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Faecal occult blood tests look for traces of blood in stools, on the assumption that most colon cancers bleed. FOBT screening has been shown in a number of studies to significantly reduce mortality from colon cancer. It is a safe and simple test and can be done through your local doctor. It will not pick up all cancers because not all cancers bleed. It commonly produces a "false positive" result; ie a positive result in someone who does not have colon cancer. This is because there are many other benign and often trivial causes for bowel bleeding. FOBT is not good at picking up colonic polyps as most do not bleed.
If a person has a positive FOBT it is essential that he or she has a colonoscopy, even though most will not turn out to have cancer.
The Australian government currently recommends FOBT every 5 years, starting at age 50. However the studies showing that FOBT can reduce mortality from bowel cancer were in populations having FOBT every 1- 2 years.
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Many western countries recommend colonoscopy as the best way to screen for colon cancer. Although no test is perfect, it is the most accurate method currently available for diagnosing colon cancer and is far more accurate than FOBT. However, its main advantage over FOBT is finding and removal of premalignant polyps at colonoscopy – it can prevent colon cancer.
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Volume 2014, Article ID 867189, 7 pages
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Finite Time Stability of Stochastic Hybrid Systems
Department of Mathematics, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, China
Received 20 October 2013; Accepted 20 December 2013; Published 16 January 2014
Academic Editor: Ademir Fernando Pazoto
Copyright © 2014 Ying Yang and Guopei Chen. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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NANNING, China, Sept. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As reported by gx.cri.cn, on September 13, the China-ASEAN Information Harbor Network-Based Cultural Development Forum was held in Nanning, Guangxi. With the theme of "Humanities are fused with innovation to lead the digital life", this forum explored the path of exchanges of the network-based culture between China and ASEAN countries, gathered development consensus, and looked forward to cooperation prospects.
Fan Weiping (Deputy Director-General of National Radio and Television Administration of China), Huang Junhua (Vice Chairman of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) and Razmountry Sacankhone (Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Laos) attended the forum and delivered speeches. More than 250 guests including government officials, corporate executives, industry experts and media reporters from China and ASEAN countries attended the forum. They exchanged views on the achievements of network-based cultural cooperation since the establishment of the China-ASEAN Information Harbor and explored new concepts, new ideas and new thinking of network-based cultural development.
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Bolingbrook – Diabetes, congestive heart failure and hypertension are increasing at an alarming rate locally and across the globe – so much that these chronic diseases have been dubbed an epidemic by the World Health Organization and other experts. But such conditions can be managed with self-care routines and ongoing medical care. A new multi-specialty outpatient center at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital aims to empower chronic disease patients to manage their diseases, thereby improving their quality of life.
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Due out this year under Wipf and Stock's Pickwick imprint is Explorations in Interdisciplinary Reading: Theological, Exegetical, and Reception-historical Perspectives, edited by Robbie Castleman, Darian Lockett, and Stephen Presley. The volume includes essays assembled through the Institute for Biblical Research's recently concluded study group on Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics, and Theological Disciplines. A key among the essays in the volume is the interplay between Scripture as situated in its own historical contexts and its continuing reception as a canonical whole.
The volume's ten essays are:
- Andrew J. Schmutzer, "The Suffering of God: Love in Willing Vulnerability"
- J. Richard Middleton, "A Psalm against David? A Canonical Reading of Psalm 51 as a Critique of David's Inadequate Repentance in 2 Samuel 12"
- J. David Stark, "Rewriting Torah Obedience in Romans for the Church"
- Darian Lockett, "'Necessary but not Suffcient': The Role of History in the Interpretation of James as Christian Scripture"
- D. Jeffrey Bingham, "Against Historicism: The Rule of Faith, Scripture, and Baptismal Historiography in Second-Century Lyons"
- Stephen O. Presley, "From Catechesis to Exegesis: The Hermeneutical
Shaping of Catechetical Formation in Irenaeus of Lyons"
- Lissa M. Wray Beal, "Land Entry and Possession in Origen's Homilies on Joshua: Deep Reading for the Christian Life"
- Craig Blaising, "Integrating Systematic and Biblical Theology: Creation as a Test Case"
- Susan I. Bubbers, "A Guiding Principle and Question-based Strategy for Integrating Biblical Systematic and Practical Disciplines"
- Gregory S. MaGee, "Biblical Theology in the Service of Ecumenism: Eschatology as a Case Study"
Hopefully, readers will find my essay will be helpful too. But, based on the preliminary version I read, Susan Bubbers's contribution is particularly stimulating and thought-provoking in the question-based method that it proposes for theological and practical integration.
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What is commonly known as Viking Knit, Viking Chain Knitting, Wire Weaving, Viking Wire Weaving, Trichinopoly and the technique in the book Ancient Wire, is a series of loops like cursive e's or l's. The wire crosses itself as it loops through previous rows.
Woven wire chains of this type have been found at Birka (ca
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This diagram shows interconnected right side up and upside down U shaped loops, where each row would look something like n u n u n u n u n u n u n - one row of wire never crosses itself, but instead arcs up and down. In "The Trewhiddle Hoard" Wilson & Blunt say, "The chainwork of the scourge is manufactured in the Trichinopoly technique, a method of circular plaiting (known as tatting) still in use among school-children in England. The chain is plaited on nails through a hole bored in a piece of wood" - this wording sounds to me like spool knitting. I haven't tatted in a long time and my books for it are buried in my attic. However, I do remember using a shuttle to tat, so perhaps the definition of tatting has changed since 1961? or is different from England to America. I asked someone who does tatting, and they said that this type of chain is not what modern Americans call tatting.
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city in India, and that is all I can find, other than the recent use of the term
to describe woven chains. I have seen photos of similar looking chains
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made, or they were loop in loop.
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I'm back from my two weeks of bliss, but decided to restrain myself and not rub the awesomeness in the faces of those less fortunate than me. And with "those" I'm referring to the residents of countries in the grip of winter.
Moving on to more pressing matters.
The new year arrived last night with a big bang. It's probably more accurate to say it was a series of big bangs. Enough to convince me there was a give-away of fireworks so that we can all celebrate the turning of the hourglass with a re-enactment of the battle of Gettysberg. Or D-day. (I've included these references as the Battle of Bloedrivier would mean nothing to my non-South African followers.) Just imagine a cacophony of a million loud and incredibly close displays of colour that goes off randomly. And a whole neighbourhood of canine citizens going ballistic.
2014 is no more. It's done and dusted. It had a few twitches in the last minutes but eventually it became still. Only to be bombarded with the birth of a new year. And due to the fact that I've already transgressed on one of my resolutions, which was to be a better neighbour, I decided to flip the tables and draft a list of new years resolutions of things I do NOT want to achieve during 2015. Call it my anti-resolutions. A fucket list. It's easier to commit to things you don't want to do.
1. I do NOT want to gain any more weight. The wife is already illegally married to 20 kg of me, which is actually great, as I'm great. So she's fortunate to be surrounded by more greatness. Besides, being forty implies that the human metabolism becomes a myth and weight you add by consuming wine, red meat and pasta dishes tend to stay for longer periods of time. Who am I kidding? They take permanent residence and you can never really get rid of the damn squatters. (Unless you do some squats yourself.)
2. I do NOT want to have any more kids. Calm down people, I love mine. My own. The ones I had since birth. The ones where the wife taught me patience and understanding and taught them not to wet themselves. This holiday proved that I have lost that ability to communicate with very small human beings. And I don't mean midgets, I mean toddlers. Now we just look at each other and they drool and I try not to.
3. I do NOT want to sky-dive or bungy jump or do anything that would put my life under unnecessary or serious risk. I don't intend to cause myself any bodily harm because it hurts when that happens. Besides I love myself too much and the Wife will kill me if I do.
4. I do NOT want to stop blogging. It might be obvious but you have to understand if I ever did stop, (may I get paper cuts on all ten fingers if that happens) it would imply that I would need to get a life. A real one which might result in an actual confrontation with humans, having to do actual work when I'm at work or even stranger things, like having to put on some pants now.
5. I do NOT want to cry in public when I'm watching movies like ET or Big Hero Six or Toy Story 1,2 and 3. (Who am I kidding, that's never gonna happen…as Disney is just one cruel son of a bitch.)
6. I do NOT want to get another ticket for speeding as that experience shortens my life and gives me a profound insight into my own existence and provides a self-awareness to the fact that I actually do hate certain members of the human population.
7. I do NOT want to catch Ebola for that shit can kill you. I'm relatively comfortable that I should be safe, as long as I don't visit certain countries in West Africa, the USA and Britain.
8. I do NOT want to miss another episode of the Big Bang Theory or Game of Thrones. Both of these series have content that speaks to my soul. Elements of violence, sex, politics, dragons, Misa, humour, Penny, a few nerd references and a lot of superhero lingo. Make sense, does it not?
9. I do NOT want to miss one day where I will show my unconditional love for the amazing friend I have, who happens to love me slightly less than I do her. Who has partnered with me in life and has given me two of the most exhilarating, roller coaster rides I've ever had. Two gifts that keep on giving. Born from a mutual and undying love. And most of my genes.
10. I do NOT want to miss one moment of life. One moment where I embrace it. May I choose to view every good or bad thing that might happen this year as a lesson in being happier. May I have opportunities to become a better father to the two creatures living with Wife and I, and who's slowly turning human and whom I love more than myself.
11. I do NOT want to set the house or myself or any of my family members or friends or specific materials things on fire. Not that there is any risk of that happening, I don't have an arson fetish but felt I had to end with something I can easily NOT achieve. And I ran out of ideas.
Let's forget the countless issues and problems we faced in 2014, (unless they're still valid, like bad debt or if you killed someone and are still on the run…) but for the most part, let's let bygones be bygones. Let the past remain where it is. Forgive a few people if you need to. Slap a few others if you have to. Shout at the mirror if it will make you feel better.
But let us rather embrace the new year like a boxer in a ring, with our fists raised, gloves on, our feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bend; ready for attack. Let's chase up the stairs like Rocky and raise our arms when we reach the top, then do a very un-masculine little dance on the beat of our own personal anthem.


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If you're a regular soccer viewer, European, South American or watched John Oliver's Last Week Tonight program in the past 18 months, chances are you know the Federation International Football Association, or FIFA for short, is far from a reputable body. Any shred of credibility washed away in 2015 when the FBI opened an investigation into the corrupt organization, one of many sad facts the institution would prefer was hidden away from the public eye.
With a list of dirty laundry that spans all 5 major continents across the globe, former President Sepp Blatter embodied the pitfalls of how poorly the body was run. Clinging to power after 17 years without a serious challenger brave enough to stand up to the Swiss diplomat, his eventual ousting last year outlined how absurd and out of touch FIFA had become.
If history has taught humanity anything it is that groups of rich white bureaucratic men with giant egos running multibillion conglomerates unsanctioned leads to disaster. This environment breeds greed and excess, with FIFA being one of the worst proponents of this is living memory.
Newly elected president Gianni Infantino has his work cut out as fans from around the world won't be holding their breath that FIFA has its house in order until they see proof for themselves. After years of bartering for a more transparent organization that is held to account, only meaningful action can help mend the fences broken down by decades of systematic corruption and abuse of the world game.
Two years away from hosting the World Cup in Russia, a nation held in the palms of Vladimir Putin, the damage done by previous bids are the unsavory legacy left by the Blatter administration. Not until Qatar in 2022 has come and gone will the sport be able to pick up the pieces again. These are 10 shocking facts FIFA doesn't want you to know about.
15 Doping Allegations
Kneejerk reactions are probably the best description of FIFA's turgid and lax response to the Russian athlete doping scandal rocking the sporting world right now. With the IOC coming down hard on athletes from the nation in the upcoming Brazil 2016 tournament, FIFA are looking into allegations of a mass cover up by Russia's FA in terms of their soccer operations. Soccer players have been caught and banned sporadically for doping for decades yet the tools in which authorities can test and examine these athletes are sparse and ill-equipped to get the job done properly. Drugs won't help players trap or dribble a ball better but when it comes down to two sides of comparative talent, the side with the superior endurance will have that competitive edge. Compared to other sporting bodies like the NFL, FIFA's huge amount of reserves are never touched on to deal with cheats in the sport who are out there abusing the most popular sport on the globe.
14 New President Under A Cloud
Removing Sepp Blatter and electing Gianni Infantino was the supposed clean slate to help the organization become that respected institution it believes it is. Without any public skeletons in his closet, Infantino seemed to placate many of the various factions inside the FIFA house, until news broke of some serious ethics violations that are under investigation. The 46-year-old Swiss native with a background in law reportedly knocked back an "insulting" payment offer before four separate whistleblowers flagged his impending salary package that defied a transparent process. Old habits die hard in this instance, with one Swiss diplomat not heeding the advice of his predecessor and his very public fall from grace.
13 Media Shutout
In 2015, the ABC's Foreign Correspondent program sent for journalists to go to Qatar to cover the worker programs as the stadiums were being built for the 2022 World Cup. On course to visit the sites, cameras were seized and reporters were sent away for questioning about their intentions. This came after a long process of having to conform to a list of rules and regulations that included filming in "forbidden and restricted areas," and complying with Islamic customs and traditions. Weeks before this happened, BBC journalists went off an official tour to see the backstreets of Doha where they were held for interrogation over two nights and all of their footage erased. Upon their returns to their respective countries, the ABC and BBC told tales of horrific hygienic conditions which barely passes as livable by any global standard.
12 Holding Back Technology
The English Premier League is head and shoulders the most popular and commercially successfully soccer league around the globe. Now they are pioneers, introducing goal-line technology as of 2015, an implementation where referees and officials have a devise where they can check if a ball has crossed the line to award a goal. England wanted the use of this technology years before, but only through a long process of lobbying FIFA were they able to get approval. Even in this day and age when technology is used for almost every other sport around the world, from the NFL to the NBA, rugby union, tennis, cricket and a multitude of other games, the biggest game in the world with the most amount of resources is deliberately holding back World Cup events. Additional officials are implemented in the penalty box areas for certain competitions, but the EPL has proved how effective and efficient goal-line technology actually is.
11 Hierarchy Of Confederations
FIFA is an international body devised of six major confederations – AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania) and UEFA (Europe). Members and associates are divided accordingly and on paper, this appears to be a transparent democratic process that evenly distributes resources and energies to ensure the global game is kept in good health. Yet the old power of Europe continues to hold strong, with UEFA being the established power whilst the AFC is the emerging player. Asia itself is the most populous region on the globe and its soccer members are investing in their infrastructure more aggressively than the other contenders. The awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar is seen by many as the handing over of power from Europe to Asia where Sepp Blatter made an educated decision to allow such an event to take place.
10 Blatant Sexism
Being top dog of FIFA since his election win in 1998, Sepp Blatter demonstrated a degree of sexism only witnessed on par with Italian Prime Ministers and nightclub owners. A 2004 interview revealed a lot about his mindset on the women's game, saying that they should be wearing shorter shorts and "more feminine clothes like they do in volleyball." To add further to the stupidity of the man, he wanted it known for the record that English star John Terry's sex scandal "would have been applauded" in Latin countries because misogyny is not an issue to worry about. Class act. Aside from the disparity in payment between the male and female athletes playing the same amount of minutes with nothing in plan to close the gap in the near future, the maligning of women in the administration of soccer as well as the players themselves shows that sexism is alive and well in FIFA house.
9 2022 Timetable Quietly Changed
Rather than consuming the World Cup in the summer when the NBA and NFL are on hiatus, the decision to hand Qatar the tournament in 2022 has shifted the sporting landscape as we know it. Rumors persisted that extreme heat would be too dangerous in July and because of this, FIFA very subtlety transitioned to a November 21st start and a December 18th Final date. Coming just a week before Christmas, this will enforce the major soccer leagues around the world to put competition on pause and in doing so, logjam American fans who have to confine all their sports viewing into a short window. 2022 appears a long way off in the distance, but we are already 50% of the way there since the bid and announcement in 2010. At that time the English Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and all of the elite soccer divisions will have to alter their plans and the supporters will end up being the people who suffer as a result.
8 Collusion Of Power
After people had picked their jaws up from the ground when Russia and Qatar were dubiously handed the 2018 and 2022 World Cup events, Sepp Blatter proclaimed, "You cannot avoid collusion but if there should be something wrong in such collusion then naturally somebody should intervene." In essence the head of the most powerful and influential sports governing body on the planet passed the buck to state that he is powerless over delegates and officials scratching each other's backs for future favors. When a Panorama documentary went public, the collusion was there for all to see, broadcasting FIFA officials discussing how a vote is bargained for and at what price. One official from the Oceania division was caught red handed speaking to an undercover journalist who he believed was a delegate, outlining that money given for new stadiums in the region would be enough to sway his vote.
7 FBI Continued Investigations
When former US Soccer executive Chuck Blazer was compromised by the FBI to rat on his corrupt friends at FIFA, the jig was up. His work as an informant started a string of events that lead to the 2015 investigation into the organization, where pictures emerged of delegates being whisked away under white sheets into sports cars around Europe. The late night comedians and daily show hosts had a field day seeing these white collar criminals being dealt some degree of justice, but those images are just the tip of the iceberg. What FIFA have failed to explain or make public is the ongoing nature of this scandal, with US attorney general Loretta Lynch making it her mission to clean up the mess left behind by Sepp Blatter and his devious cohorts who used the FIFA coffers like their own piggybank. The Federal Bureau of Investigations won't stop until these corrupt bureaucrats are given a heavy dose of justice for abusing the positions they were elected to.
6 White Elephant Stadiums
Following in the same vein as the International Olympic Committee (IOC), allowing underdeveloped or under-resourced nations to substantially invest in brand new infrastructure leaves a huge burden of debt and stadiums that aren't fit for purpose once the circus has left town. Headlines from various outlets following from Brazil 2014 alone are largely negative, albeit with a country that adores the sport and maintains a large economy on the world stage. From empty bus depots to 60,000 unfilled seats for regular domestic competition matches, these giant pieces of stadia serve no long-term purpose. The same happened with South Africa in 2010 where stadia that weren't established before the tournament are languishing and standing as a permanent reminder of how the World Cup left them unfulfilled.
5 Tax Avoidance
Governments, sponsors and local business should not think twice that hosting a FIFA World Cup within a designated country would reap huge financial rewards. Otherwise, what would be the point of lobbying and spending billions to host the thing in the first place? But these people do not understand how FIFA cynically operates. South Africa 2010 was the embodiment of greed, using town centers as financial hubs to close off local economies to only deploy FIFA-sponsored shops and pay 0% tax to the South African government. Apparently the privilege of hosting the World Cup is enough and these countries should be thankful. Much like the Catholic Church, the FIFA base in Switzerland works on a tax-exempt status to help profits soar skywards time and again. If the body wants to be truly transparent and be an administration that works for the people and the sport it purports to actually be, then they will invest back into the local economies of the countries they participate in rather than take all for themselves.
4 Placating Dictators
In December last year, when he was barely holding onto the Presidency, Sepp Blatter pronounced that Russia's Vladimir Putin deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. This was not a joke or said ironically, but a genuine belief held by Blatter. Putin responded in kind to say the FBI had no right or jurisdiction to investigate FIFA and the two became an inseparable pairing. As well as doing nothing but strengthen ties to communist China or give any sanctions to nations like Saudi Arabia, North Korea or Iran that continue to commit human rights violations, FIFA's overly comfortable relationship with dictators demonstrates how morally corrupt they are. The lines between sport and politics can be vague and often fraught with danger, yet FIFA continue to proclaim that they are "For the Game. For the World." That is a direct quote from their official motto. It is time to act on it for a change.
3 Money Laundering
Brave whistle blowers have removed the lid on the dollars and cents flowing out from world football to the accounts of executives on tax haven islands. Swiss bank Julius Baer was one such apparatus to facilitate these transactions, going back as far as 1986 in some cases. Members in Zurich considered Julius Baer to be "FIFA's bank" and a favorite of the executives, where these illegal funds were pushed through and eyes were turned. The notion of wealthy bureaucrats using funds for personal gain is neither a new phenomenon nor something that would be of great surprise in FIFA circles, but the evidence of this occurring with the definitive links from one party to the next shows a level of arrogance and complacency on par with any other high levels of corruption in modern day society.
2 Slave Labor
The $260 billion investment in transforming Qatar from a small but rich Middle Eastern part of the world into a global sporting hub comes at a cost that won't be found on any balance sheet. Transported and living in slum conditions, workers coming out of South East Asia are reportedly paid as little as $50 a week to work in severe heat and dust storms, outlining the third world economy behind a first world tournament. Many of the biggest companies on the planet use less than certifiable workers, like Apple and Nike, where the conditions are an afterthought when shareholder profits are the ultimate parameter to success in a global economy. 21st Century slave labor is a notion that is given little time or credence in the media, but FIFA is a perfect example of an organization that will use whatever means to get the job done at the cheapest price possible.
1 Deaths Building New Stadiums
It's not bad enough these stadiums end up being useless, but thousands of workers are losing their lives to erect them in the first place. In a scandal that should have shut down operations years ago, FIFA are outsourcing the building and development of Qatar 2022 to slave labor where conditions are abhorrent and deplorable beyond all measure of decency. Importing poor workers from India and Nepal to save cost and build on profits, reports range anywhere from 1,200 to 4,000 and even rumors of 7,000 deaths as of 6 months ago. Few of these numbers are able to be verified because FIFA is denying any media access to these sites. From severe heat to malnourishment and disease, working on building new stadiums in Qatar is an incredibly risky and unfulfilled career choice – a fact that should be more public and the most scandalous fact FIFA doesn't want you to know about.


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This event is resting for 2019Sorry, but West Bergholt Open Gardens isn't running this year. We'll keep you posted about next year's event details when they are known, but in the meantime we include below details from a previous year to remind you about the event
West Bergholt, north west of Colchester, EssexSunday 1st July 201811.00am to 5.30pmGardens of various sizes and type with allotments, Art in the Garden Exhibition, Morris Dancers, a choir, feed the donkeys, and refreshments at many venues.Proceeds to Tom Bowdidge Foundation and Essex & Herts Air Ambulance.Plant salesPlant sales at some gardens.Cost£5.00 adults, accompanied children free.How to get event passportsEntrance to gardens by programme available at church halls and gardens.Contact the organisersEmail: DirectionsOn the A1508 Bergholt Road/Colchester Road, between Colchester & Bures. Ample parking at Orpen Hall (CO6 3BW) and on larger roads in the village as well as at some of the gardens. Please avoid parking in Chapel Lane and Valley Crescent.LocationCounty: EssexPostcode for Sat Nav: CO6 3EF (please verify before travelling)Find approximate location on GoogleMaps (new window)
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To implement available to promise, you begin by defining your ATP rules. ATP rules let you tailor the ATP calculation to suit your business needs. Each rule is a combination of ATP computation options, time fence options, and supply and demand sources to use during an ATP inquiry. You cannot delete an ATP rule, but you can rename or redefine existing rules by updating fields.
You can define multiple ATP rules to reflect th
e specific needs of your organization, and then use different rules to calculate availability for different items or groups of items. Each time you run an ATP check, the rule determines how existing supply and demand are matched. You can choose one of the ATP rules you define as the default ATP rule for your organization. You can update the item attribute ATP Rule to specify a default ATP rule for each item.
ATP Computation Options
You can choose a variety of computation options to suit your business needs. ATP computations use the consumption and accumulate available features. Consumption resolves negative ATP after it is already determined that there is not enough available inventory.
Accumulation uses excess inventory from a period to determine where new demand can be placed. You can choose any combination of the following options:
Backward consumption only
ATP calculates availability for your item period by period. If the available supply quantity for the period does not meet the existing demand for that period, ATP works backward, period by period, and checks if the available supply within each period is sufficient to meet the excess demand. ATP does not combine the available quantities from multiple periods to meet an existing demand.
Backward consumption and accumulate available
ATP accumulates the excess supply from period to period. When demand in a period exceeds supply, this accumulated quantity is dipped into and reduced. When you perform an availability check, the accumulated quantity is available for your demand.
Forward consumption and backward consumption
ATP consumes backwards first. If the available supply quantity for a period is not enough to meet the period's demand, ATP
steps back period by period to try to satisfy demand. If the demand cannot be met, ATP then moves forward into future periods to check on available supply.
Keep in mind that the ATP rule applies to existing demand and supply, and determines the quantity available on a period by period basis. Your quantity check is done against the results. ATP does not try to forward consume or backward consume your ATP check quantity.
ATP Time Fence Options
You can specify time fences for your ATP rules to restrict the use of both supply and demand. Time fences help you filter the noise out of the ATP calculation. You can implement the following time fence options:
Past Due Demand Days
ATP does not include any demand orders with a due date before this time fence. ATP uses the number of manufacturing workdays you enter for this fence to back off from the current system date and determine the past due time fence.
Use this time fence if you have sales orders, jobs, repetitive schedules, or other demand outstanding with past due dates that you do not plan to fill from existing or planned supply. If the due dates are before the time fence, ATP does not include these orders as demand.
Past Due Supply Days
ATP does not include any supply orders with a due date before this time fence. ATP uses the number of manufacturing workdays you enter for this fence to back off from the current system date and determine the past due supply fence.
Use this time fence if you have purchase orders, jobs, repetitive schedules or other supply orders with past due dates that you do not want to rely on as a source of supply for your ATP calculations. If the due dates are before the time fence, ATP does not include these orders as supply.
Infinite Supply Time Fence
Use this time fence to specify the end of your ATP horizon. ATP considers any demand that falls beyond this time fence as available. Use this time fence as the practical lead time you need to acquire components and build any quantity that a customer may order. You can choose from the following options to determine the infinite supply time fence:
• Cumulative manufacturing lead time
• Cumulative total lead time
• Item total lead time (does not include lead time of components)
• User–defined time fence (specify the number of supply days for your rule)
Accumulation Window
If you choose to accumulate expected surplus in one ATP period to the next, you can limit this accumulation to a specific number of workdays. Oracle Inventory does not treat excess supply as available supply beyond this accumulation window. Oracle Inventory also uses this option in backward consumption calculations, preventing excess supply from a period beyond the accumulation window from covering a shortage in a future period.
You can use the accumulation window to prevent the commitment of supply to satisfy demand with requirement dates far into the future. This is particularly useful if you have an item with high turnover and would likely be able to sell it quickly.
ATP Supply Source Options
You can choose the supply sources for each ATP rule. The ATP rule you use during the ATP inquiry then determines which sources of supply to include in the ATP calculation. Note that supply that falls on a non–manufacturing workday is considered available on the next manufacturing workday. All supply must have a scheduled due date within the ATP rule's past due supply days window.


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2019 Future Stars Tennis
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Description: This class for children age 6 to 8 introduces tennis through drills and games. All participants must bring a new, unopened can of low bounce balls, a racquet, and a water bottle to class. Monday and Wednesday classes ~ 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Register no later than one week prior to the start of each session.
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24 November 2017
We began the week with news of the weekend's visit to EHS from girls and staff from St. John's College, Portsmouth, who come to Birmingham each year for their annual netball tour. The Year 6 teams played competitive matches on Friday afternoon and then enjoyed tea together.
They also returned on Saturday and April, as our Newshound reports. "The morning netball tournament was no ordinary tournament. We mixed-up and then spilt into four teams each containing some St. John's, Year 5 and Year 6 girls. After the tournament was won by the Blue Team we had a quick snack and designed some Pudsey outfits. After that we dived into some friendly relay races in the same teams as before. It was an amazing day that everyone enjoyed." The experience was a good opportunity for the girls to get to know each other before the EHS return tour to Portsmouth in March.
In addition to news of netball the Well Done certificates were presented to Years 1 and 2 for a range of activities including DT and art skills, hard work in various aspects of Mathematics and English and for participating with enthusiasm in class discussions.
Tuesday saw the arrival of a mobile planetarium. This gave girls in Reception and Year 5 the opportunity to journey beyond our planet. While Reception girls learned about shapes in space, Year 5 went on a futuristic journey, exploring what life would be like on the Moons and Planets in our Solar System. Pluto proved very popular with our girls, perhaps due to the abundance of snow on the planet's surface. The girls agreed the biggest disadvantage of living on Pluto was waiting nearly 248 Earth Years to celebrate your first birthday! After each session the girls held the oldest thing they will (probably) ever touch; a meteorite which is older than even the rocks making up our planet, Earth. The session was thoroughly enjoyable with many requests for a repeat performance. You can all experience a bit of Space magic this week if you look carefully into the sky just before the Sun rises: you will be able to spot Jupiter. Remember, it's a planet so it won't be twinkling.
Another Science opportunity was offered to Year 2 this week. As part of this term's topic on the senses, they have investigated sound. They used a data logger to help them find out what happens to sound as they move away from a sound source.
In assembly on Wednesday the younger girls were surprised by the topic which was potatoes. They looked at how unique potatoes are with no two being the same - just like them. This continued our theme of respecting how special each one of us is, valuing our particular talents and qualities as friends and that we are all different but all equal.
The week has ended with opportunities for performance for a number of girls. The House Captains have organised their second House assembly of the term based on road safety and have been busy counting up House points and judging competitions. Girls in Year 5 and 6 have performed in a Teatime concert and 1B have entertained their parents in a class assembly.
Next week, in addition to a trip to Selly Manor for Year 4, there are a number of exciting EHSPA events with the new Tree Lighting event after school on Wednesday and the Christmas Fair on Saturday. We are also looking forward to welcoming parents of Year 2 girls to their Nativity on Thursday afternoon and Westbourne parents on Friday morning to the performance of Ralph the Reindeer.
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7 lessons I've learned from talking to credit unions this year
We've had a truly amazing year at FI GROW. From our rebranding in April and adding some amazing new team members, we are thrilled with all we have accomplished. And we wanted to take some time to share 10 lessons we've learned from working with credit unions this year.
- Most Marketers Don't Understand What We Do –Our work with clients varies from high level strategic planning and training all the way down to social media implementation and content curation. So in many ways we do work that moves from CMO levels of planning and strategy all the way down to marketing associate daily or weekly tactical steps. Both are incredible valuable in any marketing department. But often middle level managers forget the strategic side of things as they are overwhelmed by the day-to-day of their jobs. It's important to pause at least monthly and dedicate time to look back, so you can more effectively then continue to look forward.
- Marketers are Still Not Empowered to Make Decisions –Which is mind-boggling if you really think about it. But we continue to see marketers stifled by SVPs or CEO who are micro-managing them at every turn. At some point if you hire competent smart people you have to trust them and just let them do their job.
- Risk Taking is All Too Often Non-Existent –Don't take this the wrong way, but believe it or not, everything we try is NOT a resounding success. And that's OK! Actually, sometimes failure is essential to really learning the best way to do something. So even if you aren't sure about what results might happen, be honest about the risks, protect your brand and member experience, manage internal expectations and then GO FOR IT!!
- Budgets are WAY Too Tight for Digital Success –It continues to surprise me that even in 2018 we are still fighting for every penny of budget in the digital space. Guys… the big banks and FinTech companies are killing you on spending. Optimize your efforts for local search and get busy with some paid ads to support your other online efforts! And don't shoot the messenger… but spending $1k a month just isn't going to cut it.
- Senior Leaders Want to Talk Strategy, And Some Marketers Don't Get That –We are mentioning this again because it's very important that you communicate big-picture effectively in order to demonstrate the need for budget. And when marketers focus on vanity metrics like clicks, engagement and impressions senior managers just don't see value. Focus on tying those tactical efforts and successes to new loans and member growth and then report on those numbers to your CEOs and Board of Directors. This will be much more valuable for everyone involved.
- Some CUs and Community Banks Seem Stuck in their Niche –Over the last few months we've had a number of clients ask us to help them with coordination of website redesigns. And we are finding that they are very reluctant to trust web design agencies who don't have huge amounts of experience with other Financial Institutions. While this is understandable, we continue to push them to think outside that FI box as so much innovation happens when you work with people who come at things from new perspectives. Again, sometimes taking risks and trying agencies with great references from a multitude of industries might serve your FI well in the long run.
- Personalizing Experience Isn't Happening –When you have the ability to customize your customer's digital experience based on their recent activity or indicated areas of interest, this is where the magic happens. But when marketers are pulled in a thousand directions on a daily basis and are constantly asked to fill in the blanks on other tasks, being able to focus on digital experience can be tricky. Ideally your FI should work toward having a staff member dedicated to ensuring a high quality customer experience, and this simple must include personalized content online and in your mobile app.
- FIs Are Not Treating Their Websites as Assets –In all likelihood your FI's website will receive more traffic than all of your brick-and-mortar locations combined. So, we consistently push marketing departments to demand that budgets for those digital branches need to reflect this traffic and be larger and categorized appropriately.


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When I heard the news, it came as a shock. I had no idea my friend was seriously ill, and now I learn that she is dead.
The disbelief quickly yielded to concern for her family –then concern for the community who knew and loved her. My friend had a lot of friends.
The initial notice suggested lighting candles in memory. While finding a candle and matches, the tears came. The grief was real.
I don't remember when I first met Kay Covert and her husband Walt. They had been real estate agents in our town for over 20 years, since before I arrived.
Kay was someone who cared a lot for her community. She did more than sell properties. She and Walt followed up with searchers and buyers, introducing them to the culture and activities of Manzanita and the surrounding areas.
When I helped start the local newspaper, Kay and Walt were prominent supporters and advertisers. When it came time for me to buy a house, she and Walt found the perfect one.
Before tax laws would allow me to move in, the Coverts rented the place from me while they built a new home of their own.
They were good, dear friends. We spent some wonderful evenings at the house snacking and drinking fine scotch.
My wife and I tended their 21-year-old cat Billy while Kay and Walt were away.
When the local merchants association began faltering, Kay led the charge to revitalize the organization and add members – working members. When we named her president, she took the reins and made things happen, always in a calm, thoughtful manner.
"Kay and the Boys" is what we called our board – she being the only female of the group.
There came a time when breast cancer threatened Kay. A brave woman, she opted for a double mastectomy to ensure that problem went away. Nothing was going to hold her back in life.
A few years later, Kay opted to let her hair return to its natural color. Rather than turn gray, it went right to white. I learned that white had become her natural color at an early age.
It was a startling transition, but I got used to it.
Kay and I shared a birthday, something we both enjoyed telling people. It was another special bond between us. She and I exchanged greetings each All Saints Day, to mark another joint passage around the Sun.
I only saw her sparingly in the past year. Often it was her walking hand-in-hand with Walt along Laneda Avenue, with Kay using a cane.
They sold their big house and moved into a smaller one. They were planning a full retirement in a methodical manner.
Now, it is not to be.
Her husband and son are left without Kay. All their friends and family – near and far – are left without Kay.
It's a sad day in the neighborhood, and there are not enough candles or tears to make it better.
So I'll just bid farewell in my private way to a good friend and important member of our community.
Thank you, Kay, for being who you were and for doing everything you did for others.
There could be no finer legacy.