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Book 2 Finale: Battle for the Fire Nation (Part 1 of 2)
Shinzo sat on his throne as Krios burst into the room. "My Lord" he said as he bowed. "Zuko and Aang are preparing to launch a offensive, I propose a surprise counterattack we sho-" Krios stopped as Shinzo rose.
"Do you honestly think I care about this pathetic nation?" Shinzo replied.
"But sire isn't it your home?" Krios said in shock. "Your armies home?!"
"And I'm supposed to care, we are all born into the world the same why does the location matter?" said Shinzo.
"Do you honestly think the army will agree to retreat?"
"Does it matter?" Shinzo replied hardly taking notice of the conversation.
"General!" shouted Krios. A tall bulky man walked into the room. "Prepare to withdraw"
"You are joking my lord, why abandon our homeland?!" said the General enraged.
"I wasn't aware you were in a position to challenge my orders General" Shinzo replied turning.
"But sir you cannot be serious I won't allow it" shouted the General in defiance.
"Try and stop me" Shinzo said provoking the General.
The General jumped forward unleashing a flurry of punches at Shinzo who was unfased. The General's rage grew as he summoned all of his strength to burn Shinzo in massive wall of flame so powerful even Krios fell back. The General panted as the smoke began to clear revealing Shinzo untouched. Shinzo grabbed the General by the neck before shooting a blast of energy through his chest. Krios watched in shock as Shinzo brutally executed the General.
"Any more objections?" Shinzo asked as the room was silent. "Good, come Krios".
Krios stumbled to his feet and walked with Shinzo to palace's main balcony. As two guards grabbed the General's corpse away. The guard has begun to dig itself in but the operation was quickly stopped by Shinzo who ordered the commanders in for a meeting to discuss the plan.
Shinzo entered as the room fell silent with Krios taking a seat next to him. The commanders ranged from young prodigies to old grizzled veterans. The new royal guard lined the hall with their spears drawn. Shinzo has thought about resistance to this new plan of 'attack'."Commanders, today is the day we put the Fire Nation down" The Commanders looked on confused. "The foundations of the city are being weakened to falter when Zuko's forces arrive we shall-"
"Never!" Two of the soldiers stood their faces red with rage. "I will never slaughter my own people!".
"Very well" said Krios as he threw two daggers at the men killing them, two guards dragged the bodies out. "You may continue my lord".
"Good, the foundations will falter when Zuko's forces arrive sending them plummeting into the volcano" said Shinzo now smiling.
A light applause soon formed from the Generals some from actual agreement other just for fear of losing their lives. After clearing the last few details they walked out of the palace to board an airship away from the island. To their annoyance it was destroyed by a recruit who, in revenge for his father (The General), killed himself to destroy the only transport off the island. The Generals began to panic while Shinzo and Krios got ready for battle, Krios sporting his double bladed spear with Shinzo going with his normal one.
"I guess this won't be as boring as I thought" said Shinzo.
"Agreed" replied Krios as they both headed into the city accompanied by their guards.
Fire Nation Beachhead
Aang and Zuko were in a makeshift command center while the sound of explosions rattled their ears. The landing had been successful mostly due to help from the Water Tribe but they were meeting heavy resistance going up the mountain.
"I have a idea, its risky but it might work" said Aang in realization.
"How do you mean risky?" asked Zuko.
"Well...do you mind being bait?" Aang looked as Zuko who had a rather worried look.
"Bait?" asked Zuko puzzled.
"Well if you go out there they'll send their backup forces to kill you, then I'll use Earthbending and Airbending to bring down a bit of the mountain that'll make it easier to charge!" said Aang proudly.
"Aang you never fail to surprise me" said Zuko admiring Aang's amazingly stupid plans.
"Sire the scouts have reported back" said a Captain who had just ran in.
"Good what do they have to report?"
"Mixed Sire you see there seem to be unrest in the enemy camp".
"How so?" asked Zuko.
"Shinzo's escape route was destroyed and a number of soldiers are refusing to fight!" said the Captain shocked himself by this information.
"Can we get them to join us?" asked Zuko exited by the prospect of defection.
"Well their dead, executed by a man in a black cloak" said the Captain.
"Krios!" Aang said angrily. "Leave him to me Zuko, only I can damage him".
"Agreed, well then lets do this!"
Zuko and Aang ran out the tent as Zuko mounted a Komodo Rhino. Aang waved goodbye as Zuko charged into battle, he jumped up and began to glide so he could reach the mountain. He laid in wait for the enemy troops to realize. As he planned the reserves moved up he began to go into the Avatar State temporarily as he bent the Earth forming a path where Zuko was. It worked perfectly, Aang thought as the enemy lost their grip and slid to their doom. However what Aang didn't realize he'd attracted some unwanted attention.
Zuko and Aang reunited as they fought back to back, Aang could see in the distance a red spear as his soldiers fell before the enemy. Aang rushed their aide to find Krios as usual showing no regard for the lives he ended.
"Ahh Avatar how are you doing?"
"Krios!" Aang grew angry. "Damn you!"
Aang unleashed a fusion of Fire and air creating a massive fire wave that shot at Krios, unfortunately Krios took the attack while his soldiers didn't. Krios mocked him as he regain his composure and to his shock Aang's fists were untouched by his spear.
Aang lost his stance for a moment which is all Krios needed. He shot the Airbender back before restraining him against the rocks with use of the fire rings. Aang struggled and Krios unleashed blow after blow, Aang grew more angry before unleashing the Avatar State! With his new power Aang ripped the rock away and smashed it into Krios sending him flying.
Meanwhile Zuko was fighting for his life as Shinzo mercilessly pursued him. Shinzo cut down any soldier that tried to aide their Fire Lord, Zuko's sword crossed blades with Shinzo's spear and to his shock was cut in half by the spear like paper. Zuko fell back as Shinzo continued to attack.
Krios tried to fight back against Aang but was no match for his enhanced bending. Aang unleashed a flurry of blows before finishing Krios with a water whip to the face. Krios fell to his knees and as a last act of defiance shot a powerful blast at Zuko before 'succumbing to his wounds'.
The blast struck Zuko paralyzing him, Shinzo prepared to attack with his spear but was stopped by Aang who had caught the blade in between his hands. He beckoned for Zuko to leave.
"Zuko leave I can handle him!" said Aang struggling against Shinzo.
"No I deserve to fight for my nation" said Zuko in protest.
"Darn it Zuko" Aang sighed.
Aang looked at the Fire Lord sending him back to the beachhead in a strong gust of air. Zuko punched the ground in anger as Aang denied him to fight as if he were a child. Aang threw Shinzo's spear but was unable to defend a straight punch to the chest. Aang fought back instantly as he Energybent a small portion of Shinzo's power away from him. The Fire Lord stumbled back as he charged again at the Airbender. Aang took his blow and fell back towards a rock. Shinzo reclaimed his spear and prepared to finish the job but as he raised his spear the ground began to collapse around them.
"Oh..." Aang begun
"...Shit" replied Shinzo.
Will Aang escape the collapsing island? Will he defeat the Dark Lord Shinzo? Is this the end of the Fire Nation? Find out next time on The Black Shadow!
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Year 4 - Part III / MASt - Courses
Students registered for this course will find all relevant resources and materials on Moodle. (NST Part III: Materials Science). Summaries of the topics covered are below.
In addition to attending lectures, students will undertake an Individual Research Project. Also, if a Vacation Report was not submitted at the start of Part II then it must be submitted at the start of Part III.
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Michaelmas Term 12-Lecture courses
In this course, thermodynamic and kinetic principles governing metal production and recycling will be presented. Iron and steel making will be covered in greater depth followed by copper, aluminium and titanium production and refining. The importance of recycling metals and other by-products of metal production will be discussed as an integral part of metal refining flow sheets. Case studies dealing with stainless steel production and recycling of selected metals or devices will be studied.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Introduction to metal production and recycling; statistics
- - Routes to iron & steelmaking - blast furnace; thermodynamics of liquid iron alloys; dilute solutions; alternate standard states; interaction parameters; metal-slag equilibria; desiliconisation of iron; slag basicity; ionic theory of slags; desulfurisation; basic oxygen steelmaking; refining reactions in steel; dissolution of oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen in liquid steel; deoxidation of liquid steel; electric arc furnace steelmaking; secondary steelmaking; stainless steel production
- - Extraction of copper; hydrometallurgical route and electrowinning of copper; pyrometallurgical route; flash smelting; converting; and electrorefining
- - Extraction of aluminium; Bayer's process; Hall-Heroult Cell for electrowinning aluminium from a molten salt Titanium production using the Kroll process
- - Recycling issues for the future and new technological opportunities - Case studies
This course is in two distinct parts. In the first part of this course, attention will be focused on the fundamental science relevant to surfaces. Topics addressed will include bonding at the atomic scale, contact between surfaces at different measurement scales, an analysis and appreciation of friction between surfaces, the lubrication of surfaces in practical engineering situations and mechanisms of wear as a consequence of surface contact. The second part of the course will focus on ways in which surfaces can be modified or coated to achieve a combination of properties in both the surface and the underlying bulk that would not otherwise be achieved. The course concludes with a number of practical case studies of surface engineering.
On completion of this course, students should have an appreciation of the diverse ways in which the modification or the coating of surfaces can be used to increase wear resistance, to improve corrosion resistance, to improve fatigue resistance of bulk materials or to reduce friction of underlying bulk materials.
This lecture course will cover:
- - An analysis of interactions between solid surfaces at the molecular and atomic level
- - Contact between macroscopic surfaces
- - Friction and lubrication
- - Sliding wear, abrasive wear and erosive wear
- - Hardness testing
- - Surface engineering processing techniques: chemical modification of surfaces, mechanical modification of surfaces, deposition processes for coatings
- - Case studies of surface engineering
This aim of the first part of this course is to build on and complement the polymer topics covered in IA, IB and part II. We will begin by covering models for single polymer chains (partly revision from previous years) and methods for experimentally determining chain dimensions, before considering polymers in solution and polymer phase diagrams. We will then move on to look at polymeric adhesive systems and electronic properties of polymers, and will finish by considering the physical and chemical performance limits of polymers.
The second half of the course covers polymer processing, which concerns the efficient control of polymer manufacturing, harnessing and controlling the intrinsic properties of macromolecules to achieve desired end products. Its ongoing importance stems from the need to control existing processes to make new objects, use different materials, reduce wastage and energy costs, make lighter products, improve properties and lower the price. We will begin by covering the basics of polymer melt rheology and will then cover the consequences of material behaviour during the processing stages, with a consideration of the unique behaviours seen with macromolecular melt flow. We will conclude with an overview of industrial processing methods and processing design.
The first part of this lecture course will cover:
- - Models for single polymer chains and experimental determination of chain dimensions
- - Polymers in solution: Flory-Huggins theory and solubility parameters
- - Phase diagrams: polymer/solvent mixtures, polymer blends, block copolymers
- - Measurement of phase separation
- - Polymer adhesive systems: pressure-sensitive adhesives, liquid adhesives, measurement of bond strength of adhesion
- - Electronic properties of polymers: composites, ionic conduction, electronic conduction in conjugated polymers
- - Physical and chemical performance limits: glass transition, melting, degradation
The second part of this lecture course will cover:
- - Basics of Polymer Melt Rheology
- - Materials Behaviour During Processing
- - Industrial Processing Methods
- - Processing Design
The term 'superalloy' applies to metal alloys which perform well at high temperatures in structural applications. In this course we use a rather more specific definition meaning alloys with a major component of nickel, and containing sufficient alloying additions of Al to produce ordered precipitate phases at the intended working temperatures. Modern alloys contain over 10 different elements, but the presence of aluminium is critical, because it is the only element able to produce effective ordered precipitates and a protective oxide.
This course looks at the structure and properties of high temperature nickel based superalloys, and relates these to the stringent and multiple demands of critical applications; specifically turbine discs and blades. This includes not only the composition of the alloys and the role of the individual elements, but also the vital role of microstructure and the processing necessary to produce this. In the process of examining superalloys we will also look at strengthening mechanisms in general, the role of grain boundaries and various modelling approaches with wider applications in metallic systems. We will extend these principles to some of the areas of current research for improved materials solutions.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Development of superalloys, uses and properties
- - Alloy composition and microstructure
- - Origins of strength
- - Processing Single Crystals
- - Single crystal alloys Design
- - Creep of Single Crystal Alloys
- - Processing of Disc Alloys
- - Disc alloy Design
- - Disc Geometry and Stress Distribution
In this course, we will begin by investigating the relationships between structure and properties in soft natural materials, including proteins, polysaccharides, and composites of proteins and polysaccharides (particularly soft tissues in animals).
We will then explore the issues surrounding the design of a material to replace a failed natural material in a medical context. We will focus on soft tissue replacement, including spinal disc replacement, vascular grafts, skin grafts and tissue engineering scaffolds. We will also cover drug delivery systems, particularly those for controlled delivery.
This lecture course will cover:
Structure and properties of:
- - proteins: silks, keratin, collagen, protein rubbers
- - polysaccharides: cellulose, starch, chitin, pectin, carrageenans, hyaluronic acid
- - soft tissue in animals: tendon and ligament, skin, sea anemone skeleton, artery, cartilage, intervertebral disc
Biomedical materials:
- - issues to consider when designing a biomaterial
- - spinal disc replacement blood contacting implants: vascular grafts and heart valves skin grafts tissue engineering scaffolds controlled drug delivery devices
Superconductivity was discovered a little over a century ago and, although it can only be observed at cryogenic temperatures, it enables both the sensitive measurement of very small magnetic fields and the generation of very high fields, with applications from medical diagnostics to high energy physics. In its second century, superconductivity has a large role to play in meeting energy needs, increasing energy efficiency, and supporting renewable generation and distribution of electricity.
The focus of this course is on the materials science of superconducting materials and devices. After briefly covering the nature and origins of superconductivity, the first part of this course will investigate how materials properties for electrical and magnetic applications can be optimised. In the second part, you will understand how the properties of superconducting devices are related to the underlying properties of superconductors such as the density of states. The lectures will explain how these properties can be exploited, for example as highly sensitive magnetic field sensors and very low energy electronic devices. The course will also cover how such devices may be fabricated and the materials used.
This lecture course will cover:
Superconducting materials (lectures 1 - 6, Dr Simon Hopkins):
- - A brief overview of the discovery, characteristics and theory of superconductivity
- - Superconductors with internal magnetic flux: intermediate state, mixed state, flux pinning and the critical state model
- - Superconducting elements, alloys and compounds
- - The production and processing of practical superconducting wires and tapes, including Nb-Ti, Nb3Sn, MgB2, BSCCO and YBCO conductors
- - Applications of superconductivity: MRI, NMR, high energy physics and rotating machines
Superconducting devices (lectures 7 - 12, Prof. Mark Blamire):
- - The BCS theory and tunnel junctions
- - The Josephson effect and Josephson tunnel junctions
- - The proximity effect and SNS Josephson junctions
- - SQUIDs and flux quantum devices
- - Particle and photon detector devices
- - Superconductor / ferromagnet devices
This course covers the thermal properties of solids. Starting from a thermodynamic foundation, the course will consider a wide range of functional properties that arise in materials where the thermal properties are strongly coupled to the structural, electrical, magnetic and optical properties.
The wide range of experimental techniques that are employed to characterise and understand the materials above will be also considered. These will include neutron scattering, synchrotron-based techniques, calorimetry in external fields, scanning thermal microscopy and infra-red imaging.
This lecture course will cover:
- - magnetic shape memory and magnetic superelastic materials
- - invar materials
- - phononic materials
- - thermoelectric materials
- - spin-caloritronic materials
- - magnetocaloric, electrocaloric and mechanocaloric materials
- - phase change materials
- - self-healing materials
- - chromogenic materials
A course covering the most important solid-state phase transformations that occur in steels. This includes atomic mechanisms, thermodynamics, kinetics, microstructural development and the design of steels, supported by specific case studies.
The material is introduced in sufficient detail to enable the quantitative design of steels based on the fundamental aspects described above.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Martensite in steels
- - Bainite in steels
- - Alloy design: strong bainite
- - Widmanstaetten ferrite
- - Allotriomorphic ferrite
- - Pearlite
- - Overall transformation kinetics
- - TRIP steels
- - TWIP steels
- - Mitigation of residual stress
- - Bulk nanostructured steel
Lent Term 12-Lecture courses
Within this course, thin films are defined as solid films formed from a vapour source, built up by controlled condensation of individual atomic, molecular, or ionic species. It generally concerns film thickness of a few microns or less. Heterostructures and interfaces are also relevant.
The different vapour deposition techniques are described, followed by a discussion of the nucleation and growth of films, and the resultant film microstructures. Film properties, and methods of characterisation are then discussed. An emphasis is given to the control of film growth, through control of the deposition methods, and the link between film structure and properties.
A final section on research applications, and scale-up, pulls together some of the themes.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Deposition Techniques: Physical Vapour Deposition (Evaporation, Sputtering, Laser Ablation / PLD); Chemical Vapour Deposition; Deposition Systems
- - Growth Processes: Nucleation; Epitaxial Growth; Growth Structures
- - Film Properties & Characterisation: Film Stress; Film Thickness; Microstructure; Real Time Analysis; Electrical Characterisation; Mechanical Characterisation
- - Applications: Research Applications / Industrial Applications & Scale
Whatever the primary function, it is generally the onset of flow and failure processes that limit the lifetime and application of a material. Such processes are usually treated in terms of constants, such as a flow or failure stresses, where time is unimportant. However, these simplifications do not apply in hard, creep-resistant materials, even when deforming at room temperature. The aim of this course is to show how existing ideas can be extended to allow an understanding of why different types of materials behave as they do.
Before the course begins, you might like to read chapter 2 of "Deformation Mechanism Maps" by Frost and Ashby, which gives a good overview of different deformation processes, including the lattice resistance. You should also read chapter 17, which is concerned with how materials fall into groups with similar properties. Another book to read is J.J. Gilman, "Electronic Basis of the Strength of Materials".
This lecture course will cover:
- - Why do dislocations form? Is there a resistance to their movement? Misfit energy of a dislocation: in-plane strains and misalignments. Relation of misalignment to interatom potential. Why do dislocations form. The work required to move a dislocation: concept of the lattice resistance. How does the misfit energy change as the dislocation moves.
- - How do the predictions compare with observations? What controls ease of dislocation motion. Effect of the dislocation width. The lattice resistance in some typical materials. Diamond (also Si, GaAs), glide and shuffle planes; TiC, TiN; b.c.c. metals, e.g. Fe; c.c.p. metals. Overall comparison with observations. Effect of crystal structure and bonding.
- - How is dislocation motion possible below the Peierls stress? Deformation as a thermally activated process. The rate of flow and the dislocation velocity. Magnitude of the activation energy. Effect of τ on the activation energy. Effect of applied stress on dislocation velocity. Temperature dependence of yield stress.
- - How important is temperature when other obstacles control dislocation motion? When is deformation thermally activated. Other obstacles to dislocation motion: forest dislocations. Comparison of magnitude of effect of forest dislocations and lattice resistance. Estimate of energy required to overcome forest dislocation obstacles. Comparison with observed behaviour in Fe and Ni. Logarithmic creep and limited thermal activation.
- - Why does jerky flow occur? Yield drops and Lüders bands. Criteria for yield drop behaviour in crystals. Change in dislocation density during yielding, e.g. Cu. Effect of strain-rate exponent, e.g. Fe. Solutes. Lüders bands and forming, e.g. nylon.
- - How can deformation occur without work hardening? Recovery, its importance in processes at high temperatures. Rate of recovery. Friedel equation, e.g. LiF. Glide and recovery together: steady-state dislocation creep. Predictions and observations of creep rates. Role of diffusion. Comparison with experimental observations.
- - Why limit glide if diffusion is rate controlling? Dislocation glide in particle hardened systems. Effects of increasing temperature on glide. Particle-hardened alloys.
- - How else might creep occur? Diffusional flow. Effect of applied stress on atom potential at grain boundaries. Rate of flow. Importance of grain-size. Need for grain-boundary sliding.
- - Can we replace nickel-based superalloys? Advantages of present systems. Uses & requirements. Possibilities: elements, compounds & intermetallics. Complications. Platinum group alloys. Refractory metal alloys. Others.
- - Stability against failure. Inhomogeneous flow in solid materials. Superplasticity. The onset of tensile failure and necking. Observations of flow in superplastic alloys. Interacting flow processes. Mechanisms of superplastic flow. Superplastic materials and forming, e.g. Ti, SiC.
Ceramics are inorganic materials that are typically polycrystalline and non-metallic. They continue to be exploited in pottery, as they have been for several millenia, but nowadays they are also exploited in hi-tech products for their electrical, optical, mechanical and thermal properties (magnetic properties will not be considered here).
In this course, we will explore the basic science and applications of these materials, exploiting the electrical degree of freedom in all cases. We will discuss current applications that include fuel cells, data storage and flash goggles; and future applications that include nanoswitches and electrocaloric cooling.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Dielectric properties of ceramics
- - Electrical conductivity in ceramics
- - Piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity and ferroelectricity
- - Electro-optic ceramics
Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) are among the most powerful analytical tools available for materials scientists. The ability to determine atomic structure through imaging and diffraction makes the technique a mainstay for materials characterisation and the inclusion of sensitivity to composition and electromagnetic polarisation means that many aspects of solid-state science can be investigated.
This course aims to provide a broad insight into the operation of TEM and the specific operation in a number of different analytical modes. The application of the technique to modern materials research will be highlighted through the inclusion of recent research articles with the aim to provide those students continuing to research degrees with useful practical knowledge base of the role of TEM in modern research.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Fundamentals of lens optics and the specific limitations of electron lenses
- - Electron diffraction and electron crystallography
- - Imaging theory
- - Contrast arising from dynamical scattering
- - Scanning probe microscopy
- - Spectroscopic analysis in the TEM
In this course, we will learn about the impact of computation on materials science and the emerging field of Materials Informatics. Computer models of materials are widely used, but there is an increasing trend towards data driven approaches. This data might be derived from high throughput computations as well as experiments.
The course will begin with an introduction to databases, including modern document oriented approaches, and then move onto a description of the fundamentals of computers and programming. We will discuss how material structure might be systematically described, taking an inspiration from crystallography and bio-/cheminformatics. Materials models across the length scales will be introduced, with an emphasis on density functional based methods.
The core computational task of optimisation will be investigated, along with its application to regression, machine learning and material structure prediction. We will discuss whether materials science has entered the era of "big data", and explore data mining as a way to make sense of large amounts of data.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Databases
- - Computers and computation
- - Symmetry
- - Systematics of structure
- - Models and theories
- - Optimisation
- - Regression/Machine learning
- - Data mining
- - High throughput computation
- - Structure prediction
- - Computational materials discovery/design
The aim of the first part of the course (lectures 1-8) is to teach the principles behind the choice of materials for critical parts of current and future generations of nuclear reactors from a materials science perspective. Central to this will be the consideration of the effects of radiation on the microstructure of these materials, e.g., the formation of dislocation loops, voids and bubbles and the stability of phases to irradiation from energetic particles such as neutrons. The effects of radiation on materials can be dramatic: a noticeable change in shape, swelling by some tens of per cent, hardening (more than five-fold), drastic embrittlement, a reduction in ductility, and stress corrosion cracking.
The second part of the course (lectures 9-12) introduces the origins of radioactive (or nuclear) waste in the fission product spectrum and actinides produced in a power reactor. Methods of stabilising these diverse isotopes with different chemistries and half-lives are described. Specifically these are the direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel, nuclear fuel re-processing and vitrification of the resulting fission products and the materials chemistry of tailored ceramics. The durability of these waste forms is examined with respect to the internal attack due to on going radioactive decay and the external attack from repository groundwaters and how these fit together in the consideration of long-term performance of a geological disposal facility.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Types of radiation and radioactive decay
- - Fission and fusion reactors
- - Radiation damage processes
- - Chemical, mechanical and physical effects of irradiation on materials
- - Materials for nuclear fuels
- - Materials for cladding nuclear fuels
- - Moderators in nuclear environments
- - Radioactive waste: its origins and plans for its ultimate disposal
- - Radioactive waste forms: spent fuel, re-processing, vitrifcation & ceramics
- - Durability of radioactive waste forms: radiation damage over geological timescales
- - Durability of radioactive waste forms: aqueous durability & geological disposal facilities.
In the first half of this course, we will explore the materials developments which have enabled the global microelectronics industry to achieve unprecedented device size scaling over many decades. The materials which have formed the basis of this development have been chosen, not because of their performance in isolation, but how they can be integrated into inexpensive, high accuracy, manufacturing processes. The course will include an introduction to the basic properties of transistors and the standard processing techniques which are used for their fabrication and how these have developed to enable continued device size reductions.
The second half of this course begins by addressing the need to develop novel materials and devices for memory and logic processing for information communication technologies with a view of replacing semiconductor transistor based logic. The course then explores state-of-the-art techniques to characterise the performance and structure of materials and devices. The course will also cover important concepts in the field of spin-electronics such as spin-currents, spin-injection, spin accumulation and detection, and spin-dependent tunneling.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Introduction
- - Field Effect Transistors
- - Lithography
- - Semiconductors and Doping
- - Etching and CMP
- - CMOS Fabrication Process
- - The move to other materials
- - Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMs)
- - Characterisation
- - Magnetic Devices
- - Tunneling Devices
This course covers the basic principles and recent advances in energy harvesting technologies for small-power applications, including self-powered or autonomous systems, with a focus on the role of materials and nanotechnology in the development of these technologies.
The course will cover photovoltaic, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, triboelectric and pyroelectric energy harvesting, and the relevant materials and device considerations. The course will also cover energy conversion and storage, including microbatteries and supercapacitors that complement energy harvesting technologies. These technologies are primarily aimed at wireless sensors, a selection of which will also be included in the course.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Lecture 1: Overall scope and objectives. Introduction to energy harvesting for autonomous systems; energy requirements and power sources. The role of materials in energy harvesting.
- - Lectures 2 – 4: Photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting. Evolution of PV materials and devices. Nanostructuring as a route to cheap and efficient PV technologies.
- - Lecture 5 – 7: Mechanical energy harvesting. Transduction mechanisms. Piezoelectric, electromagnetic and electrostatic generators. Nano-piezoelectric generators: materials, performance and example devices. New-generation triboelectric nanogenerators.
- - Lecture 8. Thermoelectric energy harvesting. Basic thermoelectric theory. Thermoelectric figures of merit. Novel nanostructured thermoelectric materials and devices.
- - Lecture 9: Thermal energy harvesting using pyroelectric materials. Thermodynamic cycles for pyroelectric energy harvesting. Nanostructured and micro-scale materials and devices.
- - Lecture 10: Microbatteries. Thin film batteries for energy storage Materials for high-energy density 2D and 3D batteries.
- - Lecture 11: Supercapacitors. Electrolyte and electrode materials. Fundamentals, challenges and applications.
- - Lecture 12: Energy harvesting circuits and architectures. Power management electronics. Relevant circuits and systems.
6-Lecture courses
Soft materials such as polymers, gels, foams, colloids, emulsions and liquid crystals touch every aspect of our daily lives. These materials cannot be simply described as pure states of matter, such as gases, liquids or solids, but instead exhibit properties reminiscent of a given state depending on the timescale at which they are probed. Soft materials are at the forefront of many modern technologies in the information and communication, energy, biotechnology, food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors.
The course is designed to enable you to understand the fundamental properties and behaviour of soft materials in terms of the interactions between their component parts. We will focus on colloidal dispersions – systems in which small droplets or particles of one material are dispersed in a continuous medium of another material. The role of intermolecular forces and surface energy in controlling the stability of the colloidal system will first be unravelled. We will then consider solution- and gas-phase syntheses of different types of nanoparticles, before discussing their properties and potential applications as colloidal dispersions (solid in liquid). We will finish by considering the formation and stabilisation of foams (gas in liquid) and emulsions (liquid in liquid).
This course complements the polymer topics covered in IA, IB, part II and part III (M6), although attendance at the latter is not a prerequisite for this course.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Intermolecular forces and self-assembly (1 lecture): Recap on thermal equilibrium, intermolecular forces (London, van der Waals, electrostatic, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic effects), diffusion, aggregation and assembly.
- - Colloidal materials: characteristics and stability (2 lectures): Classes of colloidal systems and their properties, time-dependent stability of colloidal dispersions, role of surface energy and interparticular interactions on colloidal stability, DVLO theory, electrical double layers, steric repulsion.
- - Synthesis, applications and characterisation of colloids/nanoparticles (2 lectures): Bottom-up versus top-down approaches, solution-phase synthesis (homogeneous condensation, sol-gel, solvothermal), gas-phase synthesis (spray pyrolysis). Classes of materials considered include metal and metal oxide nanoparticles, quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles, polymer nanoparticles. Characterisation techniques: dynamic light scattering and zeta potential.
- - Foams and emulsions (1 lecture): Introduction to surfactants and their properties (surface tension, self-assembly), formation and stabilisation of foams (gas/liquid), La Place equation, emulsions: classes, preparation and stabilisation, role of emulsifiers.
Biomolecule interactions with materials are critical for a wide range of applications including bio-fouling, food processing, industrial chemistry, medical implantation and research and development. As such, this course will cover the fundamental processes occurring at material-biomolecule interfaces. As the majority of biological molecules exist in aqueous solutions, the course will start by investigating the interaction of materials with aqueous, ionic solutions.
We will then investigate the interaction of small molecules with surfaces and compare this with the interaction of large molecules. Using the principles learnt from these single molecule associations, we will extend this to explore interfaces with a complex multi-biomolecule solution, for example as encountered during blood contact. Throughout this course we will discuss the experimental techniques used to examine biomolecule-surface interactions.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Applications of biomolecule association with materials
- - Material interactions with aqueous solutions
- - Forces and energetics of small molecule (amino acid/peptide) association with materials
- - Large molecule-surface interactions including molecular density, conformation and orientation
- - Biomolecule association from a multi-component solution
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This course will first cover the unified chemical concepts of structure, growth, and stability for a range of functional inorganic materials, discussing their crucial roles in designing and discovering novel materials. The lectures will then examine the different types of reactions and methods employed in the synthesis of inorganic solid materials, with the main focus on chemical synthesis processes, giving specific examples, especially of metastable inorganic materials which cannot be prepared otherwise.
The overall aim in the end is to understand the interdependencies of components in the 'materials-structure-property-functionality' relationship cycle i.e. (1) understanding the chemical structures of various inorganic materials, (2) evaluating their materials specific preparative strategies, (3) and predicting their physical properties (4) towards their relevant technological applications.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Lecture 1: Categorising inorganic compounds. Complexity in chemical structures with selected model systems, e.g. mixed valence chalcogenides, metastable antimonides and clathrates. Evaluating stability of inorganic materials (chemical thermodynamics, energetics and kinetics). Effects of structure and chemistry on phase transitions and phase diagrams of complex inorganic materials, e.g. perovskite oxides and layered chalcogenides.
- - Lecture 2: Different types of chemical reactions for synthesising inorganic materials. Discussion of solid-state chemistry, solution based soft chemistry and reaction conditions. Roles of grain nucleation, ripening, grain boundaries for controlled growth, microstructure evolution. Understanding defects in materials. Roles of chemical doping, alloying, catalysis, surface modification and functionalisation in a reaction.
- - Lecture 3: Differentiating 'bottom-up' and 'top-down' processing of crystalline inorganic materials in bulk, thin-film and nanoscale forms. Discussing top-down, solid-state and physical reaction methods to synthesise functional inorganic materials, focusing on ceramic method, mechanical alloying, combustion synthesis, microwave synthesis etc. with specific case studies.
- - Lecture 4: Bottom-up, solution based chemical synthesis process such as hydrothermal, solvothermal, sol-gel, chemical co-precipitation, electrochemical, reflux methods, microemulsion, sonochemical and colloidal methods and their roles in controlling the size, shapes (0D, 1D, 2D and 3D), and architectures of many functional inorganic materials will be covered.
- - Lecture 5: Examples of agreement and deviation of chemical concepts: research challenges, focusing on inorganic nanomaterials. Balancing the desired morphology, microstructure, composition and phase purity of inorganic materials for complex nanostructured materials, e.g. adopting hybrid physical-chemical reaction process. Discussion of post-synthesis processing e.g. annealing and consolidation of inorganic nanostructures.
- - Lecture 6: Using characterisation tools to understand phase, stability, chemistry and composition of inorganic materials. Relating functionality with materials. Fabricating devices and advances in relation to industrial applications: bridging materials with potential applications. Discussing real research examples and research problems.
Handling and processing of powders is central to many areas of science and technology. Most ceramic materials can only be formed via powder processing, but powder metallurgy is also an important branch of materials science and polymers are frequently handled as (coarse) particles. Powder processing is also pivotal in many other industrial sectors, such as food, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, mining etc. Moreover, an understanding of the behaviour of assemblies of solid particles in fluids is essential in areas as diverse as filtration of Diesel exhaust and avoiding explosions in flour mills. Particle sizes of interest vary from a few nm to several mm (although most technological activity is focussed on the range from 100 nm to 100 microns).
The first part of the course covers methods of powder production, techniques for their characterisation and approaches to handling and controlling of particle assemblies. The second part describes the methods used for consolidation of powders, including the forming of powder blends into "green" compacts, sintering of such compacts and spraying of powders to produce coatings or monolithic materials. Some relevant scientific background is also incorporated, including that governing particles in fluid streams and the flow of fluids through permeable media.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Lecture 1 – Production of Powders. Definition of powder. Overview of production routes. Mechanical comminution. Melt atomisation. Reactive processing. Spray drying.
- - Lecture 2 – Particles in Fluids and Powder Characterisation. Powder particles in a fluid stream. Reynolds number and laminar flow. Drag forces, Stokes law and terminal velocities. Characterisation of particle size and shape. Microscopy. Sieving. Sedimentation. Light scattering. X-ray diffraction peak broadening. Surface area measurement. X-ray tomography.
- - Lecture 3 – Classification and Handling of Powders. Sieving. Air classification (elutriation). Cyclone separation. Hazards of powder handling. Inhalation of particulate and the Stokes number. Explosion risks.
- - Lecture 4 – Removal of Particulate from Fluids (Filtration). Filtration size ranges. Permeabilities, pressure gradients and flow rates. An example of filtration technology - Diesel particulate filters. Requirements and DPF design. Microstructure of DPFs. Performance of DPFs. Choice of material for DPFs.
- - Lecture 5 - Powder Consolidation: Moulding and Sintering. Powder moulding. Diffusion during sintering. Liquid phase sintering and cermets. Reactive consolidation of powders. Hot isostatic pressing (HIP).
- - Lecture 6 – Powder Consolidation: Thermal Spraying. Fluid dynamics and heat transfer during thermal spraying. Particle velocities and impact on the substrate. Particle thermal histories. Thermal spray techniques. Microstructure of thermal spray coatings. Combustion spraying. Plasma spraying.
This course starts with a description of the microstructural features that make a steel nanostructured. Focusing first on metallurgical phenomena such as martensitic and bainitic transformations, recrystallisation and precipitation, we present criteria to turn common steels into nanostructured steels. The effects of key elemental additions, severe plastic deformation, heat treatment time and temperature will be covered.
A wide range of nanostructures is available for ferrous alloys. When the surface to volume ratio of the nanostructure increases, interesting interactions between defects in the crystal structure such as dislocations, vacancies and interstitial atoms occur. These allow for the combination of extraordinary properties, such as tensile strength and ductility exceeding 2.5 GPa and 10%. However, phase stability and low cost heat treatments become a challenge, especially for high temperature applications. Strong emphasis is placed on developing computational skills aiding in conceiving the new emerging families of nanostructured steels.
This lecture course will cover:
- - Definition of a nanostructured alloy.
- - Stable and metastable nanoprecipitation strengthened alloys.
- - Nanobainitic, nanograined and nanotwinned steels.
- - The need for new experimental approaches and modelling techniques.
- - Trends and future developments.

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This article describes how to get and set parent items in a hierarchy of content types. For more information about the sample code snippets used in the article, see Example: Get and set parent items.
Use the following code to create a master version of an item:
DynamicContent artistItem = manager.CreateDataItem(musicArtistType);
Use the following code to set item's properties and publish it:
// Publishing the music artist.
ILifecycleDataItem publishedArtistItem = manager.Lifecycle.Publish(artistItem);
The item is published in Sitefinity CMS and its live version is created. When you call manager.SaveChanges() , the changes are persisted in the database. For more information about Sitefinity CMS lifecycle, see For developers: Content lifecycle.
After you create an artist, you can define an album for it. You achieve this by creating an album and publishing it through the lifecycle. You set the parent of the album, using the following code:
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The extension method SetParent(parentId, contentTypeName) assigns an album to an artist. You must pass the ID of the master parent item as a parameter. Do not leave child items without assigned them a parent, because they are persisted in the database, but are not visible. These items are only visible, if you remove the parent of their content type.
In addition to setting a parent for an item, use the following methods to work with hierarchical items:
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Guid artistId = albumItem.SystemParentId;
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singerContentTypeName = albumItem.SystemParentType;
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Lea Michele gets a new tattoo tribute to Cory Monteith
Lea, who is building up quite the tattoo collection and reportedly now has around 14 inkings, shared the snap to her Instagram account with the caption: 'And one more.. for my Quarterback.. #5'
The tattoo references the jersey number of quarterback Finn Hudson, the character Cory played in their hit show Glee. The sweet inking isn't the first Lea has in honour of her late boyfriend. She also has the last words that Cory ever said to her - 'if you say so' - inked onto her side.
During an appearance on talkshow David Letterman, Lea confessed to having 14 tattoos, but explained that they are all very small and tucked away into private places. 'That's why I'm done, though,' Lea said. 'Because all my secret, hidden spots are done, like my real estate is over.'
Cory Monteith died aged 31 in July 2013 from a heroin and alcohol overdose.
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Fringe Theatre Company Presents SETTING THE RECORD GAY, Also Available on Hulu
Are there any gay topics that actor/writer Leon Acord hasn't already covered in his popular gay web series Old Dogs & New Tricks?
"Oh, there are lots of them," laughs Acord. "That's one reason I really wanted to do this play!"
"This play" is Setting the Record Gay, currently running through July 13 at the Avery Schreiber Theatre in North Hollywood, in which four gay men of different generations discuss how their "Gay Rites of Passage" have changed over the decades. The cast includes Misha Fisher, Wenzel Jones and Billy Walker.
Written by the actors about their own real-life experiences, and directed by Dodd, the play hopes to explode some stereotypes and misperceptions about being gay. Under the guise of teaching a class called "Homo 101," and set in a hot-pink "classroom," the cast discusses coming out, love, sex, "the first time," marriage and the lack of gay role models, among many other topics.
"For a period of three months, Dodd gave us weekly writing assignments, about coming out, our feelings about gay life, the things we loved about being gay, and the things we weren't so crazy about," says Acord. "He took our writings and interwove our stories. The result is a hilarious, high-energy show with lots of laughs, audience interaction, some improv, but a bit of pathos as well."
"I get to talk about those precious few months before AIDS came along, as well as many topics I'm passionate about, including my recent experiences with closet cases in Hollywood!"
Did Acord's new-found status of "elder statesman of all things queer," the result of Old Dogs & New Tricks, land him the gig?
"Actually, no! Dodd saw me playing Quentin Crisp in Carved in Stonein 2009, and said that he'd wanted to work with me ever since!," says Acord. "He called while we were shooting our third season, and asked if I'd consider joining the cast. I jumped at the chance, and started rehearsals the weekend after we completed shooting on Old Dogs."
And the cast is finding that they, too, are learning new things about the gay experience.
"I have to say, I'm a bit shocked to learn how little has changed. In fact, it seems things have gotten more difficult for younger generations of gays, not just because of AIDS, but also the internet, and the pressure now to confirm to "straight ideals" and get married!"
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door, or on the theatre company's website www.fringetheatreco.com. Meanwhile, the third season of Old Dogs & New Tricks, featuring guest stars Rutanya Alda, Mo Gaffney and Kathryn Leigh Scott, premieres this fall. The first two sessions can be seen on Hulu or purchased on DVD from Wolfe Video.


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The hotel is conveniently located close to the Latin Quarter and Saint-Germain-des-Pr�s. Restaurants, bars and a bus stop are all in the immediate vicinity. The closest metro station is 200 m away and from here the line runs directly to the Eiffel Tower, which is 3.9 km away. It also reaches Champs Elys�es and the Montparnasse business district in less than half an hour. Shops can be reached in about 10 minutes and the train station is approximately 15 minutes on foot. Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre Museum can each be reached in around 20 minutes by public transport, whilst Montmartre and the Sacred Heart Basilica are about 30 minutes away.
The en suite rooms all feature a shower, king-size bed, satellite/cable TV and Internet access. They are also equipped with a hairdryer, an ironing set, a radio, safe and a mini fridge. Each room comes with a direct dial telephone, tea and coffee making facilities and individually regulated air conditioning as standard.
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Dear Mother Maybelle,
You were in our thoughts the Loveless Barn Wednesday night, throughout an edition of Music City Roots where your legacy just kept coming up. Virginia artists bookended the show, and the first ones sang about your guitar. Tiller's Folly presented a song inspired by your first recording sessions in Bristol. Tomi Fujiyama, country music matriarch of Japan, picked the "Wildwood Flower." And the night ended with one of your greatest hits. And as for the rest of you, perhaps you already love Virginia, or else maybe last night made you even more of a fan of the Old Dominion. It's produced a lot of presidents and a lot of great musicians.
Robin and Linda Williams have lived in the Shenandoah Valley near Staunton, VA for going on 40 years, and their musical approach of spare, honest folk puts them squarely in the state's legacy, which of course includes the Carter Family, as well as Dock Boggs and the Stanley Brothers. The Williams' song "These Old Dark Hills" from their new album of the same title spoke directly to the ancient landscape they inhabit and love. Then Linda sang a lovely lead on the early and authentic version of "Wildwood Flower" entitled "I'll Twine Mid The Ringlets." Was there ever a sweeter melody? Then came I think their hit of the night, the joyful and swift "Maybelle's Guitar and Monroe's Mandolin" celebrating the amazing juxtaposition of those two iconic instruments at the Country Music Hall of Fame. If you've never seen the exhibit, you must. And if you've never heard Robin and Linda in person, well that too. Their energy is easy but potent. They are sticklers for perfect intonation (pay heed youngsters) and they eschew ornamentation. They are one of the template bands for and exemplary bands of Americana, and this was I hope the first of many visits to Roots by this remarkable duo. Kudos too to their Fine Group, with Chris Brashear on mandolin and fiddle and the veteran Jim Watson on bass and vocals. This was what mastery sounds like.
Gears were shifted pretty hard, as they often are at Roots, as the Whiskey Gentry took the stage. A big band with a voluminous sound they are, starting with a black-bearded drummer who whanged the skins with borderline menace behind hard core country songs. The six-piece launched with an instrumental riff that grew into a thunderhead, as "Eula Mae" got underway with punky energy. The voice and presence of Lauren Staley and her co-front-human Jason Morrow are at the core of the band's appeal. Together or separately they pierce the fog and deliver blue honky tonk truth. One friend felt a Natalie Maines kind of vibe from Staley, and I'll buy that for sure. Meanwhile Morrow also wields a feisty, icy Telecaster to complete the twang.
Dylan LeBlanc is a young artist who's made some strong impressions on some music biz luminaries, leading to his association with Rough Trade, the historic British label behind The Smiths, Arcade Fire and much more. Looking like a mysterious fellow from the set of Deadwood in an overcoat and wide brown hat, Dylan brought only his guitar and the awesome Pete Finney on pedal steel as accompaniment to his voice. And a Barn-filling voice it was, with a throaty, powerful tone and ladles full of emotion. I have to be honest, it'll take consulting of his two acclaimed albums to discern the lyrics and the intent of songs like "Innocent Sinner" and "Ties That Bind." But there was no shortage of sonic beauty in this calming set.
Next came the charming and inspiring Tomi Fujiyama, returning for her second set on Roots. She's a torch bearer for classic country music in Japan and there's something about seeing somebody who was utterly converted to the music to get your own enthusiasm re-engaged. With an expert Nashville band behind her, the sparkplug-ish Tomi sang a rousing "Jambalaya" and then picked the fire out of "Country Polka" on her envy-making 1963 Gibson electric (segueing for a bit into "Wildwood Flower," you know, just because). Then she held the stage alone for the awesomely titled "Ringo No Hana" which opened with dramatic solo guitar (this woman is GOOD by the way) and led into a sad, misty Japanese folk song. Gorgeous. Then the band came back to let Tomi sing her favorite song, and folks, I've heard many fine versions of "Tennessee Waltz" but never any better or more engaged. Somebody compared her take on the song to Connie Smith. Connie Smith! Yep, it was that fine.
Bruce, Nolan and Laurence of Tiller's Folly were in fine spirits last night, and as always their personalities shone through their acoustic merry-making. Their opener "Death And Taxes" was fiery and dark, but consider the subject matter. Bruce Coughlan's fingerstyle guitar was potent on "Closing In On Midnight." Then the boys invited up guests Jerry Salley and Lachlan Davidson to flesh out their co-written song "Coming Down." LOVED this one, with its rich chord changes. The instrumental fireworks really got going on that Bristol-inspired tune "Old Hank" and reached a crescendo on the set closing "Lonesome Fiddle Blues." The standing O was exactly the right affirmation of a terrific performance.
After a long-ish night and after all this ensemble sound and exotic innovation, Scott Miller and Rayna Gellert bravely closed out the sets as a duo – he on guitar and she on fiddle. The opener "Lo Siento, Spanishburg, West Virginia" is a little slice of genius, with its unblinking documentary eye and its enthralling, breathless one-note rap of a lyric. Miller's got flow, yo. "Leaving This Town" was a cool little rock and roller with cutting country harmony from Gellert and an uncanny twinning of fiddle and harmonica that was a new sonic experience. What a simple but novel idea. Of course they did "I Made A Mess Of This Town," because that's the essential Scott Miller song. And just all around, what a great pairing of musicians, with Rayna playing a core role that really made a duo. That was the last stop before the Loveless Jam train rolled by, picking up everyone for a finale sing-along of "Across The Blue Ridge Mountains," with a brilliant triple fiddle solo and a very well arranged a cappella ending that filled the barn with warmth.
Virginia is for lovers – music lovers.


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This is the third time we have stayed at the Coppleridge Inn and it consistently provides wonderful food and accommodation.
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I chose The Coppleridge to overnight on my way home, and arrived after 8pm but got a warm welcome.
Impressively large rooms, more like a cottage, clean but perhaps unused for a while - a little dusty, and I ASSUME that the absence of a curtain in the (ground floor) bathroom (facing the car park!) was an oversight, not hotel policy. Problem solved with a rug from the (enormous) closet.. But the atmosphere was relaxed, the setting lovely, the bed really comfortable, the breakfast options varied and generous - although perhaps the vacuuming could have been left until guests had left the dining room. But, with walks, woods, a tennis court and a traditional inn feel, The Coppleridge made a good end to a very short, very rare get-away. I wished I could stay longer.
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Inserting pictures in posts
Resolved tonko81
Hey guys
First of all congrats on great looking theme.
Unfortunately I have one big problem. I can't post pics in posts. I can upload it but when I click on "inser into post" button nothing happens. How can I fix this?
Thanks foe answer.
Hi tonko
Thanks for appreciating our effort
Are you facing problem while uploading through feature image or the image through add media just above the editor..
Hi, nice job it's a very nice theme
i have the same problem, when i click on the button inset into post, nothing happens,
Media are uploaded but i can't inser into post or page.
Can you help me ?
Hi leobibard
Things are working fine here…
Have you tried by deactivating any plugins you are using
I don't have any plugin, i re-install the theme but i can't insert image on post again
Can you please share your url so that i can assisst you better… if possible allow me to access your admin
If yes please mail your username and password on my mail id "email@example.com"
I have exactly the same problem than leobibard.
I have turned off all plugins and there is no change. I have no problem with uploading logo on background in option panel.
Which WordPress version are you using..
I work locally, I downloaded the latest version of wordpress, then installed the theme that's all. And when you want to put a picture it does not work out.
My WP version is 3.7.1 and theme version is 1.2.2. When I have used 3.7. it also didn't work.
Hey thanks mates for reminding this bug…
We found the bug it is a problem of jquery conflict ….
Going to make changes in the next release…
Meanwhile what you can do is
Comment the scripts my-upload and spa-optionpanal-jquery in function.php and repace the whole code in option_pannel.php with the following code
<?php add_action('admin_menu', 'spa_admin_menu_pannel'); function spa_admin_menu_pannel() { wp_enqueue_script( 'dashboard'); wp_enqueue_script( 'wpb_option_pannel', get_template_directory_uri() . '/option_pannel/js/spa_option_pannel.js'); wp_enqueue_style( 'wpb_option_pannel', get_template_directory_uri() . '/option_pannel/css/spa_option_pannel.css' ); // color wp_enqueue_style('thickbox'); wp_enqueue_style('farbtasticss',get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/option_pannel/css/farbtasticss.css'); $page=add_theme_page( 'spa', 'Option Panel', 'edit_theme_options', 'spa', 'spasalon_spa_option_panal_function' ); wp_enqueue_style('spa-bootstrap',get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/option_pannel/css/assets/css/spa-bootstrap.css'); add_action('admin_print_script-'.$page, 'spa_admin_enqueue_script_option_panel'); } function spa_admin_enqueue_script_option_panel(){ wp_enqueue_script('my-upload',get_bloginfo('template_directory').'/option_pannel/js/media-upload-script.js',array('media-upload','thickbox','jquery')); } function spasalon_spa_option_panal_function() { require_once ( get_template_directory() . '/option_pannel/css/tooltip_css.php' ); //require_once('spa_option.php'); wp_enqueue_script('spa-optionpanal-jquery',get_template_directory_uri('template_directory').'/option_pannel/js/spa-optionpanal-jquery.js',array('farbtastic')); require_once('spa_options_pannel.php'); } ?>
thank you very much, I really wanted to use this theme, it works very well, and I expect the new version with impatience.
thank you again
It's working 🙂
Thank you!a.ankit
Hey Guys,
If you like the theme and the support.. would you mind giving it a 5 Star Rating 🙂
But now I can't load front page pics in option panel.
Are your option panel tabs working….
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No matter how careful I am when lifting the charcoal basket I always manage to lose quite a bit of the ash from the basket. Bottom of the drum has a fair amount of crap. Don't want to just turn the drum over...don't want to have ash all over the nicely seasoned sides. Suppose a shop vac is the only option?
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I use a shop vac on my pellet grill once cooled and works awesome besides the gf yelling cause she wanted to use it to vacuum the rugs in her car...
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I use a shop vac.
post #4 of 11
5/30/15 at 6:09pm
Lowes sells a metal lined one designed for fireplaces that you don't need to worried if it's cooled down yet
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5/30/15 at 6:49pm
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I have a http://lovelessash.com/productdetails/A0503/AshVacuums.php that I use on our pellet stove. Hesitant to use it on the drum as it often has some moisture in the bottom of it....suppose if I pay attention to things this wont be a problem....
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I bolted a pizza pan to the bottom of mine. Works like a charm.
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I should have done this so I had something with a bit of a lip.
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I use a 20 inch tractor disk, with the center welded up.
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Yep, the 2" lip on the pizza pan that I use keeps everything nice and clean. The only downside to the lip is it makes it harder to scrape the grease out of the pan.
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I cut the bottom off an old propane tank. Works like a charm. I also have an eye bolt and a hook to lift it out with.
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Have you ever wondered why women in sports don't sport fancy hairdos during the course of play? They are on national television and are being seen by millions, yet their hair is all tied up at the back in a ponytail or a nice bun. Why?
What happened to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki on Wednesday is the perfect answer to this fashion (or lack thereof) conundrum.
The Danish beauty was sporting a ponytail in her second-round U.S. Open match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Despite her best efforts to not let her tress trouble her, it's just what happened.
During a rally, Woz went for her trademark double-handed backhand stroke, but got her racket tangled in her ponytail. It limited her swing and made her lose the point.
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Updated: 2011-01-07 22:40:19
Posted January 7, 2011
Raleigh, N.C. — The snow chance for the Triangle melted away Friday evening as an upper level disturbance moved across North Carolina further south than initially forecast, WRAL meteorologist Mike Maze said.
The southern third of the state saw rain on and off Friday evening. In Raleigh, skies were cloudy but streets were dry. Winter weather advisories issued earlier Friday evening were canceled just before 10 p.m.
There is still a slight chance for a mix of light snow and rain overnight, according to the National Weather Service, and any moisture on the roads could freeze Saturday morning. Drivers should be wary of icy patches Saturday through about 10 a.m.
Maze predicted a dry but cold weekend before the next chance for precipitation moves in on Monday.
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"Oh and don't forget, "3 chances of snow" after tonight are they 0 for 2?
Whatcha think Ima?" - from one of about 5 screen names. Get professional help - FAST!!! Talking to yourself and answering is a sign of serious mental illness, according to the AMA.
not to take what they said from now until sunday seriously*
Also lma him looking like that doesnt prove it wont do anything if anything it proves that he is nervous the forecast will change AGAIN
lma you amuse me...when was the last time WRAL was right this far out? N-E-V-E-R. We wont know 100% until Sunday afternoon or Sunday night remember just 2 days ago Greg was telling everyone to take what they said from now until Sunday seriously because things can change....so he told us there was no way it would be the christmas storm well that may be true this might be like 2002.
Fishel (while visably disturbed-his head didnt stop moving) stated on the 6:00 news that dry air was going to come "roaring in" late Monday and would cause whatever is happening to stop at once. You could see he was shaken and very well may need a sedative after tonight.
The lack of snow does not disprove global freezing. We have to look at the long term cooling that has been occuring.
I work in Raleigh and live out by the airport. I saw no less than 2 accidents on the way home completely due to the brine. When will they realize this stuff is not a cure-all but rather a hinderance? It makes a complete mess out of the roads and folks dont know how to drive in brine!
This just in:
"Two eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Raleigh are closed near the Harrison Avenue interchange, milemarker 287"
Apparently 2 brine trucks have snarled everything.
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I didn't wax my skis for another run through downtown. After hearing all week that the snow storm of all snow storms was coming a week away, I'll be a squirrel if my kiwi's aren't basking in the glow of the ole 3 strikes your out.
3 chances for snow and all 3 a bust. Wow, a ZERO accuracy rating for anything more than 12 hours out. Even TWC does better!
the 18z GFS, althought it isnt the best model it shows about .75-1.00" of liquit QPF and when you translate that to snow you got a heck of a storm maybe 6-12. The thing is this is becomming more likely to be an ice event and with the way Greg is talking its like he doesnt think it will be ANYTHING when it will..


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The fridge looks good and makes almost no noise. As many others have said, it does not hold 28 bottles unless every one of those bottles is quite narrow--putting a bordeaux-style bottle in has the effect of pushing up the shelf above it so that you can't fit much into it. But overall this is a good product.Read More
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To the naked eye, the dirt has nary a fleck of gold. About 17,000 tonnes of ore a day are dumped into vats of cyanide and other chemicals that chew up the rock. For every tonne of ore it mills (about the weight of a classic VW bug), the mine produces some 3.3 grams of gold (about the weight of a teaspoon of sugar). "It's a mature open-pit mine," explains Michael Fischer, president of Kumtor Operating Co. "We've got to dig more waste out to get to the gold."
Nothing that looks remotely like gold is visible until the pour: Inside a cinder-block room, men in silvery, head-to-toe bodysuits tip a cauldron to send molten liquid cascading into three loaf pans. Each resulting brick, shiny and pockmarked, weighs between 15 and 25 kilos, and can be worth over $1-million at today's prices, though it's only gold doré—75 per cent to 80 per cent gold and 15 per cent to 20 per cent silver. Every few weeks, a couple dozen of the bricks get trucked to a state-run smelter, where they're refined into 99.9999 per cent gold.
Security at the mine is predictably tight. In the pour room, a no-nonsense guard in a Muslim prayer cap uses a hand-held metal detector to sweep all who exit, paying special attention to boots. At the entry gate to the mine, visitors and workers alike get searched and X-rayed: no gold going out, no booze coming in.
Beyond the snow-covered expanse surrounding Kumtor, Kyrgyzstan's landscape rises and falls in rugged peaks—a barren terrain that's made it all the harder to overcome poverty and underdevelopment. For the Soviets, Kyrgyzstan was a source of raw supplies—minerals, meat and vegetables—too remote to infuse with industry. Ethnic Kyrgyz have long been nomadic herders, and some families still take their animals from one alpine pasture to another as the seasons change, summering in yurts and producing batches of kumys, a fermented mare's milk.
Even in Soviet times, few had made it up to the plateau where Kumtor now operates, save for a handful of mad geologists. They were looking for uranium: A few valleys over, a mine was already fuelling the Soviet nuclear program. In 1978, the geologists unearthed gold instead, but the site was too remote and the gold too fine to extract. It lay untouched for nearly 20 years.
It was the uranium that first drew a young Canadian company to this hinterland of hinterlands in 1992, one year after the Soviet collapse and Kyrgyzstan's unexpected independence. Saskatoon-based Cameco had been born only four years earlier during the privatization of two Crown corporations not known for taking risks: Eldorado Nuclear Ltd. and Saskatchewan Mining Development Corp. Some Kyrgyz officials asked, the story goes, if Cameco was interested in gold. Five years later, the mine opened as a joint venture, with Cameco holding one-third of Kumtor Gold Co. (KGC).
With gold valued under $300 an ounce in the late 1990s, the mine took years to become profitable; Kyrgyzstan, run since independence by a Russian-educated physicist named Askar Akayev, insisted on restructuring the joint venture. Under the new deal, signed in late 2003, ownership of KGC and the Kumtor Operating Co., plus all of Cameco's gold interests in Mongolia (acquired in 2002), went to the newly christened Centerra Gold, Inc., which was listed on the TSX in June, 2004. Cameco wound up with 54 per cent of Centerra, and the Kyrgyz, who quickly sold off about $85-million worth of their 33 per cent stake, were left with 15.7 per cent.
But by spring, 2005, Akayev had been swept away by mass protests dubbed the "Tulip Revolution," and Centerra would soon come up against a more formidable dealmaker.
In 2007, when the new president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, started calling for another new Kumtor agreement, no one knew that he, too, would be kicked out of office. Unlike Akayev's relatively bloodless ouster, Bakiyev's, in 2010, came at the cost of some 90 lives—overwhelmingly civilian protesters who were shot by security forces in Bishkek. As chaos swept the streets, looters rampaged in Bakiyev's once—white headquarters, sheets of A4 paper raining down from broken windows in the charred façade.
Bakiyev—who fled to Belarus—was widely hated in Kyrgyzstan for running the country like a private piggy bank, installing relatives in lucrative, high-level positions. In 2009, the year the third Kumtor deal was finally reached with his administration, Kyrgyzstan ranked 162nd of 180 on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index. This, however, did not cast Kumtor as a victim of Bakiyev's in the public eye; on the contrary, it fuelled the perception that Centerra had been in cahoots with a vilified regime.
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Blogs - Tags - avea Blogs urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries 0 30 1 2015-05-15T16:43:55-04:00 IBM Connections - Blogs urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-f78d0e4d-3229-407b-8ac6-b4e4136aa1dd How a mobile communications company improved deployment from 4 hours to 10 minutes ErikaHorrocks 270004AK9X active false Entradas de Comentários application/atom+xml;type=entry Curtir true 2012-11-09T16:34:46-05:00 2012-11-09T16:35:58-05:00
Improving anything from 4 hours to 10 minutes sounds impossible, but that is exactly what Avea, a mobile communications company in Turkey has done. To succeed in the telecommunications market you have to be fast, and the quality has to be, well perfect. Customer churn and increased competition has been such a heavy burden in the telecommunications market and companies are looking at new innovative services to deploy through analyzing customer data and building new ecosystems through exciting new partnerships. However without increasing ones own operational efficiency, the best laid planes will have little effect on the bottom line when it comes time to execution.

To help support its rapid growth, Avea wanted to improve its software development processes. The company, which was formed through a merger, had a number of separate, disparate software development lifecycle applications in place. Because of this, Avea had a number of challenges that it wished to address, including:

Siloed documentation

Separate, non-standard code repositories for each team

Lack of traceability due to separate task management and code management

The direction Avea chose was to implement and end-to-end solution for Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), and in doing so turned to IBM Rational to help break down the existing silos and tie the different systems together to ensure traceability as well as improve overall operational efficiency. Avea was able to achieve the following metrics

Improved documentation quality of middleware services by 90%

Decreased deployment and versioning problems by 30%

Reduced deployment times for 50 middleware services from 4 hours to 10 minutes

Hear from the Tansu Dasli, the development manager from Avea, who helped bring these results to Avea through working with IBM Rational

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Scott Niemann is the Telecommunications Industry Manager for IBM Rational and has been working in communications space for 15 years. Scott started out his career as an embedded software engineer working on mobile devices, and later as a Industry Marketing Manager at Telelogic focusing on Communications Service Providers, and Network Equipment Manufacturers. As worldwide Telecommunications Industry manager at IBM, Scott plans the go to market activities around IBM Rational's solutions targeting the Communications space. Scott has a Masters in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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