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INTRODUCING THE PROTEX X-RAY SERIES
A&D's incredible, cutting-edge X-ray technology can help food packaging and pharmaceutical manufacturers improve and manage the quality of their products.
X-ray systems protect brand image and improve reliability, ease of operation, and serviceability. In turn, these improvements allow for future growth and expansion.
At A&D, we are committed to a consultative approach to help you select the technology and configuration that is selected for your application. This is important to ensure a proper HACCP program, which helps prevent contamination.
ProteX is the proud winner of Automation Inside's 2018 Reader's Choice Award for Best Identification Technology.
TOP CONSIDERATIONS FOR X-RAY
X-ray inspection in food packaging and pharmaceutical applications is growing exponentially because of the versatility it provides.
The increased dynamic inspection capabilities provide great confidence and increased quality control standards, which allow customers to further differentiate their brand.
X-ray benefits include:
Increased consumer protection
Quality assurance is taken to new levels
Brand protection and recall prevention
Food safety compliance
Customer trust
High ROI
See the Benefits in Action:
Meet Steve... a chocolate enthusiast who swallowed a screw the candy maker didn't know fell into the product because they weren't using X-ray food inspection.
Watch the ProteX X-ray system detect foreign materials in packs of raw noodles to ensure quality and safety for Yamachan Ramen. Read the case study here.
To learn more about how X-ray inspection can be used to help protect your business, contact us to speak to an expert.
A&D ADVANTAGES
A&D's advanced technology in the ProteX X-ray Series is best-in-class, designed with users and businesses in mind.
Advanced Algorithms
Built for more than just containments, we also provide mass estimation, shape detection, and component verification.
Our equipment is the smallest in class to allow for easy in-line integration with minimal reconfiguration of existing equipment.
Easy to Read Display
A 15-inch color touchscreen provides users with a vibrant screen for viewing high-resolution imagery.
Streamlined Product Setup
Minimal inputs from the user makes setup and changeover quick.
Quick-ship Available
For manufacturers who need product inspection systems within a couple weeks.
Accelerated ROI
Reject classification allows the operator to see trends in real time and correct issues upstream from the X-ray.
Service Simplified
Simple service plans (from a la carte to priority support) to ensure maximum uptime.
X-RAY DETECTION
A&D's ProteX X-ray system uses advanced technology to detect a wide variety of contaminants and hazards, such as:
Metal, including ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless steel can be detected via X-ray, even when inside foils and aluminum cans. This is important in almost all manufacturing industries, as components can break at any point during production, and should that happen, the product should be rejected before final packaging.
Flavor & Sugar Clumps
Unlike some of the other contaminants, flavor or sugar clumps may not be much of a health hazard, but they do negatively impact the experience consumers have with your product or brand. X-ray detection can find inconsistencies such as these to improve your consumer's experience when it matters most.
Glass contaminants, including glass shards, can be particularly important to detect when producing products with glass containers, especially in the food and beverage and other consumer packaged goods industries.
PVC & TFE Plastics
Due to the use of plastic in a variety of packaging and manufacturing applications, detecting PVC and TFE (Teflon) plastic is very important. From gaskets or plastic handles lost during production, to plastic fragments that may break during packaging of your product, detecting PVC plastics can be an important part of your X-ray processes.
Calcified Bone
Calcified bone contaminants are most often found in the meat, fish, and poultry space, but they may also impact industries such as the fresh produce industry.
Learn More About What X-ray Can Detect
BEYOND CONTAMINANTS
Additionally, the ProteX X-ray system provides product inspection functions that cannot be accomplished by metal detection or checkweighing:
Missing Product Detection
In scenarios when the total weight of a product is acceptable, X-ray can be used to visually inspect and reject a product if there is missing product inside the package.
Shape Detection
X-ray can be used to find inconsistencies in products that should be rejected, like broken or incomplete products.
Package Check
In instances where the product shifts during the packaging process, it may be important to check the seal of the product.
Products with clips and oxygen absorbers can be masked to check for presence and avoid a false detection.
Because of the wide variety of contaminants that can be detected with X-ray, it can be used in a range of applications, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods.
Meat, fish, and poultry
Dairy foods
Confectioneries and snacks
Fresh produce - fruits and vegetables
Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals
Aluminum cans and foil packaging
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X-ray output 100W(50kV_2mA) 150W(50kV_3mA) 300W(75kV_4mA)
Conveyor width 250mm (9.84in) 250mm (9.84in) 350mm (13.78in)
Maximum conveying speed 45m/min (147fpm) 70m/min (229fpm) 45m/min (147fpm)
System length 800mm (31.5in) 800mm (31.5in) 800mm (31.5in)
Conveyor height 720mm -860mm 720mm -860mm 720 mm - 860mm (28in - 33in)
Maximum conveying load 5kg (11lbs) 5kg (11lbs) 5kg (11lbs)
IP Rating 66 66 66
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X-ray safety Complies with FDA Radiation Standards 21 CFR Subchapter J Complies with FDA Radiation Standards 21 CFR Subchapter J Complies with FDA Radiation Standards 21 CFR Subchapter J
Learn More About X-ray
Sanitary Design
For wet and dusty environments, A&D's ProteX X-ray system features a sanitary design that makes cleaning easy.
The interior of the X-ray equipment is also designed for your sanitary needs.
Easy Failure Review
Solid state hard drives that store images for quality review
Use the zoom feature to verify the failure
Export the result via USB or Ethernet
How does X-ray inspection work?
X-ray inspection systems pass high energy X-ray beams through material and the detecting result is displayed visually in image form on the HMI touchscreen display. The denser the material inspected, the darker the resulting image will be.
Contaminant results are determined by special algorithms that compare differing contrasts received from the detector.
What contaminants can be detected using X-ray inspection?
A&D excels at detecting metal, glass, stone, hard bone, and high-density plastics with our X-ray systems.
What contaminants cannot be detected?
X-ray inspection systems cannot generally detect wood, hair, insects, cartilage, and other low-density items. Given certain environments, though, some items may be detectable, so it is always best to submit the product in question for a full evaluation. Contact us to find out about what is possible in your application.
Can you detect metal contaminants in a metalized film package?
Yes. This is one primary advantage that X-ray systems offer over metal detection.
How can I be sure that a specific contaminant is detectable?
A&D offers a free sample request program. Simply send us the samples, and we will test and provide a report on our findings. Contact us to start your sample test.
Can false rejects occur in X-ray inspection?
Yes, and this is true of all areas of product inspection. To safeguard against false rejects, we have developed special algorithms that are applied during the initial product setup process. This ensures a low rate of false rejects which leads to more uptime and a faster rate of return on investment.
Besides detecting contaminants, what other inspections can the ProteX X-ray system perform?
The ProteX X-ray system is incredibly valuable to our customers because of the variety of checks it can perform, beyond just inspecting for the presence of metal. Our systems feature:
Mass estimation (checkweigh function)
Seal inspection
Component verification
Presence of inserts/oxidizer packets within a package
A simple user interface to easily take advantage of all of these features
Are the systems safe for operators to use?
Absolutely. Our machines are designed to exceed all US and European radiation safety regulations
Are the products considered safe after traveling through the X-ray system?
Yes. The radiation dose applied to the product during inspection is considerably less than the maximum allowable permitted by the FDA.
What other safety measures are applied to your system?
We incorporate the use of various interlocks and photo sensors.
If a safety interlock is tripped, the machine will visually show the operator on the HMI what is tripped and how to fix/reset the problem.
The photo sensors are in place to prevent any body parts from entering the machine.
If any interlock or photo sensor is tripped X-ray will immediately stop radiating.
What about tube life?
Today's tube manufactures typically allow for 5,000 to 10,000 hours of tube usage. However, the life of the tube also depends on several operational factors including how often the machine is cycled. It is not uncommon that tubes can also last much longer than the expected life set by the manufacturer.
Do I have to calibrate the machine?
No. Each time an inspection is initiated, the machine automatically calibrates.
However, belt cleanliness can impact performance, so please make sure that belt is routinely monitored for cleanliness.
Should I buy an X-Ray or a Metal Detector?
This heavily depends on what is trying to be accomplished and where the system will be located within a process line.
X-ray can detect everything that a metal detector can, but it also comes with a larger up-front investment. If you are deciding between the two technologies, the best thing to do is to evaluate your process and determine what likely contaminants have an opportunity to be introduced within your process, as this can often be the deciding factor.
Our team can help guide you through evaluating and implementing the right solution for your needs.
Our processing plant is limited on space, do I have room for an X-ray system?
A&D offers the most compact X-ray inspection system in its class, the ProteX. This allows minimal line changes, if any, to integrate the system to an existing line.
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IGNORE THE OVERHYPE — LEADERSHIP QUALITIES THAT REALLY ARE EVERYTHING
July 28, 2017 By Lindsey Pollak
We all know the "it" words for leadership qualities today, those buzzwords that pop up over and over to describe the qualities leader aspire to. Frankly, I'm totally over words like "ninja" and "guru." But there are several words that are common in today's management vernacular that really do describe great leaders. If you're a leader or aspiring to be one, I hope you'll find these valuable.
AUTHENTICITY (MY PERSONAL FAVORITE…)
"Authenticity [is] the continuous process of building self-awareness of our whole person, as well as being transparent with others about our whole person, both strengths and limitations. As a result, more often than not, the authentic leader's beliefs, values, principles, and behaviors tend to line up. Commonly referred to as 'walking the talk,' authenticity also means being your talk at a very deep level. The practice of authenticity is so much more than simply being true to ourselves, it also requires being true with others." — Read more at Forbes.com.
"[Self awareness] is made up of two types of knowledge. One is what people normally think of, which is that introspective awareness, seeing ourselves clearly, knowing what we value, what we aspire to do. But equally importantly and frequently neglected is the idea that we should also know how other people see us. What I found is there are quite a few people who possess one of those types of knowledge, but not the other. That's really where it gets in their way. What we've learned through our research is that people who have both types of self-knowledge and balance them are the ones who are the most successful at work and in life." — Read more at Knowledge@Wharton.
"Leaders need THE critical leadership skill: emotional intelligence (EI) [or] 'regulating emotions.' The benefits of regulating emotions include collaborating effectively, being more empathetic, communicating to produce desired results, interpersonal skills, amicable conflict resolution and so on. Studies have proven that organizations whose leaders have higher EI are more profitable. … EI is thus more valuable than technical competence." — Read more at TrainingIndustry.com.
PURPOSE-DRIVEN
"Employees' understanding of and alignment with the company's purpose should be regularly discussed and measured as a predictor of outcomes related to safety, retention, performance and profitability. Managers should help employees understand why their work matters and how it aligns with the company's purpose. Discussions connecting individual and team successes to the larger organizational mission or purpose need to be frequent. Recognition programs — in addition to highlighting exceptional work — must connect performance to the purpose of the organization." — Read more at Gallup.com.
"Great leaders are governed by growth mindsets. They understand that they can continue improving and help those around them do the same. … With a growth mindset, you can see the good in every situation. Even when you fail — and you're human, so you'll fail from time to time — you won't be defeated. Instead of giving up and going home, you'll begin to look at every situation as a learning experience. When you fail, you'll figure out what went wrong and work on making sure it doesn't happen next time." — Read more at TinyPulse.com.
What's a leadership quality "buzzword" that you actually like — or on you have heard more than enough of? I'd love to hear in the comments below.
Lindsey Pollak is the leading expert on millennials and the multigenerational workplace, trusted by global companies, universities and the world's top media outlets. A New York Times bestselling author and keynote speaker, Lindsey began her career as a dorm RA in college and has been mentoring millennials — and explaining them to other generations — ever since. Her presentations have audiences so engaged that, in the words of one attendee, "I didn't check my phone once!" Contact Lindsey to discuss a speaking engagement for your organization.
By Lindsey Pollak
Lindsey Pollak Author, Key Note Speaker

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Wharton School of Business professor Adam Grant explains in his new book, " Originals" how procrastination can sometimes be a helpful tool.
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https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.securityImplGuide.meta/securityImplGuide/security_3p_sms_2fa_login_flow.htm
What is happening is that. the text box is coming up in which i can enter the otp. But on clicking then it is not validating the otp and it is repeatedly sending me the otp.
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*In Step-9, a field called Code is created, which has the default value of {!Code} (created in Step-3). It will have a corresponding Unique Name, which should be used for Value of decision screen (Step-10).

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Animals, Animation, Byron Howard, Chief Bogo, Comedy, Disney, Drama, Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, Jason Bateman, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Night Howlers, Predators, Prey, Review, Rich Moore, ZPD
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D: Byron Howard, Rich Moore / 104m
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Maurice LaMarche, Shakira
Appearing out of nowhere to grab over $970 million worldwide, Zootopia is yet another reminder that when Disney gets it right, Disney gets it right and then some. In terms of Disney animation only The Lion King (1994) and Frozen (2013) have taken more money at the box office, while in comparison, Pixar have only one movie, Toy Story 3 (2010), that's been more successful. Of course, there's always the possibility that Zootopia isn't as good as its success at the box office suggests. But the answer to that is: yeah… right.
Like so many Disney characters, Judy Hopps (Goodwin) is a bunny with a dream: to be a police officer working for the Zootopia Police Department. Despite no rabbit ever having even tried to join the ZPD, and despite the fears and worries of her parents (Hunt, Lake), Judy excels at the training academy and graduates top of her class. But when she arrives in the great city of Zootopia – where predator and prey co-exist in harmony – she finds that her presence isn't exactly welcomed, by her fellow officers, and in particular, by her boss, Chief Bogo (Elba). While the rest of her colleagues investigate the separate disappearances of fourteen different animals in mysterious circumstances, Judy is given Meter Maid duties.
While making the most of this change of fortune, Judy meets Nick Wilde, a fox who proves to be a hustler. Judy wants to arrest him but Nick is too smart to be caught so easily. But when Judy promises to find one of the missing animals, an otter called – appropriately – Otterton, and Chief Bogo gives her just forty-eight hours to do so or she'll have to resign, a clue leads to Nick being coerced into helping her look for the missing otter. The trail points to the involvement of the local crime kingpin, Mr Big (LaMarche), and a mystery involving the missing animals that sees them reject their peaceful lives and revert back to their primitive, predatory ways. Judy and Nick locate the missing animals and believe they've found their culprit, but in the aftermath, the pair fall out over something Judy says at a press conference. Judy resigns from the ZPD when she realises that she's inadvertently made things worse – prey animals have less trust now in their predatory neighbours – and she returns home. But a revelation there sends her back to Zootopia where she seeks Nick's help in solving the mystery of the "savage" animals for good.
The first thing to know about Zootopia is that it's a Disney movie through and through. There are the usual themes of tolerance and understanding, and overcoming prejudice, as well as a mismatched couple who learn to respect and trust each other, but thanks to a confident, engaging script by Phil Johnston and Jared Bush, these themes are given a spirited polish and never once feel tired or laboured. The cleverest idea the script gives us is a central female character who has a dream that isn't based around some old-fashioned romantic notion; instead, Judy's ambition is to make a difference. She's perhaps the first Disney character (male or female) to be both completely self-aware and selfless at the same time. Goodwin portrays her with such a delightful sense of sincerity tinged with playfulness that you can't help but smile at the character's naïvete, and cheer when she proves herself to the surprise of everyone around her.
Johnston and Bush's script also gives us a great co-star and foil for Judy in the form of wily fox Nick Wilde. As played by Bateman, Nick is the kind of schemer the actor has portrayed several times before, but here he ups his game to make Nick both cunning and contrite at the same time, a neat trick that becomes more evident as the movie progresses. Like Goodwin, Bateman gives a charming, entertaining performance that benefits the movie greatly, and they share an enviable chemistry considering they're giving vocal performances (and may not have even recorded their scenes together).
As usual with Disney – at least Disney under the leadership of John Lasseter – there's a wealth of riches to be had, with moments that are among the finest of any animated movie made. From Judy's carrot pen, to Nick's son, to an app that lets anyone appear in a video with Gazelle (Shakira) (Zootopia's leading songstress), to the Don Corleone-inspired Mr Big, to the naturalist club run by Yax (Chong), there are moments to treasure, as well as in-jokes for those paying close attention (Tudyk plays a crooked weasel called Duke Weaselton; in Frozen he played the treacherous Duke of Weselton). All of them, however, are overshadowed by one sublime moment of animation genius: the reaction of Flash the sloth to one of Nick's jokes. This moment alone makes the movie worth seeing, and is one of Disney's finest eleven seconds.
Visually the movie is stunning, with levels of detail and colour that are continually arresting (no pun intended), providing a rich palette for the eyes that never stops being entertaining. The sequence where Judy chases a fleeing Weaselton into Rodentia (unexpectedly) foreshadows Captain America: Civil War (2016) as she goes from one of the smallest animals in Zootopia to a veritable giant when placed amongst the denizens of that particular area. It's an example of just how inventive and effortlessly thrilling the movie can be, and the humour that threads itself throughout the screenplay matches that invention, with jokes at every turn and enough visual gags to keep everyone happy, young and old alike.
Zootopia's central storyline is enhanced by its timely message of tolerance and understanding (a message Disney have been "timely" with for decades now), and its mystery is satisfying up to a point (attentive viewers will spot the movie's villain from the moment they make their appearance), leaving the characters to take centre stage and provide the audience with one of the most enjoyable, satisfying and rewarding animated movies of the last few years. It has a sweet-natured tone that can't be resisted, and does everything it can to give its audience a good time, something it never fails to do.
Rating: 9/10 – animated movie-making of the highest order, Zootopia is a funny, sweet, charming, beautiful to look at movie that never puts a foot wrong in its mission to entertain; with Disney making a movie that's this good, the competition – Pixar included – must be wondering just what they have to do to topple the House of Mouse from its (currently) well-deserved pedestal.
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Alumni Ann L. Clancy (HOD '96) and Jacqueline Binkert (HOD '95) Named As Recipients
The Libby Douvan Alumni Award is a scholarship given to a Fielding Human and Organizational Development (HOD) graduate who is engaged in post-doctoral work that reflects original thinking and is in keeping with the spirit of Libby Douvan's scholarship, which emphasized fun, alternate ways of knowing, and how our view of the world makes a difference. Elizabeth "Libby" Douvan was a beloved HOD faculty member for 19 years. A feminist scholar, she served on 131 dissertation committees, co-facilitated the Michigan cluster of HOD and psychology students, and was a source of inspiration to faculty and students alike.
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Elizabeth "Libby" Douvan was a social psychologist who tracked the momentous mid-century changes in the American psyche through national surveys. Her pioneering research on the social and psychological condition of Americans before and after the changes that swept the country in the 1960s painted an intriguing portrait of shifts in American mental health, family life, the roles and status of women, and adolescent development and behavior. Co-author with Joseph Veroff and Richard Kulka of The Inner American and Mental Health in America, (Basic Books, 1981) Douvan also partnered with historian Natalie Zemon Davis to write Operation Mind, a 1952 pamphlet that attacked the activities of the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).
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Ann L. Clancy (HOD '96) specializes in executive coaching, strategic planning, organizational change, facilitation, and leadership and team development. Ann has 30+ years of experience in working with organizations, teams and individuals to create positive change. She is researcher and co-author of Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change (2007) and Pivoting: A Coach's Guide to Igniting Substantial Change (2017), both of which present a researched, evidence-based approach to coaching. She coaches from an appreciative philosophy and specialized in Appreciative strategic planning based on the assumption that inquiry into and dialogue about strengths, successes, hopes and dreams is itself a transformational process for individuals and teams. She works with executives, business leaders, business owners, managers, professionals and authors supporting her clients in building their capacity for creativity, inspiration, innovation and excellence. Her clients come from a broad range of industries including: Banking, Education, Economic Development, Energy, Engineering, Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, Natural Resources (mining, refining) Non-profit Agencies, Professional Organizations, Publishing, Technology and Transportation. She has done workshops and presentations on Appreciative Coaching internationally and nationally. She has offered online courses for Appreciative Coaching through the Fielding Graduate University and is an international faculty adviser for doctoral students in Management and Organization Development at Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Jacqueline Binkert (HOD '95) is an executive coach and consultant specializing in leadership development with C-Suite leaders, directors and their teams. For 30+ years, she has worked with a diverse range of clients from non-profit organizations and international corporations to educational institutions, health care organizations, utilities, and manufacturing, including the Executive Development Center of a Fortune 50 company. Clients benefit from her in-depth knowledge or psychology, leadership effectiveness, organizational behavior and change, and team dynamics. She co-authored the book Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change (2007) and Pivoting: A Coach's Guide to Igniting Substantial Change (2017), both of which present a researched, evidence-based approach to coaching. Her coaching model applies the principles of Appreciative Inquiry to individual coaching relationships. She has done workshops and presentations on Appreciative Coaching internationally and nationally. She has offered online courses for Appreciative Coaching through the Fielding Graduate University and is an international faculty adviser for doctoral students in Management and Organization Development at Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Star India batter KL Rahul will get married to Hindi film actor Athiya Shetty on January 23, as per sources. Earlier, on Saturday, the BCCI said that the cricketer was rested for the upcoming series against New Zealand due to "family commitments". Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni are expected to be present with their respective families for the wedding ceremony.
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Q: How to select an XML attribute value of a tag that has a specific value in another attribute? I want to get OBS_VALUE value of Obs tag that has 2017-Q4 as TIME_PERIOD value.
Here's a sample of the xml file I have :

XML

<Obs TIME_PERIOD="2018-Q1" OBS_VALUE="547289" OBS_STATUS="A" OBS_QUAL="DEF" OBS_TYPE="A"/>
<Obs TIME_PERIOD="2017-Q4" OBS_VALUE="545905" OBS_STATUS="A" OBS_QUAL="DEF" OBS_TYPE="A"/>
<Obs TIME_PERIOD="2017-Q3" OBS_VALUE="542169" OBS_STATUS="A" OBS_QUAL="DEF" OBS_TYPE="A"/>

Here's what I already achieve (it's working)

JS

var x = Dataval.getElementsByTagName('Obs')[1].getAttributeNode("OBS_VALUE");

But I want to select tag the other way : by it's TIME_PERIOD value.

A: with jquery you can select from a set of elements the one which has a certain attribute this way:
var tp="2017-Q4"
var x=$('Obs[TIME_PERIOD="'+tp+'"]').attr('OBS_VALUE')
console.log(x)

which outputs in the console: 545905
with vanilla javascript you can achieve the same with:
var tp="2017-Q4"
var obs = document.getElementsByTagName('Obs');

for (ob of obs) {
  t_p = ob.getAttribute('TIME_PERIOD');
  if (t_p === tp) {
    // output data
    console.log(ob.getAttribute('OBS_VALUE'))
  }
}

var tp = "2017-Q4"
var x = $('Obs[TIME_PERIOD="' + tp + '"]').attr('OBS_VALUE')

console.log('jquery: '+x)

var obs = document.getElementsByTagName('Obs');

for (ob of obs) {
  t_p = ob.getAttribute('TIME_PERIOD');
  if (t_p === tp) {
    // Grab the data
    console.log('javascript: '+ob.getAttribute('OBS_VALUE'))
  }
}
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<Obs TIME_PERIOD="2018-Q1" OBS_VALUE="547289" OBS_STATUS="A" OBS_QUAL="DEF" OBS_TYPE="A" />
<Obs TIME_PERIOD="2017-Q4" OBS_VALUE="545905" OBS_STATUS="A" OBS_QUAL="DEF" OBS_TYPE="A" />
<Obs TIME_PERIOD="2017-Q3" OBS_VALUE="542169" OBS_STATUS="A" OBS_QUAL="DEF" OBS_TYPE="A" />


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Q: Unable to read or write any files using AWS Transfer for SFTP when using KMS encryption key I've set up a server under Amazon's new AWS Transfer for SFTP managed SFTP service according the user guide, but I've been unable to get it to work with a KMS encryption key. My SFTP client can authenticate fine, but when I attempt to put a file, the file uploads but then fails to save with a Couldn't close file: Failure error.
I have the role associated with my SFTP user in the list of Key Users, but I suspect something in the "step down" policy (that is used to prevent SFTP users from seeing other folders in the associated S3 bucket) is preventing the key from being used, because I tried removing the step-down policy, and then everything worked fine (but that then exposes the entire bucket to every user which is clearly unacceptable).
Any ideas what I need to add to the step-down policy (or the key policy) to allow the KMS key to be used in this way?

A: We found two problems that together caused this same error:

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*Although we'd enabled default encryption on our backing S3 bucket, we still had a policy in place to require encryption. AWS applies that policy before the default encryption, so even aws s3 cp commands without the --sse:aws:kms flag would fail. Removing that policy made aws s3 cp use the default encryption policy.

*We needed to add a few kms:XXX permissions to the policy attached to the role attached to the SFTP user that we created. All together, our policy now looks like:

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Action": "s3:ListBucket",
            "Resource": "${bucket_arn}",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "s3:GetObject",
                "s3:PutObject",
                "s3:DeleteObject"
            ],
            "Resource": "${bucket_arn}/*",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        },
        {
            "Action": [
                "kms:Encrypt",
                "kms:Decrypt",
                "kms:ReEncrypt",
                "kms:GenerateDataKey",
                "kms:DescribeKey"
            ],
            "Resource": "${kms_arn}",
            "Effect": "Allow"
        }
    ]
}

Applying that to the user made SFTP start working as hoped.


text:
Repairing the Great Barrier Reef's wetlands: homes for so many aquatic flora and fauna
Coastal wetlands are a very important and often overlooked component of the Great Barrier Reef group of ecosystems. They act as natural filters for water, reducing erosion and nutrient run off, in addition to providing safe havens to numerous species of key reef fish and bird species during juvenile and adult life stages.
A large extent of the wetlands in the Great Barrier Reef catchment have been either drained or cleared, mainly to make way for farms and urban expansion. The Wet Tropics, Mackay-Whitsunday and Burnett-Mary regions have lost nearly half their total wetland area, while remaining wetlands are subject to various threats and disturbances, including invasive species such as feral pigs.
Feral pigs are a huge problem for wetlands because they dig up large areas of wetland soils, disrupting normal soil structure and plant communities, and kill native species such as turtles. Keeping pigs out of wetlands is a key objective for managers aiming to improve and protect Great Barrier Reef coastal wetlands.
A Tropical Water Quality Hub project is evaluating the effectiveness of different methods for repairing wetlands. One project site is looking at an 8 km fence installed to prevent pigs accessing a 56-hectare section of the Round Hill Reserve, in Eurimbula National Park south of Gladstone.
Project leader Dr Nathan Waltham from James Cook University is working with the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) to check water quality, soil dynamics, vegetation and animal species inside the protected area, compared to similar wetland areas nearby without pig fences.
"If we're protecting wetlands from pigs using fences, the expectation is that there'll be water quality improvements," Dr Waltham said.
"There isn't a lot of extant data on wild pig impacts on wetland quality, which is one of the knowledge gaps that we're trying to plug with this project. We do have indications so far that the presence of feral pigs can affect oxygen availability and there are obvious changes to turbidity from them digging up soil and streambanks."
Dr Waltham's project includes evaluating other wetland remediation projects across the GBR catchment, including the removal of a bund wall at Mungalla Wetlands, a constructed wetland near Babinda, and invasive plant removals.
He said 'each wetland was different' and the project would be critical to helping environmental managers design wetland remediation projects on a case-by-case basis in the future.
"There's a benefit-implication calculation for each wetland," he said.
"It's important to set up what goals you're trying to achieve early in the project."
A vital aspect of the project is the close cooperative relationship between researchers and landholders, especially Indigenous landholders in the case of the Mungalla Wetlands and Babinda constructed wetland project.
"There's a lot of passion there, and has become an important two way sharing of knowledge and information," Dr Waltham said.
"It's their land and it's in their interest to look after it, and wetlands are key to that."
The project will continue for three years.
An article on the Round Hill protected area on the James Cook University site is available here, and more information on Nathan Waltham's Tropical Water Quality Hub project can be found here.
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Джон Герт (; 22 січня 1940, Честерфілд — 25  січня 2017) — англійський актор.

Життєпис
Джон Герт народився 22 січня 1940 року у містечку Честерфілд, що неподалік від Манчестера. Перше сильне враження від акторської гри мав у віці 8 років, коли побачив у театральній постановці дікенсівського «Олівера Твіста» в ролі Фейгена видатного британського актора Алека Гінесса. Навіть у дорослі роки Гінесс залишався артистичним взірцем для Джона Герта за вміння перевтілюватися до невпізнання у кожній новій ролі. Іншим героєм ще з дитинства для Герта є американський кіноактор Джеймс Кегні, але у нього він навчився та перейняв абсолютно протилежне. Зовнішність Кегні від ролі до ролі залишалася майже незмінною, але він раз-у-раз створював портрети людей з відмінним внутрішнім світом. Це лише механічне пояснення двох різних підходів до створення образу, але сам Герт хоч і зазнав впливу кожного з них, загалом не визнає будь-яких акторських шкіл та методів.

Після закінчення школи Герт збирався стати художником і навчався по відповідному профілю у Мистецькій школі Грімсбі та Школі мистецтв Сент-Мартін. Але потім, віддавши перевагу іншому своєму дитячому захопленню, обрав акторський фах і закінчив Королівську академію драматичного мистецтва. Його дебют у кіно й театрі відбувся майже одночасно — 1962 року. Протягом всієї кар'єри актор віддає перевагу виступам у кіно та на телебаченні, хоча у 1966—1967 роках з успіхом виступав у рамках Королівської Шекспірівської трупи у відповідному репертуарі.

У перші роки своєї кар'єри актор виконував ролі енергійних, забіякуватих молодиків, проте внутрішньо слабкодухих. Першу помітну роль створив у фільмі режисера Фреда Ціннеманна «Людина на всі часи». Його герой Річард Річ настільки слабкодухий, що скочується до зради, але все ж не викликає зневаги у глядачів.

Вперше міжнародне визнання Герт здобув 1975 року за зворушливу роль невдахи-гомосексуала у телевиставі «Голий служник», за яку отримав нагороду Британської кіноакадемії. Ширша публіка познайомилася з актором завдяки телесеріалу «Я, Клавдій». Пізніше він ще двічі отримував цю найвищу кінонагороду Великої Британії за ролі у фільмах «Опівнічний експрес» та «Людина-слон». За ці два фільми він двічі номінувався на «Оскара», але жодного разу не став лауреатом цієї нагороди.

У стрічці режисера Алана Паркера «Опівнічний експрес» він створив портрет Макса, скандинава, який потрапив до турецької в'язниці і там утікає в наркотичний дурман від жорстокості оточуючого світу. А в фільмі авангардиста Девіда Лінча «Людина-слон» він створив вражаючий портрет Джона Мерріка, людини м'якої і привітної, але із спотвореною від хвороби головою. Тому оточуючі або ж з жахом дивляться на каліку, або знущаються над ним.

У стрічці 1984 року режисера Стівена Фрієрса «Стукач» Герту навіть дісталася роль найманого вбивці. Але актор, при всьому його таланті, на такого не скидався. Герт робив спроби (або ж його вмовляли режисери) випробувати свої сили в комедійних ролях — це йому вдавалося більше. Так, він виконав роль Ісуса Христа у комедії Мела Брукса «Всесвітня історія». Але й досі він віддає перевагу ролям меланхолійного характеру.

У 2013 році зіграв у культовому серіалі Доктор Хто, де виконав роль темного втілення головного персонажа.

За свою кар'єру у кіно Джон Герт відзначився різноманітністю смертей зіграних персонажів.

Був одружений чотири рази: з 1962 і до 1964 року його дружиною була акторка Аннетта Робертсон, з 1984 і до 1990 року був одружений також з акторкою Донною Пікок, а того ж 1990 року одружився з асистенткою продюсера одного з його фільмів Джо Долтон, з якою розлучився у 1996 році. У 2005 році одружився з Анвен Різ-Маєрс і був одружений аж до самої смерті.

Фільмографія

 1962: «Дикі й спраглі» (The Wild and the Willing)
 1963: «Це моя вулиця» (This Is My Street)
 1966: «Людина на всі часи» (A Man for All Seasons)
 1967: «Моряк з Гібралтару» (The Sailor From Gibraltar)
 1969: «Перед настанням зими» (Before Winter Comes)
 1969: «Грішний Дейві» (Sinful Davey)
 1970: «У пошуках Грегорі» (In Search of Gregory)
 1971: «Ріллінгтон Плейс, 10» (10 Rillington Place)
 1971: «Крик пінгвінів» (Cry of the Pinguins)
 1972: «Строкатий сурмач» (The Pied Piper)
 1974: «Маленький Малколм» (Little Malcolm)
 1975: «Зроби для себе щось добре» (Do Yourself Some Good)
 1975: «Вампір» (The Ghoul)
 1976: «Русло ріки» (La Linea el fiume) — Іспанія
 1976: «Я, Клавдій» (I, Claudius) — телефільм
 1976: «Тінь сумніву» (Shadows of the Doubt)
 1977: «Зникнення» (The Disappearance) — Канада
 1977: «На схід від Слонової скелі» (East of Elephant Rock)
 1978: «Володар перснів» (The Lord of the Rings) — США, лише озвучення
 1978: «Опівнічний експрес» (Midnight Express)
 1978: «Крик» (The Shout)
 1978: «Затоплення судна» (Watership Down) — лише озвучення
 1979: «Чужий» (Alien) — США
 1980: «Людина-слон» (The Elephant Man)
 1980: «Ворота раю» (Heaven's Gate) — США
 1981: «Всесвітня історія, Частина 1» (History of the World — Part I) — США
 1981: «Нічне перехрестя» (Night Crossing) — Велика Британія-США
 1982: «Партнери» (Partners) — США
 1982: «Собаки чуми» (The Plague Dogs) — Велика Британія-США, лише озвучення
 1983: «Чемпіони» (Champions)
 1983: «Уїк-енд Остермана» (The Osterman Weekend)
 1984: «1984»
 1984: «Стукач» (The Hit)
 1984: «Спостереження під вулканом» (Observations Under the Volcano)
 1984: «Успіх є найкращою помстою» (Success Is the Best Revenge)
 1984: «Люди заходу сонця» (Sunset People)
 1985: «Після темряви» (After Darkness)
 1985: «Чорний казан» (The Black Cauldron) — США, лише озвучення
 1986: «Джейк Спід» (Jake Speed)
 1986: «Росінанте» (Rocinante)
 1987: «Арія» (Aria)
 1987: «Лінія смерті» (Deadline)
 1987: «Постріл зі стегна» (From the Нір) — США
 1987: «Космічні яйця» (Spaceball)
 1987: «Вінсент» (Vincent) — документальний фільм, Австралія, лише озвучення
 1988: «Ніч Бенгалі» (La Nuit Bengali)*
 1988: «Маленькі любочки» (Little Sweetheart)
 1988: «Біле зло» (White Mischief)
 1989: «Скандал» (Scandal)
 1990: «Поле» (The Field)
 1990: «Визволений Франкенштейн» (Frankenstein unbound)
 1990: «Розслідування в справі терористичного бомбардування» (The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing)
 1990: «Мешканець-чужак» (Resident Alien)
 1990: «Ромео — Джульєтта» (Romeo—Juliet) — Бельгія
 1990: «Сліди вітру» (Windprints)
 1991: «Мені снилося, що я проснувся» (І Dream I Woke Up)
 1991: «Король Ральф» (King Ralph)
 1992: «Збій пам'яті» (Lapse of Memory)
 1992: «Темрява опівдні» (Dark at Noon)
 1993: «Злочин та кара» (Crime and Punishment)
 1994: «Зрада» (Betrayal)
 1994: «Навіть ковбойки сумують» (Ewen Cowgirls Get the Blues)
 1994: «Моноліт» (Monolith)
 1994: «Другий найкращий» (Second Best)
 1994: «Дюймовочка» (Thumbelina)
 1995: «Роб Рой» (Rob Roy)
 1995: «Дикий Білл» (Wild Bill) — США
 1996: «Мрець» (Dead Man) — США
 1997: «Бандит» (Bandyta) — Польща
 1997: «Кохання та смерть на Лонг-Айленді» (Love and Death on Long Island) —США
 1997: «Контакт» (Contact) — США
 1998: «Уповноважений» (The Commissioner)
 1998: «Усі малі звірятка» (All the Little Animals)
 1998: «Сходження» (The Climb)
 2000: «Тигра» (The Tigger Movie) — озвучення
 2001: «Мандоліна капітана Кореллі» (Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
 2001: «Гаррі Поттер і філософський камінь» (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
 2002: «Злочин і кара» (Crime and Punishment)
 2003: «Одержимий» (Owning Mahowny)
 2003: «Догвіль» (Dogville) — озвучення
 2004: «Щоденники Алана Кларка» (The Alan Clark Diaries)
 2004: «Хеллбой» (Hellboy)
 2004: «Левина сімейка» (Pride) — телефільм, озвучення
 2005: «Валіант: пернатий спецназ» (Valiant) — озвучення
 2005: «Мандерлей» (Manderlay)
 2005: «Пропозиція» (The Proposition)
 2005: «Ключ від усіх дверей» (The Skeleton Key)
 2005: «Відстрілюючи собак» (Shooting Dogs)
 2006: «V означає Вендетта» (V for Vendetta)
 2006: «Парфуми: Історія одного вбивці» (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer)
 2007: «Убивства в Оксфорді» (The Oxford Murders)
 2008: «Пригоди Мерліна»
 2008: «Вікінги» (Outlander)
 2008: «Індіана Джонс і королівство кришталевого черепа» (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
 2008: «Хеллбой 2: Золота армія» (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
 2008: «Урок 21» (Lezione 21)
 2009: «Межі контролю» (The Limits of Control)
 2009: «Нью-Йорку, я люблю тебе» (New York, I Love You)
 2009: «44 дюйми» (44 Inch Chest)
 2009: «Англієць у Нью-Йорку» (An Englishman in New York)
 2010: «Юлій Цезар» (Julius Caesar)
 2010: «Лу» (Lou)
 2010: «Ультрамарини» (Ultramarines: The Movie)
 2010—2011: «Гаррі Поттер і Смертельні Реліквії» (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
 2011: «Брайтонський льодяник» (Brighton Rock)
 2011: «Меланхолія» (Melancholia)
 2013: «Виживуть тільки коханці» (Only Lovers Left Alive)
 2013: Доктор Хто — Воїн (втілення Доктора), епізоди Ім'я Доктора, Ніч Доктора, День Доктора.
 2016: «Легенда про Тарзана» (The Legend of Tarzan)
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Примітки

Посилання
 Резюме актора
 Біографія на сайті BBC
 Стаття про Герта в Observer

Англійські кіноактори
Англійські театральні актори
Британські телеактори
Актори озвучування Великої Британії
Лауреати премії «Тедді»
Випускники Королівської академії драматичного мистецтва
Актори, які зіграли Ісуса
Актори нагороджені лицарським званням

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Lock in a great price for Markstadt Hotel – rated 9.1 by recent guests!
The location was very convenient for city-centre restaurants.
It's perfect place, not too pretentious but has everything you need and great service. Breakfast was also very good and massage was excellent. Olga is a very good professional. Also sauna place with a small pool are very enjoyable and it's private while it's your time to relax there. The location is perfect. The price is very reasonable. The hotel exceeded my expectations, all the staff is amazing, the policy of hotel is very flexible. All I asked was done fast and perfectly, their response was always positive and amazing. As an example I forgot money in the room after check out, connected to hotel, they found and sent money to me. This shows the attitude and the policy of the hotel. Great place to stay.
I loved this hotel. An extremely helpful staff that was very welcoming. Great value for your money.
Хорошая стандартная гостиница для тех, кто любит качество и не ждёт сюрпризов. Чисто, на удивление тихо, рецепшен на "5". Гостевая парковка перед входом.
Отличное расположение в центре города. В стоимость входит час тренажёрного зала, настольного тенниса и сауны раз в день. Номер просторный, есть тапочки и халаты, бесплатная вода в бутылках + кулер в коридоре. Фото на сайте соответствует действительности.
Клиентоориентированный персонал. Попросил заранее теплый номер - предоставили 2 обогревателя. Беруши в номерах- так как немного шумновато из-за близости к дороги, бутилированная вода в номерах.
Отличные номера! Чисто и уютно. На завтраке большой ассортимент, на любой вкус. В номере тепло.
Отличный чистый просторный номер. Полный набор всего, что может понадобиться путешественнику, плоский телевизор с кучей каналов, отличный доступ в интернет, разнообразный завтрак шведский стол, приветливый персонал.
Очень комфортный номер. Отличная звукоизоляция. Вкусный, разнообразный завтрак. Удобное расположение отеля.
Markstadt Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!
This business hotel stands beside the Aloye Pole Park in the heart of Chelyabinsk, a 3-minute walk from Revolution Square. It offers air-conditioned rooms and suites with free Wi-Fi and free parking.
The rooms at Markstadt Hotel are decorated in soft creams and beiges. They include a flat-screen TV, and a telephone with free calls. Bathrobes, slippers and bottled water are provided, and the large windows feature thick black-out curtains.
A large breakfast buffet is provided at the hotel. Traditional Russian and European cuisine is offered in the Red Hall for lunch and dinner. The nonsmoking Restaurant opens in the evenings.
For no extra charge, guests can exercise in the gym and relax in Markstadt's sauna during their stay. There is a small pool for cooling off in, as well as a quiet seating area.
Markstadt Hotel is a 5-minute walk from Yunost Sport Palace and Kirova Street – Chelybinsk's main pedestrian street.
When would you like to stay at Markstadt Hotel?
Spacious room with a flat-screen TV and a mini-bar. A hairdryer is provided in the private bathroom.
This spacious suite offers a flat-screen TV and a mini-bar. A hairdryer is provided in the private bathroom.
This suite also features a separate living room, 2 telephones, and leather furniture.
This air-conditioned room features a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a mini-bar.
This suite consists of a bedroom and a living room with a seating area. It features panoramic city views.
House Rules Markstadt Hotel takes special requests – add in the next step!
Markstadt Hotel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Please inform Markstadt Hotel of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
The rooms had a stale smell which cleared from opening the windows and running the air-conditioning.
There was single toilet set (soap, shampoo, towels) at *double* room. I had to ask twice to get an additional set.
Breakfast was not so rich.


Last week S&P Dow Jones published its 15th annual S&P Indices Versus Active, or Spiva, scorecard, and the results were hardly surprising. Most active mutual funds, across a wide range of stock and bond categories, failed to beat their benchmarks in every major time period, after accounting for fees.
This year's scorecard was particularly sobering: It chronicled a full 15 years of suboptimal performance—a full market cycle—discrediting some of the common explanations (such as low dispersion and high volatility) for why active managers as a group haven't been able to get an edge.
Over the 15-year period ended Dec. 31, 2016, more than 92% of large-cap managers, 95% of mid-cap managers, and 93% of small-cap managers trailed their bogies. While the results were slightly better for some categories—"only" 79% of large-value funds lagged the S&P 500 Value Index over that period—the scorecard offered not a glimmer of good news for active funds.
This broad-brush look at the active fund industry is disheartening, to be sure. Yet it says just as much about fees as it does about manager talent—or the lack thereof.
CASE IN POINT: VANGUARD. As Daniel P. Wiener, a financial advisor and editor of the Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, pointed out in his commentary last week, low fees have been as much of a benefit to Vanguard's active funds as they have Vanguard's index funds. By his count, 14 actively managed diversified U.S. stock and balance Vanguard funds with 15-year track records outperformed the Vanguard 500 Index fund (ticker: VFINX) over the 15 years through December 2016. Just four active nonsector Vanguard funds fell short.
The upshot: "You have to pick your managers carefully and you have to find managers who don't face massive cost headwinds," Wiener wrote.
Looking beyond Vanguard to Morningstar's large-growth category, for example, we identified 48 distinct nonindex funds (with minimum investments at or below $10,000) that beat the Standard & Poor's 500 index in 15-year trailing total returns through April 13.
The Morningstar group includes notable funds such as the $108.5 billion Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) and the $36.5 Fidelity Growth Company (FDGRX), up 9.5% and 9.9% a year, respectively, as well the $2.1 billion Janus Forty (JARTX), up 9%, and the $36 billion T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth (TRBCX), up 8.1% annually. The index's total return over that period: 7.22% a year.
Studies tell us that two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and that U.S. students lag their global counterparts in math and science. But that doesn't mean that eating healthy and helping your middle-schooler with geometry are exercises in futility. The same goes for investing.
Most active managers do struggle to beat their benchmarks, but investors shouldn't be so quick to write off the standout managers who consistently buck that trend by charging reasonable fees and doing more than merely mimicking the index.
A study quantifies 15 years of active funds missing their benchmarks. The culprit: fees.