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Sometimes, it is very tempting to say, “No, I think I’ve got all of the information that I need,” but more often than not, we fumble through and ask a question that we don’t have an interest in. What most people forget, however, is that this is still part of the interview – and the interviewer will form his/her last impression of you based on this interaction.
The interviewer is still assessing you until you walk out of the room. Asking thoughtful questions shows that you took a genuine interest in the role and the company – and that you prepared for the question, which is 99.9% likely to come up.
This is an opportunity to figure out whether the team or role is right for you. Do you have a truly burning question on life at the company? For example, do want to know if there are formal support networks in place for career progression? This is the time to show an interviewer that you have thoroughly thought about the role and your fit at the company.
There is almost no way that you could possibly know everything about the role and the company. No matter how many informational interviews you go through, or how much time you spend reading a company’s website, there will still be questions that haven’t been answered. For example, does the team have any team-building activities?
As you head off on Thanksgiving break and reflect on (or start thinking about) your recruiting process, this is also a good time to think about the non-advertised aspects of the job that are important to you. This will help you form a list of genuine questions that you can ask at each interview to assess whether the role is right for you—remember, this is a two-way street, so you should also seize on this opportunity to get your questions out as well.
A Statement of Purpose should be…purposeful. That is to say, you should be direct about why you are applying to graduate school and what you plan to do there and afterwards. There is no need to convey your entire educational background or write oodles about how much you love your field of interest.
Be clear about the scope of your experiences in your field. If you did research on something, for example, you might convey what research methods you used, whether you worked individually or collaboratively, describe any end results of the work, or share any important things you learned from the project. Saying you researched a topic or area is not enough, you need describe your work with some (but too much) detail.
Be sure to write about your experience, your future in the graduate program, and your career objectives. Everything should make sense. Someone can describe some wonderful experiences, but not a clear vision of what they hope to gain from graduate studies. Another person might skip mentioning any professional life after graduate school. Cover all areas.
You should communicate a high level of understanding of the field. This means sharing the particulars of your experiences in way that doesn’t merely report facts or repeat the obvious, but shows that you are actively thinking about significant issues and areas for further exploration. You want to sound like someone who is ready to move forward, not someone who wants to take more undergraduate courses or continue to assist graduate students in a lab.
Be sure you are at the center of the Statement. Writing a great deal about your love of the subject, the high quality of program to which you are applying, or quoting other people doesn’t address the questions in your readers’ minds: Why do you want to go to graduate school? Are you a good fit for their program? Are you motivated and, if so, for what reasons?
From a career development perspective, it is good to be aware of the types of situations where the potential for sexual misconduct, or confusion over whether there is sexual misconduct, is increased. That is not to say that you will experience this on your career path, and so this is not meant as a post to put you off effective approaches such as networking and seeking internships (it is going to be hard to avoid these if you want to be successful in finding the job that matches your skills and career goals). It is important to know how you can respond to any form of inappropriate behaviour or sexual misconduct in these situations.
The great benefit of networking is the ability to make new contacts who can share information and advice with you that you can use to be effective in your job or internship search. It goes both ways, and so by networking with professionals you will be able to present your skills, experiences, and future potential to them too. Compared with the lively, career-focused, in-person conversations you can set up through your networking efforts with people in different industries or at particular organizations you like, no amount of online research will help you get the same critical insight into a particular career, role, or organization. The people you can meet will also be incredibly helpful in sharing opportunities with you – opportunities you might not have been aware of before you had that conversation. Take advantage of resources like the Penn alumni database (QuakerNet) and LinkedIn to find people happy to share their advice and experiences with you.
If you have a negative experience during a networking interaction, then heed some of the advice that Natalie offers, and remember the on-campus resources available to you (listed above) if you need them. Advisors at Career Services can also help you to successfully navigate your networking attempts, and to develop strategies to hopefully avoid these types of situations arising in the first place.
What can you bring to our organization/what are your strengths?
Do you take any time off work for religious purposes?
Are you planning on having children soon?
What will your partner think about all the travel you would be doing if you got this job?
There is a lot of different advice given about how to handle these types of questions, but this approach might be a good starting point. You can practice how you might respond to these questions by setting up a mock interview with an advisor at Career Services.
If you experience any form of sexual misconduct during an internship experience, make use of the campus resources listed above. The advisors at Career Services can be a great resource to talk about any aspect of networking, seeking internships, and succeeding at interviews (everyone should set up an appointment to have a mock interview – they are incredibly helpful). Career advisors can offer useful suggestions for how you can make any of these experiences as positive and productive as possible, so that you always know how to handle yourself professionally when faced with any of the situations described above. Please take advantage of appointments and walk-in hours to meet with your career advisor – call 215 898 7531 or visit www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices.
Day in the Life: Anup Swamy, CAS ’99/MBA ’06, Vice President, Time Inc.
Be sure you’re following @PennCareerDay tomorrow, Wednesday November 16th to get an exclusive look at the day-in-the-life of a Vice President at Time, Inc!
Anup Swamy is a Vice President at Time Inc. He currently leads Consumer Marketing for Sports Illustrated and SI Kids. Additionally, he has recently added responsibilities for Consumer Revenue Expansion (e.g. New Product innovation) and Strategic Partnerships across all Time Inc. brands for Time Inc. Consumer Marketing + Revenue. Prior to joining Time in 2014, Anup was at Bain & Company for almost 10 years, most recently as a Principal in the New York office, focused on Financial Services and Customer Loyalty. Anup is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BA 1999) and The Wharton School (MBA 2006) and currently resides in the NYC area.


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Tim Status Displays the Message: "tim dead but subsys locked."
Attempting to shut down the TIM with the command "service tim stop" fails. Running "service tim status" displays the message "tim dead but subsys locked".
Any supported TIM environment APM 9.7 or higher.
The error "tim dead but subsys locked" message is caused by the TIM failing to update files notifying the OS that the process terminated. TIM's process id should be located in /opt/CA/APM/tim/logs/tim.pid. This file is cross referenced with /var/lock/subsys/tim and these two files are expected to indicate a consistent state with one another. This means that if the (empty) lockfile /var/lock/subsys/tim exists, then the first line of /opt/CA/APM/tim/logs/tim.pid is expected to contain the pid of the TIM process (indicating that Tim is running). If Tim has shutdown, then /var/lock/subsys/tim should no longer exist. When "tim dead but subsys locked" occurs, /var/lock/subsys/tim still exists even though the Tim process is not longer running.
There are two ways to handle this situation. To get your TIM going, perform this Workaround. To fix the situation, perform the Resolution.
To correct the issue, remove the /var/lock/subsys/tim file and restart the TIM with the command "service tim start".
One possible cause preventing the TIM from gracefully shutting down is a timeout present within the shutdown logic of the TIM. By default TIM will wait 60 seconds for the process and sub processes running on the OS to terminate. Should this process fail to complete in 60 seconds, TIM will report an error, such as "Stopping tim: /sbin service: line <line number>: <pid> Killed....", and fail to delete /var/lock/subsys/tim as described above. This issue is especially prevalent when there are large number of TIM worker processes (typically in a one to one ratio with the number of processors available on the server).
-Click Define a new value.
-Enter a value. The default is 60 when undefined.
-Click Add. The new value takes effect immediately. Restarting the TIM is not necessary.
In any case where the suggestion does not help, you may need to further investigate for locks in the filesystem, to do this you can use the lslk command.
"Finding and removing locked files on a GNU/Linux system"

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text: Maybe a T. rex chasing after you won’t be as scary if it’s only 2 inches tall. That’s what’s going on in Sami Mustonen‘s mini Jurassic Park. The rendering of the models look so real you probably didn’t think it was all digital Lego.

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text: A dramatic-looking city car that comes with compact exterior dimensions that make it ideal for narrow urban streets and tight parking spaces, but also a spacious cabin that's comfortable and well equipped. You can discover all about this clever mini MPV by paying a visit to DC Edginton and Sons today. At our showroom you'll find a great selection of high quality, used Nissan Note cars for sale in Redditch, all of which are affordably priced and have been tested by a highly trained technician before arriving on the forecourt. Take the opportunity to browse the complete stock online now before contacting us to arrange a test drive.

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Are the other sizes bigger or smaller? And is it more of the same items or other things too? Thanks!
You get the best of both worlds with this assortment of goodies! An assortment of fresh fruit and goodies in a gourmet gift basket as shown.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Are you tapping into one of your most precious resources – your data? Public safety agencies today have more data than ever before at their fingertips. How they use that data can drive smarter decision-making and communications, making them more proactive – not reactive – during unplanned major events.
Analytics looked quite different just a few years ago. When an agency wanted answers to a question, they were forced to turn to IT, determine where the data was, compile it, and create a usable report. This process could take days or even weeks to finish. With modern analytics tools, end-users can quickly develop, analyze, and share intelligent reports and dashboards within or outside their organization. The ability to explore complex data and solve business problems in minutes has become a game changer for the industry.
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And while you’re waiting for June to arrive, watch this HxGN TV episode on the role of analytics in safe cities.

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Geraint is a person mentioned in the cover article, “Breaking the Language Barrier” in the third edition of Awake! 2016. Nowhere in the article is his surname mentioned. The reader is only informed that Geraint is a translator based in Britain. However, as the Welsh name “Geraint” is very rare, a quick search of the Watchtower Library helps us find out who he is.
We now know who Geraint is. His surname is Watkin. Geraint Watkin. He was the son of a farmer and was raised and employed part-time on a British farm. He “turned down a university education in favor of pioneer service” in the early 1980’s. He joined the Bethel family in Britain. And he was assigned to farming.
What does Geraint do now?
“I work with a team of translators, so good cooperation is the key. Together we explore solutions to tough translation problems. As we do, we consider not just words but groups of words. We weigh their real meaning and intent, constantly reminding ourselves of the target audience for each article.
“Our goal is for the reader to feel as if the material were originally written in his mother tongue. To that end, we try to use language that is natural. In that way, we will hold the reader’s attention, and he will keep on reading as if he were eating delicious food that is easy on the palate.
How did an uneducated farm boy become a translator?
When did he become a translator? It was obviously some time between 2000 and the present.
Did he receive a formal education in translation?
Or was it simply a case that he was from Wales and grew up speaking both English and Welsh?
It is unlikely that Geraint obtained a formal education in translation. It is likely that the British Bethel simply made use of a native Welsh speaker. He was taken off farm duty and put to translation. He now helps The Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of New York translate their literature into Welsh. Is this how The Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society selects the translators for their articles?
If Watchtower logic existed in the real world, I could be flying Air-force One without clue one as to how to get a plane off the ground.
I’m an ex-jw with many axes to grind against watchtower, but I am decidedly unhappy with this article. I am now an atheist and have turned my back on jw.org completely. I also enjoy other articles posted here.
However turning to personal attacks on people that have been victimised by the cult of which the author clearly has never met or knows is not helpful to the recovery of ex-JWs. For all the author knows, Geraint could turn up here any day, lost, helpless and in search of support.
Meanwhile, I did know Geraint Watkin, and have nothing but fond memories and praise for the man. He, like many others, turned down higher education because Watchtower barred him from it. He is a highly intelligent and kind man who grew up speaking Welsh and English and has also learned Chinese and Punjabi.
Many members that have applied for Bethel have be assigned jobs that are a waste of their talent and abilities. It is their misfortune, but does not mean they cannot expand their talents meanwhile. It is quite possible to successfully educate yourself to become a good translator and why not when you are already bilingual and regularly use your skill?
This article misses the point completely, which is that a good, intelligent person has been denied the education they merited by an abusive cult so they can spend their lives producing harmful propaganda in a state of blissful ignorance.
That’s the tragedy. Not the fact that he doesn’t appear to have a diploma, which is also merely speculation. Please, no more personal attacks.
Your comments are duly noted. However, I should point out that the article was not intended as a personal attack of Geraint. Rather, it was to point out that the translation teams within Watch Tower are not necessarily educated in languages. It’s more likely that translators used are simply native speakers.
If there are any inaccuracies in this article, or any other article, we welcome corrections and will amend accordingly.

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watercolors + baby wipes = tie-dye art!
then they aPPeaR like magic!
to be more fun than the original activity?
what a cool accident! It's really neat that the little animals show up like that! Bet you could make something really cute with a few dried painted wipes sewn togeather or something!


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The number 11000000 has 96 factors not counting 1 or itself makeing it composite.
Prime Factors for the number 11000000 = (26 × 56 × 11) or(2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 11). The math used by the server to come up with that prime factorization can be found in the right column next to the true factors on the left.
The site does not have any special note for the number Eleven Million but if you think i should include or fix something email: ryandingram@gmail.com.

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Beautiful, clear, line-free skin isn't just about what you smear on your face, it's about what you eat. Here's how to achieve flawless skin from the inside out.
It regulates the sebaceous glands. It also limits the production of keratin, a protein that can cause breakouts. Double whammy!
Find it in: sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, eggs, and liver.
Zinc manages the testosterone levels in your body – too much testosterone stimulates those sebaceous glands, too.
Find it in: pumpkin seeds, shellfish, mushrooms, spinach, lean beef.
Beta-carotene is a natural anti-inflammatory that calms your skin and busts free-radicals in the upper layer of your dermis – where spots appear.
Find it in: spinach, butternut squash, radicchio lettuce, carrots.
EFAs are great for dry, or eczema-prone skin as they retain moisture by hydrating your skin cells. They also fight inflammation, which helps combat flare-ups.
B-vits deliver nutrients to your skin, carry away waste products and regulate the turnover of skin cells – which all work to reduce dry or flaky patches.
People who suffer with flushed or dry skin often have an overgrowth of 'bad' bacteria in their small intestine, so top up the good stuff with yoghurt.
Vitamin E sits in the fatty layers of skin where the collagen is to protect against damage from the sun and pollution, and make it plump and full.
Find it in: avocado, nuts, olive oil, papaya, sunflower seeds.
Your body needs vitamin C to produce collagen – the key to keeping your skin youthful.
Selenium both protects skin cells against free radical damage and preserves the matrix of collagen fibres that support your skin, to keep it smooth and line-free.

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That iconic statement by my late uncle, the philosopher and Jungian psychologist James Hillman, takes me back to my early efforts, sitting and trying to meditate. I used to sit cross-legged uncomfortably and think, “I’m gonna do this now. Time to meditate. Here we go, sitting half-lotus. Here I am, meditating…meditating.” I’d keep my eyes closed tight and wonder when it was going to happen. Whatever it was. The image I held in my mind was of myself, sitting and trying to meditate. Naturally, it didn’t work.
Most of you reading this have probably already had the kind of breakthrough that’s allowed you to go beyond the self-centred ruminations I suffered when I started out. If you’re anything like I was, it may have taken a little while to get past that stage. It may have taken something—or a combination of somethings.
For me, it meant slowly formulating three ways that I could effectively, if only temporarily, escape the incessant demands of my “normal,” semi-conscious stream of thought. Then, after I’d practiced those three ways enough, I began to recognize how the imagery I employed with each approach began to merge together, within my meditative practice.
It’s said in gnana yoga, the yoga of wisdom, that “the intellect is a ladder that can be used to transcend itself.” And that’s what I needed at first, an intellectual entry point to the meditative state. But that’s just me. I can be guilty of thinking too much. So I had to sit and recognize my thinking as being a simple, ongoing process that was always available to me, rather than as the self-defining narration of every instant of my life.
I used that old image of me sitting in a theatre in my mind, watching my thoughts parade across the screen, narrated by some anonymous spokesperson who jumped from important point to point, like a haphazard newsreel. I was able to become an audience member—which was a start—but I needed something more concise, more organic, if I was going to use my thinking to transcend my thinking. As can pretty reliably happen, nature showed me a way.
I was sitting by a river where there were a lot of little flying insects, tightly swarming. Suddenly, a flock of swallows appeared, gracefully wheeling and sweeping through the insect cloud, snapping up gnats in an incredible choreography of avian aerobatics. I realized that my gnatty little thoughts could be swept up by more purposeful, more elegant thoughts. Then the flock of swallows passed, and I sat there, simply a witness to the swirling inner process of nature that is my thinking. I had to become the witness, before anything else.
Another way I practiced at first, was to observe my mechanical, physical process of breathing. Of course, the point in having you sit and count your breaths is that it gets you to just shut up and sit, and to practice sitting. Then I happened to read Pema Chodron, about what she called tonglen meditation, and it added a powerful emotional image to an otherwise rather dry undertaking. I breathed in my anxiety and breathed out serenity. I breathed in frustration, and breathed out compassion. I breathed in a dark, troubled red, and breathed out a lush, easy aquamarine.
While I sat, breathing in and out with my eyes closed, I couldn’t help but notice that play of energetic activity inside of my closed eyelids. What was that dancing, fluctuating, effervescence? That kind of subtle, vibrational storm—undulating, coalescing, alive? Then, when I coupled that optical awareness with my controlled breathing, I could actually see my changing internal energies—a calming of the inner, electric ocean that carried my stream of thoughts and connected me to everything. Naturally, immersed in these largely physical experiences, my thoughts held very little importance.
Finally, as I became the witness to my thinking, and to my amazing internal processes, in that place I found I became more and more aware of not being alone. There was the smile of a benevolent, eternal presence within me, all the time. It may have been an indigenous forefather. Or a lovely angel, who had saved me from my personal precipice so many times. It was the huge heart of Gandhi; the compassion of Jesus; the omniscient understanding of Krishna. I remembered a Buddhist meditation where you sit, directly facing the Buddha, and mirror–in sequence–the differently colored energies of the master’s chakras.
In my heart, I identified with the spinning dervishes, recreating Rumi’s search for the lost partner of his soul through the circular landscapes of his heart.I saw the rocking Hasidim, a pointed finger tracing backwards over lines of scripture, oblivious to the life of the subway car. Suddenly, I realized the ecstasy of that devotional focus. The moment of dedication to one true, shared spiritual soul. I had spontaneously stumbled upon that pure, devotional aspect of meditation the other two approaches had made me available to discover.
A witness to my dust-devil thoughts, to the effervescent magic of my very being, to the company (wholly imagined, or absolutely inter-dimensional) of loving, transcendent, eternal spirits carrying me along that river, I realized that I could sit in meditation. That I had been sitting in meditation for quite some time. I was calm, within and without—and best of all, I could find that incomparable sixth sense of freedom and serenity whenever I wanted, whenever I needed.
And I didn’t even have to think about it anymore.
Robert Kopecky is an artist and author from Brooklyn. His art and writing appear around the web, and his new book, “How to Survive Life (and Death),” based on surviving three near death experiences, has just been published by Conari Press.
Thanks Robert. This was brilliant??


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Not to rain on this parade, but Ep 23-24 were (to put it mildly) messy and it was unclear to me how the plot or characters were being advanced.
Partly I'm wearying of the continued cycles of Fuyao being bullied/attacked/laid low and WJ to the rescue... cute as it is, I want Fuyao to at least start to live up to the "Legend" part of "Legend of Fuyao". I actually prefer her interactions with Lord Bei (the general) and Xiaoqi, at least there she gets to actually advance the story.
She broke up with her shixiong over him having one wife, and somehow a romance with the Emperor who has at least a half dozen and may have thousands in the future is acceptable?
I love these two guys- they were so kick-*** in NIF! And so far, guogong (left) has been deliciously evil!
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text: The private flight from Nice Cote D'Azur to Zurich has a distance of about 436 km and a flying time of about 1 hours and 12 minutes. Given the total distance of the flight and the number of flight hours it is advisable to fly with a light jet or jet medium aircraft. Both airports have a long runways and allow the landing of any aircraft. The flight does not need any fuel stop.

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Lindy Grace Cunningham; Michael Chad Cunningham, Plaintiffs – Appellants, v. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corporation, a Wyoming corporation, Defendant – Appellee.
PRIOR HISTORY: [*1] (D.C. No. 2:15-CV-00007-NDF). (D. Wyo.).
COUNSEL: For LINDY GRACE CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL CHAD CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff – Appellant: Gerard R. Bosch, Mary Alison Floyd, Law Offices of Jerry Bosch, LLC, Wilson, WY.
For JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT CORPORATION, a Wyoming Corporation, Defendant – Appellee: James Kent Lubing, Lubing Law Group, Jackson, WY.
JUDGES: Before KELLY, MATHESON, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.
* This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.
Lindy and Chad Cunningham sued Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corporation (JHMR)1 for injuries Mrs. Cunningham sustained when she collided with a trail sign while skiing. The district court granted summary judgment for JHMR, concluding the Cunninghams’ claims were barred by the terms of a release Mrs. Cunningham signed when she rented ski equipment from JHMR’s ski shop. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.
1 Throughout this opinion, we use the acronym JHMR to refer to both the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort property and the corporation that owns the resort, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corporation.
I [the signor] further agree to forever release, discharge, waive, [*2] save and hold harmless, indemnify, and defend JHMR . . . from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, actions, and any and all medical expenses or other related expenses, including damage to persons and property, asserted by others, by me, or on my behalf, my estate, executors, heirs, or assigns brought under any theory of legal liability, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, arising directly or indirectly out of my use of the facilities, ski area or ski lifts at JHMR, or my presence on JHMR premises.
2 The Cunninghams contend there is a genuine dispute of fact regarding whether Mrs. Cunningham actually signed the rental agreement because, in response to requests for admission, Mrs. Cunningham asserted she viewed the agreement on a computer screen and not in the form presented during discovery. But there is no dispute Mrs. Cunningham’s physical signature appears on the rental agreement. And there is no dispute JHMR provides the same agreement to every rental customer on a computer screen before printing a hard copy for the customer’s signature. Moreover, this evidence relates solely to the third factor in our analysis of the release’s enforceability, which requires consideration of “whether the agreement was fairly entered into.” Schutkowski v. Carey, 725 P.2d 1057, 1060 (Wyo. 1986). As explained below, Mrs. Cunningham raised arguments only with respect to the fourth factor and therefore waived the arguments for which the signature evidence would be relevant. See Richison v. Ernest Grp., Inc., 634 F.3d 1123, 1128 (10th Cir. 2011). Accordingly, the evidence does not provide a basis to reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment.
On January 14, while skiing at JHMR, Mr. Cunningham followed behind Mrs. Cunningham, filming her on his helmet-mounted GoPro camera. Footage from the camera shows Mrs. Cunningham fall toward the right side of the trail, slide, and then collide with a trail sign. The accident severely injured Mrs. Cunningham’s spine, rendering her a quadriplegic.
The Cunninghams sued JHMR, claiming negligence, premises liability, negligent training and supervision, and loss of consortium. After limited discovery, the district court concluded the Cunninghams’ claims were barred by the release, and it therefore granted summary judgment in JHMR’s favor.
[HN1] We review the district [*3] court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. Sapone v. Grand Targhee, Inc., 308 F.3d 1096, 1100 (10th Cir. 2002). “Because this is a diversity case, we apply the substantive law of Wyoming, the forum state.” Id. Specifically, we “must ascertain and apply state law to reach the result the Wyoming Supreme Court would reach if faced with the same question.” Cooperman v. David, 214 F.3d 1162, 1164 (10th Cir. 2000). If “no state cases exist on a point, we turn to other state court decisions, federal decisions, and the general weight and trend of authority.” Grand Targhee, 308 F.3d at 1100 (citation omitted). Here, the district court concluded the release signed by Mrs. Cunningham was valid and enforceable under Wyoming law and encompassed all of the Cunninghams’ claims. In addition, the district court determined JHMR did not act willfully or wantonly.3 We affirm each of the district court’s determinations.
3 JHMR also argued the claims were barred by the Wyoming Recreation Safety Act (WRSA), Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-1-121 to -123, because Mrs. Cunningham hit a trail sign, which is an inherent risk of skiing. But the district court denied summary judgment on this basis, and neither party has appealed this determination. Accordingly, we do not address it here.
In reaching its determination a court considers . . . (1) whether a duty to the public exists; (2) the nature of the service performed; (3) whether the contract was fairly entered into; and (4) whether the intention of the parties is expressed in clear and unambiguous language. Only exculpatory agreements meeting these requirements are enforceable.
On appeal, the Cunninghams make arguments related to the first three factors by asserting (1) JHMR owes a duty to the public because it operates on United States Forest Service land pursuant to a special use permit and is subject to federal regulation, (2) the release is contrary to public policy as expressed in the Wyoming Recreation Safety Act, and (3) the release unlawfully bars negligence actions arising from essential services such as the provision of emergency medical services at the JHMR clinic. But the Cunninghams did not raise these arguments before the district court. In their opposition to summary judgment, the Cunninghams focused exclusively on the fourth factor: whether the intention of the parties is expressed in clear and unambiguous language. In addition, the Cunninghams failed to present evidence to the district court in support of these new arguments, which is why they ask this court to take judicial notice of the requisite facts.4 Although the Cunninghams maintain they raised the public-duty issue below, the discussion was limited to isolated references in the facts section of their memorandum to the district court, which merely recited the ownership interest of the [*6] Forest Service and the alleged existence of a special use permit. The Cunninghams did not provide analysis or argument to the district court related to JHMR’s public duty or the other two arguments now raised on appeal. Under these circumstances, the Cunninghams have forfeited these arguments, and we do not consider them for the first time on appeal. See Bancamerica Commercial Corp. v. Mosher Steel of Kan., Inc., 100 F.3d 792, 798 (10th Cir. 1996) (“Vague, arguable references to a point in the district court proceedings do not preserve the issue on appeal.” (alterations, ellipsis, and citation omitted)).
4 Because the Cunninghams’ proffered evidence relates only to arguments not preserved for appeal, we deny the motion for judicial notice.
We therefore limit our review to [HN3] the fourth factor, which “requires us to determine whether the release agreement evidences the parties’ intent to abrogate negligence liability in clear and unambiguous language.” Boehm, 748 P.2d at 711. To make this determination, we must “closely scrutinize” the exculpatory clause. Schutkowski, 725 P.2d at 1060. In doing so, we must interpret the clause “using traditional contract principles and considering the meaning of the document as a whole.” Massengill v. S.M.A.R.T. Sports Med. Clinic, P.C., 996 P.2d 1132, 1135 (Wyo. 2000). In addition, “the nature of the service and the purpose of the release must be considered.” Schutkowski, 725 P.2d at 1062. Applying these principles, the district court concluded the rental agreement clearly and unambiguously released JHMR from liability for all of the Cunninghams’ [*7] claims. We agree.
from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, actions, and any and all medical expenses or other related expenses, including damage to persons and property, asserted by others, by me, or on my behalf, my estate, executors, heirs, or assigns brought under any theory of legal liability, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, arising directly or indirectly out of my use of the facilities, ski area or ski lifts at JHMR, or my presence on JHMR premises.
.See Street v. Darwin Ranch, Inc., 75 F. Supp. 2d 1296, 1302 (D. Wyo. 1999) (“The Release blatantly and unambiguously [*8] specifies that Plaintiff waived negligence claims against Defendant for all injuries resulting from participation in the recreational activity, making it even more clear than the exculpatory clauses found valid in Schutkowski and Milligan.” (internal cross-reference omitted)).
Nonetheless, the Cunninghams contend the release is unclear and/or ambiguous because the exculpatory language is “hidden,” the release is internally conflicted, and the release is overly broad. The Cunninghams also contend that, even if the release is clear and unambiguous, the parties mutually misunderstood the release to cover only rental-equipment-related injuries and that, by its terms, the release applies only to injuries arising from inherent hazards of skiing. We address each of these arguments in turn.
The Cunninghams first assert the exculpatory clause was too inconspicuous to be “clear and unambiguous.” We have found no case imposing a “conspicuousness” requirement to exculpatory clauses under Wyoming law.5 But even assuming enforcement of a sufficiently inconspicuous clause could offend public policy, the release here is not inconspicuous.
5 The only case the Cunninghams cite that identified such a requirement in the context of a liability waiver for recreational activity is [*9] Kolosnitsyn v. Crystal Mountain, Inc., No. C08-05035-RBL, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, 2009 WL 2855491 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 28, 2009). There, the district court considered whether Crystal Mountain’s liability release was conspicuous, but it did so under Washington state law, which deems exculpatory clauses “enforceable unless they violate public policy, are inconspicuous, or the negligence falls below standards established by law.” 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, [WL] at *3 (citing Scott v. Pac. W. Mountain Resort, 119 Wn.2d 484, 834 P.2d 6, 10 (Wash. 1992)). Unlike Washington, Wyoming deems exculpatory clauses enforceable unless they violate public policy; it does not consider the two additional exceptions to enforceability that Washington recognizes. See, e.g., Massengill v. S.M.A.R.T. Sports Med. Clinic, P.C., 996 P.2d 1132, 1136 (Wyo. 2000).
The Cunninghams maintain the exculpatory language is buried in a long block of text, written in small typeface, and presented in the rental agreement under circumstances which make it appear as though the whole agreement pertains only to equipment rental. But the district court correctly explained, “While the Release is part of the Rental Agreement, it makes up the bulk of the agreement.” The entire rental agreement fills one side of one piece of paper, with the release provision placed front and center. The release is presented under a heading that states “RENTAL WARNING, RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING.” Assumption of risk and waiver of liability are addressed in the first two paragraphs of the release, and they are clearly set apart from one another. Moreover, the first sentence of the release signals that its scope is broader than the rental of equipment, as it discusses the dangers of skiing in general. The exculpatory provision also stands out because the phrase “INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE” is written in all caps. Furthermore, the last paragraph of the release states in part, “I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE, UNDERSTAND [*10] ITS CONTENTS, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE TERMS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE CONTRACTUAL . . . . I AM AWARE THAT I AM RELEASING CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS THAT I OTHERWISE MAY HAVE . . . .” While the print is necessarily small, it is readable even in the further-shrunken form presented in the record on appeal. And as the district court observed, “there is nothing to suggest that [Mrs.] Cunningham requested larger print or indicated that she could not read the release.” For these reasons, even if conspicuousness is a requirement under Wyoming law, the release here was conspicuous.
The Cunninghams next cite Rowan v. Vail Holdings, Inc., 31 F. Supp. 2d 889, 899-900 (D. Colo. 1998), and argue the release is ambiguous because it is both consistent and inconsistent with the Wyoming Recreation Safety Act (WRSA). But the Cunninghams’ reliance on Rowan is misplaced. There, the court found a release ambiguous in part because it specifically released the resort of liability for all risks, including the use of ski lifts. Id. at 899. The release then stated the plaintiff assumed the inherent risks of skiing as set forth in Colorado’s Ski Safety Act, a statute that explicitly states that use of ski lifts does not qualify as an “inherent risk.” Id. Thus, the release conflicted [*11] with the relevant statutory language.
Here, by contrast, there is no conflict between the WRSA and the types of risks or injuries JHMR listed in the release. [HN4] The WRSA does not exempt or identify specific inherent risks; it generally defines “inherent risks” as “those dangers or conditions which are characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of any sport or recreational opportunity.” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-1-122(a)(i). And the release here, unlike the release in Rowan, does not incorporate by reference the WRSA. In light of these significant differences, Rowan does not support a finding of ambiguity here.
The release language appears to apply to the signator’s “presence on JHMR premises.” Theoretically, if someone left the ski hill and came back for dinner at the resort and was injured as a result of [JHMR]’s negligence this release would apply. This is not clear or unambiguous or within [the] scope of renting skis.
And the Cunninghams presented no evidence in the district court of JHMR’s ownership or operation of other facilities and activities at the resort. The Cunninghams instead attempt to introduce such evidence on appeal through their motion for judicial notice.
But even if we consider this issue, the Cunninghams’ arguments fail on the merits. The release explicitly limits JHMR’s liability for “any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, actions . . . arising directly or indirectly out of my use of the facilities, ski area or ski lifts at JHMR.” Although this language is broad, there is nothing ambiguous about it. Indeed, the Wyoming Supreme Court rejected an analogous argument when it held that a release from liability for “legal claims or legal [*13] liability of any kind whether foreseen or unforeseen” meant precisely what it said and thus clearly barred a plaintiff’s negligence claims. Milligan, 754 P.2d at 1068.
The Cunninghams also argue the release should be deemed void because it covers a broad range of potential injuries but is presented in a rental agreement, thus leading renters to believe they are releasing only claims for injuries caused by the rental equipment, while in fact, the release covers all injuries, including those unrelated to equipment. In support of their argument, the Cunninghams cite Kolosnitsyn v. Crystal Mountain, Inc., in which the court expressed concern about a person “unwittingly” signing away his rights because the rental-agreement release might have applied to injuries related to the rental equipment alone or to injuries related to use of the ski area. No. C08-05035-RBL, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, 2009 WL 2855491, at *4 (W.D. Wash. Aug. 28, 2009) (unpublished).
But the decision in Kolosnitsyn was based on facts not present here. In Kolosnitsyn, the plaintiff rented equipment from a ski shop and while skiing at an adjoining resort suffered injuries not caused by his equipment. 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, [WL] at *1. When he sued the resort, it invoked a release the plaintiff had signed when renting his equipment, based on the resort’s ownership [*14] of the ski shop and the release’s waiver of claims against “the ski/snowboard shop, its employees, [and its] owners.” 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, [WL] at *1-2 (emphasis added). The court found the release unenforceable because it did not clearly identify the adjoining resort as the ski shop’s “owner.” 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, [WL] at *4. Thus, the plaintiff would not have known from the release itself that he was waiving claims against the resort, including for the resort’s own negligence. Id.
Here, by contrast, the release expressly waives claims against JHMR itself–it bars “any and all claims,” including those “arising directly or indirectly” from “use of the facilities, ski area or ski lifts at JHMR.” Thus, Kolosnitsyn does not support the Cunninghams’ position. Moreover, although neither we nor Wyoming courts have addressed this precise issue, we have concluded that an exculpatory release signed in conjunction with the rental of sporting equipment can bar claims for injuries arising out of participation in the sport but unrelated to the equipment. See Mincin v. Vail Holdings, Inc., 308 F.3d 1105, 1108, 1109, 1112-13 (10th Cir. 2002) (applying Colorado’s four-factor test that Wyoming has since adopted and concluding a release signed in connection with a mountain-bike rental barred negligence claims against resort for biker’s injuries [*15] unrelated to the bike or other rented equipment).
The Cunninghams also argue the release should be held invalid because it applies to skiers who rent equipment, but not to skiers who bring their own. Although this argument finds some support in the Kolosnitsyn decision, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79111, 2009 WL 2855491, at *4, it does not fit squarely within the four-factor framework established by Wyoming law. Rather, it seems to be a general appeal to public policy. While the Wyoming Supreme Court does not enforce contracts that are contrary to public policy, it also “will not invalidate a contract entered into freely by competent parties on the basis of public policy unless that policy is well settled.” Andrau v. Mich. Wis. Pipe Line Co., 712 P.2d 372, 376 (Wyo. 1986) (internal quotation marks omitted). The Cunninghams have not shown a settled public policy in Wyoming that discourages releases like JHMR’s. Moreover, the evidence shows JHMR requires its season-pass holders to sign releases identical or similar to the one signed by Mrs. Cunningham. We therefore reject this argument.
The Cunninghams next argue that even if the release is unambiguous, it does not bar their claims for two reasons. First, the Cunninghams maintain both they and JHMR believed the release [*16] applied only to injuries related to rental equipment and therefore the parties were mutually mistaken as to the release’s scope. But the Cunninghams also concede they did not raise this argument before the district court. We therefore decline to address the argument because it has been forfeited and the Cunninghams did not argue plain-error review. See Richison v. Ernest Grp., Inc., 634 F.3d 1123, 1128 (10th Cir. 2011).
Second, the Cunninghams briefly argue that, based on the reasoning of a Wyoming state district court in Beckwith v. Weber, Civ. Action No. 14726, the exculpatory language in the second paragraph of the release must be read to apply only to injuries arising from the “inherent hazards” discussed in the first paragraph of the release. But, as the district court concluded, Beckwith is distinguishable because the release there contained only a single sentence that did not mention a release of liability for negligence. By contrast, the release here clearly and unambiguously bars negligence claims against JHMR, not just claims arising out of the inherent risks of skiing. And even if the release could be limited to the inherent risks identified in the first paragraph of the release, such risks include “collisions with . . . man-made objects [*17] and features.” Because Mrs. Cunningham collided with a man-made trail sign, she cannot succeed on this argument, even if the release could be read to apply only to the identified inherent risks.
In sum, we agree with the district court that the release clearly and unambiguously bars the Cunninghams’ claims. And because the ambiguity of the release was the only issue preserved for our review, we conclude the release is valid and enforceable under Wyoming law.
Finally, the Cunninghams argue the release is unenforceable because JHMR engaged in willful and wanton misconduct. See Milligan v. Big Valley Corp., 754 P.2d 1063, 1068 (Wyo. 1988) ( [HN5] “Where willful and wanton misconduct is shown, an otherwise valid release is unenforceable.”). Wyoming sets a high bar for establishing willful and wanton misconduct.
Willful and wanton misconduct is the intentional doing of an act, or an intentional failure to do an act, in reckless disregard of the consequences and under circumstances and conditions that a reasonable person would know, or have reason to know that such conduct would, in a high degree of probability, result in harm to another.
Hannifan v. Am. Nat’l Bank of Cheyenne, 2008 WY 65, 185 P.3d 679, 683 (Wyo. 2008) (emphasis omitted) (quoting Weaver v. Mitchell, 715 P.2d 1361, 1370 (Wyo. 1986)). It is “more aggravated than gross negligence.” Danculovich v. Brown, 593 P.2d 187, 191 (Wyo. 1979). “In order to [*18] prove that an actor has engaged in willful misconduct, one must demonstrate that he acted with a state of mind that approaches intent to do harm.” Cramer v. Powder River Coal, LLC, 2009 WY 45, 204 P.3d 974, 979 (Wyo. 2009) (citation omitted).
6 Because Mr. Cunningham’s claim for loss of consortium is derivative of Mrs. Cunningham’s claims related to her injuries, his claim also fails. Massengill, 996 P.2d at 1137; Boehm v. Cody Country Chamber of Commerce, 748 P.2d 704, 710 (Wyo. 1987).
For the foregoing reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of JHMR. And we DENY the Cunninghams’ motion for judicial notice.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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The Indian government has emphasized on developed more nuanced technology for the delivery mechanism for different government-related projects. At the core of this are the IT sector as well as the Energy and Utilities sector. With these sectors among the rest, experiencing a continuous economic boom and positive business environment, new avenues of revenues and investments have been opened up. Furthermore, with the government’s initiative of increasing investment in the country, various sectors have been opened up for foreign investments through the direct route. Also, with the launch of the Digital India and Make in India campaign, several startup initiatives have also been launched by the country boosting economic growth to support the increasing consumer or private spending. Considering these factors, the domestic market for IT, Energy and Utilities sector see a bright future.
It has been argued that the IT sector has been at the forefront of the economic transformation of the country. It has also helped change the perception of India’s image in the global economy. With many global firms now setting up or deciding to set up their businesses in the country, India seems to be leading the intellectual capital fund market as well. The country’s USP lies in its cost-effective factor which continues to attract many global players to set up businesses in India. These activities are also sure to give a boost to the employment structure of the country.
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"We may be outraged, but we're not surprised."
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of Business First, the second Data Pack in the Mumbad Cycle for Android: Netrunner!
In the future of Android: Netrunner, the world's economy relies heavily upon the cheap labor provided by andoids. These include the artificially intelligent bioroids manufactured by megacorp Haas-Bioroid and the millions of genetically customized clones grown and distributed by Jinteki. Their labors have helped control the prices on all manner of goods and services, from agriculture and textiles to the tech industry and solar exploration. They have also made Haas-Bioroid and Jinteki two of the world's richest and most powerful organizations.
Now, in the Mumbad Cycle, Jinteki faces a looming crisis as clone rights have become a central point in the Indian Union's national elections. Business First introduces sixty new cards (including a full playset each of nineteen different cards) that explore the tensions and conflicts within this tumultuous environment. As the horror stories about the treatment of Jinteki's clones begin to emerge, you'll find the Corp's public relations division drawing attention to its work with sustainable foods. And as it seeks to capitalize upon the scrutiny directed toward Jinteki, you'll find Haas-Bioroid showcasing its advanced assembly lines and smartfabrics.
However, the question of clone rights doesn't end with the Corps, and you'll find new cards for each of the game's seven factions. Naturally, their responses to the situation at hand vary as wildly as their motivations, and you'll find bomb threats, elaborate raids, and populist rallies. What will result from the Indian Union's exploration of clone rights and Jinteki's Business First mentality? Will the clones be granted citizenship? Or will Corporate sales teams help Jinteki successfully rebrand their efforts and lead everyone back to business as usual?
As the Indian Union more closely explores the issue of clone rights, Jinteki's rivals do all they can to capitalize upon the biogenetics giant's defensive stance. Some seek to promote their own wares and services. Others go dirty, buying Runners to dig up and expose negative archival footage.
Corporate Scandal (Business First, 25) appears as a neutral Runner current in Business First, but it would surprise no one if the scandal were discovered in response to a tip-off by one of Jinteki's corporate rivals. After all, that's the way you play the game: whether Jinteki loses to a Runner or to a rival business, the point is that Jinteki loses.
Mechanically, Corporate Scandal creates a point of bad publicity that stacks with any bad publicity the Corp has already taken, but this point of bad publicity can't be removed by cards like Restoring Face (Fear and Loathing, 94) or Veterans Program (True Colors, 80). It can only be removed if the Corp manages to deflect the public's attention by playing a current of its own or by scoring an agenda.
This means that Corporate Scandal is an excellent trigger for cards like Investigative Journalism (Order and Chaos, 49) and Blackmail (Fear and Loathing, 89).
Of course, it also provides Runners with all the standard benefits of bad publicity. It's a recurring credit that can be used each run, whether to pay for icebreakers, install programs from a Personal Workshop (Personal Workshop, 49), avoid traces, or trash cards that you access. And because the credits you gain from a Corp's bad publicity are refreshed each time you run, they pay greater dividends the more you run, meaning they're particularly useful against a Corp like Jinteki, whose shell games and powerful identity, Replicating Perfection (Trace Amount, 31), may force you to run multiple times before you find a valuable target.
In other words, if you're a Runner who plans to run against a Corp, exposing that Corp's dirty secrets in such a way as to lead to a Corporate Scandal is a solid first step. And then to keep that bad publicity in place, you might even try to limit the Corp's available clicks and options by holding a Populist Rally (Business First, 26).
"We can help others, yet also help ourselves."
At the end of the Corporate workday, it's all about the bottom line. So even as the Mumbad Cycle and Business First thrust Jinteki face-first into the middle of a very delicate and politically charged situation, you'll find the Corp and its executives lining up to face the challenges before them, quickly and professionally. Every challenge is an opportunity, after all, and fans of Jinteki will be rewarded for their faith with a new identity, asset, and piece of ice.
Can you use the scrutiny directed toward Jinteki to gain an advantage over the Corp? Or will you help Jinteki cleverly turn it into positive attention, focusing not on clone rights, but taking the name "Jinteki" and associating it with Palana Foods (Business First, 30) and sustainable agriculture?
The Indian Union's national elections have led the nation toward a point of crisis. Things are bound to change, but who will drive those changes? Business First is scheduled to arrive at retailers in the fourth quarter of 2015!

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I walk into Tanner’s Fleamarket and Antiques yesterday and fondled a full-size 1930’ish Grandma’s Flower Garden quilt that had a $100 tag on it. So I petted it some more and got a business card from the vendor…who happened to be from Virginia City…local for me. 🙂 I thought maybe by the time St. Patrick’s Day/Nut Fest rolled around I could stash enough money away and give him a call.
Fast forward to this morning. I text my friend Aprl.
Me: If you had a chance to buy a 1930’s GFG quilt, really nice shape, really nice size for $80-$100. Would you jump?
Soooo…I hop into the truck, drive to the Livestock Event Center, make a beeline to the vendor. The quilt is still there! I pick it up…hug it…and ask if he’d take $80. She’s beautiful, no?! She’s hand pieced and hand quilted.


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GDPR requires that everyone within the council must understand the implications of GDPR and that roles and duties must be assigned. The Council is the data controller and the clerk is the Data Protection Officer (DPO). (Data processors work under the DPO.) It is the DPO’s duty to undertake an information audit and to manage the information collected by the council, the issuing of privacy statements, dealing with requests and complaints raised and also the safe disposal of information. This will be included in the Job Description of the clerk.
Appointing the Clerk as the DPO must avoid a conflict of interests, in that the DPO should not determine the purposes or manner of processing personal data.
GDPR requires continued care by everyone within the council, councillors and staff, in the sharing of information about individuals, whether as a hard copy or electronically. A breach of the regulations could result in the council facing a fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for the breach itself and also to compensate the individual(s) who could be adversely affected. Therefore, the handling of information is seen as high/medium risk to the council (both financially and reputationally) and one which must be included in the Risk Management Policy of the council. Such risk can be minimised by undertaking an information audit, issuing privacy statements, maintaining privacy impact assessments (an audit of potential data protection risks with new projects), minimising who holds data protected information and the council undertaking training in data protection awareness.
One of the duties assigned to the DPO is the investigation of any breaches. Personal data breaches should be reported to the DPO for investigation. The DPO will conduct this with the support of the Data Protection Committee. Investigations must be undertaken within one month of the report of a breach. Procedures are in place to detect, report and investigate a personal data breach. The ICO will be advised of a breach (within 3 days) where it is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals – if, for example, it could result in discrimination, damage to reputation, financial loss, loss of confidentiality, or any other significant economic or social disadvantage. Where a breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals, the DPO will also have to notify those concerned directly.
If a request is considered to be manifestly unfounded then the request could be refused or a charge may apply. The charge will be as detailed in the Council’s Freedom of Information Publication Scheme. Data Protection Committee will be informed of such requests.
The Clerk’s Contract and Job Description (if appointed as DPO) will be amended to include additional responsibilities relating to data protection.
A Committee, with Terms of Reference, will be set up to manage the process.

industry_corpus2: Information Services


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Amazon Planning to Give Away Its Instant Videos With the New Kindle Tablet? Uh Oh.
Catching up on my reading last night, I noticed toward the end of the first hands-on review I've seen about Amazon's forthcoming Kindle tablet something that could be very disruptive. According to the writer (so this is opinion, not fact), to support the Kindle tablet, Amazon plans to give buyers a free subscription to Amazon Prime.
Of course, since last February Amazon Prime subscribers also gain access to Amazon's growing streaming Instant Videos catalog. So this would mean that Kindle tablet buyers would be getting lots of great video (and more to come) for no charge and presumably no ads either. If Amazon were to begin giving away high-value content as a marketing tactic supporting its devices, it could fundamentally change the game for everyone.
For Netflix in particular, this could be a very troubling scenario, given Amazon's size and scope. Last year Amazon's revenue of $34 billion was 15 times Netflix's $2.2 billion, and its profit of $1.1 billion was 7 times Netflix's $161 million. If Amazon adopted a proactive strategy of giving away content (on top of the shipping benefits of Prime) while also investing in competitive content, then this would be a direct strike to Netflix. To take things one step further, what if Amazon succeeded in acquiring Hulu and then offered some (or all?) of Hulu.com free content and all of Hulu Plus's content as a benefit to Kindle tablet buyers? This scenario makes an Amazon play for Hulu much more strategic and would really mix things up.
Given that nobody (Samsung, HP, Dell, Acer, etc.) has yet been able to put a dent in the iPad's dominance, Amazon clearly knows what's ahead to succeed. To get a foothold, Amazon is going to have to be incredibly aggressive and according to the review, "Amazon is going to promote the hell out of this thing on Amazon.com." In this context, spending hundreds of millions on content to support the Kindle tablet isn't a crazy idea, especially given the size of the market opportunity and Amazon's vast resources. Apple's own playbook of using iTunes to support its devices shows how effective this could be.
There are still a lot of unknowns here, but Q4 could well be another period of tumult for video and various ecosystem players depending on what Amazon decides to do.