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An early moning shot taken today of the General Cargo Ship Arklow Raider IMO 9344540 at the Cerestar terminal in Trafford Park with a cargo of maize from France. Arklow Raider was built by Barkmeijer, Stroobos (Yd.No. 313) in the Netherlands in 2007 and has a GT of 2999. The terminal has seen an increase in shipping activity over the last couple of years and now has ships visiting on a regular basis. Cerestar is the leading manufacturer of starches and starch derivatives in Europe, its site at Trafford Park being just one of many across the world. The Cerestar Wharf handles hundreds of thousands of tonnes of maize per year.

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I've been working on TimeTag for a couple of months now, which spans the iPhone, iPad and the Mac. When I had wrapped up the iOS update, I knew that I wanted to tackle the Mac next.
The Mac version (as I've written about) required a total gutting of the app and building it back up. Everything in it was just a mess--it wasn't purposeful, it's just that I wrote the app years ago and have been simply maintaining it.
Well, the cost of maintaining it was too high in comparison to just re-writing it, so I re-wrote it--and the results are awesome. It's fast, looks great, and seems incredibly stable as compared to the current version.
What's funny is that in the process of having the Mac app "catch up" to the iOS version is that its engine got even better than the iOS version. I had built a new records controller that is now way more streamlined and works so much better than the one that I had written a year or so ago on iOS. And again, it's written in Swift and is super easy to read.
So...I decided to go ahead and re-write the iOS side of things (just the records screen) to use this new engine, and the results are great. I'm really excited to wrap everything up this week and ship everything before the App Store holiday shutdown.
A couple of things will be removed last minute but I will follow-up with updates post-holiday to get them back in there as fast as I can. This is just the nature of having a ship date. I always imagine it as a helicopter that's low on fuel and needs to drop weight. You just have to start pushing things out, even if you hate the idea. I'm a firm believer though in the power of shipping and iterating over perfecting in the lab and never shipping.


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A people counter is an electronic device that is used to measure the number of people traversing a certain passage or entrance. Examples include simple manual clickers, smart-flooring technologies, infrared beams, thermal imaging systems, WiFi trackers and video counters using advanced machine learning algorithms. They are commonly used by retail establishments to judge the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, building design and layout, and the popularity of particular brands.

Industries

Retail stores
Conversion rate: People counting systems in the retail environment are used to calculate the conversion rate, which is the percentage of total visitors versus the number that make purchases.

Marketing effectiveness: Shopping mall marketing professionals rely on visitor statistics to measure the effectiveness of the current marketing campaign. Often, shopping mall owners measure marketing effectiveness with the same conversion rate as retail stores.

Staff planning: Retailers can use the different business metrics in order to determine their staffing allocation. Accurate visitor counting is also useful for optimizing staff shifts. Staff requirements are often directly related to the density of visitor traffic, and services such as cleaning and maintenance are typically undertaken when traffic is at its lowest.

Shopping malls
Monitoring of high-traffic areas: Shopping centers use people counters to measure the number of visitors in a given area. People counters also assist in measuring the areas where people tend to congregate. The areas where people tend to gather are often charged higher rent.

Determining popularity of particular brands: Shopping malls prefer to lease space to only the most popular brands. People counters help shopping malls discover popularity by determining footfall patterns and traffic. Shopping mall owners are able to determine the flow of traffic per customer, and which areas and the levels of use of the different mall entrances.

Public transportation
Occupancy throughout the route Combining with GPS positioning, people counting system inside a bus or train can help to measure the actual occupancy buses throughout their journey. This would help bus operator to allocate funding and resources to routes.

Business metrics
People counters are used to measure different business metrics. While there are many different types of people counters and each model varies in the metrics supported, most people counters will offer some or all of the following metrics.

Footfall
Footfall measures the number of people who enter a shop or business in a particular period of time. When analysing trends, the footfall is often averaged over periods such as days or weeks.

Conversion rate
The window conversion rate is the percentage of shoppers who enter a store compared to the number of people who walk by it. With WiFi counting, shops can estimate the number of people who walk past a store. However, a more accurate method is video counting. The number of people who walk past a store often reflects the potential of the store location, while the window conversion rate depends on factors such as the attractiveness of the shop window design and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.

Visit duration
Visit duration is the amount of time visitors stay in a venue. Through WiFi counting, owners can track the time a person carrying a smartphone entered and left the venue.

Bubble map/heat map

This metric tracks the user engagement per districts, sections, and courts of a compound. The bubble map or heat map allows users to analyze the number of engagement in percentage across the entire compound at a period of time. Bubble maps and heat maps function similarly, the only difference being the methodology of display. A heat map shows the engagement level through the use of colors, with warmer colors showing more engagement, whereas a bubble map shows engagement in terms of percentile and circumference of the bubble drawn.

Zone counting/traffic flow
This metric, similar to the bubble map and heat map, allows the user to see the flow of traffic in the levels of engagement. With the traffic flow diagram, the mall owner is able to determine what is the most popular district of the mall, and may choose to lease their rental areas based on demand.

Outside traffic
Measuring outside traffic allows retailers to determine the number of people passing by the retail store on any given day and to estimate how many potential customers a location will be able to bring to the business.

Returning customers
This metric looks at the number of people entering a store who had visited the store previously by tracking the unique WiFi signal ID transmitted by a smartphone.

Current technology
Many different technologies are used in people counting devices, such as smart-flooring technologies, infrared beams, thermal imaging, computer vision, and WiFi counting. The current fourth generation of people counter utilize stereoscopic imaging to overcome the limitations imposed by previous generations such as shadow issues, high traffic counting, and disruption of patterns on the floor.

Video counting

Computer vision works via an embedded device, reducing the network bandwidth usage, as only the number of people must be sent over the network. Adaptive algorithms have been developed to provide accurate counting for both outdoor and indoor locations. Multi-layer background subtraction, based on color and texture, is considered the most robust algorithm available for varying shadows and lighting conditions. With the advances in image processing, video counting can achieve 98% accuracy in some lighting environments. The use of artificial intelligence and pattern recognition functions is expected to further enhance its accuracy.

WiFi counting
WiFi counting uses a WiFi receiver to pick up unique WiFi management frames emitted from smartphones within range. While not all people carry a smartphone, WiFi counting can produce statistically significant metrics with a large enough sample size. Modern mobile operating systems, such as Apple's iOS9 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow, use MAC rotation schemes which makes WiFi counting more challenging without using sophisticated algorithms.

Video verification
The 4th generation of people counters includes an option for users to review the authenticity and integrity of the data provided by their people counter. The user will be able to verify the accuracy of the counter and make business decisions accordingly, factoring in all the disparity of data.

Seamless integration with store environment
People counters are designed to integrate with the store environment in order to minimize obstruction and disruption of the store environment. Furthermore, since people counters may be easily mistaken for surveillance cameras shoppers may feel uneasy and distracted if they are not properly designed and installed. If the people counter is not properly hidden or seamlessly integrated to the environment, the purchasing behavior of consumers will be affected if they are misled to believe that they are under surveillance.

Additional Features
Fourth-generation people counters build on previous technology to include:
 Ability to be used in low/varying light conditions based on fusion of light receivers from multiple sources of varying intensities.
 Features to comply with local laws that prohibit the use of CCTV in some malls while retaining the ability to obtain useful metrics from video counting.
 Staff exclusion with the help of AI based counting

mmWave / Radar based people counting system.

History

Predecessors to electronic people counters
Before the advent of electronic people counters manual people counters were used. These required a store employee to stand near the entrance of the store and click on a counting device each time a person entered the store. This was considered to be inaccurate due to the high level of human error, as well as being an inefficient usage of human resource. Pressure sensitive sensors that count walk-ins based on the number of footsteps on a pressure sensitive platform or mat were used as well.

1st generation: Infrared beam counters (2002-2004)
The first UK beam counters were installed by Business Blueprints in 1988 at Meadowhall centre, outside Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They covered all 14 entrances and recorded footfall of 20 million shoppers per annum. Daily manual checks were made to recalibrate each beam counter, leading to an error rate of +\-3%, significantly more accurate than later video systems.

The simplest form of counter is a single, horizontal infrared beam across an entrance which is typically linked to a small LCD display unit at the side of the doorway. When the beam is broken a tick is 'recorded'. Since a person normally enters and leaves by the same door, dividing the 'ticks' by two gives a measure of visitor numbers. Beam counters usually require a receiver or a reflector mounted opposite the unit with a typical range from  to . Despite the limitations, infrared counters are still widely used due to their low cost and simplicity of installation. The first generation of people counter had an expected accuracy level of 60% to 80%.

2nd generation: Thermal counters (2005-2011)
Thermal imaging systems use array sensors that detect heat sources. These systems are typically implemented using embedded technology and are mounted overhead. It is difficult to verify the accuracy of thermal counters as the image feed relay on the devices are heat sources. They can be inaccurate as thermal counters have difficulty measuring the dwell time of targets beyond a few seconds. Due to this, the second generation of people counter have an average accuracy of 80% to 85%.

3rd generation: Video and WiFi counting (2012-2016)
There are two types of 3rd-generation people counters. Video counters use complex algorithms and camera imaging to count the number of people directly from a video tape. WiFi counting functionality collects WiFi probe request signals from shoppers' smartphones, including outside the store. This adds a number of important metrics for businesses, especially for the retail industry, such as the ability to determine how effective a window marketing campaign is. With video counting technology, the expected accuracy rate of the device is 80% to 95%.

See also
 Crowd counting
 Human presence detection
 Traffic count

References

Applications of computer vision
Counting instruments
Retail store elements

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Kids bounced off the walls at a bounce house and library-goers of all ages got to try out the virtual-reality goggles Oct. 21 as the Belvedere-Tiburon Library kicked off the public phase of fundraising for its planned $18 million, 9,725-square-foot library addition. Library officials plan to go out to bid for the construction contract in January or February and expect to break ground on the addition in the spring, according to Barry Moss, president of the nonprofit Belvedere-Tiburon Library Foundation. The kickoff event was held to educate the community about the status of the project — first approved by the Tiburon Town Council back in 2012, with the downsized plans OK'd in August — and to rally residents around the foundation's final $4 million fundraising push, with a reported $13.7 million raised so far toward the $18 million goal. (Elliot Karlan photo / For The Ark)
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For a long while, it seemed inevitable that Tom Hiddleston would be cast as the new James Bond. But then he started wearing skimpy lads holiday vests in public, and the race was blown wide open once again.
And now, The Sun claims to have gotten their paws on a secret shortlist of actors up for the titular role.
There is, of course, mention of Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba. Michael Fassbender's on there, alongside scything nudie Aidan Turner and Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunam.
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Q: Which C++ versions are supported by specific Visual Studio versions? Which Visual Studio Version support C++11, C++14 or C++17?
I assume, that some version do support not all functions, but the question is aimed at the core functions.
Are there any differences between the Community Versions concerning the supported C++ version?
Thanks.

A: I find that this page should answer your question.
As for the Community Version, it supports the same C++ version as the other versions. The difference is in the tool provided(profiler, static analysis, etc.).

A: That's a bit of a tricky question. For GCC/libstdc++ and Clang/libc++ the answer is usually pretty clear along the lines of: "Full support for all C++XX language and library features starting from version X.Y".
But MSVC even in the very latest version does not have full support for C++11. On the other hand it already has a lot of the features from C++14 and even the upcoming C++17. So the question you'll have to answer is: Which features do I want/need and from which version are they available? The links from the other question and its comments are a good starting point for this:

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*Support For C++11/14/17 Features (Modern C++)

*Visual C++ Team Blog: C++17 Features In Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.3 Preview. There may be new versions of this blog post for newer VS versions as they are released. Look for posts by Stephan T. Lavavej to find the latest one. He is the maintainer of Microsoft's standard library implementation.

As a rule of thumb I recommend you always go with the very latest version you can get your hands on. And if that's not possible you probably don't want to go older than VS 2015.
Microsoft constantly closes more and more of those older holes in their implementation. So probably and hopefully by C++20 or C++23 the situation will be similar to Clang or GCC.

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Blackburn College is the largest Further Education college in Pennine Lancashire and one of the largest providers of Higher Education for a college in England. Since 1888, people from all over Lancashire and beyond have developed their skills, re-trained and moved to higher levels of study with Blackburn College's support.
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Founded in 1888, Blackburn College's purpose was the provision of technical, employment-focussed education for the people of Blackburn and the surrounding area.
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HOASTI Services Agreement
This agreement is made on the Commencement Date (as defined below) between the following parties (each a 'party' and together the 'parties'):
(1) HOASTI Ltd a company incorporated in England and Wales whose registered number is 08945303 and whose registered office is at Pengates House, Worthing Road, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 8NH (the 'Supplier'); and
(2) The person or entity that registers to use the Services (the 'Customer').
A HOASTI is a secure web hosting management system which enables web designers and developers to store and manage website hosting data as well as to host financial data for themselves and for any websites they host on a third party's behalf. The data capable of being stored and managed by HOASTI includes data about registered web domains and sub-domains, ftp, DNS and CMS information, server data, email account information, and the costs relating to the aforementioned such as server charges and domain name charges.
B The parties have agreed that the Supplier shall provide the Customer with the Services (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set out in this agreement ("the Terms").
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Control means that a person owns directly or indirectly more than 50% of the shares or securities of the other person representing the right to vote on all or substantially all matters including the election of directors and Controls and Controlled shall be interpreted accordingly;
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7 Service Standards
7.1 Supplier represents and warrants that the Website and Services do and shall meet the following standards:
7.1.1 Supplier shall make all commercially reasonable efforts to make the Website available to visitors pursuant to the Services during normal business hours. Supplier shall make all commercially reasonable efforts to provide Customer with prior email notification of all scheduled and emergency interruptions to the availability of the Website, and shall use all reasonable endeavours to keep such interruptions to a minimum.
7.1.2 the Services shall, for the duration of these Terms, be delivered in accordance with Good Industry Practice.
8 Trial Period
8.1 Supplier grants to Customer the right to access the Services during the Trial Period free of charge.
8.2 Supplier recommends that Customer use the Trial Period to satisfy itself that the Services and the Website are suitable for its needs.
8.3 At the end of the Trial Period this Contract will automatically continue, and the Fees will apply, unless Supplier receives written notice of termination at least 3 Working Days prior to the end date of the Trial Period.
9 Warranties
9.1 Supplier warrants and represents to Customer that:
9.1.1 it has the right, power and authority to enter into this Contract and grant to Customer the rights contemplated herein;
9.1.2. it will secure the Website according to Good Industry Practice;
9.1.3 the Website is designed to comply with Data Protection Laws and all Applicable Legislation;
9.1.4 the Services will be performed by suitably qualified and competent personnel who shall perform the Services with reasonable care and skill
The warranties and representations specified in the above clause are subject to Customer giving notice to Supplier as soon as it is reasonably able upon becoming aware of the breach of warranty or representation. When notifying Supplier of a breach Customer shall use reasonable endeavours to provide Supplier with such documented information, details and assistance as Supplier may reasonably request.
9.2 All other warranties and representations, whether statutory or implied, are hereby expressly excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10 Fees and invoicing
10.1 Supplier may amend the Fee from time to time and any changes to the Fee will be published in the Website Terms and shall take effect seven (7) days from the date of publication on the Website.
10.2 Customer is entitled to move to a difference pricing plan whereby a different level of Fee will be payable by Customer, by notifying Supplier in writing at least five (5) Working Days prior to the end of the current contract month and such changes to the Fees shall take effect from the start of the next contract month. Any Fees paid in advance by Customer shall not be refunded in the event of a pricing plan change.
10.3 All amounts due under the Contract are exclusive of VAT, sales or other tax applicable which shall be paid in addition by Customer at the rate and in the manner for the time being prescribed by law.
10.4 Supplier shall invoice Customer monthly in arrears and Customer shall pay such sums in full without set-off or counterclaim within 30 days from the date of invoice.
10.5 Where sums due hereunder are not paid in full by the due date, Supplier may, without limiting its other rights, charge interest on such sums at 4% above the base rate of HSBC from time to time in force.
10.6 Interest will apply from the due date for payment until actual payment in full, whether before or after judgment.
11 Intellectual Property Rights and indemnity
11.1 Title to, and all Intellectual Property Rights in the Website, any documentation relating to the Services or Intellectual Property Rights arising in connection with the performance of the Services by Supplier, remain Supplier's property or the property of Supplier's licensors.
11.2 Title to, and all Intellectual Property Rights in the Data remain the property of Customer. Customer grants Supplier a royalty-free, non-exclusive licenceto use, copy, transmit, and store Customer information and Data for the purposes of enabling Customer to access and use the Services and for any other purpose related to the provision of the Services to Customer.
11.3 Customer must maintain copies of and back up all Data inputted into the Wesbite. Supplier adheres to Good Industry Practice to prevent data loss but Supplier makes no guarantees that there will be no loss to Data. Supplier expressly excludes liability for any loss or corruption of Data howsoever caused.
11.4 Each party (the 'Indemnifying Party') shall indemnify and keep indemnified and hold harmless the other (the 'Indemnified Party') from and against any losses, damages, liability, costs (including legal fees) and expenses incurred by the Indemnfied Party as a result of or in connection with any action, demand or claim that use of the Indemnifying Party's Intellectual Property Rights by the other party infringes the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party ('IPR Claim'), provided that the Indemnifying Party shall not have any such liability if the Indemnified Party:
11.4.1 does not notify the Indemnifying Party in writing setting out full details of any IPR Claim of which it has notice as soon as is reasonably possible;
11.4.2 makes any admission of liability or agrees any settlement or compromise of the relevant IPR Claim without the prior written consent of Indemnifying Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
11.4.3 does not let the Indemnifying Party at its request and own expense have the conduct of or settle all negotiations and litigation arising from the IPR Claim; or
11.4.4 does not, at the Indemnifying Party's request and own expense, give the Indemnifying Party all reasonable
12 Termination
12.1 Either party may terminate the Contract immediately at any time during the Trail Period. Thereafter, either party may terminate for any reason on giving not less than 30 days prior written notice to the other, whereupon the Contract shall cease on the expiry of such written notice.
12.2 Either party may immediately terminate the Contract, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, by giving notice in writing to the other party if the other:
12.2.1 is in material or persistent breach of any of its obligations under the Contract and if that breach is capable of remedy and the other has failed to remedy that breach within 30 days after receiving written notice requiring it to remedy that breach; or
12.2.2 is unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986) or becomes insolvent or an order is made or a resolution passed for the administration, winding-up or dissolution of the other (otherwise than for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or reconstruction) or an administrative or other receiver, manager, liquidator, administrator, trustee or similar officer is appointed over all or any substantial part of the assets of the other or the other enters into or proposes any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any analogous event occurs in any applicable jurisdiction.
12.3 On termination of the Contract for any reason:
12.3.1 Customer will immediately pay all invoices of Supplier then outstanding;
12.3.2 Supplier will, within 10 Business Days of termination, invoice Customer for all Services not yet invoiced and Customer will pay such invoice within a further 10 Business Days;
12.3.3 the accrued rights and liabilities of the parties will not be affected; and
12.3.4 clauses which expressly or by implication are to survive termination will do so.
13 Limits on liability
1.1 Subject to the following sub-clauses, in no event shall Supplier's aggregate liability (whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise) in respect of all claims, losses, damages and/or expenses (including legal fees) (whether in respect of a single occurrence or a series of occurrences) arising under or in connection with the Contract exceed the Fees paid by Customer in the 12 month period preceding the date when the claim arose.
13.2 Supplier shall have no liability whatsoever where Customer has accessed the Website or used the Services in a manner which is not in accordance with the Contract.
1.3 Each party's liability to the other in contract, tort (including negligence), misrepresentation (whether innocent or negligent), breach of statutory duty or otherwise arising out of or in connection with the Contract shall not extend to any:
1.3.1 loss of profits;
1.3.2 loss of business opportunity;
1.3.3 loss of goodwill;
1.3.4 loss of data;
1.3.5 loss of anticipated savings; or
1.3.6 any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever.
1.4 The parties agree that the limitations on liability in these Terms are reasonable given their respective commercial positions and ability to purchase relevant insurance in respect of risks under these Terms.
1.5 Notwithstanding the above or other limitations and exclusions of liability set out in these Terms, neither party excludes or limits any liability for:
1.5.1 personal injury (including sickness and death) to the extent that such injury results from the negligence or wilful default of a party or its employees; or
1.5.2 fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or
1.5.3 any breach of any obligations implied by section 2 of the Supply of Products and Services Act 1982; or
1.5.4 any other liability to the extent the same cannot be excluded or limited by law.
14 Data protection
1.1 In this Clause 14, 'personal data', 'data subject', 'data processor' and 'processing' have the meanings given to them in the Data Protection Act 1998 ("DPA") unless otherwise stated.
1.2 It is agreed between the parties that:
14.2.1 for the purposes of the DPA Customer is the data controller and data processor of personal data input by Customer or a User into the Website; and
1.2.2 personal data processed through the Website shall be under the Customer's sole control and ownership.
1.3 Customer warrants that it has obtained the consent of data subjects, in accordance with the DPA, prior to obtaining and processing personal data through the Website.
1.4 It is the reasonable belief of the parties that Customer is the data controller and data processor of personal data and that no Supplier Personnel is processing personal data through the Website. However, in the event that Supplier is deemed to be a data processor Customer shall indemnify and keep Supplier indemnified from and against any costs, losses, damages, expenses and/or liabilities (including without limitation any legal fees and expenses) which may be suffered or incurred by Supplier arising out of or in connection with any unlawful processing of personal data.
Customer warrants that it shall comply with all Data Protection Laws that apply in relation to Data processed in connection with the Contract.
15 Non-solicitation
Neither party shall (except with the written consent of the other) directly or indirectly solicit or entice away from the employment of the other (or attempt to do so) any person employed or engaged by such other party in the performance of the Contract at any time during the term of the Contract or for a period of 12 months after the termination or expiry of the Contract.
16 Confidential Information
16.1 Each party shall maintain the confidentiality of the other party's Confidential Information and shall not without the prior written consent of the other use, disclose, copy or modify the other party's Confidential Information (or permit others to do so) other than as necessary for the performance of its rights and obligations under the Contract.
16.2 Each party undertakes to:
16.2.1 disclose the other party's Confidential Information only to those of its officers, employees, agents and contractors (including Supplier Personnel) to whom and to the extent to which such disclosure is necessary for the purposes contemplated under the Contract; and
16.2.2 to procure that such persons are made aware of and agree in writing to observe the obligations in this clause.
16.3 Each party shall give notice to the other of any unauthorised misuse, disclosure, theft or loss of the other party's Confidential Information immediately upon becoming aware of the same.
16.4 The provisions of this clause shall not apply to information which:
16.4.1 is or comes into the public domain through no fault of the recipient, its officers, employees, agents or contractors;
16.4.2 is lawfully received by the recipient from a third party free of any obligation of confidence at the time of its disclosure;
16.4.3 is independently developed by the recipient, without access to or use of such information; or
16.4.4 is required by law, by court or governmental or regulatory order to be disclosed provided that the relevant party, where possible, notifies the other party at the earliest opportunity before making any disclosure.
16.5 The obligations under this clause shall survive the variation, expiry or termination of the Contract for a period of five years thereafter.
17 Counterparts
17.1 The Terms may be signed in any number of counterparts and by the parties on separate counterparts, each of which when signed and dated shall be an original, and such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The Contract shall not be effective until each party has signed one counterpart of the Term.
18 Rights of third parties
Except as expressly provided in the Contract, for the purposes of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, the Contract is not intended to and does not give any person who is not a party to it any right to enforce any of its provisions. However, this does not affect any right or remedy of such a person that exists or is available apart from that Act.
19 Mitigation
In respect of any indemnity given by either party under the Contract, the party which receives the benefit of the indemnity shall take all reasonable steps so as to reduce or mitigate the loss covered by the indemnity.
20 Entire agreement
The Contract contains the whole agreement between the parties relating to its subject matter and supersedes any prior agreements, representations or understandings between them unless expressly incorporated by reference in the Contract. Each party acknowledges that it has not relied on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any representation (whether innocent or negligent) made but not expressly embodied in the Contract. Nothing in this clause limits or excludes any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
21 Force Majeure
21.1 A party will not be liable if delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations hereunder due to Force Majeure, provided that it:
1.1.1 promptly notifies the other of the Force Majeure event and its expected duration, and
1.1.2 uses reasonable endeavours to minimise the effects of that event.
1.2 If, due to Force Majeure, a party:
(i) is unable to perform a material obligation, or
(ii) is delayed in or prevented from performing its obligations for a continuous period of more than 90 days,
the other party may, within a further ten days terminate the Contract on notice, otherwise the Contract shall continue in full force and effect.
22 Further assurance
Each party will, at its own cost, do all further acts and execute all further documents necessary to give effect to the Contract.
23.1 Notices under the Contract must be in writing and sent to the other party's registered office (or such other applicable address for service in any other Schedules or agreed by the parties from time to time in writing). Notices may be given, and will be deemed received if correctly addressed:
(i) by first-class post: two Business Days after posting;
(ii) by airmail: seven Business Days after posting;
(iii) by hand: on delivery; and
(iv) by facsimile: on receipt of a successful transmission report from the correct number.
24 Survival
Provisions which by their terms or intent are to survive termination of the Contract will do so.
25 Relationship
The parties are independent businesses and not partners, principal and agent, or employer and employee, or in any other relationship of trust to each other.
26 Severability
26.1 Each clause of the Contract is severable and distinct from the others. If any clause in the Contract (or part thereof) is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, but would be legal, valid and enforceable if the clause or some part of it was deleted or modified (or the duration of the relevant clause reduced):
(i) the relevant clause (or part thereof) will apply with such deletion or modification as may be required to make it legal, valid and enforceable; and
(ii) without limiting the foregoing, in such circumstances the parties will promptly and in good faith seek to negotiate a replacement provision consistent with the original intent of the Contract as soon as possible.
27 Compliance with law
Each party shall comply and shall (at its own expense unless expressly agreed otherwise) ensure that in the performance of its duties hereunder, its employees, agents and representatives will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, provided that neither party shall be liable for any breach to the extent that such breach is directly caused or contributed to by any act or default of the other party or its employees, agents and representatives .
28 Assignment and subcontracting
No party may assign, subcontract or encumber any right or obligation under the Contract, in whole or in part, without the other's prior written consent.
29 Succession
The Contract shall be binding upon, and enure to the benefit of, each of the parties, their respective personal representatives and their respective successors in title .
30 Variation
No amendment or variation of the Contract will be valid unless agreed in writing by an authorised signatory of each party.
31 Record keeping
Each party will maintain appropriate records of any matters relevant to the performance of its obligations under the Contract. These may include the specific records in such format and for such period as the parties may agree in the Commercial Schedule (or other applicable Schedules).
32 Waiver
Any rights, powers or remedies conferred upon a party by the Contract shall be in addition to and without prejudice to all other rights, powers and remedies available to the party under general law (except expressly excluded in the Contract).
Unless otherwise expressly agreed, no delay, act or omission by either party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy .
33 Set-off
Customer may not set off any amount Supplier owes it against any amount it owes to Supplier in relation to the Contract unless otherwise agreed.
All payments under the Contract will be made without set-off or counterclaim, free and clear of and without deduction of any taxes, levies, duties, charges and withholdings of any kind now or in future imposed in any jurisdiction. If a party is compelled by law to deduct or withhold any taxes, levies, duties, charges and withholdings of any kind, it will pay to the other such additional amount as will ensure that the other is paid the full amount it would have received but for such deduction or withholding.
34.1 The Contract will be governed by the law of England and Wales.
34.2 Disputes will be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
This agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of it.
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Brexit and Talent Revisited
The challenges of Brexit and Talent are long term issues
In August 2016 I wrote a post on Brexit and talent focusing on a potential talent drain. It recently gained some renewed traction, so I felt it merited revisiting.
I specifically mentioned top end and skilled talent, those with strong transferable skill who were voluntarily seeking to leave the U.K. It was eerily prophetic, not because I am particularly gifted in the ways of massive economic change. But like many, this is the field I work in and have my ears to the ground and know my sector well. If anyone had asked – we would have told them. When we were asked our voices were dismissed as being the words of what had become by that time, the much derided label of "experts."
The skill shortage has been widely discussed. The life cycle of the recruitment and talent pipeline is not fast. It takes time to educate, train and build up workplace experience in STEM skills, languages and specialised trades. The gap, although temporary, will be around for many years and will impact growth.
Read: Post Brexit language crisis
8 challenges for Brexit and Talent
Here is an update on the challenges for Brexit I identified 13 months ago .
Uncertainty: The Commodities Analyst with a Spanish based London bank I spoke to, has already re-located to Frankfurt. He did this before his bank, a global organisation, announced its post Brexit strategy to open up offices outside the UK.
Xenophobia: The French strategy manager with a global logistics company has resigned. His children continued to be bullied in school. Hiring managers who are pro-Brexit are actively turning down EU nationals as candidates – even the very best talent. This maybe against company policy. International companies with HQs on other continents with business units in the U.K. have no real idea about local hiring practises unless they micro-manage the process. Which they don't. Sadly discrimination is rife with a rise in adverts requesting applications for UK passport holders only. EU nationals are simply cut for the flimsiest reasons. Unconscious bias and prejudice play a part.
Fear of housing market collapse: or a slow down. A number I spoke to have now sold their properties and moved to rented accommodation in case they need to leave quickly. Others are still nervous especially about potential interest rate hikes. There are also reports about EU nationals struggling to secure mortgages and rent properties.
Concern about new requirements: those that are staying are worried that penalties will be imposed further down the line and they will have to jump through stringent and perhaps costly compliance, registration and visa hoops in a few years. However, most EU countries demand the same. What is exceptional for the U.K. is that they are one of a small number of countries that don't issue compulsory ID cards.
More openings now: those that were looking for jobs internationally have already moved on, or have deepened their searches. EU nationals who are candidates in existing processes are withdrawing in high numbers. There has been a 25% hike of EU nationals leaving the UK post Brexit. Not all of this is in the unskilled demographic. The manufacturing sector has seen a 16% increase of resignations from skilled workers.
Concern about reduced conditions: This still exists as doubts about zero hour contracts and short term contracts abound. For junior positions there is an increase in the number of short term contracts as employers try to keep their options open.
Citizenship: is an ongoing challenge and concerns about the right to stay have increased as even long standing residents are being denied citizenship and long term residency with some even being deported.
Falling pound: For EU nationals with Euro obligations the falling pound has impacted them hard. The U.K is less financially attractive than it was before.
Read: Post brexit recruitment from the pointy end
Please see the original post:
Brexit uncertainty starts talent drain (August 2016)
The business world is trying to make sense of the implications of Brexit in a world now characterized by uncertainty. It was clear that this shock result, from which we are still reeling, was so unexpected that almost no one had a post Brexit plan. Against many unknown factors, businesses are trying to create strategies for changes which will significnatly impact the workplace. Practises related to E.U. rather than U.K. legislation, will be examined as new agreements are set up. Some experts are saying this could take up to 5 years. One of the major elements will be the rights of E.U. workers in the U.K. and U.K. workers in the E.U. But what had not been anticipated is an immediate talent drain as skilled workers seek early voluntary repatriation or relocation to other parts of the E.U.
Yep. That's right – some people actually want to leave now! Can you believe that?
Age of uncertainty
The highly emotional and divisive referendum campaign and the subsequent leadership debacle, dealt a savage and damaging blow to Brand Britain on the global market. We now live in a new age of uncertainty. The CIPD reports that in general, 44% of working adults say they feel pessimistic about the future as a result of the UK's vote to leave the EU, while one in five say they feel their job is less secure. Unfortunately, in the wake of this, we have witnessed an astonishing and aggressive xenophobic backlash against non-UK nationals studying, living and working in the U.K. Many European nationals are now reporting "feeling unwelcome" in a country which they have made their home, some for many years.
The U.K. government has made some half-hearted attempts to allay the fears of E.U. residents in the U.K. With a lack of definitive statements, many are unconvinced. Head hunters and recruiters are reporting increased numbers of spontaneous CVs and applications from individuals looking to leave the U.K, – now, or as soon as possible. This is also my experience.
The talent drain
What seems surprising is that no one factored in a potential talent drain before the referendum. It should have been evident that if politicians run divisive campaigns based on hate, specifically targeting non-U.K. residents, the U.K. will be perceived as (and even become) a less attractive place to seek employment for workers who have choice. By this I mean those with strong transferable or difficult to find and attract skills.
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills' (UKCES) Employer Skills Survey 2015 of 91,000 employers has already reported a chronic skill shortage even before the referendum. The people who are reconsidering their positions are people who can go anywhere. In the mean time the talent drain has started. Other E.U. nationals who might have had their eye on a U.K posting particularly London, are now re-thinking their career strategies.
@DorothyDalton I considered London as a possible next step in my career; not anymore
— Celine Schillinger (@CelineSchill) July 29, 2016
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I'm beginning my journey into Kong and very much enjoying it, but there is a little thing that is bugging me. My general approach is to reset the Kong, add a NN Nano for my hit, and then load my hit into the sampler. What I've noticed is that each individual pad of the Kong will activate on two keys on my controller, e.g. Pad 1 will activate on C key and D key. There is only one hit type set on the pad in Kong and only one sample in the Nano.
Is there a way to make each Kong pad map onto only one key on my controller? It seems this would be easy except for there appears to be no midi learn function for the Kong.
Thank you in advance for any insight into this!
I adjusted my controller down an octave and now keys map onto Kong pads perfectly.
Yep, as with most drum devices, c1 is your friend.