ISLAMABAD: (APP) The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved Pakistan's US $36 Million Climate Change Adaptation project responding to Glacial Outburst in Northern Pakistan .
GCF approved the project in its 14th board meeting, held in Republic of Korea on October 14, a press release said issued here.
The Ministry of Climate Change together with UNDP had submitted this project for Board's approval.
The Indian board member attempted to reject Pakistan's proposal but the other 23 Board Members, who considered the project fit for approval, out rightly rejected these claims and approved the project.
Pakistan also holds an alternate seat at the board (with Saudi Arabia) and was able to effectively mitigate the false perceptions that were being propagated by the Indian member.
The approved project will impact the lives of thousands of people who are living in constant danger of periodic glacial outbursts in the Northern Pakistan .
The project will address climate change impacts and Glacial Lake Outbursts Floods (GLOF) risks by preventing loss of lives and community infrastructure based on a holistic approach in all 7 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan and 5 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, thus, contributing to a climate-resilient sustainable development in the long-term.
The proposed project will benefit approximately 700,000 people on average directly (5 districts in KP and 7 in GB) and about 30 million indirect beneficiaries, of whom half are women and girls.
The project outcome will strengthen adaptive capacity and reduce exposure to climate risks posed by climate change impacts and GLOF risks through the increased technical capacity of provincial and line departments to integrate CC and GLOF risks into development plans, tools and budgets and by expanding the Pakistan Meteorological Department's Early Warning System (EWS) based on hydrological modeling and flood scenarios.
The project will also strengthen sub-national institutional capacities to plan and implement climate change and disaster-resilient development pathways as proposed outputs and activities will develop the capabilities of local level institutions and federal level institutions to incorporate climate change adaptation considerations into development plans in GB and KP.


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What do the researchers say about mosquito-borne disease and climate change?
What do they say about malaria?
What do they say about dengue fever and chikungunya?
What do the researchers conclude?
"Mosquitoes heading for warmer UK," Sky News reports after a new review predicted climate change will make the UK a more hospitable environment for disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks, leading to an outbreak of conditions normally seen in more tropical climates.
In the review, two authors searched the literature to identify evidence looking at the effect climate change in Europe could have on diseases carried by mosquitoes or other insects, such as ticks.
Mosquitoes thrive in warm and wet environments, so a rise in the average temperature could make the UK a more attractive destination. This could then lead to an increase in three diseases – malaria, dengue fever and chikungunya (a viral infection with symptoms similar to malaria) – in the UK by as early as 2030.
A review of this kind can only provide an estimate and cannot predict the future with 100% accuracy. However, it does show the potential public health dangers that could arise from climate change: a rise in the average temperature by just a few degrees centigrade could have a range of unpredictable effects on our environment.
This study was written by two researchers from the Emergency Response Department, Public Health England (PHE), Porton Down. PHE is the NHS body responsible for protecting and improving public health in England.
One of the researchers received partial finding from the National Institute for Health Research's Health Protection Research Unit.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.
This was a literature review, where the researchers identified and discussed research on the effect climate change could have on the risk of vector-borne disease in the UK. Vector-borne disease is disease carried by a non-human organism (such as mosquitoes or ticks) that is then transmitted to humans.
The researchers searched literature databases to identify any published papers that had looked at vector-borne disease in Europe, and focused on reports that were potentially relevant to the UK.
They present a discussion of the issue and the evidence they identified. They also make various recommendations on monitoring and studying these vector-borne diseases, including how they are impacted by weather and climate.
The researchers clearly state that the views expressed in the article are theirs and "not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR, the Department of Health, or PHE".
Insects regulate their body temperature by taking in heat from the environment. This means that increases in temperature could help them survive and incubate, thereby spreading any disease-causing organisms they carry, such as parasites, bacteria and viruses.
Of these pathogens, some (but not all) of the most extreme modelling scenarios suggest malaria could be present in the UK as early as 2030.
Climate assessment has suggested one type of mosquito that spreads dengue fever and chikungunya could theoretically live in warmer parts of the UK, and that by 2030 the climate could be even more well suited to this mosquito.
The researchers explain how malaria was regularly found in certain parts of the UK in the 1800s. The UK still has several species of mosquito capable of carrying the malaria parasite, albeit the less severe kind (Plasmodium vivax).
However, the researchers say rising summer temperatures could also support the development of the more severe malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum).
One group of researchers have modelled the effect climate change could have on P. falciparum. They estimate there will be between 1.5C and 5C increases in temperature between 2030 and 2100. Sustained transmission of the malaria parasite is still unlikely at these temperatures.
However, one of the most extreme model scenarios they looked at suggested there could be sustained transmission of the parasite (lasting at least one month of the year) in southern England by 2080 or, to a lesser extent, even as early as 2030.
But, as the researchers say, antimalarial drugs and the UK health system should be able to minimise transmission.
The researchers say that since 1990, five different tropical species of mosquito have become adapted to the temperate climate of Europe. These species are potential vectors of the tropical diseases dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
In the past decade, there have been cases where one of these tropical mosquito species has been implicated in outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue in southern France, Italy and Croatia.
Climate change is predicted to permit the expansion of this species across Europe, including the south of the UK.
If these mosquitoes do become established in the UK, people with dengue or chikungunya who travel to the UK would then be a source of infection for the established mosquitoes.
Ongoing transmission would then depend on the local climate conditions controlling mosquito populations.
Two models suggested that by 2030-50, the climate in southern England could be more suitable for one species of mosquito that carries chikungunya and dengue.
Models also predicted transmission periods of one month to be possible in London by 2041, and one to three months of activity possible in southern England by 2071-2100.
Continue to enhance UK surveillance of endemic and non-native vectors.
Improve understanding of the effect of climate change and develop strategies to deal with changing public health risks in a changing environment (such as wetland management).
Better understand the effect of extreme weather events (such as flooding and drought) on the risk of infectious disease, and work with environmental organisations to develop management plans to prepare for a disease outbreak resulting from an extreme event.
Develop improved models that incorporate the many drivers for change (such as climate and land use) for a range of vector-borne diseases.
Continue to work collaboratively across Europe sharing data on vector-borne diseases and risk assessment.
Overall, this review provides insights into how climate change might lead to the transmission of tropical diseases in what are currently temperate parts of the world, such as the UK. Predicting what may happen in the future can help countries make sure they are prepared for such an eventuality.
This review was informed by a search for relevant literature, but may not have captured or included all relevant studies. Most of the studies were modelling studies, which are reliant on various assumptions that may or may not turn out to be correct.
It's not possible to say with any certainty what will occur in the future. The authors also note that climate change is not the only factor affecting vector-borne diseases.
Many other factors are equally important, such as socioeconomic development and changes in how land is used. This adds to the difficulty in predicting exactly how much climate change might impact these diseases.


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Work not finished at Buchenwald?
By Joseph Farah
Published June 13, 2009 at 12:00am
I've waited a week to write this column.
Sometimes when you're really hot about something, it's best to sleep on it.
That's what my wife tells me anyway.
Well, I've slept on Barack Obama's Buchenwald speech for a solid week, and I'm as amazed at its insensitivity and disingenuousness as I was the day I heard it.
There was a line in that address that deserves some special attention. I haven't seen anyone else point it out yet. To understand its impropriety you have to remember where it was delivered. And you have to appreciate that this was a prepared speech. Presidential speeches, especially those delivered on foreign soil, are scrupulously vetted, revised, rewritten, edited and carefully scripted for the Teleprompter in Chief. At least I assumed they were.
The speech was delivered at Buchenwald, one of the most notorious concentration camps operated by Nazis, a place where some 56,000 people, mostly Jews, were murdered in what Adolf Hitler hoped would be the "final solution" to the "Jewish problem."
This is the shockingly unbelievable line that struck my attention – one that was in such poor taste that it couldn't possibly have survived scrutiny by competent speechwriters and editors unless there was some intention behind it: "We are here today because we know this work is not yet finished."
Now, don't tell me I am taking this line out of context. I know I am. I understand the context – that the fight continues against those who deny the Holocaust.
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Nevertheless, given the context of Buchenwald itself – the hideous "work" that was performed there, this sentence should never have made the final draft.
There's also context to the Obama administration that cannot be ignored.
This is a president who, days earlier, suggested Iran, a country whose top officials deny the Holocaust and remain loyal to Hitler's notion of a final solution to the Jewish problem, have the absolute right to nuclear power. Iran is one of the great oil powers of the world. It needs nuclear power for its energy needs like Eskimos need refrigerators.
Iran has sought nuclear power for one reason and one reason only – to hold a sword of Damocles over the head of the Jewish state of Israel.
While affirming Iran's right to nuclear power, and inevitably nuclear weapons, Obama also snubbed Israel on his trip to the Middle East. But even worse is the decidedly anti-Israel policies the Obama administration has followed since he took office Jan. 20.
The context here is that Obama seeks to divide Jerusalem, tell Jews where they can live in their own country, carve up the smallest and freest of all the states in the Middle East, and give aid and comfort to Israel's enemies in ways that would be almost unimaginable even during the dread regime of bona fide Jew-hater Jimmy Carter.
The latest disgrace involved the appointment by Obama's Department of Homeland Security secretary, Janet Napolitano, of Kareem Shora to her official advisory council. Shora is the head of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee whose officials have labeled deadly jihadists as "heroes" and denied Hamas is a terrorist organization.
But it gets worse.
In his major address to the Muslim world last week, Obama seemed to be speaking in code – whether he or his speechwriters knew it.
He said: "As the Holy Quran tells us, 'Be conscious of God and speak always the truth.'" On the surface, this seems innocent enough. But those of us who understand Islam, have studied it, reported on it and analyzed it, understand context, too.
Obama was reading from chapter 9 verse 119 of the Quran. The very next passage continues: "Neither the dwellers of the city, nor the Arabs around them, shall seek to stay behind the messenger of Allah [when he mobilizes for war]. Nor shall they give priority to their own affairs over supporting him. This is because they do not suffer any thirst, or any effort, or hunger in the cause of Allah, or take a single step that enrages the disbelievers, or inflict any hardship upon the enemy, without having it written down for them as a credit. Allah never fails to recompense those who work righteousness."
That is the context of this seemingly innocuous quotation that is actually revered by jihadists worldwide.
So, I ask you, am I really taking Obama's words at Buchenwald out of context? Or am I the only one seeing them in context?
Joseph Farah
Joseph Farah is founder, editor and chief executive officer of WND. He is the author or co-author of 13 books that have sold more than 5 million copies, including his latest, "The Gospel in Every Book of the Old Testament." Before launching WND as the first independent online news outlet in 1997, he served as editor in chief of major market dailies including the legendary Sacramento Union.
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After 30 years in the Glendale Galleria, Nordstrom is relocating next door to the Americana at Brand. To celebrate the move, the department store will be throwing an opening party, hosted by LA's top celeb-stylists. Don your best look and shop the new store's collection (don't miss the Topshop and Topman racks). Rub-elbows with fashionistas while sipping on champagne and cocktails, feasting at the dinner and dessert stations and enjoying live entertainment, fashion presentations and a chance to be one of the first to shop the new store. Tickets are $100 with proceeds helping nonprofits Ascencia and Hillsides, organizations that give back to the local community by helping at-risk families and finding an end to homelessness in the Pasadena and Glendale areas, respectively.
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Home / Buy A Book / Physical Sciences / Time for Architecture: On Modernity, Memory and Time in Architecture and Urban Design
Time for Architecture: On Modernity, Memory and Time in Architecture and Urban Design
Using time as a unifying theme, this book critically analyses many of the key concepts in modern architecture and urban design, such as modernity, innovation, timelessness and sustainability. Drawing on the statements of contemporary architects and with reference to a wide range of sources from history, philosophy, sociology and anthropology, as well as studies in diverse subjects such as science fiction, colonialism and archaeology, the text provides a new perspective on much of the thinking behind contemporary design. In addition, it develops original and practical theories on the meanings of modernity, the variable ageing of the environment, the central role of longevity in sustainability, the significance of authenticity in conservation, and the relationship between collective memory and tradition.
Robert Adam received his architectural education at the University of Westminster, London. He was a Rome Scholar in 1972-3, and in 1977 became a director of the architectural and urban design practice now known as ADAM Architecture. He is a Visiting Professor of Urban Design at Strathclyde University, UK, and has published numerous papers and articles on architecture, urban design, heritage policy, design philosophy and history. He has sat on English government design review bodies, and was honorary secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Adam co-founded, with the Prince of Wales, the charity the International Network for Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism in 2001. In 2017, he won the Driehaus Architecture Prize, a global award to honour a major contributor in the field of contemporary vernacular and classical architecture. As well as contributing to a number of volumes, he has been the author of six books, including Classical Architecture: A Complete Handbook and The Globalisation of Modern Architecture.
"'The constant presence of time is a thread that unifies all things and all actions,' writes Robert Adam. Buildings last a long time—which distinguishes them in our throwaway society—and architecture is at the heart of this wide-ranging study of time, memory, tradition, and much else besides. Both modernists and traditionalists will benefit from this thoughtful and engaging book."
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Author, How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit; former architecture critic, Slate
"This is a book about the ways in which our shared situation in time informs how buildings and people relate to each other. It is a fundamental yet under-explored topic which Robert Adam navigates with authority, drawing not only on his profound knowledge of the history of architecture but on sources from the fields of philosophy and physics. While the author is renowned as an architect working in the classical tradition, his lucidly stated argument transcends questions of style, illuminating the ways in which all architecture operates on the human consciousness."
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Director, The Architecture Foundation
"A breath of fresh air. For students, as well as the qualified, the questions raised and arguments made are rewarding; where provocative, they are for constructive purposes."
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ExxonMobil, one of the largest refiners and marketers of petroleum products, has signed an agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to source renewable diesel from a converted refinery in Bakersfield, California. Global Clean Energy Holdings is a leading developer of sustainable, non-food energy crops for use in biofuels and has acquired the said California refinery through a financing partnership with Orion Energy Partners, GCM Grosvenor and Voya Investment Management.
According to this agreement, ExxonMobil will purchase 2.5 million barrels of renewable diesel annually for a period of five years starting 2022. This renewable diesel will be produced from Global Clean Energy's patented varieties of camelina, a fast-growing, low input, dryland farmed rotation crop. The Bakersfield biorefinery is now being retooled so that it can produce renewable diesel from camelina, and various other non-petroleum feedstocks including used cooking oil, soybean oil, and distillers' corn oil. The production of this renewable diesel is scheduled to start from 2022, following which ExxonMobil will supply it in California as well as other domestic and international markets.
Renewable diesel that is produced from various non-petroleum feedstocks can reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 80 per cent than those from petroleum-based diesel, according to California Air Resources Board statistics.
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BUYING a new smartphone is a big investment. Is it worth your money? Here's what you need to know about the new models.
APPLE'S new iPhone X series has been announced, promising customers a bigger, faster, stronger and even cheaper smartphone and wearables collection.
The tech giant launched the iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and the cheaper version XR at the Steve Jobs Theatre in California overnight and most of the launch was filled with tech talk and jargon.
Apple worldwide marketing senior vice president Phil Schiller spoke about OLED displays, A12 bionic chips, super retina HD displays and fall detection with accelerometers and gyroscopes.
Still with me? Didn't think so.
So, if you just want to know what the new iPhone series can do for you, let's take a look.
Apple has designed its new range of phones to be larger than their predecessors. The iPhone Xs has a 5.8-inch screen and the iPhone Xs Max boasts a whopping 6.5-inch screen. The XR has a 6.1-inch screen.
Sick of forking out for a replacement iPhone screen after a big night out? Well, these phones are made from seriously strong material. The phones are now covered back-to-front with "a new formulation of glass which is the most durable glass ever in a smartphone".
the models were tested in chlorinated water, saltwater, orange juice, tea, wine and even beer.
The Xs and Xs Max can survive in 2m of water for up to 30 minutes.
Like most Apple products, the new series will burn a hole in your pocket, so start saving if you want one.
The Xs will set you back anywhere from $1629-$1799 depending on the GB. The larger Xs Max costs between $2000 and $2369.
With this in mind, Apple created a slightly cheaper model in the collection, the iPhone XR, which will set you back around $1229.
The phones come in some pretty cool colours. The Xs and Xs Mac are available in silver, space grey and gold, while the XR come in black, white, blue, red, yellow and coral.
Apple's new range boasts all day battery life.
The glass back of these smartphones is made from a material which allows for wireless charging.
Philip Schiller says the phones will offer the "biggest battery ever in an iPhone, delivering up to an hour-and-a-half more battery life in your day".
This is a particularly cool feature of the new operating system. Users are sent regular activity reports, recording the amount of time spent online, on apps and even the number of times the device is picked up. If you're concerned by the time you're dedicating to your phone, simply set up time limits which will send you a notification when your time is up. This is a great tool for parents to monitor their kids' phone use.
Mr Schiller said the iPhone XR will feature facial ID authentication in order to unlock your phone.
Like a scene out of Mission: Impossible, the phone contains a two-dimensional facial scanner that will check you out before unlocking your phone, so you can feel like a spy every damn day.
The iPhone Xs and Xs Max have been fitted with two optical lenses and a camera sensor that's twice as fast as its predecessor. The 12-megapixel camera will pick up incredible detail and depth in your photographs and you can adjust your depth of field after you take photographs. This will allow you to blur parts of your background and highlight portraits in the foreground.
Your Instagram followers will thank you for it.
The XR features just one camera but it is still a 12-megapixel, wide-angle lens with many of the same specs as its more expensive counterparts.
The good people at Apple have categorically promised that your selfies will "never look better" than when taken on the Series 4 cameras.
The new iOS 12 allows users to Facetime with up to 32 different people at the same time. For real. Who has that many friends?
It sounds complicated, but the hype surrounding the company's "revolutionary" bionic chip simply helps the phone to process things more efficiently. What all of this means is that the magic inside this tiny chip allows you to run more apps simultaneously without your phone seizing up or crashing.
Apple's highly anticipated watch series 4 has emerged as the unlikely hero of the launch this week. Electrodes inside the Apple Watch can allow the user to take an ECG, an electrocardiography, which will take a record of the electrical activity of your heart.
It can also contact emergency services if it senses you have had a fall, making it the perfect companion for the sick or elderly. The incredibly handy feature is currently available in the US series of the Apple watch and we are crossing our fingers that it comes to Australia too.
The Nike+ edition of the Apple Watch Series 4 features a sports band, woven with reflective thread to help motorists and fellow runners steer clear of you when you're on the move.
Launched in June, the phone app that scans your face and turns you into an animation, from a caricature of yourself to a monkey, a pig or a dog. Apple's website says that the phone's camera tracks "more than 50 facial muscles to make Memoji that move and react like you". Memoji will be available on the new iPhone iOS 12 system.
iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max will be available for pre-order from today and in stores beginning Friday, September 21.


The President of the Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Dr Kofi Amoah, says one of his outfit's commitments is to ensure that they put in place structures to financially strengthen clubs in order to maintain their best players in the local league.
He explained that the club licensing regulations must be enforced in order to adequately equip them.
Throwing light on the recent Ghana-Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers which were cancelled due to the Sierra Leone FA ban by FIFA, the vice president of the commttee, Mrs Lucy Quist, said they were yet to get a response from the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), after writing to the continental body on the matter.


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The County of Bergen has embarked on an ambitious project to provide a new Juvenile Detention Center. Located at 200 North Street in Teterboro, New Jersey, the new Juvenile Detention Center will be progressive and provide for a safe and secure environment. At approximately 39,000 SF, the new center will provide for a dormitory to house 29 juveniles; two pods to house the male population, one pod to house the female population and the space to provide for an additional pod to be built out should the need arise in the future, lavatories, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, a cafeteria and kitchen, classrooms, outpatient facility, administration offices and guard facilities.
A new Youth Shelter of approximately 11,000 SF has been designed to accommodate 16 people and will be located at the same site. The JDC and the Shelter will share common functions and operations such as the kitchen, medical personnel, outdoor recreation area and gymnasium.


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People will often come to the conclusion that they know themselves better than they've ever known themselves.
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The Sexuality of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors Sample Ninety-five of the participants in the parent study had experienced sexual violence in childhood and, therefore, constituted the sample for the current study.
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Arctic Monkeys' Surprise New Track 'Brick By Brick' – Review
NME Blog Mar 5, 2011 12:59 pm GMT
Well that was something unexpected for the weekend. Just as we were clocking off in the NME office last night, a chance look at ArcticMonkeys.com revealed a brand new track 'Brick By Brick', complete with new video, presumably from the band's next album.
It's an impressive move, not just because they managed to keep it under wraps, but because Alex Turner and co only returned from recording in Los Angeles a matter of weeks ago. Clearly sessions with regular producer, Simian Mobile Disco's James Ford, have been going well as not only have Arctic Monkeys started mixing their Californian efforts already, but 'Brick By Brick' was released without a single word of explanation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riV77WoFCBw
No caveats of 'more to come', no blatant attempt to get us all to sign up to their database and no word when the follow-up to 'Humbug' (or indeed any other music) can be expected. It truly is a stand-alone release for now and that suggests they're confident after their sessions in Hollywood.
Obviously the Monkeys aren't going to release their A-game comeback single in this manner, so it's probably only fair to judge 'Brick By Brick' as something of a teaser or album track from the band's fourth studio effort. That said, personally I think it's very encouraging.
With its stomping bass, slashing guitar riff, glam harmonies – not to mention the golden-lit suburban frontroom and vintage record player in the video – there's a real '70s feel to the track.
And while it's the poppiest thing the band have done in a while, the beefed-up rock n roll fuzz that was discovered on the unfairly maligned 'Humbug' has not been surrendered, suggesting that the band have managed to combine both sides of their personality, via bit of Bowie and Bolan, for the forthcoming record… or not.
If ever there was a band who would put out a song on the eve of a major release that was entirely unrelated to the following album it would be this one – they have the deliciously wicked sense of humour for it.
However I don't think it's the case this time, mainly because of 'Brick By Brick''s video.
If you watch towards the end, the high end Life On Mars-esque video gives way to raw Super-8 footage of the band in the studio, while the camera lingers on a vinyl cutting machine, which seems to imply 'we can release it as soon as we record it'.
It seems Radiohead are not alone with the surprise releases this year.
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Q: Android retrofit missing fields in the POJO I am using Retrofit to get the data from the API and parse it into a POJO object.
However, the API is not documented and I am not very sure what data does the JSON contain.
I have field in my POJO for the data I am sure is coming, but at times they are fields in the JSON that I have not accounted for.
Obviously, Retrofit just ignores these fields.
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The JSON that is coming is:
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Age field is not in the POJO, but at application does not throw any error; how do I make it display an error in such instances?

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The One Dating Guide You Should Read In 2018
STRETCHY, sultry days, shady trees and cool pools deliciously conspired to present me with plenty of time to read over the summer break. And the one book which stood out from the copious tomes which crossed my path was this one: A Young Man's Guide to Getting Some – How To Win The Girl of your Dreams with Respect and Class in the Age of Sexting and Swiping. Why on earth would a mature woman read a book about young men "getting some"? Read on…
Cleverly penned by Sydney freelance writer Malcolm Chenu, this book not only offers sage advice to young men in the murky age of digital dating, but reminds women, like me, of how they should be treated. The fact it's written by a bloke makes it even more powerful and was inspired by Chenu's desire to "make the world a nicer place" and "to remind people that chemistry is built in person rather than on screen."
On top of this, it's funny. Really, bloody funny, and reminds us all that dating is sloppy, embarrassing and generally pretty humiliating, and the best bet is to learn to laugh at ourselves, while treating others with respect. Chenu packs a comedy punch early and often, with gems such as: "So, what's the secret to getting some?…Showing more style and less butt crack; listening to her even when she talks during the footy; offering a foot massage without thinking it's foreplay."
Pornography, he reminds us, is not real life. "Putting aside the risk of repetitive strain injury, the main problem with virtual sex is it's not getting you virtually anywhere. Your goal is not to become a lonely – albeit highly-skilled – masturbator. At its core, pornography is abuse. Women's sexuality does not exist for the gratification for men." Which leads us to the penis, in which case, Chenu reminds readers that "no means no". He also tells young men not to fixate about their "wang". "There are three-and-a-half billion meat swords in the world and yours is not the biggest, smallest or prettiest. She doesn't care nearly as much about Mr Winky as you do".
On the subject of sexting, Chenu sits firmly in the "no" camp. Reminding readers of the difference between flirting and being an electronic "arsehole". And under no circumstances, should you send dick pics. Nor, ask for nudes, he proffers. One of my favourite pieces of advice occurs mid-way through this 111-page book, in which Chenu offers similar advice to that which I give my male friends when it comes to dating. And that is, women's HAIR is everything. I have always told my male mates that women spend an ENORMOUS amount of time and money on their hair. Appreciate it. Chenu's advice is sound: "Women wear fabulous shoes to impress other women and great hair to impress men…which is ironic as you are more interested in the bits in between."
This ballsy book offers loads of practical advice including the Do's and Don'ts of Date Dining; Courting Tips; How to be a Caring Lover; and even ventures bravely into the torrid waters of What Women Want. Other favourite chapters include advice on how to break up but remain classy; and reminds men that they are feminists too. At the end of this rollicking read, you'll find a list of Basic Do's and Don'ts. Buy this book for your sons, buy it for your daughters, and read it for yourself.
Published by New Holland, one suspects this gorgeous guide won't be the last for Chenu, who, when not making the world a better place through this delicious dating advice, contributes regularly to Traveller in the Sydney Morning Herald, QantasLink magazine, and various other travel publications. I'd love to see this worldly wisdom spiralling into a series of similar books. In a country where our domestic violence and other abuse rates of women are disturbingly high, Chenu has ventured where few Aussie blokes dare to go. Into the corner of women, by reminding men that enough is enough. The fact he manages to do this with such humour, humility and heart, makes him an author to watch.
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The Luxury London hotel built on a Fantastic Fib
This tourism tale is a ripper. And it's built around a fictitious hotelier and 1920s architecture that Londoners are lapping up. In December, I headed to the English capital to unveil this lavish lie..
THE iconic ruby red British Beefeater gin guy is perched above the bar in which international accents are twirling around the room like Turkish dervish dancers. In one dark, moody corner, Americans are gushing about film making. The woman plonked behind me is all blustery and British, collapsing into a comfy chair with bags of designer shopping, immediately, and predictably, ordering a pot of English Breakfast tea. Around me, the walls are papered with black and white shots of screen starlets while above, a sparkling chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
I am in The American Bar of London's Beaumont Hotel, perusing the cocktail menu. There's the aspirational Aviation – a concoction of Bombay Saffire gin, maraschimo crème de violette and lemon juice; the comical Corpse Reviver No 2 – gin, contreau, lillet blanc, lemon juice and absinthe; or the jaunty Jimmy's Collins, made of Finlandia vodka, lemon juice, sugar and soda.
But who the hell is Jimmy?
According to legend, Jimmy Beaumont was a famous hotelier in the 1920s in New York, but strict prohibition laws in the United States made doing business difficult, so Beaumont moved to London where he opened this Mayfair establishment.
One on floor, there's a portrait gallery of men in military uniforms which capture the friends of Beaumont who went off to war. Guests who visit, often recount how their grandmothers stayed here in the 1920s.
The only problem here: Jimmy Beaumont wasn't real. He never existed. Nor was this hotel built in the 1920s. Yes, it's one big, delicious lie.
Opened just three years ago, this elegant establishment, just a short walk from Oxford Street, was the former car park for London's iconic department store Selfridges.
While the car park façade has been heritage-listed and retained, inside the bones have been completely demolished and rebuilt, re-opening at the Beaumont in September 2014.
What is real, however, is the style and soul this art-deco hotel has managed to capture.
Glance at the top left of the building from the outside and you'll see a piece of grey, twisty artwork. Built in partnership with the City of Westminster which decreed inner London needed more public art, the Antony Gormley sculpture is actually a three-storey high hotel suite. Designed by acclaimed artist Antony Gormley, ROOM, is a dark, oak-clad suite which aims to capture the concept of night.
There are more than 500 pieces of art scattered around this hotel, some of which do date back to the 1920s.
Guests who stay here can be forgiven they've stepped back into the 1920s with a private Cub Room space for quiet breakfasts in the morning or evening cocktails; the American Bar which depicts a typical watering hole you would have found in London in the 1920s and specialises in Bourbons and American Whiskies; and 100-seater Colony Grill Room, which combines the concept of a London and New York diner back in the day.
Feast on the likes of Ayrshire 30-day dry aged Aberdeen Angus steak, or a New York hot dog if you please, and finish with a Knickerbocker Glory ice-cream sundae.
Tucked away downstairs, there's a Turkish hamman, plunge pool, spa, sauna, gym, and hair salon, which offers an old-fashioned wet shave for gentlemen.
Inside the hotel's 73 rooms, studios and suites, guests are treated to a complimentary mini bar, beautiful library books, Beaumont branded chocolates and more than 200 CDS of in-room entertainment, including New York lounge music to groove into the mood of a 1920s hotel.
The bathroom is all art-deco black and white tiled heated floors, plush Beaumont monogramed bath robes, lavender bath salts for relaxation and London's Dr Harris & Co toiletries which date back to 1790.
For those with money to spare, consider booking the opulent Roosevelt Suite which can expand to occupy the hotel's entire fifth floor and boasts five bedrooms and large terrace.
Guests are also presented with a list of extensive shopping discounts at exclusive stores where their purchases can be delivered back to the hotel.
Or they can take advantage of the Beaumont's vintage Daimler vehicle, which is available for free use for drop-offs within the Mayfair area.
This five-star hotel, named Independent Hotel 2017, is the first for Chris Corbin & Jeremy King, acclaimed restaurateurs behind The Wolseley, The Delaunay, and a number of other leading eateries in the English capital.
Back in the American Bar, the fantastic fib is so believable, you almost expect Beaumont to wander in at any moment and order his eponymous cocktail.
And that's what makes this establishment, and London lie, so damn delicious.
The Global Goddess stayed as a guest of The Beaumont London – https://www.thebeaumont.com
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The 10 life lessons I learned at the Woodford Folk Festival…that I'll be taking into 2018
January 8, 2018 January 16, 2018 6 Comments
THE almost full moon is playing hide and seek under a tattered crochet rug of cloud and I am crouched around Clyde's Pond, admiring acrobats. Hours earlier, I'd missed the annual ritual of climbing to the Hilltop at the Woodford Folk Festival to applaud the last sunset of 2017. The weather had other plans, you see. But the fierce thunderstorm predicted for the site, in the belly of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, barely raised its voice, as I sought shelter in the Coopers Bar, cradling a cold beer, and singing with the motley musicians gathered in a circle. Turns out Grandma's Feather Bed was not a shabby Plan B at all.
New Year's Eve 2017 and the rain retreats as quickly as it's gathered, cleansing the site, showering our souls. If ever there is a place to spend that no-man's land which is the week between Christmas and New Year's, this is it. A time for replenishment and renewal. And here's the 10 things I took away from this year's event.
1. Go with the flow
I deliberately go to the Woodford Folk Festival with very few plans (aside from climbing to the Hilltop for the last sunset of 2017…and look how that worked out). Because, life, as we know it, has other ideas. And besides, with so much of life scheduled, where I can, I try to toss away the calendar. If I'm working from home in Brisbane, sure, I have an idea of what I'd like to achieve that day, but things get in the way. And if I'm travelling, I'm even more open to the universe. And that's the lesson. Go with the flow and you will be richly rewarded.
2. Silence is golden
My second favourite tradition of the Woodford Folk Festival, and one where no weather can interfere, is the three-minutes of silence the entire site respects at precisely 11.30pm on New Year's Eve. For three eerie and earthy minutes, all the bands ground to a halt, and 35,000 visitors on site pause to remember those they've loved and lost that year, while holding a lit candle. In a world in which we are inundated with noise, there's a maudlin magic to this moment. Try and snatch a few seconds of silence every day.
3. Talk to strangers
Remember when you were a kid, and you were ferociously warned against talking to strangers, and for good reason? Well, you're an adult now. Woodford has this precious power that upon entering the festival, you become a better version of yourself. Kinder, softer, more gentle with yourself and those around you. And all of a sudden, you find yourself chatting to complete strangers. Revelling in a shared experience. Maybe take some of this back out onto the city streets. You might be surprised at its effects.
4. Nourish yourself
Not only did I indulge in some fabulous food at the festival: think slow-cooked lamb and the best Yemeni chicken wrap I've ever eaten (OK, so I've never eaten anything from Yemen, which made this even more special) – but Woodford is all about nourishing the mind, body and soul. Take the time to have more massages, do some yoga, join a meditation group, take an art class, try something different. Love thyself and treat yourself like you want others to treat you.
5. Give peace a chance
There was a really interesting installation at this year's festival, a replica of the Montreal bed in which John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their "love-in" for peace. Visitors could dress up in some cool gear and plonk onto this bed, to have their photo taken. There was also a flash mob for peace, and plenty of signs promoting peace. After all, if we don't give peace a chance, what chance have we got? Embrace peace, whether it's big or small. You don't have to fight every battle.
6. Nothing is ever what it appears
Random acts? They've got them in droves at the Woodford Folk Festival. One minute you'll be walking down a weirdly-named ally (there's plenty of these here too), the next, you'll stumble across some punchy performers. When is a pineapple not a pineapple? When it's a bar, of course. Keep your eyes and your mind open to life, and the good stuff seeps in.
7. It's OK to play
Give yourself permission to play. Dress up in a costume, assume an alter ego, let your imagination run as wild as a brumby over an open field. You'll find plenty of play at Woodford. Step out of your version of you and wrap yourself around a wilder adaptation. Go to a local park and jump on the swings. Dance around the house. Sing in the shower. Catch waves at the beach. Plunge deep into yourself and pluck out that child that once played.
8. Connect more
Sure, we live in the most technological era in history, but how much do we really connect with those around us? How close are you really to your 500 Facebook friends? Check in on your mates. Go crazy, pick up the phone and ask them out for dinner or a drink. Two things I loved at Woodford – this gigantic post box where visitors were encouraged to pen a letter to someone on site, and it would be delivered; and the phone a granny booth, where, for various hours each day, you could catch a chat with grandma.
9. Recycle more
The fine folk of the Woodford Folk Festival have been leading the way with recycling for years and each festival, it just gets better and better. (That's another thing I love about Woodford, you can go every year, and there's always something different). I adored the giant bamboo structure in the guts of the ground; had a few lazy drinks in the Vinyl Lounge (think your grandmother's living room); and adored the giant sculptures made from recycled materials.
10. Smile more
I can't count the number of complete strangers who caught my eye with a smile at the Woodford Folk Festival. And yes, it's infectious. The next minute, I'm smiling at complete strangers, and then they're smiling at complete strangers. You get my drift. And do plan a trip to Woodford this year. You'll smile so much, your cheeks will ache.
The Global Goddess was a guest of the Woodford Folk Festival. To find out more about the 2018 festival, or other events on the site during the year including The Planting Festival, from May 4 to 6, go to https://woodfordfolkfestival.com
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BMW will reportedly replace i8 with new sports car based on Vision M Next
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BMW just introduced an updated version of its i8 plug-in hybrid sports car for 2019, which means the automaker will soon need to think about a successor. It turns out BMW won't introduce another generation of the i8 but will instead go with a more exciting offering based on the recently revealed Vision M Next concept car.
In an interview with Car Sales published Wednesday, BMW R&D chief Klaus Froelich confirmed that the i3 and i8 won't spawn direct replacements. He indicated that the role of the i3 will be filled by the upcoming i4 sedan, while the i8 will be succeeded by a BMW M offering based on the Vision M Next.
"M is fast and furious and fun and that always works, but there is no direct successor for the i3 and no direct successor for the i8," he said.
2015 BMW i8, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
Froelich has indicated twice in the past that combining the i8's aluminum and carbon fiber underpinnings with a powerful powertrain made a lot of sense, and that's exactly what we got with the Vision M Next.
The striking concept ditched the i8's inline-3 and single electric motor for an inline-4 and twin electric motors. The combination was claimed by BMW to deliver 600 horsepower, or enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 3.0 seconds and a top speed of 186 mph.
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Q: Maximize quadratic objective with linear constraints in R: Rsolnp or Auglag I am trying to find a solution to the following optimization problem using either auglag or Rsolnp.
Max t(w1 - w2) * Kf * Sf * t(Kf) * (w1 - w2)
subject to Kc * w1 = Kc * w2
and sum(w1) = 1 and sum(w2) = 1 and w1,w2 >= 0
Sc and Sf are variance covariance matrices at the coarse and fine level respectively.
Kc and Kf are exposure matrices as the coarse and fine level respectively.
Nc and Nf are nodes at which exposure nodes at the coarse and fine level.

This is effectively trying to find the wts of two portfolios w1 and w2 that would maximize the TEV at finer exposure level, subject to sum of wts = 1 and all wts > 0. There is another equality constraint too (This effectively means exposure at the coarse level are identical for the two portfolios). Rsolnp fails to maximize and gives back a solution where the objective function is 0 and auglag completely blows up and does not meet constraints with a bunch of warnings as well.
Can anyone please help me understand where am I going wrong?
    seqFineNodes <- c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Nc <- c(2, 3, 5)

Kc <- matrix(c(0.2481316799436,0.495478766935844,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.743360061619584,0.497321712603124,0,0,0,0,0,0.497321712603124,1.23913608908603,1.48240730986596), nrow=length(seqFineNodes), ncol=length(Nc))
dimnames(Kc) <- list(as.character(seqFineNodes), as.character(Nc))

Sc <- matrix(c(619.806079280659,627.832850585004,549.805085990891,627.832850585004,668.726833059322,624.524848194842,549.805085990891,624.524848194842,696.498483673357), nrow=length(Nc), ncol=length(Nc))
dimnames(Sc) <- list(as.character(Nc), as.character(Nc))

Nf <- c(2, 3, 4, 5)

Kf <- matrix(c(0.2481316799436,0.495478766935844,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.743360061619584,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.994643425206249,0,0,0,0,0,0,1.23913608908603,1.48240730986596), nrow=length(seqFineNodes), ncol=length(Nf))
dimnames(Kf) <- list(as.character(seqFineNodes), as.character(Nf))

Sf <- matrix(c(619.806079280659,627.832850585004,602.504944834256,549.805085990891,627.832850585004,668.726833059322,666.196728425214,624.524848194842,602.504944834256,666.196728425214,696.688027074344,681.064062606848,549.805085990891,624.524848194842,681.064062606848,696.498483673357), nrow=length(Nf), ncol=length(Nf))
dimnames(Sf) <- list(as.character(Nf), as.character(Nf))

KRD_fine <- Kf
KRD_coarse <- Kc
VC_fine <- Sf
VC_coarse <- Sc
countw <- length(seqFineNodes)

t1 <- diag(x = 1, nrow = countw, ncol = countw)
t2 <- diag(x = -1, nrow = countw, ncol = countw)
tr <- cbind(t1,t2)

D_fine <- t(tr) %*% KRD_fine %*% VC_fine %*% t(KRD_fine) %*% tr
#round(eigen(Dmat)$values, 4)
D_fine <- as.matrix(nearPD(D_fine)$mat)
#round(eigen(Dmat)$values, 4)

eq_coarse_krd_A <- t(KRD_coarse) %*% tr
eq_coarse_krd_b <- rep(0, nrow(VC_coarse))

# Equality constraints
eq_A1 <- c(rep(1, countw), rep(0,countw))
eq_A2 <- c(rep(0, countw), rep(1,countw))
eq_b <- c(1 , 1)

# Constraint wts greater than zero
ineq_A <- diag(x = 1, nrow = 2 * countw, ncol = 2 * countw)
ineq_b <- rep(0, 2 * countw)

# Combine constraints
heq <- rbind(eq_coarse_krd_A, eq_A1, eq_A2)
beq <- c(eq_coarse_krd_b, eq_b)

hin <- ineq_A

theta <- c(1, rep(0, countw - 1), 1, rep(0, countw - 1))

krdsol <- solnp(par = theta,
                fun = function(x) -c(t(x) %*% D_fine %*% x),
                ineqfun = function(x) c(hin %*% x),
                ineqLB = rep(0, 2 * countw),
                ineqUB = rep(1, 2 * countw),
                eqfun = function(x) c(heq %*% x),
                eqB = beq)

krdFine <- auglag(par = theta,
                  fn = function(x) c(t(x) %*% D_fine %*% x),
                  hin = function(x) c(hin %*% x),
                  heq = function(x) c(heq %*% x) - beq,
                  control.outer = list(method = "nlminb"),
                  control.optim=list(fnscale=-1))

A: I solved your problem about solnp. ?solnp says fun, ineqfun and eqfun return vector but yours return matrix. So I added c(...) to them.
library(Rsolnp)

krdsol <- solnp(par = theta,
                fun = function(x) c(-t(x) %*% D_fine %*% x),
                ineqfun = function(x) c(hin %*% x),
                ineqLB = rep(0, 2 * countw),
                ineqUB = rep(1, 2 * countw),
                eqfun = function(x) c(heq %*% x),
                eqB = beq)

[Edited]

The elements auglag(control.optim=list(...)) takes as arguments are listed in ?nlminb() (and see ?auglag())


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Q: Strange thing with BeautifulSoup? I am trying to use BeautifulSoup to parse a web page like the following

                    1

                        ...

                    2

                        <a <...

If I use:
test = soup.select(".nqTitle")

result: 2

But why if I use:
test = soup.select("body .nqTitle")

result: 1

or
test = soup.select("body")
test2 = test[0].select(".nqTitle")

result: 1

In the second code, I expect the result as 2.
Can anyone explain for me?
Thanks.

A: I tried it in two ways, none of which happened. Maybe it's because of data elsewhere in your HTML.
html = '''

                    1

                        ...

                    2

                        ...

'''

BeautifulSoup:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
soup = BeautifulSoup(html,'lxml')
test = soup.select(".nqTitle")
print (test)
test = soup.select("body .nqTitle")
print (test)
test = soup.select("body")
test = test[0].select(".nqTitle")
print (test)

Result:
[

...

,

...

]
[

...

,

...

]

SimplifiedDoc:
doc = SimplifiedDoc(html)
test = doc.selects('p.nqTitle')
print (test)
test = doc.selects('body>p.nqTitle')
print (test)
test = doc.select('body').selects('p.nqTitle')
print (test)

Result:
[{'class': 'nqTitle', 'lawid': '435943', 'tag': 'p', 'html': '\n                        ...\n                    '}, {'class': 'nqTitle', 'lawid': '435632', 'tag': 'p', 'html': '\n                        ...\n                    '}]
[{'class': 'nqTitle', 'lawid': '435943', 'tag': 'p', 'html': '\n                        ...\n                    '}, {'class': 'nqTitle', 'lawid': '435632', 'tag': 'p', 'html': '\n                        ...\n                    '}]
[{'class': 'nqTitle', 'lawid': '435943', 'tag': 'p', 'html': '\n                        ...\n                    '}, {'class': 'nqTitle', 'lawid': '435632', 'tag': 'p', 'html': '\n                        ...\n                    '}]


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...
All the projects are selected for a high environmental quality.

Activities

Association gela21 works on these kinds of projects:
Consulting and Planning of residential architecture,
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 Computer Assisted Design and Presentation of technical plans, elevations and documents,
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Thanks to the international Erasmus system, gela21 develops a student network.
This organization became famous in March 2010 by coordinating a stand in a professional meeting where the students from different associations created a "speed-design".

Sources

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Every family needs help at some point, and a community of faith can be a great source of support.
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Q: Cannot run command pyb from Pybuilder in Anaconda prompt I wanted to reactivate an old python project I worked on two years ago.
I wanted to recreate the same working conditions with one difference: when I developed at the time i worked on Ubuntu WSL (win10) with virtualenvs. Now I want to work directly from windows 10 using Anaconda.
commands in Anaconda prompt (admin rights) I entered
conda create -n env python=3.6
conda activate env
pip install pybuilder==0.11.17
pyb

this is where the error occurs. I get it in german but it's s.t. like
"The command "pyb" is either spelled wrong or doesn't exist"
Note that all my relevant files for the project (namely build.py) are already present and I execute the command in the correct directory. Although I don't think that's the issue since command is not even recognized.
pip list confirms pybuilder is installed correctly and where python tells me the first python it uses is from the correct environment.
I strongly assume it has s.t. to do with Anaconda, since i was able to successfully redo it under Ubuntu WSL (win10) conditions again.

Edit: i made it work using the absolute path to the conda environment and executing pyb_.exe. However the file pyb* is present too. I'd still be interested to know why the anaconda prompt is not able to execute it.

Appreciate any ideas on how to solve this.
Cheers!

A: I'm going to close this as I have found a satisfying solution:

*

*I tested my code with updated packages (pip) and it still worked.

*pybuilder==0.13.3

*tried pybagain in the anaconda prompt and it executed without problems

since this is merely an issue with outdated software I'll mark this as answered


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Oracle 12 is officially supported with HOPEX V1R2.
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What's the Insertion Loss and Return Loss
Author:LUCOTEK Click: Time:2023-01-05 15:56:20
In optical communication, insertion loss and return loss are two important indicators to evaluate the quality of end connection between some optical devices, such as optical connectors, optical patch cords, optical pigtails, etc.
What is insertion loss?
Insertion loss (often referred to as IL) is a measure of the loss of light between two fixed points in an optical fiber. It can be understood that the loss of optical power in the optical communication system optical link caused by the intervention of optical devices is in dB units.
A smaller insertion loss, that's better in performance; for example, 0.3dB insertion loss is better than a 0.5dB insertion loss.
What is return loss?
When the optical signal enters or leaves an optical device component (such as an optical connector), discontinuity and impedance mismatch will result in a loss of power of the reflected or returned signal, which is called Return Loss (RL).
Insertion loss is a measure of the resulting signal value when the optical link encounters loss, while return loss is a measure of the reflected signal loss value when the optical link encounters component access.
The return loss value is expressed as dB and is usually negative, so the larger the return loss value, the better. for example, -60dB return loss is better than a -50dB return loss.
Typical specifications range from -15 to -60 dB. According to industry standards, the return loss of UPC end-face optical connectors should be greater than -50dB, and the return loss of APC end-face optical connectors is usually greater than -60dB. PC type should be greater than -40dB. For multimode optical fibers, typical RL values range from -20 to -40 dB.
What are the influencing factors of insertion loss and return loss?
1. End face quality and cleanliness
Fiber end defects (scratches, pits, cracks) and particle contamination directly affect the performance of connectors, resulting in poor IL/RL. Even small dust particles on a 5-micron single-mode fiber core may eventually block the light signal, resulting in signal loss.
2. Fiber optic breakage and poor connection
Sometimes the optical fiber can still guide light through even though it is broken, which can also result in bad IL or RL. As mentioned in the picture at the beginning of the article, APC connectors are connected with PC connectors, one is an angle with an angle of 8 degrees, and the other is the grinding angle of a micro-arc surface. The connection between the two connectors may pass light in a short period of time, but it also causes a large insertion loss and a very low return loss, which may also result in two optical end faces not being precisely docked and the light cannot pass normally.
3. bending radius
Fibers can be bent, but too much bending can also cause a significant increase in light loss, or direct damage. Therefore, it is recommended to keep the radius as large as possible when the optical fiber needs to be coiled. according to the fiber type. like G657A, That's can bend about 7~10mm, and G652 fiber that's needed about 10~15mm,
Generally, doesn't smell 10 times the diameter of the jacket. Therefore, for jumpers with a jacket of 2mm, the minimum bending radius is 20mm.
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