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HTML5, the successor of Flash, has improved upon its predecessor's flaws – the lack of support for mobile devices, for example. However, moving your Flash-based learning ecosystem to HTML5-based e-learning involves a significant budget, and more importantly demands careful planning.
Before you go ahead with the migration, you need to be certain of the approach you have chosen. In this blog, I will offer you a handy checklist to help you when planning for a Flash to HTML5 migration.
1. List all the courses you want to convert/migrate
The first step – and the most important one – you must follow is, recognizing the various Flash-based courses that you want to convert to HTML5. This is especially vital if you are planning for a pilot approach where you want to convert a few courses and see how your learning audience is going to respond to it. It is ok to test the waters before you convert all the courses.
2. Ensure all the source files are in place
The next important step is to gather all the source files of the legacy courses. Source files are essentially the files a developer uses to create the e-learning, before exporting them for the final output (e-learning course). If your legacy courses were developed by an in-house development team or by a third-party content vendor, ensure that you compile all the related source files. These source files will contain all of your text, media, and resources. Having all these source files in place ensures that your migration process is smooth.
3. Identify the need: Technology update vs. complete redesign
There may be some courses in your repository of legacy courses which may do well with just a technology update, and there may be others that need a complete visual overhaul. Identify the need by evaluating the overall nature of upliftment and then chart a priority list. For your understanding, here's an example of how you can map your priorities:
- Courses that you have developed recently may require only a technology upliftment (Conversion to HTML5 with no instructional design involved)
- Compliance courses (if any) that will work just fine with a visual uplift
- Legacy courses may have to be restructured completely (including instructional design)
4. Evaluate converting long courses to shorter, bite-sized mobile learning
Today's learners expect training to be short, yet useful. They may not have the patience to sit through an hour-long course. It's crucial to understand that your learners are multi-device users (Smartphones, tablets), which means that you have to evaluate a completely different approach for them. Besides, Smartphones and tablets, in the past few years, have been shaping how learners access training resources.
From your repository of legacy courses, identify courses that are anywhere between 1 and 2 hours (more than 50 slides), and convert them into short, digestible courses, also called mobile learning. Mobile learning, as the name suggests, refers to accessing training resources on portable mobile devices, such as Smartphones, tablets, and laptops. The other advantage of mobile learning is that these courses can act as performance support tools (PSTs) for your multi-device learners, who would want to learn and improve their skills even when they are away from the training.
5. Select an authoring tool which supports responsive e-learning
If your mobile learning courses are to work seamlessly on all types of mobile devices, then you need a tool that supports responsive e-learning development. Responsive e-learning is developing online courses that can be accessed efficiently on multiple devices. The courses are "responsive" to the varying screen sizes of various digital devices and provide an optimal viewing experience.
One of the biggest advantages of moving from Flash-based to HTML5-based e-learning is mobile learning. Mobile learning has been growing in popularity among the learning and development community, and especially among the new-age learners who use multiple devices to access training. It is not only important to cater to your learners' needs, but also join and move along with the technology that is shaping the e-learning space – in your case, moving from Flash to HTML5.


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A common ongoing debate within the aviation community is centered around flight instruments. Specifically, the comparison between the modern glass cockpit and the 'old school' six pack. A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features electronic or digital flight instrument displays, and typically large LCD screens. This differs from the classic six pack, which is composed of the traditional style analog dials and gauges, nicknamed 'steam gauges.' The six pack, which comprises the airspeed indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator, attitude indicator, heading indicator, and turn coordinator, has been in use for years, and remains a good option. However, glass cockpits represent the future of aviation. This blog will explain the main differences between these modern and classic instrumentation systems.
The Garmin G1000 is a perfect example of the modern glass cockpit. This system uses Avidyne Avionics displayed on two Garmin 430 screens. The left screen is the PFD (primary flight display) where all primary flight instruments are presented. Everything from the six pack is featured on this screen, in addition to the rudder coordination, which is represented by a black and white triangle at the top of the screen. The alignment of the white portion of the triangle with the black part represents the coordination of the rudder.
This system is powered by a separate computer. The aircraft still features a pitot tube and static ports, and the air is sent into the flight management systems which display the information. Two main advantages of the glass cockpit are that they have fewer mechanical parts that can break down or provide inaccurate readings, and the automation systems within glass cockpits offer more precise information. Although glass cockpits seem highly advanced, sophisticated, and complicated, if you can read the old style gauges, you can read this display.
Despite its advanced nature, there are drawbacks to the glass cockpit. For one, when first learning to read instruments, your instrument scan can be adversely affected. In a standard six pack, the readings are clearly displayed where they can all be monitored at once. Additionally, all instruments in a six pack are separate from each other. As such, the pilot has to move their eyes across all of them quickly enough to get a good instrument scan while still flying the aircraft. This helps create a solid base for good flying skills.
In a six pack, each of the instruments has a mechanical linkage behind it which can break, leaving the entire instrument useless. This is the main negative of flying with steam gauges, as you usually have to entirely replace the instrument to fix it. These can also have accuracy deficiencies when incorporating factors like gyroscopic precession in a gyroscope-powered instrument. Furthermore, the altimeter, even if in the proper altimeter setting, can read inaccurately and will eventually need to be fixed.
No matter if you prefer the traditional six pack, or the new glass cockpit, its importance to the function and performance of your aircraft cannot be overstated. As such, you should be sure you are getting your aircraft parts and components from a trusted source like Veritable Aviation.
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The Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation is a living history museum located in beautiful Ridley Creek State Park. The museum strives to represent and recreate the every day lives of the regular citizens who lived in Southeastern Pennsylvania from 1760 to 1790. The 112 acre farm is dubbed a plantation according to land descriptions of the time. Holdings under 100 acres were described as farms, those over 100 acres as plantations, and those over 1000 acres as manors.
Costumed interpreters, livestock, and restored and reconstructed buildings all serve to take you back in time and help you to experience how most people in this area lived during the end of the colonial period.
During your self-guided tour you are invited to talk to our interpreters and you may even be able to join in the work. Everyone will find something they enjoy at Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation where the past is your present.

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Millions of people suffer from health issues caused by infections, poor living conditions and a lack of access to basic health services. Caritas Australia works with communities to provide education on health issues, and facilitate provision of healthcare services.
People living in poverty often live in conditions which cause or exacerbate health problems. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation exposes people to infection and diseases such as diarrhoea. Lack of nutritious food causes malnutrition and makes people more vulnerable to disease.
Many such health issues are preventable or treatable, but people living in poverty are often unable to access and pay for basic healthcare and medicines.
Furthermore, poor countries are less capable of funding a functioning public health system. These problems are compounded in rural areas, where access to healthcare is even more difficult.
Caritas Australia's response
Caritas Australia believes that every woman, man and child has the right to basic healthcare and that this access is essential for lifting themselves out of poverty. We also recognise that health is determined by a range of factors, including living conditions, access to clean water, nutritious food supply and education. Therefore, our health activities are frequently integrated into our holistic community development programs.
Our health activities include:
- Providing education on basic health and nutrition issues for communities
- Training members of communities to become health educators and health professionals such as midwives
- Increasing the availability and quality of healthcare services, including diagnostic testing and medicines
- Providing medical care in humanitarian crisis situations to people in need, including refugees and victims of violence
- Working with communities to promote healthier living conditions, such as access to clean water and improved sanitation facilities.
Read more: The right to basic healthcare around the world (Blog 5 April 2013)


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Assessing The Impact Of Railway Restructuring In Nigeria
The study presents railway restructuring as a solution option to railway problems in Nigeria. It aims at ascertaining the efficiency of the critical input factors of Nigerian Railway corporation (NRC) while comparing it with that of the restructured developed and best practices railways to establish the basis for restructuring. A manpower survey was carried out. Benchmarking method was used to determine the best restructuring model for Nigeria. Descriptive statistical tools and simulation model were also used in carrying out the analysis. In this respect, we identified low investment, low technological capacity and capability, low productivity unreliable services, High operating ratios, weak administration, obsolete equipment and technology, low motivation and large labour force as the most severe problems to overcome. Against this background, the implication of railway restructuring in Nigeria for development was examined. The simulation results show that the restructured railways in Nigeria would save time, increase the number of traffic and increase revenue generation. The study concluded that there is a wide gap between NRC and the best practices and restructured railways as a result of the observed inefficiencies in all the critical input factors. We recommend among others the adoption of the concessional model, the repeal of the 1995 railway acts as amended to make the railway market in Nigeria contestable and viable.
JORIND Vol. 3 (2) 2005: pp. 42-51


4℃~6℃ Low temperature ultra high pressure continuous flow cell crusher
The low-temperature ultra-high pressure continuous flow cell crusher uses ultra-high pressure energy to make the sample instantaneously release through the slit. Under the action of shearing effect, cavity effect and collision effect, the cell is broken, and the substance is homogenized, dispersed, emulsified, and the particle nanometer. Chemical. The whole process is carried out in a low temperature circulating water bath at 4°C - 6°C to maintain the original material activity and performance.
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Suitable for universities, research institutes, high-tech companies, biological products, biomedical industries, etc.
1. Bacterial breakage such as Escherichia coli; broken fungus such as yeast/Ganoderma lucidum spores; broken algae such as cyanobacteria/green algae;
2. Broken nematodes and other plant cells;
3. Actinomycetes are broken; thermophilic bacteria are broken, and mycobacteria are broken;
4. Enzyme preparation and isolation; preparation of recombinant polypeptide;
5. Crystal engineering; protein crystals;
6. Emulsion, liposome and other nano-emulsion homogenization; microemulsion, nanosuspension;
7. Chinese herbal medicine broken content;
8. Ultra high pressure mutation breeding;
9. Graphite, carbon nanotubes, nano-carbon powder, nano-polymer materials and other nano-materials, nano-coatings, nano-inks, nano-paints, nano-fuels, etc.
1. The world's only injection, crushing and sampling process is immersed in a 4~6 °C low temperature circulating water bath to maintain the original material activity and performance (optional circulating cooling device)
2. Low temperature circulating water bath type ultra high pressure continuous cell flow crusher suitable for scientific research and continuous production
3. International advanced pressure technical indicators (207Mbar), basically meet user requirements
4. Minimum sample throughput: JN-Mini (3ml), JN-02C (5ml)
5. Diamond crushing valve, its wear resistance is dozens to nearly 100 times that of ceramic or tungsten carbide material
6. The main power uses hydraulic power. It can be stopped, turned on and suspended under high pressure. The pressure remains unchanged.
7. It can be cut off and empty. After feeding, it can be exhausted with only a stainless steel needle and the pressure is constant (patented technology)
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9. Can be cleaned in place
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11. Use physical crushing method, no chemical residue
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Turtle nesting season begins in Seychelles
It is that time of the year again and hawksbill turtles are making their annual pilgrimage to Seychelles' shores to nest. The hawksbill breeds throughout Seychelles, peaking between mid-October and midJanuary. On Cousin Island, an early appearance was reported on August 8. Appearances are starting to pick up now and more turtles will arrive in November, December and January.
As numbers peak so will monitoring. The Special Reserve has one of the longest running monitoring programmes - started in 1972 - forming a core part of the wardens' and volunteers work programs. Appearance dates and locations have to be recorded with nesting beaches being patrolled several times a day.
The wardens also use metal tags with unique identification code, which they attach to the front flippers of each nesting turtle encountered, as one of the ways to monitor the turtles. This enables them to identify individual females returning to the beach each season. They also take other data such as turtle measurement, track measurement and information related to the location of the nest, like beach parameters and vegetation. Other monitoring methods are also being introduced such as the use of data loggers in turtle nests to monitor temperature.
The hawksbill turtle still remains a critically endangered species. Poaching is one of its biggest threats and still occurs in spite of the legal deterrents in place. Hawksbill are protected by Seychelles law and international treaty.
Beyond human-related threats, nesting success can be affected by other reasons. Eggs can be washed away by waves, while steep crests and obstacles can inhibit the female's progress across the beaches to lay eggs. Once hatched, babies are a favorite food for ghost crabs, birds and fish.
Baby turtles could also be affected by beach lighting, which can cause them to head inland rather than out to sea. "No wonder then that baby turtles heading towards the sea are often sent off with a word of encouragement and entreaty to survive, much as one would a child leaving home!" Says Eric Blais, Nature Seychelles Conservation officer also in charge of monitoring. Green turtles also nests in the Seychelles Islands all year round, but few on Cousin Island.
For more information, please contact: _EMAIL_ as the use of data loggers in turtle nests to monitor temperature.


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Wilderness managers have traditionally managed wilderness lands based on the ecological and social content of wilderness areas. The authors propose a framework to systematically account for the biophysical, socioeconomic, and wildness characteristics of the broader landscape context. The method was applied to the proposed wilderness lands of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. The results illustrate patterns of interdependencies across the landscape. Spatial data demonstrate links between the integrity of proposed wilderness lands and the management of adjacent land units, and links between the economic health of local communities and the management of proposed wilderness and adjacent federal lands.
Thomson, Janice L.; Hartley, Dawn A.; Aplet, Gregory H.; Morton, Peter A.; and USDA Forest Service Proceedings, "Assessing Interconnections Between Wilderness and Adjacent Lands: The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah" (2000). All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository). Paper 456.


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A computer science professor has 7 different programming books on a bookshelf. 3 of the books deal with c++, the other 4 with Java. In how many ways can the professor arrange these books on the shelf if all the c++ books must be next to each other?
Is there a formula for this?
treat the c++ books as one unit.
then you will have five books
the number of arrangements for these is 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x1
but the c++ books can arrange themselves in 3 x 2 x 1 ways
total number of ways = 5! x 3! = 720


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Criminal Justice Act Worksheet
Download the CJA Worksheet (April 8, 2015 Verison)
- The program was developed in Excel version 7.0. Previous versions of Excel are NOT compatible.
- A basic knowledge of Excel is necessary to use these billings spreadsheets. Excel is menu driven and has helpful icons like other popular Windows-based programs. Many areas of the spreadsheets are password protected and therefore normal Excel functions, such as adding rows and columns, or adding and editing formulas, are NOT allowed.
- This program is controlled by the Court and is considered to be safe from viruses. In order for the program to function properly, you must select "Enable Macros" if you get this, or a similar message. If you don't get this message, you need to cancel opening the file and re-set your security level.
- The form "Other Expense Worksheet" is now two separate worksheets - "Travel Expense" and "Other Expenses."
- You will see a note in the column heading for the date (Important!) telling you to be sure that you enter the correct date, as the hourly rate is determined automatically by the dates in this column. Items without dates will not be included in the voucher totals.
- Please note: DO NOT add columns to either of these sheets or to either of the expense sheets. Doing so will cause an error in the summary and voucher sheets.
- Be careful with the totals buttons. If you delete cells that had totals amounts, bold and other formatting will remain. When deleting totals, delete the entire line or reformat cells where necessary (format painter is helpful).
- There is a print button at the bottom of the voucher. Print ranges may have to be reset, especially if a worksheet exceeds one page.
- Please do not submit all worksheets created in the program to the Court. Instead, file only the pages required by the Court, which include the CJA Voucher Form (with appointing judge's signature), Voucher Summary, In Court Hourly Worksheet, Out of Court Hourly Worksheet, Travel Worksheet, and Other Worksheet. The CJA Worksheet's Voucher form is not to be filed with the Court.
- Worksheets must be submitted on 8.5" by 11" paper.
- If claiming expenses for in-house copying charges, include the number of copies and charge per page in the description field.


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The Impact of Shuttle Services on Urban Development
In urban development, the integration of shuttle services like Blue Sky Limo's Denver to Vail shuttles, has emerged as a significant political discussion point. This evolution marks a critical juncture in how cities approach transportation and infrastructure.
Shuttle Services are More Than Just a Ride
Shuttle services, often perceived as mere conveniences, play a pivotal role in shaping urban landscapes. These services provide crucial connectivity in areas underserved by traditional public transportation, bridging gaps and fostering inclusivity in urban mobility.
The Political Angle
Politically, the adoption and funding of shuttle services can be a contentious issue. Decision-makers must balance budget constraints with public demand for efficient and sustainable transportation options. This balancing act often sparks lively debates among politicians, urban planners, and residents.
The economic impact of shuttle services is profound. By improving accessibility, these services can invigorate local businesses and attract new investments. However, funding them requires careful allocation of government resources, a topic that frequently surfaces in political discussions.
From an environmental standpoint, shuttle services contribute to reducing carbon footprints. Their role in promoting greener urban environments aligns with broader political agendas focused on sustainability. This aspect often garners support from environmentally conscious politicians and activists.
The Future of Urban Mobility
As cities continue to evolve, the role of shuttle services in urban development will likely expand. Politicians and urban planners must navigate the complexities of integrating these services while addressing the concerns and aspirations of their constituents. The continuous advancements in technology also play a significant role in shaping the future of shuttle services, adding another layer to the political discourse. Autonomous and electric shuttles, for example, could redefine urban mobility and environmental impact.
Shuttle services are more than just a means of transportation; they are a reflection of political priorities and a catalyst for urban transformation. The ongoing dialogue about their role in city planning underscores the intersection between politics and practical urban development strategies, highlighting the importance of innovative and forward-thinking policies in shaping the future of our cities.


Come tour history with Ted and Mona, your trusty guides to fun and fact-based history for elementary students! In over 300 full-color pages, they will be touring early modern history from 1760 to 1850 all around the world! This is the second volume in our Early Modern History level.
In 36 chapters, Ted and Mona continue to explore early modern history from the reign of Catherine the Great to the Revolutions of 1848. Along the way, they will see our modern world take shape. They make stops around the globe in places like the Kingdom of Hawaii, colonial Australia, the United States, the Empire of Haiti, Napoleonic Europe, Gran Colombia, the Republic of Mexico, the Zulu Empire, Afghanistan, Victorian Britain, and more.
Along the way, Ted and Mona will see one revolution after another, the struggle to end slavery, the rise of factories and industrialization, and the fight to create fair and just governments. They will discuss major historical figures like King Kamehameha, Thomas Jefferson, Hongi Hika, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, Toussaint Louverture, Sacagawea, Mary Wollstonecraft, Napoleon Bonaparte, Simon Bolivar, Miguel Hidalgo, Shaka Zulu, Usman dan Fodio, Queen Victoria, Sojourner Truth, and more!
The back-and-forth dialogue between Ted and Mona keeps this book fun and engaging and provides opportunities for students to read along. Their dialogue is modeled after the classical teaching style and encourages deep thinking and probing questions.
In 22 Culture Corners, Arthur and Lily highlight major writers, artists, thinkers, and art styles including Voltaire, Phillis Wheatley, Jacques-Louis David, Mary Shelley, Moses Mendelssohn, Martín Tovar y Tovar, Sequoya, Edgar Allan Poe, and so much more!
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Working toward an intelligent energy management solution
Control Engineering International: Suzanne Gill, Control Engineering Europe, spoke to Dr. Richard Bateman from the Advanced Manufacturing & Enterprise Engineering (AMEE) group at Brunel University to find out about the EuroEnergest project whose ultimate aim is reducing energy usage in the automotive industry.
The EuroEnergest project aims to reduce energy usage in the automotive industry. In addition to manufacturing systems researchers from Brunel University in the UK, the project involves four partner companies: Enertika, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya, and Comfort Consulting. The aim of this three-year project, funded by the European Framework 7 programme, is to reduce energy consumption in specific areas of the automotive industry by a minimum of 10%.
To do this the project partners are working toward the development of an intelligent energy management system (iEMS) that will help attain high energy efficiency in the manufacturing process by interacting dynamically with industrial loads and available power sources. The use of artificial intelligence algorithms to apply a dynamic simulation to former models (together with optimization based on energy prices and real production data) will make it possible to research and develop an intelligent energy management system that can extract planning rules and optimize interconnections at energy hub level for optimization of energy consumption and cost.
The system will be validated at SEAT's manufacturing site in Barcelona. [SEAT, a Spanish automotive manufacturer, is a subsidiary of Volkswagen. SEAT stands for Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo.]
"Having SEAT involved in the project is a big benefit, as it is part of the VW/Audi Group, which all use similar systems. So, any successful system could be quickly rolled out to other automotive plants in the group," said Dr. Richard Bateman from the Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Engineering (AMEE) group at Brunel University.
"Brunel University will be leading the lifecycle analysis of the total energy costs and environmental impact along the whole process, where energy and CO2 savings measurement procedures and technologies are defined and developed," continued Dr. Bateman. "We are looking at several integrated ways of effectively reducing energy usage. Although it might be considered that our goals are relatively modest, in the automotive industry even small energy savings can offer huge benefits."
Europe produces around 15 million cars every year, around 25% of global car production, and this is responsible for around 1.2% of total industrial energy consumption of CO2. "The overall impact of even a relatively modest energy saving would be huge if we could roll it out to the wider automotive industry," said Dr. Bateman.
"SEAT joined the project because it is keen on employing alternative energy, such as co-generation and solar power. Of course, alternative power cannot just be switched on and off—it works when it works! Having the ability to forecast demand is critical to maximizing use of alternative power on an industrial scale.
"One of the main objectives of the project is to develop a number of control algorithms, and to do this we need to first fully understand, in terms of energy usage, what is going on across the plant and to control it. We need to be able to measure and map energy use to a very detailed level. The next step will then be to use this knowledge to reduce energy usage, and to better control it—ultimately moving energy around the plant to where it is needed at any given moment.
"Being able to achieve this dynamically would be virtually impossible for a human to do, which is why we need to employ an automated system with embedded intelligence to enable the system to make decisions based on a set of principles that allow it to effect things around the plant.
Adaptability is key
Explaining how the system will differ from existing energy management systems, Dr. Bateman said: "Currently energy management systems are programmed to make changes—a human still needs to make the decisions and set up the system. The EuroEnergest project aims to produce something that is able to adapt to changes dynamically, making decisions to quickly counter process variables such as temperature changes."
The project is, initially, focusing on HVAC because this is one of the most energy-hungry parts of the automotive manufacturing process. Around 70% of energy consumed in a typical automotive production environment occurs in the paintshop, 20% in metalworking/forging, and 10% on the assembly line. Temperature and humidity in the paintshop are critical to the process, so it is here that HVAC energy costs become a big issue.
Dr. Bateman expected the project to yield some tangible results within 12 months.
- Suzanne Gill is editor of Control Engineering Europe. This article originally appeared at _URL_ and was edited for the Control Engineering International pages in the January 2012 North American edition of Control Engineering.
Also read: Exploring Robotics For The Factory Of The Future
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Motion-based simulators in particular, combine visual and physical motion cues to provide occupants with a feeling of being in the real vehicle. While visual cues are generally not limited in amplitude, physical cues certainly are, due to the limited simulator motion space. A motion cueing algorithm (MCA) is used to map the vehicle motions onto the simulator motion space. This mapping inherently creates mismatches between the visual and physical motion cues.
Due to imperfections in the human perceptual system, not all visual/physical cueing mismatches are perceived. However, if a mismatch is perceived, it can impair the simulation realism and even cause simulator sickness. For MCA design, a good understanding of when mismatches are perceived, and ways to prevent these from occurring, are therefore essential.
In this thesis a data-driven approach, using continuous subjective measures of the time-varying Perceived Motion Incongruence (PMI), is adopted. PMI in this case refers to the effect that perceived mismatches between visual and physical motion cues have on the resulting simulator realism. The main goal of this thesis was to develop an MCA-independent off-line prediction method for time-varying PMI during vehicle motion simulation, with the aim of improving motion cueing quality.
To this end, a complete roadmap, describing how to measure and model PMI and how to apply such models to predict and minimize PMI in motion simulations is presented. Results from several human-in-the-loop experiments are used to demonstrate the potential of this novel approach.
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assert() will check the given assertion and take appropriate action if its result is FALSE.
If the assertion is given as a string it will be evaluated as PHP code by assert(). The advantages of a string assertion are less overhead when assertion checking is off and messages containing the assertion expression when an assertion fails. This means that if you pass a boolean condition as assertion this condition will not show up as parameter to the assertion function which you may have defined with the assert_options() function, the condition is converted to a string before calling that handler function, and the boolean FALSE is converted as the empty string.
Assertions should be used as a debugging feature only. You may use them for sanity-checks that test for conditions that should always be TRUE and that indicate some programming errors if not or to check for the presence of certain features like extension functions or certain system limits and features.
Assertions should not be used for normal runtime operations like input parameter checks. As a rule of thumb your code should always be able to work correctly if assertion checking is not activated.
The behavior of assert() may be configured by assert_options() or by.ini-settings described in that functions manual page.
The assert_options() function and/or ASSERT_CALLBACK configuration directive allow a callback function to be set to handle failed assertions.
assert() callbacks are particularly useful for building automated test suites because they allow you to easily capture the code passed to the assertion, along with information on where the assertion was made. While this information can be captured via other methods, using assertions makes it much faster and easier!
The callback function should accept three arguments. The first argument will contain the file the assertion failed in. The second argument will contain the line the assertion failed on and the third argument will contain the expression that failed (if any - literal values such as 1 or "two" will not be passed via this argument)
Example 1. Handle a failed assertion with a custom handler


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compound dislocation n.
See open dislocation.
- Compound document architecture
file format (CDA) DEC's set of standards for compound document creation, storage, retrieval, interchange and manipulation. (1996-11-03)
noun 1. an arthropod eye subdivided into many individual, light-receptive elements, each including a lens, a transmitting apparatus, and retinal cells. noun 1. the convex eye of insects and some crustaceans, consisting of numerous separate light-sensitive units (ommatidia) See also ocellus compound eye An eye consisting of hundreds or thousands of tiny light-sensitive parts (called […]
- Compound fault
noun 1. (geology) a series of closely spaced faults
- Compound flap
compound flap n. See composite flap.


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Discover our Bali jewelry curated selection, handmade in Sterling Silver and 18K Gold with Topaz, Turquoise, Tanzanite, and Labradorite and many more gemstones. Ethically crafted by Balinese artisans using traditional techniques. Find your new favorite rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings or make a unique gift to that special someone. Every purchase supports an artisan in Indonesia.
FAQs about Bali Jewelry
What is Bali style jewelry?
Bali jewelry can be modern, antique or tribal. The best pieces are normally associated with the Majapahit Dynasty in Java and Bali as well as the awesomely superb filigree and granulation work of southern Sulawesi, specifically Makassar. Indonesia is not a large supplier of precious stones, so many designs are purely metal. One exception would be Kalimantan which is known for their specific but not high grade diamonds. The Balinese have a special appreciation for nature, the abundant flowering trees on their island, so you'll find traditional jewelry very ornamental. Popular imagery is flowers, sea creatures like turtles and sea stars, mandalas and Hindu gods and goddesses.
What jewelry is Bali known for?
The Balinese people are master craftspeople: wood carving is a significant part of their culture, and this comes through in some of the detailed jewelry designs. Traditionally, Balinese goldsmiths like to work with metal such as 18-22K gold and 925 sterling silver, because it is softer and more malleable for carving and chasing techniques.
What is the history of Bali's crafting tradition?
Bali's unique crafting tradition starts in the 14th century with the colonization by the Majapahit Empire of Java. In that period, the island gathered the world's best silversmiths and goldsmiths who made local craft flourish, inspiring generations to come until this day. It is especially for this long-lasting tradition that many people decide to purchase jewelry made in Bali.
Is Bali jewelry for men or women?
At our jewelry store, you can buy handcrafted Balinese items for both men and women., which makes it a nice gift for everyone.
What Balinese jewelry can I buy?
Our Bali jewelry collection features rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces. Check out our website to view a full list.
What are the materials used in Bali jewelry?
Bali jewelry is famous for mastering the use of silver. A group of smiths from Singaraja, in the North part of the Island, trace their line back before the immigration of the Majapahit Javanese. Another clan of smiths consider themselves direct descendants of Brahma, the fiery Hindu God. The symbolic importance of precious metals in Hindu cosmology is reflected in the belief that the triple peaks of Mt. Meru, the abode of the Gods and the center of the world, are made of gold, silver and iron.
What is special about Bali jewelry?
Balinese silverwork is part of an ancient tradition.The art of metal work arrived in Indonesia in the Bronze Age from Southern Chinese and Southeast Asian areas. Bronze drums, dated from as early as the fifth century BC, have been found throughout the archipelago, and some of them are believed to have been cast in Bali. The accumulation of wealth which ensued encouraged the refinement of many art forms, including jewelry. By AD 1,000 gold and silverwork in Java had reached a level of artistry as high as that of the bronze caster. The abundance of gold was documented by a Chinese trader who reported in 1225 that Javanese criminals, except for thieves and murderers, were not imprisoned or subjected to corporal punishment but fined in gold.


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Set the Mode and Use Complex Numbers on TI-83 Plus
On the TI-83 Plus graphing calculator, you can set the mode and use complex numbers. The second from the last line of the Mode menu gives you three options: Real, a + bi, and
The last two options are used when working with complex numbers. The a + bi options tells the calculator to display complex numbers in rectangular form, and the
options tells it to display complex numbers in polar form.
Select either a + bi or
so the calculator knows you're working with complex numbers. The remaining menu items can be set as they appear in the figure.
Independent of the mode setting, a + bi or
complex numbers can be entered in the calculator in either a + bi rectangular form or in
polar form. You enter the imaginary number i in an expression by pressing [2nd][.]; e is entered by pressing
If the calculator is in Radian mode,
in the polar form of a complex number is entered in radian measure; if the calculator is in Degree mode,
is entered in degrees.
Although the figures in these examples involve real-number arithmetic, everything can be used when doing complex-number arithmetic — provided the calculator is in Complex mode. (Remember, you can enter the imaginary number i into an expression by pressing [2nd][.].)


You generally get what you pay for when it comes to bank stocks. As a result, if you're looking to invest in the nation's best-run banks, then you'll have to pay a substantial premium to book value in order to do so.
Three banks that immediately come to mind are US Bancorp (NYSE: USB), Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), and Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN). Of all the big bank stocks, these are the most expensive from a valuation perspective.
This matters because the price-to-book-value ratio is the most common metric that professional analysts and investors use to determine whether a bank is cheap or expensive.
To calculate it, the first thing you need is a bank's book value per share. By subtracting a bank's liabilities from its assets, you get its equity, which is just another name for book value. By then dividing this by a bank's outstanding share count, you get its book value per share. If you then divide its current share price by its book value per share, you get the bank's price-to-book-value ratio.
Generally speaking, bank stocks fluctuate between 0.5 and 2.5 times book value, depending on where we're at in the business cycle. When the economy is steaming ahead, banks make more money and their shares are more expensive. But when the economy takes a turn for the worse, valuations fall, as loan losses erode earnings.
There is no hard and fast rule governing when a bank stock is cheap or expensive, but a handy rule of thumb is 1.0 times book value. Banks that trade far in excess of that -- say 2.0 times book value -- are considered expensive, while banks that trade for a discount to book value are generally considered to be inexpensive.
In US Bancorp's case, its price-to-book value is 2.03. This means that its shares trade for roughly double the bank's own estimate of its net worth. The same is true with Wells Fargo and Huntington Bancshares, which trade for 76% and 56% premiums to their book values, respectively.
It's worth keeping in mind, of course, that there's generally a reason certain banks trade for more than others. The primary explanation is simply that expensive banks are more profitable than inexpensive banks. As such, the former generate higher shareholder returns than the latter.
This is illustrated in the chart above, which shows the direct relationship between a bank's profitability (i.e., return on equity) and its price-to-book-value ratio. It's no coincidence, in other words, that US Bancorp, Wells Fargo, and Huntington Bancshares have the three highest valuations as well as the three highest returns on equity.


good blocks but
 skip over corrupt blocks. To extract information from the corrupt
 block there are three main options:
 – Select column data from any good indexes
 This is discussed towards the end of the following 2 articles:
 Oracle7 – using ROWID range scans Note:34371.1
 Oracle8/8i – using ROWID range scans Note:61685.1
 – See if Oracle Support can extract any data from HEX dumps of the
 corrupt block.
 – It may be possible to salvage some data using Log Miner
 Once you have the data extracted
 Once you have the required data extracted either into an export file
 or into another table make sure you have a valid database backup before
 proceeding. The importance of this cannot be over-emphasised.
 Double check you have the SQL to rebuild the object and its indexes
 Double check that you have any diagnostic information if requested by
 Oracle support. Once you proceed with dropping the object certain
 information is destroyed so it is important to capture it now.
 Now you can:
 If 10231 was set at instance level:
 Remove the 'event' line from the init.ora file
 SHUTDOWN and RESTART the database.
 Make sure the 10231 event is no longer shown
 RENAME or DROP the problem table
 If you have space it is advisable to RENAME the
 problem table rather than DROP it at this stage.
 Recreate the table.
 Eg: By importing.
 Take special care to get the storage clauses
 correct when recreating the table.
 Create any indexes, triggers etc.. required
 Again take care with storage clauses.
 Re-grant any access to the table.
 If you RENAMEd the original table you can drop it once
 the new table has been tested.
 2. Using The Export Utility To Check For Database Corruption
 This document provides information how the Export utility can be used
 to check the consistency of a database. In addition, the document provides
 examples how to export the database without creating an export dump file
 (i.e. writing to a null device).
 The article is intended for Database Administrators who need to check the
 consistency of the data in an Oracle7, Oracle8, Oracle8i, or Oracle9i database.
 The article does not deal with how to resolve the data corruption (see other
 articles mentioned in the "Related Documents").
 1. When an Oracle data block is corrupted, it can be:
 a. Physical corrupt
 This can be defined as a damage to the internal data structure in a way
 that prevents Oracle from being able to read the data in the corrupted
 blocks. Physical corruption can be due to a hardware or software and can
 occur in MEMORY or on DISK. The information in the block doesn't make
 any sense after the read from disk (also called: media corrupt).
 b. Logical Corrupt
 The Oracle RDBMS is able to find the data, but the data values are
 incorrect: the block is marked as corrupt after detecting an
 inconsistency (also called: soft corrupt).
 2. A full database export can be used to check the consistency of a database.
 This full database export implies a full table scan on all the tables
 to retrieve the data. This is a good method for checking the logical
 consistency and detecting both for physical corruption (in used blocks)
 and for logical corruption (data-dictionary issues).
 3. When any inconsistency is found, the following errors are reported
 EXP-00056 Oracle error 1578 encountered
 ORA-01578 Oracle data block corrupted (file # 9, block # 12731)"
 ORA-01110 data file 9: '
 The data block indicated was corrupt, mostly due to software errors.
 See the following note how to resolve this corruption:
 Note:28814.1 "Handling Oracle Block Corruptions in Oracle7/8/8i/9i"
 1. Export only reads:
 – user data below the high water mark;
 – parts of the data dictionary, while looking up information concerning
 the objects being exported.
 2. Only a Conventional path export is able to detect logical corrupt blocks.
 When using a Direct path export, the data is read from disk directly
 into the export session's program global area (PGA): the rows are
 transferred directly to the Export session's private buffer. This means
 that the SQL command-processing layer (evaluation buffer) is bypassed,
 because the data is already in the format that Export expects.
 Therefore, do not specify the export parameter DIRECT=Y but use DIRECT=N
 which is also the default value for the DIRECT parameter.
 3. Export does not detect all corruptions:
 – does not detect disk corruptions above the high water mark;
 – does not detect corruptions in indexes, or in free or temporary extents;
 – does not detect all corruptions in the data dictionary (the export
 utility does not read all of the data dictionary, so there could still
 be undetected corruptions in the SYSTEM tablespace).
 Note 1: The High Water Mark is the boundary between used and unused space in
 a segment. As requests for new free blocks that cannot be satisfied
 by existing free lists are received, the block to which the high water
 mark points becomes a used block, and the high water mark is advanced
 to the next block. In other words, the segment space to the left of
 the high water mark is used, and the space to the right of it is
 unused. When a COMMIT runs, the high-water mark is updated to the
 new value, making the data visible to users.
 Note 2: See the following article for an overview of other available database
 block checking features:
 Note:32969.1 "Database Block Checking Features"
 1. You do not have to create a dump file when you perform an export if all you
 want is to check the consistency of the data. On UNIX systems, use
 /dev/null as the file name, for OpenVMS use NL:, and for Windows use NUL.
 When you do this, the export utility reads all the data but writes it to
 the null device.
 a. Example for Windows platforms
 exp system/manager full=y log=exp_db_chk.log file=nul
 b. Example for UNIX platforms
 exp system/manager full=y log=exp_db_chk.log file=/dev/null volsize=100g
 The VOLSIZE parameter is needed on the UNIX platform in order to prevent
 the following question (after starting the Export utility) when exporting
 to /dev/null: Volume size ( for no restriction) >
 c. Example for VMS platform
 exp system/manager full=y log=exp_db_chk.log file=nl:
 3. Extracting Data from a Corrupt Table using ROWID or Index Scans in Oracle7
 Salvaging data from a TABLE in Oracle7
 This article is an extension to Note:28814.1 which discusses the
 options available for handling block corruptions in Oracle.
 Here we describe how to retrieve data from a table which contains a
 corrupt block (or blocks) in Oracle7 releases.
 *** This article does NOT cover Oracle8 – see Note:61685.1 instead ***
 In order to use the steps here you need to have a list of all corrupt
 File/Blocks in the table. Ideally you should have the following
 information to hand:
 – Original Error
 – File# – Referred to as in this article
 – Block# – Referred to as in this article
 – Object Type – eg: TABLE or CLUSTER
 – Object Owner.Name
 – Related Objects – eg: Indexes, Foreign key constraints etc…
 If not then see Note:28814.1 for details of how to get this information.
 There are several ways to extract data from a corrupt table:
 (1) Easiest and first choice:
 – From Oracle 7.2 onwards there is an Oracle event which
 can be used to SKIP over corrupt blocks.
 This is by far the simplest option to extract table data
 and is discussed in Note:33405.1. Note that this event
 can only be used if the corrupt block reports ORA-1578.
 (2) Second choice (which is more complicated):
 – From Oracle 7.1 onwards you can use a ROWID range scan.
 This method is discussed in this article.
 (3) Third choice (which can be time consuming):
 – If there is a primary key you can select table data via
 this index.
 It may also be possible to select some of data via any
 other index. This can be slow and time consuming.
 This method is also discussed in this article but it not
 normally needed in current Oracle releases.
 If (1) to (3) above fail or are not possible then there is a 4th option:
 – There are various salvage programs / PLSQL scripts which
 can be used to salvage data from a table. These can take
 longer to set up and use than the above methods but can
 often cope with various


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An airboat ride is a ride on a small, flat-bottomed boat with a large caged propeller. These boats are usually used in the tourism industry to explore the Florida Everglades and other waterways where the water is too shallow for a traditional propeller boat. They are also called fanboats.Continue Reading
Airboats propel themselves forward by using the fan to create a jet of air that shoots out behind the boat. The propeller is purposely placed in a cage to prevent people or wildlife from injuring themselves and damaging the propeller. The operator of the boat sits on a raised platform to improve their visibility and allow them to steer. To steer the vessel, rudders in the rear of the boat are attached to a stick at the operator's side. Airboats do not have brakes, and can reverse only for short distances.
The first airboat was developed in 1905 in Canada by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. Airboats were first registered in Florida in the 1920s and homemade boats were used for fishing and hunting. Today they are often used as part of ecotourism excursions. These boats are often used in the Indian River Lagoon of Florida, the Kissimmee River, the St. John's River, and the Louisiana bayous.Learn more about Vehicles


text: Paper by Anna Boldina, Paul H. P. Hanel & Koen Steemers: "Inactivity is one of the major health risks in technologically developed countries. This paper explores the potential of a series of urban landscape interventions to engage people in physical activity. Online surveys were conducted with 595 participants living in the UK by inviting them to choose between conventional pavement or challenging routes (steppingstones, balancing beams, and high steps) using photorealistic images. Across four experiments, we discovered that 80% of walkers claim they would pick a challenging route in at least one of the scenarios, depending on perceived level of difficulty and design characteristics. Where a challenging option was shorter than a conventional route, this increased the likelihood of being chosen by 10%, and the presence of handrails by 12%. This suggests that people can get nudged into physical activities through minor changes to the urban landscape. We discuss implications for policy makers and urban designers…(More)".


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Data tables, 2016 Census
About this variable: Tenure (4)
'Tenure' refers to whether the household owns or rents their private dwelling. The private dwelling may be situated on rented or leased land or be part of a condominium. A household is considered to own their dwelling if some member of the household owns the dwelling even if it is not fully paid for, for example if there is a mortgage or some other claim on it. A household is considered to rent their dwelling if no member of the household owns the dwelling. A household is considered to rent that dwelling even if the dwelling is provided without cash rent or at a reduced rent, or if the dwelling is part of a cooperative.
For historical and statutory reasons, shelter occupancy on Indian reserves or settlements does not lend itself to the usual classification by standard tenure categories. Therefore, a special category, band housing, has been created for census purposes.
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If you are new to caring bearded dragons, irregular pooping schedules will most likely worry you especially if you don't know what is going on.
Differing pooping schedule and pooping rates can be normal to some extent. But for some instances though, changes in pooping frequency may indicate potential problems.
So, how often do bearded dragons poop?
The answer to this question may significantly vary depending on the bearded dragon's age, diet, and size. Younger bearded dragons tend to poop more frequently than adults. However, the bearded dragons in general, poop 1-7 times a week.
It is also important to note that apart from age, diet, and size, health problems could also potentially affect the pooping frequency of your bearded dragon.
Sickness will only negatively affect the pooping frequency but also the color and texture of the poop. If you notice these changes in your bearded dragon's poop, you better investigate what is going on.
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Comparison between Juvenile and Adult Bearded Dragon Bowel Movements
As mentioned, juvenile bearded dragons tend to poop more frequently than adults. Juveniles poop at least once to thrice a day in their healthy state.
This frequency happens in normal health conditions. But if your bearded dragon is suffering from health issues, these numbers may vary.
Adult bearded dragons, on the other hand, may poop once to seven times a week. They are far less frequent compared to their younger counterparts.
The pooping frequency difference between the young and adult bearded dragons is due to the amount of food they are eating.
The reason why juvenile bearded dragons tend to poop more frequently is that they eat more than their adult counterparts. This is because more food is required for its speedy growth.
Younger bearded dragons do not just eat random food. But they like foods that are rich in protein. This is the main reason why a juvenile bearded dragon eats more bugs than vegetables to get their protein needs. The more bugs they eat, the more frequently they will likely to poop.
Nonetheless, you should ensure that your bearded dragon gets a proper and balanced diet. They also need green leafy vegetables.
Related Article: What Can I Feed My Bearded Dragon to Make Him Poop? Best Care Tips
In some cases though, juvenile bearded dragons may poop more than 1-3 times a day. There are many factors that could affect the pooping frequency. Genetics and health issues are some of them.
As the bearded dragons grow older, they will eat less and therefore poops less. The amount of protein they consume will also decrease. This is because they have achieved their growth plateau. So they don't need as much protein as they used to.
In normal situations, adult bearded dragons poop once a day to once a week. These numbers though can vary depending on many factors.
While less frequent pooping schedule in adult bearded dragons is normal, far less frequent pooping schedule may be a sign of potential problems that you need to attend to immediately.
What I mean by this is that, if your bearded dragon won't poop for more than a week or so, something wrong is going on. Constipation can be one of the issues. But certainly, there are other more serious physical problems.
Bearded Dragons' Bowel Movements Potential Problems
Like humans, bearded dragons can also suffer from many bowel movement problems. The common issues are constipation and diarrhea.
But unlike humans, lizards cannot tell you what's going on. They won't tell you what is painful in their body. Your only way to notice their health problems is by paying attention to their bowel movements.
One of the common reasons for constipation and diarrhea is stress. And some of the most common stressors are extreme temperatures (low or high), changes in set up, low humidity, not enough space to roam around, etc.
If you made changes to their tank, or you moved to a new house, this could potentially cause stress to your bearded dragon. You'll notice afterward that your bearded dragons won't eat as they used to.
This is a normal reaction though. As your bearded dragons get used to the changes, they will recover and their diet will go back to normal.
Less amount of food could also cause stress to your lizards. It is important for them to have a balanced diet between greens, bugs, and worms. Be aware too that these foods have a certain effect on their bowel movements. Foods should be balanced.
If your bearded dragon is suffering from constipation, there are some basic steps to help your lizard get back to normal pooping.
Quick Note: If your bearded dragon won't poop for weeks, please consult a vet. Something must be wrong. Don't wait any longer because your bearded dragon may have suffered from a more serious problem.
Steps to Help Your Bearded Dragons Recover from Constipation
1. Give them enough water
This sounds basic, but most of the time we tend to forget it. I am guilty of this sometimes. It is important to remember that water is essential for regular and healthy bowel movements. So give them enough water to drink for the entire day.
When giving water, do not just put it in the bowl. Bearded dragons don't drink much in stagnant water. They like running water to drink from. A fountain is great for your lizards.
2. Set the tank properly
Stress can also be the result of inadequate habitat which in turn causes constipation in your bearded dragons. So give your lizard livable environment.
3. Give them appropriate diet
Giving your bearded dragons more greens and calcium will help them poop. Greens will speed up the bowel movements of your bearded dragons.
4. Give them a few drops of olive oil
Another quick way to stop constipation is to give your bearded dragons a few drops of olive oil. I want to emphasize here that there should be no other types of oil to use. Just olive oil. Some people recommend vegetable oil. However, I don't use it for my bearded dragons.
5. Give them a warm bath
Bathing, especially in warm water, could also help your bearded dragon poop. Water will trigger pooping.
What Does Bearded Dragon's Color Mean?
You probably notice that your bearded dragons' poops have varying colors. Each color may indicate the health of your lizards.
The following are the common poop colors and their implications:
- Brown or white usually suggests that your bearded dragon is in normal health condition. The color like this is the result of the combination of urate and poop.
- Green means that your bearded dragons have eaten more vegetables.
- Red could mean a normal health condition if only occasionally. However, if this is frequent, it may be a sign of impaction or constipation.
- Black can be a sign of more serious health issues. In some instances, it may be the result of internal bleeding. I suggest that you consult a vet to correctly diagnose the problem.
- Yellow may suggest that your bearded dragons are consuming a lot of calcium-rich foods. You can fix this by simply reducing the amount of calcium in their diet.
- Brown with white spots or lines usually the outcome of the combination of urate and poop. Sometimes it could also result from having parasite, especially tapeworm. If there's no tapeworm, then it is probably normal.
Related Article: Bearded Dragon Turning White: The Real Causes
If you have an adult bearded dragon, you normally see green poops in them. This is because most adult bearded dragons tend to eat more green leafy vegetables. So this is normal unless you see unusual consistencies in their poops.
It is important to remember that food is the most determinant of the poop color. So before you get panic, check the diet of your bearded dragon first. This should help you determine what is causing the changes in the poop color.


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By Julie Tomascik Same words. Different meanings. Agriculture is full of them—those homonyms that can confuse us. Farmers and ranchers seem to speak their own language sometimes. Jargon. Technical words. Or just words that mean something different to you. It's a learning process for sure. We've all been there. Endured the vocabulary tests. Learned the [...]


Best Practices for Creating NLP Test Cases
Creating NLP Test Cases
The Functionize NLP Test Creation system is highly advanced and is specifically designed to understand test cases. It can cope with unstructured tests, but it is far better to provide clear, unambiguous test cases.
The following advice will help you create better test cases for the system to process.
 1. Review your test plan before submitting it and ensure it meets the guidelines above.
 2. Remove any test steps that are obsolete and/or unnecessary.
 3. Ensure that verification actions are included for each step.
 If the test step is "Open the URL" the next step should check that the page opened correctly. For instance, "verify the page title is login" or "verify the login form is displayed".
 If the test step is "enter username 'test' and password 'password', then click on the submit button", the next step should check whether the 'test' user is correctly logged in. For instance, "verify the username 'test' is displayed top right".
 If the test requires a long form to be filled in, you should add intermediate verification steps. For instance, on an address form, after the street, town, and postcode fields have been entered, verify that the postcode field displays a valid postcode. It will also help to capture a screenshot of the input steps for later verification.
 4. Double-check every URL in the test case.
 In particular, the initial URL used during test job creation must be exactly correct. Pay particular attention to any variables being passed in the URL.
 5. Don't leave logical gaps in the flow.
 Our system is intelligent, but it isn't a human! If there are any missing steps, it won't know what to do. For instance, a human will just dismiss a popup warning message about weak passwords, but the NLP system won't.
See also: Effective Test Case Writing in NLPKeywords Used by the NLP System and Operators Used to Test Dynamic Data.
Format for Submitting NLP Test Cases
Functionize NLP Test Cases need to be submitted in a particular format.
 1. The test plan should be a spreadsheet with a minimum of three columns with headers given in CAPITALS as below:
 a. STEP
 b. TEST DATA
 2. The TEST DATA and EXPECTED RESULT columns can be empty, but must be present. Without these, the system won't be able to read your test case.
 3. The document must be either a CSV (.csv) or excel file (.xlsx).
 4. Test cases must not contain any blank rows.
 5. Any instructions or comments relating to the test case should be added as rows above the three mandatory headers listed above. These rows must use a double forward slash '//' to indicate they are not part of the actual test.
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The Campaign provides high quality methods and materials to help educators implement the Civic Mission of Schools Promising Approaches.
Michelle Herczog, Ed.D, Los Angeles County Office of Education, is the Chair of the Practice Committee.
Our work so far:
- Electronic Directory
of Resources for California Schools. Each resource is reviewed
by members of the Practice Committee. Submissions
for new resources are invited.
- Self-Assessment Rubric: A tool to help schools understand, identify and assess needs to implement the Six Promising Approaches to Civic Education.
- Constitution Day events for educators. These events
is designed to integrate the promising approaches in teaching about
- Superintendents Breakfast Forum. In October 2004, the Los Angeles County Office of Education, in colloboration with the Campaign and the Los Angeles Times, convened a forum for school districts to address the Civic Mission of Schools and identify plans for creating an educated, committed, and responsible citizenry. (Informational Letter. Invitation. Agenda.)
- Brochure to support Campaign Community Forums. These events are
designed to raise awareness about the importance of civic education,
the six promising approaches, and how different facets of the community
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This booklet was created to help parents and educators, two groups who care deeply about children and support children during this potentially stressful time. It includes ways that parents and educators can work together to ensure the education process stays on track during a deployment.
The deployment cycle is best thought of as three separate phases: (1) pre-deployment, (2) deployment, and (3) reunion. Each phase has unique issues and requires different strategies. The information provided in the booklet is grouped into three sections to parallel this structure. Special suggestions for parents and educators are provided to help both groups anticipate the specific needs of children in that phase of the cycle and to provide necessary support.


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Tolerance for Disagreement Scale (TFD)
The tolerance for disagreement scale is designed to measure the degree to which an individual can tolerate other people disagreeing with what the individual believes to
be true. This conceptualization is similar to that of argumentativeness. People with high argumentativeness are likely to be able to deal with more disagreement than
those people who are low in argumentativeness. It is believed that conflict in interpersonal communication is in large part (in conjunction with the level of liking between
the people) a function of the tolerance of disagreement of the interactants. Alpha reliability estimates for the TFD scale can be expected to be in the neighborhood of.85.
Instructions: This questionnaire involves people's feelings and orientations. Hence, there are no right or wrong answers. We just want you to indicate your reaction to each item. All responses are to reflect the degree to which you believe the item applies to you. Please use the following system to indicate the degree to which you agree that the item describes you:
5 = Strongly Agree, 4 = Agree, 3 = Undecided, 2 = Disagree, 1 = Strongly Disagree
___ 1. It is more fun to be involved in a discussion where there is a lot of disagreement.
___ 2. I enjoy talking to people with points of view different than mine.
___ 3. I don't like to be in situations where people are in disagreement.
___ 4. I prefer being in groups where everyone's beliefs are the same as mine.
___ 5. Disagreements are generally helpful.
___ 6. I prefer to change the topic of discussion when disagreement occurs.
___ 7. I tend to create disagreements in conversations because it serves a useful purpose.
___ 8. I enjoy arguing with other people about things on which we disagree.
___ 9. I would prefer to work independently rather than to work with other people and have disagreements.
___10. I would prefer joining a group where no disagreements occur.
___11. I don't like to disagree with other people.
___12. Given a choice, I would leave a conversation rather than continue a disagreement.
___13. I avoid talking with people who I think will disagree with me.
___14. I enjoy disagreeing with others.
___15. Disagreement stimulates a conversation and causes me to communicate more.
Step 1. Add the scores for the following items: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15.
Step 2. Add the scores for the following items: 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
Step 3. Complete the following formula: TFD = 48 + total of Step 1 - total of Step 2.
Scores above 46 indicate High TFD. Scores below 32 indicate Low TFD. Scores between 32 and 46 indicate moderate TFD.
Teven, J. J., Richmond, V. P., & McCroskey, J. C. (1998). Measuring tolerance for disagreement. Communication Research Reports, 15, 209-217.
Richmond, V. P., & McCroskey, J. C. (2001). Organizational communication for survival: Making work, work (2nd Ed.) Chapter 14. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.


Does sports jargon exclude women and alienate international teams?
Using sports jargon or idioms in the workplace can exclude women and be cross-culturally alienating in international teams
There has already been some controversial debate about whether the typically male-led, sports banter culture in the office can lead to women feeling excluded in the workplace. As Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke described, many women can 'feel left out' when male colleagues discuss the latest football, cricket or basketball games. It's also a 'gateway to' or 'signal of' more laddish, sexist, or even violent culture. But further to this, our sports-heavy culture means that sports jargon and sports-based idioms have pervaded deep into our daily language. Particularly in the workplace. These days it is common for us to hear sporting analogies at work; we can be blindsided, getting down to the wire or with the ball in our court. Not only can these terms be confusing and exclusionary for women who don't feel included in the traditionally male sporting culture, these terms can also be cross-culturally alienating in international teams.
They can also exclude or disadvantage anyone who is not interested in the world of sports.
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Can sports jargon exclude women?
What kind of language are we talking about?
So to put this to the test and discover how deep sports jargon really goes, and does sports jargon exclude women. 3Plus's Dorothy Dalton reached out to her LinkedIn network for a professional opinion. We dug into the types of idioms and phrases that people commonly hear and use in the workplace without thinking and got some thought-provoking responses and comments.
Hit below the belt
The common phrase referring to something that is excessively hurtful, inappropriate or insulting, actually originates from boxing. This comes from a boxer unfairly striking their opponent below the waist in an illegal move that targets the legs or crotch. Career coach, Shelley Piedmont, highlighted it's particularly negative imagery. We agree that the gendered and violent picture it paints could be left out of the office, thanks.
Being blindsided refers to not seeing something coming or not anticipating an event. This derives from American Football and hitting a player on his 'blind-side' or the other side to which they are looking. It highlights the need for cultural sensitivity around an international team or non-American or sports-loving audience.
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Having skin in the game
An interesting phrase, volunteered by Business Analysis Leader Christina Lovelock, as one to be bypassed is 'having skin in the game'. Often used in business to mean having a significant stake in business or project, it derives from the derby races, the owners of the horses literally having skin the game, and therefore the most to lose. Perhaps needlessly physical and aggressive tone for a business meeting?
On the back 9
Resume writer Virginia Franco, highlighted this golfing phrase as a typical way to express being almost finished with a task in the workplace. It refers to the second 9 holes of an 18-hole golf course. Virginia admitted using the phrase while not even playing golf herself. It goes to highlight how deep-rooted these phrases are while showing the confusion they may cause.
Beat around the bush
Business Analyst Martin Simmons reminded us of this common phrase used by many, meaning to stall or waste time. The origin of this one may surprise you, coming from hunting in medieval times where hired men would beat the areas around bushes to flush out game hiding in there.
Left Field
LinkedIn specialist Petra Fisher highlighted the phrase 'left field' as one that she may use without thinking. It expresses something that surprises you, the phrase comes from the US sport baseball when the ball is thrown to home base or first plate from the area covered by the left field. Petra went further to mention that not only sports phrases, but all culturally specific language, can cause misunderstandings and is therefore best to be avoided in the workplace.
Down to the wire
Down to the wire refers to a tense situation where the outcome is not known until very close to the end. It comes from the wire marking the end of a race in horse racing but is dropped regularly into business-speak. Not something on everyone's radar.
Calling an audible
Capacity building and KM Specialist Joe O'Connor admitted being confused by American-Football-specific phrase 'calling an audible' in a new job. Referring to the Quarterback making a last minute change to the play based on how he sees the defence lining up, highlights how many people will struggle to understand idioms like this.
An all-star in sports refers to a player of the highest calibre and is often translated to the workplace. It has even made its way to LinkedIn where you can upgrade to an all-star profile, but is this language universal and inclusive?
What about idioms from other cultures?
Ok, so we can see issues that arise from very culture-specific sporting language can exclude or confuse. But does the same apply to idioms in general from different countries? Every country has its own specific ways of saying things that will likely only serve to confuse non-native speakers. So, in an ever more global and international workplace, should we avoid using idioms altogether? Florence Ranson, Founder of REDComms in Brussels, who works with the majority of non-native English speakers, says she makes a point of not cracking jokes or using puns and idioms that people may not understand. Unfortunately not the case in all companies. Let's explore some examples of idioms from different countries.
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To add your mustard (Deinen Senf dazugeben)
In Germany adding your mustard is the equivalent to adding your opinion or '2 cents' in English. This phrase was volunteered to 3Plus by International Talent Recruiter, Stella Leaburn, who on hearing it for the first time in a network meeting was worried she should have brought mustard to the meeting.
Have other cats to whip (J'ai d'autres chats à fouetter)
This interesting French idiom means you have something urgent to do, but has the literal meaning 'I have other cats to whip'. Along with the English equivalent of having other fish to fry, how can we expect non-native speakers to know if they are in an office or a pet shop?
Hang noodles on someone's ears (Вешать лапшу на уши /veshat' lapshu na ushi)
This Russian idiom meaning to fool someone may seem more like a surreal scene in a restaurant than office-appropriate banter for non-native Russian speakers.
So, should sports and local idioms stay separate to work?
The topic does spark some controversy. While some people view sports idioms as confusing or exclusionary, others claim that sports are just a part of culture. It can also be problematic in itself to suggest that women don't like, or can't join in with, sports language. Some women suggest their interest in sport played by men helps them fit into male coded environments. Others argue that international people enjoy learning new idioms and this is just a challenge they face working in a second language like any other. However while this may be true, what is undeniable is that most mainstream sports discussed in the workplace, usually refer to teams with almost exclusively male players.
Sports idioms are also often specific to sports played in one or a select few countries, and can delve into technical details that are not inclusive to all types of people. The analogies and idioms often bring in competitive, gendered or violent imagery and propagate a male-heavy environment. Also, if being interested in sports has nothing to do with the work you do, why should you be expected, or penalised for not understanding or engaging with it in the workplace? It is an environment where in every other aspect we are expected to be formal, professional and neutral.
We say why not just leave sports outside the office altogether?
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ASCE has honored Giuseppe Buscarnera, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE, with the 2017 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award for his outstanding contributions to the modeling of instability and failure in multiphase porous materials.
Buscarnera has a superior track record in both research funding and publications. His perspective on the fundamentals of engineering mechanics has proven useful for solving a wide range of practical problems in geotechnical engineering. He applies fundamental sciences – physics, chemistry, mechanics, and mathematics – to the research and solution of problems in geotechnical engineering, specifically those related to complex failure mechanisms.
Because of its breadth and fundamental nature, Buscarnera's work has a compelling range of applicability, both within the realm of classical geotechnical engineering (rainfall-induced slope instability, such as that observed in the Oso Landslide), and in areas of emerging societal importance in which geotechnical engineers should have a prominent role, including carbon dioxide sequestration and hydraulic fracturing.
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Background for the audit
The PSA is to set standards for and follow up to ensure that the players in the petroleum activities maintain high standards as regards health, safety and the environment, and thereby also contribute towards creating the greatest possible values for the Norwegian society.
The PSA shall also contribute towards reducing the risk level in the petroleum activities by following up the players to ensure that they promote technical and operational integrity on the facilities, and also follow up the interplay between people/technology/organisation (MTO) in HSE-critical systems.
The facility has been through a long period with a high level of activity and simultaneous operation. Risk management and learning from incidents are important elements in achieving good processes to increase safety on the facility.
The audit was conducted on the basis of the temporary regulations dated 19 December 2003 relating to safety and the working environment for certain land-based petroleum facilities and associated pipeline systems (temporary regulations), and regulations relating to systematic health, environment and safety work in enterprises (the Internal Control Regulations).
Purpose of the audit
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Result of the audit
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