At a flag raising ceremony at the Sevmash plant in Severodvinsk on January 10, 2013 the first Project 955 Borey submarine, Yuri Dolgorukiy, was officially accepted for service.
The Navy and Sevmash signed an acceptance act on December 29, 2012, but the ceremony was postponed until today. The submarine that can carry 16 Bulava missiles will be based at the Northern Fleet.
UPDATE 01/11/13: According to Victor Chirkov, the Commander of the Russian Navy, the submarine will spend 2013 undergoing various tests and will not get missiles until January 2014. Chirkov also said that Yuri Dolgorukiy could carry long-range cruise missiles.
Does that mean that there are 16 Bulava ready to arm this ship?
And what do you think, when it will go to Gadzhievo?
Reports say it's the 31st division in Gadzhievo. On the missiles, it's a good question. It could be that all 16 missiles are ready or it may take a while to produce them. Hard to say.
UPDATE: Another report quotes Chirkov as saying that YD will go on patrol "in the beginning of the next year." This would seem to suggest that missiles are not ready yet.
Thank you. This is very interesting. Especially since Russia never really considered long-range SLCMs covered by its 1992 pledge to remove tactical nuclear weapons from submarines. I still believe that when START and SLCM reporting obligations were in force Russia did not have deployed cruise missiles. But after START, there is not much that would prevent Russia from bringing them back. It looks like SLCMs, if deployed, would have to use SLBM launchers, so they will be counted in New START, but only against the limit of non-deployed launchers.
>It looks like SLCMs, if deployed, would have to use SLBM launchers, so they will be counted in New START, but only against the limit of non-deployed launchers.
What are you talking about, Pavel? SLCMs, if deployed, would obviously be launched from torpedo tubes, similar to S-10 Granat on previous generation subs. There is no counting of anything against anything. How could you possibly launch a 533 mm SLCM out of a Bulava shaft without shipyard modifications anyway? That's a silly idea.
Secondly, PNIs only covered nuclear-armed SLCMs and they were not treaties, just gentleman's agreements. Which means that any current Russian submarine can carry SLCMs with a conventional warhead or deploy nuclear-armed SLCMs in time of crisis (when all handshake agreements are naturally terminated).
Again, this whole SLCM business is nothing new. Current gen subs can carry Granat anyway, just chose not to do so in peacetime. Kalibr is just an upgrade to that.
Klub an export variant of Kalbir can be fired from 533 mm TT as India has already been using the Klub/Kilo combination since early 2000 after modernisation.
I agree with artjomh when he says that Kalbir will be fired from TT of Borei class and not SLBM launchers.
Recently the Russian Admiral had stated that Sub Launched Kalbir had a range of 1500 km.
Yes, my mistake. Looks like SLCMs could be launched from torpedo tubes. Which makes this even more interesting.
Recently the Russian Rear Admiral Sergey Alyokminsky (Commander of Caspian Flotilla) had stated that Sub Launched Kalbir had a range of 2600 km.
Seems like a logical conclusion to me. The Oscar-Class (949, 949A) is going away and the tactical capability these boats bring to the Russian Navy needs to be replaced. Both the Yasen-class and Yuri Dolgorukiy-class submarines may be needed to fill the gap.
How long ranged is "long range"? Wasn't there some protocol in the INF treaty that limited cruse missiles to a range less than 600 kms? Any weapon over that range must be considered a strategic weapon and be counted so. Please correct me, I'm not clear on this at all.
To further add to the discussion, back in August 23, 2003, the US Navy's Department of the Navy, Strategic Systems Programs [SSP] issued a Request for Information (RFI) to determine the latest plans and programs including technology challenges and proposed solutions for affordable Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (SLIRBMs), including launch considerations and potential payloads. At the time all this seemed rather strange. Why replace Trident with a smaller, shorter range missile? Yet, contracts were issued for work and testing on new engines, missile "avionics", solid fueled boosters and payloads. In fact, Northrop-Grumman won a contract for some kind of "area suppression payload" in the vein of the old "Assault Breaker" project. Then news of all this faded to the world of "black". Years later, the news broke of a new version of the USS Virginia Class. Beginning with the USS North Dakota, SSN 784 (scheduled to be commissioned in 2014) and follow-on submarines building will have two large-diameter bow tubes, replacing a dozen 21-inch vertical launch tubes. Such a launch tube could hold a seven-round magazine for Tomahawk cruise missiles or a single SLIRBM. Moreover, Virginia-class vessels planned for production starting in the 2020s are likely to feature the so-called "Virginia Payload Module" extension, which would add four more of the large-diameter tubes and triple the subs' payload capacity.
No, INF only concerned itself with ground-launched cruise/ballistic missiles, which is why Granat SLCM remains in service while Relief GLCM, same missile, was withdrawn. The cutoff was 500-5500 km. All naval missiles were allowed, which is why Ohio SSGNs carry all those Tomahawks.
As for Project 949A, it is being replaced my Yasen SSGN. Some of the Project 949A's may be upgraded to carry the same missile as Yasen in modules similar to VPM, but inclined (designated as Project 949AM), but that project has not gone beyond talks so far.
As for SLIRBM, that was just a preliminary research project. Ohio Replacement RFP was officially issued for 87'' tubes, so that they'll be able to carry Trident D5 in initial stages.
I think the SLIRBM project was a conventional ballistic missile from conception. That was the part of the 2003 question that was misunderstood.
I don't have solid intel, but I've read/heard that the Dolgoruky was launched with 16 empty missile containers (see commentary by V. Baranetz at Komsomolskaya Pravda at link below). Without the Bulava SLBM, this new submarine is no more than a tourist attraction, a floating Potemkin village. Given the level of corruption within the Russian system, increased armament spending does not always equal increased military capability.
In fairness, every single Ohio-Class strategic nuclear submarine was commissioned and accepted into service by the US Navy with empty launch tubes. It's just the way the process works in Navies.
Frank- the 949A boats are undergoing (and have planned for the future) both overhauls, life extensions, as well as potentially more radical (main caliber changing) modernizations.
I think it is safe to say they are far from going away.
Of course, you're entitled to your opinion and you may well be proved right. Has an actual Oscar II (949A) been through such a life extension overhaul and returned to the fleet with these "new capabilities" and armaments or is this a future Kremlin project?
Yes absolutely- as far as overhaul and (mild) modernization is concerned. Voronezh was worked on from 2009-2011, and is back in the fleet. Smolensk has taken its place @ Zvezdochka, and should be handed back in Summer 2013, at which point another 949A will take its place. Tomsk is being repaired @ Zvezda, Omsk was repaired there earlier, though I am not sure if there was any modernization or life extension.
There is no need to replace main caliber now, but in the future as Granit life runs out, the boats will be in for a more substantial refit. The Full scope of the modernization is still a question, but Oniks and Kalibr have been mentioned as replacements.


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Temperature measuring range: -40 to +1200 °C.
Accuracy: ±0.5 °C
Resolution: 0.1°C
Battery: lithium-ion battery
Flue gas analyzer to measure CO, O2 and NO concentrations
The flue gas analyser is integrated with temperature, pressure and gas sensors to measure temperature, have flow pressure and detect CO, O2 and NO concentrations. The device has a differential temperature measurement function and is ideal for monitoring heating systems. The gas analyser can detect up to a value of 4000 ppm. It is provided with a display interface similar to smartphones. The report is generated and emailed to the recipient on site. The device can measure NO concentrations with NO retrofitting.
The flue gas analyser is ideal to monitor and measure heating systems.
It can measure flue gas, draught and flue gas pressure,
It can measure ambient CO and differential temperature.
It can measure gas flow pressure.
Gas pipes are tested with the device.
The device facilitates differential temperature measurement (flow and return temperature on heating systems).
It can measure ambient CO concentrations.
It measures flue and draught on heating systems.
The flue gas analyser has fast-response.
The Smart-Touch display assures easy operation identical to a smartphone.
The O2 and CO sensor can measure up to 4,000 ppm.
It has a large 5 inch HD display.
All system measurements can be observed in a glance.
The report documentation is created and can be emailed directly.
The automatic sensor protection ensures a longer sensor life.
Versatile probes are provided permitting fast probe changes.
The additional probes and accessories for measuring gas flow pressure measurement, gas pipe testing, differential temperature measurement and ambient CO measurement are optional with the device package.
The PDF reports directly stored in the instrument are always readily available.
The device has a significant function which enables the customer to sign the reports directly on the instrument.
The reports are directly sent to the office email via WLAN.
It has a large 5-inch HD display.
The interface function assists direct data transfer of measurement reports to industry/customer-specific software.
It is ready to use straight away.
Integrated Bluetooth® interface is provided.
With the aid of an appropriate printer, immediate printout of measured values is obtained.
It has a 10-hour rechargeable battery life duration.
Extra-strong magnets are used for easy fixing during the measuring process
A strong rubber coated magnets are used for material friendly mounting.
The measuring range of TC Type K (NiCr-Ni)-temperature is from -40 to +1200 °C with ±0.5 °C (0.0 to +100.0 °C), ±0.5 % of mv (Remaining Range) accuracy.
The TC Type K (NiCr-Ni)-temperature resolution is 0.1 °C (-40 to +999.9 °C), 1 °C (Remaining Range)
It has a dimension of 244 (including probe connection) x 98 x 59mm.
Its operating temperature is -5 to 45 °C.
The charging temperature varies from 0 to +45 °C.
It weighs 800g approximately.
It is provided with a lithium-ion battery and a 10hr. duration.
It can store 1,000,000 value and IP40 protection.
The authorisation abides by 1st German Federal Immission Control Ordinance (BImSchV) EN 50379, Parts 1-3.
The Operating humidity range is 0 to 90 %RH non-condensing.
The flue gas O2 has a 0.1 Vol.% resolution.
The ambient CO measuring range is 0 to 2000 ppm of 10 ppm (0 to 100 ppm), ±10 % of mv (101 to 2000 ppm) accuracy and 1ppm resolution.
The measuring range of flue gas loss is 0 to 99.9 % and has 0.1 % resolution
The differential pressure has a piezoresistive measuring range of 100 to +200 hPa.
The piezoresistive accuracy of differential pressure is ±0.5 hPa (0 to +50.0 hPa); ±1 % of mv (+50.1 to +100.0 hPa); ±1.5 % of mv (+100.1 to +200 hPa) and 0.01 hPa. resolution.
The piezoresistive resolution of differential pressure is 0.01 hPa.
The Piezoresistive Differential Pressure flue gas Draught has a measuring range -9.99 to +40 hPa., ±0.005 hPa (+0 to +0.1 hPa); ±0.02 hPa (+0.1 to +3.00 hPa); ±1.5 % of mv (3.01 to +40 hPa) accuracy and 0.001 hPa (0 to 0.1 hPa), 0.01 hPa (Remaining Range) resolution.
The calculated Flue gas degree of effectiveness has a measuring range of 0 to 120 % and 0.1 % resolution.
The calculated Flue gas CO₂ (calculated from O₂) has a measuring range of 0 to maximum CO₂, ±0.2 Vol.% accuracy and 0.1 Vol.% resolution.
The Flue gas CO (without H₂-compensation) has a measuring range of 0 to 4000, ±20 ppm (0 to 400 ppm); ±5 % of mv (401 to 2000 ppm); ±10 % of mv (2001 to 4000 ppm) accuracy and 1 ppm resolution.
The Piezoresistive differential pressure 4 Pa measurement has -50 to +50 Pa measuring range, ±0.3 Pa (< 10 Pa); ±3 % of mv (Remaining Range) accuracy and 0.1 Pa resolution.
The Flue gas NO has 0 to 3000 ppm measuring range, 5 to 0 ppm; ±5 % of mv (101 to 2000 ppm); ±10 % of mv (2001 to 3000 ppm) accuracy and 1 ppm resolution.
We supply these Flue gas analyzer (O2, CO up to 4,000 ppm, NO - can be retrofitted) for measuring and monitoring temperature, gas flow pressure and CO, NO and O2 concentrations in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, and other European countries. Also, we supply these Flue gas analyzer (O2, CO up to 4,000 ppm, NO - can be retrofitted) for measuring and monitoring temperature, gas flow pressure and CO, NO and O2 concentrations in the Middle East and other Asian countries including India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, etc.
Our African offices supply this Flue gas analyzer (O2, CO up to 4,000 ppm, NO - can be retrofitted) for measuring and monitoring temperature, gas flow pressure and CO, NO and O2 concentrations across all African countries covering South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, Djibouti, Morocco, Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Mauritius, Gabon, Seychelles, etc.
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REPO:=github.com/pei0804/goa-simple-sample

init: depend bootstrap
gen: clean generate
rerun: clean generate run
rerundb: clean generate rundb

depend:
	@which goagen || go get -v github.com/goadesign/goa/goagen
	@go get -v ./...

bootstrap:
	@goagen bootstrap -d $(REPO)/design

main:
	@goagen main -d $(REPO)/design

js:
	@goagen js -d $(REPO)/design

clean:
	@rm -rf app
	@rm -rf client
	@rm -rf tool
	@rm -rf swagger
	@rm -rf schema
	@rm -rf js
	@rm -f build

generate:
	@goagen app     -d $(REPO)/design
	@goagen swagger -d $(REPO)/design
	@goagen client -d $(REPO)/design
	@goagen js -d $(REPO)/design
	@goagen schema -d $(REPO)/design
	@go build -o build

model:
	@ls models | grep -v '_defined.go' | xargs rm -f
	@goagen --design=$(REPO)/design gen --pkg-path=github.com/goadesign/gorma

swaggerUI:
	@open http://localhost:8080/swagger/index.html

run:
	@go run main.go

rundb:
	@go run main.go --dbrun

##### Appengine targets ######

#init: depend bootstrap appengine
#gen: clean generate appengine
#rerun: clean generate appengine run

appengine:
	@which gorep || go get -v github.com/novalagung/gorep
	@gorep -path="./vendor/github.com/goadesign/goa" \
          -from="context" \
          -to="golang.org/x/net/context"
	@gorep -path="./models" \
          -from="context" \
          -to="golang.org/x/net/context"
	@gorep -path="./app" \
          -from="context" \
          -to="golang.org/x/net/context"
	@gorep -path="./client" \
          -from="context" \
          -to="golang.org/x/net/context"
	@gorep -path="./tool" \
          -from="context" \
          -to="golang.org/x/net/context"
	@gorep -path="./" \
          -from="../app" \
          -to="$(REPO)/app"
	@gorep -path="./" \
          -from="../client" \
          -to="$(REPO)/client"
	@gorep -path="./" \
          -from="../tool/cli" \
          -to="$(REPO)/tool/cli"

##### Database ######

DBNAME:=celler
ENV:=development

migrate/init:
	mysql -u celler -h localhost --protocol tcp -e "create database \`$(DBNAME)\`" -p

migrate/up:
	sql-migrate up -env=$(ENV)

migrate/down:
	sql-migrate down -env=$(ENV)

migrate/status:
	sql-migrate status -env=$(ENV)

migrate/dry:
	sql-migrate up -dryrun -env=$(ENV)

##### Docker ######

docker/build: Dockerfile docker-compose.yml
	docker-compose build

docker/start:
	docker-compose up -d

docker/stop:
	docker-compose down

docker/logs:
	docker-compose logs

docker/clean:
	docker-compose rm

docker/ssh:
	docker exec -it celler /bin/bash

##### Curls ######

BASEURL:=http://localhost:8080/api/v1

## action ##

curl_action_id:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/actions/$(ID)'

curl_action_ping:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/actions/ping'

curl_action_hello:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/actions/hello?name=$(name)'

## validation ##

curl_validation:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/validation?ID=1&defaultType=&email=satak%40gmail.com&enumType=A&integerType=10&stringType=foo&reg=12abc'

## response ##

curl_response_users:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/response/users'

curl_response_users_id:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/response/users/1'

curl_response_users_array:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/response/users/array'

curl_response_users_hash:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/response/users/hash'

## method ##

curl_method_follow:
	curl -v -X PUT '$(BASEURL)/method/users/follow'

curl_method_unfollow:
	curl -v -X DELETE '$(BASEURL)/method/users/follow'

curl_method_get:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/method/get'

curl_method_post:
	curl -v -X POST '$(BASEURL)/method/post'

curl_method_put:
	curl -v -X PUT '$(BASEURL)/method/put'

curl_method_delete:
	curl -v -X DELETE '$(BASEURL)/method/delete'

curl_method_etc:
	curl -v '$(BASEURL)/method/users/1/follow/3'

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Q: Select all result from database using laravel ,is not printing correct result This is my SearchController code. If User selects All Events category then if statement is executed. Else its else statement.
<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use App\Http\Requests;
use App\Event;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

class SearchController extends Controller
{
    public function index(Request $request){
        $location = $request->location;
        $category = $request->category;
        //matching in the database
        if($category == "All Events")
        {
            //dd('its here');
            $events= Event::where('eventLocation', 'like', '%'.$location.'%')
                ->get(['eventLocation', 'eventName','eventCategory']);
        }
        else{
            $events = Event::where('eventCategory', 'like', $category)
                ->where('eventLocation', 'like', '%'.$location.'%')
                ->Where('eventName','like', '%'.$event.'%')
                ->get(['eventLocation', 'eventName','eventCategory']);
              //its getting the 'eventLocation', 'eventName','eventCategory'
            //from the requeted event
        }

        return view('Events.SearchResult',compact(['events','event','location']));

    }
}

This is my blade template(Just a form).
<form action="{{url('search')}}" style="margin: 18% 19%;">

Search For your Favourite Events

            <select name="category">
                <option>All Events </option>
                <option>Party </option>
                <option>Business </option>
                <option>Sports </option>
                <option>Food and Drinks </option>
                <option>Technology </option>
            </select>

            <input type="text" placeholder="Enter Desigred Location"  id="pac-input"  name="location">
            <input type="button" value="My Location" class="searchbtn">
            <input type="submit" value="SEARCH" class="searchbtn">

OR Choose From Categories Below

        </form>

And this is my routes.php
<?php

Route::get('/u', 'EventController@upcomingEvent');
Route::get('search', 'SearchController@index');
Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () {
    Route::get('register', [
        'as' => 'quantity',
        'uses'=> 'BookingController@getQuantity'
    ]);
    Route::post('checkout', 'BookingController@checkout');

    //Routes for the user controller
    Route::group(['prefix' => 'user/{id}/'], function () {
        Route::get('myorder', 'UserController@getOrders');
        Route::get('myevents', 'UserController@getEvents');
    });

      //Route for event registrations

    //Route::get('register/checkout','BookingController@getCheckout');
    //routes for the event
    Route::post('eventup','EventController@newEvent');
    Route::get('event/category/{category}','EventController@getEventsCategory');
    Route::resource('event', 'EventController');

    });

Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () {
    Route::auth();

    Route::get('/home', 'HomeController@index');
    Route::get('register/confirm/{token}', 'Auth\AuthController@confirmEmail');
    Route::get('/', function () {
        return view('Events.home');
    });
    Route::group(['prefix' => 'admin'], function () {
        Route::get('/', 'AdminController@index');
        Route::get('events', 'AdminController@myEvents');
        });

});

Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () {
    Route::auth();

    Route::get('/home', 'HomeController@index');
    Route::get('eventup', function(){
        return view('eventup');
    });

    Route::get('afterlogin', function(){
        if(Auth::user()->hasRole('admin')){
            return redirect('admin/events');
        }
        else{
            return redirect('event');
        }
    });
});

This is screenshot of my database.There is keyword 'New Delhi' at 2 places in eventLocation Column ,But when I select 'All Events' and location as 'New Delhi' then single result(Bash Party) is shown. And if i select 'All Events' and location as 'Noida', then No output.Similar type of errors are repeating every time and I am unable to catch the errors.
Any help would be appreciated.
Edit I forget to mention code for SearchResult.blade.php
 @if(count($events) != 0)
            @foreach($events as $event)

id)}}">{{$event->eventName}}

{{$event->eventDescription}}
{{$event->eventLocation}}

            @endforeach
        @else
                    No Result Found
        @endif

A: Your select field does not have any value attribute like
<select name="category">
      <option value="All Events">All Events </option>
      <option value="Party">Party </option>
      <option value="Business">Business </option>
      <option value="Sports">Sports </option>
      <option value="Food and Drinks">Food and Drinks </option>
      <option value="Technology">Technology </option>
 </select>

I don't see any event field in your form and write query like this
$events= Event::where('eventLocation', 'like', '%'.$location.'%')
         ->Where('eventName','like', '%'.$event.'%')
         ->select('eventLocation', 'eventName','eventCategory')
         ->get();

Also, check database field name and

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PXP Financial partners DisputeHelp management platform
By Gaurav Sharma
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
PXP Financial, the company providing global acquiring, payment, fraud and data analysis services, have announced its partnership with DisputeHelp to offer an end-to-end dispute management platform across all payment schemes for their merchant portfolio. The announcement comes as the Mastercard Acquirer Collaboration mandate is set to take effect.
Mastercard Collaboration is an initiative to resolve cardholder disputes early in the chargeback process. The idea is that by opening a new line of communication between issuers, acquirers, and merchants, disputes can be handled quickly and with fewer costs.
From September 27, 2022, the mandate will send alerts for all disputes on the Mastercard network. The dispute alerts, which don't currently route to merchants through Ethoca, will be sent by Mastercom to the merchant's acquiring bank. Acquirers, such as PXP, must then distribute the alerts to their merchants.
Notably, PXP Financial provides a single unified payments platform to accept payments online, on mobile and at the point of sale. Powered by in-house acquiring, 200+ alternative payment methods and financial services, PXP processes over €21.5 billion annually through a unified gateway.
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The SJTU Summer Research Internship Program aims to promote international research collaboration and enhance the academic environment at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It offers undergraduates the opportunity to spend a summer studying at world-class research laboratories, alongside prominent research professors. It will prepare undergraduate students for further studies through intensive research experience with faculty mentors and enrichment activities.
The 2022 SJTU LCC SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM is now OPEN for application
Students from overseas(Non-Chinese Citizen), Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao are eligible to apply.
Students must have completed at least one year of an undergraduate program and be enrolled as a current undergraduate.
Hold at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
Students from non-English speaking countries must provide an English language proficiency certificate: an IELTS with a score no less than 6.0 or a TOEFL with a score no less than 78 points. If you are studying in a fully English taught program, you must provide the relevant certificates.
Additional requirements vary per laboratory.
Application Deadline:
27 June, 2022 - 5 August, 2022
For more information, please download the SJTU Summer Internship Program Brochure.
Project 1: Research on the Coordinated Control of SOFC/GT Hybrid System Based on Safety Margin
Contact: Assistant Professor. Xiaojing Lv
Email: lvxiaojing@sjtu.edu.cn
Project Description and Objectives
Solid Oxide Fuel Cell/Gas Turbine (SOFC/GT) hybrid system has the advantages of high efficiency, low emission and fuel flexibility, which is one of the most important development directions of power generation technology in the future.
However, the safe and stable operation and high-performance control have always been the difficult technology question to restrict the development of hybrid system because of the complexity. Aiming at the above problems, this project intends to establish a dynamic mathematical model of SOFC/GT hybrid system with safe boundary, reveal the coupling mechanism of safety margin, operation characteristics, electrochemical reaction characteristics, develop an coordinated control method of performance indicators and multi-dimensional safety margin, and obtain the safe and efficient operation trajectory of the hybrid system from start-up to load regulation to shut-down.
The results will be beneficial for providing theoretical and experimental support and data base for the optimization design、safety warning setting, and efficient control strategy formulation of hybrid system, which have vital theoretical significance and practical value for promoting the process development of hybrid system from theory research to actual application.
Knowledge of laboratory safety should be mastered.
Basic knowledge/coursework in advanced energy system, thermodynamics, or electrochemistry engineering.
Students who have experiences in labs is preferred.
Propose a new idea to improve the hybrid system performance based on the theory and experiment work.
Make a presentation of the simulation or experimental study.
Complete a final report of this program.
Project 2: Preparation of Biodegradable Plastics from Waste Shells
Contact Information: Assistant Prof. Xi Chen
Email: chenxi-lcc@sjtu.edu.cn
Waste resources utilization is a pivotal topic for the sustainable development of the society to promote carbon circulation and reduce carbon emission. "Waste-to-wealth" is the idea to transform the waste materials generated in industrial activities or our daily life into valuable products such as chemicals, materials, etc. This internship program focuses on the manufacturing of biodegradable plastics and other value-added chemicals from waste crab/shrimp shells or woody biomass such as wheat straws. Some tools may be applied to solve problems in the projects mainly including catalytic techniques and simple machine learning skills to deal with the data. The objectives are to reinforce the awareness of the students on waste utilization, equip them with some frontier techniques to change the waste into useful products and enable them to command basic skills in experimental design, data processing, critical thinking, etc., so that they can contribute in relevant fields in the future to protect the environment and mitigate carbon emission.
Have relevant backgrounds (Environment, Chemistry, Engineering, etc.).
Establish a feasible process to transform waste shell-derived chitosan into biodegradable plastic bags with good properties.
Project 3: Performance Enhancement of a Novel CO2 based Refrigerating System Using Nano-coated Heat Pipes
Contact: Asso.Prof. Yanping Du
Email: yanping.du@sjtu.edu.cn
Refrigerating systems in the current market suffers from restrains with a bottleneck of low coefficient of performance (COP) due to the inefficient heat transfer ability resulted from conventional cooling strategies adopted in the systems. On the other hand, the conventional refrigerants used have severely negative influence on the ozonosphere (O3) of the earth, which urgently needs to be substituted. In this regard, the research team led by Dr. Du developed a nano-coated heat pipe for an enhanced heat transfer and used carbon dioxide (CO2) as the substitute, aiming to improve the cooling as well as the wicking in the condenser and the evaporator, respectively. Thermodynamic properties of different refrigerants including R22, R410a and CO2 are to be tested, based on which, the cooling effectiveness will be evaluated using the principle of energy conversation. The variation of the refrigerating capacity needs to be calculated in corresponding scenarios. A special focus will be given on the comparison of the systematic COP using dominant compressors that have big difference in cost. In overall, the project is towards a highly efficient, low-cost and environment-friendly product leading to a green and sustainable future.
Proficient English skills
Major in Energy and Power Engineering or relevant subjects
Proactive, responsible and easy to be along with
Experimental system construction
Experiments implementation to obtain the thermodynamic properties of different refrigerants including R22, R410a and CO2
Evaluation of the refrigerating capacity, power consumption and COP under different conditions
Simulation using ANSYS should be done to compare with experiments
Final report to be submitted before ending of the research program.
Project 4: Design Thermal Functional Materials via Materials Informatics
Asso. Prof. Shenghong Ju
Email: shenghong.ju@sjtu.edu.cn
Project Description and Objectives:
Designing functionalized materials with desired thermal property holds its critical importance in applications of thermal interfacial materials, thermoelectrics, thermal barrier coatings and thermal insulators. Materials informatics (MI), which has been considered as the fourth paradigm of science in addition to theory, simulation, and experiment, is now gaining a great attention in materials research. In this project, we will employ various intelligence optimiza- tion method to solve the bottlenecks of material selection and structure designing which limit the designing efficiency in thermal functional materials.
Familiar with or interested in machine learning and data science.
Fundamental knowledge in heat transfer and materials science.
Main Tasks:
Screening material database to find materials with ultimate high/low thermal conductivity
Designing nanostructures to tune thermal transport via quantum annealing.
Lab: http://lcc.sjtu.edu.cn/En/Data/View/1158
School: http://lcc.sjtu.edu.cn/En
Project 5: Thermal Storage and Energy conservation
Asso. Prof. Huijin Xu
Email: xuhuijin@sjtu.edu.cn
The increase in energy consumption has resulted in the increased demand of fossil fuels and the increased pollutant emissions. Efficient energy utilization and renewable energy provide solutions to these issues. Energy storage technology can feasibly recover industrial waste thermal energy, enhance the use of solar energy, and balance the demand and supply of energy in time and place. There are three categories of thermal energy-storage systems: sensible heat storage, latent heat storage, and chemical heat storage (CHS). Compared with the first two types, CHS systems show great advantages, such as high energy density and long-term storage with negligible energy loss. CHS is also called seasonal heat storage because of the possibility of satisfying the demand for thermal energy in winter with the strong solar thermal energy in the summer. CHS works on the basis of reversible thermochemical reactions to store and release thermal energy.
What's more, adsorption seawater desalination is a technology based on low-temperature evaporation under negative pressure and adsorption/desorption coupling of porous media.
Students should be in the major of Engineering, and have interests to exploring the knowledge of thermal energy storage for practical applications.
Test and analyze the curve of inorganic salt doped Mg(OH)2.
By heating and melting the PCM then cooling the PCM, obtain the supercooling phenomenon and the distribution of supercooling degree during the solidification.
Prepare the composite heat storage materials with good thermal properties and stable properties.
Understand the seawater desalination system based on adsorptive materials.
Lab: N/A
School: https://lcc.sjtu.edu.cn/En
Project 6: WASTE TO ENERGY: Biological Systems towards Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Asso. Prof. Jingxin Zhang
Email: lcczjx@sjtu.edu.cn
With the rapid urbanization and population explosion in the past decades, an increasing number of people are congregating in big cities, hence generating a massive amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) and consuming more energy than ever before. The major focus of this project is to develop a novel sustainable waste management and energy recovery solutions suitable for energy and environmental sustainability. This project will examine a coupled problem at the nexus of energy and waste, accelerate the waste recycling and reduce energy reliance on traditional fossil fuel sources and its emission of pollutants, at the same time.
Proficient English skills.
Major in Environment, Biology, Chemistry, and other relevant subjects.
Propose a research plan to improve the performance of a biological system for the conversion of organic wastes into energy/resources.
Literature review and experimental works.
Prepare a final report.
Lab: https://lcc.sjtu.edu.cn/En/Data/View/1165
School: https://lcc.sjtu.edu.cn/


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IS TODAY'S RECYCLING OF THE WOYANE (TPLF) CRY OF 1943: "THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT,"
A NEW STARTING POINT TOWARDS A NEW ETHIOPIA?
In what was called the Woyane Rebellion of 1943, in (Ge'ez: ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ), more commonly known as the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the resistance cry of the Woyane of Tigray against the Imperial regime's corruption, greed and centralization of power at the top was: "There is no government, let's organize and govern ourselves."
Ironically, this same cry could be voiced even more loudly and boldly today, as "those Woyane or TPLF, now at the top of power," have created a ruling government based on one-ethnic group domination, corruption, greed and violence in a time where the stability and future wellbeing of Ethiopia is at stake.
The truth is obvious, tyranny under anyone, including Woyane, is still tyranny and none of us want it. It is in the nature of human beings to seek freedom for ourselves; yet, unfortunately, it is too often in the fallen nature of human beings to seek to dominate over others, a definition of tyranny. When the Woyane took over Mekelle, they proclaimed, "Our governor is Jesus Christ….and our flag that of Ethiopia.…".
Had Woyane not recycled the same tyranny, instead of working for the good of all and reclaiming the "flag of Ethiopia" for everyone; how different things might be for all of us today. The tyranny that led to the Woyane Rebellion of 1943, has been perpetuated by the Woyane of today and we also reject it. Therefore, we can also state, "There is no government today that is for the people under the current leadership of the Woyane. So, how might we organize and govern ourselves?"
In other words, is the government in Ethiopia so dysfunctional and so strongly disliked that meaningful inclusive reforms are imperative if we are to save all of us from a worsening calamity? How can Ethiopians emerge from the present crisis with a win-win solution for all our people, including the people of Tigray, without resorting to the worst scenario?
In 1943, the Imperial regime used drastic measures, the aerial bombardment of the Woyane. Are the Woyane of today willing to do the same, to use full force against the non-Woyane Ethiopians? It slowed down the rebellion for awhile, only to come back full force many years later. What a waste of life, time and resources to have rebellion from every direction for decades instead of meaningful change, recognizing the rights of all the people. Self-delusion and self-deception are dangerous right now when level-headed wisdom and restraint are so critically necessary.We all, including the Woyane, should face the truth: the EPRDF has lost all legitimacy as a government.
Once again the Tigrayan Peoples" Liberation Front (TPLF)-dominated coalition of the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has rigged a vote, this time in the Ethiopian Parliament, which manipulated the votes in order to give falsified approval to the recently declared State of Emergency (SoE). Because of its implementation, there has already been needless violence, harm and the killing of innocent people at the hands of federal security forces. Additionally, because of this falsified result, a national dialogue leading to democratic reforms and more sustainable solutions to this crisis will be obstructed; a consequence that may trigger a dangerous and destabilizing reaction.
In rigging this vote for a SoE, the TPLF/EPRDF violated truth, justice, the rule of law, the Ethiopian Constitution and the integrity of the entire system. This is a crime of significant proportions that requires accountability and correction.
Was it not enough that 100% of the seats in the Ethiopian Parliament were claimed in the 2015 national election by one party— the EPRDF? Not one opposition member sits in the Ethiopian parliament today. Worse yet, even though the EPRDF monopolizes all political space in Ethiopia, EPRDF parliamentary members are still strictly controlled, and can face consequences if they depart from the party's position on any issue, especially issues such as the SoE.
Furthermore, all members of the coalition are expected to follow the dictates of one of the four ethnic-based coalition members, the TPLF, who in turn is under the authority of its Central Committee, made up of approximately 45 members, all of one ethnicity (6% of population) in a country of over 80 different ethnic groups and in leadership for 27 years.
So, the question of today is why that degree of control seriously failed to produce the votes necessary to pass the SoE. Keep in mind, ALL members of the parliament are members of the EPRDF. Why, under these already heavily "rigged" conditions, was it embarrassingly necessary to rig the vote? In the past, the TPLF/EPRDF was mostly able to bully or bribe its members into compliance; but now, it appears a rising current of strengthening resistance is now openly challenging the TPLF/EPRDF status quo.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE TPLF/EPRDF?
The TPLF/EPRDF is losing its credibility, its legitimacy, its support and its viability. The TPLF/EPRDF is an idea that has failed. It is based on false, illogical and self-centered thinking of Ethnic federalism or that has proven itself wrong. It requires the dehumanizing of others and is unsustainable. The TPLF/EPRDF as an ideology cannot be saved; in fact, to try to save it will require force, not more lies, deception or persuasion, as it is a morally and mortally wounded construct. The public has become familiar with its characteristics, especially the lying, deception, shedding of innocent blood, incitement of division and the accusations of blame against others for that which they do themselves, like their own failure to uphold the rule of law and the Ethiopian Constitution.
This time the voting results were rigged in favor of the passage of a required parliamentary vote to approve the State of Emergency, declared on February 16, 2018. It failed to meet the necessary votes on March 2, 2018, which led to the chairman's action in changing the vote. This happened even after parliamentary members were threatened with serious repercussions it they failed to vote "yes".
Despite all the pressure, many members of the parliament resisted it by either voting "no," by abstaining, or by boycotting the vote entirely by staying home. It is now the people of Ethiopia who demand truth instead of lies, justice instead of ethnic or party-based partiality, the rule of law instead of impunity for cronies and power holders, compliance with the Ethiopian Constitution instead of manipulating it for self preservation or self-advancement, maintaining the integrity and equitability of the entire system instead of threatening or bribing members of the Parliament, rigging the votes or elections, imprisoning opponents, covering up illegal acts, indulging in corrupt acts and favoring yourself, your "tribe," and your cronies.
Ethiopia, one of the countries viewed as strategic in Africa, especially in the Horn of Africa and in the Middle East, is brewing turmoil that could boil over to affect not only Ethiopians, but also neighboring countries and those beyond their region. Should this happen, it could also lead to a humanitarian catastrophe, not counting the likely loss of lives, the destruction of property and the flood of refugees to other countries that would surely follow.
Ethiopia has been considered a symbol of stability, but much of this perception is based on deception. Lies have been sold to outsiders, especially to donor countries, who in varying degrees bought into the exaggerated claims of economic growth, misinformation surrounding the land grabs and forced displacement, denial surrounding rampant human rights abuses, repression and numbers of political prisoners, and minimization of the rising ethnic tensions within the country, much of it directed against the TPLF. Some experts estimate that ten million refugees could flood surrounding countries, including Europe, within one month!
In 2010, the International Crisis Group, foresaw the rise of ethnic tensions and warned that Ethiopia was like a ticking bomb ready to explode. Other human rights groups have also noted the danger of implosion, all of which has been gaining momentum over the last two years as can be seen from the growing resistance and ongoing protests, particularly strong in the Oromo and Amhara regions. It led to a more serious crisis within the last two or more weeks.
In what appears to be a defensive and desperate measure to silence and stop the rising momentum of the people, the government declared a State of Emergency on February 16, 2018, and set it up to be approved by the Parliament at the next session— before the new prime minister would be appointed. It is interesting to note that this vote on the SoE took precedence over the appointment of the prime minister, as was expected.
This all led to a state of confusion among the people as well as among a number of government officials, who saw no need for the SoE, seeing it as an unnecessary repressive measure. International voices, such as the US spokesperson for Ethiopia, agreed; yet, the SoE was called anyway.
According to some reports from parliamentarians, they were pressured and threatened by federal security or intelligence agents, who told them to vote for the SoE or they would lose their benefits or "something" would happen to them. Some were also allegedly bribed, being told that if they wanted Abiy Ahmed to be the next prime minister, they should vote in favor of the SoE.
On March 2, the parliament assembled for the vote of approval on the SoE. According to the Constitution, two-thirds of the parliament members, numbering 547, had to approve it; however, in the case of the vote, the numbers were not there. Over 100 members had boycotted the vote or for other unknown reasons, not shown up. Seven members had abstained and 88 members had voted no.
The Speaker of the Parliament announced that the vote had passed, only later determining it had not passed because the number of votes required amounted to less than the required two/thirds of all members. They had justified the vote in assuming that the number of votes needed were two/thirds of members present instead the actual requirement of two/thirds of all members. That required at least 365 votes rather than the 346 yes votes they had announced. Strangely, the outcome was later changed to 395 yes votes, which only then, met the requirements of the law, even though they were falsified results.
The whole system was set up to rig the outcome considering there is not one opposition member within their entire membership. What is quite remarkable and encouraging is the numbers of EPRDF parliamentarians who resisted the pressure to vote yes, an outcome that was intended to buy some extra time for the TPLF to regain power and control. There may have been fewer yes votes if there had not been so much pressure; yet, it still did not pass and required rigging of the numbers in order to appear to have passed when in fact, it did not. Everyone knows this now although they were warned not to leak the information.
Overall, this is a serious and debilitating defeat for the ruling party. It demonstrates a strengthening resistance within the ranks of the TPLF/EPRDF against the ruling regime's power holders and instead indicates their desire for genuine democratic reforms. Additionally, a State of Emergency, according to the Ethiopian Constitution and international standards, is not meant to be used to suppress the peaceful resistance of citizens who are attempting to bring democratic change to the country, but it is to be used in a state of war or in response to a national disaster.
In summary, integrity is in short supply, as is sadly apparent in this rigged vote that actually failed to approve the SoE. As also can be noted in some of the pictures of the actual vote, some members of the parliament raised both hands for an extra vote or turned their heads as they voted, as if they wanted to hide their identity. Who does not feel shame voting for something wrong under pressure, threats, bribes or rigged manipulations. This clearly demonstrates the reason why increasing numbers of Ethiopians can no longer put up with the deception and corruption of the entire system of government. Let us be honest; there is no justice or democracy in Ethiopia, only the attempted appearance of it—and that no longer works. Over a hundred persons boycotted the vote, 88 persons voted no and 7 abstained. This is moral courage that challenges the current corrupted system, something that seems to be spreading.
In reality, the vote did not pass, even among these EPRDF members. If the vote had been done, freely and fairly, among the people of Ethiopia, the results would have been overwhelming defeat for the EPRDF as the people have had enough of the government-perpetrated killing, imprisonment, torture, human rights abuses and restrictive laws such as anti-terrorism laws that accused, silenced and imprisoned democratic voices and members of the opposition and civil society as terrorists. Additionally, the EPRDF has maintained control by fomenting division among the people, including inciting ethnic hatred as a means to maintain domination over others.
Now, though in effect, the SoE is not working, but is backfiring, creating increased resistance and protest. How will the TPLF/EPRDF respond? Will they simply crackdown all the harder on the people, using increased levels of violence, and bringing more death and destruction?
The TPLF/EPRDF has lost its legitimacy to govern. The majority of the people are uniting against them, including many within their ranks. There is an opportunity to change the downward direction of this conflict even now, before options for a peaceful solution disappear and civil war erupts into ethnic-based violence or other kinds of violence that will entrap the country, making them a possible failed state.
It is time for all who are interested in the stability of Ethiopia and the Horn to put pressure on the EPRDF to come to the table. The only win-win solution for all is through genuine democratic reforms, starting with the release of ALL political prisoners. Now it is an opportunity for the TPLF/EPRDF and all stakeholders to initiate plans for an inclusive national dialogue that will lead to reconciliation, meaningful reforms and restorative justice for all.
The vote on the SoE was rigged in order to slow down the increasing momentum of the peoples' demand for change; however, it cannot be ignored for it will not simply go away. Will we take the path to a better Ethiopia or to the destruction of our country and people? It is impossible to maintain the status quo.
Let us humbly come together to serve each other as agents of change, bringing: TRUTH, JUSTICE, THE RULE OF LAW, THE CONSTITUTION OF ETHIOPIA AND INTEGRITY to their proper positions as pillars of Ethiopian government and society, for the sake of every one of us. May God help us!
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module MortgageCalculator
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    helper 'mortgage_calculator/ui_components'
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end


I'm writing this whilst I'm watching you and your Daddy swimming in the pool on holiday. You know how Mummy is beyond rubbish at swimming but Daddy and you are great at it. I just stopped typing to see and laugh at Daddy launching you in the air at a rate of knots while you screamed in delight and begged him to do it all over again. I love watching you two messing around. You are the double of each other, except you haven't got a beard just yet. But you are only seven I suppose.
I'm not entirely sure where those seven years have gone. In one sense it seems like yesterday since I first held you on that thundery August evening, saying "Hi little guy, I'm your Mummy and you will never know how much I love you." In another sense, those seven years have whizzed past faster than you can learn a Fortnite dance and makes me wonder where the time has gone.
I do seem to remember that the years between around 2 and 3.5 years old were, shall we say, challenging, interesting and a learning curve for me. You started the "terrible twos" pretty well, only occasionally playing up and never giving me the kind of Mum heart attack that comes with opening cupboards that you shouldn't or eating dirt. Then you swiftly turned into a "threenager" who refused sleep, loved nothing more than a really good loud tantrum now and again and had me doubting my parenting abilities on a daily, if not hourly, basis. I have a great video of you on your third birthday after we'd come back from a successful trip to the zoo and it was obvious you needed a little power nap before your party when the family were due to visit (and no doubt bring a huge amount of presents). But you, being the expert, decided absolutely no power nap was required. But a tantrum to end all tantrums most certainly was. I videoed it and have it safe in my arsenal of bribery for future reference over the next however many years. You can thank me later for that one.
Before I knew it, you were off to school. The mandatory photograph of you in your smart uniform and shiny shoes standing next to the front door (why is it always next to the front door?!) was snapped and off we went to meet your new teacher and set the ball rolling in the next chapter of your life so far.
And you hated it. You cried Every Single Morning. You were sent to the Headteachers office on more than one occasion for a number of reasons, my personal favourite being the time you allegedly tried to strangle another child. (You didn't, you were trying to get a piggy back whilst playing superheroes apparently....) Not a morning went by when I didn't leave you sobbing and I would swiftly follow suit, wiping smeared mascara down my face on my walk home. Large dark sunglasses were my favourite accessory whether it was sunny July or darkest December to hide my red eyes and hurting heart.
I love seeing how popular you are with your friends. Luckily you've not encountered the absolute hell that is bullying at school as I did, and I truly hope you never do. You have a great little bunch of pals, hopefully friends for life, the ones that organise your stag do in the future. (I'm already chuckling to myself imagining you lot doing this...) You are my star footballer, bringing back trophies on a regular basis and have a golf swing that amazes me every time I see it.
You are a mini version of your Daddy which makes me smile every time I look at you together. You have my slightly questionable sense of humour and when we laugh together we laugh until we cry, making up the daftest of daft jokes that no one else would ever understand. You are kind, compassionate and, quite simply, you are my very favourite seven year old.


text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Dynamic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using TechSmith.Hyde.Common;
using TechSmith.Hyde.Common.DataAnnotations;
using TechSmith.Hyde.Dynamics;

namespace TechSmith.Hyde.Table
{
   public class TableItem
   {
      public enum ReservedPropertyBehavior
      {
         Throw,
         Ignore,
      }

      public string PartitionKey
      {
         get;
         private set;
      }

      public string RowKey
      {
         get;
         private set;
      }

      public object ETag
      {
         get;
         private set;
      }

      public Dictionary<string, Tuple<object, Type>> Properties
      {
         get;
         private set;
      }

      private TableItem( Dictionary<string, Tuple<object, Type>> properties, bool throwOnReservedProperties )
      {
         Properties = new Dictionary<string, Tuple<object, Type>>();
         foreach ( string propertyName in properties.Keys )
         {
            if ( !TableConstants.ReservedPropertyNames.Contains( propertyName ) )
            {
               Properties[propertyName] = properties[propertyName];
            }
            else if ( throwOnReservedProperties )
            {
               throw new InvalidEntityException( string.Format( "Reserved property name {0}", propertyName ) );
            }
            else if ( propertyName == TableConstants.PartitionKey )
            {
               var partitionKeyProperty = properties[propertyName];
               if ( partitionKeyProperty.Item2 != typeof( string ) )
               {
                  throw new InvalidEntityException( string.Format( "PartitionKey property must be a string but was a {0}", partitionKeyProperty.Item2 ) );
               }
               PartitionKey = (string) partitionKeyProperty.Item1;
            }
            else if ( propertyName == TableConstants.RowKey )
            {
               var rowKeyProperty = properties[propertyName];
               if ( rowKeyProperty.Item2 != typeof( string ) )
               {
                  throw new InvalidEntityException( string.Format( "RowKey property must be a string but was a {0}", rowKeyProperty.Item2 ) );
               }
               RowKey = (string) rowKeyProperty.Item1;
            }
            else if ( propertyName == TableConstants.ETag )
            {
               var eTagProperty = properties[propertyName];
               ETag = eTagProperty.Item1;
            }
         }
      }

      public static TableItem Create( dynamic entity, ReservedPropertyBehavior reservedPropertyBehavior = ReservedPropertyBehavior.Throw )
      {
         bool throwOnReservedPropertyName = reservedPropertyBehavior == ReservedPropertyBehavior.Throw;
         TableItem item = entity is IDynamicMetaObjectProvider ?
            CreateFromDynamicMetaObject( entity, throwOnReservedPropertyName ) :
            CreateFromType( entity, throwOnReservedPropertyName );

         if ( item.PartitionKey == null )
         {
            throw new ArgumentException( "Missing PartitionKey property" );
         }

         if ( item.RowKey == null )
         {
            throw new ArgumentException( "Missing RowKey property" );
         }

         return item;
      }

      public static TableItem Create( dynamic entity, string partitionKey, string rowKey, ReservedPropertyBehavior reservedPropertyBehavior = ReservedPropertyBehavior.Throw )
      {
         bool throwOnReservedPropertyName = reservedPropertyBehavior == ReservedPropertyBehavior.Throw;
         TableItem item = entity is IDynamicMetaObjectProvider ?
            CreateFromDynamicMetaObject( entity, throwOnReservedPropertyName ) :
            CreateFromType( entity, throwOnReservedPropertyName );

         if ( item.PartitionKey != null && item.PartitionKey != partitionKey )
         {
            throw new ArgumentException( string.Format( "Entity defines PartitionKey: {0} but it conflicts with partitionKey argument: {1}", item.PartitionKey, partitionKey ) );
         }
         item.PartitionKey = partitionKey;

         if ( item.RowKey != null && item.RowKey != rowKey )
         {
            throw new ArgumentException( string.Format( "Entity defines RowKey: {0} but it conflicts with rowKey argument: {1}", item.RowKey, rowKey ) );
         }
         item.RowKey = rowKey;

         return item;
      }

      private static TableItem CreateFromDynamicMetaObject( IDynamicMetaObjectProvider entity, bool throwOnReservedPropertyName )
      {
         var properties = new Dictionary<string, Tuple<object, Type>>();
         IEnumerable<string> memberNames = Dynamic.GetMemberNames( entity );
         foreach ( var memberName in memberNames )
         {
            dynamic result = Dynamic.InvokeGet( entity, memberName );
            properties[memberName] = new Tuple<object, Type>( (object) result, result.GetType() );
         }

         return new TableItem( properties, throwOnReservedPropertyName );
      }

      private static TableItem CreateFromType( object entity, bool throwOnReservedPropertyName )
      {
         if ( IsAnonymousType( entity ) )
         {
            return CreateFromAnonymousType( entity, throwOnReservedPropertyName );
         }
         else
         {
            return CreateFromStaticType( entity, throwOnReservedPropertyName );
         }
      }

      private static TableItem CreateFromAnonymousType( object entity, bool throwOnReservedPropertyName )
      {
         var properties = new Dictionary<string, Tuple<object, Type>>();

         var allInstancePropertiesFlag = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance;
         foreach ( var property in entity.GetType().GetTypeInfo().GetProperties( allInstancePropertiesFlag ) )
         {
            properties[property.Name] = new Tuple<object, Type>( property.GetValue( entity, null ), property.PropertyType );
         }

         return new TableItem( properties, throwOnReservedPropertyName );
      }

      private static TableItem CreateFromStaticType( object entity, bool throwOnReservedPropertyName )
      {
         var properties = new Dictionary<string, Tuple<object, Type>>();
         foreach ( var property in entity.GetType().GetTypeInfo().GetProperties().Where( p => p.ShouldSerialize() ) )
         {
            properties[property.Name] = new Tuple<object, Type>( property.GetValue( entity, null ), property.PropertyType );
         }

         var item = new TableItem( properties, throwOnReservedPropertyName );

         if ( entity.HasPropertyDecoratedWith<PartitionKeyAttribute>() )
         {
            item.PartitionKey = entity.ReadPropertyDecoratedWith<PartitionKeyAttribute, string>();
         }

         if ( entity.HasPropertyDecoratedWith<RowKeyAttribute>() )
         {
            item.RowKey = entity.ReadPropertyDecoratedWith<RowKeyAttribute, string>();
         }

         if ( entity.HasPropertyDecoratedWith<ETagAttribute>() )
         {
            item.ETag = entity.ReadPropertyDecoratedWith<ETagAttribute, object>();
         }
         return item;
      }

      private static bool IsAnonymousType( object entity )
      {
         Type type = entity.GetType();
         var typeInfo = type.GetTypeInfo();

         return typeInfo.IsDefined( typeof( CompilerGeneratedAttribute ), false )
                 && type.Name.Contains( "AnonymousType" )
                 && ( type.Name.StartsWith( "<>" ) || type.Name.StartsWith( "VB$" ) )
                 && ( typeInfo.Attributes & TypeAttributes.NotPublic ) == TypeAttributes.NotPublic;
      }
   }
}


Jammu, Nov 9 (PTI) Police have detained some persons in connection with the killing of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district.
A senior official told PTI Friday that the detained persons are being interrogated in connection with the killing on November 1.
An indefinite curfew was imposed in parts of Kishtwar and Doda districts on Thursday last following the killing of Parihar, 52, and his brother, Ajeet Parihar, 55. The Chief of Army's Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Thursday reviewed the security situation in Kishtwar and called for effectively meeting the emerging security challenges.


Our clients love WordPress (most agencies do) because it allows them or their clients to edit a website's content through a familiar interface – last we checked 27% of the internet uses it as their CMS. We started working with WordPress simply because it was what our clients wanted. We used to be as far as CMSs go a Joomla! shop but clients kept requesting their sites to be built in WordPress so we started using it and fell in love! We quickly realized that there was gap between the client's expectation and how long things actually took to develop. There are a lot of things to consider when building a custom theme or plugin in WordPress such as security and data validation or serializing. It is easy to do, but time consuming to do it right. Clients didn't like to hear that so we we came up with a solution – Premise WP.
Basically, Premise WP closes the client expectation gap. With Premise WP we are able to build in 3 weeks a fully custom theme that would normally take 2 moths to build. This and the fact that we update Premise WP with every project makes it very powerful for any WordPress developer. But at Vallgroup we are not greedy, we built and maintain Premise WP as an open source software and it will always remain that way. We even offer to train our clients on it at no cost. We do this because we love and stand for open source!
Build custom options in the backend quickly.
Have full control of the markup in the front end.
Themes such as Jupiter and plugins like Visual Composer (used by Jupiter) offer a lot of options in the backend but don't make it easy for developers to build custom options. And the markup that any of their shortcode outputs is clunky and inefficient. Premise WP does not try to control your markup or offer you a bunch of options you "may" need one day; instead, it simply makes it easy for you to create as many different options as you want without having to worry about logic, security nonces, or registering options and querying the database for its values. Premise WP does all of that for you.
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text:
module Azure::ServiceBus::Mgmt::V2017_04_01
  module Models
    #
    # AuthorizationRule properties.
    #
    class AuthorizationRuleProperties

      include MsRestAzure

      # @return [Array<AccessRights>] The rights associated with the rule.
      attr_accessor :rights

      #
      # Mapper for AuthorizationRuleProperties class as Ruby Hash.
      # This will be used for serialization/deserialization.
      #
      def self.mapper()
        {
          client_side_validation: true,
          required: false,
          serialized_name: 'AuthorizationRuleProperties',
          type: {
            name: 'Composite',
            class_name: 'AuthorizationRuleProperties',
            model_properties: {
              rights: {
                client_side_validation: true,
                required: true,
                serialized_name: 'rights',
                type: {
                  name: 'Sequence',
                  element: {
                      client_side_validation: true,
                      required: false,
                      serialized_name: 'AccessRightsElementType',
                      type: {
                        name: 'Enum',
                        module: 'AccessRights'
                      }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      end
    end
  end
end


Above: The cover The Outsiders - the novel study we are beginning.
Throughout our novel study, you will be completing a number of journal responses.
First Entry: In anticipation of our novel study The Outsiders, you will be completing the following response in your Creative Journal.
SKETCH – Imagine you had to freeze an important moment in your family's history and draw it.
*All journal entries are due the next day, but will be collected at the end of the unit. We will be doing work with these journal entries throughout our novel study and upon the completion of reading The Outsiders.
SS - Today we began taking notes for our next topic in the Renaissance - Humanism. Notes were not completed, and so we will finish them tomorrow and move on to our first Humanist activity.
(A copy of the notes can be found at the end of this homework blog entry.


It's a topic you've seen here before. Time and again. Of course, it's still pertinent since we keep using them. Passwords are a bane of the tech world. Unless you can invent a simple way to authenticate yourself with any service, they're going to stick around for a while. That doesn't mean we need to despise them, though. In the past, we have discussed the problems on both ends, from policies that lead to creating awful passwords, to people insisting on using "love", "*dogname*", and "!23456".
Grab your favorite password and…throw it in the trash (sadly, even "CorrectHorseBatteryStaple"). Because we're back.
Like the question of eggs being healthy or your worst nightmare, passwords see a wide variety of advice as the years go on. Some of it is due to a long period of terrible advice (which we discussed before, and, I'll admit, my own suggestions evolved, too). Thankfully, this is changing…slowly. The other part is based upon processing speed increases; it's easier than ever to parse billions of possibilities (using databases of common passwords from leaks combined with dictionary analysis). So what's the current solution?
It's lurking in plain sight, on all your devices. The best password is one you never create. Every modern platform supports strong password suggestions. Then, they save these passwords in a secured database, so you don't have to put a note in your drawer (it's ok, you're not alone). Depending on the system, there might be a master password, or, it can combine with biometrics. Make this be your big, strong password, then never use it. Rely on the fingerprint scanner, FaceID, or other verification system.
On iOS (that's iPhone and iPad), the next version will have automatic strong (Apple calls them complex) password creation and storing. That means, when a site asks to create a password, your phone already filled in a really good one. Then it saves it so you never even bother thinking of something. To log back in, your phone just asks for verification through TouchID or FaceID (depending on device). This is new; auto-fill now has security, too. Yes, you still have to create a unique username. Sorry, MarioKartKing is taken.
There's another side of this revisit: Updating your password. I know, I know, I spoke strongly against this practice in the past. My position is unchanged. If you change your password, make it for a good reason. A brilliant website called haveIbeenpwned.com checks your e-mail address or usernames to see if they were included in any breaches. If so, it shows which and to what degree. Then, you know it's time to update those passwords (and anywhere else you shared those credentials). That password auto-suggest is looking mighty nice right now.
Here's the bottom line: With password managers so prevalent and easy to use, there's no excuse to still create your own passwords. It's putting you (and the data within) at unnecessary risk. It also saves time. When I read of a breach on a service I use, I just go in, update that password, and get back to my life. Since it won't be shared with any other system, I don't care what someone does with the information. Granted, if passwords were stored in a way someone could access them, I'd be questioning the utility of said service, given their poor security practices.
Bottom line of the bottom line: Complex, random strings of characters, stored in a quality password manager, is the best way to ensure your personal (or corporate) information remains only in the hands you want.
Data Security: Car Edition. Really.
Anything else? How about your computer on wheels?
Modern cars are rolling supercomputers. They have dozens of systems collecting unique data to make your driving experience safer, more enjoyable, and sometimes more distracting. For example, the traction control computer collects information on road conditions hundreds of times a second. However, it's probably not a source of identity theft (though what could be learned from its records would surprise you). Nor is the network of proximity sensors to help you navigate tight areas.
GPS: Your car knows where it is at all times, where it has been, the paths you take, and even the speed at which those drives were made.
Bluetooth: When you pair your phone, it does more than share a 4-digit code. To automatically reconnect, the car remembers your phone's unique ID. This isn't a huge privacy issue on its own, but today's cars save far more. To make dialing easier, a lot of systems import your contacts and synchronize your text messages. No big deal, just your entire phone book and call/text history.
HomeLink: Do you have buttons on your mirror or visor? Do they open your gate/garage? Then you have HomeLink. These can even support turning on/off lights, though new smart integrations have made that a bit redundant. Combined with the GPS history, this is the biggest privacy risk in your car. The former tells anyone in the car where your house is located. The latter Opens. Your. Home.
Those are the big three. Others vary by manufacturer and features. Things like a custom entry code (many Ford vehicles still use this feature…do not choose a birthday!) are seen on occasion. App integration is becoming more common, making your phone an advanced car key.
So, what of all these features? I'm a huge fan of integrations which make sense, and I use them often. However, I also know there is a level of security necessary. To add a small degree, I never program my actual home address into the GPS. The "point" is around the entrance to my community, not in my driveway. Do you really need those last 4 turns? Granted, someone could just find my address on the registration, but I'm hoping a potential thief is just too dumb to consider such an option. Why make it easy? Note: My garage opener doesn't reach from the home "point".
Delete my phone pairing from the car.
Remove the "Home" location in my GPS.
Remove all recent waypoints in the GPS.
You're right, there is no direct credit union guidance in this post. However, given my recent experience in buying a new car, I felt it necessary enough to share. Be honest, how many cars do you think are traded-in with the prior owner's home address and garage code?
Image credit: That's me, while owning two cars.


Finally, there's an internet quiz for designers that let's you strut your stuff. The Ultimate Typography Quiz was posted on AIGA by Angela Riechers. The 22 question Buzzfeed-style quiz has been taken more than 5,000 times in just two days, and social media posts are aplenty with designers claiming their "Master Typographer" status.
A handy tip for test takers — a typeface is not your facial expression after staring at a computer screen for eight hours. Click through to the quiz and let us know how your scored.


When was the last time something changed your life for the better?
Whenever I am posed with this question I can answer instantly, writing did, well writing for the newspaper to be exact.
That newspaper is this very publication, Cal State East Bay's The Pioneer. During one of the most insecure periods of my life, I turned to the newspaper. From that point on, my life made a shift for the better.
On Feb. 18, 2016, the very first article I ever wrote was not only published in the newspaper, but was on the front page. It was an opinion piece about Beyonce and her groundbreaking Super Bowl 50 performance that focused on the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
Ahead of writing it or even pitching it, I was contemplating how to approach The Pioneer staff and tell them I was interested in writing for them. For the longest time, I wanted to get experience as a reporter and sports journalist. I knew the newspaper would be a great starting point.
It took that performance for me to finally let that self doubt go and go to into the newsroom to pitch my idea. As a huge Beyonce fan, I have a passion for talking about how she blazes a trail for Black women. It went beyond that, this was finally my chance to get my feet wet in the journalism field.
When I walked into the newspaper meeting, I was the youngest in the room, a freshman, pitching a controversial story that had a good chance of getting rejected.
I pitched it, wrote it, it was edited and two days later I was the happiest 18-year-old ever with my article on the front page of a publication. All of my friends and family read it and anytime I saw someone pick up the paper and read it, I felt butterflies in my entire body.
This was a transitional moment for me because The Pioneer gave my work a chance. They gave me the confidence to not stop there but go for more. So I did just that.
The week after my article was published, I went back in the newsroom and expressed my love for sports and aspirations of becoming a sports journalist. As an eager freshman, I wanted to learn how to write sports articles and the art of interviewing athletes in order to get me closer to my professional goals.
From that point on, I attended CSUEB sports games and covered them conducting interviews and providing in-depth analysis of the games, teams, players and coaches.
My first sports article was coverage of a women's water polo game and I remember everything being a surreal experience for me because I always dreamt of being able to do this. I felt like my idols: ESPN reporters Cari Champion and Jemele Hill and former Warriors sideline reporter and current TNT reporter Ros Gold-Onwude. In my head, I was on my way to becoming the next Black woman on television talking about sports.
After a few weeks of hard work, I was promoted from contributor to staff writer for the newspaper. I was in charge of covering all CSUEB sports, Bay Area professional sports teams and writing opinion pieces as well.
From that moment on, my life changed forever. Becoming the youngest writer for their publication was a blessing to say the least. Especially, since I was at a point in my life where I didn't think reporting would really be for me, but they reassured me I could do it.
I began writing two articles a week and found myself getting better and better every day. Feeling my goals become a reality with each sentence through interviews and constructive criticism made by the editorial staff. This was the shift that set me up for the success I am experiencing now.
While my goals have shifted from wanting to be a sports reporter to being more involved in the business side of sports, writing stories and interviewing people has helped take my communication skills to the next level. I have been taught to convey my words in a way that connects with others, which is felt through the job applications, interviews and the people I speak with on a daily basis.
I have held internships with the Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Sparks, NBC Sports and I attribute a huge part of that success to The Pioneer. I am thankful they allowed my work to flourish through the publication and they believed in my abilities as a young inexperienced freshman student.
It instilled a confidence in me that I did not have before I stepped in the newsroom. Now when I step out, I feel free and confident that I can achieve anything.


Photography is one of my hobbies as some may be able to tell due to the pictures I've uploaded on the site. My camera of choice is a Nikon D7000 and I'm hoping I'll someday be able to have enough disposable income (or to be able to come up with a really creative way to justify the expense) to purchase something like a D800E (or whatever is the new equivalent once I have the dough for it).
Anyway, as much as I love my D7000, and I really do enjoy carrying it around, it is a bit difficult to be subtle while holding a DSLR with a battery grip installed. With that in mind, I did some research into mirrorless camera systems, or EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) cameras as some call them and finally settled on the NEX-6 as my most likely culprit. I was also interested in the NEX-7 but ultimately decided I'd rather have a real shooting mode dial on top than the three navigational dials. I also read nice things about its autofocusing system.
Anyway, I've been using it for a week now, mostly on simple pet and child photos as I haven't had a choice to take it outside yet what with work and some other things going on in my life right now and I must say that I am impressed by this little imaging beast!
Yes, there are a lot of compromises to be made when moving from what many consider to be a pro-level DSLR (while it's not full frame, the D7000 is full of bells and whistles and many pros recommend it as a backup APS-C body to compliment a full frame Nikon) to a more consumer-oriented mirrorless ILC the NEX-6 offers great quality and is for the most part a lot of fun to use! I also look forward to appear in many more photos as the smaller NEX-6 is far less intimidating than the D7000!
So far I must say that I love the small size for the quality and the focus peaking feature. I also really dig the potential from the apps framework. The ISO performance is really impressive too. I'm not too in love with the focus system as it's not nearly as accurate nor as quick as the D7000's but it works. It's not easy to shift the selected autofocus point though - that is possibly the only true issue I have with it now. Battery life is also a big disappointment. Companies can fit a 2300 mAh battery in a 9mm cellphone, but the thick chunky brick that is the NEX-6 battery a bit less than half that capacity! Quite a setback. Anyway, it can be charged via micro-USB on the camera itself so that helps and as usual, I got a spare battery to keep it alive.
Anyway, once I am able to take some interesting shots with the NEX-6 I'll do some uploads with it as well. It's definitely not replacing my D7000 but it should help in having a high quality camera with me much more often, which is very important at the end of the day.