The University was started in 1983 with the object of empowering women with higher education and making them self-reliant. To this end the University offers courses that serve the dual purpose of academic excellence with applied orientation.
To prepare inservice teachers to understand the pedagogy and its application.
To develop competence and commitment to teach students with individual differences.
To create awareness to global changes and local realities and to act aptly.
To sensitize the inservice teachers with social responsibility by undertaking projects.
To expose the inservice teachers to indigenous and modern technology applied in education.
To prepare insevice teachers with effective communicative skills, professional values and ethics.
The duration of the Program is of two years as per NCTE Norms.
The intake capacity for B.Ed(DM) Program is 500 women teachers.
Women teachers having a Bachelor's Degree with atleast 50 percent of marks, working on regular basis in a Recognized Primary/Elementary/Secondary School/College with atleast 2 years of experience.
Criteria I: Teachers working in the Government/Aided Schools having Service Registers.
Criteria II: Craft/ PET/ Drawing/ Music teachers and other such teachers having Service Registers.
Criteria III: Teachers working in Government/ Aided Schools as Vidya Volunteers/ Hostel Wardens.
Criteria IV: Teachers working in Unaided Recognized Private Schools.
Criteria V: Lecturers working in recognized Colleges/Institutions.
1. Candidates called for interview should submit their Service Certificates and No Objection Certificate countersigned by the competent authorities/authorities concerned at the time of admission.
2. The University will follow the rule(s) of reservation that are in vogue.
Note: Communicative English shall be offered as Add on Course.
The following combinations of school subjects are offered under Methodology Subjects (School Subjects).
Application and prospectus can be obtained from the Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Sri Padmavati Mahila University, Tirupati, by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope (Rs. 45/- for Registered post) of size 28cms x 13cms along with a Demand Draft for Rs.600/- of any Nationalized Bank drawn in favour of the Registrar, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam payable at Tirupati, with the name and address of the applicant written on the reverse of the draft, or by submitting the Demand Draft in person on given date at website(on or before ...2019). Application can also be downloaded from the University website www.spmvv.ac.in. Applications received without service certificate and other required certificates cannot be considered.
Study material in English/Telugu will be supplied to the candidates at the time of admission/during the course periodically.
An amount of Rs. 15,200/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand two hundred only) will be collected from each candidate selected for admission towards tuition fee/special fee, user charges and study material. Fee once paid will not be refunded either in full or in part for any reason.
3. Attested Copy of S.S.C.
5. Attested Copy of the Study Certificate of Intermediate and Degree/ Residence Certificate for a minimum of 7 years of stay.
6. Attested Copy of Conduct Certificate from the Institution last studied.
7. Attested Copy of the Latest Integrated Caste Certificate.
9. Attested Copy of the Service Register duly signed by the Competent Authority (for in-service regular teacher only).
Before filling the applications, read instructions carefully and fill all the columns in the application.
1. Use only prescribed application supplied by the DDE or download from the DDE website www.spmvv.ac.in. Downloaded application should be accompanied by a D.D for Rs.600/- towards the cost of application drawn in favour of The Registrar, S.P.Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati.
3. After admission, every student will be allotted an enrollment number which she should invariably mention along with period of study in all her future correspondence with DDE failing which, DDE will not show any attention to such correspondence.
5. All communications will be mailed to the students by regular post to the address of the students as per the records of DDE. The students are advised to make necessary arrangements in their respective delivery post offices at their end to get the different communications from the DDE properly without delay. DDE will not bear responsibility for any postal delays.
6. Change of methodology or medium is permitted before the last date of admission on payment of Rs.300/- by way of D.D. drawn in favour of the Registrar, SPMVV, Tirupati along with request letter.
7. Change of study centre if desired, the candidates are advised to address a request letter to the Director, DDE stating the reasons for change of the study centre along with a fee of Rs.500/- by way of D.D. drawn in favour of The Registrar, SPMVV, Tirupati and such request shall be considered if the reasons stated are quite satisfactory.
If the Candidate could not complete B.Ed(DM) Program within the scheduled period of the Program, she will be given chance of completing the same in three consecutive years, failing which her admission into the course gets cancelled automatically.
9. The University reserves the right to start or not to start any course if sufficient number of applications are not received.
10. Candidates should abide by the conditions, rules and regulations stipulated by the DDE and the University applicable from time to time.
11. Filled in applications shall be submitted to the Director, Directorate of Distance Education, S.P. Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati -517502 by Registered Post/Speed Post or in person.
For all further information and enquiries Contact The Director, Directorate of Distance Education, S.P. Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati–517502 (A.P), Ph: 0877–2284524, 2284604 during office working hours between 10.00 AM and 5.00 PM.


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AGL Energy pulls out of bid for Vocus Communications
Australia's fourth largest telecommunications operator Vocus Communications has lost another suitor, with AGL Energy announcing on Monday that it had withdrawn its non-binding, indicative proposal to acquire the firm.
Published in Business Telecommunications
Energy firm AGL seeks to buy Vocus for $3b
Vocus Communications has received another takeover offer, this time from AGL Energy, which has made a bid to buy all the shares in the company for $4.85 a share, meaning that the total bid would come to a shade over $3 billion.
Swedish firm EQT Infrastructure ends takeover talks with Vocus
Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure has ended talks with Vocus Communications over a possible takeover which valued the company at A$3.3 billion, the Australian firm says.

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The key Event

The event-key module adds the "key" event for subscribing to keyboard
    events triggered by users entering specific keys.  The subscription
    signature includes a filter configuration that can be used to limit event
    triggering based on key codes, shift, ctrl, alt, or meta keys pressed, as
    well as specifying the keyboard event (keydown, keyup, or
    keypress).

The filtering spec

Example subscriptions might look like this:

// certain keys can be referenced by name
input.on('key', saveAndClose, 'enter');

// require modifier keys with +(modifier)
Y.one('doc').on('key', composeMail, 'n+ctrl');

// specify the event and key codes
datatable.get('contentBox')
    .delegate('key', moveAround, 'down:37,38,39,40', '.yui3-datatable-liner');

The third argument is the filtering spec.  Similar to using the
node.delegate() method, the callback is only executed if the key event
matches the filter.  The supported filter syntax is a string defined like
this:

(0..1) type followed by a colon

(0..n) comma separated codes

(0..n) modifiers, each preceded by "+"

Choo choo!

If you're into railroad diagrams, the filter spec looks like this:

"

type :

code

,

+modifier

"

Filter tokens

type

"down", "up", or "press" for keydown, keyup, and keypress.
        The default is keypress.

code

Any numeric keyCode, unicode character, or common key name.

modifier

"shift", "alt", "ctrl", or "meta". "meta" is the Windows key on
        Windows-friendly keyboards or the Command key on Apple keyboards.
        Remember each must be prefixed with "+".

Common keys by name

Certain keys are common enough that referring to them by name is just easier
and makes the code more readable.  The supported key names are:

        Name
        e.keyCode

        enter
        13

        esc
        27

        backspace
        8

        tab
        9

        pageup
        33

        pagedown
        34

If any of these are found in the spec, the default type becomes keydown.

If you have a mind to extend this map, it's stored in
Y.Node.DOM_EVENTS.key.eventDef.KEY_MAP.  For example, to add support for
node.on('key', callback, 'arrowup'), you'd do:

Y.Node.DOM_EVENTS.key.eventDef.KEY_MAP.arrowup = 38;

Caveats

        You can't yet indicate that modifiers must
        not be in effect or key combinations must only
        include those modifiers.

        You can't yet specify types or modifiers on a per-code
        basis.

        Though you can specify keys by their common name, the event is not yet
        decorated in any way with that common name, so you still have to refer
        to the keyCode in callback code.

Table of Contents

The filtering spec

Choo choo!

Filter tokens

Common keys by name

Caveats

Examples

                                            Simple DOM Events

                                            Creating an Arrow Event for DOM Subscription

                                            Supporting A Swipe Left Gesture

Examples That Use This Component

                                            Photo Browser

                                            Portal Style Example

                                            Extending the Base Widget Class

                                            Accessible Menu Button

                                            HTTP GET to request data

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An arithmetic operator you may not be familiar with is the remainder operator, or the modulus operator. The remainder operator % returns the remainder from the division of numbers, even if they are decimals. For example, "5 % 2" will return 1 as the remainder of five divided by two is one. Other special operators include the increment and decrement operator, which increments/decrements a variable's value by one.
The sample code above show a variety of variables as well as arithmetic operators and how they function. Incrementing and decrementing a variable (b++) is actually the same as doing b = b + 1, but with less effort. As explained above, dividing any number by zero will result in positive or negative infinity based on the sign of the first operand. Zero divided by zero will return NaN, which stands for "Not a number". Using the remainder operator with a negative number and a positive number will result in the a negative value for the remainder, as shown with console.log(-11%3).
The `console.log()` statement will throw an error.


Under the Act, domestic violence may include the following (there are other ones as well): assault, harassment (one of the most common grounds we see in TRO complaints), false imprisonment, stalking, kidnapping, terroristic threats, lewdness, criminal mischief, and more. The burden of proof for establishing that acts of domestic violence have occurred is based on "a preponderance of the evidence". Although the Act borrows the definitions of the specific conduct constituting an act of domestic violence from New Jersey's criminal statutes, this burden of proof necessary for a victim to prevail in obtaining a final restraining order is the lower threshold – "a preponderance of the evidence"; What is a preponderance, you may ask. It's "more likely than not". This, as compared with the burden to convict a person in a criminal matter; that standard is the more stringent standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt". To picture this distinction, in football terminology, the analogy to be drawn is the following; To establish "a preponderance of the evidence", think of it as convincing the judge that your version is the more accurate one, and if you were playing football, all you'd have to do is get it over the 50 yard line, into the other side's part of the field. In contrast, to prove something "beyond a reasonable doubt", picture having to move the ball to somewhere well past the other side's ten yard line – almost in the end zone! In New Jersey, a victim of domestic violence may choose to file a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) immediately following an incident of violent behavior.
In his or her restraining order request, a domestic violence victim is required to describe the purported acts of violence that merit its issue. Following a hearing, which is typically ex-parte (this is where only the victim advises the judge of the alleged acts suffered, without the defendant giving his or her version or rebuttal at that time; this is dependent upon the circumstances surrounding the timing and location of the acts occurred, how or when they were reported, whether or not the police were called to the scene and whether or not both parties were present when the police arrived to each give their version of what transpired) a temporary restraining order may be granted. It will remain in place until a final or permanent restraining order hearing can be conducted. If a temporary restraining order is issued, New Jersey law enforcement officials will serve the domestic violence perpetrator with a copy of the order and instruct the individual to comply with the provisions included in the order. This typically includes the requirement of the perpetrator to stay away from and have absolutely no contact with the victim. If the perpetrator does violate it, he or she is subject to immediate arrest and must face a separate, distinct offense for the violation of the TRO; and, this separate offense can persist even if the underlying TRO is ultimately dismissed!!! If you are served with a TRO, DON'T PLAY GAMES! STAY AWAY; DON'T 'accidentally" contact the victim; don't go to the victim's house or work, or anywhere that the victim may likely frequent! The consequences for such a violation can include incarceration! CALL US! Immediately, once you may be served, if you are the defendant. And, if you are the victim, you should contact us to represent you at the final restraining order hearing. Just because you were granted the TRO does NOT mean you will be granted an FRO; And, we see quite frequently that the plaintiff/victim comes to court for the FRO hearing by him or herself, thinking they can handle it since they likely procured the TRO without the assistance of counsel. The standard to get the TRO as compared with the FRO are very different. More likely than not, a defendant/perpetrator served with a TRO will seek his or her own legal counsel to defend that person, as the consequences can be dire, and long lasting. You need an experienced family law/domestic violence attorney to navigate thru the nuances of this process- based on the law, and the procedure, both of which are highly specific.
Within 10 days of when the TRO was issued, a final restraining order hearing will normally be held. At that time, a New Jersey Superior Court Judge sitting in the Chancery Division, Family Part, will conduct a full hearing with the victim and the defendant each testifying, as well as any other fact witnesses that a party may wish to present) to determine whether an act of domestic violence, as complained of by the victim in his/her TRO occurred and if that Temporary Restraining order should be dismissed or converted into a Permanent (Final) restraining order (FRO). As part of the relief that may be contained in a restraining order, a victim may be granted temporary custody of any children, exclusive use of a residence, and certain immediate financial support. In addition to obtaining a restraining order, a domestic violence victim may also choose to pursue criminal charges against the perpetrator. Sometimes, the victim may not expressly wish to file a criminal complaint against the defendant but the Police can do so themselves.
Although the goal of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act is to protect victims of violence, a perpetrator may face certain penalties and loss of freedoms under the law. For example, any guns that are in the possession of a domestic violence perpetrator may be seized at the time a restraining order is served. Additionally, an individual who was convicted of domestic violence may lose the right to purchase additional weapons in the future. A perpetrator may also be barred from returning to the scene of the domestic violence, prohibited from attempting to visit or otherwise make contact with a victim, and can be ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation or anger management program. If the defendant IS found to have committed and act of domestic violence and an FRO issues, the judge is also permitted to impose counsel fees and sanctions against the defendant.
If you were a victim of domestic violence in New Jersey, or have been served with a domestic violence complaint and TRO which alleges you committed an act of domestic violence, you are advised to discuss your legal options with the experienced family law attorneys at Goldstein Law Group. To speak with a knowledgeable New Jersey family law advocate about your situation, call Goldstein Law Group at 732-967-6777 or contact us through our website.


Creating a renewable and sustainable source of energy from hydrogen that is also affordable could be unlocked with a university's innovative use of screen-printed nanotechnology.
Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University will test a way to provide a green source of power that could be harnessed by remote communities who are off the electricity grid and reliant on imported diesel and petrol for generators.
It builds on previous Manchester Metropolitan University proof of concept work into finding an alternate way of manufacturing electrodes that are used in electrolysers to convert water into oxygen and hydrogen.
These devices are reliant on components made out of expensive platinum and iridium, metal elements whose cost prohibits cheap reproduction.
Under the project, the Manchester Metropolitan University team – lead by Craig Banks, Professor in Electrochemical and Nanotechnology – plan to screen print a succession of electrodes with the necessary graphene-like nanotechnology embedded in the fluid carbon-based printer ink.
The screen-printing technique, which will take place at the University's new £4million Manchester Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, would enable the electrodes to be printed in novel geometries as well as allowing them to be mass produced for industrial applications.
Manchester Metropolitan University's prototype electrodes will be fitted into a stack of water electrolysis cells that then will be 'harsh weather tested' on Scotland's Orkney archipelago.
The researchers are collaborating with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the world-leading test and development centre for wave and tidal devices based on Orkney, Scotland, to research the capabilities and performance of the screen-printed electrolysers, the cells and the fuel cells.
There will be six months of electrode development at the University followed by installation of the electrolyser stack in Scotland and connection to a renewable energy system and a further six months' testing.
"The electricity generated by wind, wave, tidal and solar power is often ill correlated to consumer demand and typically has to be fed into the National Grid where it is used instantly or must be expensively captured somehow, such as in a battery – which has issues with degradation – or else the turbines have to be shut off to ensure the generated electricity does not overload the electricity grid.
"That means it is difficult to balance the electricity being generated to the level of demand.
"In contrast, an electrolyser creates hydrogen that can be easily stored and physically transported as a gas with no deterioration and then later fed into a fuel cell for conversion to power when needed.
Manchester Metropolitan University won a £100,000 grant from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to pursue the research, one of only two successful projects in a funding stream reserved for developing materials for hydrogen production.
The electrolyser cell casings will be 3D printed at the University's new digital training centre PrintCity that opened this spring as a hub for innovation, education and collaboration.
With Prof Banks as the academic lead, the state-of-the-art PrintCity laboratory provides advice, training, teaching, consultancy and production services in the area of advanced additive and subtractive manufacturing.
"We are at the forefront of 2D nanotechnology printing, building on previous research conducted here and elsewhere.
"Isolated communities often need to be self-sufficient in terms of their energy generation but rely on expensive imported fuel due to often being geographically too isolated for a gas supply to be piped to them.
"This is the perfect opportunity to explore whether we can produce a less polluting alternative to current fossil fuel-based energy generation techniques.


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More women entering, writing winning plans in Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest
25 Jan More women entering, writing winning plans in Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest
More women are taking steps to become entrepreneurs, and that interest has been reflected in recent years through entries, semi-finalists and finalists in the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest.
The deadline to enter the contest online is 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31 at www.govsbizplancontest.com.
Thirty percent (30%) of the entries over the past nine years have come from women. During that same period, 132 of the contest's roughly 455 semi-finalists were women and 73 of about 210 finalists were women.
Recent grand prize winners have been Laura King of Elucent Medical (2014), Katie Brenner of bluDiagnostics (2015), Patricia Wooldridge and Brent Brenner of GrowthChart Records (2019), Jackie Hind of Plumb Pharmaceuticals (2020) and Paige Peters of Rapid Radicals (2022). Women-led companies such as DotCom Therapy, Lynx Biosciences, Compost Crusader, Find My Spot and 65 Incorporated have been among category winners in those years.
"There is still a long way to go before women are starting companies at the same rate as men, but the rise of women who enter and perform well in the Business Plan Contest is a healthy sign," said Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council.
The contest is designed to help entrepreneurs write business plans, prepare them to launch a company, get feedback from mentors and to interact with investors and other professionals. Past finalists have created companies that have attracted more than $300 million in grants, loans and private equity financing – all while creating jobs and value for Wisconsin.
For their initial entries, contestants will submit 250-word idea abstracts online at govsbizplancontest.com. Contestants who advance to subsequent contest rounds will have the opportunity to expand their plan in stages. Seventy judges drawn from the finance, sales, marketing, research, and technology sectors across Wisconsin will score the entries and provide feedback on submissions.
Companies or individuals that have not received angel or venture capital for a plan in its current form are eligible to enter. More than three-quarters of the finalists from the contest were still in business at the time they were surveyed by the Tech Council.
As with past contests, the 2023 competition will take place in stages and culminate at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference, in June 2023. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is the lead sponsor.


74-8915. Financial interest in contracts and agreements of authority prohibited. No officer, director or employee of the authority for purpose of personal gain shall have or attempt to have, directly or indirectly, any financial interest in any contract or agreement of the authority in connection with the sale or purchase of any bonds or investments of the authority.
History: L. 1987, ch. 57, § 15; May 28.


Lifelines Groups are established in most regions of New Zealand; and most have informal relationships with regional Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups, with some being defined within the structures of CDEM Group Plans.
'Lifelines Engineering' is an informal, regionally-based collaboration between Lifeline Utility representatives working with scientists, emergency managers and other professionals. This collaboration provides a framework to support integration of asset management, risk management, business continuity management and emergency management by Utilities. The emphasis is on pre-event planning. Post-event operational roles remain the responsibility of individual Lifeline Utilities.
The objectives of Lifelines Engineering are to reduce infrastructure outage risks and minimise restoration time when outages occur.
Regional Lifeline Groups undertake projects to identify and reduce vulnerabilities to regional scale emergencies (regional Group activity commenced in the early 1990s). A National Committee was set up in 1999 to foster regional activity and provide a link to Government – this is now known as the New Zealand Lifelines Council.
Membership of Lifelines Groups is voluntary. Funding is typically contributed by participating organisations but usually only covers the cost of a co-ordinator/facilitator. Significant 'in-kind' contributions are made by participating Utilities through their involvement in Lifeline Group activities.
The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 requires individual Lifeline Utilities to establish planning and operational relationships with CDEM Groups. Lifeline Utilities support these Groups by exchanging information about their risk management processes and their readiness and response arrangements. When viewed collectively, mitigation recommendations are often seen to have greater benefits than individual asset owners would take into account.
Lifelines Groups are also involved in readiness activities with outputs often including agreed priorities for disaster restoration (including priority routes), petroleum disruption planning and emergency communications arrangements.
While there has been a traditional emphasis on natural hazards, work encompasses all infrastructure outage risks. The overall outcome is a much greater understanding of regional vulnerabilities and interdependencies. Individual Utilities are encouraged to take these matters into account in developing their response plans and business cases for new investment.
The various outputs from a Lifelines Group provide valuable material for Emergency Managers at regional and local levels, enabling a better understanding of the region's vulnerabilities.


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// Copyright 2012 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
//
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
// that can be found in the COPYING file in the root of the source
// tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
// in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
// be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Lossless decoder: internal header.
//
// Author: Skal (pascal.massimino@gmail.com)
//         Vikas Arora(vikaas.arora@gmail.com)

#ifndef WEBP_DEC_VP8LI_DEC_H_
#define WEBP_DEC_VP8LI_DEC_H_

#include <string.h>     // for memcpy()
#include "../dec/webpi_dec.h"
#include "../utils/bit_reader_utils.h"
#include "../utils/color_cache_utils.h"
#include "../utils/huffman_utils.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

typedef enum {
  READ_DATA = 0,
  READ_HDR = 1,
  READ_DIM = 2
} VP8LDecodeState;

typedef struct VP8LTransform VP8LTransform;
struct VP8LTransform {
  VP8LImageTransformType type_;   // transform type.
  int                    bits_;   // subsampling bits defining transform window.
  int                    xsize_;  // transform window X index.
  int                    ysize_;  // transform window Y index.
  uint32_t              *data_;   // transform data.
};

typedef struct {
  int             color_cache_size_;
  VP8LColorCache  color_cache_;
  VP8LColorCache  saved_color_cache_;  // for incremental

  int             huffman_mask_;
  int             huffman_subsample_bits_;
  int             huffman_xsize_;
  uint32_t       *huffman_image_;
  int             num_htree_groups_;
  HTreeGroup     *htree_groups_;
  HuffmanCode    *huffman_tables_;
} VP8LMetadata;

typedef struct VP8LDecoder VP8LDecoder;
struct VP8LDecoder {
  VP8StatusCode    status_;
  VP8LDecodeState  state_;
  VP8Io           *io_;

  const WebPDecBuffer *output_;    // shortcut to io->opaque->output

  uint32_t        *pixels_;        // Internal data: either uint8_t* for alpha
                                   // or uint32_t* for BGRA.
  uint32_t        *argb_cache_;    // Scratch buffer for temporary BGRA storage.

  VP8LBitReader    br_;
  int              incremental_;   // if true, incremental decoding is expected
  VP8LBitReader    saved_br_;      // note: could be local variables too
  int              saved_last_pixel_;

  int              width_;
  int              height_;
  int              last_row_;      // last input row decoded so far.
  int              last_pixel_;    // last pixel decoded so far. However, it may
                                   // not be transformed, scaled and
                                   // color-converted yet.
  int              last_out_row_;  // last row output so far.

  VP8LMetadata     hdr_;

  int              next_transform_;
  VP8LTransform    transforms_[NUM_TRANSFORMS];
  // or'd bitset storing the transforms types.
  uint32_t         transforms_seen_;

  uint8_t         *rescaler_memory;  // Working memory for rescaling work.
  WebPRescaler    *rescaler;         // Common rescaler for all channels.
};

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// internal functions. Not public.

struct ALPHDecoder;  // Defined in dec/alphai.h.

// in vp8l.c

// Decodes image header for alpha data stored using lossless compression.
// Returns false in case of error.
int VP8LDecodeAlphaHeader(struct ALPHDecoder* const alph_dec,
                          const uint8_t* const data, size_t data_size);

// Decodes *at least* 'last_row' rows of alpha. If some of the initial rows are
// already decoded in previous call(s), it will resume decoding from where it
// was paused.
// Returns false in case of bitstream error.
int VP8LDecodeAlphaImageStream(struct ALPHDecoder* const alph_dec,
                               int last_row);

// Allocates and initialize a new lossless decoder instance.
VP8LDecoder* VP8LNew(void);

// Decodes the image header. Returns false in case of error.
int VP8LDecodeHeader(VP8LDecoder* const dec, VP8Io* const io);

// Decodes an image. It's required to decode the lossless header before calling
// this function. Returns false in case of error, with updated dec->status_.
int VP8LDecodeImage(VP8LDecoder* const dec);

// Resets the decoder in its initial state, reclaiming memory.
// Preserves the dec->status_ value.
void VP8LClear(VP8LDecoder* const dec);

// Clears and deallocate a lossless decoder instance.
void VP8LDelete(VP8LDecoder* const dec);

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#ifdef __cplusplus
}    // extern "C"
#endif

#endif  /* WEBP_DEC_VP8LI_DEC_H_ */


Pumpkin is a regular cat in Neko Atsume. Pumpkin's personality is spacey, has an orange and white tabby appearance, and gives you an aluminum pins has a memento. Some of the goodies that Pumpkin likes are baseball, cardboard café, bean bag, beach umbrella, fish-stick tunnel, hot-water bottle, scratching log, and bucket (red).


Winx is officially the best horse in the world with her Queen Elizabeth Stakes win improving her rating to 130, one point clear of American Gun Runner.
In previous rankings, Winx has had to share the top place with dirt specialists Arrogate and then Gun Runner, but has been the best horse on turf for the past two years.
This year Winx has had three starts, all at Group One level, and her Queen Elizabeth win took her record to 18 at the highest level and her winning streak to 25.
Doncaster Mile winner Happy Clapper and three-year-old Trapeze Artist, winner of the TJ Smith and All Aged Stakes, are sixth equal on 123.
Winx will go for a fourth Cox Plate in October.


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> in the current mode (text or math) in order to use the correct font.
> a given number of digits.
>   If an optional argument is given it is printed upright as unit.
> Numbers can be rounded to a given number of digits.
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>   a given number of digits.


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6.5K runners join SEA Games torch relay at SRP
TRAFFIC or the overcast weather did not stop around 6,500 runners from joining the second leg of the ceremonial lighting of the torch during the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games torch relay held at the Cebu South Coastal Road, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.
Talisay City, Cebu's Kim Remolino, a member of the four-man team that will represent the country in the triathlon competition, said maintaining the proper mindset, above all else, is what's left to be done for the preparations.
"Actually, naa na ko sa mga (I'm) 90 to 95 percent ready for this SEA Games. It's all up to the last two weeks of preparations nga makasulti nga (when I can finally say) I'm fully prepared na," he said. "It's all about the mindset race because it's one of the biggest races that I'll be entering. There'll be a huge crowd during the race," he said in a mix of Cebuano and English.
Remolino was the fastest Filipino in the qualifying races at the Subic Bay International Triathlon 2019 and the Gyeongju ASTC Triathlon Asian Championship in South Korea.
SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport involving participants from the 11 countries of Southeast Asia: Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam.
The Philippines is the host of the 30th SEA Games, which is scheduled to start on Nov. 30 and end on Dec. 11. Fifty-six sports competitions will be played over four venue clusters in Clark, Subic, Manila and Tagaytay.
In his speech, Ramon Fernandez, commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission, expressed confidence that the entire Philippine team will do well in this year's SEA Games.
"We have prepared our athletes to the fullest and now the games are about to start and I'm telling you from the way we look at it, they are very much prepared," he said.
Michael Dino, secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, and Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella were among the 12 torch bearers during the five-kilometer torch run.
The ceremonial torch relay kicked off in Davao City last Oct. 30. The next and the last leg of the torch run is scheduled on Nov. 23 at the Bayanihan Park in Clark Freeport in Pampanga, where the one-year countdown for the 30th SEA Games was held. (WBS)
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A: Say if you wanted to find if point0 =(x0,y0,z0) intersects line which cross at point1=(x1,y1,z1) and  point2 = (x2,y2,z2).
Formula to check if point0 lies on line (point1->point2) would be to check if   (X0,y0,z0) = (x1,y1,z1) + t(x2-x1,y2-y1,z2-z1).
For any value of t that is constant for x , y and z axes.
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I manage all of the third party booking agents at Warwick Conferences, which means every day is completely different. I can be driving around the UK visiting agents to share the knowledge of our great venues, conducting site visits of the venues to show first-hand what we have to offer and working with a great team of people to make sure we are delivering first class events. As I understand that it's hard to get away from the office due to time-poor schedules these days, whenever I can, I proactively take the time to take our very own Warwick Conferences' food truck out on the road to clients. This provides me with a great opportunity to showcase the true Warwick experience to key agents who don't have the time to come and see us. We bring our catering team along to cook up great food, I present updates about what's been going in our venues, and it's just a convenient way for me to catch up with our customers.
How long have you worked in the sector?
28 years – a very long time, starting with Forte, then a move to De Vere, with a good few years on the agency side at RAND, before joining Warwick Conference over 9 years ago.
When and why did you decide to join the mia? Do you remember how you heard about the association?
We've been a member for years now. We class ourselves as a forward-thinking and reputable venue in the industry, so it just makes sense to partner and join forces with an association that further reinforces this standard of quality. With the membership brings the AIM accreditation, retaining the AIM Gold standard across all of our venues is very satisfying. It shines a bright light on the Warwick Conferences team. Without the dedication and enthusiasm of each and every individual, we would just be a collection of rooms and furniture, people can see we're much more than that.
What do you value most about your mia membership?
The membership gives us great networking opportunities with other industry professionals, it's important to stay connected and this gives us a chance to both share, and find out about the dynamic and ever changing industry we all work in. It brings us great pride in being able to tell our customers that we're part of a nationally recognised membership that marks both our excellence and credibility. Sometimes it's just the reassurance they need. The insight, knowledge and expertise that can be shared in terms of strategy setting and marketing support from the organisation is also a great help in pushing our venues to the limit when it comes to what they can achieve.
What is exciting you about the meetings and events industry at the moment?
How venue design can encourage engagement and learning. The needs of our customers are changing. They're no longer interested in just four walls and a flip chart. Experiential events are coming to the forefront of programme delivery and it can be as simple as modifying the meeting room itself to create a more memorable experience. At Warwick Conferences we have built our very own suite of 'creative spaces' designed to encourage synergy and collaboration between delegates. Our Kitchen space for example, has been centred around the affiliation we have with our own kitchens at home. It's the heart of the home and the place where people are brought together, so what better place to host a coaching workshop where boundaries need to be broken down? The studio is great for idea generation and teambuilding. Forget writing on flip-chart paper and sitting on chairs, our delegates can write on our chalkboard walls instead and lounge on comfy bean bag seating. As a venue we are truly fascinated by how the stimuli of a meeting room has so much power over the dynamic of a meeting/workshop. We've recently become an accredited facilities provider by the LPI (Learning Performance Institute). This has provided us with a great opportunity to target our spaces to the L&D sector, the concept of an innovative environment to inspire innovation has been receipted brilliantly by the market so far.
What do you think are the greatest challenges that the industry is currently facing?
As with the big scare of video conferencing taking over the needs for meeting rooms many years ago (which didn't affect us at all), there is now talk of virtual learning and meeting environments taking over the need for physical facilities. This to us is not a threat or a challenge, it's most definitely an opportunity. The evolvement and advancement of technology excites us as a business and we are working towards plans of blending the two concepts together. We're in early stages, but we're definitely not going to run away from it.
What's your favourite meeting destination?
Coventry of course. We are thrilled to announce that our city has just been awarded the UK City of Culture 2021 bid. Not only is this a triumph for the city, but it is going to welcome significant opportunity to the region now. We welcome over 178,000 delegates to our facilities each year, so it is apparent how indispensable the meeting, training, catering and accommodation facilities of Warwick Conferences will be in attracting visitors to Coventry in the run up to 2021 and beyond. The astounding opportunity for business tourism this has created will be reflected in our further development of innovative, unique and modern meeting and event spaces. This is going to form part of our legacy, and we're truly excited to show what value companies will get from bringing their business to Coventry.
How can people find out more about Warwick Conferences?
Visit our website www.warwickconferences.com, email: conferences@warwick.ac.uk, call: 024 7652 3222 or connect with us @WarwickConf, LinkedIn, and Instagram.


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3. Appointment of licensing officer.
5. Declaration of prohibited area.
5A. Declaration of limber Yard.
6. Grant, renewal, revocation or suspension of licence.
7. Power of entry, inspection, search, seizure, etc.
9. Keeping of account of stock of wood in saw mill x x x.
10. Prohibition of electric connection, etc., in unlicensed saw mill.
12. Confiscation of unlawful stock of wood, plants and machinery etc..
19. Licensing Officer, etc. to be public servant.
23. Other Acts and laws not to apply to saw mill x x x.
25. Power to remove difficulty.
7. Installation of electric connection.
8. Authority to whom appeal shall lie.
Received the assent of the President on 11-4-1984, assent first published in the "Madhya Pradesh Gazette" (Extraordinary), dated 11-4-1984.
An Act to make provisions for regulating in the public interests, the establishment mi operation of saw mills [x x x] and trade of sawing for the protection and conservation of forests and the environment.
1. Short title and extent. - (1) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Kashtha Chiran (Viniyaman) Adhiniyam, 1984.
(k) words and expressions used but not defined in this Act and defined in the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (XVI of 1927), shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
(b) define the local limits within which a licensing officer shall exercise the powers conferred, and perform the duties imposed, on a licensing officer by or under this Act.
Provided that for the period of thirty days and thereafter the period during which the application is pending for consideration, it shall be deemed as if such person was granted a licence under this Act and he was operating the saw mill [x x x] accordingly.
5. Declaration of prohibited area. - (1) The State Government, may, by notification, for reasons to be specified therein, declare any area to be a prohibited area for such period not exceeding three years at a time, as may be specified therein.
[5A. Declaration of limber Yard. - (1) The State Government may, by notification, from such date and for the reasons to be specified therein, declare any area as timber yard.
(2) No licence, for any new saw mill within such distance as may be prescribed, shall be granted from the date of declaration of timber yard under subsection (1) unless the saw mill is proposed to be established within the timber yard.
6. Grant, renewal, revocation or suspension of licence. - (1) An application for licence under Section 4 shall be in such form and shall be accompanied by such application fee and such security deposit for due observance of the conditions of the licence, as may be prescribed.
Provided that no order refusing to grant the licence shall be passed, unless the applicant has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3) A licence granted under sub-section (2) shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and to such conditions as may be prescribed.
then without prejudice to any other penalty to which the licensee may be liable under this Act, the licensing officer may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of showing cause, revoke or suspend the licence and forfeit the sum, if any, or any portion thereof, deposited as security for the due performance of the conditions subject to which the licence has been granted.
(6) A copy of every order issued under sub-section (5) shall be given to the licensee.
(d) seize any wood, plants and machinery, tool, vehicle and any other article which he suspects is already involved or used or is about to be involved or used in contravening the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder.
(2) The provisions of Section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974), relating to search and seizure shall so far as may be, apply to searches and seizure under this section.
8. Submission of returns. - Every licensee shall submit such return relating to the business of [the saw mill] and in such forms and to such officer and on such dates as may be prescribed.
9. Keeping of account of stock of wood in saw mill [x x x]. - All wood whether sawn or not, found in or brought to the saw mill [x x x] or at the site of sawing at any time or during any period by any person in any manner or by any means for purpose of sawing or for any other purpose shall always be properly accounted for and all relevant evidence, documents, receipts, order and certificate as are necessary to show that the wood is legally obtained shall be maintained and made available at the time of inspection. It shall be presumed in respect of the stock of wood which is not accounted for satisfactorily that the same has been obtained unlawfully and the stock of wood shall be liable for confiscation.
10. Prohibition of electric connection, etc., in unlicensed saw mill. - (1) On and from the appointed day and notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment relating to electricity for the time being in force, no electric energy shall be consumed and no electric connection shall be installed for the purpose of a saw mill or continued for that purpose unless such saw mill is duly licensed or deemed to be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this Act and such electric connection shall be continued so long as the saw mill operates under a valid licence granted or deemed to be granted under this Act.
(2) The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purpose of this section.
11. Appeal. - (1) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a licensing officer to grant or renew a licence or by the suspension or revocation of a licence may, within thirty days of the service on him of the order of such refusal or suspension or revocation, appeal to the prescribed authority, who shall decide the appeal after giving the appellant and the licensing officer an opportunity of being heard. The decision of the prescribed authority shall be binding on the licensing officer.
(2) The order of the licensing officer shall, unless the prescribed authority, conditionally or unconditionally directs otherwise, remain in force pending the disposal of an appeal under sub-section (1).
(c) a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter.
Provided that no order prejudicial to any person shall be passed without giving him an opportunity of being heard.
(4) Any person aggrieved by an order passed under sub-section (3) may, within thirty days from the date of communication to him of such order, appeal to the District Court having jurisdiction over the area in which the property has been seized and the District Court shall, after giving an opportunity to the parties to be heard, pass such order as it may think fit and the order of the District Court so passed shall be final. Where an order of confiscation of any property passed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) has become final in respect of the whole or any portion of such property, such property or portion thereof, as the case may be, shall vest in the State Government free from all encumbrances.
(5) An order of confiscation under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) shall not be deemed to bar the imposition of any other penalty to whom the person from whom the property is seized is liable under this Act.
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to [six thousand rupees], or with both.
(b) "director" in relation to firm, means a partner in the firm.
15. Burden of proof. - (1) Where wood whether sawn or unsawn is recovered from a saw mill [x x x] for which no valid licence exists in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved, the burden of proving which shall lie on the accused that saw mill [x x x] was in operation.
(2) Where, in any prosecution for an offence against this Act, or rules thereunder, it is established that any wood declared unlawful was seized in the premises of a saw mill of a person, or at any site where sawing was being done, it shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, the burden of proving which shall lie on the accused, that such person has contravened the provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder.
16. Cognizance of offence. - No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by the licensing officer or any person duly authorised by the State Government or the licensing officer in this behalf.
17. Jurisdiction of Court. - No Court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, shall try any offence punishable under this Act.
(b) in any case in which any property has been seized as liable to confiscation under this Act, at any time before an order of confiscation is passed by the appropriate authority under this Act, release the same on payment of the value thereof as estimated by the Forest Officer.
(2) On the payment of such sum of money, or such value, or both, as the case may be, to the forest officer, the accused person if in custody shall be discharged, the property seized shall be released, and no further proceedings shall be taken against such person or in relation to such property.
19. Licensing Officer, etc. to be public servant. - The Licensing Officer and every person duly authorised to discharge any duties imposed on him by or under this Act shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1960 (XLV of 1860).
20. Protection of action taken in good faith. - No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government or any officer or person or authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rules or order made thereunder.
21. Rewards. - The Court or the licensing officer, as the case may be, may by order permit giving of reward in the shape of an amount which is not more than one-fourth of the amount of fine and/or of the value of the property forfeited and/or confiscated, to such person or persons whose information has indisputably led to the detection of the contravention of any of provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder.
22. Power to make rules. - (1) The State Government may, by notification, and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
23. Other Acts and laws not to apply to saw mill [x x x]. - Nothing contained in any other Act, or law, rule, order or any thing having a force of law in any areas of the State, shall apply to the saw mill [x x x], and sawing in respect of matters for which provisions are contained in this Act.
(a) the ordinary operations of carpentry not involving saw mill [x x x] operations.
(b) any saw mill [x x x] owned by the State Government.
26. Repeal. - The Madhya Pradesh Kashtha Chiran (Viniyaman) Adhyadesh, 1983 (No. 11 of 1983) is hereby repealed.


The gift of security started at the Salt Lake City office with a local owner who had the passion to give back and the drive to make communities safer. Today there are fifteen Security 101® offices across the country participating who will collectively donate nearly $200,000 in services and products, from Axis Communications, to help fifteen nonprofits'.
Axis Communications has joined our charitable efforts for the second year. Axis is a leading manufacturer and invented the world's first network camera back in 1996. They have been innovators in video surveillance ever since, increasing the security of millions of people worldwide and helping to meet the growing need for a smarter, safer world.
Our program participation has doubled each year and we believe this is attributed to the internal benefits of corporate charitable giving programs.
Boosts productivity, ethical behavior, gratitude to the organization and pride in their work.
When employees are engaged in their work and more pleased with the corporate culture, their morale will naturally be higher. This leads to less productivity losses due to "illness," tardiness, or extended breaks, as well as lower turnover rates.
Corporate giving programs have the ability to bring together people from all levels of the organization, everyone feels like they are working together toward a common goal. The feeling of effective teamwork extends beyond CSR programs to positively influence other aspects of their work.


Beirut, April 17 (IANS) Residents of two Lebanon villages held a remembrance ceremony Monday for the 24 victims from their village aboard the gigantic Titanic that sank in the North Atlantic a century ago.
Kfarmishki and Hardin villages lost 13 and 11 natives respectively in the accident, Xinhua reported.
On April 14, 1912, the Titanic ran into an iceberg on its maiden voyage and in the early hours of April 15, 1912, the " unsinkable ship" sank in the frigid waters south of Newfoundland. Only 705 of its 2,223 passengers survived the tragedy.
Film director James Cameron commemorated the tragedy in the movie "Titanic," which was a hit in Lebanon as well as many parts of the world.
Khlail Saikali, a family member of some of the victims, said neither the remains of his relatives were found nor any compensation was paid to the family.


"Trophic cascades in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica: revisited" by David G. Ainley, Grant Ballard et al.
We investigated mesopredator effects on prey availability in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, as - sessing the reasons why Adélie penguin Pygoscelis adeliae foraging trip duration (FTD) increases and diet changes from krill to fish as numbers of foraging penguins and competing cetaceans increase in the penguins' foraging area. To investigate penguins' seasonally changing FTD as a function of foraging-population size—previously investigated indirectly—we used bio-logging to determine the penguins' 3-dimensional foraging volume, while an autonomous glider quantified the depth, abundance, and distribution of potential prey. As numbers of foraging penguins and cetaceans increased, penguins spent more time on foraging trips, traveling farther and deeper, and their diet included more fish, as average maximum depth of krill increased from 45 to 65 m, and that of small fish also deepened, but only from 51 to 57 m. With a need to forage at greater depths for in creasingly over lapping prey, the penguins consumed more of the energydense fish. Krill depth was negatively correlated with chlorophyll (a proxy for krill food), indi cating an uncoupling between the two and the overwhelming importance of predation avoidance by the krill relative to food acquisition. Results support the hypotheses that (1) predators remove the grazers from Ross Sea surface waters, controlling their ver - tical distributions; and (2) the food web has a 'waspwaist' structure, in which middle- and upper-trophic levels are controlled top-down, whereas phytoplank - ton production and accumulation are regulated bottom-up, largely independent of grazer control. Ross Sea models need revision to reflect this food web structure.
Ainley, David G.; Ballard, Grant; Jones, Randolph M.; Jongsomjit, Dennis; Pierce, Stephen D.; Smith, Walker O.; and Veloz, Sam, "Trophic cascades in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica: revisited" (2015). VIMS Articles. 541.


Amed is the most commonly used base for scuba diving 'passionistas' of all levels wishing to dive the world famous USS Liberty wreck. This world-class dive site is actually located in Tulamben, about a half hour drive from where we are.
The USS Liberty is a former cargo ship from the US Army which got torpedoed by the Japanese in 1942. The Americans were able to salvage the boat onto the Tulamben beach where it remained for over 20 years. Then, in 1963 came the eruption of Mount Agung, Bali's most respected volcano. The lava and subsequent earthquakes pushed what was left of the vessel into the ocean, and since then, thousands upon thousands of divers from all over the world have explored the legendary wreck.
The bow of the shipwreck lays in shallow waters, at about 6 meters, and is very close to the shore. It can easily be observed by snorkelers as well. The stern can be explored at a depth of 29 meters. The wreck holds the habitat of a school of the impressive Bumphead Parrotfish. With large green bodies, blunt pink heads and gaping, prominent teeth, they may not win any beauty contests, but they sure make for great photo subjects. A must-see during your underwater adventures in the Bali sea!
Despite the reputation of the Liberty, the quality of diving on the rest of the coast is not to be underestimated. Divers from all over the world will deeply (no pun intended) enjoy the undersea wonders of this part of the Bali waters. Amed offers anything from muck diving (macro life is thriving here!) to reef diving and even some wall diving.
The vast majority of the dives can be done from the shore, which makes it ideal for beginners. More complex dive sites can be reached on one of the small local outriggers, which will provide you with a more complete impression of this beautiful coastal scenery. Not to mention the possible encounters of wild dolphins swimming along your boat.
For all and any diving enthusiasts, we can arrange a variety of diving trips to any of the nearby diving spots. For the beginners, we can also arrange courses or introductory dives with qualified & certified 5 star PADI Diving Instructors.
Please check with our Front Desk Staff or Reservation Team (reservation@thegriya.com) for pricing and booking.
Some of the best snorkeling in Bali can be found in Lipah Bay, in Jemeluk Bay as well as on the Japanese Shipwreck in the village called Banyuning. You just swim 10-15 meters from the beach and the reef is right there! You can rent good quality snorkeling equipment from The Griya reception.
See the famous 130 meter long USS Liberty ship wreck with snorkels! On the way we make short stops in Jemeluk Cliff (view of Mountain Agung and blue sea)- Sea salt traditional makers - Amed terrace rice fields - Tulamben-Balinese local spirit (Arak) Homemade production.
Have you always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. Our diving center we've partnered up with each offer this program either in a pool and/or off from the shore. After a pool session, which provides optimal safety and security, and provided you feel ready and up for it, your Instructor will then take you for one or two dives in the sea, to a maximum depth of 12 meters.
While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. Practically, you'll get picked up at The Griya around 8.30am and you'll be back between noon and 2pm, depending on how many ocean dives (1 or 2) you will have done.
To sign up for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 10 years old. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health and feel comfortable in the water.
PS: Your PADI Pro will provide all the basic scuba gear you'll use including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device, dive gauges and a tank. Just come with your swim suit and a towel.
The Japanese Shipwreck is one of the most beautiful snorkeling sites in the Amed area, which is located in Banyuning village. The small shipwreck is covered in hard and soft coral and has a wide variety of fish swimming around it. The wreck lies in a shallow water only around 15 meters from the beach and it is easily accessible.
Incl. equipment and water for max. two guests per boat.
14 km or 2.5 hours adventure at Telaga Waja (class 4) river valley going down the slopes of Mount Agung. Breathtaking views and great fun! Please check the pricing with our front desk staff at the reception, they can help you for booking the trip. The price includes transportation, meal & insurance.
Experience the stunning sunrise or sunset at the open sea in local fisherman's "Jukung" catamaran and enjoy your breakfast (sunrise) or a bottle of sparkling (sunset) on the boat while fisherman is trying to get a catch of the day. The hotel provides life jackets.


Hi friends! For the next four weeks, I'll be in Australia, exploring the southeast coast of the country and eating lots of tasty treats along the way. Today, my traveling companion and I are embarking on a two-week road trip, first stop: the bakery!
I'll be in and out of internet range over the next couple of days as we make our way to Melbourne down the lefthand side of the road, so it'll be all quiet on the blog front until the weekend. But keep checking back, as I'll be sharing stories and photos from our adventures, along with some tasty insights into Australian food I gained in my first week in the country (think: tropical fruits, koala-shaped chocolate bars and rainbow sprinkles atop white bread).
In the mean time, I've got a few photos for you from my first day in Australia, which we spent exploring Sydney.
Beaches and donuts: a winning combination!
Hanging out at Manly Beach, and making our way back to the centre of Sydney. Locals commute by boat and stroller.
Not bad, friends, not bad! See you all again soon!
Donuts!!!! Awesome shots, can't wait to see more!!
Is Manly Beach where people get eaten by sharks?
Have a great time and stay safe. Eat lots of fruit for me.
@Lauren: It was mighty tasty, that donut. I suggest we try replicating them. @Eloise S: Thanks so much! I just dropped by your site - your photos are lovely! @Mom S: Haha, sure is. Worry not, I stayed firmly on land the whole time. @Lynda: Thank you! And mission accomplished :) @Serena: Thank you!! Can't wait to catch up!


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(Get SObject by Id)
How could I do so given the sObject name??
string objectName = 'Account'; //(could be any object name)
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A: Schema.getGlobalDescribe() will work, but it is an expensive operation and thus should be used sparingly. I believe best practice here involves having an Apex class to proxy requests for getGlobalDescribe() so that you only ever call it once per transaction (and then store the results in a static variable).
If you don't want to bother with that, then another option would be to use the Type class that Salesforce provides. That'll be able to get you an SObject, which has getSObjectType().
Type t = Type.forName('Account');
SObject sobj = (SObject)t.newInstance();
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A: You can use getGlobalDescribe which returns map of Map<String,SObjectType> SObjectName and related SObjectType.
SObjectType currentType = Schema.getGlobalDescribe().get('Account');

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Paier College of Art is a small family owned and operated Fine Art College located in Hamden Connecticut. Its size contributes to anyone working, attending or visiting the college to feel at home. People are treated individually, one on one and are not just a number. The officers, administration and faculty of Paier College practice an open door policy. Everyone from the President down to the part-time faculty is approachable and accommodating. This type of environment makes it easy for our students to ask questions, inquire about services, or register complaints. It is like one big family.
Any occurrence of criminal activity or any type of emergency can be brought to any of the aforementioned individuals. Ultimately, the President or Vice-President of the College would be made aware of the situation and act upon it. A memo would be issued to all faculty, if necessary, to make them aware of the situation. That information would then also be passed onto the student body, either by the instructor or through the student council. The President is the individual responsible for the annual security report. The information contained in that report therefore, would be as comprehensive as possible.
The campus of Paier College is relatively small. Quite simply, it is four buildings and a parking lot. There are no dormitory facilities and no off campus locations. The size of the campus strongly contributes to its safety and security. Nothing negative happens without word of it spreading rapidly. There is no daytime security force but the Hamden police have a quick response reputation.
Although the campus is quite secure, students are always reminded to use common sense. At freshman orientation, students are reminded to lock cars in the parking lot and keep a close eye on personal belongings. They are also introduced to several of the key people within the administration. After orientation, students are encouraged to attend the weekly student council meetings. The meeting times and dates are posted throughout the school. This is another forum to address any issues that concern students.
Paier College maintains a dry campus. Possession and/or the use of alcohol or drugs on campus or at any school functions is not allowed. This policy is strictly enforced by the administration. Drug free workplace documents are posted throughout the school advising all faculty and student of Paier College's drug free environment. The schools policy of being a dry campus in regard to alcohol is published in our catalog and our student handbook. The on campus Director of Counseling Services is responsible for drug and alcohol abuse education. The Director addresses substance abuse at freshman orientation and makes himself readily available for any future consultations.
Common sense prevails when reporting any incident of harassment, sexual or otherwise. Providing the instructor himself is not the source, it is to the instructor the student would report first. Should the matter not be dealt with satisfactorily or it is the instructor who stands accused, the next authority would be the Dean of the College. Should the party harmed wish not to make any official complaint or seek counsel anonymously, the college has a full time professional counselor on staff and he may be consulted at any time.
Ultimately, the president of the college will hear all complaints, either specifically through channels as the complaint becomes formalized or unofficially from the counselor, alerting that there may be a problem worth clarifying. In any event, any accusations will be investigated and taken to whatever level necessary until resolved. Sexual harassment posters are posted at key student areas, which advise individuals of their rights and also give them information on who to contact if their rights have been violated.
1. Does your institution provide on-campus student housing? – No.
2. Does your institution have any non-campus buildings or properties? – No.
For each of the following criminal offenses, the number of occurrences that took place On campus.
For each of the following criminal offenses are the number of occurrences that took place at Non-campus buildings.
Note: The criminal offenses listed below indicate the total number of Hate Crimes that were reported to have occurred On Campus. The break down of each total by category of bias (e.g., race, religion).
Note: The criminal offenses listed below indicate the total number of Hate Crimes that were reported to have occurred on Public Property. The break down of each total by category of bias (e.g., race, religion).
The number of crimes reported to have occurred On Campus.
The number of crimes reported to have occurred on Public Property.
The number of arrests for each of the following crimes occurring at Non-campus buildings.
the offense. The violation count as 1 arrest.
The number of arrests for each of the following crimes occurring on Public Property. NOT including drunkenness and driving under the influence in these statistics.
A reported crime that has been investigated by law enforcement authorities and found to be false or baseless, is a crime referred to as "unfounded". Only sworn or commissioned law enfocement personnel may unfound a crime.


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Human Capital in Turnaround
Emerging team-based approaches will address school districts' vital needs of staff recruitment, retention and support
BY KRISTEN FERRIS
Finding, keeping and supporting great educators presents the single biggest challenge to successful school turnarounds. Without teachers and administrators who bring the needed combination of skills and passion, nothing else will achieve the desired effect.
Kristen Ferris
Further, research demonstrates that one of the most powerful ways to improve teaching effectiveness is to give teachers time to work together with expert peers using data to monitor student progress and adjust instruction. Thus, turnaround schools lacking a cadre of expert teachers are unlikely to meet the needs of their students today, and even less likely to generate the type of teacher professional growth required over the long term to succeed in the future.
The turnaround model supported by the U.S. Department of Education School Improvement Grant program requires the replacement of the majority of staff in turnaround schools, but most efforts to date have focused on terminating underperforming teachers and not on finding and keeping more effective replacements.
Early initiatives often used compensation as the primary incentive for recruiting and retaining talent. However, it has become clear the best solution will go far beyond additional pay to include changes to working conditions that make incredibly challenging turnaround work more doable and rewarding for teachers and leaders.
Six Components
Efforts in Boston, Pittsburgh and Charlotte, N.C., are seeing early successes in recruiting and retaining top talent to their school district's neediest schools through a comprehensive approach focused on changing working conditions. Based on these initiatives, research on workplace incentives, and Education Resource Strategies' broader human capital and turnaround work in our partner districts, we see six essential components for success in recruiting, retaining and supporting top talent in the turnaround environment:
A team approach. Teams of teachers take on the turnaround challenge together. The teams may be handpicked by the principal or part of a broader district corps formed to tackle the turnaround challenge.
Strong leaders. Teachers work in partnership with an effective leadership team with whom they share a vision for school improvement. Rather than relying on one superhero principal, skill sets of teacher teams, staff and the principal are strategically combined to create the necessary leadership capacity.
Empowerment. Teachers have the authority to take action to meet the needs of their students through increased freedom/flexibility, longer accountability time horizons, formal teacher-leader positions, and strengthened linkages between teacher teams and relatively small groups of students.
Additional training and support. Teachers receive support and training specific to the turnaround environment, including support from school-based coaches and mentor teachers. They have additional time for collaboration; meetings with coaches and mentor teachers; data-analysis tools and support; and the opportunity to attend summer institutes and complete additional course work.
Prestige. Turnaround positions are viewed as desirable opportunities to do the most challenging work in the district.
Compensation. Teachers receive additional compensation for teaching in a more challenging school and for additional work hours and responsibilities.
Here, we profile two districts — Boston and Pittsburgh — to show alternative ways to implement these six components. (A third approach, which Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina refers to as strategic staffing, is available here: Strategic Staffing). While all three of these districts are large, smaller districts can apply the same principles.
Each effort's emphasis differs based on the district's theory of action about how turnaround will happen and the pre-existing capacity within the district and its schools. Central to the implementation of each component are changes to school designs — the way people, time and money at the school are organized.
Boston's Teacher Teams
The Turnaround Teacher Teams effort, often called T3, recruits exceptional teachers with a proven record of success to work as part of a team at a low-performing school. T3 teachers make up at least 25 percent of the teaching staff at their schools. T3 teachers are assigned a role as team leader for a grade-level or subject team at the school, thus they are able to leverage their expertise to support their peers at their placement sites.
Six T3 schools currently operate in Boston, with three more targeted for opening in 2012-13. In all schools, T3 efforts are paired with a broader turnaround effort that includes reconstitution of staff. The theory of action underlying T3 is that a team of expert teachers, when empowered to support their peers through meaningful leadership roles on teams, can build immediate and sustainable instructional capacity throughout the school.
The district, however, realized that implementing this plan would require new human-capital capacity. While leaders believed they had the raw talent for T3 positions — two-thirds of T3 teachers come from other schools in Boston — they did not have the infrastructure to run an in-depth selection process nor support for teachers to take on the newly designed turnaround leader roles. Thus, BPS partnered with Teach Plus, a nonprofit focused on engaging teachers as leaders in transforming schools, in order to recruit, select and support T3 teachers.
The team concept is fundamental to T3, with significant teacher support organized through teams. Grade-level or subject team meetings are venues for collaborative problem solving with the support of both T3 teacher leaders and a school-based T3 coach who attends all team meetings. T3 teachers also frequently meet together and with their coach and receive additional training.
Strong leaders were selected by the district for T3 schools through the reconstitution process, but leadership is a shared effort at T3 schools, with T3 teachers, the principal and the T3 coach all playing central roles in leadership efforts that typically lie solely in the realm of the principal.
T3 positions are held in high regard due to teachers' formal leadership responsibilities and their competitive selection. Teachers rated the opportunity for leadership roles and the chance to be part of a team as top reasons they were attracted to T3. The annual stipend of $6,000 was one of the least important reasons.
Several changes were made to the school designs at T3 schools to align resources with the components of the approach. An extended school day allows longer blocks for team collaboration. Teacher leaders' roles and responsibilities have been carefully defined in relation to the teams they work on. And teachers have been strategically assigned across teams. Each team has one T3 expert, and the struggling and novice teachers who need extra support have been spread evenly to create teams with balanced expertise.
Pittsburgh's Corps
Unlike the T3 approach, where expert teachers are spread across teams, teachers in Pittsburgh's Promise-Readiness Corps, or PRC, are concentrated within grade-level teams in the 9th and 10th grades. This means that groups of six to eight PRC teachers on each grade-level team share cohorts of about 100 students. The approach has been designed around the district's theory of action that a team of highly effective teachers who know their students well and share accountability for their progress can fundamentally change the trajectory of students as they enter high school.
District leaders realized it would require a special breed of teacher to implement their plan — someone who not only was strong in content and pedagogy but also treasured the opportunity to be deeply involved in the lives of adolescents. The Promise-Readiness Corps was designed to answer this challenge by defining a specific role to attract and leverage this teacher.
Each PRC teacher team is connected initially to a cohort of 9th graders, and that same team follows the student cohort through 10th grade. This grade-level team structure combined with the two-year loop enables the development of meaningful relationships and intensive, hands-on academic and personal support. PRC teachers are empowered through their collective ownership for supporting their small group of students to become "promise ready," meaning they are on track for graduation.
They have additional tools to accomplish this. The school day runs eight hours, with additional time for teaming and collaboration that's used to develop targeted plans for specific students in need or to align common procedures and expectations across classrooms. And, in addition to core-content teachers, PRC teams include a dedicated special education teacher and a social worker to help teachers support more intensive student needs.
Beyond their specialized role providing direct student support, PRC teachers are expected to take on leadership roles at their schools. They are evaluated in part on the basis of transformational leadership, which includes their work supporting other adults, and they receive training in this area throughout the year.
As compensation for their increased responsibility and ownership, teachers receive a pay differential of $9,300, plus they have the potential to earn a cohort bonus of $20,000, based on value-added modeling of their team's contribution to student progress over the two-year looping cycle. Positions in the Promise-Readiness Corps are a part of Pittsburgh's new career ladder, which provides career pathways for teachers with a proven track record of success. Prestige is attached to PRC roles not only through this formal career ladder, but also through a more informal culture that the district has created that recognizes PRC teachers for taking on some of the most important and challenging work in the district.
Like Boston's Turnaround Teacher Teams, the Promise-Readiness Corps has required restructuring of resources in Pittsburgh's high schools. Student schedules in the 9th and 10th grades had to be organized so cohorts of students shared the same teachers. The teacher day was extended, and teacher teams were deliberately organized to include not only core content teachers, but also special education teachers and counselors.
Finally, PRC fits into the district's broader effort to reorganize teacher compensation, freeing resources from the traditional structure to pay for roles that come with increases in teacher responsibilities.
The stories of these two approaches, including their similarities and differences, suggest how other school districts might determine the best approach to finding and supporting top talent in turnaround schools.
First and foremost, both districts clearly stated their theory of action for how the turnaround would happen. Then they used this theory to define a specific human-capital need. The district leadership in Boston decided they needed teacher leaders, while Pittsburgh focused on teachers prepared to develop meaningful relationships with small groups of adolescents. Each district then addressed the six components to attract, retain, support and leverage the talent it needed. And finally, the two school districts supported schools to reorganize resources, revising student and teacher schedules, and staff roles, responsibilities, assignments, support and compensation.
Ultimately, solving the human-capital challenge in turnaround schools means making sure every student attending a turnaround school has a highly effective teacher responsible for his or her instruction. These emerging comprehensive and team-based approaches, when developed to fit a district's theory for how turnaround will happen, as well as system capacity, hold significant promise.
In 2010-11, student growth was significantly higher in most grades and subject areas at Boston schools using Turnaround Teacher Teams as a part of the district's turnaround strategy compared to other Massachusetts schools, including other Boston turnaround schools. Pittsburgh does not yet have data on results, as its first cohort of students just finished 10th grade in June.
Perhaps most importantly, as school districts consider scalability and sustainability of turnaround efforts, the team-based structures of these efforts provide a solid basis for developing sustainable instructional capacity at turnaround schools. This means neither superhero teachers nor leaders will have to take on the turnaround challenge alone.
Kristen Ferris is a manager at Education Resource Strategies in Watertown, Mass. E-mail: kferris@erstrategies.org


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Posted on June 7, 2021 by Tess Hanna in Featured, News, Staff Pick
The editors at Solutions Review highlight the updates found in the latest iteration of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Workforce Engagement Management and provide an analysis of the new report.
Analyst house Gartner, Inc. has released its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Workforce Engagement Management. The researchers define workforce engagement management (WEM) software as "a collection of technologies that expands on those of the mature workforce optimization (WFO) market by addressing functions that help increase employee engagement within customer service departments." Core capabilities for providers in this space include evaluation and improvement, time management, metrics and recognition (sometimes referred to as performance management), assistance and task management, voice of the employee (VoE), recruitment, and onboarding.
According to Gartner, workforce engagement management has not yet been widely embraced by most businesses. Many organizations look at investment in WEM solutions as a way to improve operational performance without taking into account that these solutions can be crucial to enhance employee engagement. However, the rise in working from home due to COVID-19 increases the need for optimized employee engagement management.
Gartner adjusts its evaluation and inclusion criteria for Magic Quadrants as software markets evolve. Jacada and WalkMe were dropped for 2021 because they no longer met the criteria for inclusion. Conversely, Lifesize was added to this year's report.
In this Magic Quadrant, Gartner evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of seven vendors that it considers most significant in the marketplace, and provides readers with a graph (the Magic Quadrant) plotting the vendors based on their Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. The graph is divided into four quadrants: niche players, challengers, visionaries, and leaders. At Solutions Review, we read the report, available here, and pulled out the key takeaways.
NICE is the overall leader in this year's report, winning out in both ability to execute and completeness of vision. NICE recently introduced an Enhanced Strategic Planner (ESP) for long-term planning involving any channel, goal, or SLA, enabling users to improve their customer experience while simultaneously optimizing processes. The only other leader in this year's Magic Quadrant is Verint, a customer engagement software provider that offers CEC and WEM functionality through SaaS, hosted, on-prem, and managed services. The vendor promotes engagement with the unique features of its CEC portfolio, including knowledge management, virtual assistant, and employee community capabilities.
The visionaries quadrant is the most populous section of this year's report, containing Calabrio, Genesys, and Aspect Software. Calabrio is the closest to the X-axis in this section, and according to Gartner, it has achieved significant revenue growth over the past two years. The vendor also offers free post-implementation consultancy through its Calabrio Uplift program. Calabrio's closest competition is Genesys. The provider's products are already established in many contact centers, making it easier to train new call agents. Rounding out the visionaries section is Aspect Software, which primarily serves large enterprises around the world. Additionally, Aspect delivers standard connectors for competing contact center platform, payroll, and customer engagement center providers.
No challengers were named in this year's Magic Quadrant, leaving the two remaining vendors in the niche players section. Eleveo (formerly Zoom) provides an established solution for agent evaluation and coaching that is enhanced by interaction analytics. The vendor also offers competitive and flexible pricing models. Rounding out this year's report is Lifesize, which is focused on expanding its Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) platform in order to include greater WEM functionality as the market continues to adapt to the emergence of new agent working environments. According to Gartner, the provider's suite is a cost-effective option that effectively addresses basic WEM functions.
Read Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Workforce Engagement Management.
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