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PAC recruitment scam unearthed
AZAMGARH POLICE on Monday arrested additional superintendent of police Rajesh Krishna, along with seven others, for taking bribe for recruitment of PAC personnel.india Updated: Aug 29, 2006 01:26 IST
AZAMGARH POLICE on Monday arrested additional superintendent of police Rajesh Krishna, along with seven others, for taking bribe for recruitment of PAC personnel.
Krishna has also been placed under suspension.
Addressing newspersons here, Principal secretary (Home) SK Agarwal and director general of police Bua Singh said Azamgarh SSP Navin Arora collected information about bribery at a recruitment centre. A raid was conducted on Monday to unearth the scam, they added.
The DGP said police had also recovered Rs 11.22 lakh from the possession of the arrested persons. The recruitment process at Azamgarh has been cancelled. Now, a new board will be constituted to undertake a fresh exercise. However, the DGP said those who had already applied would be called for a test. Krishna was part of a five-member board headed by DIG, Azamgarh, AB Mishra.
The DGP said State Bank of India (Lucknow) employee Shakeel had been operating as an agent to collect money from candidates.
The DGP said the department had alerted the anti-corruption agency to keep vigil on ten recruitment centres in the State. The Azamgarh SSP acted on a tip-off that some police personnel were taking money, he said.
The DGP said the department had taken the initiative to monitor the process strictly. Agarwal said there were complaints about irregularities in recruitment. Among the others arrested were: police personnel Amit Anand Chaudhury, Rajendra Prasad Bharati, Mohd Aslam, middleman Shakeel, and three candidates Pawan Singh, Kamlesh Chaudhury and Amit Verma. The DGP said so far 47 police personnel had been jailed and 93 dismissed from service in the State in connection with various cases.
Referring to the law and order situation, the DGP claimed that there had been an improvement over the past five months. Bua Singh had joined as the DGP in March.
Singh said there were nearly 400 encounters, including those with several dreaded dacoits. The DGP also said police were trying to track down the Dadua gang and there was no slackness on this front.
First Published: Aug 29, 2006 01:26 IST


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Gusii - Riddles and Proverbs
|All but one of the following proverbs (no riddles yet, sorry) are taken from Kisii.com, an excellent and very lively resource brought together by expatriate Gusii, and were originally contributed by
and are reproduced here by kind permission. For more proverbs, try to get hold of Endangered African Proverbs Collections: Gusii (Kenya) Proverbs, collected and explained by Evans K. Nyakundi (Nairobi: May 2001). I have yet to see the book myself, though you may find more details at the African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories website (http://www.afriprov.org). The site has both a proverb of the month (with lengthy explanations, like the one for the bush that has eyes, below), and a proverb of the day that you can subscribe to in your email - well worth a bookmark.
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Mominchori 'imi tang'ana more 'ibu
Mominchori refers to an early riser while mosera ibu refers to a person who keeps in-doors. Rimi is morning dew. It therefore means that a person who rises up early and goes out braving the morning dew is much better economically than one who remains at home, feels lazy to venture out there to fend for himself. Lesson: We should all strive to excel and avoid laziness.
'Keumbu kiaare nkegundi 'moba
Ekeumbu is the ant hill in which mushrooms flourish. In essence, ekeumbu which is distant tends to be forgotten hence the mushrooms end up rotting. It therefore implies that it is easier to tend to something within our reach more effectively than one that is miles away.
Nyama 'nke yaria bokima 'kee
Ekee is that traditional bowl woven out of chimboba chia obori. Until recently, this was the sole plate and bowl used by our fore-fathers in ugali and other stuff. It means literally that small piece of meat can consume large quantity of ugali. The real hidden meaning is that something you might refer as a small issue can cause untold damage.
'Mwana obande, 'mamiria makendu
It means that one first and foremost attends to issues affecting him as a person before he can think of neighbour.
Ebiabande nsongora igoti, ebiao nkunyunyu
When a situation arises that you are eating/feasting at a friend's place, you are very ready and willing to attend. But when it is your turn to give, you are unwilling. We should be generous and give with happiness just as we are willing to receive.
Abange mbaya, nekero bariete kiane nkaigwa bobe
When you have some problem, you feel good when many people come and assist in the spirit of unity. The problem is shared and happiness prevails. But, when the many people come to eat from you, you tend to be offended because you will spend a lot.
Enda n'esese
Esese is a dog and enda is stomach. Refers to a situation where you eat and forget that there is no tomorrow. Eat and keep some for a rainy day. However much you eat, you will certainly feel hungry.
Bwanchani mbwa 'maiso, n'emioyo etamanyaini
Obwanchani is love. People tend to have their inner feelings to themselves even if they appear friendly and helpful. Beware of two-faced friends who pretend to be your friends while they hate you inside.
Mosomba n'onguru
A good servant is one who works hard for he will reap some benefits out of his hard work and patience. Encourages those who are employed to work hard in order for them to survive lest they get fired at the slightest mistake.
Egiasireire nchera rogoro kerigerie nchera maate
When you have lost something, it is prudent for you to expand your search, not necessarily at the spot where you misplaced it. For instance, when you have lost a woman to another man, look for another at another place.
Geutere giote gekobamboka gekobambokere
Being nice to a person has a price. When he gets up and is able to support himself, more often than not turns against you. Beware.
Omosacha neritiro rire nyomba
In a household, the husband is like a pillar of that house. His importance cannot be disputed and therefore he should be given his due respect. Without him things can not run smoothly. Wives are warned to accord their husbands their due respect and integrity.
Borabu nswenta
When you leave a place and promise to come back in no time, beware because you never know what you will incur just after getting out of sight. In most cases, you end up taking more time to return than you promised.
Amasikani nabuete chiseneni chieching'ondi
It is gratifying to maintain respect towards other people and to yourself. A sheep's tail has some very delicious meat yet it cannot equal respect.
Marina marina maya, maika matamerana
It is easier to climb up a tree than to descend. Likewise, it is easier to create a problem than it is to find yourself out of the same.
Momenyi boko noyonga Gisore
Gisore was a polite man who was liked by all and sundry. When you are housed or accommodated by people, you have to live and behave just as well as Gisore. This will encourage your host to keep accommodating you till you leave most likey on your own accord.
Binto mbiang'ora, nsagasaga bikwanga
If you want good results, do something slowly but carefully. Speed often makes you overlook stupid mistakes.
Nyasi nere namato
Walls have ears. Avoid talking ill of people thinking that no one is hearing. Whatever you say, know that it will filter through to someone sooner or later. Same as getutu nkemaiso.
Egetakoria ngetakonyora
This is like a curse. Means one does not wish you well at all. If you evade trouble, then there was no trouble at all.
Obwate omwabo, obwatwa koboko ocha ka, otabwati omwabo obwata 'moraa mwomo
This refers to situations where people tend to get favours from friends and relatives when trouble strikes. In contrast, those who have no one to look to often get nothing and end up in problems. Omoraa omwomo (dry plant) implies hardship.
Nguru chia 'momura, nchogu egwatia 'mbara
This proverb is used to stress the importance of a male child in a homestead. He is likened to an elephant in the sense that he is strong by nature and will be able to fight and protect the family when need arises.
Getutu kere maiso
The bush in which you hide has eyes. The African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories website explains this as follows:
"A secret is compared to a bush in which a person hides, that is, your hiding place. On one level the proverb warns you to choose a good place to hide your secrets in order to make sure that your secrets are safe and will later be used for the well being of others. However, your bad secrets will be exposed. This Gusii proverb teaches the bad features of pretense, hypocrisy and hiding the truth.
"A scripture parallel is Luke 12:1b-3: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.
"This proverb is used mainly during ceremonies of initiation and during the appointment of people to leadership positions. The proverb encourages people not to pretend in carrying out their responsibilities, but rather to serve faithfully and openly. What they do in pretense or "in the dark" will always haunt them later."
No riddles yet, I'm afraid, or at least not ones with English translations. If anyone is up to speed in Ekegusii, please have a gander at Kisii.com's Literature in Kisii page, where you'll find over a dozen quoted at the bottom. Both Jimmy Omoke at Kisiii.com and myself would be delighted to receive translations...


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10 Character Actor Kim Bum
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Among the personnel of the Korean F4, perhaps after the series finished filming BBF, kim bum is the most active. Once completed BBF, kim bum than busy filming the ad, he jugamain dream drama series (SBS, 2009), then continue with the movie
big screen and released the single flight to Japan and pictorial book.
To a newcomer, this is a remarkable achievement. In
2009, there golden years kim bum! Kim Bum is one of several
teenage actor who grew up in the eyes of the viewer screen. From kid
plain in Unstoppable High Kick up to the playboy in boys before flower.
And here are 10 characters self-Bum Kim:
1. Competition
Life competition. The word "lost" is a word that I can not accept.
Although still the age of 20 years more, kim bum style does not fit with young age. Give people the impression dewasayang at him. "Said the defeat is not in my dictionary, like game dunting, stone, paper. Recently when filming CF (Ad RC Cola in the Philippines) with Maja Salvador. When the scene Such, I also have the determination to win, and finally I won, too.
2. Success
Life success. I hate the word "failure is success delayed, because of failure to success have a huge struggle. I was the person wanted success ".
3. Concentration
Concentration. "If we can interfere with work, I can break." While on the set. Kim Bum breathing barely see his cell phone, although there are dozens of text messages, he did not want to disrupt the shooting range of emotions.
4. Temptation
Temptation. In the event MKMF Music Awards 2007 (Mnet Korean) 4 members groupband women with seductive dance kim bum. The event is hot on the netter, in the year 2007 also kim bum and one member of the girl wonder
partner in the film I like it hot there hot kissing scene. And this give rise to envy men wonder girl fans and they leave negative words, so kim bum disable his blog to temporary.
5. Inferiority
Low self. If I were a director, I would not vote themselves into players. Kim bum When will filming a serial MBC Rude Women (2006) kim bum role as a class 1 high school student who recently moved from the U.S. together
mother. At that kim bum every day memorizing scenarios and only sleeping 4 hours a day.
6. Confidence
Confidence. Since childhood, Kim Bum is like the film and the age of 3 years he has been commenting on the film in tontonnya. Football is one of the hobby since kim bum minor, kim bum breathing aspires to become a soccer player
professional ball, but at the junior high school, in a match his team defeated. Since then kim bum decided not to play ball anymore.
7. Funny
Humorous. When playing a movie Unstoppable, kim bum who is usually serious in demand to portray agedan funny. Kim Bum buy a small book, each time seeing things funny or a funny scene soon kim bum note on such a small book for get inspiration at the time required for filming, such records collected up to 3 sheets of A4 paper, then in the show director.
8. Easy
Relax. Before you become the artist kim bum never undergo special training, but his acting ability is quite good. while will play along with the seniors with various roles. Kim bum's face did not look tense. "Maybe because the face
My thick, it would not appear. And now I should not be seen nervous anymore. "he said.
9. Responsibility
Responsibility. Kim Bum is the concentration on his work, making it less following the trend of young entertainment. The song that most IN at this time he also did not know, because he always fell asleep in the car. "I was not actually do not want to relax, Tapio what can make. Receive an honorarium would be worked hard to get maximum results, so that people spend the funds were satisfied. Kim Bum is also highly respected people around him, if he did not do a mistake reluctant to apologize.
10. Modesty
Currently, kim bum who has become a popular artist in korea and asia. He did not want to be an artist whose behavior made-up in order to maintain the image. "I do not want any distance with my audience, I also love my business memilhat on screen. "
"When they want to know or are curious about something, I can not help it. When reading a synopsis or scenario, there are times when I felt the character was fight with me. I felt it when acting as Lee Dong Chul (youth) in the series East of Eden, and Lee Jang Suk in dream. Two characters are like mocking me. Try and see whether
You can do it. I do not like losing, so I had do it. "
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Caption: Me with Joy & Hakim, two members of my Donda's House Team
Yesterday, I had an opportunity to attend the inaugural programming event hosted by the Obama Foundation. The event gathered 175 youth from Chicago in order to provide them with Civic Engagement Training. One component of the day was the Engagement Fair, and Donda's House was invited to participate in that. I was joined by two members of my team, our Communications Director Hakim, and one of our amazing volunteers Joy.
Caption: Some of the Obama Memorabilia I've collected over the years. Some of the stuff I actually purchased during the campaign! The newspapers are from the day after he won the first term! I also have two books about First Lady Michelle Obama.
I'll never forget President Obama's first campaign. At the time I was living in Chicago, so we were all incredibly invested in the campaign. I was also still teaching, so I was able to incorporate many of his speeches and other non-partisan content into my curriculum. At the time I was also working at Whitney Young High School – the school that First Lady Michelle Obama attended! I'll never forget the feeling in the air… and in our hearts… To think that we as a country could elect the First African American President was a testament to how far we had come… and it was incredibly inspiring to think about what that meant for my students and for my community.
Caption: Some of the buttons I owned during the campaign and a letter I received from First Lady Michelle Obama!
I truly enjoyed following President Obama's campaigns (both of them), and I truly enjoyed following him and his family while they were in the White House. It was always my dream (like so many other Americans I'm sure) to meet him face-to-face. I've known people who were invited to some of the forums and workshops at the White House, who attended some of the epic parties and social gatherings and who were able to engage with President Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama and his team regularly. I attended a couple of events where both President Obama and First Lady Obama spoke, but I never had the opportunity to shake their hands or speak with them. The day he gave his "Obama, Out" speech, I still kept hope in my heart that one day we'd meet. 2017 has been an incredible year of manifestation for my husband and I… I plan to share more about that before 2017 ends.
Caption: Donda's House at the Engagement Fair for the Obama Foundation.
You can imagine my excitement when I received an invitation to participate in the inaugural Obama Foundation Event because of my work with Donda's House AND to be able to connect with youth in the 18-24 demographic. When you run a non-profit, so much of the work you do is to create awareness about the work that you do. When I meet people and I mention Donda's House, it is incredibly affirming to hear that they not only know about Donda's House, but they respect and often applaud the work that we do. So when we received the invitation to participate in the Obama Foundation Event, it meant the world to me because it was an affirmation that our work was being seen and heard by a group of people that were acting on the behalf of President & First Lady Michelle Obama.
Affirmation matters in philanthropy, because I spend so much of my time making a case for the work. Many of my conversations are centered around:
(A) Why all young people, especially youth on the South Side of Chicago and from low income communities deserve access to the arts…
(B) Why the push for STEM in educational institutions has often meant relegating the "A" "arts" to the margins… Why STEAM over STEM is a better approach to curriculum development.
(C) Why African American youth deserve more than just sports & recreational programs in their communities…
(D) Why indigenous leadership in low-income and communities of color is essential… (not negating diversity which is important but arguing that people need to see people that look like them & that come from where they come from in leadership positions…)
In many instances we get more "no" responses than we get "yes" responses and when the "we are not able to provide funding at this time" letters pile up it can be disheartening because not receiving the support does not dismiss or remove the need for support. The youth that we serve expect, anticipate and need the programs that we provide. Hard stop. That means that we have to and we must do what we can to fulfill those expectations. And we try to do so, without putting a burden on the youth that we serve because we don't want them to worry about (and frankly, they have enough to worry about!) our ability to provide services for them.
So anytime an individual or an organization says they're familiar with our work and they're interested in collaborating it is a huge "win" for us and for the youth that we serve. 5 years ago, Donda's House was just a dream. An idea that we had to provide targeted support to young Creatives. We wanted to target youth who came from the same community as us, because the arts were an essential component of our lives growing up. When we started working, we quickly realized the disparities between nonprofit organizations lead by people of color and more specifically African-American lead organizations and we started advocating for capacity building support for Donda's House and the countless organizations like ours lead by African Americans.
We had an incredible day connecting to young people yesterday – all of whom were interested in changing the world and making a positive impact on their communities. Many of the youth were artists, and were interested in pursuing careers and social change in the arts & culture sector. When we were surprised by President Obama, it was special because as the organizational leaders met him he wanted to know two things, our names & the organizations we were representing. As I shook President Obama's hand and I said, "Donnie Smith and I'm with Donda's House," it was an incredibly emotional experience because I was realizing my dream BECAUSE of helping young people realize their dreams. I didn't meet President Obama for the first time at a social event… I met him because of the work that I've committed my life to doing and because someone recognized the value in that work and that mission.
I can only hope & pray that we continue to find ourselves in the rooms that we need to be in and that I, as the Captain of the Ship that we call Donda's House, find myself in the rooms that I need to be in, in order to continue to move the work forward. This is coming from a girl who doesn't look like what she's been through. My tests have become my testimony and I pray that my life continues to be an example of God's grace & that I leave the spaces & the people that I touch better than I found them.
For more information about the Obama Foundation click here.
Learn more about the event yesterday here.
Check out the Donda's House feed here, my instagram feed here, and check out the hashtag #trainingdaychi on all Social Media channels to see more reflections from the day!


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I've been a scifi fan for yonks. Probably since I was old enough to watch spaceships explode and rubber suited monsters chase beautiful blondes around cardboard boxes while they try their darndest to look terrified and terrifying.
My favourite piece of scifi television has to be "Firefly", the brainchild of Joss Whedon, famous for his "Buffy" series. There's no doubt in my mind that "Firefly" could have been a contender for the title of best scifi show ever except that there weren't more than 13 eps made.
In "Firefly", there are no rubber-suited monsters. There are monsters... but they're existential and political. The premise is simple: A motley crew of pirates, prostitute, priest and physician wander across the galaxy on the run from something or other. The running, it seems, is the fun part but it's the relationships that gives depth to the characters and their stories.
Simply speaking, it's a Western in space. There are guns... lots of guns... and dust, boots, horses, cows, civil war patois and ugly bad guys. There's romance too... spoken and unspoken... And best of all... fantastic storytelling and great dialogue.
And then, it got cancelled... boo hiss... by Fox. Because apparently nobody wants to watch a scifi western.
A movie was made a few years later... a follow-up called Serenity (the ship's name). A darker, bleaker crew, captained by a dispirited Mal Reynolds (played by Nathan Fillion from Castle) who has lost his lady love to her unfortunate profession (so he thinks). That has got to be the most frustrating romance in the universe. So much back and forth but no admission, confession and other "sion" words.
As the story unfolds we see palpable tension among the crew who are living on a wing and a prayer. Its youngest member has a frightening secret that could see them all very dead. But it's more than that... it's about freedom... against totalitarianism...
Human beings of every stripe are a screwed up bunch... and throughout history, there have been all kinds of know-it-alls who think they know what's best for all of us. So they get into power to try and fix human nature. You know what I mean, dictators... when they're benevolent, they're okay but when they're not... we get Hitler and Stalin.
I'm not sure why we don't get it after several thousand years of recorded history... the persistent belief that we can somehow change humans... force them to "be better" through the political process. It seems that every time that happens, a lot of people die.
I don't think we're about to stop people from warring anytime soon. Certainly not by talking or negotiations. Restrain and deterrence is all we can hope for.


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vulnerability, perhaps
they say feelings are temporary
but what about the ones that come back time and time again?
where the cycle of feelings is so predictable
never, ever, spontaneous
I ascertain in my head that I am in some state of limbo.
sometimes, hollowness is so stifling
I can visualise it, the insides of me
are filled with an uncomfortable eerie silence
filled with nothing.
nothing I can hold onto
nothing I want to hold onto
nothing that I will hold onto long enough, strong enough.
and comfort… is a positive word
for most
but it saves me, and destroys me.
reminders, in the form of a human being
will always be deleted out of the present as much as possible
but don't you worry, you will notice too late
or never quite care enough.
now, I am faced with the results
erased –
quantitatively, not many
qualitatively, too much
except hostility has used the time to manage its way in
and is now, a barrier.
a barrier too powerful, too persuasive, too painful.
life continues, construction works are ongoing…
if only I could build things other than barriers.


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- Take 1:1 ratio of lemon juice and sugar. Mix it and rub it between the palms for 2 minutes then wash it after 15 minutes.
Treating rough hand and feet: –
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Treating dark knees and elbows: –
- Rub lemon juice on your knees and elbows and leave it for 20 minutes. Soak a towel in hot water then scrub it on your knees and elbows.
Mask for soft skin: –
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Director of Environmental Excellence
- Recruiter
- Paris 2024
- Location
- Paris, France
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 16 Apr 2018
- Closes
- 30 Apr 2018
- Sector
- Federations & LOCs
- Function
- Events & Operations, Legacy & Sustainability
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
The Organising Committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games ("Paris 2024") is looking for a Director of Environmental Excellence to join the management team.
In compliance with the Host City Contract, signed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the City of Paris and the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), Paris 2024 is responsible for:
- Plan, organise, fund and deliver the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as associated events;
- Promote the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in France and internationally;
- Participate in actions to ensure the sustainability of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris 2024;
- Contribute to maximise the positive impact and legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Under the direct authority of the President of the Organising Committee, the Director of Environmental Excellence ("DEE") is in charge of defining and delivering the Organising Committee's strategy for environmental excellence in order to organise a responsible, exemplary and innovative Games.
Within the legacy and sustainability department, he/she has a cross-departmental responsibility aiming to integrate environmental excellence for:
- Business operation of the Organising Committee;
- Preparation and operational delivery of the event;
- Games legacy.
The Director of Environmental Excellence will be accountable for:
- Building a strategy based on the Paris 2024 environmental excellence defined during the bid;
- Updating the strategy, reinforcing it and instilling it into operational action plans and objectives that will be implemented in all departments;
- Creating indicators and assessment tools to verify the strategy's performance, to adapt the objectives and action plans according to the obtained results;
- Adapting and developing the strategy to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the regulatory framework (ISO standards) or by new partnerships (NGOs, economic partners);
- Assisting the Chairman, the CEO, and the different departments of the Organising Committee to take into consideration environmental issues;
- Collaborating closely with the Resources division to integrate environmental issues in all the Organising Committee's business operations (especially procurement);
- Collaborating closely with the Operations Department, in particular Venues and Infrastructure, and the Heritage Department to develop the best solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of the Games and maximise the legacy of the Paris 2024 Games;
- Collaborating closely with all directorates, and especially with the communication and branding departments, creativity and engagement, to promote environmental excellence among all Games audiences and help to change attitudes;
- Represent the Organising Committee on the topic with partners or during national and international events; and
- Establishing partnerships, building a network and mobilising the different communities to build support and engagement on the project.
Ideal experience:
- The DEE has to demonstrate exceptional and meaningful results to manage a sustainable development policy in a challenging, international and high-growth organization;
- Excellent " environmental knowledge" and masters corporate sustainable responsibility standards and regulations applicable for sustainable development / environment (ISO standards, Agenda 21, impact assessment) and best practices;
- Ability to manage cross disciplinary projects in a complex and demanding environment, and build strong relationships with numerous stakeholders (public authorities, private partners, NGOs, etc.);
- Detailed understanding of the national and international stakeholders;
- Ability to understand the issues of the Olympic and Paralympic Movement, and develop partnerships and relationships with main stakeholders;
- High fluency in English: work and negotiation; and
- Previous experience organising a large-scale event could be an asset, but is not a prerequisite to apply.
Managerial skills:
The candidate has to demonstrate the following managerial skills:
- Strategist:
- Analytical and reasoning skills;
- Combine strategic thinking, rigorous implementation and change;
- Creativity and innovation to bring new ideas and projects;
- Management of ambiguity.
- Deliverer:
- Results and solutions orientated;
- Ability to make complicated things simple.
- Leadership:
- High managerial skills to lead teams;
- Ability to mentor team;
- Writing and oral fluency with a strong ability to lead meetings;
- Excellent team development;
- Relational qualities and influencer;
- Team player and ability to collaborate with numerous stakeholders, both internally and externally;
- Ability to lead cross-functional projects, and work with numerous stakeholders (public authorities, private partners, NGOs, etc.);
- Expert negotiator with different stakeholders and lead meetings / events;
- Good listener and ability to analyse and understand expectations and specific needs of each and every one.
Other Capabilities
- Alignment with sport values;
- Diversity management.
Paris 2024 have officially appointed the services of Russell Reynolds to manage this vacancy for Director of Environmental Excellence. Applicants will be contacted directly by the agency.


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B/X Essentials: Cleric and Magic-User Spells: Almost Done!
The last few illustrations for the book are coming in! Pieces from Kyle Latino and Sean Poppe can be seen in the layout preview above.
This is always the most exciting part of a project for me, seeing it finally all coming together. The green squares that I use as image placeholders during layout being replaced with actual artwork.
This is going to be a really nice looking book. And a book that I've always wanted myself for use at the table. A 34 page, digest-size booklet containing just the B/X cleric and magic-user spells. And loads of artwork.
Publication planned for early February.
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FNB, iStore, in more affordable iPhone X deal
FNB, in partnership with iStore, is offering qualifying credit card holders the new iPhone X and other selected Apple devices at more affordable rates.
FNB Gold, Premier, Private Clients, Private Wealth and RMB Private Bank credit card holders will be able to purchase the iPhone X 64GB (30 months) and iPhone X 256GB (29 months) at R749 and R899 per month respectively.
At 24 months, the customer can trade in the device and use the trade-in value to settle their outstanding balance, or continue paying for the remainder of the term.
Customers will have to purchase the device at any iStore in South Africa on their FNB Credit Card straight facility. Once a purchase has been made, FNB will transfer the purchase and limit onto a budget facility at a promotional 8% interest rate.
Heetal Govindjee, Head of Product at FNB Credit Card, says this exclusive deal, a first for the industry, is yet another way of adding value to customers by tapping into innovation and meaningful partnerships in order to continue offering them value for money, more choice and access to the latest technology at affordable rates over a reasonable repayment period.
"Not only will customers experience top of the range technology, without burning a hole in their pockets, this deal will go a long way to helping them to save, given the tough economic circumstances which continue to put pressure on disposable income," says Govindjee.
She adds that this latest offering is aligned to one of FNB's broader objectives to make smart devices affordable for South Africans who previously would not have been able to purchase them.
This exclusive offer follows the current FNB Connect data incentive, whereby customers are set to benefit from 3 million Gigabytes of data as a reward for using the bank's digital platforms between 1 November and 31 January 2018.
This is in addition to the eBucks rewards that qualifying FNB customers get for using the bank's digital ecosystem and other eligible products.
Although iPhone stock is currently constrained due to the overwhelming response from consumers, FNB Credit Card holders can join the waiting list at iStore.
Earth 2050: memory chips for kids, telepathy for adults
An astonishing set of predictions for the next 30 years includes a major challenge to the privacy of our thoughts.
Buy 2050, most kids may be fitted with the latest memory boosting implants, and adults will have replaced mobile devices with direct connectivity through brain implants, powered by thought.
These are some of the more dramatic forecasts in Earth 2050, an award-winning, interactive multimedia project that accumulates predictions about social and technological developments for the upcoming 30 years. The aim is to identify global challenges for humanity and possible ways of solving these challenges. The website was launched in 2017 to mark Kaspersky Lab's 20th birthday. It comprises a rich variety of predictions and future scenarios, covering a wide range of topics.
Recently a number of new contributions have been added to the site. Among them Lord Martin Rees, the UK's Astronomer Royal, Professor at Cambridge University and former President of the Royal Society; investor and entrepreneur Steven Hoffman, Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner, along withDmitry Galov, security researcher and Alexey Malanov, malware analyst at Kaspersky Lab.
The new visions for 2050 consider, among other things:
- The replacement of mobile devices with direct connectivity through brain implants, powered by thought – able to upload skills and knowledge in return – and the impact of this on individual consciousness and privacy of thought.
- The ability to transform all life at the genetic level through gene editing.
- The potential impact of mistakes made by advanced machine-learning systems/AI.
- The demise of current political systems and the rise of 'citizen governments', where ordinary people are co-opted to approve legislation.
- The end of the techno-industrial age as the world runs out of fossil fuels, leading to economic and environmental devastation.
- The end of industrial-scale meat production, as most people become vegan and meat is cultured from biopsies taken from living, outdoor reared livestock.
The hypothetical prediction for 2050 from Dmitry Galov, security researcher at Kaspersky Lab is as follows: "By 2050, our knowledge of how the brain works, and our ability to enhance or repair it is so advanced that being able to remember everything and learn new things at an outrageous speed has become commonplace. Most kids are fitted with the latest memory boosting implants to support their learning and this makes education easier than it has ever been.
"Brain damage as a result of head injury is easily repaired; memory loss is no longer a medical condition, and people suffering from mental illnesses, such as depression, are quickly cured. The technologies that underpin this have existed in some form since the late 2010s. Memory implants are in fact a natural progression from the connected deep brain stimulation implants of 2018.
"But every technology has another side – a dark side. In 2050, the medical, social and economic impact of memory boosting implants are significant, but they are also vulnerable to exploitation and cyber-abuse. New threats that have appeared in the last decade include the mass manipulation of groups through implanted or erased memories of political events or conflicts, and even the creation of 'human botnets'.
"These botnets connect people's brains into a network of agents controlled and operated by cybercriminals, without the knowledge of the victims themselves. Repurposed cyberthreats from previous decades are targeting the memories of world leaders for cyber-espionage, as well as those of celebrities, ordinary people and businesses with the aim of memory theft, deletion of or 'locking' of memories (for example, in return for a ransom).
"This landscape is only possible because, in the late 2010s when the technologies began to evolve, the potential future security vulnerabilities were not considered a priority, and the various players: healthcare, security, policy makers and more, didn't come together to understand and address future risks."
For more information and the full suite of inspirational and thought-provoking predictions, visit Earth 2050.
Pizoelectrics: Healthcare's new gymnasts of gadgetry
Healthcare electronics is rapidly deploying for wellness, electroceuticals, and intrusive medical procedures, among other, powered by new technologies. Much of it is trending to diagnostics and treatment on the move, and removing the need for the patient to perform procedures on time.
Instruments become wearables, including electronic skin patches and implants. The IDTechEx Research report, "Piezoelectric Harvesting and Sensing for Healthcare 2019-2029", notes that sensors should preferably be self-powered, non-poisonous even on disposal, and many need to be biocompatible and even biodegradable.
We need to detect biology, vibration, force, acceleration, stress and linear movement and do imaging. Devices must reject bacteria and be useful in wearables and Internet of Things nodes. Preferably we must move to one device performing multiple tasks.
So is there a gymnast material category that has that awesome versatility?
Piezoelectrics has a good claim. It measures all those parameters. That even includes biosensors where the piezo senses the swelling of a biomolecule recognizing a target analyte. The most important form of self-powered (one material, two functions) piezo sensing is ultrasound imaging, a market growing at 5.1% yearly.
The IDTechEx Research report looks at what comes next, based on global travel and interviewing by its PhD level analysts in 2018 with continuous updates.
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Latest news related to our clients and projects
Bulgarian-American Credit Bank has a new web site
Merry Xmas
STUDIO X wishes you a healthy, smiling, happy and prosperous 2014!
Wishes for bright holidays!
Thank you for the good partnerships, friendships, and successful projects this year.
BG Site 2012 awarded prizes for web and again didn't skip Studio X
On the Annual awards of "BG Site 2012" several projects designed by Studio X were nominated. Most of the awards heated the cold programmers hearts by winning the prizes from the votes of the jury or the audience/consumers.
Thanks again to all who considered our projects as interesting and qualitative and voted for us.
Here are our awards:
The category "Corporate Site" :
Winner : First Investment Bank (www.fibank.bg)
2nd place : Kia Bulgaria (www.kia.bg)
Category " Special Award Lucrat usability " :
Winner : Kia Bulgaria (www.kia.bg)
Category 'Media'
Winner of the audience : D - Rock Radio (www.zrockbg.com)
"Teach for Bulgaria " in partnership with Studio X and PG " Velizar Peev" ( Svoge ) with a look...
Studio X Digital in school!
"Teach for Bulgaria " is a non-governmental organization in the field of education.
"Teach for Bulgaria" is actively working to achieve equal access to quality education for every child in Bulgaria , regardless of their socioeconomic status . To achieve this objective, the organization selects and provides support for training and development of young and ambitious people to become motivated teachers , leaders in schools in need . One of the goals of the organization is to get students opportunities to meet inspiration models, which would positively affect their lifetimes .
The organization has partnered with other communities , including the Bulgarian business because of their understanding of the importance of education for the competitiveness of our economy.
Studio X Digital is an IT company operating in the fields of web design that will gladly join the initiative in the school year 2013/2014 , the Agency and the students of the 12th grade in PG " Velizar Peev" on spec " Computers and Technology " will meet together in an hour. The aim is to create interest and awareness of the students in this professional field by meeting established professionals working in the field .
12 / Nov / 2013 will be held the first of the two open lectures . Together with the curriculum we will address some basic and interesting practices related to HTML, CSS and professional requirements in the field of web design. It will be demonstrated best practices of HTML5 and some restrictions on the specifics of a browser .
We will not pass without realizing small task in class in which everyone will participate .
The visitation among students aims to provoke their interest in the front-end development and further gives them an opportunity to create interesting professional contacts .
Supported by:
1. Mr. Atanasov Stancho / Director of PG " Velizar Peev" /
2 . Studio X Digital
3 . Foundation "Teach for Bulgaria"
Technopolis - online shop and catalog
Online trade of consumer goods is one of the most competitive segments in the Web. We are delighted that together with Oryx Consulting we created the online store of the largest retailer of households appliances in Bulgaria! Who said "where to buy from"? From here - http :/ / www.technopolis.bg
Studio X has launched the new online shop of OK Office
OK Office - a new fast growing company has decided to build their new web site together with Studio X.
Studio X has delivered the informational architecture, web design, development and the ERP integration.
As a result the web site visitors can enjoy a new, modern and well structured web site which will provide all kind of office materials needed.
Smile every day, live healthy, eat more soup and buy some office materials from OK Office.
Studio X is the new web agency of Vivacom
Starting the New 2013 Year Studio X is the new web agency of Vivacom. Vivacom is a telecommunication giant uniting BTC (Bulgarian Telecommunication Services) and Vivatel services.
Vivacom is a strong market leader, providing Home Telephone Services, Mobile services, Internet Connections, Converged Services and Digital TV.
The special program of Diners Club Bulgaria
The special Diners Club Bulgaria program "First Lady" has new web site, developed by Studio X.
Studio X has created the concept, the photo shooting, the web design and the development of the site.
As result the "First Lady" users can visit a modern and good looking web site and find all details of the program, as well to filter a list of all shops in all different categories, submited in the program
The new corporate site of First Investment Bank is online
Studio X has finished the work on a very challenging project - the new web site of First Investment Bank.
Thanks to the great support of the project team of the Bank and the efforts of Studio X members the project was delivered on time, despite the tight schedule.
Currently Studio X has the pleasure to work on another project with First investment Bank. The result will be announced very soon
Studio X took participation in the Bulgarian Web Awards 2012 and as a result also took many awards
The Bulgarian Web Awards Contest was always concidered to be a serious criteria in the web field in Bulgaria.
So no wonder Studio X has decided to participate this year, choosing six of his latest projects in different cateogories. The result - 5 awards, including the Big one - Best Web Site for Year 2012, which was awarded to KIA Bulgaria.
Well, what can we say...a lot of tears, a lot of kisses, a lot of chamaigne...
And here is the list of the awarded web sites:
1. www.bulgarea.com Cateogory: Foods & Drinks; Client: Ficosota
2. www.galleryplovdiv.com Category: Art & Culture; Client: Art Gallery Plovdiv
3. www.kia.bg Category: Cars; Client: KIA Mothors
4. www.kia.bg Category: Best Web Site 2012; Client: KIA Mothors
5. www.programata.bg. Cateogry: Life Style & Leisure; Client: Programata.bg
KIA Bulgaria and their new web site. A beautiful story you should not miss....
KIA Bulgaria hit 10 years of success in Bulgaria and therefore decided to celebrate the anniversary with a big cocktail, shiny jazz songstress and a brand new web site, created by Studio X. Again.
Well, this is the second time in a 3 year period when KIA Bulgaria has entrusted the making of its web face to Studio X. Moreover, after seeing the result we still have been invited to the official party where we mixed tears and Champaign and personally gave a hug to the CEO, the PR, the sales Director and all KIA members, who were not fast enough to escape our turbulent hug.
So all KIA fans should feel more than invited to check the familiar web address www.kia.bg and choose the model which fits the most to their specific aesthetic sense
Personalize your credit card with Societe General Expressbank
The New campaign of Societe General Expressbank, gives to their customers the option to personalize the outlook of their new credit card, according their personal preferences. The web site was designed and developed by Studio X in a beautiful and user friendly way, allowing the visitors to choose and order the credit card they need with only 3 easy steps.
You are a sports fan? Or a traveler? Or may be you love animals? Or you ara keen on astrolgical signs? Well whatever your preferences are, Societe General Expressbank gives you the option to show it on your credit card.
Why don't you try now?


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Building on last year's focus on the development of a smart, connected world, this year's theme, "IMPACT on Intelligent Everything," will dive deep into future technology trends for smart applications, robots, drones, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and IoT devices. Held in conjunction with TPCA SHOW 2017, the International Microsystems, Packaging Assembly and Circuits Technology (IMPACT) conference, organized by IEEE CPMT-Taipei, iMAPS-Taiwan, ITRI and TPCA, is the largest gathering of IC packaging and printed circuit board (PCB) professionals in Taiwan.
Dow Electronic Materials' experts are once again honored to join the ranks of renowned researchers and academia participating at IMPACT 2017. The company will present its latest research findings and process breakthroughs related to eliminating tin whiskers in PCB manufacturing and meeting the requirements for ever-tightening features sizes for high-density interconnect (HDI) applications. During the conference, Dow scientists will present the following two papers:
#1 Studies of Tin Whisker Growth under High External Pressure (Download Paper)
Tin whiskers are recognized as a much more serious reliability
threat to lead-free electronic components or products due to the
implementation of the European Directive on restrictions of hazardous
substances (RoHS) legislation in July 2006. This position is
exacerbated by the trend for increased sophistication and
miniaturization in electronics. Although the tin whisker growth
mechanisms have been studied for more than 50 years, the tin whisker
nucleation and growth mechanisms still have not been fully understood.
Besides, the significant research work focused mainly on understanding
of the whisker formation as a consequence of inner surface stress
relief. Little theoretical or systematic work has been carried out to
understand the formation of whiskers driven by external mechanical
stress, such as the high external mechanical stress in press-fit
Press-fit connection is a solderless technology for making reliable electronic joints. Modern press-fit compliant solution provides many advantages when compared with soldering, such as solderless, low thermal stress, better reliability, lower cost, etc., making it a popular interconnect technology. It is reported that press-fit connectors have begun to dominate high-end connector applications for telecommunications, computer printed circuit boards (PCBs) and automotive electronic modules. The press-fit technology allows for the insertion of a press-fit pin (male) into a plated-through hole (PTH, female) in a printed circuit board (PCB) to establish a cold welded interconnections autonomously without using solder, especially when tin plating is used for at least one of both contact partners (pin/hole). The press-fit compliant pins having an elastic press-in zone deform when inserted into a PTH and sustain a permanent high contact normal force between the compliant pin and PTH. The external pressure applied by the compliant press-fit zones during and after performing the press-in process increases the tendency to create tin whiskers especially for pure tin finish. These whiskers grow on much shorter time scales than whiskers caused by the stress introduced by intermetallic phase growth. Furthermore, the technology trend towards higher density connector solutions (closer pin to pin/hole to hole distance, much higher external pressure) further increases the risk of electrical short-circuit due to the formation of tin whiskers.
In this study, a series of factors that may affect whisker growth on electroplated tin coatings under external pressure were studied, including storage time, coating thickness, grain structure, loading, ball diameter, etc., to improve the understanding of the external pressure-induced whisker growth mechanism. It was found that longer storage time, thicker coating (< 3 μm), higher loading and higher pressure will give more and longer whiskers. Equiaxed grain structure with moderate grain size can disperse external compressive stress more efficiently, thus mitigating whisker growth.
#2 A Novel Electroplating Technology with Leveling Minimum Surface Deposition for HDI Application ( Download Paper)
Electrolytic copper micro via filling is an enabling technology, prominently used in today's manufacture of high density interconnect (HDI), to be driven by the needs for faster speed, smaller dimension and higher performance versus communication and electronic devices; and also in response to the evolution of the wafer manufacturing technology, which eventually required smaller and smaller pitch BGA substrate for packaging, more dense I/O counts increase transmission efficiency, and minimize routing reduce signals disturbance. Thus, the trend of circuits on HDI boards will tend to be constructed by high density stacked vias and smaller vias. And the increasingly difficult micro via geometries must be filled without void and skip plating over million vias, while maintaining plating rates capable of delivering production throughputs. This paper describes the study on the factors affecting copper electroplating for micro via filling, and developing new plating formula with great surface leveling, thinner copper deposit thickness for direct current (DC) copper process for HDI application....More
Playing off the popularity of the Internet of Things and the
development of technologies required to support wearable devices and
smart home applications, the IMPACT-IIAC 2016 Joint Conference, which
took place Oct. 26-28 in Taipei, Taiwan, was aptly themed, "IMPACT on
the Next Big Things," and included panel sessions, invited talks,
industrial sessions and paper presentations on topics related to
accelerating manufacturing and commercialization of smart, connected
devices. Please check links below to download or read more
#1 Next Generation Electrolytic Copper Plating Process for HDI Applications (Download Paper) Best PCB Paper Award
Novel and robust electroplating formulations are required to meet the challenging demands for High Density Interconnect (HDI) applications. These requirements include (A) Thinner and uniform surface copper (B) Void-free electrodeposition of copper in Filled blind micro-vias (BMV) and (C) Higher throwing power (TP) in high aspect ratio through holes. A Direct Current (DC) plating process was developed to meet these requirements...More
The new product provides via filling with higher throwing power in through holes while maintaining high plating rates, enabling high production throughputs. The plating process was evaluated as a function of a variety of process variables including eductor distance, solution flow rate, current density and additive concentrations. The test panels used were 1mm thick with 60 µm deep vias on one side and 100 µm deep vias on the other side. The panels included through holes of 0.15mm and 0.25 mm diameters and micro-via diameters between 75-150 µm. The test panels were processed through Electroless Copper prior to electroplating which was performed in 60 Liter vertical in-line plating equipment using insoluble anodes.
An optimum flow rate of 25 L/min was used for better via fill and throwing power. The eductor was positioned at 1, 2 and 3 inches away from the test panel. The optimum distance was determined to be 1 inch to achieve filled vias with dimples less than 10 µm. Plating tests were also carried out as a function of current density (15, 20, 25 and 30 ASF). Dimple depth gradually increased with increasing current density from 15 to 30 ASF but still remained below 10 µm in depth. Throwing Power greater than 80% was achieved in 0.15 mm and 0.25 mm diameter through holes. The plating bath was cycled to 200 Ah/L to evaluate the performance.
This paper will discuss the development of a novel next generation product for micro-via fill (60 µm and 100 µm deep vias). Dimple depths less than 10 µm, void-free fill at a surface Copper thickness of less than 21 µm can be achieved with this next generation product.
#2 A Potential Silver Catalyst System for Next Generation of Electroless Cu Process as a Palladium Substitution (Download Paper)
Electroless plating of copper onto insulating substrates is a process broadly applied in the electronics industry for manufacture of printed circuit boards and decorative plating of plastic parts for automotive or consumer appliance. The key step involves surface activation of the dielectric surface for deposition in electroless copper bath. Palladium catalyst, either in its ionic form or metallic form, is most widely used for this purpose. However, the high and volatile unit metal price causes the catalyst solution to be the most expensive part among the electroless process. The economic pressure imposed on manufacturers and consumers would be the major driving force for developing an alternative catalyst system with lower cost....More
Previously we have introduced the innovative nano-silver catalyst
system such as the physical properties, catalytic performance on
conventional electroless copper deposition, and reliability
performance in copper-copper interconnects area. [1] In this paper,
comparison of silver catalyst with traditional palladium catalyst for
MHC process will be described. Further study on deposition profile,
microvia coverage and morphology, and reliability performance with
liquid-to-liquid thermal shock will be illustrated. In the last
section, the concerns on silver migration with silver catalyst
applications on printed circuit board will be discussed.
#3 New Immersion Gold Product for Uniform Au Thickness Distribution (Download Paper)
Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG) is one of the important final finish techniques that is used in the printed circuit board industry. Despite its relatively expensive cost compared to other final finishing processes such as OSP and immersion Tin etc., ENIG has many advantages. The low reactivity of Au can protect the underlying Ni and Cu surfaces from oxidation and keeps the board suitable for long storage time. It provides excellent surface planarity suitable for soldering, especially for tiny parts such as BGA and Flip-Chip, and the surface remains solderable even after multiple reflow cycles. It is useful for contact surfaces such as membrane switches and contact points and may also be used for wire bonding...More
The Immersion Gold (IG) bath provides the protective Au layer after the Electroless Ni (EN) process following the below equation: 2Au+ + Ni → 2Au + Ni2+. As an electrochemical process, the deposition rate (or Au thickness per unit of time) is highly dependent on the redox potential of Au+ and electropotential of the Ni surface. The former can be considered as a fixed value in a Au plating solution while the latter will vary depending on the design of boards (pad size, connection of pad to the inner-layer Cu, etc.). The differences of surface potential, or so-called galvanic effect, makes the deposition of Au non-uniform, which may influence the properties of the board in many aspects. For example, chromatic aberration of the Au surface appears and some of the extremely thick Au pads may appear as red color; solderability may become uneven across all pads; and Au may be wasted due to the poor gold thickness distribution. More seriously, the galvanic effect may cause Au skip-plating, or black Ni because of Ni over-dissolution on specific pads, resulting in the solderability problem.
Our new immersion gold technology can effectively reduce the galvanic effect by introducing a new chemical system. The electropotential differences were minimized among pads with various surface areas or connected to different inner-layer copper areas thus providing a uniform gold deposition. Meanwhile, the plated Au thickness can be steadily increased from less than 1 microinch to 3 microinches and metallic lustre of the Au surface remained normal, from the pale yellow of thinner Au to the lemon yellow of thicker Au.
#4 High Performance Cyanide-free Immersion Gold (Download Paper) Best PCB Paper Award
Printed circuit board requires surface finishes to be applied to functional areas prior to assembly operations. There are a number of final finishing technologies available in the market. Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold (ENIG) is a widely used surface finish which is suitable for use as a solderable and aluminum wire-bondable finish, and also a contact surface for metal contact switches. It is because of its excellent solderability and ability to resist corrosion. Conventionally, cyanide containing gold salt for example potassium gold cyanide, is used as gold source in the immersion gold bath. It is well known to have excellent bath stability, easy bath control and high repeatability performance. However, environmental, health and safety (EHS) concerns arose on this process. Potassium gold cyanide is well-known as a highly toxic substance. It may be fatal if swallowed, contacted or inhaled. It is also highly toxic to environment especially to aquatic life. Mishandling of the gold salt or the gold bath may lead to release of cyanide gas which causes environmental issues....More
As green material and process safety are the future trend in the industry, development of cyanide free immersion gold process is one of remarkable research topics. However, up to now, there is only limited amount of cyanide free immersion gold bath available in the market. The challenge is to maintain good bath stability with continuous operation when getting rid of cyanide to complex the gold ions.
In this paper, a novel cyanide free immersion gold bath will be described which can be applied in ENIG process for continuous operation. Beside free of cyanide, the bath characteristic can be operated at about 45°C and neutral pH. This operating temperature is much lower than traditional cyanide containing immersion gold bath which operated at about 80°C. This bath can solve the EHS concerns and serve for energy saving as well. The bath was stable with no significant change in plating rate after long time idling. Most importantly, the plating performance is equivalent to conventional immersion gold bath.
#1: Next Generation Plating Process for Filling Blind Micro-vias (Download Paper)
This paper describes the study of a new pattern plate, direct current (DC) electrolytic copper plating chemistry for IC package (PKG) application. The new chemistry shows good via-filling performance and good pattern plate uniformity together with thinner surface copper deposit. Also it shows excellent thermal reliability and good deposit physical properties. The new chemistry delivers high quality and high reliability for pattern plate for IC package application.
#2: Ionic Palladium Catalyst Process for Electroless Copper Metallization (Download Paper)
This paper describes the development of a new ionic palladium catalyst, CIRCUPOSIT™ 6530 Catalyst, along with a tartrate-based horizontal electroless copper bath, CIRCUPOSIT™ 6550, to meet the performance demands of high-density-interconnect (HDI) and packaging (PKG) substrates in horizontal electroless copper plating. Implementation of the new ionic catalyst process is demonstrated through excellent coverage and reliability performance of through holes and microvias on HDI and PKG substrates following processing in horizontal equipment, as well as peel strength on low profile dielectric materials in the semi-additive process. Results also showed that the new CIRCUPOSIT™ 6530 Catalyst demonstrated stable performance during customer qualification.
#3: High Performances PPR Copper Plating for High Aspect Ratio Boards (Download Paper)
Multilayer boards, which are widely used in professional electronics such as sever, communication, medical and military equipments, trend to increase board thickness/layer counts (up to more than 10 mm/40 layers) and aspect ratio (up to more than 25:1). Accordingly, it becomes more and more difficult to plate copper into the through holes with an acceptable deposit. To meet these demands, a new generation of high performances PPR copper plating process has been developed, designed for use with soluble anodes and simple rectangle waveforms in vertical application. The new PPR chemistry demonstrates an excellent and stable throwing power up to a tested bath life of more than 200 AH/L. Neither a continuous carbon polish nor the frequent carbon treatment is required during operation. Meanwhile, it is easy to restart after idling with no need for a long dummy process. Effects of substrate, waveform on throwing power performance, the process capability to pattern and blind vias plating are also discussed in this article.
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Property Manager – Privately Owned Estate Agency – Egham, Surrey
Permanent Egham, Surrey | £25k to £30k Inc Benefits 30000
Job Posted: 2017-04-04 04 April 2017 Closing date for applications: 04 June 2017
Job Description
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- Choose games with higher RTP's to increase your chances of winning. 95% RTP or higher is what you should aim for.
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- A single deck of cards has 2,598,960 five card hand combinations.
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Certification and IT Training
Career Path : Computers and Technology
Proper certification in software and hardware is essential both to advance your career and help reassure clients of your competency. Information technology of all kinds is an evolving industry, and many workers come from a non-traditional background, with a blend of computer courses and self-taught expertise. Thus certification, which can be proprietary or vendor neutral, rounds off many peopleâs IT training resumes.
The role of this sort of certification has only expanded with the industry. While in the early days of computer, knowing a few programming languages was enough to be considered more than adequate, now even web design courses or administrative assistant work needs you to be an expert with web analytic software or get credentials to prove you understand various office software.
In some cases, software and hardware manufactures unite for universal standards. This can be necessary professional co-operation and reduces the chances of commercial products being completely displaced by an open source option. On the other hand, some companies create their own in house certification. The advantage of this is that it is often included with free training materials and minimal certification fees. This allows companies that want to use the hardware or software to be confident in their employeeâs abilities, which in turn keeps software or hardware as an industry standard. For example at the buying stage, companies are most likely to use a particular system if they know it will work well without causing additional challenges.
A good place to find help acquiring certification is either through the association that oversees the provision of certification exams, or vocational and professional institutions that offer computer courses. Generally diploma programs of all kinds will offer this sort of IT training to their students, and may even provide exam fees as part of tuition. For employees, some schools actually specialize in corporate computer courses. Many companies budget for their employeeâs ongoing education. This sort of investment is very common whether it is a programming language or web design courses.
The way the material is presented also leads to many different ways to learn. Highly motivated learners can often find free online resources or buy instructional books, but even when certification materials are available for free or inexpensively, other students prefer getting the more direct guidance of an education program. Having an experienced veteran help with your IT training can help keep you focused.
With your credentials in hand, this will greatly improve your ability to navigate the changing currents of the IT world. And, as such a natural part of the business, employers expect you to take regular computer courses to collect the appropriate certification as new technology is developed.
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"This overtime payment was calculated wrong," Stephen, an hourly employee, said to Gary, his employer's payroll manager. "It doesn't include the daily meal payment I received."
"The payment was calculated properly," Gary said. "We exclude meal payments when calculating your overtime pay."
FACTS: Employees of a company that provides seismic-mapping services at remote locations across the country were required to travel away from home and stay in hotels near remote job sites for intervals of four to eight weeks. The company produces maps for companies that are engaged in oil, gas and coal operations.
Employees often worked more than 40 hours a week while at the remote work sites and the company paid them overtime based on their regular rates of pay. When the employees worked away from home, the employer also provided them a $35 per diem for meals, including on days spent traveling to and from the remote job locations. The company did not pay the $35 when food was provided at the remote locations.
In determining the employees' regular rates of pay, the employer did not include the daily $35 per diem payments. Former hourly employees filed a collective action against the company contesting the calculation method used. They claimed that the employer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by calculating overtime pay on undervalued regular rates of pay.
A federal district court ruled in favor of the employer, agreeing that the $35 payments were exempt from the regular rates of pay. The employees appealed the ruling.
ISSUE: Did the employer properly exclude the meal payments from its regular rate of pay calculations?
DECISION: The employer properly excluded the employees' meal payments from the regular rate of pay calculations, a federal appeals court said.
The proper determination of the regular rate is of critical importance in calculating the amount of overtime wages due because employers must compensate overtime hours "at a rate not less than one and one half times the regular rate" at which an employee is employed, the court said.
The regular rate "shall be deemed to include all remuneration for employment paid to, or on behalf of, the employee," subject to eight exceptions, the court said. An exception exempts reasonable payments for traveling expenses "incurred by an employee in the furtherance of his employer's interests and properly reimbursable by the employer," the court said.
The exception includes the "reasonably approximate amount expended by an employee" who is traveling 'over the road' on business for away-from-home living expenses, the court noted.
The parties agreed that the company's $35 payments were reasonable amounts to compensate employees for estimated meal expenses while away from home and that they received the payments only when they were required to work out of town, the court said.
The phrase "living expenses" includes the cost of food, and eating meals away from home is an additional expense that the employee incurs for the employer's benefit, the court said, citing an opinion from the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division.
The court rejected the workers' argument that travel only includes periods in transit between the usual work area and a remote location by saying that the term traveling includes time away from home, not just time in transit.
The $35 payments were properly excluded because they were for reimbursement of travel expenses incurred in furtherance of the employer's interests and the payments were not tied to the amount of hours that employees worked, the court said ( Sharp v. CGG Land (U.S.) Inc., 10th Cir., No. 15-5113, 11/4/16 ).
POINTERS: Employer reimbursements for any expense that an employee incurs on an employer's behalf are not included in the employee's regular rate. Travel, lodging and meal expenses are among those for which employees commonly are reimbursed.
Only the actual or estimated amount of the expense may be excluded from the regular rate, the Wage and Hour Division said. An amount that is disproportionate to the expenses incurred must be included in the regular rate.
If an employer reimburses an employee for other personal expenses, these must be added to the regular rate.
For employees who are compensated solely by an hourly wage, the regular rate is the same as the hourly wage. The FLSA also allows overtime compensation to be calculated using a basic rate, or a rate that is substantially equivalent to the employees' average hourly earnings and has been agreed to by the employer and employees.
A basic rate must meet several general conditions and must be derived using one of five approved methods or approved by the administrator of the Wage and Hour Division.
For more information, see PAG's "Regular Rate Determination" chapter.
This analysis illustrates how courts resolve pay-related disputes. The names and dialogue are fictitious.
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