Makeup foundations come in a huge variety of colours, formulations, finishes and coverage. Many also provide "extra benefits" such as moisturising ingredients, oil control, line diminishing properties or a SPF factor. It is quite bewildering! Here's our look at the basics of foundation (and… it's a long post, we just wanted to cover everything as best we could!).
What Does a Makeup Foundation Do?
Last a reasonable length of time during the day and not crease, rub off or move easily.
There are lots of liquid foundations on the market. There is one to suit just about any skin, given the huge variety of formulations, finishes and colours available.
Formulations: A liquid product that comes in a bottle, often with a pump dispenser, or a squeezy tube. Various formulations available, including oil-free, oil-based, silicone-based, mineral-based or water-based.
Skin Types: Products available for all skin types. Oil-based foundation is better suited to drier skins. Water-based products contain less oil (and can even be oil-free) so suit an oily, blemished or combination skin better, as do the oil-free foundations.
Finish: Products available from matte to various levels of a sheen finish. Use face powder to matte down as well as set. Some finishes relate to the formulation e.g an oil-free product is more likely to be matte.
Coverage: All levels of cover available, from sheer to full.
Application: Apply with a foundation brush or damp makeup sponge. Blend edges away down the neck and into the hairline. Use pressed or loose face powder to set and/or matte down.
Formulation: A liquid foundation that has emollient (moisturising) properties with a hint of colour. You can also make your own – mix a bit of regular liquid foundation into a little moisturiser. There are oil-free versions. Often has an SPF rating.
Skin Types: Good for dry skin that needs a bit of moisturising without heavy coverage. Good for skin that only needs a little coverage (minor blemishes can be concealed). For oilier skin types, go for an oil-free product.
Finish: Often has a natural soft sheen, opposed to being matte. Can powder to create a more matte finish.
Application: Goes on really easily just like a moisturiser – use fingers, a brush or damp makeup sponge. Don't need to 100% colour match to your skin tone as it "disappears" into your skin. Good for adding a touch of colour if you're feeling a bit pale. Doesn't need powdering to set.
Formulations: A thick, smooth cream that comes in a pot or a compact. Can be water- or oil-based. Some products are cream-to-powder formulations.
Coverage: Medium to full. Mix with a primer to sheer it down.
Application: Use a brush or a damp makeup sponge. Usually needs setting with powder, excepts cream-to-powder products.
Formulation: A thick and more solid cream foundation that comes in a tube – and that's why it's called "stick foundation".
Coverage: Fuller coverage. Can even be used as a concealer.
Application: Apply with a damp makeup sponge. Usually needs to be powdered to set unless it is a cream-to-powder finish.
Formulation: A light and airy foundation that has the consistency of mousse!
Skin Type: Suitable for most skin types.
Packaging: Comes in a pot, or as an aerosol spray which foams up as the product is released.
Application: Easy to apply with a damp makeup sponge or foundation brush. Some formulations go to a soft powder finish, meaning they don't need powdering to set.
Formulation: A finely-milled loose powder that comes in a sifter pot. Consists of just a few ingredients and often has no fragrance or preservative.
Skin Types: Good on normal to slightly oily skin. Dry skin may find it looks too dry on the skin. Less likely to cause an allergic reaction or create any sensitivity issues. Bismuth oxychloride is a controversial ingredient found in some brands. Some people won't be bothered by it, but those with sensitive skins are best to avoid this ingredient.
Finish: Natural sheen or matte. A finishing mineral product can be used over the top of the mineral foundation to matte down the skin.
Coverage: Can be used to create coverage from sheer to full.
Application: Applied with a Kabuki brush or square-topped foundation brush.
Read our in-depth look at mineral makeup.
Formulation: A solid, dry product that is activated by water.
Skin Types: Not so good for dry skin as cake makeup tends to be very drying.
Coverage: Heavy, so is used primarily in theatre or in body painting rather than for everyday wear.
Application: Use a damp makeup sponge, may need a little spritz of water to activate it more, and really blend it well on the skin. It can be streaky if not applied quickly and buffed in. Doesn't need powdering to set.
Formulation: A solid, dry powder cake that comes in a compact, often with an application sponge tucked away somewhere.
Skin Type: Not the best option for dry or flaky skin as the powder can emphasis dryness.
Coverage: Light, medium or full.
Application: Apply dry with a powder brush for a light coverage. Use a dry makeup sponge for a medium to fuller coverage. Can also be mixed with a little water to apply "wet", which gives good coverage.
Formulations: High definition (HD) foundations come in all formulas, from liquid and cream to airbrush and mineral. It is more about the manufacture process, as the product is made incredibly finely so as not to be visible close up and on HD television and film.
Application: Depends on the formulation – some are for airbrushing, others can be applied with a brush or a damp sponge. HD makeup is as much about application as it is formulation – any foundation applied badly will show, whatever the product used.
Formulation: A thin liquid product. They are either alcohol-, water- or silicone-based and last well, making them great for film, television, bridal and using in humid and wet conditions.
Coverage: Airbrushing (when applied correctly) provides a lovely sheer coverage without edges, so great for high definition and photographic work. Can be built up for more coverage.
Packaging: Available in small to large plastic bottles with a narrow dropper in the top to control how much product is used. Small bottles are a great size for the makeup kit as you can carry a wide range of colours in a fairly small space.
Application: Designed to go through an airbrush, though they can be applied with a brush or sponge too (though bare in mind that some formulations dry really quickly). Only a few drops are needed to cover a face, so it can be an economical way to apply foundation.
Choose a foundation to complement and work with your skin type (e.g. oily, dry etc.) and skin tone. What do you want to achieve with the foundation (e.g. coverage, long-lasting, healthy glow)? When/what is the foundation for (e.g. daytime, natural, bridal, TV etc.)?
Dry skin needs more moisture and oil to keep the moisture in, so choose a foundation that has good moisturising properties (rather than an oil-free formula). Liquid, cream and tinted moisturisers work well on dryer skin.
Oily skin (or one with lots of blemishes) will suit an oil-free or water-based formula better – be that a liquid or cream formulation. Oily skin still needs hydration, it just doesn't need more oil. Minerals and powders can work well on oily skins.
Sensitive skin needs to avoid what triggers the reaction, if known. Fragrance ("parfum" on a label indicates the presence of perfume) and preservatives can often cause problems, so try products that are free of these.
Coverage refers to how opaque the foundation is and, therefore, how much it will cover over your skin. Coverage can be described as sheer, light, medium or full.
Sheer foundations are made to be less covering (e.g. tinted moisturisers).
Full foundations are made to be fully covering (e.g. a cream product for camouflaging).
Some products can be built up to provide more coverage. Other products can be mixed with moisturiser or primer to make them more sheer.
Pigment content creates the colour in a foundation. The amount of pigment in a product determines how much product is actually needed. For example, a foundation that has a high pigment content in its formulation will not need to be applied as heavily as a foundation that has less pigment content in order to create the same level of coverage. Makeup designed for film/TV or camouflage tends to have a good pigment content.
Foundations come in two main finishes – matte and with a sheen.
Matte has no shine at all. This finish is good for a natural look on film and television, where sheen is emphasised under lights and on camera. It is also good for oilier skins.
Sheen is good for drier skins that may need a bit of "life" putting into the skin's appearance. A sheen can vary from a soft natural sheen (like natural skin has) to a more dewy glow.
For everyday use, you have a lot of choice as all retail brands are made for this! You can choose a long-lasting formula if you want that, or something with a SPF if you're in a sunny climate.
For the bride who wants to look great all day with minimum top-up fiddling, choose a product that is long-lasting and tear-proof!
To cover skin pigmentation issues, use a highly-pigmented product designed for camouflage.
For film and television, other aspects come into play like location and environment. Certain products perform better in the heat, others work better in colder conditions and if the actor is getting wet, then this has to be taken into account (alcohol- and silicone-based products work well in water).
Undertones fall into three categories – cool, warm and neutral. It's important to get this right – putting the wrong foundation on can result in the skin looking dull, lifeless. It's not an exact science, but in general, cool undertones are pink, red and bluish. Warm undertones are more yellow, peachy or golden. A neutral undertone has no obvious yellow, olive or pink tones.
Olive skin has a greenish hue, so this can be warm (due to the underlying yellow) or may work better with neutral colours.
Test a foundation for colour and its underlying tone on the jawline – the right colour will "disappear" into the skin. Throughout the year, you may actually need more than just the one colour foundation, as skin tone can change from summer to winter.
Warm skin tone of Sandra Bullock; Eva Longoria has an olive tone; Cool (more pink) skin tones of Rene Zelleweger and Marcia Cross.
There are several tried and tested ways to apply a foundation. Whatever method works best for you, remember to work hygienically and don't double dip sponges or fingers into products to keep them usable for longer.
Those little makeup wedges you get are useful to get into nooks and crannies and create a smooth finish. Dampen them to apply apply any liquid, mousse and all creamy formulations. Use dry to apply pressed powder. Sponges come as round, oval, wedge and square shapes. They should be soft on the skin and great for blending.
Foundation brushes are used to apply liquid and cream foundations, but they can leave brush marks/lines so double-check your blending. Foundation brushes are normally made from synthetic bristles, as they deal with the liquid and cream formulations really well.
Kabuki brushes are perfect for applying loose mineral products, which are buffed and swirled over the skin. To get into the face's nooks and crannies, like round the nose and eyes, use a smaller brush.
A small air compressor is used to push the product through the airbrush to create a fine mist of tiny makeup droplets. The airbrush is moved over the face/body from a short distance and the droplets settle onto the skin.
It can easily be built up for more coverage in areas that need it, but it can also be overdone and people can end up looking very mask like. Great for creating a sheer and seamless base for bridal, HD and photographic. Also good for people with scarring.
Normal liquid foundations can be used with an airbrush too, though they usually require thinning to prevent them clogging up the airbrush.
To learn all about airbrushing, it is best to do a short course with an industry expert to learn about health and safety aspects as well as how to correctly apply a base.
Well you have a lot of choice! You can use any type of formulation – look for the ones not designed for a particular skin type like oily or dry.
A tinted moisturiser may be all you need to even out your skin, or use a light dusting of loose minerals. We like Aveda Inner Light Tinted Moisturiser or Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser.
You might not even need or want to cover your whole face in a foundation – just lightly apply a base to the areas that need it and blend it in.
Products designed for oily skins tend to have a matte finish to help counteract shine.
Dry formulations like loose mineral makeup and powders can work well on oily skins.
A mattifying primer product can also help with excessive shine and prep the skin.
A great anti-shine product often used in film and television that can be worn alone or under makeup is Make-Up International's SuperMatte AntiShine. Designed to last for a while under duress and under hot lights, so it can certainly cope with less-demanding everyday wear.
Choose a product that will help moisturise your skin, like a tinted moisturiser or an oil-based product – it depends on how much coverage you want.
Avoid flat matte products – use something that adds a satin finish or soft sheen, putting a bit of "life" into your skin.
Powder foundations may emphasise any dryness or flaky skin patches, so best to avoid.
To get more moisture into skin, or to get rid of that "stretched" feeling after washing your face, apply moisturiser before you start the makeup.
You may need a lightweight, well-pigmented product that doesn't sit in lines emphasising wrinkles.
Older skin can be drier and look flat, though this is absolutely not a given – plenty of older people have oily skin and so on! If so, a foundation with moisturising properties and a natural sheen may work better for you – just the same as for younger people.
Negative reactions to cosmetics are caused by the ingredients. Fragrance or preservatives in particular can trigger a reaction, so if you're not sure what triggers a reaction in you, first try a product free from these ingredients.
Loose mineral makeup is less likely to cause allergic reactions, simply as they have less ingredients, and tend to be fragrance and preservative free. Watch out for the ingredient bismuth oxychloride which can be irritating to some skins.
"Hypoallergenic" is a misleading marketing term and it doesn't mean that the product will not upset your skin. Same with similar labels, such as "Dermatologically tested". They tell you nothing about who, what and how tested.
To conceal and cover vitiligo, birthmarks, rosacea or tattoos, there are good high-pigment products on the market.
Supercover Professional Makeup makes an excellent range of foundations for all skin tones from light to dark in both warm and cool undertones.
Dermacolour, Veil and Dermablend specialise in camouflage products and do a wide range of colours with setting powders that keep the foundation in place.
All of this information is to provide a general guide to the myriad of products out there and the products we have mentioned are ones that we use and like. But that's just our personal choice! Even as makeup pros, we find the huge range daunting sometimes – it's all about trying something out and seeing if it works for you.
Understanding colour theory for makeup artists.
Cruelty-Free Cosmetics: how to find products that are not tested on our fluffy friends.


As the protests and media flurry over the Dakota Access Pipeline and Standing Rock reservation rage on, many supporters are doing their part to raise funds for the affected South Dakota residents. In the dance music circuit, hip hop/bass producer Mr. Carmack has taken it upon itself to lead the charge, raising over $5000 in a few days through payments made for his brand new EP.
Rekindling was released on Friday, November 25 as a joint effort between Carmack and Mad Decent's Djemba Djemba. Featuring nine original tracks, the entire collection is filled with inspiring messages, vocal snippets of important figures and references to controversial but very human ideas that currently permeate the airspace. Along with their fantastic rhythms and beautiful, twisting melodies, Rekindling comes as a truly immense listening experience.
Instead, he suggests, we should begin to put our energy toward more worthwhile goals, like teaching a class or planting a tree or spreading genuine positivity through our social media.
All profits from the EP will go to #NoDAPL, the group of protestors currently stationed at Sacred Stone Camp in North Dakota. According to Mr. Carmack, a large portion of the currently-donated $5,000 was contributed by none other than RL Grime.
Listen to the full album below, and click on the link to contribute to an important cause.


J'ai déjà vécu sept ans en Suisse romande.
I lived in the French part of Switzerland for 7 years.
You have to take all the classes.
Je suis vraiment obligée ?
… And is the conversation class really at 9 o'clock?
le décalage horaire, n'est-ce pas ?


BALTIMORE – UMBC women's soccer continues America East action on Sunday, Oct. 12 when the Retrievers host Maine in a Homecoming matinee. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Retriever Soccer Park. Live action is available at UMBCRetrievers.com, courtesy of the America East digital network.
-Alumni Day - Meet the UMBC women's soccer players from years past.
-Fight in Pink Game - purchase your pink t-shirt from the UMBC women's soccer team to support breast cancer awareness, with all the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen fund.
-Homecoming Weekend Athletics wrap-up game.
-Win a jumbo PINK Under Armour decal and pink UA hairbands by participating in our halftime contest.
-After its first three matches of America East competition, the Retrievers have posted a 0-1-2 mark in league play, coming off a scoreless double-overtime draw at New Hampshire on Thursday. Junior goalkeeper Jen Nance (Millersville, Md./Severna Park)posted a career high 11 saves during the game. With Nance's high level play the Retrievers remain first in the conference in shutouts (six) and goals allowed (0.67).
-Senior midfielders Jessy Brown (Plantation, Fla./American Heritage) and Lilly Rydon (Adelaide, South Australia/Concordia College), along with freshman forward Lisa Nanov (Mechanicsburg, Md./Cumberland Valley) have each contributed double-digit points on the season. These three have keyed the Retrievers rank of second in the league in points (68), goals (23) and assists (22). Brown's 14 points show her impact across the board, with five goals and four assists, fourth in the America East. Rydon has found the back of the net six times this season leading the Retrievers, and placing her fourth in the league. Nanov ranks 18th in the nation with her team-leading seven assists, enough for first place in the conference.
-Nance ranks in the top-40 in Division I in goals against average (0.68) and save percentage (0.864). The junior has posted six shutouts on the season and has totaled 57 saves. She stands one shutout away from setting the UMBC single-season record.
-Maine is coming off a 1-1 draw against Vermont on Thursday. The Black Bears are undefeated in conference play thus far, having allowed their league opponents to only one goal.
-The Black Bears rank last in the league in many offensive categories, including shots (125), goals (eight), and points (22). Junior Charlene Achille leads the team in scoring with five goals on the season, including the lone goal versus the Catamounts.
-Netminder Claudia Dube-Trempe is the only player ahead of UMBC's Nance in the league in save percentage (0.859) and ranks second in the conference for goals against average (0.830).
-Maine leads the all-time series, 10-1-1, but the series is an even 1-1-1 in the last three meetings at Retriever Soccer Park.
-Five of the last six meetings between the Retrievers and the Black Bears have been decided by one goal.


Two people completely made for each other! It was a spectacular day driving around in the sunshine. Thanks for your trust in us and for all the time you carved out of your day for the "marathon". We can't wait to show you the rest.
What a beautiful day! We were so honored to witness the sweet love you two have for each other, your friends and families! Have a great time in Maui enjoying the sun and relaxin with each other.


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Q: How to plot Time Series Line Plot from multiple dataframe columns in Python I have the following DataFrame nq for which I want to plot a Line Plot.
The columns -1,-2 etc. indicate user score before and after the Date given in date column, i.e., if nq.date = 2020-10-23 then nq.-1 =2020-10-22. I tried the following code but it produces a KeyError: (-7, -6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7). Is there a way to fix this?
nq
UserId     |   date                 |-7|-6|-5|-4|-3|-2|-1|0 |1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7
     1      2009-10-17 17:38:32.590 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
     2      2009-10-19 00:37:23.067 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |8 |0 |0 |0
     3      2009-10-20 08:37:14.143 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
     4      2009-10-21 18:07:51.247 |0 |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0
     5      2009-10-22 21:25:24.483 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0

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nq.plot(kind='line',x=nq[-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7], y=nq[-7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7].mean())

A: Try:
nq.iloc[:,2:].mean().plot(kind='line')

result:

To combine mean and std on chart try:
nq.iloc[:,2:].mean().plot(kind='line', label='mean')
nq.iloc[:,2:].std().plot(kind='line', label='std')
plt.legend()

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Q: EF Core - can't add entity with the same related objects I am porting app from EF 6 to EF Core 2.2. I have an object with some related objects inside, each one with database generated ID and GUID (db - postgresql).
I'm trying to create a generic method to add a whole object graph with all related objects the same way as in EF 6 - like this:
var res = context.Set<T>().Add(entity);

Before the insert, EF make temporary IDs, which will be replaced with real database IDs.
So, because inside different object I might have exactly the same objects (for better understanding, my subject area is medicine, I have several different analyzes that are performed from the same sample), in EF Core I can't add whole object graph like this - getting errors, for example:

Key (\"ID\")=(5) already exists

But in the EF 6 version, everything used to work - all objects are inserted including inner objects with correct IDs and GUIDs, without duplicates.
In both versions, temporary IDs in the same objects are also equal, but only in EF Core version, I'm getting this error.
I have tried add attributes
[DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]

tried changing the DbContext
modelBuilder.Entity<Sample>().Property(e => e.ID).ValueGeneratedOnAdd();

but neither works for me - I think the problem is not here.
Also I found this article in Microsoft docs, which says

If the graph does contain duplicates, then it will be necessary to process the graph before sending it to EF to consolidate multiple instances into one.

but I'm not sure - is this about my case?
Am I doing this wrong or is it impossible in EF Core 2.2?

A: Magic sauce:  Create an interface and implement it on object you don't want to save on the object graph, then simply do not set that object as modified.  The paradigm that I was failing to understand was that I never really wanted to save a 'defining' object during a save when that object was being used to define the object being saved.
I save the defining objects with a separate process. Works perfectly.
public virtual T InsertOrUpdate(T oneObject)
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        T output = null;

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                _dbContext.ChangeTracker.TrackGraph(oneObject, e =>
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                            e.Entry.State = EntityState.Modified;
                        }
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                        e.Entry.State = EntityState.Added;
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                });

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                _dbContext.SaveChanges();

                output = oneObject;

            }
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                _logger.LogError(ex, $"Problem updating object {oneObject.Id}");
            }
        }

        return output;
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            _dbContext.Attach(oneObject);
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            _logger.LogError(error.Message, error);
        }

        return oneObject;
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Building adjacent to the parking lot (near the tennis courts).
This event provides a different introduction to astronomy than our Intro to the Night Sky talks. During this hour, you'll gain an appreciation for the size and scale of the cosmos and our place within it. You'll see many examples of the beautiful objects visible in the night sky, learn something about how we see them through our telescopes and what we can deduce about them through the light they send us. And then you can make your own prediction of whether we're alone in the universe.
The talk will be presented by Wolf Witt. Wolf is not an actual astronomer, nor has he ever played one on TV. However, he's been interested in outer space since he was a kid and still thinks that the universe is an amazing place. He's been with SJAA for six years, and now he'll share with you his enthusiasm and some of what he's learned about the cosmos. Maybe you'll think it's amazing, too.
It's all happening at Houge Park in San Jose. Park your car in the lot near the tennis courts (at the north end of the park off Twilight Drive) and then head towards the building adjacent to the lot (Bldg. 1).


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Although it has happened two consecutive Decembers.
It was 51 degrees in Fargo on the first day of December. This raised many questions as to how unusual this is. Well, to begin with, there were two days in the 50s in Fargo during December of 2020. It was 50 degrees on the 6th and 53 degrees on the 8th. Historically, it has been as warm as 50 degrees during 20 of the 141 Decembers since 1881. That works out to about once every seven years.
In this century, it has been to 50 degrees in December in 2006, 2011 and 2012. In many of the Decembers with 50 degree days, there have been more than one. The most was eight in 1939, including the December record high temperature of 65 degrees on Dec. 6. In Grand Forks, there have been just eight Decembers with at least one day at 50 degrees in 128 years of record keeping.
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Winter Storm Izzy brings new snowfall to region
Inclement weather proceeded throughout much of the day, with an expected 6 to 10 inches of snowfall from the storm being expected by the time the storm started tapering off in Kandiyohi County on Friday evening.
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Wisdom of African Proverbs get some African wisdom in your life. Here are African proverbs that will teach you about love, life and family. Read our great selection of African proverbs illustrated with photos.
The unique language of a Zulu South African Proverb are embellished with figurative expressions, some of which are quickly understood, but others need explanation.
You have cast away your own for that which you are not sure of.
This proverb is equivalent to the English one; A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
He is a buck of an endless forest.
A saying applied to a shiftless person, one who never continues long in any occupation.
You are lighting a fire in the wind.
Said to anyone who favors strangers in preference to relatives, or friends.
There is no beast that does not roar in its den.
This proverb means that a man recognizes no superior in his own establishment.
A dog of the wind.
A saying applied to anyone who has no settled plan of living.
The shield turned the wrong way.
This saying is applied to anyone who goes over from one party to another. It is a common expression for one who turns evidence against accomplices in crime.
It is a cob stripped of maize in an ashpit.
Said of a worthless character.
I, the grass, will stick fast to you.
The isinama is a kind of grass that sticks to one's clothing when it is touched, and can hardly be brushed off afterwards. This proverb is used as a warning to anyone to avoid a bad habit or an unworthy companion that cannot easily be got rid of.
The sun never sets without fresh news.
There is always hope for the new day to come.
They are people of experience who do not sleep in a strange place.
This proverb is used in praise of one who is smart in going a message, or who performs any duty at a distance quickly.
You will prefer roasted meat.
This saying is applied to anyone who is boasting immoderately, as a warning that if he does not take care he will get into trouble when he will be glad to take whatever comes to hand. He will prefer roast meat because it is easily cooked, and he will have neither time nor means to boil it. This saying is also used as a threat, as if one said, I will punish you thoroughly.
Throats are all alike in swallowing.
This proverb is used when one asks another for anything, and implies, If you do not give to me now, I will not give to you when I have anything that you would like a share of.
The people who rescue and kill.
This saying is applied to Europeans. It first arose from the heavy demands made by Lord Charles Somerset upon the Ngqika people who were a royal Xhosa who lived west of the Great Kei River in return for English protection, it is sometimes put in this form, the people who protect with one hand and kill with the other.
Approach the throne reverently, use power sensitively and wisely.
When great leaders use power wisely, they warrant allegiance and dedication long after they have passed away from this earth.
Living in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, the Borana tribe have a long history of conflict, cattle raiding and fights over water and grazing among its various pastoral communities.
Fighting between the Borana and Gharri tribes historically erupts inside Ethiopia and Somalia along the Kenyan border, over water and grazing land. Both tribes are traditional pastoralists.The hard red earth shows through the thin grass of the sun-baked landscape, a wide expanse of thorny scrub, flat-topped thorn-trees and tall red anthills. Like almost all pastoralists in Africa, Borana men habitually go armed to defend their flocks but many are displaced.
Bir baani, dubbit affa ; d'uggadubbe tani namat wald'aba.
If facts are ignored, justice cannot be rendered yet, if one refuses to ignore the facts enemy is created.
The plan kills, the weapon only does the deed.
Nafi abba took abbatokot qoricha.
A person's life is precious to him but nothing to someone else.
Sankofa is visually expressed as a bird that flies forward while looking backward with an egg symbolizing the future in or near its mouth.
Sankofa is a word in the Twi (pronounced Tree) language of the Akan people of West Africa that translates to GO BACK AND GET IT san - to return ko - to go fa - to fetch to seek and take.
Used as a symbol of knowledge the world over, the concept of sankofa is derived from the Akan people of West Africa. The term sankofa comes from the words "san" (return), "ko" (go), and "fa" (look, seek, and take). The past illuminates the present, Sankofa Asante Adinkra symbol means know your history is to know yourself; the search for knowledge is a lifelong process.
The Akan believe that the past illuminates the present and that the search for knowledge is a lifelong process. The Sankofa symbol illustrates the quest for knowledge and the importance of learning from the past. Sankofa teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward. That is, we should reach back and gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward.
Visually and symbolically Sankofa is expressed as a bird that flies forward while looking backward with an egg symbolizing the future in or near its mouth. Sankofa means return and get it, symbolizing the importance of learning from the past. Sankofa also stands for you can always correct your mistakes or with wisdom use past experiences to build a promising future. Know your history is to know yourself.
Sankofa has a second popular symbol which was the original symbol derived from the Akan people of West Africa.
African inspirational and motivational sayings about love and life for daily motivation. African proverbs are full of so much wisdom they will inspire you to be successful in life family and love. Wisdom is truly wealth.
It is not always the one who speaks the loudest who wins the dispute.
A diamond does not lose its value due to lack of admiration.
A broom is sturdy because its strands are tightly bound.
The path leads towards love, not thorns.
If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the backs of those who came before us.
You will then learn your measure, when you spend a night with yourself.
Look at a person's deeds, not whether they are tall or short.
Who dies inside has lost.
Although there are many roads, there is only one that is the straightest.
A person's values are not crushed by passing storms.
Who today is humiliated easily, tomorrow will be lost.
Until one dies, others will not be satisfied.
Never give up - The tree does not fall at the first stroke.
Diligence - For the last-comer the bones.
Fearlessness - Not every dog that barks bites.
Friendship - The mouth is responsible for discord among people.
Ask for help - A good swimmer is not safe from drowning.
Inner beauty - A fine cage will not feed the bird.
When you listen to good advice, take it in and pass it on. Advice can come in the form of quotes and sayings or actions. The depth and range of good advice intelligence is not limited to those who follow a straight and narrow path, often times the best advice comes from those who have been there, done that and learned the hard way.
Manure doesn't turn into chocolate.
By a sweet tongue and kindness you can drag an elephant with a strand of hair.
Do not choose for anyone what you do not choose for yourself.
Everyone thinks their own spit tastes good.
African proverbs are funny at times with pearls of wisdom wrapped in humor to give us ancestral insight from Africa.
All people smile in the same language.
A smile remains the most inexpensive gift to give to anyone.
Every smile makes you a day younger.
What is learned in the cradle lasts until the grave.
Where there is love there is no darkness.
Education is what you know, not what's in the book.
For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too.
If there were no wrongdoing, there would be no forgiveness.


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Delhi election: Arvind Kejriwal's party routs Modi's BJP
duration 10 February 2015
image copyrightAP
image captionArvind Kejriwal is headed for a landslide win
An anti-corruption party has won a stunning victory in the Delhi state elections in a huge setback for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP admitted defeat after Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 67 of the 70 assembly seats.
Mr Modi congratulated the AAP leader, whose career seemed doomed a year ago when he quit as Delhi's chief minister over a crucial anti-corruption bill.
It is the BJP's first setback since it triumphed in the 2014 general election.
Correspondents say the win marks a remarkable comeback for Arvind Kejriwal, a former tax inspector.
His party was routed by the BJP in last May's general elections, months after the AAP made a spectacular debut in the 2013 Delhi elections.
Mr Modi has enjoyed huge popularity since taking office last year, winning a string of local elections and wooing international investors and world leaders.
Final results gave Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just three seats. India's main opposition Congress party failed to win a single constituency.
media captionBBC News profiles anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal
Mr Kejriwal told cheering party supporters that the "people of Delhi have achieved something spectacular".
"With the help of people, we will make Delhi a city which both poor and rich will feel proud of," he said.
As supporters showered him with rose petals, Mr Kejriwal said the huge mandate was "very scary and we should live up to people's expectations".
The BJP's campaign was essentially anti-AAP and the party leaders often criticised Mr Kejriwal at their rallies and road shows.
Mr Kejriwal, meanwhile, conducted an energetic campaign which proved popular with working class and underprivileged voters who make up 60% of Delhi's population.
image copyrightAFP
image captionSupporters of India's Aam Aadmi Party have been celebrating outside the party office
image captionThe BJP office in Delhi looked dejected as election results came in
The BJP fielded former policewoman Kiran Bedi as its candidate for chief minister.
"We never expected that the results would be so depressing. We never expected that we would suffer such a setback. It is certainly not our day today," BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor told BBC Hindi.
At the scene: Nitin Srivastava, BBC Hindi, Delhi
image copyrightGetty Images
The atmosphere around the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is electrifying.
As results showed the anti-corruption party steaming ahead, supporters began discussing the formation of the new government. They say their victory "will be a reinforcement of the common man's choices".
"If people feel 2014 was the year of the Modi wave, this will be the year of an AAP sweep," Rajesh Kumar Arya, a supporter, said.
Sweets have begun arriving in homes in the neighbourhood for the celebrations and AAP supporters are setting off fireworks and singing songs.
The BJP supporters I spoke to said they felt dejected by a few crucial decisions the party took immediately before the polls, including the announcement of the "outsider" Kiran Bedi as the chief ministerial candidate.
Arvind Kejriwal makes an epic comeback
Kejriwal win 'a victory for common man'
Ms Bedi and Mr Kejriwal worked together as anti-corruption campaigners, but the two have since developed an intense rivalry.
During weeks of hectic campaigning, both candidates promised to bring in good governance, end corruption and make Delhi safe for women.
In December 2013, the BJP won most seats but fell short of an overall majority in Delhi, leaving the AAP - which came second - to form a coalition with Congress.
But Mr Kejriwal resigned after 49 days in office, when opposition politicians blocked a bill that would have created an independent body with the power to investigate politicians and civil servants suspected of corruption.
Since then the state has been governed directly by the federal authorities.
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The Future of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Blog Series
Posted on January 29, 2020 June 12, 2020 by NIMHD
Yukiko Asada, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine
Nova Scotia, Canada
A Lesson from Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Health Disparities Wonderland
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where—" said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.
"—so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
(Alice's Adventure in Wonderland1)
Dr. Yukiko Asada
Expressing truth about life, this conversation between Alice and the Cheshire Cat is beloved and used in many contexts. Its profound power as a metaphor can also be applied to the science of measurement of health disparities. In Health Disparities Wonderland, Alice might ask, "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here to put an end to health disparities?" "That depends a good deal on what you mean by health disparities and how you measure and understand them," would reply the Cat.
In "Harmonizing health disparities measurement" in the special issue of American Journal of Public Health,2 we argued for the science of measurement of health disparities. We believed by now few health disparities researchers and policy-makers would actually answer as Alice would, "I don't much care about measurement." But it is not enough for each of us to care. In the article, we urged all of us in the field of health disparities to engage in a community-wide consensus building for harmonization in measurement practice.
One area we highlighted in need of harmonization is health disparity outcome indicators. Health disparities researchers have many indicators to choose from. Advances in medicine and epidemiology have generated numerous indicators of health outcomes beyond mortality, including those related to disease incidence, prevalence, and health status. The large number of health outcome measures in health research generally has led to a situation sometimes called "indicator chaos."3 For health disparities researchers, the volume of health indicators necessitates separate, focused analysis to ascertain key patterns and trends of health disparities (e.g., Healthy People 2010 with more than 1, 300 indicators4 and 2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report with 189 indicators5). Only recently has there been guidance on what constitutes an appropriate "health disparity outcome," and that guidance is not consistently applied.6-8 What we need now is a community-wide consensus building on identifying common health disparity outcome indicators, a relatively small number of indicators of health outcomes consistently measured over multiple years and across multiple studies.
Back to Health Disparities Wonderland, we do not believe Alice would get to where she wants to go even if she walked long enough as the Cat suggested. To put an end to health disparities, if we were the Cat, we would advise Alice to work with others to map and prioritize the current potpourri of measurement practice.
Carroll L. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Penguin Group; 1998. p. 56. (Original work published 1865).
Duran D, Asada Y, Millum J, Gezmu M. Harmonizing health disparities measurement. American Journal of Public Health 2019; 109: S25-S27.
Saskatchewan Health Quality Council. Think Big, Start Small, Act Now: Tackling Indicator Chaos. A Report on a National Summit. Saskatoon, SK: Saskatchewan Health Quality Council; 2011.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. About Healthy People. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-People. Accessed August 7, 2019.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2016 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report. Rockville, MD; 2017. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/index.html. Accessed August 7, 2019.
Pérez-Stable EJ. NIMHD vision and agenda. https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/legislative-info/clips/nimhd-vision.html. Accessed August 7, 2019.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. NIMHD research framework. https://nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/research-framework/nimhd-framework.html. Accessed August 7, 2019.
Thomson GE, Mitchell F, Williams MB, eds. Examining the Health Disparities Research Plan of the National Institutes of Health. Unfinished Business. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2006.
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Citi and Other Small Businesses Go Video Call-Free on Fridays
One major side effect that has come with WFH has been work fatigue. Sitting at home alone, looking at a blue light screen for hours drains many and takes any real motivation out of their work day. In response to this fatigue, Citi has announced that it will bring "Zoom-Free Fridays" into its company's work week. The bank has listened to its employees' struggle with work and life balance due to constant online work and interactions, planning to add employee days off in May on top of its video-free days. Citi acts as an example that, though the pandemic may be winding down with vaccines, there may not be an end to WFH just yet and businesses should be working to take care of their employees instead of working around social distance restrictions.
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import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.PushbackInputStream;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;
import java.security.cert.CertificateFactory;
import java.util.Arrays;

public class TruststoreCreator {

	private static String SEPERATOR = ","; //$NON-NLS-1$

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		String keystorePath = null, keyStorePass = null;
		String[] certs = new String[0];

		InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(System.in);
		BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(reader);

		try {

			System.out.print("Enter the file name for the truststore: "); //$NON-NLS-1$
			keystorePath = in.readLine();
			//keyStorePass = in.readLine();

			System.out.print("Enter the list of certificates to import (comma seperated): "); //$NON-NLS-1$
			String temp = in.readLine();
			certs = temp.split(SEPERATOR);

			if (keystorePath == null || certs.length <= 0){ // || keyStorePass == null) {
				System.out.println("Missing required parameters"); //$NON-NLS-1$
				printUsuage();
				return;
			}
			keystorePath = new File(keystorePath).getAbsolutePath();

			// The new keystore with the certificates added
			FileOutputStream ksos = new FileOutputStream(keystorePath,true);

			KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance("jks"); //$NON-NLS-1$

			FileInputStream is = new FileInputStream(keystorePath);
			ks.load(is, null);

			for (String cert : certs) {
				// The certificate files, to be added to keystore
				FileInputStream certFile1 = new FileInputStream(cert);

				CertificateFactory cf = CertificateFactory.getInstance("X.509"); //$NON-NLS-1$

				// The certificate files, to be added to keystore
				Certificate cert1 = cf.generateCertificate(certFile1);

				String fileName = new File(cert).getName();
				// Add certificates to keystore
				ks.setCertificateEntry(fileName, cert1);
			}

			// Write modified keystore to file system
			ks.store(ksos, null);

			ksos.close();

			System.out.println("Created " + keystorePath + " successfully"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$

		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
			printUsuage();
		}
	}

	private static void printUsuage() {
		System.out
			.println("\nUsuage: \nTruststoreCreator.bat \nEnter the file name for the truststore: <destination keystore path> \nEnter the password to create truststore: <keystore password> \nEnter the list of certificates to import (comma seperated): <cert1>,<cert2>"); //$NON-NLS-1$

		System.out
			.println("\nExample: \nTruststoreCreator.bat \nEnter the file name for the truststore: C:\\my.keystore \nEnter the password to create truststore:****** \nEnter the list of certificates to import (comma seperated): C:\\appcert.pem,C:\\cacert.pem");//$NON-NLS-1$

		System.out
			.println("\nCreates a keystore with the certificates <cert1> and <cert2> from the above command. The certificates are expected to be in  either DER or PEM format ");//$NON-NLS-1$

		System.out.println("Note:- The tool uses the name of the certificate file as alias while creating truststore.");//$NON-NLS-1$

	}

private static class PasswordField {

	  /**
	   *@param input stream to be used (e.g. System.in)
	   *@param prompt The prompt to display to the user.
	   *@return The password as entered by the user.
	   */

	   public static final char[] getPassword(InputStream in, String prompt) throws IOException {
	      MaskingThread maskingthread = new MaskingThread(prompt);
	      Thread thread = new Thread(maskingthread);
	      thread.start();

	      char[] lineBuffer;
	      char[] buf;
	      int i;

	      buf = lineBuffer = new char[128];

	      int room = buf.length;
	      int offset = 0;
	      int c;

	      loop:   while (true) {
	         switch (c = in.read()) {
	            case -1:
	            case '\n':
	               break loop;

	            case '\r':
	               int c2 = in.read();
	               if ((c2 != '\n') && (c2 != -1)) {
	                  if (!(in instanceof PushbackInputStream)) {
	                     in = new PushbackInputStream(in);
	                  }
	                  ((PushbackInputStream)in).unread(c2);
	                } else {
	                  break loop;
	                }

	                default:
	                   if (--room < 0) {
	                      buf = new char[offset + 128];
	                      room = buf.length - offset - 1;
	                      System.arraycopy(lineBuffer, 0, buf, 0, offset);
	                      Arrays.fill(lineBuffer, ' ');
	                      lineBuffer = buf;
	                   }
	                   buf[offset++] = (char) c;
	                   break;
	         }
	      }
	      maskingthread.stopMasking();
	      if (offset == 0) {
	         return null;
	      }
	      char[] ret = new char[offset];
	      System.arraycopy(buf, 0, ret, 0, offset);
	      Arrays.fill(buf, ' ');
	      return ret;
	   }

	   /**
	    * This class attempts to erase characters echoed to the console.
	    */
	   private static class MaskingThread extends Thread {
	      private volatile boolean stop;
	      private char echochar = '*';

	     /**
	      *@param prompt The prompt displayed to the user
	      */
	      public MaskingThread(String prompt) {
	         System.out.print(prompt);
	      }

	     /**
	      * Begin masking until asked to stop.
	      */
	      public void run() {

	         int priority = Thread.currentThread().getPriority();
	         Thread.currentThread().setPriority(Thread.MAX_PRIORITY);

	         try {
	            stop = true;
	            while(stop) {
	              System.out.print("\010" + echochar);
	              try {
	                 // attempt masking at this rate
	                 Thread.sleep(1);
	              }catch (InterruptedException iex) {
	                 Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
	                 return;
	              }
	            }
	         } finally { // restore the original priority
	            Thread.currentThread().setPriority(priority);
	         }
	      }

	     /**
	      * Instruct the thread to stop masking.
	      */
	      public void stopMasking() {
	         this.stop = false;
	      }
	   }
	}
}


Editor's note: Wang Peng is an associate research fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, and a researcher at the Charhar Institute. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
U.S. President Donald Trump's second formal State of the Union address took place on February 5. As American media noted, this speech was delayed by two weeks amid the longest government shutdown in history and it took place as the president and Congress were trying to find a solution to avert another shutdown on February 15.
Certainly, the real effectiveness of breaking "political stalemate" and bridging "old divisions" still remains to be seen.
(1) Criminal justice reform: In this starting point, Trump cites recent legal cases such as the highly publicized one involving Alice Johnson to illustrate his efforts and achievements in reforming the American legal system (e.g. signing the First Step Act into law).
(2) Illegal immigration and criminal behavior: This section is a key focus of Trump's speech, accounting for 1,054 words and 26 percent of the main body text of 3,992 words. It is not difficult to understand his emphasis on the horrible harm innocent Americans suffered in the past that, in his view, was caused by illegal immigrants and their criminal behavior. As a result, he calls for both Democrats and Republicans in Senate and House to support his Copernican plan – building a wall to separate America from Mexico.
(3) Women: (Perhaps) in an effort to respond to increasing criticisms of his treatment of women, the president is eager to prove his willingness to reach out to female American voters and espouse a great contribution to women's rights protection.
(4) Trade: Trump mentioned China/Chinese four times in this section, and repeated a number of tedious "accusations" such as "targeting our industries," "stealing our intellectual property," and "theft of American jobs and wealth" to legitimize his trade war.
(6) Medical care and health: In this section, Trump carries forward his great tradition of "anything but Obama" by criticizing his predecessor's "medical care" system and praising his own reform.
(7) National security, military expenditure, and Latin America: Sections 7 and 8 are about international affairs and American foreign policy, which in total occupy one-third of the main body. Trump firstly introduces the situation of American national security and the contribution made by his administration in brief; then seeks to justify his decision to increase military expenditure.
Looking broadly at President Donald Trump's second formal State of the Union address, it can be seen clearly that: First, domestic affairs (due to the "America First" principle) are of paramount importance. It is beyond any doubt that Trump's speech carried the slogan "We must be united at home to defeat our adversaries abroad." This part captures more than two-thirds of Trump's words and time to demonstrate his policy and prove the "great contribution" made by his administration for the American people.
Second, China is mentioned in a negative way, though not very sharply.


The former president smiled and shook people's hands as they offered condolences.
HOUSTON — Former President George H.W. Bush surprisingly greeted some of the hundreds of mourners filing through a large Houston church on Friday as they paid final respects to his wife of 73 years, former first lady Barbara Bush.
A spray of dozens of pink and yellow roses covered her closed, light-colored metallic casket in the sanctuary of St. Martin's Episcopal Church. The 93-year-old former president sat in a wheelchair just a few feet from the casket, smiling as people shook his outstretched hand and offered condolences.
Barbara Bush died Tuesday at age 92 at the couple's Houston home, where her husband was also by her side. Many women attending the daylong viewing wore blue, Barbara Bush's favorite color, and pearls, a nod to her go-to jewelry.
The nation's 41st president hadn't been scheduled to attend but decided to go after watching video from the church, where about 1,600 people had passed through in the first hour. He stayed for about 15 minutes.
"I think he was very touched by all of the people who were taking the time out of their lives," family spokesman Jim McGrath said.
Visitors went through security checks before boarding shuttle buses to travel a few miles to the nation's largest Episcopal church. Lucy Orlando was among more than 100 people in line well before bus service began, after traveling from Florida. Originally from Haiti, the 74-year-old said had admired Barbara Bush for years, including for her work promoting literacy.
"She was a very sweet lady and she loves people," said Orlando, who was carrying a gray suitcase containing framed photos of the couple and members of their family, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura.
A hearse containing the former first lady's casket arrived before daybreak at the church. Her body was to be in repose until midnight. Among the officials allowed in earlier were the Senate's majority whip, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.
The invitation-only funeral will be held Saturday behind her husband's presidential library at Texas A&M University, about 100 miles northwest of Houston. The burial site is in a gated plot surrounded by trees and near a creek where the couple's 3-year-old daughter, Robin, who died of leukemia in 1953, is buried.
In a statement released Friday, the family said Barbara Bush had selected son Jeb to deliver a eulogy along with her longtime friend Susan Baker, wife of former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, and historian Jon Meacham, who wrote a 2015 biography of her husband.
About 1,500 guests were expected to attend, including first lady Melania Trump, former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, and former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.