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A type of automated task designed specifically to interact with the Oracle Communications ASAP product or the Oracle Communications IP Service Activator product.
An OSM application used to manage user workgroups, calendars and schedules, email notifications, and system events.
amend and amendment processing
A generic term that refers to making changes to in-flight orders. Amendments are typically made when processing a revision order, or managing an order cancellation or order failure. The amendment usually performs compensation; such as redoing or undoing tasks.
Application Integration Architecture (AIA)
The Oracle Application Integration Architecture. A set of Oracle products that enable you to set up and orchestrate cross-application business processes so that multiple applications can work together. OSM integrates with Oracle AIA for Communications. Oracle AIA runs on top of Oracle Fusion Middleware.
Application Integration Architecture (AIA) Order-to-Activate Cartridges
A set of OSM cartridges that integrate with the Oracle Communications Order to Cash Integration Pack for Oracle Communications Order and Service Management (Order to Cash Integration Pack for OSM). The Order-to-Activate cartridges and the integration pack enable OSM to be part of an order fulfillment solution that cover the entire order-to-activate process from order creation to service activation.
Automated Service Activation Program. An Oracle product used by communication service providers to activate operational support systems equipment across multiple technology domains. ASAP supports many hardware vendor's network systems, and is integrated with OSM using activation tasks.
A task that does not require manual activity. Automated tasks handle interactions with external systems such as billing systems, shipping systems, and activation systems. They can also perform custom calculations and other tasks. Automated tasks are implemented using automation plug-ins. See manual task.
An interface that enables the integration of OSM with external applications. It is used to automate tasks and notifications to other systems. It can also be used to perform business logic (such as performing complex calculations) without interacting with an external system. The automation framework is an OSM server component that performs the work required by automation plug-ins.
An OSM component that performs the operation specified by an automated task. For example, you can create automation plug-ins to update order data, complete order tasks with appropriate statuses, set process exceptions, react to system notifications and events, send requests to external systems, and process responses from external systems. These operations can involve communication with external systems. OSM provides several predefined plug-ins. You can also develop your own plug-ins using a custom template.
OSM behaviors allow you to control the validation and presentation of data elements in the OSM Web clients and data providers. For example, you can use the Calculate behavior to derive the value of the data in a field by adding the values in two other fields. You could use the Information behavior to present a tool tip for a field in the Task Web client.
A software package created in Design Studio to deploy functionality to an OSM run-time system. Cartridges contain order metadata such as recognition rules, processes, order states, behaviors, specification, and other entities used for order processing.
Cartridges are created with Design Studio, but Oracle also offers customized cartridges that support integration with other common applications (for example, the Oracle Communications Order to Cash Integration Pack for Oracle Communications Order and Service Management). Oracle also offers pre-configured cartridges that demonstrate the capabilities of OSM.
The OSM system role that receives customer orders from one or more order-source systems such as Siebel CRM, creates an OSM order, and manages the fulfillment of the order across other enterprise systems including billing, shipping, and service fulfillment systems. OSM operating in the central order management role also receives status information from these systems and provides visibility of an order's status back to the order-source system. The central order management role is sometimes called central fulfillment.
An OSM instance can operate in a central order management role or in a service order management role.
The fulfillment state list that is defined on the States tab of the fulfillment state map entity. The common fulfillment state list provides the values that can be used for both mapped fulfillment states and composite fulfillment states.
Changes that are made to accommodate revisions to in-flight orders (orders still being processed). For example, if a customer initially orders Bronze-level DSL service but upgrades to Gold-level service while the original order is in place, tasks may need to be done, redone, or undone. OSM automatically calculates the compensation required to accommodate the changes to orders.
OSM uses these types of compensation: Do, which is a change that needs to be made in addition to the original tasks. Redo, which is a change that needs to be made to redo work that was already performed by the order. Undo, which is a change that needs to be made to undo work that has already been done by the order. Amend Do, which is the same as Do, but performed during amendment processing.
The fulfillment state that results from an order fulfillment state composition rule set or an order item fulfillment state composition rule set.
Metadata in an orchestration order that is used to manage the execution of the orchestration plan. OSM extracts control data from an order. Control data provides information about order items, order components and dependencies required to create the orchestration plan. This includes status and timestamps for its order items and components. During the execution of an orchestration plan, the order data, including control data, can be updated as transactions are completed.
Design Studio automatically generates control data for order components. You manually model control data for order items.
The task that contains data required for the order. The creation task specifies what information must be provided to the order before it can start processing. This applies equally to manual order entry through the Task Web client as well as through OSM WS or XML APIs. A creation task is defined in the order specification.
In OSM Web clients, the creation task represents the step that creates and submits an order instance that starts the order workflow.
Customer relationship management. A system for managing a company's interactions with customers, clients and sales prospects; for example, Oracle's Siebel CRM. When used in OSM documentation, CRM refers to sales and order capture activities.
An order request received by OSM to obtain a product or products, typically generated by the CRM or some other order-source system. OSM converts the customer order to OSM format after which it is referred to as an order. Sometimes called an in-bound order.
The logical repository of data elements used in Design Studio. The Data Dictionary defines data types and structures that can be used within OSM orders. For example, you can define a simple type that represents an IP address or a phone number, or more complex types representing addresses, product attributes and so on. Data elements in a Data Dictionary are used as building blocks of an OSM order.The data elements within a Data Dictionary project can be referenced by other projects in a work space. Multiple data dictionaries can be used to contribute data structures to a single order definition. A single Data Dictionary can also contribute to multiple order definitions.
An entity viewable in Design Studio. When you model simple and structured data elements in the Data Dictionary, you can create new data elements that inherit their attributes from other existing data elements.The new data element can extend the information configured in the parent data element (also referred to as the base data element). For example, if you have a structured data element called person with first name, last name, and social security number child elements. You can extend the person structured data element by using it as a base for a new structured data element called employee, to which you add the employee number, hire date, and department child elements.
Simple data elements are reusable data types that contain no child dependencies. A simple data element has no structure, and is associated—directly or indirectly—to a primitive type (int, boolean, char, and so forth). Structured data elements are reusable data types and are containers of simple data elements and other structured data elements.
An adapter that can retrieve order data from external systems in an XML format. Design Studio provides several built-in data providers to retrieve external XML instances from specific sources such as a JDBC database or a SOAP Web service. Additionally, you can create your own custom data provider. Data providers are used when defining Data Instance behaviors.
The process by which a customer order is broken into constituent order items, which are then organized into order components. For example, OSM can use the following algorithm to achieve decomposition:
Map order items to functions (fulfillment function order components)
Map function order items to fulfillment systems (fulfillment system order components)
Map fulfillment system order items to processing granularity (granular order components)
The example above is representative of what OSM is normally configured to do for decomposition, but OSM is not restricted to these three stages. Decomposition is specified through configuration and can have any number of stages through which the order is decomposed.
See also order component, executable order component, orchestration stage.
Rules that determine the order items in each order component. Decomposition rules specify the conditions in which OSM decomposes one or more order components into another order component. OSM evaluates every order item in the source order component against the conditions that you define for the decomposition rule. If an order item passes all specified conditions, OSM includes the order item in the target order component.
Unlike many other OSM modeling entities, decomposition rules are not directly referenced by other parts of the model. OSM selects decomposition rules by matching the source and target order components of the decomposition rule to the order components in the orchestration stages in the orchestration sequence.
See also executable order component.
The first process that runs after an order is created. A default process can either be an orchestration process (which will be backed by a dynamically generated orchestration plan) or a workflow or workstream process.
A process activity that specifies that a process stops until a condition evaluates as true. In OSM there are two types of delays, timer delays and event delays. A timer delay retries the evaluation of the rule at a fixed time interval. An event delay retries the evaluation of the rule only when order data changes.
A relationship in which a condition related to one order component or order item must be satisfied before another order item can be processed. For example, it may be necessary to perform provisioning before billing can occur for the same order item. Dependencies can have the following relationships:
Between different order components for the same order item.
Between different order components for different order items.
Between order items across orders.
Time-based dependencies.
See also inter-order dependency, intra-order dependency.
The software application used to design, configure, and deploy OSM Order Management cartridges into OSM environments. Design Studio is based on the Eclipse Integrated Design Environment (IDE). OSM plug-ins provide the specific screens (editors), validation logic, and cartridge-build functionality that allow users to create and configure OSM cartridges.
A functional unit created and edited in Design Studio; for example, tasks, processes, behaviors, projects, and notifications. Entities are collected in a cartridge to deploy in a run-time environment to support your business processes (for example, you deploy cartridges to OSM run-time environments.
Entity names must be unique by entity type. For example, you cannot name two task entities with the same name. However, you can create identical names for different entity types. For example, you can model a task entity and a process entity with the name
Entity names are sometimes defined just by a simple name (the filename of the entity), and sometimes by a simple name and a namespace URI. In the case where a namespace URI is provided, it is the combination of the URI plus the simple name that gives the entity its unique name.
See also data element.
See delay.
An order component with an associated process. Typically this is a component decomposed to its final level of granularity. Executable order components are generated during the last orchestration stage in an order.
See also order component and decomposition.
The amount of time an order, or some part of the order (order component, product specification or task), is expected to take to complete processing.
The date on which an order is expected to start being processed. Expected start date is determined for orchestration orders by calculating the expected order duration and factoring this in with the requested delivery date for order items on the order.
The status returned from a fulfillment system to an order component. This may be the exact status returned by the system, or automation may be used to translate the status before it is put on the order. It is a key input into a fulfillment state mapping.See also fulfillment state.
The failure of an order during processing. Fallout occurs whenever an order encounters a situation that prevents it from being processed. Causes for fallout include missing data or the inability to access a fulfillment system. Fallout management includes detecting, investigating, and resolving failed orders.
A mechanism initiated from the OSM Task Client to interrupt or stop an order, or to redirect it to any task in the same process or any other process. A fallout exception halts an order at a particular task in order to correct an error caused by a previous task.
A process that includes detecting, investigating, and resolving failed orders. Administrators perform fallout management with the OSM Web clients. The clients allow them to search for failed orders, identify the reason for the failure by viewing order details, and resolve dependencies to allow order processing to proceed. In cases where the dependency cannot be resolved, you can cancel or terminate the order.
An order that is submitted to modify a completed order. Follow-on orders are not processed until their order-item dependencies on the in-flight orders allow them to proceed.
Operations that fulfill a customer's order. This may be providing, modifying, resuming or canceling a customer's requested products and services.
Fulfillment functions are operations that must be performed to process an order item; for example, initiating billing, shipping, or performing installation. Fulfillment functions are defined in order component specifications created in Design Studio.
An entity that represents the intent of an order. For example, the fulfillment mode could indicate whether the order is intended for qualification, delivery to fulfillment systems, testing and so on. Every customer order can specify a fulfillment mode.
Different fulfillment modes will have different orchestration sequences. If OSM receives two identical incoming customer orders with different fulfillment modes, it generates a different orchestration plan for each order. The two plans include different executable order components with different dependencies among order items.
The state of an order or order item aggregated and translated from status values returned by external systems. This state can be used to provide status visibility to upstream systems and to users by using the Order Management Web client.See also common fulfillment state, composite fulfillment state, external fulfillment state, and mapped fulfillment state.
The Design Studio entity that contains both the definition of common fulfillment states and fulfillment state mappings. A common fulfillment state defined on one fulfillment state map is available to all fulfillment state mappings in the workspace.
The Design Studio entity that maps external fulfillment states to values from the common fulfillment state list. The resulting fulfillment state is referred to as a mapped fulfillment state.
A participating system in an order management solution. Fulfillment systems can include billing, provisioning, activation, shipping and workforce management systems, among others. OSM interacts with fulfillment systems when processing orders.
The arrangement of network elements, processes, systems, and software used to fulfill a customer order. The fulfillment topology represents the types and instances of fulfillment systems involved in fulfilling an order. For example, all of the Business Support Systems (BSS) and Operational Support Systems (OSS) that participate in order capture and order fulfillment represent the fulfillment topology.
An order that has a requested delivery date that is later than the current date and time. For example, a customer order to have a new VoIP service added at the beginning of the next month is a future-dated order. OSM uses the order orchestration plan to calculate the order start date of future-dated orders so the order can be completed by the time the customer wants it.
See also expected duration and expected start date.
See customer order.
Any order that is not in a closed state (Closed or Aborted). An in-flight order still has the potential for further work to be performed on it.
A dependency between order items in different orders.
A dependency between order items in the same order. An intra-order dependency can refer to external information, but not to data in other orders.
Internet Provider Service Activator. An Oracle product used by communication service providers to define and fully automate the activation of services on large-scale multi-vendor IP networks. IP Service Activator delivers end-to-end network control and enables real time reaction to new service and customer demands.
See order line item.
Tasks performed by OSM operations personnel using the Task Web client. See also automated task.
The fulfillment state that results from a fulfillment state mapping.
Data definitions for entities such as processes, states, and rules modeled in Design Studio. OSM uses metadata to determine how to process order data. For example, OSM uses metadata from the product specification to determine how order items are to be grouped into order components in an orchestration plan.
A synonym for an entity name. Mnemonic is a legacy term for OSM. The proper name is entity name.
A data element that is permitted to have more than one instance. For example, you configure the ControlData/OrderItem structure as a multi-instance data element so that OSM can create an instance of the structure for every order line item extracted off the in-bound customer order.
1. An XML namespace is a method for uniquely naming elements and attributes in an XML document. Attributes and elements are identified by a fully qualified name that consists of a namespace name paired with the local attribute or element name.
2. An OSM entity namespace is a method for uniquely naming OSM entities across projects. Fully qualified OSM entity names consists of a namespace name paired with the local entity name. OSM entity namespaces allow different work groups of Design Studio users to create different entities without concern for name contention. Services can be implemented independently by a different teams, then deployed into a single OSM run-time environment.
Not every OSM entity has a separate namespace (example: tasks and processes). For these types of entities, a unique name is created by attaching the cartridge name and version number to the entity name.
3. An OSM cartridge namespace is a method for uniquely naming OSM cartridges. This allows you to identify what cartridge is deployed in an environment. For example, if you are diagnosing an order failure, it's useful to know the logic and configuration of the cartridge that processed that order. Fully qualified cartridge names consist of a namespace name paired with the cartridge name.
You can view namespaces and other details about an entity or cartridge through Design Studio.
Messages sent by OSM to alert users of order problems (jeopardy notifications) or changes to an order's state, status or data (event notifications). By default, OSM sends most types of notifications to the Task Web client Notifications page. You can also specify that notifications be sent by e-mail.
Oracle's application server for building and deploying enterprise Java EE applications. The Oracle WebLogic Server hosts the OSM server, OSM integration, and related interfaces.
The process OSM uses to manage the fulfillment of a complex order. Order fulfillment often requires interaction with many fulfillment systems. Various dependencies may require that these interactions be run in a specific order to ensure that order items are sent to the proper systems, and that the required steps, in the proper sequence are run.
An order that requires an orchestration plan for fulfillment. Orchestration orders contain control data for an orchestration plan. The default process for an orchestration order is an orchestration process. See process-based order.
A dynamically generated plan that is used to manage the fulfillment of an order. Order fulfillment often requires interaction with many fulfillment systems, and various dependencies may require that these interactions be run in a specific order. The orchestration plan includes the order, order component, and the type and the sequence of order component execution. An orchestration plan is generated for each order based on the metadata defined for the type of order being processed.
For example, an order is captured by Siebel CRM and is sent to OSM for processing. Using the recognition rules and other entities provided by the OSM cartridges in the Order to Cash Integration Pack for OSM, OSM decomposes the order and dynamically generates an orchestration plan that is used to manage the fulfillment of the customer's order across other enterprise systems.
A set of orchestration stages for an order. Orchestration sequences specify the set of orchestration stages for an order. Orchestration stages and sequences together define how an order is decomposed.
See also decomposition, orchestration stage.
A step in an orchestration sequence used to decompose an order and create an orchestration plan.
See also decomposition, order.
An order in the OSM format. You model orders by creating order specifications in Design Studio.
There are many order variants including:
A collection of order items that can be processed together because they meet some common criteria as determined by an orchestration stage. Order components are modeled in Design Studio, based on factors such as a function that needs to be performed, the systems that need to perform that function, and what other items can be processed in the same group.
See also decomposition, executable order component, orchestration stage.
An ID associated with an order component that can be used in decomposition. When implementing fulfillment systems; for example, you can configure OSM to achieve decomposition by using decomposition rules or by using the component IDs of the order items. For example, a decomposition rule can select order items from fulfillment system order components and group them into an order component to create a single bundle. OSM can then use an order component ID calculation to generate distinct bundle instances.
Uniquely identifies a data element or structure in an order by differentiating the data element or structure based on a data element value. Order data keys are important when identifying order data changes during compensation and for multi-instance data elements.
See order specification.
See expected duration.
See order specification.
See fallout.
order fulfillment state composition rule set
The Design Studio entity used to aggregate and evaluate the fulfillment states of root-level order items and compose them into a single composite fulfillment state for the entire order.
Orders typically consist of two parts: an order headers containing information that is applicable to the entire order such as the customer name and address, and order line items such as the products, services, and offers requested by the customer and the action to be performed on them (Add, Suspend, Delete, Move, and so on).
An order line item transformed so that it can be processed in OSM. Each order item includes the action required to implement it, such as Add, Suspend, and Delete. Order items are decomposed into order components based on shared characteristics defined in a product specification.
See also order component.
order item fulfillment state composition rule set
The Design Studio entity used to aggregate and evaluate the fulfillment states of order component order items and child order items and compose them into a single composite fulfillment state for the entire order item.
Unique value that enables the system to match incoming revision orders to the corresponding OSM order. If the order key matches an order that is currently in progress, the order is considered to be a revision that amends a base order. For example, you can specify to use the customer reference ID as the order key. In that case, when OSM processes an order, it looks for previous orders that have the same customer reference ID, and amends it.
The order key can be any data or combination of data associated with the order. It is configured in Design Studio as an XPath expression to a data element that will uniquely match an amended order to its corresponding OSM order. For example, you might specify a customer reference ID as the following Xpath expression:
The sequential states through which an order passes and the transactions it undergoes from the time it is received in OSM until the time it is resolved. States include Not Started, In-progress, Suspended, and Completed. Each order state is associated with a set of transactions that can be performed while the order is in that particular state. Transactions include Update Order, Cancel Order, Complete Task, and Raise Exception. The life cycle of an OSM order is governed by the order state model and order life cycle.
A set of policies that controls the states in which an order can be, and the transactions allowed in those states. The order life-cycle policy also determines which roles can perform which transactions. For example, while an order is in the In Progress state, you might want your Customer Service role to be able to perform the Update Order, Cancel Order, and Suspend Order transactions, while your Fallout role is able to perform the Raise Exceptions transaction. Every order type you create must be associated with an order life-cycle policy.
Specific items such as individual products, services, and offers on an incoming customer order. OSM transforms order line items into order items.
An OSM web application that displays an order's orchestration plan, including dependency, orchestration stages, order components, order items, and processes. The Order Management Web client is used by fallout administrators responsible for locating orders with errors, determining the causes of failures, and taking the necessary corrective actions; operations and management personnel who monitor the progress of orders; and orchestration plan designers who can use this application to test and validate orchestration-based orders during the modeling and implementation of OSM solutions.
A value that OSM uses to determine which orders should be given more processing resources. OSM uses order priority to determine the next thing to be done. Orders with higher priority will be processed before orders with lower priority. In situations where resources are constrained (for example, the system is using all available CPU, memory, or other resources to process orders), orders with higher priority will process faster than orders with lower priority.
The process of determining the type of an incoming customer order so it can be mapped to an order specification in OSM. During order recognition, OSM steps through an ordered list of recognition rules to determine which rule applies to the customer order. Each rule is associated with an order specification.
A value associated with an order specified in one of the OSM Web clients or OSM APIs. OSM uses an order reference number as an identifier to external systems. Reference numbers can be used as keys to correlate orders between systems.
An order entity defined in Design Studio. The order specification is the central entity in OSM. It defines the basic information OSM requires for it to be able to process orders. It specifies such things as what data is allowed in an order (order template), what are the range of order priorities, whether amendments are allowed and how they are processed, how to handle jeopardy, fallout, permissions and so on.
Other entities such as tasks, processes, and notifications require that you specify an order specification to which it relates. Order specifications can inherit from other order specifications, and multiple order specifications can be modeled and can exist simultaneously. Also known as an order definition and order entity.
OSM processes each order within a set of order states. A state is the condition of the order. For example:
An order is created in the Not Started state.
When processing begins on the order, the state changes to the In Progress state.
When the order is complete, it transitions to the Completed state.
See order life cycle.
Changes from one order state to another order state as a result of a transaction. Each order state has a set of allowable transitions. For example, when an order is completed, it transitions from the In Progress state to the Completed state.
A part of an order specification that defines what order data OSM will use to process and fulfill the order. For example, the order template defines the data required for order items as well as the data required in an order header. Create or modify order templates by adding data elements from one or more data dictionaries.
The manipulation and enrichment of the structure and contents of a customer order through a set of rules. Transformation rules are defined as part of recognition rules, and are based on applying a series of XQueries to the in-bound order.
Three types of transformation rules are available: order priority rules, which define the priority of the order in relation to others; order reference rules, which define the order reference number; and order data rules, which add to or modify incoming customer order data.
A process that occurs during order recognition that validates that an order is syntactically correct. When an inbound order is recognized, OSM validates it based on validation rules defined in the order recognition rule.
For example, a validation rule can determine that all mandatory fields are populated, that valid characters (numeric or alphanumeric) are used for fields, and that the order has a valid status code such as Open. Validation rules are implemented as XQuery expressions. Each node in the expression must evaluate to true for validation to pass.
OSM order management Web services API
The primary interface for external systems to OSM. The OSM order management Web services provide for in-bound order operations such as creating, managing, retrieving, updating, or canceling an order. Web services are Web APIs that support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network such as the Internet. Web services run on a remote system hosting the requested services such as OSM. Web service interfaces are described by the Web service definition language (WSDL).
A callback interface that allows you to generate an audit trail log of users before they gain access to order data that is considered sensitive. The security callback interface is designed to intercept order access from defined functions such as GetOrder, XML API WorkList.Request, and Task Web client Order Data History page.
The server that manages OSM run-time functionality, including in-bound order operations and outbound communications with external systems. The OSM server is deployed on Oracle WebLogic Server.
The two OSM GUI applications called the Order Management Web client and the Task Web client. The Order Management Web client displays an order's orchestration plan, including dependency, orchestration stages, order components, order items, and processes. The Task Web client is used for monitoring and managing the tasks in an order.
The point in the orchestration of an order item after which revisions can no longer be accepted.
A sequence of tasks and subprocesses that need to be carried out to fulfill all or part of an order. For example, an ADSL fulfillment process could include the following tasks that can take place over a number of days: assign a port, ship modem to customer, activate DSLAM, send customer survey, and verify order. The process includes definitions of the relationships between tasks and the sequence in which they are run.
An order that does not include an orchestration plan. A process-based order typically handles a provisioning process. See orchestration order.
Decomposition groups order items into optimally executable order components. For example, if monthly fees, VoIP adapter, and VoIP phone are all billed by the same billing system, they can be grouped into a single executable order component. This is called processing granularity. See decomposition.
A data repository that stores and retrieves information about your products including price lists, discount lists, and unit groups. The product catalog is used to create customer orders. Sometimes called the master product catalog. The product catalog exists on the CRM or other order-source system. An example of a product catalog is the Siebel Sales Catalog or Oracle Product Information Management Data Hub for Telco.
Groups of related products that share common attributes. For example, suppose you sell products for three levels of DSL service. Though there are different values to differentiate the service levels, the products are structurally identical and provisioned by the same system; they are variations of the basic DSL service. As a result, a single product-class to product-specification mapping can be used for all of them.
Product classes are defined in a product catalog such as the Siebel Sales Catalog or Oracle Product Information Management Data Hub for Telco.
An entity that includes the fulfillment function order components and dependencies required to fulfill a product order. Each order item in an order is mapped to a product specification. OSM uses the product specification to determine the necessary fulfillment functions, order components, the dependencies that exist between them, and dependencies on other product specifications to generate an orchestration plan.
Providing the data necessary for enabling a service, with the actual enabling done by activation.
Rules that enable OSM to validate a customer order and transform it into an OSM order format.
An order that contains order items that depend on another order.
A tool for generating reports about OSM orders, tasks, and notifications. The Reporting Interface augments the reports that are available through the OSM Web clients. See OSM Reporting Interface Guide for more information.
An order that modifies a previously submitted order that is still being processed. For example, a customer may want to switch to a higher level of service before an order is completed. Revision orders may require compensation. The system can process revision orders until the original order reaches its point of no return. A revision order is sometimes called a supplemental order.
See also follow-on order.
A set of permissions to access to functions in the Task Web client and Order Management Web client that can be assigned to users. Functions include viewing reports, assigning tasks, and querying orders. In addition to granting OSM Web client permissions, you can also grant permissions at the order and task levels. Roles are created with the OSM Administrator application or Design Studio. The Administrator application refers to roles as workgroups, although they are both the same thing.
Rules are defined as part of an order specification to work on data in the order. Rules are used in many OSM activities to evaluate conditions and determine next process steps. For example, you can specify to delay the next task in a process until a specified data element includes a certain value.
A processing component of OSM that evaluates rule and timer delays for transition to the next task. The engine is implemented as one or more Oracle database jobs. The rule engine is configured as one or multiple jobs to improve performance.
An order received by an OSM instance acting in the service order management role.
The OSM system role that serves as part of a service fulfillment stack, working with inventory and activation systems to fulfill services in one or more network domains. An OSM instance can operate in a service order management role or in a central order management role. Sometimes called local fulfillment.
See order specification.
A process started by another process. A subprocess is used to organize any large process into smaller more re-usable pieces. It includes one or more tasks and realizes an executable order component.
An individual step that is required for the processing of an order. Tasks are defined by the order specification in Design Studio, and can be either a manual task (performed by human action) or automated task (performed by an automation plug-in).
Tasks are run as part of any process-based order. For example, a completely process-based order consists of a series of steps which are defined by tasks. By contrast, an orchestration order starts out as orchestration plan. Each order component within the orchestration plan is implemented by a subprocess which in turn contains tasks and other subprocesses.
A state describing the milestones of a task in a process. The task state also determines how it can be worked on. OSM provides the following task states: Received, Assigned, and Accepted. You can, however, create your own task states. For example, you can define a Suspended task state to indicate the progress of automated tasks, or you can define a Completed task to indicate that user is finished with the task and the order is ready to move to the next task in the process.
A representation of how a task can transition to the next step in a process. The task status shows how the task transitions in a process; for example, if the task transitioned the process to the next task, or if it caused the process to fail. Changing the status of the task determines the next step in the order process. The statuses that you define appear as task transition options in the OSM Web clients.
For example, if you have a task called Assign Port, and the two statuses are Port Available and Port Unavailable, the status determines whether the process can proceed to the next task. Task status also controls notifications, so when the status is Port Available, OSM can send a message saying Successful.
An OSM GUI application used for monitoring and managing the tasks in an order. This application is typically used by order processing personnel to ensure that all the tasks are completed. It is also used by order fallout managers. You can also suspend and resume orders, cancel orders, and create orders manually.
See delay.
An action taken by the OSM system on an order. For example, the Suspend Order transaction stops all processing on the order and transitions the order to the Suspended state. Also called an order state transaction
Some other transactions are Abort Order, Complete Task, Process Amendment and Raise Exception. Most transactions perform transitions that change the state of the order to a different state. However, some transactions do not perform a transition to another state. For example, the Update Order transaction can make changes to an order without changing the order's state.
A request to the trouble ticketing system indicating that an error occurred during the processing of an order. Different from a fallout task in that trouble tickets come from front-end systems such as Siebel CRM.
A dependency with at least one unmet condition.
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Here's something of a surprise that I've been working on lately and also of a belated Philippine independence day work: a map based on the English-language Filipino graphic novel miniseries Skyworld ([link] [link]), which is set in an alternate reality where at least all Philippine folklore (especially the ones from before or early in Spanish rule) was true. The end result is both a nightmarish apocalypse and a mystic Filipino-wank. Something you don't come across everyday. So it seemed fitting to give it a Munro-ist treatment ala

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Two more suspicious suicides follow, and a young woman is brutally attacked. For Sara, the violence strikes far too close to home. And as Jeffrey pursues the sadistic killer, he discovers that ex-police detective Lena Adams, now a security guard on campus, may be in possession of crucial information. But, bruised and angered by her expulsion from the force, Lena seems to be barely capable of protecting herself, let alone saving the next victim...
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"Quite good, but not my cup of tea."
When you stroll through an art gallery you like some pictures whilst others are just not your taste, even though you can accept that they have merit. This is how I feel about this book. I just did not get hooked by it and it was a combination of small things. I did not like any of the characters. I thought that the back stories were patchy and not especially engaging. Also, I was not keen on the narrator, who did a fair job, but there was not enough difference between the characters and I could not suspend disbelief when she was portraying a male character. Finally, I thought that there were too many unlikely linkages/occurrences/characteristics, within the relatively small group of characters, for it to feel believable. I do not plan to try out any more of this author's many books.
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Jefferson County Misses $184 Million Payment - News - NBC13.com County commissioners have confirmed that Jefferson County has defaulted on a $184 million debt due to creditors today.
The payment was tied to the county's floundering sewer program.
Attorneys and financial advisors continue negotiations with credit companies to rewrite the terms of the county's debt in hopes of making future payments more manageable while avoiding the need to file for bankruptcy.
One UAB finance professor says the renegotiations are the county's best option.
"Jefferson County is in a good bargaining position because they can say 'if we don't renegotiate, we'll file for bankruptcy,' and while bankruptcy isn't good for anyone, it is worse for creditors than it is for Jefferson County," Professor Andreas Rauterkus said.
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- n. Funds deposited in a bank that are credited to and subject to withdrawal by the depositor.
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- n. a fund deposited by a customer (the depositor) in a bank from which they can make withdrawals
- n. the formal relationship established between the depositor and the bank
- n. a statement summarizing credit and debit transactions with the account
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- n. a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
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A case can be made for the Prince having to assume a good amount of responsibility for the tragic turn of events in the drama. Essentially, Shakespeare shows the political leadership of the Prince as limited by the factionalized notion of power that the families possess. The Montagues and the Capulets hold economic and social power over Verona. The Prince is merely a political prop in the face of their feud. The Prince is well aware of the blood rivalry between both families. The opening scene is one in which violence between both families fills the streets. Yet, the Prince does not do more than offer a stern warning to both Capulet and Montague. The Prince fails to construct a lasting peace when Romeo has murdered. Rather, he banishes Romeo.
The Prince ends up concluding at the end of the drama that a lesson has been learned in which "all are punished." Yet, I think that some level of blame can be assigned to the Prince as not having anticipated that such a lesson can be gained without the sense of sadness that preceded it. Shakespeare constructs political leadership as one that must envision the right path even if it comes at the cost of those in the position of economic and social power. For all practical purposes, the Prince does not challenge those in the position of power. In not challenging these forces, some level of blame has to be assigned to the Prince for what happened.


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Oboe part from Five Movements from "L'Almanach aux Images"
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Five very attractive piano pieces by this pupil of Faure, arranged for Wind Quintet (flute doubles piccolo). Their total duration is roughly 9 minutes. Les Anes (the Donkeys) is perhaps the best-known movement from the suite, with eeyores a-plenty, but all 5 of the pieces are enjoyable for both performers and audiences, with a good variety of moods.
This suite is a selection from the eight pieces comprising Grovlez's "Almanac of pictures", a set of intermediate level pianist-friendly miniatures, many of which have at times appeared on the Associated Board syllabus. Reminiscent of the Debussy preludes, although much less demanding pianistically, they charmingly utilise the early twentieth century French idiom. In the original each is preceded by a poem by Tristan Klingsor. The five pieces arranged here are:
- Les Marionettes (The Puppets) - the most eccentric of the movements, in my arrangement the piccolo features prominently
- Chanson de L'Escarpolette (Song of the Swing) - a miniature waltz in the manner of Ravel [02:34]
- Les Anes (The Donkeys) [03:40]
- Petites Litanies de Jésus (Little Prayers to Jesus) - exquisite hushed reverence [05:47]
- Chanson du Chasseur (Hunter's Song) - a gallop to the finish, in 6/8 of course! [07:12]
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Jakob > No, postcoordination is also found when creating a vocabulary and when > indexing resources. Could you elaborate what you actually mean by it? As Leonard and Stella pointed out pre- post- coordination is an attribute we give to vocabulary with respect to how it is processed at the point of retrieval. Coordination of terms in the process of indexing (or vocabulary building) is called pre-coordination - and it implies syntactic relationships. Example: "history of philosophy" Coordination of terms in the process of retrieval is called post-coordination and implies logical relationships (AND, OR, NOT) Example: "history" [AND/OR/NOT] "philosophy" The idea of POST-coordination in vocabulary creation does not make sense. That would mean that one would have to anticipate and publish all possible combinations of concepts. One can make a distinction between the fact that some pre-coordination may come from the vocabulary itself (built in) - the other pre-coordination comes in the process of applications. Classifications are excellent examples of this: Bliss and UDC will provide some combinations ready made other combinations of concepts will be made as needed. How many pre-coordinations will be offered in Bliss or UDC is an editorial decision and is completely arbitrary. Because systems are synthetic - users may add as much as they want or may use less than offered. Practice so far shows that for formats used as 'carriers' of KOS for the purpose of information retrieval - it is completely irrelevant whether pre-coordiantion comes from the original vocabulary or whether pre-coordination is created in the process of indexing. >> If SKOS is for publishing/exchanging vocabularies, it does not need > > to do anything about postcoordination. > > No, as soon as SKOS is used for more then indexing one resource with one > concept, we need a way to express postcoordination. how about the following view 1. We don't use SKOS to index - we use vocabulary to do so. The fact that vocabulary happen to be formatted in SKOS is irrelevant for the process of indexing and information retrieval. 2. We use resource metadata (e.g. Dublin Core) to establish link between resource and vocabulary. We do not use SKOS to represent this link *** 3. We use information retrieval system to make sense of links between 1. resource 2. metadata describing it 3. vocabulary used to populate metadata. One resource is often indexed by more than one term from a single scheme but that is not likely to be a problem if we have layers above properly managed. *** I think this may be the point of my not being able to see the advantage of using SKOS for anything else than as a machine processable carrier of a KOS. From what Antoine said earlier and Jakob implies now - I think there may be different interpretations here. AidaReceived on Sunday, 16 March 2008 19:19:29 UTC
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I have two young boys and I am trying to put together a family tree for them and also am interested in finding some relatives, being that my grandfather, Paul P. Jarisch, was brought over from germany to the U.S. by his aunt and uncle before the end of WWII I do not know any other relatives but the few I have here from Aunts and Uncles. Any information would be great. Thank You


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not touch (someone or something) with a barge pole
To not want to become in any way involved in or with something or someone. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Ever since the tax scandal in our last company, employers won't touch us with a barge pole. Get that cocaine away from me, I wouldn't touch that with a barge pole!


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The Sandbaggers
In series three, 'C' retires and the new boss has got something to prove. Burnside once crossed his path when he was still a Sandbagger and, it's plain from the start that he has n...Read more
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Season 3, All in a Good Cause
The Sandbaggers are involved in a complex cat-and-mouse hunt around London.
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Season 3, To Hell With Justice
The Intelligence Director goes on holiday to Malta. Can Burnside prevent a tragic ending?
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Season 3, Unusual Approach
Burnside is forced to go on holiday leaving Caine in charge and the CIA take advantage.
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Season 3, My name is Anna Wiseman
Burnside becomes involved in a devious double-game with his own superiors.
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Season 3, Sometimes We Play Dirty Too
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Worksop will be taken back in time and across the pond next week and YOU will get the chance to go along for the ride.
The Dukeries Theatre Group will be showcasing their version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams at the Acorn Theatre from Thursday 15th to Saturday 17th November.
It tells the story of Brick and Maggie, a couple who are struggling to keep their marriage on track.
The action takes place on one evening on Brick's family estate in Mississippi, where everyone is eagerly celebrating the birthday of Big Daddy Pollitt - who has come home from the clinic with a clean bill of health.
However, the rest of the family know the awful truth.
The play was first performed on 24th March 1955, and spawned a famous MGM film adaptation three years later, starring Paul Newman as Brick, Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie and Burl Ives as Big Daddy Pollitt.
A Dukeries spokesman said: "Many readers will be familiar with the film but what is not generally understood is that Tennessee Williams wrote a number of variations for the stage."
"Typically the film version introduced an upbeat note of reconciliation between Big Daddy and his son Brick which does not figure in the play. So even if you think you know what this story is all about, you may be surprised."
Over the years, the Dukeries Theatre Group, who have been on the go since 1947, have performed many different comedies and farces designed to make everyone laugh, along with ventures into musicals and children's theatre.
However, this performance could not be more different.
After the success of their award-winning production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, the audience will be taken on another journey of discovery, witnessing different feelings such as love, guilt, corruption and greed.
If you would like to see this extraordinary play brought to life, performances will start at 7.30pm on all three dates.
Tickets are £6 and can be purchased from the Acorn Theatre box office off Queen Street, or by calling 01909 501817.
If you would like to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see the show on the night of your choice, just answer the following question.
Q) Who played the role of Maggie in the film version of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'?
a) Marilyn Monroe b) Jayne Mansfield c) Elizabeth Taylor
Send your answer along with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Competition, The Worksop Guardian, 21-27 Ruton Street, Worksop, Notts S80 2AY.
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25th Annual Farm Aid Concert – Story, Pictures, Videos
This weekend Beginning Farmers was fortunate to attend the 25th Anniversary Farm Aid Concert (the longest running benefit concert in the U.S.) and present a booth in the Homegrown Village, along with a collection of other great organizations. It was a cold, windy, and sometimes rainy day, but the Homegrown Village Event was a tremendous success. Both the concert and the booth were amazing. Despite cold, wind, and occasional rain, we had hundreds of people stop by to take our "Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Farmer" quiz; learn more about beginningfarmers.org; and discuss their own ambitions and challenges as aspiring, beginning, and established farmers, as gardeners, homesteaders, and farmer supporters. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO STOPPED BY THE BOOTH! I would especially like to to thank: Farm Aid's extremely capable, affable, and good humored Farmer Advocate, Joel Morton, who runs the Farm Aid Hotline and Resource Network (1-800-FARM AID) and coordinated the Homegrown Village; Faye Jones and Angie Sullivan of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) who helped to make our participation possible; And my fantastic crew which included my amazing wife Emily, and my great friends Colleen Matts of the C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Agriculture, and Laurie and Leif Arboreal of Eaters Guild Farm in Bangor, MI. Below are a few amateurish, but interesting videos I took at the press event hosted by Tavis Smiley of PBS which kicked off the day's events, along with links to some videos of performances from the concert (Click 'Read More')
Willie Nelson and Friends, "Rollin in My Sweet Baby's Arms/Good Old Mountain Dew" (Finale)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds You and Me / Gravedigger (with Willie Nelson)
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – Don't Drink The Water / Save Me
Neil Young with John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Willie Nelson – "Homegrown"
Willie Nelson & Steven Tyler, "Once Is Enough/One Time Too Many"
Willie Nelson and Friends, "Rollin in My Sweet Baby's Arms/Good Old Mountain Dew" (Finale)


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… Imperial occupations inevitably end with the occupier forced to make an ignominious withdrawal, leaving little but death, anger and broken hearts to show for their presence.
Lessons are rarely learned, and rather than try to heal the incredible psychological trauma on the soldiers who fight these wars, Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone will ensure that history is rewritten to highlight the suffering of the brave soldiers who were betrayed by weak leaders who didn't give them the tools to win.
Meanwhile, untold numbers of real soldiers suffer all sorts of physical and psychic trauma, bringing the violence back to the US in ways that ultimately will prove every bit as damaging as the 9/11 attacks. And back in Afghanistan/Pakistan/Yemen/Your Country Here, poor and brutalised peoples will once again scrape by their meagre lives, with not even the glimmer of hope that those who are most responsible for their unending suffering – from Western leaders and corporate managers to local politicians, warlords and religious zealots – will pay for all the harm they've caused. And in Damascus, Bashar and his military commanders will surely offer a toast of gratitude to the unhinged American soldier who reminded the world that man's inhumanity knows no ethnic, religious or national boundaries – before resuming their own, far more deliberate slaughter.
Mark Levine is a distinguished visiting professor at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in Sweden and the author of the forthcoming book about the revolutions in the Arab world, The Five Year Old Who Toppled a Pharaoh.
For more on this story, visit: Afghanistan: The dead just keep piling up – Opinion – Al Jazeera English.


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Golden Tote $149 Tote Review – April 2015
Golden Tote is one of my favorite monthly packages – and I think a good deal of my wardrobe is now from Golden Tote items!
If you aren't familiar with Golden Tote, here's a really quick intro: Every month you get to pick out 1-2 pieces, and they surprise you with the rest. (The surprise items are completely different from the pieces you pick from).
FYI – This is not a typical subscription, each month they release a new collection and you can decide whether or not you want to buy it. For returns it's an all-or-nothing deal. You can return the entire tote for a refund, but you can't return individual pieces.
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Vintage Havana Bring on Spring Sweatshirt – Value $58
(47% Polyester, 47% Rayon, 6% Spandex)
This was one of my two picks for the $149 tote. I was planning on getting this sweatshirt in blue or white and then getting the black maxi as my other item, but the maxi sold out so quickly! So I kind of gave up a little and just decided to get the sweatshirt in both colors:
Vintage Havana Bring on Spring Sweatshirt – Value $58
Even though I wanted that maxi, I'm happy with both of these sweatshirts. The patterns are fun, and perfect for chilly summer nights. (Also great for air-conditioned indoors, etc. – I seem to always be cold so I think I will be wearing these a lot!)
The fabric is so soft and lightweight too. The only potential concern I have is how they will hold up going through the laundry multiple times. (The fabric is inverted so the super soft sweatshirt material is on the outside, and I'm worried it will turn into fuzzballs).
Now on to my surprise items:
Promesa Maxi Skirt – Value $40
(95% Rayon, 5% Spandex)
This material is thin, slinky and very comfortable. Fortunately since the print is pretty busy I don't think the fact that it isn't lined will be an issue.
(FYI – on my style profile notes I asked for as many maxis as possible).
Le Lis Tunic Dress – Value $45?
(100% Polyester)
This piece is too short to be a dress for me and a little too long and busy to be a tunic. It will be swapped! (It is well made though – I'm impressed with the embroidery detail on the top).
Hem & Thread Grey Maxi – Value $45?
(92% Rayon, 8% Spandex)
This is my favorite surprise item in the box. It's made from the softest material ever, and I love that it's a great basic piece.
Very J Top – Value $25?
(85% Polyester, 15% Cotton)
I was hoping this would be one of those pieces where I would say "it didn't look great on the mannequin, but it looked surprisingly good on me!" But no – it looked much worse on me! The color is draining on my skin tone, and the shape isn't flattering either. In an attempt to say something nice, I will admit that the fabric itself is lovely – it's almost like a lightweight linen.
Verdict: I'm pretty happy with this Golden Tote – I love my maxis and my two sweatshirts. I would pay $149 for those four items, so this is a break-even tote for me – not a home run. What do you think of my $149 tote? Which items did you pick this month? Were you able to get your picks before they sold out?


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Once again, AMD has graced users of its Radeon graphics processors with the simultaneous release of a production-ready, Microsoft-approved Catalyst release as well as a more experimental Catalyst preview driver. The former can be downloaded from the usual spot on AMD's Game website, while the latter is available from this page on AMD's support knowledge base.
What's new this time? According to the official release notes, the 11.7 drivers are pretty much a bug-fixing release. You'll want to check out the release notes for a full list of squashed bugs, but highlights include "all issues experienced with mouse cursor lag," a handful of display corruption problems, Blu-ray 3D incompatibilities with PowerDVD, and issues in Shogun II and Portal 2.
The 11.8 "preview driver" is, apparently, where all the exciting stuff went—namely performance tweaks. AMD says folks who install these preview Catalysts can look forward to the following performance increases:
- Up to 10% in Crysis 2 DirectX 11 version for both non-Anti-Aliasing, and application enabled Anti-Aliasing cases on the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products
- Up to 8% in Fear 3 DirectX 11 version with application enabled Anti-Aliasing on the AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products
- Up to 30% when AMD's Morphological Anti-Aliasing (MLAA) is enabled through the Catalyst Control Center on AMD Radeon HD 6000 and AMD Radeon HD 5000 series of products
I should stress, of course, that these are likely best-case scenarios. Don't go thinking your frame rates will skyrocket, even if you fit one of the descriptions above.


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Release Notes: This release added a new LUT editor, support for user defined sources, a vorticity filter, support for the VolumeProMapper, and support for VTK-CVS and VTK-5.x. A new utility script for searching the VTK documentation using a GUI was included. A severe bug in opening data files belonging to a time-series under Win32 was fixed. There were also other miscellaneous bugfixes and enhancements.
Release Notes: This release handles files belonging to a time series and adds support for user defined modules that may be placed anywhere in a search path. It fixes some critical bugs in the Volume module. Anyone using the one in 1.3 should upgrade.
Release Notes: This release adds the new modules Volume, Glyph, BandedSurfaceMap, Labels, and Text, and the new filters ExtractGrid, StructuredPointsProbe, Delaunay3D/Delaunay2D, UserDefined, and CutPlane. It adds support for VTK XML files and EnSight case files, a new imv module that provides Matlab-like one-liners to view surfaces and 2D arrays, vector EPS/PDF output via GL2PS, Wavefront OBJ exportation, the ability to save the lighting, and stereo and lookup table settings as defaults. The Volume module now allows for volume visualization and provides a useful graphical color transfer function editor.
Release Notes: A license change from GPL/LGPL to BSD, a new interactive data picker and light manipulation kit, a new CellData to PointData filter, Geomview OOGL export support, a few more commandline options, important bugfixes, PDF documentation, and new RPMs and debs.
Release Notes: Binaries for Linux and Windows are available. MayaVi can now be scripted from Python interactively. Support for command line arguments was added. The installation process was made easier. New file import/export options were added. Streamline handling was improved for 2D cases. Several new filters and a few modules were added. Tensor support was added. A new module was added to make interactive usage of VTK easier. The pipeline browser was improved. Miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements were made.
Release Notes: New features include a much improved GUI, support for using multiple visualization modules and multiple data sources simultaneously, support for saving and reloading of either the entire visualization or a part of it, improved modules with more features, a new and improved pipeline browser, support for filtering data along with a few simple filters, support for importing VRML scenes, simple animation of data using autosweep of slider values, and the ability to reload all used modules on the fly.
Release Notes: VTK-CDF has been updated to use the vtkPipeline browser version 1.0. Minor changes were made to ease installation and usage on Windows machines and some bugfixes were made.
Release Notes: This release adds PLOT3D structured grid support, a new powerful streamline, stream ribbon, and stream tube module, and support for exporting the scene to a Postscript file.
Release Notes: First freshmeat announcement.


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A computer system for executing branch instructions and a method of executing branch instructions are described. An instruction fetcher fetches a sequence of instructions from memory for execution and a sequence of instructions for commencing from a target location identified by a set branch instruction in a sequence of instructions being executed. When an effect branch signal is generated, the target instructions are next executed, and the fetcher which was fetching the instructions for execution commences fetching of the target instructions. At least some of said instruction strings further include a condition instruction which defines a condition and determines that further instructions to be executed are new instructions only if that condition is satisfied. The system includes also a select circuitry to execute the new instructions if said condition is satisfied.


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Quick Details
- Type: Herbal Extract
- Variety: Nutmeg Seed Extract
- Form: Powder
- Part: Seed
- Extraction Type: Solvent Extraction
- Packaging: Bottle, Drum, Plastic Container, Vacuum Packed
- Place of Origin: Hunan, China (Mainland)
- Grade: Food & Medical & Cosmetical Grade
- Brand Name: 3WBE
- Model Number: Botanical Extract
- Product Name: Natural Myristica fragrans Powder,Myristica Seed Powder
- Specification: 4:1~20:1, Straight Powder
- Latin Name: Myristica fragrans
- Color: Brown Yellow Powder
- Certificate: Kosher,Halal ,GMP,ISO22000,HACCP
- Function: Health proctect
- Raw Material Identification Method: TLC
- Extract Method: Water
- Sample: 10~20g free sample
- Factory: Large output
Packaging & Delivery
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|In fiber-drums with two-plastic bags inside
3WBE Manufacturer - Natural Myristica fragrans Powder,Myristica Seed Powder,Myristica fragrans Extract Powder
Product Name: Natural Myristica fragrans Powder,Myristica Seed Powder,Myristica fragrans Extract Powder
Botanical Name: Myristica fragrans
Part Used: Seed
Appearance: Brown Yellow Powder
Extract Method: Water
Brand Name: 3WBE
Specification: 4:1,5:1,10:1; Straight Powder
Certificate of Analysis:
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|Pass 80 mesh
|Loss on drying
|Heavy metals
|Total Plate Count
|<10000cfu/g or <1000cfu/g(High Temperature Sterilization)
|Yeast & Mold
|<300cfu/g or 100cfu/g( High Temperature Sterilization)
What is Nutmeg Extract Produced in 3WBE?
The nutmeg tree is any of several species of trees in genus Myristica. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas (or Spice Islands) of Indonesia. The nutmeg tree is important for two spices derived from the fruit: nutmeg and mace.
Nutmeg is the seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about 20 to 30 mm (0.8 to 1.2 in) long and 15 to 18 mm (0.6 to 0.7 in) wide, and weighing between 5 and 10 g (0.2 and 0.4 oz) dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or aril of the seed. The first harvest of nutmeg trees takes place 7–9 years after planting, and the trees reach full production after 20 years. Nutmeg is usually used in powdered form. This is the only tropical fruit that is the source of two different spices. Several other commercial products are also produced from the trees, including essential oils, extracted oleoresins, and nutmeg butter (see below).
What is the main functions of Nutmeg Extract?
1 It can cure dysentery virtual cold diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting;
2 Exterminator external parasites;
3 It can be used for treatment of rheumatism and so on;
4 In addition, also for spices, industrial raw materials such as oil;
5 It can antibacterial, antiviral and anti-cancer activities.
Application of Nutmeg Extract :
1.Applied in food field, it is usually used as food additive;
2.Applied in health product field, which can be made into
clad sheet (digestive enzyme) and nutriment capsule;
- Factories: 3W Botanical Extract Inc. hold 3 factories for professionally producing Botanical /Herbal Extracts, located in Hunan and Guangxi Province.The total annual production capacity of herb raw material is 9000mt, we can supply more than 800mt Botanical Extracts one year. Our factory have passed ISO14001, Kosher, cGMP, The production departments are equipped according to the GMP standard with all of our product line, such as distillation, extraction, chromatography , desiccation, packing.
- Research & Development: 3W Botanical Extract Inc.has a strong R&D team of over 42 scientists dedicated to developing innovative ingredients to meet the market demand. And our R & D center cooperating with cooperating with Hunan Agriculture University, Hunan Engineering & Technology Research Center for Natural Products. Most of the scientists are PhDs and/or Professors; or Masters in Phyto-Chemistry, Pharmacology and Traditional Chinese medicines. Coupled with our sophisticated apparatuses, we can effectively develop the customized ingredients to meet and exceed our customers, expectations.
- Delivery Time: Around 3-5 workdays after your payment.
- Package: In fiber-drums with two-plastic bags inside.
- Net Weight: 25kgs/Drum / Gross Weight: 28kgs/Drum
- Drum Size & Volume: I.D.42cm × H52cm, 0.08 m³/ Drum
- Storage: Stored in dry and cool place, keep away from strong light and heat.
- Shelf Life: Two years when properly stored.
- 1, DHL Express, FEDEX and EMS for quantity less than 50KG, usually called as DDU service;
- 2, Sea shipping for quantity over 500KG; and air shipping is available for 50KG above;
- 3, For high value products, please select air shipping and DHL express for safe;
- 4, Please confirm if you can make the clearance when goods reach your customs before placing an order,
- for buyers from Mexico, Turkey, Italy, Romania,Russia, and other remote area
Contact Information:
Company: 3W Botanical Extract Inc.
Contact Person: Shari Luo
Telephone: +0086-731-82886035
Fax number: +0086-731-82938822
3W Botanical Extract Inc. -The leader supplier of Botanical Extracts/Herbal Extracts
If you have any question or need free samples, pleas don't hesitate to contact with us !


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The Southern Marin Fire Dive Team has been providing dive rescue and assistance to the area since 1984. Originally comprised of several fire and law agencies, it is now fully staffed by SMFD personnel.
The team participates in monthly training and is currently an asset to the Marin County Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR). This level of training can allow for deployment on a state and national level as needed for major disasters.
The team complies with NFPA 1670 standards on Fire Service Dive Operations. An equipment cache includes dry suits, SCUBA gear with full face masks and voice communications. All divers are certified for Open Water, Dive Rescue 1, and most are Swift Water Technician 1 certified. The majority of divers are officers and paramedics, and all SMFD personnel are trained as dive team support. Divers are required to complete 5 skilled dives annually at a minimum.
Dispatch is through the Marin County Communications Center who will will ascertain the call as a dive, a rescue, or a recovery. A Southern Marin Battalion Chief will be dispatched as well to oversee the team operation.
The team can be en route in 2 to 3 minutes and the primary platform is a 16' Achilles inflatible rescue boat (IRB-1) powered by a 50 HP Yamaha outboard engine. This vessel allows for a crew of three; a primary diver, a secondary diver, and a dive tender.
The IRB-1 is versatile as it can be used for surf, cliff, and beach rescues utilizing its 1 foot draft. The team carries ALS equipment and Marine band radios for communication with the US Coast Guard.
Another option is to use the dive platform at the stern of Fireboat Liberty which was specifically designed to suit the team's needs. Rescue 9 also has a full compliment for two divers and can rendezvous at the launch within minutes.
If you would like more information regarding the SMFD Dive Team, please contact Captain Matthew Bouchard at 415-388-8182.


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Chip-seq blocking reagent - Salmon DNA is useful for Chip-chip (Nov/11/2010 )
I am working with ChIP Sequencing now. Since I used our protocol for Chip-chip before, we add BSA and Salmon DNA together to the magnetic beads, which help us to get lower background. But I couldn't use Salmon DNA for ChIP Sequencing, these DNA will be sequenced.
But our Chip-seq data isn't good since the background is so noisy and the peaks is too lower.
Does anybody use some other reagents to block unsepecific DNA when work with Chip?
Thank you!
You definitely need to avoid using any DNA carrier such as salmon sperm DNA, calf thymus DNA as blocking reagents. To minimize nonspecific binding, magnetic beads (Dynabeads) should be used because they do not readily absorb random DNA as sepharose.


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The views expressed by me are for educational purposes only and do not establish a doctor patient relationship.
Hi there,
I am Mysticdoc, experienced Internal Medicine Specialist.
I am here to help you with your concerns.
Based on your description, it seems like chicken pox.
the chicken pox lesions are like fluid filled blisters and can be itchy.
this can cause sore throat and swollen glands commonly.
This is a viral infection
Hence, antibiotic will not help.
This can be contagious--hence, contact with your son should be avoided till the blisters crust off completely usually 10 -14 days
the rash resolves on its own.
I am not itchy. The pharmacist I saw today said it is not chicken pox. If it were, from sunday to today the spots/buttons/fluid filled blisters would have been more. I have no more than 30 of these on my body
can you post a picture here?
hold while i try this
are these blisters painful?
not really. I feel a little tingly in the ones to my head and the back of my ear. I do not really have the urge to itch
Thanks for the picture.
This is very helpful.
this is likely a skin bacterial infection.
staphylococcus infection.
staphylococcus is a bacteria that resides on the skin commonly.
but sometime this can cause infection.
This is also known a impetigo in medical parlance.
Topical antibiotic ointment like Mupirocin should be helpful.
oral antibiotic like cephalexin or amoxicillin may be used as well.
It is contagious and better to avoid any skin contact with your son.
This should resolve within a week with antibiotic.
Best wishes,
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Mole Sashimi!
Nieporent goes Mexican in Tribeca.
Just because Drew Nieporent is opening Nobu on 57th Street doesn't mean that he's abandoning Tribeca. The restaurateur has teamed up with Paladar chef Aaron Sanchez to open a Mexican place later this month in the space that once housed Layla on West Broadway. Sanchez, a Food Network personality, was chosen as one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, ostensibly making the restaurantto be called Centricoall the more appetizing.
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Welcome to DWYB
What: Drift What Ya Brung days at Santa Pod Raceway are days when you can come along and learn or practice drifting in safe and legal conditions on some of the Pods 30 acres of open tarmac. There are beginners, intermediate and advanced tracks open at the same time each DWYB day.
Who: DWYB is for anyone from complete novices wanting tuition to expert drifters wanting quality seat time without authorities or kerbs to worry about. Drift cars are rear wheel drive and usually light to moderate weight. The most popular cars for drifting in the UK are Nissans (S13/S14/S15 and GTS Skylines), Toyotas (AE86), Mazdas (MX5 and RX-7), Fords (Old School Escorts and Sierras) and BMWs (3 Series) but many other cars can be and are used for drifting. All vehicles taking part should be silenced.
How Many: DWYB days are limited to 60 people per day to ensure maximum track time and with several prepared areas and courses there is no shortage of drift time.
Tyres: This is Drift What Ya Brung so you will need your own car and tyres. There are full tyre changing facilities on site with a charge of £5 per rim. Tyre disposal is £2 per tyre or you must take your used tyres away with you.
Passenger Rides: If you don't have your own car or it's too precious then passenger rides are available, just ask a marshall. There is a £10 charge for all non-drivers / spectators at DWYB days.
Facilities: There are toilet facilities on site and the Cafe will be open from 9am to 4pm. If you run short on fuel, VP Racing Fuel is available from the Pod Shop along with helmets, DWYB Hoodies & stickers and Santa Pod merchandise.
Tuition: Tuition if required is from very experienced drifters and will start with basic donuts and figure of eights.
Driving license: A full driving license is required to participate in the DWYB events.
Noise Restriction: There is a 105db Noise restriction in place for drifting so please ensure you car has mufflers and bring bungs if it is very loud. If people get turned away due to being too loud they will be credited for another day.
Tracks: All the features mentioned above apply to everything that goes on at DWYB however we have several different track layouts for you to choose from depending on your level of ability.
There are 4 play pens for practicing donuts and figure eights, an intermediate kidney track, as well as an advanced track.
The DWYB advanced track is more suited to drivers with some experience looking to further improve skills. The larger course requires a higher level of driving skill and machine setup making it a perfect track to practice on for those who wish to turn a wheel between competitive events, try out new settings on their cars, or progress to the next level.
Helmets are recommended on the advanced track.
Drivers will have to prove they are competent at basic drifting on the intermediate track before they are allowed on the advanced track. Drivers wishing to practice twining at DWYB days will have to prove they are competent on the large track solo first.
2018 DWYB Dates & Prices
How Much: Drifting tickets are only available in advance at a cost of £110 including entrance, and tuition if needed. There is a £10 entrance charge for non drivers/spectators. Kids Under 16 are free (max 3 kids per adult).
- Drifting Voucher + Admission in Advance: £110
- Spectator Ticket only: £10
- Drift Vouchers can only be purchased in Advance. None will be available on the day of the event.
Advance ticket sales close at 4pm the Tuesday before each event or 8pm the day before the event for Print At Home tickets online.
How To Pay: To book tickets please phone 01234 782828 or buy your tickets online at www.eticketing.co.uk/santapodraceway.
Driving license: A full driving license is required to participate in the DWYB events.
When: Gates open from 9am to 4.30pm with drifting from just after 9.30am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm (half hour lunch break). The drivers briefing takes place at 9.30am but don't worry if your late, just ask a marshall when you arrive and they will be able to go over it with you.
NEW FOR 2018 - Half Price Second Driver: You can now get half price drifting for a second driver in the same car only. Pay on the day only.
NEW FOR 2018 - Loyalty Cards: Buy 5 and get your 6th Free! To claim your free go, you need to call the office and book in advance to save your spot. Once you sign on we will need your completed loyalty card as payment. No card then no Drift or Full payment.
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|Wednesday 21st March 2018
Please allow extra time for your journey as Hinwick Road will be closed.
|Wednesday 31st October 2018
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|Wednesday 18th April 2018
|Wednesday 7th November 2018
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What is Drifting: "Drifting refers to a driving technique and to a sport based on the technique. A car is said to be drifting when the rear slip angle is greater than the front slip angle, and the front wheels are pointing in the opposite direction to the turn (e.g. car is turning left, wheels are pointed right), and the driver is controlling these factors." wikipedia.org
If you're still not sure what drifting is take a look at the below video from a resident Santa Pod drifter.
Drift Tips
Watch a series of drft tips videos on SantaPodTV.


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3/12/2010 1:01am, #21
I've been around these parts long enough to recognize the bully charm in action, but you guys are being cockbags in assuming Ka-Bar is being a wimp for worrying if he can benefit from this new teacher.
It may be the case that he's got to adjust to the different style of things, but it's also possible that no matter how good everyone else is, this teacher isn't for him. Learning styles and interaction with your teacher can be damn important.
Anecdotally, years ago I wanted to take guitar lessons, and my good buddy at the time was really damn good, so I signed up with his teacher. I learned some basics so-so, but ultimately could not deal with his style of teaching. I needed something different, and my next teacher made me far better, and understood how I learned.
Let's review that, shall we? A person who produced very good results with one person could not replicate those same results. Oh ****, you mean people are different?
I am admittedly playing devil's advocate a little here, but the point still stands.
3/12/2010 4:39am, #22
well i wouldnt worry about a trainer repeating himself.
just go to a higher level match, you still hear the cornermen scream: hands up, cover!!! where's your cover!
unless op is so awesome he only needs to hear things once and can immediately flawlessly incorporate it.
if the studentlevel is good, that means you get your moneys worth of sparring.
just try it out for a couple of months.
dnt worry bout contracts, the dude obviously suffersfrom braindamage, just keep a clear face and say: yeah but i already signed the contract last week and paid up front? don't you remember?!
3/12/2010 5:14am, #23
Ka-bar was expressing concern over studying under him simply because of his punchyness, that shouldn't be a concern, getting results or not should be, and that's still an unknown.
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