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Q: convert image to byte literal in python I'm trying to store an image as text, so that I can do something like this example of a transparent icon for a Tk gui:
import tempfile

# byte literal code for a transparent icon, I think
ICON = (b'\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x10\x10\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00h\x05\x00\x00'
        b'\x16\x00\x00\x00(\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00 \x00\x00\x00\x01\x00'
        b'\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00@\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
        b'\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01') + b'\x00'*1282 + b'\xff'*64

# makes a temp file for the transparent icon and saves it
_, ICON_PATH = tempfile.mkstemp()
with open(ICON_PATH, 'wb') as icon_file:
    icon_file.write(ICON)

I've tried base 64 encoding, decoding with utf8, converting to bytes and bytearray, and some answers from another post: (Python Script to convert Image into Byte array)
import tempfile, base64, io

# byte literal code for a transparent icon, I think
ICON = (b'\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x10\x10\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00h\x05\x00\x00'
        b'\x16\x00\x00\x00(\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00 \x00\x00\x00\x01\x00'
        b'\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00@\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
        b'\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01') + b'\x00'*1282 + b'\xff'*64

# makes a temp file for the transparent icon and saves it
_, ICON_PATH = tempfile.mkstemp()
with open(ICON_PATH, 'wb') as icon_file:
    icon_file.write(ICON)

a = open(ICON_PATH, 'rb').read()

b = base64.b64encode(a)

print b # output does not match what ICON equals above

# doesn't work; gives error
# UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 1342: invalid start byte
# b = bytes(a).decode('utf-8')

c = bytearray(a)

print c # prints garbled junk

# gives error AttributeError: __exit__ on Image.open(ICON_PATH) line
with io.BytesIO() as output:
    from PIL import Image
    with Image.open(ICON_PATH) as img:
        img.convert('RGB').save(output, 'BMP')
    data = output.getvalue()[14:]

print data

It also doesn't work for b.decode('utf-8') or b.encode('utf-8')

A: I think you're looking for
print(repr(a))

For a as defined in your code, this will print b'\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x10\x10\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00h\x05\x00\x00\x16\x00\x00\x00(\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00 \x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08 and so on, similar to your original ICON definition, but quite large because all the \x00s and \xffs at the end are written out.

In your code, you have included some ad hoc compression (namely + b'\x00'*1282 + b'\xff'*64). To get compression automatically, so the ICON definition in your source file doesn't have to be so large, leverage an existing compression library, like zlib:
import zlib
print(repr(zlib.compress(a)))

On my machine, this prints 'x\x9cc``\x04B\x01\x01\x06 \xc9\xc1\x90\xc1\xca\xc0 \xc6\xc0\xc0\xa0\x01\xc4@!\x06\x05\x06\x888\x088\xb02 \x00#\x14\x8f\x82Q0\nF\xc1\x08\x05\xff)\x04\x00U\xf1A\x17', which is quite small. To decompress, use zlib.decompress:
import zlib

ICON = zlib.decompress(b'x\x9cc``\x04B\x01\x01\x06 \xc9\xc1\x90\xc1\xca\xc0 '
    b'\xc6\xc0\xc0\xa0\x01\xc4@!\x06\x05\x06\x888\x088\xb02 \x00#\x14\x8f\x82'
    b'Q0\nF\xc1\x08\x05\xff)\x04\x00U\xf1A\x17')

ICON now has the same value as in your original example.

If you now want a representation that's still more compact in your source file, it is time to apply base 64 encoding, which gets rid of the verbose binary encoding in python (the \x..-format).
To encode:
import base64, zlib

print(repr(base64.b64encode(zlib.compress(a))))

This gives me 'eJxjYGAEQgEBBiDJwZDBysAgxsDAoAHEQCEGBQaIOAg4sDIgACMUj4JRMApGwQgF/ykEAFXxQRc='
To decode:
import base64, zlib

ICON = zlib.decompress(base64.b64decode('eJxjYGAEQgEBBiDJwZDBy'
    'sAgxsDAoAHEQCEGBQaIOAg4sDIgACMUj4JRMApGwQgF/ykEAFXxQRc='))

And again, ICON has the same value as originally specified.

The final strategy as presented is good for ico files. I see that you also mention png files. These already have compression applied, so you should probably prefer to use only base 64 encoding:
import base64

print(base64.b64encode(png_icon))

and
PNG_ICON = base64.b64decode( ** insert literal here ** )

As it turns out, these encodings are also available through the str.encode and str.decode APIs. This lets you off without writing the imports. For completeness, here they are:
Encoding:
print(repr(a.encode('zlib').encode('base64')))

Decoding:
ICON = ('eJxjYGAEQgEBBiDJwZDBysAgxsDAoAHEQCEGBQaIOAg4sDIgACMUj4J'
    'RMApGwQgF/ykEAFXxQRc=').decode('base64').decode('zlib')

A: I think you're just not printing out the data properly — there doesn't seem to be any need to mess around with base64 doing this.
Here's proof:
from itertools import izip
import tempfile

# byte literal code for a transparent icon, I think
ICON = (b'\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x10\x10\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00h\x05\x00\x00'
        b'\x16\x00\x00\x00(\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00 \x00\x00\x00\x01\x00'
        b'\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00@\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
        b'\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01') + b'\x00'*1282 + b'\xff'*64

# make a temp file from ICON data for testing
_, ICON_PATH = tempfile.mkstemp()
with open(ICON_PATH, 'wb') as icon_file:
    icon_file.write(ICON)

# Convert raw data in the file into a valid Python string literal.

# helper function
def grouper(n, seq):
    "s -> (s0,s1,...sn-1), (sn,sn+1,...s2n-1), (s2n,s2n+1,...s3n-1), ..."
    for i in xrange(0, len(seq), n):
        yield seq[i:i+n]

# read data file in binary mode
a = open(ICON_PATH, 'rb').read()

# create Python code to define string literal
code = '\n'.join(['ICON2 = ('] +
                 ['    '+repr(group) for group in grouper(16, a)] +
                 [')'])

print 'len(ICON): {}'.format(len(ICON))
print 'len(a): {}'.format(len(a))
print code
exec(code)
print
print 'len(ICON2): {}'.format(len(ICON2))
print 'ICON2 == ICON: {}'.format(ICON2 == ICON)

Output:
len(ICON): 1406
len(a): 1406
ICON2 = (
    '\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x10\x10\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00h\x05'
    '\x00\x00\x16\x00\x00\x00(\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00 \x00'
    '\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00@\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00'
    '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00'
    '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
       ...
    '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
    '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
    '\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff'
    '\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff'
    '\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff'
    '\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff'
    '\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff'
)

len(ICON2): 1406
ICON2 == ICON: True

A: Well I did figure out you can do it this way:
import tempfile, base64, io

# byte literal code for a transparent icon, I think
ICON = (b'\x00\x00\x01\x00\x01\x00\x10\x10\x00\x00\x01\x00\x08\x00h\x05\x00\x00'
        b'\x16\x00\x00\x00(\x00\x00\x00\x10\x00\x00\x00 \x00\x00\x00\x01\x00'
        b'\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00@\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
        b'\x00\x01\x00\x00\x00\x01') + b'\x00'*1282 + b'\xff'*64

# makes a temp file for the transparent icon and saves it
_, ICON_PATH = tempfile.mkstemp()
with open(ICON_PATH, 'wb') as icon_file:
    icon_file.write(ICON)

with open(ICON_PATH, 'rb') as imgFile:
    a = imgFile.read()

b = base64.b64encode(a)

print b # output does not match what ICON equals above

with open('test.png','wb') as writeFile:
    writeFile.write(b.decode('base64'))

but I still want to know how to get the same format as 'ICON = (...' at the top


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It just means when what you're doing starts to have effect. For example, "getting traction in the market" or "your product gaining traction" means "your customers getting aware / buying your product"
I guess the metaphor is about when your wheels stop spinning uselessly, connect with whatever they're meant to connect with and start doing real work.
It depends on the nature of your business. Generally, it begins with asking yourself 'what is the fundamental assumptions of my business?' If that fundamental assumption is wrong, then, everything else become irrelevant.
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Can we say that traction is the friction between the wheel and the ground. When the ground has friction the wheel moves forward to mean when ideal gain momentum or general acceptance from the public.
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To apply traction is to stop the wheels of your business from spinning and going no where. So to apply traction means .ie) when your buisiness drives into a ditch and loses traction, it stops growing and or regularly loses cash flow, so you have to apply a variety of useful methods to ensure the future of your business per, your model and generate constant cash flow.
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Natural population growth, at around 0.6% per year, is strong in comparison with most other developed economies, partly reflecting the presence of a large number of first-generation immigrants who tend to have a higher fertility rate than native residents.
Labour force participation has been on a downward trend for some years. We expect the ratio to recover only modestly as workers who were discouraged by the lack of opportunities in the labour market gradually return to the workforce. In the long term, once the recovery is complete, female labour force participation is unlikely to resume its earlier upward trend, given that it has already reached a very high level.
Male labour force participation was declining slightly before the crisis, but the lowering of household wealth as a consequence of the bursting of the housing bubble may reverse that pattern and slow the trend for male workers to retire early. The retirement of a large generation of "Baby Boomers" will also increase the retiree population at the expense of those of working age.
All the same, the US population is relatively young compared with other developed countries. The ageing of the population and the need for reform of Social Security (the federally funded pension plan) are causes for concern, but the number of people aged 65 and over is not set to rise particularly fast during the forecast period. The percentage of the population in this age bracket will climb to 15.7% in 2018, from 13.9% in 2013.
Immigration reform is one of the few major issues that has a chance of overcoming congressional deadlock, partly because it is in both parties' electoral interests to attract the votes of the fast-growing immigrant population. The central elements of a widely discussed plan are the establishment of a path towards legalisation (and possibly citizenship) for an estimated 12m illegal immigrants, allied with stricter border enforcement mechanisms.
The latter are meant to prevent the inflow of new immigrants seeking similar legalisation, but may not be able to stem the flow. Measures to ease a shortage of highly qualified workers in some sectors are also likely to be part of the plan.
Yet, the push for legislation has lost momentum as House Republican leaders have decided to avoid an intra-party skirmish before the mid-term elections in November and delay these reforms to a less politically sensitive time.
Demographic profile
Population (m)
Male 149.7 155.7 162.3
Female 154.7 160.7 167.0
Age profile (% of total population)
0-14 15.6 15.2 15.0
15-64 62.7 61.3 59.4
65+ 12.6 13.9 15.7
Young-age dependency ratio 0.25 0.25 0.25
Old-age dependency ratio 0.20 0.23 0.26
Working-age population (m) 190.8 193.9 195.6
Urbanisation (% of total) 81.6 82.9 84.3
Labour force (m) 154.3 155.4 162.4
Period averages 09-13 14-18
Population growth (%) 0.8 0.8
Working-age population growth (%) 0.3 0.2
Labour force growth (%) 0.1 0.9
Crude birth rate (per 1,000) 13.8 13.2
Crude death rate (per 1,000) 8.2 8.3
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 6.2 5.7
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Average 78.3 79.0
Sources: International Labour Organisation (ILO), labour force projections; Economist Intelligence Unit estimates and forecasts; national statistics.
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In a dramatic turn of events after the Pathankot airbase attack, the Pakistani government claims to have arrested members of the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammad. Following a high-level meeting of top military and civil leadership yesterday, the statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said that, acting on "actionable intelligence" provided by India regarding the attack on the Pathankot airbase, the offices of the banned militant group are being traced and sealed.
But the statement issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's office raises questions over the efficacy of such bans on the militant groups in Pakistan where they are soon reincarnated them with a different name to continue their operations right under the government's nose. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad are some of the appalling examples of the state's failure to apprehend such groups after banning these groups and the people associated with them. After the attacks on the Indian parliament back in December 2001, allegedly carried out by the JeM, the government of Pakistan banned the militant group in January 2002. 14 years after the group was banned, the government of Pakistan admitted that the offices of the banned group are being traced and sealed only now. The very fact that the JeM was able to operate offices despite a ban leaves a lot to be desired on the part of the state of Pakistan.
Many in Pakistan believe that the government is also under pressure from American officials to take swift action against the outlawed JeM. Five days ago, US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to PM Sharif on the phone, who assured the US that Pakistan is carrying out investigations in a transparent manner to bring out the truth in the Pathankot terror incident.
Hours after the high-level huddle of senior civil and military officials concluded in Islamabad yesterday, media reports revealed that the banned JeM chief Masood Azhar was taken into "protective custody" and questioned over the Pathankot attack. While a federal minister and a former general confirmed on a television talk show last night that the law enforcement agencies have only taken Masood Azhar into protective custody, Pakistan's Foreign Office today expressed ignorance about the supposed house arrest of the JeM. It's pertinent to note that the officials have neither confirmed nor denied the arrest of Masood Azhar since the government finds itself in a damned if you do, damned if you don't conundrum. However, sources close to the JeM chief have confirmed that he has been detained by the Pakistani authorities. While the confusion persists over the JeM chief's arrest, its existence is not without a few reasons.
One of the reasons behind the prevailing confusion over the JeM chief's arrest is that the government of Pakistan is wary of a possible demand from the Indian government to handover Masood Azhar to them for further investigations. A confirmation in this regard can land Nawaz Sharif in hot water. The government is also mindful of a backlash from the likes of Jamat-e-Islami and other right-wing parties who protested sharply against PM Narendra Modi's surprise surprise visit to Pakistan on Mr Sharif's birthday.
The other reason behind the confusion persisting over the arrest of Maulana Masood Azhar, one of the Afghan jihad veterans, is that he enjoys close ties with the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan would be walking on a tight rope if officials confirm his arrest and end up straining their ties with the Afghan Taliban where Pakistan is trying to regain some sort of strategic control.
Last but not the least, a confirmation of the arrest of JeM chief Masood Azhar will incite groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba, now known as the Jamat-ud-Dawa and headed by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed which apparently enjoy state patronage.
For Pakistan, the real challenge is to make sure that action against the outlawed JeM us converted into prolonged and consequential measures to prevent the militant group from resurfacing stronger. The state of Pakistan needs to shun its policy of good and bad militants. To permanently seal offices of the militant groups and successfully prosecute those responsible for cross-border terror attacks, a great deal of evidence will need to be gathered. For this purpose, both the countries need to work together and make coordinated efforts to combat terrorism. India's acceptance of Pakistan's request to send a Special Investigation Team to probe the Pathankot air base attack is an encouraging development in this regard.
There is a silver lining amidst all the confusion. Both countries have agreed to reschedule Foreign Secretary level talks. Whatever the terrorists intended to achieve with the attack on Pathankot airbase, the governments of India and Pakistan appear to have thwarted with their restraint and mature response.


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RFID Goes Into the Shark Tank
Many RFID companies make mistakes that cost them money. They wouldn't survive on Shark Tank.
Tags: RFID Channel
I've become a big fan of Shark Tank, an ABC television show that features ordinary Americans offering to sell a stake in their startup businesses to five venture capitalists. Kevin O'Leary, known as Mr. Wonderful, and the other VCs—or "sharks"—can be brutal in their assessment of a business idea and the person pitching it. They also invest their own money in good ideas. It makes compelling viewing, because those who go into the shark tank are putting the company they have worked so passionately to build on the line.
Virtually all of the businesses featured on Shark Tank are consumer firms that all viewers can relate to, but as I watch each night (I catch the reruns on CNBC), I often think about what would happen if an RFID startup went on Shark Tank. In my experience, RFID companies often make the same mistakes that the newbies on Shark Tank do: They try to sell what they want to produce, not what people want to buy, and they don't market effectively.
Here's how it might go if an RFID startup went into the shark tank.
Newbie: "Hello, Sharks. My name is Edsel Gilbert, and I am seeking $1 million for 5 percent of my business, XYZ RFID."
Mr. Wonderful: "Whoa!"
Edsel: "RFID is a revolutionary technology that allows you to capture information from a tagged item, including a unique identifier, and then track it. Think of it as a bar code on steroids. RFID is now being used to track hundreds of millions of clothing items, hospital equipment, tools in manufacturing facilities and much more. We've invented a new kind of passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) reader that extends the read distance of any passive UHF tag by 20 percent."
Daymond John: "How do you do that?"
Edsel: "We've developed a more sensitive antenna that can essentially hear fainter radio signals than anything on the market."
Mr. Wonderful: "Is it patented?"
Edsel: "The patent is pending."
Robert Herjavec: "Who is the product aimed at? What kind of business would use this?"
Edsel: "Any business that needs to track stuff, and almost all do. So manufacturers, retailers, logistics companies, health-care providers and so on."
RAIN RFID Alliance Releases Guideline for Simplified Reader Commands
RFID News Roundup
Thoughts on the Impinj-NXP Legal Battle
RFID Brand and Product Awareness Remains Low
To Win Business, RFID Companies Need to Narrowcast
What You Need to Know About Embedded RFID Readers
Clear Channels: Talking to End Users
The Problem Solvers


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Great Expectations. n.d.. Parenting manual. New Orleans, LA: Healthy Start/Great Expectations, ca. 150 pp.
Annotation: This training manual is a curriculum in parenting for Great Expectation clients. The first section of the document includes a description of the eight week course; a parenting training schedule; guidelines for group leader or coordinator; ground rules for the participants; a parent pledge; and recruiting suggestions. The remainder of the manual provides resource material and handouts on these topics: orientation; health education; safety; nurturing and self esteem; communication and play; child reporting (types of abuse, types of neglect, mandated reporters, and factors that sometimes lead to abuse or neglect); and discipline. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: Great Expectations Foundation, Inc., 4298 Elysian Fields Avenue, Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70122, Telephone: (504) 288-7818 Contact Phone: (504 ) 565-7601 Fax: (504) 288-7328 E-mail: arichard@greatexp.org Web Site: Available at no charge.
Keywords: Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Child care, Child development, Communication, Curricula, Discipline, Education, Family planning, Health education, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Louisiana, Nutrition, Outreach, Parenting, Play, Prenatal care, Prevention, Safety, Self-esteem
Great Expectations. n.d.. Great Expectations adolescent services. New Orleans, LA: Great Expectations, 7 pp.
Annotation: This pamphlet describes the adolescent center services of Great Expectations. It includes the center policy, purpose, goals and a description of the services offered for pregnant adolescents, adolescents at risk, and parenting adolescents. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: Great Expectations Foundation, Inc., 4298 Elysian Fields Avenue, Suite B, New Orleans, LA 70122, Telephone: (504) 288-7818 Contact Phone: (504) 897-1049 Fax: (504) 288-7328 E-mail: arichard@greatexp.org Web Site: Available at no charge.
Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent health services, Adolescent mothers, Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescents, Healthy Start, Louisiana, adolescent center services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. 2016. Most children with Medicaid in four states are not receiving required dental services. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, 29 pp.
Annotation: This report describes the extent to which children enrolled in Medicaid in four states (California, Indiana, Louisiana, and Maryland) received pediatric oral health services in 2011 and 2012. The report also describes barriers and strategies to increase access in these states. Contents include background, methodology, findings, recommendations, and conclusions. Topics include the percentage of children who did not receive required oral health services and percentage of those who did not receive all required oral health services, policies that may limit children's ability to receive required services, shortages of dentists who participate in Medicaid, and challenges in educating families about the importance of oral health care.
Contact: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, c/o U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Affairs, Cohen Building, Room 5541, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20201, Telephone: (202) 619-1343 Fax: (202) 260-8512 E-mail: paffairs@oig.hhs.gov Web Site: http://oig.hhs.gov Available from the website. Document Number: OEI-02-14-00490.
Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, California, Children, Dental care, EPSDT, Health care utilization, Health services delivery, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Medicaid, Oral health, Parent education, Policy development, State programs, Utilization review, Work force
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. 2016. Professional services fluoride varnish program policy. [Baton Rouge, LA]: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, 2 pp. (Informational bulletin 16-7)
Annotation: This document for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants describes professional recommendations and the rationale for applying fluoride varnish to the teeth of infants and young children ages 6 months through 5 years as part of the first dental visit. The document also provides information about training and certification prerequisites and coding for fluoride-varnish-application reimbursement in Louisiana.
Contact: Louisiana Department of Health, 628 North Fourth Street, P.O. Box 629, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629, Telephone: (225) 342-9500 Fax: (225) 342-5568 Web Site: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov Available from the website.
Keywords: Certification, Fluorides, Infants, Louisiana, Oral health, Primary care, Reimbursement, State programs, Training, Young children
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2016. AMCHP case study: Family engagement–State examples. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 5 pp.
Annotation: This document describes family engagement as a critical part of Title V maternal and child health (MCH) and children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) programs and highlights ways that states are engaging families. Contents include case study examples in Louisiana, Michigan, and Washington. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 1825 K Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006-1202, Telephone: (202) 775-0436 Fax: (202) 478-5120 E-mail: info@amchp.org Web Site: http://www.amchp.org Available from the website.
Keywords: Case studies, Cultural diversity, Families, Leadership, Louisiana, Michigan, Participation, Public private partnerships, Role, State programs, Title V programs, Washington
Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health. 2016. School dental sealant programs: At a glance. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Public Health, Office of Public Health, 2 pp.
Annotation: This infographic provides information about school-based dental sealant programs. It includes statistical information, recommendations for action, and information about the Louisiana Seals Smiles program.
Contact: Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, 628 North Fourth Street, P.O. Box 629, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629, Telephone: (225) 342-8093 Web Site: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/subhome/16 Available from the website.
Keywords: Dental sealants, Oral health, Louisiana, Oral health, School health services, Statistical data
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. 2015–. Well-Ahead Louisiana: Oral health. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, multiple items.
Annotation: These resources are part of a statewide initiative aimed at improving the health and wellness of Louisiana residents. Topics include preventing and controlling oral disease, partnering with community and professional organizations to improve oral health, providing oral health education, promoting community water fluoridation, promoting school-based and school-linked dental sealant programs, and maintaining an oral-health-surveillance system to monitor the burden of oral disease. Contents include data on dental visits by gender, age, race, income, and education; tools for finding oral health care; and oral-health-education resources for adults and older adults, school nurses and teachers, and oral health professionals and non-oral-health professionals.
Contact: Louisiana Department of Health, Center for Community and Preventive Health, 628 North Fourth Street, P.O. Box 629, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629, Telephone: (225) 342-8093 Web Site: http://dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/414 Available from the website.
Keywords: Community based services, Dental care, Dental sealants, Disease management, Fluorides, Health care utilization, Health education, Health objectives, Health promotion, Health services delivery, Life course, Louisiana, Oral health, Population surveillance, Prevention programs, Preventive health services, Public private partnerships, Resources for professionals, Schools, State initiatives, Statistical data, Water
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. 2015. Dental benefit plan manager: Systems companion guide. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, 190 pp.
Annotation: This document provides guidance to Medicaid-contracted dental benefit plan managers on submitting encounters (records of procedures and services provided to Medicaid recipients enrolled in the plan) to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Topics include responsibilities, transaction instructions, denial edit codes and descriptions, electronic data interchange certification and testing, data management of file and encounter submissions, continuous quality improvement, data assessment, adjustment process, and Medicaid administrative retroactive enrollment correction process.
Keywords: Contract services, Dental care, Dental insurance, Fiscal management, Louisiana, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Provider networks, Quality assurance, Service delivery systems, State programs
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 2014. 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P). Arlington, VA: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2 pp.
Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about preterm birth (PTB) rates and racial disparities in PTB in the United States, the use of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) to prevent PTB, and the role of state and territorial health agencies in promoting access to 17P. Contents include state examples of 17P interventions in Louisiana, North Carolina, and Ohio. The fact sheet also discusses costs, quality, and other challenges related to the availability of and access to 17P.
Contact: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450, Arlington, VA 22202, Telephone: (202) 371-9090 Fax: (571) 527-3189 Web Site: http://www.astho.org Available from the website.
Keywords: Access to health care, Barriers, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pharmaceutical fees, Pregnant women, Preterm birth, Preventive medicine, State agencies
Simons D, Hendricks T, Lipper J, Pires SA. 2014. Intensive care coordination using high-quality wraparound for children with serious behavioral health needs: State and community profiles. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies, 61 pp.
Annotation: This document profiles the various ways that U.S. states and communities are structuring, implementing, and evaluating intensive care coordination (ICC) using the wraparound approach for children and youth with significant mental health conditions. The document defines wraparound as a structured approach to service planning and care coordination for individuals with complex needs that is built on a system of care and adheres to specified procedures. Contents include the evidence base for wraparound and information on established, evolving, and emerging ICC/wraparound programs.
Keywords: Children, Colorado, Community programs, Coordination planning, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mental health, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Patient care, Pennsylvania, Program coordination, Rhode Island, Service coordination, State programs, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Youth
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Center for Community and Preventive Health, Oral Health Program. [2013]. Louisiana Seals Smiles: School-based dental sealant program manual. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Center for Community and Preventive Health, Oral Health Program, 39 pp.
Annotation: This manual provides information on implementing a dental sealant program in communities and schools in Louisiana. Topics include program history, school-based vs. school-linked programs, planning and promoting a program, retention checks and follow-up, evaluation, and budget. Forms for clinic operation, data collection, and evaluation are included in the appendices.
Keywords: Dental sealants, Louisiana, Oral health, Prevention programs, School age children, School health programs, State programs
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Louisiana Assembly on School-Based Health Care. 2012. Principles, standards, and guidelines for school-based health centers in Louisiana. [Baton Rouge, LA]: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, Louisiana Assembly on School-Based Health Care, 26 pp.
Annotation: This document presents principles and values of Louisiana school-based health centers; lists standards for these centers; and provides guidelines in the areas of administration, medical and clinical services, and behavioral and mental health care. A table indicates essential and preferred services for elementary, middle, and high schools. An appendix lists topics for which Louisiana school-based health centers should have written RN clinical guidelines and a second appendix lists required contents of emergency kits to be kept at all these centers.
Contact: Louisiana Department of Health, Adolescent School Health Program: School-Based Health Centers, Benson Towers, 1450 Poydras Street, Room 2060, New Orleans, LA 70112, Telephone: (504) 568-8164 Fax: (504) 568-8200 E-mail: Faith Boudreax@la.gov Web Site: http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=255 Available from the website.
Keywords: Guidelines, Louisiana, School based clinics, Standards
U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2012. Regions IV and Region VI Infant Mortality Summit. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
Annotation: This website provides information about the 2012 Region IV & Region VI Infant Mortality Summit, held on January 12 and 13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The summit was the launching point for a collaborative and multi-state initiative that aims to improve infant health outcomes and reduce infant mortality and prematurity across the nation, particularly among disparate populations. The website provides links to the summit agenda and materials from sessions, describes the summit goals and objectives, and provides links to related infant and child health resources.
Contact: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 443-2170 Web Site: https://mchb.hrsa.gov Available from the website.
Keywords: Child health, Collaboration, Conference proceedings, Infant health, Infant mortality, Initiatives, Louisiana, Low income groups, Prevention, Resource materials, State programs
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. 2012. Texas and Louisiana: Healthy Start for more infants. Arlington, VA: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 10 pp.
Annotation: This report presents case studies from Texas and Louisiana that illustrate innovative approaches that states are employing to help ensure that more children get a healthy start in life. The report provides background information on the complications often resulting from premature birth and discusses the essential features of Texas's Healthy Babies Initiative and Louisiana's Birth Outcomes Initiative. Resources for more information about the programs are provided.
Keywords: Child health, Infant health, Initiatives, Louisiana, Premature infants, Prematurity, Prenatal care, Pregnant women, Preterm birth, Prevention, State programs, Texas
Edwards L. 2012. Implementing school-based sealant programs in federally qualified health centers in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Center for Community and Preventive Health, Oral Health Program, 33 pp.
Annotation: This document provides guidance on collaborating and partnering to implement school-based dental sealant programs in federally qualified health centers in Louisiana. Topics include applying for a license to operate portable and mobile dental equipment, infection control recommendations and standards, and information required in the consent form for student participation in the program.
Keywords: Collaboration, Community health centers, Dental sealants, Interagency cooperation, Louisiana, Mobile health units, Oral health, Prevention programs, Public private partnerships, School age children, School based clinics, Standards, State programs
Edwards L. 2012. Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals oral health program tool kit: Implementing school-based sealant programs in Louisiana. [Baton Rouge, LA]: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Center for Community and Preventive Health, 33 pp.
Annotation: This document is designed to help federally-qualified health centers in Louisiana implement school-based dental sealant programs. Topics include applying for a license to operate portable and mobile dental equipment, infection control recommendations and standards, and information required in the consent form for student participation in the program. Information about Medicaid reimbursement is also provided.
Keywords: Community health centers, Dental care, Dental sealants, Infection control, Licensing, Louisiana, Mobile health units, Oral health, Parent consent, Preventive health services, Reimbursement, Resources for professionals, School age children, School based clinics, Screening, Standards, State programs
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and National Academy for State Health Policy. 2011. Maximizing enrollment: Streamlining enrollment in health coverage programs. [Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy], 1 video (6 min.).
Annotation: This webcast provides information about the Maximizing Enrollment program in Louisiana. Maximizing Enrollment is an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that seeks to help Louisiana and seven other states enroll more eligible children in government health insurance programs. The webcast discusses how the program works and the needs of Louisiana families and provides the perspectives of parents whose children are enrolled in Medicaid.
Contact: National Academy for State Health Policy, 10 Free Street, Second Floor, Portland, ME 04101, Telephone: (207) 874-6524 Secondary Telephone: (202) 903-0101 Fax: (207) 874-6527 E-mail: info@nashp.org Web Site: http://www.nashp.org Available from the website.
Keywords: Child health, Eligibility, Enrollment, Families, Louisiana, Low income groups, Medicaid, Poverty, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs, Uninsured persons
Edwards J, Duchon L, Ellis E, Davis C, Kellenberg R, Bitterman J, Hess C, Weiss A. 2010. Maximizing enrollment for kids: Results from a diagnostic assessment of enrollment and retention in eight states. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 38 pp.
Annotation: This report presents the findings from a diagnostic assessment of the enrollment and retention systems of eight states that participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Maximizing Enrollment for Kids Program, a national program aimed to help states increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program and to promote promising practices among states. The eight states are Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The paper is organized by the four main areas of states' work and presents strengths, challenges, and opportunities in each area: (1) process improvement and paperwork reduction; (2) data analysis and integration; (3) leadership and agency capacity, coordination, and culture; and (4) consumer, community partner, and stakeholder engagement.
Keywords: Alabama, Child health, Children's Health Insurance Program, Eligibility, Enrollment, Illinois, Louisiana, Low income groups, Massachusetts, Medicaid, New York, Retention, State programs, Uninsured persons, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin
Garg R. 2010. Oral health in Louisiana: A document on the oral health status of Louisiana's population. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Oral Health Program, 68 pp.
Annotation: This report summarizes the burden of oral disease in Louisiana also providing detailed information on oral health among all different age groups of the population. It also highlights groups and regions in the state that are at the highest risk of oral health problems, discusses strategies to prevent these conditions and provides access to dental care. Contents include a review of national and state objectives on oral health, disease burden and unmet needs among children and adults in Louisiana, disparities among various groups, the societal impact of oral disease and other health conditions, risk and protective factors affecting oral diseases, and a review of the provision of dental services in the state.
Keywords: Access to health care, Adults, Children, Dental care, Louisiana, Oral health, Pregnant women, State surveys, Statistical data, Work force
Children's Health Fund and National Center for Disaster Preparedness. 2009. Legacy of shame: The on-going public health disaster of children struggling in post-Katrina Louisiana (rev. ed.). [New York, NY]: Children's Health Fund, 20 pp.
Annotation: This report focuses on high-risk, low-income families suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The report provides key findings from the Gulf Coast Child and Family Health study, a longitudinal study of 1,082 randomly sampled Gulf Coast households displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The report also provides background, discusses health care delivery provided by the Children's Health Fund/LSU Baton Rouge Children's Health Project, and provides recommendations.
Contact: Children's Health Fund, 215 West 125th Street, Suite 301 , New York, NY 10027, Telephone: (212) 535-9400 Web Site: http://www.childrenshealthfund.org Available from the website.
Keywords: Child health, Disasters, Health care delivery, Homelessness, Louisiana, Low income groups, Poverty, Public health, Underserved communities


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package ca.paulshin.yunatube;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.mockito.Mock;
import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import rx.Observable;
import ca.paulshin.yunatube.data.DataManager;
import ca.paulshin.yunatube.data.model.Ribot;
import ca.paulshin.yunatube.test.common.TestDataFactory;
import ca.paulshin.yunatube.ui.main.MainMvpView;
import ca.paulshin.yunatube.ui.main.MainPresenter;
import ca.paulshin.yunatube.util.RxSchedulersOverrideRule;

import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyListOf;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;

@RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
public class MainPresenterTest {

    @Mock MainMvpView mMockMainMvpView;
    @Mock DataManager mMockDataManager;
    private MainPresenter mMainPresenter;

    @Rule
    public final RxSchedulersOverrideRule mOverrideSchedulersRule = new RxSchedulersOverrideRule();

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        mMainPresenter = new MainPresenter(mMockDataManager);
        mMainPresenter.attachView(mMockMainMvpView);
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() {
        mMainPresenter.detachView();
    }

    @Test
    public void loadRibotsReturnsRibots() {
        List<Ribot> ribots = TestDataFactory.makeListRibots(10);
        doReturn(Observable.just(ribots))
                .when(mMockDataManager)
                .getRibots();

        mMainPresenter.loadRibots();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView).showRibots(ribots);
        verify(mMockMainMvpView, never()).showRibotsEmpty();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView, never()).showError();
    }

    @Test
    public void loadRibotsReturnsEmptyList() {
        doReturn(Observable.just(Collections.emptyList()))
                .when(mMockDataManager)
                .getRibots();

        mMainPresenter.loadRibots();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView).showRibotsEmpty();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView, never()).showRibots(anyListOf(Ribot.class));
        verify(mMockMainMvpView, never()).showError();
    }

    @Test
    public void loadRibotsFails() {
        doReturn(Observable.error(new RuntimeException()))
                .when(mMockDataManager)
                .getRibots();

        mMainPresenter.loadRibots();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView).showError();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView, never()).showRibotsEmpty();
        verify(mMockMainMvpView, never()).showRibots(anyListOf(Ribot.class));
    }
}

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Suicide and self-harm charity Pieta House's annual Darkness into Light fundraising event with Electric Ireland got underway at 4.15am on Saturday morning, 10th May as an estimated 80,000 people turned out for dawn walks at 37 locations across the country and 2 venues overseas.
Crowds of families, friends, school children, work colleagues and even dogs walked and ran a 5km route in locations from Cork City to Letterkenny and from Galway City to Bray, in solidarity with those who had lost loved ones to suicide. With twice as many participants as last year registration for several venues, including the flagship event in the Phoenix Park, closed days beforehand as they reached maximum capacity.
This was the first year for the Irish diaspora to get involved with events in London and Sydney attracting thousands of participants. Organisations in New York and Boston have already expressed interest in hosting Darkness into Light next year.
"I can't believe the huge numbers that have turned out this morning to support our cause," said Joan Freeman, founder and CEO of Pieta House. "It's a testament to how far we've come as a society – suicide is no longer something we fearfully brush under the carpet. Let the thousands of people gathered in towns and cities all over this country send a strong message to our government: the people of Ireland are serious about tackling suicide and we need action now," she said.
The theme for this year's Darkness into Light was 'Mind Our Men'. Because men are four times more likely than women to take their own lives, participants were encouraged to bring a male friend or family member with them on the walk. Dublin GAA responded to this call with the entire Dublin football team taking part in the Malahide event.
Darkness into Light has grown phenomenally over the years, from 200 people walking in the Phoenix Park in 2009 to 80,000 people taking part across the country and overseas today. As Pieta House receives less than 15% of its income from the state, the success of Darkness into Light is essential to ensure that the service can continue to expand and thrive.
Since last year's event, Pieta House has opened three new suicide and self-harm crisis centres in counties Cork, Galway and Kerry. Demand for the service is always on the rise, and figures from 2013 show that 3,919 people sought help last year, up from 2,736 in 2012. For more information, visit www.pieta.ie.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Nashville Public Education Foundation's (NPEF's) RESET Road Show, an interactive traveling display for Nashvillians to provide input and share ideas, has seen great response from the city so far.
In addition to RESET Saturday, the traveling station has made stops at Casa Azafrán, the Main Library downtown, the Madison Branch Library and Looby Branch Library.
Across all parts of the city, there is interest in more afterschool programs, smaller classroom settings and better teacher training.
At Casa Azafrán, a consistent issue raised was the desire for better school facilities.
At the Madison branch, a prevalent issue was the need for stronger teacher training for how best to work with special-needs students.
At the Main Library downtown, school dress code was a common concern.
At the Looby branch, student discipline was a popular subject of input. Feedback gathered throughout Project RESET will be shared communitywide, as well as with the new mayor and director of schools. This effort comes with the continuation of NPEF's Project RESET work to bring Nashvillians together behind a cradle-to-career effort to support and improve our public schools. Given the unprecedented turnout for RESET Saturday on May 30, the Foundation decided to take that day's events "on the road" to individual neighborhoods and communities working in partnership with the Nashville Public Library and other community partners.


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Abstract: Distribution and Development of Natural Gas Within Big Injun and Weir Reservoirs of West Virginia
David L. Matchen, Ana G. Vargo, Ronald R. McDowell
West Virginia lies in the center of the Applachian basin and has been producing natural gas since the late 1800s. Peak production of gas for West Virginia is reported to have occurred in 1917 at approximately 308,620 MMcf. Historically, the Mississippian Big Injun and Weir reservoirs have been important gas producers. Pre-1900 drilling was concentrated in the northern part of the state and primarily exploited the Big Injun sandstone. In 1894, Moses Spencer No. 1 (Tyler County) struck gas in the Big Injun sandstone and reportedly produced 50 to 100 MMcf of gas daily. Development quickly spread southward through the state following structural trends. Today, the Big Injun and Weir reservoirs produce gas from 150 of the 377 named oil and gas fields in West Virginia.
The reservoirs can be separated into two plays: (1) Big Injun, and (2) Weir. Big Injun reservoirs include sandy units of the basal Greenbrier Limestone and the Big Injun and Squaw sandstones of the Price Formation. Weir reservoirs are comprised of sandstones situated between the bottom of the Big Injun sand and the top of the Sunbury Shale. Commonly, this interval consists of interbedded sandstones, siltstones, and shales. Locally, however, productive sandstones of the Weir interval can reach a composite or individual thickness greater than 100 feet.
The Big Injun is the more widespread and prolific of these two plays. As the Big Injun is composed of several different stratigraphic units, the thickness of this reservoir varies greatly and can exceed 100 feet locally. This situation prevails to the north, where thick sections of Price Sandstone come into contact with basal units of the Greenbrier Limestone. In central West Virginia, the upper units of the Price Formation have been removed by pre-Greenbrier erosion restricting production to the porous basal Greenbrier. In regions where the basal Greenbrier is tight, production comes solely from the Price Formation.
The Weir is more localized, lies approximately 100 to 250 feet below the Big Injun and, thus, is only rarely affected by the erosion surfaces that often truncate the Big Injun. The Weir was originally identified in a southern trend (Kanawha County) during the early 1900s. The productive Weir reservoir occurs in a north-south trend of thick (>75 ft) sandstones. Development of this productive trend continued for several decades and was eventually extended further south. More recently (1950s and 1960s), a northern trend with similar reservoir characteristics was developed in Ritchie and Doddridge counties.
Different stratigraphic and structural features control the geographic distribution of the two plays. The combination of gently folded structures and erosion surfaces results in a large variety of Big Injun fields. Thickness and porosity variations control hydrocarbons within the Weir play, which lies in at least two distinct north-south trends within the state.
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Lissie is a folk-rock chanteuse with a subtly moody voice capable of expressing both defiance and tenderness with equal aplomb. Born Elisabeth Maurus in Rock Island, Ill., she fell in love with music and theater at a very early age. Nevertheless, Maurus had something of a turbulent upbringing. She was expelled from high school her senior year. After obtaining her diploma from an alternative outreach center, Maurus moved west, setting up camp in Fort Collins, Colo., where she split time between attending Colorado State University and honing her skills as a singer-songwriter. In 2008, none other than Lenny Kravitz checked out Lissie's MySpace site; he liked what he heard and subsequently asked her to tour with him. A year later Fat Possum Records released the five-track Why You Runnin'. The critically lauded EP helped Lissie secure a contract with Columbia Records. The major label wasted no time dropping her debut full-length, Catching a Tiger, in June 2010. Lissie has also worked on several dance-oriented singles with several songwriters and producers. "All My Life," a collaboration with DJ Harry, appeared on the television shows House, The O.C., Veronica Mars and Wildfire.
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Попі́льнянська се́лищна ра́да Попі́льнянської се́лищної територіа́льної грома́ди (до 2016 року — Попільнянська селищна рада) — орган місцевого самоврядування Попільнянської селищної територіальної громади Житомирського району Житомирської області з розміщенням в селищі міського типу Попільня.

Склад ради

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Рада складається з 26 депутатів та голови.

25 жовтня 2020 року, на чергових місцевих виборах, обрано 26 депутатів ради, з них (за суб'єктами висування): «Пропозиція» та Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Батьківщина» — по 6, «Наш край», «Сила і честь», «Слуга народу» та «Європейська Солідарність» — по 3, «За майбутнє» — 2.

Головою громади обрали позапартійного висуванця «Пропозиції» Олега Можарівського, чинного Попільнянського селищного голову.

Перший склад ради громади (2016 р.)
Рада складалася з 26 депутатів та голови.

Перші вибори депутатів ради громади та Попільнянського селищного голови відбулись 18 грудня 2016 року. До ради було обрано 26 депутатів: 15 представників Всеукраїнського об'єднання «Батьківщина» та 11 самовисуванців.

Головою громади обрали позапартійного самовисуванця Олега Можарівського, тодішнього Попільнянського селищного голову.

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За результатами місцевих виборів 2010 року депутатами ради стали:

За суб'єктами висування

За округами

Керівний склад попередніх скликань

Примітка: таблиця складена за даними сайту Верховної Ради України

Історія
Селищну раду було утворено 20 жовтня 1938 року у смт Попільня (після віднесення його до категорії селищ міського типу) Попільнянського району.

Станом на 1 вересня 1946 року та 1 січня 1972 року селищна рада входила до складу Попільнянського району Житомирської області, до складу ради входило смт Попільня.

До 29 грудня 2016 року — адміністративно-територіальна одиниця в Попільнянському районі Житомирської області з територією 4,305 км², населенням 5 987 осіб (станом на 1 січня 2014 року) та підпорядкуванням смт Попільня.

Населення
Відповідно до результатів перепису населення СРСР, кількість населення ради, станом на 12 січня 1989 року, становила 6 119 осіб.

Станом на 5 грудня 2001 року, відповідно до перепису населення України, кількість мешканців селищної ради становила 6 109 осіб.

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MAS: Over 9000 Job Opportunities to Be Created in the Financial Sector This Year | Fintech Singapore – Fintech News Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) estimates that there will be more than 9,400 new hiring opportunities for permanent roles in the financial sector in 2022 as the country is now home to over 50 global and regional innovation labs and more than 1,400 fintech firms.
Of these, more than 3,000 jobs will be in technology as financial institutions in Singapore are making significant investments in that area.
Major banks and insurers are accelerating their digital transformation and ramping up hiring in application development, data science, and artificial intelligence.
OCBC had recently announced that it plans to hire 1,500 technology staff over the next 3 years, with the majority of those positions to be based in Singapore.
Additionally, the Bank of America has based one of its two overseas global cyber security centers in Singapore and it currently has more than 800 headcounts in Singapore focusing on technology.
There will also be interesting new roles in sustainable finance ranging from execution of ESG transactions to advisory services and product development.
Many of these jobs will draw on traditional finance expertise such as product structuring, risk management, reporting and pricing, but layered and infused with new knowledge on sustainability.
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"MAS has been working closely with financial institutions, institutes of higher learning, and other government agencies to expand our local talent pipeline and build a strong Singaporean Core. Let me clarify that a Singaporean Core strategy is not a "Singaporeans only" strategy.
A "Singaporeans only" approach will be fatal for Singapore as a global financial center as there are simply not enough locals to meet the fast-expanding specialist needs of financial institutions. Rather, promoting a strong Singaporean Core is about building good skills and capabilities in our local workforce and ensuring fair hiring opportunities."
said Ravi Menon, Managing Director of MAS.
In line with this, MAS will first grow a strong local talent pool while attracting high quality global talent.
Ravi added that the three areas of local talent that MAS is stepping up efforts include polytechnic graduates; mid-career professionals from other sectors; and overseas Singaporeans working in finance and in technology.
Meanwhile, the recent changes in employment pass policies will not hinder firms from continuing to have access to the talents that they need for their growth in Singapore as there are no quotas on Employment Pass holders.
He said that the purpose of the new Employment Pass Complementary Assessment or COMPASS framework is not to reduce the intake of employment pass holders.
Rather, it is to enable the entry of high-quality global talent in a more transparent and flexible way to complement the local workforce in Singapore.
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