In a competitive job market, an attractive and comprehensive resume can make all the difference between getting your foot in the door for an interview or getting shut out. In the not-so-distant past, creating a resume usually meant having to get on your computer and firing up something akin to Microsoft Word. This is no longer the case.
Why? Because, as with many other important tasks nowadays, there's an app for that. Actually, there are several apps that can help you create a resume and we've listed some of the best below.
Many templates include the jobseeker's photo; may be a risky choice for risk-averse H.R. teams.
A highly customizable app with over one million active users across multiple platforms, VisualCV Resume Builder provides several starting points including one of ten templates from popular fields ranging from tech support to nursing. It also allows you to import and modify an existing resume or CV in either Word or PDF format from Dropbox or another supported repository.
You can also start from scratch, choosing either the Basic or Visual Editor. With Basic, you enter category-specific information such as work experience and education and VisualCV populates your chosen template accordingly. When working with the Visual Editor, you populate each individual section on-the-fly within the actual template. Colors, font sizes, and margins are easily modifiable. Whichever editor you choose, the preview feature allows you to see exactly how your in-progress and completed version will look once shared.
The app can also be integrated with your LinkedIn profile, importing existing resume information with just a couple of finger taps or mouse clicks. Once you're satisfied with the final product, VisualCV Resume Builder lets you quickly share it in PDF format by simply pushing a couple of buttons. As if that weren't enough, you can create a custom URL (visualcv.com/yourname) where your resume will reside. This free web page can be made public and indexable by search engines, or private where only people who know your direct address will be able to see it.
Included is a stats dashboard that details how many views and downloads your shared resume has, with the ability to track metrics for up to six resumes or CVs for no charge whatsoever.
A professional version is available for $12 per month with a 3-month minimum commitment which includes a personal domain name, advanced statistics, no company branding, additional templates, and the ability to export in multiple file formats. The company offers a 30-day money back guarantee on VisualCV Pro.
Example resumes and cover letter option.
Rather than struggle with fitting your employment and education history along with other relevant details into a template, Resume Star provides an easy-to-use interface that prompts you for this information, broken down into categories, at the start. You can view your updated resume at any point during the process, offering a clear picture of how your entries will look in the final version. Although the app has not been updated in several years, it has stood the test of time.
While the resume formatting is limited to just one typeset template, there are several samples included from various lines of work in case you need some inspiration regarding verbiage. Integrated with a job search engine through qrayon.com, Resume Star allows you to continue your hunt for employment within the app itself by entering a job title and location.
Your resume is created in PDF format and can be emailed or shared with third-party services in the iOS app or downloaded to your local hard drive in the browser-based version. You can also write customized cover letters tailored towards as many companies as you wish.
Resume Star's developers rely on the honor system in lieu of charging a fee up front. While you are permitted to create and send as many resumes as you wish for free, they request that you submit payment if your newly created resume helps land an interview or gainful employment. The suggested fee, which is completely optional, varies based on the platform you're using (iOS vs. web) as well as your new hourly salary if you've actually gotten a job as a result of using the app.
One of the more polished apps to make the list, Resume Maker offers ten clean-looking variations of a resume template and provides a streamlined interface which prompts you to enter your relevant information by category. Only available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users, it utilizes iOS 3D Touch functionality for fast and easy navigation and also allows you to quickly add a photo of yourself from your device's library or directly from the camera itself.
The app lets you customize a cover letter adorned with your own handwritten signature and includes it with your completed resume by just the push of a button. Integrated with Apple Mail, Dropbox, Evernote, Box, Google Drive and more, Resume Maker typically costs $4.99 but is occasionally on sale for $2.99 in the App Store.
Resume Builder's creator interface comes with the standard sections such as objective and work experience but also allows you to add custom sections. The app offers nine different templates, but only the classic option is available for free. It will cost you $2.99 to unlock the other eight as well as activate the ability to create a targeted cover letter to accompany your resume.
This fee also removes all advertisements, which tend to be annoying as you step through the creation process since you're required to view video clips and full-screen images quite often. Resume Builder includes three different fonts (Arial, Calibri, Georgia) and lets you expand or decrease both the horizontal and vertical margins via sliding toolbars. Once complete, the app composes an email with your PDF-formatted resume attached in Apple's default Mail client.
Not very user-friendly and limits customizations.
Exclusive to Android, My Resume Builder has amassed quite a user base with over a million downloads due in part to its ease of use and the fact that it's available for free. This oft-updated app lets you choose from ten unique templates, which you can store multiple variations of for different prospective employers. It is ad-driven, which is to be expected based on the price tag, but they are non-intrusive for the most part.
My Resume Builder does present some minor inconveniences, such as requiring certain categories that you may not want to include, but in the end, you are left with a professional looking PDF file to distribute wherever you choose. The app supports the ability to include your custom signature and photo, adding a more personal touch to your completed documents.
Apple's free word processor app for iPad and iPhone, Pages is unsurprisingly adept at resume creation. With six predefined templates that are somewhat customizable, Pages lets you send your completed resume in a number of different formats including PDF, Word, RTF, and ePub. Part of the iWork suite, the app also lets you collaborate with other users on your document, making it easy to get feedback and assistance from friends and colleagues while finalizing your resume for distribution.
If you aren't satisfied with the default templates, there are paid apps available from third-party developers that offer dozens more. One such offering is Templates for Pages, which carries a lofty price tag of $24.99 but contains almost 3,000 different templates for all document types including resumes.
The CV Writer app, known as Resume Expert in the Google Play store, includes 16 different resume templates and a built-in spellcheck feature. It also allows you to choose from dozens of different fonts, unlike many of its competitors. CV Writer provides the ability to create a cover letter and offers useful interview tips as well as suggestions on resume content.
A major downside lies in its pricing structure, as it appears to be free initially but once you proceed with creating your resume you'll soon learn that is not the case. You can install the app and construct your resume without spending a dime but once you try to email the completed version or send it to DropBox, iCloud, Google Drive, or OneDrive you are then asked to pay $4.99 to continue.
This price might be considered relatively steep, especially when comparing it to some of the other options on this list. Unless you are partial to one of the template formats or the app's interface and specific integration options, CV Writer may not be worth the purchase. The bright side is that you can access all of its features up until the point where you attempt to share your resume without handing over any money, so taking a test drive is a viable option.
Not made for resume creation.
In addition to the options listed above, Microsoft and Google both offer free browser-based web solutions as well as apps native to both Android and iOS platforms that can also come in handy when crafting a resume or cover letter. While neither offers much in the way of an interface tailored specifically towards this purpose, Word Online, as well as the Microsoft Word App found in Google Play or the App Store, provide multiple variations of resume templates that can be edited in a free-form manner. There may be some notable limitations with the Word mobile apps, depending on your device type.
The same concept applies to Google Docs, a collaborative word processor with accessible resume templates available through the browser as well as its Android and iOS apps.


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The list below includes the cities that the US Post Office accepts for ZIP code 04057. The preferred city may not be the city in which the ZIP is located. The city for 04057 is usually the name of the main post office. When mailing your package or letter, always include the preferred or acceptable cities. Using any city in the list of unacceptable cities may result in delays.
ZIP code 04057 is located in southwest Maine and covers a slightly less than average land area compared to other ZIP codes in the United States. It also has a slightly less than average population density.
The people living in ZIP code 04057 are primarily white. The number of young adults is extremely large while the number of people in their late 20s to early 40s is extremely small. There are also an extremely large number of single adults and an extremely small number of single parents. The percentage of children under 18 living in the 04057 ZIP code is extremely small compared to other areas of the country.
ZIP code 04057 has an extremely large percentage of vacancies. The Census also indicates that there are one or more universities nearby.
The majority of household are vacant. Homes in ZIP code 04057 were primarily built in the 1970s.
For more information, see Bridgton, ME rent prices.
As with most parts of the country, vehicles are the most common form of transportation to places of employment. 04057 is extremely friendly to pedestrians/cyclists and the percentage of people using these transportation methods to commute to work are among the highest in the country. Compared to other ZIP codes in the country, 04057 has very few people that work at home. In most parts of the country, the majority of commuters get to work in under half an hour. However, that is not the case in 04057. It has a much lower than average number of people that make it to work in under half an hour. The area has an extremely high percentage of people that most travel over 45 minutes to their place of employment. People that commute should be aware of the potentially long commute times.


Brothers Joseph Barker (d. ca. 1796) and Benjamin Barker (d. ca. 1799) were living in the parish of Sheffield, Sunbury County in New Brunswick by 1785. Their family had probably arrived there with a group of Planters or pre-Loyalist settlers from New England in the 1760s. They both signed a land petition in 1792 as dissenting Protestants and they may have been Congregationalists or Puritans. Joseph married Sarah Burt and had 4 children: Jacob, Isaac, Peggy and Betty. Benjamin died in 1799 or 1800, leaving his estate to his wife Peggy and a son and daughter.
The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick houses records pertaining to the Jewett, Taylor, and Barker families of Sheffield, New Brunswick (MC1411).


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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Graceland
On March 19, 1957, Elvis Presley put a down payment on Graceland, a mansion on the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. Here are 5 things you probably didn't know about Elvis Presley's iconic Southern mansion...
Elvis Didn't Name His Estate Graceland The name "Graceland" will forever be associated with Elvis, but the King didn't actually name the property. The mansion was named by the family who originally owned the property, The Moores. Presley purchased Graceland from Mrs. Ruth Brown Moore, who named the property after her aunt, Grace Toof. The King purchased Graceland when he was only 22 years old for $102,50.
A Famous Musician Trespassed on The Property Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen was such a big fan of Elvis Presley that he hopped over the fence at Graceland one evening in 1976, hoping to meet his idol. Unfortunately for him, however, Graceland had security guards as well as large dogs. Security guards on the estate caught him and escorted him out. He wouldn't have been able to meet Elvis anyway because the King wasn't even home at the time. Unfortunately, Bruce Springsteen never got to meet his idol, who died in 1977.
The Upstairs is Sealed Off to the Public Graceland mansion encompasses 17,552 square feet and opened to the public on June 7, 1982, as a museum with a large part of it available to the public. The second floor containing the master suite has been kept off-limits to the public. In fact, only Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley and the Graceland curator are allowed in. It was in the bathroom of the second floor suite that Presley's body was found after his death on Aug. 16, 1977.
700,000 People Flock to Graceland Every Year That means this is the second most visited home in America. Over 700,000 visitors head to Graceland every year to check out Elvis' iconic home. The only other home in the United States that gets more visitors and more attention? The White House!
He Spent a Lot of Money on Groceries A book published in 1991 focused on food that Elvis loved and insisted to be kept in stock at Graceland all the time. We all know about the King's love of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches, but People reports that the superstar also required several other things in his pantry and fridge. Under the category of drinks, he required that a case of Pepsi and orange soda be on hand. Brownies and banana pudding were required to be on hand every night as well as the ingredients needed to make meatloaf. Canned biscuits, sauerkraut, and hamburger fixings were other culinary staples kept on hand at Graceland.
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Fenwick Island is a coastal resort town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2020 census figures, the population of the town is 355, a 2.6% decrease over the last decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is located on Fenwick Island, a barrier spit.

Fenwick Island and its neighbors to the north, Bethany Beach and South Bethany, are popularly known as "The Quiet Resorts". This is in contrast to the wild atmosphere of Dewey Beach and the cosmopolitan bustle of Rehoboth Beach. Fenwick Island, however, is somewhat less "quiet" than "the Bethanies" because it is immediately across the state line from Ocean City, Maryland, which has a reputation as a lively vacation resort.

Named after Thomas Fenwick, a planter from England who settled in Maryland, Fenwick Island lay in the part of Delaware which was claimed by Lord Baltimore and his heirs during the Penn-Baltimore border dispute.

Contrary to popular belief, the town does not sit on a barrier island but on a narrow peninsula which resembles a barrier island (unless one considers a narrow man-made boat canal well inland that connects White Creek to Little Assawoman Bay).  The narrow strip of land separates the Atlantic Ocean from Little Assawoman Bay.  Ocean City, Maryland, occupies the southern tip of this peninsula.

Local legend has it that Cedar Island in Little Assawoman Bay was a spot for pirates to bury treasure. Regardless of the truth of the legend, the Delaware coastal area was well known as a place for pirates to hide from the law.  Cedar Island has just about washed under the bay, as Seal Island did around 2010.

The town was an unincorporated area between South Bethany and Ocean City, Maryland, until July 1953, when the Delaware General Assembly passed an act to incorporate the town. Local sentiment demanded incorporation to prevent the relentless high-rise development of Ocean City from creeping north into Fenwick Island.

Fenwick Island's population was 48 in 1960.

Geography
Fenwick Island is located at  (38.4623346, –75.0512922).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which   is land and   (28.57%) is water.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fenwick Island has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Delaware Route 1 (Coastal Highway), which has its southern terminus at the Maryland border in Fenwick Island, serves as the main north–south road in the town, heading north along the coast toward Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Beach. Coastal Highway crosses the Maryland border and heads south through Ocean City as Maryland Route 528. Delaware Route 54 (Lighthouse Road) begins at DE 1 in Fenwick Island a block north of the state line and heads west toward Selbyville to provide access from inland areas. Between May 15 and September 15, parking permits are required along all streets in Fenwick Island.

DART First State provides bus service to Fenwick Island in the summer months along Beach Bus Route 208, which heads north to the Rehoboth Beach Park and Ride to connect to other Beach Bus routes and the Route 305 bus from Wilmington and south to the 144th Street Transit Center in Ocean City, Maryland, a short distance south of the state line to connect to Ocean City Transportation's Coastal Highway Beach Bus.

Utilities
Delmarva Power, a subsidiary of Exelon, provides electricity to Fenwick Island. Chesapeake Utilities provides natural gas to the town. Artesian Water Company, a subsidiary of Artesian Resources, provides water to Fenwick Island. Sussex County operates the Fenwick Island Sanitary Sewer District, which provides sewer service to the town. Cable and internet service in Fenwick Island is provided by Xfinity. Trash and recycling collection in Fenwick Island is provided under contract by Waste Industries.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 342 people, 178 households, and 126 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 666 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 99.42% White, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.63% of the population.

There were 178 households, out of which 5.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.25.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 6.1% under the age of 18, 2.6% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 40.6% from 45 to 64, and 39.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,333, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $46,607 versus $48,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $44,415. About 3.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Residents are served by the Indian River School District.

Notable people

 Deborah Birx, physician, diplomat, White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator

See also
Transpeninsular Line
Delmarva Peninsula
Delaware Seashore State Park
Fenwick Island Light
Fenwick Island State Park

References

External links

Town of Fenwick Island - Official Site
Fenwick Island, DE Information

Beaches of Delaware
Seaside resorts in Delaware
Towns in Sussex County, Delaware
Towns in Delaware
Salisbury metropolitan area
Populated coastal places in Delaware

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Home sportsnews CRICKET Got heads up from team management that I am designated No 4:...
Got heads up from team management that I am designated No 4: Iyer
India tried umpteen players at the number four spot in the lead up to the 50-over World Cup but none of them could cement their place in the team and it was used as a floating position during the mega event as the experiment with Vijay Shankar falling flat (Photo: RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images).
THE talented Shreyas Iyer has been given a "heads up" by the Indian team management that he will be the designated No 4 batsman in white-ball format after a string of impressive performances in the past few months.
India tried umpteen players at the number four spot in the lead up to the 50-over World Cup but none of them could cement their place in the team and it was used as a floating position during the mega event as the experiment with Vijay Shankar falling flat.
For me personally, they (team management) have given me a heads up that 'You'll be there at No.4. So just back yourself and believe in yourself'," Iyer, who smashed 62 off 33 balls including five sixes in the T20 series decider against Bangladesh, told mediapersons after the match.
"It has been a really important last few series for me to set the benchmark at the No. 4 position, which all of us are competing for at the moment," said Iyer, who scored a couple of half-centuries batting at No 5 in the ODIs against the West Indies.
Iyer will have to be one of the "finishers" in case team's top two batsmen skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Rohit Sharma are dismissed cheaply.
"Even if Kohli and Rohit get out, we need someone to finish the game and bat till the end.' That is a No. 4's role. That's what I was trying to replicate today and it worked out really well for me," said the 24-year-old, who has overcome the disappointment of missing out on ODI World Cup berth.
Asked how significant his knock was considering that team is trying out fringe players like him ahead of the World T20 next year, Iyer said: Yes, obviously there is lot of competition going in the team. I personally feel that I compete with myself. I don't want myself to be judged with anyone or when you say that this position is empty in the team.
While he will be batting at number four for some time now, Iyer is flexible and ready to bat at any position that the team wants him to.
"I am really open-minded and can bat at any number. So I just like to back myself in tough situations and today's innings showed that I can bat under pressure as well."
In the final T20, Iyer went ballistic after being cautious at the beginning. Four of his five sixes came against the spinners and his knock allowed India to put up a defendable 174 for five.
"The support staff have given me the freedom — not just me but all the batsmen — that you need to have that intent when you go in there. And you should feel very positive when you're batting. If the ball pitches in my area, I am not going to control myself. I'll bat according to my instincts."
Iyer was dropped on 0 and if it wasn't for his innings, India would have struggled to reach 160. With the dew setting in the evening, it would have been a tough total to defend. The Mumbai batsman said it was one of the turning points of the game.
"The over in which I got three sixes shifted the momentum in our favour otherwise we would have finished with 150 of 155.
"It would have been a really tough to defend that total on this wicket where there was a lot of dew and pitch was getting better for batting. I would really give myself credit and also KL Rahul for the way he gave us the start," said Iyer.
According to him, the other major moments of the game were Deepak Chahar, who took a record breaking six-wicket haul including a hat-trick, taking two wickets in his first over and rookie Shivam Dube dismissing a well set Mohammad Naim and Afif Hossain off consecutive balls in the 16th over.
Iyer admitted that India were feeling the pressure when Bangladesh were going strong at 110 for two in the 13th over, chasing 175.
"We were going a little bit lethargic I would say at the start and once they got going Rohit recalled all the players inside the circle and gave us a pep talk, which was really motivating and after that we were really determined to win the game."
Iyer added that dew was much heavier in Nagpur than Rajkot and Delhi.
Talking about Chahar, who did not open the bowling and instead bowled more in the second half of Bangladesh innings, Iyer said:"I was also really surprised when we didn't start with him. I was actually asking one of our teammates at that point.
"It worked out for Deepak, coming in and picking up two wickets at a crucial time. He's been playing for so many years now. He's gained experience, and I feel he's a very confident lad. Currently, he's one of the main bowlers in the team."
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Hardly anybody ventures to the north side of the Hawaiian Island of Molokai because of it's relative remoteness. The film Jurassic Park was filmed here and I had the honour of doing a number of expeditions to the north side with Dr Dan Salden and crew of the Hawaii Whale Research Foundation HWRF to film Humpback whales there. It certainly reminded us of a scene from Jurassic Park with the whales as large as dinosaurs.


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Q: Why do we consider external factors to find internal energy? Internal energy does not include kinetic energy of the system as a whole. But why do we consider internal energy as work done by enviornment (if we don't consider heat). E.g., when I fish a block with a force $F$ and perform work on it, the work goes in kinetic energy. However the formula for internal energy includes this work. Some type of contradiction in definition and formulation seems to be there.The formula is $\Delta U=\Delta W+\Delta Q$,where $\Delta W$ is the work done by enviornment on system and $\Delta Q$ is the heat supplied.

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However the formula for internal energy includes this work.

Work $W$ in the form of the first law equation you have given for a closed (no mass transfer) system is boundary work (expansion or contraction of the system boundaries), not the work associated with giving a system as a whole kinetic energy. The work associated with the latter is included in the following general form of the first law equation for a closed system
$$\Delta E_{tot}=\Delta U+\Delta KE +\Delta PE= Q-W$$
(Note that in this version of the first law, $W$ is positive when work is done by the system).
The work $W$ term now includes both the work that crosses the system boundary (that associated with the change in internal energy) as well as the external work on the system as a whole. The terms $\Delta KE$ and $\Delta PE$ refer to changes in the kinetic and potential energy of the system as a whole with respect to an external (to the system) frame of reference.
The figure below illustrates the application of the general form of the first law equation to a closed system.
Hope this helps.

A: Generally speaking, the energy transferred to an object goes into increasing its kinetic energy and its internal energy, as requited by the energy conservation. In thermodynamics one is usually interested in the latter, assuming that the object is stationary or moving with a constant speed, and that it is not rotationg. In other words, thermodynamic equations do not include the energy associated with the motion of the center-of-mass of the object.
Thus, in the equations such as
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\Delta U = \Delta Q + \Delta W,
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$\Delta W$ is the part of the work that goes into increasing the internal energy of the object, e.g., via changing its shape. This explicitly excludes the work that might go into changing the kinetic energy of the object as a whole.
Unfortunately, thsi point is either not discussed in statistical physics textbooks or discussed in the early chapters, before the equations appear - and therefore not given sufficient attention (e.g., such discussion is present in Landau&Livshits book).

A: The more general form of the first law of thermodynamics (if the change can also involve kinetic energy and potential energy changes) reads:
$$\Delta U+\Delta KE+ \Delta PE=Q+W$$How does that grab ya?

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This is the new Scotland home top 2014, the Scottish national football team's new strip for forthcoming international clashes during 2014. The new kit, featuring Tartan taping, has been made by Adidas and was officially unveiled on November 12, 2013 by the Scottish FA. It will be worn for the first time when they take on the United States in a friendly at Hampden Park later this week.
There are a couple of interesting things on this new kit- first the introduction of a spider print on the reverse that pays homage to the 14th century tale of Bruce and the Spider. The badge has also undergone a change from its traditional yellow and red colours, as can be seen in the pics below.
This entry was posted in International Team Kits and tagged Adidas on November 13, 2013 by Football Kit News.
The spider print's a nice idea, but not so sure about the badge change.
Makes them look like Chelsea from a distance.
I think it's great. Love the tartan on the sleeves and I'm english. Great kit.
what is the meaning of the word ALBA ?
Alba means Scotland in the Scottish language.
When will this go on sale?
It's OK. Would come alive with white shorts.
If only, Sean – if only!
Is that some sort of a swap deal you're thining about? Not interested – sorry.
"Scottish language", that would be Gaelic!


The Good for You singer has been friends with the 25-year-old for seven years and earlier this year (15) she starred in her Bad Blood video alongside a host of other famous females. Selena hasn't always had the right people around her in the past, but Taylor has encouraged her not to close herself off to new friendships.
"I am who I surround myself with, so I have to be very careful," she told USA Today. "(Taylor's) very much like, 'I don't know if I can trust this person, but I would love to invite them into my world.' She's been burned a few times, as have I, but you want to be open, you want to love people, and now, ultimately, I've created incredible girlfriends through that."
The 23-year-old hasn't always felt that way about the people around her, and the press intrusion into her life hasn't helped matters either. In the past year, rumours about a "secret" stint in rehab filled gossip sites while the media continued to follow her on-off relationship with Canadian pop star Justin Bieber.
Her experiences inspired tracks on her new album, Revival, which is due for release later this month (Oct15). With her focus being on her music, Selena admitted she hasn't got time for a relationship.
"I'm kind of in my own world at the moment," she added. "I meet lovely guys and I've gone on dates, but it's not really (my focus). I've done that! I'm gonna wait a second."


…and Out Come the Bats!
Remember, ALL proceeds for this comp go to Bat World Sanctuary. Track 3, "The House of Nosferatu" is the exclusive Werewolves in Siberia track.
It's here, Graveyard Calling's first comp is ready for you to download. It's only $3.90 US for 15 exclusive bat/vampire-themed horror tracks. This includes the WIS track you've all been waiting for, "The House of Nosferatu". All proceeds go to Batworld Sanctuary so download it and help save the bats.
The limited edition shirt for "The House of Nosferatu" is gone. Those of you who ordered, your shirts will be shipped very soon.
Graveyard Calling's "…and Out Come The Bats!" compilation video sampler is up. All of the songs were made specifically for this comp and won't be found anywhere else. It's out for digital download Aug 19 and all proceeds go to Bat World Sanctuary. Check out the video here.
… Also, don't forget to order your "The House of Nosferatu" (the WIS track exclusively on said comp) shirt which is only available until this Monday here, in the merch store.
"The House of Nosferatu" is the song EXCLUSIVE to Graveyard Calling Records' upcoming compilation cassette to benefit Bat World Sanctuary. Only 1 week left to order your official WIS shirt for the occasion. All orders will be printed at the same time and sent out by the release date of the comp, Aug 19. Visit the merch page to order before it's too late.
Correction: this compilation will be a digital release only, not a cassette.
Check out the first UK Horror Scene Screams podcast. It's a whole lot of horror… and there's even a little Werewolves in Siberia for your listening pleasure.


A friend of mine just moved here from Maryland because she purchased a franchise new to Denver. The company is Soldierfit, and they've developed a military themed crossfit gym that's aimed at helping users achieve their personal goals. Maria asked me to paint their logo on a 14x60ft wall before their grand opening. As always, we were very crunched for time on this project, but managed to get it done just after Thanksgiving. Turned out pretty good I'd say.
Painted Wall Graphics for Colorado Springs Hail co.
Hailcure LLC is a Texas based company that recently set up shop here in Colorado Springs. They asked me to design and paint a wall mural that would help catch the attention of folks driving by. We decided to incorporate Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak into the design. Here is the completed project.
Painted some wall graphics in Denver for a hail company. These guys just opened up shop and wanted to promote their services to potential customers driving by. We kept this design pretty simple and bold. Nothing fancy, just wanted to get the important information across.
Just playing around on the computer today. Here's a 1965 Volkswagen Bus illustration, just for fun. These are still a work in progress. I'm thinking I'll add in some sort of background scene in there. Look'n pretty good so far though.
Just whipped up a new logo design for Cerberus Brewing out of Colorado Sprigns. This logo design is for their Mountain Juice Hazy IPA. Pretty tasty I must say. And the design is nice too.


Ricardo Santos and Guto Carvalhaes have had quite different results in the four tournaments they've played since they decided to join forces and compete in the World Tour, but one thing has been consistent in all of them – their campaign inevitably starts against Thiago Barbosa and George Wanderley in a country-quota match. And it happened again in the A1 Major Vienna presented by Swatch.
Guto and Ricardo were defeated by their compatriots in the Warsaw four-star event and in the Swatch Major Gstaad, but came out on top in Espinho, where they won a silver medal, and tied the series with a 21-15, 21-17 in the Danube Island.
The 43-year-old Ricardo and the 24-year-old Guto are one of three teams to win a Brazilian country-quota playoff in the World Tour in 2018. Thiago/George and Alvaro Filho/Saymon Barbosa, who they defeated 21-19, 21-18 in their first match in Vienna, advanced in the other events.
Since their elimination in Gstaad, Ricardo and Guto had two week to prepare to Vienna, but they did it in different ways as while the defender has trained in the Austrian capital for a while, the veteran returned to Orlando, Florida, where he lives, and just landed in Vienna on Saturday afternoon.
The Brazilian will be one of 30 men's teams to compete on Tuesday's qualification tournament in Vienna.
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Three month old Betty, a Newfoundland puppy, definitely rules the roost in this (very alliterative) house! Poor big softie Bruce (the supposedly fearsome Rottweiler) is a total pushover when it comes to his little sister and has become her favourite plaything.
poor bruce. someone please get him a biscut.
Rudy can relate to poor Bruce; he is constantly bullied by his little sister Lexie (both are Labradors)! She takes his toys, beats him up, and pushes him out of his food or away from his human family. He is very good natured and lets her walk all over him. They are best buds!!
My pit bull (a bif softy) gets bossed around by our 1 year old kitty. They are, bffs. Sometimes, the stigma is meaner than the breed.


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Montreal is the largest city in Quebec and the second largest in Canada. It is an island in the middle of the Saint-Lawrence River first seen by Europeans through the eyes of early French explorer Jacques Cartier who encountered its original inhabitants, the Iroquois, in 1535.
Montreal had several names before finally taking on its present and best known, which refers to the Mount Royal, mountain at the centre of the island. But it was with the arrival of Samuel de Champlain, 70 years later, that the settlement became the permanent trading and strategic centre of what was then called New France. Although French colonists were the first Europeans to explore much of North America, New France was conquered by the British 150 years later, although their fierce historic attachment to Quebec remained.
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The past few weekends something very rare happened in Los Angeles – it rained. For those of you who are unfamiliar, when it rains in LA our infamous traffic conditions suffocate the city even harder, massive outdoor film shoots are cancelled and the world's best selfie lighting is gone for 24 hours. These are dark times for us, no pun intended. However, one benefit is that there are few things in this world better than a warm meal that tastes like your mom's cooking on a rainy day! To prepare yourself for the next time you have this insatiable hankering, here are the 10 Best Indian Restaurants in LA.
When you ask anyone where the best Indian food in LA is, Surati Farsan Market is consistently in the conversation. It might have something to do with their very famous pav vada. It's spicy and the bread is close to what you might find in the streets of Mumbai. Also be sure to get their falooda after your meal! If you don't you are simply missing out.
West Hollywood is known for its amazing restaurants so it makes perfect sense that right in its centre is The Indian Kitchen. For classic dishes, with rich savoury curries and great service, this place has what you're looking for. A local resident describes their garlic naan, chicken tikka masala and saag paneer as "a knockout combo that will send your taste buds on a journey through time." That local is me. This place is great!
Lal Mirch is a romantic and usually packed Indian restaurant located in Studio City, a neighbourhood behind the Hollywood Hills. Their menu has many dishes that people love, however, the two entrees that get the most press are their lamb biryani and chicken tikka masala. If you're looking to go out on a date, this restaurant might be perfect!
This very casual restaurant with tons of feel-good dishes is located just a two-minute ride from the airport so you can make it your first and last thing to do in LA. Bilal's has the feel of an Indian restaurant in Southall, London. That might have something to do with the staff and decor but also in the food. The curries are very hearty and while they might give you a nice nap after, the flavour and spices are amazing. Whatever you fancy from their menu, it's wise to start with any of their savoury samosas!
This famous Indian – Pakistani market and restaurant has halal dishes that will make your mouth water as much as the recent weather. Their chicken karahi has been lauded as one of the best dishes they offer. If you go to Zam Zam Market, you're not going for a scenic evening and a nice bottle of grape. You're going for authenticity and flavours that hard to find outside of Southern Asia.
Since moving to the world famous Sunset Boulevard in 1979, Paru's Indian Vegetarian Restaurant has brought South India to East Hollywood. The most popular entree is their Tanjore Double that has a mini masala dosa (12″), idli, vadai, uppuma, vegetable curry, sambar, and a side of chutney. Hard to bet against a restaurant that has been satisfying customers like this for decades!
Located in sunny Santa Monica, Tumbi is a craft Indian kitchen. What does that mean? It means that Tumbi brings a modern and very chic twist to your favorite Indian dishes. Their food is all made with farmers market ingredients and you can pair it with fine alcoholic beverages. Fine dining has become very progressive and forward thinking, with the greatest chefs on the planet reimagining dishes every single day. At Tumbi, feel free to add truffle oil to your dosa. Or sink your teeth into a keema pav. That's a minced lamb leg, coriander chilli, on a gunpowder seared pav. Haven't even mentioned their apricot curry Patagonian toothfish masala with sustainably caught Chilean sea bass. I'm surprised you're still reading this and are not on your way to Tumbi right now.
Welcome to Spice Affair. Located in the heart of Beverly Hills, this upscale restaurant has a variety of sizzling dishes that often attracts major Bollywood and Hollywood stars. In fact, several major reviews and publications have had Spice Affair in the running for one of the best Indian restaurants in America. They boast a vast fusion menu as well as your favourite traditional dishes. So in addition to butter chicken, you might try their truffle chicken tikka, tandoor artichoke hearts, or their lobster.
Mayur (translation: peacock), unlike Tumbi, is very traditional. The feel of this restaurant once you start eating takes you back to India instantly. The dishes and presentation certainly fit well with the already authentic entrees. This is a small restaurant, so it's often a good idea to call ahead. The private dining experience, how salivating their soul food is, and the multiple rave reviews make Mayur a hidden gem.
Currently, the most talked about Indian restaurant in LA and for good reason. Located in downtown Los Angeles, Badmaash also brings a modern take to Indian dishes. The owners of the restaurant Mahendro family are not afraid of breaking the rules and showcasing their style and vision. The combination of their beverages and incredible ambience and unreal food are why this place is always busy. Go to town on a lamb burger with paprika mayo and finish it off with an ice cold Thumbs Up. Sink your teeth into a butter chicken samosa, or if you want something else maybe go for the masala potato fries. Personally some rosemary naan and their "good ol' saag paneer" would do the trick.
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For watches, now that companies like Timex only manufacture abroad, you might try: Bremont (assembled in the UK; packaging made in the UK; Swiss movements; around £3,000-£20,000; Bremont employs around 30 watchmakers at a workshop in the Oxfordshire town of Henley-on-Thames, and makes many of its own parts at a factory in Silverstone, Northamptonshire). Meridian (casing made in UK; then assembled in the UK; Swiss movements; around £5,000). Harold Pinchbeck (assembled in the UK; they say they try to use some British made components; Swiss movements; around £300 to £5,000+). More reasonably priced (from about £50-£300) are RLT Watches who buy, sell and repair all makes of vintage watches, but also assemble watches in the UK under their RLT Watches brand using Swiss or Japanese movements. IWI watches use Swiss movements, casing made in the UK and are assembled in the UK (around £1,000-£3,500). Peter Roberts Watches (Swiss movement; assembled in the UK; around £20,000). J & T Windmills (Swiss movement; assembled in the UK; around £1,000). Schofield watches (Swiss movements; case made in Germany; assembled in the UK; around £3,000+). Dent London (Swiss movement; assembled in the UK; around £25,000; E.Dent & Co Ltd, makers of Big Ben, ceased to trade in 1966; this company just appears to have appropriated their name). Pinion watches have Swiss movements and are foreign made, but assembled in England. Again more reasonably priced are Paulin Watches (quartz watches, foreign made, assembled in the UK and sent in UK made packaging). W. T. Author watches are assembled in UK with Swiss made movements and they sell leather watch straps (24mm lug width only) made in Britain using Argentinian-sourced buffallo hide. Mr Jones Watches finish and assemble their limited edition watches in London (and only their limited edition watches, the rest of their collection being entirely foreign made). Garrick, which opened in Norfolk in 2015, uses movements made in Switzerland and modified or assembled in house and they say "We do almost everything else ourselves, from making the plates and dials to the cases and crowns." Garrick watches retail for between £2,500 and £50,000, and around 70 were sold last year.
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Discussion in 'MacBook' started by sinar, Jun 12, 2012.
I have an old white MacBook, its a 2006 model, with a 2.0 intel core 2 duo, 2GB ram and 80GB hd.
Since i got an iPad when it first came out i have not used it very much, and now when i do use it i'm frustrated at how slow it is, I'm wondering if it is worth upgrading the HD to a SSD to help make it faster and more responsive.
At the moment i just use it for basic things, web browsing, email, i'd like to use it for photoshop and lightroom, but its just too slow.
The battery has also failed (probably because i've hardly used it for 2 years), so i'm considering if its worth investing in a new one, or just calling it a day and getting a new 13" MBA.
I know nobody can make the decision for me, but would be interested to hear thoughts.
My old mac mini has even lesser specs than your macbook (1.83 Core2Duo) but I put in a 60GB OWC SSD and it really brought it back to life. Also upgraded to 3GB memory.
So yeah, you could easily extend the lifespan of your macbook with a small SSD and 4GB memory; if it's your primary computer, it may not be worth it. But as a secondary computer, it would be fine. The old Mini is in my wife's office, and she has no complaints about the speed, it's way faster than her old HP desktop it replaced.
As for the battery-- I also have the original macbook but only with the Core Duo chip. Its ram is maxed out at 2GB. I did get a new battery-- mainly so that the system would be easier to sell. You can get a cheap battery off Amazon or eBay but it seems there's a lot of complaints about the fit.
So I forked out the $99 for a NuPower battery from macsales; perfect fit and a higher capacity than the OEM battery had when it was new.
I haven't put it up for sale yet but I should be able to get more for it now that it actually runs on battery power.
Thanks, i don't think i can upgrade my MB to 4gb, if I could i would defiantly do that as i think it would really help, I went to crucial and did the system scan and it said the max i could have was 2x1GB, which i already have.
Dude, SSD is amazing. Do it and you'll see big improvements.


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The transnational resistances to neo-liberal globalization are arguably the most inspiring political movements of our time. "Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The Making of Counter-Global Networks" makes a distinctive contribution through examining globalized practices of resistance in both the past and present. Stressing the importance of geographies of connection and solidarity produced through these struggles, David Featherstone argues that the resulting forms of political identity are integral to producing more just and pluralistic forms of globalization. This provocative text first offers detailed research on networked forms of resistance in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world, then develops a rigorous study of contemporary counter-global resistances. Insightful and thought-provoking, the author develops an innovative account of networked forms of resistance and political activity. This scholarly work illuminates transnational resistances and challenges prevailing assumptions about the histories and geographies of globalization.
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Title The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography
Author Trevor J. Barnes
The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography presents students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of the field, put together by a prestigious editorial team, with contributions from an international cast of prominent scholars. Offers a fully revised, expanded, and up-to-date overview, following the successful and highly regarded Companion to Economic Geography published by Blackwell a decade earlier, providing a comprehensive assessment of the field Takes a prospective as well as retrospective look at the field, reviewing recent developments, recurrent challenges, and emerging agendas Incorporates diverse perspectives (in terms of specialty, demography and geography) of up and coming scholars, going beyond a focus on Anglo-American research Encourages authors and researchers to engage with and contextualize their situated perspectives Explores areas of overlap, dialogues, and (potential) engagement between economic geography and cognate disciplines
Gypsy Politics And Traveller Identity by Thomas Alan Acton
Title Gypsy Politics and Traveller Identity
Author Thomas Alan Acton
Publisher Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Relations with the state and with non-Gypsies have been central to the shaping of the lived identity of Gypsy people. This book examines how the state deals with Gypsies and travellers, and how they deal with the state. It also provides a comparative study of Gypsy politics in Britain and abroad.
In A Queer Time And Place by J. Jack Halberstam
Title In a Queer Time and Place
Author J. Jack Halberstam
Publisher NYU Press
Category Literary Criticism
Examines the significance of the transgender body in a provocative collection of essays on queer time and space
Environment Planning by Anonim
Title Environment Planning
Author Anonim
Category City planning
ISBN UCBK:C099097555
The Politics Of Protection by Jef Huysmans
Title The Politics of Protection
Author Jef Huysmans
This new book shows how from the end of the Cold War, the security agenda has been transformed and redefined, academically and politically. It focuses on the theme of protection. It moves away from the dominant question of whom or what is threatening to the crucial questions of who is to be protected, and in the case of conflicting claims, who has the capacity to define whose needs prevail. It also poses the question of political agency in relation to some of the most significant questions raised in relation to the governance of insecurity and protection in the contemporary world. The authors identify and explore issues that challenge or raise a number of questions about the traditional notion that states are to protect their citizens through retaining a monopoly over the legitimate use of violence.
Identity Politics At Work by Jean Helms Mills
Title Identity Politics at Work
Author Jean Helms Mills
Category Business & Economics
This book represents the coming together of two key debates within organization studies: theorizing on gender and ways of understanding resistance. These debates have been given renewed vigour with the 'postmodern turn' in organization studies and feminist theory. Fusing these two literatures together offers a far deeper understanding of the issues of power, subjectivity and agency. Representing a growing interest in the contributions that feminist theorizing can offer to the study of organizations, this book focuses on issues of gender and resistance in organizations and, in particular, presents theorising which attends to the dualistic debate of compliance versus resistance to offer more generative understandings of reistance.
The University As A Site Of Resistance by Gaurav J. Pathania
Title The University as a Site of Resistance
Author Gaurav J. Pathania
Publisher Oxford University Press
By raising a conceptual debate on 'New Social Movements', Pathania examines contemporary student resistance and analyses protest methods, strategies, networks, and the role of various caste, sub-caste groups, and civil society organizations in the struggle for social justice to envision a new cultural politics. The volume also discusses student activism in the aftermath of the suicide of PhD scholar Rohith Vemula at University of Hyderabad and the Azadi (Freedom) campaign at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The University as a Site of Resistance scrutinizes the debate on nationalism and processes of democratization of institutional spaces.
Choreographies Of Shared Sacred Sites by Elazar Barkan
Title Choreographies of Shared Sacred Sites
Author Elazar Barkan
Publisher Columbia University Press
This anthology explores the dynamics of shared religious sites in Turkey, the Balkans, Palestine/Israel, Cyprus, and Algeria, indicating where local and national stakeholders maneuver between competition and cooperation, coexistence and conflict. Contributors probe the notion of coexistence and the logic that underlies centuries of "sharing," exploring when and why sharing gets interrupted—or not—by conflict, and the policy consequences. These essays map the choreographies of shared sacred spaces within the framework of state-society relations, juxtaposing a site's political and religious features and exploring whether sharing or contestation is primarily religious or politically motivated. Although religion and politics are intertwined phenomena, the contributors to this volume understand the category of "religion" and the "political" as devices meant to distinguish between the theological and confessional aspects of religion and the political goals of groups. Their comparative approach better represents the transition in some cases of sites into places of hatred and violence, while in other instances they remain noncontroversial. The essays clearly delineate the religious and political factors that contribute to the context and causality of conflict at these sites and draw on history and anthropology to shed light on the often rapid switch from relative tolerance to distress to peace and calm.
Gender Ethnicity And Place by Linda Peake
Title Gender Ethnicity and Place
Author Linda Peake
This book is concerned with the nature of the relationship between gender, ethnicity and poverty in the context of the external and internal dynamics of households in Guyana. Using detailed data collected from male and female respondents in three separate locations, two urban and one rural, and across two major ethnic groups, Afro-Guyanese and Indo-Guyanese, the authors discuss the links between gender and race, exploring development issues from a feminist perspective.
Beyond Resistance Youth Activism And Community Change by Pedro Noguera
Title Beyond Resistance Youth Activism and Community Change
Author Pedro Noguera
The failure of current policy to address important quality of life issues for urban youth remains a substantial barrier to civic participation, educational equity, and healthy adulthood. This volume brings together the work of leading urban youth scholars to highlight the detrimental impact of zero tolerance policies on young people's educational experience and well being. Inspired by the conviction that urban youth have the right to more equitable educational and social resources and political representation, Beyond Resistance! offers new insights into how to increase the effectiveness of youth development and education programs, and how to create responsive youth policies at the local, state, and federal level.
Clubbing by Ben Malbon
Title Clubbing
Author Ben Malbon
Clubbing explores the cultures and spaces of clubbing. Divided into three sections: Beginnings, The Night Out and Reflections, Clubbing includes first-hand accounts of clubbing experiences, framing these accounts within the relevant research and a review of clubbing in late-1990s Britain. Malbon particularly focuses on: the codes of social interaction among clubbers issues of gender and sexuality the effects of music the role of ecstasy clubbing as a playful act and personal interpretations of clubbing experiences.
Publisher: C. Scott Publishing Corp.
The First Three Books in the Bridgerton Series
Publisher: Avon
by Catherine Ryan Howard
by James Clear
The Way Women Are: Transformative Opinions and Dissents of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Eloquence: The Hidden Secret of Words that Change the World
Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers
The Law Book
A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War
Don't Be a Victim: Fighting Back Against America's Crime Wave
The Five Brothers: Our Journeys to Successful Careers in Law & Medicine
Charter Schools and Their Enemies
The Associated Press Stylebook
The Essential Scalia: On the Constitution, the Courts, and the Rule of Law
Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret
The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency
Conviction Machine: Standing Up to Federal Prosecutorial Abuse
Love More, Fight Less: Communication Skills Every Couple Needs: A Relationship Workbook for Couples
2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency
Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads
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On Saturday 8th October and Sunday 9th October, we have two Gaelic Football training sessions for kids aged between 6 and 18 years. We are privileged to have Mr Colm Egan visiting from Chicago. Colm is North American GAA Development Officer and will take the two training sessions.
If you are interested in registering your child for one or both of the sessions, please fill out the registration form in full before 6pm Friday 7th October. There will be no registrations accepted on the day.


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Q: Clustered index insert performance on not-so-unique column? In your experience, at about how many records does insert performance become intolerable when using a clustered index on not-typically-unique columns?
A good example I can think of would be the comments table for stack overflow. Do you think that insert performance would be acceptable if the comments table had a clustered index on their foreign key to the answers or questions table? I'm assuming that this would result in the fastest read performance for the way that comments are typically queried.
I often read that the clustered index should be reserved for uniquely-valued columns, but what if the table in question was most often queried by this index?

A: It Depends on:

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*The size of the rows

*On Fill Factor (i.e. space left in the index)

*The number of non-clustered indexes on the table

*How often the index is reorganised (note: not so important when the clustered index is on a montonically increasing key)

You should benchmark for your particular situation.

A: You should always try to keep your clustered indexes unique. For tables that have a ton of inserts something like a int identity is a good choice cause the page being inserted on will often be in memory reducing disk access.
If you do not make your clustered index unique, SQL server will do it for you, cause it still needs to be able to somehow find particular rows. Maintaining the uniquifier will cost something.
So what if you want the clustered index on a comments table to be the post id. This can be useful cause looking up all the comments for a post becomes really fast, all the information is in the same area on disk.
No problems, make the index unique by adding more columns to it: Eg:
create unique clustered index pk_comment(post_id, comment_id)

But... having this index means that your index is no longer monotonically increasing which may effect insert performance. It could also affect the amount of page splitting.
So, my recommendation would be to keep it simple and just chuck a primary key on comment_id, then profile the application add in covered indexes as required. Only if the underlying way the data is layed out on disk becomes a problem, you should consider complicating stuff.


Although the angel Gabriel is viewed positively in three world religions, he has appeared as the villain in three Hollywood films over just a decade and a half: The Prophecy (1995), Constantine (2005), and Legion (2010). While these films draw on apocalyptic themes from the book of Daniel, they also play ironically on Gabriel's other biblical appearance, the Annunciation of the virginal conception in Luke. All three films feature a Gabriel who attacks rather than protects women "impregnated" by a being of apocalyptic importance. The three movies can be shown to reflect various dimensions (and sides) of the contemporary American abortion debate, each casting Gabriel polemically in the image of misguided Christians (as they see it).


On my last trip to San Antonio, my salon manicurist (who does great pedicures), told me about a nail supply store in the middle of nowhere, so I went to check it out. It was like I died and went to Heaven - I wish I had taken pictures. The small shop was stuffed full of nail polish - everything from OPI to China Glaze... and oh the China Glaze. They had so many bottles of old polish (dusties) but the newest items looked to be the Up & Away, and they didn't have many bottles of it. I grabbed this bottle because I'm a sucker for blue flashed whites but it wasn't until I got outside that I realized this was a sheer. China Glaze Tease is from the Blush collection and is not big 3 free, but I don't mind that. However, if you're looking for a big 3 free polish, I do believe this is a dead on dupe for their color Rainbow. I'll have to comparison sometime.
I used a base of Seche Natural, 3 coats of Tease and a top coat of Seche Vite. The color is very sheer but as you can see in the sun, you do get the blue flash. The formula on this was great - not runny or thick despite the original layer of dust on my bottle.
A whole lotta nothing. However, I bet this would look great over black, or really it's a nice understated color - might go well as a french manicure too.
In the shade, you also get that blue flash.
China Glaze [official website] can be found online through several etailers, including my favorite Head2Toe Beauty [official website], Sally's Beauty Supply [official website] as well asTransDesign [official website].
Even though it's sheer, that's an awesome color. As I was looking at the first picture, I thought to myself "that would look awesome over black." I scroll down a little farther and you said the same thing, haha. Great minds think alike.
Oi! I'm glad you swatched this one. I keep seeing people referring to shade but I never know what it looks like really. I think I'll pass on this one. Maybe a top coat glitter over it would work as well?


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Census: Incomes In Wis. Fell Between 2009 And 2014New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the median household income fell in two-thirds of Wisconsin counties between 2009 and 2014.
Prosecutor: No Charges Against White Police OfficerA Wisconsin prosecutor has decided not to charge a white police officer in the death of an unarmed biracial man in Madison.
Psychiatrist Blames Lou Gehrig's Disease In Deputy Slayings A forensic psychiatrist said he believes Lou Gehrig's disease is the reason a former Wisconsin sheriff's deputy killed his wife and sister-in-law. Dr. Doug Tucker testified for the defense Wednesday in the trial of Andrew Steele, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease in the August shooting deaths of his wife, 39-year-old Ashlee Steele, and her 38-year-old sister, Kacee Tollefsbol, of Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
1 Eagle Dead, Another Sick Of Apparent Lead PoisoningOne bald eagle has died and another is in serious condition in Wisconsin and lead seems to be to blame. The Dane County Humane Society in Madison is taking care of the sick eagle.
Wis. Woman With Baby Arrested For 4th DWIA Janesville woman could be charged with her fourth drunken driving offense after witnesses told police they spotted her running along the interstate in Dane County with a baby carrier.
Murder Charges Likely This Week Against Wis. DeputyA Fitchburg police lieutenant says charges are likely early this week against a recently retired Dane County sheriff's deputy accused of fatally shooting his wife and sister-in-law. Lt. Todd Stetzer says Andy Steele is being treated at a hospital for injuries consistent with a suicide attempt.
Former Wis. Deputy Charged With Sexually Assaulting Inmate Prosecutors charged a former Dane County deputy Thursday with sexually assaulting a jail inmate while she was out on electronic monitoring and keeping child pornography on his home computers.
Apparent Tornado Hits Rural Southern WisconsinAn apparent tornado has damaged homes and farm buildings in rural southern Wisconsin. The storm hit around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Damage stretches from south of Highland to north of Dodgeville.
Wis. Limits Use Of Nude Beach To Reduce Sex, Drugs Wisconsin authorities announced Tuesday they will shut down one of nation's most popular nude beaches on weekdays after struggling for years to curtail sex and drugs on the sandbar and surrounding woods.
Records: Iowa Murder Suspect Fantasized About Rape A 21-year-old Iowa man accused of killing his mother and abducting a woman after being released from prison last week underwent treatment as a teenager because he fantasized about raping women and almost acted upon his urges several times, according to a Wisconsin prosecutor.
Man In Santa Suit Hits Dane Co. Deputy, Arrested A 69-year-old man in a Santa suit was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say he struck a Dane County Sheriff's deputy who was directing traffic.
Confirmed Heat Deaths Rise To 10 In Wis.Wisconsin now has 10 confirmed heat-related deaths since July 1. The Dane County medical examiner's office has confirmed that the death of a 73-year-old Madison man was heat-related. The man died July 5 at his home.
Wis. Couple Accused Of Starving Girl Due In Court A Madison truck driver and his wife are due back in court this week on allegations they starved and tortured the man's 15-year-old daughter.
Starved Wis. Girl's Statements Detail Her Life When the malnourished 15-year-old awoke each morning, she could hear her family eating and getting ready for the day. If she felt especially brave or desperate she would call to her stepmother and beg for food, but usually she just went back to bed and hoped her hunger pangs went away.
Small Plane Crashes In Dane CountyDane County sheriff's officials say a Minnesota man and his son were seriously injured when their single-engine plane crashed Monday in Dane County.


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I was in a new build home a little while ago and was impressed with the space, light and general quality of the build. Good brickwork, well fitted out with top notch flooring, underfloor heating, good bathrooms and kitchen. This was a large detached that had been built on a small development and was at the higher end of the price scale. So all good - or is it?
Modern building regulations in the UK are largely very well designed. They ensure that buildings are structurally sound, safe, comfortable and secure. However I sometimes question the emphasis placed on engineering design when applied to residential construction. For example, in the use of engineered timber solutions which save timber by calculating the absolute minimum section required, if using natural timber, or in the use of fabricated timber such as I joists, which use small section timber rails with an OSB ( Oriented Strand Board ) web, or relying on additional bracing and strutting to achieve the rigidity that is required.
The engineering calculations prove the size is adequate to support the loads and the bowing ( or deflection ) will be within tolerable limits. However the engineering relies on human interface, to ensure the installation is precise and the use within the calculated limits. Often in the real world, these are not the case. Perhjaps a brace needed to be moved or a strutt placed inaccurately. Perhaps more use is made of the room that the calculation allowed for. In any event, reality has a habit of showing up any limitations in the calculations. Not that the floor will ever collapse, just that it migh deflect a little more that it should.
So we have a conflict, between the need to use our resources wisely and the desire for robust and " solid " feeling construction. THis is why you sometimes see people knocking on the walls of a new home and saying things like " they dont build like they used to "
Whether you are building your new home, or expending your existing property, there is the opportunity to eliminate these little problems. It is usually a simple matter to specify these elements one size larger than is strictly needed. This will have a tiny cost implication but will give a major quality uplift.
Years ago, houses were build using mass brickwork in the walls, with heavy timber joists and rafters in the floor and roof. These were what held the building together and gave it a " solid " feel. When kept dry, this type of structure will last for centuries. However there are downsides - this type of construction is labour and resource intensive, therefore costly to build and anything but " green ".
So we have the modern solutions, which are designed to save resources, be sustainable and provide homes that are easy and economical to live in. Some of the advances in technology are amazing - manufactured boards which use waste materials, engineered timber which enables joining lenghts of timber to minimise waste, Glulam beams which are far stronger than the natural timber, recycled glass for structural floors and foundations, recycled tyres to make roofing materials, thermally efficient glazing, ground source heat pumps, solar PV arrays etc. have revolutionised the way we build and live.
I really like contemporary architecture and the extensive use of glass, timber and steel. However I do think that sometimes the desire to be " contemporary" can lead to the use of materials that may not be as durable as they should be. For example, I have just watched the construction of a new house, which has been clad externally in vertical timber boards. Leaving the aesthetics aside, on the basis that taste is personal, I would question the advantages of using timber as cladding. Firstly on economic grounds - the walls were built in thermal blockwork, before being protected by a sheet membrane, then battened and clad witn timber, which would seem to be equally as costly as brickwork. Durability must also be an issue. We know that brickwork will last for centuries, so even with constant maintenance will timber have the same lifespan? I doubt it.
Will modern buildings have the longevity of the older stock? Only time will tell. One thing is indisputable though and that is that modern homes are more comfortable, more efficient, cheaper to rum, easier to maintain and better for the environment than ever before, so perhaps a possible shorter lifespan is a price worth paying.