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LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Amanda Preston has been a literary agent for over 20 years and co-founded LBA in 2005. She won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award in 2018.  She represents commercial and reading group fiction, as well as a range of narrative non-fiction and memoir. She loves working with authors, championing them every step of the way, and works with them and their publishing teams to build them into brand names and award winning and bestselling authors in the UK and internationally. Whether commercial or reading-group, she loves innovative and well-written stories that hook her in from the start and whose voice stays with her. She is looking for novels that demand to be talked about and shared, whatever their genre, and that she is still thinking about days after finishing.  She is on the hunt for a high-concept thriller which is character and plot driven, but also has a discussable issue at its heart i.e Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey and Girl A by Abigail Dean. She loves thrillers where the location is as integral to the plot as the crime i.e The Dry by Jane Harper and The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse, and would love a good locked-room thriller but is only looking for fresh and unique ideas in this area.  She is also on the hunt for a glorious book club love story that is doing something a bit different and special i.e Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus or anything by Taylor Jenkins Reid or Liane Moriarty! Or smart, contemporary, observant romcoms with a very strong emphasis on diverse / own voices.  Finally, she would love a historical that vividly brings that period to life as well as having a stunning plot i.e, The Familiars by Stacey Halls and The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal. Amanda would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the opening three chapters (max 5,000 words). (In addition to the paid sessions, Amanda is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print).  By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Monday 1st September 2025 by 12 noon UK BST

Bring your stories to life with our comprehensive Basic Video Animation Training with Vyond course. Designed for beginners and those looking to improve their animation skills, this course is a step-by-step guide to mastering the robust tools offered by the industry-leading animation software, Vyond. The curriculum of the Basic Video Animation Training With Vyond course is meticulously crafted to ensure an easy learning curve while covering all essential aspects of the Vyond software. Beginning with an introduction to the platform's pricing and resources, the course swiftly navigates through essential concepts such as interface navigation and the use of templates. You will learn about character creation, exploring the extensive character and prop libraries alongside a detailed exploration of their diverse properties. Chart and text properties are also covered, enabling you to incorporate engaging data visualisation and text elements into your animations. Your journey doesn't stop there! The Basic Video Animation course delves into the art of scene transitions, helping you create smooth story progressions. You'll gain valuable insights into the differences between traditional and whiteboard animation, and learn how to use the Vyond camera for dynamic zoom-ins. With a strong emphasis on practical learning, you'll finish the course equipped to create captivating animations for a variety of purposes. Join us in this Basic Video Animation Training with Vyond course and unlock your potential as a visual storyteller. Start animating today and watch your stories come alive. Learning Outcomes: Understand Vyond's pricing and resources to make informed decisions. Navigate Vyond's interface and timeline effectively for efficient work. Utilise Vyond's templates to speed up the animation process. Design and modify characters using Vyond's extensive library. Incorporate props and charts to create more engaging animations. Why choose this Basic Video Animation Training With Vyond course? Unlimited access to the course for a lifetime. Opportunity to earn a certificate accredited by the CPD Quality Standards after completing this course. Structured lesson planning in line with industry standards. Immerse yourself in innovative and captivating course materials and activities. Assessments are designed to evaluate advanced cognitive abilities and skill proficiency. Flexibility to complete the Basic Video Animation Training With Vyond Course at your own pace, on your own schedule. Receive full tutor support throughout the week, from Monday to Friday, to enhance your learning experience. Who is this Basic Video Animation Training With Vyond course for? Aspiring animators keen on mastering Vyond. Digital marketers aiming to enhance their content. Educators seeking to create interactive learning materials. Storytellers wanting to animate their narratives. Professionals needing to create visually compelling presentations. Career Path: On successful completion of this Basic Video Animation course, learners can pursue a wide range of careers that demand strong visual communication skills. These include roles as animators, digital marketers, visual content creators, or instructional designers. In addition, freelancing opportunities are abundant, allowing Basic Video Animation course graduates to offer their skills to businesses worldwide. Prerequisites This Basic Video Animation Training With Vyond does not require you to have any prior qualifications or experience. You can just enrol and start learning.This Basic Video Animation Training With Vyond was made by professionals and it is compatible with all PC's, Mac's, tablets and smartphones. You will be able to access the course from anywhere at any time as long as you have a good enough internet connection. Certification After studying the course materials, there will be a written assignment test which you can take at the end of the course. After successfully passing the test you will be able to claim the pdf certificate for £4.99 Original Hard Copy certificates need to be ordered at an additional cost of £8. Course Curriculum Video Animation With Vyond - Basics Lesson 01: Overview 00:02:00 Lesson 02: Pricing 00:02:00 Lesson 03: Vyond Resources 00:02:00 Lesson 04: Interface and Timeline 00:03:00 Lesson 05: Adding Templates 00:03:00 Lesson 06: Character Library 00:03:00 Lesson 07: Character Properties - Part1 00:03:00 Lesson 08: Character Properties - Part 2 00:03:00 Lesson 09: Character Properties - Part 3 00:03:00 Lesson 10: Prop Library 00:03:00 Lesson 11: Prop Properties 00:02:00 Lesson 12: Chart Properties - Part 1 00:02:00 Lesson 13: Chart Properties - Part 2 00:03:00 Lesson 14: Text Library 00:02:00 Lesson 15: Text Properties 00:02:00 Lesson 16: Scene Transitions 00:02:00 Lesson 17: Differences with Whiteboard Animation - Part 1 00:04:00 Lesson 18: Differences with Whiteboard Animation - Part 2 00:03:00 Lesson 19: Adding in the Camera to Zoom In 00:04:00 Lesson 20: Conclusion 00:02:00

Regular expressions training course description Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Python and MySQL. Regular expressions allow you to code complex and subtle text processing that you never imagined could be automated. Once you've mastered regular expressions, they'll become an invaluable part of your toolkit. You will wonder how you ever got by without them. What will you learn Use Regular Expressions. Troubleshoot Regular Expressions. Compare RE features among different versions. Explain how the regular expression engine works. Optimize REs. Match what you want, not what you don't want. Regular expressions training course details Who will benefit: Anyone looking to use regular expressions. Prerequisites: None. Duration 1 day Regular expressions training course contents Introduction to Regular Expressions Solving real problems, REs as a language, the filename analogy, language analogy, RE frame of mind, searching text files: egrep, egrep metacharacters, start and end of the line, character classes, matching any character with dot, alternation, ignoring differences in capitalization, word boundaries, optional items, other quantifiers: repetition, parentheses and backreferences, the great escape, expanding the foundation, linguistic diversification, the goal of a RE, more examples, RE nomenclature, Improving on the status quo. Extended introductory examples A short introduction to Perl, matching text with regular expressions, toward a more real-world example, side effects of a successful match, Intertwined regular expression, intermission, modifying text with regular expressions, example: form letter, example: prettifying a stock price, automated editing, a small mail utility, adding commas to a number with lookaround, text-to-HTML conversion, that doubled-word thing. Regular expression features and flavours The regex landscape, origins of REs, care and handling of REs, Integrated handling, procedural and object-oriented handling, search-and-replace example. strings character encodings and modes, strings as REs, character-encoding issues, unicode, regex modes and match modes, common metacharacters and features, character representations, character classes and class-like constructs, anchors and other 'zero-width assertions', comments and mode modifiers, grouping capturing conditionals and control. The mechanics of expression processing Two kinds of engines, new standards, regex engine types, from the department of redundancy department, testing the engine type, match basics, about the examples, rule 1: the match that begins earliest wins, engine pieces and parts, rule 2: the standard quantifiers are greedy, regex-directed versus text-directed, NFA engine: regex-directed, DFA engine: text-directed, first thoughts: NFA and DFA in comparison, backtracking, two important points on backtracking, saved states, backtracking and greediness, more about greediness and backtracking, problems of greediness, multi-character 'quotes', lazy quantifiers, greediness and laziness, laziness and backtracking, possessive quantifiers and atomic grouping, possessive quantifiers ?, +, *+, ++ and {m,n}+, the backtracking of lookaround, is alternation greedy? taking advantage of ordered alternation, NFA DFA and posix, the longest-leftmost', posix and the longest-leftmost rule, speed and efficiency. Practical regex techniques Continuation lines, matching an IP address, working with filenames, matching balanced sets of parentheses, watching out for unwanted matches, matching delimited text, knowing your data and making assumptions, stripping leading and trailing whitespace, matching and HTML tag, matching an HTML link, examining an HTTP URL, validating a hostname, plucking a hostname, plucking a URL, parsing CSV files. Crafting an efficient expression Efficiency vs. correctness, localizing greediness, global view of backtracking, more work for POSIX NFA, work required during a non-match, being more specific, alternation can be expensive, benchmarking, know what you re measuring, benchmarking with Python, common optimisations, the mechanics of regex application, pre-application optimizations, optimizations with the transmission, optimization of the regex itself, techniques for faster expressions, common sense techniques, expose literal text, expose anchors, lazy versus greedy: be specific, split into multiple REs, mimic initial-character discrimination, use atomic grouping and possessive quantifiers, lead the engine to a match, unrolling the loop, observations, using atomic grouping and possessive quantifiers, short unrolling examples, unrolling C comments, the free flowing regex, a helping hand to guide the match, a well-guided regex is a fast regex.

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Join Us for a Lunchtime Talk: Let’s Discuss Movies, Books, and More! We're excited to invite you to our Book and Movie Club – the perfect way to take a break, grab a coffee, and connect with colleagues on shared interests! ☕️📚🎬 We hope to have stimulating conversations through this club, whether we’re breaking down the latest blockbuster or analysing our favourite book characters, while providing opportunities for catching up with colleagues! What to Expect: Open to All Whether you're a bookworm, a casual reader, a movie buff, or just looking for an excuse to get great movie/book recommendations, you're welcome to join our casual chat sessions! Casual Format: This is a relaxed event where we’ll chat about anything you’ve been watching or reading lately. No pressure — just come with your coffee or lunch and be ready to share and discover new favourites. Whether you’ve finished a whole book or just seen the first episode of a series, all are welcome to participate! No Pressure: There’s no need to have prepared anything — feel free to jump in with whatever you’ve been into lately. You don’t have to read an entire book or watch a whole movie to join the conversation. It’s all about enjoying media together in a laid-back environment! Next meet-up Details Date: May 30, 2025 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.Where: Join us virtually in a Teams call!Feel free to bring your lunch, coffee, or snacks and get ready for some fun, low-pressure discussions about the movies, shows, and books you’ve been enjoying! Register now and get ready for amazing conversations!

To understand psychopathology, one must learn a foreign language, lend an ear as it were to a language that is complex and symbolic. We aim to explore the lived experiences on irregular perceptions of reality with an open mind. Each Saturday includes: a live dialogue between Prof. Ernesto Spinelli and an International Existential Therapist; a moment to share your thoughts and feelings with the teachers; and a final integration facilitated by Bárbara Godoy. This series of ten dialogues set out to explore the multifaceted dimentions and complexities associated with Existential Therapies. It attempts to engage with various interpretations of insanity through the lens of patients often painful, confounding, and deeply unsettling life experiences. Character- between Prof. Ernesto Spinelli and Prof. Robert Romanyshyn “I begin with the term psychopathology to emphasize that the word is about the logos—the thinking/speaking—about the sufferings of the psyche. To understand psychopathology, one must learn a foreign language, lend an ear as it were to a language that is complex, symptomatic, symbolic, and embodied. As complex, psychopathology reveals and conceals the sufferings of psyche. As symptomatic, psychopathology reminds one of things too important to forget but which are forgotten because they are too painful to remember. As symbolic, psychopathology is neither about facts nor ideas but about images, alchemical vessels that not only hold and contain psyche’s sufferings, but also cooks them. As embodied, psyche’s sufferings are inscribed in the flesh, etched as lines of character. To practice psychotherapy as an existential therapist situates therapist and patient in a dialogical field that is complex, symptomatic, symbolic, and embodied as a gestural field between them.” Prof. Robert Romanyshyn. Prof. Robert D. Romanyshyn, an Affiliate Member of The Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, a Fellow of the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, and a Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, was recently awarded the Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Humanistic Psychology Award from the Society for Humanistic Psychology APA Division 32. He has published eight books and numerous articles in psychology, philosophy, education, and literary journals. He is also a published poet and has written a one-act play about Frankenstein. In 2009 he created a multi-media DVD entitled Antarctica: Inner journeys in the Outer World, which offers a psychological reflection on the melting polar ice. In addition to online seminars and interviews, he has given lectures and workshops at universities and professional societies in the U.S., Europe, Australia, South Africa, Canada, and New Zealand. Prof. Ernesto Spinelli was Chair of the Society for Existential Analysis between 1993 and 1999 and is a Life Member of the Society. His writings, lectures and seminars focus on the application of existential phenomenology to the arenas of therapy, supervision, psychology, and executive coaching. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) as well as an APECS accredited executive coach and coaching supervisor. In 2000, he was the Recipient of BPS Division of Counselling Psychology Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession. And in 2019, Ernesto received the BPS Award for Distinguished Contribution to Practice. His most recent book, Practising Existential Therapy: The Relational World 2nd edition (Sage, 2015) has been widely praised as a major contribution to the advancement of existential theory and practice. Living up to the existential dictum that life is absurd, Ernesto is also the author of an on-going series of Private Eye novels. Date and Time: Saturday 3 May from 2 pm to 3 pm – (UK time) Individual Dialogue Fee: £70 Venue: Online Zoom FULL PROGRAMME 2025: 25 January “Knots” with Prof. Ernesto Spinelli and Bárbara Godoy 22 February “Healing” with Dr. Michael Guy Thompson and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 22 March “Difference” with Prof. Tod DuBose and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 12 April “Polarisation” with Prof. Kirk Schneider and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 3 May “Character” with Prof. Robert Romanyshyn and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 21 June “Opening” with Dr. Yaqui Martinez and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 19 July “Meaning” with Dr. Jan Resnick and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 25 October “Invention” with Dr. Betty Cannon and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 15 November “Hallucination” with Prof. Simon du Plock and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli 13 December “Hysteria” with Bárbara Godoy and Prof. Ernesto Spinelli Read the full programme here > Course Organised by:

This course is a quick starter for anyone looking to delve into optical character recognition, image recognition, object detection, and object recognition using Python without having to deal with all the complexities and mathematics associated with a typical deep learning process.

Overview This comprehensive course on Learn Animation Skill using Moho Studio will deepen your understanding on this topic. After successful completion of this course you can acquire the required skills in this sector. This Learn Animation Skill using Moho Studio comes with accredited certification from CPD, which will enhance your CV and make you worthy in the job market. So enrol in this course today to fast track your career ladder. How will I get my certificate? You may have to take a quiz or a written test online during or after the course. After successfully completing the course, you will be eligible for the certificate. Who is This course for? There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this Learn Animation Skill using Moho Studio. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds. Requirements Our Learn Animation Skill using Moho Studio is fully compatible with PC's, Mac's, Laptop, Tablet and Smartphone devices. This course has been designed to be fully compatible with tablets and smartphones so you can access your course on Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. Career Path Learning this new skill will help you to advance in your career. It will diversify your job options and help you develop new techniques to keep up with the fast-changing world. This skillset will help you to- Open doors of opportunities Increase your adaptability Keep you relevant Boost confidence And much more! Course Curriculum 5 sections • 27 lectures • 08:39:00 total length •How to cartoon a head: 01:00:00 •Getting Familiar with Moho Studio: 00:15:00 •Character Preparation 1: 00:20:00 •Character Preparation 2: 00:18:00 •Bone Mouth Boning: 00:28:00 •Mouth Expressions: 00:44:00 •Boning Head Turn: 00:29:00 •Bone Mouth Boning Error Note: 00:08:00 •Head up Boning: 00:17:00 •Head down Boning: 00:06:00 •Creating Animation 1: 00:28:00 •Creating Animation 2: 00:25:00 •Creating Animation 3: 00:25:00 •Creating Animation 4: 00:21:00 •Creating Animation 5: 00:24:00 •Creating Animation 6: 00:22:00 •Creating Animation 7: 00:19:00 •Creating Animation 8: 00:29:00 •creating animation 9: 00:20:00 •Creating Animation 10: 00:16:00 •Creating Animation 11: 00:02:00 •Creating Animation 12: 00:07:00 •Creating Animation 13: 00:16:00 •Rukq Man's Face cartooning Template: 00:19:00 •Final Render: 00:01:00 •Resource: 00:00:00 •Assignment -Learn Animation Skill using Moho Studio: 00:00:00

Oracle SQL training course description The Oracle SQL course is designed to give delegates practical experience in writing SQL statements and scripts using Oracle SQL. The basic SELECT statement, the use of SQL functions and the basic table and view handling statements are introduced. What will you learn Create SQL statements to query database tables. Use standard aggregate functions and related SELECT statement clauses. Join Tables. Use basic subqueries and the set operators. Use numeric, character and date functions. Use conversion and other miscellaneous functions. Use SQL parameters. Use complex subqueries. Create and alter tables and views. Insert, update and delete rows in database tables. Manage sequences and synonyms. Oracle SQL training course details Who will benefit: Anyone who needs to use and understand Oracle SQL to query and update data in an Oracle database. Prerequisites: None. Duration 3 days Oracle SQL training course contents Retrieving data with the SELECT statement The SELECT statement, The SELECT and FROM clauses, Conditions and the WHERE clause, Other conditional operators, Logical operators, The ORDER BY clause, Column aliases, Arithmetic expressions, Precedence of operators. Aggregate functions Overview of built In aggregate functions, The GROUP BY clause, The HAVING clause. Joining tables Overview of table joins, Inner joins, Table aliases, Outer joins, Self joins, ANSI standard joins. Basic subqueries and set operators Overview of subqueries, Basic subqueries, Set operators, The union, intersect and ,minus operators. Numeric, character and data functions Function types, Using the table dual to try out functions, Numeric functions, Character functions, String concatenation, Date arithmetic and date functions. Conversion and miscellaneous functions Conversion functions, The NVL and NVL2 functions, The DECODE function, CASE expressions, The COALESCE and NULLIF functions. SQL parameters Command line substitution parameters, The accept command, The define and undefine commands. Complex subqueries Subqueries usage, In-line views, Top-N queries, Subqueries with joins, Multi column subqueries, Correlated subqueries, Subquery rules, Using the ANY, ALL and SOME operators. Managing data Inserting rows, Updating rows, Deleting rows, Verifying updates, Transaction control, Commit and rollback, Savepoints, Commits and constraints, Amending data in SQL developer. Managing tables Creating tables, Specifying constraints, Altering tables, columns and constraints, Dropping tables, columns and constraints, Recovering dropped tables, Copying tables. Managing indexes and views Creating indexes, Dropping indexes, Listing indexes, Creating and using views, Dropping views, Listing views. Managing sequences and synonyms Create a sequence, View sequence details, Create a synonym, List synonyms.

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