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[Sport & Fitness ★]
Cliff divers at Victoria Falls
(P2) The men are professionals. They normally jump from between 26.5 and 28 meters. Thirty meters is new to them.
(P3) Victoria Falls are the largest in the world. People also call them Mosi-oa-Tunya or the Smoke that Thunders.
If you found the passage difficult to read or had problems understanding specific words or idiomatic expressions, please discuss them with your tutor. The following discussion questions should be answered in your own words and with your own arguments.
- Briefly, summarize the content of the article in your own words.
- Would you jump from a cliff?
- Why do some people like this type of sport?
- Do you think this is a dangerous sport?
- Do you have any falls in your country?
What do the following expressions mean?
- Jump into (P1)
- Jump from (P2)
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28 February 2012 | EN | FR
Kenaf belongs to the cotton family
[OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO] Researchers from Burkina Faso and France have developed a low-cost construction material made of clay and sand mixed with fibres from the kenaf plant.
Kenaf is member of the cotton family, and its fibres are already widely used in Burkina Faso to make bags and ropes, as well as other products typically made from wood, like paper.
Jacob Sanou, of the Farako-Ba research station of Bobo-Dioulasso, in Burkina Faso, says he was inspired to try using kenaf to make building materials by the flax plant, which Europeans have used in a wide range of products including clothing, paper and industrial products.
Sanou joined forces with two specialists in composite materials based in France — Philippe Blanchart, from the National School of Industrial Ceramics at the University of Limoges, and Moussa Gomina, a Burkinabé researcher at the University of Caen.
They developed a kenaf composite material that is cheaper and stronger than ordinary building materials, and provides excellent insulation in the hot climate, as well as blocking out sound.
The team studied kenaf farming practices and found that the plant has no detrimental effect on soil quality, and even without fertiliser, average yields are around four tonnes per hectare, making it a potentially valuable and environmentally sustainable crop.
The work paves the way for rural farming communities to build comfortable, affordable homes for themselves and their families without damaging the environment, Sanou told SciDev.Net.
"Our study suggests that kenaf has good potential as a building material," he said, adding that more research is needed to determine its commercial viability.
Burkina Faso's minister in charge of scientific research and innovation, Gnissa Konaté, said the work is of considerable interest to the government, which has recently prioritised the building sector and eco-materials under its latest research policy.
Konaté added that the country's climate poses challenges for conventional building materials.
"Construction with cement is not adapted to the warm climatic conditions of Burkina Faso," he said.
"Cement stores heat, so buildings which are made from this material consume more energy due to their reliance on air conditioners. Combining kenaf with local clay was an unexpected success, which the authorities are willing to seize in order to stir up the building sector in Burkina Faso."
Further laboratory studies will be carried out at the University of Ougadougou and civil engineering colleges, says Sadou.
solarentrep ( SPW Ecojustice Center | United States of America )
28 February 2012
I am a grower of kenaf and would like to invite those interested in having people join with me in growing kenaf in Belize. I will be joining with Bill Loftus to put on a 12 day workshop on growing, harvesting, processing and using kenaf in Williston, Florida in September 2012. I will be joint venturing with Ecologic Technology Institute to put on a kenaf workshop in Atlanta, Georgia in August 2012. If you want to know more about kenaf join the kenaf community on facebook _URL_
Z. Osman ( Sudan )
29 February 2012
This is fantastic work. We are also working on Kenaf in Sudan and we are able to successfuly cultivate it. Our aim is to manufacture biocomposites using thermoset adhesives. If you publish a paper on your work, please send me copy. Very interested to know your findings.
Assocaite prof. Zeinab Osman
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J Botha ( South Africa )
5 March 2012
I would like an email address for kenaf workshops. _EMAIL_
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SQL Anywhere 11.0.1 » QAnywhere » QAnywhere Reference » QAnywhere transmission and delete rules
Rule variables
QAnywhere rule variables can be used in the condition part of rules. You can use the following as rule variables:
Using properties as rule variables
Message properties and message store properties can be used as transmission rule variables. In both cases you can use pre-defined properties or you can create custom properties. If you have a message property and a message store property with the same name, the message property is used. To override this precedence, you can explicitly reference the property as follows:
 - Preface a message store property name with ias_Store.
 - Preface a message property name with ias_Message.
For example, the following automatic transmission rule selects all messages with the custom message property urgent set to yes:
automatic = ias_Message.urgent = 'yes'
The following automatic transmission rule selects messages when the custom message store property transmitNow is set to yes:
automatic = ias_Store.transmitNow = 'yes'
Variables defined by the rule engine


text: In this paper, we analyze a game called the lowest unique bid auction (LUBA). It is known that there is no closed form solution for the symmetric mixed strategy equilibria in LUBA. We propose two alternative approaches. We use weak dominance to identify upper bounds for players' bids. Under symmetry, we provide a method to compute a mixed strategy equilibrium by utilizing the recursive structure of the winning chances of the bids under one assumption.

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℞ 7: Get character number by name
Unicode allows you to refer to characters by number or by name. Computers don't care, but humans do. When you have a character name, you can translate it to its number with the charnames pragma:
use charnames (); my $number = charnames::vianame("GREEK CAPITAL LETTER SIGMA");
This is, of course, the opposite of Get Character Names by Number.
See Characters and Their Numbers to translate from this number to the appropriate character.
Previous: ℞ 6: Get Character Names by Number
Series Index: The Standard Preamble


Boy Names baby nameThan
What does the name Than mean?
The different meanings of the name Than are:
 - Burmese meaning: A million; An auspicious number
 - Greek meaning: Brilliant
 - Vietnamese meaning: Death
The meaning of the name "Than" is different in several languages, countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available.


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Chayote or Sayote Production
Chayote (Sechium edule) popularly known as Sayote in the Philippines, is an edible plant that belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash. The fruits are pear shaped with thin green wrinkly skin and white flesh, ranging from 10 to 20 cm in length. The flesh has a fairly bland taste, and a texture described as a cross between a potato and a cucumber. It can be eaten raw, cooked, mashed, baked, boiled, fried, or even pickled. The root, stem, seeds, and leaves of the plant are all edible. Chayote is a good source of amino acids and high in fiber, potassium, calcium, iron, and vitamin C.
Chayote vine can be grown on the ground, but it is a climbing plant that will grow onto anything and can easily rise as high as 12 meters when it can reach a tree or house. Its leaves are heart-shaped, 10–25 cm wide and with tendrils on the stem. The flowers are cream-colored or somewhat green that come out beneath a leaf or branch. If the plant is male, the flowers will show in clusters. The plant's fruit is light green and elongated with deep ridges lengthwise.
Chayote can be grown in the tropics and subtropics from sea-level to 6000 feet above sea-level. The crop is very sensitive to frost. Optimum conditions for growth and fruiting are 30C daytime and 15C nighttime temperatures. It requires 12 to 12.5 hr daylength for flowering. The plant can grow under full sun to mild shaded conditions. Fruits exposed to full sun are light yellow, while shadegrown plants produce darker green fruit.
Culture and Management:
Chayote prefers rich, well-drained soil. It can not withstand waterlogging. In wet high rainfall areas it is planted in raised hills or mounds. Good preparation of the planting hole is important. Work the soil 2 feet deep and 3 feet in diameter. Addition of organic matter will improve drainage and nutrient uptake.
Propagation and Planting
Propagation is by planting the entire fruit. Young basal shoot cuttings are also sometimes used. Place the fruit at a 45 degree angle
with the shoot downward and the narrow stem-end base slightly protruding from the soil line. Deep planting will lead to fruit rot. Space plants 7-11 feet apart. Some growers use a 12 x 12 field spacing. The trellis is about 6 feet tall and needs to be solid to support the prolific growing vines. In home-gardens the plants can be trained to grow on trees or fences. In areas with no irrigation, the crop is planted at the beginning of the rainy season. Planting material (whole fruits) are normally available locally from fellow gardeners or growers.
Chayote needs ample soil moisture for good growth. Irrigation is necessary during dry spells in the growing cycle. Do not allow the soil to waterlog, however. Sprinkler irrigation may disrupt bee activity during pollination resulting in flower abscission.
In the homegarden chayote requires little nitrogen but fruit yields do respond to potassium fertilization. Excessive nitrogen applications may promote vine growth at the expense of fruit yields. Excessive nitrogen may also result in flower abscission. Under commercial conditions rates between 300-500 lbs/acre of N are required to attain maximum yields. For maximum yields the N is applied every two months at two application points 5 inches deep at a 5 inch distance from the plant, plus 50 lb/acre of P2O5 applied all at planting, and 50 lbs/acre of K2O applied half at planting, and the second half six months after planting. In a 200 day growing season, chayote was found to absorb most nitrogen and phosphorus between 105 and 135 days after planting, and to absorb most potassium between 150 and 165 days after planting. In the 200 growth cycle chayote removed 48 lbs of N; 9.5 lbs of phosphorus, and 10 lbs of calcium on a per acre basis.
The vines flower in 3-5 months and the fruits are ready for harvest 28-32 days after pollination. Under commercial conditions the fruit is picked two or three times weekly when slightly immature, just before the seed protrudes from the apex. Yields vary from 75-600 fruit per vine which amount to 50,000 fruit per acre in commercial fields (60-100,000 lbs/acre). Yields often decline after the third year. To control growth habit and for ease of harvest, vines may be trimmed after each harvest.
Fruits must be harvested and handled carefully to prevent cuts, bruises, and spread of diseases. It is normally pre-cooled in cold rooms or through forced air. In the market, it is packaged in fiberboard boxes with dividers, each piece in a film bag, single layer, 24-30 count for 20 lbs per box. The boxes are hand-loaded or unitized on pallets. During handling the fruits are sensitive to chilling at 41F (5C), to moisture loss, and are sensitive to ethylene. Chilling injury results in swollen, watery looking spots formed on the periderm. Chayote can be stored for 4-6 weeks at 45F and 85-90 RH. Sprouting is promoted at 78F (25C).
Pests and Diseases
Diseases and insects are similar to those affecting squash and pumpkin. Roots of chayote are susceptible to the nematode Heterodera radicicola. The melon fly causes blemishes, but do not develop on the fruit. Other insect pests include cucumber beetle, squash ladybug, and the squash vine borer. Early downy mildew attacks often kills chayote before reaching maturity. Common diseases in the tropics include Mycovellosiela cucurbiticola, and Ascochyta phaseolorum. These diseases are common during the rainy season and persist until harvest. High disease incidence of Mycovellosiela and Ascochyta have also been observed in fields receiving high nitrogen fertilization rates.
Source: Hector Valenzuela; Photos: wikipedia.com and kelsielita.com


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Resolve issues with encryption key
This topic discusses solutions to typical issues you might experience with Magento Commerce encryption key in your environments.
For a new Starter project, the Magento encryption key is on your
master branch Production environment. When you branch to other environments, the key travels with the code and database.
For a new Pro project starting with a "blank site" Magento Commerce (Cloud) template, the Magento encryption key is on the Integration
master branch and environment until you initially deploy across all environments.
Encryption key not in all environments
All Cloud environments require this encryption key in all three environments or the store will encounter authentication and authorization errors for actions like completing a payment on a cart, processing a return, and adding shipping to orders.
To verify and update the encryption key environment variable:
SSH to each of the Cloud environments: Integration, Staging, and Production.
app/etc/env.phpin a text editor.
- Verify the existing value of
crypt. The value should be your Magento Commerce key.
- If the value is incorrect, add the key value, and save your changes to
- Exit the text editor and repeat this process for each environment. Test store actions in each environment to verify if the issue persists, such as completing a cart purchase.


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Reasons Geminis are so blessed...You should feel blessed to be born under the sign of the Twins! Why? Here are just 5 reasons why Geminis are truly blessed.
1. Our dual nature lets us adapt to any situation.
2. We not only know a lot, but are so effective at communicating that we can teach others what we know.
3. We are able to see at least two sides to every story, giving us valuable perspective.
4. We have more energy than the other signs, making us vital and eternally youthful.
5. Our imaginations let us shut out the bad and focus on the positive.


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Christian Daniel Beck
(22 February 1757 – 13 December 1832) was a German philologist
, one of the most learned men of his time.
Beck was born at Leipzig
and studied at Leipzig University
, where in 1785 he was appointed professor of Greek and Latin literature. This post he resigned in 1819 in order to take up the professorship of history, but resumed it in 1825. In 1819, he also became editor of the Allgemeines Reportorium der neuesten inund ausländischen Litteratur
(Reports on the latest in domestic and foreign literature). He also had the management of the university library, was director of the institute for the deaf and dumb, and filled many educational and municipal offices.
In 1784 he founded a philological society, which grew into a philological seminary, superintended by him until his death. In 1808 he was made a Hofrath
by the king of Saxony
, and in 1820 a knight of the civil order of merit. His philological lectures, in which grammar and criticism were subordinated to history, were attended by hearers from all parts of Germany. He possessed a large and valuable library of 24,000 volumes.
He died at Leipzig on 13 December 1832.
He edited a number of classical authors:


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April 2014 - CamRanger is now capable of controlling StackShot!
Sound Activated Triggering
By connecting a microphone to StopShot you can trigger on anything that makes noise. StopShot has a gain control on it to allow the microphone sensitivity to be adjusted. Some examples of pictures that were triggered by sound are shown below. After the trigger is first sensed you can program StopShot to fire the flash or shutter with virtually any delay you wish.
Using StopShot with a microphone is very easy. Simply plug the microphone into the microphone jack and plug the camera or flash into trigger 1. Using the UP button adjust the delay for trigger 1 according to your setup. You can see a diagram below of what the StopShot display will look like. In this case StopShot is programmed to wait 5mS before it fires the camera or flash. 5mS is 5/1000 of a second or 0.005s. This would be a good starting point for capturing a balloon in the middle of popping. Start with the gain in the middle position and adjust it clockwise if you need the microphone to be more sensitive or counterclockwise if you need it to be less sensitive.
Microphone for Sound Activated Pictures
== StopShot==
Trigger 1: 5.0 mS
Trigger 2: off
Trigger 3: off
Shutter lag can be a huge factor when using sound as a trigger. The shutter lag of a high end DSLR is around 50 mS. This is way too much lag to capture many noisy events. Balloons popping, bulbs smashing and cork popping are all examples of events that will be over by the time the camera gets around to actually taking the image. The fix for this it to shoot in a darkened room and have StopShot fire the flash instead of the camera. You will have to hold the shutter of the camera open when creating the event.
Another thing to keep in mind when using sound as a trigger is that sound moves slow... really slow in terms of high speed events. Consider a balloon popping, it takes around 10mS to completely deflate. Sound moves at about 340m/s. If you take your first shot with the microphone at 0.5m and then move the microphone to 1.5m for the next shot you just added 3.4mS of delay to when the flash fires. Your balloon shot goes form being mid pop to completely over by the time the flash fires.
Below are some examples of what is possible with sound triggering. Click on the image to see a larger version.


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A Phonetics Workbook for Students Building a Foundation for Transcription, by Harbers, Heidi M.
Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780132825580 | _PHONE_
- Cover: Workbook
- Copyright: 7/31/2012
Understanding how sounds form-and how sounds combine to create wordsis imperative to learning how to transcribe speech phonetically. Taking a "meta" approach, A Phonetics Workbook for Studentsby Heidi Harbers prepares students to transcribe speech phonetically by helping them become aware of the sounds of English phonology. Following a systematic, learning-friendly organization, chapter's progress from awareness of sounds, to articulatory phonetics and IPA symbols, to transcription. Unlike other workbooks, its exercises are varied and challenging and develop both foundational and critical thinking skills. By teaching students how to develop both an ear and eye for phonetics, the workbook provides a superior foundation from which transcription skills can develop.


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Date: 5/19/2021, 10:00 am—11:30 am
County: Training Offerings
Location: DISTANCE LEARNING
Sponsor: Seneca Family of Agencies
The purpose of this training is to create a renewed and heightened awareness of boundary issues in work with foster youth. Having boundaries is not just a matter of being professional. Appropriate boundaries are a key ingredient in providing the children in our care with the highest quality of care, which often times requires us to build trusting and healing relationships with them. Frequently the relationships we build with clients can have ambiguous boundaries, making it important to develop an awareness of possible danger signs for boundary issues that might result in poor practice or which might be red flags for potential exploitation of clients.


Proper Discharge of Swimming Pool Water
Guidelines for Proper Discharge
Pool owners and operators can help protect local streams and rivers. Please follow these guidelines before draining (discharging) swimming pool water.
dad holding daughter while in the pool
Pools Traditionally Disinfected With Chlorine or Bromine
Pool water may be allowed to enter a stream or storm drain after taking these steps:
 1. Let pool water stand untreated for at least seven days to allow chlorine or bromine to dissipate.
 2. Test the pH of the pool water to ensure it is close to neutral (near pH 7) before draining. Adjust the pH if necessary.
 3. Remove excess sediment and leaves from the water.
 4. Drain pool water over a well-vegetated area on the owner's property to slow it down and aerate it. Pool water should not be drained directly into a storm drain or a stream. As a courtesy, avoid draining pool water across neighboring properties.
 5. Drain the water at a slow rate so it does not erode stream banks downstream of the pool.
Saltwater Pools
Saltwater from pools should not be drained into a storm drain or stream. Fairfax County recommends using one of the following options:
 1. Drain pool water to the public sanitary sewer system through a household drain such as a bathtub, sink or floor drain. To avoid damage to your property:
 - Ensure the plumbing is adequate to accept the rate of flow from the pool. Check with a licensed plumber before draining pool water into a sanitary drain.
 - Do not drain pool water into a septic system.
 2. Use a licensed sewage handling service to dispose of the saltwater properly.
Residents may not open a manhole cover to drain pool water into the sanitary sewer system.
What are the concerns?
Discharging pool water the wrong way may harm the environment and violate regulations.
 - County regulations. Chapter 124 of Fairfax County Code, also known as the Stormwater Management Ordinance, went into effect on July 1, 2014. Article 9 of this ordinance prohibits the discharge of anything other than naturally occurring surface or subsurface waters to Fairfax County's storm drainage system (also known as municipal separate storm sewer system, MS4) and waters of the state without a permit from the state.
 - Threats to aquatic life. Chlorine, bromine, salt and other pool chemicals that are used to keep pools safe for people can kill fish and other aquatic life in streams. Stagnant pool water contains little oxygen and can also kill aquatic life when it flows into a stream.
 - Stream bank erosion. Draining water from pools too quickly can cause erosion of the stream bed and banks, especially in smaller streams. The erosion can ruin habitat and water quality.
For Additional Information
Owners of residential pools may contact the Stormwater Planning Division, _PHONE_, TTY 711. Commercial swimming pool operators should contact the Health Department at _PHONE_, TTY 711.
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See previous blog article: Patient Identity Matching. IHE has a set of profiles all focused on Patient Identity Matching. Each has their focus. There is also recorded webcasts available for replaying, and presentations available for download.
To Centralize or not:
To start, XCPD assumes that the implementation of a centralized source of patient demographics, identifiers or record locations is unacceptable. This is a fundamental assumption because if a centralized source of these types of information is acceptable there are many more effective means of solving the problems XCPD solves. For instance, if all demographics can be sent as feed transactions to a central patient matching engine, like a PIX Manager, then a PIX or PDQ Query is much more effective at finding patient identifiers and correlating patients than any deployment of XCPD. In fact, XCPD was created only because there were countries which felt that collecting demographics for all the patients in a country or region into one system would be dangerous. So XCPD is only appropriate when it is used to link communities that are not closely tied and have only limited governance, in particular, are not willing to feed all patient demographics to a single, central server, or even a small number of duplicated central servers.
To Federate or not:
The challenges are: what is a "reasonable number" and how do we encourage centralized approaches in every place where it makes sense. XCPD does not design the architecture; that is for organizations, nations, and regions to do. XCPD, plus many other IHE profiles and healthcare standards, can work together to allow interoperable participation in whatever the architecture turns out to be.
Once we have agreed that a wholly centralized source of patient matching is not acceptable – due to policy or security/privacy concerns or others – application of XCPD can begin.
XCPD is written to be flexible in its requirements. During the development of XCPD organizations throughout the world expressed requirements to the IHE team and these requirements were designed in as optional behavior. For instance:
- We want to use a national patient identifier instead of demographics.
- We want to only pull data, never support other peer networks to pull data from us.
- We want to restrict the demographics shared in a query/response due to privacy concerns.
- We want to restrict the number of matching responses due to privacy concerns.
- We want to collect patient record locations for selected patients and make that list available for other communities in order to enable efficient searching for the patients we select.
- We want to return multiple potential matches so that a local decision can be made for patient safety reasons.
- We want to avoid returning multiple potential matches due to privacy concerns but would like to request additional demographics to aid in disambiguation.
- We need to provide a cache value for matched patient matches to allow for refresh of that information.
- We need to revoke prior matched patient due to policy, consent or demographic changes.
- We need asynchronous behavior.
- We want to have enough security and privacy context to make an access control decision that respects the patient consent directives
Because of all this optional behavior, XCPD cannot be effectively implemented out of the box. An organization must first understand the environment in which it will be deployed, the balance of risks organizations are willing to accept (e.g. false negative/false positive criteria), and how the mitigations necessary for unacceptable risks should be applied to the optional behavior of XCPD.
Modes of Operation:
There are a few modes of operation of XCPD to allow for different types of typical interactions:
- Demographic Query and Feed mode: This is the base mode and allows the initiator to both feed knowledge or a local patient as well as query for a match at the responder site. This mode allows both sides of the transaction to learn about matching patients.
- Demographic Query only mode: Here we see a simple demographic query, asking only for the responder to provide a match to a local patient. This mode does not allow responder to know about a match with the initiator's patient. This satisfies the requirement for nodes that will not support other peer network pull requests.
- Shared/national Patient Identifier Query and Feed: This mode includes in the query only identifiers, no demographic data is shared.
XCPD asynchronous behavior:
The XCPD Patient Discovery transaction, the base transaction discussed here, supports three interaction modes each of which satisfies a different interaction environment. The chapter references given are within the XCPD supplement.
the SOAP request and response are carried in one TCP/IP connection
Response is expected in very short timeframe, e.g. less than 60 seconds
where the WS-Addressing support for "replyTo" is used to return the response through a separate TCP/IP connection
Response is expected in short timeframe, e.g. less than 60 minutes
where the request is decoupled from the reply so each are a separate SOAP interaction (Section 22.214.171.124)
Response is expected to have lengthy delay, e.g. more than 60 minutes
XCPD as a Record Locator Service (RLS):
A challenging requirement addressed by XCPD is the ability to use XCPD as a form of Record Locator Service. There are several capabilities built into XCPD which enable this functionality. But, as with everything else in XCPD, the architecture for doing this is not spelled out by XCPD since a variety of architectures may be desired. Instead there are hooks within XCPD which enable the capability to be designed. The particular capabilities for enabling this functionality are:
- Carry senders homeCommunityId and local patient identifier in the request (see 126.96.36.199.2.4)
- Carry responders homeCommunityId in response (see 188.8.131.52.2.4)
- Specify support for Health Data Locator in response (see 184.108.40.206.2.5)
- Specifies the "Patient Location Query" optional transaction
See the Patient Identity article for a short explanation of Security Considerations. The shorter is that XCPD uses SOAP, and therefore can be grouped with XUA. Thus there is plenty of security/privacy information available for a Privacy and Security decision to be made. Thus things like Privacy Consent can be enforced right away at Patient Identity discovery.
XCPD is just a profile from IHE, in order to understand how it works and determine the scalability of the solutions that it enables one must include specific Policies, operational environment factors, application workflow, functionality, and safety/security/privacy. There likely is no perfect solution, the problem of patient identity discovery is a very hard one. If you can centralize or have a unified Identity, then that is a solution that is going to be far more efficient.
A more detailed and specific examination of the way that the NwHIN Exchange uses this profile is at NwHIN-Exchange use of XCPD for Patient Discovery. This shows some of the ways that an operational environment can constrain XCPD, and some of the ways that one can get in trouble.
Obligatory disclaimer by Karen regarding IBM: "The postings on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions."


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Taiwanese researchers have stumbled onto something truly magical. When gold nanoparticles were introduced into Bacopa caroliniana plants they caused the chlorophyll to produce reddish light. Bye-bye street lights? But wait, there's more:
While lit, the glowing trees consumed more carbon from the atmosphere than normal (i.e. the luminescence causes the cells to undergo photosynthesis).
PopSci calls this a "triple threat," in that the trees could cut energy costs, reduce global warming and keep streets safely lit at night. I'm more than inclined to agree. [RSC Publishing via Inhabitat via PopSci, Image: Flickr]


text: Most medics killed in battle die while trying to extract or care for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. A dcmiltary.com article says Gary Gilbert of the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) decided this was a job where robots could save lives. By using a robot to extract the wounded, the medic doesn't have to face direct enemy fire and the wounded soldier has better odds of being treated quickly. The first Robotic Extraction Vehicles were teleoperated 6-wheeled bots that looked remarkably like standard bomb disposal robots. The wounded soldier had to roll onto a sled which the robot then dragged off the battlefield. A more advanced prototype, called the BEAR, looks like an unmanned Segway with a fork lift. The BEAR can bend down and scoop up a wounded soldier even if he is completely incapacitated. For more information including video of prototype robots in action, see the TATRC Autonomous Casualty Care Program website. It's nice to see some miltary robot that saves lives instead of taking them for a change.


Traditional Chinese Gardens Welcome to China
Baotu Spring, Jinan
The Baotu Spring is found south of Ximen Bridge, Jinan. It had bee known variously as "Baoliu" and "Lanquan" before it assumed its present name during the Song Dynasty. The Baotu Spring is at the top of a list 0 famous springs in Jinan, known as the "City of Springs".
During its heyday, water was seen foamed and gushing out of a subterranean limestone cave, looking like a pot of boiling water. The pool of the spring assumes the shape of a square, anal the water is of pure and sweet quality. Around the pool sit such famed buildings as the Luoyuan Hall, Banbi Corridor, Waterside Chamber, and Guanlan Pavilion.
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text: Time-lapse seismic modeling is routinely used to detect the state of hydrocarbon reservoirs at periodic time intervals. The Dickman field located in the U. S. midcontinent provides two possible sequestration targets: a regional deep saline reservoir is the primary objective, and a shallower, mature, depleted oil reservoir is a secondary objective. The goal of this work is to characterize and simulate monitoring of the movement before, during, and after its injection into these sequestration targets, including fluid flow paths, reservoir property changes, containment, and postinjection stability. Seismic images before, during, and after injection would improve understanding of the carbonate sequestration process and management. Our seismic simulation for time-lapse monitoring was based on flow simulator output over a 250-year injection and simulation period. The seismic response was accomplished via convolutional (1D) forward modeling. This work will provide an evaluation for the effectiveness of 4D seismic monitoring in providing assurance of long-term containment.


The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans. The history of Blue Cross dates back to 1929, while the history of Blue Shield dates to 1939. The Blue Cross Association dates back to 1960, while its Blue Shield counterpart was actually created in 1948.


Why Did My Cat Pee On My Bed? It's Time To Get Serious About This!
Your cat is a bundle of joy. Right upto the point where you realize that she has relieved herself over your favourite duvet, the third time this week. It is near-impossible to rid the stench and stain associated with such deeds, and if this happens too frequently, it becomes a matter of bad hygiene for everyone in the household. I bet this becomes frustrating after the first few times, and you begin to wonder, why did my cat pee on my bed?
Instead of flying into a tirade against your pet, remember that it is against the nature of a cat to pee anywhere; peeing on your bed is a sign of deeper, solvable issues involved which need to be addressed immediately.
Why did my cat pee on my bed?
Since you have already trained your cat in matters of hygiene, the reason why she would suddenly take to your beloved bed, of all places, can be two-fold.
Either her existing litter-box is not meeting her requirements, or there is something pathologically or emotionally wrong with your cat. It can one or both the reasons. The faster you find the solution, the happier everyone is…
why did my cat pee on my bed
Is your cat stressed?
More often than not, peeing on my bed is a sign that my cat is feeling insecure. It is a trigger for me to start judging what has changed in the recent past.
why did my cat pee on my bed
1. Your cat is anxious
This is the most common cause for my cat to act up. There are several flags that can set off my cat, and I know that is true for all pets:
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 Every time I get a new pet, my cat feels threatened, both emotionally and physically. Any kind of pet higher in the pecking order of bullying (dogs, for instance), especially, if not initiated from a young age, can be stress-inducers for your cat. Animals square off over territory, resources, status and affection. Threat towards these factors, whether perceived or actual, can be deeply disturbing to your cat.
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 Having guests over, especially little children that eat into everyone's attention and get pesky with the cat, turns off her mood. She would rather be left alone and take refuge in the relatively quieter bedroom for all her needs. 'Cat-persons' will testify to how protective these balls of fur can be towards their humans, and the disinclination to share affection is key to their changed behaviours around new people.
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 When my partner goes off on long trips, my cat quite literally mopes and starts peeing on my bed. Separation or any disturbance with the schedule associated with the pet-parents is known to trigger anxiety in the pet's mind and causes them to behave out of nature.
2. Your cat needs a trip to the veterinarian
why did my cat pee on my bed
If you have not been able to recognise any triggers for behavioural changes, it is time to take your kitty to the doc. Cats can suffer from a host of medical problems like urinary tract infections, diabetes or arthritis. Any of these can make it painful for your cat to use the litter-box; your bed thus becomes a more comfortable alternative.
A urinalysis and a host of other diagnostic tests should be done to rule out any possibility of medical problems. The sooner this is attended to, the less suffering your cat has to go through. You can consider best cat food for urinary tract if your cat has a urinary tract infection.
Are the litter-boxes upto your cats' tastes?
1. Are they big enough?
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Litter-boxes, as a rule of thumb from Jackson Galaxy, should be approximately one-and-half times the length of the cat (excluding the tail)
Small, campy litter-boxes are a no-no, as cats feel trapped and vulnerable while attending to nature's call. In a multi-cat household, litter-boxes should outnumber your pets. Also, covered litter-boxes tend to make my cats feel blind-sided, so the bigger and open they are, the safer my pets feel.
By personal experience, the IRIS Open Top Cat Litter box makes my cats feel pretty pampered. The sides and back of this box are high enough to give the much-needed privacy to my cats and also prevents them from spraying their litter over to the floor.
2. Are they being cleaned regularly?
why did my cat pee on my bed
Litter-boxes should be ideally cleaned twice-a-day. Under normal circumstances, cats are tidier creatures than us, and we hate clogged and dirty toilets; imagine what our cats must feel like, having to return to an un-cleaned box. Regular scooping and scrubbing (the latter on a fortnightly basis) are key to maintaining hygiene for your pet.
It is also necessary to try out a few choices before settling on a particular type of litter box for your cat. It takes time to arrive at the right fit, but unless that happens, chances are, your cat will keep hunting for clean, comfortable and safe places to pee on, like your bed.
3. Are the litter-boxes in the right location and have the right substrate?
A lot of cat-owners try to hide litter-boxes behind inconvenient nooks and small, unobserved spaces, so as to avoid embarrassment to guests. If they are out-of-sight for you, chances are, your feline pets will choose a more accessible spot.
Your cat's litter-box cannot be located smack in the middle of all the commotion. It cannot be too far away from where she spends most of her time and it certainly must offer some degree of privacy.
The kind of substrate used in the litter-box is also crucial. Cats like to bury their waste, and prefer substrates with a grainy or sandy texture. Also, while for pet-owners, a scented substrate seems ideal to mask the malodour, most cats may disagree.
why did my cat pee on my bed
I have been a huge fan of Dr. Elsey's cat litter, because it is a naturally clumping litter, with no deodorant features, and is really easy to clean. Better Way's cat litter comes a close second, though my cats still prefer the former (I had to hurriedly revert to Dr. Elsey's when I sensed the suspicion in my cat's eyes!)
What is so inviting about your bed?
Your cat will not think along the line of aesthetics. She just likes the feel of your bed. It is clean, soft and absorbent and is preferable to the touch of the substrate in her litter-box. So peeing there comes as a natural step. Besides, other more serious factors can also be at play:
1. Your cat misses you
why did my cat pee on my bed
The prolonged absence of the pet partner breeds insecurity in cats. They react by trying to reassure themselves of the parents' presence, by mingling their own scents with that of the parents.
Their actions are not vengeful, but one of self-soothing. They are only trying to be cute, but needless to say, we fail to see it that way.
2. A bed offers a bird's-eye-view-of the threat below
why did my cat pee on my bed
A bed, or any elevated place, also acts as a respite from any kind of threat. A cat, like any creature, needs to pee in peace. If her litter-box is inconveniently located where she is exposed to attacks, she would much prefer to relieve herself atop your bed, which offers her a good view of the ground below and eliminate unwanted attention.
Sometimes, renovations, shifting houses and simple rearrangement of furniture can also trigger a sense of threat in your cat. Scared and in search for something familiar, she is likely to target your bed to pee in.
To summarise, take a look at this video to detect your cat's lack of interest in her litter-box, and what to do about it.
How to stop a cat from peeing on your bed
why did my cat pee on my bed
why did my cat pee on my bed
Keeping doors locked is the easiest way to remind your cat that the bedroom is out of bounds. Another alternative is to substitute the targeted fabric with something that your pet does not favour, like a slippery vinyl sheet.
Sometimes, when I realise that my cat is going through some form of anxiety, I deliberately set up play sessions on my bed, not just to ease her mind but also to endear the place to her as a happy spot.
why did my cat pee on my bed
As I said, cats are tidy creatures, they never litter where they sleep or play. Do not chastise your cat when you have nailed the issue as that will only antagonise and stress out your pet. You can learn more tips to keep your cat off the bed.
How to get rid of cat-pee stains from your bed
Once the deed is done, here's a handy step-by-step guide to rid your bed from cat-pee stains. If the pee is still fresh:
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 Soak it out of the fabric immediately using clean washcloths or paper towels.
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 If several hours have passed, spray 50 ml of a 1:1 water and vinegar mixture and soak it up after a minute.
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ate some of the noise produced during electrical generating activities.
Primary sources of plant noise affecting the nearby areas are the forced draft fans and gas regulators. Sound measurement samples were taken at ground level approximately 100 feet from the plant facades. Typical results were about 82 dBA adjacent to the fans and 80 dBA 50 feet from the gas regulators. The fans are at an elevation of approximately 8 to 10 feet above the ground; however, the ducting complex extends to a height of approximately 30 to 40 feet. Silencers have been applied to all four fan units. Silencers have also been installed on the flash tank pipes. Other noise sources include the transformers on the northerly side of the main building complex and a wastewater facility on the southern side. Automatic safety relief valves are another noise source, but as reported by plant personnel, the vents operate infrequently in order to prevent catastrophic events. Three of the four generating units were operating on the day of the sound measurements.
A CT on the South Bay plant site was operating and was monitored to operate at a noise level of 76 dBA at a distance of 50 feet.
Long-term (24-hour) noise measurements were conducted at the northwest plant boundary, nearest the Marina, which is the sensitive receptor nearest the South Bay plant. Long-term noise was monitored to be 61 dBA, CNEL. Daytime noise measurements were taken at various locations along the perimeter of the plant property lines. In the southwest corner of the plant, noise levels averaged 60 dBA, with plant noise being the dominant source. At the southeast corner of the property to be sold, noise levels were monitored to be 61 dBA, with traffic on I-5 dominating the noise environment. Daytime noise levels at the northeast corner of the plant property were monitored to range from 54 to 60 dBA, with I-5 traffic dominating the noise environment and no audible plant noise. Long-term monitoring at the property line of the plant indicates that existing plant operations are in compliance with the Chula Vista Noise Ordinance relative to heavy industrial land uses. Because of the distance to residential land uses, plant noise would be less than 45 dBA at the nearest residential land uses, which are located across I-5.
El Cajon Substation CT
The El Cajon CT is located in a commercial area of the City of El Cajon. The nearest sensitive receptors are residential units located approximately 400 feet to the south on Richfield Avenue. The CTs only operate during periods of peak electrical demand and are generally in operation less than 100 hours per year. The El Cajon CT was not in operation during the site visit. Monitoring conducted during operation of the CT at the South Bay plant indicates that a single CT operates at a noise level of 76 dBA at a distance of 50 feet.
Kearny Construction and Operation Center CTs
Nine CTs are located at two proximate locations at the Kearny site. Land uses in the area are industrial and commercial, and sensitive noise receptors are not located within one-half mile of either facility. The CTs were not in operation during the site visit, and localized vehicle traffic was the main source of noise at these locations.
Miramar Yard CTs
Two units are located at the Miramar site, which is surrounded by industrial land uses. There are no sensitive noise receptors located within one-half mile of the Miramar station. The CTs were not in operation during the site visit.
Naval Station CT
The Naval Station CT is located on the San Diego Naval Base, under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy. The CT is located within an industrial steam energy complex operated by an independent operator (Sithe Energies). Operations of Sithe dominate the noise environment of the Naval Station site, which was monitored to be 69 dBA at the property line. The CT was not in operation during the site visit. This CT is not located proximate to sensitive noise receptors.
Division Substation CT
The Division Substation CT is located approximately 500 feet from the Naval Station CT in a parking lot adjacent to industrial land uses. Vehicle traffic dominates the noise environment of the Division site, which was monitored to be 58 dBA at the property line. The CT was not in operation during the site visit. This CT is not located proximate to sensitive noise receptors.
Naval Training Center CT
The Naval Training Center site is located adjacent to the San Diego Airport, which contributes substantially to the noise environment. The CT is located within an industrial steam energy complex operated by Sithe Energies. Operations of Sithe dominate the noise environment of the Naval Training Center site, which was monitored to be 72 dBA at the property line. The CT was not in operation during monitoring. Non-military sensitive receptors are not located within the vicinity of the Naval Training Center site. Military structures, which may include barracks, exist approximately 1,000 feet from the CT site.
North Island Naval Air Station CTs
The North Island site is located on Coronado Island at the U.S. Naval Air Station, under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy. The CT is located within an industrial steam energy complex operated by an independent operator (Sithe Energies). Operations of Sithe dominate the noise environment of the North Island site, which was monitored to be 79 dBA at the property line. The CT was not in operation during monitoring. No sensitive land uses are located near the CT, which is in an industrial area of the air station.
24th Street Terminal Refueling Facility
The 24th Street Terminal is a fuel storage facility located in an industrial area of National City. The noise environment of the terminal is dominated by vehicle traffic and noise from surrounding industrial operations. The terminal itself is not a substantial source of noise. Ambient noise levels were monitored to be 58 to 65 dBA. Sensitive noise receptors are not located within a one-half-mile radius of the facility.
a) INCREASES IN EXISTING NOISE LEVELS
An important part of a noise analysis is the identification of noise-sensitive land uses, such as residential properties and schools, that may be affected by a project. As described under "Setting," above, one of the two power plants (Encina) is located near a number of residential areas and other noise-sensitive land uses.
As a general rule, noise produced by a single generating unit is fairly constant over a range of loads (PG&E, 1996). This means that a unit operating at anywhere from 25 to 100 percent of its maximum capacity would produce a similar noise level. The plants would have a tendency to operate at a higher capacity under new ownership. As a result, although noise levels from a single operating unit are not expected to increase during increased plant operations, individual units may operate more often, or the frequency of multiple units in operation simultaneously could increase, which would increase the overall noise environment near the power plants to some degree.
Night is the most sensitive time for noise effects. The expected result of potential increases in generation would be that multiple units are operated at night (two units would be expected to produce a noise level about 3 dBA higher than one unit). However, current information indicates that multiple boilers are occasionally left on at night but at a somewhat lower capacity than during the daytime (which does not affect the noise levels). Steam boilers are generally started during daytime hours; nighttime start-ups are not expected as a reasonably foreseeable consequence of divestiture (Weatherwax, 1997). Inasmuch as multiple units are sometimes operated at night under existing conditions without identified noise impacts and within the applicable noise ordinance criteria, the operation of multiple units at night under divestiture would not constitute a significant impact. If multiple units operating at night were to operate at higher capacity levels, this would also not be significant because (as discussed earlier) noise produced by a single unit is fairly constant over a range of loads.
CTs are operated only to meet peak demand needs because they have inherent inefficiencies. While the potential exists for CTs to operate more frequently in the future, this potential would be the result of increased power demands or restructuring and not due to the simple divestiture of the CTs.
Additionally, the transfer of ownership may require relatively minor construction (i.e., construction of fences or driveways), which would likely be limited to activities necessary to separate the divested generating units from on-site transmission and distribution equipment, ownership of which would be retained by SDG&E. New construction may generate noise levels that are unacceptable to noise-sensitive land uses. However, such noise is anticipated to be short term, would occur during the daytime, and would cease at the completion of the minor construction activities. Construction activities would be subject to the specific requirements in local Noise Ordinances. Therefore, potential construction impacts would not create significant effects on sensitive receptors in the vicinity of the power plants.
Increased operations resulting from the project could cause relatively small noise level increases at some locations; these would not be significant. Accordingly, mitigation measures addressing noise are not required to be incorporated into the project.
b) EXPOSURE TO SEVERE NOISE
The project would not expose people to severe noise levels at any of the facilities to be divested or in their vicinities. "Severe" noise levels are generally regarded as those levels that can produce hearing damage or other health effects. Typically, severe noise levels are associated with such activities as pile driving, blasting, or military jet operations. The project would not result in the types of activities that would produce severe noise levels.
On occasion, automatic safety relief valves installed on boilers at the Encina and South Bay Power Plants are activated, resulting in a high-pitched whistling sound that lasts for a short period of time. If operations at the power plants increase from


text: One way to make a room unique and individual is to choose adjoining wall paints for the house. But if you do not know how to create properly, you can accidentally transfer adjoining wall paints with imprecise brushwork or sloppy lines. There are several different adjoining wall paints for the house. For example; painting two adjoining walls the same color is the easiest way to complete the job. Because both walls will appear the same, this task does not require you to be careful in the corner. You can paint the majority of each wall with a roller, and then touch up the corner between the walls with a paint brush. Apply paint in the corner sparingly so it doesn't drip and run down the crack.


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Among several theories explaining the pathogenesis of endometriosis, Sampson's theory seems to be the most reliable and popular. However, this theory does have some problems. First, the onset of endometriosis is not as common as retrograde menstruation. Second, the surface of the peritoneum is capable of preventing the adhesion of foreign bodies such as endometrial cells. Regarding the first problem, several studies on immunosurveillance have been reported. The second problems has not yet been clarified, Therefore we investigated the problem in the present report.Methods:
Levels of CD44 and tenascin in both menstrual and peripheral blood were assayed in 19 healthy volunteer women in the first experiment. In the second experiment, the effects of tenascin on the activity of MMP-9 were investigated, because the invasive ability of endometriotic cells is known to be due to MMP activity.Results:
CD44 and tenascin concentrations were significantly higher in menstrual blood than in peripheral blood. Since CD44 is a specific hyaluronic acid receptor, CD44 in menstrual blood was demonstrated to be a specific matchmaker of adhesion between the endometrial cells and the peritoneal surface. Tenascin in menstrual blood and endometriotic cells up-regulated MMP activity and promoted the invasive action of endometriotic cells.Conclusion:
The present study clarified that adhesion of endometrial cells in menstrual blood on adhesion-preventive peritoneal surface was achieved by a mediator, CD44, in menstrual blood and that the ability of endometriotic cells to invade, induced by MMP, was achieved through up-regulation of MMP activity by the mediator tenascin.


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This jigsaw activity pack is an entertaining way to introduce music to children and to further observational skills. The Wheels On The Bus jigsaw activity pack is designed for kids aged 3-6 years and contains a sing-along CD with 12 action songs.
Included in the pack:
- Large 1000mm x 200mm floor jigsaw puzzle with large pieces, suitable for young children
- Sing-along CD with The Wheels On The Bus and 11 more kids' action songs.
- 24 peel-able activity stickers
- Sing-along song sheet with colourable jigsaw image and further activity ideas
- Bonus audio story on CD, The Ostrich and the Hedgehog Race


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16th Century Spanish Baroque Painted Wooden Sculpture. Polychrome Infant Jesus For Sale
Striking Spanish Baroque Painted Wooden Sculpture from the 16th Century. Polychrome Infant Jesus with the Globe in his Hand
Antique and valuable Spanish painted wooden sculpture depicting Infant Jesus with the Globe in his hand. This is an original polychrome carving from the 16th century that still keeps a great part of the painting that covered it completely hundreds of years ago. It is a very antique and highly appealing piece, an iconographic representation known as "Niño de la Bola" or "Santo Niño de la Bola" (Holy Child with the Ball). These sculptures are representations of Jesus Christ as Infant Jesus carrying a ball in his hand that symbolizes the World. In this particular piece the ball is missing, but the figure still preserves all its charming and beautiful presence though hundreds of years have passed by since it was made.
The Child is standing on an anvil-shaped wooden pedestal. The figure depicts a completely naked child who is lifting his right hand in a blessing pose. The fingers of this hand are missing and so is the left hand that in origin would carry the Globe. The rest of the sculpture is almost complete, and some points have been attacked by antique woodworm. Nevertheless the figure has been treated and the woodworm is completely eradicated.
This sculpture keeps a great part of its original painted covering, and this feature provides it with high value and enhances its deep beauty. More than the fifty per cent of its surface is covered by stucco and temple painting used to embellish this kind of pieces. The skin's delicate color shows light shades of pink in some places such as the lips and cheeks, turning this sculpture into a charming piece. The figure's back also keeps most of its paint; the covering is missing mostly at the front left side of the piece.
This amazing sculpture is a real collector's piece because of its ancient age and great beauty. It deserves a place of honor in an elegant room or a stylish house.
Measurements: Width: 340 mm. Height: 780 mm.
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Variables - An Introduction into the 16 Orientations of Awakening
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What Type is to the form principle, Variable is to awareness.
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Mechanically, Variable is a combination of four imprints of a Rave Chart, the Design Sun/Earth; the Design North and South Nodes; the Personality North and South Nodes and the Personality Sun/Earth. Each imprint is synthesized based on its Tonal activation to differentiate the imprint through 'Leftness' or 'Rightness'. The resulting combination of these four elements is called a Variable. It is an awareness map that lays out the possibility for an awareness in this life.
There are 16 possible combinations that represent the 16 cognitive Families. Through the Variable Rave Property the four transformations that are the potential of all nine-centered beings is revealed.
To get a grasp about the importance of the meaning of the Variable, it can be compared with Type at another "octave". What Type is to the form principle, variable is to awareness. And Awareness is a physical practice of a mechanical process, just like Type is a mechanical principle to navigate correctly through life.
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Oct. 13, 2010 -- The idiom "a dog's life" suggests that pooches have it made when it comes to happiness, but new research indicates that the emotional states of dogs can be as varied as the moods of their owners.
Dogs can see their food bowls as half empty rather than half full, just as human pessimists see a glass of water as half empty instead of half full.
British researchers who tested separation reactions of dogs say they found that some dogs are more likely than others to become depressed and anxious when left alone, causing them to bark, scratch at doors, chew on furniture, and generally misbehave.
On the other hand, optimistic dogs are more likely to behave better and become more relaxed when left alone.
Mike Mendl, PhD, head of animal welfare and behavioral research at the University of Bristol, and colleagues, studied 24 dogs, males and females, that had been sent to two animal centers.
Each dog was tested beforehand for separation anxiety-related behaviors. A researcher played with each dog in an isolated room for 20 minutes.
The next day the dogs were taken back to their rooms and left alone for five minutes while video cameras recorded their behavior.
Some of the dogs barked, jumped on furniture, and scratched at the door, but the "optimistic" ones did not -- or didn't do it as much.
To study optimistic or pessimistic tendencies, the dogs were trained so that when a bowl was placed at one location in a room, it contained food, but when put somewhere else, it didn't. Then the bowls were placed at ambiguous locations between the positive and negative positions.
"Dogs that ran fast to these ambiguous locations as if expecting the positive food reward were classed as making relatively 'optimistic' decisions," Mendl says in a news release. "Interestingly, these dogs tended to be the ones who also showed least anxiety-like behavior when left alone for a short time."
He says about half of dogs may at some point engage in behaviors related to separation anxiety, such as barking, scratching, or tearing things up when separated from owners.
"Our study suggests that dogs showing these types of behavior also appear to make more pessimistic judgments generally," he says.
"We all have a tendency to think that our pets and other animals experience emotions similar to our own, but we have no way of knowing directly because emotions are essentially private," he says. "However, we can use findings from human psychology research to develop new ways of measuring animal emotion."
It's known that the emotional states of people affect their judgments, and that happy people are more likely to judge an ambiguous situation in a positive way. And it's apparently the same with dogs.
"What our study has shown is that this applies similarly to dogs -- that a 'glass-half-full' dog is less likely to be anxious when left alone than one with a more pessimistic nature," Mendl says.


What Is Cognac
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Drinking cognac is a luxurious and delightful treat, but there is more to this spirit than you may expect.
What is Cognac?
Cognac is a variety of French brandy that is held to very specific standards of production to ensure quality and maintain the elevated reputation of this alcohol. In terms of taste, it can be compared to whiskey, but is generally sweeter, and often has floral overtones. The color of this alcohol ranges from amber and orange to deep brown and copper. This is often an after-dinner drink, or a dessert liquor, although you can also cook with this type of brandy.
Cognac served in two glasses on a counter in a distillery
Cognac is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. Photo Credit: Shutterstock
Nutrition Facts
When it comes to nutrition, this alcohol contains 70 calories per ounce. It also contains certain antioxidants, including polyphenolic compounds and ellagic acid in the finished product.
Cognac Benefits
There are a few potential benefits of drinking cognac in moderate amounts, including protection against flu and reducing the risk of heart conditions.
 - Antioxidant activity
 - Improved heart health and lower blood pressure
 - Clear up certain skin conditions and prevent wrinkles
 - Relieve a sore throat
 - Lower the risk of gallstones
 - Protect against influenza and upper respiratory infections
These are not research-backed health benefits. Cognac is sipped slowly, more for an experience than as a health tonic. Alcoholism and binge drinking is detrimental to overall health and can undo any possible good things that moderate amounts can impart.
Cognac vs Whiskey vs Armagnac
 - Cognac is distilled twice in copper stills, while Armagnac is distilled once in a column still, similar to bourbon.
 - Cognac and Armagnac use most of the same grapes, with one or two additional varieties for Armagnac.
 - Whiskey is produced either with a grain or malted barley, while the other two are produced with grapes.
The best substitutes for this French brandy includes other types of brandy, such as Armagnac or wine, but the taste of the food may not be turn out to be the same. When cooking, there are some non-alcoholic options that can provide a similar bite.
How is Cognac Made?
Cognac is made by distilling particular types of white wine two times. The wine used for this process is considered very poor, and not something that would typically be drunk, but it works well in the production of this liquor.
 - Step 1: The first distillation occurs after pressing the grapes when the juice is allowed to ferment for 3-4 weeks.
 - Step 2: It is then distilled for a second time in a copper pot still, leaving behind a potent 70% ABV liquor.
 - Step 3: At this point, the cognac is placed in barrels, very similar to how whiskey or wine is aged.
 - Step 4: This imbues alcohol with its rich flavor and also gives the liquor time to reduce alcohol strength by nearly 50%.
 - Step 5: To be formally considered a cognac, the alcohol must then be aged for two years in oak barrels, although aging it for longer is also very common.
Word of Caution
Drinking this alcohol in excess, as with any type of liquor, can cause intoxication and loss of motor control, as well as long-term damage to your liver and a higher risk of various chronic diseases, including cirrhosis. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should avoid cognac.
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Authors: Dražen Adamović, Ante Čeperić
Journal of Algebra, Volume 563, 1 December 2020, Pages 376-403, _URL_
Abstract: In this paper, we study the family of vertex operator algebras, known as symplectic fermions. This family is of a particular interest because these VOAs are irrational and -cofinite. We determine Zhu's algebra and show that the equality of dimensions of and the -algebra holds for (the case of was treated by T. Abe in ). We use these results to prove a conjecture by Y. Arike and K. Nagatomo () on the dimension of the space of one-point functions on.


Refreshing form parts
When using form parts in AX 2012, you sometimes need to explicitly refresh their data based on an event in the main form. It may not be completely obvious how to do it, but it's not too complicated in the end.
Form parts are actually forms by themselves and if you know how to manipulate forms at runtime, you know how to work with parts too. The tricky part it getting a reference to a form part.
One of possible solutions is adding the following method to SysSetupFormRun class (so it's available to all forms):
public FormRun getFormPartByName(str _name)
 PartList partList = new PartList(this);
 FormRun part;
 int i;
 for(i = 1; i <= partList.partCount(); i++)
 part = partList.getPartById(i);
 if ( == _name)
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As you see, it iterates all parts in the form and finds a part with the given name.
Then you can call it from your form to get a reference to a particular part and do anything you like with it, such as refreshing the data:
public void refreshMyFactBox()
 SysSetupFormRun formRun = this as SysSetupFormRun;
 FormRun factBox = formRun.getFormPartByName('MyInfoPart');
 if (factBox)
Note that if it's a form part, you have to provide the name of the underlying form, such as:
FormRun factBox = formRun.getFormPartByName(formStr(MyFormPartForm));
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 There's a double end parathesis in
 FormRun factBox = formRun.getFormPartByName('MyInfoPart'));
 There should only be one.
 Then it will compile. 🙂
 2. Hi Martin, can something like this be used to send eplicit data to a form part?
 Let me explain. I have created an InfoPart on the SalesTable form to display certain attributes for an item. The problem is, the infoPart data doesn't display on a new SalesLine entry until it's saved (obviously because the infoPart is reading from the SalesLine table and until I save the line, the data only exists in the table buffer). However we need the infoPart data to display immediately upon entry of the ItemId on the new SalesLine before it's been saved. I can use a display method in the SalesLine grid and it is able to use the TableBuffer data to populate. (The text is too long to reasonably display in the grid however)
 I've been looking for a solution to my problem when I came across your blog post here. Could I "push" a string from aSalesLine display method to appear in the InfoPart before the line is saved/inserted into the SalesLine table?
 Thanks for your time.
 3. Hi Martin, i am working with D365 and i need to add a resizing option between the grid and the form part of the Pending Vendor Invoices list page.
 I am not sure how since the standard list page does not give a resizing option.
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Sá Carneiro, Francisco, 1934–80, Portuguese political leader. A liberal reformer, he founded the Social Democratic party in 1974, following the coup that ended repression in Portugal, and in 1979 formed the Democratic Alliance, a center-right coalition. After becoming premier in 1980, he excluded military officers from the cabinet and introduced major democratic reforms. He died in a plane crash.
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Hiragana Alphabet: "shi"
New languages are easier to learn the younger you are! Get your child excited to learn Japanese, with these great Hiragana alphabet worksheets. She can practice tracing letters, pronouncing sounds and she'll even get to learn a few new words in Japanese.
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Grungni is one of the ancestor gods, said to be carved by time from the rocks of the first mountains. In Dwarven legend, he led the Dwarfs away from the increasing perils of the upper world and into the safety of the earth. He is generally portrayed as a male Dwarf clad all in chainmail, with a forked iron-gray beard reaching almost to his feet.
Dwarfs consider Grungni to be the most important of all gods, for it was he who first discovered the knowledge of mining and smelting ores, which he then passed on to the earliest Dwarfs. He is credited with inventing iron and steel, so enabling the Dwarfs to destroy their foes with superior weaponry. Grungni is worshiped most by the miners, smiths and engineers who work the rock and metal of the mountains and his greatest shrine is in the hold of Karak Azul, which is famous for its excellent armories and weaponsmiths.
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape of the Sonoran Desert. In this desert wilderness, you may drive a lonely road, hike a backcountry trail, camp beneath a clear desert sky, marvel at magnificent cactus, or soak in the warmth and beauty of the Southwest.Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument exhibits an extraordinary collection of plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert. This is a showcase for creatures who have adapted themselves to the extreme temperatures, intense sunlight, and little rainfall that characterize this Southwest region. Twenty-six species of cactus have mastered the art of living in this place, including the park's namesake and the giant saguaro.
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What you will learn in this article...
- What is structured water
- How vortexes create structured water
- Why most scientists and doctors have never heard of structured water
- How structured water stores electrical potential (energy)
- The difference between structured water and energized structured water
- Why you should avoid most structured water devices for drinking water
- How to get energized structured water on tap at the kitchen sink
- The benefits of energized structured water
What is structured water?
Structured water is a molecular arrangement of water molecules that exists when water is near hydrophilic (water loving) surfaces. Much like ice, water molecules join together in hexagonally structured single layer sheets. Unlike ice, however, the sheets are flexible and move independently as they are not glued together by protons. The majority of the water in your body is structured water as your bodily tissues are hydrophilic.
How does vortexing create structured water?
In a properly designed vortex, some water molecules dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen. This newly created oxygen and any oxygen already dissolved in the water is mixed up uniformly. Oxygen itself is a hydrophilic element. Hexagonal sheets of structured water grow outward from the oxygen, layer by layer.
Structured water has always existed, but science just now noticed
Chemists, biologists, physicists, engineers, and medical doctors graduating today (right now!) are not learning about the existence of structured water. That is, unless they were residents in Professor Gerald Pollack's laboratory at the University of Washington. In his latest book "The Fourth Phase of Water" (published 2013) Dr. Pollack describes exactly what structured water is and discusses the mountains of scientific data from his experiments over the last several years. While it may take awhile before you can discuss structured water with your doctor or that scientist who lives down the street from you, currently Dr. Pollack's book is the best resource on the topic.
Structured water is a battery
The totality of structured water does not just include the hexagonal sheets of water molecules mentioned earlier, but also the water immediately surrounding them. As the hexagonal layers grow, protons are ejected into the nearby water. This creates a most unexpected phenomenon - an electrical potential (voltage) between the structured water and the water surrounding it. In other words, structured water stores energy, much like a battery.
You might be wondering, "If structured water is a battery, what charges it?" Dr. Pollack discovered that structured water grows (charges) by absorbing radiant energy. Both light waves and infrared waves, for example, charge structured water with energy.
If our bodies are filled with structured water, why do we need more of it?
Structured water is a battery that needs constant charging. Energized structured water recharges the liquid battery of the body. When the body has sufficient energy, its aqueous interior is highly charged allowing for optimized cellular and metabolic function in addition to greater hydration and detoxification.
Why most structured water devices should be avoided
While vortexing creates structured water, not all structured water devices are created equal. This is because once the conditions for structured water have been created by the vortex, the water then needs to absorb radiant energy from the environment to build up the structure further and charge the water battery. It can be said then that structured water needs to 'mature' before it is consumed. Viktor Schauberger, the Austrian naturalist and 'water genius' said the same thing in many of his famous writings.
Freshly vortexed water, or structured water, provides the body with some energy. However, for true benefits, one should drink only energized structured water. Only energized structured water maximizes structured water's benefit to the body.
How to get energized structured water, on tap at the kitchen sink
The AquaLiv Water Revitalizer found in every AquaLiv Water System, and also available separately, is designed to create structured water and energize it to maturity before you drink it. The best part is that the process is fully automatic. You can have energized structured water on tap, all the time. But that's not all. Our proprietary process also removes most contaminants without removing the beneficial minerals and ensures your water has the optimum pH for drinking water.
After water is purified it flows through the first stage of vortexing comprised of 42 inches of vortex water travel. Two gallons of this structured water then fill the AquaLiv Water Revitalizer which was designed to channel radiant energy into the water. It charges the water constantly to ensure your drinking water is both structured and energized. After the water is charged and when you turn on the faucet, the energized structured water is then vortexed again with another 42 inches of vortex water travel. The result is the finest purified, alkaline, energized structured drinking water available today.
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The benefits of energized structured AquaLiv Water
Like the famed healing waters around the world, something is special about AquaLiv Water. It's brimming with energy and ready to deliver it to your body. Available since 2006, over the years we have heard amazing testimonials concerning the benefits of AquaLiv Water including: weight loss, improved circulation, stabilized blood sugar, fewer occurrences of colds and flus, increased sense of wellbeing, reduced allergy symptoms, younger looking skin and complexion, and more energy.
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"Through all my research, there is not a water filtration system on the market that can compare to the AquaLiv Water System. I am so impressed with these filter's superior capacity to not only remove physical contaminants, but go above and beyond standard water purification by erasing the electromagnetic resonance or "memory" of the contaminants as well. AquaLiv has brilliantly infused cutting edge technology into this very affordable system that for the first time allows you to have water in your home as pure and as clean as an artesian spring in nature. I recommend AquaLiv to all my patients so they too can hydrate and cleanse their body with energized living-water."


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Actions and subactivities can be organized into Swimlanes in the Activity diagrams. Swimlanes are used to organize responsibility for actions and subactivities according to the class. They often correspond to the organizational units in a business model.
Swimlanes limit and provide a view of the behaviors invoked in the activities. They consist of one or more partitions and can be vertical or horizontal.
An Activity diagram can be visually divided into Swimlanes, each separated from the neighboring Swimlanes by vertical or horizontal solid lines on both sides. Each Swimlane represents a responsibility for part of the overall activity, and may eventually be implemented by one or more objects. The relative ordering of the Swimlanes has no semantic significance, but can indicate some affinity. Each action is assigned to one Swimlane. Transitions can cross lanes. The routing of a transition path is non-essential.
Swimlane representation can be customized by changing its symbol property values. Press Alt + Enter to open the appropriate dialog. Each property is described in the description area on this dialog.
To create a Swimlane
 1. On the Activity diagram palette, click the Vertical Swimlanes button Vertical Swimlanesand then click an empty space on the diagram pane.
 2. If the Represent Properties dialog opens, select the properties you want to display as Swimlanes in the diagram (see the following figure) and click OK. Otherwise, a few empty Swimlanes are created.
 The Represent Properties dialog opens, if:
 1. The Activity diagram is owned by a classifier, for example, a Class, Component, Use Case.
 Selecting properties to display as Swimlanes
You can also create a Swimlane by dragging one or more properties, Actors, Classes, or Instance Specifications from the Containment tree to the Activity diagram pane. Partitions for each element are created as well.
To set representative elements, do one of the following
 - Open the Specification window of the Swimlane and click the cell of the Represents property value. Then click and select the element. Click OK when you are done.
 - From the Containment tree, drag the representative element to the partition on the diagram.
To add an additional partition, do one of the following
 - On the diagram, right-click the Swimlane, select Insert Swimlane and then Insert Vertical Swimlane or Insert Horizontal Swimlane.
 - From the Containment tree, drag one or more property, actor, class or instance specification elements to the Swimlane on the diagram.
To draw multidimensional Swimlanes
 1. Draw a vertical Swimlane.
 2. From the Swimlane shortcut menu, select Insert Horizontal Swimlane.
 3. Insert as many horizontal and vertical Swimlanes as you need.
To add model elements to a Swimlane
 - If a Swimlane is already drawn in the Activity diagram, drawing an action (or any other element) highlights the Swimlane in blue. This means that the action shape depends on the Swimlane symbol.
 If the model elements depend on a Swimlane symbol, they are deleted if the Swimlane symbol is deleted.
 Example of multidimensional swimlane
To rearrange Swimlanes, do one of the following
 - Drag any of the Swimlanes to the direction where you want it to be.
 - Click the heading of any Swimlane and use the displayed control arrow to move the Swimlane left, right, up or down.
 Example of 'Move Swimlane Left' Control
To delete a single Swimlane entirely, do one of the following
 - Click the header of the Swimlane, then press Delete.
 - Click the header of the Swimlane, then press Ctrl + D.
 - Right-click the header or any empty space on the Swimlane, then select Delete Swimlane.
To delete all Swimlanes and their contents entirely
 - Click any empty space on the Swimlanes, then press Ctrl + D.
To delete Swimlanes without deleting contained elements, do one of the following
 - Click any empty space on the Swimlanes, then press Delete.
 - Right-click the headers or anywhere on the Swimlanes, then select Delete All Swimlanes, Keep Contents.
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Let $Y$ be the number of heads in a an $X$ toss sequence of flipping a coin with probability $p$ of heads. Show that $Y \sim \mathrm{Pois}(p \lambda)$ if $X \sim \mathrm{Pois}(\lambda)$.
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This looks a lot like homework, and if so, please add the homework tag. Hint: Use the law of total probability to calculate $P\{Y = k\}$ from $P\{Y = k\mid X = n\}$ and the known values of $P\{X = n\}$. – Dilip Sarwate Feb 19 '13 at 13:54
Sure. Right, so that's what I have been doing, but it's not obvious. – darksky Feb 19 '13 at 13:56
Further hint: Can you tell what is the value of $P\{Y=10\mid X = 4\}$? How about $P\{Y=10\mid X=15\}$? You will need to use the fact that for a specific $k$, $P\{Y=k\mid X=n\}$ is zero for some choices of $n$, cancel some factorial terms in the rest, and sum a series. – Dilip Sarwate Feb 19 '13 at 14:02
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Note that $Y\mid X=x\sim\mathrm{bi}(x,p)$ for $x=0,1,\ldots$ and so $$ P(Y=k\mid X=x)=\binom{x}{k}p^k(1-p)^{x-k},\quad k=0,\ldots,x. $$ Thus $$ P(Y=k)=\sum_{x=k}^\infty P(Y=k\mid X=x)P(X=x)=\sum_{x=k}^\infty\frac{x!}{k!(x-k)!}p^k(1-p)^{x-k}\frac{\lambda^x}{x!}e^{-\lambda}, $$ which by letting $x!$ cancel out we can write as $$ \frac{p^k}{k!}e^{-\lambda}\sum_{x=k}^\infty \frac{1}{(x-k)!}(1-p)^{x-k}\lambda^x. $$ Now write $\lambda^x$ as $\lambda^{x-k}\lambda^k$ and do a change of index so the sum starts at $x=0$. Then you should end up with $$ \frac{(p\lambda)^k}{k!}e^{- p\lambda}. $$
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Well, your expression is actually incorrect. It should be $e^{- \lambda}$ – darksky Feb 19 '13 at 14:27
_USER_: You're right. I edited it, and it should be correct now. – Stefan Hansen Feb 19 '13 at 14:32
Can you please show some outline of the steps needed to go from second to the third line? – darksky Feb 19 '13 at 14:34
_USER_ The sum can be written as $$e^{-\lambda}{p^k\lambda^k\over k!}\sum_{j=0}^\infty {\bigl[((1-p)\lambda\bigr]^j\over j!}.$$(First cancel the $x!$. Then factor out $p^k e^{-\lambda}/k!$ and change indices in the sum.) – David Mitra Feb 19 '13 at 14:35
Thanks David! This is what I needed help with. – darksky Feb 19 '13 at 14:39
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It is easiest to use probability generating functions $\mathcal{P}_Z(t) = \sum_{m=0}^\infty t^m \mathbb{P}\left(Z=m\right) = \mathbb{E}\left(t^Z\right)$. The probability generating function of a binomial random variable equals $\left(1-p + p t \right)^n$. Thus: $$ \mathcal{P}_Y(t) = \mathbb{E}\left(t^Y\right) = \mathbb{E}\left(\mathbb{E}\left(t^Y|X\right)\right) = \mathbb{E}\left( (1-p+t p)^X\right) = \mathcal{P}_X(1-p+ t p) = \exp\left(\lambda \left( \left(1-p + t p \right) -1 \right) \right) = \exp\left(\lambda p (t-1) \right) $$ The latter is the probability generating function of $\operatorname{Poi}\left(\lambda p \right)$.
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Unfortunately, we haven't learned probability generating functions yet. – darksky Feb 19 '13 at 14:22
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text: Patent-pending mechanism, the four 'Trébuchet Hammer' can be seen striking on the backside. They devised a dual-axis-system with a special joint on a moveable arm. Upon activation, the hammers are accelerated until they touch a small finger, whereupon a second moveable arm is released, thus helping to accelerate the hammers further shortly before the impact. This method utilizes around 80 percent of the force applied by the spring, whilst traditional hammer systems only deliver a mere 10 to 30 percent of the power originally applied. The watchmakers also fitted a spiral spring for calibration and in this way created an easy method of adjusting the hammers with one screw.


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Partial measure
Music Glossary: anacrusis.
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Music Glossary: note value, triplet.
Tuplets are made with the \tuplet keyword. It takes two arguments: a fraction and a piece of music. The fraction is the number of tuplet notes over the number of notes normally filling the same duration. For triplets, there are three notes instead of two, so triplets have 3/2 as their fraction.
\tuplet 3/2 { f8 g a }
\tuplet 3/2 { c8 r c }
\tuplet 3/2 { f,8 g16[ a g a] }
\tuplet 3/2 { d4 a8 }
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Grace notes
Music Glossary: grace notes, acciaccatura, appoggiatura.
c2 \grace { a32 b } c2 |
c2 \appoggiatura b16 c2 |
c2 \acciaccatura b16 c2 |
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Notation Reference: Grace notes, Tuplets, Upbeats.
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National Civil Registration and Statistics Improvement Committee
The National Civil Registration and Statistics Improvement Committee (NCR SIC) is a cross-jurisdictional body established to develop and oversee collective strategies to advance and coordinate improvements to Australia's civil registration and vital statistics system.
Civil registration is the system used to record a jurisdiction's vital statistics, which include data about the births, deaths and marriages that happen within the region.
The primary responsibility of NCR SIC is to identify and progress the policies and initiatives required to deliver a more seamless, harmonised and robust national civil registration and vital statistics system that works across Commonwealth, state and territory jurisdictions.
The committee has representatives from:
- Australian registries of births, deaths and marriages (RBDMs)
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages (invited to participate in an ex-officio capacity).
There are 3 key objectives of the committee:
- improve harmonisation, integration and coordination of the national civil registration and statistical system
- understand requirements of users of civil registration data and related statistics, and facilitate efficient access to appropriate information
- advocate and support NCR SIC as a cohesive body to improve the national civil registration and vital statistics system in Australia.
What we have done
The committee has achieved a number of initiatives, including:
- implementing the Australian Coordinating Registry (ACR) model for coordinating and disseminating national datasets through various inter-governmental agreements
- making 2 national death datasets available through the Queensland RBDM as the ACR
- developing harmonised national data access principles for use across the country's RBDMs and with a registry acting as the ACR
- identifying national minimum requirements to address inconsistences in birth and death datasets across jurisdictions and improve the quality of vital statistics
- sharing vitals data with New Zealand and Pacific region countries to improve data collection and systems that help address policy and cross-border law and order matters.
Use the form below to contact us if you have an enquiry about:
- the work of the committee
- the administration of civil registration nationally
- access to birth, death, marriage and other data.
- NCR SIC meeting - November 2018 (TBC)
- Australian Vital Statistics Interest Group meeting - 21 November 2018 (tentative)
- International CRVS conferences


COVID-19: Irish people need to resist tendency of going into work sick if upsurge is to be avoided Oireachtas Committee hears
Posted 10 June, 2020
The Oireachtas' COVID-19 committee has heard Irish people need to resist their tendency of going into work sick if Ireland is to avoid an upsurge in the virus.
As the country prepares to loosen several restrictions aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus, Dr Cillian De Gascun, Director of the UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory, told the committee it was important for people to stay home if they're unwell.
"Irish people tend to be very good about going to work when they are sick," he said when asked about the risk of a second wave of coronavirus.
"We have that complex whereby we feel we cannot call in sick or stay at home. That is really important as well. If people have respiratory symptoms for whatever reason, they need to stay at home in the coming flu seasons because if they are going to work while coughing and sneezing, they are transmitting something."
Addressing other concerns about an upsurge in COVID-19 cases, Dr De Gascun said there was not a lot of evidence that the virus was stopped by non-medical grade masks.
He further added that inappropriate masks could potentially increase the risk of transmission.
"We know that the evidence on cloth masks and non-medical grade masks is not fantastic. As a barrier, it certainly prevents some particulate matter from spreading. Where people are symptomatic and coughing and sneezing, the mask will prevent onward transmission of particles that, we presume, contain virus.
"However, many of the experiments that have been done to date have really been to demonstrate a proof of principle rather than actually demonstrating that virus is not transmitted."
Dr De Gascun suggested more regular cleaning for schools and other areas, good hand hygiene, physical distancing, and good respiratory etiquette as examples of measures that will help reduce the risk of a resurgence.
He also recommended all categories of society getting the flu vaccine this year, and that manufacturing of medical grade masks be scaled up if the Government plans to give each household a supply of masks.
"We know there is an inequity where some people cannot afford to purchase their own face masks or are not in a position to make their own face masks," he added.