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NTT DOCOMO is the largest mobile service provider in Japan, serving more than 73 million customers.
“Our data-based services are often not used at full capacity, resulting in high database running costs. Amazon Aurora Serverless will allow NTT DOCOMO to reduce operational costs by matching capacity to actual demand. Because developers can use Amazon Aurora Serverless just like a traditional MySQL database, it will be easy to adopt in our service infrastructure."
Dow Jones is a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires.
Capital One, a leading information-based technology company and digital banking innovator, has taken a cloud-first approach to software development.
Akatsuki Inc. is a entertainment company whose portfolio of games brings exciting and heart-stirring experiences.
Yuto Komai, Server Side Engineer - Akatsuki Inc.
Alfresco provides modern content management software built on opens standards that unlocks the power of business-critical content.
"Amazon Aurora was able to satisfy all of our scale requirements with no degradation in performance. With Alfresco on Amazon Aurora we scaled to 1 billion documents with a throughput of 3 million per hour, which is 10 times faster than our MySQL environment. It just works!"
Arizona State University is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 university in the U.S. for innovation.
"ASU continues its drive to improve flexibility and agility in its IT solutions to meet customer needs. We're using Amazon Aurora to cut reporting and extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) time by a factor of over 10, replacing our Oracle workloads with a high-performance cloud database that delivers fast responses to our users. Our ASU Alexa skill and ASU mobile app will benefit from Amazon Aurora's scalability as students arrive en masse this fall and create peak loads. And, the new Amazon Aurora Serverless capability will help us reduce costs for non-production environments, giving us flexibility to support data warehouse and ETL processes with irregular usage patterns."
Autodesk makes software for people who make things like high-performance cars, towering skyscrapers and great films.
Beachbody is a leading provider of fitness, nutrition, and weight-loss programs that empower millions of customers.
California Polytechnic State University is a nationally-ranked public university that’s driven by its core philosophy of Learn by Doing — a powerful combination of academic expertise and hands-on experience.
CB Insights is a private market intelligence firm that aggregates and analyzes massive amounts of data and uses machine learning and data visualization to help corporations answer strategic questions.
“Leveraging serverless computing is key to our system architecture strategy at CB Insights as it allows us to handle bursts in computation needs in an effective and cost efficient manner. We are excited about the opportunity to bring the serverless model to databases through Amazon Aurora Serverless. Through the preview program we have had early access to Aurora Serverless and it has confirmed the applicability for unpredictable data access scenarios. It’s also a good option for development/staging databases, which can be shut down when not in use to achieve additional cost savings."
Choice Hotels International, Inc. is one of the world's largest hotel companies, with over 6,800 hotels franchised in more than 40 countries and territories.
Cognizant is one of the world's leading business and IT services companies, providing technology, consulting, and operations services to help companies digitally transform their businesses.
CourseStorm offers impossibly simple cloud-based software to support growing educational and workforce development programs.
Currencycloud enables businesses to quickly and easily handle international payments through the cloud.
“Currencycloud leverages Amazon Aurora to get higher performance than regular MySQL, while staying compliant with strict regulations. AWS innovations give us technical capabilities and true business competitive advantages, and Aurora Serverless in particular will allow us to scale to the demands of our customers in a matter of seconds. It will bring huge advantages to our internal processes, provide additional low risk elasticity to our database clusters, and a significant cost reduction during idle times."
Earth Networks operates the world’s largest and most comprehensive weather observation, lightning detection, and climate (GHG) networks.
“At Earth Networks we are leveraging our big data smarts to deliver on the promise of IoT and home energy efficiency. Our proprietary networks process over 25 terabytes of real-time data daily, so we need a scalable database that can rapidly grow with our expanding data analysis. During our Amazon Aurora preview, we were very impressed with how easy it was to move from our current SQL Server databases to Amazon Aurora; all with only a few changes."
FirstFuel is the global leader in business customer engagement for the energy industry, delivering customer intelligence to over 30 energy providers in North America and Europe.
Funny Or Die is an Emmy-winning leader in comedy entertainment, combining Hollywood artistry with Silicon Valley innovation to deliver cutting-edge content across a rapidly expanding distribution network.
Intuit, maker of TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint and Turbo, provides financial management solutions to approximately 50 million consumers, self-employed and small businesses around the world.
ISCS is a leading provider of core system SaaS solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry.
“We project that the size and throughput requirements of our relational databases will more than double year-over-year for the next several years. We need a scaling strategy that delivers reliable performance with growth, yet is simple to operate. Amazon Aurora’s ability to auto-grow database sizes all the way up to 64 TB, as well as provide consistent throughput and latency, is an extremely promising approach to reducing our operational risk."
The Mainichi Newspapers is one of Japan's major newspaper companies, publishing the daily newspaper The Mainichi Shimbun.
Mitel is a global market leader in business communications.
Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service with over 130 million memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, documentaries and feature films across a wide variety of genres and languages.
Pagely is the WordPress hosting leader in innovation, speed, scalability, and security, with thousands of clients ranging from the largest tech companies, to universities, creative agencies, city and state governments, and other large and midsize businesses.
Personal Capital seeks to transform the wealth management industry through transparency, ease of use, and powerful analytics made available to everyday investors.
RecoChoku has been a driving force among Japanese music distribution services since 2001.
If you work with databases on AWS, there is no reason not to choose Amazon Aurora. At peak periods the membership system is accessed via API more than 250 times per second, but there have been no issues at all even under this kind of processing load. Also, because it is a fully managed service, we can focus our resources on service development."
Shuhei Sakai, Systems Architect Group, Business Systems Promotion Department - RecoChoku Co., Ltd.
Safe Software is a leader in spatial data transformation technology, and maker of FME.
Sumzap, Inc. is a Japanese smartphone gaming company that produces Sengoku Enbu -KIZNA-, a game title that was ranked first in the iOS sales rankings multiple times.
Hiroyuki Ishihara, SRE Team Manager - Sumzap, Inc.
SysAid simplifies challenges that IT pros face every day, by providing a powerful and centralized help desk and IT Service Management (ITSM) solution.
“At SysAid, we describe Aurora as the solution to everything! We were looking for a database that could withstand the needs of our established customer base, who need all of their historical IT data at their fingertips. Aurora allowed us to not compromise the level of service that's expected of us. Furthermore, we were looking for a stable and scalable cluster technology and were amazed by how quickly and easily Aurora performed intensive ALTER TABLE operations. We're now free to move SysAid forward without worrying about either performance or stability."
TalentBin is used by the best technical recruiters in the world to find passive candidates where they are active online, based on their skills, interests and actions.
TransNexus is a VOIP software development firm providing fraud detection, intelligent routing, and analytics solutions for major carriers worldwide.
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization, consisting of 193 member states, dedicated to promoting international cooperation on the issues of peace and security, human rights, and sustainable development.
X.D. Network is one of the largest mobile game companies in Shanghai, China.
"Ragnarok Online, an MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) mobile game we launched in the Korea region in March 2018, needs to constantly update game statistics and player status. The burden of massive write operations can reach 25,000 queries per second easily, which exceeds the limit of traditional MySQL databases. Thanks to the Amazon Aurora database, we can accomplish this without changing any of the code, and even keep latency to less than 35 ms to ensure we can continue to expand our user base. Thanks to the high performance and availability that Amazon Aurora provides, Ragnarok Online reached number one in the free and top-grossing mobile game categories in Korea when it launched."
Tomasen Shen, CTO – X.D. Network Inc.
ZipRecruiter, the fastest-growing online employment marketplace, has connected over 1 million businesses and 100 million job seekers through AI-driven matching technology.
Zumba is a dance fitness program taken daily by over 15 million people around the world.
"Our existing MySQL databases perform millions of transactions per day and we expect them to continue to grow. Amazon Aurora will give us better performance and scalability than MySQL, as well as lower latency read replicas, and we see an opportunity to use Amazon Aurora to improve the latency of our website while also reducing the number of instances required to run it. Best of all, Amazon Aurora’s MySQL-compatibility means that we can use it without making changes to our existing applications."
Verizon is a global leader delivering innovative communications and technology solutions.
Amazon.com is the world’s leading online retailer. The Amazon Transaction Risk Management Services (TRMS) team migrated more than 100 on-premises Oracle databases to Amazon Aurora.
"As one of the world's largest online retailers, Amazon is also one of the world's largest targets for online fraud. Customers make hundreds of purchases per second on our website and mobile app, and every one of those transactions must be screened for fraud. Things have been running very smoothly on Aurora since the migration. There have been zero database outages, and we no longer have to worry about the execution plan flips we used to experience on Oracle."
Nielsen is a global data management company providing a comprehensive understanding of consumer behaviors.
BMC is a global leader in innovative software solutions that enable businesses to transform into digital enterprises for the ultimate competitive advantage.
“We are excited to announce the availability of Remedy ITSM on AWS Cloud. Our customers can now benefit from best-in-class cloud service, 3 times faster installation time, and lower cost of ownership by supporting migration to Aurora PostgreSQL."
BMLL Technologies Ltd is a world leader in applying statistical techniques to niche big-data sets, running a web platform for financial services customers to perform machine learning on limit order book data with applications such as market impact, book simulation, and compliance and surveillance.
“Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL is helping us solve performance and scalability challenges to provide deeper and faster data analysis to our customers.
Cloudability is a cloud cost-management platform that empowers enterprises to optimize their cloud financials with full accountability.
“Amazon Aurora has become the database of choice for all our MySQL workloads. Our True Cost Engine delivers cost efficiency to customers, using a new predictive model based on petabytes of customer cost optimization data. To support this kind of analysis, we need a database that is performant, scalable, cost-effective, and easy to maintain and tune. Aurora solves our biggest issues with managing large, production databases with strict SLAs. Now that PostgreSQL is supported, we expect all our PostgreSQL workloads to move to Aurora as well."
Decisiv provides the leading Service Relationship Management (SRM) platform for 65% of the North American commercial vehicle market, with over 40,000 users managing a total of more than 4 million assets.
"Aurora PostgreSQL is instrumental for Decisiv as we updgrade our infrastructure to support the growing scale, performance and reliability requirements that our customers expect. We've consolidated multiple SQL Server instances into a single database that boasts higher performance at a better cost. Thanks to Aurora, our migration from SQL Server to PostgreSQL went more smoothly than we anticipated, and we are now well-positioned to rapidly scale."
Emma's powerful digital marketing platform makes it easy for teams of all sizes to create beautifully designed email campaigns that drive results.
INRIX is the global leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, a new approach that leverages big data and the cloud to help manage urban mobility.
"From raw GPS points, INRIX generates large-scale vehicle movement data and ingests the data into sharded Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL instances. We are hitting the storage and performance limits per shard and looking for a more scalable solution. With Amazon Aurora’s compatibility with PostgreSQL, we’ve seen three times performance improvements in our benchmarks. We love Amazon Aurora’s ability to scale storage independently of computing resources at better price points."
New Innovations has built a business around shared ideas and beliefs that all point to a larger purpose—empowering medical educators and administrators to provide quality medical education.
"Thanks to AWS and Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, our company has been able to build an infrastructure that scales to meet our customers’ demands. We found that Aurora PostgreSQL is a drop-in replacement for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL, with a few very important improvements: write throughput and automatically-expanding storage. We migrated 700+ instances of Microsoft SQL Server, and LOVE the simplicity of management that Aurora PostgreSQL provides. Gone are the days of dealing with tuning and tweaking configuration files for optimal performance."
RavenPack is a Big Data analytics provider for financial institutions.
RealityMine enables the world’s largest market research and media organizations to gain insights from consumer behavior. The RealityMeter system is used by leading panel owners and research clients across five continents.
SRA OSS is part of SRA Inc., one of Japan's oldest and largest systems integration companies.
"In our performance testing of Amazon Aurora’s PostgreSQL compatibility, we found that the performance was three times better than standard PostgreSQL. Our testing also showed that Amazon Aurora is fully compatible with PostgreSQL 9.6, and we believe customers will be able to move large enterprise workloads from on-premises commercial databases to Amazon Aurora because of its high performance, high availability, and PostgreSQL compatibility. SRA OSS will add support for Amazon Aurora to the next version of pgpool-II, which provides clustering management middleware for PostgreSQL."
Tatsuo Ishii, Japan President - SRA OSS, Inc.
TIBCO is a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, offering a low-code application platform that empowers citizen developers to build fully functional and smart applications in minutes.
Urban Airship is a digital growth platform and the global leader in mobile engagement automation.
"Our platform sends billions of notifications every single day for the world’s largest companies. We capture hundreds of billions of event and user-level attribute data every day along with advanced attributes like LTV. Providing real-time querying and segmentation on multiple attributes along with recency and frequency was a strain on both our systems and people. We’ve been testing Aurora PostgreSQL since January with some of our large global customers and have found performance is 2-3X faster. Airshippers love that it’s hosted, scaling capacity is easy, and its compatibility with PostgreSQL made it easy to use from the start due to our in-house expertise."
Wappa is the pioneer and market leader in taxi expense management, headquartered in Brazil and available in 22 countries.


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The combination Safe Boating/Personal Watercraft certification course. Successful completion allows you to obtain a CT Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation, which enables you to operate recreational vessels including jet ski. Prior to taking this class, each student should create an account on-line at ct.outdoorcentral.net. (Create an account if you don't have one). Bring your Conservation ID number to class. After the class, instructor will enter test score in the CT DEEP system. Use your account to purchase and print Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation.
The boating course will be taught over 2 evenings, 5:00 - 9:00. Participants will be eligible but not mandated to apply for a boating license which costs $50 from the DEEP. Course is taught by an instructor from the CT DEEP.

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Moving unwanted furniture is an uphill task for many businesses and home owners. Quality furniture can be durable, but you may need to dispose it after some time. You can hire furniture disposal experts for quick and convenient services. You just need to choose a company that is reputed for providing quality services at affordable charges. Always hire specialists who are willing to collect any old and unwanted furniture that you may be willing to dispose of including beds, sofas, and mattresses. There are several aspects that you should consider before choosing your ideal furniture disposal company.
Tips for Selecting the Best Furniture Disposal Services, because removing unwanted furniture is sometimes a tedious process, it is crucial to master.
Assessing your ideal company thoroughly before contracting them is of paramount importance. Always work with furniture disposal specialists who are willing to fit in your availability schedule. You also need to ensure that their website has informative and updated information. They should also share their contacts including the office telephone number and current email address.
It is crucial to ascertain what kinds of groups or associations the firm works with. You shouldonly determine their credibility based on such consideration. Reputed businesses are usually members of the Local Chamber of Commerce, Yellow Pages, Angie’s List, or Better Business Bureau.
Companies offering quality services have a significant influence on social media websites. Expired or inactive social accounts for firms can indicate that they are not reputable.
You should only work with a furniture removal company that is willing to share its past works. Previous jobs can be documented in blog posts, before-and -after photos, and case studies. You should also examine online testimonials provided by past customers. Alternatively, seeking for referrals from your friends, colleagues, and relatives, who may have used the services before, can also help.
Many furniture disposal companies utilize all the salvaged pieces of furniture. They usually coordinate with various recycling facilities, scrappers, and donation centers.
Only work with a company that has robust insurance policies to avoid problems in the future. Expert companies usually acquire good insurance policy to assure their customers of safety and quality services.
In additional to the professional services that you pay for, it is crucial to work with a furniture disposal firm that is willing to clean up the site after the unwanted furniture has been removed. Also, ensure that their trucks are clean and well maintained. Always ensure that the trucks are in good condition and not rusted.
Trucks are essential assets of furniture removal firms. A legitimate company should have trucks with big capacities in their fleet. Such company can offer quality services at affordable costs. They only make a few trips to complete the job.
Moving unwanted furniture requires experts with the ability to handle a huge amount of junk. They should also be ready to create access roads to some areas in the wilderness to complete their work. It is fundamental to consider hiring a company that offers a wide range of services at affordable charges. In summary, moving unwanted furniture just requires you to contact the experts! Always work with a company that is willing to offer the best discount options and special offers. We offer professional furniture disposal services 24/7 at the most competitive prices in the market. Contact us for more helpful information.

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text: Accenture Company recently signed an agreement that will bring new opportunities of collaboration with LASIGE. As coordinator of the Master in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (MBBC), Francisco Couto reached an agreement with Accenture for awarding a prize in the value of the 1st year tuitions for the best candidate of the first phase of applications in that MSc course, and also for the Master in Informatics Engineering (MEI) and the Master in Informatics (MI). The first initiative of the protocol started in the 2015/2016 academic year.

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Brock & Kiraz English foolishness, folly, stupidity.
How to cite this entry? Sebastian P. Brock & George A. Kiraz, Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2015) ܠܠܘܬܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Apr. 23, 2019].
How to cite this entry? Louis Costaz, S. J., Dictionnaire Syriaque-Français / Syriac-English Dictionary / قاموس سرياني عربي (Beirut: Dar al-Machreq; transcribed into tables by the American Foundation for Syriac Studies, NJ) ܠܠܘܬܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Apr. 23, 2019].
How to cite this entry? George A. Kiraz, SEDRA 3 ܠܠܘܬܐ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Apr. 23, 2019].
How to cite this entry? J. Payne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1903) p. 242 [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, tagged by Brandon L. Allen, accessed on Apr. 23, 2019].


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Code snippets for mobile-friendly layout of calendars and schedulers built with DHTMLX Scheduler .NET web control.
This sample demonstrates how scheduler can be used in Web Forms application.
This sample demonstrates how to create an event calendar/scheduler in MVC Razor.
This sample demonstrates how code snippets for responsive layout can be used in Web Forms scheduler.
This sample demonstrates how to create an event calendar with responsive layout in ASP.NET MVC using code snippets.


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WATCH VIDEO. At the end of 2018 RTL Group registered 1 million paying subscribers for its VOD platforms (mainly the pay services TV Now Premium in Germany and Videoland in the Netherlands), up 76.7% year on year.
RTL’s SVOD platform Videoland is adding 14 Dutch-language series from Talpa TV.
RTL Nederland is to merge its two OTT activities, Videoland, RTL XL, into a single platform.
RTL Nederland said that during the first quarter growth continued for it’s video on demand platform Videoland, bit failed to give exact subscriber numbers.
The number of Dutch people watching TV programmes on smartphones is growing and currently stands at 21% and 27% respectively, while usage of smart TVs is also oin the rise, according to GfK’s latest Trends in Digital Media research.
Almost a third of Dutch people with a smartphone have the Netflix app on their mobile phone.
Amazon is preparing the launch of its streaming video service Amazon Prime instant Video in the Netherlands in 2017.
RTL-owned SVOD service Videoland Unlimited will become available on the Ziggo network as an app on the Horizon set-top box.
RTL-owned Dutch VOD service Videoland said it has grown its subscriber base with 200% during 2015, without giving an actual number of paying subscribers.
Dutch streaming platform Videoland has launched an app for Apple TV 4.

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An intra-company transfer is the process of transferring an employee from your main company in your own country to your registered company or to your branch office in Australia or of sending one of your managers to open and run a new business in Australia. In this category, we also include the cases where a specialised worker is sent to Australia for a short-term project or for a contractual obligation towards another Australian company.
Who can benefit from intra-company transfers?
Those who are seeking to expand a business into Australia or are employers desiring to transfer a valuable foreign worker to Australia for a short or long period, whether it is for an engineering or construction project, machinery installation or repair, import-export, managerial work, etc.
Any of these employees will require a visa with work permission according to the Australian migration and employment law.
Depending on the purpose of the engagement, a specific visa will have to be requested. In some cases, the overseas company will have to be approved as a sponsor and satisfy some requirements.
Our consultants are cognizant of the very latest changes in immigration regulations and procedures and are ready to work with you step by step to see the process through to its completion.
We have helped many other businesses to build successful strategies for employing overseas workers in Australia and our firm is entirely focused on the practice of immigration law.
Please contact us for more details, either by phone or via email.
Providing connections to other professionals in other aspects of the business process, such as Legal, Accounting, Technology.
An overseas company, that is engineering specialised in infra-structures, won a tender for the construction of a highway in Australia. The project was predicted to last about three years and a number of engineers was required to participate at several stages.
The company consulted with Migration World in order to understand the visa process and the best way to comply with the migration law given the company needs. A strategy was set up and the company registered a new business in Australia and applied to become a sponsor. Subsequently, the appropriate visas were requested for the engineers at several stages of the project, as required by the company. Migration World assisted also with managing the workers’ short trips back to the main company during the applications by requesting bridging visas and with several changes of circumstances, such as change of passports, change of laws and inclusion of family members on the engineers’ visas.
An overseas company, that exports machinery in Australia, required their technicians to install the equipment and train the purchasing clients. The company consulted with Migration World and decided not to establish a business in Australia, but only request the appropriate visas for a short-term period. After months, the company was required to send other technicians in order to re-calibre the machines and Migration World assisted in the process.

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Probably the last really violent outdoor pee refreshment this year. My girlfriend Cat and I are lying in the garden enjoying the last warm days of the year. We both have to piss properly and take the opportunity to piss each other on the pussies. As far as the plan at least. Look what happens then, because the plan is not quite on and it will be a real spontaneous and authentic Vollpiss fun! I believe in the sight you have the desire to join in or ??
It's a hot, sunny day. The lame forwarding driver drags the heavy boxes with the new garden furniture on the terrace. He is thirsty and asks us for a drink.


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These gorgeous embroidered ready made curtains feature purple, lilac and grey waves on a soft white organza background.
These gorgeous embroidered ready made curtains feature purple, lilac and grey waves on a soft white organza background. The perfect way to add some statement tones to your room. Great for daytime privacy and providing sun filtering. Pair with curtains that will offset these voile's colour scheme.

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Catastrophic accidents can result in amputation of limbs and scarring that can affect both your personal image and your ability to function on the most basic of levels. This kind of damage is expensive to deal with and difficult to recover from fully. Although prosthesis and skin grafting techniques are improving because of our country's involvement in military endeavors overseas and the resultant injuries to our soldiers, these therapies are very costly and will need to be maintained over time.
The Law Offices of Vincent J. Scotto, III, is dedicated to ensuring your continued quality of life after a catastrophic accident. We will factor in the effects of an amputation or severe scarring in terms of cost to accommodate or repair and overall pain and suffering, long term. We will fight to get you the treatment you need in order to regain the best quality of life possible for you under your circumstances.
An accident disfigurement can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to fix and requires continuing treatment and maintenance or upgraded equipment for the rest of your life. Because of the likelihood that your insurance or California workers' compensation will not cover the full extent of your injuries, we pursue all possible third parties that can be held liable for the damage done to you. In addition, we thoroughly investigate the events of your accident in order to show fault on the part of the negligent party.
When you work with our San Mateo amputation and disfigurement attorneys, you will receive our quality, hands-on treatment. Our lawyers will address your concerns and answer all of your questions when you meet with them. We are very diligent about keeping in communication with you about the progress of your case. We also move your case along as quickly as possible so you have access to the resources you need to establish a new version of "normal" in your life.
Verdict Success: Our client was injured when an airplane rolled over his leg at San Francisco International Airport. The client recovered a six-figure settlement on his workers' compensation case and with the assistance of co-counsel recovered an additional $5.4 million in the civil action.
You can reach us at our office in San Mateo at 650-375-2301, or our office in Martinez at 925-231-0726, or contact us online to schedule your free initial consultation. You do not pay a fee unless your case is settled successfully.

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Lots of cake! is a discourse on family structure and how celebration can be used as a mode of escapism.
As in Tzvetan Todorov’s narrative theory, the inevitable cycle of the mundane is interrupted by snippets of beauty, lifting your gaze from the endeavour to the finale and the inherent splendour within.When the candles are blown out the costumes and props are then boxed away in anticipation for the next event and the cycle continues.
This project began as a chronicle of special occasions, emphasising the role that my mother plays in creating important moments, and evolved from a document into a revelation of her character and imagination.

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This guy is a srong boned, short nosed blue-brindle boy, who has made plenty of nice blue, blue-sable, chocolate, and blue and tan pups for us. His pups are super strong since birth, and really healthy. We like this boy.
Two Pac King is our crazy chocolate and tan male, who has arrived from England. He already has some really nice choco-tan, and lilac and tan offsprings all over the world.
Borisz is our Junior Champion Red male.
Igor is a blue&tan male who carries chocolate.

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As this is an event that attracts (rightly so!) lots of aviation fans from far around, as some of you are in Europe has anyone planned to come?
What is this? An airshow in the mountains? Looks awesome!!
Yes, pretty much... even if it's not labelled as such. It lasts just one hour, but you get to see real live shooting maneuvers in addition to the "standard" demos - that are at your level or below you. Pretty unique.
Wow! That lookslike a unique event indeed! I had no idead something like this existed! That'd be reason enough to visit Switzerland one day... Is it always around the same time of year?
It is, my first time was last year, and now I won't miss one (as long as the WX is OK, that is)!
Wow, great picture and what an experience for those lucky enough to be present, I've never heard of this either. Thanks for posting the pictures, they look great.
I actually didn't follow up because unfortunately the demo was cancelled this year. There have been some serious landslides in central Switzerland a couple of days before, and in fears of replicas the Air Force decided to cancel the event to have the personnel and equipment (lots of helis are engaged to setup the area for the demo) ready in case they were needed.
I've been there for the first time in 2010. Since I'm totally untrained in mountain walking too, I started the climb at 5 AM, arriving on top at 10 AM (actually, the first hour was on a bus and on a chairlift, so "only" 4 hours of walking). In the last hour of the climb there were F-18s and F-5s buzzing around for the last rehearsal before the actual show!
Unfortunately, the clouds were rising fast, and I preferred to start the descent before the end of the show (I feared I would not be able to go down being inexperienced in mountain walking). Anyway, the F-18, F-5 and PC-21 demos were great!
Then Axalp 2011 was cancelled, and I didn't even go to Meiringen.
Which spot did you go to in 2010?
anybody know if they have this again next year and when that would be?
I climbed up to the second public spot in order of climb (the first is the lowest one, the second is the one you reach after climbing from the first spot, and the third the one with the control facility), but then I had to descend back to the first spot because my friend remained there.

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Puttenahalli Lake – What Next?
Are you celebrating a special occasion like a birthday or an anniversary? Nothing portrays life like a tree. Gift your loved ones a true symbol of life itself. Adopt a tree at Puttenahalli lake @ Rs. 6000/- per year.
Come over with your family to the lake and volunteer with us. Dig, plant, mulch, water. See the plants grow. Children learn from adults. Teach your kids to love Nature.

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Open Access Resources are resources that are freely available for public viewing and use. These resources can be beneficial to students, faculty, and researchers. It should be noted that Open Access is not the same as Public Domain, and most authors of Open Access materials do retain their copyrights. There are a variety of sources containing Open Access materials in numerous business fields, and some of those sources are listed below. It should be noted that some sources have both Open Access materials and materials that must be purchased, so make sure you're aware of what you're trying to access.
Create an account and utilize a variety of free cases and other resources. Be aware that not all of the cases on this site are free.
Provides innovative and enhanced cases that reflect real world situations. Specific focus on entrepreneurship and small business operations.
Provided by MIT's Sloan School of Management. Provides access to cases and simulations in a variety of business areas.
Provides access to over 2 million research pieces from 99 countries in the field of economics.
The SSRN eLibrary provides access to research from across 30 disciplines.
Open access to business textbooks in subjects like Business Law, Communication, and Strategy.
Provides open access to textbooks in a wide variety of subjects. Includes textbooks on Business and Business Ethics.
Over 400 books available in Business and Economics.


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Mohammed Assaf, Arab Idol competition winner, sings a tune whose notes have nothing to do with goodwill or peace. He is a UNRWA alumnus.
The song has reverberated with UNRWA and the UN, as the former appointed Assaf their first ever “Regional Youth Ambassador for Palestine Refugees” and “Goodwill Ambassador For Peace”. PA President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas called upon Palestinian Arabs to support Assaf in his bid to win the Arab Idol contest and welcomed him as a hero after his victory, hosting him at PA headquarters in Ramallah and designating him an “honorary ambassador”.
Besides his voice and vocal extremism, Mohammed Assaf's claim to fame is that he is a graduate of UNRWA schools, his mother was an UNRWA teacher and he was born in the “refugee” camp of Khan Younis in the now Hamas-controlled Gaza, also under the aegis of UNRWA.
“For the moment, Hamas and UNWRA seem to have an agreement that UNRWA may continue to function in Gaza so long as it does not engage in actions that significantly contradict Hamas' world view," one former senior UNRWA official, talking on the condition of anonymity, told Fox News..."
According to Al Jazeera: “His songs have even softened the hearts of some members of Hamas, which was reported to have once arrested him for publicly singing pro-Fatah numbers. In the run-up to the reality show's finale, Hamas - which controls Gaza - threw its support behind Assaf, calling him 'an ambassador for Palestinian art'".
Assaf, the Hamas-acclaimed “ambassador of Palestinian art” is also a proponent of Palestinian Arab violence and jihadist propaganda.
In a music video entitled “Ya Halili Ya Mali” which was filmed in the Burej UNRWA “refugee camp”, Assaf is wearing a t-shirt with a gold keffiyah emblazoned on it while swinging prayer beads (symbol of the 99 names of Allah) as a slingshot and can be seen at around 29 seconds into the video brandishing a sharp knife. The chorus of the song is reminiscent of those in jihad videos and accompanied by an ominous and militaristic drumbeat.
In my book “Roadblock to Peace: How the UN Perpetuates the Arab-Israeli Conflict: UNRWA Policies Reconsidered", I write about the co-opting of the UNRWA trade unions by Hamas and the scores of suicide bombers and terrorists who have attended or worked at UNRWA schools, illustrating the radical Islamist incitement and indoctrination which is rampant in the UNRWA educational system.
His true message can be seen in the knife he brandishes in his “Ya Halili Ya Mali “ (What I Have is Mine By Right) video which includes the UNRWA logo in its credits and in the lyrics of his Arab Idol contest-winning song about a "return" to Palestine and glorification of martyrdom in (Ali Al Keffiyah) “Raise Your Keffiyah”.
David Bedein  is the author of "ROADBLOCK TO PEACE- How the UN Perpetuates the Arab-Israeli Conflict: UNRWA policies reconsidered",Bella Rabinowiitz is a veteran research analyst.

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Muzzle has the opportunity to nominate 3 poems for Best of the Web 2011 (put out by DZNAC Books). We want to know which poems (from either of our issues) struck your fancy the most. Please fill in the comment form below with your suggestions.
Which poems should we nominate for the Best of the Web 2011 anthology from DZNAC Books?
I have heard some chatter about how the Muzzle editorial process works. I never intended for the process to be elusive to our readers, and I would like to break it down as best I can.
1) I personally read every single poem that is submitted to Muzzle. For this past issue, I had the distinct pleasure of reading a little shy of 800 poems. I sift through the poems and choose the 10-20% that are my favorites. Submissions that ignore our guidelines and/or contain numerous typos and grammatical errors generally do not make it into that batch.
2) I periodically (usually every other week) send batches of my favorite poems to our fabulous team of assistant poetry editors for review. When I send the poems out to the other editors, they are completely anonymous. I create an electronic form using Google that each of the editors has access to. For each poem, each editor gives their vote (yes, no, maybe, or other) and provides careful feedback on why they made their choice.
3) All the information gathered by the form is channeled into a nifty spreadsheet. When making the final cuts, I meticulously consider all of the feedback given on each poem. Ultimately, I do have the final say on everything, but I have no intention of going rogue with that responsibility; I greatly respect the opinions of the other editors.
*Occasionally, multiple editors will love the core of a piece but voice similar concerns (perhaps a clunky line, a need for cutting, or a problem with the form), and I will give a poet the option of a re-write. This only happens with a couple poems each issue.
*If submissions continue to grow at as high of a rate as they are currently growing, I may eventually move to create a General Staff that divvies up the reading of the initial submissions.


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Nicole, I have been reading your posts for a few years, and I am particularly moved by this one. We in the US have a great deal to learn from you and the immediacy of your encounters with immigrant and migrant populations. I work at a historic site in Washington, DC, and we are just beginning to consider how we can integrate these ideas into the experience of visitors from across the Us. I look forward to hearing about this project!
Thanks, Sarah. I’ll definitely be blogging more about this project as it goes on. For example, I’m working on an action research project at our museums as part of the larger project, which hopefully will bring some interesting insights to share with the partners when they come to Germany for the training. Good luck with your work!


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Geppetto is a lonely puppetmaker whose wooden creatures are the only family he knows. Years ago, he and his sweetheart carved their names into an old pine tree in Hidden Valley. But Geppetto was unable to declare his love, and she married his brother instead. One day, as he is traveling through the forest, a log from that forgotten tree finds its way into his wheelbarrel, inspiring Geppetto to carve a puppet he names Pinocchio, who magically begins to walk and talk! Determined to be a rael boy, Pinocchio goes looking for fun and adventure in an unfamiliar world. A nose that grows, a giant sea monster and a wild theme park are just some of the exploits he encounters. Pursued by the evil showman Lorenzini, Pinocchio must learn to sidestep the enticing traps set for him by the cunning Felinet and her partner Volpe. Finally with the help of a wise-cracking cricket named Pepe, Pinocchio foils his foes and learns that only a miracle of the heart can turn a puppet''s dream into reality.
Geppetto is a lonely puppetmaker whose wooden creatures are the only family he knows. Years ago, he and his sweetheart carved their names into an old pine tree in Hidden Valley. But Geppetto was unable to declare his love, and she married his brother instead. One day, as he is traveling through the forest, a log from that forgotten tree finds its way into his wheelbarrel, inspiring Geppetto to carve a puppet he names Pinocchio, who magically begins to walk and talk! Determined to be a real boy, Pinocchio goes looking for fun and adventure in an unfamiliar world. A nose that grows, a giant sea monster and a wild theme park are just some of the exploits he encounters. Pursued by the evil showman Lorenzini, Pinocchio must learn to sidestep the enticing traps set for him by the cunning Felinet and her partner Volpe. Finally with the help of a wise-cracking cricket named Pepe, Pinocchio foils his foes and learns that only a miracle of the heart can turn a puppet's dream into reality.


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Proper eye protection is important if your children are helping you with home projects.
Most parents today are aware that proper safety equipment offers children valuable protection while playing sports. But many parents are still unaware of just how prevalent eye injuries are during seemingly ordinary activities and playtime. While nearly two-thirds of all pediatric eye injuries occur in boys, all children of every age need protection from everyday eye hazards.
Contact with harmful household products, such as cleansers, detergents, paints, glues, etc.
Misuse of everyday objects and household tools, such as eating utensils, writing implements, hammers, screwdrivers, etc.
At home, baby- and child-proofing are a necessity. Eye injuries resulting from falls on stairs can be prevented by the simple use of baby gates at the tops and bottoms of staircases, along with adequate lighting and sturdy handrails.
Furniture and fixtures pose another threat to children’s eyes. Cushion sharp corners and pad the edges of household furnishings, like tabletops and brick hearths.
Install cabinet and drawer locks in kitchens and bathrooms. Personal items, such as cosmetics and toiletries, as well as kitchen utensils and desk supplies, must be stored out of reach of small children.
Only the most secure area in your home should store paints, pesticides, fertilizers, and the like. Young children must be kept safe from all chemicals, medications, sprays, and aerosols. If you wish to let older children help with a home improvement or repair project, outfit them appropriately with child-sized safety glasses or safety goggles, and be sure to where safety glasses or safety goggles yourself as a good example.
We all hope our children’s toys stimulate their imaginations and creativity. But choosing safe toys is critical to reaping these rewards. Always start by reading the instructions and warnings on every new toy. Avoid toys with sharp or rigid points, shafts, spikes, rods, or dangerous edges. Keep toys intended for older children away from younger children, as flying toys and projectile-firing toys are particularly dangerous to children under five years old.
BB guns are not toys and should be kept away from children. These guns cause countless eye injuries each year, and although they were once sold as toys, they are extremely dangerous when pointed at another person. Fireworks and darts are equally dangerous to small children and, when misused, hold great potential for eye injury.
The time our kids spend outside, engaged with nature, is priceless. However, children are particularly susceptible to the sun’s damaging rays, as the lenses of their eyes are more transparent than those of adults. This allows more UV radiation to reach the light sensitive layer at the back of the eye. Studies show that long-term exposure to UV-A and UV-B rays contribute to many types of serious eye conditions, including cataracts, benign and cancerous growths, and photokeratitis “” a painful sunburn to the eye’s surface. The best protection against the sun’s damaging rays is consistent use of proper child-sized sunglasses when playing outdoors.
And most importantly, remember that the effects of UV radiation are cumulative, so it’s important to develop good protection habits early in your child’s life.
Of course, one of the main outdoor childhood activities is sports. Sports are the leading cause of eye disability in American children, and the second most common cause of preventable vision loss during childhood. The highest risk sports include basketball, hockey, and golf, so parents must educate their children about eye protection and enforce the use of protective sports eyewear.
Correct installation and consistent use of infant and child safety seats, booster seats, and safety belts are the best ways to keep children safe in an accident. Kids 12 years old and younger should never ride in the front seat. Loose items should be stored in the trunk or secured on the floor, as any loose objects become very dangerous in a crash.
Take your child to an eye doctor for a comprehensive eye exam every year, and take the above precautions to save one of the most precious gifts your child was born with. The gift of sight.


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This Lazio shoe is a perfect summer offer to complement your outfit. With a Blake construction, this 7-tassel loafer in suede as a contemporary yet fashionable look for a summer day outfit.
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As a staff, we are deeply committed to developing our own multicultural competencies and those of our interns. An understanding of the impact of culture is integrated into every aspect of the work we do in direct services, training, scholarly activity and research. We define culture and diversity broadly, allowing our definition to encompass racial and ethnic differences, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, nationality, acculturation, religious affiliation, and ability status. Comprehensive understanding of the impact of culture is seen by our staff as an integral ingredient of competent psychological practice. We ascribe to APA’s statement “Preparing Professional Psychologists to Serve a Diverse Public: A Core Requirement in Doctoral Education and Training” which can be found at http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/policy/diversity-preparation.aspx. We train interns to be well-rounded professional psychologists with the competencies to serve clients representing different forms of diversity. As such, we expect that both interns and staff will be open to working with clients representing different values, cultural experiences, and lifestyles that they have, and will work with supervision or consultation to confront and work through areas of bias and blind spots. We take as given that we have all been socialized with some areas of bias and blind spots, so emphasize cultural humility. We aim to foster a supportive and non-shaming environment that supports introspection and working through these issues in the service of providing a safer and more effective clinical experience for a broad array of clients. In providing this training, we commit ourselves to create a supportive training environment that allows for self-exploration and the development of cognitive flexibility.
Our training in diversity has been structured in a very intentional and systematic manner. We consider it very important to train interns to think in a culturally competent way, rather than just learn certain facts about certain groups and apply them in a more stereotyped fashion. Though some supervisors are responsible for different aspects of diversity-related didactic training, we do not want those supervisors to be seen as the only “go-to” people in the realm of diversity. We all hold a commitment to diversity and to personal growth in this area. All supervisors are expected to attend to diversity factors and collaborate with one another in training interns in this realm, to assure clear feedback and a thoughtful training experience. While we consider supervisors as having important responsibilities in the area of diversity, we also believe that interns need to hold themselves accountable in this realm, to challenge themselves and one another as needed to ensure a meaningful learning experience.
One way of conceptualizing comprehensive training in diversity issues is by addressing knowledge, awareness, and skills. The structured elements of our training are listed below.
Knowledge: refers to obtaining information about various worldview orientations, histories of oppression endured by marginalized populations, and culture-specific values that influence the subjective and collaborative experience of marginalized populations. Various didactic seminars are presented throughout the year. Though some of these topics may vary by intern group, many are routinely offered. Given that interns come to us with some coursework in the diversity realm, our knowledge-based seminars generally focus on topics that are less commonly or less thoroughly addressed in graduate school based on our experience training interns. In addition, various supervisors may provide readings or suggest experiential methods to improve learning.
Skills: refers to skill development and implementation that allows one to draw from an existing fund of cultural knowledge to design mental health interventions that are relevant to marginalized populations. This dimension also focuses on clinical application through identifying how to be culturally sensitive with individual clients, explore issues of difference in the room, and open up discussions around cultural and other relevant areas of diversity. These are addressed in the biweekly Diversity Consultation group for interns, as well as in all other supervisory experiences.
Awareness: refers to being cognizant of one’s attitudes, beliefs, and values regarding race, ethnicity, and culture, along with one’s awareness of the sociopolitical relevance of cultural group membership in terms of cultural privilege, discrimination, and oppression. Self awareness skills are fostered in the biweekly Diversity Consultation experience, in various supervision experiences, and several experientially-based workshops (two on intersectionality of race and sexuality, two on biases and blind spots, and one open topic), in which interns will be expected to reflect upon their own backgrounds and identities to further build self-awareness and cultural sensitivity.
Topics relevant to diversity are regular features of the in-services and intern seminars and include experiential exercises as well as more didactic information. In addition, cultural factors are discussed in individual and group supervision formats, and assessment consultation. Outreach presentations and consultations are frequently provided to the campus community on diversity issues. Interns interested in targeting diversity issues in their outreach efforts should contact the outreach supervisor.
Our university offers a reasonable amount of diversity, with approximately 35 percent of the student body identifying as people from diverse racial/ethnic background. More detailed and comprehensive information regarding diversity at USD is located at http://www.sandiego.edu/facts/statistics.php. Students seen at the Counseling Center tend to mirror the student body well, except that as at many settings, males tend to underutilize services. While in most cases interns naturally experience a reasonably diverse caseload without interventions, supervisors assist the interns in monitoring the diversity of their caseload, and case assignments are intentionally made when needed to balance caseloads.
External experiences with the diverse clientele: In addition to an internal rotation focusing on individual diversity factors (the Disability and Learning Difference Resource Center rotation), to supplement the diversity of our student population, we have added three summer experiences with non-USD students, two of which are off-site. While we cannot guarantee these experiences on a yearly basis due to the fluctuations in those programs’ staffing and needs, the USDCC supports interns’ involvement and will continue to seek out diverse experiences to enhance the training they receive with us.
Barrio Logan College Institute. Our interns commonly have the opportunity to provide one or two outreaches here. This is an organization that offers students from a culturally rich, low-income San Diego neighborhood the chance to receive tutoring and mentoring to support their efforts to attend college. In past years, intern groups offered a programming to students, such as a presentation for 1st generation college students. This brief outreach experience, while time-limited, providing interns with an exposure to a group diverse in age, racial/ethnic background, and with a noncollege population. When available, this also serves as a time-limited consultation experience.

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Who is entering? Who is returning? Who is still undecided? We break down all the prospects in the 2014 NBA draft, as well as who will be representing them, and where they are projected to get drafted.
2014 NBA Draft Early-Entry and Agent List Tool.

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Nothing gets done without know-how. And the best way to build know-how is with training. Over 50,000 Atlassian product admins, users and power users cite ServiceRocket instructor-led training as contributing to their know-how. We deliver training for Jira, Jira Service Desk, Portfolio, Confluence, Developer Tools for the people who need it: endusers, power users and admins.
ServiceRocket built Atlassian’s first training program; we continue to closely partner with their training team to deliver on-demand training. Our collaborative approach enables IT leaders to drive software adoption, enterprise competency and the effective use of technology.
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Nestled in the green hills of the Hildesheimer forest along the Leine Uplands is the spa resort town Bad Salzdetfurth. Here, tradition meets in a very special way with modern. Living, meeting and event centre in the countryside, overlooking the Kurpark and the beautiful surroundings - the relexa hotel Bad Salzdetfurth is the perfect place for a relaxing break or holiday as well as your special event.
The relexa hotel Bad Salzdetfurth the ideal backdrop paired with a modern business hotel . It is easily accessible yet peaceful location just minutes from the Unesco World Heritage city of Hildesheim . The hotel offers on-site parking and also your pet favorites are welcome to join us .

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Birdola seed cakes contain premium seeds held together with a natural protein binder to hold up in all kinds of weather. A gourmet mix of premium seeds, there are no waste seeds that birds simply kick out of a bulk mix. Fortified with vitamins, minerals, and electrolytes for the overall health and well-being of wild birds, these cakes help them survive better in the wild, and produce healthier offspring. Birdola Plus will attract finches, woodpeckers, chickadees, and other seed-loving birds.
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Women Leaders in Tech Law 2018: Kristin Sverchek, Lyft, Inc.
WIth the growth of Lyft's legal department and its merger with the company's compliance team, Sverchek is now essentially running a small law firm in-house. 'I’ve had to flex my management muscle, which is a very different skill set than being a lawyer' she says.
Kristin Sverchek, the general counsel of Lyft, Inc. integrated the ride-sharing company’s compliance and legal teams in December, an effort that placed a renewed focus on compliance within the company. She got the task done just a few months after returning from maternity leave.
Name a lawyer whose work you admire and why.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. From her start with the [American Civil Liberties Union] to her tenure on SCOTUS, she’s the paradigm of a leader in law.
Name an important opportunity you got early in your career and what you did with it.
I was first introduced to our co-founders while representing their investors as a transactional lawyer during their Zimride days. I then represented the company as its outside counsel. John [Zimmer] and Logan [Green] were impressed during our interactions and asked me to move in-house and take over the GC role at Lyft. I agreed—that was 2012. Taking that leap of faith almost six years ago has propelled me to where I am today.
Make sure you love your job so you feel good every morning when you walk outside your front door (especially when you are leaving behind crying children).
Remain calm. Those who can weather the storm will make it to the other side.
In 50 words or less, how far has the tech industry gone toward tackling its gender gap since you started practicing?
Unfortunately, I’m not sure the tech industry itself has made major strides in the gender gap. I am heartened, however, by the #MeToo movement and renewed national dialogue around sexual harassment issues (both in and out of the workplace).
What’s the best part about working in the tech sector?
The fact that there is never a dull moment! While it can be exhausting, the fast pace and constant challenges keep the job exciting year after year.
With the legal team’s growth, I’m now running a small law firm in-house. I’ve had to flex my management muscle, which is a very different skill set than being a lawyer.
What piece of advice do you give to lawyers considering a career in tech law?
Be prepared to think creatively. Business partners need you to come to the table with a solutions-oriented approach.
What’s one way technology has made your life easier?
The Lyft app gets me where I need to go!
One way it’s made your life more difficult?
The ability to always be connected is a double-edged sword. It’s hard to disappear for even a few hours at a time.
What’s one way you’ve had to change your thinking toward practicing law to succeed in-house at a technology company?
I’ve learned that you have to bring people along on the journey with you when explaining your proposed solution to a tough problem. When working with in-house clients, you can’t assume a base of legal knowledge, so you need to be prepared to answer lots (and lots) of questions.
What’s one area of technology that you’re most excited about and why?
Autonomous vehicles, of course! They have the potential to totally transform our cities, as we can reimagine urban design when cities are no longer built around cars.
"I realized long ago that I was meant to advocate for and protect innovation and innovators," says Shyr. "The law is a means to that end."
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday Google's drone delivery subsidiary Wing Aviation is cleared for commercial use, making it the first delivery drone service to be awarded air carrier certification.


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The deadlines in the 2018 calendar reflect Federal Judge Peterson’s order in the One Wisconsin Institute court case. The court order changed several rules and procedures, including changing the residency requirement for voter registration from 28 days to 10 days and allowing for expanded in-person absentee voting hours. Both parties to the lawsuit have appealed aspects of the decision to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. It is difficult to estimate when the Court of Appeals may rule on the appeals, but it is believed the decision will be made sometime during 2017. A revised 2018 Calendar of Election Events will be published if necessary but for now the calendar reflects deadlines established by the court order which are not consistent with the language in the statutes.
As a reminder, the calendar of election events no longer includes campaign finance filing deadlines. For campaign finance deadlines visit the Wisconsin Ethics Commission website: ethics.wi.gov.


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All about natural soap and what they are good for. Natural soaps like savon de Marseille and savon d’Alep are wonderful choices for cleaning but they are also good for your health and wellbeing as well as the environment.
La petite nina has always been concerned with creating clothes from natural fibers. Whit the plastic pollution reaching it’s breakingpoint, plastic diet seams like a good way to go.
The Actor, the Comedian,the Musician, the Union Bhoy Serge Hologne is an artist living in Saint-gilles, Bruxelles. He is an actor, a musician, a painter, and a devoted union bhoy. I am happy to welcome you in to his home..


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The pleasant autumn weather in Tokyo may be perfect for food gatherings, sports events and other outdoor fun, but artistic and cultural happenings are just as much a part of the season as are beer festivals and baseball playoff games. Just like last month, we've dug through the heaps of exhibitions, art fairs, performances and concerts to bring you our top picks for October, and plan to return with one more roundup in November.
Highlights for this month include a special autumn edition of Roppongi Art Night and the return of the community-minded Teratotera festival, but you'll also want to catch this combo of jazz and classical music, watch traditional performing arts in Nihonbashi and check out sculptures by British titan Anish Kapoor. And what about those beer festivals, you ask? Well, here's an excellent one to get you started.


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RIYADH (Bloomberg) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak praised Saudi Arabia in a visit overshadowed by a scandal over a US$681 million (S$950 million) "personal" donation from the Saudi royal family.
The countries are "inseparable partners" in the war against Islamic extremism and terrorism, Datuk Seri Najib said during a four-day trip to the Middle Eastern kingdom that ends on Thursday (March 3). It is his second visit in two months.
He was expected to meet King Salman, Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while there, according to a Foreign Ministry statement issued on Monday.
"I would like to personally thank the Saudi Arabian royal family for their support over the decades," Mr Najib said in a Facebook post late on Wednesday. "We will always appreciate it and not likely to forget it. We in Malaysia are fortunate to have constant and trusted friends."
Saudi Arabia is one of Malaysia's largest trading partners in the Middle East, with trade between the countries valued at about RM11 billion (S$3.71 billion) last year, according to Malaysian government statistics.
Mr Najib is facing his biggest political crisis since coming to power seven years ago as questions linger over the funds which appeared in his personal accounts before the 2013 General Election.
Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali in January closed the door on a graft probe, clearing Najib of wrongdoing over the "personal contribution" and saying the premier later returned US$620 million that was not utilised.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Mr Najib received more than US$1 billion in his bank accounts between 2011 and 2013 - more than the previously known US$681 million. It cited two people it did not identify.
Investigators in two countries believe the US$681 million originated from troubled state investment company 1Malaysia Development Bhd., rather than a Saudi donation, the paper said.
The Malaysian government reiterated Tuesday the funds were from Saudi and "verified by multiple lawful authorities who conducted exhaustive investigations".


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We told you earlier that we created the mobile application YouRadio for the company Lagardere. This app became very popular in Czech Republic and due to its success Lagardere again contacted us to initiate plans to develop a new version for their flagship entity – the largest radio in the Czech Republic - Evropa 2.
We set the bar very high with Youradio - so we had a real challenge to in front of us. We wanted to show that we could create an application beyond our clients expectations. The existing mobile application for Evropa 2 on iOS and Android are close to holding the top charts in their respective app stores. It is one of the most downloaded in the Czech Republic and is used by thousands of users every day.
For the next phase we are preparing a lot of new functions such as contests, events from Evrope 2, interaction with presenters, ranking best songs, archive the past 24 hours, and more.
How does the current version look like now?
We believe that we have met the high expectations of our client as well as the expectations of the hundreds of thousands of existing users.


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On the lookout for dependable Chevy dealers in Wisconsin? Finding a local dealer that can meet all of your shopping needs in one convenient location can sometimes feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. You deserve to shop with a trustworthy dealer who will respect your time and budget. Don’t settle for a subpar buying experience at some Wisconsin Chevy dealers! If you’re looking for the premier spot to research or buy new and used Chevy SUVs for sale - there’s just one clear choice. Ewald Chevy is the local car dealer for you! We have a committed staff of friendly vehicle experts. They’re here to help you through every part of the car buying process. Whether you’re just beginning the search for your next ride, or are ready to make a purchase - our staff will assist you however you may need. They can make recommendations to fit your needs and budget, answer questions about any of our vehicles and much more. You’ll be in good hands with our courteous sales team. Other Chevy dealers in Wisconsin just can’t keep up with our commitment to outstanding customer service.
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Cynthia Figge is a forerunner and thought leader in the corporate sustainability movement who co-founded EKOS International in 1996, one of the first consultancies integrating sustainability and corporate strategy. Cynthia has worked with major organizations including BNSF, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Dow Jones, and REI to help craft sustainability strategy integrated with business. Cynthia is a national speaker on trends in environment, social and governance (ESG), and business intelligence. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur in CSR/ESG, she was an Officer of LIN Broadcasting/ McCaw Cellular leading new services development. Cynthia serves as an Advisor to media and technology companies, and is Chair of Compassionate Action Network (CAN). Cynthia has an MBA from Harvard Business School. Cynthia is based in the Seattle area.
Bahar Gidwani has built and run large technology-based businesses for many years. Bahar holds a CFA, worked on Wall Street with Kidder, Peabody, and with McKinsey & Co. Bahar has consulted to a number of major companies and currently serves on the board of several software and Web companies. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree in physics and astronomy. Bahar was recently interviewed on Brian Lehrer TV. He plays bridge, races sailboats, and is based in New York City.
Stephen Filler is an intellectual property attorney who is the Vice President of Business Development for Joule Assets Inc. He has worked in both business and legal roles, helping clean tech and information technology businesses exceed their goals, implement creative solutions to business challenges, and create high value for all stakeholders. Stephen's specialties include: Business and Corporate Development, Business Law, General Counsel, Contracts, Investors, Government Relations and Grants, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademark, Licensing, Technology, Information Technology and Internet, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, and Sustainable Business. Stephen serves on the Boards of NY Sloop Clearwater, NY Solar Energy Association, Sustainable Hudson Valley Business Network. He received his JD from Boston University Law School.
John Atcheson is a respected entrepreneur, executive, and startup advisor with over 25 years of experience as a pioneer in the fields of both media technology and sustainability. John is Cofounder and CEO of Stuffstr, a B Corp dedicated to reducing waste by increasing the reuse of unused stuff. John serves as an Advisor to the Seattle Good Business Network, Getaround, and is Board Director of Sightline Institute, a Seattle-based sustainability think-tank. John founded Ads.com and MusicNet, and served as VP and general manager of Media Publishing at RealNetworks (RNWK). He has been an occasional soloist with the Seattle Symphony. John received his BA from Brown University and his MBA from Stanford Business School.
Russell Barton, Partner and Co-Founder of EKOS International, has for over 20 years served as a lead consultant to the top North American management teams including Boeing, Darigold, Milliken (Baldrige winner), Nike, SmithKline Beecham, and Weyerhaeuser. From 1986-1994, he was one of four Managing Partners of Deltapoint. He has led 12 Executive Study Missions: 10 to Japan and two to Europe. Russell is a member of the original group of trainers who have helped bring The Natural Step to the United States. He is co-author of the book, Mapping the Journey: Case Studies in Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies. He holds a Ph.D. and MA in Organizational Psychology, from the University of Oregon.
Lorinda Rowledge is Partner and Co-founder of EKOS International, and Founding Provost Bainbridge Graduate Institute. Lorinda has for over 20 years helped executives of leading global companies integrate sustainability and business strategy. She co-authored Mapping the Journey: Case Studies in Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies. Prior to co-founding EKOS, from 1986 to 1994, Lorinda was one of four partners managing the Deltapoint Corporation, a consulting and publishing firm leading in advanced Japanese management systems. Lorinda has led 5 Executive Study Missions to Europe and Japan, Lorinda holds a Ph.D., specializing in Organizational Psychology, from the University of Oregon.
Kelly Williams is the founder and president of Customer Value Advisors. She provides insights to CSRHub on customer retention and revenue growth. Her company is a boutique consulting firm focused on helping entrepreneurs increase their business value by leveraging enterprise wide customer success strategies. Her company works primarily with early and growth stages software companies throughout North America. Kelly has spent her entire career in the tech sector in roles that have spanned the full customer experience from sales to services to customer success. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Oregon State University and her Masters from the University of Colorado.
G. Benjamin (Ben) Bingham is the Chief Investment Officer of 3Sisters Sustainable Management LLC currently focused on a Private Equity Fund called Scarab Holdings for partners in the new paradigm to foster a sustainable environment and social justice within a diverse and meaningful world culture.
Ben has been a social entrepreneur and investor since the late 70’s when he co-founded a non-profit residential community based on bio-dynamic agriculture to meet the needs of young adults with intellectual challenges (Triform Camphill Community). After developing a network of support from mission aligned philanthropists he went on to co-found two technology companies, one in biological healthcare (Demegen) and one in internet workflow technology (Anthurium Solutions). Since 2000 he has served as a financial advisor to this network of approximately 70 families first at Legg Mason, then Citigroup Smith Barney and since 2007 as an independent advisor. In 2010, 3Sisters Sustainable Investments was formed to continue the triple bottom line performance Ben had established and to deepen the focus on positive impact investments. Ben earned a CFP designation, and has trained in Grantsmanship, Gestalt Psychology, Spacial Dynamics, Biodynamics (Emerson College) and Fine Arts (Yale). Ben is a Fellow of Economists for Peace and Security (EPS), the Investor’s Circle and the Social Venture Network. He and Jenny, his wife of 37 years, have 5 adult children and 4 granddaughters.
Tom Cusack is a private investor and business advisor. From 1989 to 1999, he was an executive with Transamerica Corporation. From 1995 to 1999, he was Chairman (1996), President and Chief Executive Officer of the Transamerica Life Insurance Companies. Prior to joining Transamerica, Tom was Manager of Business Development and Strategy for General Electric Company. He was also a consultant with McKinsey & Company in their San Franscisco office and was a financial analyst for Bankers Trust Company in New York. Tom earned his Masters in Business Administration with High Distinction from Harvard Business School and was named a George F. Baker Scholar. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the College of Arts and Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Wharton School, both at the University of Pennsylvania. Tom is Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Vice Chairman of Direct Relief International, and a Trustee of Cate School. He is also a director of the Weber Companies, LLC.
Originally from Poland, Ewa is currently enrolled in the MS Program in Sustainability Management at Columbia University, New York. Ewa also holds a double M.A. in International Business and Management from the UK’s University of Bradford and Poland’s Kozminsky University. She earned her B.A. in Economics from Krakow University of Economics and studied Management in Singapore Management University. Her professional experiences include working within the areas of FMCG Retail, Business Process Management, Real Estate Brokerage and NPOs, where she was involved in conducting market research and analysis on organizational strategy and business development. Being business minded and socially conscious, Ewa sees that long term well-being depends on creating a new mind-set towards sustainable value. Her goal is to help companies utilize new opportunities for competitive advantage through applying sustainability approach.
Ruth completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a double emphasis in Marketing and Management from Columbia College. Ruth is passionate about the environment and making a difference in the world. Ruth covers web design and implementation with our developers, creating videos, widget deployment with partners, writing web content, marketing and user support. Her wide-range of experience also includes corporate computer training, documentation, and advertising. Although always loving the outdoors, her passion for the environment began when she completed an environmental audit of a medical supply manufacturing facility for a college course. Ruth enjoys attending the various sporting events her children compete in, photography, green home renovations, sailing, sunsets and peaceful hikes.

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text: This paper presents a one-dimensional magneto-mechanical model for NiMnGa. Following a modeling approach developed by the authors for conventional shape memory behavior and ferroelectricity, a constitutive Helmholtz free energy landscape with strain and magnetization as order parameters is constructed for a representative meso-scale lattice element. The landscape includes three paraboloidal energy wells representing the two easy-axis and one hard-axis martensite variants distinguishable in the chosen coordinate system. The resulting stress- and magnetic-field-dependent Gibbs free energy expressions are then used within the theory of thermally activated processes to derive a series of phase-fraction evolution equations. The phase fractions subsequently determine the macroscopic strain and magnetization of a sample of NiMnGa by a standard averaging procedure. Results from the model are compared to experimental data and demonstrate the model's ability to reproduce constitutive behaviors of the material. Future work includes an extension to a full thermo-magneto-mechanical model accounting for the occurrence of austenite and inhomogeneity effects and configured to function within the tensile-stress regime.


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The Oasis Drop-in Centre serves as a place of both community and learning, helping people find the local services they need and supporting them to gain better confidence and language skills.
The team at the Oasis Centre told us about a mother-daughter pair that joined their Creative English class together.
“Amina” and her daughter “Mariam” arrived in the UK about 3 months ago straight from Afghanistan. They joined our Creative English class on the fourth session as we began lessons on health. Both were obviously keen to learn and seemed to enjoy the next session, again on health.
After a break for half-term, “Mariam” told us how her mother had spent a week in hospital following a heart attack. She had communicated with the medical and nursing staff using the English she had learned in those two classes. She was very proud of herself and it was noticeable how she had gained confidence in speaking English.

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Only two days of weekend? Feels like such a cheat after last week, and it doesn’t help that it looks like we’re going to get a ton of wet dumped on our heads Sunday. But we’re still going to get up to trouble, baby, and here’s what we have in mind.
Don: This weekend is family and festivities, even if those festivities are for someone who won’t understand them. Specifically for That Darned Baby, who is turning 1 and may need to start being referred to as That Darned Toddler. It’s more an event for us adults than for him and the other ankle biters, really, but either way it means prep and shenanigans. Mostly we’re doing our own baking but we’ve got one little guest coming with a serious egg allergy so we’re going to get him a vegan cupcake cakecup from Baked and Wired. We’re going to try to sneak in a visit to the Aurora Hills Women’s Club’s holiday boutique on Saturday morning before the Toddler Cakemessapalooza kick off. It’s our old neighborhood and we know someone involved in the planning but our major reason is they have the best hand-made to-order wreaths we’ve ever seen. With the weather looking craptacular the rest of the weekend will mean some indoor activities like museums or restaurants, or perhaps we’ll leave the boy with the parentals and go off for adult fun ourselves. I feel like there’s somewhere we could go get a drink on Sunday and maybe run into Fedward, but what’s the name of that place again? He mentions it so rarely.
Patrick: Friday I will be kicking off my weekend writing up my review of “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” over at Arena Stage. Saturday I’ll be getting decorating running costumes with Katie and Rebecca for Sunday’s Jingle All the Way 8K. I may be wearing red tight-like things on my legs. They count as pants right? After I struggle to run that morning I’ll be brunching over at Ping Pong Dim Sum with my Asian friends. Because that’s what Asians do right?
Paul: I’ve only got one thing on my mind this weekend: the DC Craft Bartender’s Guild Repeal Day Ball, or, more specifically, how to survive the Repeal Day Ball. Last year I narrowly escaped on my 8am flight the next morning with a torn suit, massive headache, and a disturbing void of memories. There was something about drinking vodka on the rocks with Tony Abou-Ganim (dude, my roommate still has your flask, BTW) then it all went downhill from there. This year I’m going to be smart, I’m going in prepared. No spending 20 minutes at the absinthe table or tasting flights of cask strength scotch (cheers Ewan!). Instead I signed up for prep work, so I’ll be busy juicing citrus (which is a great way to find out that you have little tiny cuts all over your hands that you otherwise wouldn’t notice), cutting ice and doing all the grunt work. Hopefully I’ll get some face time with you lovely attendees and won’t be spending the entire evening batching drinks behind closed doors. The idea of me working LUPEC DC’s table was bandied about, but the thought of all the drag and chest-shaving that would be necessary to fit in with the Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Cocktails seems a bit too steep a price for some much coveted floor time. Who knows? I’ve got two days to say goodbye to my young Burt Reynolds look.
Rachel: Another fun one ahead. Heading all the way out to Haymarket, VA to checkout the 4410 Open Mic which will feature my ukulele playing friend Louisa Hall on Friday night. Then Saturday, I’m heading to a holiday party in Rosslyn but if I can make it in time I’m gonna head on over to the Black Cat for the first-ever 9 Songwriter Series show featuring FULL BANDS. They’ve got a stacked line-up of local acts that you’d be foolish to miss.
Tom: CHRISTMAS TREE TIME! We’re headed up to Tastee Diner in Silver Spring, then up to Butler’s Orchard for to get us a Christmas Tree and a cider donut. It’s also our good pal Harris’ first birthday party this weekend, so we’ll be hanging in Arlington with the Whitesides to celebrate. Sunday I’m getting in the festive season with Falls Church Presbyterian’s Chancel Choir. After that, I may sneak down to the Downtown Holiday Market for some Christmas shopping, assuming we’re not all under a ton of snow by then.
Fedward: Like Paul, the Social Chair and I will also be doing our best to survive the Repeal Day Ball. Pro tip: weigh the length of the coat check line against the cold snap that will arrive right around the end of the party. This year, for the first time, the Social Chair will be working at the LUPEC table. I’ve been assured she’ll have some time to wander around and split some drinks with me, but I’ll have to be careful not to overdo it without my trusted companion. Our other weekend plans are to get a Christmas tree at the annual Bancroft Elementary sale and to recover from the Ball. It goes without saying that the Passenger’s hangover brunch would cure what will almost certainly ail us, but it remains to be seen whether we’ll be able to make it out of the house.
Jenn: If you haven’t already figured it out, several of us at WLDC will be attending or working the DC Craft Bartenders Guild Repeal Day Ball this Saturday. Held at the historic (and mildly creepy, in that perfect old Victorian manse way) Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, this is the party’s 6th year, honoring the 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Featuring some of the top bartenders in the city, with sparkling conversations fueled by cocktails galore, it’s always my favorite party. This year will feature two tables dedicated to LUPEC DC, our local chapter of the national women’s cocktail society. I’m very proud to be a founding member and will be there to help spread the word about women behind the bar. Attending a blast of a party Saturday night means Sunday looks quiet…but it also means Friday should be spent in training! Perhaps a visit to Daikaya’s upstairs bar to see what beverage director Lukas Smith can teach me about his phenomenal house made tonic (ah, wormwood!), or a plate of nettle pasta at Iron Gate‘s gorgeous carriageway bar (and trust me, talk to wine director Brent Kroll about some of his incredible wines). Who cares about wintry mix and foul weather? It’s looking to be a lovely weekend.
Rebecca: I’m trying to get my Holiday shopping wrapped up ASAP and with just a few items left I’m off to Union Market to grab a nice glass of wine from Righteous Cheese and peruse the offerings. Saturday I’ll be at Maddy’s Taproom on 13th (official Mizzou bar) to watch my beloved Tigers take on Auburn in the SEC Championship game. Great beer. Great food. Great atmosphere. Great teams. Should be an awesome game. Sunday I’m up early to don my Holiday Squirrel costume and run with Patrick, Katie and a bunch of weirdly decorated other friends at the Jingle All the Way 8K. We’ll be recovering post run with a boozy brunch at Tel’Veh Café and Wine Bar.
Esther: I’m gettin’ my holiday on this weekend! Now that December is upon us, and I have an itching to hear Jingle Bells at least 13,436 times, I am spending my weekend at National Harbor as they celebrate Christmas in full glory. Starting on Friday, I will don my ugliest sweater and head to Bobby McKeys for Armed Forces & Ugly Sweater Appreciation night. Whether they are appreciating ugly sweaters or just the Armed Forces is unclear, but I will be there with my blinking Rudolph sweater nevertheless to enjoy $5 happy hour specials. For dessert, I will head over to the Peeps & Company store for free peepster cookies and hot chocolate during their weekly Friday night holiday festivities. While I am there, I may have to invest in marshmallow-bunny shaped mittens so I’ll be warm during the nightly holiday entertainment, harbor light show and fireworks. Saturday will find me back at National Harbor continuing the winter festivities, starting with a stroll through their holiday market, finding everything I need to deck my halls and fill my belly with Christmas treats. Also filling his belly like a bowl full of jelly will be Santa, who is going to be riding the carousel from noon to 2 pm and then working off the treats with a triple axle at National Harbor’s brand new Ice Rink from 2 to 4 pm. After assuring Santa that I have been a good girl this year, I will prove it by offering to buy him dinner at Stonewall Kitchen where Chef Marco will be doing cooking demonstrations and have his Italian culinary creations available for sampling. Finally, I will attempt to complete my Christmas shopping at the more than 40 retail shops in National Harbor and hope at least one of them will be playing holiday music. I need my Feliz Navidad fix.