Hezilo Chandelier – symbol of the Heavenly Jerusalem
The Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary also known as Hildesheim Cathedral is a medieval Catholic church founded in 1010, known for its amazing collections of early medieval art masterpieces which include the Hezilo chandelier.
Placed above the altar it was donated by Bishop Hezilo after whom it got its name when he restored the cathedral.
Hildesheim Cathedral. Photo Credit
The Hezilo chandelier is the oldest and largest out of four wheel chandeliers in the German-speaking area, with a diameter of about 6 m. The other ones are the Azelin chandelier also in Hildesheim, Hartwig chandelier in the Abby of Comburg and the Barbarossa chandelier in the Aachen Cathedral.
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Bernward was the bishop of Hildesheim, from 993 until his death in 1022, who gave a present to the Hildesheim Cathedral. It was a wheel chandelier built by bishop Altfrid, in 1046, after a fire in Altfrid's cathedral, the Bishop Hezilo had it rebuilt with adaptations. He completely rejected the plan of his predecessor Azelin to built a new cathedral and he hung the crown chandelier with shimmering gold in the nave.
Inside Hildesheim Cathedral. Photo Credit
The Hezilo chandelier was a symbol of goodness and rightness. Until the 19th century, it was at the liturgical center of the cathedral, the crown chandelier is formed of a circular hoop made of gilt copper. On top of the hoop, there are square merlons holding seventy-two candles, twelve towers and twelve gate-houses rotate on the outside of the hoop and a large lamp is hung in the center.
Hezilo chandelier. Photo Credit
The Hezilo chandelier represents the Heavenly Jerusalem, the golden city walls with their twelve watch-towers and twelve gates forming the chandelier's ring.
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Historical drawing of the Hezilo chandelier
The bishop Hezilo (1054-79) ordered the circle-candlesticks for the Hildesheim cathedral. In the 16th century, the candlesticks were damaged, which resulted in the first documented restoration by goldsmith Sebastian Korber. At the beginning of the 18th century, with the interior being designed in Baroque style, the candlesticks were removed, this announced the second major restoration that occurred in 1818 at the inducement of vicar Todt.
Hezilo chandelier, details, drawing
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In 1943, the candlesticks were removed and taken to St. Bernward's church in Hildesheim, where they were kept safe for 10 years. During the second World War, the chandelier was removed from Hildesheim Cathedral to protect it from the bombing.
Detail of the Hezilo chandelier. Photo Credit
In the last restoration, protection and reconstruction of the candlesticks were one of the goals, layers of paint were removed from the plates. The existent gildings are being conserved, the damaged parts repaired, and the static structure preserved. During the restoration of the cathedral, from 2001 to 2004, the chandelier was moved to St. Godehard church and when the restoration had finished, it was returned in the Hildesheim Cathedral.
The chandelier. also called a corona is a magnificent crown of light from the Ottonian period and this 11th-century Romanesque wheel chandelier has been a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site since 1985.


Subsistence means the minimal resources that are necessary for survival. If you work for subsistence, you'll probably receive food, water, and lodging (internet access not included).
Subsistence can be used in a variety of subtly different ways. In addition to referring to necessities for survival, it can indicate one's means of obtaining those necessities (usually a job). And if you feel like getting philosophical, subsistence can refer to the very act of existence itself.
Definitions of subsistence
 1. noun
 a means of surviving
 "farming is a hard means of subsistence
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 endurance, survival
 a state of surviving; remaining alive
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 minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
 "social security provided only a bare subsistence
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 bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance
 the financial means whereby one lives
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 the state of existing in reality; having substance
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An Intrusion Tolerance Approach for Internet Security
The Internet has become essential to most enterprises and many private individuals. However, both network and the computer systems connected to it are still vulnerable to attacks which are becoming more frequent than ever. To face this situation, traditional security techniques are insufficient and fault-tolerance techniques are becoming increasingly cost-effective. Nevertheless, intrusions are very special faults, and this has to be taken into account when selecting the fault-tolerance techniques. In classical dependability, fault tolerance has been the workhorse of many solutions. Classical security-related has less privileged solutions with a few exceptions towards intrusion detection and prevention. The paper focuses on the fundamental concepts fault tolerance and security.

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Property Rights: My Neighbor is a Nuisance
The actions of my neighbour are interfering with my enjoyment of my property. What are the general principals applying to the doctrine of nuisance?
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This article has been written for Americans but applies equally to South Africans.
In the early days of this country, land was abundant and neighbors were distant. As the population began to grow and urban areas increased, the courts were called upon to resolve property disputes. One of the very first judge-made doctrines applied to property disputes in the United States, the law of nuisance, was inherited fromEngland. This doctrine still finds its way into property disputes today. At the risk of oversimplification, this doctrine is generally raised when a neighboring property owner is acting in a manner that can be described as a nuisance.
The Law of Nuisance
Lawsuits invoking the law of nuisance typically involve neighbors suing their neighbors or a public official suing a property owner for the benefit of the general public. By bringing suit, the plaintiff (the originator of the lawsuit) usually seeks to control or limit the use of the land owned by the defendant (the person being sued or, in other words, the person asked to "defend"). The plaintiff is basically saying to the defendant, "Your action is interfering with my enjoyment of my property; therefore, you must stop acting in that manner."
There are two basic types of nuisance suits. These are private and public nuisance actions. A private nuisance means there has been a loss of the use or enjoyment of property without an actual physical invasion of that property. An action for a physical invasion of property is known as a trespass action. An example of a private nuisance would be where an individual failed to keep his dog kennel clean, causing the next-door-neighbors to experience unpleasant odors when they left their windows open and also prevented them from spending time in their backyard.
A public nuisance is one that has more far reaching effects. It has the ability to affect the health, safety, welfare, or comfort of the public in general. Examples of a public nuisance would be a factory that emitted bad odors or a racetrack that produced loud noise. Nuisances can often be both public and private. For instance, the lights from a baseball field may shine directly into the home of a neighboring property owner, causing a private nuisance. At the same time, the baseball field might cause excessive noise and brighten up the rest of the neighborhood, requiring the homeowners to keep their windows and drapes shut on summer evenings. This would constitute a public nuisance.
No matter what the type of nuisance, to be subject to injunctive relief, the interference with the property must be substantial and continuous. In the above example, an occasional failure to clean out the kennels in a timely manner probably will not be sufficient to require injunctive relief. Relief that is injunctive in nature generally requires the defendant to take some specific actions to minimize the negative effect of its operations on the plaintiff, from limiting the hours of the action to placing an all out prohibition on the negative action. In constructing its relief, however, most courts will attempt to balance the relative hardships to both of the parties involved in the action. Especially where an ongoing business, as opposed to an individual, is the defendant in the action, the court will try to minimize the economic impact on the business.
In deciding nuisance disputes, several factors influence courts. First, courts will look at the location in which the alleged nuisance is occurring and any applicable zoning restrictions that may apply to that area. For instance, a court may be less likely to place restrictions on a livestock feedlot located in a rural area than on one located at the edge of urban sprawl. On the other hand, no matter how rural, if the feedlot is located in a "residential" zone, a court may be more likely to allow injunctive or other relief. At the same time, the fact that an activity is located in area that is zoned for that type of operation does not mean that it cannot be found to constitute a nuisance. For example, an area may be zoned to allow a mixture of residential and commercial building, and, a court might still find that an "all night" gas station creates a nuisance for the residential property owners in the area.
There are some other points to consider if you are thinking about bringing a nuisance action. First, a mere fear of future injury will not merit injunctive relief. Further, usually pure aesthetic considerations, such as the "look" of a funeral home in a residential area, will not rise to the level of a nuisance. Finally, where a person specifically purchases property knowing that a given operation is located nearby, the "moving to the nuisance" doctrine will usually prohibit injunctive relief. In this manner, if a person moves into a house located next to a baseball field, this doctrine may prohibit the person from seeking relief from the bright lights and noise.
It is not pleasant to be on either side of a nuisance suit. Unpleasant disputes between neighboring property owners can turn into even more unpleasant and emotionally draining lawsuits. Above all else, our country seems to value the right of people to the peaceful, uninterrupted enjoyment of their property. An attorney experienced in property disputes can help ease the strain of such disputes and either help you negotiate a workable solution with your neighbors or make sure that your rights are adequately protected in any lawsuits that might arise.
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UFO Sighting Report - Canada
June 18th 2007 : Kamloops, British Columbia
UFOINFO Sighting Form Report
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 9:20 PM PST. June 18, 2007 Lat 50 40.60N Long 120 21.02W
Approach Direction: one object, traveling North-East to South-West.
Departure Direction: South-West, disappearing into the shadow cast by the earth. visible for about 4 seconds.
Witness Direction: West
Description: walking East along a park lane with our dog, I glanced West up into a clear blue evening sky and saw a glittering object pass between the moon and Venus then vanish while going on a straight southerly trajectory. The remarkable thing about the object was that it appeared to be only 10 KM away at about 40 degrees POV angle, however I realized it was much further away and glittering from the rays of the sun that had already gone below the horizon. It became invisible once it had entered the earth's shadow.
Color/Shape: a polished chrome triangular-shaped object that caught the rays of the sun, making it glitter as it spiraled. Imagine a highly-polished hunting arrow shape that rotates as it travels, causing the sun to glitter off its surface with each rotation.
From my POV it is possible the object was not earthbound, but rather entering and exiting the stratosphere at an oblique angle. If it was in the stratosphere it was larger than a passenger jet. The object's glittering was brighter than Venus, which was also visible at the same moment.
Height & Speed: the object matched the speed of a meteor without any vapour trail or sound, glittering in the sun then disappearing into the earth's shadow.


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(defult is Euclidean distance); the default is 'multiquadric':
'multiquadric': sqrt((r/self.epsilon)**2 + 1)
'inverse': 1.0/sqrt((r/self.epsilon)**2 + 1)
'thin_plate': r**2 * log(r)
If callable, then it must take 2 arguments (self, r). The epsilon
parameter will be available as self.epsilon. Other keyword
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 7. Apr 11, · Presenter: Bill Chapin, Senior Research Microscopist, McCrone Associates An understanding of lighting sources and even modest particle manipulation skills can unlock a new understanding of particle identification. Macroscopic observation of dark particles may reveal that they have distinctive shape/color or that the particles are heterogeneous rather than homogeneous, etc..
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Families close ranks to support Morningside School and staff
PORT ST. LUCIE - At Morningside Elementary, parents consider themselves part of a family.
To most people outside the school family, however, it's the place where a 5-year-old autistic boy was voted out of his kindergarten class a year ago.
Within hours after news of Alex Barton being voted out of his classroom 14-to-2, the school's phones and e-mail system were jammed with angry people from all over the world. The school's Web site was taken down and still is offline.
Morningside parents couldn't get through in some instances. Some teachers got threatening e-mails.
Parent Shanna Cetin said she answered the phones in the office after news broke about the incident.
"I was in tears. My child had to sit in that school, and I was scared," Cetin said.
Parents said their school has been unfairly and unjustly tarnished over the past year.
They're tired of their children hearing comments when they tell strangers where they attend school.
"We love our school. We love our teachers," Cetin said.
What makes the school great is the teachers who know all the children, not just the ones in their classes, parents said.
It's the teachers who call parents during lunch on the first day of school just to tell them their child is having a good day.
It's the fall festivals, where teachers man tables to raise money for classroom supplies, and the Saturdays when teachers volunteer to help children prepare for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test or chaperone a St. Augustine trip.
About 20 parents stood alongside the road earlier this month holding signs to support their teachers.
"We just want to say some nice, positive things about Morningside," said parent Patti Putko. "The school has had too much negativity. We want to end the school year on a positive note."
The demonstration was during teacher appreciation week. Teachers watched from the school campus until the end of the workday, then walked across the street to stand with the parents.
They had a group hug in the middle of the road and teacher Eric Graff thanked the parents for coming out.
Morningside faculty and administrators still aren't allowed to talk about the Alex Barton vote because of pending legal action.
But during teacher Wendy Portillo's administrative hearing in March over her suspension for polling the class, staff members told a judge how the case affected their school.
"We've taken a hit, a lot of us personally and professionally," Graff testified. "But we're still going. We're still a very good school."
Assistant Principal Patricia Gascoigne also testified about the impact the vote and its attention has had on the school.
"It's not really been good because we've been a little put off, you would say, because it's not a customary thing that happens at Morningside," she testified. "It's more or less we're trying to get through it."
Parents said teachers try not to let their feelings affect their students.
"Under the circumstances, I think the kids are faring pretty well," said grandparent Wayne Schopp.
There is one positive result of the vote from a year ago, said parent Tonia Oravec.
"It has brought the school closer together," she said.


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The COVID-19 Task Force had a meeting on Thursday, October 28th. Here are the meeting notes from the Augsburg Staff Union representative.
Minnesota Department of Health Updates:
- MDH suggested keeping the masking requirements indoors through the end of November.
- During the MDH meeting, there was a discussion of what not to use antibody testing for.
- MDH has an updated K-12 decision tree which can also be used in the higher education setting.
- MDH is preparing training for those sharing reassuring and accurate vaccine information with the community.
- We are continuing to see a low number of cases per week– both vaccinated and unvaccinated.
- Vaccination numbers (students and faculty/staff) continue incremental improvement.
- Regional transmission is still very active.
- Testing Access Update:
- A summary of testing opportunities will be discussed with Augsburg Day Student Government regarding how to use and share the information.
- Communication Update:
- COVID Policy hold communication has been sent to students, with information to faculty and staff who may get questions from students.
- Federal approval of booster vaccinations added to Outbreak Planning site.
We set up a Google Form so Augsburg Staff Union members could state their questions or concerns to be addressed at the meeting. The following question was requested in advance of the meeting:
- Q: When an Augsburg staff, student, or faculty member gets a booster to their COVID-19 vaccine, do they need to or are they encouraged to report that info to Augsburg? If so, how?
- A: Dawn Miller addressed this briefly during the meeting. HR is waiting for more detailed guidance from OSHA about federal requirements. Employees are welcome to upload their booster information on the Human Resources page, but this is not a requirement at this time. As more information is clarified, this question will be provided a fuller answer at a future meeting.
Please note: Urgent questions related to COVID-19 should not be submitted via the Google Form, those questions should continue to be sent to _EMAIL_, calling _PHONE_, and/or by using the Augsburg self-reporting form.
The interim staff union representative will continue to send weekly updates based on information gathered in the COVID Task Force meetings and questions asked in the google form.


text: Circle Works: Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness attempts to explain an Aboriginal teaching model designed for post-secondary students. The author is a Metis professor in the Aboriginal Counselling Program at Brandon University. This book is a revision of a thesis designed to contribute to the theoretical understanding as well classroom practice in the field of education. The early chapters are devoted to outlining the theoretical perspective that emphasizes experiential learning, feminist and anti-racist pedagogies, as well as the Aboriginal perspective. The author employs the use of the Medicine Wheel and Talking Circle in her cross-cultural issues course where Native and Non-Native, Black, and other minority students attend. The alternate teaching model is described and extensive teacher and student reactions are provided. These student reactions to the dynamics of the course as well as their growing awareness are revealing. These quotes make for interesting reading as they reveal many of the conflicting emotions present in the class. As the course progressed many of the students are able to grasp the model from an intellectual viewpoint. In the book's final chapter, Learning from the Trickster, the author discusses issues such as appropriation, the role of the teacher, and Non-Native student resistance and backlash. A helpful index and bibliography are included. Anyone interested in anti-racism, Native education philosophy, and teaching will find the ideas challenging and thought-provoking.


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Not only can ticks be infected with the notorious Borelia virus, which leads to Lyme disease. They too can Infectious encephalitis, Also known as TBE. This virus is increasingly spreading in ticks in Europe, according to the latest figures from the European Center for Disease Control.
Since 2016 in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands, the first TBE infection was detected in 2016. The virus is now found in 9 of 24 GGD regions. "At the moment, there are very few cases annually. But as the number increases in Europe, this could also happen in the Netherlands," Arnold Van Fleet, a biologist at Wageningen University, told EditieNL.
Contamination doesn't have to be serious. "Most people don't notice it. Sometimes it leads to the flu or a fever. But in extreme cases it can cause meningitis."
The good news: The Pfizer TBE vaccine is already available. A spokesperson for Pfizer said: "It is an option for people who spend a lot of time in nature or who are going to countries where this virus is common." Work is also underway to develop a vaccine against Lyme disease.
However, according to biologist Arnold van Vliet, the Dutch don't have to consider a TBE vaccine yet. "Vaccinations are being done in Austria and southern Germany, but here we are still in the research stage to find out the exact extent of the virus."
The biologist advises everyone to pay special attention. "You can encounter ticks everywhere in the green. Most of them occur in Felloy, in wooded areas and in sand dunes. But a third of tick bites are caught in the park."
Lars Van Driel, the Red Cross first aid instructor, stresses caution in cities, too. He told EditieNL: "I live and work in a wooded area. People here care closely about it. But sometimes I wonder if people in a city like Amsterdam realize that there are also ticks in Vondelpark."
How do you remove ticks?
Lars Van Driel believes that many people remove ticks the wrong way. So a number of tips:
- Do not sterilize beforehand, but afterward. The moment you disinfect the area inside the tick, the tick can dry out and it will be difficult to remove it.
- Do not use tweezers.
- Read the tick remover packaging carefully. They work differently. With one you have to turn it, the other pulls the other and the other pulls.
- There are no tools near you? If the tick is not deeply embedded, you can use a bandage to remove it.
- The earlier the tick comes out, the better. So it is best to put tick remover in your car's first aid kit, or keep it with you.
- After the bite, it's wise to circle it and write the date in your phone or calendar. Watch to see if the red spot gets bigger. If this is the case, contact your doctor immediately.
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50 degrees south and discover
its hidden secrets
The story of Campbell Island is also the story of the Island's human history from historical accounts and historic sites. We aim to search for evidence of pre-European contact; review existing sources of Campbell Island history, search for new historic sites and assess their status and future management requirements; document the history, scale, and impact of historic sealing and whaling.
No one is sure when the outlying islands of the New Zealand region were first occupied by people. Research has found up to 650 year old settlement sites of Maori origin on some other Subantarctic Island. Was Campbell Island also discovered much earlier than 1810? Archaeological investigation of coastal locations and rock shelters suited to human habitation may provide the answer and shed light on the limits of Polynesian voyaging.
The stories of sealers, whalers and farmers tell us of a turbulent and hard life that was carved out on the stormy shores of Campbell Island. For the first time ever in the history of Campbell Island this expedition will provide a qualified assessment of historic site importance – an urgent task now that scrub regrowth is overwhelming many sites.
A search for the location and remains of sealing camps can tell the history of sealing on this island and bring to life the sense of hardship and remoteness that will have been the lot for sealers in this wild and windy place.
Whaling stations at North West Bay and North East Harbour were the last shore whaling operations in New Zealand waters. The field archaeology of these stations will be examined to describe the period of change between historical 19th century technology and 20th
Century factory operations, and also unique whaling methods that were used at this unusually remote and southerly location.

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Why Does My Dog Drool So Much?
Remember the slobbering Saint Bernard from the movie Beethoven? OK, maybe your dog doesn't drool that much! But is it still a problem? There's normal, healthy slobber that helps your dog eat and digest. And then there's Niagara Falls. Too much drool, or hypersalivation, can be a sign of illness.
Here are some causes and suggested treatments:
Breeding: Bloodhounds, Newfoundlands, mastiffs, and Saint Bernards are breeds with loose upper lips or "flews," causing them to drool more than others. Keep a hand towel around, maybe even a bib.
Mouth disease and tooth decay: Tarter buildup can rub against the inside of your dog's lip, causing drool. To check, pull his lip back toward his ear. Do his teeth look like concrete? Are they brown? Are his gums red, swollen, or bleeding? If so, try a professional cleaning and then daily brushing. Your vet can check for gingivitis, mouth ulcers, and tumors as well.
Heat stroke: Short-nosed breeds, such as pugs, Boston terriers, boxers, and bulldogs, are more likely to have heat stroke. They just don't pant as well as other dogs. If you think about it, your dog wears a fur coat, even in the summer, so it doesn't take much for him to get overheated. Dogs that are stuck in the sun or run without access to water may also suffer from heat stroke and drool.
To avoid this, always have fresh, clean water available and shady places for him to cool off. On very hot days, keep him indoors, limit exercise, and never leave him in a parked car. Call your vet right way if you suspect heat stroke -- it can be dangerous.
Motion sickness and anxiety: If the only time your dog gets in the car is to go to the vet for shots, of course he'll be nervous or nauseated.
Open-mouth panting and breathing, which are signs of anxiety, can cause your dog to drool. To make him more comfortable, try putting him in a pet harness or canine seat belt in the back seat without driving anywhere. Then slowly work up to backing out of the driveway and driving around the block. Repeat the routine as needed to ease carsickness. Ginger pills, sold at health food stores, are another solution. Talk to your vet about other remedies.
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The University of Iowa MHA Program prepares graduates for their initial positions as health care managers and provides a solid foundation for executive career development in a variety of health organizations. The MHA curriculum is designed to foster excellent analytical and communication skills, innovation, and strong commitment to community service and performance improvement. The curriculum is structured to include a broad range of didactic and experiential learning opportunities.
The University of Iowa MHA Competencies are:
I. Leading People
- 1a. Demonstrate effective verbal communication, including but not limited to formal individual and team presentations.
- 1b. Prepare effective written business communications.
- Think critically and assess the potential impact and consequences of decisions in a broad variety of situations.
- Commit to ethical professional behavior.
- Commit to the personal pursuit of professional development.
B. Team Development
- Use leadership practices that support team effectiveness.
- Perform effectively on teams and in different team roles as appropriate to the situation.
- Support effective conflict management approaches in interpersonal and team situations.
- Integrate the knowledge and experiences of other professions, as appropriate, to inform and implement decisions.
II. Managing Resources
- Interpret balance sheets and income statements.
- Compile and analyze financial information to develop a business plan for a new service or program.
- Explain revenue cycle and its impact on financial stability.
- Summarize the process for strategic capital formation.
- Distinguish different approaches to organizational design for the organization and delivery of healthcare.
- Use various improvement tools to address quality, safety, and efficiency goals, including lean techniques and performance monitoring tools.
- Develop an evaluation plan based on operational or strategic goals.
- Use organizational behavior concepts to solve problems and make decisions in the day-to-day management of healthcare organizations.
- Apply concepts and techniques related to the management of human resources in healthcare organizations.
- Interpret ethical issues and legal concerns and use appropriate approaches to analyze and resolve them, including recognizing when to seek counsel.
- Explain the roles of, and relationship between, electronic medical records and financial data systems for clinical and strategic decision-making and for evaluating the quality and efficiency of care.
- Analyze data and use the results to address strategic, operational, financial, and quality performance indicators for healthcare organizations.
III. Setting Strategic Direction
- Value the roles and relationships of governance, executive leadership, and external stakeholders in strategically addressing the health needs of a community or target population.
- Conduct an environmental assessment to identify changing needs/demands of a community, including an analysis of demographics, epidemiological data, organizational capacity, competitor strategies, technological changes, regulatory issues, and payment methods.
- Develop a business plan to propose a new service or program, addressing strategic objectives, financial analysis, structural and staffing implications, and evaluation.
IV. Improving Population Health
- Appreciate the impact of social and behavioral determinants of health and their interrelationships on health and healthcare delivery.
- Distinguish and compare the major settings for, and types of, healthcare services, including individual and population health, and payers.
- Explain the process for developing and implementing new policies and regulations at the state and federal levels.
- Analyze new healthcare regulations/laws to determine the likely impact on different stakeholders, including care delivery organizations, payers, and individuals.
- Analyze the impact of changes to payment mechanisms on healthcare delivery and health outcomes using economic and insurance concepts.
- Relate the roles of healthcare and public health in contributing to the health of a defined population.
- Assess healthcare workforce need projections and critical issues related to workforce needs for the future


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1. Which of the following design objects are part of Integration process scenario
a). Integration directory
b). Integration repository
c). Integration builder
d). Partner connectivity kit
e). Adapter engine
2. Which of the following are the components of Exchange Infrastructure (XI).
a). Integration Builder
b). Adapter Framework
c). Partner Connectivity Kit
d). Integration Repository
3. How to differentiate different components in SLD.
a). By Versions
b). By Namespace
c). By Using Software Catalog
4. You import objects from SLD to Integration Repository are:
a). Product versions
b). Software component versions
c). Business systems
d). Technical systems
e). All the above
f). None of the above
5. Java Web start is used
a). To start integration builder
b). To start the integration server
c). The load the JDK on client m/c
d). None of the above
6. When defining business system in SLD we define a logical system and the purpose of it is
a). To map with SAP ALE logical system name
b). for the integration repository to understand the sender system
c). It is mostly used in File to Idoc scenario.
7. When a custom idoc is used in SAP what pre-requisites are required in XI to process to Metadata need to be imported
a). The Idoc should be software component version compatibility
b). The user id used should have authorization to import
c). The SAP R/3 system parameters should be provide
d). All the above
e). Non of the above
8. SAP XI supports what kind of Proxies:
a). ABAP proxy
b). Java proxy
c). Neither ABAP nor java
d). Both Java and ABAP
9. Integration builder server will have the following services running?
a). User Management
b). Change List
c). Version Management
10. CPA cache gets refreshed when
a). Integration Server is restarted
b). When an object is activated
c). When an interface is maintained in the repository
11. What transaction code is used to refresh the CPA CACHE?
d). CACHE can not be refreshed
12. What can be done from SXI_CACHE transaction code?
a). CPA cache can be refreshed
b). CPA cache can be restarted
c). None of the above
13. When a message fails in XI while end-to-end monitoring the messages can be displayed using
a). Run Time Workbench
b). Integration server
c). Adapter engine
d). None of the above.
14. What are different views exist in End-to-End Monitoring:
a) Process overview
b) Instance overview
c) Status overview
15. For a File Scenario what need to be configured in sender file adapter?
a). Sender communication channel
b). File Protocol
c). Sender agreement
16. For an Idoc Scenario what need to be configured in sender business system in integration directory?
a). Sender communication channel
b). Sender agreement
c). All the above
d). None of the above
17. For an Idoc scenario what steps to be performed in the repository
a). Download metadata from sap
b). Define port in sender system
c). Define communication channel
18. When a soap client makes a call to a soap sender adapter what need to be configured
a). Communication channel
b). Sender agreement
c). Sender service
d). All the above
d). None of the above
19. When using RFC adapter to make calls to external systems in XI what is configuration required
a). RFC destination to be maintained in external system
b). Program Id to be maintained
c). No configuration is required
20. What is the advantage of having decentralized adapter engine as compared to centralized
a). Easy for maintenance
b). To log messages separately
c). It is advantageous if different protocols are used
21. What kind of adapters are supported in ABAP environment by XI
a). HTTP adapter
b). File
c). SOAP
d). IDOC
e). RFC
22. How to handle correct instance of process when multiple process instances are being executed
a). Using correlation
b). Using containers
c). Using control step
23. Significance of Process Flow Control relevant "Container operation "
a). To append messages
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b) To assign the values
c). None of the above.
24. Exception flow what step need to be included to exit the integration process
a). Control step
b). Wait
c). While Loop
25. Significance of wait step in business process
a). To delay the process
b). To exit the process
c). Keep waiting till another message arrives to BPM engine
26. To receive multiple messages in a container what category types you would use
a). Receive
b). List details
c). Multi loop
d). Abstract interface with multi line check box checked.
27. Significance of BLOCK and when adding 2 blocks in a control flow the 2 blocks can
a). Overlap each other
b). Inner block is surrounded by the outer block
c). Inner block elements are with in process operation
28. What is meant by xi pipeline in integration server?
a). Routing -> mapping -> Channel determination
b). To queue the messages
c). To send the messages thru pipe
29. What transaction code is used to monitor all messages for a business process?
30. When java mappings to be used what java class is used
c). com.aii.api
31. What mapping types are supported in xi
a). abap,
b). java,
c). xslt,
d). message,
e). c#
32. For XI to support mappings in ABAP what is required
a). apply an oss note
b). this feature is not currently supported
c). an entry to be maintained in Exchange Profile
33. One source element mapped to one destination element — the target appears 3 times.
What could be the cause?
a). min occurs for source set to 3,
b). max occurs to target set to 3,
c). None of the above
d). All the above.
34. When the source has first name, middle name, last name to be concatenated to one
Destination, what function to be used
a). there is no standard function and a custom function to be written
b). there is a standard function.. Split by value can be used
c). Function 'copy by value' can be used
d). Contact function to be used
35. When a Boolean is used in the mapping it returns
a). true ( case sensitive ) returns as true-value
b). TRUE (case sensitive) returns as true-value
c). true or 1(case non sensitive) return as true-value
d). 1 returns as true-value
36. Using simple functions to log and display the message in xi monitoring log what
Need to be done
a). simple functions can't be logged
b). store to a global and retrieve
c). all the above
d). none of the above.
37. Context can have
a). multiple queues
b). no queue
c). internal processing of mapping done via queues
38. When a source node has 2 elements and one element has 2 values and other element
Have 4 values and when these 2 elements are concatenated and mapped to one target
Element how many values will be there in the target elements?
a).2, b).3, c).4, >2, d).<2 39. Advantages of using message mappings in xi over other mappings a). it is easy and have a graphical editor b). xslt is too complex c). Message mappings generate Java code. 40. Is it possible to reuse the user defined simple functions in another mappings? a). True b). False 41. When defining context based mappings where the conditions are defined a). using x path b). using the context objects c). All the above d). None of the above. 42.. when multiple message interfaces are used by a business process where the Interfaces are defined? a).everything to be built in the repository b). all of them need to be maintained in the integration directory c). all need to be defined in the SLD 43. If multiple messages need to be collected by receiver, then attributes of container element should be a). receiver, multiline b). abstract interface, multiline c). None of the above 44. When JDBC adapter is used for SQL query. What is the configuration of the adapter a) sender adapter comm. Synchronously with DB b) receiver adapter comm. Synchronously with DB c) sender adapter comm. Asych with DB d) receiver adapter comm. Asynch with DB 45. Receiver step in BPM a). first step in loop, block, fork b). mandatory after send step c). none of the above 46. SXMB_ADM transaction code is for a). Admin and Configuration b). Monitoring and configuration c). None of the above 47. Purpose of the "EXISTS" function in message mappings a). Check the existence of the element tag in XML b). Check the value exists or not in incoming file c). Not used in Message mappings d). None of the above 48. PCK is


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ENTERING 4TH GRADE SUMMER LANGUAGE ARTS PACKET
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Designing efficient screw feeders
Screw feeders are one of the industry's most useful feeding devices: they use relatively simple components and can be designed to reliably feed many kinds of bulk solids in a variety of applications. Unfortunately, the mechanisms governing the operation of these feeders under bin outlets aren't well understood. As a result, many existing screw feeders don't operate properly. This often leads to excessive power consumption, abrasive wear, particle attrition, or worse, unreliable material flow. Such problems can be avoided. This article reviews design procedures that can help you improve screw feeder performance. It also discusses the interaction mechanisms between proper bin design and optimum screw feeder design.
Feeders are used to control the rate of material discharge from a bin, hopper, silo, or bunker outlet. They shouldn't be confused with conveyors, which simply transport material from one location to another without controlling the flow rate. Common mechanical feeding devices include screw, belt, chain, rotary vane, rotary plow, rotary table, vibrating pan, and vibrating louver feeders. These feeders are typically used in a volumetric mode, where the volume of material being discharged per unit of time is varied by changing the speed, amplitude, or frequency of the feeder. Several of these devices can be designed to operate in a gravimetric mode, where the mass flow rate of material is actually measured and controlled.


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Liver transplant and hepatitis C in methadone maintenance therapy: a case report.
- Author(s): Hancock, Meredith M;
- Prosser, Colette C;
- Ransibrahmanakul, Kanat;
- Lester, Laura;
- Craemer, Elana;
- Bourgeois, James A;
- Rossaro, Lorenzo
- et al.
Published Web Locationhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1747-597x-2-5
Methadone maintenance therapy for the treatment of opioid dependence continues to carry a social stigma. Until recently, patients on methadone were not considered for liver transplantation. We describe the first case of a patient on methadone who received a liver transplant for end stage liver disease and was successfully treated for recurrent hepatitis C. More than five years post transplant and three years post viral clearance, the patient continues to do well and is stable on low-dose methadone. This case emphasizes the need to reconsider the non-evidence based policy adopted by transplant centers that require methadone maintenance therapy patients to stop methadone prior to consideration for transplant evaluation.


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Emergency departments have an important role in caring for people who present as being at risk of suicide.
This guidance is aimed at improving the quality of care for people presenting to emergency departments at risk of suicide. The guidance includes clinical risk assessment and referral pathways, but also focuses on the nature of interactions between the person and clinicians involved in their care. This focus incorporates advice on culturally and age-appropriate interventions.
The guidance was developed by Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui, with the assistance of an expert working group. It builds on (but does not replace) the 2003 Assessment and Management of People at Risk of Suicide guidelines developed by the New Zealand Guidelines Group and the Ministry of Health.
The development of the guidance arose from action 6.2 of the Ministry of Health's Suicide Prevention Action Plan 2013-2016; to "improve the care of people presenting to emergency departments with self-harm injuries, and ensure there is appropriate follow-up after discharge".


text: IMPORTANCE: A recently published study of national data by McGrath et al in 2014 showed increased risk of schizophrenia (SCZ) in offspring associated with both early and delayed parental age, consistent with a U-shaped relationship. However, it remains unclear if the risk to the child is due to psychosocial factors associated with parental age or if those at higher risk for SCZ tend to have children at an earlier or later age. OBJECTIVE: To determine if there is a genetic association between SCZ and age at first birth (AFB) using genetically informative but independently ascertained data sets. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This investigation used multiple independent genome-wide association study data sets. The SCZ sample comprised 18?957 SCZ cases and 22?673 controls in a genome-wide association study from the second phase of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, and the AFB sample comprised 12?247 genotyped women measured for AFB from the following 4 community cohorts: Estonia (Estonian Genome Center Biobank, University of Tartu), the Netherlands (LifeLines Cohort Study), Sweden (Swedish Twin Registry), and the United Kingdom (TwinsUK). Schizophrenia genetic risk for each woman in the AFB community sample was estimated using genetic effects inferred from the SCZ genome-wide association study. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: We tested if SCZ genetic risk was a significant predictor of response variables based on published polynomial functions that described the relationship between maternal age and SCZ risk in offspring in Denmark. We substituted AFB for maternal age in these functions, one of which was corrected for the age of the father, and found that the fit was superior for the model without adjustment for the father's age. RESULTS: We observed a U-shaped relationship between SCZ risk and AFB in the community cohorts, consistent with the previously reported relationship between SCZ risk in offspring and maternal age when not adjusted for the age of the father. We confirmed that SCZ risk profile scores significantly predicted the response variables (coefficient of determination R2?=?1.1E-03, P?=?4.1E-04), reflecting the published relationship between maternal age and SCZ risk in offspring by McGrath et al in 2014. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study provides evidence for a significant overlap between genetic factors associated with risk of SCZ and genetic factors associated with AFB. It has been reported that SCZ risk associated with increased maternal age is explained by the age of the father and that de novo mutations that occur more frequently in the germline of older men are the underlying causal mechanism. This explanation may need to be revised if, as suggested herein and if replicated in future studies, there is also increased genetic risk of SCZ in older mothers.


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Fort Worth Independent School District | Forth Worth, TX
Teachers are becoming very aware of their strengths as well as the areas they need to improve.Andrew McKenzie TIF Project Director
Instilling a culture of collaboration
Spurred by a Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grant implemented at 14 of its schools, Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) piloted a multi-faceted teacher evaluation and professional development initiative starting in the 2010-2011 school year to improve teacher effectiveness. A committee of teachers and administrators first worked together to research and select a new observation instrument, eventually deciding on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching (FFT). "We wanted a research-based rubric that would both help ensure fair and reliable teacher evaluations and encourage collaborative, data-driven professional learning conversations across the district," said Andrew McKenzie, the district's TIF project director.
Elevating PD with video
In addition to face-to-face group-based professional learning and instructional meetings with coaches and individual teachers, all of which use the FFT as a basis to guide discussion, Fort Worth ISD's cohort of TIF grant schools decided to elevate their professional development offerings even further with the implementation of video-based observations. Using the Swivl Robot, in conjunction with their iPads, educators capture classroom videos of their own instructional practices and then upload them to Teachscape to receive meaningful feedback, engage in self-reflection, and collaborate and share best practices with their colleagues.
"These technologies have been an asset in allowing our coaches, evaluators and teachers to work together to improve professional practice," said McKenzie.
Focus on continuous improvement
The video-based observations are also integrated into professional learning communities, as well as training sessions. For instance, an instructional coach can record a specific strategy, such as guided reading or classroom management, and then share it with teachers so they can see an example of the best practice in action. Teachers can then work toward improving their own practice accordingly and reference back to the exemplary teaching practices as necessary.
"Teachers are becoming very aware of their strengths as well as the areas they need to improve. They are now working more actively with their coaches and administrators to hone their craft, receive helpful feedback, and engage in a continuous process of professional learning," said McKenzie. "As this process has continued to evolve, the feedback we've received from educators at the participating schools has been very positive."


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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting: the proper knife for cutting bread; not a proper moment for a joke.
- adj. Called for by rules or conventions; correct: the proper form for a business letter.
- adj. Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly: a proper lady; a proper gentleman.
- adj. Belonging to one; own: restored to his proper shape by the magician.
- adj. Characteristically belonging to the being or thing in question; peculiar: an optical effect proper to fluids.
- adj. Being within the strictly limited sense, as of a term designating something: the town proper, excluding the suburbs.
- adj. Ecclesiastical For use in the liturgy of a particular feast or season of the year.
- adj. Mathematics Of or relating to a subset of a given set when the set has at least one element not in the subset.
- adj. Worthy of the name; true: wanted a proper dinner, not just a snack.
- adj. Out-and-out; thorough: a proper whipping.
- adv. Thoroughly: beat the eggs good and proper.
- n. Ecclesiastical The parts of the liturgy that vary according to the particular feast or season of the year.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Special; peculiar; belonging to a species or individual and to nothing else; springing from the peculiar nature of a given species or individual; particularly suited to or befitting one's nature; natural; original.
- Belonging to one; one's own.
- Fit; suitable; appropriate.
- According to recognized usage; correct; just: as, a proper word; a proper expression.
- Rightly so called, named, or described; taken in a strict sense: in this sense usually following the noun: as, the apes proper belong to the Old World; no shell-fish are fishes proper.
- Decent; correct in behavior; respectable; such as should be: as, proper conduct.
- Well-formed; good-looking; personable; handsome; also, physically strong or active.
- In heraldry, having its natural color or colors: said of any object used as a bearing: thus, a coil of rope proper is represented brown, and the spiral lines of the cordage are indicated.
- In liturgics, used only on a particular day or festival, or during a particular octave or season: as, the proper introit; a proper preface; proper psalms.
- Fine; pretty: said ironically of what is absurd or objectionable.
- Becoming; deserved.
- Synonyms Particular, individual, specific.
- 3 and Fitting, befitting, meet, seemly, becoming, legitimate.
- n. That which is set apart to special or individual use. Specifically, in liturgics, a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time: as, the proper of the day; the proper of Whitsunday.
- n. A property in the logical sense.
- Properly; very; exceedingly.
- To appropriate.
- To make proper; adorn.
- In geometry, not figurative; not at infinity: as, proper points.
- adj. Suitable.
- adj. Possessed, related.
- adj. Accurate, strictly applied.
- adv. Scotland properly; thoroughly; completely.
- adv. nonstandard, slang properly
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Belonging to one; one's own; individual.
- adj. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular.
- adj. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent.
- adj. Archaic Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome.
- adj. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the whole; not appellative; -- opposed to
- adj. Rightly so called; strictly considered
- adj. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any object used as a charge.
- adv. Colloq & Vulgar Properly; hence, to a great degree; very.
- adj. having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
- adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
- adj. limited to the thing specified
- adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- From Anglo-Norman proper, propre, Old French propre (French: propre), and their source, Latin proprius. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English propre, from Old French, from Latin proprius; see per1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
"No Tractarians proper are introduced: and this is noted in the advertisement: "No _proper_ representative is intended in this tale, of the religious opinions, which had lately so much influence in the University of Oxford."
"For example, it is satisfied by a model in which a whole can be decomposed into several proper parts all of which overlap one another (Figure 2, right), and it may be argued that such models do not do justice to the meaning of ˜proper part™: after all, the idea is that the removal of a proper part should leave a remainder, but it is by no means clear what would be left of x once z (along with its parts) is removed."
"As in the case of seeds, he used the term proper to bodies, saying, "it is not quickened, except it die:" so in the case of bodies, the expression belonging to seeds, saying, "it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption."
"Boswell's conversation with the King about the title proper to be given to the Young Pretender."
"_Boswell's conversation with the King about the title proper to be given to the Young Pretender."
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"U.S. officials said Wednesday they will continue to push for what they describe as proper reform."
"When an Englishman used the word proper, he could only mean one thing—another Englishman."
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The charity workers staking out your favorite holiday shopping site with collection cups in hand may have chosen the exact right spot to prick your conscience, a new study suggests.
It's not that you feel guilty for your purchasing power. It's about the weight of your shopping bags.
Researchers found that when we are physically weighed down, with anything from groceries to gifts, our thoughts inescapably turn to serious -- weighty -- subjects. Apparently, the wiring in our brain sparks directly from physical weight to psychological weight.
When we're toting a big haul, we're more likely to be suddenly struck by the importance of current events or issues in the world around us, according to the report published in the Journal of Consumer Behavior.
"We found that carrying a heavy load leads consumers to feel an unrelated event as being more important and more stressful," said the study's lead author Meng Zhang, an assistant professor in the department of marketing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
For the new study Zhang ran a series of experiments on more than 100 people to look at the impact of heavy loads on thinking.
In her experiments, Zhang asked a group of volunteers to carry a shopping bag with bottles of water that weighed about 10 pounds. A comparison group carried bags with empty water bottles. The volunteers were told the experiment was to determine how much weight consumers might be willing to carry while shopping.
Later, both groups were asked questions, such as how important it is for people to express their opinions in public, how important it was to read nutrition labels, or how important it was that people stay socially connected.
Sure enough, volunteers carrying the heavy bags tended to score higher on their answers to the societal questions. In other words, people carting around heavy bags were more likely to say lots of stuff was really important.
Perhaps even more intriguing was Zhang's discovery that people could be nudged to think about the importance of weighty societal issues just by asking them to read narratives that included words such as "heavy," "tons," and "loaded."
Is there an antidote to the psychological consequences of carrying a shopping bag loaded down with holiday loot?
Apparently there is. In another experiment Zhang determined that the psychological impact of a heavy load could be diminished when people thought about lightweight objects, such as balloons and feathers.
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.


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Concept 2 Quiz
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The Cambrian Explosion represents abundant life forms and a huge expansion in marine biodiversity. The Cambrian period is the first of the Paleozoic era.
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We are all familiar with vending machines dispensing sugary drinks and confections at various locations around our fine city, but did you know that some of the earliest vending machines were built into the bases of gas lamps?
At the Great Exhibition of 1897, a demonstration as made of a gas lamp that also included an automatic machine which could dispense a gallon of hot water, or a halfpennies worth of Beef tea essence, Cocoa, Milk, Sugar, Tea or Coffee.
These "Pluto Lamps" were developed by a company founded in 1896 by Mr. H M Robinson variously known as either the "Hot Water Supply Syndicate" or the "Refreshment Lamp Syndicate" and they installed a number of these vending machines around the city before seemingly vanishing with barely a memory of their existence.
A few newspaper records exist, such as a report in the Pall Mall Gazette of the 8th July 1898 commenting on the opening of the first Pluto Lamp, within Leicester Square.
That lamp is described as being filled with Welshbach mantles on a Denayrouze burner and able to draw of quarts of water in quick succession. From other slots could be obtained hot coffee, coca and fluid beef via enamel vessels secured to the gas lamp by a chain.
What was also described as "another great boon" was the availability of cigarettes at four to the penny and even postcards were offered.
The Pluto Lamps must have been modestly successful as the following year, the Morning Post of 8th Feb 1899 noting that a Pluto Lamp was to be installed on a plot of land in Rosebery Avenue which had been recently sold to the Clerkenwell Vestry.
In addition to dispensing hot drinks, and obviously providing a valuable service in providing illumination to the dark streets – the Clerkenwell model also included one of Steljes ABC Telegraph Recorders which was connected to Scotland Yard for the police to use.
Remarkably though, there is a very early photograph of it on the day it was installed.
However, it was apparently not a success and was removed by October in the same year. It is possible that part of the reason was that locals found they could supplement half-penny coins with small round pieces of tin. Opened in February, by April over 1,000 pieces of tin had been found inside the vending machine, according a report into the arrest of one such thief in the Daily Mail of April 6th 1899.
The "urchin" was bound over for six months. Substituting coins for base metals has been a problem for street vending machines ever since.
There gas lamps evidently combined the convenience of a supply of hot drinks with the municipal task of providing lighting, and such an idea has a modern counterpart in the mobile phone industry. It is not uncommon now for solar power phone towers in some rural areas of Africa to donate their surplus electricity to the local villages to provide lighting – and power to recharge phone batteries.
A Victorian notion of municipal service offering additional benefits to society still in action today.


It started with the idea of putting physics balls at each corner of a cuboid, well I actually did it in 2d first, so 4 circles at each corner of a rectangle.
Then each ball runs it's own physics & collision using circular\spherical collision, and they work out the movement speed and rotation by comparing it's new position and it's previous.
Then the balls are held together by a "body", which adds up all the ball's movement speeds and rotation and gets the average amounts.
The rotation wasn't that hard to do in 2d cus I could use angle_difference to get how much each ball had rotated from it's previous position, but in 3d it has to create a quaternion from the 2 vectors from the center of the body to the ball's previous position and current position.
So it gets 8 quaternions for each ball's relative rotation, adds them together and normalizes it to get the average rotation amount. This is then multiplied with the body's "rotation speed" quaternion to add it on and make it build up over time.
Then the rotation speed quat is converted to a matrix and multiplied with the body's absolute rotation matrix (To add the rotation speed onto the rotation of the model)
Then another matrix is made from the body's center position and the 2 are multiplied together to create the body's final world matrix, which is used when rendering the model.
The vehicle object has the following variables:
Rotation Damp - used to reduce\decelerate the rotation speed quat (default 0.97)
Rotation Accel - multiplies with the current rotation quat of the step, to reduce how much gets added to the rotation speed quat (default 0.97)
Accel - acceleration of the vehicle when driving forwards (default 0.5)
Decel - slows the vehicle (0.98)
Turn Accel - the speed of the tyres rotating left or right (default 0.25)
Turn Decel - the speed that the tyres return to the center if the player isn't turning (default 0.25)
Turn Speed - the max amount that is added to the rotation quat (default 0.13)
Wheel Radius - the radius of each physics ball (default 25)
Wheel Weight - default 2
Roof Weight - default 0.5
These are used to make the vehicle not topple over (heavier bottom than the roof)
Turn Threshold - used to reduce the turning amount if it's not moving fast enough (default 15) (this stops the vehicle being able to turn if it's still)
Thrust - Reduces speed based on how different the "forwards vector" and speed direction\vector are. (The forwards vector is got with matrix_transform_vertex(absolute_rotation_matrix, 1, 0, 0) and the speed vector is (x - prevx, y - prevy, z - prevz))
Overall Speed - A final multiplier to affect how much the vehicle moves (default 0.9) ei: x += xspeed * overall_speed; y += yspeed * overall_speed; z += zspeed * overall_speed; (This is useful for if you've got all the variables working nicely together but it looks too fast or slow, you can use it to reduce\increase the speed without altering the balance between the variables)
You can get quite a lot of different types of handling by adjusting all of these, which is cool.
Here's the code for it if anyone's interested:
function player_step_vehicle()
 //Get tyre grip based on how many of them are on the ground
 var grip = 0.25 * (wheel_bl.ground + wheel_br.ground + wheel_fl.ground + wheel_fr.ground);
 //Compare forward vector and speed to get friction
 var f = matrix_transform_vertex(rot_matrix, 1, 0, 0);
 var frict = lerp(thrust, 1, abs(dot_product_3d_normalized(f[0], f[1], f[2], x - ox, y - oy, z - oz)));
 if input_move_v!= 0
 if input_move_v < 0
 {input_move_v *= reverse_speed}
 var a = input_move_v * accel * frict * (0.5 + (grip * 0.5))
 xspeed += f[0] * a
 yspeed += f[1] * a
 zspeed += f[2] * a
 if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space)
 {zspeed -= jump_speed}
 //Apply decel (Might change this so it only does it if not accelerating)
 xspeed *= decel
 yspeed *= decel
 zspeed *= decel
 //Apply friction
 if grip!= 0
 xspeed *= frict
 yspeed *= frict
 zspeed *= frict
 //Clamp speed
 var d = point_distance_3d(0, 0, 0, xspeed, yspeed, zspeed);
 if d > max_speed
 d = max_speed / d
 xspeed *= d
 yspeed *= d
 zspeed *= d
 if input_move_h!= 0
 {wheel_dir = clamp(wheel_dir + (wheel_accel * input_move_h), -1, 1)}
 {wheel_dir *= 1 - wheel_decel}
 //Apply rotation from wheel dir
 if grip!= 0
 turn_amount = turn_speed * wheel_dir * frict * (0.5 + (grip * 0.5))
 var spd = point_distance_3d(0, 0, 0, x - ox, y - oy, z - oz);
 //Reduce if not moving fast
 if spd < turn_threshold
 {turn_amount *= spd / turn_threshold}
 //Physics & Collision
 //Get old position
 ox = x
 oy = y
 oz = z
 mid_x = x,
 mid_y = y,
 mid_z = z,
 i = 0,
 l = balls,
 r = wheel_radius,
 //Init relative quat
 qx = 0,
 qy = 0,
 qz = 0,
 qw = 1,
 mat = matrix,
 p, vx, vy, vz, cl, j, q, d,
 mx = 0, my = 0, mz = 0;
 //Get list of precise models the vehicle is intersecting
 cl = collision_bbox_get_list(obj_precise)
 repeat l[0]
 //Scope into ball struct
 with l[++i]
 //Store old position for collision checks
 ox = x
 oy = y
 oz = z
 //Get new pos from main matrix
 p = matrix_transform_vertex(mat, base_x, base_y, base_z)
 x = p[0]
 y = p[1]
 z = p[2]
 //Inherit speed from body & add gravity\weight
 xspeed = other.xspeed
 yspeed = other.yspeed
 zspeed = other.zspeed + (weight *!ground)
 //Store position before speed is applied
 //(for calculating the new speed after collision)
 cx = x
 cy = y
 cz = z
 //Apply speed
 x += xspeed
 y += yspeed
 z += zspeed
 //Get rotation base vector
 vx = x - mid_x
 vy = y - mid_y
 vz = z - mid_z
 //Update the ball's bbox
 //(has to be done manually cus it's a struct)
 bbox_left = x - r
 bbox_right = x + r
 bbox_top = y - r
 bbox_bottom = y + r
 bbox_z1 = z - r
 bbox_z2 = z + r
 ground = false
 if cl!= undefined
 j = 0
 repeat cl[0]
 //Make a quaternion from the difference of the base vector and the new one after collision
 q = quat_vec_difference(vx, vy, vz, x - mid_x, y - mid_y, z - mid_z)
 //Add the quaternion to the total quaternion
 qx += q[0]
 qy += q[1]
 qz += q[2]
 qw += q[3]
 //Get new speed vector and add to the total speed
 mx += x - cx
 my += y - cy
 mz += z - cz
 //Divide total speed by number of balls to get the mean speed
 mx *= 0.125
 my *= 0.125
 mz *= 0.125
 //Clamp the mean speed
 d = point_distance_3d(0, 0, 0, mx, my, mz)
 if d > max_speed
 d = max_speed / d
 mx *= d
 my *= d
 mz *= d
 //Apply the mean speed to the body position multiplied by overall_speed
 x += mx * overall_speed
 y += my * overall_speed
 z += mz * overall_speed
 //Set the mean speed as the new speed
 xspeed = mx
 yspeed = my
 zspeed = mz
 //Reduce the relative rotation quat
 qx *=


Web 2.0 and social media has transformed users from passive audiences to active participants in new production and distribution. The change is particularly prominent in a few digital news portals that encourage users to register as news reporters. While the juxtaposition of users-generated news (UGN) and organization-generated news (OGN) has significantly affected news industry, scientific understanding of this phenomenon remains scant. To fill the research gap, this paper proposes an integrated model to investigate the difference between UGN and OGN in their linguistic feature and temporal pattern, and examine their subsequent effect on circulation performance. The research model will be tested with 450,514 news crawled from Jinritoutiao.com, a popular online news portal in China which embraces both UGN and OGN on its platform. This paper is expected to contribute to literature by revealing the strategic behavior of UGN in pursuit for circulation performance.


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Using Javascript's Function() Constructor To Deserialize JSON Data
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Last night, I was reading the jQuery Cookbook (review to come soon) and I came across something that I had never seen before; or rather, they mentioned something that I had never seen before (the concept was not actually demonstrated in the book). They mentioned in a side note that Javascript's Function() constructor could be used to evaluate JSON (Javascript Object Notation) data. I very rarely ever use the Function() constructor, so I wanted to see if I could get this to work.
The Function() constructor takes an optional list of argument names and final content argument and builds a function object using the given content as the method body such that this:
 - function foo( bar ){ alert( bar ); };
... and this:
 - var foo = new Function( "bar", "alert( bar );" );
... are equivalent.
Because our JSON data is string-based in its serialized format as is the above method body, we can easily create a function using the serialized JSON data:
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 - Using Function() To Deserialize JSON Data
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 - // Mimic the JSON string as it might come back from a
 - // remote AJAX call.
 - var jsonString = "{'myArray': ['a','b','c'] }";
 - // Use the Function constructor to create a function
 - // that will return the JSON object. Because the Function
 - // constructor takes a string value, we can easily
 - // integrate it directly into the method definition.
 - //
 - // NOTE: Immediately invoke the method such that it
 - // returns the evaluated JSON value.
 - var jsonValue = (new Function( "return( " + jsonString + " );" ))();
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As you can see, our dynamically generated method body simply returns the JSON data. When we run the above code, we get the following Firebug console output:
Deserializing JSON Data Using Javascript's Function() Constructor.
Cool - works just fine. I am not sure how this is being run internally to the Javascript engine, or if it's doing anything different than the eval() statement does. I just wanted to see if I could get it to work.
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That's pretty sweet. I'd like to see some speed tests done on this code Ben. Wonder if you could just create a "deserializeJSON() method once and reuse it rather than creating a new one each time.
As far as speed, I would assume that going the Function() route is going to be slower than just going straight to eval() simply because there's probably overhead in creating the resultant function.
I think jQuery, under the hood, will try to the native JSON object it is available, or default to eval() or something - so, the other obvious benefit to abstraction is that you can have a centralized point of branch-logic.
Hmmm, I don't know. I've never actually looked at their evaluation technique; but, I thought I had read something about it leveraging the internal JSON object in the new browsers.
I feel bad about posting links from ASP.NET, but anyway this performance test is quite interesting. It's about the performance between eval(), a new function and the native support of common browsers.
I might be very ignorant here, but I get very suspect of all the hoopla people have over the eval() / hacker stuff. It's one thing when people have an issue with AJAX-driven data; but, a lot of people get in a huff about the use of eval() to strictly internal usage.
I'm not really sure how big a problem it is. I read about it all the time.
I follow the "best practice" guidelines whenever I find them for whatever programming languages I'm using, but is that enough to protect my apps/websites? I hope so. It's not like I'm leaving out a "Welcome Hacker" mat on my virtual front porch. But those guys can be pretty persistent in finding vulnerabilities and exploiting them.
Aside: How about posting some of YOUR Best Practices for ColdFusion or JQuery or anything really?
MY best practices?? Hmm, that's an interesting question. I'll do some thinking and see if I can formalize some stuff.


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Historically, a diverse community of small mammals occurred within Iowa, most of which were associated with the abundant prairies. It is important to examine the impact of ever-decreasing native prairie in Iowa on small mammal communities. We examined the relationship between habitat and small mammal communities at Whitewater Canyon Wildlife Area (WCWA), a park at the border of Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones Counties in Iowa. The park totals 419 acres and consists of four different types habitat; native prairie, restored prairie, woodland, and cornfield. The park is surrounded on all sides by corn or soybean fields. Small mammals were trapped every other week on five transects using live-traps baited with peanut butter. Strategically placed pitfall traps supplemented the basic trapping protocol. A total of seven species were captured: white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus), western jumping mice (Zapus hudsonicus), meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus), eastern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda), and masked shrew (Sorex cinereus). Additionally, 13-lined ground squirrels (Spermophilus tridecimlineatus), though never captured in a trap, were regularly spotted on the property; their locations were noted. The presence of eastern moles (Scalopus aquaticus) also was noted wherever encountered. Species richness and species diversity were determined for each transect. Small mammal communities differed for all transects, likely reflecting different habitat preferences for each species. It appears that overall species diversity for the park is enhanced by the maintenance of multiple habitat types.
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DHAKA: People with careers that expose them to bright or or artificial light, such as construction workers, fishermen, welders or actors, could be pre-treated with infrared light to reduce vision damage, say researchers.
A team at Australia's Vision Centre has found that treating eyes with gentle infrared light can help prevent the damage caused by subsequent exposure to bright light.
In their research, the researchers have shown that pre-treatment with near infrared light prevents a build-up of scar tissue in the retina causing subsequent harm to sight.
"There's a group of cells that look after our vision and work behind the scenes called Muller cells. They act to protect the retina by clearing toxins and inducing healing whenever there is injury to the vision cells.
"However, their protection is a double-edge sword for the eyes. When the retina comes under extreme stress, as when it is exposed to intensely bright light and loses a large number of vision cells, the Muller cells can overreact by multiplying and forming scar tissue behind the retina.
"We found that the treatment with mild NIR successfully inhibits the Muller cells from multiplying and forming scar tissue," the researchers said in a release.
Team leader Dr Krisztina Valter added: "Technically, our results showed that 670 nm light pretreatment ameliorates light induced changes in the expression of Muller-cell specific markers for structure, stress, metabolism and inflammation.
"Our findings indicate that it may be possible to pre-treat someone who knows that they will be exposed to bright lights and so reduce the potential damage it can cause."
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I am writing to someone who is a sort of respectful person and I wanted to form a sentence such as below and I am wondering if using grab instead of learn or get is informal and looks odd.
I'd like to invite you to Somewhere where you will be able to grab a lot of cultural and historical artifacts.
Grab should mean "learn", "experience", etc.
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You probably don't want the word artifacts. The normal meaning of grab is to take possession of, hastily, or by force. And artifacts are normally physical objects of great cultural/historical significance. On a surface reading it sounds like you're inviting your colleague to accompany you on a trip to raid the pyramids for undiscovered treasures! – FumbleFingers Sep 4 '11 at 20:14
_USER_, this sentence reminded me of Indiana Jones – Thursagen Sep 4 '11 at 20:16
On a side note you might be confusing "grab" with "grasp". In the context of your sentence above its still not quite correct. However you can say "I will help you grasp the concept" or similar. – Thomas Clayson Sep 4 '11 at 23:45
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Personally, I've never heard of "grab" as in learn, but "grab" as in "get" or collect is informal, yes. This is a definition from Wiktionary of "grab", and one of its usages, the one that seems to apply to your context, has been dubbed informal:
(informal) to quickly collect or retrieve
Grab, is an informal word, and presumably not advised to be used in your situation.
If that person is a kind of respectful, dignified person, than just simply writing "I"d like to invite you to somewhere where you will be able to acquire a lot of cultural and historical artifacts" would be better.
Or, if the object was not an artifact, but learning, then, perhaps try:
I would like to invite you to a place where we would be able to increase our cultural and historical knowledge
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It is weird since "grab" is used not highly but occasionally in USA at least in CA and UT. – Tarik Sep 4 '11 at 20:13
I imagine "grab some lunch" is common throughout the English-speaking world - but it is always informal, and you wouldn't use it if you were going to have a leisurely, expensive, and/or high-quality meal. So even if it could be used to mean "learn" (which I doubt), it could never be appropriate for OP's context. – FumbleFingers Sep 4 '11 at 20:21
"It's" is not a genitive! – Andrew Grimm Sep 4 '11 at 23:42
This sounds like you are inviting him to a place where he can steal things found at archaeological digs.
Grab does not mean the the same thing as learn.
You may have confused grab with grasp. Grasp is equivalent to get in that they are both synonyms for understand. But understand and learn are not the same thing.
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That's more likely than my "grok", which I now deleted. – prash Sep 4 '11 at 20:47
:) steal things? I really laughed aloud :) you may be right, perhaps I am inviting him so we can steal things from museum. Thanks for the answer :) – Tarik May 9 '12 at 18:30
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The east met the west with the building of the Tamiami Trail.Opened up to traffic in Collier County on April 26, 1928, the long-anticipated highway was celebrated as the "greatest road built during the 20th century." Some have compared it to the building of the Panama Canal.
It was some feat — and one that looked like it might never happen until Barron Gift Collier came to town.
As early as 1895, Capt. J.F. Jaudon — one of Dade County's first tax assessors — dreamed of a highway linking the two coasts. He had large land holdings west of Miami in the Big Cypress and wanted to open them up to development.
In 1915, Jaudon worked with others to bring his dream to life in Tallahassee. The project began that year with various counties starting to build their sections, but it would be 13 years before the road was completed at an estimated cost of $8 million.
Some on the east coast fought the trail, saying, "You will destroy Miami. It will flood the whole city," wrote the late Maria Stone, a former Collier County school teacher.
The trail spans more than 274 miles and goes through seven counties. Seventy-six miles of the road are in Collier County. That was the longest and toughest stretch to build.
The road could have gone by another name. It was a natural squeeze of the words, Tampa and Miami, the cities it would connect at both ends, but some didn't like it.
"For a time, the spelling Tamyami was discussed, adding the 'y' for Fort Myers," wrote Ron Jamro, executive director of Collier County's museums, in his book, "Tamiami Trail: Florida's Modern Appian Way."
Back then, including Naples in the road's name wouldn't have made much sense because it was so tiny.
Construction on a section of the road south of Naples began in 1916, then later stalled after the state ran out of money. That's when Barron Collier stepped in, and the stop-and-go project got started again in 1923.
Collier wasted no time putting together an army of engineers and road builders in Everglades City — the county seat. He backed a $350,000 loan to get the project started and put his own construction company in charge of it.
Clearing crews hacked their way through trees and dense brush, driving in stakes every 100 feet to mark the center of the road. They had to lay iron rails to support a massive drilling machine. Later came the blasting crews and the dredges.
An estimated 3 million sticks of dynamite were used for the road-building project. By 1927, Florida had become the third largest consumer of dynamite in the country, Jamro wrote.
Some question whether such a project could be built today because of the damage it did to the environment.
Road workers slogged through water waist deep, battling alligators and rattlesnakes 7 feet long as they made their way through the heart of the Everglades. They worked in the sweltering sun and had to deal with raging wildfires and hurricanes.
"The mosquitoes swarmed in black clouds day and night," Stone wrote in an introduction to her collection of stories about the Tamiami Trail. "It was reported that panthers attacked the camp from time to time, drawn by the odor of fresh meat."
Walking and floating dredges dug drainage canals for the road. What came out of the canals was used to build up the roadbed. Dredges ran in 10-hour shifts and there were two shifts a day. One of the dredges can be found at the Collier Seminole State Park.
Workers who stood for too long in the water got foot rot.
"We would get what we called'muck poison' in our feet," recalled the late Meece Ellis, who operated one of the dredges, in Stone's book. "Our shoes would get full of water and sand would get in there, too, and we were walking around irritating our feet, especially the boys that worked on the dynamite crew."
It took about two weeks to kill the poison after getting medicine from the clinic, he said.
Ellis recalled a few accidents with dynamite and remembered only one death when a man fell off the dredge and "split his head wide open." In his book about the Tamiami Trail, Jamro wrote nobody died on the project.
When the project got underway, workers weren't easy to get or keep. At the time, Florida was experiencing a land boom and a surge in construction. Many of the road workers — who made 20 cents an hour — came from Alabama and Georgia. Indians worked on the project, too, and so did prisoners.
Later, when the land boom collapsed, men who had lost their jobs joined the road-building effort by the dozens.
An incentive program helped speed up construction from.7 to 1.1 miles a month, and the record was two miles built in a month, according to Jamro.
By 1926, Barron Collier had spent more than $1 million of his own fortune on the road and there were still 31 miles to go to reach the Dade line. The state soon came to his rescue, taking over the project in Collier County. Then-Gov. John W. Martin had campaigned on the promise to get it finished and he did.
For the grand opening, a motorcade of 500 cars made its way down from Tampa and behind them came the "Trail Blazers," who had pushed their Model T Fords through the wilderness along a treacherous 40-mile path to revive the project in 1923.
In Everglades City, there was a parade and a weeklong fair to celebrate the new road.
The cost of the Tamiami Trail was estimated at about $25,000 a mile. When it was completed, the Collier County News described the effort as valiant, saying: "The completion of the Tamiami Trail marks a new era in the progress of South Florida; opening a vast fertile section which is destined to become one of the most productive agriculturally in the whole United States."
The door — or road — was open to agriculture, tourism and development in Southwest Florida.


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For immediate release, April 1, 2010
For information: Alice Tibbetts, _PHONE_
The chocolate headline appeared in a newspaper in 2005 and was based on a study involving only 14 people. Results from more current studies are in the news again, just in time for the Easter candy season. How do we determine if such health claims are credible? How do we interpret the statistics behind headlines? When are statistics manipulated to further an agenda?
Nancy Reid, a professor of statistics at the University of Toronto, will speak to these questions at a public lecture, Thursday, April 22, 2010 in 175 Willey Hall, 225 19th Avenue South at the University of Minnesota. She is the final speaker in this season's free lecture series sponsored by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA).
When the media presents findings as definitive, the public is misinformed, she said. "Statistics are not black and white. In reality, there is a lot of nuance, and in the most complex problems, there is ambiguity. One number won't tell you anything important about climate change or cancer. Instead, we have to ask: Where did the number come from? How can we find more data to better inform us? What could have gone wrong? Data is just the beginning of the conversation."
Reid will discuss the statistics behind current news stories, including: chocolate's impact on health, whether girls are really less capable in math than boys, the Netflix Grand Prize for movie recommendations, and the use of new on-line visuals to explain large data sets, such as how stimulus money is being spent.
For updates on future public lectures: _URL_
The IMA brings together the best minds in math and the sciences to solve pressing problems facing our society, our industries, and our planet. It receives major funding from the National Science Foundation and the University of Minnesota.


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The Cone of Montmorency, as It Appeared in 1829, 1833 Cockburn, James Pattison etching and aquatint hand-coloured with watercolour and gum arabic on ivory wove paper 55.4 x 73.4 cm; plate: 51.8 x 70.7 cm
This picturesque winter view of the Montmorency Falls depicts a gathering of early Quebecers at the base of the sugar mountain. The snow-draped cone, which was formed by the Falls, attracted many visitors from Quebec and neighbouring areas. Both military personnel and the civilian population made it their goal to visit the site during their winter outings. Many used the occasion to slide down the slopes. Peter Patterson owned the buildings at the top of the hill and the two sawmills to the left.


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Archived:Calculating text width in Qt
This code snippets shows how to use the QFont and QFontMetrics classes to draw a string into the center of the screen and to get the string height and width in pixels.
Note: In order to use this code, you need to have Qt for Symbian installed on your platform.
- Install latest Qt for Symbian see Qt for Symbian - Installation packages
- Check this link for installation guide: How to install the package.
- Go through this article: Getting started with Qt for Symbian
- This source code centers the text and sets the text colour.
// Create font
// Set current font
// Set font color
// Get QFontMetrics reference
QFontMetrics fm = painter.fontMetrics();
QString text = "helloworld";
// Calculate text center position into the screen using QFontMetrics class
QPoint center = QPoint( ( width()-fm.width(text))/2,
( height() - fm.height())/2 );
// QFontMetrics::width() gives calculated text width with current QFont in QPainter
// QFontMetrics::height() gives text height
The text is centered on the screen.
The code example can be found at File:HelloworldNew.zip