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A 200-year-old villa converted into an elegant homestay in Goa
Published: November 26, 2020 05:10 PM IST Updated: November 27, 2020 05:57 AM IST
Goa is a dream destination among tourists from across the globe due to a plethora of reasons. Excellent road, rail and air connectivity, superlative lodging facilities, exhaustive cuisine and quality service make Goa an attractive proposition for travellers.
Apart from age-old heritage, rich legacy and enviable traditional lifestyle, the state has some innovative, distinct and modern imprints too. One such initiative that caught the imagination of the travellers is the Caravela Homestay.
Twenty-seven-year-old Carlos Noronha, along with his father, bought a 200-year-old villa and converted it into an elegant homestay. Carlos got the idea to start a homestay when he went to a friend's house at Coorg in Karnataka after completing his graduation in 2014.
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He got inspired by his friend's initiative to run a homestay and thought of starting a similar facility in his home state Goa. And without further ado, Carlos purchased a 200-year-old villa built by Portuguese to kick start his business venture.
The homestay was opened when the idea of providing such lodging for tourists began to migrate from the European countries to India in 2014. The facility was given the appellation of 'Caravela' after the 15th century-built ship 'Caravela' in a bid to uphold the cultural heritage of the country like how the Britishers did. The floor of the homestay was laid with some of the material used in the ship.
The homestay is a modern facility and has a TV, Wi-Fi and air conditioner to ensure the comfort of the guests. In order to retain that vintage feel, the rosewood stairway and similar areas of the villa were left untouched along with the walls made of mud.
Caravel Homestay is in Panaji, which is a favourite hunting ground of budget travellers and backpackers. The venture is quite rewarding for Carlos as even during the off-season the revenue is close to Rs 3lakh per month. During the tourist season between November and January, the income would touch Rs 5lakh per month as both foreign and domestic tourists love to stay at this facility.
Carlos is also running a coffee shop, which serves sandwich, pizza and other delicacies, adjacent to the homestay. The monthly earning from the café itself is about Rs 20,000.
Currently, only a few rooms are available for the tourists due to the pandemic and Carlos is hoping that there would be brighter days from December.
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Standard mode. This mode is similar to TFDQuery. TFDTable generates a single SELECT command and uses the result set to walk through table records.
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Does not give a delay to fetch all result set data, required to perform sorting, record location, jumping to last record, etc.
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A fun Holiday Soiree thanks to Momtrends, plus the opportunity to see what's trendy this Christmas 2016.
I attended my first Momtrends Holiday Soiree and all I have to say is… I can't wait for next year! This Holiday party was the perfect excuse to mingle with fellow bloggers, eat yummy food and connect with amazing brands.
We enjoyed delicious drinks thanks to Arizona Tea, La Croix Sparkling water and Noble Vines wine. In addition, we received a bag with some of these goodies plus others such as SMASHMAllOW and The Zen Of Slow cooking.
Talking about Holidays and goodies, I decided to put a 2016 Holiday gift guide with a list of some of the great brands that we connected with. I'm pretty sure you will find a gift for some of the ladies in your life.
American Girl: They have everything for the little ones, from dolls to accessories and even books.
Nambé: is a contemporary and sophisticated line of jewelry. Nambé not only has beautiful jewelry but also great quality kitchenware; perfect for the chef of the house.
ARmigami: A beautiful multiuse wrap that can be styled in different ways. Wear it as a scarf, top and even as a skirt! Check their website for images and ideas.
Avery: Perfect to customize any gift in a creative and fun way. Check their website to learn more about printable tags and labels for those last minutes gift ideas.
LeSportSac: I Love LeSportSac Bags, they are so trendy and light.
Mabel's Label: I love personalized gift and Mabel's labels are great for that. They have labels for almost everything, including clothing labels, household labels and even personalized books!
Pearhead: Check their catalog online for fun gifts for the whole family, from ornaments to keepsakes.
Teleflora: Who doesn't like beautiful flowers? I do. That's why Teleflora made my list this year. Treat a loved one to a gorgeous floral arrangement this season.
The Bangle Stacker: The perfect gift for the jewelry lover. Keep all your bracelets and rings organized in one place.
Avon Prima: Yes, that's right! Avon new fragrance, Prima is the perfect gift for the ladies this holiday season. The fragrance celebrates female strength and resilience.
Hope you like my 2016 Holiday Gift Guide. As always share your thoughts with us.
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. I was provided by Momtrends with samples of these products. As always all opinions are mine alone.
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Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people's lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. More than 35 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it's a multi-brand company designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video, and computing. Brands of Logitech include Logitech, Logitech G, ASTRO Gaming, Streamlabs, Ultimate Ears, Jaybird, and Blue Microphones. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog, or @Logitech.
The Real Climate Heroes; Defying Logic To Create a Positive Future
This was the second year that Logitech sponsored the UC San Diego cohort to attend the UN Conference of the Parties (COP) funded through the Logitech Cares Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at Tides Foundation.
Logitech Celebrates Passing of Right for Marriage Act
Logitech is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act and we commend Congress and the Administration for getting this important legislation across the finish line.
Logitech Announces Future Positive Technology Challenge
Logitech recently launched The Future Positive Challenge, a technology and engineering challenge for disruptors who have a desire to make a meaningful contribution to a positive future.
Logitech's #WomenWhoMaster Features Leaders Paving Paths for Others in STEM
The tech industry is making progress but has a way to go to achieve gender equality. In 2019, only one in five (21%) people who earned computer science degrees were women.
Logitech Wins Six Technology Innovation Awards From Spaces4Learning
In July, Spaces4Learning honored Logitech, among others, with the 2022 New Product Award, which recognizes outstanding product development achievements.
Logitech G To Host Rocket League Tournament Series for Players With Disabilities
All players deserve a platform to shine. That's why Logitech is proud to partner with AbleGamers Charity, Adaptive Action Sports, and Mt. Sinai for the Logitech G Adaptive Esports Tournaments.
Designing a Positive Future: Logitech's FY22 Impact Report
Logitech's 14th annual Impact Report shares the latest progress toward its goal of Designing a Positive Future, one that defies the logic of the past to create a more equitable and climate positive world.
Coalition for Gender Fair Procurement Launches Global Event Calling for Action on Gender Equity
Like-minded organizations Logitech, Andela, and Zoetis have formed The Coalition for Gender Fair Procurement to advance gender equity by leveraging the untapped power of trillions of dollars in corporate procurement.
Logitech and World Vision Partnership Supporting Communities in Need
This event kicks off the partnership between Logitech and World Vision, a non-profit helping children, families, and communities around the world.
Logitech Participates in UN Women Generation Equality Event
On Wednesday, September 21, Logitech joined industry leaders, government ministers and senior UN Women representatives at the UN Women Generation Equality Event in New York City to discuss gender equality.

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Where are all the German groups?
Where are all the German groups? There were numerous German newsgroups on the old NNTP servers. Now, with the switch to the forums there seems to be exactly a single German language group: Microsoft Money. Due to that, basically anyone searching for German Microsoft forums will only find the Money group and ask there, regardless of relevance to Money.
Mark Post as helpful if it provides any help.Otherwise,leave it as it is.
I know Microsoft shut down the NNTP servers. There were, however, many german language groups on the NNTP servers which are all gone now.
The link you have posted are the german language MSDN forums. Those are for developers. Not for users.
That's a completely different audience.
which only consists of Money.
But I guess it seems as if end-user support should go to Microsoft Answer instead... Seems the more appropriate place.


For being a world power, the economy is in shambles. Since you claim GDP is a fake statistic, I tried another tack.. Let's look at Russian companies. Of all worldwide companies Russia has one company in the top 50.. #49...And it's interesting that as soon as the company started making profits the Putin Government put its CEO in a cell in court, sent him to prison camp for 10 years, and then exiled him. CEO says that Putin is corrupt, wanted bribes out of his billion dollar company, and then seized his assets. I don't know how you can argue that this is good business / economy.


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Just wanted to let you know that my dress came in today and I LOVE it. It looks great on me.Many, many thanks to you at hebeos. Great service and gorgeous dresses.


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The manufacturer, Lego introduced this Lego set around August of 2013.
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Analysts at Goldman (GS) downgraded The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW) from 'Neutral' to 'Sell' in a research report issued to clients on Monday.
On valuation measures, Manitowoc Co. stock it's trading at a forward P/E multiple of 12.78x, and at a multiple of 15.54x this year's estimated earnings. The t-12-month revenue at Manitowoc Co. is $3.79 billion. MTW 's ROE for the same period is 18.87%.
Shares of the $2.25 billion market cap company are down 45.35% year-over-year and 22.62% year-to-date.
Manitowoc Co., currently with a median Wall Street price target of $21.50 and a high target of $26.00, dropped $0.60 to $16.50 in recent trading.
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM) was reiterated a 'Outperform' by Oppenheimer analysts on Monday. The broker also cut its price target on the stock to $48 from $50.
Shares have traded today between $39.79 and $40.26 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $36.18 to $57.57 over the last 52 weeks.
Whole Foods Market Inc. shares are currently changing hands at 24.21x this year's forecasted earnings, compared to the industry's 27.69x earnings multiple. Ticker has a t-12 price/sales ratio of 0.97. EPS for the same period registers at $1.66.
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16 Quotes Highly Sensitive People Will Instantly Relate To
by Jenn Granneman
Highly sensitive people (HSPs) are hyper-aware of subtleties in their environment. Their sensitivity gives them an incredible advantage, but it also means they can become easily overwhelmed by day-to-day life. About 15 to 20 percent of the population are highly sensitive—are you? If you are, you'll instantly relate to these 16 quotes:
1. "Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world." ― Anthon St. Maarten, Divine Living: The Essential Guide To Your True Destiny
2. "It seems my heart is made of tissue paper; I wish the world would handle it more delicately." ― Richelle E. Goodrich
3. "We are a package deal, however. Our trait of sensitivity means we will also be cautious, inward, needing extra time alone. Because people without the trait (the majority) do not understand that, they see us as timid, shy, weak, or that greatest sin of all, unsociable. Fearing these labels, we try to be like others. But that leads to our becoming overaroused and distressed. Then that gets us labeled neurotic or crazy, first by others and then by ourselves." ― Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
4. "To be sensitive is fine, but it makes day-to-day living—life—rather painful." ― Marisha Pessl, Special Topics in Calamity Physics
5. "How do you ever explain the feelings of anxiety and paralyzing fear? I can't answer those questions. It's just a feeling of 'Am I crazy? Am I too sensitive to be in this world?' A feeling that the world is just too complicated for me right now, and I don't feel like I belong here. But it passes, and fortunately today I feel blessed for all the good things in my life." ― Winona Ryder
6. "I'm extremely-extremely sensitive. I can cry at the drop of a hat…Anything upsets me. I cry all the time. I cry when I'm happy too." ― Mandy Moore
7. "A teacher of meditation once told the story of a man who wanted nothing to do with the stress of life, so he retreated to a cave to meditate day and night for the rest of his life. But soon he came out again, driven to overwhelming distress by the sound of the dripping of water in his cave. The moral is that, at least to some extent, the stresses will always be there, for we bring our sensitivity with us. What we need is a new way of living with the stressors." ― Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
8. "I am very sensitive to the interactions I have with people. Whether it's a momentary glance in an elevator, or a deep philosophical conversation over dinner, or a brush-by in a café, I feel (sometimes exhaustingly) attuned and affected by the subtle exchanges that pass seemingly benignly between us as human ships. Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do." ― Alanis Morissette
9. "There is a common misunderstanding that emotions cause us to think illogically. But recent scientific thinking, reviewed by psychologist Roy Baumeister and his colleagues, has placed emotion at the center of wisdom. One reason is that most emotion is felt after an event, which apparently serves to help us remember what happened and learn from it. The more upset we are by a mistake, the more we think about it and will be able to avoid it the next time. The more delighted we are by a success, the more we think and talk about it and how we did it, causing us to be more likely to be able to repeat it." ― Elaine N. Aron, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You
10. "The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To them… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death. Add to this cruelly delicate organism the overpowering necessity to create, create, create—so that without the creating of music or poetry or books or buildings or something of meaning, their very breath is cut off… They must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency they are not really alive unless they are creating." ― Pearl Buck, The Good Earth
11. "All HSPs are creative, by definition. Many have squashed their creativity because of their low self-esteem; many more had it squashed for them, before they could ever know about it. But we all have it…One of the best ways to make life meaningful for an HSP is to use that creativity." ― Elaine N. Aron, Comfort Zone newsletter
12. "Oh please be careful with me/I'm sensitive/And I'd like to stay that way." ― From the song "I'm Sensitive" by Jewel
13. "I get maxed-out more quickly than some, so it's my responsibility that I schedule little mini-breaks throughout the day, and have enough sleep. It's almost incumbent on me to make sure that I take care, in a very fierce way, in order to be able to continue to write and to be the person I want to be." ― Alanis Morissette
14. "The real warriors in this world are the ones that see the details of another's soul. They see the transparency behind walls people put up. They stand on the battlefield of life and expose their heart's transparency, so others can finish the day with hope. They are the sensitive souls that understand that before they could be a light they first had to feel the burn." ― Shannon L. Alder
15. "Learning to thrive as a highly sensitive soul presents challenges. If you're sensitive, you have likely accumulated years of training in trying to overcome the trait because you don't 'fit in' with society. And yet being highly sensitive is a vital part of you. A first step toward thriving as a sensitive soul is to understand and accept your trait. Hear this now: There is absolutely nothing wrong with you. You are just different. As one of my clients says, being highly sensitive is both a gift and a responsibility." ― HSP life coach Jenna Avery
16. "The highly sensitive person has an important mission, which is to serve as a balance to the more aggressive behavior of some of the non-HSPs who advocate a less than nurturing policy toward humans, animals, and Mother Nature." ― Ted Zeff, The Highly Sensitive Person's Survival Guide: Essential Skills for Living Well in an Overstimulating World
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Jenn Granneman is the founder of IntrovertDear.com and the author of The Secret Lives of Introverts: Inside Our Hidden World. Jenn is a contributor to Psychology Today, HuffPost, Susan Cain's Quiet Revolution, Upworthy, The Mighty, The Muse, Motherly, and a number of other outlets. She has appeared on the BBC and in Buzzfeed and Glamour magazine. Jenn started Introvert, Dear because she wanted to write about what it was like being an introvert living in an extrovert's world. Now she's on a mission: to let introverts everywhere know it's okay to be who they are.
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The 2018 BMW X3 brings these 8 benefits for car buyers... but also comes with a notable drawback
8 Great Traits of the 2018 BMW X3... and a Fatal Flaw
BY Warren Clarke
Friday, December 8, 2017, 3:05 PM
BMW's X3 returns for 2018 with a redesign that represents a satisfying evolution.
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BMW's X3 knows exactly which buttons to push to get a shopper's motor running. This small crossover offers the utility many drivers crave and pairs it with sprightly handling that helps minimize the tedium of everyday driving.
The X3 has soldiered along for seven years without a redesign, but the long stretch between makeovers hasn't weakened its popularity. With its resonant blend of luxury and athleticism, the X3's signature formula has held up nicely with the passage of time.
Redesigning a model like the X3 can be tricky. On one hand, you want to embrace the fresh possibilities a redesign can bring. On the other hand, you don't want to stray too far from the established path, since doing so puts you at risk of alienating the faithful.
BMW takes a conservative route with its X3 revamp. This overhaul doesn't venture too far from the X3's successful template, and if you squint, you might think you're looking at the outgoing model. We imagine this will suit this crossover's many devotees just fine.
This means that sheet metal changes to the X3 are minimal from a design perspective, and the crossover continues to offer sculpted surfaces, a muscular stance, and BMW's signature kidney-shaped grille. Underneath the skin, the X3's wheelbase has been extended by 2.2 inches.
Within its cabin, the X3 features handsome design and additional feature content. Amenities such as tri-zone climate control and reclining rear seats are new for 2018.
A fresh trim debuts for the 2018 model year: the X3 M40i. This variant pumps up the X3's driving dynamics, allowing you to maximize this crossover's smiles per mile.
The base engine for the 2018 X5 is a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder power plant good for 248 horsepower and 258 lb.-ft. of torque. Additional muscle is available via a turbocharged 3.0-liter 6-cylinder inline engine that provides 355 horsepower and 369 lb.-ft. of torque.
All X3 models come with an 8-speed transmission equipped with shift paddles. All-wheel drive is standard.
BMW'S X3 has long been a top choice among small luxury crossovers, and this redesign bolsters its place high in the segment's firmament. But that doesn't mean this model will be the best choice for you.
Below, we've listed eight great traits of the 2018 BMW X3... along with a shortcoming you should consider before driving one of these crossovers home.
#1: Comfortable yet sporty driving dynamics
With the X3, you get responsive handling that doesn't come at the expense of comfort.
It can be tough finding a crossover that hits the sweet spot when it comes to handling. Some picks provide comfortable road manners, but their driving dynamics are wholly uninspiring. Others strike a more thrilling chord from a performance perspective, but they're too tightly wound to deliver comfortable handling in daily driving.
The X3 manages to deliver enough of everything to keep everyone happy. It's amenable enough to provide amenable companionship on your daily slog. At the same time, there's enough vim and vigor to add spice to your commutes.
#2: Athletic yet fuel-efficient engines
Whether you choose the X3's 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder engine, you'll get a power plant that provides both quick acceleration and respectable efficiency.
(Uwe Fischer)
Power is always a plus when you're talking about the valves and cylinders that live under a vehicle's hood. But brawn often comes with a price that is paid every time you stop by the fuel pump to top off your tank.
Regardless of which of the X3's engines you choose, you'll get a carefully calibrated balance of muscle and efficiency. The 4-cylinder engine hustles the crossover from a standstill to 60 mph in a brisk 6 seconds, and it takes the 6-cylinder power plant a mere 4.6 second to achieve this task.
Meanwhile, fuel consumption is prudent. The 4-cylinder engine has an EPA rating of 22/29 mpg city/highway, while the 6-cylinder power plant achieves mileage of 20/27 mpg.
#3: Spacious cabin
This BMW's good-looking cabin provides generous room for passengers in both rows.
In the automotive world, the word compact often means you may have to make some compromises when it comes to legroom. Rear passengers usually bear the brunt of the blow.
The X3 switches the plot by delivering a genuinely roomy cabin. Regardless of which row you're perched in, there's ample space on board to accommodate long stems.
#4: Good cargo capacity
Cargo space in the X3 is competitive, and there's 28.7 cubic feet of capacity available behind the rear seats.
With some small crossovers, cargo space can feel like an afterthought. These models leave you feeling as if they were designed for singles and couples who make a habit of traveling light.
Thankfully, this isn't the case with the X3, and BMW's small crossover provides a competitively roomy place for you and your passengers to store your belongings. Cargo capacity for this crossover SUV comes in at 28.7 cubic feet with the rear seats in place and 62.7 cubic feet with these seats lowered.
#5: Generous list of standard features
Standard features such as tri-zone climate control make the X3's cabin a pleasant place to while away the hours.
Luxury vehicles like the X3 aim to pamper. And one of the most effective ways of accomplishing this is to provide a full complement of amenities for passengers to enjoy.
The X3 delivers nicely in this area. Standard features include 10-way power-adjustable front seats, keyless ignition, HD radio, rain-sensing windshield wipers and three-zone climate control.
#6: Standard all-wheel drive
This BMW's standard all-wheel drive gives it extra traction in slippery situations.
Today's crossovers are bred for gentle travels in the suburbs and the city. But these routes can get a bit rough-and-tumble sometimes, thanks to rain and snow.
That's where all-wheel drive comes in. This feature sends power to all four wheels, enabling to you maintain safe levels of traction even when road surfaces get slick or slippery.
All-wheel drive is standard on the 2018 BMW X3.
#7: Available performance trim
Looking for an extra hit of performance? The M40i has your number.
The X3's base model brings plenty of driving thrills. But some shoppers may want a variant that kicks things up a notch when it comes to performance.
For those shoppers, there's the X3 M40i. New for 2018, this offering is the first M Performance model to grace the X3's lineup.
M40i crossovers come with the X3's available 6-cylinder engine, and their all-wheel-drive systems are specially tuned to provide greater rear bias. The M40i also gets unique performance-oriented brakes, and sportier tuning for its steering and suspension.
Inside the cabin, the X3 M40i provides sport seats and unique design accents.
#8: Leading-edge technology features
Go ahead and point. Available gesture control makes it easy to access the X3's infotainment features.
BMW's X3 shores up its redesign with an impressive assortment of available technology features. The amenities offered represent the latest and the greatest in tech wizardry.
Gesture control is available, and this allows you to govern the crossover's infotainment setup with various hand movements. And you can pair your iOS or Android devices to the X3 via an open-mobility cloud platform that provides easy, seamless connectivity.
A fatal flaw
Seasoned BMW shoppers know this automaker's vehicles can get expensive pretty quickly once you start adding in useful options, and the X3 is no exception. The big challenge with the X3 is that certain essential driver-assistive options are offered solely as part of costly packages.
For example, if you want a base model with collision mitigation, you'll have to spring for the Driving Assistance Plus package, which will set you back $1,700. Audi's Q5 provides collision mitigation as standard equipment.
Practically thrilling
Still the one. Despite strong competition, the X3 remains a top pick in its segment.
BMW's X3 blends livable utility with engaging performance. It offers commodious passenger space and useful cargo capacity while delivering handling that stirs up a fair amount of excitement.
The 2018 X3 also impresses with engines that are powerful yet relatively frugal. The crossover's cutting-edge technology features are easy to use, and the performance-oriented M40i trim is available for those who want hot sauce with their dinner.
The pool of small luxury crossovers gets more crowded each year. But the X3 knows a thing or two about staying ahead of the pack.
First Pictures: 2018 BMW X3
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Critical Care Nocturnist at Top Ranked Healthcare System in Indiana - Supports Work Life Balance
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
IU Health Physicians is seeking a Critical Care Physician to join our night ICU team at the academic health center in Indianapolis, IN.
Team includes physicians and APP's
144 shifts per year- schedules available that supports work- life balance
100% inpatient
Practice location: Academic Health Center
Opportunities for teaching, leadership and professional growth
Work directly with APP's and residents as part of a team approach to care
Academic appointment at the IU School of Medicine
Construction underway on a new state-of-the-art facility
Outstanding bedside nursing and ancillary care providers
Manage admissions and consultation in a multi-specialty critical care unit
Perform and supervise common critical care procedures
Participate in teaching residents and advanced practice providers
Must be BC/BE in Pulmonary and Critical Care
H1B Visa sponsorship is available
Rewarding Physician and Advanced Provider employment opportunities await with Indiana University Health Physicians.
IU Health Physicians group, which employs over 2,200 physicians and advanced providers at more than 175 locations across the state (including 16 hospitals), is one of the fastest-growing, comprehensive, multi-specialty practice groups in Indiana. IUHP also serves as the faculty practice plan of the IUSM and brings together IUSM faculty physicians, IU Health affiliated physicians and private practice physicians to give highly skilled doctors access to innovative treatments using the latest research and technology.
A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine provides patients with the most innovative treatments and latest technologies offering more treatment options than anywhere in the state. IU School of Medicine also creates unique research and teaching opportunities vital to medical advancement.
About IU Health Physicians:
Comprehensive primary and specialty physician network, which provides access to extensive clinical expertise
Physician-led and physician-managed practice group which is dedicated to high-quality, patient-focused care comprised of more than 25 physician practice groups
Over 2,200 board certified and board-eligible physicians, over 650 advanced providers at more than 175 locations across the state
National leader in quality, through maintaining the highest clinical standards and commitment to rigorous quality initiatives
Indiana University Health National Recognition
Indiana's only healthcare system to be nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report 25 years in a row, including six specialties among the top 50 in the nation or high performing
Riley Hospital for Children is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report, and is the only nationally ranked children's hospital in Indiana
Preferred by consumers and referring physicians as the best health system overall in Indiana
One of the largest employers in Indiana with over 38,000 team members, and named one of the Best Employers by State by Forbes in 2022
Indiana University Health, Indiana University Health Physicians and Indiana University School of Medicine are EOE/AA Employers, M/F/D.
IU Health Methodist Hospital is a national and regional healthcare leader through its commitment to excellence, accessibility and preeminence. Part of the IU Health Adult Academic Health Center, it is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the top hospital in the state of Indiana, with five adult specialties and ten procedures rated as high performing.
With 1,000 beds, IU Health Methodist Hospital is a large tertiary referral center with over 130 ICU beds. It serves as the largest trauma center in Indianapolis, as well as a highly subspecialized center for cardiovascular surgery, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, lung transplantation, and neurocritical care.
It is home to the Fairbanks Center for Medical Ethics, one of the few clinically-based medical ethics centers in the country, and to the IU Health Methodist Research Institute, which conducts outcomes-based research to understand how medical practices, health policies and health care spending affect the quality of patient outcomes.
Notable facts include:
Nationally ranked organ transplant center based on total transplant volume (bone marrow, heart, intestine, kidney, liver, lung and pancreas); one of only a few centers nationally to have each of these programs certified by Medicare
Award-winning comprehensive cardiac critical care unit
Named to Beckers Hospital Review's 100 Great Hospitals in America in 2020
Statewide leader in staff physician specialties, with specialists onsite 24 hours a day
Indianapolis, Indiana, the 17th largest U.S. city, is a sophisticated city blending charm and culture with a wonderful balance of business and leisure. Residents of this dynamic city enjoy:
Leading educational system and top-ranked universities, paired with a diverse population
Vibrant downtown offering arts, theaters, world-class museums, zoo, concerts and memorials
Named to U.S. News & World Report's 2022-2023 list of the best places to live in the United States
Top ranked international airport: "Best Airport in North America" ten consecutive years
Ranked by Niche in 2022 as one of the most diverse counties in America, as well as one of the best counties to live in Indiana & the best county for young professionals
Lively nightlife, local wineries, retail, and cuisine with local flavors
Historic neighborhoods with surrounding cultural districts and low cost of living
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Collegiate and professional sports, golfing, boating and unique parks
Home of the Colts (NFL), Fever (WNBA), Pacers (NBA), Indians (MiLB), Indianapolis 500 (IndyCar), Indy Eleven (NASL), NCAA and USTA Midwest
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This is a concept for an urban living, working and leisure building prototype. It was designed for an international ideas competition promoting environmental, social and economic sustainability. Entries were exhibited at London's Design Museum in 2000. HCL received a commendation for environmental and social sustainability. We were the only design submission to win two credits.
The site given was the former Bishopsgate Goods Yard, near Liverpool Street, as part of a government initiative to find ways and ideas for redeveloping inner city brown-field locations.
City Arcade is a European urban living prototype. A fully integrated, high density concept, bringing into balance everything from living, working, leisure, retail and hobbies, considering recycling and energy concepts with new ideas for mobility, entertainment, social mix, education and community facilities.
City Arcade devotes 65% of its site area to pedestrians, 18% of which is covered or sheltered space, encouraging vibrant street life all year round. City Arcade substantially reduces the impact of the car at street level. The vehicles are stored vertically in stacking towers occupying only 1.6% of the total site area.
City Arcade was developed with construction industry contributors to use fully prefabricated residential units based on a module of 5 metres width – the typical width of a London terraced house. Modules would be delivered within six months to any European city from a central European factory.
'Loft' apartments are totally interchangeable, responding to social and market letting needs. Internal partitions are modular so each apartment arrangement can be laid out and constantly adapted to suit tenants' changing requirements.
City Arcade has a total population of 1500 and achieves a density of 595 persons per hectare.


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SmartphoneWindow::SmartphoneWindow()
{
    // Set the window decoration
    setWindowFlags(Qt::FramelessWindowHint);
    setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);

    // Create the devices list
    mDeviceList
            << Device(Android23, ":/android_320_480", QPoint(30,97), QSize(401,715), QSize(320,480), QPoint(290,20), 1.0f);

    // create the menu button
    mMenuBtn = new QPushButton(QIcon(":/list.png"),"", this);
    QMenu * menu = new QMenu(mMenuBtn);
    QAction * item;
    item = menu->addAction("Load page", this, SLOT(onLoadURL()));
    item->setShortcut(QKeySequence("Ctrl+L"));
    item = menu->addAction("Reload", this, SLOT(onReload()));
    item->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Refresh);
    menu->addSeparator();

    devices = new QMenu(this);
    QActionGroup * devGroup = new QActionGroup(this);

    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[iPhone3GS4]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[iPhone4S]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[iPhone5]), devGroup);
    devices->addSeparator();
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[Android22]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[Android23]), devGroup, true);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[Android32]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[Android40]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[Android41]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[Android42]), devGroup);
    devices->addSeparator();
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[WP75]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[WP78]), devGroup);
    addToGroup(devices->addAction(DevicesString[WP80]), devGroup);

    item = menu->addAction("Devices");
    item->setMenu(devices);

    QMenu * resolutions = new QMenu(this);
    QActionGroup * resGroup = new QActionGroup(this);
    res320480Item =  addToGroup(resolutions->addAction(DevicesResString[_320480]), resGroup, true);
    res320568Item =  addToGroup(resolutions->addAction(DevicesResString[_320568]), resGroup);
    res320568Item->setEnabled(false);
    res480800Item =  addToGroup(resolutions->addAction(DevicesResString[_480800]), resGroup);
    res7201280Item = addToGroup(resolutions->addAction(DevicesResString[_7201280]), resGroup);
    resolutions->addSeparator();
    res640960Item =  addToGroup(resolutions->addAction(DevicesResString[_640960]), resGroup);
    res640960Item->setEnabled(false);
    res6401136Item = addToGroup(resolutions->addAction(DevicesResString[_6401136]), resGroup);
    res6401136Item->setEnabled(false);

    item = menu->addAction(tr("Resolutions"));
    item->setMenu(resolutions);

    menu->addSeparator();

    item = menu->addAction("Preferences...", this, SLOT(onPreferences()));
    item->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Preferences);

    menu->addSeparator();

    menu->addAction("About Mobile on Device...", this, SLOT(onAbout()));
    menu->addSeparator();

    item = menu->addAction("Quit", qApp, SLOT(quit()));
    item->setShortcut(QKeySequence::Quit);

    mMenuBtn->setMenu(menu);

    // Create the WebKit widget
    mWebWidget = new WebWidget(this);
    changeDevice(Android23);
}

QAction * SmartphoneWindow::addToGroup(QAction * action, QActionGroup * group, bool checked)
{
    group->addAction(action);
    action->setCheckable(true);
    action->setChecked(checked);
    connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(onChangeDevice()));
    return action;
}

void SmartphoneWindow::changeDevice(DevicesName device)
{
    foreach(Device dev, mDeviceList) {
        if (dev.device == device) {
            mPixmap.load(dev.image);
            setFixedSize(dev.winSize);
            mWebWidget->move(dev.winPos);
            mWebWidget->setFixedSize(dev.webSize);
            mMenuBtn->move(dev.uiBtnPos);
            mCurrentDevice = dev;
            emit(deviceHaveChanged(device));
            emit(resolutionHaveChanged(dev.webSize));
            return;
        }
    }
    qDebug() << "Device " << device << " not found";
}

void SmartphoneWindow::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
{
    QPainter paint(this);
    paint.drawPixmap(0,0,mPixmap);
}

void SmartphoneWindow::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *evt)
{
    if (mIsDragging) {
        this->move(evt->globalPos() - mClickedPoint);
    }
}

void SmartphoneWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *evt)
{
    QPoint pos = evt->pos();
    if (evt->button() == Qt::LeftButton) {
        mClickedPoint = pos;
        mIsDragging = true;
        setCursor(Qt::SizeAllCursor);
    }
}

void SmartphoneWindow::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *)
{
    mIsDragging = false;
    setCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor);
}

void SmartphoneWindow::uncheckAll()
{
    res320480Item->setEnabled(false);
    res320480Item->setChecked(false);

    res320568Item->setEnabled(false);
    res320568Item->setChecked(false);

    res480800Item->setEnabled(false);
    res480800Item->setChecked(false);

    res7201280Item->setEnabled(false);
    res7201280Item->setChecked(false);

    res640960Item->setEnabled(false);
    res640960Item->setChecked(false);

    res6401136Item->setEnabled(false);
    res6401136Item->setChecked(false);
}

void SmartphoneWindow::setEnabledActionForAndroid(bool enable)
{
    res320480Item->setEnabled(enable);
    res320568Item->setEnabled(false);
    res480800Item->setEnabled(enable);
    res7201280Item->setEnabled(enable);
    res640960Item->setEnabled(false);
    res6401136Item->setEnabled(false);
}

void SmartphoneWindow::onChangeDevice()
{
    QAction * action = dynamic_cast<QAction *>(sender());
    QString menuText =  action->text();

    uncheckAll();

    if (menuText == DevicesString[iPhone3GS4])
    {
        res320480Item->setEnabled(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);

        emit(deviceHaveChanged(iPhone3GS4));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[iPhone4S])
    {
        res320480Item->setEnabled(true);
        res640960Item->setEnabled(true);
        res640960Item->setChecked(true);
        res6401136Item->setEnabled(false);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(iPhone4S));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[iPhone5])
    {
        res320568Item->setEnabled(true);
        res6401136Item->setEnabled(true);
        res6401136Item->setChecked(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(iPhone5));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[Android22])
    {
        res320480Item->setEnabled(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);
        res480800Item->setEnabled(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(Android22));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[Android23])
    {
        res320480Item->setEnabled(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);
        res480800Item->setEnabled(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(Android23));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[Android32])
    {
        setEnabledActionForAndroid(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(Android32));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[Android40])
    {
        setEnabledActionForAndroid(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(Android40));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[Android41])
    {
        setEnabledActionForAndroid(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(Android41));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[Android42])
    {
        setEnabledActionForAndroid(true);
        res320480Item->setChecked(true);
        emit(deviceHaveChanged(Android42));
        //emit(resolutionHaveChanged());
        return;
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[WP75])
    {
        qDebug() << "Windows Phone 7.5";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[WP78])
    {
        qDebug() << "Windows Phone 7.8";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesString[WP80])
    {
        qDebug() << "Windows Phone 8.0";
    }

    if (menuText == DevicesResString[_320480])
    {
        qDebug() << " 320 par 480";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesResString[_320568])
    {
        qDebug() << " 320 par 568";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesResString[_480800])
    {
        qDebug() << " 480 par 800";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesResString[_7201280])
    {
        qDebug() << " 720 par 1280";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesResString[_640960])
    {
        qDebug() << " 640 par 960";
    }
    else if (menuText == DevicesResString[_6401136])
    {
        qDebug() << " 640 par 1136";
    }

}

void SmartphoneWindow::onLoadURL()
{
    URLInputDialog dlg(this);

    if (dlg.exec() == QDialog::Accepted)
    {
        mWebWidget->stop();
        mWebWidget->load(dlg.url());
//        mWebInspector->setPage(mWebWidget->page());
    }
}

void SmartphoneWindow::onReload()
{
    mWebWidget->stop();
    mWebWidget->reload();
}

void SmartphoneWindow::onPreferences()
{
    PreferencesDialog dlg(this);
    dlg.exec();
}

void SmartphoneWindow::onAbout()
{
    AboutDialog(this).exec();
}

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Beats Music Will Remain On Android & Windows Phone, Tim Cook Reassures
As you might have heard by now, Apple has officially announced that they would be acquiring Beats for a whopping $3 billion, one of their largest and public acquisitions to date. In the past when Apple has acquired companies, they usually shutdown its services, especially when they know that it will be available on a competing platform like Android and Windows Phone, so what will be the fate of Beats Music that launched earlier this year?
Well the good news for Beats Music subscribers is that it looks like Apple will be keeping the service alive. This was confirmed by Tim Cook to the Financial Times (paywall) who said that, "It's all about the music". What this means is that the app will still continue to be available on both the Android and Windows Phone platform, even after the deal is finalized, which is expected to take place in Q4 2014 pending regulatory approval.
In a way it would seem as though that Beats Music could come off as a higher-end version of iTunes Radio, which for the most part is free to stream. Beats Music on the other hand only offers a 7-day trial period, after which listeners are expected to subscribe to the service if they wish to keep on listening to the music being offered on the platform.
As it stands, Beats Music does not command a huge subscriber base. In fact last we heard, it had around 111,000 subscribers as of March, a number which presumably has grown since then. The rumors were saying that Apple's purchase of Beats was originally around $3.2 billion, but later revised that number due to the lower subscriber base, which did not come across as valuable, at least compared to Spotify's 10 million paid subscribers.
In any case for now it looks like Beats Music is here to stay. What Apple will do with the brand/service remains unknown, so current subscribers can rest easy knowing that their subscriptions are still good.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is ranked in the Princeton Review's list of 100 "best value" colleges for 2009, released Thursday (Jan. 8).
The survey is based on an analysis using the most recently reported data from each institution for its 2008-09 academic year. The top 10 public and private "best values" are ranked; the rest are listed alphabetically.
Purdue University has been named one of Princeton Review's top 100 best value colleges.
It is the second time in less than a month that Purdue has been recognized for being a good value. In December, SmartMoney magazine ranked Purdue ninth nationally in its college "payback" survey, which quantified the long-term value of a college degree.
Schools on the "best value" list were selected based on surveys of administrators and students at more than 650 public and private colleges and universities. Selection criteria included more than 30 factors in academics, costs and financial aid.
Robert Franek, Princeton Review's vice president for publishing, told USA Today that value is about more than just cost. Schools that only had lower prices were not included in the survey because that doesn't necessarily mean value.
Tuition at Purdue is $7,750 for in-state students and $23,224 for out-of-state students. The average critical reading SAT score is 554 for current Purdue freshmen. The average SAT math score is 598 and average writing SAT score is 545.
The Princeton Review said, in part, of Purdue: "Looking for a relatively inexpensive state school with a reputation rivaling the world's best institutions of higher learning? Want to attend the same school as 22 astronauts including Neil Armstrong? Does the school you're looking for have big-time athletics and a ton of school spirit? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then Purdue University is for you.
Indiana University is the only other university within the state included the "best value" survey. The University of Michigan joins Purdue and IU as the only Big Ten universities ranked.


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The Women of 'Figaro' on Mozart's Women
Stephen Raskauskas | October 14, 2015
Behind every great man is a great woman, so the saying goes. In Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, the women often run the show. How better to learn about these fascinating female characters than from the women behind Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of Mozart's masterwork? I spoke with Barbara Gaines, the stage director, as well as the opera's leading ladies …
Video | 5 Operas the Notorious RBG Wants You to Know
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See which operas Justice Ginsburg chose as her her five favorites during her visit to WFMT.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces 2016-17 Season
Thursday, January 14, 2015, Lyric Opera of Chicago announced its 2016-17 Season, scheduled to include 8 opera productions on its main stage, 1 opera production at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, and 1 musical, part of its ongoing American Musical Initiative. Casting includes Eric Owens, Piotr Beczała, Christine Goerke, Sondra Radvanosvky, Joseph Calleja, and Ana María Martínez. The …


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RockSweat's Fitness Dance Party; Book Signing at Ooga Booga
By Jessica Estrada Jan 6, 2015, 5:00pm PST
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WEST HOLLYWOOD—Keep your new year's resolution by waking up early this Saturday morning and making your way to RockSweat at The Roxy Theatre (9009 Sunset Blvd.). Kicking off at 9am on January 10th, the energetic 45-minute fitness session has a nightclub-like feel to it with trippy lights and loud music. Attendees will reap the benefits of a full body workout with dance cardio, Pilates, yoga, and more. Basically, it's like one big party. Into it? Nab a $20 ticket here asap. [RockSweat]
CHINATOWN—No plans today? Head to Ooga Booga (943 N. Broadway, Suite 203) from 6 to 8pm to celebrate the launch of a new book by Tim Stuttgen titled In a Qu*A*re Time and Place: Post-Slavery Temporalities, Blaxploitation, and Sun Ra's Afrofuturism between Intersectionality and Heterogeneity. [Racked Inbox]
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The Vice City Triads is a gang that appears and are mentioned only briefly in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. They are only known to have been involved in counterfeiting business, supplying printing plates of money to an unspecified Florida-based Counterfeit Syndicate. They are prominently involved in mission Spilling The Beans where Tommy Vercetti is assigned to break into a shipping container and extract information from the boss of the gang on the location of a printing plate shipment. The gang is also known to run a shipping company at Viceport, Vice City's harbor, where this gang is operating from a ship. The Sharks are said to have connections with the Triads. The gang themselves do not appear on their ship as they've hired the Patrol Investment Group to guard their business.
This article uses material from the "Vice City Triads" article on the GTA wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.


Play second fiddleThis is an idiom which means to occupy a subordinate place, to be only in the second position. Some people always want to remain on the limelight. If anybody tries to dominate them, they may not like it because they never want to play second fiddle.
For example: The famous heroine refused to sign the new movie because she was asked to play the second fiddle to a junior heroine.
Powerful people never like to play second fiddle to somebody.
The deputy played the second fiddle to his captain during the latter's absence.


Lloyd's has confirmed that it will open a new office in Brussels in response to Brexit. Faced with the loss of passporting rights from its London home, the insurance market has decided to put its new operation close to the heart of EU decision making.
Lloyd's said on Thursday that it expected the new subsidiary to be up and running in time for the January 2019 insurance renewal season.
The news came as the market's annual results showed the scars of tough market conditions. Annual profits were flat at £2.1bn as a 12 per cent jump in premium income was offset by higher claims, mostly from Hurricane Matthew and the Fort McMurray Wildfire in Canada.
Lloyd's combined ratio – a measure of claims and costs as a proportion of premiums – worsened from 90 per cent to 97.9 per cent in 2016.
The market's return on equity fell from 9.1 per cent to 8.1 per cent.
Ms Beale said that the results demonstrated how critical it was for Lloyd's to focus on underwriting oversight and cutting costs.
"This has been a year of challenge for the insurance sector with premiums once more under continued downward pressure. It is vital that the Corporation does everything it can to support the market and make the platform attractive, whilst demonstrating value for money," she said.
In the years since we launched our long term strategy Vision 2025, our global reputation and brand has significantly strengthened; we have substantially improved our global market access; our modernisation programme has real momentum; our increased financial strength and overall financial performance is a tribute to the underwriting skills in the Lloyd's market. All of this puts Lloyd's in a strong position both to take advantage of the long-term opportunities available to us globally in the specialist insurance market and to face the many challenges we have.


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Thanks so much for this article! It's all so true. And such a good reminder of the importance of balance.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Sami.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mayur.
Love you for your sessions during Vcon17. I wanted to touch your feet during the event but you were far away from me.
Thank you very much for the new learning's you have taught me during your sessions. I will definitely try and inculcate these learning's in my daily life. Also would love to learn more from you so I'll be following this site.
Thank you, Hardik, for sharing your thoughts and for following my blog.


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Q: Kafka Consumer: No entry found for connection I am trying to check the kafka consumer by consuming the data from a topic on a remote Kafka cluster. I am getting the following error when I use the kafka-console-consumer.sh:
 ERROR Error processing message, terminating consumer process:  (kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer$)
java.lang.IllegalStateException: No entry found for connection 2147475658
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.ClusterConnectionStates.nodeState(ClusterConnectionStates.java:330)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.ClusterConnectionStates.disconnected(ClusterConnectionStates.java:134)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.NetworkClient.initiateConnect(NetworkClient.java:885)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.NetworkClient.ready(NetworkClient.java:276)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerNetworkClient.tryConnect(ConsumerNetworkClient.java:548)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.AbstractCoordinator$FindCoordinatorResponseHandler.onSuccess(AbstractCoordinator.java:655)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.AbstractCoordinator$FindCoordinatorResponseHandler.onSuccess(AbstractCoordinator.java:635)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.RequestFuture$1.onSuccess(RequestFuture.java:204)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.RequestFuture.fireSuccess(RequestFuture.java:167)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.RequestFuture.complete(RequestFuture.java:127)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerNetworkClient$RequestFutureCompletionHandler.fireCompletion(ConsumerNetworkClient.java:575)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerNetworkClient.firePendingCompletedRequests(ConsumerNetworkClient.java:389)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerNetworkClient.poll(ConsumerNetworkClient.java:297)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerNetworkClient.poll(ConsumerNetworkClient.java:236)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerNetworkClient.poll(ConsumerNetworkClient.java:215)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.AbstractCoordinator.ensureCoordinatorReady(AbstractCoordinator.java:231)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.internals.ConsumerCoordinator.poll(ConsumerCoordinator.java:316)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.updateAssignmentMetadataIfNeeded(KafkaConsumer.java:1214)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.poll(KafkaConsumer.java:1179)
    at org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.KafkaConsumer.poll(KafkaConsumer.java:1164)
    at kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer$ConsumerWrapper.receive(ConsoleConsumer.scala:436)
    at kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer$.process(ConsoleConsumer.scala:104)
    at kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer$.run(ConsoleConsumer.scala:76)
    at kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer$.main(ConsoleConsumer.scala:54)
    at kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer.main(ConsoleConsumer.scala)
Processed a total of 0 messages

Here is the command that I use:
./bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server SSL://{IP}:{PORT},SSL://{IP}:{PORT},SSL://{IP}:{PORT} --consumer.config ./config/consumer.properties --topic MYTOPIC --group MYGROUP

Here is the ./config/consumer.properties file:
bootstrap.servers=SSL://{IP}:{PORT},SSL://{IP}:{PORT},SSL://{IP}:{PORT}

# consumer group id
group.id=MYGROUP

# What to do when there is no initial offset in Kafka or if the current
# offset does not exist any more on the server: latest, earliest, none
auto.offset.reset=earliest

#### Security
security.protocol=SSL
ssl.key.password=test1234
ssl.keystore.location=/opt/kafka/config/certs/keystore.jks
ssl.keystore.password=test1234
ssl.truststore.location=/opt/kafka/config/certs/truststore.jks
ssl.truststore.password=test1234

Do you have any idea what the problem is?

A: It seems the Kafka cluster listener property is not configured in server.properties.
In the remote kafka cluster, this property should be uncommented with the proper host name.
listeners=PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:9092

A: I have found the problem. It was a DNS problem at the end. I was reaching out the Kafka brokers by the IP addresses, but the broker replies with DNS name. After setting the DNS names on the consumer side, it started working again.

A: In my case I was receiving that while trying to connect to my Kafka container, I had to pass the following:
-e KAFKA_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:9092
-e KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://localhost:9092
Hope it helps someone

A: I had this problem (with consumers and producers) when running Kafka and Zookeeper as Docker containers.
The solution was to set advertised.listeners in the config/server.properties file of the Kafka brokers, so that it contains the IP address of the container, e.g.
advertised.listeners=PLAINTEXT://172.15.0.8:9092

See https://github.com/maxant/kafkaplayground/blob/master/start-kafka.sh for an example of a script used to start Kafka inside the container after setting up the properties file correctly.

A: Are you sure the remote kafka is running. I would suggest running nmap -p PORT HOST in order to verify the port is open (unless it is configured differently the port should be 9092). If that is ok, then you can use kafkacat which makes things easier. Create a consumer running kafkacat -b HOST:PORT -t YOUR_TOPIC -C -o beginning or create a producer running kafkacat -b HOST:PORT -t YOUR_TOPIC -P

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Союзная Республика Югославия принимала участие в летних Олимпийских играх 1996 года в Атланте (США) в первый раз за свою историю и завоевала две бронзовые, одну серебряную и одну золотую медали. Сборную страны представляли 68 спортсменов, в том числе 9 женщин.

Золото
 Стрельба, женщины — Александра Ивошев.

Серебро
 Баскетбол, мужчины — Мирослав Берич, Деян Бодирога, Предраг Данилович, Александар Джорджевич, Владе Дивац, Никола Лончар, Саша Обрадович, Жарко Паспаль, Желько Ребрача, Зоран Савич, Деян Томашевич, Миленко Топич.

Бронза
 Стрельба, женщины — Александра Ивошев.
 Волейбол, мужчины — Владимир Батез, Деян Брджович, Горан Вуевич, Андрия Герич, Владимир Грбич, Никола Грбич, Джордже Джурич, Райко Йоканович, Слободан Ковач, Дьюла Мештер, Жарко Петрович, Желько Танаскович.

Результаты соревнований

Водные виды спорта

Прыжки в воду

По итогам предварительных 6 прыжков в полуфинал проходило 18 спортсменов. Далее прыгуны выполняли по 5 прыжков из обязательной программы, результаты которых суммировались с результатами предварительных прыжков. По общей сумме баллов определялись финалисты соревнований. Финальный раунд, состоящий из 6 прыжков, спортсмены начинали с результатом, полученным в полуфинале.

 Мужчины

Ссылки
 База МОК
 Официальные олимпийские отчёты
 www.sports-reference.com

1996
Страны на летних Олимпийских играх 1996 года

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Christopher is the president, founder, and driving force behind Etelesolv, a company he started back in 2000 that is now called Cimpl. Cimpl is the culmination of a dream to bring holistic enterprise solutions to companies of all shapes and sizes. His forward-looking vision helped propel Cimpl from a technology start-up to its current status as Canada's market leader in technology expense management software. Moreover, Christopher's devotion to the well-being of his employees has elevated Cimpl to being one of Canada's Top 50 Employers. His dedication was also acknowledge by the Canadian Telecom Summit as Chris was awarded the Top CEO Award in IT for 2018.
Christopher's dedication to nurturing people extends far beyond Cimpl. In his commitment to give back to his community, Christopher also serves in multiple industry associations. Christopher is a mentor for the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (www.cybf.ca) and a member of the Young Presidents' Organization (www.ypo.org). He is also a contributing member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (www.eonetwork.org), the CIO Association of Canada (www.ciocan.ca), and the Enterprise Technology Management Association (www.etma.org). At ETMA, he is a founding member of the ethics committee even as he sits on the executive board.
Christopher holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems and Marketing from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He is also a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Entrepreneur's Master's Program – a program specifically designed to optimize the skillsets of founders of high growth companies.
Carrie is an experienced sales professional and communications consultant with a passion for technology. Her background spans business development, marketing, and public relations consulting. In her early career, Carrie helped start a value-added IT reseller, which grew to $20-million in sales before being sold in 2000. With more than 20 years of professional experience in the IT and telecom industries, Carrie has worked with both large and small organizations, driving business initiatives and working with top-level executives. She also was awarded with CDN's Mentor of The Year Award for 2017.
In her former role of Director, Channels and Alliances at Cimpl, she drove significant growth for our wide range of partners, helping them leverage our product suite to increase business and complement service offerings. Carrie's affability, along with her experience, will greatly enhance her work of helping our clients streamline and reduce telecom and IT expenses. In her role as Vice-President, Sales and Alliances she continues to focus on Cimpl's fundamental mission of helping customers save money, save time and accurately manage their inventory.
Naga began his tenure at Cimpl in 2007. Since then, Naga has been instrumental in ensuring Cimpl's financial control and accountability at every phase of its rapid growth.
Naga's expertise covers a broad range of domains including short and long-term financial plan design, investment management, financial problem-solving, corrective action plan implementation, and compliance. He has drawn upon these skills to implement dynamic budgeting, financial planning, internal controls, financial analyses, and financial audits for Cimpl.
Naga has also worked closely with the federal and provincial governments to attract tax credits and subsidies for research and development, employee training, and hiring.
Prior to Cimpl, Naga lived in and traveled to many countries in Europe, allowing him to learn four languages and to adapt to multiple cultures from around the world.
Outside of work, Naga embraces his community by donating his financial expertise and his valuable time to a variety of non-profit organizations.
Cimpl has benefited from Youssef's mastery of web development and system architecture since 2006. Youssef oversees Cimpl's multiple operational teams responsible for project management, support desk, implementation, and quality assurance. Under his leadership Cimpl has grown operations considerably, increasing customer satisfaction and delivery timelines.
Prior to Cimpl, Youssef was in web development. During this time he implemented a variety of transactional solutions for many major banks, credit unions, and e-commerce sites.
In his spare time, Youssef combines his passion for programming with his genuinely altruistic spirit by designing, creating, and donating professional-calibre, money-earning applications to various community and non-profit organizations.
Youssef holds both a Certificate in Enterprise Management and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Moroccan School for Engineering Sciences.
Vincent has spent over a decade pioneering new technology management processes and systems. Beginning in 2005, his patented and innovative contributions to Cimpl's product line have helped propel the company to the position of Canadian leader in technology asset management services.
Vincent's role at Cimpl has evolved from developing the first-generation product to being responsible for technology partnerships and acting as the driver of the Cimpl product roadmap.
Prior to Cimpl, Vincent was Project Manager and Lead Developer for Telecom Services at the RBC Financial Group, where he designed and implemented a customized telecom management solution that saved the bank millions of dollars annually in ongoing service cost reductions.
Not content to be a mere technology leader, Vincent is also a literal trailblazer. In his spare time, Vincent builds and maintains dune buggies – with which he visits every state in America, once per year.
Vincent was trained as a programmer at CDI and has full Mini-MBA certification from McGill University.


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title: hydra version
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  hydra version Display this binary's version, build time and git hash of this
  build
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## hydra version

Display this binary's version, build time and git hash of this build

```
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### Options

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### SEE ALSO

- [hydra](hydra) - Run and manage ORY Hydra


Having serious issues dealing with anything happening outside my front door. I can't cope with the way people are and the way things are. Everything sends me three feet off the rails. I don't have any business being here.


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On April 11, 2015, as part of its 62nd Annual General Meeting, the PEI Home and School Federation sponsored a "Leaders Debate on Education" at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel. Debating were Peter Bevan-Baker, leader of the Green Party; Rob Lantz, leader of the PC Party; Hon. H. Wade MacLauchlan, leader of the Liberal Party; and Mike Redmond, leader of the NDP. Debate moderator was Marion Murphy and timekeeper was Heather Mullen. Leaders were given 2 minutes each to make an opening statement, and then were asked 11 questions, with each leader given 1 minute to respond to each. At the end of the questions, leaders were allowed a 4 minute closing statement. Questions for the debate were collaboratively developed by the parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff of the PEI Home and School Federation earlier that morning.
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Queen Margaret University appoints new Deputy Principal
By Press Office 01 September 2016
Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh has appointed Dr Richard Butt as its new Deputy Principal in time for the start of the academic year.
Formerly Dean of the School of Arts, Social Sciences and Management at QMU, Dr Butt has over twenty years higher education experience, including Head of Division for Media, Communication and Performing Arts at QMU, where he managed the design, development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in film, public relations and performing arts.
Dr Butt holds a PhD on Scottish documentary film from the Open University and QMU, as well as a BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies and English from Stirling University and University of California, Berkeley.
As a representative from QMU, Dr Butt is currently a member of Universities Scotland International Committee, Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities Board and Executive, Scottish Drama Training Network Board and Trustee on the Board of Newbattle Abbey College.
Professor Petra Wend, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of QMU, said: "We're delighted to welcome Richard as our new Deputy Principal. His significant contribution to the institution over the last twenty years makes him the ideal candidate to help shape our future by providing academic leadership across the strategic areas of learning, teaching, research and knowledge exchange and internationalisation.
"Richard has proven himself as a dynamic advocate for the University and as an inspirational and authoritative leader, securing the trust and respect of colleagues, staff, students and stakeholders."
Dr Butt, 49, is married with two daughters and lives in Portobello, Edinburgh. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex and attended The Campion School in Hornchurch. As a keen photographer and film-maker, he was Director of the Edinburgh Filmhouse Board of Directors from 2001 to 2009 and has been a Trustee of the Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh, East Lothian since 2013.
Commenting on his new position as Deputy Principal at QMU, Dr Butt said: "I'm extremely proud to have been given the opportunity to take on this significant role at QMU and look forward to the challenges ahead.
"My vision for the University is that by 2025 we will be recognised internationally for our high quality teaching and learning, as well as the world class status of our research."
Dr Butt took up his new appointment at QMU on 1st September 2016. He takes over from Professor Alan Gilloran who has retired from the position and the University this summer after a successful career in higher education spanning over two decades.
For further information about Dr Richard Butt visit: www.qmu.ac.uk/assam/Richard-Butt.htm
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The keystone to the annual allocation of CDBG funds in the City of Pharr is the Community Development Council (CDC). The City Commission appoints (11) Pharr citizens to represent one of each of the (7) census tracts, as part of the CDC. The CDC holds a number of scheduled public meetings, hearings and workshops to encourage citizen participation and input. It is the CDC that makes the funding recommendations to the Mayor and City Commissioners on a proposed Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) on an annual basis. The CDC reviews detailed funding proposals submitted by public service agencies/non-profit agencies, as well as proposals submitted by City Departments to assist it in its decision-making process of the Action Plan. Pharr's use of a Citizen Advisory Board to make recommendations on the best use of the city's annual federal CDBG appropriation is a required measure of HUD. The Council makes difficult but community-based decisions that address a broad spectrum of poverty-related needs, economic development and the elimination of slum/blighted areas.
Marco Gonzalez 216 1 Yr.
Rafael Z. Rivera At Large 2 Yrs.
Sally Saucedo 213 1 Yr.
Lucio Gaitan 214 1 Yr.
Norma Treviño 215 1 Yr.
Joe Hinojosa 217 1 Yr.
Rene Cantu 215 2 Yrs.
Jose G. Rodriguez, Chairman 213 3 Yrs.
Ruben Solis, Vice-Chairperson 214 3 Yrs.
Belia Garcia 217 2 Yrs.
Danny Smith, Chairperson 216 3 Yrs.


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March 2022, Volume 24, Issue 3
2022 Legislative Session Concludes
Draft Fecal Indicator Bacteria TMDLs
Conference Early-Bird Registration ends April 8th
New Landscape of Stormwater Grants Webinar
FSAEF Scholarship Award
WOTUS Revisions
OSTDS TAC Releases Final Report
Stormwater Needs Assessments Due Soon
2022-23 Board Elections in June
Did You Know FSA's Stormwater Operator Certification Training is Recognized by FDEP?
After a three-day extension to finish work on a $112B budget, Florida's 2022 Legislative Session ended on March 14th. Local governments and water quality interests were mostly in a defensive posture this Session. FSA members can find a final summary of the Priority Issues tracked this year on FSA's Legislative Page, along with Bill Tracking Reports and information on individual bills. Use your username and password to login. The 2023 Session begins in early March of next year.
Did you see FSA's letter to Governor DeSantis requesting that he veto SB 620? FSA encourages all members to send their own requests for the veto of SB 620 today!
The comment period on the new proposal of EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to revise the definitions closed on February 7, 2022. See FSA's comments here. In January, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a request (Sackett v. EPA) to clarify its 2006 decision in Rapanos v. United States regarding the Clean Water Act's (CWA) application to wetlands. How the Court rules in the Sackett case could affect the direction EPA takes in further WOTUS rulemaking. WOTUS policy has been subject to wide fluctuations for more than 20 years, due in part to highly variable court decisions and policy changes from one administration to another. WOTUS definitions are important to local governments because they determine which waters are subject to the provisions of the CWA and therefore NPDES permitting requirements, dredge and fill regulations, and other programs. Watch the FSA Advocacy Page for further developments!
Bacteria TMDLs are developed for waterbodies that do not meet bacteriological quality criteria designed to protect human health. FDEP has recently published draft updates to fecal indicator bacteria TMDLs for certain impaired surface waters in the Everglades West Coast Basin not meeting applicable criteria for Escherichia coli, enterococci, or fecal coliform bacteria. Although currently limited to waters in Southwest Florida, the proposed TMDLs will also serve as a pilot for a new, consolidated approach that FDEP will use to address fecal indicator bacteria impairments on a statewide basis. A public meeting on the proposed criteria was held on March 29th both in-person and via webinar. More information on the proposed TMDLs and draft Reports may be found on the Department's website. Written comments should be mailed to Ansel Bubel at MS #3555, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, prior to April 15, 2022. A workshop on the proposed revisions to bacteria TMDLs will be held during FSA's Annual Conference in June.
One of the many provisions of Senate Bill 712 (2020 Legislative Session) was the requirement that FDEP establish an OSTDS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) charged with providing recommendations to the Governor and Legislature related to requirements for the physical location of OSTDS and the marketplace availability and use of associated Enhanced Nutrient Reducing (ENR) technology. The TAC made a series of recommendations to the Governor and Legislative Leadership as contained in their Final Report but stopped short of making recommendations on new setbacks, saying that further science-based information is needed.
A final Summary Report of the Statewide Stormwater Design Criteria Technical Advisory Committee's (TAC) recommendations was released by FDEP earlier this month. The TAC was formed to assist FDEP and the Water Management Districts in updating the state's design criteria for the construction of stormwater systems, as directed by Senate Bill 712 which passed during the 2020 Legislative Session. Recordings of all of the meetings of the TAC are available on the Clean Waterways Act TAC webpage and additional information may be found on FSA's Advocacy page. FDEP is expected to initiate rulemaking to update the stormwater design criteria in May, which will likely require ratification by the Legislature during the 2023 Legislative Session.
Annual Conference Registration Reaches Capacity
The FSA Annual Conference will be held at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott on June 15-17, 2022 and will focus on Vision and Action: Working Together to Create Safe and Sustainable Watersheds. Participants will hear from industry-leading experts on regulatory, technical, and management topics that matter to you. This year's event features a comprehensive agenda with concurrent educational tracks, twenty presentations, up to 11.5 hours of continuing education, networking opportunities with your colleagues, and much more! Registration reached capacity this week, if you would like to be added to the wait list contact FSA. Visit the FSA Conference page to view the agenda, rates, continuing education, and more.
FSA is looking for dynamic leaders dedicated to ensuring the continued success of the Association. There will be elections to fill vacancies on the Florida Stormwater Association and the FSA Educational Foundation Boards of Directors during the Friday Annual Membership meeting at this year's Annual Conference. This is your chance to help lead the primary organization dedicated to furthering the stormwater management profession and water quality improvement programs in Florida. We want to hear from you! If you're interested in serving or if you know of a member that you would like to recommend to serve, please send your recommendation to [email protected] or complete a Leadership Recommendation Form today! Recommendations must be submitted by April 29. 2022.
The New Landscape of Stormwater Grants Webinar - Registration Opens
Need help finding the right funding source for your community's resiliency efforts? Join us on May 5th for The New Landscape of Stormwater Grants - Exploring Infrastructure and Resilience Opportunities webinar. We will hear about one community's journey to fund community-wide resiliency planning projects utilizing grant funding. The presentation will explore funding opportunities with an overview of Florida's Resilient Grant Program and share a case study of project implementation with lessons learned along the way. This event is brought to FSA members free of charge thanks to the sponsorship of Applied Sciences. Register today to save your seat!
FSA's Fogarty Training Center conducts both Level 1 and Level 2 Certified Stormwater Operator courses that are recognized by FDEP and help meet the requirements of your MS4 permit for initial or "refresher" training of stormwater staff in:
Erosion and Sedimentation Control
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Spill Prevention and Remediation
Good Housekeeping Practices
High Risk Facilities
Visit the Training Center today to view the current schedule of classes.
The FSA Educational Foundation's Scholarship Program awards financial assistance to qualified students attending Florida colleges and universities whose educational interest is in stormwater research, management, or finance. In 2022 the FSAEF will be offering $2,000 scholarships. Applications are being accepted now from graduate students in colleges or schools of engineering, natural science, public administration (or closely related fields). Qualified applicants should Apply Online by August 12, 2022.


Thanks for your proposal. Since the conference is targeted at Data Science practitioners, an overview session will not really be useful. Attendees are looking for specific deep-dive sessions, where they can learn something concrete, from the speaker's first-hand experience, which is hard to find online.
Just a suggestion: Will you be able to take a specific use-case from online price comparison service and do deep into the nuts and bolts of it to help data science practitioners from other domain learn something unique and specific that you and your team implemented?
It's Dat and not Dan. As I said I can present more a deep-dive into a specific use case instead of giving an overall overview. Shall I change the abstract here or should I hand in a different talk?
I'm really sorry about misspelling your name, Dat. Request you to please update this proposal itself. Thank you.
Hey Dat, this is quite good but you folks have done so much recently around building excellent products\models leveraging ML and DL, would you maybe want to even cover some of those real-world case studies?
Sure I either can speak about all our use cases in general or I also have a new talk around our new project imageatm which we also used for a specific project. So depending on what you guys are interested in I can change the talk.
Predicting at scale is a challenging pursuit, especially when working with Deep Learning models. This is because Deep Learning models tend to have high inference time. At idealo.de, Germany's biggest price comparison platform, the Data Science team was tasked with carrying out image tagging to improve our product galleries.
One of the biggest challenges we faced was to generate predictions for more than 300 million images within a short time while keeping the costs low. Moreover, a resolution for the scaling problem became critical since we intended to apply other Deep Learning models on the same big dataset. We ended up formulating a batch-prediction solution by employing an Apache Spark setup that ran on an AWS EMR cluster.
Spark is notorious for being difficult to configure and tune. As a result, we had to carry on several optimisation steps in order to meet the scale requirements that adhered to our time and financial constraints. In this talk, I would present our Spark setup and focus on the journey of optimising the Spark tagging solution. Additionally, I would also talk briefly about the underlying deep learning model which was used to predict the image tags.