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We are hiring for a First shift Production Development Engineer for our Tri-Seal Division within Tekni-Plex. In this role, the Production Development Engineer will be responsible for developing and commercializing new flexible packaging and liner structures, and improving the performance and cost of existing structures in accordance with meeting or exceeding the company's overall financial targets, goals and strategies. The Product Development Engineer reports to the Director of Product Development.
In collaboration with Sales and customers, lead the discovery and development of new products.
Prepare cost estimates for new or improved flexible packaging and liner structures.
Document and communicate trial requirements internally (Sales, Operations, and Customer Service).
Work effectively across all levels of organization from senior managers to hourly associates.
Identify opportunities for product, material, process standardization, simplification, and spoilage reduction.
Provide advice to customers and internal production regarding improvements to existing products and processes.
As required, provide assistance in the field to customers and other company representatives in the successful conversion of customers to Tri-Seal products or in solving performance problems with existing products.
Oversee the production of new test materials, and assist in the coordination of subsequent lab tests.
Prepare raw material specifications and revisions.
Document trial results accurately and in a timely manner in Lotus Notes Trial Request Database.
Prepare written technical reports and presentations for customers.
Interact with customer package development, operation and quality personnel to identify and resolve product performance issues.
Maintains and protects proprietary information as it relates to the company and customers.
Maintains the company reputation by complying with governmental regulations.
Exposure to analytical (infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry, and optical microscopy) tests and interpretation of results.
Must be capable of walking, standing, and bending over lab benches or equipment for large portions of the work day.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
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Le Joli Mai
"A far-reaching meditation on the relationship between individual and society" (Film Comment), Le Jolo Mai probes the mood in the streets of Paris in May of 1962. "The first springtime of peace" that followed the March ceasefire between France and Algeria after seven years of war. Working from 55 hours of material filmed with ordinary citizens—made possible by then-new, lightweight, synch-sound cameras—Marker and Lhomme craft a "sincere, brilliant, clever and highly idiosyncratic essay." (Paris-Presse).

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/*
 * Licensed under MIT (https://github.com/ligoj/ligoj/blob/master/LICENSE)
 */
package org.ligoj.bootstrap.core.json.jqgrid;

import java.util.List;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes.Type;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo;

import lombok.Getter;
import lombok.Setter;
import lombok.ToString;

/**
 * A POJO that represents a jQgrid JSON requests {@link String}

 * A sample filter follows the following format:
 *
 *

 * {"groupOp":"AND","rules":[{"field":"firstName","op":"eq","data":"John"}]}
 *

 */
@JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
@Getter
@Setter
@ToString(of = { "groupOp", "rules" })
public class UiFilter implements UIRule {

	/**
	 * Filter operator.
	 */
	public enum FilterOperator {
		/**
		 * AND : and if
		 */
		AND,

		/**
		 * OR : or else
		 */
		OR
	}

	/**
	 * Filter operator. This one is applied to each rule.
	 */
	private FilterOperator groupOp;

	/**
	 * Rules to apply.
	 */
	@JsonTypeInfo(use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME, property = "type", defaultImpl = BasicRule.class)
	@JsonSubTypes({ @Type(name = "group", value = UiFilter.class), @Type(name = "rule", value = BasicRule.class) })
	private List<UIRule> rules;

}

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There are five programming assignments and one optional assignment for this course. To get started on the programming assignments, download and extract the starter code for your particular machine. The individual source files are also available individually, but we strongly recommend that you use the tarball if one is available for your architecture. Many of the source files you will use are actually linked from other directories in the tree—make sure not to disturb the overall structure of the source tree. You should extract the tarball into an empty directory in a convenient location; when the assignment documentation refers to [cool root] it is referring to this location.
assignments – The root working directory for each assignment can be found here. The README found in each of these directories will offer more information regarding each specific assignment, as will that assignment's handout.
handouts – This directory contains all of the assignment handouts, as well as documentation for the Cool programming language. These are the same handouts that can be found in the Handouts section of the course website.
examples – This directory contains many example programs written in the Cool programming language.
etc, include, lib, src – These directories contain various source and helper files that are used by the assignment makefiles, spim, and elsewhere. Many of these source files may be symbolically linked into the working directory for each programming assignment. You should not need to access these directories directly to complete the assignments.
© 2010-2012 Alex Aiken, Stanford University. All rights reserved.


The Australians complained Degenek had been fouled prior to giving away possession by Mohammed Abdulrahman, but Japanese referee Ryuji Sato waved away the protests and the goal stood.
"Milos didn't get a minute at the World Cup, but he has stepped up at this tournament and done fantastically well," said Australia coach Graham Arnold.
"Obviously he's hurting at the moment but I'll make sure he's OK.
"He's a fantastic kid, a fantastic professional and he's got a long future with the Australian national team."
Victory means Alberto Zaccheroni's side will move on to a potentially politically sensitive semifinal against their Arabian Gulf neighbours, who earlier stunned South Korea 1-0.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt launched a diplomatic and trade boycott of Qatar in June 2017. The countries accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism, which it denies.
The political rift between Qatar and the UAE meant the Maroons were supported by only a couple of hundred Omanis but they celebrated wildly in front of them at the final whistle.
Asian Cup hosts UAE ousted defending champion Australia with a shock 1-0 win on Friday.
The UAE's progress was vindication of Zaccheroni's decision to make five changes from the side that edged Kyrgyzstan in the previous round, with veteran striker Ismaeil Mattar making his first start of the tournament.
The home side who looked comfortable despite the changes and within a minute of kickoff almost took the lead. Ismail Al Hammadi flew through the Australian defence, but Ryan was equal to his goal-bound effort.
Al Hammadi threatened again 19 minutes later, with Ryan called into action again after the winger had stepped inside Australia's backline.
The Socceroos threatened, too, in an open and entertaining first half.
Trent Sainsbury looped an early header over the bar and Apostolos Giannou forced a save from Khalid Essa five minutes before the break.
Mabkhout, though, should have scored in the dying seconds of the half, only for his close range header to fizz over the crossbar.
He made amends after halftime when he capitalised on Degenek's poor pass to give his side the lead.
Australia coach Graham Arnold threw on strikers Awer Mabil and Andrew Nabbout in a last-ditch attempt to take the game into extra time. However, the UAE held firm to avenge their loss to the Socceroos in the semifinals four years ago in Australia.
Qatar's Abdulaziz Hatem scored with a stunning late strike as the 2022 World Cup hosts upset Son Heung-min's South Korea to set up the semifinal.
The defensive midfielder's left-footed shot came out of the blue in the 78th minute and flew past South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu to decide a largely disappointing contest in front of a crowd of only 13,700 at Zayed Sport City.
Twice former champions South Korea poured forward to try and rescue the match but were unable to produce an equaliser.
"We've achieved something special today, this is history for us," said Qatar coach Felix Sanchez, whose team will go into the semifinal without having conceded a goal.
"We played a great game, the players made a huge effort and we achieved something great for our country.
"I'm the happiest coach in the world."
Pre-tournament favourites South Korea, who had been looking to reach the last four for a record-extending 11th time, bowed out before the semifinals for the first time since 2004.
Both teams had played their last 16 matches on Tuesday, which perhaps contributed to a forgettable first half with just one shot on target -- Akram Afif's long-range effort after 32 minutes which South Korea keeper Kim safely gathered.
The Qataris, who started with five at the back, came out with more attacking intent in the second half but were almost immediately caught on the break with Hwang Ui-jo forcing a save out of Saad Al Sheeb.
The game was opening up with chances at both ends and Son, who had looked fatigued since joining the South Korean squad for their third group game, started to impose his influence.
Son Heung-min's South Korean squad came into the Asian Cup as one of the favourites, but is now heading home early.
The Tottenham Hotspur forward got a low drive on target in the 72nd minute which went straight to Saad and made a decoy run before Kim Jin-su curled the ball onto the outside of the post from a free kick three minutes later.
"We tried to dominate the game as we had in our previous matches but they were very well-organised," South Korea's Portuguese coach Paulo Bento said after suffering his first defeat in 12 matches in charge.
"We were eliminated because we weren't efficient enough in converting our opportunities into goals."


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It is often quite useful to accentuate the edges of your objects by rendering your object once in fill mode and once in line mode. This often produces unsatisfactory results as the line may move into and out of the polygon. This effect is commonly known as stitching.
You may have also noticed in the past that when rendering two polygons that overlap each other, Z-fighting occurs and parts of each polygon are rendered.
The results of stitching and z-fighting can be seen in the figures below.
This tutorial expands on tutorial 13 and shows how you can overcome these effects by making use of polygon offsets.
One variable is kept to indicate whether polygon offsets are currently being used. This will allow you to toggle polygon offsets on and off to see exactly how this technique improves the program.
The drawBox function remains exactly the same except that the calls to change the current color have been removed.
To show the effects of z-fighting, we will be displaying some polygons on top of a cube. A drawPolygon function has therefore been created to simplify creation of multiple quads.
The beginning of our display function remains the same.
The object we will be creating can be seen at the beginning of this tutorial. It is a red cube, outlined by a black line. The one side of the red cube has 3 overlapping polygons on top of it.
Polygon offsets can be used in a number of ways to reduce the errors caused by these overlapping primitives. One possible solution is to offset the polygons of the cube to make it slightly smaller. This will allow the lines and additional polygons from being rendered without interfering with the cube.
There are three different ways to enable polygon offset, one for each rasterization mode (GL_POINT, GL_LINE and GL_FILL). This is specified by a single call to glEnable with one of the parameters, GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_POINT, GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_LINE and GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL respectively.
The cube will first be rendered, so we pass the GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL flag onto the glEnable function.
It is necessary to specify how much a polygon must be offset. This is achieved with a call to the glPolygonOffset function. This function accepts 2 parameters, GLfloat factor and GLfloat units.
where m is the maximum depth slope of the polygon and r is the smallest value guaranteed to produce a resolvable difference in window coordinate depth values. The value r is an implementation-specific constant.
A positive offset will push the object away from you whereas a negative offset will pull the object towards you.
The depth slope is the change in z (depth) value divided by the change in either x or y coordinates as you traverse the polygon. Therefore, polygons that are parallel to the near and far clipping planes will have a depth slope of zero. The closer the depth slope is to 0, the smaller the offset needs to be.
There is quite a bit of maths involved but luckily it is often good enough to simply use values such as 1.0 or 0.0 for the factor and units parameters, which is what we will be doing in this tutorial. As we want the polygons of the cube to be pushed away from us, we pass positive 1 as both parameters to glPolygonOffset.
The cube is then rendered as per normal in the GL_FILL rasterization mode. After this has been done, polygon offset is disabled.
The green and yellow polygons on the front of the cube can now be rendered without worrying about z-fighting.
If we now try to render the blue polygon, it will cause z-fighting with the green and yellow polygons on the front of the cube.
A way around this is to pull the blue polygon towards us to prevent z-fighting with both the cube and the front polygons. This is done by passing -1 as both parameters to the glPolygonOffset function.
If we were to now render the outline of the cube, stitching would occur with the front polygons. The lines can therefore be pulled towards us in the same way that the blue polygon was. The only difference is that now we need to pass GL_POLYGON_OFFSET_LINE onto the glEnable function instead.
Our idle function remains the same except that now polygon offset can be toggled on and off by pressing the O key.
You should now be able to effectively combat z-buffering and stitching. This is a great feature of OpenGL and can be used to greatly enhance the appearance of your application.


Since the foundation of this blog is lyric writing in general, and more specifically about my own development as a lyric writer as well as my thoughts around that development, I can't help feeling that I need to present a new song-lyric for you from my own pen now and again. Deciding it is time to write something in my blog that includes a brand-new song-lyric is scary, because if I don't succeed in writing a new lyric, I don't have a blog post. Still, it is a good scary because it forces me to get creative. Mr. Deadline is the best collaborator anyone can have.
This feeling of presenting a new song-lyric once again, has been making itself known for a few weeks now. Sadly, with a second job, my life has become a bit busier of late, so the creative flow has had to take a back seat. Writing that last sentence is just as horrible as it feels, but sometimes needs must and right now I am in one of those times.
However, two things have prompted the brand-new lyric I've actually written today. The first one was my realisation about how tired I've become of social media. I wrote about that a few blog posts back. The second one came only a couple of days ago, when I found out that the world was celebrating "The international emoji day" or something like that. I mean; -really!!!
However, I should be grateful, because this made me decide what my new lyric would be about. It was to be about two old friends doing something as strange as meeting up in real life, IRL, taking time out from their smart phones and just go for a long walk in the country side laughing and reconnecting, without having to try and make their words fit into a specific amount of characters and not having to rely on smileys to express how they feel. Doesn't that sound rather wonderful? I think so.
The lyric is called "IRL" and somehow, I hope it will prompt some of you reading this to take the step to reconnect for real again with someone important to you that you haven't seen for a while. Don't let the fear of "maybe it's not a good time" stop you. You will know you've done the right thing, when you see their happy face, just as I write in my lyric.
thinking of a good, old friend.
stopped before my thumb hit send.
drove two hours to her place.
when I saw her happy face.
Let's go for a walk! In real life!
Have a proper talk! IRL!
Laugh out loud, just us. In real life!
No emoji-smiles and fuss. IRL!
Just be here and now. In real life!
just disconnected from it all.
with no need for social walls.
I know my headline may be a strange one for a blog that is supposed to be about song-lyrics, music and writing, but sadly there is no getting away from the effects of social media anywhere today. Whether I want to or not, the constant reminders and fleeting comments about how "you can't make it without social media today", strikes a fear in me and I somehow feel I will be left behind even more than I am today if I don't develop my social media pages, and also increase the number of platforms I'm using.
My problem is that I am so bored with and fed up by everything that has to do with social media. I am getting to the end of a social media marketing course that, admittedly, has been fairly interesting, however I have also realised that it is not relevant for me and my situation. It doesn't matter how many collaborators I could lure to my, at the moment, non-existing website via clever tweets or wonderful Instagram pictures of my cats, dog or the local nature. I really don't have enough success stories behind me to keep someone interested of my lyric writing, as things are today. Why would I then waste time writing clever tweets or come up with the right hashtags and also the right number of hashtags to my Instagram pictures? I've learned through my social media course that 13 hashtags per Instagram picture gives the optimal number of clicks to my picture.
Personally, I find it a horrendous waste of time figuring out 13 different hashtags to every picture. Especially since I don't think 17 semi-final places in UK songwriting contest and one good placement in the SongDoor competition will make that many composers believe in my potential. In my experience most people looking for collaborators are searching for someone that already has had more success than themselves, or is showing more potential.
This social media course is also telling me that the worst thing I can do on my FB business page is to sell. Instead I am supposed to build up a relationship with my followers and make them trust me via my organic posts. If I advertise, that has to be done in a clever way too, so that people don't think that I am advertising. I'm supposed to do it via a "Click to action" advert. "Like this", Click here", etc. that then takes the person clicking on my link to my website or wherever I want to take them.
Since the FB algorithm recently changed and only 1% of my followers on my business site will actually see my organic posts, it seems like a terrible waste of time to spend energy trying to build up a relationship in that way. My normal FB page looks more and more like a dumping place for all the junk mail that use to come through the letterbox. At least I had the choice to put a notice on my mailbox opting out from receiving junk mail but getting rid of the constant flow of adverts on FB would be a fulltime occupation.
Yesterday evening I watched the programme "Panorama" and an episode called Smartphones: The dark side. All I have sort of known about how we are manipulated to spend more and more time on our phones through the pings when someone is messaging us and the red colour on the number of messages we have, made me feel both stupid and angry. All companies crating various apps and social media platforms have people working for them who are well educated in how to control people's minds. They know exactly which buttons to press, pardon the pun, to make us spend more and more time on various pages, – all this so that they can show a growth in their quarterly financial report and keep their sponsors happy to invest in them again.
One of the app developers even showed that he kept his smartphone in monochrome colours, to prevent some of the addiction the use of our smart phones creates via colours carefully chosen by developers to make our brains behave in a certain way.
Mark Zuckerberg, creator and CEO of Facebook, today "owns" two third of the worlds population, because that is now how many of us who have a FB account. These days he also owns Instagram and WhatsApp. He maintains that social media is good for us, because connecting with people is a good thing. Is it only me that feels like no one is connecting with anyone anymore? Not for real. IRL (in real life) has to be added these days, if we say we have been talking to someone, because most people think that "talking" mean chatting or facetime or anything but real life. The space awareness on the streets has become ridiculous. No one looks where they walk anymore, because the street isn't where people are at, even when walking. They are in what ever world they have chosen on their phones whilst getting from point A to point B. It infuriates me, when I have to shout out "be careful", watch out" or "excuse me" numerous times when I am walking my dog, because people are about to walk in to me or have stopped in the middle of the street to check out a bit more carefully something on their phone. And these "drones" don't even say excuse me anymore, because they are so within their own bubble, that it doesn't even enter their minds that being polite "in real life" still is a good option.
From today I will take away FB and Instagram from my phone. I only check them by habit anyway and take part in the conversation less and less. I would cancel my accounts, and it still may come to that, but the fear of getting left behind is sitting there, nagging me. Therefore, I will do the next best thing and only give myself access to these platforms when I'm on my PC.
I can't help but draw parallels between "The Borg" in Star Trek and FB. "We are Borg. We will assimilate you. Resistance is futile." While I still can, I will refuse to become a drone and a slave to the way FB and other big platforms want me to think. It may be an illusion, but I choose to evoke my right of free choice!


Adobe Systems expands on its efforts to promote PDF as a format for electronic forms with new technology for adding bar codes. Early adopters include the IRS.
Adobe Systems is set to expand its electronic forms with new capabilities for adding bar codes to forms based on the company's portable document format.
The technology, announced Monday, will allow faster processing of forms ultimately intended for printing. Early backers include the Internal Revenue Service, which will experiment with adding bar code capacity to several PDF-based tax forms this year.
Adobe also announced the release of a test version of Adobe Designer, a new product announced last year for creating forms that combine PDF and XML (Extensible Markup Language), the fast-growing standard for exchanging data between disparate computing systems.
Electronic forms have become a key strategic focus for Adobe as the company tries to expand PDF, now commonly used to electronically exchange documents, into a flexible container for exchanging business data.
One of Adobe's key differentiators from purely electronic forms competitors, such as Microsoft's InfoPath, is PDF's ability to accommodate both digital and printed matter.
The new bar code features are based on growing interactive capabilities that can be included in PDF forms. Forms designers will be able to use Adobe Designer or planned plug-ins for Acrobat Professional, the company's high-end PDF authoring package, to add bar code fields to documents, said Dan Baum, entrepreneur-in-residence for Adobe and developer of the new capabilities.
Recipients of a PDF form fill it out on their PC using the free Adobe Reader, which will also get a bar code plug-in, with the space allotted for the bar code automatically filled in as data is entered. A single bar code can represent up to 2,000 characters of data.
When finished, the form is printed out. The recipient uses a scanning device or fax machine to read the bar code, sending the results to a server running decoding software being developed by Adobe, Baum said. The server then feeds data into a corporate database or other backend systems.
The Acrobat and Adobe Reader plug-ins, as well as the decoding server, all are planned for delivery in the second half of 2004.
Baum said bar codes will allow companies to get information from paper forms into databases faster and more accurately. "We'd like to see people doing all their workflows completely electronically, but companies are at different stages when it comes to getting rid of paper," he said. "Customers who are using paper systems need a bridge for doing things electronically. This gets them started."
Paul Showalter, senior publishing analyst for the IRS, said the tax agency is looking at bar codes to help transition tax forms from paper to electronic delivery.
"For us, the best alternative is electronic filing," Showalter said. "But we realize we're always going to have some amount of paper coming in that needs to be processed, and we want to make that as efficient as we can...With the bar codes, the form is pretty much processed the second it's scanned."
The IRS will use a pilot version of the bar code technology this year on three specialized business tax forms, with an eye toward expanding it to more common forms in following years. "A lot of that will depend on how the pilot works," Showalter said.
Baum said the bar code products should pay for themselves within a year or less for most customers by speeding the collection of data and eliminating the costly error-checking required when paper forms are scanned with optical character recognition (OCR) technology.
"OCR is an improvement over doing it completely manually, but it's prone to errors," he said. "OCR is trying to interpret marks on a page designed for humans to read. Bar codes are designed from the ground up to be machine-readable."


You guys have to check out this super cool editorial shoot from collective member Sheradee Hurst Photography and event designer Krissi Farrimond. Their vision was "organic with a bit of an early 70's vibe" and it's filled with unique details like the gold and water color-inspired, hand painted cake from Amy Cakes, an amazing oversized white bouquet by Trochta's Flowers, big gold calligraphy and even a live dove release! Read on for more details and enjoy all the beautiful film photography by Sheradee Hurst Photography.
From the designer: "Fly Away with Me" is an invitation to endless love. The white doves, a central part of this wedding story, symbolize love, devotion, and promise, the promise of never ending love. Doves mate for life which makes their intriguing story of a lifelong bond, unusual in the animal kingdom and relatable to two people in love. As husband and wife, each holds a dove in their hands and releases them together, knowing however far apart they fly, in whichever direction they choose, they will always end up at home together, choosing each day, to be with each other. Amazingly, these doves do the same thing. Once White Wings of OKC gives the highly trained and conditioned Belgian Rock Doves to the bride and groom, they too find their way home and end up together again. The live dove release set the tone for the entire shoot. Every detail and piece of planning centered around this beautiful release.
Organic with a bit of an early 70's vibe shaped the vision of "Fly Away with Me." The table is set with vintage ceramic doves and Anchor Hocking Fire King plates, made in the early 70's. Additionally, an empire-waisted, flowing gown, a beautifully updated Brigitte Bardot hairstyle and strong eyes for our bride told her story. The Phaedra gown by Claire Pettibone was chosen specifically for the gorgeous, low back, adorned with roses and the empire waist. It features flowing, silk chiffon over floral lace. It is elegant and effortless, a wedding gown possessing striking beauty and comfortable ease.
We used the perfect 70's-inspired settee from Ruby's Vintage Rentals and an heirloom antique tea cart. The blues and greens in the bridal shoes, the cake and the settee, along with the wooded island, communicate the perfect color palette for organic and vintage 70's. The beautiful, three-tiered, gold and water color-inspired, hand painted cake was designed and created by Amy Cakes. It features green water color painting, imperfect gold stripes and hand-made sugar flowers. We wanted the cake to represent nature and the water while looking glamorous at the same time.
Thank you for sharing! Love this shoot!
Wow that colour palette!! So pristine, fresh and alluring, just gorgeous.
This was absolutely exquisite! Love the touch of turquoise, my fave color, and the lovebirds was just too cute! The golden cake was exceedingly elegant. Outdoor weddings cannot be BEAT!


I think I mentioned in the past that when I am writing I like to fine-tune my words by reading fine writers and trying to soak up their class.
Because hey, dreaming is free, and no writing handbook is better than a classic.
Right now I am going through three small booklets one of my followers sent me.
These are the small Penguin Modern Classics pamphlets – 60-pages booklets that collect three short stories of a number of modern authors.
The ones I received are Shirley Jackson, Dorothy Parker and Clarice Lispector.
Three great short-story writers, and three great small collections (the postman folded the package in two, so that all three volumes are creased in the middle, but that's the delivery guys for you).
I think I'll look up the series and check out more of these small, inexpensive books.
It's not the first time Penguin does this sort of format. Back when I was in university they had done a series of miniature books to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Penguin. Sixty small books going for 60 p.
It featured authors like Maugham and Dahl and Elizabeth David and Penelope Lively.
And yes, writing a gangster story/noir take on an old faery tale while reading Dorothy Parker does have some weird side effects.
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Ramkumar Krishnamachari, chief financial officer of online local business search engine Just Dial Ltd, has resigned from the firm.
Krishnamachari will be relieved from his duties with effect from 30 September 2017, Just Dial said in a stock-exchange filing.
He joined Just Dial in 2010 and was instrumental in laying the groundwork for its initial public offering (IPO) in 2013. In his role as CFO, Krishnamachari led the firm's finance, legal, taxation and secretarial functions besides being responsible for investor relations and stakeholder management.
This is the second high-profile exit at Just Dial in less than a year since the departure of its chief technology officer RV Raman who stepped down in October 2016. Raman was the second CTO to leave the company in a year after his predecessor Sandipan Chattopadhyay resigned in December 2015.
Just Dial, which was founded by VSS Mani in 1996, is one of a few digital businesses to get listed on stock exchanges. Its stock price peaked at Rs 1,800 two years ago but has slumped since then and currently stands at Rs 364.
The company recorded a 37.2% dip in its net profit for the quarter ended 31 March 2017. It posted a net profit of Rs 25.3 crore for the fourth quarter compared with Rs 40.3 crore a year earlier.
Its net profit stood at Rs 121.3 crore in FY2016-17 compared with Rs 142.7 crore in FY2015-16.
As of 31 March 2017, the company conducted around 435,360 campaigns for paid advertisers compared with 368,800 campaigns as of 31 March 2016, representing a year-on-year growth of 18%.
The company's database consisted of approximately 17.9 million listings compared with 16.3 million listings, representing a year-on-year growth of 9.5%.


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Yareli Guadalupe Carrillo Salas (born July 3, 1989) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her state in the Miss Earth Mexico 2014 pageant. She won the title of Miss Mexico Earth 2014 at the pageant's final competition on September 4, 2014.

Yareli represented Mexico in the Miss Earth 2014 beauty pageant, which was held on November 29, 2014 in Quezon City, Philippines, where she made it as a Top 16 semifinalist.

2 years after, she competed for the state title of Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa 2016 finished as Suplente/1st Runner-up.

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Living people
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Anthem Blue Cross seeks to raise individual policyholders' rates
By Chad Terhune for the Los Angeles Times –
California's largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, is seeking to raise rates an average of 18% for more than 630,000 individual policyholders, drawing scrutiny from regulators and the ire of consumers already struggling with soaring premiums.
Some Anthem customers may see rates rise as much as 25% in February under the company's proposal at a time when medical inflation is running at historic lows nationwide.
The increases are among several others proposed by California insurers, including Aetna Inc. and Health Net Inc. California insurance regulators will take the next month to review whether these rate increases are warranted, but state officials don't have the authority to reject them for being unreasonable.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said insurers can expect a thorough review by his agency.
"It's fair to say policyholders are dismayed time and time again at these rate increases they are forced to pay," he said.
Anthem customer Ellie Podway, 55, of Pasadena said she and her husband received a letter the day before Thanksgiving informing them of a 14% rate increase to $881 a month, effective in February. Since 2010, Anthem has boosted the couple's monthly premium 81%, she said.
"This is out of control," Podway said. "You feel like you're being sucker punched over and over."
Anthem, a unit of Indianapolis insurance giant WellPoint Inc., isn't alone in levying double-digit rate hikes.
Aetna, the nation's third-largest health insurer, wants to boost premiums 19%, on average, for nearly 70,000 individual customers in California, effective in April. Woodland Hills insurer Health Net raised rates last month 14%, on average, for more than 30,000 individual policyholders and their dependents statewide. Blue Shield of California is expected to file for rate increases for individual customers next week.
Industrywide, health insurers have been helped by historically low increases in medical costs the last few years as consumers postponed doctor's visits and other care to avoid out-of-pocket expenses in a sluggish economy. U.S. healthcare spending has grown less than 4% annually the last three years, according to government figures, the lowest rates in more than 50 years.
In its rate request, Anthem said its medical costs for this segment of the business are increasing nearly 11% and what it actually pays is rising 13.5% after adjusting for its portion after customer deductibles.
With those cost pressures, Anthem said that the profit margin on its individual insurance business in California is less than 1% this year and that it expects to lose money next year even with these proposed rate increases.
In addition to the 18% rate increase for about 630,000 customers, Anthem is seeking a separate rate hike of 15%, on average, for an additional 100,000 policyholders whose plans are regulated by the California Department of Managed Health Care. An agency spokeswoman said it is reviewing Anthem's proposed rate increase and those of other companies.
"We share our members' concerns over the rising cost of healthcare," Anthem spokesman Darrel Ng said. "The economic downturn continues to lead many healthy individuals to avoid purchasing coverage or to drop coverage altogether, leaving an insured pool that utilizes significantly more services."
Overall as a company, WellPoint has earned $2.2 billion in profit in the first nine months of this year and $2.6 billion in 2011. WellPoint runs Blue Cross plans in California and 13 other states.
In recent years, the rising cost of medical care and rate hikes for health insurance have been a major political issue that prompted congressional approval of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, much of which takes effect in January 2014, and calls in California for tougher state regulation of health premiums.
Anthem tried to raise rates up to 39% in 2010, sparking national outrage and helping Obama win support for his healthcare law. Anthem was forced to back down and accepted maximum rate increases of 20%. This year Anthem raised premiums 8% to 14%, on average, for about 700,000 individual policyholders and their family members.
The state's largest nonprofit health plan, Kaiser Permanente, is seeking an average increase of 8% for 220,422 customers, effective in January, according to state records. UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest health insurer, said it is trying to raise premiums 10% for about 5,500 individual policyholders in January.
These increases would affect many of the 2 million Californians who buy individual policies, but not the majority of Californians who are insured through employer group plans.
California employers said their health benefit costs rose 5.5% in 2012, according to a survey by benefits consultant Mercer.
A ballot measure scheduled for November 2014 would give the California insurance commissioner the same authority to approve or reject health insurance rate increases that the department now has over property and auto policies. Consumer Watchdog, the Santa Monica group that in 1988 championed Proposition 103 — which enacted rate controls on those other types of insurance — had tried to get the health insurance measure on this year's ballot.
Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, said the ballot initiative would enable the insurance commissioner to order refunds retroactive to November 2012 if health insurance rates are deemed excessive.
"Two years from now, the insurance companies might be writing big checks to consumers," Court said.
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The insurance companies just do not learn do they??? They keep skyrocketing their premiums making it even more out of reach to the American people. Then they get upset when people are demanding Medicare for all. It is plain flat out unsustainable to have premiums swirling out of control. The reality is Private Healthcare does not work! As long as private insurance companies are included rates will continue to soar! We needed Medicare for all YESTERDAY! It is a terrible shame what is happening to the American people with this healthcare disaster! ALL AMERICANS NEED TO SPEAK UP AND SEND A STRONG MESSAGE OR THIS WILL CONTINUE!!!! The big bad word Socialism!!! Certain things need to be socialized like, police, fire dept, public schools, national defense, court systems, and most of all a basic human right like healthcare!!! Yes healthcare is a basic human right and it should be for all our citizens!
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What's New? Hasn't America learned yet? Rates will continue to swirl out of control. All other Industrialized Nations have figured this one out. The insurance companies change their ways? Yeah right…
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> Thats why Iam going to a Country that is more into this kind of stuff sir!
> But I will Try what you just told me .
> But If There's no Use here  ^_^ I will Be Schooling in japan.
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Q: Blank first line of shell script: explain behavior of UID variable I have two very simple scripts, differing only by the presence of a blank first line:
$ cat test.bash
#!/bin/bash
echo ${UID}
$ cat test_blank.bash

#!/bin/bash
echo ${UID}

Now I run then, with and without nice:
$ ./test.bash
1060

$ ./test_blank.bash
1060

$ nice ./test.bash
1060

$ nice ./test_blank.bash

Please explain why, in the final case, the UID variable is unset. The behavior is the same when replacing nice with sudo or nohup.

A: Observe:
$ bash test_blank.bash
1060
$ dash test_blank.bash

bash produces output but dash, which is the default sh on debian-like systems, does not.  This is because bash sets UID but dash does not.  (POSIX does not require a shell to set UID.)  So, the question becomes which shell executes the script.
When bash sees ./test.sh, it (bash) runs the script.  When another command, such as nice, receives the script as an argument and the script does not have a valid shebang as the first line, then the default shell, likely dash, is run.
If you want UID in dash, or any other shell that does not provide it, use the id command:
UID=$(id -u)

Finding out which shell is running a script
To see which shell is running a script, use:
$ cat test2.sh

#!/bin/bash
ps $$
echo UID=${UID}

Under bash:
$ ./test2.sh
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
 1652 pts/12   S+     0:00 bash -rcfile .bashrc
UID=1060

If we invoke it using nice, by contrast, we can see that it is running under /bin/sh and the UID variable is not assigned:
$ nice test2.sh
  PID TTY      STAT   TIME COMMAND
 1659 pts/12   SN+    0:00 /bin/sh test2.sh
UID=

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Development Education is about building students' skills in order to effect positive change in our global society. Skills such as critical thinking and questioning can help students, not only to understand global issues, but also to take informed and meaningful action. Most DE resources and methodologies focus on building these skills.
The Concern Debates is a development education programme that gives students the opportunity to learn skills in research, critical thinking, public speaking and debate, and tackle some of the most important issues facing the world today.
Communicative competence across a range of media and uses of language. Ability to perceive the consequences of taking or not taking specific actions in a particular context.
The ability to manage complexity and uncertainty.
Check out our DE and Digital Media Literacy Resource, for junior cycle teachers.
Capacity for the development of satisfying and interactive human relations in different cultural and power contexts.
As each school's DE programme is different the list of skills below is not exhaustive e.g. many schools connect their learning on food and sustainability to their school garden so their gardening skills are also improved as a result of their DE programme.


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2022 Beach Ball was Brighter than Ever
We're incredibly grateful for all those who joined us in celebrating Camp Harbor View on Saturday, May 21st at the SOWA Power Station in Boston's South End.
Jack Connors, Jr., co-founder and chairman of Camp Harbor View, was joined by Dr. Anne Klibanski of Mass General Brigham, Jeffrey Leiden of Vertex, and Jack Shields of Shields Health Solutions, in co-hosting this year's event.
Thanks to the generous support of donors, we are heading into the summer with the resources we need to provide an unforgettable summer camp experience for 1,000+ young Bostonians, along with comprehensive family services and year-round leadership development programs. To learn more about our work championing Boston's future leaders, watch this short video that premiered at the event, where you'll hear directly from two alumni on how CHV helped to shape their childhood, and their limitless futures.
This year's Beach Ball, our first in-person event since 2019, was produced by Bryan Rafanelli of Rafanelli Events. Step inside the venue with the video below highlighting this special night.
For more, check out the full gallery of photos from the event and share your own photos with the hashtag #BeachBallBoston on Instagram!
Join Fit February & support Camp Harbor View with your workout
Camp Harbor View and our friends at EverybodyFights gyms have an exciting invite for you. We're launching Fit February — a month-long leaderboard challenge to benefit Camp Harbor View.
Here's how it'll work:
Donate $50 or more to support our work (or pay what you can, we want everybody in this with us!)
You'll get an invite from us to select your home gym (the EverybodyFights gym in Seaport or FiDi)
You'll be automatically added to the Fit February Leaderboard and eligible to win some big prizes just for working out, including roundtrip tickets anywhere JetBlue flies!
Everybody Fights is serious about Covid-19, members are required to wear masks while in the gym and the facilities are using enhanced cleaning and sanitation procedures. Boston also requires that everyone be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend a class in the gym. More information about Covid-19 protocols and other information about the challenge is available in FAQs below.
What are you waiting for? Sign up today!
Fit February FAQs
Q: What is Fit February?
A: It's a month-long endurance challenge with our partners at EverybodyFights gym. With a $50 donation to Camp Harbor View, participants received a one-month pass which includes access to all workout classes (i.e. open gym, boxing, cardio, strength classes) at your choice of one of Everybody Fights' Boston locations (Seaport and FiDi). The proceeds from registration go towards our programs and services that benefit 1,000 young Boston kids and their families.
Q: How do I sign up?
A: In order to join, you'll need to follow these four steps:
Donate $50 (or any amount) to support Camp Harbor View on this page to get your one-month access code.
Head to the EverybodyFights site up a username and password & choose your home gym (Seaport or FiDi).
Click "Buy Series".
Scroll to the bottom of the page, and enter your home gym code under "Redeem Free Class" (you'll get your code when you sign up on the Camp Harbor View site in step 1 above)!
Q: What are challenge rules?
Camp Harbor View and Everybody Fights are hosting the Fit February 2022 challenge. All activities are subject to the Everybody Fights terms.
Prizes will be awarded to eligible participants based on the participants with the most "rounds" completed and tracked in the Everybody Fights Camp Harbor View leaderboard — via the EverybodyFights Training Camp app. (one class = 12 rounds).
All adults ages 18+ as of Feb. 1, 2022 are eligible, with the exception of:
Full-time, year-round employees of Camp Harbor View
Full-time and part-time employees (or contractors, vendors, or partners) of EverybodyFights
All participants must complete an Everybody Fights waiver.
No purchase is necessary for participation. All donations are optional. Interested parties may email info@campharborview.org to participate.
Logging your workout
It is the responsibility of the participant to log your workout at the gym.
You must be on location at Everybody Fights to log your workout through the Everybody Fights Training Camp App at the time of your workout (staff at the gym should be able to help you if you have any issues)
The following prizes will be awarded to participants based on the number of days they check into classes in February:
1st prize (most workout days tracked in the EF Training Camp app in February): Two tickets anywhere JetBlue flies and a $250 Airbnb gift card.
2nd prize: P-Town Getaway (second-most workout days tracked in the EF Training Camp app in February): Two ferry tickets to Provincetown (thanks to Baystate Cruises), gift cards for the Cape Colony hotel and Red Inn restaurant, and a one-year family membership to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.
3rd Prize: On the town in Boston (third-most workout days tracked in the EF Training Camp app in February) Four premium Boston Red Sox tickets for the 2022 season, two happy-hour package tickets from Boston Crawling, and a gift card from Ostra restaurant.
In case of a tie
In the case of a tie for first, second, and/or third place prizes, Camp Harbor View will randomly select a winner. The loser of a tiebreaker for first place will win second place, the loser of a tiebreaker for second place will win third place.
Q: How does the leaderboard track my participation?
A: Download the Everybody Fights app (available on iOS and Android) and the app will keep track of each day you visit the gym. It takes note when you are within one mile of either gym location. Therefore, you must allow the app to have location permissions.
Q: What if I do two classes in a day?
A: Unfortunately, the app will not be able to recognize more than one visit per day. We encourage you to take one class per day.
Q: What are the gym's Covid-19 protocols?
A: We are dedicated to ensuring everyone's comfortability and safety. Boston regulations require anyone entering a gym be vaccinated against Covid-19. Individuals are required to wear masks indoors and wipe down their equipment after use from one of the various wipe stations. If comfortable, participants can take off their masks when working out in their own station, but must put it back on when transporting from station to station. We also strongly encourage everyone to not come to class if they aren't feeling well.
Q: Can I join the challenge as a team?
A: Yes! We strongly encourage teams. When you sign up for Everybody Fights, please have every member of your team put their name and in parentheses, the team name. You will not be able to see your team up on the leaderboard as one unit; however, at the end of the challenge we will add each individual's points with the same team name to see the total.
Q. Who can I contact with questions?
A. We're here to help! Please email Jaclyn McGrory at jmcgrory@campharborview.org or call 617-369-0010 for assistance with registration and answers to all your Fit February questions.
Making the season bright [video]
From Thanksgiving dinner to gifts at the holidays, this annual tradition seeks to alleviate family stress and bring kids joy. It's one of our most meaningful programs for families and donors alike, with both experiencing the generosity of spirit in the holiday season.
Take a look at this heartwarming video to see the Camp Harbor View community's holiday celebrations with over 400 families from start to finish.
Thanks to the generous support of hundreds of donors, partners, and volunteers, we doubled the number of families reached this year, distributing $101,800 in gift cards for parents to use to purchase their children items on their wishlist, bins with household essentials, and festive holiday supplies. Happy Holidays for all of us at Camp Harbor View!
Camp Harbor Views
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, Camp Harbor Views – a free online experience for families, supporters, and champions of our mission – celebrated the resiliency of our community and shared our views on the past, present, and future of the organization.
Hosted by Jenny Johnson of NESN's Dining Playbook and Camp Harbor View's Advisory Council, it was an evening full of surprises. Over 700 attendees heard from organization leaders, champions, and a few special guests sharing stories of joy, hope, and the community that made it all possible. The celebration was capped off with four impressive Leaders in Training sharing their 2020 experiences and why they're hopeful for the future.
Watch the evening's program from start to finish below to hear more young leaders share their perspectives. We promise it will leave you energized and inspired.
Camp Harbor View is made possible by the generous support of donors. We hope you're inspired to continue to invest in the future of Boston with us. Please consider donating to support our mission and share the magic of Camp Harbor View with family, friends, and fellow Bostonians by following us on social media. Thank you for being a part of this community.
2019 Beach Ball Celebrates CHV 365
Over 900 guests joined Camp Harbor View in celebrating the 12th Annual Beach Ball Gala on Saturday, June 8th at The Warehouse at Flynn Cruiseport Boston.
Jack Connors, Jr., Co-founder and Chairman of Camp Harbor View, was joined by Tim Ferris of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Sonja Kelly of the Kelly Family Foundation and Joseph Nolan of Eversource Energy in co-hosting this year's event.
During the program, Governor Baker and Mayor Walsh joined Jack Connors, Jr. in addressing the impact and growth of Camp Harbor View over the past 13 years. Along with Sharon McNally and Lisa Fortenberry, Camp Harbor View's President and Executive Director respectively, guests also heard from Danah Blake, a youth worker focused on the 10th grade Leader in Training cohort, and Kelsy, a participant in the LIT program, about the influence of meaningful mentorship in both of their lives.
This year's Beach Ball, produced by Bryan Rafanelli of Rafanelli Events, highlighted year-round programming with the theme Camp Harbor View 365. Learn more about the work we do throughout the year with the short video below that premiered at the event.
Also see updates from #BeachBallBoston on Instagram and check out the full gallery of photos from the event!


This week, Dr. Nuzum is a part of the Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Summit with Dr. Laara Van Bryce. He talks about his background as a naturopath, and how the chronic fatigue and disease we deal with today came about, and what you can do about it.
[Day 1] Interview with Dr. Daniel Nuzum from Laara Van Bryce on Vimeo.
You can also visit the website, and listen to some great talks by other doctors.Over 20 professionals will be sharing their knowledge and in depth tips and tricks.


"Though we were performing at our best at the time of "dot com" crash, to keep sales graph soaring was difficult. Business development required full time attention where support & technical needs were skyrocketing. As outsourcing seemed the only option left, we partnered with o2i. And success turned to our way… We are greatly benefited by partnering with o2i. They have immense ability to manage offshore projects and adhering to the time commitments. With each project, they have produced extremely stunning results - may it be simple web design or an interactive application. In coming months we plan to outsource heavily to them."
"Right from the inception, we rely completely on o2i facility for web development jobs. It gives us flexibility, price competitiveness & access to the wide range of technology skill-set. It also insulates us from the rapidly changing technology scenario yet offering the cutting edge solutions to our clients. Thanks to them, we are able to spend more time on business development & customer support."
"Due to my industry associations, I frequently receive inquiries for web development assignments. In the absence of reliable production facility/partner, I was not comfortable in accepting them. The comfort level has increased soon after I started working together with o2i. Their pre-sales support, extremely competitive prices & streamlined development processes have not only generated additional revenue stream but also contributed in elevating customer satisfaction."


At Gymboree Play and Music Lanarkshire we are far more than just a toddler group; our baby activity and toddler classes are a great way to encourage learning for little ones with fun activities that encourage their physical, cognitive and social skills. Our unique classes have been designed by experts in childhood development and feature a parent or carer as a fully participating play partner.
With our developmentally structured lessons and custom designed gym apparatus you can come along with your child and begin a future of fun- filled learning. Our classes are designed for very specific age groups which we passionately believe is an essential part of ensuring our classes are developmentally appropriate, engaging and fun for you and your child. This also offers you the opportunity to meet other families with children the same age and experience the fantastic fun that Gymboree Play and Music Lanarkshire has to offer.
Gymoree Play and Music East Kilbride is just a few minutes from Calderglen Country Park. Head towards Strathaven, passing Calderglen on your left, take a right at the first roundabout. Go straight ahead at the 2nd roundabout and then right again at the 3rd roundabout. Follow the signs for Cafe Ceramico and it will lead you in to the Estate. We are the first car park on the right as you enter Albion Way.
ART: Inspiring imagination and self-expression with hands-on art activities that let your child take charge of their creativity. Painting, printing, sculpture, drawing and collage are just the beginning. Our Art classes are for little ones from 18 months up to 5 yrs. Here at Gymboree, we are all artists!
OPEN GYM: We also offer drop-in free play sessions for our active members at least once a day. Members can simply come along with children from 0-5 years and play for free for 45 minutes. Our amazing indoor activity Playfloor offers a chance to stay in the warmth whilst giving you and children things to do! Stuck at home or been out in the cold all day? Pop in and have some fun at Open Gym.
SIBLING AND FAMILY CLASSES: Family Play & Learn and Music Classes all year round for children from 6 months to 5 years.
We also provide sessions for Nursery Schools and toddler groups throughout North and South Lanarkshire.
Call us on 07866 488 710 or email victoria@gymboreeclasses.co.uk for more information on booking your little one's special day!
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Designed by Harvey Probber, this small midcentury cabinet features a mahogany case on a plinth base. Cane-front sliding doors conceal, on the left, three deep drawers with white lacquered fronts and, on the right, additional adjustable shelving.
Harvey Probber label inside top drawer.


All of the information contained in this script is based on my own personal findings, research and thoughts over the past 10+ years about how to progress in stock photography.
There is no guarantee that you will earn your fortune or reach any level of success using these techniques but there is no substitute for hard work, due diligence, determination and persistence.
If you are reading this, then the chances are that you have yet to get started with stock photography or you have already started but only have a few images online with little or no "action" as yet.
Assuming that you are shooting stock photos as a sideline to your current career or profession for now, you can work this as much or as little as you want. Obviously though, the more you put into it, the more you will reap!
Since I started shooting stock in 2004, I have seen complete newcomers to photography enter the world of stock asking basic "newbie" and beginner questions in the forums.
I have then seen them take the world by storm and becoming some of the most successful stock shooters of all time with one in particular earning over $1 million per year so aim high in all that you do!
It is all about dedication, focus and determination…don't let ANYTHING get in your way if you want to make a go of this. You really can achieve anything if you put your mind to it and the very least you will achieve is that you will improve your photography massively!
You see, as you research and practice over time trying to create highly desirable stock images, before you know it you will discover that your photography has dramatically improved. Stock photography is a great way to "fast track" your learning.
Of course, super fast progression just isn't feasible for many of us due to time constraints, work commitments and family etc. So as I said, put in as much effort as you can, when you can and you will soon start to see a return on your investment.
I can give you guidance, inspiration, motivation and assistance although you must also find those qualities in yourself. You need to be able to find new ideas and motivate yourself to follow through to completion, upload and acceptance at as many agencies as possible.
Stock photography is a living beast. It is forever changing and evolving and my advice is to leave any ego and preconceived (mis)conceptions at the door and do whatever is necessary to succeed at the level you wish to achieve. Nothing illegal now!
Just to explain my reasoning behind that last paragraph…when I moved over to "microstock", I received some flak from family and other professional photographers who said I had "sold out". The traditionalists said microstock was for amateurs and it was destroying the "art" of stock photography.
Well, many of those "amateurs" are now full time working professional photographers in their own right. They have applied what they have learned through shooting stock and made the simple transition to weddings, portraits, landscapes and so on. You can do that too!
You may be thinking at this point that is all sounds great but where do I start? Well, hopefully by the end of this course you will be buzzing with ideas and inspiration and will know exactly what to do to get going…stock photography is fun and totally addictive and well as a good earner!
It is never ending. Now think about video.
Most modern DSLR's have the capability to shoot high definition video and if your has, you are most likely "missing a trick".
Stock video is currently in its infancy and there is a great opportunity to make good money from it. I plan to write a whole new section on this soon but for now, concentrate on building a library of great, up to date stock images.


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Kia Motors produces two millionth vehicle in the U.S.
March 30, 2016 UncategorizedJimoh Olawale
Today, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated as the plant's two millionth vehicle – a white 2016 Sorento SXL – rolled off the assembly line in West Point, Georgia.
Representing an investment of more than $1.1 billion, KMMG began mass production on November 16, 2009 and today produces more than forty percent of all Kia vehicles sold in the United States.
"Assembling two million vehicles in less than seven years is a remarkable achievement, and one that each of our team members can take a lot of pride in," said KMMG President and CEO Hyun-Jong Shin. "The world-class quality that goes into every Sorento CUV and Optima midsize sedan we build is a direct result of the hard work and commitment of our team members, and today we salute their commitment to excellence."
Together with on-site and local suppliers, KMMG is responsible for the creation of more than 15,000 jobs in West Point and the surrounding region, and achieved its highest-ever ranking – top five among vehicle assembly plants in the U.S. – in J.D. Power's most recent Initial Quality Study.
"Together, Kia and Georgia have a strong reputation of success," said Governor Nathan Deal. "The company's continued investment in the state speaks volumes to our pro-business atmosphere, and we will continue to support them as they grow here. I want to congratulate Kia's team members on this accomplishment."
About KMMG
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) is the first manufacturing site in North America for Kia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, Korea. With an annual capacity of 360,000 units, KMMG is located on 2,200 acres in West Point, Georgia, and began mass production on Nov. 16, 2009. KMMG is home to the Sorento CUV and the Optima mid-size sedan, two of the brand's top selling models in the U.S.
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Set to music, this challenging and rewarding class will help build strength, increase flexibility, and find focus.Power Yoga is a Vinyasa yoga class, meaning students flow through yoga sequence linking each breath to a different posture.The movement helps build heat within the body and allow participants to sink deeper into each posture.This class is perfect for beginning and intermediate yogis.We'll spend time in the first few sessions breaking down the postures and flowing at a moderate pace to help learn or refine the fundamentals of vinyasa yoga. Bring a mat, water, and towel. Dates are subject to change with notice.Dates will be rescheduled based on instructor and facility availability. No refunds/prorated fees will be provided.


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HAWKEYE Gold & Diamond Inc. (the "Company" or "HAWKEYE"): Vancouver, British Columbia: is pleased to announce that Mr. Dan Cardinal, P.Geo. (BC); P.Geol. (AB); F.G.A.C., has joined Hawkeye to act as exploration advisor and as a Qualified Person (QP), as that term is defined under National Instrument 43-101, for work programs carried out over the Company properties. Mr. Cardinal graduated with a B.Sc. degree in Geology from the University of Alberta in 1978. He has worked as a professional geologist for the past 31 years in Canada and western United States. Work has included detailed geological investigations of mineral districts, examination and reporting on a broad spectrum of mineral prospects and properties for junior and major resource companies in both the energy and mineral resource sectors. Mr. Cardinal has also authored a number of 43-101 compliant reports in his career. Dan has been registered in good standing with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia since 1991 and with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta since 1980.


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JANE RAKAY NELSON
Jane Rakay Nelson has more than three decades of experience handling numerous real estate financing, lease and acquisition transactions for nonprofit and for profit clients.
Jane's comprehensive background working with developers and financial institutions provides her with a unique perspective when developing creative solutions to the tax and structuring issues arising under the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program and to close NMTC transactions. She has represented borrowers (QALICBs) all over the country in connection with various types of projects, including arts halls, medical facilities, manufacturing/industrial facilities, hotels, retail and community facilities. Projects include several YMCAs and community centers, Boys and Girls Clubs (NJ and Puerto Rico) the San Francisco Jazz Performance Hall (CA), Columbia Basin Health Association facility (WA), Salud Para La Gente health facility (CA), Presbyterian Medical Services facility (NM), SARLA manufacturing facility (SC), Food Lifeline (WA), M-1 Rail (MI), Pike Place Market (WA), Boys and Girls Clubs (NJ), Audible Headquarters (NJ), Copper King Hotel (MT), Great Falls Rescue Mission (MT), recenter (TX).
Jane remains active in several professional and community organizations, having served as chair of the Downtown Seattle Association Board of Directors, co-chair of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Business Affiliates Board, chair of the Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club Board and member of the Board of Directors of the Woodland Park Zoo. Jane has lectured and taught seminars on real estate development and financing issues, and has also served on the executive committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the Washington State Bar Association.
Professional Affiliations:
Alliance for Pioneer Square Board (2018-present)
Downtown Seattle Association Board of Directors, currently Emeritus (1998-present), Chair (2009-2010), Vice-chair (2008-2009), Secretary (2007-2008)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Business Affiliates Board, Co-chair (2007-2011)
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Business Alliance Executive Industry Board (2001-2007), Co-president (2005-2007)
Woodland Park Zoo Board of Directors (2009-2014)
Home Depot Foundation Advisory Committee (2007-2008)
Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club Board (1992-1999), President (1996-1999)
King County Boys and Girls Club Board Executive Council and Presidents' Council (1996-1999)
Mercer Island School Board Fiscal Committee (1991-1996), Chair (1995)
State of Pennsylvania
Duquesne University School of Law, J.D.
Executive Editor, Duquesne Law Review
The Ohio State University, M.A. and B.S.
Honors:
Martindale-Hubbell: Peer Review Rated "AV" and Preeminent Women Attorneys
The Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real Estate
Washington "Super Lawyer" in Real Estate
Washington Law & Politics: Top 40 Real Estate Lawyers in Washington
Fortune Magazine: Women Leaders in the Law
Super Lawyers: Top Women Attorneys in Washington
Direct Dial: 206-812-2498
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Vivo Works With Megvii for Advanced Mobile 3D Facial Recognition Applications
Vivo is now working with a facial recognition specialist on 3D face and head modelling technology. The partnership was detailed at last week's Mobile World Congress Shanghai event, where both companies showed off technology allowing attendees to have their heads scanned and then built into a physical 3D model they could hold in their hands.…
Financial ID Briefing: Naked Payments For Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Alipay Enables Naked Payments at Upscale New KFC Restaurant
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EyeVerify Pivots to Asia, Rebrands as 'Zoloz'
EyeVerify is changing its focus and its name. In a new post on the company's blog, CEO Toby Rush has announced that the company's new core mission is to provide a mobile-centric identity management platform to 'underserved and underbanked' individuals in the Asia region, and that the company is changing its name to Zoloz. The…
Eyeprint ID Could Expand 'Dramatically' Across Alipay Base: EyeVerify
A wide swath of Alipay users now have access to Eyeprint ID security, and the company behind the system, EyeVerify, is celebrating the deployment in a new blog post outlining the system's advantages. An obvious one is ease of use, particularly given that Alipay already employed a facial recognition authentication system using a mobile interface…
EyeVerify Scaling Up After Ant Financial Acquisition
In the wake of its acquisition by Alipay operator Ant Financial, EyeVerify is scaling up. The Eyeprint ID company has announced plans to increase its staff at its headquarters in Kansas City, where it's going to "expand its relationship with the University of Missouri Kansas City" and "draw from the extensive local talent pool of…
News Roundup: Background Checks and Major Acquisitions
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EyeVerify Reaffirms BioConnect Partnership In Wake Of Ant Financial Acquisition
In the wake of its acquisition by Ant Financial, EyeVerify is doubling down on its commitment to work with BioConnect. The latter two companies first teamed up earlier this summer, with BioConnect aiming to bring EyeVerify's eye vein biometrics technology to its eponymous multi-factor authentication platform. With EyeVerify's Eyeprint ID system having attracted some considerable interest…
AI-Human Facial Recognition Competition Illustrates State of the Art
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Alipay Facial Recognition Comes To iOS & Android
Alipay has now launched facial recognition for user authentication on its mobile app. Users with iOS and select Android devices can now use the system for biometric login. The system has been a long time in the making. Reports first emerged of a facial recognition-based system called 'Smile to Pay' back in March of this…
Alibaba Invites EyeVerify CEO To Speak At Conference
Alibaba Group, the parent company of Chinese mPayment giant Alipay, has invited the CEO of EyeVerify to speak at its 2015 Hangzhou YunQi Conference. Toby Rush has accepted the invitation, and was likely keen to do so, given the prominence of both Alibaba and the conference. The theme of this year's event is "Internet +…
News Roundup:Innovation and the Multimodal Future
Last week at FindBiometrics, while we continued to talk Time & Attendance in the featured articles section, the conversation in the news was focused on fingerprint scanning, border control and the multimodal future of the industry. Here are all the top stories you need to be prepared for what's coming this week. Fingerprint Sensors and…
Alipay's Facial Recognition Developer Raises $47 Million
Like the mPayment killer app, Apple Pay, Alipay is going to use biometric authentication for payments; but rather than having users scan their fingerprints, the platform will use Face++ facial recognition technology. Face++, a China-based company specializing in facial recognition technology, has raised $47 million in its latest round of funding, according to a TechCrunch…
Skepticism About Alipay Facial Recognition Rises
-The emerging vulnerabilities of mCommerce are a serious threat, but there are viable multi-factor solutions, and sticking with archaic password systems is not a good option.- In the wake of Alipay's announcement that it is going to use facial recognition technology for user authentication in mobile payments, some are starting to ask if that kind…


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Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Does Gymnastics, Spot Goes on Sale
Matthew DeCarlo
September 25, 2019, 10:28am EDT September 25, 2019, 10:51am EDT
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Can you do a handstand, leaping somersaults or jump and spin 360 degrees without twisting your ankles? The "Atlas" robot from Boston Dynamics can. Perhaps the better question is: Do you feel obsolete yet?
Five years ago it was a feat for Atlas to walk over uneven terrain, but in the last couple of years, Boston Dynamics has posted updates demonstrating the robot's parkour-like capabilities. In the company's latest video, Atlas is shown using its whole body to perform a series of coordinated maneuvers that mimic a gymnastic routine, which is more involved than the single backflip shown in 2017.
The company says it uses an optimization algorithm that "transforms high-level descriptions of each maneuver into dynamically-feasible reference motions." Atlas has a model predictive controller that can track the motions and allows the robot to seamlessly transition from one action to another. It's noted that the company is getting faster at developing routines and has a performance success rate of about 80%.
According to the latest figures listed on Boston Dynamics' website , Atlas is comprised of the world's most compact hydraulic systems including custom motors, valves and a hydraulic power unit that drive its 28 hydraulic joints. The robot stands 1.5 meters tall (4.9 feet), weighs 80kg (176lbs) and moves at 1.5 meters per second (3.35mph).
Along with demonstrating the latest capabilities of Atlas, Boston Dynamics has announced that its canine-like "Spot" robot is available for purchase as part of an early adopter program. Pricing isn't listed publicly and IEEE Spectrum suggests that the machine might cost as much as a luxury car, but folks who are interested in buying Spot can contact sales and submit an order form .
Boston Dynamics isn't necessarily selling to consumers and is reportedly aiming for buyers who have a "compelling use case" for the robot, which is designed for tasks such as carrying payloads up to 14kg (30lbs) and navigating terrain that is too rough for wheeled machines. Here's a video of Spot in action:
Spot's product page mentions a movement speed of 1.6 meters per second (3.57mph), 360-degree vision with stereo cameras to avoid obstacles, the ability to operate in environments between -20 and 45 degrees Celsius, and a swappable battery that allows for up to 90 minutes of run time. The robot comes with a software development kit that allows for customized deployments.
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NVIDIA Just Lopped $50 off the RTX 2060—Get It Now for $299
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With a $350 price tag, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 was the cheapest graphics card capable of ray tracing. Because of that low price tag, however, this card was hard to find (without price inflation) after it was announced. But today brings some good news: you can now get the RTX 2060 Founders Edition for $299. It's even cheaper!
A YouTuber Made the GameCube Joy-Cons Nintendo is Too Afraid to Make
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Disney Says No to Etsy Baby Yodas, Yes to Build-A-Bear
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For once, the whole world agrees on something: we love Baby Yoda (or The Child). Initially, official toys for the popular Mandalorian character weren't available, and enterprising people stepped up to meet the demand. Unfortunately, if you want a plush from Etsy, that time is coming to an end. The good news is that you have a new official source for your Baby Yoda snuggles—Build-A-Bear.
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If Sony Doesn't Need E3, Who Does?
Michael Crider | January 19th
Sony won't be at E3, the biggest trade show in the video game industry. They didn't show up last year either, but with the PlayStation 5 coming this holiday season, it's hard to see the company's absence as anything except a vote of no confidence in gaming's biggest dog and pony show.
These AR Contacts Are as Smart as They Are Stupid
Augmented reality (AR) is full of promise. Imagine getting directions in your vision while walking, or instructions while trying to fix your sink. The problem is most AR solutions calls for bulky headsets and equally large battery packs. A company named Mojo Vision is showing smart contacts that fit right on your eye to provide AR, and they sound great. But they look terrible.
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The agent-structure challenge is a far mentioned factor within the box of diplomacy. In his entire 2006 research of this challenge, Colin Wight deconstructs the bills of constitution and organisation embedded inside differing IR theories and, at the foundation of this research, explores the consequences of ontology - the metaphysical research of life and truth. Wight argues that there are various gaps in IR idea which may basically be understood by way of targeting the ontological modifications that build the theoretical panorama. by means of integrating the therapy of the agent-structure challenge in IR concept with that during social concept, Wight makes a favorable contribution to the matter as a subject matter of shock to the broader human sciences. on the such a lot primary point politics is worried with competing visions of ways the area is and the way it's going to be, therefore politics is ontology.
Surviving the Millennium strains the increase of the U. S. -Soviet antagonism from its roots within the U. S. -tsarist Russian courting and significantly reexamines U. S. containment procedure through the chilly warfare. The publication then makes a speciality of the hot U. S. and Russian interrelationship with Germany, Japan, China, the ecu neighborhood, and different key actors comparable to Iran, Turkey, India, the Koreas, and Ukraine.
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In the course of the chilly conflict, Soviet effect and Leninist ideology have been inseparable. however the cave in of either structures threw Russian impact into limbo. during this publication, James Sherr attracts on his in-depth learn of the rustic over a long time to provide an explanation for and examine the criteria that experience introduced Russian impression again into play.
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