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Zócalo Public Square, a project of the Center for Social Cohesion at Arizona State University writes, "Free online courses, crowdsourcing, and big data are transforming the university from a gatekeeper to a public resource"
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In 2001, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced it was going to put the university's entire body of course materials online, for free. That meant syllabuses, as well as problem sets and exams—and their solutions. There were even going to be some video lectures online. In 2002, the MIT OpenCourseWare pilot project debuted with 32 courses. Today, according to MIT, 125 million visitors access material from 2,150 classes, including the very popular "Introduction to Computer Science and Programming," which helps students feel confident about "writing small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals."
MIT's creation of OpenCourseWare is credited with sparking a global movement to make educational resources free to access, adapt, and redistribute. It's been over a decade and hundreds of universities now offer open course material online. The Internet has expanded its reach, computers have gone through several generations, and mobile phones are nearly ubiquitous. In this new environment, it's clear that sitting down in front of a chalkboard with a spiral notebook and pen is an anachronism—but what else will be?
In advance of the Zócalo/Arizona State University event, "Will Technology Kill Universities?" we asked experts:
How will technology—from massive open online courses and web-based textbooks to big data collection—change universities?
The experts are:
Andy Miah, a professor and chair in science communication and future media at the University of Salford in Manchester, England.
Kui Xie, an associate professor in learning technologies and directs the Research Laboratory for Digital Learning at The Ohio State University.
Shai Reshef, the president and founder of University of the People.
Kathryn Eccles, a research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and digital humanities champion at the University of Oxford.
Hans Johnson, a senior and Bren policy fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California.
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Anne Arundel police captain apologizes to county's Caucus of African American Leaders for social media post
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Anne Arundel County Police Capt. Jeffrey Silverman apologized to the county's Caucus of African American Leaders for a Facebook post he made. (Courtesy)
Anne Arundel County police Capt. Jeffrey Silverman issued a written apology to the Caucus of African American Leaders after it filed a complaint to the department highlighting his "disparaging" social media comments about U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, a black presidential candidate.
Carl Snowden, convener of the Caucus of African American Leaders, said a person who wished to remain anonymous pointed him to Silverman's Facebook posts, sending screenshots of his comments. The caucus on March 1 filed a formal complaint to the Anne Arundel County Police Department's Office of Professional Standards. The office's Internal Affairs Unit investigated.
In at least one of the Facebook posts — there were a few and The Capital obtained about half a dozen screenshots — Silverman shared a link to a Fox News story about Harris titled "Kamala Harris says she listened to Snoop Dogg, Tupac while smoking weed in college years before they made music." The article was based on an interview Harris had on a radio show.
Silverman wrote that Harris was an "idiot," among other insults. Some of Silverman's Facebook "friends" commented on his post and hurled disparaging comments, including that she endorsed "gangbangers," referring to the renown hip hop artists.
Snowden said the captain's comments were interpreted as racist and offensive by many, regardless of Silverman's intent.
"I have come to understand that this post was culturally insensitive," Silverman wrote in a letter to the caucus obtained by The Capital. "I assure you this was not my intention upon posting this comment and it was done so without malice. I apologize for the pain my words caused."
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Before being elected to her post in Congress as Democratic Senator representing California and then launching a presidential bid, Harris was a state prosecutor and then became the Attorney General of California.
Following the complaint in March, Silverman was transferred from his post as commanding officer of the department's Criminal Investigation Division to the mostly administrative Support Services Division, where he remains the officer-in-charge. At the time Sgt. Jacklyn Davis, police spokeswoman, said Police Chief Timothy Altomare ordered an investigation and directed Silverman's transfer as internal affairs delved into a complaint. Davis declined to say whether the transfer and that investigation were related to the caucus complaint.
"I think the point," Snowden told The Capital, "is that if you are on the police department and if you are in a leadership position, you're expected to conduct yourself at all times in a professional manner because you're not reflecting an individual point of view, the public sees you as a member of the police department with these views."
The Anne Arundel County Police Department's Written Directive — a rule book of sorts for police — features guidelines for both department-sponsored and personal social media use.
Department personnel, according to the directive, "are free to express themselves as private citizens on social media sites to the degree that their speech does not impair working relationships of this department for which loyalty and confidentiality are... or negatively affect the public perception of the department."
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Snowden made clear that Silverman's comments crossed that line. Altomare said he emphasized the importance of police-community relations at his public address to the caucus Tuesday, when he read aloud Silverman's apology.
"The Anne Arundel County Police Department is committed to its relationship with ALL of our community," Altomare wrote in a statement Thursday. "Any conduct that impairs that relationship will NOT be tolerated."
The Department declined to disclose the outcome of the investigation into Silverman's social media posts.
"After a full investigation looking at all facts, this case was handled appropriately and corrective action was taken... We have worked very hard to be transparent with our community while staying within the boundaries of personnel law," Altomare said.
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Snowden said Silverman originally reached out to him to apologize privately, but that he declined that offer because he felt it should be made publicly. Altomare agreed that it was appropriate for the apology to be made in public because the social media posts were made publicly, hence his public remarks.
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Davis said Silverman was away on leave for a summer vacation. He could not be reached for comment.
"When you're trying to build, as they're trying to do in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, what they call 'community policing,' particularly in minority communities" founded upon public's trust of police, Snowden said, "postings like this do not help."
"For a police officer in leadership position, it's highly inappropriate to ask taxpayers, who subsidize your and your colleagues salaries, to be exposed to these comments," Snowden added, noting that the caucus accepted Silverman's apology and expects to meet with the captain personally.
Silverman wrote in his apology that he understood that as a public official he's accountable for his words and actions at all times.
He added: "I will certainly choose my words more carefully in the future."

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When a person or a group of persons (the group can be of any size) is vaguely knowledgeable about the root cause of his/their problem, he/they will continue to beat about the bush in search of the solution, in which case, he/they sometimes walk into a trap deliberately set for him/them, which will permanently foreclose solving the said problem, leaving the concerned person or group permanently disfigured, if he/they happen to be lucky to be alive.
This brief pictograph, as shown above, is the unfortunate situation the Nigerian advocates of PVC as the solution to the jihad, genocide, terrorism, islamization, oppression, repression, intimidation, annihilation, extermination, and occupation being initiated, instigated, sponsored, supported, executed, supervised, and confirmed by the present Muslim Brotherhood called APC led feudal (federal) government, spearheaded by the gangsters at Aso Rock, acting on behalf of their satanic and exploitative masters, Britain, for the retention of the Biafran wealth (OIL AND GAS) which they confiscated since 1970, and has thenceforth been therewith sustained.
The determination of the terrorist at Aso Rock, who happen to be acting for, and on behalf of their masters, the predatory Britain, has been to subdue the people of Biafra, and permanently and perpetually possess and inhabit their enormously rich land, and endlessly exploit same for the primary benefit of the parasitic Britain.
When they came with many backdoor and subtle strategies and approaches, like grazing Bill, open ranching Bill, Cow colony Bill, and Grazing Settlement Bill, and failed woefully, they understood that many people had become prepared for them, and for that, that approach could not give them the desired outcome.
This realization that the people had known their agenda and were opposed to their evil scheme made them desperate to plant their puppets in the states, who, as is usual with the oligarchy, will just take instructions from them, and implement whatever program they have designed, as though in the name of the people.
It is this furious desire of planting their puppets that has led to the multi-purpose fatality that Ekiti state has become, including, but not limited to the worthlessness of the PVC, and the futility of relying on it (the PVC), as a weapon of dislodging the gangsters at Aso Rock.
Did we not witness the impunity of the terrorist and genocidist at Aso Rock in closing the airport at Ado Ekiti, few days to the conclusion of the gubernatorial campaign, thereby preventing the other party from tidying up their campaign? Did we not witness a repeat of such denial in Benue, as southern and Middle Belt elders were prevented from meeting, by being denied landing rights?
Did we not witness the brutality visited on Fayose, a sitting governor in Ekiti state, just to cower and silence him?
Did we not witness how the result of the election in Ekiti was already known before the election was concluded, to the point that even the so-called INEC was at discrepancy with itself in terms of the election figures?
In this case, what function did the PVC perform? They only want you to come and stand in the sun and be used as a convincing figure to legitimize their charade called elections.
Meanwhile, this was just a rehearsal for the main event which is 2019.
Don't forget that saying which holds that "it is not those that vote that determine who win elections, but those that count the votes do".
This should be very instructive to everyone.
Now, the bottom line remains that the PVC remains of no validity, as much as the advocacy thereof remains baseless, worthless, and inconsequential, as a weapon in dislodging and expelling the terrorist at Aso Rock, in the bid to restore sanity and stability in the devil's cauldron and satanic enclave called Nigeria.
The best option therefore remains the total boycott of the sham, the charade, the, drama, the fraud, and the daylight robbery that is called election in the British inhumanity called Nigeria.


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'The Walking Dead: World Beyond' Teaser Released
The third TWD spinoff finally gets a name
AMC has finally given their third Walking Dead spinoff a title, and a newly-released teaser has revealed that Emmy-winning actress Julia Ormond is joining the zombie franchise as part of the cast of The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
Ormond will feature as a character named Elizabeth, who has been described as "the charismatic leader of a large, sophisticated and formidable force."
She joins a cast which already includes Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Annet Mahendru, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, and Nico Tortorella.
World Beyond focuses on the first generation to be raised in the zombie apocalypse, as Judith Grimes has been.
The official logline for the show reads: "Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad."
The Walking Dead: World Beyond is co-created by Scott M. Gimple and showrunner Matt Negrete. Distributed and produced by AMC Studios, the series is executive produced by Negrete, Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, and Brian Bockrath.
Gimple said of Ormond's casting, "We are thrilled to have Julia join our merry band. I'm grateful for the talent, grace, intelligence, and humor she has brought to our set, our show and to this role. We — and the audience — are very lucky to have Julia helping bring this new world of the Walking Dead to life."
Ormond herself said of joining the TWD universe, "I'm so thrilled to be working with The Walking Dead team — I absolutely love how they write for women in particular; a lovely, talented cast and great to be back with AMC."
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Today Fayette carries westbound traffic only, but historically it ran both directions, and US 29 ended at the intersection shown there: St. Paul Street, which was (and still is) designated MD hwy. 2.
That was looking north on Fulton at North Av. Despite the lack of an arrow with the US 1 sign, the designation turns right at that intersection, and until 1980 the east beginning of US 140 was straight ahead.
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University Changes Course; Professors May Testify In Lawsuit
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2014, file photo, University of Florida President-elect W. Kent Fuchs speaks during a press conference at Emerson Alumni Hall in Gainesville, Fla. Reversing its previous position, the University of Florida said Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, that it would allow professors to testify as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state law that critics say restricts voting rights. In a letter to the campus, President Fuchs said he is asking the office responsible for approving professors' outside work to reverse the recent decision rejecting the professors' request to serve as expert witnesses in litigation involving the state of Florida. (Doug Finger/The Gainesville Sun via AP, File)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Reversing its previous position, the University of Florida said Friday that it will allow three professors to testify as experts in a lawsuit challenging a new state election law that critics say restricts voting rights.
Last month, the university prohibited Dan Smith, Michael McDonald and Sharon Austin from testifying in the lawsuit brought by civic groups, saying that such testimony would put the school in conflict with the administration of Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, which pushed the election law. More than half of the university's trustees are appointed by the governor.
In a letter to the campus, university president Kent Fuchs said he is asking the office responsible for approving professors' outside work to greenlight their request to serve as expert witnesses in the litigation. Fuchs said the outside work would have to be on the professors' own time and not use university resources.
Attorneys representing the professors said they were still planning to move forward with a lawsuit against the university.
"Despite reversing the immediate decision prohibiting the Professors from testifying, the University has made no commitment to abandon its policy preventing academics from serving as expert witnesses when the University thinks that their speech may be adverse to the State and whatever political agenda politicians want to promote," David O'Neil and Paul Donnelly said in a statement. "It is time for this matter to be rightfully adjudicated, not by press release, but in a court of law."
The university's announcement came after the union for faculty members urged donors to withhold contributions and scholars and artists to turn down invitations to campus until university administrators affirmed the free speech rights of school employees.
Not allowing them to testify would be "an attack on all of us," said Paul Ortiz, a history professor who is president of the union chapter at the university.
Hours later, after hearing about the reversal, Ortiz called the announcement, "a really positive step forward," and said the union chapter's executive committee will meet to decide how to proceed.
"I'm delighted to see this," Ortiz said. "We want some kind of guarantee that this isn't going to be on a case-by-case basis — if another faculty member says, 'I want to engage in this type of activity,' that we aren't going to end up back in the same place."
The union also had asked the university to issue an apology, affirm its support for voting rights and declare that the school's mission is for the public good.
Fuchs and Provost Joe Glover said in a letter to the campus community earlier this week that the school will immediately appoint a task force "to review the university's conflict of interest policy and examine it for consistency and fidelity." On Friday, Fuchs said a preliminary recommendation will be ready by the end of the month.
Also this week, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges told news outlets the organization planned to investigate the university's previous decision to prohibit the professors from testifying.
The University of Florida's president answers to its board of trustees, which has six members appointed by the governor and five appointed by the state university system's board of governors. The board of governors, in turn, has 17 members, 14 of whom are appointed by the Florida governor and confirmed by the state Senate. These offices have been in Republican hands for many years.
In a statement this week, DeSantis' office denied being behind the decision to block the faculty members' testimony, and on Friday his press secretary, Christina Pushaw, tweeted that any such suggestion was "absurd."
Florida Democratic elected officials, many of whom attended the University of Florida, were critical of the university's initial rejection of the professors' requests, tying it to other controversial recent decisions by the school, such as the quick hiring of DeSantis' pick to be Florida's surgeon general. Dr. Joseph Ladapo recently came under fire for refusing to don a mask at a meeting with a lawmaker who was being treated for cancer.
"The rapid reversal of this ill-advised policy will restore the pride and integrity of the Gator Nation of which I am so incredibly proud," Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in a statement. "Go Gators!"
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Silo mentality can occur in any size of organisation or department. This area of team effectiveness is often viewed as the most challenging. However if a leadership team within an organisation is viewed as high performing and demonstrates an environment that people would wish to replicate this is a good starting point to improve inter team relationships.
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Get Your Kids Animated About Water with Looney Tunes from Pure NZ
(PR.co.nz) Pure NZ has teamed up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products Australia and New Zealand to bring Kiwis a refreshing pure-spring water just in time to summer.
Sold in 400ml singles and four-packs or in 1.5L bottles in supermarkets, Looney Tunes 100% Pure NZ Spring Water labels will feature; Daffy Duck, Tasmanian Devil, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester The Cat, Tweety Bird, Wile E.Coyote and Road Runner.
Perfect for kids on the go, the 400ml bottle is designed especially with children in mind – small enough to fit comfortably in their hands and with a clever sipper to help prevent spills.
Pure NZ water is bottled at the source of specially selected New Zealand springs – a long way from Hollywood but the perfect partner for the Looney Tunes brand says Co-Director Kyle Osborne.
"Kiwis have grown up with these enduring characters and we're thrilled to be able to offer a new generation of kids the chance to connect with them in a healthy way," says Osborne.
Managing Director of Warner Bros. Consumer Products Australia and New Zealand, Preston Kevin Lewis, says that the company is very excited about the partnership with NZ Pure Spring Water.
"The Looney Tunes brand is a perfect fit for NZ Pure Spring Water's strategy behind the product. The Looney Tunes Active logo is featured on the NZ Pure Spring Water range. Looney Tunes Active encourages children to eat healthy and to be active. Water is a very important part of a child's diet and it is crucial that kids stay hydrated throughout their busy day at school," he says.
Lewis says the Looney Tunes brand has fans of all ages all over the world.
"There are so many great, fun loving characters that each and every one of us can relate to. They have always been funny and easy to watch, with very wide appeal. Looney Tunes is not specific to a certain gender, with both boys and girls enjoying the show.
"Additionally, when Mum, Dad or even Grandma or Grandpa are walking down the aisle at the supermarket, they will see the Looney Tunes NZ Pure Spring Water range and instantly connect with the brand as well," Lewis says.
Pure NZ Co-Director Tony Vesper says New Zealanders will be the first to get access to the Looney Tunes Pure NZ Spring Water with plans underway to export the product to Australia.
"We have already had a lot of international interest, so it will be exciting to see how the brand grows in the next 12 months," Vesper says.
Looney Tunes Spring Water (RRP $1.59 for 400ml / RRP $6.19 for 4 x 400ml Multipack / RRP $1.99 for 1.5L / RRP $7.49 for 4 x 1.5L Multipack) is available in supermarkets nationwide.
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China's Mask Boom Takes Fabric Away from Diaper Makers
May 26, 2020 | AFP, BIZ, China, GOV, NEWS
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China's lucrative mask business resulted in the shortage of fabric used by nappy makers
China's ramp-up of mask production to counter the coronavirus outbreak has claimed unlikely victims — nappies, wet wipes and sanitary towels that are made with the same raw materials.
Manufacturers say textiles such as nonwoven fabric have been in short supply from being diverted to the more lucrative mask business, leaving producers of hygiene products high and dry.
Some firms have been forced to halve production or hike prices, with the industry expressing concern over the future of supply lines.
As the coronavirus pushed China into lockdown after surfacing in the central city of Wuhan in December, leaders embarked on a massive effort to produce enough masks for overwhelmed medical staff and the country's 1.4 billion people.
But with everyone from carmakers to garment factories switching to mask production to meet demand, the cost of raw materials spiked, with no quick end in sight as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide.
"It's not that we lack the capacity for production, but the costs are extremely high," said Huang Tenglong, deputy general manager of diaper maker Fujian Time and Tianhe Industrial Co.
"In January, the raw material for our diapers cost around 13,000 yuan ($1,820 per tonne) but at its peak, it went up to 140,000 or 150,000 yuan," he told AFP, referring to a period late last month as global demand for masks surged.
A worker wearing a protective suit makes masks at Naton Medical Group in Beijing
Reduced Production
Lin Yanting, deputy general manager of another nappy-maker DaddyBaby, said the cost of non-woven fabric remains around 50,000-60,000 yuan per ton.
"A diaper uses more material than a mask but… I will only turn a profit if I use (the fabric) for a mask," he said.
"In this environment, a lot of smaller producers cannot sustain… This affects people making sanitary pads, diapers, facial masks and other nonwoven fabric-based products."
Huang's firm, which employs around 400 staff, has halved its nappy production, reduced the range of products it makes and increased the sale price by up to 20 percent.
Some clients continue making purchases with fewer orders but more have paused completely, he said.
"I definitely hope that the pandemic will be over soon. Although we can produce protective gear as well, (the situation) is actually damaging to the overall economic system," he said.
"At the end of it, we may have lost our main business," he added, referring to hygiene products.
Shen Shengyuan, deputy general manager of nappy-maker New Yifa Group, said although his company has tried sourcing raw materials from abroad, air freight is a problem and a shipping time of over two weeks would be too long.
He said New Yifa had been taking fewer new orders and was struggling to fulfil existing ones because of short supplies.
Lin added that DaddyBaby is producing nappies at a loss now with the high costs, making up the shortfall with profits from its new mask production lines set up during the outbreak — an attempt to maintain stability in the market.
A manager surnamed Yang at Jiaxuan Household Items said it was "impossible" to obtain nonwoven fabric for other uses such as in household products, adding that her company had put production of other items on hold to make masks.
As of April 4, some 69,000 companies in China were involved in the mask business, according to China Youth Daily.
International Impact
Shen said he was "worried" about an impact on supplies outside China.
"We simply haven't been able to produce the goods," he said, adding that half the company's non-mask production used to be exported.
"Customers have been negotiating with us, saying they need us to step up production."
But he estimates suppliers make 10 times more profit by putting raw materials to use in masks than nappies.
China Youth Daily reported that as of April 4, some 69,000 companies in China were involved in the mask business, with 19,000 of these coming into the picture after January 25 — days after Wuhan went into lockdown and the country saw growing restrictions to curb the virus spread.
The report added that China's daily mask output has reached 450 million, compared with more than five billion for all of 2019.
Suppliers have been hard-pressed to meet demand.
"They have sufficient reason as well, saying local governments have requested for them to shift production to key anti-epidemic material," Shen said.
He told AFP: "It is not a problem with our production capacity, but an issue with suppliers and China's entire industrial chain."
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Gigio, Donna
Gianluigi Donnarumma before the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between Italy and FYR Macedonia on October 9, 2016
Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Gianluigi's educational background is not known.
Professional Soccer Player
Father – Alfonso Donnarumma
Mother – Marinella Donnarumma
Siblings – Antonio Donnarumma (Older Brother) (Professional Soccer Player), Alfredo Donnarumma (Older Brother) (Professional Soccer Player), Nunzia Donnarumma (Sister)
Donnarumma's manager is not known.
90 kg or 198.5 lbs
Gianluigi's dating history is not known.
Gianluigi Donnarumma during a match for AC Milan
Towering height
Huge wingspan
Big ears and big nose
Gianluigi Donnarumma's body specifications may be –
Chest – 45 in or 114.5 cm
Arms / Biceps – 15 in or 38 cm
Waist – 35.5 in or 90 cm
Gianluigi Donnarumma during a training session for Italy on September 2, 2016 in Bari
Donnarumma's shoe size is not known.
Donnarumma has not signed a sponsorship contract yet.
Gianluigi's religious beliefs are not known.
Being compared to the legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Possessing huge talent and being one of the top young Italian prospects because of his mental composure, technique, and intelligence.
Also known for being the youngest goalkeeper to ever perform for the senior national team of Italy in 2016. At the time, he was only 17 years and 189 days old.
First Soccer Match
On July 30, 2015, Donnarumma played his first match for the first team of AC Milan against Real Madrid during the International Champions Cup held in China.
Gigio had his Serie A debut on October 25, 2015 in a match against Sassuolo.
On March 24, 2016, Gianluigi debuted for Italian U-21 squad in a 4-1 victory over Republic of Ireland. At that time, he was the youngest player ever to compete for the U-21 team, being only 17 years and 28 days old.
Donnarumma first competed for the senior national team of Italy on September 1, 2016 in a 3-1 home defeat to France.
Stopping close range shots
Long passing
Gianluigi has not performed in a film yet.
Other than soccer matches itself, Donnarumma has not made a guest appearance in any other TV show.
Gianluigi's personal trainer is not known.
Gianluigi Donnarumma Favorite Things
Gigio's favorite things are not available.
Gianluigi Donnarumma during a photoshoot for Italy before the training session at Coverciano on August 30, 2016 in Italy
Gianluigi Donnarumma Facts
Gianluigi trained at the soccer academy of Napoli until the age of 14.
Donnarumma penned a contract with AC Milan for a price of 250,000 euros.
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Naming Principles
1 Naming Principles
1.1.1 human nature
1.1.2 novelty hurts interoperability
1.1.3 documenting principles helps
1.2 Naming Principles
1.2.1 Semantic XHTML Design Principles
1.2.2 Some Details
1.2.3 Unique Root Class Names
1.2.4 Minimal Vocabulary
1.2.5 Reuse
1.3 Examples of Following the Naming Principles
1.4 Naming Patterns Under Consideration as Principles
1.4.1 dt properties
1.4.2 h word
1.5 Anti-Patterns
1.5.1 Namespaces
1.6 Issues
1.7 See Also
One of the key microformats principles is re-use, and in particular, re-use of names of objects, properties, and values from existing formats and standards when possible.
One of the key microformats principles is re-use, and in particular, re-use of names of objects, properties, and values from existing formats and standards when possible. -Tantek
I explicitly created this principle in response to the anti-patterns that I saw in many (most?) existing standards efforts such as:
Making up names from thin air
Ignoring all earlier work
Actual hostility towards using names/terms from other standards
Using others' names to mean different things
Using new names to mean the same thing
Endlessly debating and "name-smithing" in order to come up with a slightly more perfect name
Perhaps it is human nature to want to create new names, or name new things. Certainly there is some amount of ego involved in the creation of a new thing which you can then claim to have invented or named. Some of these tendencies are also a form of "Not Invented Here" (NIH) syndrome which unfortunately is quite common among software engineers.
novelty hurts interoperability
Unfortunately such desire for novelty is bad for standards, and certainly bad for interoperability, which depends on being able to depend on the same name meaning the same thing. It's also bad for language and communication among humans. Even though humans can deal with some ambiguity and overloading of terms (using context to disambiguate), it's easier for humans as well when there is less ambiguity and less overloading.
documenting principles helps
We're not going to be able to fully eliminate such "Tower of Babel" tendencies, but at least we can minimize them, especially when they are bad for standards and interoperability.
With the experience of developing new microformats such as xFolk, hReview, and hAtom, it has become quite clear that we need to explicitly document some of the specific design principles that went into naming the objects and properties of some of the early established microformats like hCard and hCalendar, and that's the purpose of this document.
First, it is important to note the naming principles which have been defined and explicitly referenced in (most of) the above-mentioned microformats.
dash-separated-lowercase-words. W3C CSS (cascading style sheets) introduced the convention of lowercasing all property/value names (identifiers) and separating words with dash "-" characters for reasons of better human readability as compared to other approaches like CamelCase (or even camelCase). Microformats property names strictly adopt this approach as well.
Unique Root Class Names
I've also written a bit about the design principles that went into the *root* class names (which require a bit different treatment than property class names) in the microformats, but this is described in the hcard-parsing page currently:
http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard-parsing#root_class_name
Need to copy some of that text here and make it not-hCard specific.
Minimal Vocabulary
This is one of two additional key principles that I think I need to outline in more detail. The principles of "minimal vocabulary" is actually directly derived from the principle of start as simple as possible.
minimal vocabulary. We try to introduce as few new microformat terms as possible.
Reuse microformats first, other standards second.
This is actually outlined quite clearly in the microformats principles, but deserves both explicit repeating here with strong emphasis:
reuse building blocks from widely adopted standards
semantic (http://tantek.com/presentations/20040928sdforumws/semantic-xhtml.html), meaningful (X)HTML (http://tantek.com/presentations/2005/03/elementsofxhtml). See SemanticXHTMLDesignPrinciples for more details.
existing microformats
well established schemas from interoperable RFCs
The key here is that this principle is not only about reusing whole microformats (e.g. don't invent a new person property for your microformat, just reuse hCard), but also about where to get names for properties.
In particular, if you find that your new microformat has a property which means the same thing as an exsiting microformat, you SHOULD (maybe I should make this a MUST) reuse the class name from that existing microformat. This practice also follows the principle of minimal vocabulary, and of re-using the same name to mean the same thing (instead of using two names to mean the same thing).
For Other Standards, Prefer Older to Newer
If there is no microformat name for a property, and we are reusing names based upon research of existing formats, then often there is more than one format with more than one name for the particular concept.
Often times new standards are developed which (most often) needlessly rename names from older standards. Thus to repair such naming drift, all other things being equal (e.g. both standards have been widely interoperably implemented), we prefer the older name over the newer name.
Examples of Following the Naming Principles
We've followed these naming principles from the start, and made changes to microformats in development as a result. For example, xFolk was changed from v0.4 to v1RC. xFolk dropped the new class name "extended" in preference for re-using the existing "description" class name. See Changes since xFolk 0.4 for details.
Naming Patterns Under Consideration as Principles
A few patterns have arisen in the naming of class names for microformats, and while these patterns are not conventions (yet), it may be worth considering them.
dt properties
So far, all datetime class names start with "dt", and all class names that start with "dt" are ISO8601 datetime properties. E.g.
dtend - hCalendar
dtstart - hCalendar
dtreviewed - hReview
Note that "dt" is also under consideration for type XOXO.
Undefined: dtstamp - hCalendar
exceptions to dt prefix
However, some proposed/underdevelopment microformats currently have class names for datetime properties without the "dt" prefix:
rev - hCard
bday - hCard
Proposed:
updated - hAtom
published - hAtom
not yet named (date of authority) - Species
h word
So far, all uses of a single "h" prefix in a property name apply to (potential) root elements. But not all (potential) root elements start with "h" (which is ok).
hAtom 0.1
hentry - hAtom
hReview 0.4 (in progress)
hlisting (proposed)
Should we enforce the rule that only (potential) root elements may begin with an "h" prefix?
Non-h-prefixed root elements:
vcard - hCard
vcalendar - hCalendar
vevent - hCalendar
xFolk RC1
Here are things not to do when creating names
Avoid namespaces (i.e. class names of microformat-key]); read namespaces considered harmful. hAtom uses a limited amount of namespacing to exactly reuse a particular semantic from the Atom spec.
Shouldn't brevity be a consideration? Not to the point of loosing meanings (class="b") but to prevent needless verbosity (class="thing-that-we-have-no-short-name-for"). More prgmatically, abreviations should be meaningful and appropriate (e.g. var for variety as used in botanical naming) - Andy Mabbett
existing-classes for class names already in use
class-design-pattern to see how class names are used in microformats
semantic-xhtml-design-principles
naming-conventions for microformats.org wiki pages
Retrieved from "http://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=naming-principles&oldid=29828"


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Inlet streams require all four to be set directly or indirectly by the user.
Recycle block outlets require all four to be directly set by the user in the stream immediately leaving the recycle block.
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We are definitely looking to go back this year as we've always wanted to visit the Paris Catacombs, but with The Paris Guy they offer Skip The Line Paris Catacomb Tours which is perfect for those short city trips we love to take. Check out their other tours they have to offer.
Known as "the gateway to hell", it's easily the eeriest place in Paris and certainly not the typical tourist attraction, but it instead shows the darker side of such a magnificent city. That doesn't mean it's not extremely popular - all of their tours give you queue jump to avoid the huge crowds at the catacombs!
As you know, when we went Interrailing last Summer, we also went to Budapest and when someone would ask which was our favourite country, it was always Budapest for the both of us. Not only was it the cheapest place to eat in (although the most money we spent in, the food was just too good) but it also has the famous, Széchenyi Thermal Baths, which we did get to visit but in the evening for their SPArty.
As great as it was, like honestly an experience we will not forget, we know it is not the same experience as visiting during the day.
Beer is cheaper than water! Need I say more? Again, when Interrailing, we also went to Prague and we learnt that back in the day, beer was safer to drink than water which why beer is cheaper than water there. So although we did the whole experience and even going to a Beer Spa, we've always spoken about going back with some friends and head downtown Budapest on a Beer Bike.
I love Paris so much and I'd love to go back!! My sister just came back from Prague and hasn't stopped raging about it! So it's one I'd defo wanna go to too!
We can't wait to re-visit Paris, we'll definitely be going on that tour for sure! Prague is worthy of visiting!
I would love to visit all three of these places. My mum and dad had their honeymoon in Paris, and I would love to surprise them with a trip back. Budapest looks lovely, and I am definitely down with the cheapness of Prague!
Oh that would be amazing if you could do that for them!
Lovely post! It's always nice to look back at where you have been. I'd love to visit Budapest!
We've been some amazing places and it'd be great to re-visit them! We adored Budapest!
I just have one question: can I come back to Paris with you?! I was so jealous when watching your Disneyland vlog last year! I am currently in the process of planning a short break to Paris with the boyfriend, he went last summer and absolutely loved it but he didn't manage to get around all of the museums he wanted to see in the short time that he was there, and naturally I am more than happy to join him so that he can experience the rest! Catacomb tours sound absolutely incredible, if a little creepy, so I will definitely have to check out The Paris Guy and his great queue jump deal! The beer being cheaper than water sounds like an excellent excuse to revisit Prague if you ask me!
YESSS YOU CAN! Oh my that would be amazing, ugh we'd love to go back to Disneyland - honestly, you're never too old for it! We are so excited, my sister has been wanting to visit the Catacombs and we hope we can re-visit and do that tour, super creepy but I just love the history!
Oh no, such a shame but defo the best excuse to go back because we loved Budapest and we for sure would go back again and again! We hope to visit the "gateway to hell" and share our experiences!
There's just so much more to see there - defo a great break away, especially with having amazing connection systems from London!
You would love Prague, highly recommend it - do let us know if you go, we'd love to share our recommendations!
Great post! I am looking forward to going back to Paris next month. I wanted to do the catacombs last time I was there, but the queue was round the block and some - haha! Budapest and Prague are still on my list of places to see, 2018 definitely!
This is why we haven't done it yet but the queue jump is defo looking like the best option to do! Look forward to reading about your adventure when you go back!
I've never been to any of these cities, but I have friends in all of them. When I lived in Ukraine for a few years, I studied with folks from all over the world and learned so much about them, but never actually made my way on over to visit their countries. I think my first stop would be Budapest, because I've heard so many fantastic things about that city and your write up about it is giving me itchy feet! Thanks for the share!
You must visit these cities, we loved them and would recommend them, especially Budapest and what a perfect excuse to go if you have friends in each of these cities!
Exactly, we've been so stuck on finding new places to go that sometimes we forget about the cities we've already been to and these are definitely on top of our list to go back to! We'd love to visit New York, hopefully next year for us!
I loved Budapest too. Would love to take a visit to Paris and Prague, hopefully someday! Glad to hear you enjoyed your trips and hope you get to go back again someday soon!
Budapest was our fave! We cannot wait to revisit these cities and hopefully very soon!
Budapest is on my bucket list, and I'd love to visit Prague too!
Oh wow, that's crazy but how many that you didn't have to deal with an crowds or queues!
We've been a few times and we can't wait to go back!
Oh I am DESPERATE to go to Budapest, I had to cancel my trip there a few years ago but ever since I've been dying to tick it off my list! The SPArty sounds amazing - what's not to love between a combination of Spa and PARTY! I'd love go go back to Paris and have a proper wonder round and see all the streets - the architecture there is so beautiful! Prague is an amazing city, it was absolutely beautiful at Christmas so I don't blame you at all for wanting to go back! The beer bike down to Budapest sounds intriguing, I'm going to check it out!
Oh no, we really hope you get to. visit soon because we loved it there! The combo was perfect and would highly recommend it!
I really would love to do the Paris Catacomb Tours! I saw it on the travel channel once and was instantly hooked - although I'd probably be scared of being down there!
My sister had got me obsessed with the Catacombs and I hope to take her with us when we go!
Ooh these three places are pretty high on my travel bucket list! Your photos are so beautiful, and your blog posts constantly make me want t travel 😍.
Travelling is truly the best thing you can experience!


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There are a couple of reasons for finding out the prices of similar domain names.
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Every single day, I receive lists of horrible, terrible domain names that people register and expect to sell. You may or may not need "TIPS" but there are plenty of people who should read/listen and take all the free advice they can get before wasting their money.
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If one owns say Catfood(.)com, and is asking $115k for it,being registered 15 years ago,what hypothetically does that mean for Catfood(.)co that was registered 1 year ago? It is obviously lesser in value Because of the age,and .Co …but how Much less when it comes to hoping for an end user Cat food company?
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Thank you Elliot. Makes solid sense.
I'm sort of confused. Are domains like cars? Because I've been taking a totally different approach to pricing domains. Rather than comparative pricing that is.
Lots of factors go into pricing. I check what others are offering because it would be unfortunate if I vastly overprice a domain name compared to very similar names on the market. I would hate to not sell a low or mid level name because I over priced it compared to what else is out there.
There are lots of times where it doesn't matter though. I own Embrace.com, and just because Embracing.com is for sale for $x doesn't mean Embrace.com needs to be priced close to the less good domain name. On the other hand, I also own QQQQQQQ.com and ZZZZZZ.com, and if the owners of PPPPPPP.com, NNNNNNN.com, and YYYYYYY.com (hypothetical examples) are asking way less for those names, I should probably adjust my pricing if I want to sell them more quickly.
There are many factors involved in pricing, and much of the determination is made by considering the uniqueness of the domain name.


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Search for the Swan Maiden: A Sam London Adventure (Hardcover)
By Todd Calgi Gallicano
This is book number 3 in the A Sam London Adventure series.
#1: Guardians of the Gryphon's Claw (A Sam London Adventure #1) (Hardcover): $19.03
#2: The Selkie of San Francisco (A Sam London Adventure #2) (Hardcover): $16.99
In the third book of the epic adventure series that "is sure to keep lovers of Rick Riordan running to the shelves," Sam London embarks on a forbidden quest filled with danger, despair, and the terrifying Mongolian death worm! (School Library Journal)
In Sam London's third adventure with the Department of Mythical Wildlife, the boy who saw the gryphon will face his greatest fear. Following the heartbreaking conclusion of his second case, Sam has spent his days searching for the swan maiden. Driven by his belief the maiden is still alive, he sets out with Dr. Vance Vantana and Tashi on a forbidden quest to reunite his family.
But the journey is long and treacherous and will lead them through the lair of the Mongolian Death Worm—a terrifying creature that has broken the Gryphon's Law and is attacking anyone who dares to cross its path. And if this wasn't enough, an old enemy from Vance's past returns to exact a revenge that will doom all of humankind.
With the future of his family and the fate of the world at stake, Sam must make an impossible choice that will change the course of his life and those he loves forever. Can Sam right a wrong or will Gaia, itself, decide to fight back?
Todd Calgi Gallicano is the author of Guardians of the Gryphon's Claw, the first case in the Sam London Adventure series from the Files of the Department of Mythical Wildlife. A graduate of New York University's School of Film and Television, Todd began his career in the film industry, before venturing into the world of books when he was provided secret files from the Department of Mythical Wildlife's archives.
Despite pressure from the news media and government, Mr. Gallicano remains tight-lipped when it comes to questions about the DMW and his sources within the secret organization. He encourages fans of Sam London to learn more about mythical creatures and to visit and support our nation's majestic national parks.
When he's not hammering out the next Sam London novel on his 1938 Royal Deluxe typewriter, Mr. Gallicano enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter. He resides with his family in North Carolina, where he is constantly on the lookout for gargoyles, chupacabras, and other nefarious creatures.
Series: A Sam London Adventure
Minimum Grade Level:
Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical


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Indeed, Donald Trump's actual presidency has been a boneshaker for journalists who were unprepared for a billionaire commander-in-chief who is a canny denizen of the media and entertainment realm, and unafraid to push back.
Mr. Garrett — who has covered the executive branch for 17 years — noticed.
"His goal was to sift through the mountains of distracting tweets and shrieking headlines in order to focus on the most significant moments of Trump's young presidency, the ones that Garrett believes will have a lasting impact," explains St. Martin's Press, the publisher.
Mr. Garrett also notes the president's place in it all.
"Whatever you think of Trump as a person or president, he is the most media-savvy president since Ronald Reagan," the author wrote.
"The media savvy reference was to Trump's social media skills — the point being Reagan was a master of the medium of his time, network television, and Trump is a master of the medium of his age — Twitter, Facebook and the like," Mr. Garrett tells Inside the Beltway.
"Trump's Twitter habits have evolved slightly and remain a dominant voice in his presidency — driving news coverage and revealing his state of mind. That remains catchy and compelling. The news media sifts all tweets and treats them as the news events they are but continues to struggle in weighting its coverage of tweets against other long-lasting changes Trump is bringing about, specifically in deregulation, nominations/confirmations to federal courts and administrative changes to Obamacare and immigration," he says.
"In future years, I predict the news media will conclude it was preoccupied with tweets and less focused on structural Trump-generated changes. That is likely to reinforce my point that Trump was a master of the medium of his time," the author says.
The productive team of Reagan and then-Vice President Bush were in office together eight years.
"They forged a remarkable partnership. As they reignited the U.S. economy, battled tyranny across the globe, and restored America's pride and purpose, President Reagan relied on his vice president's calm, strength, loyalty, and wisdom. In all that the administration achieved, President Reagan once remarked, "no one has been closer to my side and has contributed more to our success than George Bush,'" says Mr. Ryan.
"As president, George Bush built on this legacy, steering America through challenging times at home and abroad. Respectful of others, thoroughly devoted to service, and gracious even in defeat, he also solidified his reputation for integrity and decency," he notes.
Presidential historian and Reagan biographer Craig Shirley also recalls the legacy of George H.W. Bush.
"When I think of him, I am reminded of Jimmy Stewart's 'It's a Wonderful Life.' Every step of his life was well-lived, was a new adventure, was a new challenge. He never shirked or turned down a difficult assignment but met them all, faced them all and made the most of them, always with grace and courage. George Herbert Walker Bush was a hero for our time and for all time," said Mr. Shirley.
"For eight nights, Jewish families and friends will come together to engage in the lighting of the menorah. This special tradition started more than 2,000 years ago during the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, which followed a trying period when Jews were persecuted for practicing their faith," President Trump says in his message for Hanukkah, which began Sunday.
"Unfortunately, Jews today continue to face many different forms of violence, hatred, and bigotry around the globe. We remember all those from the Tree of Life — or L'Simcha Congregation — whose lives were tragically taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this past October. As one Nation, we pledge our continued love and support for the victims, their families, and the community, and we pray that the victims' families find some measure of peace and comfort during this holiday season. Over the coming days, may the warming glow of each candle on the menorah help fill homes and hearts with love and happiness. Together, we reaffirm the truth that light will always break through the darkness. We send our very best wishes for a blessed and happy Hanukkah," Mr. Trump says.
• 56 percent of U.S. voters say building a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border should be a priority for Congress; 77 percent of Republicans, 55 percent of independents and 35 percent of Democrats agree.
• 55 percent say building a border wall is not an important enough issue to prompt a government shutdown; 34 percent of Republicans, 61 percent of independents and 74 percent of Democrats agree.
• 31 percent say building a wall is an important enough issue to prompt a government shutdown; 49 percent of Republicans, 24 percent of independents and 14 percent of Democrats agree.
• 15 percent are undecided about a shutdown; 17 percent of Republicans, 15 percent of independents and 12 percent of Democrats agree.
Source: A Politico/Morning Consult poll of 1,957 registered U.S. voters conducted Nov. 15-18.