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Q: How to create private dependency method setup using Moq I have the following Controller interface:
public interface IInformationController
{
  string GetStoredInformation();
  string GetInformation();
}

The controller class is the following:
public class InformationController : ControllerBase, IInformationController
{
  private InformationProvider1 InformationProvider1;
  private InformationProvider2 InformationProvider2;
  private IBasicRepository repository;

  public InformationController(IBasicRepository basicRepository)
    => repository = basicRepository;

  public string GetStoredInformation()
    => repository.GetStoredInformation();

  public string GetInformation()
    => $"Information is {informationProvider1.GetInformationHeader()}, Information detail is {informationProvider2.GetInformationDetail()}";

}

I intend to create a unit test for the InformationController with xUnit and Moq.
This is my test class:
public class InformationControllerTest
{
  public InformationControllerTest()
  {
    repositoryMock = new Mock<IBasicRepository>();
    repositoryMock.Setup(repository => repository.GetStoredInformation()).Returns("Stored information");
    SUT = new InformationController(repositoryMock.Object);
  }

  [Fact]
  public void GetStoredInformation_Returns_Stored_Information()
  {
    string result = SUT.GetStoredInformation();
    Assert.Equal("Stored information", result);
  }

  [Fact]
  public void GetInformation_Returns_Valid_Information()
  {
    string result = SUT.GetInformation(); //TODO: how to avoid the usage of actual provider implementations?
    Assert.Equal("Information is Header1, Information detail is Detail1", result);
  }
}

As you can see, there are private providers. Unfortunately they are external dependencies and can't easily be introduced via dependency injection.
How should I mock their actual calls? Should I mock the controller method (which imho should invalidate the process of testing the actual controller)? Should I try to get them via dependency injection?

A: The unit test is exposing the short comings of your current design, which is tightly coupling to external dependencies or implementation concerns.
Dependencies should be explicitly injected into their dependents

Methods and classes should explicitly require (typically through method parameters or constructor parameters) any collaborating objects they need in order to function correctly.

Reference Explicit Dependencies Principle
public class InformationController : ControllerBase, IInformationController {
    private IInformationProvider1 informationProvider1;
    private IInformationProvider2 informationProvider2;
    private IBasicRepository repository;

    public InformationController(IBasicRepository basicRepository,
        IInformationProvider1 informationProvider1,
        IInformationProvider2 informationProvider2) {
        repository = basicRepository;
        this.informationProvider1 = informationProvider1;
        this.informationProvider2 = informationProvider2
    }

    public string GetStoredInformation()
        => repository.GetStoredInformation();

    public string GetInformation()
        => $"Information is {informationProvider1.GetInformationHeader()}, Information detail is {informationProvider2.GetInformationDetail()}";

    //...
}

Create abstractions and implementations for those external dependencies, then register them with the DI container so that they can be resolved and properly provided to the controller at run-time. This will now allow them to also be tested in isolation without undesired side effects from their actual implementations.

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The new payoff for Royal Lemkes is 'Let's plantify the future. Together.' Under this slogan, the company in January 2017 launched the 'Bundeltransport Westland' pilot for grouped transport. Due to its success, combined shipments of plants from 67 suppliers are now being transported from Westland to Royal Lemkes in Bleiswijk, according to delivery windows. Cooperation with De Winter Logistics and suppliers affords Royal Lemkes greater control over supply, cuts CO2 emissions and reduces supply chain costs.
Initial results have been extremely promising. In February, Royal Lemkes therefore invited a second group of nurseries in Westland to take part in the initiative. Currently, 67 nurseries are participating in the second phase of the pilot and the number of applications is growing.
This new logistics approach brings benefits to all parties: cost savings for the suppliers, transport volume for the carrier and more control over the supply for Royal Lemkes. Grouped transport also has a positive impact on CO2 emissions and reduces traffic congestion. It's a clear win-win situation for all stakeholders in the horticulture chain.


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DEM seeking more info from plans for Lighthouse Inn site
By Ryan Blessing Staff Writer
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — The Department of Environmental Management said it wants more information from three bidders vying to redevelop the former Lighthouse Inn property on state land in Galilee, and gave them 10 days to provide it.
In a Dec. 17 letter, DEM Deputy Director of the Bureau of Natural Resources Jason McNamee asked for more information from representatives of the town of Narragansett, iCell Aqua Inc. and PRI X about their separate plans to transform the five-acre parcel where the dilapidated and closed hotel sits.
They have until 5 p.m. Dec. 27 to do so.
"Some of the original proposals may have contained some of these elements, but it is our hope that you can refocus in on these specific areas and provide more detail," McNamee said.
DEM was originally slated to complete a review of the proposals on Dec. 15.
The state wants more detailed information in five key areas outlined in the letter.
Bidders must provide a financial plan that shows "how the project would be funded and what the economic impact of the project would be."
Each also must provide a statement of their team's experience: "Background and experience of the key executives to be involved with the project, including description of similar projects and the financial track record of those projects."
Third, the state requested each to indicate whether there was flexibility in certain areas of their proposal.
"It is important for us to know if there are contingencies or room to negotiate for a couple of the elements such as lease terms or land ownership requirements," McNamee said.
Bidders also must develop or modify timelines for their projects.
"It is important for us to understand in more detail some of the timelines and whether/how any of the above changes or details may impact those timelines," McNamee said.
Lastly, he requested a detailed explanation of public amenities such as park space or educational or recreational elements that would be part of the project.
The state and PRI X issued a request for proposals on Sept. 30 and bids came in on Nov. 15. The schedule outlined in the request for proposals calls for a final approval and execution by Jan. 15, 2022. The DEM and PRI X will have the final say on what proposal to accept.
Narragansett's proposal would turn the parcel into a 75 to 100-room boutique hotel with a restaurant, event hall, gallery and parking. Complementing the new hotel would be a public ferry landing plaza and open-air market directly across the street from the ferry terminal on Great Island Road.
The redevelopment program also includes plans for a 400-car parking deck adjoining the hotel for long term ferry parking, and a mixed-use building for office and housing space.
PRI X – a partnership between large real estate company Procaccianti Group and Paolino Properties – proposes to demolish most, but not all, of the existing hotel and maintain the single-level front section which faces Great Island Road.
It would be extensively redeveloped with new roof lines, front façade and signage, all in the style of a typical New England fishing village. The front section would then be divided into separate footprints and marketed to local businesses to take advantage of the pedestrian traffic generated by the Block Island Ferry passengers and parking. The front parking area would be replaced with landscaping, park benches, history tablets and the like to augment the retail offerings.
For phase 2, PRI X would develop the Galilee Inn, a 20 to 40-room boutique hotel.
Quonset Area Aqua Development Inc., in conjunction with iCell Aqua Inc., proposes building a $30 million seafood processing facility and apparatus to purify and recycle water. The land would still offer parking, and a three-story office building is part of the plan.
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MAGA Candidate: All Laws That Contradict God's Word "Need to Be Overturned" December 8, 2021 Hemant Mehta
MAGA Candidate: All Laws That Contradict God's Word "Need to Be Overturned"
Mark Burns, the résumé-padding, culture war-obsessed MAGA cultist liar and Christian pastor now running for Congress in South Carolina's 4th Congressional District, has decided to go all in on Christian Nationalism as he tries to elevate his profile heading into next year's primaries.
A few weeks ago, he effectively called for the establishment of a theocracy, saying that anything "contrary to the word of God" needs to be removed from the country and made "illegal."
Now he's doing it again, claiming that any laws that go against his interpretation of the Bible should be overturned. He made the remarks on Monday's episode of "The Water Cooler" on Real America's Voice:
"Laws that are contrary to God's word that are actively legal or laws today need to be overturned," Burns said. "Any law that is against the word of God, that is clearly against what God has said in his word — in a nation that is a Christian nation, a nation that has the majority of citizens who actively believe that Jesus is the Messiah, that he is coming back again with omnipotent power in his hands — if it's against the word of God and it's actively a law today, then it should be overturned. We should have a moral compass, and right now in America, we're losing that moral compass. The liberal left is slowly [chipping] away."
So much for religious liberty. The same people who call themselves patriots, wrapping themselves in the Constitution, and revering the Founding Fathers have no problem pushing for a country where the majority religion gets to dictate all the laws — and anyone who doesn't comply would be punished. (In other, browner countries, we have a different word for this.)
By the way, some surveys would say Non-religious Americans represent the majority of citizens unless you lump together Catholics, white evangelicals, and other Protestants — which Burns absolutely does not. He'll use progressive Christians to pad his "majority" but let's be honest: He doesn't think they're True Christians™.
Let's get the basics out of the way: Burns has no desire to represent Jews, Muslims, atheists, progressive Christians, or anyone else who doesn't share his faith-based bigotry. He wants to overturn marriage equality, ban abortion for rape victims, increase the use of the death penalty, make assault weapons readily accessible to adults, remove any kind of social safety net for people, and elevate the Bible over the Constitution. That alone should disqualify him from this job he's applying for.
More importantly, though, Burns assumes that there's only one interpretation of the Bible that matters: his. There are Christians who support abortion rights, LGBTQ rights, and other progressive values — and they could easily cite Bible verses in their defense — but it's not like Burns cares about that. He implies that they're heretics even though the Bible is more open to interpretation than the Constitution.
Remember that if any non-Christian candidate ever dared to say the things he says regularly, it would mark the end of that person's campaign. But because Burns represents Christian extremism, and because far too many pastors are too cowardly to rebuke his beliefs in front of their congregations, and because the Republican Party embraces this sort of anti-democratic Christian rhetoric, nothing of consequence will ever happen to Burns. He'll just keep getting worse and worse.
Burns has no business in public office. Not because he's a Christian, but because he opposes democracy, religious freedom, and doing the job of working for everyone in his constituency, including the people who wouldn't vote for him. If conservative Christians had any sort of ethical backbone, people like Mark Burns would have no business leading a church, either.
(via Right Wing Watch. Large portions of this article were published earlier)
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At Little Leaves, our center-based ABA program is for young children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and is run in a preschool-like setting. It is designed for children up to age 6 who have been recommended for intensive ABA services. Each client works one-on-one with a trained behavior technician on individualized goals with a focus on social communication, social interactions, and school readiness skills. During the day, children have the opportunity to participate in individual therapy time, small group activities with peers, and activities of daily living. While many clients are our centers for the full day, an individualized schedule is developed for each child based on his/her therapeutic needs.
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Jana Murgia, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Licensed Behavior Analyst, and holds a Postgraduate Professional Teaching License for Special Education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She has 15 years of experience working with children with Autism and other disabilities. Prior to working at Little Leaves, she worked for more than 8 years in both teaching and administrative capacities for Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs, which supports students with Autism, intellectual disabilities, and behavioral challenges. Jana earned her B.A. in Psychology from American University and her M.Ed. from Cambridge College, concentrating in Special Education. She is a member of the Virginia Association for Behavior Analysis and the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts
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Leslie Brittain, M.A., BCBA, LBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 5 years of experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. She has worked with children and young adults in multiple therapeutic settings including homes, private schools, clinics, and public schools. Leslie holds a B.A. in Psychology and Special Education from James Madison University and a M.A. in Psychological Sciences, with a concentration in Behavior Analysis.
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Amanda Menke, M.S., BCBA, LBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst. She has 6 years of experience working with children with autism and other disabilities. Prior to her employment with Little Leaves, she worked for Grafton Integrated Health Network, a community based residential facility. Her experience ranges from working in community group homes, in clients' homes, and in private school. Amanda earned her B.A. in elementary and early childhood education from Shepherd University and her M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Shenandoah University.
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Meacha Coon, M.S., BCBA, LBA, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Licensed Behavior Analyst with over 10 years of experience working with children and adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. She has worked with individuals in home, community, school and residential settings. Before joining Little Leaves, she volunteered at the Kalamazoo Autism Center and worked at the New England Center for Children (NECC). While at NECC, she worked in both Massachusetts and Abu Dhabi, with students between the ages of 3 and 22, in both a day and residential settings. Meacha holds a B.S. in Psychology from Western Michigan University and an M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western New England University. She has presented research projects at local and national conferences and is a member of the Association for Behavior Analysis International.
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Ashley Panetta, RBT, is a Registered Behavior Technician and is pursuing national certification in the field. For over 4 years she has worked with children and young adults with physical and developmental disabilities in multiple therapeutic settings including homes, public schools, and clinics. Prior to her current role at Little Leaves, she was a Behavior Technician with the company and also worked in Tucson, Arizona both as a Behavior Technician providing in home care as well as a Transition and Rehabilitation Specialist for young adults transitioning out of the public school system. Ashley earned her B.A. in Health Sciences from Boise State University and is currently completing her M.A in Applied Behavior Analysis at Arizona State University.
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Over the last few years, built-in cameras have become standard in smartphones, and those built-in cameras have been getting better and better. Today, many smartphone cameras offer high definition, spot metering, adjustable exposure and endless photo editing apps which rival most point-and-shoot cameras on the market. When you're planning an expedition into polar landscapes, that may mean a separate point-and-shoot camera is one less piece of equipment you need to pack. Or, as many of our passengers do, you might find that your smartphone camera is simply more convenient to carry and use when you're hiking, kayaking or on the go. Here are a few tricks for keeping your phone safe while taking awesome photos on your Arctic or Antarctic adventure.
The iPhone 5S is arguably the most popular HD camera smartphone on the market today. Its camera can toggle back and forth between regular and HD, and you can adjust both focus and exposure by tapping the screen. The HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and Nokia Lumina 1020 are top contenders with the iPhone, as well as the Sony Xperia Z2, which stands alone as the first waterproof smartphone with a camera that holds its own. For the other smartphones and iPhones, there are plenty of cases which offer the protection you need on an Arctic or Antarctic expedition. Just like digital cameras must be cared for and protected, your smartphone will likely be pummeled with salt spray, rain, dust and even potentially dropped in the water. For polar photography, a phone case that's waterproof and shock absorbent is a must. If you plan to use your smartphone as your main camera, an extra battery pack is also a very good idea. Simple waterproof phone sleeves, like this one sold at Quark's online gear shop, offer affordable protection and a universal fit, although they may hinder performance somewhat while in the middle of a shoot. For really gritty and underwater photography, cases like this one, by Hitcase Pro, offer not only protection from the elements but a wide angle lens and waterproofing for up to 30 feet deep. Lifeproof has similarly rugged cases for Galaxy phones. Some rugged iPhone cases also have built in battery boosters which can double battery life.
There are almost as many iPhone and Android photography apps as there are models of DSLR cameras, but for great photography out on the tundra or ocean, you only need one or two apps you really like. For added control over exposure, focus and aspect ratio, Pro Camera 7 is a natural choice, allowing you to mimic the capabilities of a DSLR, if you feel it's worth $2.99. For $1 less, Camera+ offers camera replacement features similar to Pro Camera 7, with grid display overlays and plenty of great effects. Free apps like Snapseed and Aviary offer easy to use and plentiful photo editing options, ideal for quick and dirty editing in the field. If you're working the field in HD, photo storage might get tight, but there are plenty of free and inexpensive cloud photostream backup solutions available. iCloud's built-in storage (paid over 5G) is native to iPhones, but photostream social networks like Google+, Picasa and Flickr offer free uploads.
Not only do many smartphones take amazing photos; they also make sharing photos effortless. Many of Quark's cruise ships offer onboard internet connectivity, making it relatively easy for you to share your polar photography on social media as soon as you come back in from the field. From the deck, you can upload your photos to Picasa or Flickr, post them on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, and keep your friends and family up to speed on your adventures from halfway around the globe. Note that internet connectivity in the Polar Regions is intermittent and not always reliable, so please understand that you may have to wait until you're back in South America before sharing your photos online.
1. Ignore your zoom feature. Zooming in on landmarks, animals or people from a distance can result in blurry or pixelated images. Instead, take the wide shot and crop it later using your in-camera or online photo editor.
2. Edit with a light touch. Photo filters are really popular, but they literally put a mask over your entire image. You may just need to tone down brightness, or sharpen an image, to make it look its best. Don't get carried away with trendy photo edits! The Polar Regions are so spectacular you'll want your images as true to life as possible.
3. Play with new apps. If you're looking for greater shooting control, for example, you might like to try Camera Awesome, which allows you to shoot in bursts. If there's something you'd really like to accomplish, do a Google search for camera apps for your device. You'll be amazed at the features and functions that are already out there!
4. Turn off your flash. At the very least, set it to Auto so it will only flash in low-light. Having the flash activated in good lighting is a waste that will drain your battery. You don't want to run out of juice while you're out for an afternoon, away from the ship!
5. Keep your lens clean. Carry a soft cloth to wipe your smartphone camera lens down as needed. We put our phones through a lot in a day, between touching them with our oily fingers, stuffing them in our pockets and sometimes dropping them on the ground. Keep it clean for sharper, clearer images. It doesn't take the world's most expensive camera to snap a priceless shot. As you prepare for your trip, familiarize yourself with your smartphone's camera features and play with photography apps to find the one you like best. Even if you bring nothing with you on your polar expedition than your iPhone, a waterproof case and a keen eye, you will be ready to capture stunning images of the wildlife and scenery around you!


Waking up at 5:10 on New Year's Eve is the new staying up til midnight! You know it's a wild party when one of the partygoers passes out 30 minutes into drinking!
I get excited when Zoe wakes me up this early because after I feed her, she usually falls asleep…but I'm already awake enough that I can't go back to sleep. It's like Zoe wants me to make myself a cup of coffee and settle in for some sweet writing and reflection time! Twist my arm.
Every year around the 31st I spend some time reflecting on the past year—what went well, what didn't, what God did in my life, what He taught me—and then I spend some time determining where I feel God directing me for the next year. This year, I probably won't have a ton of time to sit down and write it all out and make visual representations of my year (my usual process—yes, I'm a nerd,) but I've found that the first few weeks of motherhood have already provided a lot of opportunity for reflection. I've thought about the kind of mama I want to be, the kind of family life we want to provide for Zoe, the type of relationship I want to have with her and with David, and the sacrifices and behaviors that go along with that. And every day I feel those yearnings strengthen and it becomes more and more clear to me HOW to live out those intentions.
So today as I was rocking Zoe, I wasn't thinking about what I should do this year—I was just reflecting on the past year and what God has done. Almost every year, I find that there is a central theme to the things God has taught me that year, and that theme can almost always be summed up in one word.
For example, in 2004, the word that came up over and over again was "faithfulness." This word (and this characteristic!) were so present in my year. I reminded myself of God's enduring faithfulness as I nervously trucked off to college, only to find that the college had selected "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" as the opening hymn for the year.
In 2009, the word was "worth." God spent that year teaching me where my worth and value comes from—from being His child, not from anything else—and showed me some of the talents and gifts He had given me that I could enjoy and use for Him.
This year, the word is "blessing." Clearly, our adoption story has played out as a total, 100% blessing from God (and it's the biggest blessing of our year, and possibly my life!) but there are a few stories that I've kept a little quieter. I'll spend my next post touching on them as a special way to start the New Year. I'm so excited to share them with you!


The village of Le Petit-Pressigny is a small village located center of France. The town of Le Petit-Pressigny is located in the department of Indre-et-Loire of the french region Centre.	The town of Le Petit-Pressigny is located in the township of Le Grand-Pressigny part of the district of Loches. The area code for Le Petit-Pressigny is 37184 (also known as code INSEE), and the Le Petit-Pressigny zip code is 37350.
The altitude of the city hall of Le Petit-Pressigny is approximately 83 meters. The Le Petit-Pressigny surface is 32.05 km ². The latitude and longitude of Le Petit-Pressigny are 46.919 degrees North and 0.921 degrees East. Nearby cities and towns of Le Petit-Pressigny are : La Celle-Guenand (37350) at 3.60 km, Charnizay (37290) at 5.19 km, Chaumussay (37350) at 6.81 km, Preuilly-sur-Claise (37290) at 7.07 km, Betz-le-Château (37600) at 8.08 km, Ferrière-Larçon (37350) at 8.73 km, Le Grand-Pressigny (37350) at 8.93 km, Boussay (37290) at 8.93 km.
The population of Le Petit-Pressigny was 366 in 1999, 326 in 2006 and 320 in 2007. The population density of Le Petit-Pressigny is 9.98 inhabitants per km². The number of housing of Le Petit-Pressigny was 249 in 2007. These homes of Le Petit-Pressigny consist of 158 main residences, 74 second or occasional homes and 17 vacant homes.
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This is the last weather forecast for Le Petit-Pressigny collected by the nearest observation station of Loches.
Week Forecast: Light rain today through Friday, with high temperatures rising to 22°C on Tuesday.
The latest weather data for Le Petit-Pressigny were collected Wednesday, 24 April 2019 at 14:49 from the nearest observation station of Loches.
Light rain in the evening and breezy overnight.


Whether you are taking the plunge for the first time, learning some news diving skills, refreshing your diving knowledge, or contemplating a career in recreational Scuba Diving, Mike's Dauin Dive Resort is the place to come for relaxed, professional courses run by our accredited PADI Instructors and Divemasters. Scroll down for a full list and explanation of the various courses available at Mike's.
For all our latest prices, please click here.
Many PADI courses have options to begin your training online before you arrive at Mike's, called eLearning, or Offline (Touch), reducing the time spent on the course, and reducing our prices accordingly. You can find out more by visiting PADI's eLearning website.
Everyone wishing to undertake scuba diving training or experience must be able to answer NO to all the medical questions in the Diving Medical Statement form. If you can't say NO to all the questions, you will need to get a doctor to sign the second page to say that you are fit to dive and you will need to bring this with you.
If you have never dived before, this is where to start. The half-day PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience will introduce you to the simple basics of scuba diving, and in the company of one of our qualified PADI professionals, you will start first in the pool, getting to know the few basic skills needed at this stage to be safe and comfortable, then move on out into one of our local Marine Parks to experience life beneath the waves! If you get hooked, and many do, it is usually possible to count this experience as the beginning of your PADI Open Water Scuba Diver training and certification with us, and it which case, this Experience will be free!
You can also add extra fun dives once you have completed the first Discover Scuba Diving Experience for just 2,500php per dive.
Arguably most important scuba course of all, gaining your PADI Open Water Diver certification is your passport to a life of fun and excitement underwater!
The course provides you with a thorough grounding in all you need to know to be safe, competent and confident underwater. Your instructor will introduce you to the essential skills you need to master as a diver in shallow water at first, building to a diving to maximum depth of 18m/60feet.
You can also complete some of your learning in advance either online using PADI's Open Water Diver Course eLearning option, or offline using PADI's Open Water Diver Course Touch offering. This can reduce the average time taken to complete the course, leaving you to concentrate on simply getting wet! To find out more about eLearning or Touch, click here to access PADI's website where you can review prices and sign-up. Our price for doing the Open Water Course online is 13,200php.
Note that PADI Scuba Diver is a shorter version of the Open Water Course, and qualifies you to dive to a maximum of 12m/40ft in the company of a PADI Professional. This option is sometimes useful is time is limited. Our price for PADI Scuba Diver is 13,000php.
You may also choose to take part of your course (Theory, swimming exercises and Pool / Confined Water Sessions) with a Dive Center at home, then complete the course here with us, with just the 4 Open Water dives left for certification. This is known as a PADI Open Water Referral, and is a popular choice for students who wish to train and learn at home, leaving more time for "fun diving" on holiday when the course is over! Our price for an Open Water Referral is 10,000php, and assumes we are able to use the certification you will have purchased along with your manual through your referring Dive Center.
There will be an Open Water Course learning option to suit you – just get in touch and we will find the best solution for you.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course expands your diving experience through five Adventure Dives, each one with a different "theme". The Deep and Underwater Navigator Adventure Dives are mandatory, and extend your certification depth to 30m/100feet and build on the navigational skills you will have gained during your basic diving training.
Three further Adventure Dives from a menu including Night Diving, Drift Diving, Digital Underwater Imaging, Fish Identification and Peak Performance Bouyancy and more complete the course over just two days. There are no quizzes, tests or final exams to pass – simply reviews with your instructor to check your understanding of the key concepts for each Adventure Dive that you will have learned through reading the Adventures in Diving Manual, or completing the learning online or offline through PADI's eLearning / Touch offerings – click here for more details. Our price for the Advanced Open Water Course online is 12,500php.
A note of clarification – If you have only a few dives logged, don't think that becoming an Advanced Open Water Diver is beyond your reach. The course offers a perfect opportunity to build your confidence, knowledge and expertise with the close attention of a qualified PADI Instructor, whatever your level of experience.
Prerequisites – PADI Open Water Diver (or equivalent).
The PADI Rescue Diver Course is often cited by students as the most enjoyable of all the PADI training courses! Over three days, your instructor will work with you to raise your awareness of the potential difficulties divers can find themselves facing, and develop skills to help avoid, but if necessary, handle diving emergency situations.
Expect to get to know your instructor extremely well, as you will be spending plenty of time rescuing eachother in lots of different circumstances!
A PADI Rescue Diver is trained to recognise signs of stress, fatigue and illness in themselves and others, learn appropriate responses to life-threatening situations such as missing, unconscious or non-breathing divers, and in general be better prepared for the unexpected.
The PADI Rescue Diver course also comes with the option to complete some of the learning in advance, either online through PADI's eLearning system, or with an offline app offered though PADI's Touch system. Click here to access PADI's website to find out more information about either of these two options. Our price for the Rescue Course online is 13,700php.
Prerequisites – Emergency First Response certified (or equivalent) in the last 24 months.
The Emergency First Response (EFR) course gives you vital training in potentially life-saving techniques that apply to any scenario – not just Scuba Diving.
Covering Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Primary Care (First Aid) and Secondary Care, EFR prepares you to respond to emergencies requiring medical care. Whilst the course does not train you to be a substitute for Emergency Medical Services Professionals, the skills learned during EFR may truly make a difference in an emergency.
There are no prerequisites for EFR, but it is frequently taken immediately prior to the PADI Rescue Diver course, as the skills learned in EFR are applied extensively in that course.
Diving with a cylinder filled with Enriched Air (Nitrox) simply means you are absorbing less Nitrogen with every breath compared with diving with normal air. The benefits of this include the additional safety of staying well within the limits of recreation diving with regards to Decompression Sickness, and having extended dive time at depth, giving you more time to spend on some of our deeper sites before returning to shallower depths.
The Nitrox course doesn't require any dives to be undertaken, and as such is ideal for that day when you are not diving. It can also be combined easily with dives, at 2,000php per dive. combined with any other PADI course.
The PADI Digital Underwater Photography course provides an excellent grounding in how to capture great underwater images, even if you don't think you are much of a snapper to begin with!
Digital cameras have revolutionised photography in general, and this is especially true underwater. With a modest compact digital camera in a watertight housing, it is possible to produce some wonderful images to be proud of, with only a day's tuition.
We have cameras to rent if you haven't got your own, and even if you are already relatively experienced shooting pictures underwater, the course is a great opportunity to "focus" (!) on improving your skills or get to grips with a new camera system with two dives dedicated to taking pictures.
More experienced photographers may wish to take advantage of our range of Photography Activities and Services.
Ever wondered why your dive guides seem to breath water, and move as effortlessly as a turtle? Is it because they are actually a fish, or maybe that they have truly mastered the art of Perfect Buoyancy?!
Help is at hand with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course. It is not as hard as it seems, and with these two dives you get to focus on getting your weight and distribution just right, move more efficiently through the water, extend your dive time by being more relaxed, and become as graceful as it's possible for humans to be compared with our fishy friends!
Over 3 or 4 dives, the PADI Deep Diver Specialty course extends your depth range to 40m / 120ft. You learn more about the effects of depth on your body, how to plan effectively for deep dives, and the use of specialised equipment and procedures for deep diving.
The are any number of dive sites here that are infrequently visited below 25m / 80ft, so this course takes you into relatively uncharted territory!
A drift dive is any dive where you start and end in a different location. Most commonly, drift dives start from a boat, and the boat collects you wherever you end up. You may well have already had some experience at diving in a current, but this course concentrates on more than just current diving, as there are special procedures and planning considerations that need to be understood to properly conduct drift dives safely. There are many opportunities here in Dauin and Apo to experience drift diving at its best, so this course can be easily blended with a day's diving to get you comfortable and confident in your drifting skills anywhere.
If you enjoyed a particular Adventure Dive during your PADI Advanced Open Water Course, did you know that in most cases, a PADI Specialty certification in that discipline is only one more dive away?
For example, if you did Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive as part of your Advanced Course, the Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty certification is just one more dive away. An ideal way to progress towards the coveted PADI Master Scuba Diver rating, for which you will need 5 Specialty qualifications, and as upgrades are one dive less than the full Specialty, you are saving money as well!
Prices depend on what Specialties you are considering, so please get in touch.
The PADI Divemaster course sets you on the first rung of the professional recreational scuba diving ladder. At the end of the course, your skills will be at Instructor-level, your knowledge of the core PADI training courses will be extensive, and your understanding of standards, guidelines and best diving practice will be second-to-none. They have to be, because as a PADI Divemaster, your duties and responsibilities will include guiding certified divers, assisting Instructors in training students, conducting refresher dives for divers who are out of practice, getting hands-on in the day-to-day running of a diving operation, and much, much more.
Prequisites – PADI Rescue Diver (or equivalent), current EFR certification (or equivalent), minimum 40 logged dives.


Birmingham's B.L. Harbert International, a construction company that builds U.S. embassies around the world, is breaking ground on a new campus for its International Division.
The first phase of the twelve-acre campus, at the corner of Lakeshore Crossings, will house two new buildings: a two story 38,000 square foot office building and a 38,000 square foot logistics and quality control facility.
The campus is divided in half by the Little Shades Creek. On the east half sits a unique two-story stainless steel office building detailed to highlight the builder's craft while providing a highly flexible internal space to accommodate the company's dynamic operations. The upper floor houses the daily operations and the lower floor, which opens to the landscape and overlooks the creek, provides a large meeting space and outdoor space to accommodate company-wide functions.
On the west side of the creek is a simple tilt-up concrete building used to house the complex logistical operations required to assemble and containerize all the materials used in the overseas operations. The buildings function as a working unit and are connected by a footbridge spanning the creek.
The project is scheduled to open in mid 2012.


This legislation will repeal the Federal Switchblade Act of 1958, and allow consumers to purchase any automatic knife legal in their state.
The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) and Senator Mike Crapo today announced the introduction of the Freedom of Commerce Act, S. 1779, legislation that will repeal the Federal Switchblade Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. § 1241 – 1244) and allow consumers to purchase any automatic knife legal in their state, regardless of where it was manufactured. The legislation will also remove burdensome prohibitions on free trade, interstate commerce, and consumer choice.
"In states allowing the possession of switchblades, it is imperative that law-abiding citizens and sportsmen have the ability to buy and sell the tools vital to their trade," said Crapo. "This measure would remove one of the many federal regulatory burdens that have hindered manufacturing growth, interstate commerce and consumer practices for far too long.
Automatic knives, which are defined based on their opening mechanism, are used primarily in the professional trades and by outdoor recreationalists. In both of these examples, the use of a one-handed knife that opens automatically is often critical to effectively and safely accomplishing the task. To illustrate, a roofer may carry an automatic knife in his pocket as part of his customary tools. While perched on a ladder, he only has one hand to open and lock the blade, making the automatic open a necessary feature. This same example could be used for a fisherman, who is holding his catch with his left hand while simultaneously using an automatic knife to cut the line of a swallowed hook with his right hand. In both cases, the task may be technically achievable with other tools, but is accomplished more quickly and more safely with an automatic knife.
What is the Federal Switchblade Act of 1958?
The Federal Switchblade Act of 1958 (FSA) leverages the federal government's interstate commerce power to prohibit the purchase, sale, and trade of automatic knives between any and all of the 50 states, Washington, DC, any U.S. territories, and any place outside thereof.
prohibit the importation of all foreign automatic knives, as well as knife parts, even if the manufacturer or importer is a U.S.-based company.
apply to contracts entered into by the Department of Defense.
infringe on free trade by outlawing the importation of automatic knives.
permit the importation of automatic knives and knife parts.


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Not far from Swanage, about 10 miles to the North West, is a small village called Moreton where Lawrence of Arabia is buried. In the village is the quite spectacular Moreton Tearooms and the article below is an extract from their menu and information leaflet.
A brief history of Moreton
Moreton has been occupied for a very long time. There is evidence of Bronze and Iron Age settlements here, including the remnants of hut circles on the small rise behind the tea rooms. The village has always been based on farming the fertile lands either side of the River Frome which meanders slowly eastwards towards Wareham and Poole Harbour. Originally "Moor Tun", loosely translated as the village on the moor, or bog, the farmers drained the bogs and channelled the river to create broad meadows and other pastures, creating Thomas Hardy's "Vale of the Great Dairies".
The Village falls within Moreton Estate, the longest single ownership estate in Dorset and one of the oldest 50 estates in England! The Framptons go back to a de Frampton who married the daughter of the local squire in the 1300's and, through her lineage, even further back! The estate has had it's share of heroes and villains including Tregonwell Frampton who, as keeper of the Kings Horses, founded Newmarket Racecourse and was known as the "Father of the Turf". Later Framptons were responsible for arresting the Tolpuddle Martyrs and charging the Sherborne riots with the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry.
In the centre of the village is St. Nicholas' Church, famous internationally for it's engraved glass windows – all the stained glass having been blown out by a German bomber in WW2.
The Tearooms was the village school until 1967 and had been empty until it's refurbishment in 2001. Behind the old green plasterwork, they found what you can now see as a series of different building materials which have been left exposed for interest.
You might be able to trace the lines of the old calf shed, then the larger cart shed, prior to its enlargement as a school that held over 100 children at its peak.
Over the road from the Tearooms, and behind the brick wall, is Moreton Gardens, refurbished as a landscaped garden in 1977. The gardens and plant centre are fully open from March to September every year but you can go round at any time of year. To get to the Gardens, go past the Church Yard (not a cemetery) on the main road. Bordered by a hedge, the Church Yard has a portico gatehouse.
At the far end of the Church Yard lies Lawrence of Arabia. Why is he here? It's a long story but he was a soldier at Bovington, hiding from the world and living a slightly strange life. He rented a cottage (Clouds Hill) from his cousins the Framptons and when he died following his motorcycle accident, his family asked their cousins if he could be buried here. In the Lawrence Room of the Tearooms, you can see photos of his funeral attended by the great and the good including Winston Churchill. Our "cake table" is, in fact, the village bier which carried Lawrence to his grave. The choir in the photos came from the school. In fact, in the colour school reunion photo, you can see the Pitman twins who were in the choir and also filled up his bike in Bovington just before he crashed!
During WW2, Moreton was full of American Army units and all the fields had Nissen Huts as far as the eye could see. Moreton House was a hospital and still has doors in the cellars and attics that have ward numbers chalked on them.
While you are down at the ford – the longest in Dorset – if you watch carefully and quietly, you may see Kingfishers, the occasional Pike or a Salmon.


A suicide attack killed four US personnel in northern Syria on Wednesday, costing Washington its worst combat losses in the war-torn country since 2014 as it prepares to withdraw.
The bombing, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, comes after US President Donald Trump's shock announcement last month that he was ordering a full troop withdrawal from Syria because the jihadists had been "largely defeated".
The Pentagon said "two US service members, one Department of Defence [DoD] civilian and one contractor supporting DoD were killed and three service members were injured while conducting a local engagement in Manbij".
"Initial reports indicate an explosion caused the casualties, and the incident is under investigation," it said, adding that the names of the dead were being withheld until 24 hours after their families were informed.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier said two Americans soldiers, nine Syrian civilians, and five US-backed fighters were killed in the attack on a restaurant in the northern city of Manbij near the Turkish border.
Rubble littered the outside of the eatery in the city centre and its facade was blackened by the blast, footage from a Kurdish news agency showed.
According to Pentagon statistics, Wednesday's blast was the deadliest attack for US anti-IS forces in Syria since they deployed in 2014.
The US Department of Defence has previously only reported two American personnel killed in combat in Syria, in separate incidents.
The Britain-based Observatory, which relies on a network of sources in Syria, said it was the first suicide attack in the city in 10 months.
Addressing a gathering of US ambassadors in Washington, Vice President Mike Pence did not comment on the attack, saying only that the US would ensure the defeat of IS, also known as Isis.
"We'll stay in the region and we'll stay in the fight to ensure that Isis does not rear its ugly head again," he said.
The bombing comes as Syrian Kurds present in areas around Manbij rejected any Turkish presence in a planned "safe zone" to include Kurdish-held areas along the frontier.
Turkey has repeatedly threatened to attack Washington's Syrian Kurdish allies, who Ankara views as "terrorists" on its southern flank.
Washington, which has relied heavily on the Kurds in its campaign against IS in Syria, has sought guarantees for their safety since Trump's pullout announcement.
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara would set up a "security zone" in northern Syria following a suggestion by Trump.
But senior Syrian Kurdish political leader Aldar Khalil said any Turkish deployment in Kurdish-held areas was "unacceptable".
He said the Kurds would accept the deployment of UN forces along a separation line between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops.
But "other choices are unacceptable as they infringe on the sovereignty of Syria and the sovereignty of our autonomous region", Khalil said.
The Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) have been a key US ally in the fight against IS. They have taken heavy losses in a campaign now nearing its conclusion, with the jihadists confined to an ever-shrinking enclave of just 15sq km. But the jihadists have continued to claim attacks nationwide and abroad.
Ankara has welcomed Washington's planned withdrawal of some 2,000 US troops from Syria, but the future of Kurdish fighters has poisoned relations between the Nato allies.
On Monday, Erdogan and Trump had a telephone conversation to ease tensions after the US leader threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy if Ankara attacked Kurdish forces in Syria, and called for a "safe zone".


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Q: Is the function $N×N$ to $N$ surjective given by $(x,y) ↦ x$? Is the function $N × N$ to $N$ surjective given by $(x,y) ↦ x$?
And if it is, why?
I know that a function f:S->T is surjective iff for all t that belong to T there exists s that belongs to S with t=fs.

A: Recall that a function is surjective if every element of the target set is in the range of the function. Your function takes pairs $(x,y)$ of elements from $N$ and maps the pair to the first coordinate. So the question is: In the set of all pairs of elements from $N$, does every element of $N$ appear as the first component of a pair?


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Five Steez releases fourth single from upcoming album
Independent Hip Hop artist Five Steez has released a fourth and final single titled Days N Times from his upcoming album, Love N Art, with producer, Mordecai. The song, which is on all digital platforms, comes just a month before the album will be made available on Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
The sweet, jazzy sound of Days N Times evokes the hopeful feeling of a brighter future despite rough circumstances. "I want this song to inspire people," says Five Steez. "I want them to be able to start their morning with this and even play it during their struggles because that is when this energy is needed the most."
In just under 4 minutes and 44 seconds, Five Steez shares useful gems and lessons. "Life is what you make it, some things you can't control," he says in the first verse. "Work around that and let your plans unfold / Whatever you do, make sure you have your soul / Because peace of mind is a bag of gold."
Days N Times follows the previous singles, True Original, Work and Dreamer, which were released in late 2018. "This is one of the songs that capture the overall message and vibe of Love N Art," says Mordecai. "It's really about spreading positive energy through the music."
Love N Art is the second project from Five Steez and Mordecai, the first being the 2016 EP, HeatRockz. Steez calls the new album his most honest and introspective work. "The album is very soulful and it's highly relatable," he says. "It's inspired by my journey and it will resonate with people in many ways on a deep level."
Click here to check out Five Steez @ RareHipHop.com!


Like a gothy extra from Hamburger Hill, Amy has been taking cover in more ways than one. She tells me that there is nothing better than a tin hat to keep the Daystar out when shadebathing, although I'm worried about her legs. That pastey white complexion won't last if you don't cover up with leather and lace, Gothette!
Love the new site look! Really cool! And she's adorable...and pasty. Hope she doesn't burn!
Have to say the lady looks like she has a fine backside and good legs too!


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IAIA A-i-R: Athena LaTocha, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Jason Reed Brown, and Wanesia Spry Misquadace—Brown Bag It at MoCNA
Fri, December 8, 2017, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
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Join IAIA Artist-in-Residence (A-i-R) artists Athena LaTocha, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Jason Reed Brown, and Wanesia Spry Misquadace at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) in a lunchtime discussion. Bring your lunch and hear from the artists about their work.
Athena LaTocha
Athena LaTocha (Hunkpapa Lakota/Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe), born in Anchorage, Alaska, is an artist whose monumental works on paper explore the tenuous relationship between man-made and natural landscapes. Her work has been shown across the country in places such as the CUE Art Foundation, Artist's Space, Wilmer Jennings Gallery, Chelsea Art Museum, New York State Museum, the Dahl Art Center in South Dakota, the South Dakota Art Museum, and the International Gallery of Contemporary Art in Anchorage, Alaska. Most recently, she had a solo exhibition at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) in Santa Fe, 2017.
LaTocha received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Stony Brook University, New York. LaTocha is a 2016 recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant. Additionally, she was awarded the prestigious Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Residency in 2013. The artist held a full fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center, and was the artist-in-residence at Chashama at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in New York from 2008 to 2015. Currently she divides her time between New York City and Peekskill, New York.
Frank Buffalo Hyde
Frank Buffalo Hyde (Nez Perce/Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan) was born and presently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He uses American icons to explore the miscommunication of cultures. Hyde often turns stereotypical imagery of the "Indian" on its ear with his own brand of satire. Over the past decade he has had numerous sold out shows and his work has been collected by many American museum and public art collections. In 2013, a suite of thirteen paintings titled, SKNDNS-Native Americans on Film, was purchased by The National Museum of the American Indian. Buffalo Hyde has shown internationally including a summer and fall 2012 exhibition of contemporary art in Russia and in galleries in Japan, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. He has been an artist-in-residence and exhibited at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) in Santa Fe and at the University of Virginia's Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. His most recent solo exhibition, I-Witness Culture is at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, February 2017 to January 2018. Buffalo Hyde attended IAIA in 1993–1995 and the Santa Fe Art Institute in 1996.
Jason Reed Brown
Jason Reed Brown (Koyukon Athabascan) is a blacksmith artist who was raised between the urban and rural landscapes of both the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Living in the Alaskan wilderness produced memories of the land and family, a contrast to life in the city. His designs come from a desire to combine his lifetime of exposure to Northwest Coastal art and city lifestyle. The artist involves the principle of "translating" Northwest Coastal Native art into the medium of metal through the principles of blacksmithing. His sculptures are hammered into shape then bent, riveted, and welded together. Previous to attending the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Brown worked as a tattoo artist and muralist. While at IAIA, Brown discovered a passion for sculpture, specifically metal sculpture. During the summer of 1998, Brown assisted world-renowned blacksmith artist Tom Joyce on various projects including the Albuquerque art museums' Rio Grande Art Gates. His experience working with Joyce was a critical factor in his understanding of utilizing iron as an artistic medium. Brown graduated in 2001 from Turley Forge School of Blacksmithing.
Wanesia Spry Misquadace
Wanesia Misquadace currently resides in Awahtukee, Arizona where she lectures and teaches as an Assistant Professor of Metals and Indigenous Arts, and she is head of the Metals Program at Arizona State University. Misquadace is from the Fond Du Lac Ojibway band, an enrolled member of the Minnesota Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe. Misquadace earned her MFA in Metals and 4-Dimensional Art in 2015 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Misquadace was the first Native American student to show her work at the Chazen Museum while attending graduate school in a three-year traveling exhibit called, "Changing Hands 3: Art Without Reservation," Museum of Art and Design, New York. Misquadace pushed forward to become one of the first four graduates to received her BFA in Museum Studies and Studio Arts in 2005 from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Misquadace is a master at the art of birch-bark biting, a traditional art form to which she gives a contemporary context using the patterns as templates for jewelry, dresses, birch bark baskets, quill work, and storytelling. She awakened the art form in 2005 where she received her first blue ribbon in diverse art forms at the prestigious Santa Fe Indian Art Market, The Heard Museum, Gene Autry and Native Treasures. Misquadace creates a new style of birch bark fine art baskets with wood biting techniques, metal transfers, and precious stones. Misquadace says, "I love my people, I love the process of connecting my heart, my designs my feelings into each piece I create. My research explores metal smithing as a subject and object engaging the fields history methods outcomes while exploring indigenous native techniques that provoke new conversations. We are Here. We are interconnected."
Athena LaTocha, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Jason Reed Brown, and Wanesia Spry Misquadace are in residence November 6–December 6, 2017.
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MagazineMay ›› 2017 issue
Periyar Maniammai University: Igniting the Young Minds Since 1988
The history of Periyar Maniammai University starts with a fame of being the first Women's Engineering College in the world. It was in the year 1988, in which the Periyar Maniammai Educational and Charitable Society in Chennai laid the foundation for the Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The idea behind the establishment of the college was to fulfil the dreams of E. V. Ramasamy, popularly known as Thanthai Periyar, and his wife Annai Maniammai who had worked for the emancipation of women.
The college was started with the approval of All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi with affiliation from Bharathidasan University. Since 2001, it is affiliated to Anna University in Chennai. "For over a period of 19 years, we were only catering to the girl's education, but due to the claims of stakeholders in the later stages, the college was conferred to be co-educational," says Dr. N. Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor, Periyar Maniammai University. In 2007, the college started functioning as a deemed university with the approval of the UGC and Ministry of Human Resources, New Delhi. Now, along with engineering and technology, PMU imparts education in the fields of architecture and planning, computing science and engineering, humanities, science and management.
PMU has covered a long journey since its inception, however, they have never moved away from their lofty ideals. Today, the PMU is not just an institution providing education in different streams. Instead, it stands as an institute imparting complete education by moulding socially responsible generation. "We work with a vision to be a university of excellence in knowledge and innovation, ensuring social responsibility for creating an egalitarian society," pinpoints Dr. Ramachandran.
Though, the university's ideology ages 29 years, the mentors and the teaching strategies followed by them have updated from time to time. "We have a highly experienced faculty team, which consist of the practicing professionals who abreast themselves with the latest trends," claims Dr. Ramachandran. These skilled mentors blend the curriculum in such a way that the knowledge, skill and attitude are rightly boosted among the students. The university is making efforts to create new horizons in the arena of technical education through research and novel practices.
The PMU is making efforts to create new horizons in the arena of technical education through research and novel practices.
Research is made a part of the academics and the focus is laid on the thinking capacity of the students. The institute does research in Basic & Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering Science, Computer Science & Engineering, Information Technology, Rural Development Technology, Humanities and Management Sciences. Currently, the research is progressing in the fields of Renewable Energy, Solid Waste Management, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Wireless Technology, Networks, Optical Communication, Grid Computing, Man Machine Interface, and Social Engineering and so on with a focus is to meet the local, national and global challenges. "Everything taught at the institute is rightly followed through the extension activities and we are always into live projects wherein all the plans and projects are implemented well for the societal development. We follow lab to land practice," says Dr. Ramachandran.
The Centre for students and administrative services comprising 23 clubs and 9 societies facilitate the students with personality development. While the Centre-of-Excellence for Next Generation Networks offers industry-oriented training, the Centre for Climate Change and the Centre for Rural Developments are a few of the other attractions of PMU. The University also functions with a centre named Centre for University Industry Interaction, which lays its emphasis on placements and soft skill developments for the students.
Through all the means, the words Think, Innovate and Transform inscribed on the pedestal of the emblem are implemented in the curricular and extracurricular activities of the university. PMU rightly proves that education cannot be fulfilled through classroom teaching, internships and industry tie-ups. Today, the country is in need of a generation, which can work for the betterment of the society and hence, with the dissemination of 'Periyarism' to the younger generation, PMU aims at making responsible citizens.
Dr. N. Ramachandran, Vice Chancellor
He graduated with B.E. Degree (1987) in Civil Engineering and M.E. Degree (1991) in Transportation Engineering and Management from Regional Engineering College Tiruchirrapalli, Bharathidasan University. He obtained his Ph.D Degree (2002) in Architecture with high commendation from Tamil University, Thanjavur. He started his career as an instructor in a Polytechnic in 1981and raised to the present position in 2007 by a dint of industrious behaviour that he has inculcated from his predecessors.