by Murata for data driven sustainable agriculture. It simultaneously monitors the electrical conductivity, water content and temperature of the soil to provide farmers with data to maximise the yield and quality of crops while minimising resources such as water and fertilisers.
The tip of the soil sensor contains a grid of nine sensitive electrodes that provide consistent measurements of the soil's electrical conductivity. Algorithms are used to allow the electrodes to measure and compare the electrical conductivity of pore water ( i.e., water between the soil particles) to the volume of the soil's natural nutrients and added fertilisers. These measurements are not affected by soil moisture content, which eliminates uncertainty in the soil to help farmers improve crop quality and yield with the selection of optimum fertilisers.
Knowing the water content of the soil also enables the grower to irrigate the soil in an accurate and timely manner, which can save water. As well as monitoring soil conditions, the three-in-one sensor can monitor the water quality of rivers and lakes.
In addition to labour savings in agricultural work and reducing the waste of valuable resources such as water and fertiliser, the sensors provide data management and control.
"They also contribute to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), such as environmental problems like salt damage and the accompanying food problems caused by global climate change," said Yoshiyuki Oba, developer, Murata. "
Protected to IP68-equivalent for dust and water, including rust proofing, the energy-efficient soil sensors can run on three AA batteries for over half a year if the measurement interval is once every 30 minutes.
The multi-interface sensors also support UART, RS232E, RS485, SDI-12, and RS485 MODBUS, making them compatible with existing crop management systems.
Murata manufactures electronic components, modules and devices. The company's range includes ceramic capacitors, resistors / thermistors, inductors / chokes, timing devices, buzzers, sensors and EMI suppression filters. In addition to ceramic capacitor manufacture, the company produces Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules, board-mount DC/DC converters as well as standard and custom AC/DC power supplies.
Established in 1944, Murata is headquartered in Japan and has European offices in Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.


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Industrial screen printing
Publicado: 11 de October de 2023
Actualizado: 11 de October de 2023
Industrial screen printing can be digital or conventional and both are a popular personalisation technique that allows us to print images or text on any material.
Industrial screen printing solutions
It is, in fact, a solvent solution to work on corporate communication by means of pictograms or concepts, avoiding texts and making communication with the machine more intuitive.
At Engishare we consider both technologies to be complementary, so we choose the most suitable one according to the project and we even opt for a combination if this is the best option.
Conventional screen printing
This is one of the oldest printing techniques and consists of several steps that begin with the selection of a design to be printed on a photolitho.
Once the photolitho has been printed, it is then transferred to a fabric mesh stretched over a frame, the screen, by means of insolation.
With the insolation, some pores are left open in the mesh, through which the ink will pass, and others closed, through which it will not. The stencil is then placed on the material and the ink is transferred in a single colour and then dragged over the stencil with a squeegee.
The advantage of this technology is that it allows us to print on any surface with very sharp and durable results. It is also more economical for long print runs.
The disadvantage is that the price varies according to the number of colours to be printed and any modification involves a change of tooling.
Digital screen printing
This is a modern technique designed to print directly onto the surface using inkjet technology.
Screen printing printers
In order to be able to print digitally, printers have been developed that are equipped with special inks that apply them directly without the need for any preliminary steps or tooling.
The advantage is that this makes it possible to work on different surfaces and materials without losing quality, so it is a more economical option for small series, as the number of colours does not have such an impact on the price because it is a direct print.
The disadvantage is that the colours are not as sharp and the definition of the contours is not as fine in some types of iconography.


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Cement paste with a water:cement ratio of 0.36 was placed in a glass cylinder to a height of 1 m and pressure applied to simulate the conditions in formwork of 1-10 m depth. Total pressure and pore water pressure were measured 1 m below the surface. Both pore water pressure and the total lateral pressure were hydrostatic, with identical kinetics. The lateral pressure was modelled using the Richards equation, the permeability coefficient being determined from a drainage experiment. The model predictions of pressure variations in formwork were in good agreement with experimental measurements. 7 refs.
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Constructs a wb-map according to the supplied argument subforms. Each
argument subform can be a list of the form (key-expr value-expr), denoting
a mapping from the value of key-expr to the value of value-expr; or a list
of the form ($ expression), in which case the expression must evaluate to a
map, denoting all its mappings. The result is constructed from the denoted
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Traffic light circuit using IC 555
Traffic light is designed with two timer ICs 555 and three LED indicators, this circuit drives three LEDs with different time delay to provide stop, wait, and go signals on road.
Circuit diagram
Traffic light circuit
Construction and working
Two timer ICs biased with 12 volt power supply, the left side timer provides output through Red LED, the right side timer LED provides output through yellow LED and Green LED, here the yellow LED output controlled by discharge pin, Vcc supply for this IC provides through output and timer elements of left side timer IC 555. By varying VR1 and VR2 variable resistors we can vary the time delay between LEDs, here two timer ICs control voltage pin 5 left as no connection, LED arrangement of traffic light is shown in circuit diagram.
Datasheet
You can get datasheet of IC LM555 here.
31 thoughts on "Traffic light circuit using IC 555
 1. I have built this circuit and it works perfectly. A 9VDC battery can run it but the circuit will quickly drain the battery in less than 24 hours.
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 3. Introduction.
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 5. Problems in Existing system and case analysis
 6. Proposed system.
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 2. Hello, I have a problem with this circuit in proteus. Red and Yellow red work in the same time . Can help?
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 Make sure about the wiring and black dots in between blue wire represents connection and cross line represents no connection.
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 I'm using a 9V battery for supply as i have made the circuit on a breadboard.
 also, I'm using a 100K potentiometer for variable resistance.
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 1. Hello , can you please tell me how to set the time delay, I mean what I need to change for varying delay time. And formula for calculating it
 4. I am asking for the project in electrical and electronics based on traffic lights with improvements
 5. Please can you send me ckt diagram in multisim because I do not done this project using this diagram so please send me to this diagram using multisim .
 6. My son (11th grade) is trying to build a similar circuit for a STEM competition. I have a background in circuits but it's been years. The idea is that the light changes based on "seeing" a car. He's thinking of an RFID sensor. Can we use this same circuit and add the sensor to "start" the process? Any insight into what this new circuit might look like? Thanks for your help!
 7. I have tried this circuit and cannot get it to work (have checked the wiring). when I disconnect connection from left hand IC pin 3 to right hand IC pin 8 red LED operates as it should. With the same wire disconnected I connect right hand IC pin 8 to +V and green and yellow LED's work as they should. However when I connect everything back to drawing Green LED is on and stays on. Any advice?
 8. Built the circuit and green LED lights and stays on. Triple checked wiring ( all ok). Disconnected wire connecting left IC pin 3 to right IC pin 8. Red LED flashed as expected. Then with that wire still disconnected applied power to right IC pin 8 and green and yellow LED's flashed as expected. Any thoughts?
 9. can anyone help me? i made this circuit in multisim but there was an error red and yellow light blink very fast and also how to use and where is variable resistor in multisim
 10. In my case the red and the yellow light is blinking simultaneously . May I know what is wrong with it.
 I have checked the wirings multiple times .
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foreachconstruct was implemented in Java. This is a really nice construct that allows one to change code like this:
into code like this:
int sum = 0; Enumeration it = some_list.getEnumerator(); while(it.hasMoreElements()) sum += it.nextElement();
int sum = 0; for(Integer i : some_list) sum += i;
This is quite nice, unfortunately, it is an addon so many Java libraries has no support for this. Even some of the more prominent libraries such as
java.util.Hashtablehave no support for the enumeration feature, even if they are obvious candidates. Nice try, but does not really give any punch as it is mostly not usable.
This is some of the same problems that occurs when using generics, which is not supported by the Java bytecode, so all the generic types are removed during compilation (called type erasure). The benefit of this is that code can use generics internally but still expose a non-generic interface externally. If this was the programmers intention, it could be done anyway, but now the choice is not there. The reason for this is obviously compatibility, but the implications are that the libraries are forced to expose a legacy interface. The really nice way to do this would be to set a compile switch that toggles either generic output, or type erasure. Again, nice try but does not really give anything.
The other problem is in the design philosophy where Java opts for having a single
get()method which then takes an enumeration value as input. The notable example is the
Calendar.getfunction which takes a number of integer values as input and returns different things. This approach means that the programmer has to look up what values are allowed, or guess the naming convention used for this particular method. It also means that the
getmethod must validate all input to ensure that the user supplied a valid value.
A much better approach would be to simply make different functions, as that is what it really is. Example:
Calendar today = Calendar().getInstance(); //Actual int day = today.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_WEEK); int month = today.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1; //Better? int day = today.getDayOfWeek(); int month = today.getMonth() + 1;
That way the documentation is less required, there are no run-time errors as the programmer cannot supply an invalid value, a win-win. Well, one can dream :)

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a verb "they expire" after "in the middle of the night" ("Notes on Job, textual and exegetical," Bib 30 : 79ff.).
36 tn R. Gordis (Job, 389) thinks "people" here mean the people who count, the upper class.
37 tn The verb means "to be violently agitated." There is no problem with the word in this context, but commentators have made suggestions for improving the idea. The proposal that has the most to commend it, if one were inclined to choose a new word, is the change to יִגְוָעוּ (yigva'u, "they expire"; so Ball, Holscher, Fohrer, and others).
38 tn Heb "not by hand." This means without having to use force.
39 tn Heb "his"; the referent (a person) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
40 tn The construction of this colon uses the Niphal infinitive construct from סָתַר (satar, "to be hidden; to hide"). The resumptive adverb makes this a relative clause in its usage: "where the evildoers can hide themselves."
41 tn Heb "for he does not put upon man yet." This has been given a wide variety of interpretations, all of which involve a lot of additional thoughts. The word עוֹד ('od, "yet, still") has been replaced with מוֹעֵד (mo'ed, "an appointed time," Reiske and Wright), with the ם (mem) having dropped out by haplography. This makes good sense. If the MT is retained, the best interpretation would be that God does not any more consider (from "place upon the heart") man, that he might appear in judgment.
42 tn Heb "[with] no investigation."
43 tn The direct object "them" is implied and has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
44 tn The Hebrew term "night" is an accusative of time.
45 tn Heb "under wicked men," or "under wickednesses." J. C. Greenfield shows that the preposition can mean "among" as well ("Prepositions B Tachat in Jes 57:5," ZAW 32 : 227). That would allow "among wicked men." It could also be "instead of" or even "in return for [their wickedness]" which is what the RSV does.
46 tn The text simply uses רֹאִים (ro'im): "[in the place where there are] seers," i.e., spectators.
47 tn The verb הִשְׂכִּילוּ (hiskilu) means "to be prudent; to be wise." From this is derived the idea of "be wise in understanding God's will," and "be successful because of prudence" – i.e., successful with God.
48 tn The verse begins with the infinitive construct of בּוֹא (bo', "go"), showing the result of their impious actions.
49 tn The verb here is an imperfect; the clause is circumstantial to the preceding clause, showing either the result, or the concomitant action.
50 tn Heb "he"; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
51 tn The verb in this position is somewhat difficult, although it does make good sense in the sentence – it is just not what the parallelism would suggest. So several emendations have been put forward, for which see the commentaries.
52 tn The line simply reads "and over a nation and over a man together." But it must be the qualification for the points being made in the previous lines, namely, that even if God hides himself so no one can see, yet he is still watching over them all (see H. H. Rowley, Job [NCBC], 222).
53 tn The word translated "alike" (Heb "together") has bothered some interpreters. In the reading taken here it is acceptable. But others have emended it to gain a verb, such as "he visits" (Beer), "he watches over" (Duhm), "he is compassionate" (Kissane), etc. But it is sufficient to say "he is over."
54 tn This last verse is difficult because it is unbalanced and cryptic. Some have joined the third line of v. 29 with this entire verse to make a couplet. But the same result is achieved by simply regarding this verse as the purpose of v. 29. But there still are some words that must be added. In the first colon, "[he is over the nations]…preventing from ruling." And in the second colon, "laying" has to be supplied before "snares."
55 tn The Hebrew text has only "I lift up" or "I bear" (= I endure). The reading "I have been led astray" is obtained by changing the vowels to read a passive. If the MT is retained, an object has to be supplied, such as "chastisement" (so RSV, NASB) or "punishment" (NRSV). If not, then a different reading would be followed (e.g., "I was misguided" [NAB]; "I am guilty" [NIV]).
56 tn Heb "what I do not see," more specifically, "apart from [that which] I see."
57 tn Heb "is it from with you," an idiomatic expression meaning "to suit you" or "according to your judgment."
58 tn Heb "he"; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
59 tn There is no object on the verb, and the meaning is perhaps lost. The best guess is that Elihu is saying Job has rejected his teaching.
60 tn Adding "that" in the translation clarifies Elihu's indirect citation of the wise individuals' words.
61 tn The Hiphil infinitive construct is here functioning as a substantive. The word means "prudence; understanding."
62 tc The MT reads אָבִי ('avi, "my father"), which makes no sense. Some follow the KJV and emend the word to make a verb "I desire" or use the noun "my desire of it." Others follow an Arabic word meaning "entreat, I pray" (cf. ESV, "Would that Job were tried"). The LXX and the Syriac versions have "but" and "surely" respectively. Since this is the only
63 tn Although frequently translated "rebellion," the basic meaning of this Hebrew term is "transgression."
64 tc If this reading stands, it would mean that Job shows contempt, meaning that he mocks them and accuses God. It is a bold touch, but workable. Of the many suggested emendations, Dhorme alters some of the vowels and obtains a reading "and casts doubt among us," and then takes "transgression" from the first colon for the complement. Some commentators simply delete the line.


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Tools for hydraulic design of high density tailings pipelines
In the hydraulic design of high density tailings pipelines, unlike the hydraulics of Newtonian fluids, one cannot assume a specific flow regime, such as turbulent flow for water or conventional tailings. This must be defined through one or more procedures or criteria, which may not always be in agreement with each other. Therefore, the choice of a particular pipeline diameter will not only depend on the flow rate and velocity, but also on the flow regime.
The challenge is the variability of the tailings slurry rheology, which could show laminar or turbulent properties depending on the physical characteristics of the slurry.
However, before pilot plant or loop testing can begin, it is often necessary to conduct case studies in order to evaluate the potential impact of the various parameters.
The authors consider the Hedström-Moody Diagram to be a very useful graphic tool for case studies such as a specified rheology for a given flow rate in a fixed diameter pipeline, because it enables a practical and intuitive interpretation of the flow behavior. For example, it makes it possible to identify the laminate – turbulent transition zone or to visualize the range in which the effect of roughness over the friction factor can be detected.
The aim of this study is to promote the use of design curves as part of the methodology for the hydraulic design of tailings pipelines.


Who talks more…men or women?
There is nothing I love more than a clever phrase to describe a phenomena that bothers me. Last night I found such a phrase in a Jezebel article about gender differences in number of words spoken per day.
The phrase: public domain data.
This describes the phenomena of data that's been so often cited that no one seems to think you need a reference for it anymore (think "you need 8 glasses of water per day").
In this particular article, she brings it up in the context of the assertion that women say more words per day than men do. The most commonly cited data puts it at anywhere from double to quadruple the number…quite a difference by any stretch of the imagination. The problem is the numbers are apparently quite fictional.
The Jezebel piece links to this piece on a blog from UPENN where someone actually tried to track down a study that ever established the numbers quoted. They found that it apparently originated with James Dobson sometime in the late 80's or early 90's, and that he did not seem to have a study to back him up (his actual quote was that "God gave women 50,000 words for the day, and men 25,000").
From there it seems to have changed and distorted, but it does not seem anyone has actually sat down and counted the number of words men and women said.
If you think about it, this would be a really hard study to do. I mean, I think most people would knee-jerk agree that women talk more than men, but we have to remember that we're only thinking of social situations. Your choice of profession would HEAVILY skew how many words you were saying per day. I mean, my brother the biology teacher is by far the quietest member of my immediate family when we get together. However, I would hazard a guess that 5 days out of the week he likely says more words than I do. I mean, he teaches. He has to say words. I spend at least half my day analyzing data. No words needed. I also have a longer commute (no talking needed) and unless I'm giving a presentation all of my meetings involve giving people equal time to talk. But of course people who met us wouldn't count his professional speaking. It would be clear to everyone that I talk more…unless you had a researcher study us on an average day.
Additionally, even if this stat had been true in 1993, how would we count it today? In 1993, most social communication was verbal. How would we count blogging, Twitter, Reddit or texting? It feels strange to count those as words, but also strange to not include them.
I mean, the little lord's been taking his morning nap for the past hour or so. In that time I have commented on 4 blogs, written two emails, one Facebook message, and written this post. For research purposes though, I haven't said a word. Interesting, isn't it?
3 thoughts on "Who talks more…men or women?
 1. I tend to take half the conversational space, no matter how many people are present. Not likely to be actually true, but close. Yet there are situations in which I say almost nothing, and others where I avoid having to go because I would be expected to talk and I don't want to.
 Plus I talk to myself, sort of out loud, a lot. Do those count? And as you note, texts, tweets, comments…how do you score a forwarded link or a forwarded photo?
 Eh, why bother? Everyone knows women talk more than men, right?
 2. Well, if you wanted to measure how many words a person speaks, you'd need to clip a microphone to their shirt. (And somehow convince them to behave normally.)
 Then you'd have to ask whether a person talking to themselves counts. And you'd have to distinguish "talking to self" from "giving a presentation" and "teaching a class."
 If there really is a difference…
 Great point, though, on "public domain data".
 3. I think when I read the comments by James Dobson, I was also wondering if talking to babies counts. I mean, I talk to the little lord most of the time I'm with him, but that's more about trying to help engage him and language development than expression.
 I think what this gets down to is that there's lots of different types of speech, and we'd have to be quite precise with what we were measuring before we figured out who said more.
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 >>> dt.PreciseTime()
 '13:45:00.000'

 - PreciseAMPM() returns the time string for the object:
 >>> dt.PreciseAMPM()
 '01:45:00.000 pm'

 - yy() returns the calendar year as a 2 digit string
 >>> dt.yy()
 '97'

 - mm() returns the month as a 2 digit string
 >>> dt.mm()
 '03'

 - dd() returns the day as a 2 digit string:
 >>> dt.dd()
 '09'

 - rfc822() returns the date in RFC 822 format:
 >>> dt.rfc822()
 'Sun, 09 Mar 1997 13:45:00 -0500'

New formats
 - fCommon() returns a string representing the object's value in the format: March 9, 1997 1:45 pm:
 >>> dt.fCommon()
 'March 9, 1997 1:45 pm'

 - fCommonZ() returns a string representing the object's value in the format: March 9, 1997 1:45 pm US/Eastern:
 >>> dt.fCommonZ()
 'March 9, 1997 1:45 pm US/Eastern'

 - aCommon() returns a string representing the object's value in the format: Mar 9, 1997 1:45 pm:
 >>> dt.aCommon()
 'Mar 9, 1997 1:45 pm'

 - aCommonZ() return a string representing the object's value in the format: Mar 9, 1997 1:45 pm US/Eastern:
 >>> dt.aCommonZ()
 'Mar 9, 1997 1:45 pm US/Eastern'

 - pCommon() returns a string representing the object's value in the format Mar. 9, 1997 1:45 pm:
 >>> dt.pCommon()
 'Mar. 9, 1997 1:45 pm'

 - pCommonZ() returns a string representing the object's value in the format: Mar. 9, 1997 1:45 pm US/Eastern:
 >>> dt.pCommonZ()
 'Mar. 9, 1997 1:45 pm US/Eastern'

 - ISO() returns a string with the date/time in ISO format. Note: this is not ISO 8601-format! See the ISO8601 and HTML4 methods below for ISO 8601-compliant output. Dates are output as: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
 >>> dt.ISO()
 '1997-03-09 13:45:00'

 - ISO8601() returns the object in ISO 8601-compatible format containing the date, time with seconds-precision and the time zone identifier - see _URL_ Dates are output as: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSTZD (T is a literal character, TZD is Time Zone Designator, format +HH:MM or -HH:MM).
 The HTML4() method below offers the same formatting, but converts to UTC before returning the value and sets the TZD"Z"
 >>> dt.ISO8601()
 '1997-03-09T13:45:00-05:00'

 - HTML4() returns the object in the format used in the HTML4.0 specification, one of the standard forms in ISO8601. See _URL_ Dates are output as: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ (T, Z are literal characters, the time is in UTC.):
 >>> dt.HTML4()
 '1997-03-09T18:45:00Z'

 - JulianDay() returns the Julian day according to _URL_
 >>> dt.JulianDay()
 _PHONE_

 - week() returns the week number according to ISO see _URL_
 >>> dt.week()
 10

Deprecated API
 - DayOfWeek(): see Day()
 - Day_(): see pDay()
 - Mon(): see aMonth()
 - Mon_(): see pMonth
General Services Provided by DateTime
DateTimes can be repr()'ed; the result will be a string indicating how to make a DateTime object like this:
>>> repr(dt)
"DateTime('1997/03/09 13:45:00 US/Eastern')"
When we convert them into a string, we get a nicer string that could actually be shown to a user:
>>> str(dt)
'1997/03/09 13:45:00 US/Eastern'
The hash value of a DateTime is based on the date and time and is equal for different representations of the DateTime:
>>> hash(dt)
_PHONE_
>>> hash(dt.toZone('UTC'))
_PHONE_
DateTime objects can be compared to other DateTime objects OR floating point numbers such as the ones which are returned by the python time module by using the equalTo method. Using this API, True is returned if the object represents a date/time equal to the specified DateTime or time module style time:
>>> dt.equalTo(dt)
True
>>> dt.equalTo(dt.toZone('UTC'))
True
>>> dt.equalTo(dt.timeTime())
True
>>> dt.equalTo(DateTime())
False
Same goes for inequalities:
>>> dt.notEqualTo(dt)
False
>>> dt.notEqualTo(dt.toZone('UTC'))
False
>>> dt.notEqualTo(dt.timeTime())
False
>>> dt.notEqualTo(DateTime())
True
Normal equality operations only work with datetime objects and take the timezone setting into account:
>>> dt == dt
True
>>> dt == dt.toZone('UTC')
False
>>> dt == DateTime()
False
>>> dt != dt
False
>>> dt != dt.toZone('UTC')
True
>>> dt != DateTime()
True
But the other comparison operations compare the referenced moment in time and not the representation itself:
>>> dt > dt
False
>>> DateTime() > dt
True
>>> dt > DateTime().timeTime()
False
>>> DateTime().timeTime() > dt
True
>>> dt.greaterThan(dt)
False
>>> DateTime().greaterThan(dt)
True
>>> dt.greaterThan(DateTime().timeTime())
False
>>> dt >= dt
True
>>> DateTime() >= dt
True
>>> dt >= DateTime().timeTime()
False
>>> DateTime().timeTime() >= dt
True
>>> dt.greaterThanEqualTo(dt)
True
>>> DateTime().greaterThanEqualTo(dt)
True
>>> dt.greaterThanEqualTo(DateTime().timeTime())
False
>>> dt < dt
False
>>> DateTime() < dt
False
>>> dt < DateTime().timeTime()
True
>>> DateTime().timeTime() < dt
False
>>> dt.lessThan(dt)
False
>>> DateTime().lessThan(dt)
False
>>> dt.lessThan(DateTime().timeTime())
True
>>> dt <= dt
True
>>> DateTime() <= dt
False
>>> dt <= DateTime().timeTime()
True
>>> DateTime().timeTime() <= dt
False
>>> dt.lessThanEqualTo(dt)
True
>>> DateTime().lessThanEqualTo(dt)
False
>>> dt.lessThanEqualTo(DateTime().timeTime())
True
Numeric Services Provided by DateTime
A DateTime may be added to a number and a number may be added to a DateTime:
>>> dt + 5
DateTime('1997/03/14 13:45:00 US/Eastern')
>>> 5 + dt
DateTime('1997/03/14 13:45:00 US/Eastern')
Two DateTimes cannot be added:
>>> from DateTime.interfaces import DateTimeError
>>> try:
... dt + dt
... print('fail')
... except DateTimeError:
... print('ok')
ok
Either a DateTime or a number may be subtracted from a DateTime, however, a DateTime may not be subtracted from a number:
>>> DateTime('1997/03/10 13:45 US/Eastern') - dt
1.0
>>> dt - 1
DateTime('1997/03/08 13:45:00 US/Eastern')
>>> 1 - dt
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: unsupported operand


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Simulation studies of GPS radio occultation measurements. Radio Science, 38, 5, 1084.
Atmospheric sounding by GPS radio occultation: Simulation Studies and comparisons with observations. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly (Nice, France 2003).
Inverting GPS Radio Occultation Data using the Canonical Transform Method: Results from Simulation Studies and CHAMP Observations. 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) (Nice 2002).
Detection and analysis of GPS radio occultation signals under multipath conditions: Results from simulation studies. 1st International Workshop on Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate (Graz 2002).| EDOC: 6365 | (2002):


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Thermal Imagery Tuesday - Areas of crops may be affected by heat, stress, improper water, pests, and disease. No different than any other large field crop, monitoring the conditions of the entire field can be difficult. Using Near Infrared Technology, or NIR sensors, drones can provide growers with a bird's eye view of the field and report back specific areas which may be in distress. The images are loaded into a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index to provide a detailed analysis map of the health of the crop, helping farmers identify the specific areas which may need extra water, nutrients or other attention.
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To structure research and provide a suitable framework for faculty and students, the Graduate School is organised into five research areas:
Plural Traditions and Travelling Traditions focus on the construction and deconstruction of concepts, practices, and institutions resulting from interaction and communication or encounters and entanglements. Rethinking Social Order and Governance Contested investigate interactions, conflicts, and entanglements in the fields of society, law, and politics. Sacred Topographies attempts to illustrate all of these processes, drawing upon an especially rich field of investigation that cuts across subjects and disciplines.
To promote multidisciplinary research, the Graduate School aims to systematically connect cultural and social studies in each research area. Its study programme also addresses a number of cross-cutting themes like the critique of orientalism, alternate globalities, Islam as a reference, connected and translocal spaces, and entangled histories. Experience has shown that doctoral and postdoctoral researchers are strongly and at times even passionately engaged with debates that relate their projects to larger intellectual, social, and political concerns. The cross-cutting themes address these concerns.


_USER_{Krzakiewicz_Kazimierz_Dynamic, author={Krzakiewicz, Kazimierz and Cyfert, Szymon}, howpublished={online}, publisher={Zielona Góra: Faculty of Economics and Management Press}, language={eng}, abstract={Dynamic capabilities are an essential theoretical construct that is useful for understanding the phenomenon of competition. Still, in spite of the apparent popularity of this subject, the existing management literature could do with more studies into processes that shape dynamic capabilities.}, abstract={The purpose of this article is to systematisc different approaches to the dynamic capabilities concept as they are found in the existing literature, with a particular focus on its relevance to modern-day organisations as a tool to increase their competitiveness. The other goal is to discuss two issues that are critical to the dynamic capabilities concept. Firstly, what are the conditions for the predominant role of dynamic capabilities in the area of strategic management? Secondly, can the dynamic capabilities concept be treated as an underlying theoretical and methodological framework for strategic choices in modern-day organisations?}, type={artykuł}, title={Dynamic capabilities in strategic choice processes within organisations = Dynamiczne zdolności w procesach strategicznych wyborów organizacji}, keywords={Zarządzanie strategiczne, zdolności dynamiczne, zdolności operacyjne, konkurencyjność, organizacje współczesne, dynamic capabilities, operational copabilities}, }


Y3 Attract or Repel (black and White)?
Pupils investigate magnets and learn that they have two ends that we call poles. One end is the magnetic north pole (N) and the other is the magnetic south pole (S). Pupils investigate what happens when these poles are positioned together and learn that magnets, depending on their arrangement of poles, can either attract or repel each other.
Learning Objectives:
 - POS - notice that some forces need contact between two objects, but magnetic forces can act at a distance; observe how magnets attract or repel each other and attract some materials and not others; describe magnets as having two poles; predict whether two magnets will attract or repel each other, depending on which poles are facing
 - NaG - pupils should look for patterns in the way that magnets behave in relation to each other and what might affect this
 - WS - pupils should set up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests; use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support their findings; gather, record, classify and present data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions
This resource is available in the below packages.
Sigma Science – Year 3


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Location: Southern Hemisphere
Right Ascension: 02h
Source: Modern constellation mapped by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman, circa 1595
The story behind the name: Hydrus, the water snake, was noted by Dutch navigators Pieter Dirszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman who charted the southern skies between 1595 and 1597 on a voyage to the East Indies. The constellation was introduced by Johann Bayer in his 1603 publication Uranometrica. Hydrus resembles a rearing snake, with its head erect and body twisted into a sinuous shape.
Objects observed by Chandra in Hydrus:


The Home Category The Home: family money matters
How to Transfer Static Caravan Ownership
Many people have static caravans, also known as mobile homes or trailers, in the countryside or by the beach to use for a vacation. If you no longer use the caravan, it may make sense to transfer ownership to someone in your family who is interested in utilising it. Such transfers necessitate the use of a quitclaim deed. This legal document is generally used when real estate property is to be transferred between close family members.
Decide who the Grantee will be. Ask people in your family if they are interested in getting ownership of your static caravan. Give complete information about the property and explain your reasons for deciding to transfer ownership.
Research legal requirements. There is some compensation that a grantee can provide to the person granting the ownership. This is called 'consideration'. Although it is possible to achieve a transfer without consideration, it may have tax implications. Check with a taxation expert to help you decide about this aspect.
Prepare a quitclaim deed. Consult a lawyer to formulate the deed. Provide property details of the static caravan you wish to transfer. Give the complete and correct name of the person you're going to grant it to. Furnish details of the consideration fixed.
Sign the deed. Affix your signature to the quitclaim deed and have it notarised. If your lawyer specifies a need for witnesses to be present during your signing, make arrangements accordingly. Hand over the deed to the Grantee and collect the consideration.
Record the deed. Although it is not mandatory, it is advisable to record the quitclaim deed. Do this immediately after the Grantee accepts the deed. This will help to prevent anyone else from claiming title to the static caravan in the future.
The Grantor who is transferring ownership can be a person or any entity that has a legal right to own real estate -- a partnership, trust, corporation or an LLC. The same applies to the Grantee, too. Receiving ownership through a quitclaim deed does not directly make the static caravan the Grantee's property unless all parties who have an interest in it also sign the deed. In most states, acceptance of the quitclaim deed is the end of the process of transferring ownership. Find out if there are any other specific requirements where you live by contacting your state's Department of Housing and Community Development.


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X-Ray Diffraction Facility
The facility supports in-house research, as well as academic and commercial services in X-ray diffraction analysis for qualitative or quantitative mineralogical analysis of crystalline material.
The X-Ray Diffraction Facility is located within the School of GeoSciences, at the University of Edinburgh.
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a technique that provides detailed information about the crystallographic structure, chemical composition, and physical properties of materials. A primary use of XRD analysis is the identification of materials based on their diffraction pattern.
Our facility includes a state of the art Bruker D8 Advance with Sol-X Energy Dispersive detector for testing and analysis.
Contact the X-Ray Diffraction Facility
Equipment and software
Small Research Facility (SRF)
Our X-Ray Diffraction Facility is operated as a Small Research Facility (SRF).
A Small Research Facility (SRF) is a facility or service provided by the School and used for research and teaching. They are also available for use by the wider community such as external academic or commercial use. Our SRF's are available for hire or on a consultancy basis. These charges are recognised by grant funders and can therefore form part of a grant submission.


text: On December 20, 2013 at 16:42 UTC the "Long March – 3B/E" ("Changzheng-3B/E") rocket-carrier was launched from the Xichang space center in southern China's Sichuan province. The rocket orbited the Bolivian «Tupac Katari-1" (TKSat-1) telecommunications satellite. Bolivian President Evo Morales witnessed the launch at Xichang. According to Xinhua news agency, Evo Morales was the first foreign head of state to view a satellite launch from China. The satellite is named in honor of Tupac Katari, leader of the Indian uprising against colonial rule in Bolivia in the XVIII century.


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In November 2011, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC") of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") released the Administrative Measures for the Registration of Debt-for-Equity Swaps (the "Swap Measures") (公司债权转股权登记管理办). These Swap Measures took effect from 1 January 2012.
The Swap Measures set out the policy framework for the conversion of debt owed by a limited liability company established in the PRC, into equity in that company ("debt-forequity swap").
The Swap Measures
The Swap Measures make clear that debt-forequity swaps are permitted in the PRC as a form of non-cash capital contribution to a company registered in the PRC.
The Swap Measures contemplate that the following categories of debt may be swapped into equity:
- debt arising from a contract between the creditor and the company where the creditor does not contravene prohibitory provisions of PRC laws and regulations;
- debt that have been approved by courts; and
- debt listed in the reorganisation plans or in reconciliation (settlement) agreements approved by the relevant courts.
Process for Implementing the Debt-For- Equity Swap
The procedures for effecting a swap are as yet unclear and will be subject to further regulations issued by the PRC government or clarifications through Court rulings. It is however clear that to effect a swap, the following will be required:
- The debt to be swapped into equity has to be
Prior to undertaking the swap, an approved assets valuation institution, generally referring to licensed audit or valuation firms in the PRC, will have to be appointed to value the debt. The terms of the swap must be such that the debt is converted at or below its appraised value.
- Non-Cash Capital Contribution
The sum of the appraised capital contribution of invested debt-for-equity swap and the appraised capital contribution of other non-monetary properties is not to exceed seventy percent (70%) of the registered capital of the company.
- Capital Verification
Capital contribution through debt-forequity swaps must be verified by a qualified capital verification institution that will issue a certificate (the "Valuation Certificate") specifying the following:
- basic information of the debt, including the time when such debt occurred, the name of title of the concerned parties, the subject matter of the contract and the fulfillment of obligations attached to the debt;
- valuation of the debt, including the name of the valuation institution, the document number of the Valuation Certificate, the benchmark date of the valuation, and the verified value;
- the progress of the debt-for-equity swap, including the conclusion of a debt-for-equity agreement, the creditor's exemption of the Company's debt;
- The accounting documents demonstrating relation to the debt cancellation; and
- the approval circumstances of the debt-for-equity swap if the approval thereof is required by law.
- Allocation of Creditors' rights
In the event of competing claims by more than one creditor, the Swap Measures sets out a process of allocation of the converted equity between the creditors.
- Debt in a Foreign Invested Company
A swap of debt into equity in a wholly foreign owned company or a sino foreign joint venture is subject to additional approvals by the authorities with regulatory authority over foreign investments.
The issue of the Swap Measures make clear the viability of PRC established companies issuing convertible instruments as a means of fund raising, and provides an additional means of investment in PRC companies. The actual procedures for effecting the swaps will have to wait further rulings in Court and implementing regulations or rulings.
This update is provided to you for general information and should not be relied upon as legal advice.


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Eugene Lowry, in his work The Homiletical Plot and his revision of such work in The Sermon, suggests that the sermon create a sequence of experiences on the part of the hearers that mirrors the experiences of a typical plot form. The sermon therefore moves from conflict through complication to crisis and finally to resolution. Lowry's The Homiletical Plot depicts this design as having the following five sections: (1) upsetting the equilibrium (i.e., "oops"); (2) analyzing the discrepancy (i.e., "ugh!"); (3) disclosing the clue to the resolution (i.e, "aha!"); (4) experiencing the gospel (i.e., "whee!"); and (5) anticipating the consequences (i.e, "yeah!"). Just as in a narrative, the climax of the story often arises from a surprising discovery of a new way of looking at things, so too in this sermon the reversal is something unforeseen by the hearers and therefore a surprise or, as Lowry calls it, an "aha!" experience. If the preacher simply moves from trouble to grace without that element of a surprising turn (an unanticipated viewpoint that is nevertheless coherent to the story), the sermon structure is probably a law/gospel/application structure rather than a Lowry Loop.
© 2011 David Schmitt. All rights reserved.


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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has acquired four engineering softwares from MIDAS Information Technology Co. Ltd (MIDAS IT) for teaching and design purposes. MIDAS IT, a South Korean Company, specialises in civil, structural and mechanical engineering software and also provides professional engineering consulting.
The software include Midas Gen for integrated design system for building and general structures; Midas Civil for integrated solution system for bridge and civil structures; Midas GTS for 2D/3D geotechnical and tunnel analysis system; and Midas NFX for true analysis driven design in Mechanical engineering.
According to an article published on the University's official website, the uptake of the software by Kenya could easily solve the problem of unsafe building in our country.
"During a presentation to College of Engineering and Technology (COETEC) staff, John Elinami, MIDAS IT Structural Engineer, said MIDAS technology reflects the state of the art engineering and knowledge that is respected globally," the article continued.
"Our software has been used in major projects across the world including the world's tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa in Dubai," said Elinami.
Elinami said MIDAS IT ensures the day to day work of engineers are efficient and effective, adding that their products do not only give optimal results that are accurate but also saves time.
The Dean, School of Civil Engineering and Geomatic Engineering (SCEGE), Prof. Eng. Geoffrey Mang'uriu said the acquisition comes at opportune time especially in the engineering sector in the country and will make JKUAT programmes and students stand out from the crowd.
"Interacting with the MIDAS software, I realized that they have features and tools that the other software we are currently using don't have," attested Prof. Mang'uriu.
The MIDAS software will be applied in areas such as structural safety checks; fatigue check and seismic performance evaluation; unconventional tunnel intersection; vibration analysis for earthquake and blasting; and electronics and electrical engineering.
MIDAS IT has also availed 160 licenses for the software and will also avail a one semester fee sponsorship for a COETEC student.
Elinami was accompanied by Regional Branch Manager, India and Middle East Asia Regions, Adrian Kang and were received by the Ag. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Romanus Odhiambo, Principal, COETEC, Prof. Bernard Ikua and Dean, SCEGE, Prof. Eng. Geoffrey Mang'uriu.


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National holiday Constitution Day, 10 May 1979 Constitution 10 May 1979
In 1979, the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. On 3 November, 1986, independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US; economic provisions of the Compact are being renegotiated. Previously, the area had been colonized by the Japanese, the Germans, and the Spanish
Independence 3 November, 1986 from the US-administered UN Trusteeship
Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid.


Why is My Refrigerator Ice Maker Not Working?
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Ally Appliance Repair provides refrigerator repair in Hempstead, including services to repair ice makers that are not working. Learn about some common ice maker failures below:
Refrigerator ice makers are possibly one of the greatest inventions ever. This is a small luxury a lot of people might take for granted. Refrigerator ice makers are simple machines that do not feature a lot of complex parts that could go wrong with them.
As with any appliance repair, there are a few basic things that need to be reviewed before thinking the worst. And, it's nice to know, if needed, you can replace your ice maker without replacing the entire refrigerator, dependent on the model. First, let's discuss some of the reasons for an ice maker breaking.
When your ice maker is making ice but it is not dispensing the ice cubes it is usually means there's a mechanical problem vs. an electrical problem. This happens when shifting food around in the freezer, you could shift the control switch up or down. Most of the time the ice maker might get blocked with something, possibly a piece of ice. So, check to see if there's something blocking this part from working properly.
Before starting the steps of clearing out the freezer, ensure the ice maker is on. This is done by moving the control arm down. Sometimes, moving food around in the freezer unit might put it into the off position. If the control arm is clear, then there could be ice stuck inside the ice maker or it's not receiving a good connection.
Check the Control Arm
When the switch is down and there is ice but it's not dispensing it, there could be an electrical or mechanical problem. This will need a bit more troubleshooting. Ready to begin? First, we must check the electrical connection. This can be unplugged from behind the freezer when moving or shifting the freezer contents.
To check this, unplug the fridge and pull from the kitchen wall. Turn off the water supply. Locate the valve on the rear of the inside of the freezer. Essentially this is what connects the ice maker into the freezer unit. Be sure that it's actually plugged in properly.
After that, remove all of the ice that is in the ice maker itself. This can be accomplished by adding a little water to help get any ice that is inside of there out.
Once done, restore power to the refrigerator and then turn on the ice maker. It might take the solenoid a few seconds to engage and fill the mold. When the mold is 100% full, wait around 4-5 hours or so to see if you've solved the issue.
Check for Frozen Lines
Other ice maker problems that might cause your ice maker to not produce any ice are frozen lines. The water lines have been clogged with frost. This is an easy fix.
Unplug the freezer and locate the shut off valve. Turn the water off and then grab a hair dryer to warm the water line or just let the freezer sit shut off for a couple of hours until the line is thawed.
There are some models that feature a water filter that can freeze or ice over. For these cases, locating the water filter is the first step. Then repeat what was done for the frozen water line.
If an ice maker is not making large enough cubes of ice, there is a problem with the settings. To adjust the the ice maker settings, take the top part of the cover off and locate a simple control that displays plus and a minus symbols. For this process, you could need a flat head screwdriver.
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Glossary of the main terms used in neuroConstruct
3D View of Cells
When a single cell is viewed in 3D (at tab Visualisation, select the name of the Cell Type in the drop down box and press View) there are a number of actions possible:
- Left click anywhere in the view and drag to rotate the cell
- Right click anywhere and drag to translate the cell
- Clicking the middle mouse button and dragging (or turning the middle wheel) will zoom the view. Note that if there is no middle button, there is a zoom slider bar on the GUI
- Pressing the 0 button will reset the view, usually centering on the cell
- Pressing the ^ button will open a window in full screen with just the 3D objects (good for capturing screenshots)
- Left clicking on one of Segments will highlight that segment (red) and any other segments in the same Section (yellow) (only when All solid is selected)
- When a Segment is selected, a summary of the 3D information on it appears, and the endpoints, etc. can be altered by pressing the Edit... button
- Clicking on part of a cell highlights that cell. Note this is easiest when the level of detail displayed is All Solid (see below). Selecting cells can also be difficult is other objects are close, e.g. transparent regions, synaptic endpoint spheres, 3D axes (turn some of these off via 3D Settings). If a cell can't be selected by clicking, the cell group and cell number can be selected in the drop down boxes.
- Multiple cells in a cell group can be selected too via the drop down boxes (e.g. all cells, a percentage of cells, etc.). These can then be plotted together as a group if a previous simulation has been loaded.
- When one or more cells are selected, checking the Transparent mode box keeps that/those cell opaque, makes cells it is/they are connected to partially transparent and turns other cells almost completely transparent.
- The background colour and preferred cell segment colour
- Whether the 3D axes will be shown.
- The resolution of 3D elements. Note for better 3D performance when viewing large cells/networks this should be set low (<12)!
- A number of items can be excluded or included from the 3D view, e.g. Regions (when viewing generated networks), Inputs, Synaptic Endponts (green for presynaptic location, red for post), etc.
- The level of detail to display (see below)
- All solid: all segments are seen in 3D detail. Note the resolution of these can be increased or decreased under 3D Settings
- Soma solid, neurite lines: segments in the soma group are solid, all other segments are lines through their centres
- Soma solid, no neurites: just the soma segments are shown in 3D
- All lines: all segments are represented by lines
- Original Compartmentalisation: a transparent view of the cell, showing the segments in 3D, white lines through their centres, blue spheres for their end points, and yellow lines linking segments which are electrically connected, but not physically linked. There will be a red sphere in the middle of each of the internal divisions, with small blue spheres connecting them. These red spheres correspond to the simulated points in NEURON as defined by the nseg value.
- GENESIS Compartmentalisation: this is a Compartmentalisation of the cell which converts it to a smaller number of compartments for GENESIS but retains the section groups, total surface area, total dendritic length and total axial resistance.
A Cell Type which represents a real neuron, but whose morphology is described with a much reduced number of segments. These types of cells are useful for investigating basic electrophysiological properties of cells, or in large networks, where simpler individual cells are needed to reduce simulation time. These cells can be created manually by adding a Cell Type based on the included examples (e.g. SimpleCell), viewing in tab Visualisation, clicking on one of the segments, and pressing Edit....
Abstracted Cell Mechanisms
A Cell Mechanism which has been split between model template and parameters, allowing easy mapping onto each of the available simulation platforms. Note: This is a pre-ChannelML approach to implementing Cell Mechanisms and shouldn't be used anymore.
Action Potential Propagation Speed
While the 3D structure of axons is important for creating the correct connectivity (e.g parallel fibers in cerebellar granule cells) the segments representing these axons need not necessarily be explicitly modelled, indeed physiological data on the channels present etc. can be quite difficult to obtain. Instead an average value for the speed of propagation of the Action Potential can be used for these segments, with the axonal propagation delay (calculated using the distance along the segments to the last fully modelled segment) added to the internal synaptic mechanism delay. To specify sections which should be modelled using Action Potential Propagation Speeds, select Cell density mechanism in the drop down box when viewing a single cell in the Visualisation tab. Note that reducing the number of explicitly modelled segments will reduce the simulation runtime.
If anti-aliasing is turned on, 3D renderings of both solid compartments and line segments will be smoother. This may have some performance overhead on some video cards, or may prevent the 3D view from displaying, and so should be turned off.
Arborization Defined Connection
The file ending given to morphologies saved in the file format used by Neurolucida.
Axes in 3D
A set of axes can be added in 3D (either when a single cell is being displayed or a generated network). The green axis represents the x direction, the yellow the y direction and the red the z direction. The axes measure 100 microns from the origin in positive and negative directions, the arrow on the positive. The ticks are at 10 micron intervals. Due to perspective the axes should only be used for getting bearings/a concept of scale in the 3D scene.
A number of checks can be carried out on the cells in a project to ensure they meet some minimum requirements for producing realistic results in the chosen simulators. It is not a complete list. At the moment these checks are:
- At least one membrane mechanism on each segment
- At least one passive conductance on each segment
- Each section has an appropriate internal number of divisions for the specified maximum electrotonic length
- At most one passive conductance on a segment (more than one can lead to erroneous calculations of Electrotonic length)
Cell density mechanism
A term used to describe the mechanisms which can be applied to cell segments to allow simulation of electrophysiological mechanisms. Density refers to the fact that the effect of the mechanism is dependent on the physical size (surface area/length) of the segment. A Channel Mechanism is specified as a conductance per unit area, or alternatively an Action Potential Propagation Speed measures the rate of propagation of signals along a segment to synaptic connections. Specific capacitance and specific axial resistance can be specified on a per group basis also. To specify which cell density mechanisms are present on a cell, select Cell density mechanism in the drop down box when viewing a single cell in the Visualisation tab.
A number of cells of the same Cell Type positioned in 3D space. These will be laid out relative to a specified Region and arranged according to a Packing Pattern. Only Cell Groups included in the selected Simulation Configuration will be generated.
Cell Group Priority
Specifies the order in which Cell Groups are placed. Higher priority Cell Groups are always placed first.
A general term for an electrophysiological process (currently either a Channel Mechanism, a Synaptic Mechanism or an Ion Concentration) which is placed on modelled cell membranes or at the interface of two cells to alter their internal electrical and chemical state. More on Cell Mechanisms in the main documentation.
A prototype cell containing information on its 3D morphology and the various Cell density mechanisms which determine its electrophysiological behaviour. Each Cell Group specifies a particular Cell Type and from these networks are built. Cell Types can be hard-coded (e.g. Simple Cell, Purkinje Cell) (which can form the basis of manually edited Abstract Cells) or ones based on imported morphology files, e.g. using GenesisMorphReader where a morphology file (ending in.p) as used in GENESIS is specified (more on importing morphologies). A Cell Type can be checked for validity. More on Cell Types in the main documentation
An implementation of a model of an electrophysiological process (e.g. a voltage gated ion channel, ion pump, etc.) which is placed on modelled cells' membranes to alter their behaviour. For NEURON these are usually implemented in NMODL. The preferred way to specify these in neuroConstruct is with a ChannelML file.
ChannelML is a language (using XML technologies) for specifying the dynamics of various subcellular processes (Channel Mechanisms, Synaptic Mechanisms, etc.) which are present on biologically detailed model neurons. It is a part of Level 2 of NeuroML. The ability to model these types of mechanisms is one of the key features of platforms like NEURON or GENESIS, but the implementation of the mechanisms is far from trivial, requiring both knowledge of the physiological processes and of a low level programming language. ChannelML seeks to separate the electrophysiological data from any specific implementation, defining a template for numerous types of cellular mechanism, containing only the relevant biophysical parameters (e.g. reversal potentials, (in)activation rate equations) which can be automatically validated for completeness. These


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I'm facing problem in adding a drawable object to a Parcel object, in order to send an object from one activity to another activity.
There are methods like writeString(String) to add strings to a Parcel object. But do not know how to add a Drawable to the Parcel object.
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You cannot add a Drawable to a Parcel, as Drawable does not implement the Parcelable interface. Certain types of Drawable might implement Parcelable, but I am not aware of any.
You can put in the Parcel some identifier (e.g., drawable resource ID) and have the recipient obtain the Drawable on its own.
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I think you can try wrapping the Drawable inside an object that implements Parcelable.
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You can do that using Bitmap and BitmapDrawable.
Let's say you have a Drawable called drawable and a Parcel (in which the object should be written) called parcel.
To write a Drawable into a Parceable:
if ( drawable!= null ) {
 Bitmap bitmap = (Bitmap) ((BitmapDrawable) drawable).getBitmap();
 parcel.writeParcelable(bitmap, flags);
else {
 parcel.writeParcelable(null, flags);
To read the Drawable from the Parceable:
Bitmap bitmap = (Bitmap) in.readParcelable(getClass().getClassLoader());
if ( bitmap!= null ) {
 drawable = new BitmapDrawable(bitmap);
else {
 drawable = null;
In particular, since the constructor BitmapDrawable (Bitmap bitmap) has been deprecated, you might want to use BitmapDrawable (Resources res, Bitmap bitmap) instead.
drawable = new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), bitmap);
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CHANGSHA, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China has developed a new kind of rice free from cadmium pollution.
The project led by Yuan Longping, known as China's "Father of Hybrid Rice," passed examination and evaluation by a panel from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday.
Trial plantation of the new breed, low-cadmium Indica rice, was arranged in a township in Xiangtan County, central China's Hunan Province, in soil with 1.5 mg/kg of cadmium.
Sampling showed the cadmium in two samples at 0.06 mg/kg and 0.07 mg/kg, much lower than the national standard of 0.2 mg/kg.
Zhao Bingran, with Hunan provincial hybrid rice research center, said the low-cadmium rice was developed by genome editing and hybridization, without any exogenous gene.
Rice gene that absorbs cadmium is subtracted to get the new breed, said Yuan.
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In 2013, rice produced in Hunan Province was found to contain excessive levels of cadmium, a carcinogenic industrial chemical, which was largely believed to be caused by water and soil pollution.


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The gases commonly used for working borosilicate glasses are propane or natural gas mixed with oxygen. It is important when selecting your burner, torch and tips that they be designed for use with these gases. Units designed for gas/air mixtures should not be used with gas and oxygen.
|A typical glassblower's burner. Burners are usually bench or lathe mounted. The bench burner shown here has two gas and two oxygen valve controls, offering a wide variety of flame configurations. The aluminum collar shown mounted on the burner barrel aids in heat dissipation.|
|Another example of a glassblower's bench burner. The two inner valves (green = oxygen and red = gas) create a relatively small tight flame. Opening the two outer valves offers the glassblower a much larger flame as shown here.
In use, burners are usually stationary or mounted as part of a fixture. The glass is brought into the flame where it is heated and manipulated by the glassblower.
|Lathe burners are mounted on a movable carriage. The four (4) jet burner pictured can be moved up or down to match the diameter of the glass being worked or rolled back and forth along the length of the glass tubing using the carriage. Each burner jet angle may be adjusted as well.|
|Glassblowing torches are usually smaller and much lighter than burners or burner assemblies. The torch shown here is a pre-mix (gas/oxygen are mixed in a chamber within the torch body) style quite popular with many glassblowers. |
Pre-mix torches often have removable tips in a wide range of sizes, providing a number of flame options to the glassblower.
|Torches are brought to the glass, which is held stationary by clamps or other fixtures. The size, weight and balance of a torch are important features to the glassblower.|
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|Torches and burners come in a variety of shapes, sizes and capabilities to fill the many applications required by the glassblower. Traditionally, these are made of metals such as stainless steel, brass, etc., however, special needs may require custom fabrication using non-traditional materials. For example, if metal contamination from a hot torch might cause problems in a particular application, one can use a glass (quartz) torch. Additional photos and information may be found at Blue Flame Technology.|
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The MAQ®20 Python API uses an object-oriented approach for communicating with MAQ20 systems, which provides an intuitive interface where the low-level Modbus commands are hidden from normal use. Users can focus on solving the measurement problems at hand, instead of re-inventing how to communicate with modules.
Before using the MAQ20 Python API, you may find it helpful to be acquainted with basic Python programming and understand the concept of objects.
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 - Communication: to MAQ20 systems from a host PC.
 - Address offsetting: When a module is registered in a system, addresses are offset by 2000 * R, where R is the Registration Number. The API uses relative addressing for the modules, this means that when using low-level Modbus commands, 0 to 1999 are valid addresses.
 - Counts to Engineering units: the API reads information it needs to know at initialization to do this conversion.
 - Rounding: when dealing with small quantities such as millivolts it can get tedious to look at a bunch of trailing decimals. The API does meaningful rounding to any module up to 3 significant units of Eng. units per count.
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I've noticed periodic positive and negative spikes in recorded temperature from my MAQ20-JTC module. How can I reduce these occurances?
The input to the MAQ20-JTC module is very sensitive. Movement of attached thermocouple wires can cause spikes in recorded data along with inherent noise present in different environments. Setting "Input Select" to the "Average" setting in ReDAQ Shape, or by direct Modbus commands can greatly reduce the variation in recorded channel data.
Signal Averaging can be set on a per-channel basis by configuring the Average Weight parameter. Average Weight is calculated as 2^x where x = 0 to 15 and the default value is x =0 . The running Average is calculated as follows: Average = Average + ((Sampled Value - Average) / Average Weight)
I'm unable to connect to my MAQ20 through an Ethernet connection. Is there a problem with my MAQ20-COM module?
To date there have been no occurrences of a MAQ20-COMx module being unable to be connected through an Ethernet connection as a result of an issue with the module's internal hardware/firmware. Connectivity issues can occur as a result of one, or a combination of the following factors: incorrect MAQ20-COMx settings, incorrect local network settings, incorrect host computer settings, network security settings, or IP address conflicts.
When shipped from factory, MAQ20-COMx modules come with the following default connectivity settings pre-loaded in memory:
IP Address: 192.168.128.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 127.0.0.1
TCP Port: 502
Assuming the above-listed default settings are not changed, reserve a static IP address of 192.168.128.100 through your local network configuration. Assigning this IP address statically will ensure that no other devices on the network will be able to claim the IP address that is intended to be used by the MAQ20-COMx module.
If not using the default IP address, the statically reserved IP address on the local network MUST start with 192.168.xxx.xxx and MUST match the non-default IP address that was saved to MAQ20-COMx module memory located at start address 50. If you need to check the IP address saved at this register address you can connect to the MAQ20-COMx through a USB connection and use ReDAQ Shape to read the register address' contents. This functionality in ReDAQ Shape can be found by clicking the "Read / Write Modbus Registers" sub-tab located after clicking the main "Analyze" tab. No license for ReDAQ Shape is required to use this functionality. Please refer to the note at the bottom of this FAQ for the host computer requirements that MUST be met to allow for connectivity.
Alternatively, the MAQ20-COMx module can be set up for Ethernet connection using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). To enable this functionality an IP address of 0.0.0.0 needs to be saved to the MAQ20-COMx's internal IP address register (Start address 50). You can write to this register through direct Modbus commands using the "Write Modbus Registers" feature located under the "Read / Write Modbus Registers" sub-tab in ReDAQ Shape. Changes to this address space will take effect upon power cycling the MAQ20 system. Once in DHCP mode, your local network will automatically assign an available IP address for the MAQ20-COMx module. You will need to access you local network configuration to determine what IP address was ultimately assigned to the MAQ20-COMx module. Once known, you can connect using the assigned IP address.
NOTE: In all motioned configurations the host computer that will be used to connect to the MAQ20-COMx module through the Ethernet connection MUST have an IP address of the form 192.168.xxx.xx (I.e. any IP address starting with 192.168. that does not match the one saved at start address 50 of the MAQ20-COMx module). The host computer MUST also have a Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0.
Some of your MAQ20 modules have a burst scan mode, can I run this mode continuously to improve system throughput?
Burst scan mode is intended to be used for debugging and signal profiling purposes. It can not run continuously. Burst scan mode can capture samples to memory in magnitudes of microseconds, but it does not have the ability to read this data back from memory at this same rate.
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Recently declared the third most investable startup at the 2013 Angel Capital Summit, Boulder based Swift Tram wants to revolutionize public transportation by taking it high above the streets. The company envisions riders zipping along in suspended coaches 20 feet off the ground, gliding unimpeded over traffic jams, accidents, and icy roads to reach their destinations quickly and predictably. And, perhaps best of all, Swift Tram expects construction of its routes to cost less and take less time than adding light rail or bus lanes to existing travel routes.
With such an attractive set of benefits, observers could be excused for wondering why no one has gone down this road before. In fact, they have: a suspended coach system (also called a suspended monorail) built in Wuppertal, Germany in 1901 is still running today. More recently, Siemens completed one in 2003, and Aerobus is supposedly building one in Weihai, China, but its current status is unclear. However, despite these examples and a number of others not listed, suspended coaches have played a very minor role in public transportation to date.
What makes Swift Tram different? According to Founder and CEO Carl Lawrence, it's the cumulative effect of many recent technological advancements all incorporated into a new, modern design. Swift Tram has filed two provisional patents covering advancements intended to, among other things, improve the speed, efficiency and reliability of suspended coach systems while reducing operating costs. Understanding the company's innovations first requires a general explanation of their new approach to an old method of transportation.
The Swift Tram system consists of coaches suspended beneath large tubular guideways that are supported by regularly spaced towers. Drive bogies travel through the inside of the hollow guideways and connect to the passenger carrying coaches beneath them through a channel that cuts through the bottom of the guideways. The bogies are the true heart of the system: they contain motors powered by electricity delivered through the guideways, and house the intelligence that enables the fully automated system.
The bogies will be designed to carry the coaches at average speeds of 45 to 75 mph, and will be fully automated, so no driver will be required in the coaches. The ability to operate without drivers is key to the operational efficiencies Swift Tram is counting on to make its approach economical. Not only does it allow the company to save the labor costs associated with drivers, but it significantly reduces the overhead associated with running smaller, more frequent coaches. By running coaches more frequently Swift Tram would reduce wait times for passengers, leading to happier passengers and, ideally, increased ridership.
Efficiency gains in the bogies would come from incremental improvements over historical designs, such as the use of regenerative braking and smaller, more efficient motors. At the system level, smaller motors would enable smaller bogies and smaller guideways, cutting construction and material costs. Swift Tram plans to pursue additional system level efficiencies by designing smart bogies that can coordinate their activities to minimize power draw system wide. In addition to using less electricity than traditional suspended coach drive mechanisms, they also would reduce the size of the electric grid required to support the system, again cutting construction and material costs.
By incorporating these and other design improvements drawn from recent developments in the smart grid, electric vehicle, and related industries, Swift Tram hopes to pull together a system that overcomes the challenges that have slowed widespread adoption of suspended coaches to date.
Currently, Swift Tram is focused on establishing the partnerships it will need to realize its vision. The company plans to manufacture the drive bogies, outfit the coaches, and develop the software for the control centers in-house, while manufacturing and construction of other system components will be outsourced. An in-house prototype of the bogie is under development, and Swift is raising a $1M seed round to support the engineering design of the total system. The company anticipates raising a couple of additional rounds to support prototyping, testing, and manufacturing before it sees initial revenue in 2016.
If Swift Tram is successful in helping public transportation rise above the fray, the ramifications could be significant. Metropolitan areas all over the world suffer from severe traffic congestion, and a cost effective solution that reduces travel time without adding to the ground-level footprint of transportation infrastructure has a lot of appeal. The array of approaches to suspended coaches that have come and gone without catching on provide a testament to the challenges Swift Tram faces, but if the company overcomes them it should find lots of riders who have been waiting for a better transportation option. Waiting in traffic jams, waiting for trains that aren't scheduled to arrive for another 30 minutes, and waiting for buses that should have arrived 10 minutes ago.