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VMware vCloud® Director ™ 5.1 Evaluation Guide
The recommendation that audit committees should consist of at least three independent non-executive directors indicates that they are expected to undertake effective monitoring of the executive directors. Given the reputational issues involved, it is reasonable to argue that non-executive directors that are also executive directors will be particularly strong monitors of the board‟s actions if a member of the audit committee.
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VMW Performance vCloud Director 1.0
Audit committee members have a specific set of roles and responsibilities including monitoring the integrity of the company‟s financial statements, monitoring the effectiveness of the internal auditing systems, reviewing the company‟s internal financial controls and to ensure that possible financial problems are raised. These responsibilities should therefore result in better financial decision-making and better financial performance.
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VMware® vCloud™ Director Evaluator’s Guide
To estimate equation (5) we have to take into account the potential endogeneity of financial performance and board appointment decisions. Furthermore, including the lagged dependent variable as an independent variable makes the fixed effects estimator not only biased, but also inconsistent. To overcome this problem an instrumental variables (IV) estimator could be used. However, appropriate governance instruments are not easy to find. We therefore make use of the dynamic panel data (DPD) estimator which employs a matrix of lagged endogenous variables as instruments timed from t-2 to t-6. The DPD technique therefore creates instruments by its construction. All our models...
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REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL - The cost of coercion
The reliability of the DPD results depends crucially on the assumption that the instruments are valid. This can be checked by employing the Hansen test of overidentifying restrictions. A rejection of the null hypothesis that instruments are uncorrelated to errors would indicate inconsistent estimates. In addition, we also present test statistics for second-order serial correlation in the error process. In a dynamic panel data context, we expect first order serial correlation, but should not be able to detect second-order serial correlation if the instruments are orthogonal to the errors. ...
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Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms
This paper has explored the impact of appointing executive directors as non- executive directors on the appointing firm‟s performance. We find that relatively few executive directors are appointed as non-executive directors in UK quoted firms, which is consistent with the Higgs Report (2003). This is despite the long-standing conjecture that such appointments may positively affect firm performance. Consistent with this view, our results suggest a positive link between the presence of an IED and the appointing firm‟s performance. Our data reveal that the better the relative performance of the firm where the director is an...
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IBM Systems Director 6.1
The new features of Systems Director make discovering systems on the network very simple. You can now enter a single hostname, single IP address or range of IP addresses, without having to understand the platform specifics for each system. While the task is being run by the management server, the discovery task provides visual feedback on the progress of the discovery, as well as displays the resources of the systems discovered. You can also navigate to and perform other tasks pertaining to each of these systems. Advanced system discovery Systems Director also includes a straightforward wizard to streamline advanced discovery settings for one or more system types...
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Animation Overview Traditional Animation Keyframe Animation Interpolating Rotation
The first Academy Awards were handed out on May 16, 1929, not long after the advent of “talkies.” By 1930, enthusiasm for the ceremonies was so great that a Los Angeles radio station did a live, one-hour broadcast, and the Awards have enjoyed broadcast coverage ever since.The number and types of awards have grown and changed over the years to keep up with the development of the motion picture industry. Awards of Merit—Oscars—are presented in each (or in subdivisions) of the following categories: acting, animation, art direction, cinematography, costume design, directing, documentary film, film editing, foreign language film, make-up, music, best picture, short film, sound, visual effects, and writing. In an age when...
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CREATING MOVEMENT FRAME by FRAME
Young Minds Inspired, in cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is proud to present this newest addition to our series of study guides that focus on different branches of the Academy. In this guide, students will learn about animation.The kit has been designed for students in high school English, language arts, visual arts and communications courses.The activities capitalize on students’ natural interest in current films and the excitement generated by the Academy Awards®.They are designed to teach valuable lessons in critical thinking. The Academy, organized in 1927, is a professional honorary organization composed of more than 6,000 motion picture craftsmen and women. Its purposes include advancing the...
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Masters in Design Animation Courses of Study
The industry in India currently employs about 12,000 animation workers with nearly 3,000 working as freelance animators. An extensive number of labor pool – which is one of the strengths of India as an outsourcing destination – is not required in the animation industry (and process per se). However, with this in consideration, the Indian animation industry still managed to position itself to be a major market player in the animation outsourcing industry with only 12,000 employees working full-time for the industry. A key factor for this is India’s significant cost advantage coupled with strategic investments in the country’s animation infrastructure....
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Build It With Spacewalks
The continued demand in the global animation market has allowed the Asia-Pacific region to further emerge as a premier destination for animation outsourcing. The major players in the region include China, India, Singapore, South Korea and the Philippines. China With reported revenues of about US$1.4 billion in 2007 and approximately 10,000 animation professionals, China is considered as one of the stronger players in the animation outsourcing industry. Although this figure may largely be in part of China’s local animation market, the continued development of this sector in their country may further strengthen their position as one of the leading providers of outsourced animation services in the near future....
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The Philippine Animation Industry Landscape
Animation is currently one of the emerging outsourcing services offered by the Philippines. With the beginnings of animation in the country being traced as early as the 1980’s, this fairly long history lends the Philippines its reputation as one of the stronger Asian players in the global animation industry today. However, considering that the country had first-mover advantage, its current share of the global animation market remains marginal when compared to the international demand for animation work. This paper seeks to present the possible factors that have hindered the Philippine animation industry from securing a more commanding portion in the global market....
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TOEI ANIMATION CO., LTD. - The Second Quarter Period of FY 2013.3
Outsourcing in the animation industry is one of the more promising business process outsourcing services today with a current world market valued at about US$68.4 billion. This figure is expected to rise to almost US$80 billion by 2010. With a projected 16.5% growth in two years’ time, this displays the extensive opportunity the industry has. The increase in demand may be attributed to the continued production of animation in the entertainment sector which accounts for 74% of total revenues in the global animation industry. In 2006 for example, the entertainment sector of the animation industry generated about US$43.7 billion out of the total US$59.1 billion. This percent...
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Effective Poster Design for Academic Conferences
With the rapid development of the animation industry in the west, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, the need for outsourced services in animation increased in Asia. Thus, and with animation’s protracted development cycles, wherein 70% to 80% of related costs credited to labor – western animators began to see Asian destinations such as the Philippines, with its cheaper labor and abundant creative talent – as cost-cutting alternatives. The rise of animation in the Philippines as an outsourced industry began in the early 1980’s. Some of the first animation studios in the country included Burbank Animation Inc., Asian Animation, and Fil- Cartoons, all of which were export...
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FEEL LIKE SIZZLING?
3D animation in the other hand can be further classified into 3D CGI and 3D motion capture. These forms of animation give a more realistic view of the character because it gives the object the illusion of movement in a three-dimensional perspective. Unlike 2D animation, 3D CGI and 3D motion capture rely more on computer technology rather than the creativity of the artist in drawing an inanimate object. 3D CGI for instance can be done by using three-dimensional animation software alone. Without influence from a non-computer image such as a hand-drawn object, the computer software can generate 3D objects using 2D geometric figures....
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GUIDE TO THE ... DESIGN PROCESS
The oldest and most basic form of animation used up to the present is 2D animation. The process of 2D animation is done by combining multiple sets of two-dimensional hand-drawn objects and placing them in a sequence and in a manner that creates an illusion that the drawn objects are in fact moving. With the advancement of computer technology, 2D animation has evolved into more than just handmade drawings. Today, these drawings are given more depth by scanning each frame individually and further manipulation and enhancement are processed by software applications. For instance, instead of having an artist draw and scan each page individually, artists now...
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INDUSTRY SURVEY - What future animators say about what they are looking for in a school, and what professional animators say are the most important things to look for.
As the University of Kentucky continues in its state-mandated mission to reach Top 20 status among the nation’s premier public research institutions, it is imperative that the entire University communicate with a clear, consistent public identity. The development of visual identity standards by the entire University is critical to achieving this objective. Every time someone from the University of Kentucky communicates with the public, it contributes to our reputation. Public appearances, publications, stationery, newsletters, T-shirts, displays, business cards, advertisements, media interviews, websites, flyers, signs and other forms of communication represent not just the individual or program, but the entire University....
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Art and design courses 2013 with a deadline of 24 March
The most basic yet comprehensive component of a strong institutional image is a unified visual presentation. Collectively, all elements of the University of Kentucky must present to the world a consistent image that reflects our quality, professionalism and mission. The University of Kentucky name carries heavy responsibility. It stands as the sum of the institution’s many parts and embodies the authentic, recognizable essence of this institution. It must reinforce to many diverse audiences a definitive and unique impression. These principles have shaped the creation of this new visual identity guide, supported by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the University’s Strategic Plan, the Board of Trustees...
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ANIMATION AS AN ART FORM
The University of Kentucky owns its name and all trademarks. Trademarks include any logo, signature, symbol, mark, seal, nickname, letters, word or derivative that can be associated with UK and can be distinguished from those of other institutions or entities. UK protects and enhances its reputation by assuring that its trademarks appear only on appropriate materials or quality products. UK established a Trademark Licensing Program in 1984. Licensed manufacturers pay the University a royalty on all products produced. These revenues help fund the debt service on UK’s William T. Young Library. This affects all marks or logos used by the University, including logos generally associated with the University’s...
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Designs: How to Protect your Design
These courses provide a concentration on the exciting and popular emerging technology of Video Game Design. The curriculum is under close advisement from industry contacts to ensure students are equipped with skills and practices that are current. Students will study the art and science involved in the creation and development of computer games. Students will employee principles of animation, interactive story telling, game theory, character development, and modeling and rigging. Students will be prepared for transfer to a fouryear college, internships in the game design industry, or working as an independent designer....
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DESIGN FOR NON-DESIGNERS
For the wave, you want to raise the hand and arm into the air, tilting the hand outward a bit. By selecting each arm bone and applying rotations, you could achieve such a pose, but it would be difficult and rather unintuitive. If you like, try to use RMB selection and R-key rotation on the arm and hand bones to get something like this pose: Very difficult, no? One thing you may have noticed when rotating the bones was that as soon as you moved them, they turned a bright blue. The blue color is an indication that a bone has at least one keyframe set....
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JUST IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
Now RMB on the bone called “hand.l” to select it. It is the first bone of the left hand immediately following the two longer arm bones. On the Armature panel in the Edit buttons, enable the Auto IK option. Use Grab mode (G-key) to move the hand. This time, translating the hand bone pulls the rest of the arm around with it, letting you create the pose much more intuitively. When you have the hand close to what looks like a decent pose for the beginning of a wave motion, disable Auto IK.
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SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE 2012 - 2013
Work with the hand in Auto IK mode and by directly rotating it until it looks something like the earlier illustration. Now, take a look at the Action Editor. It has several rows, or channels, and each has a name that corresponds to a bone in the active armature. When you select a bone in the 3D view, the corresponding channel in the Action Editor is selected. Just the same, RMB clicking a channel name in the Action Editor selects that bone in the 3D view. In the illustration, the lower_arm.l channel is selected. Notice that some yellow diamonds have appeared within the Action Editor’s timeline. These represent the bones’ keyframes....
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CulturaItalia: Legal Context
The goal here is to get the heel of the mesh’s right foot to appear to contact the ground at the same level as the toe of the left foot. The right foot should not be so far out in front of the body that the knee becomes completely straight which can cause the foot bones to detach from the leg. Now pose the arms (illustrations on the next page). Once again, an easy way to do this is to turn on Auto IK and drag the hands into position, bringing the arms along for the ride. Afterward, disable Auto IK and finely adjust the rotations of the arm and hand...
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UK UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Making a good walkcycle requires more than just arm and foot positioning. Spend some time on the spine. When walking, the leading hand twists the top of the spine toward it, and the trailing arm twists the lower spine toward it. Be aware, though, that by rotating the lower spine bones, the upper spine, arms, neck, and head will rotate as well. You may have to compensate by rotating the upper spine bones back the opposite way. Rotations of the spine during a walkcycle should be subtle: they add hints to the overall motion. Over-rotating will produce animation that looks wild and unnatural....
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WORK SAMPLES.
MX stands for Media-X-change – the fast exchange of media with other MAGIX programs, online services, and mobile devices. Post your photos online to share them with friends and family or transfer project media to other MAGIX programs for detailed editing. You can find all of the great MX features in the program menu under Share or by right-clicking the mouse over the media you've just created and in other program functions. Each program can also be set up with customized connections by adjusting the settings in the file menu....
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Teaching With Animation - a booklet about animation
Your job is firstly to make the visitor trust your web site, by making your web page “getable”, so that your visitor believes “I'm in the right place to get what I want”. This means you first need to have insight into your visitor's goals, and the triggers that will give them positive vibes, with a brand and a message that's immediately accessible. If you can achieve that, they will look for the next step. Then your job is to keep the “scent”, so that they continue to think, “I’m going to get what I want here”. You’ve got a limited opportunity to do that. If...
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Who Speaks for Me? Ending Child Marriage
As part of the project we follow an ascertainment protocol which involves several measures and procedures. Parents or guardians must complete an informed consent form with the help of a psychologist or social worker. Subsequently, parents are interviewed using the Vineland Behavior Adaptive Scales, a structured interview about adaptive behavior (observed communication, social behavior, and daily living skills at home and in the community). A detailed developmental history is obtained, probing for obstetric information, non-psychiatric medical problems, neurological disorders, medication history, education and treatment history. Parents are administered the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R), a structured interview for the identification of the ASD symptoms, while children are assessed using the...
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Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities 2010: Statistics and Interventions
In 2008, the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) – the leading research agency in Brazil – in collaboration with the Research Foundations of the various Brazilian states, called for the creation of “National Institutes of Science and Technology” (CNPq), one of the most important research initiatives that Brazil has seen. CNPq’s National Institutes were conceptualized to be built upon collaborative work of national and international research groups focused on cutting edge areas of science or areas of national priority. The mission of the Institutes is to stimulate the development of competitive scientific research, innovation and objective gains for the country, besides training of human resources....
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STRATEGIC PLAN 2011‐2015
Now a new, third option (Option B+) proposes further evolution—not only providing the same triple ARV drugs to all HIV-infected pregnant women beginning in the antenatal clinic setting but also continuing this therapy for all of these women for life. Important advantages of Option B+ include: further simplification of regimen and service delivery and harmonization with ART programmes, protection against mother-to-child transmission in future pregnancies, a continuing prevention benefit against sexual transmission to serodiscordant partners, and avoiding stopping and starting of ARV drugs. While these benefits need to be evaluated in programme settings, and systems and support requirements need careful consideration, this is an appropriate time for countries...
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India Country programme document 2013-2017
This programmatic update indicates that Options B and specifically B+ are likely to prove preferable to Option A for operational, programmatic and strategic reasons. While Option A has been successfully implemented in a number of highburden countries, generally it has been difficult to implement in many low-resource settings due to the changes in drugs delivered across the care continuum (antenatal, delivery and postpartum) and the requirement for timely CD4 testing to determine which women should initiate ART for their own health. In contrast, Option B and Option B+ start all HIVinfected pregnant women on triple ARV regimens without need for an initial CD4 cell count (although CD4 testing is still needed in...
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