Setting up a Razor environment
Razor relies on a PXE environment to boot the Razor microkernel. You must set up your PXE environment before you can successfully provision with Razor.
There are two ways to enable PXE boot:
 - (Recommended) Integrate Razor with the DHCP solution of the system being provisioned.
 - Rely on UEFI to directly load the.ipxe file that's required to boot the Razor microkernel.
Because it's difficult to guarantee that all of your hardware is UEFI-enabled, configuring DHCP is the preferred method for setting up a Razor environment.
Set up a Razor environment
Set up a PXE environment using the DHCP and TFTP service of your choice.
Before you begin
You must have Puppet Enterprise installed.
This workflow describes a sample setup using dnsmasq. Dnsmasq is not intended for production environments; however, you can use a similar workflow to set up DHCP and TFTP with more robust solutions.
Install and configure dnsmasq DHCP-TFTP service
Install dnsmasq to manage communication between nodes and the Razor server. When a node boots, dnsmasq forwards the booted node to the Razor service.
 1. Use YUM to install dnsmasq: yum install dnsmasq
 2. If it doesn't already exist, create the directory /var/lib/tftpboot.
 3. Change the permissions for the TFTP boot directory: chmod 655 /var/lib/tftpboot.
Temporarily disable SELinux
You must temporarily disable SELinux in order to enable PXE boot. Alternatively, you could craft an enforcement rule for SELinux that enables PXE boot but doesn't completely disable SELinux.
 1. In the file /etc/sysconfig/selinux, set SELINUX=disabled.
 2. Restart the computer.
Edit dnsmasq.conf to enable DHCP
You must specify a DHCP range to enable communication with your DHCP server.
Tip: For more complex setups, it might be helpful to indicate a range name, for example: dhcp-range=range1,,,24h dhcp-range=range2,,,48h.
Edit /etc/dnsmasq.confto specify a DHCP range.
For example, for an IP range from - with a 24-hour lease, your file resembles:
# Uncomment this to enable the integrated DHCP server, you need
# to supply the range of addresses available for lease and optionally
# a lease time. If you have more than one network, you must
# service.
Edit the dnsmasq configuration file to enable PXE boot
Use dnsmasq to enable PXE booting on nodes.
 1. At the bottom of the /etc/dnsmasq.conf file, add: conf-dir=/etc/dnsmasq.d
 2. Write and exit the file.
 3. Create the file /etc/dnsmasq.d/razor and add configuration information.
 For example, for dnsmasq 2.45:
 # iPXE sets option 175, mark it for network IPXEBOOT
 # TFTP setup
 4. Enable dnsmasq on boot: chkconfig dnsmasq on
 5. Start the dnsmasq service: service dnsmasq start


The wind can play a huge factor in where striped bass will be. Stripers are known for roaming a lot as the follow bait fish in open water. The wind can often help dictate where bait fish will be and the stripers will follow. If you fish for largemouth bass, you know that largemouths will often be found around cover and then they will go out and search for a meal here and there. Striped bass are completely different. They are often roaming around in open water and they usually try to stay near schools of bait fish so they can find a quick meal once they get hungry.


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The Process component is a useful tool for starting, stopping, controlling, and monitoring applications. The System.Diagnostics namespace provides classes that allow you to interact with system processes, event logs, and performance counters.
In addition to retrieving lists of running processes or viewing information about the process that currently has access to the processor, you can get detailed knowledge of process threads and modules both through the Process class itself.
The process component obtains information about a group of properties all at once. After the Process component has obtained information about one member of any group, it will cache the values for the other properties in that group and not obtain new information about the other members of the group until you call the Refresh method.
The following VB.NET program shows how to retrieve the process name and Memory Allocation of each process from a running system. Drag and drop a Button and ListBox control on your VB.NET Form, and copy and paste the following source code on button click event.
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 Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
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Anxiety, Advice, and the Ability to Discern: Feeling Anxious Motivates Individuals to Seek and Use Advice
Across eight experiments, we describe the influence of anxiety on advice seeking and advice taking. We find that anxious individuals are more likely to seek and rely on advice than are those in a neutral emotional state (Experiment 1), but this pattern of results does not generalize to other negatively-valenced emotions (Experiment 2). The relationships between anxiety and advice seeking and anxiety and advice taking are mediated by self-confidence; anxiety lowers self-confidence, which increases advice seeking and reliance upon advice (Experiment 3). Though anxiety also impairs information processing, impaired information processing does not mediate the relationship between anxiety and advice taking (Experiment 4). Finally, we find that anxious individuals fail to discriminate between good and bad advice (Experiment 5a-c), and between advice from advisors with and without a conflict of interest (Experiment 6).
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In my dictionary it defines
黃 (Huáng)
- yellow
- pornographic
- to fall through
- surname Huang or Hwang
Imperial China and the robes of the emperor are commonly associated with the colour yellow.
We also have
黃河 - Huánghé - the yellow river
黃山 - Huángshān - the yellow mountain
黃帝 - Huángdì - the legendary Yellow Emperor
So how did the colour yellow come to be associated with pornography?
黃色電影 - Huángsè diànyǐng - pornographic movie
黃色書刊 - Huángsè shūkān - pornographic book
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I know 黃色電影, 黃色書刊/黃書 is a common usage in Hong Kong. However I am not sure if the usage is originated from HK or elsewhere. – John Siu Jan 8 '13 at 17:21
Thanks John. I first learned this from mainland friends, but my taiwanese friends also use this term. So I guess it has a longer history. – Matthew Rudy 马泰 Jan 8 '13 at 18:06
How did blue come to represent pornography in English...LOL – phoeagon May 26 at 6:59
Just to clarify, Golden Yellow is the ancient China's dedicate color for emperor. Also, 黃帝 is actually a 'name' of a very ancient emperor (as well as most of the emperors) but it actually has nothing to do with the color yellow – Alex Aug 6 at 22:24
why? was the original meaning of 黃 not associated with a color? – meireikei Nov 23 at 21:56
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According to this article, there are four possible explanations as to why yellow colour is associated with pornography. Below is a slightly modified translation of the article based on further references from the internet:
 1. Orpiment (雌黃). Orpiment is a toxic orange-yellow mineral that is used as a pigment by ancient people. Due to poor bleaching technology, paper produced in the olden days was slightly yellow. When words on a paper need to be corrected, orpiment can be used to smear onto the written words, creating a layer of slightly opaque yellow close to the paper's colour, enabling a rewrite. Soon, people describe uttering nonsense as "信口雌黃". Subsequently, the yellow colour of orpiment and its toxicity is later extended to mean poisoning of the mind.
 2. The Yellow Union. In 1887, in a city in France, a factory owner tried to prevent his workers from going on strike by bribing the Yellow Union. The workers discovered the betrayal and angrily smashed the windows of the union clubhouse. The union then used yellow paper backings as a replacement for the windows. Since then, the workers labelled these union people as "见不得人的黃色工会", meaning a union that cannot face the public, similar to pornography.
 3. The Yellow Book. In 1894, a British magazine named "The Yellow Book", gathered in a group of conservative collection of authors to produce quarterly literary periodicals that are thought to be scurrilous in content. Later, a prestigious Irish playwright, Oscar Wilde, was arrested on homosexuality charges. At the time of his arrest, Oscar was seen holding a yellow book (which turns out to be a French novel). People misidentified the material to be The Yellow Book and associated it with his personality. The next day people demonstrated in front of the publisher, and a furry of media reports soon cemented an association between yellow paperbacks and homosexual content.
 4. The Yellow Kid. The end of the 19th century New York, New York World and New York Journal competed for readers intensely, posting vulgar comics content to which "The Yellow Kid" is one of them and is the origin for the term "yellow journalism". Since then, the colour yellow is associated with erotic and vulgar things.
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I thought I was going to find some detail info from wiktionary, but... – John Siu Jan 8 '13 at 18:41
This is something the OECD would be good at, were it an english use of the word. Normally they'd find notable example of its use with this meaning. – Matthew Rudy 马泰 Jan 8 '13 at 19:10
Actually I am quite surprise that this colour association with pornography is adopted in China and not elsewhere (correct me if I am wrong) when only one out of the four explanations originates from China. – 杨以轩 Jan 9 '13 at 2:42
_USER_ English blue, Japanese pink, you can try finding more – Mike Manilone Jan 12 '13 at 5:28
3. and 4. seem reasonable. Yellow implying pornography in China didn't appear before the 20th century. I've never seen this usage in ancient Chinese writings. – Stan May 26 '13 at 7:47
There was a time when the color yellow was associated with prostitution also in Europe. For instance, historian Nils Johan Ringdal reports in his Love For Sale: A World History of Prostitution that prostitutes were told to wear yellow scarves in 15th century Vienna. BTW, the book also has a chapter on Tang-dynasty China, but I don't remember further references to the color yellow in there.
There is also a bit more (condensed) information in the Wikipedia article on prostitution during the Middle Ages (German version only): it cites red, yellow, and green as (then) colors of shame.
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thanks for the extra info – Matthew Rudy 马泰 Jan 17 '13 at 11:44
The Chinese meaning for "yellow " has nothing to do with Pron. In contrast with the English, it has more of the meaning of sexual thoughts, or expressions of sexual content in mind displayed in conversation, non verbal communication. An individual can look yellow, or have yellow thoughts. or say yellow words. In fact in American slang, we would use the word "Nasty".
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I can't find the reference now, but I have read that forbidden books in the early Mao era were put in yellow covers after being seized by the police; according to the source, this included both pornographic and ideologically deviant books. I have also seen contemporary Xinhua and other official sources describing banned religious and political texts as "yellow," so it may be used differently in Danghua. However, it is possible the yellow color was chosen because the color was already associated with deviance.
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In Hong Kong, brothel and organised prostitute are illegal. It is not allowed to advertise any trade in sex. Brothels and prostitutes hoisted some large yellow light boxes with some red implicit text on it nearby. These boxes were finally taken down by police, and they use a pink light instead nowadays.
In this way, Hong Kong people associates yellow with prostitutes. So do pornography.
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I remember hearing this explanation in a video so this may be a possible explanation. Do you have supporting materials? – Alvin Wong Aug 10 at 3:22
Traditionally, yellow is a respectful color in China. It represents nobility and wealthiness. It is the color of the skin of Chinese, the color of the mother river of China. 1934， yellow was decided as the city color of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province.
The negative meaning was brought in from the Commies. They are against Chinese culture. The "People's Republic of China" was originated from "Soviet Republic of China".
More details in Chinese:
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The second article is a thesis full of detailed traces and references. It states many reasons, Commies are only part to blame. Your statements look biased to me. – Wang Dingwei Nov 24 at 9:50
In Hong Kong, the signage of brothels are traditionally yellow. Like this:
Other colours are also being used in recent years.
Nonetheless, I'm not sure when was 黃色 being associated with pornography. The brothels might deliberately choose yellow for reasons explained by 杨以轩, or the use of such signage might have led this association.
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Sustainable animal agriculture significantly contributes to local economy, livelihood, job opportunity, public health safety as well as food and nutritional security. Many forums across the world have emphasized the need of sustainable animal agriculture, especially in developing countries. One of such international forums is the Sustainable Animal Agriculture for the Developing Countries (SAADC). The first conference of SAADC was held in Kunming, China in 2007 followed by Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2009, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand in 2011, Lanzhou, China in 2013, Pattaya, Thailand in 2015 and Malang, Indonesia in 2017. To continue this effort, the 7th international conference has been scheduled for November 2019 in Nepal. Nepal Veterinary Association in collaboration with other national and international agencies is going to organize the 7th SAADC (SAADC 2019). The location for the conference is the beautiful city of Pokhara in Nepal, where reflection of the Mount Machhapuchchhre falls in Lake Phewa, and is located 200 km west of capital city Kathmandu. Nepal is an agrarian society where crops, livestock and fisheries constitute the backbone of national economy with a significant contribution in the livelihood of millions of farmer-families, entrepreneurs and agro-industries.
The theme of this conference is "Eco-friendly animal production for profitable smallholder farming". This theme highlights that the technological changes should ensure the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future generations safeguarding the health of animal, human and environment with a primary focus in the smallholder farming. The major objective of this conference is to provide a platform for scientists, farmers and other stakeholders involved in the field of animal agriculture and allied disciplines to share their experiences and discuss on the challenges of eco-friendly animal production system and identify mitigating measures.
With growing interests of people in organic and niche products, SAADC 2019 aligns in promoting sustainable animal agriculture in developing countries and beyond. SAADC 2019 will provide a platform for the exchange of information and new technologies related to sustainable animal agriculture among national and international scientists, academicians, students, entrepreneurs and farmers. The organizing committee wishes to extend its invitation to all who are interested in this novel subject to attend the conference. We are excited to welcome you all in the paradise city of Pokhara, Nepal in November 2019.
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Note: This article applies to the Adobe, AWS Lambda, Genesys Cloud, Google, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, web services, and Zendesk data actions integrations.
The data actions integrations allow you to gather data using external systems and tools and then perform actions in Genesys Cloud applications. With static or custom actions, the integrations can act on data in third-party systems, invoke AWS Lambda functions, call the Genesys Cloud Platform API, or interface with JSON-based web services. Then you can use this data to make routing decisions within your interaction flow in Architect, to present information to your agents in Scripts, or to act on data in other ways.
AWS Lambda functions
You can use data actions with your AWS account.
Genesys Cloud
You can use data actions with the Genesys Cloud Platform API.
Third-party systems
You can use data actions with Adobe, Google, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, or Zendesk.
Web services
You can use data actions with your JSON-based web service.


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- Chakra Number:
- 3: The number of the Solar Plexus Chakra "Manipura"
Yellow. The centre of our being - the color of sunshine and the color of the third energy centre - the solar plexus chakra. The main energy of yellow is intellect. Do you like yellow color? Discover what yellow means and how it manifests in your body, mind, heart, and spirit.
- Color meaning:
The color yellow relates to acquired knowledge. It is the color which resonates with the left or logic side of the brain stimulating our mental faculties and creating mental agility and perception. Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun. In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness. Yellow is creative from a mental aspect, the color of new ideas, helping us to find new ways of doing things. It is the practical thinker, not the dreamer.


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Scanning logical drives is a required step for recovering files and folders. During the scan all deleted (and existing) file and folders are detected. The results of a logical drive scan are displayed in a separate tabbed views: Logical Drive Scan Result View. To initiate a scan of a logical drive:
1. Select volume (logical drive)
In the Recovery Explorer view select a volume (logical drive).
2. Open the Scan volumes dialog box:
From the Recovery Explorer toolbar, click Scan.
Right-click the selected logical drive and click Scan from the context menu.
Multiple drive selection
Additional drives can be selected to scan on the Logical Drives list to be scanned simultaneously. At least one logical drive (volume) must be selected.
Ignore Read and Write errors during the scan process.
Save scan results
If this option is on, a path must be specified where scan results with a unique name will be saved for each scanned drive. Provide valid path if you have this option selected.
Use Advanced Scan Algorithm
Select this option to apply advanced scan algorithm. However, event if scan results may contain more entries then with scan without this option overall scan process may take much more time.
Detect files by their signatures
Select this option to specify exact file types to be detected during the scan. With this option, device scan reads each disk sector trying to reconstruct any possible data related to unique file format.
Apply the same settings to all selected drives
All scan options above, can be selected for each drive individually or, when this check box is selected, to be the same for all selected logical drives.
3. Click Scan to initiate scan of selected logical drives (volumes) scan.
4. Scan selected volumes.
During the scan:
To display or hide scanning events and progress details toggle More\Less Info button at any time.
To terminate the scan process, click Stop at any time. Results may be not accurate or complete. After the scan completes you will see scan results in the Logical Drive Scan Result View.


@rv, $mod if check( # { $type => { allow => $list } }, # { $type => $mod->$type() } # ); push @rv, $mod if allow( $mod->$type() => $list ); } return \@rv; } else { my @rv = $self->_source_search_module_tree( allow => $list, type => $type, ); return \@rv; } } =pod =head2 _search_author_tree( type => TYPE, allow => \@regexex, [data => \@previous_results ] ) Searches the authortree for author objects matching the criteria you specify. Returns an array ref of author objects on success, and false on failure. It takes the following arguments: =over 4 =item type This can be any of the accessors for the C objects. This is a required argument. =item allow A set of rules, or more precisely, a list of regexes (via C or plain strings), that the C must adhere too. You can specify as many as you like, and it will be treated as an C search. For an C search, see the C argument. This is a required argument. =item data An arrayref of previous search results. This is the way to do an C search -- C<_search_author_tree> will only search the author objects specified in C if provided, rather than the authortree itself. =back =cut sub _search_author_tree { my $self = shift; my $conf = $self->configure_object; my %hash = @_; my($authors,$list,$verbose,$type); my $tmpl = { data => { default => [], strict_type=> 1, store => \$authors }, allow => { required => 1, default => [ ], strict_type => 1, store => \$list }, verbose => { default => $conf->get_conf('verbose'), store => \$verbose }, type => { required => 1, allow => [CPANPLUS::Module::Author->accessors()], store => \$type }, }; my $args = check( $tmpl, \%hash ) or return; if( @$authors ) { local $Params::Check::VERBOSE = 0; my @rv; for my $auth (@$authors) { #push @rv, $auth if check( # { $type => { allow => $list } }, # { $type => $auth->$type } # ); push @rv, $auth if allow( $auth->$type() => $list ); } return \@rv; } else { my @rv = $self->_source_search_author_tree( allow => $list, type => $type, ); return \@rv; } } =pod =head2 _all_installed() This function returns an array ref of module objects of modules that are installed on this system. =cut sub _all_installed { my $self = shift; my $conf = $self->configure_object; my %hash = @_; ### File::Find uses follow_skip => 1 by default, which doesn't die ### on duplicates, unless they are directories or symlinks. ### Ticket #29796 shows this code dying on Alien::WxWidgets, ### which uses symlinks. ### File::Find doc says to use follow_skip => 2 to ignore duplicates ### so this will stop it from dying. my %find_args = ( follow_skip => 2 ); ### File::Find uses lstat, which quietly becomes stat on win32 ### it then uses -l _ which is not allowed by the statbuffer because ### you did a stat, not an lstat (duh!). so don't tell win32 to ### follow symlinks, as that will break badly $find_args{'follow_fast'} = 1 unless ON_WIN32; ### never use the @INC hooks to find installed versions of ### modules -- they're just there in case they're not on the ### perl install, but the user shouldn't trust them for *other* ### modules! ### XXX CPANPLUS::inc is now obsolete, remove the calls #local @INC = CPANPLUS::inc->original_inc; my %seen; my @rv; for my $dir (@INC ) { next if $dir eq '.'; ### not a directory after all ### may be coderef or some such next unless -d $dir; ### make sure to clean up the directories just in case, ### as we're making assumptions about the length ### This solves rt.cpan issue #19738 ### John M. notes: On VMS cannonpath can not currently handle ### the $dir values that are in UNIX format. $dir = File::Spec->canonpath( $dir ) unless ON_VMS; ### have to use F::S::Unix on VMS, or things will break my $file_spec = ON_VMS ? 'File::Spec::Unix' : 'File::Spec'; ### XXX in some cases File::Find can actually die! ### so be safe and wrap it in an eval. eval { File::Find::find( { %find_args, wanted => sub { return unless /\.pm$/i; my $mod = $File::Find::name; ### make sure it's in Unix format, as it ### may be in VMS format on VMS; $mod = VMS::Filespec::unixify( $mod ) if ON_VMS; $mod = substr($mod, length($dir) + 1, -3); $mod = join '::', $file_spec->splitdir($mod); return if $seen{$mod}++; my $modobj = $self->module_tree($mod); ### seperate return, a list context return with one '' ### in it, is also true! return unless $modobj; push @rv, $modobj; }, }, $dir ) }; ### report the error if file::find died error(loc("Error finding installed files in '%1': %2", $dir, $@)) if $@; } return \@rv; } 1; # Local variables: # c-indentation-style: bsd # c-basic-offset: 4 # indent-tabs-mode: nil # End: # vim: expandtab shiftwidth=4:


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Faces of Egypt: Images and Observations by Deborah Shea Doyle
For ten years, photographer Deborah Shea Doyle traveled throughout Egypt-from bustling Cairo to remote parts of the Sinai region-to explore the landscape and learn about the lives of ordinary Egyptians, especially the Bedouins. She visited large cities and small villages and traversed through the country's inaccessible areas, which presented her with a gold mine of opportunities to capture and record interesting faces of people she encountered along the way. Her splendid collection of photographs of ordinary Egyptian men, women, and children as they work and play in their everyday lives invites readers to discover Egypt and its people as they have not been seen before. The humanity captured through her expert lens is matched by an engaging text and observations that give readers insight into the local customs and habits.


s()) {
 InputStream valueStream = r.getObject().getValueStream();
 /* process valueStream */
 }
} finally {
 if (r != null) {
 r.close();
 }
}
Buckets Keys and Schema
The bucket schema and a list the keys of all the objects in the bucket can be read using the listBucket() method and written using the setBucketSchema() method. The bucket schema is presented as a JSONObject and contains per-bucket information. For example, the allow_mult property allows Riak to return conflicting versions of the same object. See the Riak documentation for more information.
BucketResponse r = riak.listBucket("bucket");
if (r.isSuccess()) {
 BucketInfo info = r.getBucketInfo();
 Collection<String> keys = info.getKeys(); // list of all object keys in this bucket
 // Update the schema and put
 info.setAllowMult(true);
 riak.setBucketSchema("bucket", info);
}
It is also possible to stream the keys in the bucket, which sends the ?keys=stream query parameter to Riak.
BucketResponse r;
try {
 r = riak.streamBucket("bucket");
 if (r.isSuccess())
 for (String key : r.getBucketInfo().getKeys())
 // process key
} finally {
 if (r != null)
 r.close();
}
With Plain:
RiakBucketInfo info = plain.listBucket("bucket");
info.getSchema().put("allow_mult", true);
plain.setBucketSchema("bucket", info);
Links and Link Walking
Links can be stored with each object. A link consists of the target object's bucket and key and a tag to identify the link.
RiakObject o = new RiakObject("bucket", "key");
o.getLinks().add(new RiakLink("bucket", "target-object", "link-tag"));
Link walking is performed by calling walk() with a walk specification (see the Riak documentation and JavaDocs for RiakWalkSpec). A list of lists of objects is returned. Each list of objects represents all the objects returned in a single step of the walk.
WalkResponse r = riak.walk("bucket", "key", "bucket,_,1");
if (r.isSuccess()) {
 List<? extends List<RiakObject>> steps = r.getSteps();
 for (List<RiakObject> step : steps) {
 for (RiakObject o : step) {
 // process the object
 }
 }
}
Alternatively, the link walk can be built from a RiakObject.
RiakObject o = new RiakObject(riak, "bucket", "key");
WalkResponse r = o.walk("bucket").run();
Map/Reduce Queries
Refer to the Riak Javascript Map/Reduce documentation for a detailed explanation of how map/reduce works in Riak over HTTP.
First, build a Map/Reduce query by calling mapReduceOverBucket() or mapReduceOverObjects(). Then execute it by calling submit().
MapReduceResponse r = riak.mapReduceOverBucket("bucket")
 .link("bucket", "tag", false)
 .map(JavascriptFunction.named("Riak.mapValuesJson"), false)
 .reduce(new ErlangFunction("riak_mapreduce", "reduce_sort"), true)
 .submit();
if (r.isSuccess()) {
 JSONArray results = r.getResults();
 // process the results array
}
A Map/Reduce query is built by chaining methods calls that to corresponding Riak Map/Reduce phase types.
 - map(function, keep)
 - reduce(function, keep)
 - link(bucket, tag, keep)
The keep flag determines whether the results from that phase is returned by Riak.
The supported map() and reduce() function types are
 - ErlangFunction: an Erlang function specified by a module and function
 - JavascriptFunction: a named or anonymous Javascript function
 - LinkFunction: a link specification consisting of a bucket name and tag
For example:
// Erlang function riak_mapreduce:reduce_sort
new ErlangFunction("riak_mapreduce", "reduce_sort");
// Built-in named Javascript function Riak.mapValuesJson
JavascriptFunction.named("Riak.mapValuesJson");
// Unnamed Javascript function
JavascriptFunction.anon("function(v) { return [v.values[0].data]; }");
// Follow links to bucket "b" tagged with tag "t"
new LinkFunction("b", "t");
If submit() succeeds, Riak returns the query result, which is a JSON array.
HTTP Request/Response Information
All of the above operations can also be called with a RequestMeta object to specify extra HTTP headers and query parameters:
RequestMeta meta = new RequestMeta();
meta.putHeader("X-Custom-Header", "value");
meta.addHeader("custom-query-param", "param");
client.fetch("bucket", "key", meta);
The operations also return results that implement the HttpResponse interface, which exposes the HTTP status code, headers, body, and original HttpMethod used for the request. The entity stream, however is closed, so the stream() function should be used to stream objects.
HttpResponse r = client.fetch("bucket", "key");
Map<String, String> httpHeaders = r.getHttpHeaders();
String httpBody = r.getBody();
Exception Handling
RiakClient will usually throw the unchecked exceptions RiakIORuntimeException and RiakResponseRuntimeException if there is an error talking to the server or if the server returns a response that can't be parsed. However, a RiakExceptionHandler can be installed in the client to prevent them from throwing the exceptions. Instead, they are passed to the exception handler. This allows a user, for example, to consolidate processing for these exceptional cases in a single class and avoid inline try/catch blocks.
In addition, the ClientUtils.throwChecked() method allows the unchecked exceptions to be easily converted to checked exceptions. Of course, in this case, methods using the RiakClient instance must be careful to declare the exception in their signatures, since the compiler will not produce the usual warnings.
RiakClient c = new RiakClient("");
c.setExceptionHandler(new RiakExceptionHandler() {
 public void handle(RiakResponseRuntimeException e) {
 // Log and ignore malformed responses. The operation in progress
 // will return an HttpResponse with 0 status code.
 LOG.warn("Received malformed server response", e);
 }
 public void handle(RiakIORuntimeException e) {
 // Convert to a checked exception, which should be declared in
 // the calling method signature
 ClientUtils.throwChecked(
 new IOException("Riak connection is down", e.getCause()));
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First PHOWN record for Red-crowned Malimbe2012-11-03 (288)
The Red-crowned Malimbe is found in primary lowland rain forest in central Africa. It is a solitary nester, but several birds may help build the nest before a single pair is left to breed. This species is probably monogamous.
The nest is untidy, being made almost entirely of dead, dry plant material like vine tendrils, small twigs and petioles. The nest is suspended by a long liana anchoring structure and has a wide entrance tube. The nest is difficult to construct, and a group works together in bouts, birds coming to work one after the other. Most nests are abandoned while building, with much nest material falling from the nest. A completed nest, however, is thought to be an effective anti-predator device. It takes about 2 weeks to complete a nest.
While guiding in Gabon, Michael Mills found a Red-crowned Malimbe building a nest and this week submitted the first PHOWN record for the species (see phown 3663). Julian Francis, a tour participant, took the photo (left).


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For Immediate Release
Contact: Joshua Andreasen
Reno, Nevada. March 24, 2017. The Washoe County North Valleys Incident Command Team has completed construction of the temporary flood barrier around low lying areas of Swan Lake in Lemmon Valley. The "Hesco" barrier is four feet high, four miles long and filled with 12,000 yards of sand.
Maintenance of the barrier is ongoing and will be monitored daily. The barrier is in place in the north, east and south sides of the lake. See map here.
In several places, flood water is being pumped away from homes and onto the other side of the barrier in Swan Lake. The goal was to make sure water wasn't in contact with homes. Some water will still remain on properties (for example, in yards and driveways) so that it can evaporate naturally.
An assessment of the amount of volume of water currently stored within the snowpack on Peavine Mountain shows up to 3,800 acre feet of runoff water has the potential to flow into Swan Lake in Lemmon Valley over the next few months. That much runoff would translate to no more than approximately two feet of water rise in Swan Lake. The temporary flood barrier was designed to contain up to four feet for potential snow runoff, additional precipitation and water pumped back into the lake.
"Based on the analysis, it was determined that the minimum height of the temporary flood barrier would be built at an elevation of 4,926 feet or approximately three and a half feet above the current lake level," North Valleys Incident Commander Chief Sam Hicks said. "We do not expect a rapid rise in water level that the temporary barrier cannot hold."
In addition to building a protective barrier, earth berms have been strategically built to protect homes in areas more susceptible to additional flooding. Pumping of flood water is well underway. More than 4,500 gallons can be pumped per minute. A few feet of water near and in the neighborhood off Patrician and Lemmon Drive has been pumped out of the area and back into Swan Lake.
Washoe County, the State of Nevada and the Washoe County North Valley's Incident Command Team are hosting a community meeting at O'Brien Middle School at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, for Lemmon Valley residents affected by flood waters.
Who: Washoe County, State of Nevada and Washoe County North Valleys Incident Command
What: Community Meeting for Lemmon Valley
Where: O'Brien Middle School located at 10500 Stead Boulevard, Reno.
When: Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 6 p.m.
Media: A press conference with Washoe County North Valley's Incident Commander Chief Hicks will be held at 5:30 p.m., in the gymnasium.


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What is statute law simple definition?
We often speak of two broad sources of law: statute law (the law made by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Parliaments) and common law (for present purposes, the law made by judges in the exercise of both common law and equitable jurisdiction1).
What is a statute law example?
A police officer pulls you over, and you are given a citation for violating the speed limit. You have broken a vehicle and traffic law. This law is established by legislature as a statute, or a law that is formally written and enacted. As a result, the law you broke was a statutory law.
What is Australian statute law?
Statutory Law is law made by parliament. This may be the Federal parliament or the parliament of a State or Territory. These laws start as bills and are passed by two houses of parliament (except in Queensland where there is only one house). If the bills are approved in these houses, they become Acts.
What is the difference between a law and a statute?
Statute law is written laws originating from municipalities, states, or national legislatures; laws are written or unwritten guidelines or rules that are followed by communities. 2. Statutes are not cumulative; each legislative session has a separate volume.
Why is statute law the most important?
Some, like Works of Authority, are of lesser importance. However, Statute Law stands out as the most important source of the constitution. The reason for this is that Parliament is sovereign. Therefore, any law passed by Parliament (a Statute Law) takes precedence over all other sources of the constitution.
How do you write a statute?
There are generally four elements in a citation to a statute in the United States Code:
- The title number.
- The abbreviation of the code used (here, U.S.C.)
- The section symbol (§) followed by a space and the section number containing the statute.
- The year of the code. (optional if citing to the current code – Bluebook R.
What is an example of a case law?
Example of Case Law Application
Martin argues that the new law applies only to landlords of large multi-tenant properties. … When they sue their landlord, the court must use the previous court's decision in applying the law. This example of case law refers to two cases heard in the state court, at the same level.
Does statutory mean Legal?
Both are adjectives and both are concerned with the law. If something is legal, it is allowed by the law, whereas if it is statutory, it is regulated by law.
What are the statutes of God?
According to verse 1, God's commandments are his rules and statutes – so pretty much anything God says in the Bible. Commandments, rules, and statutes seem to be interchangeable according to this verse.
What are the 2 types of laws in Australia?
There are two main sources of law in Australia, case law or common law, based on the decisions of judges in the superior courts, and legislation, the law made by Parliament.
What is an example of statute law in Australia?
statute law: the body of law enacted by the nine parliaments (one Commonwealth, six state and two territory), for example: – state legislation such as the Goods Act 1958 (Vic); Crimes Act 1958 (Vic); – Commonwealth legislation such as the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
What is an example of common law in Australia?
In a common law system, decisions of superior courts are binding on inferior courts. So, for example, precedents set by the High Court of Australia must be followed by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the District Court of New South Wales, and the Local Court of New South Wales.


China & India's Military – Graphic of the Day
China and India have the two largest populations of any country in the world. Today's graphic is a comparison chart of their military. Broken down by army, navy, air force, strategic forces and reserve size, see how these two giant countries manage their armed forces. At the bottom of the graphic is a chart of their military expenditures. Up until the year 2000, both countries had very comparable military spending patterns. However, over the last 12 years, while India's spending has remained relatively constant, China's has increased dramatically and is now over 3 times as large.


Energy-efficient commercial electrical designs
Energy-efficient commercial electrical designs
For commercial properties and offices, effective and professional electrical design can make a big difference to your daily operations and the functionality of your business. But have you considered the benefits of energy-efficient commercial electrical designs? And what are the important factors when it comes to energy-efficient electricals in commercial properties?
What are the important considerations when creating energy-efficient commercial electrical designs?
There are a number of important considerations to take into account when creating energy-efficient commercial electrical designs. These include:
 - Taking an energy audit
 - Energy efficient lighting
 - Energy efficient equipment
 - Layout
Taking an energy audit
To begin, it's important that your business carries out a thorough energy audit of your business premises.This can help to identify areas where energy is being wasted, such as through inefficient lighting, outdated appliances, or inadequate insulation. With this knowledge, you can shape your electrical design to target these inefficiencies.
Energy efficient lighting
When creating energy efficient solutions for your commercial property, one of the first factors to consider is the lighting. LED lights offer the best solution for energy efficiency currently, as these are designed to use less energy to power them, and to also last for a long time. You can also consider implementing occupancy sensors and smart lighting controls to ensure that lights are only on when needed. This can reduce wasted energy usage and unnecessary costs.
Energy efficient equipment
In addition, you should also consider the electrical appliances and equipment. When choosing these, opt for those with high energy efficiency ratings. Many brands are now well known for their lower energy consumption, and the reduced operating costs associated with this. You can also consider working with a professional team to integrate power management systems that automatically switch off equipment when not in use, preventing phantom energy drain.
Layout considerations for energy-efficient commercial electrical designs
Finally, you should consider the layout of your business space. This is because grouping workstations and electrical equipment based on their power needs can help to improve energy distribution.
For more information or advice about energy-efficient commercial electrical designs, get in touch with the team today, here at Walker Electrical.


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We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel interference fading suppression method for phase-sensitive optical time domain reflectometry (φ-OTDR) using space-division multiplexed (SDM) pulse probes in a few-mode fiber. The SDM probes consist of multiple different modes, and three spatial modes (LP01, LP11a, and LP11b) are used in this work for the proof of concept. Firstly, the Rayleigh backscattering light of different modes is experimentally characterized, and it turns out that the waveforms of the φ-OTDR traces for distinct modes are all different and independent. Thanks to the spatial difference of the fading positions for distinct modes, multiple probes from spatially multiplexed modes can be used to suppress the interference fading in φ-OTDR. Then, the performances of the φ-OTDR systems using a single probe and multiple probes are evaluated and compared. Specifically, the statistical analysis shows that the fading probabilities over both the fiber length and the time scale are reduced significantly by using multiple SDM probes, which verifies the significant performance improvement on fading suppression. By introducing the concept of SDM to φ-OTDR, the proposed novel interference fading suppression method avoids the complicated frequency or phase modulation, which has the advantages of simplicity, good effectiveness and high reliability.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics


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The fourth-floor library at The American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis is hosting an exhibit of items from its archives that demonstrate the organization's long interest in, and association with, amateur radio. The exhibit includes articles from The American Legion Magazine, old radio equipment, booklets and fliers, and more.
The Legion has been promoting the usage of amateur radio among its members and others since the 1930s. In the beginning, the focus was mainly on disaster preparedness – if telephone or telegraph wire networks were to go down during a natural disaster, the need for competent organization and reliable communication would be huge. After the United States' entry into World War II, the emphasis shifted somewhat to civil defense – being able to get the word out quickly and reliably in case of an attack. The networks continued, and in the 1950s the Legion created an instructional radio course for dissemination nationwide.
In May 2011, the National Executive Committee passed Resolution 11, authorizing the creation of The American Legion Amateur Radio Club (TALARC). Currently, membership is over 1,000 and local chapters are springing up across the country.
The exhibit will be on display at least through the NEC Spring Meetings in May. See some photos from the exhibit here: _URL_
Learn more about TALARC: _URL_


I'm trying to write an algorithm to calculate the area created by multiple paths that can be overlapping or not. Here is an example:
Example Paths
 - 4 separate paths (A,B,C,D) which are a collection of vertices (A1,A2,...)
 - Area desired is represented by green
Edge Cases
 - As shown with B, a path might have segments that don't contribute to a filled shape
 - As shown with C, a path might be completely enclosed by other paths and therefore should basically be ignored.
 - As shown with D, paths may create independent shapes
 - As shown with A and B, it should be a union of all the shapes
My first question is if an algorithm for this already exists. If it does, it would save me a lot of effort :). I tried searching around but I don't even know how to describe this problem concisely.
Assuming one doesn't exist for this exact purpose I have to move on to figuring it out myself. I'm assuming the right data structure for the job is a graph. I'm thinking I will add points for each intersection (highlighted in red) as I insert paths into the graph.
Then "all I need" is an algorithm for tracing around the outside of each shape because calculating the area of those irregular polygons will be simple. Does something like that already exist? My primary hangups when I think about how to do this are:
 - What vertex do I "start" at?
 - How do I account for multiple shapes (D as well as A,B,C)?
 - How do I account for the parts of shapes like formed by A1,A5,A5 where I'll be visiting that intersection point multiple times?
I'm not necessarily looking for a complete solution, I'd love thoughts on if you think I'm approaching this the best way so far and if you have any ideas/suggestions on how to achieve this.
Thanks in advance!
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 $\begingroup$ The Shoelace formula gives your the area. $\endgroup$ – plop Aug 8 at 19:20
 - $\begingroup$ (_USER_ well, the example is not a simple polygon.) $\endgroup$ – greybeard Aug 9 at 1:26
 - $\begingroup$ There is line sweep. $\endgroup$ – greybeard Aug 9 at 1:30
 - $\begingroup$ It's unlikely you'll find an algorithm for this problem, because it's a multistep one... At first you need to find all intersection points and split all the edges, which contain them. Then you'll need to find all simple polygons, then check their pairwise containment. Also this is not graph theory problem, I'd say it's computational geometry problem $\endgroup$ – HEKTO Aug 9 at 22:32
With the help from some of the hints on this post and elsewhere, I came up with a solution.
The Data Structure
The data structure is relatively simple. It is a collection of Nodes that are connected by Edges.
The Data Structure
Each node stores the coordinates of where it lies in space and each segment is represented by two directional edges, one in each direction. Each intersection of line segments is broken up with a new Node. Note the coordinates of the intersections are left off the diagram but are included in the data structure.
The Algorithm
Find All Cycles
 1. Pick any edge and choose the next edge that is closest to clockwise from the edge you entered the node on.
 1. Record whether the angle between the connecting edges is a reflex angle (> 180 degrees) or not.
 1. Record the series of nodes visited
 1. Mark the edge as used
 1. Follow that new edge to the next node and repeat until reaching the first node again.
At the end, the cycle will have the points that it is composed of and a count of reflex and non-reflex angles. If there are more reflex angles, it is considered to be an outside cycle and is thrown out. Otherwise, it is included in a preliminary list of polygons to include in the final result.
Repeat this cycle finding process until every edge has been used.
Filter Polygons
Filter out any resulting polygons that are entirely inside another. This can be done by testing only the first point of one polygon to see if it's inside another. That's because we know we will never have any intersecting polygons.
Calculate the Area of Each Remaining Polygon
At this point, we just need to calculate the area of each polygon and add them together for our solution.
Some Details
It's important to note that in the case where we get to a node and the only remaining edge is the returning edge, it counts as a 360 degree angle and therefore a reflex angle.
Also, it's important to note that each angle of each cycle must be counted towards the reflex and non-reflex count, including the first and last. Otherwise, a plus sign arrangement of simple paths (+) will result in a valid polygon.
All of the cycles from my original example are represented here:
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For more information on my process and a walk through of the algorithm, you can see my case study.
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 - $\begingroup$ This is good self-answer, but it's not about Computer Science. People here used to care a lot about computational complexity, and you don't talk about it. For example, the famous Bentley-Ottmann algorithm (_URL_%E2%80%93Ottmann_algorithm) can be used to compute all the intersection points... That's why you got some comments about sweeping. $\endgroup$ – HEKTO Aug 14 at 5:37
 - $\begingroup$ I did consider determining the computational complexity of it, but it isn't particularly relevant for me right now. I definitely appreciate the link to the Bentley-Ottmann algorithm, it will definitely come in handy if performance becomes a problem for me. $\endgroup$ – drewag Aug 14 at 6:01
 - $\begingroup$ Also, _USER_ side note, I don't know why you have to say it's not computer science. Perhaps your goal is to keep people like me (definitely more of an engineer than a scientist) off this stack exchange? It certainly doesn't make me feel welcome. I think I put a lot of effort into this post, especially considering very few people will ever see it. I'm sorry it doesn't fit your narrow definition of computer science. $\endgroup$ – drewag Aug 14 at 6:03
 - $\begingroup$ I'm trying to help you, and I've actually upvoted your question. A notion of a problem in CS is more narrow than in engineering - it should be minimal, self-contained, formalized etc. There is a number of such subproblems, which can be extracted from your question - ideally we should research them separately. $\endgroup$ – HEKTO Aug 14 at 16:41
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text: Introduction: Our tertiary care institution embarked on the Choosing Wisely campaign to reduce unnecessary testing, and selected the reduction of ankle x-rays as part of its top five priority initiatives. The Low Risk Ankle Rule (LRAR), an evidence-based decision rule, has been derived and validated to clinically evaluate ankle injuries which do not require radiography. The LRAR, is cost-effective, has 100% sensitivity for clinically important ankle injuries and reduces ankle imaging rates by 30-60% in both academic and community setting. Our objective was to significantly reduce the proportion of ankle x-rays ordered for acute ankle injuries presenting to our pediatric Emergency Department (ED). Methods: Medical records were reviewed for all patients presenting to our tertiary care pediatric ED (ages 3- 18 years) with an isolated acute ankle injury from Jan 1, 2016-Sept 30, 2016. Children with outside imaging, an injury that occurred >72 hours prior, or those who had a repeat ED visit for same injury were excluded. Quality improvement (QI) initiatives included multidisciplinary staff education about the LRAR, posters placed within the ED highlighting the LRAR, development of a new diagnostic imaging requisition for ankle x-rays requiring use of the LRAR and collaboration with the Division of Radiology to ensure compliance with new requisition. The proportion of patients presenting to the ED with acute ankle injuries who received x-rays was measured. ED length of stay (LOS), return visits to the ED and orthopedic referrals were collected as balancing measures. Results: At baseline 88% of patients with acute ankle injuries received x-rays. Following our multiple interventions, the proportion of x-rays decreased significantly to 54%, (p<0.001). This decrease in x-ray rate was not associated with an increase in ED LOS, ED return visits or orthopedic referrals. There was an increase uptake of the dedicated x-ray requisition over time to 71%. Conclusion: This QI initiative to increase uptake of the LRAR, resulted in a significant reduction of ankle x-rays rates for children presenting with acute ankle injuries in our pediatric ED without increasing LOS, return visits or need for orthopedic referrals for missed injuries. Just as in the derivation and validation studies, the reductions have been sustained and reduced unnecessary testing and ionizing radiation.


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Year 11 Ancient History
The Year 11 Ancient History have been exploring Ancient Egypt this Semester!
The class have been studying funerary practices and customs within the Ancient Egyptian culture as well as Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics in detail.
Students put their knowledge to the test and created Ancient Egyptian stone tablets, sarcophagi and mummies all whilst focusing on the traditional colours, decorations and inscriptions!
Tiana Clayworth – Ancient History Teacher


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Adding a custom batch materialization engine
Overview
Feast batch materialization operations (materialize and materialize-incremental) execute through a BatchMaterializationEngine.
Custom batch materialization engines allow Feast users to extend Feast to customize the materialization process. Examples include:
 - Setting up custom materialization-specific infrastructure during feast apply (e.g. setting up Spark clusters or Lambda Functions)
 - Launching custom batch ingestion (materialization) jobs (Spark, Beam, AWS Lambda)
 - Tearing down custom materialization-specific infrastructure during feast teardown (e.g. tearing down Spark clusters, or deleting Lambda Functions)
Feast comes with built-in materialization engines, e.g, LocalMaterializationEngine, and an experimental LambdaMaterializationEngine. However, users can develop their own materialization engines by creating a class that implements the contract in the BatchMaterializationEngine class.
Guide
The fastest way to add custom logic to Feast is to extend an existing materialization engine. The most generic engine is the LocalMaterializationEngine which contains no cloud-specific logic. The guide that follows will extend the LocalProvider with operations that print text to the console. It is up to you as a developer to add your custom code to the engine methods, but the guide below will provide the necessary scaffolding to get you started.
Step 1: Define an Engine class
The first step is to define a custom materialization engine class. We've created the MyCustomEngine below.
from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Union
from feast.entity import Entity
from feast.feature_view import FeatureView
from feast.batch_feature_view import BatchFeatureView
from feast.stream_feature_view import StreamFeatureView
from feast.infra.materialization import LocalMaterializationEngine, LocalMaterializationJob, MaterializationTask
from feast.infra.offline_stores.offline_store import OfflineStore
from feast.infra.online_stores.online_store import OnlineStore
from feast.repo_config import RepoConfig
class MyCustomEngine(LocalMaterializationEngine):
def __init__(
self,
*,
repo_config: RepoConfig,
offline_store: OfflineStore,
online_store: OnlineStore,
**kwargs,
):
super().__init__(
repo_config=repo_config,
offline_store=offline_store,
online_store=online_store,
**kwargs,
)
def update(
self,
project: str,
views_to_delete: Sequence[
Union[BatchFeatureView, StreamFeatureView, FeatureView]
],
views_to_keep: Sequence[
Union[BatchFeatureView, StreamFeatureView, FeatureView]
],
entities_to_delete: Sequence[Entity],
entities_to_keep: Sequence[Entity],
):
print("Creating new infrastructure is easy here!")
pass
def materialize(
self, registry, tasks: List[MaterializationTask]
) -> List[LocalMaterializationJob]:
print("Launching custom batch jobs or multithreading things is pretty easy...")
return [
self._materialize_one(
registry,
task.feature_view,
task.start_time,
task.end_time,
task.project,
task.tqdm_builder,
)
for task in tasks
]
Notice how in the above engine we have only overwritten two of the methods on the LocalMaterializatinEngine, namely update and materialize. These two methods are convenient to replace if you are planning to launch custom batch jobs.
Step 2: Configuring Feast to use the engine
Configure your feature_store.yaml file to point to your new engine class:
project: repo
registry: registry.db
batch_engine: feast_custom_engine.MyCustomEngine
online_store:
type: sqlite
path: online_store.db
offline_store:
type: file
Notice how the batch_engine field above points to the module and class where your engine can be found.
Step 3: Using the engine
Now you should be able to use your engine by running a Feast command:
feast apply
Registered entity driver_id
Registered feature view driver_hourly_stats
Deploying infrastructure for driver_hourly_stats
Creating new infrastructure is easy here!
It may also be necessary to add the module root path to your PYTHONPATH as follows:
PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/home/my_user/my_custom_engine feast apply
That's it. You should now have a fully functional custom engine!


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The test plan for the national council licensure examination for practical nurses nclex pn r was developed by the national council of state boards of nursing inc ncsbnr the purpose of this document is to provide detailed information about the content areas tested on the nclex pn this booklet contains the 2020 nclex pn r test plan. The national council licensure examination for practical nurses nclex pn exam is administered by individual state boards of nursing the nclex pn is often referred to as the boards or state boards the nclex pn has only one purpose to determine if it is safe for you to begin practice as an entry level practical vocational nurse. The national council licensure examination is a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the united states canada and australia since _PHONE_ and 2020 respectively there are two types the nclex rn and the nclex pn after graduation from a school of nursing one takes the nclex exam to receive a nursing license a nursing license gives an individual the permission to practice nursing granted by the state where they met the requirements nclex examinations are developed and own. The national council licensure examination for practical nurses nclex pn is an exam designed for entry level practical nurses and vocational nurses lpn or vn the nclex pn is used by state and territorial members of the national council of state boards of nursing ncsbn as a means of ensuring entry level practical nurses meet set
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Politico-religious sentence example
- On the other hand, he took a lively part in the politico-religious controversies within the fold of Prussian Protestantism.
- The marabouts took a prominent part in the resistance offered to the French by the Algerian Moslems; and they have been similarly active in politico-religious movements in Tunisia and Tripoli.
- The great monastery of Rossikon, which is said to number about 3000 inmates, has been under a Russian abbot since 1875; it is regarded as one of the principal centres of the Russian politico-religious propaganda in the Levant.
- That attempt to extinguish honest thought prepared the Reformation; and humanism after 1518 was absorbed in politico-religious warfare.
- During the politico-religious agitation which preceded the establishment of the Bulgarian exarchate in 1870, a number of Bulgarian youths were sent to Russia to be educated at the expense of the Imperial government; among them was Stambolov, who was entered at the seminary of Odessa in order to prepare for the priesthood.Advertisement
- Among the western Baluba, or Bashilange, a remarkable politico-religious revolution took place at a comparatively recent date, initiated by a secret society termed Bena Riamba or " Sons of Hemp," and resulted in the subordination of the old fetishism to a cult of hemp, in accordance with which all hemp-smokers consider themselves brothers, and the duty of mutual hospitality, &c., is acknowledged.
- Religious peace was more difficult to secure; in fact politico-religious quarrels dominated all the internal policy of the kingdom during forty years, and gradually compromised the royal authority.


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What does "Bien sûr." mean in French?
In French, "Bien sûr." means:
Sure. / Of course.
Listen to "Bien sûr.": (If you have an HTML5 enabled browser, you can listen to the native audio below)
This is a phrase that is used in the GamesForLanguage French Language Game in the following scenes:
- French 1, Level 4, Scene 3
- French 1, Level 4, Scene 2


health and medicine question #151
Joan & Colleen, a 11 year old female from the Internet asks on March 16, 2000,
Are cats leftor right-pawed? What percentage are left pawed/right pawed? We are doing some research on this subject for a science fair project and would like to know your results.
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Barry Shell answered on March 16, 2000, A:
Cats do have a preference. Here's something I found about doing an experiment to determine which paw a cat prefers.
This is a good research question. Scientists have found that some animals really do have a preference for one hand over the other. Like humans, monkeys, apes, mice, and gerbils all have preferences for one hand. Even some fish seem to prefer a particular fin for certain behaviors. Here's how you might test your hypothesis: Cats often reach for an object that is placed just a bit in front of them. You can use this natural behavior to study whether cats tend to reach more often with their left or right paws. Try placing a stuffed mouse or catnip toy just out of reach of the cat. To make the cat reach at the toy, try slowly pulling the toy away from the cat just a bit. Cats love this! Next, record whether the cat reached with his left or right paw. Repeat this as many times as the cat will tolerate your teasing! You should try to get the cat to reach about 20-30 times so that you can accurately determine whether he has a preference.
You should try to test as many cats as you can. That way, you'll be able to begin to see whether cats as a group have a general tendency toward preferring right or left paws. Posted By: Lori Holt, Graduate (Ph.D.) Student, Psychology, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Date: Thu Sep 11, 1997
From Cats International website: Out of every 100 cats approximately 40 are left-pawed, 20 are right-pawed, and 40 are ambidextrous. These findings contrast strikingly with the human situation where only 10 individuals are left-handed for every 90 who are right-handed.
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|Name Official:||Buchanan Dam|
|Dam Crosses:||Colorado River|
|Res Name:||Lake Buchanan|
|Location:||Burnet / Llano counties, Texas, United States|
|Operator:||Lower Colorado River Authority|
|Dam Width Base:||215.1feet|
|Spillway Type:||37 controlled, bulkhead-gates|
|Spillway Capacity:||NaN347,300 (7 floodgates at 18,800 cfs; 30 floodgates at 7,000 cfs, 3 turbines at 1,900 cfs)|
|Plant Capacity:||54.9 MW|
The Buchanan Dam ( ) is a multiple arch dam located on the Colorado River of Texas. The dam forms Lake Buchanan and was the first dam to be completed in the chain of Texas Highland Lakes. The dam is used for generating hydroelectric power and for flood control and is located about 12miles west of Burnet, Texas.
Construction of the then-named George W. Hamilton Dam was started in 1931 by a company controlled by Samuel Insull, but soon ended with the dam less than half completed when his highly leveraged public utility holding company collapsed during the Great Depression. In 1934, the Texas legislature authorized the formation of the Lower Colorado River Authority to complete the Hamilton dam. Following completion in 1937, the dam was renamed for U.S. Representative James P. Buchanan, who helped obtain federal funding for the project from the Public Works Administration.
Following a flood along the river in 1938, in which the dam was required to pass through all of the flow of water, there was criticism of the dam project as failing to meet its promise of preventing downstream floods. However, at the time it was pointed out that the Buchanan Dam was just the first in a series of four flood control dams, and that prevention of flooding would not be possible until they were finished.


text: TGP were appointed directly by Renfrewshire Council to prepare external landscape proposals for the replacement primary school in Paisley. The design accommodates a learning through landscapes approach with the outdoor environment providing a flexible educational, play and biodiverse resource as well an attractive setting for the school. The grounds include natural play features, growing gardens, habitat areas and covered outdoor teaching spaces. Hard landscape materials were used to reflect the different usage of the spaces. Soft landscape materials offer the children a sensory experience as well as improving the sites biodiversity with the introduction of native species, wild flower mixes, sensory planting and bulb mixes.


What Are the Florida Labor Laws for a Commission Sales Person?
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The Fair Labor Standards Act governs overtime pay standards for commissioned sales employees in Florida, which has its own minimum wage laws. Florida also has statutes relating to commissioned sales workers who are not employees.
Exempt From Overtime
Commissioned outside sales employees in Florida, as defined by the FLSA, are exempt from the act's minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. This includes employees who use physical contact to sell products or services off the employer's property, such as a traditional door-to-door salesperson. Exempt outside salespeople do not have to be paid at the federal minimum wage, or overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week. This rule stands regardless of whether they are paid fully, or in part, by commissions.
Commissioned inside salespersons employed by retail or service establishments, as defined by the FLSA, are exempt from overtime requirements but not the minimum wage. To qualify for the overtime exemption:
 - The employee's regular pay rate, including commissions, must be more than one and one-half times the minimum wage
 - Commissions must make up more than half of her total pay.
Nonexempt Employees
A commissioned sales employee who does not meet FLSA minimum wage or overtime exempt requirements is nonexempt. Inside sales employees generally are nonexempt, for example, except for those who work at retail or service establishments. Commissioned nonexempt salespeople in Florida must receive:
 - No less than the federal or state minimum wage, whichever is higher. As of publication, Florida's minimum wage is $8.05 per hour, and the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
 - Overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours in a week.
Unpaid Commissions
The FLSA does not oversee the collection of unpaid commissions, only wages that are within the scope of its requirements, such as unpaid minimum wage or overtime. To recover unpaid minimum wage or overtime, the employee may file a wage claim with the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. She also can file a private lawsuit for unpaid commissions. According to the website of Arcadier and Associates, a law firm in Florida, commissions are regarded as wages in the state and may be recovered by claiming breach of contract.
Independent Contractors
Florida statutes provide some protection for salespersons who are not employees and who are paid fully or in part by commissions. When someone hires a sales representative in the state to sell goods or services, the contract should be put in writing and must state how the commission will be calculated and paid. The hiring party must give the salesperson a copy of the contract.
 - Commissions should be paid according to the terms of the contract. If a contract ends and was not put in writing, the hiring party has 30 days after the contract termination date to pay commissions due.


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In a new post to his blog Matthew Weier O'Phinney looks at creating reusable plugins for the Zend_Application component of the Zend Framework. This is a follow-up from his previous article introducing Zend_Application.
What happens when you need a re-usable resource for which there is no existing plugin shipped? Why, write your own, of course! All plugins in Zend Framework follow a common pattern. Basically, you group plugins under a common directory, with a common class prefix, and then notify the pluggable class of their location.
His example shows a plugin that can set the doctype of the view you're using and set the default page title and the separator. He mentions things like the framework's coding/naming standards, dependency tracking, setting up the configuration and, finally, doing the two actions laid out at the start. A few simple lines added to the application.ini file and you're all set to start using the new plugin.


primary zone on the DNS server in the branch office.
 Answer: B Explanation:
 A stub zone is a copy of a zone that contains only those resource records necessary to identify the authoritative Domain Name System (DNS) servers for that zone. A stub zone is used to resolve names between separate DNS namespaces. This type of resolution may be necessary when a corporate merger requires that the DNS servers for two separate DNS namespaces resolve names for clients in both namespaces.
 A stub zone consists of:
 - The start of authority (SOA) resource record, name server (NS) resource records, and the glue A resource records for the delegated zone.
 - The IP address of one or more master servers that can be used to update the stub zone. _URL_
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 Your network contains two servers named Server1 and Server2 that run a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008 R2. Server1 has the SNMP Service installed.
 You need to ensure that Server2 can send SNMP traps to Server1. What should you do?
 1. On Server2, run dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:snmp-sc.
 2. On Server1, run oclistsnmp-sc.
 3. On Server2, run oclistsnmp-sc.
 4. On Server1, run dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:snmp-sc.
 Answer: A Explanation:
 To install a feature:
 Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:lt;namegt; To remove a feature
 Dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:lt;namegt; _URL_
 Question No: 227 – (Topic 3)
 Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains a server named Server1 that has the Print and Document Services server role installed.
 Server1 contains 200 shared printers.
 Currently, none of the shared printers are listed in Active Directory.
 You need to ensure that all of the shared printers on Server1 can be located by searching
 Active Directory.
 Which tool should you use? (Each correct answer presents a complete solution. Choose two)
 1. Setprinter.exe
 2. Printui.exe
 3. Prnmngr.vbs
 4. Print management
 5. Pubprn.vbs
 Answer: D,E
 Explanation: Correct answer(s): D, E
 Print Management provides a single interface that administrators can use to efficiently administer multiple printers and print servers
 _URL_ Pubprn.vbs – Publishes a printer to the Active Directory Domain Services. _URL_
 Question No: 228 – (Topic 3)
 Your company has a server named Printer1 that runs Windows Server 2008 R2. Printer1 has the Print and Document Services server role installed.
 You need to reduce the number of events registered in the system log on Printer1. What should you do?
 1. Open the Event Viewer console. Create a custom view for the system log. Exclude the events that are notified by Event ID 10 from the filter.
 2. Open the Print Management console. Open the properties of Printer1 and clear the Log spooler information events option.
 3. Open the Print Management console. Open the properties of Printer1 and clear the Show informational notifications for network printers option.
 4. Open the Print Management console. Open the properties of each individual printer on Printer1 and clear the Enable advanced printing features option.
 Answer: B
 Explanation:
 See sample below:
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 Question No: 229 – (Topic 3)
 Your network contains an Active Directory domain. You have 100 remote users who have client computers that run Windows 7.
 The client computers are joined to the domain. The corporate security policy states that users working offline must be denied access to the files on the corporate file servers.
 You need to configure the network to meet the following requirements:
 - Support the corporate security policy.
 - Minimize the amount of time it takes for remote users to access the files on the corporate file servers.
 What should you enable?
 1. shadow copies on the client computers
 2. shadow copies on the corporate file servers
 3. transparent caching on the corporate file servers
 4. transparent caching on the client computers
 Answer: D Explanation:
 IT professionals can take advantage of the Windows 7 file sharing enhancements to further improve user productivity in branch offices. Windows 7 provides:
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text: We demonstrate a novel motion correction of 3D magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) using spiral projection k-space trajectory. The motion was corrected using rigid motion parameters extracted from a whole-brain navigator obtained every 7s of imaging. Firstly, we optimized the trajectory ordering in simulation and selected the acquisition scheme that allowed the best navigator for motion correction. Secondly, we applied this scheme to invivo data in healthy subjects scanned first without motion and then while performing a motion paradigm. Our motion correction improved the correlation of motion-corrupted data with motionless data by over 20% for both T1 and T2.


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Limerick City and County Council as the Lead Authority, in partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW) are advancing with the Limerick City & Environs Flood Relief Scheme.
The OPW has recommended the development of a Flood Relief Scheme for Limerick City & Environs as a result of the work completed in the Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Study.
Limerick City has been a victim of severe flooding many times in the past. Previous flooding events in the Limerick City area have caused millions of euros worth of damage. Flooding in Limerick is caused by both fluvial (stream/river) and coastal sources. Fluvial flooding occurs when riverbanks overflow their banks and the existing drainage systems lack the capacity to deal with the stormwater overflow. Coastal flooding is also a contributing factor; strong winds coupled with high tides have had a major impact on flooding in the area.
This Flood Relief Scheme is part of the €1bn National Fund announced by the Government for Flood Relief Schemes throughout the Country in May 2018.
Limerick City and County Council commissioned RPS in May 2021, to develop and implement a Flood Relief Scheme for Limerick City & Environs. The objective of the scheme is to alleviate the risk of flooding to the Community of Limerick City and environs by providing a scheme that is technically, socially, environmentally and economically acceptable.
For more information about Limerick City & Environs Flood Relief Scheme click here.


Troubleshooting DRS in Configmgr
The Basics of Replication in Configmgr
Configmgr underwent a shift several years ago as Microsoft tried to fix that backlog issue that customers often times encountered with the file based replication style. The hierarchy architecture was flattened and replication went from files to SQL, for the most part at least. This is well covered on TechNet so I will spare you the details.
There are some additional basics of replication that should be stated for completeness of the topic.
Configmgr does not use the built-in SQL replication it uses components of SQL and manages the replication of data on its own. The easiest way I can state this is, the product team coded their own replication into the product, it does not use the built in features of Microsoft SQL Replication.
There are mainly two types of data replication between sites, Global data and Site data. Global data is replicated from the CAS downward, while site data is the opposite.
Global data includes data such as collection rules.
Site data includes things like collection results and client data.
Each data type contains several replication groups that logically groups data from different tables together. These replication groups are classified as global and site replication groups.
select * from vReplicationData is a query to display all replication groups.
If you want to see what replication groups are included as part of global or site data, simply modify the previous query by specifying the type of data, similar to these.
select * from vReplicationData where Replicationpattern = 'global
select * from vReplicationData where Replicationpattern = 'site
Want to see what data is part of that replication group from the output of the previous two queries? The first column of the output should be ID, simply select the matching ID from the replication group you want to investigate and use the following query. Replace 30 with the ID number you are interested in.
select * from vArticleData where ReplicationID = 30
ID 1 – 14 is global data, 15 is cloud data, 16 – 30 is for site data, 31 – 33 is for secondary site replication data, beyond 33 is typically more site data replication groups.
RepGroups-Global and Cloud 1-15RepGroups-Sites 17-30RepGroups-SecondarySitesRepGroups-34 plus
Since we are almost to the real meat of what data is being sent why not look and see what tables are included in a group? And what better to look at than HWINV data? This query will return the list of tables that is being replicated as part of any of the replication groups with Hardware_Inventory in the name of the group.
select ArticleName from ArticleData where ReplicationID in (select ID from vReplicationData where ReplicationGroup like 'Hardware_Inventory%')
UPDATE: A friend was gracious enough to send me an email regarding the previous query and how to better see what data is in a replication group I recommend using his below. He is easily one of the foremost experts on DRS and how to troubleshoot replication. He and his team have one of the largest implementations of SCCM globally and it is magnificently run. Just from an efficiency standpoint, his query is much better and more elegant.
"HINV replication groups vary by install and by how much you extend the mof. I don't think any 2 groups look alike or contain the same data.
To see what data is in each I use this:"
SELECT Rep.ReplicationGroup,
 App.ArticleName, App.ReplicationID
FROM vArticleData AS App
INNER JOIN v_ReplicationData AS Rep ON App.ReplicationID = Rep.ID
ORDER BY Rep.ReplicationGroup, App.ArticleName
Another important aspect of DRS is the SQL Service Broker (SSB) which handles incoming and outgoing messages, guaranteeing their delivery by allowing them to use an asynchronous queue to store the messages in. If this cannot function the flow of data into and out of SQL replication will stop.
Site Data Processing – An Example
When a client runs its scheduled hardware inventory it stores the output of the WMI data in an XML file. Then the client copies that XML file up to its management point (MP). Assuming the MP is not a primary site server, the MP message handler processes the clients XML file and it gets converted into a MIF file. Then the MP File Dispatch Manager takes the MIF file and uploads into the clients primary site servers dataldr inbox folder. The MIF file is then read by the data loader component and the data is inserted in the SQL database.
Technically, there are more than two types of data being replicated, but technically Configmgr can also use the built-in SQL replication too, technically.
Additional info from TechNet:
Plan for Database Replication Thresholds
How to Monitor Database Replication Links and Replication Status
Procedures for Monitoring Database Replication
Advanced Troubleshooting of Replication in Configmgr
When the Data Replication Service (DRS) stops working it can be a nightmare. If replication breaks and you cannot fix it within a certain amount of time you will lose data and if you have to re-initialize your replication it generate gigs and gigs of network traffic across the wire as you replicate all that data to each site server, again. Below are some additional tips to help when troubleshooting DRS when the Replication Link Analyzer (RLA) doesn't do the trick.
Running RLA in a script or from the cmd prompt:
%path%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\bin\Microsoft.ConfigurationManager.ReplicationLinkAnalyzer.Wizard.exe
From TechNet: About the Replication Link Analyzer
 If RLA fails any remediation actions while it is running, the log files contain more detail than the XML file. Also, ensure that it was able to restart the SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER and SMS_EXECUTIVE services.
Verbose Logging
The first step is to get more information from the log files, this is accomplished the same way as all other logs in CM, by modifying the amount of logging through registry keys. There are two different log types we are going to use, your standard text based log files you typically view with notepad, splunk, or cmtrace, while the other type of log files are viewed in SQL because they are SQL managed components of Configmgr and the logging is stored in SQL tables not like the.log files for the majority of Configmgr's components. You can add this to the long list of reasons why SQL should be ON BOX and CM admins should have sysadmin forever on their SQL instance(s). Moving on.
Replication Configuration Monitor Log
Rcmctrl.log – Replication Configuration Monitoring (RCM) log file that shows an overview of sync status, site status and stored procs used.
Rcmctrl Regkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_REPLICATION_CONFIGURATION_MONITOR\Verbose logging
Default is Value 0
DWORD Value 0 = Errors and key messages
DWORD Value 1 = Errors, key messages, and more general information*
DWORD Value 2 = Everything (Verbose)*
*Make sure you return this back to 0 after you have resolved your DRS issues.
By default the two replication groups that record messages to the Rcmctrl.log are Site Control Data and Configuration Data, if you see errors with another replication group you can include it in the logging by adding it to the following registry key.
*Make sure you return this back to the default after you have resolved your DRS issues. The default is: Site Control Data,Configuration Data
SQL Components Logging
vLogs (stored in SQL views) – Because some components of RCM are running in SQL Server hosted managed code, each of these components is provided a table in CM SQL db to record log messages to. Logging is recorded in: vDrsReceivedMessages, vDrsReceivedHistory, vDrsSendHistory, vDrsSentMessages, vDrsSyncHistory, and vDrsSyncMessages
Default is Value 1
DWORD Value 0 = Errors and critical information only
DWORD Value 1 = Errors, critical information, warnings, and general information
DWORD Value 2 = Everything (Verbose)*
*Make sure you return this back to 1 after you have resolved your DRS issues.
Now that additional details are being logged here are two queries to run that will display details of the vLogs information. If you cannot determine the source of the problem using this information I have listed below some additional queries and troubleshooting information.
Query the SQL vLog
Now we are ready to query the vLog and get extra details. A word of caution first, I recommend that you use the first query that only returns the first 1000 messages, by running the query and not limiting it you risk making things worse by adding additional pressure to your SQL db when it may already be in a degraded state and using the maximum amount of resources it has available.
This query returns the last thousand messages which have been logged, ordered by the time they were written into the database.
select Top 1000 * from vLogs order by LogTime desc
This query does not limit the messages returned and may cause your server to fall over! This is your second and final warning.
select * from vLogs where LogTime > GETDATE()-1 and ProcedureName <> 'spDRSSendChangesForGroup' ORDER BY


How to Set a Lamp Timer
A lamp timer can control when a lamp turns on and off.
A lamp timer can control when a lamp turns on and off.
A light timer is a device that plugs into any electrical outlet and has a switched outlet on the side of the unit. The light timer has a 24-hour clock with the ability to be set to turn the power on and off to the switched outlet one or more times throughout the day (depending on the model). By plugging a lamp into the switched outlet, the timer can control when the lamp will turn on and off throughout the day. Such installations are commonly used when people go on vacation, to give the impression that someone is home.
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Rotate the dial on the front of the timer to indicate the current time. Since the timer is on a 24-hour rotation, ensure to rotate to the appropriate "AM" or "PM" setting.
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Push in the button on the dial that corresponds to the time you want the lamp to automatically turn on. Push the button on the dial that corresponds to the time you want the lamp to be turned off.
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Disconnect the lamp's electrical plug from the outlet. Insert the plug into the switched outlet on the timer. Plug the timer into the wall outlet.
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Turn on the lamp's light switch. If the current time falls between the desired on and off time on the timer, rotate the dial on the front of the timer until it clicks. The lamp should come on.
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Keep an eye on the lamp for the next 24 hours to ensure that the lamp is turning on and off at the desired time to verify that you have set the timer correctly.
Things You Will Need
 - Lamp timer
 - Lamp
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Are you hoping to find some musical terms for slower? Well, in your search, you will see that there are a few terms which can be used to mean that a work should be performed more slower or slowly.
As we said, there are a few terms that can refer to the music being played slowly or slower:
Let us see what they are and explain them a little bit more.
If someone tells you to play a song "adagio," you will be playing one that has a slow tempo. The tune is often restful and it helps to relax the listener. If you are taking a music lesson and someone says "adagio" to you, that probably means that you are going too fast and that you need to slow down in order to match the intended speed of the piece.
You have probably heard of this word before, but just not in musical terms. Even though it is a different field, the definitions certainly seem to be similar to each other. When someone notes that a song should be played gravely, it means that it must be played extremely slowly in a sedate and somber manner. As the name suggests, you might hear grave music at a funeral. Often, the purpose of the song is an extremely serious one.
This word does not necessarily imply for you to go slowly, as much as it names a type of dance. However, since we are looking at "slower" words in the field of music, we think that this term is worth noting. A minuet is a slow dance composed in 3/4ths time. If you are dancing, and someone has to remind you that you are doing a minuet, that individual probably wants you to start dancing a little bit slower.
There are no musical terms for "slower"; however, all of these terms work together so that the artist knows when to slow down.


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Fort St. Phillip. 1898 emplacement seen in the previous photo. Rear view looking from the center of the fort. Just to the right is one of the 1862 gun emplacements and bombproof. Just below the emplacement (the hole in the thicket) you can see a section of the original brick wall of the forts southwest bastion. As I said, the fort was basically star shaped and was originally built by the Spanish in the early 1700s. The fort was enlarged after the war of 1812. It is not at all like Ft. Jackson, and is about 100 years older. It is nothing more than double brick walls filled with dirt. Most of the Civil War era buildings were destroyed during the battle of April 12, 1862. The fort took the brunt of Porters bombardment. There are still tons (no Joke) of unexploded ordinance lying all over the grounds. But like I said, the real danger there is the wildlife and reptiles. Went there once in dead of winter (by boat). Its a nightmare. Sink holes, quicksand and even snakes in Feb. at 40 degrees, not to mention the boat ride across the river.
Aerial photo/narrative courtesy of Kenny Meyers, Slidell, Louisiana
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What is Infinity Healing?
Creation through Alignment
The Infinity Healing Technique is a powerful modality created by Tarek Bibi that helps us move past challenges and create wonderful life experiences. This technique is based on the framework that your conscious mind is connected to your subconscious mind, your subconscious mind is connected to your higher self, and your higher self is connected to God/Source/Universe. All of these elements help to create your reality.
When the Infinity Healing Technique is applied by a practitioner, you are connected to God/Source/Universe energy through your higher self, and then your higher self decides what to do for you to receive exactly what is for your highest good. This alignment gets activated by consent through your sacred "yes."
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What is Human Design?
Personality and Possibility Assessment System
The Human Design System is a powerful tool to assist in self-knowledge. This system was founded and taught by Ra Uru Hu, and integrates Western astrology, the I-CHING, and the Chakra system, to describe the unique ways our bodies process and generate energy.
A Human Design chart analysis can assist in many levels of personal awareness, including optimal energy management, tips on decision making, and insights on one's life approach. This understanding facilitates deep levels of self love, appreciation, and forgiveness.


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The etymology of the term cosmetic combines the idea of order with that of ornament (beauty and image), creating a dual synergistic bond. With the extensive use of cosmetic techniques ornament becomes a tool that takes on new meanings, wider-ranging and even less apparent. The unfinished, the discreet, the lavish or the technified, is also, the, in its own way, ornamented.
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The Portland Harbor Superfund Site in Portland, Oregon, is the result of more than a century of industrial use along the Willamette River.
Water and sediments along Portland Harbor are contaminated with many hazardous substances, including heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), dioxin, and pesticides. These compounds have been found to be harmful to human health and the environment. Because of the contamination, some types of fish found in Portland Harbor, such as bass, carp and catfish currently pose a health risk to those who eat them.
Portland Harbor was added to EPA's National Priorities List in December 2000. The current study area extends from the Columbia Slough to the Broadway Bridge.
EPA and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality are working with potentially responsible parties to clean up contaminated sediment and control sources of additional contamination.
The Final Human Health Risk Assessment for Portland Harbor Superfund Site is available for review (PDF) (141 pp, 1.2MB). The general conclusions from the assessment are:
- eating resident fish such as catfish, bass, and carp from Portland Harbor is a health risk especially for recreational and subsistence fishers, and infants that are breast fed by mothers who eat resident fish;
- PCBs are the primary contaminant associated with most of the risk from eating Portland Harbor fish; and
- the health risks are great enough for cleanup to be needed under the Superfund law.
We are working with the Lower Willamette Group to finalize the draft ecological risk assessment, remedial investigation and the feasibility study which evaluates cleanup alternatives for Portland Harbor. We will use the final remedial investigation and feasibility study to develop a proposed cleanup plan by 2014. When released there will be a series of public information sessions to discuss the proposed plan and the opportunity for formal public comments. Until then, we will continue to meet with the community to provide updates, answer questions, and listen to concerns.
- Notice of Assessment and Stipulated Penalties Letter to Lower Willamette Group (PDF) (3 pp, 243K) - April 10, 2013
- Final Human Health Risk Assessment (PDF) (141 pp, 1.2MB) - March 28, 2013
- Note: To review appendices please contact Alanna Conley (_EMAIL_) via email or at _PHONE_ for a CD of the full report. You can also visit Multnomah County Central Library's Government Documents section.
- Proposed Confined Disposal Facility Questions and Answers (PDF) (19 pp, 100K) - January 13, 2013
- EPA comments on the RI/FS Draft Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment (PDF) (44 pp, 937K) - December 21, 2012
- EPA comments on the March 2012 Draft Study Feasibility Study (PDF) (24 pp, 1MB) - December 18, 2012
- Portland Harbor Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment (BHHRA) Dispute Decision (PDF) (10 pp, 924K) - December 6, 2012
- Portland Harbor BHHRA Dispute Decision Memo - Partial Resolution (PDF) (2 pp, 94K) - October 25, 2012


A father and son are growing fruit and vegetables 8 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea — here's why
 - Nemo's Garden is an underwater farm in Italy.
 - The project consists of 5 biospheres connected by a central 'tree of life'.
 - Each biosphere has carefully monitored temperature and humidity.
This is Nemo's Garden, it's an underwater farm created by the Ocean Reef Group.
The project was started as an experiment as the owner's crops were suffering in cold weather. Nemo's Garden utilises the near constant temperature of the sea to make growing plants easier.
The garden was first set up in 2013 by Father and son team Sergio and Luca Gamberini just off the coast of Noli, Italy.
While the original experiments were washed away in a storm, a more permanent structure was built shortly after.
Nemo's Garden is connected to a control tower on the shore that monitors each biosphere and provides power.
Ocean Reef Group also produce smaller biospheres that can be placed inside aquariums.
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In 1995, the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) issued ICRP Publication 70 which provided an extensive update to the physiological and anatomical reference data for the skeleton of adults and children originally issued in ICRP Publication 23. Although ICRP Publication 70 has been a valuable document in the development of reference voxel computational phantoms, additional guidance is needed for dose assessment in the skeletal tissues beyond that given in ICRP Publication 30. In this study, a computed tomography (CT) and micro-CT-based model of the skeletal tissues is presented, which considers (1) a 50-μm depth in marrow for the osteoprogenitor cells, (2) electron escape from trabecular spongiosa to the surrounding cortical bone, (3) cortical bone to trabecular spongiosa cross-fire for electrons and (4) variations in specific absorbed fraction with changes in bone marrow cellularity for electrons. A representative data set is given for electron dosimetry in the craniofacial bones of the adult male.
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- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health


text: Eating is the one thing on this list that absolutely can't be avoided. After a satisfying meal, the urge to smoke can be strong. This may be tied to dopamine, like stimulation, since eating a great meal can certainly increase your brain's natural happy drugs. It might also be a way to relax after the relatively taxing activity of eating (sometimes too fast) or the addition of wine with a meal. Most likely, though, it's habitual. Having a smoke after dinner was a socially reinforced habit for many years. Even in modern times, most smokers will wait until the food is cleared before lighting up, just out of politeness, not wanting to mar the smell or taste of the food until everyone is finished. So the enforced wait of dinner only tends to add to a cigarette's appeal, making this time another trigger to be on the lookout for.