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Learning the New Terms of AV Consulting
By Kirsten Nelson (Systems Contractor News) 2016-11-02T15:44:00Z
Not very long ago, AV consulting went through a diversification phase where everyone had to offer everything. But now everything is actually one thing—one application that encompasses individual AV, IT, and security components. It's all "unified communications" or "Internet of Things" or "fan engagement" or "serendipitous browsing" (yeah, more on that one later).
So, we're back to specialties, and the emphasis thereon, which generally makes it easier to figure out who's doing what in the business.
Arup recently finished a Time Inc. fit out that included a 300-seat auditorium equipped with two video walls adding IMAG on either side of a traditional center-hung projection screen presentation setup. Making a bold play for unified communications, Shen Milsom & Wilke has brought on Mark Peterson as associate principal and corporate market leader. Peterson comes from Morgan Stanley, where he was VP of end user services, unified communications, and collaboration. So he's kinda the ideal client to bring into the fold, according to Steve Emspak, partner with Shen Milsom & Wilke. Peterson contributed to the entire unified communications plan for Morgan Stanley as part of the team that rolled it out. "So he brings end-user perspective and a real understanding of the technology and how to implement it globally."
Peterson is a good example of an overall perspective shift in the industry, Emspak noted. "It's very interesting. In meetings now the conversations are really not AV discussions. It's a discussion of the IT world, the applications world, and how this stuff lives together—and oh yeah, there's a TV in the room, okay fine, we got the AV thing covered, now let's start talking about the applications running in that room, and what are the interfaces that allow someone to use that room."
That sounds a little bit like the definition of the Internet of Things (IoT), which is another area of broad specialization coming to the fore in AV. Having recently acquainted himself with an industry white paper on the subject, Ben Bausher, senior consultant, audio/video with Jaffe Holden, summed up this new umbrella term. "We've been doing this for the last 15 years—we just call it a control system or a network." Which, he added, means the same old issue applies: "We need standards. I can put together a lot of different stuff on one network, but unless it's designed to interoperate, I don't have an internet of things, I have a bunch of internets of one thing. I don't want a bunch of internets; I want one internet."
Too many networking options are still proprietary, and that prevents true interoperability, Bausher pointed out, and then he rocked some IoT lingo: "Those standards of communication—that API—can be open to everybody; there's no reason it has to be a walled garden. Just like people publish their RS-232 control strings, there should be more transparency. The more open it is, the more people will use it, and the better it will be."
Alright, so that's one new specialty that sounds pretty similar to what we've done in the past. What about good old audio and acoustics—where do they fit into this new hierarchy? Well, good sound serves the greater purpose of "fan engagement."
Case in point, Marsh/PMK's recent audio and acoustic update to the Oklahoma City Thunder's Chesapeake Energy Arena. The first NBA arena to boast EAW's Anya system, the new sound spec was all about boosting entertainment value for the games and enhancing the flexibility of the venue for other events.
Crowd noise is big business in the NBA, but so is the prospect of understanding commentary over the PA. "They like it loud, but the existing sound system was not very intelligible, and it didn't have the punch they wanted for entertainment value," explained David Marsh, president of Marsh/PMK.
Measurement studies for the project evaluated the effects of several acoustic setups, and the winning combination will be seen early next year, when horizontal acoustic banners are hung above seating to reduce reverberation time for better intelligibility. Additionally, Marsh/PMK specified huge sound absorbing signs around the 'drum wall' (above the upper deck seating) and sound absorbing signage on the front faces of Terrace Suite boxes at each end of the arena. The signage serves to mitigate audible echoes, as well as to further reduce reverberation.
Now for the grand finale of "serendipitous browsing." That's the new way to say "collaboration." At least I wish it was. That's a phrase borrowed from the library world and used by Matt Mahon, Arup senior consultant, acoustics and audiovisual, to describe the happenstance experience of new ideas gained by wandering open-office workers as they see and hear the goings-on in other departments.
It seems that open-plan offices are getting smarter, along with the terminology used to describe their benefits. Not only are more designs including a variety of spaces for people who like to work in a variety of ways (e.g., providing shelter for introverts), but they're also just, like, cooler. The now ubiquitous "town hall" space has brought a mega-tech sensibility to more staid companies, and that means video walls and IMAG, friends.
Arup recently finished a Time Inc. fit out that included a 300-seat auditorium equipped with two video walls adding IMAG on either side of a traditional center-hung projection screen presentation setup. "It's the TED Talk style that's been driving a higher-quality expectation," Mahon noted. Going beyond the still-commonplace flashy LED displays in entry areas, primo preso setups are helped by the fact that it's "getting much cheaper to do these big displays. So we're seeing more and more of these casual spaces where you can do complicated technical things with video—talks, events, and even exhibitor setups."


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#pragma once
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/ElasticBeanstalk_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/DateTime.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/EnvironmentStatus.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/EnvironmentHealth.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/EnvironmentHealthStatus.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/EnvironmentResourcesDescription.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/EnvironmentTier.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSVector.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/ResponseMetadata.h>
#include <aws/elasticbeanstalk/model/EnvironmentLink.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
template<typename RESULT_TYPE>
class AmazonWebServiceResult;

namespace Utils
{
namespace Xml
{
  class XmlDocument;
} // namespace Xml
} // namespace Utils
namespace ElasticBeanstalk
{
namespace Model
{
  /**
   *
Describes the properties of an environment.

See Also:
   AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_ELASTICBEANSTALK_API CreateEnvironmentResult
  {
  public:
    CreateEnvironmentResult();
    CreateEnvironmentResult(const AmazonWebServiceResult<Aws::Utils::Xml::XmlDocument>& result);
    CreateEnvironmentResult& operator=(const AmazonWebServiceResult<Aws::Utils::Xml::XmlDocument>& result);

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetEnvironmentName() const{ return m_environmentName; }

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentName(const Aws::String& value) { m_environmentName = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentName(Aws::String&& value) { m_environmentName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentName(const char* value) { m_environmentName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEnvironmentName(const Aws::String& value) { SetEnvironmentName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEnvironmentName(Aws::String&& value) { SetEnvironmentName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEnvironmentName(const char* value) { SetEnvironmentName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetEnvironmentId() const{ return m_environmentId; }

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentId(const Aws::String& value) { m_environmentId = value; }

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentId(Aws::String&& value) { m_environmentId = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline void SetEnvironmentId(const char* value) { m_environmentId.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEnvironmentId(const Aws::String& value) { SetEnvironmentId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEnvironmentId(Aws::String&& value) { SetEnvironmentId(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ID of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEnvironmentId(const char* value) { SetEnvironmentId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetApplicationName() const{ return m_applicationName; }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline void SetApplicationName(const Aws::String& value) { m_applicationName = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline void SetApplicationName(Aws::String&& value) { m_applicationName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline void SetApplicationName(const char* value) { m_applicationName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithApplicationName(const Aws::String& value) { SetApplicationName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithApplicationName(Aws::String&& value) { SetApplicationName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the application associated with this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithApplicationName(const char* value) { SetApplicationName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetVersionLabel() const{ return m_versionLabel; }

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline void SetVersionLabel(const Aws::String& value) { m_versionLabel = value; }

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline void SetVersionLabel(Aws::String&& value) { m_versionLabel = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline void SetVersionLabel(const char* value) { m_versionLabel.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithVersionLabel(const Aws::String& value) { SetVersionLabel(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithVersionLabel(Aws::String&& value) { SetVersionLabel(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The application version deployed in this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithVersionLabel(const char* value) { SetVersionLabel(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetSolutionStackName() const{ return m_solutionStackName; }

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline void SetSolutionStackName(const Aws::String& value) { m_solutionStackName = value; }

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline void SetSolutionStackName(Aws::String&& value) { m_solutionStackName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline void SetSolutionStackName(const char* value) { m_solutionStackName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithSolutionStackName(const Aws::String& value) { SetSolutionStackName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithSolutionStackName(Aws::String&& value) { SetSolutionStackName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
 The name of the SolutionStack deployed with this environment.
     *

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithSolutionStackName(const char* value) { SetSolutionStackName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetPlatformArn() const{ return m_platformArn; }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline void SetPlatformArn(const Aws::String& value) { m_platformArn = value; }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline void SetPlatformArn(Aws::String&& value) { m_platformArn = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline void SetPlatformArn(const char* value) { m_platformArn.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithPlatformArn(const Aws::String& value) { SetPlatformArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithPlatformArn(Aws::String&& value) { SetPlatformArn(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The ARN of the custom platform.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithPlatformArn(const char* value) { SetPlatformArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetTemplateName() const{ return m_templateName; }

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline void SetTemplateName(const Aws::String& value) { m_templateName = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline void SetTemplateName(Aws::String&& value) { m_templateName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline void SetTemplateName(const char* value) { m_templateName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithTemplateName(const Aws::String& value) { SetTemplateName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithTemplateName(Aws::String&& value) { SetTemplateName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the configuration template used to originally launch this
     * environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithTemplateName(const char* value) { SetTemplateName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetDescription() const{ return m_description; }

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDescription(const Aws::String& value) { m_description = value; }

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDescription(Aws::String&& value) { m_description = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDescription(const char* value) { m_description.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDescription(const Aws::String& value) { SetDescription(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDescription(Aws::String&& value) { SetDescription(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDescription(const char* value) { SetDescription(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetEndpointURL() const{ return m_endpointURL; }

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline void SetEndpointURL(const Aws::String& value) { m_endpointURL = value; }

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline void SetEndpointURL(Aws::String&& value) { m_endpointURL = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline void SetEndpointURL(const char* value) { m_endpointURL.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEndpointURL(const Aws::String& value) { SetEndpointURL(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEndpointURL(Aws::String&& value) { SetEndpointURL(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
For load-balanced, autoscaling environments, the URL to the LoadBalancer. For
     * single-instance environments, the IP address of the instance.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithEndpointURL(const char* value) { SetEndpointURL(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetCNAME() const{ return m_cNAME; }

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetCNAME(const Aws::String& value) { m_cNAME = value; }

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetCNAME(Aws::String&& value) { m_cNAME = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetCNAME(const char* value) { m_cNAME.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithCNAME(const Aws::String& value) { SetCNAME(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithCNAME(Aws::String&& value) { SetCNAME(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The URL to the CNAME for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithCNAME(const char* value) { SetCNAME(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The creation date for this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::Utils::DateTime& GetDateCreated() const{ return m_dateCreated; }

    /**
     *
The creation date for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDateCreated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { m_dateCreated = value; }

    /**
     *
The creation date for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDateCreated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { m_dateCreated = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The creation date for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDateCreated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { SetDateCreated(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The creation date for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDateCreated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { SetDateCreated(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The last modified date for this environment.

     */
    inline const Aws::Utils::DateTime& GetDateUpdated() const{ return m_dateUpdated; }

    /**
     *
The last modified date for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDateUpdated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { m_dateUpdated = value; }

    /**
     *
The last modified date for this environment.

     */
    inline void SetDateUpdated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { m_dateUpdated = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The last modified date for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDateUpdated(const Aws::Utils::DateTime& value) { SetDateUpdated(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The last modified date for this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithDateUpdated(Aws::Utils::DateTime&& value) { SetDateUpdated(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The current operational status of the environment:

     * Launching: Environment is in the process of initial deployment.

     *

 Updating: Environment is in the process of updating
     * its configuration settings or application version.

     * Ready: Environment is available to have an action performed on it,
     * such as update or terminate.

 Terminating:
     * Environment is in the shut-down process.

     * Terminated: Environment is not running.

     */
    inline const EnvironmentStatus& GetStatus() const{ return m_status; }

    /**
     *
The current operational status of the environment:

     * Launching: Environment is in the process of initial deployment.

     *

 Updating: Environment is in the process of updating
     * its configuration settings or application version.

     * Ready: Environment is available to have an action performed on it,
     * such as update or terminate.

 Terminating:
     * Environment is in the shut-down process.

     * Terminated: Environment is not running.

     */
    inline void SetStatus(const EnvironmentStatus& value) { m_status = value; }

    /**
     *
The current operational status of the environment:

     * Launching: Environment is in the process of initial deployment.

     *

 Updating: Environment is in the process of updating
     * its configuration settings or application version.

     * Ready: Environment is available to have an action performed on it,
     * such as update or terminate.

 Terminating:
     * Environment is in the shut-down process.

     * Terminated: Environment is not running.

     */
    inline void SetStatus(EnvironmentStatus&& value) { m_status = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The current operational status of the environment:

     * Launching: Environment is in the process of initial deployment.

     *

 Updating: Environment is in the process of updating
     * its configuration settings or application version.

     * Ready: Environment is available to have an action performed on it,
     * such as update or terminate.

 Terminating:
     * Environment is in the shut-down process.

     * Terminated: Environment is not running.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithStatus(const EnvironmentStatus& value) { SetStatus(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The current operational status of the environment:

     * Launching: Environment is in the process of initial deployment.

     *

 Updating: Environment is in the process of updating
     * its configuration settings or application version.

     * Ready: Environment is available to have an action performed on it,
     * such as update or terminate.

 Terminating:
     * Environment is in the shut-down process.

     * Terminated: Environment is not running.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithStatus(EnvironmentStatus&& value) { SetStatus(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Indicates if there is an in-progress environment configuration update or
     * application version deployment that you can cancel.

 true:
     * There is an update in progress.

 false: There are no
     * updates currently in progress.

     */
    inline bool GetAbortableOperationInProgress() const{ return m_abortableOperationInProgress; }

    /**
     *
Indicates if there is an in-progress environment configuration update or
     * application version deployment that you can cancel.

 true:
     * There is an update in progress.

 false: There are no
     * updates currently in progress.

     */
    inline void SetAbortableOperationInProgress(bool value) { m_abortableOperationInProgress = value; }

    /**
     *
Indicates if there is an in-progress environment configuration update or
     * application version deployment that you can cancel.

 true:
     * There is an update in progress.

 false: There are no
     * updates currently in progress.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithAbortableOperationInProgress(bool value) { SetAbortableOperationInProgress(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes the health status of the environment. AWS Elastic Beanstalk
     * indicates the failure levels for a running environment:

     * Red: Indicates the environment is not responsive. Occurs when three
     * or more consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Yellow: Indicates that something is wrong. Occurs when two
     * consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Green: Indicates the environment is healthy and fully
     * functional.

 Grey: Default health for a new
     * environment. The environment is not fully launched and health checks have not
     * started or health checks are suspended during an UpdateEnvironment
     * or RestartEnvironement request.

 Default:
     * Grey

     */
    inline const EnvironmentHealth& GetHealth() const{ return m_health; }

    /**
     *
Describes the health status of the environment. AWS Elastic Beanstalk
     * indicates the failure levels for a running environment:

     * Red: Indicates the environment is not responsive. Occurs when three
     * or more consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Yellow: Indicates that something is wrong. Occurs when two
     * consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Green: Indicates the environment is healthy and fully
     * functional.

 Grey: Default health for a new
     * environment. The environment is not fully launched and health checks have not
     * started or health checks are suspended during an UpdateEnvironment
     * or RestartEnvironement request.

 Default:
     * Grey

     */
    inline void SetHealth(const EnvironmentHealth& value) { m_health = value; }

    /**
     *
Describes the health status of the environment. AWS Elastic Beanstalk
     * indicates the failure levels for a running environment:

     * Red: Indicates the environment is not responsive. Occurs when three
     * or more consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Yellow: Indicates that something is wrong. Occurs when two
     * consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Green: Indicates the environment is healthy and fully
     * functional.

 Grey: Default health for a new
     * environment. The environment is not fully launched and health checks have not
     * started or health checks are suspended during an UpdateEnvironment
     * or RestartEnvironement request.

 Default:
     * Grey

     */
    inline void SetHealth(EnvironmentHealth&& value) { m_health = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Describes the health status of the environment. AWS Elastic Beanstalk
     * indicates the failure levels for a running environment:

     * Red: Indicates the environment is not responsive. Occurs when three
     * or more consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Yellow: Indicates that something is wrong. Occurs when two
     * consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Green: Indicates the environment is healthy and fully
     * functional.

 Grey: Default health for a new
     * environment. The environment is not fully launched and health checks have not
     * started or health checks are suspended during an UpdateEnvironment
     * or RestartEnvironement request.

 Default:
     * Grey

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithHealth(const EnvironmentHealth& value) { SetHealth(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Describes the health status of the environment. AWS Elastic Beanstalk
     * indicates the failure levels for a running environment:

     * Red: Indicates the environment is not responsive. Occurs when three
     * or more consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Yellow: Indicates that something is wrong. Occurs when two
     * consecutive failures occur for an environment.

     * Green: Indicates the environment is healthy and fully
     * functional.

 Grey: Default health for a new
     * environment. The environment is not fully launched and health checks have not
     * started or health checks are suspended during an UpdateEnvironment
     * or RestartEnvironement request.

 Default:
     * Grey

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithHealth(EnvironmentHealth&& value) { SetHealth(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Returns the health status of the application running in your environment. For
     * more information, see Health
     * Colors and Statuses.

     */
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     *
Returns the health status of the application running in your environment. For
     * more information, see Health
     * Colors and Statuses.

     */
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    /**
     *
Returns the health status of the application running in your environment. For
     * more information, see Health
     * Colors and Statuses.

     */
    inline void SetHealthStatus(EnvironmentHealthStatus&& value) { m_healthStatus = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Returns the health status of the application running in your environment. For
     * more information, see Health
     * Colors and Statuses.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithHealthStatus(const EnvironmentHealthStatus& value) { SetHealthStatus(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Returns the health status of the application running in your environment. For
     * more information, see Health
     * Colors and Statuses.

     */
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The description of the AWS resources used by this environment.

     */
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     *
The description of the AWS resources used by this environment.

     */
    inline void SetResources(const EnvironmentResourcesDescription& value) { m_resources = value; }

    /**
     *
The description of the AWS resources used by this environment.

     */
    inline void SetResources(EnvironmentResourcesDescription&& value) { m_resources = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The description of the AWS resources used by this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithResources(const EnvironmentResourcesDescription& value) { SetResources(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The description of the AWS resources used by this environment.

     */
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Describes the current tier of this environment.

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     */
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Describes the current tier of this environment.

     */
    inline CreateEnvironmentResult& WithTier(EnvironmentTier&& value) { SetTier(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
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A list of links to other environments in the same group.

     */
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     *
A list of links to other environments in the same group.

     */
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A list of links to other environments in the same group.

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A list of links to other environments in the same group.

     */
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A list of links to other environments in the same group.

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A list of links to other environments in the same group.

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     *
A list of links to other environments in the same group.

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    Aws::String m_environmentId;
    Aws::String m_applicationName;
    Aws::String m_versionLabel;
    Aws::String m_solutionStackName;
    Aws::String m_platformArn;
    Aws::String m_templateName;
    Aws::String m_description;
    Aws::String m_endpointURL;
    Aws::String m_cNAME;
    Aws::Utils::DateTime m_dateCreated;
    Aws::Utils::DateTime m_dateUpdated;
    EnvironmentStatus m_status;
    bool m_abortableOperationInProgress;
    EnvironmentHealth m_health;
    EnvironmentHealthStatus m_healthStatus;
    EnvironmentResourcesDescription m_resources;
    EnvironmentTier m_tier;
    Aws::Vector<EnvironmentLink> m_environmentLinks;
    ResponseMetadata m_responseMetadata;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace ElasticBeanstalk
} // namespace Aws

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Q: Is there any method/solver in python to solve embedded derivatives in a ODE equation? I've got this equation from mathematical model to know the thermal behavior of a battery.
dTsdt = Ts * a+ Ta * b + dTadt * c + d

However, i can't get to solve it due to the nested derivatives.
I need to solve the equation for Ts and Ta.
I tried to define it as follows, but python does not like it and several eŕrors show up.
Im using scipy.integrate and the solver ODEint
Since the model takes data from vectors, it has to be solved for every time step and record the output accordingly.
I also tried assinging the derivatives to a variable v1,v2, and then put everything in an equation without derivatives like the second approach shown as follows.
def Tmodel(z,t,a,b,c,d):
    Ts,Ta= z
    dTsdt = Ts*a+ Ta*b + dTadt*c+ d
    dzdt=[dTsdt]
    return dzdt

z0=[0,0]
# solve ODE
for i in range(0,n-1):

    tspan = [t[i],t[i+1]]
    # solve for next step
    z = odeint(Tmodel,z0,tspan,arg=(a[i],b[i],c[i],d[i],))
    # store solution for plotting
    Ts[i] = z[1][0]
    Ta[i] = z[1][1]
    # next initial condition
    z0 = z[1]

def Tmodel(z,t,a,b,c,d):
    Ts,v1,Ta,v2= z
# v1= dTsdt
# v2= dTadt
    v1 = Ts*a+ Ta*b + v2*c+ d
    dzdt=[v1,v2]
    return dzdt

That did not work either.I believe there might be a solver capable of solving that equation or the equation must be decouple in a way and solve accordingly.
Any advice on how to solve such eqtn with python would be appreciate it.
Best regards,
MM

A: Your difficulty seems to be that you are given Ta in a form with no easy derivative, so you do not know where to take it from. One solution is to avoid this derivative completely and solve the system for y=Ts-c*Ta. Substitute Ts=y+c*Ta in the right side to get
dy/dt = y*a + Ta*(b+c*a) + d

Of course, this requires then a post-processing step Ts=y+c*Ta to get to the requested variable.
If Ta is given as function table, use an interpolation function to get values at any odd time t that is demanded by the ODE solver.
Ta_func = interp1d(Ta_times,Ta_values)

def Tmodel(y,t,a,b,c,d):
    Ta= Ta_func(t)
    dydt = y*a+ Ta*(b+c*a) + d
    return dydt

y[0] = Ts0-c*Ta_func(t[0])

for i in range(len(t)-1):
    y[i+1] = odeint(Tmodel,y[i],t[i:i+2],arg=(a[i],b[i],c[i],d[i],))[-1,0]

Ts = y + c*Ta_func(t)

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\section{Introduction}

Exclusion statistics was proposed \cite{Haldane91} as a
phenomenological description of excitations with mixed statistical
properties (intermediate between fermions and bosons) in many-body
systems. It is based on the assumption that the change of the number
of available one-particle states in the system, $\Delta d$, at a given
volume and at fixed boundary conditions depends {\em linearly} on the
change of the number of quasiparticles $\Delta N$: $\Delta d = -
g\Delta N$. Here $g$ is the statistical parameter which is assumed to
be a rational number, with $g=0$ and $g=1$ corresponding to the normal
bosonic and fermionic statistics, respectively. This generalized
Pauli's principle results in a $g$-dependent statistical weight for
the ideal gas of quasiparticles (usually referred as {\em
exclusons}). The standard methods of statistical quantum mechanics
allow one to derive the equilibrium distribution function of exclusons
\cite{Wu94}
\begin{equation}
f_g(\varepsilon) = \left[ y\left( \frac{\varepsilon-\mu_g}{T} \right)
+ g\right]^{-1},
\label{eq:distribution}
\end{equation}
where $T$ is the temperature (we consider units where $k_B = 1$),
$\mu_g$ is the chemical potential of the ideal gas, and $y(x)$ is the
real positive solution of the algebraic equation
\begin{equation}
y^{g}(1+y)^{1-g} = e^{x}.
\label{eq:implicit}
\end{equation}
Formally, exclusons can be regarded as composites of fermions and
bosons since their thermodynamic potential can be decomposed into a
sum of fermionic and bosonic potentials weighted by fractional
coefficients,\cite{Iguchi97} namely,
\begin{eqnarray}
\Omega_g & = & -T\sum_{j}\ln\left[\frac{1+(1-g)f_g(\varepsilon_j)}
{1-gf_g(\varepsilon_j)}\right] \nonumber \\ & = & g\Omega_f +
(1-g)\Omega_b,
\label{eq:thermopot}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\Omega_{g,f,b}$ denotes the grand thermodynamic potential for
exclusons, fermions, and bosons, correspondingly, and $\mu_g = g\mu_f
+ (1-g)\mu_b$.

In spite of its phenomenological footing, exclusion statistics proved
to be correct for quasiparticles in certain exactly solvable 1D models
\cite{Kohmoto??} and, more importantly, it is the statistics of
recently observed fractionally charged excitations in fractional
quantum Hall systems,\cite{Saminadayar97} with the statistical
parameter determined by the Landau level filling factor.

Already for two decades, fractional charge is a theoretically
well-grounded concept, both in quantum field theory and in solid state
physics (for reviews, see Ref. \onlinecite{Niemi86Krive87}). It is
known \cite{Hatsugai92} that the requirement of gauge invariance
forces the gas of fractionally charged particles at equilibrium to
obey fractional statistics. From a phenomenological point of view,
exclusion statistics is a reasonable candidate for the required
anomalous statistics of fractionally charged quasiparticles. Thus, the
study of thermodynamic and transport properties of {\em fractionally}
charged exclusons can be more than simply an academic exercise.

In Ref. \onlinecite{Krive96} the persistent current of a 1D ring of
fractionally charged exclusons was calculated. It was shown that at
low temperatures the fractional charge, masked by fractional
statistics, does not show up in the Aharonov-Bohm oscillations.
However, the ``high-temperature'' properties of the system do depend
on fractional charge. Unfortunately, this region is hardly accessible
to present experiments since the oscillating current itself is
exponentially small. The purpose of the present paper is to go beyond
thermodynamics and consider transport properties of exclusons. We show
within the Landauer-B\"{u}ttiker formalism that the transport
coefficients for exclusons are determined by the same general formulae
as for the particles with normal statistics, provided the leads
representing particle reservoirs are also described by exclusion
statistics. In this case, even for an impurity-free 1D wire the
transport coefficients depend on the statistical parameter. It is
argued however that for an ideal wire the above dependence disappears
when one considers ``normal'' particle reservoirs.

\section{Conductance}

Let us consider an effectively infinite 1D wire of exclusons with a
scattering potential described by the transmission probability
$T_t(\varepsilon)$. We will assume at first that the wire is connected
to reservoirs of {\em exclusons} in equilibrium at temperature $T$ and
chemical potential $\mu_g$. In this case the generalization of
Landauer's formula for conductance is straightforward: For exclusons
with fractional charge $q_m=e/m$ ($m$ is an integer) and statistical
parameter $g=1/m$ it reads
\begin{equation}
G_m = \frac{G_0}{m^2} \int_{0}^{\infty} d\varepsilon\ T_t(\varepsilon)
\left[ -\frac{\partial f_g(\varepsilon)}{\partial\varepsilon} \right],
\label{eq:conductance}
\end{equation}
where $G_0=(2s+1)e^2/h$ is the conductance quantum ($s$ is the spin of
exclusons) and the distribution function is defined by
Eqs.~(\ref{eq:distribution}) and (\ref{eq:implicit}). To proceed we
have to specify the properties of the scattering potential in the
vicinity of the Fermi energy. If transport of exclusons through the
barrier is nonresonant, the transmission probability at low
temperatures ($T\ll\mu_g$) can be approximated by an energy
independent factor $T_t(\mu_g)$. Then, Eq.~(\ref{eq:conductance}) is
reduced to a simple formula
\begin{equation}
G_m = \frac{G_0}{m}T_t(\mu_g).
\label{eq:condsimple}
\end{equation}
In particular, for a perfect wire ($T_t=1$) the conductance of
fractionally charged exclusons $G_g = gG_0$ coincides with that for a
homogeneous Luttinger liquid (LL) of integer charge particles with
correlation parameter $g=1/m$. However, in distinction from the LL
case, exclusons are supposed to be noninteracting particles and
therefore their scattering by a local potential can be described by a
non-renormalized transmission probability $T_t(\mu_g)$. Thus the
conductance is finite and temperature independent up to temperatures
of the order of $\mu_g$. Here a clarifying comment is needed. We are
considering a gas of exclusons in a grand canonical ensemble, so
$\mu_g$ is an input parameter, which is assumed to be positive. It
means that for any $g\neq 0$ there exists a low temperature region
where $T\ll\mu_g$. Yet, for $g\ll 1$ the chemical potential $\mu_g =
g\mu_f - (1-g)\mid\mu_b\mid>0$ can also be small and the only region
realizable is the ``high temperature'' one $T\gg\mu_g$. In this case
the conductance will be sensitive to the low energy dependence of the
transmission coefficient. For a perfect wire ($T_t=1$) the
corresponding conductance will read $G_{m\gg 1}(T\gg\mu_g) \simeq
G_0/m\ln m$. In what follows we will assume that even for large (but
finite) $m$ the excluson chemical potential is still the largest
energy scale in the problem.

The case of resonant tunneling of exclusons reveals far more
interesting transport properties than the homogeneous case. To show
why, we will approximate the resonant transmission coefficient
$T_t(\varepsilon)$ at energies in the vicinity of the Fermi level
($\varepsilon\simeq\mu_g$) by the Breit-Wigner form
\begin{equation}
T_t^{(r)}(\varepsilon) = \frac{\Gamma^2}{(\varepsilon-\Delta)^2 +
\Gamma^2},
\label{eq:breitwigner}
\end{equation}
where $\Delta$ and $\Gamma$ are the position and the width of the
resonance level, respectively. The resonance tunneling implies that
$\mu_g^{(r)} = \Delta$ and the corresponding conductance at $T=0$
coincides (at it should be) with that for a perfect channel. At finite
temperature the resonant conductance takes the form
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:7}
G_m^{(r)}(T) = \frac{G_0}{m^2} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx
\frac{(\Gamma/ T)^2}{x^2+(\Gamma/T)^2} \left[ -\frac{\partial
f_g(x)}{\partial x} \right].
\label{eq:resonantcond}
\end{equation}
The above expression determines the temperature dependence of the
resonance peak height at $T\ll\mu_g$.  Let us place the question - How
does the peak height depend on the statistical parameter $g=1/m$? If
$g$ is not small the resonance conductance is qualitatively the same
as that for fermions ($m=1$),
\begin{equation}
G_m^{(r)}(T) \simeq \frac{G_0}{m} \left\{ \begin{array}{lr} 1
-(A_m/m) (T/\Gamma)^2 , & T \ll\Gamma \\ B_m (\Gamma/T), & T
\gg\Gamma \end{array} \right.,
\label{eq:asymptotics}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}
A_{1/g} = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx\ x^2 \left[ -\frac{\partial
f_g(x)}{\partial x} \right]
\label{eq:A_m}
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}
B_{1/g} = \pi g \left[ -\frac{\partial f_g(x)}{\partial x}
\right]_{x=0}.
\label{eq:B_m}
\end{equation}
These coefficients can be evaluated as follows. With the help of
Eq.~(\ref{eq:implicit}) the derivative of the distribution function
can be expressed in the form
\begin{equation}
f_g^{\prime}(x) = - \frac{y(x)[1+y(x)]}{[g+y(x)]^3}
\label{eq:derivative}
\end{equation}
Inserting this expression into Eq.~(\ref{eq:A_m}) and changing the
integration variable from $x$ to $y$ one finds for any $g\neq 0$ that
the coefficient $A_{1/g}$ takes the same value as for fermions,
\begin{equation}
A_{1/g} = \int_0^{\infty}dy\frac{[g\ln y + (1-g)\ln(1+y)]^2} {(g +
y)^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{3}.
\label{eq:A_mindep}
\end{equation}
This is a remarkable fact - the coefficient $A_{1/g}$ does not depend
on the statistical parameter. In the next section it will be shown
that this very coefficient determines the heat conductance of
exclusons. The numerical coefficient $B_{1/g}$ on the other hand, does
depend on $g$ and takes the values: $B_1= \pi/4$, $B_2 =
4\pi/5\sqrt{5}$, $\ldots,$ $B_{m\gg 1}\sim m/\ln^{2}m$.

For decreasing values of the statistical parameter the temperature
dependence of the resonance conductance acquires new qualitative features.
Namely, the crossover from low-T to high-T behavior is transformed
into a wide region $\Gamma\ll T\ll m\Gamma$ where $G_m(T)$
for $m\gg 1$ depends
almost {\em linearly} on temperature (see Fig.1). To study this region
analytically it is tempting to use the bosonic limit. By expanding the
distribution function of exclusons in the vicinity of the bosonic
statistics ($g=0$) it is easy to show that first two terms of
$1/m$-expansion of resonant conductance, Eq.~(\ref{eq:resonantcond}),
take the form
\begin{equation}
G_{m\gg 1}^{(r)}(T) \simeq \frac{G_0}{m}\left\{1
-\frac{1}{m}\left[\gamma \psi^{\prime}(\gamma)-
\frac{1}{2\gamma}-1\right]\right\},
\label{eq:intermed}
\end{equation}
where $\gamma \equiv \Gamma/2\pi T$ and $\psi^{\prime} \equiv d^2\ln
\Gamma(x)/dx^2$ (here $\Gamma(x)$ is the gamma
function\cite{Gradshteyn80}). For finite $m$ the above expression
holds formally until the term in the square brackets is much smaller
than $m$. This restricts the temperature region where
Eq.~(\ref{eq:intermed}) could be at least qualitatively correct to
temperatures $T\ll\Gamma_m\equiv m\Gamma/\pi$. According to
Eq.~(\ref{eq:intermed}), at low temperatures ($T<\Gamma$) the
resonance conductance is still determined by the low-$T$ asymptotics
of Eq.~(\ref{eq:asymptotics}). However, for $m\gg 1$ there is a wide
temperature region $\Gamma<T \ll\Gamma_m$ where conductance depends
{\em linearly} on temperature, $G_{m\gg 1}^{(r)}(T) \simeq (G_0/m) (1
- T/\Gamma_m)$. It is only at temperatures $T>\Gamma_m\gg\Gamma$ that
the resonance conductance switches to the ordinary high-$T$
asymptotics. Notice that Eq.~(\ref{eq:intermed}) is not the true
asymptotic expansion because all higher terms in $1/m$ are represented
by divergent integrals. The formula is not quantitatively reliable and
can be regarded at most as an estimate. We presented it only to show
how the intermediate linear dependence on temperature appears in the
crossover region of Eq.~(\ref{eq:asymptotics}). It is worth noticing
that the widening of the crossover region is a specific feature of the
exclusion statistics for resonant tunneling. The above discussed
linear-$T$ regime is pronounced only for very small values of
statistical parameter $g$.

The considerations above dealt with the transport of fractionally
charged quasiparticles through a wire connected to reservoirs
containing the particles of the same charge and statistics. Although
theoretically conceivable, such situation is difficult to realize
experimentally. A more natural experimental setup would be a 1D system
of exclusons connected to leads containing noninteracting
electron. Does the conductance of a perfect "excluson wire" connected
to electron reservoirs depend on statistical parameter $g$? To solve
this problem honestly one needs to introduce a microscopical model of
fractional charge transport. In the phenomenological approach
developed above it is reasonable to consider the case when the
"excluson wire" is a metallic state characterized by a Fermi energy
$\varepsilon_F^{(ex)}$. When an electron passes through the
(presumably perfect) boundary to the "excluson wire" it is converted
into $m$ particles with fractional charge $q_m =e/m$. Therefore, the
fractional charge in the expression for the quasiparticle current will
be canceled by the extra factor $m$ in the density of exclusons. At
low temperatures and provided that there is no backscattering on the
boundaries, a voltage applied to the electron reservoirs will result
in a current through the system which will not depend on the
fractional charge. Formally, the above statement can be proved by
mapping the excluson model onto a LL model \cite{Wu95} (the mapping is
exact at $T=0$ and for the impurity-free case) and by recalling that
the conductance of a LL constriction connecting to reservoirs of
noninteracting electrons is $G_0=(2s+1)e^2/h$.
\cite{Maslov95Ponomarenko95Shafi95}

\section{Thermoelectric Effects}

In the previous section we showed that the Landauer's formula for
conductance can be applied to particles with exclusion
statistics. Could we expand this claim to all transport coefficients?
Since this is not evident from a general point-of-view, we at first
derive the expressions for heat conductance $K_g(T)$ and
thermoelectric cross coefficients $\Lambda_g(T)$ using the approach
developed in Ref. \onlinecite{Sivam86}.

Knowing the explicit expression for the grand thermodynamic potential
of exclusons, Eq.~(\ref{eq:thermopot}), it is easy to show that the
entropy of the ideal gas of exclusons takes the form
\begin{eqnarray}
S_g & = & -\sum_{j} \left\{ f_g(\varepsilon_j) \ln f_g(\varepsilon_j)
     + [1-gf_g(\varepsilon_j)] \ln[1-gf_g(\varepsilon_j)]
     \right. \nonumber \\ & & \left. - [1+(1-g)f_g(\varepsilon_j)]
     \ln[1+(1-g)f_g(\varepsilon_j)] \right\},
\label{eq:entropy}
\end{eqnarray}
where $f_g(\varepsilon_j)$ is the distribution function of exclusons
obtained from Eqs~.(\ref{eq:distribution}) and (\ref{eq:implicit}). In
the limiting cases of $g=1$ and $g=0$, Eq.~(\ref{eq:entropy})
transforms into a well-known formula for the entropy of the ideal
fermion and boson gases, respectively. With the entropy of exclusons
at hand one can (following Ref. \onlinecite{Sivam86}) perform all the
transformations leading to the expressions for the heat conductance
and the coefficient $\Lambda_g(T)$. Using Eqs.~(\ref{eq:distribution})
and (\ref{eq:implicit}) one can show that the desired quantities are
determined by the same general formulae as for ordinary
particles,\cite{Sivam86}
\begin{equation}
K_g(T) = \frac{(2s+1)}{h} \int_0^{\infty} d\varepsilon
\frac{(\varepsilon -\mu_g)^2}{T} T_t(\varepsilon) \left[
-\frac{\partial f_g(\varepsilon)} {\partial\varepsilon} \right].
\label{eq:thermocond}
\end{equation}
A similar expression [but linear on $(\varepsilon-\mu_g)$] stands for
the thermoelectric coefficient $\Lambda_g$.

The analysis of Eq.~(\ref{eq:thermocond}) is straightforward. At low
temperatures, $T\ll\mu_g$, one can replace the transmission
probability by the energy-independent factor $T_t(\mu_g)$. Then, the
heat conductance reads
\begin{equation}
K_g(T) = \frac{1}{h} T A_{1/g} T_t(\mu_g),
\label{eq:thermosimple}
\end{equation}
where the numerical factor $A_{1/g}$ is defined by Eqs.~(\ref{eq:A_m})
and (\ref{eq:A_mindep}). Since the above coefficient does not depend
on the statistical parameter, the low-$T$ heat transport of exclusons
is determined by the same formulae as for free fermions. Analogously,
the thermoelectric coefficient of exclusons in the limit
$\mu_g/T\rightarrow\infty$ vanishes irrespective of the value of $g$,
\begin{equation}
\Lambda_g(T) \propto \int_0^{\infty}dy\frac{g\ln y + (1-g)\ln(1+y)}
{(g+y)^2} \equiv 0.
\label{eq:thermoelect}
\end{equation}
We remark that for bosonic statistics the limit $g\rightarrow 0$ in
Eq.~(\ref{eq:thermocond}) should be taken before $T\rightarrow 0$. For
the case of neutral bosons ($g=0,\mu_b = 0$) the resulting heat
conductance is sensitive to the energy dependence of the transmission
probability at low energies. For a perfect channel ($T_t=1$) and
spinless particles, we obtain
\begin{equation}
K_{g\rightarrow 0}(T,\mu_g\rightarrow 0) = \frac{\pi^2}{3}
\frac{1}{h}T,
\label{eq:thermoperfect}
\end{equation}
which again coincides exactly with that for fermions.

An important characteristic of metallic systems is the ratio between
the heat and electric conductances, $L(T)=K(T)/TG(T)$, known as the
Lorentz number. [For Fermi liquids, $L_0=(\pi^2/3)(1/e)^2$].
According to Eqs.~(\ref{eq:condsimple}) and (\ref{eq:thermosimple})
this quantity for exclusons, though temperature independent for
$T\ll\mu_g$, depends on the statistical parameter $L_g = L_0/g$. This
result coincides exactly with that for an infinite Luttinger
liquid.\cite{Kane96}

\acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Brazilian Agency CAPES. I.K. thanks the
Physics Department at PUC-Rio (Rio de Janeiro) for the hospitality.

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AEOS Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Not Avengers. Not The Hobbit. Not the first of The Hunger Games or the last of Twilight produced the most anticipated hype for movies in 2012. I still believe that The Dark Knight Rises was the most anticipated film of the year. You can even add in a Tom Hooper and Quentin Tarantino flick near Oscar movie season, and I still hold firm in casting Nolan's ending Batman in that top spot.
And with so much hoopla surrounding a film, only the inevitable seems probable, right? In other words, it's not really possible for a movie to fulfill the impossible expectations that we, as film viewers, critics, audience, or even your average, everyday film-goers, have placed upon the film and shoulders of one Christopher Nolan, right?
Code language aside, The Dark Knight Rises was faced with an uphill battle the moment The Dark Knight hit theaters back in 2008. With a Batman movie receiving that kind of critical acclaim and love from critics and audiences together, how could the now much-recognized director deliver on an even higher and better level? He still has all the same people in his pockets–his brother, Jonathan, as co-writer; his cast with Christian Bale and Michael Caine leading; his composer, Hans Zimmer; his executive producer, Michael Uslan–the list goes on of course. But can the same team of people create an even better film?
With the unexpected death of Heath Ledger, perhaps there were minor (or major) script changes following The Dark Knight. Regardless, following TDK's massive success came the decision to finish the series with a final film, thus creating another trilogy film set–and according to some (and me in that group)–the best film trilogy made yet. But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
This Is Not a Summary
I met up with my film buddy, Fredo, from FilmYarn yesterday to record a podcast on the film. When he posts it, I'll be sure to include a link here. Before recording, one idea we talked about was how oftentimes many film reviews are just pretty summaries of the film. Am I guilty of doing that? Oh yes. Multiple times, in fact. But in order to offer something I hope will be a little fresher, I'm working extra hard with this "review" in order to make it not just a film review reiterating plot points, but something a little different, and hopefully something that will boost some outside-of-the-box thoughts and discussion from you guys.
My Initial Reaction(s)
I forced myself to not write this review until I had seen the film at least twice. Often when I see a film a second time, I have a very different reaction. I'm happy to say that this was the case, even though I didn't even allow 24 hours between my two viewings.
After I saw TDKR for the first time, I loved it. Thought it was great. But I couldn't dispose of the nagging feeling in my head that TDK was better, superior, and overall the better film of the two. And that was frustrating, because this was the END! Never again will I get to see a new Nolan Batman film and compare. Regardless, I went back the following day and caught an afternoon viewing with a friend who had yet to see it. The result this time?
Still, I loved it. But my complaints had narrowed considerably. I liked it probably ten times better than the first viewing. Partly, because I caught quite a few more things the second time around, and was able to better relax while watching. Any movie that has a decent amount of depth and plot usually requires me to view it twice minimum in order to get out as much as possible about a film.
Comparison to Its Older Cousin, Spiderman 2
Although this may seem like an odd comparison, I felt like I kept seeing parts of Sam Raimi's Spiderman 2 while watching. Spiderman 2, was, in fact my favorite of Raimi's Spiderman trilogy, as well as the best-reviewed of the three. That point aside, consider the plot of Spiderman 2. In the opening scene, Peter Parker loses his job. Mary-Jane is with another guy. Peter gives up being Spiderman for a short time. The guy is picked apart and stripped down. It isn't until he hits his lowest point that he regains speed, reclaims his title as Spiderman, fights the bad guys, and reunites with the girl.
In TDKR, in an effort to not spoil or give anything away (in this section), I'll hold off on revealing too much. Essentially, however, the same idea takes place; any person who has viewed the trailer can piece that together. The idea is in the title–the action on Batman's part, "rises"–implies that he must be low in order to rise. This idea moves me into the next thought I had . . . .
Metaphorical vs. Heavy-Handed
Fredo and I argued about whether TDKR treated its theme as a metaphor in a literal sense, or was it really just Christopher Nolan being heavy-handed in over-exaggerating the theme? I, for one, vote on the side of metaphorical. Picking up where I left off, Batman is in a low place, and therefore must rise. Several parts of the film adopted the idea of being low in order to rise. Various scenes were filmed underground. Bruce Wayne/Batman started off the film in a low place–weak mentally, physically, and emotionally. Even the time of day/weather played a role in literally rising.
Fredo saw this use of emphasizing the theme of rising as more like banging the audience over the head with a hammer constantly. It wasn't just enough to have Batman rise to the occasion, to rise to the problems of Gotham and put his best foot forward; Nolan had to emphasize the idea of rising in multiple outlets and formats throughout the film. While I very much appreciated the purposefulness of it all, others, like Fredo, did not.
For those of you who saw the film, would you consider the film more metaphorical, or handled far too heavy? For those of you who have not seen it, please take this idea in mind and let me know what you think when you do see it!
It's Such a Nolan Film
Anyone who has seen multiple Nolan films will agree that TDKR follows the same formula of his other films. Every scene, every piece of dialogue, every action, every tangible and intangible element has a purpose and point for being in its place at its time in the film. Everything is planned out. His films are literally puzzles, and each scene acts as a piece that must be placed at a specific time and place in the correct space.
The element of time, while is important for the film, doesn't bear the necessity it does in his other films. In Memento, the time functioned in a more nonlinear structure. In Inception, time could be extended in various levels of dream stages, thus elongating itself in order for certain actions to take place. Nolan's Batman films don't quite restructure time like his others; however, time plays an essential role in certain actions needing to take place.
The film contained quite a few flashbacks in order to successfully tell the story. Nolan loves him some flashbacks. He makes great use of the device in The Prestige, Inception, and Memento. The flashbacks tell a great story that reveals pertinent information in the film.
Ensemble Cast from Heaven
In his review of the film, Richard Roeper called watching this cast work as "movie heaven." Even with TDKR's flaws, the cast really pulled out all the stops. There wasn't a weak force on screen. Anne Hathaway was a stand-out just for not screwing up the role. Viewers went into the film with the lowest expectations for her, and she turned around and surprised many of us, including me.
Complaints have been made regarding Tom Hardy's Bane. I talk more about his motivations in the Closing Thoughts/Queries section, but speaking just on his performance, I'd have to say he was nothing short of excellent. Talking with that device over his face had to be pretty difficult to deal with. He was menacing and expressed himself through his eyes, and while he might not have "stolen" scenes, he certainly took center stage when he was on screen.
The scenes shared between Christian Bale and Michael Caine were some of the strongest. My one big frustration (SPOILER) was Alfred going MIA the entire second half of the film.
Full Circle . . . for the Fans
SPOILERS AHEAD!
And now I can't hold back from spoiling parts, because in order to appreciate the idea that TDKR fulfilled Nolan's Batman in such a satisfying way, one has to point out those lovely gifts Nolan wrote into the film. Getting to see Liam Neeson in a few short scenes as Ra's al Ghul was such a treat. To learn of his connection in TDKR with Miranda Tate as his daughter, his heir who desires to finish his legacy, really makes it feel like we're watching a finished, fulfilled version of Batman Begins.
Cillian Murphy returning for a couple short scenes as a crazy version of himself (was he really being Scarecrow?) felt like Nolan just saying to the fans, "Here ya go, fans. Enjoy." Even when the prisoners were released to run about and eventually engage in battle, I was again reminded of Batman Begins. I felt like TDKR had quite a few parts that mirrored Batman Begins.
Closing Thoughts/Queries
What did you think of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robin? Do you think the idea of leaving the Batman legacy to Robin was a smart choice? I, for one, enjoyed the reveal at the end, even though there were little hints dropped throughout the film if you hadn't already caught on that JGL fit the Robin profile exactly.
Did the ending feel like Inception to anyone else aside from me? Two different people afterwards asked me if that end scene was a dream. I'm not sure whether to laugh or consider the possibility! But really, I don't believe it was a dream.
Can someone please fill me in on what exactly Bane's intention was? He kills, kills, kills. He constructs these nearly flawless plans to destroy Gotham and its inhabitants. You can't tell me he did this all for the love of a woman. While the fake-out at the end revealing Miranda Tate as the villain was a little surprising, it really makes Bane's motivations fall apart at the seams.
Did anyone else wish that the Joker story would have been closed? Every villain in all three films–except the Joker–was brought up in some way. Ra's al Ghul, Scarecrow, Two-Face/Harvey Dent, and of course the two in the film, Catwoman and Bane, all had a place.
So many films end with the hero sacrificing himself by destroying something bad in order to save a place. In Lord of the Rings, Frodo sacrificed himself to destroy the Ring to save Middle-Earth. In The Avengers, Iron Man sacrificed himself to destroy a missile to save New York City. In Captain America, the captain sacrificed himself. Even Jack Bauer in 24 was about to fly a plane down in order to save the world, or something like that. The Dark Knight Rises follows suite: Batman sacrifices himself to destroy a time bomb to save Gotham. Yet all the heroes live in the end. Would it have been a better ending for Batman to die?
We have to compare (of course), so did you dig The Dark Knight or The Dark Knight Rises more? Was either one a better film than the other? While in some aspects I consider The Dark Knight the better film, I couldn't imagine Rises being any better than it was. It completed a trilogy. It brought the series full circle. It even had hints of humor that the previous two films lacked. It pulled out all the stops, was epic in almost every proportion possible.
I'll really miss this series. I believe it's the best film trilogy made yet. Although the goodbye is bittersweet, I can't help but wonder, what is Christopher Nolan going to do next?
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We Are All Actors
"For better or for worse, the world of motion pictures has grown extensively within the larger world of so-called realities. But the film world is not foreign to the "real" world — the two are affiliated so intimately that they can be seen essentially to be made of the same fabric. Everyone is, in a sense, an actor and the world has often been compared to the stage by poets and philosophers. In point of fact, much of what passes for "action" in modern life can be called little but "acting," and so the larger world has little ground to regard only the film world as being imitative.
In the film world, the actor has to think, feel and act according to the pattern held before him — to mirror, though temporarily, the personality of the character being portrayed by him. This can be said to be true to a considerable extent of those outside the world of motion pictures who struggle to follow the conventional pattern of living as they imagine it is expected of them, even if it cramps their inner individual expression. This is so not only figuratively but literally. While looking in the mirror, people often see themselves more through the eyes of others than through their own. The reflected image evokes in their minds the impression they will make on others and the expectations which others have of them — and the best that most can do is to try to look the part they play. Thus, the mirror literally and figuratively has become such a seemingly indispensable part of modern life that we might almost name this age a mirror-civilization.
When the actor plays the part of a king, he knows it to be an illusion and has, in a sense, an advantage over the king in the outer world who is not necessarily aware of any illusion. Both, however, are equally helpless in their failure to find the Real. No one condemns the actor who plays the part of an emperor or reformer as being a hypocrite, for although he appears to be what he is not, his honesty is taken for granted because his audience knows that he is acting a part. But there are many outside the world of stage and screen who, in actual life, do not appear what they really are.
The former are on the screen of their creation; the latter are behind the screen of their creation.
There are specific claims and privileges as well as specific duties and potentialities that no actor can afford to ignore. An actor who may be technically faultless in his part is yet trivial and worthless if he tries to evade his inherent spiritual potential. The film world cannot escape its obligations to the larger world on which it makes so substantial an impression, and these obligations demand that its spiritual potential take precedence over the desire to make money. The cine-writers [screenwriters], the producers and the actors should realize their spiritual potential instead of looking at their art merely or mainly as a business. The more vividly they realize this, the more dignified and satisfactory will be the results of their efforts, and their inner account with themselves will be vastly gratifying even though the same might not be said of their account in the bank. If the film world cannot or will not give the greatest importance to this spiritual potential, it is a failure.
The ordinary man, whose urgent need is to relax from the stress of life, to lessen the sense of insecurity and try to fill the emptiness within (for which greed and war are mostly responsible) turns instinctively to the fleeting diversion of entertainment. And the film world affords this to a great extent. Therefore the film world, which still has one of the greatest scopes for influencing the lives of myriads, should ask itself whether it is utilizing its spiritual potential to the full so that man may be helped in his search for Truth, or whether it is merely pandering to his pleasure of the false; whether it is encouraging and inspiring youth to face the responsibilities of the world of tomorrow, or retarding youth's inner growth with an overdose of sex and violent crime films; and whether it is striving after wealth and fame at the cost of man's inherent thirst for the spiritual and uplifting.
The correct solution of every problem can come only from Indivisible Truth. There can be no factitious cleavage in the unity of life by magnifying the often fallacious distinctions between theory and practice, the artificial and the natural, the real and the false. The emphasis of every aspect of the One Indivisible Life must be on the underlying unity, not on apparent differences — and this applies with as much force to those in the film world as to those in the outer world.
The great initiator of the Truth of your being is divine love — love that burns the limiting self, that disarms all fears, that rises above temptations, that is deaf to the voices of lust and jealousy, that expresses the infinite spiritual potential. Those in the film world have also to play their part unreservedly in the divine game of life, aspiring to the highest within man. Then only can they find real beauty; and then only can they fully express it.
The spiritual potential of those in the film world, though in no way different from that of those outside it, must often be differently expressed. You can, even as an actor, experience and express divinity. In the world of the motion picture and by its means, you can learn and you can teach. But if you do not find love or happiness, truth or fulfillment in yourself, you cannot truly impart them to your audience. You cannot inspire unless you are yourself inspired, nor can you awaken love in insensitive souls without yourself being pierced by it.
The actor has to realize that real and living beauty is made manifest only by discovering and releasing the spiritual potential within himself. Artifice can, no doubt, do much to heighten the fresh and radiant beauty that is natural to youth. But this is artifice and not art, and such transient beauty is poles apart from real beauty. Without vision your art will be shallow; do not therefore hesitate to glean that vision from the Great Ones. This will give you a living inspiration, bringing fulfillment in your life.
So my message to the film world is: Do not play to the gallery or the salary, but play to the Infinite within. Live in the presence of God, even while acting your part, so that you can be true to yourself, to your partners and employers, and to the larger and One Indivisible Life of which you are each an inseparable part. If the world is a stage, God is the only producer, and you can never be anything but a trivial actor if you are not in unison with Him."
– Meher Baba
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angulam August 28, 2014 — 10:08 pm
brilliant post, loved this quote "Do not play to the gallery or the salary, but play to the Infinite within". priceless advice indeed…
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Have you considered that, once a client accesses an EFS-encrypted file on an SMB network share, that the file is decrypted on the server and then transmitted un-encrypted/"cleartext" over the network?
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http://blogs.msdn.com/b/openspecification/archive/2012/10/05/encryption-in-smb-3-0-a-protocol-perspective.aspx


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"One Belt One Road" – China has great Ambitions to invest in BiH
BiH has a lot to offer to China, which has great wishes and ambitions to invest and cooperate with BiH in many sectors, as noted on a high-level meeting "One Belt One Road: Reforms and regional perspectives", which was organized by the Foundation of the society with joint values and the Center for promotion and development of the initiative " One Belt One Road ".
"Reforms and opening did not only change China but they also made their impact on the world. The new round of scientific and industrial revolution gave us opportunities, but they also brought great challenges," said the Ambassador of China to BiH, Chen Bo.
She also noted the importance of this meeting, and added that participants will consider development and cooperation between China and Europe from the view of the Western Balkans countries, as well as Central and Eastern European countries.
The founder of the Foundation of the society with joint values Zlatko Lagumdzija noted that the participants of the meeting will discuss the topic of reflections of reforms in China after 40 years as well as the experiences of the large historical project " One Belt One Road".
Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH Sefik Dzaferovic noted that BiH is in the "16 + 1" group and that the membership in the EU and NATO are the main goals of the foreign policy of BiH, as well as cooperation with all other countries of good will.
He believes that the initiative "One Belt One Road" is very interesting and important for BiH and that we need to use all opportunities in the world for investment in BiH with the aim of creating new workplaces and raising living standards.
"This meeting represents a contribution to that policy in BiH, which is a policy of mutual respect and benefit, and it is very useful to our country," stated Dzaferovic.
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Категории: Артбуки, энциклопедии
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This oversized hardcover is the ultimate companion to the award-winning video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and includes material from its DLC packs. Witness the making of a champion! This book features: * Nearly 50 pages of sketches and official illustrations from Takumi Wada * 296 Pages of design artwork and commentary about the making of the game from creators * 55 Page historical section that divulges an in-depth history of the Hyrule of Breath of the Wild. * Interviews with key members of the development team including Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Satoru Takizawa, Takumi Wada, and Eiji Aonuma Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on The Legend of Zelda franchise with the New York Times best selling The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts, and The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia which detail the first 30 years of this historic video game franchise!
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Q: DocType Definitions? I know there are different doctypes for html and xhtml as well as between strict, transitional, etc. but will someone encounter errors if using transitional html but declaring the doctype as xhtml transitional? Is this a bad habit to develop, or is it completely flexible? Are there some errors that could happen that I am not seeing, or could it affect things such as CSS negatively? I've been working with precoded pages and packages lately and connecting them and some use html 4.01 transitional, some use xhtml 1.0 transitional and I'm curious what, if any, conflicts I could have later down the line. Thanks!

A: Browsers don't care what the Doctype is beyond it being a Magic String that triggers Standards Mode, Almost Standards Mode or Quirks mode.
You should use the correct Doctype so that you can use a validator as a useful QA tool instead of one that throws up lots of errors because you write XHTML with an HTML Doctype.

A: (List of DOCTYPE declarations: http://www.w3.org/QA/2002/04/valid-dtd-list.html)
XHTML doctypes are meant for XHTML files, while HTML doctypes are meant for HTML files.
That said, none of the browsers differentiate between XHTML and HTML by looking at the doctype declaration; they all determine the file type by the MIME type. So you don't actually get errors, it's only a bad habit.
By the way, your question is titled "DocType Definitions" but that's not really correct: the prolog on top of your document is called a Doctype declaration. The Doctype definition, or DTD, is the markup of the syntax you can use for your document, in the .dtd file.


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