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Ann O'Hara Graff Award and Nomination Process
The Women's Consultation in Constructive Theology annually grants the Ann O'Hara Graff Memorial Award to a woman scholar of the Catholic Theological Society of America.
The award is granted annually at the CTSA annual convention.
1. To honor the memory and work of Ann O'Hara Graff's scholarship and mentorship.
2. To recognize women whose work exemplifies Graff's own commitment to the integration of faith and scholarship, and to advocacy for women in the
3. To acknowledge women who mentor and support of women in the broadest sense of church.
4. To value women who are contributing to the renewal of theology by their constructive work.
The woman scholar who is honored shall receive a plaque of recognition, a gift certificate for a memorial plant, a traveling vase (passed from honoree to honoree), and flowers.
The award recipient will be featured on the CTSA website.
Nominations for the Award**
1. Nominees should be active members of the Society at the time of the nomination.
2. Nominations are solicited every year at Convention during the Women's Consultation Session and the Women's Consultation lunch.
3. Nominations are solicited every year with a call to the full membership in the late summer or early fall.
** Given the rich variety of women who are nominated every year, the selection committee for the award not only reviews the most recent nominations (i.e. from 2019 for the 2020 award) but the past several years of nominations.
Criteria of Selection
1. Embodies Ann O'Hara Graff's commitment to the integration of faith and scholarship.
2. Exemplifies Graff's commitment to advocacy and support of women in the academy and the broadest sense of church.
3. Contributions to the renewal of theology by their constructive work.
Additional Selection Considerations
Given the numerous women scholars in theology who meet the criteria above, consideration is also given to balancing a) mid-career with later career or emerita scholars; b) honoring women already well known and awarded in other venues, and women who have made substantial contributions but are not as recognized or acknowledged publicly; c) all types of diversity (fields of study, representative of all women in the guild). These things are considered in order to over the years showcase, acknowledge, and highlight the vast diversity of women in theology.
Given the array of women scholars in theology who meet the criteria above the committee seeks to make sure that collectively the awardees showcase, acknowledge, and highlight the diversity of women's theological work.
Ann O'Hara Graff Memorial Award Committee
The Ann O'Hara Graff Memorial Award Committee is composed of the Award Convener, the two co-conveners, treasurer, secretary, and steering committee of the Women's Consultation in Constructive Theology,
Once consensus is reach amongst the Award committee regarding the recipient the Award Convener notifies the CTSA conference planning committee and the award recipient.
Members of the Committee vary year to year as people rotate on and off the steering committee.
Presentation of the Award
The Ann O'Hara Graff Award Convener of the Women's Consultation in Constructive presents the award at the Women's Consultation Session at the CTSA annual convention.


In celebration of the beginning of a brand-new school year, we talk with Ex Fabula storyteller Rissie Lundberg, Mathematics teacher at Divine Savior Holy Angels High School. At an Ex Fabula event last year, Rissie shared her experience as one of three generations of teachers at DSHA. We followed up with Rissie to hear about why she loves teaching so much, and how the community can come together to support our educators.
Help United Way welcome students to the new school year! We are looking for groups of volunteers to cheer students on as they enter their schools on Day One, September 5th. Learn more and register to attend.
Hear more great stories at the upcoming free, curated StorySlam at the Milwaukee Art Museum on September 7. Learn more.
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Rape, sexual battery reported to Title IX Office
Observer Staff Report | Monday, December 28, 2020
A sexual battery offense and a rape were reported to the University Title IX Office, according to the University crime log from Oct. 23 and Nov. 16 respectively.
According to the crime log, the alleged rape happened Nov. 13, 2020 and was reported the same day. The alleged incident happened on campus in a south side men's residence hall.
The alleged sexual battery occurred between Jan. 1, 1998 and Jan. 1, 1999 and was reported Oct. 6, 2020. While the alleged incident took place on campus, the precise location was not recorded.
Information about sexual assault prevention and resources for survivors of sexual assault are available online from the NDPD and Title IX office websites.
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Anne Grgich, known for her complex mixed media and collage technique, has been creating art since her teenage years. Her work has been a sustaining force in her life, through experiences such as joining and retreating from a cult, and an abusive marriage. Grgich moved to Seattle in 1987 and has been shown extensively in the Pacific Northwest and throughout the United States.
In Grgich's pieces, a psychological intensity is found in her heavily worked surfaces, built up from layer upon layer of fragmented, obscured images that coalesce into a compositional whole. In addition to her own work, she gives classes in art making and maintains an online message group about self-taught art.


Rare stone villa with the sea on one side and a large flat garden with mature trees on the other. This is an exceptional property in a very peaceful setting, for a holiday at any time of year. Located near the rather sophisticated village of Sarzeau 3km where you will find a very good range of shops two supermarkets and a good outdoor market. Superb sandy beaches 3 km. Saint Malo 197 km, Dinan airport 200 km and Nantes airport 111 km. The historic town of Vannes is just 23 km around the Gulf of Morbihan. In an exceptionally peaceful location, it is as near as you can get to the sensation of being in a boat yet you are still on dry land and it is safe for children.
Villa covering 110 m² on two floors, 2 bedrooms and a screened gallery bedroom, 2 bath/shower rooms.
The upper floor gallery (access via a spiral staircase from the living room) has a double bedroom (140cm wide bed) with fixed concertina partition for reasonable privacy and a washroom with toilet en-suite.
The ground floor comprises a living room with a snug offering fantastic views of the sea, a split stable type door opens to the front patio which is ideal for breakfast in the shade and you can easily move the table and chairs under the shade of the huge pine tree for lunch. A relatively modern, fully-equipped kitchen (with gas hob, oven, microwave, two fridge/freezers, coffee maker etc.) with open doorways both onto the living room on one side and the dining room on the other. The dining room has a large window offering amazing views of the sea and it is a joy to watch the tide come and go as you eat with the sun setting over the sea in the evening.
Large double bedroom (1 x 140cm wide bed) and a large twin bedroom (2 x 90cm wide beds) which both open onto the patio. Bathroom and a shower room, separate toilet.
The garden is lovely and tranquil and you can really appreciate nature here, the sea, the birds and plants are all so enjoyable. There is direct access to the sea from a path just outside the garden gate and it is pleasant to sit on the rocks and watch the wild birds or pick up shells though it is not a place you would bathe generally there is no one else in sight.
The house is located in the bay of Morbihan which has a very big tide and the nearby salt flats are protected areas for wild birds. Just ten minutes drive to the south there are fabulous sandy beaches and the open sea which are ideal for bathing though it's very nice to return to the complete tranquillity of the house and garden.
To the west is Arzon and there is a lovely walk from Port du Crouesty to Port Navalo which you can do with a pushchair, there you can appreciate the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan and take boat trips to two of the islands. To the east is Vannes where you can buy exceptionally fresh fish and seafood at Les Halles and a little further along there is Carnac which has a huge, very child-friendly, wide, gently sloping beach and a vast area with the biggest concentration of standing stones in the world (the petit train visit is ideal for small children).
There is no internet but pretty decent 3g and occasional 4g mobile reception.
Property made available in good order and fully equipped. Local taxes (unless specified otherwise in the villa description), reasonable consumption of services including water, gas and electricity. Garden maintenance.
Refundable cash deposit €500 payable locally. Linen not included. Obligatory final cleaning charge payable locally 50€. Heating for the house and firewood payable locally. Additional services (where available) including cleaning, babysitting and cooking.
This "little house in the Gulf" is a rarity ... a happy place.
We have known the house for many years and still appreciate it so much.
Our friends, who discovered it with us, were delighted.
The person (mandated by Mrs Moreau the owner), who welcomed us and handed us the keys, is very serious and professional.
The house meets the criteria stated in the advertisement. However the rental rate is somewhat high. The owner was charming and gave us a warm welcome.
The house is in an amazing location, beautiful scenery, the photos do not do it justice. Very comfortable, lots of space, owner very helpful and welcoming. We had a fantastic holiday and hope to return!
The owner Mme Moreau could not come but she sent a very friendly person and she welcomed us with a bottle of wine and a specialty of Brittany. The house was entirely consistent with our expectation and withdrawn enough to be nice and quiet. Great vacation.
Really nothing negative to say. In our view the photos on the site don´t do the property justice. Really rare, quiet and more than waterfront. Simple but comfortable and enjoyable. I will return.


The Startup Phase is a Risky Time for Businesses.
Each year, the rising percentage of failed startups is astounding. What are the best ways to set up an organizational structure, market business, and increase sales in this uncertain stage of the game? How will you stay afloat and rise above the competition? More importantly, what can be done to avoid joining the growing number of unsuccessful businesses?
In this ebook, we will explore common mistakes made by startups and how to avoid them.


Rustication from the institution .
Explusion from the institution and consequent debarring from admission to any other institution.
Rigorous imprisonment up to three year (This will depend upon the nature and gravity of the offence as established by the court of law).
As per the order of Honorable Supreme Court of India victim of ragging or his/her parents / guardians can file FIR. directly with the police.
To avoid punishment, the students are advised to strictly refrain themselves from indulging in any act of ragging.
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Bethlehem Globe
SOCCER SCHEDULE UP TO DEC. 18 FIXED
Bethlehem Steel has Four More Games in First Leg of League Race.
TWO TEAMS OFF THE LIST
Several important matters were transacted at the special meeting of the American Soccer League in Providence on Wednesday night, among which the advisability of increasing the price of admission to games was discussed, together with arranging the schedule necessary since Philadelphia and Hartford are no longer members of the league. The revised schedule was arranged up to and including December 18.
The games for Bethlehem follow:
Nov. 19 – Brooklyn at Bethlehem.
Nov. 20 – Bethlehem at New York Giants.
Nov. 26 – Giants at Bethlehem.
Nov. 27 – Bethlehem at Fall River.
Dec. 3 – Fall River at Bethlehem.
Dec. 4 – Bethlehem at Newark.
Dec. 10 – Newark at Bethlehem.
Dec. 11 – Bethlehem at Brooklyn.
Dec. 17 – Providence at Bethlehem.
Dec. 18 – Bethlehem at Providence.
Four more games remain for Bethlehem in the first half of the schedule, of which Fall River here on Saturday and Providence to follow later, are the only home games. On three other occasions the Steelmen will be away for games against Boston, Fall River and New York Giants.
The increase in the price of admission for all American Soccer League games and which his fixed by the league executives, was freely discussed. IT is proposed to increase the admission to 75 cents or one dollar. A vote will be taken on the proposition at a meeting to be held two weeks hence. Fall River, New Bedford, Bethlehem and Coats are the only clubs that have established 50 cents as the price of admission. General admission at Boston and Providence is 70 cents while Newark, Giants, Nationals and Brooklyn have the standard set at one dollar.
The much heralded Stevenson case was finally disposed of when Providence, a club managed by Sam Fletcher, former Bethlehem player, decided to withdraw its legal action against the league. As a result the action taken last night means that Stevenson stands suspended. Stevenson is accused of jumping a contract.
Bethlehem was invited to journey to New Bedford for an exhibition game on Thanksgiving Day and the offer is receiving serious consideration. It is also understood that some tentative plans for a game in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day are being negotiated.


We've all had the experience with our smart-phone, tablet or computer when it didn't act like it was supposed to. It stopped doing something it was designed to do or it started doing something that didn't make sense.
The remedy is usually to simply shut down and restart your device – to perform a RESET. By doing this we force all the programs that are actively or passively running to stop, and we clear out the memory.
The more we use a devise, the more frequent a RESET is needed.
I have found this to be true of my life. Sometimes God encourages us to press the reset button and other times He hits it without our permission.
I have seen things in myself that are unhelpful, unhealthy and uncharacteristic. While this is not new for me, it has been more acute lately. And, in some ways, I've felt like I've not been functioning properly – not living out who God has made me to be.
So, God hit my RESET button.
In my current RESET moment, I've watched things slowly power down both in my life and in the life of The Noble Heart. Without any ability to stop the power-down / power-up cycle, I've simply had to let it run its process, believing that God knows what He is after.
I'm beginning to see a little more clearly how God is moving me back to my original position (who I was meant to be), a correct position (for more healing) and into a new setting (so that the life of God in me and my work can be more easily seen).
Resets bring re-calibration. I have a mechanical postal scale at the office. After months of repeatedly putting weight on it, it becomes misaligned and inaccurate. I have to physically turn the needle back to its original position (zero) where it is supposed to be when it's at rest. I could discontinue to use it because it is slightly off, but I don't. I simply reset it and it fully does what it's designed to do and what I need it to do.
This is true of our life and calling as well. Over time the weight of life causes us to be misaligned and inaccurate, so periodic resets or re-calibration are needed. What may feel like a season of loss during a reset is actually a season of gain.
Let me encourage you to choose a reset weekend (maybe even a week or a month). Shut down all the programs that are actively or passively running in your heart and then restart them fresh and uncluttered.
If God has initiated a RESET in your life and calling, be assured that He knows what He is after and prepare for the restart. It's coming.
You have hit the nail on the head (for me).
I NEED to be reset! I pray that God orchestrates this for me.
God has pressed Reset with me numerous times. His faithfulness has allowed me to survive and thrive.
I'm just finishing up The Shemitah by Rabii Jonathan Cohn. We are currently in the season of God's reset so this is a good and timely word for us believers.
Interesting insight that the more something is used, the more it needs a reset.
I eagerly await to here more about what this reset means for you. And once again your transparency blesses and amazes me.
Thank you Mark. I will let you know.
Times and seasons, God is at work to reset the vision as well! Pray for me and I for you my brother!
Will do, Michael. Let's partner-up on this.
This post/email came at exactly the right time. I lost my job in April and have seen our finances dwindle to practically nothing…again. I'm resting in His peace and this post helped solidify that. Thank you thank you thank you for WHO He has called you to be and for how He still powerfully uses you.
Jeff, thank you. I'm grateful that the way God has encouraged me has encouraged you.
For some time now I have been in a place of closed doors in my Christian life. Hopes and expectations for open doors on my schedule and time have been silenced (or at least quieted). Definitely hard to trust God in these seasons, however He has given me reminders from His word throughout this protracted period of waiting: Jeremiah 17:7,8 along with Jeremiah 29:11-13. The message is to seek Him with all your heart. I truly believe this message is for another brother / sister facing this same place in his / her life.
Why can't God just get things right the first time?
We've already has one re-set with Noah, how come he still hasn't got things right?


Keri Blakinger Dec. 17, 2017 Updated: Dec. 17, 2017 12:27 p.m.
Deaths behind bars are on the rise, and a recently released study offers dozens of recommendations to combat everything from suicide to illness.
The number of inmates who died while locked up has increased every year since 2010, reaching 4,980 in 2014. State prisoners saw a higher death rate in 2014 - 275 per 10,000 - than any other year since data collection started in 2001. Suicides in particular spiked, with a 30 percent increase from 2013 to 2014.
That's all according to Bureau of Justice Statistic data compiled in RAND's "Caring for those in Custody" report. The recommendations are the fruits of a multiyear research effort sponsored by the National Institute of Justice to understand the rising death rate. A panel of 16 correctional administrators, researchers and healthcare workers collaborated over the course of a two-day workshop to identify 121 needs for reducing mortality.
"The challenges are daunting," the report notes. "However, most forms of mortality in correctional facilities are predictable and therefore preventable."
Suicides are less common in prisons but have been the leading cause of deaths in jails every year since 2000. Accordingly, the experts recommended evidence-based suicide prevention strategies, expanded use of surveillance cameras, incentivized retrofitting of cells to reduce risk and more research around prison suicide.
Homicides are hard to predict and relatively rare, the report found. In state facilities, the rate is 7 per 100,000 - about 2.4 percent of in-custody deaths. Those numbers are also on the rise in recent years, but only after a long-term downward trend. In jails, the numbers are pretty stable and a little lower.
The experts also looked at methods for reducing substance-related deaths, accidental deaths and deaths from illness and disease, which account for the majority of prison fatalities.


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Q: Docker Fluentd Logging Driver For multiline I am trying to create a centralized logging system using fluentd for a docker environment. Currently, i able to send the docker log to fluentd using fluentd docker logging driver which is a much cleaner solution compare to reading the docker log file using in_tail method. However, i am currently facing the issue on multi lines log issue.

As you can see from the picture above, the multi lines log are out of order which is very confusing for user. Is there any way this can be solved?
Thanks.
Cw

A: Using fluent-plugin-concat pluging helped me in fixing above problem.
Adding these lines in fluent-conf
 <filter **>
  @type concat
  key log
  stream_identity_key container_id
  multiline_start_regexp /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{3}
  multiline_end_regexp /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}.\d{3}
</filter>

Where my regular expression is checking for DateTimeStamp  in Logs where each line starts with  and Date and Timestamp (pay attention to "log":"2017-09-21 15:03:27.289) below
2017-09-21T15:03:27Z    tag     {"container_id":"11b0d89723b9c812be65233adbc51a71507bee04e494134258b7af13f089087f","container_name":"/bel_osc.1.bc1k2z6lke1d7djeq5s28xjyl","source":"stdout","log":"2017-09-21 15:03:27.289  INFO 1 --- [           main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine  : Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/8.5.6"}
2017-09-21T15:03:28Z    tag     {"container_id":"11b0d89723b9c812be65233adbc51a71507bee04e494134258b7af13f089087f","container_name":"/bel_osc.1.bc1k2z6lke1d7djeq5s28xjyl","source":"stdout","log":"2017-09-21 15:03:28.191  INFO 1 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.a.c.c.C.[Tomcat].[localhost].[/]       : Initializing Spring embedded WebApplicationContext"}

Also, I had to add below lines in Dockerfile to install the plugin
RUN ["gem", "install", "fluent-plugin-concat", "--version", "2.1.0"]
#Works with Fluentd v0.14-debian

Though this regular expression doesn't work well when an exception occurs, but still much better than before.  Fluentd Link, for reference.

A: Take a look at multiline parsing in their documentation: http://docs.fluentd.org/articles/parser-plugin-overview#
You basically have to specify a regex that would match the beginning of a new log message and that will enable fluentd to aggregate multiline log events into a single message.
Example for a usual java stacktrace from their docs:
format multiline
format_firstline /\d{4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2}/
format1 /^(?<time>\d{4}-\d{1,2}-\d{1,2} \d{1,2}:\d{1,2}:\d{1,2}) \[(?<thread>.*)\] (?<level>[^\s]+)(?<message>.*)/

A: I know this is not and "answer" to the fluentd question. But this guide solves the problem with logstash:
http://www.labouisse.com/how-to/2015/09/14/elk-and-docker-1-8
JSON support by adding
    json {
        source => "log_message"
        target => "json"
    }

to his filter after parsing a log line
I never found a solution for fluentd, so went with this solution instead
Updated link

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KADO, since its inception, developed different interventions in computer literacy and using different ICT tools for local development. In this regards, in 2001, KADO supported to establish two village literacy centers in Murtazaabad and Hyderabad villages to impart training on software applications to villagers. These centers were later handed-over to the local community to run on cost-recovery basis.
Similarly, the first computer institute named Mountain Institute for Computer Science (MICS) was established in 2003 in order to provide computer related skills and education to students and professionals with the support of Allign Technologies Inc. USA. The institute trained 270 persons (134 male and 136 female) in computer and basic IT skills.
IDRC helped KADO to initiate an E-commerce project using the Pan Asia Networking (PAN) E-shopping Mall for its handicraft products through mail order system (MOS). KADO during 2001 developed the first homepage with the support of PAN-IDRC to promote eco- and cultural tourism potentials, share indigenous community experience and research into the ICT and internet applications in the rural mountainous areas of Pakistan.
The IDRC Canada funded project was however the major intervention, started in 2004, aimed at demonstrating the use of information and communication technology for the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and extradition of extreme poverty in the remote mountainous villages. The major components of this project included provision of internet services and action researches on e-village, e-school and business incubation concepts. Based on these successes, KADO became the first indigenous organisation in Northern Areas to successfully implement ICT projects. The Planning and Development Department (P&DD) thus partnered with KADO to establish 38 IT centres in all Six districts of Northern Areas.
Visit below links for further details about the projects.
KADO Internet Services (KIS)
The KADO Internet Service (KIS) fulfilled the long lasting dream of people of Hunza and Nager to become a part of global information society, with establishment of ISP in Hunza continued to provide internet services in Hunza and Nagar valleys. KIS remained the only internet facility in Hunza and Nagar valleys from 2004 to 2008. SCO started provision of internet during 2008 in a very subsidized rate however the demand for KIS services remained higher due to quality in service delivery. The project provided fifty percent discounts on tariff for the educational institutions and very nominal charges for Allama Iqbal Open University and Virtual University students.
KIS helped promoting businesses in the region. An assessment that carried out by independent team in KADO recorded an average of 30.51% net improvement/growth in tourism, business, services and other sectors due to the provision of internet. The internet café/distance learning centre Karimabad provided internet facilities for tourists and those locals who cannot afford this facility at their houses. Local students improving their education and qualification through distance learning were specially facilitated at this centre.
E-School
The main focus of the e-school action research project was to experiment potential impact of ICT on students' learning, teacher development, school culture and synchronization of best practices in teaching-learning processes. Two schools; Khanabad, D.J School and Hasighawa Memorial Public School, Karimabad were primarily selected for the research purpose. Grade IX Mathematics and English subjects were selected in these two schools as research sample against control schools with similar situation in the project area, except provision of ICT facilities to the sample group.
An overall improvement of 45.6% was observed in teaching learning process and other parameters set for the action research in the focus groups as compared to the controlled groups locating in the same vicinity with the same conditions except ICTs intervention.
The Business incubation process started in around early quarter of 2005, when internet connectivity was for the first time started in Hunza valley. The focus remained on capacity building of local entrepreneurs through trainings in computer, internet, web designing, and business management.
The project motivated the entrepreneurs to use internet to access wide network of customers and clientele especially from the tourism perspective. According to the assessment carried out in June 2007, an average of 30.51% improvement/growth was recorded in incubated businesses. This includes 36.79% improvement in tourism industry, 30.58% in trade and commerce and 24.17% in service industry.
E-Village
The project established two E-village Resource Centers (EVRC) in Altit and Hussainabad to test the potential of ICT in village planning and development. This action research project was implemented with the help of Altit Town Management Committee (ATMC) and Hussainabad Islahi Committee (HIC).
The centres provided subsidised internet facilities and basic computer trainings to the villagers, in order to enable them to access and use the required information from internet according to their needs and interests.
The human and institutional capacity of the local partner organisations were strengthened through different workshops and training session to enable them to carry out their own development at local level. A Sustainable Village Development Plan (SVDP) including a comprehensive document, Village Information System as data base and a comprehensive web site www.altithunza.org was developed for Altit Village with the active involvement of the local community. It was learnt that broader and multiple use of ICT with bigger mandate in different sectors such as education, health, rural development, or institutional or market development, is an enabling tool that produces multiplier effect if intervened in all areas simultaneously.
KADO implemented a women IT literacy project of Planning and Development Department (P&DD) initiated under the presidential package named 'Women Vocational (IT) skills training in all six districts of Northern Areas' from 2006-2008. The project aimed to develop a cadre of female human resources equipped with knowledge and skills in Information technology in order to access social and economic opportunities.
KADO was selected as an implementing partner on the basis of its work for women empowerment through handicraft project and its experience as the only organisation of Northern Areas to implement a successful information and communication technology project.
Through this project, 34 I.T centers were established in the far-flung areas of all districts of Northern Areas. The project extensively trained 34 female master trainers in basic and advance computer and IT modules. These IT centres were established with Government girls' collages, schools, and in some cases with the community-based education systems in order to ensure the sustainability of the centres after project phase. The actual target of the project was 3,400 students but the project successfully trained 4,208 students in basic computer skills.
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KADO has developed partnership with telenor cellular company to formalize and reorganize the agriculture trading business through the use of digital infrastructure using the latest Information and Communication Technology to collect and deliver real time information online; to make the operations more effective and completely transparent, thus benefiting all stake holders.
This aims at empowering the stakeholders through accurate and timely information for effective decision making. The infrastructure so developed would eventually lead to a virtual stock exchange and remove the need for physical movement of agriculture produce from farmers' premises to Mandis.
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Who is Enzo Zelocchi and some of his philosophy
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Enzo Zelocchi or the upsurge of a film producer: Dubbed the next Elon Musk meets Jeff Bezos, Enzo Zelocchi is on the path to destiny to change the world and by being a producer, director, writer, and actor, just to name a few. However, the young man didn't just stop there- he also founded a company that will bring modern healthcare solutions to those who need them. 'Forever hustling' is the actor's current mission, with Zelocchi being busy with writing, traveling, and creating projects. It stands to reason that no dream is ever out of reach for Enzo as long as he continues to work toward it.
Zelocchi dreams of higher-quality healthcare not just in the US but the whole world. To achieve this, he founded A-Medicare, a healthcare platform that's innovative and made up of different technologies. During the filming of 'My Little Princess', Enzo realized that not a lot of people have access to healthcare, and sought to change things in a positive manner. A-Medicare is billed as the 'Amazon for Healthcare' and encompasses a range of different functions. At the heart of the platform are blockchain technology, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to help people heal and get better from their condition. It's going to be a federated system available worldwide. Enzo intends to spread it globally in hopes of making a centralized healthcare system for all.
What can you tell us about your upcoming projects The First Secret and The Source? The Source is 'The Crow' meets 'Mad Max' with Tim Burton's touch in a futuristic dimension, with a group of aliens trained to protect the universe and keep the balance with other parallel dimensions. I wrote the pilot in 2018 and it was a mix of a couple of dreams that I had. Receiving over 200 million views on the first trailer was more than I could have asked for. That video is now one of the most-viewed trailers in the history of social media. Read additional info on actor Enzo Zelocchi.
He opened up about My Little Princess, which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. The film earned a glowing review from Digital Journal, and rightfully so. "I gave a piece of my heart in that project," he admitted. "It was an interesting journey and a very good experience for me. I watched everything through the eye of a young father and I looked at this tragedy of how a family lives through it, which is horrible." "I put so much hard work and sweat in it. I tried to be very spiritual with it, and I wanted it to be authentic. The message in My Little Princess is love, faith, and family and I wanted to project that. I was very blessed since it earned me a lot of awards. Movies are like miracles, especially when they are successful enough to be seen," he said.
How did the project of The Source come to be? Tell us about your involvement with it. The Source was originally conceived as a movie franchise. Due to COVID-19, the entertainment industry changed quite a bit in terms of distribution (hopefully temporarily), so I turned it into a TV show. I originally wrote The Source in 2018, and when COVID-19 started, I began to deeply develop all the projects that I thought would be a good fit for this current time in our society. I'm basically the creator, writer (along with others on the team), producer, and lead actor. When the trailer of The Source received over 200 million views, I understood that I was on the right track.
Enzo Zelocchi is best known for his success with the movie My Little Princess (over 33 movie awards at film festivals and a 2010 semi-finalist for an Academy Award nomination), but also for his consideration to star as the new Zorro in Zorro Reborn, the development for the first Hollywood Hispanic superhero "Starlight Man – The First Secret" and as executive producer and vice president of development at Crossroads Entertainment. He is also listed as a producer of Find Me Guilty, starring Vin Diesel, which was directed by the Academy Award winner Sidney Lumet; and as producer of Shadow of Doubt, starring Melanie Griffith and Tom Berenger.
Enzo Zelocchi is an Italian/American, Hollywood film producer, actor and businessman, an award winner as actor, producer, social Media influencer, businessman and founder of A-Medicare with over 33 movie awards in Film Festivals and semifinalist for an Academy Award nomination with the project "My Little Princess".
You've come from an accounting and marketing background. I'd like to know how you leapt from those professions, and went into to the acting field? Enzo: Let me say this. They are not unrelated. Because the entertainment business is a business. Once you truly understand the dynamics of how the business works –the struggle behind it is building a businesses from scratch. I think I was very blessed because the businesses skills I acquired deeply helped me with my producing and acting career. When you are an actor, you are becoming a product you need to sell. So, the target audience, demographics; it's a lot of media market strategy. It's the same thing like trying to sell a new beverage nationwide. The basics are the same. Discover even more details on actor Enzo Zelocchi.
Enzo Zelocchi was honored over 5 Times as Best Actor, 4 Times Best Outstanding Performance, 4 Times Best Director, 3 Times Best Writer and Best Producer and at the California Film Awards 2010 he won Grand Winner for Best Family Film. Other awards include the following film festivals: in 2010 Hollywood Variety Movie Awards as Best Actor and Best Outstanding Performance, in 2011 at the Golden Indie Movie Awards also as Best Actor and Best Outstanding Performance; as well as at the Hong Kong Best Film Awards (hongkongbestfilmawards.com) as Best Actor, Best Outstanding Performance and Best Original Content.
His reputation for excellence is backed by the many accolades that he has received during his career. Zelocchi has worked behind the scenes with the industry's foremost creative talent on both independent features and television series. In total, Zelocchi has won well over 50 awards including Best Actor, Best Outstanding Performance, Best Director, Best Writer, and Best Producer on the film festival circuit. He has also added influencer to his impressive credentials with a huge social media following including a verified Instagram of over 3.6 million followers, a verified Facebook with over 1.3 million followers, and a verified Twitter with over 475,000 followers. Things aren't slowing down for Zelocchi. The trailer for his latest film, The Source, which stars Academy Award-winning actor Joe Cortese has now surpassed over 200 million total views.
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Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull reacts as he arrives in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday that calls to replace or modify statues of English colonialists, including explorer Captain James Cook, were tantamount to a "Stalinist" rewrite of history.
Pressure has grown in the wake of the furor over Confederate monuments in the United States to reconsider statues in Australia that some deem offensive to the country's indigenous people.
Sydney, Australia's largest city, is deciding whether to alter a monument erected in Hyde Park, 1879, to commemorate Cook, who charted Australia's east coast for the first time.
At issue is the engraving on the base of the statue, which says "Discovered this territory, 1770". Aboriginal people had lived on the continent for an estimated 60,000 years before Cook dropped anchor in Botany Bay.
The council has not yet indicated what changes it might make.
Turnbull played down the issue as a preoccupation of the "left sort of fringe" in politics.
"We can't get into this sort of Stalinist exercise of trying to white out or obliterate or blank out parts of our history," Turnbull told radio station 3AW.
"Trying to edit our history is wrong," he said. "All of those statues, all of those monuments, are part of our history and we should respect them and preserve them - and by all means, put up other monuments, other statues and signs and sights that explain our history."
The debate has intensified since the political battle in the United States over whether to remove statues of pro-slavery Confederate Civil War leaders turned violent.
Sydney commemorates its Gadigal and Eora traditional owners with public artworks and Welcome To Country ceremonies before official meetings, but Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the community needs to talk about how to tell its history.
"I think that's a conversation that really needs to have federal leadership, because it's about Australia, it's about who we are," she told reporters on Friday.
Indigenous people are campaigning for constitutional recognition in Australia and debate has raged over whether to change Australia Day from January 26 which commemorates the day British colonists first settled Aboriginal land.


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Sheriff: Car going over 70 mph in Stony Creek crash
Mount Clemens — No felony charges will be filed in a high-speed crash that killed three teens at Stony Creek Metropark in May, Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said Wednesday.
"We sent this over to (Macomb County Prosecutor) Eric Smith to see if there were any crimes committed," he said. "He looked at it and said there was no crime that could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt."
Wickersham made the remarks during a news conference Wednesday afternoon at his office in Mount Clemens to provide an update on the case.
He also said there's evidence all five teenagers who were in the 2008 Jaguar S-type involved in the single-vehicle crash had been drinking alcohol.
The driver, Jonathan Manolios, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08, which qualifies for drunken driving in Michigan. Manolios, Emanuel "Manny" Malaj and Michael Wells, all 17-years-old and from Sterling Heights, were killed in the crash. Malaj had a blood-alcohol level of 0.02 and Wells' was 0.07. Their blood-alcohol levels were tested by hospital personnel and the Macomb County Medical Examiner's Office.
Wickersham said investigators determined the Jaguar probably was traveling between 72 mph and 82 mph before it hit a guardrail, flipped five times and tumbled into Stony Creek.
Four of the teens were ejected from the vehicle. Gregory Bobchick, 17, of Shelby Township was the only passenger wearing a seat belt and he remained in the car. Bobchick had a blood-alcohol level of 0.02 and a small amount of marijuana in his system, Wickersham said.
He also said the car was registered to Bobchick's mother's cousin, but the teen frequently used it. Police aren't naming the owner since he hasn't been charged with a crime. All Wickersham would say about the owner is that he's a St. Clair Shores resident.
The two teens who survived the crash — Bobchick and Joseph Narra, also 17, and of Shelby Township — will face a misdemeanor charge for underage drinking, but no charges directly related to the crash will be pursued, the sheriff said. Narra's blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.03.
Police said the crash happened May 8th at about 6:14 p.m. The five teens had arranged to meet up after school, according to officials. Bobchick picked up Manolios at his house and then they picked up Malaj, Wickersham said.
They stopped at a liquor store in Shelby Township and bought a case of bottled Corona beer.
Wickersham said Malaj used a fake Ohio driver's license with his picture on it to buy the beer.
The store is also where the trio picked up Narra. The four then traveled to Wells' home to get him. The group stopped to buy pet food and made their way to Bobchick's home.
At 5:20 p.m., two girls, who are ages 16 and 17 and schoolmates of the boys, arrived at Bobchick's residence.
Twenty minutes later, the girls and Narra headed to Stony Creek. The five other teens follow with Manolios driving the Jaguar.
"Bobchick told us Manolios really pressured him to let him drive," Wickersham said. "We also have text messages from Manolios that say how bad he wanted to drive a Jaguar."
By 5:50 p.m., the seven arrive at Baypointe Beach at the park.
Wickersham said the girls decided to leave because the weather was bad and Narra got out of their car and into the Jaguar, with Manolios still behind the wheel.
The sheriff said the boys decided to head to Ridgewood Beach, also in the park. However, he said, they got lost, pulled into Eastwood Beach, but were unable to get their bearings.
At this point, Wickersham said, Manolios was speeding and Bobchick was hasseling him about going the wrong way again.
Their car nearly strikes an oncoming vehicle, forcing the other driver off onto the shoulder. The driver told police he estimates the Jaguar was going more than 70 mph.
Shortly after, the teens crashed, police said.
Investigators found the beer in the vehicle and an empty bottle of Captain Morgan rum near where the car landed in the creek. The next day, they found two backpacks believed to belong to occupants in the Jaguar. One of the bags had a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey in it, Wickersham said.
He said detectives had a difficult time piecing the events of the crash together because there weren't any witnesses who saw it happen and none of the teens had identification on them. He also said Bobchick initially cooperated with investigators, but wouldn't give them additional information after they asked to see his cellphone.


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Press for "Charm City"
Two Coats of Paint, Highbrow Magazine
Two Coats of Paint by Sharon Butler
"GALLERY SHOWS, LISTS - NYC Selected Gallery Guide: August, 2022"
August is the laziest month in New York. Everyone takes a breath, some leave town, and others gear up for their September shows. That said, there is still plenty to see, usually in air-conditioned comfort. And, because gallerists are understandably loath to open new shows at the end of August, many existing ones get extended beyond announced closing dates. On Friday, "Sunset" opens at Underdonk in Bushwick. A big group show focused on endings seems like the perfect way to kick off the end of summer. "Jung Lovers," another expansive Brooklyn group show, is still on view at Soloway in Williamsburg. On the Lower East Side, see "Crucible" at Spencer Brownstone through August 30. Didier William curated "Offsight" at James Fuentes, and I hope it's extended past its announced August 12 closing date. In Chelsea, "Why I Make Art by Brian Alfred" at Miles McEnery includes work by my old colleague Carl Ostendarp and other favorites. "Informal Get Together," at Mitchell-Innes Nash, brings together painting and sculpture by Keltie Ferris, Joanne Greenbaum, Arlene Shechet, and Jessica Stockholder. For a taste of Baltimore, check out "Charm City" at Asya Geisberg, where Carolyn Case has curated a show of material-driven abstract work by artists with a connection to the city. On the Upper East Side, "Tango," a beautifully installed exhibition featuring unusual art pairings is on view at Jennifer Baahng through August 17 and Hannah Black and Sophie Friedman-Pappas open at Meredith Rosen on August 10. –Sharon Butler
Highbrow Magazine
"Artists Pay Homage to the Many Charms of Baltimore"
Charm City, currently featured at Asya Geisberg Gallery, is a collection of materially-driven abstract works by artists who live in or have a deep connection to Baltimore, Maryland.
Through material exploration, these artists push against traditions of art-making in abstraction. By utilizing found objects, fibers, undulating lines, maximalism, and deeply personalized processes, the artists are redefining abstraction while charming the eye in curious and playful ways.
Baltimore is a gritty space with complicated narratives but is also a hotbed for creativity, with an underground arts ecosystem unrivaled by most American cities of its size. This exhibition celebrates the abstract risk-takers who have been a constant in the Baltimore art scene.
Together, these artists are shifting preconceived notions of Baltimore to one that centers community, creativity, and celebration, and by working through material-driven abstraction, the artists are asking viewers to truly feel Baltimore as it is today, a wonderfully diverse and welcoming creative haven.
For more information, visit Asya Geisberg Gallery.
The exhibition is on view through August 26, 2022.


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Photoelectric Beam Controlled Security System
Subject: Engineering Topic: Thesis Paper
Nowadays we see a lot of electronic detector project which are used in various ways of applications. Using this low-cost project one can detect the presence of an object when he is in unconscious state. This circuit has two parts one is transmitter and other is receiver. It does not use any wire connection between transmitter and receiver. The connecting link between transmitter and receiver are placed by the beam of light.
In the receiver section, we used an operational amplifier IC LM308. The original used the LM308, which is now obsolete and expensive to buy, though still available from some sources. The datasheet for the LM308 states that the special characteristics of this op-amp are very low input bias current, low supply current, and guaranteed drift characteristics, characteristics not normally important to audio. Further checking of the datasheet shows the slew rate of the LM308 (0.15 V/microsecond) is dismal compared to a typical audio op-amp, like a TL071, which I think is the key to why it sounds great in the circuit.
The resistor is the most common and well-known passive electrical component. A resistor is a device connected into an electrical circuit to introduce a specified resistance. The resistance is measured in Ohms. As stated by Ohms Law (E=IR), the current through the resistor will be directly proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to the resistance.
Resistors have numerous characteristics that determine their accuracy during use. The performance indices affect the accuracy to a greater or lesser extent depending on the application. Some of these indices are: Tolerance at DC, Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR), Voltage Coefficient of Resistance (VCR), Noise, Stability with respect to Time and Load, Power Rating, Physical Size, and Mounting Characteristics. Resistor networks typically require temperature and voltage tracking performance.
Please refer to the application note: Glossary of Resistor Terminology for an expanded explanation of resistor terminology.
Selection Requirements
Determine the resistance in ohms and watts.
Determine the proper physical case size as controlled by voltage, watts, mounting conditions, and circuit design requirements.
Select the resistor that meets your needs for type, termination and mounting.
Resistor Color Code, Tutorial
Another example for a Carbon 22000 Ohms or 22 Kilo-Ohms also known as 22K at 5% tolerance:
Band 1 = Red, 1st digit
Band 2 = Red, 2nd digit
Band 3 = Orange, 3rd digit, multiply with zeros, in this case 3 zero's
Band 4 = Gold, Tolerance, 5
Example for a Precision Metal Film 19200 Ohms or 19.2 KiloOhms also known as 19K2 at 1% tolerance:
Band 1 = Brown, 1st digit
Band 2 = White, 2nd digit
Band 3 = Red, 3rd digit
Band 4 = Red, 4th digit, multiply with zeros, in this case 2 zero's
Band 5 = Brown, Tolerance, 1%
Band 6 = Blue, Temperature Coefficient, 6
If you are a bit serious about the electronics hobby I recommend learning the "Color-Code". It makes life a lot easier. The same color code is used for everything else, like coils,
If you are interested in learning the code by memory, try the steps below to help you 'Learn the Color-code'. Make sure you add the number to the color, like: 0 is black, 1 is brown, 2 is red, etc. etc.
Do not proceed to step 3 until you know the color-code backwards, forwards, and inside-and- out (trust me!)Can you 'create'your own resistors? Sure thing, and not difficult. Here is how to do it: Draw a line on a piece of paper with a soft pencil, HB or 2HB will do fine. Make the line thick and about 2 inches (5cm) long. With your multimeter, measure the ohm's value of this line by putting a probe on each side of the line, make sure the probes are touching the carbon from the pencil. The value would probably be around the 800K to 1.5M depending on your thickness of the line and what type of pencil lead is used. If you double the line the resistance will drop considerably, if you erase some of it (length-wise obviously!) the resistance will increase. You can also use carbon with silicon glue and when it dries measure the resistance, or gypsum with carbon mixed, etc. The reason for mentioning these homebrew resistors is that this method was used in World War II to fix equipment when no spare parts were available. My father, who was with the Dutch resistance during WWII, at that time made repairs like this on many occasion.
Step 1: Learn the colors
The color 'Gold' is not featured in the above table. If the 3rd band is gold it means multiplying by 0.1. Example, 1.2 ohm @ 5% would be brown-red-gold-gold. 12 multiplied by 0.1 gives 1.2 don't get confused by gold as a resistance or a tolerance value. Just watch the location/position of the band.
1st band, denominator: Brown
(1) 2nd band, denominator: Black (0) 3rd band, how many
zeros (1)
4th band, tolerance in %: gold (5)
A diode is a dispositive made of a semiconductor material, which has two terminals or electrodes (diode), that act like an on-off switch. When the diode is "on", it acts as a short circuit and passes all current. When it is "off", it behaves like an open circuit and passes no current. The two terminals are different and are marked as plus and minus in figure 1. If the polarity of the applied voltage matches that of the diode (forward bias), then the diode turns "on".
When the applied voltage polarity is opposite (reverse bias), it turns "off". Of course this is the theoretical behaviour of an ideal diode, but it can be seen as a good approximation for areal diode.
A diode is simply a pn junction (see 'Introduction into Semiconductor Physics') with the following characteristics:
Under forward bias, it needs a small voltage to conduct. This voltage drop is maintained during conduction.
The maximum forward current is limited by heat-dissipation ability of the diode.
Usually it is around 1000 mA.
There is a small reverse current.
Forward current:
It is the current flowing through a forward biased diode. Every diode has a maximum value of forward current which it can safely carry. If this value is exceeded, the diode may be destroyed due to excessive heat.
Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV):
It is the maximum reverse voltage that a diode can withstand without destroying the junction.
Reverse current or Leakage current :
It is the current that flows through a reverse biased diode. The reverse current is usually very small as compared with forward current.
Forward resistance of resistor :
The resistance offered by the diode to the forward bias is known as forward resistance.
Reverse resistance of resistor :
The resistance offered by the diode to the reverse bias is known as reverse resistance.
Ripple factor :
The ratio of r.m.s. value of a.c. component to the d.c. component in the rectifier output is known as ripple factor.
diode. (c) IV curve for a real diode.
Breakdown voltage : The breakdown voltage of a diode is the minimum reverse
voltage to make the diode conduct in reverse. The breakdown voltage depends upon the amount of doping. If the diode is heavily doped, depletion layer will be thin and consequently the breakdown of the junction will occur at a lower reverse voltage. On the other hand, a lightly doped diode has a higher breakdown voltage.
Knee voltage : The point in the forward operating region of the characteristic
curve where conduction starts to increase rapidly is called Knee voltage of a PN
Junction Diode.
A rectifier is a dispositive that ideally transforms the AC input voltage into a DC voltage (voltage is always positive or zero). These diodes have the largest ratings and sometime can be quite big in volume. As a rule of thumb, the bigger the diode (more pn surface junction available for heat dissipation), the higher the ratings.
Half-wave rectifier
A half-wave rectifier is composed of a single diode that connects an AC source to a load. In figure 3 the load is represented by a resistor. The diode conducts on AC voltage only when its anode is positive with respect to the cathode (i.e. greater than 0.7 V for a silicon diode). The output has therefore only a positive component with an average value.The output peak voltage is the AC source minus the voltage drop of the diode, that in most cases can be neglected.
Full-wave rectifier
In half-wave rectifiers, half of the power provided by the source is not used. To solve this problem, we have to use full-wave rectifiers. The minimum full-wave rectifier is composed of two diodes, but it requires a center tapped transformer. Figure 4 shows a bridge rectifier, composed of four diodes, that can use a "normal" transformer.
The AC current, according to its direction, flows either in the top or in the bottom part of the bridge in each half-cycle. In the output voltage we will have a component for both negative and positive parts of the input voltage. In both cases the current passes through two forward-biased diodes in series, what produces a voltage drop of 1.4 V.
The gain won't be identical even in transistors with the same part number. The gain also varies with the collector current and temperature. Because of this we will add a safety margin to all our base current calculations (i.e. if we think we need 2mA to turn on the switch we'll use 4mA just to make sure).
The transistor has three regions, namely; Emitter, base and Collector. The base is much thinner than the emitter while Collector is wider than both.
The emitter is heavily doped so that it can inject a large number of charge carriers (electron or holes) into the base. The base is lightly doped and very thin, it passes most of the emitter injected charge carriers to the collector. The collector is moderately doped.
The transistor has two p-n junctions. It is like two diodes. The junction between emitter and base may be called emitter-base diode. The junction between the base and collector may be called collector-base diode.
DEVICE STRUCTURE AND PHYSIC AL OPERATION
Figure 5 shows a simplified structure for the BJT. A practical transistor structure will be shown later (see also Appendix A, which deals with fabrication technology).As shown in Fig. 5, the BJT consists of three semiconductor regions: the emitter region (n type), the base region (p type), and the collector region (n type).
Such a transistor is called an npn transistor. Another transistor, a dual of the npn as shown in Fig. 6, has a p-type emitter, an n-type base, and a p-type collector and is appropriately called a pnp transistor.
The transistor consists of two pn junctions, the emitter–base junction (EBJ) and the collector–base junction (CBJ). Depending on the bias condition (forward or reverse) of each of these junctions, different modes of operation of the BJT are obtained. The active mode, which is also called forward active mode, is the one used if the transistor is to operate as an amplifier. Switching applications (e.g., logic circuits) utilize both the cutoff and the saturation modes. The reverse active (or inverse active) mode has very limited application but is conceptually important. As we will see shortly, charge carriers of both polarities—that is, electrons and holes— participate in the current conduction process in a bipolar transistor, which is the reason for the name bipolar .
Operation of the npn Transistor in the Active Mode
(Reverse current components due to drift of thermally generated minority carriers are not shown.)
Let us start by considering the physical operation of the transistor in the active mode.1 This situ- ation is illustrated in Fig. 7 for the npn transistor. Two external voltage sources (shown as batteries) are used to establish the required bias conditions for active-mode operation. The voltage VBE causes the p-type base to be higher in potential than the n-type emitter, thus forward-biasing the emitter–base junction. The collector–base voltage VCB causes the n-type collector to be higher in potential than the p-type base, thus reverse-biasing the collector–base junction.
Current Flow In the following description of current flow only diffusion-current compo- nents are considered. Drift currents due to thermally generated minority carriers are usually very small and can be neglected. Nevertheless, we will have more
to say about these reverse- current components at a later stage.
The pnp Transistor
The pnp transistor operates in a manner similar to that of the npn device described above. Figure 8 shows a pnp transistor biased to operate in the active mode. Here the voltage VEB causes the p-type emitter to be higher in potential than the n-type base, thus forward-biasing the base–emitter junction. The collector–base junction is reverse-biased by the voltage VBC, which keeps the p-type collector lower in potential than the n-type base.
Unlike the npn transistor, current in the pnp device is mainly conducted by holes injected from the emitter into the base as a result of the forward-bias voltage.
EB. Since the component of emitter current contributed by electrons injected from base to emitter is kept small by using a lightly doped base, most of the emitter current will be due to holes. The electrons injected from base to emitter give rise to the first component of base current,
B1.
FIGURE 8 : Current flow in a pnp transistor biased to operate in the active mode.
The holes that succeed in reaching the boundary of the depletion region of the collector– base junction will be attracted by the negative voltage on the collector. Thus these holes will be swept across the depletion region into the collector and appear as collector current.
Common Base Amplifier
The common-base amplifier can provide a reasonable level of voltage gain but suffers from low input impedance and a current gain of less than one. However, this circuit is used extensively for high-frequency applications because its terminal characteristics at high frequencies are better than those of a common-emitter configuration using the same transistor.
The standard common-base configuration also requires two DC supplies rather than the one needed for the common-emitter and common-collector configurations. There is, however, a method to be introduced in this experiment that permits the proper biasing of a common-base amplifier with only a single supply.
The ac small signal, hybrid (h-parameter) equivalent circuit for a common base transistor is shown in Figure 9a. The simplified equivalent circuit is shown in Figure 1b.
For the single supply common-base configuration of Figure 9, the small signal equivalent circuit is as shown in Figure10. Note that the small signal equivalent circuit drawn assumes the emitter resistor Re is much bigger than the transistors' internal emitter resistance, re (usually of the order of 20 Ω), and is therefore not needed in this circuit.
The equations describing the dc biasing and ac operation of the common base amplifier are therefore derived below.
DC Biasing
Since the base capacitor Cb is an open circuit at dc, this circuit is like a commonemitter
circuit at dc and the same biasing equations therefore hold. That is, Voltage
at the emitter, Ve = Ie Re
Voltage at the base, Vb = Ve + 0.7
Assuming the base current to be small, Vb ≈ Vcc R2/(R1+R2)
The collector voltage is Vc = Vcc – Rc Ic
The collector and emitter currents are almost equal, Ic ≈ Ie.
AC Operation
The open circuit voltage gain is and since the typical range of the current gain α is, 0.98<α<0.998.
where re is approximately given by 26mV / Ie(mA).
The input impedance is ZI = Re || re
≈ re if Re is reasonably big (>100Ω say).
Common Collector (or Emitter Follower) Amplifier
The emitter-follower or common collector configuration is used primarily for impedance matching purposes. It has high input impedance to draw as much of the available signal to the base of the transistor as possible. The output impedance however is almost equal to the emitter resistance and can therefore be easily matched to a transmission line or load of known impedance. Its voltage gain is less than one, but the current gain can approach the AC beta ( β) of the transistor. The output voltage is also in phase with the applied signal rather than 180 ° out of phase as encountered for the common-emitter configurations.
For the emitter-follower configuration of Figure 12, the applicable equations are given below.
COMMON EMITTER AMPLIFIER
This introduction includes a brief review of the design of a single stage common emitter transistor amplifier. In order to complete this practical the student should have a basic understanding of the operation of an npn silicon transistor. Readers who are unfamiliar with this device are referred to the texts listed under the reference section below.
There are two parts to transistor amplifier design.
ac amplifier design.
To ensure linear amplification by a transistor amplifier, the amplifier is normally designed so that under quiescent (no input or dc) conditions it will be operating at the centre of a linear region, as normally determined from the transistor output characteristics (Ic vs Vce).
The dc bias design part of the amplifier design will ensure that the amplifier operates about an appropriate quiescent point. Subsequent to this the ac amplifier design ensures that the amplifier provides the correct ac signal gain.
D.C. BIAS DESIGN
The biasing technique consists of supplying the base of the transistor with a fraction of the supply voltage Vcc via the resistive divider network R1, R2. In addition RE is used to place the emitter at its correct voltage (determined by the value chosen for Ie) and Rc is chosen to place the collector at it's optimum operating point.
CLASSICAL SINGLE-STAGE COMMON EMITTER AMPLIFIER
Figure 15 shows the complete circuit for a classical single-stage transistor amplifier employing the bias arrangement just described. A signal source Vs with output resistance Rs is coupled via Cin to the base of the transistor. Cin should be chosen large enough so that it appears as an ac short circuit over the frequency band of interest. The output from the collector is coupled to the load RL via the coupling capacitor Cout. Cout should also appear as a short circuit over the frequency band of interest. The detrimental effect of RE on the ac performance of the amplifier is eliminated by Ce. Ce acts as a short circuit to the frequencies of interest, effectively shorting RE as far as ac signals are concerned. Thus while the dc emitter current will continue to flow through RE, the ac signal current ie will flow through Ce, bypassing RE. For this reason Ce is called an "Emitter bypass capacitor" and the circuit is called a "Grounded emitter" or "Common-emitter amplifier".
We shall analyse the circuit of Figure 5 to determine the amplifier gain and input resistance for ac signals in the frequency range of interest. Note in this circuit the emitter resistance has been split in two. One part, R E2, is shunted by an ac bypass capacitor Ce and will not play a role in the ac circuit analysis. The total resistance in the emitter RE1 + RE2, will need to be considered in the dc biasing design though.
Phototransistors are photodiode-amplifier combinations integrated within a single silicon chip. These are combined to overcome the major fault of photodiodes: unity gain. Many applications demand a greater output signal from the photodetector than can be generated by a photodiode alone. While the signal from a photodiode can always be amplified through use of an external op-amp or other circuitry, this approach is often not as practical or as cost-effective as the use of phototransistors.
The phototransistor can be viewed as a photodiode whose output photocurrent is fed into the base of a conventional small-signal transistor. While not required for operation of the device as a photodetector, a base connection is often provided, allowing the designer the option of using base current to bias the transistor. The typical gain of a phototransistor can range from 100 to over 1500.
Phototransistors can be used as ambient-light detectors. When used with a controllable light source, typically an IRED, they are often employed as the detector element for optoisolators and transmissive or reflective optical switches.
To explain the theory and the underlying principle behind the functioning of an LEDBriefHistory: The first known report of a light-emitting solid-state diode was made in 1907 by the British experimenter H. J. Round. In the mid 1920s, Russian Oleg Vladimirovich Losev independently created the first LED, although his research was ignored at that time.
In 1955, Rubin Braunstein of the Radio Corporation of America reported on infrared emission from gallium arsenide (GaAs) and other semiconductor alloys. Experimenters at Texas Instruments, Bob Biard and Gary Pittman, found in 1961 that gallium arsenide gave off infrared radiation when electric current was applied. Biard & Pittman received the patent for the infrared light-emitting diode. In 1962, Nick Holonyak Jr., of the General Electric Company and later with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, developed the first practical visible-spectrum LED. He is seen as the "father of the light-emitting diode". In 1972, M. George Craford, Holonyak's former graduate student, invented the first yellow LED and 10x brighter red and red-orange LEDs.
A Light emitting diode (LED) is essentially a pn junction diode. When carriers are injected across a forward-biased junction, it emits incoherent light. Most of the commercial LEDs are realized using a highly doped n and a p Junction.
To understand the principle, let's consider an unbiased pn+ junction (Figure16 shows the pn+ energy band diagram) . The depletion region extends mainly into the p-side. There is a potential barrier from Ec on the n -side to the Ec on the p-side, called the built-in voltage, V0. This potential barrier prevents the excess free electrons on the n+ side from diffusing into the p side.When a Voltage V is applied across the junction, the built-in potential is reduced from V0 to V0 –V. This allows the electrons from the n+ side to get injected into the p-side. Since electrons are the minority carriers in the p-side, this process is called minority carrier injection. But the hole injection from the p side to n+ side is very less and so the current is primarily due to the flow of electrons into the p-side.
LED Structure:
The LED structure plays a crucial role in emitting light from the LED surface. The LEDs are structured to ensure most of the recombinations takes place on the surface by the following two ways.By increasing the doping concentration of the substrate, so that additional free minority charge carriers electrons move to the top, recombine and emit light at the surface. By increasing the diffusion length L = √ Dτ, where D is the diffusion coefficient and τ is the carrier life time. But when increased beyond a critical length there is a chance of re-absorption of the photons into the device.
The LED has to be structured so that the photons generated from the device are emitted without being reabsorbed. One solution is to make the p layer on the top thin, enough tocreate a depletion layer. Following picture shows the layered structure. There are different ways to structure the dome for efficient emitting(See Appendix 6).
Operational amplifiers are high-gain amplifiers The Op-amp is used for many amplifier varieties such as Inverting, Non-inverting, differential, voltage follower and summing amplifier. In addition to amplifiers, op amps are used as switches and even in some digital applications as comparators or A/D converters. Op amps make use of what is called open loop gain. This open loop gain is used to for the purposes of negative feedback. Negative feedback is when the output signal is feed back to the input terminals and the gain of the op amp can be controlled. This is done because the properties of the op amp become more predicable. Negative feedback also creates a more customizable frequency response for the desired amplifier. In turn there is also and increase in the input impedance of the amplifier is negative feedback is used. There is also what is called positive feedback, and the main use for this is to create an oscillator. The way this idea works is that instead of canceling the input to reduce gain, the output is combined in phase with the input to create oscillations. There are many different types of oscillators that can be created with op amps, one ofwhich is the Colpitts Oscillator. In many cases, the op amp is thought of as an Ideal Op Amp. The Ideal Op Amp has a few basic rules that apply. These rules are as follows:
Infinite voltage gain
Infinite input impedance
Zero output impedance
Infinite bandwidth
Unfortunately there is no such device, and there are limits to the parameters of a real op amp. There are two rules of which an op amp will follow, too. These are that the output of the op amp will do whatever is necessary to make the input differential between the two input terminals exactly zero, and that the input terminals draw no current. Again, since there is no such device, the real op amp does not fit these rules. There is a limit to the gain on a real op amp (~106 ) and the input terminals do draw current (~.08 µA). The input current is so small, that it is thought to be zero.
Non-Inverting Amplifiers
The first op amp circuit that will be analyzed is that non-inverting amplifier. The non-inverting amplifier is called this because the input signal is connected to the non-inverting terminal. Also the output is in phase with the input. A special case of the non-inverting amplifier is that of the Voltage Follower. The voltage follower has the output signal connected to the inverting input terminal of the op-amp as shown in Figure 18. The analysis of this device shows that Vout= Vin. The common use for a voltage follower is to create a buffer in a digital circuit. The follower isolates the output signal from the signal source with the very large input impedance. This is where the term 'buffer' came from. Notice that in the picture of the Voltage Follower the pin numbers of the device are listed. This is important for when the device is connected on a breadboard that the device pins
are connected to the correct locations. The pin assignments for any device can be found on the data sheets that are available online or in paper form. This information will be provided one way or another.
The voltage follower does not hold much interest right now, so the next amplifier that will be looked at is a non-inverting amplifier with a gain. This amplifier is shown in Figure 19. By doing the analysis of this device using KCL and KVL, the transfer function, or gain, can be found.
Therefore the gain of an inverting amplifier does not have an automatic gain of 1 in the system. The resistor values have to be chosen such that Rf= R1to get the inverting gain of 1. There are many uses for the inverting amplifier configuration some ofwhich will be discussed further. Two other uses of the inverting configuration are the integrator and the differentiator. The integrator (as the name suggests) integrates the input signal over time. The integral of the input is the output waveform. And the counterpart of the integrator is the differentiator which as the name implies again, differentiates the input as the output. These two configurations as well as the input and output waveforms are shown below in Figure 21.
The Golden Rules
The golden rules are idealizations of op-amp behavior, but are nevertheless very useful for describing overall performance. They are applicable whenever op-amps are configured with negative feedback, as in the two amplifier circuits discussed below. These rules consist of the following two statements:
The voltage difference between the inputs +V, -V is zero. (Negative feedback will ensure that this is the case.)
The inputs draw no current. ( This is true in the approximation that the Zin of the op-amp is much larger than any other current path available to the inputs.)
When we assume ideal op-amp behavior, it means that we consider the golden rules to be exact. We now use these rules to analyze the two most common op-amp configurations.
LM308 Operational Amplifiers
The LM108 series are precision operational amplifiers having specifications a factor of ten better than FET amplifiers over a 55C to 125C temperature range. The devices operate with supply voltages from 2V to 20V and have sufficient supply rejection to use unregulated supplies. Although the circuit is interchangeable with and uses the same compensation as the LM101A, an alternate compensation scheme can be used to make it particularly insensitive to power supply noise and to make supply by- pass capacitors unnecessary. The low current error of the LM108 series makes possible many designs that are not practical with conventional amplifiers. In fact, it operates from 10 MX source resistances, introducing less error than devices like the 709 with 10 kX sources. Integrators with drifts less than 500 mV/sec and analog time delays in one excess of one hour can be made using capacitors no larger than 1 mF.
The LM108 is guaranteed from 55C to 125C, the LM208 from 25C to 85C, and theLM308 from 0C to 70C.Features Maximum input bias current of 3.0 nA over temperature Offset current less than 400 pA over temperature Supply current of only 300 mA, even in saturation Guaranteed drift characteristics.
Almost every mechanical movement that we see around us is accomplished by an electric motor. Electric machines are a means of converting energy. Motors take electrical energy and produce mechanical energy. Electric motors are used to power hundreds of devices we use in everyday life. Motors come in various sizes. Huge motors that can take loads of 1000's of Horsepower are typically used in the industry. Some examples of large motor applications include elevators, electric trains, hoists, and heavy metal rolling mills. Examples of small motor applications include motors used in automobiles, robots, hand power tools and food blenders. Micro-machines are electric machines with parts the size of red blood cells, and find many applications in medicine.
Electric motors are broadly classified into two different categories: DC (Direct Current) and AC (Alternating Current). Within these categories are numerous types, each offering unique abilities that suit them well for specific applications. In most cases, regardless of type, electric motors consist of a stator (stationary field) and a rotor (the rotating field or armature) and operate through the interaction of magnetic flux and electric current to produce rotational speed and torque. DC motors are distinguished by their ability to operate from direct current.
There are different kinds of D.C. motors, but they all work on the same principles. In this chapter, we will study their basic principle of operation and their characteristics. It's important to understand motor characteristics so we can choose the right one for our application requirement. The learning objectives for this chapter are listed below.
DC Motor Basic Principles
If electrical energy is supplied to a conductor lying perpendicular to a magnetic field, the interaction of current flowing in the conductor and the magnetic field will produce mechanical force (and therefore, mechanical energy).
Value of Mechanical Force
There are two conditions which are necessary to produce a force on the conductor. The conductor must be carrying current, and must be within a magnetic field. When these two conditions exist, a force will be applied to the conductor, which will attempt to move the conductor in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field. This is the basic theory by which all DC motors operate. The force exerted upon the conductor can be expressed as follows.
F = B i l Newton (1)
Where B is the density of the magnetic field, l is the length of conductor, and i the value of current flowing in the conductor. The direction of motion can be found using Fleming's Left Hand Rule.
The first finger points in the direction of the magnetic field (first -field), which goes from the North pole to the South pole. The second finger points in the direction of the current in the wire (second – current) . The thumb then points in the direction the wire is thrust or pushed while in the magnetic field (thumb – torque or thrust).
COMPONENT USED
IC LM308
.SPST Switch
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
At first we consider a common emitter phototransistor. The common emitter phototransistor circuit configuration is possibly the most widely used, like its more conventional straight transistor circuit. The collector is taken to the supply voltage via a collector load resistor, and the output is taken from the collector connection on the phototransistor. The circuit generates an output that moves from a high voltage state to a low voltage state when light is detected.
The phototransistor circuits can be used on one of two basic modes of operation. They are called active or linear mode and a switch mode.
We use the switch mode. The operation of the phototransistor circuit in the switch mode is more widely used in view of the non-linear response of the phototransistor to light. Eventually a point is reached where the phototransistor becomes saturated and the level of current cannot increase. In this situation the phototransistor is said to be saturated. The switch mode, therefore has two levels: -"on" and "off" as in a digital or logic system. This type of phototransistor mode is useful for detecting objects, sending data or reading encoders, etc.
At the primary state of operation, when transmitter remains off or the sensor element that means phototransistor does not get light, the output of IC LM308 becomes high that output power feed to the driver transistor 2N2222 via 100k resistor. The transistor has a high current rating about 750mA that causes the relay circuit to turn on and the output of the relay circuit causes switch on the separated circuit. That circuit contains the load which has to operate. Here we use a DC Motor as a load.
But when photocurrent is fed into the base of phototransistor it generates an output that moves from a high voltage state to a low voltage state and the output of IC LM308 becomes very low and that's why relay switch cannot conduct therefore the output is zero. We can increase range by using a high output LED for LED1.
This is a very effective electronic circuit which we can use as a security project. We can also use this circuit for detecting object, Burglar alarm and sending data using encoder and decoder etc.
The receiver section can be processed by biasing any lighting source to the base of phototransistor thus the transmitter circuit can be made unnecessary and burglar can do their work easily.
Future Aspects
Using the knowledge gathered for the assigned work now we can make some better electronic security projects. By further modification of this project it can be used in high technology sectors. An example of that LASER technology.
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We will fight extremism at home and abroad: Musharraf
Suman Guha Mozumder at the United Nations
September 15, 2005 10:24 IST
Pakistan President Musharraf on Wednesday said that he is trying to start a program of 'Islamic Muslim Renaissance' in the country in a bid to fight extremism both at home and abroad.
Musharraf, who made a distinction between terrorism and extremism, said that Islamabad is taking both short term and long term measures to contain extremism, including IMR, to curb the tendency.
PM at the UN
"What I mean by that (IMR) is that we have left the understanding of our religion to the semi-literate persons who did not understand religion in its true essence. We need to take it from those persons and project Islam in its true values and essence in terms of developing a person's character, responsibilities towards the society and the family," Musharraf told reporters outside the Security Council during a brief question-answer session. "That is all I mean by Islamic Renaissance and real Islamists from all over the wold are ready to come to Pakistan to start this," he said.
Musharraf, who faced questions from reporters following his meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair [Images], said as far as Islamabad understands, there was a difference between terrorism and extremism.
"We need to treat terrorism and extremism separately without going into the semantics," Musharraf said. "Terrorism has to be dealt with military force, which, we have to apply, immediately and we have to cooperate for that internationally, both in terms of exchange of intelligence and freezing of underworld financing for terrorism," he said. "And this is what we are doing," he said.
London Blasts
According to Musharraf, extremism is a state of mind, "a hearts and minds issue" that has to be dealt with separately "through hearts and minds". Musharraf said that Pakistan has adopted a three-point strategy in the short-term to deal with the issue, that include banning extremist organisations in Pakistan from resurfacing or to collect any funds, to stop spreading of hare literature and prevent mosques from misusing loud speakers to spread hatred and militancy.
In the long term, he said, he would like to amend the syllabus and curriculum in schools that in the past have been focused more on rituals than learning, asking madrassas to teach all subjects and not just religion so citizens can become educated and skilled to take professions other than just being religious teachers, and Islamic Muslim Renaissance.
Musharraf's assertion came just on the eve of his address to the 60th General Assembly in which he raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir [Images], saying it is essential to find a solution to the problem. In that speech, he also said that one needs to understand the motives behind terrorist acts. "These many not justify terrorism, but they explain it," he said.
Earlier in the day, President George Bush [Images], who came very hard on the issue of terrorism, said in his address to the UNGA that targeting and deliberate killing of civilians and non-combatants by terrorists cannot be justified or legitimised by any cause or grievance.
Blair, who also fielded questions from journalists alongside Musharraf, said that on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, the UK would do everything to support the discussions between Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] that can lead to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
"That is what we want to see or any sensible person wants to see," Blair said, adding that, "there are signs in respect of what has happened in the past few months (in terms of talks between India and Pakistan) and that has given us a great sense of possibility and hope."


State soccer thread — Shorecrest 2, Mercer Island 1. FINAL.
FINAL: Shorecrest wins 2-1 to advance to the Class 3A state championship game. Time to write up the story, I'll be posting scoring updates from the next 3A semifinal between Franklin Pierce and West Valley of Yakima.
77th minute: I'm going down to the field for quotes. I'll update the final score ASAP.
75th minute: Not much time left now. It's desperation time for the Islanders.
73rd minute: A dangerous free-kick opportunity for M.I., who benefits from a questionable foul call. Chris Morris' 22-yard attempt is blocked by the wall and another Islanders shot is blocked too. Shorecrest clears.
70th minute: Actually I count 11 men out there for Shorecrest, so it must've been deemed a yellow-red card, which you see sometimes. Paden is ejected but the Scots can still play full-strength without him.
67th minute: RED CARD! Shorecrest's Glenn Paden comes in late on another tackle and is charged with his second bookable offense. The Scots will have to protect the lead with just 10 men now.
63rd minute: Led by Terrel and Harris, the Scots defense looks impenetrable at this point. Shorecrest is still boasting most of the possession and scoring chances.
56rd minute: Shorecrest defender Nick Terrel just cleared a ball over the roof of the grandstands here, much to the fans delight. M.I. is doing a much better job of creating chances now. Chris Morris had a fun-looking bicycle kick shot go wide moments ago.
53rd minute: Michael Harris is having about as dominant game a holding midfielder can. He's been the main reason the Islanders can't control the ball in their offensive third.
48th minute: Shorecrest is still getting the better of the chances at this point. Since the first 10 minutes, the Scots have controlled most of the game in my view.
44th minute: The next goal is the crucial one. Not sure M.I. will be able to get two more, so they'll have to be selective on the chances they take in pressing for the equalizer.
HALFTIME: Shorecrest takes a 2-1 lead into the locker room thanks to the world-class effort from Harris. The UW commit and Gatorade state player of the year had been strong all game — in the air, tackling, on the ball — but that could well be the shot that puts the Scots into the championship game.
36th minute: GOAL! Shorecrest's Michael Harris takes the free kick and hits an absolutely magical 35-yard strike just under the crossbar for the go-ahead goal. What a remarkable goal! Scots lead 2-1.
36th minute: M.I.'s Jed Jacobson crashes into Scots senior Jonathan Cho in a hard tackle from behind. Cho is shaken up and Jacobson enters the book with a yellow card.
32nd minute: Mercer Island is stuck on its half of the field. The control issues Shorecrest had early are now with the Islanders.
28th minute: The Scots have really controlled the last 15 minutes of the game.
23rd minute: GOAL! Shorecrest's Jonathan Cho collects a loose ball in the box and fires a shot into the upper corner past Marowitz. Cho subsequently got a yellow card for the celebration. We're tied 1-1.
20th minute: Marowitz leaves the net to try to clear a through ball, but the ball falls to the feet of Shorecrest's Eli Blauser. His 20-yard shot on an open net sails wide!
20th minute: I would be surprised if a couple more goals aren't scored in this one. Shorecrest is looking dangerous as always on those set pieces — particularly Nick Terrel's long throws — and M.I.'s counter attack one too.
16th minute: M.I. goalkeeper Forrest Marowitz has punched away a couple dangerous balls in the box. Strong showing from out all-area goalie so far.
12th minute: Scots have settled down a bit and it's now a 50-50 game. Shorecrest's Glenn Paden just got a yellow card for what looked to be a late tackle.
6th minute: Islanders controlling the action here early on. The Shorecrest defense is struggling a little bit and the Scots are having trouble keeping possession.
1st minute: GOAL! 52 seconds in M.I.'s Diego Corvalan pounces on a poor clearance and buries a 15-yard shot into the corner. What a start for the Islanders. Mercer Island 1-0.
1st minute: We're under way here. Shorecrest has a HUGE supporting section compared to the Islanders.
Pregame: Let me know if there's something specific you want to know.
M.I. is wearing the dark maroon uniforms — will the 70+ degree weather affect them more than the white-wearing Scots?
Pregame: Introductions are about to begin. I'll try to update as often as possible from this highly-anticipated matchup between the top-ranked Islanders and No. 2 Scots.


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