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It is reported that the Department of Geology & Mining, Nagaland has successfully implemented 'Nagaland Coal Policy' & 'The Nagaland Coal Mining Rules 2006.'
According to the annual administrative report of the department tabled in the state assembly session recently since the enforcement of these policy and rules, the department has granted one Coal Mining Lease and 31 Coal Prospecting Licenses to private companies and individuals for coal prospecting works in Mon, Mokokchung, Longleng and Wokha districts.
The department has also deputed flying squad teams to check unscientific mining and coal transportation. Seven mineral check gates have been set up so far, the department said adding that it is also contemplating to establish 2 more stock yard at Singphan and Naginimora and 3 weighting bridges at check gates.
The report said detail assessment of coal resources in the state were carried out to find out the prospect of utilizing the state's coal in Mega Thermal Power Plants. Research and development works on Nagaland Coal for use in Thermal Power Plant was taken up in collaboration with NEIST, Jorhat. Feasibility of generating Thermal Power from Nagaland coal upto 25 MW by fluidized bed carbonization technology is indicated.
To create awareness and educate the prospecting license holders and coal operators in Nagaland, training on "Basic Coal Mining Methods and Safety Measures" programme was conducted by the department in August 2009.
The report also said the department has increased revenue generation from 62 lakhs during 2008-09 to about 1.5 crores during 2009-10 on coal royalty. It said "There is a scope to generate more royalty from coal resources once Nagaland Coal Policy and Rules is implemented with requisite infrastructure and manpower."
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March 20, 2015 at 2:09am
Most Christians who understand Biblical teaching know that only God knows what is in someone's heart and acknowledge that we cannot "know" who will or won't be in Heaven. I think we will all be surprised to see who is and isn't there. Just be sure you will be in a position to "be there" to see.
January 1, 2015 at 3:22am
Before any more judging is done take a look at this video! And, this kid obviously has two parents who aren't dirt poor. The attitude of this kid is due to bad parenting and the obvious spoiling of a real brat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud4-rP2u-GQ
January 1, 2015 at 3:16am
Listen to yourselves, everyone, me included. I had to come to the rescue of a boy in our neighborhood who was about 12 years ago. His mother beat him everyday, she beat the father too (they were about the same size). She had 2 younger boys who could do no wrong. That boy was taken away from her and went to live with his Grandma and Grandpa who loved him dearly and he is a fine, loving dad and husband today. Please give some thought to what you are assuming, even if it turns out to be true, isn't he entitled to have his circumstances checked out? By NOT doing that, he will become bitter and I wouldn't blame him.
January 1, 2015 at 3:09am
The fault lies with the parents or lack thereof. Have you ever seen the body of a child who has been beaten. What if this child has been sold into the "sex-slave-trade?" Come on people, why are we assuming this child has not been horribly abused? He was lashing out like a deeply wounded child, for all of us who claim not to be racist, why are we judging him so harshly without hearing his story?
January 1, 2015 at 3:04am
I don't know this boys' story. Do you remember the police officer who adopted the two brothers that were being beaten and starved by their foster parents? That story was huge on the Blaze for a long time, even made it to Fox News. This boy looks younger than the older brother in the other story. Even this child deserves to have someone find out what's going on.
[1] January 1, 2015 at 2:57am
You state: That little monster needs a good a**whoopin' and then stick his hairy little butt in a detention center. Find his "mother" and stuff her butt with Norplant until it comes out of her ears. How about someone find the parents and see if they aren't the ones that need an a**whoopin?' They could be at home "High" for all we know and this kid could be screaming for someone to help! We really don't know.
January 1, 2015 at 2:52am
He has probably been watching all the news stories Al Sharpton can put out. I wonder if Al will come to his aid?? I doubt it, the boy doesn't look like he has any money to pay him.
[1] January 1, 2015 at 2:50am
If they had come, they would have been blamed for something.
January 1, 2015 at 2:47am
The PARENTS are responsible, children do not discipline themselves. This could also be true- and we need to consider it. What if this child's parent or parents, or whoever doesn't care about this child at all? What if this child is beaten daily by the ones who are supposed to be taking care of him. We have no idea what kind of situation this kid may be growing up in. I hope the truth comes out and this boy gets some help. He didn't appear to be throwing a tantrum because he wasn't getting something he wanted, I saw no parent figure anywhere. It is not far fetched to think he was being raised by his Grandmother and she died. He could be scared. I know this is a lot of conjecture but it is also a real possibility. I hope he gets some loving discipline.
[3] January 1, 2015 at 2:33am
The problem is bad parenting, or no parenting. Some people have kids (without making plans to), then they don't bother to learn what to do with them when they get here. They spoil them rotten to keep them quiet, let them do what they want to not have to discipline, or treat them as if they are God's gift to the world and they are perfect and can do no wrong. Then the kids find out not everybody thinks they're all that and the kids flip out and the "parents" are completely useless and refuse to take any parenting advice for their "little angels." It's not the fault of the kids, someone needs to spank the parents and put them in "Time Out" until they learn to love and discipline their children. Allowing them to be monsters is NOT love.
November 25, 2014 at 7:19am
I was told by my children's pediatrician many years ago that the reason they give as many vaccines as possible in one dose because they fear the parents will not bring their children back in for the remainder of the regimen. I tend to agree, sadly it is probably true. Although I chose not to vaccinate, I will continue to fight for the right of the parents to make an "informed" decision.
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[1] November 25, 2014 at 7:04am
We need this article and we need more research because abortion is NOT the only reason infants die.
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[1] November 12, 2014 at 1:37am
Just because it is law does not make it right. Would you be this adamant about obeying Jim Crow laws?
[-1] November 11, 2014 at 11:03pm
2 Timothy 2:23 New American Standard Bible:
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
1 Corinthians 2:14 (Amplified version) In Context | Whole Chapter
But the natural, nonspiritual man does not accept or welcome or admit into his heart the gifts and teachings and revelations of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually discerned and estimated and appreciated.
1 Peter 3:15-16 English Standard Version:
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.
One of the commentors said (I'm paraphrasing), "time to sit back and watch the Christians bash each other." Please, No! Regardless of what denomination, if any, you may claim as a Christian, first remember that we are "Followers of Jesus" above all else. Denominations were created by man not God. Anyone who truly wants to know what the Bible teaches should read the Bible. I would start with the New Testament, in any version you are comfortable with, contrary to popular belief, they all say the same thing using similar words.
[6] November 3, 2014 at 2:19am
Nowhere did adv3r5ary ask you or anyone else to believe what they do. You must have had some really bad experiences with religious people. FYI, I am a follower of Jesus, if someone calls me religious it is an insult. Religion is man-made and full of rules that are not in the bible or were only valid in the old testament before the New Covenant. Jesus had his harshest words for the "Religious" leaders of His time because they laid such heavy burdens on the common man and added hundreds of "laws" on their own. Religious people make a show of who they want you to think they are, they are steeped in pride and rarely think beyond themselves. Those who truly try their best to live as Jesus tells us to on the sermon on the mount do not fit in that same category. I hope you will meet some true followers and see they are not pious or prideful or judgmental, there are many all around you, probably the quiet ones. Also, when was the last time you heard of a Christian family killing their own child because the left the faith? How many Christians have you heard of that marry young girls as soon as they hit puberty and can start reproducing? Who was the last Christian you heard of who strapped a bomb onto their 4 yr. old and told them to walk up to the nice soldiers?
In reply to Halloween's comment on the story Brittany Maynard, Terminally Ill Woman Who Vowed to Take Her Own Life, Has Died
November 3, 2014 at 1:25am
fotojunkie, I have seen your link several times and I am concerned that people may be reading it and believing it. The verses in 1 Corinthians you are referring to are NOT referring to suicide. Suicide is not an unforgivable sin. According to Jesus the ONLY unforgivable sin is blasphemy of the Holy Spirit: http://carm.org/what-blasphemy-holy-spirit-can-christian-commit-it . Here is a link to multiple commentaries about 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, and there are many more commentaries available, please see the original Greek if necessary.
In reply to Strike4's comment on the story Brittany Maynard, Terminally Ill Woman Who Vowed to Take Her Own Life, Has Died
[2] November 3, 2014 at 12:52am
Anniegetyourgun, You are correct about "absence from the body means presence with the Lord but why do you assume she is in the latter? No one knows her heart but The Lord. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that suicide is the unforgivable sin. It appears from so many posts I've read everyone has a different opinion on what sins are unforgivable. According to Matthew 12:31-32, Jesus states:
In reply to MeanoReno's comment on the story Brittany Maynard, Terminally Ill Woman Who Vowed to Take Her Own Life, Has Died
[4] November 3, 2014 at 12:27am
Wow, I have no idea where you are getting your information from but I know many Christians who have donated their organs and even some who have received them. Please don't lump all of any group together and assume so much. Where did you read that she didn't donate her organs? Her cancer had metastasized, how do you know if any of her organs were even viable?
In reply to RationalMan's comment on the story Brittany Maynard, Terminally Ill Woman Who Vowed to Take Her Own Life, Has Died
November 3, 2014 at 12:13am
This is such a gut wrenching story because of all the dynamics involved. I believe you are right about terminal people or chronically ill people will, at some point be made to feel guilty or selfish for continuing to live and that is a huge problem. What I wanted to touch on is your statement about how the Bible teaches us to judge. I made sure I went back and researched so as to be as accurate as possible. We are told not to judge each other, that's God's job. We are supposed to judge people's actions. We must judge the murderer, the rapist, the thief, etc. The world would be in utter and complete chaos if we did not. The Bible tells us not to be a hypocrite which isn't the same as a reformed thief not being allowed to tell someone else who's stealing, that it's O.K. because I used to do it. If that's what you meant by judging hypocritically, not sure. I am as concerned as you seem to be about the potential abuse, especially because I do a lot of Hospice work.
In reply to kanne's comment on the story Brittany Maynard, Terminally Ill Woman Who Vowed to Take Her Own Life, Has Died
[2] November 2, 2014 at 11:56pm
The Bible teaches that we are not to judge each other, but we must judge a person's behavior. Are we to not judge the murderer or the rapist, etc.? God will judge the individual when they are face to face but can you imagine what the world would be like if we never judged behavior? No laws necessary, no judges and juries, no jail? I may have missed the comments you are referring to about people judging her in an angry kind of way. I think most people felt so badly for her and her family we all hoped they would have more quality time.
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I refer to Paul as the writer because the "author" of the most of the words/message was Jesus Christ Himself, delivered to Paul in a vision.
Biblical scholars are divided on whether the Apostle Paul was the writer of Revelation. See my blog: Who Wrote the Book of Revelation?
In the end, it is the message of Jesus that is important, not who recorded His words. This is true of every Book of His Holy Word.
Daniel is one of my favorites. It is the OT's apocalyptic (unveiling) literature.
God's Word is the ultimate authority... always!
I deeply appreciate your input. This blog is a part of what will be a very long study of Revelation. It's an amazing Book!
Shalom, Art
I too like what you had to say on the subject. Just one interjection, John most definitely wrote the book of Revelation. It is said several times throughout the book. Other than that, good job. :)
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As to the write of Revelation, John is identified as the writer, but he does not identify himself as the Apostle. John was a very common name during this time.
Christian tradition holds that it was indeed John the Apostle who reported his vision. I believe that to be the case. However, he would have been well into his 90's and would have survived exile on Patmos. These were very harsh conditions for anyone of that age.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has emerged as a serious contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. In response, the Washington Post researched and published a lengthy article on the "mystery" of why Walker dropped out of college.
Oxfam reports that the richest 1 percent of people in the world own 48 percent of the world's wealth. Many claim that we should be alarmed by income inequality because it hampers upward mobility. Others argue that because income is distributed so unevenly, justice and fairness require income redistribution. Let's look at fairness and justice.
The Education Committee will be the busiest it has been in 22 years. I'll take some of these bills in turn.
Recently, while responding to a question about how to get young people involved in politics, President Obama expressed fears that they see politics as a "sideshow in Washington" and should be taught that "government is not something separate from you - it is you."
In grammar school, Valentine's Day meant wrapping a shoe box with brown craft paper, cutting a slot in the top for cards to drop in and decorating the outside of the box with hearts and cupids. Store-bought Valentines were labeled the night before and carefully taken to school to be given away. When the big day came, it wasn't only if you received Valentines that counted, it was from whom, and if they gave you your card first that mattered.
This week, the House passed the 2015 supplementary budget, but still has to work on the 2016 budget. As I said before, revenues were up by $276 million, and we directed most of that increase to education, as well as Medicaid growth and mandatory compliance with Obamacare. The vote was bipartisan and unanimous.
Let's get off the backs of law enforcement, shall we? Most of us couldn't do their job or wouldn't do it if we had the chance.
President Obama's proposed federal budget for 2016 envisions never-ending growth of federal spending.
This week budget committees in the General Assembly have been working on a balanced budget. Believe it or not a balanced budget is the only Constitutional requirement of Georgia's General Assembly.
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On Monday, President Obama will unveil his proposed federal budget for 2016. Voters should be warned that virtually all the numbers reported in news coverage of the federal budget will be misleading at best.
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's prime minister during World War II. Churchill took up painting as a hobby in 1915, after the Gallipoli debacle, where 46,000 allied lives were lost over nine months of the campaign. He went on to paint more than 500 paintings during his lifetime. As wartime prime minister, he took a break from painting, focusing instead on the task at hand - winning the war, no matter the cost.
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The squabble between the Democrats and Republicans over taxes leaves me puzzled as to whether I am ahead or behind. There is little detail in the debate and lots of hot air, misrepresentations and outright lies.
By failing to pass a 2011 budget last fall while still in charge of the House, Senate and presidency, the Democratic Party set up the potential for the Democrats to blame the Republicans.
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The wind wailed more like a hurricane than roared like a train when it whipped through Newton County early Tuesday.
It's time to abolish the Federal Department of Education, along with the Georgia Department of Education.
Our President bemoans how American students have fallen behind the rest of the world. And it's a fact that Georgia's public schools consistently rank near the bottom of the 50 states. We could save billions of dollars by abolishing the U. S. Department of Education, and Georgia's.
The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan occurred 30 years ago Monday, when John Hinckley shot the president as he was departing the Washington Hilton after delivering a speech for his economy-recovery package.
We are closing in on the end of the session, and a lot of the most important work is coming to a close. One major task for the year remains, however. Since the U.S. Census has just distributed the data necessary for legislative redistricting, that work has only just begun. It looks like a special session in August or September will be necessary to complete that constitutional obligation.
The numbers were impressive: Some 600 Newton County residents gathered on a soggy Saturday to help clean up the county.
Dear Governor Deal:
If you're burned out, or stressed out, or your spirit is low; What you need the most is to get up and go - Get some exercise!
Thank you to the voters of Newton County for entrusting us with your tax dollars to fund capital improvements much needed for the services provided by the county. It is important now more than ever that we be good stewards of your money and that we continually work to earn your trust.
There are so many issues confronting citizens who try to keep abreast of what's going on that it's dizzying.Take what's going on in the Executive Mansion, for example. The 44th President managed to do something last Thursday that no other inhabitant of the Oval Office had ever done before.


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The Bisons were not able to keep the momentum going from Tuesday's second round and slipped to a tie for 11th place in the 2015 First Tee Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Arkansas-Little Rock
Surrendering eight runs in the first two innings, the Lipscomb baseball team dropped a nonconference decision 17-2 to homestanding Belmont on Tuesday night at E.S. Rose Park. Josh Lee led Lipscomb at the plate going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
Tanner Sanders pitched an outstanding game but the Lady Bisons fell short 1-0 to Mississippi State Tuesday afternoon at Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium.
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It's time to tear off another month from the calendar, which can only mean one thing: let's take a look at the best news bloopers.
Habanero peppers are some of the spiciest foods on the planet, so of course people like to film themselves trying to eat them.
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When the first day on the new job goes wrong, it seems like everyone ends up hearing about it.
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If you're like us, you tune into the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the drama and pageantry (not to mention the chance for a tie), which is what made this kid's performance all the more entertaining.
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"The House That Ruth Built," the original Yankee Stadium, opened in 1923 and hosted World Series, NFL championship games, heavyweight title fights, college football and three different popes. Take a look back at the now-dismantled former home of the Yankees.
Crowds fill the seats during Opening Day at New York's Yankee Stadium.
The American flags atop Yankee Stadium, nicknamed "The House that Ruth Built," are poised at half staff in honor of Babe Ruth in New York City. The body of Ruth, who died the night before, lied in state in the stadium's rotunda Aug. 17 to Aug. 18, 1948.
View of Yankee Stadium from 161St. IRT Station. Stadium was to be completed in April of 1976.
The House that Babe Built gets a facelift. This is a general view of the sell-out crowd at New York's Yankee Stadium during its opening game between the Yanks and the Minnesota Twins in the Borough of the Bronx . The newly-refurbished stadium opened minus its famous support poles, rafters where the pigeons rested between innings and with its playing field two feet lower.
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Yankee Stadium after the national anthem during Game 5 of the World Series.
Yankee Stadium before construction began on the new stadium.
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Welcome to the Learning Garden
The Learning Garden is a private nonprofit preschool, offering developmentally appropriate programs for children agaes 3-6 years as well as extended day programs. We're open Monday - Friday from 8 am - 5pm servicing the Lower Cape towns of Orleans, Eastham, Brewster, Chatham, Harwich. We are licensed by Early Education and Care and we are proud of our student-teacher ratios in all our programs. We support children and their families by developing confidence, respect, and trust in a nurturing environment. Our school is located on a 2 acre parcel of land in Orleans and was establishd in 1983 with sunny cheerful classrooms and a large well equipped playground.
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Upstairs Preschool Program
This program's main goal is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where the children feel comfortable being away from their home. Children will be helped to develop trusting relationships with their peers and teachers as well as developing important group social skills. Care is taken to insure that each child meets success each day, thereby promoting a positive self-image. Every day, children are provided a wide variety of hands-on, developmentally appropriate, child centered activities which help to promote their social, emotional, cognitive, language, self-help and physical skills. Teachers enjoy building collaborative and supportive relationships with all their families.
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This program places emphasis on all the skills necessary for Kindergarten readiness. Daily activities focus on the development of language, cognitive, emotional, social, motor, and self help skills. Emphasis is also placed on developing a positive self image and the ablity to participate in large group activities.
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The Childcare program is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of both children and parents. This program is supervised by a Lead Teacher with additional staffing as necessary. The hours for the childcare program are 8-9am for anyone attending a morning program at The Learning Garden. Hours for the afternoon Childcare program are 12 noon to 5 pm or any part thereof by pre-arrangement. This program is available to children 2 years 9 months to 6 years who have attended a morning program any day of the week provided space and staffing are available.
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Hello! Even though the Nauset Schools have delayed their opening we have a policy that we will open at the regular time. The reason for this is that none of our students take the bus and we hope that you will use your good judgement on the driving status of roads near you! Drive safe and see you tomorrow February 3rd.
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Common Diagnostic Model
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The Common Diagnostics Model (CDM) is a diagnostics standard developed and maintained by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). CDM models the entire flow of diagnosis from test discovery, configuration and execution to progress updates and execution controls to finally viewing and managing the test results. It is based on the Common Information Model (CIM) and the Web-Based Enterprise Management standards defined by the DMTF.
CDM establishes an industry standard diagnostics interface enabling the seamless integration of diagnostic services into system management frameworks and is both platform and OS independent.
- 1 History of CDM
- 2 Basic concepts and terminology
- 3 Use cases
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- 5 See also
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History of CDM[edit]
Efficiently maintaining computing solutions from the datacenter to the desktop is a vital concern for end-users, OEMs, ISVs, and integrators alike. Today, the maintenance of hardware in system solutions requires the use of an endless array of uncoordinated diagnostic tools and applications which decreases agility, increases time-to-repair, and management overhead. Even a single computer has sub-systems that are supplied by an array of vendors each having disparate diagnostic technology. Ultimately, this inefficiency deters IT consumers from aggressively expanding computing resources to meet demand and decreases business efficiency. Indeed, a central value proposition for modern autonomic computing systems are their ability to automatically detect failing hardware components and adaptively redirect applications to stable resources be it servers, networking components, or storage. Today, computing systems deliver little towards this vision principally due to the incompatible management APIs that traverse multi-vendor diagnostic programs today. This vision is further deterred due to the lack required functionality and security in interfaces to diagnostic routines.
In September 2006 the DMTF launched the CDM Health Management Initiative to, for the first time, unify the computer industry on a single interoperable, secure, and functionally rich interface to diagnostics programs on multi-vendor computer systems. CDM is based on the Common Information Model (CIM) and Web Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) standards as pioneered by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF). The CDM Health Management Initiative brings together the vast resources of the DMTF including: Education, Development Tools, Interoperability, Technical Work Groups, and Marketing, to fundamentally improve the efficiency of the computer industry in delivering more advanced software solutions as well as to directly decrease the cost of datacenter management. Via CDM technology, hardware suppliers will no longer need to develop unique diagnostic solutions for their various customers, IHVs will trim diagnostic development investment, independent software vendors will benefit by having a single vehicle to deliver adaptive software systems, and original equipment manufacturers will benefit by having an improved level of support from their vendors.
CDM Forum[edit]
The CDM Forum is the center of the CDM Health Initiative and functions similar to a DMTF Working Group or a DMTF Committee. The CDM Forum has additional responsibilities that go beyond a Working Group. The fiscal responsibilities of the CDM forum allow it to achieve results above and beyond that of a Working Group. The CDM Forum is responsible for securing the financial resources necessary to ensure that the broader industry ultimately achieves the architectural vision of the technology. While self-governed, the CDM Forum assures adherence to all DMTF bylaws, policies and procedures by reporting through the DTMF Interoperability Committee. This hierarchy allows visibility of the CDM Forum's activities all the way to the DMTF Board of Directors, while not burdening the Interoperability Committee with the day-to-day workload of governing the CDM Forum's activities
The CDM Forum will drive the industry wide adoption of CDM by providing the ability for the industry to develop conforming health management solutions based on CDM. More advanced and interoperable diagnostic solutions will have a mutually beneficial effect for all companies that participate in the CDM Forum. The key elements that will make this goal possible are: Compliance testing tools; Use cases and profiles; as well as a certification program.
Basic concepts and terminology[edit]
The term diagnostics has been used to describe a variety of problem-determination and prevention tools, including exercisers, excitation/response tests, information gatherers, configuration tools, and predictive failure techniques. The focus of the CDM is the enabling infrastructure that describes diagnostic applications and the capabilities of these applications.
The CDM extends the CIM schema to cover the management of diagnostics, including diagnostic tests, executives, monitoring agents, and analysis tools. The objective of diagnostic integration into CIM is to provide a framework in which industry-standard building blocks that contribute to the ability to diagnose and predict the system's health can seamlessly integrate into enterprise management applications and policies.
The diagnostic model also leverages other areas of the CIM model to provide extended diagnostic capabilities rather than introducing diagnostic-centric mechanisms. Examples are the jobs model for monitoring, the log model for capturing information, and effective use of the logical and physical models.
Diagnostic service[edit]
Diagnostic services share the semantics of the CIM model regardless of whether the service launches tests, starts a monitoring agent, or enables instrumentation. They share the same mechanisms for publishing, method execution, parameter passing, message logging, and reporting Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information.
These services are more than just test applications. Diagnostics create controlled stimuli and monitor, gather, record, and analyze information about detected faults, state, status, performance, and configuration. Because of its diverse uses, diagnostics is best modeled as a service that launches or enables the components necessary to implement the diagnostic actions requested by the client.
Managed elements[edit]
Diagnostics are applied to managed elements. Applied means that a test checks a managed element, a diagnostic daemon monitors a managed element, diagnostic instrumentation is built into the managed element, and so on. One of the goals of CIMbased diagnostics is the packaging of diagnostics with the vendors deliverable or FRU. Thus diagnostics are often applied at the FRU level of granularity.
Diagnostic control[edit]
CDM clients may need to control and monitor the status and progress of the diagnostics elements that the service provider launches to implement a service request. Clients achieve this control and monitoring capability in a generic manner by using the CIM job and process model. The elements launched by the diagnostic service can be collectively controlled and monitored through an instance of ConcreteJob that is returned by the diagnostics start method in the diagnostic service.
Diagnostic logging and reporting[edit]
The ultimate goal of running a diagnostic service is to collect information about the health of a managed element. Clients specify how this information needs to be recorded in order to be useful in the problem-determination process. Logged information may be analyzed by a client dynamically for fault containment and system-recovery purposes, but in many situations the information is gathered for post-mortem analysis in message logs for use by field service technicians or quality assurance personnel. Examples of relevant information include:
- Fault Analysis: Diagnostic error codes, error frequency, warnings, test time, resource allocation, and percent completion may all be relevant when analyzing failures.
- Tracking FRU Health: Diagnostics can query the system to acquire FRU information relevant to diagnostics, such as health history, replacement information, and fault signatures.
- Reproducing Failures: Diagnostics can query the system to get configuration and state information from the managed elements to which they are applied, from those elements that are impacted by the diagnostic, and from elements that impact the diagnostic itself.
Diagnostic test[edit]
A CDM client uses the properties included in the DiagnosticTest class to determine the general effects associated with running the test. For example, if a test is going to destroy data or monopolize a resource, the client needs to be aware of this and inform the user or make adjustments to the environment. The methods defined for the test class are included to start the test, stop it prior to normal completion, and clear any stored results that are no longer needed.
A primary function of this class is to publish information about the device(s) that it services and the effects that running the service has on the rest of the system. The diagnostic service publishes the following information:
- Name and description of the diagnostic service instance
- Characteristics unique to the diagnostic service type
- Diagnostic capabilities implemented by the diagnostic service
- Default settings that the diagnostic service applies
- Effects on other managed element
Diagnostic setting[edit]
DiagnosticSetting is derived from CIM_Setting and is used to contain the default and run-specific settings for a given test. Diagnostic service providers publish default settings in an instance of this class (associated to the service by an instance of DefaultSetting), and CDM clients create a new instance and populate it with these defaults with, possibly, user modifications. This new setting object is then passed as an input parameter to RunTest( ).
Diagnostic capabilities[edit]
DiagnosticSetting object are "qualified" by corresponding properties in DiagnosticServiceCapabilities. If the capabilities do not include support for a particular setting, the client must maintain the default for that setting.
Diagnostic jobs[edit]
ConcreteJob : Job, introduced in CIM 2.7, provides the properties and methods needed for controlling a diagnostic component (for example, test application) that was launched by the diagnostic service. It also includes most of the monitoring properties relevant to diagnostics, such as percent complete, error code, and job status. CDM's use of the ConcreteJob class produces implementations that separate the service monitoring and control functions from the results logging and service publication classes.
The ConcreteJob class represents the currently executing service. It is associated with the DiagnosticService that created it through the OwningJobElement association. ConcreteJob contains the following functionality: April 6, 2005 26 CIM Diagnostics Model White Paper Version 1.0
- The job state can be queried.
- Jobs can be suspended and resumed by invoking the RequestStateChange method of the ConcreteJob class (added in CIM 2.8).
- Jobs can be associated with specific MEs using the Affected Job Element association. Within this association is the ElementEffects property. A diagnostic service, when represented by a job, can indicate it is affecting multiple MEs, and indicate the nature of that effect.
Diagnostic results[edit]
CIM_MessageLog (now a child of CIM_Log) was designed to act both as a container for freeform records with methods for managing them and as an aggregation point for LogRecord objects. Having separate classes for these two log mechanisms was more object-oriented, so RecordLog was introduced as a peer of MessageLog. RecordLog is strictly an aggregation point, having no extrinsic methods. This class fits the diagnostic model in a more efficient manner, as will be shown. An empty subclass of RecordLog, DiagnosticsLog, was added to allow the development of a consolidated record management methodology for diagnostics. A common set of providers for this log and its associated records should be used to control functions such as record persistence, query support, and overall data integrity in a consistent manner.
CIM_RecordForLog : CIM_ManagedElement is an abstract parent of LogRecord and DiagnosticRecord, introduced in CIM 2.9 to allow these record classes to have a different key structures. LogRecord remains Weak to MessageLog (via the RecordInLog aggregation) and has the propagated keys from MessageLog. DiagnosticRecord has the simpler, preferred, InstanceID key and uses the (non-Weak) LogManagesRecord aggregation, defined at the CIM_Log level.
Use cases[edit]
This section describes some of the common use cases for CDM tests (subtests) and packages (groups of subtests).
The CDM Environment provides the following abilities:
- CDM Test discovery and hardware association to specific components in a system
- Test behavior customization and runtime execution control
- Test log gathering and test pass/fail results
A CDM compliant Client would be needed at the top level to manage the CDM Environment. This could be a local client that resides on the Unit Under Test (UUT) or a Remote Client that can connect to the CDM supported CIMOM (CIM Object Manager).
On the CDM diagnostics side, implementation use cases can include the following:
- Different types of manufacturing:
- Vendors can use CDM to validate their components prior to shipment
- OEMs can use CDM to validate system assembly components
- Can be used to validate system components (e.g., HDD, ODD, CPU, etc.) prior to shipment
- Can be used to stress test component(s) in a system
- Can utilize looping of tests to conduct a burn-in type test (similar to stress test)
- Can be used during a debug phase, for instance if a system failed an initial test sequence a technician could use CDM to test a specific component for a more thorough diagnosis
IT infrastructure[edit]
- Two types of CDM tests can be developed
- Off-line: diagnostics that require a bootable environment to run isolated
- On-line: diagnostics that are non-evasive and non-desctuctive that can be run while a customer system is up and running
- Can be used to by call centers to validate system components (e.g., HDD, ODD, CPU, etc.) in the field
- Can be used to troubleshoot (drill down) an issue on a specific component on the Field
- Can be used to stress test component(s) in a field system (off-line)
Data center[edit]
- Very similar to IT Infrastructure, providing the next troubleshooting level down to diagnostics within manageability
- Provide a conduit for manageability to run subcomponent diagnostics to troubleshoot managed components and subcomponents
- Two types of CDM tests can be developed
- Off-line: diagnostics that require a bootable environment to run isolated
- On-line: diagnostics that are non-evasive and non-desctuctive that can be run while a customer system is up and running
- Can be used to by call centers to validate system components (e.g., HDD, ODD, CPU, etc.) in the field
- Can be used to troubleshoot (drill down) an issue on a specific component on the Field
- Can be used to stress test component(s) in a field system (off-line)
Field support[edit]
- Can be used by a Field Engineer on an initial install to validate a system's functionality before bringing it online
- Can be used by a Field Engineer to determine health status of suspect components
Repair depot[edit]
- Can be used by a Repair Technician to validate components in a returned system and isolate failures
- Can be used by a Repair Technician to determine if the repair process was successful
Industry support[edit]
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CDM Conformance Program[edit]
The CDM Conformance Program (CDM CP) is designed to validate CDM implementations to a particular version of the CDM Implementation Requirements Specification and is managed and sponsored by the CDM Forum. CDM is used to evaluate the health of computer system components in multivendor environments. It specifies diagnostics instrumentation that can be utilized by vendors (OEMs and system builders) and platform management applicants to determine the health of a computer system components.
Companies interested in participating in the CDM CP self-test their implementation using the applicable CDM Conformance Test Suite and submit their digitally signed results to the CDM Conformance Program Administrator (an independent third party) for validation. The results will be validated by the Conformance Program Administrator. Certified results may be submitted for inclusion in the DMTF Certification Registry.
Click here to review the latest DMTF CDM Certified products.
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if you did this yourself, I wonder how you evacuated the system which directly effects how cold the air temp is. If you had a shop do it, return to the shop for a follow up to check pressures.
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Still plenty of time left to pass judgment
Only 319 more sleeps until the Canadian Museum for Human Rights ends one of the longest-running melodramas in this country's history and opens its doors to the broader public.
That's just 10 more months for pissy potshots, inflammatory allegations and premature verdicts of failure. Come Sept. 20, 2014, we're going to find out how many of the criticisms levelled at the museum are legitimate.
In many ways, it would be difficult to live up to the rantings of those who have vilified the museum and the city in which it is located.
The museum certainly brought some of the criticism on itself. Both the final cost and opening date have been elusive. The increase in total cost alone — now $351 million, significantly more than preliminary estimates — has been enough to spark broad disdain.
However, there are a host of other criticisms that have led some to conclude the CMHR is a failure even before it has opened. These include:
- A concern the subject matter is not compelling enough to draw visitors;
- Concerns the museum is located in a city that, prior to the return of the Winnipeg Jets, could not draw flies. (Mosquitoes, yes. Flies, on the other hand, had better things to do.)
- Concerns that, rather than unifying, the CMHR created conflict among religious and ethnic groups.
In the absence of an open, fully functioning museum, most of these criticisms are little more than extrapolations. And in many cases, not particularly informed extrapolations.
Will people visit the museum in numbers sufficient to justify its existence? Will people find it a good use of taxpayer money? It's not going to take long after the official opening next September to get a handle on both questions, although the debate on the latter — something that can hardly be established in empirical terms — should go on for years.
As for conflict, it should be fairly obvious the CMHR has not "created" any divisiveness, especially between those groups that have been fighting each other for generations.
This silly allegation does provoke a serious question: Is it the CMHR's job to settle long-standing conflicts between Jews and Palestinians, or Jews and Ukrainians, or aboriginal peoples and non-aboriginals?
Hardly. The museum's principal job is to make sure visitors understand all sides of each conflict. The museum needs to ensure all the historical and current background and context are available so we can say, above all else, we are informed.
Can we judge the museum's performance on those tasks before it opens in 10 months? Unfortunately, especially for those with no appreciation of delayed gratification, we cannot.
However, even now we can test the logic of the criticisms.
Surely, we are not judging the value or success of this one museum on whether it produces consensus? It's a noble pursuit, but so are efforts to inform and educate. Even in the absence of complete agreement, those are the building blocks of peace and understanding.
There should most definitely be critical analysis of museum content and bias. We can already see many of the questions that need to be posed.
Will the museum be fair in its representation of human rights atrocities and debates? Will all sides to conflicts get the opportunity to air grievances and allegations, even those who are not friends of the federal government and against those who are? Will there be criticism of our own human rights policies and practices, past and present?
It's important to note no high-concept museum is fully objective.
For example, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., does not feature many details about Americans who were Nazi collaborators or sympathizers. The ugly truth is there, but it is tucked behind displays of shoes from gas-chamber victims and films of Allied troops unearthing death camps.
One could argue any U.S.-based Holocaust museum should have, as a central feature, content on the role Americans played in that atrocity. Of course, that analysis is in and of itself biased. Other visitors may be satisfied there is any information about American sympathizers and collaborators.
The value of a museum of any kind is not whether it is a definitive representation of one thing or subject. It is whether the facility fairly educates, genuinely inspires and deliberately furthers enlightenment. In other words, it must inspire debate, even if that debate is about the museum content itself.
For now, those who are quick to judge, but slow to test the logic of their arguments, will continue to drive the debate about the CMHR.
The good news is, in just 319 more sleeps, the debate will become entirely more informed.
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