If you are like most men, chances are, your skincare regime consists of washing your face with a bar soap every morning. Though, it's better to use some product rather than none, taking care of your skin correctly takes some lot more time, effort, and patience.
So what's stopping you? Many people we've talked to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of different skincare products, scrubs, cleansers, facial masks, etc. This is precisely why we are here today; we want to help you find the best products, choose an optimal skincare regime, tailored to your specific skin type.
Before we do this, however, we feel it is important to talk a bit more about the skin itself, its structure, the differences in color and the way it affects your skincare regime.
Human differences in skin color are nothing more than adaptations to the geographic location and the amount of UV radiation we were exposed to.
As early humans were evolving, they were migrating into more open environments in pursuit of water and food. These environments were a bit hotter, so we had to change, increase the number of sweat glands found in the skin and reduce the amount of body hair.
With reduced body hair, sun exposure became a more serious thread, so those that lived in hotter areas around the equator evolved a darker skin to protect themselves.
This is where the pigment melanin comes into play. Melanin is a name for a group of natural pigments found in our skin that absorbs light and is capable of dissipating UV radiation. And the amount of melanin in the skin determines its color.
Other than the apparent, skin color, we have yet to determine any conclusive evidence showing a difference in skin properties between these skin types.
Unfortunately, the data is inconclusive since these differences have been minimally investigated by the objective scientific methods and studies; not only that, the data presented in the studies so far is often contradictory.
As we age, our skin ages along with us. And, though this transition can be smooth and undetectable, once you stop to look at yourself in the mirror, you might notice the damage the time has done to your skin.
Of course, taking care of your skin in your 20s will be widely different compared to, say, 40s or 50s; for this reason, we've decided to take a closer look at the changes your skin goes through as the time goes by.
According to the dermatologists, this is the golden age for our skin. And, at this time, most of us aren't even aware of any skin care routines, products, and regimes.
And why would we be? We have a silky smooth, glowing skin without any effort on our part.
However, this is also a time of great danger since most kids aren't aware of the damaging effect a sun can have on our skin. For this reason, it is advised to keep your kids inside the house during the most intense hours (between 10 AM and 4 PM), teach your kids to use sunscreen and dress appropriately.
There is nothing worse than being "that guy." Acne, or any skin condition really, can take a tremendous toll on your confidence and produce scars that can last a lifetime.
According to a study by Jean Roberts, based on the information from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), only 27.7% of individuals between 12 and 17 years of age had normal, healthy skin. Which means that 72.3% had some skin related problem (acne or non-acne related conditions).
As you can see from this survey, skin conditions are a serious and a common problem, but the good news is that these issues clear up quite a bit in the later teen years.
Before you even start thinking about buying a skincare product for your acne prone skin, know that it will take 3 to 6 weeks before you start seeing some improvement; and as long as 12 for maximum improvement. As you can see, this is a marathon, not a sprint.
Obviously, normal skin is the best of the four, and it is the easiest one to take care. Also, these acne breakouts and blemishes are usually less severe and will clear up on their own as the time goes by.
Washing – one of the best, low-cost ways you can clean your skin is to use soap. But, most people make a mistake of using an ordinary, bar soap on their face and body. This is a problem since most soaps will dry your skin out and make it even more prone to breakouts.
The soap we can recommend for this purpose is Pre De Provence. It's a shea butter soap with sandalwood and pure essential oils added for aroma. It has a relaxing smell, perfect for your shower regimen.
It will also clean your skin thoroughly without drying it out.
Moisturizing – as far as moisturizers go, your choice is huge. There are 1000s of products to choose from. But, if you want our advice, it is always best to go for something natural.
A natural moisturizer, with organic ingredients, that your skin will absorb quickly without leaving that oily residue.
One of these moisturizers is Brickell men's daily moisturizer. This is a natural, oil-free product designed to nourish your skin without clogging its pores.
Oily skin is particularly problematic as it is prone to both whiteheads and blackheads, in addition to large pores.
Takin care of an oily skin will require a little bit of extra effort since it is advised to clean it two, or even three times per day.
Though it is advised not to pop zits, we all know you just have to pop a few once in a while so make sure you do it correctly! Start out by steaming your face; you can just grab a pot, fill it with water and put on a stove until it starts to boil.
After the water starts to boil, remove it from the stove, grab a towel and lean your head above the pot. You should steam your face for 10 to 15 minutes. Then use an antibacterial soap to wash your hands and pop those zits.
Of course, we are here to tell you; you should not do this. The correct path you should follow is clean, scrub, and moisturize.
Cleaning your skin – people are tempted to use soaps that dry out their skin. They figure, since my skin is oily, I need soap to help me get rid of all that excess oil and leave my skin nice, tight, and dry.
But this is where they are wrong – using an aggressive soap on your (facial) skin will dry it out so much that it will stimulate and increase oil secretion. So, you will end up with an even more oily skin that you're started out with.
This is why we advise using a mild, gentle soap your skin will quickly absorb and won't be aggravated by. Feel free to use the soap we've recommended in the previous section as it will work well for all skin types.
Face wash for oily skin – as we already stated before, oily skin is the most problematic, so you will want a facial scrub that won't irritate it any further. This is why we've decided to feature a product from the company called Beauty by Earth.
What we love about this company is that they've eliminated all the nasty chemical you might find in other skin care products on the market. It does not contain parabens, sulfates, or artificial fragrances.
Moisturizer – again, the emphasis is on the natural, organic facial toner. We normally recommend those because they are least likely to irritate your skin. If we are honest, they are a bit more expensive, but if you want premium ingredients, you will have to pay a little extra.
The one we would recommend for oily skin is Retinol Moisturizer. It does not contain any artificial fragrances and is paraben free.
The cream is light, does not leave an oily residue and your skin will absorb it nicely. Since it uses natural ingredients, you can safely use it twice a day, in the morning and the evening.
Dry skin is usually very sensitive and can easily be irritated; this is why you need to be extra careful when choosing products to nurture it. We advise products that do not contain perfumes, alcohol, or any other chemical that could irritate your skin.
When taking a bath, avoid using soap on your face as it will only dry your skin even further. Also, make sure the water is not too hot.
Your primary goal with dry skin is to lock in as much moisture as you can. The best time to try and do so is right after you take a shower. Once you get out of the bathtub, only pat your body dry, don't rub it with the towel. Then rub a mineral oil, a body lotion or some other moisturizing product all over your skin; just make sure it does not contain alcohol.
Combination skin is also tricky to deal with since you have both oily and dry areas. Usually the "T area" is oily (forehead and your nose, and sometimes the chin) while the rest of your face is dry.
Since combination skin is, basically, a combination of the two skin types we've mentioned above, you can use the tips we already gave you to take care of it. Cleanse the oily areas using a face was we recommended, and as for the moisturizer, make sure you use a natural one that is suited for both oily and dry skin.
Once you reach the mid to late 20s you will start to notice your skin getting a bit dry. Now, if you've suffered from the oily skin through your teen years, you might think of this as a blessing, but it's a blessing in disguise.
Of course, these lines are still fine, almost invisible but once you step into your 30s, they will become more and more prominent. The most prominent ones are around your eyes (so-called "crow's feet") and mouth.
The 30s are also the time when we start noticing cumulative damage sun exposure has had on our skin. You might spot some discoloration or broken capillaries on your face. Your skin might also lose some of its glow due to your poor lifestyle habits (not working out, drinking, or smoking).
Exfoliate – removing dead skin cells will promote skin renewal properties and will help it stay healthy. We would advise you to exfoliate at least once a week (if you've still got acne, you can try two times per week).
If you are looking for a good exfoliator, one that is potent, yet gentle on your skin, doesn't irritate and uses only natural ingredients, you should try Thrive. Thrive is a 100% natural facial scrub for men that does not contain any artificial ingredients.
Moisturize – you should apply moisturized every night before you go to bed, whether you've scrubbed your face or not (just make sure it's clean). You can also apply it in the morning but once a day is perfectly fine.
When buying a skin moisturizer, you should look for the one with SPF (Sun Protection Factor) to act as a sunscreen as well; this is especially important if you intend on using it in the morning as well. A product we can recommend is Kyoku Moisturizer for Men, as it come with a SPF of 15 (just enough to keep you safe through the day). You can find out more about this moisturizer if you click Here (you will be taken to its product page on Amazon.com).
Wrinkles – taking on wrinkles early on is always a good idea rather than waiting for them to become more prominent.
Nowadays, it is really hard to find a wrinkle cream with a proven track record; everybody is trying to compete in this huge market, making larger than life claims, but very few manage to deliver. It did take us a bit of effort and time, but we've managed to find just that – a reputable manufacturer, offering a solid product that does help reduce wrinkle lines. The product is called Anti Aging night cream and is manufactured by Pure Biology.
This cream combines "the big 4" when it comes to fighting wrinkles – retinol(8%), hyaluronic acid, baobab and "wrinkle fix".
Hydration – drinking plenty of water and keeping yourself well hydrated will help your skin recover quicker and appear healthy and glowing.
This is a time of major changes when it comes to our skin. The natural life cycle of our cells begins to slow down dramatically along with skin regeneration.
The wrinkles become deep and even more prominent. Sun damage (as noted in this Southeast China Study) dramatic changes in the skin appearance, causing discoloration, sunspots, and rough skin. Another skin survey by the researchers from the Department of Dermatology shows that (in people between 50 and 91) 100% of all test subjectsreported at least one skin abnormality!
There are other changed within the skin itself – it loses fat and sweat glands. Losing sweat glands will lead to increased dryness. This dryness will not only affect your face, but it may also show on your lower legs, elbows, and forearms.
We just wanted you to know that we didn't pull all this data to try and scare you, we just wanted to illustrate the seriousness of the problems you will be facing so you can better prepare yourself and face the years ready, knowing you are doing everything you can to protect your skin.
As for the skincare routine, it is similar to that we've listed above, you just need to make it more intense and use creams and moisturizers rich in anti-aging ingredients such as retinol and glycolic acid.
Another thing you should look into is regular physical activity. Regular aerobic exercise two, or even three times a week will have a profound impact not only on your body but your skin as well. Just try it, you've got nothing to lose!
Of course, sunlight will be beneficial only if you expose yourself to it in moderation. You should also avoid direct sunlight between 10AM and 4PM, as UV rays are the strongest during these hours.
One more thing you need to worry about, especially when talking about skin care, is to wear sunscreen. Sunscreen will protect you from the harmful effects of the sun and safeguard your skin. By doing so, you will "slow down the aging of the skin," making it look good even in your adult years.
We can all agree that shaving is an important part of your everyday routine as a man, but we can also agree that it can damage our skin. This is especially true if you've got sensitive skin, prone to ingrown hair, razor burns, or irritation.
Shaving cream – this is the case of trial and error, a cream that suits you, may not suit someone else. But we would like to give you one, just to get you going in the right direction. Cream we would like to recommend (for sensitive skin) is made by Taylor Of Old Bond Street. It is meant for people with sensitive skin as it uses natural ingredients and is low on chemicals. You can try it yourself and let us know if you've liked it or not in the comments below.
Aftershave – shaving does, in fact, damage your skin since it skims off the top layer of the dead cells. This is why it is crucial to apply some cream, or a lotion to prevent further irritation. Our recommendation is an aftershave from Brickell. Brickell is a well-respected brand, known for using natural and organic ingredients in their products.


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True Grit [DVD] (2010)
3.10 To Yuma [DVD]
Actors: Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Logan Lerman, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster
Director: James Mangold
Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Released: 28 January 2008
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [DVD] [2007]
Actors: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Mary-Louise Parker, Sam Rockwell, Brooklynn Proulx
Director: Andrew Dominik
True Grit [DVD] [1969]
Actors: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall
No Country For Old Men [DVD]
Actors: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Kelly MacDonald, Stephen Root
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Miller's Crossing [1990] [DVD] [1991]
Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden, Jon Polito
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
Raising Arizona [1987] [DVD]
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson, John Goodman, William Forsythe
A Serious Man [DVD]
Actors: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff
Inside Llewyn Davis [DVD] [2014]
Actors: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake
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The level at Rivers of the Far West, the largest body of water in the Disneyland Park, has been slowly receding since 2 November. This has nothing to do with a draught or global warming. It is simply because the lake is being fully drained for the first time since the opening of Disneyland® Paris. This thorough clean-up will also benefit Big Thunder Mountain and Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing, two attractions currently closed for renovation. Marilya Chatzistamatiou, our Technical Environment Expert, explains the challenges and the implementation of this project.
"For nearly five years now we have been studying, together with the environment teams, the possibility of an in-depth cleaning of the lake. Over the last 23 years, the sediments and algae have proliferated and this over time can ultimately produce an eutrophic lake [a shallow body of water that has an excessive concentration of plant nutrients causing algae blooms that may in the long term be more or less toxic to fish, animals and humans]. Given the lack of transparency, it was also increasingly difficult to ensure the proper maintenance of the water around and under Riverboat Landing. But now, the major refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain offers us the perfect opportunity to completely drain out the lake", Marilya – a confirmed water engineer and an environment expert at Disneyland Paris – confides.
Rivers of the Far West was filled with drinking water until now. It first underwent a two-month long night dredging in order to clean the bottom of the basin from the impressive amount of mud and waste accumulated over the years. The water is receding progressively and it will take at last 3 weeks. Mid-way through the process and for two days, the Fédération de Seine-et-Marne pour la pêche et la protection du milieu aquatique (Seine-et-Marne Federation for fishing and protection of the aquatic environment) will supervise an electric fishing operation to remove all the fish which will be placed in other basins throughout our destination, whether in the lagoon at Adventureland, Lake Disney or the water bodies at Golf Disneyland. The final phase of the dredging operation will include the in-depth cleaning of the bottom of the lake by special vehicles. The teams will take the opportunity to check the water tightness of the basin and piping systems around. During this phase the large construction machines needed for the refurbishment of Big Thunder Mountain will also go through the empty rivers to check the equipment at Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing as well.
"Nearly 800 m3 of water will be stored in our water treatment plant, and 42 500 m3 will be poured into retention basin n°4 of the municipality of Chessy right next to our destination, to which of course the SAN of Val d'Europe has already agreed", Marilya points out. "When we fill up the lake again the drinking water will be combined with the treated and purified water, which is more environmentally friendly".
Water will be poured into Rivers of the Far West again in June 2016, while the two attractions will only reopen at the end of the same year. They will be completely renovated, much to our guests' pleasure. We will be looking into all the technical challenges this will represent in our next articles on Disneyland Paris News. Don't forget to check it out regularly!
Big Thunder Mountain: the wildest renovation in the West!


What is TOEFL iBT | Learn It, Say It!
The TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language – internet Based Test) is a test to measure the English proficiency and skills of a nonnative speaker of English. This test is usuallly required by colleges and universities as well as companies and scholarship programs.
The TOEFL iBT has four sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing.
The Reading section has three long passages and questons about them. The topics of the passages are of academic such as subjects taught in schools. The questions are about the main ideas, details, inferences, sentence restatements, sentence insertion, and vocabulary.
The Listening section has six long passages and questions about them. There are two listening passages which are recordings of student conversations and four passages of lectures and discussions. The questions are for main ideas, details, function, inferences, and overall organization.
The Speaking section has six tasks; two independent tasks and four integrated tasks. In independent tasks, testtakers must answer opinion questions, while in integrated tasks, the test taker will read, listen, and and speak about the passages relationship.
The Writing section has two tasks. The first one is integrated task where the test taker will read a passage, listen to another passage, and write about how the ideas of the two passages are related. The second task, the independent task, the test taker will write a personal essay based on a given topic/question.
For those who want to take TOEFL iBT, go to www.ets.org for registration. Follow the procedures given in the TOEFL Information Bulletin in the said site.
The TOEFL® Internet-based test emphasizes integrated skills and measures all four language skills, including speaking. Each of the four language skills reported on a scale of 0 to 30. There will also be a total score.
The content on the test is authentic, and the language is consistent with that used in everyday, real academic settings. The Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL® test) evaluates the proficiency and general understanding of the English Language for people whose first language is not English.
A Standardized Test, (TOEFL®) assesses the English Proficiency of people, whose native language does not happen to be English. It tests the ability to understand North American English. Institutes in other countries, where the mode and language of instruction is English, also use TOEFL®. Most people take the TOEFL® test as a prerequisite for admission into colleges and universities where English is used or required. In addition, many government, licensing, and certification agencies and exchange and scholarship programs use TOEFL® scores to evaluate the English proficiency of people for whom English is not their native language.
The TOEFL® test (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is designed to measure the English-language ability of people who do not speak English as their first language and who plan to study at colleges and universities in Canada and the USA. Language specialists prepare the material for the TOEFL® test. The TOEFL® test Committee of Examiners establishes overall guidelines for the test content and specifications. All the content, questions, specifications, and final test forms are reviewed for cultural and racial bias and content appropriateness, according to established Educational Testing Service (ETS®) procedures.


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The West Loop's La Sirena Clandestina recalls the sneak-away beachside joints of coastal Brazil that inspired its name, "hidden mermaid." Executive Chef/Partner John Manion serves Latin-local cuisine influenced by his childhood spent in Brazil as well as two decades of cooking in Chicago. Earning recognition as a Jean Banchet "Best Neighborhood Restaurant," La Sirena Clandestina's menu-defining dishes include pao de queijo (Brazilian cheese bread), moqueca (seafood stew in coconut broth) and the restaurant's formative whole fried fish. With a lively bar program distinguished by caipirinhas, pisco sours, fortified wines and unique non-alcoholic offerings such as tepache, a sweet fermented pineapple juice, the intimate 40-seat restaurant-bar hybrid continues to retain its indie atmosphere with vibrant food and music.
The winner was Jenevieve Lalvinski's Jalapeño Popper! The winning empanada is available at both La Sirena and El Che April 8th - 30th.
$1 from each empanada sold will go to her favorite non-profit, Simply Destinee, a dance troupe that promotes suicide prevention and awareness through dance.
Check out our sister restaurant El Che Steakhouse & Bar, a love letter from Chef John Manion's travels in Argentina.


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Roadmap and deployment highlights - week of August 25th
by Rob Lanphier
Hi all, Welcome to this week's deployment highlights! I'm pretending to be Greg today. The full log of planned deployments next week can be found at: <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments#Week_of_Aug_25th> A couple of notable items on Tuesday of next week * Global user CSS and JS will be enabled. More details in Legoktm's announcement: <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-August/0008…> * The "in other projects" sidebar will be enabled as a Beta Feature next week: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_Features/Other_projects_sidebar> As usual, the release train keeps rolling. 1.24wmf18 (currently on test.wikipedia.org, test2.wikipedia.org and mediawiki.org) will be rolled out to the remainder of sites over the course of the week. <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/wmf18> ...and 1.24wmf19 (currently still in active development) will be branched on Thursday and deployed to mediawiki.org then: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/wmf19> That's all for now. Greg will go back to pretending to be Greg on Monday. :-) Rob
Roadmap and deployment highlights - week of Sept 1st
by Greg Grossmeier
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the WMF Engineering Roadmap and Deployment update. The full log of planned deployments next week can be found at: <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments#Week_of_September_1st> A quick list of notable items... == Monday == US Holiday (Labor Day), thus no deploys == Tuesday == * Commons to will get the new CirrusSearch as the primary search engine ** <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Search> * MediaWiki deploy ** group1 to 1.24wmf19: All non-Wikipedia sites (Wiktionary, Wikisource, Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wikiversity, and a few other sites) ** <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/wmf19> == Wednesday == * Weekly fundraising banner test == Thursday == * MediaWiki deploy ** group2 to 1.24wmf19 (all Wikipedias) ** group0 to 1.24wmf20 (test/test2/testwikidata/mediawiki) Thanks and as always, questions and comments welcome, Greg -- | Greg Grossmeier GPG: B2FA 27B1 F7EB D327 6B8E | | identi.ca: @greg A18D 1138 8E47 FAC8 1C7D |
Re: [Wikitech-ambassadors] Community Consultation for Media Viewer now live
by Erica Litrenta
Answer inline! On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 10:51 AM, < wikitech-ambassadors-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > > 5. Re: Community Consultation for Media Viewer now live (Kim > Bruning) > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:33:35 +0200 > From: Kim Bruning <kim(a)bruning.xs4all.nl> > To: Coordination of technology deployments across languages/projects > <wikitech-ambassadors(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: translators-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikitech-ambassadors] Community Consultation for Media > Viewer now live > Message-ID: <20140829093335.A12879(a)bruning.lan> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > Hmm... > This consultation presents Media Viewer as a Fait Accompli. > > when this is addressed on talk, there's an answer like: > "Hi Daniele, please notice this is not intended as a forum to > discuss WMF's general behaviour". > > Might be wise to back off or modify the wmf's stated position a bit. > > Hi Kim, I hope to clarify this a bit: this is not Yet Another Page to express one's general opinions/feelings about MediaViewer. If people want to talk to Lila, Erik, and so on, there are lots of better venues to do so and which users have already discovered in these weeks: this instead is a place for direct communication aimed at the *Multimedia team*, for clear requests that that team can act upon. Unlike regular feedback pages, this is a consultation which will "identify any critical issues with this new experience", or, the way Erik puts it, "[...] the listed planned improvements <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Engagement_(Product)/Media_Viewer…> [...] are based both on user feedback, survey data and user testing. This consultation is more about "If we do these things, what's left that is really important to you?" For example, did we overlook something? Let us know! That's why we ask that the users "be specific about what problem the suggestion would solve, whom it would help, and for what purpose (viewing, editing, re-using files, etc.)". WMF staff will need to review /proposals/ and sort them (more info about how this will be done on the consultation page itself). As much as I can understand/sympathize with complaints, or compliments!, those are not items I can put in a list of things which MV should, could or must have :) Also, at the top of the page I read that "If agreed upon critical issues cannot be resolved in the near term, the Wikimedia Foundation will temporarily move the feature back into opt-in beta globally". If MV was really a Fait Accompli, that wouldn't be there, IMHO. Suggestions about improvements to the pages are definitely welcome. HTH! Erica Elitre (WMF) > Politically speaking: it is wise to take pains not to treat something as a > fait accompli, even or especially when you would like for it to be so. > ;-) > > Otherwise, some people may feel like they are cornered, and that they > *have* to fight [*]. Always leave an "out" so they can feel safe and thus > stay reasonable. > > sincerely, > Kim Bruning > > [*] For folks who get the heebie jeebies talking about feelings, > pretend that by "some people" I may actually mean utility-optimizing > (bounded) rational agents. Obv, don't make the only optimal reply be "Have > at > ye!" > > ( ps In general I think it would be rather wise if projects were actually > co-initiated by WMF&Community, in that case you don't get > situations like this. As of 2014 afaik there's still no clear on-wiki > pathway to rq features/changes? If I missed it, I'd promote that to > pieces!) >
Re: [Wikitech-ambassadors] Structured Data on Commons
by Guillaume Paumier
Greetings, Please note that the time of the IRC chat was changed to 18:00 (UTC) i.e. one hour earlier than previously announced. ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?diff=next&oldid=132667852 ) You can see how it converts to your timezone using this tool: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Structured+Data+IR… On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Fabrice Florin <fflorin(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Greetings! > > We invite you to join a discussion about Structured Data on Commons, to help > us plan our next steps for this project. > > The Structured Data initiative proposes to store and retrieve information > for media files in machine-readable data on Wikimedia Commons, using > Wikidata tools and practices, as described on our new project page (1). > > The purpose of this project is to make it easier for users to read and write > file information, and to enable developers to build better tools to view, > search, edit, curate and use media files. To that end, we propose to > investigate this opportunity together through community discussions and > small experiments. If these initial tests are successful, we would develop > new tools and practices for structured data, then work with our communities > to gradually migrate unstructured data into a machine-readable format over > time. > > The Multimedia team and the Wikidata team are starting to plan this project > together, in collaboration with many community volunteers active on > Wikimedia Commons and other wikis. We had a truly inspiring roundtable > discussion about Structured Data at Wikimania a few weeks ago, to define a > first proposal together (2). > > We would now like to extend this discussion to include more community > members that might benefit from this initiative. Please take a moment to > read the project overview on Commons, then let us know what you think, by > answering some of the questions on its talk page (3). > > We also invite you to join a Structured Data Q&A on Wednesday September 3 at > 19:00 UTC, so we can discuss some of the details live in this IRC office > hours chat. Please RSVP if you plan to attend (4). > > Lastly, we propose to form small workgroups to investigate workflows, data > structure, research, platform, features, migration and other open issues. If > you are interested in contributing to one of these workgroups, we invite you > to sign up on directly on our hub page (5) -- and help start a sub-page for > your workgroup. > > We look forward to some productive discussions with you in coming weeks. In > previous roundtables, many of you told us this is the most important > contribution that our team can make to support multimedia in coming years. > We heard you loud and clear and are happy to devote more resources to bring > it to life, with your help. > > We are honored to be working with the Wikidata team and talented community > members like you to take on this challenge, improve our infrastructure and > provide a better experience for all our users. > > Onward! > > > Fabrice — for the Structured Data team > > > (1) Structured Data Hub on Commons: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data > > (2) Structured Data Slides: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Structured_Data_-_Slides.pdf > > (3) Structured Data Talk Page: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Structured_data > > (4) Structured Data Q&A (IRC chat on Sep. 3): > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data#Discussions > > (5) Structured Data Workgroups: > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Structured_data#Workgroups > > > _______________________________ > > Fabrice Florin > Product Manager, Multimedia > Wikimedia Foundation > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Fabrice_Florin_(WMF) -- Guillaume Paumier
Community Consultation for Media Viewer now live
by Rachel diCerbo
Hi all, A community consultation about the new Media Viewer software feature is taking place at [1], until September 7. The Wikimedia Foundation hopes to hear your suggestions for improvement of the editor and reader experience, focusing on the most urgent needs for the tool. We encourage you all to participate, and welcome contributions and suggestions that work towards improving the experience for all. Discussions are in English, but you can contribute feedback in other languages. Thank you, rachel [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Engagement_%28Product%29/Media_Vi… -- Rachel diCerbo Director of Community Engagement (Product) Wikimedia Foundation Rdicerb (WMF) <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Rdicerb_%28WMF%29> @a_rachel <https://twitter.com/a_rachel>
Wikimedia engineering report, July 2014
Hi, The report covering Wikimedia engineering activities in July 2014 is now available. Wiki version: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/Report/2014/July Blog version: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/26/engineering-report-july-2014/ We're also proposing a shorter version of this report focusing on priority goals for this quarter: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/Report/2014/July/summa… Below is the HTML text of the report's summary. As always, feedback is appreciated on the usefulness of the report and its summary, and on how to improve them. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Major news in July include: - a recap of how the Operations team collaborated with the RIPE NCC <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/09/how-ripe-atlas-helped-wikipedia-users/> to measure the delivery of Wikimedia sites to users in Asia and elsewhere; - an analysis of the impact of the San Francisco data center <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/11/making-wikimedia-sites-faster/> on the speed of Wikimedia sites; - the launch of the new native Wikipedia app for iOS <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/31/official-wikipedia-app-available-on-i…> ; - a first look at the content translation tool <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/16/first-look-at-the-content-translation…> . HHVM <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/HHVM> HHVM (HipHop Virtual Machine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HipHop_Virtual_Machine>) is aimed to improve the speed of Wikimedia sites. The Beta cluster <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Beta_cluster> (the testing environment that best simulates our sites) is now running HHVM. The latest MediaWiki-Vagrant <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki-Vagrant> and Labs-vagrant <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Labs-vagrant> (virtual machine environments that make it easier for developers to apply their code to Wikimedia sites) use HHVM by default. Mobile Apps <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Apps> In July, the Mobile Apps team launched the new native iOS Wikipedia app, following on from the successful launch of the Android app in June. The app has the same features as the Android app, including the ability to edit both anonymously and logged in, saved pages for offline reading, and your recently visited pages. The iOS app also contains an onboarding screen which is displayed the first time the app is launched, asking users to sign up. An update to the Android app was released, containing the Android version of the onboarding screen, as well as a a night mode for reading in dark environments, a font size selector, and a references display that makes browsing references easier. Next month, the team plans to continue improvements to page styling, and begin designing a dialogue that displays the first time a user taps edit to help them make their edit successfully. Mobile Web <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mobile_web_projects> This month, the team continued to focus on wrapping up the collaboration with the Editing team to bring VisualEditor to tablet users on the mobile site. We also began working to design and prototype our first new Wikidata contribution stream, which we will build and test with users on the beta site in the coming month. Flow <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Flow> In July, the Flow team built the ability for users to subscribe to individual Flow discussions, instead of following an entire page of conversations. Subscribing to an individual thread is automatic for users who create or reply to the thread, and users can choose to subscribe (or unsubscribe) by clicking a star icon in the conversation's header box. Users who are subscribed to a thread receive notifications about any replies or activity in that thread. To support the new subscription/notification system, the team created a new namespace, Topic, which is the new "permalink" URL for discussion threads; when a user clicks on a notification, the target link will be the Topic page, with the new messages highlighted with a color. The team is currently building a new read/unread state for Flow notifications, to help users keep track of the active discussion topics that they're subscribed to. VisualEditor <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/VisualEditor> In July, the team working on VisualEditor converged the mobile and desktop designs, made it possible to see and edit HTML comments, improved access to re-using citations, and fixed over 120 bugs and tickets <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=333021&order=priority%2C…>. The team also expanded its scope to cover all MediaWiki editing tools as well, as the new Editing Team. The new design is possible due to the significant progress made in cross-platform support in the interface code. This now provides responsively-sized windows that can work on desktop, tablet and phone with the same code. HTML comments are occasionally used to alert editors to contentious issues without disrupting articles for readers. Making them prominently visible avoids editors accidentally stepping over expected limits. Re-using citations with its simple dialog is now available in the toolbar so that it is easier for users to find. Other improvements include an array of performance fixes targeted at helping mobile users especially. We fixed several minor instances where VisualEditor would corrupt the page. We also installed better monitoring of corruptions if they occur. The mobile version of VisualEditor, currently available for beta testers, moved towards stable release. We fixed some bugs and editing issues, and improving loading performance. Our work to support languages made some significant gains, nearing the completion of a major task to support IME <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_method> users. The work to support Internet Explorer uncovered some more issues as well as fixes. SUL finalization <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/SUL_finalisation> In July, the SUL finalisation team worked on developing features to ease the workload that the finalisation will place on the community, and to minimise the impact on those users that are affected. A feature is being developed that allows users to log in with their pre-finalisation credentials, so that everyone who is affected is still able to access their account; this feature is mostly complete from a back-end engineering standpoint but now needs design and product refinement, and will hopefully be completed by late August. A feature to globally rename users in a manner that does not create clashing accounts was completed and deployed. A feature is being developed to allow accounts to be globally merged, so that clashing local-only accounts that were globalised by the finalisation can be consolidated into a single global account; this feature is in the early stages of implementation and no estimate is possible at this time. A feature is being developed to allow local-only account holders to request rename and globalisation before the finalisation, and also feeds these rename requests to the appropriate community processes in a manner that reduces the workload of community; this feature is in the design phase, and will likely be ready for implementation in early August. Phabricator migration <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Migration> Phabricator's "Legalpad" application (a tool to manage trusted users <http://fab.wmflabs.org/T364>) was set up on a separate server that provides provides Single-User Login authentication with wiki credentials. We implemented the ability to restrict access to tasks in a certain project <http://fab.wmflabs.org/T95> and worked on initial migration code to import data from Bugzilla reports into Phabricator tasks. We also set up a data backup system for Phabricator, and upgraded the dedicated Phabricator server to Ubuntu Trusty. A more detailedsummary email <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2014-July/077684.html> about the status of the Phabricator migration was sent to wikitech-l. MediaWiki core front-end libraries <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Redo_skin_framework> In July, the Request for comment for refactoring MediaWiki's skin system (which handles the appearance of wiki sites) was re-written and discussed with members of the community and staff. Work on the proposed system is scheduled to begin in August, alongside creating an Agora <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Design> theme for, and server-side version of, OOjs UI <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/OOjs_UI>, a toolkit used to compose complex widgets. In addition to the RfC work, a well-attended meeting was held for teams using or considering using OOjs UI, including Editing, Multimedia and Growth. From that meeting, several issues were identified as blockers to increased acceptance of the toolkit. The most prominent blocker is the lack of an Agora theme for OOjs UI at this time. Creating this theme has thus been prioritized and will be completed as soon as possible. The Design team <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Design> has committed to delivering necessary assets by mid-August. Discussion about changes to OOjs UI also surfaced the desire to be able to create widgets on the server and then bind to them on the client (a feature proposed as part of the skinning RfC). This functionality is thus now planned to be implemented in OOjs UI before the skin refactoring begins. Metrics and dashboards standardization <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Analytics/Research_and_Data> This month we completed the documentation for the Active Editor Model <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Modeling_monthly_active_editors>, a set of metrics for observing sub-population trends and setting product team goals. We also engaged in further work on the new page views definition. An interim solution for Limited-duration Unique Client Identifiers (LUCIDs) was also developed and passed to the Analytics Engineering team for review. We analyzed trends in mobile readership and contributions, with a particular focus on the tablet switchover and the release of the native Android app. We found <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Mobile_editor_engagement/Editor_ac…> that in the first half of 2014 mobile surpassed desktop in the rate at which new registered users become first-time editors and first-time active editors in many major projects, including the English Wikipedia. An update on mobile trends will be presented at the upcoming Monthly Metrics meeting on July 31. Content API <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Services> The brand new Services <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Services> group started design and prototyping work on the storage service <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Storage_service> (see code <https://github.com/gwicke/rashomon>) and REST API <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Content_API> (see code <https://github.com/gwicke/restface>). The storage service now has early support for bucket creation and multiple bucket types. We decided to configure the storage service as a back-end for the REST API server. This means that all requests will be sent to the REST API, which will then route them to the appropriate storage service without network overhead. This design lets us keep the storage service buckets very general by adding entry point specific logic in front-end handlers. The interface is still well-defined in terms of HTTP requests, so it remains straightforward to run the storage service as a separate process. We refined the bucket design to allow us to add features very similar to Amazon DynamoDB <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_DynamoDB> in a future iteration. There is also an early design for light-weight HTTP transaction support. -- Guillaume Paumier Technical Communications Manager — Wikimedia Foundation
Tech newsletter (2014, week 35)
Hi, The latest tech newsletter is now available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/35 . Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next. More information on how to contribute is available at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute . You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. ————————————————————————————————— Other languages: বাংলা <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/bn> • English • español <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/es> • suomi <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/fi> • français <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/fr> • עברית <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/he> • українська <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/uk> • 中文 <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/2014/35/zh> Latest *tech news <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/35> are available. VisualEditor news - There was a error when you put your cursor directly after a reference list. It is now fixed. [1] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68588> - You can now add colors to links in the editor using gadgets. You can do this to see links to redirects or disambiguation pages.[2] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/150824/> - If you use Internet Explorer, you will soon be able to use VisualEditor. [3] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=50085> [4] <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69503> [5] <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/153980/> *Future software changes* - The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf18 <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/wmf18>) is on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since August 21. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis on August 26, and on all Wikipedias on August 28 (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.24/Roadmap>). - After August 26, you will have a central JavaScript <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/global.js> and CSS page <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/global.css>. They will be on Meta-Wiki and will work on all wikis. Read more on the help page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:GlobalCssJs>. [6] <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2014-August/0008…> *Tech news <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by tech ambassadors <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Ambassadors> and posted by bot <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message…> • Contribute <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/35> • Get help <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_amba…>.* -- Guillaume Paumier Technical Communications Manager — Wikimedia Foundation
Deployment of tablet redirect to mobile interface (action needed)
by Ryan Kaldari
Sorry for the short notice, but later today we will be deploying an update that will redirect tablet users by default to the MobileFrontend interface (which has been updated to better accommodate tablets). Users can still switch back to the desktop interface if they prefer it. There is one minor local update that we want project administrators to make that is related to this update. Please edit your local instance of the MediaWiki:Mobile-frontend-terms-url to include the URL to the mobile version of the WMF Terms of Use in your language. The links to the translations can be found at https://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use. For example, I went ahead and set https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Mobile-frontend-terms-url to: //m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use/de This will enable the Terms of Use link at the bottom of each page in the mobile/tablet interface. More information about the tablet redirect will be posted to the WMF blog later today. Regards, Ryan Kaldari
GlobalCssJs extension will be deployed on August 26
by Legoktm
Hi, I am excited to announce that on Tuesday, August 26, we will be deploying the GlobalCssJs extension,[1] which enables per-user JavaScript and CSS across public Wikimedia wikis. Users will be able to create global.js[2] and global.css[3] subpages on Meta-Wiki and these pages will automatically be loaded across all public Wikimedia wikis. There is documentation available[4] if you want to load JavaScript on a subset of all wikis (e.g., all Wikisources, all French language projects, etc.). Some users currently have manually set up global JavaScript/CSS by creating local user subpages (e.g., monobook.js/css subpages) to load their global scripts. For these users, the deployment of the extension will mean that modules will be loaded twice, and they will no longer be included in global scope[5]. A script has been prepared to delete these page if they were created in the standard format. Users can signup at a Meta-Wiki page[6] to have this done on their behalf once the extension is deployed. Thanks, -- Legoktm [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GlobalCssJs [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/global.js [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyPage/global.css [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:GlobalCssJs [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:GlobalCssJs#Variables [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GlobalCssJs
badges support on Wikidata
by Lydia Pintscher
Hey folks :) Just an update on badges support on Wikidata. We will be rolling out support for badges on Wikidata on August 19th. At this point you will be able to store the information that a given article is a good or featured article on English Wikipedia for example. More badges can be added on request. One week later we will enable showing those badges on Wikipedia/Wikisource/Wikiquote in the language links in the sidebar. If your Wikipedia wants them to be removed from the wikitext please get in touch with Amir. He has a bot to do it for you. You can try out the Wikidata-side of it on our test system: https://test.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296 Cheers Lydia -- Lydia Pintscher - http://about.me/lydia.pintscher Product Manager for Wikidata Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 10963 Berlin www.wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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Home » Opinion » Offshoring Q&A
Offshoring, despite the political controversy surrounding it, shows no sign of waning. In fact, just the opposite appears true. A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers says the U.S. financial services sector, in particular, is set to double offshoring by 2008.
Offshoring Q&A
SmartPros in Opinion November 18, 2005 108 Views
Offshoring, despite the political controversy surrounding it, shows no sign of waning. In fact, just the opposite appears true. A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers says the U.S. financial services sector, in particular, is set to double offshoring by 2008.*
According to John Berry, author of Offshoring Opportunities: Strategies and Tactics for Global Competitiveness, due out this month, PwC's report is on target.
"Basic accounting and lower-level bookkeeping processes are ripe for offshoring to leverage drastic wage differentials between CPAs in the United States and those in India or elsewhere," said Berry.
SmartPros asked Berry to explain more about offshoring and what it's all about.
Q: What is offshoring? How is it different from outsourcing?
Offshoring happens when a company relocates internal business processes to a foreign country. The company either manages these processes internally in the new country or contracts with an offshoring service provider. Outsourcing is the domestic version of turning over daily management of business processes to a third party. A U.S. company hires a U.S. service provider or a Canadian company hires a Canadian service provider.
Q: What are some offshoring trends in this first decade of the 21st century? What are the common services/processes that companies are offshoring today?
21st century trends include maturity of business process offshoring management — that is as more companies do it, more sophistication will seep into management of these relationships. This will only improve the amount of value organization's will capture through these arrangements.
IT has been the most prevalent because of the rich history of outsourcing this kind of work. Call centers is also very popular.
Q: What business is an ideal candidate for offshoring?
It is less about what kind of business or industry vertical and more about whether the organization in whatever industry can either reduce costs dramatically or create value by virtue of offshoring. Some conditions suggest, however, that some organizations are more suitable than others for offshoring:
Experience. Companies experienced with domestic outsourcing have already built up a reservoir of tribal knowledge that will help them manage this type of relationship. Even though there are differences between offshoring and outsourcing, the essence is the same — relinquishing direct oversight of business processes to an outsider.
Culture. Organizations used to partnering, alliances — the relinquishing of control — will find the offshoring process far less painful than the buttondown, hidebound, control freak companies.
Resource constrained. Startups and fast growing smaller companies sometimes haven't fully developed internal capabilities to handle all the operational business processes that are candidates for offshoring — HR, finance, IT etc. Companies such as these would do well to consider offshoring these important but non-essential functions, concentrating on innovation and building a market.
Q: How does a company overlook/overcome the bad press that offshoring does nothing but lay off Americans?
If by virtue of offshoring a company can show that the cost savings go into more strategic internal activities–R&D, marketing–that create opportunities, this is the biggest weapon to silence critics.
Q: Where do you see it 10 years from now?
If I could accurately predict the future I'd run for Mayor of the Universe. I do think, however, that for offshoring to continue on its current path it must overcome:
Growing political resistance. The quickest way to end offshoring is to pass a law making it illegal — and don't think Congress won't consider it if the perception is that job losses are too high because of it.
International political instability. One of the most important attributes needed for markets to flourish is a stable political environment rooted in the rule of law. We have and always will live in a turbulent world. There is no guarantee that political conditions in other parts of the world will remain condusive to offshoring investment.
Economic maturity of popular offshoring locations. Offshoring targets — Czech Republic, India, the Philippines — are all popular offshoring locations because they offer drastic differences in wages and other costs. But as any nation matures economically that arbitrage between costs in these locations and the U.S. will tighten. At some point, the differences could narrow to the point where no arbitrage exists anymore. When will this happen who knows? The question is, what countries will emerge as offshoring candidates when the usual suspects are no longer attractive?
Q: Any thoughts you'd like to add?
Offshoring is much more complex than some organizations imagine, especially to those who have little experience in domestic outsourcing. The biggest favor a company can do itself if it pursues offshoring as a legitimate response to either cost structure or strategic imperatives (some offshoring is strategic and not just about cutting costs) is to develop a repeatable, consistent decision framework that injects discipline into the process of executing a business process offshoring initiative. It doesn't have to be set in stone — it can be flexible so it can be modified over time as the organization gains wisdon — but needs to provide structure enough that offshoring decisions don't end up being ad hoc or willy nilly. When decisions are approached this way, the results aren't good.
Returning to the topic of offshoring accounting processes, Berry concluded: "Accounting processes are the perfect kind of low value-added activity a company must conduct but doesn't reap any rewards for."
* Offshoring in the financial services industry: Risks and rewards is a 28-page report available now in PDF from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The author, JOHN BERRY can be reached at www.according2jb.com or 541.549.8964. His book, Offshoring Opportunities: Strategies and Tactics for Global Competitiveness, is available at Wiley.com.
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At 12:25 p.m. Nicholas David Adams, 36, of Sterling, was arrested in the 500 block of Douglas St. on charges of violation of a protection order, possession of a schedule I/II controlled substance, criminal impersonation, violation/revocation of bail bond and failure to appear, as well as a warrant out of Sterling Police Department for theft — $50 to $300.
At 10:42 p.m. Eli Weber, 32, of Sterling, was issued a summons in the 600 block of Fairhurst St. for riding a bicycle in a careless manner, bicycle not equipped with front lamp, bicycle not equipped with red reflector and driving a vehicle while under the influence.
At 11:58 p.m. Katie Marie Stults, 32, of Wray, was arrested at mile marker 1 on Highway 138 on charges of distribution/manufacturing/possession with intent to sell, possession of a schedule I/II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
At 10 a.m. Ann Knatasha Hughes, 27, of Sterling, was arrested in the SPD lobby on a warrant out of SPD for failure to appear.
At 6:45 p.m. Billy Ray Orear, 37, of Evans, was arrested at 330 Lincoln St. on a warrant out of Loveland Police Department for failure to appear and a warrant out of Weld County Sheriff's Office for failure to appear.
At 9:20 p.m. a 2014 Toyota Rav 4, driven by Gloria Fritzler, 68, of Sterling, was traveling northbound on N. Third Ave. approaching Platte St. She failed to observe a Schwinn 27 bicycle, ridden by Elliot Park, of Sterling, and the Schwinn impacted the front drivers side of the Toyota. Park was thrown from his bike. The Toyota did not sustain any damage. The Toyota stopped briefly, before leaving the scene. When leaving the Toyota ran over the bike. No injuries were reported. The bike sustained severe damage and had to be carried from the scene. Fritzler was cited for careless driving.
At 10:44 a.m. a 2013 Dodge Ram, driven by Jack Roys, 50, of Sterling, parked on the west side of the road, in the 400 block of N. Fourth St., attempted to back out of the parking spot and its back end collided with the front end of a parked 1999 Saturn Ion, owned by Angela Hernandez, of Sterling. No injuries were reported. There was no damage to the Dodge; the Saturn sustained slight damage. Roys was cited for improper backing.


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Trends in drug-related hospitalisations in Queensland, 1999-2020
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) recently published a bulletin titled "Trends in drug-related hospitalisations in Queensland, 1999-2020". The bulletin includes information on overall rates of hospitalisations, drug type, demographics and general location. It shows the scale and types of pressures experienced by hospitals with implications for alcohol and other drug services.
The bulletin indicates an increase in hospitalisations from 2018-2019 (14,893 total or 300 per 100,000 people), an increase in hospitalisations for amphetamine and other stimulants, alongside a decrease in presentations for non-opioid analgesics and opioids. The highest per capita rate of substance related hospitalisations was observed in outer regional Queensland, with the largest overall numbers still seen in major cities.
In 2019-20, the rate of hospitalisations was highest among the 20-29 age group, followed by the 30-39 and 40-49 age groups (575, 476, and 360 hospitalisations per 100,000 people, respectively). The 10-19 age group rate was 347 per 100, 000 people. The rate of hospitalisations was higher among females than males in 2019-20 (307 versus 294 hospitalisations per 100,000 people). There were significant increases in presentations related to psychotic symptoms which is most likely linked to the increase in amphetamine-related presentations. Caution is advised in interpreting some of this data, as there have likely been improvements in data capture throughout the earlier years covered by this report, with introduction of new programs based in hospitals that led to better identification of substance related presentations.
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Celebrating its 10th Anniversary last year, the Rockerverb Series demonstrates better than anything else that a workhorse amp can be a master of all trades. The original Rockerverb was actually our first ever 'high gain' amplifier, with a unique voice that quickly became a firm favourite amongst the heavy crowd. However, its supreme versatility and dependability meant the series has been a mainstay for touring artists and session aces, both on the road and in the studio.
New for Spring 2015, the Orange Amplification Rockerverb 50 MKIII head combines over a decade of user feedback with numerous improvements to the design. In a first for the Orange Amplification Rockerverb Series, the MKIIIs include selectable output power options to manipulate headroom and volume. This 50 Watt version switches down to 25W in half power mode, whilst the mains transformers have also been upgraded better low end response and articulation. The MKIII also features the same footswitchable attenuator that has been so popular with users of our Thunderverb and Dual Dark Series amps.
The Clean channel has been revoiced on the new MKIIIs for a more 'chimey' response. The clean side now has even greater headroom than previous models, whilst still retaining the warmth and vintage character of a non-master volume design. Also, the valve driven spring reverb now has a more extensive range with a brighter trail. Add to this a host of other hidden refinements and you have the finest sounding and most feature-laden Rockerverb to date.
Switching the amp's output power allows for more control over the headroom and breakup from the output valves. Reduce the output for greater output valve clipping and saturation at lower volume levels. The Orange Amplification Rockerverb 50 MKIII features a 'half power' mode which drops the plate voltage on the output valves, reducing the output power to 25 Watts.


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This Autochrome was taken by Fred Payne Clatworthy (1875-1953) in 1922 at Zion Canyon National Park in Utah. The image depicts two sandstone rock formations that are part of a geological group known as the Court of the Patriarchs (alternatively as "Three Sisters"). The Patriarchs are three neighboring sandstone peaks on the west side of Zion Canyon in the park. Each is named after biblical fathers. From left to right (south to north) they are Abraham Peak, Isaac Peak, and Jacob Peak. Only Abraham (left) and Issac Peaks (right) are visible in this image. Arid trees are visible in the foreground of the image. Short, stubbly grass grows on the lower slopes of Issac Peak.
Fred Payne Clatworthy was a photographer and public lecturer who worked mostly out of Estes Park, Colorado during the first half of the twentieth century. Clatworthy was known for his mastery of the Autochrome screen plate, an early color photography format. In exchange for image use rights to Clatworthy's Autochromes, railways and transportation companies often sent him on all-expenses-paid photo assignments to various locations. In addition, approximately 100 of Clatworthy's Autochromes appeared in the pages of National Geographic Magazine between 1923 and 1934. From 1917 to 1934, Clatworthy regularly toured the United States, presenting Autochromes to the public in slide lectures. Some of his most notable venues included the Smithsonian Institution, the Field Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and Carnegie Museum. Between Clatworthy's lectures and published images, his work was seen by over ten million people in over 160 countries. Clatworthy also served as the official photographer for the Stanley Hotel, Covenant Heights, and the Rocky Mountain Young Men's Christian Association during the early half of the twentieth century. In addition to his photography work, Clatworthy also had several business interests in the Estes Park area including "Ye Littel Shop,," a curio store that sold furniture, produce, Kodak cameras, film, and Clatworthy's own images of the area. This image is part of the Fred Payne Clatworthy collection (Ph.00560). This image is a digital surrogate; appearance of original object may vary.
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Microsoft Excel worksheets can contain a lot of data and knowing which tools to use to find specific information is essential. Looking up data in a worksheet is done using the VLOOKUP and Index-Match functions. Test your skills with the free Excel Quiz.
Microsoft Excel 2016 and Office 365 make using data functions to look up information in a worksheet easier than ever before. Searching for specific information can be done using the VLOOKUP function and the Index-Match combination. Build powerful formulas in your worksheet using these functions.
Worksheets are used to display data in row and column format, usually with headings and/or rows containing total values of calculations. To make data easy to read, borders and color shading is used.
Excel treats all data entered in the form of text or numbers in a specific way depending on whether it is a numerical value, percentage, text, date, time, currency, etc. To ensure data is read correctly by Excel and users, format cells, rows and columns with specific value formats to ensure the data displays correctly and behaves as expected.
Formatting functions in Excel provide options that will make the data in your worksheet easier to read and understand. Use different fonts, font colors and sizes, bold, italic, underline and built in styles to create visually appealing worksheets.


Sure, the holidays are full of cheer, but they're also full of group shots, selfies and opportunities to capture moments with family and friends who we rarely get to see throughout the year. We're all familiar with the classic photos taken on Christmas morning and Christmas Eve— they're staples of the holiday season. But these days, there's a new tradition that comes to town with Santa and the elves, and that's the holiday social media shot. Social media posts and pictures let us share the magic of the season with loved ones we're not able to be with — but in the hustle and bustle of the season, it can be tough to remember to take photos, much less give them the cute and clever captions that Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter are famous for. That's where we come in — we've gathered our favorite funny, heartwarming, and clever captions just ready for you to copy-and-paste onto your holiday photos as cute Christmas captions.
Looking for clever Christmas captions for photos? You've come to the right place. We have holly jolly captions to add just the spark your holiday Instagram photos need. Want to add a little wit to your snapshots? Looking to go beyond simple emojis and hashtags and add sparkling wordplay and a dash of Christmas cheer to your photos? Read on for our favorite clever Christmas captions for Instagram.
Looking to add a little sugar and spice to your Instagram photos? You'll need cute Christmas quotes and good Christmas captions for your holiday shots. Like the sprinkle of sugar on a Christmas cookie, cute captions and sweet quotes can make or break your Instagram shares. Looking for likes? Love to see those comments stack up under your photos? Add a cute Christmas caption, pile on the Santa emojis, and inspire your friends and followers to double-tap, like and comment on your holiday posts.
When you're playing Santa and you're wide awake in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, scrolling through your Instagram feed for a quick minute can be a welcome distraction from the gift-wrapping and meal-prepping tasks at hand. Add a little spark to those small hours of the night by posting a preparation pic with a cute Christmas caption — seeing the notifications and likes roll in will help you feel more like a jolly old elf and less like Scrooge.
The children are nestled all snug in their beds … and when they wake up in three hours, they'll be acting like terrors. But for now let's just savor this moment.
Oh, the joy of Christmas morning! The smiles, the new toys and gadgets, the discarded wrapping paper covering the floor. It's the perfect time to grab photos that your family will cherish forever — but don't waste precious time debating on the wording for your good Christmas captions. Instead, let us help. Put a few of those favorite Christmas morning captions in the Notes file on your phone so all you need to do on Christmas morning is copy, paste and post.
Old Saint Nick deserves a little love on Instagram, don't you think? Give that jolly old elf some credit on his longest work night of the year by writing a few Christmas Instagram captions inspired by the man in the red suit. You never know — it might just earn you a place on the nice list!
Dashing through the snow can really take it out of you, as any hard-working reindeer will attest. It would be nice to have Rudolph and the gang at our disposal for last-minute holiday errands, but mentioning them in Christmas captions is the next best thing. Get a (sleigh) load of our favorite funny Christmas captions evoking reindeer cheer.
Where are Blitzen and Rudolph when you need them? Let's get this sleigh on the road!
On Frazzled, on Stressball, on Hurried and Worried! Oh, are those not the reindeer names? I guess I have other stuff on my mind.
What would it take to get those reindeer to fly us out of Christmas traffic? I mean, they'll already be in town, right?
Donner and Blitzen have nothing on this ride — we're packed up with presents and ready to ride!
Baking up all the treats to keep the kids happy during their reindeer games.
Want your Christmas captions more snappy than sappy? We're on board with clever Christmas captions for Instagram that will have your family cracking up and patting you on the back. Whether you're looking for sass or a tiny bit of snark, we think you'll love bringing a little witty banter to the holiday season.
You'll want to show off those new earrings that you open on Christmas morning, and what better way than snapping a sparkly selfie? Let the world see your smiling face, and pair that selfie with a clever Christmas caption for even more likes and comments.
Lord, give me strength. And another glass of eggnog.
I don't always take selfies, but when I do, I take Santa hat selfies.
Wrapping, baking, planning, caroling ... but first, coffee.
Getting everyone in the shot is the hard part — adding good Christmas captions to your group photos doesn't have to be! When the gang's all here, we have the Christmas Instagram captions to spread holiday cheer.
Happy holidays from all of Santa's elves!
Getting everyone in the photo was tougher than trying to put wrapping paper on a bicycle, but we did it.
We're just a bunch of candy canes — sweet and slightly twisted.
"It was so easy to fit everyone in the group picture!" ... said no one ever.
And to think, Timehop and Facebook are going to remind us of this picture for the rest of our lives.
We woke up like this ... at 3 a.m., thanks to a couple of over-excited children.
The holidays are all about tradition, and short Christmas quotes help us remember our favorite moments from year to year. Here are a few of our favorite cute Christmas quotes; they make great Christmas Instagram captions, they're perfect for writing on holiday gift tags, and they're fun to share at the table over Christmas dinner as well.


An out of state DWI or DUI as well as out of state arrests, suspensions, and motor vehicle law violations can result in a suspension or revocation of your Massachusetts Driver's License or right to operate. There are several reasons why an out of state license suspension or out of state violation may result in a Massachusetts License Suspension. The National Driver Registry or NDR is one source of potential problems for Massachusetts Drivers. The National Driver Register (NDR) is a computerized database of out of state DWI and other information about drivers who have had their licenses revoked or suspended, or who have been convicted of serious traffic violations such as DUI. State motor vehicle agencies provide NDR with the names of individuals who have lost their privilege or who have been convicted of a serious traffic violation. When a person applies for a driver's license the state checks to see if the name is on the NDR file. If a person has been reported to the NDR as a problem driver, the license may be denied or suspended. This system can make Out of State License Suspensions and out of state DUI cases frustrating and difficult for the Massachusetts resident.
If the registrar receives official notice, in any form which the registrar deems appropriate, including electronic transmissions, that a resident of the commonwealth or any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter has been convicted in another state, country or jurisdiction of a motor vehicle violation, the registrar shall give the same effect to said conviction for the purposes of suspension, revocation, limitation or reinstatement of the right to operate a motor vehicle, as if said violation had occurred in the commonwealth.
As used in this section "motor vehicle violation" shall mean a violation of law, regulation, by-law, or ordinance, except a violation related to parking, the nature of which would have been reported to the registrar pursuant to chapters eighty-nine, ninety, ninety C, or one hundred and seventy-five, if said violation had occurred in the commonwealth.
If the registrar receives official notice, in any form which the registrar deems appropriate, including electronic transmissions, that a resident of the commonwealth, or any person licensed to operate a motor vehicle under the provisions of chapter ninety, or any applicant therefore has had a license or right to operate suspended or revoked in another state, country or jurisdiction, the registrar shall not issue a license to said person, and if a license has already been issued the registrar shall immediately revoke said license, without a prior hearing. However, if said license or right to operate is subsequently reinstated by such other state, country or jurisdiction, the person may apply to the registrar for reinstatement of said license in the commonwealth.
This law requires the RMV to treat an out of state violation "as if said violation had occurred in the Commonwealth." The law also requires the RMV to suspend your Massachusetts license if your right to drive is suspended or revoked anywhere else.
If your Massachusetts license is revoked due to a suspension or revocation in another state, you must be reinstated in that state before you can resolve any revocation in Massachusetts.
Once you have resolved the suspension or revocation in the other state, you can resolve your NDR Suspension / Revocation in Massachusetts.
If your license was suspended or revoked because of and out of state DWI (also known as DUI, OUI, or "drunk driving") or Vehicular Homicide, you will be required to provide the Mass. RMV with court abstracts from the case. The court abstract should show the charges and the outcome or disposition of the out of state DWI case.
Your clearance letter and driving records may not be more than 30 days old.
If you have any questions or need more information about your Massachusetts suspension or revocation, you may call the Suspensions Department of the Massachusetts RMV at (857) 368-8200 or you may contact a Mass. License Suspension Lawyer.
In cases involving out of state OUI offenses, once you provide the Massachusetts RMV with the necessary information, the out of state suspension will be cleared from your Massachusetts License and the Registry will suspend your Massachusetts Driver's License for 1 year for your first offense OUI, 2 years for your second offense OUI, 8 years for your third offense, 10 years for your fourth offense, and lifetime for your fifth offense. For 1st and 2nd Offense Out of State OUI, a Registry Attorney may be able to dramatically shorten the length of the suspension and/or get you a hardship license. Contact us to discuss this option.
Dealing with out of state issues can be extremely frustrating and confusing. However, License Suspension Lawyers deal with these issues everyday. Also, if you currently reside out of state and the Massachusetts Registry is causing a problem with your license status in your home state, License Suspension Lawyers may be able to help you. In many cases, we have been successful in restoring our clients' right to operate without the client having to appear in Massachusetts for a hearing. Contact an attorney today regarding your out of state issue.
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