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Join These Contests for Creatives
by Aya Ranoco July 21, 2020, 12:39 pm 526 Views
This time of COVID-19 pandemic is rife with challenges and uncertainties that test the human spirit. But despite the difficulties that come with the disease and eventual lockdown, several talents have been unleashed – some newly discovered while others have long been hidden. If you're looking for an outlet for your creative expression, check these filmmaking, story writing, and songwriting competitions.
Quarancine: Movies Made on Lockdown!
Do you have an original concept and story that explores life in quarantine, which has not been published anywhere? You can make a movie out of it for a chance to win up to Php30,000.00 in cash. There will be three winners and the grand champion will represent our country at the International Film Festival of Manhattan – NYC.
This competition is open to all Filipino citizens who must adhere to the government's quarantine rules and regulations when making their movies. Participants who are below 18 years of age should include a signed letter of consent by their parents or guardians upon submission of entry. Each entry has to have a 5 to 10-minute running time and should be shot using a mobile phone. Click this for the full mechanics.
Contest: Quarancine
Competition period: July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020
Email: QUARANCINE@ONCUEMEDIA.COM.PH
Address: Unit 5A, Suntree Tower, 27 Sapphire Road Ortigas Center, Pasig City, 1605
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quarancine/
Website: http://quarancine.com/home
CANVAS' 27th Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition
Tell a story based on the untitled acrylic contest piece by RV Basco that you will find here. The contest is open to all Filipinos. Entries must be original and not previously published. Each writer should submit only one entry with 850 words or less. There will be one winner who will receive Php45,000.00 cash prize. Visit CANVAS' Facebook page listed below for the instructions and mechanics.
Contest: 27th Romeo Forbes Children's Story Writing Competition
Deadline for submission of entries: August 22, 2020
Email: storycontest@canvas.ph
Address: 1 Upsilon Drive Ext., cor. Zuzuareggui St., Capitol Hills, Quezon City
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CANVAS.PH/
Region 13 Skills Competition for Young Farmers: Songwriting Contest
Singers and songwriters aged 15 to 30 and residing in Caraga Region can join the contest. They can be an individual singer-songwriter or work with a lyricist and/or singer. Help from a music director or management is allowed, but entry rights will be owned exclusively by the contestant and Agricultural Training Institute-Regional Training Center 13. Entries must be original compositions.
The songs should be between 2-5 minutes and reflect Philippine agriculture and i-BIDA nATIn (Internet-Based Intervention for the Development of Agriculture ng Agricultural Training Institute ngayon). Lyrics can be written in Bisaya, Filipino, English, or a combination of the three. For the full contest guidelines and prizes, click this link.
Contest: Region 13 Skills Competition for Young Farmers: Songwriting Contest
Submission of entries: July 27, 2020 to July 31, 2020
Email: youngfarmercaragaregion@gmail.com
Address: AH26, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte 8600
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ATI-Caraga-Region-157531644308449/
Website: https://ati.da.gov.ph/ati-13/news/07022020-0734/youth-showcase-voice-through-singing-contest
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1958 Press Photo Dinah Shore Anna Maria Alberghetti - RRS74845
Part Number: RRS74845
Dinah Shore and Anna Maria Alberghetti. Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, and television personality. She was most popular during the Big Band era of the 1940s and 1950s. After failing singing auditions for the bands of Benny Goodman and both Jimmy Dorsey and his brother Tommy Dorsey, Shore struck out on her own to become the first singer of her era to achieve huge solo success. She had a string of 80 charted popular hits, lasting from 1940 into the late '50s, and after appearing in a handful of films went on to a four-decade career in American television, starring in her own music and variety shows in the '50s and '60s and hosting two talk shows in the '70s. (Wikipedia) Anna Maria Alberghetti (born 15 May 1936) is an Italian-born operatic singer and actress. Born in Pesaro (Marche) she starred on Broadway and won a Tony Award in 1962 as Best Actress (Musical) for Carnival! (Wikipedia)
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Q: How to perform spatial join and obtain attribute in python/GDAL? I am working on a script that will take an unprojected raster, and using a UTM grid (shapefile), will obtain the correct SRS (I have a shapefile where each zone is attributed with its numerical SRS) and perform a warp/projection using GDAL on that raster.  It is a quicker way than figuring out the right zone, and then manually doing the warp.
Procedurally, I am grabbing the raster corners and constructing WKT geometry (polygon); the objective is to do a spatial join with the correct feature in the UTM grid.  Here's what I have so far:
import os
import ogr
from osgeo import gdal

def getRasterBox(raster):
    src = gdal.Open(raster)
    ulx, xres, xskew, uly, yskew, yres = src.GetGeoTransform()
    lrx = ulx + (src.RasterXSize * xres)
    lry = uly + (src.RasterYSize * yres)
    return (uls, uly, lrx, lry)

def findUTMzone(raster_box, utmgrid):
    # do the stuff

utmzone_path = r'C:\temp'
utmzone_file = 'utm_grid.shp'
utmzone = os.path.join(utmzone_path, utmzone_file)

utm_ds = ogr.Open(utmzone)
utm_layer = utm_ds.GetLayer()

rasterdir = r'C:\temp'
raster_file = 'n38.tif'
raster = os.path.join(rasterdir, raster_file)

rasterdetails = getRasterBox(raster)
rasterWKT = 'POLYGON(({} {}, {} {}, {} {}, {} {}, {} {}))'.format(rasterdetails[0], rasterdetails[1], rasterdetails[0], rasterdetails[3], rasterdetails[2], rasterdetails[3], rasterdetails[2], rasterdetails[1], rasterdetails[0], rasterdetails[1])

Using the QuickWKT plugin for QGIS, I can see that I'm getting a good WKT ring for the raster bounds.  However, I'm unsure how to perform the spatial join in a way that grabs the feature attribute containing the correct SRS code.  How do I do this part (under def findUTMzone(raster_box, utmgrid):)?  I have seen a few arcpy examples, but am looking for something open-source.

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170 calls in hunt for Milly killer
A new police plea for help in hunting the killer of schoolgirl Amanda Dowler has attracted more than 170 calls in less than a week, a leading officer said today.
Det Insp Kevin McEntee said the appeal had thrown up a number of new lines of inquiry, with help pouring in from the public, including people in the motor trade.
One caller reported seeing a red car near the scene where the body of Amanda, known as Milly, was found, although police have yet to verify whether it is the model they are looking for.
Positioning a red Daewoo Nexia close to the spot near Walton-on-Thames railway station where she was last seen alive three years ago today, Mr McEntee reiterated his plea for help.
Surrey police released CCTV footage of the 1996 N-reg. car, which they believe could hold the key to catching the killer. The car was seen emerging from Copenhagen Way, a residential street which joins Station Avenue in Walton-on-Thames.
Mr McEntee appealed today for more information about the car. "The longer this vehicle isn't eliminated, the more my suspicions are that it was disposed of very shortly after Milly's abduction."
Milly, 13, was last seen walking home from school along Station Avenue on March 21, 2002. Her body was discovered six months later in woods in Hampshire.


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Snapshot: Road and Road Freight Logistics
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Road and Road Freight Logistics in Australia is a $52.8 billion dollar industry, growing at a rate of 2.9% annually according to IBISWorld. The industry dominates the non-bulk freight market, competing alongside with rail, water and air freight industries. There are a number of key players in the Road and Road Freight industry (R&RF) including manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and businesses.
With increasing fuel prices and mounting pressure from other transport industries, R&RF stakeholders now realise the benefits of reviewing their distribution contracts and capitalising efficiencies early-on, as well as negotiating supply chain arrangements rather than accepting standard form templates. Reviewing and negotiating tailored contracts can not only deliver long-term savings but also can protect your logistics company. Here are two issues to take into consideration before signing the dotted line on your next logistics contract:
Distinguishing Between Outsourcing Arrangements (3PL v 4PL)
First Party Logistics (1PL) are companies that manage their own logistics activities. Second Party Logistics (2PL) are companies that provide their own supply distribution assets such as trucks and warehousing. Both these two arrangements are often straight forward and managed internally. Agreements for outsourced 3PL and 4PL arrangements can be more complex, particularly when services span across a number of vertically integrated industries such as transport, distribution and warehousing. Make sure you understand the differences between 3PL and 4PL service providers and your contract is tailored to the service you are offering.
Third Party Logistics (3PL providers) are businesses that specialise in the supply chain process. To improve efficiencies, companies with logistics operations often outsource the function to a specialised company and become a third party to the contract (and hence the 3 in 3PL). The Third Party Logistics company often bundles in services such as freight forwarding and inventory management. Common third-party logistic providers are freight forwarders and courier companies.
In 4PL arrangements, 4PL are separate entities often established as joint-ventures that act between the client and multiple logistics companies. 4PLs are commonly referred to as Lead Logistic Providers as they manage all aspects of a client's supply chain. By providing a full supply chain solution, they act as a single interface to connect the company with numerous logistic providers.
Depending on whether your company is in a 3PL or 4PL arrangement, this will determine the type of contract you will need and the final contract terms. Contract terms that vary include key performance indicators (KPIs) and industry benchmarks.
Understanding Reforms
In the next five years, the Australian road freight industry will likely continue to experience difficulties with growing vehicle size restrictions on roads, particularly in metropolitan areas. Moreover, continuing reform will take place tackling the issues of speed limits, the safety of vehicles, driver fatigue and urban amenity issues (such as noise and emissions). The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has been a key player in driving reform.
As the industry is constantly undergoing reform, it is crucial to be on top of legislative and regulatory changes including the 'Safe Roads' legislation (the Road Safety Remuneration Bill), the Work Act 2009, the Intelligent Access Program and the Independent Contractors Act 2006. Any contracts, outsourcing tenders or arrangements that are drafted should take into account these updates and ensure they comply with the existing legal framework.
The R&RF industry in Australia will continue to enjoy strong demand and growth over the next five years. The outsourcing of supply and transport management tasks to 3PL and 4PL will continue to increase by companies looking to capitalise on efficiencies, presenting performance risks that should be addressed in supply agreements. If you are entering an outsourced transport or logistics agreement or need a review of your operating, leasing or distribution arrangements, get in touch with our commercial lawyers today.
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