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X Factor è la versione italiana del talent show musicale di origine britannica The X Factor. Le prime quattro edizioni sono andate in onda su Rai 2, mentre dal 2011 è in onda su Sky Uno e su Now dal 2014 con repliche su Cielo e TV8, dopo la rinuncia da parte della Rai per via degli alti costi di produzione e l'acquisto del format da parte di Sky Italia che, dopo aver avuto l'esclusiva per otto stagioni TV, ha poi prolungato la trasmissione del talent fino alla stagione 2023. Dall'undicesima edizione, RTL 102.5 diventa la nuova radio ufficiale del programma, subentrando a Radio Deejay (edizione 6-10) e Radio 105 (edizione 5).

Il programma è stato condotto da Francesco Facchinetti durante le prime quattro edizioni dal 10 marzo 2008 al 23 novembre 2010, da Alessandro Cattelan dal 20 ottobre 2011 al 10 dicembre 2020, da Ludovico Tersigni dal 16 settembre al 9 dicembre 2021 e da Francesca Michielin dal 15 settembre 2022. Dalla settima edizione il programma viene prodotto solo da Fremantle Italia senza la collaborazione, come per gli anni precedenti, con Magnolia, la quale ha prodotto le puntate inerenti alle selezioni del programma.

Il programma
Il talent show è una competizione tra giudici, ognuno dei quali a capo di una categoria di aspiranti artisti musicali (senza esclusione di generi). Fino alla terza edizione le categorie, e di conseguenza i giudici, erano tre, mentre dalla quarta sono passate a quattro. Dalla quindicesima edizione vengono abolite le categorie, ma permangono quattro squadre per altrettanti giudici.

Il programma è suddiviso in diverse fasi:
 X Factor On The Road (edizioni 8-in corso)
 Casting (edizioni 1-in corso)
 Audizioni: senza pubblico (edizioni 1-4; 14-15); con il pubblico (edizioni 5-13; 16-in corso)
 Bootcamp: (edizioni 1-7); Six Chair Challenge (edizioni 8-10; 16-in corso); Five Chair Challenge (edizione 11-15)
 Home Visit / Last Call: senza pubblico (edizioni 1-12; 14-15); con il pubblico (edizione 13; 16-in corso)
 Live Show (edizioni 1-in corso)

Per passare dalla prima fase delle audizioni alla seconda fase servono i "sì" di almeno due giudici a maggioranza semplice (tre dalla quarta edizione). Gli aspiranti cantanti verranno poi divisi in categorie specifiche e assegnati al proprio giudice di appartenenza durante la seconda fase, per poi essere scelti definitivamente durante la terza fase, nella quale i cantanti canteranno davanti al proprio giudice in una location scelta da quest'ultimo. Successivamente i cantanti sono pronti per salire sul palco vero e proprio del programma. Durante le puntate live i cantanti sono suddivisi equamente in due manche. Al termine di ogni manche, e a seguito del televoto, il meno votato va al ballottaggio dove ogni giudice decide di eliminare uno dei due. L'eliminazione avviene a maggioranza semplice e in caso di parità, se i giudici sono quattro, dalla quarta edizione si procede ad uno spareggio chiamato TILT tramite un televoto della durata di 200 secondi.

Il premio finale è un contratto discografico da € con la Sony Music e, solo per la terza e quarta edizione, un posto di diritto nella sezione Big del Festival di Sanremo. Fino alla undicesima edizione il programma si avvaleva della direzione artistica di Luca Tommassini passato ad Amici di Maria De Filippi per questo motivo dalla dodicesima alla tredicesima edizione il programma si avvaleva della direzione artistica e creativa di Simone Ferrari. Dalla quattordicesima edizione il talent musicale si avvale della direzione artistica e delle coreografie di Laccio e Shake, esponenti del Modulo Project.

Dettagli edizioni

Nelle prime edizioni il giudice vincente è sempre Morgan, prima con gli Aram Quartet, nella seconda stagione con Matteo Becucci e nella terza con il futuro vincitore del Festival di Sanremo: Marco Mengoni. Nella quarta stagione, a rompere questo dominio, è la new entry Elio con la cantante Nathalie. Nella quinta stagione invece ad affermarsi è Simona Ventura con Francesca Michielin. Nella sesta e nella settima stagione, invece, a imporsi è nuovamente Morgan con Chiara Galiazzo prima e Michele Bravi poi. Nella ottava edizione è Fedez a trionfare con Lorenzo Fragola. Nella nona stagione torna a trionfare Elio con il giovane Giò Sada. Nella decima edizione è la celebre pop star spagnola Álvaro Soler, autore di canzoni come La Cintura o Sofia, a trionfare con il gruppo dei Soul System. Nella undicesima vince a sorpresa Mara Maionchi con Lorenzo Licitra, che nella finalissima batte inaspettatamente la band Måneskin. Nella dodicesima stagione trionfa nuovamente la Maionchi con il rapper napoletano Anastasio. Nella tredicesima edizione è la volta della giovane cantante Sofia Tornambene, capitanata dal rapper Sfera Ebbasta. La quattordicesima edizione è vinta da Elisa Coclite, in arte Casadilego, del team del produttore discografico, originario di Olbia, Hell Raton. Nella quindicesima edizione, dopo l'addio dello storico conduttore del programma Alessandro Cattelan sostituito dall'attore romano Ludovico Tersigni, a spuntarla è il giovane produttore Edoardo Spinsante, in arte Baltimora, sempre capitanato da Hell Raton. Nella sedicesima stagione, invece, salutano in giuria Emma, Mika, Hell Raton ed Manuel Agnelli, ed anche Ludovico Tersigni abbandona la conduzione. I quattro giurati di questa edizione sono il rapper cantautore Rkomi e il rapper Fedez che torna dopo 4 anni e affiancarli sono Ambra Angiolini e il rapper Dargen D'Amico. La conduzione verrà affidata per la prima volta ad una donna: Francesca Michielin, la quale vinse la quinta edizione.

Edizioni
Legenda:

      Under Uomini
      Under Donne
      Over

      Gruppi
      Under

Note: nelle prime tre edizioni le categorie Under Uomini e Under Donne erano unite nell'unica categoria Under. Dalla nona edizione la categoria Gruppi Vocali diventa semplicemente Gruppi, con l'introduzione delle band musicali. Dalla quindicesima edizione vengono abolite le categorie.

Categorie e concorrenti
In ogni edizione, a ciascun giudice viene assegnata una categoria e deve scegliere un certo numero di cantanti. Dalla prima alla ottava edizione, ad eccezione della quinta, vengono effettuate delle integrazioni, che vanno ad aggiungersi ad ogni categoria.

Giudici
Nelle prime due edizioni del programma ricoprono il ruolo di giudici il musicista e compositore Morgan, la produttrice discografica Mara Maionchi e la conduttrice televisiva Simona Ventura. Nella terza edizione al posto di Simona Ventura vi è Claudia Mori, cantante e personaggio televisivo. Nella quarta edizione viene introdotta la novità del quarto giudice, dove Mara Maionchi (unica riconfermata dalle precedenti edizioni) viene affiancata da tre nuovi giudici: il cantautore Enrico Ruggeri, la cantante Anna Tatangelo e il cantante Elio, frontman del gruppo Elio e le Storie Tese. La quinta edizione vede il passaggio del programma dalla Rai su Sky, e la giuria vede la conferma di Elio, il ritorno di Morgan e Simona Ventura, e l'arrivo della cantante Arisa. La giuria rimane invariata per la sesta edizione, mentre nella settima a sostituire Arisa è il cantante Mika. L'ottava edizione vede in giuria i riconfermati Morgan e Mika, mentre al posto di Elio e della Ventura arrivano il rapper Fedez e la conduttrice televisiva Victoria Cabello.
La nona edizione vede in giuria i riconfermati Mika e Fedez, mentre al posto di Morgan torna a ricoprire il ruolo di giudice Elio: inoltre viene sostituita Victoria Cabello con la cantante inglese Skin. Per la decima edizione vi sono gli addii di Elio, Mika e Skin: con Fedez unico riconfermato, il tavolo dei giudici vede il ritorno di Arisa e l'arrivo delle new entry Manuel Agnelli, cantante degli Afterhours, e Álvaro Soler. L'undicesima edizione vede la conferma di Fedez e Manuel Agnelli, il ritorno di Mara Maionchi e l'ingresso in giuria di Levante. In occasione della dodicesima edizione, i componenti della giuria antecedente rimangono invariati, fatta eccezione per Levante, alla quale subentra l'attrice e regista Asia Argento.. Dopo il caso Bennett, Sky annuncia la "revoca" del ruolo ad Asia Argento, sostituita da Lodo Guenzi de Lo Stato Sociale. Nella tredicesima edizione, ad affiancare Mara Maionchi, sono il cantautore e frontman dei Subsonica Samuel, il rapper Sfera Ebbasta e la cantautrice Malika Ayane. Nella quattordicesima edizione viene rivoluzionata la giuria: ritornano Manuel Agnelli e Mika, affiancati dalla cantante Emma e dal rapper Hell Raton. Nella quindicesima edizione viene riconfermata tutta la giuria dell'anno precedente e vengono abolite le categorie, facendo così, la versione italiana di X Factor diventa la prima a sperimentare il nuovo format. Nella sedicesima edizione viene rivoluzionata la giuria: fa il suo ritorno Fedez, affiancato da Ambra Angiolini, dal rapper Dargen D'Amico e dal rapper cantautore Rkomi.

Dettagli edizioni
Nelle prime tre edizioni del programma Morgan è sempre stato il giudice vincente, rispettivamente con gli Aram Quartet nella prima stagione, nella seconda con Matteo Beccucci e nella terza con il futuro vincitore del Festival di Sanremo Marco Mengoni. Nella quarta stagione la New Entry Elio diventa il secondo giudice a trionfare nel programma grazie alla cantante Nathalie. Nella quinta stagione ad affermarsi è Simona Ventura con Francesca Michielin. Nella sesta e nella settima stagione, invece, domina nuovamente Morgan con Chiara Galiazzo prima e Michele Bravi poi. Nell'ottava edizione è il celebre rapper italiano Fedez a trionfare con Lorenzo Fragola. Nella nona stagione vince nuovamente Elio con il giovane Giò Sada. Nella decima edizione è la celebre pop star spagnola Álvaro Soler a trionfare con il gruppo dei Soul System. Nell'undicesima vince Mara Maionchi con Lorenzo Licitra, che batte inaspettatamente in finalissima i Måneskin. Nella dodicesima stagione trionfa ancora Mara Maionchi con il rapper napoletano Anastasio. La tredicesima edizione è vinta da Sofia Tornambene, cantante capitanata dal rapper Sfera Ebbasta, rappresentando la seconda vittoria di un'artista appartenente alla Categoria Under Donne. La quattordicesima edizione vede la vittoria della cantante Elisa Coclite, in arte Casadilego, del team del produttore discografico, originario di Olbia, Hell Raton.

Nella quindicesima edizione vi è un totale rinnovamento, causato dall'addio dello storico conduttore del programma Alessandro Cattelan, passato in Rai e sostituito dall'attore romano Ludovico Tersigni, e dalla eliminazione delle divisioni in squadre. A vincere è il giovane producer Edoardo Spinsante, in arte Baltimora, sempre capitanato da Hell Raton. Nella sedicesima stagione, il banco della giuria e la conduzione subiscono un totale cambiamento; i quattro giurati di tale edizione sono la cantante Ambra Angiolini, i rapper Rkomi, Dargen D'Amico e Fedez, quest'ultimo che ritorna dopo 4 anni d'assenza, mentre la conduzione è stata affidata per la prima volta ad una donna, ovvero Francesca Michielin, vincitrice della quinta edizione. A vincere questa edizione sono i Santi Francesi, gruppo appartenente alla squadra di Rkomi.

Programmi legati a X Factor Italia

X Factor - Il Processo
Durante le prime edizioni targate Rai, il sabato pomeriggio alle 14.00 circa andava in onda su Rai 2 il talk show X Factor - Il processo, con la conduzione di Francesco Facchinetti e con la partecipazione in studio dei vocal coach, dell'ultimo eliminato dalla puntata serale, di personaggi radiofonici e di ospiti fissi quali Benedetta Mazzini, Antonella Elia, Carlo Pastore e Pier Paolo Peroni, e con la partecipazione, a turno, in collegamento dal loft dei concorrenti ancora in gara. Durante la quarta edizione, nel daytime quotidiano (alle 18.50 circa) e il sabato pomeriggio (alle 18.10 circa) su Rai 2 andava in onda il talk show Extra Factor, con la conduzione di Francesco Facchinetti e Alessandra Barzaghi, e con la presenza in studio dei vocal coach e di ospiti fissi quali Benedetta Mazzini, Antonella Elia, Carlo Pastore, Pier Paolo Peroni, Cristiano Malgioglio, Bruno Santori, Andrea Scanzi e Marco Balestri. Regia Enrico Rimoldi.

Xtra Factor
Dalla quinta edizione, come in The X Factor UK, andava in onda su Sky Uno, subito dopo il live show serale (alle 00.05 circa), il talk show Xtra Factor con la conduzione di Max Novaresi e Brenda Lodigiani.
Nel corso del programma i due conduttori intervistano, per i commenti a caldo, sia l'eliminato della puntata appena andata in onda sia i giudici, i quali vengono sottoposti anche alle domande e alle critiche del pubblico (tramite telefonate in studio, collegamenti via Skype e commenti sulla pagina ufficiale del programma presente sui due social network Facebook e Twitter). Inoltre i due conduttori rivelano i retroscena della puntata e commentano lo show appena andato in onda con vari ospiti in studio. Nella settima edizione, Xtra Factor viene condotto da Matteo Bordone con la collaborazione di Rocco Tanica e di alcuni giornalisti di Sky TG24. Nella ottava edizione, Xtra Factor viene condotto dall'ex giudice del talent Mara Maionchi, con Davide Camicioli e Daniela Collu. Nella nona edizione viene condotto sempre dalla Maionchi con Alessio Viola. Dopo quattro edizioni lo spazio occupato da Xtra Factor cambia nome in StraFactor.

StraFactor
Spin-off in onda dal 2016 al 2018 per tre edizioni in seconda serata a seguito della puntata serale di X Factor su Sky Uno come "anti-talent". Dalla decima edizione Daniela Collu passa alla conduzione di StraFactor. In questo programma oltre ad un breve dibattito sulla puntata conclusasi (come accadeva in Xtra Factor) prende vita una competizione alternativa, una sorta di freak show, che vede come concorrenti 12 personaggi esilranti e irriverenti scartati alle selezioni delle 6 edizioni prodotte da Sky (un po' sullo stile de La Corrida). Il vincitore si esibiva al Mediolanum Forum in occasione della finale di X Factor. Nell'undicesima e nella dodicesima edizione StraFactor va in onda anche durante la fase selettiva del programma, dando così vita ad un ulteriore talent show. Le finali di queste due edizioni si sono svolte al Mediolanum Forum.

Nella decima edizione (2016) a rivestire i panni dei giudici sono stati Elio e Mara Maionchi. Gli artisti a vincere l'edizione sono stati Cecco e Cipo.

Il programma nell'undicesima edizione (2017) ha visto una giuria composta da Elio, Jake La Furia e Drusilla Foer e una conduzione portata avanti da Daniela Collu e Mara Maionchi. Il vincitore di tale edizione è stato Dario Zumkeller.

Nel dodicesima edizione (2018) la giuria è stata presenziata dalla Dark Polo Gang, da Elio e da Pupo, mentre la conduzione ancora una volta è stata portata avanti da Daniela Collu. Il vincitore fu Mc Fierli.

Ante Factor
Durante la sesta edizione, è andato in onda esclusivamente sul sito web del programma, la diretta di Web Factor con la conduzione di Max Novaresi e Brenda Lodigiani.
Nel corso del programma i due conduttori intervistavano i personaggi dietro le quinte, tra i quali i concorrenti, i giudici, gli ospiti della serata e alcuni tecnici addetti al lavoro. La diretta aveva una durata complessiva di 10 minuti: si poteva vedere in alto a sinistra il conto alla rovescia prima dell'inizio del programma. Allo scadere dei 10 minuti i conduttori lasciavano subito la diretta al live show su Sky Uno. Durante la medesima edizione, a partire dalla sesta puntata del 22 novembre 2012, Web Factor viene trasmesso simultaneamente anche su Sky Uno e viene rinominato in Ante Factor. Dalla settima edizione in poi lAnte Factor viene proposto circa 10 minuti prima dell'inizio dei live, con l'eccezione della finale, in cui dura un'ora prima dell'inizio di quest'ultima.

Nella settima edizione, l'''Ante Factor viene condotto da Matteo Bordone, nell'ottava edizione da Davide Camicioli e nella nona da Alessio Viola.

Nella quindicesima edizione viene condotto da Paola Di Benedetto.

 X Factor Daily
Durante la seconda e la terza edizione, e dalla quinta edizione va in onda X Factor Daily, la striscia quotidiana del day-time, dal lunedì al venerdì alle ore 19:40 su Sky Uno e, dal 2021, su TV8 il mercoledì alle 17:30 (precedentemente su Rai2) con questa divisione:
 Lunedì e martedì: assegnazione brani
 Mercoledì: le prove dei ragazzi
 Giovedì: le prove generali in studio, e il live la sera dalle 21:10.
 Venerdì: riassunto e backstage del live show del giorno precedente

 X Factor Weekly
Va ogni anno in onda di sabato, con il riassunto della settimana. LX Factor Daily ha sempre visto la conduzione dei due presentatori principali dello show (Francesco Facchinetti e Alessandro Cattelan), dalla nona edizione alla undicesima viene presentato da Aurora Ramazzotti. Nella dodicesima edizione è presentato da Benji e Fede, mentre nella tredicesima è presentato da Luna Melis, concorrente dell'edizione precedente.

 X Factor - Il Sogno
Da venerdì 26 luglio 2019, in prima serata su TV8 e Sky Uno, vengono trasmessi degli speciali dedicati alle prime otto edizioni targate Sky, del talent musicale.

 Hot Factor
Dalla quattordicesima edizione va in onda, in diretta su Sky Uno e subito dopo lo show serale, Hot Factor. Durante le puntate la conduttrice Daniela Collu raccoglie le impressioni a caldo dei giudici dopo i live di X Factor. Dalla quindicesima edizione la conduzione passa a Paola Di Benedetto.

 Location
La parte relativa ai casting del talent show (audizioni, bootcamp e homevisit) viene registrata in diverse sedi che cambiano in ogni stagione, tranne che per la quattordicesima e quindicesima edizione (a causa della pandemia da COVID-19) svoltasi interamente presso il Teatro 5 di Cinecittà.

Per la sedicesima edizione la parte relativa ai casting viene interamente registrata presso l'Allianz Cloud di Milano.

 Compilation legate al programma
 2008 – X Factor Compilation 2008 2009 – X Factor Anteprima Compilation 2009 2009 – X Factor Compilation 2009 - Finale 2009 – X Factor 3 Compilation 2009 – X Factor - The Christmas Album 2010 – X Factor 4 Compilation 2011 – X Factor 5 Compilation 2012 – X Factor Compilation 2012 2013 – The Best of X Factor 2013 – X Factor Compilation 2013 2014 – X Factor Christmas 2014 2015 – X Factor 9 2016 – X Factor 10 Compilation 2017 – X Factor 11 Compilation 2018 – X Factor 12 Compilation - Gli inediti 2019 – X Factor 2019 - Gli inediti 2020 – X Factor 2020 Mixtape 2021 – X Factor Mixtape Vol. 2 Tour legati al programma

 2009 – X Factor tour 2012 – X Factor On Ice Tour Premi e riconoscimenti
 2009 - Premio Regia Televisiva categoria Top Ten.
 2013 - Premio Regia Televisiva categoria Top Ten.
 2016 - Premio Regia Televisiva categoria Top Ten''.

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What are the Most Comfortable Men's Nursing Shoes?
What are the Most Comfortable Men's Nursing Shoes?
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As they are slip on, you may find that the elastic sections weaken over time, and may start to come apart from the shoe. They are hailed as being some of the most comfortable options out there, but some may balk at a price. You need to ensure these shoes are right for you before you shell out for them.
These shoes are made from leather, making them both breathable and durable. Being made from leather also means they are water-resistant, so protect your feet from spills. They are rubber soled, which allows them to be both comfortable underfoot and practical at the same time.
These men's nurse shoes sport an extra firm heel stabilizer, promoting stability and support, helping to keep you on your feet in comfort. A steel shank helps to add additional support in the arch area of the shoe and keeps your foot well supported as a result.
The side-stretch gore helps you to slip these shoes on and off quickly. The Grip-Lock sole is non-slip, providing you extra protection against slips and falls. They also come with an insole which is anti-microbial, keeping your feet fresh and dry while you wear your shoe.
These insoles are removable so you can wear your own insoles with these shoes if you wish. They also have padded sections in the heel and forefoot, helping to keep you comfortable for even longer, making these some of the most comfortable shoes for nursing. They are lower in price than the Keen's, and they are similar looking. They might be a workable option for you if the others are a bit too expensive.
These nurse shoes for men are in the style of a tennis shoe and are a good option if you are after men's white nurse shoes. They have a rubber sole, affording additional grip and protection against slips.
The solid rubber outsole is durable and gives you excellent traction, helping to make walking in them easier. The leather uppers are naturally breathable and water-resistant, protecting your feet and helping to keep them cool and fresh.
They have a reinforced toe, which helps to protect one of the areas which get the most wear in a shoe. Reinforced toes help your shoes to last longer and make them feel more protective and sturdy while you are wearing them.
They have a plush tongue and collar, meaning they shouldn't dig in and you should feel comfortable wearing them all day. They sport a molded foam insole, which supports your foot while in the shoe. They also have a K-EVA midsole, which absorbs shock well and helps fight fatigued feet.
These men's nursing shoes provide excellent support, without being overly stiff or forcing you to give up comfort.
These Skechers are not just good nursing shoes, but they are some of the most comfortable nursing shoes for men. They are made from fully synthetic or manmade material, so they are not breathable in the same way that leather shoes are.
Socks will be a must with these shoes if you want to avoid the dreaded sweaty feet! Often, being "leather effect," instead of leather can mean they don't last quite as long or as well. But, these shoes aren't expensive like leather options can be so they might be a viable option if cost is a standout point for you.
These shoes are slip-on, allowing you to get them on and off quickly and easily. They feature a Goga mat insole and high-rebound for extra comfort and support. They are water-resistant, meaning they protect your feet from spills well.
The sole is synthetic and offers good grip, meaning you are safe and steady on your feet. As they are slip-ons, some who have purchased these have found them a little on the tight side. It may be worth considering going up a size if you experience this problem with slip-on shoes. They get excellent reviews online, and people rave about how comfortable they are.
They are an excellent practical shoe for nursing, and if they are the right shoes for you, they will help to keep you on your feet all day in comfort.
Choosing the right shoe for you can be a difficult task. Good shoes are an investment, and when you are going to be wearing them week in week out, you want to ensure they give you everything you need. You already have your work cut out for you as a nurse, you don't need your shoes to be making your job harder.
Comfort is of paramount importance, and whichever shoe you select, you should ensure it provides you comfort for your whole shift. There is a range of options on this list of more, or less expensive shoes, but they are all designed with comfort in mind. Once you have deciphered precisely what you are looking for, your decision will be much easier.


I am running on my mediical computer here in a hospital, and it's windows 98. I can't change it, but I have my thumb drive with a copy of my life's old work on it.
I have a complete engine in Visual Basic 6 that runs pretty slow (140K tris/50fps) Since I'm confined here, I was wondering if I could finish off this bucket list item and be done with it.
It utilized DirectX3D8 and I noticed that there were .bi files for this.
How can I invoke it?
DX9 is shaky on this thing and I want to stick to the original methods of invocation. I am going to adapt it to vertex buffer usage.
Are there any examples of this for boned/skinned meshes?
I want to post it all up as open source when I'm done.
Much more I'd like to do. I have lots of useful 3DS Max5 macroscripts I can share when I'm done that involve using .x files, lots of data and quirks about them, etc, etc, etc... Yeah!
Yeah. I'm really excited since I've benchtested this programming language and found it to be very fast in 2D.
Seems to run about as fast as Asm... I need implement the specific hardware acceleration of this old computer -- it is my computer, so let's go, huh?
Are there any specifics I should be aware of, am I performing some sort of faux pax here or something???
This thing is free, yes??? Your website said I had to sign in before getting an example, and I already was, so.... ??
Not sure what you are asking for. This is a forum for game development in the FreeBASIC compiler. If you engine is in VisualBASIC, I don't think we can help you.
For development of 3D games in FreeBASIC, I can recommed 3rd party libs that are wrapped for FreeBASIC, directly OpenGL or those based on it (like Irrlicht or MiniB3D).
and so forth, so an simple FreeBasic example of proper DirectX8 API invocation (versus the default methods) would be helpful as I can probably take it from there.
Proper shutdown of the API. I also used DirectShow and DirectInput with forcefeedback.
These are the API functions for doing those fun things-- At least as I learned 'em... Everyone seems obsessed with 2D. This is my life's work.
Thank you. I realized finally that these are two different sites. My message for help there got bumped immediately.


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Aviation norms faulty: Operators
NEW DELHI: Stringent and "meaningless" norms in India is restricting the growth of the general aviation segment in the country, operators feel. Whether it is the inefficiency of the Bure
Published: 13th February 2012 02:04 AM | Last Updated: 16th May 2012 05:55 PM | A+A A-
NEW DELHI: Stringent and "meaningless" norms in India is restricting the growth of the general aviation segment in the country, operators feel.
Whether it is the inefficiency of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) or the tedious flight approvals or the lack of adequate infrastructure- business jet operators said it was impossible to work profitably in India.
Calling for a policy change, the unified opinion at a seminar organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce on Thursday was that a sector with great potential to connect tier II and tier III cities in India is getting quashed over meaningless rules. This opinion was shared by international representatives as well.Speakers from various fields of expertise voiced a common opinion that the government was not conducive to the development of the aviation sector. Rohit Kapur from the Business Aircraft Operators Association said: "If the ministry removes the import duty on aircraft, the revenue department can earn better revenues through other charges. Currently, the import duty has restricted the growth of the sector to 5 per cent in 2011."
Poor Handling
Lex den Herder, vice-president (Government & Industry Affairs) at Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. highlighted the view of international business travellers like Honeywell and General Electric who sighted poor handling at various airports. "My dispatchers and crew told me that the flight plan filing process is very cumbersome with several government hoops," he said.
Typical flight clearances in India for the non-scheduled operators for over seven days which, experts say, is exists anywhere else in the world.
"In one instance, a pilot had to take a boarding pass to get to his flight in Mumbai as the BCAS was not in a position to issue him a entry pass.
The BCAS has not got a lamination machine in the last two years and has been giving paper passes to crew and other flight personnel entering the airport," Rohit Kapur said.


If you work with large Photoshop files, you're probably well aware of how slowly they save. Much of that time is spent flattening your image in order to create the preview icon you see in the Finder. While useful to have, you probably don't need to see a preview icon for every interim version of your image. By disabling preview icon generation on save, Photoshop will save your work much more quickly. You can change how Photoshop works permanently via its preferences, or just on a save-by-save basis.
To permanently alter Photoshop's preview icon behavior, select Photoshop -> Preferences -> File Handling, and look in the File Saving Options section. Set the Image Previews pop-up to Never Save if you want to permanently banish icon previews, though that will make browsing your images in the Finder much tougher. A better option is to select Ask When Saving. When you save a file in the future, you'll see a new section in the Save dialog that lets you enable or disable the preview for that particular save.
If you'd rather not make a permanent change, here's a workaround that will accomplish the same result. Create a new group (Layer -> New -> Group) and call it Toggle All or Master Group or something similar. Now drag all your existing layers and groups into this new group. When you want to save quickly, without a preview, turn off the visibility to this Toggle All group (click the small eye icon in the Layers palette), then save. If you want the icon previews created, leave the visibility as it is prior to saving.
A non-group alternative method of doing the same thing is to Option-Click on the eye icon for any one layer, which will hide all layers other than the selected one, then release the Option key and click the eye again for that same layer, hiding that one. After you save the file without the preview, the quickest way to show all the hidden layers is to control-click on the Layers palette and use the contextual menu.
This trick won't make much of a difference on smaller Photoshop images. But if you routinely work with large, multi-layer, multi-group masterpiece, the time savings can be considerable.


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Dispersal Zone until 8pm Saturday in Crosby following antisocial behaviour amongst groups of youths
DISPERSAL ZONE | Merseyside police have introduced a Dispersal Zone in Crosby today, Thursday 11 August, following reports of antisocial behaviour amongst groups of youths in the area.
The order runs from 8pm today until 8pm on Saturday 13 August, and officers will be in the area to provide a visible presence and deal with any incidents.
The Dispersal Zone covers the area bounded in the map and includes Cambridge Road, Potters Barn Park, Manor Road, Hall Road East and Crosby beach.
The order comes under Section 34 of the Anti-Social Behaviour & Policing Act 2014, which gives police officers and police community support traffic officers powers to direct people they suspect are causing or likely to cause crime, nuisance or anti-social behaviour to members of the public to leave a designated area and not return for up to 48 hours.
Under the legislation, officers have the power to seize any item used in the commission of anti-social behaviour.
Should a person who has previously been directed to leave the area return, an offence would be committed, which they may ultimately be arrested for.
Community Policing Chief Inspector Tracie Trubshaw, said: "Recently our officers have received reports of youths behaving in an anti-social manner and setting fires in our green spaces around Crosby.
"We are clear that we will not tolerate such reckless, dangerous behaviour which puts our community at risk. This dispersal zone allows extra officers to remain in the area to disperse any groups causing such incidents, and to provide reassurance to the vast majority of law-abiding people in the area.
"I want to stress that the dispersal zone is not designed to prevent young people, or anyone else, from meeting in this area but gives us the powers we need to deal effectively with anti-social behaviour, enabling people of all ages to feel safer and enjoy everything our beautiful coastline has to offer."
"If you are out and about enjoying the good weather on Crosby beach and have any concerns over the next few days, please speak to our officers out on patrol or contact us so we can take action."
Always call 999 if a crime is in progress. You can pass any information on anti-social behaviour via our social media desk Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Twitter or 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' on Facebook. You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their online form at: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/give-information.
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Rigga Inn is a modern hotel in Mumbai that extends its wonderful and efficient service to all guests. The rooms are well-equipped with modern amenities, keeping in mind the requirements of a modern traveller. The cushioned headrest is stylish and comfortable, and the window blinds are impressive too. The hotel is secured with the use of CCTV cameras. Other facilities at the hotel include card payment, laundry services and free wifi access. With restaurants like Oh! Calcutta, Food Trek, and Mandarin Kitchen on a short distance from the hotel, you will never sleep on an empty stomach. Nearby attractions for sightseeing include Mahakali Caves and Versova beach.


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import org.apache.avro.Schema;
import org.apache.avro.generic.GenericData;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.vector.VectorizedRowBatch;
import org.apache.orc.TypeDescription;
import org.apache.orc.bench.core.convert.BatchWriter;
import org.apache.orc.bench.core.CompressionKind;
import org.apache.orc.bench.core.convert.avro.AvroSchemaUtils;
import org.apache.orc.bench.core.convert.avro.AvroWriter;
import org.apache.parquet.avro.AvroParquetWriter;
import org.apache.parquet.hadoop.metadata.CompressionCodecName;

import java.io.IOException;

public class ParquetWriter implements BatchWriter {
  private final org.apache.parquet.hadoop.ParquetWriter<GenericData.Record>
      writer;
  private final AvroWriter.AvroConverter[] converters;
  private final GenericData.Record record;

  static CompressionCodecName getParquetCompression(CompressionKind kind) {
    switch (kind) {
      case NONE:
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      case ZLIB:
        return CompressionCodecName.GZIP;
      case SNAPPY:
        return CompressionCodecName.SNAPPY;
      case ZSTD:
        return CompressionCodecName.ZSTD;
      default:
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unhandled compression type " + kind);
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                       TypeDescription schema,
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                       ) throws IOException {
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    writer = AvroParquetWriter
        .<GenericData.Record>builder(path)
        .withSchema(avroSchema)
        .withConf(conf)
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        .build();
    converters = AvroWriter.buildConverters(schema, avroSchema);
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  public void writeBatch(VectorizedRowBatch batch) throws IOException {
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        record.put(f, converters[f].convert(batch.cols[f], r));
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  }

  public void close() throws IOException {
    writer.close();
  }
}

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Picked up this morning for our 2 day bus tour up to Delphi and the Meteora Monasteries region - both unknown to us but seemingly the places to go for day trippers. It turned out to be a 3 1/2 hr bus drive up to Delphi to some very ancient ruins then from then on another 4 hours up to Meteora where we were put up for the night in a very nice hotel. A long drive to say the least but it gets us out of the city and into the countryside - even if the weather was cold and miserable. No rain as such but very foggy and misty and a little drizzle here and there.


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IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR WORLD!
Jesus commanded us to "Go and make disciples of all nations...". We, at Cheyne, are committed to carrying out this great commission both in our local community and around the world. We exercise this responsibility by inviting the community to children's, youth and senior programs which include sharing the good news of God's kingdom and by supporting other organizations with the same purpose both locally and abroad. Links to some of the organizations that we support financially are listed below.
We believe the only real solution to the world's problems is a strong relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We invite you to explore what this means by joining one of our programs, coming to worship service on Sunday or contacting one of our pastors at 905-664-6043.
PRESBYTERIANS SHARING
Presbyterians Sharing is the fund that supports the national programs and ministries of The PCC. Presbyterians are sharing in a wide range of ministries: working with mission partners overseas and supporting mission and ministry in Canada.
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GALCOM INTERNATIONAL CANADA
Galcom International Canada's radio ministry team works hard to establish overseas partnerships for radio orders, they produce radios and ship them throughout the world. They also design and install low powered FM radio stations throughout the world.
In addition to supporting the organization, Cheyne helps support Jessica Lindsay and Cathy Horvath, members in full time service at Galcom.
Micah House
Micah House welcomes newly arrived refugees to Hamilton with God's love by: providing safe shelter, assisting with settlement, creating passages into the community. Micah House is a home for ordinary people seeking asylum from danger, terror and persecution. Cheyne has volunteers who cook and serve weekly meals at Micah House.
The FAITH MISSION IN CANADA
The Faith Mission is an interdenominational, evangelical and evangelistic mission that was started to evangelize rural areas. It continues to do this by working alongside smaller churches, engaging in all kinds of evangelism including; running Vacation Bible Schools, establishing weekly children's clubs, summer camps, preaching evangelistic messages, personal visiting, or organizing a bible study. We currently help support Graham and Melodie Ghent in their mission work in southern Ontario.
AFRICAN INLAND MISSION
Founded in 1895, Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is an evangelical Christian mission agency dedicated to building the African church. We support AIM missionary Rosemary Walker.
Click here to see Rosemary's latest newsletter
INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Being shaped by God's word and led by the Holy Spirit, the purpose of Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada is the transformation of youth, students and graduates, in all their ethnic diversity, into fully committed followers of Jesus Christ. We support the IVCF representative at McMaster University.
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Julie Burley - Lima , Peru
" I knew the Lord was calling me to use my gifts to share the good news of Jesus Christ abroad. I spent my first 2 years teaching elementary school as a short term missionary and knew that God was calling me to return to Bolivia as a career missionary for 12 years teaching at Carachipampa Christian School in Cochabamba, Bolivia as an elementary teacher and in 2013 as elementary supervisor. "
Julie Burley is now a missionary teacher at the International Christian School of Lima in Lima Peru. She loves to be able to share the love of Christ with her students everyday.
You can contact her at :jburley@icslima.org
Mission Services Hamilton
Mission Services of Hamilton is a Christian organization whose purpose is to serve people and fulfill God's call to Act Justly, Show Mercy and Offer Hope. Mission Services is a charity in Hamilton, Ontario on a mission to end poverty and create safe places to learn, heal and grow. Some of their services are: food and clothing bank, women and men shelters, substance abuse help.
Renewal Fellowship
Our vision, passion and hope is to experience God's renewal of our lives, our congregations, our courts, our theological schools and every place where Canadian Presbyterians gather. Our mission is to lead each other and The Presbyterian Church in Canada to authentic Biblical thinking, powerful Spirit-led prayer and effective Gospel witness.
The Summer 2019 Newsletter can be found here www.renewal-fellowship.ca/media/RenewalNewsSummer2019.pdf
Wycliffe Bible Translators - Sean and Lezlie Allison
Wycliffe serves minority language groups worldwide by fostering an understanding of God's Word through Bible translation, while nurturing literacy, education and stronger communities.Sean and Lezlie work with Wycliffe Bible Translators. They serve in three capacities: (1) Since 1997, they have been involved in a translation project for a people group in northern Cameroon, with the goal of making the scriptures available to them so that the Living Word of God can transform their lives; (2) in 2012, Sean began teaching linguistics at Wycliffe Canada's training center for translators (Canada Institute of Linguistics) in Langley, BC; and (3) Sean serves as a linguistic consultant for other translators in Cameroon, helping them make sense of the structures of the languages in which they are translating God's Word. https://www.wycliffe.ca/wycliffe/
Cheyne Church helps support Don Corry in his work with university students in Hamilton. The Navigators are committed to making disciples by walking with students throughout their degree as they grapple with life at school and beyond. Each school year, Don works with students to explore who Jesus is and what effect he can have on their life. Youth in our Thursday night outreach, EDGE, benefited directly when Don, and McMaster Students he is mentoring, brought the gospel message to students.
http://www.navigators.ca/index.php
Northern Canada Evangelical Mission
Northern Canada Evangelical Mission is an interdenominational ministry seeking to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ among and in partnership with the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada. Their vision: by faith to establish strong indigenous multiplying churches.
Cheyne helps support Venus Cote, a missionary with NCEM, who describes herself as a transplanted maritimer where the Lord has given her a genuine love for the Maliseet people of New Brunswick. For more information check the following links.
ncem.ca/news-stories/latest-northern-lights/
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Inner City Outreach Ministry
OUR MISSION: "To see both word and deed, evangelism and mercy, as a means to the single end of the spread of the Kingdom of God"
The Ministry of mercy is not just a means to the end of evangelism, word and deed are equally necessary. The Inner City Outreach Ministry strives to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the families in the Inner City of Hamilton.
Is Ministry of Mercy scriptural? "There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land. "
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In this video, Mark Tyrrell of Uncommon Knowledge discusses how poor confidence and low self esteem affects your life, and what you can do to improve your self confidence.
Mark Tyrell of Uncommon Knowledge talks about why humans are so prone to bad habts, what needs they might meet and how best to address them.


Security DVR Apps: What Are Your Options?
Having a security system can provide great peace of mind, but one of the chief complaints of these systems is that they don't record and/or save enough footage — especially when it comes to video. Still pictures may be all that's available, and if video is offered it could be some that isn't good quality or that's only for a few seconds until the storage runs out. The security system that a homeowner really wants, though, is likely the one that offers a lot more storage and ability to record information that could be of use later on — and that can mean a security DVR with an app to get the information from anywhere.
Yes, it's possible to get a security system and camera with a DVR. It's also possible to get an app so it can be viewed on a smartphone. While not common, these kinds of abilities do exist for home security. They're also possible for business security, where it's a lot more common to record footage and store it. There used to be tapes, but now more things are being done electronically, without the need for media that has to be housed somewhere else. Everything can go into the cloud, or be stored on a DVR that uses a storage system very similar to what would be offered by a standard computer and hard drive.
Most people don't really think about using a DVR with a security camera. They think about it for recording their TV shows, instead. But if it's important to have security camera footage that can be stored easily and for a long period of time, a DVR camera system can be the right option.
In order to have something like this, though, and in order to make sure the footage can be properly accessed the right way, it's important to focus on the app that can be used to see this footage.
There are very few options for these kinds of apps, but there are websites and other forms of security camera footage apps and software that allow a homeowner to have what essentially works like a DVR and an app to watch the footage. Fortunately, home security apps are becoming more and more popular.
Why Should Homeowners Record Their Security Footage?
With every home, there's the possibility of a break in or other issue. Even with the best security system a homeowner can get, something could still happen. If it does, that homeowner will want to have the footage they can show to the authorities, in the hope of catching whoever caused the problem. But without good footage from the security camera, it could be much more difficult for a homeowner to even find out who was at fault, or have anything to show to proper authorities so they will have a lead. That footage matters, and it needs to be stored well and easily accessed.
If a security company can't offer these things to a homeowner, it might be better for that homeowner to go somewhere else for their monitoring needs. That way they get the quality and peace of mind they're really looking for.


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Hatzidakis: Our main priority in the new four-year period is the salaries of the employees
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"Our aim is to lead to a significant increase, because there are obviously serious needs of the employees and their families", said Mr. Hatzidakis
In the amendment to determine the minimum wage for the year 2023, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs mentioned, Kostis Hatzidakisspeaking earlier today in plenary.
"The 2013 law has been applied both by the SYRIZA government and by the Mitsotakis government, twice, and it will be applied now for the third time. Last year we passed a regulation that shortened the process, and the minimum wage was determined to be effective from May 1st. Now, this year, also due to the expansion of the tourist season, it comes a month earlier, on April 1st. For this reason, the preceding consultation procedures must be shortened. There is the consultation with the institutes of the social partners, with the social partners themselves, with the Council of Ministers, with the KEPE, with a five-member scientific committee, and then the Minister of Labor comes and proposes", said Kostis Hatzidakis. He added that the Minister of Labor will make a proposal to the cabinet, at the latest by the end of the first ten days of March.
"Our aim is to lead to a significant increase, because there are obviously serious needs of the employees and their families. And on the other hand, we are interested in this increase being balanced, fair. In other words, to strike a balance between the protection of workers and the safeguarding of the competitiveness of businesses", said Mr. Hatzidakis.
The minister also referred to the annual results of the ERGANI system, to underline that this report records an increase in the number of employees by 263,000, and an increase in average monthly salaries of 12.4%. "These increases are above inflation, not counting the new increase that will be given very soon for the minimum wage," said Kostis Hatzidakis. "Not only did the minimum wages increase, but the wages above the minimum wage also increased," he noted.
"We are not celebrating about it. We know that a lot still needs to be done, for the workers. One of our main priorities for the new four-year period is wages, but at the same time we cannot tolerate constant catastrophizing," said the Labor Minister.
In relation to unemployment, Mr. Hatzidakis said that ELSTAT figures show that from the 17.5% that the government received, today it is at 11.4%.
"We want social policy, not with big words and slogans, but with work – and the work of the government speaks clearly."
Commenting on what the Minister of Labor said about the minimum wage, the SYRIZA parliamentary representative Yannis Ragousis said that the government is speeding up the process for the minimum wage in view of the elections and in any case, "the minimum wage has lost 19% of its purchasing power" . In fact, the result for workers will be the loss of their purchasing power, a reduction in their salary, he argued.
The procedure for the minimum wage must return to the social partners, said PASOK-Movement of Change MP, Evangelia Liakoulis, who did not fail to emphasize that the minimum wage increase is a one-way street. Mrs. Liakoulis reminded that her party has submitted an amendment for the determination of the minimum wage by the social partners, for the national collective labor agreement and the calculation of the three years. The PASOK MP warned that the express procedure launched by the government leaves no room for real and meaningful negotiation with the social partners.
The ND parliamentary representative, Haris Theocharis, pointed out that in the past there had been many complaints, both from accountants and from businesses in tourism, that the data on wages had to be changed on ERGANI and the other platforms, because the increase in the minimum wage it was happening later than the start of the season. In relation to the return of the process to the social partners, requested by the opposition, Mr. Theocharis said that the unemployed are absent from the negotiation. "Each time we had increases that the economy could not bear, and these increases were paid by the unemployed, because we had increased layoffs," said the ND deputy. This problem is solved by the intervention of the government in the process which takes into account all issues, including the interest of the unemployed.
"The amendment has pre-election characteristics. But the KKE does not stand for that," said Manolis Syntyhakis, who called for the repeal of "the unacceptable Vroutsis-Ahtsioglou law, because it abolished free negotiations and was a milestone for capital, for the reduction of labor costs." "We believe that this unacceptable framework should be abolished and free negotiations should be restored. The basis of this law was the profitability of the business groups," said Mr. Syntyhakis and asked for wages in line with real needs and wages that would cover the losses of the last 10 to 12 years. He also asked for the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th salary, the reinstatement of the 13th and 14th pension and the introduction of relief measures such as the abolition of VAT on basic necessities and excise duty on fuel.
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Behavioral Economics, Labor Mobility, Immigration, Outsourcing, Political Economy
Gochenour-Nowrasteh on the Political Externalities of Immigration
Categories: Behavioral Economics Labor Mobility, Immigration, Outsourcing Political Economy
By Bryan Caplan, Jan 31 2014
Does immigration expand the welfare state by increasing the share of voters that benefit from government programs? Or does immigration contract the welfare state by undermining voters' sense of national identity? Critics of the welfare state tend to think the former; fans tend to think the latter. Who's right?
The latest Cato working paper from my co-author Zachary Gochenour and my former student Alex Nowrasteh concludes that – at least in the United States – both sides are wrong. Yes, most of the European evidence supports the view that immigration paves the way for austerity:
[I]ncreasing diversity could be a concern for the political supporters of the welfare states of Europe: in 2000, over 50 percent of the European population was concerned about immigrant abuse of the welfare, with those living in nations with higher social expenditures convinced that immigrants are more likely to abuse welfare [7]. A Norwegian survey about the political feasibility of introducing a minimum income found that 66 percent of Norwegians initially favored the scheme. However, merely mentioning that non-Norwegians residing in the country would receive the same benefits reduced support for the program to only 45 percent [5]. In Sweden, increased immigrant population share led to less support for redistribution among native Swedes according to surveys conducted every election year by the Swedish National Election Studies Program [12]. Furthermore, some authors have suggested that immigration has given new life to political parties that bundle anti-welfare policies with xenophobic policies [18]. [see the paper for cites]
If you look at the fifty United States, however, immigration has no detectable effect on TANF/AFCD, K-12 education, or Medicaid spending. This is true for both per capita and total spending:
These findings are consistent and robust. No effect was found for immigrant population share or diversity on TANF benefits levels available per family of beneficiaries or the total spent on the program. Likewise, there was no effect for total or per-pupil K-12 spending or for total or per-capita Medicaid spending. Therefore, these findings lend no support to the idea that immigration or the resulting immigration driven increases in diversity is linked to higher public spending by any of these measures.
You might think the TANF result is driven by immigrants long eligibility lag, but that's not it:
Limited TANF eligibility for immigrants could help explain the lack of native reaction to increased immigration and diversity. However, data from the GSS suggests that the median American thinks the government provides too much assistance to immigrants. In reality, the programs have stricter eligibility requirements than before: the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation (welfare reform) and Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Acts (IIRIRA) of 1996 restricted non-citizen eligibility for TANF. Prior to 1996, non-citizens were generally eligible for the same welfare benefits as citizens but welfare reform and the IIRIRA barred TANF for new immigrants for five years after their entry. After the five year bar, states were allowed discretion in allowing non-citizens access to TANF. As of 2010, 34 states and Washington, D.C. allowed lawful permanent residents who have been in the U.S. for more than five years to draw on TANF. Many states restored portions of the welfare benefits limited by welfare reform. Because of these laws and a diminishing poverty rate among immigrants, 4 percent of immigrants were using TANF in 1995 but only 1 percent were in 2009 [36]. [see the paper for cites]
What's going on? The simplest story is that immigration has two roughly offsetting political effects: Although immigrant voters are a little more pro-welfare state, their very presence makes native voters a little more anti-welfare state. Gochenour-Nowrasteh explore other stories at the end of the paper. Read the whole thing.
P.S. If your economics or public policy department wants to hire an excellent assistant professor, Gochenour is on the market this year.
David Friedman
Jan 31 2014 at 12:58pm
It seems to me that you are missing a straightforward economic argument for why one might expect less restrictive immigration laws to reduce the welfare state. If immigration is relatively free, a high level of welfare payments will tend to attract the sort of immigrants likely to go on welfare. That is an undesirable consequence from the standpoint of those already here, hence a reason to vote for less welfare. This is a familiar argument in context of interstate competition within the U.S., and the reason why supporters of the welfare state prefer it to be at the federal level.
Jan 31 2014 at 1:14pm
Are immigrants really pro welfare state, or are they just Democrat leaning because Republicans want to deport them all? I have a hard time imagining an immigrant believing to be entitled to welfare. People who switch countries to find higher paying jobs tend not to think this way in my personal experience.
Tom Dougherty
I just started read this working paper. Page 3 claims, "72.9 percent of U.S. foreign born are neither white nor black", which is quite a remarkable claim. So, I check their source [footnote 34] and found their claim is not correct. Actually, 43.8 percent of U.S. foreign born are neither white nor black. Is this a significant problem for their paper? I don't know because I have just started reading it.
So, how did they go wrong? According to the 2010 ACS 1-year estimate, 47.9 percent of U.S. foreign born are white and 8.3 are black, which means 43.8 are neither white nor black. The authors of the paper mixed ethnicity and race together to come up with their misleading claim. They added white not of Hispanic ethnicity (18.8 percent) to black of any ethnicity (8.3 percent) to get 27.1 percent. They subtracted this from 100 percent to get 72.9 percent. I would suggest that Hispanic is not a race and to added blacks of any ethnicity to white of non Hispanic ethnicity is incorrect. Their first provocative claim doesn't hold water.
Andrew_FL
Couple things:
In the first place, you are basing your conclusion that totally unrestricted immigration would not have this effect, on the basis of empirical evidence from restricted immigration. This directly ties into the next problem with your conclusion, which is:
You are taking an effect within a domain where said group reflects a small minority of the population, and extrapolating it into a domain outside all experience, where the group would then represent a large plurality of the population. In that circumstance, it doesn't matter how strong a pushback against socialism comes from the people already here, there cannot conceivably be enough to offset the effect.
The polling data still speak for themselves. You can tell a self serving story (as a commenter has above) that if only those meany Republicans would just embrace amnesty these people would suddenly become big fans of capitalism. It's not going to make the story true. But it's better than trying to pretend it doesn't matter.
aretae
I'm having trouble parsing, as an open borders advocate.
no detectable effect on per-capita or total spending? That's impossible, unless the amount of immigration is too small to detect.
If there is a measureable quantity of immigrants, then either the total spending increases, or the per-capita spending goes down. Which happened?
Aretae,
Of course total government spending will increase. So will the tax revenue. What will happen per capita is an empirical question, and can be controlled through policy.
And why only consider the public sector? Why do people act like everyone we consume and produce goes through government?
Daniel Kuehn
Tom Dougherty –
It's standard to combine race and ethnicity (and label it as such – "race/ethnicity"), and speak in terms of "white, non-hispanic" when referring to whites. Maybe they need to label better (I don't see notation of this anywhere), but it's neither provocative nor incorrect.
My bigger concern is the selection issues. They cite Borjas, but don't seem to do anything with that insight. TANF and the rest, we would expect, is a RHS variable with immigration on the LHS.
If this is just a correlation mixing the two effects and we think there is any validity to welfare magnets (which seems reasonable), then it would imply the effect of immigration on welfare is more negative than indicated.
I find it a little odd too that the problem is framed as a "welfare state" issue and they tied K-12 and UI spending into that… but that's just a framing concern.
So is the theory that Europeans support welfare altruistically or selfishly? Does the antipathy towards immigrant transfer payments come from the selfish idea that welfare should support "people like me" who might need help and immigrants are not part of that group? Or does it come from the altruistic idea that welfare should help "people who need it" and immigrants are not part of that group? Either case is xenophobic and possibly racist, but the theory is different (though not mutually exclusive).
I suppose there's also the more forthrightly spiteful motivation that just says, regardless of motivations to support welfare, it's bad if immigrants get anything nice.
I'm rejecting out of hand the idea that immigrants shouldn't get welfare because they didn't "pay in." That's not a requirement for most forms of transfer payment (FUTA/SUTA and worker comp aside) and so there must be some reason why it would only apply to immigrants.
The solution is far simpler:
The tax-paying population has a certain tolerance for taxation for welfare spending. Where there are more welfare recipients, there will be less spending per recipient.
Thus, welfare-seeking immigrants will go to the states that at present have less welfare recipients per capita, as they have less native-born welfare recipients to compete with.
Daniel Kuehn,
You say, "it's standard to combine race and ethnicity". But that is not what they did. They did the opposite. They separated ethnicity from race for whites. But they did not separate ethnicity from race for blacks. And then they added the two together. This is not legitimate.
The Census Bureau, the data source for the CATO working paper, does not consider Hispanic a race. Hispanic can be of any race and Census notes that as such. So, when the source of your data does not consider Hispanic to be a race, and you report that the Census Bureau estimates that 72.8 of the U.S. foreign born is neither of the white race nor of the black race then that becomes a provocative and, as it turns out, incorrect statement.
Tom –
I separate out ethnicity from black when I'm classifying race/ethnicity – I agree they should. And they could label it better when they introduce the data. But it's not provocative, and presumably the number won't change too much when they take out Hispanic black.
Hispanic of any race, white non-Hispanic, and black non-Hispanic are what people typically think of when they hear Hispanic, white, and black, and that's why researchers usually classify race/ethnicity in that way.
You keep saying they could have labeled something better. It is not a label. It is a statement in the text of the article. An incorrect statement about race that is not supported from the source data and there is no mention of ethnicity in the statement. Your obtuseness is not a valid defense for inaccuracy.
re: "You keep saying they could have labeled something better. It is not a label. It is a statement in the text of the article."
A statement that serves the task of labeling the variables – providing an identification of what the variables consist of.
I'm running out of ways to say this, buddy.
re: "An incorrect statement about race that is not supported from the source data and there is no mention of ethnicity in the statement."
It's not an incorrect statement so long as there IS mention of ethnicity in the statement which is PRECISELY what I've been saying they need to include/clarify. But given that they explain what they do (and clean up the black non-Hispanic bit), everything is entirely above board and the superior way of classifying race/ethnicity.
re: "Your obtuseness is not a valid defense for inaccuracy."
Better watch it – Laura Landsburg tells me she takes hostile comments very seriously.
Let me make this clear, Tom.
They should – in their data section – say "we did X, Y, and Z, and "white" refers to white non-hispanics, etc. etc." They should also take out black Hispanics and put them in with Hispanics.
That would be ideal. There is nothing misleading, inaccurate, or provocative about combining race and ethnicity with Hispanic as a primary designation and then divvying up the non-Hispanics across other race groups. It's very common and it's very common for good reason.
Yes, Daniel. If they had done this thing, that thing, and the other thing and if they had included this, took out that, rearranged this table and done a back flip, then it would have been a completely accurate statement. Good grief.
Christopher Chang
The signs of the effects appear correct to me.
(i) this is more relevant to countries like Australia and Canada, which have political elites that are still meaningfully responsive to public opinion on these issues. US public opinion only appears to have the power to slow down "permanent underclass" immigration and welfare state growth; all measures that would meaningfully *reverse* either have been kept off the table for decades. (E.g. an obvious near-Pareto-improvement over the status quo involves slashing Mexican-source immigration by >90% while allowing increased immigration from similarly poor groups which have been assimilating better. This would be more popular, and far more beneficial, than all "immigration reform" measures that have had a chance of making it through Congress lately.)
Until the current US political elite's deathgrip is broken, no deliberate concessions on either of these issues is plausibly in the public interest, because there is every reason to believe that the general public will be blocked from enjoying enough benefits from any deal for it to be a net positive for them; otherwise the deal would not be politically viable.
(ii) one would expect that it only takes a relatively small amount of immigration (especially if it is distributed "efficiently") to reap most of this type of "benefit", whereas the losses obviously do not drop off. So this is one more valid argument for not reducing immigration to zero anywhere, but I doubt it justifies increasing immigration over the status quo in the US.
I said change one thing and describe what they did better.
Back-flips completely optional.
You've argue yourself into a corner and are exaggerating the counterargument to get out of it.


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In December 2015, these brands were recognized for being successful on covering such topics on gun control, politics and environment. NewsWhip, a technology company based on Dublin, Ireland, which tracks and predicts the spread of stories on social media networks, analyzed the top publishers in (English language) Facebook, which you'll find a noticeable change from the August 2015 result. NewsWhip found out that the older pages with established followings led the charts. This made the Huffington Post or HuffPost and Buzzfeed in the lead with total of 32.4 million and 26.4 million (including likes, shares and comments) in Facebook activity, followed by FOX news' 25.9 million overall online interactivity.
The Huffington Post is an American online news aggregator and blog, that has both localized and international editions while Buzzfeed as well is an American internet media company. It describes itself as the "social news and entertainment company ... redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology ... provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment and video. BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 in New York City as a viral lab, focusing on tracking viral content.
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Relevant topics which seems to be the catchiest were about gun control, climate change and the refugee crisis. The New York Times cover on the increasing gun control reached 370,000 interactions and political issues were quite heated discussions. There is a piece titled "All Politicians Lie. Some Lie More than Others" garnering 106,000 comments on Facebook.
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