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China's telecom sector released a report this week claiming that it had slashed CO2 emissions by 48.5 million tons in 2008 by increasing telecommuting, a greater reliance on electronic data storage and more efficient logistics. This savings is comparable to the amount of emissions Sweden's entire economy is responsible for each year.
The report came from the WWF and China Mobile who had Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications carry out the study. The report says the emissions savings came from all of the transportation, freight and paper and material production that was avoided by digitizing the sector.
The study also concluded that future increases in telecommuting could save up to 340 million tons of emissions in China by 2020. Even better potential is seen in virtual meetings over air travel, which could save 623 million tons of emissions by 2030.
The report is slightly controversial because the growing energy demand of data centers is increasing emissions, but the report says that those increases are more than offset by the overall emissions savings.
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Coat changes from birth to the second winter coat in a long haired variety of Fallow deer are described and compared with normal deer. The long haired deer are characterised by a dense, curly crown and long tufts of hair growing from the ears. The long haired coat always contained a high proportion of growing hairs in contrast to the normal coat in which there were discrete generations of growing hairs. The difference between the long haired and normal deer was most marked in the first winter when the hairs of the long coat were longer and finer than normal and tended to be easily wetted in contrast to the normal coarse winter coat.


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Training Apparatus for Spiking and Blocking Skills in Volleyball
Ziyad Tarik Hatim/Ministry of education
Assist. Prof. Dr. Alaa Abdul Allah Falah/
College of physical education and sport science, University of Baghdad
Using up to date devices and apparatuses in developing the technical performance level of volleyball players is one of the most important fundamentals that have great and effective role in the development of the sport and rising achievement. Being a former player in Junior and Youth volleyball teams for Al-Quwwat Al-Jawwia -Air ForceClub and having the chance to follow up matches among volleyball teams, the researcher notices a weakness in the accuracy of spiking and blocking skills decreasing by that the chance of scoring. This weakness specifically appears among junior and youth players who are the main pillar of the development process. However, the lack of enough tools and apparatuses to fix this problem has inspired the researcher to design a proposed aiding apparatus to improve the accuracy of the skillful performance. The limited efficiency of the available apparatuses used in the development of this skill as they only allow vertical adjustment for the ball make them beneficial in the beginning of the learning process. Hence, the researcher gets the motivation to solve the problem and designing an aiding apparatus with game-like moving ball; to move vertically and horizontally or in an arch aiming at developing the accuracy of spiking and blocking skills in volleyball.

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Reinforce Safety in Cleanrooms with Floor Tape and More
By Kelsey Rzepecki
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The typical construction costs for building an ISO 8 to ISO 7 cleanroom can range from $250 to $1,500 per square foot or more. There are many items that can drive up the building costs of a cleanroom, including flooring, ceilings, specialized furniture, lighting, and other devices.
Due to the large investment of building and maintaining a cleanroom, it reinforces the importance of keeping a safe and efficient facility to keep human error and downtime to a minimum. Managers can take these steps to minimize costs and improve overall safety and efficiency.
Evaluate Worker Training
Prevent costly mistakes and ensure your facility has a comprehensive training program in place for all personnel who enter a cleanroom. Deficient safety awareness training causes employees to misunderstand protocol, make mistakes, and cause potential problems. Make sure workers know why they need to follow specific procedures and how it connects to the overall goal of the operation. Consider these best practices to help aid worker training:
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 - Determine a consistent method of employee evaluation and testing.
 - Discuss scenarios including corrective action when mistakes happen.
 - Regularly assess gowning processes.
 - Consider implementing various training tools that resonate with workers of different learning styles.
 - Supply visual guides near work areas, color-code important machine instructions, and post easy-to-read graphics and checklists.
 - Encourage employees to share suggestions for improvements.
 - Offer refresher training when necessary.
Minimize Damage from Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
The level of surface cleanliness and low humidity in a cleanroom encourages static-charge generation. Static electricity can attract contaminants in cleanrooms, which is why electrostatic discharge (ESD) control is a big concern, especially in medical device manufacturing and microelectronics. Personnel are the main sources of static electricity from simply walking around, and this static charge can easily discharge into an ESD sensitive device. Equipment like carts and trolleys moving through the facility can also produce static charge that can transfer to the products that are being transported on the equipment.
To identify problem areas, establish how ESD-sensitive the parts and assemblies you're manufacturing or handling are to determine the best solution for control. Check with the manufacturer or supplier of the equipment or refer to the part data sheet to determine the ESD classification or voltage.
You can reduce electrostatic attraction (ESA) and control static discharge in sensitive areas like cleanrooms using Electrostatic Dissipative (ESD) Tape. ESD tape won't absorb static, making it ideal for labeling electronic components and marking in cleanrooms. Post signs to identify ESD sensitive items, produce barcodes, hazard labels, general facility labels and signs, and more. Note: implementing a static-control program will be the best way to ensure the most effective static control.
Implement a 5S System
A 5S system can help correct inefficiencies and ensure operations run smoothly by keeping all items within the cleanroom clean, functional, and where they belong. Here are suggestions for how to implement each step of 5S in cleanrooms and other controlled environments:
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Remove all unnecessary items from the cleanroom. This will help eliminate clutter in the workspace, eliminating hazards that may have been lurking before.
Step 2: Set in Order
Make things easy to find. Assign equipment to specific locations so personnel know where to find and return items each time.
Step 3: Shine
Conduct basic maintenance duties. Make it a part of the daily routine to inspect, clean, and disinfect all surfaces and instruments in the cleanroom to protect against contamination.
Step 4: Standardize
Consistently enforce the rules. Ensure all personnel understand the goals and steps of the 5S system to experience the true benefits within the facility.
Step 5: Sustain
Repeat all steps of 5S daily—this will ensure the workplace remains clean, safe, and efficient.
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Make it easier for personnel to navigate in the clean room by installing floor tape. Designate work stations, safe aisle and pathways, storage areas, and more to enhance visibility, safety awareness, and organization in any facility. Ensure tape complies with the ISO cleanroom classification you need. It's also perfect for implementing a 5S system. Create a standardized color-coding system and differentiate between hazards and organizational areas and alert personnel to areas of various tools and equipment.
Outline and highlight areas to prevent damage to expensive equipment, such as ceiling-mounted HEPA filters. Alert personnel who are conducting maintenance activities to keep clear to avoid punctures and other damage. Mark the facility floor and other areas and surfaces such as walls, carts, shelves, cabinets, and more. Graphic Products' PathFinder LITE™ 5S Clean Room Tape is rated for ISO 4 and below and is ideal for floor marking applications in laboratories and other cleanroom controlled environments.
Evaluate Safety Signs and Labels
Signs and labels are essential to any workplace safety program. They help prevent unsafe behavior, draw attention to important information, and communicate hazards. Reduce chances of human error and ensure safety by making sure labels and signs are in good condition by conducting a walk-through of the facility. Evaluate and replace worn, outdated, inaccurate, and damaged labels and signs.
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You can have a better chance of preventing contamination by using reliable labeling supplies that are engineered for cleanrooms. Tailor labels to your workplace and alert workers to important site-specific procedures, hazards, and more. Design and print custom labels and a variety of other safety messages using the DuraLabel PRO 300. It's compatible with DuraLabel clean room class 100 compliant tape and clean room class 1,000 compliant ribbon, made specifically for applications in cleanrooms. The tape has a synthetic liner to limit the release of particulates into the air, reducing chances of contamination. Communicate procedures specific to certain work areas and processes: label vials, circuit boards, machinery, tools, and more. Alert workers to restricted areas, communicate cleanroom PPE requirements, and more with easy to install premade labels and signs. By implementing each of these tools, managers can promote a safer and more efficient cleanroom operation.
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Project: Emerging Issues Workshop Partners: Galapagos Governing Council, Galapagos National Park, Charles Darwin Foundation, outside experts Status: Funding being sought
In the future, Galapagos Conservancy envisions bringing together experts from Galapagos and around the world every two years to identify new and emerging issues within or directly affecting the Galapagos Islands.
Within a workshop or symposium setting, partners and participants will include a subset of long-term Galapagos stakeholders. Fields of knowledge that are needed in these workshops include:
various science disciplines
natural resource management
Each workshop will result in a publication with new priority projects defined and potentially developed.


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META Smart I / O Device
META Smart I/O device is a kind of unique electronic card which is used for receiving any analog or digital data from machine. Received data is converted to digital big data and streamed them to cloud via META Panel PC.
META Smart I/O device is designed to work any kind of analog or digital industrial sensors in order to receive data.
- 8 x digital inputs (4 of them for High Speed Counter)
- 4 digital high-speed counters inputs
- 2 x fixed 4x20mA analog inputs
- 2 x adjustable 0-10V / 0-5V / 4-20 mA / 0-20 mA analog inputs
- 8 digital outputs
- 2 220v 3A Relay outputs
- 1 x I2C input for vibration sensor
- 1 x RS485 input, Modbus RTU / ASCII
- 1 x Ethernet input, Modbus TCP / IP
META Smart I / O device has communication protocol which is designed for the feature of collecting more than one type of data. These data can be displayed on 3 different monitoring screens inside Meta Panel PC Application. These are:
- Digital input output screen
- Analog input output screen
- Modbus Serial and TCP screen
Each screen is independent from each other, since the inputs and outputs used on each machine may be different, the screen to be used will also vary in number. For example, if only digital inputs and outputs will be used in the X packaging machine, only the screen with digital inputs and outputs will be used, or if the mod-bus screen and analog screen will be used in the Y dynamic weighing machine, these two screens must be activated.

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Castle Hill, Thetford
Castle Hill (Castle Mound or Military Parade) is the remains of Thetford's second castle, a 12th century motte and bailey castle which replaced the towns earlier 11th century Red Castle. Possibly built by Roger Bigod (Died 9 September 1107), Castle Hill is thought to be the second largest man made earth work in England and the motte was the centre piece of the fortification, positioned here to stand guard over Thetford and the crossing of the Little Ouse River and and River Thet by the Icknield Way (Nun's Bridges).
Possibly due to the large size of the of the mound there are several legends associated with it. One story is linked the creation of the nearby Devil's Ditch at Garboldisham. When the Devil had finished creating this ditch he made Castle Hill by scraping the excess dirt from his boot or spade. It is said that you can summon the Devil by walking around the hill seven times at midnight. There is also a few buried treasure legends associated with Castle Hill. It is suggested that the mound covers a huge mansion filled with treasure. Another story has five golden bells buried in the earthwork.

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432 Hz is a tuning frequency that is said to be more in tune with the natural vibrations of the universe and the human body. It is believed to create a more harmonious and calming sound compared to the standard tuning frequency of 440 Hz. This idea of using 432 Hz as a tuning standard has been around for a while, but it has recently gained popularity among musicians, music producers, and sound healers.
Proponents of 432 Hz music claim that it can have a number of benefits on the listener, including:
Reducing stress and promoting relaxation: Some people find that listening to music tuned to 432 Hz can help to lower their stress levels and promote a sense of calm and relaxation.
Improving mental clarity and focus: Some people find that listening to 432 Hz music can help them to concentrate better and feel more mentally sharp.
Enhancing spiritual connection: Some people believe that 432 Hz music can help to enhance their spiritual practices, such as meditation and yoga, by helping them to connect more deeply with the universe and their inner selves.
Improving overall well-being: Some people find that listening to 432 Hz music can have a positive impact on their overall well-being, including reducing feelings of anxiety and depression.
In summary, 432 Hz is a frequency that is considered to be more in tune with the natural vibrations of the universe and the human body, which is believed to have a number of benefits on the listener, such as reducing stress, promoting relaxation, improving mental clarity and focus, enhancing spiritual connection, and improving overall well-being. Below are a collection of the top 432 Hz music playlists found on Spotify.


I am running a 5e campaign where my players own a Keep. On the surrounding property there is a pond, about 25 ft in diameter and 15 ft deep. My player's level 14 Cleric wants to turn the pond into Holy Water, he believes that this will give him unlimited holy water.
In the player's handbook it says"A cleric or paladin may create Holy Water by performing a special ritual. The ritual takes 1 hour to perform, uses 25gp worth of powdered silver, and requires the caster to expend a 1st-level spell slot" and Holy Water comes in flasks which suggests that 25gp is used for 1 pint of water.
How long and how much money will it take him to turn the whole pond Holy? Will the pond dilute, as in the already Holy water loosing potency, if it takes him multiple days? What about dilution due to rain?
If you could figure this out for me I would appreciate it
It is impractical to make the pond Holy using the ritual.
Assuming that the pond is perfectly cylindrical, it has a volume of 7,363 cubic feet. Google claims that such a volume is equal to 440,633 pints. All of the flasks listed on PHB 152-3 contain 1 pint, so if we assume that the ritual makes 1 pint of holy water, it would take as many hours to make all of that water Holy according to the PHB ritual.
A cleric of any level can spend at most 16 hours a day doing the rituals, because they have to spend at least 8 hours a day resting in order to get their spell slots back. At that rate, it would take 75 years and about 11 million gp worth of silver to turn the entire pond into holy water.
Unless I've made a serious math mistake somewhere, this order-of-magnitude calculation shows that it doesn't make sense to turn a large body of water into holy water.
However, the cleric does have the Divine Intervention class feature (PHB 59):
It seems to me that making a pond full of holy water would be within the purview of this feature, though it's ultimately up to you as the DM to decide.
There are no rules for potency.
I could not find any rules that dictate whether or not Holy Water retains its powers if diluted. Therefore, it's probably up to you as the DM to determine this.
What's the point?
Currently, in the rules, holy water doesn't have too much importance; it's a somewhat weak attack against fiends and undead, and it's a component of some spells.
I think that it's likely that your cleric player wants to accomplish something specific with the holy water. You should ask him what he wants to do with all that holy water, and then work with him on how he can accomplish that particular goal, instead of getting hung up on specifics like this. I find that focusing on intents and goals, rather than whether particular methods are impractical or not, tends to have better results at the table.
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 \$\begingroup\$ It's reasonably possible creating a lake of holy water may well be the end goal in and of itself-- that's sort of a classic mythy thing. \$\endgroup\$ – Please stop being evil Jun 10 '17 at 20:48
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 \$\begingroup\$ Also this answer assumes that the ritual produces 1 pint of holy water. While the player's possible assumption that the ritual produces as much holy water as you have water for the ritual is ill founded, the idea that the ritual produces a single pint doesn't really have any support either. Basically, the rules say you can make the stuff, but are largely silent on how much you get and how it works. \$\endgroup\$ – Please stop being evil Jun 10 '17 at 21:09
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 \$\begingroup\$ _USER_, I agree that the amount of water produced is not clearly stated. Still, the paragraph describing its creation is in the same section that refers to a "flask," so it's probably closer to a pint than a full pond. Also, I'd argue that it's impractical even if I'm off by an order of magnitude... \$\endgroup\$ – Icyfire Jun 10 '17 at 21:23
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 \$\begingroup\$ _USER_ You don't have to assume. p. 153 of PHB says a flask holds one pint. \$\endgroup\$ – KorvinStarmast Jun 11 '17 at 2:01
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Shall I Build A House
after the War?
How Many Houses Will We Need?
many houses will America need after the war? The answer to that question isn't
easy since it depends on many factors, some of which must be guessed at. Let's
try to estimate the size of the housing market when building materials become
available after the war. The 1940's began with a great backlog of demand
for better housing, despite the fact that there were about 1,400,000 vacant nonfarm
dwelling units in the United States. During the depression and the immediate prewar
years, not enough new houses were built to take care of the demands. The number
of nonfarm homes built in 1925 reached a peak of nearly a million. In 1933 there
were less than one hundred thousand. A gradual recovery started after that, however.
In 1941, about three-quarters of a million dwelling units were constructed, but
the war put a stop to the building boom.
Owing to the shortage of housing,
we can assume that in most war centers nearly all houses in livable condition,
including those that were vacant in 1940, are now being occupied. Thus, we will
probably start the postwar era with almost all our present supply of houses in
use. There probably won't be many vacancies.
A large number of additional
houses will be needed to shelter the new families that are started each year when
couples get married. Also, many thousands of dwellings will be required to take
care of families migrating from one part of the country to another-for example,
war workers moving back to their. home towns and war veterans seeking opportunities
to make a living in new localities. Finally, it will be necessary to build houses
to take the place of those that have simply worn out—become absolutely unlivable-since
Taking all these things together, and studying the building and
replacement rates of the past, it looks as though we probably will need over a
million nonfarm dwelling units a year, including apartments-for at least 10 years
after the war. Also, there should be a heavy demand for new farm dwellings and
for repairs and alterations.
What Will Be Spent on Housing?


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Goody Yellow Corn, which is canned yellow corn ready to use immediately, It can be used in many recipes. And various foods as desired.
There is no doubt that yellow corn is a healthy food that can be used in many recipes. It can be added to salads, vegetables, and many other varieties, Although it is healthy, it will still contain a number of calories.
That is why we will discuss with you today the most important nutritional calories in the yellow corn offered by Goody. Especially the calories of macroz, We will also discuss the most important ingredients added to that product besides corn. So stay tuned.
Goody yellow corn calories
The calories in an amount of 100 grams of this yellow corn are about 71.7 calories, The calories of macros are distributed within that quantity as follows, between 11.5 grams of carbohydrates, which is the highest amount in macro calories for that yellow corn, This is followed by protein, at 2.6 grams. Finally comes the fat at 1.7 grams, The product does not contain any trans fats. or cholesterol.
And for more nutritional values in the yellow corn from Goody, we leave you with the following nutritional card.
Goody yellow corn
It is yellow corn, preserved and ready to use. It can be incorporated into many different recipes
Nutritional ingredients in Goody yellow corn
How to prepare Goody yellow corn
From the detailed calories that we mentioned earlier, We will find that the product is healthy, And it can be consumed naturally within our diet within the limits of calories that we are allowed to consume per day, provided that we do not overdo it. overconsumption, In general, we should consume foods in moderation so that, And if it was healthy, we would not get obese.


Can't apply a different color palette to geom_contour_filled
Trying to change colors of the representation on the graph, and I get an error that I don't understand.
set.seed(12)
df <- expand.grid( x = 0:10
 , y = 0:10
 ) %>%
 as.data.frame() %>%
 bind_cols(data.frame(z = rnorm(121,0,1)))
ggplot(df, aes( x=x, y=y, z=z)) +
 geom_contour_filled()
ggplot(df, aes( x=x, y=y, z=z)) +
 geom_contour_filled() +
 scale_fill_gradient(low = "blue", high = "red", na.value = NA)
The first graph appears normally. The second graph says Error: Discrete value supplied to continuous scale. scale_color_gradient throws no error but it also doesn't change the colors of the graph any.
Hi there,
your error is due to the fact that geom_contour_filled creates discrete bins, and therefore requires a discrete colour palette. But scale_fill_gradient creates a continuous palette.
You can either create your own discrete palette with scale_manual:
Or you can use a preexisting discrete scale. For your example, this code might work well:
ggplot(df, aes(x, y, z = z)) +
 geom_contour_filled() +
 scale_fill_brewer(palette = "Spectral")
Hope that helps.
Thanks, that solved it.
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This page describes the relationship between Google Cloud projects and Cloud Healthcare API datasets and data stores.
All Cloud Healthcare API usage occurs within the context of a Google Cloud project. A project organizes all your Google Cloud resources. A project consists of a set of users; a set of APIs; and billing, authentication, and monitoring settings for those APIs. So, for example, all of your Cloud Healthcare API data and resources, along with user permissions for accessing them, reside in a project. You can have one project, or you can create multiple projects and use them to organize your Google Cloud resources, including your Cloud Healthcare API data, into logical groups.
Each project that you use to develop Cloud Healthcare API solutions must have the Cloud Healthcare API enabled.
To learn more about Google Cloud projects in general, see Projects in the Google Cloud Overview.
Datasets and data stores
A dataset is a container in your Google Cloud project that holds modality-specific healthcare data. Datasets contain other data stores, such as FHIR stores, DICOM stores, and HL7v2 stores, which in turn hold their own types of healthcare data.
A single dataset can contain one or many data stores, and those stores can all service the same modality or different modalities as application needs dictate. Using multiple stores in the same dataset might be appropriate in various situations, such as:
- If an application processes different types of data, such as a DICOM store used for CT scans and a FHIR store for patient data related to the CT scans.
- To separate data according to its source hospital, clinic, department, and so forth.
An application can access as many datasets or stores as its requirements dictate with no performance penalty. You can design your overall dataset and store architecture to meet your goals for locality, partitioning, access control, and so forth.
The following diagram shows a single Google Cloud project containing two datasets. Each dataset contains multiple data stores, and each data store contains healthcare data:


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Pioneering colour theorist and artist, Sydney Harry who lectured at Bradford College of Art between 1937 and 1975, was also obsessed with the theory and principles of colour. Teaching Woven Textiles and Photography but most importantly the Science and Theory of Colour and Perception, Sydney's research proved to be of immense value to colour theorists and textile designers.
Sydney Harry was born in Leeds in 1912 and at age twelve was accepted to study fine art, photography and woven textile design at Leeds College of Art. Leaving college aged 14; Sydney Harry opened a design and colour services studio.He came to Bradford College of Art in 1937 as a Senior Lecturer teaching Woven Textile Design, Colour and Photography.
Today colour is everywhere in our lives, influencing our choices of what to wear, what car to buy and what colour to paint our walls! The theory and principles of mixing colour both additive ( mixing light) and subtractive ( mixing pigment) and the visual and psychological impact of colour combinations has always fascinated artists, academics and industrialists. The note books of Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton demonstrate their obsession with colour!
In the early 1960s as his professional practice in art and textiles progressed he developed theories about colour by experimenting with colour combinations using weaving and gouache paint. His ideas and reputation spread quickly and he was invited by WD Wright, Professor of Applied Optics at Imperial College, London to join The Colour Group of Great Britain in 1968. Sydney Harry's theories and experiments with colour were highly thought of among academic circles and before long he regularly lectured at academic institutions including Goldsmiths College, London and The Royal College of Art, and the University of Stockholm, and at for many industrial associations including the ICI Paints Division, the Design Council, International Wallpaper Manufacturers' Association, British Colour Education Institute, and London British Colour Council.
His earliest existing colour theory paintings date from 1965, in which gradations of tone and hue were a major theme. By varying the scale and colour combinations many of his paintings resemble the dramatic Pop Art canvases of the 1960's whilst others play strange tricks on your eyes. Sydney Harry's work is a demonstration of the creative and calculated use of colour, an unusual academic and practical blend of science and art.
In 1978 Sydney Harry was instrumental in the setting up of The Colour Museum in Bradford, now home to the Society of Dyers and Colourists. The Society of Dyers and Colourists gave the first major exhibition of Sydney's paintings from 1920s to the 1980s at their Bradford Colour Experience in October 2006. Harry continued to lecture up until 1984 until ill health severely limited his lecturing programme but he continued to paint and experiment with his theories right up until his death in 1991.
Sincere thanks to the family of Sydney Harry, particularly his grand daughter Lettie Tanner.


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This paper empirically analyzes the effectiveness of Japanese intervention policies on the yen/US dollar exchange rate over the past decade. Using actual intervention data, this paper suggests that Japanese interventions were effective in affecting exchange rate movements when such operations were coordinated with the Fed. Furthermore, intervention operations were always associated with an increase in exchange rate volatility.
- Foreign exchange interventions
- Yen/dollar exchange rates
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- Economics and Econometrics


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Mystery of George Stubbs's royal cheetah is revealed
The identity and exploits of a cheetah in one of George Stubbs's most celebrated paintings will be a highlight of a forthcoming exhibition at Tate Britain after fresh research into the animal and its handler.
The big cat at the centre of Cheetah and Stag with Two Indians was named Miss Jenny and came to England in 1764 with John Morgan, an Indian trader who adopted an anglicised name.
It was Morgan's misfortune at the hands of a pair of Irish pickpockets in London that led to his and Miss Jenny's identification. The cheetah was referred to in evidence as a "tyger", as all big cats were generally known. Morgan's testimony at the Old Bailey in 1765 explained that he was in England because he


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A cross country race is usually 5K (3.1 miles) for high school students and 3K (1.86 miles) for middle school students. The cross country season typically starts in September and ends in November. During a race, individuals and/or teams compete against one another to earn the fewest points.
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- The Event Planning Guide will help you consider the important elements in staging your athletic event.
- The Planning Timeline will help you carefully schedule your event preparations.
- The cross country Staffing and Supplies Checklist will help you assign roles to your colleagues and ensure you have everything you need for a successful event.
- The standard distance for a cross country race is 5K (3.1 miles) for high school students and 3K (1.86 miles) for middle school students, but the distance can be modified slightly to suit your students' needs.
- Make sure to measure the course accurately.
- Clearly identify the start and finish line(s) and mark the entire course for race day using cones or chalk.
- If participants will be out of sight for all or part of the race, plan on having plenty of marshals to guide runners and monitor the course.
- We suggest no more than 50 runners per heat.
- Decide how to organize heats in advance. You can divide participants by sex, class, age, height, skill, or simply by random assignment.
- Plan on a way to identify and separate heats. One option is to have separate areas with signs where each group can congregate. You can then walk each group to the start when it is their turn to run. Another possibility is to distribute colored or numbered stickers or wristbands to identify each heat, which you can then check as runners line up to run.
- Gather each heat 15 minutes before its start time so you can make sure all of the right participants are present for their heat.
- If you have time, you can start each heat so it finishes before the next one begins. If you are tight on time, you can space each heat several minutes apart. In that case, be sure heats are far enough apart that runners in different heats will not overlap with one another.
- Designate a timer at the finish line. If a printing stopwatch is available, click it each time a runner crosses the finish line to record their place and time. Later, you can use this information to compile the race results. Alternatively, assign a timer and a recorder. The timer will call out times as runners finish for a colleague to write down.
- Enlist several adults at the finish area to keep runners organized. When runners cross the finish line, keep them in order in a narrow area called a chute until you can note their finish places, names, and teams. Expedite this process by giving runners a sticker before the race with their name and team that you can remove at the finish line and organize on sheets of paper. If you don't have stickers, use a stack of pre-numbered index cards, indicating finish places, and hand them to runners as they finish. Runners can then proceed to a finish table to fill out their names and teams on the card. You can later match the finishers' names and places to the times on the stopwatch.
- A standard cross country team has seven scoring runners. You can allow teams with more runners as well as individuals, but they will not be considered in the team scoring.
- The first five runners' scores are included in the team score. For example, if Team A's runners finish in 2nd, 7th, 8th, 12th, 18th, 30th, and 31st, Team A receives 47 points. The team with the lowest score wins.
- Each scoring runner receives points corresponding to their overall place among other scoring runners. For example, if Team A has eight runners that finish in 1st through 8th place, and Team B's fastest runner finishes 9th, Team Bís top runner receives 8 points (Team Aís eighth runner is not included in scoring). In the event of a tie, you may consider including sixth and seventh place runners in team scores to determine a winner.
- While the sixth and seventh runners do not count towards their teamís score, they can still help their team win. If the sixth runner on a team comes in before the fifth runner on another team, they help increase the other team's score.
- For a traditional team-scored event, tally the results and present awards to the top teams and top individual finishers.
- For a less competitive event, you can station someone at the finish line to hand out participant awards as students finish or give them to each teacher or coach to distribute to their teams.
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Consider starting the event with a group warmup where you gather all participants together and have them follow along as an adult leads a simple warmup routine comprised of dynamic stretches and/or a brief jog. You can also organize a group cool-down.
- Try to position the warmup/cool-down leader above or below the runners (using stairs, a hill, or a stage) so the kids see the leader and can copy their movements. Provide a microphone if available.
- Play energizing music, if possible.
- Check out these sample warmup routines for some ideas:
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splitflap man page
splitflap — a simulation of a split-flap electromechanical display.
Synopsis
splitflap [-display host:display.screen] [-visual visual] [-window] [-root] [-delay microseconds] [-speed float] [-width columns] [-height rows] [-mode text | clock12 | clock24] [-no-wander] [-spin axes] [-no-spin] [-front] [-no-front] [-wireframe] [-fps]
Description
Simulates a split-flap display, an old style of electromechanical sign as seen in airports and train stations, and commonly used in alarm clocks in the 1960s and 1970s.
Options
-visual visual
Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific visual.
-window
Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root
Draw on the root window.
-delay number
Per-frame delay, in microseconds. Default: 20000 (0.02 seconds).
-speed number
Animation speed. 2.0 means twice as fast, 0.5 means half as fast.
-width number
Columns of the display. Default: 22.
-height number
Rows of the display. Default: 8.
-mode clock12
Display a 12-hour clock.
-mode clock24
Display a 24-hour clock.
-front | -no-front
When spinning, never spin all the way around or upside down: always face mostly forward so that the text is easily readable. This is the default.
-no-front
Allow spins to go all the way around or upside down.
-wander | -no-wander
Whether the object should wander around the screen.
-spin
Which axes around which the text should spin. The default is "XYZ", meaning rotate it freely in space. "-spin Z" would rotate the text in the plane of the screen while not rotating it into or out of the screen; etc.
-wireframe | -no-wireframe
Render in wireframe instead of solid.
-fps | -no-fps
Whether to show a frames-per-second display at the bottom of the screen.
Environment
DISPLAY
to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.
See Also
X(1), xscreensaver(1)
Author
Jamie Zawinski.
Info
5.39-3.fc29 (16-Apr-2018) X Version 11 XScreenSaver manual


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Phase 3: Build Complete – A pHATBox (pH Automated Treatment) was installed to monitor and treat high pH water from permanent subgrade stormwater conveyance.
Over the ten month project, contaminated groundwater and approximately 66 million gallons of turbid stormwater were successfully managed and treated with zero non-compliant discharges.


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José Saraiva Martins
José Saraiva Martins, C. M. F. GCC is a Portuguese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, he is the Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, having served as prefect from 1998 to 2008. Born in Gagos de Jarmelo in Guarda, Portugal, to Antonio and Maria Saraiva, he joined the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary known as the Claretians, professed his vows on 22 August 1950. Saraiva Martins was ordained as a priest by Archbishop Ettore Cunial on 16 March 1957, he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, where he earned a licentiate and a doctorate in theology. Saraiva Martins taught metaphysics for a year in Marino, Italy in 1959 came to the Roman Claretianum, where he taught fundamental and sacramental theology for a decade, he became rector of the Pontifical Urbaniana University for three terms. On 26 May 1988, Saraiva Martins was appointed Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education and titular archbishop of Thuburnica.
He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, with Archbishops Jan Pieter Schotte and Giovanni Battista Re serving as co-consecrators, on the following 2 July in the Basilica of Ss. XII Apostoli. On 30 May 1998, he was named Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Pope John Paul made him Cardinal Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore in the consistory of 21 February 2001. Like all major Vatican officials he lost his position on 2 April 2005 on the death of the pope, he was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, who confirmed him as prefect on 21 April 2005. On 9 July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation as prefect to be succeeded by Angelo Amato. On 24 February 2009, he was promoted to the order of cardinal bishops, with title of the suburbicarian see of Palestrina. Biography at catholic-pages.com Salt+Light TV Interview: Cardinal José Saraiva Martins – Witness on YouTube "Saraiva Martins Card.
José, C. M. F." Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017
The biretta is a square cap with three or four peaks or horns, sometimes surmounted by a tuft. Traditionally the three peaked biretta is worn by Roman Catholic clergy and some Anglican and Lutheran clergy; the four peaked biretta is worn as academic dress by those holding a doctoral degree from a pontifical faculty or pontifical university. The biretta is worn by advocates in law courts, for instance the advocates in the Channel Islands; the origins of the biretta are uncertain. It is mentioned as early as the tenth century. One possible origin is the academic cap of the high Middle Ages, soft and square; this is the ancestor of the modern mortarboard used today in secular universities. The biretta seems to have become a more used as an ecclesiastical vestment after the synod of Bergamo, 1311, ordered the clergy to wear the "bireta on their heads after the manner of laymen." The tuft or pom sometimes seen on the biretta was added later. The biretta may be used by all ranks of the Latin clergy cardinals and other bishops to priests and seminarians.
Those worn by cardinals are scarlet red and made of silk. After the Second Vatican Council the ceremony of giving the galero to cardinals was replaced with giving the biretta; the biretta of a bishop is amaranth in color, while those worn by priests and seminarians are black. The pope does not make use of the biretta. Cardinals bear no tuft or "pom", bishops bear a purple pom, priests who have been appointed as prelates to certain positions within the Vatican wear a black biretta with red pom, diocesan priests and deacons wear a black biretta with or without a black pom, it is asserted that seminarians are only entitled to wear a biretta without a pom-pom, but there would seem to be no formal ruling on this point. Priests in monastic and mendicant religious orders that have their own habits do not wear birettas: in most circumstances liturgical, the monastic hood took the place of the biretta. Canons Regular do—for instance the canons of the Order of Prémontré wear a white biretta. Clerks Regular wear a black biretta with no tuft.
Other priests who belong to various forms of community life, as the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri for instance also wear birettas, but without a pom; the liturgical biretta has three peaks, with the "peak-less" corner worn on the left side of the head. According to the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia, "It was the rule that a priest should always wear it in giving absolution in confession, it is probable that the ancient usage which requires an English judge assume the'black cap' in pronouncing sentence of death is of identical origin."The use of the biretta has not been abolished as a result of changes in the regulation of clerical dress and vesture following the Second Vatican Council and still remains the correct liturgical headgear for those in Holy Orders whilst "in choir", but its use has been made optional. Its use is prevalent among bishops and cardinals, less so among other clergy; some priests wear it during outdoor services such as burials or processions and, as is intended, during the celebration of Mass and other liturgical services.
The biretta is worn by a priest, deacon and bishop in attendance at a Mass offered according to the rubrics for the Roman Missal of 1962. Birettas are occasionally worn by Anglo-Catholic Anglican clergy, though is it considered a Romanism. Canons and deans could wear a black biretta with a red pom; the Canterbury cap is of similar origin to the biretta, although used since the early 20th century, has been considered a more authentically Anglican alternative to the biretta. The Canterbury cap has a square top rather than the rigid horns that developed on the biretta. In the medieval university, the ceremony by which a new master or doctor received his degree included the birretatio, or imposition of the biretta; this was given with a token book in recognition of the person's scholarship. The academic biretta developed into various styles of academic headgear on the European continent and in the British Isles. Today some secular universities still use the term, if not the actual biretta, to name their academic cap.
For those holding doctoral degrees from a pontifical university or faculty, whether ordained or lay, "the principal mark of a Doctor's dignity is the four horned biretta." In commencement ceremonies and other academic settings, doctors of the four ecclesiastical disciplines from pontifical faculties and universities have a canonical right to wear the doctoral biretta as stated in the Codex Iuris Canonici, 1917, can. 1378, explained in commentary 262 of the Commentarium Codicis Iuris Canonici as follows: "262. Doctoratus ac Scentiae effectus. 1378...doctoribus seu gradum academicum in una ex quatuor supradictis facultatibus <<vide 261: philosophia, ius canonicum, Sacra Scriptura>> supremum obtinentibus, rite creatis, seu promotis regulariter post examen, iuxta « statuta a Sede Apostolica probata » saltem quoad usum validum « facultatis ab eadem Aplca. Sede concessae », extra sacras fu
The pope known as the supreme pontiff, is the Bishop of Rome and ex officio leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. Since 1929, the pope has been head of state of Vatican City, a city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy; the current pope is Francis, elected on 13 March 2013, succeeding Benedict XVI. While his office is called the papacy, the episcopal see and ecclesiastical jurisdiction is called the Holy See, it is the Holy See, the sovereign entity of international law headquartered in the distinctively independent Vatican City State, established by the Lateran Treaty in 1929 between Italy and the Holy See to ensure its temporal and spiritual independence. The primacy of the Bishop of Rome is derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, giving him the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the church would be built; the apostolic see of Rome was founded by Saint Peter and Saint Paul in 1st century, according to Catholic tradition.
The papacy is one of the most enduring institutions in the world and has had a prominent part in world history. In ancient times the popes helped spread Christianity, intervened to find resolutions in various doctrinal disputes. In the Middle Ages, they played a role of secular importance in Western Europe acting as arbitrators between Christian monarchs. In addition to the expansion of the Christian faith and doctrine, the popes are involved in ecumenism and interfaith dialogue, charitable work, the defense of human rights. In some periods of history, the papacy, which had no temporal powers, accrued wide secular powers rivaling those of temporal rulers. However, in recent centuries the temporal authority of the papacy has declined and the office


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Materials selection for a synthetic fuel project
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Siemens Energy partners with Seurat to manufacture 59 tons of AM parts
May 2, 2023
Seurat Technologies, Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA, has announced an agreement to develop 59 tons of additively manufactured metal components for Siemens Energy turbines. Development will ramp up over a six-year-period for parts meeting the material qualification requirements of Siemens Energy. The initial focus will be on one part family, with the possibility of increasing volumes to include others in the future.
Manufacturing is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for 31% of emissions. With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change continuing to sound the alarm on global warming in its recent report, the manufacturing industry has a significant responsibility to reduce its carbon footprint. The Biden Administration is also calling for the reduction of industrial emissions, recently unveiling a $6 billion effort to decarbonise industrial manufacturing and accelerate new technologies critical to a winning climate strategy.
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Seurat believes that its Area Printing technology, based on the Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) process will allow Additive Manufacturing to be competitive to conventional manufacturing in every way (cost, scale, and quality) whilst leveraging 100% renewable green energy. Siemens Energy already uses Additive Manufacturing to produce a number of components in instances where it provides a more sustainable process and improved economics.
"Siemens Energy is always looking for innovative technologies that can transform the future while creating a more sustainable world," stated Enrique Gonzales Zanetich, Head of Venture Building, Siemens Energy. "We're excited about our future printing high-quality parts with fantastic economies of scale to deliver cost savings. We invested in Seurat Technologies and believe that strengthening our partnership could help to accelerate decarbonisation in the industry at scale."
Siemens Energy has also invested cash in Seurat Technologies through its venture arm, Siemens Energy Ventures. Described as "Operating at the intersection of the corporate and startup ecosystems," Siemens Energy Ventures builds, pilots and invests in startups that are developing innovative energy and decarbonisation technologies and business models.
"Seurat's partnership with Siemens Energy is a major milestone for 3D metal printing and our potential to deliver limitless scalability and cost savings," stated James DeMuth, CEO and co-founder, Seurat. "We are proud to be trusted by global leaders who are reimagining manufacturing. Volumes of this order of magnitude significantly move the needle towards greener technologies and unlocking Additive Manufacturing's full potential."
Seurat's Area Printing is reputedly able to competitively displace some types of traditional manufacturing and reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to waste material, freight, transportation, and warehousing. Seurat stated that it anticipates mitigating as much as 100 metric tons of CO2 by 2030 and has validated its carbon footprint forecast according to ISO 14064 standards.
Commenting on the use of Additive Manufacturing in the energy sector, Dr Maximilian Munsch, managing partner of strategy consultancy AMPOWER, stated, "The metal Additive Manufacturing market increased by more than 20% in 2022 year-over-year and is valued today at about $3.2 billion. The users and suppliers in this market expect success to continue, anticipating similar growth in the coming five years. An important driver is the energy sector. For several years now, the energy industry has efficiently utilised metal 3D printing for the production of turbine components, reaching a high level of maturity. Metal 3D printing has become a crucial enabler technology for innovation to significantly reduce the CO2 footprint throughout the turbine's lifetime. We expect the demand for such components to grow by 26% annually."
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Kew Field - the start of Kew Gardens
Kew Field - the origins of the estate at Kew - was once a single
large strip-farmed field that began to change gradually, from around
1600 into the more regular enclosed fields shown on the 1730s map
of the St André estate. Prior to this, between 1500 and 1550,
the house of Kew Park had been built into Kew Field's northeast
corner and its estate extended from there.
The Kew Park estate changed hands several times through the 16th
century, settling with Sir Richard Bennett in the first half of
the 17th century. His daughter, Dorothy Bennett, inherited the estate.
She married Sir Henry Capel, and it was the Capel family who developed
the first famous gardens in Kew Park.
The Capels lived at Kew Park (later calling it the White House)
during the latter half of the 17th century. The 1730 map shows the
house and gardens occupying a small area south of the Dutch House.
The design was of small walled gardens and formal courtyards flanking
the house, with the land outside used for agriculture. The map also
shows that the Capel estate (by now named St André due to
Elizabeth Capel's remarriage) extended south for about two
thirds of the length of today's gardens.
Records of the time declare that Sir Henry Capel and "the
whole Capel family were famously devoted to gardening... it was
close to an obsession". The gardens were widely admired,
especially for their greenhouses, trees and exotic plants.
The diarist and author John Evelyn (_PHONE_) was also a keen
botanist and landscape designer. A regular visitor to Kew Park,
he noted in 1678, "Hence I went to my worthy friend Sir
Henry Capel... his garden certainly has the choicest fruit of any
plantation in England, as he is the most industrious and understanding
in it". In 1683 he commented on the "cupola
made with pole work between two elms at the end of a walk, which
being covered by plashing the trees to them... very pretty".
In 1688 Evelyn recorded that Capel's "orangerie
and myretum are most beautiful and perfectly well kept. He is contriving
very high palisadoes of reedes to shade his oranges during the summer
and painting those reedes in oil".
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柔軟な弾性表面を持つ円柱表面に発生する進行波 : 進行波の発生メカニズムと円柱表面の剥離流れの関係 Traveling Wave Occurring on the Surface of Elasto-Flexible Cylinder : Relationship between Wave Traveling Mechanism and Separated Flow on the Circular Cylinder
It is important to understand an interaction between deformable surface and flow field surrounding it. In order to clarify this interaction, we had made some detailed experiments using several kinds of cylinder models having elasto-flexible surface in uniform water flow, and had found that on the surface were excited three different kinds of traveling waves, i. e. a continuously occurring wave, a periodically occurring wave and a randomly occurring wave. The present experiments were made to elucidate the mechanism of the wave generation and its propagation. The results showed that a relative frequency of the wave generation to that of the Karman vortex pair emission was linearly proportional to the power of 2/3 of the Reynolds number. This dependency is similar to the dependency of the wave propagation speed of Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in free shear layer on the Reynolds number. The traveling velocities of the waves were found to be about 65% of the main flow velocities regardless of the model diameter. Small vortices observed in the vicinity of the wave were found to move with same velocities as the wave propagating velocities. The velocity distribution in the shear layer of the separated flow around the cylinder was measured. The velocity at the inflexion point of the distribution was found to be same as the wave propagation velocity and the moving velocity of the small vortices. We concluded from the above results that the traveling waves were generated by the flow instability of the shear layer in the separated flow around the cylinder.
- 日本機械学會論文集. B編 = Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. B
日本機械学會論文集. B編 = Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. B 69(687), 2431-2437, 2003-11-25


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Today (July 14) is National Nude Day, and everyone has different standards when it comes to how comfortable they are with public nudity. However, no matter what your personal preference may be, public nudity run afoul of your state's indecent exposure laws.
Though indecent exposure laws vary from state to state, they generally prohibit exposing a person's genitals in public, causing alarm or offense to others. In some states, intentional exposure of one's privates in public can also lead to a charge of public lewdness.
But when can public nudity fall short of being "indecent" or "lewd" in the eyes of the law? Here are three potential defenses to an indecent exposure or lewdness charge:
- There was no sexual motive. In many states, indecent exposure or public lewdness must be done for a sexual or other "lewd" purpose. This means that public nudity for other reasons, such as, say, comfort while driving, may not technically be considered indecent exposure -- although it's definitely a good way to get pulled over and charged for something else, like a DUI.
- It was free speech. If your public nudity is considered to be an act of "speech," then it may be constitutionally protected under the First Amendment. Case in point: An Oregon man who protested airport-security procedures by stripping completely naked at the TSA checkpoint. Though he was arrested for indecent exposure, he was acquitted after a judge found that his naked protest was protected speech.
- You were on private property. Despite what many think, you can be arrested for being naked inside your own home if people outside can see you. But when you are nude within the boundaries of your home or other private property, it is less likely that a judge will find that you were intentionally exposing yourself to others, as opposed to doing so inadvertently. Indecent exposure is a crime that typically requires some form of criminal intent, which differentiates those who act purposefully from those who may have acted accidentally or otherwise unintentionally.
If you're facing charges related to public nudity on National Nude Day (or on any other day), an experienced criminal defense lawyer can help explain your legal options and any possible defenses.
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Download - VTAG Templates
Vibration Test and Analysis Guide
The VTAG is an essential tool to ensure the repeatability of an Symphony Industrial AI trending program. Additionally, with proper VTAG documentation, analysts and program managers can leverage multiple assets to rapidly deploy a program across larger enterprises.
Using the VTAG
The ExpertALERT (EA) software does not store nameplate information which would allow a user to make references to different assets. The content of the VTAG include:
 1. Nameplate information for each component of the machine
 2. Test operating conditions for data collection
 3. Sensor locations and orientation references
 4. Known machine components and forcing frequencies
Symphony Industrial AI technicians and engineers use paper or electronic forms to create VTAGs for all machines to be included in a vibration program. This step is generally completed prior to any vibration data being collected and during the "blocking" stage, installation of the sensor attachment pads.
The VTAG is on "paper", MID is in ExpertALERT
From the VTAG a user then builds the machine structure, known as Machine Identification or "MID" in the ExpertALERT software. All machines that are applicable to the same VTAG, meaning machines that have the same components, nameplate information, test conditions, and process would all be included in one VTAG and then created as one MID in ExpertALERT.
Consider if you have six machines in a room that all perform the same function, made by the same manufacturer, and operate at the same test conditions. These machines would all have comparable vibration spectrum and thus could all be used to develop an average baseline. All of these machines would be included together in one VTAG and thus there would only be one MID.
From the MID, machines are born
Users of ExpertALERT would then create the machines from the MID. As such, the MID should be named so as to give good indication to the EA user as to which MID is applicable. For example, below there are three machines. The last machine has a slightly different motor. Thus there would be two VTAGs and two MIDs. From the software's perspective both use the same rules for performing analysis so technically, they would appear the same. This means that the only way to make sure a user could differentiate between the two MIDs is from the name that each is given.
It is suggested that the name is created that refers to the differences, in this case the motor manufacturer is different and thus the MIDs could be named something like:
 - Circ Water Pump Reliance 40HP Aurora Pump
 - Circ Water Pump GE 40HP Aurora Pump
If there are difference sheave diameters, for example, the name of the MID might reference the ratio. Or maybe one unit has a different number of pump vanes, that could be referenced in the MID name.
If a repair facility replaces the last machine in that picture with a different model, it could be easy then to reference the MIDs that are already built in the system and just assign the new MID, which may already have built the average baseline.
Last point, if there are two facilities that each have a pump room like the one above, the VTAG information can be shared so as all machines are setup the same way and the rulebase and average baseline can be collectively utilized to quickly develop accurate automated diagnostics.
Bottom line
By creating the VTAG users have:
 1. a document for which the program can be built
 2. a paper file can be created in case a database has to be restored
 3. core principles from which repeatability can be ensured
 4. ability to leverage more machines to rapidly build a program
A VTAG is merely a document. There are a couple of templates available here to download to get users started. WATCHMAN customers should follow the advice of their lead analyst for which to use.
Additional help on completing the VTAG can be found in the User Training section of the Symphony Industrial AI Resource Center.
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Adapa, son of Ea and Sumerian king of Eridu, was regarded as the first man and sage, but was not considered immortal. Whereas Adam is claimed to have named the beasts and fowl, the Akkadian myth credits Adapa with the invention of speech. On a fishing expedition in the Persian Gulf the south wind buffeted him but the strength of his curse broke its wings. Afterwards he was summoned to heaven by Anu who was displeased by his action. Before he left Ea dressed his son in sackcloth and told him not to partake of any food that he was offered while there. Greeted by Tammuz (see Ishtar), Adapa informed the dying king that he mourned his absence from earth, a sentiment that was well received. His frank admission of guilt greatly appeased Anu who offered him the "food of life" and the "water of life," of which Adapa refused and returned to Eridu.
Another legend tells of his wrath for Ea, Adapa like Adam discovered his father's advice was intended to deny him immortality. He suffered the same consequence as Adam by learning that henceforth disease and death became the fate of humankind. A.G.H.
Cotterell, Arthur, A Dictionary of World Mythology,
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Maine's architectural survey program began in 1972. Since then, the effort to catalogue and document the historic human-made environment has continued to be a central goal of the Commission's mandate with more than 21,700 properties surveyed to date. The survey component of the overall preservation planning program is a vital one. Surveys document at a variety of levels the historic human-made environment of our communities. This in turn enables us to identify those properties which merit nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and to thereby extend protection to those resources.
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Games of Keys and Clouds: Finding a (Nash) Equilibrium of Trust
As enterprises look to move their production workloads into the public and hybrid clouds, encryption is critical to ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of their data. But what happens with the keys? Does the enterprise continue to maintain sole control of them? This session explores strategies for the relationship of keys and clouds and what game theory can say about those strategies.


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Wheel Stops in Your Parking Lot in West Memphis, AR
What are Wheel Stops and Why are They Used in Parking Lots?
Wheel stops are used where it is necessary to block vehicles from traveling into a certain area. They are also used in areas where pedestrians can be in danger of a parking vehicle or for stopping a car from colliding with a wall or a barrier. A wheel stop can prevent cars from getting over a walkway, embankment, drop off, or ditch. Local ordinance often requires the use of wheel stops in parking vicinity. ADA also encourages the use of wheel stops to prevent vehicles from entering routes used by pedestrians.
Wheel Stop Installation in Your Parking Lot
Wheel stops can be installed on different surfaces. However, the installation method varies according to the material of the wheel stop. The first step will be to clean the area where you want the installation to be done. Position the wheel stop and drill the holes. For rubber wheel stops, 10mm pilot holes are drilled to fix it into an asphalt surface. In the case of a concrete surface, the holes can go as thick as 50mm. Before fitting the nut in the hole, extract dust and clean the area.
If you are using wheel stops made of concrete, the procedure will remain the same except for the depth of the holes which can go as deep as 70 to 80mm. Clean the holes of any dust and then add sealant adhesive to the underside of the wheel stop. Before finalizing the installation, insert rubber plugs into the holes where the bolts were fixed.
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Sometimes drivers mistime braking when they park their cars which can lead to moving the car further than intended or worse, hitting another vehicle. Since you can't do anything about other people's braking, it is best to install wheel stops in designated areas. These wheel stops can protect pedestrians from hazards as well and allows them to pass by.
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, and then restart the cluster.
Blue/green upgrade
Intuit followed the blue/green deployment model for their workloads, as described following.
If you can afford to create a separate Kafka cluster and upgrade it, we highly recommend the blue/green upgrade scenario. In this scenario, we recommend that you keep your clusters up-to-date with the latest Kafka version. For additional details on Kafka version upgrades or more details, see the Kafka upgrade documentation.
The following illustration shows a blue/green upgrade.
In this scenario, the upgrade plan works like this:
 - Create a new Kafka cluster on AWS.
 - Create a new Kafka producers stack to point to the new Kafka cluster.
 - Create topics on the new Kafka cluster.
 - Test the green deployment end to end (sanity check).
 - Using Amazon Route 53, change the new Kafka producers stack on AWS to point to the new green Kafka environment that you have created.
The roll-back plan works like this:
 - Switch Amazon Route 53 to the old Kafka producers stack on AWS to point to the old Kafka environment.
For additional details on blue/green deployment architecture using Kafka, see the re:Invent presentation Leveraging the Cloud with a Blue-Green Deployment Architecture.
Performance tuning
You can tune Kafka performance in multiple dimensions. Following are some best practices for performance tuning.
 These are some general performance tuning techniques:
 - If throughput is less than network capacity, try the following:
 - Add more threads
 - Increase batch size
 - Add more producer instances
 - Add more partitions
 - To improve latency when acks =-1, increase your num.replica.fetches value.
 - For cross-AZ data transfer, tune your buffer settings for sockets and for OS TCP.
 - Make sure that num.io.threads is greater than the number of disks dedicated for Kafka.
 - Adjust num.network.threads based on the number of producers plus the number of consumers plus the replication factor.
 - Your message size affects your network bandwidth. To get higher performance from a Kafka cluster, select an instance type that offers 10 Gb/s performance.
For Java and JVM tuning, try the following:
 - Minimize GC pauses by using the Oracle JDK, which uses the new G1 garbage-first collector.
 - Try to keep the Kafka heap size below 4 GB.
Monitoring
Knowing whether a Kafka cluster is working correctly in a production environment is critical. Sometimes, just knowing that the cluster is up is enough, but Kafka applications have many moving parts to monitor. In fact, it can easily become confusing to understand what's important to watch and what you can set aside. Items to monitor range from simple metrics about the overall rate of traffic, to producers, consumers, brokers, controller, ZooKeeper, topics, partitions, messages, and so on.
For monitoring, Intuit used several tools, including Newrelec, Wavefront, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS CloudTrail. Our recommended monitoring approach follows.
For system metrics, we recommend that you monitor:
 - CPU load
 - Network metrics
 - File handle usage
 - Disk space
 - Disk I/O performance
 - Garbage collection
 - ZooKeeper
For producers, we recommend that you monitor:
 - Batch-size-avg
 - Compression-rate-avg
 - Waiting-threads
 - Buffer-available-bytes
 - Record-queue-time-max
 - Record-send-rate
 - Records-per-request-avg
For consumers, we recommend that you monitor:
 - Batch-size-avg
 - Compression-rate-avg
 - Waiting-threads
 - Buffer-available-bytes
 - Record-queue-time-max
 - Record-send-rate
 - Records-per-request-avg
Security
Like most distributed systems, Kafka provides the mechanisms to transfer data with relatively high security across the components involved. Depending on your setup, security might involve different services such as encryption, Kerberos, Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates, and advanced access control list (ACL) setup in brokers and ZooKeeper. The following tells you more about the Intuit approach. For details on Kafka security not covered in this section, see the Kafka documentation.
Encryption at rest
For EBS-backed EC2 instances, you can enable encryption at rest by using Amazon EBS volumes with encryption enabled. Amazon EBS uses AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) for encryption. For more details, see Amazon EBS Encryption in the EBS documentation. For instance store–backed EC2 instances, you can enable encryption at rest by using Amazon EC2 instance store encryption.
Encryption in transit
Kafka uses TLS for client and internode communications.
Authentication
Authentication of connections to brokers from clients (producers and consumers) to other brokers and tools uses either Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL).
Kafka supports Kerberos authentication. If you already have a Kerberos server, you can add Kafka to your current configuration.
Authorization
In Kafka, authorization is pluggable and integration with external authorization services is supported.
Backup and restore
The type of storage used in your deployment dictates your backup and restore strategy.
The best way to back up a Kafka cluster based on instance storage is to set up a second cluster and replicate messages using MirrorMaker. Kafka's mirroring feature makes it possible to maintain a replica of an existing Kafka cluster. Depending on your setup and requirements, your backup cluster might be in the same AWS Region as your main cluster or in a different one.
For EBS-based deployments, you can enable automatic snapshots of EBS volumes to back up volumes. You can easily create new EBS volumes from these snapshots to restore. We recommend storing backup files in Amazon S3.
For more information on how to back up in Kafka, see the Kafka documentation.
Conclusion
In this post, we discussed several patterns for running Kafka in the AWS Cloud. AWS also provides an alternative managed solution with Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, there are no servers to manage or scaling cliffs to worry about, you can scale the size of your streaming pipeline in seconds without downtime, data replication across availability zones is automatic, you benefit from security out of the box, Kinesis Data Streams is tightly integrated with a wide variety of AWS services like Lambda, Redshift, Elasticsearch and it supports open source frameworks like Storm, Spark, Flink, and more. You may refer to kafka-kinesis connector.
If you have questions or suggestions, please comment below.
Additional Reading
If you found this post useful, be sure to check out Implement Serverless Log Analytics Using Amazon Kinesis Analytics and Real-time Clickstream Anomaly Detection with Amazon Kinesis Analytics.
About the Author
Prasad Alle is a Senior Big Data Consultant with AWS Professional Services. He spends his time leading and building scalable, reliable Big data, Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and IoT solutions for AWS Enterprise and Strategic customers. His interests extend to various technologies such as Advanced Edge Computing, Machine learning at Edge. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family.

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Introduction to Amazon Athena (10 minutes)
Introduces the Amazon Athena service along with an overview of its operating environment. It covers the basic steps in implementing Athena and provides a brief demonstration.
Introduction to Amazon QuickSight (10 minutes)
Discusses the benefits of using Amazon QuickSight and how the service works. It also includes a demonstration so that you can see Amazon QuickSight in action.
Introduction to Amazon Redshift (10 minutes)
Walks you through Amazon Redshift and its core features and capabilities. It also includes a quick overview of relevant use cases and a short demonstration.
Introduction to AWS Lambda (10 minutes)
Discusses the rationale for using AWS Lambda, how the service works, and how you can get started using it.
Introduction to Amazon Kinesis Analytics (10 minutes)
Discusses how Amazon Kinesis Analytics collects, processes, and analyzes streaming data in real time. It discusses how to use and monitor the service and explores some use cases.
Introduction to Amazon Kinesis Streams (15 minutes)
Covers how Amazon Kinesis Streams is used to collect, process, and analyze real-time streaming data to create valuable insights.
Introduction to AWS IoT (10 minutes)
Describes how the AWS Internet of Things (IoT) communication architecture works, and the components that make up AWS IoT