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14 March 2014|In Politics, Education, Headlines|7 Minutes
Is Michael Gove too cool for school?
By Leena El-Refaey
Controversy seems to surround whether or not Michael Gove's school reforms are deserving of an A grade and whether or not he is 'on track for later success' as he is hoping for the student population of Britain.
Earlier this month in a speech given by Mr Gove at the London Academy of excellence in Straford, he set forth the government's plans to raise both teaching standards, and thus, the performance of students:
"This government has set tougher minimum standards for schools. We've made GCSEs more rigorous and insisted that every school ensures at least 40% of its students get at least 5 good GCSEs including English and Maths, and keep up with expected progress measures…And as we've made those minimum standards tougher, so the number of schools falling below them has dropped dramatically. In 2010, when we came to power, there were 407 secondary schools falling below the 40% mark. Last year the number was 195, and this year it's fallen further to just 154".
He went on to reveal the merits of the introduction of more academies in Britain:
"Results show that sponsored academies are improving more quickly than other state-funded schools. And that's against a backdrop of teaching improving across the board. Overall, Ofsted's impartial inspectors report that schools improved faster last year than at any time in Ofsted's history. This is a significant achievement – making a huge impact on children's lives, all over the country. And the people we need to thank for this are the nation's teachers."
One of Michael Gove's main goals seems to be to bridge the gap between private and state schools (raising standards in state schools to that of private schools). His most radical idea so far has been his 10-hour school day proposal. It is clear his intentions are to better the academic status of young people in Britain, which in the long run of course will benefit students when looking for a job in the future, producing a domino effect on the economic system with more qualified people finding jobs. This of course could also backfire and make it even more difficult to find jobs especially in traditional sectors such as medicine and law where there is already fierce competition for jobs as many people are fully qualified.
It is clear that Britain's performance by students in comparison to other countries in Europe has fallen, thus, Mr Gove is pushing Britain to strive for excellence academically by advocating more tests and an emphasis on discipline in state schools. What he fails to take into account are the students with strengths in other fields. Students that are less academically focused or under perform could of course have skills directing towards the arts and can still succeed in these types of industries, so it raises questions as to why they should they be penalised for something they are less able to excel in? Tables on the National pupil database show that in the academic year 2006/7 progress tests in year 7 were stopped for 11 year olds which it can be argued is the age group Mr Gove needs to focus on in order to better their chances of achieving higher GCSE grades in Maths, English and the Sciences in the future.
For those with an artistic and more create skill set there needs to be an appraisal, thus the 30% cut in funding for performing arts of course ignores those that are not necessarily striving for a wholly traditionally academic career path.
One may be right in asserting that Michael Gove's proposals reveal an elitist attitude in assuming that all students that do not excel in traditional subjects such as mathematics are automatically worse off and will be unable to find a job, ignoring the fact that some hold creative talents. However, being a student myself who achieved an A grade in GCSE mathematics (which according to Mr Gove means I would not have had to continue Maths post 16) the continuation of Maths may have benefited me as there is a tendency for young people to merely study in to pass an exam and completely forget everything they have learnt in that subject following exams. So if there is to be a continuation of Mathematics and English, there should be a more practical approach to Maths (post 16) aiding directly with life skills in order to give all pupils and not just those that fail to achieve at least Grade C an incentive to continue studying Maths and English, especially as there are many concepts that are learnt in GCSE Mathematics that will not factor in a lot of young people's working life. According to the Department of Education in 2012, 285,000 pupils left secondary school aged 16 without a C or higher in GCSE English and Maths, by the age of 19, 255,000 still did not have a grade C or higher in GCSE English and Maths which supports the idea that this proposal needs to be reformed in such a way that will push students to tackle more practical concepts focused on life skills.
On the whole, the question we need to ask ourselves is whether or not we back Mr Gove's on the grounds of 'bettering' the future of students or whether we reject his proposals on the grounds that it does not factor in the evolving attitudes towards traditional education.
Speech by Michael Gove, London Academy of Excellence in Stratford translated by Department of Education
The Pearson Think Tank
Statistics from Government UK, gov.uk
Leena El-Refaey


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Mongi Hamdi (), également orthographié Mongi Hamedi, né le  à Sidi Bouzid, est un diplomate et homme politique tunisien.

Biographie

Formation
En 1982, Mongi Hamdi obtient un diplôme d'ingénieur d'État à l'École nationale d'ingénieurs de Tunis. Après avoir décroché un master à l'université de Californie du Sud, il y obtient en 1988 un PhD d'ingénieur. Il décroche ensuite, en 1996, un diplôme de politique macroéconomique et de gestion de l'université Harvard.

Carrière à l'ONU
De 1988 à 1998, Hamdi exerce diverses fonctions au secrétariat des Nations unies à New York, notamment liées aux affaires économiques et sociales. De 2001 à 2013, il dirige le secrétariat de la Commission de la science et de la technologie pour le développement à Genève, organe de l'ONU chargé de conseiller l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies et le Conseil économique et social des Nations unies sur les questions liées à la technologie, à l'innovation et au développement. En 2012, il est promu chef du cabinet du secrétaire général de la Conférence des Nations unies sur le commerce et le développement (CNUCED), puis directeur de la planification stratégique et de la coordination au bureau du secrétaire général de la CNUCED.

Durant ses années à l'ONU, Hamdi est amené à publier, superviser et participer à de nombreux rapports de l'ONU, ainsi que certains articles à propos des questions économiques et du développement.

Ministre des Affaires étrangères

Le , il est nommé ministre des Affaires étrangères dans le gouvernement de Mehdi Jomaa. Il est secondé par un secrétaire d'État, Fayçal Gouiaa. Le , lors d'une cérémonie organisée au palais de Carthage, il se voit décoré par le président de la République tunisienne.

Mission des Nations unies au Mali
Le , il est désigné comme chef de la mission des Nations unies au Mali, succédant au Néerlandais Bert Koenders. Il prend officiellement ses fonctions le  et la préside durant les négociations de paix inter-maliennes qui aboutissent, le 20 juin, à la signature de l'accord d'Alger par les principaux groupes rebelles du nord du Mali.

Vie privée
Hamdi est marié et père de trois enfants.

Décorations
  Commandeur de l'Ordre de la République tunisienne ;
  Grand officier de l'Ordre national du Mali ;
  Médaille du président de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire.

Références

Ministre tunisien des Affaires étrangères
Diplomate tunisien du XXe siècle
Diplomate tunisien du XXIe siècle
Fonctionnaire des Nations unies
Commandeur de l'ordre de la République (Tunisie)
Récipiendaire de l'ordre national du Mali
Étudiant de l'université de Californie du Sud
Étudiant de l'université Harvard
Naissance en avril 1959
Naissance à Sidi Bouzid (Tunisie)

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You are at:Home»News»Pet News»Winn Announces Five Grants Awarded in Partnership with the Miller Trust forImportant Feline Health Studies
Winn Announces Five Grants Awarded in Partnership with the Miller Trust forImportant Feline Health Studies
By Lea-Ann Germinder on January 17, 2009 Pet News
The Winn Feline Foundation is pleased to announce the award of five grants funded in partnership with the George Sydney and Phyllis Redman Miller Trust in 2008. WinnPresident Dr. Susan Little commented, ""We are excited about the proposals that havereceived funding. This year we awarded $116,500 in grants for studies on feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, feline infectious peritonitis, and calcium oxalate bladder stones, among others.
MT08-001: SNP analysis in Siberian cats with HCM
Robert A. Grahn; University of California, Davis. $18,086
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common cardiac disorder of domestic cats. Maine Coons, Ragdolls, American Shorthairs, Devon Rex, Sphynx,Bengals and Siberians all have reports of HCM. Mutations in the gene MYBPC3 have been found in Rag dolls and Maine Coons, but this does not account for all the HCM in Maine Coons and the other breeds have not yet been evaluated. The feline conditionclosely resembles human HCM resulting from mutations in any of seven candidate genes.Naturally occurring sequence mutations have been identified near these genes that can beused to determine if said gene is associated with the disease or not. Over 100 sampleshave been submitted from Siberians for HCM testing. Multiple gene mutations mayresult in HCM in this breed, thus this project proposes to identify which gene or genes areinvolved by finding which affected cats are associated with which genes. Thus selectionof a gene for sequencing will be based upon scientific data as opposed to the best guess.
MT08-004: Molecular basis of feline coronavirus pathogenesis and development ofFIP in cats
Gary R. Whittaker; Cornell University. $35,514
Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a deadly disease of cats, caused by infection with feline coronavirus. The virus normally resides in the gut of the cat (enteric coronavirus),but can mutate and so infect the immune system of certain cats (FIP virus). Based on an analysis of the genome sequence of viruses that either infect the gut or the immune system, the researchers believe that key changes in the surface protein of the virus make it more efficient at infecting the cells of the immune system. They will perform laboratory-based experiments using gut and immune system cells to define the differences between the different viruses. The work will characterize the changes thatoccur in the virus surface protein and will allow a more detailed understanding of thedevastating disease of cats known as FIP, for which there remains no effective treatment.
MT08-007: Is the lack of oxalate degrading bacteria a risk factor for calciumoxalate urolith formation in cats?
Jody P. Lulich; University of Minnesota. $19,840
Calcium oxalate (CaOx) is the most common urinary stone in cats. Urinary stones are associated with difficulty urinating, blood in the urine, and life-threatening urinary tract obstruction. Stone removal is the treatment of choice; however, many will recur.Excessive urine oxalate concentration predisposes cats to CaOX urinary stones. Bacteria that degrade oxalate in the intestinal tract are correlated with absence of oxalate stones in other species. This study is designed to determine the association of these bacteria with development of urinary stones in cats. The researchers predict that the prevalence of intestinal bacterial that degrade oxalate will be lower in cats with CaOx than in clinically healthy cats. These results will help in the development of new therapies, such asprobiotics, to manage CaOx urinary stones in cats.
MT08-009: Unraveling feline stone genetics: Searching for associations betweenpolymorphisms in candidate genes and calcium oxalate stone formation in cats
Richard E. Goldstein; Cornell University. $23,615
Stone formation (urolithiasis) is an extremely common disorder of the cat urinary tract, with a major effect on the well being and mortality of our feline pet population.Over 50% of all feline urinary stones are made up of calcium and oxalate precipitatingtogether in the urine. Despite this, little is known about the genetics of stone productionin cats. Feline genetics is just now emerging with the publication of the feline genetic sequence, making genetic studies in cats more feasible than ever before. This proposal represents part of a broad initiative by the investigators to use a DNA bank that they are establishing from cats suffering from urinary stones, to unravel the genetic causes of and predispositions to stone formation in cats. The findings will contribute immensely to ourunderstanding of feline stone formation genetics and pathophysiology. In addition, thefindings of this study are likely to enable identification of cats at increased risk for stoneformation via genetic testing. Specific prevention programs can then be implemented forthese cats, even prior to their first episode of urolithiasis.
MT08-015: Heritable progressive retinal atrophy
Leslie A. Lyons; University of California, Davis. $19,445
The goal of this project is to investigate the progression of an inherited blindness(progressive retinal atrophy [PRA]) in Persians and decipher which gene results in the disease. Persian cats are the most popular cat breed throughout the world. PRA has similarities to a common inherited blindness in people called retinitis pigmentosa. Many other breeds use Persians as allowable out crosses. Thus, health problems in Persians can be spread quickly and widely in the cat world. PRA in Persians causes vision problems very early in life, at about 4 " 8 weeks of age, and progresses very rapidly. Cats become completely blind by 15 weeks of age, but do not have other health issues. PRA is a recessively inherited disease, so that two copies of the mutation are required to cause blindness. Carrier cats, cats with one copy of the mutation, are perfectly healthy, but when bred may pass the mutation on to their offspring. Thus, a genetic test is required to detect these carrier cats so that they do not spread the mutation. This project is designedto analyze genetic markers on a chromosome suspected to be associated with PRA andalso to improve overall knowledge of the feline genome.

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Diversity and coexistence
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Racism and integration
Discrimination selected
Itinerant way of life
Experience of discrimination
The figures below indicate how many people feel discriminated against and which groups are most likely to experience negative treatment. Everyday situations in which discriminatory actions or words are experienced are also examined.
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Throughout the population, 3% say that they have been subject to physical violence, 11% to mental violence and 24% to discrimination. 28% say that they have been subjected to at least one type of discrimination over the past five years.
Methodological aspects
Proportion of the population that said they had been a victim of discrimination or violence during the past five years. A distinction is made between several types: discrimination, physical violence, mental violence. Total: proportion of the population that says it has been subject to at least one type.
Self-report: the percentages presented do not tally with the cases of discrimination reported in counselling or reporting centres (explicit incidents, without conviction) or judicial sentences (explicit incidents, sentenced in court).
Reference to questionnaire
1) During the past five years, have you experienced a situation where you have been discriminated against due to your belonging to a group?
2) Have you been subject to physical violence due to your belonging to a group?
3) Have you been subject to mental violence due to your belonging to a group?
Possible answers
1. Yes once, 2. Yes several times, 3. No never, 9. no answer. Consideration of answers 1-2 (together) to questions 1-3.
58% of the victims said they were discriminated against because of their nationality and 27% because of their language or accent. The following grounds of discrimination are then mentioned: gender (19%), professional position (18%), religion (15%) and distinctive physical appearance (15%). 11% of victims say they have been subject to unfair treatment because of their ethnic origin.
Proportion of the population that says they have been a victim of discrimination during the past five years, by grounds of discrimination. Respondents could name several grounds.
Because of your belonging to which group have you been a victim of discrimination in Switzerland? Several answers possible.
1. age, 2. sex, gender, 3. sexual orientation, 4. foreign nationality, 5. Swiss nationality, 6. ethnicity, 7. religion, 8. skin colour, other distinctive physical appearance, 9. language, dialect, accent, 10. socio-economic level, 11. professional position, 12. political views, other opinions, 13. disability, 14. belonging to another group, 15. not belonging to a specific group, 99. no answer.
Consideration of all possible answers. Grouping together of answers: 4-5 = nationality, 15-99 = not belonging to specific group, no information.
Information on data
Sub-universe
Permanent resident population aged 15 to 88 that say they have been a victim of discrimination in Switzerland in the past five years (n = 703).
Among people who reported having experienced discrimination in the past five years, half (50%) say it occurred at work or when looking for work. 25% of victims say they have been subject to unfair treatment in public spaces and 24% in other non-specified situations. 19% of persons have been subject to discrimination in education and 11% each when looking for accommodation or during leisure time. 8% said they have experienced unfair treatment when dealing with the police and 10% when dealing with public authorities.
Proportion of the population that says they have been a victim of discrimination during the past five years, by situation. Respondents could name several situations.
In Switzerland, in which precise situations have you been a victim of discrimination? Several answers possible.
1. looking for work, job application, 2. everyday working life, colleagues, superiors, 3. school, higher education, 4. looking for accommodation, 5, public authority, administrative procedures, 6. social assistance, 7. medical care, health, 8. police, 9. army, 10, public transport or public spaces, 11. entering a restaurant, bar, club, 12. leisure, sport, local organisation, 13. family, private sphere, 14. other situations, 9. no answer.
Consideration of all possible answers. Grouping together of answers: 1-2 = working life.
As part of the system of integration indicators developed by the FSO, an indicator measuring racial discrimination and also calculated with VeS data is available. It focuses on the ethno-racial aspects as grounds of discrimination.
To the integration indicator (German version)
To the integration indicator (French version)
Source: Survey on diversity and coexistence in Switzerland (VeS-2018)
Universe: Permanent resident population aged 15 to 88. Non-weighted numbers: n (total) = 3127
Federal Statistical Office Section Demography and Migration
https://www.bfs.admin.ch/content/bfs/en/home/statistics/population/migration-integration/diversity-coexistence-switzerland/experience-of-discrimination.html


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The transfer rumors of AC Milan striker Baca is more and more. The key player of the team in last season seems to leave soon. The player himself rejected the contract offer from West Ham. Naples continued raising their offer. Now there are more big-name team throw him an olive branch.
Barcelona ran into a wall in signing striker this year. According to imfifa news that their plan B have AC Milan's Colombian star Baca. Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in Vaca, after Ibrahimovic leaving, they need reinforcement.
AC Milan price him 30 million euros. Last season, Baca played 43 times for AC Milan, scored 20 balls. If he join Paris Saint-Germain or Barcelona, for Baca who desire for Champions League Baca is a win-win result.


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The four-door Mercedes Concept Style Coupé is a style rebel – non-conformist, provocative, masculine. "The design is expressive and powerful," says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. "It makes a very clear statement. This is the car against which sporty mid-size vehicles will be measured in future." In keeping with its dynamic look, the Coupé study offers a host of technical highlights, including the new four-cylinder turbo petrol engine with 155 kW (211 hp), 4MATIC all-wheel drive and the 7G-DCT dual-clutch automatic transmission. Among the highlights of the four-cylinder engine are its direct-injection system with exhaust gas turbocharging, an enhanced combustion system and extended stratification ranges for lean-burn operation using fast-acting injectors for the multiple fuel injections, and multi-spark ignition according to need.
The innovative headlamps of the Concept Style Coupé are reminiscent of the ever wary, almost intimidating eyes of a predatory animal. In standby mode they shine red. Another special feature are the indicators: individual points of light light up in succession, rather like a piano keyboard.
Three prominent lines give structure to the vehicle when viewed from the side: the front structural edge over the wings flows towards the rear end in a characteristic dropping line. Another, more sinewy line spans the shoulder muscle above the rear axle, while the third line extends upward in a sweeping curve from the front wheel towards the rear. Together, these lines lend more depth and dynamism to the side profile. The ripple design of the prominent exterior mirrors takes advantage of the design freedoms enjoyed by a concept car.
Inside the Concept Style Coupé, a new quality benchmark is set by fine materials together with outstanding craftsmanship. The dashboard upholstered in white nubuck leather offers a rich contrast to the anthracite Alcantara® on the upper surface of the dashboard. On the sports steering wheel, suede delivers exceptional grip, while all chrome trim pieces and controls have been anodised in black for the first time. The surfaces around the HMI operating unit shimmer in gleaming black anodized aluminium. The four integral seats with integrated head restraints come from the sport version of the new A-Class.
While travelling, passengers can be "always on". This is made possible by COMAND Online together with Mercedes-Benz applications developed especially for use and operation while driving. Internet surfing is also freely available when the vehicle is at a standstill.
Mercedes-Benz is firmly convinced that the future lies with cloud computing. The software for the COMAND Online applications is not stored in the vehicle, but runs off the Daimler Vehicle Backend. The advantage is that the system can be updated with new applications "over-the-air" (OTA) through a mobile phone connection, without needing to take the car into the workshop. The software is thus always up to date, irrespective of the development cycles of either the vehicles or the consumer electronic devices.


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The Industries Hiring The Most College Grads In 2015
Susan Adams Forbes Staff
I'm a senior editor in charge of Forbes' education coverage.
A new survey from Michigan State University has some great news for college students who will be graduating with bachelor's degrees in 2015: hiring for new graduates is expected to jump by 16% next year. Since it was conducted between Aug. 15 and Sept. 23, and the 5,700 employers in the poll were asked about plans for students who will finish school in the spring of 2015, the numbers could go even higher, says Phil Gardner, director of Michigan State's College Employment Research Institute (CERI), which conducted the survey.
The survey asked employers whether they had firmed up their hiring plans and only a quarter said they had. That means many could further bump up their hiring by the spring. "The increase could go as high as 20%,"he says.
What's driving the surge? "Hiring demand has been pent up for awhile now,"he says. "The last couple of years have been positive but they were not strong, runaway markets." Last year the overall hiring increase for new grads was just 7%.
In a breakdown by sector, the survey found explosive growth in the field of so-called information services: Hiring among telecommunications companies, motion pictures, broadcasting and, yes, publishing, will jump by 51% over last year, says Gardner. Since many of the companies in this sector are start-ups, he explains, a small number of hires can yield a large percentage increase, as in a company that grows from six to 12 employees. "A lot of these companies have under 500 employees," he says. The category also includes big employers like Google and Facebook, which continue to hire hundreds of grads, but in consistent numbers year over year.
The second-fastest-growing category: Finance & Insurance, which will increase hiring by 31%. Gardner says this is a significant turnaround after years of shrinkage and cutbacks, with big banks slashing their mortgage units and cutting back on their investment banking and derivative sections. Now banks are beginning to make up for the cuts.
The third category on CERI's list is called "Professional, Business & Scientific Services." This is a very broad area that includes management consulting, accounting, law, engineering services and computer design and services. Clearly some of these subcategories are performing better than others. Law, for instance, only barely inched up last year, according to an American Bar Association study that showed 57% of 2013 law grads finding work, up from 56.2% the previous year. Those numbers are older than Michigan State's, but I predict there will be little improvement for lawyers this year.
This is a preliminary report. The final version, due out in November, will list 19 sectors as opposed to the six largest sectors revealed today. The largest employer of new college grads? Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which hires 8,000. But that number remains high year-over-year, thus not showing an increase. Oddly, the Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies rental car companies under the heading "real estate," which isn't reflected in CERI's numbers. "I included the big sectors only," says Gardner.
Here are the industries with the greatest planned increases in college hiring, expressed in CERI's chart:
Aside from the report that hiring is on the upswing in my industry, publishing, I was surprised by two numbers: the bump in hiring among manufacturers and nonprofits, up 17% and 16% respectively. The one sector with negative growth: Educational Services.
The CERI report includes tips for both job seekers and employers, gleaned from survey questions answered by employers and Gardner's wisdom. Along with directing CERI, he is the executive director of career services for Michigan State.
After writing countless job search advice stories, I am still taken aback by the sloppiness of many college job seekers. According to the CERI report, "recruiters and employers observe students entering the recruiting season with lackluster résumés and slipshod cover letters. The students who receive interviews appear unfocused and unmotivated." Students, if you're reading this: Do take advantage of your career services office and get help polishing your résumé and cover letter before you apply. Typos, inconsistent tenses, unspecific job descriptions and other mistakes will cost you the job. The same goes for cover letters. It's always best if you can write lively, concise prose but if you can't manage that, a clean, plainspoken cover letter is better than a clumsy one with bad grammar and misspellings.
More obvious advice that Gardner says students routinely fail to heed: Guys don't need to wear a suit and tie but they do need to dress tidily. No shorts or sandals. The same advice goes for women. Pants are OK but "don't show up in pajamas," he says (he swears this has happened). Speak in complete sentences and avoid slang. "Employers want to see that you're ready to take a professional position," he says.
Lastly, students are routinely unrealistic about salary expectations, says Gardner. Before heading into pay negotiations, find out from your career services office what other grads are making in your sector. Universities don't usually track salaries from specific companies. For that, try a site like Glassdoor and good old fashioned word of mouth.
As for employers, a major problem in a tightening job market is reneging. In other words, a student may accept a job in the fall or winter, but keep searching and when they find a better offer, back out of the first job. Survey respondents also expressed dismay over parents who pressure their kids to find positions at companies that the parents think are more acceptable. Gardner says companies must accept this reality and after making a new hire, devote effort to making them feel wanted before their start date. Stay in touch by email and social media. Create a Facebook group for new hires, for instance, and post company news. Host special events at the company. What about a New York consulting firm who has hired a Michigan State student in the fall for a spring 2015 start date? Should it fly the recruit to the east coast? "If you want to keep them, you probably should," says Gardner. "It's an expense of doing business."
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In February 2018, I took on a new job managing and writing Forbes' education coverage. I'd spent the previous two years on the Entrepreneurs team, following six years


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Model Misfit
Holly Smale
"My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek."
MODEL MISFIT is the sequel to award-winning No. 1 UK debut GEEK GIRL.
Harriet Manners knows a lot of facts.
She knows that humans have 70,000 thoughts per day.
She knows that Geek + Model = a whole new set of graffiti on your belongings.
And that the average person eats a ton of food a year, though her pregnant stepmother is doing her best to beat this.
But Harriet doesn't know where she's going to fit in once the new baby arrives. And with her summer plans ruined, modelling in Japan seems the perfect chance to get away.
Can Harriet cope with the craziness of Tokyo, her competitive model flatmates and her errant grandmother's 'chaperoning'. Or seeing gorgeous Nick everywhere she goes?
Will geek girl find her place on the other side of the world?
The sequel to the award-winning debut GEEK GIRL.
'Harriet's comical and cringeworthy misadventures in the world of fashion are guaranteed to get you laughing.' The Week Junior
'Genius.' MaximumPop!
'You can't fail to like Harriet.' Parents in Touch
PRAISE FOR GEEK GIRL:
"Loved GEEK GIRL. Wise, funny and true, with a proper nerd heroine you're laughing with as much as at. Almost." James Henry, writer of Smack the Pony and Green Wing
"A feel-good satisfying gem that will have teens smiling from cover to cover, and walking a little taller after reading" – Books for Keeps
"I would highly recommend Geek Girl to anyone who likes a good laugh and enjoys a one-of-a-kind story." Mia,Guardian Children's Books website
Holly Smale is the author of Geek Girl, Model Misfit and Picture Perfect. She was unexpectedly spotted by a top London modelling agency at the age of fifteen and spent the following two years falling over on catwalks, going bright red and breaking things she couldn't afford to replace. By the time Holly had graduated from Bristol University with a BA in English Literature and an MA in Shakespeare she had given up modelling and set herself on the path to becoming a writer.
Geek Girl was the no. 1 bestselling young adult fiction title in the UK in 2013. It was shortlisted for several major awards including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Branford Boase award, nominated for the Queen of Teen award and won the teen and young adult category of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the 11-14 category of the Leeds Book Award.
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Ghost of Inflation Past: How 2021 became the year of high prices
Sajid Shaikh
·Digital editor and Acting Head of Yahoo Finance
Illustration from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past fly over London. Source: Getty
Last Christmas.... so sang the late George Michael in the 1984 Wham! chartbuster hit, which has since become an evergreen pop number on myriad radio stations come the festive season.
This Christmas... quite a few things are hitting high. Fuel, food and the lot. Most gifts too.
Prices have surged. Inflation has got many worried, and not just consumers. Economists, analysts, bankers, strategists, policy makers, from the International Monetary Fund to central bankers, and investment banks, inflation has been a key theme. It has tapered stimulus and pushed interest rates out of their historic lows.
The analysts at Deutsche Bank, however, have attempted to add a festive flavour to it with a quirky take on 'The 12 days of Christmas' carol, linking inflation to prices of goods and services in the post-pandemic, or rather recurring pandemic year, as Omicron re-scars the national and global psyche, threatening to kill a nascent recovery and resurrecting the ghosts of the Christmas past.
In August, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warned inflation could hit 10-year-high of 4% in the final quarter of 2021. Right on cue, the Office for National Statistics published its latest stats last week showing UK inflation had hit 5.1%. A day later the Bank raised interest rates from record lows of 0.1% to 0.25% for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
The IMF too had warned the UK in its report, also published last week, to avoid 'inaction' saying it expected inflation to peak at about 5.5% in the spring of 2022 and that prices would rise further.
Watch: What is inflation and why is it important?
"2022 is a year of change, but not in a good way. Most of the financial developments in the pipeline will leave us worse off by the time we struggle to the end of 2022. The tax rises announced around the Budget will kick in, along with higher prices for everything from energy bills to rail fares and pub prices," said Sarah Coles, senior personal finance analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown.
Deutsche Bank expects inflation to peak around 6% in April, with annual inflation stuck around 5% for the next three quarters.
That means less bang for your buck. An expensive festive season and New Year beckons. Here's what Sanjay Raja, chief economist at Deutsche Bank, and strategists Shreyas Gopal and Panos Giannopoulos reckon how much the classic '12 days of Christmas' has risen in cost.
1. A partridge in a pear tree, or poultry
Poultry prices are marginally up in the UK. Photo: Getty
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there seems to be a supply issue when it comes to availability of partridges. While it's difficult to fully disentangle the impact of COVID and Brexit on the supply of partridges, Deutsche Bank team instead substituted this classic item with 'poultry'. The good news is that poultry prices are up "only" 1.5% year on year (YoY) in the last three months. "The bad news is that until this year, poultry retail prices have been in decline (annual price growth) for the better part of the last seven years."
2. Two turtle doves, or pet goods and services
Turtle doves. Photo: Getty
DB team has taken the loose interpretation of proxying turtle doves via pets goods and services. Recently, pet goods and services prices are running over 3% YoY – the highest annual inflation rate since 2012.
3. Three French hens, or imported food
Food import prices from the EU are down 2.1% year on year. Photo: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
"If there's some good news to have this winter, it's that food import prices have actually fallen, relative to around this time last year." Food import prices from the EU are down 2.1% YoY between August and October. For now, Brexit price pressures have yet to filter through into imported food prices, according to Deutsche Bank.
Inflation charts. Source: Nomura
4. Four calling birds, or telecoms equipment and services
Prices for calling birds have very little time-series data, says the DB team. So instead, they've looked at communications equipment and services. "Fortunately, telephone equipment and services prices have been broadly stable heading into Christmas. This means communicating with friends and family won't be much more expensive than normal and are up 1.3% YoY (on average over the last three months)."
Read more: London Stock Exchange: Year in IPOs
5. Five golden rings, or jewellery
Gold retains it's safe haven appeal. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Gold prices have been on a bit of a roller coaster journey this year. According to the ONS, jewellery prices are up 2% 3m/YoY. While this seems modest, in 2020, jewellery prices were averaging only 0.6% YoY and were actually falling by 0.5% YoY in 2019 so a modest, but still meaningful shift up in prices, according to the DB team.
The UK's Royal Mint said it has experienced a surge in sales of gold. Karina Hicks, head of precious metals marketing at the Royal Mint, said: "As the run up to Christmas is traditionally a quieter time for investing, it's very positive to see that demand for Gold has continued, with 30th November also being our second busiest day of the financial year so far in relation to number of precious metals transactions."
6. Six geese a-laying, or eggs
Price of eggs have risen this year. Photo: Gett
Food prices are predicted to rise further in 2022, with no easing of supply chain woes and inflation predicted to hit 6%.
In the last three months, the price of eggs is up 2.2% YoY – that's relative to an average -1% YoY registered going back to January 2018. There's clear upward pressure for farmers, the DB team says. In Q2, the average UK farm-gate egg price went up 13%, and it's likely that the near-term trend remains skewed to the upside.
Read more: Revealed: Best performing funds and trusts of 2021
7. Seven swans a-swimming, or recreational and sporting services
Gym and fitness club prices are expected to go up too. It's going to be hard to swim with the rise in recreational and sporting services prices. The three months/YoY rise stands at just under 4% compared with the average of 2.7% in 2020, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.
Watch: Good M&A Deals Happening in Gold, Says Alamos Gold CEO
8. Eight maids a-milking, or where households are employers
Since the pandemic began, wages where households are employers (which include domestic cleaners) are up 6%. And over the last three months, wage inflation sits just under 3%. Wages for maids are likely to rise with the forthcoming increase in the national living wage, which is due to rise by 6.6% next April, said the DB team.
However, while the jobs market is healthy, workers have not seen the pay surge that some – including the prime minister – had envisaged, as wage growth has ground to a halt.
According to the Office for National Statistics, nominal wage growth (excluding bonuses) fell from 4.1% in September to 3.8% in October as the measurement effects of the pandemic receded and the hiring surge ended. Median nominal pay was flat in the two months to November.
"With inflation forecast to peak next May, and no evidence yet of pay rises responding to higher prices, the UK's third real wage squeeze in just a decade is likely to last for at least the first half of 2022," said Nye Cominetti, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation, a think tank.
"The UK has entered a tough new phase of the crisis with plentiful jobs but shrinking pay packets."
Watch: IMF tells UK to be ready to redeploy furlough if 'widespread' closures needed to tackle Omicron
9. Nine ladies dancing, or arts, entertainment, and recreation
The leisure industry took a big hit during the pandemic. But wages are up, according to HMRC PAYE data. Arts, entertainment, and recreation wages are up over 6% since the pandemic.
However, it remains unclear just how tight the UK labour market is, and thereby the implications for wages going forward. "On the one hand, employment (payrolls) is back at pre-pandemic levels, vacancies are particularly elevated. On the other hand, hours worked remain below their peak and there were half a million more inactive people in Q3 2021 than there were in Q1 2020," according to Nomura.
10. Ten lords a-leaping.
But they aren't leaping for joy. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is likely to recommend a 2.7% increase in the daily allowance for peers from April next year. As per Deutsche Bank's updated forecasts, that will amount to a real wage cut of over 3% for the House of Lords.
11. Eleven pipers piping, or tobacco
Participants in costume pose during the Chap Olympiad event in London. Photo: Neil Hall/Reuters
Tobacco price has increased 6.7% over the last 12 months, the largest increase since early 2019.
The combined prices of alcohol and tobacco rose by 2.6% this year, compared with a fall of 0.2% a year ago, leading to an upward contribution to change of 0.10 percentage points., according to ONS data. The largest effect came from tobacco, where duty rates increased as announced in the Autumn 2021 Budget.
12. Twelve drummers drumming, or recording media
Musical group playing in night club. Photo: Getty
Labour shortages have meant that the market for drummers has dwindled, making it extremely difficult to track. Instead, Deutsche Bank analysts have included the price for recording media. Unfortunately, prices for 'reception and recording of sound and pictures' is tracking at near record highs, with annual price growth close to 7% YoY, they said.
Watch: Will interest rates stay low forever?
Australia passes two million COVID cases
Australia has passed the grim milestone of recording more than two million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.While it took almost two years to reach one million cases on January 10 this year, it took just 10 days for the country's COVID-19 tally to get to two million due to rising Omicron cases.
Qld concern over slowing COVID vaccination
Queensland has recorded twice as many COVID-19 deaths than the previous day, with authorities concerned more people are at risk with vaccinations slowing.Sixteen people died with the virus in the latest reporting period to 6.
Breivik 'as dangerous now as a decade ago'
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik remains just as likely to commit acts of violence today as he was a decade ago, a psychiatrist testifying at his parole hearing says.Breivik, a political extremist, killed 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime atrocity in July 2011.
Govt defends women's safety plan handling
The federal government has defended its approach to a decade-long women's safety plan after initially opening the consultation period for only two weeks.The timeframe drew a backlash from women's safety advocates, who criticised it for being too short during a pandemic and holiday period.
Climate change could impact supply lines more than Covid-19
The Climate Council's Professor Tim Flannery spoke with Yahoo News Australia about how global warming will impact our daily lives. Interview: Michael Dahlstrom


Phillip is a lifelong scholar, a student of life, and hopeful futurist. He is the type of person who likes to travel to new places, eat great food, cook new dishes, and try new things (only in that order). Having spent five years living in Northern California as a native Angeleno, Phillip is optimistic that Southern California can be a leader in sustainability. He believes in the future of Los Angeles and wants to be involved in making the city a greener space for future generations to come.
Sustainability in its purest form is the ability to do something indefinitely. In regards to environmental sustainability, it means understanding our past, enjoying the present, and thinking of our future. Sustainability happens everywhere without people thinking of it. Growing up in an immigrant family, my family was "sustainable" without thinking of "sustainability", at least the way it is known today. I firmly believe everyone can live a more sustainable life without having to try too hard.
Was there a profound moment that sparked your interest in the protection of the environment?
I was seven years old when I realized the negative effects of humans on Earth. In my elementary school, we were served lunches in styrofoam trays and at the end of each lunch period, the trash bins would overflow with styrofoam and wasted food. The next day, like magic, all the trash would be gone. As a curious kid, I wondered, "Where does all this trash go?" I asked the adults around me and they told me about landfills –– how we dug these very deep holes in the Earth to throw away trash. It was strange to me how adults would tell kids not to litter, yet, landfills were essentially the same thing; the difference was, one was hidden and one was in your face. As I've gotten older and learned more about the Earth and endangered species, I knew I wanted to be in this fight. If I didn't work towards a better environment, how could I expect others to?
Why is this cause personally important to you?
I care about the future and everyone in it. We only have one place we call home. Every human, animal, and living thing in the history of the world came from the same place and we're all connected. If you care about anyone on planet Earth, then you have a stake in the future.
In 2014 you were a part of a summer sustainability program. Can you tell us about that and how the experience shaped your views on sustainability?
The program was called Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe (SCONE) and we covered five major cities: Stockholm, Malmö, Copenhagen, Freiburg, and Lucerne. It helped me rethink what sustainability actually looks like when progressive policies are enacted. On both ends, it made me feel both pessimistic and optimistic. I haven't seen all of America, but in California, we are a leader in the green space, yet it feels as though we still are not doing enough. I wondered why we can't be more like the countries in Europe? It's a complicated question and there are many factors to it. One major difference is the population in California hovers close to 40 million people, which is five times larger than the entire country of Switzerland. So implementing policies in that massive population is incredibly difficult because getting a consensus can be near impossible. A more sustainable future will demand investments in the right infrastructure, better education, and so much more, but I believe we can get to that future.
What's an example of a sustainable effort you want to see applied in Los Angeles?
Cycling and public transportation are both near and dear to my heart. While it's nice to see people biking, I get more excited about seeing someone biking to work than seeing someone biking for exercise. Someone biking to work is making a necessary trip and minimizing their carbon footprint. It's that meaningful effort that matters to me. For a sustainable future to take place, we need all people to have a safe place to walk and bike (i.e. more bike lanes in Los Angeles). I would like to see more change in transportation, green space, waste reduction, and energy.
How have you used your passion to engage in conversations with people around you?
There was a time when it was okay to not speak up so that we didn't make people feel uncomfortable. That time has passed. I won't ask someone to be perfect, but I will ask everyone to try. I'm a realist and I know I'm not perfect. There are days I won't bike because it's too hot or it's raining really hard and that's okay. But if I bike whenever I can, then I will take those wins because small changes do have a profound impact. No one wants to be told what to do, but it is an important conversation to have. You have to ask yourself, if I don't start this important conversation, will someone else? If the answer is no, then it's time to step up and be bold. There are times when it's also okay to not speak up because every moment is different. I think every opportunity we have to subtly change the world, even if it's one person's world, even for just a day, we need to take it. Every chance you have to make a difference is worth it, so go out there and take that chance!
What keeps you motivated to fight for a more sustainable future?
The people around me give me hope. When I see someone cycling to work or a person bringing their own grocery bag to the market, I feel so much hope for the future. Kids are also inspiring because they are the future and they can continue this fight. I think it's amazing to see people come on board –– especially those who weren't in the fight before. It's motivating to see that light bulb come on for people and having them make that connection between their lives and their impact on the environment. Seeing people realize the powerful impact they can make and the change they can create to make this a better world; that's powerful.
What do you say to someone who thinks they can't make a difference?
Realistically you can't change the world alone, but that's why I'm here with you (haha). Millennials and the youth of today are known to be idealistic. They want to change the world, and I believe we will. We need to show people the depth of their impact and the power of their actions. For example, if you use one pair of reusable chopsticks a day, in one week you'll save seven pairs of disposable ones. In two weeks, you'll save fourteen, and so on. That small change over time becomes big changes! You may not be changing the world, but you're changing your world and that's better than no change at all.
American author, Marianne Williamson once said, "As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others". I know from my own experience, living a "greener" life has slowly influenced those around me to do the same. When I stepped away from my fear of being judged for speaking up for the right thing, others around me began stepping up too. Don't underestimate what you can do. Keep doing it because every little bit helps. There will be days where you think to yourself, "what's the point?" and it's okay to feel that way. I've been fighting for the environment ever since I was seven years old and I've been picked on for it. It's not always easy to believe in yourself and to believe in the future, but it will always be worth it.


NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Pelicans returned to the .500 mark once again after routing the Dallas Mavericks 132-106 at the Smoothie King Center Wednesday night.
Two nights after failing to close out the Los Angeles Clippers, the Pelicans made some personnel changes, both to the roster and the starting five, and dominated a winning team at home.
It was the Pelicans' largest margin of victory in the history of their series against the Mavs. New Orleans also set season highs for made three-pointers (17) and assists (36).
For one night, the Pels competed on the defensive end of the floor. Dallas shot 42.9 percent against a New Orleans team allowing opponents to make nearly 47 percent this season. The Mavericks misfired on 32 of their 46 three point attempts.
Five players scored in double figures, and four players had at least six assists.
Even the bench play was superlative. The second unit combined for 50 points, 17 rebounds, and nine assists.
It was a big win for a team in desperate need for a win of any type.
It was a win that, from the outset, featured the level of effort and activity required for consistent success.
Julius Randle, starting his second straight game for an injured Niko Mirotic, followed up his career- high 37 points on Monday with 27 points and 18 rebounds.
Jrue Holiday on Julius Randle dominating again, totaling 64 pts and 25 reb over the past two games: "He makes it look easy. We just kind of feed off him. When he has that energy, he's a bull. He's hard to stop."
He was a destroyer of worlds in the low post, and deadly accurate from distance. Just as important, maybe more so, Randle stayed out of foul trouble and limited his turnovers to one.
Gentry is considering a more permanent place for his power forward in the starting lineup.
Either way, fans can expect to see plenty of Randle alongside Anthony Davis.
Davis posted 27 as well, while adding five blocked shots and dishing out a career-high nine assists. For AD, it was his 10th game of the season with at least six assists. Prior to this season, he had only three such games.
Jrue Holiday was once again the best perimeter player on the court. On the offensive end he scored 17 points on only 11 shot attempts. Holiday also handed out eight dimes while committing just one turnover.
Defensively, he collected four steals and simply eliminated heralded rookie Luka Doncic as a threat.
Doncic was hounded into a woeful 2-8 shooting performance. His eight points represented the second lowest output of the season for a player averaging 18.3 points per game and already nearing cult status in Dallas.
No negatives from the rest of the supporting cast but plenty of positives. How rare that has been this season.
The Pelicans got another infusion of energy from Cheick Diallo. Diallo notched a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) and grabbed three steals.
Darius Miller is in the middle of his best stretch of the season. After scoring 12 on Wednesday, Miller is averaging 13.3 points over his last three games on 57 percent shooting.
Ever the pro, E'Twaun Moore didn't miss a beat as a reserve. He added 17 points in only 26 minutes, going 3-for-4 from long range.
When things have gone wrong this season, Alvin Gentry has talked about a "perfect storm" of mistakes that make it nearly impossible for the Pels to win. Against Dallas, New Orleans had everything go right.
Now the Pelicans have to prove that they can ride this wave for more than one game. New Orleans hasn't won back to back games since taking three in a row from Nov. 16-19.
It won't be easy with the Memphis Grizzlies coming to visit on Friday. As good as the Pels are at scoring, Memphis is just as good at stopping teams from scoring.
They say that styles make fights, so at the very least it should be entertaining to watch. But, for the Pelicans it has to be more than that.
It has to be a chance to show not just what they are capable of, but what they are committed to.
The fact of the matter is that we know the answer to the former, but the jury is still out on the latter.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Donald Robbio, 56, of Cranston, was sentenced today to 50 months in federal prison for trading the pharmaceutical drug Xanax for two firearms, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Divisionof the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Robbio was arrested on June 28, 2013, moments after he exchanged a significant number of Xanax pills for a 9 millimeter pistol and .380 caliber handgun with an undercover ATF agent.
At sentencing, U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith also ordered Robbio to serve three years supervised release upon completion of his prison term. Robbio pleaded guilty on September 12, 2013, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to information presented to the court, Robbio was convicted previously in state court on felony assault, firearm and manslaughter charges.
At the time of his guilty plea, Robbio admitted to the court that on June 21, 2013, he contacted an undercover ATF agent who was posing as an individual interested in purchasing a controlled substance and in selling firearms. Robbio told the agent he had 300 Xanax pills for sale and inquired if the agent had a "toy to play with." Three days later, Robbio again engaged the ATF agent in a telephone conversation and arranged to meet the agent in person in order to provide a sample of Xanax pills he was offering. The next day, Robbio sold the agent 35 Xanax pills for $100, and agreed, at Robbio's request, to meet again to exchange an additional $700 worth of Xanax pills for two firearms. On June 28, 2103, at Robbio's request, the two men met in a parking lot in Cranston where Robbio exchanged a bag containing 140 Xanax pills for the firearms. Robbio was taken into custody immediately by agents from ATF.


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Q: Erro no cadastro php/mysql eu fiz um sistema de login e cadastro, e dentro da seção de cadastro eu coloquei uma condição, se verdadeiro cadastrar, se falso não cadastrar. Porém, por mais que no if else esteja dando true, quando eu entro no banco de dados, o cadastro não foi realizado. Como eu resolvo esse problema?
require_once ('connect.php');

    //recebendo os dados
    $user =  $_POST['user'];
    $email =  $_POST['email'];
    $senha =  md5($_POST['senha']);
    $rsenha = $_POST['rsenha'];
    $birth = $_POST['birth'];
if($connect==true){
        //inserindo os dados
    $cadastro = mysqli_query($connect,"INSERT INTO Usuarios (user, email, senha, birth, cadastro) VALUES ('$user', '$email', '$senha', '$birth', NOW())");
        echo "<script>
                alert('Cadastro efetuado com sucesso, basta logar!!');
                window.location.href='../index.php';
            </script>";
    }else{
        echo "<script>
                alert('Não foi possível se cadastrar, tente novamente mais tarde');
                window.location.href='../Cadastro.php';
            </script>";
    }

Esse é o codigo, agradeço a todos que puderem ajudar :)

A: mysqli_connect() sempre retorna um objeto MySQLi. Para verificar se há erros de conexão, use:
$connect = new MySQLi('localhost', 'usuario', 'senha', 'db');

if ($connect->connect_error) {
   echo "Não conectou, erro: " . $connect->connect_error;
}
else {

   /* ######## e caso não haja erros faça o seu INSERT aqui ######### */
    //inserindo os dados
    $cadastro = mysqli_query($connect,"INSERT INTO Usuarios ....
    ....................
    .............

}

Se o objetivo é verificar se o insert foi realizado então faça uso de mysqli_affected_rows - retorna o número de linhas afetadas pela ultima consulta INSERT, UPDATE, REPLACE ou DELETE associada ao parâmetro link indicado

A: Você pode validar se foi cadastrado e caso a verificação seja falsa coletar o erro do mysql.
$cadastro = mysqli_query($connect,"INSERT INTO Usuarios (user, email, senha, birth, cadastro) VALUES ('$user', '$email', '$senha', '$birth', NOW())");
if (!$cadastro) {
   print_r(mysql_error());
}

Meu chute seria por causa da data, talvez você esteja mandando com o formato brasileiro, e o mysql armazena com o formato ISO (AAAA-MM-DD HH:MM:SS).

A: Como eu havia dito em um comentário, há um erro lógico no seu código.
<?php

require_once ('connect.php');

        //recebendo os dados
$user =  $_POST['user'];
$email =  $_POST['email'];
$senha =  md5($_POST['senha']);
$rsenha = $_POST['rsenha'];
$birth = $_POST['birth'];
            //inserindo os dados
$cadastro = mysqli_query($connect,"INSERT INTO Usuarios (user, email, senha, birth, cadastro) VALUES ('$user', '$email', '$senha', '$birth', NOW())");
if($cadastro){
    echo "<script>
    alert('Cadastro efetuado com sucesso, basta logar!!');
    window.location.href='../index.php';
    </script>";
}else{
    echo "<script>
    alert('Não foi possível se cadastrar, tente novamente mais tarde');
    window.location.href='../Cadastro.php';
    </script>";
}

Ps. não testei, mas corrigi o erro lógico, entretanto teste qual é o retorno de $cadastro para corrigir a condição.
EDIT 1
Tente usar este método $mysqli->error, dentro do seu else para obter os erros da sua query, ou mesmo tente executar esta query diretamente no seu MySQL Client. para ver se não há nenhum erro de sintaxe.
Tente isso:
else{
    echo $mysqli_error($connect);
    die;
}

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Enel is listed in the index that measures global companies in terms of environmental, social and governance criteria.
Rome, 27 October 2015 – Enel has been admitted for the second consecutive year to the Stoxx Global ESG Leaders Index, which measures companies in terms of environmental, social and governance criteria, based on the analysis of Sustainalytics, a leading agency in the sustainability sector.
The electricity company has achieved an ESG score of 76.8—a 2.3 point increase on last year's score—and has been recognised as an "Outperformer" in social and environmental terms, ranking 19th among 246 utilities.
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Are you not getting enough restorative each night and now the reading on the bathroom scale is starting to alarm you? Your unnecessary weight gain may in fact be linked to your constant sleep deprivation, experts say.
In this article, we will discuss the possible connections between lack of sleep and obesity.
Got family members and friends who are complaining about their weight gain and they swear that they are exercising regularly and minding what they eat? Then make sure that you repost this article later on to let them know that not getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night could be the one to blame.
Having an unhealthy diet, in particular the kind in which meals are teeming with calories and saturated fat, and not a lot of fruits, vegetables and whole grains are consumed.
Leading a sedentary lifestyle — getting a regular dose of exercise helps make sure that excess calories are burned before they get converted into fat.
According to experts, it's important for you to both eat healthily and exercise regularly if you want to effectively get rid of unwanted pounds and also keep them from coming back. Counting on only one of the two can make it extremely difficult for you to obtain as well as maintain the figure of your dreams.
An unhealthy diet and an inactive lifestyle, sadly, are not the only culprits. According to scientists, there is another major role player than not a lot of people are aware about, and that's sleep deprivation.
Working for hours on end, heavy traffic, financial issues, divorce — these are some of the most common examples of things that can leave an individual stressed.
Did you know that failure to get a good night's sleep is also a cause of stress? According to scientists, it is the stress-inducing properties of lack of sleep that can make unwanted weight gain stem from not spending enough time to dreamland each night.
A stress eater doesn't make smart food choices — he or she tends to crave stuff that are bad for the waistline as well as overall health.
A stress eater doesn't feel satisfied easily, and it's not unlikely for him or her to consume more foods than necessary.
So in short, sleep deprivation can leave you overweight because of the fact that you cannot seem to stop yourself from having pizza, donut, ice cream, muffins, cookies and others.
Because your brain and the rest of your body are deprived of the opportunity to heal and bounce back from the stresses from the day before, it's not unlikely for you to feel really exhausted the following day. No one has the urge to exercise if there's not enough energy around.
We all know that having a regular dose of exercise is one of the most important components to successful weight reduction.
In addition, exercising on a regular basis is good for the brain, heart, joints and skin. It also helps lower the blood sugar levels in order to effectively fend off the many complications of diabetes.
Besides, sleep deprivation and exercise do not mix, say the experts. Because lack of sleep can have an unfavorable effect on your brain and also body, working out can put you at high risk of sustaining an injury, which is something that can keep you from exercising further for as long as you're not fully recuperated.


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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Call it Conspiracy City. Call it Scandal City. Call it Leak City. These days the holy city has been in the news for anything but holy reasons.
"It is a total mess," said one high-ranking Vatican official who spoke, like all others, on the condition of anonymity.
The Machiavellian maneuvering and machinations that have come to light in the Vatican recently are worthy of a novel about a sinister power struggle at a medieval court.
Senior church officials interviewed this month said almost daily embarrassments that have put the Vatican on the defensive could force Pope Benedict to act to clean up the image of its administration - at a time when the church faces a deeper crisis of authority and relevance in the wider world.
Some of those sources said the outcome of a power struggle inside the Holy See may even have a longer-term effect, on the choice of the man to succeed Benedict when he dies.
From leaked letters by an archbishop who was transferred after he blew the whistle on what he saw as a web of corruption and cronyism, to a leaked poison pen memo which puts a number of cardinals in a bad light, to new suspicions about its bank, Vatican spokesmen have had their work cut out responding.
The flurry of leaks has come at an embarrassing time - just before a usually joyful ceremony this week known as a consistory, when Benedict will admit more prelates into the College of Cardinals, the exclusive men's club that will one day pick the next Roman Catholic leader from among their own ranks.
"This consistory will be taking place in an atmosphere that is certainly not very glorious or exalting," said one bishop with direct knowledge of Vatican affairs.
The sources agreed that the leaks were part of an internal campaign - a sort of "mutiny of the monsignors" - against the pope's right-hand man, Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
Bertone, 77, has a reputation as a heavy-handed administrator and power-broker whose style has alienated many in the Curia, the bureaucracy that runs the central administration of the 1.3 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church.
He came to the job, traditionally occupied by a career diplomat, in 2006 with no experience of working in the church's diplomatic corps, which manages its international relations. Benedict chose him, rather, because he had worked under the future pontiff, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, in the Vatican's powerful doctrinal office.
"It's all aimed at Bertone," said a monsignor in a key Vatican department who sympathizes with the secretary of state and who sees the leakers as determined to oust him. "It's very clear that they want to get rid of Bertone."
Vatican sources say the rebels have the tacit backing of a former secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, an influential power-broker in his own right and a veteran diplomat who served under the late Pope John Paul II for 15 years.
"The diplomatic wing feels that they are the rightful owners of the Vatican," the monsignor who favors Bertone said.
Sodano and Bertone are not mutual admirers, to put it mildly. Neither has commented publicly on the reports.
WHISTLE-BLOWING ARCHBISHOP
The Vatican has been no stranger to controversy in recent years, when uproar over its handling of child sex abuse charges has hampered the church's efforts to stem the erosion of congregations and priestly recruitment in the developed world.
But the latest image crisis could not be closer to home.
It began last month when an Italian television investigative show broadcast private letters to Bertone and the pope from Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the former deputy governor of the Vatican City and currently the Vatican ambassador in Washington.
The letters, which the Vatican has confirmed are authentic, showed that Vigano was transferred after he exposed what he argued was a web of corruption, nepotism and cronyism linked to the awarding of contracts to contractors at inflated prices.
As deputy governor of the Vatican City for two years from 2009 to 2011, Vigano was the number two official in a department responsible for maintaining the tiny city-state's gardens, buildings, streets, museums and other infrastructure, which are managed separately from the Italian capital which surrounds it.
In one letter, Vigano writes of a smear campaign against him by other Vatican officials who were upset that he had taken drastic steps to clean up the purchasing procedures and begged to stay in the job to finish what he had started.
Bertone responded by removing Vigano from his position three years before the end of his tenure and sending him to the United States, despite his strong resistance.
Other leaks center on the Vatican bank, just as it is trying to put behind it past scandals - including the collapse 30 years ago of Banco Ambrosiano, which entangled it in lurid allegations about money-laundering, freemasons, mafiosi and the mysterious death of Ambrosiano chairman Roberto Calvi - "God's banker."
Today, the Vatican bank, formally known at the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), is aiming to comply fully with international norms and has applied for the Vatican's inclusion on the European Commission's approved "white list" of states that meet EU standards for total financial transparency.
Bertone was instrumental in putting the bank's current executives in place and any lingering suspicion about it reflects badly on him. The Commission will decide in June and failure to make the list would be an embarrassment for Bertone.
ITALIAN POPE?
Last week, an Italian newspaper that has published some of the leaks ran a bizarre internal Vatican memo that involved one cardinal complaining about another cardinal who spoke about a possible assassination attempt against the pope within 12 months and openly speculated on who the next pope should be.
Bertone's detractors say he has packed the Curia with Italian friends. Some see an attempt to influence the election of the next pope and increase the chances that the papacy returns to Italy after two successive non-Italian popes who have broken what had been an Italian monopoly for over 450 years.
Seven of the 18 new "cardinal electors" -- those aged under 80 eligible to elect a pope -- at this Saturday's consistory are Italian. Six of those work for Bertone in the Curia.
Bertone, as chief administrator, had a key role in advising the pope on the appointments, which raised eyebrows because of the high number of Italian bureaucrats among them.
"There is widespread malaise and delusion about Bertone inside the Curia. It is full of complaints," said the bishop who has close knowledge of Vatican affairs.
"Bertone has had a very brash method of running the Vatican and putting his friends in high places. People could not take it any more and said 'enough' and that is why I think these leaks are coming out now to make him look bad," he said.
POPE "ISOLATED"
Leaked confidential cables sent to the State Department by the U.S. embassy to the Vatican depicted him as a "yes man" with no diplomatic experience or linguistic skills and the 2009 cable suggests that the pope is protected from bad news.
"There is also the question of who, if anyone, brings dissenting views to the pope's attention," read the cable, published by WikiLeaks.
The Vatican sources said some cardinals asked the pope to replace Bertone because of administrative lapses, including the failure to warn the pope that a renegade bishop re-admitted to the Church in 2009 was a well-known Holocaust denier.
But they said the pope, at 84 and increasingly showing the signs of his age, is not eager to break in a new right-hand man.
"It's so complicated and the pope is so helpless," said the monsignor.
The bishop said: "The pope is very isolated. He lives in his own world and some say the information he receives is filtered. He is interested in his books and his sermons but he is not very interested in government."
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The frustration of seeing extra pounds on the scale—or of a too-tight waistband that you know used to fit—is understandable. But did you know that anything from a hormonal imbalance to vitamin deficiencies to the prescription meds you take can hold clues to what's making you fat?
Many anti-depressant medications cause weight gain—so if you're depressed and taking pills for it, expect to see a bump in weight between five and 15 pounds, with continued gradual accumulation over the years, says Hedaya, who is also the founder of the National Center for Whole Psychiatry in Chevy Chase, Md.
If you're not taking pills, there's evidence that feelings of depression can correlate to weight gain. One 2010 study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that people who feel sad and lonely gain weight more quickly than those who report fewer depression-related symptoms.
If your meds are not to blame, seek out some workout buddies or a support group.
Others may simply make you feel better and thus regain your lost appetite.
If you're not so regular, dehydration, medications, low fiber, or even a lack of good flora in your gut could be to blame.
Fix It: If constipation is your only symptom, then trying probiotics can help your digestive tract work properly. Staying hydrated is key, along with a diet chock-full of fiber-rich foods. But you can also try drinking a fiber powder, like Metamucil, mixed with water.
"It may even grab fat globules in your intestinal tract as it scrubs out waste," says Hedaya. If you're still having trouble, check with your doctor to rule out a range of disorders, including hypothyroidism or a neurological issue.
4. Your Body Doesn't Have Enough of Certain Nutrients.
Fix It: While you can try to boost your iron levels by eating red meat and spinach and increase magnesium by adding Brazil nuts or almonds to your diet, it's nearly impossible to consume enough milk or get enough sunlight to compensate for low vitamin D.
Adding an iron supplement is a little less tricky—but it's still wise to let your doctor rule out hypothyroidism or other conditions that might cause insulin resistance, and thus weight gain, before you start taking supplements.
Choosing low-fat proteins and reducing carbs are good ways to help avoid unnecessary pounds.
6. You Have Plantar Fasciitis.
Fix It: Modify your exercise program to swap biking or swimming in place of weight-bearing exercise, says Bohay. Seek out a physical therapist who can design an appropriate program for your specific needs—ask your doctor or check the Web site of the American Physical Therapy Association to find a qualified therapist in your area.
7. You Have Cushing's Syndrome.
Weight gain accompanied by high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and changes in your skin tone and quality, including purple or silvery stretch marks on your abdomen and ruddy cheeks, could be a sign that your body isn't processing nutrients the way it should, due to a cortisol-producing tumor on one of your adrenal glands. The syndrome affects only about 15 in every million adults annually, so proceed with caution before demanding a battery of tests.