Parameter Object
 - Behavioral
 - Extensibility
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Intent
The syntax of Java language doesn't allow you to declare a method with a predefined value for a parameter. Probably the best option to achieve default method parameters in Java is by using the method overloading. Method overloading allows you to declare several methods with the same name but with a different number of parameters. But the main problem with method overloading as a solution for default parameter values reveals itself when a method accepts multiple parameters. Creating an overloaded method for each possible combination of parameters might be cumbersome. To deal with this issue, the Parameter Object pattern is used.
Explanation
The Parameter Object is simply a wrapper object for all parameters of a method. It is nothing more than just a regular POJO. The advantage of the Parameter Object over a regular method parameter list is the fact that class fields can have default values. Once the wrapper class is created for the method parameter list, a corresponding builder class is also created. Usually it's an inner static class. The final step is to use the builder to construct a new parameter object. For those parameters that are skipped, their default values are going to be used.
Programmatic Example
Here's the simple SearchService class where Method Overloading is used to default values here. To use method overloading, either the number of arguments or argument type has to be different.
public class SearchService {
 //Method Overloading example. SortOrder is defaulted in this method
 public String search(String type, String sortBy) {
 return getQuerySummary(type, sortBy, SortOrder.DESC);
 }
 /* Method Overloading example. SortBy is defaulted in this method. Note that the type has to be
 different here to overload the method */
 public String search(String type, SortOrder sortOrder) {
 return getQuerySummary(type, "price", sortOrder);
 }
 private String getQuerySummary(String type, String sortBy, SortOrder sortOrder) {
 return "Requesting shoes of type \"" + type + "\" sorted by \"" + sortBy + "\" in \""
 + sortOrder.getValue() + "ending\" order...";
 }
}
Next we present the SearchService with ParameterObject created with Builder pattern.
public class SearchService {
 /* Parameter Object example. Default values are abstracted into the Parameter Object
 at the time of Object creation */
 public String search(ParameterObject parameterObject) {
 return getQuerySummary(parameterObject.getType(), parameterObject.getSortBy(),
 parameterObject.getSortOrder());
 }

 private String getQuerySummary(String type, String sortBy, SortOrder sortOrder) {
 return "Requesting shoes of type \"" + type + "\" sorted by \"" + sortBy + "\" in \""
 + sortOrder.getValue() + "ending\" order...";
 }
}
public class ParameterObject {
 public static final String DEFAULT_SORT_BY = "price";
 public static final SortOrder DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER = SortOrder.ASC;
 private String type;
 private String sortBy = DEFAULT_SORT_BY;
 private SortOrder sortOrder = DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER;
 private ParameterObject(Builder builder) {
 type = builder.type;
 sortBy = builder.sortBy != null && !builder.sortBy.isBlank() ? builder.sortBy : sortBy;
 sortOrder = builder.sortOrder != null ? builder.sortOrder : sortOrder;
 }
 public static Builder newBuilder() {
 return new Builder();
 }
 //Getters and Setters...
 public static final class Builder {
 private String type;
 private String sortBy;
 private SortOrder sortOrder;
 private Builder() {
 }
 public Builder withType(String type) {
 this.type = type;
 return this;
 }
 public Builder sortBy(String sortBy) {
 this.sortBy = sortBy;
 return this;
 }
 public Builder sortOrder(SortOrder sortOrder) {
 this.sortOrder = sortOrder;
 return this;
 }
 public ParameterObject build() {
 return new ParameterObject(this);
 }
 }
}
Class diagram
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Parameter Object
Applicability
This pattern shows us the way to have default parameters for a method in Java as the language doesn't default parameters feature out of the box.
Credits


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Analysing homa Rituals - Chinese Researcher visits BuddhistRoad Team
The BuddhistRoad team invited the Chinese researcher Hou Haoran from Leipzig University to present his research on the religious aspects of the Tangut Empire in a guest lecture. As visiting researcher he introduced the team and further researchers from CERES to the Buddhist fire offerings (homa), which were widely practiced in Tangut Empire during the 12th to 13th century. This aspect of Tantric practices is described widely in manuscripts in Chinese and Tangut from Karakhoto and Shanzuigou. Several scriptures can be understood as manuals for the homa ritual, while other sources from that era and Buddhist prayers specify the homa offerings that were performed at the Tangut court.
In his overview Hou Haoran also took into account visual materials related to the ritual: Both the Thangka collections from Karakhoto as well as the mural paintings of the caves in Yulin depict homa elements. Another example for the visual expression is a Tangut blockprint, i.e., the Saṃpuṭatantra, that includes a section homavidhi introducing various formulas of homa ritual. Hou Haoran emphasised that the rare text was written in the three languages of Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Tangut. Using an approach from the comparative study, he demonstrated on the basis of this trilingual source how Tangut people interpreted and used Buddhist texts, images, and rituals.

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Proof that all 2x2 matrices with rational entries are similar to
t 0
0 t
or to
0 a
1 b
I know that similar matrices characterize the same linear map to different bases. So with both forms of matrices it should be possible to describe all linear maps from Q^2 to Q^2. But I have no idea how to show that.
Is it necessary to take a base of Q^2 and look what the two matrices do with it (or with the linear combinations of the base???). Do I have to find out what the base must be?


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The Costa's Hummingbird is named for the French nobleman Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa, and this particular species of hummingbird is native to parts of the desert southwest in the United States and sections of northern Mexico.
The Costa's Hummingbird's normal heart rate is between 500 and 900 beats per minute. At night, when the bird goes into a state of torpor, which is similar to hibernation, the heart rate can go as low as 50 beats per minute.
It is quite often difficult for researchers to study this particular species of hummingbird. The reason for this is due to the close resemblance of the young and the female Costa's hummingbird to two other types within their range—the Anna's and the Black-chinned hummingbird.
The photo for this post was taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The factual information was gathered from other sources and put into my own words.


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Kehilla Committee Executive Summary: Strategic Planning for Jewish Education
Minneapolis Jewish Federation,
The Kehilla process is a strategic planning process for Jewish education. The mission of Kehilla was to develop a new community vision for Jewish education with specific recommendations that flow from this vision. These recommendations span all ages and stages of life. This report includes an overview of the kehilla process and describes the following areas: adult education; birth to 12th grade formal and informal education; professional and volunteer development; physical infrastructure; and technology.
Early Childhood Education,
Name of Publication:
Day School Evaluation Reports
Download for personal use, freely distribute link
Barrows, Robert. Kehilla Committee Executive Summary: Strategic Planning for Jewish Education. Day School Evaluation Reports. Minneapolis Jewish Federation. 1998:


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The next time you feel antsy on a long flight, think about how much longer your flight could be.
Qantas just took a big step closer to creating a regular non-stop commercial flight that will last 20 hours.
Over the weekend, Qantas operated a special flight from New York to Sydney that spent 19 hours 16 minutes in the air.
While technically the first non-commercial flight to take this long, the plane carried just 49 passengers and crew.
And pretty much everyone participated in a variety of experiments to see how such a long flight affects health, well-being and, no doubt, sanity.
Passengers on this flight were fitted with wearable technology devices that a variety of measurements during the flight.
And those devices ranged from monitoring pilot brain waves, melatonin levels and alertness and the value of hosting exercise classes for passengers.
Cabin lighting and in-flight meals were also adjusted in ways that are expected to help reduce jetlag.
Scientists and medical experts from the Charles Perkins Centre are gathering and using data from this flight – and others – to monitor all sorts of things: sleep patterns, food and beverage consumption, lighting, physical movement and inflight entertainment to assess the log flight's impact on health, wellbeing and body clock.
And Qantas says data from these experiments will be used help shape the crew rostering and customer service of Qantas' ultra-long-haul flights in the future.
Most notably, they're focusing on Project Sunrise, Qantas' plan to operate regular, non-stop commercial flights from the east coast of Australia (Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne) to London and New York.
Before it decides to make these super-long Project Sunrise flights permanent, Qantas will run two more research flights as part of its Project Sunrise evaluations: London to Sydney in November and another New York to Sydney in December.
Would you take a flight that lasts almost 20 hours?

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Effective Time Management
June 25, 2020 - 4:00 P.M. CDT
Laura Ann Hatch, MS, FAADOM
Following this session, the attendee should be able to:
- Identify the why and the purpose of time management in the dental practice.
- Recognize the importance of morning huddles and meetings.
- Describe the keys and Identify the barriers to effective time management.
Understanding the why and the purpose behind time management is the first step to keeping your practice organized and efficient. Learning and implementing good time management skills can increase practice productivity and helps to create a productive and positive work environment. A practice that is well organized and team members that balance their time well, will have better communication among the team and work more efficiently. Having time management and organization skills are key to creating an environment that team members thrive and patients appreciate, allowing for a less stressful work environment the ability to offer the best care for patients.
Biography: Laura Hatch, MS, FAADOM is known internationally as the Leader in Dental Front Office Solutions and Training. A keynote speaker, author, and coach, Laura is best known as the founder of Front Office Rocks™, a virtual training platform for dental teams. Laura is a best-selling author of her book "Step Away from the Drill", a member of the NSA, SCN, ADMC, a Fellow of the AADOM & was named one of DPR's Top 25 Women in Dentistry.


Start with the basic plugin call without any parameters.
object CheckCommand "systemd" { // Plugin name without 'check_' prefix
 command = [ PluginContribDir + "/" ] // Use the 'PluginContribDir' constant, see the contributed ITL commands
Run a config validation to see if that works, icinga2 daemon -C
Next, analyse the plugin parameters. Plugins with a good help output show optional parameters in square brackes. This is the case for all parameters for this plugin. If there are required parameters, use the required key inside the argument.
The arguments attribute is a dictionary which takes the parameters as keys.
 arguments = {
 "--unit" = {... }
If there a long parameter names available, prefer them. This increases readability in both the configuration as well as the executed command line.
The argument value itself is a sub dictionary which has additional keys:
 - value which references the runtime macro string
 - description where you copy the plugin parameter help text into
 - required, set_if, etc. for advanced parameters, check the CheckCommand object chapter.
The runtime macro syntax is required to allow value extraction when the command is executed.
Inside the Director, store the new command first in order to unveil the Arguments tab.
Best practice is to use the command name as prefix, in this specific case e.g. systemd_unit.
 arguments = {
 "--unit" = {
 value = "$systemd_unit$" // The service parameter would then be defined as 'vars.systemd_unit = "icinga2"'
 description = "Name of the systemd unit that is beeing tested."
 "--warning" = {
 value = "$systemd_warning$"
 description = "Startup time in seconds to result in warning status."
 "--critical" = {
 value = "$systemd_critical$"
 description = "Startup time in seconds to result in critical status."
This may take a while – validate the configuration in between up until the CheckCommand definition is done.
Then test and integrate it into your monitoring configuration.
Remember: Do it once and right, and never touch the CheckCommand again. Optional arguments allow different use cases and scenarios.
Once you have created your really good CheckCommand, please consider sharing it with our community by creating a new PR on GitHub. Please also update the documentation for the ITL.
Inside the Director, you can render the configuration in the Deployment section. Extract the static configuration object and use that as a source for sending it upstream.
Modify Existing CheckCommand
Sometimes an existing CheckCommand inside the ITL is missing a parameter. Or you don't need a default parameter value being set.
Instead of copying the entire configuration object, you can import an object into another new object.
object CheckCommand "http-custom" {
 import "http" // Import existing http object
 arguments += { // Use additive assignment to add missing parameters
 "--key" = {
 value = "$http_..." // Keep the parameter name the same as with http
 // Override default parameters
 vars.http_address = "..."
This CheckCommand can then be referenced in your host/service object definitions.
Plugin API
Icinga 2 supports the native plugin API specification from the Monitoring Plugins project. It is defined in the Monitoring Plugins guidelines.
The Icinga documentation revamps the specification into our own guideline enriched with examples and best practices.
The output should be as short and as detailed as possible. The most common cases include:
 - Viewing a problem list in Icinga Web and dashboards
 - Getting paged about a problem
 - Receiving the alert on the CLI or forwarding it to external (ticket) systems
:
OK: MySQL connection time is fine (0.0002s)
WARNING: MySQL connection time is slow (0.5s > 0.1s threshold)
CRITICAL: MySQL connection time is causing degraded performance (3s > 0.5s threshold)
Icinga supports reading multi-line output where Icinga Web only shows the first line in the listings and everything in the detail view.
Example for an end2end check with many smaller test cases integrated:
OK: Online banking works.
Testcase 1: Site reached.
Testcase 2: Attempted login, JS loads.
Testcase 3: Login succeeded.
Testcase 4: View current state works.
Testcase 5: Transactions fine.
If the extended output shouldn't be visible in your monitoring, but only for testing, it is recommended to implement the --verbose plugin parameter to allow developers and users to debug further. Check here for more implementation tips.
More debug output also helps when implementing your plugin.
Best practice is to have the plugin parameter and handling implemented first, then add it anywhere you want to see more, e.g. from initial database connections to actual query results.
Value Status Description
0 OK The check went fine and everything is considered working.
1 Warning The check is above the given warning threshold, or anything else is suspicious requiring attention before it breaks.
2 Critical The check exceeded the critical threshold, or something really is broken and will harm the production environment.
3 Unknown Invalid parameters, low level resource errors (IO device busy, no fork resources, TCP sockets, etc.) preventing the actual check. Higher level errors such as DNS resolving, TCP connection timeouts should be treated as Critical instead. Whenever the plugin reaches its timeout (best practice) it should also terminate with Unknown.
Keep in mind that these are service states. Icinga automatically maps the host state from the returned plugin states.
A plugin calculates specific values and may decide about the exit state on its own. This is done with thresholds - warning and critical values which are compared with the actual value. Upon this logic, the exit state is determined.
Imagine the following value and defined thresholds:
ptc_value = 57.8
warning = 50
critical = 60
Whenever ptc_value is higher than warning or critical, it should return the appropriate state.
The threshold evaluation order also is important:
 - Critical thresholds are evaluated first and superseed everything else.
 - Warning thresholds are evaluated second
 - If no threshold is matched, return the OK state
Avoid using hardcoded threshold values in your plugins, always add them to the argument parser.
Example for Python:
import argparse
import signal
import sys
if __name__ == '__main__':
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("-w", "--warning", help="Warning threshold. Single value or range, e.g. '20:50'.")
 parser.add_argument("-c", "--critical", help="Critical threshold. Single vluae or range, e.g. '25:45'.")
 args = parser.parse_args()
Users might call plugins only with the critical threshold parameter, leaving out the warning parameter. Keep this in mind when evaluating the thresholds, always check if the parameters have been defined before.
 if args.critical:
 if ptc_value > args.critical:
 print("CRITICAL -...")
 sys.exit(2) # Critical
 if args.warning:
 if ptc_value > args.warning:
 print("WARNING -...")
 sys.exit(1) # Warning
 print("OK -...")
 sys.exit(0) # OK
The above is a simplified example for printing the output and using the state as exit code.
Before diving into the implementation, learn more about required performance data metrics and more best practices below.
Threshold Ranges
Threshold ranges can be used to specify an alert window, e.g. whenever a calculated value is between a lower and higher critical threshold.
The schema for threshold ranges looks as follows. The @ character in square brackets is optional.
There are a few requirements for ranges:
 - start <= end. Add a check in your code and let the user know about problematic values.
10:20 # OK
30:10 # Error
 - start: can be omitted if its value is 0. This is the default handling for single threshold values too.
10 # Every value > 10 and < 0, outside of 0..10
 - If end is omitted, assume end is infinity.
10: # < 10, outside of 10..∞
 - In order to specify negative infinity, use the ~ character.
~:10 # > 10, outside of -∞..10
 - Raise alert if value is outside of the defined range.
10:20 # < 10 or > 20, outside of 10..20
 - Start with @ to raise an alert if the value is inside the defined range, inclusive start/end values.
_USER_:20 # >= 10 and <= 20, inside of 10..20
Best practice is to either implement single threshold values, or fully support ranges. This requires parsing the input parameter values, therefore look for existing libraries already providing this functionality.
check_tinkerforge implements a simple parser to avoid dependencies.
Performance Data Metrics
Performance data metrics must be appended to the plugin output with a preceding | character. The schema is as follows:
 | 'label'=value[UOM];[warn];[crit];[min];[max]
The label should be encapsulated with single quotes. Avoid spaces or special characters such as % in there, this could lead to problems with metric receivers such as Graphite.
Labels must not include'and = characters. Keep the label length as short and unique as possible.
Values must respect the C/POSIX locale and not implement e.g. German locale for floating point numbers with,. Icinga sets LC_NUMERIC=C to enforce this locale on plugin execution.
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From The Scotsman in Scotland:
Snap! Ancient crocodiles just like killer whales, Scottish scientists discover
By JULIA HORTON
Published on Wednesday 19 September 2012 00:00
SCOTTISH experts have found a link between killer whales and ancient crocodiles which suggests that today's reptiles don't deserve their "living fossil" reputation.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh used fossilised remains from the Natural History Museum in London of two giant crocodylians, Dakosaurus maximus and Plesiosuchus manselii, to reconstruct their huge heads.
To their surprise, they found that the shape and size of the creatures' teeth and skulls matched those of modern killer whales which now swim in the same British seas inhabited by the reptiles 150 million years ago.
The findings suggest that both species evolved the same hunting and feeding techniques, which challenges the widespread view that crocodiles have hardly changed since prehistoric times.
Dakosaurus had a bullet-shaped snout for suction-feeding and badly worn teeth, like some killer whales today, leading experts to conclude that it swallowed fish whole and also ate tough-skinned sharks.
Meanwhile, the teeth of the Plesiosuchus showed no wear and tear, suggesting that it had adapted like modern-day "type two" killer whales to be even more brutal, possibly devouring other marine reptiles of the time.
Dr Mark Young, lead researcher at the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, said: "A lot of people refer to [modern] crocodiles as living fossils, but we have found that ancient marine crocodiles seem to have fed like killer whales do now, which means they were probably as evolved as mammals are today."
The ancestors of today's crocodiles were more than four metres long and both belonged to the Metriorhynchidae family. Their front limbs had modified into flippers to adapt to life in the oceans and they had a shark-like tail fin, giving them a very different appearance to crocodiles today.
The findings from the study, published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE, also help to explain how so many ancient reptiles survived for so long – and could help to predict what the impact of global warming might be on killer whales in future.
Dr Young added: "We've never really understood how so many different species survived in such close proximity then – we would expect they would out-compete or even eat each other. This seems to show that they were able to survive because they evolved to feed in different ways.
"We are now looking at why they became extinct and whether there are links between what happened to the ancient crocodiles at that time and what could happen to killer whales today as a result of climate change."
While different types of killer whale exist in other parts of the world, until recently only one type was known to live in the waters around the UK.
In 2010, Scottish scientists in Aberdeen reported finding a second type of the marine mammal in the North Atlantic which, unlike the first, suffered virtually no wear to its teeth even in the oldest adults. Dr Andy Foote from the University of Aberdeen, who carried out the study, concluded that while the first type of killer whale sustains massive damage to its teeth because it sucks up herring and mackerel, the new type has evolved to feed differently, in order to find a new ecological niche.


Vegvisir (Huld version)
The Vegvisir as seen in The Huld Manuscript.
Vegvisir – Huld
The word "Vegvisir" in Icelandic, or "Vejviser" in Danish is comprised of two words. Roughly translated; "Veg" and "Vej" means "direction" or "road" and "Visir" and "Viser" means "to show" or "to display" – so basically "showing the direction (or road)
These galdrastafir are said to help the user find his or her way by sea or land in harsh conditions, even when the road is not known.
In modern esoteric use, the Vegvisir is often used in a more metaphoric sense to help the user find his or her way on their spiritual path. For this reason it has become a popular choice as a spiritual tattoo.
If you are looking for a tattoo-stencil of the Vegvisir, please feel free to use the image from our website and use it for free. You can find it in high resolution, among several other designs, in our gallery.
Several versions of these famous galdrastafir can be found across several historic manuscripts, and have later spawned several modern iterations. The most popular variations of these are based on eight-spoke wheels such as the one seen here, but several non-symmetrical variations are also known.
In some modern heathen, pagan and esoteric literature (and on social media / internet sharing sites etc.) these staves will often be referred to as "The Viking Compass" or "The Runic Compass". This often appears to be based on the notion that Vikings used these staves to navigate their ships, and that the spokes of the staves are representative of compass directions. There is, however, no evidence to support this theory, although some people will insist upon it. There are in fact no traces of this symbol in any historical Viking-finds, and all research into the origin of this symbol points to a fusion of European renaissance magic and Norse folk-magic.


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Mobile visual search
Introduction
Mobile visual search (MVS) has drawn great attentions in both the industry and research area. The MVS system will retrieve relevant information and display them on the mobile devices by simply taking a snapshot of an object-of-interest with a built-in camera. Visual search is still a challenging task in the robustness, computational complexity and scalability. Compared to the PC-based image retrieval problems, mobile visual search is more challenging due to the insufficient computing power and battery capacity and the constrained bandwidth of the wireless network.
Technical
The MSV research group led by Prof. Yap has built an efficient and effective MVS system to alleviate the problems in the Landmark recognition task. Non-linear local detectors are proposed to mitigate the problems caused by the cluttered background and the intensity changes. A new saliency-integrated mobile visual search framework is developed. The discriminative power of the proposed MVS system is enhanced by incorporating saliency information into the local descriptor extraction, visual codebook construction and image representation. Furthermore, saliency information is used to guide the sampling process in geometric verification to improve efficiency. Fast geometric verification algorithm is developed to reduce the computational complexity without the sacrifice of the system performance.
The Future
Future work will extend the MVS system to various applications and large scale databases. Bag of phase features will be utilized and effective structures will be further proposed.

People Involved
Professor: Yap Kim Hui, Wen Yonggang
Researcher: Miao Zhenwei
PhD Student: Zhang Dajiang
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How Long Do I Need to Sleep Elevated After Rhinoplasty
How Long Do I Need to Sleep Elevated After Rhinoplasty Sleeping in an elevated position after rhinoplasty, a prevailing technique in plastic surgery, is more than a mere suggestion. It's often seen as crucial for the recovery process. The benefits are multifold and can contribute positively to the healing phase post-surgery.
The recommended duration for such a sleeping posture varies among surgeons but generally extends for several weeks following the procedure. Adapting to this change may seem challenging initially but with practice, it becomes manageable over time. This article sheds light on these aspects without delving into complex medical jargon.
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Finally, we provide practical tips on achieving comfort while adhering to this recommendation – knowledge that could make your post-operative journey smoother and less stressful.
Sleeping Elevated
Sleeping elevated after undergoing rhinoplasty surgery is not merely a matter of comfort; it plays a significant role in the recovery process. When you sleep with your head elevated, gravity assists in reducing swelling—a common side effect postsurgery. This simple act can help minimize discomfort and accelerate the healing phase.
Elevated sleeping also aids in preventing complications that could hinder the recovery process. Rhinoplasty involves alterations to nasal structures which can cause temporary difficulty in breathing through the nose. By keeping your head raised, you facilitate easier breathing by allowing airways to remain clear.
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Moreover, this sleeping position helps prevent undue pressure on surgical sites—pressure that could potentially disrupt sutures or shift nasal tissues during their critical healing phase. Post-operative care involves more than just medication and follow-up visits—it's about adopting practices like these that contribute positively towards ensuring a smoother rhinoplasty recovery journey.
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Recommended Duration
When it comes to the duration of sleeping elevated following a rhinoplasty surgery, there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer. The recommended time frame can vary based on numerous factors including the complexity of your surgery and individual healing process. Nevertheless, most surgeons generally advise patients to maintain this position for at least two weeks post-procedure.
The rationale behind this suggestion is rooted in understanding the body's natural response to trauma—in this case, surgical intervention on nasal tissues. The initial days following any invasive procedure are critical with regard to wound healing and inflammation management. By maintaining an elevated sleeping position during these early stages of recovery, you contribute positively towards efficient swelling reduction—a crucial element in expediting the overall healing process.
Beyond those first couple weeks, some might find it beneficial to continue with this practice for a while longer as part of their post-operative care routine. It's important to keep open lines of communication with your surgeon throughout your recovery period—they will offer guidance tailored specifically for you regarding optimal sleep positions that best support your personal journey toward full rhinoplasty recovery.
Tips for Sleeping Elevated
Transitioning to an elevated sleeping position after rhinoplasty surgery may initially present some challenges. However, with a few practical tips and persistence, you'll be able to adjust more comfortably—further supporting your journey towards efficient recovery.
Firstly, consider investing in a wedge pillow. Such pillows are designed specifically for this purpose—they maintain the head in an elevated position while providing necessary support to ensure comfort throughout the night. Alternatively, stacking multiple regular pillows can also serve as an effective solution.
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Secondly, maintaining hydration is key but remember that excessive fluid intake close to bedtime can lead to frequent bathroom trips disrupting your sleep cycle—try balancing it wisely during your waking hours instead.
Thirdly, if you're someone who finds it challenging not being able to turn onto their sides or stomach while sleeping—a body pillow might help! Hugging one prevents accidental turning during sleep thus protecting surgical sites from undue pressure.
Lastly and perhaps most importantly – patience. Adjusting takes time but remember that these changes are temporary and significantly contribute towards ensuring a smoother post-operative care routine following rhinoplasty surgery.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the optimal degree of elevation for sleeping post-rhinoplasty? A: While there's no universally agreed-upon angle, most surgeons recommend keeping the head elevated 30 to 45 degrees. This position can be comfortably achieved with a
specially designed wedge pillow or stacking multiple regular pillows.
Q: Can I sleep on my side after rhinoplasty surgery? A: It's recommended to avoid sleeping on your side for at least two weeks following rhinoplasty. Side-sleeping could potentially apply pressure and cause shifts in the nasal structures during their critical healing phase.
Q: Is it harmful if I occasionally wake up flat on my back? A: While it's not ideal, occasional instances shouldn't significantly affect your overall recovery—just make sure you elevate your head upon realizing. However, if this happens regularly despite precautions, discuss with your surgeon about possible solutions.
Q: How soon can I return to my normal sleeping habits after rhinoplasty surgery? A: Generally speaking, patients are advised to maintain an elevated sleep position for at least two weeks. Beyond that timeframe, personalized advice from your own surgeon should be sought as they're acquainted best with specific aspects of your surgical procedure and personal healing process.
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Automatic Control and Optimization of Drilling Operations
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Drilling automation initially gained acceptance in the Oil & Gas industry as a solution to increase rigsite safety. While safety-related drilling automation has been implemented, many companies are beginning to recognize that drilling automation oﬀers possibilities of performance enhancement also. Decision making in manual oil ﬁeld operations is dependent on how quickly the driller can recognize the problem, how knowledgeable the driller is regarding the problem and how quickly he/she can ﬁnd a solution for the problem. There is also a distinct lag in interpreting data and then taking corrective action. Such ineﬃciences are eliminated by adopting automated systems in place of human labor. In this work, the current state of automation in drilling engineering ﬁeld was studied and barriers to automation were identiﬁed. Mathematical models developed for automated drilling operations are to be simulated before testing them on a physical system. For this purpose, a simulation environment or a Drilling Simulator has been developed in LabVIEW. Automatic Managed Pressure Drilling using Constant Bottom-Hole Pressure technique was modeled using a PID controller and simulated on the Drilling Simulator. The simulator is open to design modiﬁcations. A model rig with fully automatic capabilities has been designed and constructed with design limitations on drilling parameters. To improve the performance, an optimization algorithm is proposed which makes use of Mechanical Speciﬁc Energy to maximize Rate of Penetration. The Drilling Simulator and the model rig can be used in conjunction to experiment with diﬀerent models and control methodologies.
Vishnumolakala, Narendra (2015). Automatic Control and Optimization of Drilling Operations. Master's thesis, Texas A & M University. Available electronically from


text: Since 1991, NOAA/PMEL has routinely detected Tertiary waves from NE Pacific ocean earthquakes using the U.S. Navy's SOSUS hydrophone arrays. Tertiary (T) waves are seismically generated acoustic waves (between 5--50 Hz) that propagate over great distances in the oceanic sound channel with little loss in signal strength. Low attenuation, combined with the availability of detailed ocean acoustic velocity models, have made T waves extremely useful for monitoring seafloor earthquakes; T waves allow for highly accurate epicentral locations, and a reduction of the detection threshold by almost two orders of magnitude. However, it is still not well understood how seismic energy generated at the earthquake source propagates through the seafloor--ocean interface and couples to the sound channel. Hence, the relationship between earthquake source parameters and the T-wave amplitude recorded at the hydrophone are not directly known. The goal of this paper is to empirically compare earthquake magnitude, seismic moment, and fault orientation (radiation pattern) to an event's T-wave source level to see if systematic relationships exist. T-wave source level is estimated by deconvolving instrument gain and the transmission loss from the T-wave signal, thus resulting in the earthquake's acoustic energy at the seafloor--ocean interface.


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Definition of Indigo bird
1. Noun. Small deep blue North American bunting.
Generic synonyms: Bunting
Group relationships: Genus Passerina, Passerina
Indigo Bird Pictures
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Indigo Bird
Literary usage of Indigo bird
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornithological Biography by John James Audubon (1832)
"The indigo bird arrives in the southern States from the direction of Mexico, along with its relative the Painted Finch, and is caught in trapcages,..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"Indican has occasionally been found in tho urine when no indigo has been taken. The dose is from 30 to 120 grains. indigo bird..."
3. The New England Farmer by Samuel W. Cole (1854)
"The beautiful and cheerful songster known to our ornithologists as the Purple linen or American Linnet, is now frequently seen with the indigo bird,..."
4. The United States of America: Their History from the Earliest Period; Their by Hugh Murray, James Nicol (1844)
"... Oriole — Rice-birds — Indigo-bird — Nonpareil — Carolina Parrot—Woodpecker—Cuckoo—Passenger Pigeon —Turtle-dove—Turkey—Quail— Ruffed Grouse — Crane—..."
5. The Review of Education (1902)
"... printed the following, size 7x10, suitable for framing. Two cents each; the twelve for 20 cents. 1001 Gold-finch Tanager, indigo bird. 1007 Red Fox...."
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Sandringham House is a country house on 8,000 hectares (20,000 acres) of land near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England. The house is privately owned by the British Royal Family and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate, which lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
History and current site
The site has been occupied since the Elizabethan era, and, in 1771, architect Cornish Henley cleared the site to build Sandringham Hall. The hall was modified during the 19th century by Charles Spencer Cowper, a stepson of Lord Palmerston, who added an elaborate porch and conservatory, designed by architect Samuel Sanders Teulon.
In 1862, the hall was purchased by Queen Victoria at the request of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) as a home for himself and his new bride, Alexandra. However, in 1865, two years after moving in, the prince found the hall's size insufficient for his needs, and he commissioned A. J. Humbert to raze the hall and create a larger building.
The resulting red-brick house was completed in late 1870 in a mix of styles. This section incorporated the galleried entrance hall which is used by the royal family for entertaining and family occasions. A new wing was later added to one end of the house in a more traditional style, incorporating a ball room. It was ahead of its time in other ways, with gas lighting, flushing water closets, and an early form of shower. One part of the house was destroyed in a fire during the preparations for Prince Albert Edward's 50th birthday in 1891, and later rebuilt.
Sandringham House has been the private home of four generations of the British Royal Family. The main features of the new building were bay windows, which helped lighten the interior. Despite the size of Sandringham and the spaciousness of the main rooms, the living quarters were quite cramped.
Edward and Alexandra's sons, Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, for example, had very small bedrooms. The spacious grounds, however, provided room for Queen Alexandra's menagerie of horses, dogs, cats, and other animals. The atmosphere was far different from at home, especially when their father was about. The kennels were a particular delight to the children. In addition to stables for Royal horses in 1886 a racing pigeon loft was constructed for birds given to the Duke of York by King Leopold of Belgium and one or more lofts for Royal pigeons have been maintained ever since. Since the death of Edward VII, Sandringham has been a popular holiday retreat for successive members of the Royal Family.
Since King George VI died in 1952 at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II's custom has been to spend the anniversary of her father's death and her own Accession privately with her family at the House, and use it as her official base until February. It is an excellent location for shooting and is used for royal shooting parties. Such was Edward VII's fondness for hunting on the estate, he ordered all the clocks to be set half an hour ahead of GMT to increase the amount of evening daylight available for hunting. This tradition of Sandringham Time was kept on the estate from 1901 until 1936 when the new King Edward VIII showed he was "a new broom" by sweeping the custom away.
Along with Balmoral Castle, Sandringham House is the private property of the British royal family and not part of the Crown Estate. Their succession became an issue in 1936, when Edward VIII abdicated as king. Being legacies Edward had inherited from his father, George V, the estates did not automatically pass to his younger brother George VI; the new king had to purchase the house from him.
Queen Alexandra, her sons Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, and George V, and grandson George VI all died at Sandringham. King Olav V of Norway, a grandson of King Edward VII, was born at Sandringham.
York Cottage and Appleton House
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The estate is also home to York Cottage, built by Edward VII soon after he moved in; York Cottage was also a favourite of George V. Anmer Hall on the grounds is a Georgian house that was at one point the country home of the Duke of Kent.
When Prince Carl, the future King Haakon VII of Norway, and Princess Maud were married in July 1896, Appleton House was a wedding gift to them from the bride's parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales. The gift was intended to provide the newly married couple with a place to stay whenever they visited England. The Prince of Wales wrote to his Danish brother-in-law, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, "I have given Maud and Charles a small house, their own country retreat – about one mile from here – they will always have a pied-à-terre when they come over to England. I know they will appreciate this very much."
A few months before the wedding the couple went to the adjacent Sandringham to view their wedding gift. "I saw my new house. It is quite lovely," Prince Carl wrote in a letter.
Queen Maud came to love the house. In 1899 she wrote in a letter, "Our little house is a perfect paradise, it all seems like a dream, that we are here at last, that it is so beautiful and light, every single room is so clean and fresh." Their son, the future King Olav V of Norway, was born in 1903 at Sandringham.
Appleton House was on 2½ floors and was built of brick. It had four sitting rooms on the ground floor and the same on the first floor, together with rooms for servants, 20 rooms in total. The house had a conservatory and was centrally heated. The property stood alone, surrounded by forested parkland in Flitcham, Norfolk, adjacent to Sandringham. The open, rolling character of the surrounding landscape inspired outdoor pursuits on horseback or by bicycle. It was also full of good subjects for Queen Maud, who was a keen amateur photographer.
Around the house the Prince of Wales had laid out a garden, designed in accordance with the tastes of the day. Here there were round, oval, triangular and square beds of roses and rhododendrons. There were extensive lawns and tall hedges of yew and box, with paths between them. Queen Maud enjoyed taking walks along these paths. "Her albums contain many photographs that show her wandering alone along these paths – clad in a full-length, white dress, her parasol lifted high."
In 1938, two days after Queen Maud's interment, her husband, King Haakon wrote to King George VI and informed him that the time had come to return Appleton House to the British Royal Family. The Queen had had the property as long as she had wanted, just as the Prince of Wales had said she could when she was given it in 1896.
Appleton House no longer exists. For many years the house stood unused. Its last known inhabitants were King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, who lived in the house during a visit to Norfolk during World War II (1939–1945). A 1968 newspaper article with the headline "The Queen's empty house" reported that a large anti-air raid structure had been constructed around the property during World War II and that this was unattractive and expensive to remove. Since it would have been costly to restore the property to a habitable state, Appleton House was torn down in July 1984.
Public access
The house was first opened to the public in 1977, and there is a museum with displays of Royal life and Estate history. About 600 acres (240 ha) are a country park, open to the public. In January 2012, a body was found on the grounds of Sandringham; it was later identified as that of Alisa Dmitrijeva, a 17-year-old Latvian girl who lived in Wisbech, who was last seen alive on 31 August 2011 in King's Lynn.
See also
- "About Sandringham Estate". The Sandringham Estate. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- "History: Sandringham official website".
- "Official website: Royal Kennels".
- "Royal Family website: Sandringham House".
- "Anmer Hall website".
- "Police: Body found on queen's estate was missing 17-year-old". CNN. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- Sandringham Estate body named as Alisa Dmitrijeva
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- Website of the Sandringham Estate
- The Royal Residences – Sandringham House from englishmonarchs.co.uk


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During a five-year period in the 1960s, dozens of students and a handful of educators contributed to an appreciation of Hungarian culture and life.
Almost 50 years later, Case Western Reserve was honored for its role with an Abraham Lincoln Award, presented by the American Hungarian Foundation.
Attendees at the recognition ceremony included August J. Molnar, president of the American Hungarian Foundation; special guests from the Hungarian American community; and the family of Ferenc Somogyi, the professor who taught the university's Cultural History of the Hungarian People course for five years.
President Barbara R. Snyder hosted the special event. "I often say that the mission of a research university is to advance knowledge and understanding. When we study the history and culture of other places, we inevitably gain new appreciation for what is unique and admirable about them. More, we discover ways in which that heritage helps shape the culture of our own country," she said at the event, which was held in late spring.
According to the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, at one time the city's Hungarian population was the second-largest in the world.
From 1962 to 1967, almost 100 students enrolled in the course, which also had teaching support from John Palasics, a well-known member of the Hungarian community, and Freda B. Kovacs, a writer and teacher who focused on Hungarian life and culture.
The American Hungarian Foundation sponsors grants, special events, lectures, educational scholarships and exhibits portraying the unique cultural and historical heritage of American Hungarians.
According to the foundation, "The Abraham Lincoln Award honors Case Western Reserve University for having enhanced the appreciation and understanding of Hungarian culture and heritage in America."
The award is inspired by the sixteenth president of the United States, who often spoke of the important role immigrants and their descendents played in American Life.
Additional resources: The Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society.
Case Western Reserve University is committed to the free exchange of ideas, reasoned debate and intellectual dialogue. Speakers and scholars with a diversity of opinions and perspectives are invited to the campus to provide the community with important points of view, some of which may be deemed controversial. The views and opinions of those invited to speak on the campus do not necessarily reflect the views of the university administration or any other segment of the university community.


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State Management
Building your Store, you can add Handlers to respond to actions and adjust your model accordingly:
val store = object : RootStore("") {
 val append = handle { model, action: String ->
 val clear = handle { model ->
Whenever a String is sent to the append-Handler, it updates the model by appending the text to its current model. clear is a Handler that doesn't need any information to do its work, so the second parameter can be omitted.
Since everything in fritz2 is reactive, most of the time you want to connect a Flow of actions to the Handler instead of calling it directly which is also possible:
someFlowOfString handledBy store.append
Each Store inherits a Handler called update, accepting the same type as the Store as its action. It updates the Store's value to the new value it receives. You can use this handler to conveniently implement two-way-databinding by using the changes event-flow of an input-Tag, for example:
val store = RootStore("")
render {
 input {
 changes.values() handledBy store.update
changes in this example is a Flow of events created by listening to the Change-Event of the underlying input-element. Calling values() on it extracts the current value from the input. Whenever such an event is raised, a new value appears on the Flow and is processed by the update-Handler of the Store to update the model. Event-flows are available for all HTML5-events. There are some more convenience functions to help you to extract data from an event or control event-processing.
You can map the elements of the Flow to a specific action-type before connecting it to the Handler. This way you can also add information from the rendering-context to the action. You may also use any other source for a Flow like recurring timer events or even external events.
If you need to purposefully fire an action at some point in your code (to init a [Store] for example) use
//call handler with data
//call handler without data
If the content of your Store is not bound anywhere but need its handler's code to be executed whenever an action is available, you have to explicitly watch() it:
val store = object : RootStore(initialWhatever) {
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RIPPLE POWER: Breakdown & Benefits
With its powerful throat hit and minty taste, Power provides packs that punch you find yourself craving! But Power is so much more than meets the eye and, in fact, has an incredible amount of goodness packed into its natural ingredients!
Here at Ripple, we think it's important that our customers know what goes into our devices so they can make an informed choice. So, we thought we'd go into what makes Power so popular!
Power's Peppermint Aroma
Peppermint aroma has been known throughout history to focus energy and improve vitality. In Ancient Rome, Senators used to wear sprigs of mint so that they would be able to keep optimal focus during debates.
Recent scientific research and sociological studies have proven there are clear neurological connections between peppermint aroma and the ability of people to have increased levels of alertness. The University of Cincinnati even found that the addition of peppermint candles in a room of people who were taking tests enabled those examined to improve their concentration.
Whether it's an all-important meeting, or you are just feeling sluggish at the end of a long week, you can be your best and most alert self with the mint aroma in your Power diffuser.
Power's Natural Ginseng Extract
Ginseng has become increasingly attractive for people looking to improve their overall wellbeing, whilst avoiding artificial solutions. In particular, the ability of ginseng to provide people with natural heightening of energy appeals increasingly in a world where more and more is demanded from us in what feels like less and less time. Multiple components within ginseng, such as polysaccharides and oligopeptides, stimulate the production of energy in cells, helping people fight feelings of fatigue.
When 43% of Americans admit that they are too tired to function at work, ginseng (as found in your Power ripple) could be the perfect alternative to that expensive third cup of coffee or sugary energy drink!
Power's Natural Gingko Biloba Extract
Gingko Biloba extract is taken from the green leaves of the Gingko plant. The Gingko tree is fascinating as it is one of the oldest tree species in the world and many of them are over 2500 years old and can grow to be over 130 feet tall. The tree is famous for being known as a "living fossil" due to its ability to be one of the very few organisms to remain largely changed over the millions of years. This perhaps goes some way to explaining why it has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. It was traditionally used to open channels of energy to organ systems like the brain.
Today, improving brain function is the primary purpose for using gingko biloba. It has been shown to be especially effective in maintaining people's strength of mind. Gingko biloba sells so well in the United States because of this remarkable feature. If you are someone who's attention or memory always seems to be slipping, you should think about fighting back with a plant—based solution.
Power – a ripple for mind and body
Whilst the Ripple mission is to help people quit smoking and get them off nicotine, our leveraging of aromatherapy has always been intended to help people pace their day and lives.
As you can see, the ingredients in Power means that it is not just a device that can complement a smoking cessation selection but also a special part of a holistic strategy balancing your overall health and wellness routine.


Wednesday, August 18, 2010
CSS3 Transitions and Transforms in Gmail for the iPad
The Mobile Gmail team recently announced a new stacked cards interface for the iPad. In this interface we make use of CSS3 transitions and transforms to provide a more intuitive interface that has a look and feel that is similar to native applications. In this post we will describe CSS3 transitions and transforms and how they were used to develop this interface. All of the CSS and JavaScript examples currently work only in WebKit-based browsers, such as Safari on the iPad. However, Mozilla-based browsers have their own versions of WebKit-based extensions that use the '-moz' prefix, and that should behave similarly.
CSS3 Transitions
CSS3 transitions allow the browser to animate the change of a CSS property from an initial value to a final value. A transition is configured by setting four CSS properties on an HTML element:
 - -webkit-transition-property
 - -webkit-transition-duration
 - -webkit-transition-timing-function
 - -webkit-transition-delay
The -webkit-transition-property property identifies the CSS properties where changes to the property will trigger a transition between the old value of the property and the new value. The -webkit-transition-duration property specifies, in milliseconds, the length of time over which the transition should take place. The -webkit-transition-timing-function property describes the speed at which the transition progresses over the duration of the transition. For example, -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease-in-out describes a transition that will proceed slowly at the beginning and the end of the transition, but that will proceed quickly during the middle of the transition. You can also provide a custom, cubic-bezier function for a higher degree of control over the timing. The -webkit-transition-delay property specifies a delay, measured in milliseconds, before the transition begins.
The transition properties can also be set simultaneously using the -webkit-transition property, by simply specifying them in the above order. Once the transitions properties are set and up to the point where the value of -webkit-transition-property is changed, all modifications of the specified CSS properties will trigger transitions.
CSS3 Transforms
CSS3 transforms allow the rendering of an HTML element to be modified using 2D and 3D transformations such as rotation, scaling, and translations. Transforms are applied by setting the -webkit-transform CSS property with the desired list of transforms. Each transform takes the form of a transformation function, such as translate3d or rotate, and a list of parameters enclosed in brackets. For example, to move an object to the right by 100 pixels and rotate it by 45 degrees you can use the -webkit-transform property:
-webkit-transform: translate(100px, 0) rotate(45deg);
Using -webkit-transform as the transition property when moving an element is advantageous relative to using the standard top and left properties because transitions using -webkit-transform are hardware-accelerated in Safari. An exception here is that it seems that 2D translations are not hardware-accelerated. But, since any 2D translation is equivalent to a corresponding 3D translation with the same translations in the x and y and no translation in the z axis, it is easy to use a hardware accelerated translate3d(x, y, 0) transform instead of a non-hardware accelerated translate(x, y) transform.
There are a few terms here that begin with 'trans,' and they can easily be confused if you are not familiar with them. Here they are again:
 - Transition: An implicit animation of CSS properties between an initial and a final value.
 - Transform: A modification to the appearance of an HTML element by manipulating it in a 2D or 3D space.
 - Translation: A particular type of transformation that moves the HTML element in 2D or 3D space.
Stacked Cards Interface
In the stacked cards interface, cards representing selected conversations transition onto the screen when their corresponding conversation is selected, and transition off of the screen when it is deselected.
When cards are selected, they are transitioned out from underneath the conversation list on the left side of the application into the selected conversation area on the right side of the application. To move the card onto the screen, we set an initial transform, configure the transition, and finally apply the desired final transform to the element.
To simplify the layout, the un-transformed position of each card is its normal position in the selected conversation area. This allows the card to have no translation applied when in this position, although it will need a translation to animate the movement. Initially the card has a transform that translates it to the left. The z-index property is used to ensure that the card will render underneath the conversation list. The rotation of the card is also initially applied, since we chose not to have the card rotate as it transitions onto the screen.
card.style.WebkitTransform =
'translate3d(-700px, 0, 0) rotate(5deg)';
Since the particular translation and rotation can vary, we chose to apply this property using JavaScript rather than including it in the CSS class applied to the card. It is important that the CSS3 transition is not yet applied because we do not want this transform to be a transition. Moreover, it is important that the card is rendered at its initial transform before the transition is configured and the destination transform is applied. This is easily achieved by wrapping these next steps in a call to window.setTimeout with a timeout of 0 ms.
window.setTimeout(function() {
card.style.WebkitTransition =
'-webkit-transform 300ms ease-in-out';
card.style.WebkitTransform =
'translate3d(0, 0, 0) rotate(5deg)';
}, 0);
Completion of the Transition
It is useful to know when the transition is complete. In the stacked cards interface, we use this to improve performance by setting display:none on obscured cards so that they do not need to be rendered. Adding an event listener allows the application to be notified when the transition has completed.
element.addEventListener('webkitTransitionEnd', listener, false);
Interrupting a Transition
In some cases, you may want to change a transition while it is in progress. For example, if the user unselected a conversation while the corresponding card was still animating onto the screen, we might apply a new transition to send the card back off of the screen again. When you apply a new CSS value while a transition is already in progress, a new transition will occur between the current value of the property in the transition and the new value that you apply. For example, suppose a card is halfway through it's transition onto the screen, and we apply this CSS transform:
card.style.WebkitTransform =
Since the transition properties are still configured, a new transition will occur. The initial value for the transition will be the halfway point - approximately translated3d(-350px, 0, 0) rotate(5deg). The final value will be translate3d(-700px, 0, 0) rotate(5deg). The full duration of the transition will still apply, so the card will move about half as quickly as it usually does. It is possible to determine the current transform applied to an HTML element using the WebKitCSSMatrix and to use this to recalculate more appropriate transition parameters, but this is outside the scope of this post.
I hope that this introduction to CSS3 transitions and transforms has been useful, and that the insight into the implementation of Mobile Gmail on the iPad has been interesting. Based on positive feedback, the Mobile Gmail team is looking forward to making more use of transitions and transforms in the future.
 1. It would be nice to see some of these new CSS3 and HTML5 features in the regular webmail. I remember a tech demo of offline storage with the HTML5 client database, but GMail still requires Gears.
 For those of us on 64-bit Linux Chrome and without the ability to use Gears, it would be wonderful to see these improvements be merged back for non-iPad users :)
 2. Very nice guys.
 However what I'd really, really like is an option to pin the floating toolbar (when reading messages) in the iPhone Gmail web interface. It's so very, very annoying. Since we can scroll to the top of the conversation via tapping on the status bar there's absolutely no reason why the toolbar can't be pinned to the top. Otherwise the Gmail mobile interface is great. Fingers crossed...
 3. Beautiful interface. I was surprised when I opened Gmail on my iPad and it looked like an iPad app! The scroll on the left even scrolls the same way: smooth and responsive. Wondering how you achieve the scroll effect in the stacked deck (or list of emails). Thanks - I develop martial arts software and I'm looking at implementing a solution like this for mobile users. Thanks - and beautiful work!


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The K850WM is a compact, bench-top instrument designed to critical point dry a complete 6"/150 mm wafer. A convenient wafer holder allows rapid transfer and ensures that pre-drying does not occur.
- 170 mm diameter chamber - optimised for wafer/MEMS drying
- Vertical chamber with top-loading and bottom draining - ensures specimens do not become uncovered during drying
- Thermoelectric heating - accurate temperature control
- Fine control needle valve pressure let down - precise control
- Temperature monitoring and control with thermal cut-out protection
- Pressure monitoring with safety cut-out for over pressure
- Three-year warranty
K850WM Large Chamber Critical Point Dryer
The K850WM has built-in heating and water cooling using the E4860 Recirculating Heater/Chiller. This combination will give temperature control of +5°C cooling and +35°C during heating. This ensures the critical point is accurately obtained and avoids excess pressures and temperatures or the need to rely on pressure relief valves to control pressure during the heating cycle.
The K850WM has a vertical chamber which allows top-loading of the specimen (e.g. single wafer). A viewing port in the top plate allows observation of the chamber and wafer during the critical point drying process.
The exchange mechanism is simple to use and ensures the specimen remains under liquid during loading.
The E4860 Recirculating Heater/Chiller and EK3102/EK3102-110V carbon dioxide conditioning system must be ordered with the K850WM.
A second alternative is the model E4860 Recirculating Heater/Chiller which can be used to pre-cool the chamber to below ambient temperature prior to loading specimens and then to heat the chamber to the critical temperature.


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- The Federal Transit Administration is proposing to strengthen regulations relating to safety oversight of rail transit. This oversight is delegated to eligible states with rail transit systems.
- The proposed revisions broaden the definition of events that must be reported to the FTA by state safety oversight agencies, adds new required tasks for these agencies and encourages them to take an active role during the engineering and construction of rail transit projects.
- The FTA's actions are consistent with requirements of the 2021 infrastructure law that gave new authority to state safety oversight agencies and required them to review and approve the rail transit agency safety plans they oversee.
The FTA's state safety oversight program came into the limelight last year following a series of accidents on rail transit lines operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The FTA faulted both MBTA leadership and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, which oversees safety at the transit agency.
As far back as 2018, a Government Accountability Office report found that the FTA had "not provided all the necessary guidance and support to states' safety agencies to ensure they develop appropriate and effective rail transit safety inspection programs." Since 2017, the FTA has issued special directives to the Massachusetts DPU, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Transportation and the New York State Department of Transportation's Public Transportation Safety Board.
Under the FTA's proposed revisions to the state safety oversight regulation, published Nov. 15 in the federal register, all "safety events" must be reported to the federal agency within two hours. These include collisions, derailments, fires and unintended train movements. The FTA would require state safety oversight agencies to conduct "risk-based inspections" of the rail public transportation systems they oversee, reflecting new requirements of the 2021 infrastructure law. The proposed regulation also adds specific oversight requirements related to mitigating safety risks at rail transit agencies. The new rules would also give state oversight agencies the authority to review and approve the persons responsible for safety supervision at each transit agency it oversees.
The FTA's newly proposed rules are open for public comments until Jan. 16, 2024.


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The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) is working to be able to successfully respond to the changing landscape in the healthcare sector and donor environment in order to achieve greater impact, through the strengthening of the organization. To accomplish this, the Academy for Health Development (AHEAD) was invited to facilitate a Site sustainability and Close-Out Strategic meeting for her staff. The goal of the meeting was to build competencies of her senior-level managers in the Lagos and Nasarrawa branches of the organization.
As there is a difference between leadership and management, the meeting served to expose the managers to the different skills required for each, the convergence of both and how to deploy significant and effective leading and managing strategies in organizational practice in order to be better equipped healthcare professionals.
The objectives of the meeting as set by CIHP were to:
- improve the knowledge of senior level managers on key leadership and management issues,
- facilitate the ascension of new managers to management,
- assist CIHP Managers to be well-rounded executives, and
- develop the skills of managers in the areas of managing people, organizing teams, supervising and delegating.
The themes explored at the meeting include 'Leadership-Management soft skills', 'Leadership Management hard skills', and 'Leadership dynamics for effective growth and change management'. PowerPoint Presentations, case-studies on real life scenarios, role plays and team-building activities were some of the tools employed by the seasoned health leadership and programme management specialists from AHEAD to further explain and dissect these themes.
While participants were able to fill out an evaluation form on the last day, daily evaluations were taken and reported and on the last day, a session was allotted to discussing feedback.
The 34 members of staff from both locations who participated in the training were very satisfied with its outcome based on their assessments, and suggested topics like 'Team Dynamics', 'Performance Appraisal' and Financial Management amongst others be included in subsequent trainings.


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Tue December 16, 2008
Water Resources Conference
By KRWG News
Las Cruces – New Mexico State University is looking beyond the border to find
answers to one of the scarcest resources of the arid Southwest - water.
In January.experts from around the United States, Mexico and Israel will discuss similarities and problems of the Rio Grande and Jordan River basins.
The Rio Grande provides water for Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico.
The Jordan River supplies water in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria.
The Rio Grande water shed is regulated by two different treaties
between the U.S. and Mexico.The Jordan River is also regulated by
treaties - peace treaties between adjacent countries after the 1967 Six Day War.
16 experts will speak.including Jean Parcher from the U.S. Geological Survey Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center in Austin, Texas.
Parcher has done research on transboundary geographic issues with an emphasis on the U.S.-Mexico border region.
The conference takes place on January 22 and 23 at NMSU.


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The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
2.3% Hispanic origin,
0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander,
10.0% Two or More Races,
and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name SHALA have a higher likelyhood of being Two or More Races and a lower likelyhood of being Black.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SHALA is included in the following name categories:


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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) accounts for over 30% of chip failure which occurred during chip manufacturing. Inadvertent touching by human body or contact with assembler tray can lead to such ESD failures. The most dominant ESD model is the charged-device model (CDM) wherein energy-destructive failure is incorporated resulting from rapid inflow, or outflow, of high current. Conventional modeling and simulations of the CDM are engineered to describe the behavior of ESD protection circuits, hence have a limitation to account for chip-level charge transfer. This paper presents a new methodology to simulate CDM behavior at chip level. A hierarchical approach associated with a CDM macromodel is developed to model a full-chip structure comprised of several functional subsystems and multiple power supplies. Full-chip CDM simulation provides the analysis of chip-level discharge paths and failure mechanisms, especially focusing on the gate oxide reliability. The proposed method can easily be applied to the CDM failure analysis of any product ICs in the early design stage. As an example, simulation results of a mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuit processed in a 0.25-μm CMOS technology show high correlation with the measurement data.


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Poetry Guide: Habbie Stanza
The habbie stanza (or hobbie stanza) is a popular stanza among Scottish poets.
The first notable poem written in this stanza was the "Lament for Habbie Simpson" by Robert Sempill of Beltrees. The stanza was used frequently by major 18th century Lowland Scots poets such as Robert Fergusson and Robert Burns, and has also been used by subsequent poets. Major poems in the stanza include Burns's To a Louse, Address to the Deil and Death and Doctor Hornbook. The stanza is six lines long and rhymes aaabab, with tetrameter a lines and dimeter b lines. The second b line may or may not be repeated.
Although the "Lament for Habbie" itself is strictly lyrical, subsequent uses have tended to be comic and satirical. The stanza is naturally suited to comic rhymes, as the quoted passage from Burns shows:
- O THOU! whatever title suit thee—
- Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie,
- Wha in yon cavern grim an' sootie,
- Clos'd under hatches,
- Spairges about the brunstane cootie,
- To scaud poor wretches!
- Hear me, auld Hangie, for a wee,
- An' let poor damned bodies be;
- I'm sure sma' pleasure it can gie,
- Ev'n to a deil,
- To skelp an' scaud poor dogs like me,
- An' hear us squeel!
- --"Address to the Deil"


text: This paper shows the inverter carrier frequency effects to the vibration on a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) by measurements and simulations. A coupling analysis between a circuit simulator and an FEA is used to analyze the flux density which the carrier harmonics are included in the air gap. The vibration analysis is carried out by using that flux density in the air gap, the vibration around the carrier frequency can be analyzed. Adding that, the experiment which is both the tracking analysis and the mode analysis is carried out to confirm the analysis results. As a result, the vibration frequency and also vibration mode around the carrier frequency are confirmed and these results can be used for the low vibration motor design.


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As Sheboygan sees first snowstorm of winter, here's why drivers may see less salt being used on area roads
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY - While salt can be effective in keeping people safe on the roads during the winter, using too much can result in infrastructure damage and negative environmental impacts across the state.
It may be threatening Sheboygan waterways, too.
Willow Creek Preserve, a Glacial Lakes Conservancy site nestled between the Taylor Drive corridor and heavily driven roads, is an area of concern for road salt.
If excessive amounts of road salt (or sodium chloride) are washed away into waterways, the chloride found in it can threaten freshwater resources and drinking water for people and freshwater organisms, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Wisconsin Salt Wise, a statewide coalition of organizations aiming to reduce salt pollution in Wisconsin's water bodies.
"I still think the first reach when we hit winter is salt, salt, salt. Salt and more salt," Jennifer Rutten, executive director of GLC, said.
"The big question is where does the salt go?" Rutten added. "People need to understand that route."
Tracking salt's runoff and the impact on waterways and the environment
Water runoff from nearby roads and business parking lots flows into four outfalls in Willow Creek. The water then runs into the preserve's tributary, into the Sheboygan River and then Lake Michigan.
The Sheboygan River, specifically the last 14 miles leading into Lake Michigan and the Sheboygan Harbor, was designated as a Great Lakes Area of Concern in 1987. This designation is given to areas that are "severely degraded and fail to support aquatic life beneficial for human use," like fish and wildlife.
Heavy industrialization and land use along the river in the early 1900s led to a high contamination of PCBs — which can lead to risks of cancer if ingested by humans — and PAHs — which can have a variety of effects on wildlife, like population decreases, lower reproduction, and tumors and deformities.
The Sheboygan River is still an AOC, though several remediation efforts, like habitat and sediment restoration, have taken place to clean up the river since the 1980s.
Concern about the river's AOC status and erosion at Willow Creek has led GLC to begin water quality testing.
In November, GLC tested the creek and several outfalls and found chloride levels were "off the charts" for one outfall, Rutten said.
"... Anything that drinks in these waters, all the wildlife that is present on our property, those are our concerns," Rutten said.
Rutten said GLC suspects the high chloride levels were from salt runoff from nearby roads and businesses, but more testing needs to be done.
"What is that damage that it's (road salt) doing when it hits different parts like a tributary that meanders through to Willow Creek and to the Sheboygan River? We don't know. We don't have all the details yet," Rutten said.
GLC plans to continue doing monthly water quality testing and hopes to have a database by next year that could be used to talk with residents and businesses about changing salting methods.
Rutten said businesses near Willow Creek could also explore preventive methods, like planting native plants or building a berm (a raised, compacted barrier of soil) to filter water and limit water runoff.
"Road salt (is) really common and it's hard to change," Rutten said. "It's almost like changing policy, changing something greater than we are."
"But the things in common road salt could remain in water and soil for years," she continued.
According to Salt Wise, 1 teaspoon of salt is enough to pollute 5 gallons of water — a level that is toxic for aquatic organisms. And removing salt can be difficult while methods like reverse osmosis or ion exchange can be costly.
Sheboygan and nearby towns work to reduce road salt use
Over the course of nine winters, Sheboygan's Department of Public Works used an average of 3,460 tons of salt per year, each with an average of 20 snow or ice events.
The amount of salt used varies per year based on several factors — like snow and ice events, air and pavement temperature, and accumulation — but Sheboygan is working to reduce salt use through a partnership with Salt Wise.
More:Wisconsin weather forecast this week: Subzero temps Tuesday night turn into Thursday winter storm with snowfall, high winds
Joe Kolste, superintendent of streets and sanitation for Sheboygan, said removing the majority of snow from the road first is the best way to reduce the amount of chemical treatment.
To reduce salt use, DPW then prewets road salt with brine (a solution of water and salt), which makes the salt react quicker before it can bounce off the road, Kolste said.
The department also uses a process called "anti-icing," which is a proactive method of applying brine oftentimes a day or two before a winter event. Snow can then be easily plowed because the brine prevents it from bonding to the pavement, Kolste said.
DPW utilizes anti-icing on arterial streets, bridge decks and areas where traffic may be a concern, like hills and intersection approaches, Kolste said. DPW is working to expand anti-icing to neighborhood streets as well.
The department has expanded its anti-icing methods since 2016. In addition to storing 3,000 tons of salt, DPW now has the capacity to store 10,000 gallons of brine and utilize 3,000 gallons per treatment.
Nearby towns like Kohler and town of Sheboygan also utilize brine as part of their winter road maintenance.
Mike Kitzerow, director of public works for Kohler, said the department has changed its trucks and sidewalk equipment to allow for more brine, reducing salt use by 20% and 30%, respectively.
Jerome Benzschawel, director of public works for Sheboygan Falls, said Sheboygan Falls is transitioning to include more brine prewetting than road salt this year, which will reduce environmental impact and costs.
Last year, road maintenance (labor, equipment and materials) for Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Kohler and the town of Sheboygan was about $740,100.
Road salt prices have increased by 15% since 2018, but anti-icing can reduce costs by 10% and materials by 25%, Kolste said.
One ton of salt can make about 800 gallons of brine, which DPW can use to treat 26 miles of road. Without brine, 1 ton of salt directly applied to the road (300 pounds per mile) can treat up to 6.6 miles.
Sheboygan only uses sand in conditions with extreme temperature or ice for traction, since salt is ineffective in low temperatures, Kolste said. Sand can also accumulate in storm sewer catch basins, which must be cleaned out.
How residents and business owners can reduce salt use in winter
Municipalities don't regulate salt use on privately owned land, but Sheboygan suggests following these guidelines from Salt Wise:
- Pretreat walkways with a small amount of deicer to prevent snow and ice buildup. Add salt to warm water until dissolved or take some water from a water softener tank to create brine, and then apply.
- Shovel to remove as much snow as possible before it turns to ice. This will result in using less salt.
- Only apply deicers, like road salt, in critical areas, using less than 4 pounds of salt per 1,000 square feet (the average size of a parking space).
- Scatter the salt so there is enough space between the grains, so the salt doesn't accumulate in large piles. Salt Wise recommends that a 12-ounce coffee mug of salt will be enough for a 20-foot driveway or 10 sidewalk squares.
- If crystals are still visible after salting, consider sweeping them up for reuse.
- Salt will not work to melt ice when the temperature is below 15 degrees, so a different material, like calcium chloride, potassium acetate or magnesium chloride, should be used. Sand will not melt the ice, but can be added for traction.
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SSAW pipe pile driver is operated by electrical hydraulic system, with two types of walking and crawling. When working, the long spiral drilling rig is used to drill to the design depth, and then the concrete is pressed and filled into SSAW pipe piles by concrete pump when lifting the drill. The drilling and piling are completed simultaneously in one machine. The drilling diameter is 400-800mm and the maximum drilling depth is 31 m.
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Understand the maintenance system of SSAW pipe piles
How to maintain SSAW pipe piles?
What should be paid attention to when maintaining SSAW pipe piles in daily work?
Maintaining SSAW pipe piles can be equipped with long spiral drilling machine, vibrating hammer, diesel hammer and other operating devices to complete the construction of SSAW pipe pile, CFG piles, immersed pipe piles, piles and underground diaphragm walls.
The maintenance system of SSAW pipe piles is safe, reliable, inexpensive, high quality and efficient, widely used in urban construction, residential buildings, energy, municipalities, transportation, water conservancy construction of SSAW pipe piles, squeeze expansion piles, soft foundation treatment and urban high-rise foundation treatment. It has the features of no restriction of groundwater level, high efficiency, energy saving, environmental protection, strong overload capacity and high degree of mechanization and automation.
SSAW pipe piles maintenance should be recorded. Before working on new SSAW pipe piles, each mechanism, running parts, hydraulic system should be refueled or greased according to the "hydraulic oil lubricating oil use schedule". The brass bushings at both ends of the main winch reel should be greased every shift. The bracket chain wheel, guide wheel and drive wheel should be greased at least once a week, and the tracks should be idled off the ground when refilling.
The guide wheel of SSAW pipe piles should be greased when the guide wheel is rotating, and the grease benefit should be observed. If there is no grease benefit, and the oiling pressure is high or cannot be added, the track and guide wheel should be dismantled to clear the oil channel. The exposed gears of main winch, power head tile of column guide and inclined support screw should be checked daily for lubrication and filled with lubricating grease in time.
The SSAW pipe piles hydraulic system should be checked daily and the hydraulic oil should be replenished in time when deficiencies are found. Inclined support ball head seat should be lubricated with oil, daily inspection and timely replenishment.Wire and cable joints, oil pipe joints, easy to collide and friction, should be added to the set or protected with a protective SSAW pipe piles.
When working daily should carefully check whether the power head, or vibration hammer flange bolts, running mechanism bolts and nuts are loose.When working daily should pay attention to the inclined support filament under the ball seat there is no up and down crosstalk phenomenon, if crosstalk should immediately stop working, remove the end cover under the outstretched beam, so that the inclined support under pressure, fasten the lower end of the nut and lock, if necessary, weld the screw with electric welding.
If necessary, weld the nut with electric welding. When the temperature drops below zero in winter, check whether there is water in the projecting beam, and remove the water in time to prevent the nut from loosening due to freezing.When the inclined support rotates of SSAW pipe piles, should pay attention to observe whether there is swinging phenomenon, if there is swinging, replace the guiding copper sleeve or copper nut in the inclined support in time.
Observe the main SSAW pipe piles of the structural parts for open weld cracks and other phenomena every day when working, and deal with the problems in time. If the problem is more serious should notify the manufacturer to assist in solving.When maintenance requires welding, the ground wire must be reliably connected to the welding part.Steel wire rope should be checked and maintained according to the relevant standards.Matching mechanism according to the matching manual requirements for use and maintenance.


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There is a horizontal distance of 9 km between two cities on the Croatian coast. The road connecting these two cities has a climb of 13 permille. What is the height difference between Croatian cities?
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There are 5 seats evenly distributed on the children's carousel in the shape of a circle. What kind the arm of the carousel (connecting the center of the carousel to the seat) is long if the distance between with two seats is 1.2m?
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2001 October Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Photograph 1.6.5—Fish Habitat
Fish habitat refers to places that fish need to spawn, feed, grow, and live. Water temperature, oxygen levels, food sources, and shelter are important factors in habitat quality.
Source: Cold Comfort, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources


ConnectWise SLA Implementation
## How to use Connectwise SLA Statuses
ConnectWise SLA questions are one of the most frequently asked questions by our customer base. In order to help address the questions we have put together this slide deck and video to walk you through how the SLA statuses are set up and impact your SLA reporting. The video will walk you through topics like
- Where SLAs are set up within ConnectWise
- SLA Status Definitions
- Sample Ticket & SLA Flow Process
- How A Two Step Ticket Close Impacts SLA
- BrightGauge Sample Visuals
Instruction video below!
## **Deeper Dive into how ConnectWise implements the SLA numbers in the actual database.**
In April of 2014 we had some issues calculating the SLA time statuses for ConnectWise customers. After some troubleshooting and playing some ping pong between our support staff and that of ConnectWise, we finally got to an understanding of how things worked, implemented an update on our end, and then pushed it out to everyone. We then took a look at what was happening and then decided we should relay it to our customers so that anyone designing their own SQL datasets off this data is not as confused as we once were. Below you will find a summary of some information which you can find at ConnectWise university here:
When you create SLA statuses in ConnectWise you have the following options:
1. Response
2. Plan
3. Resolve
4. Waiting
You can set various ticket statuses to correspond to each SLA status, but they boil down to these four. Unfortunately when looking in the SQL database, ConnectWise stores numbers in the following ways:
1. Responded\_Minutes
2. Resplan\_Minutes
3. Resolved\_Minutes
4. Waiting\_Minutes
5. Minutes\_Before\_Waiting
6. Responded\_Skipped\_Minutes
7. Resplan\_Skipped\_Minutes
The first four fields seem reasonable enough, but in reality they're not so straight forward.
When a technician works on a ticket, ConnectWise expects a ticket to go from Response -> Plan -> Resolve. You cannot go backwards and more importantly, skipping a status has implications. When you skip the response and/or planning phase, the time value for the phase you start with then gets applied to the skipped statuses as skipped minutes and the actual minutes get a value of 0. This of course is only in the database, on the front end ConnectWise just shows you the values summed up. Take a look at the following animation to help get a grasp on what is happening:
As a result, you would need to do some math to match the values from the database with the views in ConnectWise. Here's an animation to explain the math:
For our default datasets, we have already implemented the mathematical changes required to match what our customer see in their ConnectWise views. For those that wish to see the old values, they're still there, it would just require an easy SQL query. The old values could be really helpful, for example looking to get values for the average time to get from plan to resolve.
Minutes Waiting and Minutes Before Waiting
These two values are something else entirely. Minutes Waiting is a value you will only see if you have it set up in the SLA statuses and Minute Before Waiting is a value you should never see when looking at a completed ticket. This is because Minutes Before Waiting is a temporary status that exists when you set one status, spend some time in limbo and then set the ticket to Waiting. Those minutes between the first status and the Waiting status are then assigned to Minutes Before Waiting, however whenever you apply the next non-waiting status, then that status takes the Minutes Before Waiting value and Minutes Before Waiting is set to 0. Confused? So were we, so here's an animation to hopefully help:
Got a grasp on it all? Great! Amazing! Still lost? You're normal. It took us some time to understand it and we'll be more than willing to help you at BrightGauge Support.
Code Summary:
Responded Minutes = Responded\_Minutes + Responded\_Skipped\_Minutes
Plan Minutes = Resplan\_minutes+ Resplan\_Skipped\_Minutes + Responded\_Minutes
Resolved Minutes = Resolved\_Minutes + Resplan\_Minutes + Responded\_Minutes
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Projections for infinitary rewriting
Abstract
Proof terms in term rewriting are a representation means for reduction sequences, and more in general for contraction activity, allowing to distinguish e.g. simultaneous from sequential reduction. Proof terms for finitary, first-order, left-linear term rewriting are described in [15], ch. 8. In a previous work [12] we defined an extension of the finitary proof-term formalism, that allows to describe contractions in infinitary first-order term rewriting, and gave a characterisation of permutation equivalence. In this work, we discuss how projections of possibly infinite rewrite sequences can be modeled using proof terms. Again, the foundation is a characterisation of projections for finitary rewriting described in [15], Sec. 8.7. We extend this characterisation to infinitary rewriting and also refine it, by describing precisely the role that structural equivalence plays in the development of the notion of projection. The characterisation we propose yields a definite expression, i.e. a proof term, that describes the projection of an infinitary reduction over another. To illustrate the working of projections, we show how a common reduct of a (possibly infinite) reduction and a single step that makes part of it can be obtained via their respective projections. We show, by means of several examples, that the proposed definition yields the expected behavior also in cases beyond those covered by this result. Finally, we discuss how the notion of limit is used in our definition of projection for infinite reduction.
DOI: 10.1016/j.entcs.2017.04.009
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@article{Lombardi2017ProjectionsFI, title={Projections for infinitary rewriting}, author={Carlos Lombardi and Alejandro R{\'i}os and Roel de Vrijer}, journal={Electr. Notes Theor. Comput. Sci.}, year={2017}, volume={332}, pages={131-148} }