Where should a network operator located their femtocell gateways and how would they distribute femtocells between them? The term re-parenting may not mean much to you – it sounds more like something associated with child adoption than telecoms - but for network operations departments, this can be quite a common task required as the network grows and evolves. Re-parenting cellsites to new controllers can be time-consuming or complex to do and has consequences if not implemented accurately. Do these issues also occur in the femtocell landscape and what are the implications?
Mobile radio networks are connected in a hierarchical manner. Groups of cellsites are connected to a cellsite controller (called a BSC in 2G networks, an RNC in 3G networks). These would typically handle some 100 to 200 sites each. This compares with femtocell gateways which support hundreds of thousands of femtocells.
In turn, the BSCs and RNCs are connected up to an MSC which handles all the voice calls and text messages, and to a GSN which manages all the packet data sessions. The ratios at this level in the hierarchy are not so dramatic, perhaps only 5 or 10 BSC/RNC per MSC. This varies with network design and products used.
Re-parenting (also sometimes called rehoming) is the network management operation where a cellsite is switched across to a different controller (BSC or RNC) and is done as a managed task under the planning and direction of the network plannning and operations department.
Organic Network Growth: As networks grow, additional cellsites are added and connected to the nearest controller. At some point, the capacity of the controller may near its full capacity. A new controller is installed and some cellsites swapped across to balance the load.
Swanky New Products: Vendors bring out new products with increased capacity or more cost effective technology. Several controllers can be replaced by a single, larger product. Once installed, all the cellsites must be transferred across to the new one.
Grooming: Strategic planners may identify the need for new switching centres or to consolidate equipment in fewer sites. The existing transmission and location of controllers may then be organised to be more efficient. Since the network grew to meet demand in areas that might not have been predicted when it was first launched, the shape and location of equipment and resources may not match today's demands. This tidying up is sometimes called "grooming", because it straightens out these niggles.
Commercial changes: From time to time network operators make some commercial agreements which significantly impact the way they run their operations. This includes deals with fixed network providers for leased lines (e.g. British Telecom provide high capacity Ethernet links to urban cellsites for several mobile operators, where the capacity can be increased on demand). There have also been several deals when Radio Access Networks are shared, including the transmission and cellsite equipment.
Why is this a difficult or complex problem?
Many network operators don't have a full technical map of their tranmission circuits, so when they make changes to it, these are done directly on the equipment itself. For 3G mobile networks, each cellsite requires up to 15 separate ATM virtual circuits (known as VCI/VPI pairs), each of which must be reconfigured on the ATM switches through which they transit.
Multiply this by the 20,000 cellsites and 50,000 transmission links for a large network and you can see that this can easily become a full time job for a large team of engineers. Fortunately, there are software tools which handle these problems and automate the common processes and procedures used.
Cellsite controllers are also moved between MSC/GSNs, but on a much less frequent basis.
All of these operations are normally done on a managed and carefully controlled basis, but occasionally it may be necessary to reparent a controller quickly due to a major outage (e.g. an MSC or site going offline). This can be done in 20 minutes or less where manually implemented. Some recent products have a hot-standby architecture, which effectively allows MSCs on other sites to share the load and/or takeover all calls in the case of faults. This substantially increases the network reliability and uptime, improving customer satisfaction and keeping the revenue generating network alive more of the time.
So how would this work in a femtocell environment?
Femtocells are connected to the operators network via broadband internet. This is typically routed via one or more of the few large interconnect points in the country. These are geographically independent of the customer's location, and more determined by which ISP they use.
When femtocell services are first launched, an operator may choose to install only one or two femtocell gateways. It's likely that two would be installed to cater for major outages and equipment failures. These would operate as separate devices.
In addition to the femtocell gateways, femtocells also talk to a management server. This uses the TR-069 protocol common in DSL modems. The management server is used to set the configuration of the femtocell, download any software updates and run diagnostics on demand.
Femtocells will initially contact their TR-069 server (known as an ACS), which would have been pre-programmed into the unit when shipped. This can then download any software updates and configuration, which would include assigning a femto gateway.
As the network grows, the ACS can be used to change the femtocell gateway assigned to any femtocell access point. When the femtocell is updated, it will re-register with a new controller, moving the resources required to support it across to a new device.
Another possibile implementation is for the IP address used to access a femtocell gateway to be spread across several femtocell gateways. This would be much the same as a large web server farm hides behind a common shared IP address. So although a large number of femtocells are accessing the same gateway, the load is distributed across several femtocell gateways.
With the typical capacity of a femtocell gateway being around 300,000 femtocells and being able to scale up to 1,000,000, perhaps operators would prefer to have separate devices to limit the impact of any individual equipment failure.
Why would femtocell gateway reparenting be required?
As for todays BSCs and RNCs, the capacity of individual femtocell gateways will be limited. When the number of femtocells increases dramatically, then there will be a need to install additional gateways which will continue to be located next the major ISP interconnect points.
This will increase the load on the co-located MSC and GSN equipment, which will need to scale to match the millions of calls and data sessions arriving through these gateways. Additional femtocell gateways will be installed in line with the number of femtocells sold.
As these grow, some femtocells will be migrated across to other gateways to balance the load. This can be done easily through provisioning commands on the ACS and should be much easier to manage than the reparenting operations on the outdoor macrocellular network.
A knock on effect is that the major capacity for femtocell gateways and supporting core network (MSC, GSN) equipment will be at those sites closest to the Internet Exchange points around the country.
In the case of sudden and major outages, it would probably be easiest to redirect the IP address for a femtocell gateway across to another location. Recovery procedures would cause all the attached mobile phones to be re-registered in a matter of hours, but in these usual circumstances their might be periods where incoming calls are directed to voicemail because the location of mobile handsets is unknown.
Reparenting of femtocells to different femtocell gateways can be easily managed through the ACS configuration servers and does not require any complex planning or reconfiguration. This is much easier (and more scalable) than for outdoor macrocellular networks today.


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Maintaining a work-life balance revolves around separating your personal and professional lives, without letting one interfere with the other. In order to preserve your mental and physical health, increase your productivity and become a more rounded person, everyone should achieve an adequate balance between these two aspects of their lives.
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A new Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday indicates that the approval rating for the U.S. Supreme Court increased slightly from the last time a measure was taken in September.
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Nerd Girls by The TrueVulgarians
By truevulgarian, 2015-03-30
Check out our new release, Nerd Girls, music and lyrics by Bill Thompson who played acoustic guitar and sang lead vocal. Jacki Grapentine on backup vocal. Hope you guys enjoy it.
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The TrueVulgarians are pleased to announce the release of our newest song, "Don't Look at Me That Way", music, lyrics, performance and production by Bill Thompson. Hope everyone enjoys it! http://www.mixposure.com/the-truevulgarians/audio/19036/dont-look-at-me-that-way
"The Man Inside of Me" by the TrueVulgarians
The TrueVulgarians are pleased to announce the release of their latest song, "The Man Inside of Me". It's an introspective journey by a singer/songwriter who's just tryin' to figure it all out. (Good luck with that!) Hope you guys all enjoy it!
A "Chance Encounter" with The TrueVulgarians
The TrueVulgarians are pleased to announce the release their newest song, "Chance Encouter", a tune about love at first sight and the serendipity of the unexpected encounter Words and music by Bill Thompson who played acoustic guitar and sang lead vocal. Jacki Grapentine on back-up vocals. This song was mixed and mastered by Abysss who so graciously offered his talent and expertise. Check it out on our artist's page!
As Good As It Gets by The TrueVulgarians
Happy to announce the release of our newest song, "As Good As It Gets", yet another love song. Check it out!
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Songwriter's Lament by The TrueVulgarians
The latest tune by The TrueVulgarians, written, produced and performed by Bill Thompson. Kind of a tribute to songwriters everywhere! Check it out.
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"Don't Know What It's Like to Be a Man"
The TrueVulgarians are excited to announce the release of their new song, "You Don't Know What It's Like to Be a Man", written from the perspective of a not-so-wonderful husband who remains clueless as to his shorcomings and happy to live with them. Hope you guys all enjoy it!
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National Stay Home and Make Music Day!

Join me today in refusing to go to the day job to stay home and make music.  I'm hopeful that before long we can have one of these days at least once a week, perhaps replacing Thursdays!  I'm hell bent to get some of my stuff recorded and find it's necessary to make tough choices to get some things done.  So sorry boss, as a matter of personal priority, I won't be in today.  Later...

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Ugly KId

Just posted our newest release, "Ugly Kid" which I hope you find humorous if not confusing.  A more up tempo tune than most of those we've previously posted.  I hope everyone enjoys the song.  Yet another story told...

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The TrueVulgarians are a brother-sister duo hailing from just outside Cleveland, Ohio, having sung together for longer than they'd want to admit. Songs...
The TrueVulgarians are a brother-sister duo hailing from just outside Cleveland, Ohio, having sung together for longer than they'd want to admit. Songs range from the melancholy to the ridiculous with a story-telling vibe. We're just a couple of amateur musicians who have the need to create and perform without expectation beyond that. All our tunes are written and arranged by (brother) William Thompson, who plays acoustic guitar and does the lead vocals. (Sister) Jacki Grapentine provides back-up vocals and much needed moral support and inspiration. We hope you enjoy our material as much as we do making it available here on Mixposure for public consumption.
We were fortunate to have our song, "Easy Way Out ft. Scotswolfe" voted the recipient of the Mixposure Rock Song Award for 2013! We have been fortunate to collaborate with some the finest independent musicians found here at Mixposure.com!
The TrueVulgarians were named Mixposure Artist of the Month for July, 2014!
Apart from being indie artists, Bill Thompson, the TrueVulgarian, hosts two live radio broadcasts on Tuesday (The Tuesday Night Jam!) and Friday (The TrueVulgarian Music Vivarium!) starting at 8 pm est spinning the great indie music found here at Mixposure.com and MIXSTREAM RADIO!


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Q: Eclipse-like maven pom.xml management in IntelliJ? I have recently switched from Eclipse to IntelliJ, and I am desperately missing all kinds of helpful functionality when it comes to managing maven dependencies in a non-trivial project structure.
For example, in Eclipse, there is the helpful warning when you are (by mistake?) overwriting a managed dependency version.
How do I get that same warning in IntelliJ to make sure I'm not overwriting a managed version I actually did not intend to overwrite?
Also, in Eclipse, when you hover over a dependency that is managed "upstream", it shows you what the version is, and you can jump to the location (pom.xml) where it is being managed. How do I get that in IntelliJ as well?
I have installed the Maven Helper plugin, and that somewhat helps with dependencies, but it still does not offer the functionality that Eclipse supports out of the box.
Or, is there essentially an IntelliJ plugin somewhere that simply offers Eclipse-like maven pom.xml management functionality with all the bells and whistles?

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For example, in Eclipse, there is the helpful warning when you are (by mistake?) overwriting a managed dependency version.

Doesn't seem like the feature exists, please vote for: IDEA-181023

in Eclipse, when you hover over a dependency that is managed "upstream", it shows you what the version is, and you can jump to the location (pom.xml) where it is being managed. How do I get that in IntelliJ as well?

For the managed dependencies there is an icon in gutter, where you navigate or see the managed dependency details:

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MailOnline tries the world's first plant-based filet mignon steaks
June 22, 2022 by sandman
MailOnline has tried the world's first plant-based filet mignon steak – and it's shockingly close to the real thing.
Created by a Slovenian firm called Juicy Marbles, the fake filet mignon contains fat made from sunflower oil and soy protein that mimics real flesh.
Rather than using 3D printing or scaffolding, Juicy Marbles uses a patent-pending machine to align layers of protein 'fibre' from the bottom up.
This results in a texture that imitates the fibers found in beef tissue, resulting in juicy chunks that 'softly tear away'.
However, the product fetches a handsome price that's worthy of a real filet mignon; unless you buy in bulk, each 113g Juicy Marbles steak costs nearly £10 each.
Juicy Marbles says on its website: 'The experience is exquisite. The texture is firm, yet velvety'
Juicy Marbles uses a machine called the 'Meat-o-Matic 9000', which layers proteins into linear fibers, mimicking muscle structures
JUICY MARBLE FILET MIGNON STEAK
Soy protein
wheat protein
sun flower oil
Thickeners and emulsifiers
Nutrition (per 113g steak):
Energy: 193 calories
Carbohydrate: 2g
Juicy Marbles says on its website: 'The experience is exquisite. The texture is firm, yet velvety. As juicy chunks gently tear away, one may begin to question reality. One may describe it as succulent, luscious, or outrageous even.'
Filet mignon is a cut of meat taken from the smaller end of a cow's tenderloin – the long, narrow, lean muscle located within the loin.
Filet mignon is a prized cut because that particular bit of muscle does not bear any weight, so it's naturally soft and tender.
To replicate the filet mignon's luxurious consistency, Juicy Marbles doesn't use 3D printing, nor does it grow it in a lab, unlike other current methods.
Instead, it uses a mysterious machine called the 'Meat-o-Matic 9000', which layers proteins into linear fibers, mimicking muscle structures.
Primary ingredients of the fibers are water, soy protein, wheat protein, salt and beetroot powder, which does a decent job of replicating the deep pink color of cow flesh, without the blood runoff.
Juicy Marbles has also used sunflower oil to replicate a filet mignon steak's marbling – the webbing of creamy white fat that makes beef so juicy.
Juicy Marbles' product also has a similar calorie count to real filet mignon – 100g is around 170 kcal for each.
The first thing that struck me after taking the plant-based filet mignon steak out of the packet was the texture – it's flabby and a bit wet, just like beef.
Again, just like the real thing, it's best sprinkling the Juicy Marbles filet mignon with salt prior to cooking.
Filet mignon is a cut of meat taken from the smaller end of a cow's tenderloin – the long, narrow, lean muscle located within the loin
A four pack of the plant-based filet mignon steaks comes shrink-wrapped, and could easily be mistaken for beef based on appearance alone
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Eating meat and dairy at the current rate of consumption is speeding up global warming, scientists say.
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Raising livestock also means converting forests into agricultural land, meaning CO2-absorbing trees are being cut down, further fueling global warming. More trees are cut down to convert land for crop growing, as around a third of all grain produced in the world is used to feed animals raised for human consumption.
As well as this, the nitrogen-based fertiliser used on crops adds to nitrous oxide emissions. Nitrous oxide is around 300 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
I pan-fried four steaks in hot oil that was smoking slightly, so that the exterior quickly gained a nice brown crust.
Cooking the plant-based steaks only took a few minutes on each side. I served them with a very basic accompaniment – chips, peas and a tomato relish – which probably didn't do any justice to the product.
In fact, my chips were slightly undercooked because I was so desperate to eat my meal and test out the steaks.
Easily the best thing about the Juicy Marbles steak was the texture – the way the individual fibers easily fell apart was extraordinarily similar to beef fibres.
The lines of sunflower oil fat are also arranged so that the interior stays moist and gives the steak a rich and succulent mouthfeel.
Flavor-wise, there's a very subtle tell-tale hint of soy in the flesh, as you would expect, but the crispy seared crust on the outside is very deep and meaty.
At the dinner table, I really don't think many would be able to tell this 'steak' is animal free – especially if you covered it in a hearty red wine jus or a peppercorn sauce.
Unfortunately, the plant-based filet mignon don't come cheap – a pack of four 113g steaks including shipping costs €45, or £38.50.
Buyers do have the choice to save money if they buy in bulk – four four-packs (so 16 steaks in total) cost €96 (£82) including shipping.
That works out at just over £5 per steak, which is about the price you'd pay for a half-decent beef steak in the supermarket.
I served the Juicy Marbles steaks with a simple accompaniment – chips, peas and a tomato relish
Easily the best thing about the Juicy Marbles steak was the texture – the fake flesh just falls apart
Is it worth it? I'd say just about. If you're hosting a dinner party, vegan or vegetarian friends will be seriously thrilled to try this product, especially if they used to eat meat and still have the occasional cravings.
Alternatively, feed them to all your carnivorous friends, listen to them to rave about how it's the best bit of meat they've ever tasted, and then give them a shock by telling them it's vegan.
I'm not a vegan or even a vegetarian, but I do believe in a future where animal flesh has been replaced with ethical, eco-friendly plant-based and lab-grown options.
Juicy Marbles is clearly pushing boundaries with its product, which could be key to getting meat addicts to reduce their intake.
Even though eating meat at the current rate of consumption has been linked with global warming, the UK government has no plans to tell people to cut down.
Earlier this month, Environment Secretary George Eustice said the government won't force the public to stop eating meat for environmental reasons, as humans are 'ultimately omnivores'.
HUMAN CELLS TAKE IN LESS PROTEIN FROM PLANT-BASED MEAT, STUDY SAYS
Plants high in protein, such as soybeans, are common ingredients in vegan burgers and sausages.
But a new study shows that proteins in these plant-based substitute are not as accessible to humans cells as those from meat.
The study authors, at the Ohio State University, says this knowledge could eventually be used to develop more healthful products.
To mimic the look and texture of beef, chicken and other meats, plants are dehydrated into a powder and mixed with seasonings.
Then, the mixtures are typically heated, moistened and processed through an extruder.
These products are often thought of as being more healthful than animal meats because the plants used to make them are high in protein and low in undesirable fats.
However, lab tests have shown that proteins in substitutes don't break down into peptides as well as those from meats.
Peptides are short chains of amino acids described as the 'building blocks' of hormones, toxins, proteins, enzymes, cells and tissues.
For their study, the researchers tested whether human cells can absorb similar amounts of peptides from a model meat alternative as they can from a piece of chicken.
They created a model meat alternative made of soy and wheat gluten. When cut open, the material had long fibrous pieces inside, just like chicken.
Cooked pieces of the substitute and chicken meat were then ground up and broken down with an enzyme that humans use to digest food.
In vitro tests showed that meat-substitute peptides were less water-soluble than those from chicken, and they also were not absorbed as well by human cells.
With this new understanding, the researchers say the next step is to identify other ingredients that could help boost the peptide uptake of plant-based meat substitutes.
The study was published on Wednesday (June 22) in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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The BBC has just announced a 12 day Doctor Who World Tour commencing on 7 August 2014. Covering five continents and seven cities, the tour will conclude in Brazil on 19 August. The Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi, Companion Jenna Coleman (Clara) and Executive Producer Steven Moffat will visit the cities of Cardiff, London, Seoul, Sydney, New York, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro.
In the meantime check out the World Tour promotional video below.
Season 8 of Doctor Who will commence screening on a date to be advised in August 2014.
The Eighth actor to play the Doctor in the iconic British television programme Doctor Who, Paul McGann, has tweeted a photograph of the Eighth Doctor in an unexpected location. Presumably taken during the filming of the minisode The Night of the Doctor in April 2013, the shot shows the Time Lord in what appears to be the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS console. McGann captioned the photo with "This is my moment …!" Could this hint to more Eighth Doctor minisodes? Only time will tell.
One can only hope that the ever vigilant Estate of the late Terry Nation, the creator of Doctor Who's iconic Daleks, turned a blind eye to the mutant pepperpots' recent outing in defence of gay rights. Renowned for its fervent protection of copyright, the Nation Estate would undoubtedly be confounded to see the perennial haters utilized to spread love and acceptance.
Sydney women Kathy Sant and Jenny Martin constructed three pink Daleks and assorted props for their "Exterminate Homophobia" float at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on 1 March 2014. Built in the backyard of their Marrickville home, the equal rights Daleks proved a big hit at the parade as they spread the their message, "Equality: You Must Comply"! "David the Dalek" even has his own Facebook page.
You can check out the construction of Sant and Mann's Daleks at the same same website. The first photo in this post is courtesy of David the Dalek's Facebook page. No copyright infringement is intended.
The BBC has announced that former Emmerdale star Samuel Anderson will join Doctor Who in Series 8 as a recurring character. Details on the role are scant with the only confirmation being that Anderson will play Danny Pink, a teacher at Coal Hill School. In the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, companion Clara Oswald was also shown to be a teacher at the school which started it all off for Who in 1963.
Whether Anderson will be a companion is unclear. Which of the Doctor's male companions would you most like Danny Pink to be modelled on? Vote in the Doctor Who Mind Robber's Poll and share your thoughts in our comments section. We've excluded UNIT characters, Kamelion and K-9 from the Poll, however please feel free to discuss them in the comments.
A real treat for all Doctor Who fans as Doctor number 5, Peter Davison, arrives via TARDIS and reveals new secrets about his time on the long-running show. During the interview, he also reveals a fascinating fact about the 50th anniversary special that will delight many fans of the classic series.
The recent launch by Apple of an iPhone and iPad app for the Doctor Who Magazine is sure to be welcomed by fans of the 50 year old television programme, particularly those outside of the United Kingdom. Sales of the print version of the 34 year old publication hit an all time high in the second half of 2013. The Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) certified DWM's circulation at 36,151, an increase of 26% over the previous twelve months. This figure is all the more exceptional when compared to the overall consumer magazine market in the UK which dropped 6.3% during the same period. The press release on this outstanding achievement can be read here.
Whilst these increasing circulations figures evidence an expanding market for Doctor Who in the UK, fans outside of Britain have long experienced difficulties in obtaining the magazine in an efficient and cost effective manner. In Australia, for example, DWM is not stocked in newsagencies and can only be purchased by costly (and sometimes dodgy) annual subscriptions or as a "one-off" from a multitude of eBay sellers. The current edition, number 470, will set an Australian fan back at least $28.00 and take more than a fortnight to arrive from the UK. Special editions are even more expensive. The 50th Anniversary edition (467) cost me $45.00!
Imagine my delight when I discovered the Apple DWM app. Currently available for sale are all issues from February 2013 (456) to date, together with Special Editions 34, 35 and 36 which feature the missing episodes of the First and Second Doctors. Issues 466 to 470 are currently retailing for $6.49; issues 456 to 465 for $4.49, and Special Editions 34, 35 and 36 for $8.49. A 12 month subscription is available for less than $45.00.
The Apple DWM app is a direct scan from the print version and has not been formatted specifically for iPhones and iPads. One page is presented per screen, or two pages if the device is rotated 90 degrees. On a standard iPad Air this generally permits the text to be read, although use of the zoom function conveniently increases text size for less eye strain. The comic script reproduces well and can in most instances be read without zooming. Reading DWM on an iPhone 5 is impossible without repetitive zooming and scrolling. Except for the Contents page and cover the app is not interactive so completing the crossword online is impossible. Automatically accessing articles from the Contents page and cover is a nice addition. A useful help screen provides instructions for navigating the digital edition. Let's hope that a fully interactive tablet specific app is soon introduced, together with an Android version for non-Apple users.


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import sys
import pytest
from tests.utils import DispatchInterceptorView

sys.path.append('../engel')

from engel.widgets.structure import Document, Head, Body, Panel, List, _li
from engel.widgets.abstract import HeadLink

class TestDocumentStructure():

    @pytest.fixture(scope='class')
    def doc(self):
        return Document(id='id', view=3)

    def test_widget_structure_document_html_tag(self, doc):
        assert doc.html_tag == "html", 'Document should set Document.html_tag = "html".'

    def test_widget_structure_document_sets_view(self, doc):
        assert doc.view == 3, 'Document.__init__() should set Document.view.'

class TestHeadStructure():

    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
    def head(self):
        h = Head(id='id')
        h.view = DispatchInterceptorView()
        return h

    def test_widget_structure_head_html_tag(self, head):
        assert head.html_tag == 'head', 'Head should set Head.html_tag = "head".'

    def test_widget_structure_head_load_script_dispatch(self, head):
        head.load_script('//path')
        assert len(head.view.received_commands) == 1 and head.view.received_commands[0] == {'name': 'script', 'path': '//path'}, 'Head.load_sript() should dispatch a script event.'

    def test_widget_structure_head_load_stylesheet_adds_child(self, head):
        head.load_stylesheet('styleid', '//stylepath')
        assert len(head.children) == 1, 'Head.load_stylesheet should add a child to Head.children.'

    def test_widget_structure_head_load_stylesheet_is_valid(self, head):
        assert isinstance(head.children[0], HeadLink) and head.children[0].target == "//stylepath", 'Head.load_stylesheet should add a HeadLink child to Head.children.'

class TestBodyStructure():

    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
    def bod(self):
        return Body(id='id')

    def test_widget_structure_body_html_tag(self, bod):
        assert bod.html_tag == "body"

class TestPanelStructure():

    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
    def pnl(self):
        return Panel(id='id')

    def test_widget_structure_panel_html_tag(self, pnl):
        assert pnl.html_tag == "div"

class TestListStructure():

    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
    def lst(self):
        return List(id='id')

    def test_widget_structure_list_html_tag(self, lst):
        assert lst.html_tag == "ul"

class TestListBehavior():

    @pytest.fixture()
    def lst(self):
        return List(id='id')

    def test_widget_structure_list_has_no_children_by_default(self, lst):
        assert len(lst.children) == 0

    def test_widget_structure_list_add_child_works(self, lst):
        elem = Panel(id="testpanel")
        lst.add_child(elem)
        assert len(lst.children) == 1

    def test_widget_structure_list_remove_child_works(self, lst):
        elem = Panel(id="testpanel")
        lst.add_child(elem)

        lst.remove_child(elem)
        assert len(lst.children) == 0

    def test_widget_structure_list_add_child_wraps_element(self, lst):
        elem = Panel(id="testpanel")
        lst.add_child(elem)
        assert isinstance(lst.children[0], _li) and lst.children[0].children[0] is elem

    def test_widget_structure_list_iterator_works(self, lst):
        elem = Panel(id="testpanel")
        lst.add_child(elem)

        children = [x for x in lst]

        assert children == [elem]

    def test_widget_structure_list_getter_works(self, lst):
        elem = Panel(id="testpanel")
        lst.add_child(elem)

        assert lst[0] is elem

    def test_widget_structure_list_setter_works(self, lst):
        elem = Panel(id="testpanel")
        lst.add_child(elem)
        elem2 = Panel(id="otherpanel")
        lst[0] = elem2
        assert lst[0] is elem2 and lst.children[0].children[0] is elem2

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Delaware might be a small state, but it's packed with big savings for retirees. Beyond its proximity to beaches and major cities, Delaware offers better tax benefits than rival areas along the Northeastern coast. At Nobel's Pond in the heart of Dover, you can enjoy the rewards of your hardworking years without having to pay for it; because you deserve it!
Delaware is one of the few states without sales tax. This alleviated burden allows your dollar to go further as the savings add up while you shop. To compare, New Yorkers pay a whopping 8.5% sales tax, New Jersey is at 6.6%, Pennsylvania taxes residents 6.3% and Maryland pays an even 6% sales tax.
Your automobile, boat, RV, and other moveable assets are not subject to annual property tax. Buy tangibles with confidence, knowing you won't have to pay later. Several states are looking to follow Delaware's example, but it may take a while for changes to go into effect. It pays to be the First State!
Retired or looking to retire? Social security benefits are tax-exempt in Delaware. As far as retirement income goes, such as pensions and retired military pay, up to $12,500 is tax exempt for those who are 60 or older. Military disability pay and Veterans Administration benefits are also nontaxable.
Real estate taxes, including school taxes, for Noble's Pond homes are estimated between $1,500 and $2,000 per year, a dramatic savings over tax averages in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and other nearby states.
Estate and inheritance taxes are burdensome. Effective January 2018, Delaware repealed its estate tax bill and does not have an inheritance tax. New Jersey and Pennsylvania collect inheritance taxes. New York collects estate taxes and Maryland takes both.
Kiplinger's ranks Delaware "The Best" State for Retirement. Such accolades confirm our tax-friendly state is an attractive option, especially for those in neighboring states where taxes are significantly higher. At Noble's Pond – a gem of Dover, DE – you can worry less about taxes and more about enjoying your hard-earned retirement!


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#ifndef ALINOUS_COMPILE_SQL_ABSTRACTSQLSTATEMENT_H_
#define ALINOUS_COMPILE_SQL_ABSTRACTSQLSTATEMENT_H_
namespace alinous{namespace annotation{
class OneSource;
}}
namespace alinous {namespace compile {
class AbstractSrcElement;}}

namespace alinous {namespace compile {namespace sql {
class ISqlStatement;}}}

namespace alinous {
class ThreadContext;
}

namespace alinous {namespace compile {namespace sql {

using namespace ::alinous;
using namespace ::java::lang;
using ::java::util::Iterator;
using ::alinous::compile::AbstractSrcElement;

class AbstractSQLStatement : public ISqlStatement {
public:
	AbstractSQLStatement(const AbstractSQLStatement& base) = default;
public:
	AbstractSQLStatement(ThreadContext* ctx) throw() ;
	void __construct_impl(ThreadContext* ctx) throw() ;
	virtual ~AbstractSQLStatement() throw();
	virtual void __releaseRegerences(bool prepare, ThreadContext* ctx) throw();
public:
	int getLine(ThreadContext* ctx) throw()  final;
	int getStartPosition(ThreadContext* ctx) throw()  final;
	int getEndLine(ThreadContext* ctx) throw()  final;
	int getEndPosition(ThreadContext* ctx) throw()  final;
	AbstractSrcElement* getParent(ThreadContext* ctx) throw()  final;
	void setParent(AbstractSrcElement* parent, ThreadContext* ctx) throw()  final;
public:
	static bool __init_done;
	static bool __init_static_variables();
public:
	static void __cleanUp(ThreadContext* ctx);
};

}}}

#endif /* end of ALINOUS_COMPILE_SQL_ABSTRACTSQLSTATEMENT_H_ */


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Adopting AI-Powered Decision-Making
Prajit Datta
Forbes Technology Council
AI Research Scientist at AFRY - One of the Scandinavian consulting giants. He also oversees AI Global Competence Group in the organization.
Business decision-making systems rely heavily on human beings to process information and provide insights to run a business successfully. Professionals hired highly experienced individuals for careful decision-making who would hone their skills to advance in their field. Experience or intuition was mostly used for business decisions such as creating creative ad campaigns, determining inventory or approving financial choices.
Studies have figured out that human intuition is not ideal for the basis of successful decision-making: Most of our thoughts can be written by cognitive biases that have developed during thousands of years of evolution. Hence, we have created mental pathways that avoid hard work and try to find shortcuts to reduce the need for resources.
Ancient hunter-gatherers, for example, relied on quick sense and action to escape from predators or quickly find food. These smart and unconscious decisions are programmed in such a way that we choose the lowest-risk path to prolong our survival. In the above case, the hunter-gatherers would want to quickly evade a hidden predator rather than venturing out in search of prey. These intuitions have made us low risk-taking organisms in general.
Our decision-making processes are hugely influenced by various cognitive biases that we have inherited over time. Sometimes these biases may lead to us making irrational decisions that are harmful to the business. Examples of such biases are an extended emphasis on recent events, stereotyping various subjects and high dependence on previous experiences.
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Decisions Supported By Data
Today, with the advent of big data, huge volumes of information are now accessible to humans. We can access all transactions, study customer interaction, and process data on a micro or macro level. To cope with and utilize this inflow of data, we have built and modified our workflows around this specific architecture. We can summarize this model through four stages:
1. Machines gather vast amounts of data from various resources and store it in data centers before being processed.
2. Databases and data management systems summarize the data to make it understandable to humans.
3. Humans process the summarized data to help us derive insights to influence our decisions.
4. Based on previously derived insights, we make business decisions that are supported by data.
While this system has supported us for many years, it has its disadvantages and dependencies, such as:
• A lot of data and useful insights are dropped in the process of summarization to make it suitable for human understanding. Humans cannot efficiently process vast amounts of raw information — such as statistics and numbers — even though we consistently perceive and collect vast amounts of information from our environment.
• The availability of data does not stop our tendency to involve cognitive biases in the decision-making process. We tend to summarize data in a direction that supports cognitive bias and segment information into subsets that we deem correct, regardless of their actual association or meaning. For example, assigning data to a particular region purely based on its geography and not looking into the real numbers that influence the information. Another factor is that our brain tends to linearize relationships between data points so they are easy to understand, though these relationships might actually be branching.
AI-Involved Workflows
The best-case scenario lies in utilizing AI as the central data processor. With data that has already been structured, we can use AI systems to make decisions on our behalf because they lack the cognitive bias that humans possess. Engineers can also train these intelligent systems to support variance in the data at more profound levels by fragmenting the population into specific regions of similarity or difference. In general, AI can process millions of data items without getting tired and can effectively understand and work with nonlinear relationships that humans cannot perceive.
The workflow in which data goes directly to AI, which makes decisions on our behalf, is better because it can effectively leverage the information provided by the data while being consistent and objective. Thus it can find a better individual for the marketing campaign or calculate the optimum stock level for a profitable inventory. Even though humans are not involved in this workflow, it still lacks human intuition, which can sometimes be highly effective if supported by intelligent systems.
Decision-Making With Joint Human And AI approach
Removing humans from workflows will not help us achieve our intended goal. Machines cannot yet comprehend unstructured data and hence are incapable of making decisions that depend on them. Companies' strategies, market trends, corporate sentiments, and various other information are only understandable and processable by human beings. Invigilation by humans in an AI-driven decision-making system can significantly elevate a business's success levels. This can be done primarily at four levels, as I explained in a previous article.
We can use AI to figure out a list of suitable decisions for a particular situation on which humans can apply their intuition to make better decisions. Thus, we will move from a data-driven to an AI-driven approach to decision-making. More efficient organizations will adopt this approach. Similar to human evolution, they will soon surpass other companies that failed to adopt AI-driven decision-making over other systems.
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Coordinates transactions that span multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queues, and file systems. If this service is stopped, these transactions will fail. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
The Distributed Transaction Coordinator service is running as NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService in its own process of msdtc.exe. It doesn't share its process with other services. If Distributed Transaction Coordinator fails to start, the error is logged. Windows 10 startup proceeds, but a message box is displayed informing you that the MSDTC service has failed to start.
2. Save the RestoreDistributedTransactionCoordinatorWindows10.bat file to any folder on your hard drive.
Note. Make sure that the msdtc.exe file exists in the %WinDir%\System32 folder. If this file is missing you can try to restore it from your Windows 10 installation media.


The RMA has defined Sjogren's syndrome to mean "a chronic autoimmune disorder characterised by xerostomia (dry mouth), xerophthalmia (dry eyes) and lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands".
Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder characterised by dryness of the mouth, eyes and other mucous membranes and often associated with rheumatic disorders sharing certain autoimmune features (eg rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus). In some, SS affects only the eyes or mouth (primary SS; sicca complex; sicca syndrome) but in others there is an associated generalised collagen-vascular disease (secondary SS). In advanced cases, the cornea is severely damaged and epithelial strands hang from the corneal surface.
If a person had Sjogren's syndrome, he or she would almost certainly have sought medical attention at some time. Such medical treatment would normally be recorded in doctors' notes and/or hospital records. However, if these records cannot be obtained, a reliable history of appropriate medical treatment or symptoms at a particular time will be accepted, unless there is contradictory evidence. Seek medical advice if it is unclear whether the claimed symptoms and treatment at that time can be attributed to Sjogren's syndrome rather than to some other condition.
34888 there is some evidence that Sjogren's syndrome may be a factor in the development or worsening of the condition under consideration.
34889 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and VEA service for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34896 the veteran had Sjogren's syndrome at the time of the clinical onset of the condition under consideration.
34890 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and VEA service for the clinical onset of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34892 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and operational service for the clinical onset of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34893 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and eligible service for the clinical onset of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34897 the veteran had Sjogren's syndrome at the time of the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.
34891 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and VEA service for the clinical worsening of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34894 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and operational service for the clinical worsening of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34895 the veteran has established the causal connection between Sjogren's syndrome and eligible service for the clinical worsening of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
34898 the Sjogren's syndrome is causally related to operational service.
34899 the Sjogren's syndrome is causally related to eligible service.
34900 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the Sjogren's syndrome is causally related.
34901 the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the Sjogren's syndrome is causally related.


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Sarah A. "Pat" Langston
Funeral services for Sarah Alice (Patsy) McDaniel Langston were held Feb. 12, 2022, at Saulters Moore Funeral Chapel. Interment followed in New Hebron Cemetery, where she was laid to rest next to her loving husband, Harold. Rev. Richard Green officiated. Mrs. Langston, 94, entered the eternal rest of her Lord on Feb. 9 at Lawrence County Hospital in Monticello. Saulters Moore Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Pat, as she was known by all, was born March 19, 1927, in Bude. She was the daughter of Shelly Bascom McDaniel and Anna Mae Hill McDaniel.
Pat graduated from nursing school with an RN degree from Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, in 1949. Her life and greatest passion was nursing. Pat loved to help people heal and would go out of her way to take care of anyone who needed her expertise as a nurse. She had a gift of loving her patients and making them feel at ease and cared for. After 60 years of nursing, Pat retired to her home in Old Hebron to enjoy reading, television, puzzles, and her best kitty friends.
Before moving back to Mississippi from Florida, Pat was head surgery nurse at Morrow Memorial Hospital in Auburndale, Fla., and also worked at the Crippled Children's Clinic in Lakeland, Fla. After her return to Mississippi in 1973, Pat worked for Dr. Brantley B. Pace and Lawrence County Hospital for 30-plus years.
Preceding Pat in death were her mother and father; loving husband, Harold Langston; brother, Warren McDaniel (Dot); sister, Lexine Graham; brothers, David and Daniel McDaniel; nephew, Randy Lee Randall (Vivian); son-in-law, David S. Curry Jr.; and great-granddaughter, Delaney Joy Payne.
Pat is survived by her loving son and caretaker of many years, Mark Langston, of New Hebron; daughter, Cathy Curry, of Sun City Center, Fla.; granddaughter, Lesley Wasson (Zach); grandson, Ashton Payne; and step-granddaughter, Azzie Wasson, all of Winter Haven, Fla.; sister-in-law, Dorothy McDaniel, of Gulfport; and niece and nephew, Vivian and Shea Randall, of Memphis, Tenn.
When able, Pat attended New Hebron Baptist Church. She dearly loved her Sunday school class and spoke often of their friendship, generosity, and kindness to her and her family.
The family of Pat would like to especially acknowledge and thank her wonderful doctors, Dr. Brantley B. Pace and Dr. Jim Stephens, of Monticello, for their exemplary love and care for her and the family throughout the years. They would also like to thank the staff of Lawrence County Hospital, Lawrence County Nursing Center, and their many friends and neighbors for their compassionate, loving care, kindness, and concern for her and her family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given to New Hebron Baptist Church, P.O. Box 37, New Hebron, MS 39140.