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A poll worth heeding
Nov 28, 2019 ~ Peter A Bell
There are a couple of things worth noting about the YouGov poll which suggests a Conservative win with a substantial majority. The first is that it is very likely to be accurate. This because voting intentions in England, where UK general elections are decided, are based very substantially on Brexit. These voting intentions are fixed. They are unlikely to change because nothing about Brexit is going to change. Or, at least, nothing is going to change soon enough or dramatically enough to have any impact on voting intentions. Nothing is happening with the Brexit process. Not that is visible to the public, antway. And none of the parties are going to change their stance on the Brexit issue during an election campaign.
It is significant, too, that none of the 68 Tory MPs giving Boris Johnson a working majority is likely to be a 'rebel', They wouldn't have been selected as candidates if they were not as committed to taking the UK out of the EU at any cost as their leader.
The second thing to note is that, as is commonly the case, Scotland cannot affect the outcome of this UK general election. The most Scottish voters might hope to do is slightly reduce the Tory majority. They can only do that by voting for their SNP candidate. As has been true for many years now, there is absolutely no point in voting for British Labour in Scotland. I dislike the expression "wasted vote". As far as I am concerned, participation in the democratic process is always worthwhile. But a vote for British Labour in Scotland is certainly futile if the intention – or the hope – is to influence the outcome at UK level.
In Scotland, British Labour is irrelevant and the Conservative Party is anathema.
We have to think, calmly and rationally about what is the best outcome for Scotland in the coming election. A good case can be made for a British Labour minority government supported by a substantial SNP presence at Westminster. But we have no way of bringing about that outcome. Or even of contributing to it in any effective way. Whatever British Labour in Scotland (BLiS) may tell you, there is simply no possibility of them enjoying a miraculous resurgence. And, even if that miracle were to happen, the election would still be decided in England.
The best outcome that is actually achievable is a massive win for the SNP. A win on a scale that shakes the British establishment. A win so big it cannot be ignored.
What does Scotland gain from returning upwards of 50 SNP MPs? We know that the SNP provides the most vigorous opposition to the Tories at Westminster. Even if this opposition cannot have much actual effect because of the way the odds are stacked against them – both numerically and procedurally – it is SNP MPs who speak, not just for Scotland, but for democracy, decency and political sanity. It is SNP MPs who ask the awkward questions. It is SNP MPs who defend our NHS and other essential public services. It is SNP MPs who truly hold the Tory government to account in a way that only those with very long memories will recall British Labour doing.
No British government is ever going to facilitate or cooperate with any process which puts their 'precious' Union in jeopardy. That includes the Section 30 process to which the First Minister is so inexplicably committed. In terms of Scotland's cause we must therefore consider what might best serve that cause when the time comes to seek the restoration of Scotland's independence with the consent of the Scottish people but absent the involvement of the British state. Unquestionably, Scotland's cause is best served by maximising demonstrable support for the SNP – the only party which is unconditionally and unequivocally committed to independence.
That commitment to independence necessarily entails so much more. It entails a commitment to protecting Scotland's democracy; to defending the Scottish Parliament; to preserving our ability to develop a distinctive political culture informed by the needs, priorities and aspirations of Scotland's people. It entails dedication to maintaining our essential public services, such as NHS Scotland, and defending them against predation by corporate hyenas.
Even if you are not yet persuaded that Scotland's interests can only be secured by ending the Union with England-as-Britain, a vote for the SNP is much more than a vote for independence. It is, first and foremost, a vote for al the positive things mentioned above. But it is also a vote against the chaos and corruption of British politics. It is a vote against a system which imposes Tory governments on Scotland regardless of how we vote – along with all their socially corrosive and economically destructive policies.
It is a vote against a political system which so favours a corrupt and incompetent elite as to allow Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister. It is a vote against a system intent on maintaining established power, privilege and patronage while actively excluding the worthy and the talented.
It is a vote against an archaic and grotesquely asymmetric political union which denies the people of Scotland the full and effective exercise of our sovereignty. It is a vote against everything that England-as-Britain has become and will become as its decline into ugly right-wing nationalism continues.
The YouGov poll has to be taken seriously. We must anticipate Boris Johnson continuing as British Prime Minister, but armed with a solid majority in the British parliament and emboldened by his victory. A Boris Johnson made all the more dangerous by being afforded almost unfettered power. A Boris Johnson determined to earn that most ominous of epithets – strong leader.
Behind this gleeful, gloating, malignant child-clown, a British government intent on locking Scotland into the Union and dragging us along on its wildly erratic journey into the political, diplomatic and economic unknown – leaving behind it a wasteland of public services in which the poor and the powerless must survive however they may.
The only thing which can function as a buffer between this and Scotland is a strong, determined and assertive SNP government in Scotland supported by a massive SNP presence in the British parliament. It may be that we have the former. On Thursday 12 December we must ensure that we have the latter. For Scotland's sake, we must all vote SNP.
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Those intending to vote NO again in any second indyref or would vote for anyone but the SNP, should know that, now that Nicola Sturgeon has put independence, or, at least, a second referendum, which is not at all the same thing, at the heart of her campaign, they will be breaching international mores as laid down by the UN charter on the Right to Self-Determination (and the obligation on those not of Scottish origin) to not thwart our right to vote for our independence. The UN expressly frowns upon those from outwith a country which is bidding for its independence to adversely affect the vote on the grounds of unenlightened self-interest – i.e. with colonial intent. This should borne in mind by all those who oppose Scottish independence. There exists a Right to self-determination, but NONE to those who oppose it. And that is before we even think about the international Treaty of Union and its pro English interpretation by Westminster – utterly wrong in legal opinion, Crawford and Boyle notwithstanding (and theirs has been roundly demolished) for 312 years. These are the legal grounds on which the SNP should be fighting for our future, not on useless cases brought in the domestic courts where Westminster will always have the upper hand.
steelewires says:
"… the Section 30 process to which the First Minister is so inexplicably committed." The hyenas are rubbing their hands with anticipation. It seems to me that the Tories will act swiftly to dis-empower Scotland, and to take over our NHS. The First Minister's commitment to the Section 30 process may lose us our publicly funded, universal health service, free to all users at point of need and without consideration of profit, as Boris and the Tories turn it into a private insurance based health business for the profit of the few.
grizebard says:
Well said, Peter. All true. The vote in of itself may not achieve much down in the Westminster clown circus, but it does offer an opportunity for progress all the same, even if it's all so painfully slow. It will serve as a signal to all – not least to the people of Scotland themselves – that independence is just not going away, whatever the media bias and self-censorship might be striving to imply.
All it requires from each of us is to show our support by going out on the 12th next and voting SNP. This is the only poll that counts in the end.The consequences will follow.
Bruce MacDougall says:
Should Westminster close Holyrood, then they will be deposing a democratically elected Scottish government. Basically an act of war. Before this happens the Scottish government should approach the EU and UN officially, and ask for military assistance if it occurs.
Neither the EU nor the UN recognise Scotland as a state. They would regard the closing of the Scottish Parliament as the internal affairs of the UK. They would have no authority to intervene.
We must rid ourselves of the notion that some external agency will come to our aid. Only the people of Scotland can restore Scotland's independence. And we can only do it by channelling our power through the SNP so that, as the Scottish Government, it can act in the Scottish Parliament.
It's all down to us.
Mr Bell, the Treaty of Union is an international treaty and that gives us the right to be heard in the International Court and in the UN. You are right: we are going to have to do this ourselves, but all countries that have gained their independence require international recognition. We need to be petitioning the international courts now, not waiting to be dished in a second independence referendum – because that is what will happen unless we get a grip on reality.
The SNP is, indeed, our political leverage, but the SNP is just now beginning to show a bit more spark. Nicola Sturgeon cut that Brexit Party chappie down to size with one cutting remark, aimed right at the place where his heart should be. That is what we need. What we do not need are endless court cases in the domestic arena that Westminster already has under its belt. I'm not trying to suggest that the domestic judges are in the government's pocket; they are not. They are however, bound by constitutional conventions and mores that are entirely and wholly English and have no application in Scotland except as a means to keep us in line. The SNP will throw away any chance we have if they go to the domestic courts to fix our dilemma.
They must resile the Treaty and negotiate with England (rUK) under the conditions laid down by the Treaty when the British State was formed. Perfectly legal and perfectly democratic by international standards. We must show that the Union was not England's fiefdom and has never been England's fiefdom. Unless we do that, we are going round in circles until we disappear up our own rear end. The Treaty is the founding document of the UK. No Treaty, no Union, no UK. Resile the Treaty. Scottish de facto independence and international recognition together. Ratifying referendum. Scottish de iure independence. The Catalan situation has shown us that their methods might work over a 50-year period, but we simply do not have that time at our disposal. Winning the election – which we must do, with as many seats as we can – will afford us a shot at another S30 Order, according to the SNP leadership.
If it refused, they say, we'll go to the courts? Which courts? They should be going to the international courts to both resile the Treaty and take our de facto independence, plus international recognition in one fell swoop. The Catalans do not have a Treaty of Union; they do not have eminent Scottish jurists who have already handed us a case on a plate. Why do we insist on making this so hard and so bitter and so long? What is wrong with us as a nation that we must always flagellate ourselves to the point of demise, grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory? What the hell is wrong with us?


A communication cover letter is generally send along with a resume for an employment or other content which needs an introduction. A good cover note especially when sending for employment purposes allow us to make a good impression on the reader. The chances of being called for an interview are much higher based on the content and quality of the Business Cover Letter.
An employee who has experience in marketing will need this type of a covering letter. It will highlight the general skills, strengths and experience in marketing communication. The cover note will include his skills or experience in sending marketing mailers, being a point for all communication related to marketing. He will be responsible for the branding of the products.
Corporate communication is a key role and the covering note will need to show skills and experience in the given field. All communication to the external world like press release, videos, financial details, public relations related communication is managed by this role. Hence the cover letter would contain the experience and skills mentioned above.
Internal Communication is about communicating to the internal staff via mailers, blogs, and websites. Hence the cover note will highlight the experience and skills in the above areas.
The strategic Communication cover letter will contain the skill needed for a manager who will communicate the strategy of the organization to the outside and inside world. Hence the covering note will show the experience in strategy and how effectively one can communicate the same.
A communication cover letter is sent especially in the context of a job role. Hence it acts as an introduction and background of a person who is interested in the job. The person along with the cover letter will send his resume and also his certificates. The cover note will explain who he is, what is his strengths, highlights of his experience why he is interested in the role and wants work in the company. He would then request for an interview. A good and interesting cover note will help the employee to be called for an interview.
The note is to be addressed to a specific person. Please get the name of the person.
The note should be run through spell checker and have no grammatical error.
State why you would like to work in that organization and that role.
Highlight the position and the relevant skills you have for the job.
Give examples of the results achieved.
Request a Follow up action.
A communication cover letter is an important cover note which helps to highlight the key points to be communicated to the reader. This is like a step in the door for a person wanting face time with the future employer. An impressive cover letter creates a lasting impact on the reader. An impressive cover letter for various positions like marketing, strategic, corporate, internal roles will help employees to tailor the cover note as per their needs and positively await for an interview call.


The source files for the DISPLAY device driver stack library resides in the kits/common/drivers directory and follows the naming convention: displaymodule_name.c/h.
DISPLAY Device Driver Stack Configuration.
The stack provides a configuration interface via dedicated configuration files in order to suit various application and platform requirements. Please refer to DISPLAY Device Driver Stack Configuration. for more information.
If DISPLAY_DeviceGet() is successful, the specified DISPLAY_Device_t structure contains the properties of the display device. The properties include the geometry (DISPLAY_Geometry_t), the colour mode (DISPLAY_ColourMode_t) and the address mode (DISPLAY_AddressMode_t) of the display device. Additionally the DISPLAY_Device_t structure contains function pointers to the device specific functions of the display device. The user should be aware that the device driver need not support all the function pointers of the DISPLAY_Device_t structure. Therefore the user should check if the function pointer is NULL before calling it.
We recommend to study the existing DISPLAY device driver(s). At the time of writing this text, there exists only two DISPLAY device drivers for the Sharp Memory LCDs (models LS013B7DH03 and LS013B7DH06) implemented in displayls013b7dh0(3/6).c/h.
When the DISPLAY_Device_t data structure is properly populated it should be registered in the DISPLAY module by calling the DISPLAY_DeviceRegister function (declared in displaybackend.h) with a pointer to the DISPLAY_Device_t structure as parameter. This will make the display device available via the DISPLAY interface which is used by existing upper layer modules, examples and applications directly.
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This is our last planned visit with Sheryl. She has been so gracious to share her time and expertise. In this session we will talk together about the resources below.
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Desktop Business Systems Cut the Clutter
Bank of America, Mazda North America Operations, Halliburton, Pratt & Whitney, and other companies are getting a handle on the ''virtual sprawl'' of Websites, cyberpasswords, and software.
By John Goff	| November 2, 2004
Bank of America, Mazda North America Operations, Halliburton, Pratt & Whitney, and other companies are getting a handle on the ''virtual sprawl'' o...
John GoffNovember 2, 2004
Many businesses have a crush of external and internal corporate Websites, first spawned by the dot-com frenzy of the 1990s. Typically, the internal sites are grouped around lines of business, departments, functions, even new-product releases. And almost as often, this "space junk" creates more problems than it solves.
Take the case of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America. Three years ago, its senior executives began assessing the organization's explosion of internal sites. The results were startling. "We had nearly 2,000 sites," recalls Sunil Rajpal, senior vice president and associate segment executive at BofA. "Every Windows engineer thought they should have their own Website on their PC."
To get a handle on this virtual sprawl, which also diluted the bank's branding efforts, BofA turned to portal technology. Portals, which combine information, dashboards, and intranet links into a single desktop display (a la Yahoo), enable workers to access different applications, databases, and Websites from one screen. Deploying a portal developed by Austin, Texas-based software provider Vignette Corp., BofA began to consolidate and otherwise deep-six nearly 1,200 of its former intranets. By next year, says Rajpal, it should be down to about 300 internal Websites.
Bank of America is not alone in its desire to eliminate 'Net flotsam. In a recent survey conducted by the Society for Information Management, technology executives listed Website-complexity reduction among their top 10 IT initiatives for the coming year. Self-service sites for benefits administration have been around for years, of course. But lately, companies have been deploying more-expansive portals in some very creative, muddle-reducing ways.
Mazda North America Operations, for instance, has rolled out a portal for sales and customer-service field managers overseeing the automaker's 700 North American dealerships. Built with applications from Plumtree Software Inc., the portal dramatically reduces the time it takes Mazda field managers to collect performance data, track sales targets, and otherwise prepare for review sessions with dealers.
In a similar vein, diversified Houston-based energy specialist Halliburton Corp. has merged several enterprise-resource-planning (ERP) functions into a customer portal serving some 5,000 registered users. Among other things, myHalliburton.com allows engineers to search a database of more than 3,000 data sheets and best practices for energy exploration and drilling. The gateway enhances collaboration between customers and employees, and allows accounts-payable staffers to check invoices and field tickets, speeding the resolution of account disputes.
As portal standards evolve, expect to see greater use of the technology. At East Hartford, Connecticut-based engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., controller Corliss Montesi says her group already uses a portal to gather quarterly reporting information. (For more, see our Business Intelligence Buyer's Guide.)
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The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has presented petitions in the High Court to wind up the above companies in the public interest. And, on 11 February 2009, the Official Receiver was appointed provisional liquidator of all four companies.
The role of the provisional liquidator is to protect assets in the possession or under the control of the company pending the determination of the petition. The provisional liquidator also has the power to investigate the affairs of the company insofar as it is necessary to protect the assets including any third party or trust monies or assets in the possession of or under the control of the company.
The companies headed by Magna Group plc, recycled glass waste material, primarily operating from a site at Common Lane, Burn, near Selby, North Yorkshire.
The petitions to wind up the companies were presented following an investigation carried out by Companies Investigation Branch under section 447 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended).
The case is now subject to High Court action and no further information will be made available until the hearing in the High Court of the adjourned petitions on 1 April 2009.
The petitions were presented under Section 124A of the Insolvency Act 1986.


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Type locality: "Isolated from the Helford River, Cornwall, in 1947." (Butcher 1952: 184). Notes: Isolated as "Flagellellate I" by Parke from sea water from one of the fish-ponds at the Marine Biological Station, Port Erin [Isle of Man, England], in January 1938, according to some authors.
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Fawley, M.W., Morton, S.J., Stewart, K.D. & Mattox, K.R. (1987). Evidence for a common evolutionary origin of light-harvesting fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c - protien complexes of Pavlova gyrans (Prymnesiophyceae) and Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 23: 377-381.
Green, J.C. & Manton, I. 1970 (1970). Studies i the fine structure and taxonomy of flagellates in the genus Pavlova. I. A revision of Pavlova gyrans, the type species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 50: 1113-1130.


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Q: Qt debugger does different than simple running void MainWindow::edit()
{
    //Check if item is selected, if not return
    const int row = list->currentRow();
    if( row == -1 )
        return;

    EditWindow w( this, currentCategory() );

    switch( currentCategory() )
    {
    case cApp:
    {
        App old = appList.at( row );
        w.setApp( old );
        if( w.exec() == QDialog::Rejected )
            return;
        if( old == w.app() ) return;
        else old = w.app();

        if( dm->updateApp( old ) ){
            appList.replace( row, old );
            list->item(row)->setText( old.name() );
        }

        break;
    }
    case cFilm:
    {
        Film old = filmList.at( row );
        w.setFilm( old );
        if( w.exec() == QDialog::Rejected )
            return;
        if( old == w.film() ) return;
        else old = w.film();

        if( dm->updateFilm( old ) ){
            filmList.replace( row, old );
            list->item(row)->setText( old.name() );
        }

        break;
    }
    case cSong:
    {
        Song old = songList.at( row );
        w.setSong( old );
        if( w.exec() == QDialog::Rejected )
            return;

        if( old == w.song() ) return;
        else old = w.song();

        if( dm->updateSong(old) ){
            songList.replace( row, old );
            list->item(row)->setText( old.name() );
        }

        break;
    }
    }

    displayItem(row);

}

This code checks which category we have at the moment. Then it edits an app, a movie or a song (depends on the category). Then when I change some informations it writes these changes to the database and the global QLists, change the name in the QListWidget and displays the current item's information in a few labels (it's the last function).
As you can see it's the same code except that the QLists are different. Movies and songs work perfectly. I can change every detail and it automatically updates the name in the list.
But when I change the name of an app and click ok it doesn't change the name in the list and doesn't change the apps information in the QList.
However, when I go through it with a debugger and click on every single step the list changes the name and the information.
So basically what I am trying to ask is why does this code above work when using the debugger going through each step but not when just running it?

A: I guess that what you call "simple running" is actually using your IDE in "build to run" mode and you are in fact comparing a debug build with an optimised release build. The debugger properly initialises all memory to zero which doesn't happen in the release build.
Regardless of what you are doing, this behaviour is indicative of illegal memory access.
From your code everytime you use at() you are at risk of going out of bounds and I guess that is what is happening. You should check all instances of at() and also list->item(row) are not going out of bounds.
Furthermore using list is at risk of being confused with std::list, therefore this variable should be renamed.

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Q: VB.NET LINQ To DataTable Select with Where Clause Here is my data table that I have stored in a data table variable named dt:
Dim dt As New DataTable
+---------+--------+---------------+
| Carrier | AVGTAT |     Name      |
+---------+--------+---------------+
| ABCD    |   2078 | Term Check    |
| ABCD    |      0 | AdHoc         |
| ABCD    |  26406 | Cash on Term  |
| REWS    |   7358 | Failed Bill   |
| ZELT    |  11585 | BL150         |

I need to get the value of the AVGTAT column using LINQ to DataTable based Where Carrier = "x" and Name = "X"
How can I accomplish that?
Thank you!

A: Here is the C# version.
var avg = (from t1 in dt.AsEnumerable()
                select new
                {
                    Carrier = t1.Field<string>("Carrier"),
                    Name = t1.Field<string>("Name"),
                    Avg = t1.Field<int>("AVGTAT")

                }).Where(s => s.Carrier == "X" && s.Name == "X")
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And the VB.NET version
Dim avg = dt.AsEnumerable().[Select](Function(x) New With {
       Key .Carrier = x.Field(Of String)("Carrier"),
       Key .Name = x.Field(Of String)("Name"),
       Key .Avg = x.Field(Of Int32)("Level")
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Someone's character defines who that person really is and it cannot be hidden. Many people try to change their character when they arrive in a new environment to make a good impression (which is not totally bad). However, the fact that they're trying to change their character in different environments all the time, can unfortunately turn to a disadvantage. For example: If you go for a job interview in an office that requires management skills and you are not an organized person, no matter how many times you try to make a good impression, sooner or later your colleagues and eventually your boss will find out that you are not a very organized person. As my parents always say, a person's character is like a pregnancy. That is to say, when you are pregnant, even if you have not said anything, ultimately your belly will show and everyone will know. With your character, it's the same principle, no matter how you try to hide your character, sooner or later, your true nature will show up. There is a proverb of Félicité de Genlis that says, "our happiness depends on our character." It is good to want to make a good impression, but do not forget the truth (your true personality) will be quickly revealed.
Lastly, having a good character does not mean being beautiful, tall or smart, but it does means walking with righteousness. Listen to everything you are told, no matter if they are from adults or children, no matter how old we are, it is important to listen.
Some examples are: do not shout when speaking to someone, do not speak at the same time as an adult, think before speaking, etc. I encourage everyone to follow the advice of seniors and keep in mind the proverb quoted above (our happiness depends on our character). Thank you and I hope that from now on, you will try to improve your character for a better future and for more happiness.


Right through this post you would be able to get the complete details about the PEC 5th class online roll number 2020! As we all know that since the last so many years the concept method of the 5th and 8th class board examinations have been started off by the supervision of the Punjab Education Commission. For some of the students undergoing with the 5th class examinations is one of the troubling task because they are not much aware about the format and structure of the examination board. As we do mention about the Punjab Education Commission it is known as one of the best educational sectors in Pakistan that are best providing with their services in the 5th and 8th class board examinations.
Punjab Education Commission PEC do arrange the 5th and 8th class board examinations in the format and pattern that are same like the ordinary examinations held in schools. PEC has been currently providing its services in more than 36 districts of the Pakistan including with the names of Attock as well as Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Bhakkar all along with the Chakwal, Chinyot, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faislabad, Gujrawala, Gujarat, Hafizabad and plus the Jhang, Jhelum in addition to the Kasur, Khanewal, Khushab, Lahore, Layyah, Lodhran and yet the Mandi Bahahuddin, Mainwali, Multan, Mazzafargarah, Narowal, Nankana Sahib and even inside the Okara and in Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sailkot , Toba Tek Singh and vehari.
Until now Punjab Education Commission PEC has not yet announced with any kind of confirm date for the arrival of the 5th class examinations. But from the last few years record it is evident that 5th class PEC examinations are held in the mid of the February month. Students would be able to get the date sheet in the second last week of January.
All those students who will be giving the PEC 5th class examinations in coming year they can get complete details about the examinations straight by signing into our web page. We would keep on updating the students with all the necessary details about their date arrival arrival. Plus, we have uploaded our web page with the date sheets of 5th class of the previous 5-6 years. In this way, the students can get some idea that when examinations are held and how many holidays are given in each paper.
Plus on the day of the 5th class result we would be giving the students the free option to signed into our webpage and catch their results in just one click. We would keep updating the latest information about PEC 5th class examinations with the passage of time. So stop wasting time and be the first to signed into this web page right now!


The much-discussed potential sale of Rupert Murdoch's Fox assets – even if it never happens – shows the media industry is changing fast, says FTI Consulting's senior advisor. Read the entire article by Progress Partners EIR, Mary Ann Halford.
The partners at Progress were asked what came to mind when thinking about Progress Connect, providing what they believed the best word was to describe this leadership summit. Part of a series of videos taken for Progress Connect. To find more, visit our YouTube channel.
On October 11th, Progress Connect welcomed over 300 participants, including 40+ founders, 50+ speakers, and 60+ CEOs, to Boston for a one-day summit about data, transparency, and the future of media. Check our our sizzle reel from the day of networking, discussions, and keynote speakers.
What were some of the key undercurrents that ran throughout Progress Connect 2017? The answer happened to be more of a question: what comes next? Part of a series of videos taken for Progress Connect. To find more, visit our YouTube channel.
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Data is the world's "new" hot commodity, and every year we meet companies in Cologne who are transforming both user experiences and marketing effectiveness by using this resource more effectively than ever before. Dmexco brings industry players and rising stars alike to the forefront – enabling innovators across the spectrum to put their progress on display for the rest of the market and give onlookers a glimpse of things to come.
Progress Partners' IndustryMaps Highlighted in Digiday's "Oral History of the LUMAscape"
Progress Partners founder Nick MacShane and Davis Rosborough (VP, Progress Partners and Co-founder, IndustryMaps) made their way into the oral history of LUMA Partner's LUMAscapes. Through early work on industry and sector mapping, Davis' IndustryMaps have developed significantly and have come a long way, just as LUMAscapes have. Here is the story of how the Lumascape came to be, from some of those who helped popularize it.
Davis Rosborough Featured in Digiday Article "Internet Mysteries: Why do ad tech companies rarely die?"
Although 5,000 ad tech companies exist today, the industry is full of dead men walking. Unlike other tech industries, struggling ad tech companies rarely die swiftly, even if they're not on the path to growth. Davis Rosborough, VP at Progress Partners, provides his take on why some ad tech companies become "zombies."
In Axial's series "Dealmaker Profiles," Progress Partners founder and senior managing director Nick MacShane was featured, discussing the challenges of founding a company, supercharging the firm's biz dev strategy, and what he likes to do in his spare time.
Nick MacShane Featured in Digiday Article on Moat and "the Ad Tech Pivot"
"Fresh off an $850 million acquisition by Yahoo, Right Media CEO Michael Walrath and board members Noah and Jonah Goodhart thought their next big ad tech venture was a crowdsourced marketplace meant to connect ad creators with brands. Despite their respect in the ad industry and connections to the largest investors in Silicon Valley and some of media's biggest, the group's initial product floundered."
The adtech industry has found itself confronted with a rapidly growing challenge affecting all parties, including the average American household. The importance of Brand Safety as a topic has transformed into a movement to address current issues like the lack of transparency in advertising inventory and the proliferation of fake news on the web.
Chris Legg shares his top takeaways and retrospective from his week at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, highlighting big announcements from Comcast and Oath, the 5th Annual Mastercard LeRooftop Panel, and our co-hosted yacht party to kick off the week.
The National Association of Broadcasters hosted their annual NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center last month, attracting over 100,000 attendees for this year's "The M.E.T. Effect" in mind: Media, Entertainment, and Technology.
With the recent announcement of Open AP, many are asking who will follow. Fox Networks Group, Turner, and Viacom have all teamed up to create a new advanced audience platform specific to television, the industry's first open platform for cross-publisher audience targeting and independent measurement.
Surrounded by senior-level executives and managers in the TV and Digital space, we heard from thought leaders and disruptors alike who addressed the continued evolution of advanced TV advertising during this Spring's Advanced Advertising Summit, presented by B&C, Multichannel News, and NewBay Media at New York City's Convene Conference Center.
Industry leaders and disruptors convened in Las Vegas for March 2017's Shoptalk conference, one of the most important for retail and ecommerce. The event hosted thousands of retailers, brands, consultants, and analysts to discuss the incredible change that is taking place in retail and ecommerce.
GSMA hosted its annual Mobile World Congress in the week from February 27th – March 2nd 2017. The conference was held at the Fira Gran Via and the Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain and featured all the newest technology in the mobile space. Over 108,000 people attended the event, all interested in learning and discussing where the future of mobile is headed.


poking her nose into the myrtle.
served at a welcoming table.
or the red-tailed fox baffled.
below, writing a new word in dirt.
to join in, do what we were made to do?
I watched the full moon cover mundane scenes with its glow. Isn't this what Advent is about?


High school student Erika (Ayame Misaki) is sick and tired of her weakness. By chance, Erika begins working at a cabaret night club. She eventually becomes the top lady in the night world and is known by her nickname Kurumi. In the process, she manipulates men and makes a lot of money from them. Deep down inside though, Erika suffers from loneliness and fear. A man then appears in front of her.
Based on the autobiographical novel "Judas" by actress Kurumi Tachibana (published June 23, 2009 by Shodensha).


Dan & I want to thank everyone in Region 11 for the beautiful plant delivered to our home, in honor of Dan's mom, who passed away on June 18. You are all very special people, and we SO appreciate your kindness, thoughts, and prayers. Thank you, again, for your thoughtfulness; it was greatly appreciated.
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Q: Spring database type NONE and external custom properties file I'm new to Spring. I got a project and am trying to run it with IntelliJ Idea (the one who gave me project access used Eclipse).
The JDBC driver is set in a custom properties file, called test.application.properties.
It gives me the following error:
2018-01-17 14:30:33.556  INFO 9804 --- [           main] i.test.TestApplication: No active profile set, falling back to default profiles: default
2018-01-17 14:30:33.638  INFO 9804 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Refreshing org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.AnnotationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext@49c43f4e: startup date [Wed Jan 17 14:30:33 BRST 2018]; root of context hierarchy
2018-01-17 14:30:36.657  INFO 9804 --- [           main] s.b.c.e.t.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainer : Tomcat initialized with port(s): 8080 (http)
2018-01-17 14:30:36.683  INFO 9804 --- [           main] o.apache.catalina.core.StandardService   : Starting service [Tomcat]
2018-01-17 14:30:36.685  INFO 9804 --- [           main] org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine  : Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/8.5.16
2018-01-17 14:30:36.880  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.a.c.c.C.[Tomcat].[localhost].[/]       : Initializing Spring embedded WebApplicationContext
2018-01-17 14:30:36.881  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.web.context.ContextLoader            : Root WebApplicationContext: initialization completed in 3248 ms
2018-01-17 14:30:37.379  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.ServletRegistrationBean  : Mapping servlet: 'dispatcherServlet' to [/]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.383  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'metricsFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.383  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'characterEncodingFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.383  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'hiddenHttpMethodFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.383  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'httpPutFormContentFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.383  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'requestContextFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.383  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'webRequestLoggingFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.384  INFO 9804 --- [ost-startStop-1] o.s.b.w.servlet.FilterRegistrationBean   : Mapping filter: 'applicationContextIdFilter' to: [/*]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.442  WARN 9804 --- [           main] ationConfigEmbeddedWebApplicationContext : Exception encountered during context initialization - cancelling refresh attempt: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'testRepository': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through method 'createNamedParameterJdbcTemplate' parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.JdbcTemplateAutoConfiguration': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through constructor parameter 0; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'dataSource' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceConfiguration$Tomcat.class]: Bean instantiation via factory method failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Failed to instantiate [org.apache.tomcat.jdbc.pool.DataSource]: Factory method 'dataSource' threw exception; nested exception is org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.DataSourceProperties$DataSourceBeanCreationException: Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE. If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to active it (no profiles are currently active).
2018-01-17 14:30:37.446  INFO 9804 --- [           main] o.apache.catalina.core.StandardService   : Stopping service [Tomcat]
2018-01-17 14:30:37.472  INFO 9804 --- [           main] utoConfigurationReportLoggingInitializer :

Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the auto-configuration report re-run your application with 'debug' enabled.
2018-01-17 14:30:37.477 ERROR 9804 --- [           main] o.s.b.d.LoggingFailureAnalysisReporter   :

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APPLICATION FAILED TO START
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Description:

Cannot determine embedded database driver class for database type NONE

Action:

If you want an embedded database please put a supported one on the classpath. If you have database settings to be loaded from a particular profile you may need to activate it (no profiles are currently active).

Process finished with exit code 1

The error seems to be with the JDBC driver...
I'm trying to set Run/debug configuration's program arguments with --spring.config.location=classpath:/src/main/resources/test.application.properties but it's not working.

A: I think I got this before and had to add in this property after a lot of research:
spring.autoconfigure.exclude=org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.jdbc.Data
SourceAutoConfiguration

I got it when I was trying to use spring boot without a web service.  Never got to the underlying reason that this happened though.
Give it a shot and see if it mitigates the error.


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Immortalizing the picture, the moment - the love & happiness in the old fashioned way on canvas, while still taking some artistic liberties 😉 and giving it a cheesy title (for folks who understand hindi) !!
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It is said that only a Buddha(s) can attain enlightenment through their own efforts and insights, without a teacher to point out the dharma ("right way of living").
The rest of us need a spiritual guide, guru - the Lama !!
Finally completed my latest painting Bubble Therapy on 3ft x 4ft canvas.
Whenever I am stuck in a mental loop, I bring out the bubble solution and wand and blow bubbles. Bubbles remind me that energy is being created and destroyed and re-created constantly. It's hard to hang on to fixed beliefs when bubbles are shimmering, sparkling and popping in glorious rainbow colors all around you.
Hiro Boga for her inspirational blog including looking at bubbles as therapy.
As the fans of Middle-earth know, Shadowfax was the lord of all horses and the horse of Gandalf. It is said Shadowfax was capable of running faster than wind and was hardly visible in the night.
Finally, I have completed my trilogy of the free roaming mustangs - an obsession that started last year from our trip to OBX (check out Nights in Roadanthe for amazing views of outerbanks - Roadanthe was also the island where we stayed).
All three (jewel, opal and jasper) are on 20 sq. inch canvas and can be put on wall individually or together. While the trilogy is complete, my passion for painting horses has only started and hope to continue doing more. Next time on a bigger canvas !!
Jasper is the third and final in my series on wild mustangs (also see jewel and opal) on a 20" x 20" canvas. Continuing my tryst with Oil on cavas, i have also used oil pastels to build the base of the background and then layered / smoothened it using oil.


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From tomorrow's issue of The Times:
A businessman offered to sell the details of every expense claim made by MPs over the past five years to The Times for £300,000. Similar approaches have also been made to other national newspapers.
He said that scans of a million receipts claimed as part of MPs' £24,000 second-home allowance had been "inadvertently" duplicated by the parliamentary authorities.
The businessman, whose company is based in the City, said that he was offering the politically sensitive information because he believed that it was in the public interest. When he made clear that he was expecting money, The Times turned down the offer.


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Funding would be cut for at least 300 shelter beds in Seattle, as well as hygiene and support services.
For two decades, now, Anitra Freeman has stood in silent vigil whenever a homeless person in King County has died outside. As a member of the grassroots homeless women's group WHEEL and their project Women in Black, Freeman believes that "without shelter, people die," she said, repeating the group's mantra during a Thursday interview with Seattle Weekly. WHEEL and its partner organization SHARE seek to remedy that through their 15 indoor shelters and three tent cities.
But this year Freeman said she's stood in silence a record number of times and she's "sick of the deaths." According to King County Medical Examiner's Office data gathered by WHEEL, 88 homeless people have died in King County as of November 26—a third more than in previous years around that time. The group is already planning another vigil for next Wednesday; Freeman projects that at least 100 people will have died by the end of the year.
On Wednesday afternoon, Women in Black was joined by members of the Housing for All Coalition outside of the Seattle Justice Center at 5th and Cherry to acknowledge the latest death. About 20 people mostly wearing black and holding pink signs bearing the group's mantra stood in silence for an hour on the center's steps. Wednesday's vigil was especially difficult for Freeman in the wake of a recent announcement from the city's Human Services Department (HSD) that funding would be cut for at least 300 shelter beds, as well as hygiene and support services in 2018. She mourned the loss of funding for SHARE/WHEEL, which is on the chopping blocks for next year. The groups ended their vigil by presenting Deputy Mayor for External Relations Shefali Ranganathan and Seattle City Councilmembers with a letter that requested interim funding for the programs. It also suggested that the city divert money from sweeps of unsanctioned encampments to fund homeless services.
The cuts were part of the City's recent redistribution of the $34 million for homeless service providers announced on November 27. To meet its goal of doubling the number of homeless people who move into permanent housing from about 3000 households in 2017 to more than 7000 in 2018, the City chose to scale back funding for basic shelter beds that officials say have shown little to no evidence of helping people make that transition. It also increased investments by $5.5 million in permanent housing programs like rapid rehousing, which offers temporary rental assistance to homeless people.
But Housing for All Coalition member and Transit Riders Union spokesperson Katie Wilson argues that rapid rehousing won't benefit the majority of homeless people.
"We know that with such a hot housing market and such low vacancy rates and high rent, that it's going to be very unlikely that the vast majority of homeless people are going to make it by themselves in market rate housing for a short period of time," Wilson said.
The redistribution of funding comes at a time when a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report declared that King County has the third largest homelessness population in the country. The federal report released on December 6 also showed that King County has the second largest concentration of veterans experiencing homelessness behind only Los Angeles County.
Seattle declared a state of emergency in 2015, when, according to the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness, 10,047 people were experiencing homelessness. Yet the homeless population appears to have grown despite the city's efforts to address the crisis by creating additional shelter beds. Over 11,600 people were homeless countywide in January, according to All Home's annual point-in-time count released in May.
The rising numbers of homelessness led the city to reconsider how it will fund homeless services in 2018.
"HSD is supporting overnight shelter beds that have shown some success at moving clients to housing," HSD spokesperson Meg Olberding said in an email to Seattle Weekly about its reason for cutting SHARE/WHEEL funding. "With finite resources and a commitment to housing placements, we have made the decision to invest in those programs which are the most effective in helping clients find housing," she clarified.
According to spokesperson Stephanie Formas, Mayor Jenny Durkan is also supportive of a housing-first approach.
"Mayor Durkan is committed to moving people out of encampments and off our streets—this is why she's proposed creating more shelter to provide safer, healthier alternatives living outside for those experiencing homelessness," Formas said in an email to Seattle Weekly. "One of her first actions as Mayor was to meet with advocates to find ways to site and permit more micro-homes and announce a regional approach to homelessness to better coordinate services and ultimately move more people off the streets and into permanent housing," she added.
Olberding maintained that the department will not reduce shelter beds during the coldest months. The department created a transition plan for programs like SHARE/WHEEL that didn't receive contracts with the city "so that clients and providers have time to adjust," Olberding said.
SHARE shelters will receive about $200,000 in bridge funding, while WHEEL's low-barrier women's shelter at Trinity Episcopal Parish will have $100,000, said WHEEL organizer Michele Marchand. Freeman anticipates that the funding will help the shelters continue running until July at the latest, after which the organizations will apply for funding from alternative sources.
Freeman continues to see the shelters as a necessary part of the solution. She said it is SHARE/WHEEL that helped her transition into permanent housing after her own homelessness stint.
Prior to being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Freeman became homeless in 1995 following a yearlong bout of depression. She spent a night sleeping at the airport, then one in the bushes, and later at an all-night coffee shop until she landed in a SHARE/WHEEL shelter for four months. Once Freeman was diagnosed, she became medicated and has now been housed for 21 years.
"Staying involved and all of the relationships in the community that I've built up … is one of the major things that's kept me stable," Freeman said about her continued relationship with SHARE/WHEEL.
She added that she ultimately hopes that the city will consider funding the groups again.


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Hannah Explodes At Luke P. After Naked Bungee Jump On 'The Bachelorette'
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Bachelorette contestant Luke Parker was sent over the edge when he learned of a sexy bungee jump that Hannah Brown took with a front-runner contestant on the June 24 episode of the ABC reality dating series.
The sexy activity paired Hannah with Garrett during a trip to Latvia, where she explored a true test of trust in their relationship – naked bungee jumping. The two had a blast with one another, showing their deepening connection. Later, they enjoyed dinner and a nice conversation.
Neither Hannah nor Garrett were shy about telling the remaining male contestants about their experience, and in a show of either complete ignorance or utter passion, contestant Luke P. let it be known that he did not approve of Hannah baring her body to another man.
This led the beauty queen to explode at Luke P. hours after a pleasant group date where he, Connor, Dustin, Dylan, Jed, Mike, and Tyler C. ate cheese and drank moonshine. Hannah never lied about her experience, but her admission did nothing to change Luke's mind, and he let her know how disappointed he was in her.
E! Entertainment News reported that the conversation turned heated between Luke P. and Hannah later in the evening when he confronted The Bachelorette star about her behavior.
"It's just because I know that your body is a temple and honestly, like, I'm just thinking of you holding him bare-skinned and I'm just thinking in my mind like…it really pissed me off. I mean, it really frustrated me," said Luke P. to Hannah.
"I had a choice, what I wanted to do. And I know where my heart was in it, and it wasn't in a sexual way. It was in an experience that I wanted to have for myself," she responded.
looking at Monday like…show me what you got. ???? #thebachelorette
A post shared by Hannah Brown (@alabamahannah) on Jun 23, 2019 at 10:15pm PDT
Hannah tried to keep her cool throughout the conversation, where it felt like she was defending an adult choice until Luke P. called her experience "a bonehead decision." Prior to the rose ceremony, Hannah told Luke privately that she took issue with the language he used in expressing his beliefs and how they appeared to be in conflict with the process contestants have to go through on the show. She then cited his displeasure at her experience with Garrett and had to tell the overbearing Bachelorette contestant that she did not have to explain her actions.
Decisions decisions…. ???? #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/mBzomQEojB
— The Bachelorette (@BacheloretteABC) June 25, 2019
She finally explained to Luke, who appeared clueless that Hannah is an adult woman in charge of her own body, "at this point, it doesn't matter because you're not my husband. You don't own my body, you don't own me. It's my body."
PREACH ???? @AlabamaHannah #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/S1dmMBom42
Hannah then asked the man who has been coined this season's villain why their relationship had to be so hard.
Who's coming to explore?! #TheBachelorette
A post shared by The Bachelorette (@bacheloretteabc) on Jun 24, 2019 at 5:35pm PDT
Despite their ups and downs again this week, Luke P. managed to eke out another rose during the show's official ceremony alongside Jed, Mike, Connor, Peter, Garrett, and Tyler C. Both Dylan and Dustin were sent home.
The Bachelorette airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.


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XyloCor reports positive data from refractory angina gene therapy trial
BioCryst starts subject enrolment in trial of hereditary angioedema therapy
Bristol Myers Squibb reports data from trial of Breyanzi for CLL
Genzyme commences olipudase alfa's Phase I/II trial in paediatric patients
Sanofi subsidiary Genzyme has started Phase I/II clinical trial to assess the efficacy of its investigational therapy olipudase alfa in paediatric patients.
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Olipudase alfa is an enzyme replacement therapy that is being studied to treat non-neurological manifestations of acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) or otherwise called Niemann-Pick disease type B.
ASMD is a serious and life-threatening disorder, which is induced by insufficient activity of the enzyme acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) resulting in toxic accumulation of sphingomyelin and there are currently no approved treatments options to treat this disease.
Sanofi Genzyme R&D Centre head Dr Jim Burns said: "With start of clinical studies both in pediatric and adult patients just a few months apart, we are confirming our commitment to the Niemann Pick disease patient community to advance the development of this novel therapy as quickly as possible and for both patient populations.
"We are very grateful to the patients for their engagement and their support in advancing this exciting programme."
The Phase I/II study is a multi-national, multi-centre, open label and ascending dose trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of olipudase alfa administered intravenously once every two weeks for 52 weeks in paediatric patients with ASMD.
In the trial, 12 paediatric patients will be enrolled into three age cohorts, including an adolescent cohort, child cohort and an infant/early child cohort.
According to the firm, the primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of olipudase alfa and patients will have the option to enrol into an extension study, upon completion of the 52-week trial.
Genzyme received breakthrough therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for olipudase alfa.
Image: The entrance to Genzyme building at 500 Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: courtesy of Tim Pierce.
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IT sector staring down the barrel of uncertainty
How many companies can weather the pandemic storm?
The Indian IT services sector was expected to be a defensive bet in the face of the economic impact of the Covid 19 pandemic. But if one looks at the quarterly results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and the management commentary accompanying them, it is becoming clear that there might be a few chinks in the armour of IT companies too.
Many IT companies have discontinued the practice of giving revenue and/or margin guidance. This shows that in a world economy marred by the pandemic, managements are not sure of their revenue visibility in the future. This is despite some companies bagging large deals in the quarter ending March 31, 2020.
When these deals will be operationalised is difficult to predict at this juncture. This uncertainty in demand for services makes it difficult for these companies to give revenue or margin guidance.
Also, most companies have shelved new hiring, except for campus hires, and have suspended salary hikes. That gives a picture of the uncertainty in the upcoming months.
Spike in costs
Wipro, first off the block with its results, saw its net profit fall 5 per cent to ₹2,345 crore in the March 2020 quarter compared to the previous quarter. Employee and facility-related costs spiked during the March quarter by around 4 per cent each. This impacted its margins which shrank to 17.6 per cent (versus 18.4 per cent in the previous quarter).
Tech Mahindra had a similar spike in costs which saw its net profit for the March quarter fall by 30 per cent sequentially. There was a one-time goodwill impairment that brought down profits, but the management also said that despite its best efforts, it struggled to contain costs. This can be seen in the near 20 per cent rise in other expenses, while there was a 19 per cent fall in sub-contracting costs.
Infosys too saw a rise in costs that led to its margins coming in at the lower end of its guided range at 21.1 per cent. The main reason for increase in Infosys' costs was a 32 per cent rise in other expenses and also a 16 per cent rise in cost of software packages.
Only TCS managed to control its costs during the quarter as its margins were flat at 25.1 per cent during the March 2020 quarter. The company's other expenses during the quarter fell by 60 bps (basis points) and allowed it to maintain stable margins.
US & Europe revenues fall
Revenues from the US were down for Tech Mahindra, Wipro and Infosys. This region contributes nearly two-thirds of the revenues of most IT services companies in India.
TCS does not give the break-up of its revenue in terms of geographies or industries, but it too saw a sequential fall in overall revenues during the quarter. The main reason for the fall in revenue for TCS was the disruption caused due to the lockdown imposed as a result of the pandemic.
European revenues fell for Tech Mahindra and Infosys, while Wipro managed only a marginal rise in revenues from Europe. This is indicative of the revenue pain being broad-based, across regions.
Revenues from banking, financial services and insurance, which is a big revenue earner for most IT services companies, took a hit during the March quarter. Only Tech Mahindra saw its BFSI revenues rise (up 11 per cent QoQ). But BFSI makes up just 15.3 per cent of its revenues, so its performance could not cushion the overall hit to the company's revenue. Tech Mahindra's mainstay — the communications vertical saw revenues fall by nearly 8.4 per cent.
How long this lack of revenue visibility will last is anyone's guess. The TCS management offered some insight by sharing its internal model for revenue growth. This is despite the company's practice of not sharing any guidance. TCS said that it expects to return to the same level of revenue in the second half of 2020-21 as it reported in 2019-20.
This means, after the hit to revenue it takes in the first half of 2020-21, revenues for the second half will be at the same level as 2019-20. In essence, TCS's management says according to its model, it expects to report flat year-on-year revenue growth in the second half of 2020-21. If the whole industry sees a similar bounce back, it would really be the defensive ones that can weather the pandemic storm.


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We are kicking off summer by "tending the fire" with a 2 hour Acu-Yoga summer spectacular with Yoga teacher Rebecca and Acupuncturist Aliya. Summer, the fire season, is the hottest and most bountiful of all the seasons and our heart, the emperor of our body and one of the 4 organs of the Fire Element, is predominant during the summer. Come stoke your fire, nurture your heart and reboot from previous seasons by opening, transforming and protecting the flow of energy in order to maintain the spice and essence that is known as You.
To receive this ancient healing we will begin with meridian stretching, pranayama and grounding. You will then be placed in a luscious and supportive restorative pose where Aliya will work her magic by administering Acupuncture. While the needles are in the body a yoga nidra or yogic sleep practice will occur to walk you mentally and spiritually into a meditative place so that you can tap into your primordial Qi.
Yoga for Rebecca is the practice of breath leading movement in order to free mental, spiritual, emotional and physical toxins from the body so that we may reach our True or Higher selves. This practice is not only just being present in-the-now while on your mat, but being able to spread the sheer joy and light off the mat where it matters most.
To be a true teacher, she believes in always being a student first. Rebecca completed 200 hours of Hatha and Iyengar Flow training with Shiva Yoga Peeth in Rishikesh, India. She is also an artist by trade who loves creating paintings, graffiti, books and pencil drawings. Rebecca has led therapeutic art groups to people of all ages and backgrounds, is a trained E.M.T and aspiring to be a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist. She is currently enrolled in the Master of Acupuncture Studies at the Won Institute.
With a strong knowledge and an insatiable appetite to learn more ancient practices, literatures and experiences through wanderlust, she believes in an open and balanced environment with a non-judgement zone in order to connect with her fellow Yogis.
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Columbia County 911 dispatched Greenport Firefighters and Greenport Rescue at 7:52am for an AAPI in front of Dunkin Donuts at 3 Healy Boulevard.
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SUPPORTING ACTIVE USER INVOLVEMENT IN PROTOTYPING
Kaj Grønhjæk, University of Aarhus, DenmarkFollow
The term prototyping has in recent years become a buzzword in both research and practice of system design due to a number of claimed advantages of prototyping techniques over traditional specification techniques. In particular it is often stated that prototyping facilitates the users' involvement in the development process. But prototyping does not automatically imply active user involvement! Thus a cooperative prototyping approach aiming at involving users actively and creatively in system design is proposed in this paper. The key point of the approach is to involve users in activities that closely couple development of prototypes to early evaluation of prototypes in envisioned use situations. Having users involved in such activities creates new requirements for tool support. Tools that support direct manipulation of prototypes and simulation of behaviour have shown promise for cooperative prototyping activities. Examples of such tools are given and the ways that they support cooperative prototyping within various use domains are discussed.
Grønhjæk, Kaj (1990) "SUPPORTING ACTIVE USER INVOLVEMENT IN PROTOTYPING," Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 3.
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In 1995, ATF received intelligence that Phoenix Viper Militia not only possessed illegal weapons, but also planned bombing attacks. ATF infiltrated the militia and learned of a scheme to target and kill ATF and other law enforcement officers. Viper members participated in training and tactical exercises in the desert, where they used explosive devices and machine guns. The group also recorded instructional videos about how to destroy buildings, including ATF's office and other federal buildings in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Arrest and Adjudication
In July 1996, ATF agents arrested 12 Viper Militia members and seized 50 machine guns, blasting caps, black powder, bomb-making chemicals, 1,200 pounds of ammonium nitrate and thousands of rounds of ammunition. A federal grand jury indicated all 12 individuals on firearms and explosives charges. Ten pled guilty, while two others were found guilty at trial. Sentencing ranged from five years probation to 10 years imprisonment.
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Mary Jo Foley of All About Microsoft has managed to grab a screenshot of Internet Explorer 9 which was accidently posted up on a Russian site. Even though the screenshot and info has now been pulled from that Russian site, but Mary Jo has got all the details for us, courtesy of Bing Translator.
But maybe users won't have to wait until then to get a glimpse of what's coming. Microsoft Russia's press site, on August 25, posted information and a photo that seem to be connected to the coming IE 9 beta. (The site has since pulled their post, but I grabbed the information and screen shot in the nick of time.)
The Microsoft Russia site said there will be a new, simplified navigation bar with IE 9 that will leave "more room for the (Web) site itself." There will be some navigation tools for commonly used functions — things like a back button and a combined address/search bar. But the numerous menu items in older versions of IE have "been consolidated into one," the site said. "Now the user sees only what you need to navigate."
The Russian Microsoft site said that there will be provisions for "recognized," or "protected," sites which will allow users to go straight from the Windows taskbar to these sites without having to open IE first. In other words, recognized, protected sites will be treated more like traditional Windows applications.
Bing translated the instructions for doing this as "(C)lick the pins in the address bar or click the site in a new tab and drag it to the taskbar. That's all. If the site is pinned, it displays an icon that is separate from the Internet Explorer. Now from the website you are just one click."
The Russian site also mentioned "tear-off tabs" — a capability that will build on Windows's Aero Snap feature. Snap allows users to more easily look at two pages, side-by-side by "snapping" them to the sides of their PC screen. Firefox and Safari both already include tear-off tabs, allowing users to select tabbed items and turn them into separate windows.
Here's the description of the tear-off tabs from the Russian site, as translated by Bing:
"Often a task must open several Web pages or screens. Advanced tabs in combination with Windows Aero Snap is a quick way to display two or two-page spread. To do this, simply drag the page in different screen and will appear next to each other. Reproduction of content sites and video are not violated."
I ran the text of the Russian site's IE 9 posting through the Bing Translator. Other than turning a couple of the references from IE 9 to IE 8 (and IE 7, in one case), Bing did a good job.
The screen shot (above) shows a navigation bar and fewer controls. There's a back button, a combined URL – search box at the top. And that's pretty much it. I don't see menu items like "Favorites" or "Suggested Sites" or "Get More Add-Ons" (but maybe they're still in there, somehow).
Microsoft officials first discussed plans for IE 9 in March 2010. IE 9 will be more compliant with the emerging HTML5, CSS3 and SVG2 standards and will include a new JavaScript engine (code-named "Chakra"). It will take advantage of PC hardware to accelerate graphics performance. IE 9 will work on Vista and Windows 7, but not Windows XP.
For those of you who don't know, Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) has come a long way since its predecessor IE8. It takes the experience to a whole new level with all the graphics rendering taking place on the GPU level for HTML5 via the Microsoft DirectX technology. IE 9 has been re-written from the ground up and it takes advantage of the GPU power for all page rendering, and further enables web developers to exploit this power in ways they already understand (CSS, DHTML, JavaScript).
Company officials have not been willing to pinpoint a due-date target for IE 9, but many of us company watchers are thinking it will be in 2011.Microsoft has so far delivered four Platform Preview builds of IE 9 for developers. Beta version of IE9 will be released on September 15th.
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Summary: Largest U.S. mass killings since 9/11 … After pledging allegiance to ISIS, Omar Saddiqui Mateen opened fire in Orlando's gay Pulse nightclub, killing 49 people and wounding 53 in the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history before dying in a hail of police gunfire.
ISIS Swarm Attack on Paris
Summary: On Friday night, November 13, 2015, eight militants wearing explosive belts and armed with assault rifles, shotguns, and hand grenades attacked six sites in Paris, killing at least 129 people and wounding more than 350, including about 100 seriously injured. The dead include many French citizens, three Chileans, two Belgians, two Mexicans, two Spaniards, two Portuguese, an American, and a Briton. ISIS has claimed responsibility for this mass-casualty commando-style terrorist swarm attack. Swarm attacks are high-risk, coordinated assaults sometimes directed against multiple targets or building complexes, using mobile groups to circumvent security measures, allowing attackers to inflict casualties, garner news coverage, and inflict considerable damage prior to the neutralization of the assailants.
Ramadan Terror Plot Foiled? Zawahiri Wanted "Something Big"
Summary: In an intercepted electronic communication, al-Qaida's two top leaders — Ayman al-Zawahiri, head of al-Qaida Central, and Nasir al-Wahishi, leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula — agreed they wanted to do "something big" on the Muslim holiday Laylat al-Qadr, the 27th night of Ramadan, which in 2013 fell on the weekend of August 3-4.
Video and Photos of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects
Summary: Video and photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, released by the FBI at a press briefing held April 18, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston. In attendance were Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston Field Office Richard DesLauriers, United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz, and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force law enforcement partners.
Al-Qaida's No. 2 Leader Killed in Obama Drone Strike
Summary: Deputy al-Qaida leader Abu Yahya al-Libi has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan. Al-Libi, who escaped from a U.S. military prison at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2005, was one of al-Qaida's most influential propagandists and one of its most able leaders.
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Summary: Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born Muslim cleric who played a significant operational role in al-Qaida, plotting and inspiring terrorist attacks on the United States, has been killed in a drone missile strike in Yemen. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on October 2, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that the U.S. State Department, responding to credible al-Qaida threats, issued a travel alert urging American citizens to be vigilant if they planned to travel in Europe. Officials did not identify specific targets, but thought terrorists might launch Mumbai-style "swarm attacks."
Norway Christian Extremism Terrorist Threat
Summary: The terrorist attack by Norwegian Christian fundamentalist Anders Behring Breivik in Oslo and at the youth camp on Utoya Island raises the specter of violent right-wing domestic extremism in Europe and echoes glimmers of an equivalent trend in the United States. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on July 24, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that Rep. Michele Bachmann said if Republicans win control of the House of Representatives in the November 2010 midterm election, "all we should do is issue subpoenas and have one hearing after another" to "expose all the nonsense that is going on."
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Summary: Ilyas Kashmiri, a top al-Qaida commander and possible replacement for Osama bin Laden, has been killed in an American drone-fired missile strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region, close to the Afghan border. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 5, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that an estimated 200 people attended a Tea Party rally at Lake George in St. Cloud, Minn., organized by the local Republican Party. It featured Republican office holders, including Rep. Michele Bachmann, state and local Republican candidates, and rightwing bloggers.
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Summary: The death of Osama bin Laden was more than just a national moment of relief and closure. It was also a measure of payback, a settling of a score for a pair of deaths, the details of which have remained secret for 13 years — CIA operatives Tom Shah and Molly Huckaby Hardy, who were among the 44 U.S. Embassy employees killed when a truck bomb exploded outside the embassy compound in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1998. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on May 29, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that Marine Cpl. Jacob C. Leicht, 24, of College Station, Texas, became the 1,000th U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan when he stepped on an explosive device May 27, 2010 in Helmand province.


Five Brides by Eva Marie Everson is the most delightful Christian historical romance that will warm your heart.
Set in the 1950's surrounding five friends, the reader is treated to the customs of the day. Parents were respected and morals expected to be high. Unmarried mothers were frowned on but every child was seen as a gift from God no matter what the circumstances of their conception.
There were some gentlemen within the novel as well as some cads. Infatuation blinded women to the character flaws in men.
We need to be true to ourselves. "You deserve to be loved… Not for the person your boyfriend is trying to make you into, but for who you are." If someone is pressurising you to change, they are not Mr Right. Finding true love is the order of the day. Love can often be found in the most unlikely of places and even when we are not looking.
God Bless Us Every One by Eva Marie Everson is a delightful festive romance. It is just perfect to read on a cold damp day. It will instil a little warmth in your heart.
Each chapter opens with a paragraph from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. It is almost two books in one.
Not only does the reader have a taste of a classic tale but there is a history lesson too. The history of A Christmas Carol and Christmas itself is included. Learning whilst reading – it can't be bad.
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A volume in Princeton's series "Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity", Stalin's Genocides takes a look at the Soviet dictator's use of mass slaughter in pursuit of total mastery of the USSR, the Soviet Bloc, and the world communist movement, one which puts the dictator squarely at the center of events.
As such, this is a useful overview of one of the most horrific bloodlettings in all history. But there's more, for Prof. Naimark (Stanford), author of The Russians in Germany: A History of the Soviet Zone of Occupation, 1945-1949 and Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe, among others, uses Stalin's crimes as a lens with which to examine the nature and, indeed, the very meaning, of the idea of "genocide." This has more than just historical significance, since mass slaughter is still with us. Thus, for example, Naimark notes that while paper definitions of genocide tend to deal with the killing of ethnic, cultural, or religious groups, a great deal of mass killing has been targeted at political or social groups, a matter that has implications for policy makers, jurists, and historians.
This makes Stalin's Genocides of importance not just for students of modern Russian and European history, but also for those interested in very contemporary questions of international law and human rights.