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Bromley Council Budget 2017-18
Residents' associations meeting 28 November - topics discussed
Following an introduction by Councillor Stephen Carr, Leader of the Council, about some of the issues and choices to be made around the council's budget for 2017/18 and beyond, questions and issues were raised by the representatives of residents' associations. These were responded to by the Leader and members of the council's Executive.
Topics covered included:
- Lobby Central Government to improve the funding allocation to the Local Authority.
- Ensure the council has access to relevant expertise to support its investment programme.
- Ensure that a robust contract monitoring programme is in place to monitor the performance of external contractors.
- Ensure value for money is achieved and contractors are held accountable for any deficiencies in services.
- Monitor the future financial landscape in the borough.
Sustainability and environment
- Lobby TfL for increased funding for road safety schemes
- Cleanliness and regularity of street cleaning and monitoring of the contract
- Use of Fix my Street.
- Better advertising of the Community Toilet Scheme.
- Notify Residents' Associations when streets are due to be cleaned to help to encourage cars to be moved to enable better cleaning.
- Further rollout of "Friends" voluntary schemes to cover areas such as litter picking.
- Continue to improve air quality in the Borough.
- Improve facilities for cyclists.
- Consider converting Council owned buildings into social housing.
- Improve the quality of planning processes and ensure there is sufficient resource within the service.
- Provide more explanation and justification for the felling of trees in conservation areas.
- More consultation with Friends Groups when planning applications affect parks, rivers etc and have biodiversity implications.
Economic Development and Town centres
- Consider the impact of any new businesses coming into the area on existing infrastructure and services.
- Reduce bureaucracy for new businesses coming into the area.
- Encourage and support local smaller shopping centres and parades.
- Ensure surveys are undertaken before parking metres are installed.
- Consider not working through developers for the regeneration of town centres and instead working directly with larger businesses.
- Enforcement of parking restrictions.
- Continue to monitor and address pressures around secondary school places.
This meeting was held on 28 November 2016.


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The Enlightenment On Trial: Ordinary Litigants And Colonialism In The Spanish Empire
The Enlightenment on Trial: Ordinary Litigants and Colonialism in the Spanish Empire
This is a history of the Enlightenment--the rights-oriented, formalist, secularizing, freedom-inspired eighteenth-century movement that defined modern Western law. But rather than members of a cosmopolitan Republic of Letters, its principal protagonists are non-literate, poor, and enslaved litigants who sued their superiors in the royal courts of Spain's American colonies.
Despite growing evidence of the Hispanic world's contributions to Enlightenment science, the writing of history, and statecraft, the region is conventionally believed to have taken an alternate route to modernity. This book grapples with the contradiction between this legacy and eighteenth-century Spanish Americans' active production of concepts fundamental to modern law. The Enlightenment on Trial offers readers new insight into how Spanish imperial subjects created legal documents, fresh interpretations of the intellectual transformations and legal reform policies of the period, and comparative analysis of the volume of civil suits from six regions in Mexico, Peru and Spain.
Ordinary litigants in the colonies--far more often than peninsular Spaniards--sued superiors at an accelerating pace in the second half of the eighteenth century. Three types of cases increased even faster than a stunning general rise of civil suits in the colonies: those...

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Although Paypal and the bank are similar in some aspects, they are two different entities that operate under different authorities. And each entity is not allowed to impose any limitations on other territories. In that sense, PayPal does not have any direct control over your bank account but can put restrictions on your PayPal account only.
However, when PayPal freezes any particular account, the respective account holder cannot transfer money to their bank account, which means it can indirectly freeze the individual account holder's linked bank account. So you need to be more concerned about PayPal's restrictions on PayPal accounts. Let's explore more about tissue.
PayPal is an online platform through which its users (business and personal) send and receive money. On the other hand, banks also send and receive money, but they are not limited to transaction activity only. Instead, they help people deposit their money, invest, and do many other activities.
So PayPal can be considered a partial online bank but not a bank due to its lower involvement in other banking activities. However, their transaction to be made more clearly requires the involvement of a bank; PayPal is somehow dependent on banks to send their users money to their bank account.
To do so, Users need to link their bank accounts with their PayPal accounts. To complete this process, they must provide PayPal with the necessary details of the bank account, which involve the bank account number, name, or branch location.
Once combining the PayPal account with the bank is done, users can send money from PayPal to their bank or from their bank to PayPal. So overall, the primary relationship between banks and PayPal is to ensure the smooth movement of transactions between two entities.
As stated, PayPal does not have direct control over freezing your bank account. Still, when you are restricted from transferring money from your PayPal account to your bank account, it means Paypal is indirectly freezing your linked bank account. Let's explore the dynamics between the bank account and the PayPal account.
You cannot send or withdraw money if your account is frozen or restricted. As soon as PayPal limits your account, they will let you know the reasons behind the limitation by sending you an email.
There can be many reasons, and, depending on the reasons, they will ask you to complete some steps. By responding to their query, you can remove the limitation. Here are some common reasons:
Sometimes users request PayPal for certain products like debit cards, which require them to obey government rules and regulations; PayPal puts restrictions on your account for a certain period to meet these requirements.
Paypal strictly restricts the sale of banned items such as firearms or prescription drugs. Therefore, selling prohibited items violates their policy, so PayPal may limit your account.
If PayPal detects any fraudulent activity in your account, they may freeze it. These activities include accessing your account without authorization, unauthorized transfers from PayPal to your bank, and someone using your debit and credit cards without your permission.
If you receive a larger amount of money than you usually receive, PayPal may consider the amount illegal. So they may put restrictions on your account and ask you some relevant questions about the source of the money.
If your sales performance reduces, like when more buyers ask for a refund, PayPal may limit your account. Also, if you start selling a more expensive and entirely new product, PayPal may freeze your account.
In many cases, if your sales volume rises above average, PayPal may limit your account.
Last, they may limit your account if it is not used for a long time. You must prove your identity by providing them with the necessary details to restore your account.
Usually, you will get an email. If not, find and go to their "contact us" page. You will have the option to call them at the bottom of the page. In most cases, PayPal needs this basic information from you to restore the account.
- Bank account statement
- Credit card statement that is linked
- Your email address
- Your Telephone Number
Prevention is always better than cure because cure wastes money and time. To prevent future hassle, you can do certain things so account freeze does not happen. Here is what you can do.
- Let PayPal know your big move ahead of time. If you launch a new product, let them know because such a move will likely increase your transaction volume, among other things.
- Let Paypal know your business and tell them not to restrict any significant amount.
- If you have both a debit and credit card, link both to your Paypal account.
- Ensure there is no discrepancy between your PayPal account and bank account names.
- Also, make sure to use the exact address and phone number.
How Long Does Paypal Hold Your Money, and Can You Sue Them?
As per the policy, PayPal can freeze your account for 180 days. However, depending on the severity of the problem, that only occurs occasionally; generally, they resolve the issue within a few days.
On the other hand, if you want to sue them, especially if the amount is more than $10000, you certainly can do that, but there is a chance that the result will come against you.
Also, suing such a big company is not a wise decision if you are not big. Instead, cooperating and solving the issue is a better idea.
Unfortunately, PayPal is not available in many countries. If you live in one of those countries, PayPal does not facilitate transactions for your small business.
No worries if you do not have a PayPal account, or if PayPal is not available in your country, provide a verified PayPal business account. Here is what we offer:
Business and personal Paypal accounts include verified phone numbers, bank, cand, and SSS. You will also get a Paypal email. And login ID verified as a UK resident. To learn more about our services, check out our website here.
Hopefully, the above discussion helped solve the account freezing issue. Still, you might have some questions. Here are some frequently asked questions that you might want to know.
It is a common practice and necessary to link your bank account with your Paypal account. And it is safe, and Paypal is serious about securing bank information. They use technology like end-to-end encryption on every transaction.
Paypal uses technology to secure your account from theft. Some people are concerned about hacked PayPal accounts, which is highly unlikely. Until the hacker has login details,
Paypal account limitations refer to restrictions on any account preventing users from sending and withdrawing money. It can hold money for six months. The main reason for account limitations is to ensure the safety of both buyers and sellers.
If PayPal is unavailable, you can buy a verified account or use PayPal alternatives. Some popular options include Wise, Google Pay, Payoneer, Stripe, Shopify Payments, and many others.
So there you have it. Here is our final advice, no need to be worried if PayPal freezes your account, which is a very common event.
Most importantly, the purpose of freezing an account is not to hold or seize your money; it is a process to protect your account from threats and ensure safety. Also, ensure you know why your account might be restricted because knowing them will help you avoid future restrictions. And to deal with any issue, contact PayPal directly.


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Sujata Bhatt – 'A Different History'
In 'Search For My Tongue', another poem by Sujata Bhatt, she talks of the strangeness and difficulty of having two languages, and the fear of losing her "mother tongue", the language she was brought up to speak by her mother. Bhatt was born in India in 1956, moved to the USA in 1968, and now lives in Germany, so she is well aware of how much a change of culture and language can affect people.
'A Different History' is in two linked parts: lines 1-18, then lines 19-29. The first suggests that although life in India is – or should be – free, there is constant pressure to conform to other ways of life; the poet uses the way we should or should not treat books as an example or symbol of this. The gods roam freely, but because trees are sacred it is a sin to ill-treat a book in any way, in order not to disturb or offend Sarasvati or the tree from which the paper comes.
The second part of the poem returns to the idea of a foreign language; all languages, it says, have once been the language of an invader or an oppressor, but despite this there always comes a time when younger and newer generations not only speak the oppressor's language but they actually come to love it.
Some points for classroom discussion:
Are the two parts of the poem really separate, or have they a common theme that links them together? How serious is Bhatt in this poem? Is there any humour in it?
Sujata Bhatt's poem 'Search for My Tongue' can be found on
There is some brief biographical material on these websites:


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CellCept/Iron Study: The Iron Ion-Mycophenolate Mofetil Chelation Complex Interaction in Renal Allograft Recipients
The objective of this study is to determine the extent and magnitude of the pharmacokinetic drug interaction between mycophenolate mofetil (MFF) (under Css conditions) in the presence of iron in renal transplant recipients.
A two phase pharmacokinetic study will be conducted to determine the bioavailability of MMF (under steady state, Css, conditions) in the presence of two commonly prescribed iron formulations (polysaccharide iron complex and sustained release ferrous sulfate) in renal transplant recipients. This study will evaluate valuable clinical information to help better guide the appropriate utilization of the following formulations and dosing strategies:
- Polysaccharide iron complex concomitant administration with MMF,
- Sustained release ferrous sulfate concomitant administration with MMF,
- Dose separation (2 hours) between MMF and iron (polysaccharide iron complex or sustained release [S.R.] ferrous sulfate)
End Stage Renal Disease
|Study Design:||Observational Model: Defined Population
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
|Official Title:||The Iron Ion-Mycophenolate Mofetil Chelation Complex Interaction: A Two Phase Pharmacokinetic Study in Renal Allograft Recipients at the University of Michigan Transplant Program|
|Study Start Date:||October 2003|
Following oral administration, MMF is rapidly absorbed and is presystemically hydrolyzed to its active form MPA in the liver. It is then metabolized by glucuronyl transferase to its inactive metabolite mycophenolic acid glucuronide (MPAG). MPA and MPAG also undergo a significant enterohepatic recirculation process, which is thought to contribute to the secondary peaks in the serum concentrations.
Pharmacokinetic studies in healthy volunteers have demonstrated the bioavailability to be ~94%. Previous studies have shown that many concomitantly administered medications including magnesium and aluminum containing antacids and cholestyramine, significantly impair bioavailability and decrease serum MPA AUCs from 37% and 40%, respectively.
However, of the potentially significant drug interactions involving MMF, iron may have the most clinically significant consequences. A large portion of the transplant population, particularly renal allograft recipients, experience anemia requiring iron supplementation. A single dose pharmacokinetic study conducted in seven healthy volunteers evaluated the effect of concomitant iron (delayed release preparation) administration on the absorption of MMF. This study reported a significant (89.7%) decrease in AUC among patients receiving concomitant iron and MMF. Although this study provides valuable information, it fails to address several clinically pertinent questions for transplant clinicians including:
- the potential impact on steady state MPA kinetics in transplant patients,
- effect of immediate release iron preparation compared with sustained release iron product, and
- the effect of timing of the dose relative to administration of MMF.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00227045
|United States, Michigan|
|University of Michigan|
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109|
|Principal Investigator:||Jeong Park, PharmD||University of Michigan Hospital|


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This is a video of Slavonian grebes fishing in the USA.
From the RSPB in Britain:
New research is hoping to shed light on the lives of one of Scotland's most mysterious birds. The Slavonian Grebe only began breeding in the UK in 1908; its population today remains restricted to northern Scotland where latest counts have shown only 22 breeding pairs remain, the lowest level since monitoring records began. As it is a relative newcomer to the country, many aspects of the bird's behaviour remain unclear but conservationists are hoping further study will identify what may be driving a decline in numbers.
New study reveals Slavonian grebes' breeding must-haves: here.
California's Mono Lake, stopover spot for half the population of eared grebes: here.

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Supporting articles are articles that support the Theme. Broadly this term can be used to reference any article that supports a superior page within a website silo structure hierarchy.
Specifically within Domain Web Studio the term "supporting articles" are pages under the "category" level. These pages create the 4th tier in the DWS silo structure.
In the image below you will see the dark pink articles are designed to support the silo landing page articles. Supporting articles are generally recommended to have fewer competing pages than the pages they support. Typically you want to think of these pages as segments of the market represented by the silo landing page. For example a silo landing page about bicycle parts would tend to have supporting articles that are about specific bicycle parts; i.e. bicycle tires, bicycle handles, etc.
Alternatively, the supporting articles can be semantically related items such as a 'diet' silo might have a supporting page about 'nutrition'.
The design of a silo structure is such that the silo landing page will generally have significantly more page rank than the supporting articles, which is why it is recommended that the supporting article pages have fewer competing pages; so that they are generally less competitive by nature.
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The ground-breaking Explorer programme takes our existing or aspiring team leaders on a 10 month journey of exploring how they can achieve results through other people.
It is built on 3 core beliefs:
- Self awareness is a pre-requisite for self development
- Real life is the best classroom
- We need others to help us reflect and learn lessons from real life
Delegates learn the fundamentals of self-management and working through others and develop an understanding of how to identify and implement business improvement initiatives.
They gain unique insights from our board of directors who share their life lessons and advice in our series of Masterclasses.
Explorers also embark on the 'Newcross Experience' – which we keep firmly under wraps until the day to take them out of their comfort zones.


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Deal, in Present-day English, may be one of a number of words. All are pronounced to rhyme with 'feel'.
- There is a very general term of quantity. It is indeterminate, or vague, in amount, but, like 'a lot', it is generally a considerable part. 'A deal of something' usually means a good amount, or 'a great deal'.
- The original sense was of 'a share' of something. Today, players of card games deal the cards, or deal out, to give each player a fair share of the cards being played. The overall distribution is 'a deal'; the player who distributes is the dealer..
- In its general sense ('an amount'), this word can be applied adverbially, with verbs to say that someone 'does something a great deal', or to intensify adverbs and adjectives.
- The most useful idea, perhaps, is that of the verb 'to deal' and its associated noun 'a deal'.
- The verb 'to deal' means 'to negotiate', 'to discuss in order to come to an understanding'; 'to make a [business] arrangement'. In the best sense, it refers to coming to a bargain that is of benefit to both sides; a good sense is "A transaction of an underhand or questionable nature; a private or secret arrangement in commerce or politics entered into by parties for their mutual benefit; a 'job'" (OED). This can be extended to dealing with business and professional matters: "Please contact XXX, who is dealing with this matter"; "Mrs YYY dealt with the marriage contract". This sometimes has the implication of'successfully', or 'to a completion'; sometimes it is neutral in its implication, 'was the person who took responsibility for'.
- 'A deal' is such an arrangement, with the implication that it is of benefit to both parties - perhaps especially to one who claims 'to have done a deal'.
- To deal in a commodity is to trade in it - to have dealings in it. So we find dealers in wood, or leather, or horses, etc. (The verb without any Object is informal, and therefore to be avoided in academic English: the implication is nearly always of criminal trade in illegal drugs.
- Dealers may deal with their customers and suppliers. In a slightly figurative sense, we can use deal with of some sort of work of art to mean 'takes as its subject': "Hamlet and Lear deal with the subject of madness". In a disciplinary sense, a teacher may deal with naughty children in school, and police may deal with rioters (often with implications of violence).
- To have a 'raw deal' is to'make a bad baragain', or to be treated harshly as a result of negotiati0ons; ; a'square deal' is a fair one.
- Deal is also a word in the timber trade. Here, the general meaning is 'plank of fir or pine, of certain sizes'. (The precise sizes change with context, and are different in America and Britain.)
- The New Deal is the name for the overall policy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States (in office _PHONE_) to deal with the effects of the Great Depression of the 1930s. (For an historical sketch, including further reading, see Wikipedia: [].)
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Before you can talk about the origins of gold farming, you have to talk about the history of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) — they're the main marketplace for gold farming. MMOGs are games in which thousands, or even millions, of people interact simultaneously over an Internet connection. They got their start in the late 1980s, when networked mainframes were set up to run text-based games known as multi-user dungeons (MUDs) [source: Heeks]. Much like modern MMOGs, MUDs were set in fantasy worlds and featured virtual objects like currency, weapons and armor.
Advancements in technology led to an explosion of graphics-based MMOGs by the late 1990s, including games like "Ultima Online," "EverQuest" and "Lineage." Such role-playing games (RPGs)— a type of MMOG in which players navigate characters through virtual worlds and perform tasks or quests — remain quite popular. Analysts projected the well-known massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) "World of Warcraft" would boast 8.2 million subscribers at the end of 2015 [source: SuperData].
Gold farming has been a part of MMOGs from the beginning. Players of the text-based MUDs were the first to trade virtual currency and other items for real money, though not nearly on the scale it's done today. The practice really took off in 1999 when players began using the new online trading platform eBay to sell virtual goods. Winning bidders would meet the seller in the game, and the items would be traded in the virtual world. Soon, opportunistic entrepreneurs realized there was real money to be made in virtual commerce and set up businesses to create and sell video game wealth. And they've been quite successful: By 2009, these third-party transactions accounted for an estimated $3.023 billion [source: Lehdonvirta and Ernkvist].


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Two New Activity Packs for AQA B: Russia _PHONE_ and Russia _PHONE_
Bumper pack of 20 stimulating and original activities specifically for the AQA B specification. Activities are specially designed to develop the Assessment Objective skills students need for exam success:
Assessment Objective 1 (Recall, Select, Communicate): Activities for recall include crosswords, matching exercises and gap fill, while structured research and empathy tasks develop selection and communication skills.
Assessment Objective 2 (Explanation and Analysis): Structured class discussions, speeches and reports develop explanation and analysis skills, building up to writing the perfect exam answer.
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with extensions to really stretch and challenge the more able.
* Self-contained activities provided as A4 photocopiable
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Cost is £34 each for a site copy licence including photocopy master; orders normally processed in two working days. You can preview every page here.


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Windows 2000 Professional: Secure network shares
Network shares are one of the mechanisms that worms and viruses use to spread. They often look for shares with no restrictive security and plant contaminated files in the shares to also infect the computers of users who access those files.
You can reduce your network's susceptibility to worms and viruses by tightening security on network shares. Take these steps to protect your network from worms and viruses:
In addition to these steps, firewalls, virus scrubbers, and adding security patches to your operating systems and applications are other important ways to further reduce your organization's susceptibility to worms and viruses.
Windows 2000 Server: Mount a volume in an empty NTFS folder
Managing server disk space can be a continuing battle, even when features such as disk quotas are in place. As a disk fills up, it often causes services and applications to fail.
Windows 2000 introduced a feature called mounted volumes that can help administrators overcome disk cramp. You can mount a new volume in an empty NTFS folder, which makes the volume appear to applications and users as if it's part of the original disk's file structure.
For example, assume you have a folder named \Users on drive C, and the disk is reaching capacity. The \Users folder contains 4 GB of data. You can add a new 120-GB disk to the server, move the contents of the existing \Users folder to the new disk, and mount that volume in the now empty \Users folder. The result is a C drive that now has 4 GB of additional free space and a \Users folder that has 116 GB of free space for more user data.
To mount a volume, first install the new disk in the server, partition it, and format it. Next, create or empty an NTFS folder, open the Disk Management console, right-click the new volume, and choose Change Drive Letter And Paths. Click Add, select Mount In The Following Empty NTFS Folder, specify the NTFS folder, and click OK. Click OK again, and close the Disk Management console.
Note that you can assign a drive letter to a mounted volume, enabling you to access it either from its drive letter or its mount point.


Milk Powder
Australian manufacturers produce a range of milk powders, including skim milk powder (SMP) and whole milk powder (WMP).
SMP is very much the more dominant milk powder produced in Australia, accounting for close to 80% of milk powder production in 2019–20.
In recent years, dairy companies have had access to a smaller national milk pool and a wider variety of markets. As a result, companies have been more flexible with their product mixes to take advantage of relative movements in international commodity prices.
Differing market access arrangements also impact the competitiveness of product pricing. For example, local producers will be at a competitive disadvantage where Australia may not have negotiated a Free Trade Agreement, but a competitive supplier country has done so. This impacts local production mixes because the bulk of Australia's milk powders is exported overseas.
Australian production of milk powders (tonnes)
*Includes infant powder
Source: Dairy manufacturers
Only a small portion of Australia's powder production is sold domestically, with local usage mainly as an ingredient in food manufacturing.
Infant formula is a high-value product that has shown considerable growth in the past five years. Infant formula growth is generated through Australian supermarket sales (partly due to the demand from informal re-export trades, such as the Diagou-trade), as well as through direct exports.
Australia also imported about 101 million tonnes of milk powders in 2019–20. Imports of milk powders have increased over the past few years, and rose strongly, up around 30%, this year. Most of the imported milk powder is sourced from New Zealand.
The major export markets for Australian milk powders are concentrated in Asia, where 90% of SMP and WMP exports were destined in 2019–20.
Exported milk powder is often recombined into liquid milk products, particularly in tropical climates where fresh milk supplies are not readily available. It is also used in bakery products to improve the volume and binding capacity of bread and ensure crisper pastry and biscuits.
Other products Australian milk powder is used in include confectionery and milk chocolates, processed meats, ready-to-cook meals, baby foods, ice cream, yoghurt, health foods and reduced fat milks.
Industrial grade powder is used for stockfeed.


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Do plants receive nutrients immediately after application?
No, which is the point of a slow-release plant food. Instead, Osmocote nutrients are released into the soil as replacements
for the nutrients being drawn into the plant's root system.
The temperature of the soil controls the rate at which nutrients are taken up by the plant and the rate at which nutrients are released by the Osmocote granules. The warmer the soil, the faster nutrients are released. Conversely, when soil temperatures drop, so does the release of nutrients.
Discover everything you've wanted to know about our products in our Frequently Asked Questions.View frequently asked questions.


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IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R Host Connectivity
This chapter addresses host connectivity for IBM FlashSystem A9000 and IBM FlashSystem A9000R. It highlights key aspects of host connectivity. It also reviews concepts and requirements for both the Fibre Channel (FC) and internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocols.
This chapter covers common tasks that relate to most hosts.
This chapter includes the following sections:


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Check these sources for Canadian environmental guidelines, regulations and agreements.
- Acts, regulations and agreements – Environment
When you operate a business, you need to obey laws and regulations that protect the water, land, air, birds and animals that are around it. Learn about the environmental rules that apply to your business.
- Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines
Does your business use chemicals that could pollute your land and the water nearby? This website can show you how much you can safely use.
- Environmental approvals
Find out if you need an environmental Certificate of Approval for your Ontario business.
- Permits to take water (Ontario)
If your business needs more than 50,000 litres of water a day, you will need a permit.
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Intracranial pressure
Use of the CRASH study prognosis calculator in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated with an intracranial pressure-targeted therapy
Authors: Olivecrona M, Olivecrona Z.
Based on the Corticosteroid Randomisation after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) trial database, a prognosis calculator has been developed for the prediction of outcome in an individual patient with a head injury. In 47 patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) prospectively treated using an intracranial pressure (ICP) targeted therapy, the individual prognosis for mortality at 14 days and unfavourable outcome at 6months was calculated and compared with the actual outcome. An overestimation of the risk of mortality and unfavourable outcome was found. The mean risk for mortality and unfavourable outcome were estimated to be 44.6±32.5% (95% confidence interval, 35.1-54.2%) and 69.3±23.7% (95% CI, 62.3-76.2%). The actual outcome was 4.3% and 42.6% respectively. The absolute risk reduction (ARR) for mortality was 33.1% and for unfavourable outcome 29.8%. A logistic fit for outcome at 6months shows a statistically significant difference (p<0.01). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis shows an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.691. The CRASH prognosis calculator overestimates the risk of mortality and unfavourable outcome in patients with sTBI treated with an ICP-targeted therapy based on the Lund concept. We do not advocate the use of the calculator for treatment decisions in individual patients. We further conclude that patients with blunt sTBI admitted within 8hours of trauma should be treated regardless of their clinical status as long as the initial cerebral perfusion pressure is >10mmHg.
Cerebrovascular Pressure Reactivity and Cerebral Oxygen Regulation After Severe Head Injury
Authors: Jaeger M, Lang EW.
BACKGROUND: To investigate the relationship between cerebrovascular pressure reactivity and cerebral oxygen regulation after head injury.
METHODS: Continuous monitoring of the partial pressure of brain tissue oxygen (PbrO2), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), and intracranial pressure (ICP) in 11 patients. The cerebrovascular pressure reactivity index (PRx) was calculated as the moving correlation coefficient between MAP and ICP. For assessment of the cerebral oxygen regulation system a brain tissue oxygen response (TOR) was calculated, where the response of PbrO2 to an increase of the arterial oxygen through ventilation with 100 % oxygen for 15 min is tested. Arterial blood gas analysis was performed before and after changing ventilator settings.
RESULTS: Arterial oxygen increased from 108 ± 6 mmHg to 494 ± 68 mmHg during ventilation with 100 % oxygen. PbrO2 increased from 28 ± 7 mmHg to 78 ± 29 mmHg, resulting in a mean TOR of 0.48 ± 0.24. Mean PRx was 0.05 ± 0.22. The correlation between PRx and TOR was r = 0.69, P = 0.019. The correlation of PRx and TOR with the Glasgow outcome scale at 6 months was r = 0.47, P = 0.142; and r = -0.33, P = 0.32, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest a strong link between cerebrovascular pressure reactivity and the brain's ability to control for its extracellular oxygen content. Their simultaneous impairment indicates that their common actuating element for cerebral blood flow control, the cerebral resistance vessels, are equally impaired in their ability to regulate for MAP fluctuations and changes in brain oxygen.
Magnetic Resonance-Based Estimation of Intracranial Pressure Correlates With Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Valve Opening Pressure Setting in Children With Hydrocephalus
Authors: Muehlmann M, Koerte IK, Laubender RP, Steffinger D, Lehner M, Peraud A, Heinen F, Kiefer M, Reiser M, Ertl-Wagner B.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the pressure setting of the ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt valve and a magnetic resonance (MR)-based estimate of intracranial pressure (ICP) in children with shunt-treated hydrocephalus without clinical signs of shunt malfunction.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Institutional review board approval was obtained before the study, and all subjects and/or their legal guardians provided written informed consent. In this prospective study, 15 consecutive patients (median age, 8.25 years; range, 2.2-18.4 years; 6 girls and 9 boys) with shunt-treated hydrocephalus without signs of shunt malfunction were examined with retrospectively gated phase contrast sequences to quantify arterial inflow, venous outflow, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow to and from the cranial vault. The ratio of the maximal intracranial volume change and the pulse pressure gradient change was used to derive MR-ICP. Spearman ρ was used to test for the association of setting of the shunt valve opening pressure and MR-ICP.
RESULTS: Shunt valve opening pressure settings and MR-ICP were positively correlated (Spearman ρ = 0.64, P < 0.01). Median MR-ICP was 8.67 mm Hg (interquartile range, 1.59 mm Hg) and median setting of the VP-shunt valve was 6.62 mm Hg (IQR, 1.47 mm Hg). The median MR-ICP was 1.9 mm Hg (IQR, 0.73 mm Hg) higher than the setting of the shunt valve.
CONCLUSION: There is a positive correlation between MR-ICP and VP shunt valve opening pressure setting. The systematically higher assessment of MR-ICP is most likely a result of outflow resistance within the shunt tubing system and well within the known fluctuation rates of VP shunt systems.
Euronews: Deep inside the brain (noninvasive intracranial pressure measurement)
Spectral analysis of intracranial pressure signals recorded during infusion studies in patients with hydrocephalus
Authors: García M, Poza J, Santamarta D, Abásolo D, Barrio P, Hornero R.
Hydrocephalus includes a number of disorders characterised by clinical symptoms, enlarged ventricles (observable using neuroimaging techniques) and altered cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics. Infusion tests are one of the available procedures to study CSF circulation in patients with clinical and radiological features of hydrocephalus. In them, intracranial pressure (ICP) is deliberately raised and CSF circulation disorders evaluated through measurements of the resulting ICP. In this study, we analysed seventy-seven ICP signals recorded during infusion tests using four spectral-based parameters: median frequency (MF) and relative power (RP) in three frequency bands. These measures provide a novel perspective for the analysis of ICP signals in the frequency domain. Each signal was divided into four artefact-free epochs (corresponding to the basal, early infusion, plateau and recovery phases of the infusion study). The four spectral parameters were calculated for each epoch. We analysed differences between epochs of the infusion test and correlations between these epochs and patient data. Statistically significant differences (p<1.7×10-3, Bonferroni-corrected Wilcoxon signed-rank tests) were found between epochs of the infusion test using MF and RP. Furthermore, some spectral parameters (MF in the basal phase, RP for the first frequency band and in the early infusion phase, RP for the second frequency band and in all phases of the infusion study and RP in the third frequency band and in the basal phase) revealed significant correlations (p<0.01) between epochs of the infusion test and signal amplitude in the basal and plateau phases. Our results suggest that spectral analysis of ICP signals could be useful for understanding CSF dynamics in hydrocephalus.
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Mark Martin on the Big Three
Salinity, pH and Temperature in the Reef Aqaurium
In a reef tank, the big three—salinity, temperature and pH—are far more important than in a fish-only system, but every aquarist should shoot for stability in these three parameters. Every single tank crash in the history of aquaria has been a direct or indirect result of a lack of stability in one or all of the big three. It is funny when you think about—there are just three parameters you really need to watch, and yet so many people simply don't. I mean, sure, it is important to look at nitrates and calcium in a reef tank, but if you ignore the big three long enough, it does not matter if you have 500ppm calcium or 0ppm nitrates. The tank will eventually crash. So what can you do today to get the big three taken care of? Read on.
Use a Chiller, Heater and Controller to Maintain Temperature Stability in a Reef Tank
Temperature stability is essential to a reef tank. Fluctuations in temperature of only a few degrees every 24 hours creates environmental stress for your animals. The stress, while perhaps not deadly in and of itself, will, over time, make your animals more susceptible to disease and infestation. Instead of dumping money into expensive nitrate reactors or calcium reactors, most beginning reef aquarists would derive far more benefit by buying a chiller. Using a quality chiller in conjunction with a heater and a reliable controller will insure minimal temperature fluctuation in your aquarium.
Keeping Salinity Stable in a Tropical Marine Aquarium
In a reef or invertebrate tank, many of the animals are particularly sensitive to changes in salinity. Falling behind on topping-off your aquarium with freshwater can cause the salinity to increase gradually. While this usually does not present a huge problem, when you suddenly "catch-up" with tank maintenance, and replace five, ten or more gallons of freshwater all at once, the salinity drops back down to normal levels but much too quickly for many inverts. Investing in an automatic top-off system can make all the difference in terms of keeping your tank's salinity stable.
Dealing with pH Fluctuations
A normal daily cycle of pH fluctuation occurs in most aquaria secondary to the lighting schedule. While this is not a disaster, in most cases, the savvy aquarist can easily stabilize this parameter by simply installing a refugium that runs on an alternate light cycle. Keeping the refugium lights on when the display tank's lights are off will insure a more stable pH over an entire 24-hour period.
Install a Chiller, Automatic Top-Off and a Refugium Today!
New reef aquarists, like all aquarists, should focus first and foremost on the big three: temperature, salinity and pH. Investing in a chiller, an automatic top-off system and a refugium can go a long way to creating a stable reef environment that will quickly mature into a full-blown reef aquarium.


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Ruyton-XI-Towns is located in Shropshire
 Ruyton-XI-Towns shown within Shropshire
Population 1,500
OS grid reference SJ393221
Unitary authority Shropshire
Ceremonial county Shropshire
Region West Midlands
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01939
Police West Mercia
Fire Shropshire
Ambulance West Midlands
EU Parliament West Midlands
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List of places
Coordinates: 52°47′37″N 2°53′56″W / 52.7935°N 2.899°W / 52.7935; -2.899
Ruyton-XI-Towns (/ˌrtən ɨˈlɛvən tnz/[1] "ryetən eleven towns"), formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns or simply Ruyton, is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It has a population of around 1,500 people and lies on the River Perry. Nearby to the east is the large village of Baschurch and to the north the smaller village of Wykey. grid reference SJ393221
The village acquired its unusual name in the twelfth century when a castle was built, and it became the major manor of eleven local townships. The Roman numeral for eleven is included in its name. Some of the eleven ancient townships, mostly situated to the north and west of Ruyton, still survive as hamlets today; although some, like Coton, are just a collection of farm buildings. The eleven were Ruyton, Coton, Shotatton, Shelvock, Eardiston and Wykey, which remain in the parish; and Felton, Haughton, Rednal, Sutton and Tedsmore, now in the parish of West Felton.
Lying in the Welsh Marches, the castle was destroyed in 1202, rebuilt by 1313 and destroyed again by Owain Glyndŵr. Its ruins stand in the parish churchyard.
In 1308, an attempt was made to refound the town as New Ruyton. It was awarded a charter which briefly gave it the same status as the County of Bristol, but as raiding continued, it declined and lost most of its rights.
Notable buildings in the village include its parish church, part of which dates from the 1130s, and the gardens of Brownhill House.
Arthur Conan Doyle, while a medical student, worked as an unpaid assistant in the village for a Dr Eliot for four months in 1878, living in at Cliffe House.[2] He later recalled Ruyton in his Memories and Recollections (1923) as "not big enough to make one town, far less eleven".[2]
The Preparatory school Packwood Haugh is near the village.
The parish war memorial is unique in Shropshire in being in the form of a cave, carved eight feet into the sandstone cliff of the Brownhill beside the road leading out of the village towards Baschurch. The idea of London architect Stanley Vaughan, who offered this after a visit to Ruyton, it was sculpted by local father-and-son stonemasons Warwick and Len Edwards, and unveiled in October 1920. The benches either side within the arch and the cross are all carved out of the rock, with the names of those known to have died in the First and Second World Wars listed on separate plaques. A third plaque, to Alfred Rogers whose name had been missed off the former plaque's list, was added in 2007.[3]
Ruyton war memorial
 1. ^ BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford, 1971), cited in Wells, John (15 January 2010). "Ruyton how many?". John Wells's phonetic blog. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 2. ^ a b Brown, Yoland (1988). Ruyton XI Towns, Unusual Name, Unusual History. Brewin Books. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9780947731410.
 3. ^ Francis, Peter (2013). Shropshire War Memorials, Sites of Remembrance. YouCaxton Publications. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-909644-11-3.
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Media related to Ruyton-XI-Towns at Wikimedia Commons


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A new Law on Territorial Planning came into force on 1 September 2010.
5.3.5 Architecture and spatial planning
After three years of consultations with EU experts, the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation submitted a draft Law on Territorial Planning that was passed by the Parliament on 23 April 2009 (Law no. 10119). The new Law came into force in full only on 1 September 1 2010, with the abolishment of Law no. 8405 of 1998 on Urban Planning. The newly formed National Territorial Planning Agency (NTPA) is now in charge of drafting policies and rules for better administration of the territory and the renamed National Territory Council (NTC) will be the decision-making body responsible for enacting the national planning instruments, in line with the stipulations contained in this Law.
It is not clear yet whether the full implementation of the new Law will improve the planning situation. Territory Councils, whether the National one chaired by the Prime Minister, or the local ones chaired by respective city mayors, have been regarded by the general public as highly politicised and corrupt institutions. In 20 years of political transition following the collapse of communism in 1990, construction has constantly been the fastest growing industry and the most lucrative business in Albania. The lack of urban and spatial planning has contributed to what is considered now an "urban massacre" especially in Tirana, the Adriatic and Ionian coastline, as well as other major cities. Many experts say the damage is irreversible, due to extremely high costs of any restoration attempts.


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Managed Service for PostgreSQL lets you use network and local storage for database clusters. Network storage is based on network blocks, which are virtual disks in the Yandex.Cloud infrastructure. Local storage is organized on disks that are physically located in the database host servers.
When creating a cluster, you can choose between the following storage types:
- Standard network storage (
network-hdd): The cheapest option for servers with relaxed read/write performance requirements.
- Fast network storage (
network-ssd): A middle-ground solution. It's slower than local storage, but unlike local disks, it ensures data integrity if Yandex.Cloud hardware goes down.
- Fast local storage (
local-ssd): The fastest disks. The size of the local storage can only be incremented by 100 GB.
Local storage features
Local storage doesn't provide fault tolerance for data storage and affects the overall pricing for the cluster:
- Local storage doesn't provide fault tolerance for a single-host cluster: if a local disk fails, the data is permanently lost. Therefore, when creating a new Managed Service for PostgreSQL cluster using local storage, a 3-host fail-safe configuration is automatically set up.
- You are charged for a cluster with local storage even if it's stopped. Read more in the pricing policy.


RIPPLE POWER: Breakdown & Benefits
With its powerful throat hit and minty taste, Power provides packs that punch you find yourself craving! But Power is so much more than meets the eye and, in fact, has an incredible amount of goodness packed into its natural ingredients!
Here at Ripple, we think it's important that our customers know what goes into our devices so they can make an informed choice. So, we thought we'd go into what makes Power so popular!
Power's Peppermint Aroma
Peppermint aroma has been known throughout history to focus energy and improve vitality. In Ancient Rome, Senators used to wear sprigs of mint so that they would be able to keep optimal focus during debates.
Recent scientific research and sociological studies have proven there are clear neurological connections between peppermint aroma and the ability of people to have increased levels of alertness. The University of Cincinnati even found that the addition of peppermint candles in a room of people who were taking tests enabled those examined to improve their concentration.
Whether it's an all-important meeting, or you are just feeling sluggish at the end of a long week, you can be your best and most alert self with the mint aroma in your Power diffuser.
Power's Natural Ginseng Extract
Ginseng has become increasingly attractive for people looking to improve their overall wellbeing, whilst avoiding artificial solutions. In particular, the ability of ginseng to provide people with natural heightening of energy appeals increasingly in a world where more and more is demanded from us in what feels like less and less time. Multiple components within ginseng, such as polysaccharides and oligopeptides, stimulate the production of energy in cells, helping people fight feelings of fatigue.
When 43% of Americans admit that they are too tired to function at work, ginseng (as found in your Power ripple) could be the perfect alternative to that expensive third cup of coffee or sugary energy drink!
Power's Natural Gingko Biloba Extract
Gingko Biloba extract is taken from the green leaves of the Gingko plant. The Gingko tree is fascinating as it is one of the oldest tree species in the world and many of them are over 2500 years old and can grow to be over 130 feet tall. The tree is famous for being known as a "living fossil" due to its ability to be one of the very few organisms to remain largely changed over the millions of years. This perhaps goes some way to explaining why it has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. It was traditionally used to open channels of energy to organ systems like the brain.
Today, improving brain function is the primary purpose for using gingko biloba. It has been shown to be especially effective in maintaining people's strength of mind. Gingko biloba sells so well in the United States because of this remarkable feature. If you are someone who's attention or memory always seems to be slipping, you should think about fighting back with a plant—based solution.
Power – a ripple for mind and body
Whilst the Ripple mission is to help people quit smoking and get them off nicotine, our leveraging of aromatherapy has always been intended to help people pace their day and lives.
As you can see, the ingredients in Power means that it is not just a device that can complement a smoking cessation selection but also a special part of a holistic strategy balancing your overall health and wellness routine.


object for me to work with. It has a couple of other pieces, namely it some some overriding for comparison operators, has a way to copy a track from another track, and has a way to produce a tuple representation of the object that I use with the difflib for figuring out when two tracks are most likely the same (explained later).
Then, there is the actual import function:
def importData():
 Imports a new set of data from the XML file.
 listIter = ET.iterparse(XML_FILENAME)
 tracks = {}
 track = Track()
 trackCat = None
 for listItem in listIter:
 trackElem = listItem[1]
 if trackElem.tag == "track":
 if trackCat not in tracks:
 tracks[trackCat] = []
 track = Track()
 elif trackElem.tag == "discnumber":
 track.disc = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "totaldiscs":
 track.discTotal = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "tracknumber":
 track.track = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "totaltracks":
 track.trackTotal = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "title":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.title = u''
 track.title = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "album":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.album = u''
 track.album = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "year":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.year = u''
 track.year = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "artist":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.artist = u''
 track.artist = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "albumartist":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.albumArtist = u''
 track.albumArtist = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "genre":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.genre = u''
 track.genre = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "category":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 tracvCat = u''
 trackCat = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "flags":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.flags = []
 track.flags = trackElem.text.split(",")
 elif trackElem.tag == "filename":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.filename = u''
 track.filename = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "filedate":
 track.fileDate = datetime.strptime(trackElem.text, '%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p') if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "length":
 track.length = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "size":
 track.size = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "channels":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.channels = u''
 track.channels = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "samplerate":
 track.sampleRate = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "bitrate":
 track.bitRate = int(trackElem.text) if trackElem.text!= None else None
 elif trackElem.tag == "type":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.fileType = u''
 track.fileType = trackElem.text
 elif trackElem.tag == "tag":
 if trackElem.text == None:
 track.fileTag = u''
 track.fileTag = trackElem.text
 for trackList in tracks.values():
 for track in trackList:
 track.added =
 return tracks
This does two things, it rapidly loads every track from the XML file, and then... because I have had to rebuild my datafile a number of times and don't want to keep playing the same set of tracks (through the LRA process explained later), I shuffle the tracks and assign the added date in random order.
Once this is completed, I am able to use the tracks in Python using the tracks object I built. I partition my music list along "category" lines, which I use the "categorygroup" or other equivalent tags within my music to identify what goes to which category. Everything about my playlist works from this set of categories -- no song exists in two categories, so it really does a complete partitioning of my music, which means I can process each category completely independent of each other... something very useful later in the code.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Music Playlist Generator... or how I like to make things complicated...
Well, more or less. See, I have this collection of music I've transferred from a whole lot of CD's I bought over the years onto my computer. I had an iPhone which I had used to play that music by using iTunes to create a dynamic playlist, and load that playlist onto my phone. Well... it worked, other than the fact that I can't use iTunes on Linux and such. So... I decided to go with an alternate plan -- stream the music and use a music player to listen to it. My problem was, how to make my music playlist with the same functionality that iTunes provided me.
First, I used Firefly Media Server... which became quite a hassle to work with, so I switched to Logitech's SqueezeBox Server (with an external MySQL database backend). I then built some stored procedures to generate the playlist directly into the database.... which really didn't work very well. So I built a Google AppEngine web app that would do most of the processing... which worked pretty well but was a pain to keep up. And... SqueezeBox Server died on me, and I didn't want to mess with it any more. After some searching, I settled on something simple -- MusicPlayer Daemon, with its own internal HTTP streaming output. Using this, I could once again access my music as a stream -- a continuous stream that works all the time. And, it is driven by a playlist I can control and manipulate with Python (thanks to python-mpd2). After wiring everything up to provide an encrypted channel with login credentials being required to reach the stream (thanks to squid3 acting as a reverse proxy and upgrading http to https traffic automatically), I finally had a solution. I'd just write my playlist generator as a python script.
In comes TagScanner -- a beautiful program (if a little cumbersome to learn how it works at first) which lets me clean up and organize my music & all of the music tags easily. It also provides a way for me to export my list of music to XML... which I use as the starting point for my python script. TagScanner lets me build the XML file with the following:
# Tagscanner export script
$file_name TrackList.xml
$file_notes XML file with full information
$file_encoding utf-8
$file_writebom 1
$file_ishtml 1
$file_relativepaths 1
$select %_index%,0
I'm not going to go into details as to what all of this means, but basically it generates the entire list of tracks into an XML file that I can parse. And thus my journey of building my playlist begins.
The next step was to be able to easily update my music list. Which comes down to a nice program called QtdSync, which uses the tried and true rsync algorithm for incremental updates to provide what I need. I simply sync my music folders on my portable hard drive with a directory on my server at home, and it does the nasty work of figuring out how to only update what has changed (because I don't want to have to re-upload my entire music library every time I make a change). Conveniently, this makes me have the same directory structure on my portable drive as the server, which makes the XML file above provide the same relative paths to my files.
On Part 2, I will explain the process I use for importing the XML file into something usable in my python script...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Squid 3.1, mod_python, and how I have fixed my reverse proxy redirects...
Ahh squid, how I love to hate to love you... most of the time, you work great for me. But sometimes... grr. Anyway...
So here's my problem -- have squid (3.1.18) being used in both a transparent and reverse proxy configuration (transparent proxy for everything inside my network going out to the internet, reverse proxy to redirect certain CNAME virtual hosts to my various other servers on my network). However, I do not want to permit http traffic to go through the reverse proxy peers, I want everything https. No problem, right? Simple configuration directive for just one of my cache peers:
cache_peer parent 80 0 no-query originserver login=PASS name=xlorep
acl sites_xlorep url_regex ^https://xlorep\.darkhelm\.org
cache_peer_access xlorep allow sites_xlorep
http_access allow sites_xlorep
acl http_xlorep url_regex ^http://xlorep\.darkhelm\.org
http_access deny http_xlorep
deny_info http_xlorep
Basically, it uses a couple regular expressions to figure out when someone is


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Part I. Provider Design Pattern Overview
The Provider Model Design Pattern was first introduced with the.NET 1.1 framework, specifically in the ASP.NET starter kits and was formalized in ASP.NET Whidbey as a membership management provider API (Application Program Interface). It's primary purpose is to separate the definition for an API from the implementation. This keeps the API flexible by enabling the core functionality to be flexible and easily changed.
More details on the origins of the pattern in the.NET 1.1 Framework can be found on MSDN:
The Provider Model Design Pattern is basically a fusion of the two GOF patterns: strategy and abstract factory. The API is defined and the functionality is "pluggable" through a variation of the strategy design pattern. This functionality is loaded into memory through a rough implementation of the abstract factory design pattern.
Here's a basic outline of the parts and how they interact.
- API Class: This is a class that defines and exposes all the desired functionality through static methods. There is no implementation in the API Class. The API Class keeps a reference to a Application Provider Base which is basically a wrapper for the API functionality.
For this article our API Class will be a store from which we can purchase products, specifically Coke, Snickers, and the diet pills that are needed from eating all the Snickers and drinking all the Coke.
Here are the parts of our class:
- We'll have API functionality to do basic store stuff like AddProductToStock, GetProductPrice, GetProductStockCount, and RemoveProductFromStock (the core methods)
- We have an Initialize() method which is used to load any existing concrete stores from the application configuration.
- We have references to all available providers.
- We have a reference to the default provider whose functionality is being wrapped.
Once implemented, all calls will be made to this API class, which will in turn, pass the request to the default provider.
- Provider Base Class: This is an internal abstract.NET class in the System.Configuration.Provider namespace that is used to define a provider. The Initialize() method takes information from the configuration file to construct the concrete provider. Eventually, we will be overriding the Initialize() method when building our own custom providers by implementing this abstract class.
- Application Provider Base: This is an abstract class used to mirror the structure of the API Class, and inherit from the ProviderBase class. The Application Provider Base inherits from ProviderBase and defines the structure for parent classes by exposing the API methods as abstract members to be implemented by a parent class.
In our application we'll call the Application Provider Base "StoreProvider". Notice how the Store Provider class has abstract definitions for the methods defined in the Store class and inherits from the abstract class ProviderBase.
- Concrete Provider: This class is where the methods of the Application Provider Base are implemented. The Concrete Provider overrides the Initialize() method in order to load information specific to the Concrete Provider from the configuration file.
So these are the four core classes needed to implement the provider pattern. The rest of the classes are either used to define what the provider is providing (which, in this case, is a Product class) or utilities for supporting building the objects on the fly or managing the application configuration file.
It takes a bit to wrap one's mind around the basic structure, but once you see how requests are executed against the static Store class and then passed to a reference of a StoreProvider which is implemented by a CornerStoreProvider, you get the basic idea of how the cogs of this machine all work together.
Part II. Details, Details, Details
Now that we have covered the basics, let's dig a little further into the structure of our program. Basically we are a building an API for interacting with a store and products within that store.
Let's look at the Product class.
This class is not part of the provider pattern, however, we are using it to move data back and forth. We are defining the name and the wholesale cost for each product. Each store will have it's own markup on each product so we can calculate the retail cost. I have also added static methods to get all available products: GetProducts() and Initialize().
The Store class defines our core API for interactions between us (the client), the store and products.
The Store Provider exposes these same methods in an abstract class as we discussed earlier.
The CornerStoreProvider is our concrete implementation of the StoreProvider.
The VendingMachineStoreProvider is another concrete implementation of the StoreProvider.
One interesting method implemented by both the concrete providers is Initialize(). This is the method called from the ProviderBase which gets called from the ProvidersHelper. This method overrides the ProviderBase implementation and then we are using it to load markup information specific to the store which is in the section of the configuration file.


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Definition of modillion
n. - The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at regulated distances. 2
The word "modillion" uses 9 letters: D I I L L M N O O.
No direct anagrams for modillion found in this word list.
Words formed by adding one letter before or after modillion (in bold), or to diillmnoo in any order:
s - modillions
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The sentence is a bit complicated because it part of a dialogue, and Gargamel is not saying some words which are only implicit:
- Gargamel! Lâche mon robot! (Gargamel! Let go of my robot!)
- [Oui, Gargamel] lui-même, pauvres naïfs! (Yes, Gargamel himself! Poor gullible fools!)
What Gargamel is replying is first that yes, it's Gargamel himself ("lui-même") who is speaking. He is following up on the sentence of the first Smurf, who just noticed Gargamel and cried his name in shock.
Then he is calling the Smurfs "pauvres naïfs". I assume he is speaking to several Smurfs (perhaps including the robot in his hand?), otherwise it would not make sense to have a plural here.
Here, both "pauvre" (poor) and "naïf" (gullible) are adjectives; but he is using the adjective "naïf" as a noun, a process called nominalization. Thus "un naïf" is, well, a person who is "naïf" = "gullible". In the same way, in French we can say "un riche" (a rich person), "un pauvre" (a poor person), or even "un Français" (a French person). So while "naïf" is originally an adjective, here, it is used as a noun. This is hard to translate in English, where such a construction is rarely possible, and you can see above that I had to apply some creative leeway – adding the word "fool".
Finally, you have the word "pauvre", "poor". It is indeed an adjective, qualifying the noun "naïf". In this context it does not mean someone who has no money, the primary meaning of "pauvre"; rather, it is used to intensify the negative "naïf". It means that the Smurfs are not only gullible, but their gullibility even inspires pity.


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Author:Nada Ghandour-Demiri (Danish Refugee Council)
Paper short abstract:
Drawing on extensive fieldwork research in refugee camps in Greece, this paper will examine how objects and possessions are used, circulated and (re-)appropriated by refugees to survive, create a sense of normalcy, and enact and affirm cultural identities.
Paper long abstract:
Refugee camps - the epitome of a state of exception - are conventionally conceived as transitory infrastructures, where refugees live in a state of lasting temporariness and waithood. Within this framework of temporariness, this paper will examine how objects and possessions are used, circulated and (re-)appropriated by refugees to survive, create a sense of normalcy, and enact and affirm cultural identities. Building on extensive fieldwork research in almost all long-term accommodation centers in mainland Greece, the authors will discuss refugees' agency observed in material interventions (expressions of national and ethnic affiliation, constructing shelter extensions and irregular shops, etc.), informal economies based on materials (buying and selling of containers, appropriation and sale of camp infrastructure, etc.), as well as (re-)use of materials (blankets, fire hoses, oil canisters, etc.). Moving beyond a static depiction of materials, the research will highlight the potency of materials in regenerating personal and collective agency in adversity.
The Materiality of Migration: From 'bare necessities' to 'promising things' [ANTHROMOB]


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Registry and Workflows
In the previous _TAG_ Tutorial Series post, we discussed the importance of DockerFile and provided a list of DockerFile commands that makes the automation of image creation easier. In this post, let's talk about about a significant _TAG_ component: _TAG_ Registry. This is the central registry for all repositories, public and private, and their workflows. But, before we dive into _TAG_ Registry, let's go over some common terms and concepts related to repositories.
1. Repositories can be "liked" using stars or by being bookmarked.
2. Interact with the community by using the comment service to leave "comments" on the repositories.
3. Private repositories are similar to public ones, except that the former does not show up on search results and give access rights to it. A user, set as a collaborator, only has access to the private repositories.
4. Configure webhooks after a successful push has been made.
_TAG_ Registry has three roles to play: the index, registry and registry client. Role #1 — Index: The index is responsible for and maintains information about user accounts, checksums of the images, and public namespaces. It maintains such information using the following components:
a. Web UI
b. Meta-data store
c. Authentication service
It also resolves longer URLs for easier use and authenticates owners to repositories. Role #2 — Registry: The registry houses the images and graphs for the repositories. However, it does not have a local database and provides no user authentication. Database support is provided by S3, cloud files and local FS. Furthermore, the authentication is taken care of by the Index Auth service using tokens. Registries can be of different types. Let's analyze a few of them:
1. Sponsor Registry: A third-party registry for use by its customers and the _TAG_ community.
2. Mirror Registry: A third-party registry for use by only its customers.
3. Vendor Registry: A registry provided by a vendor who distributes _TAG_ images.
4. Private Registry: A registry operated by a private entity with a firewall and additional layers of security.
Role #3 — Registry Client: _TAG_ acts as the registry client that maintains push and pull, as well as client authorizations.
Docker Registry in Action
Now, let's discuss five scenarios to better comprehend the working of _TAG_ Registry. Scenario A: A user wants to pull or download an image. The steps that are involved are as follows:
Step 1: The user places a request to the index to download the image.
Step 2: The index, in response, returns three pertinent pieces of information:
a. The registry in which the image is located
b. Checksums for the image, including all layers
c. Token for authorization purposes
Note: Tokens are only sent when the request has the X-Docker-Token in the header. While private repositories need basic authentication, it's not mandatory for public repositories.
Step 3: The user now contacts the registry with the token that was returned in the response. The registry is wholly responsible for the images. It stores the base image and the inherited layers.
Step 4: The registry now confirms with the Index that the token is authorized.
Step 5: The index now sends a "true" or "false" to the registry, thereby allowing the user to download the needed image
Scenario B: The user wants to push an image to the registry. The steps involved are as follows:
Step 1: The user contacts the index with credentials requesting allocation of the repository name.
Step 2: On successful authentication and namespace availability, the repository name is allocated. A temporary token is returned in response.
Step 3: The image, along with the token, is pushed to the registry.
Step 4: The registry confirms the token with the index, then starts reading the pushed stream after validation by the index.
Step 5: The index is then updated with the image checksums by _TAG_.
Scenario C: The user wants to delete an image from the index or registry.
Step 1: The index receives a signal from _TAG_ to delete the repository.
Step 2: If the index validates the repository, it deletes the repository and returns a temporary token.
Step 3: The registry now receives the delete signal, along with the token.
Step 4: The token is verified with the index, and the registry deletes the repository and all related information.
Step 5: _TAG_ now intimates the index about the deletion, and the index removes all records of the repository.
Scenario D: The user wishes to use the registry in standalone mode without the index. Use of the registry, without the index, which is under the full control of _TAG_, is best suited for storing images on private networks. The registry spins up in a special mode which restricts communication with the _TAG_ index. All security and authentication needs to be taken care of by the user.
Scenario E: The user wishes to use the registry in standalone mode with the index. In this scenario, a custom index is created to store and access images in a private network. However, the overhead is to inform _TAG_ about the custom index. _TAG_ provides an interesting concept of chaining registries, which in turn, enables load balancing and allocation of a specific registry for specific requests. In the next Docker Tutorial Series post, we will discuss how to use the _TAG_ Registry API for each of the above-mentioned scenarios, as well as delve into Docker Security. In the meantime, let's keep the conversation going. If you have any inquiries about Docker registry and workflows, send us an email to _EMAIL_. Or, simply visit us at _URL_ for more information about Docker


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An interferogram obtained by use of ordinary interferometers, such as Fizeau and Twyman-Green interferometers, will show a contour map of the wave front under test. A lateral-shearing interferogram, however, will show a contour map of the difference between the wave front under test and a sheared wave front, that is, a contour map of the derivative of the wave front under test. Therefore one can reconstruct the shape of the wave front under test by analyzing that difference. Many methods for reconstructing a wave front have been proposed. The Saunders method reconstructs a wave front; rapidly however the wave-front data are reconstructed only at intervals of the amount of shear along the direction of the shear. Therefore the method has low spatial resolution. A method for reconstructing a wave front that is based on the Saunders method and has high spatial resolution is proposed. The method analyzes the differences that are produced by shearing of the wave front under test in many directions. This method requires a large number of interferograms for reconstructing the wave front. Here the method is described, and its validity is confirmed by simulation.
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The role of nurses in recognising and reducing vulnerability
The role of nurses in recognising and reducing vulnerability
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Jane Ashley Lecture Theatre, Marston Campus, Headington Campus, Marston Road site
Professor Ruth Northway explores the nature of vulnerability and argues that nurses have an important role to play in its reduction.
Is vulnerability inevitable in the context of health care? Some groups of people (such as those with learning disabilities or dementia) are often considered to be particularly vulnerable but this should not be an inevitable consequence of belonging to a specific group. It can be reduced or even eliminated if we understand what it is that people are vulnerable to - and then work to reduce these factors and their impact.
You will learn about recommendations for change, based on the importance of nurses recognising and responding to potential vulnerability in a proactive way, and the challenges of such an approach for nursing practice, education and research.


text: This paper describes a CMOS hysteretic DC-DC buck converter with a low output ripple voltage and a constant switching frequency for mobile applications. The inherent problems of a large output ripple voltage that the conventional hysteretic DC-DC buck converters has faced have been resolved by using the proposed DC-DC buck converter which employed the delay time control circuit to be able to maintain a constant switching frequency(2MHz) in CCM. The proposed architecture enables the settling response time of charge pump circuit within the converter to become less than 6us suitable for mobile applications. The proposed DC-DC buck converter was implemented by using 0.35um BCDMOS process and die size was 1.37mm x 1.37mm. The measurement results showed that the proposed circuit received the input of 3.7V and generated output of 1.2V with the output ripple voltages less than 20mV under load currents of 100~400mA at the fixed switching frequency of 2MHz. The maximum efficiency of the proposed hysteretic buck converter was measured to be around 93%.


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Let's go back and consider a linear map. Remember that we defined its rank to be the dimension of its image. Let's consider this a little more closely.
Any vector in the image of can be written as for some vector. If we pick a basis of, then we can write. Thus the vectors span the image of. And thus they contain a basis for the image.
More specifically, we can get a basis for the image by throwing out some of these vectors until those that remain are linearly independent. The number that remain must be the dimension of the image — the rank — and so must be independent of which vectors we throw out. Looking back at the maximality property of a basis, we can state a new characterization of the rank: it is the cardinality of the largest linearly independent subset of.
Now let's consider in particular a linear transformation. Remember that these spaces of column vectors come with built-in bases and (respectively), and we have a matrix. For each index, then, we have the column vector
appearing as a column in the matrix.
So what is the rank of? It's the maximum number of linearly independent columns in the matrix of. This quantity we will call the "column rank" of the matrix.


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The essential ingredient for any firework craft is glitter, right? For the simplest Bonfire Night craft idea take some black paper, add glue and glitter and invite your children to create their own firework display. We used chalk to draw in our people, adding an extra medium for the kids to try out. You could give each child their own piece of paper, or go big and have each child contribute a few fireworks to one huge picture.
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Now that you have your breeding pair, all you have to do is introduce them.
Gerbils are very territorial creatures and will not tolerate being put together without any sort of introduction. Improper introduction will usually result in fighting and your gerbils can get severely hurt.
In the wild, one gerbil would chase the intruder away, but in a tank there is nowhere to go and so they will fight to the death.
There are some instances, however, where an introduction period may not be necessary. If both gerbils are under the age of 8 weeks, or if one is a lone adult male gerbil and the other is a female gerbil under the age of 8 weeks, a split cage may not be needed. In both these cases, the gerbils may take to each other immediately, but if you see any hostility, you will need to use one of the two methods below.
Main methods of introducing gerbils
Split cage method
For this method you will need a tank and a piece of wire mesh (hardware cloth) that is cut to fit diagonally across the tank, from top to bottom.
You want to use wire mesh with small holes, no larger than 1/2 inch, otherwise the gerbils can harm each other through the divider.
I personally use 1/4 inch wire mesh and have had no problems with biting injuries.
You also want to make sure that there is no space that a gerbil can squeeze through to get at the other gerbil.
I place a heavy object, such as a dictionary, on top of the tank to weigh down the lid. This prevents the gerbils from sneaking over top of the divider. Make sure the tank has been thoroughly cleaned with regular soap, rinsed with water and dried completely. Then you should add fresh bedding. I like to keep the tank empty except for shavings, a toilet paper roll and some tissue for bedding on each side of the split. I find the introduction process takes longer if there is additional toys and housing in the tank that could distract the gerbils from the introduction.
Now that your tank is ready, place one gerbil on each side of the split cage. The gerbils may exhibit aggressive behaviour such as chewing at the divider or they may just calmly sniff each other through the holes. Don't be worried that they are acting aggressively, it just means they will likely need to be split for a longer period of time. You want to switch the gerbils to each other's side of the tank about 4 times a day. This allows them to learn each other's scent and eventually no longer recognize the other gerbil as a threat. The split cage can take anywhere between 2 days and 2 weeks. Even if it takes longer than that, it is okay, just have patience. I have never had a split cage fail yet!
This method is very similar to the split-cage method, except you use a small wire cage to split the gerbils rather than a divider.
Just like the split-cage method, you want to clean the tank and the cage very well with soap and water and dry them completely.
Then you can add shavings, some cardboard and some facial tissue in both the tank and cage.
Place one gerbil in the tank and the other in the cage. Switch them about 4 times a day until they are ready to introduce.
I don't like the cage-within-cage method as much because the cage bars tend to be spaced more far apart than the holes in the wire mesh. A very determined gerbil could manage to bite the other gerbil through the cage bars. Some people have had great luck with the cage-within-cage method, but I've always used the split-cage method instead.
Putting your gerbils together
The best indicator that your gerbils are ready to have the split removed, is if you seem them sleeping next to each other through the divider.
Another great sign is if you observe them grooming each other.
Some gerbils never exhibit this sort of behaviour, however. In that case, you may just need to introduce them when they stop marking everything frantically when you switch their sides.
If they seem to be nonchalant about the existance of the gerbil on the other side of the split, then it may be time to try removing the barrier.
When you do remove the split, make sure to wear thick leather gloves and have an extra container to put the other gerbil in if they fight. If the gerbils do decide to fight, you don't want to stick your bare hand in there, because they will bite you. I can tell you from experience that it really hurts!
It is perfectly normal for gerbils that have been introduced to sniff each other's rear ends a lot. There may be some thumping and often the gerbils will try to mark each other with their scent gland (looks kind of like mating, but isn't). Boxing behaviour is pretty normal too, where they stand on their hind legs and swat each other with their paws. These behaviours are quite harmless unless they get out of hand. You need to watch the gerbils for at least 2 hours to make sure that they are going to get along. If they start grooming each other or you see them sleeping in a nest together, then they probably will be fine.
If you see any overly aggressive behaviour, you will need to resplit your gerbils and try again. Please don't lose hope, these things happen. With patience, you should see your gerbils together eventually. I have never had a split-cage fail before. The general rule is to try split-caging your gerbils for 2 full weeks. If they fight, then split cage them again. If the third time fails, then they will probably never live together. I cannot stress enough that you need lots of patience.
Aggressive behaviour includes actual fighting, where the two gerbils roll into a ball and are biting each other's throats. If they roll into a ball, you must seperate them immediately! This is a fight to the death! Another warning sign is if you see one gerbil chasing the other gerbil crazily, and the gerbil being chased is squeaking wildly. These gerbils would need to be resplit. Other things to watch for are aggressive marking where one gerbil won't leave the other alone and overgrooming where the gerbil being groomed is squeaking a lot.


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Slate's ever-helpful Explainer feature provides details about how long an embryo can remain frozen. (As you may have heard this week, a woman just gave birth to a baby who had earlier been a frozen embryo threatened by Hurricane Katrina.)
Turns out an embryo can be on ice for "for decades, if you store them the right way":
Embryos can remain on ice pretty much indefinitely; one baby was born after being frozen for 13 years.
To get that kind of shelf-life, an embryo must be carefully sealed inside a tank filled with liquid nitrogen and monitored to keep it at least 31 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.
But there's big trouble if the power goes out and the generator fails to function:
Once the embryo is thawed to room temperature, it needs to be placed in an incubator to keep it at 98.6 degrees so it can live until implantation. It can last a day or more in this state.
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Question: What Is The Population Of China In 2020?
Which country has more females than males?
Conversely, there are more men than women in Asia, Arab countries and Northern Africa.
The same countries also lead world statistics in the life-expectancy gap between men and women..
What is 1% of the world population?
What is the population of India in 2020?
1,380,004,385 peopleIndia 2020 population is estimated at 1,380,004,385 people at mid year according to UN data. India population is equivalent to 17.7% of the total world population. India ranks number 2 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in India is 464 per Km2 (1,202 people per mi2).
How many people are in the World 2020?
7.8 Billion7.8 Billion (2020) The current world population is 7.8 billion as of October 2020 according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer. The term "World Population" refers to the human population (the total number of humans currently living) of the world.
Is China overpopulated today?
Which country has lowest population in the world?
Why is China so big?
Short answer: China is big right now, largely due to the rise of the Qing Dynasty. … However, it is notable that the emperor that was responsible for the expansion of the Qing dynasty's border to include current day Mongolia, Tibet and Taiwan is KangXi Emperor of Qing.
What's the male to female ratio in America?
How many kids can you have in China?
How many females are in the World 2020?
Currently, the world population is increasing by more than 90 million per year. The Global sex ratio is 1.018. It means that we have slightly more men then women. The median age of the world's population is estimated to be 31 years in 2020 (30.3 and 31.8 for male and female accordingly).
What is China doing to stop overpopulation?
Why is India so overpopulated?
What is the total population of China in 2020?
Total population of China from 1980 to 2024 (in millions)Population in millions2020*1,_PHONE_,_PHONE_,_PHONE_,390.089 more rows•Mar 5, 2020
What is the population of USA in 2020?
What percent of China's population is male?
According to the 2010 census, 91.51% of the population was Han Chinese, and 8.49% were minorities. China's population growth rate is only 0.59%, ranking 159th in the world….Demographics of China15–64 years70.7% (2019 est.)65 and over10.92% (2018 est.)Sex ratioAt birth1.14 male to female (2016 est.)22 more rows


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Design and Build has become more prevalent as the preferred form of contract in the construction industry over recent years. AMA have gained many years experience working with contractors of all sizes on a variety of projects ranging from multi-million pound developments to single houses. Our philosophy when working with contractor clients can be categorised into four key areas:
Creativity and Problem Solving
We discuss the brief with the contractor to establish the preferred method of construction. We then design a building that fits the brief, provides a cost effective solution, improving efficiency, smoothing the flow of production information and improving build ability. We also help to identify cost savings where possible and with careful collaboration aim to design out potential problems from the outset.
Listening and Understanding
We understand that there are key commercial drivers for the contractor such as programme, risk management, cost efficiency and build ability which we can usually identify at the start of the design process. We then work proactively to respond to them whilst working to ensure that the quality of the design is not compromised.
We acknowledge that the dynamics of project team relationships has changed and as such the traditional hierarchies of leadership have shifted to a much flatter structure of collaborative working. As design team leader we acknowledge that we need to be proactive in the context of ensuring that the contractors key project drivers are delivered.
Collaboration and Communication
Collaboration and Communication is key as it not only avoids costly errors but it also enables potential problems to be seen and dealt with at an early stage.


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1.1 This test method describes standardized procedures for the sensory evaluation of heat in oleoresin capsicums ranging from 100 000 to 1 000 000 Scoville heat units (S.H.U.).
1.2 This test method is intended as an alternative to the Scoville heat test, but results can be expressed in Scoville heat units (see ASTA Method 21.0 and ISO 3513).
1.3 This test method does not apply for ground red pepper, low heat chili peppers, or chili powder.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. Specific precautionary statements are given in Section 8.
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Space-Time Modeling of Vector Hydrologic Sequences
Water Resources Bulletin
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Stochastic modeling of vector hydrologic sequences is examined with a general class of space‐time autoregressive integrated moving average (STARIMA) models. The models describe spatial and temporal autocorrelatjon, through dependent variables lagged both in space and time. The model structures incorporate a hierarchical ordering scheme to map the vector of observations into a network configuration. The neighboring structure used introduces a physical/geographical hierarchy to enable the model identification procedures to assist in determining appropriate correlative relationships. The three‐stage iterative space‐time model building procedure is illustrated using average monthly streamfiow data for a four‐station network of the Southeastern Hydropower System.
Ramos, Jose A. and Deutsch, Stuart Jay, "Space-Time Modeling of Vector Hydrologic Sequences" (1986). CEC Faculty Articles. 419.


This section gives an overview of the events that have shaped the politics of the region in addition to the events that led up to the construction of the re-education centres and mass imprisonment of ethnic minorities.
This timeline outlines state efforts to regulate religious and cultural expression in Xinjiang. With justifications ranging from deradicalization to development, authorities have eliminated public events, razed mosques and graveyards, and enforced linguistic and cultural homogeneity.
This timeline documents key developments within the camps and Chinese campaigns to whitewash the camp systems.
A brief outline of 20th Century events that have shaped Chinese politics in Xinjiang.
This timeline documents the arrests of well-known individuals.
Events that contributed to the establishment of 're-education centres.'
This timeline documents the changing Communist Party of China response to accusations of human rights violations in Xinjiang. As human rights groups have identified internment camps and forced labour in the region, China has denied these accusations, giving changing explanations since 2018.


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The Innosilicon A4+ LTCMaster is a ASIC Scrypt algorithm miner from Innosilicon with a maximum hashrate of 620Mh/s and power consumption of 750W. It has a hashing efficiency of 0.82667 MH/J.
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|Colin Percival invented the Scrypt algorithm as the online service's cryptoprotection to keep UNIX-like OS backup copies. The scrypt algorithm's working principle is that it artificially complicates the selection of options for solving a cryptographic task by filling it with "noise." This noise is generated randomly by numbers the scrypt algorithm refers to, increasing the time of work.