This paper examines the similarities and differences in driving while impaired (DWI) laws in the United States (US) and Canada. Essentially all DWI law in the US is governed by state statutes, while many Canadian policies are a part of the Canadian Criminal Code, set by the national Parliament. The federal government in the US has attempted to use financial incentives in order to encourage states to pass more stringent DWI laws, and in particular, a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for DWI of 80 mg%; open container laws, and more severe sanctions for repeat DWI offenders. Legislative records and history have been reviewed in order to determine dates of passage of laws as well as introductions of policy that failed to become law. Records include text of legislation as well as oral and written testimony. A comparison of the dates of enactment of laws in US states and Canadian provinces was made for BAC limits, administrative per se laws, special BAC limits for young drivers, and sanctions for DWI convictions. Federal legislation that provides incentives for passage of state laws in the US has not resulted in across the board passage of .08 or open container laws. Canadian provinces have uniformly lower BAC limits, and stricter penalties for DWI violations.
5000� and reported as g/210 L. While there were significant individual subject differences in both women and men in peak alcohol concentrations between beer and whiskey, the differences between the average peak alcohol concentrations between women and men, and beer and whiskey were insignificant.
Results from a study of the incidence of alcohol and drugs in road accident fatalities carried out between 1996 and 2000 show a large increase in the incidence of illicit drugs (from 3% to 18%) since the last comparable study in Great Britain in the mid-1980s. For practical and ethical reasons, there are extreme difficulties in obtaining an un-biased control sample of the incidence of drugs in a population of non-accident involved road users. Whilst a fatal road accident population represents a well defined population for study it was considered desirable to study the incidence of drugs in alternative populations of road users, particularly those who were primarily non-accident involved. One such population is the sample of drivers and riders who are required to give an evidential sample, under the 1988 Road Traffic Act, after suspicion of drink-driving above the legal limit. A subset of 2000 such cases where blood was given was selected anonymously from England and Wales and subsequently analysed for comparison with the fatally injured sample.
The results show that the incidence of drugs in a broadly representative sample of drink-drivers (26.7%) was similar to that in a population of fatally injured road users carried out over the same period (24.1%). When the fatally injured population who had also consumed alcohol was taken into account, there was shown to be no significant difference in drug usage between the two populations. The distribution of those who had consumed drugs and those who had not was not significantly different in the two populations.
There are almost no studies of the geographic distribution of DWI offenders. Basic information such as whether DWI offenders are randomly distributed in the population or tend to come from specific neighborhoods could have important implications for DWI prevention and interventions. If geographic clusters are identified, anti-DWI efforts can be targeted at specific areas, whereas this type of geographic targeting would not be appropriate if the DWI population is randomly distributed. The objective of this study is to determine whether the home locations of DWI offenders are spatially clustered by using appropriate spatial analytic methodology. All DWI offenders (i.e., any drinking-driving conviction) from 1990-1994 in Erie County, New York form the database for this study. Over 15,500 DWI offender home addresses were geocoded and allocated to census tracts and block groups. A spatial scan methodology based on a case-control approach was used to determine whether census tracts or block groups formed significant geographic clusters. Results based on the analysis of DWI offenders at the census tract level and block group level identified a number of statistically significant spatial clusters. The geographic analysis found that specific high and low rate areas could be identified based on official DWI conviction information. The clusters based on block groups provided a refinement of the clusters found at the tract level. The geographic distribution of DWI offenders is clustered and not random, which could be used to target intervention programs.
Alcohol-impaired driving continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. During 2000, alcohol was involved in 40% of all traffic fatalities (1). One promising countermeasure to alcohol-impaired driving is the ignition interlock license restriction program. Ignition interlock devices are designed to prevent an alcohol-impaired driver from starting and operating a motor vehicle. License restriction means that drivers are approved for license reinstatement on the condition that they agree to a license restriction prohibiting them from operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. The conditional interlock license restriction is prominently displayed on the driver�s license of each program participant. Ignition interlock license restrictions have shown potential for reducing recidivism among drivers with multiple alcohol-related traffic offenses (2). Later analyses of this same cohort examined recidivism rates 3 and 4 years after study entry (3, 4). In the current paper, new recidivism rates for the one year interlock license restriction program and second (i.e., first year post-interlock) through fifth year (i.e., fourth year post-interlock) of follow-up are presented using newly developed electronic data abstraction methods. There was no statistically significant difference in the recidivism rates for the interlock license restriction (4.0%) and control groups (4.8%) in the fifth year after study entry.
Effects on low doses of psychoactive substances are quite weak and difficult to measure. Furthermore, if sedative effects or vigilance reduction are to be investigated a methodological and practical issue is to induce the effect rather than wait for it. Therefore, a new rationale is introduced that adds high effort episodes into normal tasks. We term this approach �MaxMin� method. In this approach we give subjects the chance to remain vigilant by operating more actively. This self-activation is possible in early stages of fatigue only, whereas at the last stage subjects tend to reduce the stress. In our experimental design subjects had to drive a monotonous route in a simulator and were instructed to stress themselves at predefined episodes by driving as fast as possible. After each trip (about 25 min monotonous route and 5 min driving with high demands; 11 trips overall) subjective ratings and BAC were measured. Subjects of one group consumed alcohol aimed to reach a peak BAC of 0.5 � and were compared to the non-alcohol group. The alcohol group drove faster within the periods of high demand. Their lane deviation was increased during the fast trips as well as during the normal epochs. Physiological data on EEG and eyelid closure will be presented to confirm the hypothesis of the self- activational process.
conclusions concerning the rate of recidivism after completion of the programme, as data is not yet available for analysis. Nevertheless, the preliminary results are so promising that the programme will be expanded to cover all of Sweden, as well as include all driving licence categories.
This article reviews a recent period of 15 years of experimental studies of driving related performance skills under low BAC levels. It concludes that different behavioral areas exhibit sharp differences in both the threshold BAC level at which impairment appears and the magnitude of impairment. Several major areas that are important for traffic safety demonstrate significant impairment at the lowest BAC levels examined.
The number of driving-under-the-influence of alcohol (DUI) arrests varies widely among traffic officers within the same agency. A study was undertaken in the State of Colorado to evaluate what factors might underlie such differences. Data were obtained by anonymous questionnaire from a sample of Colorado traffic officers who differed in their arrest rates. Differences in DUI arrest rates were not related to the officers� personal experiences with alcohol, their knowledge about its effects, or their DUI enforcement training. The officers who made the most arrests generally were younger with fewer years in law enforcement and were more likely to say they actively seek DUI offenders, whereas those with low arrest numbers were more likely to say they arrest only those that they happen to see. Officers who made more arrests tended to have more positive attitudes about making DUI arrests and engage in a more active enforcement style. However these differences were small.
This study examined the age of onset of regular drinking as a predictor of self-reported drinkdriving behavior in young adulthood, using longitudinal adolescent and young adult survey data. There was a strong relationship between drinking onset age and young adult drink-driving level: those with drinking onset under age 14 were more likely to report more severe levels of young adult drink-driving. These findings offer sound, longitudinal evidence of the relationship between early drinking onset and young adult drink-driving level and underscore the need for early prevention efforts.
The Soci�t� de l�assurance automobile du Qu�bec conducted a roadside survey in June 2001 on truck drivers to assess their use of alcohol and/or drugs. SAAQ motor carrier enforcement officers intercepted a total of 2,803 truckers who were asked to take part in the survey, of whom 2,679 (96%) eligible drivers agreed to participate. Of that number, 2,172 (81%) gave a urine sample, 2,541(95%) a saliva sample and 2,629 (98%) a breath sample. Chemists at the Centre de toxicologie du Qu�bec were entrusted with analysis of the biological samples. The roadside collection of samples required elaborate planning. Achieving optimal participation was kept in mind in setting up the survey, which was considered in that light under all its aspects. Only two truck drivers (0.03 %) had a BAC above 0.08, while another 6 (0.2 %) had a BAC between 0.02 and 0.08. According to the toxicological analysis of urine samples, drugs were found in the following proportions: cannabis (4,8 %) , amphetamines (2,9%), cocaine (1,4 %), opiates (0,6%) and benzodiazepines (0,3%).
Most studies of substance abuse among injured crash victims have focused on vehicular occupants. This study compared demographic factors and toxicology test results (alcohol, cocaine, opiates, cannabis) in a large cohort of injured occupants and pedestrians admitted to a trauma center. Data were analyzed from a large clinical toxicology database from 1996 through 2000. There were 9,947 occupants and 1,547 pedestrians available for study. Alcohol and other drug testing rates were 98% and 47%, respectively, with no testing biases. Sixty-one percent of occupants and 73% of pedestrians were men (p<.01). Thirty-four percent of occupants were ?40 years compared with 39% of pedestrians (p<0.01). Compared with occupants, significantly higher percentages of pedestrians tested positive for alcohol (27% vs 20%, p<.01), cocaine (20% vs 9%, p<.01) and opiates (24% vs 18%, p<.01) There was no statistical difference in the percentage of pedestrians (13%) and occupants (15%) testing positive for cannabis.
The self evaluation of health status, the presence of pathological processes and the consumption patterns of medicaments and alcohol in a sample of Spanish professional drivers is analyzed in this study. 13% of professional drivers claim to suffer a pathological process, while 12.75% say they are taking medicaments. 46% of professional drivers drink alcohol every week, with an average consumption of 16.8 � 11.8 grams of pure alcohol per day, and 8.7% have a score of 8 or more points in the AUDIT test. These results show that the presence of pathological processes, the consumption of medicaments, of alcohol and its related problems is frequent in Spanish professional drivers.
Leung, S. Y., Starmer, G. A. and Godley, S.
Alcohol-affected drivers, and specifically young alcohol-affected driver, are over represented in road accidents in New South Wales. This single-blind study assessed the effects of a moderate dose of alcohol on inexperienced and mature drivers� reaction times, perception of vehicle speed, awareness, and ability to perform complex driving manoeuvres such as overtaking. Participants (20 males and 20 females) were required to consume an amount of alcohol sufficient to reach a target blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.080 g dL-1, and undertook two experimental sessions on the STISIM Drive� Driving Simulator at 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Comparisons were made between performances at target BACs of 0.000 g dL-1 (placebo condition) and 0.080 g dL- 1, as well as between the performances of young and mature drivers.
This paper provides an update on previous work that examined alcohol use among fatally injured operators of three types of recreational vehicles � snowmobiles, bicycles and all terrain vehicles (ATVs). It uses data from the TIRF Fatality Database from 1987 through 1999 to compare alcohol involvement in fatally injured operators of these vehicles to that among fatally injured drivers of automobiles. The implications of the findings for programs and policies are discussed.
2.104 drivers suspected of DUI recruited from different geographical regions of Sweden and a control group of 785 drivers not suspected of DUI responded to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcohol problems according to the AUDIT was four times as common among the male and female suspected DUI:s detected in general traffic controls as compared to the control drivers. Most interesting was the observation that almost half (46%) of the suspects with a BAC below the Swedish legal limit of 0.02% were found to have alcohol problems this is almost the same prevalence as among those with a BAC of 0.02- 0.099%. Drivers detected during the afternoon-hours had both the highest BAC and the highest prevalence of drinking problems. Alcohol problems among middle-aged female drivers suspected of DUI were particularly severe. Regional differences in BAC and prevalence of alcohol problem were found.
In January 1993 in all parts of Germany the same BAC limit of 0.08 % became a legal requirement. In 1998 a second BAC-limit of 0.05 % was introduced, which indicated an offence without suspension of licence. The stricter limit was accompanied by a newly introduced limit for breath alcohol concentration of 0.25 mg/l. Instead of taking blood samples the police can carry out breath tests using special measuring instruments. This new and less costly testing procedure is admissible evidence in a court of law. Since April 2001 the limit of 0.05 % has replaced the limit of 0.08 % as an offence, which carries suspension of licence for at least one month.
This paper compares the relationship between two factors that are known to affect the relative risk of involvement in a casualty crash: a driver's blood alcohol level and his or her choice of free travelling speed. It is concluded that measures which reduce travelling speeds are likely to be at least as effective in reducing the frequency of casualty crashes in Adelaide as measures which reduce drivers' blood alcohol levels.
Alcohol-impaired driving legislation and sanctions have historically been aimed at the offender with multiple driving while intoxicated (DWI) convictions, with little or no attention paid to the first-time offender or to alcohol-related events other than DWI [such as administrative per se (APS) violations involving breath alcohol content (BrAC) of 0.10 or more, APS breath test refusal and probation before judgment (PBJ)]. It is a widely held belief among the legislature and judicial branches of state government that first offenders criminally convicted of an alcoholrelated traffic law are drivers with a single and isolated alcohol-related violation that results in arrest. This finding is inconsistent with published estimates that a person can drive while impaired by alcohol 200 to 2,000 times before being arrested once for alcohol-impaired driving (1-6). Moreover, some drivers manage to have their records expunged under certain conditions, and many state motor vehicle administration (MVA) offices routinely purge driving records after a set number of years. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the typical so-called first-time offender will have had an extensive history of alcohol-impaired driving by the time he or she makes it into the MVA�s record system. The current research examines the relative risk of alcohol-related recidivism among drivers with one, two and three or more alcohol-related events (not just convictions) and expands prior research (7) using an updated data set. Our findings suggest that first-time alcohol-related traffic offenders are at a high and significant risk of recidivating even after one alcohol-related event and that alcohol-impaired driving recidivism among first offenders more closely resembles that of multiple alcohol offenders. The results demonstrate that any alcohol-related traffic event (APS BrAC of 0.10 or more, APS breath refusal, and PBJ), not just convictions, should be perceived by the courts, the MVA, and physicians as a marker for future alcohol-related recidivism. The results also suggest that relative risk among females is similar to the risk among males once females have had one alcohol-related event.
This study gives a survey on the characteristics of drunken driving in elderly persons (? 60 years) compared with younger offenders (< 60 years). It is based on the evaluation of the alcohol data banks of two German university institutes of forensic medicine in the 10-yearinterval from 1991 to 2000. The proportion of elderly drunken drivers is still relatively small, but has increased continuously. Senior citizens showed lower average blood alcohol concentrations, but revealed stronger influence by alcohol and were relatively over-represented in various types of accidents. The development in a provincial and a metropolitan area of Germany was comparable.


Dr. Michael White (born November 29, 1954 in New Orleans) is not only a virtuoso clarinettist, but also an acclaimed musicologist, accomplished composer, veteran educator, and historian of jazz and New Orleans music. White has been at the forefront of traditional New Orleans jazz for the past 25 years. His records continually push the music forward without leaving the past behind, and his writings and tribute concerts are incisive, interesting, and inspiring.
Michael White continues an active career in a variety of capacities, and his collection of awards, accolades, and accomplishments is ever-growing. These include receiving the rank of Chevalier of Arts & Letters from the French government in 1995, being awarded the 2008 Heritage Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts (the nation's highest award in the traditional and folk arts), and being named the 2010 Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Humanist of the Year. He has been awarded Clarinetist of the Year by Offbeat Magazine in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, in addition to winning Best Traditional Jazz Artist of the Year from Gambit Magazine's Big Easy Awards in 2010.
With a career now spanning over three decades, Michael White continues to grow his musical legacy as one of the authoritative figures on New Orleans Jazz Music, and one of the finest clarinetists to walk the streets of the crescent city.


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Q: Why work is done on the system in this case? Consider the following situation:

The system is the air contained within a bicycle tire along with a
  tire pump connected to it. The pump plunger is pushed down, forcing air into the tire. Assume this interaction is over before the air cools significantly.

In the book where this is being discussed, it is said that work is done on the system.
I can't get the idea here. As far as I know, we have two extensive variables: the volume $V$ and the number of moles $N$ of gas molecules which make up the air inside the tire.
So, we could write the internal energy as $U=U(S,V,N)$, and thus we would have:
$$dU = TdS - PdV + \mu dN$$
Now we see the following: if one forces air into the tire, two things happen in my point of view:

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*The number of molecules of gas making up the air in the tire will increase. Since we are forcing more air inside, we are effectively changing the number of moles $N$. In that case, since $dN$ is positive, we have chemical work $dW_{\mathrm{chemical}}=\mu dN$ being done on the system.

*On the other hand, the volume will also increase. Trying to imagine the situation, as air gets injected into the system, the volume will expand, "pushing the tire out". If we picture a flat tire and imagine air being injected into it, we see that as the tire is filled with air, its volume increases. In that case, it seems to me that we are also pushing the boundaries of the system by the expanding the volume. So we would have a positive $dV$, and consequently, we have mechanical work $dW_{\mathrm{mechanical}}=-PdV$. This is work done by the system as it expands.
The book doesn't talk about chemical or mechanical work. It just says "work is done on the system". But from my point of view, chemical work is done on the system while the system does mechanical work on its surroundings.
Is my point of view correct? Or am I completely wrong? Am I missing something here?

A: The trick here is that the indicate that the system is the tire and the pump, so $dN=0$, because the system of the pump and tire is closed, so the volume of the system, in fact decreases because of the motion of the piston, so $\delta W_{\text{mechanical}} = -P dV$ is positive, since $dV$ is negative, so that is how the "Work done on the system" results.
It's also notable here that they specify only one compression, so that the system will remain closed, if the piston refilled with outside air, the analysis may be a little different.

A: The convention of most thermodynamic books is such that the signs of work and heat indicate the energy added to the system. So, PdV (without minus sign)  is the energy done by the system. The reason the book calls it energy done on the system is that it includes the minus sign. I hope this is clear now.

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Now we see the following: if one forces air into the tire two things happen in my point of view:
The number of molecules of gas making up the air will increase. Since we are forcing more air inside the tire, we are effectively changing the number of moles NN. In that case, since dN is positive, we have one chemical work dWchemical=μdN  being done on the system.
On the other hand, the volume will also increase. Trying to imagine the situation, as air gets injected into the system, the volume will expand, "pushing the tire out". If we picture one flat tire and imagine air being inject into it, we see that as the tire is filled with air, its volume increase. In that case it seems to me that we are also pushing the boundaries of the system by the expanding the volume. So we would have a positive dV and consequently we have mechanical work dWmechanical=−PdV. This is work done by the system as it expands.
The book doesn't talk about chemical or mechanical work. It just says "work is done on the system". But from my point of view, chemical work is done on the system while the system does mechanical work on its surroundings.
Is my point of view correct? Or am I completely wrong? Am I missing something here?

Please consider an alternative view:
Here we do not talk about chemical process or negative work done by the system as one is doing positive mechanical work through the piston of the pump in compressing the air adiabatically and pushing it in the tire.

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*when one is pressing the bicycle pump giving a number of strokes say N ,he is compressing the gas and as the valve opens to send the gas in tire -

The event can be broken up in parts to assess the total amount of work done .Suppose in i th stroke a pressure Pi is developed .
The process is quick so an adiabatic process can be assumed and using adiabatic  ideal gas relationship the change in Temperature of the air can be calculated as a function of new temperature say T'.
Work done in this process can be equated to
 W'=no. of molesx sp. heat at constant volume x change in temperature.

*This hot gas is pushed in the tire so work done  W''  in pushing it in terms of pressure
inside the tire developed and new volume can be expressed.

*The sum of above two work is the total work done W = W' +w''

*the change in internal energy of the air in the tire can be related to total work done on air pushed in.

*Finally the total work done can easily be expressed as function of new pressure developed and the new volume.
and a model estimate can be made with real values of Pressure developed ,temp. change and number of strokes.
A model calculation gives that to pump up a tire in say 10 minutes
giving 200 strokes with max. temp. of 192 degree Celsius  and
pressure max. of 4.65 atmosphere one needs about 115 watts of power delivered through the pump.
Please refer to the following for details of the above calculation:

http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/examples/tirepump.pdf

A: If you make the following statement
"The system is the air contained within a bicycle tire along with a tire pump connected to it"
then you have defined your system and in one stroke the number of molecules of gas in the system is constant.
Since the change is rapid you assume that it is an adiabatic change and so you do not have to worry about heat.
The work done on the system is done by an external force compressing the gas in the pump.
The work done by the system is the work done increasing the volume of the tyre against atmospheric pressure.
The net work done on the system is the difference between these two quantities and the book says this is positive which is not unreasonable as otherwise this system would be a source of energy and the gas in the system would get colder?

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Liquid Rubber Plasti Dip is a coating for a modern stylish car. Rubber mainly includes bitumen and doesn't consist of harmful volatile substances.
Innovative rubber created by development engineers has many useful qualities which attract the consumers on the market.
Not everybody can paint the car with liquid rubber PlatiDip, however, every motorist wants to stand out from the boring car flow.
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Neither vinyl film nor usual paint can boast of such long list of useful properties that liquid rubber has.
Primarily, this material was available only in black color. However, the innovation has quickly stolen car owners' hearts, which has made developers face the necessity of creating the range of extra colors including all shades of classic black andwhite, as well as of bright orange and yellow. Most of car owners are not ready to accept such dramatic changes and are restricted by such procedure as coating of wheel discs with liquid rubber. With the color range diversity this option can completely change the appearance of the car.
The fact that you can apply rubber yourself, with your own hands, is especially pleasant. You need have neither special conditions (spray booth) nor preparation work to transform the car (rubber can be applied on any clean surface even if it wasn't buffed and primed beforehand).
As for the skill level, reading is enough because instructions attached to the bottle with rubber are enough to do everything you want. Due to its unique composition, there are no runs and ply separations; rubber also doesn't cause troubles that you can have during coating the car with usual paint.
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drying (this stage takes no more than an hour).
Of course, all these advantages take place if professional and high quality materials are used. So, for instance, the Russian motorists have already appreciated the product released by Plasti Dip trademark.
Liquid Rubber Plasti Dip on the Car Logo: How to Apply It, Video.
Many drivers who want to stand out from the gray flow have been recently choosing liquid rubber Plasti Dip. It is an extraordinary way of decorating the car to the advantage of the body. Of course, there are other techniques, for example, stickers or airbrushing. But it differs from airbrushing a lot. You won't be able to remove it yourself. You will have to consult with professionals or paint the car completely. In the end, you will spend much money, and, more than that, you can remove liquid vinyl yourself.
Who does prefer liquid rubber?
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It is unpretentious as it doesn't damaged because of rough washing and doesn't crack.
It is perfect for bad roads.
Liquid rubber isn't oxidized; moisture, alkaline and acid have no effect on it.
It is perfect for winter as the roads are strewed with chemicals.
Plasti Dip is applied on any surface. It's better to consult with a specialist but any motorist will be able to coat the car with liquid rubber himself after preparing the body in beforehand.
The video is recommended for watching.
Before beginning the coating, it's necessary to de-grease the car and place it in a warm dry room. Then determine the working area with masking tape: hide and seal spots that won't be changed.
It's better to work on the car in the open air, in sunny, warm and windless weather because dust and dirt can get in and cause bumps and bubbles. Such requirements are established on purpose because liquid rubber is a very caustic substance. Working with it, it's necessary to wear gloves and a respirator. Rubber is applied with a soft brush, a gun or a sprayer in layers.
The first layer of liquid rubber must be half-transparent. That means that initially the effect will be minimum and insignificant. Then you let the car dry out for half an hour.
The second layer of liquid rubber is 80 per cent transparent. You need 3-12 layers and 12-24 hours for drying as it depends on the complexity.
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Rubber paint applied on the surface forms a matte film that is no worse than the vinyl one. Rubber coating is thicker than a film, more than that, it remains flexible. In any, even the worst, weather rubber paint will not lose its attractiveness as the sun has no effect on it and it doesn't shrink and crack.
Wonderful protecting features prevent minor damages of the surface, fine splits and acid-alkaline substances. Liquid rubber is of great demand in the sphere of car styling and it can be explained by material's features. You needn't remove styled parts before painting. It's not necessary to prepare the car continuously and to apply special coatings before painting. Rubber pain dries out quickly and doesn't smell strongly.
There are many car owners who paint the car body with liquid rubber. Some of them paint wheel rims and separate body parts with it. Applied rubber coating forms even layers and remediate defective spots.
A wide choice of colors that can be mixed lets create interesting versions.
Before painting the car with liquid rubber you should remove all the furniture from the room and clean the dust out. There is an important requirement: the room temperature shouldn't be less than 16 degrees and more than 25 degrees, otherwise the coating integrity will be destroyed while drying-out. The car, especially rims and parts that you are going to paint, must be clean and dry. Rubber paint doesn't cover the wet surface and bubbles after drying-out. The parts that you aren't going to paint are covered with a film.
Then proceed to car painting with liquid rubber. But before doing this you should dilute paint with solvent and fill the airbrush with it.
The first layer will not cover the old coating but the second one will give an expected result. Both layers need 15 minutes to dry out so the whole process of painting will take you about 2 hours. Remove the film only an hour later. 24 hours after painting you can get into the updated car. So, you will change the car appearance by spending on it just a couple of hours and buying only the paint. At the vehicle service station you will spend more money on such procedure.


Mother of social media star and beauty guru Cloe Breena, who's best known from her YouTube channel, CloeCouture. She passed away from cancer in February 2016 and her daughter shared a tribute video in her honor titled, "Good Bye Mom."
Her daughter first started making YouTube videos in January 2011.
She had been battling with cancer for 17 years before she passed away.
In addition to Cloe, she has daughters named Mia and Sage.
Her daughter featured Vine superstar Cameron Dallas in her video titled, "How to Tell if Your Crush Likes You."


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Director: Agostino Ferrente
The 'film within a film' method of movie making, where the story is portrayed through the lens of a mobile phone camera as an eyewitness account, is at risk of becoming hackneyed. It does however, lend itself well (and make a lot of sense) to documentaries, especially in the drama/crime genre.
Agostino Ferrente's Selfie, as the name suggests, employs the front-facing phone camera to chronicle the lives of two young men, Pietro and Alessandro, as they navigate and socialise in their rough Neapolitan neighbourhood of Rione Traiano. The smart but timid Pietro wants to be a barber but suffers from a painful sense of ennui in his struggle to find work, whereas buoyant best friend Alessandro gets by on his wages from working in a bar and lets Pietro cut his hair (but not without a few jabs and quips). The boys are grieving: one of their friends, Davide, was shot and killed by a policeman, and the incident has been distorted by the media to favour the officer responsible.
This is where Selfie's more personal approach to capturing footage is most effective. By weaving together these moments of visceral confidentiality, the film reveals the lived realities that tourism promotional material purposely ignores; Rione Traiano is Camorra territory, where crime is commonplace and many of the local boys fall into 'pushing' drugs as a source of income. Pietro and Alessandro's friend Checco, for example, did this briefly but chose a different path (and, luckily, came out unscathed). Another notes that those involved in the drug trade have two enemies: the police, and the competition. The latter are the real threat, he says, as they will show no hesitation in their bellicose attempts at governance.
The bitterness and heartache of losing a friend, combined with the ever-present gang intimidation, manifests itself in the friends' approach to filming the documentary itself. The musing "a documentary doesn't only show the good stuff" encapsulates this perfectly. Pietro and Alessandro have insecurities and personal struggles – such as Pietro's overeating as a coping mechanism for his grief, and Alessandro's jealousy of his buddy's moustache – but their offerings of support in their times of need is the real backbone to this artistic endeavour. Their willingness to show vulnerability, genuine and uncompromising, counteracts the hypermasculinity and lawlessness lurking at every street corner.
Details and tickets for screenings of Selfie at Sheffield Doc/Fest are available here:
https://www.sheffdocfest.com/films/6662
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Mike Delamont is ready to unleash God's jokes on us, just in time for the holidays!
Are you excited to see God this Christmas?
God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special, that is. From December 5-7, Fringe circuit veteran Mike Delamont will be hitting the stage as everyone's favourite deity in a power suit, skewering everything from Brussel sprouts to the three wise men.
While tickets for Fringemas are all sold out, tickets are still available for the December 5 and 6 performances. Get them now, and don't miss the best and only way to celebrate Jesus' birthday!
God is a Scottish Drag Queen: A Christmas Special runs December 5-7 at Studio 1398, located at 1398 Cartwright Street on Granville Island. Buy tickets now, or purchase tickets to this show and two more Theatre Wire Package shows and your tickets are automatically discounted! Check out all the shows that are part of the Theatre Wire Package here.


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Come Out & Play San Francisco is back in 2013 with more City-Sized Fun!
Let your friends know you're coming! Click the unicorn above and RVSP to the festival on Facebook.
Come Out and Play was founded in 2006 to offer the public new ways to enjoy and experience their city through games played in public spaces. It was the first festival of its kind in the world and remains a leader in identifying trends in public gaming and an inspiration for games festivals worldwide. Since then, the festival has run annually in New York City. In 2010, the festival expanded to the West Coast alongside one of its co-founders, and in 2013 will present its fourth San Francisco edition as a weekend festival in the Mission. Then, come back on November 10th from 11AM-4PM to the Mission Recreation Center for a day of family friendly games (fun for ALL ages).
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Chef Daniel Tellez dedicates culinary creations to Mexican cousins
Flora Tsapovsky
Copita, located on Bridgeway in Sausalito, features an executive chef who pays tribute to his family in Mexico through a creative menu. Photo courtesy of Copita.
By Flora Tsapovsky
Daniel Tellez, executive chef of Sausalito's Copita Tequileria y Comida, tries to visit his home country of Mexico at least twice a year. Traveling between Mexico City, Puebla, Jalisco, Oaxaca and other spots, he always makes sure to visit some of his cousins. That's quite the itinerary, since Tellez has 52 of them. In the beginning of 2016, Tellez decided to channel all of that family love into the new menu at Copita, launching a weekly specials program dedicated to his cousins and their culinary preferences.
When Tellez joined Copita in the beginning of 2016, it was with a goal to refresh the menu. Born and raised in Mexico City, he's worked in a number of restaurants in Rome and his hometown, tapping into Michelin-starred establishments and collecting, on his route, awards and recognition from Bocuse d'or, the New York City Wine & Food Festival and more. Despite all of this glitz and résumé markers, family and tradition are enormous inspirations for Tellez.
"Growing up in Mexico and being surrounded by all of my family and a lot of friends brings back a lot of wonderful memories," he says. "Whenever I visit, there is always some kind of special feast happening. Of course, I love to do most of the cooking and it's also a fun time for the rest of my family to get involved and help out. I really love and miss that."
Taking all of that longing and adding fresh local ingredients, Tellez is now on the 30th week of his tongue-in-cheek, elaborate 52 Cousins menu journey. After all, family is where passion for cooking was ignited within him.
"I grew up only a few blocks away from my grandmother's house," he recalls. "She always called on all of her grandchildren to help her in the kitchen. I was one of the youngest grandchildren and I always loved
Copita Executive Chef Daniel Tellez has 52 cousins who inspire his culinary creations. Photo courtesy of Copita.
watching her cook. I was also very eager to jump in and help out as much as I could!"
In his cousin-celebrating menu, there's something for everyone, with plenty of dishes rarely seen on typical Mexican-Californian menus. Week 31, running from July 18-23, is dedicated to cousin Cassiana, who grew up in Zacatecas, one of the six known birthplaces of the famous pozole dish. Her week will feature Pozole Rojo de Pollo, a rich chicken stew with hominy corn, lettuce radish, oregano and chile de arbol.
"Though her mother had made it with pork, she told me she preferred chicken, as it offers a much lighter flavor profile," Tellez says.
Next, Week 32 (July 25-30) will shine a spotlight on cousin Julio, a cactus grower and "one of the leading voices in the debate on whether cactus may become the world's next kale." To honor Julio's healthy outlook, Tellez created an Ensalada de Nopal, with Nopal cactus, tomatoes, onion, lettuce, and panela cheese. In the following weeks, customers can expect Mexico City Street-Style Esquites (off-the-cob white corn with epazote, queso fresco lime and chili powder), Chile en Nogada (poblano chile filled with Mexican picadillo meat and nogada sauce), Crab Taquitos (fried crab tacos in tomato and serrano broth with chipotle aioli) and other regional Mexican delicacies.
When it comes to Mexican cuisine in the Bay Area, this approach—looking back to lesser-known classics and incorporating old family recipes—is exactly the right way to innovate and keep things interesting. In his cooking, Tellez, who oversees all of Copita's gluten-free menu, combines the family rarities with news fresh from Mexico.
"I am constantly in contact with my chef friends in Mexico to hear about the latest trends and I also get a lot of inspiration during my trips to Mexico," he says. "My vision has always been to continue to evolve Mexican food without losing its roots, and using high-quality ingredients."
The cousins, on their end of things, welcome the tribute.
"When I came up with the idea, I let them know about it before I started putting together the menu and they seemed really happy and excited," Tellez says. "It's my way of saying thanks to them and to relive some of the memories we have from growing up together."
Copita Tequileria y Comida, 739 Bridgeway, Sausalito; 415/331-7400; copitarestaurant.com.
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The transformation began in a matter of hours.
It started beside a rack of low-priced rods and a display of lures in a sporting-goods store. The selection was skimpy. But to my sons, Jack, 6, and Mick, 4, this was a portal to a secret world. For two years they had been stuck in a city. Now their fishing lives were about to begin. They wanted to know everything.
What is this? A swimming plug. And this? A jig. What do you catch on jigs?
Few people would rank this 7-pound channel catfish at the top of a piscatorial beauty parade. Of course, he probably doesn't think much of our looks, either.
The fish hit a trolled plug while we were walleye fishing in Saginaw Bay, a reminder that Michigan has one of the nation's best but most underutilized and underappreciated channel cat fisheries.
Not only are the whiskered hunters excellent gamefish, they can be found almost everywhere in the state, are readily accessible to shore fishermen and are delicious table fare, as many a Southerner will be happy to tell you.
GREEN BAY — Muskie fishing opens in Wisconsin's northern waters on Saturday, and many anglers will make the traditional trek to the lake-filled meccas surrounding Boulder Junction, Minocqua, Eagle River and Hayward.
Meanwhile, a much smaller group awaits the opportunity to tackle lower Green Bay and its ability to provide outsize muskie.
TWO RIVERS — Peter LeClair and many of the other commercial fishermen in the area are wondering where all the smelt have gone.
They're also wondering how they seemed to disappear so quickly.
Walleye fishing in the Detroit River has been fabulous this spring, with the limiting factor mostly being high winds and rainy days that have kept anglers from getting out.
In fact, it has been so good that a morning when four anglers land 13 fish up to 5 pounds is considered slow.
It's time. Although, my timing is way off as I was chasing Lake Michigan smallmouth today and am running late. Forgive me.
Proponents of Michigan's growth potential in fish farming say the state is in good position to land the "big" one.
Wisconsin's general inland fishing season opens Saturday, and if the weather cooperates, anglers should be able to look forward to good fishing across the state.
Among the staples of TV outdoors programs are shows about anglers flying to lakes in northern Canada and Alaska to fish for giant pike. Most anglers are fascinated by the idea of casting to fish 45-50 inches long, 25-45 pounds and, as a fishing buddy once said, "have a head like a German shepherd."


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Chris Okotie ends second marriage
Monday, June 25, 2012 at 8:29 AM by Khadijah Thabit
Rev Chris Okotie's second marriage has ended after only four years. The Head Pastor of the Household of God announced in church yesterday, that he has separated from Stephanie Henshaw whom he married in August 2008. He told his congregation that he wanted to be the one to break the sad news to them and hoped for their understanding. He also said there was no going back,that the marriage was over!
This is Rev Okotie's second failed marriage. It would be recalled that a lot of controversy trailed his marriage to Stephanie, a widow and mother of three. Pastor Okotie had earlier divorced his first wife Tina, who is now living in the United States of America.
The marriage between the estranged couple started during a thanksgiving service held in his church on August 10. Okotie created a stir when he told his congregation that the Holy Spirit revealed to him that his bride had never been married before. The woman, who was married, was dead and this one is born again, a new creation and quoting the bible, he said, "old things had passed away"- so also was the fact that she was once married. Okotie had also dispelled the belief that the bible is against re-marriage after divorce in a situation where the spouse is still alive. "There is a difference between a man abandoned by his wife and the one that divorces. The only thing that breaks a relationship is a divorce and even when there's a divorce, the bible says you can re-marry," he said.
It was gathered that Okotie ignored opposition from his church members and other relatives concerning his decision to wed Stephanie, claiming he had heard God clearly this time. Members of the church had even organised secret vigils and prayer sessions for their pastor to change his mind, but when their prayer did not materialise, some relocated to other churches. Some of his followers claimed his actions were contradictory and confusing.
At a press conference, Okotie said his new bride was destined to marry him from her birth and that people really did not appreciate what love is. He said he began 'walking closely' with Stephanie in 1999, a year after his divorce and he had asked her to marry him many times. "She was not particularly certain whether it was what God wanted for her. So I had a situation where I had to get the Lord to persuade her that he is part of this agreement," he said.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - March 26, 2010 - Strides for Life-Arizona is a family-friendly fun run-walk that will take place on April 11 around part of Tempe Town Lake in an effort to raise funds for lung cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).
This will be the first Strides for Life event in Arizona and the first outside of New York, where the event's organizer, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF), has raised more than $1.7 million for lung cancer research since 2006, when it organized its first run-walk in Southampton, N.Y.
LCRF, a leader in helping advance the pace of lung cancer research, previously awarded $75,000 to TGen to name the Lung Cancer Research Foundation Bench, which enables TGen scientists to conduct groundbreaking investigations.
"Given the world-class research resources in the state, Arizona was the first choice in expanding the Foundation's signature event, especially since a portion of funds raised will go towards TGen's lung cancer research program," said Laurie Carson, founder of the LCRF.
"Funding for lung cancer research and education is crucial, yet even though the disease is responsible for almost one-third of all cancer deaths in the nation, there is a severe scarcity of funds,'' Carson said.
There remains no practical way to screen for lung cancer. As a result, nearly 75 percent of patients are diagnosed with advanced-stage disease, leaving few options for treatment. TGen's Lung Cancer Research Lab is at the forefront of efforts to improve lung cancer detection, develop new therapies and enhance our understanding of tumor biology.
Among American women, lung cancer is responsible for more cancer deaths than breast cancer and all gynecological cancers combined. And while the link between smoking and lung cancer is well established, nearly 50 percent of new lung cancer cases are former smokers and about 15 percent have never smoked.
Registration for Strides for Life-Arizona will start at 7:30 a.m. on April 11 at Tempe Arts Park, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, on the south side of Tempe Town Lake, midway between Priest Drive and Mill Avenue, near the Tempe Center for the Arts.
Races will begin at 9 a.m. The first 500 participants in the run-walk will receive Strides for Life t-shirts. The 50-yard dash for children ages 2-10 will start at 10:15 a.m., with the first 200 participants receiving a Strides for Life medals and t-shirts. Awards will be given to the first adult, youth and first five members of a team to cross the finish line.
The run-walk for adults is $25 ($30 after April 4), and $10 for youths under 18. There are no fees for children in the 50-yard dash. More information, please contact the TGen Foundation at www.tgenfoundation.org or 602-343-8470; or the LCRF at www.lungfund.org or 800-380-7988.


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Manila Major Preview: Mineski
By Daily Esports May 27, 2016
With the last of the Majors happening in the Philippines, it is no surprise that Filipino team, Mineski, is feeling the pressure to win.
Some can say this team, Mineski, started it all for competitive e-sports gaming in their country. They all come from humble beginnings, with a group of friends initially playing together and participating in local tournaments of the now almost obsolete original Defense of the Ancients game. Back in 2004, it was just a group of guys playing for fun. Now more than ten years later, their name eventually went on to become a business franchise, with a chain of computer cafes and teams on different games representing the Filipino Gaming Community. Their main focus is to pave the way for e-sports to be recognized as a legitimate sport in the Philippines. They also serve to encourage a lot of young gamers to work hard to achieve their goals and eventually make a name for themselves. Mineski has truly come a long way, and they intend to do more. They do all this with hopes of further raising their home's flag into this competitive world of professional gaming.
With Mineski being one of the longest running teams in E-sports history, they have seen their fair share of players coming and going. Just this April, they have switched out players yet again. Now confident, their new team consists of five very talented individuals. Julius "Julz" De Leon takes up the support role, having a solid five years of competitive gaming experience. Jun "Bok" Kanehara is known for his consistent offlane playstyle. Mark "Cast" Pilar who used to coach the team, will be replacing player JessieVash Cuyco who will now be the team's sixth man. Ryan Jay "Bimbo" Qui is a solid contender for position 1, having shown outstanding moves in tournaments past. Newcomer Benhur Lawis, with a 7k solo MMR rank to his name, is a carry player who has yet to show what he is truly capable of.
Having lost the ESL-One tournament despite a huge home-court advantage, they seem more determined now more than ever to prove themselves worthy of recognition and to regain the waning support of their Filipino fans. If their surprising win from the losers' bracket of the Manila Majors SEA Regional Qualifiers is an indication of what's to come, it seems like there is more to this team than meets the eye. With their famous catchphrase "Laban" (fight) and "Puso" (heart), we can't dismiss this team's determination and willpower to earn the championship just yet. If they do win in the Majors, it would truly be an epic tale of victory against all odds.
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The numbering suggests that there was probably an initial set of 297 slides to which others were added over a period of years.
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Lawyers Complaints Service: Censured for intemperate comments about judges and justice system
Auckland lawyer Dr Tony Molloy QC has been censured by the National Standards Committee (NSC) for comments about judges and the justice system that were not made in a reasoned and temperate manner. The determination is subject to review by the Legal Complaints Review Officer.
Dr Molloy made the comments while putting forward a proposal that the High Court would benefit from judicial specialisation.
"The NSC was of the view that the issue of judicial specialisation was worthy of debate and it accepted that Dr Molloy's views were honestly held and were made in good faith," the committee's decision states.
"However any comments should be made in a reasoned and temperate manner (to be adjudged on the individual circumstances in each case)."
If they were not made this way, the conduct may contravene a lawyer's obligation under s4 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 and rule 2 of the Rules of Conduct and Client Care, which state that one of the "fundamental obligations" of lawyers is to "uphold the rule of law and to facilitate the administration of justice in New Zealand".
The committee said it considered that some of the reported comments of Dr Molloy in an article entitled New Zealanders shafted by fraudulent justice system, says top QC, published in the National Business Review on 29 August 2012, were not expressed in a reasoned and temperate manner.
Comments of Dr Molloy alleging a fraudulent justice system and alleging that judges were flouting their oaths and were sitting under false pretences were decisive in the NSC reaching this view.
These comments included the following:
"This is not an attack on the competence of judges, but on their delusions of omnicompetence."
"How would you like your brain surgery done by a gynaecologist or by an orthopaedic surgeon?"
"You would balk at the stupidity of putting yourself in the hands of someone working outside his field, yet New Zealand lawyers and judges do it all the time."
"For the so-called justice system to charge daily hearing fees for judges so badly mismatched to the cases in hand is fraudulent."
"What judges are doing is very wrong. They take an oath to administer justice according to the law."
"If they don't know the law applicable to the case before them, it means they are already flouting their oath, which is pretty rich when it is considered that they can put witnesses in jail for flouting their oaths."
"But every High Court judge today is out of his or her depth in many fields of the law, and accordingly is sitting under false pretences when he or she is sitting in those fields."
"The law is being corrupted for want of judicial specialisation."
As well as the censure, the NSC ordered Dr Molloy pay $1,000 costs.
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August Ames: Suicide Note Found In Adult Film Actress' Car, History Of Sexual Abuse And Depression Unearthed
August Ames left something behind when she allegedly took her own life.
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August Ames' suicide note was found in her car days after she was found dead in Camarillo, California, as a new report unveiled her history of sexual abuse and possible mental health problems prior to her death.
According to a new update from The Blast, the Ventura County Medical Examiner discovered a letter allegedly written by the 23-year-old deceased adult film actress prior to her death on Tuesday, December 5.
Based on the report, Ames apologized to her family for taking her own life, but made no reference to bullying and whether or not she killed herself after being accused of homophobia for refusing to work with a man who performed in "gay porn" in the past.
Many of August Ames' friends and family have been under the impression that she committed suicide because of a recent Twitter storm where she was criticized for her post about choosing whom she wanted to work with.
In fact, his brother, James Grabowski, blamed bullies for pushing her to end her own life, based on a previous report from the Inquisitr.
"Bullying is not a joke. It took my sister's life and I can't get her back," he wrote in a Facebook post that has since been deleted.
"I lost my baby sister yesterday. There is no replacing a love and bond like I had with her. She was my rock and I was hers."
Based on the report from The Blast, August Ames was found dead at a public park at around 3:45 a.m. local time. The medical examiner has since declared her cause of death to be asphyxiation due to hanging and initial investigation on the scene revealed no trace of foul play.
With people thinking that she commited suicide because of the vicious posts about her for being a homophobe, the Independent UK took a glimpse at Ames' past and found that she suffered from sexual abuse and may have incurred a mental health problem because of that.
One of the men responsible for August Ames' suicide, 18-year-old "pansexual" @JaxtonWheeler, who tweeted this to her: pic.twitter.com/yeMZ1e6bzz
— Nat (@ghostinmarble) December 7, 2017
According to the report, August Ames, whose real name is Mercedes Grabowski, admitted on the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast in September that she experienced "a lot of sexual molestation" while growing up. At the time, she confessed that the trauma she felt had been compounded because people did not believe her when she tried to get help, causing her to still feel depressed at the time of the interview.
"It was just awful. It's still recent where I have to keep myself occupied or else I start thinking about all that s*** and then I fall into a depression."
The 23-year-old adult film actress had also revealed how she hated therapy because of most doctors' reactions when they learn about what she does for a living.
"I would get in contact with some people and then I would feel badly because they'd be like 'what's your profession and I'd be like 'oh, I'm in the adult industry' and then I'd feel like they're like 'oh, that's the whole reason that you are the way you are' and then I'd get turned off."
August Ames had also admitted that she had a history with drugs while growing up. Toxicology tests are still being performed to her remains, although initial reports stated that there was no drugs or alcohol found at the scene or in her vehicle.


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How many software developers are there in the world?
26.9 million software developers
How Many Software Developers Are There in the World? According to Evans Data Corporation Data's Global Developer Population and Demographic Study, there are 26.9 million software developers worldwide, a number that is expected to grow to 27.7 million in 2023 and 28.7 million in 2024.
What is the growth rate of software developers?
How many software developers are there in the world 2021?
How many software professionals are there in the world?
How big is the global software market?
How fast is the software development industry growing?
Which country has the most software developers?
Is the computer software industry growing?
How much software is in the world?
Will software developers disappear?
What is the size of the global business software market?
How many software companies are there in the United States?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects a faster-than-average 22% job growth rate for software developers, analysts, and testers from 2019-29. In an age where nearly every industry uses software technology to achieve rapid growth, software engineers enjoy exceptionally strong employment prospects.
How big is the software development industry?
Size of the industry The global software products market amounts to US$968.25 billion in 2021 and had a coumpound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4%.
How many software developers are there in the world in 2020?
Abstract. This IDC Market Perspective quantifies and segments the worldwide developer population in 2020. "The overall developer population in 2020 was 26.2 million and features 13.5 million full-time developers, 7.8 million part-time developers, and 4.9 million non-compensated developers.
A world of developers. According to the 20th edition of the State of the Developer Nation report, there were 26.8 million active software developers in the world at the end of 2021.
According to a study by EDC, as of 2018, there are 23 million software developers worldwide. This population is expected to grow to 27.7 million by 2023.
How big is the software industry in 2021?
The software market in India is estimated to surpass USD 8.2 billion by the end of the calendar year 2021, according to research firm IDC. The software market in India is estimated to surpass USD 8.2 billion by the end of the calendar year 2021, according to research firm IDC.
Is software development in demand?
The demand for software engineers has been on the rise for quite some time now, and shows no sign of stopping. Software developer employment is projected to grow 21% by 2028, which is faster than the average projected rate of growth for all occupations (5%).
b. The global business software and services market size was estimated at USD 429.59 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 474.61 billion in 2022.
Revenue in the Software market is projected to reach US$608.70bn in 2022. The market's largest segment is Enterprise Software with a projected market volume of US$243.30bn in 2022. Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2022-2027) of 5.78%, resulting in a market volume of US$806.20bn by 2027.
Is there a shortage of software engineers?
Retirement, exiting the workforce and moving to different occupations is highlighting this projected shortage of developers. Not only are there not enough developers to meet demand — but those who are available may lack the necessary software development skills for popular frameworks.
How many engineers are on Netflix?
80 developers
According to the latest Sandvine report, Netflix now accounts for 15% of downstream traffic across the entire global internet. Edge Engineering has more than … we build and operate more than 50 applications, and yet we only have about 80 developers. That's 80 developers for 50 applications.
The HackerRank study that China and Russia had the most talented programmers and developers. Developers from China outscored programmers from other countries not only in mathematics but also in functional programming and data structure challenges.
Are software developer jobs declining?
Developers are dropping out of the profession in large numbers despite efforts to grow the number of computer science graduates and software engineers.
Will software developers be needed in the future?
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of job opportunities in software development is projected to increase 22% from 2020 to 2030, much higher than the projected national average growth rate for all professions of 8%.
How many Software Developers have been in the world over the years
Number of developers in the world
2018 23.9 million
2019 26,4 million
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology, the majority of programming jobs may disappear within twenty years. There's no doubt that programming jobs are secure, if not on the rise. Demand will always be there for people who can write code.
Why does Netflix pay its engineers so much?
By keeping our organization small and our teams lean, each manager has fewer people to manage and can therefore do a better job at it." Netflix has enjoyed a stratospheric rise over the past several years, coupled with burgeoning revenue. Hastings feels that those bottom-line results prove his theory correct.
There were 26.4 million software developers in the world in 2019, a number that in 2023 is expected to grow to 27.7 million and 28.7 million in 2024. With blazing fast websites, smart phones, and the ability to access content and data online within seconds, we often take technology for granted.
What is the software development market growth rate?
The software development market is growing at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 4%. The employment of software developers is projected to grow 21% between 2018 and 2028. On average, the development stage of creating new software takes up 63% of the software department budget. 67.7% of software developers use JavaScript.
Size of the global business software market, which includes enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software, was estimated by Statista to be 83 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. Leading CRM vendors include Salesforce, Oracle and SAP, which also play big roles in the ERP market.
There are more than 100,000 software and IT services companies in the United States, and more than 99 percent are small and medium-sized firms (under 500 employees). approximately 14 percent since 2014.


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Zenith Classic Rock takes weekends to air
By Roy Martin	 January 23, 2013 - 4:01 pm
Online station Zenith Classic Rock is using a 30 day licence to broadcast on FM, DAB and AM for 15 weekends during the first quarter of 2013.
The transmissions cover the south-east of Ireland and the programmes are entirely music, with the content classic rock and album tracks, designed for an adult audience.
It is the only radio station in Ireland and the UK to broadcast in AM Stereo too.
Station Manager Andy Linton told RadioToday.ie: "Given an AM Stereo compatible radio, the quality is much better than normal AM. This is because the stereo aspect requires the transmission system to be better engineered than mono, and the receiver manufacturers to take more care.
"AM Stereo sounds amazing! On our website there's a link to a webstream which relays the AM Stereo, which will be available each weekend.
"We aim to show that there is a place in the radio market for a specialist station such as this, with none of the dilution of news, chat shows etc that other stations have."
Presenters on the seven year old station include Martin Kilbridge, Jimmy Leavy, Paul Dower and Bob Lawrence and the station can be heard on 103.8FM, DAB and Stereo AM 1584 from studios in Waterford.
Andy continued: "Our ultimate aim is to secure an FM licence, but in the shorter term we're trying to raise money to get a content provision licence so Zenith can be carried on DAB in the South East and Dublin on a continuous basis."


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Northern Ghana Deserves Better
by iRASTO January 4, 2021 May 20, 2021 0
Late Professor John Evans Atta Mills won the 2008 elections. True to his promise, he set up the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).
The budgetary allocation to SADA was 25million Ghana Cedis in 2011 and 20million Ghana Cedis in 2012.
The government also issued a bond of 200million Ghana Cedis in 2012. This was to serve as the seed capital for SADA.
One of SADA's early projects was the SADA Mango Project which was undertaken in partnership with some private plantation keepers known as sevice providers.
Many farmers went into this project with large amount of monies which yielded to nothing. SADA had failed to mechanise the boreholes that will provide water to support the plantations as has been agreed.
Alhaji Sumaila planted 20 acres of mango, his efforts got wasted because the borehole drilled in his farm was not mechanised. Ibrahim Iddrisu also planted 20 acres of mango. He was not even lucky to get a borehole let alone ask for mechanisation.
SADA cleared the land and provided farmers with the seedlings. SADA was also supposed to drill mechanised boreholes to water the plantation. The farmers were to provide labor and pay back SADA's investment after harvesting the mangoes.
SADA however, failed to mechanize the boreholes, thereby crippling the project.
Former CEO of SADA, Gilbert Seidu Iddi said, in all, 120 boreholes were drilled, each one cost 25000 Ghana Cedis making a total of 3million Ghana Cedis. Clearing the land, supplying of fertilizer and other inputs as well as labor expenses put the cost of this project into several millions of dollars. But SADA's failure to mechanize the boreholes has negated the viability of the project.
SADA is not the first organization to undertake mango project in the north. There are many success stories of mango plantation in that part of the country.
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The SADA service provider whose project failed because SADA did not provide water took Manasseh Azure to his own private plantation with a limited budget. He developed an impressive 50acre mango plantation a few kilometers from the field of SADA project.
In June 2012, SADA awarded an afforestation contract to ACI Construction Limited to plant five million trees in the SADA zone. Investigation has revealed that this company is a building and construction firm. It had no record of undertaking any tree planting project.
An investigation into the project more than a year after the trees were planted showed a high level of failure. In the three regions, only a few of the regions had appreciable level of survival.
The afforestation sites that had high level of survival were close to water and were relatively small.
So, is the SADA afforestation program a success story?
Some part of the SADA zone has a fixed vegetation cover. The northern region for instance, houses Ghana's biggest wild lives forest, the Mole National Park. These areas clearly do not need afforestation projects but it was found out that forest were cleared to make way for the afforestation project in some of the locations.
At Blema in the Northern Region, economic trees such as the shear had to be felled to make way for the project.
Does it make sense to clear trees and plant trees?
In 2012, SADA entered into a joint venture with Asongtaba cottage industry and exchange program to commercialize the production of guinea fowls. A joint venture company was formed; the SADA Asongtaba guinea fowls production and marketing company limited. The joint venture was to employ 1,500 workers and produce 250,000 guinea fowls in a year for sale.
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The guinea fowl project was to be implemented in the five SADA regions. The project had stopped and SADA was unable to retrieve its investment. The reason for the failure of the guinea fowl project is not difficult to find; the joint venture was a murky transaction that lacked transparency. Even thought SADA paid 15million cedis to the private company, it could not tell whether the company paid its share of 56.4 equity into the joint venture.
Gilbert Iddi was in office for more than one year after the joint venture company was established. He personally signed a cheque to pay SADA share of the money into the joint venture. Strangely, he paid the money to the private company instead of the joint venture account.
Gilbert Seidu Iddi
The joint venture company failed to live up to its promise. SADA has not been able to retrieve its investment as directed by the Auditor General's report in 2013.
The Auditor General also faulted SADA for not adhering to transparent procurement processes in the award of contracts.
Gilber Iddi would not admit any wrong doing of failure on the part of SADA.
It defended the decision to do sole sourcing in awarding contracts instead of open competitive bidding.
The 2013 Auditor General's report said, SADA breached the procurement law by handpicking ACI construction for the afforestation project. The report says, the money should be surcharged to Gilbert Iddi or ACI construction.
Indeed, there are question marks about the persons SADA handpicked for the projects.
The SADA afforestation project was awarded to a company owned by Roland Agambiri. The guinea fowl project was also awarded to a company owned by the same person.
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Earlier investigations into a corruption scandal at the Youth Employment Program revealed that four companies belonging to Mr. Agambiri were involved in that scandal.
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The Auditor General also indicted SADA management for wasteful and expensive trip to Europe, huge payments to consultants and investing in projects with very little or no prospect of recouping its investments. There were no actual works beyond the billboards advertising them.
It was discovered that equipment procured for the project were abandoned even though it was the time of the year to do the project.
More than a year after the Auditor General published the report indicting officials of SADA and businesses, no one has been prosecuted and no money has been refunded.
Attempts are being made to rebrand SADA, it is not clear what the future will look like but one thing is clear, the authority that was setup to give hope to the people of Northern Ghana was hijacked by government officials and businesses connected with the government.
Millions of dollars were misused and no one has been held accountable.
Economic rain of SADA has fallen heavily but the ground it was supposed to nurture is still dry.
That is the story of the sad SADA saga
Credit: The Sad SADA Story by Manasseh Azure Awine, 2015
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Shima is a given name.

Notable people
Shima Iwashita (born 1941), Japanese actress
Shima Kakoku (1827-1870), Japanese photographer
Shima Mehri (born 1980), Iranian biker
Shima Nikpour (born 1988), Iranian actress
Shima Niavarani (born 1985), Iranian-Swedish actress
Shima Ryū (1823-1900), Japanese artist
Shima Sakon (1543-1600?), Japanese samurai
Shima Yoshitake (1822-1874), Japanese samurai

See also
Shima (surname)
Shima (disambiguation)

Given names
Japanese unisex given names

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Two trains were delayed after a van came into contact with a bridge beneath the track at Needham Market.
The 12.47pm service from Cambridge to Ipswich and the 1.58pm service from Ipswich to Peterborough were delayed after a road vehicle collided with a railway bridge at Needham Market.
A spokesperson for Greater Anglia confirmed that Network Rail engineers attended and conducted an inspection at the scene, where the bridge was found to be structurally safe.
Nobody is thought to have been injured in the collision.
Trains are now running as normal.


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Occidozyga é um género de anfíbio anuro pertencente família Ranidae.

Espécies
 Occidozyga baluensis (Boulenger, 1896).
 Occidozyga borealis (Annandale, 1912).
 Occidozyga celebensis Smith, 1927.
 Occidozyga diminutivus (Taylor, 1922).
 Occidozyga floresianus Mertens, 1927.
 Occidozyga laevis (Günther, 1858).
 Occidozyga lima (Gravenhorst, 1829).
 Occidozyga magnapustulosus (Taylor et Elbel, 1958).
 Occidozyga martensii (Peters, 1867).
 Occidozyga semipalmatus Smith, 1927.
 Occidozyga sumatrana (Peters, 1877).
 Occidozyga vittatus (Andersson, 1942).

Ligações externas
 Géneros e espécies da família Ranidae - AmphibiaWeb
 Lista de géneros - ITIS
 Lista de géneros - Amphibian Species of the World

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Epic 'War and Peace' film invades Berkeley…
Epic 'War and Peace' film invades Berkeley Film Archive
By Randy Myers, Correspondent | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: June 5, 2019 at 2:49 pm | UPDATED: June 6, 2019 at 5:10 am
A line that winds around the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. Soaring pre-ticket sales prompting UC Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive to add more screenings… .
So what's kicking up this crazy cinematic hoopla? It's gotta be a new superhero movie, right?
Try instead the much-revered, award-winning 1960's film adaptation of Tolstoy's classic 1869 novel. Yes, Sergei Bondarchuk's epic seven-hour version of the epic, 1,225-page novel — "War and Peace" — took the world by storm, collecting a best foreign language Oscar and a Golden Globes award, among other accolades.
Critics and audiences have understandably been wowed by the work, appreciating the meticulously directed Russian production, which also features Bondarchuk in the lead.
The Castro sprinted through it in just one day, and drew huge crowds in the process, while the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is dividing it into four digestible parts. If you're a cinema buff, you won't want to miss this hailed work that features adventurous directing and jaw-dropping battle sequences, along with compelling dramatic scenes.
It's a visual feast, and appears to be shaping up into one of the hottest tickets on the specialty movie circuit.
Details: Part 1, 2 p.m. June 8; Part 2: 4:30 p.m. June 9; Part 3: 5:30 p.m. June 8 and 1:30 p.m. June 15; Part 4: 7 p.m. June 6, 7:30 p.m. June 8, and 3:30 p.m. June 15; Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; $5-13; bampfa.org.
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South Kesteven District Council has unveiled its first new council homes in the district in over 10 years in the first of a series of projects.
The Egglestone House development comprises of four two-bedroom flats on Sandon Road in Grantham, part of an initial £3m two year building programme to provide 33 new homes in South Kesteven. Demolition work started in January to clear the site with contractors Woodhead which now includes homes that include a mix of property types that will suit tenants of all ages and meet specific needs of people with disabilities.
High energy performance is a key feature in the new homes, providing affordable warmth for residents and meeting 'Lifetime homes' standards, a set of 16 design criteria that provide a model for building accessible and adaptable homes. Portfolio Holder for Good Housing Cllr Terl Bryant joined SKDC Leader, Cllr Linda Neal, SKDC chief executive Beverly Agass and Glenn Slater, Business Development Director at Woodhead for the ribbon cutting on the site on Wednesday (August 13).
Cllr Bryant said: "These are attractive new homes that hail the first step in our drive to help provide a much needed increased number of council houses at sites across South Kesteven.
"Housing legislation has changed in recent times to allow us more flexibility in terms of building new homes and this has enabled us to deliver these excellent properties.
"These homes will be templates used for development of social housing in the district in the future.
"The homes here at Sandon Road are an excellent example for future projects and make a much needed addition to our housing stock. They are a smaller size than the bulk of our properties and will help us to meet the needs of our residents and current legislation.
Craig Pygall, Construction Director at Woodhead commented: "South Kesteven District Council has embraced the EMPA process which enabled us to be involved early in the project to develop their design.
Pictured are: L-R; Michael Broadhurst, project coordinator for Woodhead's, Cllr Terl Bryant, SKDC's portfolio holder for good housing, Peter Winson, Site Manager for the Sandon Road Development and Cllr Linda Neal Leader of SKDC.