On Wednesday, the FDA announced two guidance documents intended to assist applicants preparing to submit abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA), clarifying the deficiences that may cause the FDA to refuse-to-receive (RTR) the submissions.
The two guidances included a final guidance on ANDA RTR standards and a draft guidance on ANDA RTR for lack of proper justification of impurity limits.
According to the FDA, between 2009 and 2012, the Office of Generic Drugs refused to receive 497 ANDAs, primarily because the submissions contained serious deficiences.
FDA's ANDA RTR standards guidance finalizes a draft version of the guidance released in October 2013. In the ANDA RTR impurity limits draft guidance, the FDA describes serious deficiencies in impurity information that could cause FDA to refuse-to-review an ANDA.
(3) proposing limits for unspecified impurities (e.g., any unknown impurity) that are above identification thresholds. unidentified impurities that are above identification thresholds.


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Rebels' Mafi in police custody after altercation with team mate
(Reuters) - Melbourne Rebels number eight Amanaki Mafi is in police custody in New Zealand following an altercation with team mate Lopeti Timani after their Super Rugby loss to the Otago Highlanders on Saturday, Rugby Australia said on Sunday.
The incident occurred overnight after the Rebels went down 43-37 in Dunedin that ended their hopes of a maiden Super Rugby playoff place.
"Rugby Australia and the Melbourne Rebels are aware of an incident involving Rebels players Amanaki Mafi and Lopeti Timani in Dunedin overnight," Rugby Australia said in a joint statement with the Rebels on Sunday.
"Both players remain in New Zealand with Mafi currently in Police custody following an altercation between the two players."
Japan international Mafi scored the first try for the Rebels on Saturday.
Fox Sports quoted a New Zealand Police spokeswoman saying "a man has been charged with injuring with intent to injure following an alleged assault in South Dunedin last night."
"The man is due to appear in the Dunedin District Court on the 16th July 2018," she said.
"The alleged victim... received moderate injuries following the incident. He did not require hospitalisation."
Rugby Australia and the Rebels said they understood no other players were involved in the incident.
"I am bitterly disappointed that an incident has occurred at the end of a season where we have taken pride in our on and off-field behaviour," Rebels chief executive Baden Stephenson said.
"We will respect the process and won't be making further comments until all investigations have taken place."
Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Amlan Chakraborty

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SJAA Ephemeris January 2009 | SJAA Home | Contents | Previous | Next
The Curious Case of SGRs
Paul Kohlmiller
A star which ends with a bang, a supernova, leaves behind substantial evidence – a supernova remnant (SNR). The SNR will include a black hole if the progenitor star had a sufficiently high mass (at least 20 times the mass of the sun). Stars with less than the requisite mass will leave a neutron star behind.
A typical neutron star is 1.5 times as massive as the Sun but only 20 km in diameter. As implied by the name, the star consists mostly of neutrons (Chandra/Harvard Website). Their progenitor stars were rotating and now, like the ice skater performing a spin and pulling in their arms, they are spinning very fast – several times a second.
The fast rotational speed contributes to a magnetic dynamo effect. Radiation is beamed along the axis of the magnetic axis – close to but not quite the same as the axis of rotation. This beamed radiation may point in our direction at times and we see it as a pulse of electromagnetic radiation. It can be in almost any part of the EMR spectrum from radio waves up to gamma-rays. We call these stars pulsars. They were originally called LGM for Little Green Men because the period of time between pulses, seconds down to milliseconds, was so constant that it seemed they must be artificial. There are more than 1000 known pulsars.
Nearly all pulsars are detected in suboptical wavelengths: microwaves and radio waves. A few are higher but it must require a lot of energy to emit at the most energetic wavelengths. These higher energy pulsars are found in the optical wavelengths, X-rays and gamma-rays. Some are called DINs for Dim Isolated Neutron stars that may emit in optical wavelength. Another group is called the Anomalous X-ray Pulsars or AXPs. And then there are those that emit in gamma-rays, the Soft Gamma-Ray Repeaters or SGRs.
All of these higher energy pulsars appear to have extremely strong magnetic fields, possibly 1000 times stronger than the already strong fields around normal neutron stars. The strongest magnetic fields created in a laboratory is 10^5 gauss. Anything stronger and you will destroy the magnet and probably the entire laboratory. A magnetar has fields of at least 10^14 gauss. Perhaps 1 in 10 neutron stars wind up in the magnetar state. It is also possible that a neutron star may flip between being a typical pulsar and a magnetar.
They are also quite rare. There are 4 confirmed SGRs discovered so far and two other candidates are still being analyzed. About 10 AXPs have been discovered. DINs are a new category but an object named SWIFT J195509+261406 was recently discovered. This is the first star that acts somewhat like an SGR/AXP but in the lower energy levels. It could be an object that lies between SGRs/AXPs and DINs. After the optical bursts, some infrared bursts were detected and then the object ceased any bursting behavior. There are no signs of a SNR or massive stellar cluster near this object. (ESO Website)
But the history of SGRs is also quite strange. We are not surprised by the fact that astronomers found one, then a couple, then a few, then dozens of extrasolar planets. We kind of expect discoveries to be done this way – find one, perhaps by mistake – then find many. This has also been true for pulsars, black holes, gamma-ray bursts and supernovae – all things that would seem to be somewhat related to SGRs. But the first SGR was found in 1979 by the Russian Venera spacecraft that was then en route to Venus. Two other SGRs would be found that year. No other SGRs would be confirmed until 1998 and none have been confirmed since then.
One hypothesis regarding SGRs is that they are an older form of AXPs. Although gamma-rays are more energetic than X-rays, it might be the case that emitting gamma-rays is something a magnetar does just before it loses that extra strength magnetic field - a dying gasp if you will.
What evidence is there that SGRs are older than AXPs? First, the SGRs have been found farther away from an SNR, indicating that more time has elapsed between the supernova event and when the SGR is found. Second, the SGRs rate of rotation is slowing more quickly than is the case for AXPs. It is thought that the rotation speed decreases more quickly for older pulsars. Third, SGRs have a greater propensity for briefly flaring up - perhaps another indication of that last gasp of a magnetar. One such flare caused a significant disturbance in the earth's ionosphere. (Paper by Mandea and Balsis)
And, of course, the rarity of SGRs might be an indication that it is just a transient state along the road to stellar senescence. But the number of such objects is so small that it is hard to draw solid conclusions.
(pkohlmil at softwarerepair.com)


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1. It uses a holistic approach.
Rather than focusing on a specific disease or individual symptoms only, integrative medicine focuses on how various symptoms may be connected and searches for root causes. It is concerned with restoring balance or the body's natural state of equilibrium. Integrative medicine considers the various factors that may affect the patient's ability to adhere to recommendations, which include cultural dietary restrictions or work obligations, in order to create a workable plan that would help the patient reach his or her goals.
2. It emphasizes on the therapeutic relationship.
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that those who had both ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely to eventually be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, versus women their age who did not have the surgery.
Experts said the results do not prove the surgery causes Parkinson's. But they are in line with some past studies — and they support the theory that premature estrogen loss might contribute to Parkinson's in some women.
Parkinson's disease affects nearly 1 million people in the United States, according to the Parkinson's Foundation.
It is a brain disease that over time destroys or disables cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that helps regulate movement and emotional responses.
The most visible symptoms of Parkinson's are movement-related — tremors, stiff limbs and coordination problems — but the effects are wide-ranging and include depression, irritability, and trouble with memory and thinking skills.
Parkinson's disease is roughly twice as common in men than women. That suggests there could be a protective effect of estrogen on dopamine-producing cells, according to Dr. Walter Rocca, the lead researcher on the new study and a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
The ovaries are the main source of estrogen in a woman's body. If a woman has both ovaries removed before menopause, she will have an abrupt drop in estrogen. And that, Rocca said, may mean a loss of the hormone's protective effects in the brain.
Some past research has linked bilateral oophorectomy — the surgical removal of both ovaries — to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease years later. But not all studies have reached that conclusion.
So Rocca's team dove deeper into whether age at the time of surgery is key.
The researchers used health records from about 5,500 Minnesota women, half of whom had undergone a bilateral oophorectomy sometime between 1950 and 2007. The other half had not had the procedure and were matched by age to women in the surgery group.
Those women had undergone the procedure either to treat a non-cancerous ovarian condition, like cysts or other growths, or to lower the risk of ovarian cancer. Women who undergo hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) sometimes have the ovaries removed, too, with the aim of preventing ovarian cancer — an often deadly disease.
Overall, Rocca's team found, 1% of all women in the study eventually developed Parkinson's disease, while another 1.5% were diagnosed with parkinsonism — where people have some of the symptoms seen in Parkinson's, but the underlying causes vary.
There were more cases among the 2,750 women who'd had both ovaries removed: 32 cases of Parkinson's, versus 21 cases in the comparison group, and 50 versus 32 cases of parkinsonism.
When the researchers looked deeper, they found that the risks hinged on age: Women who'd had their ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely than other women their age to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Bilateral ovary removal at an older age was not tied to an increased risk.
While these types of studies cannot prove cause and effect, Rocca said "combining the results of this study with the results of similar studies, and with what is known about the biological effects of estrogen on the brain, it is reasonable to suggest that removal of both ovaries has a causal effect on the risk of Parkinson's disease."
Dr. Michael Okun is national medical advisor to the nonprofit Parkinson's Foundation. He said the study "adds to a collective and growing amount of evidence" that premenopausal women who undergo bilateral oophorectomy may face an increased Parkinson's risk down the road.
What does that mean for younger women? In some cases, they may be advised to have both ovaries removed because they carry gene mutations that substantially raise their risk of ovarian cancer.
But for most women, Rocca noted, the odds of developing ovarian cancer are low. And in light of the potential long-term risks, he said, "removing the ovaries to prevent the disease is not justified."
Okun urged women who may be considering bilateral oophorectomy to address all the pros and cons with their doctor.
"We recommend a thorough discussion of risks and benefits," he said, "and we caution folks that each case should be handled by considering all factors that may impact multiple clinical outcomes."
The findings were published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Network Open.
The Parkinson's Foundation has more on understanding Parkinson's.
SOURCES: Walter Rocca, MD, MPH, professor, neurology and epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.; Michael Okun, MD, national medical advisor, Parkinson's Foundation, Miami/New York City; JAMA Network Open, Oct. 26, 2022, online
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Q: how to traverse multi-layers complex object in firebase I am still new to firebase and I don't know how to extract array of objects inside item.compactReports and then display it on my home.component.html.
Note: the length of compactReports is also unknown, it varies for each node.
compactReports =[ {"area":{"0": "some data; more data "}}, ... , {"detail":{"0": "some data"}}]
I hope the output will be like:
  area: some data

  ....(some more lines depends on each object)...

      detail: some data

home.component.ts
export class HomeComponent implements OnInit {
  reports$;
  constructor(angularData: AngularFireDatabase,homeService: HomeService) {
    this.reports$ = homeService.getData();
   }
}

home.component.html

                {{item.type}}
                {{item.compactReports}}	 // ***stuck here
                latitude:{{item.latitude}}

                     longitude:{{item.longitude}}
                {{item.phoneNumber}}
                {{item.timestamp}}

home.service.ts
export class HomeService {
  constructor(private db: AngularFireDatabase) { }

  getData(){
    return this.db.list('/Reports');

  }
}

My data structure in firebase

A: Here's my solution. Given that 'reports$' is an array of item objects and 'compactReports' of each item is an array of key-value pairs, you can define a custom function (I name it 'listDetails') to evaluate 'compactReports' and manipulate the result. Note that Angular interpolation {{...}} output the result as plain text, so if you need to display html tags you will need the property [innerHtml].
home.component.ts
export class HomeComponent implements OnInit {
    ......

    listDetails( compactReports : {}[] ) {
        let result : string = "";
        for (let i in compactReports) {
            let keys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(compactReports[i]);
            for (let j = 0; j < keys.length; j++) {
                result += keys[j] + ": " + compactReports[i][keys[j]] + "
";
            }
        }
        return result;
    }
}

home.component.html

    ......

    ......

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# Herve Saint-Amand
# Universitaet des Saarlandes
# Tue May 13 19:45:31 2008

# This script starts Moses to run in the background, so that it can be used by
# the CGI script. It spawns the Moses process, then binds itself to listen on
# some port, and when it gets a connection, reads it line by line, feeds those
# to Moses, and sends back the translation.

# You can either run one instance of this on your Web server, or, if you have
# the hardware setup for it, run several instances of this, then configure
# translate.cgi to connect to these.

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# includes

use IO::Socket::INET;
use IPC::Open2;

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# constants, global vars, config

my $MOSES      = '/home/tianliang/research/moses-smt/scripts/training/model/moses';
my $MOSES_INI  = '/home/tianliang/research/moses-smt/scripts/training/model/moses.ini';

die "usage: daemon.pl <hostname> <port>" unless (@ARGV == 2);
my $LISTEN_HOST = shift;
my $LISTEN_PORT = shift;

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# spawn moses
my ($MOSES_IN, $MOSES_OUT);
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my $server_sock = new IO::Socket::INET
    (LocalAddr => $LISTEN_HOST, LocalPort => $LISTEN_PORT, Listen => 1)
    || die "Can't bind server socket";

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    while (my $line = <$client_sock>) {
        print $MOSES_IN $line;
        $MOSES_IN->flush ();
        print $client_sock scalar <$MOSES_OUT>;
    }

    $client_sock->close ();
}

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Home › Accessories › The Witcher Dice Set. Triss. The Beautiful Healer
The Witcher Dice Set. Triss. The Beautiful Healer
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Triss Merigold was a sorceress specializing in healing magic and talented in the field of alchemy, often treating her patients with healing potions. She was allergic to them, ironically, so she could only use special amulets in a moment of higher need.
This is who this special dice set in a turquoise and gold color theme is dedicated to, carrying a clear font of digits, intricate engravings, and the sorceress' medallion decorating the highest faces. The coin featured in the set also shows this symbol on the reverse, while the obverse is adorned by the side-profile of Triss' gentle face.
The Witcher is more than a profession or a single character. The Witcher is an entire universe created thanks to the stories of Andrzej Sapkowski, in which choices and motives are never simply black and white. Colorful, full of unique charm, rich in non-standard phenomena, and described with lingual artistry, it later became the basis for video games, comic books, tabletop RPGs, as well as movies and TV series. If you know The Witcher from any of these sources, you know how enthralling this universe is. For us — people who grew up with the stories from the world of The Witcher — the possibility to create dice based on its famous and beloved characters is an honor. We have taken our time to carefully consider all the possibilities of both designs and color themes — now visible to you in the form of the final product. These dice are born from passion, and we're proud that the person to receive them is someone who can appreciate them as much as we do… That someone being you...
A healer's calling
The world of The Witcher is an amazing place. Full of magical wonders, terrifying monsters, and layered characters. It offers everyone to escape the worries of the real world and slip into a place quite unlike any other — regardless of which medium you choose to indulge in. Our dice are made with love for this unique atmosphere, attention to detail, and the desire to make all fans of The Witcher, regardless of who they are, be able to travel with us around the Continent in search of exciting adventures.
Invaluable — The healing magic of Triss has helped many to come back from the brink of death. Hence, the dice are turquoise, with gold engravings.
All means necessary — This set contains 8 pieces: D4, D6, D8, D10, D00, D12, D20, and D2 represented as a metal coin.
Skilled and caring — The highest value faces of each die and the coin reverse are adorned with the Triss' medallion, while her side-profile is presented on the coin's obverse.
Official and irresistible — The Witcher Dice Set is officially licensed by CD PROJEKT RED, produced in Poland, EU.
CD PROJEKT®, The Witcher® are registered trademarks of CD PROJEKT Capital Group. The Witcher game © CD PROJEKT S.A. Developed by CD PROJEKT S.A. All rights reserved. The Witcher game is set in the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski in his series of books. Dice designed and produced by Q WORKSHOP, used under license by QW Sp. zoo. All rights reserved. Made in Poland 2021.


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Orientation and mobility assessment in retinal prosthetic clinical trials
Duane R. Geruschat, Ava K. Bittner, Gislin Dagnelie
PURPOSE.: The purpose of this study was to develop an orientation and mobility (O&M) assessment protocol to implement in subjects who have been implanted with an artificial silicon retina (ASR), and to use this experience to propose a research agenda for O&M with prosthetic vision. METHODS.: A controlled and naturalistic assessment was developed that included walking a prescribed obstacle course and travel to and from a hospital cafeteria. Subjects were tested before and 3 and 6 months after being implanted with the ASR. Outcome measures were walking speed and number of contacts with obstacles. The experiences from this study led to a proposed research agenda in O&M. RESULTS.: Eight subjects with retinitis pigmentosa participated in this study. The vision status of the subjects ranged from <20/1600 to 20/80 visual acuity and visual fields of <5 to 40°. Using a repeated-measures analysis of variance, no differences were found in the primary outcome measures. Four subjects were observed to have reduced mobility after implantation. Three subjects self-reported enhancements of travel after implantation, but this enhancement was not observed. CONCLUSIONS.: This study demonstrates that mobility might not be improved with prosthetic vision. The proposed research agenda emphasizes the importance of developing individualized assessments, identifying specific items of orientation rather than mobility for measuring the effect of prosthetic vision, and to develop and evaluate instructional programs that may be needed to obtain the full benefit of the technology.
https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182686251
low-vision rehabilitation
orientation and mobility
prosthetic vision
retinal chip implant
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Silicon Medicine & Life Sciences 71%
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Visual Fields Medicine & Life Sciences 29%
Walking Medicine & Life Sciences 25%
Geruschat, D. R., Bittner, A. K., & Dagnelie, G. (2012). Orientation and mobility assessment in retinal prosthetic clinical trials. Optometry and Vision Science, 89(9), 1308-1315. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182686251
Orientation and mobility assessment in retinal prosthetic clinical trials. / Geruschat, Duane R.; Bittner, Ava K.; Dagnelie, Gislin.
In: Optometry and Vision Science, Vol. 89, No. 9, 09.2012, p. 1308-1315.
Geruschat, DR, Bittner, AK & Dagnelie, G 2012, 'Orientation and mobility assessment in retinal prosthetic clinical trials', Optometry and Vision Science, vol. 89, no. 9, pp. 1308-1315. https://doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182686251
Geruschat DR, Bittner AK, Dagnelie G. Orientation and mobility assessment in retinal prosthetic clinical trials. Optometry and Vision Science. 2012 Sep;89(9):1308-1315. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3182686251
Geruschat, Duane R. ; Bittner, Ava K. ; Dagnelie, Gislin. / Orientation and mobility assessment in retinal prosthetic clinical trials. In: Optometry and Vision Science. 2012 ; Vol. 89, No. 9. pp. 1308-1315.
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Absolute Write Water Cooler > General Writing Interest > Poetry > What is Free Verse???
View Full Version : What is Free Verse???
I need help big time I never followed any guidelines to writing poetry but I'm learning how too now, but I was wondering what is free verse and light verse?
Free verse has irregular rhythmic cadence rather than meter. Rhyme is not a requirement.
Light verse does not mean anything in particular other than poetry that is less serious than other poetry. Examples of poetry that qualify as light verse would be doggerels, clerihews, and limericks.
Thanks gogoshire. This helps me out a lot. I have another question to ask, how can you identify free verse from your poems you write? Can you give me an example of a free verse poem and a light verse poem? Or is that a stupid question to ask?


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Book of Zephaniah
Books of Nevi'im
First Prophets
Latter Prophets
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1 Who wrote it?
2 When was it written?
3 Where was it written
4 Why was it written
5 What are the themes of the book?
Who wrote it?
The superscription of the Book of Zephaniah attributes its authorship to "Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah" (1:1, NRSV). All that is known of the author of the book comes from the text, itself. The superscription of the book is lengthier than most and contains two interesting features. The name Cushi (Zephaniah's father) means 'Ethiopian'. In a society where genealogy was considered extremely important (the Israelites understood Yahweh to have made a covenant with Abraham and his descendants), the author may have felt compelled to establish his Hebrew lineage. In fact, this lineage is traced back to Hezekiah, who was king of Judah. At any rate, the author of Zephaniah does not shrink from condemning the Cushites or Ethiopians. Chapter 2:12 contains a succinct but unequivocal message: "You also, O Ethiopians, / Shall be killed by my sword." Zephaniah's familial connection with King Hezekiah may have also legitimized his harsh indictment of the royal city in 3:1-7.
As with many of the other prophets, there is no external evidence to directly associate composition of the book with a prophet by the name of Zephaniah. Some scholars believe that much of the material does not date from the days of King Josiah (ca. 640-609 BCE), but is actually post-monarchic. Three general possibilities are that: a person (possibly named Zephaniah) prophesied the words of the book of Zephaniah; the general message of a Josianic prophet is conveyed through the book of Zephaniah, or the name could have been employed (either during the monarchic or post-monarchic period) as a 'speaking voice', possibly for rhetorical purposes. Although it is possible that a post-monarchic author assumed the persona of a monarchic prophet to add credibility to his message, there is no evidence to support such a claim.
The prophetic book of the Bible attributed to Zephaniah occurs ninth among the twelve minor prophets, preceded by Habakkuk and followed by Haggai. Zephaniah (or Tzfanya, Sophonias, צפניה, Ẓəfanya, Ṣəp̄anyāh) means 'the Lord conceals', 'the Lord protects' or, possibly, 'God of darkness'.
When was it written?
If the superscription of the book of Zephaniah is a reliable indicator of the time that the bulk of the book was composed, then Zephaniah was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah (or Jeremias). King Josiah ruled over Judah from approximately 640-609 BCE. Some scholars believe that the picture of Jerusalem which Zephaniah gives indicates that he was active prior to the religious reforms of King Josiah which are described in 2 Kings 23. These reforms took place in 622 BCE. Scholars also cite the reference to "the officials and the king's sons . . ." in 1:8 as evidence that the kingdom was still ruled by a regent for the Josiah. The portrait of foreign nations in chapter 2 also indicates the late seventh century.
Zephaniah was probably the first prophet following the prophecies of Isaiah and the violent reign of Manasseh. Both Zephaniah and Jeremiah urged King Josiah to enact religious reforms, which he eventually did.
Other scholars have presented evidence pointing to a post-monarchic date (as late as 200 BCE) based on language and theme, although the book might still have been based on an earlier composition.
Where was it written
The author of Zephaniah describes the city of Jerusalem in considerable detail. The author of Zephaniah writes that "a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, / a wail from the Second Quarter, / a loud crash on the hills. / The inhabitants of the Mortar wail, for all the traders have perished . . ." (1:10-11). His description of the geography and of the offenses being committed in Jerusalem indicate first-hand knowledge. Because the book most directly effects the inhabitants of Jerusalem, it is probable that this is where the book was composed.
Why was it written
There are two possible reasons for the creation of the book of Zephaniah. Either way, the primary purpose of the book's composition was to alter the behaviour (particularly religious behaviour) of the author's contemporary Jerusalemites.
If the book of Zephaniah was largely composed during the monarchic period, the author of the book of Zephaniah attempts to accomplish this change in behaviour through the threat of future calamity for "those who have turned back from following the Lord, / who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him" (1:6). The author conceives of a date in the future – the 'great day of the Lord' – when Yahweh will judge all the people of the earth. This coming judgment will affect all of the nations, including the author's own nation of Judah where Yahweh is understood to reside. The threats made against Jerusalem, however, are much more specific than the oracles concerning foreign nations. This strengthened the belief that the Israelites, who understood themselves to be God's chosen people, were even more culpable than other peoples for living up to Yahweh's statutes because they were to be a 'light unto the nations'. The book concludes by extending a promise of deliverance to the remnant of Israel which remains. The fulfilment of this prophecy is commonly understood to have taken place when Judah was captured by the nation of Babylon and many of its inhabitants were exiled in an event known as the Babylonian captivity.
If the book gained most of its present form in post-monarchic period, then the author likely intended to draw upon an understanding of the Babylonian captivity as a punishment from Yahweh, urging his own contemporaries not to repeat the mistakes of the past. It is not known whether the religious syncretism, alluded to in chapter one, was a significant issue in post-exilic Judah.
What are the themes of the book?
The book of Zephaniah consists of three chapters in the Hebrew Masoretic Text. In English versions, the book is divided into four chapters. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible supplies headings for the book as follows:
Verse/Chapter Headings in the NRSV
Verse Reference
1:1 (Superscription)
1:2-13 The Coming Judgment on Judah
1:14-18 The Great Day of the Lord
2:1-15 Judgment on Israel's Enemies
3:1-7 The Wickedness of Jerusalem
3:8-13 Punishment and Conversion of the Nations
3:14-20 Song of Joy
It is important to note that there are a number of different sub-divisions in use for the text with no clear consensus.
Despite its relatively short length, the book of Zephaniah incorporates a number of common prophetic themes. Zephaniah includes one of the most vivid descriptions in the prophetic literature of God's wrath. Yet, it is also unequivocal in its proclamation of a restoration for those who survive the 'Great Day of the Lord.'
The book of Zephaniah incorporates a good deal of phrases and terminology which are found in other books of the Bible. This suggests that the author of Zephaniah was familiar with and drew upon earlier Israelite religious tradition and also that later biblical writers regarded the book of Zephaniah as an authoritative (or at least respectable) work in the prophetic corpus.
The book of Zephaniah draws upon several themes from the book of Genesis and reverses them. The opening verses of the book of Zephaniah are reminiscent both of the creation and of Noah's flood. Chapter 1:2-3 declare that "I will sweep away everything / from the face of the earth says the Lord. / I will sweep away humans and animals; I will sweep away the birds of the air / and the fish of the sea." The order of the creatures to be destroyed in Zephaniah is the opposite of the order in which they are created in Genesis 1:20-27. It is also worth noting than in both Noah's flood and Zephaniah's Day of the Lord, a 'remnant' survives God's wrath.
It is also not surprising that the book of Zephaniah bears marked similarities to the book of Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomistic history. Similarities might be expected to each of these works because the Deuteronomistic history covers an overlapping period of time and because the issues which are dealt with in the book of Zephaniah go straight to the heart of the covenant which is reaffirmed in the book of Deuteronomy before Israel enters into the Promised Land of Canaan. The first 3-4 of the Ten Commandments (or Ten Words, Decalogue) contained in Exodus 20:1-17 and Deuteronomy 5:1-22 directly concern Israel's relationship with Yahweh. It is this integral component of the covenant between Yahweh and Israel which is threatened by the practices which to which the author of the book of Zephaniah refers in 1:4-6. In this manner, Zephaniah invokes one of the most common themes, not only in prophetic literature, but in the whole of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Zephaniah also draws upon the emerging idea that Yahweh is quite different from the regional or tribal gods of the surrounding nations. Rather, Yahweh is beginning to be understood as the only God and the God who rules over all nations. It was an apparently unique belief in the ancient Middle East that a god could send a foreign nation to execute that god's judgment (as the Israelites believed Yahweh did with Babylon). In the book of Zephaniah, all nations are portrayed as being subject to Yahweh's divine judgment.
The book of Zephaniah also interacts with the prophetic tradition – both borrowing from and contributing to the corpus in terms of language and images.
Zephaniah at JewishEncyclopedia.com (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=106&letter=Z)
Sophonias (Zephaniah) at Catholic Encyclopedia (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14146a.htm)
Translations of the book of Zephaniah:
Jewish translations:
Tzefaniah - Zephaniah (Judaica Press) (http://www.chabad.org/library/archive/LibraryArchive2.asp?AID=15766) translation with Rashi's commentary at Chabad.org
Christian translations:
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Zephaniah at CrossWalk.com (http://bible.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=zep+1) (various versions)
Zephaniah at The Great Books (http://www.anova.org/sev/htm/hb/36_zephaniah.htm) (New Revised Standard Version)
Zephaniah at Wikisource (http://wikisource.org/wiki/Bible%2C_English%2C_King_James%2C_Zephaniah) (Authorised King James Version)
Berlin, Adele. Zephaniah: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. The Anchor Bible Volume 25A. Toronto: Doubleday, 1994.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
Faulhaber, M. "Sophonias (Zephaniah)." Catholic Encyclopedia (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/). Transcribed by Thomas M. Barrett. 2003.
Hirsch, Emil G. & Ira Maurice Price. "Zephaniah." JewishEncyclopedia.com (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/). 2002.
LaSor, William Sanford et al. Old Testament Survey: the Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1996.
Sweeney, Marvin A. Zephaniah: A Commentary. Ed. Paul D. Hanson. Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2003.
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New permanent boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won plaudits across the world of football for reversing the fortunes of a wounded Manchester United side.
The club's revival under their former marksman has seen them eat up the 11-point gap to the Premier League top four, and advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
A 3-1 victory in Paris in March saw United become the first club in Champions League history to lose the first leg at home by two goals and still progress.
Speaking after that victory, defender Luke Shaw said he was "certain" Solskjaer would be kept on at Old Trafford beyond the summer and the club have since handed the Norwegian a three-year deal.


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This section applies to a standard ILAS BIPRU firm.
A firm must carry out an individual liquidity adequacy assessment (ILAA) in accordance with this section.
its ILAA includes an assessment of the firm's compliance with BIPRU 12.3 and BIPRU 12.4, including the results of the stress tests required by the rules in BIPRU 12.4.
A firm should carry out an ILAA at least annually, or more frequently if changes in its business or strategy or the nature, scale or complexity of its activities or the operational environment suggest that the current level of liquidity resources is no longer adequate. A firm should expect that its usual supervisory contact at the appropriate regulator will ask for the ILAA to be submitted as part of the ongoing supervisory process.
the first and second liquidity stresses occurring simultaneously.
The appropriate regulator will review the results of a firm's ILAA, including the results of the stress tests required by BIPRU 12.5.6R, as part of its Supervisory Liquidity Review Process (SLRP). The appropriate regulator's review of the stress test results will assist it assessing the adequacy of a firm's liquidity resources relative to other ILAS BIPRU firms and, consequently, in calibrating the individual liquidity guidance that it gives to that firm. BIPRU 12.9.2G sets out the appropriate regulator's approach to assessing the adequacy of a firm's liquidity resources and indicates that, among other factors, it will have regard to the firms ILAA. It is not, therefore, the case that the amount of liquidity resources advised to the firm as being adequate in its individual liquidity guidance will necessarily equate to the amount needed to meet its liabilities as they fall due in the stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6R. The appropriate regulator will assess the adequacy of a firm's liquidity resources on a case-by-case basis and, accordingly, the amount of liquidity resources judged as adequate in the firm's individual liquidity guidance might be either above or below the amount needed to survive the stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6R.
over the longer-term the firm's obligations linked to its credit rating crystallise as a result of a reduction in that credit rating.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.8R (4), a firm should consider the effect of credit rating downgrades of varying degrees of severity. In doing so, it should also consider the cumulative effect of successive credit rating downgrades to its long-term credit rating.
risk aversion among participants in the markets on which the firm relies for funding.
identify those of the measures set out in its contingency funding plan that it would implement.
divide its wholesale liabilities into funding which the firm assesses as having a higher than average likelihood of withdrawal in response to actual or perceived changes in the firm's credit-worthiness (Type A wholesale funding) and other funding (Type B wholesale funding).
is obtained from counterparties with a relatively low creditor seniority on the liquidation of the firm.
In this part of BIPRU 12.5, retail funding is funding that is accepted from a consumer.
divide its retail funding into funding which the firm assesses as having a higher than average likelihood of withdrawal in response to actual or perceived changes in the firm's credit-worthiness (Type A retail funding) and other funding (Type B retail funding).
its approach to assessing which of its retail funding it has classed as Type A retail funding and which as Type B retail funding.
estimate how the amounts in (1) could change under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R.
the intra-day timing of the payment of cash and the posting of the collateral, including the time at which the demand for its collateral and cash is greatest.
its customers increasing either or both the volume and value of their payments.
under the stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.29R, a firm should assume that the effect of that default is that the exposure is rolled overnight.
provide details of the intra-day credit policies that it applies, including the criteria against which it sets credit limits, when extending credit to a customer which is not a direct participant in the payment or settlement system in question.
where relevant, the points during the day at which a customer is required to settle, or provide assets as collateral to cover, that firm's credit exposure to it.
receives intra-day credit from that participant firm or prefunds its account with such a firm.
details of the policies governing the use of intra-day credit provided to it by a firm which is a direct participant in a given payment or settlement system, including details of the criteria against which that participant will decide whether to reduce or cease the provision of intra-day credit.
assume that in periods of stress, group entities will not repay loans or deposits made by the firm to them, but that the firm will meet its liabilities that fall due to other group entities during the period of the relevant stress.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.36R, a firm should consider the full range of legal and regulatory restrictions on the availability to it of liquidity support from other members of its group. A firm should ensure that it understands restrictions in force in other jurisdictions, as well as the potential for such restrictions to be imposed in the future, as to the allowable size of intra-group exposures. A firm should also consider the circumstances in which it may find itself obliged to transfer liquidity resources to other entities in its group.
under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R.
In complying with BIPRU 12.5.38R a firm is therefore assessing its exposure to inter-office liquidity risk, rather than intra-group liquidity risk. It is the appropriate regulator's assessment of the firm's inter-office liquidity risk that is one of the factors that will inform the appropriate regulator's decision as to the appropriate size for the firm's local operational liquidity reserve (as described in BIPRU 12.2).
estimate how the amounts in (1) and the assessment in (2) could change under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6R.
describe the arrangements that it has in place to fund net outflows in that currency on a timely basis.
estimate the effect on its cash flows of those activities under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6R.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.42R, a firm must take into account the circumstances in which it may choose to provide liquidity support in respect of its off-balance sheet activities beyond its contractual obligations (if any) to do so.
liquidity facilities to support securitisation programmes.
assume that under the stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R there may be uncertainty as to the accuracy of the valuation attributed to a derivative contract.
estimate the impact on its cash flows of those of its contingent obligations that may be triggered under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.46G, a firm should therefore assess the impact on its cash flows of the triggering of contingent obligations contained in all contractual documentation to which it is party, including: acceptances, endorsements, guarantees, underwriting agreements, standby letters of credit, documentary credits, warrants, indemnities, undrawn note issuance facilities and other revolving credit facilities. A firm should also assess the degree of concentration in its total contingent liabilities as respects obligations arising from particular types of contract, counterparty and market sector.
estimate the effect on its cash flows of the drawing of those commitments under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R.
assess the impact on its cash flows of its commitment counterparties experiencing liquidity stress at the same time as that firm is subject to the stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6 R.
under the liquidity stresses required by BIPRU 12.5.6R.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.50G (2), a firm should consider the impact of the following events on the likelihood of a call for liquidity support: inability of a vehicle to roll over commercial paper (due either to disruption in the CP market or to concern as to the quality of the assets securitised) and, in relation to sponsored vehicles, concern as to the solvency of that firm as sponsor and, separately, the possibility of draw down of undrawn commitments entered into by the sponsored vehicle in its own right.
continue any regular programme of buying back its issued debt.
For the purpose of BIPRU 12.5.54G (5), a firm may wish to continue repurchasing its debt to help demonstrate that a two-way market continues to be made in its paper and, more generally, in order to maintain the long-term viability of its debt issuance programme. Equally, a firm may wish to continue repaying retail depositors before the contractual maturity of those deposits in order to maintain confidence in its ability to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
the effect on its business activities of any changes in (a) to (c) identified as likely to result from those liquidity stresses.
In complying with BIPRU 12.5.56R, a firm should consider all marketable assets which count towards its liquidity resources for the purposes of meeting the overall liquidity adequacy rule. A firm should therefore include in this assessment any assets that it holds in its liquid assets buffer.
The appropriate regulator regards as marketable those of a firm's assets that it is able to sell outright or repo. For liquidity management purposes, a firm would ordinarily expect to hold a stock of assets of this kind in order to reduce the likelihood that it may need to borrow unsecured at short notice. To the extent that these assets may behave differently under stress conditions than under normal financial conditions, a firm is subject to marketable assets risk.
As a general proposition, the speed with which a firm may be able to realise a marketable asset, and the price impact of doing so, will depend to a significant extent on the volume of those assets which that firm wishes to realise and the market conditions prevailing at the time.
that firm's operational capability to generate funding from those assets in a timely manner.
that firm's accounting treatment and valuation of that asset.
assesses the degree of diversification achieved across its marketable assets.
the impact on the firm's liquidity position of any consequences for its funding ability identified in (a).
In complying with BIPRU 12.5.63R, a firm should consider all non-marketable assets which count towards its liquidity resources for the purposes of meeting the overall liquidity adequacy rule.
In addition to realising a firm's marketable assets, a firm can meet its outflows in part by expected inflows from maturing non-marketable assets such as retail loans. Inflows from these assets (principal and interest) may in stressed conditions be affected by counterparty behaviour, exposing that firm to non-marketable assets risk.
exercise by its counterparties of contractual rights to repay before the expected maturity date or to delay repayment beyond that date.
A firm may also use its unsecured wholesale assets to generate liquidity, otherwise than by outright sale or repo. A firm may, for example, choose to generate funding from some of the assets included in its liquidity resources by using them in securitisation or covered bond programmes. Assets that are typically used to raise liquidity in this manner include residential mortgage loans; commercial mortgage and other loans; credit card and automobile receivables, which have been packaged for the wholesale markets. To the extent that the ability to fund from these non-marketable assets may be limited under stressed conditions, a firm may be exposed to non-marketable assets risk.
places proportionately greater reliance on securitisation programmes as compared to other funding strategies to generate liquidity.
its financing of assets which are warehoused prior to their securitisation.
A firm which chooses to warehouse assets in the way described in BIPRU 12.5.72R should consider the particular risks that arise from the method of financing that it uses to pre-fund those assets. For example, financing of warehoused assets by means of short-term (rather than long-term) funding is more likely to put that firm under liquidity pressure in the event that its proposed securitisation is not completed (either at all, or at the expected date).
A firm with a sufficiently flexible funding strategy should be able to reduce its liquidity risk by diversifying its liquidity resources.
market for their realisation (provided that such market is open to the firm as counterparty).
positive correlations in the behaviour of different instruments and products.


Congratulations, everyone! We are in a "3" cycle of creation and manifestation. This is an incredibly powerful year, and one that challenges us to go beyond our comfort zone. "3" dares us to bring to life our hopes, dreams and wishes. It's the "pop of color," the zesty flavor added to your favorite food or drink, an idea that comes to life, a smile that turns to laughter.
Another way to think of the power of "3" is in the concept of a MasterMind group. For me, compassion and strength are qualities I wish to weave into working with you. To that end, the power of "3" includes the compassion of Quan Yin and the strength of Queen Hatshepsut – an Egyptian pharoh who ruled with both strength and compassion! The third member of the trilogy is me, as the one on the physical plane charged with manifesting results.
Manifesting requires risk and a belief in yourself that you can transcend the ordinary. Above all, when you roll up your sleeves to move ahead – whether it's painting your house a new color, changing your wardrobe, moving cross country, changing a job, relationship, diet, and more – you are never alone – you are always working with the co-creative force of the power of "3," however you define the guides and helpers that cheer us on each and every day. Let's get busy and create!


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I've been an off-and-on Macabbi Tel-Aviv fan. Living in Israel from '01-'07, I remember watching Anthony Parker and co. dominate their European competition en route to two consecutive Euroleague titles…Then, I moved back to the good ol' US, where I had my hometown Bulls to watch. No more MJ=no more championships=no more home cooked fun for Eitan. But all's good on this side of the pond and I'm back home in Israel; back where I belong with my Macabbi b-ball squad once again taking it to the competition.
The birds are a chirpin, the ladies are a singin (take my personal hero, Scarlett Johansson for example), and the world keeps on turning.
"Earlier this week, two jets filled with most of the Knesset Members and their assistants took off for a visit in Auschwitz. I stayed here in Israel.
Free in the dead of winter.
So I press 4, right? Because I speak E N G L I S H. English is an option? Yes, please!
And then you get some hold music, and maybe some announcements (in Hebrew) about how great their company is (or some such thing; I'm just guessing), and maybe they tell you how long you have to wait and what place you are in line (I like this feature).
And then… miracle of miracles, you are connected to the operator.
So there y'all have it, folks. Another week, another Haveil Havelim. Please link to everyone on our FB page. Wishing everyone a Shabbat shalom and a Chodesh tov from Jerusalem, eternal capital of the Jewish State! May we know less Kerry and Obammuer and may the Phlishtim become a distant memory. May we merit the coming of Moshiach ben David soon and in our day!
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DG Lamb
David Lamb is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist. His day job involves helping people to become more independent after some type of neurological injury. In addition to a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, he has a Master's in Art Therapy. David has also worked with law enforcement officers to deal with PTSD after critical incidents. While recovering from prostate cancer surgery, his son suggested he try his hand at creative writing. Although his professional experiences certainly informed aspects of this story, he also drew upon his love of cooking and backpacking the mountain trails of Arizona (where unlike Cypress Grove, it rarely rains). This is his debut novel.
Driven to the Hilt 1: The Deepest Cut
Science Fiction/Adventure
Already a social outcast because of his father's alleged betrayal, young Joshua finds himself trapped outside the mining colony on the planet of Cypress Grove. He faces a murky rainforest infested with a creature so deadly, it has kept all humans confined inside their only settlement for decades. If he can manage to escape these alien wilds, he must then brave the even darker dangers of the colony's underworld.
It is a tale of survival, a premature coming of age in an environment demanding resiliency, inventiveness, and self-reliance. But when teetering on the sharp edge of stark choices, decisions of life or death, can Joshua afford to consider questions of right and wrong, or does expediency rule the day?
Debut author D G Lamb, a clinical neuropsychologist, uses his understanding of posttraumatic stress symptoms to inject psychological authenticity and complexity into Joshua's personality, creating a wounded, but endearing central character.
Driven to the Hilt 2: Forging the Blade
An inscrutable stranger offers him a deal that seems too good to be true. And it is. Joshua soon faces new challenges to survive in a place he had not believed was even real.
Having successfully evaded the colony's underworld and corrupt police, Joshua finds himself trapped alone in a sterile white room. But it is no ordinary room, changing and shifting in response to his reactions and behaviors. Ultimately, he will have to make a choice… one that will forever change the direction of his life.
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We will update these FAQ as new issues arise, so check back frequently.
Q: What is the level of integration between SCCM and SCMDM?
A: There is currently no direct integration between SCMDM and SCCM, SCMDM is run standalone.
Q: What is Microsoft's support policy on running SCMDM on VMWare?
A: These articles are structured to provide a quick answer on supportability.
Note: Running SCMDM on Hyper-V and Virtual Server will be supported in SP1.
Q: Is there a maximum number of users supported by MDM and how many servers would you need to support this?
An MDM Instance can support up to 30,000 devices.
Q: Is there any easy way to renew the device certificate when it expires?
A: Certificate renewal is automated, as long as the device can connect to the issuing CA via mobile VPN. For CS server configuration for MDM see Configure Certification Authority for MDM in the SCMDM documentation.
Q: How does a device know when and how to renew its certificate? Is this done directly from the device or handled by the DM server and then passed to the device?
Q: What happens when a server needs to renew its certificate?
A: SCMDM 2008 servers do not renew their web certificates automatically. However, you can use the MDM Certificate tool located in the Resource Kit to check expiration dates and even send e-mail when a certificate is nearing its expiration date. The tool can be also used to create new certificates for the SCMDM server's web sites.
1. Remove the existing certificate.
2. In Control Panel run Setup for the Gateway from Add/Remove Programs > Change.
3. Select the Change option and enter the new certificate information on the appropriate page in the wizard.
Q: If the firmware is upgraded on a device, it can't use the previously assigned certificate. Is this normal?
The existing certificate in AD cannot be reused when a device is re-flashed because the private key associated with the certificate is lost, so the certificate can no longer be used by the device to perform encryption or assert the device identity.
Q: Is there a supported way to change the CA that SCMDM uses after SCMDM was installed?
Note: this may cause enrolled clients to not renew their certificates when they expire, as they will be pointing to a different CA for renewal than the one that issued the certificate.
To change the CA the servers will use, you can use the MDM Certificate tool in the MDM Server Tools section of the Resource Kit.
Use the /ca parameter to specify the CA server.
Q: The GPO creates policies for both machine and user. How are these targeted? What are the criteria?
A: Some policies are under machine and should be targeted at the location of the computer account in AD.
Some policies are under user and should be targeted at the location of the user account in AD.
The split is based on whether the policy setting is considered a device or OS setting (i.e. most of them) or an application setting (e.g. Outlook Mobile).
This is a common cause of support calls - if a policy is not applying, make sure it is targeted to the correct machine or user container.
Q: Is it possible to generate a report of the current settings for all my MDM policies?
A: The MDM GPMC allows you to generate a Group policy report per device. This functionality is available out of the box. Instructions on how to do this can be found here.
Q: Can SCMDM block the use of applications that come preinstalled on a device by the OEM?
A: There is a Group Policy setting to block in-ROM applications. Apps included in the device ROM by the OEM or operator could be added to this block list.
Q: What policies can be enabled for roaming?
Q : Is it possible to deploy Windows Mobile updates ?
The current release of SCMDM does not support patching WM devices with firmware updates. However, administrators can allow/disallow enterprise devices to talk to WMU services directly via group policy.
Q : Can I distribute software to user groups? Is it possible to script the creation of groups in WSUS ?
A : The current release of SCMDM does not support user-identity based targeting. We do realize the demand for this feature. It is possible to script the creation of WSUS groups via the public APIs.
Q : Does Software Distribution have a mechanism (like BITS for desktop) to resume transfer when the network connection has been temporally broken?
Q: Is there in SCMDM a mechanism to control the bandwidth used for software distribution? Is it possible to specify a bandwidth percentage allowed for SD?
A: In the current release of SCMDM, we don't have the feature that gives users control over the bandwidth used for software distribution. People have expressed the need for this feature and the team is well aware of it.
Q: Does SCMDM allow whitelist functionality for applications on the device?
Q: What is the largest package size supported by MDM?
512 MB is the hard limit imposed by Software Distribution package creation wizard on the server.
Cab size limitation from client perspective is dependent mostly on following external factors.
· Memory available on device.
· CPU speed of the device.
During the test process we were successful in downloading cabs up to 25 Mb in size on the device.
Q : Is it possible to delegate the management of WM devices to different groups of admins based on their location ? For example, the UK admin would manage the UK devices ?
The current release of SCMDM does not support administering deployments based on geographical locations.
Group Policy permissions (setting policy on a device) are controlled via Group Policy and OU delegation. Therefore you could have a user that only manages policy for devices and does not have any other permissions. Software distribution is controlled via the WSUS Administrators group and through the WSUS permissions model.
Q: Is it possible to perform software inventory on a device and have the device send files to the DM server, similar to software inventory file collection in SMS/SCCM?
A: SCMDM does not support file inventory file collection.
Q: Where can I find out what kinds of encryption MDM supports for things like WiFi, storage card, etc?
Q: What SCMDM factors affect device battery life?
Connection type - Typical APN settings have short timeouts. These force VPN reconnections at short time intervals and result in poor battery performance. This is the most common (but not the only) reason for poor battery performance. Check the APN (Start - Settings -GPRS ) . You may be able to change to another provided by the ISP that has longer timeouts.
NAT KeepAlive frquency - If NAT is detected by the Mobile VPN, keepalives will be sent periodically (45 seconds). The period between keepalives is configurable. Because sending too many keepalive signals may significantly impact the battery life of the mobile device, it is recommended to contact the Mobile Operator and use a cellular data connection that does not require NAT or ensure that NAT inactivity timeouts have been customized for UDP.
1. Install this tool on the device and run it.
2. Go to Menu->Diagnosis, scroll down to the NAT Status Key portion of the diagnosis. It will tell you if NAT is detected, KeepAlive is needed, and the KeepAlive interval.
The NAT timeout can be adjusted via a registry key using the VPNDiag tool (see Menu->Configuration->NAT Keep Alive Interval). However, most devices use 45 seconds. If battery life is still a problem, check with the ISP and find out their NAT timeout interval.
Other possible causes: Application traffic, the device itself, characteristics of the Mobile Operator's network, shorter MDM sync times may have been configured (the default interval is 8 hours).
Q: Is data encrypted in memory (e.g. if end user opens a Word doc that is encrypted on the device) on the mobile device?
Support for encryption of data stored in removable storage cards. Storage card encryption supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in 128 bit cipher strength.
Encrypt data written from the mobile device to removable media. The data will be encrypted for use on the encrypting device only. If unencrypted data is transferred to the storage card by another device (Phone, PC), the content is not encrypted by the device. ActiveSync file explorer provides desktop access to encrypted data files.
Enable over-the-air (OTA) provisioning of encryption by using Exchange or other OTA device management solution.
OEMs and Mobile Operators can provision the encryption policy during a cold boot of the device.
Encryption is transparent to applications and users, not including performance impacts.
Storage card encryption can be managed by Exchange 2007 policies [JR] or SCMDM policies. The user can also manage the mobile encryption configuration through the control panel [JR] if no policy is being applied.
For more detail, check the documentation for the Windows Mobile SDK.
Q: Is it possible to have a user use his GPRS connection and/or a home WiFi connection, but have them switched over to the corporate WiFi network when they access the company building?
A: The connection will not switch dynamically.The user can switch it manually. If the user is connected via GPRS, VPN will stay on GPRS until the GPRS connection is no longer available. It will not automatically switch to WiFi when WiFi becomes available.


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(65775) Reikotosa est un astéroïde de la ceinture principale. Il fut découvert le  à Kuma Kogen par Akimasa Nakamura. Il présente une orbite caractérisée par un demi-grand axe de 2,57 UA, une excentricité de 0,30 et une inclinaison de 4,1° par rapport à l'écliptique.

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9134 Encke è un asteroide della fascia principale. Scoperto nel 1960, presenta un'orbita caratterizzata da un semiasse maggiore pari a 2,9071107 UA e da un'eccentricità di 0,0330356, inclinata di 2,74593° rispetto all'eclittica.

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