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Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 1 STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, PUNJAB Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 Date of Institution : 13.06.2016 Date of Reserve : 17.07.2017 Date of Decision : 27.07.2017 Kulvinder Singh S/o Sh.Nazar Singh R/o 3173, Sector 71, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali, Through his Special Power of Attorney namely Sh.Lakhwinder Singh S/o Sh.Rajinder Singh R/o BPO Samundra Garhsankar Tehsil, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab. ....Complainant Versus 1. The Sherwood Officers Society, through its Chairman/Vice Chairman/General Secretary/Founder Members, Sherwood Estate, Landran Chunni Road, Sector 113, Mohali. 2nd Address The Sherwood Officers Society, Sherwood Estate, Through its Chairman/Vice Chairman/ General Secretary/Founder Members, Opp. New Cantt. Wagha By-Pass, Amritsar. 2. Sh.Praneet Bhardwaj, S/o Late Sh.Devinder Sahai, Chairman/ Founder Member, The Sherwood Officers Society, Sherwood Estate, Landran Chunni Road, Sector 113, Mohali. 3. Sh.Parampal Singh Sidhu, S/o S. Harpal Singh Sidhu, Vice Chairman/ Founder Member, The Sherwood Officers Society, Sherwood Estate, Landran Chunni Road, Sector 113, Mohali. 4. M/s RKM Housing Ltd., through its Chairman/ Vice Chairman/ President/ General Secretary/ Founder Members/ Authorized Signatory, SCO 1-2-3-4, Behind Chandigarh Engineering College, Sector 112, Landran, S.A.S. Nagar, Mohali. ..........Opposite parties Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 2 Complaint under Section 17(1)(a)(i) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Quorum:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Paramjeet Singh Dhaliwal, President Mr. Gurcharan Singh Saran, Judicial Member Present:- For the complainant : Sh.Neeraj Sobti, Advocate For opposite parties No.1to3 : Sh.A.K.Verma, Advocate For opposite party No.4 : None GURCHARAN SINGH SARAN, JUDICIAL MEMBER ORDER
The complainant has filed this complaint on the averments that opposite party No.1 is a Registered Cooperative Society registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 whereas opposite parties No.2 & 3 are its Chairman and Vice Chairman. Apart from other objectives, they are providing housing facilities and had advertised for their project in the name and style of 'Sherwood Estate', in Sector 113, Mohali. The complainant being interested to purchase the residential plot for his own personal living, booked the same on the basis of advertisement given by the opposite parties. He visited their office situated at Mohali. The complainant alongwith the application paid a sum of Rs.10,87,500/- vide receipt dated 13.11.2011 and Rs.21,000/- towards Membership fee on 01.09.2011. Opposite parties allotted a residential plot measuring 300 sq. yards at the rate of Rs.14,500/- per sq.yards in favour of the complainant. As per clause 9 of the allotment letter, opposite parties assured him to hand over the possession of the plot within a period of one and half year from the date of booking i.e. 01.09.2011. However, they failed to develop the said land as per the terms and conditions mentioned in the allotment letter and to hand over the possession of the plot within Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 3 the stipulated period. Rather, they decided to hand over the project to Opposite party No.4 i.e. RKM Housing Ltd., Mohali and pleaded that the said project will be started immediately and the possession shall be handed over to the buyers within a short period. The complainant signed the consent letter for the MoU dated 15.07.2014 executed between opposite parties No.1 to 3 and opposite party No.4 with the understanding that the possession of the plot shall be handed over to the complainant shortly. However, the revised allotment letter No.RKM/093 dated 09.03.2015 was issued to the complainant by opposite party No.4, wherein they stated that the possession shall be handed over within a period of 20 months. In the month of December, 2015, the complainant came to know that GMADA had issued a letter to the Punjab Govt. stating that opposite parties No.1 to 3 in connivance with opposite party No.4 are grabbing the money from the general public and have failed to complete the project. Alleging deficiency in service, the present complaint has been filed by the complainant seeking refund of Rs.41,08,500/- alongwith interest at the rate of 18% per annum; Rs.5,00,000/- as compensation towards mental harassment; and Rs.50,000/- towards litigation expenses; Rs.1,00,000/- towards counsel fee;
2. Upon notice, Sh.A.S.Verma, Advocate, had filed his power of attorney on behalf of opposite parties No.1 to 3 but he has filed the written statement only on behalf of opposite parties No.1 and
3. In their written reply they raised the objections that the complaint is not maintainable in the present form against the opposite parties as he did not come to the Forum with clean hands and suppressed the material facts and that the complainant failed to make the payment as Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 4 per the schedule given along with the allotment letter and is pre- mature as the same has been filed within the period of 20 months. On merits, it was admitted that the complainant deposited a sum of Rs.21,000/- as Membership fee with the opposite parties which is not refundable. The complainant also paid Rs.10,87,500/- on 13.11.2011 and in total he has paid Rs.41,08,500/-. It was denied that he paid an amount of Rs.41,08,500/-. It was admitted that the complainant was allotted a residential plot measuring 300 square yards at the rate of Rs.14,500/- per square yard in their project Sherwood Estates in Mohali and had assured him to hand over the possession within one and half year but it was subject to the payment of all the dues. Opposite party is a society and not a colonizer and the work of the society is being run with smooth payment of the members and in case members make default, the future of the society will spoil on account of non-payment by the complainant and other members. Thus, the opposite party could not get the CLU from GMADA and fee was increased from Rs.1,29,00,000/- to Rs.2,40,00,000/-. When the opposite parties were not in a position to take further steps then the management decided to hand over the project to opposite party No.4 i.e. RKM Housing. The agreement dated 15.07.2014 was signed between opposite parties No.1 to 3 and opposite party No.4 and then project was transferred to opposite party No.4 who issued a revised allotment letter to the complainant. The complainant consented for transfer of the project to opposite party No.4. As per clause 7 of the revised allotment letter the amount so paid by the complainant to these opposite parties was transferred to opposite party No.4. It was Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 5 denied that there was any deficiency in service on part of the opposite parties. Complaint is without any merit and it be dismissed.
3. Notice was issued to opposite party No.4. After receipt of the notice opposite party No.4 did not file the written reply within the stipulated period of 45 days as provided under Section 13(1)(a) of the Act. Therefore, vide order dated 30.09.2016, it was ordered that the written reply of opposite party No.4 cannot be taken on the record.
4. The parties were allowed to lead their respective evidence.
5. In support of his allegation, the complainant tendered into evidence the affidavit of Special Power of Attorney Holder as Ex. C-A, Certificate of Registration dated 23.08.2005 as Ex.C-1, Copy of Memorandum of Association as Ex.C-2, copy of receipt dated 13.11.2011 as Ex.C-3, copy of allotment letter dated 06.06.2011 as Ex.C-4, copy of revised allotment letter dated 09.03.2015 as Ex.C-5, copy of payment schedule as Ex.C-6, copy of receipts as Ex.C-7 to Ex.C-9, copy of letter dated 04.03.2015 as Ex.C-10, copy of English translation dated 02.06.2016 as Ex.C-11, copy of Special Power of Attorney dated 12.05.2016 as Ex.C-12. On the other hand, OP No.1 & 3 tendered in evidence the affidavit of Varinder Singh, as Ex.OP1&3/A, memorandum of association dated 23.08.2005 as Ex.OP1&3/1, copy of resolution No.35/2014 dated 29.06.2014 as Ex.OP1&3/2, copy of meeting notice dated 10.09.2014 as Ex.OP1&3/3, copy of MoU dated 15.07.2014 as Ex.OP1&3/4, copy of revised allotment letter with reference No.RKM/093 dated 09.03.2015 as Ex.OP1&3/5, copy of payment plan as Ex.OP1&3/6 & Ex.OP1&3/7, original authority letter dated 26.09.2016 as Ex.OP1&3/8, copy of allotment letter dated 31.12.2011 as Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 6 Ex.OP1&3/9, copy of membership letter dated 31.12.2011 as Ex.OP1&3/10, copy of payment schedule as Ex.OP1&3/11, whereas opposite party No.4 tendered in evidence the affidavit of Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, MD of RKM as Ex.OP4/A, copy of list of members as Ex.OP4/1, copy of list of property as Ex.OP4/2, copy of detail of liabilities for loan as Ex.OP4/3, copy of urgent refund cases as Ex.OP4/4, copy of letter dated 27.01.2017 as Ex.OP4/5, copy of CLU dated 02.12.2016 as Ex.OP4/6, copy of letter dated 15.05.2016 as Ex.OP4/7, copy of intimation letter regarding CLU as ex.OP4/8.
6. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have carefully gone through the allegations as alleged in the complaint, written version filed by the opposite parties, evidences and documents placed on the record as well as written arguments filed by the opposite party No.1 & 3.
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7. During the pendency of the complaint opposite parties No.1 & 3 moved an application for dismissal of the present complaint qua opposite parties No.1 & 3 because opposite party No.1 is the Society and opposite party No.3 is Vice Chairman, according to Section 13 of the Societies Registration Act 1860, provided as under:-
"In the event of any dispute arising among the said governing body or the members of the society, the adjustment of its affairs shall be referred to the principal court of original civil jurisdiction of the district in which the chief building of the society is situate and the court shall make such order in the matter as it shall deem requisite."Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 7
8. Therefore, this Commission has no jurisdiction to decide the matter between the society and members. To support this proposition he has referred the judgment reported in 2009(5) BCR 201 titled as General Manager, Telecom Vs. M.Krishnan & Anr., wherein it has been held that Consumer Forum does not have the jurisdiction as there is a special remedy in Section 7B of Telegraph Act regarding disputes in respect of telephone bills. Later on, the Hon'ble National Commission had circulated the instructions that under Section 3 of the Act an additional remedy has been provided. Therefore, the Consumer Fora, have the jurisdiction as held in II (2014) CPJ 38 titled as "GMTD, BSNL, Shillong Vs. KUM.D.Phawa, Mangpoh". Moreover, the provisions under the Telegraph Act are entirely different than the provisions under the Cooperative Societies Act, therefore, this judgment will not apply to the facts of the present case. He has further referred to the judgment reported in 2013(4) C.P.J. 333 titled as Anjana Abraham Vs. Managing Director of Koothattukulam Farmers Service Co-operative Bank Ltd., in which, there was a dispute between a member and Cooperative society regarding the settlement of account. In that event, it was observed that if there is alternative remedy under Section 69 of the Act, the complaint was rightly dismissed by the Consumer Fora. He further referred to a judgment reported in 2015(2) C.P.J. 207, titled as K.D.Kothiyal Vs. Phool Kaul & Ors. in that case, there was a dispute between two members of the society. In that context, it was held that consumer complaint is not maintainable. He has also referred to a judgment reported in 2016(4) C.P.J. 711 titled as Rajendra Singh Verma Vs. Committee of Management, Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 8 Indraprastha Sahakari Awas Samiti Limited & Anr. It was a dispute regarding the outstanding amount. The matter was settled by the arbitrator. In that context, it was held by the Hon'ble Bench that once the matter is settled by the Arbitrator then the complaint before the National Commission is barred by principles of res judicata. He has referred to another judgment reported in 2016(2) C.P.J. 42 titled as "Hanuman Sahakari Pani Pruvatha Sanstha Maryadit & Ors. Vs. Ramchandra Bapuso Khade & Ors.". In that case, there was a dispute between the opposite party and society regarding loss caused on account of non-supply of water for irrigation of land. In that context, it was held by the Hon'ble National Commission that Consumer Fora has no jurisdiction to entertain the complaint. Whereas, learned counsel for the complainant referred to the judgment of Hon'ble National Commission reported in 2017(1) CLT 73 titled as "Raj Kumar Goyal Vs. Malwinder Singh Battu & Ors." In this case, opposite purchased a land and assured to its members to allot flats but failed to give possession. In that context, it was held that even if the issue is to be handled by the Cooperative Department under cooperative law, jurisdiction of Consumer Fora to deal with these matters is not barred. In that case, personal liability of the office bearers of Cooperative Society will also be there. In that case, a Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in III (1996) CPJ 1 (SC) titled as "Fair Air Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Vs. N.K.Modi" was also relied upon. In another judgment reported in IV(2015) C.P.J., Pg.16 titled as H.R. Singh & Ors. Vs. Vandana Sanjay Pandya & Ors, it was observed that Cooperative Societies Act does not oust the jurisdiction of Consumer Protection Act, 1986. A specific provision Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 9 under Section 3 of the Act has been provided. The same is reproduced as under:-
"3. Act not in derogation of any other law: The provisions of the Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other law for the time being in force."
9. This Section is in addition to and not in derogation of provisions under any other Act. Where the Cooperative Society has assured for the services after taking the amount from its members then it falls within the ambit of services and where the society is in default of services then the matter is covered under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 and Consumer Foras have the jurisdiction to entertain the complaints. Therefore, we do not agree with the plea raised by the counsel for opposite parties No. 1 & 3 that the complaint against opposite parties No.1 & 3 be dismissed. The application is without merit and it is hereby dismissed.
Main Complaint
10. It is an admitted fact that opposite parties No.1 & 3 through its office bearers had launched a project 'Sherwood Estates' at Sector 113, Mohali. On the basis of advertisements, the complainant booked one plot measuring 300 square yards with the opposite parties at the rate of Rs.14,500/- per sq. yards and the same was allotted to the complainant. It's total cost comes to Rs.41,08,500/- and the entire payments has been made by the complainant as pleaded in the complaint, receipts of the amount Rs.40,87,500 except receipt of Rs.21,000/- as Membership fee, Ex.C-3, Ex.C-7 to Ex.C-9 have been tendered. He has also referred to the revised allotment letter issued by RKM Housing Limited, in which it is shown that Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 10 complainant had paid only Rs.10,87,500/- and Rs.32,62,500/- is balance towards him. The IDC charges of Rs.4,50,000/- has been shown which is to be paid by the complainant. Through this revised allotment letter, it makes it clear that the complainant was bound to pay Rs.32,62,500 + Rs.4,50,000/- to opposite parties No.1 & 3. Whereas opposite party No.1 & 3 issued a receipt of amount Rs.10,87,500/- itself whereas opposite party No.4 itself issued the receipt of amount of Rs.30,00,000/- (Ex.C-3, Ex.C-7 to Ex.C-9). As per the allotment letter issued by opposite parties No.1 & 3, Ex.C-4 and according to clause 9 of the same, they were to hand over the possession of the plot to the allottee within the period of one and half year. Accordingly, the possession was to be given by March, 2013 but it was not made. Then, there was a memorandum of understanding signed between opposite parties No.1 to 3 and opposite party No.4, Ex.OP1&3/4. Opposite parties No.1 to 3 decided to handover the entire project to opposite party No.4. Apart from this, he took over all the assets and liabilities to develop it for the Members/Allottees vide agreement dated 15.07.2014. On the basis of that, opposite party No.4 issued a revised allotment letter No.RKM/093 dated 09.03.2015, Ex.OP1&3/5 to the complainant, wherein it was mentioned that the possession of the plot would be delivered within a period of 20 months, but the project was not completed. In reply to the letter written by Mr.Vishal Gupta, to GMADA in open Sangat Darshan; Ex.C-10, it has been stated that as per report M/s Sherwood Estates through its Chairman Sh.Parampal Singh Sidhu and Vice Chairman Sh.Parneet Bhardwaj and Managing Director Sh.Kanwaljeet Singh Walia of M/s R.K.M. Housing has Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 11 connived with each other and without seeking any permission started enrolling and collecting money from the members of the said society and, as such, have violated the provisions of Section 4 of the PAPRA Act, 1995. Section 4 of the PAPRA is provides as under:-
"4. Issuing of Advertisement or Prospectus:-
(1) No promoter shall issue an advertisement or prospectus, offering for sale any apartment or plot, or inviting persons who intend to take such apartments or plots to make advances or deposits, unless,-
(a) the promoter holds a certificate of registration under sub-section (2) of section 21 and it is in force and has not been suspended or revoked, and its number is mentioned in the advertisement or prospectus; and
(b) a copy of the advertisement or prospectus is filed in the office of the competent authority before its issue or publication.
(2) The advertisement or prospectus issued under sub- section (1) shall disclose the area of the apartments or plots offered for sale, title to the land, extent and situation of land, the price payable and in the case of colonies, also layout of the colony, the plan regarding the development works to be executed in a colony and the number and the validity of the licence issued by the competent authority under sub-section (3) of section 5, and such other matters as may be prescribed. (3) The advertisement or prospectus shall be available for inspection at the office of the promoter and at the site where the building is being constructed or on the land being developed into a colony, alongwith the documents specified in this section and in section 3.
(4) When any person makes an advance or deposits on the faith of the advertisement or prospectus, and sustains any loss or damage by reason of any untrue statement included therein, he shall be compensated by,-
(a) the promoter, if an individual;
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(b) every partner of the firm, if the promoter is a firm;
(c) every person who is a director at the time of issue of
the advertisement or prospectus, if the promoter is a company Provided, however, that such person shall not be liable if he proves that,-
(a) he withdrew his consent to become a director before the issue of the advertisement or prospectus; or
(b) the advertisement or prospectus was issued without his knowledge or consent, and on becoming aware of its issue, he forthwith gave reasonable public notice that it was issued without his knowledge or consent; or
(c) after the issue of the advertisement or prospectus and before any agreement was entered into with buyers of plots or apartments, he, on becoming aware of any untrue statement therein, withdrew his consent and gave reasonable public notice of the withdrawal and of the reasons therefor. (5) When any advertisement or prospectus includes any untrue statement, every person who authorised its issue, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto one year or with fine which may extend upto five thousand rupees, or, with both, unless he proves that the statement was immaterial or that he had reason to believe and did upto the time of issue of the advertisement or prospectus believe that the statement was true."
11. During the course of arguments, counsel for opposite parties No.1 & 3 failed to convince us how they have complied with the provisions of Section 4 of PAPRA, 1995. In case any person launched any project without complying with Section 4 of the Act is unfair trade practice. Therefore, without complying with Section 4, even applications cannot be called for from the members for the project. Even when the project was transferred to opposite party No.4 they were not having the requisite permissions from the concerned Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 13 departments. Opposite party No.4 has now taken the CLU from Senior Town Planner vide their letter dated 02.12.2016, Ex.OP-4/6. Clause 9 of the letter issued by Senior Town Planner is as under:-
"(ix) Applicant shall obtain NOC from P.P.C.B. under the Water Prevention and control of Pollution Act, 1970, Municipal Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2000 or any other relevant Act before undertaking any development at site."
However, opposite party No.4 has also not placed on the record the requisite Certificate obtained by them from the concerned department. Therefore, we are of the view that if opposite party No.4 did not obtain the requisite certificates from all concerned departments referred in Ex.OP-4/6 then how they can start developing of project.
12. Therefore, we are of the opinion that there is unfair trade practice as well as deficiency in service on the part of the opposite parties. The project was transferred to opposite party No.4 to complete the same and they had undertaken to complete within a period of 20 months but nothing was done on their part and opposite party No.4 failed to complete the project within the stipulated period.
13. If this is the situation when the opposite party failed to obtain the necessary permissions from the concerned authorities and to complete the project within the stipulated time the consumer cannot be allowed to suffer for an indefinite period and he is entitled to refund of his amount. It has been so held in 2007(2) CLT 440 titled as 'Kamal Sood Vs. DLF Universal Ltd.' and 2014(2) CLT 401 titled as 'Brigadier B.S.Taunque (Retd.) & Others Vs. M/s Sangeethashree Builders & Developers International Private Consumer Complaint No.183 of 2016 14 Limited & Others'. Similar orders have been passed by this Commission in F.A. No.231 of 2016 decided on 12.10.2016 titled as M/s R.K.M. Housing Ltd. Vs. Smt. Geeta Bhatia & Anr. and F.A. No.230 of 2016 decided on 12.10.2016 titled as M/s R.K.M. Housing Ltd. Vs. Smt. Rakhi & Anr.
14. No other point was argued by the counsel for the parties. Accordingly, we accept the complaint and ordered:
(i) to refund the sum of Rs.41,08,500/- alongwith interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the various dates of payment till realization;
(ii) to pay Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation on account of unfair trade practice on the part of the opposite parties by giving false assurances to develop the area within the stipulated period of two years which causes mental tension and harassment to the complainant;
(iii) to pay Rs.21,000/- as litigation costs.
15. The above directions be complied with within 45 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order.
16. The complaint could not be decided within the statutory period due to heavy pendency of court cases.
(JUSTICE PARAMJEET SINGH DHALIWAL) PRESIDENT (GURCHARAN SINGH SARAN) JUDICIAL MEMBER July 27, 2017 parmod


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Reference Id: SFR02/2011
Publication Type: Statistical First Release
Local Authority data: LA data
Region: England
Release Date: 12 January 2011
Coverage status: Final/Provisional
Publication Status: Published
This updates the provisional SFR released in October 2010 and contains revised national level analyses by school type, gender and subject and revised local authority level analyses by gender. Further tables are provided separately on the Department for Education statistics website only, including alternative local analyses, time series giving achievements in GCE A/AS level subjects, and achievements in GCE A level subjects by institution type and local authority.
The information in this SFR is based on data collated for the 2010 school and college (key stage 5) performance tables (formerly achievement and attainment tables), which has now been checked by schools, and covers achievements in all level 3 qualifications approved under section 96 of the Learning and Skills Act (2000). The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) tariff is used to calculate point scores for all level 3 qualifications.
The school-level underlying data can be downloaded from the Performance Tables website . A glossary of the terms used in the Statistical First Release can be found here .
Dexter Roberts - Attainment Statistics Team
0207 783 8567
Published: 12 January 2011
From: Department for Education
Part of: Statistics: 16 to 19 attainment


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Bringing Source-Level Debugging Frameworks to Hardware Generators
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| org.red5.server.stream.consumer |
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Channel |
RTMPConnection.getChannel(int channelId)
Return channel by id.
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protected abstract void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onChunkSize(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
ChunkSize chunkSize)
Chunk size change event handler.
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protected void |
RTMPHandler.onChunkSize(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
ChunkSize chunkSize)
Chunk size change event handler.
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protected void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onClientBandwidth(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
ClientBW message)
Client bandwidth / Peer bandwidth set event handler.
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protected abstract void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onCommand(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
ICommand command)
Command event handler, which current consists of an Invoke or Notify type object.
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protected void |
RTMPHandler.onCommand(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
ICommand command)
Command event handler, which current consists of an Invoke or Notify type object.
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protected abstract void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onPing(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
Ping ping)
Ping event handler.
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protected void |
RTMPHandler.onPing(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
Ping ping)
Ping event handler.
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protected void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onServerBandwidth(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
ServerBW message)
Server bandwidth / Window ACK size event handler.
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protected abstract void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onSharedObject(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
SharedObjectMessage message)
Shared object event handler.
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protected void |
RTMPHandler.onSharedObject(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
SharedObjectMessage message)
Shared object event handler.
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protected void |
BaseRTMPHandler.onStreamBytesRead(RTMPConnection conn,
Channel channel,
Header source,
BytesRead streamBytesRead)
Stream bytes read event handler.
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void |
DeferredResult.setChannel(Channel channel)
Setter for channel.
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OutputStream.getAudio()
Getter for audio channel
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Channel |
OutputStream.getData()
Getter for data channel
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OutputStream.getVideo()
Getter for video channel
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--- layout: post title: What's Up Skip? date: 2011-08-23 10:33:08.000000000 -04:00 categories: - Family Life - Favourite Places - The Natives tags: - Australia - Australian native animals - Eastern Grey Kangaroos - Kangaroos - Ourdoors status: publish type: post published: true meta: aktt_notify_twitter: 'no' _edit_last: '1' dsq_thread_id: '1188573974' author: login: cint email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>display_name: Jacinta first_name: Jacinta last_name: '' ---
With all this glorious weather we have been having the last few days, we have been heading off to a lovely park close to Scarlett's school. It's has been too nice to go home, after all, there are way too many jobs to greet me there, but at least I know they will wait for me, the sunshine may not. And besides, who needs dinner, right? Well, ok, a late dinner it is.
The park is in a bush setting and is frequented by all sorts of native animals. The kangaroos for one, love basking in the sun and nibbling at the lush green grass that is abundant in the park. The park is near a water reserve so there is no shortage of birds either.
We have spent the last two evenings wrapped in the warmth of glorious sunshine in the playground, finished off by a wonder along the walking path to the kangaroo's favourite afternoon hangout. There were plenty of joeys in their mother's pouches and they make for great outdoor entertainment. The way the kangaroos scratch themselves is worthy of their own tv segment alone. I should have taken a movie to show you, maybe another day. Even though I have been surrounded by kangaroos most of my life, I still find them fascinating. Those tails for one, have a life of their own.
We were fairly close to the kangaroos, but my phone isn't great for close ups. Even though they are fairly quiet, we respect that they are wild animals and kept our distance.  It is quite a sight.
[caption id="attachment_1105" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Ok, I know it's not the best photo, but the kangaroo to the far right has a joey in her pouch. See if you squint, you can see it. Yes you can, I'm sure!"][/caption]
[caption id="attachment_1106" align="aligncenter" width="700" caption="Just for your interest (I know you are interested) a group of kangaroos are called a mob, group or herd. Yes, I know you were wondering."][/caption]
Oh and as for my reference to Skip in the title, see here (ah, that show was a cracker). If you grew up in Australia in the 70's and 80's you would definitely know what I am referring to.  Jacinta x


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A piezoelectric valve has a body with an input passage and an output passage each configured to connect to a fluid flow system, a flow control member movable with respect to the valve seat between a fully open position and a closed position and a piezoelectric motor directly connected to the flow control member. The piezoelectric motor has a piezoelectric resonator in which two orthogonal vibrational modes across a length and a width of the piezoelectric resonator are excited, a working element and one or more contact sites providing frictional contact between the working element and the piezoelectric resonator. One of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator is connected to the flow control member and configured to move relative to the other of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator due to the frictional contact, thereby moving the flow control member.
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/771,162, filed Mar. 1, 2013, incorporated herein in its entirety.
The embodiments herein relate in general to precision control valves, and in particular to valves with a piezoelectric actuator.
Control valves come in a large variety, with many of the control valves being electromagnetic valves having electromagnetic actuators. Major performance disadvantages of these valves are their low special resolution and slow response times. Valves using piezoelectric actuators can also use hydraulic amplifiers installed between the stem and the piezoelectric actuator. Although there are advantages over electromagnetic valves, these valves also have many disadvantages. These disadvantages can include, but are not limited to, (1) a short travel range of no more than 35 microns, which, if expanded using a hydraulic amplifier, complicates the system, reduces the reliability and reduces the accuracy of the system; (2) degradation of the resolution of the system; (3) temperature drift of the hydraulic amplifiers, especially when working in close proximity to internal combustion engines, reducing the resolution of the actuator and compromising the flow control; and (4) increased energy consumption, as the actuator is always on, causing additional linear drift, which also reduces the valve resolution and control range.
The embodiments herein address the problems related to increasing valve control resolution, increasing valve reliability, reducing valve energy consumption, and extending flow control range. These objectives have been achieved with the embodiments disclosed herein.
One embodiment of a piezoelectric valve or actuator disclosed herein includes a body with an input passage and an output passage each configured to connect to a fluid flow system, a flow control member movable with respect to the inlet passage and the outlet passage between a fully open position and a closed position and a piezoelectric motor. The piezoelectric motor comprises a piezoelectric resonator in which two orthogonal vibrational modes across a length and a width of the piezoelectric resonator are excited, a working element and one or more contact sites providing frictional contact between the working element and the piezoelectric resonator. One of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator is connected to the flow control member and configured to move relative to the other of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator due to the frictional contact, thereby moving the flow control member. The piezoelectric motor is connected to a control system.
Methods of regulating a fluid flow are also disclosed, with one method comprising adjusting a position of a flow control member within a fluid passage by linearly moving the flow control member along a linear axis with a piezoelectric motor having a piezoelectric resonator in frictional contact with a working element Adjusting the position comprises exciting two orthogonal vibrational modes across a length and a width of the piezoelectric resonator, thereby generating movement of one of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator due to the frictional contact and moving the flow control member with the one of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator in which movement is generated.
These and other aspects of the present disclosure are disclosed in the following detailed description of the embodiments, the appended claims and the accompanying figures.
The description herein makes reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
figref[FIG. 1] is a simplified diagram of a piezoelectric valve in which a flat piezoelectric resonator is fixedly mounted on a valve body, and a working element is connected to a valve flow control member;
figref[FIG. 2] is a simplified diagram of the piezoelectric valve in figref[FIG. 1] in which the valve flow control member is a stopper connected to a valve stem;
figref[FIG. 3] is a simplified diagram of a piezoelectric valve with a flat piezoelectric resonator connected to the valve flow control member, and working elements attached to the body of the valve;
figref[FIG. 4] is a simplified diagram of a piezoelectric valve in which the piezoelectric resonator is in the shape of a ring and is connected to the valve flow control member and cylindrical working elements are attached to the body of the valve; and
figref[FIG. 5] is a flow diagram of a method of regulating flow rate as disclosed herein.
The present invention is described with reference to the attached figures, wherein like reference numerals are used throughout the figures to designate similar or equivalent elements. The figures are not drawn to scale and they are provided merely to illustrate the instant invention. Several aspects of the invention are described below with reference to example applications for illustration. It should be understood that numerous specific details, relationships, and methods are set forth to provide a full understanding of the invention. One having ordinary skill in the relevant art, however, will readily recognize that the invention can be practiced without one or more of the specific details or with other methods. In other instances, well-known structures or operations are not shown in detail to avoid obscuring the invention. The present invention is not limited by the illustrated ordering of acts or events, as some acts may occur in different orders and/or concurrently with other acts or events. Furthermore, not all illustrated acts or events are required to implement a methodology in accordance with the present invention.
Disclosed herein are linear motion flow control valves that can accurately adjust flow rates to a multitude of values due to nano-scaled linear movement, providing multiple intermediate valve positions throughout the travel range of the valve, by using a single excitation frequency. Examples of specific types of valves are used herein for explanation, but are only provided as examples. The embodiments herein can be used with any linear motion valve known to those skilled in the art, including but not limited to gate valves, globe valves, fixed cone valves, needle valves, pinch valves, diaphragm valves, poppet valves and slide valves.
In the various embodiments herein, the control valves are operated with a piezoelectric resonator using one source of alternating voltage at a frequency to excite two modes simultaneously without the need for a special configuration of the excitation electrodes. Thus, a single excitation source combination resonator is provided in the various control valve embodiments. This single source is different from conventional means of providing nano-elliptical motion. Conventionally, such a system of excitation would require excitation of a piezoelectric resonator using two different sources of alternating voltage with equal frequencies, but shifted in phase relative to each other by approximately 90° and a special arrangement of electrodes. Such a two-generator excitation system is typically complex and requires that high stability of the phase relationship be maintained, as any unbalance directly affects the basic performance of the motor. This generally imposes additional requirements on the control of the excitation system and increases overall costs.
A piezoelectric control valve is shown in figref[FIG. 1] and has a body 1 with input and output passages 2, 3 which are configured to connect to an external fluid flow system, such as a piping system through which a fluid flows. A flow control member 6 is movable across the input and output passages 2, 3, defining the change from the input passage 2 to the output passage 3. A valve seat 4 is positioned along the input and output passages 2, 3 to receive a distal end 5 of the flow control member 6 when the valve is in a closed position, blocking all flow from the inlet passage 2 to the outlet passage 3. In this way, the relative position of flow control member 6 regulates the quantity of fluid passing through the inlet and outlet passages 2, 3, thus regulating the fluid flow.
figref[FIG. 2] illustrates the piezoelectric control valve shown in figref[FIG. 1] , except that the flow control member 6 is illustrated as a stem 6′ with a mobile stopper 5′ connected to the stem 6′. The valve seat 4′ of figref[FIG. 2] actually includes an opening that allows flow between the input passage 2 and the output passage 3. The valve seat 4′ is configured with a shape that corresponds to the mobile stopper 5′, receiving the mobile stopper 5′ in a friction fit when the valve is in a fully closed position. In this way, the relative position of mobile stopper 5′ with valve seat 4′ regulates the quantity of fluid passing through the opening of valve seat 4′, thus regulating the fluid flow. figref[FIG. 2] is provided as a non-limiting example of the different valve types that can be incorporated into the embodiments disclosed herein. Other non-limiting examples include gate valves, globe valves, fixed cone valves, needle valves, pinch valves, diaphragm valves, poppet valves and slide valves.
Referring back to figref[FIG. 1] , the flow control member 6 is connected to a linear motor 7. The linear motor 7 includes a housing or body, which can be integral with the valve body 1 or can be a different adjacent body portion. The linear motor 7 operates using a piezoelectric resonator 8. The piezoelectric resonator 8 can be formed of any suitable piezoelectric material. For example, the piezoelectric resonator 8 can be formed of barium titanate, or lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT). The linear motor 7 has a movable working element 11, which can be supported by a support structure 12. The support structure 12 illustrated in figref[FIG. 1] comprises bearing rails and is provided as a non-limiting example. The working element 11 is configured to move linearly along the bearing rails, translating its movement to the flow control member 6, thus regulating the flow through the valve. The working element 11 can be made from a solid material, with steel being a non-limiting example.
The linear movement of the working element 11 results from the piezoelectric resonator 8, which can be a fixed flat resonator and can work on the principle of combination of excited standing acoustic longitudinal waves and contact with the working element 11. The piezoelectric resonator 8 frictionally contacts the working element 11 at a contact site 9. The frictional contact is assisted by a spring 10, configured to press the piezoelectric resonator 8 against the working element 11 at the contact site 9. As illustrated, the spring 10 is positioned between a wall of the piezoelectric resonator 8 and the linear motor 7. The spring 10 is illustrated as a non-limiting example, and other spring-like devices known to those skilled in the art can be used to bias the piezoelectric resonator against the working element 11.
The piezoelectric valve disclosed herein operates as follows. Excitation of two orthogonal vibrational modes across the length and the width of the piezoelectric resonator 8 causes motion of the contact site 9 along a nano-elliptical path. In general, the elliptical paths have amplitudes (i.e. dimensions of the minor and major axes) on the order of tens to hundreds of nanometers and are generally flat with respect to the direction of motion. That is, the major axis of the resulting elliptical paths is generally located in a direction parallel to the direction of motion.
In the various embodiments of the present invention, the nano-elliptical motion of the contact site 9 is formed by a superposition of two standing waves associated with orthogonal vibrational modes of the piezoelectric resonator 8 such that the points of maximum vibrational velocity correspond with the position of the contact site 9—that is, the points in the piezoelectric resonator 8 in which the standing waves of both of the orthogonal vibrational modes peak. The vibrational modes are excited by providing an excitation voltage via one of a pair of electrodes 8 a, 8 b associated with a lead 13, 14. That is, to provide nano-elliptical paths in a first direction and that provide force to the working element 11 in a first direction to one of open or close the valve, excitation voltages are provided at electrode 8 a. The electrode 8 a is fabricated from a conductive material, such as silver. To provide similar nano-elliptical paths, but that provide force to the working element 11 in an opposite direction to the other of open or close the valve, excitation voltages are provided at electrode 8 b. It should be noted that other paths can be generated by the systems herein, including linear paths and paths orthogonal to X and Y axes.
The piezoelectric resonator 8 is provided with one or more leads, shown in figref[FIG. 1] as leads 13 and 14, to connect to a control system 15. The control system 15 includes a pulse amplifier 16, which is connected to a suitable external power supply 17. A high frequency generator 18 produces the excitation resonant frequencies for the piezoelectric resonator 8, and a modulating device 19 determines the duration and the repetition rate of the group of high frequency pulses, which is connected to the input of the high frequency generator 18.
A high frequency signal corresponding to the excitation resonance frequencies of the piezoelectric resonator 8 is generated by high frequency generator 18. The high frequency signal is amplified by the pulse amplifier 16 and the signal is applied to a lead 13, 14 of the piezoelectric resonator 8. The piezoelectric resonator 8 is configured with a specific geometry and transverse polarization that causes excitation of two mutually orthogonal longitudinal waves. One frequency can be selected between the two orthogonal vibrational modes, exciting both modes simultaneously. The superposition of the two mutually orthogonal longitudinal waves creates nano-elliptical mechanical movement of the piezoelectric resonator 8 at the contact site 9. Since the contact site 9 is frictionally conjugated to the working element 11, the working element 11 moves linearly, consequently moving the flow control member 6 linearly. Accordingly, the distal end 5 of the flow control member 6 moves relative to the valve seat 4, moving away from the valve seat 4 to increase the flow through the valve. When the high frequency signal is applied to another of the leads 13, 14, the movement of the piezoelectric resonator 8 is reversed and the distal end 5 of the flow control member 6 moves relative to the valve seat 4, moving toward the valve seat 4 to decrease the flow through the valve.
figref[FIG. 5] is a flow diagram of a method of adjusting a flow rate using the control valve embodiments disclosed herein. In step S 10, two orthogonal vibrational modes across a length and a width of the piezoelectric resonator are excited. This excitation generates movement of one of the working element and the piezoelectric resonator due to the frictional contact between the two in step S 12. If the working element 11 is fixed, the piezoelectric resonator 8 will move, and if the piezoelectric resonator 8 is fixed, the working element 11 will move. The element capable of moving is in turn connected to and moves the flow control member in step S 14.
In order to create micro/nano linear movements of the flow control member 6, pulses are generated at the output of the modulating device 19, the duration of which determines the linear step of the motor. Hence, high linear resolution is achieved by using the linear motor 7 in stepping mode, which provides high resolution of regulation of the flow.
In another embodiment of a piezoelectric valve shown in figref[FIG. 3] , more than one working element 11 is used. The working elements 11 in figref[FIG. 3] are implemented in the form of plates elastically attached to the body of the linear motor 7 rather than supported with the support structure 12, and rather than the piezoelectric resonator 8 being attached to the body. The piezoelectric resonator 8 has one contact site 9 with each of the working element 11. The working elements 11 are each spring loaded against the respective contact site 9 of the piezoelectric resonator 8 with springs 10. The spring 10 is illustrated as a non-limiting example, and other spring-like devices known to those skilled in the art can be used to bias the working elements 11 against the piezoelectric resonator 8. Accordingly, the piezoelectric resonator 8 is mobile relative to the valve housing 1 and is connected to the flow control member 6.
In order to achieve straight-line motion of the piezoelectric resonator 8, working elements 11 may be made with longitudinal grooves, along which the contact sites 9 move. The remaining description of the embodiment in figref[FIG. 3] is analogous to the embodiment shown in figref[FIG. 1] .
In another embodiment of a piezoelectric valve, shown in figref[FIG. 4] , a tubular linear motor 7′ is incorporated. The piezoelectric resonator 8 in this embodiment is polarized radially, i.e. the piezoelectric material forming the resonator is polarized in a direction perpendicular to the inner and outer cylindrical surface of the resonator, or can be polarized axially.
On an external surface of the piezoelectric resonator 8 are formed electrodes 8 a, 8 b. The piezoelectric resonator 8 can be situated within a cylindrical working element 11. Electrodes 8 a, 8 b are separated by an annular contact site 9 on the outer surface of the piezoelectric resonator 8. The contact site 9 is located midway along a length of the piezoelectric resonator 8. The contact site 9 can be integrally formed as part of the piezoelectric resonator 8. More particularly, the contact site 9 can be formed as a continuous annular band extending around the outer surface of the piezoelectric resonator 8. However, the invention is not limited in this regard and, in other embodiments, the contact site 9 can be segmented such that the surface of the contact site 9 is discontinuous around the circumference of the piezoelectric resonator 8. The contact site 9 engages with the inner surface of the working element 11.
The working element 11 is configured to provide a snug engagement with the contact site 9. This can be accomplished by any suitable means. For example, in some embodiments, the working element 11 can be formed of a spring steel and may include a slit provided along a length of the working element 11. The arrangement can be configured so that the piezoelectric resonator 8 is retained within the working element 11 under a spring tension exerted by the working element 11 itself or from spring-loading the working element 11 with springs 10. Alternatively, the piezoelectric resonator 8 can be snugly fit in the working element 11 by heating of the working element 11 during a manufacturing step. With the foregoing arrangement, energy can be directly applied to the working element 11 when the piezoelectric resonator 8 is excited and used in the linear motor 7′ configuration of figref[FIG. 4] . The remaining description of the embodiment in figref[FIG. 4] is analogous to the embodiment shown in figref[FIG. 1] , with the exception that the linear motor 7 runs on a combination of radial and longitudinal modes.
The embodiments of control valves disclosed herein can increase the range of movement of the flow control element of the valve to 10 mm or more, and thus greatly increase the range of adjustment of the flow. The minimum step for movement of the flow control member in this system can be as low as 1 nm, which substantially increases the resolution of the valve. This valve has essentially no drift and does not consume any power while the stem is not moving.
While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims, which scope is to be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent structures as is permitted under the law.
Although the invention has been illustrated and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. In addition, while a particular feature of the invention may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms “including”, “includes”, “having”, “has”, “with”, or variants thereof are used in either the detailed description and/or the claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising.”
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
The methods herein can be implemented in whole or in part by one or more processors which can include computers, servers, or any other computing device or system capable of manipulating or processing information now-existing or hereafter developed including optical processors, quantum processors and/or molecular processors. Suitable processors also include, for example, general purpose processors, special purpose processors, IP cores, ASICS, programmable logic arrays, programmable logic controllers, microcode, firmware, microcontrollers, microprocessors, digital signal processors, memory, or any combination of the foregoing. The methods can be implemented using a general purpose computer/processor with a computer program that, when executed, carries out any of the respective methods, algorithms and/or instructions described herein. In addition or alternatively, for example, a special purpose computer/processor can be utilized which can contain specialized hardware for carrying out any of the methods, algorithms and/or instructions described herein.


Extracurricular Activities of Passionate People
One part of college admissions is the extracurricular activities section. Some colleges, such as MIT, can place high value in the interests a candidate has outside of their school's general requirements. Many gifted people are underachievers, since school doesn't challenge them, and they self-educate around other things they find interesting.
This idea of using outside activities as a measure of worth is becoming popular among startups and will eventually be utilized by all companies. This isn't just for recent graduates, but includes those who've already established their careers. Startups are using common stomping grounds, like Github and Stack Exchange, to identify talented people. If someone is truly passionate about something they focus on that passion.
GPAs don't mean anything anymore. I know many people who are great students who don't think for themselves and many great thinkers who never went to college. The extracurricular activity can be utilized to identify applicants who are passionate and motivated to self-educate.
In the developer world both Stack Exchange and github are being looked at by potential employers. They're even reaching out to candidates with job offers who have large reputations in these communities. Kevin Carey recently wrote this piece on Stack Exchange status badges:
One of the most important functions of college degrees is signaling knowledge and skill to potential employers. Yet degrees and certificates often do a poor job of communicating detailed information about graduates. Grade inflation has steadily obscured the meaning of G.P.A.'s, and there's no easy way to know what someone who got, for example, an A-minus in Econ 206 actually learned. A badge, on the other hand, is supposed to indicate specific knowledge and skills.
Stack Overflow, an Internet forum with 1.4 million registered users, awards members "reputation" points and a variety of badges based on answers to questions posed by fellow computer programmers. Some members devote hundreds of hours to writing and editing posts that are judged by the Stack Overflow community to display high levels of expertise. Tomasz Nurkiewicz, an Oslo software engineer and one of only 88 users to earn a "Legendary" Stack Overflow badge, writes, "I received numerous job offers from people who either saw my profile with reputation and all the badges, or were particularly impressed by one of my answers."
From an employer perspective someone who participates in these communities can help with recruitment. Respected individuals already have large networks due to their extracurricular participation and companies create incentives for employees to recruit others. It seems reasonable that a respected member of a tribe can recruit others to a company just by working there. Github and Apple have created cultures and hired people whom others want to work with.
What types of things are you doing currently which can make you a more well-rounded individual? Everyone should have something, outside of their job, that can benefit their employer. But the activity needs to be directly connected to your current position or the company being applied for. Being a home brewer doesn't mean anything to Chevron, but it could be beneficial to Sierra Nevada Brewery.
Think about it from the employers perspective; Given two developers of equal caliber, would you rather hire the developer with a well-respected github project or the developer with no github profile? Having this extracurricular actives demonstrate to employers you're passionate about what you do because you do it without getting paid.
Your off-time activities demonstrate your expertise and passion. When you have a reputation as being an expert, doors open for you automatically.


Enter a target state for the Homeostat! You can also edit any and all other parameters. To lock or unlock a variable click inside the text box and press the L key.
| Target state | Homeostat current state | Coupling matrix current state | Inhomogenity current state | Simulation parameters | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y[k] = | x[k] = | A[k] = | b[k] = | τ = | |||||
| ε = | |||||||||
As described by J. Michael Herrmann of Universität Göttingan and Michael Holicki and Ralf Der of Universität Leipzig in their paper: On Ashby's homeostat: A formal model of adaptive regulation. The following equations are from the third section of the paper, The learning homeostat.
Tip: try entering random values in the parameters and see how the system stabilizes itself. Also try locking these values (by pressing the L key after entering the number), to see how the system must compensate with other parameters. A particularly interesting example of you lock the main diagonal of the A matrix at some positive values, e.g. A11=A22=A33=A44=1 thereby creating a fundamentally unstable system and seeng how it can be stableized, albeit very delicately.
| x[k + 1] | = | x[k] + τ(A[k] x[k] + b[k]) |
| A[k + 1] | = | A[k] − ε τ (x[k] − y[k]) xT[k] |
| b[k + 1] | = | b[k] − ε τ (x[k] − y[k]) |
This program uses the Sylvester library for calculations but is otherwise original code released to the public domain as described in the LICENSE file.


Order Processing
Fetch Orders from same Origin
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Update Orders from different Origin (Cross Origin)
Request Orders from authenticated user (Cross Origin)


To create a DreamFactory package file for your app, follow these instructions.
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hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_alert_sender.sv Cov: 99%
1: // Copyright lowRISC contributors.
2: // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, see LICENSE for details.
3: // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
4: //
5: // The alert sender primitive module differentially encodes and transmits an
6: // alert signal to the prim_alert_receiver module. An alert will be signalled
7: // by a full handshake on alert_p/n and ack_p/n. The alert_i signal may
8: // be continuously asserted, in which case the alert signalling handshake
9: // will be repeatedly initiated.
10: //
11: // Further, this module supports in-band ping testing, which means that a level
12: // change on the ping_p/n diff pair will result in a full-handshake response
13: // on alert_p/n and ack_p/n.
14: //
15: // The protocol works in both asynchronous and synchronous cases. In the
16: // asynchronous case, the parameter AsyncOn must be set to 1'b1 in order to
17: // instantiate additional synchronization logic. Further, it must be ensured
18: // that the timing skew between all diff pairs is smaller than the shortest
19: // clock period of the involved clocks.
20: //
21: // Incorrectly encoded diff inputs can be detected and will be signalled
22: // to the receiver by placing an inconsistent diff value on the differential
23: // output (and continuously toggling it).
24: //
25: // See also: prim_alert_receiver, prim_diff_decode, alert_handler
26:
27: module prim_alert_sender import prim_pkg::*; #(
28: // enables additional synchronization logic
29: parameter bit AsyncOn = 1'b1
30: ) (
31: input clk_i,
32: input rst_ni,
33: // native alert from the peripheral
34: input alert_i,
35: // ping input diff pair and ack diff pair
36: input alert_rx_t alert_rx_i,
37: // alert output diff pair
38: output alert_tx_t alert_tx_o
39: );
40:
41:
42: /////////////////////////////////
43: // decode differential signals //
44: /////////////////////////////////
45: logic ping_sigint, ping_event;
46:
47: prim_diff_decode #(
48: .AsyncOn(AsyncOn)
49: ) i_decode_ping (
50: .clk_i,
51: .rst_ni,
52: .diff_pi ( alert_rx_i.ping_p ),
53: .diff_ni ( alert_rx_i.ping_n ),
54: .level_o ( ),
55: .rise_o ( ),
56: .fall_o ( ),
57: .event_o ( ping_event ),
58: .sigint_o ( ping_sigint )
59: );
60:
61: logic ack_sigint, ack_level;
62:
63: prim_diff_decode #(
64: .AsyncOn(AsyncOn)
65: ) i_decode_ack (
66: .clk_i,
67: .rst_ni,
68: .diff_pi ( alert_rx_i.ack_p ),
69: .diff_ni ( alert_rx_i.ack_n ),
70: .level_o ( ack_level ),
71: .rise_o ( ),
72: .fall_o ( ),
73: .event_o ( ),
74: .sigint_o ( ack_sigint )
75: );
76:
77:
78: ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
79: // main protocol FSM that drives the diff output //
80: ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
81: typedef enum logic [2:0] {Idle, HsPhase1, HsPhase2, SigInt, Pause0, Pause1} state_e;
82: state_e state_d, state_q;
83: logic alert_pq, alert_nq, alert_pd, alert_nd;
84: logic sigint_detected;
85:
86: assign sigint_detected = ack_sigint | ping_sigint;
87:
88: // diff pair output
89: assign alert_tx_o.alert_p = alert_pq;
90: assign alert_tx_o.alert_n = alert_nq;
91:
92: // alert and ping set regs
93: logic alert_set_d, alert_set_q, alert_clr;
94: logic ping_set_d, ping_set_q, ping_clr;
95: assign alert_set_d = (alert_clr) ? 1'b0 : (alert_set_q | alert_i);
96: assign ping_set_d = (ping_clr) ? 1'b0 : (ping_set_q | ping_event);
97:
98: // this FSM performs a full four phase handshake upon a ping or alert trigger.
99: // note that the latency of the alert_p/n diff pair is at least one cycle
100: // until it enters the receiver FSM. the same holds for the ack_* diff pair
101: // input. in case a signal integrity issue is detected, the FSM bails out,
102: // sets the alert_p/n diff pair to the same value and toggles it in order to
103: // signal that condition over to the receiver.
104: always_comb begin : p_fsm
105: // default
106: state_d = state_q;
107: alert_pd = 1'b0;
108: alert_nd = 1'b1;
109: ping_clr = 1'b0;
110: alert_clr = 1'b0;
111:
112: unique case (state_q)
113: Idle: begin
114: // alert always takes precedence
115: if (alert_i || alert_set_q || ping_event || ping_set_q) begin
116: state_d = HsPhase1;
117: alert_pd = 1'b1;
118: alert_nd = 1'b0;
119: if (ping_event || ping_set_q) begin
120: ping_clr = 1'b1;
121: end else begin
122: alert_clr = 1'b1;
123: end
124: end
125: end
126: // waiting for ack from receiver
127: HsPhase1: begin
128: if (ack_level) begin
129: state_d = HsPhase2;
130: end else begin
131: alert_pd = 1'b1;
132: alert_nd = 1'b0;
133: end
134: end
135: // wait for deassertion of ack
136: HsPhase2: begin
137: if (!ack_level) begin
138: state_d = Pause0;
139: end
140: end
141: // pause cycles between back-to-back handshakes
142: Pause0: state_d = Pause1;
143: Pause1: state_d = Idle;
144: // we have a signal integrity issue at one of
145: // the incoming diff pairs. this condition is
146: // signalled by setting the output diffpair
147: // to the same value and continuously toggling
148: // them.
149: SigInt: begin
150: state_d = Idle;
151: if (sigint_detected) begin
152: state_d = SigInt;
153: alert_pd = ~alert_pq;
154: alert_nd = ~alert_pq;
155: end
156: end
157: // catch parasitic states
158: default : state_d = Idle;
159: endcase
160: // bail out if a signal integrity issue has been detected
161: if (sigint_detected && (state_q != SigInt)) begin
162: state_d = SigInt;
163: alert_pd = 1'b0;
164: alert_nd = 1'b0;
165: ping_clr = 1'b0;
166: alert_clr = 1'b0;
167: end
168: end
169:
170: always_ff @(posedge clk_i or negedge rst_ni) begin : p_reg
171: if (!rst_ni) begin
172: state_q <= Idle;
173: alert_pq <= 1'b0;
174: alert_nq <= 1'b1;
175: alert_set_q <= 1'b0;
176: ping_set_q <= 1'b0;
177: end else begin
178: state_q <= state_d;
179: alert_pq <= alert_pd;
180: alert_nq <= alert_nd;
181: alert_set_q <= alert_set_d;
182: ping_set_q <= ping_set_d;
183: end
184: end
185:
186:
187: ////////////////
188: // assertions //
189: ////////////////
190:
191: // check whether all outputs have a good known state after reset
192: `ASSERT_KNOWN(AlertPKnownO_A, alert_tx_o, clk_i, !rst_ni)
193:
194: if (AsyncOn) begin : gen_async_assert
195: // check propagation of sigint issues to output within three cycles
196: `ASSERT(SigIntPing_A, alert_rx_i.ping_p == alert_rx_i.ping_n [*2] |->
197: ##3 alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n, clk_i, !rst_ni)
198: `ASSERT(SigIntAck_A, alert_rx_i.ack_p == alert_rx_i.ack_n [*2] |->
199: ##3 alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n, clk_i, !rst_ni)
200: // output must be driven diff unless sigint issue detected
201: `ASSERT(DiffEncoding_A, (alert_rx_i.ack_p ^ alert_rx_i.ack_n) &&
202: (alert_rx_i.ping_p ^ alert_rx_i.ping_n) |->
203: ##3 alert_tx_o.alert_p ^ alert_tx_o.alert_n, clk_i, !rst_ni)
204:
205: // handshakes can take indefinite time if blocked due to sigint on outgoing
206: // lines (which is not visible here). thus, we only check whether the
207: // handshake is correctly initiated and defer the full handshake checking to the testbench.
208: // TODO: add the staggered cases as well
209: `ASSERT(PingHs_A, ##1 $changed(alert_rx_i.ping_p) &&
210: (alert_rx_i.ping_p ^ alert_rx_i.ping_n) ##2 state_q == Idle |=>
211: $rose(alert_tx_o.alert_p), clk_i, !rst_ni || (alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n))
212: end else begin : gen_sync_assert
213: // check propagation of sigint issues to output within one cycle
214: `ASSERT(SigIntPing_A, alert_rx_i.ping_p == alert_rx_i.ping_n |=>
215: alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n, clk_i, !rst_ni)
216: `ASSERT(SigIntAck_A, alert_rx_i.ack_p == alert_rx_i.ack_n |=>
217: alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n, clk_i, !rst_ni)
218: // output must be driven diff unless sigint issue detected
219: `ASSERT(DiffEncoding_A, (alert_rx_i.ack_p ^ alert_rx_i.ack_n) &&
220: (alert_rx_i.ping_p ^ alert_rx_i.ping_n) |=> alert_tx_o.alert_p ^ alert_tx_o.alert_n,
221: clk_i, !rst_ni)
222: // handshakes can take indefinite time if blocked due to sigint on outgoing
223: // lines (which is not visible here). thus, we only check whether the handshake
224: // is correctly initiated and defer the full handshake checking to the testbench.
225: `ASSERT(PingHs_A, ##1 $changed(alert_rx_i.ping_p) && state_q == Idle |=>
226: $rose(alert_tx_o.alert_p), clk_i, !rst_ni || (alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n))
227: end
228:
229: // if alert_i is true, handshakes should be continuously repeated
230: `ASSERT(AlertHs_A, alert_i && state_q == Idle |=> $rose(alert_tx_o.alert_p),
231: clk_i, !rst_ni || (alert_tx_o.alert_p == alert_tx_o.alert_n))
232:
233: endmodule : prim_alert_sender
234:


Strictly’s Mike Bushell ‘couldn’t see’ when he got stuck under Katya’s dress
Mike Bushell has revealed he could not see a thing when he got stuck under partner Katya Jones’s skirt during his last dance on Strictly.
The pair had taken to the dancefloor after getting eliminated during Sunday’s results show and things went wrong when the BBC Breakfast star picked Jones up – and got completely smothered in her dress.
Speaking on spin-off It Takes Two, Bushell admitted: “I couldn’t see!
“It was the move from the Charleston, the aeroplane move from the end.
“I thought, let’s do a bit of that, but obviously the paso doble involves a long skirt…
“I was turning around and I couldn’t see! It was, ‘Where am I?’”
Bushell and Jones got the boot from the BBC show after a dance-off against Michelle Visage and Giovanni Pernice.
After being eliminated, he led a conga around the ballroom.
The star said despite getting his marching orders, he was “still on a real high”.

“I had checked with Katya. It would have been really insensitive if I had been conga-ing around the ballroom and then suddenly Katya is in tears… so I did check with Katya first, and honestly that has got to be one of the best moments of my life.”
“To go out like that and to get Bruno (Tonioli) and Motsi (Mabuse) up doing the conga… Oh my goodness!” Bushell added.
“I’ve had the time of my life,” he said.


CHOCOLAT A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2000 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): **
CHOCOLAT, from director Lasse Hallström (THE CIDER HOUSE RULES), tells the story of the liberating powers of chocolate, at least the chocolate concoctions made by Vianne Rocher (Juliette Binoche), the new chocolatier in a tiny, nosey French village. With its whimsical music and its bright colors set against a hazy background, the movie wants to be savored as a sweet fairytale for adults.
Working from Joanne Harris's novel, screenwriter Robert Nelson Jacobs creates a script that is little more than a sketch, a problem that he had in his last effort, Disney's poorly plotted DINOSAUR. Jacobs throws in a myriad of slightly quirky characters that give us some reasons to smile but rarely to laugh.
Alfred Molina is the town's puritanical mayor, who writes the priest's stern sermons and promises to run Vianne and her daughter, Anouk Rocher (Victoire Thivisol, PONETTE), out of town by Easter. The film starts at the beginning of Lent, when temptations of the flesh, like chocolates, are officially in disfavor in this highly religious town.
Lena Olin plays an abused wife, whose spine is stiffened by the power of the brown bean. Peter Stormare plays her drunken husband.
Some of the townsfolk find that a chocolate fix is better than Viagra, so they buy it in bulk. Even the dogs are aroused by its consumption. Our audience found the funniest scene to be that of two dogs, doing it well, doggie style. The fact that canine sex produces the movie's largest laugh is proof that the script needs some major surgery.
Johnny Depp, who usually infuses any role with an intriguing energy, plays his part of a river rat, an Irish Gypsy, with good looks and little more. He seemed to be posing for the movie's promotion stills and didn't realize that the director had called, "Action!"
After lots of chocolate eating and a few nice little moments, the movie throws in a couple of predictable tragedies to invoke some quick tears in the audience before it rolls the ending credits. The only thing you might remember about the film a day later is one of its chocolate confections. Eat a chocolate; skip the movie.
CHOCOLAT runs 2:01. Regardless of what the title and the setting might lead you to belief, the film is in English, not French. It is rated PG-13 for a scene of sensuality and some violence and would be acceptable for kids around 12 and up. Most kids, however, are likely to be bored.
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--- title: Rethinking the Mobile Web excerpt: 'Rethinking the Mobile Web by Yiibu: http://tinyurl.com/37scn7u. Fantastic presentation.' date: '2010-10-02 08:57:52 +0200' date_gmt: '2010-10-02 06:57:52 +0200' categories: - Webdev tags: - tweets - web - design - development ---
Rethinking the Mobile Web by Yiibu: http://tinyurl.com/37scn7u. Fantastic presentation.


25 November 1998
Disease Outbreak Reported
According to data from the National Centre for Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health in Brazil, 376 cases of cholera have been notified between 12 and 23 November 1998, 24 of which have been laboratory-confirmed. The cases are occurring in the urban area of Cortez municipality (which has a population of approximately 13 000) in the region of Mata-Sul, Pernambuco State, in north-eastern Brazil. The source of contamination is thought to be the Rio Sirinhaém, from which 80% of the water used by the population originates. The Health Department, in collaboration with water and sanitation authorities from the State of Pernambuco are coordinating epidemiological surveillance, health education activities, water chlorination and case management. The medical team will be reinforced with professionals from other States. Supplies for the treatment of patients are in place and the central laboratory is active in the area. Suspected cases have been notified in neighbouring areas, but without confirmation. This cholera outbreak is the first to be reported in Brazil in l998.


void ElementArrayRemoveReference( optr arr, /* optr of element array */ word token, /* Index of element to * unreference */
dword callbackData, /* Passed to callback routine */ void _pascal (*callback) (void *element, dword valueForCallback)); /* Routine is called if element is actually removed */
This routine decrements the reference count of the specified element. If the reference count drops to zero, the element will be removed. If an element is to be removed,
ElementArrayRemoveReference()
calls the callback routine on that element. The callback routine should perform any cleanup necessary; it is passed a pointer to the element and the
callbackData
argument. If you pass a null function pointer, no callback routine will be called.
Note that when an element is removed, it is actually resized down to zero size and added to a list of free elements. That way the index numbers of later elements are preserved.
Be Sure To: Lock the block on the global heap before calling (unless it is fixed).
See Also: ElementArrayDelete()
.
Include: chunkarr.h
void ElementArrayRemoveReferenceHandles( MemHandle mh, /* Handle of LMem heap */ ChunkHandle ch, /* Chunk handle of element array */ word token, /* Index of element to unreference */ dword callbackData, /* Passed to callback routine */ void _pascal (*callback) (void *element, dword valueForCallback)); /* Routine is called if element is actually removed */
This routine is exactly like
ElementArrayRemoveReference()
above, except that the element array is specified by its global and chunk handles (instead of with an optr).
Include: chunkarr.h
word ElementArrayTokenToUsedIndex( optr arr, /* Handle of element array */ word token, /* Index of element to unreference */ dword callbackData, /* Data passed to callback routine */ Boolean _pascal (*callback) /* Return true to count this element */ (void *element, dword cbData));
This routine is passed the token of an element array. It translates the token into an index from some non-standard indexing scheme. The indexing scheme can either number the elements from zero, counting only those elements in use (i.e. those with a reference count greater than zero); or it can use a more restrictive scheme. If a callback routine is passed, the callback routine will be called for every used element; it should be declared _pascal and return true if the element should be counted. If a null callback pointer is passed, every used element will be counted.
Include: chunkarr.h
word ElementArrayTokenToUsedIndexHandles( MemHandle mh, /* Handle of LMem heap */ ChunkHandle ch, /* Chunk handle of element array */ word token, /* Index of element to unreference */ dword callbackData, /* Data passed to the * callback routine */
Boolean _pascal (*callback) /* Return true to count this element */ (void *element, dword cbData));
This routine is exactly like
ElementArrayTokenToUsedIndex()
above, except that the element array is specified by its global and chunk handles (instead of with an optr).
Include: chunkarr.h
word ElementArrayUsedIndexToToken( optr arr, /* optr to element array */ word index, /* Find token of element with this index */ dword callbackData, /* This is passed to the callback routine */ Boolean _pascal (*callback) /* Return true to count this element */ (void *element, dword cbData));
This routine takes an index into an element array from some non-standard indexing scheme. The routine finds the element specified and returns the element's token. The indexing scheme can either number the elements from zero, counting only those elements in use (i.e. those with a reference count greater than zero); or it can use a more restrictive scheme. If a callback routine is passed, the callback routine will be called for every used element; it should should be declared _pascal return true if the element should be counted. If a null callback pointer is passed, every used element will be counted.
If no matching element is found,
ElementArrayUsedIndexToToken()
returns CA_NULL_ELEMENT.
Include: chunkarr.h
word ElementArrayUsedIndexToTokenHandles( MemHandle mh, /* Handle of LMem heap's block */ ChunkHandle ch, /* Handle of element array */ word index, /* Find token of element with this index */ dword callbackData, /* Data passed to the * callback routine */
Boolean _pascal (*callback) /* Return true to count this element */ (void *element, dword cbData));
This routine is exactly like
ElementArrayUsedIndexToToken()
above, except that the element array is specified by its global and chunk handles (instead of with an optr).
Include: chunkarr.h


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Author: Khashayar Rohanimanesh, Sridhar Mahadevan
Abstract: We investigate a general semi-Markov Decision Process (SMDP) framework for modeling concurrent decision making, where agents learn optimal plans over concurrent temporally extended actions. We introduce three types of parallel termination schemes – all, any and continue – and theoretically and experimentally compare them. 1
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CSL_UdmapTR9 specifies a Type 9 Transfer Request. More...
#include <csl_udmap_tr.h>
Data Fields | |
| uint32_t | flags |
| uint16_t | icnt0 |
| uint16_t | icnt1 |
| uint64_t | addr |
| int32_t | dim1 |
| uint16_t | icnt2 |
| uint16_t | icnt3 |
| int32_t | dim2 |
| int32_t | dim3 |
| uint32_t | fmtflags |
| int32_t | ddim1 |
| uint64_t | daddr |
| int32_t | ddim2 |
| int32_t | ddim3 |
| uint16_t | dicnt0 |
| uint16_t | dicnt1 |
| uint16_t | dicnt2 |
| uint16_t | dicnt3 |
CSL_UdmapTR9 specifies a Type 9 Transfer Request.
| uint64_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::addr |
Starting address for the source data or destination data if it is a half duplex write
| uint64_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::daddr |
Starting address for the destination of the data
| int32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::ddim1 |
Signed dimension for loop level 1 for the destination data
| int32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::ddim2 |
Signed dimension for loop level 2 for the destination data
| int32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::ddim3 |
Signed dimension for loop level 3 for the destination data
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dicnt0 |
Total loop iteration count for level 0 (innermost) used for destination
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dicnt1 |
Total loop iteration count for level 1 used for destination
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dicnt2 |
Total loop iteration count for level 2 used for destination
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dicnt3 |
Total loop iteration count for level 3 used for destination
| int32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dim1 |
Signed dimension for loop level 1 for the source data
| int32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dim2 |
Signed dimension for loop level 2
| int32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::dim3 |
Signed dimension for loop level 3
| uint32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::flags |
Specifies type of TR and how the TR should be handled. It also supports the TR triggering and output events.
| uint32_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::fmtflags |
Tells how the data is formatted either between the input and the output or if the data should use different addressing schemes or sizes
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::icnt0 |
Total loop iteration count for level 0 (innermost)
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::icnt1 |
Total loop iteration count for level 1
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::icnt2 |
Total loop iteration count for level 2
| uint16_t CSL_UdmapTR9_t::icnt3 |
Total loop iteration count for level 3 (outermost)