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By 'life,' we mean a thing that can nourish itself and grow and decay.
ARISTOTLE, 384 BC TO 322 BC
Scientist, Philosopher
ONLINE PAPER PUBLISHING - Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition
UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC COMPLACENCY PRACTICES IN TIMES OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS IN THE CITY OF HARARE, ZIMBABWE. A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE
Authors: ZVIMEKRIA CLIVE MUKUSHWA, MARSHALL SAMUGWEDE
Abstracts: The purpose of this article is to contextually understand and examine in-depth the phenomenon of public complacency in times of COVID-19 lockdowns in the City of Harare (Zimbabwe). COVID-19 pandemic was first reported in China (Wuhan) in late 2019 before its global spread. It has undoubtedly become one of the newest, highly transmissible and deadliest threat to global human health as well as to democratic freedom. To minimise its spread, most global governments devised a mélange of COVID-19 lockdown measures but nevertheless the phenomenon of public complacency has become a global wicked problem. Researches that examine public complacency on COVID-19 lockdowns are still scarce and emerging. Hence, this article is critical as it provides an understanding and examination on this subject matter which ultimately contributes to extant theoretical literature on COVID-19 pandemic in this specific dimension. This study is largely qualitative and single-case study, which relied on key informant interviews and non-participant observations to collect data from cross-sectional participants. This was complemented with analytic desktop review of extant literature. The results indicate that COVID-19 lockdowns have seriously impacted on citizens' freedom in terms of movements, participation and livelihood strategy activities. It further emerged that citizens are engaged in complacency practices because of invisibility of law enforcement agents, selective application of COVID-19 protocols, economic climate, the belief that inoculation is immunity to COVID-19, hunger or abject poverty and public denial to new normal of COVID-19. The article has proposed some recommendations to improve public adherence in times of COVID-19 lockdowns in the City of Harare and further afield. This article recommends a study to be conducted on how COVID-19 lockdowns affects the public from a socio-psychological dimension in urban setting.
Pages: 1-10
Cite this Article: Zvimekria Clive Mukushwa, Marshall Samugwede , "UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC COMPLACENCY PRACTICES IN TIMES OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS IN THE CITY OF HARARE, ZIMBABWE. A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 1-10 #ijarporg
PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES ON PUBLIC FUNDS MANAGEMENT: THE REFLECTION FROM HEAD OF SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA
Authors: MWITA SOSPETER
Abstracts: Quality of any service provision is subject to the leaders who are entrusted power to manage and control all the necessary resources such as funds and fiscal within the given institution. This is because in the era of massive transformation in school management and administration there is a need to update leadership and management skills for sustainable institutions. This study explored the prospects and challenges on public funds management in the reflection from the head of schools. Sample of 35 head of schools who were randomly obtained participated in this study. The results show that head of schools had inadequate expected skills in public funds management. It was further revealed that fund mismanagement in Tanzania leads to poor service delivery within public schools. However, several measures have been established to equip school leaders with appropriate financial skills including providing training on school fund management and attending seminars and/or in-services training on financial related courses. Thus, the responsible authorities are urged to establish regulations and institutions for training heads of schools before and after the appointment. This could help in assuring reliable heads of schools with appropriate public funds management skills. Therefore, heads of schools could draw appropriate skills, knowledge and experiences in school management upon being provided with in-house training on school management and administration. It also recommends that the agency responsible for training in cooperation with education stakeholders need to undertake several pieces of training to inform school leaders on the new changes in education management.
Cite this Article: Mwita Sospeter , "PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES ON PUBLIC FUNDS MANAGEMENT: THE REFLECTION FROM HEAD OF SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA ", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 11-14 #ijarporg
A SHOPPER'S TALE: THE DIGITAL MARKETING INFLUENCE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF ONLINE SHOPPING USERS, A PHENOMENOLOGY
Authors: ELMERSON L. BARANAO, MAED, LOUISSE M. GARZO, FSHEIMER L. EDRA, LORD VAUNNE DREY C. TERUEL, EDWARD E. BALMORES, JOHN DAVE U. ALVARADO
Abstracts: Online shopping has significantly transformed the way consumers buy their desired products in this technological era. This study aims to set out the lived experiences of online shoppers who have altered their buying behavior to a more transcended one especially amidst this pandemic. Method: This qualitative paper made use of a phenomenological research design to understand the lived experiences and perceptions of the participants relative to the central question: "How do online marketing strategies affect the behavior of customers?" Data were gathered using a one-to-one interview that consists of twenty-five developmental questions and were analyzed using an inductive approach in theme development. Results: Four major themes emerged out of the data gathered which are Product Management, Customer Relations, Buyer-Seller Relationship, and Business Gains. Online shoppers' behavior was directly influenced by the digital marketing strategies in consideration to the assessed product, trend impact, customer concerns and satisfaction, and the benefits they can get using this online business platform. The study revealed that online shoppers developed skills and characteristics that affect their purchasing behavior relative to the digital marketing strategies. Conclusion: Digital marketing significantly influenced the purchasing behavior of online shopping users who used various strategies as a reflection of their rich lived experiences. Recommendation: Online products and services providers may consider the identified behaviors of online shoppers through responsive digital marketing strategies crucial in promoting and protecting the best interest of the companies and consumers.
Cite this Article: Elmerson L. Baranao, MAEd, Louisse M. Garzo, Fsheimer L. Edra, Lord Vaunne Drey C. Teruel, Edward E. Balmores, John Dave U. Alvarado , "A SHOPPER'S TALE: THE DIGITAL MARKETING INFLUENCE ON THE BEHAVIOR OF ONLINE SHOPPING USERS, A PHENOMENOLOGY", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 15-22 #ijarporg
AUTOMATED HOME SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE
Authors: JITENDRA SINGH BISHT
Abstracts: There lies two aspects to my project one is the detection of intruders and accidents other is the alert and automation system. The detection of intruders and accidents lies in the fact that the camera could detect fire, motion and strangers by using Computer vision. Coming to the alert and automation system, I have used some sensors and microcontroller boards for automating various activities in response to prevailing conditions and alerting the user about the undesirable activities.
Cite this Article: Jitendra Singh Bisht , "AUTOMATED HOME SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 23-27 #ijarporg
EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN LEARNING DELIVERY MODALITIES: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY
Authors: MICHAEL S. ANODA
Abstracts: This qualitative-phenomenological study determined the lived experiences of participants on the learning delivery modalities. It comprised of fifteen (15) participants selected using a purposive sample technique, with five (5) parents and five (5) students in a virtual in-depth interview and five (5) public elementary teachers in a focus group discussion. The data analysis employed data coding and thematic analysis. For the parents and students, there were issues emerged in the problem namely: difficulties in adapting the learning modalities; preference to one learning modality; problem on internet connection. Meanwhile, for the teachers, issues emerged namely: problems in adapting new learning modality; inadequacy in production in instructional materials; observance to COVID 19 health protocols. To address the issues, parents and students mentioned ways: securing stable internet connection; having constant communication with teachers; ensuring provision of resources and communal support; asking help from family members to understand the lesson; adapting time management skills; adapting the modality applicable in one situation. While teachers also pointed out ways: Engaging in activities preparatory for various teaching modalities; receiving support from others; keeping constant communication with parents; managing time efficiently. They also cited insights they could share to others. For the parents: emphasis of parent's role in the new normal education; parents' preferences of face-to-face instruction; high regard with the new normal initiative in education. For students: development positive learning habits; improvement of the mechanism of the new of learning; adaptation of positive perception towards new mode of learning. While for the teachers: provision of learning resources; flexibility and adaptability of teachers; importance of educational training for teachers; decongestion of school works. The results were significant to public school teachers, parents, students, DepEd officials, administrators and future researchers to give awareness and best practices to have quality education utilizing the different learning modalities.
Cite this Article: MICHAEL S. ANODA , "EXPERIENCES OF TEACHERS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN LEARNING DELIVERY MODALITIES: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 28-41 #ijarporg
THE ROLE OF PROBIOTICS IN THE TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI-CAUSED GASTRITIS
Authors: ZERIHUN ASEFA BIRU
Abstracts: Helicobacter pylori are a typical bacterium that affects a portion of the population in the world. Probiotics in combination with antibiotics to treat gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori is an effective treatment that has fewer negative effects than antibiotics alone. In comparison to using antibiotics alone, probiotics plus antibiotic supplementation eliminate gastritis caused by H pylori. Antibiotic-based H. pylori treatment is only about seventy percent successful, and it comes with a slew of side effects. As a result, probiotics combined with antibiotics have a completely inhibiting effect on H. pylori caused by gastritis. Probiotics are beneficial in reducing H. pylori-related stomach discomfort, according to several in vivo investigations. Human studies looked at the efficacy of antibiotics and probiotics in combination, and the results showed that probiotics improved H. pylori gastritis reduction and inhibited H. pylori settlement. Despite this, no study has been able to show that probiotics alone are capable of eliminating H. pylori. Probiotics used in conjunction with antibiotics can reduce the antagonistic qualities induced by H. pylori abolition antibiotic activity, and hence have beneficial properties in H. pylori-infected people. Long-term intake of diets containing probiotic strains improves antibiotic action of H. pylori infection in humans, mostly by lowering the risk of antibiotic-related diseases.
Cite this Article: Zerihun Asefa Biru , "THE ROLE OF PROBIOTICS IN THE TREATMENT OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI-CAUSED GASTRITIS", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 47-54 #ijarporg
DEVELOPMENT OF END-OF-LINE TESTING FOR POWER NET GUARDIAN PRODUCTS
Authors: BHUMIKA U, M G VEENA
Abstracts: Testing a factory-made unit at the tip of the line could be a vital step within the production method. Defective product or perhaps those not matching specification limits closely enough should be separated from the useful units shipped to the client. End-of-Line (EoL) testing assesses not solely the standard of the merchandise, however conjointly the soundness and yield of the assembly method. Reliable detection of non-functional units is that the primary objective of the take a look at, however reducing the rejection rate and increasing the output is that the final result. Automatic testing replaces additional and additional subjective testing by human operators to shorten the assembly cycle and to enhance the reliability and likeness of the results. However, objective measurements have need to give a comprehensive assessment as sensitive as a personality's tester victimization his visual and aural senses. To completely vie with associate older operator, the target mensuration instrument must even have learning capabilities to accumulate information concerning physical causes of the mistake. Moreover, it should to be capable of being integrated in machine-driven lines, strong in an exceedingly harsh and shrie atmosphere, price effective and easy to use.
Cite this Article: BHUMIKA U, M G VEENA , "DEVELOPMENT OF END-OF-LINE TESTING FOR POWER NET GUARDIAN PRODUCTS", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 55-60 #ijarporg
EFFECT OF FARM IRRIGATION ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME IN WEST WOLLEGA ZONE: A CROSS SECTIONAL APPROACH FROM KIREMU WOREDA
Authors: TAMIRU GABUSHO AYANA
Abstracts: This study was conducted on effect of farm irrigation on rural households' income in Boke and burka Dhintu, and Habro woreda, West Hararghe zone, Ethiopia using cross sectional approach to investigated effect of farm irrigation on rural households' income in study area. Three stage sampling procedure was adopted for selection of sample respondents. Descriptive statistics and Heckman's two-stage estimation were used to evaluation. The analysis revealed out of the total thirteen explanatory variables, nine variables of which were continuous and the fives dummies, found to be significant like distance from household's farm to the nearest market center education level of household, distance from residence to water source, access to extension service, livestock in tropical livestock unit, access to information, availability of family labor force, access to credit, and gender of household head. Finally, descriptive and econometric results show, improving rural households to extension service and livestock sector, are recommended to enhance participation in small-scale irrigation thereby improve small rural farm household's total annual income.
Cite this Article: Tamiru Gabusho Ayana , "EFFECT OF FARM IRRIGATION ON RURAL HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME IN WEST WOLLEGA ZONE: A CROSS SECTIONAL APPROACH FROM KIREMU WOREDA", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 61-65 #ijarporg
PREDICTING COVID-19 WITH AN APPROACH OF MACHINE LEARNING BASED ON CNN USING CHEST X-RAY IMAGES
Authors: ASHRAFUL ISLAM, FARHAN BHUIYAN, HASIBUL HASAN SAKIB, TUSHER DEBNATH, HUMAYRA SIDDIKA, SUMIYA AKTHER JOYA
Abstracts: In March 2020, The WHO (World Health Organization) announced COVID-19 as a worldwide epidemic. The Artificial Intelligence can play a vital role in different ways, such as machine learning in identifying COVID-19 patients by analyzing their chest X-Ray visually. Classifying the chest X-Ray with a new machine learning method, COVID-19 patients and non-COVID-19 patients can be identified. The new ML method can lower the development cost, also can detect & diagnose the virus in a test with large number of datasets. The ML method can be a useful tool to scan and analyze large number of the chest X-Ray as an image and also with accurate outcomes. This ML approach can work with rapid amount of data in short time and accurately from the Chest X-Ray image. With an improved Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), the X-Ray image can be segmented in fewer iterations. By analyzing and segmenting the chest X-Ray image, the detection process can be optimized with its histograms and threshold techniques. a new model based on Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) that automatically detects COVID-19 using chest images is presented. that most of the affected people have no common symptoms before checkup COVID-19. If the detection results are incorrect, the patient will not be able to understand that he or she has Covid19. The proposed model is evaluated by Python libraries namely TensorFlow and Keras.
Cite this Article: Ashraful Islam, Farhan Bhuiyan, Hasibul Hasan Sakib, Tusher Debnath, Humayra Siddika, Sumiya Akther Joya , "PREDICTING COVID-19 WITH AN APPROACH OF MACHINE LEARNING BASED ON CNN USING CHEST X-RAY IMAGES", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 66-72 #ijarporg
IMPACT OF REVOLVING CREDIT FUND ON THE RURAL POOR ECONOMY IN WESTERN HARARGHE ZONE: IN CASE OF SOME RURAL WOREDA
Abstracts: The study was conducted in West Hararghe zone; in case of some rural woreda to analyze impact of revolving credit fund on rural poor economy. To source of data primary data were collected from 120 members and 60 nonmembers of multipurpose cooperative. The secondary data were collected from institutions. The descriptive statistics were used to describe institutional and socio-economic characteristics of respondents. Multiple logistic models were used to analyze factors influencing average annual income and repayment performance. The amount of loan authorized to beneficiaries is not disbursed on time which may discourage farmers to demand revolving fund. About 54.00 percent of the sample respondents utilized loan fully for the purpose initially intended. Further, respondents revealed that lack of awareness; expenditure for consumption purpose and ceremonial expenditure were the main reasons for miss utilization of the revolving credit fund. It was identified out of respondent's 80 percent were non-defaulters and 20 percent were defaulters.
Cite this Article: Tamiru Gabusho Ayana , "IMPACT OF REVOLVING CREDIT FUND ON THE RURAL POOR ECONOMY IN WESTERN HARARGHE ZONE: IN CASE OF SOME RURAL WOREDA", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 73-79 #ijarporg
EFFECT OF FREE MARKET PRICE ON KHAT PRODUCTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF HOUSEHOLD IN WEST HARARGHE ZONE, ETHIOPIA
Abstracts: The chief determination of this study was to analysis effect free market price of Khat on economic growth of households in west hararghe zone in some woreda. The researchers were used for the methodology of the study adopted the neoclassical growth model to theoretical framework development to identify optimization problem of price liberalization investigating effects of free market on economic growth in some woreda, the researchers used Ordinary Least Square method. The study used ordinary least squares regression and found khat production price liberalization had a significant negative effect on economic growth of households.
Cite this Article: Tamiru Gabusho Ayana , "EFFECT OF FREE MARKET PRICE ON KHAT PRODUCTION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF HOUSEHOLD IN WEST HARARGHE ZONE, ETHIOPIA", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 80-85 #ijarporg
CLASSROOM DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
Authors: MITIKU TESHOME ABETI
Abstracts: This paper was aimed to investigate a classroom discourse and find out its uses for the teaching of English as a FL/SL. To achieve the purpose, the researcher made a classroom observation as a tool of data collection. The class was randomly selected from Kokebe Tsibah Secondary and Preparatory School, Grade 11. After having simply the record, transcription was made. Based on the transcription, among the models of classroom discourse, the Sinclair and Coulthard (1975) model was selected as a sign post of this classroom based discourse analysis. Comparing the model with the actual classroom transcription, the discourse analysis was made and the interpretation and recommendation were finally put in the study. Based on the analysis it was confirmed that the classroom from which the data in the paper was taken didn't promote equal roles for teacher and students. Teacher was dominating the class and students were not fully participating in that classroom. Additionally, there were unequal amount of moves and exchanges between teacher and students. All the moves, acts and exchanges between them were unequal. The class was teacher dominated. The initiation was from the teacher. There was no room for students to begin or initiate the conversation. When we see the lines from the transcription, teachers talk is about 10 lines more than that of students talk. Finally, it was recommended that teachers should give sufficient time for their students to make them practice the language and students are also needed to fully participate in the classroom in English lessons.
Cite this Article: Mitiku Teshome Abeti , "CLASSROOM DISCOURSE ANALYSIS", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 86-90 #ijarporg
ORGANIC FARMING - MERITS AND DEMERITS
Authors: MEHAK SIDHU
Abstracts: organic farming makes food healthy, improve soil health, healthy plants and healthy environment. Organic farming is comparatively costly than conventional agriculture because of extended time period, expensive organic seeds etc. The organic food produce from organic farming is much healthier for consumer. This paper provides an overview of organic farming merits and demerits
Cite this Article: Mehak Sidhu , "ORGANIC FARMING - MERITS AND DEMERITS", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 91-92 #ijarporg
EFFICIENCY OF WORK CULTURE, PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND RISK AVERSION TOWARD NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR
Authors: NINIK SRIJANI, SITI AISYAH
Abstracts: This study aims to analyze and prove the capacity of work culture, public service motivation and risk aversion to new public management and organizational citizenship behavior. The object of this research is employees PT INKA (Persero) Madiun City East Java Province. The sampling method uses techniques purposive sampling (sampling technique with certain considerations). The number of respondents who participated in this research were 102 employees. The data analysis technique or method used in this research is multiple linear analysis with the help of a program SPSS 23. The results of the research findings partially show that work culture and risk aversion have an effect on new public management whereas in the regression model both work culture and public service motivation have an effect on organizational citizenship behavior.
Cite this Article: Ninik Srijani, Siti Aisyah , "EFFICIENCY OF WORK CULTURE, PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND RISK AVERSION TOWARD NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 93-98 #ijarporg
AN INVESTIGATIONAL APPROACH TO REHABILITATING ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TRENDS IN A GIVEN CONTEXT.
Authors: MANTHRIRATNE P.A.P.H.
Abstracts: Sri Lanka's primary industry is the garment manufacturing industry. The garbage is introduced to the environment in significant amounts every year due to the high production capacity. Post-consumer fabric waste accounts for most discarded textile waste. Recovery prospects for controlling post-consumer textile waste have been reviewed timely. Alternative value-added techniques, such as printing and dying, are quickly displacing traditional value-added procedures. Instead of using destructive procedures, fabric waste from garment manufacturing can also be used as a value addition to new products with handcrafted sustainability modifications. Waste fabric pieces have been utilized as value additions above the resulting combination, strengthening the base fabric's durability, texture, comfort, confidence, and alternative styling. The purpose of this research is to produce an experimental prototype while exploring creativity-driven available options for repurposing post-consumer textile waste and proposing an entrepreneurial business opportunity to reach the local community's customer base. Meanwhile, the research will consider both environmental and ethical sustainability approaches. Experimental practical options have been tested throughout while evaluating the appropriate methodologies to find a better prospect.
Pages: 99-104
Cite this Article: Manthriratne P.A.P.H. , "AN INVESTIGATIONAL APPROACH TO REHABILITATING ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE TRENDS IN A GIVEN CONTEXT.", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 99-104 #ijarporg
CHALLENGES FACED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN TEACHERS' COLLEGES IN ZIMBABWE
Authors: SOPHIE HLATYWAYO, TICHAONA MAPOLISA
Abstracts: This paper sought to explore the challenges faced in the implementation of inclusive education in teachers' colleges in Zimbabwe. The paper was focused on three teacher training colleges in Zimbabwe. The study used interpretivism paradigm, qualitative research approach and multiple case studies research design. The population of the study were college principals, lecturers and students. A sample of seventeen (17) participants and eight (8) key informants was selected using homogenous purposive sampling. Data were generated using face-to-face interviews and direct observation guide. The paper established that major challenges affecting inclusive education were absence of inclusive education policy, shortage of resources, lack of funding, lack of skilled personnel, attitudes of college personnel, inaccessible environment, rigid curriculum, work overload by lecturers, stigma and discrimination and lack of information by students with disabilities. It can be concluded that due to lack of skills and knowledge on inclusive education and disability by the lecturers, students with disabilities are not adequately catered for in teachers' colleges thus, affecting their professional development. It was also concluded that shortage of resources was affecting inclusive education in teachers' colleges. The paper recommended that the Ministry of Higher Education Innovation Science and Technology Development (MHTEISDT) and teachers' colleges' administrators should have a budget to support inclusive education in teachers' colleges.
Cite this Article: Sophie Hlatywayo, Tichaona Mapolisa , "CHALLENGES FACED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN TEACHERS' COLLEGES IN ZIMBABWE", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 105-117 #ijarporg
IMAGE CLASSIFICATION BASED ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS USING TENSORFLOW
Authors: MANISH U, KARTHIK IYER, MD FARHAN KHAN, NEHTRAVATHI.B, DAYANANDA P
Abstracts: The purpose of this research is to use Tensorflow, a Python tool, to detect images using Convolutional Neural Networks. The input data focuses primarily on plant categories, and leaves are used to identify them. Since CNN consistently gives better results in automated plant identification, it is the best method to use for training and testing data.
Cite this Article: Manish U, Karthik Iyer, Md Farhan khan, Nehtravathi.B, Dayananda P , "IMAGE CLASSIFICATION BASED ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS USING TENSORFLOW", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 118-121 #ijarporg
A STUDY ON PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CUSTOMER TOWARDS THE SERVICES OF CANARA BANK WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TIRUPUR CITY
Authors: N. B RAMITHA, DR. D. BALAMURUGAN
Abstracts: This study focuses on the performance and customer satisfaction in banking sector with special reference to Canara Bank Tirupur city. Data were collected from the customers of Canara Bank with a sample size numbering 530. A well structured questionnaire was employed to collect data from the respondents. Tools such as percentage analysis, chi square test and garrett ranking tests were used to analyse the data. The analysis revealed certain interesting results regarding the customer experiences with respect to the bank' facilities.
Cite this Article: N. B Ramitha, Dr. D. Balamurugan , "A STUDY ON PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CUSTOMER TOWARDS THE SERVICES OF CANARA BANK WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TIRUPUR CITY", International Journal of Advanced Research and Publications (IJARP), http://www.ijarp.org/online-papers-publishing/mar2022.html, Volume 5 - Issue 3, March 2022 Edition, 122-125 #ijarporg


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Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
Abridged: 6 hr 9 min
Genre: Fiction - Humorous
With the same wicked humor and delicious charm that have won her millions of devoted fans, Sophie Kinsella, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Shopaholic & Baby, returns with an irresistible new novel and a fresh new heroine who finds herself in a life-changing and utterly hilarious predicament….
When twenty-eight-year-old Lexi Smart wakes up in a London hospital, she's in for a big surprise. Her teeth are perfect. Her body is toned. Her handbag is Vuitton. Having survived a car accident—in a Mercedes no less—Lexi has lost a big chunk of her memory, three years to be exact, and she's about to find out just how much things have changed.
Somehow Lexi went from a twenty-five-year-old working girl to a corporate big shot with a sleek new loft, a personal assistant, a carb-free diet, and a set of glamorous new friends. And who is this gorgeous husband—who also happens to be a multimillionaire? With her mind still stuck three years in reverse, Lexi greets this brave new world determined to be the person she…well, seems to be. That is, until an adorably disheveled architect drops the biggest bombshell of all.
Suddenly Lexi is scrambling to catch her balance. Her new life, it turns out, comes complete with secrets, schemes, and intrigue. How on earth did all this happen? Will she ever remember? And what will happen when she does?
In love we find out who we want to be.In war we find out who we are.FRANCE, 1939In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France...
Narrator: Polly Stone
Another Piece of My Heart
From the New York Times bestselling author of JEMIMA J, and THE BEACH HOUSE, comes Jane Green's most emotional and powerful novel yet: a story that explores the complications of a woman marrying into a ready-made family, and the true meaning of mot...
Narrator: Jane Green
The Matchmaker
In this moving story about losing and finding love again, a woman sets out to find the perfect matches for those closest to her. 48-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her ability mystical, whi...
Narrator: Erin Bennett
A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in this beloved bestseller from "the queen of the summer novel" (People).The Carmichaels and the Grahams have gathered on Nantucket for a happy occasion: a wedding that will unite their ...
Narrator: Therese Plummer
The "queen of the summer novel" explores the power of community, family, and honesty-and proves that even from the ashes of sorrow new love can take flight (Kirkus Reviews).A warm June evening, a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have...
Narrator: Erin Bennet
What Alice Forgot
What would happen if you were visited by your younger self, and got a chance for a do-over?Alice Love is twenty-nine years old, madly in love with her husband, and pregnant with their first child. So imagine her surprise when, after a fall, she come...
Narrator: Tamara Lovatt Smith
The new novel from the author of The Husband's Secret A #1 New York Times Bestseller Sometimes it's the little lies that turn out to be the most lethal. A murder…A tragic accident…Or just parents behaving badly...
Narrator: Caroline Lee
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With richly layered characters and a gripping moral dilemma that will lead readers to question everything they know about privilege, power, and race, Small Great Things is the stunning new page-turner from Jo...
Narrator: Audra McDonald
Kristin Hannah's FIREFLY LANE became a touchstone novel in women's lives. Across the world, women embraced the story of Tully and Kate's enduring friendship. They laughed with Tully and cried with Kate and anguished over Tully's fractured relationsh...
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
I think I could have written a series of books on being a Shopaholic, but British author Sophie Kinsella had beat me to it. In 2000, she had her big hit novel, the first in the Shopaholic series.....The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic. The great irony is that the book's main character is Becky Bloomwood, who is a financial journalist who should be giving sensible money spending and saving advice. However, she loves to shop, and is hopeless with money! It struck a nerve with many readers around the world. The other books in the series are: Shopaholic Abroad (Shopaholic Takes Manhattan), Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic and Sister, Shopaholic and Baby, Mini Shopaholic, Shopaholic to the Stars, and Shopaholic to the Rescue. Her first novel in the series was produced as a movie by Disney as, Confessions
of a Shopaholic.
Other books she has written include: Can You Keep a Secret?, The Undomestic Goddess, Remember Me?, Twenties Girl, I've Got Your Number, Wedding Night, My Not So Perfect Life, and Surprise Me. Her latest work is I Owe You, which is described as being empowering.
Sophie lives in London with her husband, Henry Wickham, four sons and a daughter.
AudiobooksNow review by Susan on 2009-10-21 04:31:11
I define my reading books by what Soda they taste like to me. For me, soda is an item that has no nutritional value what so ever, but you drink it for the pure pleasure of it. This one was a Diet Pepsi- which I am reading/drinking a lot of these days! It's light, crisp and refreshing. That is what I think about this book. There was nothing earth shattering or life affirming in this book. But you read it for pleasure. There was a sense of having read this book before. And in the end it begs the question of which came first, Remember Me? or Samantha Who?. However, in Kinsella's hands it is just good fun.
AudiobooksNow review by Anna on 2010-07-10 19:57:34
Sophia Kinsella is an awesome author! She writes such funny and engaging stories. I loved this book and am hoping Sophie Kinsella writes more books in the future.
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We're proud to announce that Westside residents in District 7 have won a $23,000 grant to acquire surveillance and crime prevention equipment to help stop home burglaries.
The grant will help pay for cameras, motion sensors, GPS devices, security marking identification kits, signage and other tools designed to track stolen goods/vehicles and deter crime. Participating residents and businesses must then register and coordinate with the San Francisco Police Department to share camera footage of crime scenes.
Access to this technology will help citizens provide the police what they need to apprehend perpetrators and give the District Attorneys additional tools for successful prosecution. There are thousands of car smash-and-grabs and package delivery thefts every year, and now it's spreading to home burglaries. This pilot program should help reverse the trend by making criminals think twice before striking.
The grant is from City Hall, through a process known as "participatory budgeting" sponsored by Supervisor Norman Yee.
Stop Crime SF applied for the grant in March 2017. Our proposal won the support of more District 7 voters than any other program in the history of participatory budgeting in San Francisco. The grant will be administered by an as-yet to be determined city department, in cooperation with SAFE-SF, the San Francisco Police Department and local neighborhood associations.
District 7 includes the following neighborhoods: Balboa Terrace, Clarendon Heights, Forest Hill, Forest Knolls, Golden Gate Heights, Ingleside Terraces, Inner Sunset, Laguna Honda, Lakeshore, Merced Heights, Merced Manor, Midtown Terrace, Miraloma Park, Monterey Heights, Mt. Davidson Manor, Parkmerced/SFSU, Parnassus Heights/UCSF, St. Francis Wood, Sherwood Forest, Stonestown, Sunnyside, West Portal, Westwood Highlands, Westwood Park.
Aug 30, 2018 Who's Watching the Judges?
Jan 2, 2019 Yes, We Install Security Cameras Too!
Feb 26, 2018 Where Should Resources Go to Fight the Auto Burglary Epidemic?
Dec 4, 2017 "The Time for Tasers Is Now"


HB1539 - TO PROVIDE FOR PETITION FOR EARLY ADMISSION TO KINDERGARTEN UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
House 4/22/2015 12:39:51 PM Died in Senate at Sine Die adjournment.
Senate 4/22/2015 12:05:51 PM Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
Senate 3/16/2015 5:33:37 PM Received from the House.
House 3/16/2015 2:00:36 PM Motion to reconsider passage of Emergency Clause passed.


Simply having a website doesn't guarantee success. When consumers research and purchase products and services online, they expect your website to work perfectly and quickly on any device, regardless of screen size.
Search engines like Google have also been changing ranking criteria algorithms that give favor to mobile-friendly websites. That means sites that have not been optimized for smartphones and tablets will be more difficult to find.
Mobile isn't a trend; it's here to stay. Here are the top five reasons your business needs a mobile-friendly website sooner rather than later.
#1 – More than half of all internet searches are done on a mobile device. Google recently revealed that consumers do more searches on their mobile devices than desktop computers and laptops. In fact, mobile devices now account for more than 50 percent of searches, with most from smartphones and tablets.
#2 – Mobile-friendly websites rank higher when Google searches are done on mobile devices. Google also recently announced that non-mobile web pages are now penalized in mobile search results. While Google did not disclose their algorithm, we know their primary goal is to provide the most user-relevant search information and experience.
This is Google's way of encouraging businesses to have mobile-friendly websites. Without one, your company's mobile-search rankings will drop lower, resulting in fewer searchers finding your website.
Use Google's Mobile Friendly Test to see if your website meets Google's mobile requirements.
#3 – More than four out of 10 mobile users are likely to take action. Google has also reported that 44 percent of all people who searched on a mobile device took action on the product or service they searched.
#4 – Mobile-friendly websites load six times faster than traditional websites. With people's attention span shorter than ever, a quick loading site is a great marketing advantage. A properly designed mobile website will load six times faster than a traditional website on a mobile device.
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Instead of planning dinners around recipes, try using your weekly grocery flier as a cookbook instead. If you plan all your meals around what's on sale in your grocery store's flyer you can take into account the biggest sales, then plan your suppers based on those ingredients. If you follow this tip you'll find that you'll leave the grocery store with a much smaller food bill than you're used to.
The most effective technique you can adopt into your financial battle strategy is paying on the principal balance. Interest rates can be a doozy for your savings especially if you own a home. Paying on the principal shortens the life of debt and pushes you toward better credit and extra dollars during tax season. For new vehicles, paying on the principal balance pushes you closer to trading in your vehicle to new, better vehicle. Companies, financial and auto, take notice to this strategy and give you perks for remaining consistent with payments. The faster you get these debts for the better.


"You have to follow your heart to find your true love and I remember when I was in high school and college, we were still reading The Rules, do you remember that book? This is very much like that," she said in an interview promoting her Hallmark film, Dater's Handbook. "All those different things it would say, like, 'Be a creature unlike any other,' and it's really about playing these games. But at the end of the day, when it comes down to finding the person that you're right for, that's not the person you're going to play games with.
"We just need to be kinder to ourselves. If we treated ourselves the way we treated our best friend, can you imagine how much better off we would be?" she said. "Try to find a space inside of you that reminds yourself that yes, you can have questions and self doubt, that's going to come up, that's human. But at the end of the day, you are enough exactly as you are."
"I love to cook. My character is a foodie because they know that I'm a foodie. I'm always on the quest to find amazing new restaurants and new recipes. I'm a California girl, right? I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from," she told Marie Claire. "I love to travel, too. My most recent trips in the past year and a half have been biking through Vietnam, campervanning through New Zealand, and touring the whole coast of Croatia and the islands there. I always want off the beaten path, Anthony Bourdain-inspired travel. Also by virtue of growing up really outdoorsy in California, I love running. And I do a lot of yoga, as well, so I think you just find that balance."


This is a wonderful dish to serve if you want to eliminate carbohydrates and add another wonderful vegetable to your meal. Here, I served it with grilled salmon and asparagus.
Clean and cut cauliflower into small pieces. * Blanch for a few minutes in boiling water and drain well. Immediately pat dry cauliflower between several layers of paper towels.
In a food processor, add cauliflower, parmesan, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper.
Blend until almost smooth…you want a little texture. Mix in a little of the herbs and keep warm in oven until ready to serve.
Add a tablespoon or two of extra virgin olive oil to enhance the flavor.
I love using an ice-cream scoop to serve on each plate.
OPTION *Roast garlic in oven with rosemary to give it a richer and deeper flavor!
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Jill first appeared as one of the protagonists of the classic survival horror game, Resident Evil. She returned as the main protagonist in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Jill made her first fighting game appearance in Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. has also made a variety of cameo appearances in various Capcom games. Along with Chris Redfield, Jill is a member of STARS Alpha team. STARS was deployed to investigate a series of bizarre murders in the Arklay Mountains, where they eventually discovered the Umbrella Corporation's Arklay Research Facility. Jill initially works with Barry Burton, as they inspect the mansion and discover its undead residents. She and Chris discovered that STARS leader Albert Wesker had betrayed them, and after defeating the Tyrant released by Wesker, Jill escaped the mansion along with Chris, Barry, Bravo team member Rebecca Chambers, and Alpha team pilot Brad Vickers.
In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Jill returned to Raccoon City after a S.T.A.R.S.'s request for a full-scale investigation of Umbrella's activities was denied by the team's superior, chief Brian Irons of the Raccoon City Police Department. With no support from the American government, Jill, Chris, Barry, and Rebecca Chambers decided to travel to Europe and investigate Umbrella themselves. Chris went ahead and traveled to Europe by himself by the end of August, while Barry went to Canada to relocate his family. Jill decided to stay in Raccoon City in order to investigate the whereabouts of Umbrella's underground facility before joining her comrades in Europe.
After the city had been taken over by the t-Virus, Jill began searching for escape routes through the streets of Raccoon City's uptown district, where she met Alpha team's pilot Brad Vickers in Bar Black Jack, who had been bitten by a zombie in front of her. Jill was warned by him about a monster that he had encountered and escaped from. He stated that this creature was looking for S.T.A.R.S. officers. Jill made her way to the Raccoon Police Department as she witnessed the death of Brad at the hands of Nemesis-T Type the the monster that Brad warned her about earlier. She would have numerous encounters with Nemesis in Raccoon City during her struggle for survival. Inside one of Umbrella's hazardous disposal plants, Jill would eventually face the fully mutated Nemesis in a decisive battle. She managed to destroy the monster with a top-secret weapon which had been transported to the facility a few days earlier.
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Jill's fighting game debut was just epic. In MVC2, Capcom gave her a truly clever fighting style involving zombies, zombie-dogs & evil crows attacking her (and ultimately her opponents) during gameplay. Her clean 2D sprite is awesome, and her innovative fighting style worked amazingly well with MVC2's intense gameplay. Even though Jill was an underpowered character in MVC2, she was still a blast to use!
I was ecstatic when I first heard Jill was returning in MVC3, but when I found out she was going to appear as "Battle Suit Jill" from RE5... I cried a little. I'm not a fan of her Nina Williams-inspired get-up, and her new moveset pales in comparison to her classic one. To sum up her MVC3 fighting style: Kick, kick, kick, kick, kiiick, flip, kick, kick, cartwheel, kick, kick, super-kick, kick, flip, double-knee. This disappoints me Capcom. I feel like I should do two separate character ratings here, because I think her MVC3 appearance sucks. For the time being, the rating you see here is for her superior MVC2 version, which Capcom really should've used in MVC3. Damn you RE5.
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1. Whisk together vinegar, lemon juice, sauces and green onions. Set aside.
2. Scrub oysters with a stiff brush under running water. Place on a hot barbecue grill. Put the cover down.
3. After the shells start opening, uncover the grill and cut through the eye of the oyster to take off the top shell and leave oyster on the half shell on the barbecue grill.
4. Spoon sauce over oyster and grill over high heat until sauce boils.
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Joe Biden told Kamala Harris in a tense exchange he wasn't anti-school busing. New documents from the 1970s show otherwise.
Kamala Harris confronted Joe Biden over his past on racial issues at the first Democratic debate.
Former Vice President Joe Biden flatly denied he had opposed school busing in a dramatic exchange with Sen. Kamala Harris during the first round of Democratic primary debates on Thursday.
Harris confronted Biden over his comments about working with pro-segregation senators and his opposition in the 1970s to the busing of students of color to predominantly white schools.
Biden defended his record and denied Harris' charges, saying, "I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education."
But newly uncovered documents obtained by CNN prove Biden ardently opposed the policy at all levels in the '70s and introduced legislation to ban busing ordered by federal courts, not just busing policies put in place by the Department of Education.
In a 1975 interview, Biden also went much further than just opposing busing policies instituted by the Department of Education, calling it an "asinine concept" and saying, "I've gotten to the point where I think our only recourse to eliminate busing may be a constitutional amendment."
Former Vice President Joe Biden flatly denied he had opposed school busing in a tense exchange with Sen. Kamala Harris during the first round of Democratic primary debates on June 27, but newly uncovered documents obtained by CNN prove he ardently opposed the policy at all levels in the 1970s.
During the second night of debates in Miami, Harris confronted Biden over comments he made recently at a New York City fundraiser fondly reminiscing about the days when he worked with the ardently pro-segregation and actively racist Democratic Sens. James Eastland and Herman Talmadge.
"I was in a caucus with James O. Eastland. He never called me 'boy,' he always called me 'son,'" Biden said, adding, "Well guess what? At least there was some civility. We got things done. We didn't agree on much of anything. We got things done. We got it finished."
Harris, who is of African American and Indian American heritage, took Biden to task over his comments, saying, "I do not believe you are a racist, and I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground, but it's personal and it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country."
Read more: 'It was hurtful to hear you talk': Kamala Harris denounces Joe Biden's work with pro-segregation senators in tense exchange
She then raised the issue of Biden's opposition to busing at the time, saying, "There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. That little girl was me. So I will tell you that on this subject, it cannot be an intellectual debate among Democrats."
Biden immediately jumped to defend his record, accusing Harris of "mischaracterizing" his comments and emphasizing that he did not intend to "praise" racists, further highlighting his work advancing civil rights throughout his career.
When pushed by Harris as to whether he was wrong in opposing school busing at the time, Biden said: "I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education. That's what I opposed."
But in multiple letters from Biden to Eastland and other senators obtained by CNN from Eastland's archives and dated back to 1977, Biden introduced legislation banning busing mandated by federal courts, not just policies ordered by the Department of Education.
In a letter from March of 1977, Biden described the bill as getting to "the heart of the injustice of court-ordered busing," adding, "It prohibits the federal courts from disrupting our educational system in the name of the constitution where there is no evidence that the governmental officials intended to discriminate."
Read more: Joe Biden's dicey past on racial issues could come back to bite him in the 2020 Democratic primaries
In a letter dated June 1977, Biden wrote to Eastland — then the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee — thanking him for his "efforts in support of my bill to limit court ordered busing." A year later, Biden even invited Eastland to promote his anti-busing legislation on the Senate floor.
CNN and HuffPost reported that Biden made curtailing the use of busing one of his central causes in the Senate, introducing anti-busing legislation and amendments and even voting against historic African American DOJ nominees over the issue.
In a 1975 interview cited by HuffPost, Biden also went much further than just opposing busing policies instituted by the Department of Education, calling it an "asinine concept" and saying, "I've gotten to the point where I think our only recourse to eliminate busing may be a constitutional amendment."
In a statement to CNN, the Biden spokesman Bill Russo reiterated that at the time, Biden believed that government busing policies did not offer "real answers to problems like educational inequities," and further emphasized other parts of Biden's record on civil rights.
"Joe Biden is today — and has been for more than 40 years in public life — one of the strongest and most powerful voices for civil rights in America," Russo said. "His long commitment to civil rights has repeatedly been recognized by many of the most important civil rights organizations in America."
Biden took a stunning beating on the debate stage, and now the Democratic primary looks wide open
Kamala Harris was the breakout star of the 2nd night of Democratic debates, outperforming frontrunners Biden and Sanders
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemns Joe Biden for 'waxing nostalgic' about working with racist segregationists
Joe Biden bragged about a harsh 1992 crime bill that did 'everything but hang people for jaywalking'
SEE ALSO: Joe Biden sees his long career in politics as his biggest advantage. His 2020 opponents want to use it against him.
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'This will turn nasty': A crisis is brewing as a global currency war approaches, and one expert says he's found the most vulnerable assets traders should avoid


This simple risotto dish is so delicious but really cheap to make. You'll have to be strong willed not to eat up the whole lot, but you need to save some of it for another dish later in the week. Don't worry it'll be worth it.
Add 125ml water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the sugar then cover and cook 5 minutes until tender.
For the coronation chicken, firstly poach the chicken by putting the chicken strips in a pan of cold water then bring it to a boil, cover the saucepan and reduce the heat to low. Lightly simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Remove from the saucepan and let it cool before chopping into dice size pieces.
Mix the cooked cooled and diced chicken breast with the mayonnaise and mango chutney together with the curry spices. Season well and stir in some chopped coriander, flaked almonds and sultanas. Keep in the fridge until needed for Coronation chicken sandwich later in the week.
You can easily scale this up and use leftover roasted turkey or chicken, no need to boil then, just pick off the meat and add the rest of the ingredients.


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TCS to absorb the cost of retaining bench talent on the back of large contracts
The hiring by TCS comes at a time when peer Cognizant has been trimming talent in its top-heavy pyramid in order to rationalize costs. Anandi Chandrashekhar&Jochelle Mendonca | ETtech | July 23, 2019, 06:00 IST
Tata Consultancy Services expects to absorb the cost of retaining bench talent as it looks to execute large contracts it won over the past year, following the highest net addition of employees in the last five years, at over 12,000 people.
The hiring by TCS comes at a time when peer Cognizant has been trimming talent in its top-heavy pyramid in order to rationalize costs.
TCS had issued joining letters to over 30,000 fresh graduates, of which 40% have been on-boarded in the first quarter. The rest are expected to join by the second quarter. The company's attrition rate has also been lower than peers, at 11.5% in the June quarter, compared to 23.4% for Infosys. Wipro's attrition rate on a trailing 12-month basis was at 17.6%.
"Sometimes, a few delays may happen based on market situations, which is okay – we are a large organization, we can absorb these costs without an impact on P&L…Even if there is a delay in one quarter or the other, we will continue doing this, we will continue to hire," Milind Lakkad, global head of talent at TCS told ET.
He attributed the company's growth in digital technology areas as a key reason for low attrition rates. TCS' revenue from digital rose 42.1% year-on-year in the last fiscal year, increasing its share to 32.2% of total revenue.
"The whole strategy was democratization of talent. It is working well, this is the first year for us and obviously we will learn and refine on it as we go along," Lakkad said of the company's move towards a national qualifier test to hire fresh graduates.
Speaking on the TCS' initiatives to redeploy talent, he said younger resources within the organization are deployed on multiple projects at a time to develop various skills, compared to senior management which can stay on with single projects for up to three years.
"We want the juniors to move quickly – to learn more technologies and have more exposure. It varies from six month projects to three years for someone who has spent many years in the organization. But we want to reduce the three years further even at that level," he said.
The company has also appointed a diversity head who is responsible for including a higher ratio of women in the task force, especially on the client partner front.
"We have one very senior person responsible for this. Whenever we meet in the management team, there is one session about this on how we are moving on this front – how many (women) client partners are coming in at the end of each quarter," Lakkad said.
For all employees up to the "C2" or equivalent grades, 100% of the quarterly variable allowance would be paid, based on steady performance in the first quarter, Lakkad wrote in his first email to employees as the global head of human resources. ET has a copy of the email.
C2 grade employees are usually IT analysts with typically more than four years' experience.
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Кафедральный собор Лулео () — главная церковь диоцеза Лулео, самой северной в Швеции. Необходимость в новом здании возникла после сильного пожара 1887 года, принёсшего серьёзные разрушения в городе. Новое церковное здание было спроектировано архитектором Адольфом Эмилем Меландером в неоготическом стиле. Освящено в 1893 году во имя Оскара-Фредерика — правящего монарха.

В 1904 году, в связи с организацией епархии Лулео, церковь стала кафедральным собором епархии. С 2002 года епископом является Ханс Стиглунд.

Высота церковного шпиля 67 метров, что делает здание самым высоким в Лулео.

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Здания и сооружения, заложенные в 1889 году
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Charming and purrrrfectly sweet, we think Kitty Pack is the cat's meow. Tough enough to have nine lives but still sassy, this bag is right up every little girl's alley (cat). Every glamour-puss is required to carry one!
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• Main compartment fits a 8" x 10.5" notebook and is large enough for a sweater.
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Okay calm down, I'm not talking about some independent, great cinematography, realistic movie… I'm talking about The Switch. One of my guilty pleasures is Jennifer Aniston.. she's adorable and who cares if she does mainstream acting, she's good at the one role she always plays. Now if you take that and then Jason Bateman who is so good at being dry, well, then you have the movie I will go see on August 20th over the bridge in some suburban theater in New Jersey.
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Strikes by unions in France and Germany were set to disrupt air cargo operations yesterday, with Air France and Lufthansa cancelling hundreds of flights.
In Germany, the Verdi trade union called for a strike over pay at Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen airports.
In France, pilot, cabin and ground crew planned three two-day stoppages over the next two weeks with the first taking place yesterday.
Lufthansa said that it would have to cancel 800 out of the 1,600 scheduled flights, including 58 long-haul flights. Flight operations were scheduled to resume normal services today.


St Helens Cares are running Community Talkfest sessions to keep you up to date with all the latest changes in health and social care.
Have your say on how they plan for the future and what changes they should make.
If you would like to attend an event, please email engagement@sthelensccg.nhs.uk or call 01744 627596 to book your place stating your name, organisation (if applicable) and the session you would like to attend.


Obamacare, also known as The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, while a small step forward, is based upon a Heritage Foundation health care legislation recommendation for the Republican Party/conservative agenda.
Obamacare serves the people a small amount of good at the cost of a permanent requirement to earn and pay enough for health care based upon their probability of getting ill (with the costs skewed towards the young). The problem with that is that nobody's earnings are based upon the work one does but instead is based upon the amount of capital one already has, their economic class, their social class, their skills, their talents, and the work one does. The obvious assumption here is that everyone deserves the same quality of healthcare.
Obamacare is largely a corporate giveaway because it requires every American to purchase PRIVATE insurance instead of having PUBLIC insurance, hence giving the insurance companies more leverage for the PROFIT motive instead of REDUCING COSTS overall to both the American PUBLIC and American GOVERNMENT.
I recognize that many would think that if I was truly a bleeding heart liberal I would be more supportive of our President and Democratic congressmen (and women!).
My problems with our liberal leadership are many and varied. A true liberal doesn't allow tanks to roll through the streets inside of their own country. A true liberal doesn't offer to cut Social Security as an opening move in budget negotiations (what would the equivalent be in chess – perhaps playing without any pawns). A true liberal doesn't allow torture. A true liberal doesn't circumvent due process and the rule of law to catch the bad guys. A true liberal doesn't give up the liberty of his people, no matter what the cost, ever.
If the citizens that considered themselves Democrats or Republicans had any spine they would stand up for what they supposedly believe in, protest, make their representatives act on their beliefs, and never vote for either party again. Instead it is apparent that the majority of people who consider themselves either a Democrat or a Republican merely support "their man" without question (let's take that literally too – we have never had a woman president – Pakistan has).
I wish members of both political parties could have the courage to admit that both of "their guys" screwed up our economy, infringed upon our civil liberties, violated the Geneva Conventions, and engaged in thinly veiled resource wars in the name of "democracy" and "terrorism." Of course, that would mean admitting that we were wrong when we supported one side or the other. It would mean admitting that all those arguments we had with people of the other party were really just us being the unwitting patsies of the plutocracy. It would mean that we would have to actually do something other than repeat the canned phrases that we hear on MSNBC and FOX news. It would mean we would have to admit that the two-party system is fatally flawed. I can see why most Americans can't bear to do that. It takes some real courage to admit when you have been wrong and it has hurt just about everyone you know.
I will admit it to you now. I was wrong for at least 80% of my life. I thought the Democrats had my back. They didn't. Anybody else?
I may sound radical but let's think about our current situation critically. Tanks are rolling around in our streets and DEMOCRATS are JUST FINE with it. If that doesn't qualify the United States as a military state and an authoritarian regime I don't know what does. Can you imagine what Democrats would be saying if George W. Bush had allowed tanks to roll around in our streets? This is what is called a cult of personality, you know, like the Dear Leader in North Korea has. Patriotism is all well and good but this rally around the flag mentality has gotten completely out of hand. Stop being motivated by fear. Start standing up for your rights and the rights of others. The men and women in uniform that have died for us over the last 237 years deserve that we honor them by at least not being utterly ignorant and craven cowards.
It is with these things in mind that I have decided to refer to our current President as "Dear Leader" in honor of his cult of personality and his authoritarian regime. I will also pray to our Dear Leader, never take his name in vain, and when Passover comes I will put the blood of a member of the opposing party (whichever party that is at the time) above my door to make sure that "my guy" knows I'm with him so he doesn't kill my firstborn son. That said, to use our Dear Leader's favorite cliché, "Make no mistake," I am as disappointed in the American people as I am with our leadership. Now, get back to the herd and go back to sheep.. er.. I mean sleep.
Do You Think George Carlin Would Have Thought Any Different About Obama?
As Jürgen Habermas explained, the 'lifeworld' of everyday social and moral action and interaction has now been long subdued by the 'systems world' of the free market and money. It was true in the 1970's when "the Network" was first written and it is more true each day that we allow money and power to dictate our actions instead of our mutual interest in each other, morality, and preservation of our world. Am I getting through to anyone? Trees are real. Rocks are real. Thoughts are real. Emotions are real. You are real. Power isn't real. Money isn't real. Money and power are figments of your imagination, they exist only insofar as you think they do.
The fiat currency system and the focus on percentage-based economic growth foisted upon us by those devils we call companies, governments, economists, advertisers, and capitalists is destroying our world, our cultures, our societies, and it will eventually destroy us. The cycle of endless consumption to continue economic growth cannot continue forever. Planned obsolescence is a great example of this.
If you don't think corporations are that evil then ask yourself how long your next computer will last. Two to four years if you are lucky. Ask yourself how long your next operating system will last. Two to four years if you are lucky. Ask yourself how long each part on your car will last. Ask yourself how long your next cellphone will last. Ask yourself how long your next video game console will last. Ask yourself how long your next TV will last. Ask yourself how long tapes, CD's, DVD's, and mini-discs lasted; and how long will Blu-Ray discs last. Why is it cheaper to buy a new printer than to buy a new ink cartridge? Why is it nearly impossible to refill an ink cartridge rather than replace it? Why do we continue to use fossil fuels when solar power, wind power, and ocean currents could easily supply us with all the energy we need for the rest of eternity if properly researched and managed.
Profit and greed are the primary motivations of our individualistic, adolescent, greedy society. Why do you think George W. Bush told us to not worry, suggesting we instead that we go out and shop after 9-11. Well, he did want us to worry, (or it wouldn't have happened) but he also wanted us to continue to consume. The masses couldn't figure it out in the 1970's. We can only hope that they will be able to figure it out before it is too late. Perhaps the continued degradation of the chain of life is more easily recognizable now. I will keep trying to point it out.
Stop worrying about yourselves and your money. It is all an illusion. There is only us, the one interconnected system of life called Gaia, and we are being killed by the systems world with our willing participation after being brainwashed by a group of short-sighted, greedy, capitalist elites who want to be served like kings for eternity by the rest of the population.
We live in an age where, because of our advanced technology, we could all live in comfort and easily only work 2-4 hours each day. But our endless desire for more stuff, largely generated by advertisers, is necessary to prop up an unsustainable economic model and is requiring two people to work 40 hours each week to just barely scrape by in each household. Unemployment isn't the problem. The idea that everyone should be employed and working 40 hours a week is the problem. The fact that we allow the capitalist class to take 90% of the profit from the work we do is the problem.
We live in an age of technological progress and increased production that could allow us to use the vast majority of our time to sit and think, make art, enjoy the company of our loved ones, explore space, explore consciousness, and work on even better technology that would allow us to work even less while producing even more efficiently; yet we live in perpetual fear that a machine will take our job away instead of make it (and our lives) easier. Wake up America. If we don't change our ways soon the dream will surely be dead.
Step 1: Sign free trade agreements and open foreign corporate ownership.
Step 2: Back an opposition group or the military in a coup d'état.
This is a broad reaching 3 part BBC documentary about inequality, class, privilege, game theory, human nature, freedom, democracy, authoritarianism, and terrorism, in Britain and the United States. The documentary examines economic theories, the psychiatric community, the financial industry, the revolution of statistical analysis as a means of increasing efficiency, and even capitalism itself. I can't tell you how much this documentary made me think. No matter which lens you look through our world at, you'll have a greater understanding of our societies after watching this. It's well worth the time.


If you have ever been to a three day event, you will understand how I am feeling this morning!
Yesterday was a fantastic start to the event, and looking at the weather this morning, so should today.
Today is day two of MIM, and we are entering almost all the categories for 'anything but' ancillary competition.
As part of my package, I was able to get 6 wrist bands, that allowed me to bring some guests into the booth. I invited Pat, Celine and her husband along with Patty to visit.
After a quick cup of coffee, Patty drove us all into downtown and we caught the trolley car to Beale St landing.
We entered the gate, and as I had left my camera in the booth overnight, there was no problems getting in today!
There was a hive of activity in the booth, and as we arrived the atmosphere was a bit more serious.
Patty and the others went for a walk, and I suggested they return for lunch, as we were having a crawfish boil!
The team were busy preparing boxes for judging of the ancillary items, and thanks to the WhistleStop Rocket city event, it was not new to me!
The different category items were prepared, and again it was like a racing car pit stop! Each person had a job to do, and no one dare get in the way of boxing up!
It was great watching the amount of work that went into preparing each item, any imperfections were removed, before everyone agreed that the box was right to close, and send to the judges!
The lids were sealed and the runner's delivered the boxes for judging!
The judging would be announced at 1800, and before lunch at 1500, the booth was set up for the Kingsford tour of Champions tour. Four groups of around 30 people that paid to taste BBQ, visited the booth.
Neil and the team handed out a sample of shoulder, and answered any questions on how it was made. There was a prize awarded to the team that provided the best presentation, and it was well done by the boys.
The addition of a sample of the Bourbon slushy went down well!
With the presentations complete, it was time for lunch! The highlight today was a crawfish boil, something I was looking forward to!
Lunch was over, and some teams entertained themselves, before heading down to the main stage to watch the results being announced.
The crowds built in anticipation of the results, and there was excitement building in the air.
As the trophies for the different categories were announced, things weren't looking good for Too Sauced to Pork!
Third and then second place for Vinegar based sauce was announced, our last chance.
Suddenly over the PA, I heard the words…"winner of vinegar based sauce, Too Sauced to Pork"!
WINNER, first place, number one in the world!
This was my first Memphis in May, and not knowing if it would be my last, I took my chance and joined the team up on the main stage!
It's hard to explain the feeling as I walked up the stairs onto the stage. It went quite quickly and I remember turning around to face the crowd.
My first thought was a sense of pride for the boys, I also thought that this is what it has been all about.
Up on stage, a rare treat, at the world's premier BBQ event, nice!
Everyone was happy, and we headed back to the booth for the celebrations!
It was great to see the team on a high, and whilst the drinks and food flowed freely, so too did my bowels!
I wasn't feeling the best and decided the best thing was to head home early!
Tomorrow is the main category competition day for whole hog, shoulder and ribs.
The party is over, time for the work to begin!


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FULLERS SMITH & TURNER PLC Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Business Update and Trading Statement
Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC (FSTA)
Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Business Update and Trading Statement
15-Nov-2019 / 07:00 GMT/BST
Dissemination of a Regulatory Announcement that contains inside information according to REGULATION (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR), transmitted by EQS Group.
Business Update and Trading Statement
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. ("Fuller's" or "the Company"), the premium pubs and hotels business, today provides the following update.
The business continues to trade well with total sales in our managed estate growing 5.2% and like for like sales growth of 2.3% for the 32 weeks to 9 November 2019, against strong comparatives for the corresponding period last year albeit with some margin erosion due to industry wide cost pressures.
As previously communicated, 2019 has been an unprecedented year of change for Fuller's following the disposal of the Brewing Business to Asahi; delivery of the Transitional Services Agreement ("TSA") associated with the sale; and migration to a new Enterprise Resource Planning system ("ERP").
As a result of the sale of the brewing business, underlying earnings of the retained business have been aligned accordingly and the vast majority of the central overheads reflecting Fuller's former integrated structure have been retained by the Company until the TSA agreement with Asahi comes to an end by May next year.
Whilst it was not underestimated that this would be a period of significant transition for the business, the costs associated with carrying the central overhead previously allocated to the Beer Company have transpired to be materially higher than expected, with additional resource required to assist the business through this complex separation period. In part, this has been impacted further by the migration to a new ERP system which has not yet delivered the expected benefits and additional costs have been incurred operating the system as a result.
It is anticipated that the current level of overhead will continue until the TSA agreement concludes by May 2020. Thereafter, the Company will be able to transition to a structure more appropriate for a focused premium pubs and hotels business.
As a result of the above, it is anticipated that profit performance for the full year ending 28 March 2020 will be broadly in line with the prior year on a comparable basis, resulting in adjusted profit before tax in the region of £31m.
Looking forward our strategy is clear and remains on track as we look to deliver our growth plans for the future as a focused premium pubs and hotels business. This has been evidenced most recently by our acquisition of Cotswold Inns and Hotels, comprising seven high quality, freehold country inns and hotels, together with two vibrant leasehold bars in Birmingham's city centre.
A more detailed update and further guidance will be provided at the Company's Half Year results on 12 December 2019.
Fuller's Chief Executive Simon Emeny said:
"This is a transitional year for the Company following the sale of the brewing business and subsequent separation of a highly integrated business. There have been many moving parts to navigate and we have incurred some greater than anticipated costs as a result which have had a short term impact on our financial performance. Whilst we are taking the action to address these, the impact of this will not be felt in the current financial year.
"Trading is good in light of exceptionally strong comparatives last year and the continued challenge of cost inflation facing our sector. Our strategy remains on track and we will continue to execute our growth ambitions and maximise the opportunities open to us as a focused pubs and hotel business."
This announcement contains inside information and the person responsible for making this announcement on behalf of Fuller's is Adam Councell, Group Finance Director.
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.LC.
Simon Emeny, Chief Executive 020 8996 2000
Adam Councell, Group Finance Director 020 8996 2000
Georgina Wald, Corporate Comms Manager 020 8996 2198 / 07831 299801
Justine Warren 020 7457 2020
Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. is a premium pub and hotel business. The Company runs 179 Tenanted pubs and 215 Managed Pubs and Hotels, with a focus on delicious fresh, home-cooked food, outstanding cask and craft ale, great wine and exceptional service. The Company also has 1028 boutique bedrooms in its Managed estate. The Fuller's pub estate stretches from Brighton to Birmingham and from Bristol to the Greenwich Peninsula, including 174 locations within the M25. In June 2018 Fuller's acquired Bel & The Dragon, comprising six stunning country inns (included in the pub numbers above), and the Company also owns The Stable, a craft cider and gourmet pizza restaurant business, which has 16 sites in England and Wales. In April 2019, Fuller's sold its brewing division to Asahi Europe Ltd. The Company subsequently announced the acquisition of Cotswold Inns and Hotels last month, comprising a collection of seven high quality, freehold country inns and hotels in the Cotswolds, together with two vibrant leasehold bars in Birmingham's city centre.
ISIN: GB00B1YPC344
Category Code: TST
TIDM: FSTA
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Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC: Notice of Trading Update
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Q: MultiTouching - touching buttons in HorizontalScrollView - Android I try to make an app with multitouching and I use this code:
Multitouchng code
It works, but I've got problem, because in my app I've got HorizontalScrollView (HSV) and when I press buttons from begining of HSV I've got buttons Id (View.getId()) in "downTouchedViewsIndex", but when I scroll my HSV and press any button I have only layout's Id - nothing about buttons.
My touch code:
package com.lacrima.pianoo;

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener, OnTouchListener {

    static private String TAG = "MainActivity";

    public View parent;

    private final ArrayList[] recentTouchedViewsIndex = new ArrayList[10];

    private final ArrayList[] downTouchedViewsIndex = new ArrayList[10];

    private final ArrayList<View> moveOutsideEnabledViews = new ArrayList<View>();

    private List<Integer> list = new ArrayList<Integer>();

    private final int mTouchSlop = 24;

    AssetFileDescriptor des; // deskryptor do opisu wczytywanego pliku muzycznego (miejsce gdzie jesta zapisany dlugość i inne takie)
    MediaPlayer[] mp = new MediaPlayer[36];// = new MediaPlayer();

    //Pierwsza oktawa
    Button button1, button2, button3, button4, button5, button6, button7;
    Button button1_5, button2_5, button4_5, button5_5, button6_5;
    //Druga oktawa
    Button button8, button9, button10, button11, button12, button13, button14;
    Button button8_5, button9_5, button11_5, button12_5, button13_5;
    //Trzecia oktawa
    Button button15, button16, button17, button18, button19, button20, button21;
    Button button15_5, button16_5, button18_5, button19_5, button20_5;

    SamplePlayer sound;
    Integer[] soundIDs = new Integer[36];

    private boolean[] whitePlays = new boolean[21];
    private boolean[] blackPlays = new boolean[15];

    private View[] whiteViews = new View[21];
    private View[] blackViews = new View[15];

    private int lastButton;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
        getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE); //Ustawienie ekranu horuzontalnie na sztywno
        this.setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);

        parent = findViewById(android.R.id.content).getRootView();
        parent.setOnTouchListener(this);

        SeekBar seek = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
        final LockedHorizontalScrollView hsv = (LockedHorizontalScrollView)findViewById(R.id.hsv);

        seek.setMax(948);
        seek.setProgress(474);
        seek.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this);
        hsv.post(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                hsv.scrollTo(474, 0);
            }
        });

        sound = new SamplePlayer(this);

        falsePlays();
        buttonListeners();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromTouch) {

        LockedHorizontalScrollView hsv = (LockedHorizontalScrollView)findViewById(R.id.hsv);
        hsv.scrollTo(progress, 0);
    }

    @Override
    public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
        //uruchamiane w momencie kliknięcia na suwak
        Log.d(TAG, "Tracking on");
    }

    @Override
    public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
        //uruchamiane w momencie odkliknięcia suwaka
        Log.d(TAG, "Tracking off");

    }

    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        sound.release();
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event) {

        // index of the pointer which starts this Event
        final int actionPointerIndex = event.getActionIndex();

        // resolve the action as a basic type (up, down or move)
        int actionResolved = event.getAction() & MotionEvent.ACTION_MASK;
        if (actionResolved < 7 && actionResolved > 4) {
            actionResolved = actionResolved - 5;
        }

        if (actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN || actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP
                || actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) {
            dealEvent(actionPointerIndex, event, v, actionResolved);
        }

        return true;
    }

    private void dealEvent(final int actionPointerIndex, final MotionEvent event, final View eventView,
            final int actionResolved) {

        int rawX, rawY;
        final int location[] = { 0, 0 };
        eventView.getLocationOnScreen(location);
        // Log.v("tag", location + "");
        rawX = (int) event.getX(actionPointerIndex) + location[0];
        rawY = (int) event.getY(actionPointerIndex) + location[1];

        final int actionPointerID = event.getPointerId(actionPointerIndex);
        ArrayList<View> hoverViews = getTouchedViews(rawX, rawY);

        if (actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
            downTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] = (ArrayList<View>) hoverViews.clone();

            lastButton = hoverViews.get(k-1).getId();

        }

        if(actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP){
            int k = hoverViews.size();
            Log.d("klop", "Odklijniecie: " + hoverViews.get(k-1).getId());
            lastButton = eventView.getId();
        }
        // deletes all views which where not clicked on ActionDown
        if (downTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] != null) {
            final ArrayList<View> tempViews = (ArrayList<View>) hoverViews.clone();
            tempViews.removeAll(downTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID]);
            hoverViews.removeAll(tempViews);
        }

        if (recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] != null) {
            final ArrayList<View> recentTouchedViews = recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID];

            final ArrayList<View> shouldTouchViews = (ArrayList<View>) hoverViews.clone();
            if (!shouldTouchViews.containsAll(recentTouchedViews)) {
                shouldTouchViews.removeAll(recentTouchedViews);
                shouldTouchViews.addAll(recentTouchedViews);

                final ArrayList<View> outsideTouchedViews = (ArrayList<View>) shouldTouchViews.clone();
                outsideTouchedViews.removeAll(hoverViews);
            }

            recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] = hoverViews;
            hoverViews = shouldTouchViews;
        } else {
            recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] = hoverViews;
        }

        if (actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP) {
            recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] = null;
            downTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] = null;
        }
        for (final View view : hoverViews) {
            int x, y;
            view.getLocationOnScreen(location);
            x = rawX - location[0];
            y = rawY - location[1];

            // View does not recognize that the Pointer is
            // outside if the Pointer is not far away (>mTouchSlop)
            if (recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID] != null) {
                if (pointInView(x, y, mTouchSlop, view.getWidth(), view.getHeight())) {

                    if (!recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID].contains(view)) {
                        recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID].add(view);
                    }
                } else if (moveOutsideEnabledViews.contains(view)) {
                    Log.v("tag", "outside but gets event");
                    recentTouchedViewsIndex[actionPointerID].add(view);
                }
            }
            final MotionEvent me = MotionEvent.obtain(event.getDownTime(), event.getEventTime(), actionResolved, x, y,
                    event.getPressure(actionPointerIndex), event.getPressure(actionPointerIndex), event.getMetaState(),
                    event.getXPrecision(), event.getYPrecision(), event.getDeviceId(), event.getEdgeFlags());
            me.setLocation(x, y);

            if (!me.equals(event)) {
                // deals the Event
                view.onTouchEvent(me);
            }

            // debug
            if (actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE) {
                Log.v("tag", "#" + actionPointerIndex + " Rawx:" + rawX + " rawy:" + rawY + " x:" + x + " y:" + y + " "
                        + view.toString());
            }
        }
    }

    private ArrayList<View> getTouchedViews(final int x, final int y) {

        final ArrayList<View> touchedViews = new ArrayList<View>();
        final ArrayList<View> possibleViews = new ArrayList<View>();

        if (parent instanceof ViewGroup) {
            possibleViews.add(parent);
            for (int i = 0; i < possibleViews.size(); i++) {
                final View view = possibleViews.get(i);

                final int location[] = { 0, 0 };
                view.getLocationOnScreen(location);

                if (((view.getHeight() + location[1] >= y) & (view.getWidth() + location[0] >= x) & (view.getLeft() <= x) & (view
                        .getTop() <= y)) || view instanceof FrameLayout) {
                    touchedViews.add(view);
                    possibleViews.addAll(getChildViews(view));
                }

            }
        }

        return touchedViews;

    }

    private ArrayList<View> getChildViews(final View view) {
        final ArrayList<View> views = new ArrayList<View>();
        if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
            final ViewGroup v = ((ViewGroup) view);
            if (v.getChildCount() > 0) {
                for (int i = 0; i < v.getChildCount(); i++) {
                    views.add(v.getChildAt(i));
                }

            }
        }
        return views;
    }

    private boolean pointInView(final float localX, final float localY, final float slop, final float width,
            final float height) {
        return localX >= -slop && localY >= -slop && localX < ((width) + slop) && localY < ((height) + slop);
    }

    public void addMoveOutsideEnabledViews(final View view) {
        moveOutsideEnabledViews.add(view);
    }

And xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:background="#0A0A0A"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <SeekBar
        android:id="@+id/seekBar"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="53dp" />

    <com.lacrima.pianoo.LockedHorizontalScrollView
        android:id="@+id/hsv"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:scrollbars="none" >

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:orientation="horizontal" >

            <Button...

</RelativeLayout>
    </com.lacrima.pianoo.LockedHorizontalScrollView>

</LinearLayout>

My code is quite long so I puttet it on dropbox (whole project) and you can see what happend
Project

A: I think if you move the scrollbar you lose the focus of the first clicked button. two reasons:
- the Scrollview overrides the onTouchEvent and return true. --> the touch is consumed
- you lose focus of the first button. Try to add the Buttons with the addMoveOutsideEnabledViews Methode and see what happens.

A: I resolved my problem.
You don't need looking for button under touch. You have to take X and Y of your touch position and add your values from scrollView. Then you have to check, there are any button and start method:
rawX = (int) event.getX(actionPointerIndex) + location[0];
rawY = (int) event.getY(actionPointerIndex) + location[1];

    scrollX = seek.getProgress() + rawX;

    if (actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
        findButton(scrollX, rawY, true);
    }

    if(actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_UP || actionResolved == MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL) {
        findButton(scrollX, rawY, false);
    }

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