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I. Biographical sketch of the Principal Investigator
APPENDIX-F (Continued)
APPENDIX-G LIST OF EQUIPMENT SOFTWARE TOOLS PROPOSED TO BE PROCURED Equipment
Code Name L T P C
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
UNDER THE GRANTS-IN-AID SCHEME OF
THE AERONAUTICS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT BOARD
SECTION 'A'
1. Title of Research/ : ARDB Centre of Excellence for Aerospace
Development Proposal Systems Design & Engineering (CASDE): Phase-II
2. Names of Investigators : Prof. A. Joshi, Principal Investigator
Prof. K. Sudhakar, Co-Principal Investigator
Prof. P.M. Mujumdar, Co-Principal Investigator
3. Name of the Institution : Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
and Address Powai, Mumbai – 400 076.
4. (i) Proposed duration : Five years
(ii) Proposed date of : April 01, 2004
start of project
5. Amount of grant proposed: (in Rs. Lakhs)
Head of Account
I Year
IC FC
II Year
III Year
IV Year
V Year
(a) Staff Salaries for
(i) 1 Student Stipend@
(ii) 1 Research Scientist#
(iii) 4 Research Assistants&
(iv) 1 Tech. Office Staff*
(c) Equipment
(d) TA/DA
(e) Repair/Upgrade
(f) Cons. & Cont.
(g) Workshops & Seminars
(h) High-end Comp. Power
(k) Overheads @10%
@ Rs. 8,000/- Per Month for a Full Two Year Term; # Rs. 16,000/- Per Month
& Rs. 8,000/- Per Month; * Rs. 6,000/- Per Month
5. Amount of grant proposed: (Continued)
Total sanction sought : Rs. 132.0 Lakhs
from the AR&DB for a
period of five years
6. Department of the : Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering
Institution where R&D Department of Aerospace Engineering
will be carried out
7. Brief review of the R&D : See Appendix-A
plan including pertinent
literature and specific aims
8. Importance of the : See Appendix-B
9. Methods & procedures : See Appendix-C
10. Facilities available for : See Appendix-D
carrying out the proposed
R&D work in the applicant's
11. Previous work done in : See Appendix-E
this or related fields
12. Biographical sketch of : See Appendix-F
13. Research support for : AR&DB
other projects of the
applicants from various
SECTION 'B'
1. Name of Institution : Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
submitting application
2. Address : Indian Institute of Technology, Powai,
Mumbai - 400 076.
3. Name, designation and : The Registrar,
full address of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
official to whom the Powai, Mumbai - 400 076.
cheques are to be mailed
4. CERTIFICATE :
We agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth for the grants-in-aid scheme of the Aeronautics R & D Board and certify that basic necessary facilities for the proposed work are available and the same can be extended to the investigators.
We certify that in case the present investigators are not available for any reason to continue the work, alternate arrangements will be made to employ suitable person/persons.
We certify that separate accounts will be kept for funds received from AR&DB and spent on the project and the same will be made available to the auditors of this Institution and on demand, if required, by an officer of the AR&DB secretariat.
Signatures of Investigators
(A. Joshi) (K. Sudhakar) (P.M. Mujumdar)
Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator Co-Principal Investigator
Date: Date: Date:
Signature of the Head Signature of the Executive
of the Department Authority of Institution
(Prof. N.K. Naik) ( Prof. Kartic C. Khilar)
Dean (R&D) for Director
Date: Date:
APPENDIX-A
BRIEF REVIEW OF R&D PLAN INCLUDING PERTINENT LITERATURE AND SPECIFIC AIMS
CASDE has carried out its various activities over the last 5 years through three key elements, called Centre Element, Project Elements and Awareness Creation Element.
Centre is a centralized infrastructure in the form of office equipment, communications facilities, library facilities, manpower etc. It has the ability to coordinate visitors for increased interaction and it also provides support to (1) creation of short-term courses and their deliveries, (2) brainstorming sessions, (3) workshops and conferences, etc. Centre Element has acted as a common platform and a binding agent to bring together CASDE core faculty, other associated faculty from other engineering departments from within IITB and wide ranging institutions outside of IITB.
Project Elements are the various CASDE activities that were configured through a well-conceived process. All activities are within the overall objectives of CASDE as spelt out in the proposal dated 1998. Process of starting a Project Element is initiated by a discussion between core & associate faculty of CASDE and also with Management Committee (MC) members. If substantial resources are required for the activity, a brainstorming session is organized with participation of major DRDO laboratories, ARDB representatives and SPC/JPC members. The activity is then reported to JPC/SPC meetings and after their approval an internal allocation is made for the activity.
Awareness Creation Element consists of Short term Courses, Workshops and Discussion Meetings that CASDE has been organizing on a regular basis. During Phase-I, CASDE organized more than 15 awareness creation events, for the benefit of DRDO and other agencies, which were well received. All these events were sponsored by CASDE, through funding received from ARDB.
The main aim of CASDE in Phase-II is to consolidate gains made from Phase-I. This task would involve taking current activities to their logical conclusion, initiating new research areas, increasing its reach within the country and achieving a reasonable global recognition. It is believed that all the above three key elements are considered essential also in Phase-II, for achieving these aims. However, while during Phase-I, all these elements were fully supported by the funding received from ARDB, during phase-II it is planned to also involve other external agencies e.g. DRDO Laboratories and user organizations, for partially supporting the above three key elements. Specifically, Phase-II aims to (1) offer revised Systems Design & Engineering (SDE) specialization, (2) build core competencies in the areas of systems design and systems engineering with ARDB funding, (3) participate in focused projects with other agencies to help them to incorporate new techniques to solve their future problems, (4) conduct regular brainstorming sessions to identify new and emerging areas and (5) create awareness about new technologies in SDE, through seminars, workshops, conferences, short term courses etc.
APPENDIX-B
IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT
CASDE, since its inception in August 1998, has been at the forefront of all activities that promote systems thinking and Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), which is an integral aspect of systems engineering practice in the development of large aerospace systems. Further, the infrastructure, created as a part of its overall objectives, is unique in the country and the education and training that is imparted by CASDE aims to propagate a systems engineering approach to design of large multidisciplinary aerospace systems. In addition, CASDE has worked out projects for the systems engineering students in such a manner that they are a part of a real-life project within or outside their parent organizations and the results of their investigations are directly usable by the agencies in their specific development process.
CASDE has taken upon itself to popularize the art of design at a level where it matters most; i.e. students. This has been achieved through many innovations such as design, build and fly, simulation, student innovation laboratory etc., wherein basic skills for conceptualizing aerospace vehicles and understanding the intricacies of the design process, are developed. In addition, CASDE has been emphasizing system integration as a major developmental challenge and has undertaken the development of autonomous Mini Aerial Vehicle (MAV). CASDE has also initiated activities that pertain to Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) of Aerospace systems, brining together organizations e.g. ADE, ADA, VSSC, DRDL, G-FAST etc. into this important system design activity.
Also, CASDE has been creating awareness about various systems design and systems engineering practices, through a number of activities e.g. seminars, workshops, short terms course, CEPs, brainstorming sessions etc., which not only help in disseminating information to various organizations but also provide important national & international platforms as well as channels of communication among the various participating agencies. An important feature of these interactions has been the discussions of various case studies that have arisen in many organizations, during the development process, which have led to better understanding of complex issues relating to the design process for complex aerospace systems.
All in all CASDE, in Phase-I, has joined hands with all aerospace organizations to aim to change the way in which a large aerospace system design process is perceived and pursued. The proposed work of CASDE in Phase-II is the logical next step in the direction of making systems design and systems engineering practices, well accepted by the aerospace industry.
APPENDIX-C
METHODS AND PROCEDURES
It was mentioned earlier that in Phase-I, CASDE has functioned through three key elements, called Centre Element, Project Elements and Awareness Creation Element. Each of these three elements has a well-defined role to play and following sub-sections describe them in detail; (1) what is proposed to be done under these elements and (2) how is it proposed to be achieved.
During Phase-II, CASDE plans to define the scope of Centre Element as follows.
Support to educational programme in Systems Design and Engineering (Students)
Support to preparation of various course modules (Projection Material, CDs)
Support for holding various meetings (SIG-MDO/Workshops/Reviews etc.)
Support for coordinating visitors to CASDE, seminars, invited talks etc.
Maintenance and upgrade of office infrastructure, including library (Procurement)
Procurement & maintenance of software tools for Systems Engineering teaching aids
SDE curriculum has been revised in July 2003 (see Annexure-I), with inclusion of two new courses on "Applied Mechatronics" and "Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization".
During Phase-I, a large number of activities were taken up under the Project Element, which (1) had a generic content, leading to building core competence and (2) had an application oriented content, which was found to be of great interest to DRDO laboratories & aerospace industry. Therefore, during Phase-II, it is proposed to bifurcate the above two activities into two separate elements, in order to give a boost to building up of core competencies by CASDE. It is believed that focused studies should be tailored to the specific long-term needs of DRDO laboratories & other work centres/user agencies. The scope of Generic Activities in Phase-II, is defined as,
Surrogate Modelling
Response Surface Methods, Design of Experiments, Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments, Neural Network Surrogates etc.
CFD/FEM in optimization loop
Tackle basic computational/ software issues in optimization using CFD/FEM analysis
Sensitivity analysis, including ADIFOR
Methodology development for system design of a miniature aircraft
Mission Design, Requirements Capture, Trade-off Studies etc.
Algorithms for autonomous navigation for Mini Aerial Vehicles
Minimum Energy Paths, Minimum Time Paths, Robustness of Algorithms etc.
Algorithmic & computational issues related to problem formulation in MDO
New Methodologies
Robust Design, Design for Uncertainties etc.
The above list of generic activities is based on the current needs as well as existing expertise of CASDE core and associate faculty. The above list will be reviewed on a regular basis and updated as and when the current activities reach their logical conclusion and new/emerging research areas are identified through brainstorming sessions. With regard to the application oriented focused studies, CASDE will seek support from DRDO laboratories and other interested user agencies. CASDE will only provide the infrastructural support to these focused application oriented activities and will periodically report these to the Joint Policy Committee of CASDE for information.
During Phase-II, it is proposed to conduct only the brainstorming sessions as part of Awareness Creation Element. Short Term Courses and workshops will be self-supporting and will have the following format.
All events will be held at IIT Bombay during fixed slots.
Events will be announced on CASDE web page and also through announcements to various organizations.
Each event would cost from Rs. 0.6 to 0.75 Lakhs per day and cater to a maximum of 20 participants. (Cost would be same even for lesser number of participants)
Cost of an event would be recovered either from participants or from organizations sponsoring them.
On-site conduct of these events would be possible, subject to availability of course faculty and additional allocation towards TA/DA for the faculty.
At this time, following short Term Courses have been finalized, though more would be added later.
CEP-1: "Optimization in Engineering Design", 2-day course. Next delivery of course planned during August-September 2004. (Course Cost: Rs. 1.0 to 1.5 Lakhs). An extra day of tutorial session on need basis.
CEP-2: "Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization", 2-Day Course. Next delivery of course planned during April 2004. (Course Cost: Rs. 1.0 to 1.5 Lakhs). An extra day for case studies from within IITB and from open literature, on need basis.
CEP-3: "Integrated Product & Process Development", 5-day course. Next delivery of course planned during October 2004. (Course Cost: Rs. 2.5 to 3 Lakhs)
CEP-4: "Applied Mechatronics", 3-day course, including laboratory sessions. Next delivery of course planned during November-December 2004. (Course Cost: Rs. 1.5 to 2 Lakhs)
CEP-5: "Modelling & Simulation in Engg. Systems", 3-day course. Next delivery of course planned during April-May 2004. (Course Cost: Rs. 1.5 to 2 Lakhs)
Finally, the biennial events International Conference on Modelling Simulation and Optimization for Design of Multidisciplinary Engineering Systems (MSO-DMES) and National Conference in MSO-DMES are the events of Aeronautical Society of India and CASDE would play a supporting role in organizing these events, without any financial commitment from CASDE.
APPENDIX-D
FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT THE APPLICANT'S INSTITUTION
CASDE: Phase-I has established a Centre, within the Academic and Administrative Framework of IIT Bombay, and put in place, the following infrastructure/facilities.
Integrated Modelling and Simulation Lab. (IMSL) with software and hardware tools for carrying out research and developmental work for supporting the theory and laboratory courses and projects of the students of the Systems Design & Engineering specialization.
A collection of sensors, actuators, data loggers and micro-controllers, data acquisition cards, to facilitate system integration studies.
Support infrastructure for the Mini Aerial Vehicle (MAV) programme of CASDE e.g. A wind tunnel facility for aerodynamic & propeller characterization of miniature aircraft, Hardware-in-loop simulator etc.
Software tools for mission analysis, requirements capture, aerodynamic and propulsion performance prediction, structural analysis.
Desktops & Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) software tools e.g. WingOpt
In-house MDO framework version 2.0 to provide help in setting up the MDO problem in a formal and systematic way.
Aerospace Systems Engineering Information Laboratory (AeSEIL) with documents, reports, magazines, books and CD-ROMs etc., for the use of staff, faculty and students.
An office space, with technical office staff and equipment (e.g. PCs, Printers, Scanners, CD Writers, Notebook, Data Projector, Audio/Video conferencing, Xerox Machine, Fax Machine, Seminar Hall, Meeting Room, Visiting Faculty Room, Research Staff/Student Area etc.), for (1) supporting day-to-day functions of the various faculty, students and research staff of the CASDE, (2) coordinating visitors to CASDE, (3) supporting creation of lecture material for CEPs and invited lectures and (4) organizing seminars, conferences, workshops and brainstorming sessions.
In addition to the above, CASDE has access to the various other facilities/infrastructure of the Department of Aerospace Engineering e.g. wind tunnels, force measurement rigs and geometry & CFD modelling and analysis tools. The other facilities of the Institute, which are available to CASDE, are; Information Databases, Rapid Prototyping Machine, Electronics Design Lab. and Institute LAN, which have direct relevance to the various activities of the CASDE.
APPENDIX-E
PREVIOUS WORK DONE IN THIS OR RELATED AREA
The Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering (CASDE) was setup within the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay in the year 1998. The Centre was fully funded by ARDB and was aimed at creating a centre for excellence in Systems Design & Engineering. It should be noted that CASDE came into existence at a time when Design as a discipline in universities was at its lowest ebb. Design content in curriculum of most aerospace educational institutions had substantially reduced by 1990s. No educational institution had faculty engaged in research in design methodologies. IIT Bombay knew that the task of setting up a centre like CASDE was complex. But substantial hand holding by DRDO laboratories and careful nurturing by all has turned this experiment into a notable success. Broad objectives of CASDE in Phase-I were; (a) To initiate educational programme in Systems Design & Engineering, (b) To set up Integrated Modelling & Simulation Laboratory & (c) To carry out specific system level studies. Table 1 below shows a summary of the various activities taken up by CASDE during the past 5 years.
Activities Completed
Educational Programme
Initiating M. Tech. specialization in Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering (9 past & 4 current students).
Integrated Modelling &
Simulation Laboratory
Setting up multi-faceted Integrated Modeling & Simulation Laboratory (IMSL), consisting of (a) Software based modelling & simulation tools, (b) Hardware-in-Loop Realtime simulators, (c) Educational laboratory setups and (d) A vast collection of sensors, actuators, controllers etc.
System Level
Studies (Design, Development, Integration)
Facility development for MAV related activities and specific MAV studies (Hardware-in-Loop Simulator, MAV Wind Tunnel, System Integration Studies)
Design and development of an autonomous MAV (Instrumented Flying Platform, Videography Platform).
Initiating research in the area of design methodologies, especially MDO (MDO Framework, WingOPt, 3-D Duct, Surrogate Modelling).
Awareness Creation
Conducting workshops and professional development courses in specialized topics of interest to Design Methodologies (7 Workshops and CEPs in MDO, IMSL & MAV).
Setting up of a Special Interest Group (SIG) for aerospace designers and offering national and international platforms to meet and exchange of ideas (4 Brainstorming Sessions in SE Education, MDO and IMSL).
Promoting design among educational institutions through a variety of measures (9 Deliveries of Courses on Design, Modelling & Simulation and Design, Build & Fly).
6 B. Tech. projects, 17 M. Tech. dissertations, 5 Ph. D. seminars, 9 papers in National conferences and 9 papers in international conferences.
Table 1 Objectives & Accomplishments of CASDE in Phase-I
Following sub-sections provide details of each of the above five objectives of CASDE in Phase-I.
Educational Programme An M. Tech. specialization in Systems Engineering was started at Aerospace Engineering Department in 2001 and two batches of students from aerospace industry have already gone through it. The programme was revised to Systems Design & Engineering, with suitable changes to its syllabus as well as course contents and has been implemented from July 2003. The new curriculum has introduced two new courses on MDO and Applied Mechatronics, providing important background and training in system synthesis and hardware integration. The projects that past students have undertaken have resulted in following activities.
Figure 1 Hardware-Software Integration Project Figure 2 Mechatronics Course Project
Integrated Modelling & Simulation Laboratory As part of setting up Integrated Modelling and Simulation Laboratory, a number of facilities for software based, hardware based and hybrid modelling and simulation tools have been acquired/developed. Following figures provide a glimpse of the kind of infrastructure that has been created as part of IMSL of CASDE (see Figures below).
Figure 3 Software Simulator RSMITH for Handling Quality Evaluation
Figure 4 Wing-Rock Hardware Simulation Set Up Figure 5 Gyro Simulation Setup
Figure 6 Launch Vehicle Hardware-in-Loop Simulation Facility
In addition, IMSL has a large collection of a variety of sensors, actuators, micro-controllers, data loggers & data acquisition cards etc., to provide students an opportunity to experiment with different system integration issues. Figure below provide an overview of these.
Figure 7 INS-GPS Integration Study Figure 8 Single-axis Accelerometers
Figure 9 MEMS Based Pressure Sensor Figure 10 Magnetic Heading Sensor
Figure 11 68832 Microcontroller Figure 12 PWM Actuator
Test Facilities CASDE has also created a set of test facilities that aid the faculty and students in carrying out high quality developmental work in the area of systems design and integration, for Mini Aerial Vehicle (MAV) related activities undertaken by CASDE. Some of these facilities are shown in figures below.
Figure 13 Tunnel for Testing Miniature Propellers Figure 14 Small Capacity Balance
Figure 15 Hardware-in-Loop Simulator Figure 16 A Sample 3-D Trajectory
System Level Studies CASDE, in its first phase, has undertaken a number of system level studies, addressing the issues of design, optimization and concept evaluation. Specifically, an activity termed Design, Build & Fly, has been initiated as a means of developing newer flight vehicle concepts, advanced missions, system integration methodologies etc. Following figures highlight some of the studies carried out in this category.
Figure 17 Instrumentation Package Figure 18 CASDE Flying Platform
Figure 19 Solar Powered Mini Aircraft Figure 20 Miniature Videography Platform
In addition, Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) was identified as an important core activity of CASDE in Phase I, in the broad area of system design, with main objectives as; (i) to act as a repository of information on MDO and create/increase awareness about MDO amongst the industry; (ii) be a work centre for optimization and software aspects of MDO and (iii) study issues of integrating conceptual design with some aspects of preliminary design by bringing in higher levels of analysis fidelity along with formal optimization at the early design phase. In tune with these aims, MDO literature has been collected; a special interest group in MDO has been created and a number of workshops have been organized; a library of software tools for optimization has been established and a number of design optimization studies of aerospace interest have been carried out through student projects, along with development of a software framework for MDO. Some typical examples are as given below.
Figure 21 Analysis Block of Wing Design Software WingOpt
Figure 22 Sequential RSM Study
Figure 25 3-D Duct Geometry Optimization using CFD Analysis
Awareness Creation & Publications In view of the fact that awareness creation was an important aspect of CASDE functioning during Phase-I, a large number of workshops/ seminars/ Short-term courses etc. have been conducted. In addition, CASDE has organized a large number of brainstorming sessions, with active participation from scientists and researchers interested in the topic, in order to (1) sharpen focus on what needs to be done and (2) work out methodologies for achieving the objections. These brainstorming sessions have proved fairly effective in designing focused activities of CASDE. Many publications have also come out of the various activities, which have been presented at various fora, highlighting the activities described above. Lastly, CASDE has also attracted a large number of distinguished visitors and in the same light CASDE faculty and staff have been invited to give special lectures in various organizations. A consolidated list of all these activities is given in Annexure-I.
(For more details on the various activities of CASDE during Phase-I, kindly visit the website http://www.casde.iitb.ac.in ).
APPENDIX-F
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF INVESTIGATORS
Name & Designation : Ashok Joshi, Professor
Aero. Engg. Deptt., IIT Bombay.
Educational Qualification : B. Tech. (Aero.), IIT Bombay, 1978
M. Tech. (Aero.), IIT Bombay, 1980
Ph. D. (Aero.) , IIT Bombay, 1984
Areas of Interest : Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
Dynamics and Control of Flexible Structures
Flight Dynamic Modelling and Simulation
Professional Experience : 6 Years as a Scientist in Structures Division, NAL
13 Years as a Faculty in Aero. Deptt. IIT Bombay
Salient Research Activities : Aeroelastic Testing of Launch Vehicle Models
Aeroelastic Analysis of Aircraft & Missiles
Design/Testing of Dish Antenna for GMRT
Aeroservoelastic Software for Aircraft Design
Characterization of Flexible Flight Vehicles
Smart/Other Vibration Control Actuator Concepts
Simulation of Flight Vehicle Dynamics
Publications : 19 National/International Journal Papers
20 National/International Conference Papers
25 Technical Reports
II. Biographical sketch of First Co- Principal Investigator
Name & Designation : K. Sudhakar, Professor
Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay
Educational Qualifications : B. Tech. (Aero.), IIT Madras, 1971
M. Tech. (Aero.), IIT Madras, 1973
Ph.D. (Aero.), IIT Bombay, 1989
Areas of Interest : Aircraft Design
Professional Experience : 12 years as Engineer at HAL Design Bureau
19 years as Faculty at Aero. Engg. Deptt. IIT Bombay
Research Activities : Development design tools
3D-Panel Code for Aircraft
3D-Panel Code for Internal Flows
Bifurcation Methods for Non-linear Flight Dynamics
Publications : Invited Lectures - 11
Journals - 15
Conference Proceedings - 12
III. Biographical sketch of Second Co- Principal Investigator
Name & Designation : P.M. Mujumdar, Professor
Educational Qualifications : B. Tech. (Aero.), IIT Bombay, 1981
Areas of Interest : Vibration and Structural Dynamics
Structural Stability, Aeroelasticity, Aeroservoelasticity
Composite Structures, Experimental Techniques
Professional Experience : 17 years as Faculty at Aero. Engg. Deptt. IIT Bombay
Research Activities : Aerospace Systems Design
Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization
Aeroelastic and Aeroservoelastic Optimization
MDO Software Development
MAV/UAV Development
Journals - 8
Conference Proceedings – 22
Technical Reports - 36
APPENDIX-G
LIST OF EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE TOOLS PROPOSED TO BE PROCURED
Micro-controllers, GPS Receivers, Gyros, RC Servos, Accelerometers, Data Acquisition Cards, Single Board Computers etc. for Ground Based Simulators.
PCs, Projector, Notebook, Fax/Xerox Machine, Communication Equipment.
PCs as Desktops.
Hardware Based Real-Time Simulators for Training and Mini/Main Projects
High End Computing Power for CFD based Optimization Studies
Software for Real-time Simulation of Flight Missions
Large Disciplinary Software for Structural/Aerodynamic/Propulsion/Control System Modelling for MDO Studies
Mission and Aircraft Design Related Software Tools
Software Tools for MDO Framework & IPPD/SE Practices.
Conceptual Design Software Tools for System Level Design Studies
ANNEXURE-I
Revised Curriculum for Systems Design & Engineering from July 2003
AE 705 Introduction to Flight 2.0 1.0 0.0 6.0
AE 755 Optimization for Engineering Design 2.0 1.0 0.0 6.0
AE 773 Applied Mechatronics 2.0 0.0 2.0 6.0
AE 759 Systems Engineering Principles 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
AE 752 Application of Optimization Laboratory 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0
AES601 Seminar 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0
Elective I 2/3 0.0 0.0 4/6
Elective II 2/3 0.0 0.0 4/6
12/14 2.0 10.0 38/42
Contact Hours: 23/25(6 courses, 1 Seminar, 1 Laboratory) Credits: 38/42
AE 769 System Modelling, Control and Simulation 2.0 1.0 0.0 6.0
AE 779 Optimization of Multidisciplinary Systems 2.0 1.0 0.0 6.0
AE 699 Communication skills 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0
AE 754 Modelling and Simulation laboratory 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0
Elective III 2/3 0.0 0.0 4/6
Institute Elective 3.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
AE 696 M. Tech. Project I Stage 16.0
9/10 2.0 8.0 46/48
Contact Hours: 19/20 (5 courses, 1 Laboratory) Credits: 46/48
AE 697 M. Tech. Project II Stage 32.0
AE 698 M. Tech. Project III Stage 42.0
List of Specialization Electives
AE 753 Aerospace Vehicle Mission Analysis 2 0 0 4
AE 765 Introduction to Concurrent Engineering 2 0 0 4
AE 763 Introduction to Avionics 2 0 0 4
AE 695 State Space Methods for Flight Vehicles 3 0 0 6
MA 603 Statistical Methods of Analysis & Design 3 0 0 6
AE 725 Air Transportation 3 0 0 6
RE 608 Reliability in Engineering Design 3 0 0 6
MG 634 Project Management 2 0 0 4
AE 717 Aircraft Flight Mechanics 3 0 0 6
AE 712 Flight Dynamics and Control 3 0 0 6
IT 602 Software Engineering 3 0 0 6
AE 690 Control System Design Techniques 3 0 0 6
ANNEXURE-II
AWARENESS CREATION & PUBLICATIONS
CASDE has organized a series of workshops/Discussion Meetings covering various aspects of its activities, including special lectures on specific topics. The following is a complete chronological list of Workshops, Seminars/Conferences, Short Term Courses, Invited Lectures by CASDE Faculty, Lectures by Visitors to CASDE, Review Meetings, Brainstorming Sessions and Publications.
December 2, 1998, 1-Day Workshop on Systems Engineering Education at Lonavala.
April 13, 2002, One Day Workshop on MAV, with participants from NAL, ADA, ADE, IISc, VSSC, DRDO, ARDB, IIT Bombay etc.
June 4-6, 2002, Workshop on Optimization Based Design & MDO organized by CASDE and held at ADA Bangalore.
December 8, 2002, A special session on "Engineering Systems", organized as a part of the International Conference and Instructional Workshop on Industrial Mathematics, IIT Bombay.
March 24, 2003, Seminar on Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) programme of HAL by Mr. Yogesh Kumar, GM (ARDC) HAL.
September 23-26, 2003, International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Optimization for Design of Multidisciplinary Engineering Systems (MSO-DMES), Hotel Cidade de Goa, Goa.
October 9-11, 1999, 3-Day CEP on Case Studies on Modeling & Simulation of Aerospace Systems; IIT Bombay
January 5-8, 2001, Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization in Aerospace Systems, Short Professional Course, ADA.
November 29-30, 2001, A Short Course on "Miniature Aircraft - Design, Build and Fly" delivered at Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Kochi.
February 08-09, 2002, A Short Course on "Miniature Aircraft - Design, Build and Fly" delivered at Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai.
February 20-21, 2002, A Short Course on "Miniature Aircraft - Design, Build and Fly" delivered at Parks College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore.
January 3-5, 2003, A 3 day CEP course on "Applied Mechatronics" Organized at ARDE Pune for select organizations e.g. ARDE, ADRDE, DRDL and NAL.
INVITED LECTURES BY CASDE FACULTY
1998 An Invited Lecture on "ARDB Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering", National Systems Conference, Regional Engineering College, Calicut, Kerala.
March 1999 An Invited Lecture on "Problems, Solutions and Problem Solving", Continuing Education Programme on Advanced Topics in Optimization in Aerospace Design", Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore.
November 17-18, 2000 An Invited Lecture on "Simulation Models for Aerospace Education", National Workshop on Aerospace Flight Simulation", VSSC, Trivandrum
August 16, 2001 An Invited Lecture on "Design, Build, Fly Experience Through Radio Control Models for Specified Roles", Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Cochin.
July 05, 2002, Presentation on the MAV Programme of CASDE at the MAV Meeting Chaired by Dr. Prasada Rao, CC(Tech.) at ADA Bangalore.
December 6, 2002, Invited Lecture by Prof. P.M. Mujumdar on "Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization. A paradigm shift in the Design of Complex Engineering Systems", Delivered at Second Winter School on System Operational Effectiveness, National Institute for Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore
December 10, 2002, Invited Lecture by Prof. K. Sudhakar on "MDO - A Design Process Recommended by Systems Engineering", Delivered at CEP on Applications of Systems Engineering Methodology to Product Development, Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore
February 5-8, 2003, Invited Lecture by Prof. K. Sudhakar on "Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization Activities at CASDE, IIT Bombay", Delivered at International Seminar Aero India 2003, Bangalore
February 8, 2003, Invited Presentation on the Activities of CASDE at the Round Table on Systems Engineering Organized by National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore.
June 30-July 03 & July 13-15, 2003, Invited Lectures on "Integrated Product Development" & "Modelling & Simulation" at the Orientation Course for DRDO Officers Organized by National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc at Institute of Armament Technology, Pune
October 30, 2003, Invited Lecture on "Aerospace Education and Research in Design", at the Diamond Jubilee of Aerospace Engineering Department, IISc Bangalore
LECTURES BY VISITORS TO CASDE
August 2002, Three-Week Visit and Lectures Series by Dr. P.B. Nair of Cranfield, UK on Surrogate Modelling
October 2002, Two-Week Visit and Lecture Series by A. Utturwar on MDO who did his master's at ASDL, Georgia Tech., USA.
November 22-24, 2002, Visit of Dr. V. Sanghi, Scientist GTRE, in Connection with Lectures on Propulsion System Modelling and "Engine" Software Module.
REVIEW MEETINGS
May 1999. 1st Meeting of the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) and Scientific Programmes Committee (SPC) of CASDE at IIT Bombay
May 2000, 2nd Meeting of the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) and Scientific Programmes Committee (SPC) of CASDE at IIT Bombay
October 12, 2001, Aircraft Systems Panel (ARDB) Meeting at CASDE IIT Bombay
June 10, 2002, 3rd Meeting of Joint Policy Committee (JPC) and Scientific Programmes Committee (SPC) of CASDE
June 25, 2002, Review of CASDE activities at the AR&DB Review Meeting at New Delhi.
August 20, 2002, In-house Review Meetings with Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Co-Chairman, JPC, CASDE at IIT Bombay
November 23, 2002, In-house Review Meetings with Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Co-Chairman, JPC, CASDE IIT Bombay
BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS
August 14-15, 1999, 2-Day Discussion Meeting-Cum-Workshop on Modeling & Simulation ; Organized at Silent Valley Corporate Resort, Kalasa, Chickmagalur Dist.
December 6, 1999, An in-house 1-Day Meet on Multi-Disciplinary Optimization, held at Anand Resort, Virar.
August 13-14, 2000, First Meeting of Special Interest Group on MDO, ADA, Bangalore
February 21-22, 2003, 3rd meeting of SIG-MDO in Kuttanad, Alleppy, Kerala.
A. Joshi and P.G. Jayan, "Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft Hydraulic System"', Proceedings of the AIAA Modelling & Simulation Technology Conference held at Monterey, California USA, 5-8 August 2002.
A. Joshi and P.G. Pramodh, "Modelling and Simulation of Launch Vehicle Digital Auto Pilot"', Proceedings of the AIAA Modelling & Simulation Technology Conference held at Monterey, California USA, 5-8 August 2002.
M.R. Sankar, A. Isaacs, P.M. Mujumdar and K. Sudhakar, "MDO Framework Development – A Case Study with an Elementary Model of Airborne Early Warning System Optimization", Proceedings of the 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization held at Atlanta, Georgia USA, 4-6 September 2002.
J. Umakant, S. Panneerselvam, K. Sudhakar, P.M. Mujumdar, "Configuration Design of Air-Breathing Hypersonic Vehicle", International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, Optimization of Multi-disciplinary Engineering Systems, September 24-26, 2003, Goa
M. Bhatia, H.C. Ajmera, S.N. Abhyankar, P.M. Mujumdar, K. Sudhakar, "WingOpt: An MDO Tool for Concurrent Aerodynamic Shape and Structural Sizing Optimization of Flexible Aircraft Wings", International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, Optimization of Multi-disciplinary Engineering Systems, September 24-26, 2003, Goa.
A. Isaacs, K Sudhakar, P M Mujumdar, "Design and Development of MDO Framework", International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, Optimization of Multi-disciplinary Engineering Systems, September 24-26, 2003, Goa.
P. Tagade, V. Sanghi, S K Sane, "Optimum Propulsion System Sizing for transport aircraft using Response Surface Surrogates", International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, Optimization of Multi-disciplinary Engineering Systems, September 24-26, 2003, Goa.
K. Sivan, A. Joshi and B.N. Suresh, "Reentry Trajectory Modelling and Simulation: Application to Reusable Launch Vehicle Mission", International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, Optimization of Multi-disciplinary Engineering Systems, September 24-26, 2003, Goa.
V.V. Gupta, P.S. Gandhi, H. Arya, K. Sudhakar and A. Isaacs, "Hardware-In-Loop Simulator for Autonomous Navigation of Mini Aerial Vehicle", Accepted for presentation at CIRAS 2003 during 15-18 December 2003, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
R. Shivakumar, "Design of an Airborne Video Telemetry Platform", SIG-MDO Workshop, ADA Bangalore, 13-14 August 2000.
R. Shivakumar, H. Arya and K. Sudhakar, "Integration of Instrumentation payload on a Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicle", 24th National Systems Conf., ISRO Satellite Centre Bangalore, 7-9 December 2000.
C. Patel, H. Arya and K. Sudhakar, "Design, Build & Fly a Solar Powered Aircraft", Presented at Aero. Soc. AGM, Jan. 18-19, 2002, Goa.
A. Isaacs, P.M. Mujumdar, K. Sudhakar, R. Jolly, T.G. Pai, "Low Fidelity Analysis Based Design of 3D-Ducts", Indian Aviation – Challenges & Perspective", 54th Annual General Meeting of The Aeronautical Society of India, January 21-22, 2003. Kolkata, India.
A. Isaacs, P.M. Mujumdar, K. Sudhakar, R. Jolly and T.G. Pai, "Low Fidelity Analysis Based Optimization of 3D-Duct using MDO-Framework", International Conference & Instructional Workshop on Industrial Mathematics, December 7-9, 2002, IIT Bombay.
N. Nigam, P.M. Mujumdar and K. Sudhakar, "Aerodynamic Design Optimization of an Aircraft Wing using Multi-point Response Surface approximation", International Conference & Instructional Workshop on Industrial Mathematics, December 7-9, 2002, IIT Bombay.
P.P. Menon, A.A. Pashilkar, and K. Sudhakar, "Identification of Aircraft Departures using Genetic Algorithm" International Conference & Instructional Workshop on Industrial Mathematics, December 7-9, 2002, IIT Bombay.
S.B. Smitha and K. Sudhakar, "Modeling and Simulation of Aircraft Brake System", Conference on Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, Indian Society for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, November 14-15, 2002. Bangalore.
K. Sudhakar, "Engineering Education: Dynamics of Change", The Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. XV, No. 4 & Vol. XVI No.1, April 2002 & July 2002, Engineering Education Foundation, Pune. India.
Ph.D. Seminars
J. Umakanth, 'Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Architecture', IIT Bombay, November 2001.
K. Sivan, 'Entry Missions of Space Vehicles', IIT Bombay, November 2001.
S. Mohan, 'Robust Design', IIT Bombay, November 2002.
G. Krishnan, 'Parameter Optimization Approach to Launch Vehicle Optimal Trajectory Problem', IIT Bombay, November 2002.
M. Tech. Dissertations
S. Murugan, 'Thrust Vectoring', 2000
Vinay Kumar, 'Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Transport Aircraft Wing', 2001
K. Zende, 'Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Transport Aircraft Wing with Detailed Structural Analysis and Weight Estimation', 2001.
R. Shivakumar, 'Integration of Instrumentation and Video telemetry payloads on Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles', 2001
N.C. Shrikhande, 'Flight Simulator for Research and Education', 2001
M. R. Sankar, 'Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Airborne Warning and Control System', 2002
D. Henry, 'Manoeuvre Load Control for Delta Wing Aircraft', 2002
V.E. Jayakrishnan, 'Model for Aircraft Life Cycle Cost Estimation', 2002
V.C. Bhaskar, 'Design and Development of a 2-DOF Motion Simulator', 2002
P.G. Pramodh, 'Modelling and Simulation of Launch Vehicle Digital Autopilot and Control System', 2002
P.G. Jayan, 'Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft Hydraulic System', 2002
S.N. Abhyankar, 'Simultaneous Aerodynamic and Structural Optimization of Aircraft Wing Based on Finite Element Analysis', Deptt. of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, January 2003.
P.P. Menon, "Identification of Aircraft Departures", Department of Aerospace Engineering IIT Bombay, January 2003.
S.B. Smitha, "Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft Brake System", Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, January 2003.
D.K. Mohan, "Thermal Modelling of Fighter Aircraft Fuel System", Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, January 2003.
V. V. Gupta, "NGC Design and Verification for OBC-In-The-Loop Simulation for MAV", 2003
H. Ajmera, "Coupled Aerodynamic And Structural Optimization Of Flexible Aircraft Wing With Different MDO Architectures", 2003.
B. Tech. Projects
'Application of Response Surface Methodology to Aerospace Design Problems', 2001
'Study to Support Autonomous Flight for Model Aircraft', 2001
'The Design and Fabrication of a Solar Powered Aircraft', 2002
'Roll Control of an Aircraft using an Adaptive Wing', 2002
'Path Planning and Tracking for an Autonomous Aircraft', 2002
'Wing aerodynamic design using variable complexity multi-point response surface method", 2003.
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Posted bySpiceRoads Cycling	 November 12, 2014 June 2, 2016 1 Comment on TJ talks about riding the Tour of Friendship in Thailand
Discover Bulgaria by Bicycle on a SpiceRoads Cycle Tour
By Patricia Weismantel
Traveling through Bulgaria you feel like you were the last one invited to the party. The Thracians, Greeks, Macedonians, Romans and Turkish were all there first and have left plenty of proof to remind you of your tardiness in visiting Bulgaria.
For many Bulgaria still remains a mystery, perhaps associating it with yogurt or Communism, but there is a lot on offer as others have discovered long ago. Wedged between Romania
and Turkey, with a long Black Sea coastline and Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria's absorption of cultures while still maintaining their own identity and language, makes it a fascinating biking destination.
The natural starting point for most visitors is Sofia, the capital, and this is where our bicycle group of international riders met. Here a tour of Sofia's monuments – the elegant golden-domed Alexander Nevski Cathedral and St. George Chapel, built by the Romans in the 4th century and later turned into a Muslim and then a Christian sanctuary, are prime examples of the variety of things to come.
Cycling through the idyllic countryside on small backroads takes us to highs such as Glozhene Monastery. The location perched on the top of a steep rocky hill which juts out amid the greenery is explained as the preferred location of the miracle-working icon of St George the Victorious. Not liking a monastery built in its honour on the Cherni Vit River, legend has it that the icon flew – not once, but three times – to the same place. A replica of the icon can be found at the modest monastery.
Arc of Liberty
Our next high is the pass that separates northern and southern Bulgaria where we are exposed to the massive Arc of Liberty, symbolizing the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878 from the Ottomans during the Russian-Turkish War. After a glorious descent we are in the Valley of Roses where the scent is heavenly. The Damascus rose was brought from Syria during the Crusades in 1270 and have thrived ever since. The roses are picked in May and June, when the humidity is high, and are quickly distilled into essential oil. Undoubtedly the most fragrant ride of the tour!
We cross the valley and meet a shepherd minding his flock before we enter the Sredna Gora Mountains where we are again immersed in many eras. In Koprivshtitsa we are surrounded
by hundreds of examples of well-preserved 19th century Revival architecture and learn about the many famous Bulgarian revolutionaries that were born here and led the April Uprising in 1876. Hisarya, our next stop, was seized by the Romans from the Thracians and it quickly gained a reputation as a spa town and those in search of a cure for sickness came from all over the Balkan Peninsula, the Aegean Islands and even Asia Minor. Though there are still ruins from the Romans the main attraction remains the mineral springs with temperatures between 24 and 49 degrees C, said to be particularly effective with kidneys, liver and gallbladder diseases, gastritis and diabetes.
Once cured we head to Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-largest city, but once having passed the gritty industrial suburbs, an eclectic hodgepodge of architectural styles awaited us in the cobble-stoned steep streets of the old town. There's evidence Plovdiv was first settled in 500 B.C., Thracians arrived next, then Philip II of Macedonia conquered the region in A.D. 341. Between 1204 and 1364 alone, it changed hands 11 times. The spectacular Roman amphitheater once held 3,000 people who gathered for theater performances and gladiator combats and is now used for summer concerts. A few of the best anti-Ottoman National Revival buildings are museums but the houses themselves are worth a visit. Getting lost in the old city led us to discover a tiny art museum that featured a national artist from Plovdiv. Such a pleasant find!
Plovdiv Amphitheater
Our cycling continued in the Rodopi Mountains, where nature and food took over from history as the highlights. We rode from the Pamporovo Ski Resort through pine forests and meadows of flowers to the Trigrad River then it was up a narrow road through a marble gorge and a visit to the Devil's Throat. We entered a tiny door in the solid rock wall and were greeted by an icy blast of air, not the normal temperature associated with Hades. A slippery passageway led us down to the "Hall of Thunder," a vast cavern that owes its name to the 40m/140ft waterfall from the Trigrad River pounding down. Decision time, to continue on and climb a ladder of 288 steps out next to the waterfall or return the way we came. We all made it out to see the light!
Organic honey, fresh cheese, home grown tomatoes, we were always well fed with the dishes that were influenced by the those that had been there previously. Greek and Turkish tastes were evident in the shopska salad and filo pasteries, and so were Russia's in the stuffed peppers, but again Bulgarian specialties still have their place at the table, such as trator, a chilled yogurt, cucumber, dill, walnut and sunflower oil soup.
More rolling hills took us up and down through pine forests to Velingrad and our last spa town of the tour. Though it is the source of 70 separate springs with healing mineral water the town also boasts the largest karst spring in the country, the Kleptuza, which provides the town's water supply. One last dip in the spa waters gave us time to reflect on all that we had seen on our cycling tour and it was mutually agreed upon that we were glad we had finally made it to the party that is Bulgaria.
Idyllic river setting
beans for lunch
Valley of Roses
Thank you for sending in your SpiceRoads adventure pics. I have posted a few below. If you haven't sent in yours in yet – you still have time.
Competition ends 29th October, 2014.
Local kids getting their picture take – Cambodia
Amazing colours – Cambodia
Striking eyes of Vietnam
Having a shower in Thailand
Searching for the pot of gold in Mongolia
A quick "itch" break on the Nubra Valley, India
The best organic veg shop in Asia
Girl in parade, Mandalay
Along the Mekong River – Laos
For many Bulgaria still remains a mystery, perhaps associating it with yogurt or Communism, but there is a lot on offer as others have discovered long ago. Wedged between Romania and Turkey, with a long Black Sea coastline and Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria's absorption of cultures while still maintaining their own identity and language, makes it a fascinating biking destination.
We cross the valley and meet a shepherd minding his flock before we enter the Sredna Gora Mountains where we are again immersed in many eras. In Koprivshtitsa we are surrounded by hundreds of examples of well-preserved 19th century Revival architecture and learn about the many famous Bulgarian revolutionaries that were born here and led the April Uprising in 1876. Hisarya, our next stop, was seized by the Romans from the Thracians and it quickly gained a reputation as a spa town and those in search of a cure for sickness came from all over the Balkan Peninsula, the Aegean Islands and even Asia Minor. Though there are still ruins from the Romans the main attraction remains the mineral springs with temperatures between 24 and 49 degrees C, said to be particularly effective with kidneys, liver and gallbladder diseases, gastritis and diabetes.
Being a newbie to Asia I was keen to explore the region as much as possible. I had contacted a few travelling buddies but discovered every single one was away on the October long weekend……so it looked like I was going to be travelling solo.
I searched the SpiceRoads cycle tour website and found that the Vietnam adventure Red River Delta Bicycle Tour was guaranteed to depart. It was a 3-day cycle tour starting on Thursday and ending on Saturday afternoon – just perfect for the long weekend getaway.
Getting ready to go!
The day of my overseas travel adventure arrived! I was packed,
with visa stamped firmly in my passport,
a few Vietnamese Dong in hand and my boarding pass checked in, and ready to go! The flight was a short one and before I knew it I was in a cab and arriving at my guesthouse. It was quite late by this stage so I went straight to bed in preparation for the 7am pick-up.
I woke up early and headed down for breakfast of the most delicious French baguette, a cup of steaming Vietnamese coffee and lots of fresh fruit. Binh, our guide, arrived shortly after to pick me up. Driver Chu was waiting outside, we both jumped in and then we were off to pick up Simon and Susan the only others on the tour. Simon and Susan, like me are English and had recently moved to Asia. They were keen to make the most of their time there. Cycling is their preferred method of travel.
Day 1 – From Hanoi to the countryside
We swapped the hectic of Hanoi for the peace and quiet of the traditional pottery village of Bat Trang, where we watched local potters carefully hand-making delicate crockery and getting it ready for distribution in the city and overseas – it was mesmerizing. We were then on our bikes and heading into the heart of the delta, through many traditional villages and rice fields.
We didn't see another tourist all day; we met local snail farmers, dined in local cafes and visited the Keo Temple, built in 1061 under the Ly Dynasty – one of the most revered temples in the Red River Delta! Binh, our guide, was always smiley, cheerful and very informed on the history and the culture of the area.
Day 2 – Striking landscapes
The next morning we woke up to spectacular views of karst peaks in Ninh Binh! Out of the three days this one was the most impressive. We cycled along narrow country lanes, single farm tracks and gravel paths and all around lush green rice with a backdrop of these magnificent karst peaks – it was truly awe-inspiring. A land version of the world-renowned Halong Bay but less touristy!
We climbed the Bich Dong Pagoda, built on three levels on the edge of a limestone cliff, explored natural caves by boat and visited Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of the Dinh and Ly dynasties.
We stayed overnight at a lovely basic guest house in the lush forest of Cuc Phuong – Vietnam's first national park.
Day 3 – Getting close to nature
We woke up early to the sound of birds and after a hearty breakfast we cycled through the dense tropical forest, home to some of Asia's rarest animals and exotic plant species. The highlight of the day was a visit to the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre with a variety of native monkeys and gibbons, including the critically endangered langurs. They were all saved from wildlife smugglers and are being rehabilitated before being re-introduced to the wild.
Exhausted, but happy – we met our van and were whisked back to Hanoi. It was the perfect long weekend getaway and I got the break I needed. Cycle touring really is the best way to explore a country!
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What made you join the Tour of Friendship and the SpiceRoads team?
I joined the Tour of Friendship because I have ridden a lot in Thailand and it was a great chance to get into race mode. SpiceRoads was an easy choice as they made the whole experience easy.
Have you competed in many road races before?
I've raced in Germany, USA and, of course, New Zealand (where I am from)
How much training did you do before the event?
I did very little training as I was in the process of shifting homes, but I had come off a 6-day off-road tour (650km) with some mates, and that was torture. A great warm up!
What was the route like? (roads, scenery)
The route and the tour were very well planned and executed. The scenery……..well, Thailand is always wonderful!
Tell me about the atmosphere. What were the other riders like? Was it sociable?
The atmosphere was amazing. Everyone was there for the same reason: to ride, race and enjoy. All the riders showed respect for the others and I also got a push up a hill by one of the Japanese girls when I lost my chain. Big highlight.
How long were the days and how did you find the distances?
The distances were well balanced. A good mixture. Good climbs. But the 40 degrees was a bit on the warm side. However, having said that there was always plenty of cold water being handed out.
You were on the podium after every stage and even made first place on Stage 5! You must have been chuffed. What was it like on the podium?
It was very pleasing to get some podium finishes. Competition is a wonderful thing – it drives you harder the next day, to always try to go one place better.
Apart from winning. What was the highlight of the event?
One of the highlights was racing with the very young 30 year-olds and a Hong Kong guy saying, "I hope I can ride like you when I'm twice my age."
What would you say to someone that is thinking about getting involved?
Do some good training 6 days a week, 4-5 hour rides at your own pace, some sprints and speed work towards the end. Then come and enjoy!
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History, Ideas, Interfaith, Medievalism, PhD, Research
Ideas, Education, Research, History
For most people at the Woolf Institute, the past year has been one of ends and new beginnings. Throughout the academic year, a sense of excitement and expectation has been slowly brewing, centred around the Institute's big move into its new and very impressive lodgings. It is fitting that my research as a doctoral student has followed a parallel trajectory, having spent the last twelve months engaged in the uphill battle of penning the PhD dissertation.
Writing the thesis is very much a brick-and-mortar job, but I cannot bemoan the workload, for as pressure for results builds up, so does the ability to profit from one's own work. It has been delightful to transform the heaps of messy charter evidence, gathered during last year's visits to Spanish and Portuguese archives, into a coherent project. Seeing the chapters develop before my eyes, and most of all discovering unexpected subtleties for the first time after years revising the primary sources, has been truly satisfying. Looking back, my first steps as a PhD student in 2014 seem to have taken place a decade ago; the naïve and unexperienced dissertation proposal of my application, written by another person.
Thirteenth-century statue of a Moorish man with turban by a door in Cannareggio, Venice
My project has evolved enormously, for instance, in terms of how to approach religious categorisations. Often, religious groups – past and present – have been taken for granted. 'Muslim' (and 'Christian', or 'Jewish') labels can sometimes be unrepresentative of the communities claimed to be defined and protected, where ethnicity or class might be more appropriate forms of categorisation. This is the case as much today as in past societies: President Trump's "Muslim ban" is just the latest example of the way in which religious groupings can be imposed as a way of coercing those being defined under the label for ulterior motives.
This is what my dissertation tries to answer at its core: what was exactly meant by the categories of 'Jews' and 'Muslims' when these were defined by Christian legislators? Whether consciously or not, twelfth-century Christian rulers disregarded huge differences amongst groups of so-called Muslims (Berbers, Arabs, 'autochthonous' Muslims, converts, Black African and Eastern European slaves...); or the major discrepancies between the European Jewry that settled in the northern parts of Iberia since the tenth century, and the Andalusi Jews who migrated north after the 1100s.
Fourteenth-century fresco depiction of three Jewish notables, in an Old Testament scene, in the Church of Panagia Kera, near Agios Nikolaos, Crete.
Some of the documents that I study show that under the veneer of similitude lay a much more nuanced reality, that varied from town to town, and between city and rural hinterland. It is not always suitable to place the rich and educated Jews of Toledo or Barcelona – working at the Castilian or Catalan royal courts as high-level administrators – in the same category as their much poorer counterparts, for instance a rural sharecropper or a cobbler. Likewise, it is difficult to know if certain Muslim peasants were oppressed because of their condition as serfs, or because of their religion. The extent to which these categories are useful depends on the specific social, political and cultural contexts. In order to answer some of these and other questions, I am organising a workshop in collaboration with the Woolf Institute and the History Faculty, entitled "After the Conquest: convergent methodologies and divergent practices in the study of the Iberian Reconquista" (12-14 February 2018).
Students of the "Religion Is..." course, visiting the main prayer hall of the East London Mosque. Among them is Amine el-Yousfi (second from right), convenor of the course and a fellow PhD scholar at the Woolf.
The last twelve months have not been exactly quiet in European and American politics. Although my research centres on the twelfth century, it would be foolish to deny the impact of recent (and sometimes unexpected) events on my outlook. From the European refugee crisis, to Brexit or Trump's rise in the United States, the many discussions and thought-provoking lectures at the Woolf Institute have been key in informing my perspective. Particularly relevant to my research has been the questioning of the concepts of trust, tolerance, multiculturalism and religious pluralism, which European liberal societies have presupposed for too long. The Woolf Institute's report on Trust in Crisis, and the coming conference on Emergent Religious Pluralism(s) (to take place on 17-18 April 2018) ask similar questions to those pursued by my own work, concerning the mechanisms through which citizens from different religious communities build a common social framework and fabric; and the existence (or absence) of dialogue and mutual understanding in bridging the gaps between faith groups.
Fomenting an interest in inter-religious conversation has been a key aspect of my schooling at the Woolf Institute over the past three years. Most recently, I was involved in the "Religion is..." pilot course at the East London Mosque, created by fellow PhD scholars Austin Tiffany and Amine el-Yousfi. Taking place from October until December of 2016, I helped to lead the discussion on Abrahamic sacred spaces and the value of history as a methodology to understand inter-religious encounters. This programme, coupled with my brief but very enjoyable experience teaching global medieval history to the students of the Cambridge Muslim College (as well as the undergraduate lectures and supervisions I conducted throughout the year at the History Faculty) has enabled me to meet inspiring people and encounter perspectives that I had not considered before. Teaching has been not just a pleasure, but an education.
Sunset in the island of Hydra, Greece
Encouraging dialogue and building cross-religious networks and relationships are aims the Woolf Institute has not just exported throughout the UK but also promoted within. The Institute is a veritable familia, ahl and mishpacha. Whether Jewish, Muslim, Christian or non-religious, its doors are open to all. Whatever the future may bring, I will be forever grateful for granting me the opportunity to form part of it and supporting me every step of the way. My time in Cambridge might be up, but the acquired knowledge, the personal development and the fabric of relationships built during these years will carry on.
This article is written by Rodrigo Garcia-Velasco who was awarded the Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarship to undertake his PhD studies at the University of Cambridge. His project, which is supervised by Professor David Abulafia, and co-supervised by Dr Esther-Miriam Wagner, focuses on the formation of frontier communities in Spain during the period of Christian expansion over the previously Muslim-dominated territories of al-Andalus, between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries.
Applications for the Woolf Institute Cambridge Scholarships entry 2018-19 will open in September 2017. Scholars will be co-funded by the Woolf Institute and the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust and selected from amongst applicants in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences whose research must be relevant to the focus of the Woolf Institute – the multi-disciplinary study of relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims. Details can be found here.


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1st: C Granderson homered to right.
3rd: C Granderson popped out to third.
6th: C Granderson struck out swinging.
7th: R Raburn flied out to center.
1st: C Thomas popped out to second.
4th: C Thomas struck out looking.
6th: C Thomas struck out swinging.
8th: C Thomas singled to center.
4th: C Guillen flied out to left.
6th: C Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Santiago out at second.
8th: C Guillen flied out to left.
1st: M Cabrera struck out swinging. C Guillen caught stealing second, catcher to second.
4th: M Cabrera singled to left.
7th: M Cabrera singled to right.
8th: M Cabrera homered to right, C Thomas scored.
2nd: A Huff struck out swinging.
4th: A Huff flied out to right.
7th: A Huff flied out to left.
8th: A Huff struck out swinging.
5th: B Inge struck out swinging.
7th: B Inge singled to left, M Cabrera to second.
8th: B Inge struck out swinging.
2nd: A Avila grounded out to second.
7th: A Avila flied out to left.
9th: A Avila grounded out to first.
3rd: A Everett struck out swinging.
5th: A Everett struck out swinging. A Avila out at first.
7th: M Thames singled to center, M Cabrera scored, B Inge to second.
9th: P Polanco flied out to center.
3rd: R Santiago flied out to right.
6th: R Santiago singled to right.
7th: R Santiago singled to left, B Inge to third, M Thames to second.
9th: R Santiago grounded out to shortstop.
3rd: A Kennedy flied out to center, C Pennington to second.
4th: A Kennedy lined out to right.
7th: A Kennedy flied out to right.
8th: A Kennedy singled to right.
3rd: R Davis singled to right, C Pennington scored.
5th: R Davis grounded out to shortstop.
7th: R Davis safe at second on error by left fielder C Guillen.
8th: R Davis struck out swinging.
1st: R Sweeney grounded out to third.
3rd: R Sweeney walked, R Davis to second.
5th: R Sweeney grounded out to shortstop.
7th: R Sweeney popped out to third.
2nd: S Hairston grounded out to second.
3rd: S Hairston struck out swinging.
5th: S Hairston popped out to third.
7th: S Hairston flied out to center.
8th: S Hairston struck out swinging.
2nd: J Cust singled to center.
3rd: J Cust homered to left, R Davis and R Sweeney scored.
6th: J Cust homered to right.
2nd: M Ellis singled to right, J Cust to second.
3rd: M Ellis lined out to third.
6th: M Ellis grounded out to pitcher.
8th: M Ellis doubled to center, J Cust to third.
2nd: L Powell grounded out to pitcher, J Cust to third, M Ellis to second.
4th: L Powell grounded out to second.
6th: L Powell singled to right.
8th: L Powell homered to right, J Cust and M Ellis scored.
2nd: D Barton grounded out to shortstop.
4th: D Barton singled to center.
6th: D Barton popped out to shortstop.
8th: D Barton flied out to right.
3rd: C Pennington singled to right.
4th: C Pennington lined out to right.
6th: C Pennington grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Powell out at second.
8th: C Pennington homered to right.
Jack Cust hit two homers and drove in four runs and Landon Powell added a three-run homer in helping the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 Sunday.


Instagram has been become extremely competitive, with more than 1 billion active users.
And while every photographer focuses on Instagram – Tumblr gets overlooked.
As a part of my Photographer's Guide to Social Media & Marketing, I wanted to test every channel out there and Tumblr has performed surprisingly well.
My Tumblr is called Street Photography in Mexico.
Tumblr is the 22nd most visited website in the US.
Tumblr relays heavily on photos.
Tumblr can drive traffic to your Instagram or website.
How do I use Tumblr as a photographer?
I post 3-4 times a week. This is an example of one of my posts.
Every post I publish contains a photo, a caption followed by relevant hashtags.
If you want, you can auto post direct from Instagram to Tumblr. I go into more detail about the pros and cons of this.
Tumblr search and algorithm changes almost daily, like Instagram's algorithm. That's said here are facts about how to my your post appear in Tumblr's search result.
Only original posts can appear in the search. No reblogs.
Only the first 20 tags you use will be indexed in top search and recent search. But only your first give tags will be indexed in tag search results. So it's very important that you carefully pick the right 5 tags, to begin with.
If you are posting a lot of posts after each other, only a few of them might show up in the search result.
In order to appear in the top search results, you need to get a lot of post notes and reblogs.
There is a handy function in the Instagram-app to automatically sync your post to Tumblr. While you can do that to save time, it also comes with a price. When I look at the most popular photographs on Tumblr, it's very rare to see a photo that links to Instagram. And maybe for good reasons. Instagram & Tumblr are after all competing for the same attention.
That's said. If you want to save time posting, you should definitely just use the auto-post function.
What photography hashtags should you use on Tumblr?
I've written a lot about how to use Instagram hashtags and strategy on Tumblr is similar, but a little different.
The maximum amount of hashtags per post is 20 tags.
If you use more tags, those won't show up in the search.
Tags on Tumblr can include spacing.
That's why I use #streetphotograph AND #street photography in my posts.
Tumblr works like every other social media site.
Find people who are relevant to your audience.
If you are into street photography, do a search for street photography and follow people who like Tumblr posts about street photography. Expect that 10% will follow you back.
My inbox looks like this after I submit a new post and I follow people who like posts about "Street Photography".
Should you use the Tumblr Reblog feature?
I don't. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't reblog.
The reason I don't use the reblog feature is that I want my Tumblr to only contain photography I've created – like my Instagram. I don't repost other peoples work.
That's said if you want to make a Tumblr for black and white photography where you feature other peoples work, by all means, use the reblog function and scheduled posts for later-function.
This guide is a part of my photographer's guide to social media and marketing. I also wrote about how photographers can use Flickr.


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Thursday 25 September 2008 - The Romans in Manchester
I had occasion to pop in to town today.
Ellis Brigham's shop in Castlefield seemed to have loads of staff and no customers, so I swelled their coffers by £7 by purchasing new tips for my Leki walking poles. The Makalu Classics - abused for over 12 years now - simply refuse to wear out. These are their 4th set of tips.
Next to EB's emporium is this, The North Gate: By the middle of the second century AD the Roman fort of Mamucium was rectangular, with a gateway on each side. This north gate of the fort was on the Roman road that crossed the fort's outer defences and ran into the heart of the civilian settlement.
The reconstruction shows how the defences may have looked around AD200. Whilst this site was excavated in the 1980's, the Roman inscription above the gate is based on fragments found in the 18th century. It commemorates a detachment of Raetians and Noricans, known to have been stationed in Manchester. It also commemorates the Roman Emperor Severus and his sons, who are thought to have commissioned the building of the stone defences.
Here's another view, showing the footprints of some buildings inside the fort. The sheep arrived in 1986, and seem to have worn quite well! My textbook, 'Old England - A Pictorial Museum' (somewhat elderly itself) does not mention the Mamucium fort but it includes the following observation on Roman architecture:
'It is easy to understand how the Roman architecture of Britain should not have been in the best taste. When the island was permanently settled under Roman dominion, the arts had greatly declined in Rome itself. In architecture, especially, the introduction of incongruous members, in combination with the general forms derived from the Greeks, produced a corruption which was rapidly advancing in the third century, and which continued to spread till Roman architecture had lost nearly all its original distinctive characters. The models which the Romans left in Britain, to a people harassed with continual invasion and internal dissension, were no doubt chiefly of this debased character.'
I wonder whether future generations may apply similar comments in relation to 'the west's' modern day constructions in certain far away places.
Just around the corner is this, the Beetham Tower, at 171 metres currently the tallest building outside London.
I have no desire to enter it, or really to do anything other than scurry quickly away.
Labels: History, Home, Manchester
Tuesday 23 September 2008 - Lake District - a stroll from Mardale Head
By Adam Seat above Haweswater Reservoir
Today's excursion with Andrew (aka Notchy) comprised a high level round from Mardale Head, up beside Gatesgarth Beck, past Adam Seat to Harter Fell, then down to Nan Bield Pass before rising again to Mardale Ill Bell for lunch, then along the superbly renovated path to reach High Street at the Racecourse Hill cairn.
A short stroll north took us to The Knott, with great views across to the west, and north towards Ullswater. Then it was across to Rampsgill Head, and on to our sixth and final Wainwright of the day, Kidsty Pike, before descending pleasantly over Kidsty Howe and down to the car park at the head of Haweswater Reservoir.
Here's the route - 14 km, with 950 metres ascent, taking from 10.30 to 3.45 including breaks of about an hour. Here's the view back down Haweswater Reservoir, before setting off.
This rather complicated sign gave us three options.
We selected 'Gatesgarth Pass'. The path is very nicely graded. Here's Andrew on the ascent.
Up at Harter Fell, we paused to admire the view along the Reservoir and beyond to the Pennines. Sunlit Lakeland summits lined up on the western horizon.
The Kentmere hills provided a fine foreground to the view across Morecambe Bay.
The path rose gently up to High Street. It has recently been rebuilt and is in superb condition, as are many Lakeland paths these days. It's just as well really, given the large number of people we saw in this comparatively obscure corner of the District. We encountered 50-80 people on the hills today, probably as many as Sue and I were seeing each week in the Alps.
The Knott revealed sunny vistas to the north, with Ullswater just visible. Ravens circled above.
The picture below shows Andrew on the thin path up to Rampsgill Head, with The Knott behind him and Helvellyn and its neighbours behind that.
These mountain bikers may have been enjoying a great 22 mile route from Patterdale that passes this way.
We paused at Kidsty Pike to finish our provisions and admire three fine looking stags far below us in Riggindale. A large female red deer studied us intently from a couple of hundred metres away. We must have stood out very clearly on her horizon. Sadly they were all far too distant to be captured on camera, and the kestrel that flew around well within range was just too quick!
And so we continued, on down the gently sloping ridge to the edge of the Reservoir and thence back to the car.
On the way we encountered a superb, ancient looking, path, with upright stones carefully positioned at regular intervals on either side.
And this very clean (I believe it has rained here recently) sheep peered at us across a bed of tormentil.
Britain at its Best. A fine walk in the best of company on a lovely late summer's day. Thank you Andrew for suggesting this day out and acting as chauffeur.
Monday 22 September 2008 - A Brush with the C2C
As you may have gathered, I had the pleasure today of meeting up with Mick and Gayle who are walking Wainwright's Coast to Coast route.
Assisted by my faithful steed, I managed to join them at the excellent Pennine View camp site in Kirkby Stephen by 8.30, in plenty of time to set off with them at 9 o'clock on their comparatively short day to Keld, via Nine Standards Rigg.
I promised M&G that I would find out how the cairns got there. The above link to Wikipedia doesn't really help, but other explanations could be:
they were constructed by the Roman army to look like troops from a distance and were possibly marked on 18th century maps, or
they were built when the border reivers came south from the border country to help scare them off before they rustled all the local cattle, or
maybe they were put up by Victorian hoodwinkers.
Anyway, after admiring the small flock of parakeets that flew over the camp site, M&G were soon at the local Spar shop, stocking up their impressively small and light rucksacks (my day sac was nearly as heavy) and trying to spot the dog. Then it was up to the 4 metre high cairns of Nine Standards Rigg, which were just above the mist line. Beyond here quite a few (over a dozen) C2C'ers were encountered as we negotiated the bogs, peat hags and holes in a bid to reach Whitsundale Beck (below), which provided a scenic lunch stop. Then it was more peat and bog and holes - be very careful of the holes, Mick's freshly laundered trousers soon showed evidence of his inability to stay on his feet - to the haven of Ravenseat, which sported an enticing advertisement for teas. These were served by a sooty Amazon with a small baby.
Apparently she had just quelled a chimney fire.
Once we had escaped from a very local fly zone, it was very pleasant here in the sunshine. But eventually we felt obliged to move on and we soon reached the road on the outskirts of Keld, whence M&G proceeded happily on their way and I returned to locate my car at Black Howe.
Nearly every field around here seems to have an old stone barn in it. They come in all shapes and sizes and states of dilapidation. Here is one of the more impressive ones. Here's the plan of our route - well, M&G went on to Keld, whilst I finished at Black Howe. It was about 21 km, 830 metres of ascent, and took 7 hours including a couple of hours' breaks.
Gayle, Mick, thank you for your excellent company today, it was really good to meet up for the day. Enjoy the rest of your trip, and hope to see you again soon.
Click here for Gayle's posting for today.
Labels: Pennines, Walks, Yorkshire Dales
M&G GO FOR A WALK (2)
Here we are on the way to Keld, feeling sorry for all those people who are sitting behind their desks at work.
Not really gloating over them as I rather carelessly wrote in the original posting (was it Mick, or Gayle who dictated it? perhaps neither...)
It's a good way to spend a Monday.
As a bonus, the sun is shining.
(Edited following Alan's comment from behind his desk at work.)
Here they are, all fresh and ready to go after a good night's kip.
Their challenge for today is putting up with me, though I do have some goodies to reward them from time to time......
An Italian Border Route incorporating part of the Grande Traversata delle Alpi (GTA)
I have added daily photos and created an index for the postings from our recent two month trip to the Alps, should anyone wish to revisit those entries, or indeed visit them for the first time.
Click here to go to the Index.
Labels: Alpine, GTA, Italian Border Route, Italy, Walks
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Overlord review
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Long has it been since the horrors of World War II have been cut apart and rearranged by the scalpel of pulp fiction, the last such notable attempt being Tarantino's rollicking romp, Notorious Bastards. While nowhere near as deliberately excessive, colourful and shocking as Tarantino's bold outing, Julius Avery's attempt is no less striking in its own right.
On the night of the historic Normandy landings, American paratroopers are dispatched to undertake a seemingly simple mission – destroy a radio tower, establish a beachhead, and clear the way for the Allied forces. After an explosive start, however, Pvt. Boyce (Jovan Adepo) finds himself abruptly and violently hurled into something far beyond his mission's parameters. Accompanied by the gruff, no-nonsense Cpl. Ford (Wyatt Russell) and a handful of survivors, their task takes a page out of pulp as they find themselves facing quite an extraordinary threat.
Overlord itself exists as a send-up to an age of entertainment that is almost forgotten in the field of film-making, the act of gleefully revising history and drowning it in a torrent of gratuitous violence, impossible occurrences, or both. In this case, it's the latter, as the all-American squad with its collection of predictable but serviceable personality traits – the nervous but eventually resolute fresh meat, the foul-mouthed loose cannon, the expendable tagalongs who don't have much relevance – find themselves pitted against a horde of horrors straight out of a Wolfenstein game, led by Dr. Wafner, who vacillates between being exceedingly invasive and creepy and downright deranged as Pilou Asbæk plays him with as much ham as he can muster while being the focal point of some of the film's goriest effects.
The plot is absolutely nothing to write home about, and even those not terribly familiar with WWII films will find themselves accurately calling off at least some of the plot beats and developments, even with the addition of supernatural elements. What Overlord lacks in narrative strength, however, it makes up for off the delightfully cheesy nature of its central premise and the action it affords. There's solid on-screen combat that takes place in the film's 110-minute runtime as Overlord rumbles forward on a slow burn with the script making a marked effort to at least attempt to get the viewers to care about the characters involved to varying degrees of success before exploding into a roaring third act where all of Overlord's positives truly come to the forefront. Julius Avery is no stranger to the concept of frenetic action sequences as 2014's Son of a Gun attests to; Boyce and his pals encountering creatures decidedly beyond the average grunt, in very confined locations to boot, results in some genuinely pulse-pounding encounters, helped further by some striking titbits of cinematography. For those who are wondering if the human element is neglected, fret not – plenty of regular Wehrmacht goons exist to be gunned down by the score, too.
However, while Overlord gets the action right, arguably one of the most important ingredients of a war film – certainly here at least, with the curious fusion of war and horror only being further enhanced by quite well-done bloodshed – this comes at a price. While hardly advertised as a tour de force, transformative feature, Avery's earnest outing is left thin on meat. The cast is far from offensively lacking in substance but is only given so much to work with. The score is not outstanding in most respects, the acting on display doesn't really rise above passable barring Asbæk, Adepo and John Magaro's performances, and in ways it feels as though the film plays its premise too safely with the much-advertised Nazi Shop of Horrors and its inhabitants ending up being somewhat seldom-seen. A shame, too, as it is strikingly well-designed and evocative of all the old stories of the deranged laboratories and sciences of the Third Reich. If you're willing to revise history to have your fun, go all out, I'd say – hesitation only proves to be a hindrance here, and if you're going to go all out, you may as well emulate Tarantino good and proper.
Still, Overlord proves itself a passable and rather enjoyable way to indulge in some mostly mindless action for a couple of hours, a solid enough tribute to B-movies and pulp fiction that is sure to satisfy their fans. It just ultimately ends up leaving little of a lasting impression, and in ways, proves itself quite plain. If it had a dash more audacity, perhaps that could have been averted, but Overlord is likely to become an amusing diversion of a footnote in Bad Robot's library.
Jack Gibbs
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The Prisoner Ombudsman investigates complaints submitted to the Office by individual prisoners, and in certain circumstances former prisoners, who have failed to resolve their problem or concern through the Prison Service Internal Complaints Process.
The Prisoner Ombudsman also investigates complaints submitted to the Office by Visitors who have been unable to resolve their problem or concern through the Visits Manager of the prison they attended.
For prisoners, the Prison Service internal complaints process has two stages, described below, and both stages must be completed before the prisoner can bring their complaint to the Prisoner Ombudsman.
A prisoner should submit their complaint within 21 days of the event that took place to cause the complaint.
Complete a Prison Complaint Form. Forms should always be available from Prison Service staff and should be easily obtained by prisoners.
If help is needed to complete a form, a friend, the Independent Monitoring Board or Prison Service staff can assist.
When complete, put the complaints form into the residential Complaints Post-Box.
The Prison Service should interview the prisoner within 24 hours.
The Prison Service should also provide a written response to the prisoner within 14 days.
If the prisoner is unhappy with the response, they can move the complaint to Stage 2. This must be done within 10 days of receiving the response. The response will have a Stage 2 section for the prisoner to explain their reasons for remaining unsatisfied. Complete the Stage 2 section and put the complaints form into the residential Complaints Post-Box.
If the prisoner does not receive a response to their complaint within 14 days, they can also move the complaint to Stage 2. Complete a complaint form explaining no reply has been received to Stage 1. Also explain the wish to progress the complaint to Stage 2. Then put the form into the residential Complaints Post-Box.
Stage 2 is a second opportunity for everyone to resolve the complaint and also has a 14 day deadline.
Again, the Prison Service should provide a Stage 2 written response to the prisoner within 14 days.
If a prisoner is unhappy with the Stage 2 response, they can call or write to the Prisoner Ombudsman's Office and register their complaint – 0800 783 6317.
If a prisoner does not receive a response within 14 days, they can also call or write to the Prisoner Ombudsman's Office and register their complaint – 0800 783 6317.
A former prisoner should submit their complaint within 21 days of the event that took place to cause the complaint.
A former prisoner must send a written complaint to the Governor of the prison about which the complaint is being made. Prison addresses can be found on our Visitor Complaints page.
The Prison Service should provide a written response within 14 days.
If the former prisoner is unhappy with the response, they can call or write to the Prisoner Ombudsman's Office and register their complaint – 0800 783 6317.
If the former prisoner does not receive a response within 14 days, they can also call or write to the Prisoner Ombudsman's Office and register their complaint – 0800 783 6317.
Complaints from prisoners and former prisoners are normally only accepted by the Prisoner Ombudsman if received within 30 days of the final Prison Service response being received by them, or deadlines having been reached. However, the Prisoner Ombudsman has discretion to consider complaints where there is a good reason for a delay or the issues raised are so serious as to override the time factor.
Within 3 days of receiving a complaint, the Prisoner Ombudsman will write to a prisoner explaining what will happen next.
If someone is unsure of which stage their complaint has reached, we can advise. Simply contact us.
The Terms of Reference for the Investigation of Complaints explains the Prisoner Ombudsman's investigative process.


Washington National Opera/Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra trombonist Doug Rosenthal joins Andrew & Lance in a conversation ranging from the bass trumpet to dealing with the Valsalva maneuver and his experiences as an openly gay brass player.
His blog, "Inside the Arts"
And the story of him running into one of his heroes, Wynton Marsalis, on the streets of New York City and what went down is worth the whole download!
Weston Sprott is the Acting Principal Trombone of the Metropolitan Opera and has appeared with major orchestras all over the world.
You can check out the complete show notes including all links mentioned during this episode over at Pedal Note Media.
Michael Clayville is one of my favorite trombonists in the world. His playing in Alarm Will Sound is just stunning. The music they perform has incredibly demanding parts, especially of a trombone player! But Michael is one of the most prepared musicians I've ever played with. He's a machine!
He's also a fascinating guy. I interviewed him early for TEM (TEM3 which was 116 episodes ago at this point!) and I was really happy to finally get him on The Brass Junkies!
Michael Clayville is a musician who is passionate about drawing audiences deeply into the art of sound. His abilities as a trombone soloist, chamber musician, and improviser have taken him to prestigious venues around the world including Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Hall, the Barbican (London) and the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam) and have led to him working with some of the most prominent classical and popular artists today including Pulitzer Prize-winning composers Steve Reich, John Adams, John Luther Adams, Charles Wuorinen, and David Lang, and experimental groups like Medeski Martin and Wood, and the Dirty Projectors.
Michael is a founding member of Alarm Will Sound, a group that has been awarded the ASCAP Concert Music Award for "the virtuosity, passion and commitment with which they perform and champion the repertory for the 21st century" and which has been called the "future of classical music" by the New York Times. In addition to being its trombonist, Michael is also the Director of Marketing for Alarm Will Sound.