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Webinar: 5 Types of Referral Leakage to Measure (And What to Do About It)
Minimizing patient leakage in a health system's referral network is crucial. However, most organizations do not have the systems in place to measure leakage or determine where it is occurring. Without data, healthcare executives are left to guess about how best to ensure the integrity of their referral networks.
In this one-hour webinar, HSG will demonstrate the key types of patient leakage to identify, how best to measure the impact of that leakage, and strategies for addressing it.
During this webinar we will discuss the following concepts:
- Understanding the types of patient leakage data available
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- How to diagnose organizational roadblocks to increasing referral capture
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This graph represents a network of science fiction authors and philosophers, with the authors linked to philosophers just in case the philosopher listed that author as philosophically interesting. Authors are labeled, and label size corresponds to the number of philosophers mentioning them. Label colors and positions are rough indicators of similarity. Colors represent groups of authors; as an intuitive gloss, if authors A1-An are the same color that means the connections between the As is ≥ their connections to authors in other groups. Author positions are determined by a combination of three forces - gravity, attraction, and repulsion - applied to the network until it has settled into a stable position (a local peak in the space of possible positions). All nodes gravitate to the center and repulse one another, and nodes are attracted just in case they are connected. So, positions and colors can be seen as weak indicators of similarity, whatever kind of similarity is highlighted by philosophers' choices.
But, given the relatively small sample size and lack of strong modularity in the network, we should be cautious in inferring anything about these authors (or philosophers) based on their relative positions or colors.


text: This video instructs you on how to draw angles in geometry. The instructor begins by showing you 4 example angles you can create. He then draws a straight line that can be linked to any of the other four angles. The first example of an angle shown is 180 degrees. He draws a line at 50 degrees and then he continues to draw a 90 degree angle. The instructor varies whether he uses the left or right side of the protractor. He ended by noting some angles will be larger than the protractor.


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Machine learning electron density in sulfur crosslinked carbon nanotubes
JM Alred and KV Bets and Y Xie and BI Yakobson, COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 166, 3-9 (2018).
Mechanical strengthening of composite materials that include carbon nanotubes (CNT) requires strong inter bonding to achieve significant CNT-CNT or CNT-matrix load transfer. The same principle is applicable to the improvement of CNT bundles and calls for covalent crosslinks between individual tubes. In this work, sulfur crosslinks are studied using a combination of density functional theory (DFT) and classical molecular dynamics (MD). Atomic chains of at least two sulfur atoms or more are shown to be stable between both zigzag and armchair CNTs. All types of crosslinked CNTs exhibit significantly improved load transfer. Moreover, sulfur crosslinks show evidence of a cooperative self-healing mechanism allowing for links to rebond once broken leading to sustained load transfer under shear loading. Additionally, a general approach for utilizing machine learning for assessing the ground state electron density is developed and applied to these sulfur crosslinked CNTs.
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Ross Shelton: My George Strait Philosophy of Pastoral Leadership
If you like country music and you live in Texas, chances are your favorite country singer is George Strait. I know it is for me. In fact, I am of the opinion if George Strait is not one of your favorite country singers, then you probably should not live in Texas.
All kidding aside, why do people like George Strait so much? I have heard many reasons why people like him, but at the heart of why people like him is this: he sings songs people like. Other than singing songs people like, he does not really impact peoples' lives in substantial ways.
Leadership is different than singing songs people like.
Leadership is about much more than giving people what they like. In fact, sometimes leadership is about challenging people to move beyond simple likes and preferences in order to move them to something much better.
This means leadership can impact peoples' lives in many ways. It can impact peoples' livelihoods, their routines and their ways of thinking, among other things.
Because leadership is multifaceted and has the potential to impact peoples' lives, leaders often will face harsh, unfair criticisms and rejection.
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Plaza Cuartel is a place with a rich and tragic history. Built by the Spaniards in the 1880's, it was used during World War 2 as a military camp by the Japanese occupying forces. Hundreds of American prisoners of war were detained on the site from 1942 to 1944, and used by the Japanese army to build the first airport on the island.
On December 14, 1944, fearing the invastion of Palawan by the Allied forces, the Japanese soldiers massacred 150 POW, forcing them into Plaza Cuartel trenches and setting them on fire. Only 11 survivors managed to escape. A commemorative plaque, historical displays and a sculpture are there to remember what is known today as the "Palawan massacre".


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The Value of Diversity for LKS2
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It should not be difficult to source books where the heroes, heroines and main characters represent the diversity we find in modern Britain but it is. However, after diligently searching our library we have found some wonderful examples, brilliant books that represent ethnic and cultural diversity and some that include people with disabilities. The stories might be about football, space exploration, school friends or magical quests but the diverse characters are there, living on the pages and in the minds of the readers.
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CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2010: Mark Miodownik - Why Chocolate Melts and Jet Planes Don't
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Mark Miodownik journeys from little to large in the second of his Christmas Lectures.
As we zoom into the microscopically small realm beneath our fingertips to explore the tiny world we have created inside mobile phones, jet planes and chocolate, curious things start to happen. Gravity becomes less and less important, while stickiness and quantum mechanics start to dominate.
This is the wild west of science, where anything and everything seems possible, but is it? Can we create invisibility cloaks, self-healing phones and super-strong jet planes just by controlling the scale of things? Journey into the inner space of the things around us to find out how the very small affects the very large.
Mark shows that even the taste of chocolate depends on the size of extraordinary crystals which are designed to only melt in your mouth. Moving up in scale he then reveals how sperm whales – one of the world's biggest animals – use a unique material called spermaceti to increase and decrease their body density and adjust their buoyancy.
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When you go public with your journey out of Mormonism, be prepared for questions LDS friends will typically ask.
Key Points:
 - Who Offended You?
 - Who Got a Hold of You?
 - Did You Start Reading Anti-Mormon Literature?
 - What Commandment Couldn't You Keep?
Talk About It
 3. What questions did LDS friends and family raise when they found out about your journey?
 4. When you were LDS, did you ever raise similar questions to others? What assumptions were you making behind those questions?
 5. Your journey will be different from others, so what role did a personal offense play in your journey from Mormonism – if any?
 6. What role did "anti-Mormon" literature play in your journey?
 7. What do you think is the best way to answer when people raise questions like this?
 8. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
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text: Nano-crystalline titania coatings were prepared by microarc oxidation (MAO) on titanium alloy (TC4) substrates in Na2CO3-KF electrolytic solution. The coating thickness was measured by an optical microscopy with a CCD camera. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to characterize the microstructure and phase composition of coatings. The results show that the coatings are porous nano-crystalline structures mainly composed of anatase and rutile (TiO2). With the increase of anode voltage, both the relative contents of rutile and the sizes of micropores increase gradually, whereas the sizes of the nano-crystalline decrease first and then increase. The prepared samples were employed to study the photo degradation characteristics of Rhodamine B. The results show that the photodegradation performance of the samples prepared under 220V is the best.


Hope, Higher Energy, Healing
By Seamus Anthony
Successful people attract people to them because their story gives people hope that they too can be successful, whatever success means to them.
Higher Energy
People are attracted to the higher vibrations of successful people like moths to a flame. It is the energy that attracts them; they want to draw on this energy for themselves. They usually do not consciously know why they are attracted to successful people, but this is why: they want bask in that the Higher Energy that the successful person gives off, they want to soak it up for themselves. When the crowd goes to see the famous figure live, when they tune in to the TV to watch a celebrity being interviewed or when they read a success story it is pure energetic self-interest.
Self-interest explains away almost all of human behaviour, good or bad.
Tuning into this Higher Energy heals people's wounds. And, via art (music, poetry, paintings, movies, etc) the expression of pain, conflict and difficult emotions (in the art) helps people to acknowledge and identify with their own emotional baggage.
Knowing and relating to other people's pain helps us to feel better about our own lives. And for many of us, the different art forms, music especially, helps us to heal by expressing what we don't fully know how to self-express.
Feel free to slurp on the higher energy in my new music video, Monkey Mind…
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- House bill number 600, a bill to be entitled an act to rewrite article 31 of chapter 106 of the general statutes of North Carolina, the same being, "The North Carolina seed law."
Seed industry and trade
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National Day is a special day for people to celebrate their country every year. Most countries have National Days, usually national holidays, and people do not go to work or school. In many countries that used to be colonies, National Day is called Independence Day because it commemorates the day they got rid of the old empire. In other countries, such as China, the National Day commemorates when the old government of the country was changed to a new government. In the past, the birthday of a king or emperor was often seen as the National Day.


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Model-Based and Trace-Based Timing Analysis
- Thursday, 27 October 2011
Symtavision (Braunschweig, Germany) has launched SymTA/S 3.0 and TraceAnalyzer 3.0, the first fully integrated versions of these system-level tools for model-based design and trace-based verification. Targeted at automotive, aerospace, automation, and other performanceand safety-critical systems, the combination of SymTA/S 3.0 and TraceAnalyzer 3.0 enables high efficiency and reliability for the dimensioning, optimization, regression-testing, and verification of controllers and networks, focusing on load, task and message latencies, system schedulability, end-to-end timing, data consistency, and other key properties that ensure system correctness.
The launch of SymTA/S 3.0 and TraceAnalyzer 3.0 creates an integrated solution delivering full, round-trip support for modeland trace-based timing analysis. Engineers can rapidly merge controller or network traces into existing SymTA/S models. They can start from traces and then change the system configuration virtually to predict the performance impact of additional tasks or messages, different scheduling strategies, or faster hardware. This integration of modeland trace-based timing analysis enables engineers to quickly iterate their designs as many times as they want, for both new developments and evolutionary extension and optimization of existing systems.


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Unformatted text preview: Physics 212 Problem Set One 1. Perturbed Square Well Consider a one-dimensional system consisting of a particle of mass m and charge e in the potential well V ( x ) shown (see figure). 6 6 - a 2- a 4 a 4 a 2- x 6? b = 2 h 2 8 ma 2 V ( x ) The potential energy function is V ( x ) =, x <- a 2,x > a 2,- a 2 < x <- a 4, a 4 < x < a 2 b,- a 4 < x < a 4. Suppose that b = 2 h 2 8 ma 2 and is sufficiently small that we can treat this problem by means of perturbation theory. (a) Write expressions for the unperturbed ( b =0) eigenfunctions and energy eigenvalues. (b) Obtain an expression for the first-order perturbed energy of the ground state of the system, expressing your result in terms of b and fundamental constants. (c) Write an expression for the first-order perturbed wave function of the ground state in terms of the complete set of unperturbed functions of part (a). (You need not evaluate matrix elements in your expression.) (d) What is the time-dependent stationary-state wave function for the ground state of the unperturbed system?(d) What is the time-dependent stationary-state wave function for the ground state of the unperturbed system?...
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The scientists used a technique called cryoelectron microscopy to uncover critical structural details about the virus-like particles bound to the antibodies.
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A virtual machine or VM is where you have an operating system stored on a file-system within a separate operating system. For example, you may have a Windows server computer that runs your business accounts software and at the same time a Linux email server, a UNIX Web-server for your website and e-commerce and a separate Windows file server.
A VM could be installed on the same computer to run one or more processes. For example, you may need a Linux machine to run your Web-server so you could install a Linux distribution on the machine that Runs Linux for your e commerce website in parallel with the Windows server and perhaps a third machine running exchange server for EMail. This is called 'virtualisation' so you now have three (or more) computer systems running at the same time on the same server.
Why use VM? It can be more economical, efficient and everything is in one place. It can make backups simpler and quicker as everything is on the same computer making business computer cheaper and streamlined.
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Fires and smoke in Indochina
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Biomass burning appeared to be increasing across Southeast Asia as February turned over to March. This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite shows widespread burning across the region on March 2, 2004, with active fire detections marked in red. The fires burning in recent days are smokier than those detected earlier in February, with smoke pooling in the valleys in the mountainous terrain of northern Thailand and northwest Laos. In the morning overpass, taken by the Terra satellite, fewer fires are visible, though a haze of smoke from previous fires lingers over the land. Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and China are visible in this image.


text: What's the difference between FEMA's Zone A and Zone V? Both zones lie within FEMA's 100-year floodplain. Zone V applies only in tidal floodplains and denotes hazards associated with storm-induced waves of at least three feet in height. Construction standards in the V-zone are more stringent in order to account for the increased risk of damage from storm surges. Can I appeal a V-Zone designation? While there is no appeal process for the ABFEs, you may appeal to FEMA after the agency formally proposes flood maps later this year.


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Scaling Bitcoin workshop : Hong Kong 2015
Why miners will not voluntarily individually produce smaller blocks
Marginal cost is very low.
In about 2011, people started discussing the idea of needing an artificial cap for a block size limit to kind of kick up the transaction fees. The orphan risk is a marginal cost the larger the block, the higher the chance of an orphan.
Now I've got some issues why orphan risk may not be so great. As technology improves, over time the technology cost of orphaning gets lower and lower, so you are relying on driving miner revenue or fees, would become less relevant. I also think that orphans just by nature are kind of bad, and the aim of the system is to prevent orphans. Another reason is that orphan risk in general, the larger you are, the larger your mining operation, you don't need to propagate to yourself. This incentivizes mining centralization, because a smaller mine rwould have to propagate to a larger portion of the network.
The defense that people give to the orphan risk idea is that, orphan risk is not a great concern and it's jus tanother cost to miner like rent and salary and electricity, and the Chinese already have a capacity advantage, so all we're doing is adding one more cost, which just increases decentralization because Chinese already have the lead here. But orphan risk is quite unique. With these other cost, it's economies of scale that could run out. If you have low energy cost, if you are near hydrothermal or something, you will use up that capacity eventually. Orphan risk is lower for larger miners and this is an inherent property of the system and might always encourage centralization. With the other costs, we hope that the impact eventually runs out, but orphan risk might not.
And then there's the question of how does marginal orphan risk vary when the block size varies? As the block size increases, does the oprhan risk go higher and higher? Whatever happens, you're always going to be in a bad scenario. This is an illustration of the graph. The dark green line is the marginal orphan risk cost. The yellow line below it is the average orphan risk cost. You have the other two lines, are the fees or the demand curve. This seems that miners keep producing blocks up to the point where marginal orphan risk equals the marginal transaction fee. You can see the red area is the total orphan risk. And the yellow area is the total average transaction fee. In this exponential scenario, the red area is a large portion of total revenue. What is total margin risk? Total orphan risk relative to miner fee revenue? If I was to draw this line where there was a linear relationship to block size and marginal orphan rate, then it would actually say 100% of miner revenue would be equal to the economic value of orphan risk. I think this is quite potentially dangerous, or potentially dangerous to rely on orphan risk to drive the fee market.
A very common question is why don't miners voluntarily produce smaller blocks? Why does a fee limit matter? Miners will just produce smaller blocks. This was discussed in 2011. Each individual miner wants to generate as much cash as possible. They will include as many transactions as possible. One is to look at the whole mining industry as a whole, maybe the mining industry will produce smaller blocks to produce and protect the Bitcoin industry. The incentives for each individual miner is they want to generate as large blocks as possible. A lot of people don't agree, they think this is too theoretical, it's unproven game theory, the focus is too much on the local and not the longer-term. I think this tragedy of the commons problem we can see today in the commodities markets. If you look at iron ore, the miners keep producing more and more, and the price keeps falling of iron ore. It's a benefit to the industry for the miners to cut production, and for price to rise, but the game theory doesn't work out like that. They each produce as much as possible to generate as much cash as they can. They never voluntarily reduce production. They keep producing as much as they can, to produce cashflow to ensure their survival.
This is probably fine in most commodity markets. But in bitcoin, we always need a healthy mining network. There's a spectrum of how miners think. One group of people would say that miners care about long-term interests of the system, and they are playing a game of Life. But the other end of the spectrum is that miners care more about short-term profit optimization. But the reality is that nobody is right here, there's a whole spectrum of mining priorities.
If the miners care more about long-term interests of the system, then maybe they wont include big blocks. We need to be aware of how miner incentives change. We need to build a robust economic system across the system. At the moment, everyone is collaborating. There is a risk that this will change in the future. Because of this risk, we need to realize that people could become very selfish and care only about the next block.
Now I am going to talk about bip100 and why it might solve some of these issues. Under bip100, miners must vote for the block size they want. Rational miners should vote to maximize their revenue. Some might care about long-term revenue, and some about short-term revenue. Revenue is block reward exchange rate + transaction volume average fee * exchange rate. Miners would vote in a balanced way, so at the moment people are debating the relative importance of the fee level or the transaction level or exchange rate, bip100 would be where miners dynamically vote in a balanced way to reflect these competing priorities. They will make their decision based on expected elasticity of their supply curve. The supply curve would be a straight curve, and miners would vote to move it back left or right, and the ywould try to maximize their fee revenue. This is quite contentious because most people don't like this straight vertical line, because it implies that the... whereas other people think there's always excess capacity. I don't think we should make a decision now. What we need to do is just keep our options open. Don't adopt a scaling proposal that locks us into constantly increasing block size. I don't think we have enough information now to find a right or wrong answer, we should keep an open mind, or adopt a proposal that allows us to go in either direction.
A common criticism of bip100 is that bip100 is a cartel. I admit it does have characteristics similar to a cartel. It enables cartel-like pricing. It's like an open framework that allows miners to decide on the block size limit in a transparent way. I think it's a good idea because I think miners would form a cartel anyway, to restrict supply space in blocks anyway, and drive up transaction fee prices. bip100 could prevent the actual cartel from forming perhaps.
Another proposal I have is that we need to recognize the difference between an increase in the limit, and a decrease in the limit. A majority of miners can impose a decrease in the limit anyway without the need for a hard-fork or any change, because 55% of the miners or whatever can always reject any block larger than some amount. This is why I think these voting mechanisms should reflect this. I think there's a proposal that requires 80% to decrease the limit, whereas I think it should always be 50%. If 79% vote for a limit reduction, this sort of advertises that 79% want it down, and this will serve as a catalyst for cartel formation anyway. If 79% can just reduce the limit, then they can ignore the voting mechanism and undermine it through forming a cartel. So I think the voting mechanisms should be designed in a way to keep this in mind, and discourage cartel creation.
I am not claiming that bip100 is perfect. It has a lot of problems. The block size limit would be sub-optimal. It's very difficult to say because the utility is kind of subjective anyway. I like bip100 from an economics perspective, there are far better technical experts than me that we can't increase the limit, I am in favor of upper and lower bounds.
There are no perfect solutions, and we need to be pragmatic and work together and be willing to compromise and accept something we don't like, because there's a lot of pressure. I think there are good proposals out there. BIP100, BIP102 and BIP103 seem like somewhat reasonable interim solutions. Thank you very much, and I'll take questions.
Q: I had an idea that I wanted to hear your take on. Rather than creating a block size changing as a way for miners to change the supply for block space, why not use miner policy, a non-fork related aspect, to control the minimum price available, so basically putting a fee floor for inclusion of transactions into blocks? What do you think? The idea is to use altruistic punishment in order to enforce the fee floor. Miners could set a certain percentage of their hashpower to intentionally orphan miners who break that. I'm not sure if I like this.
A: It's interesting. I've thought about it for a bit. I think that people already don't like bip100 because they feel they are putting the miners in control. Having a fee floor kind of manipulates the market even more and is liable to make people even less happy. That is effectively a mining cartel, and we want to avoid that as possible.
Q: collective bargaining.
Q: I've noticed that some miners have credibly said tha the 1 MB limit is already straining the network quite significantly. What do you think is the prudent approach, since we're talking about scaling the network, however proposals have suggested it might be prudent to go and wait and see. Do you think the


Subtract two easy formulas does not work. why?
Hello everybody,
i want to subtract two simple COUNT formulas but it doesn't work.
However, if I look at the individual results, then I have a result.
what am I doing wrong?
Hi StevenB,
Could you please try the same using COUNT_TABLE.
COUNT_TABLE(table1.column1) - COUNT_TABLE(table2.column2).
Hope it will solve your problem.
Many Thanks.
Now I have a number as a result.
That's really great.
Unfortunately, the number is completely wrong (-141). :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
What is so difficult for Celonis to subtract 2 numbers?
Hi _USER_
With your query, you are introducing a join between the two tables. After the join was computed, the aggregation functions are applied. So the COUNT on the smaller table actually returns the number of rows after the join with the larger table - which is basically the number of rows of the larger table (not necessarily exactly, because NULL values are not being counted). But in your case, it returns 0 because both COUNT results are the same, because of the mentioned reason.
If you are familiar with SQL: There you would also have the same issue. If you do a Join between both tables and then use the COUNTs in the SELECT statement, you would end up with the same result.
The suggestion of _USER_ is good, as COUNT_TABLE counts the number of rows of a particular table, not taking potential joins into account. However, if you have NULL values in the columns, they are also counted here, in contrast to the COUNT functions, which is probably why you get a result which is not the one you are expecting.
So what you wanna do is, you want to calculate the COUNTs separately first before subtracting, such that no join is introduced. You can do this for example with a PU function using the CONSTANT child table option:
PU_COUNT(CONSTANT(), "Table1"."Column") -
PU_COUNT(CONSTANT(), "Table2"."Column")
If FILTERs should be taken into account, you can warp a FILTER_TO_NULL around the arguments:
If you want, you can also do this for one side only, for the other one you could also leave the COUNT, e.g.:
COUNT("Table1"."Column") -
Can you check if this works for you?


Process Decision Program Charts
Managing Risk Methodically
Process Decision Program Charts - Managing Risk Methodically
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Identify the hidden risks in your process or project.
Kharina heads up a large electronics company, and has just received a message from a national newspaper's "consumer champion." The reporter asks her how she plans to deal with the current crisis, and why the company doesn't put its customers first.
Kharina didn't realize that there was a problem, so she schedules an emergency meeting with her head of distribution, Max, to find out what's gone wrong.
Closer investigation reveals that the organization's name is trending on social media… for all the wrong reasons. There have been many customer complaints about missed, late or incorrect deliveries, damaged packages, and a lack of action from the company's complaints team.
Kharina is disappointed to discover that Max hasn't done anything about these problems – he needs to improve process management in his department, and fast. So, Kharina asks him to create a process decision program chart for the distribution team, so that they can identify where the problems are happening and address them effectively.
In this article, we'll explore how you can use a process decision program chart (PDPC) to improve process management, process flow, process risk management, and contingency planning.
See our article on flow charts for a more in-depth understanding of how to think about and communicate workflows or processes. Swim Lane Diagrams are also useful for projects or processes that involve several people or teams, and you could use storyboards to illustrate the steps in a process.
Understanding Process Decision Program Charts
A PDPC (see Figure 1, below, for a snapshot) is similar to a flow chart in many ways. For example, it's a diagram that illustrates a process from start to finish, showing how different elements fit together. However, PDPCs are particularly helpful for identifying risks, and outlining how to mitigate them by developing and planning countermeasures.
Figure 1 – Snapshot of a PDPC
Process Decision Program Charts
PDPCs were developed in the second half of the 20th century by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers. They formed part of a set of tools intended to solve qualitative problems, such as identifying and resolving issues and dealing with customer complaints.
How to Create a Process Decision Program Chart
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Redisigning the Strategic Managment System in a Time of Fiscal Crisis in Lithuania
Keywords:public management reform, case study of Lithuania, fiscal crisis
AbstractThe aim of the article is to discuss different strategies of managing fiscal crisis and concomitant PM reforms to support austerity measures in Lithuania, underlining strategic management component in particular. The case study of Lithuania is presented and analysed seeking to distil some important conclusions and lessons learned. The Lithuanian government took the following approach to reform the strategic management system in a time of fiscal crisis: introduced effective mechanism to implement policy priorities, changed the way the budgets are allocated from appropriations to budgets based on results and priorities and attempted to enhance results based culture via reform of the civil service system. The Lithuanian government decided on a small handful of policy priorities and was relatively successful at establishing an effective mechanism for the formulation and implementation of these priorities, however, the efforts to introduce senior civil service as an important target group for advancing coordination and overcoming sectorial boundaries was not successful.


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COMPLETENESS deals with whether all transactions and accounts that should be in the financial statements are included. For example, management asserts that all purchases of goods and services are included in the financial statements. Similarly, management asserts that notes payable in the balance sheet include all such obligations of the entity.
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How to Use a Double Bridle?
To use a double bridle, evaluate your riding level. Evaluate your horse to ensure that you are able to bend and flex her easily in all directions. Then fit the bridle to your horse ensuring you hang the curb chain carefully. Hold the reins using your fists between the index finger and thumb with the snaffle reins on top.
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A double bridle is used by advanced riders and horses in a variety of English disciplines, including saddle seat, hunters, jumpers and dressage. Most commonly used in the higher levels of dressage, the double bridle is a wonderful way to lighten and... More »
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How Live View autofocus works: what your camera's manual doesn't tell you
Contrast AF vs Phase detection AF: key differences explained
When you switch your camera to Live View, the image is no longer reflected up into the viewfinder or down on to the phase-detection AF sensor. It passes straight through to the sensor, which relays the image 'live' to the LCD display on the back of the camera. The image on the sensor is also used to check and adjust the focus. In this tutorial we'll explain just how your camera's Live View autofocus works and how you can use it to ensure optimum sharpness.
How Live View autofocus works: what your camera's manual doesn't tell you
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The design of the single lens reflex camera is clever because it enables you to see your subject through the camera lens.
This is achieved with a mirror inside the body which reflects the scene up on to a focusing screen.
This image is reflected into the correct orientation with an optical pentaprism, then viewed through the viewfinder.
At the moment of exposure, the mirror flips up, the image passes through to the back of the camera, and the shutter opens to expose the sensor.
When autofocus systems came along, camera makers needed a way to get the autofocus sensor in the light path while you're composing the picture, and so they made the main mirror semi-transparent and added a hinged sub-mirror to the back, which reflected some of the light down to the autofocus sensor, mounted in the base of the body.
This sensor checks focus using the principle of 'phase detection', which compares two slightly offset images of the same subject and uses the distance between them to work out which way to focus, and how far. It's fast and efficient.
Adding a Live View mode to digital SLRs gave camera makers another problem. In Live View, the mirror has to be moved out of the way so that the image can pass straight to the sensor.
This means that the sub-mirror can no longer reflect the image to the autofocus sensor.
Contrasting approach
The solution was to use 'contrast autofocus', as found in compact cameras. It's based on the fact that an image (or adjacent points on an image) will always have the highest contrast when it's in focus.
Contrast autofocus involves trial and error. The camera has to change the focus and then see how this affects the contrast.
If it goes up, it shows the camera is moving the focus in the right direction, but it's just as likely the camera will move the focus the wrong way and then have to backtrack.
That's not all. The camera won't know it's found the focus point until it goes past it and the contrast starts to fall again, at which point it will have to backtrack once more.
SEE MORE: Autofocus point options: what subjects should each be used with
This is why contrast autofocus is slower. It has to make an adjustment, check the result and try again as it zeroes in on the correct focus point.
You probably won't be aware that all this is going on. Modern contrast autofocus systems are faster and more efficient than early versions, and you may simply be aware that the focus is 'hunting' more in Live View mode than when you're using the viewfinder.
Slow but sure
While contrast autofocus is slower than phase-detection AF, it does have some advantages. For a start, it works across the whole frame.
In Live View you can use the multi-controller to move the focus point anywhere you like, right up to the edges of the picture.
Contrast autofocus is also better suited to face recognition; the camera can automatically locate and focus on any faces.
Most enthusiasts would probably prefer to pick the focus point manually, but this is a selling point in cameras designed for novices upgrading from a compact camera.
The other thing about contrast AF is that it remains active while you're shooting movies. The camera can refocus as your subject moves while you're filming or, if you use the Subject Tracking AF mode on the newer models, it can track it around the frame.
When you switch to Live View you do have to learn new focusing tricks. But once you understand it, Live View autofocus stops looking like the poor relation. It's slower, but accurate and, in some instances, more effective.
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Several ideas are expressed by railways. Opportunity or choices in life; your life direction if on train – or the direction the events in life are taking you, perhaps your direction of growth. Sometimes the train refers to the direction or events you are involved in with others, a train of events' in fact.
The rails: The rails themselves represent orthodoxy, the accepted way of going about things, moral values or a direction that is hard to change, and perhaps shared with others. Thus one can say someone has gone off the rails. A communal or generally accepted direction; habitual pathways of thought or action; rigidly fixed to certain attitudes or way of life; inflexibility.
The engine: This depicts the often tremendous energy which takes us through life.
The carriages: Represent the events or influences or things brought about, the train of experiences or events that follow in the wake of our actions; the compartments of your life. A particular compartments or facet of your life. The situation or environment you are in at the moment – perhaps with particular people.
A train or railway station: Depict your efforts or desires to get somewhere, to go on a journey, to find fresh territory, new friendships, opportunities, understanding; to travel to new experiences or parts of self. Self analysis is often symbolised as a journey. Moving toward something new; making a choice or having a choice of directions – directions that may need decision, planning and or choice; changing scenes – i.e. from family to work environment; leaving something behind – a relationship, ones youth; ones ability to change; effort to get somewhere in life or experience something new; parting or meeting, saying farewell or waiting for someone; changes in a relationship or work. The station can also depict the 'station' you have reached, or are moving toward in life. So it might therefore be a situation you are in or trying to reach.
Someone preventing us getting to the station or train: Denotes fear or attitudes holding us back in life.
To miss the train: This is like missing the boat, we have missed the opportunity, lost the chance, perhaps realising an end to a relationship, or someone is departing from our life. Maybe a sense of inadequacy; held back by ones own hesitations; hidden desire to avoid change or to make ones individual journey; not connecting with an opportunity or events.
To be run over by a train: Is to be threatened by the things we have set in motion, or by the orthodox 'on the rails' beliefs or attitudes of self or others. Thus the train can symbolise success or failure to get on in life.
Leaving someone behind or being left behind: Feelings about loss of spouse; or break-up of relationship; being left; change of some sort; watching someone take a direction or get involved in things that mean parting.
The train journey: The aspect of your journey through life which has connections with other people and has a predetermined end, limiting your individual will, and passing through certain stages; journey into self awareness; can refer to ageing and death – especially where there is a feeling of 'departing' or 'time of departure'; the train of thought or experiences which carry us through life.
The aspect of our journey through life that has connections with other people and has a predetermined end unless you change trains. It is therefore limiting your individual will, and passing through certain stages. It may show a journey into self awareness. And because you are being pulled along by a power other than your own efforts, it can refer to ageing and death – especially where there is a feeling of 'departing' or 'time of departure'; the train of thought or experiences that carry us through life. But it refers in general to your movement through life as time passes. Passing through certain stages; journey into self awareness; can refer to ageing and death – especially where there is a feeling of 'departing' or 'time of departure'; the train of thought or experiences which carry us through life.
The journey might be one you remember making in the past, or meeting someone from a previous journey. These can both refer to influences in your present life from prior to your birth.
Idioms: Go off the rails; lose track of something; make tracks for; on somebody's track.


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Recently, the demand of ice block machine is very large. To reduce costs, some customers buy brine type ice block machine. And more conviently, such as automatic model, the CBFI brand direct cooling block ice machine is the better choose for you!
However, When using the ice block machine, it is necessary to understand some operation knowledge. For example, the point that needs to be paid attention to is the heat dissipation problem. Because some heat will be generated during the manufacture of the ice block, it needs to be dissipated. Otherwise, the location will put a burden on the equipment and will also affect the power of the ice blocks. Therefore, we must pay attention to certain details. Specifically, the matters needing attention in the use of the CBFI ice block machine also include the following aspects.
1、pay attention to placing in a suitable environment
Before these applications, the ice block machine should be installed in a clean, clean and well-ventilated environment indoors. It cannot be placed in the open air to prevent it from being exposed to wind, rain and sun, otherwise it is very risky and simple aging. In addition, the ice block machine manufacturer must lay it on the ground so that it can run smoothly during the operation to prevent noise or risk. At the same time, it should be noted that there must be a certain space around to allow more Good heat dissipation.
2、pay attention to be satisfied with its operating conditions
The ice block machine should be supplied with its regular independent power supply and the method of ensuring that the power supply is grounded. This is a basic requirement to ensure the normal operation of the machine, and it must be equipped with fuses and leakage maintenance switches together with voltage fluctuations. Can not exceed the scale of the rule in order to ensure the safety of the application. The water source used by an ice block machine should meet the drinking water specifications, and it can only be officially used after being filtered.
3、Pay attention to the regular cleaning work
In order to ensure the normal operation of the ice block machine, the water valve filter should be cleaned every two months to prevent clogging, and although the ice block machine will drain the water in the sink to reach the cleaning after each use However, it is not enough to do so. It is necessary to perform thorough cleaning and disinfection at least once every six months. If it is not used for a long time, it should be cleaned before it can be reused. Moreover, the ice block machine manufacturer also reminds to keep the interior dry after washing, and can use a hair dryer to dry it.
The above are the aspects included in the attention of the operation of the ice block machine. In addition, it must be very shockproof during transportation. If it is a long-distance transportation, you can put some foam in it and fix it on the car to prevent it from shaking. The direct cooling type ice block machine manufacturer introduced that after the transportation is completed, it should be noted that it cannot be used immediately, and it should be allowed to stand on a flat ground.
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Can Cats Eat Peanut Butter?
02/24/2021 by Stacy Painter
February 24th, 2021 by Stacy Painter
The quick answer: Technically yes, but it's best to avoid.
Though peanut butter isn't unsafe or toxic for cats, it is not beneficial to their diet and could (in rare cases) prove dangerous.
Benefits of peanut butter
Humans and dogs can benefit from the nut-based proteins and fats from peanut butter. All-natural peanut butter without any added sugar or other ingredients also contains magnesium, fiber, potassium, and vitamin E. Many dog parents know that an additional perk is to use peanut butter to disguise medications that are given orally.
That said, those same benefits do not translate to cats, unfortunately. A cat's diet is ideally comprised of mostly protein, which should come from animal sources. Cats' bodies do not process other types of food very well, such as plant-based proteins from peanut butter, because it does not contain all the amino acids that animal proteins do, according to an article by Chewy. In fact, peanut butter does not offer any nutritional value at all to cats.
Hazards of peanut butter for cats
Peanut butter contains many different types of fats, which can affect cats' small bodies quite a bit and lead to obesity or diabetes. Ingesting too much peanut butter can cause vomiting or diarrhea in some cats. Additionally, because of its sticky consistency, peanut butter could be a choking hazard. (Or, just a huge mess.)
Some peanut butter brands contain added sweeteners, xylitol which is toxic to cats, or other ingredients that could make your cat sick.
In many homes and residential neighborhoods, peanut butter is often used in pest catching devices and traps. Regularly sharing peanut butter with your cat may train him to enjoy it and seek it out. If your cat is trained to enjoy peanut butter, he might end up following the trace of one of these rodent traps and end up far from home and/or getting hurt. For this reason, it's best to avoid exposing your cat to peanut butter.


Argument from silence
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Not to be confused with Absence of evidence.
An argument from silence is an informal fallacy that occurs when someone interprets someone's or something's silence as anything other than silence, typically claiming that the silence was in fact communicating agreement or disagreement.
The fallacy is an argument from ignorance and an informal fallacy.
 - argumentum ex silentio
 - silence implies consent
Neither of two people involved in an example of this fallacy may extrapolate anything more from the silence of the silent person than it being just that, a choice of remaining silent in that particular situation. The "vocal" person may thus not argue that the silence of the silent person "allowed" for any number of things on which the other person remained silent, but conversely, the silent person may not argue that their act of remaining silent "disallowed" any number of things on which they were being silent (which would essentially amount to the Nuremberg defense).
Keeping in mind that there is no non-choicemaking, including even the choice of whether to remain silent or not, it differs from situations where silence is inferred but not consciously provided by an unaware person (i.e., if someone remains quiet "in reply" to a question they didn't hear).
The same applies, for instance, if you were to ask a person (who only speaks a language you don't understand) a question in a language they in turn don't understand. While the person is not unaware of your presence, and clearly infers that you are trying to communicate with them, their reaction (and thus "reply") cannot be treated as equal to the reply given from a person who actually understood what you were trying to say (and was able to provide an answer that you could understand), rather than — correctly — treating it as the reply of a person who only understood that you were trying to say something.
If there's evidence that someone would have said something (e.g., if they hadn't gotten cut off by the end of the news broadcast), then their attempt to break their silence is clearly something other than pure silence.
Active silence[edit]
If some group or person actively chooses to present no response to an ongoing issue (i.e., ordering that they should not criticize something going on) then it may be seen as tacit support of said issue.
For example, Putin's Russia has done little to stop right-wing extremist "Cossacks" from vigilantism and harassment targeted at gays, immigrants, and liberals (who almost always oppose Putin's rule). This lack of punishment allows this violence to flourish.[1]
Pleading the Fifth[edit]
See the main article on this topic: Fifth Amendment
The fallacy differs from situations where silence is encouraged or discouraged, such as utilizing one's right to remain silent (although it should be noted that one has to expressly state that they are invoking said right[2]), or being threatened or coercedWikipedia into silence, just as statements forced out of people at gunpoint aren't assumed to necessarily represent their own views or opinions. This fallacy pertains to anyone, regardless if they are describing their own silence or the silence of someone else, trying to make that silence out to have been, in that situation, something other than silence.
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Is the poly carpet poisonous?
Poly carpet is a chemical substance that is toxic, but it is non-toxic during use. This is easy to understand! Asphalt is extracted from petroleum. It is a chemical substance that is toxic, but it is not widely used on the road. How can drivers who are not driving on the road be poisoned?
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OK, Back to the topic. Poly carpet, the material is polypropylene, the professional name is polypropylene (PP). Polypropylene is a fiber made of propylene. It was put into production in 1957 and is an important role in synthetic fibers. In addition to its beautiful appearance, it also has the strong abrasion resistance and elasticity. It can maintain its original shape even after several years of use and has excellent dust and dirt resistance. From the perspective of environmental protection, polypropylene carpet is an environmentally friendly carpet. Its volatile index is qualified and will not cause any harm to the human body. Therefore, it is popular among the public and its use range is more and more extensive.
Is the poly carpet toxic? It has already been explained before, but there is also a case where the poly carpet is toxic. That is some inferior poly carpets. Because the indicators are unqualified, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not contain some toxic substances to harm consumers. Therefore, it is recommended that you buy a poly carpet to pick a good brand, not cheap. Warmly Home is also specialized in polypropylene carpets. You are welcome to go to our store to choose from a variety of poly carpets.
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3. (v) broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
4. (v) send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
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Mikrasiaton Square
The Mikrasiaton Square is located in the Old Town of Rethymno and it is the biggest square in the heart of the historical center since 2007.
Its name comes from the settlement of the inhabitants of Minor Asia (Mikrasiates=people from Minor Asia) who arrived to Rethymno after the population exchange set by the Lausanne Convention and were accommodated in that square.
Being the meeting point of the youngsters and the families of Rethymno, mostly during summer, due to its spaciousness and a playground for the young children' amusement, the Mikrasiaton Square has also room for bikes, skates and trampoline.
The monuments that frame the Mikrasiaton Square are jewels for the city of Rethymno, since they are the most important buildings remaining from the Venetian and Ottoman period, such as the House of Culture, the Neratze Mosque, the church of Agios Fragkiskos and the Historical and Folklore Rethymno Museum.
There is monument in the Mikrasiaton Square representing the Minor Asia disaster that was placed there after the efforts of the Association of Minor Asia and the Association of Minor Asia "Ionia" Rethymnon. The monument, five meters in length and four meters in height, had been placed on the east side of the square. The Minor Asia Hellenism had imparted to the local population of Rethymno many types of handmade professional art and creation and actively and effectively contributed in revitalizing the local economy.
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|Rebuilding the Altar of the Temple|
The stones of the original Altar were stored within the Hall of the Fire, a large structure built into the northern wall of the Courtyard. The main purpose of the Hall was to serve as sleeping quarters for the watch of Kohanim currently on duty and it also provided them a place to warm themselves during the day, a necessary amenity since they had to walk around barefoot on cold marble floors as they performed the sacrificial service. The large warming fire located here gave it its name.
|Chamber of Receipts. Three of the original|
Altar stones are displayed above the fireplace.
In each of the four corners of Hall of the Fire were smaller chambers. The northeast contained the Chamber of Receipts where the Kohanim would issue receipts to individuals purchasing wine, oil, and flour from the Temple treasury. It was in this chamber that the stones of the Altar were stored. Now, it was impossible to fit a volume of stones the size of the Altar into this very small chamber. It is therefore likely that this chamber had a massive basement within the tunnels beneath the floor of the Courtyard where the large majority of the stones were stored, while some of the stones were left on display in the chamber upstairs to serve as a reminder of the miraculous events of the Chanukah story.


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The Mochi-Jet Reaction takes place when any form of Jet and any form of Mochi touch, this includes the JM recipe but the reaction will only occur if JM touches another element. The reaction causes small compound particles to fly around chaotically, combining and recombining as they do so.
If 'drain' is activated, most of the particles fly off the screen, leaving a small number of compound particles that spin in a tight circle (although often there appears to be four particles, there is only one; this can be shown by pausing the simulation), creating the pinwheel effect and is almost like a pinwheel. Contact with a relatively small amount of material, especially solids, will cause the compound particles to destabilize and fly off in a random direction. Under some circumstances, other materials can become incorporated into the particles, giving them other properties.


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Grundomat pneumatic piercing tools have been providing accurate horizontal bores beneath roads, railways, and landscaping across North America and around the world for nearly 45 years. Water, gas, sewer and electrical industries have all benefited from this work horse of trenchless technology. Minimal operating space is required and the horizontal boring tool serves as a complement, and in many situations an economical alternative to, larger, more expensive directional drilling equipment.
The reciprocating stepped-cone chisel head action of the GrundomaT tool is unique because it hammers away at solid obstacles. This two-stroke action means that the piston's impact is concentrated on the reciprocating tool head for optimum boring performance.
Compressed air repeatedly propels the piston against the rear of the chisel head assembly. This first compresses the pre-tensioned steel spring which forces the chisel head assembly forward independently of the main casing to provide a pilot bore. Then, the same continuous force thrusts the main
- Chisel-tip performs pilot bore
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The tool follows the pilot bore to the targeted exit, even through rocky soils and cobble. GrundomaT's stepped head design fractures and displaces rock, resulting in the directional stability of the tool. This provides for consistently on-target bores, from short to long-distance shots.


Scottish Ghillie Brogues by Thistle Shoes
Shoemaker Thistle Scottish Brogues
The origins of Ghillie Brogues stretch back through Scottish history. A'Ghillie' was an indispensable assistant to a Highland chief – carrying hunting rifles or fishing rods. On occasion, he even carried his employer.
Ghillies walked and walked….through the bogs, rivers, bracken, and heather. They scaled the highlands or scrambled through the lowlands. If walking was hard on a man, it was worse for his footwear.
Ghillie Brogues were designed for the work of a Ghillie. A patterned network of fine holes punched in the shoe leather called 'brogueing' allowed any water to drain while walking. Originally, the laces were above the ankle so the shoes wouldn't get stuck in the mud. Thistle Shoes of Scotland makes Ghillie Brogues as they have always been made. Tough as nails – but with a heart of gold. Not unlike the people for whom they're named.
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Why call the company "Thistle Shoes? In the Middle Ages, the Scots and the Norsemen were at war. King Haakon of Norway and his men landed at the Coast of Largs at night intent on surprising their Scottish foe. Removing their boots, they crept on bare feet towards the Scottish army. Then one of the attackers stepped on the sharp spines of a Scots thistle. The yell he made at this unwelcome assault on his feet alerted the Scots who drove the attackers from their shore.


Fitting a swimming pool on your property is a great way to stay cool during hot weather and to stay fit at any time of the year. Swimming is an enjoyable way of maintaining your fitness levels and can be a great social activity for people of any age. Having a pool of your own frees you from the need to visit your local community pool and lets you swim at any time of the day.
Caring for your swimming pool
In addition to the obvious advantages of having your own swimming pool, owning one comes with responsibilities. A badly maintained swimming pool can soon become a health hazard as bacteria breed in the stagnant water in the pool and infect all of the water. It is possible to maintain your swimming pool manually, but many people with busy lives consider calling a pool maintenance service. While a pool maintenance service is an effective way of ensuring that your swimming pool has sparkling crystal clear water it can be an expensive option. If you want the benefits of a clean pool without the expense of a maintenance service, there is a cheaper option. Have you thought about the benefits that robotic pool cleaners can bring to your pool?
What are robotic pool cleaners?
If you don't have time to vacuum your swimming pool, then a robotic pool cleaner can do the job for you. robotic pool cleaners can efficiently clean both small and large pieces of debris. They will help to circulate the water in your pool at those times when the filter isn't running. They can even scrub the walls of your pool and the tile lines.
How do robotic pool cleaners work?
Robotic pool cleaners do not rely on your pool filter system. They are plugged into one of your outdoor outlets and are powered by an electric pump and motor that runs off a low-voltage transformer. The pool cleaner will transfer the debris that it collects into the filter bag. If you want to know how busy your robotic pool cleaners have been, then you can often track the activity using a computer chip.
To find out more about the benefits that robotic pool cleaners could bring to your pool, you should speak to your local suppliers today. They will be able to explain exactly how pool cleaners work and how you could use them to keep your water sparkling.


text: The merits of alternative income tax policies depend on the population distribution of preferences for income and leisure. Standard theory, which supposes that persons want more income and more leisure, does not predict how they resolve the tension between these desires. Empirical studies of labor supply have imposed strong preference assumptions that lack foundation. This paper examines anew the problem of inference on income-leisure preferences and considers the implications for evaluation of tax policy. I first perform a basic revealed-preference analysis assuming only that persons prefer more income and leisure. This shows that observation of a person's time allocation under a status quo tax policy may bound his allocation under a proposed policy or may have no implications, depending on the tax schedules and the person's status quo time allocation. I next explore the identifying power of two classes of assumptions that restrict the distribution of income-leisure preferences. One assumes that groups of persons who face different choice sets have the same preference distribution. The second restricts the shape of this distribution. The generic finding is partial identification of preferences. This implies partial prediction of tax revenue under proposed policies and partial knowledge of the welfare function for utilitarian policy evaluation.


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Speciation of echinostomes: evidence for the existence of two sympatric sibling species in the complex Echinoparyphium recurvatum (von Linstow 1873) (Digenea: Echinostomatidae)
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Evidence for the existence of 2 first intermediate host-specific sibling species of the 45 collar-spined echinostome Echinoparyphium recurvatum is presented. Experimental studies on their life-cycles were carried out under controlled laboratory conditions. The two entities were found to be morphologically indistinguishable in all major respects, yet they exhibited distinct biological characteristics. One of the sibling species utilizes the freshwater lymnaeid pulmonate snail Lymnaea peregra as first intermediate host, and the adults occur in the anterior small intestine of the wildfowl experimental definitive host Anas platyrhynchos. The other utilizes the freshwater mesogastropod prosobranch snail Valvata piscinalis as first intermediate host, and the adults occur in the posterior small intestine and rectum of A. platyrhynchos. The existence of the two sibling species in sympatry may be explained by the fact that the life-cycles of the two forms represent two distinct cycles of transmission serving to reduce excessive competition between them.
Animals, Bird Diseases/parasitology, Ducks/parasitology, Lymnaea/parasitology, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Snails/parasitology, Trematoda/classification/ultrastructure, Trematode Infections/parasitology/veterinary
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Parasitology, 101 Pt 1: (1990) pp.35-42.
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5 car noises and what they could mean
5 car noises and what they could mean
February 4, 2021
Mechanic looking under a car hood
f you hear a clunking or creaking sound while turning the car, it could be broken or worn-out CV joints. If they are severely worn, they can even disintegrate while you are driving making you unable to drive your car, or even lose control.
If you can hear a loud squealing sound when braking, it's a warning sign that new brake pads are needed, or at the very least require inspection to make sure they are safe.
If you hear a grinding noise when braking, it means that metal is rubbing against metal and it's likely that the brake pads have been worn down completely.
Hissing usually means that something is leaking in the engine and hissing as the liquid in question falls on hot engine parts. This can include coolant, oil or transmission fluid.
A ticking coming from under the bonnet can mean that the engine is low on oil, so check your oil levels.
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THE AI 4-D CYCLE
The application of AI can be visualized as a cycle through four phases of activity: Discovery, Dream, Design,
, as shown in Figure 7.2
. Each of the Ds represents different activities and conversations with the common thread of ongoing dialogues that are generative. AI has been used in small groups and large groups for whole system change (Barrett & Fry, 2005). Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen present further information on large group interventions and whole system change.
The Discovery Phase—The Best of What Is
The task in the Discovery phase is to inquire, learn about, and appreciate the best of "what is." The ability to collect strengths-based, life-giving, and future-oriented data is key to the Discovery phase....


Apsara Authority Cambodia
The Apsara Authority is a government sponsored agency in Cambodia responsible for management and protection of Angkor Archaeological Park. That sounds like a fair and noble cause and to some point it is, however being part of the most corrupt government in the world, it comes as no surprise that Apsara Authority would be as corrupt and twisted as the people who created it.
On their website autoriteapsara.org, the Apsara Authority describes its purpose and agenda as follows:
The government has created APSARA, the Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap, in charge of research, protection and conservation of cultural heritage, as well as urban and tourist development. This legislative and institutional framework marks the beginning of a new active role Cambodia will take, responding to the call of her own people in the voice of her King, as well as to that of the international community, in managing Angkor as a national and world heritage for the generations to come.
On the History and Organization page, the text on the website states that Apsara Authority is responsible for:
 - Protecting, maintaining, conserving and improving the value of the archaeological park, the culture, the environment and the history of the Angkor region as defined on the World Heritage List.
 - Refining and applying the master plan on tourist development according to the five zones, defined in 1994 in the Royal Decree on the protection and management of Siemreap-Angkor and taking action against deforestation, illegal territory occupation as well as anarchy activities in Siemreap-Angkor.
 - Finding financial sources and investments.
 - Participating in the policy of cutting down poverty of the Royal Government in Siemreap-Angkor.
 - Cooperating with the Cambodian Development Council on the investments of all the projects that are involved with APSARA Authority's mission.
 - Cooperating with ministries, institutions, funds, national and international communities as well as international governmental institutions and non-governmental organization on all projects related to APSARA Authority.
There are some truly dubious statements in the description of their responsibilities and by looking at past actions of Apsara Authority throughout the Siem Reap area one can come to conclusions what they likely mean.
Photo: Apsara Authority Inspector at an Entrance to One of Angkor Temples
The first alarming statement can be seen in the introductory sentence where it is mentioned that Apsara Authority was created "for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap" – and the region of Siem Reap? Why does Apsara Authority want to spread their jurisdiction outside of the Angkor Archaeological Park? If their purpose is to preserve and protect the ancient temples of Angkor, than why stick fingers in villages outside of Angkor?
Another even more dubious statement is one you have certainly already noticed – anarchy activities. What in the name of Buddha are anarchy activities? Has this phrase purposefully been forced into the list of Apsarta Authority responsibilities so they have their asses covered no matter what they do? Past actions of the agency show us that it truly could be so.
Photo: Apsara Authority Logo on an Information Panel at Banteay Kdei Temple
From the reports of people living in touristy areas as well as from articles published in the Phnom Penh Post it is evident that large groups of Apsara Authority officials have been going around villages in the Siem Reap province, threatening the villagers at gunpoint that if they modernize their houses or build something new on their land, they will be evicted without recourse. If any of the villagers voices against unlawful eviction, they are simply told that their actions are perceived as "anarchy activities" and are henceforth removed from the land that their predecessors lived on for centuries. They are subsequently moved to a tiny piece of land that was assigned to them in lieu of their coveted location. Their new land is in the middle of nowhere, in the district where they have no friends or family to rely on. That is what Apsara Authority refers to when they say "anarchy activities".
Apparently, for as long as the villagers keep their original, "traditional" houses – aka wooden, thatched barns on stilts – and don't try to modernize them, they should be fine. I have my own theory why they insist on people living in prehistoric houses that are falling apart:
It has everything to do with foreign donations coming in massive chunks to Cambodia. In order for the financial support from abroad to continuously grow, foreigner must be exposed to villagers who look poor, live in atrocious conditions with houses falling apart around them. If there were any signs of improvement of conditions in which regular folk live, foreign donations could diminish. Given lack of transparency throughout Cambodia along with the most corrupt government in the world, any money coming to Cambodia, regardless of who it is intended for, eventually ends up in the hands of the ruling elite while impoverished, underprivileged citizens get nothing. However they are a good bait for foreign donations so it is absolutely essential for the government to ensure that people remain poor and look poor. At least those who live in the areas where foreigners go.
Angkor Entrance Guards and Scam by the Sokimex Group Cambodia
At last I got through the hoards of tireless hustlers who will do and say anything and everything just to get you open your wallet and spend money, and there I was stepping up the stone steps leading to a causeway that follows across the entire Angkor Wat. There was however one more local I thought was also a tout I had to go through at the beginning of the causeway. Armed to ignore all locals who approach me asking for something, I ignored this guy too but soon came to realize that he's one and only exception to the crowds of peddlers who are solely after my money. This was an entrance guard stationed at Angkor Wat to ensure everyone who enters the temple itself has a valid pass.
I thought buying a ticket at the ticketing booth and showing it to the guards at the beginning of the road leading to Angkor was good enough but Sokimex Group Cambodia, company that makes millions of dollars collecting entrance fees from foreigners also stations their inspectors at entrances to all main temples as a secondary line of ticket inspection just in case a foreigner somehow snuck into the Angkor Archaeological Park.
To avoid scam Angkor area was riddled with before, all authorised guards wear light blue shirts on which they have a badge with their inspector number and around their neck a lanyard with Sokimex ID bearing their name and photograph that identifies them as rightful entrance guards. They are also armed with wireless radios and frequently communicate with each other.
Photo: One of The Ticket Inspectors at Angkor Wat - Wearing Light Blue Shirt, Badge and Photo ID on a Lanyard
From what I was told, scam that consisted of anyone and everyone pretending to be an authorised guard to collect entrance fees from foreigners was virtually entirely eliminated using this approach. At least now when you pay your entrance fee, it does help the temples, not some scammer pretending to collect fees on behalf of Apsara Authority, right? Wrong!
Sokimex Group Co. LTD is a company with close ties to the CPP – Cambodian People's Party, the ruling party of Cambodia. The CPP is well known for being one of the most corrupt governments in the world and has a very bad human rights record. Prime Minister Hun Sen, leader of the CPP has no problem threatening those who oppose him with use of force or military action. Ordinary Cambodians who are not part of the Cambodian elite approved by Hun Sen have no chance of real freedom.
In April 1999, Cambodian People's Party gave Sokimex Group full control over the Angkor Archaeological Park entrance ticket concession sales. This was done without any input from the public or Cambodian opposition. Angkor, which is the cultural heritage of all Cambodians was taken away from them by their corrupt government and given to the private company to financially benefit from its worldwide popularity while ordinary people get nothing. The deal required Sokimex Group (Owners of Sokha Hotels chain) to pay the government One Million Dollars per year with all excess kept by the company.
Photo: Angkor Archaeological Park Entrance Ticket Bears Sokha Hotels Co. LTD Name To Show Who Controls the Temples
Due to strong opposition, the agreement between the CPP and Sokimex was amended a bit, but Sokimex Group still remains in full control over ticket concessions at Angkor and keeps a large part of the profits. To further benefit the company that supports the government, the CPP also commissions Sokimex Group to supply uniforms, food and medicine for Cambodian military, as well as the gasoline for the governmental agencies which is run through well performing voucher scam.
Apsara Authority, governmental body responsible for preservation, maintenance and protection of Angkor Archaeological Park gets small part of the profits, however being CPP controlled, Apsara Authority is also a dubious organization with shady practices violating the poor. There have been many cases of large groups of Apsara enforcers coming to villages with guns to threaten the villagers who "dared" to modernize their "traditional homes". Many people have been evicted and had their property repossessed by Apsara Authority with all rights removed and no voice to stand by them (all voices that oppose the practices of Cambodian People's Party get silenced).
Welcome to real Cambodia, one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
Angkor People and Corruption in Cambodia
Here I was at last – facing the entrance gate to Angkor Wat after a brief bike ride around the vast moat that surrounds it


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Brock student launches interactive children's book for iPad
Published on February 05 2013
A Brock PhD student's idea for an interactive children's book has grown into reality.
Danielle Beckett, a certified classroom teacher who now studies learning and cognition in the Faculty of Education at the University, created The Gingerbread Man storybook for the iPad through her start-up company GroDigital.
And this is no ordinary touch and flip e-book for children. Beckett's creation also doubles as a reading assessment tool because of groundbreaking voice-recognition technology developed by computer science students from Brock.
"The voice recognition allows for the child to be assessed while reading and providing feedback to improve their reading performance," says Beckett. "With this project, we're spearheading voice recognition technology."
The interactive choose-your-own-adventure e-book is based upon the popular 19th-century fairy tale, The Gingerbread Man, and is designed for children ages 4 to 8.


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Recently I have been playing around with STARTTLS, SMTP & Enforcement of STARTTLS policy. This has led me to make several suggestions for evolutions on the way the sendmail open source MTA should handle this enforcement – I will address this in a future post in a few weeks. For this article I want to address some other observations.
One of the observations I made during my work on this subject was how difficult it can be to setup an enforceable policy when controlling STARTTLS SMTP connections. One of the reasons for this is that the certificates which are being used need to be carefully designed to allow correct identification of the hostnames.
Certificates used for TLS connections adhere to the X.509 standard and they are identified by a Subject and an Issuer using a X.500 notation. For example the certificate hosted on my personal mail server has following data:
- Issuer: C=IL, O=StartCom Ltd., OU=Secure Digital Certificate Signing, CN=StartCom Class 2 Primary Intermediate Server CA
- Subject: description=286542-g0Fq7m73HbBwiIkc, C=GB, ST=Greater London, L=London, O=Christophe Wolfhugel, OU=StartCom Verified Certificate Member, CN=k.wolfhugel.eu/_EMAIL_
The Issuer identifies the authority which did deliver my certificate, and in the above example I got mine from an intermediate authority run by a company called StartCom. The Subject identifies my SMTP server, and you may recognize that an Internet hostname is present in the CN field. This is the canonical hostname of my mail server.
Should my mailserver only be used and known under this single name, k.wolfhugel.eu, everything would be easy but this is not the case: my MX record as published in the DNS is relay.wolfhugel.eu. So unless my certificate also shows this name, validation and verification might be more difficult (i.e. would need manual configuration).
Fortunately the certificates are able to handle X509v3 Extensions and one of particular interest to us: the Subject Alternative Names which can be displayed for my server's certificate as:
X509v3 Subject Alternative Name:
DNS:k.wolfhugel.eu, DNS:wolfhugel.eu, DNS:relay.wolfhugel.eu
RFC-6125 which is quite long and complex gives very detailed explanations on how this should be used, but for messaging users I would summarize this as:
- When you create certificates being used for Email ensure that all valid names which are used (canonical hostname, names appearing in MX records, names appearing in SMTP banners or HELO/EHLO negotiation) are included as DNS values in the X509v3 Subject Alternative Names extension
- It is still advised to have a valid and recognized value (i.e. a hostname) in the CN field of the Subject of your certificate, but RFC-6125 states that if Subject Alternative Names are present, applications should use only these names for identifying the remote party
- It is best that the hostname indicated as the CN is also present as a DNS Subject Alternative Name
So, for example, if your domain name is domain.eu and your MX record mx.domain.eu goes to a load balancer and then two hosts called s1.domain.eu and s2.domain.eu the content of your certificates would be adequate if being:
- for s1: CN=s1.domain.eu, Subject Alternative Names: DNS:mx.domain.eu DNS:s1.domain.eu
- for s2: CN=s2.domain.eu, Subject Alternative Names: DNS:mx.domain.eu DNS:s2.domain.eu
This simple recommendation will make life easier for anyone who wishes to enforce TLS security during SMTP transactions.
In conclusion, don't forget your Subject Alternative Names when creating certificates which are being used for STARTTLS SMTP traffic.


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Posted by B.Barclay on December 06, 2004
The phrase is much older than Airplanes. It goes back at least 100 years to the days of the stationary steam engines and refers to the speed regulator that kept the output speed constant. The "balls" were attached to the outer horizontal corners of diamond shaped 4-link mechanism mounted vertically on a shaft that spun in proportion to the output speed of the main drive pulley or gear. The upper corner of the diamond was fastened to the shaft and the bottom corner was fastened to throttle that applied more or less steam to the engine. The faster the shaft turned the further the balls extended horisontally due to centrifugal force, and higher the bottom of diamond rose and the more steam was applied and the faster the engine ran. The engine's fastest speed was when it ran with the "balls to the walls."
There is some advantage to being older than dirt!


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What is PinCode?
Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the identifier used by India Post to locate geographical regions and post offices in India. The PINcode is 6 digit code. The first digit of Pincode indicates the regional zone, the second digit indicate the sub region or the postal circles, the third digits represents a revenue district. The last 3 digits The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices.


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Cape Verde Escudo
The Cape Verde Escudo (CVE) is the official currency of Cape Verde. The $ symbol is typically used to separate decimals; for example, 20$00 indicates 20 Escudos.
The Cape Verde Escudo is pegged to the Euro at 110$265 Escudos = 1 Euro.
- Cape Verde's economy does not have sufficient resources to sustain itself.
- Service-based industries account for 73% of the GDP and play an important role in the economy.
- Since 1990 the economy has been growing at a steady pace.
- In 1994 and 1995 the country received +/- 50 million USD in foreign investments.
- Cape Verde is recognized as an average development country. It is part of the Small Island developing states.
- Agriculture forms 9% of the total GDP and industry 16.5%.
- Export products are fish, hides, shoes, garments, and fuel.
- Import products are industrial, fuels, foodstuffs, and transport equipment.
- 30% of the population is unemployed.
- Inflation is estimated at 4%.
- Top industries are garments, shoes, salt mining, fish processing, ship repair, beverages, and food.
- Cape Verde receives a lot of cooperation from Portugal to help its economy.
- In 1914, the Escudo replaced the Rei, with 1 Escudo = 1,000 Reis.
- Until 1975, the Escudo was valued at par with the Portuguese Escudo.
- In 1998, a pegged rate was established between the Cape Verde Escudo and the Portuguese Escudo at 1 Poretuguese Escudo = 0.55 CVE.
- After the Portuguese Escudo was replaced by the Euro, the Cape Verde Escudo was pegged to the Euro at 110$265 Escudos = 1 Euro.
- The third issue of banknotes was introduced in 1992.
- In 2005, the 200-escudo note was redesigned and distributed to celebrate 30 years of independence.
Symbols and Names
- Symbols: $
- Nicknames: none
ISO 4217 Code
- Centavo = 1/100 of a Dollar
- Bills: 200$00, 500$00, 1000$00, 2000$00, 2500$00, 5000$00
- Coins: 1$00, 5$00, 10$00, 20$00, 50$00, 100$00
Countries Using This Currency
- Cape Verde
Currencies Pegged To CVE :
CVE Is Pegged To:
- Euro = 110$265


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Proceeding of IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Language and Environments, pp 51-53, Arlington, September 2002.
HCIL-2002-04, CS-TR-4346, UMIACS-TR-2002-27, ISR-TR-2005-26
This paper proposes a novel user interface to manage the dynamic layout of multimedia objects in the Multimedia Bulletin Board (MBB) system. The MBB has been designed and implemented as a prototype of an asynchronous communication system that enables rich communication and collaboration among users of multimedia objects such as text, image, moving picture, sound, voice, web, office document, and other files. The layout properties of the multimedia objects on a board (e.g. x-y position, size, z-order, partial occlusion, explicit and implicit links, etc.) show important and useful information on the user dynamics occurring within a board. However, a fixed layout created and edited by multiple users may prevent users from recognizing and identifying useful information. This paper resolves this problem with a novel user-controlled layout strategy made visible with dynamic layout templates (DLT). Users can reorganize the objects to extract meaningful information related to time, source, geographic location, or topic.
Keywords: Multimedia Bulletin Board (MBB), asynchronous communication, collaboration, graphical user interfaces, layout management, dynamic layout template (DLT)


St Thomas' pharmacist develops medications app
Gayle Campbell a pharmacist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has developed a new medications app to support patients take their medications correctly.
The app called MedTap, features videos with NHS clinicians to provide answers to common medication questions such as when and how to take pills, what to do about side effects, how to re-order more pills and the cost. Users can record their medicines, appointments and test results to help improve self-management of their care.
It aims to tackle the problem of patients not taking their medicines correctly, with national research highlighting 10 days after being prescribed a medicine 55 per cent of patients do not take their medicines correctly, often without realising.
The app also aims to support patients with the most common heart rhythm disturbance atrial fibrillation and patients with high blood pressure. Both conditions increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke if medications aren't correctly taken.
The app allows user to watch videos on topics such as heart attacks and atrial fibrillation and 'favourite' the most useful ones.
Gayle Campbell, senior cardiovascular pharmacist at Guy's and St Thomas', led on the development with the support of the cardiovascular pharmacy team. She said "Understandably, people can forget what NHS clinicians tell them about their medications during a clinic visit. They may be given a lot of information about side effects, how and when they should take their pills all at once."
"We developed this app to give patients that information at their fingertips. Patients and their families can access the specific information they need whenever they need it. It's like having a recorded version of their consultation available 24 hours a day."
The app was developed following a successful Dragon's Den style competition for funding from the trust's cardiovascular research fund, with additional funding provided by the pharmacy special purpose fund. It was originally pitched as an app of patient videos on the use of anti-coagulants in atrial fibrillation, but expanded in topic during development. The team intends to add other modules in future releases.
These videos won an anti-coagulant achievement award in 2018 and Gayle Campbell presented the app at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Paris earlier this month.
The app is free to download on both Apple and Android or please visit: