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The color wheel in grade school was not only pretty, but also a great tool in creating cohesive art projects. This diagram is also a great tool when picking out landscape supply options for your garden.
The Primary Color
No matter what your color chart says, green is the primary color in the garden. It's the one hu that will come in all shades and hues in any plant-containing landscape. It's the one color that lawn grass comes in. It's also the one color that your landscape supply should complement, enhance or contrast.
Going back to the color chart's stated primary colors of red, blue, and yellow, each one can be used as a central theme to the backyard. Don't mix all three, though, or else your yard will look too busy. Look into your landscape supply store for red clay, blue gravel stones, or yellow sand.
Orange and purple are the remaining secondary hues, as we've promoted green as a primary. Their tinges in red, blue or yellow help accentuate the primary hue you've chosen as a central theme. If you've decided on green as your primary or secondary color, depending on which way you look at it, you won't have to worry about matching your landscape supply hues. Concentrate on getting a fertile landscaping material that will nurture your grass instead.
The color directly opposite to a certain hue is its complement. This means blue complements orange, purple complements yellow, red complements green, and vice versa. Make sure your chosen landscaping material doesn't overpower the rest of the garden, though. Bright red mulch, for example, could make your green shrubs shrink in its presence. Complementary colors help the central color theme blend better.
Warm and Cool Hues
Red, orange, and yellow are considered warm hues and warm landscape supply colors look especially warm during sunset. Keep in mind, though, that blue with red tinges or green with yellow hues make these traditionally cool hues look warm. Likewise, red with blue tones or yellow with green tints create cooler rather than warmer colors. Orange and purple are the two colors that generally stick to their warm and cool groups.
After deciding on the color scheme, make use of light and shade for added depth. Remember that the hue of your chosen landscape supplies is not the only color contributor to the garden. Make sure your colored scheme blends well with your furniture, walls, fences and decorative figures, too.
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The Forgotten Tribunal
David Mevius (_PHONE_). Mevius was the editor of collections of case law. Photo: Wikipedia. Archiv Wismar
The official inauguration of the Royal-Swedish Tribunal in Wismar on 17 May 1653 was a festive occasion. The Wismar Tribunal (Wismarer Tribunal) was the highest court of appeal of the Swedish territories on German soil of the Holy Roman Empire. As an outcome of the thirty years war (_PHONE_) and as a result of the Peace Treaty of Westphalia (1648). The Swedish Crown acquired West Pommern (VorPommern)with connected territories, (including the cities Stettin, Stralsund and Greifswald), re-secularized bishopries of Bremen-Verden and Hamburg and the city of Wismar with districts Poel and Neukloster.
The Swedish Crown wanted to have a Supreme Court to unify the acquired territories and to strengthen Swedish identity. It is relevant to notice that 17th centuries monarchs had a clear concept of the importance of an independent judiciary, not only for the sake of legal security, legal unity and protection of individuals, but also as (political) unifying tools. Until the acquisition in 1648, the Supreme Courts of the Holy Roman Empire (the Reichskammergericht and the Reichshofrat) were the highest courts of appeal for the German territories. The ambitions of the Swedish Crown became clear by the festivities on May 17th, 1653. A procession from the market square to the Fürstenhof (the seat of the Tribunal) with numerous representatives of the Swedish and German nobility and activities such as dance, music and other performances introduced the official beginning of the Tribunal.
The court was evacuated twice (_PHONE_ and _PHONE_), faced financial difficulties and moved to Stralsund and Greifswald (_PHONE_). The court was dissolved at the end of Swedish rule in 1803. The contribution to the European court system, however, is obvious. Talented and committed judges presided the court and the years until 1700 presented one the most sophisticated European supreme courts. In particular the library should be mentioned in this respect. It was not common that courts had their own library. Judges, legal scholars and advocates had their own library, but the Wismar Tribunal acquired the library from David Mevius (_PHONE_). Mevius was from German origin, but he had joint the diplomatic Swedish service after 1648. In 1653 he became vice-president of the Wismar Tribunal until his death in 1670. His fame is not only based on his European wide acknowledged (legal) library, but also on the procedural rules he drafted (Tribunalsordnung 1657) and in particular on his collection of case law (decisiones). The European Court system was to a large extent based on case law from the various 'European"supreme courts. This is a forgotten European history and cultural legacy. The case law collection of Mevius was available all over Europe and used by legal practitioners, scholars and students in law. (source: Dr. N. Jörn, 'Die Stadt Wismar und "ihr" Tribunal' in Wismarer Beiträge, Heft 15 (Wismar 2003).


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Let A be a set of finite elements.
If I want to remove one element and show I removed one element, how should I do?
Pseudo mathematical notation:
$A - \{2\} = \{1,3,4,5\}$
Thank you very much!
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People often prefer to write $A\setminus\{2\}$ or $A \smallsetminus \{2\}$ to simply $A -\{2\}$ but what you wrote is fine. See here for example where \setminus $\setminus$ is used. – t.b. Sep 18 '11 at 17:45
Why is your notation psuedo-mathematical? – Srivatsan Sep 18 '11 at 17:45
i thought it wasn't mathematical enough to be mathematical – graphtheory92 Sep 18 '11 at 18:21
Somehow, the previous comments sound like a Zen koan. – Ilmari Karonen Sep 18 '11 at 18:48
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Your notation above is actually used in set theory.
In general if you have two sets $A$ and $B$, the difference $A - B$ is the set
$A - B = \{x \in A : x \notin B\}$
Also, note that $\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\} - \{2, 6\} = \{1,3,4,5\}$. $B$ need not be a subset of $A$.
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One reason to prefer $A \setminus B$ is that I've also seen $A - B$ occasionally used for the set $\{a-b: a \in A, b \in B\}$. That is, by that definition $\{1,2,3,4,5\} - \{2,6\} = \{-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3\}$. Of course, there's no problem as long as you explain which definition you're using, but $A \setminus B$ avoids that ambiguity completely. – Ilmari Karonen Sep 18 '11 at 18:55
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Banking Bulletin: Florida Passes New Law for Loan Compliance
On July 1, 2014, a number of changes to Florida banking laws went into effect. Despite the Florida legislature's stated desire to decrease regulation on businesses, a new law serves to greatly increase regulation on community banks with respect to loans-to-one-borrower limits.
Specifically, the new law redefines the term "related interests." Loans to "related interests" are counted with each other toward a bank's loan-to-one-borrower limit. Although the new law is substantially similar to current Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulations applicable to national banks, the change in the definition is noteworthy for two reasons.
First, it removes from the definition a person's siblings and parents, as well as people (other than dependents) who reside in the person's household. It also removes a person's partner from the definition, which means that unmarried cohabitants do not necessarily count as one borrower, while a married couple still does.
Second, it requires, in certain circumstances, that parties engaged in a "common business enterprise" be counted as the same borrower. A "common business enterprise" exists and will be counted as the same borrower in three circumstances:
 1. Where the borrowers' expected source of repayment is the same and no borrower has another income source sufficient to repay all of that borrower's obligations. However, wages from an employer will not count as the same source of repayment, unless the borrowers are related through common control (including where one controls the other) and there is significant financial interdependence between them (where 50% of one borrower's annual gross receipts or expenditures are from transaction with another borrower).
 2. Loans to borrowers for the purpose of acquiring more than 50% of a business.
 3. If the Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) determines that a common enterprise exists.
The first circumstance is vague and difficult to understand or apply. More remarkably, the third circumstance allows the OFR to interpose its judgment after loans have been made.
These changes could greatly increase a bank's risk that it will inadvertently exceed its loans-to-one-borrower limit or have the OFR make an after-the-fact determination that the bank did so.
Given the difficulty in dealing with overline loans after they have closed, this statutory change seems patently unfair to banks.
To best avoid having the OFR find an inadvertent violation or make a negative after-the-fact determination, a bank should consider engaging in a thorough factual and legal analysis of any loans to borrowers who may be deemed to be part of a "common business enterprise."


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and related fracture zones play a role in guiding groundwater flow; the latter guide flow across the strike of major plicative dislocations, from the central sector toward the Black Sea.
Major on-shore karst springs with individual average discharges of 1 to 2.5 m3/s (35 to 88 cu ft/s) are located at altitudes ranging from 1 m (3.3 ft) (Reproa Spring) to 540 m (1,770 ft) (Gegsky Vodopad). Two of them are located in the shore area; these are Reproa (average discharge 2.5 m3/s or 88 cu ft/s; altitude 1 m or 3 ft 3 in above sea level) and Kholodnaja Rechka (1.2 m3/s or 42 cu ft/s; 50 m or 160 ft a.s.l.). Two more major springs are located in the river canyons bordering Arabika to the east: Goluboe Ozero in the Bzyb canyon (2.5 m3/s or 88 cu ft/s; 90 m or 300 ft a.s.l.) and Gegsky Vodopad in the Gega canyon (1 m3/s or 35 cu ft/s; 540 m or 1,770 ft a.s.l.). There are also several smaller springs in the Gagra town.
Some boreholes located along the shore of the Black Sea yield karstic groundwater from depths of 40–280 m below sea level. Other much deeper boreholes tapped low-salinity karstic waters at depths of 500 and 1,750 m in the Khashupse Valley near Tsandripsh and 2,250 m near Gagra. This suggests the existence of a deep karst system and vigorous karst groundwater circulation at depth.
Submarine springs are known in the Arabika area, emerging from the floor of the Black Sea in front of the massif. Shallow springs at depths of 5–7 m can be reached by free dive near Tsandripsh. Kiknadze (1979) reported submarine springs near the eastern part of Gagra at depth of 25–30 m and Buachidze and Meliva (1967) revealed submarine discharge at depths up to −400 m by hydrochemical profiling. Recently an outstanding feature of the sea floor topography near Arabika has been revealed from a digital bathymetric map that combines depth soundings and high-resolution marine gravity data. This is a huge submarine depression in front of the Zhovekvara River mouth, which has dimensions of about 5 x 9 km and a maximum depth of about 380 m (1,250 ft). The Arabika Submarine Depression is a closed feature with internal vertical relief of about 120 m (390 ft) (measured from its lowest rim) separated from the abyssal slope by the bar at a depth of about 260 m (850 ft). It has steep northern and northeastern slopes (on the side of the massif) and gentle south and southwestern slopes. Its formation is apparently karstic. Presently this depression seems to be a focus of submarine discharge of the karst systems of Arabika.
The speleological explorations and a series of dye tracing experiments conducted during the 1980s under the coordination of Alexander Klimchouk have radically changed previous notions of the hydrogeology of Arabika, revealed its outstanding speleological perspectives and strongly stimulated further efforts for exploration of deep caves. Tracers injected in the Kujbyshevskaja Cave and the Iljukhina System were detected in the Kholodnaja Rechka and Reproa springs, proving groundwater flow to the south-southwest across major tectonic structures over a distance of 13–16 km as the crow flies (Figure 1). The tracer from Kujbyshevskaja Cave was also detected in a borehole located between these two springs, which yields groundwater from a depth of 200 m (660 ft) below sea level. This has been interpreted as an indication of the connection of the cave with the submarine discharge. The large "Central Karst Hydrologic System", which encompasses most of the southeastern flank of the Arabika anticline, had been identified in this way. The system became the deepest in the world with its overall vertical range of about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) (measuring to the borehole water-bearing horizon) or even 2,700 m (8,900 ft) (measuring to the deepest reported submarine discharge points).
Another tracer was injected in the Moskovskaja Cave (−970 m) and detected at the Gegsky Vodopad spring, indicating the presence of a karst hydrologic system comprising the northeastern flank of the Arabika anticline (the "Northern System"). No connections have been revealed with yet another major spring, Goluboje Ozero in the Bzyb River canyon, although it apparently drains a large area of the eastern sector of the massif (the hypothetical "Eastern Karst Hydrological System"). It is not clear where Sarma Cave (−1,550 m) drains to, Goluboje Ozero to the southeast or Reproa to the southwest, at the shore.
The results of the dye-tracing tests demonstrated that groundwater flow is not subordinate to the fold structure but is largely controlled by faults that cut across the strike of major folds, and that the large part of the central sector of Arabika is hydraulically connected to the springs along the seashore and with submarine discharge points.
Krubera Cave has an extremely steep profile and reveals a huge thickness of the vadose zone. The lower boundary of the vadose zone (the top of the phreatic zone) is at an elevation of about 110 m (360 ft) at low flow, which suggests a low overall hydraulic gradient of 0.007-0.008. Low-TDS groundwater is tapped by boreholes in the shore area at depths of 40–280, 500, 1,750, and 2,250 m below sea level, which suggests the existence of a deep flow system with vigorous flow. Submarine discharge along the Arabika coast is reported at depths up to ~400 m b.s.l.
It is difficult to interpret these facts in terms of the development of karst systems controlled by contemporary sea level, or within the range of its Pleistocene fluctuations (up to −150 m). In combination with the existence of the Arabika Submarine Depression, all these facts point to the possibility that karst systems in Arabika could have originated in response to the Messinian salinity crisis (5.96–5.33 Ma) when the Black Sea (Eastern Paratethys) could have almost dried up, as did the adjacent Mediterranean, where the dramatic sea level drop of ~1,500 m is well established.
The biocenosis of Krubera-Voronja is composed of more than 12 species of arthropods of several groups, such as pseudoscorpions, spiders, opiliones, crustaceans, springtails, beetles and dipterans. Krubera-Voronja cave is inhabited by endemic species, such as the springtails Anurida stereoodorata, Deuteraphorura kruberaensis, Schaefferia profundissima and Plutomurus ortobalaganensis, discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010. The last species listed is the deepest terrestrial animal ever found on Earth, living at 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) below the cave entrance. The beetle Catops cavicis inhabits Krubera-Voronja cave and also several caves around the Ortobalagan valley.
History of exploration
Early exploration
At the beginning of the 20th century, Arabika was visited by famous French speleologist, Édouard-Alfred Martel, who published several works about the massif. During 1909–10 the well-known Russian karst scientist Alexander Kruber, a founder of karst science in Russia, performed some field studies in Arabika. He published his observations in a series of Arabika-specific papers and through several major monographs. During the subsequent 50 years no special studies were undertaken of the karst and caves in the region, although the karst of Arabika was referred to in many works dealing with regional geology and hydrogeology.
In the early 1960s, Georgian speleologists led by L. Maruashvili began exploring caves in the high sector of the massif. Among several other caves, they made the first exploration of an open-mouthed 60 m shaft in the Ortobalagan Valley and named it after Alexander Kruber. The first explorers were stopped by impassable squeezes at −95 m in a meandering passage which led off from the foot of the entrance shaft. The cave remained largely neglected over next 20 years, although occasionally visited by cavers from various caving clubs. Before 1980 there were no caves deeper than 310 m (1,020 ft) known in Arabika.
The new epoch in cave explorations in the Arabika massif began in 1980 when the Kiev Speleological Club, led by Alexander Klimchouk, started exploring caves there. They adopted an approach to cave search and exploration which included thorough investigations in a defined area and systematic testing of cave limits, through digging in boulder chokes and enlarging squeezes which had previously obstructed exploration. The Ortobalagan Valley had been selected as a

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In this blog (Part 2), I take you through on Enabling Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD), for the project created on Part 1.
To re-cap, I have made this entire post into two parts for easier understanding and we will focus on Part 2 here:
Part 1 – Creating your first project in Azure DevOps
Part 2 – Enabling the first project in Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Deployment (CD)
Enabling the first project in Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration
- Now, the next step is to enable continuous integration. Which will keep your build updated based on your changes on project / ARM templates.
- Select Builds on the left pane and click pipeline, which you have created. Click on Edit.
- Click on Triggers and select Enable continuous integration. Click on Save.
- Provide your comment and save.
- Now if you make a change on your template and push it. The deployment will happen automatically.
- From within Visual Studio click on the Code tab and edit Azuredeploy.json file.
- Add storage account to the project and provide name.
- Click Commit when done and push the code. (Please refer part 1 for this activity).
- The deployment will happen automatically due to Continuous Integration and deployment.
- Verify storage account has been created on your Azure tenant.
Enabling the first project in Azure DevOps for Continuous Deployment
To perform continuous deployment, need to copy the files and publish to artifact.
An artifact is a deployable component of your application. It is typically produced through a Continuous Integration or a build pipeline. This means, Code once and share packages across different stages / environment (Dev, Test, UAT & Prod).
- Go to the Pipelines tab, and then select Builds and click on edit.
- Click on + item on Agent Job
- On the new pane, select Copy files and click ADD.
- On the left pane, select copy files to: and fill required information:
- Provide name for task
- Select folder as: Azure template folder.
- Provide target folder.
- Next, we need to publish the Artifact.
- Click on + item on Agent Job.
- On the new pane, select publish build Artifact and click ADD.
- On the left pane, select Publish Build Artifacts: and fill required information:
- Provide name.
- Select path to publish.
- Provide publish location
- Click Save.
Create a release pipeline
A release pipeline is one of the fundamental concepts in Azure Pipelines for your DevOps CI/CD processes. It defines the end-to-end release pipeline for an application to be deployed across various stages.
- Select the action to create a New pipeline. Then select Create a release pipeline.
- Select the action to start with an Empty job. Name the stage Stage1 (Test).
- In the Artifact panel, select + Add and specify a Source (Build pipeline created earlier on this). Select Add.
- To enable the Continuous deployment trigger, click on Lightning bolt to trigger continuous deployment. You can specify any scheduled time for this deployment.
- Select the Tasks tab and select your Stage1 (Test) Select the plus sign (+) for the job to add a task to the job.
- On the Add tasks dialogue box, select deploy and click on Azure Resource Group deployment and click ADD.
- On the left pane, select Azure Deployment: Create or Update Resource Group action on:
- Select Azure Subscription and click on Authorize.
- Select your resource group on your Azure subscription and location.
- The template location will be linked artefact.
- Select your template file (azuredeploy.json) from selection menu.
- Select your template parameter file (azuredeploy.parameters.json) from selection menu.
- Deployment mode: complete.
- On the Pipeline tab, select the stage (Stage1 (Test)) and select Clone.
- Rename the cloned stage (Stage1 (PROD)).
- Note: If needed you can change your Azure subscription details by editing this stage.
- Rename the release pipeline with appropriate.
- Save the release pipeline.
Deploy a release
- To run the Azure template on each stage, you can create a release or make a scheduled trigger.
- Select release and click on Create a release.
- Select which stage needs to have conditions before deployment, in my case production deployment (Stage (PROD)).
- Click pre-deployment conditions on Prod stage. select After stage of Stage 1 (Test).
- Click on create.
- The release we have created will be deploying and you can check the resource on Azure or verify the logs.
- If you need to perform multiple deploy, select pipeline and click on deploy, choose multiple deploy options.
- After this production stage will have resourced mentioned on ARM template.
Notes: Approvals and gates give you additional control over the start and completion of the deployment pipeline. Each stage in a release pipeline can be configured with pre-deployment and post-deployment conditions that can include waiting for users to manually approve or reject deployments and checking with other automated systems until specific conditions are verified.
In addition, you can configure a manual intervention to pause the deployment pipeline and prompt users to carry out manual tasks, then resume or reject the deployment.
This is the end of this series, Azure DevOps Services to deploy ARM templates with CI/ CD.

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The shape of the eight point star is one I remember from childhood:
the bold four points with the lower ray extended down,
the secondary four points emanating out from the center.
It was used as an artistic expression of the celestial points of light
in classic paintings, cartoons, icons and logos.
In paintings of the heavens,
this shape was used to denote the North Star,
the star of the Blue Fairy in Pinocchio,
in child's finger painting and in the most detailed maps of the constellations.
In nearly every culture, this image just keeps popping up.
As an artist, I was fascinated by it's universal appeal and adopted it in my own paintings,
sketches and illustrations.
When it came to creating a pair of earrings, this was my first design:
simple, bold and easily recognized. However the descending ray was reversed to add a new meaning.
These stars are not fixed in the sky with the descending ray reaching down,
rather the descending light brings the star to earth;
a metaphor of bringing the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.
The Masons use the metaphor illustrated in their ancient building of temples;
as noted by James Joyce in Finnegan's Wake in the building of the Cathedral
the bricks go up (raising the earth to heaven)
and the hod returns "empty" or "filled with air" (spirit) bringing the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.
Although an often used quote used by Christians and Jews,
the concept of Heaven on Earth actually predated the Monotheistic paths by centuries.
The idea "If you live a good life you get to go to heaven" was not readily accepted by the Scots.
Rather the idea "One makes their heaven or hell while still breathing"
was more akin to the Old Religion,
denoting responsibility of how one leads one's life and bring the Ideal into the Real.
It is not about the "Pie in the Sky" attitude that so many pessimistic peoples point to,
rather it is of the potential of love,
beauty and appreciation for what we have and what we may offer others.
The Star Drop Earrings are a way of harnessing the use of amulets in everyday life.
As one wears them, one is reminded of the power of virtue,
of positive thinking and action, and conscious living.
It is also a subliminal statement to those that see the bearer of the earrings, perhaps a reminder:
life can be and will be better should we choose it;
discarding grudges and moving forward in our lives
with droplets of heaven on our ears.


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This technique, for the nighttime, consists of four stages of fifteen minutes. The first two stages are preparation for the spontaneous Latihan of the third stage. if the breathing is done correctly in the first stage, the carbon dioxide in the bloodstream will make you feel as high as Gourishankar (Mt. everest).
1st stage: 15 Minutes
Sit with closed eyes. Inhale deeply through the nose, filling the lungs. Hold the breath for as long as possible; then exhale gently through the mouth, and keep the lungs empty for as long as possible. Continue this breathing cycle throughout this stage.
2nd stage: 15 Minutes
Return to normal breathing and with a gentle gaze look at a candle flame or a flushing blue light. Keep you body still.
3rd stage: 15 Minutes
With closed eyes, stand up and let your body be loose and receptive. Allow your body to move gently in whichever way it wants. Don't do the moving; just allow it to happen gently and gracefully.
4th stage:15 Minutes
Lie down with closed eyes, silent and still.


throughout history as excellent working dogs and guard dogs.
The Koyun breed is happiest not as a family pet, but when it is given a guard job to do. They will protect their family and flock with their lives, and will always warn their owners when intruders are around.
The Koyun breed originated in the Rize Province in Northeast Turkey. They are a molosser-type breed that is used to guard flocks and herds.
The Koyun is not extinct but is extremely rare. Currently, they can only be found in very small numbers in the provinces of Giresun, Gumushane, Babyburt, Erzurum, and Artvin.
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Turkey's Stray Dogs Population Problem
Again, the question: "Why is the stray dog population such a problem in Turkey?"
The answer is two-fold.
Firstly, there are too many breeders that are just looking to make a quick dollar.
They over-breed their dogs and sell them to owners who cannot handle them. When they become too much to handle, they end up on the street.
Secondly, though efforts are being made to spay/neuter stray dogs, they cannot be made quickly enough to create any form of population control.
With that being said, unlike many countries with a large number of stray dogs (like India), the Turks don't see the dogs as dirty or a nuisance.
Rather, stray dogs are quite welcomed in Turkey, so much so that you will often find water bowls and food dispensers along the highways to help feed the dogs.
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Many Turkish dog breeds are considered to be the world's best herd-protecting dogs.
Sadly, however, many dog breeds that originated in Turkey are now starting to go extinct. Still, Turkey has an overwhelming population of stray dogs.
While these dogs are welcomed by the general population, it's difficult to ensure that every single stray dog is fed and cared for equally.
As such, efforts are continuing to control the population.
If you or someone you know has time to donate, I encourage you to check out some of the ongoing efforts in Turkey.
Whether you can donate money to help feed the dogs or donate time in a care shelter – all efforts are welcomed to help these dogs stay fed and comfortable.
# 1. Hip Dysplasia
Hip Dysplasia is a common type of skeletal disease among dogs that occurs when the hip joints don't develop properly. In such cases, the hips can dislocate and cause problems for the canine-like pain and difficulty walking.
Depending on the severity of the condition, dogs may experience minor or severe pain with hip dysplasia.
Signs and symptoms of hip dysplasia include, but are not limited to, limping, pain, difficulty moving around as per normal, and other changes in behavior.
In some cases, you may even be able to hear a clicking sound coming from the dog's hips when they walk.
If your dog is showing signs and symptoms of hip dysplasia, they could be in pain and it is important to take them to a veterinarian as soon as possible.
A veterinarian will perform a physical examination wherein they determine the range of motion of the hip, as well as the looseness of the joint. If hip dysplasia is suspected, x-rays can be used to provide a definitive diagnosis.
Treatment of hip dysplasia may involve a variety of different options including changes to diet, supplements for joints, and anti-inflammatory medications. In some cases, physical therapy may also be suggested.
For more severe forms of hip dysplasia, surgery may be recommended.
* 2. Cleft Palate
cleft palate is a condition that occurs when the tissues that form the palate of the mouth do not properly fuse together.
In such cases, this leads to there being an opening between the mouth and the nose. The condition is a birth defect, but can also cause troubles for puppies as they age.
Shortly after birth, a cleft palate can prevent a puppy from properly suckling milk, and can, therefore, lead to malnourishment.
If the cleft palate is not treated, it can also lead to more serious complications as food and fluid enter into the cavity.
A cleft palate is evidently visible at birth, but as a puppy continues to age, other symptoms can arise as a result.
These can include things like stunted growth, breathing difficulties, coughing or gagging, nasal discharge, infection, and even pneumonia.
Because a cleft palate is evidently visible, the condition is very straightforward to diagnosis.
Dogs with cleft palates will have a deformity of the upper lip, with nostrils that may be misshaped and teeth that may be showing.
Treatment for a Cleft Palate will depend on the severity of the condition, as well as the age of the dog.
Young puppies that have cleft palates may not be ready for surgery, and therefore need to be cared for properly until they are old enough to undergo surgery.
Caring for a puppy with a cleft palate takes a great deal of time and commitment from the owner, and will include a comprehensive feeding and care regime.
Once the puppy is old enough to undergo surgery, they will be taken into the hospital and put under anesthesia.
At this point in time, a surgical procedure will be performed to close the palate. One or more surgeries may be required for a full repair.
+ 3. Entropion
Entropion is a genetic condition that causes the eyelids to invert. It is fairly common among dogs and can lead to irritation or scratches on the eye.
When this happens, larger concerns like ulcerations or perforations may arise. If not dealt with properly, scar tissue can form and a dog can lose it's vision either partially or completely.
Symptoms include inflammation of the eye, mucous or discharge from the eye, and an excessive amount of tears.
Because entropion causes visible inversion of the eyelid, it's relatively easy to visually diagnosis.
Having said that, other eye diseases can cause similar symptoms. To rule out other conditions, an ophthalmic examination by the veterinarian will be necessary. Depending on the results of the exam, your dog may be sent to a specialist for additional testing.
Dogs with Entropion will require surgical correction. During surgery, a portion of the eyelid will be removed.
This will help to reverse the inversion. Depending on the case, further surgeries may be necessary.
If it is a puppy that is suffering from Entropion, surgery may not be optional until they reach 6 months to 1 year of age.
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An Ontology-Based Approach To Concern-Specific Dynamic Software Structure Monitoring
This thesis introduces ResOwn - an application resource ownership ontology for interactive session-oriented services. ResOwn provides software monitoring with enriched concepts of application resource ownership borrowed from real-world legal and ownership ontologies. ResOwn is formally defined in OWL-DL (Web Ontology Language Description Logic), verified using an off-the-shelf reasoner, and tested using the call processing software for a small private branch exchange (PBX). The ResOwn Prime Directive states that every object in an operational software system is a resource, an owner, or both simultaneously. Resources produce benefits. Beneficiary owners may receive resource benefits. Nonbeneficiary owners may only manage resources. This approach distinguishes resource ownership use from management and supports the ability to detect when a resource's role-based runtime capacity has been exceeded.
This thesis also presents a greybox approach to concern-specific, dynamic software structure monitoring including a monitor architecture, greybox interpreter, and algorithms for deriving monitoring model from a monitored target's formal specifications. The target's requirements and design are assumed to be specified in SDL, a formalism based on communicating extended finite state machines. Greybox abstraction, applicable to both behavior and structure, provides direction on what parts, and how much of the target to instrument, and what types of resource errors to detect.
The approach was manually evaluated using a number of resource allocation and ownership scenarios. These scenarios were obtained by collecting actual call traces from an instrumented PBX. The results of an analytical evaluation of ResOwn and the monitoring approach are presented in a discussion of key advantages and known limitations. Conclusions and recommended future work are discussed at the end of the thesis.
School:University of Waterloo
School Location:Canada - Ontario
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:electrical computer engineering ontology application resource ownership dynamic software structure monitoring
Date of Publication:01/01/2006


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The Alchemy of Story #1: Writing the Universal
Date and time: 11th February 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Moonah Arts Centre, 23-27 Albert Rd, Moonah Tasmania 7009
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Each of us is the product of many stories. Some we create ourselves, others we learn from our culture, our society, our family, friends, teachers, filmmakers and authors. Stories form our identity and our opinions; they inhabit our minds, are written on our bodies, imprinted in our hearts and stamped on every cell within us. Stories are our history, and our futures are formed from this history. At their worst, stories can bury themselves deep within our psyches and trap us within their conforming limitations so that we live small and fear-filled lives. But at their best, stories can be revolutionary, helping us to learn how to become true individuals by encouraging us to reach inwards to explore ourselves, and by showing us how to reach out and connect with others.
In these workshops, novelist Dr Rosie Dub, draws on many years of research, as well as her experience as a teacher, writer and editor, to explore the role of stories as maps, helping us to navigate our inward journeys; each journey uniquely individual yet echoing in the footsteps of those who have come before. 'The Alchemy of Story' workshops are a multi-faceted exploration of the power within story to transform each of us. In these workshops, we delve deeply into story and explore its underlying patterns. In the process, we identify ways in which writing and reading enables us to find our voice, heal old wounds, let go of the stories we tell ourselves that do not serve us well and rediscover the power of the imagination to reconcile the past with the present and ultimately to create a more hopeful future.
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Writing the Universal: recreating myths and fairy tales – 11 Feb 2018
Understanding the function and structure of myths and fairy stories helps us to develop a deeper knowledge of ourselves and our relationship to the wider world. It also teaches us how to write powerful, vibrant stories that not only carry universal themes but also engage the reader emotionally. These ancient stories provide intriguing possibilities for their retelling, allowing us to retain their important insights while transplanting the story into a different time and/or place.
Through discussion, readings and writing exercises, this workshop or series of workshops asks us to take a myth or fairy tale that resonates with us, identify its themes and rewrite it. In the process, we will use symbolism to express the deeper themes within the story, experiment with point of view, consider the function of setting, and develop characters through identifying their archetypal functions and exploring the internal and external conflicts that drive their actions and reactions.
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THE North Yorkshire-built home of Captain James Cook has been vandalised by Australia Day protestors.
The cottage was originally built in 1755 in Great Ayton by Captain Cook's parents but was dismantled and transported to Melbourne in 1934 where it has become a museum and tourist attraction in the city's Fitzroy Gardens.
Australia Day is celebrated as the day, in 1788, that Cook landed on the country's east coast - but is known among some indigenous people and their supporters as "Invasion Day" because the British colonists who followed Cook claimed Australian land without a treaty.
The words "26th Jan Australia's shame" have been spray-painted across on the building.
Captain Cook was born in Marton, Middlesbrough, on October 27, 1728, and grew up in Great Ayton before becoming one of the most famous maritime explorers of the 18th Century.


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Pot size: 2.5 inch nursery pot
These cute looking plants also known as Nerve Plant are perfect for any small spaces to brighten them up, they are also perfect as a terrarium plant.
Initial Care (After receiving the plant)
- Leave the plant in its nursery pot for a few days, if the soil is looking dry and leaves are drooping, water the plant and keep in a shady location for a day.
- In Summer Keep the soil mix a bit moist and check that water drains properly.
- In winter reduce watering and wait for the soil to be drybefore watering again.
A good potting mix consists of one part soil, two parts coco peat, one part perlite, and one part compost.
- As a tropical plant that grows in the humid bright shade of tropical forests, this plant prefers similar conditions when grown as a houseplant.
- It dislikes full sunlight, preferring bright, indirect sun, such as that offered by north-facing windows. It will also thrive under fluorescent lights.
Don't let your fittonia dry up totally, it can damage their stems.
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i am super happy with my purchase. though some leaves are brown but that is totally okay
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Bored? Why not draw your very own cartoon character? Drawing is a great way to relieve boredom, and it also helps your creativity fly! Read this article how to draw the perfect character!
1You need an idea. How about drawing a character from your favorite website? One great place to start is trying to draw a WeeMee from WeeWorld.com
- When you draw the face first, don't add a nose, just do a simple black outline.
- Then, draw the features. Don't use colored pencils, just your main writing utensil.
- Then, add the clothes, and hairstyle. Remember to use your imagination!
- Erase any unwanted lines. Now color with artist utensils, such as paintbrushes, colored pencils, crayons, etc. Remember to add some detail to your character, make it pop out.
2You have officially have made your very own cartoon! Okay, so it wasn't really your idea.
3Next, you are going to draw on the back.
4With this new piece of paper, you will draw another character. But this time, change around the features. Make the eyes bigger, neon skin, and maybe crazy hair. Try clothes that you would wear, or ones you wish you could get. Change the size around and make the features different... add a nose, things like that. Now, color your creation.
5Now begin to compare. Notice the difference? One is an imitation -- and the other is all you! Now, grab a new piece of notebook paper.
6Start jotting down different ideas. Maybe you want to draw a cute Labrador Retriever. Or, maybe you want to draw a cute little baby! Your cartoon could even be about a talking apple or something.
7Grab your other piece of paper. Draw the character you imagine. Try using a Sharpie marker for the outline, carefully tracing the pencil first. Erase any stray marks on the piece of paper. Next, use writing utensils such as crayons, markers, colored pencils, or even pastels. Paint works good, too.
8Grab your notebook sheet again. Write down an idea of a comic series! Make a plot, funny lines you could use, and other characters.
9Fold the blank sheet of paper. Make it into about fourths. Next, draw your main character, just using a pencil first.
10Draw the other characters, but only the basic outline.
11Draw the background and furniture, trees or anything else.
12Go back and add detail. Outline with Sharpie or black marker. Erase any and all stray marks. Color if wanted.
13Add dialogue, and action works.
14And there you have it. Your perfect, awesome, totally YOU cartoon! Congratulations!Advertisement
QuestionHow do I exaggerate the cartoon character?Community AnswerExaggerate the character's features by stretching or compressing the nose, mouth, eyes, face, ears etc.
QuestionHow do I create a chibi character?Community AnswerMake the head big and roundish and the body small and squat, with short chubby arms and legs and small hands and feet. The eyes should be larger than normal, possibly filled with humongous sparkles from reflected light, and the nose and mouth tiny, almost nonexistent (unless the character is screaming or sneezing, etc.). If this is not helpful, you can look for manga drawing guide books at public libraries: those usually have some chibi options.
QuestionWhat if you want to draw someone that isn't fictional (a real person I know)? Do you do the same?Community AnswerYes. And there are plenty of art guidance books found in public libraries that can help with that. Otherwise, you might try looking at a photograph of said person and practicing on it.
QuestionHow do I get nice simple ideas?Community AnswerGoogle is your best friend for creativity. Look at other artworks. Don't copy that artwork, but make it your own. You can even combine multiple images in your artwork.
QuestionWhat if I want to make someone up?Community AnswerThen do that! Do a little brainstorming and sketching first and see what you come up with. If you feel stuck, try to think of a character you like from a show or video game, or even someone you know in real life, and change them up a bit.
QuestionI want to make an anime character by combining a real life person and a made-up character. How could I do it?Community AnswerYou can think of something that represents that real life person, like his or her nose, hair or anything. You may also imagine what will the made up character look like if it was combined with that real life person. If you drew that made up character then you can also put a trademark of the real life person that you are saying. Or put both of the made-up character and real life person's trademark then invent a new clothing or anything that isn't their trademark.
- Don't copy exact cartoons. But remember to make them unique.
- Have Fun.
- Don't be afraid to really have fun with your cartoons!
- Check out the cartoons in the newspaper. Get ideas that inspire you to draw.
- Look at "PoochCafe.com" or "Mutts.com", which are great sites to look to draw cartoons.
- Be original! Make your own ideas; even if it's about monsters that love chicken patties, ice tea, hugs and sprinkles.
- Remember that if you can fly in your cartoon, chances are you can't in real life. So, don't lose yourself when fantasizing. Leave the too-crazy things for paper and the press.
- Copying other cartoons can get you in trouble if you get serious. Planning on getting a cartoon published? Don't copy others.
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- Colored pencils, markers, crayons, or any other coloring tools.
- Pencils, sharpie markers.
- Notebook sheets of paper.
- Blank printing paper.
- An original idea!
- A computer.
- A newspaper.


For prophets of doom, the failure of the world to end Dec. 21 may have been a bit of a letdown. Now, the calendar brings a new possibility for anxious obsession: a whole year ending in the unlucky number 13.
Thirteen has been associated with bad luck for centuries. Many people cite the Biblical Last Supper, where Jesus Christ gathered with his 12 disciples, as a reason for the stigma. In Norse mythology, the troublesome Loki is said to have spoiled a dinner in Valhalla by arriving as the 13th participant. There is even a word for the dread of those digits: triskaidekaphobia.
Ilene Ivins and Brien White plan to marry in October 2013. Brien White
Any year that may begin with a fiscal cliff doesn't sound very promising. Yet, because the past few years have been so distressing, many people figure 2013 can hardly be much worse. "My hope is that things are going to improve," says Suzan Hollist, a substitute teacher in the Pittsburgh area whose son, Parker, was born on a Sept. 13.
Some fretful folks, of course, may have been so fixated on rumors that the world would end on Dec. 21, supposedly the end of the Mayan calendar, that they have only recently begun to stew over the implications of 2013.
There have been some precautions. The Times Square Museum & Visitor Center in New York recently displayed a collection of 13 good-luck charms, including a horseshoe, a four-leaf clover and a rabbit's foot.
He calculated that there are three Friday the 13ths within six months once every 28 years, as occurred in 2012. Dr. Fernsler, who gives lectures under the name Dr. 13, learned the lore and uses it in programs aimed at making math more fun for children.
When he is asked whether we should be wary of 2013, Dr. Fernsler has no hesitation: "Nah." He believes 13 has become a historic superstition, one people joke about but few fear.
That wasn't the case a century or two ago, according to Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, author of "13," a book published in 2004. Among other superstitions, he wrote, many people believed that if 13 people sat at a table, one would die within a year.
In 1880, Captain William Fowler, a Civil War veteran, tempted fate by creating a club in New York that met on the 13th of each month with 13 members around a dinner table. Menus were printed in the shape of tombstones. Similar clubs arose in other cities. Few if any suspicious deaths ensued. Still, in 1898, the clubhouse of a 13 club in Woodbury, N.J., was blown up with dynamite, injuring three members, Mr. Lachenmeyer found.
There seems to be little historical basis for fearing years ending in 13. As years go, 1913 wasn't particularly calamitous, though it did have its share of untoward events. The 16th amendment created the U.S. federal income tax. A flood devastated Dayton, Ohio. War erupted in the Balkans.
In 1813, Napoleon Bonaparte was on the rampage in Europe. The British burned Buffalo, N.Y. Two centuries before, in 1613, Shakespeare's Globe theater burned down.
Some people saw confirmation of the curse on April 13, 1970, when an explosion aborted the Apollo 13 space mission. That shouldn't have been a surprise. Dr. Fernsler notes that the digits in the launch date—4-11-70—add up to 13 and that the launch pad, 39A, is a multiple of 13.
Even in our supposedly rational age, many hotels lack floors numbered 13. Some airlines do without a row 13.
Most athletes shun No. 13 jerseys. But the basketball star Wilt Chamberlain wore that number on his jersey, as did the football quarterbacks Kurt Warner and Dan Marino. All three are remembered as heroes. That isn't the case for another athlete who wore 13 on his uniform: Ralph Branca, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, today is known almost exclusively for a lapse—the fastball that Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants smacked over the left-field fence of the Polo Grounds to win the 1951 National League pennant.
The fear of similar curses could mean more business for Elaine Ryan, a psychologist in Dublin, Ireland, who helps people cope with anxiety. "I have seen a few people who are genuinely concerned that bad things may happen to them as a direct result of the year being 2013," Ms. Ryan says in an email. She says the fear can cause sweating and heart palpitations—a serious problem because "one year is a long time to live with a stress response."
Sufferers might try breathing techniques, Dr. Ryan suggests: "Start to count your breaths. In one. Out two. In three. Out four. And so on."
One person unlikely to consult Dr. Ryan is the country singer Taylor Swift, whose birthday is Dec. 13. "I love the number 13," she proclaims on her official website. The number is often scrawled on the back of her right hand.
Many others profess to be perfectly calm about prospects for 2013. "The number makes no difference," says Jack Creswell, chairman of Optimist International, the St. Louis-based umbrella group for several thousand Optimist service clubs world-wide. "It's what your target is for yourself as an individual and how that fits into the bigger picture."
Brien White, a graphic artist in Los Angeles, plans to marry Ilene Ivins, a school administrator, next October. Until a reporter asked him about the significance of the year, he says, he and Ms. Ivins had never thought about whether 2013 was propitious for matrimony.
"It's like a nonissue," Ms. Ivins says. Mr. White agrees: "We're not going to let a number deter us from pursuing happiness."
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Photons lost in a maze
Enhancing the interaction between light and matter is the essence of many research disciplines, including quantum information science, energy harvesting and optical biosensing. The traditional method has been to strongly confine light in, for example, a highly ordered nanocavity. Surprisingly, an alternative approach to confinement of waves exists, originally proposed by Philip Anderson, and for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. Using this approach, disordered materials are employed, giving rise to random and multiple scattering of the propagating light waves. For a certain amount of randomness of the structures, so-called Anderson localized modes form spontaneously: light is trapped in a maze. A challenge in this research field has been to determine how well light can be confined based on random disorder. In a recent paper in New Journal of Physics researchers from The Quantum Photonics Group at DTU Fotonik have developed an efficient method for exciting Anderson-localized modes by embedding nanoscopic light sources (so-called quantum dots) inside the disordered material. By analyzing the statistics of the emitted light, the quality and extent of light confinement can be extracted. Surprisingly, the subtle interplay between the amount of disorder and the underlying periodic structure of the system studied can be exploited to confine light very efficiently, proving the potential of employing disorder for enchancement of light–matter interaction.


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ETX assumes that radios have a fixed transmit speed, and that congestion is not a factor. Neither assumption is very realistic: variable speed radios are now pervasive, and congestion might well be a factor in ad-hoc networks with sizable user bases. ETX also assumes that delivery rates are the same regardless of packet size, which is probably inaccurate (e.g. ACKs are small and take less time to transfer).
I was surprised that the paper spent so much time comparing ETX with min-hop-count metrics: it seems quite straightforward that min-hop-count would fair pretty poorly in an ad-hoc wireless network. In that sense, performance comparisons between ETX and min-hop-count are also not that informative: of course ETX will beat min-hop-count, because the latter is simply a terrible choice for this environment. It seems surprising that min-hop-count is truly the best example of prior work they could measure against — why not compare with the naive "maximize product of per-link delivery ratio" scheme, for example?
I didn't get that much out of this paper: the RoofNet paper already summarizes an improved version of the ETX metric. Because the ETX evaluation compares it with such a pessimal alternative (min-hop-count), I didn't get much out of the evaluation in this paper.
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"Congestion Control for High Bandwidth-Delay Product Networks"
Most of the papers we've read on improving congestion behavior have an "incremental" flavor: they begin with traditional TCP and router behavior, and then suggest a conservative change that addresses some particular problem (e.g. slow start, better RTO estimation, fast retransmit, fair queueing, etc.). In contrast, this paper takes a "clean slate" approach:
Our initial objective is to step back and rethink Internet congestion control without caring about backward compatibility or deployment. If we were to build a new congestion control architecture from scratch, what might it look like?
Efficiency and fairness
In TCP, efficiency and fairness are coupled, because TCP uses a single procedure ("additive increase, multiplicative decrease") to try to achieve both goals. The paper argues that these goals should really be treated separately: efficiency describes how close the link's aggregate throughput approaches the link capacity, whereas fairness concerns how the current link throughput is distributed among the flows passing through a link.
Therefore, XCP separates these two goals: an efficiency controller is responsible for deciding whether to increase or decrease the link's aggregate throughput, and a fairness controller is tasked with translating that aggregate feedback into per-flow feedback in order to achieve or maintain fairness. Separating these two components makes it easier to analyze their behavior (e.g. the efficiency controller doesn't need to account for the number of flows), and allows new component designs to be considered in isolation.
The paper proposes using a multiplicative-increase, multiplicative-decrease (MIMD) for the efficiency controller, and a traditional additive-increase, multiplicative decrease (AIMD) scheme for the fairness controller. The paper argues that using MIMD for efficiency is important, because the AIMD policy traditionally used by TCP takes a long time to reach full capacity on links with a high bandwidth-delay product.
Explicit congestion signals
XCP moves away from packet drops as an implicit signal of network conditions, for a few pretty convincing reasons:
 - Congestion is not the only source of loss, so clients cannot distinguish between losses due to errors and losses due to congestion.
 - Detecting packet loss requires waiting for the RTO timeout, duplicate ACKs, or similar — the extra delay incurred makes clients respond more slowly to congestion signals, which makes the network more unstable. This also means clients must be more conservative when probing for network capacity, because the penalty for "overshooting" is more severe.
 - Packet loss is a binary signal; an explicit congestion notification can carry more information about the state of the network.
That makes a lot of sense, but it seems quite obvious and not really novel: ECN for IP has been around for a long time, and DECNet did something very similar years before this paper was written. I would guess the slow deployment of ECN is mostly related to pragmatism (e.g. support for ECN in IP stacks and routers), which developing a completely new transport protocol would only exacerbate.
In XCP, senders attach a "congestion header" to each outgoing packet. This contains the sender's current congestion window size, RTT estimate, and the sender's desired window size increase ("H_feedback"). H_feedback is modified by XCP routers, and the updated value is returned in the ACK for a sent packet. The feedback value instructs senders to either increase or decrease their congestion windows.
In an XCP router, the efficiency controller first tries to adjust the aggregate link throughput to approach full utilization. The output of the efficiency controller is then fed to the fairness controller, which translates the global increase/decrease signal into feedback for individual senders, in such a way that fairness is increased or maintained.
The feasibility of separating fairness and efficiency hinges on whether these two goals really are independent: in practice, can the efficiency controller be replaced without any consideration of the fairness controller, and vice versa? I was initially skeptical that such a clean separation would be possible, but I think the paper's scheme is pretty compelling.
Part of the paper's motivation is the idea that networks with high bandwidth-delay will become increasingly common in the future. If we ignore special-cases like satellite links, then high-bandwidth networks are a certainty, but is it true that latency improvements won't match bandwidth? I suppose latency is fundamentally limited by the speed of light in a way that bandwidth is not. "Latency lags bandwidth" is an interesting paper from Dave Patterson that examines this trend in general, and argues that latency will continue to lag bandwidth in the future.
Given the enormous administrative cost of deploying a new transport protocol, one wonders if the goals identified by this paper can't be reached more easily by incremental changes to TCP, rather than a clean-slate redesign. XCP just doesn't seem fundamentally different enough to warrant throwing out TCP.
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A Map is a collection of key/value pairs.
A Map is like a List, but instead of having a specific order (0,1,2,3), each item corresponds with (or "maps to") a String key.
Maps are surrounded by curly braces { }. Each key/value pair is joined by a colon :.
// An empty Map
$user = {};
// A one-line Map
$user = { name: 'Taylor', age: 22 };
// A multi-line Map
$user = {
 name: 'Taylor',
 job: 'Technologist',
 location: 'Tennessee',
 age: 22,
TipThink of a List as a collection of many things, while a Map usually holds the properties of a single thing. (It's very common to have a List of Maps, such as a set of rows from a database query.)
JargonIn other languages, Maps are called many different things: associative arrays, dictionaries, hash maps, hashes, or records. They all basically mean the same thing: a set of key/value pairs.
Accessing Map Fields
Use dot (.) notation to set and get fields that are defined in the Map.
$user = {
 name: 'Taylor',
 age: 22,
//= 'Taylor'
//= ✖ ERROR - 'email' is not defined
Dynamic Map Values
Often, Maps are used to create an index with dynamic key/value pairs.
Use [] notation to safely set and get dynamic values.
$numBooks = {};
$numBooks['Mark Twain'] = 28;
$numBooks['Henry Thoreau'] = 5;
$favoriteAuthor = 'Mark Twain';
//= 28
$numBooks['Nelson Nobody'];
//= '' (a safe falsey value)
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A hug and an embrace may seem similar to each other, but the main difference between the two is the type of affection that you will provide when you are doing these actions. When you provide a hug, this means that you will tightly squeeze a person in order to express your affection. When you embrace someone, this means that you are holding the person in your arms.
This may occur for an extended period of time. You may usually provide a hug or an embrace to the people that you care about. The longer that you hold the person, the more of an embrace it is rather than a hug. You may give a hug or an embrace, depending on what you think the person needs.
Hug and Embrace are two action words. It will be very difficult to figure out the differences between the two words if you do not have an understanding of the usage of the words. Hug and embrace have almost the same meaning. Hug simply means to cling so tightly with someone, especially in the arms. This is a particular way of showing affection to someone.
Embrace also has the same meaning as a hug. For example, John hugged/embraced Esther until he felt better. The major difference between hug and embrace will be discussed in relation to how they are used in a sentence. A hug is most times used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun, for example, I'm looking for someone who will give me a hug. Embrace, on the other hand, can also be used as a verb and also, as a noun. Aside from, embrace has other meanings. It can be used to show that you are in support of someone's idea. For example, I embraced Paul's idea because it looked good to me.
A hug and an embrace or both forms of physical contact; however, a hug usually is more casual, whereas, an embrace is often a shared exchange between two people who are in love. It may even come across as if the two people embracing want to hold on to one another endlessly because it can get that intimate. Hugs can be exchanged between friends and family, and most casual situations where both involve the act of holding someone with affection.
Hugs mean more of a squeezing action. An embrace is keeping a tighter hold, and it may last a lot longer than a hog. An embrace could also mean keeping, or holding onto a belief, or even an acceptance of something, such as faith or trust in God or Jesus. An example would be embracing Jesus Christ as our Savior. Another example would be embracing changes in our lives whereas some people don't like change.


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Can anybody suggest a way to process the information and analyze the data from the comments users post on a article in my website.
I exactly want to process the comments as follows:
Example: Like on a article on computerization may get the following comments:
 1. I love computerization as it makes the work easier.
 2. Computerization is spreading unemployment as 1 computer can work better than 4 people.
How i process this information - : I take the comments and try to recognize some predefined[and extensible] keywords in it.
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Assuming that you are trying to extract some useful information from the comments, you could apply some machine learning to the comments to classify or categorize the data contained within, the sentiments etc.
There are number of different types of learning you can do on the text, however I personally recommend using support vector machines or a naive bayes classifier to be able to categorize and analyze the comments. You could also possibly use clustering, but there needs to be an element of natural language processing in the solution you choose. There are number of different libraries that you can use to implement the code to use either, i.e. svmlight, javaml, etc. I have personally used javaml and it is a good library.
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Thanks David.Can You suggest some resources to learn machine learning. – Lokesh Sah Feb 14 '11 at 5:39
What type of resources would you prefer? Research articles, books, web sites, etc? I know of quite a few of all of them. – davidstites Feb 14 '11 at 5:55
articles,ebooks – Lokesh Sah Feb 14 '11 at 9:41
Machine Learning, Introduction to machine learning - Ethem ALPAYDIN. Let me know if you need more, this is a fairly broad topic and definitely not something that can be easily answered on SO without a fair amount of work on your part. – davidstites Feb 14 '11 at 19:25
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Assessment of Insulin Sensitivity and its Convalescence with Dietary Rehabilitation in Undernourished Rural West Bengal Population LC29-LC32
Dr. Analava Mitra,
School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur-721302, West Bengal, India.
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome involving diabetes is acquiring the eminence of prospective epidemic in India with dramatic rise in rural population prevalence where majority are undernourished and creates significant healthcare burden.
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of the insulin resistance amongst the undernourished rural population, involving children, adolescents and adult volunteers of the West Bengal and the effect of nutritional supplementation in the parameters echoing insulin sensitivity.
Materials and Methods: A prospective interventional study was carried out on 120 volunteers in three age groups; Group 1 (5-12 years), Group 2 (13-18 years) and Group 3 (19-40 years), each with 40 subjects who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, under informed consent over six months. Baseline data regarding demography, family history including parental history of diabetes, medical history, physical, activity, anthropometrical status and blood parameters echoing insulin sensitivity were obtained from volunteers. Intervention included daily nutritional supplementation with eggs and banana. After six months of food supplementation, parameters reflecting insulin sensitivity were assessed.
Results: Initial low figures of fasting insulin and blood sugar levels improvised with the nutritional supplementation alongside the absence of wasting in Group 1. HOMA-IR and IRI values of the Group 2 improved from the initial figures (3.19, 2.87) to (2.204, 1.99) and that of Group 3 from (5.0, 4.52) to (4.08, 3.67) respectively over six months (p<.05). Average Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) enhanced from 85.5±9.6 mg/dl to 78.4±7.3 mg/dl and from 90.1±10.2 mg/dl to 84.8±8.4 mg/dl in Group 2 and 3 respectively by the end of the supplementation study (p<.05).
Conclusion: Six months study revealed the existence of insulin resistance and malnourishment in the selected rural population in three groups. Decrement in HOMA-IR, IRI, FBS and serum insulin alongside the improvement in the body mass, in comparison to that of initial values is evocative of restoration of insulin sensitivity with nutrition supplementation.


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Every generation portrays itself as living in 'extraordinary times' marked by dangers and opportunities. It goes without saying that certain leadership qualities may be more effective than others during such times. This blog on the importance of strategic foresight kicks off a series of blogs dedicated to exploring key competencies and skills needed for leaders to be effective in meeting the challenges and demands of today. These blogs are based on my rich discussions with hundreds of current and past government executives, who join me each week for informative, insightful, and in-depth conversations on The Business of Government Hour.
Overcoming the "Tyranny of the Present"
In a 2011 article for The Business of Government magazine, Power, Security, and Leadership in the 21st Century, I wrote: "Leaders are responsible for envisioning, shaping, and safeguarding the future, creating clarity amidst uncertainty." This is no small feat and made increasingly difficult in the 21st century where rapid, unforeseen change seems to be the only constant. That insight is as true today as it was then and maybe even more so.
Envisioning, shaping, and safeguarding the future, creating clarity amidst uncertainty describes strategic foresight. It is about making better and more informed decisions about the future in the present. Foresight prompts forward thinking, but is not about predicting the future. It's about anticipating likelihoods. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) motto – Semper Paratus – 'always ready" expresses the underlying importance foresight plays in mission execution. In fact, then USCG Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, USCG (Ret) put a finer point on it when he explained to me on The Business of Government Hour that leaders need to transcend what he called the "tyranny of the present," looking beyond the annual budget cycles. He admonished leaders to "lift your head up, look over the horizon, and see where you're going…and anticipate what might happen…"
Strategic Foresight and the U.S. Coast Guard
Recently, I had the opportunity to discuss how the U.S. Coast Guard uses foresight to inform its strategic priorities with Coast Guard Commander Eric Popiel. He is Evergreen Program Manager and the officer assigned to lead the Coast Guard's Strategic Foresight Initiative. Popiel works within an office charged with looking at emerging and future issues and challenges around the globe that have the potential to impact the Coast Guard's mission set and operating environment. The Evergreen Program's mission, according to Popiel is to establish a strategically agile Coast Guard prepared to manage a complex and fast-changing environment. "Our mission is to position the Coast Guard to navigate challenges and harness opportunities by developing the foresight mindset in our workforce, teaching people how to practice disciplined foresight and identifying those long-term trends that will impact the Coast Guard in the future," explains Popiel.
The critical piece to all of this is that they must inform the key decision-makers and best inform the policy-makers. Identifying strategic challenges early and linking them to future capability gaps which can be linked to budget helps the Coast Guard get ahead of the curve and position the service advantageously. "We are currently working on the Coast Guard Force Planning Construct and formulating ideas and strategies on the future of the Maritime Transportation System in addition to our work on the future of the Arctic and our Cybersecurity strategy," notes Popiel. The Evergreen Program identified the cyber domain as a strategic imperative and helped prompt senior leadership to convene a task force to write its cyber strategy. Popiel admits the Coast Guard has been going to the poles long before Evergreen existed, but "I think that identifying the region as a strategic imperative based on long-term trends was critical to ensuring that the Coast Guard develop an Arctic Strategy.
The future is unpredictable and unknowable and therefore uncertain. According to Popiel, the Evergreen can expose senior leaders to different futures and allow them to grapple with the challenges that these scenarios present. It helps them to remove themselves from the "tyranny of the present" and operate in a world outside their typical environment. "Thinking about a future ten, twenty, or even thirty years out is by definition over the horizon. I think it exposes them to uncertainty and helps them to formulate answers to some of the "what if" problems these scenarios present," Popiel explains. This thought process alone is helpful and expands a leaders aperture to not just include what is happening, but what could happen. It allows them to weigh the pros and cons of alternative scenarios, assess different courses of action, and therefore make better investment choices with limited resources.
As my colleague, John Kamensky noted foresight is more than just a process: it is a mindset. A mindset that realizes that the future can be different than the present or the past, but also recognizes that leaders who leverage foresight take seriously the past and the present so to inform the future. Kamensky also provides a cogent description of the current approach to strategic foresight within the U.S. federal government pointing out that individual agencies are taking the lead and working together. Three years ago, foresight professionals from around the federal government began meeting informally to share among themselves their insights and methods. Commander Popiel story illustrates the use of strategic foresight within a single federal agency. He admits that while this is still a grass-roots movement within the U.S. federal government he really thinks it is beginning to attract the attention of higher level leadership in many organizations. "I'm optimistic," notes Popiel, "that we can continue to make a difference and institutionalize foresight within the federal government."
Andy Hines and Peter Bishop in their book, Thinking about the Future, identify six critical steps to develop foresight as a competencies. They are:
- Framing looks to clarify what are critical priorities for your agency's mission and works to avoid focusing on too many issues, or the wrong issues.
- Scanning focuses you to look beyond the horizon to identify the trends that may possibly impact your way forward while they are still on the horizon.
- Forecasting involves scenario planning looking towards the future to serve the present by crafting "what if" scenarios and alternative futures
- Visioning requires developing and committing to a preferred future. Considering the implications suggested by past, present, and alternative futures and making a choice of preferred future and committing to act on it.
- Planning takes serious the inevitable gap between a current state and where you want to be. It enables you to bridge that chasm by developing specific objectives and strategies that get you to that desired end.
- Acting means implementing your plan to realize that desired future. It is pairing up your goals and the present state with strategies, options, tactics, and actions and turning your vision that is informed by foresight into a reality.
Recognizing strategic foresight as a core leadership competencies is critical. As Robert Greenleaf declares foresight is a characteristic that enables the servant-leader to understand the lessons from the past, the realities of the present, and the likely consequence of a decision for the future. Honing this skill may help leaders to:
- Think about the future intelligently
- Grasp the impact of an uncertain future
- Make present decisions aligned with future outcomes
- Enter the future prepared, not surprised
Power, Security, and Leadership in the 21st Century
A Conversation with Admiral Thad Allen: Commandant, United States Coast Guard
Admiral Thad Allen on The Business of Government
Using Strategic Foresight: Insights from Commander Eric Popiel, Evergreen Program Manager, U.S. Coast Guard
Commander Eric Popiel on The Business of Government Hour
What Is Strategic Foresight? – Presidential Transition 2016
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We provide custom, flexible programming to meet the needs of our groups.
We have had the opportunity to offer the following workshops, and are always open to learning and facilitating other styles of interest to the groups we partner with.
- "Zero Waste" using natural paints and materials
- Upcycled materials
- Mixed Media
- Video Production
- Basic machine sewing, hand sewing and textile art
- Health and Wellness, such as Yoga
- Entrepreneurship & Art Mentorship / E-Commerce (how to sell your art online)
How long do the programs last?
Our programming is based on budget, both ours and our partner organizations. Typically, we provide a 12 week art workshop, once a week for 2 hours.
However, in the past, we have provided a few hours, 1-2 days, a weekend or six weeks.
Due to COVID-19, all in-person programming is cancelled.
What do we provide?
Our organization aims to:
- provide free 12 weeks of art workshops
- provide guidance from our professional A.R.T. Educator(s)
- provide healthy snacks and beverages during each workshop
- provide all art supplies for the participants
- provide the opportunity to collaborate with other artists, youth or organizations
- provide the opportunity for youth to sell or showcase their art work
- provide the opportunity for a youth to be an A.R.T. Assistant with compensation
Why is this so important?
- Art promotes self-confidence, builds communication and problem-solving skills
- Art provides a way for youth to express themselves and can be an outlet for mental health
- Youth show a stronger overall academic performance
- It helps youth transition into adulthood
- The arts contribute to creating healthy and supportive communities for youth
- Youth learn to feel connected, capable, courageous and made to feel like they countSource: Canada Council for the Arts: Impact of Arts on Canadian Life
What Our Partners Say
We can't wait to have you all back! The kids loved it.Roberts Smart Centre
It's more than art class, it's a chance for our participants to connect and socialize with their friends.Ability First Ottawa
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Experimental Private Rocket Makes Highest Test Hop Yet
The SpaceX Grasshopper rocket prototype vertically launched and landed in its most impressive test flight to date on Dec. 17.
A privately built rocket prototype that could lead to a completely reusable spaceflight system has passed its biggest test yet — a 12-story hop and smooth landing.
The experimental reusable rocket, called the Grasshopper, made its highest and longest flight yet on Dec. 17, marking the prototype's third successful test by the private spaceflight company SpaceX.
In the latest test at SpaceX's proving grounds in MacGregor, Texas, the Grasshopper rocket flew for 29 seconds and reached a height of more than 130 feet (40 meters). A video of the Grasshopper test flight shows the rocket soaring up into the Texas sky, then smoothly descending to land on four spindly legs.
In mid-November, the Grasshopper rocket flew nearly two stories (17.7 feet or 5.4 meters) up during its second test flight. The rocket's debut flight in September flew 6 feet (1.8 meters) into the air before landing. So far, all of the prototype's tests have been successful.
With Grasshopper, SpaceX is trying to solve a long-standing challenge with spaceflight: cost. Because today's rockets aren't completely reusable, they act as expensive, one-use machines. Companies are now trying to develop rockets that can both launch from and land on Earth intact, in order to be flown again on future missions.
Grasshopper stands at 10 stories tall (108 feet, 32.9 meters) and houses the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket, the same rocket that launched the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station earlier this year. A Merlin 1D engine and a steel support structure round out the Grasshopper's unique design.
The rocket takes off like a typical vertically launched rocket, but its landing method makes it unique. Grasshopper has four steel, springy legs to support its weight, allowing it to gently land in the same way it takes off.
A rocket has never successfully landed intact after being launch to space. While NASA's space shuttles were reusable after launch, the huge 15-story external tanks that helped them reach orbit were not recycled.
SpaceX ultimately envisions using three recyclable components for future space travel: a rocket second stage, a rocket first stage, and a cone-shaped capsule.
While most rockets today land in the ocean after reaching space, a land-based landing is preferred for this hardware. Brackish seawater can cause unnecessary damage to otherwise reusable pieces of a rocket. Each piece of the rocket will land separately so that they can be collected for later use. The two rocket stages' landings will be aided by their engines and the capsule's descent should be cushioned by a parachute.
SpaceX is planning more sophisticated, even higher hops for Grasshopper in the coming months, company officials said.
The Hawthorne, Calif.-based SpaceX is one of several companies developing new vehicles for private space travel. The company is one of two firms with NASA contracts to provide unmanned cargo deliveries to the International Space Station. SpaceX's $1.6 billion deal with NASA calls for 12 cargo missions to the space station using the company's unmanned Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rockets.
SpaceX is also developing a manned version of its Dragon capsule and is one of several firms competing for NASA contracts to ferry astronauts to and from low-Earth orbit.
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Dectate is a new Python library. It's geared towards framework authors. It's a meta-framework: a framework you can use to easily construct robust and powerful Python frameworks.
So what's a framework anyway? A framework is a system that you supply with code and then it calls it at the appropriate times. Don't call us, we'll call you!
What does this look like in practice? Let's imagine you're building a web framework, and you want the people that use your framework to provide routes and functions that generate responses for those routes:
_USER_('/foo') def foo_view(request): return "Some response!"
This hypothetical web framework then interprets HTTP requests, matches the path of the query with /foo, and then calls the function foo_view to generate the response. Once the response is generated, it sends it back as a HTTP response.
In the abstract, the developer that uses the framework uses it for code configuration: you supply some functions or classes along with some configuration meta data. The framework then uses this code at the appropriate times.
So why would you, the framework author, need a meta framework to implement route? You just create a Python decorator. When it's called you just register the path and the function with some global registry somewhere. Yeah, yeah, "you just", we have heard that before. You could indeed just do that, but perhaps you want more:
- What if the developer that uses your framework uses route('/foo') in two places? Which one to pick? Does the last one registered win or should this be an error? If the framework should pick the last one, what is the last one? Does this depend on import order?
- What if there's an error? What if there is some configuration conflict or perhaps your framework decides the developer passed in bad meta data? Ideally you'd like to tell the developer that uses your framework exactly what decorators where have the problem.
- Perhaps you want to allow reuse: a developer can define a whole bunch of routes and then extend them with some extra routes for particular use cases.
- Perhaps you want to allow overrides: a developer can define a whole bunch of routes but then override specific ones for particular use cases.
- Perhaps you want your framework to be extensible with new decorators and new registries. How do you allow this in a way that still allows reuse, overrides and error reporting?
Dectate takes care of all that stuff. It is a documented and well-tested library, and it works for Python 2 and Python 3 code.
Dectate is a spin-off from the Morepath web framework. Morepath is great and you should use it. Morepath has had a sophisticated configuration framework for some years now, but it had grown new features over time, which resulted in a bit of cruft and it also was not well documented. To remedy that and make some other improvements, I've spun it into its own independent library now: Dectate. You can read more about Dectate's history here; Dectate is an expression of many lessons learned over a long time.
It is my hope that Dectate goes beyond Morepath and will be considered by other framework authors. Maybe someone will create a Dectate-based configuration system for other web frameworks such as Django or Flask or Pyramid. Or perhaps someone will use Dectate for some new framework altogether, perhaps one not at all related to the web. Maybe you will! Let me know.


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When is the Best Time for Cleaning?
Most people find it hard to decide when to clean the house. Now the latest researches revealed that there is a specific part of the day when you can easily handle particular task. What should your schedule contain?
The site Real Simple published an article about the management of the time during the day announcing that the best time to start cleaning the house is in the afternoon. The experts' opinion is that any allergy symptoms are less severe in the afternoon or more precisely around 4 o'clock. So, if you know you have to clean a dusty room, they recommend that you shouldn't do it in the morning when the asthma attacks are more likely to happen.
The cleaning process is one small part of all activities arranged through the day. The morning hours are best for medical appointments and the fitness is better to be scheduled for the late afternoon.
In the evening around 10 pm is time for learning. Dr. Matthew Edlung explains that this is the period when your brain is most likely to memorise.
If you cannot organize your time, just take a look at the best time for each activity and you will easily prepare your schedule for tomorrow. _URL_
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If propane vapor contains too much water vapor, cooling upon pressure reduction can lead to ice formation in valves and regulators, a situation that can cause operational problems for the fuel user. It has long been known that the addition of methanol to propane can reduce or eliminate fuel freezing problems. This document discusses the physical behavior of LP gas, methanol, and water, and methods of measuring the concentrations of water and methanol, as well as possible implications for fuel tank corrosion and fuel vaporization.
For a condensed look at the report's findings, simply download the fact sheet here.
You can also download the guide for treating propane with methanol to prevent freezing of valves and regulators.


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Surface Oxide State on Metal Powder and its Changes during Additive Manufacturing: an Overview
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Quality and usefulness of the powder for additive manufacturing (AM) are strongly determined by the surface composition of the powder. In addition, taking into account harsh conditions during AM process, significant changes in the powder surface chemical composition are taking place, limiting powder recyclability. Hence, knowledge concerning amount of oxides, their composition and spatial distribution on the powder surface determines further powder recycling. This communication summarizes possibilities of qualitative and quantitative analysis of powder surface chemistry by surface-sensitive chemical analyses using XPS and HR SEM coupled with EDX.The effect of alloy composition, AM process applied and powder handling on the surface composition of the powder are addressed. Results indicate significant enrichment in the thermodynamically stable surface oxides in case of high-alloyed powder for both, EBM and LS processes. A generic model for the oxide distribution, depending on the alloy composition and powder surface degradation during AM manufacturing, is proposed.


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, sugar, and coffee into which platform robot) is not visible from the timing diagram. It is only visible from the trace window or log file.
- Blue bubble 5. Task1_3 pours coffee into platform robot 1.
Comparing figures 4 and 6, route 1 is almost busy all the time. Therefore, the throughput of the coffee machine with two platform robots is increased.
But, if looking carefully, the machine with two platform robots can be even faster. The reason is that the coffee robot can serve another platform robot while milk and sugar robots are serving one platform robot, if the time of putting one cup on the platform is shorter than the time of pouring coffee by the coffee robot.
To increase the speed of the coffee machine, an engine design with different route configuration is used. Route 1 represents the actions of serving sugar, milk, and coffee to platform robot 1. Route 2 represents the actions of serving sugar, milk, and coffee to platform robot 2. The design of route 3 and 4 are the same as before. Figure 7 is the timing diagram of a new coffee machine.
Figure 7. New concurrency of higher system throughput for the coffee machine with 2 platform robots
The five blue bubbles in figure 7 are explained as follows:
- Blue bubble 1. Task4_1 puts cup onto platform robot 1.
- Blue bubble 2. Task1_1 and Task1_2 pour milk and sugar into empty cup at the same time to the cup platform robot 1. The cut robot starts to put a cup on platform 2 since it is free at this time.
- Blue bubble 3. Task2_2 starts to add sugar into cup 2 on platform robot 2. The reason that this action can happen is that the sugar robot just finishes adding sugar for cup 1 on platform robot 1. It is also clear that the milk robot is still busy pouring milk into cup 1. Therefore, cup 2 only has sugar for now.
- Blue bubble 4. Task2_1 starts to pour milk into cup 2 since it just finishes pouring milk for cup 1 on platform robot 1. Coffee robot begins to add coffee into cup 1 on platform robot 1.
- Blue bubble 5. Cup robot begins to serve cup 1 to customer since coffee is done for cup 1.
It is obvious that the choreography of this new coffee machine is different from that of the previous coffee machine. It appears to a user that its robots are smarter and works more intelligently since it starts to do the next job more promptly.
The above three samples demonstrate the following:
- It is easy to model and to analyze the concurrency of machine control with the JEK Platform.
- To adapt to a new hardware configuration, the JEK SDK helps achieve new system concurrency with minimum code changes.
- JEK Studio can visually identify system throughput potential quickly so that better throughput can be achieved.
- The samples demonstrated in these solutions have a pretty simple architecture (see downloaded code).
If not using the JEK Platform, can we solve the problem quickly? A few questions are raised here.
- If several teams, such as marketing, hardware, and software, are working on the product, they might stop when solution 2 is working. Do they know that solution 3 is the best solution? Can they figure it out quickly?
- Team members might be satisfied when they see that robots are working in parallel. If it is found that improvements can be made, how much code change is needed from solution 2 to solution 3 if implemented with synchronization objects in the Operating System?
- How much competitiveness a company would gain to have a more efficient and reliable machine?
How to Get the Two Samples
Please go to _URL_ to download the complete JEK Platform which includes the two samples.