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Singapore singer Stefanie Sun inks a multi-million dollar deal with a new music label and reveals plans for her comeback, after almost two years away from showbiz. SINGAPORE: Singapore singer Stefanie Sun is set to make a comeback, after taking almost two years off from showbiz to have a baby and spend time with her family. The singer has inked a music deal with music label Universal Music, which will see the label invest over NT$100 million (S$4.2 million) in Sun’s upcoming album and concert tour. Sun plans to release her new album by the end of the year, and…

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A testosterone shortage could cost you your life. As if losing muscle mass, bone density, and your sex drive to low T levels wasn’t bad enough, new research shows the decline can also increase your risk of prostate cancer, heart disease, and even death. Follow these steps to lift your levels and lengthen your life. 1. Uncover Your Abs As your waist size goes up, your testosterone goes down. In fact, a 4-point increase in your body mass index, about 30 extra pounds on a 5’10” guy, can accelerate your age-related T decline by 10 years. For a diet that’ll…

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InnoDB MySQL database storage engine is not enabled in the my.cnfconfiguration file of XAMPP.I have configured successfully Innodb engine with XAMPP latest version.To enable the support of MySQL server on InnoDB storage engine, locatethe “my.cnf” config file (normally in /installation_path/xampp/mysql/bin/ directory), and edit the my.cnf with any text editor.Search and locate each of the following lines (except the lines initalic where they’re comments):- Comment the following line to unskip and use InnoDBskip-innodb- Uncomment the following options for InnoDB database if you areusing InnoDB tables.#innodb_data_home_dir = C:/xampp/xampp/mysql/data/#innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:10M:autoextend#innodb_log_group_home_dir = C:/xampp/xampp/mysql/data/#innodb_log_arch_dir = C:/xampp/xampp/mysql/data/- Uncomment the lines and set innodb_buffer_pool_size up to…

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By Steve Holland and Catherine Bremer WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – The United States made clear on Friday that it would punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the “brutal and flagrant” chemical weapons attack that it says killed more than 1,400 people in Damascus last week. “We cannot accept a world where women and children and innocent civilians are gassed on a terrible scale,” President Barack Obama told reporters at the White House. He said the United States was still in the planning process for a “limited, narrow” military response that would not involve “boots on the ground” or be open-ended. He…

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This stylish apartment in Germany is the visualization of art director Alexander Zenzura. It takes a seemingly standard-sized apartment and transforms it into a grand space. There are many elements in this space, from the furnishings to the layout and room details that make this space seem large and open. Upon first look, the open concept living space looks as if it was from a family size home rather than an apartment. The main area is composed of the living room, dining area, and the kitchen. Even though the patio is in a separate space, the openness of the…

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Taiwan actor Eddie Peng will play the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung in the upcoming film in “Rise of the Legend”, the first Chinese film in almost two decades to feature the character. BEIJING: “Unbeatable” star Eddie Peng will follow in the footsteps of action heroes Jet Li as well as Vincent Chiu and play the Chinese folk hero Wong Fei Hung in the upcoming film “Rise of the Legend”, reported Chinese media. The 31-year-old actor has been hard at work preparing for the role recently, training ten hours a day under a martial arts master in the…

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Alright, let’s face it. Social media is a communication tycoon in the world we live in today. The concept of ‘paid advertising’ has lost its depth on account of the alternative; things like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The very concept of advertising has changed drastically since the change and evolution of our digital age. Don’t be scared though – social media is perfect for promoting your art and when taking a step-by-step approach, it won’t be overwhelming at all. While most artists see it as a big time consuming monster, when using it to promote you business, using Social…

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Inspiration 101: What makes us inspired and how do we use this inspiration? An idea for a new piece of art can reveal itself at any moment; in the shower, walking the street, watching a movie, reading a book – as artists, inspiration just comes naturally and we usually have more trouble keeping up with the ideas we have to bring to life rather than looking for them. Sometimes, though, the visual artist equivalent of a writer’s block can suddenly keep us from creating anything for a long time. So let’s take a look at what inspiration really is and…

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A whip a chisel to write the spring and autumn, hard things picked up the hammer chisel in wood carving wood carving works creation, wood carving craft perfect. The wood carvings, Chinese wood carving, wood carving wood carving Museum, scroll, Chinese wood carving art exhibition, wood carving wood carving history: ancient Luban craftsman, extraordinary as if done by the spirits, and the creation in technology, wood production process, material selection, design, a blank, repair fine grinding, polishing, etc.. Carving techniques to relief, combined with the use of “deep carving”, “hollow carving”, “hollow double-sided carving”, “half round,” “three,” surface carving “cylindrical…

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