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Music: North side of the 6300 block of Hollywood Boulevard
Actress | Singer
Born May 23, 1928 in Maysville, KY
Died June 29, 2002 of lung cancer in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Rosemary Clooney soared to fame in the early 1950s with the novelty tune "Come On-a My House," overcame prescription-pill addiction and a nervous breakdown in the late '60s and began a comeback in the late '70s that boosted her stature as one of the finest pop singers in show business.
Clooney made her first solo record in 1946, "I'm Sorry I Didn't Say I'm Sorry When I Made You Cry Last Night."
In June 1951, Columbia's head of artists and repertoire, Mitch Miller, told Clooney she'd be recording "Come On-a My House," a quasi-Armenian folk song written by an unlikely duo: author William Saroyan and Ross Bagdasarian, who, as David Seville, later created the singing Chipmunks.
Within weeks, Clooney had one of the biggest-selling songs in the country and "Come On-a My House" went on to sell more than a million copies.
Over the next four years, Clooney amassed a string of hits, including "Tenderly" (a No. 1 tune that became her theme song), "Half as Much," "Botch-a-me," "Too Old to Cut The Mustard" (a duet with Marlene Dietrich), "The Night Before Christmas Song" (with Gene Autry), "Hey There," "This Ole House," and "Mambo Italiano."
As Paramount's latest "girl next door," the blond, blue-eyed Clooney made her motion picture debut in 1953 in "The Stars Are Singing," a largely forgettable musical. She made five movies in quick succession, including her most memorable film, "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, but her film career never took off.
She hosted "The Rosemary Clooney Show," a syndicated half-hour show in the 1955-'56 season, and appeared frequently on television variety shows — guest shots in which her frequent pregnancies prompted Bob Hope to quip that "Rosie's favorite game is Vatican Roulette" and Tennessee Ernie Ford to insist, "You've got to find out what's causing this."
A friend of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's, she was at the Ambassador Hotel in June 1968 when he was assassinated, triggering what became a complete mental breakdown.
In 1991, she made her debut at Carnegie Hall. In 1994, she was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her role as an Alzheimer's patient given to belting out songs without warning on NBC's "ER," starring nephew George.
In 1996, she achieved her first No. 1 album, "Rosemary Clooney's White Christmas," which topped the jazz charts for three weeks.
— Dennis McLellan in the Los Angeles Times June 30, 2002
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Chief Editor at The London Post Shahid Qureshi supports the transition of Kazakh language to the Latin script. According to him, this step will allow Kazakhstan to integrate into the world community.
- I think international languages is how people understood you and how you understood the international community and international language. So obviously by using those alphabets help you understand more about international community and what international media is saying about you.
The UK Experts claims that Kazakhstan has chosen the right path and will successfully implement the transition to the Latin script. The staged process of transitioning to the Latin script will allow to consider the experience of neighboring states.
- I hope that you will not make the mistake that has been made in other countries in Central Asia. You changed the alphabet but you don't produce enough books for children with the new alphabet to encourage the interest in reading. Plenty of teachers and publishers would be interested in doing this.


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Q: How do Promises/A+ implementations vary? What aspects of a promise library does the spec not cover? What kind of things vary between implementations?
Please illustrate with examples of actual differences (eg between Bluebird and Q).

A: Almost everything. The Promises/A+ spec is aimed for promise interoperability, it's built so promise libraries (and now, native promises) can talk to each other. The idea is for it to be possible to predict how a promise behaves and to define how promises are assimilated by other libraries.
Quoting the specification:

This specification details the behavior of the then method, providing an interoperable base which all Promises/A+ conformant promise implementations can be depended on to provide. As such, the specification should be considered very stable. Although the Promises/A+ organization may occasionally revise this specification with minor backward-compatible changes to address newly-discovered corner cases, we will integrate large or backward-incompatible only after careful consideration, discussion, and testing. Finally, the core Promises/A+ specification does not deal with how to create, fulfill, or reject promises, choosing instead to focus on providing an interoperable then method. Future work in companion specifications may touch on these subjects.

The following are not covered:

*

*Creating a promise (that's the promise constructor spec).

*Promise aggregation (although most implementations support .all).

*Progression (that's the progression spec, which will soon be replaced imo).

*Cancellation (that's the cancellation spec).

*Unhandled rejection monitoring (there is no spec, but there is an inspection discussion).

*Stack traces.

Bluebird and Q for example, are both completely Promises/A+ complaint but differ on a lot of these:

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*The next Q, v2 introduces estimation, where Bluebird intends to deprecate progression eventually in favor of something like C#'s IProgress.

*Creating a promise is usually done with deferreds in Q (although it now offers a promise constructor variant), Bluebird encourages the promise constructor.

*Bluebird has more robust and stronger promisification abilities, turning a whole callback API to promises in a single command. Q author Kris built Q-IO which manually promisifies the filesystem and http modules.

*Bluebird allows scoped binding of this value via .bind, and promise array methods (.map,.reduce,.filter etc).

*Q has primitives like asynchronous queues, and RPC via Q-connection in mind,

*Bluebird is about 100 times faster, has better stack traces, and automatic unhandled rejection detection. It also consumes a lot less RAM memory per promise.

Here is another reference

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Meet Ascend Scholar Sierra Logan, a student at the University of the District of Columbia studying Elementary Education. Sierra shares the challenge of transferring from her "dream" university and how her Ascend Coach helped her start anew and keep her eyes on her bigger vision.
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a teacher. I know what a difference teachers can make. In 9th and 10th grade, I was having a difficult time academically. It was the hardest years of my life up to that point. But I had a teacher and advisor, Ms. Nevola, who was there for me. I'll never forget her. She helped me climb from failing grades to Honors classes. She wouldn't give up on me and pushed me to succeed. Now, I want to make that kind of a difference in kids' lives. I am determined to become a teacher and give back to my local DC community.
Getting into Howard University was a big deal for my family. But even though I had straight A's at Howard, I didn't have the financial support to be able to continue my studies there.
I had to make a tough decision. Becoming a teacher is the most important thing to me. If I couldn't continue at Howard, then I needed to go to a university somewhere else. Howard was a dream, but I had to let it go in order to fulfill my bigger vision. This semester I am enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia(UDC). I could have been a junior at Howard, but I'm starting from the beginning at UDC. That's what I realized I had to do to reach my final goal.
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I'm always teaching. Right now, I'm teaching kids at a Bright Horizon's daycare. I love to see the impact I can make in their lives, and I want to keep going!
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Talks on new Montenegrin coal-fired unit fail, Government to implement ecological overhaul of TPP Pljevlja
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Montenegrin Government decided to start the ecological reconstruction of the coal-fired power plant Pljevlja. The Unit I of the thermal power plant (TPP) Pljevlja, operated by public power utility Elektroprivreda Crne Gore (EPCG), will be ecologically reconstructed by 2021.
The announcement is part of the Government's decision to terminate the cooperation on Project of Construction of unit II of the TPP Pljevlja with the Czech company Skoda Praha.
Government officials told that the reason is the Skoda Praha's impossibility to carry out the project under the contract. They added that Government will promptly propose alternative solution for the Unit II construction.
"Steering Committee of the Project of Construction of unit II of the TPP Pljevlja and the EPCG reached a decision on the implementation of the ecological reconstruction project of the existing Unit I," Montenegrin Government said in a statement.
The scope of the project includes the desulphurisation system, the denitrification system, the modern wastewater system, the reconstruction of the existing ash and slag transportation system, the improvement of the operation of electrolytic power facilities.
"The reconstruction will be done in full compliance with the strictest European environmental standards envisaged by the Decision adopted by the European Union on 31 July 2017 and its estimated value is about EUR 40 million," Ivan Mrvaljević, head of Development and Engineering at the EPCG said.
Side-by-side with the ecological reconstruction the Pljevlja heating system project will be implemented.
"When it comes to the citizens, in relation to the previous plans, nothing will change, and these two important projects will significantly contribute to the improvement of the ecological situation in Pljevlja," Ivan Mrvaljevic said.
Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism Pavle Radulović said that according to the Energy Community's approval, the TPP Pljevlja has the license to operate another 20,000 working hours from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2023.
"After the reconstruction, the Unit I of TPP Pljevlja will be meeting all the strictest ecological standards of the European Union," he said.
Alternative solution until the end of January
Ivan Mrvaljević, head of Development and Engineering at the EPCG, said that the reason for the termination of the cooperation is the Skoda Praha's impossibility to carry out the project under the contract, that is, the fact that even a year after the withdrawal of the Czech Export Bank, the partner did not provide a viable project financing model.
"Certainly, the Steering Committee's decision does not mean that the EPCG is abandoning the implementation of the project. EPCG remains fully committed to the construction of the Unit II of the TPP Pljevlja and, it will, as quickly as possible, by the end of January 2018, propose to the Ministry of Economy and the Government of Montenegro an alternative solution for carrying out the project", Mrvaljević added.
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Positive Coaching Alliance's Sacramento chapter is proud to announce San Francisco 49ers legend and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young will deliver the keynote address during the 2016 Jeans and Jerseys Youth Sports Awards.
The event will pay tribute to regional developer and Sacramento native Phil Oates of Buzz Oates, longtime Rocklin High School baseball coach Roc Murray and a number of amateur athletes. A variety of sports media personalities will present scholarships and awards throughout the night.


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Q: Getting different header size by changing window size I have a C++ program representing a TCP header as a struct:
#include "stdafx.h"

/*  TCP HEADER

    0                   1                   2                   3
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |          Source Port          |       Destination Port        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                        Sequence Number                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                    Acknowledgment Number                      |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |  Data |           |U|A|P|R|S|F|                               |
   | Offset| Reserved  |R|C|S|S|Y|I|            Window             |
   |       |           |G|K|H|T|N|N|                               |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |           Checksum            |         Urgent Pointer        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                    Options                    |    Padding    |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                             data                              |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

*/

typedef struct {        // RFC793
    WORD         wSourcePort;
    WORD         wDestPort;
    DWORD        dwSequence;
    DWORD        dwAcknowledgment;
    unsigned int byReserved1:4;
    unsigned int byDataOffset:4;
    unsigned int fFIN:1;
    unsigned int fSYN:1;
    unsigned int fRST:1;
    unsigned int fPSH:1;
    unsigned int fACK:1;
    unsigned int fURG:1;
    unsigned int byReserved2:2;
    unsigned short wWindow;
    WORD         wChecksum;
    WORD         wUrgentPointer;
} TCP_HEADER, *PTCP_HEADER;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    printf("TCP header length: %d\n", sizeof(TCP_HEADER));
    return 0;
}

If I run this program I get the size of this header as 24 bytes, which is not the size I was expecting. If I change the type of the field "wWindow" to "unsigned int wWindow:16", which has the same number of bits as an unsigned short, the program tells me the size of the struct is now 20 bytes, the correct size. Why is this?
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with SP1 on a 32-bit x86 machine.

A: Because the compiler is packing your bitfield into a 32-bit int, not a 16-bit entity.
In general you should avoid bitfields and use other manifest constants (enums or whatever) with explicit bit masking and shifting to access the 'sub-fields' in a field.
Here's one reason why bitfields should be avoided - they aren't very portable between compilers even for the same platform.  from the C99 standard (there's similar wording in the C90 standard):

An implementation may allocate any
  addressable storage unit large enough
  to hold a bitfield. If enough space
  remains, a bit-field that immediately
  follows another bit-field in a
  structure shall be packed into
  adjacent bits of the same unit. If
  insufficient space remains, whether a
  bit-field that does not fit is put
  into the next unit or overlaps
  adjacent units is
  implementation-defined. The order of
  allocation of bit-fields within a unit
  (high-order to low-order or low-order
  to high-order) is
  implementation-defined. The alignment
  of the addressable storage unit is
  unspecified.

You cannot guarantee whether a bit field will 'span' an int boundary or not and you can't specify whether a bitfield starts at the low-end of the int or the high end of the int (this is independant of whether the processor is big-endian or little-endian).

A: Your series of "unsigned int:xx" bitfields use up only 16 of the 32 bits in an int.  The other 16 bits (2 bytes) are there, but unused.  This is followed by the unsigned short, which is on an int boundary, and then a WORD, which is along aligned on an int boundary which means that there 2 bytes of padding between them.
When you switch to "unsigned int wWindow:16", instead of being a separate short, the compiler uses the unused parts of the previous bitfield, so no waste, no short, and no padding after the short, hence you save four bytes.

A: See this question: Why isn't sizeof for a struct equal to the sum of sizeof of each member? .
I believe that compiler takes a hint to disable padding when you use the "unsigned int wWindow:16" syntax.
Also, note that a short is not guaranteed to be 16 bits. The guarantee is that: 16 bits <= size of a short <= size of an int.

A: The compiler is padding the non-bitfield struct member to 32-bit -- native word alignment.  To fix this, do #pragma pack(0) before the struct and #pragma pack() after.

A: Struct boundaries in memory can be padded by the compiler depending on the size and order of fields.

A: Not a C/C++ expert when it comes to packing.  But I imagine there is a rule in the spec which says that when a non-bitfield follows a bitfield it must be aligned on the word boundary regardless of whether or not it fits in the remaining space.  By making it an explicit bitvector you are avoiding this problem.
Again this is speculation with a touch of experience.

A: Interesting - I would think that "WORD" would evaluate to "unsigned short", so you'd have that problem in more than one place.
Also be aware that you'll need to deal with endian issues in any value over 8 bits.

A: You are seeing different values because of compiler packing rules.  You can see rules specific to visual studio here.
When you have a structure that must be packed (or adhere to some specific alignment requirements), you should use the #pragma pack() option.  For your code, you can use #pragma pack(0) which will align all structure members on byte boundaries.  You can then use #pragma pack() to reset structure packing to it's default state.  You can see more information on the pack pragma here.

A: I think Mike B got it right, but but not perfectly clear. When you ask for "short", it's aligned on 32bit boundary. When you ask for int:16, it's not. So int:16 fits right after th ebit fields, while short skips 2 bytes and starts at the next 32-bit block.
The rest of what he is saying is perfectly applicable - the bit field must never be used to code an externally-visible structure, because there are no guarantee as to how they are allocated. At best, they belong in embedded programs where saving a byte is important. And even there, you can't use them to actually controly bits in memory-mapped ports.


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Constellium Supplies High-Strength, Aluminium for Lightweight Ford F-150
Constellium today announced that it provides Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) with aluminium structural parts for the all-new Ford F-150 pickup truck that extensively uses high-strength, military-grade, aluminium alloy as a build material. Constellium, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of aluminium structural parts for the automotive industry, is one of Ford's largest suppliers of these components for the F-150.
The 2015 Ford F-150 delivers the industry's best towing and payload capability among full-size light-duty pickups, enabled by reducing up to 700 pounds (318 kg) of weight through the use of high-strength steel in the frame and aluminium alloy in the body.
The Ford F-150
To keep pace with increased demand, Constellium has doubled manufacturing capacity at its facility in Van Buren, Michigan, and enhanced advanced prototyping and development capabilities.
"We are delighted to become one of Ford's largest supplier of high-strength aluminium structural parts for the groundbreaking F-150 and see this as an important milestone in the expansion of our global automotive structures business," said Paul Warton, President of Constellium's Automotive Structures and Industry business unit.
"We believe that the automotive industry demand for aluminium will continue to grow as automakers seek to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel efficiency. With our innovative and value-added solutions and the expansion of our component manufacturing capabilities in the United States, Europe and China, Constellium is strongly positioned to help meet that demand worldwide."


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The plot thickens in Alaska
A poll of the Alaska Senate race by an outfit called Hays shows Lisa Murkowski in the lead and Joe Miller in third place. The breakdown is: Murkowski 34, Scott McAdams (the Dem) 28, Miller 23. 68 percent of respondents view Miller unfavorably. The poll was taken on October 25-26.
For a variety of reasons, I don't believe the poll was accurate as of that time. For one thing, it's my understanding that Murkowski's lead over Miller in internal polling was considerably smaller than 11 percent.
However, new information about Miller may have driven down his numbers since October 25-26. Late on the 26th, Miller's employment records from his job as a part-time attorney with local government were unsealed. The records show that Miller used company computers for political purposes (which he admitted in a debate on Oct. 24) and then lied about it.
Miller (along with McAdams) suffered a further blow today when the Alaska Supreme Court temporarily overturned a lower court's order late Wednesday that prohibited the distribution of a list of write-in candidates at polling places. A lower court
had ordered the state Division of Elections to stop distributing lists of write-in candidate names, ruling that doing so constituted a "clear violation" of an existing state regulation. The Alaska Supreme Court will make its final ruling prior to election day.
No one knows how much of a drag Murkowski's status as a write-in candidate (with or without the list) will be on her campaign. I've arbitrarily assumed that she needs to be roughly ten points ahead of Miller in the polls to expect to defeat him at the polling booths. It's possible that Murkowski now has such a lead.
The Hays poll, if reliable, also suggests that McAdams has a shot. I had argued that Murkowski should not enter the race, in part because I feared her presence would help McAdams. But if Miller's unfavorable rating is anywhere close to 68 percent (a big if), then McAdams would have had a good shot at defeating him in a two-way race. Meanwhile, Murkowski has said that, if elected, she will caucus with the Republicans, and I think it would be in her best interests to do.
On the bright side for Miller, the Palins are holding a big rally (is there any other kind of Palin rally?) for Miller in Anchorage today. Perhaps it will reverse Miller's downward momentum.


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Jim Photoglo - Is It Me?
Jim Photoglo
Jim Photoglo's 1980 debut album produced the Top 30 Pop hit 'We Were Meant To Be Lovers', while a second release in '81 featured 'Fool in Love With You' reaching #23 on Billboard's Pop Chart. In '84 Jim moved to Nashville to focus on songwriting and has since had songs recorded by numerous Country, Pop and R&B artists, including two #1s on the Country Chart: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 'Fishin' In The Dark' and Alabama's 'Hometown Honeymoon'. Jim co-founded local bands Run C&W and Vinyl Kings, and produced four more solo albums including the critically acclaimed 'Fly Straight Home' and "Sparks In The Radio".
Jim Photoglo - Is It Me?.
1) Jesus Saves
2) Is It Me?
3) Barlights
4) Connected
5) Partners
6) It Used to Take a Little
7) Kudzu
8) Here for You Now
9) That's What I'm Talkin' About
10) Daddy's Lullaby
Is It Me? | Jim Photoglo


that it comes from an authenticated client.
that it has actually processed the post-handshake client authentication.
whether the server received the client authentication.
can be sure this is stored securely.
However, this is not the case for a post-handshake client authentication.
messages are not processed by the server and/or dropped by an attacker.
received. However it does still allow for re-ordering of some messages.
in the context, which may be problematic further down the line.
aware that the connection is mutually authenticated.


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Kail, J., ed. Twenty-Six Political and Other Poems…from Bodleian MSS Digby 102 and Douce 322. EETS o.s. 124 (1904; repr. 1973): 120-43.
Fein, Susanna Greer. Moral Love Songs and Laments. Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University for TEAMS, 1998.
Note: In eleven-line stanzas, ababababbab.
Note: Latin text as headings to each stanza.
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Horstmann, Carl, ed. Yorkshire Writers. 2 vols. London, Sonnenschein; New York: Macmillan, 1895-96: 2.381-9.


Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) hired 1100 Architect to design a comprehensive renovation of Bard Hall, the building, dating to 1928, that serves as the primary dormitory and campus center for CUMC students and affiliates. The renovation will transform the 20-story facility into a bustling center of student life by introducing new programming, enhancing circulation, and making considered and cost-effective changes to existing spaces. The design introduces several shared areas throughout the facility, including lounges, recreation rooms, libraries, media labs, and study rooms, all designed to promote the exchange of ideas and foster a sense of community in the building. By renovating outdated spaces, introducing several sustainability measures, and resolving a host of code and mechanical deficiencies, the renovation will also bring the aging building up to modern standards, transforming it into a safe, accessible, efficient, and contemporary campus hub. In 2013, 1100 Architect completed the first phase of work—the renovation of the athletic center, which included new group movement, strength training, and cardio fitness spaces.


You don't have to be a poetry fan to be familiar with the work of Scottish national poet, Robert Burns. In fact if you've ever sung Auld Lang Syne at a New Year's Eve party, you have performed a piece of Burns' work.
So beloved is Burns to his fellow countrymen that he was named the greatest Scot of all time in a STV poll in 2009. In fact, Burns' birthday is celebrated as an unofficial Scottish holiday with suppers held in his honor on or around January 25th. These traditional gatherings are organized around the world, in people's homes and in swanky halls. No matter where it's held or how fancy the event, however, there are certain elements that are a part of all Burns' suppers.
Just a quick look around YouTube will demonstrate the range and scope of these celebrations in honor of Scotland's favorite son.


The palette itself actually looks really neat and relatable to Essence Cosmetics. I love seeing brands sticking to it's own looks, not stealing ideas from other brands. It is sturdy and the pans have a decent amount of product. Each colour is for a specific discoloration on the skin, so the yellow is to block blue undereyes, the green corrects redness, the orange blocks dark patches and the lavender just freshens up the skintone. I actually like the lavender and yellow because they really did their job in an awesome way. The other two were just a little too much for my skin, I felt like my regular foundation couldn't cover up the bright green and orange so I took those off.
The cc concealer is really creamy and thick, so it does cover up really nicely. I think it will stay put perfectly on a more dryer skintype. It did stay put perfectly underneat the eyes, but on the chin and my more oily zones it wore off within a few hours (and just looked patchy underneath my foundation).
So, eventhough I was really sceptical because it is a creamy texture, I actually do like it (or at least half of the colours on my not so oily skin areas). The pigmentation is bomb dot com so this is a good SCORE!
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School Reform Practices
School reform can be defined as the intentional restructuring of schools to improve student achievement. School districts have been pouring millions of dollars into programs that are intended to improve the current state of education. The methods most districts use to initiate school reform are based on two major categories: principal leadership and overall school funding. The articles in this review prove the attributes of school funding and principal leadership are ineffective in measuring the success of student achievement in schools.
The articles in this review were selected because of the qualitative and quantitative research gathered and analyzed that proves there are no correlations between the variables of school leadership, funding, and student achievement. These articles are an unbiased synthesis of principal leadership and school funding in relation to student achievement. The articles allow for unbiased conclusions and recommendations regarding the current state of school reform.
Review of Literature
The focus on school funding is based on two major ideas: school funding should equate to higher student achievement and the ability for school leaders to make funding decisions that help students achieve on standardized testing. There are a number of research articles that have concluded the opposite is true for school funding and reform.
Research shows there is no correlation in the amount of funding a school receives and positive student achievement. Schools who receive more funds than other schools do not have better student achievement data. Gross, Booker, and Goldhaber (2009) conducted a research study to find a correlation between student funding and achievement. The authors gathered federal and state-level information to analyze the relationships between funding and performance over a 7-year study. The study focused on student performance in grades 3 – 8. The report also acknowledges there was norming in expectations for how the funding was to be used. Schools in the study used "62 different models adopted as primary school models in the 231 elementary schools" included in the study (Gross, Booker, and Goldhaber, 2009, p. 115). The study made its conclusions by analyzing the funding and testing information that was gathered from the 1996-1997 school year to the 2003-2004 school year. The schools that were the focus were schools that received an additional grant to allowed schools to select and implement additional programs to help close the achievement gap. The results of the study showed that although schools were given an additional grant, schools were not able to capitalize on the additional funding in a measurable way. In conclusion, the researchers stated, "The Office of Management and Budget released profiles of major federal programs and concluded that 'the Department has not determined a direct relationship between funding levels and performance goals"(Gross, Booker, and Goldhaber, 2009, p. 115 ). This supports the idea that although some schools are able to obtain more funding the others, it doesn't mean those schools are inherently able to capitalize on that funding to increase student achievement.
In 2011, researchers presented another article that supports the idea that funding has no correlation to student achievement. In this study, researchers looked at the effectiveness of the funding used throughout the district. The researchers attempted to define correlations between reading scores and school funding. Jensen, Reichl, and Kemp (2011) concluded there is a "mismatch between education expenditures and performance"(p. 323). Although student funding "increased by 17 percent, student performance declined by 2.5 percent" (Jensen, Reichl, and Kemp, 2011, p. 325). In this study, the researchers were able to gather information using public funding and student achievement data. They used the data from 5 school years to draw conclusions around the lack of correlation in funding and achievement. This article helps support the idea that student achievement is more than just a funding issue. It helps argue the point that school reform cannot be based on the idea of funding alone.
Another limitation of school funding is the ability for districts to spend money in ways that are most beneficial for their students. Usage restriction prohibiting school leaders from allocating resources effectively for their school or district limits student achievement. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was supposed to help set a new standard for education in America. NCLB required schools to allocate funds for particular types of programs, but those allocations didn't correlate to student performance.
First, state governments and school districts were required to design and implement annual assessments of students' math and reading achievement b the 2005-2006 school year. Designing and implementing the student's assessments alone was expensive for states and school districts, as they received little funding from the federal government.
This means schools were not able to use the funds in ways that could have had a more cost-effective or proven impact on student performance because the federal government already set earmarks for how the funds where to be used. This supports the idea of funding impacting school reform because there is no correlation to setting earmarks with student achievement.
Principal Leadership
The other major facet of many proposals for school reform is school leadership. While school leaders are tasked with leading schools and making sound decisions to move them forward, research shows that district leadership may need to reconsider the types of leaders who lead schools, the conditions in which they are evaluated and their roles within schools. There are some inherent limitations to these studies because it focuses primarily on qualitative data sources and research design. To remove the limited reach of these studies researchers would need to create more observable research designs that collected primary data sources. These limitations support the idea that the lack of real school reform measures makes it impossible for stakeholders to agree on the principal leadership the primary component of school reform.
School leaders are currently evaluated on the performance of their students based on the current year's data. Often times school leaders are bounced from school to school. Fuller and Hollingworth (2014) present the argument that principal evaluations are based on the success of previous leadership teams. They present a lengthy connection between current principals, their predecessors, and the ability to rank effectiveness when thinking about the inherent success a principal may have from the previous administration. In summation, Fuller and Hollingworth (2014) argue that a principal is evaluated on the system that a previous administrator put in place (pp. 466-499). Most people know that it takes a least 3 or 4 years for a leader to have an authentic effect on anything. When considering even presidential elections, the next president's first year is basically the conclusion of the previous president. It takes years for implementation of bills and laws and often those things are in place after a president leaves the office. The same is true in education. It becomes challenging to find real evidence of change when school leadership is often changing.
Principal evaluations are based on an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Often that list is overwhelming for the best school administrator. When principals have a lot of their plates, they are often ineffective at least one of those areas. School leaders are currently ineffective because they have too much to do. When leadership roles are divided, school leaders can be more effective instead of trying to carry the load alone. Eckman and Kelber (2009) provide several examples of co-principalship. They conducted a qualitative research study that surveyed principals who use the current leadership style and a co-leadership style. The researchers analyzed the effectiveness of a leadership model where there is more that one leader in a school building. They used a questionnaire to gather data from 174 principals. There was a 50/50 split between the traditional principals and co-principals. The researchers concluded that it was clear that leaders who serve in the co-leadership model had higher satisfaction with work-life balance, higher job satisfaction, and less conflict. The major theme in this is that principals often have to balance too many responsibilities at once. It is difficult to find satisfaction in any one category when there is so much to balance. Co-principals are more successful because they have particular areas that they focus on allowing them to have more balance in their roles in a school building. If school districts implemented this type of leadership style there would be higher retention of quality school leaders. "Regardless of their role commitment choice, co-principals experienced a greater degree of job satisfaction than did traditional principals"(Eckman and Kelber, 2009, p. 98). It can be assumed a higher level of job satisfaction allows principals to be more effective at their jobs. When principals have the opportunity to share some of the responsibility that they have they are able to be more successful and it allows for a fair evaluation of their success.
One of the most important aspects of principal effectiveness is the ability of principals to craft effective goals. From previous research, we know if principals have a lot on their plates they are unable to create realistic goals. McCollulm and Kajs (2009), provided principals with surveys to help them identify the strategies and mindset when creating goals. The researchers sought to quantify and analyze the relationship between efficacy and goal orientation in school administrators. The researchers used a questionnaire to gather information from school administrators. "312 early-career principals participated in this study."(McCollulm and Kajs, 2009, p. 33). The study used the School Administrator Efficacy Scale (SAES), which shows "excellent psychometric properties"(McCollulm and Kajs, 2009, p. 30). The study concluded there is a "clear, significant relationship between" efficacy and goal orientation (McCollulm and Kajs, 2009, p. 38). When principles have a "mastery-approach goal orientation" they are more "self-efficacious". They concluded principals who use a master-approach to goal setting are often more effective than any other goal-setting method. They were studying self-efficacy and argued that successful and effective school leaders must have strong efficacy and strong goal orientation. This research helps when trying to identify methods to motivate principals.
The research reviewed shows there is no correlation between current practices in funding and school leadership that have an impact on student performance. Currently, schools that have more or less funding have no proven advantage or disadvantage in terms of being able to perform well on state and federal mandated testing. Even when schools are given funds there are limitations on how funding is to be used which causes even more gaps in student achievement. When principals are overwhelmed with their responsibilities they are less likely to experience satisfaction with their jobs. This leads to a lack of master-approach goal setting. These are just a few reasons why the current landscape of school reform is poor. National and State governments are putting high stakes on low performing measures and are causing more harm than good.
While stakeholders have the right to want to see an increase in student achievement, the current strategy of school reform is ineffective. Parents, teachers, students, and members of the community all want schools to be places where students are achieving at full capacity. There are so many other factors and variables that play a role in student achievement. In the future, research can be done to define the measures of school performance that have the highest correlation with student achievement. Those are the areas that should have the most focus. Research also needs to be done in conjunction with psychologists to understand the shift in student thinking and ability within the 20th century. There is an opportunity to redefine what it means to be a learner in the current world, instead of using old strategies. When we begin to close the knowledge gap we can begin to close the achievement gap.
Research proves that there is no correlation with school funding with these parameters. In order to reform schools, education stakeholders should look at several other variables impacting student achievement. Access to pre-k and early learning options, parental involvement, self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation, teacher preparation, per-pupil funding, and test alignment with the curriculum are a few variables that affect student achievement. Future research should look to balance the data collection across multiple variables and then define trends from that collection of data. Because there is limited data on what are the most impactful variables on student achievement, several qualitative studies should be conducted to begin to acknowledge the relationships. After that, researchers can begin to drill down and isolate the factors that have the most impact on student achievement.
Eckman, E. W., & Kelber, S. T. (2009). The co-principalship: An alternative to the traditional principalship. Planning and Changing, 40(1/2), 86.
Fuller, E. J., & Hollingworth, L. (2014). A bridge too far? Challenges in evaluating principal effectiveness. Educational Administration Quarterly, 50(3), 466-499.
Gross, B., Booker, T. K., & Goldhaber, D. (2009). Boosting student achievement: The effect of comprehensive school reform on student achievement. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 31(2), 111-126. doi:10.3102/0162373709333886
Hayes, M. S. (2015). The differential effect of the no child left behind act (NCLB) on states' contributions to education funding in states with binding school district tax and expenditure limitations. Public Budgeting & Finance, 35(1), 49-72. doi:10.1111/pbaf.12058
Jensen, B., Reichl, J., & Kemp, A. (2011). The Real Issue in School Funding: An Analysis of Increasing Government School Expenditure and Declining Performance. Australian Economic Review, 44(3), 321 329. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8462.2011.00647.x
McCollulm, D. L., & Kajs, L. T. (2009). Examining the relationship between school administrators' efficacy and goal orientations. Educational Research Quarterly, 32(3), 29.
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What do you need to paint? You might be able to get a nice used part instead of having to paint yours. I had a couple of scratched panels in my 15 interceptor sedan and just found a low mileage donor vehicle at a local junk yard and purchased some spare parts too seat out.
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Are D*** Dates a Real Dating Trend?
In 2019, when everyone is dying to put out exciting content, there's always someone trying to repackage a relatively small percentage of the population doing something into a "trend" that everyone's about to start doing. In this case, it's "dick dating."
It's a modern day booty-call, where the woman calls the shots.
There's no dinner beforehand. No "let's meet for a drink" that turns into several drinks that ends up with a tipsy time between the sheets. It's an appointment for sex. That's it. Any and all emotional connections are left at the door.
…Oh, and don't go thinking the DD is only for those cheeky millennials. I spoke to a middle-aged single mum on my podcast recently, who's a big fan of the dick date.
When her 15 year marriage ended, Cassie was craving some hassle-free-hanky-panky. After the trauma of separation and divorce — and a really long time in a sexless marriage — Cassie says a few months of dick dating helped her rediscover her sexuality. She called it "healing through sex".
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I realise many of you are shaking your heads in utter disbelief at this point. Probably because you think sex is the most intimate thing two people can share and should only ever be considered after an intense emotional connection has been developed.
Wait a second. You mean there are middle-aged, divorced women out there having casual sex? Wow, if only that type of thing were common enough to have a name for it, like say "cougars." And of course, there is a name for cougars that aren't middle-aged. "Sluts," "Hoes," or my personal favorite term for it, being a "tart" (That one sounds more cute than mean). I don't know what the exact numbers are, but a percentage of women go through a phase some time in their lives where they work their way through a lot of men. It may last for years or even for just a few months.
Because they can? Because they think it might be fun? Because they want to see what it's like to have sex "like a man?" Because they want to prove they can do it? Because they want to see how the other half lives? Because they want to see what it's like? Because they want to feel desired and powerful?
In any case, it's not a new thing, it's an old thing. Women are just sensitive to being viewed as "sluts," so they tend to keep it on the lowdown. Of course, in 2019, people are big on rationalizing what they're doing as "empowering," "healing through sex" or just sharing way too much information as an alternative way to say "look at me."
So, we get the exciting "new" trend of d*ck dating.
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Band of inscription, four solid lines on either side, a band of six-petalled rosettes made up from dots, and a row of stylized trees alternating with palmettes, as in Cat. no.s 142 and 142 [EA1990.150, EA1990.151]. The resist defines the design, the background is blue.
The inscription combines actual script with mistakenly interpreted shapes. The words 'to its owner...' can be read. The type of script suggests an early date, possibly 11th to 12th century. Also published in Barnes 1990: 190, fig. 6.


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Home OPINION Opinion Cultural representations of Madison reinforce racial disparities
Cultural representations of Madison reinforce racial disparities
Who belongs and who does not
by Dan S. Wang, Colin Gillis, Brigitte Fielder, Karma R. Chávez
To people of color the Mad Town graphic (above) might read as incomplete, while the image at left puts all areas of town on equal footing with the central city.
We all came to Madison for jobs at UW and found each other through our activism and volunteer work at WORT, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, Wisconsin Books to Prisoners and Groundwork. Just a little over a year ago, we started getting together to talk about the social landscape of our adopted town and to share our observations about the activism that grew out of the protests against Gov. Scott Walker.
By the October 2013 release of the Race to Equity Report, we had been meeting for about two months. We found the report's conclusions -- Dane County has some of the most extreme racial disparities in the country -- disturbing, but not surprising.
The initial explanations for these disparities have focused on the lack of job skills among African Americans, bias among white residents, flawed service delivery by public institutions (including the police and school district) and indifference on the part of the business community.
What have not been discussed are the cultural representations of Madison that work to reinforce the structure of inequity. This is a problem because all debates about policy improvements are shadowed by the basic question of who makes up Madison. The places and events that are often portrayed as defining Madison include the Dane County Farmers' Market, Camp Randall on football Saturdays and the Memorial Union Terrace, and these iconic places and events still have a heavily white presence. Once fixed in pictures and promotional materials, these spaces become the dominant representations of Madison as a whole. If taken literally, the images represent who belongs and who does not.
Perhaps that's why, in a notorious example from more than a decade ago, the UW digitally placed an African American student into a crowd shot of white students that was used on the cover of a UW-Madison admission booklet. Someone on campus evidently thought it needed to artificially "diversify" the look of the student body. Pictures matter.
The most detailed example of a white-oriented representation of Madison can be found in Mad Town, a graphic by local artist Lia Spaulding, who composed it according to characterizations gathered informally from city residents. Available as a poster, the "map" is an outline of the isthmus with superimposed labels corresponding to different parts of the central city. It walks a line on the funny side of stereotyping.
Most of the image's detailed information revolves around campus, the Capitol Square and the near east side. The Capitol is noted for its "art fair," "farmers' market" and "political protests." The Williamson-Marquette neighborhood is slugged "vegans," "downward dogs" and "hippies."
But the approach is much more institutional in the neighborhoods where the majority of people of color live. Madison's south and north sides are identified by landmarks or seasonal festivals. The south-central sector -- where 50% of residents are people of color, according to 2010 Census data -- is labeled "hospitals," "runners & scenic route," "mass brat consumption" (for the annual bratwurst fest) and "Christmas lights" (for the holiday light festival in Olin Park). "Duck Blind" (the field where the Madison Mallards play), "airport" and "Weinerville" (the Oscar Mayer factory) represent the north side.
The label "R.I.P. Otis Redding 1967" over a spread of Lake Monona pays tribute to a black artist who at the time of his accidental death was crossing over into the white consumer market. But there is no other reference to a distinctly African American element or to anything specifically Latino or Hmong, for that matter.
To many migrants and people of color, Mad Town easily reads as incomplete. In just one example, Bayview Townhouse, a long-established racially mixed community of low-income families in central Madison, is not mentioned. For years Bayview has been a site for creative organizing across ethnic lines, and it is fair to say that it distinguishes Madison. But the Triangle area is overwritten with the words "hospitals" and "student slums." The southwest and far east sides, containing many racially diverse working-class areas as well as clusters of affordable housing, are excluded entirely, evidently belonging to Madison but not to Mad Town.
Coincidentally, the image circulated widely on social media when conversations about racial disparities heated up this fall. In comments and postings, most people embraced the depiction as a loving portrait of our town. Few saw the irony in the gap between perception and reality.
Equal footing
For an example of how Madison might be visualized differently, without a retread of the city's identity as a radical '60s campus, funky '70s town, '80s center for political correctness or the union-friendly locavore reputation we have now, consider Michael Duffy's Madison Underground.
Cribbing from well-known subway maps to refashion Madison as a rapid-transit city, the illustration depicts a system covering the breadth of town, from Elver Park to the airport.
It is a whimsical picture of what Madison could be with the proper investments and vision: a city that functions well for all its residents and not just those residing on the overserved isthmus. Stylistically, Madison Underground puts us into conversation with the great cities of the world -- ridiculous on its face, but functioning to enlarge myopic Madison perspectives while humbling our achievements.
Importantly, it is an image that puts the far reaches of town on equal footing with the central city. Madison Underground speaks to the possibility of an infrastructure that equalizes all people for the price of a Metro fare. Perhaps this is a direction our collective mental pictures need to go in before we can truly realize the progressive values for which our city is known.
Privilege and exclusivity
We recognize that Madison's egalitarianism is founded on relative material prosperity and high levels of education. These are advantages mostly enjoyed by white people who have had the opportunity and the preparation.
As a multiracial collection of intellectuals who operate in these worlds of privilege and exclusivity, we exist in that space of tension. We adore Madison for its progressive achievements and wish to contribute to the long histories of justice work and sustainability projects based here.
At the same time, we find the divide between values and actuality painfully obvious. As long as many white middle- and upper-class residents -- the people for whom the dream of hard work, creative initiative and civic engagement still works -- see racism and inequality as issues belonging to parts of town that don't matter, the more difficult the disparities will be to resolve.
To address the structural racism in our city and beyond, people in Madison must build a picture that includes communities of color as part of the city's full character and future.
Karma Chávez is an assistant professor of rhetoric, politics and culture at UW-Madison and is the author of Queer Migration Politics. Brigitte Fielder is an assistant professor of comparative literature and folklore studies at UW-Madison. Colin Gillis is a lecturer in English at UW-Madison and a student at Madison College. Dan S. Wang is a writer and artist. They arrived in Madison between 2007 and 2012 and now collaborate on a blog, Madison Mutual Drift.


In Italy, E-Commerce took off considerably after the United States, the UK or Germany. Even though a laggard, e-commerce is growing strongly and steadily in Italy. And each year since 2004 there are detailed numbers describing the industry's advance, thanks to the annual study "E-Commerce in Italy" compiled by the Italian digital agency Casaleggio Associati. The report contains the key metrics and many qualitative aspects of the trade in Italy, and data is building up year by year.
This year the presentation of the report was held in Fondazione Cariplo, a prestigious location in the center of Milan's central business district, the economic heart of Italy.
Within the Italian online industry this study is an important indicator and serves frequently as common ground and shared knowledge among the managers of online-shops, marketeers, logistics operators, payment experts, social media gurus and other insiders. Methodologically, "E-Commerce in Italy 2018" is based on a broad range of instruments, such as a quantitative survey, interviews with industry experts and leaders, various sectoral studies, publications by the trade press and other sources.
As an aside, Casaleggio Associati is the agency behind Beppe Grillo's blog, the publication at the center of the political movement Movimento 5 Stelle, which emerged from the last Italian parliamentary election as the strongest single party. However, in the context of the professional presentation of this report political topics were left aside.
As Casaleggio Associati defines the term e-commerce very broadly, it is worth looking at the composition of this overall number in detail. 40% of e-commerce turnover is generated by leisure sector (which corresponds to a large extent with sports betting and online gaming) and 30% by the tourism industry, which is traditionally very important in Italy.
On the other hand, the classic online retail sectors in Italy recorded significant above-average growth: compared to the previous year + 39% for the health and cosmetics sector, + 28% for fashion, + 24% for food and beverages, + 21% for electronics and + 19% for furnishings and living. For the current year, the industry expects even stronger growth: health and cosmetics is expected to grow by + 47% growth, fashion by + 46%, food and beverages by + 43%, furnishings and living by + 40% and electronics by + 27%.
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Internationalization and consolidation: Many Italian e-commerce companies are successfully targeting the domestic and non-European market. Conversely, many foreign companies are operating successfully in Italy.
Integration of online and offline: In many cases, retail companies in Italy are present with physical retail stores as well as with online shops. It is expected that these separate worlds will slowly converge to unified shopping experiences.
Mobile technologies and voice: As elsewhere, mobile traffic has outstripped classic desktop traffic in Italy. However, only 27% of E-Commerce transactions can be attributed to mobile. A further increase of mobile is therefore expected, and at the same time Italian online marketeers beliefe that the era of voice search and retail to shall commence very soon.
Customer-centric UX design and marketing: Marketing automation and CRM systems are an important topic in Italy, and it is expected that many merchants will invest heavily in these technologies in order to reduce acquisition costs and increase sales.
Another focus of the "e-commerce in Italy 2018" report includes statistics on online marketing in Italy. At around 26% of total spending in 2017, the lion's share of online advertising spend in Italy consists of investment in Search Engine Advertising (SEM), followed by 16% for social media, 15% for SEO and 15% for E-Mail.
Investment in social media is expected to grow significantly this year, as the majority of companies surveyed are planning to invest more in this area.
The full report with many more details on the situation of the Italian e-commerce landscape can be found directly on the web site of Casaleggio Associati. For more background information, a critical interpretation of the presented data, advice on e-commerce in Italy, help setting up your Italian online shop with translations and customer service or digital marketing in Italy please do contact us.


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December 2015: Looking outside our own backyard
By	Sam Walton on	 December 5, 2015 Sam Walton
Genesus, the renowned Canadian pig breeding company, has been sending out fortnightly emails for almost a year now. They contain lots of facts and figures about conditions and prices around the world. They are interesting, frightening at times and take you away from your own backyard, as it's easy to lose contact with what's going in the wider world.
It's always difficult to relate prices in foreign countries to those in our own domestic market, but thankfully they seem able to do that in simplistic form. They do it in liveweight in good old fashioned lbs! At the beginning of October, in the US as an example, 53.02c/lb was the going rate; 48.77c in Canada; Mexico 68.09c; the southern region of Brazil 50.09c, Russia (presumably because of the embargo) 70.12c; Vietnam at 94.90c; Spain 57.33c, China 124c; and South Korea at 176c.
That's quite a variation, and there was a big difference in the amount of soyabeans and maize imports too. That must make a huge difference to production costs, if the product can't be grown where it's used.
In the month of July, Vietnam imported 21,000t of soybeans; and in the first nine months of the year, almost 1.2 million tonnes of maize. Apparently the global consumption of soyameal last year was 198.6 million tonnes, and that's projected to rise to 208.6 million tonnes next year. It's difficult to imagine those sort of figures, and it makes our own efforts at growing a few beans here look almost pathetic – particularly when no-one seems to want them, or only at a giveaway price. Why don't more of own producers use the beans we can produce here?
Genesus had previously done a report on Vietnam saying the country's Economic and Policy Research department had issued a statement saying that domestic livestock production there was unsustainable, non-competitive and vulnerable, and would be at a disadvantage when the new Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Asian Economic Community were introduced. This was because of the large number of small scale farms, the dependence on imported breeding stock, devastating diseases, technical limitations and poor slaughtering facilities.
Now the Vietnamese Livestock Production Department predicts that the country will grow to become very competitive. The reason being that the three large farm-to-table companies that have developed a very efficient poultry industry, are setting about doing the same thing with pigs. On top of that, Japanese companies are looking to invest in Vietnam.
Does any of this sound familiar? Isn't that what makes pig keeping worldwide such an interesting and fascinating occupation?
Sam Walton
Sam Walton is a Yorkshire farmer and former pig producer, and the founding editor of Pig World.
Current optimism means producers can fix the roof while the sun shines
Global pork news gives our producers plenty to cheer
The price is right for a prosperous year


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I don't know what Gamma and Graves at Colfax is. It appeared to be an empty lot. And I have to say, this a some seriously weird style. I don't know what was going on at all, but I had to take a picture because I'd never seen this particular display before in my life, and how could I NOT take a photo of this? It would be irresponsible.


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Gov. Cuomo to propose expanded child care tax credit
New York State Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is seen on Jan. 3, 2017. Credit: Charles Eckert
Updated January 5, 2017 9:20 PM
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday proposed expanding the state's tax credit to help offset the cost of child care, which would mean a total credit of $605 for households earning $50,000 to $55,000 a year with smaller credits for families making up to $150,000.
The proposal is part of Cuomo's State of the State initiatives that will be subject to negotiations with the legislature.
Some families would see a doubling of their tax credit under Cuomo's proposal:
A household with an income of $50,000 to $55,000 would see an $87 increase in the credit, to an average of $605.
A household with an income of $55,000 to $60,000 would see a $97 increase to $452 on average.
A household with an income of $60,000 to $65,000 would see a $260 increase to $456 on average.
A household with an income of $75,000 to $100,000 would see a $227 increase to $340 on average.
A household with an income of $100,000 to $150,000 would see a $222 increase to $333 on average.
Cuomo estimates that more than 200,000 households would benefit.
The state already offers a child and dependent care tax credit of 110 percent of the federal credit for families with a household income below $25,000. The rate phases down to a low of 20 percent of the federal credit for those with incomes of $65,000 or above.
"This newly enhanced tax credit will make it easier for more New Yorkers to be able to secure day care for their children and able to enter or stay in the work force with peace of mind," Cuomo said.
Cuomo will release his full State of the State address next week.
"Governor Cuomo's expansion of the child care tax credit is a step in the right direction, but he needs to go much farther in his Executive Budget toward addressing the unmet child care needs in New York State," said Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action of NY, an advocacy group that works closely with the Working Families Party.
"Only 17 percent of eligible low-income families are able to access subsidized child care services because of the state's underfunding, leaving affordable, quality child care out of reach for the vast majority of families making under $50,000," Scharff said. "To meet this need, the governor's budget proposal should include a significant additional investment in child care subsidies."
Michael Gormley has worked for Newsday since 2013, covering state government, politics and issues. He has covered Albany since 2001.


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GOLDMYNE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC (GME), was founded in 2019 based on principles of honesty, integrity, loyalty, hard work, patience and dedication. The company was started as a means for our current CEO, DJ Fury, to release his own new music independently. DJ Fury is one of the pioneers of that trunk-pounding Miami Bass music sound. After a year of setting up GoldMyne Entertainment to be truly independent with it's own recording studio, mastering suite, video editing suite, photography studio, etc....GME is now positioning itself to bring new and upcoming, talented artists to the forefront of the music industry. The first artist signed to GoldMyne Entertainment was the multi-talented, female songwriter and rap sensation, Glam Graham. Glam is a native of Chicago, IL who currently resides in the Atlanta, GA area. GME's first independent label release was Glam Graham's debut single, "Bounce", released on New Year's Day of 2020. Since that time GME has released several Glam Graham singles with accompanying music videos, lyric videos, new music from DJ Fury and more. Glam Graham has also started her own YouTube web series entitled, "Build A Bitch Workshop", providing detailed information on her various surgeries and procedures (past, present and future) to get the "look" she wants in order to achieve the ultimate success with her music career. Glam Graham's latest venture is a reality TV series entitled, "Glam's Road To Beauty", which has already begun filming the pilot episode.
At GoldMyne Entertainment, we understand that being in the rap music industry is one of the most competitive industries any artist could choose as a career. However; we help our artists break through the mold to differentiate themselves and to know the importance of building a fan base can't be overstated. We also feel that our artists are more than just rappers or singers because we're building brands! GME may be an independent label, but we hold ourselves accountable to delivering major label quality results. We work hard and tirelessly at GoldMyne Entertainment and so do our artists. We don't overlook the little things that most labels feel are no longer important, like sending our artist out with street teams to personally hand out promotional materials. Don't be surprised if you even see our CEO, DJ Fury himself hop out of his metallic gold convertible Bentley pounding the pavement with a backpack full of promo materials recruiting new fans for the label. That's how we do things at GME! The internet may be the biggest promotion tool of this generation, but that one person we walk up to face-to-face that hasn't seen or heard of us is now one more person that knows who we are. Every little thing counts when it comes to promoting GME artist and we take nothing or no one for granted!
GoldMyne Entertainment may not have the budgets to promote our projects like Sony Music, Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. or other major labels, but we creatively find ways and collectively develop the means to make major label moves. What will be a game changer for GME is Glam Graham's debut album project, "SINsation". In today's female rap music there are no projects that encompass so many different genres on a single album. Most of today's female rappers make twerk and party songs or the typical raunchy songs talking about sex, etc. What GME has in Glam Graham is an artist that writes several different styles of music in varying genres, from twerk to hardcore rap to club music to pop songs and beyond! DJ Fury also gets to showcase his production skills while working with Glam due to her amazing versatility. You'll know DJ Fury's production from his beat tag within each song, "B...B...Beats by Fury", followed by Glam yelling, "Quad", which is a reference to one of Fury's previous aliases from his Bass Music production days.


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Q: Unity WebAPI circular dependency error I am using Unity.WebAPI in my .net project to register and resolve dependencies.
I have four projects, that are
i) interfaces
ii) UserService (Actual Implementation)
iii) ProductService (Actual Implementation)
iv) Web API Project which reference all above three, and also contains the unity configuration.
Now my userService and product service concrete classes are dependent on each other, so when i try to resolve them it gives me stack overflow error.
My code in unityConfig at web api project is as follows:
container.RegisterType<IUserService, UserService>(); //Userservice constructor injects IProductService

container.RegisterType<IProducService, ProductService>(); //ProductServices constructor injects IUserservice

I thought that creating separate Interface project would not cause circular dependency.
Looking forward.


Residents in Toronto and Halifax can enter here for a chance to win double movie passes to see Moving Day. Somehow they got Victor Garber to participate in this mess of a flick. Good Luck!
O MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!!! i would love to see the movie, Moving Day.If i won it would be AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Company News >> Huami releases Amazfit GTS 2 watch: Super Retina AMOLED screen
At the Amazfit autumn conference on September 22, Huami also officially launched the Amazfit GTS 2 watch. The main functions are similar to the Amazfit GTR 2. It supports up to 90 sports modes, has a battery life of up to 20 days, and is priced at 999 yuan.
Compared with the Amazfit GTS watch launched last year, the Amazfit GTS 2 watch is lighter and thinner, with a thickness of only 9.7mm and a weight of 24.7 grams, making it comfortable to wear.
The Amazfit GTS 2 watch also uses a square dial. The design concept pursues roundness, integration and immersion. The metal body, 3D curved glass, uses a curved design on the side of the body to perfectly integrate the side buttons.
As for the dial, the Amazfit GTS 2 watch uses a 1.65-inch super-retinal AMOLED screen. The diamond-like carbon coating improves the protection of the screen. The resolution is 341PPI, the brightness can reach 450nit, and it can be seen clearly in sunlight.
The Amazfit GTS 2 watch also supports mass dial replacement, and also supports AOD screen display.
In terms of appearance, the Amazfit GTS 2 watch has three colors of obsidian black, streamer gold and dolphin gray. The three different materials of glass, metal, and organic materials are almost integrated from color to texture.
In terms of functions, the Amazfit GTS 2 watch is similar to the Amazfit GTR 2. It also supports independent music playback, is equipped with 4GB of memory, can hold 600 music, and also supports NetEase cloud music playlist synchronization.
In addition, the Amazfit GTS 2 watch also supports smart assistants, supports Xiao Ai, and supports offline voice control.
In terms of sports, Amazfit GTS 2 currently supports 12 professional sports modes, and will support 90 in the future. It supports GPS + GLONESS dual system positioning, and 50 meters + waterproof.
In terms of health monitoring, Amazfit GTS 2 supports blood oxygen, sleep, heart rate and PAI health evaluation systems.
In terms of mobile payment, Amazfit GTS 2 also supports NFC bus cards and also supports Alipay offline use.
In terms of battery life, Amazfit GTS 2 has a daily battery life of 7 days and a basic watch mode battery life of 20 days.
In terms of price, the Amazfit GTS 2 watch is priced at 999 yuan. It will be available for sale on JD.com, Tmall, Xiaomi Youpin, Suning, and Huami Technology Micro Mall at 0:00 on September 23, and will also be offline on the same day. Amazfit store opened.


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Vipermilk – Sound Bites | Review by Tuonela Magazine
Laureline Tilkin | April 24, 2021 |
Aren't we all sometimes guilty of judging a book by its cover? When I first saw the name VIPERMILK pop up in my mailbox, I couldn't help but think that, well, apart from me not wanting to imagine whether a viper produces milk or not [ed: wouldn't viper milk just be "venom"? Is this a VENOM cover band?], this sounds like one of those disco-oriented power metal bands. Don't get me wrong, I do like those bands, but the scene has been a bit oversaturated, so while I was planning to add this album to our review list, personally, I wasn't planning on reviewing it. Luckily, we got a recommendation from one of our former Musicalypse friends, suggesting the very same VIPERMILK on the premise of sharing some band members with PSYCHEWORK, and I admit it tickled my curiosity. I instantly remembered I received their promo, allowing me to get introduced to this band and their debut album "Sound Bites," released on April 16th, 2021.
Now, let me tell you a little bit more about VIPERMILK… The band consists of four people previously known from bands such as the aforementioned PSYCHEWORK, PRIVATE LINE, MACHINE MEN, and ARTO MUNA & MILLENNIUM. While not strictly metal music, the band mixes elements from dance music from the '80s and '90s with exciting melodies, aggressive vocals, and thus creating a synergy between industrial (metal), EBM, electropunk, and synthwave. Overall, this makes "Sound Bites" an incredibly diverse album for audiences that enjoy different kinds of music styles: not only fans of PAIN or COMBICHRIST can enjoy this album, but also fans of CARPENTER BRUT and DEPECHE MODE. Now, let's dive into the music…
The album kicks off with "Every Zero," starting off with electronic melodies and a laidback drumming pattern, the song immediately shows what sort of a mix of genres you can expect. The most fun about this track is perhaps the critical lyrics that are in stark contrast to the overall positive mood of the track. The intro to next track, "Resist," instantly takes me back to the late '90s, from my days playing games on the popular gaming console, SEGA (think Mortal Combat 3). This is a very aggressive track with exciting melodies, but overall dark with a big chorus. The next track, "Evil Heat," follows a similar pattern, with the difference that this is a track that is more focused on a danceable atmosphere.
If you're a big fan of the more mellow approach of synthwave, you may love songs like "Nibiru Cataclysm," a song that has an impressive build-up consisting of laidback soundscapes. However, the intro creates the necessary suspension for the listener to understand the explosive progression towards the end without losing track of its bittersweet synthwave melodies. Not big on mellow tracks but want something to blast out of your speakers so you can dance the night away? The album contains many tracks like that too, such as "New Drug City," "Crimson Lie," and "One By One." The best vocal performance you can find in the title track, "Sound Bites," one of the many highlights of this album with thought-provoking lyrics.
Altogether, VIPERMILK have crafted an exciting debut effort. While most of the songs follow a mid-paced tempo, there are next to no moments on this album you would want to skip. Blending these different electronic genres means that there is a little bit for everyone to like here. Another surprising feature on this album is probably the challenging lyrics, as they are intriguing, thought-provoking, sometimes angry, sometimes ironic, but you know the band means every single word. The many beautiful and interesting soundscapes create an altogether great atmosphere that will be the perfect soundtrack to the party we're all going to have once this damned pandemic is over.
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Today I am working the Balluff booth in the Sensors and Switches Virtual show. It is a collection of companies and attendees from many different industries. I really enjoy these events because we can contact quickly with potential customers and potential vendors right from the comfort of our conference room and at a much reduced cost. Here you can see our hard working staff chatting with customers.
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In this video hairdresser Rudolph from Amsterdam demonstrates a beautiful long to short hair makeover. The video is a perfect example of how a shorter hairstyle can completely refresh and improve a person's appearance. The model walks in with a long, one-length hairstyle that is completely ordinary and won't make anyone sit up and take notice. Once the stylist is done with her, you instantly notice that the shorter hair makes her beautiful face stand out in bright contrast. The short stacked bob showcases the profile of the model's striking face while also complementing her oval shaped face structure. The shorter hair automatically refreshes her naturally blonde hair and intensifies the subtle, very light highlights around her face.
The stylist starts the cut by sectioning off the very bottom section of hair that will be the weight line of the haircut, as well as serve as a guide line for the ensuing sections. He sections the rest of the hair by creating a middle parting, and clipping the hair rest of the hair into sections that handle easily and effectively. He cuts the weight line just below the hair line along the nape of the model's neck, which means that the neck line will be showcased perfectly when the cut is completed. The stylist continues to layer the back part of the bob to add dimension and movement to the back of the stacked bob.
The hair line from the earlobe to the chin is angled very slightly to the front, so that the hair appears longer at the front and short at the back. The hair on the top part of the head and especially around the face is noticeably longer than the hair at the back. This ensures a short hairstyle that is still soft and feminine, while maximizing easy styling and manageability. The stylist completes the look by very slightly thinning out only the very tips of the style.
The model is visibly excited and animated while the transformation is in process. It's obvious that the stylist places high value on creative details and impeccable precision, while his straight forward and clean cut cutting techniques exhibits his extensive experience and artistic professionalism. When the cut is completed, you can clearly see that the model is openly impressed and thoroughly thrilled with the huge change in her appearance.
You can actually see how the stylist evaluates her facial structure and features, while also taking her hair type, color and texture into consideration as she walks onto the platform. The style he chooses for her is perfect, as it makes the most of her fine and straight blonde hair. The stacked bob suits her oval face perfectly, while opening up the striking features of her beautiful face; such as her piercingly blue eyes and attractive jaw line.
You'll often see this kind of hairstyle on the catwalks, as the clean cut and structured haircut puts exaggerated emphasis on the clothing that the model is wearing. The clean lines of the hairstyle compliment simple, structured lines of the outfit that the model is wearing. The closed, smooth and high collared white blouse ensures maximized focus on her haircut due to minimized exposure of skin. This is a perfect above the collar hairstyle to make the best of your button front blouse.


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PayPal to launch in Bangladesh on Oct 19
Published at 10:45 am October 9th, 2017
Last updated at 06:13 pm October 9th, 2017
After much debate and deliberation over the last two and a half years, the government is finally opening the door for PayPal, the most popular online money transfer service in the world, to launch its operations in Bangladesh. Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy will inaugurate the service on October 19, the second day of the ICT Expo 2017, said Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister for the ICT Division. "It is a great news for us, especially the freelancers who will now be able to get their foreign currency earnings transferred anywhere in the country within 40 minutes," he told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday afternoon. PayPal users will be able to avail the service in approximately 12,000 branches of nine banks, including Sonali Bank and Rupali Bank, Palak further said. The process to bring PayPal into the country began in March this year. The launch was initially scheduled in April, but it was postponed as meeting all the necessary conditions – cross-checking documents, ensuring legal compliance, finalising terms and conditions, etc – took longer than expected, sources said. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told reporters in April that PayPal would launch its operations in Bangladesh soon. Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune yesterday, State Minister Palak said the service had been tested thoroughly since the announcement in March, and now everything was in order for PayPal to start its journey in Bangladesh.
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Market insiders believe that PayPal's arrival in Bangladesh will pave the way for hassle-free electronic fund transfer, increase access to foreign consumers and ease the influx of remittances and earnings from foreign companies. The online payment service has enabled nearly 200 million individuals and businesses to transfer funds electronically since its launch in the US in December 1998. The service is available in more than 200 markets around the world and enables its account holders to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies and hold PayPal account balances in 25 currencies. In Bangladesh, PayPal will particularly be useful to around 550,000 freelancers and about 700 e-commerce websites, sources said. At present, local freelancers have to use roundabout ways to bring home their foreign currency earnings – i.e. use someone else's accounts abroad – which are both risky and costly. PayPal resolves this issue and makes it easier and safer for freelancers to collect their payment from foreign clients. Furthermore, Bangladesh has also been facing much difficulty in transferring in the remittance earned through outsourcing, which will be resolved with PayPal as well, said the sources. PayPal users' income will be considered separate from the country's remittance inflow as they will no longer be using the banks' services, the sources added. Razib Ahmed, president of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), said PayPal would help entrepreneurs to expand their businesses by ensuring that they are easily able to receive payments for work both at home and abroad.
What the market insiders say
Abu Kahar Siddik, freelancer
The freelancers' community in Bangladesh is looking forward to having PayPal services in the country, because it offers a lot more benefits than other international online payment systems. I usually use Payoneer and MasterCard services to collect payment from my clients abroad. Using these services is costly – cash withdrawal from an ATM booth costs me $1-3.5 in charges per transaction. PayPal, on the other hand, allows transactions free of charge; it also offers direct payment facilities. Another issue with other payment services is that, sometimes, they will disable your account without any prior notice or explanation; they will not let you open another account on the same platform either, which creates problems with payment. PayPal does not have such issues.
Md Rezaul Islam Reza, freelancer
PayPal will be a life-saver for the freelancers in the country, opening a new avenue for us. I have been facing problems with my payments because PayPal has not been available in Bangladesh. I use a PayPal account in the US, which is maintained by a US citizen. That account has been disabled due to some technical issues. Because of that, one of my work orders worth $1,000 is stuck. If I had a PayPal account here, I would not have faced this problem. There are a number of benefits of having a PayPal account, for example, it will always notify you before charging account renewal fee, which the other payment services do not. Now the question is: Will PayPal offer all its facilities in Bangladesh like it does in other countries?
Mustafa Jabbar, president, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS)
Until now, Bangladeshi freelancers have not been able to bring in their hard-earned money through proper channel due to a lack of trusted and government-approved payment gateway. PayPal is an easy, hassle-free payment method to receive money earned through freelancing. I think if it launches its operations in Bangladesh with all its features, it will help Bangladeshi freelancers to get their funds transferred home instantly, without any difficulties. Freelancers will certainly prefer this service over banks as it takes more time for banks to release funds. In addition, their income will be recognised separately, not as a part of the country's remittance inflow. As the number of freelancers and e-commerce platforms keep growing every day in the country, I think the government should take steps to ensure smooth electronic transaction process for the growing e-commerce industry.
Ataur Rahman, co-founder of Amardeshamargram.com, e-commerce platform
PayPal is the best, most secured payment gateway out there for online transaction. It will help e-commerce entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to be able to draw in more consumers from foreign countries. Currently, we use local gateways for transaction which complicates the process for the clients. PayPal will make it easy for the foreign clients to make the payments, which will help to increase our sales. This service will bring in more freelance jobs in Bangladesh as it will attract more foreign businesses to make investment here. Also, there are about 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates spread around the world who can be connected to the e-commerce businesses here through this service.
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This article provides you with an overview of the 'Network Analytics' tab, which has more in depth statistics for you to report on.
1. To access the Post Dashboard, select 'Your Posts' from the grey toolbar.
2. The dashboard changes with your statistics, displayed above. For example, on your Twitter dashboard you will see Followers, Following, and Tweets.
3. The arrow here shows if your stats are increasing or decreasing in number. The green upward arrow indicates it is increasing, and the red down arrow indicates it is decreasing. Below the arrow is a number, showing how much it has increased or decreased by.
4. These are the line graphs of certain statistics, showing any occurring trends.
5. To switch Social Media accounts, select the desired one from the available tabs. If you have not added an account, it will not show up here as a tab.
6. Select your account from the dropdown.
1. Clicking a social picture above will bring up another window. In here you can see statistics associated to that follower which relate to your Twitter.
2. You can also post a Tweet from here, as well as message your followers.
Why are my Facebook posts not sending?