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In Turkey, the land of kebab and sweet lokum, expanding waistlines are the target of a new anti-obesity campaign by the government to help one million Turks slim down over the next year.
The numbers are staggering: a little over one out of every three people is obese, according to health ministry figures. Even more when it comes to women.
"The fight against obesity starts now," say publicity spots rolled out by the ministry to push back against lifestyle changes doctors believe are bulking up the 73 million population.
"Modern-day life has set constraints that make us eat faster and more without paying attention to the quality of the food we're ingesting," said pediatrician Murat Tuncer, a specialist in blood disorders.
But on the upside, he added, as a Mediterranean country Turkey has all the vegetables, fruit and fish required for a healthy diet.
The ministry sounded the alarm on the problem last month.
"Thirty-five percent of the population is obese," said Health Minister Rep Akdag, who himself recently set an example by losing 10 kilograms (22 pounds) and recommends a walking regime of 10,000 steps a day.
With more and more Turks in treatment for obesity-triggered diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, the government has started pushing health and dietary tactics, along with the television and newspaper ads, to urge Turks to eat less and work to lose weight.
Over the summer, family doctors will distribute pedometers, so people can record their walking distance, and monitor the progress of their overweight patients.
And in a change introduced July 1, bread is now sold with less salt and more whole-wheat flour, making it richer in fibre, a key change for a country where bread is a mainstay of the national diet,
To prevent childhood obesity, Turkish television will only air adverts for healthy food and a balanced diet.
The campaign comes at a time when obesity — recognised since 1997 as a disease by the World Health Organisation (WHO) — is increasingly a global issue.
A person is considered overweight if his body mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight, is over 25, while a BMI over 30 qualifies one as obese.
A study published in June by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and based on 2005 figures, showed that 74 percent of the North American population was overweight, with 56 percent in Europe, 29 percent in Africa and 24 percent in Asia.
"The average (weight) is increasing everywhere. Everybody is getting fatter, even the thin people are getting fatter," co-author Ian Roberts told AFP at the time.
In Turkey, the world's 17th biggest economy, the number of people treated for diabetes has gone up 90 percent in 12 years, said Yunus Yavuz, a specialist in metabolic diseases.
But there is hope.
"Obesity is a preventable disease. It's enough to slim down to extend your life expectancy and quality of life," Yavuz said.
And for those with extreme BMI, surgery is always an option. Thirty-four year-old Gullah Bulbul recently went in for a gastrectomy after weighing in at 147 kilograms.
"Whenever I entered a clothes store, they would tell me, 'there is nothing here for you," she said after the surgery.
"I wasn't suffering from a physical problem but a psychological one," she added
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Bob Harper isn't going anywhere.
Season 11 of "The Biggest Loser" starts Tuesday on NBC with the biggest twist the weight-loss show has ever seen: Contestants must choose between working out with Harper and Jillian Michaels or with two unknown trainers.
Why would anyone choose the latter? Because it comes with four weeks immunity from elimination — the most valuable prize the show has to offer short of the $250,000 payday awaiting the contestant who loses the largest percentage of his or her body weight.
The introduction of the two new trainers — as yet unnamed, although the blogosphere is already buzzing about their identities — comes shortly after Michaels announced that this season will be her last. Which raises the question: What about Bob?
"People keep coming up to me and asking, 'What are you doing next?' and 'When are you leaving?' And my response is, 'I'm not going anywhere, there's still plenty of work to do here, folks!'" Harper said.
Contestants this season include Arthur Wornum, 34, a stay-at-home dad from Portland, Ore., who is the unhealthiest contestant ever. The 5-foot-8 Wornum weighs 507 pounds, and that's after losing nearly 140 pounds on his own. His body fat ratio dwarfs that of Season 9 winner Michael Ventrella, who was the single heaviest contestant at 526 pounds but stood over 6 feet tall.
Harper says Wornum represents a segment of the population that viewers haven't seen before — someone who is so morbidly obese he's nearly housebound. "Here's a guy who, even if he loses 100 pounds, still has 200 more pounds to go," Harper said. "So how do I keep someone like that motivated and focused … when they have such a long road ahead of them?"
This season will also see its most famous competitor yet: Olympic Gold medalist Rulon Gardner, who piled on the pounds after retiring from competitive wrestling. "I still can't believe what I did to myself," Gardner said recently. Harper said audiences will especially identify with Gardner: He followed a strict diet-and-exercise regimen for much of his career, but it was ultimately unsustainable, much like the overly strict diet that many Americans will adopt as they resolve to lose weight in 2011.
Don't do it, Harper warns. Instead, wake up each day and resolve to simply make better food choices and find ways to "move around more," he said. "If you trust in that process, and just focus on what you can do today, the rest will take care of itself."
What's less certain is what Michaels' departure will mean for the show. "The Biggest Loser" boasts devoted fans that have turned the series into a franchise that includes DVDs, CDs, cookbooks, a line of kitchen appliances, fitness wear, weight-loss resorts and more, but the show's ratings are off roughly 20% when comparing Season 8, which aired in fall 2009, with the recently completed Season 10. Nonetheless, it's one of the network's best performers.
"The show is at an interesting crossroads," said Brad Adgate, TV analyst for the advertising-buying firm Horizon Media. "It really depends on who they get to replace Jillian Michaels. She's not exactly Simon Cowell, but she's an important part of the show."
Executive Producer J.D. Roth said he's not concerned about the trainer shake-up. He said that although Bob and Jillian attained first-name-only, rock-star status among the show's fans, the "real" stars are the contestants who bare their souls and mirror the struggles of many Americans.
Harper said that he too is curious about how the two trainers will work out. "The worst thing they could do is come in and try to do what Jillian does." Audiences won't go for that, he said. The trainers need to usher in their own unique style. "We can't have screaming for the sake of screaming."
Michaels said that while she will always be indebted to "The Biggest Loser," she needs a break from the show that has consumed her life since 2005, and wants to focus on adoption and motherhood.
Harper, however, said he feels like he's just getting started, and joked about signing on through Season 30. In fact, it's not at all unusual to find him swinging by the ranch outside Los Angeles on a Saturday — even though it's a non-shooting day, and technically his day off — just to check in on the players.
"It just never gets old for me," Harper said.
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Travels with my teenager
The most striking thing about Malaysia is the people
Thanks to Jesse Nunn - Imogen Stubbs and her son Jesse
Holidays are always a challenge, but persuading a teenage boy to embark on a fun outdoor adventure with only his mother for company is frankly terrifying. He's as likely to greet the prospect with enthusiasm as he is to pick up a wet towel.
And there is a new problem when it comes to travelling with teenagers: they are constantly, thanks to technology, somewhere else. Screens provide instant gratification and adventure, so it makes no difference whether a child is in the Serengeti or on a London bus – they are likely to be lost in virtual reality. And it is a hard act for reality to follow. I wanted my 15-year-old son Jesse to wake up to the moment, to fully appreciate a new place, new experiences. So we decided to go somewhere we had never been: Malaysia.
IN Asian and Australian destinations
- Dazzled by Doha
- On holiday in Iraq a Kurd's eye view
- The lost world Myanmar's Mergui islands
- Part beach resort, part world's best furniture showroom
The holiday was going swimmingly until I caused a minor terrorist alert and was detained and questioned by police. Nothing embarrassing for a teenager there ...
This happened before we'd even got on the plane at Heathrow. It was the fault of a very small penknife, which was given to me by a child in Alaska and had lain at the bottom of my rucksack ever since. Apparently it had a "lockable" blade, which made it a potentially lethal weapon – although neither myself nor the police could work out how to open the wretched thing, let alone stab anyone with it.
I am sympathetic with the need for security measures and accept my guilt. However, I was alarmed by an email from the Daily Mail asking for confirmation of the incident within an hour of it happening. Jesse was mortified by the whole event.
We arrived at Kuala Lumpur during an electric storm (Jesse taking time out from his fourth movie to tell me in detail what would happen if we got hit), then switched to an hour-long domestic flight to Terengganu, which overlooks the South China Sea on the east side of the Malay Peninsula.
We were given the New Straits Times, which I forced Jesse to read to get a feel for the culture. He was most engaged by an article about burgers. The best-seller in Malaysia is "the prosperity oblong chicken burger". Apparently, when piled with toppings, oblong is easier for small-mouthed folk.
Our arrival was dominated by a recording of hauntingly sad music played on a primitive wind instrument. As my jet-lagged eyes welled up, Jesse pointed out it was "Three Blind Mice" – which, bizarrely, it was – and that I needed to get a grip.
©Jesse Nunn
We were driven to Tanjong Jara, a beautifully designed resort with wooden pagodas and cerulean pools hidden among coconut trees and gorgeous flowering plants, beside a long sandy beach.
The most immediately striking thing about Malaysia is the people. A huge range of backgrounds, religions and cultures seems to have created a society with a gentle, courteous and beautiful population. Immersing himself in the culture, Jesse ordered spaghetti bolognese and Coke from room service. As the sun blazed through the coconut trees, illuminating riotously plumaged birds and hibiscus flowers, he chilled on the vast bed in front of the vast TV:
"Yeah, it's alright Malaysia. So far."
When I suggested we unpack, we engaged in an interesting debate:
"OK. Let's unpack."
"No. I leave it in the suitcase otherwise we just have to pack up when we leave."
"No. Trust me – that's the way I do it. Sorry I can't hear the TV – can you unpack a bit quieter?"
I eventually managed to tear him away to the infinity pool.
It was a gorgeous temperature, with swallows dipping in and out and the sea only yards away. He absolutely loved it and it brought out the holiday spirit in us both.
People of very different nationalities were sunbathing round the pool. Almost all of them were reading either The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or My Sister's Keeper.
©Jesse Nunn
It struck me that we pay a fortune to travel to other countries, only to immerse ourselves in the altogether different worlds of various novels. Is that really so different from diving into a fantasy screen game?
At night we slept wonderfully – under big old-fashioned fans listening to jungle noises and the odd thunk of falling coconuts. We would then wake up and drag ourselves a few yards to the sun loungers to go to sleep again. Holidays so often involve travelling across the world to spend as much time unconscious as possible. This actually makes total sense to anyone undergoing puberty, for whom finding your inner narcoleptic is right up there with Top Gear.
We became so apathetic we kept saying words like "gym" and "tennis" without actually moving. Jetlag became our best friend: "It's about five in the morning for me, I can't."
Jesse discovered a love of Malaysian (virgin) piña coladas and nachos. Amazingly, he could hear "Do you want a piña colada?" through his headphones, but not "Pull up your trousers – you look ridiculous."
©Jesse Nunn
Travelling alone with your child can be a revelation. I hadn't previously known that "sagging" – wearing trousers round the knees like an over-full nappy – is an act of solidarity with prisoners who have their belts taken off them. Why does that not fill me with maternal pride? It just doesn't seem the same as wearing a "Free Mandela" T-shirt.
Tanjong Jara is one of the YTL group's resorts, which are renowned for their spa treatments. I have never been remotely interested in massage, but decided to give it a go, choosing a head massage on the basis it would be over quickest.
It completely blew my mind. It involved pressure points and eucalyptus and citronella oil, and a tiny woman with fingers like David Beckham's legs. I felt incredible. All of life suddenly seemed calm and clear.
I decided not only to subject myself to as many treatments as possible, but also to get Jesse to have a go. He was aghast – as though I were encouraging him to visit a prostitute. But, after the delirious self-consciousness at having to undress to underpants already familiar to the resort thanks to sagging (the irony was lost on him), he endured a 45-minute back massage with a male masseur. When interrogated by his pushy mother, he grinned and declared it "Alright – yeah sick". This, believe me, is praise indeed.
One of the strangest things that happened was a misunderstanding that we were a couple, not mother and son. Consequently, we were treated to absurdly romantic but slightly inappropriate dinners – in isolated tents on beaches, or in pagodas, normally lit by candles, with rose petals everywhere and musicians playing love songs. Jesse looked traumatised, as if he had been asked to clean his room.
©Jesse Nunn
We signed up to various trips on offer: a cruise up the Marang river, a cookery class and, best of all, a trip to a deserted island called Tenggol. We travelled there by boat with other guests, including a gorgeous French family with small children, and after a barbecue lunch on the beach, some of us went snorkelling and others diving.
Cartoons such as Finding Nemo have obviously set a high bar – but, thankfully, reality lived up to Jesse's expectations. There were incredible fish everywhere you turned, and you could hitch rides on benign, laid-back turtles.
Then came a nerve-racking incident. The dive boat returned with one of the divers suffering badly from decompression sickness. We initially thought it was the father of the French family and Jesse was immediately concerned that the children should not witness anything distressing. He took them to play among the rocks, even letting them use his camera. It struck me that it is so easy to think teenagers have become insensitive, when in fact they have just become paralysingly sensitive.
Later we dined with the French family, which involved playing silly children's games and lots of joke-telling and laughter. Marie, the mother, pointed out that our children had stopped rushing back to the nearest screens and started seeking activities in the fresh air.
Also, I had come to realise that when Jesse speaks – unsolicited – it is worth listening. The French family asked him if he would be interested in being an au pair for them back in Australia, where they lived. I think he might take them up on the offer. And I have to admit he would be a great asset. But then I am his mother – so I would say that, wouldn't I?
Imogen Stubbs was a guest of the Tanjong Jara Resort (www.tanjongjararesort.com; double rooms from MYR450/$144)


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Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2008 more than 210,000 women were diagnosed with the disease, and close to 41,000 died from it.
Nanotechnology has made major contributions to breast cancer therapy, using nanoparticles measuring only billionths of a meter to deliver drug molecules directly to the affected tissue.
"A nanoparticle-based drug called Abraxane is being used in clinics to treat breast cancer patients," says chemical engineering Asst. Prof. Prakash Rai. "However, the disease continues to be a major health concern, with a dire need for better, more effective treatments with lower side effects."
Rai has been awarded a grant by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIH) totaling more than $725,000 to study a combined, nanotechnology-based diagnostic/therapeutic strategy for the targeted treatment of two subtypes of breast cancer: the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2+) and the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
"HER2-positive and TNBC are among the most difficult types of breast cancer to treat, with resistance to primary treatments a major issue in patients with recurring disease," notes Rai.
The Emerging Field of Theranostics
Theranostics, a combination of therapeutics and diagnostics, is a relatively new field in medicine that helps guide doctors in deciding the best therapy to prescribe for a particular patient. Instead of a broad, generic approach to treatment, this personalized medicine ensures the patient will receive only the drug he or she actually needs, thereby maximizing the therapeutic benefits while minimizing unwanted adverse side effects.
Rai and his research team plan to combine several therapeutic agents that have shown potential in cancer treatment into a single nanometer-sized targeted drug-delivery platform — called a theranostic nanoconstruct (TNC) — and test the nanoplatform's treatment effectiveness in lab mice.
"The combination of these therapeutic agents with an imaging agent into one TNC will help reduce the dose required in a patient to achieve efficacy, thus reducing the toxic side effects," explains Rai.
He says the imaging agent will help the team locate the TNCs and track them after they have been injected into the body, eventually leading the researchers to the cancerous tissues.
"Targeting the TNCs specifically to cancer cells should help reduce the collateral damage to healthy, normal cells," notes Rai. "If successful, these image-guided, targeted therapies should make a significant impact on the clinical care of breast cancer patients by improving survival and overall quality of life."
Cancer is a very complex disease with a great degree of variability even within the same subtype of a particular cancer, he says.
"This is what makes it very difficult to treat using the 'one-drug-fits-all' approach that has been traditionally used," says Rai.
Theranostic nanomedicine offers the possibility to detect, image and treat the disease at the same time. It is also possible to assess and monitor the patient's response to the treatment and, if required, initiate secondary treatments to cure the disease, he adds.
Rai says the theranostic nanotechnology-based platforms that will be developed in this project are broadly applicable not only to other types of cancer, but can also be easily adapted to treat other diseases, including atherosclerosis and infectious and neurodegenerative diseases.
"Although theranostic nanomedicine as a field is still in its infancy, in the near future it is expected to significantly impact patient care by making it possible to treat each patient with a personalized treatment unique to his or her disease," he says.
Rai completed his postdoctoral training at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and joined UMass Lowell's Department of Chemical Engineering in September 2012. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Mumbai in India in 2003 and master's and doctoral degrees in chemical and biological engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2007.


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Stop me if you've heard this one before. "Tiger Woods wins at Bay Hill at the Arnold Palmer Invitational." And yes, you've probably heard it before, this is now the 7th time Woods has won the event.
We will all read countless articles and analysis of Tiger's game and swing and prospects for The Masters and catching Jack Nicklaus' record for majors. All I can say about that is, after watching him this week, I wouldn't bet against him at Augusta - would you?
But I do know the secret to his success at Bay Hill (again, 7 wins there!). This week, Tiger Woods played the par 5s in a stunning -12. Consider, he won by 5 shots and his total score was -13. (Incidentally, for his career, Tiger is -101 now on the par 5s at Bay Hill, on the par 3s and 4s - he's +6.) So maybe it's not really a secret. But it is something we can all learn from.
I often tell people to look mentally play a par 5 backwards from the green. A makeable birdie putt is the goal and you can get one by one of two ways. The most obvious is to reach the green in two. Tiger had nine eagle putts this week. Incidentally, he made none of them but that pretty much means short birdie putts, right? But on the par 5s he couldn't overpower, he still played extrememly smart. His course management and wedge play still meant that every par 5 was a scoring opportunity for him, one he took advantage of. This is something all golfers, even the non-long hitters can learn to emulate.
If you can go for the green in two, find the area that a miss will still give you a viable chance for an up and down birdie. And if you can't, think about your favorite wedge or short iron distance and play to get there in two shots. It may mean not hitting a driver from the tee.
But let's not oversimplify. Tiger's success, especially this week, came because everything that he's been battling seemed to get resolved, at least for a few days, this week in Orlando. He seemed healthy. His swing changes seemed to click as evidenced by his driving success and his sharp iron control. And his putting was as good as we've seen from him in a long time. He was on a course he is obviously comfortable with and knows very well. So that confidence and comfort were key.
And that underscores another important lesson this week. I saw something I haven't seen from Tiger in a long time. Smiles. Did you notice? I think it's safe to say that happy golfers are more confident golfers and more confident golfers tend to be better golfers.
And to bring it full circle, if you play the par 5s well, you're going to shoot lower scores. And when you do that, you're going to smile a lot more too.
What a great week for golf! I hope this gets us all fired up to watch more great golf, including the The Masters coming up soon, and of course, to play better golf this year too!
John Abendroth is a PGA Professional in the Northern California PGA section. He is a co-founder of Celtic Golf Management, a golf course ownership and management company and has been a co-host of the "Hooked on Golf" radio show since 1994.


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The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee said the draft Water Bill would help increase competition in the provision of water supplies for customers. But ministers are not showing enough urgency in implementing measures that will improve the country's resilience to flooding and drought, the MPs added.
A report from the committee criticised the failure to create sustainable drainage systems to prevent flooding from surface water, through measures such as stopping people laying impermeable surfaces in back gardens and businesses. Ministers are also taking too long over moves to improve the safety of reservoirs at risk of flooding, the report on the draft Water Bill said.
Concerns were also raised that local authorities and the Environment Agency are not paying enough attention to dredging and maintaining water courses, which can have a major impact on flood risk.
The MPs also called on ministers to provide more information on the solutions being considered to ensure homeowners at high risk of flooding continue to have access to affordable insurance after a deal on the issue expires later this year.
The committee's chairwoman Anne McIntosh said: "The Government has been too slow to implement changes that would protect homes and businesses from the shattering effects of flooding.
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Water Minister Richard Benyon said: "As unpredictable rainfall and population growth puts an increased pressure on our water supplies we need a water industry that is fit for the 21st century. This Bill will ensure our water supplies remain affordable, resilient and sustainable for the future."
He also said that the vast majority of the recommendations in the Pitt Review into the devastating 2007 floods had been implemented, making the country better prepared than ever to cope with flooding.
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Information in a statistical organization
A. Introduction
B. Business Group
C. Production Group
D. Concepts Group
E. Structures Group
F. Base Group
A. GSIM Extension Methodology
B. Administrative Attributes
Annex B. Influence of existing standards
A. Introduction
B. Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM)
C. Data Documentation Initiative (DDI)
D. Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX)
G. Neuchâtel Terminology for Classifications
H. Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)
I. COmmon Reference Environment (CORE)
J. The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF)
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Annex D. UML class diagrams and object descriptions
Base Group
Business Group
Concepts Group
Production Group
Structures Group
Figure 1. Statistical Need
Figure 2. Evaluation
Figure 3. Statistical Programs
Figure 4. Statistical Activity
Figure 5. Acquisition Activity
Figure 6. Process Steps can be as large or small as needed
Figure 7. Simplified view of Production Group objects
Figure 8. Process Step Design
Figure 9. Process Step Execution
Figure 10. Conceptual and Structural information objects can be Process Inputs and Outputs
Figure 11. Populations and Units
Figure 12. Variable
Figure 13. Represented Variable
Figure 14. Instance Variable
Figure 15. Over view of Classification
Figure 16. Concept Systems
Figure 17. Data Resource
Figure 18. Data Set
Figure 19. Dimensional and Unit Data Structures
Figure 20. Dissemination Activity
Figure 21. Base Artefacts
Figure 22. Organization
Figure 23. Extension of Administrative Details.
Figure 24: GSIM and its relationship to other relevant standards and models
Figure 25. GSIM and GSBPM
Figure 26. CORE and GSIM
Figure 27. Base Artefacts Class Diagram
Figure 28. Organization Class Diagram
Figure 29. Information Request Class Diagram
Figure 30. Statistical Program Class Diagram
Figure 31. Data-Channel Class Diagram
Figure 32. Instrument Control Class Diagram
Figure 33. Question Group Class Diagram
Figure 34. Concept-Population Inheritance Class Diagram
Figure 35. Classification Class Diagram
Figure 36. Category-Code Class Diagram
Figure 37. Variable Class Diagram
Figure 38. Node-Inheritance Class Diagram
Figure 39. Node-Relationship Class Diagram
Figure 40. Production -Overall Class Diagram
Figure 41. Process Overview Class Diagram
Figure 42. Process Design Class Diagram
Figure 43. Process Execution Class Diagram
Figure 44. DataSet Class Diagram
Figure 45. UnitDataStructure Class Diagram
Figure 46. UnitDataSet Class Diagram
Figure 47. DimensionalDataStructure Class Diagram
Figure 48. DimensionalDataSet Class Diagram
Figure 49. Data-Resource Class Diagram
Figure 50. DisseminationActivities Class Diagram
Figure 51 Service Class Diagram
Table 1. Examples of Data Channel, Instrument, Instrument Implementation and Mode
Table 2. Recommended Attributes
Table 3. Similar Constructs in 11179 and GSIM
Table 4. Mapping between Neuchâtel Terminology for Classifications and GSIM
Table 5. Similar constructs in BPMN and GSIM


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5 Random Thoughts on the SQL Server MCM Program
I've had some random thoughts running through my head since I finished the MCM that I wanted to share, but I couldn't quite think up enough on any one of them to dedicate a topic to them. So here is a collection of some random thoughts on the MCM.
Random Thought #1: One reason I did well
One reason I did well in the MCM was due to prior training. I'm fortunate that my employer (MSFT) regularly brings in the trainers from SQLSkills.com to teach classes. These classes don't go into the same depth as the MCM, but it did cover a fair peice of the material from week 1 of the MCM and some of the following weeks as well, so I felt like I had a bit of a leg up. I try to take the SQLSkills classes when I can. I highly recommend to everyone that they take advantage of any training opportunities that they see from this group.
Many thanks to Kimberly L. Tripp (blog|twitter), Paul S. Randal (blog|twitter), and Bob Beachemin (blog) for providing great training!!
Random Thought #2: What annoyed me the most
Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) is what annoyed me the most .... and I mean that as a compliment. My whole life, I've always been one of the first to finish any test. In fact, when I took my first certification test (SQL 2000) many years ago, the testing facility said that I broke their record for fastest test. I'm not always first, and I'm fine with that. What annoys me though is when the same person keeps finishing before me.
In the first weekly test, I think I was 3rd to finish behind Brent and one other. In test 2, I was second to finish after Brent. As test #3 neared, I started to realize that I really wanted to finish before Brent. I would have been perfectly fine if I had finished next to last as long as Brent finished behind me. Alas, when I stood up and turned around, there sat Brent's empty seat. I was 2nd or 3rd to finish again. Then when we did the 6 hour lab, there was only 1 person that completed the lab with plenty of time to spare .... Brent. Another person finished up a few minutes before time ran out, and the rest of us worked right up until time expired. In fact, there was at least 1 thing I wanted to do that I didn't find the time for.
In short, I don't need to be the best every time, but I do take it as a challenge when the same person keeps beating me time and time again. Well done Brent!!
Random Thought #3: What surprised me the most
What surprised me the most about the MCM was how many people were paying their own way. My wife had a hard time understanding why I was doing it since I wouldn't automatically get a raise as a result, and I couldn't imagine being able to convince her that it would be worth the cost. I believe it was well worth the price -- easy for me to say since my employer paid for it. I definitely understand why they paid for it themselves. Two people said that their employers were willing to pay for it in return for signing long term contracts, but they both decided that they'd be better off paying for it themselves and being able to negotiate as a certified master. Both of them passed the MCM too, so they certainly look wise as well as smart.
Random Thought #4: Being local may not be an advantage
Going in to the MCM, I thought that I was very fortunate to be local. No flights, restaurant food, or hotels for me. I could go home every night, spend time with my wife, and sleep in my own bed. As the days turned into weeks, I quickly realized that there were distinct disadvantages to being local.
My commute was 45 minutes in the morning, an hour on the way home. Most of the candidates were staying 5 to 10 minutes away, so I had about 90 minutes less time to spend on studying and sleep. And when your sleepier than normal, driving becomes a real chore. My commute turned into what I liked the least about the program.
Every night when I got home, I tried to split my time between studying and spending some quality time with my wife and dogs. Frankly, I ended up not spending enough time on either one. My wife was very understanding and didn't give me any grief over studying. I know we both felt like we barely saw each other for those 3 weeks.
I also very wisely passed up on a couple of poker games at a friend's house during those 3 weeks.
Random Thought #5: My least favorite thing
The chairs we sat in were generic padded office chairs. There was something about them that made my backside hurt. I think the backs are too far forward because I would often find myself hanging on the edge of my seat by a small piece of my buttocks. This would start my backside hurting, and it would continue throughout the day. I shifted in my seat a lot, but I never seemed to find a comfortable position. I don't think I was alone in this feeling either. Our group found it hard to go more than 90 minutes without taking a break. I think the chairs were a major contributor to that.


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Some things are best left alone
To rot and mold over in dreams
Far too old to be known
Yet many seek more lost wisdom
Midst the steam and the smoke
Than is healthy to country and kingdom
Persistent, persuasive, and cunning
These are the traits that make a man young
Yet what could it be
that makes a machine?
You make our home in the sewers, midst the grime and the muck. The city above, as far as you're aware, is named Chicago. You know little of this place teaming with noise above your head; only the sewers are familiar ground, and here is where you spend your days. Never eating, never sleeping, merely... waiting. Waiting for what, you do not know.
But today, you think you've waited long enough. Something in the back of your mechanical brain began ticking again... something sinister. You are uncertain how to describe the feeling, but you know that something is going to happen, and soon. You must stop it.
You are currently using your hands. Beneath your right hand, in your wrist, is a compartment that holds an original Stubmann pistolette with 6 shots.
You have sat for too long. Now is the time to act.


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There are so many powerful genealogy TV shows and family history videos.
Here are a few family history—and general history—videos that are of particular interest to me. From time to time I like to re-watch these videos—it's that time again—so I am watching these in the last weeks of this summer. I thought you'd like to grab the popcorn and watch them too.
A Celebration of Family History
This was the evening keynote session of the 2010 National Genealogical Society annual conference. A powerful, short video about genealogy research—with memorable remarks by David McCullough and Henry B. Eyring. This program sums up what drives us as genealogists to do what we have done for the past 100 years.
The Civil War (series by Ken Burns)
The Ken Burns series The Civil War first aired September 23 to 27, 1990. Powerful—it is just as riveting now as it was 24 years ago. The impact of David McCullough's narration and Shelby Foote's historical insights clearly frame the war, year by year.
John Adams (HBO miniseries)
Inspiring miniseries that speaks to the life and hardships of John Adams and America at the time of the American Revolution.
Who Do You Think You Are?
Watch every episode of this long-running genealogy TV show, which is now in its 5th season here in the United States. Each segment is aimed at demonstrating how easy, fun and compelling family history is. This popular family history show is must-watch TV.
Connections (BBC, PBS)
This popular TV series showed how seemingly unrelated events, inventions and discoveries were each essential for progress to be made and new tools to be created. It tied historical events together in a way not demonstrated in any other program.
History Detectives (PBS)
Each episode focuses on a family heirloom, with the goal of seeing exactly how the heirloom fit into the family's personal history and the history of the area at large. Family traditions, newspapers and old documents are all researched to determine the true history of each artifact.
What other genealogy and history shows should we be watching this summer? Let us know in the comments and we'll make sure to add the program to our Genealogy TV Shows board on Pinterest.
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I was reading my friend's, "The Legal Genealogist", blog post: Big Sale and Big Y and thought I would take a moment to share my experience.
A couple of years ago, I did a Y-DNA test from Ancestry.com and got the results and details. Haplagroup J2A was the results and took "my line" back 10,000 years, or some out of this world number. All I want is back to about 1650. So that didn't do anything for me.
I then found that my Surname has a DNA Project on Family Tree DNA, so at my expense, transferred my results over to FT-DNA. I even had to talk to the FT-DNA folks at a conference to make that all happen. Very nice folks there, very helpful. When the results finally were posted, I have 3 "new" cousins. Actually, I knew one of them, talked to him on the phone, and found that we descend from the same son of Capt. John Worthington. The other 2 people are cousins, one of which had 2 surnames as part of his name, so there was not doubt about the connection. BUT, there was NOT a "hit" across the pond. That is, no one from the UK matching the J2A. So, I let it sit for a couple of years. In fact, it hasn't changed.
So, Ancestry.com came up with New and Improved DNA testing. I get "cousin" hits several times a week, for 5th to 8th cousin's. Wow, gonna find something here, even had a couple of closer cousins in these results.
You are supposed to be able to compare your Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) to these "hits" / cousin hits, so I have been keeping my AMT up to date, so that I can compare.
Looking at these other AMTs has been very disappointing. Very, very few common surnames, and only location matches to a state, no closer.
Here is the view that I received:
50% Scandinavian ?????? That's no where close to J2A.
27% Irish ??? A great-grandmother married an Irishman, in fact I carry his surname as the name most of you know me by. No blood link there.
But the kicker is 5% Great Britain. All of the published genealogies of the Worthington Surname gets back to the 1300's in England. 5% ???
There is something that I must be totally missing here and am certainly NOT spending any more money on DNA testing. I am struggling to understand the two sets of test results from Ancestry.com. Now, I do accept "new technology", but there should at least be some common ground for the two sets of tests.
I have blogged about this before: News at 11: Just found out that my "brick wall" may now be a " black sheep"
So, Judy, of The Legal Genealogist, lets talk. I guess my real question here is, how close do "the numbers" have to be, in the y-DNA testing. to be considered "cousins"? Is it possible that the notion in that previous blog post might be worth looking into?


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It's hard to pin down what's more frustrating about Michael Petrilli's response to my recent NRO op-ed on national standards: the rhetorical obfuscation about what Fordham and other national-standardizers really want, or the grade-school effort to escape discipline by saying that, hey, some kids are even worse!
Let's start with the source of aggravation that by now must seem very old to regular Cato@Liberty readers, but that has to be constantly revisited because national standardizers are so darned disciplined about their message: The national-standards drive is absolutely not "state led and voluntary," and by all indications this is totally intentional. Federal arm-twisting hasn't just been the result of "unforced errors," as Petrilli suggests, but is part of a conscious strategy.
There was, of course, Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring Students Receive a World-class Education, the 2008 joint publication of Achieve, Inc., the National Governors Association, and the Council of Chief State School Officers that called for Washington to implement "tiered incentives" to push states to adopt "common core" standards. Once those organizations formed the Common Core State Standards Initiative they reissued that appeal while simultaneously — and laughably — stating that "the federal government has had no role in the development of the common core state standards and will not have a role in their implementation [italics added]."
Soon after formation of the CCSSI, the Obama administration created the "Race to the Top," a $4.35-billion program that in accordance with the CCSSI's request — as opposed to its hollow no-Feds "promise" — went ahead and required states to adopt national standards to be fully competitive for taxpayer dough.
The carnival of convenient contradiction has continued, and Fordham — despite Petrilli's assertion that "nobody is proposing" that "federal funding" be linked "to state adoption of the common core standards and tests" — has been running it. Indeed, just like President Obama's "blueprint" for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — better known as No Child Left Behind — Fordham's ESEA "Briefing Book" proposes (see page 11) that states either adopt the Common Core or have some other federally sanctioned body certify a state's standards as just as good in order to get federal money. So there would be an "option" for states, but it would be six of one, half-dozen of the other, and the Feds would definitely link taxpayer dough to adoption of Common Core standards and tests.
Frankly, there's probably no one who knows about these proposals who doesn't think that the options exist exclusively to let national-standards proponents say the Feds wouldn't technically "require" adoption of the Common Core. But even if the options were meaningful alternatives, does anyone think they wouldn't be eliminated in subsequent legislation?
Of course, the problem is that most people don't know what has actually been proposed — who outside of education-wonk circles has time to follow all of this? — which is what national-standards advocates are almost certainly counting on.
But suppose Fordham and company really don't want federal compulsion? They could put concerns to rest by doing just one thing: loudly and publicly condemning all federal funding, incentivizing, or any other federal involvement whatsoever in national standards. Indeed, I proposed this a few months ago. And just a couple of weeks ago, Petrilli and Fordham President Chester Finn rejected that call, saying that they "have no particular concern with the federal government … helping to pay" for the creation of curricular guides and other material and activities to go with national standards.
So, Fordham, you are proposing that federal funding be linked to adoption of common standards and tests, and denying it is becoming almost comical. At least, comical to people who are familiar with all of this. But as long as the public doesn't know, the deception ends up being anything but funny.
Maybe, though, Fordham is getting nervous, at least over the possibility that engaged conservatives are on to them. Why do I think that? Because in addition to belching out the standard rhetorical smoke screen, Petrilli is now employing the' "look over there — that guy's really bad" gambit to get the heat off. Indeed, after ticking off some odious NCLB reauthorization proposals from other groups, Petrilli concludes his piece with the following appeal to lay off Fordham and go after people all conservatives can dislike:
We might never see eye to eye with all conservatives about national standards and tests. But we should be able to agree about reining in Washington's involvement in other aspects of education. How about we drop the infighting and spend some of our energy working together on that?
Nice try, but sorry. While I can't speak for conservatives, those of us at Cato who handle education have certainly addressed all sorts of problems with federal intervention in our schools. But right now in education there is no greater threat to the Constitution, nor our children's learning, than the unprecedented, deception-drenched drive to empower the federal government to dictate curricular terms to every public school — and every public-school child — in America. And the harder you try to hide the truth, the more clear that becomes.


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It's usually all about the money. But Percy Harvin's problems are reportedly not about the money.
Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com reports that Harvin's complaints with the Vikings have been about football, not his contract. La Canfora's source says that Harvin's trade requests have been "based on the limitations of Minnesota's passing game" and not his deal.
So basically Harvin wants out because of Christian Ponder. That should go over well. Ponder, for one, didn't sound overly optimistic about Harvin sticking around after the season.
"Obviously, it'd be nice to have (Harvin). He's a heck of a player," Ponder told KFAN-FM via PFT. And later: "He had a lot of leadership qualities. He was a good teammate." It sounded like Ponder expected Harvin to get dealt this offseason.
Even if Harvin's unease isn't about his contract, he's entering the last year of his deal. La Canfora says the issue could come to a head at the NFL Scouting Combine next week if the Vikings aren't confident they can reach a deal. Harvin is expected to hold out this offseason. This isn't the first time we've heard that Harvin isn't happy with his role and/or the direction of the offense.
It sounds like Harvin is essentially attempting to make the Vikings have no choice but to trade him, even if they'd prefer to keep their best wide receiver by a wide margin.UPDATE: General manager Rick Spielman says the Vikings "have no intent" to trade Percy Harvin and expect him to be in camp like the rest of their players.
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Today's title comes from a quote from Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski).
In today's NY Times (article), The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking, by Eric Lichtblau. Read this article, which enumerates the disturbing horror of WWII to ever greater numbers.
If you trace genealogy, particularly Jewish genealogy, but also Polish Christian genealogy too, you will encounter these stories — over and over again. The Horror!
Read the NYT article, but the numbers being reported by the researchers, are that they have now cataloged some 42,500 Nazi ghettos and camps throughout Europe.
Here's a partial breakdown: 30,000 slave labor camps; 1,150 Jewish ghettos; 980 concentration camps; 1,000 prisoner-of-war camps; 500 brothels filled with sex slaves; and thousands of other camps used for euthanizing the elderly/infirm, performing forced abortions, etc. The victims were not just Jews being victimized; They were Poles, Russians, gypsies, homosexuals, and the mentally impaired. Dr. Megargee (one of the researchers) had expected to find perhaps 7,000 "camps", but the number quickly passed 11,500, then 20,000, then 30,000, and now is currently about 42,500 camps. A staggering, mind numbing number.
The numbers are so much higher than we originally thought
— Hartmut Berghoff
History will now show that far more than 6 Million victims were claimed by Nazi atrocities. The Horror! The Horror!


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MythBusters Jamie and Adam test myths and misconceptions about firearms in this new installment. 8 p.m. Discovery
Ripper Street This crime drama set in Victorian-era London returns for a second season; Matthew Macfadyen stars. 9 p.m. BBC America
Secret Sex Lives See some, but not all, of what goes on behind closed doors in this new reality series. 9 p.m. TLC
About a Boy Minnie Driver and David Walton star in this new series based on the Nick Hornby novel that was also adapted for the 2002 film that starred Hugh Grant and Toni Collette. 11:07 p.m. NBC
The Daytona 500 Bash at the Beach NASCAR drivers and assorted musical guests help get fans revved up for this Sunday's big race in Daytona, Fla. 8 p.m. Fox
The Frozen Ground Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Vanessa Hudgens star in this Alaska-set 2013 thriller about the hunt for a serial killer. 8 p.m. Epix
Now You See Me Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Mélanie Laurent, Isla Fisher, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman star in this 2013 caper. 8 p.m. HBO
Status: Unknown A woman becomes concerned an old friend stops corresponding with her over the Internet in this new thriller; Stacey Oristano and Stephen Colletti star. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Today Reports from Sochi, Russia. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET
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State of the Union With Candy Crowley Race; Hollywood: Joe Morton ("Scandal"). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
CBS News Sunday Morning Fran Drescher; Steve Madden. (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS
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Graduate Studies
Department of Geology 2011-2012
Chairperson: P. L. Calengas
Office: Tillman Hall 115
Telephone: (309) 298-1151
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: wiu.edu/geology
Graduate Faculty
- P.L. Calengas, Ph.D., Indiana University
Associate Graduate Faculty
- Kyle Mayborn, Ph.D., University of California-Davis
- Leslie Melim, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Associate Professor
- Steven Bennett, Ph.D., Indiana University
Course Descriptions
420G Geomorphology. (3) Advanced study of the landscape involving processes, geologic structure, and time. Map and air photo interpretation. Laboratory and field trips. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Prerequisite: GEOL 110 or GEOG 121.
450G Professional Workshop. (1–3)
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Campus and Facilities
- University Services
- Special Programs
- Admission
- Academic Guidelines
- Graduate School Policies
- Costs and Financial Assistance
- Programs of Study
- Integrated Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
- Other Departments Offering Courses for Graduate Credit
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Packrafting - A unique little gem
Packrafting is an outdoor enthusiast's dream.
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With a broad range of activities to choose from in Queenstown and limited time and money, where do you begin?? I decided to go with my interests instead of the 'usual' and 'popular' and it was the best thing I could have done.
I found a small but interesting brochure on Packrafting, not something I have ever heard of before but when I checked out the website there was something that seemed different to the usual 'Adventure Activity' that is commercially advertised in and around Queenstown. I decided to give this a shot and I was thrilled with my decision.
The only way I can describe the experience (it's an experience not a trip) is personal. It has everything an outdoor enthusiast could want. Hiking in spectacular scenery, no crowds, actually no one at all apart from our small and intimate group, learning new water skills, great facts and humour from the guides and most of all adventure.
The day trip is long and satisfying, you feel you have had a real adventure and seen areas of Queenstown surroundings you would never have seen without this little raft that you pack away into your bag. A packraft is on my Christmas list for sure, and not only that, I will be sure to visit Arno and the crew when I'm next in Queenstown, there is so much more to learn about these innovative little rafts and I think an overnight trip in the wilderness is in order.


text: The Center for Disease Control (CDC), a government agency, just released some new statistics regarding the prevalence of autism among American school children. It says 1 in 50 children have been diagnosed with autism or a related disorder. Previously released data had the estimate much lower at 1 in 88 school children affected by autism.


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Meeting IEEE 519-1992 Harmonic Limits
By Michael Lowenstein, Harmonics Limited and John Hibbard, TransCoil, Inc.
The most effective way to meet harmonic distortion limits i to filter the harmonics at each individual load and measure them at the point of common coupling
Despite efforts by its authors to set forth guidelines for limits on harmonic currents within industrial distribution systems, IEEE 519-1992, ¡°Recommended Practices and Requirements for Harmonic Control in Electric Power Systems¡± and its recommendations are still a source of confusion for some in the electrical industry (Sidebar below). Section 10 of this standard, ¡°Recommended Practices for Individual Consumers,¡± describes the recommended current distortion limits that apply within an industrial plant. Consulting and applications engineers appear to be uncertain as to the proper use of Table 10.3, which outlines the limits of harmonic distortion as a function of the nature of the electrical distribution system.
To help clear the confusion and uncertainty, we'll explain, with examples, the proper use and interpretation of this table.
Explaining Table 10.3. To appreciate the effect of IEEE-519-1992, you must understand the meaning of the terms used in Table 10.3 of the document (Table).
Point of common coupling (PCC). This is probably the most important and most controversial term in the entire document. The standard defines it as ¡°the electrical connecting point or interface between the utility distribution system and the customer's or user's electrical distribution system.¡± While simple in concept, identification of this point is sometimes misunderstood, which leads to confusion and misapplication of the specifications in the table.
The single-line diagram shown in Fig. 1 represents a small distribution system. The electric utility distributes power at 69kV, which in turn feeds a 13.8kV distribution system via a 13.8kV, 3-phase, 60-Hz, 20MVA distribution transformer with an impedance of 8.5%. In this example, the industrial facility uses a 1,000kVA, 6.7% impedance service transformer to step the voltage down from 13.8kV to 480V, which is bused throughout the plant.
The columns of Table 10.3 that you should use to determine harmonic limits will depend on the location of the PCC. PCC-1 in Fig. 1 is the primary of the service transformer. When the utility's customer owns the service transformer, the utility will meter the medium voltage ¡ª in this case, 13.8kV ¡ª at this point. If the utility meters the 480V bus, PCC-2 is the interface. As we shall see shortly, the allowable harmonic distortion depends on the defined PCC.
Engineers are more frequently applying the limits of Table 10.3 to an individual load, as represented by Point A in Fig. 1. You must remember that any distortion noted at this point in the system is produced by the drive (when it's operating) located inside the customer facility, and won't affect the drive's functions. Furthermore, high distortion at Point A doesn't necessarily result in out-of-limit distortion on the distribution system. If you attempt to meet limits for each individual load, you'll discover that either currently available technology is incapable of doing the job, or you'll need very high-cost equipment to do it. However, if you remember that IEEE 519-1992 is meant to apply to system harmonic distortion rather than to individual load distortion, you'll avoid unnecessary expense. The most effective way to meet harmonic distortion limits is to filter the harmonics at each individual load and measure them at the PCC.
The electric utility often selects the PCC within the system. However, you should be aware of the effect the location of the PCC has on harmonic limits, and you should work with your electric utility to ensure that both parties meet the spirit of IEEE 519-1992 without excessive expense.
Short circuit current at PCC (ISC). As its name implies, this is the available short circuit current at this point. The size, impedance, and voltage of the service feeding the PCC determines the amount of this current.
Maximum demand load current at PCC (IL). This current, at the fundamental frequency, is measured at the PCC. In existing facilities, you should measure this over a period of time and average it. For new designs, calculate the IL using the facility's anticipated peak operation.
Ratio of available short circuit current at PCC to maximum demand load current at same point (ISC/IL). This is actually a measure of the ¡°stiffness¡± of the electrical system relative to the load. For example, if Niagara Falls is available to feed a small load, the ratio is larger (>1,000). If a small transformer with just enough capacity for the load is the only available power source, the ratio is small (<20).
Total demand distortion (TDD). This is based on the maximum demand load current (fundamental frequency component) and is a measure of the total harmonic current distortion at the PCC for the total connected load. TDD isn't intended to be the limit for any individual load within a distribution system.
Harmonic order (h<11, 11¡Üh<17, etc.). These columns indicate the limits for any individual harmonic current at the PCC, expressed as a percentage of the fundamental frequency portion of the maximum demand load current.Calculations using Table 10.3. Fig. 2 ( click here to see Fig. 2) shows several simple calculations based on the distribution system shown in Fig. 1. If PCC-1 in Fig. 1 is the measuring point, the data from Table 10.3 show that the TDD permitted for an I SC/I L ratio of 283 is 15%. The 5th and 7th harmonics are each permitted to be 12%. The values measured (10% TDD, 9% 5th, and 4.4% 7th) are within the permitted limits so you don't need to take any further action. Since a relatively stiff (20MVA) system transformer feeds a relatively small 1,000A (830kVA) load, you should expect this.
If PCC-2 is the measuring point, the data from Table 10.3 show that the TDD permitted for an ISC/IL ratio of 18 is 5%. The table permits the 5th and 7th harmonics to be 4%. But the values measured are greater than the permitted limits. So you would need to install harmonic mitigation to meet the recommendations of IEEE 519-1992. This is an example of a small load on a system that's only adequate for one of that size.
Lowenstein, president, Harmonics Limited, Brookfield, Conn., co-authored this article with the late John Hibbard, vice president of engineering, while working at TransCoil, Inc., Milwaukee.
Sidebar: A Brief History of IEEE 519
IEEE 519-1981 established levels of voltage distortion acceptable to typical distribution systems. But with the increase in industrial usage of adjustable speed drives, rectifiers, and other nonlinear loads, it became very apparent that a rewrite of IEEE 519 was necessary, with a directed focus on the relationship of harmonic voltages to the harmonic currents flowing within industrial plants.
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Dear Wiki user, You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Ws Wiki" for change notification. The following page has been changed by thilinagunarathne: http://wiki.apache.org/ws/SummerOfCode/2005/kandula New page: ##language:en == Summer of Code 2005 Proposal for Apache Kandula == ==== Name ==== Thilina Gunarathne ==== Mentors ==== Dasarath Weeratunge Sanjiva Weerawarana ==== Email ==== email@example.com email@example.com ==== Project Title ==== Apache Kandula ==== Synopsis ==== Kandula is a project aimed to provide an open-source implementation of WS-Coordination, WS-AtomicTransaction and WS-BusinessActivity based on Apache Axis. Currently Kandula has a basic implementation for WS-Coordination & WS-Atomic Transaction using Axis Java 1.2. It has a participant side implementation tightly coupled with JTA. Current implementation lacks the support for some criterias mentioned in the specifications. This project will mainly focus on re-structuring WS-Coordination & WS-Atomic Transaction specifications with the support for Axis 1.2 & Axis2. First phase of this project will be to deliver a fully interoperable web service transaction coordinator which will support WS-Atomic transactions. This part will be redesigned to a new architecture, keeping mind the support for a future WS-Business Activity implementation. Second is to come up with a participant implementation which will wrap the local transaction mechanisms. It will be designed not to rely on JTA implementations for the client side. Transaction support is an absolute necessity in a distributed computing architecture if needs to be used in real business scenarios. When this project is completed Apache Kandula will become the first open source web services transaction implementation in the world. This will help a lot to maintain the leadership of the Apache web services project in the web services arena. ==== Deliverables ==== 1. Completely redesign & re-implement WS-Atomic Transaction & WS-Coordination implementation making sure that it is interoperable & supports Apache Axis2 & support for a future WS-BusinessActivity implementation. 2. Standalone participant implementation, which will not depend on participants local transaction implementation. 3. Appropriate documentation to guarantee the continuation of the project. 4. Setting up Apache Kandula web-site 5. Releasing an M1 release (virtually it will be version 1.0 release for Ws-Atomic transaction & Ws-Coordination impls) ==== Project Details ==== In a Web services world, applications are constructed from the interconnection and operation of Web services. To obtain a reliable outcome, the various services that constitute the application must universally agree on an undisputed resolution. Transactions are a well-understood approach used widely in commercial systems that meet this requirement. The Web service specifications WS-Coordination, WS-Atomic Transaction, and WS-Business Activity Framework, define the protocols required to build reliable Web service applications. The WS-Coordination specification provides the generic foundation for coordinating outcome agreements between interoperating Web services. WS-Atomic Transaction and WS-Business Activity specifications contain definitions of atomic and business transaction protocols, respectively, that you can use with WS-Coordination and jointly provide agreement coordination infrastructure for tightly and loosely coupled activities, whether short- or long-lived. Together, these specifications address the more general requirement to guarantee the reliable coordination of operations across Web services, which is a major requirement in web services world when it comes to business transactions. In particular, activities that require the traditional atomic, consistent, isolated and durable (ACID) properties of transactions are natural users of WS-AtomicTransaction. Also WS-Atomic Transaction can be used to coordinate intra-enterprise transactions between heterogeneous systems (Eg. Java clients & a Legacy app running on a Main Frame). WS-Atomic transaction defines two protocols. 1.Which the initiator application uses to inform the final outcome to coordinator. It defines two operations namely commit, rollback. 2.Two phase commit protocol which happens between the coordinator and the participant applications. This further breaks in to two protocols namely Volatile 2PC , Durable 2PC. Generally in the first phase coordinator sends the ballot request "prepare" message to all the participants giving priority to "volatile" participants. Then depending on the outcome of the "vote" messages the participants are sending coordinator sends the appropriate "commit" or "rollback"message to participants. However, in a Web services environment, the services that are the component parts of an application are typically loosely coupled and distributed across various independent systems spanning a network. You need more flexible forms of outcome coordination processing that have more relaxed forms of transaction to accommodate collaborations, workflow, real-time processing, and so on. you might have to apply some of the properties of atomic transactions less strictly. WS-BusinessActivity defines two protocols. 1.BusinessAgreementWithParticipantCompletion - a child activity is initially created in the Active state. After a child task finishes, it must be able to compensate for the work that was performed. 2.BusinessAgreementWithCoordinatorCompletion \endash this is pretty much similar to the above except that the child cannot unilaterally decide to end its participation in the business activity. The child task relies on the parent to send a "Complete" message. ==== Project Plan ==== My objective is to provide a complete Coordinator implementation for WS-Atomic Transaction alone with a standalone participant Transaction Manager which will support the above implementations independent of the back end transaction implementation, by re-structuring the WS-Atomic Transaction & WS-Coordinator specifications. The main motivation for re-structuring came with the need of interoperability & the need to implement WS-BusinessActivity on top of it. Currently Apache Kandula has basic implementations for WS-Coordination & WS-Atomic Transactions. It does not support some requirements mentioned in the specifications. Also it doesn't support plug-in additional protocols like WS-BusinessActivity. Implementing WS-BusinessActivity heavily depends on the WS-Atomic transaction & WS-Coordination implementations. The current coordinator has a unnecessary dependency on JTA also. The current participant implementation heavily depends on the JTA implementations which restricts it to be used only with JTA enabled clients. I'll be focusing on re-structuring WS-AtomicTransaction & WS-Coordination with a new architecture with the support for Axis1.2 & Axis2 and support to plug-in WS-BusinessActivity. Also I'm planning to implement a standalone client for participant applications, which will work independently of the local back end transaction system. This will give Kandula the ability to work with any backend transaction implementations. With the completion of this project I'll be starting to implement WS-BusinessActivity on top of it. After completion this will become the world's first full web services transaction implementation. ==== Project Schedule ==== * Weeks ending on June 11th & 18th Setting up Kandula Web Site * June 26th & July 2nd Research and come up with a new architecture. * July 9th & 16th & 23rd Implement the coordinator part of the new design. * July 30th Implement interop scenarios and test them & do necessary changes. * August 6th Design the Standalone participant. * August 13th & 20th Implement Standalone participant. * August 27th Test the participant & overall system. * September 3rd M1 release + documentation. ==== Bio ==== I am a student on the [http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/ Computer Sceince & Engineering Department] at [http://www.mrt.ac.lk/ University of Moratuwa], Sri Lanka. I am currently in Level 3. I have implemented Message Transmission Optimisation Mechanism & SOAP With Attachments specifications for Axis2 (Attachments for Axis 2). I was accepted as a apache committer in March this year for that contribution. Then I started working on Kandula project with the request from it's initail committer. I find this project really interesting and very much rewarding to me as a student. I wrote test-cases to make sure the Kandula implementation is interoperable by making it conforming to Interop scenerio's. I have also fixed some bugs. I was given committer rights for this projects last month. Then I understood the need for re-structuring to make this interoperable. Also with my understanding in Axis 2, i also decided to port this to Axis2 also. I have a good understanding about Web Services and Trasactions. ==== References ==== ''Kandula'' http://ws.apache.org/ws-fx/kandula/ ''University of Moratuwa'' http://www.mrt.ac.lk/ ''Computer Science & Engineering Department'' http://www.cse.mrt.ac.lk/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/ws/2004/10/ws-coordination/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/ws/2004/10/ws-atomictransaction/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/ws/2004/10/ws-businessactivity/
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