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es·o·ter·ic /ˌɛsəˈtɛrɪk/ adj - understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest. It was the 70's when the NY Islanders Esoteric started. My cousin & his friends taught me how to be the hockey fan I am today. Back then we didn't have computers but w/a stubby pencil, a black composition notebook & 100 or so players to track the Esoteric was born. Nowadays, we've 431 New York Islanders to process through the Esoteric. Lets Go NY Islanders
Seth G's Standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE (4)
1. Ottawa - 10 [6] -------- vs. 8. Philadelphia - 4 [3]
2. Carolina - 7 [5] --------- vs. 7. Toronto - 5 [5]
3. NY Islanders - 6 [5] --- vs. 6. Montreal - 5 [3]
4. Tampa Bay - 6 [3] ----- vs. 5. Washington - 6 [4]
OUT OF PLAY-OFFS
9. NY Ranjerks - 4 [4]
10. Boston - 4 [4]
11. Pittsburgh - 2 [3]
12. Buffalo - 2 [3]
13. Florida - 2 [4]
14. New Jersey - 2 [4]
15. Atlanta - 0 [4]
FRIDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS
Washington 1 @ NY Ranjerks 3
Boston 8 @ Los Angeles 6
SATURDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
New Jersey @ Atlanta - 7:00
Washington @ Buffalo - 7:00
Tampa Bay @ Florida - 7:00
Carolina @ Montreal - 7:00
Ottawa @ NY Ranjerks - 7:00
NY Islanders @ Philadelphia - 7:00
Pittsburgh @ Toronto - 7:00
Boston @ San Jose - 10:30
SUNDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
WESTERN CONFERENCE (4)
1. Detroit - 7 [5] ----- vs. 8. Colorado - 4 [4]
2. Minnesota - 6 [3] -- vs. 7. Columbus - 4 [3]
3. San Jose - 5 [4] ---- vs. 6. Anaheim - 5 [6]
4. St. Louis - 6 [4] ---- vs. 5. Dallas - 5 [5]
9. Nashville - 4 [4]
10. Chicago - 4 [4]
11. Phoenix - 4 [4]
12. Vancouver - 4 [4]
13. Edmonton - 4 [5]
14. Calgary - 3 [4]
15. Los Angeles - 2 [5]
62 games played - 8 into OT - 12.9%.
8 OT games - 3 end in shootout = 37.5% OR 4.8% of ALL games end in shootout.
Yesterday - 40 goals scored in 6 games = 6.67 goals per game.
Total - 343 goals scored in 62 games = 5.53 gpg.
There have been 8 shutouts = 1 per 7.75 games.
The Isles have scored 13 = 2.60 gpg.
The Isles have allowed 17 = 3.40 gpg.
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Forever1940's Stat Trick
The Isles played their first five games in only seven days -- the first time in their history they've ever started a season with that condensed of a schedule. In October 1980 and January 1995 the Isles opened the season with five games in eight days. (It will be six games in nine days Saturday -- which will equal the most condensed first half-dozen).
After Saturday's game, the Isles will play only three times in the next eighteen days (Oct 18, Oct 20, Oct 27).
It will mark the fewest games that the Isles have played in any eighteen game stretch in their history (excluding the late season 1992 strike and the three Olympics).
One has to wonder how the Isles got straddled with such a strange schedule. In fact, the Isles are playing only nine games this month - fewest of any team in the League.
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THURSDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS
Atlanta 0 @ Buffalo 6
New Jersey 0 @ Florida 3
Carolina 5 @ Ottawa 3
NY Islanders 1 @ Toronto 8
FRIDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
Washington @ NY Ranjerks - 7:00
Boston @ Los Angeles - 10:30
1. Detroit - 7 [4] ----- vs. 8. Nashville - 4 [4]
2. Minnesota - 6 [3] -- vs. 7. St. Louis - 4 [3]
3. San Jose - 5 [4] ---- vs. 6. Colorado - 4 [3]
4. Anaheim - 5 [6] ---- vs. 5. Columbus - 4 [3]
9. Edmonton - 4 [4]
10. Dallas - 4 [4]
Islanders Esoteric #4 & Esoteric #5
RaRa Notes: Esoteric #4 was late due to travel and work. After seeing last night's debacle its just easier to combine the two. I hate doing the esoteric after a loss. It is just no fun. With us scoring a single goal it makes it easy except for the 9 penalties we took. This is a trend that I do not like. 21 minutes in the box meant we played an entire period down a player.
6 Games in 8 Nights. Thanks NHL! Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday. With a back-to-back travel night last night.
The other big news is Berard's return.
Bryan joins 11 other players who have had two or more tours of duty with the team for various reason. The other players are Niklas Andersson, Marius CZerkawski, Brad Dalgarno, Gord Dineen, Ted Donato, Dave McLLWain, Kip Miller, Kip Miller, Kip Miller, Jean Potvin, Randy Robitaille, Steve Webb, and Randy Wood.
If the esoteric stat includes last night's games numbers I will place an asterisk in from on that players name.
TODAY IN ISLANDER HISTORY
Oct 11, 1975 – The Islanders win their home opener, 7-0, versus LA. Rookie Trottier tallies 3 Goals and 2 Assists.
Oct 11, 1979 – Clark Gillies relinquishes the captaincy. Denis Potvin is named Captain.
Oct 12, 1972 – 35 years ago today, Islanders beat LA Kings, 3-2, at home for the franchise's first win. Billy Harris takes the first penalty shot in Islander's History and is unsuccessful.
ESOTERIC SCORING BY-LINE
Bergeron – Sillinger
Berard (PPG) – Guerin – Bergeron
*Fedetenko (PPG) – Gervais - Guerin
2 Point night – Goal and Assist.
Games Played – 27th for #257th. Tied with 4 including Muller and Ron Sutter
Goal – 7th for #147. Tied with 10 including Muller
Assist – 16th for #140. Tied with 8 others
Power Play, Game winning Goal
GP – 189th for #90. 3 GP behind Bertuzzi and Kurvers.
Goal – 27th for #67. Tied with Rich Kromm and Malakhov.
PPG – 14th for #40. Tied with Hamrlik and Kurvers.
GWG – 7th for #46. Tied with 7 others.
Pts – 110th for #61. Moves into a tie with Ralph Stewart.
*Fedetenko
Joins Comrie and Gervais as the only Islanders this season to score more than 1 Goal.
GP – 5th for #348. Tied with 11 others including Comrie.
Goal – 2nd for #208. Tied with 25 others.
PPG – 2nd for #97. Tied with 30 others.
Pts – 6th for #237. Tied with 10 others.
GP – 86th for #148. Tied with Park.
A – 35th for #103. Tied with Bill MacMillan.
Pts – 61st for #89. Breaks 3-way tie. Sole possession of #89th spot.
Guerin
GP – 4th for #355. Tied with 15 others.
A – 6th for #210. Tied with 14 others.
Pts – 6th for #236. Tied with 10 including Comrie.
Needs 6 Assists with no Goals to break Brian Curran's record on most Assists without a Goal.
*Gervais
GP – 82nd for #157. Tied with 2 others
A – 13th for #159. Tied with 6 others including Webb.
Pts – 15th for #175. Tied with 4 including other short term Islanders, Muller and Smyth.
*Comrie
GP – 5th for #348th. Tied with 11 others including Fedetenko.
A – 3rd for #256th. Tied with 23 others.
Pts – 7th for #232. Tied with 4 others.
*Sutton
13 PIMs for #256. Tied with Kevin Miller.
Fedetenko
6 PIMs for #286. Tied with 11.
173 PIMs for #73. Breaks tie with Malakhov and jumps Lorimer
*Witt
135 PIMs for #92. Ties Merrick and Plante
4 PIMs for #301. Tied with 25 others. 357th Islander to get a penalty.
40 PIMs for #184. Sole Possession of #184th spot.
*Sillinger
54 Pims for #157. Tied with Craig Berube.
12 PIMs for #258. Tied with 3 others.
*Bergenheim
*Tambellini
Save The Last Chicken Dance for Me - Oct 11th
By Peter Flynn
First of all, a little info on how I'm planning to contribute to this site. I wanted to register for the NYI Blog Box, but being a full time student with 2 part time jobs, I didn't think I would have the time. I was then going to start my own blog called "Save the Last Chicken For Me. When I told Roger about it, he suggested that I just post on here. Seeing that by doing it this way, I don't have to go through the hassle of creating a site and such, I decided to take him up on his offer.
Unfortunately, I am not an insider. I don't have any behind the scenes access to players or coaching staff, although my brother met Rick DiPietro's father (or fell for a clever ruse). So what can you expect here? I'll try to do what I did last night for the game, and have a live blog of what's happening in each game. It's not polished, hopefully it's a bit funny, but basically it's just my views on what's going on in the game. I try to write it so that someone without access to the game can read it and get more info than they would if they read a post-game wrap-up. We might be able to update it after every period, although I'm not sure if that's going to happen. Also, I'll miss a few games and should be at the Colliseum for a few games, so obviously you won't get that.
I'll try to post entries in between games as well. Like the rest of today's entry. (Should be a live blog during tonight's game).
Some questions for tonight:
Which Jason Blake will we see?
I was saddened to hear that Jason has serious health issues. I enjoyed the energy he brought to the team, and how he never gave up on a shift or a game. i was disappointed that he decided to go public with his unhappiness with his contract negotiations; I felt that was very unprofessional, but everybody's human and can let frustration cloud their judgement. I hope he fully recovers, but that he doesn't score against us.
Which Mike Comrie will we see?
Comrie made Garth Snow look like a genius in the first two games of the season, but hasn't had the same impact in the second 2 games of the season. Someone on Islander Fans speculated that perhaps it was because Miss Duff was in the house, and that perhaps she had, how shall we say, robbed him of some of his energy. Obviously he's not going to score 2 goals a game for the entire season, but it would be great to see that top line light it up again tonight.
When will Comrie hook a brother up?
You don't really see stories about Rick being spotted with a celebrity gal pal (I would know, my wife reads all the celebrity mags). So, is Mike going to hook rick up with one of Hilary's celeb friends? On second thought, we don't need our franchise goalie dealing with public relationship drama while he's trying to get ready for a game. But it would be nice to get a third hot celebrity fan to complete our line with Duff and Christy Brinkley...
Rick or Dubie?
We all know that Rick would like nothing better than to play all 82 games of the regular season, but that's not going to happen. It seems tonight would be the perfect opportunity to give Dubie his first start on the year. He looked solid in the pre-season game against the Devs in the Port.
We'll see what happens tonight. It will be key to jump on the Leafs early. Their fans surely remember the 7-1 pasting that the Canes laid on them 2 nights ago, and if we can score a few in the 1st, the fans will turn on them and make our job easier.
Save the Last Chicken Dance for Me: 10 Oct
Game 4 – Rags 7:00 – NVMC
Tonight's game is on VS, but so far during the pre-game, the announcers have been fair. Nice interview with Guerin. I think that more than anything else, the shift in the captaincy is the biggest difference this season.
Period One
First shift. Wish I was seeing Bergie instead of Tambellini on the wing with Satan and Vasicek. First chant of the evening, can't make it out on the TV. Bergeron with the first big hit, nice to see.
First goal is really important here. With a packed house here, we need to keep the Rags on their heels. Freaking announcer just jinxed us: "In the last 4 outings, Jagr hasn't dented the twine". You heard it here first, Jagr has at least one goal. I thought Howie (king of the jinx) wasn't in the building.
Let's see how the Isles new look PP fares. After our great start in Game 1, we haven't done too well. Hopefully Berard will help out. First PP over, looked OK. Only dangerous at the end. Hopefully the next one will look better.
On the replay, Campoli jumped into the slot. He didn't play that great in the pre-season, but he seems to have stepped it up in the regular season, where the points count.
Rick just missed the goal on the PK. I'm guessing he's practicing for later. Nice hustle by Hilbert. Isles have had the better of the play for the first 8 minutes. Good PK.
8:43 left in 1st. First audible "Let's Go Islanders" cheer on TV. Great save by Rick after a Rag made a great strip on Bergeron, leading to a 3-1. Good rebound save as well. Marc-Andre CANNOT keep doing that.
Can I say enough that I LOVE the way Fedetenko plays? Comrie gets in a scrap, and Tank has his back. I love the way that he sticks up for his teammates
GREAT Defensive play by Martinek on the 4-4. Jagr looked like he was going to get around him, but Marty shut him off.
WOW oh WOW. Rick with a few great saves at around the 14 minute mark. He let up a few rebounds, but recovered. But Bergeron needs to wake up on D, otherwise he might see himself on the bench.
The one player that we didn't get (other than Smyth leaving) that I wish we could have gotten is Chris Drury. There are not too many players that have been as clutch as he has.
Penalty call in the last few minutes. We're lucky that it's going to go both ways. Gervais got ROCKED.
Both goalies have looked sharp thus far. The game has been pretty even so far. I don't anticipate too many blowouts this year between these two teams.
BS call on Witt. There's no way that was a penalty. In order to trip someone, you have stick your leg out. Witt had both legs together. Nice play by Sutton to draw a penalty on Shanny.
Bergeron GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They say that it's bad to give up a goal in the last minute of the game. What about in the last 5 seconds? Suck it Henrik!
1st Intermission
I just got my download of the new Radiohead album. Haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.
Period Two
Rangers Goal. 1-1 now. Tyutin with the goal off the post. Not a horrible goal by Rick, but you never like to see him give one up.
Rags are buzzing now. Isles need to step it up.
Rick with a highway robbery save on Gome$. Yeah, I know it's with a "z", but you can't make a dollar sign with a "z". Sue me.
Pretty even game so far. So considering the fact that every media outlet says the Rangers will win the cup this year, does that mean that the Isles will be in the Eastern Conference Finals?
7 minute mark. Gotta say that Rick hasn't been wandering as much as he was last season. That's good news.
Good coverage in front to protect Rick. Remember a few years ago when people could crowd our goalie with impunity? No longer.
Nice drive by Shanny. I obviously can't root for any Rag player, but Shanahan is a class act. I wish he was on the Island.
Penalty on the Rags. Let's see our PP imitate the one we had in the season opener.
5-3. We NEED to score here. Almost 2 full minutes of 5-3. No excuse not to score.
GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Berard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great one-timer. It seems that our team this year understands what we didn't understand last year. If you have a 5 on 3 for more than 30 seconds, you MUST score. Here's to the first of many goals for BB.
Penalty on Lundqvist. He looked like Ricky the first year that they put in the trapezoid. Another must score.
A great shot of Hilary Duff. She thinks the Rangers are "So Yesterday." Yeah, I got that joke from my wife. Sue me.
So close to another goal at the 16:40 mark. I have to say that our PP looks MUCH better than last year on average.
Gallant says that our D is running around and our forwards have to come back more. True.
Wow, great save by Henrik off the opening face off. The announcer just said that you have to like what you see from Cam Ward. I agree, since he's on my fantasy team.
PP for the Rags. Uh oh…. 5 on 3. Let's hope that we can kill this off.
What a save by Rick on the penalty kill. Standing ovation, and boy does he deserve it.
OK 5-3. I can't say this enough, and I think that Hilary Duff even knows this. It is a MUST SCORE. Put them away…
Fantastic save by Henrik on the 5-3, with the help of the post. What a shock, the whistle blew with the puck loose.
What? How the hell was that a penalty on Guerin? Do we need to have a separate penalty book for the Islanders and every other team again? Holding? How about "skating"?
I think Hilary Duff has more screen time than Andy Hilbert tonight.
Great save by Rick on Tyutin from the point.
Less than five minutes in the game and Gome$ still has ZERO points. Anyone still pissed that we didn't over pay for him?
Lundqvist on the bench. Sutton with the penalty. Gotta take it. You can't give them the tap in goal.
GAME OVER!!!!!
We're 3-1. Rags haven't scored on the PP. Berard scores the game-winning goal in his first official Isles game on the PP. Suck it Rags.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE (2 = Pts for elite 8)
Team - Pts [GP]
1. Ottawa - 8 [4] -------- vs. 8. Boston - 2 [2]
2. Washington - 6 [3] ---- vs. 7. Toronto - 3 [4]
4. Carolina - 5 [4] ------- vs. 5. Tampa Bay - 4 [2]
10. Philadelphia - 2 [2]
TUESDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE RESULTS
Carolina 7 @ Toronto 1
WEDNESDAY'S EASTERN CONFERENCE GAMES
Ottawa @ Atlanta - 7:00
NY Ranjerks @ NY Islanders - 7:00
Montreal @ Pittsburgh - 7:30
Florida @ Tampa Bay - 7:30
Boston @ Anaheim - 10:00
Philadelphia @ Vancouver - 10:00
1. Detroit - 5 [3] ------ vs. 8. Vancouver - 2 [2]
2. Minnesota - 4 [2] -- vs. 7. Anaheim - 3 [5]
4. Nashville - 4 [2] ---- vs. 5. Edmonton - 4 [3]
9. Phoenix - 2 [2]
10. St. Louis - 2 [2]
12. Columbus - 2 [2]
Yesterday - 8 goals scored in 1 game = 8.00 goals per game.
The Isles have allowed 8 = 2.67 gpg.
Forever1940' Stat Trick
1. The Islanders have opened the season with two straight home selllouts. It's the first time that the Isles have had a game 2 sellout at home against anyone other than the Rangers since the 1980's. (The Isles - Rangers game in 1999 was a Coliseum sellout)
2. With thanks to Elias:
Since 1996, the only other NHL player to score two-or-more goals in each of his team¢s first two games of a season was Markus Naslund, who did that for the Canucks in October 2005.
Only two players had at least two goals in each of their team¢s first three games of a season: Ottawa¢s Cy Denneny, who had a four-game streak to begin 1917-18, the NHL¢s first season, and Quebec¢s Peter Stastny, who started 1982-83 with three consecutive multiple-goal games.>>
3. The loss ends a five-game home win streak over the Caps, longest since winning thirteen straight over Washington from 1978-82. (The Caps were 0-18-1 in their first 19 games on Long Island)
Islanders Esoteric #3
RaRa Notes: Let me start by saying Esoteric #4 will be a bit late as I will be at the game and will not have an opportunity to be around a computer to crunch the numbers.
A lot of people were complaining today about the team and our loss. I chalk it up to you win some you lose some. We held the Caps to 12 shots but 2 went in the net. What are you to do.
Two areas that I think need to be looked at are face-offs and penalties. In face-offs we were 24 out of 53 (45%) as a team. Comrie lost 10 of the of the 18 he faced (44%). In penalties we were 6 for 12 minutes, which is a long time considering the Caps were only in the box for 8 minutes. Trends I am seeing are Comrie and Martinek both with 8 PIM in 3 games so far this year. That is 16 PIMs between them while the rest of the team has 18 PIMs. Note to Mike Comrie: If you don't score – you are not allowed to get a penalty.
Speaking of Mike his pace total dropped to 109 goals for the year. Meanwhile Richard Park is on pace for 27 Goals.
Today, it can be mentioned that Comrie could have been awarded an Game Winning Assist for the Caps. Not a good turn over Mike.
RaRa Log Part 1: Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends and family.
RaRa Log Part 2: We say goodbye to Freddy Myer today who spent a brief 35 Games with the Islanders. That ties him in all-time Games Played with Jason Dawe and Bob Beers at #240th. He never scored a Goal so that means Me, Freddy and 133 other Islanders have never scored a Goal for our team. He did score 3 Assist and 3 Points which is good for the #276th and #220th spots respectively. We wish Freddy well.
Now I proudly present Esoteric #3
Richard, having just signed a contract extension yesterday, scores his first Goal of the season. It is his 11th with the Islander and is good enough for #117th tied with 5 others. The Point awarded is his 27th and places him at #136 overall joining Sopel and Simon at that spot on the Points scored roster. He has been with the team for 85 Games and tied with Sillinger and 30 others alone at the #148th spot.
Bootland
Playing in his 3rd Game with the Islanders he joins 18 other players at the #366th spot in Games Played. He scored his first Assist with the Islanders. He is the 327th Player with the Islanders to ever score an Assist placing him with 35 others at the #292nd spot in Assists. The point he scored makes him the 336th person to ever score a Point. It places him with 30 others at the #306th spot in Points.
Bergenheim
Playing in his 49th Game is tied wit 2 others at #215th overall. His Assist, his 7th with the Islanders and tying him with 7 others at #292nd overall. His 12th Point ties him with Wednesday night's adversary, Martin Straka, and 8 others at #193rd.
Martinek who sat 3 times tonight had the opportunity to jump from 78th to 76th with his 6 minutes of punishement. That brings his grand total of PIMs to 165 and the sole possession of the #76 spot. Interesting enough that is 6 PIMs behind Bryan Berard.
Comrie's 4 PIM Night gives him 8 PIMs on the season and as an Islander good for the #270 spot tied with 9 others.
Sillingers 2 PIMs gives him 52 PIMs with the Islanders and ties him with 3 others including Islander's Affiliate team, The Utah Grizzlie's Assistant Coach, Kevin Colley at #159th.
What a great game last night. It really reminded me of being a kid again watching this team play. These guys fight for each other and they dig dig dig. Man they are fun to watch.
Esoteric Dollar Watch:
Comrie is giving the NY Islander Goals at a cost of $843,750.
Drury is giving the Rags a goal for $7,100,000 per goal
Gomez has yet to score for his $10,000,000 fee.
In fact, Drury and Gomez making $17,000,000 have 1 Goal and 2 Assists (all scored by Drury). While the combo of Comrie, Guerin, Fedotenko and Vasicek at a combined salary of $11,525,00 have scored 6 Goals and 11 Assists amongst them with Comrie netting two game winners. Although Chris Drury's lone goal did give the Rags the only win of the season so far.
RaRa Notes:
Players with more than 21 minutes of ice time – Sillinger, Hunter, Martinek, and Witt.
Players with less than 3:15 of ice time – Bootland and Begenheim.
The penalties seem to take a toll last night or did they? Let's take a look. 8 penalties for 16 minutes. 4 penalties in the first period – No Goals. 3 Penalties in the second period – 1 Goal. 1 penalty in the 3rd period – 2 Goals. The first game we had 4 penalties total all game and scored 6 goals. You do the math.
Haven't heard much about face-offs. There were 60 F/Os last night, we won 29 of them. We had 6 guys take them. Comrie took 18 and won 11 for 61% win percentage. Sillinger won 12 of the 19 he faced for 63%. Hilber took 2 face off and won 1 for 50%. Newly extended Richard Park, took 6 and won only 1 for a dismal 17% rating. Vasicek lost 10 of the 14 he faced off with for a 29%. And Satan lost the only face-off he took.
ISLANDERS ESOTERIC.
To start we had 7 players play in their second game with the Isles. We all know who they are so no need to rehash it here. All 7 of them are tied with 11 others at #378th in all-time Games Played.
Campoli
Congrats to Chris on scoring his 50th NHL Point and 50th Point with the Islanders. With this 50th Point, Chris breaks into the top #100 of all-time in Points, tied with Ken Leiter and Hubie McDonough. Chris played in his 133rd game as an NHLer and an Islander. Despite what I said in the last esoteric, Chris is at #117th and is 3 games behind Rollie the Goalie. His Power Play Goal last night gave him two on the season and doubling his career total PPGs at 4. It is his 12th Goal as an Islander and moves him into the #112th spot tied with 4 others including Dave Langevin. He is on pace for 82 Goals on the season.
Comrie
2 Game Winning Goals. 2 Nights. On pace for 164 Goals this year. His second GWer of the year moves him into a 29 way tie with 29 others at #87 overall in the GWG listings. The Goal when ranked as a Goal is his 4th as an Islander and ranks him at #184th overall, tying him with 9 others. He is the 193rd player to ever score 4 Goals on Long Island. He also has 6 points all-time which gives him and 10 others the 236th spot in the Points rankings. On the all-time fun meter Mike is climbing rapidly up the charts as he has been tons of fun to watch. Oleg Who?
Playing in his 246th Game all-time on Long Island, he breaks into the top 70 on the all-time Games Played roster. He is 1 Game behind Brad Isbister. His 65th Assist tonight breaks a tie with Miro Satan and leaves him in sole possession of the #67th spot on the Assist List. He also broke a tie with Miro in the Points list as well with his 127th Point in sole ownership at #56th overall. Keep in mind Trent needed 246 Games to get to this point on the all-time list while Miro needed only 165 games to do it. Trent is on pace to score 81 Goals and 81 Assists this year.
We would like to welcome Jon Sim to the Islanders Esoteric tonight with his first Assist as an Islander. With this Assist he is the 326th player to ever score and Assist this ties him with a mere 34 others at #292nd all time. The Point makes him the 335th player to score a Point and ties him with 29 others at the #306th spot.
Our Captain, scored his 5th helper since joining us. He is on fire to complete the season with 205 Points all in Assists. His 5 Assists ties him with 12 others including Ricky at #224th. The Points ties him with 14 others, including Tank, who is next in the Esoteric tonight, at the #246th spot.
Fedotenko
Tank's multi-Assist night gives him 4 Assist on the year tying him with 18 others including Osgood. He is at #237th overall. The Points ties him with 14 others, including Guerin, who is just above in the Esoteric tonight, at the #246th spot.
Fedotenko, Sim, and Vasicek were the 354th, 355th and 356th players to ever be awarded with a penalty. They are all hovering around the #300 spot in all-time rankings. However, Sillinger's 2 PIMs gives him 50 with the team and the #166th spot tied with 4 others.
CHANT OF THE NIGHT
"Up state Trash" could be heard waifting through the rafters. It was heard on TV and the recap. Click here and listen closely at the 1:09 minute mark
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An update on the ARTEMIS twins
Following three years in lunar orbit ARTEMIS P1 and P2 are in excellent condition. Originally in Earth orbit, both spacecraft have been in lunar orbit since the summer of 2011 and in space since February 2007 [UC Berkeley].
Jasper Halekas
Acting Deputy Principal Investigator ARTEMIS
Space Physics Research Group
Space Sciences Lab
University of California at Berkeley
For those of you who aren't familiar with ARTEMIS, (the Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence, and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun mission) is an on-going "mission of opportunity," utilizing two of the original five-spacecraft heliophysics constellation THEMIS mission, "re-tasked" to study the interaction of the Moon and it's space plasma environment.
The two ARTEMIS spacecraft have now been in elliptical equatorial orbits around the Moon since 2011 and continue to operate flawlessly. Both probes are in very stable orbits, and the health of the spacecrafts and all instruments remains very good.
A sample of the elaborate year-long transfer of the two "re-tasked" THEMIS probes from Earth orbit to lunar orbit. ARTEMIS P1 was the first spacecraft navigated to, and performing station-keeping operations around, the Earth-Moon L1 and L2 Lagrangian points [UC Berkeley].
Current ARTEMIS lunar investigations are focusing on measuring pickup ions from the exosphere, the electrostatic charging of the surface, the plasma wake, and the interaction of the solar wind with remanent crustal magnetic anomalies. ARTEMIS also uses lunar orbit as a platform to observe the solar wind and (around full Moon) the distant terrestrial magnetotail.
More details on recent studies can be found HERE.
With the LADEE mission about to enter its nominal science orbit, and LRO placing new emphasis on its own measurements of the lunar exosphere, ARTEMIS plays a key role by providing complementary measurements of the solar and terrestrial plasma that acts as both a source and sink for the lunar exosphere, affecting dust released from the lunar surface. Together, these three missions team together to measure the inputs, dynamics, and outputs of the coupled system formed by the Moon's surface, its dusty exosphere and the space environment.
All ARTEMIS data is publicly available on a few-day time scale, and we welcome participation from the community. More information on the mission, instrumentation, data (including summary plots), software, etc. is available from http://artemis.ssl.berkeley.edu, or by contacting the team directly.
Several NASA spacecraft track energy through space (September 26, 2013)
Electric Moon jolts the solar wind (June 2, 2012)
Can we re-purpose space assets? (March 19, 2012)
NASA still studies advantage of lunar resources (February 15, 2012)
Then there were five... in lunar orbit (January 5, 2012)
Twin ARTEMIS probes to study Moon in 3D (July 15, 2011)
ARTEMIS P1 successfully enters lunar orbit (July 1, 2011)
"Dead spacecraft walking" (October 28, 2010)
YouTube demonstration of the re-routing of the two retired THEMIS orbiters to their new bonus mission in lunar orbit.
Posted by Joel Raupe at 10:42 PM
Labels: ARTEMIS, Jasper Halekas, LADEE, Lagrangian points, LRO, Lunar-L, UC Berkeley
Jasper Halekas said...
Joel, thanks for posting this. Just wanted to note that I am only acting *deputy* PI - Vassilis Angelopoulos is the PI.
Joel Raupe said...
My pleasure, Jasper. I had to resist the temptation to show your model lunar exosphere schematic. The one you might have made a fortune on if copyrights and royalties for such things were properly charges and collected. Cheers! - Joel R
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Indian Space Programme
Business India, April 21- May 4, 1997
SPACE: THE NEW BUSINESS FRONTIER
Driven by the telecom, TV and Internet revolutions, the global space market for satellites, launch vehicles and other hardware is expected to rocket to nearly $60 billion in the next three years. The software for, and services coming out of, this growing space infrastructure will involve even larger sums. With the Indian Space Research Organisation's technology and Indian entrepreneurship, the country is well placed to grab a significant share of this emerging business. But will the government amend its currently stifling policies to let this happen?
Anand Krishna is a real estate developer who is making his fame and fortune not on land anymore but actually beyond the skies. A Malaysian of Indian origin, Krishna owns Measat, a satellite company with four satellites in orbit. Shinawatra, a former general in the Thai army, is another to reach for the stars with company Thaicomm. They are part of an increasing number of Asian entrepreneurs who are getting into the hottest business of this, and probably the next, century - satellite services.
The business is rocketing in front of our very eyes and we seem to be missing it. Over the next 10 years a galaxy of satellites will cover our planet's skies. There are all together 150 satellites in orbit today running telecommunications, remote sensing, TV, scientific experiments and military applications. In the next three years alone 500 satellites, called 'birds' in industry parlance, are expected to be launched.
The hardware alone spells $30 billion worth of business for builders. If the plan of the Bill Gates-Craig McCaw company Teledesic to put up 840 satellites to provide multimedia services and global mobile connectivity to the Internet comes through, then the value of business will truly be astronomical.
Four major factors have fuelled an unprecedented demand for satellites: the growth of the Internet, corporate business communication, value-added services and electronic commerce globally, but especially in the US; the mushrooming of satellite TV channels in almost all countries and their further development to digital Direct- To Home (DTH) service with high-definition picture and CD-quality sound; the development of commercial remote-sensing applications; and the urgent need to set up basic telephony in developing countries.
Global mobile communications drives the market. In the next three years over 300 satellites are expected to be launched in the low-earth (600-1,000 km) and mediumearth orbits (10,000 km). These are parts of constellations of satellites meant for global cellular communication such as Iridium of Motorola, Globalstar, Odyssey of TRW, Orbcomm of Orbital Sciences, Starsys of GE Americorn, ICO Global, etc. There are a few more schemes involving 100-200 small satellites awaiting global regulatory processes.
With commercial remote sensing opening up, 100 remote sensing satellites are planned to be launched as well. Additionally 150 traditional large satellites will be launched in geostationary.orbits. More than a hundred of them will be commercial communication satellites. Over 50 of these are high.- powered satellites meant for DTH TV broadcasts. About 30 satcoms (communications satellites) will be for standard telecommunications and others will be for assorted use, including multimedia services and the Internet.
Such an unprecedented boom will mean another $30 billion for launch providers. Besides the government-funded space programmes, a large number of private companies are developing rockets for these launches. Some companies like Loral (Ford Aerospace) have shed their defence business in favour of the more lucrative space market. The merger of corporate giants such as Lockheed-Martin Marietta (GE satellites with General Dynamics rockets) and Boeing-McDonnell Douglas have also meant an intensified focus on their space businesses.
Unlike in the past, the major new players are not governmental or inter-governmental programmes such as NASA, Intelsat, Inmarsat or Arianespace, much less the cash-starved Russian and Ukrainian agencies. The new players are not manufacturers of satellites and rockets at all- rather, they are operators, marketers and service providers. They rely on other firms to build the hardware and launch it, while they focus on selling and finding innovative applications for their services.
Where does India fit in this scenario?
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has today completed developmental flights of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which can put a one-tonne satellite in a 1,000 km orbit. Work is in progress to stretch the existing launch vehicle by increasing the amount of propellants in the first stage solid-fuel booster and the second stage liquid-fuel engine, so that a 1200 kg satellite can be placed in a low earth orbit. The PSLV in its developmental phase cost an incredibly low $15 million. The entire programme was budgeted at about $100 million. Even if commercial launches of PSLV are marketed at $25-30 million, it will be the most attractive launcher for low earth orbit satellites, which could be for remote sensing, scientific experiments or the market driver - mobile communications, such as Motorola's Iridium (66 satellites) amongst others.
ISRO lost an opportunity to be part of the first round of Iridium contracts. Motorola had to finalise its financial closure and, due to the failure of the first developmental flight of PSLV in 1993 on account of a software error, dropped PSLV for consideration as one of the primary launchers. However, the later success of two flights in 1994 and 1996 means that Motorola will consider it as a potential vehicle for replenishing the constellation starting in 2002. Recently there have been a series of launch failures by several launch providers, and it might well become a seller's market for those who have successful launch records, so the window is still open for ISRO.
How does ISRO succeed with a 'shoe-string budget' (as the wellknown US aerospace magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology said in a recent cover, story)? Space technology needs highquality industrial and other infrastructure. For example, running the deep space simulation chamber for testing a satellite soaks up large amounts of power and about 2 million litres of liquid nitrogen, both of which are expensive in India.
MILESTONES IN THE INDIAN SPACE PROGRAMME
First sounding rocket launched from TERLS
Indian Space Research. Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy
Aryabhatta launched
Bhaskara-1 launched
SLV-3, Rohini satellite launched
SLV-3, RS-D1 launched. APPLE launched. Bhaskara-2 launched
INSAT-1A launched
SLV-3, RS-D2 Iaunched.INSAT-1B launched
Launch of ASLV. SROSS satellite could not be placed in orbit
IRS - 1 A launched
INSAT- 1 C launched
ASLV launched. Unsuccessful in placing SROSS satellite in orbit
1990 INSAT-ID launched
1991 IRS-1B launched
1992 ASLV launchedSROSS-C placed successfullyINSAT-2A launched
1993 INSAT - 2B launched PSLV-D1placing IRS-IE unsuccessfully
1994 ASLV launchedSROSS-C2 placed successfully PSLV-D2 launchedIRS-P2 placed successfully
1995 INSAT-2C launched IRS -1C launched
1996 PSLV-D3 launched
IRS-P3 placed successfully
1997 INSAT-2D sent to French Guyana on 8th April for launch
Space jargon
Any object placed into orbit at 36,000 km above the equator will take the same amount of time as Earth to complete one revolution. Thus from Earth it appears to be stationary. Hence an antenna dish receiving signals from the satellite does not need to move to continuously track it, saving considerable expense and complexity.
A communication satellite used for telecom or TV receives the electromagnetic signal from the ground transmitter. It then retransmits it at a different frequency towards Earth. The communication equipment on board a satellite that does both is called a transponder.
Why multi-stage rockets?
The more weight that is carried into space, the larger the size of the rocket that is required for more fuel and power. It costs approximately $30,000 (roughly Rs. 10 lakh) to put one kilogram into geostationary orbit. In a multi-stage rocket the burnt out stages are detached one by one so that less and less weight is actually carried up.
Observing Earth from a distance and getting information based on the reflecting properties of different objects is known as remote sensing. Remote sensing can also be done using aircraft but satellite remote sensing is far cheaper and more comprehensive.
What is digital Direct- To- Home broadcasting?
In DTH, the signal frequency allows the broadcast to be received by a small dish antenna about a foot in diameter. Using digital technology the signals are compressed so that many channels can be broadcast from a single transponder. It enables the broadcaster to monitor and control usage, because the signal can be keyed to individual users, who can then be charged subscriptions. Since it uses digital technology, DTH provides extremely high quality picture and sound, as on a laser disc or CD.
Why should we use liquid-fuelled rockets when solid-fuelled rockets are much simpler to make?
Solid-fuelled rockets cannot be turned on or· off at will. Once lit they bum till the propellant. is exhausted. A liquid-fuelled rocket, on the other hand, can be easily controlled with a fuel valve, just like the accelerator of a car.
But ISRO has a major cost advantage because so much of space technology development is highly labour-intensive. This kind of work requires the highly skilled labour of scientists and engineers. ISRO has MScs, MTechs and PhDs assembling and testing critical subsystems of its satellites and rockets for a fraction of the costs of its foreign competitors. Just like the Indian advantage in developing computer software, low-cost intellectual labour gives ISRO a marked competitive advantage.
For example, the money invested in the entire Indian space programme over the last 35 years is half of what Japan invested in developing their own H-2 rocket over the last 10 years ($2.4 billion). Yet it found that H-2, with a price tag of $150-180 million per launch, is priced out of the market. Now Japan is investing another $900 million to modify it into H-2A and using all the manufacturing infrastructure of heavy weights like Mitsubishi, Kawasaki, Nissan and NEC to bring the launch estimate to about $80 million. H-2A has the same payload capacity as ISRO'S Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) now under development at an additional cost of only $100 million. ISRO can profitably price it at $70-80 million when it flies early in the next decade.
Launch failures are a common occurrence in the developmental phase. But serious problems arise when an operational vehicle fails, because this shoots up the already high satellite insurance costs and damages the launcher's credibility in the market. Thus far, all of the operational satellites built by ISRO, be they remote-sensing satellites or communication satellites, have done well, with some performing beyond their designed lifespan.
PSLV also acts as a major step in achieving the capability to launch 2,000-2,500 kg communication satellites in the 36,000 km high geostationary orbit. Slightly modified first and second stages which have already been ground tested are used in configuring GSLV to launch India's Insat series. After developing GSLV and putting it into operation, it will be stretched to carry the heavier 3,500 kg class satellites.
Under the leadership of U.R. Rao, ISRO undertook a vigorous programme to develop a space industry in India by transferring their technology to build various subsystems for liquid- and solidfuelled rockets to private and public sector units. Antrix Corporation, which was set up by ISRO to market the government organisation's products internationally, has already taken initial steps to involve the private sector, and it even has Ratan Tata, Jamshyd Godrej and Ravindra Reddy on its board. L&T, Godrej, MTAR, Walchandnagar Industries and others, who are involved in manufacturing subsystems for ISRO, could follow the worldwide trend and form consortia to build launch vehicles and market launch services.
Global marketing requires investments, market savvy, and aggressive strategies, which private entrepreneurs can provide. In fact, Rao recalls how India's first experimental communication satellite, Apple, was not only offered a free ride into space by Arianespace (a European launch conglomerate) but, throughout the developmental stage of Ariane, its director-general would personally visit ISRO every three months to brief them on the latest progress in the project. Ariane used to fly prospective customers from all over the world to French Guyana for Ariane launches. No wonder then that when NASA stopped carrying commercial satellites following the Challenger disaster, Ariane moved in. Today it has 60 per cent of the commercial launch market with its Ariane-4 rocket.
To launch so many satellites one needs suitable space ports. More than 10 new launch facilities are being planned by the private sector worldwide in the US, Canada, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Kenya and Australia. And India's Sriharikota Range (SHAR), covering some 170 sq km north of Chennai, if marketed properly, could be a money-spinner. The location utilizes Earth's eastward rotation to launch a geostationary satellite in the equatorial plane. Its location close to the equator is one of its main advantages (as geostationary satellites must be launched near the Earth's equator), besides the fact that the Bay of Bengal provides a safe, unpopulated environment. Along with the Arianespace port at Kouru in French Guyana in South America, SHAR currently provides the best location for equatorial launches.
SHAR also boasts a state-of-the-art, 20-storey, 300-tonne mobile service tower. This is a mechanical engineering marvel built by Triveni Structurals to ISRO designs and specifications. The mobile service tower provides facilities for launching PSLVs and is currently being augmented with cryogenic equipment for launching GSLVs as well. To increase the frequency of launches to serve the global market an additional launch tower is being planned by ISRO and is awaiting government funding. The range also offers solid propellant production and casting facilities along with ground testing facilities for solid-fuelled rockets.
The star of the space programme is of course ISRO'S satellite design and fabrication capability. Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) today are among the finest in the world and at the same time inexpensive. ISRO currently has four of these in polar orbits and will launch four more by 2000. ISRO is thus placed to be the best provider of remote-sensing data globally, a market dominated earlier by Landsat (US) and Spot (France). It was also a bit of luck that Landsat-5 went out of action and Landsat-6 was lost in space by the Chinese Long March rocket.
ISRO moved into the vacuum with its high-class IRS 1-C. Seizing the opportunity, the US company Eosat, which is marketing Landsat's remote-sensing data, made a strategic alliance with ISRO'S global marketing arm, Antrix. ''The alliance is win-win," N. Sampath, executive director of Antrix, exults. Recently Eosat's director of applications and training, Tina Cary, echoed similar sentiments, saying, "the IRS series is a jewel in the crown of Eosat." A new partner to this alliance will be Space Imaging (US), which is soon putting up a high-resolution satellite of its own. The threesome, with its combined array of data products, hopes to capture a significant portion of the $250-million market for data over the next three to five years.
In an exclusive interview with Business India, K. Kasturirangan, chairman of ISRO, spelt out the organisation's marketing strategy. "Data sales in the form of computer-compatible tapes and hard copies will yield us money, but the real money is in value-added services. Value-added services in remote sensing could soon have a market of $2-3 billion. The important thing is that in India we have a lot of experience in generating value-added products for specific queries, laying a pipeline for urban development or ground water studies or other studies in rural development, crop estimates, aquaculture, etc, which we did for our own developmental needs. Thereby we have built up the service infrastructure for the global market as well.
"We are encouraging more and more entrepreneurs into remote-sensing, value-added services. When many of the foreign space agencies come to us today for signing co-operative agreements in remote sensing, they also come as representatives of industry in their country. We also have been including industrial representatives and put entrepreneurs together. We have identified about 50 entrepreneurs and 12-13 have become very active.
Profits from a distance
Remote sensing is a technology by which a satellite acts as our eye in the sky through which we get important information about our own planet. Everything reflects energy in a different way. The reflective and emissive properties of various surfaces, which are detectable by satellite, are called their 'spectral signatures'.
Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites are equipped with special cameras which scan a Part of Earth's surface for radiation. The data is digitised and sent to a ground station for analysis. This data can yield commercially valuable information. For example, in the case of ground water, the conventional method of prospecting yields a success rate of about 45-50 per cent, but remote-sensing data used in conjunction with the conventional method yields a success rate of almost 95 per cent.
In the same way, remote sensing has great cash-saving applications in urban development, aquaculture, deep water fishing, cartography, siting industrial complexes, environmental impact assessment, pipeline laying, etc.
ISRO, in addition to having developed extensive in-house remote-sensing expertise, is working at building up a service infrastructure and likewise encouraging many entrepreneurs to service the market. The National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), National Natural Resources Management System and Regional Remote Sensing Service Centers are continuously making efforts to popularize the technology. They provide satellite data in various forms at throwaway prices to Indian users as compared to the expensive French SPOT satellite data. They also help in interpreting it for specific applications. NRSA, together with the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing at Dehradun, is training a large number of people from the government and the private sector in data analysis and value-added services.
Recognizing India's strengths in remote sensing, the UN has established an advanced centre for training in remote sensing for the Asia Pacific region at Dehradun. Given its state-of-the-art remote-sensing satellites and software abilities, India is considered to be one of the global leaders in the field.
Some are ex-ISRO people. Some have been trained by us at our Indian Institute of Remote Sensing at Dehradun and at the National Remote Sensing Agency at Hyderabad.
"Our French competitor SPOT is talking about a new satellite – SPOT-5 - with improved resolution. They have their own established market. But I am sure that we will have our own niche in the market as well. We have to always maintain leadership technologically. Instead of trying to enter as the third force in this emerging market, we are having a strategic alliance with Eosat and Space Imaging," elaborates Kasturirangan.
Today India is one of the global leaders in all aspects of remote sensing. "In fact, a very large number of papers in any international conference on applications of remote sensing is from India," says former chairman Rao proudly. He was also the architect of Antrix Corp and its alliance with Eosat.
ISRO has not found space hardware marketing as easy, when giants like Hughes control 60 per cent of the global satellite market. SO ISRO has gone in for subsystem supply as a market entry route. It has a contract for about $2 million dollars from Hughes and a further half million from Matra Marconi. But this is not easy either. Each designer has his own specifications for subsystems, unless the system is co-designed with the supplier. "The money is peanuts and hassles are many, margins are non-existent, but the interaction is helping us in many ways. Though they are tough to satisfy, once Hughes or Matra realizes your value as a· reliable supplier, they inevitably give a steady stream of orders which we can pass on to the industry while we become the testing, qualifying node," says Sampath.
Kasturirangan feels that 10 transponders to be leased out to Intelsat in 1998 from Insat-2E will not only bring in $100 million over the next 10 years but also give India visibility in the international communication satellite market.
"Our global thrust is remote sensing"
K. Kasturirangan, chairman of ISRO, spoke to Business India about ISRO'S marketing strategies and the challenges that lie ahead in the highly competitive global market
Are you looking at the global market for space hardware and software as a thrust area, or do you just have some surplus capacity to sell?
In the case of value-added services in remote sensing we feel we have some strength and we are giving it a global thrust. In communications we have leased 10 transponders to Intelsat in Insat 2E for $100 million over the next 10 years. We also provide satellite operation-related services like tracking and telemetry on orbit tests to other satellite companies.
When it comes to satellite hardware, we do have some problems. We can supply elements which have been standardised like communication elements, precision mechanical elements, control system elements, electro-optical and infra-red sensors and propulsion elements, among others. We have a contract with Hughes worth over a million dollars. We are supplying some sub-systems to Matra-Marconi in Europe, and we are also holding discussions with Loral Aerospace of the US. But manufacturing is not ISRO'S activity and we are transferring many of these things to industry.
In the launch-vehicle programme there is limited capacity available for a single shot or replenishment of satellites in low earth orbiting constellations for mobile communication. There are a number of agencies in the world which are looking for that kind of support as well. But we are not planning a major thrust in the launch vehicle market.
Here again we want the industry to play a more important role. They should not be just making subsystems for us. They should get into assembly and the vehicle itself like Lockheed, McDonnell Douglas, Orbital Sciences, etc, in the US, so that ultimately we can have a space industry coming out of this.
Suppose tomorrow the government allows uplinking for private channels. How long will it take ISRO to put a satellite in orbit?
The DoT and the ministry for information and broadcasting use about 70 transponders. With Insat 2-D, which we sent to French Guyana for launch this month, we will have 93. As we place one Insat every year, we will have 130 transponders by 2002. We can build up capacity for private users and adjustments could be done. You can't suddenly ask for 25 transponders – nowhere in the world can you do that. Other than that we can take care of private demand.
Do you see any widening of the Insat coordination committee to include private users?
I will not right now rule out that possibility. How Insat will evolve in the future is certainly receiving ISRO' S attention. It will depend on the telecom policy and broadcasting policy which are being discussed in the government.
The draft broadcast policy says channel operators should use Indian satellites. If ISRO transponders are going to be priced competitively anyway, why should you insert that clause?
Every country, when it reaches capability like ours, develops a national satellite policy. When you talk about an Indian registered satellite, it is not necessary that it should be built by ISRO. It can be built anywhere. Registration essentially provides control of the satellite. Government also takes certain protective measures which are part of UN conventions and treaties as well as ITU (International Telecommunication Union) regulations
Have any Indian operators of satellite channels approached ISRO for transponders?
There have been in the past a number of enquiries.
So ISRO has lost that business?
Yes. If transponders were available they would have come to us.
There has been talk of an 'exodus' from ISRO. Is there any possibility of salary and perk structures being changed to offer more attractive packages?
The Fifth Pay Commission has come out with recommendations. They will be reasonably good. There is also an effort to bridge the gap with the private sector by offering housing and other perks.
Does the government recognize that high technology areas have to be treated differently; otherwise we will keep loosing talent?
Yes. The flexibility we have is quite notable. We can hire people at middle and senior levels directly if we need to. Our crop of new recruits is reasonably good; they are not all from IITS or IIMS as they used to be, but from regional engineering colleges and good private engineering colleges. The slight difference in background they might have with IITS is easily made up for with in-house training. People with enough drive and motivation are given responsibilities in wider fields. We are not unduly worried of some people leaving. It happens in all organizations, government or private.
What are the technology challenges for new comers at ISRO, or is it getting routine?
A new generation of satellites, the reduction of weights of space components, increasing power, developing new, stronger and lighter materials, new high-resolution cameras, new digital circuits and electro-optical elements, etc. To bring down the weight of say a filter from 200 to 100 gm is a tremendous thing, but if that is the new international benchmark then we have to do it. It is not easy. We may go for a newer band, the Ka band, which is used for multimedia services. It is being planned for GSAT·3. We have to develop ion propulsion systems rather than gas-based ones. They will increase the life of a satellite. I don't see any problem of technology challenges for the next 10 years at least.
Meanwhile, ISRO is coming out with increasingly sophisticated communication satellites with Ku band transponders for smaller VSATs and mobile communications, global positioning systems and Ka band for multimedia services. It will also produce a DTH satellite in 1998-99 as well as high-power S band transponders for digital-audio communication, which could have possible applications for a countrywide mobile communication system.
But these potentialities will not be realized until the government liberalizes telecommunications and broadcasting policies. To date the government refuses to release its stranglehold on communications and broadcasting, which remain amongst the most rigidly controlled activities under the Indian Telegraph Act. Despite many modifications to the legislation since its enactment in the 19th century, the commercial opportunities offered by space technology (and even India's own satellites!) cannot be used to commercial advantage.
Despite the major advances made by the Indian space programme and its enormous potential for providers of satellite-based services such as telecom and TV, government policy prohibits private satellite service providers from using ISRO's satellites. Starry-eyed entrepreneurs are not permitted either to set up satellite services or buy or lease satellites from ISRO.
What's more, uplinking from India between private sector satellite service providers and any satellites whatsoever is not permitted. This means that Indian service providers must not only lease transponders on foreign satellites, but must also send their programmes abroad for uplinking. This not only adds great expense to the service, but also means the loss of revenue that would otherwise go to ISRO and VSNL. The situation could get even more piquant if the government does not get its act together, because one might see ISRO'S transponders leased to Intelsat, which in turn could sublease them back to Indian and other Asian operators, leaving ISRO out in the cold.
Nothing seems to highlight the wasted potential of the Indian space programme due to current government policy more than the fact that while Indian experts train satellite technologists from Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, China, the Philippines and other countries at the foothills of the Himalayas at Dehradun, businessmen from these very same countries make a beeline to India to sell satellite services.
The countdown for capturing the opportunities of the space market has begun. Since it is still a nascent business with enormous growth potential and India has developed the necessary technological and managerial skills, the country is in a position to make a significant impact on the new business and reap a great deal of the rewards. But ISRO'S hands can only be unshackled through the creation and implementation of forward-Iooking, business-oriented policies. ISRO should be allowed to network with private enterprise to market its scientific and engineering expertise and products.
India and its entrepreneurs can rocket into the next millennium on the new business of satellite services, but only if the government lets them.


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Q: Git Error: dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _iconv_open I was trying to fix up my .bashrc on a new mac with some aliases I had and I had made a .bash_profile to try to load up the .bashrc when the terminal was opened. However, it has been giving me this error every time I try to use a git command.
git status
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _iconv_open
  Referenced from: /usr/bin/git
  Expected in: /opt/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib

dyld: Symbol not found: _iconv_open
  Referenced from: /usr/bin/git
  Expected in: /opt/local/lib/libiconv.2.dylib

Trace/BPT trap: 5

I deleted the .bash_profile and even reverted back the .bashrc but still no good. Any ideas?
Side Note: I have looked at Git > dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _iconv_open but his solution doesn't seem to work for me as I have no bash_profile at all now.

A: Coworker figured it out for my situation.
Create a file ~/.bash_profile and in it put
PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH:/opt/local/bin
export PATH

That seemed to fix it. Seems the issue was with the path.

A: Note, I just answered a similar issue.  Bottom line is there is a broken version of git installed on your computer in /usr/local/git/bin. Uninstall that one to be certain you won't get this problem.  (I had fixed it on the command line but not in PyCharm -- annoying!)
More specific info in my answer here:
Git commands not working in Mac terminal: "dyld: Symbol not found: ___strlcpy_chk" error

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Laptops Under 500
Best Laptop Under 500
Best Gaming Laptop Under 500
Laptop Under 200
Chromebook under 200
Laptops for gaming under 200
Best laptops under 150
1. Lenovo IdeaPad 1 Laptop:
2. HP Stream 14":
3. Lenovo 100e Chrome book
4. ASUS VivoBook L203MA
5. Acer Chrome book 11 C202SA
6. Samsung Chromebook 4
7. Dell Chromebook 11
8. HP Chromebook 14
10. Acer Aspire 1
Editor's choice for laptops under 200
If you are wondering whether you should choose a device from laptops under 200 , then feel free to trust because these machines are manufactured by the top most companies. Most reliable companies, such as Lenovo, HP, Acer, and ASUS, manufacture the most efficient machines in the lowest possible budget. So these laptops works great with your tasks.
If you are thinking of buying a laptop for all your daily tasks like, then you are on the right spot. In this budget, you should not expect to be able to run heavy programs like graphic designing and gaming. So, if you are a graphic designer or developer, then you should better think about increasing your budget.
Laptops under 200 may have a limited amount of internal storage. You might need some help from external storage to store your data. The processor speed and RAM might be enough for all the light tasks.
According to the specs, our team has selected the top most laptops in every category.
Category Name Reviews
$200 Chromebook Acer Chrome book 11 C202SA 4.2
$200 Laptop for gaming Samsung Chromebook 4 4.2
$150 best laptops HP Chromebook 11 G4 3.8
$100 Laptops Samsung Chromebook 3 4.4
Chromebooks work differently in comparison to other laptops. Mostly Chromebooks need good quality internet to let you work. Rather than working with pre-installed software, it works with apps when you are online. Storage capacity is usually very low for these laptops, so you need cloud storage to store all your necessary data.
Despite all these, Chromebooks still performs well. Instead of hardware, their performance depends more on internet-based applications. They have an automatic antivirus updating system, so you don't have to worry about the security of your device. Chromebook is one of the cheap laptops you can get under $200. We have listed down some best options for you:
ASUS Chromebook C202SA-YS02
Samsung Chromebook 3
Acer 15.6" HD WLED Chromebook
HP Chromebook 14
Acer Chromebook 11 N7
Lenovo Chromebook S330
Asus C223NA-DH02-RD Chromebook
Finding a gaming laptop that is cheap as well can be very challenging. We have collected some of the best performance laptops, which enable you to play old games and complete your daily work. Gaming laptops usually need a High RAM, latest processor, and big storage for the latest games to play.
It is challenging to find all the above specifications in a single laptop under 200 dollars. However, one can get a good performing laptop, which works fine for older operating systems and still allows you to play some old games. Some of the choices listed below are Chromebooks while others work on windows operating system.
Samsung Chromebook 3 XE500C13-K04US
Acer Chromebook CB3-131-C3SZ
Lenovo IdeaPad 110s
HP Chromebook 11 G4
HP Stream Laptop PC 11-y010nr
HP Stream 11 Pro G2
HP Stream 14-ax010nr
Dell Inspiron i3162-0003BLU
If you need a laptop for gaming but still on a tight budget, don't waste your time reading this article. The laptops under this range are not quite suitable for running the latest games, but they work fine with old games. You can find some excellent options on our page about Best gaming laptop under 500.
For those who tend to prefer high tech laptops according to their work profile but cannot afford to increase your budget, then refurbished laptops are the right option for you. With little disadvantages, you can get high tech laptops, which help you complete all your work tasks. Amazon has a couple of deals at a very reasonable price for almost everything. You can get a vast list of refurbished laptops on laptops under 200 at Amazon.
Are you searching for a laptop that costs less than $200? Here you can find the best working devices for just under 150 dollars. It doesn't mean that you can get the latest hardware specs. However, the laptops listed below surely lets you do all your office work, assignments, watch movies, and work while traveling.
LENOVO THINKPAD T500
DELL LATITUDE D830
ACER FLAGSHIP CB3-532
APPLE MACBOOK MB061LL/A
HP Stream Laptop PC
ASUS Chromebook C202SA-YS02
If you are looking for a laptop under this price range, there are some things one should keep in mind. First, you can find only refurbished laptops at this price. Secondly, these are usually old model laptops that work on old operating systems like Windows XP.
Their hardware specs are not as good as the new laptops. Still, these laptops allow you to browse through the internet, watch movies, and work on Microsoft Office and Excel. If you are looking for the latest technology on your laptop, then you should increase your budget. We have listed the best-refurbished options:
DELL LATITUDE 2120
DELL E5400 LATITUDE
HP Stream 11
Acer CB3-532
Dell Chromebook 11
HP Chromebook 11 G4
Most of the laptops under 200 have an Intel Celeron or Intel Atom processor with 4GB RAM. Mostly the size of the screen for these laptops may range from 10 to 14 inches. Some of these laptops might be ideal for work during traveling. They may be highly portable because of their lightweight and long battery life.
Some of the best laptops under $200 are listed below:
Specifications for Lenovo IdeaPad 1 Laptop:
CPU AMD A6-9220e
Graphics AMD Radeon R4
Display 14.0-Inch HD, 768p
OS Windows 10 Home
Battery Life 8 hours
With the AMD A6 processor and 4GB RAM, Lenovo Ideapad works very smoothly for all your daily work. It has quite a professional looking chassis, and a 14-inch LED-backlit HD display gives it an overall thumbs up for the aesthetics. The Windows 10 operating system works fast with the Intel processor allowing users to work smoothly.
AMD Radeon R4 graphics card gives the users an out of the world experience while watching movies. The best part is that Lenovo Ideapad 1 has a very long battery life, which is quite beneficial for users on the go. The storage is better than other laptops under this price range. It has all sorts of ports to allow smooth data transfer and connectivity. Moreover, the high-end graphics and hardware will enable it to become the best laptop under 200 for gaming.
Specifications for HP Stream 14":
CPU Intel Celeron N4000- Dual core
Storage 32GB eMMC
Graphics Intel UHD Graphics
Display 14-Inch HD, 768p
OS Windows 10
Battery Life 12 plus hours
The best part about HP Stream is that it has a sensitive Wi-Fi antenna, allowing the users to experience fast and reliable internet usage. The Intel processor and 4GB RAM is good enough for all your daily and office work. But writers may face some problems during typing because of its small keyboard size.
The internal storage is also very low, and users might need an external storage device to keep their data. Windows 10 works smoothly with the Intel processor. It is one of the best laptops under 200 windows 10. It is light in weight and has a very long battery life, which makes it a highly portable device.
Specifications for Lenovo 100e Chrome book:
CPU MediaTek 8173C
Graphics Imagination GX6250
OS Chrome OS
Battery Life 10 hours
Lenovo 100e Chrome book has a MediaTek 8173C 2.1GHz processor, which is not an Intel processor. Still, you don't have to worry about that. Its processor works very smoothly and uses less energy compared to other processors.
It is primarily for students who need a fast and robust working device to accomplish their daily tasks. The manufacturer has given this device a durable design and a polycarbonate chassis, making the laptop bare drops from tables. Internal storage is very less, and users might need the help of an external drive to store data. The 4GB RAM, like other laptops, allows the users to work smoothly.
It has an 11-inch anti-glare screen LED screen and a CPU integrated graphics card, which gives users a fantastic experience while watching movies and videos. The keyboard is very simple to use and comfortable for writers. It doesn't have a DVD player but has all kinds of ports and slots available for data transfer and effective connectivity. With only 2.6 lbs of weight and long battery life, Lenovo has made this device perfect for students and users who are always traveling.
Specifications for ASUS VivoBook L203MA:
CPU Intel Celeron N4000 Processor
Display 11inch, 1080p
With the Intel Celeron N4000 processor, this laptop is the best in the market. Although the budget for this laptop is a little higher than $200, it is best when we are talking about the specs. Processor speed and RAM work very well for tasks like writing, browsing, photo editing, and movie watching.
In comparison to the Chrome operating system, Windows 10 works better and smoother. It has the advantage of being able to upgrade windows 10 version to windows 10 pro version, which is more work efficient and gives a longer battery life. The overall aesthetics are very sleek and comes with an inbuilt HD web camera.
It doesn't have a huge storage amount but has inbuilt USB ports and slots to enable user's effective connectivity and data transfer. It has a one-year subscription to Microsoft Office, which is a unique advantage for writers and students. The battery life of this laptop is long and suitable for users who work during traveling.
Specifications for Acer Chrome book 11 C202SA:
CPU Intel Celeron N3060 Dual-Core Processor
Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Display 11.6 inch, 768p
OS Chrome operating system
Acer chrome book 11 has an Intel dual-core processor and a 4GB RAM, which is perfect for students, writers, and users to work effectively. It has a magnificent 11 inch HD display, which is user eye-friendly if you need to work for long hours.
With a solid chassis and attractive design and color selection, Acer becomes a favorite among the users. This device has the best keyboard and is an excellent choice for those who need to type a lot during there work. With a battery life of up to 10 hours and a lightweight, it becomes the best option for travelers.
Specifications for Samsung Chromebook 4:
CPU Intel Celeron Processor N4000
Display 11.6-inch, 768p
Battery Life 12.5 hours
This is a durable device with excellent built quality. It has a military-grade chassis that keeps the laptop working even after hard drops and worst temperature conditions. The Intel processor and Chrome operating system let you work fast and stay connected with your projects.
The 4GB RAM allows users to do multitasking and work with multiple applications at once. It has a long battery life and lightweight, making it suitable for those who work while traveling.
It has all sorts of ports to help you transfer data quickly. The Wi-Fi network has impressive results as it catches the internet from far away. The only problem with this laptop is that its display dulls out when outside and screen resolution doesn't allow users to play high-level graphic games.
Specifications for Dell Chromebook 11:
CPU Intel Celeron N3060 Dual-Core
Storage 16GB SSD
Dell introduces an extremely cheap Chromebook that can fulfill all your basic computing needs. Intel processor combined with 4GB RAM gives its users speedy response while working with several applications at once.
The 16GB SSD storage is enough to store all your essential work and access them in no time. It has a long battery life that can get up to 14 hours if you reduce the brightness. With a lightweight body, it becomes an excellent option for students who need to carry their device to school and colleges.
Specifications for HP Chromebook 14:
CPU AMD Dual-Core A4-9120
Graphics AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Display 14-inch, 768p
This Chromebook has an amazing HD display that doesn't get dull outside. It lets it's to have a bright and vibrant visual experience. With a 180 degree hinge, users can visually share their work with friends, family, and co-workers.
The AMD processor and 4GB RAM let you do multitasking and get a fast response from the device. This is not it; the AMD graphics card makes it quite friendly with some old games. This device gives you an advantage in gaming capabilities with excellent work performance.
It has a long battery life of 9 hours, so now you can take this laptop wherever you go.
CPU Intel Celeron N3060
Initially, Samsung Chromebook 3 doesn't fit in this price range, but renewed/ refurbished versions are available in the market. These inspected refurbished devices perform just like a new laptop.
This laptop performs well because of the Intel processor and 4GB RAM. The 16GB solid-state drive helps users to save and access their documents in no time. However, the Intel graphics card allows users to play some old games without any lag responses.
It has all sorts of ports that make data transfer and internet connectivity quite easy for users. It has a very long battery life but is a heavyweight device. This laptop is a good option for those who work in one place and don't need to do traveling a lot.
Specifications for Acer Aspire 1:
Display 15.6-inch, 1080p
This is a remarkably fast and attractive device, just under $200. Acer Aspire 1 works smoothly with the Windows 10 operating system. Moreover, The performance and response speed are outstanding due to the Intel processor and 4GB RAM.
The screen resolution for this laptop is excellent, enabling its users to play games along with the Intel graphics card. It has a 15.6-inch widescreen display, which gives an immersive visual experience. The display does not get dim in sunlight because of the LED-backlit screen.
It might not be an ideal option for those who need to carry their device wherever they go as this laptop is heavy. However, you can work for up to 10 hours on a single charge. Acer Aspire has all sorts of ports, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth options to enable its user's secure connectivity and data transfer.
This device is also an excellent option for writers as it comes with a 1-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365, so now you have all the benefits of the original Microsoft Office 365 program.
There are hundreds of different market choices, which we might not have discussed with you. But we have tested and discussed some of the best laptops. Along with all the necessary details, we have also defined the purpose for which it is best suitable. We hope you liked our article and find it helpful for choosing a laptop.
If the laptops listed above do not fulfill your basic needs, but still, you cannot afford to expand your budget, then check out our page on the best laptop under 300. Here you can find some amazing options, just under $300. Some of the laptops in this price range perform well while multitasking.
We have listed an array of in every category under this price range. According to the specs, our team has selected the top most laptops in every category. For laptops under 200 dollars, we have selected Acer Chrome book 11 C202SA. It is the best that you can get in 200 dollars.
Catagory Laptop name Reviews
Under 200 Chromebook Acer Chrome book 11 C202SA 4.2
gaming laptop for $200 Samsung Chromebook 4 4.2
Under $150 laptops HP Chromebook 11 G4 3.8
Under $100 Laptops Samsung Chromebook 3 4.4
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by Felix Petty
14 March 2019, 6:28pm
marine serre launches menswear
Hello boys!
This article originally appeared on i-D UK.
Marine Serre was famously described by the late, great Karl Lagerfeld as "1m 50, but a will of steel". Which just about sums up this most revolutionary of young French designers, who, in just three seasons has gone from relative unknown fashion graduate to LVMH Prize winner to Paris' most exciting young talent with a global list of stockists. The latest of those? SSENSE. Who've just launched Marine's first menswear capsule collection.
"SSENSE believes in working with young, talented designers such as Marine Serre, who continues to deliver visually striking and memorable designs. We're really excited to have exclusively launched her debut menswear collection," says Federico Barassi, SSENSE Senior Director of Menswear Buying at SSENSE. "Within hours of launching the collection, we've already seen great interest from our customers. We're looking forward to the second delivery coming next month."
Marine's debut menswear capsule features many of the trademarks the designer has made own in her short career -- crescent moons, technical fabrics, and what she calls her "upcycled futurewear". The menswear offering is 22 pieces strong, and ranges from deconstructed chore jackets to upcycled blanket jackets, one-piece cycling suits and tie dye tracksuits. It's very 90s, very cool, very sports, very casual. We can't wait to see what she does next with her menswear offerings.
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The perfect match: Isuzu announces Kgothatso "KG" Montjane as its new brand ambassador
Isuzu Motors South Africa is excited to announce one of South Africa's most accomplished athletes, Kgothatso "KG" Montjane, as its new brand ambassador.
The partnership between the long-standing Isuzu brand and the resilient sportswoman is a perfect match. The mobility agreement between one of the country's top local motor manufacturers and the champion tennis player showcases Isuzu's commitment to support South African legends across various fields of expertise to build a legacy of #IsuzuLegends.
"KG is an inspiration to us all. Isuzu Motors South Africa is proud to be associated with an athlete who is bold and limitless in pursuing her passion, and we look forward to this journey together," said Mandlakazi Sigcawu, Department Executive Corporate & Public Affairs. "She is a true South African hero, who like Isuzu, has risen to challenges and proven success in the face of adversity."
Montjane has been ranked the number one tennis player in Africa for 11 consecutive years, and is South Africa's first black women's Wimbledon finalist in both the singles and doubles categories. She's currently placed fifth in the world on the ITF World Wheelchair Tennis rankings.
"I'm thrilled to partner with Isuzu. The space and versatility of the Isuzu mu-X I will be driving suits my lifestyle and profession," said Montjane. "For me it's more than just a brand ambassadorship. I want to use this opportunity to inspire others to be brave and limitless in overcoming adversities. Always remember that no worthwhile journey is without its challenges. It's the adventures on the rough roads that reach greatness."
Born in Polokwane, Limpopo with a congenital birth defect, KG went through a single amputation below the knee at the age of 12. At 19 she began her tennis career when she received the equipment necessary to play wheelchair tennis, and never looked back as she progressed all the way to the world stage.
KG represented South Africa at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympics, became the first African player to compete in a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam at the 2013 Australian Open, and was the first black African woman to become a finalist at Wimbledon earlier this year.


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European Elegance and Luxury Island Life! Small Luxury Hotels of the World Introduces Five New Properties
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has added five new properties to its portfolio of luxury boutique hotels. Enjoy laid back luxury at two new island properties in Thailand and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, or a stylish city...
Immersed and Embraced by Portugal
From the Fado clubs of Lisbon, to the Crayola-bright towers of the Pena Palace at Sintra, Portugal enfolds you in a welcome so warm – bem vinda – you'll find it hard to leave. It's not often you meet someone...
Finding Peace and Love on Ibiza & Formentera
Our world has drifted frighteningly far from the flower power vibe of the 60s, but if you're longing for a return to the hippies, I know where to find them. They're on the sunny, relaxed Balearic Islands of Ibiza and...
The Return of the Queen: Victoria's Fairmont Empress Hotel
When a Vancouver developer bought Victoria's historic Empress hotel in 2014 and announced plans to restore the landmark property, locals held their collective breath. What would become of their beloved hotel that has entertained countless royalty and celebrities and where...
Céad míle fáilte… A hundred thousand welcomes
Dublin, Ireland's captivating capital city, packs a powerful historic punch while embracing the new and trendy in an eclectic mix of brimming-with-personality attractions. One of the friendliest cities in Europe, it has the advantage of being big enough to be...
Blissing out on Norwegian
Norwegian's newest ship Norwegian Bliss arrived in the U.S. in early May, then sailed through the Panama Canal to her christening ceremony in her first homeport at Pier 66 in Seattle, Washington before departing for her first seven-day voyage to...
Diplomat Hotel: Stockholm's Stylish Address
For a gracious, old-world style hotel with a prestigious address in the heart of Stockholm, look no further than the Diplomat Hotel. The crimson awnings that automatically roll down over the windows in sunshine make it easy to spot from...
Suite Life: Barberstown Castle, Ireland
For the true Irish experience, nothing tops checking into a 13th century castle that today is a four-star country inn - particularly if that castle has a storied past and a resident ghost. Barberstown Castle offers both in one luscious...
The International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration Celebrates One Cool Grape
Now in its 8th year, the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) is held every July in the heart of Niagara wine country in Ontario, Canada. 62 wineries from 10 countries come together to celebrate one cool grape for three...
Video: Royal Caribbean's Adventure Ocean Program Makes Cruising Fun for Kids of All Ages
Parents can sit back and enjoy their vacation while their kids have a blast at Royal Caribbean's Adventure Ocean kids program. Here, kids from 2-17 enjoy their own space with age-appropriate games, sports and educational activities. Best of all? Every...
Video: Introducing the AmaMagna
When the AmaMagna debuts on the Danube in May 2019, she will be almost twice the width of traditional European river cruise ships, offering guests onboard far more space than ever before to enjoy their river cruise experience. This game-changing...
Iconic Ships and Glorious Traditions at Sea
Cunard offers glamour and a sense of discovery and enrichment on the oceans and seas of the world. There is something very special about cruising or crossing an ocean on a Cunard Line vessel, and each ship in the fleet...


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using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using Autodesk.Revit.ApplicationServices;

namespace Revit.SDK.Samples.ProjectInfo.CS
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Wrapper class for ProjectInfo
    /// </summary>
    public class ProjectInfoWrapper : IWrapper
    {
        #region Fields
        /// <summary>
        /// ProjectInfo
        /// </summary>
        private Autodesk.Revit.DB.ProjectInfo m_projectInfo;
        #endregion

        #region Constructors
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes private variables.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="projectInfo">ProjectInfo</param>
        public ProjectInfoWrapper(Autodesk.Revit.DB.ProjectInfo projectInfo)
        {
            m_projectInfo = projectInfo;
        }
        #endregion

        #region Properties
        /// <summary>
        /// Gets gbXMLSettings
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Energy Analysis"), DisplayName("Energy Settings")]
        [TypeConverter(typeof(WrapperConverter))]
        [RevitVersion(ProductType.MEP, ProductType.Architecture)]
        public ICustomTypeDescriptor EnergyDataSettings
        {
            get
            {
                return new WrapperCustomDescriptor(new EnergyDataSettingsWrapper(m_projectInfo.Document));
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets Project Issue Data
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Other"), DisplayName("Project Issue Data")]
        public String IssueDate
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo.IssueDate;
            }
            set
            {
                m_projectInfo.IssueDate = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets Project Status
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Other"), DisplayName("Project Status")]
        public String Status
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo.Status;
            }
            set
            {
                m_projectInfo.Status = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets Client Name
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Other"), DisplayName("Client Name")]
        public String ClientName
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo.ClientName;
            }
            set
            {
                m_projectInfo.ClientName = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets Project Address
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Other"), DisplayName("Project Address")]
        public String Address
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo.Address;
            }
            set
            {
                m_projectInfo.Address = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets Project Number
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Other"), DisplayName("Project Number")]
        public String Number
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo.Number;
            }
            set
            {
                m_projectInfo.Number = value;
            }
        }

        #region IWrapper Members

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the handle object.
        /// </summary>
        [Browsable(false)]
        public object Handle
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the name of the handle.
        /// </summary>
        [Category("Other"), DisplayName("Project Name")]
        public String Name
        {
            get
            {
                return m_projectInfo.Name;
            }
            set
            {
                m_projectInfo.Name = value;
            }
        }
        #endregion
        #endregion
    }
}

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