text:
Skip To Content
subscribe to
Odabash News
Bikini Bottoms
One Piece
Supportive Swimwear D-G
Personalized Bikinis
Dresses & Kaftans
Tops & Bottoms
Personalized Bags
Gift Cards
More colours
Due to the delicate nature of the fabric, and ensure your Melissa Odabash swim & beachwear stays in perfect condition, we advise to follow the following care guidelines:
Swim/Beachwear is to be hand-washed with a very mild detergent, reshaped whilst wet & laid flat to dry, away from direct/strong sunlight; take extra care with any embellishments or trims. Not all of our items will be colour fast, so we recommend washing them before first wearing the item.
Care must be taken when wearing to avoid catching or snagging near rough surfaces.
Always read the garments care label.
Please note: Sunscreen, lotions, oils and chlorine can cause discoloration; this is not a manufacturing defect.
Personalised Bags We strongly advise against machine washing this item as it may damage the monogramming.
For any further advice in regards to care of your Melissa Odabash pieces, please contact email@example.com.
Customers based in the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico should contact email@example.com.
If you have not shopped with Melissa Odabash before, we recommend purchashing swimwear in the next size up to the size you would usually take or two sizes if you are purchasing a printed piece of swimwear.
Please also consider the amount of coverage you would like to recive from the swimwear.
All sizing displayed on the UK website is in UK sizing. The Model is a UK8 and is wearing a UK10 in swimwear and a Small in beachwear.
All sizing displayed on the US website is in US sizing. The Model is a US4 and is wearing a US6 in swimwear and a Small in beachwear.
For further advice on sizing please use our online chat or contact us at email@example.com
Customers based in the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico should contact us at email@example.com
Shipping & Delivery
All products are sent with UPS, at a flat shipping rate. For same day dispatch orders must be placed before1pm EST Once your order it dispatched it should be received within 7-10 working days. Occasionally due to situations beyond our control, with third-party courier services some orders may take longer.
For orders outside of the USA these may be subject to import duties and taxes which are the customer's responsibility to pay. You may want to contact your local customs office for current charges before you order, so you are not surprised by charges you were not expecting to pay.
You will be notified if an item on your order is out of stock. If you order items with different availability times, we will ship your order when your complete order becomes available. If you choose to have items shipped as they become available, you will be billed for each.
We cannot amend your order once it has been dispatched. Please check your confirmation email detail carefully.
We offer free returns with all orders within the United States. If an order is being returned from outside the USA it is the customers responsibility to cover the costs for this unless the return is a result of our error. It is imperative to obtain proof of delivery when returning an order to ensure a refund. Please make sure goods are securely packaged to avoid damage in transit.
Please Note:
We do not ship on Saturdays and Sundays.
We cannot accept returns on items not returned in their original condition, with missing tags or sanitary strips or if it is damaged.
After we have received your returned items and it has been processed a refund will be issued back to you using the same form of payment which was originally used. We aim to process refunds the day we receive them, however during busy times it may take a couple of days. Please allow up to 3-7 business days, depending on your provider for the refunded amount to be visible in your account.
Orlando Black Classic Over The Shoulder Crop Bikini
Starting at:
Orlando Tan Classic Over The Shoulder Crop Bikini
Orlando White Classic Over The Shoulder Crop Bikini
Skip To Top
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you are giving consent to cookies being used. For information on cookies and how you can disable them, visit our Privacy & Cookies page.
By signing up, you agree to our Privacy and Cookie Policies


text:
cmaxsteveNew Member
Content Count1
Last visited
About cmaxsteve
Profile Information
First Name
Ford Model
grand C-Max
Ford Year
UK/Ireland Location
Cmax Throttle Not Responding Correctly
cmaxsteve posted a topic in Ford C-Max ClubHi, I have a grand c-max with a 1.6 diesel engine. It's one year old and has had the problem described below since new. My wife drove it for the first few months and I initialy thought she was having problems adjusting to a new car... The problem is that the throttle doesn't seem to respond correctly - this is more noticable in lower gears when changes in engine power is most noticable. If you are travelling along at a steady speed and want to increase speed slightly (say, to keep up with traffic) and just increase the throttle setting a little as you normally would, initially there is little repsonse from the engine, perhaps for a quarter of a second. Then the engine seems to increase power excessively and the driver has to back off the thottle, resulting in an unpleasant ride. There is no lack of power as such, once the throttle does respond. I've seen this problem (although described differently) in several places on the web, but noone has posted a solution. Most people report it as a problem in first gear, but it's just less noticable in higher gears. We've send it back to the dealer to have it looked at several times and, as is usual with Ford, they 'couldn't find a fault'. The last time we went out with a technician and he said there was nothing wrong - he was driving, had a heavy right foot anyway, and made it clear from the beginning that if there was no upgrade/fix from Ford they weren't interested. Basically the dealers attitude is that if the car doesn't report a fault itself (via its inbuilt software) then there is no fault. I guess that means that if there is an actual design fault which gives no error it's never acknowledged - this is an appalling attitude. I have a couple of questions regarding this, and any help would be appreciated. Is this a known fault? Has anyone else had this problem, and if so is there a fix? I assume this is a programming fault with the engine, so if we accept the issue for the time being will an aftermarket upgrade help once the warranty has run out? Thanks in advance...
cmaxsteve started following Cmax Throttle Not Responding Correctly

subset: commoncrawl


text:
STAVANGER, Norway — A knife-wielding man today hijacked a bus in western Norway and killed three people on board, including the bus driver, police said.
The suspect, described as a man in his 50s, was arrested after the attack in Sogn and Fjordane county, local police said.
Authorities first got reports of injuries in connection with a bus accident and rescuers from the fire department were the first to arrive on the scene, police spokesman Odd Arne Solvag said. He said the rescuers apprehended the suspect who was later arrested by police.
Solvag said the suspect was not an ethnic Norwegian but could not give details on where he was from.
The motive was not immediately clear.
Oslo police was getting ready to send an anti-terror unit to the scene aboard army helicopters but called off the deployment after receiving reports that the suspect had been arrested.


text:
hi @all,
i am a complete noob concerning lisp, except that from the few pages of documentation i've been reading so far it may well be a rather good choice as language for the idea i'm carrying around with me. the thing is that the resulting application would require some sort of gui - for which purpose i chose gtk+. now all i've found out so far is that the dialect provided by rep provides gtk+ bindings. however, as for various reasons, i would prefer writing the code in common lisp. is it, in general, possible to mix several dialects? and if, how could i achieve it?
i certainly don't ask for a complete solution, but at least some hints to places where i can find a respective documentation and/ or tutorial i would highly appreciate.
many thx in advance


text:
General Motors has appointed the former head of Volkswagen's China business to try and turn around its lossmaking European division, Opel.
The Adam Opel AG board of directors on Thursday named Karl-Thomas Neumann as CEO. Neumann, 51, also got the title of head of GM Europe and GM vice president.
Neumann formerly headed parts maker Continental AG and ran Volkswagen's booming China business for two years until August, 2012.
He inherits a tough job from his predecessor, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, a veteran GM exec who resigned abruptly last year amid poor sales and earnings. GM has struggled for years to make money with its European business. Ruesselsheim-based Opel faces weak demand from a slow European economy and tough competition with other automakers for sales of smaller, mass-market cars that bring less profit than luxury models.
Part of the problem is that GM needs to reduce its European manufacturing capacity to cut costs. But union agreements have made it hard to close factories.
GM lost $478 million pretax in Europe in the third quarter, compared with a $292 million loss a year earlier. The company has predicted further European losses this year but expects to cut them by a third to a half this year and break even there by mid-decade.
Opel, which makes both Opel and Vauxhall cars, had been headed on an interim basis by strategy chief Thomas Sedran since the abrupt resignation of Stracke last year.
Steve Girsky, chairman of the Opel board, said that Neumann "has a proven track record in growing business in a profitable way as well as in turnarounds."
GM CEO Dan Akerson said that the move "will ensure we have the best possible leadership in place as we continue driving toward profitability and growth in Europe."


text:
TfGM is offering people across Greater Manchester the opportunity to undertake FREE ride leader training.
This course may be of interest to people (aged 16+) involved with youth or community groups, cycle champions at workplaces looking to encourage colleagues to cycle to work, or club riders wishing to gain insight into leading rides. The course will equip people with the required skills to lead/supervise cycle rides. You need to be a competent cyclist to take part.
Subjects covered include:
- Route planning
- Risk assessments
- Bicycle checks & helmet fitting
- Role of a ride leader
- Riding techniques
- Dealing with incidents
Please note that this course is a mixture of theory and practical. You will need a bike (although one may be provided for you on request) and suitable clothes for riding.
The address for the Training Centre is:- Bikeright! HQ 877 Ashton Old Road Manchester. M11 2NA.
The entrance to the building is around the back on South Street. If the gates are closed press the intercom. Street View


text:
More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table
More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table
More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table is free HD wallpaper. This wallpaper was upload at December 30, 2017 upload by admin in Ideas.
There are a lot of interesting Diy Wood Garden Table outdoor furniture ideas who will inspire you to make some yourself. We offer contemporary rattan & wicker outdoor furniture Australia wide suitable for Diy Wood Garden Table, patio and all outdoor living. It's not just because you're going to do a fun project but because you can craft a highly functional sofa, coffee table or other things for your Diy Wood Garden Table, in no time.
Furnish your outdoor rooms for comfort and style with these design ideas. Great Diy Wood Garden Table furniture is the perfect way to add style to your Diy Wood Garden Table, and our outdoor furniture collection is full of great ideas. Discover Diy Wood Garden Table furniture at Debenhams. Browse a wide range of stylish outdoor furniture from outdoor lighting, patio heaters & Diy Wood Garden Table table and chairs to outdoor toys & rattan furniture.
A small patio is, ironically, the perfect canvas for big ideas. Check out these 40 outdoor entertaining ideas for some much-needed inspiration. Invest in some fabulous furniture to help you make the most of your outdoor space. Our outdoor and Diy Wood Garden Table accessories can help transform every outdoor space.
More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table is high definition wallpaper and size this wallpaper is 1632x1224. You can make More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table For your Desktop image background, Tablet, Android or iPhone and another Smartphone device for free. To download and obtain the More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table images by click the download button below to get multiple high-resversions.Tags :
Pictures gallery of More 6 Brilliant Diy Wood Garden Table
DISCLAIMER: This image is provided only for personal use. If you found any images copyrighted to yours, please contact us and we will remove it. We don't intend to display any copyright protected images.


text:
EFSEARCH (Jan96) xanadu.xronos EFSEARCH (Jan96) NAME efsearch -- Searches for periodicities in a time series by folding the data over a range of periods and by searching for a maximun chi-square as a function of period. USAGE efsearch file(s)+options window sepoch dper nphase nbint dres nper outfile plot plotdev DESCRIPTION This task searches for periodicities in a time series by folding data over a period range, determinates the chi-square of the folded lightcurve, plots the chi-square values versus the periods and output the results (in a FITS file). The input file format is FITS using the BINTABLE extension. Both binned data format and event format are input. Time, Phase, Intensity and Exposure windows (See WINDOW) allow for data screening. The search can be separately done in different Intervals (See GENERAL XRONOS TERMINOLOGY). In folding applications the newbin time corresponds to the time duration of a phase bin in the folded light curve, internally calculated after input a number of phase bins. The newbins per interval and the newbin time determines the length of the time axis, e.g. an internal, over which a group of folded light curve is accumulated and their chi-square versus period is calculated. The rperiod resolution is the spacing between two contiguos periods in the search. The default adopted is half of the Fourier resolution in the interval , P*P/T/2 where P is the trial period and T the interval duration. With the above resolution a coherent periodicity will appear as a 1-2 bin broad peak in the chi-square versus period plot. The period values are determinated adding or subtracting to the right and to the right of the trial period half of the total number of periods equispaced by the given resolution. Error bars for the chi-square represent the standard deviation of the relevant chi-square distribution rescale by the value of the chi-square for each period divided by N-1, where N is the number of phase bins. GENERAL XRONOS TERMINOLOGY Within XRONOS tasks, BINS and NEWBINS control the binning used in the analysis, INTERVALS the subdivision of the time series and FRAME the grouping of the output results: BINS : these are the time bins of the time series being analysed. More than one input file can have different bin durations, e.g. two consecutive time series, one with 0.5 s bins and the other with 2 s bins. The original bin time is the value stored in the input file in the keyword TIMEDEL. If the data are stored in each row as an array with 1CTYPn = 'TIME', the original bin is set to the value stored in the keyword 1CDLTn (where n is the column number). NEWBINS : these correspond to the time resolution at which the analysis is carried out. Note that: (i) newbins cannot be shorter than the longest bin duration of the time series being analysed; (ii) in many XRONOS applications (e.g. powspec, autocor, crosscorr) the newbin duration is forced to be an integer multiple of the longest bin duration. INTERVAL : an interval is defined by the number of newbins over which the analysis is carried out. Note that in applications using FFT algorithms (e.g. powspec, autocor and crosscor set in fast mode) the number of newbins in an interval is a power of 2. FRAME : a frame consists of the average of the results of the analysis of one or more contiguous intervals. Note that in 'lcurve', 'efsearch' and 'lcstats' a frame consists always of one interval. WINDOWS If any window is required during the analysis, a window file containing the relevant windows must be created with the application XRONWIN, before running a XRONOS task. There are 4 different types of windows : * Time Windows : consist of up to 1000 time intervals * Phase Windows : consist of an Epoch, a Period and up to 10 phase intervals * Intensity Windows : consist of up to 10 intensity in bin, newbin and interval * Exposure Windows : consist of up to 1 exposure in bin, newbin and interval Intensity and Exposure Windows can be specified independently for: (i) Bins , (ii) New Bins , (iii) Intervals. When dealing with more than one time series, Intensity and Exposure Windows must be specified separately for each series. Time and Phase windows are applied to Bins. Intensity and Exposure windows are applied first to Bins, then Newbins and finally to Intervals as specified. For time and phase windows, only those bins whose center time is within the start and stop of a time window or phase window (for a specified epoch and period) are accepted. Intensity windows must be ordered with increasing intensity and if set for newbins can be used in conjunction with "Special Newbin Windows" (see below). Exposure Windows consist of a minimum and a maximum exposure level. Units are such that 1 means 100% exposure. The Newbin Exposure is obtained by propagating the bin exposures to each newbin. For example, if in a 30 s newbin the total exposure (due to the sum of the individual exposure of the bins contributing to the given newbin) is 18 s then its exposure is 60%. The Interval Exposure is the ratio of accepted to expected newbins: for example, if a 128 newbin long interval contains only 32 accepted newbins, then its exposure is 25%. Many XRONOS application use some default exposure windows, which are designed to avoid analysing data sets which are too inhomogeneous with respect to their statistical properties. The minimum default Exposure windows in an Interval is set to 0.0 in the lcurve, efold and efsearch and to 0.5 (i.e. 50% exposure ) in all the other tasks. Note that exposures can be higher than 100% (e.g. if the newbin time is not a multiple of the bin time, then "beats" are generated which might bring the exposure of a newbin to values >100%; or if two or more input files for the same time series overlap in part, some of the newbins will be more than 100% exposed). IMPORTANT NOTE WHEN TIME WINDOWS ARE SET IN THE WINDOW FILE: The time used within XRONOS tasks is Truncated Julian Days (TJD= JD-2440000.5) if either (1) the keyword MJDREF is present in the header or (2) if the TIMESYS value is one of the following strings MJD or JD or TJD. If (2), the time values are expected to be stored as JD, MJD or TJD in the header keywords and in the TIME column in which case the MJDREF keyword is not used (it should not be present). When Time windows are set using XRONWIN, they must be compatible with the values in header of the timing keywords and/or the values in the TIME column. An additional window type called "Special Newbin Window" can be set directly from the parameter file. Special Newbin Windows are used to exclude the parts of a light curve which immediately follow or precede a burst or a background event which has been rejected by intensity windows in newbins. The Special Window operates on newbins in conjunction with intensity windows (in newbins) and are specified by changing to positive values the parameters 'spwinbefore' and 'spwindowafter'. Their use is the following: if e.g. spwinbefore is set =10, all newbins, whose center time is within 10 second before the center time of a newbin rejected by intensity windows, will also be rejected; if e.g. spwindowafter is set =20, all newbins, whose center time is within 20 second after the center time of a newbin rejected by intensity windows, will also be rejected. FILELIST and INPUT FILE OPTIONS To input multiple files for each time series, a file containing the list of files is needed (Filelist). The Filelist is input in the program as '@Filelist'. The format of this file list is ascii and contains one filename+options per line. Files from different times series are separated by '///' mark. Below is an example of the Filelist containing 2 files for 3 different times series. file1_ser1 file2_ser1 /// file1_ser2 file2_ser2 /// file1_ser3 file2_ser3 The Input File Options (up to 10) can be specified for each file in the same input string. They consist of 2 characters followed by a numerical constant (up to 8 character long). There are two groups of options. The first allows data selection within a FITS extension. The available options within this group are : frN= start reading input file from row number N (first row) lrN= stop reading input file from row number N (last row) vxN= use column number N as x-axis (i.e. time axis, default name is TIME) vyN= use column number N as y-axis (default names are COUNT or RATE) vsN= use column number N as error for y-axis (default name is ERROR) veN= use column number N as exposure (default name FRACEXP). If the input file is an event list, exposure is by default calculated using the GTI extension. In this case, N=0 turns off the usage of the GTI extension for the exposure calculation, and N > 0 specifies the GTI extension to use. feN= select data (either binned or events) from channel number N (First Energy). For an event list channel selection is made using the column named 'PHA' leN= select data (either binned or events) to channel number N (Last Energy). For event list the default column channel name searched is 'PHA'. The option 'vcN' allows the choice of a channel column name different from 'PHA' (es. 'PI'). vcN= use column number N for channel selection (valid only for event lists). rtN= use extension N of the FITS file to read the data. The first extension is N=1 (the primary array is irrelevant). To specify the extension the following also can be used: filename[N] or filename+N. of = The MJDREF keyword is not used. The time is calculated using the TIME column and the TIMEZERO keyword. The second group of options performs algebraic operations on individual input files. They are applied in the same order in which are specified. For event files they are applied after the data are binned. The available options within this group are: stX = Shift all Time in input file by X days ssX = Shift all times in input file by X Seconds muX= multiply data and errors by X (MUltiply) mdX= multiply data by X (Multiply Data) meX= multiply errors by X (Multiply Errors maX= as muX but exposure is divided by X diX= divide data and errors by X (DIvide) ddX= divide data by X (Divide Data) deX= divide errors by X (Divide Errors) daX= as diX but exposure is multiplied by X aaX= add data and errors with X (Add All) adX= add data with X (Add Data) aeX= add errors with X (Add Errors) saX= subtract data and errors with X (Subtract All) sdX= subtract data with X (Subtract Data) seX= subtract errors with X (Subtract Errors) qaX= add to data the square of data muliplied by X and add to errors the product of data and error multiplied by X qdX= as above but for data only qeX= as above but for error only Below is an example of the Filelist containing 2 files for 3 different times series where the different options are applied to the input files for different time series. file1_ser1 aa4 add to data and error 4 file2_ser1 aa4 " " " " /// file1_ser2 rt2 aa2 read 2nd extension; add to data and error 2 file2_ser2 rt2 aa2 " " " " " " " /// file1_ser3 rt2 vy4 vs5 read 2nd extension; use column 4 and 5 for Y-axis and Error file2_ser3 rt2 vy4 vs5 " " " " " " " " " " PLOT The array of results from each XRONOS task can be plotted. The PLT routine (See also QDP/PLT manual) provides the interactive plotting and fitting functions. The plotting function is available for the following tasks : autocor, crosscor, efold, efsearch, lcurve, powspec and timeskew. The 'efsearch' plot is chi-square versus the period. The best period found in the search, is written as label in the plot. A number of commands can be entered from the 'PLT>' prompt to allow plot customisation (e.g. Add/remove labels; Plot data with various combinations of lines, markers, and error bars; Change text fonts; Change X-axis and/or Y-axis; Change number of plotted panels; Define and Fit models to data). Useful QDP Commands are: PLT> r x xlow xhigh * Rescale X axis PLT> r y ylow yhigh * Rescale Y axis PLT> r xlow xhigh ylow yhigh * Rescale both PLT> log x * X axis is plot in logarithmic scale PLT> log y * Y axis is plot in logarithmic scale PLT> log off * Turn off the logarithmic axes (both X and Y) PLT> dev /xxx * Change the current plot device PLT> mo ? * List available model PLT> mo cons linr * Define model= constant plus linear plt> fit * Fit the defined model PLT> hardcopy filename * Hardcopy of the current plot (postscript) PLT> exit * EXit: to exit from the PLT subroutine type: The QDP/PLT software is provided and maintained by Allyn Tennant (Marshall Space Flight Center). The PLT software uses the PGPLOT Graphics Subroutine Library for plotting, written by T.J. Pearson (California Institute of Technology). OUTPUT The analysis results are output in a FITS file. Two different FITS layouts are available (see parameter outfiletype). The first stores one interval (or frame) of interval results per FITS table row, and the output file will have a single extension. The second stores one interval (or frame) per FITS extension, and the output file will have as many extensions as the number of intervals (or frames). The output file contains, besides the array of results, a number of statistical variables (and errors if appropriate) associated with each interval (or frame) for each time series. These are: 1- average count/s in frame (in a frame this is the average of the averages in intervals); 2- fractional exposure in frame (from average of fractional exposures in intervals, the latter is the ratio of good newbins to the total number of expected newbins/interval); 3-variance in frame (average of variances in intervals); 4- expected variance in frame (average of the expected variances in intervals, the latter is calculated from the error bars of the newbins); 5- 3rd moment in frame (average of 3rd moments in intervals); 6- minimum count/s in frame; 7- maximun count/s in frame; 8- excess variance in frame (average of excess variances in intervals, the latter is calculated as variance-expected variance); 9- chi-square in frame (average of chi-squares in intervals); 10-rms fractional variation in frame (average of rms fractional variation in intervals, the latter is calculated as the square root of the excess variance divided by the average. When "outfiletype"=2 the output file for the 'efsearch' task contains in each extension the following columns: period, chi-square and error. Not many applications can currently deal with the output files produced when "outfiletype"=1. The format will be described in future realises. PARAMETERS cfile1 (filename(s) first series+options) [string] Input filename(s) for the first time series + options. The valid input files are in FITS format using the BINTABLE extension. Xronos tasks read for each time series many consecutive input files (up to 50). Additional flexibility is provided by Input File Options which are used to perform algebraic operations on individual input files (either on the 'times' or on the 'count' or 'count/s' values). The Input file Options are also used to select columns and rows within a FITS file. If the first character of the input string is '@', the rest of the string is taken to be a filename containing the list of input files (Filelist). The Filelist can contain filenames for more than one series. See description of "FILELIST and INPUT FILE OPTIONS". window (name of window file) [string] Filename of the xronos window file. The window file is an ASCII file and by default a standard window file is used, where only exposure windows are set. To modify the standard file or create a new file used the script XRONWIN. epochfo (format for epoch) [integer] Specify format for the input epoch of phase zero. There are three possible formats for "epochfo": (1) days ; (2) integer days and second (dd ss) ; and (3) days hours minute second and millisecond (dd hh mm ss ms). The "epochfo" default format is set to days (1). sepoch (Epoch value) [string] Value for epoch used as phase zero in the folding. The default value is the integer day of the start time. perfo (period format) [integer] Specify format for the input period. The period can be input either as fractional days ("perfo"=1) or in seconds ("perfo"= 2). The default value is set to seconds (2). dper (period value) [double] Value for the period used in the folding. In 'efsearch' the input period represents the centre of the range of the trial periods. dpdot (period derivative) [double] Period derivative. nphase (number of phases per period) [integer] Number of phases in the folded light curve(s). Typing 'INDEF' forces the task to use the default value (see parameter "nbdf"). NOTE: By pressing return "nphase" is set to the value found in the parameter file used in a previous run. nbint (number of points per interval) [integer] The number of newbins per interval used in the analysis. The "nbint" together with the NEWBIN duration determines the length in time of an interval and therefore the total number of intervals within the start and stop time over which the analysis will be carried out. Typing 'INDEF' forces the task to use the default value (see parameter "nbdf"). NOTE: By pressing return "nbint" is set to the value found in the parameter file used in a previous run. dres (period resolution in search) [double] The period resolution is the spacing between two contiguous periods in the search. The resolution value should be given in the same unit (seconds or days) used for the period. Typing 'INDEF' forces the task to use the default value which corresponds to half of the Fourier resolution in the interval (e.g. P*P/T(i)/2 where P is the period and T(i) is the interval duration). nper (number of period in search) The number of periods over which the search is carried out. outfile (output filename) [string] Name of the output file. If only the root is given, the program adds an extension of 3 characters, '.fXX', where f stands for FITS and XX is a suffix which identifies the program that creates the output. The XX values are : 'ac' (autocor), 'cc' (crosscor), 'ef (efold), 'es' (efsearch), 'lc' (lcurve), 'ps' (powspec), 'ts' (timeskew). Typing '-' forces the program to generate a default value for the output filename (see outfileroot parameter). By typing blank characters at the prompt no output file will be created. outfileroot (default value) [string] This parameter used in conjunction with "outfile" generates a default output filename. If the value of "outfileroot" is 'default' and "outfile" is '-', the output filename will have the same root name of the first input file of the fits series with a '.fXX' extension (see outfile for XX values). outfiletype (Type of FITS layout) [integer] Define the FITS structure for the output file. Two types are available. The first type (outfiletype=1) has 1 interval of results per FITS table row. The output file will have only one extension. Each row of the results column contains an array of values with a size equal to the number of points per interval (or frame) and a number of rows equal to the valid number of intervals analysed. The second type (outfiletype=2) has 1 interval of results per FITS extension. The output file will have as many extension as the number of intervals (or frames) analysed. The column containing the results has a single element value in each row and the number of rows is equal to the number of points in the interval. The default value of "outfiletype" is 2 (one interval per FITS extension). plot (if plot) [boolean] Flag specifying whether or not the results of the analysis are plotted via PLT (default = yes). NOTE: After plotting the results the XRONOS task is left in the interactive plotting/fitting mode (PLT> prompt) use command `exit` to return and finish the XRONOS task. If the "plot" parameter is set = no, the other queries regarding the plotting are disabled ("plotdev", "plotfile", "plotdum"). plotdev (device) [string] Change the plot device. The most common plot devices are /xw (X window), /tek (tektronix), /vt (vt125), /ps (PostScript). Setting "plotdev" as '?', forces the program before plotting to list the available plot devices to the terminal and to prompt for this parameter again. plotfile (.pco file) [string] Name of the Plt COmmands file. For each task an appropriate default Plt COmmand file is automatically loaded by the program setting the parameter "plotfile" as '-'. The user can insert additional commands using his own '.pco' file at this level ( or within the PLT> prompt).The user commands are appended to the default command file and therefore executed last. The default '.pco' files are stored in the directory defined by the parameter 'dpath'. tchat (terminal chattiness) [integer] Set terminal chattiness: (0-4) only little information is output in running XRONOS task ; chattiness 5 is the default value; (6-7) more details on input files, windows, intervals statistics, etc.; (<8) mostly for debugging purposes. lchat (log file chattiness) [integer] Set log file and chattiness in the log file: = 0 the log file is not written; for all other values, information is written in the log file. The chattiness levels are the same as for the terminal. logname (log filename) [string] Name for the log file. The default name is xronos.log. clobber [boolean] Flag specifying whether or not a pre-existing file with the same name as that requested for an output file in the current task will be overwritten. Default value = yes. (dpath = XRDEFAULTS) [string] This string parameter gives the path to the Xronos 'defaults' directory, which contains the default '.pco' file (used for plotting) and the defaults window file 'default_win.wi'. Ordinarily, the user may leave this parameter set to the string 'XRDEFAULTS', which causes Xronos to use the environment variable XRDEFAULTS to locate these files. XRDEFAULTS is set by the mkftools script to point to the appropriate directory for the current distribution of Xronos (for FTOOLS v3.6 this is /ftools/xronos/defaults/). If the user wishes to modify these files, he or she may make and edit copies, and change the XRDEFAULTS variable appropriately using setenv, but the original files should not be changed. gapfill (running mean gap filling) [integer] Replace gaps in input series with running mean. If =0 (the default) data gaps are not filled. If =n newbin data gaps in input series are filled in with running mean values calculated over n newbins. Note that a gap newbin is filled in only if the corresponding running mean is calculated over n/4 points at least (this means that in order to bridge a gap of m newbins n must be >1.35m). This global parameter is ignored in epoch folding applications (efold and efsearch). forcestart (flag for start time) [boolean] If = yes the first interval will be forced to start at the time of the first time window otherwise (=no default) the center time of the first qualified newbin is used as the start time. errorbars (Error bar Evaluation) [integer] This parameter defines the way in which the error bars of the analysis results are calculated. If the number of the intervals per frame ("nintfm") is higher than "errorbars" value (default=5), the error bars are evaluated by using the standard deviation of the average (based on the measured scatter). Otherwise the error bars are evaluated by propagating the theoretical error bars through an averaging process. Note that for several XRONOS applications (e.g. `autocor`, `crosscor`) only the former way of evaluating error bars is available. For example, if "errorbars" is 5 in the application `powspec`: (a) if a frame contains the average of 5 or fewer power spectra, then the error bars in the average power spectrum will be calculated by propagating through the average the theoretical error bars associated with each power spectrum (in turn obtained from the relevant chi-square distribution); (b) if a frame contains the average of 6 or more power spectra, then the error bars in the average power spectrum will be calculated by evaluating the standard deviation of the average power for each frequency. By adjusting the value of "errorbars" it is possible, e.g. to evaluate error bars as in (a), also in the case in which a large number of intervals per frame has been specified. Values < 5 are not recommended (at least 5-6 measures are necessary to reliably evaluate the standard deviation of the average from the scatter around it). NOTE: not applicable for 'lcurve', 'lcstats' and 'efsearch'. exposure (flag for analysis of exposure profile) [boolean] If =yes the exposure profile(s) (i.e. newbin values are set =1, gaps and rejected newbins are set =0) is/are analysed (instead of the input series). Default value is = no. normalization (type of normalization) [integer] Flag to specify the type of normalization to apply to the results. This parameter is only relevant for the following tasks: powspec, autocor, efold, crosscor, timeskew). The standard normalization corresponds to a value of 1 (the default) in all XRONOS applications. Other normalization value flags are described for each application (See normalization). NOTE: not applicable for 'lcurve' and 'efsearch'. simultaneous (flag for simultaneity) [boolean] If =yes a strict simultaneity is forced between the input series in applications which use more then one series (i.e. if the n-th newbin of a series is a gap or is rejected, then the n-th newbin of all other series will be also rejected). This flag is ignored in the efold applications. Default value is = no. spwinbefore (special window start) [double] Special newbin window : number of seconds before. If a value > 0 is used , e.g. 10.0, then all the newbins within 10.0 seconds before a newbin rejected by an intensity window will also be rejected. The default (=0) is not to apply this type of special newbin window. spwinafter (special window stop) [double] Special newbin window : number of seconds after. If a value >0 is used , e.g. 10.0, then all the newbins within 10.0 seconds after a newbin rejected by an intensity window will also be rejected. The default (=0) is not to apply this type of special newbin window. rescale (rescaling for results) [double] Rescaling factor applied to result variables and errors. The rescaling is applied just before writing the output file (this to avoid affecting the statistical variables for the frame). Default value for "rescale" is set to 1. offset (additive constant for results) [double] Additive constant summed to result variables. Result error bars are left unchanged. The additive constant is added just before writing the output file (this is to avoid affecting the statistical variables for the frame). Note that if a rescaling factor is also specified (different from 1), then the results are first multiplied by the rescaling factor. Default value for "rescale" is set to 0. flatexpo (Flag uses a flat exposure in event file) [boolean] This parameter sets the exposure in each bin of the folded lightcurve to be constant (=1) when dealing with event file. For an event file the exposure in each folded bin is calculated using the GTI extension to account for the data gap in the data. If the period used in the folding is very short compared to the gaps, this calculation slows down the program since calculates the exposure for each "nbint". For fast periods since the number of bins effected by the gap is quite reduced, it is possible to speed the calculation by setting the "flatexpo=yes". This flag is only valid for input event files for the efold and efsearch task. fast (Flag for fast algorithm) [boolean] This parameter sets the type of algorithm used for the Fourier transform. IMPORTANT NOTE: This parameter can be set by the user only in the `powspec`, `autocor` and `crosscor` tasks (it is a query parameter in these tasks). In all the other tasks "fast" is a non-query parameter, and should not be changed from the default setting. nser (Number of time series) [integer] Number of input time series simultaneously processed. IMPORTANT NOTE: This parameter, the values of which range between 1 and 4, can be set by the user only in the "lcurve" and "efold" tasks (it is a query parameter in these two cases). In the other tasks "nser" is a non query parameter, and should not be changed from the default setting. ipow2 (Flag if power of 2) [integer] Internal Flag used to decide if the current task must used with a power of 2 of number of points (ipow2=1) per interval or not (ipow2=0). IMPORTANT NOTE: This parameter should not be changed by the user. iavgreb (Flag if average interval) [integer] Internal Flag used to decide if the current task allows the averaging of intervals in frame and/or the rebinning of the analysis results. If "iavgreb" is set to -1 the results in an interval can not be either averaged or rebinned, if set to -2, the results in an interval can be averaged but not rebinned. IMPORTANT NOTE: This parameter should not be changed by the user. nbdf (Default No. Bins) [integer] Set an internal default value for the number of newbins per Interval. This value is used to calculate the default newbin integration time to have one interval with nbdf points. Different "ndbf" values have been set for different XRONOS task. IMPORTANT NOTE: With caution this parameter can be changed by the user. EXAMPLES 1. Using 1.5 hours of data, search over 100 periods for the best chi-square (period), using a trial period of 37 seconds and folding the lightcurve over 10 phases with the default resolution (period step). Make a plot and output the results. > efsearch cfile1="mydata.lc" window="-" sepoch=INDEF dper=37 nphase=10 nbint=INDEF nper=100 dres=INDEF outfile="-" plot=yes plotdev="/xw" In a 1.5 hours data 2. As above but divide the data in two intervals. Two parameters change from the above setup: "nbint" and "dres". The newbin time in 1.5 hours of data using a period of 37 seconds and 10 phases is 3.7 seconds, therefore the total number of "nbint" in 1.5 hours is 1460. To search in half of the data (e.g. two intervals) nbint should be set to 730. Note that the default resolution in this case will reduce by half. > efsearch cfile1="mydata.lc" window="-" sepoch=INDEF dper=37 nphase=10 nbint=730 nper=100 dres=INDEF outfile="-" plot=yes plotdev="/xw" SEE ALSO efold, crosscor, autocor, powspec, lcurve, lcstats, listdata, timeskew xronwin, fits2qdp, ascii2lc. BUGS Report problems to firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com. Provide a detailed description of the problem (with a log file if possible).
Please send reports of errors to : firstname.lastname@example.com
HEASARC Home | Observatories | Archive | Calibration | Software | Tools | Students/Teachers/Public
Last modified: Thursday, 06-May-2004 13:47:03 EDT
HEASARC support for unencypted FTP access will be ending possibly as early as July 31, 2019. Please see this notice for details.


text:
This week's topic for the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy is:
Week 4: Learn about your local public library's inter-library loan (ILL) policy. Pick a genealogy-related book that you want to read that is not in your library's collection. Ask the librarian how to request the book from another library. Find the different library systems from which you can request books through your own library, as this can dramatically increase the number of genealogy books to which you have access. If you have a genealogy blog, write about your experience with requesting items through your library's ILL service.
The Allen County Public Library system allows interlibrary loan with all of the libraries in the county. But the Genealogy Center at the main library does not participate. They want their materials available to anyone who may come to the library and don't want their collection to get lost or damaged. I would hate to travel all the way to Fort Wayne (if I didn't already live here) and find out the book I really needed to break down a brick wall was checked out or at another facility using ILL. So it makes perfect sense.
According to the borrowing guidelines on their website, ACPL does have ILL with other libraries. I did not know about the website that they use that allows you to request books, articles, and book chapters over the web. I'll have to try it out sometime and see how well it works.
The other great thing about ILL in the Genealogy Center is that I can get FHL microfilm on loan. I requested a film for the first time 2 weeks ago and can't wait for it to arrive! Ohio county, Indiana death records here I come.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
52 Weeks to Better Genealogy: Week 4 - ILL
2 comments:
Hi Tina, I enjoyed reading this post since I had wondered about your library, and often thought about getting a book or two via ILL. Now, I know I can't. You are lucky to have the library so close to you, I am envious.ReplyDelete
Does your library work with, is it, "Newberry Library" in Chicago? You will love your film. Do you have a reader or do you do good digital shots? Great post.ReplyDelete
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Find hotels & motels in Volcano using the list below. Find discounted hotel accommodations in or close to Volcano, CA for your business or personal leisure travel. Discover the most popular Volcano California hotel rooms. Review the Volcano hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. We also have a map of the Volcano hotels. Need 5+ Rooms? Secure Volcano Group Hotel Rates
The Volcano center is approximately 20 miles south of Placerville Airport and 21 miles southeast of Gold Country Health Center.
How should we direct your call?


text:
St. John of the Ladder
Commemorated March 30 and on the fourth Sunday of Lent
Troparion of St. John of the Ladder, Tone 3
Thou hast set up a holy ladder by thy words and hast shone forth as a teacher of monks; thou dost lead us, O John, from the purification that comes from discipline to the light of the Divine Vision. O righteous Father, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Kontakion of St. John of the Ladder, Tone 1
From thy book thou dost offer teachings as everlasting fruits, O wise one, and dost sweeten the hearts of those who watchfully attend to them, O blessed one. For it is a ladder that from earth to heavenly glory leads souls who honour thee with faith.


text:
CES hasn't even "officially" started, but news is rolling in. Earlier today Huawei had their press conference where we were hoping to learn more about and get some play time with their upcoming Windows Phone 8 handset the W1. Well, that press conference was all Android, but we're still expecting to get to see the W1 on the CES showroom floor tomorrow. We'll be sure to get hands on and pictures galore for all you. What is interesting from the Huawei camp is a possible 6.1-inch Windows Phone 8 device.
Speaking with CNET Asia, a product manager for Huawei disclosed specs for the W1 and gave a little tease for an upcoming device that approaches the small tablet category in terms of size. First some of the specs (just confirmation for what we've previously reported) for the W1:
- Qualcomm MSM 8230-3 Dual core 1.2Ghz processor
- 1950mAh battery
- 4-inch (800x480) IPS display
- 512MB of Ram
Those specs make the W1 an entry-level phone for emerging markets, especially with half a gig of RAM. However, something that is rather interesting was the tidbit that Huawei is making more than just the W1 with Windows Phone, the company has plans to product a 6.1-inch device like their Ascend Mate.
Think about that for a second. A Windows Phone 8 device with a massive 6.1 inch screen.
Which leads to some speculation on our part. The screen would be about 216 ppi using current high resolutions supported by Windows Phone 8, which isn't too shabby. No release dates were given for this device, so it's probable it could come after Apollo+. Could Apollo+ bring support for higher resolutions, making a device like this 6.1-inch Huawei device higher end?
Think about it.
Source: CNET Asia


text:
From MeritBadgeDotOrg
Revision as of 16:01, April 18, 2008 by Milominderbinder2 (Talk | contribs)
|Electronics merit badge
|BSA Advancement ID:
|Requirements revision:
|Latest pamphlet revision:
Merit badge requirements
- 1. Describe the safety precautions you must exercise when using, building, altering, or repairing electronic devices.
- 2. Do the following:
- a. Draw a simple schematic diagram. It must show resistors, capacitors, and transistors or integrated circuits, Use the correct symbols. Label all parts.
- b. Tell the purpose of each part.
- 3. Do the following:
- a. Show the right way to solder and desolder.
- b. Show how to avoid heat damage to electronic components.
- c. Tell about the function of a printed circuit board. Tell what precautions should be observed when soldering printed circuit boards.
- 4. Discuss each of the following with your merit badge counselor, and then choose ONE of the following and build a circuit to show the techniques used:
- a. Tell how you can use electronics for a control purpose, and then build a control device circuit.
- b. Tell about the basic principles of digital techniques, and then build a digital circuit. Show how to change three decimal numbers into binary numbers, and three binary numbers into decimal numbers.
- c. Tell about three audio applications of electronics, and then build an audio circuit.
- Show how to read the schematic diagram of the project you choose and, to the best of your ability, explain to your counselor how the circuit you built operates.
- 5. Do the following:
- a. Show how to solve a simple problem involving current, voltage, and resistance using Ohm's law.
- b. Tell about the need for and the use of test equipment in electronics. Name three types of test equipment. Tell how they operate.
- 6. Find out about three career opportunities in electronics that interest you. Discuss with and explain to your counselor what training and education are needed for each position.
Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)
|A FREE workbook for Electronics is available here! (badge.pdf PDF or badge.docx Word) with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Electronics requirements.
|usscouts.org has PDF and Word versions of workbooks for Scouts BSA ranks and merit badges, Cub Scouting ranks and adventures, and STEM Nova awards.
Per the BSA: You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Merit badge pamplets are available at your local Scout Shop or online at ScoutStuff.org.
- Radio and Electronics share similar requirements.


text:
Asked by Katja Clever, Henderson, North Carolina
I recently had a terrible experience in the hospital. After surgery, while I was still mostly under and groggy, someone came and pulled the tube out of my mouth rather roughly then inserted another tube without ever speaking one word. This trauma has left me with a rather large problem: I do not eat solid food anymore. I know that this is all in my head, but I cannot overcome this. I am on antidepressant med and have seen a throat specialist. Can anyone help?
Mental Health Expert
Dr. Charles Raison
Emory University Medical School
I am sorry to hear of your situation. Unfortunately, your story is all too common. We now know that many people develop post-traumatic stress disorder from their experiences in the hospital. While everybody's story is a little different, the general theme of emerging from the modern medical environment with PTSD is an under-recognized risk of being very ill and/or undergoing serious medical or surgical procedures.
In fact, I have heard of stories like yours. I treated a patient once who had a somewhat related problem. He was a very successful musician who pulled into a parking lot one day with the intent of sampling something sweet at a local ice cream parlor. He was standing in line when suddenly a mighty blow came crashing on his head from behind. Then he was suddenly lifted high in the air and thrown against the glass ice cream case. Unable to see what was going on, he crashed to the floor and began to be kicked. Finally, in the midst of this process, he was able to turn around. At that moment he was sure he had lost his mind and he was sure he was going to die, because he saw a giant man delivering these blows. He was taller than any human could possibly be. The man was cursing and screaming at him. Then, as quickly as it had started, it was over, and the giant stormed off.
As it turned out, my patient had been attacked by a very famous basketball player who was upset over personal problems and had mistakenly thought the patient had flipped him off in the parking lot as they vied for a parking spot.
My patient developed many classic symptoms of PTSD. He felt ashamed and helpless and enraged. He had nightmares and couldn't work. He felt emasculated and ruminated constantly on some type of revenge. But the symptom that caused him the most practical problems was becoming unable to drink anything from a glass. He would become terrified as he brought a glass to his lips. This symptom did nothing but humiliate him further.
Like you, he was on an antidepressant, which helped in general but didn't touch his fear of drinking from a glass. To eradicate this problem a therapeutic intervention was required. First, he needed to understand why he had this particular symptom. I pointed out the first terrifying thing that had happened to him during the attack was that he was thrown against the glass of the ice cream case, which might explain his fear of anything made of glass approaching his face. While he had not thought of this, it immediately struck him as true and he found some relief in this.
You are one step ahead of the game, because you understand the genesis of your swallowing problem. Like my patient, you were violated in a moment of utter vulnerability in a way that provided no warning. This is a classic recipe for the development of PTSD symptoms.
But knowledge alone was not enough for my patient, so I'm not surprised it is not enough to liberate you from your symptom either. What my patient needed, and what you need, is a behavioral approach that allows for breaking the big problem into smaller manageable pieces that can be conquered one at a time. In my patient's case I hit upon the idea of him carrying a straw in his pocket to use whenever it was necessary to drink from a glass. He found the straw gave him enough distance from the glass to tolerate the experience (as well as an all-important sense of control), while at the same time bringing him close enough to the glass that over time he became more and more comfortable with the situation. In time, he was able to gradually set the straw aside and resume normal drinking behavior.
Because I am not working with you directly, I cannot make specific therapeutic recommendations for developing a plan to help you conquer your fear of swallowing solid food. But I do have two important general suggestions. The first is that you set aside any embarrassment you may have over your problem. It is not unusual and it is nothing to feel awkward about. Rather, it is a challenge to be surmounted one step at a time. My second suggestion is that you make an appointment to see a psychotherapist who specializes in behavioral interventions for anxiety disorders. You might identify such a person by contacting whomever is prescribing your antidepressant. If he or she doesn't know someone appropriate, contact your state's chapter of the American Psychiatric Association or American Psychological Association for a referral.
It is very important that you don't wait any longer to get appropriate psychotherapeutic treatment for this very disabling and potentially medically threatening symptom. A good behaviorally oriented therapist will develop a plan for your recovery, and with its implementation you will likely be back to normal fairly quickly.
Previous question:
I'm worried my mom has dementia« Back to Mental Health
Next question:
How does pot affect depression, bipolar?
CNN Comment Policy: CNN encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material that would violate the law. All comments should be relevant to the topic and remain respectful of other authors and commenters. You are solely responsible for your own comments, the consequences of posting those comments, and the consequences of any reliance by you on the comments of others. By submitting your comment, you hereby give CNN the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, cablecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comment(s) and accompanying personal identifying and other information you provide via all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity. CNN Privacy Statement.
The information contained on this page does not and is not intended to convey medical advice. CNN is not responsible for any actions or inaction on your part based on the information that is presented here. Please consult a physician or medical professional for personal medical advice or treatment.


text:
My daughters are turning 4 and 6 and I have been homeschooling them for the past 3 years. Before I go into detail about how our day unfolds, I just want to emphasize that what works for one homeschooling mom and child might not work for the next and if certain things you are doing get old or just aren't working, change it up, nothing is ever set in stone.
I only started making and keeping a schedule this past year and it has really worked for us. I hope it can help someone out there to plan out their day too!
The girls wake up around 7:30 and I serve them breakfast. After breakfast they play until 9:30. They have specific things they can play with during those hours but they mostly busy themselves with Play Dough at this point.
My 6 year old is in first grade in the Shluchim Online School which is from 10am-12pm. During her time online is when I spend time with my 3 year old and get a start on my day (cooking, emails, and phone calls).
When online school is over we head over to our CHABAD house for lunch and from 12:30 until 2:30pm I teach them in our classroom. We usually cover the current Yom Tov and anything else that is going on. We are home by 3pm.
I was really fortunate to have found a "Cultural House" about a 6 minute drive from where we live. There are all sorts of after school activities for kids of all ages. No food is allowed in any class so that worked for me in the Kosher department. I enrolled my girls for 3 days a week. It is an awesome program! They love it and have lots of fun and I get an hour and bit to myself.
Then it's home, dinner, bath time and bed. For those of you wondering when and how I make dinner, I stick a chicken in the oven before I leave and it's ready when I get back, or I cook in the morning (during Online school) or just something simple when we get home.
This year I will be enrolling them in piano lessons twice a week so they will have something to do after school every day.
That's my very basic day. And lastly, some golden words I heard from a friend of mine, Esther who homeschools her kids: if you have a lazy/ not so great day, don't be so hard on yourself- as long as it's an exception and isn't all the time! Cut yourself some slack, be a little chilled (I wake up telling myself this;) and all will be ok!
Thank you Chaya for giving us a glimpse into your day!
Good Luck to everyone starting out their Jewish Homeschool year- I have many more goodies lined up to share with you all!
Wishing you a wonderful week,


text:
While our Clean Monday shutdown is behind us, we may still have forum outages as we continue with the server migration. Please check out the appropriate thread in Board News for more info.
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
"True" Orthodox wrote:"If this Nik person is only a catechumen in ROCOR (one of the most orthodox Churches in the Orthodox Communion) then he is not yet Orthodox and cannot responsibility speak for Orthodoxy."What the heck does the phrase, "one of the most orthodox Churches of the Orthodox Communion" mean? Either you're fully Orthdox, or your not. Period. To say that the Russians are more Orthodox than the Greeks who are more Orthodox than the Bulgarians who are more Orthodox than... Well, you get the picture. This is a bogus line of argument. Your take on Christianity is verly legalistic, judgemental and lacking in charity and love. You are obviously NOT Orthodox, but a troll who wishes to cause dissention and to be a roadblock on the spiritual journey of others. I don't believe that the Orthodox Church, as a whole, has officially declared Roman/Eastern Catholicism to be a heresy. Since YOU are not a council of bishops, you lack the authority to make such statements as being absolute. Please meditate on what love and charity are about, as you obviously can't speak responsibly about Orthodoxy. Theodore
A friend and I agree that True Orthodox is not a real person. Probably the same troll who posed as 'Catholic First', a conservative Roman Catholic, on yourcatholic.com, exposing Nik's plan to convert to Orthodoxy and also claiming I am a Catholic-turned-Orthodox, information neither of us disclosed there. This person seems very angry about people converting to Orthodoxy, doesn't like conservatives, is pretty good at impersonating various types (a conservative RC, a zealot Orthodox) and personally is out to hurt me, Nik and possibly Dustin as well (who has not announced any conversion).
True Orthodox:After reading your post I couldn't help but wonder if you are just a troll or a set up to try ad discredit this website. If, however, you were baptised in an Orthodox Catholic Church and attend a canonical Orthodox parish, you better look for another parish or jurisdiction because it will make it easier for you on that future date when you have to answer for your behavior before the 'dreaded judgement seat of Christ'.There are many things that a TRUE ORTHODOX is, and there are many things a TRUE ORTHODOX is not my friend. And you, if you are in fact even an Orthodox Catholic, have not been able to grasp any of them by your post.I can only hope that Anastasios, Nik, Bobby, and the rest of the people will see you for the troll and troublemaker you seem to be. You don't know the first thing about Orthodoxy my friend. Much less what you call TRUE ORTHODOXY.For a TRUE ORTHODOX will look at every person with love because they will see the image of God in them whether they are Orthodox or not. A TRUE ORTHODOX, will know Scripture well enough to understand that it tells us 'Judge not, lest ye be judged'. A true Orthodox will realize therefore, that it is not for us to judge a person intentions because that is for God alone.A TRUE ORTHODOX will realize that when the Gospel tells us to 'feed the hungry' it is not only talking about an empty stomach but and empty soul that needs nourishment. This is the reason this site was established by persons who are searching for the truth and are on their journey towards Holy Orthodoxy.They are like the prodigal son who are their way 'back home'. Thank God that there are those of us in here that are Orthodox Catholics that are willing to feed an nourish them as they travel back home. To provide for them the strength, support, and love they need to sustain them in their journey. I can only hope that when they finally arrive and the feast is on the table they won't eat from your side of the table so they don't end up with food poisioning! It is my hope that the moderators give you another chance to redeem yourself. But if you don't.... that you be sapped from this listOrthodoc"An Orthodox Catholic is taught that we know where the Holy Spirit resides in completely and in truth (the Holy Catholic & Apostolic Orthodox Church). However, when judging other Christians.... where the Holy Spirit also resides and to what extent is up to God alone."
I didn't mention byzcath - it seems the troll has given him/herself away as somebody from there. I second Bobby - go away.
IT IS MY VOTE THAT THE PERSON WHO FALSELY IDENTIFIES HIMSELF AS 'TRUE ORTHODOX' BE RESTRICTED FROM POSTING ON THE SITE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!IT WOULD ALSO BE MY WISH THAT OTHERS MAKE THEIR DISPLEASURE PUBLICALLY KNOWN TO THE MODERATORS.ORTHODOC (who has been a baptised Orthodox Catholic for his entire life (well maybe not the first six weeks)!
Whoever you are, you've really gone off the deep end. Still it's kind of flattering you hate me so much you're trying to hurt me. The opposite of love is not hate but indifference.
Non-Chalcedonian Orthodox are not Orthodox but are heretics. Mor Ephrem may be a nice person but he is a heretic in the eyes of the Orthodox Church if he does not accept all Seven Ecumenical Councils.
This post gave me autism.
Since when has a Hierarch done anything for you? . . .
Page created in 0.102 seconds with 25 queries.


text:
Levin, Rabbi Lewis and Elizabeth (nee Edwards)
Ref: LP3
Status: Located
Willesden Jewish Cemetery (United), Beaconsfield Rd , London, 1. England, UK
Notes: Willesden Jewish Cemetery: Opened 1873.
Status: Headstone photos - incomplete.
If you have any photos you would like to donate to the CemeteryScribes.com Project please Contact Us THANK YOU!!
Visiting arrangements: contact the United Synagogue for more information.


text:
For over 30 years, Gem Sound has been dedicated to designing and building superior Speakers, Amplifiers, CD Players, DJ Mixers, Equalizers, Wireless Microphones, Crossovers, EFX Units, Turntables, Road Cases, Accessories and more. With each new Gem Sound product, we exemplify the latest technology with a sleek style.
Take a look at what is in the works at GemSound.
In the news, press releases and product advertisements.
The technology behind your Gem Sound products.


text:
In the aftermath of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform, which is now estimated to be leaking 5,000 barrels of crude each day, many are fearing the worst in terms of the potential environmental and economic impact. But how does this spill stack up to the biggest oil disasters in history?
To get a sense, CNBC.com reviewed data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and The Mariner Group, an oil spill response firm, to get a sense of which oil disasters have been the worst, by volume of oil spilled.
To get a scope on the economic impact, we calculated the 2010 cost of the oil spilled at the current cost of light, sweet crude at $85 per barrel. However, this does not take into account the cost of cleanup efforts, ecological impact and loss of equipment, which could add millions -- or even billions -- to the cost.
So, what are the worst oil disasters in history? Click ahead to find out!
By Paul Toscano
Posted 29 April 2010


text:
New Abolitionists
Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery, by Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim, is a guide to how regular people, juggling the everyday demands of family and work, can become activists fighting human trafficking and slavery. IVP Books
Leaders of the Faith
Different writers pay tribute to the work and witness of Catholic sisters in Thank You, Sisters: Stories of Women Religious and How They Enrich Our Lives, edited by John Feister. These strong, faithful women are inspiring, no matter your tradition. Franciscan Media
We Will Shine
In photographs and brief essays, Shadows then Light, by Steve Pavey and Marco Saavedra, focuses on undocumented youth who engage in civil disobedience to protest detentions and deportations—and thus confront society with the deeper spiritual and ethical questions implicit in the immigration debate. shadowsthenlight.com
Holy Liberation
Raymond Rivera draws on more than 45 years of pastoring inner-city churches in his book Liberty to the Captives: Our Call to Minister in a Captive World. This is a biblically rooted vision for social action and care and advocacy on behalf of our most vulnerable neighbors. Eerdmans


text:
On Tuesday, the Washington, D.C.-based National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the recipients of the 2013 Creative Writing Fellowships. The annual grants, which are given in alternating genres, were awarded this year to poets. Each of the forty fellows will receive $25,000.
The 2013 fellows are: Jose Perez Beduya of Ithaca, New York; Miriam Bird Greenberg of Berkeley, California; Sarah Blake of Havertown, Pennsylvania; Traci Brimhall of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Jenny Browne of San Antonio, Texas; Suzanne Buffam of Chicago; Ken Chen of New York City; Maxine Chernoff of Mill Valley, California; Eduardo C. Corral of Rego Park, New York; Lisa Fay Coutley of Salt Lake City; Meg Day of Salt Lake City; Ansel Elkins of Greensboro, North Carolina; Jill Alexander Essbaum of Austin, Texas; Reginald L. Flood of Quaker Hill, Connecticut; Sarah Gorham of Prospect, Kentucky; Pamela Hart of South Salem, New York; Sy Hoahwah of Benton, Arkansas; Elizabeth Hughey of Birmingham, Alabama; Joshua Kryah of Las Vegas; Rickey Laurentiis of St. Louis, Missouri; Sarah Mangold of Edmonds, Washington; Kerrin McCadden of Plainfield, Vermont; Shane McCrae of Iowa City; Philip Metres of University Heights, Ohio; Simone Muench of Chicago; John Murillo of New York City; Jacob Rakovan of Rochester, New York; Srikanth Reddy of Chicago; Roger W. Reeves of Chicago; James Richardson of Princeton, New Jersey; Rachel Richardson of Greensboro, North Carolina; David Rigsbee of Raleigh, North Carolina; Atsuro Riley of San Francisco; Allison Seay of Midlothian, Virginia; Solmaz Sharif of Los Angeles; B. T. Shaw of Portland, Oregon; Ryan Teitman of Berkeley, California; Sarah Vap of Santa Monica, California; Jake Adam York of Denver; and Rachel Zucker of New York City.
The NEA received 1,137 eligible fellowship applications this year, which were narrowed down to 110 finalists by a panel of 22 professionals from the literary field. Final selections are made each year by the chairman of the NEA.
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts has given more than four billion dollars in grants to individual artists and arts organizations in support of literary, visual, and performing arts. Tuesday's announcement also named 832 arts organizations—including a number of independent presses, literary magazines, and universities—which will receive 2013 grants through the NEA's Art Works program.
The application deadline for 2013 translation fellowships is January 3; the 2014 creative writing fellowships, whose deadline has not yet been set, will be given in fiction and creative nonfiction. For more information, visit the NEA website.


text:
Hello friends! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far!
I have a quick update for all of you right now, but will be back with an actual post later on today ❤
The news!?
I am going from https://dashofmeg.wordpress.com to…
I am really excited to be a self-hosted blog from now on and cannot wait to continue sharing my journey with all of you ❤
Along with the URL change, my email address will also change. So, make sure you get my new one because you know how I love your emails!
My new email address will be firstname.lastname@example.com
See you all later!
Keep smiling
It Hurts So Good
"Foam Rolling is like crack. You don't realize what you're missing until you try it. Once you do, you don't stop."
This was part of Harold's reply to my post yesterday and I couldn't agree more! He nailed it.
Foam rolling is seriously addictive. I love it so much! So, I am really excited to be writing this post today But what even got me more excited is that fact that all of you seem to be excited, too! I got a few replies, emails, and even texts on my readers' excitement to learn more about foam rolling, so for that I thank you! I can't wait to get you all started with foam rolling, too!
It was just over a year ago when I was introduced to foam rolling. My trainer, at the time, took me through a full body workout and ended our session with foam rolling. I had no idea what this thing was
The thought of rolling myself around on a tube seemed pretty silly and made me feel kind of awkward, but I went with it. After the session my impression on foam rolling was definitely not what it is today. Today, I love it; I do it daily – almost. Last year, I thought it hurt, was awkward, and silly.
Oh, I was so wrong.
If you haven't used a foam roller before, usually the first time you do it will feel the most "painful" or intense. But, it does get better.
So why foam roll?
The foam roller is used to massage muscles and tendons. Basically, it is like getting a deep tissue massage!
The foam roller is able to break down scar tissue.
Increases flexibility
Increases blood flow and circulation to soft tissues
The foam roller is able to perform myofascial release which is a technique that results in softening and lengthening of fascia.
Relieves joint pains
As you can see, there are many reasons as to why you should use a foam roller and I am sure you could even add a few more to my list! Personally, I use my foam roller before and after my workouts. I massage my muscles before my workouts to prepare them for the work that they are about to do and then again after my workout to massage them to prevent soreness. By doing so, I have seen so many changes in myself and fitness level. Since I began doing foam rolling exercises before my workouts, I found that I was more flexible and "ready" for my workout. Lunges are something I often feel uncomfortable doing, but I seem to go deeper in my lunge after I foam roll! I am also definitely less sore if I foam roll after my workouts, so I make sure to do so after each leg workout for sure and whenever I feel the need to. It's really convenient that I have my own foam roller because I can just whip it out at home while I am watching TV (or waiting for my latest creation to finish baking in the oven) and perform a self massage It's quite wonderful I am sure you would love a foam roller if you got your hands on one!
I was going to order one online, but while I was home for Christmas, my Mom and I went shopping and actually found one at a local fitness store! So, I would imagine that your hometown would also have a foam roller for you to purchase? The one I purchased is different than some foam rollers than you have seen before. It is a Trigger Point Performance Therapy foam roller. The reason I say it may be different than others you have seen before is because of the "grid" it has. Each different grid represents a different part of a hand or hand movement. For an example, the square grids are used as a palm whereas the smallest grids are used as fingertips. Your foam roller definitely does not have to have these grids, this is just the one I chose to purchase
So now that you know a little more about foam rolling and the benefits of using one, I will share some pictures of various exercises you can do and explain what each exercise is used for
I usually start from the bottom up…
The exercise for the calve muscles
It's easy to make the exercises more intense, too. Simply cross one leg over the other for increased pressure.
The exercise for massaging the hamstrings
To get more of a stretch, reach for your toes
Or like I said above, cross one leg over the other
Now flip over and massage those quads!
For increased intensity, massage one leg at a time
Inner thigh exercise
Glutes! (My personal favourite!)
(It isn't apparent in the picture, but try to lean to the side of your body with the foot that is off of the ground for a better glute stretch and massage)
IT band
(This one will most likely be the most intense of all of the exercises, especially if it is your first time!)
I hope my pictures helped you out; I was hoping to do a VLOG, but just didn't have the time. If you need clarification check out Naomi's video or Sarah's.
I highly suggest trying foam rolling if you haven't yet! It seems as though, everyone I know that foam rolls loves it and guarantees positive results, so give it a try! Like I said before, you can do it daily (if you want), before your workouts, and after your workouts. Personally, I spend more time on my muscles that are the most sore, so you can try that, too!
Remember, I am not a CPT, I know what I know from my own research and experiences!
Do you foam roll?
What is your favourite foam rolling technique/exercise?
After reading this post will you try foam rolling?
Lots of love,


text:
Almost 70 million smart wearable devices will be sold in 2017, including smart glasses, enterprise gadgets and health and fitness devices, according to technology analyst Juniper Research.
This market size will increase from the almost 15 million sales in 2013, according to Juniper, with the big growth coming from the launch of augmented reality glasses and similar products from Google, Microsoft and Apple.
The analyst reckons the wearable device market will be worth more than $1.5 billion (£935 million) by 2014, up from just $800 million (£499 million) this year.
Juniper said the market will be dominated by North America and Western Europe, representing over 60 percent of global wearable device sales.
Juniper's "Smart Wearable Devices: Fitness, Healthcare, Entertainment & Enterprise 2012-2017" report says fitness and sports wearables, followed by healthcare devices, are forecast to dominate the market, with a combined market share of over 80 per cent by 2017.
Juniper says that as the retail price for smart glasses declines towards the end of the forecast period, the adoption level amongst consumers will increase.
Juniper adds that the development of an app-ecosystem for wearable devices is essential to create a platform for further broadening the role of wearable gadgets, matched to the smartphone app ecosystem.
"The development of the smartphone/app store model has opened up new avenues for other segments within the market, such as the wearable device market and augmented reality," said Juniper analyst Nitin Bhas.


text:
Skip to Content
Google Sites is an easy-to-use web page creation tool. Web sites can be created quickly using pre-defined templates that allow you to add content, upload images, and embed documents and videos from other sites, such as Google Docs or YouTube.
Currently, UW Bothell uses Google Sites primarily for ePortfolios. Google Sites can also be used by faculty and students in other ways such as course websites, collaborative editing projects, and interactive presentations.
If you are using Google Sites for ePortfolios, check out the appropriate link below (depending on which program you are in). If you are trying to use Google Sites for some other purpose, we recommend starting with the Google Sites FAQ page:


text:
Attorney General Brown Announces Charges Against Physician Accused of Prescription Drug Fraud
RANCHO CUCUMONGA— Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that charges were filed against Dr. Lisa Barden of Rancho Cucumonga, who broke the law and "wrecked havoc" on the lives of patients whose identities she stole to obtain highly addictive pain killers.
"This physician wrecked havoc on the lives of dozens of patients, violating her oath and abusing her position as a doctor," Attorney General Brown said.
In November 2007, the California Department of Justice's Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement began an investigation of Dr. Barden, who illegally obtained prescription drugs on 131 separate occasions from more than 43 different pharmacies. Barden obtained more than 30,000 tablets of prescription painkillers, including hydrocodone (Vicodin) and oxycodone (Oxycotin). Dr. Barden was arrested on Thursday, January 29.
The Riverside District Attorney's Office filed 276 felony counts including: commercial burglary, forgery, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, possession of a controlled substance, insurance fraud and identity theft. Agents recovered from her home multiple prescription pads for 12 different doctors, as well as the personal information of 93 people who are alleged victims of identity theft.
The investigation was led by the Riverside Regional Pharmaceutical Narcotic Enforcement Team, which is a cooperative effort with the California Department of Insurance, Fraud Division and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
This initiative is part of the Attorney General's plan to address prescription drug abuse in the state and make it easier for doctors to keep track of prescription drug records.
Prescription drug abuse can have serious public safety consequences, as many abusers hold down critical jobs including truck drivers, transit operators and medical practitioners. The Attorney General has been working in cooperation with the Troy and Alana Pack Foundation, founded by Bob Pack, whose 7 and 10-year old children were killed by a driver who was under the influence of prescription drugs obtained from multiple doctors, to make tracking prescription drug records easier.
Last year, Attorney General Brown unveiled a plan to provide doctors and pharmacies with real-time Internet access to patient prescription drug histories. Under Brown's proposal, health professionals will have computer access to the drug histories of patients, replacing the current outdated system that required mailing or faxing written requests for information. Each year, more than 60,000 such requests are made to the California Department of Justice.
The state's database, known as the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES), contains 86 million entries for prescription drugs dispensed in California, giving healthcare professionals the technology they need to fight the prescription drug abuse currently burdening California's healthcare system.
According to the latest Department of Justice "Drug Trends" report, Valium, Vicodin, and Oxycontin are the most prevalent pharmaceutical drugs obtained fraudulently. Vicodin and Oxycontin are the two most abused pharmaceutical drugs in the United States.


text:
From publisher blurb:
Sometimes, you just need stuff to beat up. Here, in the Villain Gazette, we provide a villain, their minions, and some cool gear for both sides to use. In this issue:
See the villain's stats, learn their secrets, and prepare to deploy them on PCs in need of conflict. Includes the Redeemability Scale rating of the villain (so you know if they can be salvaged), and Adventure Seeds for bringing the villain into YOUR campaigns!


text:
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Found 9 resultsTitle
Filters: Author is Linda Fleisher [Clear All Filters]
Implementation of a Theory-based, Non-clinical Patient Navigator Program to Address Barriers in an Urban Cancer Center Setting." Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship. 2012;3(3)."
Best Practices in Culturally Appropriate Education Approaches." Ethnicity,Health, and Well-Being . 2013."
Are mHealth Interventions to Improve Child Restraint System Installation of Value? A Mixed Methods Study of Parents." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(10)."
Relationship of Internet health information use with patient behavior and self-efficacy: experiences of newly diagnosed cancer patients who contact the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service." J Health Commun. 2006;11(2):219-36."
Development and utilization of complementary communication channels for treatment decision making and survivorship issues among cancer patients: The CIS Research Consortium Experience." Internet Interv. 2015;2(4):392-398."
Using health communication best practices to develop a web-based provider-patient communication aid: the CONNECT study." Patient Educ Couns. 2008;71(3):378-87."
Lessons Learned from Implementing a Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program for Underserved High-Risk Men in the Community: the Prostate REACH Project." J Cancer Educ. 2015."
Build it, and will they come? Unexpected findings from a study on a Web-based intervention to improve colorectal cancer screening." J Health Commun. 2012;17(1):41-53."
Application of best practice approaches for designing decision support tools: The preparatory education about clinical trials (PRE-ACT) study." Patient Educ Couns. 2014;96(1):63-71."


text:
You have no items in your shopping cart.
The Turbo Power Nano Ceramic Ionic Thermal Round 2.5 inch Brush features two types of technology that will provide faster and better styling. When the barrel gets hot the ceramic color changes stripes. By this color change it is easy to tell when he brush is hot and is ready to be utilized. This brush features high quality tourmaline that will restore balance in your hair and will add a healthy shine. The snag-free bristles will smooth your hair while drying and provide your hair with a sleek and healthy look.
Product Features:
- 2.5 inch barrel
- Ceramic and Ionic Technology
- Ceramic Barrel that changes color when hot
- Snag-Free Bristles
- Restores healthy balance in hair
- Adds Shine
- Smooths Hair
- Lightweight
- Comfort Grip
- Model TTBD1-2.5
Additional Info
|Turbo Power
|Brush Type
|Brush Size
|Bristle Type


text:
Stop naming projects after living politicians
It was inevitable that Arapahoe County commissioners would remove the name of the disgraced and now convicted former sheriff, Pat Sullivan, from its detention facility — and they unanimously did so just days after he starting serving his brief sentence. Yet their action does raise two questions.
First, why'd they wait so long? They've had indisputable evidence for months that Sullivan's behavior was sleazy and outrageous, whatever the ultimate resolution of the case.
Second, what does this episode say about the practice of naming buildings and other public projects after living persons (meaning usually, of course, politicians)? isn't it time to rethink this increasingly common reflex?
A few years ago the journalist John Stossel pointed out that the "Lincoln Memorial didn't appear until more than 50 years after Lincoln's death. The Washington Monument came 89 years after Washington died." But these days, he added, politicians begin memorializing one another while they still have decades to live.
And yes, Sullivan was both politician and sheriff. He was elected, after all.
The naming practice is not only unseemly and vain. As we learned with Sullivan, it's also risky.


text:
Today is the second birthday of the Bank's Open Data Initiative—announced by the Bank's President, Robert Zoellick on April 20th, 2010:
"It's important to make the data and knowledge of the World Bank available to everyone. Statistics tell the story of people in developing and emerging countries and can play an important part in helping to overcome poverty."
To mark the occasion, we've created a new blog specifically aimed at discussing data and open data issues related to development. And I'm going to use the opportunity of this first post to briefly look back and recap what's been achieved, and—more importantly—to outline some of the plans we have for moving ahead.
When we started out, we focused on making existing public datasets freely available and as accessible as possible, building on the new Access to Information Policy. To make sure our data was usable, we "ate our own dog food;" that is, we developed our own website using the same data and tools (an application programming interface, or API) that we provide to the public. And we developed an "open" Terms of Use for World Bank datasets, together with a single catalog listing of all our open data resources.
Since then, we've been adding datasets to the catalog at a rapid rate. There are now many more development indicators, from around 2,000 in the initial release to over 8,000 today; a new interface and API for accessing data on the Bank's projects and operations—with project activities geo-coded and shown on maps; datasets on the financial aspects of the Bank's business (we're a Bank, after all); and a library of raw data from household and other surveys—an enormously popular resource for development researchers. This week we've updated the World Development Indicators database—the open data source behind the open data website—with the 2012 edition.
Being more open has helped us provide World Bank data in multiple ways: we've published to the International Aid Transparency Initiative's registry, we've mashed-up World Bank projects together with indicators of development progress, and we've launched interactive applications to better analyze key datasets—such as poverty, climate change, jobs, financial inclusion, and aid flows. We've developed applications for mobile devices, with free applications for all major platforms. And, earlier this month, the Bank launched a new Open Knowledge Repository with over 2,100 research and knowledge reports available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license—with more reports being added every week.
That's an impressive list. But we've also learnt that others can often do things better than we can. Software developers have been quick to build applications using the datasets. We had overwhelming responses to the Apps for Development competition we ran last year, and the Apps for Climate competition which closed last month. To solve development challenges, you need to understand them; statisticians and designers have developed impressive, innovative visualizations, and story-tellers like Hans Rosling have brought the numbers to life to help explain and illuminate key development policy issues.
So what's next? How can we manage the growth of online data properties? How do we make sure that the data we provide, which often describe complex phenomena, can be interpreted and used correctly? How can open data have an impact on our mission to reduce poverty?
In the last few months, we've been thinking about these and other questions, and we've concluded that some of the priorities and principles are:
To build better links between open data resources. Integrate open data resources, but be careful not to constrain growth—the principle should be "small pieces loosely joined," using open metadata standards. An improved data catalog, bringing datasets from different data repositories together, is a key priority. We've made a start this week, with a new design for the data website country pages, bringing together resources from several data repositories.
To provide better metadata. Data is not enough—good quality, accessible context and documentation (metadata) is often just as important. Part of this should be about World Bank data specialists providing documentation in searchable, accessible, and usable ways; but it's also important to provide online, community mechanisms for sharing the knowledge of other data producers and users.
To promote interaction and use. We plan to continue to improve the tools available for accessing and visualizing our datasets. As an example, we've recently upgraded our DataBank application, so that you can save and share reports, charts, and maps. We aim to develop and share new and innovative ways to help you explore data.
To be more local. Data are often most powerful when used to address pressing local concerns. Meeting this demand means finding ways to provide more datasets at sub-national or transactional levels, with higher-frequency updates and with improved support for local languages. We're working on "curating" key development indicators at sub-national levels, and we're working with countries to support their efforts to publish datasets openly.
To listen more, and to support the global community. We think it should be easier to ask questions, receive answers, provide feedback—and we want to be responsive to what we hear and to support the global open data community. We're taking some actions: we're planning to support on-line discussions about the datasets we publish, through blogs and community forums, and in partnership with the US Government we're hosting the next International Open Government Data Conference here at World Bank headquarters, on July 10-12, 2012.
We're starting to implement some of these plans now, but we're very eager to hear from you. What do you think of these ideas? What are we still missing? I'm looking forward to your thoughts.
- Tags:
- opendata
Could you release all IDA-12
Re: Could you release all IDA-12
I would implement a plan to
Congrats on the two years! As
Thanks for the kind words!
Country Web Sites
Plans to include links to primary sources in country.
Tariq, Thanks for the quick
Congratulations - with some ideas
Karsten, Thanks for your
Thank you for the data
Civil Society Fund
asking about the strategy of world bank to reduce poverty
Question on poverty
Crowdsourcing Data Projects
Open Data
WDI CD-Rom and support team.
Sam - thanks for your kind worlds, the support team will be pleased to hear them. We still get plenty of demand for the WDI CD-ROMs - lots of people are just used to the interface and if you've got no internet access, they're a useful resource. May I ask where in Africa you are? How do you find the online resources perform on your internet connection? tk
i was checking the data for
Data availability for country groups
Re: VALIDITY
congratulations on your 2nd
Measuring & Building Statistical Capacity
Thanks for your comment - I agree with your observation and you can see some useful measures in the Bulletin Board on Statistical Capacity (BBSC) here: http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/bulletin-board-on-statistical-capacity . The World Bank is trying to help countries improve their data quality through financial and technical assistance. In many cases for national statistics, improving quality involves improving sample frames, survey questionnaires and quality assurance processes and as such, improvements will only be realised in the medium term.


text:
A pair of reports are casting doubt on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's status for Sunday's showdown with the Ravens.
The first is from Jay Glazer of FOX and it straight out says that Roethlisberger will not play with Byron Leftwich getting the start in his place. Glazer writes that the Steelers won't take any chances with Roethlisberger's health at this point in the season.
On Tuesday, coach Mike Tomlin described Roethlisberger's injury as a sprain to the sternoclavicular (SC) joint. According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, that's not the only injury causing the quarterback a hard time at the moment. Per Bouchette, Roethlisberger also suffered a rib injury when he was sacked by Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston on Monday night.
With the team still sorting out just what Roethlisberger hurt and how severely he hurt it, there's no clear picture of when he's going to be back in the lineup. It sounds like a real stretch that Roethlisberger will be ready in time to play this week, but, as Bouchette writes, anything beyond that is just speculation until there's more information out of Pittsburgh.
If Roethlisberger is out, the Steelers could be rolling into their matchup with Baltimore without several key players. Troy Polamalu, Antonio Brown, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Clark and Marcus Gilbert could all be out of the lineup as Pittsburgh tries to jump into the division lead.


text:
I'm facing a strange problem. I added a domain to the banned senders, and it detects the mail as spam. However, the mail is still appearing in the In inbox rather than moved to the Junk Mail folder.
I have "Enable Automatic Junk Mail filtering" On and "After downloading message, place message to Junk mailbox, delete message from server"