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KING v. HINDERSTEIN
Court of Appeal, Fifth District, California.
John E. KING, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. William N. HINDERSTEIN, Defendant and Respondent.
Decided: August 10, 1981
Duenow, Burke & Smith, Evans J. Barbieri and J. Edmund Smith, San Luis Obispo, for plaintiff and appellant. William N. Hinderstein, in pro. per. Hovis, Sherr, del Campo & Petersen, Robert A. del Campo and Frank J. Pantangelo, San Luis Obispo, for defendant and respondent.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant William N. Hinderstein (hereinafter Hinderstein) following a court trial wherein plaintiff John E. King, doing business as San Juan Pools of San Luis Obispo (hereinafter King), sought damages and foreclosure of a mechanics' lien against Hinderstein.1
Sometime in December 1976, Hinderstein decided to construct a home on some property he owned in Atascadero. After preparation of some preliminary plans by an architect, Hinderstein contacted some contractors and received bids on the construction. Bill Poe, doing business as Cal Coast Construction, a licensed general building contractor, gave an oral bid of $69,000, a sum which included plans for the house and a pool.2 Because of lender requirements, Hinderstein entered into a written contract with Poe on May 4, 1977. Under the contract, Hinderstein was to pay $85,000 for Poe's construction of a house. Hinderstein indicated that $10,000 was earmarked for construction of a pool.3
Poe made investigations about the type of pool to be built, comparing the differences between a conventional gunite pool and a prefabricated fiberglass pool. Poe set up a meeting between Hinderstein and Stuart W. Shore III, an employee of San Juan Pools of San Luis Obispo. On August 4, 1977, Hinderstein entered into a written agreement with San Juan Pools (via Shore) for installation of a prefabricated swimming pool on Hinderstein's property for a total price of $9,754. This contract stated that San Juan Pools (as "Seller") was to furnish and/or install the following items: a 16-foot by 34-foot pool shell, filter, cart, diving board, heater, equipment pads and forms, underwater light, ladders, wedge anchors, ladder escutcheons, slide, solar stubouts, slide water line, pool fill line, gas line, electrical line, plumbing line to filter, 400 square feet of concrete, check valve, thermometer, time clock, G.F.I., certain maintenance equipment and start-up chlorine. Hinderstein (as "Buyer") was to provide electrical, gas line and concrete decking exceeding the footage agreed to be provided by San Juan Pools, as well as being responsible for removal and replacement of an access fence. The contract also contained various "Agreed Conditions," among them the following:
"7. Buyer agrees to pay any additional costs for the removal of any underground obstacles, removing, refilling and compacting filled ground, control of water seepage, or other unusual ground conditions, including rock beyond the capability of a 12 foot to 14 foot back hoe to remove.
"16. Construction to commence August 31, 1977 and Pool to be completed September 10, 1977, barring delays by acts of God, strike or reasons beyond "Seller's control which could not be reasonably anticipated."
On August 5, 1977, San Juan Pools received a $3,251 check from Hinderstein as a down payment on the pool construction. This payment represented approximately one-third of the total cost for the swimming pool work.4
San Juan Pools entered into the pool contract with Hinderstein through Shore, King's authorized agent.5 It was a direct contractor for the work because King, doing business as San Juan Pools,6 did not want Poe (the general contractor on the construction of the house) to be a middleman for the pool installation. Hinderstein never had any conversations with King before executing the agreement on August 4; he only dealt with Shore.7 Neither King, Shore, nor any of the subcontractors used for the pool work held a valid Class C-53 (swimming pool specialty) contractor's license. During the time of the pool work, King only possessed a Class B license (a general contractor's license), issued on July 1, 1977, in the name of "King Development Company." The trial court found that this Class B license number did not appear on any agreements executed between Hinderstein and Shore. King, doing business as San Juan Pools, did not possess any California contractor's license between March 17, 1973, and March 17, 1978. The contractor's license number listed on the August 4 agreement for San Juan Pools was later admitted by King to be nonexistent and to have been erroneously typed on the contract.
Work on the pool commenced and was completed sometime in November 1977. Shore was the one who kept contact with Hinderstein, and Hinderstein said he never conversed with King during the course of the pool project. King never visited the job site, was frequently out of town during the installation/construction, and was unclear on the regularity of his contact with Shore. Shore was the individual who supervised the pool project from the initial sale to its eventual construction. In accordance with this evidence, the trial court found that "(King) took no active part in the supervision and construction in performing the contract for (Hinderstein); (King) had never been on (Hinderstein's) property at any time before construction commenced, during construction, or after completion of construction."
King testified that there is a considerable difference in how conventional gunite pools and prefabricated pools are installed. He noted that no steel or gunite is used in the installation of a prefabricated pool, which is completely constructed in an independent factory. Nonetheless, King said that "the construction activities are considerable" with a prefabricated pool. King conceded that San Juan Pools hired five subcontractors who engaged in the following work on the Hinderstein project: excavation, pouring of a concrete walkway around the pool, grounding of electrical mechanisms, plumbing, and running of conduits to the pool. From such evidence, the trial court determined: "In the installation of the pool in question, there were more than two unrelated building trades or crafts involved."
Soon after completion of the pool (around November 10 or 15, 1977), San Juan Pools entered into a second written contract for the Hinderstein pool work. This contract (bearing the date August 4, 1977) gave Hinderstein a $24 credit for maintenance equipment, reducing the purchase price to $9,730. The later agreement superseded the original contract; it had the same terms as the previous agreement, except for the maintenance equipment credit and San Juan Pools' promise to install a 32-square-foot concrete walk at no charge. The second contract was signed by Hinderstein and Shore. On the second contract, San Juan Pools listed a contractor's license number which was subsequently conceded to be invalid during the course of work on Hinderstein's pool. Moreover, King admitted that neither his name nor the words "King Development Company" appeared on either of the two written agreements.
King did not receive a specialty Class C-53 (swimming pool construction) license until July 13, 1978, which postdated the filing of King's complaint. This specialty license was issued in the name of "King Development Company."
The trial court also found the following facts, which are not disputed by King: (1) San Juan Pools did not start or finish work upon the dates contained in the first contract; (2) San Juan Pools did not obtain a building permit before commencing work or obtain a final inspection from the pertinent county agencies; (3) San Juan Pools did not perform an electrical continuity test on the swimming pool, even though such an omission might jeopardize the safety of pool users; and (4) the pool was otherwise free from defects.
King admitted that the plans under which installation of the Hinderstein pool progressed were not in existence at the time of the August 4 contract execution. He did not know whether more detailed drawings of the pool were ever disclosed to Hinderstein.
King instituted the present suit because he never received the balance of monies due under the Hinderstein contract. Hinderstein said he only paid the down payment to San Juan Pools because "somewhere the contractor has taken or used the money that was earmarked for the construction of the pool." Hinderstein also stated that he never received any package of papers showing scaled drawings or detailed plans of the pool installed by San Juan Pools.
The trial court made the following pertinent findings of fact:
"15. Plaintiff's written contracts with Defendant do no contain: (1) a plan and scale drawing showing the shape, size, pool dimensions, construction and equipment specifications for the swimming pool and Defendant was not given such information in a separate document or documents; (2) a provision that no additional work could be done without prior written authorization from Defendant; (3) the name of Plaintiff; (4) Plaintiff's contractor's license number 338644; and (5) Plaintiff's contractor's license classification.
"16. Plaintiff's second contract with Defendant which superseded the first contract, did not contain a commencement or a completion date.
"17. Plaintiff's written contracts with Defendant provided for a down payment for in excess of the greater of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or one percent (1%) of the contract price."
In denying judgment to King, the court made these conclusions of law:
"1. Plaintiff's written swimming pool contracts violate Sections 1729, 1730, and 1730.5 of the Civil Code of the State of California and are void and unenforceable under Section 1735 of the Civil Code.
"2. Plaintiff cannot maintain an action in any court of this state for the collection of compensation from Defendant since Plaintiff was not a duly licensed contractor at all times during the performance of his contract with Defendant, and further, Plaintiff had not substantially complied with this state's contractor's licensing statutes under the Business and Professions Code.
"3. Plaintiff doing business as SAN JUAN POOLS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO took no active part in the supervision of the construction necessary in the performance of the contract with Defendant, and any license Plaintiff might have possessed from the State of California's Contractors Licensing Board would have been a nullity under the reasoning of Rushing v. Powell ((1976)) 61 Cal.App.3d 597 (130 Cal.Rptr. 110).
"4. Plaintiff violated California Administrative Code Title 16, Section 760(b)."
The principal issue in this appeal involves a question of statutory construction. We are called upon to determine whether the installation of a prefabricated swimming pool and the related work thereto is covered by statutes designed to govern transactions between customers and contractors engaged in the construction of swimming pools. For reasons hereinafter stated, we answer this question in the affirmative.
In our opinion, the record clearly shows that the San Juan Pools-Hinderstein agreements violated several provisions of former Civil Code section 1725 et seq., a statutory scheme specifying certain terms that must be contained in "every contract for the construction of a swimming pool, ..." (Former Civ.Code, s 1727.)8 These former provisions of the Civil Code (now Bus. & Prof.Code, ss 7165-7173), at the time of the present suit, applied to contracts for a swimming pool entered into by a swimming pool contractor, if the contracts involved construction of pools to be built for the use and enjoyment of a single-family unit upon or contiguous to premises occupied by a single-family unit and if the pool construction was not part of the original plan by the contractor responsible for the single-family dwelling unit construction. (Former Civ.Code, ss 1726, 1727, 1733.)9 We believe the San Juan Pools agreements violated this former statutory scheme in the following respects: (1) the second contract did not establish a completion date;10 (2) neither agreement contained a plan or scale drawing of the pool nor provided that additional work could not be done without prior written authorization from the buyer;11 (3) none of the contracts mentioned King as contractor, contained a correct license number, or specified King's classification;12 and (4) the provision for a down payment of one-third of the total purchase price exceeded the amount allowable under the statutory scheme.13 Although recognizing that any agreement not complying with these provisions is void,14 King contends that the statutory scheme was inapplicable to the Hinderstein work and the trial court erred in determining otherwise.
The basis for King's argument is found in the numerous references to "construction of a swimming pool" in the former statutory provisions.15 From this, King urges that former sections 1725 to 1736 were meant to only encompass construction of a conventional pool rather than the installation of a prefabricated pool. Accordingly, he urges that the trial court erroneously voided the Hinderstein agreement pursuant to these code provisions. We are not persuaded for the following reasons.
First, a careful examination of the record confirms the obvious many construction-like activities are intertwined with the installation of a prefabricated pool. Notwithstanding the fact that the pool shell was bought from an independent manufacturer, King testified that he hired subcontractors who engaged in excavation, plumbing, electrical, and concrete finishing work around the installed pool. Although noting the differences in installation, King also conceded that the construction activities involved therein were considerable and that the pool installation "include(d) the related work" of the subcontractors. The written agreements also contained "agreed conditions" about the completion date of the construction and about Hinderstein's agreeability to pay for additional costs encountered because of problems with underground obstacles, unusual ground conditions, or water seepage. In sum, these facts belie the assertion that installation of this prefabricated pool did not involve construction activities normally associated with a conventional pool.
Second, the public policy underlying the enactment of former section 1725 et seq. is promoted by holding that installation of prefabricated pools such as the present one falls within the scope of these provisions. Former section 1725 stated:
"(a) The Legislature finds that a need exists for a more complete understanding between customers and contractors engaged in the swimming pool construction business regarding the content and conditions of transactions for swimming pool construction; that many misunderstandings have arisen because of the lack of a standard body of requirements relating to such transactions, and that certain sales and business practices, and construction practices, have worked financial hardship upon the people of this state; that the swimming pool construction business has a significant impact on the economy and well-being of this state, its communities, and its individual citizens; that the problems which have arisen relative to the swimming pool construction business are peculiar to that business; and that the provisions of this title relating to the swimming pool construction business are necessary for the public welfare.
"(b) The Legislature declares that the purpose of this title is to create an area of understanding and to establish standards which will safeguard the people against imposition and financial hardship, and encourage competition, fair dealing, and prosperity in the swimming pool construction business."
This declaration evinced a legislative concern for protecting the public from fly-by-night contractors independent from the builders of the residential house associated with the property who abandon pool work after obtaining a substantial down payment or who finish the work in a substandard manner. (52 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 245, 247-248 (1969).)16 At the time of the enactment of the above legislation, it is apparent most pools being built were of the conventional variety; they required the use of reinforcing steel, concrete, gunite and other such materials. With the advent of the prefabricated goods market, many builders resorted to subsurface installation of pool shells supplied by independent manufacturers. Contrary to the position posited by King, it is absurd to believe the Legislature's concern for protecting pool buyers depended on the type of material used for pool installation.
Instead, the logical import of the legislative enactment was regulation of builders who contracted to install a swimming pool as a fixed part of a buyer's property, be it by conventional construction or by installation of a prefabricated unit. This viewpoint is supported by the following statement found in an Attorney General's opinion issued shortly after the enactment of the legislation under consideration here. That opinion stated:
"... it must be remembered that section 1729 and the entire act is aimed at pool construction contracts. Agreements providing for pool equipment, not provided for in the original contract, which requires little or no installation and for which there is no installation charge, for example additional pool ropes and floats, are not meant to be included by the phrase 'additional work' in section 1729. This is indicated by the words 'construction' and 'work' found in this section, which words connote actual building or substantial installation. So long as the equipment being sold and delivered would not give rise to any mechanics liens or would not become a permanent fixed part of the overall pool project, it is not covered by the act." (52 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 245, 250 (1969), emphasis added.)
Further support comes from the recent legislative modification of the payment schedule provisions. Originally, former Civil Code section 1730.5 allowed no payment in excess of 40 percent of the contract price "prior to the completion of the reinforcing steel and preparatory to the placement of concrete or gunite." In 1979, the Legislature revamped these provisions to read that a contractor could only receive "final payment at the completion of the final plastering phase of construction provided that any installation or construction of equipment, decking, or fencing required by the contract is also completed." The deletion of the "concrete/gunite" language and substitution of the "plastering/installation" phraseology suggests a legislative recognition that prefabricated units are not installed as pools a practice not a vogue when the former Civil Code provisions were formulated. This subsequent legislation is helpful in showing that the installation under consideration here was within the purview of the former scheme, since it is the type of activity from which consumers need protection.
Accordingly, in order to further the protection contemplated by the Legislature, swimming pool construction as used in former section 1725 et seq. should be held to refer to subsurface installation of a prefabricated pool which becomes a fixed part of the residential realty. Since there was substantial installation work involved with King's performance, we conclude his conduct was subject to the swimming pool construction provisions of former section 1725 et seq.17
Finally, examination of analogous provisions in the Contractors License Law18 provides further support for the conclusion that subsurface installation of prefabricated pools should be regulated like conventional pool construction. One of the activities exempted from the Contractors License Law is "the sale or installation of any finished products, materials or articles of merchandise, which do not become a fixed part of the structure ...." Furthermore, its provisions do not apply "to a materialman or manufacturer furnishing finished products, materials, or articles of merchandise who does not install or contract for the installation of such items." (Bus. & Prof.Code, s 7045, subd. (a).) Since the Contractors License Law (like former Civ.Code, s 1725 et seq.) is designed to protect the consumer,19 we examine the case law under this statutory scheme for purposes of ascertaining the type of construction regulated by its provisions.
Although mere assembly and bolting of a metal prefabricated restroom to an existing concrete foundation does not represent the type of conduct to be regulated under the Contractors License Law (Walker v. Thornsberry (1979) 97 Cal.App.3d 842, 847-848, 158 Cal.Rptr. 862),20 California cases have recognized that many installation and excavation activities of a substantial nature are covered under licensing legislation. (See, e. g., Johnson v. Mattox (1968) 257 Cal.App.2d 714, 718, 65 Cal.Rptr. 185 (installing sprinkler systems, building various signs and setting them in concrete, and excavating and constructing dugouts); American Sheet Metal v. Em-Kay Engineering (E.D.Cal.1979) 478 F.Supp. 809, 813 (supplying and installing of steam generating equipment which became permanent plant fixtures).)
California case law demonstrates that substantial installation is to be considered within the purview of the Contractors License Law, since the public needs protection from builders who engage in work be it construction or installation upon projects which are or are to become a part of the underlying realty. Since an express concern of the statutes under question here is consumer protection, there is ample reason for subjecting the subsurface installation activities of King to the operation of former Civil Code section 1725 et seq. Moreover, the above authority shows that a question of fact is involved in determining when installation activities of a builder are subject to the contractor licensing laws. (See, e, g., Walker v. Thornsberry, supra, 97 Cal.App.3d at p. 847, 158 Cal.Rptr. 862.) In the present context, the evidence shows that King employed subcontractors who engaged in work which made the prefabricated pool a fixed part of Hinderstein's realty. Accordingly, substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding that King contracted for both "construction and installation of a prefabricated swimming pool on Defendant's property."
We limit our present holding to the substantial installation engaged in by King and his subcontractors. Nothing in this opinion should be read as suggesting that hot tubs or jacuzzis which lack either permanent attachment to the realty or significant construction activity are within the purview of the legislative scheme affecting swimming pool construction.
In light of the foregoing disposition, it is unnecessary to review in detail the trial court's other conclusions. It is sufficient to note that these additional, conclusions of law are also correct.
1. King did not present any evidence at the subsequent court trial on the mechanics' lien claim.
2. Hinderstein stated that "the original house specs did not have a definite placement for the pool, ..." Although the schematic drawings may have indicated a place for the pool, it was concretely inserted in the house plans at the later time. Nonetheless, Hinderstein conceded that he intended "at all times to have a pool."
3. Hinderstein understood that the original bid of $69,000 had to be inflated because of "extras that had brought the price up" and because of the planned pool construction.
4. Hinderstein apparently did not modify his contract with Poe to reflect the fact that another contractor was installing the pool.
5. In describing Shore's duties with San Juan Pools, King stated: "He was primarily responsible for essentially overseeing the entire operation. He participated from the sales level through the construction of a pool."
6. Although King initially denied that San Juan Pools was an incorporated entity, documents introduced at trial showed it was a California corporation. King stated he was unaware that his attorney had actually finalized incorporation of San Juan Pools. King later testified, "Since there haven't been any assets exchanged, (the attorney responsible for San Juan Pools' incorporation) informed me that it isn't really an entity, per se."
7. Although admitting he directly contracted with San Juan Pools for the pool construction, Hinderstein "was led to believe by (Poe) that he was going to subcontract the pool for me." Hinderstein conceded that San Juan Pools never contracted to build his residence.
8. Former Civil Code sections 1725 through 1736 were originally added by Statutes 1969, chapter 583, section 1. Former section 1730.5, which dealt with schedule of payments under swimming pool contracts, was added by Statutes 1974, chapter 1228, section 1, pages 2668-2669. These provisions were repealed in 1979 (Stats. 1979, ch. 747, s 3) and incorporated with minor revisions into the Business and Professions Code (Bus. & Prof.Code, ss 7165-7173; see Stats. 1979, ch. 747, s 2). Recent legislation has also clarified the incongruity formerly existing between provisions regulating swimming pool construction contracts and home improvement contracts. (Bus. & Prof.Code, ss 7151, 7171; Stats. 1980, ch. 138, ss 3, 9.)
9. No dispute is made by King about his status as a "swimming pool contractor" within the meaning of these provisions. Moreover, King does not argue that he was the contractor for Hinderstein's residence or that he was installing a pool for other than a single-family unit.
10. Former section 1728 stated: "Every contract for the construction of a swimming pool shall set out a date certain on which all construction is to be completed."
11. Former section 1729 stated:"Every contract for the construction of a swimming pool shall contain a plan and a scale drawing showing shape, size, pool dimensions, and construction and equipment specifications for the pool as approved by the person contracting for construction, shall particularly describe the work to be done, and shall provide that no additional work shall be done without prior written authorization of the person contracting for the construction of the pool. Any such authorization shall be on a contract change-order form showing the agreed terms and reasons for such changes, and shall be approved by both parties. Any such change-order forms shall be incorporated in, and become a part of, the contract."
12. Former section 1730 provided: "Every contract for the construction of a swimming pool shall contain the name of the contractor, his license number, and classification."
13. Former section 1730.5 read in pertinent part:"(a) Every contract for the construction of a swimming pool shall include a schedule of payments. The contract shall state the amount of each such payment as a sum in dollars and cents."(b) If the payment schedule contained in the contract provides for a downpayment to be paid by the owner to the swimming pool contractor before the commencement of work, such downpayment shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) or 1 percent of the contract price, excluding finance charges, whichever is the greater."(c) The payment schedule requirements of subdivision (b) pertaining to the downpayment shall not apply when the contract provides for the swimming pool contractor to furnish completion and performance bonds covering 100 percent of the contract and such bonds are furnished by the swimming pool contractor."(d) In no event shall the payment schedule provide for the swimming pool contractor to receive payment in excess of 40 percent of the total contract price, excluding finance charges, prior to the completion of the reinforcing steel and preparatory to the placement of concrete or gunite." (See also 52 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 245, 248-249 (1969).) In addition to the excessiveness of the initial down payment, subdivision (d) was violated; San Juan Pools received two-thirds of the purchase price under the payment schedule upon delivery of the pool shell, an amount which exceeded the 40 percent allowable before completion of any concrete/gunite work.
14. Former section 1735 provided: "Any contract for the construction of a swimming pool which does not comply with the applicable provisions of this title shall be void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy."
15. See, e. g., former Civil Code sections 1725, subdivision (a), 1726-1733, 1735. King emphasizes the fact that former section 1730.5, subdivision (d), specified that a contractor could not receive more than 40 percent of the contract price in payment "prior to the completion of the reinforcing steel and preparatory to the placement of concrete or gunite."
16. Legislative committee analyses on the payment schedule requirements under the former Civil Code scheme (former Civ.Code, s 1730.5; Sen. Bill No. 1836) and the present codification (Bus. & Prof.Code, ss 7165-7173; Assem. Bill No. 1309) shows concern over the fact that consumer complaints to the Contractors License Board about swimming pool construction were proportionately higher than for other types of construction.
17. We note the same result could be reached by adopting the definition provided by King. In his opening brief, King states that "construct" means "the act of putting parts together to form a complete integrated object." King admits providing the related work e. g., excavation, plumbing, electrical, concrete decking/finishing which made the prefabricated shell an integrated object with the land. Thus, using King's terminology, there was a "construction" after completion of the pool on Hinderstein's property.
18. Business and Professions Code section 7000 et seq.
19. The Contractors License Law is intended to protect the public against dishonesty and incompetence in the operation of the contracting business and in the performance of contract services. (Lewis & Queen v. N. M. Ball Sons (1957) 48 Cal.2d 141, 149-150, 308 P.2d 713; Rushing v. Powell (1976) 61 Cal.App.3d 597, 604-605, 130 Cal.Rptr. 110.) Similarly, former Civil Code section 1725 et seq. were expressly designed "to create an area of understanding (between customers and contractors engaged in the swimming pool construction business regarding the content and conditions of transactions for swimming pool construction) and to establish standards which will safeguard the people against imposition and financial hardship, and encourage competition, fair dealing, and prosperity in the swimming pool construction business." (Former Civ.Code, s 1725, subd. (b); see also s 1725, subd. (a).)
20. In reaching this conclusion, the Walker court analyzed the facts before it and stated:"The contract between Super Secur and defendant did not require Super Secur to undertake the installation of concrete foundation, rough plumbing, or installation of plumbing fixtures, stalls, wood roofing, and painting upon which to place the prefabricated restroom. Super Secur employees merely assembled the pieces and bolted the structure to the foundation. Their contribution of labor to the finished restroom was at most minor and incidental." (Walker v. Thornsberry, supra, 97 Cal.App.3d at pp. 847-848, 158 Cal.Rptr. 862.)
ZENOVICH, Acting Presiding Justice.
GEO. A. BROWN, P. J., and ANDREEN, J., concur.


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NMSU BASEBALL: Aggies look for improvement in 2016
NMSU program features new facilities, new players in Green's second season
Mark Rudi
LAS CRUCES – Brian Green said the New Mexico State baseball program has something to prove.
After an 11-win 2015 season, Green enters his second season as head coach for the Aggies with excitement around the 2016 season, which begins with a three-game series with Towson on Feb. 19-21 at Presley Askew Field.
Green and his staff brought in a recruiting class that was ranked in the top 40 in the country and there's a number of upgrades at Presley Askew Field, including new turf in the infield, a new clubhouse and new bullpens.
But, with all the talent brought in and upgrades to the ballpark, can the Aggies go from 11-38-1 in 2015 to a Western Athletic Conference championship in 2016?
"What we're talking about with our guys is we like the culture of our team in terms of how much they like each other, how well they get along and how well they root for each other," Green said. "But, the thing that is the unknown for us is how tough we're going to be. Is it realistic to say that the talent that we have on our team is capable of winning the WAC? Absolutely. Is it realistic coming off an 11-win season to say we're just going to show up and it's going to happen? This is what we talk about with our guys all the time. This team has something to prove, our program has something to prove, I have something to prove.
"We like the players we have on the team. However, what we're interested in to see how we respond when we get punched in the mouth."
The upgrades to Presley Askew Field and Green's vision for the program helped the Aggies, who were 7-19-1 in WAC play last season, secure that top 40 recruiting class.
"When he (Green) was talking about it and the vision he had for the program, you could tell it was more passion he had for the program instead of just selling it," said junior pitcher Marcel Renteria, who's a part of that class as junior college transfer. "So, when I committed, immediately I was drawn to the family. I think three weeks later, I saw the new stadium … and when I got here, the new clubhouse. Obviously, everything he said was not just an advertisement. He meant it. Just the culture, I'm a big family person. So, he sold that part really well. That's what made me come here."
Renteria, who's from Nogales, Ariz., and played two seasons at Pima Community College, should be an impact pitcher for the Aggies this season.
Last season, the Aggies lacked in pitching and middle infield defense. NMSU was last in the WAC in ERA (7.39) and opposing batting average (.340) and had the most errors in the conference with 103. Green and his staff addressed that in recruiting.
And the returning players said there's a difference with the culture of this year's team compared to last year's squad.
"When you first stepped in, you noticed that they had a more competitive spirit than last year," NMSU junior outfielder Daniel Johnson said. "Last year, guys who didn't play just didn't really care and weren't on board. This year we have a lot of guys who will compete and if they don't play, they'll still bring energy to the dugout every day. We should have a good year this year."
Johnson will be one of the key returners from last season for the Aggies. Johnson had a solid year in 2015, hitting .305 with eight doubles, 16 RBIs and a .406 on base percentage.
NMSU also has two key seniors in Cameron Haskins, an All-WAC second team selection last season, and Oñate grad Joseph Koerper. Haskins was second on the team last season with a .336 batting average, a .401 on base percentage with four home runs and 19 RBIs. Koerper hit .316 last season with four home runs and 40 RBIs. Haskins hit .392 in WAC only games, which was 10th in the conference, and Koerper hit .348 in league only games.
Offensively, the Aggies hit .304 in conference only games last season, which was second in the WAC.
"Coach Green did a great job of really backing up his word, which was really impressive to me," Koerper said. "You often hear people promise things and they don't really pull though. That's been really impressive. And for Cam and I, we played against each other in high school. It's cool to be here with another person I've played with for so long. We're just really excited to end our college careers on a real positive and incredible season. We can really feel that coming."
With the number of solid pitchers the Aggies brought in this season, there's a lot of competition for spots on the mound. Green said there's six players they feel could be starters on opening weekend.
"The competition on the staff itself is amazing," Renteria said. "We have great young arms. But it's tremendous pressure. Our hitters are really good. We know that any weekend if you don't bring it, you're going to get lit up. We're working hard and we have a chip on our shoulder. We came here with the understanding that the wind blows out and we can outhit everyone, which is great. But we plan to be that staff that can win those 1-0 ballgames.
"The competition is good. We respect each other, we push each other. But, it's definitely tough right now."
Mark Rudi can be reached at 575-541-5455, mrudi@lcsun-news.com or on Twitter @mrudi19.
What: New Mexico State baseball
Who: Towson at NMSU in a season-opening three-game series
When: Feb. 19, 6 p.m.; Feb. 20, 2 p.m.; Feb. 21, 1 p.m.
Where: Presley Askew Field

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But $f(x_0)+a(x-x_0)\to -\infty$, as $x\to\infty$, and hence $\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)=-\infty$,
which contradicts the fact that $f(x)\ge 0$.

A: Suppose $f''(x)\le 0$ so that $f$ is concave.  If $f'(a)<0$ somewhere, then (since $f$ is concave) its graph is below the tangent line at $a$, and therefore $f$ is eventually negative.

A: Let's assume that $f'(a) < 0$ for some $a \geq 0$. Then since $f''(x) < 0$ for all $x \geq 0$, it follows that $f'(x) < f'(a) < 0$ for all $x > a$. It follows that $f(x)$ is strictly decreasing in $[a, \infty)$ and since $f(x) > 0$ for all $x \in [a, \infty)$, it follows that $\lim_{x \to \infty}f(x) = A$ exists and $A \geq 0$.
Next we can see that $f''(x) < 0$ so that $f'(x)$ is strictly decreasing for all $x$ and hence either $\lim_{x \to \infty}f'(x) = B$ or $f'(x) \to -\infty$ as $x \to \infty$. In the first case if $B$ exists then we must have $B \leq f'(a) < 0$ (because $f'(x) < f'(a)$ for all $x \in (a, \infty)$). By Mean Value theorem we have $f(x) - f(x/2) = (x/2)f'(c)$ for some $c$ satisfying $x/2 < c < x$. Taking limits as $x \to \infty$ we get a contradiction as LHS tends to $A - A = 0$ and RHS diverges to $-\infty$ because $f'(c)$ tends to a negative value. Same contradiction holds if $f'(x) \to -\infty$.
It follows that our assumption of existence of $a$ with $f'(a) < 0$ is wrong. Thus $f'(x) \geq 0$ for all $x \geq 0$.
Update: From the above proof it is easy to see that the result in question is true even if we assume $f(x) > K$ for some constant $K$. It is not necessary for $f(x)$ to be positive (like in the original question), it just needs to be bounded below.

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From 2015 to 2016, the number of pediatricians who said they recommend that 11- and 12-year-old patients get the HPV vaccine increased more than 5%.
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Hager Sharp managed partner engagement, coordinated and executed a series of highly attended webinars, and planned and implemented an extensive campaign presence at key national medical organization conferences. We identified, vetted, and coordinated speaking engagements for the campaign's pre-existing Speakers Bureau, including hospital "grand rounds" and chapter meetings of professional organizations in priority states where vaccination rates were the lowest.
We also built a partner engagement and tracking database for CDC staff to record partner information and collaboration potential, including level of interest, audience reach, and communication channels. Using this database, CDC staff can track partner involvement and outcomes of engagement activities, as well as generate partner profile reports to help them better understand how an organization can benefit from its outreach and communications strategies.
Recognizing that key medical conferences would be a critical opportunity for meaningful, face-to-face engagement with the target clinician audience, we planned and implemented an extensive campaign presence at the national meetings of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This included the design and development of an extensive exhibit and interaction space at which CDC hosted in-booth presentations led by clinicians and CDC experts to help participants understand the facts behind the HPV vaccine and to train them to make more effective HPV vaccine recommendations.
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Formative Research: To help inform the health care provider campaign, we conducted formative research among pediatricians, which consisted of in-depth interviews and an online survey of 700 pediatricians. Based on our findings, we refined key program tactics to include an emphasis on ages 11–12 as the critical time to vaccinate. We then developed a plan to leverage pediatricians as influencers and to focus on reinforcing the HPV vaccine as a critical cancer prevention tool to motivate pediatricians.
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The evaluation of all metrics exceeded expectations. A 2016 post-campaign survey among pediatricians found the following changes compared with a 2015 pre-campaign survey. All changes are statistically significant.
The percent of pediatricians who said they recommend that 11- and 12-year-old patients get the HPV vaccine at the current visit increased from 67.2% to 72.4%.
The percent of pediatricians who strongly agree they are influential in parents' decisions regarding the HPV vaccine increased from 35.5% to 45.2%.
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This says it all for me, 2021 was definitely better than 2020 but 2020 was a complete nightmare. There were good moments in that year, but they were so rare and never came close to eclipsing the constant misery that the year brought after covid hit and the world shut down. Then anarchy set in after Floyd was killed and crime rose across the board and prosecutors refused to go after anyone arrested for crimes committed during a riot.
Joe Biden has been a disaster and an embarrassment of a president but there's light at the end of the tunnel as people are waking up to the gross incompetence of the democrat party, so much so that a deeply blue state in Virginia flipped red in three separate elections and has become a battleground state.
Then Greg Abbott signed numerous pro 2A bills into law and the Damon Allen act which will hopefully close the revolving door of violent criminals constantly bailing out and committing further acts of violence against society. I wouldn't say I'm optimistic for the future, but brighter days might be ahead and I certainly hope so because the past 3 years have been a train wreck for me.
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I was off to a great start, but it quickly turned to shit, sadly. Lots of death in my family this year, both people and beloved pets (which are family to me as well). It seems a lot went wrong this year, though I still have to be thankful for the things that haven't, and for what I still have and the people and pets that are still in my life.
I actually had a much better 2020 than this year. While the pandemic has completely sucked and 2020 had its downfalls too, there were a lot of things that looked up for me last year. There were some this year as well, but unfortunately it was overshadowed by a lot of crap as well.
At this point, I'm just staying strong, counting my blessings, and hoping for the best going forward. If anything, this year has taught me that I'm stronger than I think and can get through this, and to quit doubting myself so much. Now I'm just trying to find the positive in things and hoping for better times coming soon. Sometimes you just have to make the best of what you currently have!
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anon171999 | 67 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
It was the best year that I have lived so far. I did a lot of learning and healing. I improved my physical health and emotional health drastically. I traveled for a few months, moved, and met my boyfriend who is the absolute best friend ever.
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It's been so-so. Better than 2020 in my personal life. But Biden, in many ways, has made 2021 just as bad (and in some ways, worse) than 2020.
In my personal life, February through August was so-so. I had a better job than 2020, but the manager was still an evil cunt. But from September onward, I've been in a far better job than before, with nice management, but then, the COVID vaccine mandates started ramping up internationally, making things outside of work far more annoying.
As of right now in Korea, they have gone forward with vaccine mandates to use any gym, dine-in restaurant, or entertainment venue. No shot means no gym. Which means I'm going to end up gaining even more weight.
I'm so sick an fed up with both China and these dipsh*t politicians internationally getting bribed by big pharma to take away our rights.
WhiteSteve | 2.8K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
One of the best years of my life. Just went on sabbatical from real life, lmao. Hockey, fishing, hanging with my lady, taking care of my dad and spending time with him while I'm still lucky to have him around…. I'm living better than I deserve. Hope things trend upwards for you, man. Try not to sweat the small stuff…and that includes recalibrating what actually constitutes "big stuff." Most "big stuff" is imagined or exaggerated in our own heads, and should be recategorized as the aforementioned "small stuff."
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When will the FAR RIGHT realize we aren't partying like its 1776 but 2021 with the 2nd Amendment and they are no invaders from another country?
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It was a mixture of both if I'm honest. But I'd say mostly good in terms of persona growth.
I moved into my first apartment. Made a ton of new friends who I actually hang out with outside of work. And I've been driving more even with a phobia of driving! 😁 I feel like I've become extremely more independent this year.
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I'd say it was good overall, my family and friends are healthy, happy and doing well and so am I.
I did much better in the stock market in 2020 than I have in 2021 under our current idiot in chief. The cost of everything has gone up so basically all the stimulus payments did was help cover a little bit of this. 2022 is going to be the next great recession the way the economy is going currently.
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Buying my 26 year old Glenfiddich
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Leonharted | 313 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
On a personal level, it was alright. On a national/global level, it was and is an ever-worsening nightmare.
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My 2018 & 19 was a burn-out madness and these 2020 & 21 have been the weakest years of my life. My ability to work has been 2 hours a day at best.
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Tough but now it's peaceful.
I have minimal stress. The only thing I need is a source of income...
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Overall, an awful year, however I have learnt many new things and lessons about life. So, awful year but educational
AngelMegumin | 66 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
literally me.
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I learnt a lot of things this year. Reached my goals as well. However, a few things happened which I wasn't expecting. It was just an okay year for me.
Very possibly the worst year of my life! But, I'm sure there's much worse to come!!
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AviatorTom | 548 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
Overall, pretty good. I've had better years, and also much worse ones.
sage2021 | 190 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
Very very stressful. America changed for the worse in 2021 and will never be the same. I don't even know how to live anymore because of all the changes that are taking place. I am totally uncomfortable living in American't.
It was a total shit show from day 1. It makes 2020 look like the good old days.
jshm2 | 5.4K opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
Trump got kicked out, and there is a competent politician in charge, fixing his fuckups.
That's about all the good out of 2021
SAMI_DABBAB | 62 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
Bad on a historical level especially the first half, the second half had good moments at least, first was complete misery
Apulu_3 | 89 opinions shared on Society & Politics topic.
Worse at start but best at end. I totally transformed in the best version of myself. Mentally and Physically.
It was actually very good. Some bad things happened but it was still a good year really
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just the worse version of 2020, which i didn't even believe was possible then.
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Good for me. Lost weight, got a girlfriend, got out of the mouse more, gained some me confidence and self esteem, regained inner strength, got off most people of my meds
I hate to say it, but on balance my glass was half empty.
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Android 12 Will Let You Play Games Before They Are Even Downloaded On Your Smartphone!
Google has announced that Android 12 will feature a 'Play As You Download' model for games which will let you hop on to a game before it's downloaded completely.
By Mashable News Staff July 13, 2021
Google at its Google for Games Developer Summit yesterday had some big news for Android gamers. Google has announced that Android 12 will feature a 'Play As You Download' model for games which will let you hop on to a game before it's downloaded completely.
This feature isn't groundbreaking as such as it can be found in a number of places outside of Android. From PC games like World of Warcraft, FIFA 21, Call Of Duty, Rainbow Six Siege and a number of other titles on console, Play As You Download has been around for a while now.
⏱⬇ "Play as you download" reduces download times, lets your players into games sooner, and requires minimal engineering changes!
See how it's available in #Android12 now at this LIVE #GoogleforGames session → https://t.co/REy73uWEVU pic.twitter.com/HvL7YKqyFv
— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) July 12, 2021
The feature for Android 12 should work just like it does on other platforms. By downloading the files necessary to play first. Before moving on to downloading the rest of the files that aren't as integral to the play experience.
It is worth noting that this isn't the same as 'Instant Apps', which essentially let you launch lighter apps or games without requiring them to be installed. 'Play as You Download' is a feature that's geared mostly toward games that are larger in size and take a considerably long time to download in its entirety.
Google does note that there will be a beta for this feature for developers to test out. That said, there's no word on a public beta of sorts for end gamers just yet, so most people may not get to try it until after they have Android 12 on their device.
Developers too will have to hop on and do their due diligence to support this feature first. Even after Android 12 begins rolling out, Play as You Download won't mean much if there are no games that support it. That being said, with Google readying a developer beta, it's unlikely that there wouldn't be any games that support the feature once Android 12 rolls out, especially since we live in a time where even mobile games generally download several gigabytes in assets.
SEE ALSO: Disappearing WhatsApp Messages Roll Out To iOS Beta Users
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Anti-Bush protesters dispersed at EU
February 23, 2005 — 5.09pm
Police fired water cannons to disperse protesters gathered near the European Union headquarters in Brussels as US President George W Bush held talks with EU leaders.
Police sprayed several demonstrators with streams of water after a fire bomb was thrown at them across a barricade.
Protesters also threw empty plastic and glass bottles at police.
Initial police estimates said about 1,000 demonstrators braved chill weather and snow flurries.
Demonstrators shouted "Bush Go Home", protesting noisily against the American leader's visit, with many banging pots, pans and drums, and blowing whistles.
Police kept them behind barricades and well away from the EU head office complex where Bush met with the leaders of the 25 EU nations.
It was the third anti-Bush demonstration in the Belgian capital since the US leader arrived Sunday night.
Authorities deployed 2,500 police to man the security cordons around the world leaders.
The protests drew peace activists and anti-globalists who criticised Bush for the war in Iraq and for abandoning UN efforts to fight global warming.
Some activists wore orange jump suits with sacks over their heads to protest abuse of prisoners in Iraq.
"Bush complains that other countries have weapons of mass destruction, but they have the most weapons of mass destruction in the world. They are the biggest hypocrites in the world," said 23-year-old Bram Hagers.
Earlier, anti-nuclear protesters holding toy soldiers, drums and cow bells shoved their way into the office of US defence contractor Lockheed Martin.
The action at the Lockheed Martin office by about 30 protesters wearing Bush masks was far from the EU complex and NATO headquarters, the venues of Bush's official visit, and the group had no trouble brushing past the sole security guard.
"When President Bush comes to Europe to encourage NATO and European Union governments to increase their arms spending ... it is clear that Lockheed Martin will be one of the big winners," said Stephen Price, spokesman for the Belgium-based group Mother Earth.
"As a nuclear weapons producer, Lockheed Martin is involved in the preparations for war crimes and crimes against humanity."
The company produces the nuclear-capable Trident missile for the US and British military.
Some protesters settled into the lobby, chanting, ringing cow bells, beating drums and crawling on the floor with toy soldiers, planes and tanks.
Others went into unlocked offices and rummaged documents on the desks.
Scott Harris, Lockheed Martin's president for Europe, met a delegation briefly, but said it "wasn't a very good discussion".
"It's unfortunate that we didn't know that they were coming. We could have prepared to have a little more constructive dialogue," he said.
Police said about 4,000 people held a noisy, but peaceful, protest outside the US Embassy as Bush and French President Jacques Chirac met inside for dinner.
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Seven Italian aircraft, Savioa-Marchetti S.73s belonging to the Belgian Societé Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aérienne (SABENA) were flown to Britain in May 1940 and pressed into service for the RAF.
On 23 May 1940, RAF 271 Squadron Pilot Officer John Robertson McLaren RAFVR (78975) took off in an S.73 from Merville Airfield in Northern France near the Belgium border. The airfield had been strafed by a formation of Messerschmitt Bf 109s which destroyed an Armstrong Whitworth Ensign and damaged another Savioa-Marchetti S.73. It was clear that this part of France was about to fall to the Germans, all remaining serviceable aircraft took off and flew to Britain.
During operations in Northern France, McLaren's aeroplane was shot down and he died of wounds at St Pol, Pas-de-Calais. His Savioa-Marchetti S.73, registration OO-AGS, was attacked and shot down by Messerschmitt Bf 109s near Calais. The Belgian flight engineer Armand Peeters (Sabena) jumped from the plane seconds before it crashed and survived. Belgian airline pilot Victor Moreau (Sabena) and McLaren, age 26, were killed.
McLaren was a former flight commander of the Perth Squadron, Defence Cadet Corps, having taken an active part in the formation of the squadron. His father, Mr Donald McLaren, a former timekeeper in Messrs J Pullar's Works, is now steward at the Corporation golf pavilion on the North Inch.
McLaren is buried at St Pol War Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France, and commemorated on the Aviva Roll of Honour. He was the elder son of Donald and Agnes K McLaren, 2 Castle Terrace, Needless Road, Perth. He worked in the Motor Claims Department of the General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation Ltd. He enlisted in 1939 and was attached for a short time to Coastal Command.
McLaren was detailed in the Perthshire Advertiser as Iain R. or Ian, McLaren or MacLaren. The Commonwealth Graves Commission record lists him as John.
The national Belgium airline since 1923, SABENA, went bankrupt in 2001.
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The German utility's renewable energy arm, innogy SE, has signed the contract to acquire Belectric Solar & Battery, a solar developer who has built more than 1.5 GWp of PV projects worldwide, significantly enhancing the company's solar and storage expertise.
German utility RWE has been transitioning its business towards renewable energy as of late, with the acquisition of Belectric Solar & Battery one of the most significant moves that it has made in that direction. The deal has been struck with its renewable energy subsidiary innogy SE, which had and will remain to be known as RWE International SE until early September 2016.


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Ravindra Dastikop (born May 24, 1964) is an educator and speaker on Cloud Computing. He is currently serving as an Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad, Karnataka where he began his career in 1987. He is also the director of Centre for Web Enabled Learning (C-WEL).

Early life and education
Ravindra Dastikop had earlier education in Belgaum, Mandya and Mysore and completed his graduation in science and postgraduate diploma in computer applications from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore in 1986. Later he pursued in engineering degree, post graduation and further qualifications from Birla Institute of Technology and Science.

Computer science career
Currently his teaching interests are around cloud computing and social media. He offers a semester long course- Introduction to Cloud Computing for all branches of engineering. He is planning to offer Designing Cloud Computing System course for CSE students from upcoming semester. During 2004, he visited Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal as a visiting faculty and taught a course in Programming Languages. In the same year, he was invited to be adjunct faculty at International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore.

During 2004, he spent a sabbatical at Infosys, Bangalore where he studied the knowledge Management systems for 8  weeks. Being part of many conferences he has taken up different roles of paper presenter, chairing a session, reviewing the paper and more. Some of major conference that he is actively involved/involving include  IEEE Technology for Education, ACM SIGIR 2008, ESSIR 2007.

Roles
He has taken up many organizational roles- Faculty Incharge, IPR cell and Placement Officer. As IPR cell in charge he conducted two workshops for the management and decision makers in technical education. He was also part of the team that designed IPR curriculum under Autonomous scheme.

Independent works
MVS
PGDCA
ESSIR on Information Retrieval, Glasgow, 2007

Awards
2009 Best Teacher at SDM College of Engineering and Technology
2009 Marquis Who is who in Science & Technology Marquis Who's Who

References
 The Nature of the Cyber Firm: Contextual Model of Business for Cyber World

External links
 Website
 Blog:Cloud Computing for All Walks of Life
 Marquis Who is who

 YouTube Talk
 Silicon India Interview

1964 births
Living people

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Top Image Systems, Ltd. (TIS) (NASDAQ: TISA, TASE: TISA), the leading innovator of data capture solutions, today announced its financial results for the third quarter, ended September 30, 2008. Highlights - Revenues reached $8.5 million, up 30% year-over-year - Operating income of $213 thousand - Improved gross margin to 54% from 39% in third quarter of last year - Continued strong sales pipeline - Operating profit over first 9 months of 2008 totaled $945 thousand Third Quarter 2008 Results Revenues for the quarter increased 30% reaching $8.5 million, compared to $6.5 million in the third quarter of last year, and a sequential increase of 1% over the $8.3 million reported in the prior quarter.
Approximately, 50% of third quarter revenues were generated from products and 50% from services. Operating income for the quarter totaled $213 thousand, a substantial improvement from the operating loss of $1,828 thousand for the third quarter of 2007 and a decrease of 28% compared to the operating income of $297 thousand reported in the prior quarter. On a GAAP basis, net loss for the quarter totaled $1.0 million compared to a net loss of $2.0 million in the third quarter of last year, and a net loss of $1.3 million in the prior quarter. GAAP loss per share in the third quarter totaled $0.113, compared to a loss per share of $0.229 in the third quarter of 2007, and a loss per share of $0.140 in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter totaled $0.9 million, compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2007 and a net loss of $1.3 million in the prior quarter. Non-GAAP net income (loss) excludes stock option compensation and amortization of intangible acquired assets, which totaled $0.1 million in the third quarter of, $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2007 and a negligible amount in the prior quarter. A reconciliation between net income (loss) on a GAAP basis and a non-GAAP basis is included in the financial tables below.


DRM is a nuisance, no doubt about that. After all, you should be able to use whatever ebook reader application you want to read the ebooks you've bought. If you happen to own a Kindle device, you'll be pleased to learn that removing DRM from Kindle ebooks you legally purchased is a relatively straightforward affair courtesy of the mighty Calibre ebook suite.
First step is to install the DeDRM plugin in Calibre. To do this, grab the latest version of the DRM Removal Tools for eBooks, and unpack the downloaded archive. Launch Calibre, press the DeDRM_plugin.zip button in the main toolbar, and choose Change Calibre behavior. Switch to the Advanced | Plugins section, press the Load plugin from file button and select the DeDRM_plugin.zip file. Restart Calibre to enable the installed plugin. Next, go to Preferences | Advanced | Plugins | File type plugins and double-click on the DeDRM item. Press then the eInk Kindle ebooks button and add your Kindle's serial number. Close the windows, and you are done. Next time you import a Kindle ebook into Calibre, the application automatically strips DRM off the imported file.


Every year the back to school ritual is full of stress for parents and children. Can you find the items the teacher needs, how many trips will it take, how much will it cost, and can you find the items your child wants?
How fast can we make shopping for a list of 18-20+ items online?
How do you make a web interface that is normally used in conjunction with a disorganized paper list?
What's the best way to keep parents aware of back to school costs while they shop?
Answering these questions involved over 20 rounds of design and 30 hours of user testing. In the end the team and I made a site that took the quarter of the time it took to shop competitor's sites (Measured in user testing by using the same school shopping lists on competing sites.), was incredibly intuitive to navigate and find your way around, made referring to a paper list easy, and not only gave you a running cost total and visual basket, but narrowed product selection to accommodate various price ranges, and it was fully responsive.
This project added new capabilities to Target.com's cart, and in-store pickup, ultimately laying the ground work for future Target Back to School sites in 2015 and beyond.
The main desktop shopping view.
Just about the coolest loading GIF ever.
From left to right: Detail view of product listing, list sharing feature, responsive mobile navigation, and store finder feature.


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A look at the rise and fall of Xiami, Alibaba's Chinese music streaming service, which only had 22.4M MAUs by Oct. 2020 vs. 450M+ for Tencent's three music apps (South China Morning Post)
uzair — January 19, 2023 in Tech News
A look at the rise and fall of Xiami, Alibaba's Chinese music streaming service, which only had 22.4M MAUs by Oct. 2020 vs. 450M+ for Tencent's three music apps — Once a leader, Xiami saw its monthly active users (MAUs) fall to 22.4 million by October 2020, a tiny fraction of the 450 million …
Etsy beats with Q4 revenue of $717M, up 16.2% YoY, vs. $685M est., and 2021 revenue of $2.3B, up 35% YoY, with 96.3M active buyers, up 17.6% YoY; stock up 20%+ (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
Microsoft warns users that a new state-sponsored threat actor is exploiting four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server; patches are available (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)
Chinese edtech company New Oriental fired 60,000 workers in 2021 after revenue fell 80%, the biggest layoffs disclosed since China began its tech crackdown (Sarah Ya-Ru Zheng/Bloomberg)
Tinybird, which runs real-time analytics APIs for companies, raises a $37M Series A led by CRV and Singular Ventures (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)
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Super limited 7" pressed up specifically for a series of gigs the two bands played during the Edinburgh Festival.
Includes unlimited streaming of Father Is A Craftsman via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Iranian President Sheikh Hasan Rouhani said we will never ask for permission to build our missiles, pointing out that the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran is far more than the days of Iraq's war against Iran.
President Rouhani said massive turnout throughout the country at February 11 rallies, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, proves that the plots of the enemies over the past year have been thwarted.
"Thanks be to God who liberated Iranian nation from colonialism and dependency 40 years ago and Islamic Republic of Iran gained independency by the efforts and helps of this honorable nation," said Rouhani addressing the demonstrators on Monday morning.
This year, he underlined, we now hold the Feb. 11 rallies while the US, Zionist regime and the region's reactionary states have exerted pressure on our nation, however, massive turnout throughout the country at February 11 rallies proves that the plots of the enemies over the past year have been thwarted.
"The enemies will never reach their evil goals. Our path will continue as it has during past four decades, he reiterated.
Rouhani said that the reason for us to overcome all these conspiracies during the past forty years, was "Islamism" and "Republicanism". The faith of Iranian people, the culture of jihad, martyrdom and sacrifice are the greatest achievements of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense, he noted.
Today, the whole world should know that the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran is far more than the days of Iraq's war against Iran. Today, our Armed Forces are self-sufficient in supplying a variety of weapons and ammunition. Today, 85% of our equipment and ammunition are produced by the domestic forces. We will never ask for permission to build anti-aircraft, air defense, ground-to-sea, sea-to-sea and ground-to-ground missiles, Rouhani underlined.
"This is the power of the Iranian nation and the power of our diplomacy," he added.


The recent visit of one of my relatives has wheedled me in a way to take up this writing.
That day after dinner as we went up to bed there was this awful horrendous sound that gave me a sudden jerk from the initial stage of my unruffled sleep mixed with a creepy feeling altogether.I mustered my guts and followed the source of the sound and was surprisingly amazed what I sited next. The sound was delivered by my guest who let all hell break loose with his snoring. Even in my wildest dream I could never ever think of someone making such scariest sound while sleeping! More than the atrocious noise, my jaw dropped on seeing the physical demeanor of my guest wherein his system stopped breathing for almost a minute before releasing the air making that horrific noise. With the air release, his whole body had such a quake that I was taken aback for a moment. Here I must reveal the physicality of my guest who is obese with a bulging tummy that has tilted out so much so that you can actually spot it from afar.
Coming back to that night, my brain was still coping to that horror, when my guest again stopped breathing, his tongue out a little, his head slightly lifted from the pillow and chocked noisethat surged my palpitation into another level. And then his noisy air gets blown out giving another quake. The diverse nature of whistle snoring was unfamiliar to me till that date. It took me a while to get back to my normal mind frame and to accept the fact that my guest was doing fine. Assured of what was going on, I went off to bed but occasional snuffling did keep me jolted in between.
Next day I was updated by my guest about his various wheezing related tales thatkept expounding owing to his augmented weight. Of course those tales were filled with hilarious moments but underneath I felt an urgency to warn my guest of the alarming hazards on health that our "lifestyle" throws on us. I could clearly sense, he, being one of the victims. Inadvertently, though, we are doomed into a world that would otherwise be called "hellstyle" instead of "lifestyle". Yes, this "style" of ours is nothing but an opener of the doors to hell. And what is hell? It is no physical world but a human condition wherein we push ourselves to that extreme level from where our ability to judge the right way of leading a healthy and happier life diminishes. Thereby submitting ourselves to a lesser world from where there is no respite. Steadily the trap becomes such strong that to come out of it becomes a question of life and death! And how do you fall into the trap? I shall tell you, in my next segment.
Well, this is not something out of this world but a life very much you and I lead. For those working in the metro cities life gets even tougher. The moment we get up from bed, the only alarm that strikes us is to reach office/ work place on time. And those 2 to 3 of morning hours are spent accomplishing our tasks with or mostly without breakfast, specifically aimed for a flawless completion of working hours throughout the day. Upon reaching our offices, we are glued to the monitor and dumped with our files only to realize the break time when your better half calls in to check with your lunch. Most of the time we grab our food in such a hurry that we do not realise what food we are eating. I have met people who eat food for the sake of eating and living.
Our food is meant to be eaten with ease and relishing each bite. But we have made our lives such, as if cooking and eating healthy food is the toughest job than those 9 hours at grilling work place. We tend to behave as if by making a healthy food habit we are but doing a favour on food rather than on ourselves. Well, to talk of healthy food, simply I can put that there is no second thought given in eating that piece of pizza or a burger packed with calories but our mind does shrink from buying that kg of apple for that matter. We keep saying fruits are selling very high but if we count our expenses spent on fast food, it is much more than some healthy options that otherwise we would have spent.
Yes, lack of physical exercises and effort in carrying out any activity is what helping gear up those weighty issues. And the result gets reflected in various weight related health problems. A hectic day schedule does drain us of the left over energy but it cannot be an excuse in not keeping ourselves hale and hearty.
How many of you get up in the morning browsing Facebook/Twitter/Instagram and WhatsApp messages? I am sure most of us do. Addiction to smartphone has become a lifeline from which even the elderly are not spared. The amount of time spent in checking out other's post and pictures if put together is no less than the time we can actually spend on any outdoor activity. Taking out that half an hour for a brisk walk or some free hand exercise would actually make a lot more difference altogether. In course of our busy schedule we tend to disregardour health and a healthier way of life but believe me a healthy life does not cost much. What you need is some extra dose of determination and you need to expand your life a little more. By 'expand', I mean to accommodate few more things in life besides the regular stuffs. Let's say for example, getting up half an hour early than the usual time or cutting short some casual things to make up for a walk etc. Small adjustments and small rectifications can really lead us to a new beginning.
Remember, a healthy body reverberates a healthy mind.
I hope my guest is reading this and does his bits with little changes and little adjustments.
I also hope that we understand life better soon and lead a life without regrets.


This is our review of the Flambeau Mad Max Blind. Although geared towards turkey hunters, we tested it with our predator calling set-up, then took it varmint hunting while we tested the new Hatsan BT-65 QE. It worked out very well and allowed for many shots on unsuspecting ground squirrels!