This week I want to welcome you for a special blog post.
Please join me in welcoming a woman who has not only inspired me in my journey as a science fiction author, but has entertained me for several hours with her "Sentients of Orion" series.
My guest today is the 2010 Aurealis Award winning, Australian Speculative Fiction author, Marianne de Pierres.
Marianne's love of the written word was born when she was only eight years old, thanks to her sister typing up her version of "The Splendid Six" on an old typewriter. Later, Marianne's husband introduced her to science fiction by giving her a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's "Rendezvous with Rama". From that moment on, her brain pan blew wide open with the possibilities.
And the world is the beneficiary of her amazing imagination and writing skill.
Without further ado, I give you, the esteemed Marianne de Pierres!
I have a new book coming out soon, so the release of it is on my mind. It's a science fiction and fantasy, western genre mash-up, set in Australia and entitled PEACEMAKER.
I'm no stranger to mixing genres and I find those kind of stories the most interesting and fun to write. But there are inherent dangers. Blending genres can seriously mess with readers expectations, which doesn't always illicit a positive reaction. Sometimes, that can come down to something as simple as the bookseller (online or real-time) placing the book in the wrong category. Or the publisher getting the cover wrong. An example I can think of straight away, is a colleague who wrote an entertaining and well researched historical novel with a dash of romance. The cover, however, suggested that the content would be straight up epic fantasy. WRONG. The target readers never got to see it, and the fantasy readers felt cheated.
You can imagine then, how risky it can be when you start messing with a reader's favourite genre between the covers. A comic fantasy might be too funny for some, or not contain enough world-building for others. In a science fiction detective novel, some readers may feel that the sense of wonder and futurism are compromised by the detective trope. In a science fiction romance, you can really tick a whole lot of people off! I've often tried to walk this tightrope of genre-blend, and to be truthful, have fallen right off without a safety net on occasions.
But it can also go SO right. Steampunk, cyberpunk, Weird fiction, Spyfi and many other sub genres are filled with mashed up stories that are glorious and inventive and stimulating. Some of the books that inspired me to become a writer, are among them; Gun With Occasional Music by Jonathon Lethem to name just one.
To the writer of genre-blend fiction, I would say to you, make sure you read widely. It's your story to mess with but respect that your readers know their stuff. To the readers of the same, I would say, have a little chilli with your chocolate – the result might delight you.
Thank you Marianne for stopping by and offering up this amazing advice. As lovers of speculative fiction, it's always a good idea to keep an open-mind.
Join me in the magical month of March as I update you on a few of the upcoming Cons for the year and introduce you to another fellow sci-fi author and friend, J.F. Owen, author of "Chara's Promise".


June 2017 – GRAITEC, an international BIM, Fabrication and Design software developer for AEC, and Autodesk® Platinum Partner in the US and across Europe, is delighted to announce a global contract with IDEA StatiCa covering all the countries where GRAITEC operates. This distribution agreement sees the previous Idea StatiCa Connection joining the Graitec Advance Series, dedicated to the AEC and Fabrication markets, under the new name of "Advance Design Connection". The Advance Design family is used by over 6000 professionals worldwide who have done thousands of projects using this solution.
The common held belief is that a structure is only as strong as its weakest link. Unless properly designed, the connections joining the members may be weaker than the members being joined.
That is why the design of connections is an integral and vitally important part of the design of steel structures.
Idea StatiCa is a Czech software developer providing engineering solutions dedicated to structural design and the code checking joints, cross sections, beams and other details.
IDEA partnered with top technical universities to create a new method for the design of joints and implemented it into a software: IDEA StatiCa Connection.
Currently existing programmes are based on a component method which is not general enough. IDEA StatiCa came up with a new method called Component Based Finite Element Model (CBFEM).
CBFEM is a synergy of component method and finite element method.
CBFEM is widely applicable and quickly provides comprehensive results about the joint behaviour.
This is the product Graitec is going to distribute under the brand Advance Design Connection.
Advance Design Connection completes our product offering providing a high innovative solution for complex joints, making our solutions for steel structures very strong technically. It can design all types of 2D\3D welded or bolted connections, base plates, footing and anchors. Clear pass/fail checks according to various design codes are available in minutes, as well as complete output reports. Advance Design Connection is fully integrated in a BIM workflow thanks to BIM links with several BIM solutions, including the 3D FEM system Advance Design.
Our customers used to receive our own component solution for joints design: GRAITEC Steel Connection Designers, dedicated for standard joints, around 70% of the joints of a project.
The remaining joints, the complex ones, only 30%, are very time consuming and take around 70% of the time allocated to the design of the joints. Today, we have a high quality and innovative solution for our customers to design joints thanks to Advance Design Connection which will allow to design any kind of joint, with any type of loads in a few minutes.
Advance Design Connection comes with 4 BIM links to GRAITEC Advance Design, Autodesk® Advance Steel, REVIT Structure® and Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis®. More BIM links will be added in the future.
This partnership between IDEA StatiCa and GRAITEC for this distribution is very important and strategic for both companies.
Joseph PAIS, GRAITEC Product Director comments: "With this new partnership, GRAITEC offers a complete and effective suite of professional software's dedicated to the steel industry. With this suite, the steel companies will be able to combine a streamline structural workflow together with a high level of technical expertise."
Lubomir SABATKA, CEO of IDEA StatiCa adds: "Our focused applications, based on advanced FEM approach, are filling the gaps in today's workflows of structural engineers and fabricators. We are excited to partner up with GRAITEC and looking forward to bringing this technology to the customers, together."
An overview (not exhaustive) of the type of joints designed by Advance Design Connections.
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Hiking in the most remote part of Sapa area equals real adventure and great opportunities to experience the natural life of ethnic minority groups living in the mountains. The locals will look with big eyes and followed by happy smiles as this is "off the beaten track".
Along the trail you will meet several different tribes, each with own language and costumes. Stay overnight in a remote village in comfortable Topas Riverside Lodge.
Your journey from Hanoi to Sapa is by Topas Mountain Express. The 8 seats limousine has luxurious modern interior design with wood and leather, spacious and soft seats, offers you a comfortable journey.
Duration: 3 days 2 nights – it's possible to extend with one or more nights.
From 6:30 – 7:00 AM, the Topas Mountain Express will pick you up at your hotel and take you directly into the remote mountain of Sapa. Arrive to Thanh Phu Bridge, you have another short transfer to Nam Cang village, and check in the tranquil and comfortable Topas Riverside Lodge. You will enjoy lunch at the Lodge, connecting with Nam Cang village by its own suspended bridge.
In the afternoon you will visit Nam Cang village, which locates in the most remote area of Sapa. The Red Dao women wear some of the most colorful and diverse costumes of all Vietnam's ethnic groups. Herbal bath, local medicine and embroidery are some of the things that the Red Dao are very skilled at.
Accompanied by your guide, you will explore around the village and learn how the local villagers make writing paper, jewelry or embroidery. Return to the lodge you may want to swim in the nearby river or enjoy herbal bath, which is handpicked from jungle and prepared by our Red Dao lady.
Your dinner is prepared at the Lodge with a warmly atmosphere.
Approx: Grade: Easy/ 2 hours walking.
Add on: Join a local woman and pick your own mixture of herbs and spend the evening in a special traditional bath, based on your blend. The herbal bath and tour must be pre-booked and paid by your own.
Enjoy your breakfast with a warm cup of tea before you start the tour. Your trek begins with an ascent to a small Blue H'mong village. The Blue H'mong mostly lives in the other side of Hoang Lien Mountain Range and only in the deepest part of Sapa Valley, they are found inhabiting in two small villages. You then take a descent to the Red Dao village of Nam Nhiu, having beautiful views of high mountains, waterfalls and deep valley. You enjoy your lunch at a nice break place.
In the morning you take a walk up to the jungle to explore the beautiful surrounding nature. You will encounter with the locals walking with their barefoot. The higher you go, the more you will be inspired by the origin of the nature. Along the trail you will meet many different kind of tree, bamboo, and herbs. The cardamom is planted in this area, it is a special spicy and bring the good income for village. Listen to the sound of nature and birds, you will soon meet a clear river running out from mountain. Here is a nice spot for you to stop for relax, enjoy the nature, deep your feet into the cool water. You will spend some more time to explore the surrounding forest before going back.
Leave the mountain, you will return to village on the same track by noon. Arrive back at Topas Riverside Lodge, you may want to take a swim in the river if the weather permits before enjoying your lunch.
At 14:50, you take the shuttle bus to Thanh Phu Bridge, where Topas Mountain Express departs at 15:30 and return you to your hotel in Hanoi.


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Die HMS Illustrious war ein Einheitslinienschiff (engl. pre-dreadnought) der Majestic-Klasse, das in den 1890er Jahren für die Royal Navy gebaut wurde.

Geschichte

Die Illustrious wurde am 11. März 1895 in Chatham auf Kiel gelegt, am 17. September 1896 vom Stapel gelassen und am 15. April 1898 für den Einsatz in der Reserveflotte in Chatham unter dem Kommando von Kapitän Richard Poore in Dienst gestellt. Von August bis September 1898 gehörte sie zu einem Internationalen Geschwader, aus Schiffen der österreichischen Marine, der französischen Marine, der kaiserlichen Marine, der italienischen Marine (Regia Marina), der kaiserlichen russischen Marine und der Royal Navy, die in den Aufstand der griechischen Christen gegen die Herrschaft des Osmanischen Reiches auf Kreta (1897–1898) eingriff. Im Februar 1900 übernahm Kapitän Frank Finnis das Kommando, und 1901 wurde das Schiff auf Malta überholt. Am 24. März 1902 wurde Kapitän Francis John Foley zum Kommandanten ernannt, und im Juli 1904 wurde sie zur Kanalflotte abkommandiert. Im Rahmen der Umstrukturierung der Flotte von Januar 1905 wurde die Illustrious Teil der in Atlantic Fleet umbenannten Kanalflotte.
Am 14. September 1905 wurde sie in Chatham für eine Überholung ausgemustert und am 14. März bei wieder Indienststellung der neu etablierten Kanalflotte zu gewiesen. Am 13. Juni 1906 kollidierte sie in dichtem Nebel mit dem Schoner Christa. Mit dem Ende ihrer Dienstzeit in der Kanalflotte wurde sie am 1. Juni 1908 in Chatham ausgemustert und am 2. Juni der Portsmouth Division in der neu geschaffenen Home Fleet zugeteilt.
Am 22. März 1909 kollidierte sie im Hafen von Portsmouth mit der Amethyst erlitt jedoch keinen Schaden. Etwa 6 Monate später am 21. August kam es zu einem weiteren Unfall als sie in der Babbacombe Bucht vor Devon auf ein Riff auflief und schwere Schäden an ihrem Rumpf erlitt. Ab dem 2. Juli 1912 diente sie in den alljährlichen Manövern als Flaggschiff unter dem Kommando von Vizeadmiral Henry. B Jackson

Erster Weltkrieg

Bei Beginn des Krieges gehörten die Schiffe der Majestic-Klasse zu den ältesten im Bestand der Royal Navy und nahmen daher nicht an der Testmobilmachung im Juli 1914 teil. Zunächst war geplant, die Besatzung der Illustrious für das neue Schlachtschiff HMS Erin zu nutzen, doch stattdessen wurde sie ab 23. August als Wachschiff für die Grand Fleet am Loch Ewe, Loch Na-Keal am Tyne und am Humber eingesetzt.

Am 26. November 1915 wurde sie in Grimsby ausgemustert, wo ihre Bewaffnung entfernt und sie für Hilfsdienste im Hafen eingesetzt wurde. Im August wurde sie nach Chatham abkommandiert, wo sie zunächst als Überlaufschiff eingesetzt und ab dem 20. November als Depotschiff genutzt wurde.
Am 21. April wurde das Schiff endgültig abgemustert, am 24. März von der Marineliste gestrichen und am 18. Juni an T.W. Ward & Co zum Abwracken verkauft.

Technik

Schiffsmaße

Die Illustrious hatte eine Länge von 128 m, eine Breite von 23 m und einen Tiefgang von 8,20 m. Sie verdrängte zwischen 15.220 t und 17.882 t. Das Schiffe hatte einen Freibord von 7,60 m vorn, 5,26 m mittschiffs und 5,64 m achtern. Der Rumpf bestand aus 78 wasserdichten Abteilungen. Das Schiff hatte einen doppelten Boden und war mit zwei Masten ausgestattet.

Antrieb
Der Antrieb bestand aus zwei 3 Zyl.-Verbunddampfmaschinen, die jeweils eine Welle antrieben und insgesamt 10.000 Shp (7.500 kW) entwickelten, mit der sie eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 16 Knoten (30 km/h) erreichten. Der Dampf wurde von acht Großwasserraumkesseln geliefert. Das Schiff konnte maximal 1.930 t Kohle oder 508 t Heizhöl mitführen, was ihm bei 10 Knoten (19 km/h) eine Reichweite von 7000 Seemeilen (12964 km) ermöglichte. Die Besatzung bestand aus 672 Offizieren plus Mannschaft.

Bewaffnung
Die Hauptbewaffnung bestand aus vier 305-mm-Hinterladerkanonen in zwei Geschütztürmen, einer vorn und einer achtern. Die Geschütze waren auf 187 t schweren Lafetten mit einem Seitenrichtbereich von −150 bis +150 Grad montiert. Die Kanonen selbst wogen 47 t und hatten bei einer maximalen Elevation von 13,5° und einer Mündungsgeschwindigkeit von 716 m/s eine Reichweite von 13.590 m. Sie verschossen 386 kg schwere Granaten mit einer Kadenz von ca. 2  Schuss pro Minute. Die Sekundärbewaffnung bestand aus zwölf 152-mm-Geschützen. Sie waren in Kasematten in zwei Geschützdecks mittschiffs untergebracht. Die Geschütze waren auf Lafetten mit einem Seitenrichtbereich von +30° bis +150° Grad montiert. Die Kanonen selbst wogen 2,2 t und hatten bei einer maximalen Elevation von 20° und einer Mündungsgeschwindigkeit von 544 m/s eine Reichweite von 9.050 m. Sie verschossen 20,4 kg schwere Granaten mit einer Kadenz von ca. 5–6 Schuss pro Minute.  Außerdem trug sie sechzehn 76mm- und zwölf 47mm-Schnellfeuergeschütze zur Verteidigung gegen Torpedoboote. Darüber hinaus war sie mit fünf 457-mm-Torpedorohren ausgestattet, von denen vier auf der Breitseite im Schiffsrumpf eingelassen waren und das fünfte sich in einer auf dem Deck montierten Abschussvorrichtung am Heck befand.

Panzerung
Der Panzergürtel bestand aus 229 mm Harvey-Stahl. Er erstreckte sich über eine Länge von 67 m entlang des Rumpfes und bedeckte die Seite des Schiffes bis 1,68 m oberhalb und 2,90 m unterhalb der Wasserlinie. Der Gürtel war über die Barbetten durch ein 356 mm dickes Querschott vorn und ein 304 mm dickes Schott achtern verbunden. Das gepanzerte Deck, das sich zum Bug und zum Heck hin auf 64 mm reduzierte, war in der Mitte 76 mm dick und hatte 102 mm dicke, abgeschrägte Seiten, die an die Unterkante der Gürtelpanzerung anschlossen. Diese Anordnung sorgte dafür, dass jede Granate, die den Gürtel durchschlug, auch das Deck durchdringen musste, bevor sie die Hauptteile des Schiffes erreichen konnte. Die Barbetten waren oberhalb des gepanzerten Decks mit 355 mm Panzerung geschützt und unterhalb mit 178 mm. Die Geschütztürme der 305 mm-Geschütze waren an der Front 254 mm und an den Seiten 140 mm dick. Auf der Rückseite hatte die Panzerung 100 mm und auf dem Dach eine Stärke von 50 mm. Die Kasematten der 152 mm-Geschütze waren an der Front 152 mm und an den Seiten 50 mm stark. Das hintere Torpedorohr war mit einem 152 dicken Mantel abgedeckt. Der vordere Kommandoturm war vorne und an den Seiten mit 355 mm und auf der Rückseite mit 254 mm Panzerplatten geschützt. Der hintere Kommandoturm war rundherum mit 76 mm Panzerung versehen.

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Xanthates
Infobox on Xanthates
Example of Xanthates
Stowage factor (in m3/t) -
1 Xanthates
Xanthate is a salt (usually potassium or sodium) of a xanthic acid. It is available as pelletized solids, having a pungent odour, soluble in water. Examples are potassium amyl xanthate, potassium ethyl Xanthate, sodium isobutyl xanthate, sodium isopropyl xanthate.
Most xanthate salts are yellow. These organosulfur compounds are important in two areas, the production of cellophane and related polymers from cellulose and secondly in mining for the extraction of certain ores. They are also versatile intermediates in organic synthesis. Xanthates also refer to esters of xanthic acid.
Xanthate salts are produced by the reaction of an alcohol with sodium or Potassium Hydroxide and carbon disulphide. The reaction involves the attack of the alkoxide salt. For example, sodium ethoxide gives sodium ethyl xanthate. Virtually any alcohol can be used in this reaction. Technical grade xanthate salts are usually of 90–95% purity. Impurities include alkali-metal sulfide, sulfate, trithiocarbonates, thiosulfate, sulfite, or carbonate as well as residual raw material such as alcohol and alkali hydroxide. These salts are available commercially as powder, granules, flakes, sticks, and solutions are available. China is a major exporter of granules.
Use: Collector agents in the flotation of sulphide minerals, metallic elements such as copper, silver, gold, and some oxidized minerals of lead and copper.
To be given a cool stow away from ship's accommodations, foodstuffs and allied products.
On contact with moisture, evolves highly flammable vapours such as carbon disulphide. When confined, can cause an explosion due to the wide explosive limits of the vapours. Finely divided dust forms explosive mixtures in air. Care should be taken when opening cargo transport units in case carbon disulphide vapours are present.
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I'm adding links to a couple more meditations here as well, for those who feel called.
One is for the Heart Star ~ Love Light Meditation from Joanna Fay, and the other is Sandra Walter's Unity Meditation.
Then there is the usual list, compiled by We Love Mass Meditations. Being a Sunday, we also have the Weekly Ascension Meditation.


Poets from the middle ages used to compose their work on rolls of parchment. If they were living today, they would probably be amazed by this dorm product Magic Sticky Notes Mini Roll 4" x 6" (50 Sheets). With this Magic Sticky Notes Mini Roll 4" x 6" (50 Sheets), hundreds, if not thousands of lines of beauty are possible. With this Magic Sticky Notes Mini Roll 4" x 6" (50 Sheets), you can become the next Geoffrey Chaucer.
Even if you're not a poet, you'll find this college dorm supply Magic Sticky Notes Mini Roll 4" x 6" (50 Sheets) a useful dorm necessity. You can use this Magic Sticky Notes Mini Roll 4" x 6" (50 Sheets) to write yourself little reminders, and make really, really, really, long grocery lists. Add this Magic Sticky Notes Mini Roll 4" x 6" (50 Sheets) to your dorm shopping list. It'll come in handy.


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Q: Is it always bad to use Thread.Sleep()? I created an extension method for the the class Random which executes an Action (void delegate) at random times:
public static class RandomExtension
{
    private static bool _isAlive;
    private static Task _executer;

    public static void ExecuteRandomAsync(this Random random, int min, int max, int minDuration, Action action)
    {
        Task outerTask = Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            _isAlive = true;
            _executer = Task.Factory.StartNew(() => { ExecuteRandom(min, max, action); });
            Thread.Sleep(minDuration);
            StopExecuter();
        });
    }

    private static void StopExecuter()
    {
        _isAlive = false;
        _executer.Wait();

        _executer.Dispose();
        _executer = null;
    }

    private static void ExecuteRandom(int min, int max, Action action)
    {
        Random random = new Random();

        while (_isAlive)
        {
            Thread.Sleep(random.Next(min, max));
            action();
        }
    }
}

It works fine.
But is the use of Thread.Sleep() in this example okay, or should you generally never use Thread.Sleep(), what complications could occur ? Are there alternatives?

A: One reason I would use Task.Delay over Thread.Sleep is the fact that you can pass a CancellationToken to it. If the user wants to StopExecutor and the random received a long duration span, you'll end up blocking for a long time. On the other hand, in Task.Delay, you can cancel the operation and it will be notified of that cancellation.
I think there are other problems with the design you choose to make. The Random class isn't really fit to be a task scheduler. I would find it a bit odd to find a ExecuteRandomAsync, since it mostly doesn't execute a random, but execute some arbitrary Action every X minutes.
I would instead, go about this another way. While keeping most of the internals you've already created, but putting them in a different class.
public class ActionInvoker
{
    private readonly Action _actionToInvoke;

    public ActionInvoker(Action actionToInvoke)
    {
        _actionToInvoke = actionToInvoke;
        _cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
    }

    private readonly CancellationTokenSource _cancellationTokenSource;
    private Task _executer;

    public void Start(int min, int max, int minDuration)
    {
        if (_executer != null)
        {
            return;
        }

        _executer = Task.Factory.StartNew(
                    async () => await ExecuteRandomAsync(min, max, _actionToInvoke),
                    _cancellationTokenSource.Token, TaskCreationOptions.LongRunning,
                    TaskScheduler.Default)
                    .Unwrap();
    }

    private void Stop()
    {
        try
        {
            _cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
        }
        catch (OperationCanceledException e)
        {
            // Log the cancellation.
        }
    }

    private async Task ExecuteRandomAsync(int min, int max, Action action)
    {
        Random random = new Random();

        while (!_cancellationTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
        {
            await Task.Delay(random.Next(min, max), _cancellationTokenSource.Token);
            action();
        }
    }
}

A: Sleep "talks" to the Operation System that you want to suspend the thread. It's resource-intensive operation cause your thread uses RAM anyway (although it doesn't require processing time).
With thread pool, you could use thread's resources (f.e. RAM) to process some other small tasks. To do it, the Windows lets you put a thread to sleep in a special alertable state, so it may be awakened and used temporarily.
So Task.Delay let you put threads to alertable sleep, and therefore let you use resources of these thread unitl you don't need them.

A: Is using Thread.Sleep bad? Generally not, if you really want to suspend the thread. But in this case you don't want to suspend the thread, you want to suspend the task.
So in this case, you should use:
await Task.Delay(minDuration);

This will not suspend the entire thread, but just the single task you want to suspend. All other tasks on the same thread can continue running.

A: Think of it this way.
Sleeping a thread is dangerous because more often than not more than one tasks relies on that thread, not to mention key components of the program may do also.
Never using sleep on threads isn't appropriate, you will want to use them when they are beneficial to your program.
Lots of people are taught not to sleep threads because of the unpredictable behaviour. It's like managing a team, eventually you're going to have to let some go to lunch and as long as the rest are functioning whilst the ones you chose to go to lunch are out, then you should be fine and be able to work still.
Just don't send people to lunch if there's people in the project reliant on their presence.

A: All answers are correct, and I would like to add a practical view:
When you have a remote non real-time component to test (for example, a search engine), you need to give it time to go to it's new state before you reference it again for assertions. In other words, you want to suspend your test for some time. Since the performance the test itself is irrelevant (please distinguish between the performance of the test and the performance of the component), you sometimes prefer to keep your code (of the test) as simple and straight forward as possible, and you avoid even the minimum complexity of asynchronous code. You could of course start a new test instead of waiting for your component (that's the difference between await Task.Delay() and Thread.Sleep()), but the assumption was that you are in a no hurry for that.

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Réméréville is een gemeente in het Franse departement Meurthe-et-Moselle (regio Grand Est) en telt 408 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Nancy.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Réméréville bedraagt 13,4 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 30,4 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

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Sifting through trying to find the best camping stoves that'll suit your type of trip can be quite a tricky process. There are dozens of different types to choose from – some fully integrated and some smaller than a pocket knife – and several types of fuel. Each has their advantages and disadvantages, so we're here to unravel the secrets.
We're only reviewing gas camping stoves here; in the British weather and for trips no longer than a week we've found it to be the best all-around type of fuel. Petrol and paraffin stoves tend to be used on very long journeys in very cold conditions where you're only likely to find a snowmobile refilling station rather than a Cotswold Outdoor.
The other more common option are stoves that use methylated spirits or alcohol (the best ones also allow the use of solid fuel tablets and wood). Stoves of this kind are also very simple with few specialist parts. Some people even fashion their own out of an aluminium can. However, you can't control the flame as well, and it won't be as powerful – that pasta could be a long time coming. If meths stoves are something you are interested in, look at Trangia's Triangle or Alpkit's Bruler.
Gas stoves using butane/propane canisters are the easiest to use, they're the most common, and they can in some instances be the lightest option for your type of trip. Gas stoves tend to fall into two categories: those that screw directly into the top of the canister and low-profile stoves that attach to the canister with a hose. The former are lighter and more compact and excellent for solo use but can be unstable. The latter tend to be steadier and would be recommended for bigger pans. Some hose linked stoves are useful for cold weather when gas doesn't burn so well as they can be inverted to run off the liquid contents rather than gas.
Another consideration is whether the system integrates the stove and the pot. Of the stoves tested here, the JetBoil MiniMo, Primus PrimeTech, Coleman FyreStorm and MSR Reactor are integrated. This means the pots, often with heat exchangers, can attach directly to the stove. This is more efficient for fuel usage and burning time, but they tend to be heavier, and only some can be used with other pots.
Final points to consider (phew) are the size of the burner – the wider the burner, the more the flame can spread just like the burner on your stove at home. Many stoves also come with a Piezo ignition that allows you to spark it up. However, always carry matches as these fail a fair bit in our experience. All these stoves have a flame control allowing you to simmer or boil water rapidly. Some also come with a windshield as well. It makes a significant difference, so if it doesn't come with one, it's worth picking up a cheap foil one.
The stoves reviewed here were all included in either our Winter Outdoor 100 or our Summer Outdoor 100. There is a wide variety in terms of price, features and styles while all using propane/butane gas cartridges. Here are seven of our favourites.
Jetboil was one of the first manufacturers to offer a fully integrated system – everything about the stove was designed to boil water as quickly as possible from the windshield to the heat exchanger. This stove, however, is the first they've released as a stand-alone burner, and it's good; very good. The excellent control and Piezo spark ignition are particularly useful.
One of the downfalls of the gas cartridge stove is its ability to heat in frigid weather – liquid burning stoves are just better. However, this MSR stove works brilliantly in chilly weather (it's designed for alpine climbers). The burner is very efficient, the heat exchanger works well, and the whole stove fits together so well that you'll be drinking coffee in no time. Different size pots can be attached too.
The Coleman FyreStrom is a low-profile stove that is attached by a hose to the gas canister. This means it is stable in the wind. The full set includes the stove, cooking pot, sleeve and lid, and it all fits together in one neat package.
The Coleman Windblock system is particularly useful, and a clip-on lid adds an extra level of security in case of spillages. The gas canister fits in the pot.
Primus has been making stoves for 125 years now – Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen carried one to the South Pole, and Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway carried one on Everest. So are they still relevant in 2018? It's an emphatic yes. The MicronTrail is designed as one of their lightest and most compact models. Although tiny, it is very powerful, and a regulator keeps the gas flowing even when the canister is running out.
This tiny, low-cost stove is a great option for quick jaunts into the hills. The first PoocketRocket was the definitive ultra-lightweight, canister-top camping stove and this second version is even lighter and more compact. Although small, the pan supports are sturdy, especially for a one-person pot, and the flame control is excellent.
The PrimeTech is a complete cooking system for two to five people that cleverly packs together in a neat little sack. Once out, the regulator screws into the canister and through a hose links to the wind-protected stove. There are two pans, a gas regulator, pan handle that can be used as tongs, a foldable sheet of aluminium to protect what you are cooking on, and a Piezo lighter. The lid also has a pasta strainer. One pot has an integrated heat exchanger. A clever design that is highly efficient with fuel.
Fold out metal handles mean you'll only see the MiniMo like this when you put it there. Photo: Chris Johnson.
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Redesigned valve and regulator for advanced simmer control / Metal handles / Push-button igniter / Lower spoon angle / Insulating drink through lid / Fuel canister stabiliser / Additional accessories incline coffee press, hanging kit and pot support.


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This package gives the bride-to-be an extra pampering for the D-day. It revitalizes your look with saree drape, lehenga setting, veil or headgear setting, bridal make-up, hairdo, and change of polish. Extra attention is given by the Meegash experts to make you look special on the extra special day.


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Steele Hill Resort's Gunstock Ski and Stay package is the best deal in the Lakes Region. Stay with us for a minimum of two nights and receive 20% off accommodations for each night of your stay, and experience the thrill of skiing on the slopes of Gunstock Mountain with breath-taking views of Lake Winnipesaukee. After carving up some of the best groomed runs in New Hampshire, head back to Steele Hill and enjoy full use of our award winning amenities. Relax your sore muscles in the warmth of our roman spa or take a dip in the large, heated indoor pool.
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Q: Polymorphism in Java - can I set an object to a specific type? I am a programmer who is getting to grasps with polymorphism after a long break and I was wondering if the following is possible. Say I had a super class in which there were some instance variables A, B and C. In all subclasses A and B are strings and behave as such in all subclasses however in all of the subclasses, the type of C may depend on the state of the subclass. I was wondering if it is possible to set C as type 'Object' in the superclass and then specify its type in each subclass using wrapper classes. e.g
public class SuperClass {
    String A;
    String B;
    Object C;

    public SuperClass(){}
    }
}
public class SubClassA extends SuperClass {

    public SubClassA () {
        C = new String(); //notice this type is different from its type in the next class
    }

}

public class SubClassB extends SuperClass {

    public SubClassB () {
        C = new Integer();
    }
}

your thoughts would be appreciated :)
Thanks

A: No.  "Set an object to a specific type" does not mean anything.  In fact, "Set an object." does not mean anything.
A, B, and C in your example are not objects, they are variables.  There are three kinds of variable in Java; primitives (e.g, int, boolean, double), array reference variables, and object reference variables.  A, B, and C are object reference variables.  That means, A, B, and C each hold the identity of some object.
Initially, they all hold null which is a special object reference that means "no object."
Your subclass constructors each create a new object, and store its identity in C.
Objects have types which can be known at run-time, and variables have types which are only known at compile time.  The compiler will reject your code if it can prove that you assign the identity of some object to an object reference variable with an incompatible type.
The type of variable C, Object, is compatible with any object.  You can assign a String reference to it, or you can assign an Integer reference to it, or you can assign a ForkJoinPool.ForkJoinWorkerThreadFactory reference to it.  The downside, is that the compiler will only let you perform operations through C that can be performed on every type of object.  The compiler won't allow you to call C.toUpperCase()---not even if it holds a reference to an actual String object.---because you have explicitly declared that C may hold references to things that are not Strings.

I would not write the code that you wrote, but it's hard to say what I would write instead, because your example doesn't actually do anything.  You'll get better answers in this forum if you ask questions about how to solve actual problems.

A: Understand, first and foremost, the difference between an object and a reference.  An object is something that you create with new and it has a specific type (class) that is fixed from the moment it's created.  A reference is a "pointer" to an object.
A single reference can point to different types of objects at different times, so long as the declared type of the reference is the class of the object or its superclass.  Object is the superclass of all objects (including arrays, but not "scalars" like int, char, float, etc) and hence a reference declared with type Object can point to any object.
Of course, if you have a reference declared as Object then even if you (supposedly) know what's in it, the compiler and JVM haven't a clue.  So you need to "cast" the reference to the appropriate type before you can use it.  Eg, knowing that you previously stored a pointer to a String object into C, you might do:
String castFromC = (String)C;
Char charFromC = castFromC.charAt(5);

If it turns out that C is not a String but is instead an Integer, then the (String) "cast" operation will fail at runtime with a ClassCastException.

A: From my understanding of your concern, your posted code looks OK to me. However, it will force you to cast C to a specific type for it to be "operable" since you just declared the object reference C as just a "reference pointing to an Object type of Java object".
To avoid the ugly typecasting, you can generify your superclass like this
class SuperClass<T> {
    String A;
    String B;
    T C;

    public SuperClass(){}
}

And in your subclasses, you can use it like this
class SubClassA extends SuperClass<String> {

    public SubClassA () {
        C = new String();
    }
}

class SubClassB extends SuperClass<Integer> {

    public SubClassB () {
        C = new Integer(0);
    }
}

Also, it is a convention that your instance variables should have a meaningful name starting with lowercase, declared private, and exposed to other classes with public getters and setters.


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Kitchenette serves mostly local and organic foods.

Kitchenette celebrates breakfast, lunch, brunch
GALLERY: A look inside Kitchenette • See more New Restaurant Concepts
Lisa Jennings | Oct 19, 2015
Brothers Chris and Mike Kobayashi were fulfilling a dream when they opened their restaurant Artisan in 2006 in Paso Robles, CA, in the heart of central coast wine country.
Now the brothers are expanding with their second venture, Kitchenette, which opened recently in Templeton, about three miles down the road.
With Kitchenette, the Kobayashis are exercising their love of breakfast, lunch and brunch. "We've always wanted to open a breakfast and lunch place. We're big fans of breakfast," says Mike.
The "new American" menu is designed to please an interesting mix of wine makers and "cowboys" in the largely agricultural community, Mike says.
Like Artisan, the menu features mostly locally sourced and organic ingredients. Some of that food comes from their own farm, located less than a mile away, where they grow tomatoes, squash, herbs and lettuces.
The Kobayashi brothers operate an organic farm nearby that supplies both restaurants. Photo: Rob Stark Photography
On the menu at breakfast are dishes like a fried egg BLT with avocado, made with nitrite-free bacon, arugula and white cheddar; yellow corn grits with linguica, braised kale, tomato and soft-poached egg; or cinnamon brioche French toast with crème fraiche, Meyer lemon curd and preserves.
Lunch choices include mushroom and goat cheese torta with hot sauce, spinach and guacamole; Cr'q Monsieur with prosciutto and gruyere on country bread; or a spicy Vietnamese salad with turkey, herbs, peanuts, cucumber, glass noodles and house chili.
And the menu includes home-style desserts, like a brownie ice cream sundae or seasonal pies. A signature dish is Churros and Chocolate.
Menu prices range from about $9 to $12 for entrees.
Even though Kitchenette doesn't serve dinner, the menu includes beer and wine on draft, as well as cider and a line of specialty and espresso coffees, including cold-pressed coffee.
Chris is the chef in the family, and has received nominations for Best Chef Pacific by the James Beard Foundation. He also has competed on two reality culinary shows: Knife Fight in 2013 and Beat Bobby Flay in 2014.
Mike, who describes himself as the older, "but more immature" brother, comes from the music industry. He is currently the manager of the band Def Leppard.
"We're two different personalities," he says. "Chris is so methodical. He's the chef. I'm the emotion, the one who greets people and pushes and markets us. It's a good tandem."
The brothers see Kitchenette as a concept that would be a natural for duplication elsewhere, if things go well.
"If we get this off the ground right, we could do another one in Santa Barbara or San Luis Obispo," says Mike.
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Our Conference... "inspirational". The "Hows" and "Whys" explained
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) hosted its 3rd Angel Investor conference in Bournemouth which inspired, challenged and stimulated lots of lively debate. The event included a packed programme of inspirational speakers, from eminent, experienced global investors to leaders of industry.
Don McQueen explained the process for angel investment based upon his personal experience of investing, see a video of his presenatation here.
DBA Chairman, Don McQueen opened the biennial event and welcomed the audience who were immediately captivated by the first speaker as Jenny Tooth OBE, CEO of UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) took to the floor. Jenny explained how UKBAA is a trade body for Angel investment, working with 68 groups such as DBA and works alongside other investor partners. These include private equity funds, corporate investors and crowd funding platforms. She also stressed the vital role that EIS and SEIS played as a tax incentive to investors.
Creating an effective environment for Angel investment
Jenny advised,
UKBAA build and connect the Angel community. We represent the views of Angels to Government. We're very keen to respond to Government consultation and build an effective environment for Angel investment going forward. We are a resource and source of new market intelligence. We're keen to help Angels find good deal flow. There's a lot of noise out there and finding the rights entrepreneurs to invest in is important.
We've also built an investors' deal share platform where Angels can share deals that they are starting to build around local entrepreneurs and share around the country and other parts of the investment community.
The investment triangle
65% of Angel investment happens in the London, Oxford, Cambridge triangle. In many parts of the country there is currently a real desert of Angel investment and we need to build more capacity.
Jenny gave an overview of the market and shared some of the latest trends and developments.
The average amount for an individual Angel Investment is between 10 – 50k. 75 % of deals made in the UK are done in syndicates.
Jenny acknowledged that it's a really tough world out there doing it by yourself and syndicates are a brilliant way to share due diligence, share risks and increase capability of follow-on funding. One of the challenging things in the investor world is the really long journey to exit nowadays – the average time is 8 – 10 years.
Seeking more female investors
Sharing recent UKBAA research Jenny advised,
There are not enough women in the Angel market, this is a completely untapped pool of fantastic people who should be out there investing. Our research shows that only 14 % of Angel investors are women. UKBAA spoke to 200 women (110 investors and 90 non- investors) to understand the drivers for women to invest and the barriers that they are feeling for investment. It was interesting to find that women are not being advised to invest by financial advisors – they're being given easy stuff to do, with limited risk. They're being advised to invest in property and stocks and shares as these are regarded as less risky.
Women we spoke to said that they are not being told about tax breaks and the opportunities for backing great businesses. Women would love to put something back in to the economy, are fascinated by small businesses but don't know how to do it. UKBAA has recently set up a campaign to help more women invest.
Recognising that there is still a long way to go, Jenny advised that she wants to move the percentage of Angel female investors from 14% to 30% and pledged UKBAA's support. She concluded, "Having more women in the market investing will in turn help more female entrepreneurs to come forward to seek investment.
Peter Cowley, Chair of Cambridge Angels, former UK Angel of the Year and recently acknowledged as 'Best Angel Investor in the World 2017' grabbed the attention of the audience with his talk entitled, 'What I wished I'd known a decade ago!'
Peter is a man who has fully embraced Angel Investment with 60 personal investments to date. He talked about his core investment criteria which has been built up over his 8 – 10 years of investor experience. He advised how he never invests in companies more than an hour's public transport journey from home. Best team size to invest in? "3 is great, 2 is good, 1 is no good but 4 is too many. Any more than that and there's a much bigger pie that the entrepreneurs want money out of.
Entrepreneurs must listen - listen to their staff, listen to the market, to their suppliers and customers and listen to their Angel investors. They must also not lie – the truth between entrepreneurs and investors builds trust and creates a better journey for all parties.
Make sure that you do due diligence on both sides. Entrepreneurs must also do it on the investors too, this is hugely important.
Unfortunately, only 7 % of my investments are in women. This is mainly because I invest in STEM. Hopefully this will change though. I don't mind entrepreneurs who have previously made mistakes, in fact I like those who have made mistakes and learnt from them and moved on.
Back a team. Remember the old adage that a poor idea and a good team is a better bet than a bad team and good idea.
Have some chemistry with your team, like them and you'll get a lot more out of them and achieve more. Don't back founders in personal relationships - if they ever disagree with each other this could cause a huge problem for the business and the investors.
#Mindfulinvestment
Seasoned investor Justin Levine talked about his decades of experience of buying and selling companies. He reflected on the lessons learnt along the way and how to avoid getting it wrong and how to minimize the downside.
Be a part of the organisation that you invest in and sit on the Board – understand the difference between economics and control. As minority stake holders you can chose to have veto or voting rights over key important things that happen in that business. Having a level of control in the business is quite important sometimes.
EIS and SEIS – occasionally it's good to put in convertible debt and to understand what that means, which is loaning the company money and turning it in to shares downstream. It avoids unrealistic valuations.
Liquidation preferences – there are ways to structure investment to ensure that you can get your money out before a liquidation event, there are mechanisms that you can put in place.
Kurt Lyall, CEO & Co Founder of Rocket Route gave an insightful presentation about 'Exit lessons for Investors' from the founders' perspective. He uncovered lessons throughout the investor journey; from seed investment – Bridging – Series A investment – Series B investment.
Investors, always be as positive as you can be in any situation, stay involved and be informed. Be aware that building for an exit can also be a distraction.
Advising entrepreneurs, he commented,
If your business is approached, take pride. It is a validation of your business and your achievements. Organise yourselves ASAP. Be responsive and get a strategy together. Try and bring everyone with you but also work up a plan B.
Angharad Holloway, Head of Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth was invited to take the floor to talk about the School's ambitious THINK BIG vision and how they are blazing a trail on a local, national and global platform. She advised that the school is preparing young people for the jobs that they will do in the future and not regressing back to the education model of the 50s. She talked of her personal mission to look ahead to the 2050s and teach all pupils creativity, design thinking, material science, digital proficiency and problem-solving.
Angharad enthused, "The future will be powered by STEAM – not just science and technology but also crucially arts. We need to retain our innovation, creativity and thinking. We are looking forward to pioneering an educational model that will inspire a generation to 'think big' and take on the challenges of the future." Several of the audience expressed interest in speaking to Angharad further about her vision.
Bill Cotton, Executive Director, Environment and Economy at Bournemouth Council talked about how Dorset is alive with opportunities, the multiple inward investments into Bournemouth and key developments in the town. It was acknowledged that this is making Bournemouth a great place for businesses to relocate to and invest in.
The conference culminated in a lively Q & A session on stage with the guest speakers. They were also joined by Nick Fernyhough of Saffery Champness and Scott Jones of Investec Wealth, both event sponsors. A diverse mix of questions came forward from the audience.
What comes first – the quality of a team or the quality of a plan?
What makes a good place to set up a business?
What do you consider to be the wow factor when individuals are pitching?
Is it a concern that exits periods have gone from 3 -5 years to 8 – 10 years?
DBA Chair Don McQueen closed the event and said,
What a brilliant afternoon it's been. The audience has been hugely engaged and we've enjoyed welcoming approximately 100 people to our event. It has been a great learning experience for all, even the speakers!
Jenny Tooth confirmed,
At a time when it is so important to back small businesses in this economy, it's been great to see such a good gathering of investors. Dorset Business Angels is going from strength to strength!


On 18-19 September 2015, as the member of the international Mercator Network, the Research Centre for Multilingualism of the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences organised the international closing conference of the Mercator LEARNMe project in Budapest, with the title Everyday Multilingualism, Sustainable Linguistic Diversity and MultiN-Engagement. Mercator-LEARNMe Conference on Minority Language Research, Educational practice and Policy. Revisiting Methodology, Learning and Established Concepts.


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Spencer Overton is the President of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which was founded in 1970 and is America's Black think tank. Spencer and the Joint Center team restructured the organization, and today its research shapes national discussions on the future of work in Black communities and congressional staff diversity. In addition to research, the Joint Center is focused on building systems, scaling, and strategically expanding into other areas that will shape the future of Black communities.
Spencer is also a tenured professor at GW Law School in Washington, DC, and is the author of a book and several academic articles, think tank reports, and popular commentaries on race and public policy. Spencer's work on election commissions shaped the modern voter ID debate, resulted in Iowa restoring voting rights to 98,000 returning citizens, and moved more diverse states like South Carolina and Nevada to the beginning of the modern Democratic presidential primary process.
Spencer held policy leadership roles on the 2007-2008 Obama presidential campaign and the Obama transition team. During the Obama Administration he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy (the "think tank" of the Department of Justice), and as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
Spencer has also practiced law at the firm Debevoise & Plimpton, clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Damon J. Keith, and graduated with honors from both Hampton University and Harvard Law School.
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Dr. LaShonda Brenson is the Senior Fellow of Diversity and Inclusion at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies where she leads its congressional staff diversity efforts. Prior to her current role, she served as a Civil Rights Analyst at the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights. At the Commission, Dr. Brenson organized national briefings and wrote reports on municipal fines and fees and its impact on minority communities, minority voting rights, and women in prison. Previously, she was the Research Director at Project Vote, a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded on the belief that an organized, diverse electorate is the key to a better America.
Dr. Brenson earned her Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Political Science from the University of Rochester, and her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Using qualitative interviews with congressional staffers and quantitative methods, her dissertation research provides evidence that the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), as institutions, matter. One way she demonstrates the added value of the CBC and CHC is by illustrating that when caucus members serve as caucus leaders, they introduce more bills because of their additional staff capacity.
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has introduced 15 new academic programmes in different fields of study.
NOUN's pro chancellor, Peter Okebukola, a professor, unveiled the new programmes approved by the board of the university on Thursday.
The university's vice chancellor, Abdalla Adamu, said the open and distance learning institutions is fully prepared for the new programmes.
"We have 22,000 facilitators spread across the country. Their details are online for all our students to contact them at any time for facilitation," Mr Adamu, a professor, said.
The approved courses are:
B.Sc International Relations
B.A French
B.Sc Development Studies
Master of International Law and Diplomacy (MILD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Law
M.Sc Public Health
Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) Economics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Mass Communication
Master of Science (M.Sc) Cyber Security
Master of Science (M.Sc) Artificial Intelligence
Master of Science (M.Sc) Management Information System
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Cyber Security
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Artificial Intelligence
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Management Information System
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Q: Microsoft Edge 85.0.564.63 | Bug | Zoom In or Zoom Out with keyboard shortcuts influence all the windows, tabs of the same site domain Version:
Microsoft Edge 85.0.564.63
Issue:
Increasing or Decreasing Zoom Levels with keyboard shortcuts influence all the windows, tabs of the same site domain
GIF That shows the Issue - not allowed to embed it to this post
Reproduce Issue:
Open a new windows or Tab with the same site domain , Zoom in or Zoom out with keyboard shortcuts will change all of the instances of the same site domain.
Will not occur if you zoom in or zoom out with the touchpad, I dont have regular mouse for Testing

A: I got reply from Microsoft - "As I understand it, keyboard shortcuts for zoom affect all windows and tabs of the same site domain. That is actually a feature when using zoom but I understand how you can see it as a bug. I do meet with the development team each week and will make sure to share your feedback with them" - you all correct it's a feature


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Q: Verilog SRAM controller I am trying to implement a SRAM controller module. It's structured as follows
External connections:

*

*extA[18:0] -- address

*extIO[7:0] -- bidirectional input/output

*OE,WE,CE  -- control signals

Internal connections:

*

*intA[17:0] -- address

*intIO[15:0] -- bidirectional input/output

*EN,RDY,RW -- control singals

Basically I am trying to implement a module that splits intIO into two sequential extIOs.
Here is a code I've come up with so far:
module SRAM_Controller(clk,intA,intIOin,intIOout,extA,extIO,OE,WE,CE,rw,en,reset,rdy);
  input  clk, en, rw,reset,rdy;
  input [17:0] intA;
  input [15:0] intIOin;
  output reg [15:0] intIOout;
  output reg [18:0] extA;
  inout [7:0] extIO;
  output reg OE,WE,CE;

  reg [7:0] Dout;
  reg [15:0] Din;
  reg counter = 1'b0;
  assign extIO = (rdy && OE) ? Dout: 8'bz;

  always @(posedge clk)
  begin
      if (reset) begin
      //RESET?
      end
      else begin
          if (en) begin
             CE<=1'b0;
             if(rdy) begin
                extA[17:0]<=intA;
                extA[18] <= counter;
                case(rw)
                1'b0: // WRITE
                     begin
                        case(counter)
                        1'b0: begin
                                WE<=1'b0;
                                OE<=1'b1;
                                Dout<=intIOin[7:0];
                                counter<=1'b1;
                              end
                        1'b1: begin
                                Dout<=intIOin[15:8];
                                counter<=1'b0;
                              end
                        endcase

                     end
                1'b1: // READ
                     begin
                        case(counter)
                            1'b0:
                                begin
                                    WE<=1'b1;
                                    OE<=1'b0;
                                    intIOout[7:0]=extIO;
                                    counter<=1'b1;
                                end
                            1'b1:
                                begin
                                    extA[18]<=1'b1;
                                    intIOout[15:8]<=extIO;
                                    counter<=1'b0;
                                end
                        endcase
                    end
              endcase
          end
       end
       else begin
           CE<=1'b1;
       end
   end
end
endmodule

And here is a testbench for it:
module SRAM_Controller_tb();
reg clk;
reg [17:0] intA;
wire [15:0] intIOin;
wire [15:0] intIOout;
wire [18:0] extA;
wire [7:0]  extIO;
reg  rw, en, reset,rdy;
wire OE, WE, CE;
reg [15:0] datout;
wire [15:0] datin;
SRAM_Controller DUT(.clk(clk),.intA(intA),.intIO(intIO),.extA(extA),
.extIO(extIO),.OE(OE),.WE(WE),.CE(CE),.rw(rw),.en(en),.reset(reset),.rdy(rdy));

assign datin = intIO;
assign intIOin = !rw ? datout: 16'bz;

initial begin
   #1
   clk = 0;
   en = 1;
   rdy = 1;
   rw = 0;
   intA = 18'b010010001100111001;
   datout<= 16'hCA7E;
   #4
   intA = 18'b100001001000001111;
   datout<= 16'h23F6;
   #6
   rdy = 0;
   rw = 1;
   intA = 18'b0;
   #4
   rdy =1;
   #4
   rdy = 0;
end
always begin
   #1 clk = !clk;
end
endmodule

This is simulation from ModelSim for it:
I would like to know how to fix these issues:

*

*extIO signal lags behind extA for one clock cycle ( I am not sure which part of my code causes delay)

*extIO and intIOout signals retain "F6" bits from previous write transaction.
Please forgive me for any obvious mistakes in the code, it's my fist time using Verilog.


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People cannot wait for the upcoming flagship OnePlus 5T to release soon. Therefore, a Youtuber has published a OnePlus 5T unboxing video to reveal not only design but also updated specs including its dual rear cameras 20MP+16MP and 8GB RAM. Check it out!
Previously in 2017, OnePlus has released OnePlus 5 and gained success on the smartphone. Therefore, the upcoming flagship OnePlus 5T now becomes a hot topic when there are many videos on this smartphone including the recent unboxing video from a Youtuber, EliTdrone. This video reveals a 6" bezel-less display, alongside full HD+ resolution according to the aspect ratio of 18:9.
For such a large screen, OnePlus 5T need to house the fingerprint reader on the back. Furthermore, the highlight of OnePlus 5T is Face Lock feature, which allows users to unlock the phone with facial recognition. OnePlus has confirmed OnePlus 5T's internal storage to appear later in the article. Inside the box, there is a new red cases option, which is made of silicon, available on the right side.
On the other hand, OnePlus 5T confirms to pack its storage including 64GB ROM with 6GB RAM, and 128GB ROM with 8GB RAM (the one that the reviewer received). Besides, other OnePlus 5T specs revealed previously cover an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 along with a battery pack of 3500mAh. For the photography, OnePlus 5T comes with dual rear cameras of 20MP+16MP and a selfie snapper of 16MP.
OnePlus 5T price falls around $479 (~ Rs. 31360) until its official launch soon on November 16, 2017. What do you think about this video of OnePlus 5T unboxing? How good is it to compare with the previous OnePlus 5 of the brand? Share with us and stay tuned!


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