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Q: Setting up Django Form Wizard I'm attempting to set up a Django Form Wizard, but I'm having trouble getting it to work. I've followed the example, from the Django website, but can't get anything to work. When I go to the URL that should have my multistep form, only the template html thats extended shows up. What am I doing wrong here?
FORMS.PY
    class ScheduleDate(forms.Form):
        date = forms.CharField()

    class ScheduleTime(forms.Form):
        time = forms.CharField()

VIEWS.PY
    FORMS =[('date', ScheduleDate),
         ('time', ScheduleTime)]

    TEMPLATES = [('date', 'main/schedule_date2.html'),
         ('time', 'main/schedule_time.html')]

    class ContactWizard(SessionWizardView):
        def get_template_name(self):
            return TEMPLATES[self.steps.current]

        def done(self, form_list, **kwargs):
            print 'testing'
            return HttpResponseRedirect('main/home.html')

URLS.PY
    urlpatterns = patterns('',
        url(r'^checkout/$', views.ContactWizard.as_view([ScheduleDate,    ScheduleTime]), name='checkout'))

SCHEDULE_DATE2.HTML(From the Django Website)
    {% extends "base.html" %}
    {% load i18n %}

    {% block head %}
    {{ wizard.form.media }}
    {% endblock %}

    {% block content %}

Step {{ wizard.steps.step1 }} of {{ wizard.steps.count }}

    <form action="" method="post">{% csrf_token %}

   {{ wizard.management_form }}
   {% if wizard.form.forms %}
        {{ wizard.form.management_form }}
        {% for form in wizard.form.forms %}
            {{ form }}
        {% endfor %}
   {% else %}
        {{ wizard.form }}
  {% endif %}

  {% if wizard.steps.prev %}
    <button name="wizard_goto_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.first    }}">{% trans "first step" %}</button>
    <button name="wizard_goto_step" type="submit" value="{{ wizard.steps.prev }}">{% trans "prev step" %}</button>
    {% endif %}
   <input type="submit" value="{% trans "submit" %}"/>
  </form>
  {% endblock %}

Thanks!


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Disclosed are systems and methods for preventing unauthorized persons from using an electronic device within a facility. In such an embodiment, the system may include a plurality of RFID tags each having unique identification information associated with a wearer of one of the RFID tags. This system may also include an RFID reader associated with the electronic device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone. A device management system may be connected to the reader and configured to determine whether wearers in the coverage zone are authorized to use the electronic device based at least in part on detected RFID tags' unique identification information. In such an embodiment, the device management system is configured to activate the electronic device if it determines only authorized wearers are detected in the coverage zone, and to deactivate the electronic device if it determines an unauthorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.
This disclosure claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/916,166, filed May 4, 2007, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RFID-BASED TELEPHONE MANAGEMENT," which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates generally to the field of telephone and communication systems in penal institutions or other campus based facilities. In particular, this invention enhances investigation abilities to positively identify a telephone user and other persons near enough to the telephone user to overhear the telephone user or interact with the telephone. Further, this invention provides rule processing to determine whether a telephone call can continue and provide a disconnect signal to an integrated or stand alone inmate call management system.
Generally, the need to monitor, control, record and provide detailed records of the usage of a telephone system in a penal institution is well recognized. To prevent such institutions from incurring unaccountable telephone costs, the institutions must either restrict access to outbound telephone lines or employ a inmate call management system to charge the called party for the communication costs. Without constraints on an inmate's use of the telephone system, inmates may harass outside parties or individuals or other unwanted inmate activities. An inmate should generally be prevented from placing a telephone call to the prosecutor who prosecuted the inmate's case, the victim of the inmate's crime, or witnesses from the inmate's case. It is also desirable to prevent inmate use of penal institution call systems to perpetrate additional criminal activities such as fraud, illegal drug sales, and other criminal conspiracies.
To prevent a penal institution from incurring unaccountable phone costs and also to prevent improper use of the telephones in the institution, it is critical that an inmate call management system identify the specific parties that participate in the telephone calls. A penal institution should use a communication system that provides an accurate identification means for administrators to determine the individual responsible for each outbound telephone call, and anyone else in the facility or institution that may have participated in the phone call. The system should include a means for restricting access to particular inmates.
It is common practice in a penal institution to assign each inmate a personal identification number (PIN). When an inmate uses the telephone in the facility, the inmate typically must supply this PIN to gain access to the telephone system. This PIN is entered by pressing digits on the phone keypad. A less common alternative is the use of biometric devices to identify the inmate to the inmate call management system. These biometric devices may use voice print or finger print analysis to determine the identity of the caller. These devices and techniques have limited usefulness because they may be easily circumvented. One inmate may coerce another inmate to provide voice print, finger print, or their PIN so that they can make improper or unmonitored phone calls.
In view of the foregoing, there is a clear need for additional controls to identify the inmate party to a telephone conversation for the inmate call management system. The additional controls should support existing call management systems to provide positive identification of the inmate party and possibly other inmates that were a party to a telephone conversation.
Disclosed is a radio frequency identification (RFID) system that identifies prison inmates during their use of the telephone in a controlled environment, and determines whether the phone call can continue to proceed based on the proximity of one or more inmates to the telephone. The system performs a constant check of any proximate RFID during the inmate call to ensure a set of rules governing phone use are followed. For example, a rule can be processed that ensures the inmate who initiated the call remains on the phone for the duration of the call. The system performs a constant check of any RFID in range of the telephone during the inmate call to ensure that another inmate does not join, interfere, or take over the call from the inmate who originated the call. Detection of an improper or otherwise unauthorized RFID, i.e., from an unauthorized inmate, can cause the immediate termination of the telephone call. The present invention can be used as an add-on to legacy inmate call management systems or incorporated internally into an inmate call management system. The system will also provide a way to control the call and record the RFID of inmates near enough to the phone to participate in the call.
In one embodiment, a system for preventing unauthorized persons from influencing the use of a telephonic device in a custodial facility includes a first RFID tag having first unique identification information associated with a first wearer of the RFID tag, and a second RFID tag having second unique identification information associated with a second wearer of the RFID tag. Such a system may also include a reader associated with the telephonic device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone. A call management system connected to the reader may be configured to determine whether a wearer is authorized to use the telephonic device based at least in part on an RFID tag's detected unique identification information. In addition, in such an embodiment, the reader is configured to detect when the first RFID is within the coverage zone, and thus the call management system activates the telephonic device if it determines the first wearer is authorized to use the telephonic device. Moreover, the reader is further configured to detect when the second RFID is within the coverage zone while an authorized first wearer is within the coverage zone, and thus the call management system deactivates the telephonic device if it determines the second wearer is not authorized to use the telephonic device.
In another embodiment, a system is provided for preventing unauthorized persons from using an electronic device within a facility. In such an embodiment, the system may include a plurality of RFID tags each having unique identification information associated with a wearer of one of the RFID tags. This system may also include a reader associated with the electronic device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone. A device management system may be connected to the reader and configured to determine whether wearers in the coverage zone are authorized to use the electronic device based at least in part on detected RFID tags' unique identification information. In such an embodiment, the device management system is configured to activate the electronic device if it determines only authorized wearers are detected in the coverage zone, and to deactivate the electronic device if it determines an unauthorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.
In yet another embodiment, a method of preventing unauthorized persons from influencing the use of a telephonic device in a custodial facility may be provided. In such an embodiment, the method may comprise providing a first RFID tag having first unique identification information associated with a first wearer of the RFID tag, and providing a second RFID tag having second unique identification information associated with a second wearer of the RFID tag. Such a method may also provide for creating an RFID coverage zone around the telephonic device, detecting when the first RFID tag is within the coverage zone, and determining whether the first wearer is authorized to use the telephonic device based at least in part on the detected first unique identification information. In addition, the method may include activating the telephonic device for use by the first wearer if it is determined that the first wearer is authorized to use the telephonic device. Also, the method may include detecting when the second RFID tag is within the coverage zone while the first RFID is in the coverage zone, and determining whether the second wearer is authorized to use the telephonic device based at least in part on the detected second unique identification information. The method may then provide for deactivating the telephonic device if it is determined that the second wearer is not authorized to use the telephonic device.
FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of an RFID tag embedded in an inmate bracelet 400 for use with a management system implemented in a correctional facility.
An radio frequency identification (RFID)-based management system 100 constructed according to the disclosed principles is illustrated in FIG. 1. The illustrated RFID system 100 in this embodiment involves the management of the use of telephones 110. The telephone units 110 are integrated with a call management system 120 in accordance with the disclosed principles.
RFID Readers (not illustrated) integrated in the telephones 110 are configured to detect RFID tags that pass within a predetermined RF coverage zone. Each RFID Tag used with the system 100 includes identification information unique to each tag, which in turn is unique to each wearer of a tag. If a tag is detected in the coverage zone of a reader in a telephone 110, the reader reads the unique identification information and transmit that information back to the call management system 120.
The call management system 120 can then access a database 130 storing rules and policies associated with each tag wearer and cataloged according to the identification information. Based on the rules and policies for each individual wearer, the call management system 120 determines if the wearer(s) of the detected RFID tag(s) is authorized to use one of the telephones 110. If wearer/tag within the coverage zone is so authorized, the call management system 120 will activate that telephone for use. However, if wearer/tag within the coverage zone is not so authorized, the call management system 120 will deactivate that telephone to prevent its potential use by a wearer prohibited from using a telephone 110.
An administrative terminal 140 can access the call management system 120 and the database 130, perhaps via a local area data network (LAN). The administrative terminal 140 may contain software that provides the administrative capability to define rules and policies on how phones may be used by one or more wearers of the RFID tags. The administrative terminal 140 may also contain the logic that enforces those rules and delivers a disconnect signal to the call management system 120, rather than the call management system 120 directly deactivating a telephone 110. In addition, the administrative terminal 140 may be used by custodians of the facility were the system 100 is installed to monitor the operation of the overall system 100, determine if any problems exist with the system 100, and even provide for an override of the call management system 120 for any reason, if needed.
It should be noted that the principles disclosed herein are in no way limited to the monitoring of telephone use by wearers of an RFID tag. For example, the telephones 110 may be other types of devices, such as televisions, computer terminals, radios, or even simply the access through a door into or out of a secure area within the facility. If the devices are televisions or radios, the management system 120 may be used to restrict access to the televisions or radios to, for example, inmates in a prison or even children within their homes. If the devices are computer terminals, access may be restricted to only certain authorized workers in an office building. If the devices are access points to secure areas, the management system 120 may be implemented to restrict access to such area(s) to only expressly authorized personnel. In short, an RFID-based management system constructed according to the disclosed principles may be beneficially implemented in any location where restricting access to a device or specific place with the facility is desired.
FIG. 2 illustrates a portion of an RFID-based management system 200 similar to the system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1. Specifically, the management system 200 in FIG. 2 is being implemented in a correctional facility, such as a penal institution, to manage inmate access to telephones within the penal institution. To this end, the system 200 is used to positively identify the inmate parties to a telephone call from a penal institution.
The penal institution will issue an inmate identification RFID tag to each inmate. Unique information identifying the inmate wearer of a specific RFID tag will be registered with an inmate call management system (ICMS), such as the call management system 120 illustrated in FIG. 1. These RFID tags would typically be constructed such that they cannot be removed and are tamperproof. An example of such an RFID tag device could be a tamperproof bracelet worn by each inmate. Such an embodiment is discussed in greater detail with reference to FIG. 4. Another example could embed the RFID tag in some other article of clothing assigned to the inmate. In uses outside of a penal institution, the RFID tag may be embedded in a badge, access card, etc. assigned to persons within the facility.
The system 200 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes an inmate telephone 210, perhaps mounted on a wall 220. An RFID coverage zone 230 is generated around the telephone 210 by an RFID reader 240 integrated within the telephone 210. In this specific embodiment, mounting the telephone 210 on the wall 220 may assist in preventing tampering with the RFID reader 240 therein, helping ensure the RFID-based management system 200 is not circumvented.
The RFID reader 240 may be manufactured and powered so that both the telephone 210 and RFID reader 240 draw power from the existing two-wire telephone cable. The existing two-wire interface could also provide data communications capability to the call management controller and an administrative terminal (which may be a phone controller in this embodiment). The RFID reader 240 would detect RFID tags that enter the predetermined RFID coverage zone 230 generated around the telephone 210. In one example the coverage zone 230 may be about 1.5 m, however, any size coverage zone 230 is envisioned. For example, the RFID reader 240 may be capable of reading RFID tags within a maximum range of 30 feet or longer, but alternatively, shorter distances may be desired in some applications.
In use, each RFID tag will identify its inmate wearer to the call management system by means of the RFID signal that is detected by the RFID reader 240 in the telephone. The system 200 may be implemented so that only one inmate is allowed in proximity of the telephone 210. In addition, the inmate that is in proximity of the telephone 210 has been authorized to use the telephone 210, verified via the electronic identity of the inmate using the unique identification information of the RFID tag that inmate is wearing. Accordingly, if the inmate proximate to the telephone 210 is not authorized to use the telephone at that time, the call management system may immediate deactivate the telephone 210 so the inmate cannot use it. An inmate may not be authorized to use the telephone 210 for any reason, such as misbehavior or lack of sufficient funds in the inmate's personal expense account. In addition, even if the inmate is authorized to use the telephone 210 and is in the process of doing so, if another RFID tag enters within the coverage zone 230, the RFID reader 240 will detect that second tag and transmit its unique information back to the call management system. Once the identity of the inmate wearing that second RFID tag is verified, it is determined whether that inmate is authorized to use the telephone 210 at that time. If not so authorized, the telephone 210 can be immediately deactivated so no outgoing calls are continued or made.
Thus, an RFID-based call management system according to the disclosed principles may be used to ensure that only authorized inmates may approach and use a telephone 210, or other device if the system is implemented with other electronic devices. In addition, the system may be configured such that only one inmate is in the RFID coverage zone 230 during the start, duration and termination of a telephone call, even if other inmates detected within the coverage zone 230 would be authorized to use the telephone 210 on their own. Any such violations would result in the immediate disconnect of the in-progress call.
Such an implementation would help prevent situations where one inmate is passing improper information to an inmate using the telephone 210. For example, inmates often huddle around a telephone and whisper information to an inmate using the telephone 210 so that he may in turn pass that information to the person on the other end of the telephone call. It could be that the inmate passing information is not himself authorized to use a telephone 210, perhaps because he has been previously found to be orchestrating criminal activity from with the prison and his telephone privileges thereby revoked. Such inmates often use another inmate to pass on information to the outside world in order to continue orchestrating criminal behavior outside the prison. This situation could be curtailed by enlarging the RFID coverage zone 230 to a size that would prevent the secret passing of information to the inmate using the telephone 210. Since speaking loudly, hand signals, or other overt means of communication would then be needed to communicate information to the inmate on the telephone 210, guards monitoring the area could more easily detect the unauthorized passing of information.
In sum, an access management system constructed and implemented in accordance with the disclosed principles provides an RFID reader for obtaining secure identification and storage of RFID tag information obtained from a non-removable RFID tag element worn by each individual inmate. The stored unique identification information may be periodically or on a demand basis transferred to application software in the administrative terminal 140 that is an integral part of the inmate telephone complex. As a result, the system enables a positive identification of the inmate actually using the telephone (or other electronic) device, as well as a guarantee that only one inmate is in an allowed within the proximity of the telephone, if desired. Application software that assists in accomplishing these benefits may also be interfaced with a Jail Management System to permanently associate an inmate's ID number (or other unique identification information) with the inmate at the time of intake (or booking) in the correctional facility. Moreover, the identification information may be kept in perpetuity, so that if the inmate is released and sent to same correctional facility again at a later date, his/her unique number may be reprogrammed into one of the programmable RFID tags at that time.
FIG. 3 illustrates a flow diagram 300 of one embodiment of a process by which an RFID-based access management system may be used to ensure only authorized persons may use an electronic device. The process begins at a start block 305, where persons within the monitored facility are each assigned RFID tags having identification information unique to each individual. In addition, any equipment used in the access management system, such as RFID readers associated with the electronic devices and a device management system controlling access to the devices, may be initialized. In this example, the electronic devices may be telephones, televisions, radios, computer terminals or any other device that may be used by one or more authorized persons.
In block 310, a first wearer of an RFID tag enters the RFID coverage zone. The RFID tag is therefore detected by an RFID reader associated with the electronic device at block 315. At block 320, the reader transmits the detected unique identification information pulled from the RFID tag back to the device management system. Once received by the device management system, the device management system determines, at decision block 325 whether the wearer of the detected RFID tag is authorized to use the electronic device. If the wearer detected by the reader is not authorized to use the device, the process moves to bock 350 where the device is deactivated or otherwise prevented from operating for the detected wearer. The process would then end at block 355, until another wearer of an RFID tag is detected within the coverage zone. At that point, the process would begin again for that detected person. However, if at block 325 it is determined that the detected wearer is authorized to use the device, the process moves to block 330 where the device is activated so that it may be used by that wearer.
Once the device has been activated for use by a detected wearer of an RFID tag, the access management system continues to monitor the coverage area for other RFID tags. Specifically, at block 335, it is determined whether a second RFID tag is detected in the coverage zone. If no second RFID tag is detected in the coverage zone, the process simply returns to block 330 where the electronic device is allowed to continue to operate for the originally authorized person. However, if a second RFID tag is detected in the coverage zone by the reader, the process moves to block 340 where the reader transmits the detected second unique identification information pulled from the second RFID tag back to the device management system. Once received by the device management system, the device management system determines, at decision block 345 whether the wearer of the detected second RFID tag is also authorized to use the electronic device. If the second wearer detected by the reader is not authorized to use the device, the process moves to bock 350 where the device is deactivated or otherwise prevented from operating for any person. The process would then end at block 355. However, if it determined that the second wearer is also authorized to use the device, the process moves again to block 330, where the device is allowed to continue to operate for both authorized users.
It is understood that the above process can be extended for any number of wearers of RFID tags, including embodiments such as the inmate telephone implementation discussed above where only one wearer is permitted use of the device at any time. For access to telephones, computers and the like, allowing access to only one authorized person at a time may be beneficial. In other embodiments, however, such as when the device is a television or a radio, the use by multiple authorized persons may be perfectly fine. In this latter case, the television, radio, movie theater projector, or other approved audience-based device may be allowed to operate to multiple wearers of RFID tags approved for such use. However, once the system detects even one unauthorized RFID tag, the device may be disconnected, temporarily paused, or even deactivated until the unauthorized person leaves the coverage zone.
FIG. 4 illustrates one embodiment of a RFID tag embedded in an inmate bracelet 400 for use with a management system implemented in a correctional facility. In advantageous embodiments, the bracelet 400 may be made of semi-rigid, hardened plastic material that is resistant to sweat, electrical shock, impact, radiation, water and other elements. Of course, other advantageous materials may also be used to construct the bracelet 400.
The bracelet 400 includes a band 410 that is mounted on an inmate's wrist or ankle, and which cannot be removed by unauthorized persons. The bracelet 400 also includes a housing 420 for carrying and protecting components used with an implemented embodiment of the disclosed access management system. For example, the housing 420 holds an RFID tag 430 that can be detected by a reader associated with an electronic device, as discussed above. The RFID tag may be of the type commonly known and used in various industries, or may be of any type either now existing or later developed. The RFID tag is programmable with identification information unique to the wearer of the particular RFID tag, and may even be reprogrammable if the RFID tag will be used by a different wearer in the future.
The housing 420 may also house a battery 440 used to power the RFID tag 430. In such embodiments, the active RFID tag yields the unique identification information when an RF pulse inquiry is made by the RFID reader within the coverage zone. The battery 440 may be a thin-film battery technology employing a solid electrolyte between the anode and cathode elements. In such embodiments, the battery 440 may be made extremely small and lightweight for easier use when worn by an inmate. For example, the battery 440 may only be approximately 10 microns thick and inductively rechargeable up to 70,000 times. Of course, other battery technology is also within the scope of an access management system constructed as disclosed herein. In other embodiments, however, passive RFID tags may also be employed. In such embodiments, the RF pulse inquiry transmitted by the RFID reader may also provide the power signal needed by the passive RFID tag to transmit its unique identification information back to the reader.
Furthermore, in some embodiments, the housing 420 may also include tamper detection circuitry 450. Specifically, the RFID tag's 430 transmit function may be coupled to the tamper detection circuitry 450. In one embodiment, this tamper detection circuitry 450 can detect resistance changes in a fixed resistance conductor which extends around the entire circumference of the band 410. For example, a Wheatstone bridge arrangement may be used to detect strain, stretching or breaking of the band 410 by sensing a resistance/current change of enough magnitude to indicate that the inmate has tampered with or broken the band 410. Once triggered, the tamper detection circuitry 450 may cause the RFID tag 430 within the bracelet 400 to no longer respond to any query from any RFID reader. Consequently, if the RFID tag 430 cannot transmit its information, no access to the inmate telephone system would be granted.
While various embodiments of forming bonding pads on an IC chip according to the principles disclosed herein have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, and not limitation. Thus, the breadth and scope of the invention(s) should not be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be defined only in accordance with any claims and their equivalents issuing from this disclosure. Furthermore, the above advantages and features are provided in described embodiments, but shall not limit the application of such issued claims to processes and structures accomplishing any or all of the above advantages.
wherein the reader is further configured to subsequently detect when the other of the first or second RFID tags is within the coverage zone while the initially detected RFID tag is within the coverage zone, the call management system deactivating the telephonic device if it determines the wearer of the subsequently detected RFID tag is not authorized to use the telephonic device while the initially detected RFID tag is in the coverage zone and authorized to use the telephonic device.
2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the custodial facility is a prison, jail, detention facility or correctional facility, and wherein the first and second wearers are inmates in the prison, jail, detention facility or correctional facility.
3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first or second unique identification information is permanently associated with the corresponding first and second wearer at the time the first or second wearer arrives at the custodial facility.
4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first or second unique identification information associated with the first or second RFID tag is reprogrammable.
5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the call management system is further configured to issue a notification when an RFID tag associated with an unauthorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.
6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first and second RFID tags are comprised in bracelets.
7. A system according to claim 6, wherein the bracelets comprise a semi-rigid, hardened plastic material.
8. A system according to claim 6, wherein the bracelets comprise break or tamper detection circuitry.
9. A system according to claim 8, wherein an RFID tag in the bracelets ceases to function if the detection circuitry is triggered.
deactivating the telephonic device if it is determined that the wearer of the subsequently detected RFID tag is not authorized to use the telephonic device while the initially detected RFID tag is in the coverage zone and authorized to use the telephonic device.
11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the custodial facility is a prison, jail, detention facility or correctional facility, and wherein the first and second wearers are inmates in the prison, jail, detention facility or correctional facility.
12. A method according to claim 10, further comprising permanently associating the first or second unique identification information with the corresponding first and second wearer at the time the first or second wearer arrives at the custodial facility.
13. A method according to claim 10, further comprising issuing a notification when an RFID tag associated with an unauthorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.
14. A method according to claim 10, further comprising providing first and second bracelets carrying the corresponding first and second RFID tags for the first and second wearer to wear.
15. A method according to claim 14, wherein the bracelets comprise a semi-rigid, hardened plastic material.
16. A method according to claim 14, further comprising providing break or tamper detection circuitry in the bracelets.
17. A method according to claim 16, further comprising detecting if a bracelet is broken or tampered with, and deactivating an RFID tag in the bracelet upon such detection.
wherein the device management system is configured to activate the electronic device while one or more authorized wearers are detected in the coverage zone, and to deactivate the electronic device if it determines an unauthorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone while an authorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone and authorized to use the telephonic device.
19. A system according to claim 18, wherein the electronic device is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a television, and a radio.
20. A system according to claim 18, wherein the unique identification information associated with the plurality of RFID tags is reprogrammable depending on a wearer of an RFID tag.
21. A system according to claim 18, wherein the device management system is further configured to issue a notification when an RFID tag associated with an unauthorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.
22. A system according to claim 18, wherein the RFID tags are comprised in an non-removable item worn by the wearers.
23. A system according to claim 22, wherein the non-removable item comprises a bracelet.
24. A system according to claim 22, wherein the non-removable item comprises break or tamper detection circuitry.
25. A system according to claim 24, wherein an RFID tag in the non-removable item ceases to function if the detection circuitry is triggered.


Título alternativo: Photography as a communication policy. The case of the Madrid city Council.
Published in: Anduli, 14, 171-194.
[See more] Political communication has reached a high degree of specialization to highlight the leadership capabilities of electoral candidates. The message requires careful design of the content and how to present it. Today it is insufficient to use reason to "sell" a product or idea; the message must get to the hearts of people and do so in a very short time. Toward this end, photography has proven to be a much more efficient tool than the spoken word; therefore, it is being used more frequently. This study investigates the evolution of photography as a communication tool by institutions, with a focus on the Madrid City Council from 2001 to 2014. To that end, we have analyzed the information content generated by the Press Office during the terms of three mayors. We found that changes in communication during these terms are representative of political communication changes in general in recent times. The results show an increased use of photography as a method of communication, similar to the model used in the United States.
Cite: Cavadas Gormaz, M.J. (2015). La fotografía como elemento de comunicación política. El caso el ayuntamiento de Madrid. Anduli, 14, 171-194.


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South Asian Literature in Translation: Mahanayak
Mahanayak by Vishwas Patil; translated from Marathi into English by Keerti Ramachandra
Publication date: 24 June 2019
Publisher: Amazon Westland India (Eka)
KR: The author is Vishwas Patil, one of the foremost writers in Marathi today. Mahanayak (meaning: great actor or person) is a fictionalized biography of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, whom Patil has always admired. The book has been extensively researched and the work took Patil to different parts of the world. Most of the primary texts he referred to were in English and much of the factual information taken from these sources were translated into Marathi.
[More from the publisher's website: This iconic Marathi novel by Vishwas Patil brings originality and new ideas to the most storied of lives: Subhas Chandra Bose. Possibly the most enigmatic figure in the history of India's freedom struggle, Bose's ideological differences with the two stalwarts of the Independence movement, Gandhi and Nehru, split the Congress down the middle. And yet he held them in high esteem, just as they admired him. While Bose asserted the independence of his own values even as he sought help from the Axis powers—Nazi Germany, Italy, and later Japan—during World War II, for the cause of a free India, it was seen as treasonous and dangerous by many. Vishwas Patil recreates the life of a man who was twice elected president of the Congress, and quit to follow his own vision, forming the Indian National Army. His defiant nationalism provoked anger and distrust. Mahanayak traces Netaji's steps from India to Germany, Italy, Singapore, Japan, and Burma, to paint a complex portrait of a man of immense strengths and fatal failings. Rich with details drawn from the colossal canvas of the Indian revolution, this is an immersive historical novel that reads like a fast-paced thriller. First published in Marathi in 1998, the novel has remained a consistent bestseller and has been translated into fourteen Indian and foreign languages.]
KR: I knew very little about Netaji and I thought this was a great opportunity to read about one of the most unforgettable personalities in the history of India's freedom struggle. Also, I wanted to get some new and fresh insights into the whole story of India's freedom movement.
KR: First of all, I had to read many of the books Patil had referred to so that I could get into the spirit of the time. Then came the tough part: dissociating myself from all that I had read to avoid echoing the author's voice.
The dilemma which all of us translators face: how does one make the Japanese, German, Italian characters sound different from each other when, in Patil's novel, they all speak the same chaste Marathi? How to make them sound different from Nehru or Gandhi and other leaders who had their own distinctive voices? How does one convey the very Maharashtrian ethos or sensibility in the conversations between Netaji and his wife without sounding sentimental, maudlin, and unrealistic? If I have managed to make the translation credible and enjoyable, it is because the protagonist was such a strong character, the circumstances of his life so powerful, and Patil's projection of it all so convincing. My biggest concern was to get the facts absolutely right and, fortunately for me, the author was always at hand to clarify and explain.
That Netaji's daughter complimented me on the translation when I met her in Pune at the launch of the book was the biggest reward I could have received. I'd like to think she was not simply being polite!
KR: There is so much mystery and speculation around Subhash Chandra Bose's life and his end. I think this book adds more poignant dimensions or perspectives to it. And, yes, there is much food for thought regarding his compulsions, which help one understand him better.
KR: Right now, I am working on several short stories for different anthologies in three languages.
Author Bio: Vishwas Patil is one of the foremost writers in Marathi today. He's been honored with several prestigious awards, the most recent being the Indira Goswami award. He is adept at reconstructing historical personalities and situations for modern-day readers with books like Mahanayak about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Panipat, and Sambhaji. The same authenticity is found in his novels dealing with the predicaments brought about by development, be it through the construction of large dams (A Dirge for the Dammed), the closing down of the cotton mills in Bombay and the plight of thousands of mill workers (Lust for Lalbaug), the decay and death of a prosperous traditional village (Pangira), and the most recent, Nagkeshar, inspired by the flourishing and influential sugar industry and the politics therein. Patil has also written books on famous characters in Hollywood and Bollywood cinema: Not Gone with the Wind and Chandramukhi (made into a movie). He has written the film script for Ranangan, which was adapted from his novel, Panipat. Vishwas Patil lives in Mumbai, India. [Image Source: Goodreads.com]
Translator Bio: Keerti Ramachandra is a teacher, editor, and translator. She has taught English language and literature in Delhi, Mumbai, Dubai, Kolkata, and is now guest faculty at Mount Carmel College Bangalore. Keerti translates from Marathi, Kannada, and Hindi into English and conducts translation workshops for aspiring translators. As a freelance editor, she has worked with almost all the leading publishing houses. Among her published translations are A Dirge for the Dammed (shortlisted for the Crossword award), Mahanayak, A Faceless Evening and Other Stories, The Song of Life and Other Stories, Of Closures and New Beginnings, all translated from Marathi. Hindutva or Hind Swaraj, translated from Kannada, is a nonfiction work. Besides these, many of her translated short stories from all three languages have appeared in anthologies, journals, and magazines in India and abroad. [Image Source: Keerti Ramachandra]
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I hope to see Prague someday. In the meantime, I'm enjoying this wonderful cityscape that you've done and should feel very proud of. I like the sense of space, depth and light that you've achieved.
Thank you!.. :) I sure hope to someday too, and perhaps grasp why anyone could possibly succumb to such Kafkaesque feelings in such beauty.. Thank you so much for dropping by Joy!..


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EA Sports UFC 3 will release in early 2018 on PS4 and Xbox One
By Rajesh V	 On May 10, 2017
During the last financial reports, Electronic Arts has confirmed that EA Sports UFC 3 will come at the end of 2018 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game has not yet been announced officially but the publisher has already established a definite launch window.
In its financial report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Electronic Arts has shared a little bit information about what they are preparing for the future. Among the releases they are planning for the coming months is EA Sports UFC 3.
As the name implies, EA Sports UFC 3 is a new mixed martial arts game officially licensed by the UFC. The game is scheduled to debut in the first quarter of next year; that is, between January and March 2018. This seems to indicate that Electronic Arts has a two-year development cycle for this franchise (EA Sports UFC came in 2014, while EA Sports UFC 2 debuted in 2016).
In the financial report, Electronic Arts has only noted that EA Sports UFC 3 will be available on consoles. While it did not specify on which console, it is easy to imagine that, at least, it will hit the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One just like its predecessors.
The third game of Electronic Arts under the license of Ultimate Fighting Championship will be due out next year, exactly two years after the publication of EA Sports UFC 2. Other details are not known at the time, the game could be officially announced during the EA Play event to be held on the Saturday before E3 in Los Angeles.
Now it's time for you to tell us, what new things do you expect to find in EA Sports UFC 3? Do you think it's a good time for EA to launch a new title? Tell us in the comments below.
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I was once more a parent helper for one of my daughters stage 3 (years 5 & 6) school camps, visiting the lovely NSW government Sport and Recreation facilities on Milson Island.
The island is located on the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney and has had a very chequered history. It was first settled over 100 years ago and has been used as a farm, a mental hospital, a jail, and now a sports and recreation centre.
I'd been to Milson Island before for my eldest daughters school camp four years previously and it's always fun joining in on the activities like Archery, High Ropes and so on.
This time however I was keen to do a sunrise photo session whilst on the island. It had been raining almost constantly in the weeks leading up to the camp so I was a little worried about the conditions.
I'd spied this location during the first day as it was very close to where the Kayaking is done, so I rece'd the area, checked out TPE and worked out roughly what I might do. This old stone jetty, crumbling and abandoned, overgrown with grass and sticking out from Milson Island into the waters of the Hawkesbury River looked a prime candidate with it pointing eastwards towards where the sun would rise behind the peninsula of land on the other side of the river.
I woke before 5AM and since I was up and had sort of talked myself into shooting sunrise here one morning, decided to get up and head down to the nice little old stone jetty. It was a cold and very misty/foggy morning when I got outside. We'd had great weather on the first day so it was a reasonable bet to get up early the next morning and head down to the Hawkesbury River (eastern) side of the island for sunrise. As it turns out this was a good call since it rained the next morning.
The first shot above is at 5:23AM – 40 minutes before sunrise – a three minute long exposure with some light painting of the foreground with a small zoomable torch and just the Formatt-Hitech 3 stop Reverse Grad to hold down the sky.


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Bradley Enjoying On-Track Action
Currently contesting his first season in the Junior Quarter Midgets Novice A class, Jake Bradley is thoroughly enjoying his speedway racing career, already having experienced feature-race success.
Having graduated from the Novice B class in the 2015-16 season, his rookie season, the six-year-old racer has certainly taken to competitive racing and already has a number of feature-race wins under his belt, with one of his highlights thus far being racing against his good friend Hudson Moorfoot, who has really come into his own this season.
With his dad, Chris, sporadically racing Street Stocks and AMCA Nationals throughout the last two decades, along with his uncle Justin Drew, a former Australian Modified Sedan Champion, Jake's path into Speedway was clear from an early age, with his older sister Madison, 10, helping out at the track and three-year-old Emma keen to get racing as soon as she's able.
The Bannockburn-based racer loves being a part of the speedway community, where he's made a number of good friendships, and is drawn to the speed and exciting nature of competitive racing.
Often watching his favourite driver Jamie Veal and seeing the success he has achieved for himself, Jake has also set high goals which he is dedicated to achieving. In the future, Jake's aspiration is to one day race the big and fast Late Models and he has already set his sights on reaching this goal.
Jake would like to thank the following 2016-17 sponsors for their valued support: Justin Drew Plumbing Services, Dan's Electrical Services, IPTA Fibreglass, I&J Speedway Equipment and Dirt Track Diner. He would also like to give special thanks to is mum Rachel, his dad Chris, car owners Gary and Helen Drew and his sisters, Madison and Emma.
A Junior Quarter Midget is a quarter scale version of an actual open wheel midget (Speedcar) which is open to race for kids between five and 16 years of age. The cars are built around a tubular chromoly frame including ant-intrusion bars and kick-outs to stop wheel interference. All vehicles are fully suspended with coil over racing shock absorbers.
The vehicle bodies consist of fibreglass and aluminium and the cars are powered by Honda GX120 or GX160 single cylinder air-cooled 4 cycle engines providing 4.5–5.5 horsepower in standard configuration. The emphasis in Quarter Midget Racing is on participation and skill building and as such, the JQMA has a strict sealed, standard motor policy.
For more information on Junior Quarter Midgets Victoria, visit their website at www.jqmv.com.au or contact their President Graham Hutchinson on 0417 566 709.


The ICLAM (International Committee for Insurance Medicine) - "where the East and West meet" - will return to Asia, to be held in Mumbai, India November 10-13 2019.
For assistance related to the registration for the event, please send an email to: registration@iclammumbai2019.org.
The first 100 delegates to register online will get an additional discount of 5% on early bird fee related to the Conference+Pre Conference Workshops+Accompanying Partner.


Does it sometimes feel like your to-do list is playing tricks on you? Your plans seem totally doable at first and get more chaotic the more you plug away at them. Think of time management as a lifelong skill that requires ongoing practice and personal accountability. These good work habits improve your confidence and help you run your business more efficiently. Produce better business results by trying smart productivity tips from time management experts.
Always busy, but never productive? Find out exactly why you aren't getting things done. Log your activities for a few days or weeks to get a realistic picture of how you spend your time, says Laura Vanderkam, a public speaker and author of "Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done." People tend to overestimate their efforts, which enables a poor work ethic, so be honest with yourself.
Time tracking is a tough reality check, because it provides solid evidence that you need to step up your game. Treat the whole experience as a fact-finding mission and ask yourself: What is your thought process when you start working? What routines put you in productivity mode? What throws you off when you're working? Vanderkam recommends adding detailed notes to your log. By describing factors that lead to procrastination, you can figure out how to create conditions for success.
Productivity hacks free up a spare minute here and there, but they can't transform your schedule. You have to decide what's important and devote more time to those priorities. Look at your time log. Are your days filled with busy work or purposeful activities that bring you closer to achieving your goals? Get comfortable with the idea that it's okay to stop doing things that add no value to your life. Nothing bad is going to happen because you stopped wasting time.
Collecting: The collecting habit involves placing all the items you need for work in one single area and keeping the area organized. Scattered workflows are a huge time drain. You delay progress because you're scrambling to remember your schedule and the items you need to get started.
Doing: The doing habit is about creating uninterrupted blocks of time for work. Forget about multitasking. Budgeting time allows you to finish small tasks in one sitting. Those accomplishments motivate you to tackle longer tasks and stay focused.
Use step-by-step productivity training to avoid starts and stops. Working inconsistently messes with your concentration and makes you more susceptible to distractions. You don't have to follow the ZTD list of habits to the letter. Review your time-tracking data to identify your unique productivity hurdles. Rank the habits that have the greatest impact on your performance in order of importance, and master them one by one. Keep in mind that this process might take longer than 30 days.
One of the best time management tips is deceptively simple: Take deadlines seriously. It sounds easy enough, but how often do you put off finishing a project? Craig Jarrow of Time Management Ninja urges people to stop thinking of deadlines as mere guidelines. Missed deadlines cause self-inflicted stress. Instead of having time to clear your head and evaluate your work, you're forced to forge ahead at an exhausting pace. Undermining a deadline is counterproductive for several reasons.
It makes it difficult to deliver your best work.
It makes you unprepared to deal with unexpected challenges.
It hurts your reputation with colleagues and clients.
It prevents you from taking advantage of surprise opportunities.
Being ahead of time gives you a sense of accomplishment. Use the extra wiggle room to polish your work and make it exceed expectations. If you run a small business, delivering ahead of schedule could lead to more work.
Ever catch yourself using your personality as an excuse for being disorganized? You may prefer to take things as they come, be spontaneous, and switch from task to task to keep your energy up. The only difference between you and your more productive peers is a lack of planning. Planning and structure are scary to many professionals. Plans create unspoken accountability, so you feel defeated when things go off track.
Think of a structured to-do list as an auditing system, not a contract you're locked into. Take 10 minutes to plan your day. Knock out your most important work first to make sure your top priorities are always on schedule, says Jarrow. Being proactive keeps you agile. You never know when you might have to change direction to handle sudden obligations.
Flexibility is important too. Sometimes, a project takes longer than you expected or complications arise and you have to adjust. Babauta recommends creating a go-to workflow to balance your most important, least important, and deferred tasks.
Do tasks that are urgent or high-stakes right away.
Delegate tasks if they can be completed efficiently without your supervision or require another person's expertise.
Defer tasks that are stalled, less urgent, or low-impact overall.
Delete tasks that are finished or no longer relevant to your goals.
Any urgent work left unfinished should become your top priority for the next day. By staying ahead of deadlines, you can easily sprinkle in deferred tasks before they turn into urgent ones. Keep an eye on stalled projects as well. If you're waiting for input from someone else, try to be proactive and seek out the information you need.
How do you know whether your time management methods are working? Self-assessment is crucial to measure performance and keep improving year after year. A performance review is like a playbook for how to manage your time. When done right, it celebrates the value of your efforts, not just the results.
Vanderkam suggests you start with a "prospective performance review." Imagine yourself 12 months from now. What are the most important professional milestones you hope to accomplish by then? Write down three to five projected goals for your year. Let's say you want to build a bigger client list. You have to schedule regular time to research and write proposals, so structure your daily, weekly, and monthly planning to reach your goal.
Think long and short term. Conduct mini performance reviews every week and month to stay motivated. Think about the highlights of your day and how your choices contributed to them. Did you finish a complex project sooner than you expected? Reflect on what you did differently to produce better outcomes. As you move forward, ask yourself whether you're still on the path toward reaching bigger goals. If you start heading off course, you have a blueprint for success to help you refocus your efforts.
Change your approach to time management to check more goals off your list. You don't have to be a zen master to drastically transform how you work, but look inward to figure out what you want professionally. You become more productive when you actively make decisions and prioritize, instead of saying "yes" to every obligation that falls into your lap.
Need tools to simplify time management? QuickBooks helps freelancers, contractors, and businesses track and manage your business on the go. Learn more about QuickBooks Accounting.


When investing in electrical units, realize that almost all normal residence electronic circuits take a 120-volt series. Common retailers encompass two areas to plug in your home devices and they are known as duplex retailers.
You'll find it also imperative to note the quality level of your appliance(s) considering that the cost for installing more expensive equipment will be higher when compared with less expensive appliance(s).
Verify the energy requirements of each one product. To run significant apparatus and high electric powered devices, you should have 220-voltage ability inside the house. And also with the exception of in instances where your garments clothes dryer is operated by fuel, it is going to demand a 220-voltage store to do the job, so it is really demanded to transformation to 220 to contend with these along with other hefty gadgets.
When finding an machine create, ensure it might be extracted while not trouble for provider or maintenance. Multipurpose connect-ups for dishwashers and natural gas varies can make fix employment a smaller amount work demanding. Also, make added electronic wire when investing in electric powered walls ovens and cook-tops. This may lower time, the pro necessitates at the job and lower the fee to you personally.
In the event the kitchen space ground shall be tiled, be certain that it happens to be tiled underneath the dish-washer or not less than improve its floor surfaces for the exactly the same size as being the floor tiles, If your One time straight down, there is definitely not plenty of clearance to acquire the dish washer for maintaining. The sole method will most likely be to improve the complete counter away from out of the cabinets, a useless put in expense.
If however you be setting up a walls cooker under countertop point, it is best to know that young children could perfectly be totally exposed into a use up risk, . Walls ovens ought not have to conform into the very same warm variety requirements that typical varieties do. This can be considering the fact that they're thought of to always be attached over counter-top size.
Especially if adding a washing machine, make certain water shut-offs often is reached easily. Also make sure the water hoses are long sufficient to remove the appliance when mandatory. A floor drain is usually obligatory if the water pump or motor fail.
Washing machines are created used on sound floor coverings, like cement. If it's remaining set up on a solid wood ground, further joist bracing is usually necessary. getting attached to a wooden floors, supplemental joist bracing are frequently neccesary, Be it The installation within the further plywood portion may additionally boost a preexisting solid wood ground. Challenging inner suspensions problems will reveal if made use of on unpredictable floor coverings.
Chillers with pressured air flow condensers are considered the only style which might be built-in. Styles with typical fixed condensers aren't destined to be ideal for dissipate the warmth if employed in this particular software. This can results in inadequate chilling efficacy and damages for the compressor. You can actually assume compelled air flow types because of the enthusiast, situated inside your compressor area, useful to flow air flow while using condenser.
If you are experiencing difficulty with your appliance, call the professionals at Vaughan Appliance Repair or Richmond Hill Appliance Repair to help remedy the issue!


December 6, 2015 — Renovations will begin Monday, December 7, on 5900 Penn Avenue in East Liberty. The building will be home to approximately 24,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor, and office space on the second floor. Alphabet City Development anticipates the building will be available for occupancy by spring 2016, with ongoing renovations occurring through the summer of 2016.
5900 Penn Avenue was home to the venerable Hahn Furniture store, a fixture in the East Liberty commercial district for decades. More recently, it hosted Novum Pharmaceutical Research Services, now headquartered in Station Square.
In 2004, the building became the canvas for "Lend Me Your Ears," The Sprout Fund's largest-ever community mural. Painted by local artist Jordan Monahan in collaboration with others, the mural covered 8,500 square feet, on two sides of the building. The addition of new windows throughout the second story and other façade improvements make it impossible to maintain the mural in its current form, but the developers have digitally preserved it through high-resolution GigaPan photography. Both the imagery and history of the mural will be available at http://www.SproutFund.org/LendMeYourEars, and a celebration of the mural and the artists will be located at 5900 Penn Avenue following construction.
Alphabet City Development is collaborating with the community to commission new building art for 5900 as well as additional public art works in the East Liberty business district. Partners include the Baum-Centre Initiative, East Liberty Development, Inc., the Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre, the Office of Public Art, and The Sprout Fund. Further details on the new commission will be announced in 2016.
Interested or have questions? Please submit the form below.


She left school at fifteen and went to work in an asbestos factory. After working in various jobs, including bacon-packer and escapologist's assistant (she was The Lovely Tanya), she returned to full-time education and did a BA in history at Manchester and post-graduate studies at Oxford. She stayed in Oxford working as a recruitment consultant for many years and it was there that she met and married her husband, Vic.
She has written two novels – Domingo's Angel – a love story set in Franco's Spain and harking back to the Spanish Civil War and beyond – and All in the Mind – a contemporary novel about an old woman who mysteriously begins to get younger. She has also written an anthology of short stories – Take One At Bedtime – and co-written the anthology Bedtime Shadows – with the inimitable Tara Fox Hall.
She has contributed short stories to many other anthologies, of which two – Doppelganger and Uncle Vernon have recently been released as short ebooks. Her first self-published ebook, Away With the Fairies was released in September 2012. Her second, Mantequero, was originally published in Winter Wonders by Whimsical Publishing and has just been released as a short ebook.


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When you first step through the door of a dispensary, you should have a good idea of what type of experience you're about to have. Between atmosphere, staff, and menu selection, cannabis retailers can stand out from the competition in many different ways.
Here are some elements to consider when searching for a cannabis dispensary worth going back to again and again.
These all fuse together to create a mood and feel that, if done correctly, will ensure a comfortable experience for the consumer. Good dispensaries work hard to develop the right ambiance for their customer base. As you leave the store, plunder in hand, every one of your senses should have been catered to.


Investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback's poignant examination of the 2014 water crisis in the "Chemical Valley" of West Virginia delicately disseminates the facade of government-based environmental protection. Acting as the necessarily concerned water detective, along with a team of independent scientists and regulation enforcement officials, Hoback traces patterns of bureaucratic manipulation, irresponsible regulation implementation and scientific deception that calls into question the very institutions established to protect people. This up-to-the-minute film is a startling revelation that the threat of water contamination is not limited to the isolated incidences such as Flint Michigan and Charleston West Virginia. It extends to everyone who drinks water, making us all subject to What Lies Upstream.


Join Linda Guerrero of Ocean Shore Yoga on Fridays for a more of a gentle, slower yoga class or on Wednesdays for a bit faster paced yoga. All are welcome to any of her classes as she provides modifications and/or advancements. Read more about Linda Here.


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What İs Happening İn East Turkestan
What is Happening in East Turkestan
The President of East Turkestan New Generation Movement, Abdussalam Teklimakan gave a speech on "What is Happening in East Turkestan" with the contribution of Arabic Language Student Clubs.
Teklimakan mentioned the geographical location, culture, architecture, and history of East Turkestan and he emphasized that it is a place for Turks, which is located in the Easternmost and two times bigger than Turkey. Then he continued his speech as follows:
"Although China claims East Turkestan's population is 11 million, it must be much larger than this as according to the latest population census which was done seventy years ago, its population was around 7 million. So, we think that the actual population is around 30-35 million. East Turkestan is very rich in terms of underground resources such as coal, iron, gold, and gas. This richness is one of the main reasons why China has occupied East Turkestan."
He also talked about how China oppresses Muslims. He said that taking headscarf, growing a beard, having a Muslim name, using star and crescent signs, having Islamic ceremonies for a funeral are seen as signs of terrorist activities. Those who perform any of these are sentenced by Chinese authorities which monitor the Uyghur Muslim 7/24. According to the UN Human Rights Committee, there are more than 3 million people in Chinese detention camps. Besides, around 500 thousand children were kept in the children's camps. These camps are like sheltered prisons though China claims they are education camps. In these camps, there has been intensive surveillance, arrestment, tortures, and rapes especially since 2017.
Teklimakan supported all these issues with photo images shared by Chinese authorities and he ended his speech as follows:
"The thing that saddens us most during this process is that Muslims do not include East Turkistan in their prayers whenever they pray for those oppressed nations. I am your brother and I have a right to ask you to pray for us. Please include East Turkestan in your prayers; just two words. What else you could do? If you are an illustrators or cartoonist, draw about us; if you are a writer, write about us; if you are a researcher, research and publish about us."
After the conference, our Dean Prof. Dr. Ahmet Bostancı presented Abdusselam Teklimakan a gift.


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Q: Azure stream analytics how to flatten json array I have a task where i need to flatten some json arrays
say my sample json is and i want to flatten the two arrays temperature_Readings and airpollution readings i.e my result must have 5 rows and the columns for air_pollution(array value) should be empty
How do I do this?
Sample JSON
    {
        "sensor_readings": {
            "readings":{
            "temperature_readings": [
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "12",
                    "second": "00",
                    "temperature": "22.12C"
                },
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "13",
                    "second": "00",
                    "temperature": "22.2C"
                },
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "14",
                    "second": "00",
                    "temperature": "12.12C"
                },
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "15",
                    "second": "00",
                    "temperature": "22.12C"
                },
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "16",
                    "second": "00",
                    "temperature": "22.12C"
                }
            ]

    ,
        "air_pollution_readings":
            [
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "12",
                    "second": "00",
                    "element":"o3",
                    "particulate": "2.2"
                },
                {
                    "date": "02-02-2020",
                    "hour": "13",
                    "second": "00",
                    "element":"o3",
                    "particulate": "2.1"
                }
            ]}
        }
        ,
        "siteid": "a1234566",
        "deviceid": "2343434"
    }

Thanks
Regards
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A: Here is an idea of how you can 'unpack' your array of readings.
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inputValues as (Select message.ArrayValue as Data from sensorReadings CROSS APPLY GetArrayElements(sensorReadings.temperature_readings) as message)

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Q: $A^T A = AA^T$ implies $|Av| = |A^T v|$
Let $A$ be a matrix with real coefficients and assume $A^T A = AA^T$. Prove that $|Av| = |A^T v|$.

I cannot figure out how to get started or how to use the equality. I'm not able to "cancel" $A$ or $A^T$ from either side, and because the matrix is arbitrary, I can't write out a brute-force proof from the entries.

A: I think $|Av|$ is actually $||Av||$. (Cause for higher dimensions($\gt 1$) case , modulus isn't the right indication.)
If we use the corresponding inner product (taking in usual sense) ,
Then ,
$||Av||^{2}$
$= < Av, Av>$
$= <A^{t}Av,v>$
$=<AA^{t}v,v>$
$=<A^{t}v,A^{t}v>$
$=||A^{t}v||^{2}$

A: Let $\Vert w \Vert$ be interpreted as a length of vector $ w $ so it is non-negative number obtained from $\sqrt {w^Tw }$.
Now we can compare $(Av)^T(Av)$ and $(A^Tv)^T(A^Tv)$.
We use general formula for transposition of a product $(AB)^T=B^TA^T$


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How The Ad Industry is Lobbying The Corridors of Power
HomeDigital Marketing How The Ad Industry is Lobbying The Corridors of Power
November 14, 2020 by upmybrand Digital Marketing
The prospect of an incoming Biden administration alongside the new-look composition of both Congressional chambers, has leaders in the marketing industry pondering what the next four years will hold for them.
Mainstream media outlets have focused on how President-elect Joe Biden will look to tame Big Tech. There's widespread anticipation of stricter anti-trust enforcement and the potential for blocking mergers and acquisitions in the sector. But at the moment, the more universal concern for media practitioners is on how privacy issues will be addressed.
Industry leaders are closely examining how more active policing of large corporations—online advertisers in particular—will impact the collection, mining and trading consumer data. The Interactive Advertising Bureau is facilitating such discussions at its annual Policy Summit this week.
Industry advocates want to steer policymakers away from a patchwork of state privacy laws. A prime of example of that legal jumble can be seen in the recently passed California ballot known as CPRA, or CCPA 2.0. The prospect of similar versions of that law being replicated by other states represents a logistical nightmare—not to mention a maddeningly more complex legal minefield—to the online ad industry.
Instead, they are trying to lobby for a national privacy law via initiatives such as the Privacy for America, which is a coalition steered trade bodies such as the 4A's, ANA, and IAB.
The group has already drafted a 50-page proposal. The draft has been submitted to Congressional representatives for consideration in the chamber's current makeup. Several sources articulated their hope that the proposals will be acted upon and drafted into law in the near future.
Regaining earlier momentum
Dave Grimaldi, IAB evp, public policy, told Adweek there had been considerable momentum in Congress towards the drafting of a federal privacy statute in the early part of 2020. But this effort stalled as the Covid-19 pandemic took precedence.
Scott Sullivan, CRO at Adswerve, and former head of Google Marketing Platforms, pointed out how eight states have now rolled out separate privacy laws (of varying stipulations). That scenario is likely to prove confusing for the industry and consumer advocates alike.
He expects this situation to be sorted out, predicting the incoming Biden administration will seek to align policies across the union. "We can realistically expect to see the Biden administration push out a bill for a national GDPR-like policy in 2021," he added.
Grimaldi further spoke of his hope that last year's momentum will pick up with relevant subcommittee and full committee hearings taking place by the second quarter of 2021.
"I hope that the White House leans heavily into online data protection and privacy and leads the new national dialogue on it, and calls on Congress to draft, introduce and pass legislation for national privacy," he told Adweek.
Conflated notions?
Several participants at this week's IAB Policy Summit expressed their anxieties over how concerns around data security, such as hacks from foreign governments, were being "conflated" with the ways more honest actors use consumer data.
Liz Oesterle, vp of government affairs at Experian said incidents such as the 2017 cyberattack suffered by her employer's sister-company Equifax were posing as a roadblock when trying to hone politicians' thinking on consumer data.
"Those types of intrusions can throw the privacy debate wildly off course," she said, adding that education of key stakeholders on Capitol Hill is crucial for ambitions of a national law to be realized.
"Obviously it's a little bit early to know who is going to have the gavel in the Senate," added Oesterle. "And there could be a bit of a change in terms of the faces on [key] committees, particularly the Senate Commerce Committee … but there's going to be some reeducation that will have to be done there given there are a lot of new members of Congress."