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Siebel Advisor Administration Guide > Working with Advisor Project Files > About the Advisor Project Files >
Advisor Project Structure
The organization in which Advisor presents the project objects reflects the organization of the associated application.
Project objects that define the overall appearance and functionality of the application are considered application-level objects. These application-level objects include the Application UI Definition file and a contents list table.
The application presents information related to one or more categories. Advisor groups all of the project objects related to a single category into a pageset.
Within each pageset, the project objects are organized into two categories: data objects and interface objects. Each data object is further classified as a feature data object or a configuration data object. The feature data and configuration data objects are Feature tables and Configuration tables respectively. The interface objects within a pageset are the Pageset UI Definition file and the Pageset UI Registry file.
Every pageset in an application, at a minimum, contains the following items:
- A Pageset UI Definition file (oc_default_ui.htm)
- A Pageset UI Registry file (pCar_i.htm)
- At least one Configuration table
- One or more Feature tables
- One or more display pages

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Rockology 101
Rockology 101: Learning
Bet You Didn't Know
How Aggregates Are Made
How Aggregates Are Transported
How Aggregates Impact Your Life
Why Quarries Are Good Neighbors
The Mining Process
The Open Road
Sand, It's Not Just For Beaches
Farmers Like a Twist of Aglime
Modern Life and The Rock
Properties of Rocks
Rockology 101: Fun Facts
Rockology 101: Activities
How Aggregates Are Transported
Aggregates are transported to the point of use. The preferred method of transportation depends on a wide variety of factors, including delivery and schedule requirements, distance to the site, volume of material to be delivered, loading and unloading facilities, and the availability of different transportation methods.
By Truck
Crushed Stone Being Carried by a Truck to Building SiteTransportation by truck is the most common method. Trucks can quickly be loaded at our locations and can dump or drop their loads unassisted at the destination. They can deliver practically anywhere there is a road. From small pickups to tractor trailor rigs, trucks are filled to match their weight load requirements, making deliveries more economical.
At Rogers Group, our scale operators help to enforce weight laws by making sure trucks do not leave the scale overweight. We encourage all trucks to tarp to help reduce the possibility of loose rock chips falling from the truck when the truck is on its way to a delivery. Tarping can help control dust and keeps asphalt mix hot.
Crushed Stone in Haul Truck at a Local QuarryAnother type of truck used in transporting rock is a haul truck. Haul trucks are never driven on the road. Depending on the size of the haul truck, they can carry between 30 to 90 tons of stone. Haul trucks move the rock to the jaw crusher of the plant, conveyor belts and stock piles. The wheels of the truck can be 8 to 12 feet high. Two pickup trucks could hide in the bed of a large haul truck. A driver sitting in the cab of the truck would be thirty feet off the ground. A haul truck can cost anywhere from $500,000 to $800,000 dollars.
By Rail
Rail shipping may be more economical than truck transport. Typically, rail shipment is used to transport stone to areas of the country where the quality of the local stone product is poor, or they have limited natural stone resources available locally. Aggregates can be loaded into either 100-ton bottom dump hopper cars, gondolas, or moved in a single car.
By Water
When a quarry has access to a navigable river, aggregate can be moved by hopper or flat deck barges. Hopper barges commonly hold 1,500 tons of aggregate.
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Re-FORM is a thermoplastic resin that allows parts to be held or stiffened, or to protect them against clamping. By heating it to over 60°C, it becomes transparent, molded and malleable. You can therefore model it by hand to make it a shape that can be adapted to your needs. Once dry, it becomes extremely rigid, which allows it to protect or reinforce a part. Why use a thermoplastic resin? Thermoplastic resins are extremely hard and resistant materials in their solid state, but can be shaped manually when they reach a certain temperature. They can be very practical during the different machining processes and that's why they are used! The Re-FORM, is a product from the Plastiform range specially dedicated to the protection or reinforcement of parts. During machining, most fragile or small parts are subjected to vibrations or embrittlement. Thermoplastic resins make it easy to solve this problem. When the Re-FORM is placed inside a hollow part or as an external reinforcement of a fragile part, it makes it more resistant to the machining operations you will have to perform.
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How to use the Re-FORM?
Re-FORM is used like all thermoplastic resins, which mean, from a certain temperature (60°C) it becomes moulded and malleable. Then you can shape it as you wish to apply it to your part. Once malleable, you can handle the resin by hand.
Here are the steps to follow to properly use Plastiform thermoplastic resin:
 - Immerse a sufficient mass of Re-Form in a bowl of water between 65°C and 80°C.
 - Using a stick, start mixing the Re-Form to make sure it is completely malleable.
 - Remove it from the water and shape it according to your needs.
 - Position the product on your application area and let it dry.
Be careful not to use this product on machining operations that produce a high temperature, this could soften the Re-FORM and make it malleable again.
When you have finished machining your part, immerse it in an environment at 60°C to release it from the rigidity of the resin and then put the resin back in its bag (do not throw it away!).
The Re-FORM is a recyclable product, put it back in its bag and you can reuse it later, even if it has been damaged during machining.
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Today, land use change is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. Knowing the changes in land uses and how they change over time is one of the most important things in planning. By knowing the user developments, future changes can be predicted and appropriate actions can be taken. In this regard, this study first examines the trend of land use changes and then identifies the factors affecting these changes and developments in rural areas of Tavousieh, Barghan, Wardeh and Sangarabad in the city of Savojbolagh. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and has a descriptive-analytical nature. To collect information, use the method of observation, interview and design and completion of a questionnaire
Has been. The statistical population of the study includes 130 residents of the mentioned villages. Exploratory factor analysis in the form of SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The results of factor analysis identified four factors as factors affecting land use change in the mentioned villages, which are: construction growth and
The second mechanisms, organizational factors, lack of economy in the agricultural sector and the tendency of young people to non-agricultural occupations, which have explained a total of 85.545% of the variables of land use change. Also, with construction management in the department
Agriculture as a second home, accurate implementation of rural development policies with emphasis on maintaining agricultural land use, increasing the attraction and reducing the repulsion of rural life for young people and increasing the attractiveness of the agricultural sector for farmers and investors in this sector can be from the tendency of villagers to change land use Prevented agricultural lands.


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You just about have your answer right in the question. The short answer is that moving eastward seems to relate to exile, while moving westward is a return to the garden and the presence of God.
The long answer:
The garden is planted in the east of Eden
The garden is the primeval meeting place between God and man. It is the first sanctuary, where man is placed to work (serve) and keep (guard) (Gen 2:15). These are the same tasks of the priests and Levites with regard to the tabernacle (cf. Num 18:1-7).
Cherubim are stationed on the east side of the Garden of Eden
When Adam and Eve are exiled from the presence of God and from access to the tree of life, they are sent out eastward. To re-enter the garden, they would have to travel west and pass the cherubim and flaming sword. Also, after Cain murders his brother, he is driven even further east, further from the garden. By implication, the cherubim are also guarding the way into Eden itself, which is higher up and further west than the garden. I'll come back to this.
Parts of the burnt offering are to be thrown to the east side of the altar
This is part of the fowl Ascension ritual. It is the 'crop', which is somehow associated with the tail feathers. So, the rear of the bird is thrown to the east, while the head and body move westward, into the fiery presence of God.
The tabernacle's entrance faces east
This implies that the tabernacle is a new, more glorified garden sanctuary. Armed priests and Levites guard the tabernacle (Num 18:4) just like the cherubim who guarded the entrance of the garden. They also wield the flaming sword. In order for a worshiper to draw near to God, he would have to pass through the knife and the fire. He can't do this without dying, so he leans his hand on the head of an animal to commission it to go as his representative (cf. Num 8:10-18, 27:18-23). The animal passes through the knife and fire, moving westward and upward into the presence of God (it is "burned up" Lev 1:13 - lit. transformed into smoke, thus joining the glory cloud over the tabernacle)
In Ezekiel's vision God's glory comes from the east and enters the temple from the east.
Earlier (ch 10), we see the glory of God depart from the temple, traveling eastward to join the exiles in Babylon. Here, in chapter 43, Ezekiel sees a restored, more glorious temple, and the glory of God moves back in.
The same temple faces east with a river flowing east from it
This goes all the way back to the garden. A river flowed out of Eden - that is, from higher up and further west - through the garden and then out to the outlying lands. This seems to imply that moving west into the land of Eden would be desirable and would be moving closer to the throne of God (at least symbolically). Solomon's temple was also a garden sanctuary, with carvings of trees and fruit on the walls (cf. 1 Kings 6). It had a great bronze sea and bronze water chariots, which lined the north and south sides of the courtyard (1 Kings 7:23-39). The chariots with wheels imply a flow of water and correspond to the river that flowed through the garden. This is expanded further in Ezekiel's vision in chapter 47 to an increasingly deep and wide river coming from the temple and flowing to the outlying lands. This is picked up again in Revelation 22, where an angel shows John a vision of the New Jerusalem, the Church, the City-Bride of Christ, and "the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations."

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Suppose $H$ is embedded in $G$ and $H'$ is isomorphic to $H$ and embedded in $G'$. Then we can simultaneously embed $H$, $H'$, $G$ and $G'$ into a single object (the amalgamated free product) such that $H$ and $H'$ become identifiable. This seems similar to the Isomorphism Extension Theorem for fields which is important for developing Galois Theory. What are the practical uses of the amalgamated free product?
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van Kampen's theorem says $\pi_1(A\cup B)$ is the free product of $\pi_1(A)$ and $\pi_1(B)$, amalgamated along $\pi_1(A\cap B)$. – user641 Mar 2 '11 at 19:43
A theorem of G. Baumslag says that the free product of two free groups, amalgamated along a cyclic subgroup, is residually finite. This for instance implies all surface groups are residually finite. – user641 Mar 2 '11 at 19:54
_USER_: With conditions on $A$, $B$, and $A \cap B$, of course. More generally it allows us to consider concretely what a "the most general group containing two subgroups intersecting in a particular way" looks like. The notion has a further extension in terms of a pushout, where the "intersection" need not be isomorphic in the two summands. – Zhen Lin Mar 2 '11 at 19:56
A theorem of J.R. Stallings says that a f.g. group with infinitely many ends is either (a special type of) an HNN extension or an amalgamated free product. – user641 Mar 2 '11 at 19:56
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As Steve points out, amalgamated free product are key to the Seifert van-Kampen's theorem.
Other uses:
 - HNN Extensions use amalgamated free products. HNN extensions are as follows: given a group $G$ and two subgroups $H$ and $K$ that are isomorphic as groups but not conjugate in $G$, one constructs and overgroup $\mathcal{G}$ of $G$ in which $H$ and $K$ are conjugate. Some consequences of HNN extensions: every countable group can be embedded in a 2-generated group; there exist infinite simple torsion-free groups; there are uncountably many isomorphism classes of finite generated groups; etc.
 - Embeddability of amalgams. Suppose that in your setting $G$ and $G'$ satisfy some further group-theoretic property (e.g., they are finite, torsion, nilpotent, $p$-groups, solvable, etc). Can you find a group $\mathcal{G}$ that contains both $G$ and $G'$ as subgroups, in which $G\cap G' = H=H'$ (or at least, $G\cap G'\supseteq H=H'$), and $\mathcal{G}$ satisfies the same group theoretic property as $G$ and $G'$? Here the answer depends on the group theoretic property; for example, if $G$ and $G'$ are $p$-groups, you may be unable to find a $p$-group into which you can embed them with the properties above. Finding conditions for embeddability is important in terms of separation properties of morphisms, and the concept of epimorphism in special categories of groups (especially varieties).
 - Completing "partial groups". Often one has a structure in which only some products are defined, and one wants to extend it to a group in which all products are defined so that you get a group. The amalgamated free product is the key to this.
 - They are the group-theoretic categorical pushout of an inclusion diagram. Important in dealing with some notions of category theory within groups.
Added. Let me add that I do not think your analogy to the Isomorphism Extension Theorem is very apt, at least not if by "Isomorphism Extension Theorem" you are thinking about the same theorem as I am. By the IET I understand the following theorem:
Theorem. If $F$ is a field, $E$ is an algebraic extension of $F$, and $f\colon F\rightarrow K$ is a field embedding, then $f$ extends to an embedding $\overline{f}\colon E\to \overline{K}$ of $E$ into the algebraic closure of $K$.
I think you are thinking about the identification between $H$ and $H'$ as playing the role of the map $f$ above; but in the IET you already have a fixed "overfield" into which $K$ is embedded in a particular way, and into which you map $E$. Moreover, the extension $\overline{f}\colon E\to \overline{K}$ may "overlap" with $K$ in more than $f(F)$; that is, $\overline{f}(E)\cap K$ may be strictly larger than $f(F)$.
It would be more analogous to this if what you had was a group $G$ with a subgroup $H$, an embedding of $H$ into $G'$, and a group $\overline{G'}$, independent of $G$, into which $G$ could then be embedded extending the the map $H\hookrightarrow G'$.
I think that if you want to find an analogous theorem in fields, it would be that given a field $F$ and two algebraic extensions $K$ and $L$, there exists an extension $M$ of $F$ into which you can embed $K$ and $L$ (in such a way that $K\cap L\supseteq F$), and which is "universal" in the sense that any field which contains an image of $L$ and of $K$ will contain an image of $M$ (this field, of course, is the compositum of $L$ and $K$ in the algebraic closure of $F$).
This makes a bit more sense in that both are instances of pushouts, even though in the field case you need not have a strong embedding (one in which the intersection of the two objects is exactly their "common" object, and not something larger).
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Another important use of amalgamated products arises from groups acting on trees. One easy way to interpret $G=\mbox{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ as an amalgam is to observe how it naturally acts on a tree embedded in the upper half plane $H$ (the tree being simply the boundary of the tessellation of $H$ by fundamental domains of the action of $G$).
See Serre's "Trees" ("Arbres, Amalgames, SL_2"), or these nice lecture notes.
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The Impact of Economic Performance on Health in Zimbabwe
"The nexus between economic growth and health outcomes has been extensively studied. However the relationship between the two is not clear. Historically, decline in both infant and child mortality rates, and the fall in both male and female adult mortality rates especially since the turn of the 20th century has been attributed to a multiplicity of factors associated with economic and social advancement. These factors include rising availability of material goods, urbanization, improved infrastructure and housing, rising levels of education, improvement in personal and social hygiene, medical advances, the disappearance of slavery, and other host of significant reductions in discrimination for gender, religious, ethnic groups, etc. This research investigates the relationship between economic performance and health service delivery in Zimbabwe with the investigated causality running from the former to the latter. Thus, the main objective of the study is to investigate the impacts or effects of economic performance on health service delivery in Zimbabwe for the period 1980 to 2009."


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The Hard X-ray Nanoprobe beamline and endstation instruments (HXN) will be designed and constructed to explore new frontiers of hard x-ray microscopy applications with the highest achievable spatial resolution. Currently the available spatial resolution for scientific applications, provided by scanning x-ray microscopes in the hard x-ray regime, is limited to ~50nm, which is still insufficient for probing the nanoscale interfacial structures critical in determining properties and functionalities of material and biological systems. The HXN beamline aims to enable x-ray experiments at spatial resolutions ranging from 10 to 30 nm with an ultimate goal of ~1 nm.
The beamline is designed to minimize all possible sources of vibration and thermal drift. The conceptual design of the HXN beamline is optimized with the physical boundary conditions required to construct a satellite building physically isolated from the potential noise sources from the NSLS-II storage ring, experimental hall, and the adjacent lab-office building. This stability is needed to produce the ultimate goal of a 1 nm spot size.


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MSMA Herbicide and Arsenic
Name: Larry D. S.
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002 8:31:44 PM
The question relates to the potential release of arsenic from the
herbicides MSMA (monosodiummethanearsonate) and cacodylic acid
(dimethylarsinic acid)after they are sprayed on soils. Both compounds
are tightly bound to soils, especially those with high clay content.
However, they are not substantially metabolized in the soil environment
in the absence of microorganisms.
Is the release of arsenic inhibited by the bond strength of the arsenic
to the methyl groups in the molecules? How do these strengths compare
to common compounds such as water, H2O?
The following indicates that arsenic in herbicides has been known to cause
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How to replace food stamps
COLUMBUS - The Sept. 14 wind storm that left more than 2 million Ohioans facing longterm power outages is more than an inconvenience to food stamp recipients.
According to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), food purchased with food stamps can be replaced in certain circumstances, including if it spoils because of a power outage lasting longer than four hours.
To replace spoiled food purchased with food stamps, individuals must visit their county department of job and family services (CDJFS) and complete and submit a "Statement Requesting Replacement of Food Stamp Benefits" form. This form must be submitted within 10 days of the event that caused the food to spoil (in this case, Sept. 14) or, if the person was away from home, 10 days from when the food spoilage was discovered. Individuals can request an amount equal to the amount of food lost, but not exceeding the food stamp allotment for the month in which the disaster occurred.


the test is shown below. Note that since the plans are all delivered to the same portion of the panel (unlike the original Ling test) no open beam is required to remove beam profile effects. RAT3_updated.PNG
Since these tests have been delivered to the EPID the output factor tool can be used to analyse the dose deviations. In the table below the measured values have been normalised to the average. It can be seen that the maximum dose deviation from unity is 0.4% inidcating the accuracy of the MLC speed during RapidArc. It is noted that this test is only analysing the central few leaves for speed. However other tools can be used to analyse the dose along the entire length of the MLC bank. This method is most convenient for routine QA.
Leaf Speed (cm/s) Value (cGy/MU) Normalised Deviation (%)
1 0.476121 1.001 0.1
2 0.473771 0.996 -0.4
3 0.475437 0.999 0.0
4 0.475901 1.001 0.1
5 0.475555 1.002 0.2
The Halcyon is able to deliver varying leaf speeds during RapidArc. The RapidArc Leaf Speed Test has been adapted and incorporated in routine QA.


[Bioperl-l] Bio::LocatableSeq end checking inconsistency
Jun Yin jun.yin at ucd.ie
Fri Aug 13 09:36:34 EDT 2010
Hi, all,
I am the google summer of code student working on Bio::Align subsystem
refactoring. The code (Bio::SimpleAlign) I re-implemented now has passed
nearly all the test, except a few tests on seq/start-end testing. But here
comes a problem. This may be an old issue, that the Bio::LocatableSeq end
assignment and checking are inconsistent.
The current end checking method is based on:
However, this checking may not fit the real world case.
The inconsistency usually happens when a few columns of the sequence are
For example:
my $a = Bio::LocatableSeq->new(
 -id => 'a',
 -strand => 1,
 -seq => '-tcgatc-atcgatcg',
 -start => 30,
 -end => 43
If we remove the 1st, 8th and the last columns
$a->seq() will be 'tcgatcatcgatc'
Actually, in the real world, the first residue will still be 30 (the old
$seq->start), and the last residue is the residue before the 43 (the old
$seq->end), thus 42.
But if you call a validation, the calculation is
So the reassignment of the $seq->end will not pass the validation.
So unless you save the information to a new sequence object, the original
position information will be lost anyway. But in some cases, we have to
change the sequence in its original sequence object..
What is your suggestion on this issue?
A. pass the test and lose the information _TAG_ in coding but the
start-end annotation is not right any more
B. keep the information and forget the test _TAG_ object will still
remember where the last residue was in the original sequence. But is it
really meaningful at all? Because all the other residues may come from
C. Neither of above _TAG_ other suggestions?
Jun Yin
Ph.D. student in U.C.D.
Bioinformatics Laboratory
Conway Institute
University College Dublin
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Coil unwinding
Rolled strips in the metal industry are wound on coils for transport. For the later processing when the coils are unwound, it is important to know how much material has already been unrolled. This task is simple to solve by using an optoNCDT ILR optical length sensor. It continuously measures the distance from the surface of the coil to the centre. The thickness of the coil reduces due to the unwinding which is measured using the increase in distance from the coil surface to the sensor. Using the coil thickness, the material length can be recalculated using specific algorithms.
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The Correct spelling is: tight
Common misspellings of the word tight are:
How do you spell tight?. It is not
 - adj., tightÂ·er, tightÂ·est.
 1. Fixed or fastened firmly in place: a tight lid; tight screws; a tight knot.
 2. Stretched or drawn out fully: a tight wire; a tight drumhead.
 1. Leaving little empty space through compression; compact: a tight suitcase; a tight weave.
 2. Affording little spare time; full: a tight schedule.
 4. Closely reasoned or concise: a tight argument; a tight style of writing.
 6. Slang. Personally close; intimate: â€œme and the D.A., who happen to be very tight with one anotherâ€ (Tom Wolfe).
 7. Experiencing a feeling of constriction: a tight feeling in the chest.
 8. Reluctant to spend or give; stingy.
 1. Obtainable with difficulty or only at a high price: tight money.
 2. Affected by scarcity: a tight market.
 9. Difficult to deal with or get out of: a tight spot.
 10. Barely profitable: a tight bargain.
 11. Closely contested; close: a tight match.
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 13. Marked by full control over elements or subordinates; firm: tight management; a tight orchestral performance.
 14. Slang. Intoxicated; drunk.
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 adv., tightÂ·er, tightÂ·est.
 1. Firmly; securely.
 2. Soundly: sleep tight.
 3. Snugly or with constriction: My shoes are laced too tight.
 [Middle English, dense, of Scandinavian origin.]
 tightly tight'ly adv.
 tightness tight'ness n.
 SYNONYMS tight, taut, tense. These adjectives mean not slack or loose on account of being pulled or drawn out fully: a tight skirt; taut sails; tense piano strings.
 USAGE NOTE Tight is used as an adverb following verbs that denote a process of closure or constriction, as squeeze, shut, close, tie, and hold. In this use it is subtly distinct from the adverb tightly. Tight denotes the state resulting from the process, whereas tightly denotes the manner of its application. As such, tight is more appropriate when the focus is on a state that endures for some time after the activity has ended. The sentence She closed up the house tight suggests preparation for an impending blizzard. By the same token, it is more natural to say The windows were frozen tight than The windows were frozen tightly, since in this case the tightness of the seal is not likely to be the result of the manner in which the windows were frozen. With a few verbs tight is used idiomatically as an intensive and is the only possible form: sleep tight; sit tight. Tight can be used only following the verb: The house was shut tight (not tight shut).
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Guest halt polling¶
The cpuidle_haltpoll driver, with the haltpoll governor, allows the guest vcpus to poll for a specified amount of time before halting.
This provides the following benefits to host side polling:
- The POLL flag is set while polling is performed, which allows a remote vCPU to avoid sending an IPI (and the associated cost of handling the IPI) when performing a wakeup.
- The VM-exit cost can be avoided.
The downside of guest side polling is that polling is performed even with other runnable tasks in the host.
The basic logic as follows: A global value, guest_halt_poll_ns, is configured by the user, indicating the maximum amount of time polling is allowed. This value is fixed.
Each vcpu has an adjustable guest_halt_poll_ns ("per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns"), which is adjusted by the algorithm in response to events (explained below).
The haltpoll governor has 5 tunable module parameters:
Maximum amount of time, in nanoseconds, that polling is performed before halting.
Division factor used to shrink per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns when wakeup event occurs after the global guest_halt_poll_ns.
Multiplication factor used to grow per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns when event occurs after per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns but before global guest_halt_poll_ns.
The per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns eventually reaches zero in case of an idle system. This value sets the initial per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns when growing. This can be increased from 10000, to avoid misses during the initial growth stage:
10k, 20k, 40k, … (example assumes guest_halt_poll_grow=2).
Bool parameter which allows shrinking. Set to N to avoid it (per-cpu guest_halt_poll_ns will remain high once achieves global guest_halt_poll_ns value).
The module parameters can be set from the debugfs files in:
- Care should be taken when setting the guest_halt_poll_ns parameter as a large value has the potential to drive the cpu usage to 100% on a machine which would be almost entirely idle otherwise.


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In 1999 the average disposable income of Dutch households was nearly 23,500 euro. In terms of purchasing power this was 1.3% more than in the previous year, equalling the growth rate of purchasing power in the period _PHONE_. In 1998 it rose more strongly (2.8%), mainly because of a new form of tax relief for the over-65's.
Disposable household income by source of income
The improvement in purchasing power was largest for employee households. On average households who received their main income from wages had 2.5% more to spend in 1999 than in 1998. Some of these households received a social benefit or pension instead of wages in 1999. For households with income from wages in both 1998 and 1999, purchasing power rose more strongly, namely by 2.7%.
Annual change in purchasing power by source of income
In households which had to depend on a benefit in 1998, purchasing power rose by 1.6%. Naturally, it mainly increased for households who were no longer dependent on a social benefit in 1999. Purchasing power rose by less for households receiving a benefit in both years.
The increase in purchasing power for pensioners was on average 0.6%, about the same as in the preceding years, except 1998, when pensioners benefited from a tax deduction.
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The benefits of modular construction are widely recognized by a majority of the housing industry. More builders than ever are enjoying the time savings and efficiency of modular building, even commercial construction. While time savings and efficiency are two of the best known benefits of modular construction, they are certainly not the only ones. Other benefits include:
- Indoor construction prevents damage to interior portions of the structure
- Indoor storage protects building materials from damage or deterioration due to adverse weather and moisture
- Modular structures are stronger due to their being designed to handle the stresses of traveling from the factory to the jobsite
- Modular factories participate in strict QA/QC Programs
- Building in a controlled environment reduces waste by recycling materials and protecting supplies
One little known advantage, however, is the jobsite. Site built homes require space for supplies, such as stacks of lumber, trusses, fixtures, etc. Modular homes require little space for storing materials since most of the work was performed at the factory. This means a more attractive jobsite for neighbors, and a quicker clean-up. Take a look at the photo to the right and see the difference for yourself. Not only was the modular home completed in 5 hours, the jobsite is neat and tidy for neighbors. This also means that with little materials sitting around the jobsite, there is less chance of small nails and screws being left behind to be stepped on or driver over.
One more reason more and more families and businesses are choosing modular.
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x509 certificates for researches and employees at UiO
Researchers and others employed at the University of Oslo in some cases participate in international projects using x509 certificates for authenticating users and giving access to web-sites or services in connection to the projects. This page gives a short explanation of what x509 certificates are and how you can obtain one if needed.
What is an x509 certificate
A certificate is a document that certifies you as a entity within an institution. The certification occurs via a chain of trust mechanism, i.e if the authority that issues the certificate is trustworthy then your certificate is valid). Certificate can be used for signing documents, encrypting and getting authorization (i.e. to browse or use web content and services). UiO's certificates are signed by TERENA authority and follow the x509 standard.
Policy and terms of use
The certificates are considered passwords and must be treated in an accordingly secure way. They must never be shared with others or be stored in such a way that they are made accessible for others.
By using this service you accept to comply with all terms of use of the specific grid/eScience service, including the terms of use for the UiO IT-resources, and in particular the UIO IT-regulations and rules specified in the UiO IT-security handbook.
If your certificate and the associated password in one way or another are made known to any other party, you are obligated to inform UiO IT promptly (_EMAIL_).
If it is made known to us that your use of this service or UiO IT resources are not in compliance with the terms of use or Norwegian law, we will revoke the rights given to you with immediate effect.
Every person with a legally binding relationship with the University of Oslo may obtain a certificate. Certificates are issued for one year, unless the duration of the binding relationship with the UiO is shorter. In the latter case the certificate validity will be adjusted accordingly. After one year the certificate can be renewed provided that you are still qualifying.
Getting an x509 certificate
University of Oslo (UiO) can grant certificates of two types: IGTF compliant grid/eScience and regular. The difference between the two is that grid/eScience can be used for authenticating with scientific computing services. You should ask for grid/eScience (GÉANT IGFT-MICS Personal ) one if you are involved in scientific computing, if not the regular personal certificate will fullfill your needs.
Earlier orders were done through DigiCert (ending April 2020). Now orders are placed via Sectigo.
In order to be able to apply for a certificate through Sectigo you must belong to a specific unix group (usit-fi-x509-personal-user or usit-fi-x509-user). You can check what groups you are member of from the "Brukerinfo" page: _URL_
If you are not member for the usit-fi-x509-personal-user or usit-fi-x509-user group, please send a request to _EMAIL_ or contact Maiken Pedersen (email/mattermost) directly.
Steps to request a certificate from Sectigo web page
 1. At the Sectigo entry page, please select the "Feide" Institution, and not the "FEIDE" one.
Log-in page Sectigo
2. Fill in the Digital Certificate Enrollment according to needs
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You can chose a regular SSL certificate (GÉANT Personal Certificate) a grid/eScience certificate (GÉANT IGTF-MICS Personal) or a Robot Certificate. Set a password if RSA or ECC private key is generated, or upload your CSR. (How to create a CSR - google openssl CSR).
The certificate will be ready at once and be downloaded to your computer (in your Downloads folder). To import it into your browser - follow your browsers procedure to import a certificate.
Converting the certificate to PEM cert/key pair
Sometimes you might need to possess your certificate in the form of PEM files, when one is the public key, and the other is the private key (typically named usercert.pem and userkey.pem). For example, it is needed for the users who use grid/eScience resources directly and need to generate a proxy-certificate for it. The certificate which is installed in your browser by the portal has other format (PKCS12), and comes as a single bundle, with no separation of the public and private parts. To convert it, use the procedure described below with Linux/Mac OS.
1. Export the installed bundle from your browser (or keychain in case of MacOS). The portal should have given your manuals for how to do it upon the certificate generation. Search Internet if you are in doubt, or contact _EMAIL_, if you can't solve it yourself. The export should get you a bundle saved as a local file in pkcs12 format.
Remember that if the export password is left blank, any person who gets a hand on your bundle could use your certificate! Delete the bundle when the conversion is done.
1. Move the pkcs12 certificate from your Downloads folder to a place of your preference.
2. You already have a password for the certificate as the Sectigo page requires this. In command-line interface, go to the directory where your pkcs12-bundle is stored, and run:
openssl pkcs12 -nocerts -in -out userkey.pem
where is the name of your bundle (e.g. certs.p12). It'd ask you first for the import password, and then would ask for the PEM password to your userkey, which you should have decided on already. This would get you a private userkey in userkey.pem file. The PEM password entered is the password for the userkey you should use from now on when manipulating with the key.
3. Now get the public key from the bundle. Run:
openssl pkcs12 -nokeys -clcerts -in -out usercert.pem
where again is the name of your bundle. This would get you a public part in usercert.pem file.
Now you can use your public/private PEM files.
Root certificates
If you get complaints that your certificate is signed not by a trusted authority, install the root certificates of Terena and/or DigiCert in your browser/system. They can be found here.
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Mis-Manufactured Goods Celebrates Ineffectual Items
By: Amelia Roblin - Published: Jul 7, 2011 • References: jeremyhutchison and core77
Most factories have their production methods down to an art, but Mis-Manufactured Goods shows what happens when the assembly process goes awry. But instead of sifting through industrial dumpsters to find these unique objects, artist Jeremy Hutchison actually requested that these be fabricated with incapacitating errors.
There has, however, been left room for some creativity, as the man behind this 'Err' Exhibition instructed his commissioned factory workers from Spain, Poland, India and China to give their products whatever fault they saw fit. The result is a collection of incredibly useless objects that have a utterly unexpected charm. The Mis-Manufactured Goods artifact miscellany comprises a shovel with a misplaced handle, a comb with no teeth and a pipe with no hole.
Photo Credits: Creative Review


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Ontario dairy cows Tweet about their teats
When dairy cows start tweeting is it safe to say that Twitter is slowly taking over the world? OK maybe not, but a group of 12 dairy cows in Brant County, Ontario, have recently started "teat tweeting" and even have their own website.
It's all thanks to a collaboration between Marcel O'Gorman (head of the University of Waterloo's Critical Media Lab) and Ron Broglio (an English professor from Georgia Gwinnett College in the States). This new social media project, affectionately named the Teat Tweet Dairy Diary, aims to show consumers the often highly technological nature of farming and how the industry is changing.
I for one don't imagine robotic milking machines (effectively creating a self-serve milking bar for the cows) when I think of Ontario's dairy farms, but Voluntary Milking System (VMS) technology is becoming more and more popular among farmers in Ontario and beyond.
Farmer Chris Vandenberg of Buttermine Farms (who's cows are doing all the tweeting) told me that he isn't the only one using this new robotic milking technology, there are about 25 farms using VMS in southwestern Ontario alone. It's even more widely used in Europe, where the technology originated.
The system works by linking the cows to robotic milking pens through an electronic RFID collar. The collar tells sensors at each milking pen when the cow last gave milk, how much she gave, and how long it took. If there hasn't been enough time since the last milking, the robot won't let her into the pen.
The inspiration for the project came to O'Gorman and Broglio through talking to Chris and other farmers using VMS technology. They came to realize how drastically it's changing dairy farming.
With cows able to milk themselves any time they like, farmers using a VMS system act more like information managers than they do farmers. Dairy Diary was conceived as a way to both allow the farmer to regain intimacy with his cows, and allow people to learn more about where their milk comes from.
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So how do the cows tweet? Marcel O'Gorman and the crew at the University of Waterloo's Critical Media Lab didn't want to share all their secrets, but they did tell me that data individual to each cow is pulled from the robotic milking system and that tweets are generated for specific cows based on their interactions with the robots. The messages are drawn at random from a database, sort of like a chatbot.
For example, the sassy bovine Attention Please (_USER_) might tweet something like "I just squirted 11.8 kgs of milk out of my teats in 5:11 seconds. What did you do today?"
Other things the cows share in their tweets? How often they get shot down by the robots (SNAP!), how much they ate while in the milking pen, which of their teats is the slowest, and how good the automated cow brusher feels.
I have been following Attention Please for a couple of months now, and the tweets are often quite funny. The project recently landed itself on The Huffington Post's "9 CRAZIEST things that can Tweet" list.
Dairy Diary was launched back in December and will be running for a year. You can check out pictures and bios of each cow on the Teat Tweet website, and follow them on Twitter (but they all tweet pretty much the same things, so you really only need to follow one): _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_, _USER_
Photos by Gerbrich Vandenberg.
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SCienceLab introduces research to pre-college students
In a University of South Carolina laboratory, researchers in white lab coats carefully transfer tiny drops of liquid so they can study their own DNA. Nearby, fellow researchers study genetic disorders, polymer molecules and environmental contaminants.
Such studies are routine experiences for undergraduate and graduate students, but these experiments are being conducted by middleand high-school students, many of whom have never been on a college campus before.
The lab experience is part of SCienceLab, an inquiry-based program designed to augment the science curriculum in middle and high schools and give students a laboratory experience similar to one they would find at college.
Created by biology professor Dr. Bert Ely, SCienceLab recently received a $536,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The NIH award, one of only 17 Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) projects in the United States, puts the university in the company of other prestigious universities, including Cornell, Stanford, Purdue and Tufts.
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WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- A variety of autumn floral stems.
- Brown paper.
- Hot glue gun & glue sticks.
- Wire pliers or cutters.
- Long grass pieces.
- Galvanised tin bucket.
Step 1.Cut the pieces of brown paper into 3x 20mm by 20mm squares. These will make up the 3x cones for your arrangements.
Step 2.Twist each brown square piece of paper into a loose cone and secure the joining the end corners using the hot glue gun.
Step 3.Mix and match your favourite Autumn stems into three little bunches. You will need to use wire cutters, or sharp scissors, to trim the stems to the appropriate length.
Step 4.Once you have the bunches laid out, it's time to stuff your brown paper cones! Cover the bottom of each stem using the hot glue fun and place in the cone. Keep filling each cone.
Step 5.When all three cones are filled, take a piece of grass and wrap it around the bottom part of the cone. Tie in a double knot in the front. Use the hot glue gun to secure the grass to the cone if necessary.
Step 6.Place all three arrangements in a tin bucket for that chic fall farmhouse look!


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| You must have heard about different kinds of competition, and your children also must have participated in many of them. But today, I will tell you about a unique and a very interesting competition. i.e., National Handwriting Olympiad.
National Handwriting Olympiad is a handwriting competition which is conducted at the national level. It is unique because the participant does not have to do any special preparations and it is interesting because even the one, who actually does not win, never loses. You must be wondering how this is possible.
Actually, in this Competition students across India participate through their schools. The most interesting aspect is that, those students with illegible handwriting can also take part in this competition.
The reason behind it being –"The way of Evaluation of the handwriting sheets"
Handwriting experts scrutinize the handwriting sheets and also give necessary suggestions as well as corrective advice to each and every student. This advice helps your child to improve / repair his /her handwriting.
The Experts in the field of Handwriting have said that "Handwriting reflects the personality of an Individual."
If you want to ensure success for your child in Academic Career, you will have to focus on his/her handwriting from childhood itself.
The Best known Handwriting Institute of India, Write - Right found in its survey, that 96% of the merit students have got good and legible handwriting, and they also have a better control over languages; And if worked upon scientifically the handwriting of every single student can be improved within 7 to 10 days.
The main aim of this Competition is to spread the awareness & importance of Handwriting among students, so that they can focus on handwriting right from the beginning and not lose marks due to illegible handwriting.
Through this type of Competitions
- Your child will get an opportunity to improve his/her handwriting.
- Your child becomes aware about Importance of legible handwriting.
- Your child will be Awarded/ Rewarded.
So Friends, Isn't it a Unique Competition, where students who are losing can also win. After knowing about this competition, you will be willing that your child should participate, so why the delay? Talk to the Teachers today itself. For more Information, log on to _URL_


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depend primarily on the size of the data sets that are processed.
magni depends on numpy, scipy, pytables, and matplotlib. The package has been tested with:
- numpy version 1.8
- scipy version 0.13
- pytables version 3.1
- matplotlib version 1.3
The following libraries are optional requirements for magni:
- IPython Notebook >= 1.1 (for running examples)
- Math Kernel Library (mkl) >= 11.1 (for accelerated vector operations)
- sphinx >= 1.2 (for building the documentation from source)
- napoleon >= 0.2.6 (for building the documentation from source)
List of contributors
- Christian Schou Oxvig (Aalborg University) - Development
- Patrick Steffen Pedersen (Aalborg University) - Development
- Jan Østergaard (Aalborg University) - Testing and code review
- Thomas Arildsen (Aalborg University) - Testing and code review
- Tobias L. Jensen (Aalborg University) - Testing and code review
- Torben Larsen (Aalborg University) - Testing and code review
Videnbasen (VBN), Aalborg University
Christian Schou Oxvig
(3) Reuse potential
The magni package has been designed to facilitate reuse through extensive documentation of functionality and interfaces. The code has been implemented with focus on readability. And the package is accompanied by a number of examples to demonstrate its use in various use-cases.
We expect the magni package to have significant reuse potential for researchers in the area of AFM, particularly in relation to compressed sensing acquisition and reconstruction of AFM images. This applies to both users interested in developing and testing new sampling patterns for use in conjunction with compressed sensing techniques and users developing new algorithms for compressed sensing in the context of AFM.
Furthermore, the magni package is applicable to compressed sensing in general and can be particularly useful to those looking for compressed sensing reconstruction algorithms for use in Python, which have so far been scarce. In addition to reconstruction algorithms, the package provides a consistent framework which can be used to empirically estimate the reconstruction capabilities of the users' own reconstruction algorithms in terms of reconstruction phase transitions.
Due to the magni package being based on well established Python libraries, it fits naturally into the Python ecosystem of high-quality tools for scientific computing. The software complies with the reproducible research paradigm as used in the field of signal processing. The intent of reproducible research is to create an open and transparent approach to the software related to some specific conducted research – see e.g.,,,. We thus provide full open access to all source code and full reuse rights via the generous BSD 2-Clause license, making it easy for others to use the code base. While it is the plan of the developers to continuously expand the functionality of the software, others are free to use it in separate branches. The reproducibility subpackage goes one step further by providing functionality for reading and writing the version and complete configuration of magni. Furthermore, information about conda, git revision, and the system platform is included if available. This information can be automatically shipped alongside the results, by letting magni use the same HDF5 database for storing the two. With these features, the developers hope to inspire others to make their results reproducible.


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Back to help contents.
Creating a Problem
There are three ways to create a problem in the Neural Networks Applet.
- Load a Sample Graph (with data)
This is the way to load a prebuilt neural network. You can load from a set of sample problems, or load from a URL. Take note
that this expects a file with both data and graph information. This will return an error if there is
On the menu bar, select File->Load A Sample Graph and Data. A dialog will pop up with a choice of sample problems. Choose one.
On the menu bar, select File->Load Graph and Data From URL. Type in the URL of the neural network file, and click load.
- Load Data
This is the way to load a comma-delimited data file and create a network to solve it. You can load from a set of sample
problems, or load from a URL. This will split the data equally into the training and test sets.
On the menu bar, select File->Load Sample Data. A dialog will pop up with a choice of sample problems.
On the menu bar, select File->Load Data From URL. Type in the URL of the data file, and click load.
- Create the Neural Net and the example set manually.
Click the Create mode tab to display the Create panel. Select the Create Node button and click on the canvas to
create at least two nodes. Then, select the Create Edge button and connect the two nodes by clicking on the parent
node and then clicking on the child node. The applet will automatically determine which nodes are input, output, or hidden.
It is required that the neural net be completely connected - thus an input node has to be connected to all the nodes of
its children's layer (whether hidden or output).
For the neural net to learn, you must give it training examples. To add training examples, click the View/Edit Examples button to open the Edit Examples dialog box. Click the
'Add New' button
on the dialog, and the applet will query you for one example. Add an example.
Solving A Problem
Click the Solve mode tab to go to Solve mode. Click Initialize Parameters to reset the learning of the applet. There
are three ways to perform backpropagation in the Neural Networks applet.
- Step through the process one step at a time by clicking the Step button.
- Step through the process 50 steps at a time by clicking the Step 50X button.
- Allow the applet to solve to a preset minimum error (.1 by default) by clicking the Step To Target Error button.
When performing multiple steps, you can stop stepping by clicking the Stop button
To show the error plot, click the Show Plot button. To get an output given a set of inputs, click the Calculate
Output button and enter the desired inputs. The inputs given are NOT added to the test or training sets. Also, these
inputs do not affect the learning of the network in any way.


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equivalent to 24,000 households.
Storm water can be collected from roofs, tarmac and landscaped areas. Depending on the collection, storage and possible contamination, the water may require treatment ranging from settling ponds to a proper water treatment plant.
Use will depend on water quality and could range from landscaping to vehicle and building washing, and toilet flushing. A crucial task of storm water management includes keeping water with tarmac residues from contaminating surface water courses.
Soil and land management
Soil, surface and ground water can be contaminated by storm water run-off, fuel spills, de-icing fluids and other spill incidents. Spill prevention and reaction to incidents are operational and environmental responsibilities.
Poorly planned land management can provide habitat that creates a bird and wildlife hazard.
There are many streams of solid waste at an airport including, municipal waste from concessions and passenger areas; waste from airfield operations and maintenance such as derelict equipment, pallets and hazardous materials like paint thinners; deplaned waste that might require incineration, and debris from construction and demolition.
Some streams are regulated, some materials can be recycled, and some can generate income.
The perception of the environmental impact by neighbouring residents can be as important as the physical effects. Fostering positive community relations can make a vital contribution to the mitigation of adverse environmental pressure resulting from airport operation.
The goals of an airport's community engagement programme should include establishing and maintain the trust of the community, because if the public does not believe the information provided, there is no foundation to achieve community engagement. This trust is built upon a long-term culture of honesty and transparency.
If communities can grant the airport permission to operate and grow, and airports can undertake sufficient voluntary measures, then overly restrictive regulation and court actions can be avoided.


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Stanley Steamer History: Francis and Freelan Stanley were twin brothers who started out making dry plates for photography, sold out to Eastman Kodak, and then built their first automobile in 1897. They were among the first auto makers in the US and sold their first design to John Walker of the Locomobile Company of America in 1899. The Stanleys opened the Stanley Motor Carriage Company in 1902 and built steam engines and steam driven automobiles until 1924, commonly known as "Stanley Steamers".
The first Stanley Steamers bodies were made of wood that sat on metal frames. The steam came from an upright boiler under the seat, on top of a gasoline or kerosene fired burner. Vertical copper tubes in the boiler transferred the heat from the fire to the water and pressure relief valves prevented blow outs. The drive mechanism amounted to two side by side cylinders and the pistons were pushed in both directions by the steam pressure. The power was transmitted by chain and sprockets from the crankshaft to a differential.
Originally the steam engines were located in the back of the car but later moved to the front and in 1915 condensers were added to increase the driving distance. In 1906 the Stanley Steamer was the fastest car in the world, traveling a mile in 28.2 seconds.
By the late 1910s gasoline engines were cheaper and more efficient than steam and sales fell, despite the Stanley's efforts at claiming that their engine was safer. By 1917 the "writing was on the wall" and the Stanleys sold their company to Prescott Warren, who finally gave up in 1924.
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In what seemed like an unbelievable event, doctors had their hands full in addition to their already dazed minds. Doctors operating on a tumour in Nagabhushanam Siva's left eye were stunned to find the two fully-formed teeth embedded inside.
When asked, the 23 year old said: "I was born with an abnormal left eye and it continued to swell over the years. My family was too scared to send me to see a doctor and during the last few years it has grown much bigger. I had blurred vision so eventually I consulted a doctor for help."
Teratoma was the diagnosis that was given to Nagabhushanam by doctors at a government hospital in Chennai, southern India. The tumour had pushed her eye inside its socket and protruded the skin, blocking her vision and partially damaging the optic nerve. The growth also left her unable to move her eyeball and had developed lazy eye syndrome.
Doctors said they had seen a few past cases of Teratoma with tooth-like tissues embedded in the tumour, but fully formed teeth were very rare. Hospital Director, Dr K Vasantha, said: "A Teratoma is a mass of tissue that contains cysts and sometimes contains hard tissues but fully grown teeth is so very rare."
The removal of the tumour caused severe damage to Nagabhushanam's optic nerve which has tragically left her permanently blind.
"Because it was left untreated all these years the tumour was allowed to grow to extraordinary lengths. That resulted in the optic nerve damage," Dr Vasantha added. Orbital Teratomas are rare embryonic tumors composed of tissues that grow in the attempt to form an organ.
The first case of this condition was reported 149 years ago. Only 70 such cases have been found worldwide ever since.


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September saw the 23rd annual World of Learning Conference and Exhibition in Birmingham, UK. Elysian's own Chris Atkinson spoke here with passion, delivering a talk on his favourite topic, motivating people – beyond money. In case you didn't have to opportunity to make it to World of Learning, we filmed the talk for you to watch.
See the talk highlights:
Transformational Leadership – Moving Beyond Money
Despite a huge body of research to the contrary most organisations remain fixated on incentive and punishment as the key methodologies for employee engagement. Many leaders find it hard to imagine an organisational context where money isn't the driving force behind the motivation of their people. Whilst money will remain the primary reason why most of us work it isn't an effective motivator nor is it actually very effective as a means to drive performance. Any engine needs fuel and the 'fuel' our people run on has changed, the 'engine' of the organisation must now change in response – Transformational Leadership is the answer (move from 'have to' to 'want to').
Key learning points:
- Learn the process and philosophy of transformational leadership
- Discover the levers that drive performance beyond money
- Understand the limitations of reward and punishment methodologies
Watch it here:
If you would prefer to download the talk to listen to it on the go, find it on Sound Cloud here
Are you interested in finding out more about Chris as a speaker? click here


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Natural minerals originate as elements in the earth. Living beings cannot make minerals. Humans consume minerals from eating plants and animals. Plants take up the natural minerals from the soil, and herbivorous animals eat the plants. Minerals are also present in the water supply. The amount of minerals consumed depends on the soil and water content; this varies geographically.
Health Facts: In Ujang Tinggi's review 'Essentiality and toxicity of selenium and its status in Australia: a review', published in Toxicology Letters in 2003, great differences were found in the intake of the trace mineral selenium in 15 countries. The countries with the lowest intakes were parts of China, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Belgium. This is due to low soil and water selenium content in these countries.


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Architecture & Environment Lecture: Peder Anker
Associate Professor, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
The Environmental Studies Program, New York University
"Spaceship Earth: A History of Ecological Designs"
January 20, 2011 | 5:00pm | Buchanan 1930
Why did scientists and lay people alike in the 1970s talk about the Earth in terms of a Spaceship? And in what way did this frame the environmental design debate? With a point of departure in the famous earthrise image, this lecture reviews the history of "spaceship earth". The Earth was literally understood as being construed as the spaceship and the environmental havoc was caused by humans not behaving like astronauts. Environmental design and ethics became an issue of trying to live like astronauts by adapting space technologies such as bio-toilets, solar cells, recycling, and energy-saving devices. Spaceships came to represent the rational, orderly, and wisely managed contrast to the irrational, disorderly, and ill managed environments on Earth.
This lecture is organized by the Architecture and Environment Emphasis of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture as part of the lecture series 'Moralities in Art and Architecture'. It is co-sponsored by the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, the Institute for Energy Efﬁciency, the Interdisiplinary Humanities Center, all UCSB, and Livingreen, Santa Barbara.


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This section will describe the following:
- Scale Types
What the different axis scales offer.
Controlling numeric and time tick intervals.
- Scale Range
Controlling the axis scale start, end, and range.
- Scale Breaks
Using scale breaks.
- Scale Influentials
Allow axis markers and custom axis tick to influence axis scale ranges.
Axis scales dictate more than just the values on an axis. They also specify element behavior such as stacked, or FullStacked. The options for the Scale enumeration include:
Between numeric and time scales,.netCHARTING will automatically set the appropriate scale so it does not always need to be specified explicitly. Scales such as Stacked or FullStacked only apply to axes on which the element y values are plotted because these are the values that are stacked. For example with a combo chart, the Chart.YAxis would be the one to specify a stacked scale.
Other properties that control the scale include:
specifies the logarithmic base of intervals.
A '%' sign will be added to the end of tick labels and the axis maximum will snap to 100% if the plotted data's range falls between 50 and 100.
reverses the sequence of a scale.
Intervals come in two flavors, numeric, and time. The latter is more complicated so we'll tackle numeric first.
Controlling the interval is a simple concept. You can specify a numeric interval using code such as:
Chart.YAxis.Interval = 5;
Chart.YAxis.Interval = 5
This will force an interval at every five numeric units. Other interval related properties include:
Specifies the minimum numeric interval.
TIP: This allows you to prevent the axis scale from using intervals that are smaller than a single unit of your data. For example a chart showing votes and the maximum number being 3 may show intervals at.5 which are not desired.
Specifies the maximum number of ticks to generate.
The basic time interval is controlled with the Axis.TimeInterval property
Axis.TimeInterval = TimeInterval.Week;
Axis.TimeInterval = TimeInterval.Week
Advanced time interval
A more complex time interval is also available and can be specified through the Axis.TimeIntervalAdvanced property.
Using the advanced time interval version allows you to specify an interval multiplier. For example we can have an interval every 4 days or 2 weeks etc.
Axis.TimeIntervalAdvanced.Multiplier = 2;
Axis.TimeIntervalAdvanced.Multiplier = 2
Custom time span
A completely custom time span can be used as a time interval.
Axis.TimeIntervalAdvanced.TimeSpan = new TimeSpan(10,5,3);
Axis.TimeIntervalAdvanced.TimeSpan = New TimeSpan(10,5,3)
Custom start time
An interval can also start at any given time. These times can be specified through the following properties:
The month of year at which this interval initially occurs. Value ranges from zero indicating January, to eleven, indicating December.
The day of the week at which this interval initially occurs. Value ranges from zero indicating Sunday, to six, indicating Saturday.
A DateTime object representing the time instant at which this interval initially occurs. The value of this DateTime structure can be specific down to the millisecond.
The scale's numeric, time, and category axis boundaries can be specified using the Axis.ScaleRange property. New in version 5.0, the scale range can also represent a range on a category axis.
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueHigh = 100;
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueLow = 2;
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueHigh = new DateTime(2000,12,1);
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueLow = new DateTime(2000,1,1);
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueHigh = 100
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueLow = 2
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueHigh = New DateTime(2000,12,1)
Chart.YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueLow = New DateTime(2000,1,1)
Providing a single high or low value without its counterpart is also permitted.
YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueLow = 2;
YAxis.ScaleRange.ValueLow = 2;
|Note: Numeric intervals start at zero, therefore, if the minimum value doesn't land on an interval there may be a gap between the scale's edge and the first axis tick.|
Category Axis Scale Ranges
New in version 5.0, the scale range can also represent a category axis range. It can achieved in two ways. The axis tick label text can be used to specify the range. The other way is to use a zero-based indexes to reference the axis ticks. For example, if there are 10 axis ticks they can be referenced using a numeric index of [0-9]. This code demonstrates the two methods.
// Using names. Chart.XAxis.ExtraTicks.Add(new AxisTick("Element 1", "Element 3", "Range")); // Using indexes. Chart.XAxis.ExtraTicks.Add(new AxisTick(0, 2, "Range"));
' Using names. Chart.XAxis.ExtraTicks.Add(New AxisTick("Element 1", "Element 3", "Range"))'Using indexes. Chart.XAxis.ExtraTicks.Add(New AxisTick(0, 2, "Range"))
Time Scale Padding
Time scale ranges can be padded with an equal amount of time on either side of the plotted data to produce the final range. This is achieved using Axis.TimePadding.
Chart.XAxis.TimePadding = TimeSpan.FromDays(10);
Chart.XAxis.TimePadding = TimeSpan.FromDays(10)
Scale breaks are discontinuities in an axis' scale. They are useful in the following scenarios:
- When there is a large difference between low and high element values.
- When element value variations are much smaller than the scale range.
- When specific days of a week should be excluded in the scale, for example, weekends are not needed in financial charts. Scale breaks can work with a calendar pattern in this case.
For the first two cases, the chart engine can automatically generate a scale break by setting Axis.SmartScaleBreak to true.
Scale breaks are added manually like so:
Axis.ScaleBreaks.Add( new ScaleRange(0,50) );
//Or for time:
Axis.ScaleBreaks.Add( new ScaleRange(new DateTime(2000,1,1), new DateTime(2000,12,1) ) );
Axis.ScaleBreaks.Add( New ScaleRange(0,50) )
'Or for time:
Axis.ScaleBreaks.Add( New ScaleRange(New DateTime(2000,1,1), New DateTime(2000,12,1) ) )
Scale Break Styles
A number of options are available to achieve the scale break style your charts require. The style can be set with the ScaleBreakStyle enumeration at the axis level as shown below.
Chart.YAxis.ScaleBreakStyle = ScaleBreakStyle.ZigZag;
Chart.YAxis.ScaleBreakStyle = ScaleBreakStyle.ZigZag
Objects that inherit from ScaleRange, such as AxisMarker and AxisTicks are able to influence the axis' scale range. For instance, a chart showing bandwidth usage over a period of time with an axis marker representing the bandwidth limit may have elements that will never reach or even come close to the limit marker's value. Because of this, the limit marker will not be visible on the chart; however, if AxisMarker.IncludeInAxisScale is true, the marker will tell the axis scale range to encompass its value.
Objects that can influence axis scales are:


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Differential scanning calorimetry
Differential scanning calorimetry or DSC is a thermoanalytical technique in which the difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference are measured as a function of temperature. Both the sample and reference are maintained at nearly the same temperature throughout the experiment. Generally, the temperature program for a DSC analysis is designed such that the sample holder temperature increases linearly as a function of time. The reference sample should have a well-defined heat capacity over the range of temperatures to be scanned. The basic principle underlying this technique is that, when the sample undergoes a physical transformation such as phase transitions, more (or less) heat will need to flow to it than the reference to maintain both at the same temperature. Whether more or less heat must flow to the sample depends on whether the process is exothermic or endothermic. For example, as a solid sample melts to a liquid it will require more heat flowing to the sample to increase its temperature at the same rate as the reference. This is due to the absorption of heat by the sample as it undergoes the endothermic phase transition from solid to liquid. Likewise, as the sample undergoes exothermic processes (such as crystallization) less heat is required to raise the sample temperature. By observing the difference in heat flow between the sample and reference, differential scanning calorimeters are able to measure the amount of heat absorbed or released during such transitions. DSC may also be used to observe more subtle phase changes, such as glass transitions. DSC is widely used in industrial settings as a quality control instrument due to its applicability in evaluating sample purity and for studying polymer curing.
An alternative technique, which shares much in common with DSC, is differential thermal analysis (DTA). In this technique it is the heat flow to the sample and reference that remains the same rather than the temperature. When the sample and reference are heated identically phase changes and other thermal processes cause a difference in temperature between the sample and reference. Both DSC and DTA provide similar information; DSC is the more widely used of the two techniques.
The result of a DSC experiment is a curve of heat flux versus temperature or versus time. There are two different conventions: exothermic reactions in the sample shown with a positive or negative peak; it depends by the different kind of technology used by the instrumentation to make the experiment. This curve can be used to calculate enthalpies of transitions. This is done by integrating the peak corresponding to a given transition. It can be shown that the enthalpy of transition can be expressed using the following equation:
ΔH = KA
where ΔH is the enthalpy of transition, K is the calorimetric constant, and A is the area under the curve. The calometric constant will vary from instrument to instrument, and can be determined by analyzing a well-characterized sample with known enthalpies of transition.
Differential scanning calorimetry can be used to measure a number of characteristic properties of a sample. Using this technique it is possible to observe fusion and crystallization events as well as glass transition temperatures (Tg). DSC can also be used to study oxidation, as well as other chemical reactions.
Glass transitions may occur as the temperature of an amorphous solid is increased. These transitions appear as a step in the baseline of the recorded DSC signal. This is due to the sample undergoing a change in heat capacity; no formal phase change occurs.
As the temperature increases, an amorphous solid will become less viscous. At some point the molecules may obtain enough freedom of motion to spontaneously arrange themselves into a crystalline form. This is known as the crystallization temperature (Tc). This transition from amorphous solid to crystalline solid is an exothermic process, and results in a peak in the DSC signal. As the temperature increases the sample eventually reaches its melting temperature (Tm). The melting process results in an endothermic peak in the DSC curve. The ability to determine transition temperatures and enthalpies makes DSC an invaluable tool in producing phase diagrams for various chemical systems.
DSC may also be used in the study of liquid crystals. As matter transitions between solid and liquid it often goes through a third state, which displays properties of both phases. This anisotropic liquid is known as a liquid crystalline or mesomorphous state. Using DSC, it is possible to observe the small energy changes that occur as matter transitions from a solid to a liquid crystal and from a liquid crystal to an isotropic liquid.
Using differential scanning calorimetry to study the oxidative stability of samples generally requires an airtight sample chamber. Usually, such tests are done isothermally (at constant temperature) by changing the atmosphere of the sample. First, the sample is brought to the desired test temperature under an inert atmosphere, usually nitrogen. Then, oxygen is added to the system. Any oxidation that occurs is observed as a deviation in the baseline. Such analyses can be used to determine the stability and optimum storage conditions for a compound.
DSC is widely used in the pharmaceutical and polymer industries. For the polymer chemist, DSC is a handy tool for studying curing processes, which allows the fine tuning of polymer properties. The cross-linking of polymer molecules that occurs in the curing process is exothermic, resulting in a positive peak in the DSC curve that usually appears soon after the glass transition.
In the pharmaceutical industry it is necessary to have well-characterized drug compounds in order to define processing parameters. For instance, if it is necessary to deliver a drug in the amorphous form, it is desirable to process the drug at temperatures below those at which crystallization can occur.
In food science research, DSC is used in conjunction with other thermal analytical techniques to determine water dynamics. Changes in water distribution may be correlated with changes in texture. Similar to material science studies, the effects of curing on confectionery products can also be analyzed.
DSC curves may also be used to evaluate drug and polymer purities. This is possible because the temperature range over which a mixture of compounds melts is dependent on their relative amounts. This effect is due to a phenomenon known as freezing point depression, which occurs when a foreign solute is added to a solution. (Freezing point depression is what allows salt to de-ice sidewalks and antifreeze to keep your car running in the winter.) Consequently, less pure compounds will exhibit a broadened melting peak that begins at lower temperature than a pure compound.
In last few years this technology has been involved in metallic material study. The characterization of this kind of material with DSC is not easy yet because of the low quantity of literature about it. It is known that it is possible to use DSC to find solidus and liquidus temperature of a metal alloy, but the widest application is, by now, the study of precipitations, Guiner Preston zones, phase transitions, dislocations movement, grain growth etc.
|This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Differential_scanning_calorimetry". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.|


Electronic Control Modules are subsystems consisting of CPUs and assorted signal inputs and outputs dedicated to controlling a component within the vehicle (cars, trucks...).
The aim of this system is to check that all ECM actions are correct, conforming to the specifications. It performs design validation.
It is a development bench, helping technicians and developers during design and developement phases.
Schéma du système
System Diagram
Hardware Technology
The bench is composed of :
 - GPIB Power supplies
 - CAN bus
 - Custom power switches
 - Custom powers charges
 - Industrial PC computer containing :
 - measurement software
 - PCI matrix card
 - PCI acquisition card
 - PCI multimeter card
 PCI signals generator
Software Technology
Operating software : MS Windows XP
Measurement software : NI LabVIEW, NI DAQ
How does it work?
Using the measurement software, the operator selects stimuli to be sent to the ECM. Each ECM response is adapted by the bench, acquired by the acquisition card and computed by the measurement software. The results are displayed to the computer screen.
What is LabVIEW?
LabVIEW LabVIEW is a development environment specialized in industrial and scientific applications. Its uniqueness is that it relies on the G language, created by National Instruments, which is fully graphical. It can create complex software, while facilitating the programming and thus reduce development time. Through its library of functions for data acquisition, instrumentation, analysis of mathematical measures, but also through the rapid creation of GUIs and coding simplified, the engineer has more time to focus on specific functions of the instrumentation communication and measurement analysis.
LabVIEW is particularly suitable for developing control, supervision, test and measurement systems.
What is LabWindows/CVI?
LabWindows/CVI LabWindows is a development environment in C language for the implementation of test systems, measurement and instrumentation. Thus, it is possible to enjoy both the power and precision of the C language but also libraries of functions for instrumentation and signal processing from National Instruments.
With LabWindows / CVI, you can develop:
 - software for Windows (exe) or UNIX Linux,
 - libraries (DLL, Active X,. NET),
 - instrument drivers,
 - on embedded targets,
 - on real-time target.
What is Measurement Studio
Measurement Studio pour Visual Studio C++, C# et Visual Basic These are libraries of graphical controls and functions for the rapid development of industrial or laboratory solutions containing.NET technology used directly in Visual Studio, to have power tools National Instruments software and instrumentation functions for C++, C# or Visual Basic.
What is TestStand
TestStandTestStand is a instruction sequences engine and a development environment for creating a test sequencer evolved several common test for different products. We have a generic software that loads, as the test product, sequences specifying actions, tests and tolerances, and components (such as DLLs) for communication with the hardware.


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In this issue of Visions, we examine the many faces and facets of social support. Social support—that is, being connected to others who care—is an important part of overall health and well-being. The positive effects of social support in mental health and substance use are significant. But is any support good support? How can we make positive changes to our social supports? And how do technology and online communities affect social support? These are just a few of the themes we'll explore.
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Unlock Alcatel Tetra
Forgot your Alcatel Tetra password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Alcatel Tetra without reset or losing any data.
Let's get started!
Unlock Alcatel Tetra
There are basically multiple methods to unlock your Alcatel Tetra, and what method to opt for depends on you.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra by Answering Google Security Questions
If you have security questions set during under your Google account security, then you will be able to unlock your device by answering these questions.
Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get "Forgot Pattern" or "Forgot PIN/Password" option.
Step 2: Tap on it, and then select "Answer Questions" option.
Step 3: You will be presented with your Google security questions which you have added in your account. Answer them accordingly.
Step 4: If you answer the security questions correctly, you Alcatel Tetra will unlock.
Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Alcatel Tetra.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra Using your Gmail Account
To unlock Alcatel Tetra using your Gmail account, follow below-mentioned steps:
Step 2: Login with your Google (Gmail) account by entering its details such as username/password.
Step 3: Once you are logged in successfully, your smartphone will be unlocked.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra by Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
If none of the aforementioned methods works in your case, unfortunately, you are left with only option of doing factory reset/hard reset on your Alcatel Tetra. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn Off your Alcatel Tetra.
Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing "Power + Volume Up button" combinations for few seconds until you see Alcatel logo on the screen.
Step 3: Select "Yes" option to factory data reset message.
Please note that this will erase all the data and settings on your Alcatel Tetra.
Unlock Alcatel Tetra Using Googe Find My Device
While you may be able to unlock your Alcatel Tetra using Google Find My Device, this method will erase all the data on your phone.
Here's how you can do so:
Step 1: Open Google Find My Device and sign in with your Google account.
Step 2: After successful login, you need to select "Erase device" option followed by "Erase all data".
Step 3: As soon as you hit "Erase" button, the data deletion on your Android device will begin.
Caution: This is non-reversible process.
Alcatel Tetra Specifications
Alcatel Tetra was released in September 2018. It has 5 inches IPS LCD Asahi Dragontrail Glass protected screen.
Android 8.1 (Oreo) is the native OS featured in Alcatel Tetra. This phone runs a Quad-core processor at the core clock of 1.1 GHz and is powered by PowerVR GE8100 GPU.
Alcatel Tetra has 2 GB of memory.
This phone has a 5MP camera at the back and 2 MP at the front. Both are capable of running 720fps@30fps.
With the aforementioned methods, you can easily unlock your Alcatel Tetra when you have forgotten its password or pattern lock without losing any of your important data like photos, contacts and other important data.
But there's one catch! You will need to answer either the Google security questions or login with the Gmail account linked with your Alcatel Tetra that you want to unlock.


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The Stokes-Einstein equation is the equation first derived by Einstein in his Ph.D thesis for the diffusion coefficient of a "Stokes" particle undergoing Brownian Motion in a quiescent fluid at uniform temperature. The result was formerly published in Einstein's (1905) classic paper on the theory of Brownian motion (it was also simultaneously derived by Sutherland (1905) using an identical argument). Einstein's result for the diffusion coefficient D of a spherical particle of radius a in a fluid of dynamic viscosity h at absolute temperature T is:
where is the gas constant and NA is Avogadro's Number. The formula is historically important since it was used to make the first absolute measurement of NA so confirming molecular theory. Although the formula can be derived alternatively using the Langevin equation of motion for a Brownian particle [Chandrasekhar (1943)] the derivation of Einstein is a powerful and ingenious one, correct even when the Langevin equation is only approximate. Einstein assumed that van't Hoff's law for the osmotic pressure exerted by solute molecules in a solvent fluid at equilibrium was equally applicable to the pressure p associated with a suspension of Brownian particles at equilibrium in the same fluid, i.e.,
where nM is the number of gram moles of fluid per unit volume and f the'molar fraction' defined here as the ratio of the number of particles to the number of fluid molecules. Einstein then argued that a suspension of Brownian particles at equilibrium under their own weight could be viewed in two ways both of which were equivalent: a balance between the net weight of the particles and the gradient of the particle pressure in the direction of gravity; or a balance between the diffusion flux and the settling flux due to gravity. Using the Stokes drag formula for the settling velocity (see Stokes Law) and the formula for p above gives the formula for D given above. A similar argument allows one to deduce a form for the particle pressure in a turbulent gas knowing the form for the particle turbulent diffusion coefficient (see Particle Transport in Turbulent Fluids).
Chandrasekhar, S. (1943) Rev. Mod. Phys., 15, 1.
Einstein, A. (1905) Ann. der Physik, 17, 549.
Sutherland, W. (1905) Phil. Mag., 9. 781.


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High school students investigate different disturbances of Pacific Northwest forests and explore differences between natural and human-caused disturbance. They learn how dry, ponderosa pine forests have evolved with wildfire and the suppression of this natural disturbance has made forests more susceptible to larger, more intense fires.
Students use real WDFW data from the Oak Creek Wildlife Area to begin their observational practice. Next, students explore a forester's career by measuring the health of a forest plot. They make observations and measurements on the vegetation of the plot, compare data, and make a hypothesis about the health of their plot. Students then synthesize information and develop a report on the health status of their plot based on their data. The lesson culminates with students discussing the value of forest management.


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Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) aim to detect the actions that attempt to compromise the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of a resource by monitoring the events occurring in computer systems and/or networks. Stream data processing is a database technology applied to flows of data. Temporal Logic is a formalism for representing change over time. This paper proposes the development of a network intrusion detection system by combining temporal formalisms for representing attack patterns with stream processing for intruder detection. The experimental results show that this combination successfully was able to detect all the attacks of that type in the test data. Additionally, the solution provides a concise and unambiguous way to formally represent attack signatures and it is extensible and scalable.