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Assessments » Concise Data Processing Assessment
Concise Data Processing Assessment (CDPA)
Developed by James Day and Doug Bonn
To probe student abilities related to the nature of measurement and uncertainty and to handling data.
Lab skills (uncertainty in measurement, relationship between functions graphs and numbers)
Sample question from the CDPA:
Student A measures the flow rate of water coming from a tap and reports it to be (90 ± 12) millilitres per second. Student B follows a different measurement procedure and reports the flow rate to be (110 ± 1) millilitres per second. How long would it take to fill a 1 litre container?
(a) 10.0 s
(b) 9.1 s
(c) 11.1 s
(d) 9.5 s
(e) 10.6 s
CDPA Implementation and Troubleshooting Guide
Everything you need to know about implementing the CDPA in your class.
J. Day and D. Bonn, Development of the Concise Data Processing Assessment, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 7 (1), 010114 (2011).
This is the second highest level of research validation, corresponding to at least 5 of the validation categories below.
The multiple-choice questions on the CDPA were developed based on established learning goals for an introductory lab course. Open-ended questions were created based on these learning goals, and given to students, of whom a subset were interviewed about their answers. Next, multiple-choice versions of the questions were created and given to students and followed-up with more student interviews. The CDPA also underwent expert review. Appropriate statistical analysis of reliability, difficulty and discrimination was conducted and reasonable values found. The CDPA has been given to over 800 students at two institutions and the results published in one peer-reviewed paper.
J. Day, J. Stang, N. Holmes, D. Kumar, and D. Bonn, Gender gaps and gendered action in a first-year physics laboratory, Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12 (2), 020104 (2016).
Incoming first-year university students at UBC, and at the University of Edinburgh, perform about at the level of chance on the CDPA. Random guessing produces a score of 23.5%. Fourth-year university students at UBC (N = 75), without ever having taken a course that addresses these data handling skills explicitly, score around 47 ± 3%. Graduate students (N = 32) score at 53± 4% and faculty score at 80 ± 4%.
Some of these questions may seem difficult for first-year students, but the difficulty level of some of these questions helps to ensure the good dynamic range of the CDPA. Experts rarely score perfectly on this assessment, but when they do it has always been for the right reasons.
The latest version of the CDPA, released in 2014, is version 2. Version 1 was published in 2011 (Day and Bonn) and has all ten questions. There were very minor changes between the two versions.

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Darren White, better known as dBridge, is a British electronic music producer whose career has stretched from the early days of the genre's conception back in 1994. dBridge was originally part of the duo Future Forces Inc., a project made with fellow DJ Jason Maldini, with releases on the first Renegade Hardware records. Later, they would join DJ Fresh and Vegas to form the Drum & Bass super-group Bad Company, which dBridge was a member of during the late 90s and early 00s. During his time with Bad Company, they released several popular and successful tracks such as Planet Dust, Nitrous, and The Nine.
[atist]dBridge released his first solo album, The Gemini Principle, in 2008. dBridge owns his own record imprint, Exit Records. In 2011, Exit released a compilation called Mosaic Vol 1. Mosaic Vol 2 followed in 2013. His most recent collaboration is Heart Drive with Kid Drama, a project consisting of a series of podcasts previewing autonomic tracks from the duo. dBridge has recently starting creating Techno and House under the alias Velvit. Other projects of his include collaborations with producers Instra:mental, Fierce, Break, Survival, Calibre, and Skream.
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Home Players Addin Fonua-Blake Fonua-Blake reveals why he left Manly
Fonua-Blake reveals why he left Manly
Numerous rumours emerged as to why Founa-Blake left the Sea Eagles.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 14: Addin Fonua-Blake of the Sea Eagles looks on during the round 18 NRL match between the Manly Sea Eagles and the Melbourne Storm at Lottoland on July 14, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)
New Warriors front-rower Addin Fonua-Blake has revealed why he decided to leave the Sea Eagles at the end of the season.
Numerous rumours emerged about the reason behind Founa-Blake's rash departure from Sydney, including the rumour that bikies were after him.
But the 118kg front-rower insists the reason for his departure was because he wanted a fresh start for his family.
"I heard some bikies were after me, which was news to me. I'm not [mates with bikies]. I heard I only wanted to leave for more money. All of it is untrue," Fonua-Blake told The Sydney Morning Herald's Christian Nicolussi.
"I wanted a fresh start for myself and my family. I didn't leave Manly on bad terms, Dessie [Hasler] was understanding and respectful of my decision.
"I'm a big boy, I know what is right from wrong, I'm not scared of anyone. I'm not leaving on any bad terms with anyone.
The 25-year-old joined the Warriors on a three-year deal worth over $2.5 million, which makes him one of the best-paid front-rowers in the league.
Fonua-Blake played 97 games and scored 13 tries for the Sea Eagles after making his debut in 2016.
He joins a Warriors side who won eight games and finished 10th on the ladder, despite relocating to Australia in 2020 due to COVID-19.
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On patrol with the man who has tackled Penzance's street drinking and crime crisis
Changing the Cornish town's 'terrible reputation'
Lee TrewhelaFeatures Writer / Senior Reporter
Updated 16:06, 6 NOV 2019
Last year Penzance was dubbed a town in crisis.
As a result of complaints about rampant street drinking, drug-taking, homelessness and aggressive begging I went on patrol in Penzance with various agencies who had joined forces to tackle myriad problems.
Cornwall Live shadowed Safer Penzance – including the police, Cornwall Council, the Addaction charity and the fire brigade – around the town which had been blighted just as much by negative social media comments as it had by those perceived to be the problem.
It's fair to say there was a divisive atmosphere in the town following a heated, four-hour public meeting where many aired their concerns that an antisocial epidemic was getting out of control.
Crime had rocketed 64% year on year with many people blaming a lack of policing for visible increases in public drinking and drug taking as well as rough sleeping.
One resident even told me about an elderly woman being physically ushered to a cashpoint in the ultimate example of aggressive begging.
Mayor of Penzance Nicole Broadhurst says the town has seen a reduction in anti-social behaviour (Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)
Whether it was true or an apocryphal tale exaggerated at a time when Penzance was being made out to be the worst town in Britain we may never know.
What I saw on the patrol was a community doing its very best to deal with a problem which affects every major city and town in the UK now that funding for community and social services have been slashed.
Reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour in Penzance
Maybe the situation felt worse in Penzance, a place more known for its sleepy seaside ways and middle class bohemia.
How could this be happening so close to the fantasy filming world of Poldark?
The ongoing falsehood that things are worse in the town because it's at the end of the rail, and metaphorical, line didn't help either.
Lee Derrick, from Addaction, was quick to point out that 80% of its clients were born and bred in Penzance.
While there was no denying that there was a problem – as I drove up Market Jew Street in the morning a drunken man staggered into the path of my car, for example – it was clear that antisocial behaviour (ASB) caseworker Dorian Thomas, PCSO Mark Richards and PC Andy Hope all had a good rapport with many of the people who were being blamed for Penzance's descent.
They also had a good relationship with residents, businesses and shopkeepers, giving them advice on the proper channels for reporting incidents.
Call me a cynic, but I'm sure there was a touch of the public relations involved in this stage-managed patrol, which was attended by us at Cornwall Live as well as the BBC. However, it felt like something very real was being done by a host of eager agencies keen to work together.
So what is the situation 18 months later?
Yes, there are still a number of drunks on the street at 11am but it feels like a very different town.
Now the street drinkers happily engage with Mr Thomas, whose role has gone from strength to strength. He's now dedicated to Penzance rather than the whole of west Cornwall.
It's not unusual to see the street drinking fraternity pour their booze away following a friendly but persuasive chat from this 21st century version of a bobby on the beat.
I didn't see any begging, and the congregating, which was always particularly off-putting and, yes, scary on Causewayhead, appears to have stopped.
Mr Thomas' role has become so essential and fruitful that plans for a community hub in the town – where locals could report their concerns – are largely in abeyance.
Penzance mayor admits town's community hub may not happen now
And the figures speak for themselves – Safer Penzance reports that recorded crime has reduced by 13% as compared with the Safer Towns' average of 4%, with the greatest reductions seen in shoplifting and other theft, criminal damage and violence with injury.
All of the work put in by the various agencies has also led to an 18% drop in antisocial behaviour with an astonishing reduction of 23% in antisocial behaviour linked to street drinking – it's just 3% across the other Safer Towns in Cornwall.
The work of Dorian Thomas has changed the face of Penzance (Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)
As we walked from St John's Hall through the town centre, Mayor of Penzance Nicole Broadhurst said: "I think Dorian being in the town all the time has made it less hectic than it was. A couple of summers ago you will remember the town meeting we had which was needed but allowed a lot of people to say things when we needed to act.
"Rather than look at alternatives like private security firms and legislation we actually went with a partnership with Cornwall Council to actually fund our ASB officer to be here in Penzance all of the time."
Councillor Broadhurst admitted that Penzance had a terrible reputation, saying: "We knew we had to do something. We wanted to do something that wasn't seen just as a PR exercise so that's why when Cornwall Council said, 'if you chip in, you can have Dorian in the town all the time', we said, 'yeah that's a great idea'."
She added: "It's really making an impact. We're doing really, really well to have that drop in the ASB, which was what people's main concerns were. We've actually made a difference to the people who live here."
Also on the patrol this week was Rob Nolan, Cornwall Council's Cabinet member for environment and public protection.
He said: "We've got about five antisocial behaviour caseworkers across Cornwall but they're not tied to a particular area. Here in Penzance the town council has done a great thing and chipped in half the cost of the officer to have him tied to the town.
"That means he established a relationship, he's out seeing the people, he knows the faces, in regular contact, collecting information … and we've seen a reduction in antisocial behaviour and that's what we want."
Although a man not to blow his own trumpet, Mr Thomas admits that people now come up thanking him for his work in Penzance, though he's quick to point out that various agencies have been involved in the town turning a corner.
He told me: "The caseworker's presence in town, the interaction with the shopkeepers, the general public and those who are rough sleeping – understanding their needs – has definitely seen a real improvement.
"We get to know the individuals, what they're about, the catalysts that have caused some of the difficulties in their life. You can take that information and look to assist the move-on situation to help with those difficulties or provide them with a place to be safe.
"They are generally nice people going through difficult times."
Penzance has turned a corner and residents are taking back control
He added: "One of things that gives me job satisfaction is knowing the people within the town and them being receptive of me and thanking me, which is really, really nice.
"Social media painted a picture last year that Penzance was not a great place and I see a different Penzance to that and it's definitely moved on from where it was last year."
It certainly appears to be a very different town to the one I walked through with Dorian last year.
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Kia Soul: driving in Miami, Britney Spears encounters, more
In a sea of sameness, the 2010 Kia Soul stands out. Perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than Miami, a city filled with image-conscious denizens and head-turning sights on every corner.
We got yet another test drive of the hot, five-passenger hatch in South Florida this week and it was an interesting few days, to say the least. There was even a Britney Spears cameo--more on that later.
First, some thoughts on the car. As far as true evaluations go, it was a bit stilted. Most of our wheel time was through congested parts of the city and on routes near South Beach--not exactly prime areas for flogging cars. But our drive also featured some stares at stoplights, curious looks from onlookers on the street and one inquisitive guy who wandered up and peppered us with questions on Ocean Drive.
That actually happens fairly frequently to writers testing new cars. But remember, this is Miami. We noticed roughly as many Lamborghinis and Bentleys as we did Fords and Chevys. The Art Deco district of the city is a veritable vintage-car show. And near the beach, clothing is more accessory than requirement.
So the simple fact that the Soul could register even a blip of recognition from the locals strongly suggests that Kia has a winner on its hands with this quirky design. Yes, it's fairly similar to the Honda Element, the Scion xB and the xD and the Nissan Cube. But the Soul is arguably a bit edgier with its reverse greenhouse cabin setup and wheels as big as 18 inches.
The Soul has evolved since the concept was shown at the 2006 Detroit auto show. But it's still unconventional. Part of our drive was in the Sport model, which gets a stiffer suspension, unique tires and other amenities. Ours was also equipped with the 2.0-liter, 142-hp engine and five-speed manual, which are available on other models.
It was fairly interactive and enjoyable, handling Miami's mostly smooth roads (at least on our route) with ease. We tested an automatic later in the day; the acceleration was surprisingly good and made the stop-and-go traffic more bearable. Still, the stick adds more fun to a car that at its core is still a Kia compact.
The interior is a funhouse, and one of our test cars was awash in red. It livens things up, but it's not for everyone. There are 50-plus ways to customize the Soul, so it can be a base bargain ride or a near SEMA-experiment, depending on your taste. We also tested the light-up speaker option, which set an interesting mood and can be programmed to bump along with the music.
This ride did feature a bit of the unusual, as former teen queen Britney Spears was an unexpected interloper.
OK, apparently Kia didn't plan it this way, but Spears happened to be staying at the hotel where journalists were put up during the test drive. On our first day in town, rumors were rampant, though we didn't have any encounters. Her presence was later confirmed by the Miami Herald.
On a pure lark, we ventured to the pool and the beach, two of the alleged spots for sightings, but found them mostly empty. For the record, we were going these places anyway; star searching was not the top priority.
Lastly, we wandered to the end of our floor--the juiciest rumor was that her suite was down that hall from us. It was quiet, and there was only a security guard lounging in front of a room. Not wishing to join the ranks of the paparazzi, we asked him for directions to the ice machine.
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The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy is proud to welcome you to city of Split for PROMETHEE Days 2019. The workshop will be held on May 22-24, 2019 in organisation by Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split, Croatia.
The first International Multicriteria Workshop devoted to the PROMETHEE methods was organized in January 2014 in Brussels by Professor Cathy Macharis (VUB, Belgium). It was a success and it has been followed by a second workshop organized in January 2015, in Brussels again, by Professor Yves De Smet (ULB, Belgium). The third workshop was organized by Professor Jean-Philippe Waaub (UQAM, Canada) in Montréal in May 2016, together with the Optimization Days conference. This first workshop outside of Europe was a success too, with many participants coming from North and South America. The name "PROMETHEE Days" was also introduced in 2016 to clearly set the focus on the PROMETHEE methods and to increase the visibility of the workshops. The PROMETHEE Days 2017 workshop has been organized by Professor Alessio Ishizaka as a stand-alone meeting at the University of Portsmouth (UK). The PROMETHEE Days 2018 workshop has been organized by Professor Jason Papathanasiou (University of Macedonia, GR) and took place in Heraklion (GR) in May 2018 together with the ICDSST 2018 meeting of the EWG-DSS (EURO Working Group on Decision Support Systems).
As of today, more than 1800 PROMETHEE-related papers have been published worldwide by more than 3000 authors, covering a wide area of methodological developments and applications.
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The largest startups in the world in 2021
The most expensive startup in the world this year was recognized by the Chinese ByteDance, which owns, among other things, the well-known social network TikTok — it was estimated at $ 140 billion
Next comes SpaceX with an estimate of 100 billion, and closes the top three fintech startup Stripe with an estimated price tag of 95 billion.
What can you pay attention to? On the dominance of Chinese (and in general — Asian) companies, which are actively crowding out American companies. Another point is the minimum number of European startups in the ranking. The third is the abundance of fintech startups (9 of the 35 largest startups in the world!), Many of which are based in Europe: here is the Swedish Klarna (4th in the world) and the British Revolut (8th in the world)
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In Chukotka, a court ruled to arrest the former chairman of the regional duma, Alexander Maslov, under an article on abuse of office. This is reported by the Chukchi department of the Investigative Committee.
As chairman of the Chukotka Duma, according to the investigation, for two years, from 2019 to 2021, Maslov personally made «illegal decisions on encouraging and rewarding himself.»
The radical Taliban movement that has seized power in Afghanistan (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) has banned the purchase and sale of dollars in connection with the recent sharp depreciation of the national currency — Afghani, the Afghan Aamaj News reported.
According to him, in the largest foreign exchange market of the country «Saray Shahzada», which is located in Kabul, the dollar rate has already reached 114 Afghans, although in early August it was about 80 Afghans.
A Polish soldier was injured while repelling the assault on the Polish-Belarusian border by a group of about 55 migrants, the Polish border guard said. The soldier was hit in the face with a stone.
Comet Leonard, which has reached its closest approach to Earth, will be available for naked eye observations until mid-December, the press service of the Moscow Planetarium said.
Ukraine reduced imports of electricity from Belarus on December 12 to 60 MW, compared to December 11, when peak deliveries reached the maximum possible 900 MW in some hours. The schedule for further deliveries has not yet been published.
Zelensky demands to dismiss the disgraced deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. An official at a checkpoint in the Donetsk region refused to comply with the policeman's demands, did not stop, and then began to sort things out, get into a fight and prove that the police should know him by sight.
The head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina, said that Morgenstern is «financed from abroad.» In her opinion, some organizations give the musician «a file with topics that need to be constantly touched upon.» As Mizulina told in an interview with YouTube blogger Irina Shikhman, this version is confirmed by "artificial intelligence".
"There are certain artists, if it can be called art, a certain circle of performers, a certain circle of bloggers who constantly and fairly systematically disseminate certain content related to the theme of violence, related to the propaganda of drugs, associated with the so-called" victoriousness "- that is, denial the role of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War. There are certain topics that they are promoting quite consistently and we see this as a common coordinated work, "she said.
Mizulina added that she had read about Morgenstern's «financing of a certain kind» in the media, but could not remember exactly where.
In Scotland, the tallest tower in the country was demolished. The country's first minister, Nicola Strejen, destroyed the chimney of the Longannet power plant in Fife at the touch of a button.
This event marks the complete rejection of coal energy in Scotland. The country's government plans to switch to renewable energy sources and reduce the level of harmful emissions to zero by 2045
The second LNG tanker from Russia arrived in Lithuania in December, Sputnik Lithuania reports. The vessel should deliver 9.5 thousand cubic meters of fuel. The LNG terminal in Lithuania began operations in 2014. According to the authorities, he will help the Baltic republic to get rid of the «monopoly» of Gazprom.
Scientists from Germany and the Netherlands have taught the robot to navigate in space. The experiment took place in a maze, a popular method for testing the learning ability of mice and rats.
The robot was programmed to turn right, but with every error it changed its behavior. As a result, the device took 16 attempts to leave the maze.
The EU is allocating an additional 30 million euros to aid, among other things, the Belarusian independent media, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Sunday.
"The European Union supports the Belarusian people in their struggle for freedom and democracy. Today we are strengthening our support by allocating an additional 30 million euros to help young people in Belarus, independent media outlets, small and medium-sized enterprises that left Belarus, and cultural workers," she wrote on Twitter.
The Republika Srpska has begun the process of leaving the state institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Parliament voted to create autonomous tax and legal systems, army and security services, unrelated to the structures of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within six months, the government must prepare the basis for the transfer of powers. The creation of a new constitution has also been announced, which is planned to be adopted at a referendum.
Lego A / S is investing $ 1 billion in a new plant in Vietnam to meet growing demand in Asia. Part of the investment will go towards providing solar energy production.
43% of Russians do not have any savings, according to a survey of the SuperJob service (RBC has it). 13% of respondents in case of loss of income could live on their savings for less than a month. 18% — from one to two months. 11% — from three months to six months. 8% — from six months to a year. 7% — more than a year.
The average cost of studios in premium new buildings in Moscow in the third quarter of 2021 reached 22.9 million rubles. This is 4% more than in the previous quarter, and 36% more than in the third quarter of 2020, according to the Metrium experts.
One-room apartments added only 6% in price in 12 months — their average cost increased from 28.6 million to 30.4 million rubles. Two-room apartments have risen in price by 12% (from 44.4 million to 49.9 million rubles). Three-room apartments have lost 14% in price, falling from 78.7 million to 68 million rubles.
Fans of the Beatles of Liverpool now have the opportunity to purchase interviews with the rock group that have never been published before. The audio recordings were put up for sale by the Voice of Classic Rock (VOCR) digital archive. The auction is held in cryptocurrency on the VOCR website. The minimum step is 1.25 ETH. That's about $ 4,300 at the time of writing.
Records are sold as non-fungible NFT tokens — one for each record. Each audio recording got its own name: Paul McCartney «Chaos and Creation in the Backyard», John Lennon «A Day in the Life», George Harrison «Abbey Road», Ringo Star «His Lost Medallion».
According to Synergy Research Group, 67% of the global cloud services market is controlled by only 4 companies — data are provided for the first quarter of 2021. The undisputed leader is Amazon Web Services — 32% of this market. The second place went to Microsoft Azure infrastructure with a 20% share.
Then Google Cloud (9%) and Alibaba Cloud (6%). The rest of the players, which include IBM Cloud (5%), Salesforce (3%), Tencent Cloud (2%), and Oracle Cloud (2%). It is these companies that provide infrastructure support for most of the existing web services.
How much money do Americans spend on different categories of goods / services. The largest category of expenses for the average US resident is travel — 16.9% of all spending, $ 822 per month. Slightly less is spent on purchases in general stores — 16.7%. The third item of expenses is restaurants — 11.6%, 567 dollars per month, in 4th place are products — only 11.5% of total expenses. 10.7% each goes to clothing and household goods
Fuel prices in Russia from the beginning of the year to October increased by 4.1-20%, according to a report from the Russian Automotive Market Research (NAPI) agency provided to Gazeta.Ru. Gas prices rose the most, and diesel prices changed least of all. The cost of popular brands of gasoline AI-92 and AI-95 increased by 4.5 and 6.4%, respectively, and AI-98 — by 7.4%.
Residents of the EU are becoming less interested in pirated content on the Internet. Traffic on pirate websites halved in 2017-2020. These are the results of a study by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Access to illegal music decreased by 81%, to films — by 61%, and to television content — by 41%.
Certification of Nord Stream 2 is currently not possible, as the project does not comply with EU standards. This was announced on Sunday by German Foreign Minister Annelena Berbock on the air of the CDF TV channel.
"We discussed this in the framework of the coalition negotiations and prescribed in the coalition agreement that European energy law should be applied to energy projects. This means that at the moment this gas pipeline cannot be approved, "she said.
British Foreign Minister Elizabeth Truss spoke in favor of reducing Europe's dependence on Russian energy.
"We absolutely need to reduce our dependence on Russian gas and energy. And this must be part of an overall strategy to reduce dependence on countries with non-market economies, to reduce dependence on hostile actors, we must ensure that the free world is able to have the strategic independence it needs in order to survive and thrive, «said she was on Saturday in an interview with the BBC Broadcasting Corporation.
The largest foreign company of Vladimir Potanin's group, Interros, Interros Capital, which controls 31.5% of Norilsk Nickel's shares, changed its Cypriot jurisdiction to the Russian one, registering in a special administrative region (SAR) on Russky Island in the Far East. Potanin announced this on the Interros club's Facebook page.
The Polish fashion designer has created «emotional clothing» that reflects the stress level of the wearer. Sensors embedded in clothing respond to heart rate, temperature and galvanic skin response. They also control the LEDs and change the lighting depending on the emotional state of the owner.
The designer compared wearing such clothes to behavioral biofeedback therapy — a method of medical rehabilitation, in which the patient is shown with the help of devices what physiological processes are taking place in his body. Fashion designer hopes tops can help people cope with anxiety and stress
Poultry farmers fear the shutdown of feed mills. The growing shortage of amino acids and vitamins can lead to the shutdown of feed mills and problems with meat production. First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov was warned about this by the National Meat Association.
The board of directors of VK (formerly Mail ru Group) voted unanimously to appoint Vladimir Kiriyenko as the company's new general director, the company told Kommersant. The decision takes effect immediately, it was specified there.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that the United States, China, North Korea and the Republic of Korea «in principle» agree to declare an official end to the 1950-53 Korean War, BBC News reported.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dismissed the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the country Alexander Gogilashvili, who on December 11 made a scandal at one of the checkpoints in the zone of the military operation in Donbass.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has appointed the former head of the Ministry of Education Igor Karpenko as the new head of the Central Election Commission of the republic. He replaced Lidia Yermoshina in this position, who had headed the commission for 25 years — since December 6, 1996.
IBM and Samsung unveil highly efficient vertical transistor chip layout technology. The technology can increase the battery life of smartphones several times or make some resource-intensive tasks (for example, cryptocurrency mining) more energy efficient.
The vertical structure virtually eliminates the collapse of the current in the system, and also increases the switching speed and thermal stability. As a result, transistors offer twice the performance and consume 85% less power than traditional transistors.
Lukashenko said that Minsk will be ready to cut off gas transit to Europe if Western sanctions put it in a state of emergency and there is no way out to respond with other measures
Peskov in connection with Lukashenko's statements about the possibility of blocking gas transit: we hope that the Russian Federation will remain a reliable supplier
Putin and Lukashenko agreed to hold a meeting before the new year, the Kremlin will announce the exact date additionally, Peskov said.
Almost half of the text in the testimony of three witnesses in the Khovansky case is identical and consists of the same phrases or entire paragraphs, writes RBC with reference to the materials of the criminal case, which the editorial office has. Moreover, two of these witnesses may be former police officers
The blogger sang the song about «Nord-Ost» the only time: on the stream in 2012. Then before the adoption of the law on the justification of terrorism, according to which he is being tried, there were still four years left. However, the investigation found three witnesses who allegedly heard the song in 2018. They say that it was turned on by random people: on the street or in a bar. And not just like that, but via Skype.
Intel Corp. will spend $ 7 billion building a new chip packaging facility in Malaysia, one of the company's largest investments in Asia to address the world's semiconductor shortage.
The European Union has imposed sanctions against PMC Wagner, for «malicious violation of human rights in different countries.» The restrictions apply to four legal entities and eight individuals.
American biologists have grown in the laboratory a stomach organoid, which has formed smooth muscles, nerve cells, and glands. The researchers achieved a significant increase in the size of the organoid by implanting it in the kidney capsule of the mouse, where it developed in vivo.
Previously, researchers were able to grow only organelles from epithelial cells. As well as the organelles of the brain, the organelles of the stomach are planned to be used to study hereditary diseases and test drugs. The final goal of the scientists is to grow full-sized organs for transplantation, although this is likely to happen soon.
EFKO, a manufacturer of Sloboda mayonnaise, has developed its own unmanned aerial taxi. It's called Hi-Fly Taxi. The device can take on board cargo up to 120 kg and fly for up to 20 minutes without recharging.
For added stability and maneuverability, two-tier propellers were made. Engineers installed 16 electric motors at once — the air taxi is capable of continuing the flight and landing even if four of them exit.
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Why Don't Dead Dolphins Worry Our Leaders?
The human health crisis blooming in Florida is becoming harder to ignore.
Last week a new study showed that dolphins are testing positive for fatal neurological disorders–similar to Alzheimer's–after chronic exposure to toxic algae in the same waters that we swim in, fish from, and live on.
The study, led by researchers at the University of Miami, determined that BMAA–the same amino acid present in the green slime that chokes coastal community waterways in years with discharges from Lake Okeechobee–has been detected in the damaged brains of Florida dolphins. It's a breakthrough for scientists: further proof of bioaccumulation through the marine food chain, with the potential to further understand the effects of long-term exposure to cyanobacteria and the suspected link to neurodegenerative diseases.
The looming question: To what extent do humans face the same risks?
Research shows BMAA bioaccumulates, collecting in crustaceans and bottom-feeding fish that are then eaten by larger and larger predators where the amino acids concentrate in their neuroproteins. According to scientists involved in the study, the immediate symptoms of exposure are next-to-nothing, but over time develop into crippling or fatal brain diseases.
The dolphins examined were collected in locations known to have recurring harmful algal blooms–much like the ones unloaded on communities east and west of Lake Okeechobee on an almost annual basis. With that in mind, it shouldn't shock anyone that specimens from Florida showed three times the amount of detectable BMAA. All but one had BMAA in their brains and also showed signs comparable to human neurodegenerative disease.
If that doesn't give you pause, consider this: While toxic discharges from Lake Okeechobee persist, Floridians are effectively being asked to gamble their health on outdated water management policies, even without considering these new findings. We already know that acute exposure to toxins released by harmful algal blooms can result in respiratory illness, skin rashes, breathing difficulty, intestinal problems and liver damage. This additional research suggests even scarier implications. When asked whether it was safe to swim in the water or eat fish caught where blooms are present, leading scientists tracing the connection between toxic algae and ALS, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's gave a resounding "no."
Evidence is stacking up; trusted voices are telling us to take caution. So why isn't every leader screaming from the rooftop for operational changes for the management of Lake Okeechobee that will minimize people's risk of exposure to toxic discharges?
The long-term human health impact of toxic blooms may not be fully known for years. How long do we need to wait before prioritizing preventative action? The moral answer shouldn't be, "years."
We've watched dogs die. We've watched dolphins die. Our canaries in the coal mine are collapsing. What will it take for our leaders to make changes that prioritize our health and safety?


Brokerage will work directly with Giveback Homes to fundraise, volunteer, and help families in the Oakland and Hayward areas.
PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Sotheby's International Realty, a top brokerage in California's East Bay area, today announces that it is a brokerage partner with Giveback Homes. Giveback Homes recently celebrated five years of leading the real estate industry in philanthropic initiatives locally and internationally and will work directly with Venture Sotheby's International Realty on projects to benefit their local community.
"At Venture Sotheby's Realty serving our clients and the community is the heart of everything we do. Giveback Homes is a trusted organization with a history of delivering real and measurable benefit to families in need," said Andrew Greenwell, Founding Partner and CEO of Venture Sotheby's International Realty. "This new partnership allows us to formalize our commitment to affordable housing in our area and provides our agents with an effective way to make sure their donations are making the most impact possible."
Venture Sotheby's Realty agents will make a donation to Giveback Homes at the close of each transaction. There are 65 agents with offices in Pleasanton and Fremont. A build day will be scheduled in the area for the early spring with additional projects planned for the rest of the year. Donations will be allocated both local and international projects, directly benefitting people in the most need.
"I was lucky enough to be on the first Giveback Homes build trip to Nicaragua," said Ryan Secrist, Managing Partner & Principal, Venture Sotheby's International Realty. "That experience showed me the transformational power of building a home for someone else. I'm so glad that Venture Sotheby's Realty will be a part of Giveback Homes' initiatives both nationally and internationally."
"We are very proud to welcome Venture Sotheby's Realty as our first Sotheby's International Realty brokerage partner," added Blake Andrews, Giveback Homes Founder. "Affordable housing is a big concern in California and this team has answered the call to work toward solutions that make it possible for those in need to have better lives. We hope other brokerages around the country will make a similar commitment. Housing should be a fundamental human right. Together, we can make this a reality for everyone."
Giveback Homes has become the solution for real estate companies looking to maximize their giving power. Working with partners from every aspect of the real estate industry, Giveback Homes worked on over 50 affordable housing projects throughout the United States and has built over 200 complete homes for families in need around the globe. Through their partnership with Waves for Water, they've delivered water filters that provide clean drinking water for 5,000 people. Giveback Homes spearheaded efforts to raise funds for wildfire and hurricane victims, distributing household goods and other items for families recovering from natural disasters.
Giveback Homes and Venture Sotheby's International Realty will be partnering on key initiatives in Pleasanton and surrounding areas. For more information, please visit www.givebackhomes.com.


We are in the heart of the Sassi, perhaps you know this! Getting to Casa del Sole is very simple: once in Piazza del Sedile, one of the most beautiful squares of Matera, go down the stairs of Via San Pietro Caveoso, beside the Conservatory of Music still you are into a little square with a little fountain.
In this area there are the roms and dependences with their independent entrances. At the number 49 there is the reception still in restoring, a very interesting environment I hope will be at disposal as soon as possible.
Contact me for further questions on Casa del Sole !


After learning about many of my client's beliefs and how they dictate their actions. I thought it be a good idea for me to articulate a break down of how your beliefs determine your actions (positively or negatively).
This will help you be more conscious of your unconscious process that impacts your life every second of your day.
Your beliefs that you chose to be real ("be all, end all"), from the programming that you consciously and unconsciously took in ("nature" and "nurture") throughout your life, determines the way you interpret your random thoughts throughout the day. Thus, affecting your current state of mind every moment of your life.
The Diamond can symbolically mean many different things, but one thing that is certain, it's always in constant development.
Have you ever seen what a diamond looks like before its a diamond?
Have you ever seen an un-faceted diamond?
Have you ever seen a dirty diamond from someone's jewelry?
The more you learn, the more your beliefs will evolve. The more they evolve, the more you develop. The more you develop, the more you grow. The more you grow, the more confident you become. The confident you become, the more UNBREAKABLE you will feel.
So, the question is… Are you ready to CHALLENGE YOUR BELIEFS???


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'Consumers won't care': Skeptics shrug off Loblaw's attempt to rebuild trust after bread scheme
Nicole Gibillini, BNN Bloomberg
Two skeptics are dismissing Loblaw's effort to regain customers' trust after the company admitted to a bread price-fixing scheme.
Loblaw is offering customers a $25 gift card after fessing up to the scheme between late 2001 and March 2015, along with distributor George Weston Limited. To receive the card, customers must register online at LoblawCard.ca by May 8, 2018. Registration begins Jan.8.
"My view when this first came out and now is that consumers won't care about this too much," Mark Satov, strategy consultant at Satov Advisors, told BNN in an interview Wednesday.
Cameron Hurst, chief investment officer at Equium Capital Management, echoed Satov's sentiment and said issuing the gift cards won't have a major impact on the company's revenue.
"Ultimately, in terms of their revenue and the earnings impact, it will be de minimis," Hurst said in an interview with BNN. "This is a $40-billion combined company between Weston and Loblaw. You're talking 37 basis points at a $150-million charge. It's nothing."
Loblaw said the gift cards are expected to cost between $75- and $150-million – not all of which Loblaw will have to pay themselves Satov said.
"It's going to be nothing," he said.
"The producers are paying for a chunk. There are going to be a chunk of people who don't redeem them at all. And there are going to be a chunk of people who don't shop there who and are now going to shop there."
Satov said while he doesn't think consumers will care about the card, it's a smart move for the company.
"I think it's smart because they get to say, 'look at us, we're actually spending between $75 and $150 million,' but they're not actually spending it. So it's always nice to do somebody a favour when it doesn't cost you the actual money."
Both Loblaw and George Weston said they don't expect the gift card plan to affect their dividend.
Rival retailers Metro and Sobeys spoke out in response to the scheme saying there's no indication their staff have violated the Competition Act.
'This behaviour is wrong': Loblaw, George Weston admit to bread price-fixing


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Located in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon, H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest supports research on forests, streams, and watersheds, and fosters strong collaboration among ecosystem science, education, natural resource management, and the humanities. The Forest is administered cooperatively by the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station, Oregon State University, and the Willamette National Forest.
As a charter member of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program, the site contributes to the collection of long-term datasets to support research on ecological issues that can last decades. Using Esri's story maps technology, a simple map-based dashboard was developed to let researchers, administrators, and the general public view real-time data from 125 different sensors including webcams, stream gauges, and weather stations deployed throughout the forest.
H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest Dashboard. Click to view the live dashboard.
"The dashboard is a really nice way to see all these data streams in their spatial context" said Mark Schulze, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Director. "Being able to look at all these sensors in real time is hugely helpful for making interpretations about how our climate/weather functions in the Andrews Forest," added Julia Jones, Geosciences Professor at Oregon State University.


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"Benten-San" Shinto / Japan Goddess of luck. One of seven deities clåśśed as gods of fortune and the only goddess in the group. A popular deity with many sanctuaries dedicated to her, she is a patron of music and holds a biwa instrument in her hand. Snakes, believed to stand for jealousy, are often coiled around her statues. Because of this, married couples are reluctant to visit her shrines together. Her priesthood is both Shinto and Buddhist and she is closely linked with the goddess SARASVATI....
"Bhavariavasi" Jain / India Gods. A generic name given to deities of youthful appearance who are arranged in ten groups all with the suffix -kumara. Thus AGNI-; ASURA-; DIK-; DVIPA-; NAGA-; STANITA-; SUPARNA-; UDADHI-; VAYU-; VIDYUT-....
"Bhumi" Buddhist Collective name for a group of deities Buddhist / Vajrayana
"Bhumi (the earth on which all things are formed)" Buddhist / Varyana Collective name for a group of deities. Twelve personifications of the spiritual spheres through which a BODHISATTVA or buddha-designate påśśes in his quest for perfection of knowledge. Common attribute: a staff....
"Bishamon" Shinto / Japan God of luck. One of seven deities concerned with fortune, he appears as a warrior clad in full armor holding a spear in one hand and a toy pagoda, identified as a "tower of treasure" in the other. He has been linked with the Buddhist god Vaisravana (KUBERA)....
"Bitol" Mayan A sky god and one of the creator deities who participated in the last two attempts at creating humanity. Mayan
"Bolon Ti Ku" Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico Chthonic underworld gods. A collective term for a group of nine deities not otherwise clearly defined. They are probably still invoked by modern Mexican Indians....
"Bossum" African One of the two chief deities of the Gold Coast, the other being demonio. Bossum, the principle of good, is said to be white; and demonio, the principle of evil, black. African
"Brigantia" Roman / Celtic / British Tutelary goddess. The goddess of the Brigantes in the West Riding of Yorkshire. She became identified with CAELESTIS. At Corbridge, Northumberland, there is an altar inscribed to various deities, including Caelestis Brigantia. In a carved stone relief at Birrens, on the Antonine Wall in Scotland, she is depicted with the attributes of MINERVA. She may also bear links with the goddess BRIGIT. She is frequently åśśociated with water and herding....
"CIPACTLI (great earth mother)" Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Primordial goddess. Not strictly a goddess, but significant enough in Aztec cosmogony to be included here. According to tradition she was created in the form of a huge alligator-like monster by the underworld deities MICTLANTECUHLTI and MICTECACIHUATL. She may equate with TLALTECUHTLI, the toad-like earth monster torn apart to form heaven and earth. According to one tradition she emerged from the primordial waters and engaged in a fierce struggle with the Sun god TEZCATLIPOCA during which he tore off her lower jaw to prevent her sinking back into the depths and she bit off his right foot. The mountains are said to be the scaly ridges of her skin....
"Cacoch" Mayan / Mesoamerican / Mexico Creator god. According to tradition he engendered the water lily from which sprang all the other deities of the Mayan pantheon. He is also portrayed as a messenger of the creator god HACHACYUM. Also Kacoch....
"Cacodaemons" Greek Minor deities, one of whom it was believed was attached to each mortal from his birth as a constant companion and acting as a sort of messenger between the gods and men.
"Cakra (wheel)" Hindu Embodiment of the creator's mind. Emerging in the form of a six-spoked wheel (less frequently eight) which also epitomizes the påśśage of time, and is a symbol of wholeness and protection. Particularly åśśociated with VISNU and KRSNA, the cakra is a common attribute held by many deities. It is probably of great antiquity since it is known from the time of the Indus Valley civilization (prior to 1700 BC). In Jainism and Buddhism it is the "wheel of the law" which leads to perfection....
"Canola" Ireland Believed to be one of the oldest of the Ireland deities. Ireland
"Canola" Ireland One of the oldest of the Irish deities, invented the harp from the sinews of a gutted whale. Ireland
"Ce Acati" Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Minor creator god. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the QUETZALCOATL complex. Also (1) Acatl....
"Centeocihuati" Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico Maize goddess. Represented at various sites including Tula [Hidalgo]. According to the codices Borgia, Cospi and Fejervery-Mayer she is also one of four temple deities. Also Centeotl....
"Centzon-Totochtin" Aztec four-hundred rabbits were a group of deities who met for frequent parties; they are Divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Aztec
"Ch'ang O / Chang'e, Chang-Ngo, Heng-E / Heng-O" China the Chinese goddess of the moon. Unlike many lunar deities, Chang'o only lives on the moon. China
"Chalchiuhtlatonal (jade glowing)" Aztec / Mesoamerican / Mexico God of water. One of the deities collectively clåśśed as the Tlaloc complex, generally concerned with Rain, Agriculture and fertility....


I've decided to make this a three-part devotional and teaching and finish it up next week because I want to talk about one additional reason why people are tempted to blame God and how it affects their life. In Part One, I wrote, The second reason for the destruction and hurt that people experience is because they have a wrong perception of who God is. I want to add one more line-of-thought to reason two that I should have included in the last post. It's important! This wrong perception undermines the attitude and faith of many Christians—to the point where they see God as unjust and uncaring—leading many to abandon their faith in Him! I've seen it many times and decided I had to include it this writing!
One of the questions I've been asked most over the years is, Why do people who don't believe in God or live for God, seem to prosper? That is really the classic question Why do the wicked prosper? There are many difficult things to bear in life, but it seems that one of the hardest for Christians, is when they see arrogant, prideful, godless people prosper and appear to seem blessed while they themselves struggle—financially or otherwise. They see this as injustice and blame God for not caring! Jeremiah's words have spoken to us about this through the ages. Jeremiah 12:1 (NIV) "You are always righteous, O LORD, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?" Jeremiah was struggling with this. He knew God was always righteous and did what was right yet he couldn't reconcile why the wicked seemed to prosper. If a prophet of God struggles with this, it's likely the most Christians will.
People ask me, Doesn't the Word of God say that His children are the ones who should be blessed? Why does it seem like evil people prosper? And we might ask ourselves, Why does this bother Christians so much?
We are taught that the Lord lets His goodness touch the lives of those that don't know Him or reject Him. Why? Because He wants them to know that there is a God that loves them. You might not have thought about this, but there is something that happens inside of a person when some wonderful goodness touches their life.
As Christians when great goodness happens, we yearn to thank God. When God allows blessing to touch the life of the sinful or the wicked—especially when they deny the existence of God, they have a dilemma. They want to thank someone and they know deep down, that someone is God. If they say they don't believe in Him, they try to redirect those feelings but, I assure you that the thanks they feel wants to go upward toward Heaven.
When God's goodness touches the Christian's life, it is called blessing. When God's goodness touches the sinner's life, it is called the "goodness and mercy of God." It will feel like a blessing to them but it's not actually a blessing. Blessings are reserved for God's people. It is simply God's goodness and mercy. God is trying to get a hold of them, but He won't keep trying forever.
God loves all men and is trying to reach them through t he things that impact their heart. And yet, it isn't endless. It will come to an end, and if they don't turn to the Lord they will reach the fate, no one wants to face.
If your first thought of blessing is something material, you have the shallowest view of blessing. The richness of knowing Christ, having His Holy Spirit, being able to receive revelation, truth, and insight, and the promise of eternal life, are the greatest of all blessing. But because we live in a defiled and material world, God helps us meet our needs and beyond, as we ask. God does not bless us to consume blessing upon our own lusts. Jesus said, "To whom much is given, much is required." We are blessed to be a blessing! Even to have that revelation is a blessing because that leads someone to the richest life possible—living a purposed-filled life of serving others as Jesus did! Because we as Christians know the Lord, we are rich in blessing. God is good to us and wants to bless us. We just need to remember who we are and stay focused on His will for our lives. God is just and will be the judge of others in His timing. We aren't to be concerned with their justice because it would only distract us from what He has for us to do.
Others may look like they have it all, but the truth is, without Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives, they are naked and poor. We on the other hand, are rich in the blessing of being able to live moment by moment intimately and confidently with Him, bathed in His grace! We are the blessed!


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#ifndef _LINUX_SERIAL_8250_H
#define _LINUX_SERIAL_8250_H

#include <linux/serial_core.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>

/*
 * This is the platform device platform_data structure
 */
struct plat_serial8250_port {
	unsigned long	iobase;		/* io base address */
	void __iomem	*membase;	/* ioremap cookie or NULL */
	resource_size_t	mapbase;	/* resource base */
	unsigned int	irq;		/* interrupt number */
	unsigned long	irqflags;	/* request_irq flags */
	unsigned int	uartclk;	/* UART clock rate */
	void            *private_data;
	unsigned char	regshift;	/* register shift */
	unsigned char	iotype;		/* UPIO_* */
	unsigned char	hub6;
	upf_t		flags;		/* UPF_* flags */
	unsigned int	type;		/* If UPF_FIXED_TYPE */
	unsigned int	(*serial_in)(struct uart_port *, int);
	void		(*serial_out)(struct uart_port *, int, int);
	void		(*set_termios)(struct uart_port *,
			               struct ktermios *new,
			               struct ktermios *old);
	void		(*pm)(struct uart_port *, unsigned int state,
			      unsigned old);
};

/*
 * Allocate 8250 platform device IDs.  Nothing is implied by
 * the numbering here, except for the legacy entry being -1.
 */
enum {
	PLAT8250_DEV_LEGACY = -1,
	PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM,
	PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM1,
	PLAT8250_DEV_PLATFORM2,
	PLAT8250_DEV_FOURPORT,
	PLAT8250_DEV_ACCENT,
	PLAT8250_DEV_BOCA,
	PLAT8250_DEV_EXAR_ST16C554,
	PLAT8250_DEV_HUB6,
	PLAT8250_DEV_MCA,
	PLAT8250_DEV_AU1X00,
	PLAT8250_DEV_SM501,
};

/*
 * This should be used by drivers which want to register
 * their own 8250 ports without registering their own
 * platform device.  Using these will make your driver
 * dependent on the 8250 driver.
 */
struct uart_port;

int serial8250_register_port(struct uart_port *);
void serial8250_unregister_port(int line);
void serial8250_suspend_port(int line);
void serial8250_resume_port(int line);

extern int early_serial_setup(struct uart_port *port);

extern int serial8250_find_port(struct uart_port *p);
extern int serial8250_find_port_for_earlycon(void);
extern int setup_early_serial8250_console(char *cmdline);
extern void serial8250_do_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
		struct ktermios *termios, struct ktermios *old);
extern void serial8250_do_pm(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int state,
			     unsigned int oldstate);

extern void serial8250_set_isa_configurator(void (*v)
					(int port, struct uart_port *up,
						unsigned short *capabilities));

#endif

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14 Freelance Statistics to Help You Build Your Business
Freelancing is red hot as both a career choice and a business solution in today's fast-paced digital world, and this will only become more the case throughout this year and beyond. Here are some key freelance statistics to know.
Shannon Hilson
Feb 24, 22 | 7 min read
If it feels as if you hear about freelancing everywhere you turn these days, it's not your imagination.
The gig economy is booming these days, especially among younger generations, and it's not hard to see why.
Working as a freelancer allows a professional to pursue their passions and enjoy an incredible amount of freedom when it comes to their work lives.
Hiring freelancers — especially for digital marketing, content production, and other tasks that lend themselves well to outsourcing — helps companies save money and take advantage of greater hiring flexibility.
However, it's only natural to still have questions about the world of freelancing, especially with how quickly it's evolving these days.
Here's a look at some key freelance statistics to get started with.
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1. Nearly 47% of global workers are currently self-employed
According to research estimates from the International Labor Organization, approximately 46.5 percent of the world's workforce is self-employed.
That's nearly half of working people today, which is a massive testament to the appeal of being in business for oneself.
However, you can expect self-employment rates to vary from country to country. For example, you may only see a third of the workforce working on a freelance basis in countries like America.
But in developing nations, a much more significant percentage of the population may be self-employed.
2. Around 36% of businesses outsource web design
Although just about anyone in any industry or field could decide to offer their services on a freelance basis, some tasks lend themselves better to a freelance dynamic than others.
Creative skills related to digital marketing and brand building are great examples.
According to PayPal, around 36 percent of today's businesses outsource their web design tasks, making it the most popular option.
Nevertheless, it's nearly as common to hire freelancers to handle jobs in graphic design, content creation, web development, or sales.
3. 40% of American freelancers have a college-level degree or better
Those not in the know in regards to freelancing sometimes make the mistake of assuming most freelancers aren't formally educated.
In actuality, current freelance statistics don't support that theory.
According to Statista, 40 percent of the freelance workforce in the United States has a college degree or greater.
That means that not only are freelancers educated people, but they're passionate about pursuing formal knowledge about the topics that matter most to them.
4. Approximately 74% of freelancers aren't getting paid on time
According to research from the Independent Economy Council, one of the most considerable challenges today's freelancers face is timely payment.
A stunning 74 percent of freelancers say they have clients who don't pay them on time, with 16 percent going unpaid for two or more months.
Meanwhile, only about 20 percent say their clients typically pay them within a day or so. So what do freelance statistics like these tell us about working as a freelancer (or hiring one)?
They tell us freelancers should carefully evaluate potential clients and need a strategy in place for making sure people pay (such as a "50 percent upfront, 50 percent upon completion" policy).
They're also proof that timely payment is one of the most effective ways clients can keep their best freelancers happy.
5. Google employs more freelancers than it does traditional employees
Another common myth staunch traditionalists believe about freelancing is that only startups, small businesses, and companies with little to no employment budget hire freelancers.
However, while freelancers do offer smaller companies more flexibility and lower costs, big companies love working with freelancers, too.
According to recent data, 54 percent of the Google workforce were freelancers and other independent contractors — over half.
So, yes, dedicated freelancers have the opportunity to work for any type of company they wish, including undisputed giants like Google.
6. The vast majority of freelancers work out of their homes
Although there are definitely exceptions out there, the vast majority of freelancers do not commute to a corporate office in order to work on their projects.
Most — around 86 percent — work out of their homes.
About 40 percent of freelancers also like to change the scenery and work from their favorite local café or coffee shop, while about 25 percent at least occasionally commute to a remote location.
In other words, current freelance statistics tell us freelancers can (and do) work from wherever they wish.
7. Most freelancers offer more than one service
Although many freelancers do prefer niching down and offering just one highly specialized service, it's actually a lot more common for them to wear more than one hat.
According to research, 61 percent of modern freelancers offer two or three different services to their clients.
For example, it's not uncommon for a creative digital-age freelancer to work as both a content writer and an editor.
Alternatively, you may find graphic designers or web developers who also dabble in SEO or digital marketing. Really, any combination goes.
8. Around 30% of modern freelancers offer unskilled services
Although close to half of today's freelancers do provide skilled services like IT or programming — about 45 percent — there's ample room in the freelance world for laborers of all trades and skillsets.
According to Upwork, 30 percent of today's freelance workforce specializes in an unskilled service.
Examples include dog walking, babysitting, ridesharing, and various personal tasks.
Another 26 percent sell physical goods via eCommerce interfaces instead, and there are still more activities that don't necessarily fit neatly into any one category.
9. About 42% of freelancers actually need to work independently
Although many freelancers start working independently because they genuinely prefer it to keeping a traditional 9 to 5, some choose freelancing due to lifestyle necessities.
In fact, according to freelance statistics, 42 percent of freelancers say they wouldn't be able to work at all otherwise.
In this way, freelancing offers people who might not otherwise be part of the workforce at all a chance to work, earn, and do something meaningful for a living.
Examples include disabled people, full-time caregivers, and the elderly.
10. Most freelancers say freelancing allows them to live the way they want to
A standard 9 to 5 job may be rewarding, but it also comes alongside its share of limitations.
Workers must arrange the rest of their lives around someone else's schedule, as well as sort out additional issues like transportation and childcare.
However, 84 percent of freelancers say their choice in working styles lets them live the way they'd most like to be living.
They can maintain any lifestyle they prefer, as their work schedule is set according to the rest of their activities instead of the other way around.
11. 75% of freelancers earn more than they did at their former jobs
Some people wrongly believe going freelance means buying one's professional freedom at the cost of good pay.
In reality, current freelance statistics say the average freelancer earns more per hour than your average traditionally-employed person.
That said, it makes sense that 75 percent of freelancers say they make the same, if not more, as independent workers than they did at the salaried position they held previously.
Freelancing also offers the handy option to take on more or less work as needed, making it easy to scale income.
12. Content writers make approximately $15-80 per hour on Upwork
Content writing is among the most popular types of freelance work, especially on top online marketplaces like Upwork.
Most freelance content writers are also incredibly well-paid. According to recent data, the average Upwork content writer makes around $15-80 an hour.
Other types of freelancers tend to earn even more. For example, web developers who are moderately to highly skilled make $35-100 per hour, while graphic designers rake in $20-150 per hour.
13. 59% of non-freelancers plan on freelancing in the future
Of workers who have yet to start freelancing in any capacity, 59 percent say that they intend to start at some point in the future.
Those numbers will likely continue to climb as freelancing increases in popularity and becomes even more the norm.
And according to data from the same study, over half of current freelancers — 51 percent, to be exact — say they love freelancing so much that they wouldn't trade it for a traditional job no matter how much it paid.
14. Freelancing is actually good for a person's health
Freelancing isn't just potentially good for a person's wallet. For many, going freelance was also the factor that helped them improve their health.
Well over half of modern freelancers — about 64 percent — have reported greatly improved health since going indie with their services.
Most credit the positive change to no longer having to commute long distances or spend many hours sitting behind a desk at an office someplace.
However, others love the way freelancing makes it easier to get enough sleep, eat right, and exercise regularly.
Although current freelance statistics prove many of today's freelancers absolutely love their professional lives and wouldn't change a thing about them, most still say there's a lot they wish they'd known going in.
They would have made fewer mistakes and wiser choices when it comes to clients, fee-setting, and more.
Get your existing or future freelance career started in a positive direction by checking out our comprehensive write-up on the top freelancing mistakes to avoid for a positive working experience.
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William Hogarth
Marriage à la Mode
A Rake's Progress
Beer Street
Gin Lane
A Harlot's Progress
Industry and Idleness
The Four Stages of Cruelty
Today -
Industry and Idleness is a series of engravings created in 1747 by William Hogarth. Like much of his artwork they are intended to serve as a way of demonstrating to children the rewards of diligent hard work. There are 12 engravings in the set which are now located in the British Museum.
Hogarth was born in London in 1697 to a lower middle class family and was apprenticed as a youth which is where he first learnt the art of engraving. His father had inconsistent fortunes in life and was even imprisoned for outstanding debts on one occasion, and this is considered to have shaped the artist's themes to a certain extent. Hogarth was strongly influenced by Italian and French art and engraving and much of his output was satirical and often bawdy caricatures which became very popular and widespread during his lifetime. Hogarth started to produce his engraved designs around 1710 and also moved on to oil painting and produced what are known as 'conversation pieces' which were small portrait groups of between 12 to 15 inches in size. His initial commissioned engraved pieces included shop bills, design plates for booksellers and coats of arms.
The engravings featured in Industry and Idleness portray a tale of two apprentices at various stages in their lives and alternate between themes of industriousness and idleness and the consequences of each. One path leads to power and status whilst the other route is a downward spiral towards disgrace and crime and ultimately and execution, and there are biblical texts to illustrate the folly or wisdom of their respective actions. The engravings of William Hogarth are finely detailed showing his remarkable skill at engraving and the obvious training he had from an early age.
The designs are incised into metal using a tool known as a graver and it is then possible to cover the image with ink and print it. Hogarth was at the forefront of new methods of printing and engraving as is evident from the mass production of many of his works including his detailed depictions of social success or moral decline. Due to his talent in engraving and painting and partly as a result of the era he lived in, Hogarth's prints and artwork spread throughout Europe and continued to have a profound influence on other artists for several centuries after his death in 1764.
The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms
The Industrious 'Prentice Performing the Duty of a Christian
The Idle 'Prentice at Play in the Church Yard, during Divine Service
The Industrious 'Prentice a Favourite, and Entrusted by his Master
The Idle 'Prentice Turn'd Away, and Sent to Sea
The Industrious 'Prentice out of his Time, & Married to his Master's Daughter
The Idle 'Prentice return'd from Sea, & in a Garret with common Prostitute
The Industrious 'Prentice grown rich, & Sheriff of London
The Idle 'Prentice betrayed (by his Whore), & taken in a Night-Cellar with his Accomplice
The Industrious 'Prentice Alderman of London, the Idle one brought before him & Impeach'd by his Accomplice
The Idle 'Prentice Executed at Tyburn
The Industrious 'Prentice Lord-Mayor of London
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Odds & Ends: Cynthia Erivo to Star in Movie Musical Talent Show & More
July 23rd, 2020 | By Lindsey Sullivan
Cynthia Erivo Set for Movie Musical Talent Show
Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo has a new film project. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she has joined the movie musical Talent Show. Gandja Monteiro is slated to direct the project, which is based on an idea by Duane Adler, the Save the Last Dance scribe who originated the Step Up franchise. Erivo would play a failed songwriter who returns to her hometown of Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in their annual talent show. Master of None Emmy winner Lena Waithe has penned the latest version of the screenplay.
Netflix's Sweet Magnolias Renewed for Second Season
Great news for those who have bingewatched Sweet Magnolias in quarantine! The show, which is based Sherryl Woods' novel franchise of the same name, has been renewed for a second season. Sweet Magnolias is about three longtime best friends who lean on each other through thick and thin and embark on a joint professional venture. Tony winner Heather Headley stars as one of the besties.
Kennedy Center Announces 2021 Season
After canceling its performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kennedy Center now has news regarding their theatrical season, which will begin in 2021. Highlights include a new 50th anniversary production of Jesus Christ Superstar (May 25–June 13), the Kennedy Center return of hip-hop improv show Freestyle Love Supreme (June 8–13, 2021), the 2019 Tony-winning revival of Oklahoma! (June 22–27), Dear Evan Hansen (June 29–July 18), The Band's Visit (July 28–August 8), Frozen (July 21–September 5) and Hadestown (August 10–September 5). For info on the Kennedy Center's coronavirus health and safety procedures, head here.
Michael R. Jackson Among Williamstown Artists-in-Residence
Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced its 2020 Artists-in-Residence, including Pulitzer Prize winners Michael R. Jackson and Martyna Majok as well as Trip Cullman, Joshua Harmon, Sylvia Khoury and Tyne Rafaeli. James Anthony Tyler has also been named a Community Works Engagement Artist; Maya Davis, in addition to being named a Community Works Engagement Artist, has also been named the Boris Sagal Directing Fellow. Tyler Thomas will be the Bill Foeller Directing Fellow, and Charlie Barnett IV will be the J. Michael Friedman Fellow.
Sleepless Musical Rounds Out Casting & Begins COVID-19 Tests
Sleepless, the previously announced Sleepless in Seattle musical set to begin its run on August 25 at London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, has confirmed further casting. In addition to Jay McGuiness and Kimberley Walsh playing the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan roles, respectively, the cast will include Daniel Casey as Walter, Harriet Thorpe as Eleanor, Tania Mathurin as Becky and Jake Sharp as Rob. The company will also feature Charlie Bull, Colin Burnicle, Christie-Lee Crosson, Laura Darton, Leanne Garretty, Matt Holland, Ross McLaren, Gary Murphy, Dominique Planter, Annie Wensak and Benjamin Wong. Theo Collis, Mikey Colville, Jobe Hart and Jack Reynolds will share the role of Jonah. The production will begin using a new accurate COVID-19 test on cast, musicians, crew and theater staff on a daily basis during rehearsals and during the run of the show. Testing will be carried out on-site, and results will be sent directly to personal phones via a secure app within an hour of a swab being taken.
P.S. Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald's singing voice always stuns. Watch her get animated in this clip from Central Park.


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As well as being an accomplished solo artist, Davy was a founder member & front man of the Highland Celtic Rock band "Coinneach" who released 3 critically acclaimed studio albums, and he has toured extensively around the UK & Europe. 'Most importantly Davy is an original writer and outstanding performer, whose vibrant repertoire spans some 25 years!' (Martin Stephenson, The Daintees). Steeped in both counter culture and Highland tradition, Davy is a tasteful mixed bag of New Wave creative power and has a unique energy and spirit which is apparent in his solo albums, "Fragile People", "The Journey" and his last album release "Working Man's Dream" from 2013.. Davy's 2017 release in the form of the "Rushes" EP went down a treat with his loyal army of supporters as well as receiving airplay on BBC radio Scotland, BBC radio Wales, and various other stations across Ireland & Europe.
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