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| | Consensus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In computer science, consensus is sometimes used to refer to the problem of achieving coherency among nodes of a distributed computer system. | | | Achieving consensus is a challenging problem in distributed systems, particularly as the number of nodes grows or the reliability of links between nodes decreases. | | | "Consensus" may also refer to the Consensus theorems in Boolean algebra. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus
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| | Consensus tree |
| | Normally, a consensus tree summarizes a set of trees all based on the same set of data, but sometimes a consensus tree may be used to summarize trees derived from different datasets. | | | A consensus tree is not an optimal tree. | | | Consensus trees are deriviative trees, constructed from a set of fundamental trees. |
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http://lifesciences.asu.edu/bio470/jfouquette/Outlines/016.consensus.html
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| | Consensus |
| | Consensus does not use one of the standard GCG file formats as its input file, but instead requires a file in a specific format that you must create with a text editor. | | | Consensus makes no attempt to align the sequences in the input file, so you should be sure that they are optimally aligned before running the program. | | | FitConsensus uses the Consensus output table as a probe to search for the best examples of the derived consensus in other nucleotide sequences. |
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http://bioportal.weizmann.ac.il/education/materials/gcg/consensus.html
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| | Extensive Forum Thread on Consensus Decision Making |
| | Consensus is completely capable of incorporarting the principle of decision-making input proportionate to the effect of a decision's outcomes. | | | The idea is that you don't enter into consensus processes without a relatively high degree of trust and understanding among the members of a collective. | | | Yes, the principle working in participatory economics is that one should have input in proportion to the degree one is affected, and yes, as YOU describe consensus, when one vetos a decision one is doing. |
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http://www.zmag.org/forums/consenthread.htm
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| | Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Consensus decision-making |
| | Like any group decision-making, consensus decision-making can disempower those not present in the debating forum, as they cannot expect to have input on the new measures that are proposed (whereas they might have had the opportunity for input into the known alternatives prior to the debate). | | | However, there are many examples of groups who employ consensus decision-making in ways that enable them to both consider minority views and make decisions in a timely and efficient manner. | | | An open discussion needs to be animated by a process that moves towards a timely, and sound, decision that is supported by all. |
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http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Consensus_decision_making
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| | Consensus building (also known as collaborative problem solving or collaboration) is a conflict-resolution process used mainly to settle complex, multiparty disputes. | | | Consensus building offers a way for individual citizens and organizations to collaborate on solving complex problems in ways that are acceptable to all. | | | The author argues that the sources of current impasses are "as much conceptual and organizational as they are technical and economic," and so offers a model of collaboration designed to alleviate these conceptual and organizational roadblocks to problem solving and conflict resolution. |
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http://www.beyondintractability.org/m/consensus_building.jsp
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| | Consensus Rule |
| | Consensus building also benefits from strong fact-finding capabilities and an ability to deal with a variety of procedural problems including: persuading people to participate in the process, developing a workable process structure, ground rules, and representation. | | | Although consensus cannot always be found, it can be developed more often than might be expected. | | | Successful consensus requires that the parties implement workable strategies for dealing with many of the problems outlined in this training program. |
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http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/treatment/consenpr.htm
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| | A Guide to Formal Consensus |
| | Since consensus is a process of synthesis, not competition, all sincere comments are important and valuable. | | | For consensus to work well, the process must be conducted in an environment which promotes trust, respect, and skill sharing. | | | The length of silence ought to be directly related to the degree of difficulty in reaching consensus; an easy decision requires a short silence, a difficult decision requires a longer silence. |
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http://www.ic.org/pnp/ocac
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| | Building Consensus |
| | Remember that the ideal present behind consensus is empowering versus overpowering, agreement versus majorities/minorities. | | | Since it is a lengthier process to hash out ideas until all objections are resolved, your group meetings might be a bit longer and some proposals might regularly take more than a week to decide. | | | Present your position as lucidly and logically as possible, but listen to other members' reactions and consider them carefully before you press your point. |
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http://www.msu.edu/~corcora5/org/consensus.html
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| | RealClimate » Just what is this Consensus anyway? En quoi consiste le “Consensus” ? |
| | Furthermore, the content of the consensus is really not as ambiguous as many would have you believe. | | | The previous article (comments closed) on consensus an example of this phenomenon. | | | But when it comes to the physical world, the uncertainties of scientific consensus have proven consistently more accurate than any source perceived as certain. |
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http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=86
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| | Consensus Building |
| | First, the consensus itself is always open to debate and revision. | | | Further development of the ideas expressed in the Consensus Nodes at greater depth. | | | Copyright© 1992 Principia Cybernetica - Referencing this page |
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http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/CONBUILD.html
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| | Copenhagen Consensus 2004 – addresses 10 major challenges in the world. - Home |
| | We are proud that the goal of Copenhagen Consensus has been achieved: a prioritized list of solutions to the world's great challenges. | | | Problems and solutions will change over time, so we are looking forward already to Copenhagen Consensus 2008. | | | The results of Copenhagen Consensus 2004 are out - (the full list) |
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http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | With consensus people can and should work through differences and reach a mutually satisfactory position. | | | Hopefully, everyone will think it is the best decision; this often happens because, when it works, collective intelligence does come up with better solutions than could individuals. | | | Through consensus, we are not only working to achieve better solutions, but also to promote the growth of community and trust. |
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http://www.actupny.org/documents/CDdocuments/Consensus.html
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| | Washington Consensus |
| | The phrase “Washington Consensus” is today a very popular and often pilloried term in debates about trade and development. | | | For instance, Dani Rodrik argues that there now exists an “Augmented” Washington Consensus, which in addition to the items listed above, adds: [4] | | | As many of the Washington Consensus’ policy components — however it is defined — relate directly to trade policy, it is a debate worth following. |
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http://www.cid.harvard.edu/cidtrade/issues/washington.html
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| | NT Gateway Weblog: Mark Goodacre's Academic New Testament Blog |
| | And this is all a good reason for post graduate students to become minor experts in as many topics as possible. | | | In the absence of it, we are empowerd to say nothing. | | | ."; "the consensus on such and such is. |
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http://ntgateway.com/weblog/2005/07/less-of-consensus-on-consensus.html
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| | Consensus - National Futures and Financial Investment Newspaper |
| | All material will be carefully considered (though we cannot assume responsibility therefor). | | | Contact information is available in our Directory of Contributors | | | CONSENSUS National Futures and Financial Weekly has been serving its customers for 30 years with the latest, most up-to-date news and analysis in the stock and futures marketplace. |
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http://www.consensus-inc.com
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| | Definition of consensus - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary |
| | usage The phrase consensus of opinion, which is not actually redundant (see sense 1a; the sense that takes the phrase is slightly older), has been so often claimed to be a redundancy that many writers avoid it. | | | Now you can take the Eleventh Edition with you anywhere as Franklin's new Speaking Electronic Handheld! | | | For More Information on "consensus" go to Britannica.com |
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http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=consensus
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| | 3 General Policies for W3C Groups |
| | Consensus: Nobody objects to the decision (but one or more people abstain). | | | When this happens, if there is a need to advance (for example, to produce a deliverable in a timely manner), the Chair MAY announce a decision to which there is dissent. | | | Where unanimity is not possible, a group SHOULD strive to make decisions where there is at least consensus with significant support (i.e., few abstentions). |
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http://www.w3.org/2003/06/Process-20030618/policies.html
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| | What's Wrong With Consensus |
| | When one understands the purpose of consensus, that it is intended to produce the Oneness of Mind necessary to dialectical materialism, one understands why it stands counter to the best interests of our country. | | | And true to definition, each member of the "consensus circle" is expected to abide, support, and accept ownership of the "synthesis of opposing views." This obviously means that people must change their existing belief systems in order to come to consensus — to Oneness of Mind. | | | Thus the need for facilitators — professional change agents, trained in group dynamics and on the intricacies of how to move a group to a preset conclusion. |
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http://www.premier1.net/~barkonwd/school/CNSENSUS.HTM
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| | CONSENSUS |
| | Width of pattern (consensus only) (-L) Input options | | | You may enter in the text area a database entry code, or an accession number, in this form: | | | 3: Assume that the pattern is symmetrical (consensus) |
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http://bioweb.pasteur.fr/seqanal/interfaces/consensus.html
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| | Process Guide #2 - Building Consensus |
| | Figure out what must be done to reach a solution. | | | Define the problem or decision to be reached by consensus. | | | Consensus is a strategy that involves everyone playing a role in the decision making of the group. |
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http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpss99/processguides/consensus.html
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| | ConflictResolution < Global < Indymedia Documentation Project |
| | Consensus Decision making resources for understanding this process and solving issues linked to it: | | | The original piece cuts at the heart of consensus and both people offer some insights into this form of decision-making and in the process, deconstruct some of the myths about it. | | | a guide to consensus and other decision-making processes - DecisionMakingGuide |
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http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Global/ConflictResolution
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| | Consensus : Building the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace |
| | Dissent From and Honor of the Position of Synod | | | May God use this overture and others like it, to bring about a much needed reformation in the LCMS! | | | In some cases, the Synod has changed its official position by adopting resolutions that support false teachings and practices. |
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http://www.consensuslutheran.org
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| | The Consensus Council, Inc. |
| | The discussion resulted in many new ideas and opportunities to strengthen consensus building efforts and emerging Consensus Councils based on the model developed in North Dakota. | | | This national effort was based on the model developed by The Consensus Council, Inc., in North Dakota, with technical assistance from The Council colleagues and others. | | | Sixty people involved in early childhood development programs throughout the state of Wyoming came together to discuss how they could better coordinate and cooperate with each other. |
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http://www.agree.org/agree_tools.asp
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| | Consensus |
| | Your alignment should be given in a file (with complete path) or directly in the following window. | | | The perl script is provided by Nigel Brown, and is modified and interfaced by Jianmei Lai. | | | It calculates the consensus for the CLUSTAL or MSF multiple alignment. |
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http://www.bork.embl-heidelberg.de/Alignment/consensus.html
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| | Wikipedia:Consensus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In disputes, the term consensus is often used as if it means anything from genuine consensus to my position; it is possible to see both sides in a revert war claiming a consensus for its version of the article. | | | Nevertheless, some often-used processes seem to intepret consensus to have been reached if the proportion of concurring editors has reached a particular level. | | | This interpretation is exemplified by the following description of consensus, from the mailing list: |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus
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| | Consensus Decision Making |
| | Most important, the group should see those who are withholding consensus as doing so out of their highest understanding and beliefs. | | | Consensus is based on the belief that each person has some part of the truth and that no one has all of it (no matter how tempting it is to believe that we ourselves really know best!) It is also based on a respect for all persons involved in the decision being considered. | | | The time required to reach consensus can't usually be avoided. |
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http://www.casagordita.com/consensus.htm
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| | Aliens Cause Global Warming |
| | Scientists may have made statements like that, although I cannot imagine what their basis would have been, even with the state of science at that time, but scientists are always making absurd statements, individually, in various places. | | | Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. | | | Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. |
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http://www.crichton-official.com/speeches/speeches_quote04.html
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| | Consensus Process |
| | Randy Schutt's approach to consensus process in nonviolent movement activities, as well as his other papers | | | In fact, when we're aiming for true consensus we're less concerned about generating agreement than generating wise solutions that take into account all the relevant needs and perspectives. | | | From the co-intelligence perspective, this sort of agreement-brokering is almost like cheating on a test to get a high score, rather than learning the material well enough that you understand it, so that passing the test is a natural -- and secondary -- outcome. |
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http://www.co-intelligence.org/P-consensus.html
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| | Consensus achieved on Basel II proposals |
| | In this regard, it will be highly desirable to obtain additional industry input and dialogue on the approaches that can be used to ensure appropriate "economic downturn" LGDs are applied where necessary. | | | The Committee considers that one possibility would be for banks' internal LGD processes to focus on assessing an expected LGD, while seeking to develop a broad consensus on how to achieve appropriate "economic downturn" LGDs for the various exposure categories. | | | The Committee believes that its framework should retain the concept of a single assigned LGD that should reflect "economic downturn" conditions where necessary to capture the relevant risk. |
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http://www.bis.org/press/p040511.htm
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| | Glossary: Scientific Consensus |
| | The Scientific Consensus represents the position generally agreed upon at a given time by most scientists specialized in a given field. | | | the position is definitive: the consensus can evolve with the results from further research and contrary opinions. | | | the best choice is to rely on the Consensus. |
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http://www.greenfacts.org/glossary/abc/consensus.htm
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| | Consensus - Index of Bullish Market Opinion |
| | Although CONSENSUS® identifies the 75 percent level as the overbought level and the 25 percent level as the oversold level, these points should be interpreted not as absolute reversal points, but rather as approximate levels of potential market shifts. | | | Following the same reasoning, when a predominant number of market analysts are bearish, it is quite likely that the market is approaching an oversold condition, and that a reversal in trend may be imminent. | | | The theory of contrary opinion would hold that when a predominant number of market analysts are bullish, it is quite likely that the market is approaching an overbought condition, and that a reversal in trend may be imminent. |
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http://www.consensus-inc.com/01999si/cbullish
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| | Consensus |
| | On April 20, 2004, Consensus released its most recent study, called "Making Book: Gambling on the future of our libraries." The white paper identifies trends that will raise the cost and could reduce the quality of libraries. | | | Since 1984, Consensus has provided citizens with the neutral environment and the tools they need to study, recommend and pursue action on policy issues that affect metropolitan Kansas City. | | | It suggests options for action that we can take now to assure high-quality libraries in the future. |
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http://www.kcconsensus.org
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| | Consensus |
| | Consensus' second opus, "Libertatis Clamor", is now available. | | | The CD presentation has been rescheduled for the 2nd December, 2005 at | | | Both old and as new songs will be played, and copies of "Libertatis Clamor" will be available to buy from the band. |
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http://www.consensusband.com
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| | Consensus Economics - Economic forecasts and indicators |
| | These show consensus forecasts, as well as the predictions of individual forecasters, and are distributed to our subscribers in hard copy by air mail and e-mail (in.PDF and excel spreadsheet formats). | | | Consensus Economics, founded in 1989, is the world's leading international economic survey organization and polls more than 700 economists each month to obtain their forecasts and views. | | | These surveys cover estimates for the principal macroeconomic indicators (including growth, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates) in over 70 countries. |
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http://www.consensuseconomics.com
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| | Consensus decision-making - documents |
| | Consensus decision-making as a procedure for WCC meetings | | | "Churches Together" as a model of Forum, in "Existing Models and New Proposals for Structural Framework for the WCC", the report of Sub-committee IV "What is consensus decision-making and why was it recommended by the Special Commission?" in Special Commission FAQ | | | Consensus Model of Decision-Making" in Final Report of the Special Commission on Orthodox participation in the WCC (August-September 2002) |
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http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/who/consensus.html
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| | Tree Bressen - Facilitator |
| | Her work arises from a desire for people to learn the communication skills that will enable all of us to build a better world together. | | | Tree gives workshops on consensus decision-making, meeting facilitation, conflict resolution, and related subjects. |
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http://www.treegroup.info
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| | The Consensus Network Home Page |
| | On-line version of the book On Conflict and Consensus | | | You may order copies by calling 1-800-569-4054 or by clicking here for Paypal | | | The bookOn Conflict and Consensus(The Intentional Community HTML Version) |
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http://www.consensus.net
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| | NBA.com: What’s the Consensus? |
| | * To calculate the consensus, we awarded 14 points for the first overall pick, 13 to the second, continuing to 1 for the final lottery pick. | | | Using a simple point system*, we determined whom everybody believes should be selected in the lottery (top 14 picks) when the 2005 NBA Draft tips off June 28 at Madison Square Garden on ESPN (7:30 p.m. | | | But to get a consensus as to what everybody thinks, NBA.com surveyed the expert's mock drafts. |
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http://www.nba.com/draft2005/agg_draft.html
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| | Consensus |
| | Click to start a conference call instantly at any time. | | | Get a free trial of Consensus with $20 of free teleconferencing. |
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