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Date utility functions. More...
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| #define | EPOCH_YEAR 2000 |
| #define | USE_FULL_LEAP 1 |
Functions | |
| uint8_t | dayOfWeek (uint16_t Y, uint8_t M, uint8_t D) |
| uint16_t | dayOfYear (uint16_t Y, uint8_t M, uint8_t D) |
| uint8_t | dayOfYearToDay (uint16_t doy, uint16_t Y, uint8_t M) |
| uint8_t | dayOfYearToMonth (uint16_t doy, uint16_t Y) |
| uint16_t | daysBeforeMonth (uint16_t Y, uint8_t M) |
| uint16_t | daysSinceEpoch (uint16_t Y, uint8_t M, uint8_t D) |
| uint8_t | epochDayToDayOfWeek (uint16_t eday) |
| uint16_t | epochDayToYear (uint16_t eday) |
| void | epochDayToYMD (uint16_t eday, uint16_t *Y, uint8_t *M, uint8_t *D) |
| bool | leap (uint16_t Y) |
| uint8_t | monthLength (uint16_t Y, uint8_t M) |
Date utility functions.
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| #define EPOCH_YEAR 2000 |
EPOCH starts on Jan 1 of EPOCH_YEAR.
| #define USE_FULL_LEAP 1 |
Set USE_FULL_LEAP zero if 1900 < year and year < 2100.
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Day of week with Sunday == 0.
| [in] | Y | year |
| [in] | M | month 1 <= M <= 12 |
| [in] | D | day 1 <= D <= (last day of month) |
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Day of year with Jan1 == 0.
| [in] | Y | year in range supported by leap(). |
| [in] | M | month 0 < M < 13 |
| [in] | D | day 0 < D <= length of month |
| uint8_t dayOfYearToDay | ( | uint16_t | doy, |
| uint16_t | Y, | ||
| uint8_t | M | ||
| ) |
Day of year to month
| [in] | doy | day of year 0 <= yday <= 365 |
| [in] | Y | year |
| [in] | M | month 1 <= M <= 12 |
| uint8_t dayOfYearToMonth | ( | uint16_t | doy, |
| uint16_t | Y | ||
| ) |
Day of year to month
| [in] | doy | day of year 0 <= yday <= 365 |
| [in] | Y | year |
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Number of days in the year before the current month
| [in] | Y | year |
| [in] | M | month 0 < M < 13 |
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Count of days since Epoch. 1900 < EPOCH_YEAR, MAX_YEAR < 2100, (MAX_YEAR - EPOCH_YEAR) < 178.
| [in] | Y | year (EPOCH_YEAR <= Y <= MAX_YEAR) |
| [in] | M | month 1 <= M <= 12 |
| [in] | D | day 1 <= D <= 31 |
Derived from Zeller's congruence
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epoch day to day of week (Sunday == 0) 1900 < EPOCH_YEAR, MAX_YEAR < 2100, (MAX_YEAR - EPOCH_YEAR) < 178.
| [in] | eday | count of days since epoch. |
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Day of epoch to year 1900 < EPOCH_YEAR, MAX_YEAR < 2100, (MAX_YEAR - EPOCH_YEAR) < 178.
| [in] | eday | count of days since epoch |
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epoch day to year, month, day 1900 < EPOCH_YEAR, MAX_YEAR < 2100, (MAX_YEAR - EPOCH_YEAR) < 178. Based on "Software, Practice and Experience", Vol. 23 (1993) page 384.
| [in] | eday | count of days since epoch |
| [out] | Y | year |
| [out] | M | month |
| [out] | D | day |
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Determine leap year.
| [in] | Y | year |
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Number of days in a month.
| [in] | Y | year |
| [in] | M | month 0 < M < 13 |


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Judgment reserved in Mliswa, Zivhu case
The High Court yesterday reserved judgment in the case in which Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa wants the court to dismiss Zanu-PF Chivi North MP Killer Zivhu’s defamation case against him for want of prosecution.
by Fungai LupandeZivhu is fighting to have reversal of judgment after the High Court dismissed his $1 million defamation case against Mliswa.
Mliswa opposed the application for rescission of judgment in which Zivhu delayed in filling his heads of argument and also filed an application for dismissal of an application for want of prosecution.
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Mliswa’s lawyer Mr Ignatius Goto submitted that the main application for rescission of judgment is hopeless and meritless.
“Respondents does not enjoy prospects of success in the main application. They failed to show the nature and extent of the prejudice he is going to suffer if the application is granted,” said Mr Goto.
“The delay was unreasonable. They were aware of the set down date of the matter, did not attend and chose to complain later.”
“The issues they are raining now were to be raised at the special plea.” In response Zivhu’s lawyer Mr Paul Machiridza said they delayed filling court papers due to electricity load shedding.
“The delay is of eight days and cannot be inordinate. The application for dismissal of application for want of prosecution is overtaken by events because the application for rescission of judgment is now pending,” said Mr Machiridza.
“Judgement against my client was irregular and erroneous. The matter was set down out of time and after pleading to the merits.”
Justice Dube-Banda who presided over the matter will make a determination of the application for dismissal of an application for want of prosecution.
The suit arose from Mr Mliswa’s alledged sustained denigration of Cde Zivhu using his social media platforms from 25 April last year. The Herald


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Electronic Conflict Management Style Preference Estimator (e-CMSPE) Results
This report displays your score for each of the five conflict management styles1, class and population
averages, and your percentile rank among the class and the general population. This information will help you
identify your leadership strengths and areas for improvement concerning your use of conflict management styles.
Gaining an understanding of which styles you prefer can help you become an even more effective leader by capitalizing
on your strengths and by focusing on development needs, experiences, assignments and training and educational
opportunities to help overcome weaknesses.
Understanding Your Results: What Does Your Estimate Mean?
The score next to each style indicates the strength of your preference for using that particular style. The higher the number,
the stronger your preference.
Accommodate:
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Avoid:
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Collaborate:
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Compete:
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Compromise:
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1 Averages are derived from all users who have taken the e-CMSPE as of the date of this report.
This style involves giving sacrificing your own goals, or giving into the wishes of the other party to mitigate or even eliminate
the conflict. People who prefer this style use phrases like: "Whatever you want is fine with me.”
When you are involved in a conflict situation where you have stake in the outcome, then this style
may be appropriate. However, if this style is the only one you utilize, then you would be wise to learn how to
use the other styles to become more effective in handling situations involving conflict.
This style involves behaviors that either ignore or refuse to engage in the conflict. Although some consider this a negative
style because the people using it demonstrate little or no concern for the interests of the parties involved,
including their own. However, there are times when this style is appropriate and/or prudent. For example, it
is appropriate when the relationship between parties is short-term or when the issue is not important. It is
also appropriate when you need more information or facts to make a decision. It is prudent to use this style
when a situation has the potential to escalate to violence.
Some examples of negative avoidance behaviors include:
- Saying the issue isn't important enough to spend time on or to do the topic justice
- Saying things to gloss over differences so they never are discussed
- Focusing on details to the exclusion of the real issues
- Using evasive remarks to avoid sensitive topic or to shift away from a topic
- Joking to distract from the real issues in a conflict
Collaboration or win/win occurs when all parties cooperatively work together until a mutually agreeable solution is found.
A win/lose style that some consider negative because party using this style solves the problem at the cost of the other party's
goals or feelings. However, there are times when this style is appropriate. For example, when you know you are
right, or when the stakes are too high and/or the situation too critical and/or the relationship is not important
enough to use collaboration.
Some examples of negative competitive behaviors include:
- Lying, concealing one's own goals and/or interests
- Verbal attacks, while pushing one’s own agenda
- Being hostile toward other party (or at least pretending to be)
Compromise is a give and take of resources. The classic compromise in negotiating is to "split the difference" between two
positions. When using compromise, each person fails to achieve her or his original goal.
Beyond one's overall style for behavior during a conflict, other matters of individual style also
affect perceptions during conflicts. For example, we each have a preferred style of thinking (problem-solving,
decision-making, and managing change). When there is a cognitive gap between your preferred style and the other
person’s style, conflict is almost inevitable. Just by becoming aware of your preferred style of conflict management,
you have taken a giant step forward in your ability to mitigate or even prevent conflict.
Although differences in style contribute to conflict, so does either party’s degree of verbal aggressiveness,
listening behaviors, and other nonverbal or linguistic characteristics.
An effective leader is one who prefer collaboration, but also recognizes that timing or conditions
may not always allow for collaboration. In these situations, the skillful leader is adept at matching the right
style of conflict management to the situation and in a civilized, do not harm manner.
Most people develop a patterned response to conflict based on their interactions with other while
growing up. Your patterned response may fit some situations well, but may be ineffective or even destructive
in other circumstances. Therefore, the goal of this instrument and corresponding lesson is to increase your awareness
of your own patterns to help you recognize that you have choices in how to respond to conflict and, as a result,
reflect on and improve your responses. Since each style has a preferred way of interacting with others in conflict,
your newfound awareness can greatly assist you in meeting the needs of the people you live and work with (subordinates,
peers, supervisors, family, and community).
Value of Different Conflict Management Styles-->
Value of Different Conflict Management Styles
No style is ideal in general, as complex problem solving and creative endeavors require a diversity of Conflict Management
Styles for success overall.
Estimating Your Conflict Management Style Preference
The e-CMSPE was developed by Mr. Rich Rafferty and Dr. Stephen Harris at the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, United
States Air Force. It provides only a general estimate of your preferred style of conflict management. A more
specific and psychometrically accurate evaluation of your conflict management style preference can be obtained
through any number of fee-based instruments. The Thomas Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, which is considered
the gold standard is available on a pay-per-use basis.


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Version History
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Britain’s Labour promises millions of women pension compensation
LONDON, Nov 24 — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has promised to hand more than three million women compensation for the loss of years of state pension payments when their retirement age was raised if it wins power at a Dec. 12 election.
Labour’s finance policy chief, John McDonnell, said pay-outs of up to £31,000 pounds (RM165,963), with an average payment of £15,000, would be made to those women who had been expecting to retire at 60 but then were told they would have to wait longer.
Labour said the total cost of such a proposal was estimated to be 58 billion pounds before tax, but that it could be paid in instalments.
“The next Labour government will compensate women who were unfairly hit by the rise in the state pension age and give them the respect they deserve,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said in a statement.
“The powerful and wealthy want you to believe that real change is impossible, that it’s not realistic. But it is possible with Labour. Because Labour is not on the side of the billionaires and the bankers, we are on the side of the people.”
The move is part of Labour’s generous spending plans, but it was not costed in its manifesto. McDonnell told Sky News it would be funded by a “very special arrangement, a contingency”. — Reuters


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Shaleen Surtie-Richards on her new role in Arendsvlei: 'It is the beginning of Janice's new hell on earth'
Cape Town – Shaleen Surtie-Richards needs no introduction. On Wednesday the veteran actress made her debut on Arendsvlei with a bang.
By the looks of it, Lionel (Jody Abrahams) and Janice's (Crystal Donna Roberts) world is going to be turned upside down now that his mother is in town.
We spoke to Shaleen about her role, what she will be up to on the show, and what it's like to be back on TV three times a week.
We only got a glimpse of your character on Wednesday, can you tell us a bit more about her?
Muriel Foster is a retired nurse who has been working for Doctors Without Borders for the last seven years. When Lionel arrived in his hometown just outside Clanwilliam, his mother was away in Canada helping out at a clinic. Lionel is her everything, so she came back to Clanwilliam to see what exactly is going on in her son's life. To say she was shocked is an understatement.
How is she different or similar to the other characters you have played?
Every character is different, but Muriel is one of those characters that everyone will recognise. She's the aunt in the family that's not afraid to ask the uncomfortable questions, and that'll reprimand you in front of everyone. There's no shame there, and she knows it.
Without giving away too much, can you reveal a bit more about your storyline with Janice and Lionel?
Let's just say, Muriel landed with a suitcase full of drama. She turns everyone's life upside down and doesn't care if she hurts people in the process. It's her way or the highway. Wednesday's episode was just the beginning of Janice's new hell on earth. It's an epic battle between daughter and mother-in-law. And poor Lionel is in the middle of it all.
Before signing on to Arendsvlei, were you a fan of the show and did you have a favourite character?
I've been following the show for about two months now, and Janice is my absolute favourite!
I read that you travelled from Johannesburg to film scenes for your role. What was it like being back in Cape Town filming again?
It's always a fun time being back in Cape Town. I was there for a few days, and everyone was so lovely on set.
Arendsvlei is unique, and almost singular, in it's representation of the coloured experience in South Africa. What is it like to be part of a show like that?
It's a privilege, to say the least. I think it's very important to represent the coloured community in its purest form. And to be part of something like that is a blessing. I'm excited to be part of everyone's Monday to Wednesday nights again.
WATCH A TEASER HERE:
Tune in to Arendsvlei Monday – Wednesday at 20:00 on kykNET & Kie (DStv 144).
Compiled by Leandra Engelbrecht
(Photos supplied: Penguin Films)


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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.540 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2018 Thana- SIGAUDI District- Patna ======================================================
Mithilesh Kumar Singh Son of Late Gauri Singh, Resident of Gauri Kutir, Anugarah Nagar, Dhansar, P.S-Dhansar, District-Dhanbad (Jharkhand),Director of Board Son Commodities Pvt. Ltd., a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Dr. Himanshu Complex, Block Road, Koilwar Chowk, P.S-Koilwar, District-Ara (Bhojpur).
... ... Petitioner Versus
1. The State Of Bihar, Through Principal Secretary, Home Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.
2. The Principal Secretary, Home, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna
3. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna
4. The Superintendent of Police, Patna.
5. The Officer in Charge, Sigaudi Police Station, Patna
6. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Deptt., Govt. of Bihar,Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.
7. The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna
8. The District Magistrate cum Collector, Patna.
9. The Mines Inspector, District Mines Office, Patna.
... ... Respondents ====================================================== with Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 676 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-2 Year-2018 Thana- BHAGWANGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Mithilesh Kumar Singh Son of Late Gauri Singh Resident of Village - Gauri Kutir, Anugarah Nagar, Dhansar, P.S- Dhansar, Distt.- Dhanbad, (Jharkhand), Director of Broad Son Commodities Pvt. Ltd. a Company Incorporated Under the Provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, Having its registered office at Dr. Himanshu Complex, Block Road, Koilwar Cowk, P.S.- Koilwar, Distt.- Ara (Bhojpur).
... ... Petitioner Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Home Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.
2. The Principal Secretary, Home, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 2/24
3. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.
4. The Superintendent of Police, Patna.
5. The Officer In Charge, Bhagwanganj Police Station, Patna.
6. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Rd. Patna.
7. The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology Department , Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Rd. Patna, Bihar
8. The District Magistrate Cum Collector, Patna Bihar
9. The Mines Inspector, District Mines Office, Patna. Bihar ... ... Respondents ====================================================== with Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 693 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2018 Thana- DHANARUA District- Patna ====================================================== Mithilesh Kumar Singh Son of Late Gauri Singh Resident of Gauri Kutir, Anugarah Nagar, Dhansar, P.S.- Dhansar, District - Dhanbad, (Jharkhand), Director of Broad Son Commodities Pvt Ltd, a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Dr. Himanshu Complex, Block Road, Koilwar Cowk, P.S.- Koilwar, District - Ara (Bhojpur) ... ... Petitioner Versus
1. The State Of Bihar, Through Principal Secretary, Home Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna Bihar
2. The Principal Secretary, Home, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna
3. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna Bihar
4. The Superintendent of Police, Patna Bihar
5. The Officer in Charge, Dhanarua Police Station, Patna Bihar
6. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Government of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna
7. The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology Department, Government of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna
8. The District Magistrate Cum Collector, Patna Bihar
9. The Mines Inspector, District Mines Office, Patna Bihar ... ... Respondents ====================================================== with Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 718 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-7 Year-2018 Thana- NAUBATPUR District- Patna ====================================================== Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 3/24 Mithilesh Kumar Singh Son of Late Gauri Singh, Resident of Gauri Kutir, Anugarah Nagar, Dhansar, P.S.-Dhansar, District-Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Director of Board Son Commodities Pvt. Ltd., a Company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Dr. Himanshu Complex, Block Road, Koilwar Cowk, P.S.-Koilwar, Distt.-Ara (Bhojpur).
... ... Petitioner Versus
1. The State Of Bihar, Through Principal Secretary, Home Govt. Of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.
2. The Principal Secretary, Home, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.
3. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.
4. The Superintendent of Police, Patna
5. The Officer In Charge, Naubatpur Police Station,Patna
6. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna.
7. The Assistant Director, Mines and Geology Deptt., Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.
8. The District Magistrate cum Collector, Patna.
9. The Mines Inspector, District Mines Office, Patna ... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
(In all cases) For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.B. Upadhyay, Sr. Adv.
Mr.Suraj Samdarshi, Adv.
For the State : Mr.Gyan Prakash Ojha, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Singh, A.C. to G.A.-7 For Respondent Nos. 8 & 9 : Mr. Naresh Dikshit, Adv. Ms Kalpana, Adv.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 26-08-2019 Heard Mr. S.B. Upadhyay, learned senior advocate assisted by Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, learned advocate for the petitioner, Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, learned advocate for the State and Ms Kalpana, learned advocate for the respondent nos. 8 and 9. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 4/24
2. This order shall dispose of Cr.W.J.C. Nos. 540 of 2019, 676 of 2019, 693 of 2019 and 718 of 2019.
3. The aforementioned cases involve more or less identical facts and questions of law.
4. In all the writ petitions, parties are common except respondent no.5, who is Officer-in-charge of different police stations.
5. The petitioner is one of the Directors of Broad Son Commodities Pvt. Limited, a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. He has been made accused in Sigaudi P.S. Case No. 02 of 2018, Bhagwanganj P.S. Case No. 02 of 2018, Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 07 of 2018 and Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 07 of 2018.
6. The first information report (for short 'FIR) of the aforesaid four police cases have been registered under Sections 420, 406, 379 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code (for short 'IPC'), Section 21 of the Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 (for short 'MMDR Act'), Rules 40, 21 and 22 of the Bihar Minor Minerals Concession Rules, 1972 (for short '1972 Rules') and Section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (for short '1986 Act').
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 5/24
7. Since essential facts of all the cases are identical, the facts are being extracted from Cr.W.J.C. No. 540 of 2019.
8. In Cr.W.J.C. No. 540 of 2019, the prayer of the petitioner is to issue a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing Sigaudi P.S. Case No. 02 of 2018 registered on 09.01.2018 on the basis of a written report submitted by the Mines Inspector, Patna alleging therein that the Broad Son Commodities Pvt. Limited (for short 'Company') was settled sand ghats in Patna district for the period 2015-2019. Upon inquiry of the monthly report submitted for Chakiya-2, Jarka and Tikul sand ghats, it appears that excess sand had been excavated than prescribed in the mining plan and the environment clearance. It has been further alleged that the total quantity of excess mined sand is 76,98,625 cubic feet. The settlee did not perform mining work according to the approved mining plan and the environment clearance and thereby illegally excavated sand, which is in violation of Rules 22(2) and 21-A(3) and (4) of the 1972 Rules. He has further alleged that according to Rule 40(8) of the 1972 Rules, the cost of 76,98,625 cubic feet sand at the rate of Rs.7/- per cubic feet = Rs.5,38,90,375/- is recoverable from the Company. He has further alleged that the petitioner being one of the directors of the Company and other Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 6/24 officials have illegally excavated excess sand, which has caused loss to the exchequer and damage to the environment.
9. On the basis of the aforesaid written report of the Mines Inspector, Patna, after instituting the case, investigation has been taken up.
10. For the sake of convenience, necessary details of other police cases are also given here-in-below in tabular chart :-
Sl. Nos. Sand ghats from Quantity of excess Value of excess which excess excavated sand excavated sand excavation was made Cr.W.J.C. No. 676 of Sahora 95,07,800 cubic feet 6,65,54,600/-
2019 arising out of Khnia Bhagwanganj P.S. Patiranga Case No. 02 of 2018 Cr.W.J.C. No. 693 of Debdaha 93,23,200 cubic feet 6,52,62,400/- 2019 arising out of Pavera Dhanarua P.S. Case Satparsha No. 07 of 2018 Cr.W.J.C. No. 718 of Pakua 24,32,900 cubic feet 1,70,30,300/- 2019 arising out of Dumri Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 07 of 2018
11. Mr. S.B. Upadhyay, learned senior advocate appearing for the petitioner submitted that from perusal of the contents of the FIR, it would be evident that the only allegation of the informant is regarding excess mining of sand in comparison to the limit prescribed in the mining plan and environment clearance. He contended that the excess mining is entirely distinct from illegal mining. According to him, excess mining is not illegal mining. Illegal mining is defined in Section 2(iia) of Mineral Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 7/24 Concession Rules, 1960 framed under Section 13 of the MMDR Act. He pleaded that the Company is a valid settlee of the State of Bihar for mining sand in the district of Patna and, hence, Section 21 of the MMDR Act would not be attracted in case of the petitioner.
12. Advancing his arguments, Mr. Upadhyay, learned senior advocate submitted that the jurisdictional Magistrate cannot take cognizance of any offence under the MMDR Act or the 1972 Rules or 1986 Act in absence of any complaint under Section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short 'Cr.P.C') filed by a person authorized on behalf of the Government in view of express legal bar engrafted in the statutory provisions of the Acts and the Rules under which the petitioner is being prosecuted.
13. As far as allegations made under Section 379 of the IPC is concerned, Mr. Upadhyay has submitted that since the Company is a valid settlee and has not dishonestly removed any sand from the sand ghats, the ingredients of Section 379 of the IPC would not be attracted. He contended that the informant detected the fact of excess mining from the monthly returns filed by the Company. Had there been any intention of the Company to commit theft, it would not have reported about the excess mining in its monthly returns.
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14. In respect of allegations made under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC, he has submitted that from perusal of the FIR itself, it would appear that there is no averment about cheating or fraudulent intention of the petitioner at the time of entering into the contract. Thus, he submitted that the ingredients of the offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC would also not be attracted.
15. Referring to the new sand policy, notification of the State Government hearing 2887 dated 22.07.2014 and work orders in different calendar years, he has submitted that it has been provided that in case the Company excavates sand in excess, it shall be liable to pay royalty.
16. Lastly, he has submitted that the IPC does not provide for vicarious liability upon the director of the Company for any of the offences alleged to be committed by the Company. In absence of the Company having been impleaded as an accused, the petitioner cannot be charged and put on trial for the offences punishable under the Penal Code.
17. Per contra, Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, learned advocate appearing for the State submitted that the allegations made in the FIR would clearly attract the ingredients of the offences alleged. The petitioner has admitted that the Company has excavated more Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 9/24 sand from the respective sand ghats, which is in violation of terms and conditions of the agreement. He submitted that since it is also a case of theft of State revenue, the petitioner being one of the directors of the Company in whose favour settlements of sand ghats were made is liable to be prosecuted. He argued that the petitioner cannot take a plea of vicarious liability as he had actively participated in the excavation of excess sand from the sand ghats. According to him, it is the petitioner, who was the executive agent of the Company for the purposes of excavation of sand. He pleaded that though the petitioner has obtained environment clearance and was allowed to excavate the sand and there was capping limit per month for excavation of sand ghats, after verification of monthly returns filed by the petitioner, it was found that the Company had crossed the environment clearance capping limit. He urged that since the investigation into a cognizable offence is going on, it would not be proper to interdict the FIR at the stage of investigation.
18. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent nos. 8 and 9, it is stated that the Company was given lease for a period of five years on calendar year basis in terms of excavation limits from the rivers of the district. It was allowed to carry on its mining activities except during the ban period round Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 10/24 the calendar year and was also allowed to excavate the permitted level of capping limit per annum as per environment clearance given by the concerned authority.
19. Ms Kalpana, learned advocate appearing for the respondent nos. 8 and 9 submitted that since the Company violated the terms and conditions of the capping limit of environmental clearance, a case for prosecution is made out. She submitted that the investigation would reveal the correct facts. According to her also, since the allegations made in the FIR do attract the ingredients of a cognizable offence, it would not be proper for this Court to consider the case of the petitioner on merit. She has urged that as the Company, being juristic person has violated the terms and conditions of the licence granted for excavation of sand, there is no illegality in institution of the FIR against the petitioner, who was the executing agent-cum-director of the Company.
20. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and carefully perused the record, I find that in the year 2014 pursuant to a tender floated by the State of Bihar for settlement of sand ghats, the Company was the highest bidder in the district of Patna. Vide letter no. 961 dated 31.12.2014, a work order was issued in favour of the Company for mining activity on the sand ghats in the district of Patna. Thereafter, individual agreement was executed in Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 11/24 the month of December, 2014 between the Company and the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Patna. Upon monthly returns submitted by the petitioner, the Mining Inspector, Patna lodged Sigaudi P.S. Case No. 02 of 2018 under various provisions of the Acts and the rules referred to above.
21. From perusal of the contents of the FIR, it would be manifest that the only allegation of the informant is regarding excess mining of sand.
22. Clause 3(vii) of Appendix-1 of the new sand policy and Clause 5 of Appendix 2 of the said policy, as contained in Annexure-1 to the present application, provides that in case the settlee excavates sand in excess to the settlement amount then it shall pay royalty for the excess quantity of sand excavated.
23. Further, notification no. 2887 dated 22.07.2014 at Appendix 2 Clause 6(vii), as contained in Annexure-2 to the present application provides that in case the royalty of the sand excavated in any year is in excess to the settlement amount then excess royalty shall be paid by the settlee.
24. In the work orders for the calendar year 2015 at clause 11(xv) (Annexure-4) for the calendar year 2016 at clause 11(xiv) (Annexure-6), for the calendar year 2017 at clause 11(xiv), for the calendar year 2018 at clause 18(xiv) and for the calendar Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 12/24 year 2019 at clause 15(xiv) (Annexure-12), it has been provided that in case the settlee excavates sand in excess of the settlement amount, it shall be liable to pay the royalty for the excess sand so excavated.
25. Even in the agreement of the calendar years 2015 and 2016, as contained in Annexures-5 and 7 to this application, at Part III Clause 22, it is provided that "Settlee shall have to pay extra royalty in case he/they extract/mine sand excess to the bid amount in that calendar year".
26. Rule 26(b) of the 1972 Rules lays down that royalty shall be charged at the rates specified in Schedule II. For mining of sand, Schedule II prescribes the auctioned amount as the chargeable rate and Note II of Schedule II lays down that "the settlee shall pay the extra Royalty for the excess quantity of extracted and dispatched sand more than the equivalent action amount".
27. Neither the Sand Policy, 2013 nor the notification no. 2887 dated 22.07.2014 nor the work orders and agreements nor the Acts and the rules penalizes excess mining in any manner. It has specifically been stated in the sand policy, work orders, agreements and the relevant Acts and the rules that the excess mining shall be treated to be violation of the agreement or the Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 13/24 terms of the licence. The 1972 Rules do not categorize excess mining an offence. Thus, it would be evident that for mining in excess, the settlee shall be liable to pay excess royalty.
28. It has rightly been contended on behalf of the petitioner that excess mining unlike illegal mining is a civil wrong. It is not an illegal mining.
29. Illegal mining is defined in Section 2(iia) of the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 framed in exercise of powers conferred by Section 13 of the MMDR Act as under :-
"2(ii-a) "illegal mining" means any reconnaissance or prospecting or mining operation undertaken by any person or a company in any area without holding a reconnaissance permit or a prospecting licence or as the case may be, a mining lease as required under sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Act."
30. It is not the case of the informant that mining operation was carried out by the Company without permit. Hence, it cannot be said that the Company indulged in illegal mining.
31. Section 21 of the MMDR Act prescribes punishment for violation of Section 4(1) and 4(1-A), which prohibit mining activity except in accordance with the valid licence. It penalizes mining activity by a person, who does not have any licence. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 14/24
32. In the instant case, admitted case of the prosecution is that the Company is a valid settlee/licensee of the State of Bihar for mining sand in the district of Patna. Hence, offence punishable under Section 21 of the MMDR Act would not be attracted.
33. Section 22 of the MMDR Act reads as under :-
"22. Cognizance of offences.--No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or any rules made thereunder except upon complaint in writing made by a person authorised in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government."
34. A similar provision is contained under Rule 41 of the Rules of 1972, which reads as under :-
"41. Offence cognizable upon written complaints. - No Court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishable under these rules and no Court shall take cognizance of any offence under these rules, except upon a complaint made in writing by the [Competent Officer or Deputy Director of Mines or Additional Director of Mines or Director of Mines] or any other Officer empowered by the Government".
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35. In the instant case, the FIR has been registered by the Mines Inspector contrary to the requirements of Section 22 of the MMDR Act and Rule 41 of the 1972 Rules.
36. For the offence alleging violation of any provisions of the MMDR Act or any rules made thereunder, an FIR cannot be instituted rather a complaint in writing has to be made by a person authorized in this behalf.
37. The word 'complaint' has not been defined in MMDR Act or the rules framed thereunder. In absence of any definition of 'complaint' in the MMDR Act or the rules made thereunder, one has to look to the definition of 'complaint' given in the Cr.P.C.
38. Section 2(d) of the Cr.P.C defines 'complaint' as under :-
"2(d) "complaint" means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under this Code, that some person, whether known or unknown, has committed an offence, but does not include a police report."
39. In view of the definition of the complaint in Section 2(d) of the Cr.P.C, there cannot be any doubt that an FIR cannot be treated as a complaint. The moment an FIR is instituted in respect Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 16/24 of an offence, it is required that the same be investigated upon and once the investigation is completed, the report is required to be submitted before the court under Section 173(2) of the Cr.P.C. The police report submitted under Section 173(2) of the Cr.P.C cannot be treated as a complaint. Thus, it would be evident that Section 22 of the MMDR Act puts restriction on the court to take cognizance of an offence punishable under the MMDR Act or the rules made thereunder except on a written complaint made by a person authorized in this behalf by the State Government or the Central Government.
40. Similarly, Rule 41 of the 1972 Rules puts a restriction on the court to take cognizance of any offence under the said rules except upon a complaint. In other words, it can be said that the jurisdictional court can take cognizance of any offence under the MMDR Act or the rules made thereunder only upon a written complaint under Section 200 of the Cr.P.C filed by a person authorized in this behalf.
41. Hence, even if the allegations made in the FIR are accepted to be true, the police could not register an FIR in respect of the offences punishable under the MMDR Act or the rules made thereunder.
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42. As far as the offence punishable under Section 379 of the IPC is concerned, an argument has been advanced on behalf of the petitioner that in absence of any allegation that the Company excavated sand in a clandestine manner with an intent to remove mineral dishonestly, the offence punishable under Section 379 of the IPC would not be attracted against it. In support, reliance has been placed on the decision of the Suprem Court in State (NCT of Delhi) Vs. Sanjay, since reported in (2014) 9 SCC 772.
43. In State (NCT of Delhi) Vs. Sanjay (Supra), the Supreme Court observed as under :-
"71. However, there may be situation where a person without any lease or licence or any authority enters into river and extracts sands, gravels and other minerals and remove or transport those minerals in a clandestine manner with an intent to remove dishonestly those minerals from the possession of the State, is laible to be punished for committing such offence under Sections 378 and 379 of the Indian Penal Code.
72. From a close reading of the provisions of the MMDR Act and the offence defined under Section 378 IPC, it is manifest that the ingredients constituting the offence are different. The contravention of terms and conditions of mining lease or doing mining Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 18/24 activity in violation of Section 4 of the Act is an offence punishable under Section 21 of the MMDR Act, whereas dishonestly removing sand, gravel and other minerals from the river, which is the property of the State, out of the State's possession without the consent, constitute an offence of theft. Hence, merely because initiation of proceeding for commission of an offence under the MMDR Act on the basis of complaint cannot and shall not debar the police from taking action against persons for committing theft of sand and minerals in the manner mentioned above by exercising power under the Code of Criminal Procedure and submit a report before the Magistrate for taking cognizance against such persons. In other words, in a case where there is a theft of sand and gravel from the government land, the police can register a case, investigate the same and submit a final report under Section 173 CrPC before a Magistrate having jurisdiction for the purpose of taking cognizance as provided in Section 190(1)(d) of the Code of Criminal Procedure."
(emphasis mine)
43. Thus, it would be evidentfrom the ratio laid down by the Supreme Court in State (NCT of Delhi) Vs. Sanjay (Supra), that in case a person without any lease or licence or any authority Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 19/24 extracts minerals in a clandestine manner with an intent to remove dishonestly from the possession of the State, the ingredients of the offence punishable under Section 379 of the IPC would be attracted. But, if the person having valid licence or lease or authority excavates minerals in excess of the quantity for which permission is granted, it cannot be said that the ingredients of the offence punishable under Section 379 of the IPC is attracted.
44. In so far as the offences under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC are concerned, since the petitioner is a valid licensee, it cannot be said that there was an intention to cheat right from the beginning. The petitioner was filing his returns and on the basis of returns filed by him, the informant came to know that the Company had excavated sand in excess to the permissible limit. Thus, in absence of any mens rea as also any dishonest intention to cheat right from the beginning, the ingredients of the offences punishable under Sections 406 and 420 of the IPC would also not be attracted.
45. That apart, it has rightly been contended that concept of vicarious liability is unknown to criminal law. IPC does not provide for vicarious liability upon the directors of the company for any offence alleged to be committed by a company. In absence of company having been impleaded as an accused, the petitioner Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 20/24 cannot be charged and put on trial for the offence punishable under the IPC.
46. In S.K. Alagh Vs. State of U.P., since reported in (2008) 5 SCC 662, the Supreme Court observed as under :-
"The Penal Code, save and except some provisions specifically providing therefor, does not contemplate any vicarious liability on the part of a party who is not charged directly for commission of an offence."
47. In the FIR, there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. The allegation of excess mining is against the Company. The Company has not been made an accused in the case. In that view of the matter also, the petitioner cannot be prosecuted for any of the offences punishable under the IPC.
48. Another Section under which the FIR has been instituted is Section 15 of the 1986 Act, which reads as under :-
"15. Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and directions.--(1) Whoever fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made or orders or directions issued thereunder, shall, in respect of each such failure or contravention, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both, and in Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 21/24 case the failure or contravention continues, with additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day during which such failure or contravention continues after the conviction for the first such failure or contravention. (2) If the failure or contravention referred to in sub-section (1) continues beyond a period of one year after the date of conviction, the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years.
49. Section 19 of the 1986 Act provides for taking cognizance of the offences under the Act, which reads as under :
"19. Cognizance of offences.--No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint made by--
(a) the Central Government or any authority or officer authorised in this behalf by that Government; or
(b) any person who has given notice of not less than sixty days, in the manner prescribed, of the alleged offence and of his intention to make a complaint, to the Central Government or the authority or officer authorised as aforesaid."
50. In exercise of power conferred under clause (a) of Section 19 of the 1986 Act, the Central Government has authorized the Government of the State (represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Chairman or Principal Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 22/24 Secretary of the State Board for the prevention and control of water, pollution constituted under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) or a State Board for the prevention and control of air pollution constituted under Section 5 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981) for the whole of the State of Bihar and the water in the whole of the district while Standing Order 394(e) dated 16th March, 1987.
51. In the instant case, the informant is the Mining Inspector. Apart from the fact that no complaint as mandated under Section 19 of the Environment (Protection) Act has been lodged, the informant a Mining Inspector is not the officer authorized for the purpose of Section 19(a) of the Act.
52. In view of the restrictions imposed on the court to take cognizance of an offence except on a complaint made by the Central Government or any authority or officer authorized or any person, who has given notice of not less than 60 days under Section 19 of the 1986 Act, institution of the FIR in question under Section 15 of the 1986 Act is patently bad in law.
53. In view of the discussions made above, it would be apparent that in a case where mining activities were being carried out in violation of the mining plan or environment clearance, Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2019 dt.26-08-2019 23/24 prosecution could have been launched only by way of filing complaint in accordance with law and not otherwise. In a case instituted before the police under Section 154 of the Cr.P.C, the jurisdictional Magistrate cannot take cognizance of the offence. Since the MMDR Act and the rules made thereunder as also the 1986 Rules are special statutes, in view of sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Cr.P.C there cannot be any manner of doubt whatsoever that the provisions prescribed under the special statute shall prevail over the provisions of the Cr.P.C. It is well settled position in law that if a special statute lays down a procedure, the procedure laid down under the general statute shall not be followed.
54. Since the present FIR is against express legal bar created by the MMDR Act, 1972 Rules and the 1986 Rules and none of the ingredients of the offences under the Indian Penal Code are attracted, in the opinion of this Court, allowing the prosecutions to continue would amount to an abuse of the process of the court.
55. Accordingly, the writ petitions are allowed. The FIRs of Sigaudi P.S. Case No. 02 of 2018, Bhagwanganj P.S. Case No. 02 of 2018, Dhanarua P.S. Case No. 07 of 2018 and Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 07 of 2018 are hereby quashed.
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56. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated upon the issue of civil liability arising out of excess mining of sand by the petitioner. Any of the observations made in these cases would have no consequence in any proceedings, which may arise between the parties in respect of civil liability.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Pradeep/-
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WITNESS LIST Natural Resources Committee April 14, 1999-2:00P HB 2274 For: Albin, Tom (Wells Branch Neighborhood Association) Walters, Charles (Wells Branch Municipal Utility District) HB 2901 For: Duke, James H., Jr. (Self) Harris, John (Texas Association of Builders; Texas CABA) Higginbotham, T. J. (Self and Hays County Judge) Moore, Michael D. (Self and Greater San Antonio Builders Association; Texas Association of Builders; Kaufman & Broad) Murfee, George W. (Self) Savoy, Philip G. (Self and Take Back Texas) Walther, Allen (Self and Hays County) West, Donald L. (Self) Against: Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club) Sprinkle, G. K. (League of Women Voters of Texas) On: Petersen, Ken (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission) Vickery, Mark (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission) HB 2916 For: Freeman, Ronald J. (Lone Star Growers; Richard M. Kleberg, Jr. Family Trusts) Harden, James C. (Montellaro's Nursery Inc.) Mendelsohn, Sylvia Ruiz (Self) Sabalka, David (Lone Star Growers) Stewart, Michael K. (Self and Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association) Against: Ellis, Gregory M. (Edwards Aquifer Authority) Johnson, Russell S. (City of San Antonio; San Antonio Water Sytem) Keith, Bob (Self) Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club) Thuss, Michael F. (City of San Antonio; San Antonio Water System) HB 3090 For: Maddox, Patricia (Self and West Houston Association) Rea, Vesta (Self) Taylor, Glenn (Waller County) Against: Curry, James (Greater Greenspoint Management District) Drake, Jack (Greater Greenspoint Management District; North Houston-Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce) Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter and Houston Regional Group, Sierra Club) Richie, Carl S. (City of Houston) Roach, Joe (Self and City of Houston) Vacar, Richard (City of Houston) Young, Maryann (Katy Prairie Conservancy; Houston Conservation Voters) HB 3244 For: Higginbotham, T. J. (Self) Savoy, Philip G. (Self and Take Back Texas) Against: Kramer, Ken (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club) On: Petersen, Ken (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission) Vickery, Mark (Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission) HB 3594 For: Gwyn, Gary (Brazos River Authority) Ray, Tom (Brazos River Authority) Settle, Charles F. (City of Houston) HB 3796 For: Boyle, John F., Jr. (Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District) Brune, David H. (Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District) HB 3797 For: Boyle, John F., Jr. (Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District) Brune, David H. (Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District) HB 3798 For: Stafford, Harrison, II (Jackson County) HB 3804 For: Graham, Frank (Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority) Kelsey, Richard H. (Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority) HB 3808 For: Heath, Patrick (City of Boerne) Kight, John C. (Self and Kendall County)


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--- title: Arduino Weather Station with datalogging author: Gertjan Verhoeven date: '2019-03-05' summary: In this post, I show how to create a Arduino-based atmospheric sensor prototype capable of storing large amounts of data on a microSD card. slug: arduino-atmospheric-datalogger draft: FALSE categories: - Electronics tags: - Arduino header: image: "headers/IMG_2960.jpg" preview: FALSE ---
In this post, I show how to create a Arduino-based atmospheric sensor circuit capable of storing large amounts of data on a microSD card.
Nowadays, one can buy a commercial Thermo/Hygro datalogger for 50 Euro online (i.e. https://www.vitalitools.nl/lascar-electronics-el-usb-2-datalogger). However, I decided that it would be a nice project to learn more about Arduino, in particular how to interface it with a microSD card. So i made one myself. Working with SD cards has the advantage of having a huge storage capacity. To give you an impression: Below we analyse 10K measurements stored in a 60 Kb file, the SD card can hold 4 Gb!
After some research I ordered:
As the BME-280 sensor operates at 3.3V and my Arduino Nano at 5V, I also ordered a four channel Logic Level Converter to convert the 5V I2C on the Arduino side of the LLC to 3.3V on the BME-280 side.
To make the circuit Mains powered, i took an old Samsung mobile phone Charger (5V 0.7A), cutoff the plug and attached it to the breadboard.
The breadboard layout (created using Fritzing) is shown below:
At first i was using the Arduino 5V pin (with Arduino connected to USB at the front of my Desktop PC, these USB ports might have lower current) to power both the SD card and the Level converter. Separately they would work fine, but together in one circuit the SD card gave erratic results. I guessed that current consumption was too high, and during testing I used the 5V charger as power supply for the SD card. During actual usage I used the 5V charger to power both the SD card AND the Arduino Nano, which worked nicely.
Coding was simple, i just combined the example code and libraries for a SPI SD card and for a BME-280 I2C sensor. I put the code on GitHub anyway as a reference.
I ended up testing the device by letting it collect measurements in four different places within the house. In the following order:
After collecting the data I put the microSD card in a microSD card reader and copied the DATALOG.TXT
CSV file to my pc for analysis in R
.
df <- read.csv2("DATALOG.TXT", header = F)
colnames(df) <- c("Time", "Temp", "Hum", "Pressure")
# give the four traces a unique ID
df$start_trace <- ifelse(df$Time == 0, 1, 0)
df$trace_id <- cumsum(df$start_trace)
mdf <- melt(df, id.vars = c("Time", "trace_id"))
## Warning in melt(df, id.vars = c("Time", "trace_id")): The melt generic in
## data.table has been passed a data.frame and will attempt to redirect to the
## relevant reshape2 method; please note that reshape2 is deprecated, and this
## redirection is now deprecated as well. To continue using melt methods from
## reshape2 while both libraries are attached, e.g. melt.list, you can prepend the
## namespace like reshape2::melt(df). In the next version, this warning will become
## an error.
## Warning: attributes are not identical across measure variables; they will be
## dropped
# label the four traces
trace_id <- 1:4
trace_name <- c("Living room", "Basement",
"Bedroom 1st floor", "Bathroom 1st floor")
cod <- data.table(trace_id, trace_name =
factor(trace_name, levels = trace_name))
mdf <- data.table(merge(mdf, cod, by = "trace_id"))
mdf <- mdf[, value := as.numeric(value)]
We start with the pressure measurements. This is supposed to be a proxy for altitude.
ggplot(mdf[mdf$variable == "Pressure" & Time > 1],
aes(x = Time, y = value,
color = variable, group = variable)) +
geom_point(col = "grey") +
facet_grid(~ trace_name) + geom_smooth(size = 1)
## `geom_smooth()` using method = 'loess' and formula 'y ~ x'
The basement, which is the lowest, has the highest pressure. But the difference between living room (ground floor) and the two rooms at the first floor is less pronounced. What is not so clear is what drives the changes in pressure WHILE the sensor is at a particular location, i.e. in the basement, or on the 1st floor. But no time to dwell on that, let's move on to the temperature!
ggplot(mdf[mdf$variable == "Temp" & Time > 1],
aes(x = Time, y = value,
color = variable, group = variable)) +
geom_point() + facet_grid(~ trace_name)
Here, it appears that the sequence of the rooms can explain the slowly changing patterns of temperature. We started out in the Living room at 21C (The thermostat was set at 20C at that time). Then towards the cold basement. It appears that temperature needed some time to equilibrate, possibly because the breadboard was placed on an elevated plastic box, insulating it from below. In the bedroom it was placed on the (cold) floor, and it was already cold from the basement. Then in the bathroom, the final location, it went up, probably due to the floor being heated to keep the bathroom at 18C.
Finally, the relative humidity. This appears super strongly correlated with the temperature.
ggplot(mdf[mdf$variable == "Hum" & Time > 1],
aes(x = Time, y = value, color = variable,
group = variable)) +
geom_point() + facet_grid(~ trace_name)
Here we see that the living room is at a agreeable 45% RH. The basement has a higher RH percentage, expected because it's colder.
According to Wikipedia:
Humans can be comfortable within a wide range of humidities depending on the temperature—from 30% to 70%[14]—but ideally between 50%[15] and 60%.[16] Very low humidity can create discomfort, respiratory problems, and aggravate allergies in some individuals.
The bedroom is also at a nice humidity level of 55% RH. The bathroom floor was being heated, and this unsurprisingly reduces the local RH to below 40%.
It all seems to work pretty well. Measurement quality appears reasonable, with temperature and humidity consistent and with little noise, whereas the pressure reading needs some averaging / smoothing to get a stable signal.
I had great fun making this device!


Use of global positioning system (GPS) technology has become a standard method of data collection in epidemiology and public health studies.
However, in dense urban environments, GPS measurements are highly prone to error as signals bounce off large buildings and other structures.
Formally defined as multipath error, these reflections increase the distance that the GPS signal must travel to reach the receiver—causing miscalculations in position.
Multipath problems can result in locations that seemingly wander or jump as the signal is dropped and regained.
Although the error associated with these split second delays may seem negligible, the multipath phenomena can substantially impact positional accuracy and tracking measurements.
Disclaimer: Student and volunteer data, no students were harmed during these experiments!


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Abstract
Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) develop from haemogenic endothelium (HE) within embryonic arterial vessels such as the aorta of the aorta-gonad-mesonephros region (AGM). To identify the signals responsible for HSC formation, we used single cell RNA-sequencing to simultaneously analyze the transcriptional profiles of AGM-derived cells transitioning from HE to HSC, and AGM-derived endothelial cells which provide signals sufficient to support HSC maturation and self-renewal. Pseudotemporal ordering revealed dynamics of gene expression during the HE to HSC transition, identifying surface receptors specifically expressed on developing HSCs. Transcriptional profiles of niche endothelial cells enabled identification of corresponding ligands, including those signaling to Notch receptors, VLA-4 integrin, and CXCR4, which, when integrated in an engineered platform, were sufficient to support the generation of engrafting HSCs. These studies provide a transcriptional map of the signaling interactions necessary for the development of HSCs and advance the goal of engineering HSC for therapeutic applications.
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Storyboard TTC2011HelloWorldConstantTransformation1
A constant transformation that creates a Greeting object
Create class model and generate implementation:
The code that builds and runs the transformation / pattern looks like:
GreetingPO greetingPO = (GreetingPO) new Pattern<Pattern>() .startCreate() .has(new GreetingPO()); greetingPO.hasText("Hello World");
Check: Constant transformation has match true
At runtime the object structure for the pattern and for the hostgraph looks like:
For completeness just the host graph:
TTC2011HelloWorldConstantTransformation1 number of matches is 1
For fairness, the java code that does this transformation looks like:
Greeting greeting = new Greeting() .withText("Hello World");


WITNESS LIST Appropriations-S/C on General Government Committee June 16, 2004-9:30A Interim Charge #2 On: Atkins, Billy (Texas Lottery Commission) Bass, James (Texas Department of Transportation) Behrens, P.E., Michael W. (Texas Department of Transportation) Buerschinger, Charlie (Texas Veterans Commission) Combs, Susan (Texas Department of Agriculture) Deiters, Kevin (Fire Fighter's Pension Commission) Deviney, Lee (Texas Lottery Commission) Flores, Linda (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) Greer, Reagan (Texas Lottery Commission) Grymkoski, Jeff (State Auditor's Office) Hamilton, Billy (Comptroller of Public Accounts) Hillman, Bob (Texas Animal Health Commission) Isom, Rex (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board) Laine, Larry (General Land Office) Lundquist, Karen (Texas Ethics Commission) Miller, Lisa Ivie (Fire Fighter's Pension Commission) Nichols, Robert L. (Texas Transportation Commission) Nier, James E. (Texas Veterans Commission) Oswald, Johnny (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board) Polan, Gaye (State Preservation Board) Rougeau, Susan (Fire Fighter's Pension Commission) Sampson, Susan (Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority) Settemeyer, Herman (Texas River Compact Commissions) Shankle, Glenn (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) Smith, Virginia P. "Ginger" (Texas Pension Review Board) Vickery, Mark (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) Wayne, Ralph (Texas Ethics Commission) Zajicek, Kenny (Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board) Zeeck, Stephen (State Preservation Board)


The Brief: Von der Leyen changes controversial portfolio
by Méabh Mc MahonUrsula von der Leyen, Commission President in waiting, has rolled back on her controversial Commissioner post, Protecting our European way of life. The title will now be Promoting our European way of life.
When the title was announced in September, the president-elect received a lot of criticism, but stood behind her decision. Now it seems she has changed her mind.
"I would have loved to see that the title was changed completely. But at least it is a success that it is now saying we are not protecting ourselves against other people. So this is indeed a progress," German MEP Tiemo Wölken said.
Von Der Leyen is delayed taking office after Parliament rejected her proposed Commissioners from Hungary, Romania and France.
As new candidates have been nominated, it is their time to face a grilling.
The French nominee Thierry Breton, is already ruffling feathers.
"Now he is going to be responsible for digital issues and he was the CEO of a company dealing with digital issues. So there is, more or less, always a potential conflict of interest," Wölken explained.
French MEP Chistophe Grudler is confidant in the nomination from Paris. 01.18
"He is the right man, he is a man of action, he has a lot of experience on all the topics of his portfolio," Grudler said.
While things seem calm now, MEPs are keen to get on with the job.
"Continuing in limboland it is not helpful. We want to move on with the job that we were elected to do for sure. So they need to sort in one way or the other. But, am I happy with the team as assembled? Of course I am not," Irish MEP Clare Daly said.
Von der Leyen and her new Commission are set to take office on December 1.


Seriously cross-platform with HTML5
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Check in with your friends by sending them a lil ping. The "Box" is a little device that sits on your desk that lets you send and receive pings.
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7 RSAF aircraft land in Savarkar International Airport in India after 'technical issue' with F-16
SINGAPORE: Seven Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft diverted from their flight path on Thursday (Oct 31) and landed at Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, India, after a technical issue with an RSAF F-16 jet.
The six RSAF F-16 fighter aircraft and a C-130 transport aircraft made the diversion at about 12.15pm. They were en route to Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal, India to participate in the RSAF-Indian Air Force Joint Military Training.
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DataSources¶
Data Sources are helpers to define paddle training data or testing data.
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paddle.trainer_config_helpers.data_sources.
define_py_data_sources2
(train_list, test_list, module, obj, args=None)¶ Define python Train/Test data sources in one method. If train/test use the same Data Provider configuration, module/obj/args contain one argument, otherwise contain a list or tuple of arguments. For example:
define_py_data_sources2(train_list="train.list", test_list="test.list", module="data_provider" # if train/test use different configurations, # obj=["process_train", "process_test"] obj="process", args={"dictionary": dict_name})
The related data provider can refer to here.
Parameters: - train_list (basestring) – Train list name.
- test_list (basestring) – Test list name.
- module (basestring or tuple or list) – python module name. If train and test is different, then pass a tuple or list to this argument.
- obj (basestring or tuple or list) – python object name. May be a function name if using PyDataProviderWrapper. If train and test is different, then pass a tuple or list to this argument.
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Returns: None
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These are questions about the app itself.
What information can I get about the subway stations?
How can I delete a trip from the history?
Which services do I need to activate on my phone/tablet so that UnderLX works correctly?
I need to take a bus, train or boat to continue my trip, how can I find information about it?
Does UnderLX have any usage fee?
Is UnderLX related to the Lisbon Metro?
How can I download all the extra content (station trivia and connections)?


 There are bound to be a few people who might trip up as to what your identity actually is and how to address you.
Fake moustaches
Just show up with a fake moustache one day. Don’t mention it unless someone asks about it. Some people will do a solid double-take the first time you start speaking in a meeting.
Wear multiple name tags
In this one you wear multiple different name tags at the same time.  And each name/character comes with their own different background story and what they do now and stuff like that.


mi9-web-service
Mi9 Web Service Coding Challenge
By Paul Harvey (harvest316)
Installation
Download node at nodejs.org and install it, if you haven't already.
npm install mi9-web-service --save
Tests
npm install
npm test
The sample request provided by Mi9 contains both wanted and unwanted shows
The sample response provided by Mi9 contains only the wanted shows
Wanted shows are DRM enabled with at least one episode
The Mi9 Web Service:
√ Should Return Mi9 Sample Response Given Mi9 Sample Request
√ Should Return Only Wanted Shows Given Only Wanted Shows
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Skip + Take > TotalRecords
√ Should Return Single Show Given Single Wanted Show
√ Should Return Empty Response Given Single Unwanted Show
√ Should Return Empty Response Given Only Zero-Episode Shows
√ Should Return Empty Response Given Only Non-DRM Shows
√ Should Return 404 Not Found Given Unknown Path
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Missing Request
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Null Request
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Empty JSON Request
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Empty String Request
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Empty Payload
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Invalid Schema
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Invalid MIME Type
√ Should Return 400 Parse Error Given Non-JSON Request
- Should Return Wanted Shows 1..4 Given Mi9 Sample Request And Skip Is 0 And Take Is 4
- Should Return Wanted Shows 5..7 Given Mi9 Sample Request And Skip Is 4 And Take Is 4
The Test Data:
√ sampleRequest Should Return 10 Records
√ sampleResponse Should Return 7 Records
√ emptyResponse Should Return 0 Records
√ requestWithEmptyPayload Should Return Valid Fields
√ requestWithJustOneShow Should Return 1 Record
√ requestWithOnlyNonDRMShows Should Return 2 Records
√ requestWithOnlyZeroEpisodeShows Should Return 3 Records
√ requestWithOnlyValidShows Should Return 7 Records
Dependencies
- async: Higher-order functions and common patterns for asynchronous code
- body-parser: Node.js body parsing middleware
- express: Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework
- underscore: JavaScript's functional programming helper library.
- winston: A multi-transport async logging library for Node.js
Dev Dependencies
- chai: BDD/TDD assertion library for node.js and the browser. Test framework agnostic.
- chai-json-schema: Chai plugin for JSON Schema v4
- debug: small debugging utility
- dotenv: Loads environment variables from .env file
- expect.js: BDD style assertions for node and the browser.
- grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner
- grunt-contrib-jshint: Validate files with JSHint.
- grunt-jsdoc: Integrates jsdoc3 generation into your Grunt build
- grunt-simple-mocha: A simple wrapper for running tests with Mocha.
- jsdoc: An API documentation generator for JavaScript.
- mocha: simple, flexible, fun test framework
- superagent: elegant & feature rich browser / node HTTP with a fluent API
License
MIT
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'Capricorn One'
A movie review by Walter Frith
The details are sketchy but I seem to recall watching an interview on television news a couple of years back where a Hubble telescope analyst was asked when we'll see pictures of what American astronauts left on the moon. The astronauts left the American flag, a space cart and a plaque to commemorate the historic event which is visible at the beginning of 1996's 'Independence Day' as the menacing mother ship from an alien world makes its way towards Earth. The analyst mentioned something to the effect that because of the curvature of the moon and the angle of the telescope's placement that seeing pictures of the American souvenirs left behind would not be possible. Many have speculated without evidence that the moon landing in 1969 was a hoax, a mission carried out on a sound stage much like the ones prepared for motion pictures using a pressure chamber to simulate the lack of gravity that comes with a moon walk but the evidence in support of the moon landing appears to be overwhelming but after seeing the effects of the 'Apollo 13' mission in reality and in Ron Howard's 1995 film and the constant glitches experienced by NASA which remain to this day, it is a question that lurks in the back of many minds.
Major conspiracies in movies have been present long before Oliver Stone made 1991's 'JFK' and frankly I'm sick of all the criticism Stone takes every time he puts a movie out where conspiracy jokes ran wild in view of his selected subject matter. Director Peter Hyams ('The Star Chamber', '2010', 'The Relic') displays a major conspiracy by the American space program in which some will kill to protect their sinister secret of a faked mission to Mars. I'm talking about his 1978 film, 'Capricorn One'.
Three astronauts (James Brolin, Sam Waterston and O.J.Simpson) are hand picked to lead America's next venture into outer space. They are informed by a bureaucrat and conspiracy participant (Hal Holbrook) before the mission to Mars takes off that it won't work. The trio are threatened if they don't go along with the cover-up and their lives, their futures and the future of their families is indirectly threatened. They are expected to present a false senses of hope that the space program can reach unlimited success even if it means creating lies that will sell.
The three astronauts decide at the last minute that they will pull the plug and expose the entire thing and their efforts take a turn for the worst when they end up in the desert chased by government assassins who intend to kill them. The entire story is picked up and followed by an investigative reporter (Elliott Gould) who also becomes a target for elimination when he gets too close to the truth.
'Capricorn One' moves like an infectious and hypnotizing thriller as it develops a somewhat familiar path into Hitchcock territory but although its characteristics are heightened by movie making choosing to enhance the theory of suspension of disbelief to a maximum effect, it still is an entertaining ride with a great final sequence that you've never seen before.
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Rider yields gun, held
by Steve A. GosuicoSAN JOSE CITY – Two men who were flagged down for not wearing helmets were nabbed after one of them yielded a gun during checkpoint operations conducted here on Friday night.
City police head, Lt. Col. Heryl Bruno, identified the alleged gun possessor as Rolando Ragel, 48, farmer, of Purok 4, Salvacion 1, Lupao, Nueva Ecija.
His back-rider, who like him was not wearing a helmet, was identified as Dionisio De Menia, 49, of Purok 4, Salvacion 1, Lupao.
Bruno said his men conducting checkpoint operations along the Maharlika Highway in Bgy. F. E. Marcos collared the duo at 10:30 p.m.
The duo were on board an SYM Bonus 110 motorcycle when they were flagged down. But during a routine inspection, Ragel was seen in possession of a cal. 38 revolver.


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Preparation time
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Cooking time
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Serves
Serves 4
These delicious fritters are an excellent addition to a tapas spread or great as a simple starter.
For the aioli, put the garlic cloves onto a chopping board and crush them under the blade or a large knife.
Remove the papery skins, sprinkle the garlic with the salt and work into a smooth paste using the knife blade.
Scrape the garlic paste into a bowl and add the egg yolk.
Whisk together, then very gradually whisk in the olive oil to make a thick mayonnaise –like mixture.
For the fritters, sift the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and add 300ml/10fl oz water and the wine.
Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the liquid to make a batter, then whisk until you have a thick cream. Fold in the prawns, spring onions and parsley.
Pour ½cm/¼in of olive oil into a large frying pan and place over a high heat. Leave until hot but not smoking, or until a drop of the batter sizzles immediately. (CAUTION: Hot oil can be very dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
Carefully drop large spoonfuls of the batter into the pan and spread each one out a little with the back of the spoon so they develop lovely thin, crispy edges as they cook. Don’t be tempted to overcrowd the pan – only cook 2-3 at a time.
Cook, turning the fritters over every now and then, for about two minutes or until puffed up and golden brown on both sides.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a tray lined with plenty of kitchen paper. Eat straight away while they are still hot and crisp.


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[telegram] <tobiasnunes> If you have a "wrong" opinion about the president you may suffer
[telegram] <tobiasnunes> So it's a way to make sheep's out of people
[telegram] <tobiasnunes> If the government wants you to work 20 hours a day, and you don't they can ban your addresses
[telegram] <ionstar> Control is important to governments. Key is to keep most of the population to a level where they can just support themselves, and bring in th emoney for the government. Having too many rich people makes the job carrousel stall, causing less income. (re @tobiasnunes: So it's a way to make sheep's out of people)
[telegram] <tobiasnunes> They can enslave us, and we should think well how to prevent that to happen.
[telegram] <ionstar> Who would then want to be a baker, butcher, clerk, etc
[telegram] <tobiasnunes> Not everyone can be rich that's true. I think everyone can have a good life though. And we are not talking here about normal jobs. A bad government can decide that it is necessary to have a lot of soldiers that work 20 hours a day, or that clean a radio active city. Who does not do will get in trouble
[telegram] <tobiasnunes> But it can also be a way to prevent opinions about politics and stuff.  No more taxes for them. (re @tobiasnunes: Not everyone can be rich that's true. I think everyone can have a good life though. And we are not talking here about normal jobs. A bad government can decide that it is necessary to have a lot of soldiers that work 20 hours a day, or that clean a radio active city. Who does not do will get in trouble)
[telegram] <yorklab> "What’s KMD gonna hit this time around you guys think?
$15 last time"
"jl777c Yesterday at 11:52 PM
it should be well above that
but it will be after BTC has peaked"
The current price drop sucks, but be patient.
[telegram] <I3hARGAV> Rebranding shud help kmd go way beyond previous ath.. (re @yorklab: "What’s KMD gonna hit this time around you guys think?
$15 last time"
"jl777c Yesterday at 11:52 PM
it should be well above that
but it will be after BTC has peaked"
The current price drop sucks, but be patient.)
[telegram] <ionstar> I wonder what the rebranding will be. (re @I3hARGAV: Rebranding shud help kmd go way beyond previous ath..)
[telegram] <yorklab> "jl777c Today at 1:33 AM
i think by the end of this year, nobody will feel that kmd marketing is a fail"
"jl777c Today at 1:38 AM
yes, BTC dominance getting to 60% (highest mark in recent years) that has nothing to do with the price of all alts going down
just wait for the second half of this year
i cannot divulge any details
but i am buying KMD"
[telegram] <ionstar> Sounds like insider trading ;) (re @yorklab: "jl777c Today at 1:33 AM
i think by the end of this year, nobody will feel that kmd marketing is a fail"
"jl777c Today at 1:38 AM
yes, BTC dominance getting to 60% (highest mark in recent years) that has nothing to do with the price of all alts going down
just wait for the second half of this year
i cannot divulge any details
but i am buying KMD")
[telegram] <yorklab> The fact that Komodo has a lot going on the second half of this year is no secret. It's all the details we don't know yet.
[telegram] <ionstar> But this drop is a good opportunity to buy back some KMD that I converted to Pirate last week.


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