Lauren Winner Addresses the Trinity and Sex in Nyvall Lectures
Author Lauren Winner
CHICAGO, IL (April 30, 2007) – Noted author Lauren Winner admitted her two lectures at North Park Theological Seminary on Thursday were incongruous: the first on the Trinity, and the second on sex.
Still, Winner's humor and breezy style captivated the packed audience at both presentations when she delivered the Nyvall Lectures in the Isaacson Chapel.
Churches often avoid speaking about the Trinity other than as a theological idea because it is so elusive. "Don't you just feel like you're nailing Jell-O to the wall?" she asked. At her Episcopal Church on Trinity, "The rector is always mysteriously out of town," leaving the sermon to a guest speaker, she quipped.
But incorporating a proper understanding of the Trinity into people's lives enriches their faith and communal relationships, she said. She spoke about three characteristics of the Trinity:
--The Trinity always is participating in an ongoing conversation about God's redeeming love.
--The Trinity models distinction without subordination.
--The Trinity means God is defined by relationships.
Understanding that the Trinity already is in conversation should shape how people understand prayer, Winner said. "We are being invited into a conversation that already is happening," Winner said. Therefore, Christians should not think of prayer as something they initiate.
The ongoing conversation also means that prayer includes silent listening. "Silence is probably more urgently needed now than perhaps any time in our Christian history."
The lack of subordination in the Trinity demonstrates an "ontology of peace," Winner said. "We are bid to a politics of peace because the Trinity is a relationship without violence."
She pointed to John 14 in which Jesus tells his disciples, "My peace I give to you." "Calm is not the only kind of peace," Winner said. "My peace," she explained, also means a life of reconciliation. The early church practiced pursuing peacemaking and reconciliation as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, she added.
Winner said it is easier for people to call for peace in Iraq, where they are not involved in an ongoing, intimate fashion, than it is to live peaceably in households and churches.
Those households and relationships are characterized by a commitment to hospitality because God is defined through relationships, Winner said. "The persons of the Trinity don't exist by themselves. They are defined by their relationships with one another."
She added that Christian hospitality means involving people more deeply in one another's lives and "not just inviting people into our homes occasionally."
In her second lecture, Winner drew from her book, Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity. She told the gathering that the church has engaged in four myths about sex that ultimately are damaging to people:
--People will necessarily feel bad about having premarital sex.
--Men have uncontrollable libidos and women have none.
--Sex is necessary for fulfillment.
--Sexual sin is the unforgivable sin.
Telling young people they will feel bad if they have premarital sex ultimately will undercut trust of pastoral authority, Winner said, because not everyone feels regret or guilt. "Scripture is clear that sin works because what is corrosive actually feels fantastic."
Talking about sex cannot be isolated from the larger context of sin in general, Winner said, adding that the church often tells people they will be permanently damaged by having premarital or extramarital sex. As with any sin, people will be affected by their actions and will need to deal with its repercussions, she explained, but, "Saying reformation is a long process is not the same as saying someone is scarred for life."
Winner also told the gathering that the church's discussion of sex also demeans singleness. "The way the church says sex is necessary is to say marriage is necessary," Winner said. That attitude "explicitly or tacitly says that singleness doesn't count." Winner noted that Paul preferred singleness and Jesus remained single.
The church also causes harm when it tells the lie that men have raging libidos and women are not interested in sex. She drew laughter from the audience as she read from a contemporary Christian book on sex that highlighted that view.
Women, she added, are told to be chaste before marrying and then to become an entirely different person overnight. That is an impossible burden.
To say someone is waiting until they get married also is to assume that someone will get married. People must realize that they may never get married. "This is accepting that discipleship is not hard, and that following Jesus will always make you happy."
The church needs to speak better about marital sex, as well. "The church has not answered the question, 'Why is sex in marriage the best kind of sex?'"
The answer, she said, was the power of commitment and stability in a relationship.
The Nyvall Lectures are delivered each spring at North Park Theological Seminary and are named in honor of the school's founder, David Nyvall.


10 Tallest Women Recorded in History and Their Gut-Wrenching Stories
Do you know Sandra Elaine Allen was recognized by the Guinness World Record for being the tallest woman in her era? She was 7 feet 7 inches tall.
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10 Tallest Women Recorded in History and Their Gut-Wrenching Stories
You might be somewhere around 5 or 6 feet tall, but there are people in the world who are over 8 feet and gained the spotlight for this reason. While some of them acted in movies, others began to earn early due to their unique physical appearance.
You would be amazed to know that the human body undergoes several changes until the person dies. Whether you are 4 ft or 8 ft, changes in the body are natural, and there is nothing that you can do for that.
Likewise, you don't need to do something extraordinary to add your name to the Guinness Book of World Records; sometimes, your height could do this for you.
Let us know about the tallest women in the world and the truth behind their death.
1. Ella Ewing - 8 feet 4 inches
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Ella Kate Ewing was a Missouri woman, real-life giant, and also the world's tallest female of her era. She was the only child of Anna Eliza and Benjamin F. When she was young: her family moved to Scotland County. Her abnormality appears after her 7th birthday.
When she turned 14, her height crossed other children, her parents, and other people measuring 6 ft 10 inches. Her height was a matter of dispute. Some claimed her height to be over 8 ft, but her mother said that her height growth stopped when she was 22, at 8ft 4 inches tall.
However, the Guinness Book of Records stated that she measured 7ft 4 inches tall and might have reached 8feet ¾ inches tall by the time she died. Her professional career started when she was 22, and a museum owner from Chicago offered $1000 for a 27-day appearance at his establishment.
2. Trijntje Keever- 8 feet 2 inches
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Trijntje Cornelisdochter Keever is recognized as the tallest woman in history, measuring 8 feet 2 inches tall. She was the daughter of Anna Pouwels and Cornelis Keevera and died at the age of 17. Her parents took her to carnivals to earn money by allowing people to see her. She gained attention when she was nine years old and reached 6 ft 7 inches.
3. Zeng Jinlian - 8 feet 1 ¾ inch
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She was the tallest woman recognized in modern times. She was born in 1964 and lived until 1982. She belonged to Yujiang village in the Bright Moon Commune, Hunan Province, China. She began to grow when she was four months old and could lift 110lb when she was only 18 months old.
Her mother was 5ft 2½ inches, and her father was 5ft 2 inches tall. His brothers were born normal. She suffered from scoliosis and could not stand up straight. She was 8feet and 1¾ inch tall.
4. Anna Haining Bates - 7 feet 11 inches
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Anna Haining Bates was a Canadian woman and another tallest woman known for her great stature of 7feet and 11 inches. During her birth, she weighed 16 pounds and was the third of 16 children. On her 4th birthday, she was over 4 feet.
By her 15th birthday, she was 7 feet tall. She was excellent in music and literature and has also learned piano and acting lessons. In 1877, she and her husband purchased 53 ha of land and designed furniture according to their specifications.
The main part of the house had 4.3m ceilings, while the doors were 2.4m tall. She conceived two children with Martin. The first child was a girl who died during birth. The next year, she delivered a boy who survived only for 11 hours. He was the largest newborn ever recorded at 10.7 kgs and nearly 30 inches tall. She died suddenly of heart failure in her sleep, one day before her 42nd birthday.
5. Sandra Elaine Allen - 7 feet 7 inches
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Sandra Elaine Allen was an American actress and writer, recognized for her tall height. She wrote a book and grabbed the title of the tallest woman in the world for 16 years of her life. She was tall-heightened due to a tumor in a pituitary gland that caused it to release growth hormone uncontrollably.
When she turned 22, she underwent surgery. Unfortunately, her height continued to grow, and she suffered from medical problems related to gigantism. Here are some rare medical conditions that could occur at any age.
She mostly performed in the circus and was also featured in the movie Side Show and the American documentary film Being Different. In later years, she used a wheelchair because her tall legs didn't support her tall statue in a standing position. On 13th August 2008, she died due to a blood infection, kidney failure, and breathing troubles.
6. Carolina Rascón - 7 feet 5 inches
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Carolina Rascón belonged to a small mining village in Mexico and measured 7ft 5 inches tall. Not enough is known about her as she lived back in 1944.
7. Delores Pullard - 7 feet 5 inches
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Delores Pullard was 7ft 5 inches, but everyone said that she was 8ft tall. She was the tallest woman in the world back then and passed away in 1971 after surgery complications.
8. Maria Fassnauer - 7 and a half feet
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Maria Fassnauer was considered the tallest woman of her time. She was born to Josef and Theresia in Ridanna. When she was 21 years old, she was taken into service along with her sister as a waitress and as an attraction to be exhibited at receptions.
Between 1906 to 1913, she toured fairs in Germany, England, and Austria in the traditional South Tyrolean costume on which they made her wear a male hat to give more attention to her height. After several health problems, she returned to her country and spent her last years. She died on the family farm when she was 38 years old due to heart failure.
9. Malee Duangdee - 6 feet 8 inches
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Measuring 6 feet 8 inches tall, Malee Duangdee was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest woman in the world. She died of a heart attack in her hometown at the age of 24.
The doctors said she had a long history of chronic diseases, including heart attack, brain tumor, and other diseases. Her tragic death also followed several illnesses related to high blood pressure.
10. Maria Alexandrovna Stepanova - 6 feet 8 inches
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She is a Russian professional and Olympic basketball player and also the third tallest player in the league. Born in the village of Shpakovskaya and grew up in Tosno, Maria wears size 15 (US) shoes and is 6ft 8 inches tall. The other players in the league are 7 ft and nearly 6 feet 10 inches tall.
Do you know about other tallest women in the world? Have you ever met any of them? Share your experience below.
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Sugarcane bagasse was partially acetylated to enhance its oil-wicking ability in saturated environments while holding moisture for hydrocarbon biodegradation. The water sorption capacity of raw bagasse was reduced fourfold after treatment, which indicated considerably increased hydrophobicity but not a limited capability to hold moisture for hydrocarbon biodegradation. Characterization results by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and surface area analyzer suggested that treated bagasse exhibited enhanced hydrophobicity and surface area. Oil wicking test results indicate that treated bagasse is more effective in wicking oil from highly saturated environments than raw bagasse and suggest that application of this material in remediation of oil spills in highly saturated wetlands is promising.

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Restoring Respect partners have identified hat, in the EU, the unemployment rate for refugees/migrants is two times more than the number of jobless national citizens.
Many EU tools and policies are still no widely used, mostly due to gaps in a holistic approach, which would include skills identification, labor mapping, accreditation and employability skills training to refugees and migrants.
In this context, RRP will create a innovative tools, which will act as an early intervention program for refugees and migrants, who cannot procure documentary evidence of their qualifications. At the end of the program, refugees and migrants will be empowered with new tools to better certify their knowledge and skills and capabilities.
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December 7, 2022
SC LAMP is a co-sponsored ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
Diana Pinto – Executive Director, South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (SC LAMP)
Did you know that children of color living in low-income households are less likely to be diagnosed with developmental delays at an early age? Why is this important? Studies show that the sooner a child gets an assessment, the more likely s/he will be able to succeed in life. Early intervention services can have an enormous impact on a young child's ability to learn and grow.
This reality is why South Central LAMP's two-generation approach is huge for families in our community. Each child in our program receives an assessment completed by his/her teacher, allowing on-site professionals to observe if the child is developing within a "normal" range and reaching their developmental milestones. When we see a child not falling within the "normal" range, we can provide referrals and resources to specialized agencies for added support to the family.
Because we approach this matter holistically, our parenting classes include workshops on what "normal" development looks like. The class provides parents with a safe space to reflect on their children, ask questions, and better understand their children's developmental stages. Often these classes are where moms start to seek support or learn to be more open to referrals because the discussions allow them to see other moms dealing with challenges as well.
South Central LAMP families have a "village" to help them navigate the complexities of developmental diagnoses. The support we provide has empowered many parents to make better medical decisions for their children and learn how to best support them.

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ogy. Studies have reported that the bite force varies between 20 N and 120 N during chewing cycle test procedures.,, However, in many studies, the mean 50 N bite force was used as the reference load during chewing test procedures.,,, In the chewing test procedures, the number of wear cycles has been reported to range from 50,000 to 1,200,000., In the in vivo study, an average of 300–700 mechanical loads per day during chewing cycles was reported. In this study, 100,000 mechanical loads selected during chewing cycles were 1 year on average in the in vivo experiment. The chewing simulator was programmed to perform 2 mm of vertical movement and 0.7 mm of lateral movement at the load cycle frequency during the experiment and at 1.2 Hz. In many studies in the literature, it has been reported that the amount of lateral wear loaded movement varies between 0.3 and 1 mm.,,,, Changing the laterally loaded movement mechanism of the chewing simulator will directly affect the wear surface of the composite material. For this reason, a 0.7 mm lateral movement loaded amount, which is frequently preferred in the literature, was selected in this study.,
In the microstructure analysis, it was found that there were deep wear tracks in the wear area of the zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material. These deep wear marks have occurred during particle transport of the lateral movement mechanism during the chewing movement. Consequently, it is possible to say that zirconia particles have two effects on the mechanical and tribological behavior of glass-ceramic materials;First, a strong bonding between the glass-ceramic matrix and the zirconia particles is formed to prevent a separate wear particle during the lateral movement, and second, to prevent the stress distribution mechanism; performing the transfer of the tensile material during the chewing movement during the bite mechanism. As the contact area increases in the wear area of zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material, the bite force is spread over a larger area, and the direct effect value is reduced through chewing cycle test procedures. However, it has been observed that both wear test methods have particle transport in the wear areas lateral movement direction. These transported particles are indicative of plastic deformation of the zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material during direct contact wear test procedure. This can be explained by the fact that particles separated from the wear surface of the zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material from as the third abrasive body. Therefore, the particulate property separated from the surface of the zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material directly affected the wear surface through chewing test procedures.
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In this study, it has been determined that the different contact-stress wear mechanism has a significant effect on two-body wear resistance of zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material after chewing test procedures. As a result of this study, zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material showed better abrasion resistance with increasing contact surface of abrasive material. However, microstructure analysis has shown that micro-cracks occur on the wear surfaces both wear test procedures. These micro-cracks may have occurred under the wear surface of the zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic material.
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Before you can manage devices in Security Manager, you must prepare the devices so that communication between Security Manager and the devices is enabled, then add those devices to the Security Manager inventory.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Troubleshooting Device Communication Failures
If Security Manager fails to communicate with a device, e.g. by failing to log into it, during discovery, deployment, or other actions, look at these areas to identify and resolve the problem.
- Ensure the device is operational.
- Check which transport protocol is selected. You must select a protocol that the device is configured to accept. For most devices, the protocol is selected on the Device Properties General page. For IPS devices, the IPS RDEP mode is selected on the Credentials page.
Some methods of adding devices also allow you to select a non-default transport protocol. To configure the default transport protocols for classes of devices, select Tools > Security Manager Administration > Device Communications.
- On the Device Properties General page, ensure that the hostname, domain name, and IP address are correct. Keep in mind that the Hostname and Accounts and Credentials policies for the device define the actual names and credentials that get configured on the device. However, the policies are not used for device communication. If you make changes to the policies that affect the credentials you are using for device communication, you must also manually update the device properties.
- Make sure DNS names can be resolved from the Security Manager server. You might need to fix the DNS settings on the server.
- Check the credentials for the device in Security Manager and ensure that they are correct and that there is a route between the server and device. Right-click the device, select Device Properties, select the Credentials tab, and click the Test Connectivity button. If the connection fails, check error messages to determine whether the problem is connectivity or credentials. Update the credentials in the device properties if necessary.
When adding new devices the credentials are defined within the New Device wizard if your method of adding the device requires credentials. Keep the following in mind:
– The primary credentials are used for SSH and Telnet connections.
– The HTTP/HTTPS credentials are used for HTTP and SSL connections unless you select Use Primary Credentials, in which case the primary credentials are also used for these connections.
FAQs About Device Communication
This section answers the following questions about device communication:
Q. How does Security Manager connect to a Cisco IOS router that does not have a K8 or K9 crypto image?
By default, Security Manager connects to Cisco IOS routers using SSL. However, a device running IOS version 12.3 or later without a K8 or K9 crypto image will not be able to support SSL. Therefore, after you add the device to Security Manager, you must select Tools > Device Properties, then change the default transport protocol to Telnet.
Q. Why cannot Security Manager connect to a Cisco IOS router after configuration rollback?
This could occur because of one of the following reasons:
– At rollback, for some versions of Cisco IOS software and when necessary, the configurations are copied from the TFTP server to startup-config, then the Cisco IOS router is reloaded. This reload causes a temporary loss in device connectivity. Wait for the device to be reloaded completely, then try to connect to it again.
– The configuration contains a nonexisting or unauthorized username and password.
Security Certificate Rejected When Discovering Device
If an error occurs when you attempt to discover a device, and the error message states that the security certificate received from the device was rejected, you need to update the certificate. You can do this using one of the following methods:
- Manually enter the thumbprint required by the certificate by doing one of the following:
– Select Tools > Security Manager Administration > Device Communication. Click Add Certificate, enter the IP address of the device, then copy and paste the thumbprint displayed in the error message into the Certificate Thumbprint field.
– Right-click the device and select Device Properties > Credentials. Copy and paste the thumbprint displayed in the error message into the Authentication Certificate Thumbprint field.
You must manually enter the thumbprint whenever you add a new device using the Add New Device or Add From Configuration File options and when you perform rediscovery. It is not required when you add a new device using the Add New Device From Network or Add Device From File options.
- Configure the SSL certificate settings to automatically retrieve the certificate when adding devices. You can select different settings for IPS, router, and ASA/PIX/FWSM devices. To configure these settings, select Tools > Security Manager Administration > Device Communication, and look at the SSL Certificate Parameters group.
Invalid Certificate Error During Device Discovery
Problem If the time settings on the device and Security Manager are not in synchronization, an error message is displayed stating that the certificate is not yet valid when you try to discover a device.
Solution When the time set on the Security Manager server is lagging behind the time set on the device, Security Manager cannot validate the device certificate as the start time of the validity period is ahead of the Security Manager time setting. Even if the time zones configured on the device and Security Manager are the same, the invalid certificate error occurs if the daylight saving time (summertime) settings are different. To resolve this problem, make sure that the daylight saving time settings are the same on the device and Security Manager, regardless of whether the time zone is the same. After setting the daylight saving time, synchronize the clock on the device with Security Manager so that both of them display the same time.
To obtain best results, we recommend that you set the same time zone on the device and Security Manager, and modify the time zone after you discover the certificates at a later time, if necessary.
Deleting Configuration File When Deleting Security Context
Problem Deleting a security context from an FWSM device in Security Manager removes the security context from the running configuration of the device, but it does not delete the associated configuration file. This can create problems if you later add another security context with the same name as the one that you previously deleted.
Solution This is a known issue for this type of device and is not connected to the behavior of Security Manager. The workaround is to use the CLI to delete the configuration file from the device.
Simultaneous Operations on the Same Device
Problem Simultaneous operations performed on the same device (that is, devices with the same IP address) produce inconsistent results. For example, deployment to the first device succeeds, but deployment to the second device fails. These simultaneous operations may be a combination of jobs executed by Security Manager, such as a deployment job, and user-initiated operations, such as discovering a live device. Problems can occur whether the operations are contained in the same job or in multiple jobs that are executed at the same time.
Solution The device locking mechanism in Security Manager is based on the device name, not the IP address. As a result, operations such as discovery and deployment can run into problems if two devices share the same IP address. This is especially true if you attempt one of these operations on both devices at the same time.
For example, if a deployment job contains two devices with the same IP address, deployment will be executed to both devices because the names are different. However, doing so is not recommended, as it might result in an incomplete or failed deployment. To ensure consistent results, we recommend against defining more than one device with the same IP address.
Troubleshooting the Setup of Configuration Engine-Managed Devices
The following topics describe issues that might arise when you set up a device managed by a Cisco Configuration Engine (also known as CNS) and how to solve them:
Q. Why does Configuration Engine deployment fail?
Not all versions of Configuration Engine function in a compatible manner. Because Security Manager does not verify the software version running on a Configuration Engine when you add it to the device inventory, you can add unsupported versions to the inventory. Then, when you try to deploy, you can run into unpredictable errors. Ensure that you are running a supported version of Configuration Engine, such as 3.0. For support information, see the supported devices information at _URL_
Q. Why do I receive an InvalidParameterException when I click on an IOS device on the Configuration Engine web page?
This is the expected behavior. For IOS devices, Security Manager uses deployment jobs to deploy configurations to Configuration Engine instead of associating a configuration to the IOS device in Configuration Engine. Therefore, you do not see an associated configuration when you click the device name on the Configuration Engine web page. For PIX devices, Security Manager associates the configuration to the device in Configuration Engine. Therefore, clicking the device name displays the associated configuration.
Q. Why am I getting the following error: com.cisco.netmgmt.ce.websvc.exec.ExecServiceException: [002-01003]]deviceName does not exists?
This error indicates that the device has not been added to Configuration Engine. It appears if you have not performed rollback or deployment in Security Manager (both of which add the device automatically), and have not manually added the device to Configuration Engine.
Q. Why am I getting the following error: com.cisco.netmgmt.ce.websvc.config.ConfigServiceException: [002-01003]]Device device id is not connected
The answer depends on the type of setup you are performing:
– Event mode setup—Make sure that the Configuration Engine device ID defined in the Device Properties window in Security Manager matches the device ID configured on the router (using the cns id string command).
– Call home mode setup—The device is not connected to Configuration Engine in this mode; therefore, all Security Manager operations that require the retrieval of the device configuration using Configuration Engine are not supported. This includes discovery, preview configuration, display running configuration, and connectivity tests (and rollback, for IOS devices).
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The Feasibility Pump (FP) is one of the best-known primal heuristics for mixed-integer programming (MIP): more than 15 papers suggested various modifications of all of its steps. So far, no variant considered information across multiple iterations, but all instead maintained the principle to optimize towards a single reference integer point. In this paper, we evaluate the usage of multiple reference vectors in all stages of the FP algorithm. In particular, we use LP-feasible vectors obtained during the main loop to tighten the variable domains before entering the computationally expensive enumeration stage. Moreover, we consider multiple integer reference vectors to explore further optimizing directions and introduce alternative objective scaling terms to balance the contributions of the distance functions and the original MIP objective. Our computational experiments demonstrate that the new method can improve performance on general MIP test sets. In detail, our modifications provide a 29.3% solution quality improvement and 4.0% running time improvement in an embedded setting, needing 16.0% fewer iterations over a large test set of MIP instances. In addition, the method's success rate increases considerably within the first few iterations. In a standalone setting, we also observe a moderate performance improvement, which makes our version of FP suitable for the two main use-cases of the algorithm.
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For Profit Farmers, Non-Profit Agriculture Serving Organizations, and Churches are invited to apply for CEP assistance with the following key conservation objectives:
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5. Water conservation.
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Proposals will be accepted for projects located in Texas. CEP anticipates that the total amount awarded under this announcement in Federal fiscal year 2022 will be approximately $30,000.
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This document presents a roadmap for developing sport and physical activity among Indigenous peoples. The Indigenous Long-Term Participant Development Pathway is a reference for those who work with Indigenous participants in sport and recreation. It has grown out of the understanding that mainstream models for sport development do not necessarily align with Indigenous needs or experiences. As such, this document tries to address that gap by outlining the key elements that need to be considered when planning, developing, and implementing programs for and with Indigenous peoples and communities.
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Keeping the equipment healthy for patient care.
Medical Repair for an M1400 HP Transmitter
Ed Evans
December 5, 2012
m1400-transmitter-flat-rate-repair-39500-pi-95In this online problem solving guide, we're providing you with step-by-step instructions on how to troubleshoot and repair your M1400 Transmitter. Please take a look at the instructions listed below. If you have questions along the way, feel free to contact BMES's customer service department toll free at _PHONE_.
STEP 1 Replace leadset with known good leadset.
STEP 2 Replace battery with known good battery.
STEP 3 Check and make sure that transmitter and receiver channel numbers match.
Example:
Transmitter and receiver are both fixed crystal devices. This means they only operate on the frequency of the crystal inside of them. The channel number has a specific frequency assigned to it by Hewlett Packard. Receiver and transmitter must have the same channel number in order to operate properly. If the channel number on the transmitter is 34 then the receiver must also be channel number 34.
STEP 4 Make sure you are not getting the following error code in the sector for the transmitter: EO1 INVALID SIGNAL. If you see this error code then you need to re-learn the code for this transmitter and receiver. For re-learning the code instructions go to _URL_ and download the instructions for your system.
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 - Author:fanyumaoyi
 - Source:chinamirrormanufacturer.com
 - Release on:2016-12-06
Insulating glass manufacturers to improve the quality of the insulating glass, in addition to the advanced equipment of insulating glass to control the process, efficient production, if we ignore the following safeguards to produce qualified insulated glass to get market recognition is out of the question. So in the process of production of hollow glass, 5 control measures strictly.
 (1) reduce production time
 Desiccant minimizing contact with the atmosphere of the time, reducing the adsorption loss and give the desiccant has a high adsorption capacity.
 (2) strictly controlled production environment temperature
 Main influence capacity and residual adsorption capacity of the production environment.
 (3) select the appropriate aluminium insulation
 The pore gas seams should be small, reducing the water absorption of zeolite during the operation.
 (4) select suitable desiccant
 To select the desiccant adsorption rate is relatively high and persistent.
 (5) water through the spread of polymers
 Rely mainly on select sealant of low permeability coefficients, determine a reasonable thickness of seal, reducing the temperature difference between inside and outside of the insulated glass (that is controlled in a certain temperature range temperature range of production and not so great).
 These measures through choice of materials, processing, control of all aspects of the environment, control of insulating glass, the quality will be greatly.
 ProfessionalInsulating glassThe production equipment, strict management, scientific process and quality control measures for the production of insulating glass, is a prerequisite for improving the quality of insulating glass.


Automatic Maintenance
Platforms
Clients – Windows 8
Servers – Windows Server 2012
Description
Windows depends on execution of inbox and third party maintenance activity for much of its value-add, including Windows Update, and automatic disk defragmentation, as well as antivirus updates and scans. Additionally, enterprises frequently use maintenance activity such as Network Access Protection (NAP) scanning to help enforce security standards on all enterprise workstations.
Maintenance activity in Windows is designed to run in the background with limited user interaction and minimal impact to performance and energy efficiency. However, in Windows 7 and earlier versions, performance and energy efficiency are still impacted due to the non-deterministic and widely varied schedule of the multiple maintenance activities in Windows. Responsiveness to users is reduced when maintenance activity runs while users are actively using the computer. Apps also frequently ask the user to update their software and run background maintenance, and direct users to multiple experiences, including Action Center, Control Panel, Windows Update, Task Scheduler MMC snap-in, and third-party controls.
The goal of Automatic Maintenance is to combine all background maintenance activity in Windows and help third-party developers add their maintenance activity to Windows without negatively impacting performance and energy efficiency. Additionally, Automatic Maintenance enables users as well as enterprises to be in control of maintenance activity scheduling and configuration.
Key problems
Automatic Maintenance is designed to address these problems with maintenance activity in Windows:
 - Deadline scheduling
 - Resource utilization conflicts
 - Energy efficiency
 - Transparency to the user
Functionality
Automatic Maintenance facilitates idle efficiency and permits all activity to run in a timely and prioritized fashion. It also helps enable unified visibility and control over maintenance activity, and allows third-party developers to add their maintenance activity to Windows without negatively impacting performance and energy efficiency. To do this, it provides a fully automatic mode, user-initiated mode, automatic stop, deadlines and notification, and enterprise control. These are each described below.
Fully automatic mode
This default mode enables intelligent scheduling during PC idle-time and at scheduled times—the execution and automatic pausing of maintenance activity without any user intervention. The user can set a weekly or daily schedule. All maintenance activity is non-interactive and executes silently.
The computer automatically is resumed from sleep when the system is not likely to be in use, respecting the Power Management policy, which in the case of laptops, defaults to allow wake-up only if it is on AC power. Full system resources at high power are used to complete the maintenance activity as quickly as possible. If the system was resumed from sleep for Automatic Maintenance, it is requested to return to sleep.
Any required user interactions related to activities such as configuration are performed outside of Automatic Maintenance execution.
User-initiated mode
If users need to prepare for travel, expect to be on battery power for a prolonged time, or wish to optimize for performance and responsiveness, they have the option of initiating Automatic Maintenance on demand. Users can configure Automatic Maintenance attributes, including the automatic run schedule. They can view the current status of Automatic Maintenance execution, and they can stop Automatic Maintenance if needed.
Automatic stop
Automatic Maintenance automatically stops currently running maintenance activities if the user starts interacting with the computer. Maintenance activity will resume when the system returns to idle status.
Note All activities in Automatic Maintenance must support stopping in 2 seconds or less. The user should be notified that the activity has been stopped.
Deadlines and notification
Critical maintenance activity must execute within a pre-defined time window. If critical tasks have not been able to run within their designated time, Automatic Maintenance will automatically start executing at the next available system idle opportunity. However, if the task state remains behind deadline, Automatic Maintenance will notify the user about the activity and provide an option for a manual run of Automatic Maintenance. All tasks scheduled for maintenance will run, although the most starved tasks take precedence. This activity may impact system responsiveness and performance; therefore, Automatic Maintenance will notify the user that critical maintenance activity is executing.
Enterprise control
Enterprise IT professionals should be able to determine when Automatic Maintenance executes on their Windows systems, enforce that schedule via standardized management interfaces, and retrieve event data about the status of Automatic Maintenance execution attempts. Additionally, IT professionals should be able to invoke specific Automatic Maintenance activity remotely via standard management interfaces. Each time Automatic Maintenance executes, status reporting, including notifications when Automatic Maintenance could not be executed because the user has manually paused the activity, runs. IT professionals should consider moving logon scripts to Automatic Maintenance to help make the user's logon experience quicker.
Creating an Automatic Maintenance task
This section details how developers can create a task using a task definition in XML or C language. Keep in mind that maintenance activity should not launch any user interface that requires user interaction, as Automatic Maintenance is completely silent and runs when the user is not present. Indeed, if the user interacts with the computer during Automatic Maintenance, any tasks in process will be ended until the next idle period.
Using XML
Task Scheduler includes a built-in command-line tool, schtasks.exe, that can import a task definition in XML format. The schema for task definition is documented at _URL_ Below is an example of an Automatic Maintenance task defined in XML.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<Task version="1.4" xmlns="_URL_
 <RegistrationInfo>
 <Date>2011-07-01T11:34:31</Date>
 <Author>IT Deptartment</Author>
 </RegistrationInfo>
 <Principals>
 <Principal id="Author">
 <RunLevel>LeastPrivilege</RunLevel>
 <GroupId>NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM</GroupId>
 </Principal>
 </Principals>
 <Settings>
 <MultipleInstancesPolicy>IgnoreNew</MultipleInstancesPolicy>
 <DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>true</DisallowStartIfOnBatteries>
 <StopIfGoingOnBatteries>true</StopIfGoingOnBatteries>
 <AllowHardTerminate>true</AllowHardTerminate>
 <StartWhenAvailable>false</StartWhenAvailable>
 <RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>false</RunOnlyIfNetworkAvailable>
 <MaintenanceSettings>
 <Period>P2D</Period>
 <Deadline>P14D</Deadline>
 </MaintenanceSettings>
 <AllowStartOnDemand>true</AllowStartOnDemand>
 <Enabled>true</Enabled>
 <Hidden>false</Hidden>
 <RunOnlyIfIdle>false</RunOnlyIfIdle>
 <DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>false</DisallowStartOnRemoteAppSession>
 <UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>true</UseUnifiedSchedulingEngine>
 <WakeToRun>false</WakeToRun>
 <ExecutionTimeLimit>P3D</ExecutionTimeLimit>
 <Priority>7</Priority>
 </Settings>
 <Actions Context="Author">
 <Exec>
 <Command>cmd</Command>
 <Arguments>/c timeout -t 60</Arguments>
 </Exec>
 </Actions>
</Task>
To save the task on a Windows computer, save the above XML as a text file and use this command line:
Schtasks.exe /create /tn <task name> /xml <text file name>
Using C
An Automatic Maintenance task also can be created using C code. Below is a code sample that can be used to configure a task's Automatic Maintenance settings:
/********************************************************************
This sample creates a maintenance task to start cmd window during maintenance opportunities with periodicity of 2 days and deadline 0f 14 days.
********************************************************************/
#define _WIN32_DCOM
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <comdef.h>
#include <wincred.h>
// Include the task header file.
#include <taskschd.h>
//#pragma comment(lib, "taskschd.lib")
//#pragma comment(lib, "comsupp.lib")
int __cdecl
MainteanceTask( )
{
 // ------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialize COM.
 HRESULT hr;
 // ---------------------------------------------


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Using Resource Manager to View the Inventory Data Video
This is an introduction video on using the Resource Manager. You can use the Resource Manager to view all of the inventory data for a single resource using the Symantec Management Console. The Resource Manager displays basic inventory, more detailed inventory data that the Inventory Solution gathers, status of the inventory data, and custom data of the managed computer.
For more information, please see the article the following location:


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Definition of gaberdines
plural of gaberdine 1
The word "gaberdines" uses 10 letters: A B D E E G I N R S.
No direct anagrams for gaberdines found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after gaberdines (in bold), or to abdeeginrs in any order:
p - bespreading
Words within gaberdines
not shown as it has more than seven letters.
List all words starting with gaberdines, words containing gaberdines or words ending with gaberdines
All words formed from gaberdines by changing one letter
Other words with the same letter pairs: ga ab be er rd di in ne es
Browse words starting with gaberdines by next letter
Previous word in list: gaberdine
Next word in list: gabfest
Some random words: huarache


How To: Match End Grain with Side Grain
End Grain
End grain close-up of unfinished white pine. Photo:
As you may recall from science class as a kid, wood is a collection of fibers that run in the same direction. Basically, it's a collection of the tree's xylum, all stacked up next to and on top of each other, like a bunch of drinking straws arranged in a grid pattern. So the side grain of wood represents the side sections of these fibers, whereas the end grain represents their ends.
And just like the drinking straws, when applying liquids like stain or oil finishes (or even glue) to wood, the different sections of the grain absorb the liquid differently, often resulting in a different color on the side and end grain. Fortunately, there's an (easy) extra step you can take to guarantee even color and tone anywhere on the wood.
Simply sand the end and edge grains to one higher grit than the side grain. So if you sand the side grain to 150, sand the end grain to 220; if the side is 220, the end and edge grains should be 320 and so forth. This makes the uniform roughness (which is really what sandpaper accomplishes) of the end grain smaller, where it soaks up less finish. Try it on your next project. You'll be amazed.
Wood Finishing End Grain
For more on tools and woodworking, consider:
New Wave of Brushless Motor Tools
5 Ways to Get Perfect, Clean Cuts in Plywood
10 Ways to Use Your Cordless Drill/Driver


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Biomass estimation in mangrove forests: a comparison of allometric models incorporating species and structural information.
Category:- Journal; Year:- 2021
Discipline:- Forestry & Wood Technology Discipline
School:- Life Science School
Improved estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB) are required to improve our understanding of the productivity of mangrove forests to support the long-term conservation of these fragile ecosystems which are under threat from many natural and anthropogenic pressures. To understand how individual species affects biomass estimates in mangrove forests, five species-specific and four genus-specific allometric models were developed. Independent tree inventory data were collected from 140 sample plots to compare the AGB among the species-specific models and seven frequently used pan-tropical and Sundarbans-specific generic models. The effect of individual tree species was also evaluated using model parameters for wood densities (from individual trees to the whole Sundarbans) and tree heights (individual, plot average and plot top height). All nine developed models explained a high percentage of the variance in tree AGB (R2 = 0.97–0.99) with the diameter at breast height and total height (H). At the individual tree level, the generic allometric models overestimated AGB from 22% to 167% compared to the species-specific models. At the plot level, mean AGB varied from 111.36 Mg ha−1 to 299.48 Mg ha−1, where AGB significantly differed in all generic models compared to the species-specific models (p < 0.05). Using measured species wood density (WD) in the allometric model showed 4.5%–9.7% less biomass than WD from published databases and other sources. When using plot top height and plot average height rather than measured individual tree height, the AGB was overestimated by 19.5% and underestimated by 8.3% (p < 0.05). The study demonstrates that species-specific allometric models and individual tree measurements benefit biomass estimation in mangrove forests. Tree level measurement from the inventory plots, if available, should be included in allometric models to improve the accuracy of forest biomass estimates, particularly when upscaling individual trees up to the ecosystem level.Read More


Here's how you can access a remote computer faster
If you're one of those that often access a specific unattended remote computer, we have a great tip for you. It will help you speed up the process of connecting to the remote computer and it will optimise your remote access experience.
When connecting to a remote computer running ISL AlwaysOn you have two main options. Either you use the ISL Light application or you log in at _URL_. Either way, the procedure includes a number of steps: logging into your ISL Online account, finding the correct computer, entering the access password etc. There is a way, though, which significantly speeds up the connection process and comes in handy if you need to connect to the same computer on multiple occasions. Here's what you can do:
Step 1
Log in at _URL_ and click on "Remote Access" tab.
Remote access tab

Step 2
Find the desired computer and click "Connect" and then "Save" once the executable has downloaded.
Save ISL Light

Step 3
Rename the executable in a way so you'll know which computer you are connecting to next time you run it. e.g. My-Home-PC
Rename computer

Step 4
Double-click the executable to run it.
Run

Step 5
Enter the remote computer's access password. The connection will be established automatically.
Set the password
The first time you need to go through the whole process, but each time you would like to connect to this computer in the future, you just need to run the executable that you have saved and enter the access password for this computer. That's because the executable contains all the necessary information for connecting to a desired computer and saves you time by skipping the first two steps.
This article is a part of the "ISL Online features you probably didn't know about" series.
Stay tuned for more features that might help you make your work even more efficient!
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5 Responses to Here's how you can access a remote computer faster
 1. It's really easy to access a remote computer. Great application.
 2. To access the remote faster use these steps:
 a) Remote access the tab
 b) Go through the computer and click Connect and then Save
 c) Connect your system to run it
 d) Double click your system to access it
 e) Use the password and username
 3. pcsupport says:
 Good information, It's really easy to access a remote computer. If you have any kinds of the technical issue with your system then you can get help with PC Support Number, we are just around you at the single Call. Dial @ +44 _PHONE_ .
 4. I read all your steps which mention above but I am unable to understand step 2 so please describe this step in another way otherwise all your steps are really good.
 - barbaraisl says:
 When you click connect the ISL Light programme downloads and you get a pop-up dialogue as seen on the screenshot (Step 2). You need to save this executable file, so next time you can simply run the executable and access your remote computer faster.
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Goodwillie's calculus of functors
Location: MSRI: Simons Auditorium
The calculus of homotopy functors provides a systematic way to approximate a given functor (say from based spaces to spectra) by so-called 'polynomial' functors. Each functor F that preserves weak equivalences has a 'Taylor tower' (analogous to the Taylor series of ordinary calculus) which in turn is built from homogeneous pieces that are classified by certain 'derivatives' for F. I will review this material and consider the problem of how the Taylor tower of F can be reconstructed from its derivatives. We will discuss some important examples built from mapping spaces. Then. if time permits, I will us this approach to give a classification of analytic functors from based spaces to spectra and try to describe some connections to the Goodwillie-Weiss manifold calculus
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Vientiane Stories and Tips
Baci Ceremony in Laos
Baci Ceremony, Vientiane
We were invited to take part in our own Baci Ceremony while we were in Vientiane. Prior to our own ceremony I knew nothing about what happened or why they had the ceremonies.
In Laos a Baci ceremony is carried out for both sad and happy events so it might be for a marriage, a birth of a child, a funeral/death, a welcome home, before or after major exams and before a long journey could all be reasons for a Baci ceremony.
There is no specific day or time for a Baci ceremony but just before noon or sunset appears to be a preferred time. The idea of the ceremony is a calling of the soul or in Laos "su kwan" also spelt 'sou khuan'.
The idea of kwan is the soul of a person but more than that; vital life force of any being. In Laos it was believed in ancient times that humans consisted of thirty two parts and these were watched over by kwan. The human works best when all his kwan are in the body and the idea of the Baci ceremony is to call all the kwan back to the body from wherever they have wandered off to.
The Pha kwan or Pha Khuan
When we arrived in the middle of the floor was a wonderful creation called the pha kwan. This is made from banana leaves, marigolds and white threads. It is wider at the bottom like a pyramid and must take hours to create. This creation is usually made by older woman in the village or community.
This flower creation is set on a white cloth in the middle of the room. The person who is to carry out the ceremony sits cross legged in front of the pha kwan and he is called a maw pawn or mohkwan or mor phon. The maw pawn is usually an elderly man, often an ex monk and he chants the sort of poetry during the ceremony. The maw pawn also knows the auspicious days when it is best to hold a Baci ceremony and that is worked out by using the lunar phases.
Around the pha kwan were a couple of sweets and dried and fresh fruit, hard boiled eggs which represent the foetus, a stalk of bananas which represented the community and each fruit being member s of that community, a whole boiled chicken with head feet and claws and finally as a bottle of Laolao whisky for purification.
Our Ceremony
We had to sit on the carpet around the pha kwan and the white strings that were attached to the pha kwan were taken and handed to each of us to hold. The maw pawn also held one white string too. And began his Buddhist or animist chanting which is him calling the wandering spirits back to the body.
The ceremony began by the maw pawn lighting a candle on the top of the Pha Kwan and then those taking part in the ceremony my husband and I laid our hands palm down at the edge of the pha kwan. The maw pawn then brushed our hands with the white strings saying "hai kuard nee, dee kuard kao" meaning "bad is swept out, good is swept in".
The next stage was he took the white strings and gave us each one to hold and he also held one end and he chanted some more and this was asking our spirits to receive the blessings.We then held the string between our palms while he continued to chant.
We were then told to say "ma der khuan euy" whixh according to our guide means "please come spirits". He then threw some bits of rice in the air over us. These rice grains we were told represented the spirits and the good luck that we had asked for in the ceremony.
After the chanting the maw pawn then tied the strings around our wrists. If this had been a big ceremony such as a pre wedding ceremony then everybody would have then come forward to tie a string around the wrists of the couple taking part. I think about three or four strings were tied around each of our wrists. As these strings were tied around our wrists he chanted some more words which were a sort of concluding blessing.
The final part of the ceremony was that the maw pawn poured a little shot of Laolao into small glasses and we each had one. This concluded the ceremony and we were instructed to keep the white strings on our wrists for at least three days and longer if we wanted our lost spirits to have the best chance of returning to us.
We got up to leave and we told that we were to take the beautiful pha kwan home with us. We sadly only had one more night in Vientiane so we took it back and had it in our hotel room for one night and then left it for the cleaner the next day so hopefully it might return her spirits too.
I kept my strings on for the rest of our holiday so hopefully all my spirits have returned to me. My husband took his off when we left Laos which was at least three days so I think he has been balanced too.
I found the ceremony really interesting. I am not sure i fully understand the whole thing. I am certain I understood not a word of the chanting but it was done with ceremony and was very serious too. The maw pawn didn't speak to us at all except when doing his chanting and after the ceremony he disappeared very quickly. Out guide was greta and explained a lot of what went on to us so that we understood the ceremony and what happened a bit better than just sitting through it.
My husband can't bend his knees and sit on the floor so he really struggled as you are meant to kneel and sit on your heels or sit cross legged and he can do neither so sort of had his legs bent to the side. This is something to consider if you have problems like this. You have to sit for about twenty minutes so my legs were just beginning to get pins and needles when we finished.
I thought it was lovely that we got to keep the pha Kwan and such a shame we only got to enoy it for one night. I hope the hotel cleaning staff got some pleasure out of it as so much work had gone into making it.
I am sure we paid for this in our tour but I am not sure what it cost. Selective Asia put together our itinerary for us and worked out all the flights etc while we just told them what we wanted to do.
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Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water
Senator Stephen Hutchins
Senator for New South Wales
New treatment plant secures Eurobodalla water supply
27 June 2011
Eurobodalla Shire's growing communities will have safe and secure water supply following the
opening of the new Northern Water Treatment Plant.
The Northern Water Treatment Plant now connects to the Moruya to Deep Creek Dam pipeline,
which was completed last year.
Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, Senator Don Farrell, said the
completion of the treatment plant means water pumped from Deep Creek Dam and Moruya River
will be treated to improve the quality of water supplied to the Eurobodalla region.
"The 30 kilometre pipeline allows water from the Moruya River to be pumped to Deep Creek Dam
during high flow periods, where it can be stored for later use to help the region manage periods of
low water availability," Senator Farrell said.
"Securing safe and reliable water supplies for urban communities is a key priority under the
Australian Government's Water for the Future initiative.
"Harvesting water in times of high flow also reduces the need to extract during periods of low river
flows, when these flows become more environmentally important."
Attending the official opening the new treatment plant today, New South Wales Senator Stephen
Hutchins said the completion of the project is an important step in achieving sustainable water
resource management for the Shire.
"The Northern Water Treatment Plant and Moruya to Deep Creek Dam pipeline means water can
now be harvested from the Moruya River much sooner than in the past, providing for the region's
water supply to recover from any future drought in a shorter time than was previously possible,"
Senator Hutchins said.
"These important infrastructure projects provide for greater water security for the Eurobodalla
The Australian Government, NSW Government and Eurobodalla Council jointly funded the
$50 million project, of which $15 million was provided by the Australian Government's Water for
the Future initiative through the Water Smart Australia program.


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Social deprivation increases risks of death after heart surgery
A major study of more than 40,000 patients has shown that social deprivation significantly reduces patients' chances of survival after heart surgery.
Research from the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has shown that patients from more socially deprived backgrounds had poorer survival rates after cardiac surgery both immediately after the operation (in hospital) and over five years of follow up.
These findings raise concerns that patients from deprived areas are not receiving the full benefits from proven surgical procedures.
This large scale research project involved the Birmingham and North West of England Cardiac Surgical Centres and the Quality & Outcomes Research Unit (QuORU) led by University Hospital Birmingham.
The paper, which is published today (Friday) in the British Medical Journal, looked at 44,902 patients (average age of 65) from the West Midlands and North West England, who received heart surgery at 5 different hospitals, between 1997 and 2007. This included data for a wide range of procedures including coronary bypass grafts and valve replacements. Deprivation for each patient was calculated using a scale compiled for the 2001 census.
Domenico Pagano who led the team of investigators from University Hospital Birmingham said: "This research suggests that the benefits of cardiac surgery are less in patients from deprived background. The challenge is to identify the factors that determine this gap and to address them
By conducting an extremely large analysis we are able to get a real sense of the factors which impact upon survival rates after cardiac surgery.
By looking at a large number of patients we have results that highlight national trends.
The success rates of common surgeries like coronary artery bypass grafting or valve replacement has improved significantly but this research shows that more deprived people do not survive as long as those who experience less deprivation, after surgery.
The study clearly showed smoking, obesity and diabetes, had a significant negative impact on survival rates. All these factors were strongly associated with social deprivation.
However, we were also able to show that social deprivation had an independent negative effect on survival that was clinically important and statistically significant even after adjusting for other factors."
The study showed that social deprivation was a highly significant factor in a patient's risks of in-hospital mortality after surgery (which was 3.25% amongst the group).
There was an even stronger relationship between social deprivation and death during the five-year follow up after surgery. 5563 patients (12.4%) died during the follow up period. However, there was a 2.4% rise in a patient's risk of mortality for each point of increase on the deprivation scale.
Professor Nick Freemantle from the University of Birmingham adds: "The relationship between deprivation and mortality was pronounced, but this study raises concerns that the effect of proven healthcare interventions may not be equally distributed across socioeconomic boundaries. The reasons for this relationship are complex, probably including diet, lifestyle and access to healthcare.
However, this study does highlight the paramount importance of developing rehabilitation programmes both before and after surgery which include aggressive smoking cessation, nutritional and behavioural support to try and reduce these health inequalities."
For further information contact Ben Hill, Press Officer, University of Birmingham, Tel 0121 _PHONE_, Mob 07789 921163
Notes to Editors
Further information about the study
Background Cardiac surgery offers a number of operations known to carry prognostic benefit. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of social deprivation on survival following cardiac surgery and to understand the influence of potentially modifiable risk factors in these patients.
Methods. We reviewed prospectively collected data on 44902 patients undergoing adult cardiac surgery between 1997 and 2007 in Birmingham and North West England. Social deprivation was calculated using the census based 2001 Carstairs scores. All cause in-hospital and mid-term follow up mortality was obtained from the Office of National Statistics, UK. Prognostic models were developed to examine the additional effect of social deprivation on these endpoints.
Results. In-hospital mortality for all cardiac procedures was 3.25% and mid-term follow up (median 1887 days; range _PHONE_ days) mortality and mid-term mortality was non-linear and risks were higher in the extremes of BMI (P<0.0001). Adjustment for smoking, BMI and diabetes reduced but did not eliminate the effects of social deprivation on mid-term mortality (HR 1.017 95%CI 1.007-1.026;P=0.0004).
Conclusions. Smoking, extremes of BMI and diabetes, which are potentially modifiable risk factors associated with social deprivation are responsible for a significant reduction in survival following surgery, but even after adjusting for these variables social deprivation remains a significant independent predictor of increased mortality risk.


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Another method of filtering projects or activities in Activity Center is by dates.
- Start date
- End date
- Creation date
- Actual completion date
Filtering procedure is essentially whatever date you want to filter by. What is described below is for project start date.
To filter projects by start date:
- Open Activity Center.
- Click the advanced filters button ().
- Go to Resources & Constraints tab.
- Under Dates, click the 'More' button to access available date filters.
- Select the appropriate filter (Project start date).
- Select one or both of two options:
- Under Filter by timeframe, select an option and click 'Apply'.
- Under Filter by period, select a date range and click 'Apply'.
- The list will be updated to show only projects that meet the selected filter.
The filters appears as a box above the project list.
To cancel the active filter or filters, close the respective box(es) by clicking the 'X' at their top right corner.


is made by appending .sra to the
 source file name.
 sink
 Dump each function after performing code sinking. The file
 name is made by appending .sink to the source file name.
 dom Dump each function after applying dominator tree optimizations.
 The file name is made by appending .dom to the source file
 name.
 dse Dump each function after applying dead store elimination. The
 file name is made by appending .dse to the source file name.
 phiopt
 Dump each function after optimizing PHI nodes into straightline
 code. The file name is made by appending .phiopt to the source
 file name.
 forwprop
 Dump each function after forward propagating single use
 variables. The file name is made by appending .forwprop to the
 source file name.
 copyrename
 Dump each function after applying the copy rename optimization.
 The file name is made by appending .copyrename to the source
 file name.
 nrv Dump each function after applying the named return value
 optimization on generic trees. The file name is made by
 appending .nrv to the source file name.
 vect
 Dump each function after applying vectorization of loops. The
 file name is made by appending .vect to the source file name.
 slp Dump each function after applying vectorization of basic
 blocks. The file name is made by appending .slp to the source
 file name.
 vrp Dump each function after Value Range Propagation (VRP). The
 file name is made by appending .vrp to the source file name.
 all Enable all the available tree dumps with the flags provided in
 this option.
 -ftree-vectorizer-verbose=n
 This option controls the amount of debugging output the vectorizer
 prints. This information is written to standard error, unless
 -fdump-tree-all or -fdump-tree-vect is specified, in which case it
 is output to the usual dump listing file, .vect. For n=0 no
 diagnostic information is reported. If n=1 the vectorizer reports
 each loop that got vectorized, and the total number of loops that
 got vectorized. If n=2 the vectorizer also reports non-vectorized
 loops that passed the first analysis phase (vect_analyze_loop_form)
 - i.e. countable, inner-most, single-bb, single-entry/exit loops.
 This is the same verbosity level that -fdump-tree-vect-stats uses.
 Higher verbosity levels mean either more information dumped for
 each reported loop, or same amount of information reported for more
 loops: if n=3, vectorizer cost model information is reported. If
 n=4, alignment related information is added to the reports. If
 n=5, data-references related information (e.g. memory dependences,
 memory access-patterns) is added to the reports. If n=6, the
 vectorizer reports also non-vectorized inner-most loops that did
 not pass the first analysis phase (i.e., may not be countable, or
 may have complicated control-flow). If n=7, the vectorizer reports
 also non-vectorized nested loops. If n=8, SLP related information
 is added to the reports. For n=9, all the information the
 vectorizer generates during its analysis and transformation is
 reported. This is the same verbosity level that
 -fdump-tree-vect-details uses.
 -frandom-seed=string
 This option provides a seed that GCC uses when it would otherwise
 use random numbers. It is used to generate certain symbol names
 that have to be different in every compiled file. It is also used
 to place unique stamps in coverage data files and the object files
 that produce them. You can use the -frandom-seed option to produce
 reproducibly identical object files.
 The string should be different for every file you compile.
 -fsched-verbose=n
 On targets that use instruction scheduling, this option controls
 the amount of debugging output the scheduler prints. This
 information is written to standard error, unless -fdump-rtl-sched1
 or -fdump-rtl-sched2 is specified, in which case it is output to
 the usual dump listing file, .sched1 or .sched2 respectively.
 However for n greater than nine, the output is always printed to
 standard error.
 For n greater than zero, -fsched-verbose outputs the same
 information as -fdump-rtl-sched1 and -fdump-rtl-sched2. For n
 greater than one, it also output basic block probabilities,
 detailed ready list information and unit/insn info. For n greater
 than two, it includes RTL at abort point, control-flow and regions
 info. And for n over four, -fsched-verbose also includes
 dependence info.
 -save-temps
 -save-temps=cwd
 Store the usual "temporary" intermediate files permanently; place
 them in the current directory and name them based on the source
 file. Thus, compiling foo.c with -c -save-temps would produce
 files foo.i and foo.s, as well as foo.o. This creates a
 preprocessed foo.i output file even though the compiler now
 normally uses an integrated preprocessor.
 When used in combination with the -x command line option,
 -save-temps is sensible enough to avoid over writing an input
 source file with the same extension as an intermediate file. The
 corresponding intermediate file may be obtained by renaming the
 source file before using -save-temps.
 If you invoke GCC in parallel, compiling several different source
 files that share a common base name in different subdirectories or
 the same source file compiled for multiple output destinations, it
 is likely that the different parallel compilers will interfere with
 each other, and overwrite the temporary files. For instance:
 gcc -save-temps -o outdir1/foo.o indir1/foo.c&
 gcc -save-temps -o outdir2/foo.o indir2/foo.c&
 may result in foo.i and foo.o being written to simultaneously by
 both compilers.
 -save-temps=obj
 Store the usual "temporary" intermediate files permanently. If the
 -o option is used, the temporary files are based on the object
 file. If the -o option is not used, the -save-temps=obj switch
 behaves like -save-temps.
 For example:
 gcc -save-temps=obj -c foo.c
 gcc -save-temps=obj -c bar.c -o dir/xbar.o
 gcc -save-temps=obj foobar.c -o dir2/yfoobar
 would create foo.i, foo.s, dir/xbar.i, dir/xbar.s, dir2/yfoobar.i,
 dir2/yfoobar.s, and dir2/yfoobar.o.
 -time[=file]
 Report the CPU time taken by each subprocess in the compilation
 sequence. For C source files, this is the compiler proper and
 assembler (plus the linker if linking is done).
 Without the specification of an output file, the output looks like
 this:
 # cc1 0.12 0.01
 # as 0.00 0.01
 The first number on each line is the "user time", that is time
 spent executing the program itself. The second number is "system
 time", time spent executing operating system routines on behalf of
 the program. Both numbers are in seconds.
 With the specification of an output file, the output is appended to
 the named file, and it looks like this:
 0.12 0.01 cc1 <options>
 0.00 0.01 as <options>
 The "user time" and the "system time" are moved before the program
 name, and the options passed to the program are displayed, so that
 one can later tell what file was being compiled, and with which
 options.
 -fvar-tracking
 Run variable tracking pass. It computes where variables are stored
 at each position in code. Better debugging information is then
 generated (if the debugging information format supports this
 information).
 It is enabled by default when compiling with optimization (-Os, -O,
 -O2, ...), debugging information (-g) and the debug info format
 supports it.
 -fvar-tracking-assignments
 Annotate assignments to user variables early in the compilation and
 attempt to carry the annotations over throughout the compilation
 all the way to the end, in an attempt to improve debug information
 while optimizing. Use of -gdwarf-4 is recommended along with it.
 It can be enabled even if var-tracking is disabled, in which case
 annotations will be created and maintained, but discarded at the
 end.
 -fvar-tracking-assignments-toggle
 Toggle -fvar-tracking-assignments, in the same way that -gtoggle
 toggles -g.
 -print-file-name=library
 Print the full absolute name of the library file library that would
 be used when linking---and don't do anything else. With this
 option, GCC does not compile or link anything; it just prints the
 file name.
 -print-multi-directory
 Print the directory name corresponding to the multilib selected by
 any other switches present in the command line.


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Dear Parent or Guardian:
In accordance with ESEA Section 1111(h)(6) PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW, the Hutto Independent School District is notifying every parent of a student in a Title I school that you have the right and may request information regarding the professional qualifications of your child's classroom teacher. This information regarding the professional qualifications of your child's classroom teachers include, at a minimum, the following:
1. Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.
3. The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.
4. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
If at any time your child has been taught for 4 or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not certified, the school will notify you.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact your school at the following phone number: _PHONE_.
Hutto Elementary School
_PHONE_
Together, we inspire success for all!


LEA Administrators and Data Auditors
Why did some of my employees disappear from the NCEdCloud IAM Service?
If you have staff members in your LEA or charter school who were using accounts in the IAM Service but they no longer show up, the first place to check is typically the payroll system that your LEA or charter school uses. This occasionally happens with 10 and 11 month employees when their work/job Start Dates are not present or not in the upcoming school year in the payroll system.
Why is an employee's email wrong or missing in the NCEdCloud IAM Service?
Employee email address originally came from the HRMS system when NCEdCloud was first set up. However, many PSUs complained that those records were only updated if an employee changed jobs, and frequently had an old email listed. This process was changed a few years ago to obtain employee email address in a specific order by searching 2 or 3 source systems to find staff email address. The process now starts with PowerSchool, then checks LINQ HR (if used by the LEA), and lastly HRMS.
Who can see the "My Students" tab in the IAM Service Profiles view?
The ability to see the "My Students" tab in the Rapid Identity Portal under Profiles view, is based on whether the employee who logs into the IAM Service has one of the designated "Teacher Job Codes". Job Codes are setup by the NCDPI and are assigned to an employee through their payroll system and stored in the UID system. Below are the job codes (sometimes referred to as object codes), that allow an employee to see the My Students tab.
When is the next Home Base maintenance window and how will it affect the NCEdCloud IAM service?
Home Base Maintenance Periods typically involve downtime of PowerSchool and sometimes other Home Base applications. However, during such downtime, other IAM Service integrated applications remain available.
For a complete schedule of Home Base Maintenance Periods, please see... Home Base Maintenance and Support
What are the cutoff times for updated source data to be included in the IAM service the next day?
Upstream data processes produce the user data that is provided to the NCEdCloud IAM service early in the morning on Monday through Saturday. If an updated data field value is entered into that field's source system prior to that source system's cutoff time, then the data is provided to the IAM service the following day. (Note that data is typically NOT provided to the IAM service on Sunday mornings).
What settings in the Chrome browser can affect logins?
There are a couple of Chrome settings that may improve your experience in using the NCEdCloud IAM Service:
 1. 'Continue where I left off' - attempts to re-establish all of your sessions that were open when you closed the browser. This can result in a continuation of a session -ORcan result in some very cryptic errors within the Application. Change this under Settings > On startup
How are elevated privilege roles requested?
The Tech Director/CTO for an LEA or Charter School should be the first person to claim their account and request the LEA Administrator Role. To request a privileged role for others, choose the 'Workflow' button on the left menu and then choose the 'Requests' tab along the top. Select the desired role checkbox(es) (LEA Administrator, LEA Data Auditor, LEA Help Desk, LEA Student Help Desk, School Help Desk, and School Student Help Desk) and click the Submit Requests button.
How do I see a list of employees or students in my LEA?
The My Employees tab or the My Students tab under Profiles in the IAM Service relies on a "Search" function. You need to enter some criteria to select the users you want to lookup. The easiest search is to enter an asterisk * wildcard in the search window and click the Search button. This will only return the first 1000 matching records, however, which is the limit of the query.


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Women CEOs Share Defining Traits, Report Says
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (center), is just one of a handful of CEO of global companies, compared to hundreds of male CEOs.
Women CEOs face a longer, more difficult climb to the top, and they are more likely to come from STEM and finance backgrounds, new research suggests.
Those are some of the findings in a study by the Korn Ferry Institute, which conducted one-on-one interviews with 57 women CEOs to learn about their experiences, competencies, traits and what drives them.
Of the women surveyed, 41 are CEOs of Fortune 1000 companies and 16 run large privately held companies. Researchers point out that only 6% of Fortune 1000 companies are women, and there have been only 94 women CEOs ever in the Fortune 500.
The Rockefeller Foundation supported the Korn Ferry research as part of its 100×25 initiative, which aims to reach at least 100 Fortune 500 women CEOs by 2025.
The study found that the same defining traits and competencies emerged time and time again in the interviews with the CEOs—risk-taking, resilience, agility and managing ambiguity.
"There's a need to tap into the highly consistent traits and drivers of the 57 women in their organizations and make sure they get matched," says Jane Stevenson, Korn Ferry's Global Leader for CEO succession, who led the research initiative.
Among the findings, the women CEOs were an average of four years older than their male counterparts and worked in a slightly higher number of roles, functions, companies and industries.
Researchers found that the women shared backgrounds in STEM and finance that helped them establish a higher level of credibility that they could broaden into leadership.
"Roles in STEM and finance helped them get closer to the core of the business," says Evelyn Orr, Chief Operating Officer of the Korn Ferry Institute and a leader of the research initiative.
Another finding was that the women initially didn't set their sights on becoming CEO, despite their evident potential. Two-thirds of the women said they never considered the possibility of becoming CEO until a boss or mentor encouraged them.
"It was not just what they knew or who they knew, but also who knew what they knew," Stevenson says.
Researchers hope the study will create a roadmap for women building careers and companies looking for CEO material. The research concludes:
Women need training as business executives, not just as leaders. "Men tend to be trained in business. Women tend to be trained, but they miss some of those core first steps that are hard to recover," Stevenson says.
Women also need a sponsor who can help them advance—meaning a person within their organization who keys in on their talents and has the ability to open doors.
Companies need to be able to identify women in their organizations who possess common CEO traits and make sure these women are placed in executive positions.
"We can look early on and find potential people who have what it takes to run the company. That's an exciting finding," Orr says.


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How do I download the assessment summary for HealthCheck for Azure?
An email notification with a link to the assessment dashboard in HealthCheck for Azure is sent soon after the 14-day on-premises agent analysis (called the Physical Infrastructure Analytics report) is completed. You can view the assessment through the dashboard, or you can download the assessment summary in PDF format.
Follow the steps below to access the assessment summary for HealthCheck for Azure:
- Go to the assessment dashboard page listed in the confirmation email.
- Enter your username and password, and click Login.
- Click View Details to view the full scope of Microsoft Azure pricing plans and the customer's infrastructure performance assessment.
- Click on one of the mapping configurations from the left navigation pane.
- Click on the Reports tab at the top of the page.
- Click on one of the following options:
Email to have a PDF copy of the assessment summary emailed to you.
Download to download a PDF copy of the assessment summary.
Note: The mapping configuration selected from the left navigation pane defines the assessment summary emailed or downloaded.
The assessment summary is organized into the following sections:
Infrastructure Overview, a summary of findings for the assessment
Approach, the definitions of the mapping configurations and pricing plans covered in the assessment
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), the cost overview for compute, storage, and network based on mapping configuration
Hardware, Pay-as-you-go, the cost overview for compute, storage, and network for the hardware, pay-as-you-go mapping configuration.
Workload, Pay-as-you-go, the cost overview for compute, storage, and network for the workload, pay-as-you-go mapping configuration
Workload, 12-month pre-pay, the cost overview for compute, storage, and network for the workload, 12-month pre-pay mapping configuration
Mapping Design, provides more in-depth breakdown of how the selected mapping configuration maps to Azure and the associated costs